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Omaha daily bee., 1921-05-18
War Department
Is Surprised at
List Criticism
Official Statement Says III
Would Have Been Warrant
ed in Naming Everyone
Who Failed to Answer.

Washington. May 1.-The War
department issued statement today
expressing surprise at the constant
fire of drastic criticism" which fol-
lowed its action in publishing lists
of deserters from the draft, as shown
by the, departments records. De-
spite the urgency of patriotic socle-
ties and the relatives Of men who did
their full duty and who, in. many
cases gave up their lives in the serv-
ice that the Stacker lists be given
out" the statement said, st is now
insisted that the lists should never
have been published at all until the
department was absolutely convinced
that there appeared thereon the name
of no man who actually rendered
either military or naval service dur
ing the world war;
"As matter of fact" it continued,
"the War department would have
been entirely warranted i'll including
in the published lists of men charged
with desertion from the draft the
name of every rgistrant who failed
to report for military service at the
time and place specified in the notice
sent to him by his local board wheth-
er or not he subsequently served
honorably in the army, navy or ma
rine corps of the United States or
military forces of the allied powers. I"
The department. undertook gratui-
tously to check and recheck' the rec
ords of the 10000 men originally
carried on the draft deserters' list
and reduced the list to approximately
155,000 names. the statement said,
and thus far but four cases have Off
cially developed where names of men
were wrongfully carried on the list.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-05-18
Steamer Breaks Record

San Francisco, May 1.-THE ship
ping board freight and passenger
steamer, Golden State, which ar
rived today, broke the record for the
run from Yokohama to Honolulu
by making the trip in eight days,
nine hours and Sc minutes. The dis
tance between Honolulu and San
Francisco was run in four days and
q hours, or Is hours more than
the record held by the army trans
port, Great Northern.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-05-18
Another Continuance
OF Trial Of Prison
Guard Slayer Granted

Lincoln, May 17.-(Speeial.) 1.-The
Lancastes county district court
granted another continuance today in
the trial of James King, negro con-
vict, who murdered w. L. Taylor,
guard, last week. The trial under
the new schedule will be held May 81.
An attorney appointed by the state
has taken two alienists to the peni-
Tertiary to examine King with q view
of determining his sanity. Il is ex-
pected that insanity will be his plea
when he appears for trial: Upon
learning of the granting OF another
continuance in the trial of the negro.
Warden Fenton issued the following
statement:
If the law doesn't act promptly
and see to it that proper justice is
carried out speedily it is going to
be impossible to control prisoners,
because if the prisoners learn that
endless delay and maybe ultimate
escape is possible, there is danger
ahead for the handful of guards
watching more than 600 desperate
men"
Omaha daily bee., 1921-05-18
Revolt May Follow
If United States
Frees Filipinos
Many Tribes Still in Primitive
State-Wo oods-F orbes Mis-
sion Finds Little Prog.
ress in Education.
BY PHILIP KINSLEY.

Chicago Tribune Cable, Copyright. 1921.
Baguio, May 17.-Prominent Fill
pinos here told the Wood-Forbes
mission that if the United States
frees the islands there may be an
uprising i'll this district as well as
III the other mountain provinces. The
tribes hereabouts are pagan, there
being hatchet men and scalp hunt
ers who are about as primitive as
the American Indians were.
The Igorrotes in this province still
engage in tribal warfare, worship
spirits, wear no clothing and live in
tiny huts in remote valleys. The
mission found 1000 of them in town,
doing their weekly marketing and
bartering dogs, pigs and chickens.
The men are fine bronze specimens,
naked except for a string tied about
their waist. The women wear short
stripped skirts and may be seen
carrying immense burdens on their
heads.
The mission found that education
had not made much progress. In
population Of about $4,000, about
S per cent of the children attended
school where the rudiments are
taught by American and Filipino
teachers.
Schooling Waste Of Time.
The parents object to the children
going to school, as they consider it
a waste of time. The girls are con-
tracted for marriage early and the
frurn to pare Txa Column TWOD
Omaha daily bee., 1921-05-18

seven OF the candidates sticking to-
gether through everything.
Of course, a stranger dropping il
that way at the climax, as it were, O.
the battle and seeing only the sur.
vivors, can not form very much oi
an idea about anything. Sc
| should not want anyone to change
any opinions formed from previously
gained knowledge on account Of
anything | say about them. But il
struck me that they were pretty
good, reliable appearing lot OF men,
Good Lookin' Dan.
OF course, Dan Butler was the best
looking man. And Henry Dunn the
best speaker. (In fact, | think Henry
would be about the only one who
could get job from Billie Byrne at
the Orpheum as a monologist.)
Joe Hummel, | remember from
years gone by; and | was glad to
see that he had the courage of his
convictions and voted for himself.
Joseph Koutsky assured US that
in his capacity as public improve
ment commissioner he should see
that we got all the Improvements we
were willing to pay for. His state
ment seemed to make a hit for he
was Immediately presented with a
floral baby carriage; and in his
speech Of thanks he stated that he
should do his best to fill-his posi-
ton.
"I'm Fer Him."
But, OF course, being a bottle
SCARED warrior of the A. E. F. in
France, (vin rouge 2A per cent? my
greatest interest. and most sincere
good wishes went to our ex-servicc
man, John Hopkins, for street COM
While my personal services in
France were back Of the lines" but
not as far back as | could have de-
sired at times, / was near enough to
the jamboree to know that any man
who was up there, and got out of it
alive, deserves all, and more. than
any city can give him. And any man
whoh as gone through that he'll over
there, who has approached as near
to the hereafter, who has gone down
into the Valley of Death, and come
back again, is never going very far
wrong in this life.
And so, while | can truthfully wish
the very best of luck and success to
the whole new outfit, | can go just
a little bit stronger than thar to a
'Buddie." John Smith, A. E. F.
Street Commissioner. Omaha, Neb.
u. S. A.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-05-18
Einstein Theory Bobs
Up in Congress Debate

Washington, May 1.-THE Elm
stein theory bobbcd up in the house
yesterday when Representative
kindred. democrat, New York. asked
unanimous consent to extend his re-
marks in the Congressional Record
on The "nonpolitical subject OF rela-
i,yity."
Rcscrying the right to object,
Representative Walsh, republican.
Massachusetts,. asked Mr.. Kindred
ii he expected to get the subject in
such shape that the theory could be
understood.
Il have been laboring with this
theory fos three weeks" replied the
New York member, "and am be-
Ginning to see some light"
Omaha daily bee., 1921-05-18
Slayer Asks
Pardon For
Third
Murderer of Minatare Editor
Appears Before Parole
Board; Katleman and
Neal Slated for Release.
Bankers Plead for Green

Lincoln, May 17.-(Special Tele
| gram. For the third time Ernes
Kennison, 53, appeared today before
Nebraska governor asking fol-
either pardon or parole, following
his self-confessed murder of San
Cox, Minatare (Ncb.) newspaper
man, in the early days.
Testimony at the hearing before
the state board of pardons and
paroles showed that Kennison is the
Oldest prisoner in the state peniten,
tiary in point Of service. He entereS
the prison in 1906 and in the everA
his application for a parole is re-
fused, he has three more years to
serve.
Kennison, at the time Of the muir
der, owned hotel at Minatare and
was anxious to have the town vote
a license to permit him to operate
a saloon. Cox, one of the pioneer
Nebraska editors to advocate prohi-
bition, was bitterly opposed to the
proposed license. Cox and kenni-
son met on the street one morning.
Killed Editor.
They had an argument and then
a fist fight which ended when Kenni-
son drew a revolver and shot Cox
to death. Testimony this morning
by Kennison's friends indicated he
was law-abiding citizen except
when under the influence of liquor.
Liquor took anactive part in the
downfall of Martin Cunningham,
another applicant for parole before
the board. Cunningham, who lived
in Omaha. pleaded guilty to high
way robbery. He told the board that
he was drunk when Lyman Larson
and ]. T. Murphy met him at Six,
teenth and Dodge streets, proposed
hiring a "drive it yourself" car and
doing few hold-up jobs. For three
nights the trio held up Omaha citi-
zens and then were caught.
Cunningham served in France.
His commanding officer, in letter
to the board, attested to his good
character.
Forged Two ShscKS.
The deadly German gas forced
Earl D. Edwards Of Arlington, Neb.,
into the open air TO save his health.
He turned to selling farm papers,
found it poor job and forged TWO
checks at Nebraska City which he
didn't cash. He has many friends
who wrote asking that he be given
another opportunity Edwards is a
telegraph operator by trade, but
while serving with the A. E. F. in
France was overcome by gas and
found upon his return to the United
States he couldn't work indoors. A
farmer living near Abingdon has Of
tcred to give him healthful outdoor
work.
Neal and Kattlenan.
Paroles will be granted to RED
Neal and Morris hatleman in a
shot time, according to indications
today at the hearing before the state
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Omaha daily bee., 1921-05-18
BRAND Presides at Meet
OF the French Cabinet

Paris, May 17.-(By The As
sociated Press 1.-The French cabi-
net met today under the presidency
of Pselnier BRAND to consider the
foreign political situation.
The nomination of Senator Charles
Jonnart, formerly allied high COM
missioner in Athens and later ex-
traordinary ambassador to the Vati-
can as French anlbassadoS to the
Holy See, was submitted by M.
BRAND to the ministry.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-05-18
Polish Revolt Tension
Said to Have Passed

Paris, May H.-President Mile.
rand conferred on the upper Silesian
question with King Albert of Bel
gium and members of the French
and Belgian ministries yesterday
says the Matip. The attitude Bel
gium and France would take in case
Germany would send troops into up.
per Silesia without authorization
from the allies was discussed, the
newspaper asserts, and a complete
agreement was reached.
London, May 17.-Tension ovet
the Polish revolt in Silesia seemed
here today 70 have passed. EN-
change Of views on the subject has
been proceeding between London
and Paris and there seemed to be
confidence that Prime Minister
Lloyd George and Premier BRAND
would reach an understanding when
they meet. 1t appeared probable
that the two preniers would hold q
conference early next week.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-05-18
Commission to
Pass on Sanity Of
Young Heiress
Strang. Story Of American
Woman Held Pfisoner in
Italy Revealed in New
York Court.

New York, May 1.-THE ap.
pointment of a commission yestef-
day to pass on the sanity OF Mis-:
Anna Wright, daughter of the
Countess Leta Del Sera of Florence
Italy, revealed iacts increasing the
wealth and mental condition of the
young woman who has become an
international figure. She was de-
scribed last August in cable dis
patches from Italy as young
American heiress said to be worth
$o0,000,000, held prisoner in an up
per apartment of the Villa Bragiotti
sometimes bound with thongs and
never allowed to receive visitors
even from her household nor per-
initted to stir from her locked and
grated abode for exercise in the
spacious wooded grounds around
the villa"
Mob Ready to Storm House.
The dispatches to various Amer
ican newspapers stated that the ltal-
ian press had published reports tha:
mobs had stormed the villa and were
ready to rush the house of the Count
Del Sera and carry off the young
woman, when a government official
appeased them by obtaining pernlis-
sipn from the family for deputa-
ton to visit the young woman and
inspect her quarters.
The Italian newspaper stated 'tha,
the countess, who was Mrs. Eben
Wright, and is about 60 years old,
had brought about her daughters in
sanity by her marriage to Count
Emilio Del Sera. 80, in London in
1918. 1t was stated that to persons
who paused underneath the iron
barred windows OF the room where
the young woman was imprisoned
she asserted the real reason for FIVE
years captivity was the determine
ton of her mother and stepfather
that her fortune should not elude
them by a contemplated marriage,
The young woman was said to have
pleaded to be permitted to rejoin
her sister, Mrs. Pyne, in New York.
In Supreme Court.
The Del Seras and Miss Wright
left Italy SO quietly that nothing was
known Of it, and Count Del Sera and
Miss Wright's mother are now at
the Ritz Carlton. The case was
brought into the supreme court to-
day by the countess. The countess
said that for some time Miss Wright
had been in the Blythewood sanitar-
ium at Greenwich. Her only other
near relatives is her sister, Mrs. Leila
c. Pyne, So East Thirty-sixth. wife
Of Grafton H. Pyne, of Post &
Flagg. James D. Pell, broker, is
her uncle.
The Countess Del Sera said that
before her daughter went to the
sanitarium she lived at 10 West Six
ty-third street. She has property
worth S2l5,000, her mother said. and
in addition has an income OF $4,000
wear,
Omaha daily bee., 1921-05-18
President to Confer on
Peace Plan Next Thursday

Washington, May H.-President
Harding will confer at the White
House Thursday with Chairman
Porter of the house foreign affairs
committee on the peace resolution
situation in the house. Mr.. Porter
said no action would be taken by his
committee until after the conference.
A number of republican leaders in
the house expressed the opinion that
the house would take up the peace
resolution this week.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-05-18
Borah Wins
Victory On
Naval Bill
Leaders Agree to Support
Amendment Requesting
President to Call Dis.
armament Conference.
Change Causes Surprise
by The Associated Press.

Washington, May ] 7.-Senatol
Borah of Idaho, and those. asso-
ciated with him in the senate or
questions of naval policy, virtually
won their fight today for incorpora-
ton in the $5C0,000, 900 naval appro-
priation bill of the Borah amend
iEent requesting the president TO
call naval disarmament conference
OF the United States, Great Britain
and Japan.
Senator Ponidexter. republican,
Washington, in charge of the bill,
and other administration leaders sud-
denly came to the support of the
amendment and leaders generally
Joined in predictions of its adoption.
Although Senator Poindexter and
other republican leaders said they
had not heard further from Presi-
dent Harding, there were reports
that he mad been in communication
with republican leaders.
To Vote for Amendment.
Both in senate debate and in a
statement to the press, Senator
EPoindexter announced his intention
TO vote for the Borah amendment
and also to withhold parliamentary
point of order against it, which
would have required two-thirds
vote for its adoption. Senator
Lodge, the republican leader, said
he would vote for the amendment
and that he expected general repubz
lican support for it.
The change occasioncd consider
able surprise. After conference
with the president, Senator Poin-
dexter announced recently that the
president preferred not to have the
Borah amendment adopted.
No progress was made today on
the bill. Senators King, democrat,
Utah, and La Toilette, republican,
Wisconsin, again spoke i'll criticism
OF the appropriation program, but to-
morrow it was expected that the sem
ate would get down to disposition OF
many amendments.
Cost Estimates Too High.
Senator Poindexter, acting chair
man of the naval committee, said op-
ponents. of the bill were using fig
ures recklessly," in estimating naval
costs.
"On my own responsibility" he
said, II can state that the cost OF
completing the 1910 construction
program will not exceed SoU,-
sais Md I say, Senator King re-
Piled, that when this fleet has been
completed. equipped and manned,
when the new docks and the new
yards to care for il have been pro.
vided, it will cost $l,soo,0oo,0oo, and
the ships will be obsolescent il not
obsolete when they are completed"
IL can't let that go unchallenged,"
said Senator Poindexter. The
models of the ships we have now
laid down were fixed in the light OF
the experience in the world war;
Omaha daily bee., 1921-05-18
Mutilated Body Of Bride
Found by Searching Party

Florence, Ala, May 1.-THE mutt
lated body of Mrs. Myrtle Williams
Seay, bride. aged 20, was found by
a searching party last night on a
hillside at Stewarts Springs, near
here. F. w. Seay, the husband,
with whom she left the home of her
father last night, is missing, accord
ing to the police. The woman s
head had been crushed with stone
and an attempt had been made to
burn the body. police said.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-05-18
Kansas Students Charged
With Vanilla Extract Tags

Kansts City, May 17.--Lharges
that a group OF Kansas university
students at the Y. M. c. A. in Law
renee, Kan, are in the habit Of going
on vanilla extract drunks' and tha:
last Saturday night they stole his
hat, were contained in letter received
by L. S. Harvey, assistant United
States attorney in Kansas City, Kan,
from J. II. White ioi Lawrsnce.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-05-18
Aged Woman Faces Murder
Charge After Abduction

Detroit. May 17.-Mrs. Elizabeth
Lewen. So, held at the Women's De-
tention home since Saturday on a
charge of abducting Max Ernest, s
years old, faced charge of murder
today following the finding last night
of the boys body. The lad had been
strangled and the body thrown into
marsh on the east side, where two
boys found it while picking dande-
lions.
When taken to the morgue last
night Mrs. Lewen declared she did
not recognize the boy. Her arrest
was asked by Frank E. Ernest, the
child's father, who told authorities he
believed she might have kidnapped his
boy to avenge a faneied wrong in
recent business dealings.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-05-18
Rowboat of Missing Tug
Found Off Lower California

San Diego, Cal, May H.--News
of the finding adrift of a rowboat
belonging to the missing navy tug
Conestoga was wirlessed here by
Captain Sohst of the steamship Sen
ator of the Admiral line
The rowboat, according to the ra-
dio received at the North Island
navy ali, station. was found drifting
off The coast of Lower California
The boat was marked with the let
ter &C.. and bore the number 5555.
The Conestoga sailed from Mare
Island for Hawaii on March n and
since that time nothing has been
heard from the tug, which carried
a crew of 80 men. +
Omaha daily bee., 1921-05-18
BY WILL CRESSY.


Ones out agin
| Ones in agtn
! Ones just plain Ed. Smith agin
l was a little bit uneasy there on
while. AS we were walking up Il
the city hall | asked what all tina
new stonework around the doors ant
windows on the court house opposit,
meant.
"Oh, that is where the fire was"
What fre?"
"When the mob set the building
ahre."
What did they set the building
afire for?"
Trying to get some crooks Out
"Oh, yes, well-er-do you do that
every time the administration
changes?'
Say 1t With Flowers.
But then they explained to me that
the county Jail was on the upper
story of the building. | think that
is fine idea. Also a fine alibi.
Upon arrival at the city hall
thought | had made another mistake
and got into flower store. The
room looked just as | would like to
have the stage of the Orpheum
theater look when we get through
our act. Everybody had them, from
Jim Dahlman up--or down, accord
ing to your political beliefs.
Right in the center of the group
was Slarge bank. of roses with what
appeared from where we stood a
large and shiny egg right in the
center. But pretty soon the egg
stood up and | discovered that it was
Mayor Jim"
The Chain Gang.
Just a little back Of him stood
two enormous horseshoes, probably
intended as luck tokens; although
| don't see just what he needs Of
luck now. He has already had it.
Another puzzling emblem was
huge floral chain Of seven links. l
thought at first it was something
sent in by some defeated candidate
and intended to be emblematical of
The chain gang. But my guide
informed me that it had an entirely
different meaning. Something about
Omaha daily bee., 1921-05-18
Schooling Waste Of Time.
Sun Spots Will Continue
For Three Years Is Report

Washington, May 17.-Sun spots
do moi control terrestrial weather
but are more or less related to auro-
ras, earth currents and terrestrial
magnetism, according to the United
States weather bureau.
The statement said time OF mini
mum sun-spottedness is just begin
ming and will continue from one to
three years and the present spot is
only one of number of outbursts
which may be- expected during that
period. The public need feel no con-
Germ regarding their effect on the
earth's weather. it was added
Omaha daily bee., 1921-05-18
Marine Lieutenant Faces
Trial on Desertion Charge

New York, May H.-Court-martial
proceedings against Lieut.. L. H.
Robb of the marine corps, charged
with desertion and breaking arrest,
were entered today at the Brooklyn
navy yard.
Robb, while under arrest after his
trial on charges Of embezzling $1,000,
deserted a receiving ship in Brook
lyn last February, it was charged.
He was captured aboard a steamer
on which he had shipped. The rec
ord was sent to the Navy depart
ment in Washington.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-05-18
Retail Prices Lower

Washington, Nay IA decline "a
2.7 per cent in retail food costs of
the average family for April, as COM
pared with March, was reported by
the Labor department. On prices
Of 43 articles from 81 cities, 81
showed drop, 10 an increase and
two no change. For the year to
April Is, combined drcp Of 2S per
cent was reported.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-05-18
Senate Is Asked to Free
Charitable Trust Funds

Washington, May 1.-THE senate
finance committee was asked today
by James R. Garfield of Cleveland
to exempt from federal taxation in
comes from scientific, charitable, re-
ligous and educational trust funds.
He also asked legislation which
would free bequests to such founda-
tions from estate taxes.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-05-18
Eastman Kodak Company
Made $l8.566.2lO in 1920

Rochester, N. Y, May 19.-The
annual report OF the Eastman Kodak
company of New Jersey and sub
sidiary companies, issued today,
shows net profits for 1920 of Sl8,566,-
1892, the largest in the company's s
history. fOf this amount $7,865,84
was distributed in dividends on COM
mons stock, $369,o42 in dividends OF
preferred stock and Sl0;530. 1882
added to the company's surplus.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-05-18
Will Break Precedents

Havana, Cuba, May 17.-Dr. Al
fred Zayas will break several pre-
cedents when he takes the oath as
president of Cuba on Friday. He
will take the oath at noon in plain
view of the public on an open bal
.cony of the national palace. The
same night he will deliver an ad-
dress in the National theatcr ex-
planning his policies.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-05-18
Two Million Farmers Will
Vote on Proposed Laws

St. Paul, May IA referendum
covering Is questions of an agricul-
tural nature now pending considera-
ton in congress will be voted upon
by approximately 100000 farmers.
il was announced today. The cal!
for the national referendum was is
sued today by the American Farm
Bureau federation.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-05-18
Czecho.Slovak Let's Vote
To Join Internationale

Prague, May 1.-THE congress of
the Czecho- -Slovakia social democrats
of the left has voted to join the third
internationale of Moscow. the ballot
standing 562 to ". The decision was
reached without reservation and the
wing OF the party will adopt the title
OF communists. 1t claims TO have
$4,000 adhcrents.