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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-06-25
Secretaries Daniels
And Payne viii Study
Conditions in Alaska

Washington. June 24.-Secretaries
Daniels and Payne will go to Alaska
next month to study conditions there
as relating to their respective depart
ments. 1t is understood the cabinet
officers will spend at least a month
in the territory. They will leave
Seattle July 8 on a destroyer.
Secretary Daniels will go pri-
marily to study the availability OF
government coal lands for operation
for naval use. an appropriation OF
Sl,OO0,0OO for that purpose having
been included in the last naval ap-
act.
Secretary Payne will study numer-
GUS questions involved in the devel.
opment of Alaskan resources and in.
dustry, particularly in the light oi
recommendations recently submitted
to him by an advisory committee Of
officials in the Interior department.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-06-25
SITUATION At
L0NDO NDERRY
AGAIN IS QUIET
Lull in Warfare Between
Unionist and Nationalist
Forces Government
Promises Protection.

Londonderry, June 24.-Since mid.
day there has been virtually no fir
ing by the unionist and nationalist
forces who for a week have been
waging civil warfare.
No attempt has yet been made to
resume business, however, The
streets are still deserted, the people
keeping within doors.
AT meeting today of the mag.
lstrataes, General Campbell gave the
assurance that the government would
provide sufficient troops for the pro-
lection of law abiding citizens in
Londonderry. He issued a procla-
nation putting the curfew orderfinto
force from II p. m. Saturday to 5
a. m. Sunday.
A total of II persons have been
killed and % wounded during the
fighting in the city, according to an
ottclal statement issued by the po-
lice. The statement says that five
persons were killed and 10 wounded
last Saturday, two were killed and
four wounded Monday, three killed
and one wounded Tuesday, three
killed and IA wounded Wednesday
and four killed Thursday.
The looting last night was more
extensive than ever. Numerous
cases were reported of armed and
masked men calling at homes of
unionists and nationalists and giving
them couple of hours to clear out,
An English soldier, who went
through the war, describing his ex-
reriences in Londonderry today, said
he had seen nothing i'll France to
compare with the situation in Lon
donderry.
Several parts of the city were
without food today.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-06-25
Labor Chief Pardoned
By President Calls
Electrical Strike
Chicago Tribune Omaha Bee Leased Wir

Chicago Tribune Omaha Bee Leased Wire.
Chicago, June 24.-Quite recently
President Wilson granted a pardon
to Umbrella Mike" Boyle who was
serving sentence after conviction on
a long string of counts of extortion,
grating and terrorizing. Today "Um-
brella Mikee" who is still a labor
car, called strike of the electrical
workers employed on city contracts,
This means that work will have to
stop on many residences and other
buildings because there can be no
inspection of the electrical installa-
ton. 1t also means that the ice
plant at the contagious disease hos
pital will be put out of business
and that there will be no lights on
the municipal pier, the great recrea-
ton spot for the poorer classes, as
nonunion electrical workers will not
be permitted to turn the switches.
Mikes" followers have been get
ting $2l5 month and demand $275.
The city offered $3.50, but this was
spurned. They also demand full pay
whether they work or not.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-06-25
Railroad Detective
Loses Badge , and
Gun to Boy Bandits

Harry Gilmore, special detective
for the Great Western railroad, was
stripped of his badge, revolver, a
gold watch and his pocketbook by
three boy bandits while making his
nightly travels in the railroad yards
near Eighteenth street and Popple-
ton avenue about 9:30 last night.
The pocketbook contained 3 cents
and Chinese yen. The boys
threatened Gilmore after relieving
him of his valuables and said upon
leaving, "We have a good notion to
pump you full of lead"
Gilmore told police that he OBJ
served the men riding on a freight
train. He said he hid behind a
clump of weeds in wait for them
But the three men surprised him by
sneaking up and covering him with
three revolvers. They escaped by
jumping on a freight which was
leaving Omaha.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-06-25
WAGE BOARDDOING.
ALL POSSIBLE To-
SPEED UP WORK
Assurance Given of Expediting
Decision on Railway
Salary Question.

Chicago Tribune Omaha Bee Leased Wire.
Washington, June 24.-Assurances
that everything possible will be done
to expedite the decision in the rail-
way wage controversy were received
by President Wilson today from the
railroad labor board at Chicago. The
message was in reply to the tele-
gram sent to Judge r. N. Barton,
chairman of the board.
The text of the presidents tele-
gram of yesterday became public to.
day. 1t was as follows:
Reports placed before me show
transportation situation hourly
growing more difficult and l am
wondering whether it would not be
possible for your board to announce
a decision with reference to the
pending wage matter. At least would
It not be possible for your board. if
it has reached no final conclusions
relative to the vital matters, tenta-
lively to agree upon settlement or
even a partial settlement"
Among the callers at the White
House today was w. L. McMenimen,
deputy president of the Brotherhood
Of Railroad Trainmen. Mr.. Nc
Menimen said that assurances OF
speedy action by the board have a
most helpful effect upon the railway
situation.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-06-25
Bryan and Followers Prepare
For Hot Clash on Prohibition
Plank in Democratic Party
Platform at San Francisco.
NEBRASKAN REGARDED
AS FIELD MARSHAL
May Also Take Command of
Allied Interests Opposed to
Views of PreSident-ChanCe
Of Compromise Small.

San Francisco, June 24-Mobiliza-
ton of democratic national conven-
ton forces for the expected clash
over prohibition enforcement plank
in the party's 1920 platform will ap-
proach completion tomorrow when
W. ]. Bryan arrives on the scene.
The Nebraskan is generally re-
garded as field marshal of the bone
dry element He may also function
as supreme commander of allied and
associated interests opposed to Pres
ident Wilson's platform views and
his arrival is expected to see battle
lines for the whole platform sharply
drawn.
While the enforcement question re-
manned the outstanding issue with
the factions as far apart as the poles,
interest in other platform questions
was stimulated by the presence Of
Senator Glass of Virginia, who is
known to be fully advised as to the
presidents views on what the party
should do on the league of nations
issue and similar questions. Sup
po.ters of proposals to modify the
Volstead enforcement act are claim
ing presidential favor of their PROPOSE
ton, but up to date Mr.. Glass has
not indicated what views Mr.. Will
son may have expressed in this re-
gard during the conference which
preceded the senator's departure
from Washington.
Has Plank of Own.
Mr.. Bryan also has disclosed that
he has a plank of his own to pre-
sent on the enforcement question.
He is understood to favor putting
the party on record for rigid enforce
ment of prohibition enactment to the
full limit of the Volstead measure.
Between this suggestion, which
gained the support of Senator Owen
of Oklahoma, first of the presiden.
tial aspirants to reach the scene and
that of the enforcement mod1fica.
tions advocated, the gulf is so wide
that no possibility of eompromise
is visible unless it should be based
on an agreetnent to follow the plat
form of the Virginia democrats and
ignore prohibition entirely.
The bone drys have working ma
jority on the committee. That is
admitted by the modifiers of what
ever shade of opinion. They also
are credited with a slight majority
in the convention itself. but the
would-be rainmakers, who view with
alarm the present drought, are very
hopeful this can be upset.
TO Pick Candidate.
Ogen, Utah, June 24.-William
Jennings Bryan, who joined train
load of delegates here today en- route
to the San Francisco convention.
said:
81 am going to San Francisco to
see that we get platform and a
candidate that can win. | have no
interest in any particular candidate.
| shall see that the platform is ex-
actly the opposite of that adopted by
the republican party at Chicago"
Bryan referred to Senator Walsh
of Montana and other democratic
leaders and delegates.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-06-25
Two Alleged Thieves
And Three Cars Are
Brought from Denver

Three automobiles, said to have
been stolen in Omaha, and Tom
Kelly, local police character, and
William Connolly, both charged with
the theft of the cars, were returned
toy Omaha last night by local detec-
tives from Denver, where they were
arrested last week.
William Cooper, from whom Den
yer police recovered the cars, was
freed after an extradition fight. ~
Detectives James Murphy nd
Jack Pszanbwski and Dell Rict prl-
vate detective, drove the car. back
from Denver. The cars belonged to
DR.. Gamble of Missouri Valley, Ia;
J. R.. Henry, 1921 Decatur street,
and w. B. Hughes, o0S w. 0. w.
building. CANDLES car was stolen
in September, 1918; Henry's ma
chine was stolen April IS and
Hughes car on May 7.
Cooper told detectives that the
cars did not belong to him. Both
Kelly and Connolly testified in the
extradition heariNg in Denver that
Cooper owned the cars, but the
Judge ruled that the evidence was
not sufficient to turn Cooper over to
the Omaha police.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-06-25
U.S.. Judge Refuses to
Check Drive Against
Alleged Profiteers

Chicago Tribune Omaha Bee Leased Wire.
Washington, June 24.-Continu-
ance of activities of the Department
of Justice in prosecuting profiteers
under the Lever act, at least until
the supreme court reconvenes in the
fall, was assured today. Justice
Pitney of the supreme court, sitting
in chambers, refused to grant the
application of the Willard Co. Of
Cleveland, O., involved in sugar
case, to restrain the federal govern
ment from pushing cases until a
final decision is given in litigation
involving the constitutionality of the
Lever act.
Justice Day, at his home in Ohio,
refused a similar request by a cloth
ing company a few days ago.
While the Lever act has been
held to be unconstitutional by dis.
trict judges, the cases cannot be de-
cided by the supreme court before
OctOber
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-06-25
MAN WHO PICKED
SITE FOR STATE
CAPITAL DEAD
Thomas P. Kennard, Former
Secretary of State, Expires at
Lincoln at Age of 81.

Lincoln, Neb., June 24.-Thomas
P. Kennard, one of the founders of
the city of Lincoln, former sec
retary of state and member of the
commission which located the state
capitol here, died tonight at the ad-
vanced age of 81 years.
Mr.. Kennard's work on the COM
mission was also the cause of his
political downfall as he and the 9TH
er members, Governor Butler and
Auditor John Gillespie, were heavy
purchasers of land which the state
sold to pay for the building and big
profits made by them defeated
them politically.
Mr.. Kennard was responsible for
the selection of Lincoln as the cap
ital site and in explaining the vote
in later years he said that his vote
was for the present site while Audi
tor Gillespie favored Ashland. Gov
ernor Butler voted with Kennard
and later vote made it unanimous.
At the time Lincoln was located
60 miles from a railroad, but the
commission had ideals for making
it an educational, moral and religi-
GUS town. In laying out the town.
site lots were reserved for schools,
parks, churches and public build
ings although the commission had
no power to give deeds until sane
toned by the legislature.
Mr.. Kennard was always an opti-
mist over the future of Lincoln and
was an active worker for its upbuild-
ing, He was a large stockholder in
the Western Paint & Glass Co.,
which burned this week at a loss
of $250,000, but his condition was
such that he could not be told of
the fire. He suffered for two weeks
before his death with carbuncle
but his end was peaceful from old
age.
He is survived by one son, Alva,
in Los Angeles, and two daughters,
Mrs. George H. Holden and Mrs.
Cora K. Chapman, both of Lincoln. !
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-06-25
Authorities Admit Failure
In CaruS0 Jewel Robbery

East Hampton, N. Y, June "a
The John Doe inquiry into the disap-
pearance on June 8 Of jewels worth
100000 from the East Hampton
villa of Enrico Caruso ended today
with this statement of the court:
1--WE have been unable to locate
the missing jewels or any party VINO
may have taken them. There is not
sufficient evidence to justify the is.
surance Of q warrant
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-06-25
TENNESSEE MAY
BE NEXT STATE TO
PASS SUFFRAGE
Legislature Has Power to Rat
ify Amendment. Says At
torney General.


Washington, June 24.-Tennessee
may be the 36th state to ratify the
suffrage amendment in spite of the
clause in the constitution of the state
providing that no legislature shall
act on an amendment to the federal
constitution unless elected after the
proposal of the amendment. The
present legislature was elected be-
fore the proposal of the amendment,
but it nevertheless has the clear
power to ratify the amendment" ac-
cording to William T. Frierson, act
ing attorney general.
Mr.. Frierson's opinion, given oral
ly and in writing, both to Governor
Roberts and the attorney general OF
Tennessee and communicated to the
president in response to his request.
for the views of the department on
the Tennessee situation, was based
largely on the decision of the United
States Supreme court in the Ohio
referendum case. In that case the
court held that ratification of
touIO DC lldu Olllt ny
state legislatures or conventions and
that provisions of state constitutions
that ratification be referred to
vote of the people conflicted with
the federal constitution.
Following the receipt of Mr..
Frlerson's letter, the president last
night telegraphed Governor Rob-
erts urging him, as a real service
to the party and the nation" to
call special session of the Ten
nessee legislature to consider the
suffrage amendment, and few
hours afterward the governor an
nounced his decision to convene the
legislature i'll special session with
out delay to act on the suffrage
In the confident hope that Ten
nessee will be the state to enable
the women of the whole country to
vote in the November elections,
Miss Alice Paul, national chairman
Of the Woman's party, began today
the concentration of her forces in
~ ~ or 70
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-06-25
AUTO ACCIDENT
INJURIES FATAL
TO BOB MARTIN
Miss Madeline Nugent, Other
. Occupant of Wrecked
Car. Improves.

Robert c. Martin, 41 years old,
vice president of the Mutual Live
Stock Commission company, $50
Park avenue. died at 7:25 last night
from injuries received in an auto
accident late Sunday night.
Martin died in the Nicholas Sem
hospital.
In another ward in the same hos
pital Madeline Nugent, 2033 North
Twentieth street. Martins companion
at the time of the accident, was re-
ported last night to be-slightly i'm
proved, although her condition still
was serious.
Hospital attendants said that Miss
Nugent had not been told of the
death of her companion on the Sun
day night ride.
Martin, associated with the live
stock commission company for the
last 20 years, was driving east on
Leavenworth street, and the acci-
dent occurred when he turned his
car to the left in an attempt to pass
an eastbound street car. His ma
chine was travelling at a high rate Of
speed, according to eye-witnesses.
The automobile collided with a west
bound street car. Martin was
thrown through the windshield and
against the street car. Miss Nugent,
while not thrown from the car, was
badly injured from the force of the
collision.
Martin is survived by his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Martin, Madison,
Neb.: one brother, Edward. of
Omaha, and two sisters, Mrs. II. G.
Loonan of Shenandoah, Ia, and Mrs.
Nelson Bell, Waterloo, la.
The body will be sent this after
noon from the Larkin undertaking
parlors to Patterson. Neb., the old
home of the Martin family.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-06-25
HARDING FORCED
TOSUSPEND EIGHT
HOUR WORK DAY
Republican Nominee Labors
From Sunup to Dark Under
Deluge of Business.

Chicago Tribune Omaha Bee Leased Wire.
Washington, June 24.-Swamped
with correspondence and besieged by
callers, Senator Harding, republican
presidential nominee, has had to sus-
pend the Shour day so far as it ap-
plies to himself and his secretaries.
His working day now consists of at
least 10 hours and this overtime
schedule will continue until he be-
gins to make a dent in the heaps of
letters and kilograms which must be
answered.
Among the senator's callers today
were J. w. Stipes and Richard Eng
l;sh of Champaign, ILL.,, who have
been closely identified with Repre-
sentative Mckinley. They told the
senator that sentiment in Illinois was
rallying enthusiastically to his lead
ership.
Senator Sterling of South Dakota,
Gov. R. Livingston Beechman of
Rhode Island, and Senator Mclean
of Connecticut also made encourag-
ing reports.
T. c. Atheson, representing the
National Grange, called on the sem
ator to ask him to be sure and Sc
lect some practical farmers for
places in the government. The
farmers are tired of having so many
theorists and gentlemen farmers in
charge of the offices and boards
having to do with agriculture. he
said.
Elmee Dover, who used to be
Mark Hanna's secretary. called on
the senator and probably will be put
to work in the campaign.
Ex-senator William Alden Smith
of Michigan assured Senator Har-
ding Michigan would roll up one Of
its old-fashioned republican major
tiles next fall.
Senator Duncan u. Fletcher Of
Florida, one of Senator Hardings S
democratic colleagues, called upon
the nominee to extend the glad
hand and to say that Mr.. Har-
ding was his second choice
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-06-25
Last of Americans at Kiev
Reach Warsaw in Safety

Warsaw, June 22.-The Ameri-
cans who were in the thick of the
fighting around Kiev recently, have
reached Warsaw safely. They were
the last to leave the city and were
forced to pass through the zone of
fire.
The American convoy of trucks
and ambulances was surrounded at
times by troops of bolsheviki cav
airy and twice narrowly escaped
capture.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-06-25
30 Years at Hard Labor Jolt
Handed to Crooked Banker

Youngstown, O., June 24.-Thirty
years in the state penitentiary at
hard labor and fine of $4,000 and
costs was the sentence imposed to-
day on Bruce R. Campbell former
secretary-treasurer of the Struthers
Savings and Banking company, by
Judge D. G. Jenkins when he plead
ed guilty to one of Ia indictments
returned against him in connection
with the failure of the institution.
The court imposed the maximum
sentence
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-06-25
Canvass of Three Delegations
Shows Majority Of Members
Against denomination of
President Wilson at Frisco.
M'ADOO STILL REGARDED
FORMIDABLE CONTENDER
Many Predict Nomination Of
Former Cabinet Member as
Means to Break Deadlock
Supported by Rail Employees.
BY ARTHUR SEARS HENNING.
ChicaVO Tribune Omaha Rec Jpased Wire

Aboard Southern Pacific Conven
ton Special, Winnemucca, New, June
24-Though convinced that Presi-
dent Wilson is maintaining a recep-
tive, if not inviting attitude toward
denomination and would be greatly
pleased by such tribute from his
party, most of the democratic dele
gates interviewed today expressed
unqualified opposition to third
term candidacy. The prevailing
opinion is that they party would
court disaster by naming candi-
date who would be on the defensive
from the start. particularly in respect
to the traditional two-term limit on
the presidency and to physical fitness
not only to wage an election cam
paign. but to serve another four
years in the White House.
These views were gathered today
from members of the Maine, Massa-
chusetts and Alabama delegations en-
route to the convention. 1t is clear
that if the sentiment thus disclosed
prevails to the same extent in other
delegations, the convention will be
in no mood to take the president for
the party standard bearer. even if
convinced of his willingness and of
the advantage of naming the author
of the league of nations issue to
wage the fight of his own making.
Against Third Term.
The Alabama delegation proved no
more sympathetic toward the re-
nomination of the president than the
convention aggregations from north
of the Mason and Dixon line Few
A1abamans doubted that Mr.. Wilson
would like to be the candidate. but
not a single member of the delega-
ton favored accommodating the
president in this respect. All were
willing to give their views of the
question though none for publica-
ton.
There was a roundup of Alabama
delegates on the train today at
which Governor Kilby is reported to
have expressed the opinion that the
denomination of the president would
spell party suicide. He was quoted
as asserting that the convention
would prove so strongly opposed to
naming a third term candidate who
is also sick man. that it would
be impossible to stampede the big
conclave into the denomination of
Mr.. Wilson. Members of the dele
CATION said that the governors views
were unanimously endorsed.
Expects Statement Soon.
1T looks as if the president is
mighty willing to run again." said
one of the leading Alabama dele
gates, "but I think you will find that
the vast majority of the convention
will look at a third term nomina-
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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-06-25
Indictments Returned at New
York Against ID Concerns
And so individuals, Charged
With Using Mails to Defraud.
SAY PUBLIC SWINDLED
OUT OF MANY MILLIONS
One Firm Alleged to Have
Falsely Used Name of Son Of
Late Theodore Roosevelt
Stocks Sold at Huge Profit.

New York, June %. - With the
breaking Of seals today on indict-
ments charging IA concerns and 50
individuals with fraud, government
agents let it become known that they
had begun a nationwide roundup of
alleged wildcat oil company promo
ters who are said to have swindled
the public out of millions within the
last few months.
The defendants - oil companies,
brokerage concerns and their officers
and salesmen-are charged with hav-
ing used the mails to defraud They
are alleged to have made gross mis-
representations and to have in some
cases paid impressive dividends out
of receipts on stock sales.
Made Huge Profit.
In one case the indictments
charged, statesmen disposing of stock
of the Crown Oil company falsely
represented that a son of former
President Roosevelt was an officer of
the company, which it was claimed
would soon rival the Standard Oil
company in volume of business.
Shares of this company, according
to one Of the indictments were sold
to investors in Chicago at $2.25 a
share, and to "evade the western
blue sky law" later was disposed of
here at So, after costing brokers only
7H cents share.
The companies involved are the
Ranger Oil company, w. P. Will
liams Oil company, Great Western
Petroleum corporation and Crown
Oil company.
Brokerage Firms Indicted.
Brokerage concerns indicted were
Stickney, Rawlison & Colclough OF
Boston, and Curtis, Packer & Co.,
United Securities company, H. Kent
Holmes & Co, H. Morgan Pollok
q Co, Thompson, James & Co.,
George A. Lamb & Co., E. NJ. Fuller
and Greenbaum, Bigelow & Green
baum, nearly all of them with head
quarters in this city
While federal officers were seek
ing Louis c. Van Ripper at Allan
tic City and Boston for alleged
connection with the sale of Ranger
Oil stock, the promoter and his
counsel appeared at the federal
court to answer the indictment.
Bail was fixed at $4,000 after the
prosecution had sought to- have the
amount fixed at $50,0O0
Van Riper's counsel. Martin w.
Littleton, pleaded the latter sum
was excessive and would be tanta-
mount to punishment. contendine
that bond of $4,000 was the usual
bail in mail fraud cases.