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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-08-07
Imperial Press Meet
Urges Lower Cable
Rates for Newspapers

Ottawa, Ont, Aug. 6.-Considera-
ton of resolution urging govern
ment subsidy of cable companies
and lower cable rates to insure the
fullest interchange of news and
opinion within the British Empire,
occupied most OF today's opening
session of the Imperial Press con-
ference.
British and Canadian delegates
strongly opposed acceptance OF sub
sides which might imply govern.
ment control of the character OF
news services. -.
A resolution to be considered will
ask that governments of the British
empire adopt adequate wireless serv-
ices throughout the empire, by
public and private enterprise.
More resolutions will deal with
paper supplies. independence of
news services, uniform postal rates,
interchange of staffs between vari-
Gus portions of the empire and es-
tablishment of courses of journal
ism in universities.
Viscount Burnham was elected
chairman, and Lord Atholstan, hon
orary chairman OF the conference
at this mornings session. A party
Of newspapermen from the United
States, attended the conference.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-08-07
MAN IDENTIFIED
AS KIDNAPER OF
COUGHLIN CHILD
Authorities Sure They Have
Guilty Person = Think
Others Got Money.

Philadelphia, Aug. 6.-Postal in
spectors and police today expressed
conviction that "the crank" identified
as Augusta Pascol and known to the
authorities as Pasquale, is not only
the man who secured the $4,000
from George H. Coughlin, father OF
the kidnapped Norristown baby, but
is the abductor of the 13-months -old
child.
Pascol, arrested Monday at Egg
Harbor, N. J., after he had been
trapped into picking up a box sup
posed to contain $4,000 as further
ransom money, is still hidden by the
authorities, who say they will not
reveal his whereabouts until they
complete their investigation.
A development today was the
Identification of Pascol as Augusta
Pasquale, with a police record, po-
lice asserting that finger prints OF
Pasquale and that of the kidnaper
found in the Coughlin home agree
sufficiently to convince them that
they were made by the same man.
Pasquale was released from Moya-
mensing prison here last March after
serving nine months.
According to George A. Leonard,
chief postal inspector, Pascol said
he did not know anything about the
KIDNAPPING, but that he was hired by
a man to hang the white sheet along
the railroad as signal for Coughlin
to throw a box containing $4,000
out of a train window.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-08-07
LEADER OF DENVER
STRIKE FIGURED IN
TROUBLE IN OMAHA
Vice President of Union Said
He Was Opposed to
Violence.

A. II. Burt, international vice
president of the street car mems
union, who is in charge of the car
mems strike in Denver, which Thurs
day resulted in two deaths and
the wrecking of the Office of the
Denver Post, was in Omaha during
the recent street car wage contro-
versy.
II the decision Of the state railway
commission, now pending, fails to
clear up the wage dispute here, Burt
will probably return to take charge
of the situation, it is said.
During the wage hearing before
the railway commission here Burt
took the stand and testified that he
was against violence in strikes.
Burt issued a statement after the
rioting in Denver yesterday depre-
eating the violence and disclaining
responsibility.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-08-07
Bill Plans to Abolish
Six Army Departments;
Propose 9 Corps Areas

Washington. Aug. 6.-An order
abolishing the six departments of
the army and establishing nine
corps areas as provided in the army
reorganization act has been pre-
pared i'll the War department and is
awaiting the approval of Secretary
Baker.
The departments which would be
abolished are the northeastern,
Boston, Major General Edwards,
commanding; eastern, Governors S
Island, N. Y, Major General Bull
lard, commanding; central, Chicago,
Major General Leonard Wood,
commanding; western, San Fran
cisco, Major General Liggett, COM
nanding; southern, Fort Sam
Houston, Texas, Major General
Oickman, commanding, and the
southeastern, Charleston, S. c.,
Major General Morrison, command
ing
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-08-07
Theatrical Field Latest
To Be Invaded by Women

New York. Aug. 6.-Woman has
invaded another sphere which man
has called his own.
They will be theatrical managers.
Comstock & Gest, in announc-
ing today that Miss May Dowling
will be their first woman manager,
went further and declared their in
tention of placing many of their
companies under a woman's direc-
ton. Miss Dos ling will have
charge of Adam and Eve" the
comedy success of last season.
"Women don't smoke, don't
gamble and attend strictly to busi-
ness" the producers said, in ex-
planning their idea of the innova-
tion,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-08-07
Knights Of Columbus
Pilgrimage to France
Given Noisy Sendoff

New York, Aug. 6.-The Knights
of Columbus pilgrimage to France,
where it will present and dedicate a
statue of Lafayette at Metz, was
given noisy farewell when it sailed
on the Leopoldlna. Twelve hundred
relatives and friends on the steam
ship Highlander escorted the French
liner to sea, with bands playing and
passengers cacering and waving
slags.
y The delegation numbers ESQ, in
cluding IL Catholic priests. The
Lafayette statue at Metz, gift of
the order to France, is to be un-
veiled August 2l by Marshal Foch,
who also will be presented with a
jeweled baton. After the ceremonies
the delegation will 60 to the Cath
olic shrine at Lourdes, in southern
France, and .hen visit Pope Benc-
dict at Rome
Before Adjournment the orders
convention authorized erection of a
100000 tuberculosis ssanitarirm
and drafted an expression of unqual-
flied support OF the Irish cause to
be sent Cannon De Valera.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-08-07
ASSESSMENT ON
DOUGLAS COUNTY
FAR N S DOUBLED
Increase of 100 Per Cent An
nounced-HoWI Expected
When Farmers Learn of
Boost.

The 1920 assessment on Douglas
county farm land was revealed yes
terday to be 100 per cent increase
over that OF last year.
This unprecedented boost in as
sessment has reused farmers of the
county, those of them who have
heard it. The boost has been kept
quiet by the county assessor who
admitted he knew the storm would
break when the farmers find it out.
Employees OF the county assessors
office declared the farmers would
be coming in by the hundreds to
protest against the big boost as
soon as they get the bad news"
Assessor Defends Boost.
The increase IS defended, how
ever, by the assessor. He pointed
out that even with the boost,
Douglas county farms are assessed
at only from $50 to $500 an acre
This is the first new assessment
since 1916" said Assessor Fitz-
gerald Everything has gone up in
these four years and see no rea-
son why farm lands should not bear
their increased assessment. 1t
means doubling of the taxes they
have been paying the last four
less.
"They won: be paying more than
thei. proper share now. In fact,
they have been paying less than
their proper share the last two or
three years."
But One Objection.
County Commissioners O'Connor,
Mcdonald AMI Unit went to Lin
coin this morning to the meeting of
the state board of equalization which
will try to equalize the tax assess
ments of the counties of the state.
"There's only one objection to the
big boost of farm values in Douglas
county" said Commissioner O'Con-
nor, "and that is that it means
Douglas county may pay more than
its share of state taxes. Some OF
the other counties are putting very
low value on their land.
Naturally the assessment for
state taxes touches such counties
lightly in comparison to Douglas
county. Some counties return
assessments on farm lands as low
as S. and Sc an acre. OF course,
some counties have land that isn't
worth much more than that"
Sample increases in Douglas
county are these: In the Waterloo
district, AZ acres, assessed at 1926
in 1916, and at $2,625 this year; IS
acres, assessed at $1,000 in 1916 and
at $4,000 this year; 79 acres, assess
ed at $4,000 in 1916 and at $500 this
year; 80 acres, assessed at $4,000 in
1916 and at $4,000 this year.
Valley district: l44 acres, assess
ed at $l0,975 in 1916 and at $20,l50
this year; so ,c|es, assessed at $5,40O
in 1916 and at $1,000 this year.
Millard district: 100 acres, as
scssed at Sl5,500 in 1916 and at $751;
200 this year.
The 1916 assessment held for he
years 1917, 1918 and 1919, country
assessments being made only every
four years
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-08-07
WEST MAY BUILD
FAC I 0 R|ES TO
BEAT Rail Rates
Business Men Believe Freight
Increases Will Tend to
Make Middle West
Factory Center.

Westward the course of industry
takes its way and the hike in freight
rates eventually will rebound to the
benefit of industrial Omaha. many
business experts believe. If the cost
of transportation is, high, factories
are expected to move nearer the
source of supply and shorten the
haul.
1T has always seemed foolish to
me to send all our raw materials
down east and then ship them all the
way back as finished products" said
w. E. Rhoades, vice president OF
the United States National bank, yes
terday. 'As soon as the new cost
of shipping is found to be perma-
nent.- think we may expect many
manufacturers to establish branches
in the middle west Why should we
clog the railroads shipping stuff
back and forth? 1t looks like a
waste of time and energy, to say
nothing on the amount it adds to the
cost of the product.
A Lesson of War.
"The success of many big corpo-
rations is due to their abolition oi
waste. Manufacturing enough goods
to supply the middle west right al
home where we have the raw mate
rial at hand is in spirit with the les
son of conservation we learned dur
ing the war"
H. D. Bergen, assistant manager
of the traffic bureau of the Chamber
of Commerce, is another who expects
the increase in freight rates which &c
into effect later this month to tend
to draw factories closer to the point
of production.
Wouldn't it be good thing if we
could stop the western wool at
Omaha instead of watching it 60
through to the mills around Bos-
toni" he asked. We have to pay
the freight clear across the country
there and back, because the woolen
mills are all in New England. Wool
goes through here in trainloads.
Pretty soon we wear it on our backs,
but look where it's BEEN"
New Industries Coming.
New industries are steadily COM
ing to Omaha. One of the latest is
a plant for making white tile fix
lures. These will be cut, polished
and assembled in a factory estab-
lshed at Albright The tile is pro.
duced in West Virginia and shipped
here, unfinished, by the carload, at
the lowest possible freight charge
Another branch factory has leased a
building to produce enameled kitch-
enware and plumbing fixtures. Still
another, a New York corporation,
will soon spend 100000 on a build
ing to be erected on West Center
street for the manufacture Of COM
mercial oxygen and hydrogen from
the air.
Business men consider that in this
manner the car shortage also will
be minimized, since the average
journey of freight cars would be
shorter if the west began to manu-
facture enough of its raw products
into finished materials to supply its
own demands.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-08-07
>Roads Given Special
Permission to File
New Rate Schedules

Washington. Aug. Especial per-
mission to file blanket schedules
containing new freight and pas
senger rates and other charges re-
Gently authorized was given the rail-
(roads by the Interstate Commerce
commission.
y The roads are required to file COM
pleted freight tariffs within three
months from September l.
The commissions decision author
izing higher freight rates provides
that the new schedules are to be eff
fective five days after filing with the
commission. There was no definite
information as to when the roads
would be able to file the schedules,
but announcement has been made
that the new rates would go into ef'
feet August 26.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-08-07
Nebraska Officials Will
Attend Car SHORTAGE Hearinu

Lincoln, Aug. 6-(Special. )-Rail-
way Commissioner Thorne Brown
and H. D. Lutte of the Nebraska farm
bureau association will represent the
state next Monday at hearing in
Washington before the Interstate
Commerce commission for the pur-
pose of relieving the car shortage in
western states and making it pos
sible to ship the new crop of wheat,
oats and other grain to market.
Because the state board of equali-
zation of which he is chairman, has
not completed its work and fixed the
annual state levy, Governor Nc
Kelvie had to decline an invitation
from Governor Harding of Iowa to
attend the Washington conference.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-08-07
Chicago Is Bidding
For Olympic Games In
1924, Announcement

Chicago, Aug. 6.-Everett L.
Brown, for years member of the
executive committee of the Olympic
games, who left New York few
days ago on the Lapland, will ex-
tend an invitation to the Olympic
games committee on August 10 at
Antwerp, Belgium, to hold the 1924
Olympic games in Chicago at Grant
park, it was announced here today.
Mr.. Brown will present the invita-
ton in the name of the city. The
invitation will suggest to the COM
mittee that Chicago will have one
of the largest stadiums in the
world at Grant park, on the lake
front, when work started yesterday
on a $l30,000,000 lake front improve
ment plan. is completed.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-08-07
Long Airplane Race
Planned as Feature
OF Tn-State FAN

Nebraska's first airp1ane race is
being planned between Omaha and
Crawford, 473 miles northwest, as
an opening feature of the tri-state
fair at Crawford. September 16.
Mayor Arah L. Hungerford of
Crawford, president of the fair as
sociation, is in Omaha negotiating
for entries to compete for prizes ag-
gregating $500.
One stop will be arranged at
Grand Island, $50 miles west of
Omaha, for fuel. Planes entered
will leave Omaha at II to arrive in
Crawford in mid-afternoon Of the
opening day. Agricultural exhibits
from South Dakota, Wyoming and
Nebraska will be shown at the fair.
Crawford is within 40 miles of both
state lines.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-08-07
Defensive Line East of War;
saw CrumpIes When Rus
slams, Reinforced, Launch
New Offensive.
PLANS ARE ALL MADE
FOR LEAVING CAPITAL
Poles Deliver Counter Attack,
But Fail to Check BoIshevik
Hordes-SovietS at StandstiII
On South Front.
(By The Associated Press,)

Warsaw, Aug. 6.-The defensive
line east of Warsaw has been
pierced in several places, according
to reports from the front. Prepara-
tions have been begun for trans
ferring the government if that move
is necessitated by the Russian ad-
vance. The officials, however, still
hope the soviet forces will be
checked somewhere east of the Wis
tula.
No announcement has been made
as to what place the government
would move to, but it is reported it
would be Posen or Czestochowa,
143 miles southwest of Warsaw, near
the Silesian frontier.
Reds Forge Across River.
OF the developments along the
eastern defense line, the word from
the front shows that after halt of
several days while reinforcements
were brought up and supplies for
warded along the river, the bolshe-
wiki forced crossings of the Bug at
a number of places. At one point,
southeast of Ostrov, soviet troops
are reported to have crossed the
river in large numbers.
Last nights communique from
headquarters announced that the
Russians had forced the Bug in the
region of Drohiezyn (about 20 miles
east of the capitaD, this being a part
of the soviet movement to outfank
the defenders of Warsaw. The Poles
counter-attacked and fierce fighting
is continuing.
Between Drohiezyn and Brest-
Litovsk, the communique continues,
the Poles launched a counter-attack
against the Russians, who had
crossed the Bug below Brest-
Litovsk. In the region of Brest-
Litovsk, which is in the hands of the
Russians, they recoiled for an at
tack which compelled the Poles to
evacuate Terespol. just to the west
of the river.
Stop Russian Gains.
There was fighting at various
points to the south, but without
gains for the Russians.
The soviet troops. have been
checked in their westward push
along the Prussian border, the state
ment announces. They have reached
Myszniec in an advance apparently
designed to bring them to the War
saw-Danzig railway. Military OBJ
servers assert that this is part of the
Russian outhanking movement
planned to encircle the capital.
Russian gains are conceded north
and east of Warsaw, where the
soviet forces are regrouping for
what may be the final exertion in
their attempt to bring Poland to
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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-08-07
Mediation Board Fails to
Hear Striking Railway Men

Washington, Aug. 6.-The United
States board of mediation and con-
ciliation failed today to hear a dele
CATION of striking railway employees,
headed by John Grunau, president
of the Chicago Yardmen's associa-
ton, appealing in behalf of men
anxious to return to work. Men,
bers of the board were not present
and the delegation was informed by
the secretary that it would be neces-
sary to file formal application asking
for consideration of their claims.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-08-07
NelU York Landlord
Asks Injunction for
"Tenant SOUiets"

Chicago Tribune Omaha Bee Leased Wire
New York, Aug. 6.-An injunc-
ton against a so-called tenant
soviet" of IL members, was asked
by Max and Rose Cutes, owners
of apartment houses in Brooklyn
yesterday. 1t is sought to restrain
the IL tenants from hanging out
"rent strike" signs, intimidating
tenants who are willing to pay
rents and resisting all efforts at
collection from themselves.
According to the affidavits, the
owners tried to dispossess the IL
several months ago, but the pro-
ceeding was delayed under the re-
cent rent legislation. From that
time until now, according to Cutes,
Meyer Fishbein and II others
named, have made it impossible to
rent apartments to new tenants,
by threatening violence to them.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-08-07
Things to Watch For

1-"Letters From Home Made Father
to His Son." by Ed Streeter. author
Of "Dere Mable." The best humor
In print.
a+The only rotogravure section pub
lished by an Omaha newspaper.
This weeks frontispiece. full-pagc
picture of Governor Cox, the demo-
cratic nominee for president.
e"The Dog Catcher'n Get EN-" q
local feature story for every MEM
ber Of the family.
4-"About Building . House'-ThlnEs
the home-builder should know, prac-
tical questions answered.
S"Heart Secrets Of . Fortune Teller"
. fascinating tale Of adventures In
this unusual field.
eBringing Up Father, Tho Gumps,
an All-Women's section, Chicago
Tribune Omaha Bee leased wire
news, . snappy sport page and all
the regular Sunday Bee features.
The Sunday Bee
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-08-07
Boy Unhurt After Being
Drawn Under Moving Train

Akron, O., Aug 6.-Gus Petro-
vich, + years old, while waiting with
his father and brothers in the union
station, was drawn under a passen-
ger train by suction.
Six coaches passed over the boy.
When the train had passed Gus
got up, shaking and laughing. He
had been thrown between the rails
and was uninjured, but frightened.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-08-07
Three Stars On Booze Ship
IS Tip to Federal Officers

Prohibition enforcement officers
in Omaha are looking for an air.
plane, it is said, on which are paint
ed three stars. ..... ).
The plane is declared to be that
of flying bootleggers from Canada
Prohibition Enforcement Officer
]. F. Hanley was asked yesterday
the meaning of the three stars.
"S-s-sh," he replied, putting his
finger to his lips in warning. Don't
tell anybody. I understand that il
stands for 'Three-Star Hennessy.'"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-08-07
Omaha Dentist Resigns
From State Examining Board

Lincoln, Aug. g. DR.. ]. H. Wal
lace, of Omaha who has served II
years on the state board of dental
examiners, has rendered his resigna-
ton. Secretary Antics of the public
welfare bureau has appointed DR.. E.
w. Fellers, of Beatrice, to succeed
him. Mr.. Antics also has named DR..
Ferdinand Griess. of Sutton, to sus-
ceed himself ON the board.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-08-07
Youth Kills His Father
For His Abuse of Mother

Fairview, N. J., Aug. 6.-After
shooting and killing his father early
today in defense of his mother,
Louis F. Gross, jr., 2l years old,
telephoned to the police and
awaited arrest. Gross, police say,
declared his father was choking
Mrs. Gross when he returned from
a trip to Asbury park with her sons
girl friend. Four of six shots fired
at the elder Gross took effect.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-08-07
G. O. P. Chairman Invited
To National Headquarters

Chicago, Aug. 6.-Chairmen OF all
republican state committees have
been invited to national headquar-
tiers, Senator Harry S. New of In
diana, chairman of the speakers bu-
reau announced today, to lay plans
for the speaking campaign in each
state.
Y Headquarters also announced that
Major Jackson Morris, former as
sistant secretary of state and not
Governor E. F. Morrow of Ken
lucky, would debate the league Of
nations with Senator Gilbert NJ,
Hitchcock at Winona Lake. Ind,
August 9.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-08-07
Lincoln Wants Roosevelt

Lincoln, Aug. 6.-(Special. Lin
coin democrats are anxious to get
Franklin D. Roosevelt, democratic
nominee for vice president, to make
an afternoon speech here on August
28, when he is to deliver an evening
address at Omaha. Secretary ]. S
McCarty of the democratic state
committee is trying to arrange the
engagement.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-08-07
Steamship Grounded on
Rocks of Barber's Point

San Francisco, Aug. 6,-The
steamer West Eldara, bound from
Yokohama to New York, grounded
on the rocks of Barber's Point,
Hawaii, last night according to =
cable message to the marine depart
ment of the San Francisco Chamber
\ Of Commerce. The members of the
crew were not in danger.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-08-07
Pays $65,000 for Farm.

Fremont, Neb., Aug. 6.-(Spe-
cial.)-The. peak of high prices for
lands sold in this vicinity this year
has been reached at Cedar Bluffs,
where E. ]. Murphy has sold his
l60-acre farm six miles south of
there to Dan Stanahan for $406.25
an acre, or total sale price of
$65.OOO.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-08-07
Urge Government Ownership

St. Louis, Aug. 6.-Government
ownership of packing plants was
urged in resolutions adopted at the
concluding session of an l1-day con-
vention of the Amalgamated Meat
Cutters and Butchers Workmen of
North America
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-08-07
Floaters Get in Pen.

Lincoln. Aug. 6.-(Special.)-
Twelve of the "a new prisoners re-
ceived at the state penitentiary dur
ing July were floaters from Oklaho-
ma, Missouri. Colorado. Iowa. New
York. Ohio, South Dakota and Cal.
ifornia.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-08-07
New Head Appointed for
Code Law Market Bureau

Lincoln, Aug. 6.-(Special. 1.-The
bureau of markets established under
the code law is being reorganized
after several months of inactivity.
w. c. Andrews, who has been
serving as chief of the dairy division
in the agriculture department, will
also act as chief of the bureau.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-08-07
Auto Burns Near LaPlatte.

Plattsmouth. Neb. Aug. 6.-(Spe.
ciaD-A large touring car of un-
known ownership was burned up
along the highway near La Platte.
1t is thought to be the property of
Omaha parties.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-08-07
The Weather

Hourly Temperatures.