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Omaha daily bee., 1920-05-24
Fearing Raid on Hospital. by
Confederates, Officials Or
der Harry Kelley to Prison
Pal May Live.

Fearing that his confederates
might raid the Atchison hospital in
an attempt to assist Harry Kelley,
one of the bandits who was wound
ed following the robbery Friday of
the Howe State bank, to escape, the
sheriff of Nemaha county, Ne
braska, has been ordered to take
Kelley to the Nebraska penitentiary.
In charge of armed guards, Kelley,
suffering from bullet wounds in his
neck and lung. will be taken on a
stretcher to the state PRISON this
morning.
Ed Ingram, the other wounded
bandit, whom physicians said could
not live more than a few hours, still
was making game fight for life
last night. Ingram is wounded in
the abdomen. Hospital physicians
marvelled at the remarkable spirit
or endurance displayed by the ban
dit. He might live, but an ordinary
man would have been dead long
time ago." one of the Atchison ply
sieians said last night.
That the trio of bandits have been
involved in postoffice robberies was
indicated yesterday when a further
search of their personal effects re-
vealed postage stamps valued at
more than 500.
Police officers in Kansas City and
St. Louis have taken up the
search for the escaped bandit who
eluded posses by fleeing to the hills
near the village of Bean Lake, Mo.
Officers expect that the escaped BAN
dit will go to Kansas City or St.
,ouis to seek the protection of con-
federates. He is thought to have
escaped with about $500 in cash, as
that amount was missing when Off
GERS captured his pals.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-05-24
Pep" Supreme in Omaha
Drive for Western Trade
Congo Polo" Popular Diversion in Car Carrying
Jazz Band, While Liz O. Game Entertains
"Trippers' Awaiting First Stop on Excursion.

him a lease on a ground floor berth.
lie insisted upper berth specifica-
tions were made before he began
travelling.
That Lii O. Game.
Something mysterious was start
ed in compartment in the second
car of the train, behind locked doors
Curious members of the party could
hear a subdued murnur within,
punctuated at intervals by clicking
noise and a request by someone to
feed kitty" w. A. Ellis, assistant
commissioner OF the Chamber of
Commerce, who had charge of ar
ranging the trip, said there was
nothing serious WITHIN, and that 1t
would continue until the party gets
back, next Sunday.
]. David Larson, commissioner of
the Chamber of Commerce, was
elected train commander. The Bur-
lington railroad was represented by
Bill Babeock, genial conductor on
every Omaha trade trip in the past
25 years.
81 Stops for Today.
The first stop scheduled will be at
Imperial. Neb., this morning. The
train arrives at 6 a. m, and stays two
hours. There will be 2l stops in all
during the day, the last at Holdrege,
where the train will remain for the
night.
H. w. Vickerson, also veteran of
trade excursions, has charge of the
culinary department, consisting Of
two dining cars. He promised to
make every meal different during the
entire trip. More than ton and a
half of provender was stored in his
cars, and included chicken, beef,
pork, fresh and cured, fish, mutton,
vegetables of all kinds, and fresh
fruit. Additions for the tables will
be bought en- route.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-05-24

With the "Bemis Bag" siren
shrilling its shrillest, and with a
business mans head sticking out of
every window, the l0-car special
train bearing the Omaha trade ex-
cursion pulled out of the Burling-
ton depot at 7:30 last night, on a
six-day reciprocity trip to south
western Nebraska. northeastern
Colorado and southeastern Wyom-
ing.
More than 100 Omaha boosters
made up the party that will carry
the eity's message to the towns to
be visited. Each wore the conven-
tional white hat, with red, yellow
and green band. and carried the Ak
Sar-Ben umbrellas that have become
an institution on Omaha trade trips.
Everyone was cheering when the
train left the yards.
Plenty Of Jazz.
Dan Desdune's jazz band accom-
panied the party, to supply the har-
mony for the Omaha songs to be
sung at every stop. And the train
hadn't gotten we'll under way until
instruments were discarded for a
general session of Congo polo"
That, however, was scheduled to
break up shortly, for Bob" Manley
had parked yard and a half OF
very lively bull snake in trombone
players horn, and it was expected
to get into action early. The snake
had been captured during an auto
drive in the Dodge road earlier in
the day.
All of the horseplay wasn't con-
flied to the band car, either. Joe"
Kelly, one of the NJ. E. Smith repre-
was selected by his fellow
boosters to sleep on the upper deck
of one of the compartments. That
news was communicated to him just
as the train left and he was offering
a bonus to the one who could get
Omaha daily bee., 1920-05-24
Your Dog Has Fleas, Is Sample No. | Of Choice
Bits Of Information Dished Up at Sunday Service

"Your dog has Aeas,' Mrs. Ella
Gardiner. self-styled spiritual me-
mium, told startled woman at the
spiritualist meeting Sunday night
The audience of about 100 persons
that had crowded into the little hall
at Twenty-fourth and Cunning street
leaned forward that they might learn
more about "the dog with yellow
spots" that hovered over the me-
dium.
The churches Of Omaha are afraid
that spiritualism is growing too
strong, the husband Of the medium
announced. He told of accusations
that the mediums were moved by
evil spirits and of efforts TO turn
people away from spiritualism.
Many Questions Asked.
A pale young man with glasses
learned that he had been studying .
Omaha daily bee., 1920-05-24

Ossining, N. Y, May 25.-"How
I came to marry seven wives and
land in prison" is the first adventure
in prose of c. c. Wilson, bigamist
who has taken TO the pen to hasten
dull hours in the hospital at Sing
Sing prison. In prison he is known
as the champ vamp." His essay
followsx
They say that a good wife is a
rare jewel. / have been a collector
of jewels. That is why ! am now
in Sing Sing.
"Some curious persons size me up
critically and ask, How did you do
i.?' More considerate people ask,
why did you do itH
Easy to Get EN-.
'It is not difficult to answer the
first question. Winning a wife is
about the easiest thing / ever at
tempted.
well, some kill the man. some
Omaha daily bee., 1920-05-24
SISTER OF RICH
RECLUSE HUNTS
FOR MONEY BELT
Mrs. Harriet E. Wolfe Pushes
Investigation Into Disappear
ance of Brothers Bank"

Investigation is being made into
the disappearance of the buckskin
money belt said to have been worn
by Albert J, Seaman, wealthy re-
cluse. who died some time ago at
St. GATHERINGS hospital from the
effects of blood poisoning, accord
ing to Mrs. Harriet E. Wolf, sister
of Seaman, who is assisting in set
tling her brothers estate.
Several times my brother wrote
me that he wore a money belt in
which he carried valuable papers and
considerable ready money with
which to buy tax titles" said Mrs.
Wolf, "and / have been informed by
several acquaintance of my brother
OF the fact of his wearing a belt,
but | have been unable to locate It.
Il made inquiries at the hospitaI
and was told that he had no such
belt when taken there. We have in
vestigated the value of large num-
Der of shares of mining stocks in
properties located in Colorado and
Nevada, representing several thou
sand dollars. which have proved
worthless. We were informed that
some of the stocks were issued on
undeveloped mining prospects.
MY brother owned considerable
real estate in Omaha. upon which
there is many thousand dollars .of
assessment taxes due for paving,
sidewalks and sewers, which will be
paid up, and we have found that he
owned 40-acre farm in northern
Kansas"
Mrs. Wolfe said she had been ap-
pointed administrative of the estate
il conjunction with T. H. Weinrich
and that settlement was progressing
slowly.
Il expect to make my future home
in Omaha said Mrs. Wolfe, "and
hope to build home on some of
the property left by nv brother"
Omaha daily bee., 1920-05-24
"CIass Consciousness" Is
InStiIIed Into Freshmen

Boston, May %. = "Class con-
sciousness' will be vigorously in
stilfed into next years freshmen at
the College of Business Administra-
ton of Boston university with the
adoption of set of rules by the
class distinction committee.
Besides being compelled to wear
a small green button in the lapel of
their coats. the freshmen are obliged
to leave off all evidence of prepara-
tory school connections, wear no B.
U. insignia. refrain from smoking in
or about the building, use the back
door for the first month of the year.
wear no bow ties, attend all meet
ings of their class, keep the fresh
man guide with them, have no words
with goods within the building. They
must not loiter about the front door.
and must use at all times proper
respect toward the faculty. waiting.
when in a professors office, until
spoken TO.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-05-24
WOMAN BURNS TO WOUNDED BANDIT
death IN KITCHEN WILL Be TAKEN TO
AS GAS EXPLODES STATE pen TODAY
Mrs. Elsie Rasmussen, Near
Council Bluffs, Cremated in
Home-Didn't Know
Stove Was Lighted.

Mrs. Elsie Rasmussen did not
know that one of the burners of the
gasoline stove in her kitchen was
lighted when she started to fiji the
stove with fresh supply of gasoline
at 10 O'Clock Sunday morning. The
can of gasoline in her hands ex-
pioded and the women was en-
veloped in flames.
Attracted by screams, her husband
who was at work in the barn. rushed
into the house. He wrapped the wo-
man in blankets but 20 late to save
her life. She died a few minutes
later. Her outer garments were
badly burned.
The Rasmussens have lived on
their farm in Garner township, FIVE
miles from Council Bluffs, for the
last 20 years. Mrs. Rasmussen, who
WIS A years old, is survived by her
husband, Jens; son, Samuel, who
lives in Idaho; brother and sister
who live on a farm near Council
Bluffs, two brothers and three sisters
in Denmark.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-05-24
Asks Receiver Be Named
For Allen Motor Company

Columbus, O.. May 23.-Alleging
lis claim of $7.403 for materials fur
nished the Allen Motor company
here is due and unpaid, Judge Os-
car w. Newman, representing the
Connecticut Telephone and Electric
company, Meriden. Conn. made ap-
2lication in United States district
court for receiver for the automo-
bile concern.
The petition declares that the as
sets of the Allen company (Which
the Allen company alleges are in ex-
cess of its liabilities) consist largely
OF finished motor cars or cars in the
process of manufacture. The .Aliea
company. admitting the truth of the
petition. has consented to the ap-
pointment Of receiver.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-05-24
Shoots at Ground to
Scare Wife, But Bullet
Punctures Right Leg

Chicago Tribune Omaha Bee Leased Wire
Chicago, May 23.-Police, res
ponding to an alarm that man had
been shot, found Edward Sykes, Sc
years old, with a hand clasped
tightly to his right leg. A revolver
lay at his feet.
whats the matter::" he was
asked.
Il shot myself he said.
What for?"
Il aimed at the ground and
missed"
But why shoot at the ground?"
''I quarreled with my wife and
went out and shot at the ground
to make her think ! had shot my
self. missed the ground and hit
my leg"
Sykes was taken to a hospital.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-05-24
Save AMERICA
FIRST, WOODCOCk
URGES IN SPEECH
Kentucky Bishop Advocates
EvangeIization at Home,
Then Save Rest of World
. Conference Closed.

Putting pep into the spreading of
Christian ideals and Christian doc
trines was the theme of the two
speakers at the Episcopal mass
meeting held at the Brandeis thea
Ter yesterday afternoon.
The desired result will be ac-
complished only by bringing Christ
out of the infinite and taking Him
and His teachings into the midst
of the Goth century economic and
political struggle, they declared.
The church has even a greater
mission than the saving Of individual
selves and souls" asserted Rev. T.
N. Morrison, bishop of Iowa. who
spoke on Christ for the World"
"We have emphasized Jesus as the
personal savior too much and too
much neglected His message as the
Messiah. His teachings on life here
and now and His declarations on
ideal relations between man and
man.
Christians Must Do More.
I'VE are now witnessing the
passage of the age of individualism.
The gospel of Christianity carries
real message for the new order of
things that man is building. 1t is
for Christians to spread that mes
sage"
Christians will fail to give the
message wide circulation, unless
they do more than they have been
doing, said Bishop Charles E Wood
cock of Kentucky, in his address on
The World for Christ"
Convert America first, before ex-
tending too much effort to other
fields" was his advice. "The annual
chewing gum bill of the United
States amounts to more than all the
money given for home and foreign
missions" he mentioned.
He said church statistics showed
38, 100000 Americans under the age
of Is who are not> connected with
Continued on Page Two. Column Two.)
Omaha daily bee., 1920-05-24
Deposed President Left in
Ignorance Of True Condi-
tions, Due to Failure of Gen.
eral to Obey Instructions.
NAV0A ADVISED AGAINST
ESCAPE BY HUASTECA
General Herrera, Said to Be
Slayer, Formerly One of
PeIaez Followers in Tampico
Order Issued for Arrest.
New York Tmes-Chicago Tribune Cable,
Copyright, 1920.

Copyright, 1920.
Mexico City, Mex, May 23.-The
latest information received places
the number of dead. at eight, two
more having been added to the list.
No positive information as to the
names of the dead has been received
except Carranza and General Pas
quale Moralez Molina.
One of Carranza's followers who
returned this morning from the
mountains says that on the 10th Car
rama, accompanied by Luis Cabrera,
Manuel Berlanga, Pauline Fontes,
head OF the railways, of Bonilla's
staff, stopped at the town of Ouau-
tempani in the state of Puebla, ac-
companied by an escort of 80 SOL
diers and 20 officers, all we'll armed
and mounted.
During his stay in the town Car
rama, in spite of the protest of other
members of the party, ordered the
students of the military party, who
had accompanied him, to return to
Mexico City. This group of stu
dents were the only organized es-
cort left as the presidential guards
had disappeared. During the same
day the members of the party, in
view of the fact that large numbers
of the forces of General Mariel re-
naming loyal to Carranza were To-
Gated at Nexaca, decided to join
them. General Murguia also expect
ed that General Porfiro Gonzalez,
who fought under the orders of Muir
guia, would also join the group, hot
knowing that Gonzalez had Joined
the revolution.
Disobedience Main Cause.
One of the principal causes of the
tragedy was the diobedience Of or
ders of the general operating under
General Navoa, who, hearing that
the cadets were returning to Mexi-
co City. sent the general to meet
them on the road to give an exact
account of conditions so that Car
rama would know what had hap.
CONTINUED on Page Two. Column FIve.)
Omaha daily bee., 1920-05-24
Departmental Appropriation
Measure Repassed Without
Provisions to Regulate Pub
licity Operations.
NEWSPAPERS DELUGED
WITH REAMS OF MATTER
Booster Stuff Mailed Out at
: Government Expense Daily
To Thousands-Many Re-
ceive One to 10 Duplicates.
BY ARTHUR SEARS HENNING.
Chicago Tribune -Omaha Bee Leased Wire.

Washington, May %. - Congress
has released the departmental ap-
preparation bill without the pro-
vision of subiecting executive pub
hcity operations to congressional
regulation, which caused President
Wilson to veto the measure, and the
orgy of press agenting the admins
tration at public expense continues
unahated.
Newspaper bureaus are deluged
daily with reams of printed and type
written matter exploiting and ire
quently misrepresenting depart
mental activities and glorifying the
alleged achievements of administra-
ton officials in the manner best
suited to provote democratic cam
paign purposes The same matter is
mailed at government expense daily
to thousands of people whose names
are on the departmental mailing
lists, many of whom testify TO re-
ceiving anywhere from one to 10
copies of the same document. all
separately addressed.
While congress is considering
measures for conserving print paper,
of the shortage and high price of
which publishers are complaining,
the administration is wasting paper
by the ton on propaganda period
icals and mimeographed publicity,
rs per cent OF which is consigned to
the waste basket as soon as re>
ceived.
Many Good Applications.
OF course it would be unfair to
brand all administration publica-
tons as either valueless or per-
nicious. Many of them, issued reg
ularly by various bureaus under
previous administrations, as we'll as
this one, are informative and many
of the nimeographed statements
are of aid in furnishing verbatim
texts of official orders and statis-
tical details.
The propaganda literature and
press agent mimeographing have
been developed under the Wilson
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Omaha daily bee., 1920-05-24

long time and would now reap his
reward by getting a good position
in another city.
When the time came for questions
the medium was asked about busi-
ness affairs, love affairs, accidents
and deaths. The medium was kind
and all questions were favorably an
swered. Business deals were all
coming out all right; lost brothers
still were alive.
"In Better Land"
The first bobble in the program
came when a woman the medium
had a message for couldn't remem-
Der what relative of hers was called
Mary. Finally she recollected that a
sister-in-law named Martha was
called Mary at times. She was told
that Martha was behind her. saying
I'VE are not dead, but living in a bet
ter land
Omaha daily bee., 1920-05-24
LARGE BODIES OF
CAVALRY PLACED
AROUND DUBLIN
City Practically Encircled by
British Troops-Several More
= Buildings Destroyed.
New York Times Chicago Tribune Gable,
Copyright. 1890.

New York Times-Chicago Tribune Gable,
Copyright. 1899.
Dublin, May 23.-Large bodies of
cavalry have taken up strategic posi-
tions around Dublin during the last
few days and the city is now prac-
ticaily encircled. . At night ali the
main roads are traversed by mount
ed patrols, accompanied by motor
iorries containing police and infan-
try. Incendiarism on a large scale
has-been carried out by raiders at
Gin, County Limerick: the court
mouse, club house building and Hi
bernian hall, all being destroyed.
1T is stated that several hundred
men invaded the town and having
cut the telephone wires, they locked
up Mrs. Regan, the court house
keeper, and her children, who were
removed with their goods to another
dwelling. The raiders then set fire
to the court house and other build
ings.
Persons approaching the town
were held up on the outskirts and
ordered back. The Glanmire police
barracks. situated a few miles from
Cork City, were burned SATURDAY
night. One OF the men who burned
the Ballybrach police barracks was
terribly burned and died in Dublin
hospital. Fifty armed and disguised
men raided stores of the Anglo
American company and Spell Motor
Spirits company at Athlone and car
ried away in motor cars over 500
pounds worth of petrol in tins.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-05-24
President Assumes Task Of
Arbitrating Question Of
Boundaries on Armenia at
Request of Allied Premiers.
REFUSES TO COMMIT
SELF ON MANDATE OFFER
Problem Considered One OF
Most Involved and Danger
Gus Situations in World
Enforcement Difficult.
BY EDWIN L. JAMES.
New York Times-ChicaEo Tribune Car
Copyright. 1920.

Paris. May 23.-President Wilson
has assumed the task of arbitration
of the boundaries of Armenia.
Ambassador Wallace notified the
committee Of ambassadors yesterday
that the president had accepted this
difficult and delicate undertaking in
response to the request of the allied
premiers made at the San Reno
conference. Their request was con-
tanned in a note officially offering the
Armenian mandate to America and
asking that Wilson at least settle
The mooted question of the northern
and western frontiers of the newly
created state.
1t is understood that the presi-
dent has not committed himself on
the mandate fer, his arbitration OF
the boundares leaving that matter
still open.
Recognizes Free State.
Under the terms of the Turkish
treaty Turkey recognizes Armenia
as free and independent state and
agrees to accept arbitration of the
president of the United States with
regard to frontier between Turkey
and Armenia in the provinces of
Erzeroum, Trebizond, Van and
Bitlis and access of Armenia to the
sea. The boundaries of Armenia
and the republic of Georgia and
Azerbaidjan are to be settled by di-
rect agreement.
In agreeing to accept the role of
settling the Armenian boundaries,
President Wilson takes a hand in
what is one of the most involved
and dangerous situations in the
world. There is no problem existing
Continued on Page Two. Column Thfee)
Omaha daily bee., 1920-05-24
GERMANS BOOST
PRICES TO ALL
u. S. TOURISTS
Hotels and Restaurants in Most
Cities Double or Treble
Bills of Americans.
By PARKE BROWN.
New York Times Chicago Tribune Cable.
Copyright, 1890.

Copyright. 1890.
Berlin, May 25.-Americans now
in Berlin have urged the Tribune to
publish a word OF warning to their
countrymen who may be contem-
plating a visit in Germany this sum-
mcr and fall.
$50 much has been said in the
United States of the cheapness OF
everything in Germany" said one Of
the visitors from Paris, that some
thing should be said how conditions
have changed. In the first place. an
American is charged twice or three
tires the amount shown on the hotel
bill in most cities of Germany, and
even the restaurants in some smaller
towns add 200 per cent to the
amount of the check. The stores i'll
Berlin and other cities foE,.months
have been similarly raising prices 70
foreigners without much protest, be-
cause of the rates of exchange.
But that was when one could
buy 100 marks for dollar, and he
is now lucky if he can get 40. The
result is that extremely few things
are cheap in Germany for an Ameri-
can.
"And if, in spite of these condi-
<ons, man does buy a few souve-
Mrs and tries to take them out of
the country. they are taken from
him at The frontier, unless he can
specify each article and include It
il long lists covering nearly every
thing. In other words, the average
American is mad all the time he is
in Germany"
Steamer ard railroad fares, which
were doubled last winter, again will
be doubled in October