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Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-09
Government to
Probe Prices of
Coal Sold toI1.S.
Acting Attorney General An.
nounces Investigation Fol-
lowing Report on Find.
ings of Committee.

Washingtn, Jan. S.--Inquiry will
begin at once into the prices
charged the government for coal last
year, Acting Attorney General Ne
beker announced, on receipt of the
findings of the senate committee on
reconstruction, which has been ir-
vcstigating the sale of fuel to the
War department and other branches
OF the government during the short
age.
Prices asked government depart
ments for coal as set forth in the
committees report, the acting attor-
ney general said, appeared to warrant
and "even require" investigation by
the Department of Justice. Prosecu-
tions will be instituted and pressed
to the limit, he added, should the
facts developed bear out the evi-
dence submitted by the committee.
1t would appear on the face OF the
report, Mr.. Nebeker said, that prices
were exorbitant to degree. and that
action would lie under the Lever act
for prohteering. Names of more
than score of concerns who had
supplied coal to the government
were listed by the committee, he
added, but would not be announced.
pending an investigation which would
include study of statistics of coal
costs, prices charged and the COM
mittee's estimate of what would have
been fair margin of profit.
A decline in the price of retail
coal was said to be indicated in re-
ports reaching the coal investigating
committee. Tabulation OF these re-
ports is being made for use, COM
m:ttee members. said shcnld ii be-
decided TO conduct al investigation
OF retail coal distribution.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-09
WHERE TO FIND
the Big Features of
The Sunday Bee

Omaha Pastors Offer Inside Tips
on Pulpiteering-Part. 4, Page /.
Why Not? Why Not?, Scenario
of the Omaha City Commission
Part 4, Page 8. .,
Fine Arts in Omaha-Rotogravure,
Page /.
Women's News and Gossip
Part Q. -..t t....
Sports-Pages 10 and II, Part /.
Burns Mantle's Review of Broad
ways Latest-Part 4, Page 2.
Gibson Cartoon-Part 4. Page 8.
Married Life of Helen and War
ren-Part 4, Page l.
Heart Secrets Of a Fortune Teller
Part 4, Page 8.
Montague in Prose-Part 4, Page
3.
Letters from a Home Made
Father to His Son-Part 4, Page 7.
Movie Stars in Rotogravure-
Roto Section. Page 4.
Market News and Gossip-Part J.,
Page Is. :
Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-09
Rochester Clothing
Plants Will Resume

Rochester, N. Y, Jan. 8.-Opera-
tons have been resumed III l9 fac
tories affiliated with the Rochester
Clothiers' exchange and one not a
member, according to announcement
made yesterday by Max Holtz,
president.
Virtually every clothing factory
in Rochester is preparing for a full
resumption of business next week
Seventy-hve per cent of the $4,000
workers have now returned to their
places.
Mr.. Holtz said that orders for
spring merchandise had been placed
in even greater volume than the
most optimistic manufacturer had
predicted and that if they continued
during the next two weeks normal
spring business would be done.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-09
Insurance Men Will
Gather in Omaha for
Day Sales Congress

At "a meeting of the Omaha Life
Underwriters association at the
Chamber of Commerce at noon Sat-
III day, plans for one-day sales con-
gress, to which all insurance men of
the state will be invited, were out
lined. H. O. Wilhelm. chairman
Robert S. Manley and H. E. Sor-
enson were named as committee to
complete all arrangements.
The convention will bring more
than 700 insurance men of all lines
to Omaha. Orville Thorpe, Dallas,
Tex, national president of the asso-
citation; Charles w. Scoxel, Pitts
burgh, past national president. and
Franklin Ganse, Boston, chairman
of the national executive commit
tee. will appear on the program.
The Underwriters associations
from Lincoln. Sioux City, Ia, and
Sioux Falls, S. D., are expected to
attend the convention. ..
Special entertainment for the
guests will be arranged by the Oma-
ha insurance men.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-09
Generals Are Named
To Places in Greek Army

Athens, Jan. 8.-Eighteen generals
and more than 200 colonels were
appointed to the Greek army yes
terday to replace adherents of for
mer Premier Venizelos. In view O!
the movements in Thrace and Con-
stantinople doubts were entertained
of the loyalty of the Venizelist Off
GERS and it was decided to retire
them on pay. Demetrios Gounaris,
the war minister, is leaving Athens
to inspect the forces in Thrace.
Prince Andrew, brother of Con-
stantine, was among the new gen
erals named, while Prince Christie
pher, also a brother of the king, was
made a colonel. /
Premier Rhallis stated yesterday
that he did not expect American
bankers to make a loan to Greece
at this time, but that he hoped to ne
gotiate one through English fnap-
ciers.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-09
Man Rejected Because
OF Age in Civil War Is
Dead at the Age of los

Wheeling, w. Va. Jan. 8.-George
Crow, who was rejected because of
his advanced age by a recruiting
officer, when he sought to enlist for
military service in the civil war, died
az the family home. Denver Hill,
near Littleton, w. Va, last night.
Mr.. Crow recently celebrated his
l08th birthday anniversary by rid
ing eight miles on his horse to the
home of one of his sons.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-09
Charge Of
Is
Broken in Health, Omaha Girl
With Mania for Giving
Friends Pink Silk Gar.
ments, Sent Home.
AGED Father Gives Aid
TEN CENTS

Fremont, Neb.. Jan. S.-(Special
Telegram )-Garbed, not in the
silken fineries and expensive clothes
that caused her downfall. but in a
most conservative and plain travel
ing suit. pretty Ethel Harden, e, ap-
peared in district court here to
answer to charges of forgery.
Intimate garments of pink silk
were the hobby that caused Miss
Harden to take her misstep. Not fNr
herself were checks forged to pay
for the hneries. but as gifts to her
college friends, with whom she was
most popular.
Touching Scene in Court.
Hearts OF the most severe bar
risters were touched by the scene
of the girl entering the court room
to face charges which might have
caused her to spend years behind the
cold gray walls OF prison. Trctn-
bling nervously, the girl. supported
by her grey-haired father and her
physician, DR.. A. T, Fletcher of
Omaha. slowly walked to the
judges bench.
Her face was pale and drawn and
her eyes had weary look. Her
slight form. weighing not over 65
pounds, bore out the testimony that
was to follow of her illness and
mental incompetency. Pre- minary
hearing was waived aud plea OF
not guilty entered. The case was
tried immediately, due to her serious
physical condition.
Prosecuting Attorney ]. c. Cook
requested the court to release the
girl, stating that in his opinion she
was mentally unbalanced and in
competent. District Judge Button.
when informed that the family had
made restitution. ordered her dis.
charged.
Think Of Mother.
With tears streaming down his
weather-worn cheeks, the aged
Bloomfield druggist, with his arm
around his daughters waist, led her
from the room. The gray-haired
mother, patiently waiting at home
for word that her child was cleared
of the charges, which she never be-
iieved were true, was the first
thought OF the pair as they left the
court room. They hurriediy sent
telegram 70 mother" assuring her
that they would be home on the first
train.
Miss Harden was arrested at her
parents home in Bloomfield New
Years Eve by Sheriff Condit of
Dodge county after private and city
detectives of Omaha, Lincoln and
Hastings had conducted an unsuc-
cessful search for three yeats. The
sheriff alleged inat she, for years.
had signed the names of chums, with
whom she attended school at Ere
mont. to checks in payment for pink
silk undergarments, which were
mostly sent as remembrances to her
many friends.
Worked in Omaha.
She was employed by the Asso-
ciated Western Jewellers. 1914 Far
nam street, Omaha, and lived with
Mrs. George H. Lynch. 4032 lizard
street, Omaha
She. later accumulated large
supply of the pink silken garments
a: her room, which were recovered
by detectives. She was never known
to wear the garments herself. She
had mania that all the garments
should be pink silk. A gift sent
to a bankers daughters, with whom
she attended school, for Christmas
led to her arrest.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-09
Big Slump in Railway
Earnings Reported

Washington, Jan. S.-TheN rail-
roads OF the country earned only
about $780, 900 last year, or $685.
100000 less than in 1919. according
to estimates prepared by H. P.
Parmelee, director of the bureau OF
railway economics.
Mr.. Parmelee estimates that IN
1920 the carriers had a gross revenue
OF S6,200,000,000 and expenses
amounted to S5,570,000,00O, leaving
gross income of S4S0,000,000. De-
duction of taxes and equipment rem
tails amounted to $300,000.G00 and
left the net income at $l5o,0OO,000.
This sum was far short of the gov
crnnent guarantee for the six months
period ending September /.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-09
Man Thought Dead IA Years
Confronts His Former Wife

Orange, n. J., Jan. S.-Mrs.
Barker Pierson announced that her
first husband, Charles Toops. who
she thought dead nearly Ia years,
had confronted her yesterday to ask
the address of their son.
In 1907 the body of man, from
whose personal effects the then Mrs.
loops identified as that of her hus-
band, was found in a mill pond.
Five years later she remarked.
Mrs. Pierson was met at the front
door BY loops yesterday. She said
he abruptly walked away after OBJ
tanning the address.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-09
Woman Files Suit for
DiUOrce Against Tw0
Men Who Are Brothers

Prosser. Wash, Jan. s.--Mrs.
Rhoda Carter OF Prosser filed suit
for divorce here today, against two
men, both brothers. According to
Mrs, Carter. she married Thomas S.
Carter at Yreka, Cal, in 1907 and
that he left her in May of that yeaM
In 1916 she married his brother,
c. ]. Carter. after she says, he had
told her that Thomas had obtained a
divorce.
Mrs. Garter told the court that
upon investigation OF records she
could find no trace OF her first hus-
band having secured a divorce and
asks annulment OF the last marriage
on that ground Further, she asks to
be divorced from her first husband
on the grounds of desertion.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-09
New York Investigations
Burlesqued During Dinner

New York, Jan. S.-New York
City's Investigations were burlesqued
in song and dialogue here tonight at
the twentieth annual dinner of the
Amen Corner corporation.
The "brethren of the amen cor
ner"-politicians and officials, news
papermen, lawyers and citizens
many of whom once gathered in the
Corner" in the old Fifth avenue
hotel and discussed politics and
plans, were guests. Among those
who accepted invitations were former
United States Senator Chauncey NJ.
Depew, Will Hays. Norman f.
Mack, Charles D. Hilles, and others
Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-09
Porker Slated for Bacon
Trees Family of Doctor

Atlantic City. n: J., Jan. S.-A 500.
pound hog slated to be slaughtered
on the farm of Dr. William Raith,
at Pennington, turned rogue and
compelled the doctor. his fatherIn-
law and other members of the
family to take to trees.
The family, unarmed. remained
aloft half an hour. Finally neigh
bQrs shot the ,naddencd animal.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-09
Action Started to Revoke
Permits of Eight Breweries

Washington, Jan. 8.-Action has
been started to revoke permits of
eight Pennsylvania breweries for al
legged violation OF the prohibition
laws in the manufacture Of bever-
age containing alcohol in excess of
the legal limit. Commissioner Kram-
er announced.
Notice has been served on the
breweries, he said, to show cause at
Scranton, January II, why their per-
mits should not be Cancelled upon the
ground that they have not conformed
to the provisions of the prohibition
law.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-09
Steamship Lines Reduce
Rates to United Kingdom

Seattle. Jan. 8. - Reductions in
freight rates on canned salmon,
capned milk. tallow, FISH oils and
lumber between Puget Sound ports
and the United Kingdom were an
nounced by Seattle representatives
of the Harrison Direct line. Euro
pean Pacific line of the United States
shipping board and the Blue Funnel
limo
Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-09
Requisitions for Utah
Prisoners Are HOnored

Salt Lake City. Jan. 8.-Goverl
Charles r. Mabey has honored the
requisition of the state of Washing
ton for the return to that state of
George Sakata, alias George Sata,
alias George Tokata, wanted in
Seattle on a charge of uttering a
forged check. Requisition of Gov.
w. D. Stephens for the return to
California of James Burke. charged
with the embezzlement of 500 from
the Sacramento Union. has also
been honored, The prisoners were
taken to the respective states to-
day
Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-09
Peace Treaty Ends Chinese
Tong War in California

Los Angeles, Jan. s. - War be-
tween the B}ng Kong and Hop Sing
Chinese tongs. which last week
claimed the lives OF two members OF
the former society, is ended. accord
ing to statements by local leaders
OF the organizations, to Lieut.. Viii
liam White. head of the police China
town squad. Leaders said they had
received telegram from San Fran
cisco that a peace treaty had been
signed and hostilities were at once
declared at an end here.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-09
Railroad Shop Employees
Placed on Fiye-Day Basis

Minneapolis, Jan. S.-Shop en-
ployes OF the Minneapolis, St. Paul
x Sault Ste Marie, have been
placed on a hve-day a week basis.
About 500 men are affected.
w. H. Bromner, president of the
Minneapolis & St. Louis railway
estimated that 1850 employees have
been laid off by that company over
tie entire system since September /.
The Great Northern railroad also
is reducing its forces wherever pos
sible, w. S. Garten, vice president.
said.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-09
internationally Known
Banker Dies in New York

~ New York, Jan. 8-Henry Brun-
ner, 63, internationally known bank
er, died here tonight. He was a
native of Switzerland and organized
and controlled a number of banking
institutions in. California, among
them the Anglo-French bank in San
Francisco. He was interested i'll
many large banking institutions in
France, Italy and Spain, was cheva-
lier of the Legion of Honor and a
Knight of the Crown Of Italy. and
had been decorated in Spain as the
author of agricultural laws.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-09
SPresidential y.
Electors Meet at
State Capitol
r. j. Weaver of Falls City
Named Chairman-Formal
Vote to Be Cast for
Harding Monday,

\ Lincoln, Jan. S.-(Special. ALI of
the eight presidential electors for
Nebraska were present at noon to-
day in the governors Office. at the
time specified by law for them to
meet and Till any vacancy which
might exist. ......
They organized by electing A. J..
Weaver of Falls City chairman and
]. E. Cole Of Aurora secretary.
Another meeting will be held at
noon Monday, when the eight elec-
toraf votes OF Nebraska will be for
mally cast for Warren G, Harding
for president and Calvin Coolidge
for vice president of the United
States. At the same session they
are to select one or two messengers
to carry the official certificate to
Washington.
Women Favored.
Expressions by four of the six
electors indicated that they will vote
to send the two women, Mrs. H.
H.. Wheeler OF Lincoln and Mrs.
Draper Smith of Omaha, on this
mi >on.
The federal government allows
travel pay at 20 cents a mile for one
passenger and per diem besides,
which will be sufficient to pay the
expenses of the trip.
At the beginning of the meeting
today, the electors arose and took
the oath before ]. B. Strobe of Lin
coin as notary, They swore in uni
son to support the constitutions of
the United States and the state of
Nebraska and to execute faithfully
their duties as presidential electors.
Swear to Statements.
They also declared under oath that
they had not improperly influenced
their appointment as electors and
that they had not nor would not ac-
cePt money or other valuabies to in
huence their votes as electors. These
statements were repeated in unison
after Mr.. Strode had read them from
on official bltasx.
Governor McKelvie was present at
the start of the session but withdrew
after the meeting was under way.
His record clerk, ]. H. Presson,
stayed and read to the electors the
certificate of the state canvassing
board, showing the election result in
Nebraska. N
Mrs Smith, Mrs. Wheeler and the
two electors at large signed the oath
first ahd then the others did likewise.
The male electors appointed by the
congressional districts are: First. A.
J. Weaver, Falls City: Second. Allen
P. Tukey, Omaha; Thirds E. c.
Houston, Tekamah; Fourth, J. F.
Cole, Aurora; Fifth, George S. Aus
tin, Orleans; Sixth, E. T. Wester-
welt, ScottSbluff.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-09
Newspaper Employees Will
Stand Advance in Paper

Norfolk, Neb.. Jan. Especial
Telegram. )-When employees Of the
Norfolk Daily News were told that
the paper mills boosted the price of
paper to the publishers for the next
six months they volunteered to work
to nine instead of eight hours day
and stand the difference in the high
er price of paper by having their
wages cut in proportion.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-09
People to
Pay6gst Of
Ball
4s Social Function Follow.
ing Inauguration of Har-'
ding Going Forward on
Large Scale.
ar "a,
Thousands Asks Tickets
Thousands Asks Tickets
By GRAFTON S. WILCOX.

by GNAr lON .. "ALSOA.
Chicago Tribune Omaha Bee Leased Wire,
Washington;Jan. S.-Congress, in
its present economic mood, may be
slow to appropriate money for some
features of the inauguration cere-
monies being planned for the induc-
ton to the presidency of Warren G..
Harding next March, but congress
cannot stop the inaugural ball. The
inaugural ball will not cost congress
a penny, The people pay for it.
People Eager To Pay,
The people are not only will
ling but eager to pay for the
inaugural ball, which is to be
revived as crowning feature
of the inaugural ceremony, after
its abandonment since the inaughra-
ton of President Taft in 1908.
President Wilson did not want the
historic ball at his first Inauguration,
much to the disappointment of
social Washington, and at his second
inauguration no effort was made to
revive the function. President-elect
Harding personally was not keen
for this brilliant social feature of
the Inauguration ceremony, but his
friends prevailed upon him to let the
people have something to say about
it and he yielded to the cry Of the
majority: "On with the dance
Thousands Ask Tickets.
Edward B. Mclean, chairman Of
the inaugural, announced today that
letters have been received from all
parts of the United States asking
that tickets for the Harding and
Coolidge ball be reserved and his
committee is going ahead with plans,
regardless Of influence being ex-
erted in some quarters against it
and disposition on the part OF
some members of congress to deny
the committee the use of any gov
ernment building for the function.
Revival of the inaugural ball has
awakened a spirit of reminiscencc
among the Older generations here,
and many tales" of former similar
events are told. Perhaps the most
striking incident connected with the
historic event was that which attend
ed the Inauguration OF President
Zachary Taylor in l849. :,
President Taylor was {. whig and
wtig leaders, acting on the theory
that ITO the victors belong. the
spoils," decided On an ail-whig In.
bali. A whig committee OF
was appointed and this
committee named a committee to
have charge of the ball. An adver-
tisement printed in the National In
telligencer and signed by zone of the
managers" explained that the wings
believed that as the wings elected
the wings should have the
honor OF managing the inaugural
bali.
Three Balls Held.
Another board of managers was
formed and announced national
ball, irrespective of party"
and also advertised a committee. The
OF the rival man
ayers" appeared side by side, but the
singular fact was that both commit
tees contained the names of A. Lin
coin, afterwards martyr president Of
the United States, and Col. Robert
E. Lee and Col. Joseph E. Johnston.
two noted confederate leaders who !
fought against Lincoln and the
Union.
Three balls were held on inaugu-
ration night, the wings holding forth
fTurr fn Pare Sly Column Tw0)
Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-09
Medical Society in Omaha
Elects Officers for Year

The Colored Medical, Dental and
Pharmaceutical society has elected
the following officers for the COM
ing year: President, A. G.. Edwards; !;
vice-president, ]. B. Hill; secretary,
Craig Morris; assistant secretary,
D. w. Gooden, and treasurer. l.. Z.
Britt. Members elected to the eX-
ecutive committee are: A. 3. Mad
ison. A. L. Hawkins, p. w. Sawyer
and F. A. Williamson.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-09
Minority Report Opposing
Siegel Bill Filed in House

Washington, Jan. S.-A minority
report opposing the Siegel bill, under
WHICH the house membership would
be increased to 483, based on the last
census, was filed by six members of
the house census committee.
Addition of 48 members of the
house, as proposed in the Siegel bill,
would cost the government more
than 100000 annually. the report
said
Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-09
Over 100 Men Charged With
BoOtlegging Arraigned

La Crosse, Wis. Jan, 8.-One
hundred and twenty persons OF
whom over 100 are charged with
violating the prohibition act were ar
raigned before Judge X. M. Lands
of Chicago in United States court
here today. Over 100 entered pleas
of not guilty and had dates for their
trials set by the court between Ian
vary II aud %.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-09
Two Conventions to Be
Held in Omaha This Week

Convention OF the Farmers Educa-
tional COOPERATIVE State Union of
Nebraska and the Iowa-Nebraska
Master House Painters will be held
in Omaha this week.
The meeting of the farmers will
be at the City auditorium and l,+00
are expected to attend.
The painters will have headquar-
ters at the Rome hotel.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-09
Negro Tenor, Adopted by
Russian Jews. to Sing Here

La Rue Jones, negro tenor, who
was adopted by a Jewish family in
Russia when but 2 years old and re-
ceived his training and education
in Russia, will sing compositions by
the great Jewish masters, Rosenblatt
and Sirota, in Yiddish and He
brew, in concert in the munich
pal Auditorium the evening of JAN
uary 21.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-09
Pacific Coast Head of Air
Mail Service Asked to Quit

!. San Francisco, Jan. 8.-Requests
of San Francisco citizens that Col.
John Gordan. head of the air mail
service on the Pacific coast, be re-
moved because of alleged "dictatoria1
and inefficient" conduct, were tele-
graphed to Attorney General Pal
nier by Frank NJ. Silva, United
States attorney.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-09
New Booze Complaints.

Los Angeles, Cal. Jan. S.-New
indictments charging z. Ray
Groves, secretary of the democratic
central committee, Edward and
Ralph Groves, his brothers, and
Joseph Goldberg with extortion in
connection with alleged viola
tionssof the prohibition laws, were
returned by the federal grand jury
here today. .
Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-09
Bomb Makers Held.

Madrid. Jan. 8.-The police OF
Tortosa have arrested three syndical-
lists who were discoveed making
dynamite bombs in the vicinity of
the river Ebro. The arrested men,
according to the authorities. admitted
they were the perpetrators OF recent
dynamite outrages.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-09
Wife of Galveston Man
ATTEMPTS to End Life

Seattle, Jan. 8. Mrs. Betty
Thompson, said to be the wife OF
Capt. c. T. Thompson of>Galveston,
Tex, shot herself aboard the steam
er Governor, shortly after the vessel
had sailed for California points, ac-
cording to officers of the vessel. The
Governor returned to port and Mrs.
Thompson was removed to a hos
pital 1t was said she would re-
cover.
A note addressed to Captain
Thompson, shipmaster of Calves
ton, was found beside Mrs. Thonp-
son.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-09
Announce Wage Cut.

Allentown, Pa, Jan. S--The New
Jersey Zinc company at Palmerton
today announced a 10 per cent cut
in wages and the elimination of an
8 per cent bonus system, effective
January Is, The plant Win return
TO full operation,
Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-09
Hourly Temperatures.
Shippers' Bulletin.

Protect shipments during the next q 10
IS hours from temperatures as follows
North, ~ degrees. east and south IS de-
brees; west, 10 degrees,
Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-09
The Weather

Forecast.
Sunday fair; temperature moder-
tc.