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Omaha daily bee., 1921-02-11
House Body Asks
Right to Probe
Bergdol Case
Military Committee Requests
Authority 10 Investigate
How Draft Dqdger Es-
capped From America.

Washington, Feb. 10.-After de-
veloping some high spots in the case
OF Grover c. Bergdoll, the house
military committee decided to ask
congress for authority to find out
how the rich draft dodger escaped
from a military guard and went to
Germany, the country he had refused
to fight.
The committee so voted after hear
ing District Attorney c, d. Nc
Avery of Philadelphia, who de-
clared there was no evidence to
justify the charge that anybody con-
nected with the War department. had
been corrupted with Bergdoll money.
The name of D. c. Gibboney, coun-
sci for Bergdoll. was brought into
the proceedings and Mr.. McAvery
was positive in asserting the belief
Gibboney was drowned in Mexico
despite an anonymous report that
he was alive.
Recent statements cabled from
Germany by Bergdoll prompted the
committee to relieved effort, in view
Of his charge that he had obtained
from the Treasury department and
concealed in the woods $l05,000 in
gold to be used in effecting his re-
lease, through bribery of government
officials.
The committee will seek to ascer-
tain what influence enabled Bergdoll
to obtain so much gold from the
treasury when the supply was being
conserved. The more important
thread to be followed, members said,
was the abilitYof the prisoners law
yers to obtain his release under
guard to go into the hills OF Mary
land to dig up his gold.
Mr.. McAvery testified there was
no doubt that Bergdoll got the gold
from the treasury. In expressing
belief that no high officials of the
War department had been corrupted,
he said he was equally positive that
the draft dodger had not escaped
through political influence.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-02-11
Minnesota Governor
Asks Investigation
OF Air Mail Accident

St. Paul, Feb. l0.-lmmediate in
vestigation OF the mail airplane ac-
cident at La Crosse yesterday, which
resulted in three deaths, is asked by
Governor Preus of Minnesota, in a
telegram dispatched to the postmas-
ter general. e
Discontinuance OF the Chicago
Twin Cities air mail service rather
than. sacrifice further lives" by its
operation with Obsolete equipment"
is preferable, the governor sail. /,
The death of four flyers and the
serious injury to another within six
days, in addition to numerous forced
landings due to motor trouble,
prompts me to urge an immediate
investigation of the equipment in
use and the management of the air
mail station at ST. Paul." said the
telegram.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-02-11
Secretary Daniels Orders
New Probe of Balloon Flight

Washington, Feb. 10.-Dissatistied
with the report of the court of in
quiry in the case of the three naval
aviators, Lieutenants K1oor, Hinton
and Farrell, whose balloon was
driven by storm into the frozen
wilds of Canada, Secretary Daniels
today remanded the whole affair to
the tribunal of which Rear Admiral
Kline is chairman.
Secretary Daniels wants the board
to go deeply into the fauthority', for
the flight. 1t is intiillated that the
government is seeking TO discover
what were the actual orders and
agreements and understandings, il
sny, as to possible flight into
Canada.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-02-11
Al Jennings Fails to
Impress Hold Up With
His Name, Loses Rolf

New York, Feb. 10.--Al Jennings
reformed train robber and bandit
admitted yesterday he had been vic
timized here by an "inconsiderste
discourtcous" member of his for
saken profession.
Returning to his hotel from
Brooklyn, Jennings was accosted by
shabby individual and found him.
self at the unfamiliar end of "siS
gun" He obcyed with celerity the
usual "hands up" command, then
sought immunity by divulging his
identity. "
"Oh, come on now,s he pleaded in
a friendly manner, I'm AL Jen-
nings."
Never mind the guff," returned
the other, lifting a jewel and roll
of bills from Jennings pocket, Sim
President Wilson" /"
There now, I'm leaving you a
dime--bcat it."
Omaha daily bee., 1921-02-11
Rail Nsql
~ ,l-s
Will Stand
Labor Board Denies Request
of Executives for Imme.
diate Abrogation of
Agreements.
Demands Unwarranted
BY The Associated Press.

Chicago, Feb. 1O.-The federal
railroad labor board today denied the
request of the American Association
Of Railway Executives for immediate
abrogation Of the national wage
agreements with the brotherhoods
and establishment OF new basic
rate for unskilled labor predicated on
local conditions.
The decision came before B. M.
Jewell. president Of the railway en-
ployes' department. of the American
Federation Of Labor, had started his
reply to the statement made for the
railway executives last week by W..
w. AtterburX of the Pennsylvania
railroad. 1t was totally unexpected,
but Mr.. Jewell made his Statement.
nevertheless.
Claims No Jurisdiction.
The board held that it had no jus
risdiction over questions involving
expense of operation and suggested
that neither the roads nor the unions
interrupt the pending hearing on
standard rules and working condi-
tons with further unwarranted de-
mands."
Mr.. Jewell's statement charged
that the request for immediate abro-
cation of the national working agree
ments were part of a conspiracy to
disrupt unionism.
Scores w. w. Atterbury.
General Atterbury abused the
courtesy of the board in granting
him an opportunity to speak under
its sanction by threatening them
with lockout, if the ultimatum
which he laid down is not immedi-
arely accepted"
The present hearing separated, by
agreement. rules and working con-
ditions from wages. The decision
on wages was rendered last July,
Judge Barton said, and the rules
hearing convened on January 10.
IF any Of these rules and working
conditions are unjust and unreason
able" said the decision, they con-
stitute an unwarranted burden upon
the railroads and upon the public
It is, therefore, the duty of this board
to use the utmost practical expedi-
ton. consistent with the necessary
time for hearing and consideration,
in determining whether any OF the
rules and working conditions now in
,ffect are unreasonable. The board
S endeayoring to[ perform its obi
ration and viii bc4better able to sue-
:eed in doing so II tbs not further
Interrupted by the introduction of |
inwarranted demands by either
1arty."
Omaha daily bee., 1921-02-11
u. S. Marines Held for
Wrecking Plant Of
Managua Newspaper

Washington. Feb. 10-Twenty-
one American marines attached to
the legation guard at Managua, Nj
caragua, have been arrested by
American military authorities as a
result of the wrecking of the plant
Of the newspaper La Tribuna at
Managua yesterday. Secretary Dan
iels announced today. Capt. J.. L.
Underhill. commanding the guard,
reported to the Navy department
that the men attacked the newspa-
per establishment as a result Of the
publication of what they considered
"abusive and libelous"l articles re-
garding the marines.
Mr.. Daniels has ordered Rear
Admiral HI. F. Bryan, commanding
the American special service squad
ron in Central American waters, to
proceed to Managua and take
charge of the situation. HcI said q
court OF inquiry and courtslmartial
undoubtedly would follow.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-02-11
Brady Attacks
Censorship Of
Movies in State
Declares Masterpieces o
Shakespeare and Dickens
Would Be Barred
From Screen.

Lincoln, Neb., Feb. lO.-(Specia
Telegram. )-Motion picture censor.
ship is first step against free
speech and freedom of the press
William A. Brady of New York
president of the national associa-
ton of the motion picture industry
told the joint house and senate COM
mittee tonight.
Censorship proposed in bills be-
fore the state legislature would bar
many of Shakespeare's plays from
being produced. because the sex ap-
peal is in them, and would cut
Charles Dickin's most popular books
from reproduction ON the screen be-
cause the criminal and lower type
Of humanity and murder are de-
picted in them, Brady declared.
In fact" declared Brady, ito be
consistent with She ideas in the bills
we would be forced to paint pajamas
on nude women in out greatest mas
terpieces.'
Brady said that parents and laws
should work together to keep chill
dren of immature years from certain
pictures, the same as he kept GER
tain French novels and other books
in his home from his children.
But don't let three persons in
your state be the moulders of pub
lie opinion through one of the great
est opinion-moulding machines of
the present day" Brady inplored.
Let US work out our own prob
lens and you'll see III short time
that public opinion 1ciamoring now
against certain pictures will wipe.
their atures prodsctionr from the
map. -
Omaha daily bee., 1921-02-11
Armed Bandits
Rob Des Moines
Bank and Escape
Painting Of Woman Unneryes
Gunn,en, Who Flee, Leas.
ing Thousands Of Dollars
Untouched in Vault.

Des Moincs, Feb. l0.-(Special
Telegram. )-Armed bandits robbed
the First National bank of Valley
Junction, a suburb of Des Moines,
today, making their escape with over
$1,000 i'll currancy.
Mary Rolling, assistant cashier,
proved an unwilling heroine, saving
thousands OF dollars III the bank
vaults when she tainted, apparently
unnerving the. gunmen.
While Assistant Cashier B. w.
Taylor and two bookkeepers were
preparing the cash for the days busi-
ness, wo men, each armed with re-
volvers, entered the front door and
rushing at them commanded 'hands
up" The men and Miss Rolling
obeyed and the bandits began hastily
to stuff their pockets with currency
lying about. Then they commanded
Taylor to open the vault. He in
sisted that he could not do it and one
bandit leveled bis gun at him and
approached threateningly.
Miss Rolling at that moment
tainted and fell to the floor. This
seemed to unnerve the bandit and
his gun began to shake iii his hand.
Take care of her, for goodness sake
take care of her." he said. "Put her
on a chair and do something for
her" The other bandit commanded
Taylor to carry the unconscious girl
into the vault. Taylor started to
plead that if they were locked in
the vault they probably would all
die.
This completed the unnerving of
the first bandit and he turned around
and rushed from the bank, his part
ner following. They leaped into
motor car and escaped. Miss Kol-
ling was taken home, where it was
reported her condition was serious,
the shock having affected her whole
nervous system.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-02-11
Whitman Probes Alleged
Suppression of Evidence

New York, Feb. l0.-Police rec
ords said to relate to the alleged
suppression by police OF evidence in
murder cases last year were ordered
before the grand jury by former
Governor Charles S. Whitman. who
is investigating alleged corruption in
municipal affairs.
Intentional suppression Of evidence
in some cases and gross negligence
in others was said to have been
found by the Investigators. In this
connection they said only one Con-
viction for first degree murder was
obtained last year in $50 cases sub
mitted to the grand jury.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-02-11
Increased Funds for
Dry Z Enforcement
Work Are Authorized

Washington. Feb. l0.-Increased
funds for prohibition enforcement
urged by the National Anti-Saloon
league were authorized by the senate
appropriations committee, in report
ing the annual legislative, executive
and judicial appropriation bill. The
house provision was increased from
$400, 900 to S7,500,000 andst is under
stood advances in some salaries was
ar object Of the increase.
A committee rider was the amend
ment, also carried in the agricultural
appropriation bill, authorizing the
treasury to purchase Sl00,000,000 Of
farm land bank securities.
An item of $l5O,000 to provide a
fireproof receptacle for the Declara-
ton of independence and other val
liable State department. archives also
was voted.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-02-11
War Is Declared Against
Bogus Revenue Stamps

Washington, Feb. l0.--War has
been declared against liquor stamp
counterfeiters, Chief Moran OF the
federal secret service announced. in
connection with reports of raid in
Boston in which 10000 bogus
stamps were seized and two men
arrested. The government is deter
mined to break up the business, he,
said, because OF the danger to the
public i'll supposedly lawfully bond
ed liquors offered for sale undcf
fraudulent stamps.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-02-11
Reward Of $4,000 Offered
For Conviction of Shaver

Lincoln, Feb. l0.--(Special9-
County Attorney Charles E. Matson
announced today that w. T. Bar
stow has offered a reward of $4,000
for the arrest and conviction of the
person or persons who murdered his
son, Adrian, at his home January
22. This brings the total of the
price on the murderer's head to
$500. the county offering $l00 and
the state. $500.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-02-11
Senate Kills Free Seed
Fund in Agricultural Bill

II Washington, Feb. 10.-With an
amendment authorizing the treasury
to buy $lD0,0O0000 in farm loan
bank bonds, the annual agriculture
al appropriation bill was favorably
reported today by the senate agrj
cultural committee The total OF
appropriations, S33,000,000, is the
approximate amount carried in the
bill as it passed the house. The sem
ate committee. however. struck out
the appropriation of $360000 carried
by the house for the distribution Of
free seeds by members Of congress.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-02-11
Negro Who Killed Woman
Taken After Six.Hour Fight

Philadelphia, Feb. 1U.-A siX-hour
battle between a negro who had shot
and killed a woman in the house
where he was living and nearly 100
policemen and firemen resulted ir
the capture of the man, mortally
wounded. and the injuring of four
policemen. Pistols. axes, high pres
sure fire hose, sulphur candles and
other chemicals were used against
the negro, who had barricaded him
self in the house.
The siege began after the negro,
who was known as William Drescn,
alabama Joe" and other names, had
shot Grace Robinson, a negress, and
thrown her body out of the house.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-02-11
YeLlOlU Streak O. X. in
Gold Mine, But Out
OF Place in Noodles

Washington, Feb. l0!-A yellow
streak is well enough in gold mine,
but it has no place in the makeup
Of humans or noodles. In noodles
it denotes use OF a dye in place OF
eggs, the Department of Agriculture
holds. in an announcement today,
and federal food inspectors have been
instructed to shut the gate of inter-
state commerce to such product
Omaha daily bee., 1921-02-11
Two New York Policemen
Held on Murder Charge

New York, Feb. l0.--An indict-
ment charging two members OF the
police department with murder in the
first degree was returned by the jan
uary grand jury alter former Cover
nor Whitman. conducting the in
puiry into alleged city corruption,
turned his attention to reputed sup
preston by the police of evidence in
a murder case last wear.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-02-11
Baron Kondo, Head Of Japan
Mail Steamer Firm. Dies

Toxic, Feb. 10.-Baron Rempei
~kondo. president of the Nippon Yu-
sen Kaisha, japanese mail steam
ship company, died here today. He
was decorated with the Second Or
der of the Rising Sun in recognition
Of his service in the transportation
of Japanese troops in the war with
Russia. He was at one fine a 1nem-
Der of Parliament. Baron Kondo also
accompanied the Japanese peace del
egation to Paris in 1918 as an unoffl-
cial member.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-02-11
Funeral Arrangements
Made for Iowa Merchant

Z Clinton, Ia. Feb. 10,--Funeral
services for the late George M. Cur
tis, who died last night. will be held
at 5 o'clock Saturday afternoon. Mr..
Curtis. former 'congrcssman. was.
one OF the founders OF Curtis Bros.
4 Co, with branches in Chicago,
Omaha, Lincoln, Neb.. and
other cities Ne was born in New
York state, April s, lS44
Omaha daily bee., 1921-02-11
Receipt Is Void if Check
Is Not Backed by Funds

Lincoln, Feb. l0.-(Special.)-If a
man gives a worthless check in pay
ment Of his taxes and receives a bona
fde receipt for it, has he paid his
taxes: The attorney general had
this question propounded to- him by
county treasurer in western Ne
braska.
The attorney general rules that the
man is not liable to prosecution for
passing the check, but taxes may be
collected by issuing distress war
rant
Omaha daily bee., 1921-02-11
Japan Has Not Completed
Probe Into Murder by Sentr,

Toxic, Feb. lO-The Official inves-
tigation OF the recent killing by a
Japanese sentry at Vladivostok of
Lieut.. w. H. Langdon Of the Amer
ican cruiser Albany has not been
General Tanaka. minis
ter of war, yesterday made this state
nent in reply to questions in the
Diet as to what the result of the
court t-martial was and what effect it
would have on the relations between
the United States and Japan becom-
ing strained as result of,the shoot
iuo
Omaha daily bee., 1921-02-11
Thief Who
Broke Jail
Is. Nabbed
John Holoubek, Who Escaped
From York Jail, Is Arrested
in Kansas for Tres
passing.
Longed for Excitement

Following three successful cs-
capes from state and federal officers
and almost fourth today, John Ho-
loubek, 81, wanted in York, Neb., for
burglary, will be returned to that
city from Fort Lcavenworth, Kan,
today.
Holoubek, whose brother, Joe, is
nov awaiting trial in Omaha dis
= 4 court on charges of receiving
ai.u cohcealing. property John is al
legged to have stolen, was arrested in
Fort Leavenworth yesterday.
He was caught trespassing on a
railroad right-of-way and was about
to be. released when he, volunteered
the confession of his career Of crime.
That ended it-and he was held for
York officials.
Humdrum quietude of the doines-
tic hearthstone and the deadly
monotony OF the life OF a baker Ill
York caused him to seek adventure
and excitement in a career of crime,
he told Lcavenworth officers
Wanted Excitement.
"Take the excitement out of the
job of being burglar and there is
absolutely nothing to it." he said. !.
IL stole several thousand dollars
worth OF silks and other goods, but
! never sold dimes worth Of
them.
"All of It was found in various
hiding places | had provided"
His brother, Joe. when arrested
in Omaha, led officers to several
rooming houses wipre boxes OF the
loot had been cached" Burglary
charges against him at York we're
discharged when John refused to inn
plicate him.
John and his wife were both ar
rested in Omaha two weeks ago, on
information from York that they had
looted stores in nearby towns, but
they were released because the in
formation against them was meagre.
Escaped York Jail.
John was later arrested; escaped
the York Jail; was captured in Lin
coin; returned to York where he
was tried and sentenced tosthe state
penitentiary; escaped again; and
turned up in Leavenworth yesterday.
There, he escaped from the Off
GERS once, but when arrestedya Sec
oiid time, il was discovered he was
wanted in York.
Continuing his tale of, hiding his
loot, John told the Leavenworth of
fieefS: u - 80: N \
II suppose eventually II would
have disposed Of the whole works to |
some fence for a mere song
But / didn't care for the money.
Fortune Dissipated.
Il was worth, / suppose, about
$4,000 before / decided to take a
flyer in crime, but most OF it has
been dissipated since in trying to
keep out .of the penitentiary.
Nov I'm ready to take my medi-
cine and get back to my family as
quickly as possible.
Il have the prettiest wife in the
state Of Nebraska and expect to have
the finest b,b5y
Holoubek will probably pass
through Omaha today on his way
10 York from Leavenworth. W
Omaha daily bee., 1921-02-11
|ase Of German
Cable Line; Proposed

Washington. Feb. 10.-Purchase
by the United States Of all German
cables and her South African and
Pacific colonies was proposed in a
resolution introduced by Senator
France, republican, Maryland. 1t
was referred without discussion to
the foreign relations committee.
The resolution suggested $5,000,-
100000 as the consideration to be
credited against the indemnity i'm
posed upon Germany.
Senator France also proposed an
international conference to fix Ger
many's indemnity at $4,000 900, 900.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-02-11
Ask Lower Freight Rate
To Saye Montana Potatoes

Helena, Mont, Feb. l0.-Esti-
mating 100000 pounds of potatoes
on farms in western Montana are
going to waste for want of a mar
ket, the Montana railroad commits
sion telegraphed officials of rail-
roads asking for immediate answers
to an appeal to cut the present
freight rate from an average of 76
cents per 100 pounds to. 40 cents,
Omaha daily bee., 1921-02-11
Bank Reopens

Bismarck, N. D.. Feb, l0.-The
Nortonville State bank. which sus-
pended several weeks ago, rcopened
yesterday. The State bank of Cogs-
we'll has been reorganized and will
reopen soon, with capital increase
from $4,000 to $4,000 State Bank
Examiner Lofthus said
Omaha daily bee., 1921-02-11
Urges Congress to Resent
Cutting German War Deb

Lincoln, Neb., Feb. l0.-(Special.)
Representative Hoffmeister, demo-
cratic member Of the lower house
from Chase county, today offered
a resolution incInorializing congress
to vote against any bill to reduce
the German, war debt. The resolu-
tion, under the rules. must be held
up one day before a vote on adop-
ton is taken. ,
Omaha daily bee., 1921-02-11
Texas Railroad Cuts Wages

Houston, Tex, Feb. l0.-Tbk St.
Louis & San Francisco railroad to-
day announced reduction i'll the
wages OF maintenance of way eni-
ployes at this point from AZ cents an
hour to Is cents. Local officers OF
the Maintenance OF Way brother
hood declare the cut is. in violation
of the national agreement
Omaha daily bee., 1921-02-11
Two Trainmen Are Killed
In Missouri Pacific Wreck

Hot Springs, Ark. Feb. l0-Two
engineincn were killed and 10 pas
sengers are reported injured. some
seriously, when Missouri Pacific pas
senger train. No. II from St. Louis
was wrecked this morning six miles
east of Hot Springs.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-02-11
Oil Companies Cut Price

Casper, Wyo., Feb. TO- Posted
prices for all grades of crude cNoiI
produced in Wyorning were reduced
Is cents barrel by the Ohio Oil
and the Midwest Refining COM
|panies. the principal purchasers. The
reduction carried prices to the low
est level since December 81, 1917.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-02-11
Philadelphia Archbishop
Will Succeed Late Cardinal

Rome, Feb. l0.--Appointment OF
the Most Rev. Dennis ]. Doughcr-
ty, archbishop of Philadelphia, as
cardinal in succession to the late
Cardinal Farley of New York City
is almost certain, it is said in Nati-
car, circles.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-02-11
Unemployed Strike
For Union Wage Scale

Great Falls, Mont, Feb. 10-Men
put to work by the city today at S.
day to afford relief to local un-
employment, were called out on
strike by the federal labor union.
demanding the men be paid $3.50,
the union scale.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-02-11
Funeral Held for the Last
San Gabrielle Mission Indian

Los Angeles, Cal, Feb. I0.-Fu-
neral services were to be held late to-
day at San Gabrielle mission, near
here. for Santo Juncio, said to be
ore of the last. if not the last, OF
the Mission Indians. who died YES
terday at San Gabrielle, aged 100. !,
Omaha daily bee., 1921-02-11
League Council to Hold
Next Meeting in Paris

4 Geneva, Feb. l0.--lt is understood
that the meeting OF the league of
nations council to begin February
Il, will be held in Paris and not here,
as had been announced.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-02-11
Recover Bandit Car

O'Neill, Neb.. Feb. l0.-(Special)
The automobile stolen here Satur-
day night and used by the Orchard
bank robbers was recovered at
Yankton. S, d.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-02-11
Hourly Temperatures.
shippers bulletin.

Protect shipments during the next II 10
| s6 hours from temperatures as follows.
[ North and east, ss degrees; south, so de-
grees; west, Is degrees.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-02-11
The Weather

Forecast.
Nebraska: Friday fair; not much
change in temperature.