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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-07-27
Los Angeles VIII Add
27Square Miles to Its
Present Land Expanse

Los Angeles. CAL. July 26.-Los
Angeles, already one of the largest
cities in area, has taken steps to an
mex another addition, Baldwin
Hills, tract of ranch land contain
ing about u square miles, south
west of the city.
Owners of the tract desire an
nexation. the annexation and con-
solidation commission of Los
Angeles has announced, so thew
may be supplied with city water for
irrigation.
Los Angeles at present has an
area of 365.72 square miles. The
last addition was a tract of about
5000 acres adjoining Annandalc.
north Of the city.
Ranch owners near Chatsworth
Park, in the western end of San
Fernando Valley, have petitioned
The city council asking that their
lands, comprising about four souars
miles. be joined to the city. so they
may obtain water.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-07-27
CALL OFF YACHT
RACE WHEN wind
STARTS T0BL0W
Second "No-Race" Announce
ment After Six Hours WAL
lowing in BreezeIess Sea
Cover Nine Miles.

Sandy Hook, N. j, July 26.-The
25-mile gale that drove Defender
Resolute and her British challenger
Shamrock Nv, back I'd shelter Sat
urday, retired today, and the fftl,
and deciding race for the America s
cup was called off after the con-
tenders had wallowed along four
and half hours in virtually
breezeless sea.
The third attempt to run the race
will be made tomorrow, wind and
weather permitting. The course will
be the same that the vessels tried
TO cover today-15 miles to wind
ward and Is miles to leeward.
Although their favorite failed to
win today, Resolute's supporters
took comfort in the fact that she
was leading by about two miles
when the match was declared off.
Measured in actual progress this
meant about an hours sailing, for
the defender had consumed a trifle
more than four and half hours in
covering nine miles.
Both yachts had covered more ac-
tual distance thar nine miles, for
after the start Captain Adams III
OF Resolute and Captain Burton of
Shamrock ~ got into a luffing
match that took them far off the
course. When they finally came
about after an hour and 20 minutes
of sailing, that had carried them
only short distance toward the
mark, Resolute had picked up the
So seconds lead Shamrock w took
at the start, and soon passed the
challenger.
But the breath of wind that had
given the committee sufficient hope
to start the race had dropped out
by this time and the sloops fairly
drifted until the match was declared
off.
Today's was the second start of
the series to be called off because
neither boat was able to finish within
six hours. The other ''no race"
start was July II and ended Reso-1
lutte five miles ahead of the challen-
ger.
The signal calling the race off was
sounded at SOB p. M. with Resolute
six miles from the turn and Skar,-
rock two miles away off shore. Srai-
maries:
Shamrock: Owner. Sir Thomas
Upton; start, 12:30:2o. Resolute: R.
w. Emmdns II; start. 1921 :25.
Race called off sos p. M, after
sailing nine-miles.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-07-27
Man Wounds His Wife;
Talk Of Sons Welfare
And Then He Kills Her

Vancouver, B. c., July 26.-How
he shot his wife in Stanley park on
last Monday evening, and as she
lay dying on the ground, had dis
cussed with her the future for two
sons, aged and 5 years and how
it had been mutually decided that
be should finally end her life, which
he did with three more bullets. was
the amazing story told to an aston
lshed desk sergeant at city police
HEADQUARTERS yesterday by William
George Robbins, 'aged 80, of this
city.
The murdered wife was, a niece of
Father Yorke of San Francisco.
Robbins had walked into the sta
ton voluntarily. He described a
quarrel, the shot in rage. the dis
cussion, and the ending of a life
then he told of hiding the body and
of his later visits to the spot. where
he placed wreath of flowers on the
remains.
Finally, he said. he had planned
suicide, but his nerve had failed him
and he had decided upon surrender
ing.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-07-27
Francisco Villa in Battle With
Federal Troops After Ar
rival in Sabinas, Presum-
ably for Surrender.
TO START ON WARPATH
IF TERMS ARE REFUSED
Refugees Fleeing From City,
Fearing Trouble as Result Of
Bandit Chiefs Presence
Force Numbers Nearly 500.

Eagle Pass, Tex, July 26.-Arrival
of Francisco Villa, bandit chieftain,
at Sabinas this morning was immc-
diately followed by sharp encoun-
ter with government forces number
ing about Is, according to informa-
ticn reaching Eagle Pass late today.
1t is said Villas force totals between
500 and 500.
A report reaching Eagle Pass to-
night says Villa has taken Carl
Haeglin, an American, president of
the Sabinas brewery and is holding
him for ransom,
Villa. who, advices say, came to
Sahinas to negotiate by telegraph
with the De La Huerta government
on terms of surrender, will start on
another warpath if his terms are not
accepted, it Is reported here. Refu-
gees are coming to Piedras Niegras
from the Sabinas district, fearing
trouble as result of Valla's pres
encc, it is understood.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-07-27
ALLIED MISSION
RAISES HOPES OF.
POLES IN WARSAW
Will Confer With Polish Gov
eminent On Military Situa-
tion-French Ambassador
to U. S. In Charge.

Warsaw, July 26-(By The AS
sociated Press.)-Nineteen mem
bers of the special British and
French missions sent here to look
into Poland's military situation and
to confer with the government au-
thorities arrived in Warsaw early
today, and the remainder of the day
was taken up in official calls and
conferences.
The missions which are headed bv
Jean Jules Jusserand, French am
bassador to the United States, who
is in Europe on leave of absence,
and Lord D'Abernon, British am
bassador to Germany, were met BY
representatives of the Polish gov
ernment Vast crowds who had
been reading the newspaper ac-
counts of the allied negotiations in
Hbland's behalf, assembled and
showed they entertained great hopes
on the outcome Of the deliberations
of the missions. =
The British and French delegates
were received officially by M.
Skulski. minister of the interior \in
the pew cabinet at the governors
palate, where the heads of the mis-
sion met Premier Witos. One of
the first questions placed before the
mission was that of the DISPOSITION
of war materials for Poland which
have just arrived at the port of Dan
zig and which the working men are
refusing to load in order to prevent
Poland getting them. The dock
,aborers and soviet emissaries in
Danzig are distributing anti-Polish
propaganda.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-07-27
Commissioners Comment
On Jump in CitV Gas Rate

City commissioners gave varied
opinions on the increase in gas
rates under municipal ownership
yesterday.
Commissioner Ure: you know
| voted against the purchase of the
gas plant. | told you So"
Commissioner Zimman: Pm
sorry the gas rate went up"
Commissioner Towl: THE. gas
rate is all right. 1t may come down.
Comnis Ringer: THE raise
is probably less than would have
been required if the company had
continued under private ownership"
sComnis Butler: "R. B.
Howell had to put it up so he could
bring it down later and acquire an
other halo"
Mayor Smith: Il have nothing to
say"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-07-27
SunfloWer State Fairly
Staggering Under Crop;
Shortage Of Cars Serious
Wheat Harvest, Now Practically Over, Shows Next
To Largest Production in History Governor
Allen Besieged by Countless Calls -Transporta-
ton Far Behind Movement in Former Years.

cars to be sent to the relief of the
grain states, the Santa Fe was given
an allotment of 5,420. Up to July
20 the road had received only 966
cars from that source, and of these
o:lly 274, or 28 per cent, were grain
tight.
AS one travels through, the vii.
lagos, two or three cars are on sid
ings which usually would have II
to 20 and they are generally patched
up with paper and boards-its al
most like carrying grain in sieve.
The wheat growers are as hard
Put for transportation as industry
in general.
1t demonstrates stronger than
ever that carrier facilities are the
real measure of the nations busi-
ness. Governor Allen wired Wash
lngton yesterday that at the pres
ent rate it will take two years, to
move the 1920 crop. The roads
are so short of cars that wheat
loaded on a car is worth II or
ID cents a bushel more than the
same quality OF grain in an ele-
vator rod away.
Hold Last Years Crop.
To make matters worse, when the
harvest started in Kansas a few
weeks ago, there were still some
100000 bushels of last years
crop left on the farms and in the
country elevators, all due to the
railroad situation.
Threshing is going on. Some of
the farmers have bought metal gran
aries, iron tanks into which the grain
is poured right on the field and left
there in storage. But the demand
for these granaries has been such
that the supply has been exhausted.
Some are stacking their wheat with
(C0ntinued nm Do~> Tvro rcu,,,,.r rNu.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-07-27
Poles and BoIsheyiki
Arranue for Conference

London, July 26-The peace con-
ference between the Russians and
Poles will begin at Baranovitchi, IS
miles southwest of Minsk, on July
5U, and the armistice will start the
same day, The Associated Press
learned today.
The, Lloyd George boundary line
will hold in the north. and the ac-
tual military i,r- the south on July
80 will be observed
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-07-27
Full Corn Crop Assured
Kansas by Heavy Rain

Topeka, Kan, July 26.-An all
night rainfall ranging from an inch
to three and quarter inches fell
oversize northern two-thirds of the
state last night. practically assuring
full corn crop in the heaviest corn
producing portion of the state. Ac-
,ording to 5. d. Flora, official me-
teorogoist, this is the first Year on
record in which the state will Weld
bumper wheat and corn crops the
same year.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-07-27
Dale Mann Surrenders to Po-
lice to Clear Name of Sus-
picion in Connection With
Mystery Case.
ENDS LONG SEARCH BY
DETECTIVES OF OMAHA
Detention Of Restaurant En-
pIoye Leaves Police to De-
veIop Theory That Slain Girl
Was Alice MaSSette, @

Lester Dale Mann, a waiter, lis
South Twenty-fourth street, wanted
N connection with the murder case
of the mystery girl" gave himself
UP to police at l0:45 Sunday.
II want to clear my name of this
affair" he told Detective Trapp.
Police had been searching for
Mann since last November when an
identification was made that the
murdered girl was Alice Massette.
reported to have been a former
sweetheart of Mann.
Denies Charges. =
Mann told police he has not seen
Miss Massette for two years, Po-
lice have not learned the where
abouts of Miss Masette, since her
disappearance after Mann had been
married in Kansas City to another
girl
Mrs. Harry Wymore, proprietress
OF restaurant al los South Fif-
teenth street, who was mentioned as
having seen Alice Massette in Oma-
ha last February, declared there
was confusion of Miss Massette's
name with a Lena Hansen, who was
SO was identified as the mystery
girl"
Dctectivs Trapp declares Mahn IS
me trst principal i'll the mystery
girf case to be arrested.
Theory is Discredited.
Other detectives discredit Trapp's
theory OF the case They are con-
v!nced the mystery girl" remains
unidentified, and that she was mur-
dered by one of a gang Of criminals
IN roadhouse on East Locust
street
With the arrest of Dale Mann il
remains for police to clear up the
theory that the murdered girl was
Alice Massette.
Referring to the announcement
hat Miss Massette was seen in
Omaha last February, Mrs. Wymore
! former employer of the girl, de-
slared:
Il remember now, it wasn't Alice |
out Lena Hansen who turned ,lp
lfter the mystery girl was identi-
led as She"
To Detective Trapp, Mann said:
I've heard my name connected |
With this affair.so many times I want
o clear myself Of it."
Sccffs at Identification.
Identification Of the mystery
girl" murdered about November II.
md found in a ravine north of Flor
ance as described by the Nonpareil
'f Council Bluffs last Saturday,(was
urther shattered when George
ocheschy, at whose roadhouse in
East Omaha, the Nonpareil said the
murder was committed. recalled that
us place was closed from October
$ to December IS by district court
njunction.
THE Noapareil story tells of hush
money being spent at my place"
aid Mr.. Scheschy. "We didn't even
lave our place open at that time. We
we're gathering our corn crop then,
because district court enjoined the
OF dhouse from doing business"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-07-27
BOSTON wizard
OF FINANCE IS
BEING AUDITED
Variance in Exchange Said to
Be Reaping immense Profit
For Financiers and
~ ,.lHA !, ~ ~
Rackers.

Boston, July 26.-A bar was
placed today on the rush of people
to give their money to Charles
Ponzi, head Of the Securities Ex-
change company. on his promise to
repay with 50 per cent profit in As
days.
After a conference with District
Attorney Pelletier. Ponzi. whose
business is described as exchanging
International reply coupons from
one country, to another. was ordered
to accept no, further acceptances un-
til an auditor selected BY the dis
trict attorney has examined his ac-
counts which are said to total mil
lions.
The district attorney said the ac-
ton was taken 'in no sense a final
closing down of the business"
For several weeks crowds have
flocked to -Ponzi's offices and given
their savings in exchange for notes
of the company for the principal plus
50 per cent payable in 90 days. In
variably. Ponzi is said to have paid
off the notes in IS days and there
has been no complaint that any per-
son has failed to receive money
when due. i
= Ponzi described his exchange sys-
TEN as being based on the use of
the international reply coupon au-
thorized under the international pos
tai agreement as the medium for taxi
ing advantage of the difference in
rates Sof exchange.
With the deposits. Ponzi ex-
planned. he converts American dol
lars into Italian lire or other for
eign money. Then, through agents
abroad international reply coupons
are purchased, rcdeemable at the
normal and not the prevailing rate
OF exchange. The coupons are then
transmitted fro none European
countr yto apother, gathering profits
through succeeding differences in
rates of exchange, with assured nor
NAL payment for redemption, until
lhe transaction is completed and the
proceeds reconverted into American
dollars. This usually takes As days,
according to Ponzi. who says his
profits have reached 400 per cent in
some transactions.
Ponzi, in statement. said he con-
ferences with the officials were at
his suggestion and were due to his
desire to prove his operations were
legitimate and his business solvent.
He set his indebtedness "in at
S3,000,000 at the most" and said he
had several million dollars more
than enough to cover It Ion deposit.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-07-27
By ARTHUR M. EVANS.

S"sO"ov AHiuuHeeO"snS Dco Lo0be0 Whe
Topeka, Kan, July 26.-Kansas is
fairly staggering under the weight
OF its crops. More than $1,000, ,0OO,-
600 in round numbers will be the
measure of its farm products this
year, but the breakdown of the rail-
roads has halted the movement OF
the crops to market. The farmers,
; by harder work, have overcome
the shortage of labor, which appears
to have been overestirnated; the
wheat harvest, a whopping crop
that has been exceeded only once
in the history OF the state-lol4-
is almost finished; Kansas is ready
to help fill the worlds bread basket.
but now it cannot get the freight
cars.
From one end of the state to the
other arises one cali for cars. and
Gov. Henry Allen every day or two
tries to prod up the Interstate
Commerce commission. Where in
former years granger roads would
have thousands Of grain-tigh cars
on sidings ready for the cleanup.
this year sees them so far behind
that the wheat movement today is
only third of what it was a year
ago. The Santa Fe, for instance,
last week had 1868 box cars less
than it had year ago. The cars
that went into the pool under gov
ernment control of the roads have
not returned from foreign lines.
Cars in Bad Condition.
All the wheat-shipping roads are
suffering from strayed equipment
and diminished facilities, not only
that, but a large percentage of the
cars which are on the granger rails
are delapidated and lcaky. For exam
pie. when the government ordered
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-07-27
tlRISH SITUATION
VERY ALARMING,
PLUNKETT SAYS
Moderate Nationalist Leader
Declares Conditions Are
Worst in 40 Years.

London, July 26.-Sir Hora.e
Plunkett. founder of the Irish do
minion league and leader of the
moderate Irish nationalist opinion,
told a New Castle audience Sunday
tha. the situation in Ireland is more
alarming than within his knowledge
of 40 years.
A similar view is reflected by the
aewspapsrs Of England and Ireland,
Y found expression IN the speeches
Thursday in the House OF Cons
mons. even Sir Edward Carson de-
claring he had, never known any
thing like the state Of anarchy pre-
vailing, and that "in three-quarters
Of ireland, the British government
has been entirely beaten" Sir Ham
ar Greenwood. chief secretary for
Ireland. warned the country to brace
itself against bitter period in Irish
history.
The rioting in Belfast subsidized
today but there are plenty of signs
that the lull is only temporary.
b 9th from Premier Lloyd
Georges statement to the labor del
egation Thursday and from Sir
Hanar's speech it is considered ap-
parent that the government regards
that parting of, the ways has been
reached One road leads toward
negotiation with the Sim Fien on
the basis of dominion form of
government. while the other appa-
ren''y leads toward the bitter Pc
od which Sir Hamar foresees, with
l.io.e soldiers and stricter laws for
r p'ession, foremost among them
{ Tor the trial of criminals by the
SIMMER courts and the giving up of
attempts to induce jurymen to an
sacr to summons. @
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-07-27
Leader Of Chinese Military
Faction Tries to Kill Self

London, July 26.-Gen. Tuan Chic
Jul, leader of the Chinese military
faction which recent dispatches in.
dicated had been worsted in the
struggle with the Chilli party. has
made an attempt to commit suicide
by shooting, according to a dispatch
from Shanghai to the Central News.
filed July "a. N
The attempt was frustrated, says
the message, and Tuan is beng
closely watched.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-07-27
Conscientious Directors
On Ten-Day Hunger Strike

Salt Lake City, Utah. July 20
Ben J. Salman, serving a five-year
sentence for desertion, at Fort
Douglas. near here, has been on a
hunger strike for more than 10 days.
Sslman, whose sentence followed re-
tusal to serve in the army under the
selective service act, on the ground
of conscientious scruples against
war. was removed to the post hos
pital for observation and treatment.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-07-27
H. S. Kent, Doctor, Lawyer,
Philosopher and Friend Of
Creighton College Professor,
Remains Firm in Denial.
MISS LOUISE BOEKE SAYS
SHE IS NOT THE MOTHER
Neighbors Point Finger Of
Guilt at Woman Involved
By Police Theory-Nurses
Name Infants the "WeIIs."

Police say Miss Louise Boeke,
S0l4 California street, is the mother
Of the two babies found Saturday.
night in an abandoned we'll lust
north of the White House market,
Thirty-third and California strcts,
and that H. S. Keat, boarder at
the Bceke home. now under arrest. is
the father of the children and that
he placed them in the. well.
Miss Boeke insists she has not
given birth TO any children and her
mother says she is certain her
daughter was not in such a condiA
ton. The children according to Dos
lice, were born some time Friday.
Miss Boeke admits she was i'll Fri.
day, but Saturday and SUNDAY she
was not even confined to bed Mon
day she stood at window and
watched photographer take pic-
ture.
Kent Remains Firm. ~
Kent says he doesn't know any
thing about the case. He refuses
to make any statement other thait
that if Miss Boeke gave birth to
any cildren he was not the father.
At the hospital there seems to
be some difference of opinion as to
whether the babies are twins. 1t
is said the girl who was the second
one found. is larger and strongers
and apparently day older than tho
boy.
Also, nurses say. the children bear
evidence of having had expert med
ical attention at the time of birth
ard their condition indicates they
were born of mothers who previous
lv had given birth to children. Last
night DR.. r. Falfon said that aftet
a careful examination he was uri-
able to say whether the babes were
twins.
On the other hand. police and
several neighbors say they are posi-
tive Miss Boeke is the mother OF
the children and that she gave birth
to them last Friday.
Neighbor Tells Story.
Mrs. Lola McCafrey, 3O45 CALI
+ornia street, is quoted by police
as saying that at noon Friday Miss.
ifoeke called to her and thanked
her for book she, rad borrowed.
and that at 1880 she knew a baby
was being born at the Boeke hom..
Also, police claim. Mrs. McCaffrey
said she had seen Kent slip OUT
of the darkened Boekc home FRI
day night with two baskets similar
20 the one in which the second
baby was found in the we'll.
Mrs. {. B. Lungate. 3047 California
street. who is next door neighbor..
of Mrs. McCaffrey, corroborates the
statements entirely. "I absolutely
know that Miss Boeke gave birth td
the children" she said. ~ was on
ny back porc,. at the time and Ms.
Nj cCaffrey and l both knew that 4
baby had been born"
Mrs. Iungate further explained
hat the girls mother could not be-
ieve her daughter to have done
wrong, and was easily led by doc"
Kent to believe that the girl had
some other illness.
There are none of the neighbors
Who doubt that the children are Miss
3oeke's,' said Mrs. Lungate. we
Ill believe it to be absolutely thu
:ase."
Mrs. Lungate also saw Mr.. Kcn2 +
CONTINUED on Page Two. Column Or.A 4
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-07-27
Turkish Pact Will Not Be
Signed Today; ENJOYS Late

London, July 26.-The Turkish
delegates will not sign the peace
treaty tomorrow, owing to their in
ability to reach Paris in time. A
rather apologetic note from the
Constantinople government to the
British foreign Office today said
that traffic interruptions, which
probably were the result of military
operations, precluded the delegates
arriving within the time limit given
Turkey, which expires tomorrow.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-07-27
Secure Pledges to Insure !.
Passage of Suffrage Act

Nashville, Tenn. July 26.-Mrs.
Carrie Chapman Gait, president of
the American National Woman
Suffrage association. announced
here that sufficient pledges had
been obtained by suffrage leaders
to insure ratification of the federal
suffrage amendment by the special
session of the Tennessee legislas
Wrc, winch Governor Roberts ha4
announced he will call for August q
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-07-27
Delegates Reach Paris for
Jewish Relief Meetinu

Paris. July 26.-Uewish Tele-
graphic Agency.)-Ninety delegates
representing 90 organizations from
different parts of the globe, have al
ready reached here on their way to
attend the Jewish world relief CON
terence which has been called by
the committee of Jewish delegations
in Paris. The Conference will open
at the Kurhaus Carlsbad. on August
!. 1t will deliberate on ways ard
means of reconstructing war and
pogrom ruined east European
Jewry.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-07-27
Reds Accept British Plan
For Conference With Powers

London, July 26.-Premier Lloyd
George, in the House of Commons
today, confirmed reports that the
Russian soviet government had sent
the British. government note ac-
cepting Great Britain's proposal for
peace conference in London be-
tween the soviet and the powers en-
gagged in hostile action against the
soyets or supporting such action.