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The Princeton union., 1921-12-08
American
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Lookie! Watch it! There it goes!
Exclamations like these will soon be
heard all over the U: S. A.: For State
Adjutant Baca of the American Legion
of New Mexico, has promised to send
genuine Mexican jumping bean to
every American girl who will write
him expressing willingness to corre-
spond with one. of: the 5000 disabled
veterans in New Mexico. Minnesota
girls should address Adjutant Baca at
Santa Fe, N. M. Every bean has been
trained to jump through a loop or
stand unhitched. .~ , ',
The Princeton union., 1921-12-08

Bring your furs to Calvin Olson. q
The Princeton union., 1921-12-08
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LOCAL MARKET QUOTATIONS

The quotations hereunder are those
prevailing on Thursday morning at the
time of going to press:
Omaha daily bee., 1921-06-01
German Guards
In Upper Silesia
ToDisband Soon
Demobilization to Occur as
Soon as 1nterallied Au-
thority Has Been Definite
. ly Re-Established.

Oberglogau, Upper Silesia, May
.3l.-(By The Associated Press,)--
German defense organizations in
this city and in other towns west Of
the Oder river will disarm and dis
band as soon as interallied author
ity has been re-estabhshed in upper
Silesia, said General Won Hoefer,
commander of German guards in
this city, yesterday. He added that
the allies should be thankful that
the Germans had organized these
men and had maintained order, in
stead of trying to disarm and dis
band the defense troops at this
critical time"
"We do not want to keep these
men under arms minute longer
than necessary" he went on, but
we must protect ourselves"
General Won Hoefer lost his right
arm during the great war. He has
repeatedly prevented the Germans
from starting general advance, ris-
ing one morning at 4 o'clock to
send orders to Germans already
under way toward the Oder to turn
back. He has been in close touch
with British control officers.
Rigid discipline has been estab-
lished, and operations are being
conducted in a strictly military man.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-06-01
Roundup Association
OF State Will Hold
Meeting at Valentine

Annual meeting of the Northwest
ern Roundup association, comprising
men connected with the cattle bust
ness in Nebraska prior to 1890, will
be held III Valentine, June and 4.
The business session will be held on
the first day, the remainder OF the
meeting being devoted to social
events. Members will be motored to
the Peterson clubhouse on Hack
berry lake, where fish dinner will
be served
Many of the old-time northwest
ern cattle men of the state belong to
the association, including Mayor
Dahlman of Omaha, Ed Cahow and
Johnnie Cook. Any men who were
connected with the cattle business
prior to 1890 are invited to attend
the meeting.
Officers of the association are:
President, John H. Neiss, Valentine;
vice president, James H. Quigley,
Valentine; secretary-treasurer, /. ].
F. lager (Billy the Bear).
Omaha daily bee., 1921-06-01
Building Stagnation
Not Due to Rates Is
Word Of Rail Chief

Washington, May 3l.--Existing
freight rates are not responsible for
the stagnation in the building indus
try and have not operated to curtail
road construction, Edward Cham
bcrs. vice president of the Atchison,
Topeka & Santa Fe, said today in
resuming his testimony before the
senate Interstate Commerce conf
mission, which is inquiring into tn,
transportation situat,.,E
: I'm cities on the Pacific coast and
throughout the west, south and
east" Mr.. Chambers said, "condi-
tions surrounding the building in
dustry appear to be about the same.
The general report is that a COM
paratively small amount of building
is being done. At San Francisco,
Seattle and Portland. where lumber
is at the door, conditions are the
same as at Kansas City, Omaha,
Chicago or Cleveland"
Omaha daily bee., 1921-06-01
Gen. Pershing to Be
Honor Guest While
Visiting in Lincoln

Lincoln, May 51.-(Special: y,
General John J. Pershing surprised
the "old home town" today by drop
ping in unexpectedly. accompanied by
his brother, James Pershing OF New
York. A series OF entertainments
are being planned for the leader OF
the A. E. F. during his visit in Lin
coin. which will extend until Satur-
day morning.
General Pershing will be the honor
guest at luncheon Friday noon al
the home of f. ]. Burkett for the Ne.
braska university alumni class of
1898. General Pershing was mem
her of that class. On Friday evening
he will be the guest OF 900 American
Legion men of Nebraska i'll the Scot
tish Rite temple. General Omar
Bundy OF Fort Crook will be an
other honor guest on that occasion.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-06-01
Railroad Wages Cut
II per Cent; Employers
Say 1t Is Inadequate
Executives Declare Reductions
Not Sufficient to Justify
Lowering of Passenger
Or Freirht Rates.
Union Leaders Silent

Chicago, May 3l.-Railway execu-
tives were unanimous tonight i'll ex4
pressing disappointment at what they
termed to be the inadequate wage
decreases announced by the railroad
labor board.
B. NJ. Jewell. president OF the rail-
road department OF the American
Federation of Labor, refused to
comment, but declared the decision
would be taken up at a meeting OF
the executive committee, probably
i'll Chicago soon.
THE reduction is not, in my opin-
ion, sufficient to meet the demands
of the situation" said Fl. L. Byram
president OF the Chicago, Milwaukee
& St. Paul railroad. "The railroads,
in good faith, asked Tor and expected
the board would make reduction of
wages equivalent to the advancs~it
granted July 20 1920. That advance
proved to run at the rate of $780,
100000 year when the railways
were handling a normal business and
averaged about p per cent.
Reduction Only One Half.
"The reduction is just about one
half of this sum. 1t is estimated that
it will amount to $400,000,000 year,
or an average of about II per cent.
The reduction granted will be help
full, but it will not be sufficient.
Whether it and other developments
will make practicable any reduction
of rates, will depend upon the effect
upon the net earnings of the railways.
1t does not seem probable that the
net earnings will be increased enough
tc make practicable any substantial
reductions in rates in the near fu-
ture."
S. NJ. FELTON,. president of the
Chicago Great Western. declared the
decision was "very Disappointing"
'The relief granted to the roads"
he said, "is relatively so small as TO
preclude early consideration of any
substantial reduction of freight and
passenger rates, although where dis
ordinations exist or where it IS
shown that the rates arc seriously
hindering movement of traffic,
changes will be made" ..
Omaha daily bee., 1921-06-01
Illinois Farmers Move
To Kill Lantz Measure

Springfield, ILL.,, May Sl.-Far-
nlcrs from all sections OF the state
swarmed into Springfield on special
trains today to make stand for the
Chicago board of trade and against
the Lantz grain exchange regula-
ton bill pending in the house. A
Lozen trains were chartered to bring
what was expected to be the largest
lobby which ever descended upon an
Illinois legislature.
< THE entering wedge of Townley.
}ism in Illiaois" was the label placed
on the Lantz bill by President Grit
fin of the board of trade.
Emmissaries of the Illinois Agri-
cultural association, hackers OF the
Lantz bill, also were on hand today
in an effort to duplicate in the house
their recent victory III the senate.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-06-01
State Rights g Will
BeDebateSubject
Southern Senators to Fight
Provisions of Townsend
Bill.

Washington, May 3l.-The issue
of the rights of the states as ops
posed to those of the federal gov
ernment is threatening to become
the subject OF debate in congress on
the subject of highways.
Issues thus far has. reached the
state of discussion only in the SEN
ate postoffices and post roads com
mittee at hearings soon to be COM
pleted on the Townsend bill to es-
tablish an interstate highway sys-
tenn and to create federal high
way commission Members Of the
committee from the southern states
have indicated, however, that the
question of authority as between the
states and the federal government
will be raised when the Townsend
bill reaches the senate.
Provisions of the Townsend bill
give the proposed highway COM
mission of five members authority
to pass finally on the roads to be
constructed with the $l00,000.000
federal aid appropriation.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-06-01
Shippers Complain Of
Lower Rio Grande Rates

Washington, May 5l.-Complaint
that freight rates to and from the
lower Rio Grande valley were
prejudicial to other territories was
made to the Interstate Commerce
commission today by shippers in
that territory through chambers OF
commerce and various commercial
organizations.
Practically all rates to and from
Texas are based on what is known
as Texas common point territory,
the complaint said, but to this rate
was added numerous and varied
diffetentials described as needlessly
high. Request was made that the
Texas railroad commission be
authorized by the commission to
make readjustment OF these dii-
ferentials.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-06-01
ChicagoAir
Mail Head
d.
E. W. Majors and Thrt
sistants Relieved From ESy
Following Investigation
BY Postal Inspectors.
Parker Named Successor

Chicago, May 3l.-E. w. Majors,
head of the Chicago division of tn.
air mail service, and three other Of
ficials at Checkerboard field, were
suspended today, following an inves-
tigation by postal inspectors.
Other men relieved from duty
pending further instructions on Or
ders from Washington were, w. S.
Moore and P. V. King, assistant SUI
perintendents, and Paul Dumas, field
manager. c. A. Parker, who recently
arrived from the east, as appoint
cd temporarily in Majors place.
The investigation followed the
deaths of five pilots in the Chicago
division in the last few months.
Charges of inefficiency, negligence
and drunkenness were made by wit
nesses during the inquiry. All Of
these charges were denied by the ac-
cused officials, whose conduct also
was defended by pilots at the field.
The chief witness was c. c. Ev-
ersole, former air mail pilot, who was
discharged after he had made para
chute leap from his plane near Min
neapolis last February. Eversole
claimed this as necessary to save
his life. but it was asserted by Off
cials who made an investigation
that his leap which resulted in the
destruction of his plane was unnc-
cessary.
Eversole declared the real reason
for his discharge was that he had
told postal inspectors of neglect and
irefficiency at Checkerboard and
other fields. Eversole charged that
13 men have been killed in the air
mail service because of what he
termed gross acknowledgement, in
efficiency and criminal negligence by
In addition, he asserted that ali
field officials were drunk while on
duty and staged wild parties which
them for duty.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-06-01
New Federal Export
Trade Corporation
Proposed by Norris

Washington, May 31.-Creation OF
$l00,0O0,0O0 federal farmers export
financing corporation to buy farm
products i'll the United States and
sell them abroad is proposed in a
bill introduced by Senator Norris
of Nebraska, chairman of the agri-
cultural committee. The corporation
would be. composed of the secretary
of agriculture and four other direct
ors to be appointed by the president
with the consent Of the senate, with
annual salaries OF $500 and be au-
thorized to issue bonds up to 10
times its paid in capital.
The proposed new government
agency would sch American farm
products abroad to nations or indi-
viduals, act as the agent for any
producer 'or dealer in farm products
and also make advances to assist
agricultural exports.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-06-01
Annual Saving to Roads Es-
timated at $400, ,OC0, ,OOO-
81 Labor Organizations
On 1O4 Lines Affected.
Order In Force July |
By The Associated Press.

Chicago, May 5l.-An estimated
S40O,O0O,000 will be slashed from the
nations railway wage bill when an
order cutting wages an average OF
II per cent to be handed down to-
morrow by the United States labor
board, becomes effective July |. The
order affects members Of 81 labor
organizations, employed on lO4 rail-
roads.
While the decision is specifically
applied only to the roads whose
cases have been heard by the board,
the decision says it may later be ap-
piled to any other road asking a
hearing under provisions of the
transportation act.
Percentages of reductions COM
puted by members of the board gave
the average of II per cent, and the
same source estimated the annual re-
duction i'll wages at approximately
$4O0000,0O0.
Increase Wiped Out.
The decision brought reductions
varying from 5 to IS cents an hour
or from 5 to l8 per cent nd in the
case of section laborers, wiped out
the increase granted them by the
$600,000,000 wage award of July 20,
1920. For section men, the reduc-
ton was approximately 18 per cent
or from $3.50 to $302 per day.
Switchmen and shop crafts we're
given 9 per cent reduction, while
train service men were cut approxi-
mately 7 per cent. Car repairers
were cut about 10 per cent.
Common labor pay, over which
the railroads made their hardest
fight, is to be reduced 6 to 81a cents
all hour, cutting freight truckers
average monthly wages to 1910 and
track laborers to $77.11. This new
schedule still gives section men all
average daily wage of 1888 for an
eight-hour day, although consider
able testimony offered by the roads
showed common labor wages as low
as $3.50 for 10 hours.
Shop crafts employees and train
and engine men, except those in pas
Senger service, are reduced cents
an hour. Construction ard section
toremen are reduced 10 cents an hour.
Conductors Scale Cut.
Passenger and freight, engineers
who were given increases OF 10
cents and 13 cents an, hour by the
1879 award, are to be. cut 6 and s
cents an hour respectively. Passen-
ger and freight conductors, who re-
ceived increases of II IL cents and
IS cents in 1920, are cut 7l-2 and 8
cents respectively.
Train dispatchers and yardmasters
whose monthly earnings averaged
500 to $40, are cut cents an hour.
The smallest reduction will apply
to Office boys and other employees
under lS years of age, who will re-
ceive 5 cents an hour less.
Clerks are reclassified so that en-
tering clerks, usually young men and
women. of Is to 20 years of age, will
receive a monthly salary of $67. 50 for
the first six months and $3.50 for
Turn to Page Two, Column Two.)
Omaha daily bee., 1921-06-01
-Four Soldiers Slain
In Battle at Cork

Cork, Ireland. May 31.-(By The
Associated Press. .)-Four soldiers
were killed, two mortally wounded
and II slightly wounded. when they
were attacked at s o'clock this
morning while marching from the
Youghal barracks to the rifle range.
Near the golf links the road had
been mined and an intense fire was
opened on the soldiers. Bombs also
were used. The uninjured soldiers
replied to the fire of the attacking
party.
A curate. who was driving to
celebrate mass, got into the line OF
fire and was wounded. His driver
was killed.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-06-01
Two Men Killed.
l3 Injured by
Bomb Explosion
Blast Follows Attempt to Load
Explosive On Airplane at
Aberdeen (Md.) Prov.
ing Grounds.

Washington, May 5l.-Two men
were killed and IS injured, four
probably fatally, by the explosion OF
a bomb at the Aberdeen (Md.)
army proving grounds during prepar-
alton for airplane bombing expert
ments, according to official reports
telephoned the War department to-
night by Maj. w. A. Borden and
Capt. c. H. M. Roberts. special in
vestigators sent to report and ascer-
tain the cause OF the explosion.
The dead yere Privates A. A..
Shermer and f. H. Grinnel, both of
the 14th squadron, air service.
Capt. ]. f. Hall, air service Of
New Haven, Conn.,, it was said, was
not expected to live. He was
wounded severely about the eyes and
face.
First Lieut. c. G. Eliason, air serv-
ice of Hagerstown, Md, the report
said, was expected to recover. He
received a deep wound just above
the right hip.
First Lieut.. L. R. Reese, quarter
master corps of Gwynnbrook, Nd,
also was expected to recover. His
thumb and fifth finger of the right
hand had been removed.
Private Samuel Weinstock of the
34th ordnance company suffered a
punctured lung and was not ex-
pected to recover.
Privates L. S. Hite of the 14th
squadron, air service; P. w. Hall and
NJ. D. Blezins of the same organiza-
ton; C. J. O'Neill of the 34th ord
nance company and Edward Jarry of
the same organization, all were
wounded and recovery was reported
doubtful.
r. M. Herr, civilian, employed
at the grounds, was said to be suf-
fering severely from the shock of
the explosion.
Privates S. P Mace, 47th ord
nance company; L. J. Titlow of the
34th ordnance company, and Private
r. F. Bohle of the same organiza-
ton were less severely wounded.
Neither Major Borden nor Captain
Roberts attempted to fix RESPONSE
bility. They said they had been un-
able to ascertain the full facts, but
would make thorough investiga-
ton.
According to other reports, So
pound bomb rolled from the airplane
and was struck by the rudder as
the plane swung around.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-06-01
May Wheat Makes
Sensational Cain
Demand of Shorts Boosts Mar.
ket II l-2 Gents to
$l.82.

= slncago, May 3l.-Wheat' fol
May delivery made sensational
upward swing III price today as q
result of demand for shorts who had
waited until the last of the month
before fulfilling contracts. Little
was for sale and the market ran up
l2Hc a bushel to $l.82 as compared
with Saturdays finish.
Except in the May delivery oi
wheat, prices although firm, kept
within moderate limits. Huge re-
ceipts of all kinds of grain here to-
day operated as counter balance
against the bullish effect of the un-
usual upturn in the price of May
wheat. About 2,400 car loads OF
grain arrived, including 450 cars OF
wheat
Omaha daily bee., 1921-06-01
Negro Plantation Boss
In Convicted of Murder

Covington, Ga. May 3l.-Clydc
Manning, negro boss on the John
S. Williams plantation in Jasper
county, was found guilty of murder
by jury late today, in connection
with the murder of Lindsey Peter
son, one of the II negroes alleged
to have been held in peonage and
then killed on the farm a few
months ago. The jury was out s.
minutes. Manning was sentenced to
life Imprisonment.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-06-01
Bandit Killed at
Bristow Fugitive
From IowaPr
Bluffs Sheriff Relieved to
Hear of Death of Escaped
Convict in Oklahoma
Twon; Is Identified.

James O'Keefe, bandit killed by
his pal last Friday in gun battle
at Bristow, Okl, was the same
Sioux City gangster and gunman who
escaped from the Fort Madison pen
itentiary i'll Iowa. according to
photographs. Bertillon measure
ments and tingerprints received yes
terday by Sheriff Groneweg Of Coun-
Gil Bluffs from the Fort Madison
prison
Similar records were sent to Bris-
tow and the return report indicated
that they tailed exactly with those
OF the dead man. O'Keefe was
killed in fight with a pal over the
division of loot in robbery.
The dead bandit first came to the
attention of Iowa officials in 1919,
when captured near Sioux City by
a police captain by the same
name, after he and FIVE accomplices
had held up a bank in suburb.
Culver Kennedy, young Sioux City
clubman, we'll known in Council
Bluffs and Omaha society, was a
member. of the gang and is now
serving time III prison.
Four of the bandit gang, includ-
ing O'Keefe. were lodged in the
county iail at LeMars. They es-
capped after killing the son of Sher-
if Maxwell, but were recaptured by
a posse of citizens. Sheriff Grone-
veg. Sioux City police and state
agents joined in the hunt for them.
O'Keefc and his pals pleaded gull
ty TO a murder charge and were
sentenced to life imprisonment at
Fort Madison. On the way to pris-
ON O'Keefe told Sheriff Groneweg
that he would escape and return to
kill him. He did escape last Christ
mas with one OF his original pals
and a nationwide search has been
made for him since then. His tel
low gangster is still at large.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-06-01
BryanVotes
In Florida
In Future
Commoner Announces Tha,
He Will Transfer Legal
Residence From Lincoln
To Miami.
To Be Active In Politics

New York, May 5l.-William Jen-
nings Bryan will vote in Florida in
the future. While here today he an
nounccd that his actual residence in
that state would become his legaI
residence. He was influenced in max
ing the change, he said, by the state
OF Mrs. Bryan's health, and in his
new home he expected to concern
himself as much as ever with public
affairs. He said:
Mrs. Bryan's health is such that
II is necessary for us to live in the
south and having lived in Miami for
eight years, we have chosen that city
ior our permanent home. For some
time | have been, politically speak
ing, in state of suspended anilna-
ton, living in Florida, but voting in
Nebraska.
BEING as much interested as ever
in the problems of government and
desiring to make my remaining years
as valuable to my country as pos
sible, / have decided to transfer my
citizenship to Florida and thus make
my actual residence my legal resi-
dence also"
The foregoing announcement,
made in New York today by w. ].
Bryan, substantiates i'll part story
en.anating from Florida a few weeks
ago, which was published in The
Bee, to the effect that the Conn
moner was contemplating establish
ing his lega. residence in that state
so as to enter the race for the United
States senate in 1923. .
This story was carried by papers
throughout the country and never
did bring denial from Bryan, al
though his brother, Charles w. OF
Lincoln, declared that his illustrious
brother did not have any intentions
of establishing his legal residence in
Florida.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-06-01
Disarmament ''Feelers''
Have Reen Sent Out by U. S.

Washington, May 5l.-"Informal
feelers" with respect to an lnterna-.
tional agreement for a reduction OF
armament already have been put out
by the American government, 1t was
learned today in high administration
quarters. The purpose, it is under.
stood, was to develop the attitude OF
foreign governments on the ques-
ton before any formal negotiations
are undertaken.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-06-01
Committee Named to Probe
Needs of Former Soldiers

Washington, May Sl,-Appoint-
ment of a committee to investigate
the needs of and problems in con-
ncction with soldiers bonus legis-
lation was announced today by
Chairman Penrose of the senate f.
nance committee. Senator McCum-
Der. republican, North Dakota, is
chairman of the committee and the
other members are Senaors Suther-
land, republican, West Virginia. and
Walsh. democrat, Massachusetts,.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-06-01
Mexican Socialist Says
Country No Good for Reds

Mexico City, May 3l.-Bolshevisn
does not constitute a menace to
Mexico, declared Antonio Diaz Soto
y Cana, socialist leader, in the
Chamber OF Deputies last evening.
Mexico is not prepared for bo!-
shevism," he asserted during the
course of an address. Its prole-
tartan classes, because OF their laca
of education, experience and gener-
al worldly knowledge are not in a
position to supplant the present rul-
ing class. Bolshevism, however, is
ripe in England, France, Italy and
even in the United States, but Mex
leo must wait for further develop
ment before such ideals can come to
fruition here"
Omaha daily bee., 1921-06-01
Leader and Call Regain
Mail Privileges of u. ),

Washington. May 3l.-The MI,
waukee Leader and New York Call
we're restored today to the second
class mailing privilege, it was an
nounced by the Postoface depart,
ment Use OF the mails was denied
these two daily newspapers by for
mer Postmaster General Burleson
because of the character of matter
appearing in their columns in rela-
ton to American participation in the
Omaha daily bee., 1921-06-01
Insane Woman Sets Fire to
Negro School Building

Macon. Ga, May 31.-An insane
woman stripped OF all clothing, ap-
pcared last night on the campus OF
TIE Central City college, a negro in
stitution, and after stoning one OF
the buildings entered and applied a
torch. The frame building burst
sintJ flames and the students had to
Zee for their lives.
I The structure was burned to the
ground and an adjoining building
Taught fire and was partly destroyed
1.-THE loss is estimated at 100000.
The woman was seized and taken
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