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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-04-25

President Of Omaha R9 >s>'S Z
Scouts Theory of Si@ ;, rs to
Mars; Try Venus, lie Says
Assistant Superintendent of American Radio Relay
League Believes Idea That Life Parallel to HUI
man Exists On Mercury Is Absurd-Answers DR.:
Millener's Efforts to Communicate With Planet

lin the following letter. the president
OF tho Greater Omaha Radio club and as
sistant superintendent Of the district OF
Nebraska Of the American Radio Relay
league. issues an answer to DIR. Frederick
Millener in his attempts to signal Mars by
wireless telegraphyJ
By JOHN GILMORE o'ROURKE
Since the subject of interplanetary
communication has entered the mind
of man, Mars has been the planet
most often referred to.
Mars is vastly different from our
earth. It's diameter is slightly over
one-half that of the earth's, or about
4,200 miles. A body weighing 100
pounds on the earth's surface would
weigh but So pounds on the surface
of Mars. ,s
Mars has very thin atmosphere
and is also very short on water.
The mean distance of Mars from
the sun is approximately l4l 500, 600
miles. Thus it receives less than
one-half the light and heat our earth
receives. In fact, the maximum
temperature on Mars is 80 degrees
below zeIp.
Imagine, if you can, the poor
creatures on Mars sweltering in the
heat of a Marian summer sun with
the thermometer rising to the break
ing point, 80 degrees below zero.
Far From Favorable.
The present opposition of Mars
is far from being the most favorable.
This year Mars never has or never
will approach the earth closer than
54,000,000 miles. This is because
Mars is very near aphelion or its
farthest distance from the sun.
However, in the latter part of Au-
gust, 1924, Mars will approach with
in 100000 miles of the earth. Then
is the time to start the gabfest with
the Martians. '--,-...
True. ether waves will encounter
less resistance in the absolute zero
Of interstellar space, but are the
Martians equipped with set of
senses similar to ours?
But why pick on Mars? Venus is
the earth's twin sister i'll regard to
size and mass. Venus has 4 very
dense atmosphere abundant with
water vapor, substances SO vital to
life similar to ours. Venus ap-
proaches the earth the closest of
any member of the solar system
with the exception of the asteroid
Eros, the moon, and occasionally
comet.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-04-25
Thousands Parade
In New York City in
Overall Apparel

New York, April 24.-Thousands
of New Workers protested against
the high cost of clothing today by
watching an overall parade of hun
dreds. .. s.
The parade turned out to be in
part a demonstration against pro-
hibition.
White elephants in blue denim and
chorus girls in automobiles were
also in the parade. Hoi Pol Loi in
patched up trousers and plain over
alls were in the majority.
Girls in gingham dresses were al
most outnumbered by girls in over
alls. a.....
Members of the Cheese club, who
introduced New York to the overall
mode, were bit disappointed. Lead
ing the parade behind mounted po-
lice they expected thousands of
'ol clo' devotees to swing in behind
them. When the movement failed
to materialize at the start, they
hoped the parade would gather
greater momentum when it reached
the, heart of Broadway.
Thousands went to Columbia Cir
Gle in old clothes for the start of the
parade, but preferred to be specta-
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-04-25
SEARCH
FOR TWO MEN IN
MURDER MYSTERY
Skeleton Found Near Superior
Identified as Grand
Island Youth.

Superior, Neb,, April 24-(Spe-
al.)-Mrs. John Schultz of Grand
Island today identified the skeleton
found in a haystack near here as
that of her son, Robert Schultz, who
disappeared last October.
The body has two bullet holes
in the head and police of this city
and Grand Island are confident that
the young man was murdered. Two
men arrested here on the night
young Schultz disappeared, are be-
ing searched for in an endeavor to
clear up the mystery.
The two men were arrested,
charged with drunkenness at the
time all automobile was buyned. Po-
lice say the burned machine corre-
spends to the machine driven by
Schultz on the night he disappeared.
The two men are alleged to have
been driving the car.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-04-25
RISING FLOOD
DRIVES FAMILY
FROM ITS HOME
EIkhorn River on Rampage
Telephone Linemen Brave
Torrent in Canoe to
Replace Lines.

Stanton, Ncb., April 24.--(Spe-
cial.)-With the Elkhorn at almost
record high-water mark the Ed
Locke family has been compelled
to move out. their house being
partially filled with water. Mr..
Locke has already lost considerable
stock and will lose more in case the
water does not subside, for he is un-
able to get the stock ou. and the
yards are now flooded.
Peck Spence likewise is suffering
considerable loss on account OF the
high water. His feeding yards and
fat cattle are flooded, the water is
three feet deep in his farm buildings
and his house is threatened.
The Country club is mass of wa
ter with the river rising constantly.
Linemen Get Thrills.
Norfolk, Neb. April 24.-(Special
Telegram.) - Nebraska telephone
llnemen, in canoe, crossed the
flood over the Elkhorn river near
Norfolk Friday night and connect
ed the Black Hills country with the
east. after the flood waters had
taken out a pole carrying the main
western lead of the telephone COM
pany's lines. The river at that point
was running like mill stream and
the linemen made four trips across
the stream in their frail craft, con-
Meeting the broken ends of the
wires.
Another heroic incident of the
flood Friday was the trip of Fred
Boche in a heavy skiff with two
men, whom he took to dry land
across the river from a marooned
house near Norfolk. Incidentally
Boche is the Nebraska giant claim
ing to be the biggest man in Ne
braska. His farm near here is inun-
dated.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-04-25
SEEKING MOTHER
WHO ABANDONED
HIM WHEN CHILD
Fairfield Youth Conducts Wide
Search for Former Auburn
Woman Who Disappeared.

Auburn, Neb.. April 24.-(Spe-
cial. al.)-Charles Owen Butler, whose
home is at Fairfield, Neb., has ar
rived here on nationwide search
for his mother. whom he has not
seen since he was 4 years old.
According to his story his
mother, Abby Smith. when 10 years
of age, lived in Auburn. In 1893,
Buffalo Bills Wild West show
made its first visit to Auburn, and
one of the men connected with the
show was Charles David Butler. He
was debonair, sophisticated and a
romantic figure in the eyes Of Abby
Smith.
1t was love at first sight and the
young couple were so infatuated
that with less than a days court
ship on the part of the young
Snowman he won the girl for a
bride They left Auburn that night
with the show, man and wife.
Several years passed and three
children were born to the couple
who had settled at Beaumont, Tex.
One night the mother deserted him
and her children. From that day to
this no trace could be found of her.
Her husband is now an old man
and her son is 10 years old. He
came here to find her father, O. T.
Smith, but discovered that the latter
had been dead man years.
Young Butler wants to find his
mother, not only for sentimental
reasons but also because her sigma
ture is necessary for the quoting Of
title to some valuable property. He
says he will never give up the
search until he has indisputable evil
dence that she is dead.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-04-25

Because of the planets dense
atmosphere, little is known of its
surface structure. Now comes the
questions Venus capable of sup
porting life comparable to ours?
Probably. But water boils on the
surface of Venus. The mean dis
tance of Venus from the sun is o.
100000 miles. N..
Absurd to Believe.
1t is absurd to believe that life
parallel to ours is present on the
planet Mercury. Such metals as tin
would melt on his surface because
of his close proximity to the sun.
Mercury receives on an average over
seven times as much light and heat
as our earth.
OF the conditions existing on the
major planets, Jupiter, Saturn,
Uranus and Neptune, very little is
known. All of these planets except
Jupiter are at all times over 500,-
100000 miles from the earth. The
mean distance of Neptune from the
sun is 2,8OO0OQ000 miles.
To Neptuneians on the surface OF
Neptune, the sun would look to them
as Venus does to us. However, &C
cording to calculations taken from
the observations of Zollner. Neptune
receives light from the sun equal
to 6S7 of our full moons.
Arriving at common code would
be the easiest part of the attempt to
establish communications with other
planets. The big problem is, are we
hearing Martians. Venusians or
eruptions on the surface of the sun.
Apparatus Would Melt.
Why should Marian be
equipped with ears when even on
our own planet, living in physical
conditions the same as ours are
animals possessing senses unknown
to man. For instance the carrier
pigeon and the cat, each endowed
with a sense of location.
If such conditions prevail on the
earth what sort Of senses have crea-
lures inhabiting a sphere whose ply
sical characteristics are entirely diff
ferent from those of the earth?
Surely not sight and hearing and the
sense of taste. ....-.
Radio apparatus on Mercury
would melt before it had chance
Continued on Page Two. Column Two.)
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-04-25
Members of "OutIaW" Switch.
mems Organization for Sec
ond Time in Week, Refuse to
Return to Work at CHICAGO.
SHEA ISSUES WARNING
TO ADJUSTMENT BOARD
vice-President of Brotherhood
of Locomotive Firemen Says
Men Are ''Fed Up on
Promises and Delays"
BY Tho Associated Press.

Chicago, April 24.-The insurgent
rail strike in the Chicago terminal
district today developed into a
finish fight, with the insurgents, ap-
parently determined not to end the
walkout until their demands are
granted. Equally firm, railroad Off
cials continued to ignore the strik-
erS.
The strikers definitely put an end
to attempts of their leaders for a
settlement when they rejected yes
terday, for the second time within a
week, a proposal to return to work.
Steady progress toward effacing
the effects of the walkout, now in
its fourth week, was reported today
by railroad officials throughout the
central and far west. Eighty-three
per cent of the normal switching
crews were reported at work in the
Chicago district and freight traffic
was said to be nearing normal.
Crews at work have been swelled
daily by returning strikers and the
importation of loyal" brotherhood
men from other cities.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-04-25
President Thinks vindicatit
on His Stand by Peop
Will Compel Opponents +
Vote for Treaty.
CAN'T ELECT SENATE
FAVORABLE TO PAC
Only Nations Demands in
Referendum Will Win Pas
sage by Effect on SoIons
Demo Chief Believes.
By ARTHUR SEARS HENNINC
Chicago Tribune Omaha Bee Leased Wire

By ARTHUR SEARS HENNINC
Chicago Tribune Omaha Bee Leased Wire
Washington, April 24.-(Special.
In carrying the league of nation
issue to the people in great sol
emn referendum" at the presidential
election next November Presiden
Wilson is seeking popular verde
of such compelling force as to con
vert 20 or more senator's to supper,
Of the covenant without vital reser
vations.
The president cannot possibly
swing the senate into line for the
treaty without reservations through
the election of senator's committed
to his program. Thirty-four senators
are to be elected next fall. Even
if the president should carry every
one of those seats and win back the
IA holdover democrats who de-
serted him on the last treaty vote
he would have, with the II loyal
holdover democrats, only 90 votes
for. the covenant without change.
four short of the necessary two
thirds.
Can't Win at Elections.
OF course, not even the president
expects or hopes to elect "a SEN
atorS committed to the league with
out reservations or half that num-
Der. His whole referendum pro-
gram, therefore, resolves itself into
project to hold in the senate 2l
loyal administration democrats. win
back q democrats who deserted
him on reservations and gain 20
votes from the opposition through
pressure of public opinion manifest
ed by the election of democratic
president.
May Wan Two Seats.
As matter of fact, the president
will have to congratulate himself
if he is able to elect single senator
committed to the league without
reservations as the successor to 4
senator who has voted against him
on the treaty. There are only two
states in which the administration
leaders really hope to elect senator's
favorable to the covenant without
reservations. They think they can
Continued on Page Two. Column One)
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-04-25
Firemen's Brotherhood Chief
SAYS Men Tired Of Promises

Washington, April 24.-Warning
against further delay in settling the
wage demands of the 100000 rail-
road workers of the country,
Timothy Shea, vice president of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire
men, told the railroad labor board
today that the men were fed up on
promises, and dead, dog-tired of de-
lays"
Mr.. Shea presented the demands
of the firemen and hostlers for a
basic living wage of $3.50 day,
with differentials for skill, respon-
sibility experience and the increase
i'll the cost of living since the de-
mands were first presented last June
When he had urged the striking
railroad men in the east to return to
work, she said, their almost uni
versal justification for strike was
that they and their families were
starving at work and "they might
just as we'll starve not working"
Men Were Patriotic.
Mr.. Shea said the railroad work
ers mad been patient and they had
been patriotic.
I'VE were patriotic" he said,
while the thousands and tens of
thousands of war nillionaires were
being created. We have been patient
while the prohteers have paused in
their orgy of spending ill-gotten
gains only long enough to skyrocket
prices still higher and make mock
cry of our governments promise
that living costs would be reduced.
Gentlemen, the time has come
w-;en our people say they will no
longer be patriotic only to be plum
dered, nor patient only to be pauper-
lied. They have learned by bitter
experience that their landlords are
not patriotic and that their grocers
are not patient They are fed up
on promises, and they are dead, dog
tired of delays"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-04-25
Speculation Makes Captain
Kidd and Associates Look
Like Sunday School Chill
dren, Sen. Capper Declares.
AYERS CORNER FORMED
UNDER EYES OF OFFICERS
Urges Embargo on Exports Un-
til American Needs Are Sup
pIied-WaII Street Being
Watered by Tears of "Poor." "

Chicago Tribune Omaha Bee Leased Wire
Washington, April 24.-The pres
ent speculation in sugar is piracy
so colossal and criminal that Cap
tain Kidd and all the other famed
pirates become Sunday school chill
dren by comparison" Senator Cap
per of Kansas declared in the SEN
ate today in speech on prohteer-
ing.
The senator said conservative
dealers were predicting sugar would
go to SO cents a pound Quoting
from a current news report to the
effect that 1000, 1000, ,000- pounds of
sugar have recently been sent to
Europe, he urged an embargo on
sugar until the needs of America
have been met.
AT this moment the most brazen
challenge the government has had
comes from the gamblers in sugar"
he said. "We are told reflneries
are unable to provide for the enor-
nous new stocks of sugar, but a
corner in sugar has evidently been
former right under the eyes OF the
Department of Justice. AS con-
sequence, no such wild scramble
FOR sugar shares ever was known.
Cuhaft-American shares rose 40
points iff one day; Punta Allegero
rose II points. All sugar shares
and sugar refining stocks have
doomed because of the spread be-
tween raw and refined.
Will Hear From People.
This government is soon to hear.
from the people regarding sugar
prohteering. The canning season is
on. For years the sugar interests
regularly robbed American house
wives in the canning season. But the
sugar trust is allowed to prey on the
health and welfare of the nation
every year, that it may enrich itself
with profits in the hundreds Of mil
Ions. The people are helpless. 1t is
piracy so collosal and criminal that
Captain Kidd and all the famed
pirates become Sunday school charc-
tcrs by comparison. How long will
the government stand for it?
:.Sugar spectators blandly pre-
diet that sugar will go to 80 cents
at retail when the canning season
opens. Conservative wholesalers say
it will reach or exceed 50 cents a
pound. A billion pounds have re-
Gently been sent from here to Great
Britain, says thecurrent news report.
This government owes to itself and
the people to declare an embargo on
sugar and seize every stock in the
(Contnued on Page Six, Column Five.)
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-04-25
BUSINESSES men
AT LINCOLN Get
BARRoWS' STAND
Lieutenant Governor Explains
Position in Sandwich Par
.don-Body Ajourns
Without Action.

Lincoln, April "a. - Especially y
Action of Acting Governor Barrows
in granting pardon to Ray Sandlo-
vich, l9 years old, convicted Of re-
ceivlng stolen property, caused the
Commercial club of Lincoln to call
a meeting at noon today in which
the acting governor was requested
to be present and explain why the
pardon was granted. After a dis
cussion of the pardon the club ad-
journed without taking action.
Mr.. Barrows in explaining his
action said that the prosecuting
attorney at the time of the trial.
Frank Peterson, had made the rec
Frank Peterson, had made the
recommendation for. pardon on the
grounds that Ray had given valu-
able evidence against the leaders OF
the gang and had been promised
that if he did so the county attor-
ney would recommend to the dis
trict judge fine instead of a Jail
sentence. The judge refused to fol-
low the recommendation and the
lieutenant governor said Mr.. Peter
son asked that a pardon be granted
if there was no other way to give
Sandwich his freedom in fullfilment
of the state pledges.
Draws Others.
County Attorney Matson, now
serving, and the district judge, who
sentenced Sandlovitch, both agreed
not to oppose the pardon, Mr.. Bar
rows said. He also showed that
H. H. Antics, secretary of the De-
partment of Public Welfare, had
made an investigation and reported
that during the time Sandlovitch
had been out, pending court pro-
cedings, a period of nearly two
years, he had conducted himself as
a good citizen and showed every
sign of trying to rehabilitate him
self and live right.
Mayor Miller of Lincoln, one of
the leaders i'll opposition to the par
don, said that he had been told by
competent authorities that the only
place for professional automobile
thieves was in the penitentiary as
there was no other remedy. He said
that if the case was in court and the
club members were the jury he
would be willing to leave the case
without further argument. The
mayor said that it had been shown
that brothers of Ray were implicated
in the larceny of automobiles and
that he did not consider the youth
blameless.
Harry Reese, attorney of Lincoln,
said that he believed that Lieutenant
Governor Barrows should be conf
mended for his action. He said he
was very familiar with the case and
that Sandlovich had every reason to
believe that when the county attor-
new promised to appear before the
Judge and recommend fine that the
judge would so act. This proceed
ure, he said, was followed almost
unanimously in federal and district
courts when evidence was needed
to convict. He said that the people
of the state ought to be proud of
the fact that they had a lieutenant
governor who had the nerve to do as
he thought right, knowing that it
would perhaps hurt him politically,
and the people of Lincoln ought to
commend him rather than censure
him.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-04-25
Associate Justice
OF California Court
Drowned in Bath Tub

Oakland, Cal. April 24.-Associate
Justice Henry A. Melvin OF the state
supreme court was found drowned
in bathtub at a hospital here Satur-
day His physician indicated that
Justice Melvin, while delirious from
a fever, filled the tub with water
and died while bathing. He had been
i'll several months.
Judge Melvin's physician an
nounced his patient had gone into
the bathroom and locked the door,
after he had promised his nurse to
leave the door unlocked.
He had been suffering from a
brain arrangement and had been
taken to the hospital after he had
undertaken to jump from a window
of his apartment two weeks ago.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-04-25
Reds and French Agree On
Prisoners Repatriation

Paris, April 24.-(French Wire
less Service.)-Under the agreement
relative to the exchange Of Russian
and French prisoners, which has
been signed at Copenhagen by M.
Litvinoff and the French representa-
tive, l25 French women and chill
dren are to. be sent Immediately to
the Finnish frontier by soviet au-
thorities. They will be released in
exchange for the 5000 Russian SOL
diers who have recently been landed
at Odessa by order OF the French
government.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-04-25
Eight Regiments Guard
Butte Mines From !. w. W.

Butte, Mont, April 24.-Eight
companies of federal troops are here
today in connection with the strike
or the Metal Mine Workers Union,
No. 500. |. w. W., which began Mon
day. More men reported for work
at the mines and small tonnage of
ore was hoisted.
One company of troops arrived
after midnight and took quarters
with seven other companies, Cover
nor Samuel V. Stewart arrived TO
confer with city and county officials.
Police said there were many de-
partures from the city of many mem
bers OF the |. w. W., including some
OF the leaders in the recent trouble.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-04-25
Johnson's Campaign in
New Jersey Cost $1O.747

Trenton, N. J., April Ex-senator
Hiram Johnson's campaign in New
Jersey has cost $l0,747, according
to a pre-primary campaign state
ment filed with the secretary of state
today. Irving X. Taylor of New
York contributed $4,000 and Angus
McSween, Johnson's eastern cam
paign manager, $S,747. 20. All of the
money was expended. The primary
is next Tuesday.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-04-25
Turkish Commandant Says
He Has Quit NationaIiSts

Constantinople, April 24.-(By
The Associated Press.)-Col. Jafar
Tayar. Turkish commandant at Ad-
rianople, who last week called upon
all Moslems to unite in an effort to
free the sultan from allied in
fluence," appeared here today and
announced he supported Damad
Ferid Pasha, grand vizier, and has
abandoned the Turkish nationalists.
He was accompanied from Adrian
ople to this city by three French Of
hcers. .,
All regular army officers have
been ordered to report for service
within three days under penalty Of
court martial.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-04-25
Negro Soldiers Get
Sentences Of Death
COMMITTED By Wilson

Camp Grant, ILL.,, April 24.-Eight
Camp Grant negro soldiers, con-
victed of criminal assault upon Miss
Louise Schneider, a young white
woman, at the camp in May, 1918,
were last night transferred to the
federal penitentiary at Atlanta, Ga,
to serve life sentences.
The majority of the men, it is
understood, were given the death
penalty by the general court martial
which tried them. The sentence was
commuted by President Wilson.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-04-25
Rodman Sent to Capital
On Navy Selection Board

Los Angeles, Cal, April 24.-Ad-
miral Hugh Rodman, commanding
the Pacific fleet, today received or
ders to proceed to Washington to
serve on a navy selection board.
which will consider the promotions
of a number of officers. He will
leave Tuesday.
Rear Admiral Williams, stationed
at San Francisco. will have COM
mand of the Pacific feet while Ad-
miral Rodman is at Washington.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-04-25
New York Railroads Lift
EmbaruoeS to the West

New York, April 24.--The New
York Central railroad today an
nounced that the embargo on west
bound freight, in effect since the un-
authorized strike of railroad work
ers began, had been raised. releasing
for westward movement large guam
titles of merchandise held here for
western purchasers.