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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-04-16
POLICE USED TO
QUELL STRIKE OF
N. Y. TRANSFERS
Sympathizers Attack Several
Trucks in Market District
and Police Reserves
Are Called Out.

New York, April. 15.-Police re.
serves were sent to the west side
market district today, where several
hundred teamsters, chauffeurs and
porters had walked out at time
when New York was virtually cut
off from its food supply by rail.
Several trucks were attacked by
strike sympathizers.
The strike of the teamsters,
chauffeurs and porters has tended
to aggravate the already, serious
food situation here. The men
handled perishable foods from the
freight yards to the market. They
struck because their demands for
high pay had been-rejected.
Rail Strike Subsidies.
Gradual subsistence of the rail
strikes was seen by railroad Off
cials, although they admitted the
situation still was serious.
Returns of groups of strikers on
several lines at nearby towns and
the steady improvement in passen-
ger service, due chiefly to the suez
cess of volunteer crews in operating
commuters trains. gave the road-of-
ficials much encouragement. The
trains carried $4,000 persons yester-
day. Railway executives planned to
begin operation of freight as we'll as
passenger trains with volunteers.
The Pennsylvania announced that
with nine volunteer yard crews at
work, movement of coal for New
York public utilities was partially
resumed this morning.
Raise Express Ban.
Out of the Pennsylvania station
through train service was reported
80 per cent normal, decided inn
provement over yesterday. -
The ferries this morning made
new high record for passenger
transportation from the New Jersey
shore to Manhattan, the Pennsyl-
vania alone bringing in 1886 per-
sons. .tt
The American railway express an
nounced that its embargo had been
lifted on shipments to Chicago for
today.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-04-16
Man Claiming to Be
Friend Of Chicago's
Mayor Held as FORGE

Chicago Tribune Omaha Bee Leased Wire.
Chicago, April 15.-Daniel B.
Southard of Kansas City, who said
he was friend of Mayor Thompson,
States Attorney Hoyne and Munic-
ipal Judge Howard F. Hays, was
arrested yesterday afternoon at the
Congress hotel by Detective Ser
geants Carton and Mcfarland of the
detective bureau on charge Of
passing a worthless check.
Southland, according to the dctec-
tives, is accused of passing a worth
less check for $3.50 on the Commerce
Trust Company bank at Kansas
City. The check was on the First
National bank of Denver and when
put through the bank was learned
to be worthless. While in Kansas
City Southard posed as a represen-
tative Of the Revere Motor company.
The Chicago police were notified
that he had come to Chicago and
the detectives found him late .yester-
day afternoon at the motel.
Southard told the detectives he
would fight extradition. He was
taken to the detective bureau where
he remained but 4 short time before
he was released on bonds of $500.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-04-16
Son Of Clergyman Of
New York Sought for
$1,000 Bond Thefts

Syracuse. N. Y, April l5,-Otto
:. Won Burden, jr, son of the dean
of German Lutheran clergymen of
central New York, and himself
prominent church worker here, has
fled and is probably now on his way
to Alaska. It was declared today,
~whsn he was charged with the theft
of $500 worth of registered Lib
erty bonds by the Syracuse office
OF Foster & Adams, New York
brokers.
1t was revealed konly today that
Won Burden has been missing since
April 4, the quiet search which was
meantime prosecuted having failed
TO locate him. His father, who some
time ago was said to have made
good forgery committed in Phila-
delphia for which the son served
two years in prison. expressed be-
lief today that fhs missing man had
gone to Alaska, Where he spent two
years while in the army.
Won Burden also spent a year in
jail in Wilmington, Del, it was said,
for stealing jewelry from girl.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-04-16
Rear Admiral Badger
Denies That Navy Was
Unprepared for War

Washington, April 15.-Rear Ad-
niral Badger, head of the navy
general board SINCE the death of Ad-
miral Dewey, told the senate inves-
tigating committee that he wished to
make emphatic denials" of Rear
Admiral Sims charges that, the navy
was unprepared for war, had no
war plans or policies in April. 1917,
and pursued a vacillating policy for
six months after war was declared.
I'VE had plans. we'll considered
ones" he declared. "The trouble is
that the plans and the execution of
them did not meet with the approval
of the critics.
Despite the adverse criticisms
that have recently been widely cir
culated, it may confidently be main
tanned that the navy met and stood
the stress of great war"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-04-16
MtkjG;AANTSPAY
$1,700 FOR Wine
TAKEN FROM CAR
Tank of Wine Looted at Logan,
Ia, is Paid for After Cir !
cuIating "Honor" Sub
scription List. f,

Logan, Ia, April l5.-(Special.) J.
Business men of this city yesterda,
settled with a Northwestern railroad
special agent from Omaha for 1,sO(
gallons of wine, taken from tanl
car on siding here on the night o
February 3. A fund of 81, 200, RAISED
by subscription among citizens, wa!
turned over to the railroad repre-
sentative.
Three tank Cars of wine, en- route
from California to Baltimore, were
included in a string of merchandise
cars set on the Siding. One of the
cars was leaking and residents oil
Logan formed. lines with buckets
and pals to prevent a loss of the
wine.
Sheriff W. R. Milliman was mott.
fed by local "drys" and drove the
thirsty ones away. He called rail
road officials, who had the leak
fixed and placed a guard at the track
to watch the cars.
Dancers Reopen Leak.
The local post. of the American
Legion gave a dance that evening
and visitors from Missouri Valley
and many other towns in Harrison
county came to Logan A syndicate
was formed and some one notified
the wine watchman that the railroad
had refused to stand good for the
Overtime" of their extra duty. They
deserted their posts,
Buckets, pals, dislfpans, washtubs
and every other conceivable receptaS
Gle were drafted into service and the
lines were quickly formed at the rail-
road track about midnight. The
leak" in the tank car was reopened
and the food began The celebra-
ton waxed hilarious and continued
until after daybreak.
No arrests were made in the case.
a federal grand jury. convened at
Council Bluffs, investigated the af-
fair and suspended indictments pend
ing 2 settlement with the railroad
company for its loss.
"Highjackers" Get Busy. :
Petitions were circulated among
citizens believed to have. shared in
the wine distribution and each was
requested to donate to..a common
fund in amounts consistent with in
dividual shares" of the spoils. The
collection was turned over to the
Northwestern agent.
As an aftermath of the celebrated
wine" case, three local youths,
ranging in age from II to % years,
are under indictments and at liberty
under $1,000 bonds for alleged
'highjacking" activities. These boys,
all scions of prominent families, did
not receive what they termed ade-
quate shares of the liquor on the
riotous night, so they attempted to
equalize matters by raiding cellars
where they knew quantities of the
liquor had been stored. They were
arrested and charged with breaking
and entering.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-04-16
Wife of American Soldier
Z. SAYS Mexicans Kidnaped Her

FL Paso, Tex, Apri, ls.-Mrs. R.
L. Sanford, rs years old, wife of
Y horseshoer of the, Eighth cavalry.
.: S. A. Fort Bliss was kidnapped
by two Mexicans near an Ell Paso
entrance and taken to Juarez, where,
according to her story. she was miss
treated BY IS Mexisans.
Mrs. Sanford said she was aban-
doned in the street late at night,
where, being discovered by police,
she was seized and taken to Jail
She was released and crossed the
Rio Grande and told her story, which
is being investigated.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-04-16
Plan to Limit Liquor
Prescriptions to 100 a
Year to Each Doctor

Chicago Tribune-Omaha Bee Leased Wire
Chicago, April 15.-Acting upon
suggestions from members OF the
medical profession, prohibition Of
ficers here are planning to LIMIT the
number of liquor prescriptions OF
each physician to 100 year. The
announcement created CONSERVATION
in the ranks of scores of alleged
doctors who have found the pre-
scription game highly profitable. 1t
also created a, stir in the ranks of
several students who have decided
to take up the study Of "medicine,D y
with view to stepping into lucra-
tive practice as soon as they could
grab a diploma and write prescrip-
tons, Reputable physicians desire
to step on this scandal right now
and their letter to Captain Howard,
prohibition enforcement director,
reads, in part
1T is absolutely certain that in
normal times liquor is rarely pre-
scribed by physicians. ITO allow
more than one book Of 100 blanks
per year to any physician is simply
an effort to defeat the law and de-
grade fhe profession of medicine to
the level of the bartenders' vocation
and to encourage fraud and drunk,
enness."
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-04-16
British Buy Many Cars
From American Concerns

London, April 15.-"These are
critical times" is the conclusion Of
a writer for the London Times who
has been sent to America to irves-
tigate at its source the danger of an
American motor car invasion which
will hamper the development of the
British automobile industry
AT the present moment the pub
lie, utterly disgusted with the en-
forced wait for cars it ordered from
British factories months ago, is
ready to buy anything which will
convey it about its business. In
many cases British cars are pre-
ferred, but the disastrous delays
which have so nearly wrecked Brit
ish trade have had their effect, and
patriotism as well as personal in
clination are being sacrificed.
To-day we will buy anything we
can get at once. And here lies the
ultimate test of both American and
British cars"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-04-16
MOVE FRIDAY TO
.NULL|FY DEC Rec
GRANTED 70 MARY
Nevada Attorney General De-
cIares He Has LeftNo Loop
hoIe-Charges Collision
and Fraud.

Carson, Nev., April 15.-Attorney
General Fowler has postponed until
Friday the time at which he will file
the suit of the state Of Nevada
against Mary Pickford and Owen
Moore to set aside the decree of d.
vorce granted to the moving picture
actress at Minden six weeks ago.
The delay, Fowler explained today,
is due to necessary minute revision
of the complaint in which he de-
sires to leave no loophole for sue
cessful attack. The attorney gener-
al stated that more than ordinary
care is being given to the wording
of the document, which will contain
some extremely novel allegations,
from legal standpoint, in addition
to setting forth the charges of fraud
and collusion against the defendants
and their agents.
The greatest interest in the prob
able form of the complaint is being
manifested blythe legal fraternity of
Nevada as we'll as by the public at
large. Fowler, however, is scrupu-
lously guarding the document DUR
ing its stage of final preparation,
the while he still is working over
time to repel the attacks of more or
less conscientious objectors to his
proposed action.
One of the chief topics of conver-
sation both here and in Reno today
is. the visit made to Fowler yester-
day by Glenn Hurst, moving picture
distributor and exhibitor of Reno,
and Frank ]. Byngton, real estate
man and brother of former District
Attorney Lewis F. Byngton of San
Francisco. They pleaded with Fow-
Ter 70 delay the filing of the suit
against Mary Pickford, claiming
that she and Douglas Fairbanks had
long been considering the establish
ment of studio in Reno and that
the contemplated suit BY the attor-
ney general might epdanger the
plan. Fowler declined point blank
to consider any delay.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-04-16
WILL
Be bEFORMIDAbLE
man AT CHICAGO
Washington Post and BaIti.
more Sun Declare Gener-.
ais Statement Makes Him
FofcefuI Contender.
BY F. H. BARROW.

n Washington. April l5.-(Spseial)
General Pershing's personal
pledge, made Wednesday night at
the Nebraska association reception
in his honor, being his first public
statement acknowledging his appre-
ciation of the honor paid him by his
fellow Nebraskans in nominating
him for the presidency, was the
main topic in political circles here
yesterday. Heretofore the public
has had only the assurances of those
close to the general, and the absence
of definite statement from PERISH
irg himself has encouraged the be-
lief, assiduously circulated in certain
quarters, that the general himself
was not giving the matter serious
consideration. y
Commenting On the generals
statement, the Washington Post this
morning says it "dispels\ all doubt
and uncertainty as to Pershing's at
titude toward nomination for the
presidency, and will very greatly
strengthen the hands of those who
have been urging his selection, as
well as give notice to the public that
a forceful contender must be reck-
oned with at Chicago if the repub-
licans of Nebraska give him the pri-
mary vote a favorite son has the
right to expect, and that Pershing.
will no doubt receive"
"The generals statement puts
him squarely in the republican con-
test" says the BALTIMORE Sun, "and
his candidacy got away to flying
start at the meeting of. the Nebras-
ka society last night"
From now on it is certain that
General Pershing is in the field
says the Philadelphia Inquirer, COM
on the Nebraskan, "and he
will, be candidate to be reckoned
with"
Further discussing Illinois primary
returns here today from the view
point of its bearing on the general
situation as a whole, Washington
politicians agreed that the one thing
standing out most markedly was
Illinois rebuke to the policy of can
lidates invading the territory of
tavorite sons, seeking to undermine
hem at home.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-04-16
=
Expected Sensational Bill
Against Member Of Omaha
Police Department Not
Among the Indictments. y i
FEDERAL BODY FAILS
TO NAME PR0FITEERS
Alleged Mail Bandit IS Cleared
Of Charge Bluffs Mer.
chants Are Indicted Under
Lever Wartime Act.

The federal grand jury, in session
since Monday, late yesterday after
noon returned iudictments against
a total Of 81 defendants within the
jurisdiction of the Omaha division
OF the Y. S. district court.
Threatened sensational indict-
ments against member of the
Omaha police department, which it
had been declared might be the re-
suit OF the grani jury's deliberations,
tailed to materfalize.
Another interesting feature Of the
action OF the Jury was the failure to
lnhct any Omaha individuals or
hrms on a charge of prohteering as
the result OF the recent investigation
OF the department of justice in con-
nection with the work of Mrs. c. G.
Ryan. federal fair price commits
sioner for Omaha. Mrs. Ryan, it is
said, expected that indictments
under the Lever act, would mate
rally assist her in the effort of the
government to lower the high cost
Of living. The single indictment un-
der the Lever act to prevent
prohteering was that of Louis >and
Moses Bernstein, merchants of
Council Bluffs. ~.
Though the members of the grand
Jury were dismissed, United States
District Attorney Elliott of Lincoln
may call them together again to
consider additional evidence in
number of cases.
Mail Bandit Cleared.
II. H. Hatch, alias r. C. Baker.
alleged to have been the leader in
an attempted Wholesale Jail delivery
OF federal prisoners several weeks
ago, in which plot to kill the Jail
attendants and escape was frus-
trated, was indicted on a charge of
fraud through the sale of show prop
erty.
Earl Lauver, alias ARTHUR F.
Olson, imprisoned some time ago as
The bandit who held up and robbed
sfheA Overland Limited OF the Union
Pacific railroad of $1,000 several
weeks ago at Lanes cutoff, was not
indicted. Lauver, it was said, has
been released from custody several
days ago when he succeeded in es-
tablishing his innocence of the hold
up. Lauver's arrest was based on
the fact that revolver belonging
to him was found in one Of the mail
cars.
Louis and Moses Bernstein, mer-
chants of Council Bluffs, were in
dicted on Al afcharge of conspiring to
Continued on Page Two Column Three.)
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-04-16
Hoover Will Not Enter
Primary in MARYLAND

Baltimore, April l5.--Following a
meeting of Hoover men, it was an
nounced that it had been decided
tkst Mr.. Hoover would not enter the
republican presidential primaries in
Maryland at this time.
John T. Stone, president of the
Maryland Casualty company, stated,
however, that if other candidates for
the republican nomination file in
Maryland, the friends OF Mr.. Hoover
will reopen the matter and decide
then whether to reconsider the de-
clslon to not enter.
Senator Hiram JOHNSON has au-
thorized his Representatives to in
agurate, his candidacy in the state to-
day
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-04-16
MOVE TAKEN FOR
IMPEACHMENT OF
SECRETARY POST
Charges Made That Labor De
partment Head Exceeded Au-
thority in Deportation Cases.

Washington, April 15.-A resolu,
ton looking to the impeachmentNoi
Assistant Secretary Post of the
labor department, for his attitude
toward the deportation of radicals,
was introduced by Representative
Hoch, republican, Kansas, after a
conference with republican leaders.
h The resolution would direct the
Judiciary committee to investigate te
charges made against Chairman
Johnson of the immigration COM
mittee and others and if the evidence
warranted to report resolution pro-
posing impeachment.
The measure was referred to the
house rules committee, which will
decide whether it should be made a
special order of business before the
house. There was no indication
when the rules committee Would
act
The resolution charges that Sec
retary Post has f1agrantly abused his
power in connection with deporta-
ton of aliens from the United
States.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-04-16
No Decision Is Reached
On Peace Resolution

Washington, April Is. - The re-
publican joint peace resolution and
other similar measures were con-
sidered by the senate foreign rela-
tons committee, but no decision
was reached. 1t is said the COM
mittee was "far front an agreement"
Democrats were said to have
criticized the house measure, as an
alleged invasion of executive pre-
negatives. Some of the republicans
favored simple resolution, con-
hned to statement terminating the
war, eliminating the house pro-
visions regarding the treaty of Yer
sailles and repeating wartime legis-
lation.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-04-16
Judge Denies Kansas
Union Leaders New Trial

Pittsburg, Kan. April l5.-Judge
Andrew ]. Curran of the Crawford
county district court overruled a
motion for new trial in the cases
of Alexander Howat, Thomas HarA
vey, August Dorchy and r. B.
Foster. sent to Jail last Friday for
contempt of court in refusing to
testify before the court of industrial
relations The motion was presented
by Phil H. Gallery, attorney for
the miners.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-04-16
John Reed Is Alive

Washington, April l5.-John
Reed, an American magazine
writer. reported recently to have
been executed in Finland, is alive
and well, according 70 an official re-
p6u received at the State depart
inent today from the Finnish gov
ernment. Reed is under indictment
at Chicago charged with conspiracy
to advocate the overthrow of the
government by force.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-04-16
House Leaders Planning
! Three -Day Recess in Nav

Washington April Is. - House
leaders. it was learned. are planning
three-day recesses beginning May
Is, under gentlemen agreement that
no business will be transacted until!
the senate is ready to recess for
the summer. This is expected to be
early in June and under present
plans the recess will continue until
September !.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-04-16
Salvador Will Adhere
To the LEAGUE of Nations

San Salvador. Republic of Saliva
dor, April l5.-The republic OF Sal
vador will adhere without reserva-
ton to the league of nations, 1t was
announced here Reports that the
national congress of Salvador had
decreed a Latin-American court of
arbitration with the United States
excluded were declare to be abso-
tlutely false.
The policy OF the government it
was added, was cordial and friendly
toward the United States.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-04-16
California Oil Company
Reflects Two Officers

Bakersfield. Cal, April Isl. P.
St. Clair of Los Angeles and Stan
ley H. Morshead of San Francisco
were reelected president and vice
president of the Independent Oil
Producers agency at the annual
meeting Of stockholders here. c. B.
Bubb of Los Angeles, secretary of
the agency, was elected secretary
treasurer.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-04-16
Institute Nationwide Hunt
For $4,000 Pearl Necklace

Cleveland, O., April l5.-The loss
Of $4,000 pearl necklace by Mrs.
Alice Hickox, prominent society and
club woman of Cleveland, became
known today when police instituted
a pation-wide-search. after private
detectives and Pennsylvania railroad
officials had spent nearly month on
the case.
The necklace contained 90 gems
and a diamond clasp. 1t disappeared
on the night of March g, Mrs.
Hickox said, when she was enroute
from Washington to Cleveland.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-04-16
Strike of Longshoremen
On East Coast Settled

New York, April 15.-The strike
OF 1000 longshoremen against the
United Fruit company, in effect
from Boston to Galveston. has been
settled and the men will return to
work Friday, it was announced here
by ]. F. Riley, president of the New
York district council of the Inter
national Longshoremen's associa-
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-04-16
Late Returns Boost
Lowden Plurality Over
Gen. Wood to 75,897

Chicago, April l5.-With only 207
precincts out of 5000 in the state
missing, Governor Lowden's plural
ity over Gen. leonard Wood i'll
Tuesdays presidential primary to-
day reached 1897.
The figures from 5,4S3 precincts,
including 2,448 in Cook county. are:
Lowden. 235,748: Wood, 159,8Sl.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-04-16
Take Up Reparations

Paris, April 15.-The council OF
ambassadors today received the re-
port of naval experts concerning the
German floating dock tonnage to be
handed over in compensation for the
scuttling of the German fleet at
Scapa Flow. 1t developed that a
total of 10000 tons of this material
Mad been discovered by the commits
sion. A basis for the distribution
OF this tonnage among the allies was
adopted
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-04-16
Plan to Open New National
Park to Visitors Nav IS

Salt Lake City. April l5.-Zion
National park, southwest Utah. Gre
ated last year by act of congress,
will be opened to visitors May IS.
according to official word received
from the national parks. service,
Washington, d. c. Formal dedica-
ton, however, will take place at a
a later date, the advices stated.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-04-16
Pershing Declares Labor
Must Be Given Fair Deal

Labor in Nebraska is especially honorable and the
laborng man there is held in high eseem Through his
intelligence he occupies important place in the
nifty He is not carried away by vague idle theories of
government and does not follow false revolutionary
leaders, Nebraska labor maintains and patriotic
attitude towards institutions and stands ever ready to
defend them. 1t is for all of to that he always
labor in or from foreign lands" szs .so1 aN.Ssa
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-04-16
Restore La Rabida Convent

Madrid, April 15.-Restoration, to
the Franciscan fathers of the con-
vent of La Rabida. near Palos,
where Columbus stayed while pre-
pairing for his voyage that resulted
in the discovery -of America, has
been decided upon by the govern
ment