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Omaha daily bee., 1921-03-26
Much Married
Man Gets 5-Year
Term For Bigamy
Arrest Caused by One OF
Mothers-in-Law at Kearney
Found Living With New
Wife at St. Joseph.

Frank Taylor, who admits he has
been married four times in less than
a dozen years and gave the opinion
that at least two, of his wives may
have secured divorces. entered plea
of guilty to charge of bigamy when
brought into district court at Coun-
Gil Bluffs yesterday and was sen.
fenced TO five years in the Fort Mad
ison penitentiary, Taylor was just
four years too old to be sent to the
Anamosa prison. He is 81 and so
is the age limit for the latter prison
Taylor was arrested upon com.
plant Of his mother-in-law, Mrs.
Mary LaCornu of Kearney, Neb.
who discovered he was a bigamist
soon after he sent her daughter
home and abandoned her. Taylor
was confronted in court yesterday by
his wife and mother-in-iaw. and
when his attorney looked over the
evidence the state was prepared to
present he advised his client to
plead guilty.
Taylor was married to Miss Elsie
LaCornu year ago. In December
he induced her to go to her mothers
home. On January 10 he secured a
marriage license and married Miss
Ella Shipman of Omaha. The license
was secured in Council Bluffs and
the marriage ceremony was per-
formed by Rev. A. T. Vanorden.
pastor of the First Presbyterian
church. @.a
On January L he wrote letter
from St. Joseph. Mo. to his wife.
saying that he had joined the navy
under all assumed name and that
she would never see nor hear of him
again. Publication of the marriage
license in The Bee gave the Kearney
relatives the first clue. which Mrs.
| aCornu followed diligently until
She located the truant husband al,
st. Joseph. living with his new wife,
His arrest followed and he was re-
turned Thursday by Deputy Sheriff
Gillaspy.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-03-26
Electric Power Men
Request Changes in
Federal Regulations

Washington. March 25.-Quoting
President Harding's declaration for
more business in government and
less government in business" COM
mittee of electric power executives
asked the federal waterpower COM
mission to revise certain portions of
the regulations for developement of
power under the new waterpower
law which were promulgated by the
old commission just before it went
out of office March 4.
1t was the second meeting of the
new commission composed of Sec.
retaries Weeks, Fall and Wallace.
Just before the close of the last ad-
ministration the outgoing commits
sion promulgated regulations which
the power men today acknowledged
to be about 20 per cent workable, but
containing provisions which they
said undoubtedly would prevent the
Development of waterpower prof.
ects which the bill was intended to
stimulate.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-03-26
Los Angeles Fire Causes
Damage of Half Million

Los Angeles, March 25.-Damage
estimated at S500,000 was Cone BY
fire today at Los Angeles narbor.
A wharf. four yachts and the plant
OF the Sea Graft corporation were
destroyed. A 60-mile gale made the
work of the firemen especially diff
iicult and for time flames endan-
gered other property.
The origin of the fire is not known.
Before the firemen could respond to
call. the waterfront plant of the
Sea Craft corporation, owned by the
+. A. Featherstone company. was
destroyed.
Sweeping through the plant, the
flames reached the ways, where four
yachts were docked for repairs. All
were consumed in the fire. The fire
then spread to the timber yard of a
saipbuildipg company.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-03-26
u. S. Deputy Marshals
Guard M. & N. K. Trains

Harrison, Ark, March 25.-An ef-
fort to maintain normal passenger
schedules was made today on the
Missouri and North Arkansas rail-
road under the protection of United
States deputy marshals aboard trains
and patrols of deputy sheriffs and
guards along the right-of-way. A
reward of $500 has been offered by
citizens OF Harrison and Boone
county for the arrest of anyone who
jeopardizes traffic.
Mr.. Phelan said that it was ex-
pected to keep in force the open
shop plan for operation OF the road,
declared by him to be the longest
railroad in the country operating
with non-union employees.
IT. was reported here that L. s.
McLathery, declared to be union
syInpathizer, had been arrested at
Shirley, for alleged assault upon F,
J.. Shirley, station agent at tha,
place.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-03-26
Trade Plan
ljected
BY Harding
Soviet Governments Over.
lures Are Turned Down
Following Meeting of
Cabinet Members.
See No Gain For America
Bv ARTHUR SEARS HENN1NG.
Chicago Tribune Omaha Bee Leased Wire.

Washington, March 25.-Presldent
Harding formally rejected the Kus'
sian soviet governments overtureS
for the resumption OF trade relations
with the United States.
The announcement was made. by
Secretary of State Hughes, follow
ing the cabinet meeting. at which the
Russian question was discussed and
the decision reached that ofhcial re-
sumption OF commercial relations
would produce no appreciable trade
with a country which is being pro
gressively impoverished by the
communist economic system.
Production, the administration
holds, is conditioned upon the safety
of life, recognition OF the guarantees
of private property, sanctity OF con-
tract and rights of free labor, and
until the soviet government effects
changes in its system which estab-
lish sound foundation for produc-
ton and commerce, the United
States will be unwilling to consider
renewal of trade relations.
Message to Litvinoff.
The question or recognizing the
soviet government as the defacto, if
not the dejure government of Russia.
was not directly involved in the
Russian proposals and was not
passed upon. The decision of the
administration was communicated to
Litvinoff, the soviet envoy at Reval,
Esthonia, i'll the following state
ment:
''The government OF the Unitea
States views with sympathy and
grave concern, the plight of the Rus
sian commerce situation and desires
to aid by every appropriate means in
promoting proper opportunities
through which commerce can be
established upon a sound basis. 1t
is manifest to this government that
in existing circumstances there is
no assurance for the development OF
trade. as the supplies which Russia
might now be able to obtain would
be wholly inadequate to meet its
needs and no lasting good can result
SO long as the present causes of pro-
gressive impoverishment continue to
operate.
1T is only in the productivity of
Russia that there is any hope for the
Russian people. and it is idle to ex-
pect resumption of trade until the
economic basis of production IS
securely established. Production is
conditioned upon the safety of life,
the recognition by firm guarantees
OF private property, the sanctity of
contract and the rights OF free labor.
No Basis for Action.
If fundamental changes are con-
tcmplated involving due regard for
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Omaha daily bee., 1921-03-26
Georgia Legion Head
Protests Against
Liberties for Debs

Atlanta, Ga, March 25.-Nigorous
protest against the recent liberties
granted Eugene V. Debs by govern
nent authorities or against his par
don. was expressed i'll a telegram
sent by A. L. Henson, commander
OF the Georgia department OF the
American Legion to F. W. Gal
braith, the national commander at
Indianapolis.
Georgia department believes SIM
liar consideration should be ex-
tended to all criminals or none" the
message said. "Debs' prominence
makes his crime more heinous. Clear
distinction between oppression be-
cause of opinion of free speech and
overt criminal act OF Debs. This
department vigorously protests any
further acts of discrimination in ia
yor of prominent war criminals and
in keeping with previous action of
national body urges whole infl>-
ence of national organization be
used against pardon of Debs.'
Omaha daily bee., 1921-03-26
Bandit Who Robbed
Cherokee Bank Is
Captured by Posse

Cherokee, Ia. March 25-A lone
bandit, who gave the name of Frank
Livingston, held up Harrison Steele
bookkeeper in the Steele bank here
this afternoon and got $500. He was
captured in an abandoned barn into
which he ran when posse of citi-
zens were hot" upon his trail. He
was taken after having been shot
in the face with a shotgun in the
hands of one of the citizens when
he stuck his head out of the door.
The bandit had an automobile
standing on the street in readiness
to make his escape, but Young Steele
was too close upon him and the rob-
Der was forced to take to his heels
All the money was recovered
Physicians say the bandit will re-
cover. The wounded man said he
was formerly employed as an opera
tor of the Illinois Central and Great
Northern Railroad companies at Le-
mars and Sioux Falls. He gave his
home as Hawarden.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-03-26
Scores Of Naval
Craft Search for
Missing Balloon

Pensacola, Fla, March 25.-Naval
authorities have expressed the belief
today that the only hope for the
safety of Chief Quartermaster G. R.
Wilkinson and four student pilots.
missing from the naval air station
here since they took the air in free
balloon Tuesday night is that some
vessel in the Gulf of Mexico may
have rescued them.
A dozen seaplanes, dirigihle, tour
eagle boats, sub chaser and other
craft along the coast were at sea to.
day in the hope that some trace OF
the bag or its occupants might be
found.
Washington, March 25.-George
K, Wilkinson, OF Houston. Tex, is
in command OF the naval balloon
which has been missing from their
station at Pensacola, Fla, since
Tuesday, it was announced today at
the navy department. The four men
with him are Russell V. Elend, Belle
vile. ILL.,; Edw. L. Kershaw, Payne,
La: John o. Elder OF Lebanon. n.
Y. and William H. Trefrey, Salem,
Mass.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-03-26
False Rent
Tender Is
Accusation
Landlords, Testifying Before
Legislative Committee, Say
They Received Empty
Envelopes.
Hearing in Omaha Closes

The investigating com m ii tee c
named by the state legislature 10
probe alleged rent prohnteerihs
closed a two-day hearing in Omaha
Yesterday afternoon, having heard
y witnesses and collected 500 pages
Of evidence. After a short executive
session, DR.. Harry Foster, chairman;
announced the committee would
meet in Lincoln early next week TO
review the testimony and draw up
a report.
Foster and NJ. NJ. Robertson, an
other member of the committee,
made closing speeches, expressing
the committees desire to restore
confidence in the community and TO
provide adequate homes for renters.
But we must all realize homes
cannot be rented for the same price
as two or three years ago., SAID
Robertson.
Landlords Testify.
w. ]. Palmer, secretary OF the
Drake Realty company, and Alfred
c. Kennedy, manager OF the rental
department for Peters Trust conf
pany, were the chief witnesses heard
Friday afternoon.
Palmer reported several instances
of alleged false tender of rental
money by members of the tenants
league.
I'VE opened several envelopes, on
the outside OF which was written the
number of the apartment and the
amount of the rent, and found them
blank. There were no checks or
money enclosed he told the COM
mittee.
Only IS of the reputed hundreds
Of members of the league living i'll
Drake court are now Withholding
their rent. he stated
-. E. O'Brien, president of the
league, moved out February 3, with
out any notice or any offer to pay
back rent for three months"
Asks About Collection.
DO you think he has money in
the bank. SO you can collect on
O'Brien's checks for rent since July
/. 1920, which the Tenants league
secretary is supposed to hold, in case
the court grants you the right?"
asked B. H. Mickey. a member of
the committee.
II doubt if we can collect" re-
piled Palmer. The last / heard of
him he was in Texas and had dis
posed of most OF his personal prop
erty."
Between $4,000 and $4,000 of
rental money has been withheld by
league members since July l, he
said.
Drake court buildings make a re-
turn OF scant per cent. based on
the valuation when the corporation
was formed two or three years ago,
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Omaha daily bee., 1921-03-26
Red Troops
Towns
In Saxony
Battle Raging Between Com,
munists and Militia for
Possession of Hettstedt
Railway Station.
Demonstration in Munich

Chicago Tribune Cable, opsrisht. 1871.
Berlin, March 25.--Thc Berlin
government was officially notified
today that the communist uprisings
in Saxony have taken decidedly
serious turn.
This afternoon battle was rag
ing between communists ano militia
for the possession OF the railway sta
ton at Hettstedt. SaNcny. At the
time the report OF the fighting was
received the railway station had
already been partially blown up by
the communists.
Red troops control the town OF
Meresburg, SaXony, aud the COM
inunist leaders are enlis;lng ali men
and boys over the age of IS 10 act
as red guards. The big Louna ferti-
izer works, employing $4,000 per-
sons, was seized by the workers.
who organized a soviet to operate
the plant.
Reds Holding Hill.
Red troops. armed with machine
guns. are holding the hill around
Eisleben, Saxony. and fighting OF
the most severe nature is going on.
1.-THE green" police lost % killed and
IA badly wounded while stormlng
l,ill in the face of heavy machine gun
lire.
The communists openly staged
demonstration in Munich. Bavaria
TODAY for the first time since the
revolution of 1919. A large party
of communists marched up the Mar
street of the town, dispersed small
force of green" police and pro-
ceeded to the old city hall There;
however, a large force OF mounted
police routed them.
Reports from Dusseldorf in the
occupied zone. state. that boishevls'
agitators arc spreading propaganda
among the allied troops.
Agitator Executed.
The high command reported that
an agitator was court-martiaied
and shot.
At Mansfield. Saxony. the situa
ton is most serious. Several towns
adjacent to it are in the hands OF
the communists, who refuse to per-
nit the police or troops to enter
A Communist member OF the
Reichstag named Thomas was ar
rested in Berlin today. he direct
ing board of the majority socialists
have appealed to the workers not
to heed the communists demand tor
a strike, declaring that the police
aud militia were not guilty OF pro-
yoking the trouble.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-03-26
u. S. War Department
To Demand Surrender
OF Grover Bergdoll

Washington, March 25.-"We arc
going to get Bergdoll il it is possible
to get him." Secretary Weeks de-
clared today in discussing the case OF
the Philadelphia draft evader now II,
Germany. Il don't believe we will
recognize any statute OF limitation
in his case if one should exist"
Secretary Weeks would not say
what steps would be taken to gel
Bergdoll out of Germany. He re-
fused TO discuss the possibility OF his
extradition by Great Britain for vio-
latiion OF British passport laws. but
did say that he assumed that if tine
state of war between the United
States and Germany were declar ed
at an end, extradition OF the draft
evader would be possible.
Secretary Weeks announced or
mally that Brigadier General Alien
had made oyertures to ht German
government looking to the pardoning
OF Carl Neuf and Frank Zimmer
Americans, sentenced to prison terms
at Eberbach, Germany. for attempt
ing to arrest Bergdoll on German
soil. The secretary said General
Allen was optimistic that the two
men soon would be released.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-03-26
Former Omaha Youth
Given Life Sentence
In Toledo Murder Case

Toledo. O., March 25-Edward \.
Foley. l8, was found guilty OF sec
'ond degree murder by jury today
and sentenced to lie imprisonment
in the Ohio penitentary at Columbus;
The jury deliberated three hours and
As minutes and took IS ballots.
Foley was tried for the death OF
Louis Schroeder and A. E. Long,
New York Central railroad detec-
tives. who were killed when FIVE ban
dts held up Austin n-Breed. a Union
station ticket agent and robbed him
of more than $4,000
Royce Richardson, negro, was
found guilty of first degree murder
in the same robbery and was SEN
fenced to die on June 10. Three
others have not been captured.
Foley came here from Omaha and
Denver and had been in town but
three days when he fell in with the
gang that staged the holdup, accord
ING 10 the testimony.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-03-26
No Successor to
Cardinal Gibbons
Now Anticipated
In View of Two High Digni.
taries, Both in East, Not
Believed There Will Be
Elevation.

Baltimore, March 25.--In view OF
the fact that there are two American
cardinals, and both in the east
prominent Baltimore Catholics said
today they did not anticipate the
creation of new Cardinal for Balti-
more ITO succeed Cardinal Gibbons
who died yesterday. ....-
According to the usual procedure
the bishops of the Baltimore prov.
ipce will meet in secret conclave
within two months to select three
names for recommendation 10 the
POPE for appointment as archbishop
of Baltimore. The cardinals throne
in the cathedral will be divested OF
its brilliant red hangings. which will
he repaced by deep purple ip antici-
patton OF the coming of new arch
bishop.
The new archbishop will, it is un-
derstood. be one of the three bish-
cps recommended TO the pope, al
though he is not required to choose
enc OF them.
Cardinal Gibbons will be buried
Thursday.
His grave will be a niche in the
crypt under the high altar of the
cathedral A slab OF marble carved
with an inscription in Latin in the
north wall Of the cyrpt will mark his
resting place.
Above this vault behind whose
south walls lies the six archbishops
of Maryland who preceded him, is
the sanctuary of the cathedral to
which Cardinal Gibbons parents
brought him as a baby to be bap-
tized, where he was consecrated a
bishop, where he was later conse-
Grated all archbishop and where on
June 80, 1886. he was invested with
the robes of the cardinalate.
Two cardinals may come-Card-
nal O'Connell from Boston and
Cardinal Begin from Canada. Mon
signor John Bonzano, apostolic dele
gate at Washington. will pontiticatc
at high requiem mass Thursday.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-03-26
Wilson Rallies Quickly
From Indigestion Attack

Washington, March 25.-Former.
President Wilson suffered an acute
attack of indigestion today. which
caused hurried calls for medical as
sistance. 1t was said. however, that
he had entirely recovered an hour
after the attack.
DR.. Sterling Ruffin, who attended
Mr.. Wilson in the White House dut-
ing his serious illness. arrived at tic
former presidents Washington res
idehce first, in answer to the calls,
and upon leaving at 2:20 this after
noon said Mr.. Wilson had SO conf
pletely recovered that he was able
to eat light lunch.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-03-26
Certificates Stolen in
Centerville Received

Centerville, Ia, March "a. D.
Crawford OF Centerville received a
telegram from Kansas City. Mo. say
ing that S3l.500 in interim certifi-
Gates. part OF the $4,000 in seeuri-
ties contained in pouch OF regis
tered mail stolen from the railroad
station here last Saturday night, had
been picked up on the streets OF Kan
sas City and placed in the Merchants
bank there. The certificates are non
ne egotiablc.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-03-26
Warhoochee is 'Hard-Boiled' in Court
Indian Princess Tells Attorney Its None of His
Business How She Effects Cures; Sued By
Patients Husband For Return of Fees.

The princess replied she gave her
herbs. roots and teas.
During the treatment. baby was
born to the Garups, she testified, and
they wanted to name it "Hoochie'
for the princess, but she wanted
the baby for her very own.
".Are you a princess?" asked the
attorney.
They call me that because ] do
princess work. replied Warhoo-
chez.
Garup appealed to her to cure his
wife of epilepsy, she said, and told
her she wouldn't take medicine, but
that he'd see that she took what
Warhoochee might prescribe.
Denies Promise to Cure.
Did you promise to cure herr"
asked Southard.
No" came the stern reply with
a religious cpithet.
Soon after the princess undertook
to treat Mrs. Garup, the husband
appeared at her Castle and told
her the wife was getting better and
was scrubbing and washing. War
hoochee testified.
Miss Z. Small, 23l0 Cunning
street, formerly in the service of
the soothsayer appeared as a wit
ness for the defense and testified
she often took medicine to the car
Of Garup when he called for It.
She said she asked Garup why he
didn't call for the medicine oftener,
and that Garup told her his wife
complained that when he did he
spent too much time at Warhoo-
chee's house.
This precipitated an uproar in the
court room as the crowd gazed
upon the Indian beauty and laughed.
The case was continued to Mon
day nv Judge Baldwin
Omaha daily bee., 1921-03-26
Eugene Debs
Returns TO
Prison Cell
Socialist Leader Refuses to
Answer Questions About
Conference With At.
torney General.

Atlanta, Ga, March 25.-Eugene
V. Debs returned to the Atlanta
federal penitentiary today to resume
the routine of prison life after his
trip to Washington, where he dis
cussed his case with Attorney Cen
eral Daugherty.
The socialist leader, who is serving
a 10yea- term on conviction of
violating the war espionage act, was
smiling and cheerful as he alighted
from the train and in the brief time
before he met the warden and was
whisked away to the prison, an
swercd every question except those
about his conference and his chances
of release.
Il appreciated the confidence
shown me by letting me go alone
and on my honor, to Washington"
said Mr.. Debs, ''and | enjoyed the
trip"
"Yes, I'm going back to be a
good convict again he said smil-
ingly a moment later, in answer to
a query as to whether he was going
directly to the prison.
The socialist leader feels that the
Department of Justice has been
fair and square" with him so far,
no matter what the final decision
is. according to Samuel Castleton.
attorney for Debs. Mr.. Castleton
joined him at Buford, Ga. this
morning and discussed the status of
the case.
Chances Bright.
Personally I think his chances
are good, but that is only my per-
sonal opinion" said Castleton when
asked about the result OF the con-
ference "Mr. Debs made it plain
to the attorney general that he had
nothing to take back, nothing to re-
can't" added Castleton, "and he was
not asked to."
Debs left here Wednesday morn
ing, his departure shrouded in
secrecy, on orders Nom Washing
ton, but there was no special effort
to prevent his return becoming
known. Warden Zerbst declined to
say what train he would come in on,
but after Debs' arrival he made no
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Omaha daily bee., 1921-03-26

Warhoochce Areyano, professed
Indian princess, soothsayer and herb
healer, arrayed in her brilliant red
gown, beads, tinkling bells, feathers,
paint, n everything. waxed impert!-
nent in Municipal Judge Baldwin's
court room yesterday afternoon.
The court room was crowded with
spectators attracted there by the ap-
pearance of the gaily bedecked
princess" as she stepped from her
costly new limousine in front of the
city hall.
The princess appeared i'll the
court to answer suit filed against
her by Thomas Garup, o805 South
Thirteenth street.
Garup is suing for the return OF
$3.50 which he says he paid her as
part payment OF $500 he promised
when she should cure his wife, Mary,
of epilepsy.
c. ]. Southard appeared as attor-
ney Tor Garup.
What is your name?' he asked
the princess"
None of your business!" came
the royal reply"
How do you effect your cures?
was another question.
None OF your business!' came
another reply.
Lack Of Court Etiquette.
Whereupon the judge informed
the Indian woman she might know
something of medicine, but she GER
tainly displayed royal and regal
ignorance OF the etiquette customary
to court.
What did you do for Mrs.
Garup?" asked Southard.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-03-26
Excessive Speed Blamed
For Arkansas Rail Wreck

Washington, March 2s,-Ihe de-
railnent OF a Missouri Pacihc pas
senger train near Gulpha. Ark, Feb
ruary 10, which resulted in the death
of two employees, the injury of 81
passengers, three employees and a
trespasser, was due to excessive
speed of the train in rounding Il
curve. the bureau Of safety of the
Interstate Commerce commission
announced today.
This accident was caused by
Engineer Sullivan operating his
train around = curve at an excessive
rate Of speed, resulting in the cut
aide rail turning over" the bureaus
report said,