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Omaha daily bee., 1920-08-13
Ask Probe of Gasoline
Prices in California

Sanfrancisco, Aug. l2.-Attorney
General Palmer has been asked by
Frank M. Silva and Robert O'Con-
nor, United States attorneys for the
northern and southern districts of
California, to send special investi-
gators to this state to inquire into
recent increases in the price of gas.
oline, i was sseeEtsiasd todsl~~
Omaha daily bee., 1920-08-13
Plattsmouth's Sole Night
Copper Quits, Pay Too Small

Plattsmouth, Neb., Aug. 12.-(Spe-
al.)-With the business men clam
oring for the addition of another po-
liceman to the force, Plattsmouth's
one night patrolnian has rendered his
resignation because, he says, the Sl00
month salary is inadequate to sup
port his family. The city budget has
been made for the coming year and
the city dads are facing a trying
problem.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-08-13
Is Fined $1N for Aiding
Brother to Gain Freedom

R. L. Churchwell, 4528 South
Forty-second street, was fined $l00
in Central police court ,today for al
legged assault on Probation Officer
Vosberg and aiGing his brother,
Floyd, on parole from the state re-
forrnatory, to escape from the officer
two weeks ago. Floyd Churchwell
is still free.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-08-13
Man Arrested by Troopers
Believed to Be Bergdoll

Oneonta, N. Y, Aug. IA
young man who. state troopers say,
answers the description of Grover
Cleveland Bergdoll, the wealthy
draft evader, was arrested by two
troopers 10 miles west of h-re to-
day.
The suspect denied that he was
Bergdoll and gave his name as
George Lenno OF Buffalo.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-08-13
Walter Winans, American,
Dies In London While Racinu

London, Aug. 12.-Walter Winans,
Widely known American resident of
London, collapsed and died while
driving his horse, Henrietta Guy, in
race at Parsloes park today. Mr..
Winans called out for his horse to
be stopped, but before this could be
done he fell off the sulky. He was
dead when picked up.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-08-13
Burglars Help Selves to
Clothes Dryinu on Line

Clothesline burglars stole sheets,
pillow cases, tablecloths and per-
sonal clothing from the clothesline
in the rear Of the home of w.
Wright, 1905 Poppleton avenue,
Thursday afternoon. according to
police. u,,
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1920-11-25
REDS TAKE SEBASTOPOL
From 10000 to 100000 Men
Captured by BoIsheviki.
Red Leaders Admit Loss Of 10000 in
Fighting at Perekop Where At
tackers Were Driven Back.

Paris-Sebastopol has fallen, the
Russian Bolsheviki having occupied
the city, according to unofficial infor.
nation received by the French foreign
office.
The Bolsheviki are reported to be
masters of the whole Crimean PENN.
sula.
General Wrangel, members of his
staff and M. Martel, French high com
missioner at Sebastopol, were taken on
board the French warship Waldeck
Rousseau enroute to Constantinople.
A number of generals have commit.
ted suicide. A mob pillaged American
Red Cross stocks.
The foreign office estimated the Boil
sheviki had captured between $4,000
and 100000 Wrangel troops.
The foreign Offices information re.
garding Sebastopol came through the
usual unofficial diplomatic channels.
Official confirmation of the news is not
expected by the foreign office until M.
Martel reaches Constantinople. 1t was
conceded, however, that the whole of
the Crimea must be given up as lost by
the Wrangel forces.
Dispatches here said the Bolshevik
leaders admitted loss of 10000 in the
hand to hand fighting at Perekop
where wave after wave of attackers
was driven back. Poison gas was used
according to these reports.
Five thousand wounded Wrange]
men have arrived here. The Bolshe
wiki gave no quarter, these men said
Once the entry into Crimea had been
forced the Red troops engulfed the
small defending army, they said, ignor
ing all signs of surrender.
The Reds yer led by clever officers
some of whom are reported to be for
eigners.
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1920-11-25
LEAGUE DISCUSSES GERMANY
Her Entrance Into World Assembly
Considered Doubtful.

Geneva-Mandates, open diplomacy
and the admission of former enemy
states to the League of Nations fur
nished material for discussion in the
assembly of the League of Nations.
For the first time the word revision
was pronounced-in connection with
Article eighteen of the covenant of the
League, which provides for the regis
tration of treaties or international en-
gagements. For the first time, also,
the viewpoint of labor as regards the
League was presented.
Twice again the admission of for
mer enemy states into the League was
advocated. Labor was quoted by Mr..
Barnes as in a large majority demand
ing it. There now have been repre-
scented in the demands for the admis-
ison of the former enemy states South
Africa, Great Britain, Switzerland, Ar
gentina and Scandinavia. It still ap-
pears, however, that no one of the de-
legations is ready to take the initiative
in proposing the election of Germany
to membership.
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1920-11-25
IN CONFERENCE
A. F. of L. Discusses Labor Prob
lem With Former Food Dictator.
Hoover Puts Some Blame on Workers
for Conditions Now Facing
Labor and Employees.

Neutrality-suspicious. was evidence
that Herbert Hoover, who was called
into conference here by the executive
council of the American Federation of
Labor, did not place all blame for con-
ditions now confronting labor on en-
ployers.
Much data has been gathered by
the Federation with respect to eco
nomic conditions throughout the coun-
try. 1t is known that during the con-
ference some members of the council,
while holding employers largely re-
sponsible for present condition, ad-
mitted that individual and even
groups of workers had not played
fair" in some instances.
Mr.. Hoover was understood to have
told the conference that labor must
do it's share in the elimination of in
dustria1 faults and ills which make for
unemployment.
Council Members Interested.
Council members said they had been
deeply interested in Mr.. Hoover's dis.
cussion of existing conditions because
of it's bearing on the federation's
search for methods which will avoid
intermittent operation of industry and
consequent unemployment. 1t is I'm.
derstood Mr.. Hoover was told that la.
Dor leaders regarded the action OF
some employers in closing plants or
operating on part time as little short
of a social rhine
With this view, however, the former
food administrator was said not to
have agreed. He pointed to credit con
ditions, the slackening of foreign as
we'll as domestic demand and certain
other related causes, it was under.
stood.
AS to the future outlook, Mr.. Hoover
made no forecast. He did say, how
ever, that he believed the existing eco
nomic depression was one of a TEN
porary nature and it constituted a part
of the period of transition from wal
to peace conditions.
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1920-11-25
EQUIPMENT DUMPED, CHARGE
Former U. S. Engineer Says Machinery
Was eft TO Deteriorate.

Former ". S. Engineer Says Machinery
Was Left to De%teriorate.
New York-Machinery and ship
building equipment, valued at millions
of dollars, was left in the open to de-
'%teriorate months after the ending Of
the war, Paul H. MacNeil, a former
resident engineer of the Shipping
board in the South Atlantic district,
testified before the Walsh committee
investigating Shipping board affairs.
Speaking of the National Shipbuild-
ing company, the witness said that
work there had shut down previous to
his arrival.
81 found nothing had been done to
take care of the properties and val
liable machinery exposed to the
weather." he said. His guess at it's
value was between $1,50O, 600 and
100000.
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1920-11-25
Former Food Dictator Gives Out
Plan to Combat Sources
of Waste.
COORDINATION URGED
Using Rituminous Coal Industry as
Example He Says a Concerted
Effort Would Prevent Alternate
Demand and Shortage.

Washington-Three sources Of waste
in production and leans Of combat.
ting each were outlined by Herbert
Hoover in an address before the fed.
Grated American Engineering societies
speaking as president-elect Of the or.
g~anization.
Intermittent employment, unemploy.
ment that arises in shifting industrial
currents, and strikes and lockouts
we're the causes he mentioned.
Intermittent employment, the former
food administrator said might be elimi.
mated at least in part by coordination
Of economic groups, the various indus
tries working together to aid each
other. Using the bituminous coal in
dustry as an example he said the bad
economic functioning could be rene.
died through a concerted effort of the
coal operators, the coal miners, the
railway and the great consumers to
prevent alternate demand and short
age.
Government Should Help.
Present necessary legislation against
combinations, he added, makes co-or,
dination impossible, but he suggested
that there be developed some method
of governmental interest, not in gov
ernmental ownership, but in stimula.
ton to cooperation in better organiza-
ton"
Loss of production incident to shift
ing of workers because of seasons and
short period operations in industry, Mr..
Hoover told the engineers, could be
lessened by the expansion and better
organization Of local and federal labor
exchanges. Unless such machinery ia
provided the individual worker, he
said, sis helpless to find the contacts
necessary to make this shift"
Collective Bargaining Cure.
Strikes and lockouts would be ma
terially lessened by the universal &C
ceptance and use of collective bargain
ing, Mr.. Hoover declared, adding that
he was confident that this principle
could be worked out along the lines
laid down by the Presidents second in.
dustrial conference, of which he was
a member. That principle, he said,
proposed that each party to, an indus.
trial controversy should have the right
to summon skill and experience to it's
assistance and that in event n OF
the parties refused to enter into nego-
tiations the entire question should be
referred to an Independent tribunal for
investigation.
Mr.. Hoover issued a warning, say
ing: "We have just passed throusn a
period of unparalleled speculation, extra
vagance and waste. We shall now not
only reap it's inevitable harvest of un-
employment and readjustment, but we
shall feel the real effect of four years
of world destruction and from it eco
nomic and social problems will stand
out in vivid disputation."
Other suggestions made by Mr..
Hoover to clarity the labor situation
included the establishment of two or
three levels of wage in each trade, the
position of each maj in such a scale to
be based on comparative skill and
character. This, he said, would revive
selfinterest and initiative. He also
advocated extension Of the shop com
mittee system.
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1920-11-25
Would Restore War Measure.

Des Moines, Iowa--A movement to
restore the war finance corporation
with $11,000, 0O0. 900 capitalization, as
a positive and immediate way of re-
storing grain prices, was ~inaugurated
by the board Of directors OF the Des
Moines chamber of commerce.
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1920-11-25
WIS. DRAFT EVADER CAUGHT
krugers Arrest Recalls Posse Battles
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krugers Arrest Recalls Posse Battles
of TWO Years Ago.
Chippewa Falls, Wis.-With the ar
rest of Louis Kruger, for two years
sought by Federal authorities as a
draft evader, came "reminiscences of
the bloody warfare between a posse
and three Kruger brothers in which
Ennis Kruger and Harry Jansen, a
member of the posse, were slain.
Louis Kruger is not wanted in con,
nection with the murder of Jansen, as
authorities have stated that they were
satisfied that he had left the state
at the time.
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1920-11-25
American Sims Aid a. cri,naa

Paris--Eight American vessels--a
b~attleship, a merchantmen and six
destroyers--aided in the evacuation OF
the Crimea, according to news received
by American sources.
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1920-11-25
OFFICES AT CAPITOL RAlDED
Quarters Of Baer and Oliver at Wash
inuton R~ansacked,

Observation-Disclosures at the Capitol
found that the offices of Representa-
tives Baer of North Dakota and Oliver
of Alabama. in the House Office build
ing, had been entered during the night
and the personal files of the two rep
re~sentatives ~ransacked. Entrance o
the offices was gained by smashing the
glass in the windows.
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1920-11-25
Man Kills Teacher: saicides.

Anaconda, Mont.--Thonas Marion.
shot and killed Miss Mae lee, Ii school
teacher, and after firing a slIoe at the
girls mother, drew a bottle of poison.
from his pocket, swallowed the con-
tents and died almost instantly.
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1920-11-25
Haitian Report Denied.

London-A report that the Haitian
government had requested Great
Britain TO intervene with regard to the
alleged killing of Haitians by Amer
lean marines was denied in the House
~ Commons.
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1920-11-25
Fire Causes 100000 Cotton Loss,

Merlin, Texas--A 100000 loss was
caused by fire here when the exporters
and traders compress and warehouses
and 1900 bales of cotton burned. The
fire is believed to have been of incen-
diary origin.
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1920-11-25
D'Annunzio Opposes Treaty.

London-Gabrielle D'Annunzio, a
dispatch to the London Times from
Milan says, told General Caviglia, COM
mander of the Italian forces in Julian
Venetia, that he would not recognize
the treaty Of Rappa1o.
Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1920-11-25

Anti Jap Law Proposed in Texas.
Austin, Texas-A bill to prevent
land owning in Texas by Japanese, pat
termed after California laws, will be
introduced at the January session of
the Texas legislature, State Senator
Beldsoe announced.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-02-01
Picked Eorcesgef',ss Mexicans is Sent
 to Battle Yaquis

Washington. Jan 31--A picked force of military police has been sent from Mexico City to Sonora in a campaign against the Yaqui Indians, according to advices received here today. The Yaquis who went on the warpath some months ago after Gen. er1l Elias Gales, formerly gover- nor of Sonora, had announced the failure of his efforts to pacify them and declared the only solution of the problem was the extermination of the tribe, have raided many towns and villages in Sonora have terroriz- ed the country generally
 The special police will go to Mag atlan and thence to Hermosillo and will be stationed along the South ern Pacific railroad and on the bor- der. Arms and ammunition are said to have been smuggled to the In- dians across the border, and by gaso- line launches in the gulf of Cali fornia.
 The Mexican consul at Eagfe- 4F'sfss fss recently reported that many Amer ican soldiers were deserting from border posts and selling their arms and ammunition for song.
 Mexican officials are disturbed by the Yaqui activity in view of the po- litical campaign now on as the Ya- quis are strong supporters of Gener- al Alvaro Obregon, whose candidacy for the presidency is opposed by President Carranza and the official circle in Mexico City. General Ob- regon was victorious in all his cam paigns during the resolution. His army was composed largely of Ya- duiS,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-02-01
UNFAIR TO THE PUBLIC.

Pine Bluff physicians, schoo board representatives and the county and city health officers at meeting yesterday with a Chamber of Com ,nerce committee named to forct some sort of action in regard to tle influenza situation decided on a policy of strict secrecy
 Doctors are to report cases oi "flu' to the city and county authori- ties, if they will be so kind; in the meantime we are to wait and sec what happens; and the newspapers are to be asked to keep quiet on the flu situation. The people must not be told what is going on or whether the health of their chil- dren is nienaced, until these gentle men choose to do so.
 Facts never alarm the people. When facts are withheld the rumo4s that spring up, do alarm. Rumoes of Tflsf' outbreaks are just as sure 90 follow the policy of secrecy adopt d at yesterdays meeting as night follows day In deciding to with Nold information from the public that properly belongs to the public, these gentlemen are committing a 9rievous error It is unfair to the public to withhold all information up 10 that stage when these gentlemen Themselves deem it advisable to give if out. Tho public should know the facts from day to day.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-02-01
A STATEMENT IS NECEss ARy.

It is perfectly obvious to all that we have reached crisis in the his- tory of the world which demands a most careful selection in the case ct the man who is to preside over the destiny of this republic. The selec, tion is always important, but at this time 1t is critical. Without discuss
 sing individuals, one may say m
 general that the next president what
 ever else he be-, must be states
 man. Old national habits will bring
 forward .'favorite sons" whose only
 claim to notice at all is something
 sentimental and complimentary.
 There will also be candidates whose
 claims rest on political geography,
 their ability to carry this or 0nat doubtful" territory being the only credentials in the case. Then there
 is the military appeal, in whlch
 military popularity and the power to influence the vote of the re4uracd
 soldier is the consideration. And time would fail to tell of labor me- tives, and anti-prohibition memories and personal ambitions, and money interests, all of which have cs1an,. pions.
 The slilny trail of selfishness runs over it all, as it has ever done.
 It matters little what the parties call for;tlle world situation calls for statesman, with all that statesman ship means. This is no time to trifie or co let. the local and personal blind the eyes to the great needs of the moment. At no time in our h.s- tory has there been such nee., to the personal and tho To cal, and rising above all party con- S.desations, put great man at the helm to steer the ship through the' world storms. The era of recon st,u6tion is here and no man who IS not. constructive can meet the test. Tho job to be done cannot be lone by {. party; it calls. for all .Amcri- cans, and for leader who stands for all the Americans. The fact that some of the announced candidates are making appeals on the old dis credited, narrow and class Eases demonstrates their unfitness. The na- ton, looking over the heads of the sauabbling politicians, should jays it's hand on some real business statesman, calling him to the task of the presidency because of his p1o- we'd ability in the mastery of large San Antonio Express.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-02-01

the rural legislators they sent to Washington wouldn't be able to give them the agricultural exemption from military service that tlicy de- sired In the matter of men fur nshed to the army, the farmer got the best of it. Since that time he has gotten his share, or better, ip every matter that involved benefit or sacrifice.
 It used to be that the farmers were pretty badly downtroddc' class. That time has passed. If there is any class more selfish since the war than organized labor, ii is the farming interests.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-02-01
UNREST AMONG FARMERS.

Assistant Postmaster General Blakesley declares that there is a growing unrest among the farmers The farmers, he says, are getting aafgered because of the big profits of the maddlemen, because of inabsl ity to obtain labor tat former prices,) and because of lack of proper agen- cies for dealing with the ultimate cDnsamef.
 This unrest is reminiscent of an- other unsast that prevailed among farmers Tn the year 1917 the farm CTS were worried. They feared that
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-02-01
Seven Die When Temporary Homes
 Burn to Ground

Pittshurg, Pa., Jan. 31.-Seven per- sons are known to have been burH- ed to death early toda- when fire famed by high wind, destroyed l5 temporary residences, occupied by employees of the Carnegie Step. com pany's plant at Clairton, on the Mon ongahela river, 15 miles from Pitts burgh. An office building also was consumed.
 The fire, thought to have started in building used as kitchen entirely destroyed the Is structures
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-02-01
Public Funerals
 Placed Under Ban

Chicago, Jan. 31.- Public funer- als were placed under a ban today by health authorities, as the result of nincreased number of deaths from influenza and pneumonia. The restrictions, similar to those in eff feet during last years epidemic, pro- hibit more than 10 persons from at-.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-02-01
Prince of Greece
 Weeds Leeds Widow

Geneva, Jan. 31.-Prince Christo- pher of Greece and Mrs. William 5. Leeds were married at Il o'clock this morning in the ancient Town hall here, The ceremony was 8 civil one to be followed by the religious cere- mony to be conducted at Vevey, near Montreux. tomorrow, according to the Rites of the Greek church.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-02-01
Denies Plans for
 Jap Mexican Colony

Washington, Jan. 31.-Denying that Baron Ortori, Japanese minister to Mexico, had arranged for colo nization of Japanese in western Mex leo as reported in Mexico City press dispatches published in San Antonio, the Japanese embassy here said to- day the baron had not been in Mexi- co for long time.
 Attention was called by the em- bassy to the announced policy of tfe"sbapesese- government to withhold passports from Japanese seeking to enter Mexico.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-02-01

tending wakes and funerals and bar the attendance of children.
 Deaths from influenza, reported for the 24 hour period yesterday amounted to 112, while TneuanoASa took a tell of 80. New cases of in- fIuenza showed a slight reduction during the same period, numbering I0l5.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-02-01
Cut Out Fund for
 Newspaper Ads

Washington. Jan 31.--Appropria- tions of S2,8O0 to pay for advertise ments in newspapers during the in- fluenza epidemic last year was elim- mated from the second deficiency bill today on point of order by Representative Blanton, democrat, Texas, Another provision of the bill prohibits the public health service from paying for future advertise lnents
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-02-01
bserlain, democrat. o. great. 'iie republj,,,
ao WHarships ta be Peace strsea,, e
 Of the U, S

,ss,' Washington ase Jan. sl.-,l mately $40 -varships. 1.,.A is.,
 dreadnaughts, 1s nv, IaeN'ia
 eight armored cruiser, N.saaas cruisers will be '''fs ts, and '
 strength or the America, peA
 er next July 1. tba ' aaH committee was toId rouse , Admiral Taylor, chis4 'Oaag o R| ru;,1 Ur cqblaStfuetlon ba rue, and reDsis ,is 'a WI wl., II, ,,1 De three times the spa,r ar.. commission when the 4T fIni.laS aanSs ! declared war on @ unlted { comparative tonnare aas' 1,ii, Ml about one and oneebals s'il :. aal
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-02-01
PRAISES HOOVER.

Washington, Jan. 31.-A letter praising Herbert Hoover, written by President Wilbur of Stanford univer- sity, in connection with efforts to bring Mr. Hoover forward as can didate for the presidential nomin- ation. was put into the congression- al record today by Senator Cham
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-02-01

Mississippi must have snrplusi of school teachers. While efery other state in the union is employ ing competents and incompeteBts, married or single, Mississippi passesl law forbidding teachers to marry during the school term
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-02-01
Weather Forecast
 for Coming Week

Washington, Jan. 31.-Weather nredictions for the week beginning Monday are:
 East and West Gulf states gener- ally fair with nearly normal tenn peratureS.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-02-01

MT. Martens says there IS an underground way from Russia to the United States. Likewise there is an overseas way from the U1ttel States to Russia,