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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-09-03
Pershing May Go to
Brazil as Proxy Of
Wilson to Repay Visit
Chicago Tribune Omaha Bee Leased Wire.

Chicago Tribune Omaha Bee Leased Wire.
Washington, Sept. 2.-While it
was said at the State department to-
day that the decision had not been
taken, it is understood that Gen.
John, ]. Pershing will be invited to
visit Brazil at the close of this year
as the, personal. representative of
President Wilson to return the visit
to the United States last year OF the
then President-Elect Peshoa.
General Pershing is said to have
indicated his willingness to make the
visit. If he goes he will be accom-
panied by a considerable escort. The
question of General Pershing's S
resignation is also understood to
have been considered in connection
with his projected visit to Brazil. it
being understood that some authori-
ties would prefer to have him defer
rendering his resignation until after
his return to the United States.
General Pershing is now in Chey-
enne, Wyo., visiting his father-in-
law. Senator Warren. He is ex-
pected to return to Washington
about September 10.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-09-03
U. S. Department OF Justice
Orders Prosecutions as Start
Of Move to Settle All Con-
troverSieS Over Contracts.
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS
INVOLVED IN CASES
Plan to Pursue Investigation
Into Records of Firms and
lndividuaIs-Expect to Find
"HoneSt Mistakes"

Washington, Sept. 2.-Prosecu,ion
Of 324 contractors, marking the be-
ginning of move by the govern
ment to clean up its war contract
controversies, has been ordered by
the Department OF Justice. The pro-
ceedings will include criminal and
civil action and involve millions of
dollars" department officials said to-
day.
Practically all OF the cases enl-
braced by the prosecution order were
turned over by the war department,
but there were indications that SINH
liar cases would be received from
other departments. The shipping
board is understood to be planning
to request criminal prosecution ii
half dozen cases.
Contracts on which action will be
pressed were said to involve amounts
ranging from a few thousands 10
a few millions" They include agree
mcnts for the furnishing of supplies
of many commodities, construction
of camps, cantonments and ware
houses and other facilities for the
training of the army. =,
Recheeking Data.
Preparatory to instituting legal
proceedings in most cases, the gov
ernment has started rechecking
of iIs data and figures. planning to
pursue the investigation into the rec
ords of the firms and individuals
whose contracts are questioned. This
work will require several months.
Officials expressed belief that all
though the War Department had
failed to reach an agreement, many
controversies would be settled out
of court. The War Department
abolished its fraud and graft investi-'
eating sections some months ago
and it's facilities for making neees-
sary inquiries in most cases were
limited. .--.
Expect Honest Mistakes
4 With rcspectsfo score or more
Of the contract settlements in dis
pute, there was the belief that hon
est mistakes" had been made by the
contractor or sut-contractor and
that an investigation of records
would produce grounds on which
adjustment could easily be made. 1t
was said that in other cases, how
ever, plain fraud and conspiracy"
had been proved so clearly that no
other course was open except direct
action looking to indictment.
Robert T. Scott, assistant to the
attorney general, said it would be
the policy of the government not
to deal leniently with the fraud cases.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-09-03
Governor Expresses
Admiration Of Home
Life Of Sen. Harding

Lincoln, Neb.. Sept. 2.-(SpeciaD
Governor McKelvie, back from
Marion, O., where he was one Of
the l6 governors who visited Sena-
tor Warren G. Harding last Tues
day, issued statement today ex-
pressing his admiration for the re-
publican presidential candidate.
Governor McKclvie said that he
was particularly impressed with the
suifpretentious atmosphere surround
ing the Harding home. There are
hundreds of homes in Nebraska,
Governor McKelvie said, more Ella
borate than the Harding mansion. in
Marion.
There is no effort at display or
exaggeration about the Harding
headquarters" said Governor Nc
kelvie. 1T is all so quiet and un-
pretentious that one can scarcely
realize that a national campaign is on
and here is the central feature. We
were received amiably by Mrs. Hard
irg; we partook of a buffet lunch
con and we came away realizing
that the voter this year has an op-
portunity to place in the white house
a. real American"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-09-03
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Enormous sacrifiss '~>Sa /,
Omaha Job. \ : tail
ers Who ~ at High
Prices BeH.S,s lie Decline.
MONEY STRlNGENCY
FORCING QUICK SALES
Quotations Here Lowest in
Country and Less in Propor'
tion-Large Purchases Of
Product Proving Expensive.

At least $1,0OO,O0O has been lost
by Omaha jobbcrs and retail dealers
as a result of the recent decline in
sugar prices, according to men in
close touch with the market here.
These enormous losses are due to
the existing money stringency,
which is forcing jobbers to sell at
the present level which they pur-
chased several months ago at high
prices, these men say.
According to Louis Sommer OF
the Table Supply company, sugar is
wholesaling at a much lower price
here than i'll any other part of the
country. 1t is wholesaling here
from SIS to $l6.25 per 100 pounds,
while the lowest quotation at any
other place in the country is $40 a
hundred, the present Chicago quota
ton, he says.
More Disastrous Here.
When the sugar market weak
ened i'll New York a short time ago
the market became panicky i'll all
parts of the country, but the drop
was more disastrous in Omaha
than elsewhere" explained Mr.. SOM
mcr. Large jobbers were caught
here because they had bought large
shipments at high prices to prevent
the famine which occurred during
the canning season last year.
Retail dealers ordered other mer-
chandise only from jobbers who had
sugar, hence jobbers were deter
mined to have supply on hand this
year. They are now losing from 50
to $1l per 100 pounds. Retailers
who contracted for sugar from job
bers at prevailing prices last spring
are also losing money. Some of them
will lose as high as $4,000"
Supply Hero Normal.
Jobbers also are losing large sums
on large quantities of Java sugar
purchased before the price decline.
according to Mr.. Sommer. Java
sugar is soft and inclined to be wa
rery, but woufd have sold easily had
conditions been as they were a year
ago, Mr.. Sommer says.
This Java sugar was bought by
jobbers at about $3.50 per 100
pounds here, !" declared Mr.. Som
mer. ITO now dispose of it, it is
necessary to ship it to rehneries in
California at cost of $500 per 100
pounds. 1t must be>rehned there at
a cost of $l60 a bag and, allowing
for shrinkage in the process of re-
fining of Is per cent, the Java sugar
is costing jobbers about $50 bag"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-09-03
Sugar Bowl Riot Causes
Injury at Ellis Island

New York, Sept. IA sugar
oowr riot broke out among the
1.750 immigrants in the Ellis Island
dining room today when for the first
time since the war sugar, substituted
for molasses to sweeten coffee. was
put on the tables. Several aliens
were removed to hospitals, one with
three fractured ribs.
Some of the hundreds had not
seen sugar since the first months of
the war. They Immediately began
to delve with their fingers into the
sweet stuff.
General attacks were launched at
a few who tried to pocket the bowls.
Before the riot ended all guards.
walters and kitchen employees had
to be rushed to the scene.
Individual sugar packages will be
distributed hereafter at meals. it was
announced later.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-09-03
Lord Mayor Of Cork
Is Reported to Be
Sinking Rapidly

London. Sept 2.-Lord Mayor
Terence .MacSwiney OF Cork was re-
ported to be very niue, weaker this
morning, but despite his rapid fail.
ing. still was bright.
A sudden weakness developed durA
ing the night, but this was some.
what offset by two hours of htful
sleep.
Mayor MacSwiney's brother re-
manned with him i'll Brixton iail all
night, This morning the brother
stated the mayor was SO weak he
even had to be assisted to drink a
glass of water. The mayor was still
worse this evening. His sister, upon
leaving the prison shortly before 8
O'Clock tonight, said that for the
first time he was unable to speak to
her
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-09-03
MINIATURE RIOT
IN BELFAST AS
CROWD FIRED ON
Shippers Fire on Assemblage
Near CrumIin Road Jail,
\ Fatally Injuring One
t Man.

Belfast, Sept. 2.-Snipers fired in
to a dense crowd shortly before II
o'clock last night near the Crumlin
road Jail, and for time panic reign
cd in that section of the city. One
civilian was fatally injured by a
sniper's bullet.
During a small riot in Dover stree
During small riot in Dover
street, where hostile crowds gath
cred during the late evening, one
man was seriously wounded.
During yesterday several persons
were injured by snipers in the north
ern part of the city.
Many dwellings and stores were
looted during the day.
London, Sept. "A Sim Fein
party invaded the Royal air force
headquarters at Baldoyle, near Dub
fin. Saturday night. and carried off
a large number of secret military
documents, including the army code
and cipher, used at the present time.
according to the Daily Mail. 1t is
declared the coup was the most dar-
ing and important that has been at
tempted in Ireland since the present
unrest in that country began. 49,
The papers stolen, it is said. in
cluded the scheme of Irish defense
plans.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-09-03
Kent Bail Is Reduced
And Attorney Expects
To Obtain His Release

DR. Fl. S. Kent, who has been
III Jail since July "a on charge Of
having placed in an abandoned
cistern at Thirty-third and CALI
fornia streets two newly-born twin
infants, of whom he was accused Of
being the father, may be released
from the county Jail within a few
days.
His attorney. Eugene O'Sullivan,
was successful in having Judge
Troup reduce Kent's bail from $20,-
600 to $4,000 on the plea that the
constitution expressly forbids the
setting Of excessive bail.
Miss Louise Boeke, 3O4i Cali
fornia street. was alleged to have
been the mother of the twins.
Kent's friends have already raised
$4,000 and O'Sullivan expects to
raise the balance in the near future
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-09-03
BANK CASHIER
FOUND GUILTY
OF BORROWING
Valparaiso Men Convicted Of
First of Five Counts in
|ndiCtment-0thers
Are Held.

Lincoln, Sept. 2.-(SpeciaD Ray
A. Lower. former cashier OF the Val
paraiso (Neb.) State bank. now, de-
funct, was found guilty Wednesday
by jury in the district court Of
Wahoo OF borrowing $500 from the
bank while he was an officer.
The law provides a penalty nM to
exceed $1,000 fine or five years iii
prison, or both. He has not been
sentenced.
Five other charges are pending
against him. according to Cecil Law
crty, assistant attorney general, in
charge of the prosecution for the
state banking board.
They include three charges OF
falsified returns to the state banking
board and one charge of p counts
for alleged embezzlement involving
sol 900.
Lower was given his choice OF the
charges on which he might first
stand trial, Laverty says. The 9TH
ers will be held against him.
The failure of the bank cost the
state bank guaranty fund $250000.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-09-03
Victim of Wyoming HoIdup
BROUGHT Here for Interment

Guy Robertson Of Hudson. Wyo.,
nephew of Walter M. Ladd and bro
ther in law of Lester Ladd of Oma-
ha. is in the Methodist hospital here.
suffering from injuries received Sat-
urday afternoon, when robbers shot
him in an attempt to seize the pay
roll of the Popesia mine at Hudson;
of which he is general manager.
The shot was fired by the robbers
from the side of the road, where
they were hiding. 1t shattered the
glass of the sedan car which Robert
son was driving and drove particles
OF glass into his left eye and cheek
He was half-mile from the mine
and was carrying the money to the
miners.
Mr.. Robertson was brought to
Omaha under the care Of Guy F.
Collins OF Chadron. Neb,. sales man
ager OF Tie Poposia.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-09-03
Pennsylvania Miners Sign
Contract Under Protest

Scranton, Pa, Sept. 2.-Anthracite
operators and miners signed a two
year contract embodying terms of
the award made by the anthracite
coal commission and approved by
President Wilson. The agreement
was signed under protest by the
miners, whose scale committee will
meet here tomorrow to ask that the
wage agreement be reopened and the
milers given such further increases
as was granted in the case of the
bitumirous miners.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-09-03
100 Rooms n Hill Hotel
Are Opened for Transients

One hundred rooms in the new
Hill hotel, Sixteenth and Howard
streets, were opened Yesterday for
transient trade only. Formal open
ing of the other rooms. entrance and
mezzanine floors will be announced
soon.
"Our formal opening should have
taken place 80 days ago." said John
Hill, "but due to numerous recent
strikes, it has made it impossible to
open more than 100 rooms just now.
1--WE expect to be in full operation
by September 10 and shall announce
formal opening date to the public
soon."
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-09-03
Mexico Spending Large
Sums to Educate Indians

Mexico City, Sept. Large ap-
preparations from government funds
are being devoted to the primary
EDUCATION OF millions Of Indians, ac-
cording to statement by Provi-
sional President de la Huerta. In
addition, the government is spend
ing large sums TO improve communi-
cations. especially through halt-set-
tied states, and is building railways
and wagon roads in many sections.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-09-03
Abandon Plan to Form
Farmers Wheat Pool

Columbus, o., Sept. 2.-Declariag
the project not feasible, the resolu-
tions committee of the national
board of farm organizations today
rejected plan drafted in committee
for the formation of nation wide
wheat pool, to be controlled by
farmers.
1t was pointed out to the commit
tee members that the proposed pool
might be violation OF the Sherman
antitrust law. The best farmers
could hope for, it was said, was the
right TO market their products CO.
operatively.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-09-03
Escaped LITER From
Utah Penitentiary
Caught After Murder

Big Heart, Okl., Sept. Ben
Hickman. escaped convict from the
Utah penitentiary. where he was
serving a fife term, is in jail at
Pawhuska. near here today, having
been captured after he had shot and
killed his wife on a street here during
a quarrel last night.
Salt Lake City, Utah, Sept. =
Warden George A. Storrs of the
Utah state penitentiary declared to-
day prison records fail to show a
Ben Hickman having been confined
at the institution. He said., how
ever. a J. S. Hickman served tive
years for second degree murder. J.
S. Hickman was released from the
institution December H. 1919
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-09-03
Georgia Broker Says
Securities w orth
$150,000 Are Missing

Baltimore, Sept. 2.-Linsey Hop
kins. who said he was stock broker
OF Atlanta, Ga, last night reported
to police of the Pennsylvania rail-
way at Union station that a leather
bag containing about $l50.000 of ne
gotiable securities had either been
stolen or taken by nisakte while he
was enroute from New York to
Washington, between New York and
Raltjrnore
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-09-03
State Of Washington
Gains 214,326 People
During Last Decade

Washington, Sept. 2.-State OF
Washington, l,356,316; increase, 2l4,-
326. or 1873 per cent.
Spokane county, Washington. con-
tanning Spokane, l41, ,2S9; increase
885. or Ia per cent.
Twin Falls, Idaho. 1924; increase,
5000, or 5S.3 per cent.
Point Pleasant. W. Va, 3,059; in
crease, LOLA. or 4o.6 per cent.
Roosevelt. N. J., 1907; increase,
5,26l. or 900 per cent.
Spokane, Wash. (revised). l04,437;
previously announced 104204.
Joplin, Mo. (revised). 29,9O2; prev
iously announced 29.855.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-09-03
Laborer Narrowly Escapes
Beinu Buried Alive in Cayein

Tony Bilseao, 1915 South Thir-
teenth street, narrowly escaped being
buried alive in a cavein on North,
Sixteenth street between Nicholas
and Paul streets at $50 yesterday.
Bilseao was working with a gang
digging and laying pipe for sewer
when the east wall Of a building
gave away, dragging four tons of
dirt with it.
Bilseao was partially buried by
the dirt. but was dug out by fellow
workmen who had fled when the
warning cry was sounded.
Bilseao suffered severe bruises and
was taken to his home by police sur
geons who said he might be suffer-
ing internal injuries.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-09-03
Longshoremen Attack
Men on WaV to Work

New York. Sept. 2.-More than
1000 white and negro longshoremen
engaged in a battle at pier so, North
river, today, which required strong
police squads to quell A number
OF whites and negroes were arrested
as ringleaders after several wounded
men had been removed to hospitals.
The fight started when 1000 white
fongshoremen reported for work at
the Southern Pacific steamship pier
and found 500 negroes unloading a
vessel. &c.,,
Freight handlers hokks. clubs
and stones were used freely.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-09-03
Anthracite Industry Hard
Hit by InSurqent Strike

Wilkesbarre, Pa, Sept. 2.-The
anthracite industry was seriously
crippled by :he strike of insurgents
in the ranks of the United Mine
Workers of America. 1t is esti-
mated, according to carly reports,
that 100000 OF the 175000 anthra-
cite workers failed to report for duty
as q protest against the recent wage
award and that $50 of the 800 COL
lieries in districts |, 7 and 9 were
i'll idleness.
No disorders were reported and
the vacation" period of the miners
set in without any display on the
rart of the rank and file of the in
Surgent movement.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-09-03
One Killed, Five Hurt When
Auto PlunueS Into Crowd

New York, Sept. 2.-One man is
dead, another thought fatally injured
and four others are in hospitals Sc
verely hurt as a result Of the plunge
of an uncomfortable stolen automo-
bile through a matinee crowd on a
Sixth avenue sidewalk today. The
driver, who was in military uniform,
jumped out and escaped when the
car crashed into a show window.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-09-03
Exports to Foreign
Countries Show Big
Increase for July

Washington, Sept. 1.-Exports of
the United States to the principal
countries of the world during July
totalcd $65l ,381,S27, an increase Of
$82694,3l2 over the corresponding
period last year, according to Dc
partment of Commerce figures. I'M
ports for the same month amounted
TO $537, 7,l70,35l, an increase of $685.
42+.2sl over July, 1919.
For the first seven months of this
year exports totalled $4,000. .254,l2l.
compared to $3.50, l09.266 in 1919,
while imports totalled $3,481,9 ,958,379,
compared with Sl,954,257,3
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-09-03
Notes for Packing Stock
Cancelled, Receivers Say

Des Moines, Ia, Sept. I'm their
report to the federal court the re-
ceivers of the Midland Packing cont
.pany of Sioux City stated that "thc
officers of the Midland caused, or
acquiesced in, the subscriptions of
large blocks of stock at par by Fred
c. Sawyer, the president, and by
certain friends and associates of the
officers and by men with whom they
were intimately acquainted" under
agreements to recall the same. The
issues amounted to $l,7o0,o00. The
notes from them, the receivers say,
were Cancelled and returned to the
makers.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-09-03
Magistrate Urges
Jail Terms for Fans
Who ThrOU Bottles

New York, Sept. John Nc
Geehan, acting chief magistrate of
New York City. sent letters to all
city magistrates recommending
jail sentences for base ball fans
convicted OF throwing bottles at
players or umpires.
"A man who throws bottle
nay sentence player to six
months IN the hospital recon-
mend that we sentence any such
person to six months in JAIL" the
letter said. .a
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-09-03
Hold Druggist and Garage
Man on Liquor Charues

As result of the discovery Of
three quarts of real Scotch whisky
in all automobile by Detective
George Summit, Howard Huffman,
Mime Lusa druggist 67l6 North
Thirtieth street, and Verne D. Op-
perman, Mime Lusa garage man
23l0 Webster street, were arrested
yesterday by Deputy Marshall Earl
Young for alleged violation of the
federal liquor laws.
Mrs. Huffman sued her husband
for divorce in district court, alleg-
ing in her petition that Huffman
rarely came home before 2 a. m. and
left at 4 a. N.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-09-03
official Of Japan Hears How
u, S. Handles Profiteers

Chicago, Sept. 2-Toraliro Ikeda.
attorney general of Japan, conferred
with representatives of United States
Attorney Clyne concerning methods
used by the government i'll dealing
witt. profiteers.
Mr.. Ikeda is making a tour of the
United States to learn methods of
this country in coping with profit
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-09-03
Girls Sold by Parents in
! Famine Districts Of China

= Peking. Sept. Girls are being
sold by their parents in iamine-rid-
den districts a short distance south
of cPking, according TO advices re-
ceived here. Girls 10 years OF age
have been sold for $40, it is reported
IN petition for relief received here
by the minister Of the interior
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-09-03
Mexican Bandit Demands
Huge Ransom for American

Mexico City, Sept. 2.-Charles
Hoyle. an American citizen, who
was kidnapped by the bandit, Pedro
Zamora at Cuale, state of Jalisco,
on August 20 and who was later re-
leased, arrived at Guadalaiara yes
terday afternoon, seeking 100000
pesos ransom which Zamora is de-
manding for w. A. SANDY Gard
iner. another American, who with
H. ]. Johnson, British subject, is
still being held captive by the bandit,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-09-03
Men Plead Guilty by
Phone to Violating
Minnesota Game LaID

Hibbing, Mimi, Sept. Ed
ward Hines, Chicago luInberman.
and several companions pleaded
guilty to violation OF the state
game laws yesterday and were
fined $500 in municipal court. Par
tridges shot out of season were
found in their possession. The men
pleaded guilty over long distance
telephone and mailed check to
cover the fine.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-09-03
The New Constitution

tThe Bee continues todav It's explana-
tions of the various amendments to the
state constitution, proposed by the state
to vote of the people at a special elee-
tion to be held September 81. This elec-
tion IL in many respects the most i'm
after u clear understanding of the various
proposals submitted. There are Al pro-
posals and each Is submitted for separate
vote