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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-10-06
Steamship and Oil Men
Indicted for Conspiracy

New York, Oct. 5.-Victor S. Fox
and William H. Kaiser. steamship
operators, today were indicted bv
tsfs federal grand Jury here, charged
with engaging in a conspiracy to
defraud the United States by max
ing false accounts and vouchers with
intent to defraud the United States
shipping board"
The grand jury also indicated four
steamship and oil men on charges
OF conspiring to defraud the United
States shipping board by collecting
false vouchers for fuel oil supplied
the boards steamer Dio at Rio De
Janeiro and padding repair bills. The
defendants are: M. X. Miller, a
British merchant and ship repairman
of Rio De Janeiro; H. B. Hankin-
son, formerly representative of the
Stndard Oil company of Brazil;
Capt. Rupert Wry of the Dio and
Raymond II. Bowman, chief engi-
necr of the steamer.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-10-06
White and Negro
Troopers Clash
Three Men Wounded in Riots
Between Soldiers at Fort
Leavenworth.

4 Leavenworth, Kan, Oct. 5.-Three
men were seriously wounded today
in a fight between about 800 white
and negro soldiers stationed at Fort
Leavenworth, according to an an
nouncemet.
At the army>hospital it was said
that the injured, two white soldiers
and one negro trooper would re-
cover. The fight is said to have
started last evening when a negro
soldier pushed white one off the
sidewalk of a downtown street.
Later the disturbances became gen.
eral, and continued until 3 a, m.
White soldiers raided a pool hall
and obtained billiard cues for
weapons. The civilian police were
unable to handle the situation and
the disturbance was not quelled
until the provost guard was sum-
moned from Fort Leavenworth The
guard, heavily armed, foEuked a
chain across the street and forced
the white soldiers on one side and
the negroes on the other.
The white soldiers involved mill
tary authorities said, are a part of
the regular garrison at the fort The
negroes are members of a service bat
talon attached to the general service
schools. Military authorities said
precautions were being taken to pre-
vent further trouble.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-10-06
Nonpartisans Move
To Name Candidates ,
In Many Districts

LINCOLN, Oct s.-(Special.)- "A
petition was received by Secretary
Of State Amsberry this morning ask
ing that the name of Arthur =.
Couse of Summit be placed on the
official ballot as candidate for rep
rcsentative from the 7lst representa-
tive district. The two old parties al
ready have a candidate and the name
OF Mr.. Couss will have to go on the
ballot "by petition"
1t is understood that there is
movement on the part of the non
partisan league to nominate BY petit
ton candidate for the legislature
in all districts where there is
fighting chance. Already that or
ganization has in nomination 10
candidates for the state senate.
which if they win will give them the
control of that body. In the house
there are approximately As already
nominated by petition and in the
regular way. The object of the
movement is to secure in the legisla-
;ure sufficient members to have a
working group" sufficient to ac-
complish legislation along the lines
advocated by the organization.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-10-06
Commander of Kolchak
Troops to Aid Wrangel

Harbin, Manchuria, Oct. 5.-(By
The Associated Press. General
Lokllvitzy, in command of the
former Kolchak troops which were
LEI by General Kappell, commander
in-ohief of the western armies of the
old Omsk government, at the time
Of his death, is reported to have tel
egraphed General Wrangel offering
his submission to the Wrangel gov
ernment.
General Semenof, the anti-boi-
shevik Cossack leader i'll Siberia, has
also offered his aid to General Wran-
gel General Semenoff's chief lieu
tenant, General Ungrn-S -Sternberg, is
reported to be starting raid on
1rkutsk from .Dauria, Trans-Bai-
kailia, hoping to compel the Russian
soviet to divert troops from the
Polish 'front.'
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-10-06
Plans to Aid China
To Be Perfected at
Meeting in New York

New York, Oct. 5.-Organization
Of the international consortium for
the financial assistance of China will
be perfected at conferences of the
American, British, French and
japanese delegates here, beginning
October II.
These meetings follow the return
from the far east OF Thomas w. La
mont of J. P. Morgan & Co., who
last winter at the instance of inter-
national bankers visited Japan and
arranged with the Japanese banking
group for its entry into the con-
sortium on the same terms as other
banking interests. Mr.. Lamont later
visited China.
Among other questions to be con-
sidered probably will be that Of
China's general requirements, mat
tiers relating to currency reform, and
development of railroad transporta-
ton in China, including the extern
sion OF the Hukuang railway project.
The conference, it is understood.
will give definite approval to the
tentative plan of organization adopt
ed at the Paris conference in May,
1910
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-10-06
Chicago-Chief
Tests Police in
Liquor Expose
Federal Officers Trace Origin
Of Carload of Whisky Said
To Be Distributed Tn.
der Protection.

Chicago Tribune-O Omaha Bee Leased Wire.
Chicago, Oct. 5.-While Chief Of
Police Garrity today started to test
every man in his department for
completely in liquor violations. fed
eral prohibition officers traced the
origin of the carload of whisky,
whose distribution Friday night.
under the alleged protection of po-
licemen and government agents, was
exposed in the most sensational dis.
closure of the dry era.
They traced the bootleggers back
to June just before the unsolved
murder of Paddy the Bear" Ryan,
end bring into the investigation
Harry Zoslowsky, owner of saloon
at l424 Solon place.
Early in June Zoslowsky obtained
federal permission to remove 1900
cases of whisky, virtually the amount
involved in the Friday night distri-
button. A day or two later he re-
ported it was stolen. Government
officers then became suspicious, so
suspicious that when Zoslowsky
came back in a few weeks to get
another permit he was turned away.
From then on the federal inquiry
was continuous, and last week barred
the plot to sell $l75,000 worth of
liquor in South side railway yard
at night, while, it is alleged, several
city policemen guarded the bootleg
gers and then robbed the purchasers
they slipped away.
If the whisky dealt out Friday
night is that reported stolen by Zos-
lowsky the authorities believe it will
clinch their theory of an organized
liquor ring so brazenly operated that
it was known as a board of trade"
and held out in the shadow of the
city hall.
In every quarter affected by the
disclosures of Friday nights happen
ings there was stirring activity to-
day. Police and federal officers be-
gan to clear their own houses of aid:
alleged to have "seood i'll" with the
ring and to chase down the boot
leggerS.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-10-06
Chinese Minister to I. S.
Ordered to Great BRIAN

Washington. Oct 5.-The State de-
partment was officially informed
that DR.. Wellington Koo, Chinese
minister here, had been named
minister to Great Britain and would
be SUCCEEDED in Washington by Sac
ke Alfred SEE.
The new minister is a native of
Chekiang, was educated at Cornell
university and was for a time man.
aging director of the Luhan rail-
road. and director of the northern
railroad in 1908. He was acting
commissioner for foreign affairs i'll
1910, later minister of posts and
communications, and for a time act
ing minister of finance in the first
cabinet of the Chinese republic and
was appointed minister to Great
Britain in 1914.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-10-06
Boy Disliked By His
Playmates Has Chance
To Recover From Burns

St. Paul, Mimi, Oct. SD
ward Pillar, aged 5 years, has
an even chance to recover at the
Seity hospital, from burns, in
by playmates who did not
like him. Physicians this morn
ing said the boy may pull through.
Edward and other children we're
playing in front OF his home when
a quarrel arose. The elder boys
seized him and held him while
another threw lighted matches on,
his clothes. His mother saw the
deed and rushed to her sons as
sistance. She tore the burning
clothing from the lads body, and
summoned the police ambulance.
Police are searching for the
other boys.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-10-06
Leflang Tells Of
Struggle to Get
Letter From Wife
Man Suing for Divorce Tes.
titles That Woman Set
Detectives on His Trail
To 'Trap" Him.

A struggle between Arthur Le-
flang and his wife for possession of
a letter from another woman to Mr..
Leflang was described by him on
the witness stand in District Judge
Sears court yesterday, where Mr.
leflang is suing for divorce. The
struggle took place early last year
IN their bungalow in Los Angeles.
"She had the letter in her stock
ing," said Mr.. Leflang. "She made
accusations and l finally started to
take it away from her. She ran into
the bath room. | followed and Sc
cured the letter and destroyed ii"
Mr.. Leflang was on the witness
stand all day yesterday. The wom-
an whom Mr.. Leflang took automo-
bile riding in Los Angeles. MAR
tha," was mentioned frequently. Mr.
Leflang said that usually others were
present in the automobile with them.
He said he met Martha first in
Omaha. ... l* ,I.
Among the things he testified his
wife has done to make married life
unpleasant were these:
Called Him yellow"
She told him that spiritualists had
told her he would not live more than
a year longer. She called him "yei-
low" She set detectives on his
trail, sometimes half a dozen at
once. She demanded 100000 for
agreeing to a divorce.
He described an alleged trap"
arranged by his wife in Chicago.
His wife, during a trip east with
kim, secured possession of a letter
addressed by woman to him. but
refused to reveal its contents. On
:heir way home, IN Chicago. he said
she feigned illness in their hotel and
he went to the apartment of the
married sister of the woman fror,
whom his wife declared the letter
came. He went, he said, to see why
The letter was written and to order
writing of letters to stop. While he
was there his wife arrived on the
scene with two policemen and three
of her private detectives, he said.
Tried to Please Her.
Throughout our married life.
have tried to bow my head to all
CONTINUED on Page Two. Column Seven.)
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-10-06
FIRST AGAIN

The american sport classic
the world series base ball
games-began yesterday.
The first game ended at
f:45 p. m.. Omaha time.
At 2 p. m. The Bee was
on the street," Nth the story
of the game-AND THE
BOX SCORE.
The nearest competitor of
The Bee appeared 20 minutes
later at Downtown corners and
then even then had no box
score.
The third paper published a
box score-3O minutes late.
The moral: To get the
news when it's mems. buy
THE OMAHA REF
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-10-06
Young Girl
Cast Outby
RichFather
Get Her Out of My Way"
Says Parent, While Mer.
chants Here Refuse to
Prosecute.
Refuses to Pay Checks

Disowned by her father and made
victim of prosecution by his re-
tusal to honor checks passed by her
on four Omaha stores, Miss MayIne
Reid, 2l. daughter of Vert Reid
wealthy merchant of Hamburg. La
is a victim of nervous prostraticn
at the home of friend Mrs. c. RI.
Truelock, Seyenty-second and Cl:f-
ton avenue.
-Four business men, victims of the
cheeks and members of the Retail
Merchants association, heard the
Girls story Monday in the offices
Of Charles Pipkin, private detective.
and turned from a spirit of prosecu-
ton to one of mercy.
They refused to prosecute the girl
and declared they would institute
action against her father. g..
Miss Reid broke down completely
and appeared to find solacc only
IN the arms of Mrs. Truelock. who
has been taking care of her during
the past two weeks.
She Bares Her Soul.
Prosecute her, do anything with
her but get her out of my way"
were the fiery words of Mr.. Reid
10 Detective Pipkin over the long
distance telephone Monday.
And beneath the storm of hate
and persecution that the girl al
icges has been directed against her
tor years by members of her FAM
:ly, she barred her soul to her prose-
cutors.
Pm all alone now," she cried BIT
terly. MUST / bare my life to the
world? Father hates me because |
land here the detected girl broke
down and sobbed-bccause / wasn't
wanted in the world when was
b.rr." ft
A prayerful plea to her dead
mother to return once more to cheer
her struck the hearts of her listen
crs.
What Detective Says.
According to Detective Phil
Winckler's report OF the affair
gained from a visit to Mr.. Reid
at Hamburg on September so,
the girls father ''is concealing some
affair in his past life"
He refused to tell me where his
daughter was" Detective Winckler
said. ''And he said that when we
found her he'd help prosecute her.
He wants her sent 10 the insane
asylum to get her out Of his life. He
wants to please his wife, the young
stepinother of his idsowned daugh.
ter He's afraid she'll get part OF
his estate"
Though Mr.. Reid denied to De-
teotive Kinckler that he knew where
his daughter was, the same day he
wrote er to Mrs. Truelock re-
fusing tc md the girls clothes to
her.
"Let her make her own way in the
world" the letter stated.
Stopped Payment on Checks.
The girl was made a victim of her
fathers wrath in that he suddenly
stopped payment on checks for,
clothes that she had been allowed,
she said, and in the habit of cash.
ing during her four years of school
ing at Mount St. Marys seminary,
Fifteenth and CASTELAR, streets.
Because | came into the world
unwanted, he has hated me-" she
Continued on Page Two. Column One.)
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-10-06
Harding Starts
On First Western
Campaign Today
Nominee Spends Busy Day
Putting House in Order for
Stumping Trip-Confers
With Hays.

Marion, O., Oct. S.-Senator
Harding put in strenuous II hours
today comforting with party leaders,
preparing addresses and clearing
away details of headquarters busi-
ness preparatory to his departure to-
morrow on his western campaign
swing. The trip, which will take him
10 Des Moines, Omaha. Kansas City
ard Oklahoma City, will be followed
BIZ two others into the eastern and
political border states, SO that the
nominee will be kept away from
Marion almost continuously until
The last week in October.
In long talks with Will H. Hays,
republican national chairman, and
Harry M. Daugherty, member of the
executive campaign committee, the
nominee reviewed the general po-
iitical outlook and considered many
details of campaign management.
One of the subjects discussed was
the eastern trip to be undertaken
about October 20.
The only eastern date so far def
nitely announced is October 81, at
Buffalo It was indicated there was
a possibility that. the candidate
would not visit New York City.
Hays and Daugherty expressed
perfect satisfaction with the situa-
ton, reiterating their previous pre-
iictions that one of the largest ma
jorities in the nations history would
be recorded for the republican
ticket. Mr.. Hays declared that dem
ocrats were preparing to concentrate
on the league issue because they had
failed to make headway on any
other, and that President Wilson had
assumed active leadership of his
party for the final month of the cam
paicn. A
The chairman asserted the willing
ness of the republican organization
to face that situation and Senator
revealed that in his speech
at Des Moines, on Tuesday, he in
tended to deal further with the
league issue. 1t was indicated that
he might, in restating his position,
make reply to some of the arguments
used by Mr.. Wilson, in the letter
made public Sunday.
1t also was made known that
Herbert Hoover's active work for
the republican ticket would begin
next Saturday night with an ad-
dress at indianapolis. On October
ID he will speak at Topeka, Kans.
Hoover is counted on by his party
to support without quail
f:cation, Senator Hardings position
on the league issue. -l
Senator Harding will arrive at
Chicago at $40 p. m. tomorrow and
will leave for the west at 10 p. m.
The Des Moines meeting will be at
1880 Thursday morning and on
Thursday night he will speak at
Omaha.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-10-06
Man Who Escaped From
Federal Agents In Pen

Raymond Palceos, Mexican, who
escaped Clifford Harrow OF the inn
migration service near Hamburg, Ia,
a month ago, while Harrow was
taking him to St. Louis for deporta-
ton is confined in the Anamosa, Ia,
penitentiary for grand larceny. it
was learned Monday
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-10-06
Prairie Fire Causes
Big Loss to Ranch

Alliance, Neb., Oct. 5.-(Special
Telegram.)-A prairie fire, presum-
ably started by sparks from a pass
ing locomotive, swept over an area
of dry meadow three miles long and
three-quarters of mile wide on
the Kibble ranch, six miles east of
here this afternoon, totally destroyed
the grass and 90 tons of hay in
several stacks. The fire was famed
by high wind and spread rapidly.
Several dozen men, who rushed
to the scene in automobiles fought
the blaze by digging up fresh earth
and spreading it over the gress,
and with bags of dirt and wet blan-
kets. They finally extinguisllcd the
flames. The loss will reach thou
sands of dollars.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-10-06
Six Jurors Named to Hear
Case of s'Dry" Officer

New York, Oct. Six jurors had
been accepted tentatively at the close
of the first day of the trial Of Stewart
N. McMullin, prohibition enforce
ment agent, charged with first de-
gree murder.
McMullin while on duty, killed
Harry Carlton, a chauffeur, last
March. He is being tried in federal
court, with federal district attorney
acting as his counsel, and state Of
ficials pressing. the prosecution.
Commenting on the situation,
unique in legal procedure, Federal
Judge Mayer explained that the gov
crnment is compelled by law to de-
lend a federal employe who asserts
committed an act in performance OF
his duty
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-10-06
Arizona and North Carolina
Show arge Increases

Washington, Oct. 5.-The states
Of Arizona and North Carolina were
shown in population announcements
by the census bureau to have had.
during the past 10 years, the largest
numerical increases in their history
Kansas, another state for which the
population was announced, showed
its second lowest numerical growth
and as result fell from its rank as
Ed state in the union to below
Oklahoma and Louisiana.
Arizona gained more than half of
It's 1910 population, now having
333,273 inhabitants. Its increase
was 12S,9l9, or 63.l per cent.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-10-06
Farm Products Show Drop
During july and August

Washington, Oct, S.-Reductions
during July and August in the prices
ct various farm products cost the
farmers of the country approximate
ly $l,750,000,000, it was estimated by
George P, Hampton, managing
director of the Farmers National
council. The estimate was based on
the prices producers received for
wheat, corn, potatoes, apples, cotton
and beef cattle
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-10-06
Swords Drawn to Quell a.
Riot at Madrid Bull Fight

Madrid, Oct. 5.-Livll gl1ards
were forced to draw their swords to-
quell an incipient riot at Sundays
bull fight. The trouble began when
an official refused 20 give Luis Freq.
the famous Mexican, an ear OF one
of the animals he killed.
Freq had been horned by his sec
ond bull, receiving a long shallow
wound in the abdomen. When he
killed the animal he received an
ovation and demanded that re be
awarded an ear. The official at
first refused and the spectators
surged into the ring. To keep the
peace the official finally gave Freq
the ear.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-10-06
Three Negroes Lynched
For Murder of White Man

McClenny, Fla, Oct. 5.-Three
negroes, Ray Field, Ben Givens and
Milton Smith, arrested in connec-
ton with the murder of John H.
White, a farmer, were taken from
the county Jail last night and
lynched. A fourth negro, Jim Civ
ems, brother of Ben Givens, and who
is said to have done the shooting,
j. being pursued BY a posse.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-10-06
Japanese Opposition
Will Discuss Ants
/ Acts In California

Toxic, Oct. 5.-Arrangements
have been made by the standing
committee of the opposition party
of the House of Peers for general
meeting to be held on October II t
discuss the anti-Japanese movement
IN California. Among those who
have taken part in making plans for
the meeting is Marquis Tokugawa,
a prominent member of the Japan
Red Cross society. 1t has been de-
cided to require the presence of Ma
sono Hanihara, vice foreign minis
ter, TO make a detailed report on ne
gotiations with the United State.
relative to California.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-10-06
Judge Grants Restraining
Order Against DIR. HYDE

Kansas City, Mo-, Oct. 5.--A tenn
porary restraining order forbidding
DR.. B. c. Hyde from visiting. in
truding or being in or about the
residence" of his wife. Mrs. Iitnces
Swope Hyde, was granted by Judge
A. c. Southern in the circuit court.
DR.. Hyde recently was sued for
divorce upon charges of cruelty and
violence.
The three trials OF DR.. Hyde upon
a charge of murder in connection
with the death of Thomas H. Swope,
millionaire philanthropist, in 1919, at
tracted wide attention.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-10-06
Senator Lodge to Speak
In Madison Square Garden

New York, Oct. S. Senator II.
{. Lodge will be the principal speak
er at a political meeting IN Madison
SQUARE Garden, New York, newt
Tuesday night. il, was reported at re-
publican headquarters. Senator
Lodge will fill four other speaking
engagements in the east, it was re-
ported.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-10-06
Forest Fire Threatens
Small Wisconsin Town

Eau Claire. Wis, Oct. S.-Forest
fires east and northeast of Merrillan
were still raging today. and the
flames were within half nile Of the
town, with most of the population
cut fighting the flames.
1t was estimated that 10000 acres
had been swept by the flames in this
vicinity.
Reports of serious forest fires
around Neilsville could not be verti-
fled because of interrupted COM
uunication.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-10-06
Mrs. Dougherty, Oldest
Woman in Page County. Dies

Shenandoah, Ia. Oct. ESPECIAL
Telegram, Mrs. Elizabeth Dough-
erty, lO2, the Oldest woman in Page
county, died at her home in East
River township yesterday. Her hus-
band, Gideon Dougherty, died sew
e.al years ago. Several children and
a host of grandchildren survive.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-10-06
Shin DESTROYED in Storm.

New Orleans, Oct. 5.-Word was
received of the destruction during
the tropical hurricane last week. of
the British steamer, Westerian
Frontera, Mexico, to New Orleans.
The crew was saved. There were
no passengerA
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-10-06
New Train Announced.

Chicago, Oct 5.-Thc .Atchisor,
Topeka & Santa Fe railway an.
roLnced an additional through train
from Chicago to San Francisco. via
Albuquerque, N. NJ, effective Ne.
yember IL
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-10-06
The Weather
Forecast.

Forecast.
Wednesday fair; not much change
in temperature.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-10-06

Hourly Temperatures.