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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-05-12
Wealthy Socialist
Denies He Plotted
For Overthrow Of u. S,

Chicago Tribune Omaha Bee Leased Wire.
Chicago. May 1l.-William Bross
Lloyd. wizened and wrinkled mil
lionaire socialist, arose in Judge He
bells court Monday. faced a picture
OF George Washington. draped with
the American flag and pleaded not
guilty to the charge that he and Is
other communists plotted to over
throw the American government.
Each of the defendants entered a
similar plea.
The trial promises to be long and
sensational. Clarence Darrow EN-
deavored to secure a continuance
because he is counsel for Big Tim
Murphy awaiting trial for the al
legged participation in the murder
of Moss" Enright. but after heat
ed dispute, the judge ordered the
red" trial to proceed.
The communists have gathered in
formidable array of legal talent,
leading to the irrelevant remark in
court that after the trial is over,
regardless of the outcome, there
will be fewer millionaire socialists
and some attorneys who will have
to pay increased income taxes.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-05-12
Senator MCCumber Of North
Dakota Delivers First SaJvo
Against Reports in Senate
Hitchcock to Speak Today.
LEADERS PREDICT
ADOPTION OF PROPOSAL
Resolution to Be Given ,Ex.
elusive Right Of Way Over
Other Business With No In
diCations of Long Debate.

Washington. May ll.-Opposition
fire was, opened today in the SEN
ate on the reports OF the peace res
oiution Senator McCumber of North
Dakota, republican, member of the
foreign relations committee, deliver
ing the first salvo. Senator
Hitchcock of Nebraska, the admin
istration spokesman, will follow to-
morrow.
Adoption of the resolution prob
ably next Thursday or Friday was
predicted privately by leaders on
both sides. 1t will be given ex-
elusive right of wav beginning to-
morrow and there were no indiea-
tions of prolonged debate.
When Senator Lodge of Mas
sachusetts, republican leader, called
up the resolution today and an
nounced that it would be pressed
continually, Senator, Underwood of
Alabama, democratic leader, stated
that while most of the democrats
would resist the resolution, there
would be no obstruction nor many
speeches.
Senator McCumber opposed both
senate and house resolutions. Both,
he declared, would bring dishonor
upon the United tates by desertion
Of the allies. As a substitute, he
urged his resolution to restore COM
mercial relations with Germany, but
conceded that it had no chance of
adoption because he said the Zines
of division between the two fac
tons of this body have been ce-
inented by partisanship and hard
ened by time" 7
President Wilson was criticised
by Senator McCumber, who charg-
cd the executive with chief RESPONSE
bility for failure of the treaty of
Versailles.
He declared the president was
making a "collosal b1under" in car
rying the treaty into the political
campaign.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-05-12
Lincoln High School
Boys Suspended for
Joining Fraternties

Lincoln, Neb., May 11.N(Special.)
Seven boys were suspended from
the Lincoln high school Tuesday
following a hearing that lasted all
morning and at which each of the
boys admitted that they had violated
the state law. and regulations of the
school by joining secret organiza-
tons or fraternities. The organiza-
tions of which it is alleged the
youths are members are the T. F. A.
and Kappa Alpha Phi.
With one exception all of the boys
said that they were influenced to
join the societies by former high
school members of the bodies. This
is the first action of what the school
board members say is determined
effort to stamp out secret organiza-
tons in the high school.
The boys who were suspended
from school are: Harold Schultz,
Thomas Decker. Raymond Mattison,
Philip Somerladd, Robert Gardner,
Clyde Hardin and Ward Lichpen-
Stcper.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-05-12
Wives Vary in Style
OF Reception Plans
For Their Joint Hubby

Leslie Walters, rs years old, al
legged bigamist, who is being sought
by police at the behest of wife No
2 and ner sister, will find two warm
receptions awaiting him in case OF
his apprehension.
Wife No. /, Mrs. Elsie Sterling
Walters, Park hotel, said yesterday
she would welcome him back and
stand by him. Mrs. Idell Hensley
Walters, 10 years old. who married
him last Friday in Council Bluffs
promised that she would make
things fairly hot for him, if he came
back, and do her best to land him
in the penitentiary.
Mrs. Charles Cucick, sister of wife
No. ?, may have hand i'll the re-
ception, as she told police he had
taken diamond ring from her
valued at $500. Both wives were
chums in school and wife No. l in
troduced her husband to wife No. 2
at the Henshaw hotel six months
ago,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-05-12
Shallenberger Will
Be Chairman Demo
State Convention

Lincoln, Neb., May 1l.-(Special)
The selection of former Governor
Shallenberger of Alma to deliver the
keynote address at the democratic
state convention in Omaha next
Tuesday is arousing great deal OF
speculation among politicians.
He was elected delegate to the
democratic national convention on
the Hitchcock slate. This fact leads
many to believe that the "wets"
have drawn first blood
While governor. Mr.. Shallenberg-
er signed the eight o'clock closing
law and Moused the enmity of the
vets in the state and politicians of
dry proclivities say that his selec-
ton is a concession to the BRYAN
slate
All admit that a hot battle be-
tween the Hitchcock and Bryan
forces will be staged over the ques-
ton OF modification of the prohibi-
ton amendment to permit the sale
OF beer and light wines.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-05-12
Paroled Auto Thief
Marries to Escape
Federal Prosecution

Lincoln, Neb., May 11.-(Special.)
RAJ Sondlovich. recently paroled
by Lieutenant Governor Barrows
from serving a sentence for being
implicated in an automobile stealing
gang, on the grounds that he had
been promised immunity by the
Istate attorney, has evaded the fed
eral net on charges of violating the
Mann act.
Mrs. Sandlovich, formerly Miss
Margaret Smith of Creston. Ia, who
was named in the complaint, called
at the office of L. S. District Attor-
ney T. S. Allen here and presented
credentials showing that she was
married to Sandwich at Wilber,
Neb.. Monday night. She told the
federal attorney that she was going
to take her husband away from the
iniquity of Lincoln and aid him in
making new start in life.
Attorney Alien stated that as his
chief witness was now the wife of
the defendant and could not be
used against him the case would be
dismissed. His preliminary hearing
is set for Wednesday,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-05-12

New York, May '1l.-William
Dean Howells, the novelist, died
here today.
William Dean Howells, the dean
of American fiction writer's and the
most widely read American author
OF his time, was born at Martins
Ferry, o., March L. 1887.
When still a lad Howells went to
work in his fathers printing shop as
regular employe.. For two years
from l84o to l85l-his father pub
lished daily paper in Dayton, o.,
and the clever son became an all
round assistant in the work.
The writing of his Life of Lin
coin" was the turning point in
Howel,s life. In the, first place it
brought him money enough to make
trip to Boston, where he made the
personal acquaintance of Lowell,
Holmes and other eminent literary
people and came in touch with the
best literary ideals OF the time. In
the next place it secured for him the
position of American consul at
Nenicc His four years residence
at Venice was his real education.
The knowledge of the world, the
experience of men and manners he
gained there, formed the main
foundation upon which all his sub
sequcnt literary work was built.
Mr.. Howells was married in 1862
to Eleanor G. Mead, daughter of
Larkin, G. Mead of Chesterfield,
N. H. Mrs. Howells died in 1910,
leaving two children, Miss Mildred
Howells and John Mead Howells. T
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-05-12
United States Marshal Sue.
Cumbs at Home to Heart Dis.
ease - Survived by Wife
And Two Sons.
LEADER IN POLITICS;
HAD HOSTS OF FRIENDS
Career Se|f-Made One and
Successful Almost Entire
Life Spent in 0maha-Was
Former City Clerk.

Thomas ]. Flynn, 50 years oldi
United States marshal for Nebraskat
died shortly before f o'clock last
night at his home. 1928 South Fif@
teenth street, after an illness of sev<
eral months. Death was caused by
heart disease. He was born iH
Taunton, Mass. May 8. 1870. and
came to Omaha with his PARENTS
Mr.. and Mrs. Con Flynn, when 4
child 2 years of age. "a
He attended the public school and
high school Of Omaha and latetj
spent two years at Creighton col<
lege. In September. 1900, he mare
ried Miss Agnes O'Connell of Wes~
ton, Ia, to whom two childrent
John. age 10 years, and Williar1s
age II years, were born. =
Member City Council. +
F., In 1906. he was elected to tho
Omaha city council, and served fouH
months when he was legislated out
of office by new charter. In 1899,
he was elected to the Nebraska leg4
islature and was later appointed dep4
uty sheriff, serving in that capacity
from 1900 to 1904. He was alsd
CITY clerk. I
During the campaign of formeA
Mayor Dahlman for CITY commis4
sioner and mayor in 1912 and 1915.
he acted as campaign manager, and
was an ardent supporter in the
Dahlman campaign for governor in
1910.
Named U. S. Marshal. =
Tom Flynn was appointed United
States. marshal by President VIII
son and i'll this office his efficiency
has been feature Of the adminisA
tration of his duties. according t0
those associated with him.
In his many years of political life
in Omaha and Nebraska. Tom
Flynn has made many friends both
IN his own and the opposite politiA
cal party. and was considered one
81 the greatest politicians in the
Self-Made Man.
The career of Tom Flynn has
been self-made one, since his early
days when he followed the trade Of
plumber, having been associated
with the firm of Rose g. Flynn, and
as plumber of Douglas county,
At the time of his death, he was
member of the A. o. U. W., w.
O. w. and A.. o. H. societies and
the F. o. Eagles lodge of Omaha,
and was president of the Dahlmaa
club.
He leaves to mourn him besides
his wife and family a multitude Of
friends and acquaintance in NeI
braska and surrounding states. wh0
will always speak of Tom Flynn al
a friend to be relied on.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-05-12
Peace Treaty Presented
To Turkish Delegation

Paris. May 1.-THE peace treaty
for Turkey, prepared by the peace
conference, was presented to the
Turkish delegation at 4 TUESDAY,
afternoon in the cloakroom at the
ioreign office
The ceremony was tho simp'cs,
and mos, speedily concluded of all
the several iormaities OF the sort
,i,at have taken place since the peace
conference began. The entire pro-
cccdings lasted but four mnute'
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-05-12
Bankers to Discuss WAYS
To Halt Orgy Of Spending
With Secretary Houston
Suggest Concerted Action to Curtal Advance of
Credit for Nonessentials, In Effort to Stem
Wave of Extravaganza Preparations Indicate
One of Most Important Conferences Ever Held.

bring down the cost OF living it is
contended, would be to curtail the
production of luxuries and diver,
capital and labor to increasing the
production of essential foods and
clothing.
The impression prevails that such
action as may be taken along this
line must necessarily be of general
nature. Beyond blanket power to
restrict loans, the federal reserve
board has no specific authority by
law to define. essential and nom
essential industries. There seems to
be no purpose to- define in such a
way as was done by the war indus
tres board during the war, just
what classes of industry shall be
considered essential or nonessential.
Up to Bank Heads.
The working out of any general
plan which may be proposed at the
conference would rest, it is believ-
ed, upon the discretion of the heads
of the Il reserve banks. Officials
OF these banks may be instructed
to use an iron hand in curtailing
credit for nonssntial industries and
in dealing with individual applica-
tons generally TO rloans which do
not appear warranted by local cir
cumstances.
There will also be a discussion
OF the present rediscount rates, but
beyond modification of those now
in effect, general increases are not
anticipated. Two of the federal re-
serve banks, those in Chicago and
Minneapolis, recently increased the
rediscount rate on Liberty bonds
from 51z per cent to 6per cent.
The San Francisco bank is on a
basis of s34 per cent. 1t is under
stood that other banks have un-
der consideration increases which
would place the rate on Liberty
bonds more on an equa | basis with
the E per cent rate now prevailing
on commercial paper.
Officials here believe the results
of the application of graduated re-
discount rates i'll the Kansas City
district have been successful in re-
straining unnecessary use OF credit.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-05-12
Urges Use Of More Bread
To Beat High Cost of Living

Topeka. Kan, May ll.-"Food
consumption in the United States
could be cut $1,000, 100000 a year if
the public would consume 20 per
cent more bread in substitution for
other foods" said d. P. Chindlom.
secretary of the American Associa-
ton of the Baking Industry, in an
address before the Trans Mississippi
Association of the Baking Industry
in convention here.
The American people do not con-
sumo the proper proportion OF
bread. The United States use-
about half as much bread. proper
.;nnately. as does France" he added
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-05-12
Unfavorable Market
Will Delay Sale of
Omaha School Bonds

An unfavorable bond market and
mounting prices of building mate4
rials have caused the indefinita
postponement of the $4,000, ,018,
school building program in Omaha.
members of the Board of Education
say. An effort may be made nexe
fall to sell enough of the authorized
bonds to build the High School Of
Commerce, but that probably will bs
the extent of the program for thiS
year, members say.
A new structure for the Comic
merce High school is urgentiH
needed, the board holds. The origl
nal cost was to be $2,000OOO, but
none would venture to say what thu
specifications would make the price
today. I
Other school buildings badlaI
needed are in Saratoga, Walnu}
Hill, Benson. Central, Sherman p y
videre and Mime Lusa districts
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-05-12
Conviction in Criminal
Assault Case Affirmed

Des Moines, "a. May 11.-(Spe-
cial.)-The conviction of Ray
O'Meara of Ida Grove of a charge
of criminal assault was affirmed by
the Iowa supreme court in an opin-
ion handed down today.
O'Meara and Ernest Rathbun
were accused by Elsi Hargens, and
were convicted following a sensa-
tional trial at Ida Grove.
Rathbun was the first to be tried.
O'Meara based his appeal on the
grounds of insufficient evidence, and
that Rathbun's testimony should
not have been admitted into
O'Meara's trial because it was pre-
judicial. These grounds were not
sustained by the high court.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-05-12
Neutral Zone Between the
Japs and Russians Is Plan

Washington, May 1l.-A neutral
zone between the, japanese and Rus
sian troops in eastern Siberia is be-
ing arranged by the military COM
manders on both sides, although
there is no intention of erecting a
buffer state or of taking any action
that would amount to political rec
ognition OF the soviet government
by Japan, according 70 advices to
the Japanese embassy. To\preserve
order in the zohe it is planned to
establish Russian police force,
while Japanese troops will maintain
their stations along the railroads.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-05-12
>,,r,s,ss,1 la'S =
Hi NV s1v3npubhshed Speech
Of WiIsonto Officers, Setting
Forth War Policy, Is Pre-
sented by Secretary Daniels.
BABE THEM THROW OLD
TRADITIONS TO WINDS
Men Advised to "0o the Thing
That Is Audacious to Utmost
Point of Risk and Daring
Show Vigorous Stand.
BY The Associated Press.

Washington, May 1l.-President
Wilson's hitherto unpublished wal
instructions to the officers OF the
Atlantic feet, given in person on the
quarter deck of the. flagship Penn.
sylvania on August II, 1917, and
bidding them throw tradition to the
wind" strike the word prudent from
their vocabularies and do the thing
that is audacious to the utmost point
OF risk and daring" were made pub
lie here today by Secretary Daniels.
In laying the text of his remarks
before the senate naval investigating
committee, Secretary Daniels said
they show the bold and vigorous
policy the president has outlined
for the navy.
In opening his address to the Of
hcers. Mr.. Wilson said: ,.,
admiral Mayo and Gentlemen:
II have not come here with malice
pretense to make speech, but |
have come here to have a look at
you and to say something that per-
haps may be intimately said. and
even though the company is large,
said in confidence.
War Was Unprecedented.
This is an unprecedented war,
and. therefore. it is a war in one
sense for amateurs. Nobody ever
before conducted war like this and,
therefore, nobody can pretend to be
professional in a war like this.
Here are two great navies. not to
speak of the others associated with
us-our own and the British, out
numbering by very great margin
the navy to which we are opposed
and yet casting about for way in
which to use our superiority and our
strength.
Nov, somebody has got to think
this war out. Somebody has got to
think out way not only to fight
the submarine but to do something
different from which we are doing.
"We are hunting hornets all over
the farm and letting the nest alone.
None of us know how to go to the.
nest and crush it, and yet | despair
of hunting for hornets all over the
sea when | know where the nest is
and know that the nest is breeding
hornets as fast as l can find them.
l am willing for my part and I
know you are willing because Il
know the stuff you are made of
am willing to sacrifice half the navy
Great Britain and we have together
to crush that nest. because if we
crush it, the war is won. | have
come here to say that | do not care
where it comes from, l do not care
whether it comes from the youngest
Continued on Page Two, Column Two.)
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-05-12
Company Had Advance
Information. Head Saws

New York, May l1.-More than
two weeks before the shipping board
officially designated the Mercantile
Marine company as the agents for
the giant liner Leviathan, that COM
pany was assured" it would be so
designated, P, A. S. Franklin. presi-
dent of the company, testified before
the congressional committe inquir-
ing. into the matter of the recon-
ditioning of the steamship at a re-
ported cost of $S000,000.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-05-12
300 DELEGATES
ATT OIL D. MEET
IN HAST|N c S
Merger With Detroit Route
Is Expected to Be Sane.
tioned-Many Miles Of
Road Paved.

Telegram 5-More Nor I6fs t6ssn ''M9'pdeie 500 dele,
gates are attending the Omaha-Lin-
coin Denver Highway association
convention here, which is expected
to approve the merger with direct
route from Detroit, under the name
of D.-L.-O. highway. Holdredge
brought band, Milford Jazz
quartet and Lincoln company Of
cabaret entertainers.
The OLD. now has 100 miles
Of paving. President Proper O.
Lincoln reports, and many districts
are projected. Omaha and Doug
las county will pave to the county
line" he said. ashland will add
more mileage to their paved roads.
| predict Sarpy county will, soon
have several miles of good gravel
roads. Havelock has let contract
for two more miles of brick road.
same kind of roads. Exeter is
Milford one and half miles of the
forming a paving district of over
four miles and Fairmont is putting
in over 20 miles of brick. Hastings,
McCook, Minden and Holdrege are
all going to join the brick brigade"
' Harry N. Durham of the Denver
publicity bureau told the convention
that tourists spent $20,000,000 in
Colorado last year, more than the
wealth produced by either mining
or agriculture; $4,000 tourists trav-
eled to Colorado over the OLD.
last year and at least 100000 are ex-
pected this year. ~
At banquet Tuesday night
George WOLF of Fremont gave a
history of the route and entertain
tnent was furnished by Lincoln and
other delegates. The convention is
one ct the most enthusiastic. We,
held by the association. The con.
vention closes Wednesday. The
program includes road-making DEM
OnStratiOnS
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-05-12
By ARTHUR SEARS HENNING.
Chicago Tribune -Omaha Bee Leased Wire.

ShCoSO lTfUuHo-ohHuAn M DcC Acdbcu W Ecs
Washington, May II. - How 10
halt the orgy of spending on lux
uries and other non-essentialS i'll
which Americans are indulging and
divert capital to increase production
of necessities which will reduce the
cost of living, is a question that will
be considered by the leading bank
ers of the country i'll conference
with Secretary of the Treasury
Houston and the federal reserve
board next week.
The principal suggestion to be dis
cussed is that the reserve banks and
the bankers take concerted action TO
curtail the advance of credit for the
production of npn-e i'll an
effort to stem the wave of extrava-
gance, on the theory that the people
will stop spending when there are
no Injuries to buy and capital will
be forced into the production of
necessities when denieed the more
profitable field of non-esscntials.
Preparations are being made for
the conference indicate that it will
be one of the most important SO ia.
held on the credit situation in the
United States. A wide range of
questions will be considered, all
bearing on financial reconstruction
measures to direct the nation back
to normal conditions
Reckless Spending Growing.
The suggestion of action to check
the orgy. of extravaganza has grown
out of the failure of realization OF
the expectation that the cost of liv-
ing would begin to decline by this
time and the increasing evidence
that the wave of reckless spending
has not abated. but is even advanc-
ing. with the financing of the pro-
duotion of pleasure cars, fancy wear
ing apparel and other luxuries. One
assertion frequently heard is that
farmers are unable to procure nails,
wire and other articles of iron be-
cause of the prodigious demand for
steel in the automobile industry.
One of the most Effective ways to
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-05-12
Injunction Ties Up Land
In Texas-OkIahoma Dispute

Oklahoma City, Okl., May ia
temporary injunction halting all op-
eratons in strip of land in the Red
river disputed area, extending north
of the north line over which the
federal receiver has Gontral to the
north bank of the Red river. was
granted the government by Judge
John c. Pollock in the federal dis
trict court here. -.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-05-12
Confesses to Poisoning
Three Members of Family

Salna, Kan, May 11.-Stella Hy-
man, % years old. a resident of Lin
coin Center, near here, is under ar
rest charged with murder, and, ac-
cording to the county prosecutor,
has signed a confession admitting
that she administered fly poison to
her sister, Mrs. Lizzie Bunch. her
brother -jn-law, Ed Bunch, and her
neice, Nancy Bunch, which caused
the death of all three.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-05-12
U. S. Envoy to Japan Plans
To Resign, Says NEWSPAPER

Honolulu, T. H., May ll.-(By the
Associated Press. s.)-According to
the Toxic correspondent of the
Honolulu Advertiser, it is reported
that Roland S. Morris. United States
ambassador to Japan, intends resien-
ing in the near future. to participate
IN the presidential elections in the
United States. -
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-05-12
Po|ish-Ukrainian Pact
Gives Poles Outlet to Sea

Warsaw. May ll.-(By the Asso-
cited Press.)-The, military, eco
nomic and political convention
signed by Poland and Ukrainia just
before the opening OF the drive to-
ward kiev is understood to have pro-
vided for Polish outlet to the Black
Sea.
Such southern outlet has been
a Polish ambition, dating far back
i'll the national history, just as was
seaport on the Baltic.