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Omaha daily bee., 1921-05-24
Reductions in Rail
Wage Scale Necessary

Washington, May 25,-Railroads
must make sharp reductions in oper-
ating expenses If their credit and
financial stability are to be re-es-
tablished, a committee of the CHAM
her of Commerce of the United
States declared, following a survey.
Strict economy was urged, the
committee pointing out that read
justment of salaries and wages is
in progress in all other industries
and it is to be assumed that railroad
wages will in the future. as they
have in the past, be an equitable re-
lationship to wages paid in other
activities"
The committee was of the opin-
ion that the grouping or consolida-
ton of railroads must ultimately be
accomplished. 1t also declared fed
eral incorporation of railroads, was
highly desirable.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-05-24
Suspect in
Staying Is
Put on Trial
Selection of Jurors Under Way
In Case of Denzel. Chester
Charged With Murder
Of Kansas City Girl.
Defense H a S Surprise

Kansas City, Mo, May 25-(Spc-
cial Telegram) -- The defense is
ready" Joseph Aylward, attorney for
Denzel, answered, l. B. kimbrell.
for the state, nodded his head, and
the trial of fthe man charged with
the murder OF Miss Florence Bar
ton, prominent Kansas City society
girl, was OH this morning.
1t was indicated that, barring un-
expected delay in the questioning,
selection OF the panel would be
completed this evening.
The first direct question asked any
Of the ,eniremen regarding their at
titude toward the dealt, penalty, was
in the questioning of NJ. J. Flanagan.
Kimbrell had directed several ques-
tions to Flanagan concerning his
knowledge of the case. Turning to
the group of men under examination,
he asked:
'Is there any one of these venire-
men who would refuse to concur i'll
the death penalty if you found under
the evidence that Denze1 Chester was
guilty of tn enurder OF Miss Flor
ence Barton?"
Jurors Silent.
There was no answer Aylward
was on his feet.
rs there a man in the jury box
he asked, who would refuse to con-
cur in verdict of not guilty if you
found under the evidence that DANIEL
Chester did not kill Miss Barton"
Still there was no answer.
The criminal court room was filled.
but there was no jam such as wit
messed the preliminary hearing sew
eral weeks ago. The big iron gates
at the Oak street entrance had been
chained early today in expectation of
rush, but Judge Latshaw ordered
them reopened.
The defendant took his seat at the
counsel table between his two at
torneys, Aylward and Lloyd Martz.
Before him lay a stack of papers
covered with pencil writing, said to
be in the prisoners own hand.
H. r. Barton and K. L. Barton.
ir., brothers of the slain young
woman, stood with small group OF
spectators in the rear of the court
room.
General Questions Asked.
The first II men called to the jury
box were asked general questions
by Prosecutor Orr.
Orr's general questions included
declaration of the charge against
Chester, also;
do you know the defendant? Do
you know his attorneys? Have you
discussed this case? Have you re-
viewed the scene Of the murder?'
Aylward, attorney for Chester, OBJ
jected when Orr asked the men in
the jury box if any of them were not
in favor of law enforcement. The
objection was overruled by Judge
Latshaw.
Il mean by that question" Orr ex-
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Omaha daily bee., 1921-05-24
Ex-Governor Of Florida
Gives Bond in Peonage Case

Starke, Fla, May 23.-Maintain-
ing silence concerning charges OF
misuse of his executive authority
and of peonage, former Governor
S. ]. Cats, arrested at Albany, Ga,
Saturday, left today for Pensacola.
He was released from custody cn
the peonage charge at Albany after
five citizens had signed his bond. He
furnished $4,000 bonds here in con-
nection with charges of accepting
bribe, and according to his attorneys
plans to give bonds of s., 500 at Pen
sacola on charge of peonage for
which he was indicted Wednesday.
Mr.. Cats, who is a former min
lister, served four years as governor,
having been elected on prohibition
ticket :.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-05-24
Trade Boosters
Visit Il Towns
First Day Out
Omaha Business Men Find
Conditions Good in East
Part of State; Greeted
With Enthusiasm.
BY PAUL GREER.

Falls City, Neb., May 23.-(Spe-
cial Telegram. )-Twenty-one towns
full OF pep" greeted the trade ex-
cursion Of the Omaha Chamber OF
Commerce today.
With prospects exceptionally good
for crops, grain beginning to move
and farmers out in their fields culti-
vating corn, the main streets of the
country towns are lined with mer-
chants and bankers confident of a
resumption of business on normal
scale. In some places, as at Auburn,
one Omaha firm with more than a
score OF customers, found many who
assured him that business was
actually good. The impression given
by days tour OF the rich agricul-
tural territory included in Sarpy,
Cass, Otoe, Nemaha and Richardson
counties and a brief excursion to
Hiawatha, in Brown county, Kan
sas, is that the recovery from the
busipess depression is beginning in
the hral districts.
The farmer, who was the first man
to be hit by the slump in prices and
who was hit hardest of all, is 60
ing to be the first one to recover
The very fact that he cut out all un-
necessary expenses and has been liv-
ing more thriftily than any other
class has enabled him. to weather the
storm. .
Thrift Evident.
This became evident at the first
stop of the trade tourists in Spring
field and continued in Louisville,
Manley, Weeping Water, Avoca,
Otoe and all down the line of the
Missouri Pacific. In some Of these
places bankers and business men
stated that a great deal of grain,
corn, was still being held
on the farm. At Talinage a move
ment to market had been stimulated
by the operations of the weevil.
Where grain was being held back
the reason was given that it was in
hopes OF lower freight rates, which
some farmers are hoping will give
them as much as 10 cents bushel
additional for their grain. How
ever, there are many who feel that
the railroads are in a position where
they will not be forced to lower
rates and the contingency of saving
in freight is not generally considered
A. M. Engels, president of the |
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Omaha daily bee., 1921-05-24
Buildings at Camp Dodge
Are Sold by Government

Washington, May %. = Approx
mately 1900 surplus government
owned buildings at Camp Dodge, Ia,
have been sold to the Northwestern
Lumber and Wrecking Company of
Minneapolis for $25l,000, the War
department announced. The bid was
the highest and best received, It was
added. In all II bids were received.
seven for all the buildings and FIVE
for individual buildings or small
prouns
Omaha daily bee., 1921-05-24
Idaho Town Recovering
From Flood Damage

Spokane, Wash, May 23-Grange-
vile, Idaho, was recovering today
from flood damage suffered Satur-
day night when the town was struck
by cloud burst with loss of one
life. Damage will not amount to
more than $4,000, it was declared
over the telephone by Mayor w. L.
Campbell.
P. M. Glanville was caught by the
flood waters in the basement of his
store and drowned.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-05-24
Tariff Measure
Sent to Harding
For Signature
Long Battle in Congress Ends
With Passage of Emergency
Bill by Vote of
245 to 81.

Washington, May %. - The long
battle in congress over the emer-
gency tariff bill ended today when
the house, by a vote OF 245 to 81,
adopted the conference report to
which the senate had agreed. The
measure was sent to the White
House, where it is expected to be
signed by the president.
The emergency measure passed IN
the closing days of the last session
was vetoed by President Wilson, but
Immediately reintroduced in the
present extra session.
1t carries tariff duties on so odd
farm products, together with COM
pensatory duties on articles manu-
factured from them. 1t also EN-
powers the secretary of the treasury
to employ penalties in staving off
dumping of foreign-1ilade goods, con-
tinues the wartime control over i'm
portations of dyes and operates to
clarity tangles in the assessment OF
duties which result from 'huctuating
exchange rates.
During the long debate opponents
of high tariff predicted retaliatory
action by Canada, by South America
and by some nations of Europe.
Chairman Fordney of the house
ways and means committee, which
drafted the bill said, however. no
protests had come.
Only slight furry of opposition
appeared as the bill went into the
roll call today. Representative Gar
ner of Texas, democrat, member of
the ways and means committee, re-
stated the position of majority of
his party and again declared that the
bill could do no possible good.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-05-24
G. A. R. Encampment Is
Opened at Hastings

Hastings, Neb., May 25.-(Special
Telegram. with the sounding Of
reville, the 45th annual encampment
OF the Grand Army Of the Republic
and allied organizations opened here.
Col. ]. H. Presson, department
commander, who arrived from Lin
coin, said:
arrangements could not be bet
ter. Everything has been thought
Of"
The national commander of the
Grand Army, w. A. Ketcham Of In
dianapolis, and the national COM
mander of the Sons of Veterans,
Lieut.. Gov. P. A. Barrows OF Lin
coin, arrived during the morning
The general reception for the visitors
and the turning over OF the keys of
the city to them took place tonight.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-05-24
Burnes Aires Boycott
Ended by Port Workers

Buenos Aires, May 25.-(By the
Associated Press.)-The port zone,
which has been closed since late in
March by the boycott of the port
laborers' union, was reopened today.
The union laborers returned to work,
but only 10 of the huge fleet of tied
up ships accepted their services.
Among these was the United States
shipping board steamer, Martha
Washington, which is operated by
the Munson line.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-05-24
Rickenbacker Flight
Through Omaha Called Off

Los Angeles, Cal, May 23.-Capt
Eddie Rickenbacker, who left San
Diego today in an airplane in which
he was to start tomorrow from
Oakland for New York, smashed
the propeller OF the machine in max
ing a landing here. He was forced
to abandon the journey. Mud on the
landing field caused damage to the
machine. Captain Rickenbacker was
not injured.
He had planned to .reach New
York May 28 to attend a banquet.
He had expected to reach Oakland
tonight and then proceed via Chey-
cnne and Omaha.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-05-24
New Commissioners Plan
Inspection Trip on June s

Members of the city council will
make an inspection trip on the after
noon of Monday, June s, to acquaint
themselves with various matters
which were handed over as unfinished
business by the old council.
One of the pending propositions is
an appraisal of a tract of land west
of Miller, park, the original intention
having been to add this land to the
park system. The council will look
into the merits of protests against
this proposed improvement.
Another matter is the proposed
opening of the Calhoun road north
of Florence.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-05-24
President
Reaffir1ns
His Policy
Harding Tells Academy of
Political Science That Gov.
ernment Is to Be on Busi.
ness Basis.
Lays Wreath on Casket
by The Associated Press.

New York, May 23-"It must no;
be again"
With these solemn words Pres;-
dent Harding today laid wreath on
the coffin OF the first American so.-
dier to die on German soil at a fu-
neral ceremony for 5000 war dead At
the army piers in Hoboken.
His voice. husky and his eyes
brimmed with tears, the president
gazed at the rows and rows Of cof-
fins. Then he said:
"One hundred thousand sorrows
are touching my heart. 1t must not
be again. God grant that it will not
bel
IT do not pretend that the mil
lenial days have come and that there
will be no more war. | would wish
nation so powerful that none will
dare to provoke its wrath"
Mrs. Harding Weeps.
Then. in the great army shed on
the shores OF the Hudson, W. 4 its
stark, whitewashed walls, there fell
silence profound and deep. Mrs.
Harding could be seen weeping soft
ly as she looked upon the flag -drapeG
cofhns of those who had given their
all for their country.
Then the president continued:
THE republic will never forget the
sacrifices these men have made
whether they lie in the soil of the
homeland or the crimsoned soil of
the battlefield"
When the president had finished
his brief address he stepped forward,
stopped in front of the coffin that
had been selected to symbolic the
army of dead surrounding him and
laid upon it his wreath of roses and
orchids.
There was another moment Of sill
ence. 1t was as if the great piers,
busting with life as men went forth
TO death, had been turned to tomb
after the return of those who had
survived.
On the coffin decorated by the
presidential hand was plate chroni-
cling the fact that Joseph Guyton OF
Evart, Mich, a private in Company |
OF the 10th United States infantry
had given his life for his country !
on May "a, 1918, in the Gildwilder
sector in Alsace.
Speaks at Luncheon.
New York, May 23-The admins
tration's purpose to place the federal
government on sound business
basis. even at the cost of offending
ia certain class of politicians" was
reaffirmed by President Harding to-
day in an address here at lunch
con OF the Academy of Political
Science.
The task. the president declared,
already had shown that to be sue
cessfully completed would require
persistent, determined, stony-heart-
cd devotion to the public interest"
without a trace Of sympathy for the
Office holder whose only excuse for
drawing a salary is that he needs
the money. Loss of a certain sort
of prestige to the administration,
Mr.. Harding said, was certain to re-
suit though it might be compensated
in the long run by realization of
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Omaha daily bee., 1921-05-24
Four Of Balloons in
National Race, Down

Birmingham, Ala, May 2S.--Four
of the nine balloons which started
from this place late Saturday in the
national elimination contest are down
The others are believed by officials
OF the Aero Club of America and
local forecasters to be somewhere
over OhiQ&pday with their course
probab lx Sard, which would take
them ssylvania and New
4 >kfon," pihoted by Wade
Crman in the national
h Jon balloon race, landed at
Non, Tenn, approximately 80
gses east of Nashville, at 5 o'clock
Sunday afternoon, according to a
telegram today to Samuel {. Bow
man. one of the score keepers,
Omaha daily bee., 1921-05-24
Alameda as
Base
Is Rejected
Western Republicans and
Democrats Block Project to
Spend $1,000 900 for
San Francisco StatiOA
"Pork Barrel" Is Charged
BY ARTHUR SEARS HENNING.
Chicago Tribune Omaha Bee Leased Wire.

BY ARTHUR SEARS HENNING
Chicago Tribune Omaha Bee Leased Wire
Washington, May 23.-Plans for
the establishment of $lO00O0,00 Pa
cihc coast naval base, deemed vital
by the navy in the event OF war with
Japan, are all up in the air again.
The senate today by vote OF 81
to 40 rejected the proposal of the
naval affairs committee to make an
initial appropriation of $l,500,0OO for
the establishment of the base at
Alameda in San Francisco bay.
A combination of democrats and
western republicans compassed this
signal defeat of the committee which
relied for success upon arguments
depicting the Japanese peril and the
inadequacy of existing Pacific coast
establishments to care for the pres
ent Pacific fleet in time of peace, not
to mention the entire navy in time
of war.
Doubt Wisdom of Plan.
The opposition was composed part
ly of senator's opposed to any in
creased expenditures on naval pre-
paredness and partly of senator's
who, while committed to adequate
preparedness, were unconvinced that
the Alameda plan represents a wise
solution of the problem. Senator
Mccormick of Illinois contsnded that
the committee had not justified the
plan which provides for the establish
ment of base at Alameda while re-
tanning the navy yard at Mare Is
land, also in San Francisco bay.
The committee contended that
Mare Island should be retained as
a repair and docking station, but
it unsuitable as an
operating and supply base of the
size that could be established at
Alameda.
Lodge Loses Fight.
Senator Lodge, the republican
leader, strove in vain to put through
the, Alameda plan, although he did
not resort this time to the expedient
of a secret session to discuss the
Japanese menace as in the last ne
gotiations, when the Pacific project
was under fire the first time.
Senators Borah and LaFollette, re-
publicans, and King, democrat, led
the fight on the Alameda plan, char
acterizing it as a 'real estate deal"
and contending that the "bugaboo of
the yellow peril was being invoked |
10 rescue a huge pork barrel
project"
Naval officials are unanimous in
it imperative to estab-
ish a great naval base at some point |
in San Francisco bay as soon as
possible.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-05-24
Detroit Priest Shoots
Man Beaking Into Rectory

Detroit. Mich. May 23.-Andrew
kulick, 81. was shot through the lung
by Rev. John Kovalsky, pastor Of St.
Cyril's Catholic church, early today,
when with three other men he is al
legged to have attempted to break
into the rectory in Hamtramck.
suburb. Father Kovalsky was re-
leased following statement to the
prosecuting attorney. He said his
objection to a certain dance hall in
the vicinity of his parish had led
to threats against his life.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-05-24
New Council Votes Down
Special Charter Election

The city council acted adversely
yesterday on the recommendation
of the former council that a special
election be held on June 28 for. the
submission of the new city charter
as the basis of a home rule charter.
An ordinance on the subject will
be held i'll abeyance until such time
as the city council has decided what
action it will take in connection with
eight major improvements which
must be submitted to the voters be-
fore they can be accomplished.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-05-24
Street Carnival Planned
By American Legion Here

The American Legion in Omaha
will hold an open air street carnival
for six days, beginning May 80.
Location of the carnival grounds
will be Jones street, from Four
teenth to Sixteenth.
The J. George Loos attractions
will feature the carnival. Legion
executives conferred with E. R.
Brewer, advance man, yesterday, in
regard to the project. Harry Easton.
Ira Jones. ]. N. De France and
Harry Weinberg are on the carnival
committee for the legion.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-05-24
Mooney Taken From Prison
To Testify in Own Behalf

San Francisco, May 23.-Thomas
J. Mooney, convicted of one OF the
Preparedness Day, 1916, bomb
murders, was brought here from
prison, where he is serving a lie
sentence, to testify in a court action
intended to obtain his release on the
ground that "his conviction was
brought about by fraud"
Before Mooney was allowed to
testify the state filed demurrer
to the petition and arguments OF
the demurrer were begun.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-05-24
All Striking Seamen Are
Ordered Out of Portland

Portland, Me. May 24.-All strik-
ing seamen in this city who are not
residents of Portland, were ordered
to leave within 4S hours. The orders,
issued by the chief OF police, were
directed by Mayor Charles B. Clarke,
in a letter in which he said that the
seamens' strike had led to much
violence at this port, including a
murder.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-05-24
One Pilot Unheard From
In Elimination Contest

Birmingham, Ala, May 23:-Lieu-
tendant Commander Louis ]. Roth,
pilot, and Lieut.. S. E. Halland, aide,
O fthe navy balloon, which left here
in the national elimination race Sat-
urday night, arrived here today
from Columbia, Tenn, where their
balloon was forced to descend early
yesterday because of climatic con-
ditions. This accounts for all the
entrants except the St. Louis, No.
5, ]. S. McKibben, pilot. which has
not been heard from.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-05-24
Prescription Pint May Be
Carried in Milwaukee

Milwaukee, Wis, May %. = The
right to carry a prescription pint Of
whisky and drink it as prescribed"
by ones conscience was again upheld
in district court, when Judge Page
dismissed Henry Bernhard, accused
of violation of the Mulberger law in
possessing pint of whisky in the
saloon of Joseph Stubnik.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-05-24
Hold Strikers Incommunicado

New Orleans, May 23.-One hun
dred and siyteen union marine strik-
'ers are being held incommunicado
by order of the United States mar
shal's Office following their arrest in
connection with the removal and
beating of members OF the crew OF
the shipping board tanker Hadnot
today.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-05-24
Socialistic Conviction
Will Be Held in Detroit

Chicago, May 23.-The socialist
national convention of 1921 will be
held at Detroit, commencing Sat-
urday, June Is. Between 40 and
so delegates are to attend.
The convention is to be financed
through the sale of special stamps
and orders have been issued that
no member who does not buy a
so cent stamp will be in good stand
| ing.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-05-24
Favors Anglo, Japanese Treaty

Capetown, South Africa, May 25.--
Jan Christian Smutz, premier OF the
Union of South Africa, in referring
to the coming imperial Inference
in speech before the house OF the
assembly, declared himself in favor
of renewal of the Angio-J japanese
treaty, If America could be satisfied
that no harm to her interests could
follow its renewal"
Omaha daily bee., 1921-05-24
.Flansburg Asked
To Run Against
Lincoln Mayor
Securing of Woman Candidate
! Planned if Attorney Re-
fuses; Bryan Takes Seat
In Council.

Lincoln, May 25.-(Special Tele-
gram.l-C. c. Flansburg, we'll known
Lincoln attorney, father of Judge
Leonard Flansburg of the supreme
court, was chosen tonight as candi-
date for mayor OF the city to run
against Mayor Frank c. Zehrung on
the recall petition. The decision was
made at another pro-Bryan meeting
held in Lincoln hotel.
Mr. Flansburg was not present,
but committee will visit him to find
out whether or not he will accept the
nomination. If he declines, the
Bryan supporters plan to get wom-
an candidate.
1t was also decided at the meeting
to circulate petitions calling for the
establishment of a municipal coal
yard, municipal ice plant and a
public market.
Score Commissioners.
Speakers stirred their hearers to
much enthusiasm when they scored
the Lincoln city commissioners for
not electing Charles w. Bryan may
or. They declared that residents
were being "feeced" in the purchase
of coal and ice, stirring up sentiment
i'll favor of municipal plants.
When the city council held its
regular meeting this morning
Charles w. Bryan was in his scat
and took an active part in the work
Of the body. Bryan for time re.
fused to accept the appointment OF
commissioner of streets and also re.
fused to resign. This was the first
time he has been in the council
chamber since two weeks ago when
the commissioners refused 10 elect
him mayor despite the Tact that he
ran several hundred votes ahead of
Mayor Zehrung and claimed that the
people when voting indicated their
choice for mayor as both he and
Zehrung were ayowed candidates for
that position.
Indignation Meetings.
81, e that time series o, ind's :
naticn meetings have b,e:l held and
the citizens OF Lincoln asked Bryan
ii he would permit his name to be
used on recall petitions against
Mayor Zehrung. To comply Bryan
would have been forced to resign
from the street commissioner job.
On Saturday he declined to resign
and stated that he would take al
active part in looking after Lincoln's
streets and at the same time declared
MS willingness to back any cacdi-
iate the people might select to rhn
against Zehrrng on sccall petitions.
Bryan aiao expressed his deter.nin-
alton to Go all in his power to put
/ refer endum ever calling for voting
If bonds for a municipal coal and ice
,lant and also a public market.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-05-24
Cork Newspapermen Are
Objects of Bombing Attack

Cork, May 23.-A bomb was
thrown at four members of the night
staff OF the Cork Examiner, as they
were on the way home early this
morning. Christopher Walsh and
Stephen Darrnan were probably
mortally injured, while Frederick
Murphy and Edward Collins were
slightly wounded.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-05-24
Senate Confirmation on
Blair Set for Next Thursday

Washington, May 23.-An agree
ment to vote next Thursday on the
nomination OF David H. Blair CT
North Carolina to be internal revenue
commissioner was made by the SEN
ate TODAY