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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-06-16
"Biddies" Upset All
Tradition; As Hens
TheH Make Good Ducks

Chicago, June 18th. oldest joke
in the world--next to the mother
in-law wheeze, has been exploded
with loud report. From time i'm
memorial the tradition has prevailed
that hens had a particular aversion
to water and cartoonists, since the
year one, have pictured a distraught
hen on the banks of a stream in
which har family OF ducklings were
disporting themselves.
Ed St. Clair, game warden, up
sets the old tradition. On one OF
the farms under state supervision.
he uses hens to hatch the eggs Of
wild fowl and 800 hens under his
charge have learned to follow their
adopted children into the water.
Each hen OH the farm raises five
families of ducks or pheasants each
year. St. Clair says that these hens
go into water. readily, leading their
charges. His theory is that their
aversion to water has been overcome
by their constant association with
water fow..
When anything threatens the
ducklings, the whole family hasten to
the nearest water and plunges in,
the hen leading the procession.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-06-16
Federal Troops
ToOccupy Pueblo
Rehabilitation Will Be Car
ried Out Under U. S. Super
vision.-z

Pueblo, Colo, June 15.-Rehabilita-
ton OF Pueblo's water works, streets
and general sanitary conditions was
Scheduled to be formally turned over
today to the regular army by state
troops and city officials, according to
an announcement by Col. Pat Ham
rock, adjutant general of Colorado.
Under the supervision of Lieut..
Col. Caples of the Eighth corps OF
the United States engineers. the fed
eral allotment OF 100000, recently
announced by Secretary OF War
Weeks, will be spent~6y regular army
experts and distributed by regular
army accountants. According to
Lieutenant Colonel Caples, conf
pany of engineers is expected to ar
rive here tomorrow from Fort Bliss,
Tex, to assist in the work. A group
of accountants from Fort Sam Hous-
ton, Tex, is also expected here in a
day or two.
In the meanwhile reclamation ex-
perts are studying the levee recon-
struction problems in Pueblo. A pre-
lin1inary survey of the situation has
been made, but no official appraisal
of the difficulties has been announced.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-06-16
Amy Officers May Be
Prosecuted for Part
In Harness Contract

Washington, June s~1s.-Criminal
proceedings against number of for
mer army officers may follow the
action u President Harding in can
ceiling War department contracts
with the United States Harness COM
pany of Ransom, w. Va, for the dis
posa1 Of surplus harness. it was said
tonight at the Department of JUS
tice.
Attorney General Daugherty, it
was said, was considering the gov
ernment's course.
Cancellation. of the. contracts by
the president was announced by Sec
rotary Weeks, who. explained that
they were entered into by former
director of sales Of the War depart
ment, with the approval Of Secretary
Baker, and provided that the large
accumulation of surplus military
harness should be turned over to
the company for disposal.
/, /. The president, in concluding the
contracts, he said, acted upon the
advice and recommendation of tMr.
Daugherty, whs reported after in.
vestigation that the contracts had
been entered into in violation of
criminal statutes prohibiting officers
or employees Of the government
from having an interest in govern
ment property or contracts.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-06-16
US. Employees Opposed
To Reorganization Plan
Will Be Dismissed

Washington, June 15.-Govern-
mcnt employees who actively oppose
the administrators government re-
organization plan will be dismissed
the president and his cabinet de-
cided today. The decision was said
to have resulted from activities OF
some employees in spreading propa-
ganda against the reorganization
policy.
Specific orders are to be pronlul-
gated Immediately by the depart
ment heads. 1t is understood they
will be aimed particularly at bureau
chiefs who are said to have been
bringing influence to bear on con.
gress to prevent a readjustment OF
their particular bureaus.
President Harding is understood to
have been emphatic in his instruc-
tions that any one using his official
position to tighten his hold on his
salary envelope should be dismissed
Immediately. At the same time, the
president is said to have declared he
did not wish this policy to interfere
with free expression of individual
opinion.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-06-16
Witnesses Give
AttorneyKeegan
Good Reputation
Wife on Stand Denies Having
Heard Any Talk at Slang.
erup Home Regarding
Robbery Plans.

Public Defender John N Baldwin
City Commissioner John Hopkins
and Henry Monsky, lawyer, ap-
peared on the witness stand in Dis
trict Judge Leslie's court yesterday
afternoon and testified that they
knew Frank Keegan as a man Ct
good reputation. Keegan is on trial
for abetting the robbery of Hans
Jurgens December 10, 1920.
Keegan's wife testified regarding
their life at the home Of Walter
Slangcrup, 68l2 Mayberry avenue,
during last December and January.
She denied that she ever heard any
conversation between her husband
and Slangerup or, any of the
other men there regarding plans to
commit robberies.
She declared Slangerup was sell
ing whisky in large quantities and
that he manufactured it there. She
said her husband was intoxicated
most OF the time and that she stayea
there only to take care of him.
The testimony will be finished this
morning and argument will be COM
pleted before tonight.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-06-16
Belfast Rioting
Being Continued
Concerted Attempt Made to
Keep Disorders Alive Is
Report.

Belfast, ireland, June l5.-(By
The Associated Press IA feature
1of the Belfast disturbances which is
disquieting to the authorities is fur
nished in what they termed today a
concerted attempt to keep alive the
disorders.
Several police barracks notified
military headquarters at lao a. nj.
that whistles h-d been blown. re-
volvers fired and cries of murder
raised in their districts, followed by
genuine screams of panic from
women and children. who associated
the noises with reprisal raids.
Shooting occurred during the
breakfast hour today in the streets
affected yesterday evening.
The worst fighting last evening
was in the maze of streets radiating
from Conway street in the Falls dis
trict. Irish republican soldiers,
armed with revolvers, took positions
on roofs and at other vantage points.
Sandbag barricades furnished shelter
for others, behind which they were
safe from the bullets of the crown
forces, while gunmen kept up con-
tinuous fire on the police. When
the barricades were stormed it was
found that the defenders had quick
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-06-16
Harding Breaks
With Senators
Over Patronage
Lodge and Willis, Two oi
Presidents Strongest Sup
porters, Object to His
Nominations.
Chicago Tribune -omah. Bee Leased Wire

Chicago Tribune Omaha Bee Leased Wire.
Washington. June 15.-President
Harding has become involved in pa
tronage rows with two of his strong
est supports. Senator Lodge.
senate republican leader, and SEN
ator Willis, Ohio, who nominated
him for the presidency at Chicago
last June.
Senator Lodge is obiecting to the
appointment of Julius Klein of Bos-
ton to be director of the bureau
of foreign and domestic commerce.
Mr.. Klein, it is understood, was
appointed by President Harding on
Secretary Hoover's recommends
ton.
The appointment. according to re-
ports, was great surprise to Sem
ator Lodge, who was not consulted,
although Klein is a resident of the
senator's home town.
At Mr.. Lodges request, the SEN
ate commerce committee has held up
action pending investigation. The
senator visited the White House to-
,dav but did not see the president.
The president had a peace par1ey
with Senator Willis over the ques-
ton of Ohio patronage. Mr.. Willis
is on the rampage because President
Harding turned down his man for
internal revenue collector at Toledo
and appointed in his stead Charles
H. Nauts Of Toledo, an associate of
Walter F. Brown, ancient political
rival Of Senator Willis.
The parley didn't appear to be very
successful. When he left the White
House Senator Willis said:
81 have not changed my mind and
shall not change it."
The row over Nauts' Appointment
reaches deeper than appears on the
surface. The whole question of who
is to be boss in the distribution of
Ohio patronage hinges upon the
outcome.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-06-16
TO SUBSCRIBERS
WHO HAVE GIVEN SUBSCRIPTIONS
TO HELP YOURSELF CLUB
MEMBERS

The ambitious H. Y. c. member is working hard
during these remaining few days to add to his her
total of votes. Where does the member to whom
you gave your subscription stand in the list of pub
shed standings page 5? If that member is
making good showing, why not give them little
additional help? '...s,.
You can do this by giving them an extension Of
your subscription. Such extensions called Sec
ond payments and they mean great many additional
votes for members. You intend keeping up your
subscription to The Bee and this will simply mean
paying your subscription little further in advance.
Help these Help Yourself Club members. The
cost of subscriptions is shown on page Z. Send in
your check to the Help Yourself Club manager and
state to what member you wish it credited. Please
also state that i! is second payment
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-06-16
Omaha Social Workers to
Attend National Meeting

Rev. r. B. Rails, head of the Ne
braska Child Home society; Miss
Florence McCabe, superintendent
of the Visiting Nurses association
of Omaha; Mrs. Marie Leff-Cald-
we'll, head of the South Side social
settlement; Mrs. G. w. Doane, head
of the Associated Charities of Oma-
ha; Mrs. ]. w. Mead, travellers aid,
and Miss Guenn GODDARD, in charge
of children's aid for the Nebraska
Humane society, will leave Omaha
for Milwaukee Monday, where they
will attend the national conference
OF social workers June 22-29.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-06-16
500Mackine
Guns Seized
In Hoboken
Weapons Found by Customs
Officers on Ship Being
Loaded for an Irish
Port.
Police Victors in Clash
by The Associated Press.

New York, June lS.-Custom off
cials have seized nearly 500 modern
machine guns alleged to have beer
found concealed aboard the steamer
East Side tied up in Hoboken, load
ing for an Irish port.
This became known late today
when the Hoboken police clashef
with customs men over possession
of the arms. The guns finally were
taken to Hoboken police headqua;
ters.
Seized by Federal Agents.
According to Chief of Poles
Hayes of Hoboken, the arms were
seized yesterday by the federal
agents. Today, he said. 4 man CIV
ing the name OF Frank Williams, ap-
peared in recorders court and swore
out search warrant, claiming the
weapons.
The Hoboken police said that
when they went to the pier where
the East Side is tied up, they were
told that there were no machine
guns there. Later, they said, they
found them being loaded on truck
and took possession of them after
some argument.
Report Being Probed.
Officials of the Department of
Justice admitted they were investi-
eating a report that plans were afoot
for shipping arms to Ireland.
According to the Hoboken police,
the guns were seized by federal
agents on the charge that their ship :
ment was illegal because no permit
had been obtained from the State
department to send them out of the
country.
The Department Of Justice tonigh,
ordered its agents in New York 20
the arms seized on the
steamer East Side at Hoboken &c
determine whether they constituted
a shipment for abroad.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-06-16
Cotton Consumption in May
Decreases Over Year Ago

Washington, June 15.-Cotton con-
sumed during May amounted to
439,884 bales of lint and 1895 bales
of linters, the census bureau an
nounced today.
Consumption in May last year
amounted to 54l,377 bales of lint
and 32,072 of linters. Cotton on
hand May 81 in consuming establish
ments amounted to l,27o,3l4 bales Of
lint and 2ls.883 bales OF linters, COM
pared with 1,6o8,833 of lint ard 282.-
88l of linters a year ago and held in
public storage and at, congresses
4,730,8l0 bales of lint and 26o, 1893
of linters. compared with 2.586, 1868 Of
lint and 393.372 of lintcrs a year ago
Cotton spindles active during May
numbered 32,oSl,05l, compared with
34,069,7 IA in May last year,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-06-16
Jap Questions
May Be Settled
ByDirect Action
Secretary Hughes and Baron
Shidehara Working to End
Differences Without Aid
OF League.
By The Associated Press.

Washington, June l5.-Direct ne
gotiations have been begun bctwee,
the United States and Japan for tn
settlement of the question pending
between them.
These include the island OF Yap
the immigration question, the aliel
land question and the return OF Shan
tung to China by Japan.
The negotiations are being con
Quoted by Baron Shidehara, the Jap
anese ambassador, and Secretar,
Hughes. The settlement of the Yal
question would make unnecessary thu
consideration of this question by thu
league of nations.
Would Avoid League.
1t had been expected that the Yal
issue would be left to the adjust.
ment by the league council. which
is to meet tomorrow in Geneva
France, in an answer to the Ameri
can protest against the award o.
the mandate for this island to ia.
pan, said it would bring the subject
before the council.
1t is understood that the basis 70,
settlement in the negotiation be-
tween M. Shidehara and Secretary
Hughes will be the internationaliza-
tion of the cable privileges on the
island.
The proposal is to settle the i'm
migration question on the basis OF
the complete stoppage Of all Japan
ese coolie immigration with proper
protection for Japanese property
rights already acquired in the United
States.
Will Return Shantung.
Japan's promise to return Shan
tung to China is to be executed, it
is said, as soon as possible without
reference OF the question to any Eu-
ropean tribunal. The initial steps
have been taken for the evacuation
of the portion of the province held
by the Japanese. the military force
having been reduced to between
5000 and $500 soldiers. Advices
from Toxic have said this force
would be withdrawn when China
provided guards for the railroad and
property in the towns.
Japan. it is stated, will retain only
such privileges in the province as
are common to the other nations.
such as portion of the international
compaund which China is to be re-
auired to establish at the port of
Using Tau on the bay of Kiao- Chou.
Japan. it is explained. never has TAX
EN- over all of the railroad proper
ties formerly operated by the Ger
mans in Shantung. confining her
claims to that portion of the railroad
from Using Tau t6 Tsinan-Fu. and
leaving the important line crossing
the province at the latter junction
IN the hands of the former oper-
atives. under the nominal control
of the Chinese government.
1t is proposed that japan operate
the Tsinan-Fu-T Using Tau branch
jointly with the Chinese.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-06-16
Labor Demands
Right to Vote in
Declaring War
Government Ownership of
Railroads and Modification
Of Dry Laws Asked
In Resolutions.

Denver. June 15.-Organized labor
would demand that the power to de-
clare war be withdrawn from con-
gress and be placed in the hands OF
the people by constitutional amend
ment, if resolution presented today
is adopted by the convention of the
American Federation of Labor.
The proposal provides that a dec
laration of war must have the ap-
proval of a majority of the voters
of the country and that "all those
voting in favor of the declaration of
war be compelled to take up the ac-
tive prosecution of the same before
those who voted against the dec1ara-
ton of war" ...
The resolution, introduced by S.
Fl. Gardner, Central Labor union,
Cleburne, Tex, declared that the pro-
vision for a referendum vote on war
was necessary to Better protect and
safeguard the people and their in
terests." ....
Blames War on Profits"
"The natural result of our pres
ent system of business and industry"
said the preamble to the resolution,
especially the foreign and CONNER
cial and financial, is such as to at
frequent intervals cause wars to be
declared between nations, at the be-
hest of those interested in said ac-
tivities. to secure or protect the So
called sacred rights OF profits
Should the resolution be adopted
the legislative committee of the fed
Grafton would be instructed to take
all necessary and legal steps to Sc
cure war referendum constitution
al amendment.
= Two important resolutions have
been submitted. One, signed by rep
resentatives of all railroad organiza-
tions, directs the executive council
to assist the recognized railroad la
Dor organizations by every effort
within their POKER to have proper
legislation enacted providing for gov
ernment ownership and democratic
operation of the transportation sys-
TENS of the United States"
Wants Railroads Unified.
The other resolution presented by
a group of 10 delegates demands
prompt restoration of the railroads
to unified government operation"
Il, dor tbis' echau1e ~ unified onera-
ton. it was stated. freight rates
should be reduced to those in force
when the railroads were returned to
their owners, in order to stimulate
traffic and relieve agriculture and
other legitimate business"
Modification of the Volstead act
Turn to Page Two, Column Fiye.)
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-06-16
Japan Agrees to U. S. :
zap Cable Control

London. June 15.-Reuters learns
that, while fully maintaining its
rights as mandatory over certain Pa
cific islands, Japan is ready to agree
to the United States exercising COM
plete control over the American
cables traversing the island OF Yap
to Menado and to Guam and hopes
this plan will be acceptable to Wash
ington.
Japan, according to Reuters, con-
siders that as its mandate is one Of
the provisions of the Versailles
treaty, no special island or mandate
can be selected as an exception with
out altering the. treaty itself, and
therefore Decentralization is out
Of the question.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-06-16
Cost Estimates on u. S.
Rail Control Vary Widely

Washington, June IS. : Cost OF
government operation Of the railways
for 70 months was Slaced variously
at a 81 ,500,000,000 to $2,0O0,000,0OO
today at a senate commmitte inves-
tigation of the railway situation.
Chairman Cummins advanced the
lower figure and L. E. Wettling Of
Chicago, manager Of the bureau OF
statistics of western railways, said
it would come nearer $1,000, 900, ,000."
Senator Cummins said it was time
to clear up misleading statements
.. IN fhA costs.n
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-06-16
Six Firemen Killed; 10 Hurt,
In Railroad Accident

Perth Amboy. June l5.-SM fire.
men were killed and 10 others in
jured when "a fire truck crashed into
the tender of the Barnegat. express
at a crossing of the Central railroad
of New Jersey this evening. The
hremen, members of volunteer or
ganization, were on their way to a
small warehouse fire when the ac-
cident happened.
Fire department officials declared
that the safety. gates at the crossing
were not down.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-06-16
Toledo Woman Thrown
From Buggy and Killed

Toledo, Ia, June l5.-(Special. =
Mrs. Elmer Norris, so, was almost
instantly killed when she was thrown
from a buggy which her husband
was driving. The horse ran away.
tossing the woman out. Her head
was crushed between a wheel and a
bridge post. Mr.. Norris and their
two children sustained only minor
bruises.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-06-16
British to Probe Prospects
For Trading With Russia

London, June l5.-(By, the Asso-
c ated Press.) = An official British
delegation will shortly be sent to
Russia to ascertain the prospects for
trade between Great Britain and
Russia. Maj. Sir Phillip Lloyd
Graeme, director Of overseas trade
made this announcement in the house
o. commons today.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-06-16
Berkeley Legion Post
FauOrs Dempsey in
Fight. Yes-s-s 1t Does

Berkeley, Cal, June l5.-Berkely
post No. 2, American Legion, last
night sent the following telegram to
Georges Carpenter:
"We regard you as a comrade in
arms and wish you every success in
the big fight"
A copy of the telegram was sent
to Jack Dempsey, with this addition:
This is what we think of you."
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-06-16
Canadian Chosen Head
OF World Rotary Clubs

Edinburgh, Scotland, June Is
(By. The Associated Press.)-Dr.
Crawford c.. Mccullough of Fort
William, Ontario, was today unami-
mously elected president of the Inter
national Association OF Rotary clubs,
now in annual session here, for the
ensuing year.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-06-16
Detroit Street Car Fares
Are Reduced to Five Cents

Detroit, Mich, June 15.-The city
and the Detroit United Railway
reached an agreement today in the
latest fare dispute, when the. COM
pany's offer to reduce fares to 5 cents
with | cent for transfers was. ac-
cepted.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-06-16
Sugar Hits Low Mark.

New York.. June ls.-Refned
sugar went below the 6-cent level
today for the first time in more
than hve years when the Federal
Refining company quoted 6nc gran
ulated at 5.7sc a pound.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-06-16
The Weather !

Forecast.
Nebraska-Thunder showers bv
Thursday night or Friday: cooler
Friday.
Iowa-Thunder showers probable
Thursday and Friday; warmer in
southeast portion Thursday.
Hourly Temperatures.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-06-16
New York Central Declares
Regular Quarterly Dividend

New York, June l5.-The New
York Central today declared its reg
ular quarterly dividend of IA per
cent.
The Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1919-current, 1921-01-21
PORDs FERRY.

Mr. r. A. wonord spent one
day last week the guest u Mr. l..
Clement II Johannesburg
Mr. Ellen Belt spent a fee days
recently the guest u her daughter.
Mr. Walter Curry u Casad
Ee, Rufus Robinson o. the For.
esi Grove seciion attended church At
Dunn springs Saturday
Mi.. Grriruds flanary returned
a. her home az Chicago Thursday
after a visit - iwo months 10 our
midst
George Wofard spent several day.
last week ihs guest ~ his sister
Mn Arlie Oxford al Case.i Roek
Tohe James Wa in Narian Saiur
day
d. John Clement and family. u
Mcl.eansboro. arr the guests u HI.
parents Mr and Mr. lafe Glen.
rnis. ~ Clemenishurr
Nr iles Rankin who b rccuper
aiing from an operation In a hospii.
al a. padueah. b. getting along nice
y
Mr and Mr. Henry Phillips u
Casad were guests q Mr. Phillips
parents. ~ and Mr. ] I. Ran
kin Saturday
Dr. A. Belt Wa IN oar town o.
business Saturday
Leonard Branilsy and family hav'
moved a. H., kankint farm neal
here
nam 10 Mr and Nj Gcorr'
Henry a baby rirl
Mr. Bush Rankin attended chursl
q Dunn Spring. Saturday and sun
hy
The Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1919-current, 1921-01-21
CRITTENDEN SPRINGS

Chester Lindsey. of Mt Zion sec
tion. visited relatives here Sunday
Mrs Susie Dobson u slowly re-
covering from injuries received from
falling on the Ice
Reed Easley has recently moved
to the Spring.
Mr.. Tom Griffith. Of near this
place wa buried at Love grave yard
Monday
Homer Hodge and daughter. Miss
May. passed through this section
Sunday enrouie 10 his fathers.
T A. Hughes went To Marion
Tuesday on business
H. NJ Shoemaker was In our
midst Friday
George Butler went 10 Marion
Monday
flzie Hughes left Tuesday for
Florida where h. will spend q few
weeks whh friends and relatives.
lonnie Ryan has recently moved
to ! ] Shoemaker place.