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Omaha daily bee., 1920-05-28
Former Saloon Man
Pays $4,000 for Whisky
But Gets Pruvae Juice
Chicago Tribune Omaha Bee Leased wire

Chicago Tribune Omaha Bee Leased Wir'
Chicago, May 27.-Selling prune
juice and water, with a dash Of
paprika, tobacco. juice and just a
suspicion of whisky, at a cut rate
of $50 a gallon, proved highly
profitable business until one of the
purchasers squawked to the police.
He gave up $4,000 for a consign-
ment of the stuff to stock up his
depleted saloon supplies.
The sellers led him to garage,
which he says fairly reeked Of
whisky. He sampled stock from
several casks and found it all
right, so he handed over his $1,000
and later found he had bought es-
sence of prune juice with alcoholic
content of less than one-hundredth
of | per cent.
Rex Baieh and Oscar Mayes
have been arrested as the pro-
moters and chief owners of the
prune juice swindle, which the po-
lice estimate has netted them in
excess of 100000 Many of the
victims said nothing, as all of them
were violating the law One sa-
loonkeeper admits he paid $4,000
for an alleged stock of liquor,
found he had been stung and
dumped il in to the sewer
Omaha daily bee., 1920-05-28
Whisky, Mash and
Still Are Nabbed by
Police in Two Raids

Fourteen gallons of whisky, $50
gallons of mash and complete still
were seized by Detective George
Summit and the police >raiding
squad yesterday in raids on the home
of William Engle, Ola South Fif-
teenth street, and residence at 1885
North Twentieth street.
The North Twentieth street place
was raided first, the police finding
nine gallons and one quart of whis-
ky and two sacks of pint whisky
bottles in the basement. The police
searched for a still, but found only
coil, used i'll the manufacture of
whisky. There was no one at home
when the raid was conducted. The
house is occupied by a man of the
aame of Berg, the police said.
A complete still was found in the
basement of Engle's home. Five
gallons of whisky and $50 gallons Of
mash also were found. Engle was
arrested, charged with unlawful pos
session and manufacture of intoxi.
eating liquor.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-05-28
Norris Supports Bill
Proposing Embargo
On Exports Of Sugar

Washington, May 27-All-day
discussion by the senate agricultur-
al committee of the McNary bill pro-
posing an export embargo on sugar
resulted in no final action and an
ether attempt to reach an agree
ment will be made Friday.
Principal opposition to the resolu'
,ticn, it was said, came from Sen
atcrs Ransdell, Louisiana; Smith
Georgia, and Smith, South Caro-.
lima, democrats, who argued that the
government should not interfere in
the matter and that an embargo
might cause retaliatory tactics by
foreign countries and interfere with
importation of sugar. The bill wa:
supported by Senators Capper
Kansas, and Norris, Nebraska. re-
publicans, in addition to Senator
McNary.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-05-28
ARMY OF $4,000
PROVIDED FOR
IN CONFERENCE
Measure Shorn of Provisions
For liberalization of Ma
tionaI Guard and VoIun-
tary Training.

Washington, May 27.-The army
reorganization bill emerged from
conference shorn of senate proposal:
for liberalization of the Nationa
Guard, for a voluntary universal
training system and for automatic
revival of the wartime selective serv
ice act on declaration of war emer
gency.
AS agreed to by the conferees, the
bill provides for a peacetime regu
lar army of $4,000 officers and men
including the Philippine scouts, fol-
continuation, of the National Guart
substantially on the present basis
and for the organization of an en-.
listed reserve corps, liable for Il
days of training duty year, excep'
IN case of war emergency.
Military rank of army nurses, the
superintendent with rank of major
is provided.
The senate proposal to create the
post of undersecretary of war, te
have charge of procurement of wal
supplies, was accepted in substance
by placing this duty on the assistant
secretary at an increased salary ot
$4,000 year. The assistant secre.
tary will function as a business man.
ager. The bill also creates within
the department permanent wal
council composed of the secretary
assistant secretary, the general ol
the army and the chief of staff
which will determine military and
munition problems.
Senate provisions reconstructins
the general staff on French army
lines and making separate branche;
of the air service, signal corps ant
chemical warfare section were re.
tained, the air force to include 1,514
officers and 10000 men. commando
by major general. For the line
Of the army II major generals. A.
br'gadiers, SIS colonels, GA lieu
tenant colonsls, 2,245 majors and
4,49O captains are provided, chiefs
of infantry, cavalry and field arti1.
lery to be major generals and the
Porto Rican infantry to be incorpo.
rated into the regular army.
Promotions would be from sin
gle list under yearly classification
with provision for shifting of uni,
officers. The summer training camo
system is perpetuated to aid in de.
veloplng reserve officers.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-05-28
Neither "Wet Nor Dry" Plank
Will Be Mentioned During
National Convention at Chi
cago, Party Leaders Say.
CONSIDER QUESTION OF
PROHIBITION SETTLED
Committeeman Interested in
Statement by Senator John
son That He Will Not "Bolt"
If Not Nominated.

Chicago, May 27.--Beer, light
wines and prohibition will not be
mentioned in the republican national
convention, if present plans of party
leaders are carried out, it was
learned today. ....
Directors of the party's policies
have decided that the question has
been settled and neither a wet" nor
a "dry" plank, nor endorsement of
any modification of the present bone
dry" rule will be incorporated in the
platform, according to Samuel A.
Per kins. national committeeman
from Washington.
The prohibition question and its
possible effect on the forthcoming
presidential campaign has been un-
der consideration by party leaders
for several months, it is known. The
matter was discussed at national
committee meetings here as far back
as last January.
One member of the national COM
mittee who is here today said the
committeeman believed the "wets" to
be in the minority, and that the
country as whole wanted prohibi-
tion.
Interested in Johnson.
National committeeman who are
gathering here for the opening of
the hearing on contests Monday re-
ceived with interest today the re-
ports of Senator Hiram w. John
sons speech at Concord, N. C., in
which he declared he would not
bolt" the convention if not nomi-
mated. The. probable attitude of the
senator in the event of defeat in the
convention has been the source of
speculation for weeks along "presi-
Dental row" and his pronounce
ment on the subject was received
with visible relief.
81 am glad to hear that" said A.
r.. Hert, of Kentucky, chairman of
the convention committee on ar
rangements. 81 have thought all
along that that would be Mr.. JOHN
sons position"
Senator Johnson will enter the
convention with 10o instructed dele
gates. Major General Wood has
l53 votes pledged to him. Gov.
F. o. Lowden is third in the lis.
with "a pledges. ,.. s..
Coliseum To Be Ready.
With approval today by the city
building inspector of the temporary
galleries, installed to add 1000 extra
seats to the normal capacity of the
Coliseum, Charles R. Hall, superin-
tendent of the building. notified the
convention committee that he would
have the hall ready to turn over to
the republicans late next week.
Special correspondents of many
metropolitan newspapers were
thrown into CONSERVATION today
vixen it was announced by the
Western Union Telegraph company
CONTINUED on Page Two Column Three,)
Omaha daily bee., 1920-05-28
CONDEMN ALMER
IN CONNECTION
With RED drive
Commission Of II Attorneys
Charge Persecution and
CruIety on Part Of Depart
ment of Justice.

Chicago Tribune Omaha Bee Leased Wire.
Washington, May Z7-Charges OF
persecution, cruelty and lawlessness
against officials and agents of the De.
partment of Justice and condemna-
ton of Attorney General Palmer in
connection with the governments
recent campaign against reds" and
radicals ARE contained in a report
made public here today by a COM
mission of II attorneys under the
auspices of the National Popular
Government league
The charges against the Depart
ment of Justice summarized are the
following:
Maintenance by the Department
of Justice of agents provocateur
throughout the country for the pur-
pose of joining and becoming Off
GERS of radical organizations and in
citing their members to criminal
activities; wholesale arrest and inn
prisonment of men and women
without warrants, or pretense OF
warrants, and illegal searches and
seizures. in violation of the consti-
tuition; forgery by agents of the de-
partment to make cases against in
nocent persons caught in illegal
raids; criminal thefts of money
watches, jewelry and ot personal
property from victims Of raids by
agents of the department; cruel and
unusual punishment visited upon
prisoners taken into custody with
and without warrants, in violation OF
the constitution; use of government
funds in violation of law to spread
newspaper propaganda favorable to
compaign of repression, and to pur-
chase boiler plate" distributed free
to country newspapers to create
popular opinion favorable to acts OF
the department; compulsion of pris-
oners to be witnesses against them
selves in violation of the constitu-
ton; brutal and indecent treatment
of women taken in raids; filthy con-
ditions of confinement and, refusal
to let prisoners communicate with
friends or lawyers.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-05-28
Fire Losses for 1919 Show
Decrease From Year Before

New York, May 27.-Fire losses
in the United States during 1919
approximated $325 100000, as against
$3.50, 100000 in 1918, said F. c. Bus
well, president of the National
Board of Fire Underwriters at the
fiftyfourth annual meeting of that
organization. While the fire losses
of last year showed some improve
ment, Mr. Burwell pointed out, the
total was far higher than that of any
other year in the country's history,
save those Of 1918 and 1906, the lat
ter being the year Of the San Fran
cisco disaster. Mr.. Burwell also re-
ported that the total estimated loss
by fire or insured properties alone
during the last 20 years was S4,-
407 .04l $50
Omaha daily bee., 1920-05-28
New York Girl Convicted
Of KiIIinq Her Sister

New York, May 27.-Miss Marie
Tucci, 20, tried on charge of
first degree murder for the shooting
of her sister, Mrs. Angelina Cont,
March s, was found guilty of man
slaughter in the first degree. The
jury reported its verdict after being
out II hours and so minutes. Sem
tence was deferred.
The shooting took place in low
er East Side apartment in which the
sisters resided. The prosecution al
legged that the shots were fired by
Miss Tucci after. her sister had re-
tired for the night. The defense
claimed the shooting was in self
defense.
The law provides penalty of III
to 20 years imprisonment tor con-
viction of manslaughter in the first
degree.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-05-28
HOUSE WRECKED
BY EXPLOSION OF
M00NSHlNE STILL
Amateur Distillers Evolve Com
pound With Kick Resem-
bling Depth Bomb.
Chicago Tribune Omaha Bee Leased Wire

Chicago Tribune Omaha Bee Leased Wire.
Chicago, May 2.-Amateur booze
manufacturers, working in house
that was supposed to be unoccupied,
evolved compound that had kick
in it. In fact, the kick was SO potent
that it blew up the still, shattered
every window within a radius of a
block, wrecked the walls of the
house in which the distillery was
located, and brought the police and
fire departments in mad haste, under
the belief that someone had touched
off an immense bombsfilled with T.
N. T. The damage will run into
hundreds of dollars. ~.
1t is believed the moonshiners be-
came frightened and ran away, leav-
ing the fire burning under the still.
Corn meal mash was scattered over
the premises by the explosion and
parts of the still were hurled
through the windows. or driven into
the cement walls. The police found
80 gallons of moonshine whisky
which had escaped the force of the
explosion. They are holding this and
the wreckage as evidence. SO far no
trace has been found of the moon
sinners who had been operating in
the house, which otherwise was va
cant.
Federal agents promise 50 new
raids in connection with the opera
tons Of the $l,O00,000 whisky ring.
Efforts will be made to cover the
raids with secrecy. The sleuths who
raided the Edgewater Beach hotel
were told by the smiling manager
that he had been expecting them, as
he had received many telephone calls
announcing that they were on the
way. This gave him several hours
TO set his house in order, "a
Omaha daily bee., 1920-05-28
First Figures Now Available
In Government investigation
Started Seven Years Ago
Over $50, 900, 900 Spent.
FORECAST BASED,ON
REPORTS OF EXPERTS
Aggregate Worth Of Roads
Probably Will Prove to Be
Over $6. 600, ,000, 900 Above
Market Price of Stocks.

Chicago Tribune Omaha Bee Leased Wire
Washington, May 27-l'or the
first time since the government be-
gan seven years ago its exhaustive
investigation as to the actual value
O. the railroads of the country
work upon which nearly $30,000,00
has already been expended-a COM
rrehenslve picture was presented to-
day as to what those reports will
finally show.
On the basis of these reports, rail-
road valuation experts believe the
aggregate worth of all the roads of
the country will prove to be greatly
in excess of the value shown on the
carriers own books, more than ST.
000000,000 in excess of their capitali-
zation; and more than $4,000, 900
in excess of the present aggregate
market value of their stocks and
bonds.
Based on Experts Reports.
This forecast, based on the COM
pleted field reports of the govern
ment engineering experts for 5l,S53
miles Of road in all parts of the
country. and covering nearly one
sixth of the total investment in
American railroads was offered in
evidence today in the railroad rate
hearing before the Interstate Com
merce commission. The presenta-
ton was made by Thomas w. Hulme
Of Philadelphia, vice chairman of the
conference committee on valua ton
for the carriers.
The preliminary engineering re-
ports of the valuation bureau of the
Interstate Commerce commission
have been completed for so class |
railroads. These reports show the
cost of reproduction of each rail-
road on the basis of 1914 costs for
labor and materials, Ven prices
were about half what tn are today.
Summary of Report.
Mr.. Hulme summarized these re-
ports as follows:
Cost New on Carriers
Investment
and Land. Books.
sn,' ern roads ...,l,so5,4o7,sas ,l,ol4soL:S4
Fourteen south Aa
e5n roads. , sss.sss'o4' sss's4'sss
ern roads. 49,. 1852 2.oss.s71 1,sO7.s2o,5oe
Fifty roads. s.2o3.7S2,54s s,15s,725,l56
The eastern roads in this group
show reproduction cost of $780,
100000 in excess Of their own prop
erty investment figures. The south
ern roads show an excess OF S5O,-
100000 while the western roads show
a property amount $l75,60O less
than the reproduction cost figure.
4 Mr.. Hume stated that the west
ern roads in the compilation were
not representative, as they did not
include any of the Older and strong
er properties. When these were in
cluded, he said, the western figures
would undoubtedly make the same
favorable showing of excess value
as the eastern roads. 1t was also
pointed by him that in the east no
figures were yet available for. such
great properties as the Pennsylvania
and New York Central.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-05-28
Senate Votes to Abolish
AZ Standing Committees

Washington. May 27.-The senate
voted to abolish AZ standing COM
mittees and reduce membership OF
all others, effective in the next con-
eress. The reform has been urged
for years and the new committee
slate was adopted virtually without
discussion.
The senate committees are re-
duced from ~ to 81, pairing down
chairmanships and employe patron
age heretofore enjoyed by senators
to that extent. Senator Knox, re-
publican, Pennsylvania, said the plan
would "cut out all of the committees
which rarely if ever meet"
Omaha daily bee., 1920-05-28
King Alexander Will
Return to Capital Soon

Paris, May 27.-King Alexander
of Greece, who is now in Paris, will
return to his capital upon the con-
clusion Of his visit here, it was an
nounced at the Greek legation. This
sets at rest recently published ru-
mors that the king did not intend to
return to Greece. having decided to
share the exile OF his father, former
King Constantine, and that he
might be succeeded on the Greek
throne by an English prince,
Omaha daily bee., 1920-05-28
Kansas Youth Found
Not Guilty Of Murder
OF Father and Mother

Lincoln, Kan, May 27.-Lee
Bunch, 21 years old, charged with
first degree murder in connection
with the death of his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Ed Bunch, last August, was
found not guilty by jury in the
Lincoln county district court. The
jury took only one ballot.
Miss Stella Hyman, aunt of Lee
Bunch and sister of Mrs. Ed Bunch,
was convicted of first degree murder
last week and in her confession
implicated her nephew. On the stand
Lee Bunch repudiated any connec-
tion with the double murder.
Miss Hyman in her confession
said Lees parents had refused to
allow him to marry her and had
abused her. .
Omaha daily bee., 1920-05-28
Italy May Upset All
Reparation Divisions
As Agreed to by Allies
New York Times-C Chicago Tribune Cable,
Copyright, 1920.

New York Times-C Chicago Tribune Cable,
Copyright, 1920.
Paris, May H.-Italy is threaten
ing to upset the reparations divisions
agreed to at Hythe by insisting on
receiving 10 per cent of the repara-
tons as agreed last year.
But if France is to get S., the
British Is and the Italians 10, that
leaves only 10 per cent for Belgium,
Serbia, Portugal, and Roumania and
all other nations.
Signor Nitti is asking for an ad-
journment of the Spa conference un-
til July l9, hoping to obtain more
reparations and claims to priority.
Italy claims it is unable to obtain
penny in reparation from Austria
and must insist on 10 per cent from
GERMANY.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-05-28
Omaha Policeman Found
Guilty of Taking $40 Bribe

William ]. Wilkening, Omaha
policeman, was found guilty of brib-
cry by jury in District Judge Sears
court. The trial lasted only half a
day. The verdict was returned at 6
o'clock yesterday evening.
Wilkening was tried OIL a charge
OF accepting $40 from Mrs. Mary
Totn. 1907 lizard street, April ii.
upon an alleged agreement not to
arrest her for infraction of the pro-
hibition laws.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-05-28
Senate Offers Compromise
In Seed Distribution Fiqht

Washington. May "a compro.
mise in the dispute over continuing
government free seed distribution
was offered the house by the senate
which voted 80 to e to provide
$4,000 for such distribution by the
Department of Agriculture in lieu
of the house appropriation of $240,-
600 for free seed gifts by members of
congress.
During the debate the seed gifts
were denounced as Congressional
graft" and "a cheap damagogic way
of appealing to the people"
Omaha daily bee., 1920-05-28
House Unable to Agree
On Irish Resolution

Washington, May 27.-After a
three-hour wrangle, the house for
eign affairs committee adjourned until
Friday without taking final action
on a resolution providing for virtual
recognition of the provisional Irish
republic. +
A resolution by Representative
Begg. republican, Ohio, declaring
that future peace of the world would
be additionally safeguarded by es-
tablishment in ireland of govern
ment of its own choice, was rejected,
10 to 9.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-05-28
Sutherland Lead On Wood
Grows With Late. Returns

Wheeling, w. Va, May N.-Sen-
ator Howard Sutherlands lead for
the republican presidential prefer
ence over Gen. Leonzrd Wood in
the West Virginia statewide pri-
mary election of last Tuesday today
continued to increase as additional
returns were tabulated by the In
telligencer. One thousand FIVE hum
dred and twenty precincts out of
1850 in the state gave Sutherland
2&006: Mood. 23,l29. {.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-05-28
Life Term Prisoner Makes
Escape on Switch Engine

Sacramento, Cal. May 27.-Carl
Otto, serving life sentence at the
state prison at Folsom, near here,
escaped late Thursday by running
a switch engine through the outer
gates. Free OF the prison walls,
he left the locomotive, plunged into
the American river and disappeared.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-05-28
Strike of Cotton Mill t
Operatives Declared Off

New Bedford. Mass, May H.
The general strike of operatives in
i8 cotton mills in this city, which
was begun four weeks ago in SYM
pathy with the loom fixers, who had
walked out two weeks earlier be-
cause of dissatisfaction with orders
requiring them to attend to more
looms than formerly, was declared
at an end by the Textile council.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-05-28
Seven Are Indicted
Under income Tax Law

Chicago, May u. - Indictments
against seven persons, including
three women, charging that they
violated the income tax law by the
alleged failure to mark prices on
theater tickets which they sold, were
returned by the federal grand jury
Omaha daily bee., 1920-05-28
Grand Jury Indicts 10
Leaders in Rail Strike

Newark, N. J., May N.-Ten lead
ers of the railroad strike in New Jer-
sey were indicted by the federal
grand jury here today under the
Lever act. They were charged with
conspiring to obstruct interstate
commerce y
Omaha daily bee., 1920-05-28
Two Pay Supreme Penalty
For Murder of New York Man

Ossining, N ", May 27--Walter
Levandowski and Leo Jandovski
were put to death in the electric
chair at Sing Sing prison Thurs
day. Both men were convicted of
murder in the first degree for Killing
John Gunther, a keeper in thu
Dannemora state hospits
Omaha daily bee., 1920-05-28
Ten Persons Are Injured
In Oklahoma Train Wreck

Tulsa, Okl., May 27.-Ten persons
were injured, none seriously, when
an eastbound St. Louis & San Fran
cisco passenger train left the rails
five miles east of Keystone, a small
town Is miles west of here, late
Thursday afternoon. The injured
we're brought to hospitals here.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-05-28
Negro Couple Convicted
Of Death of Kansas Girl

Chicago. May 81. - Policeman
Dorney Chambliss and Mrs. Emma
Ross, both colored, were found
guilty by a jury of abducting Ber-
tha Wiebeck, l7-year- old white girl.
The girl, whose home was at Paw
nee Rock, Kan, was lured to a
negro resort, where she died of al
legged mistreatment, it was charged.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-05-28
Freddy Visits Papa

Wieringen, Holland, May ~
Former Crown Prince Frederick
William Of Germany arrived here
from Doom, where he visited his
parents, former Emperor William
and former Empress Augusta Vic
toria, over 'Whitsuntids
Omaha daily bee., 1920-05-28
The Weather
Forecast.

Forecast.
Nebraska-Fair Friday and prob
ably Saturday; warmer Friday and
in southeast Saturday; cooler in west
Saturday afternoon.
Iowa-Fair Friday and probably
Saturday; warmer Saturday and in
west and central portions Friday.
Hotirl, TeynoAratrres.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-05-28
Francis Starr Weds.

New York, May 81. - Frances
Starr, actress, and William Haskell
Coffin, painter and illustrator, were
married here in the church of the
Heavenly Rest. Rev. DR.. Herbert
Shipman performed the ceremony.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-05-28

London. May 27.-An explosion
during experiments in the chemical
laboratory of university
resulted in the death of six students,
says wireless message from Berlin.