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The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-12-08
Yank Beaten in
Hospital, Charge
Body, Exh u m e d, Shows
Bruises - Philadelphia
Grand Jury to Investigate.

Philadelphia, Dec. 7.-Testimony to
show that A. Alfonso Swertz, a
wounded and shell-shocked soldier of
the A. E. F., who had become insane,
died as a result of brutal treatment
in the United States Veterans hos
rital here, were presented to the fed
eral grand jury here yesterday by
former orderlies at the hospital and
department of justice agents assigned
to the case. The investigation was
ordered by the United States attorney
general after complaints had been
made to him by representatives Of the
American Legion.
Swertz died in March, 1921, from
bronchial pneumonia" and an un
diagnosed mental disease. His body
was exhumed three months later
A special agent of the Department
of Justice, J. G. Shuey, said he was
present at the autopsy and saw three
broken ribs and great body bruises.
There was every evidence, he said.
that the soldier had been brutally
treated. Shuey said his investigation
showed that Swertz had been subjected
ed immersion from six to eight hours
at times up to his neck in water heat
ed to SO degrees.
The purpose of this. said Shuey.
was to weaken the man, that sleep
would be induced.
At the time OF Swertzs death DIR.
o. c. Willhite was chief surgeon. He
is now in charge of the public health
service at Perryville. Md. DIR. Will
liam Dobson, present chief surgeon.
declared that Swertz had not been
beaten at the United States Veterans
hospital.
"He was brought here from the jail
in Indiana county, Pennsylvania
where he had been confined because
of his insanse violence" DR.. Dobson
said. He was badly bruised when re-
ceived here
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-12-08
Police Baffled in
Hunt for Escaped
Hammer Slayer
All Clues to Whereabouts Of
Clara Phillips End in Blind
Trails--Sporting Man
Released.

Los Angeles, Dec. 7.-Investigatior
Of the escape of Mrs. Clara Phillips
from Los Angeles county Jail came to
without finding the slightest trace OF
the convicted murderess.
Sheriff Traeger Brentwood from I'll
juana, Lower California, said that he
was continuing the investigation in
that neighborhood, there still being a
strong belief that Mrs. Phillips would
seek refuge across the Mexican border.
Ed L. Johnson, sporting man who
became acquainted with Mrs. Phillips
while both were prisoners here, was
released from custody after the sheriff
sent word that no trace had been
found in or near bungalow near Tt.
juana said to have been owned by
Johnson.
Later in the day Mrs. Peggy Caffee,
principal witness for the prosecution
in the Phillips trial, advised the sher-
ifs office she believed the missing
woman was hiding in or near Los An.
geles. She said, however, she had no
particular reason for that belief.
Messages were received during the
day from persons who claimed to have
seen Mrs. Phillips In or near the city
but deputies said all undoubtedly arose
from mistaken identity.
Two Held In Chicago.
Chicago. Dec. Miss Elsie Coe and
Miss Clara Hutchins of Baltimore
Nd, were taken from the incoming
Los Angeles Limited of the Chicago
& Northwestern railroad today by
police seeking Mrs. Clara Phillips. con-
victed murderess, who escaped from
the Los Angeles county Jail The
women satisfied the police Of their
identity.
The women We're not placed under
arrest but after being questioned
We're directed to go to a local hotel
and the police suggested that they
remain in Chicago for "a hours until
all suspicion was allayed.
The police boarded the train at
haywood on a report that Mrs
Phillips was believed to have been
seen on the train as it left Omaha last
night, although detectives had said 1t
was extremely unlikely that Mrs,
Philips could reach Chicago in three
DAYS without the use of an airplane
Wire Omaha.
Omaha police received a wire last
night from Los Angeles authorities
asking that last nights Los Angeles
train be searched for Mrs. Clara Phil
lips, hammer murderess. The train
however, was five hours out of Oma
ha on the way to Chicago when the
telegram was received.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-12-08
5 Die in Explosion.

Eugene, Ore, Dec Five chill
dren were burned TO death and several
other children and three grown per-
sons were severely burned when a
can of gasoline used to start q fire at
the home of Ivor Johnson, in the west
part of the town. exploded last night.
Four OF the injured are expected to
die.
The dead:
Orville Church, 5; Ida Church, g.
William Church. s; Marvel Johnson,
4; Leroy johnson. ?.
Injured: Clifford Johnson, I Hazel
Church. 4; Mr. and Mrs. James CHURCH
and Mrs. Ivor Johnson.
Two families occupied the small
house which was destroyed. Ivor
johnson and his wife had three chill
dren and James Church and wife
who lives with them. had six children
from to 12 years old.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-12-08
Net Income Of Farmer to Be
$465 This Year, Saws Speaker

Burlington. Vt, Dec. The aver
age net income of the American
farmer will be less than sl65 this
year, Gray Silver, Of Washington,
ID. c.. representing the American
Farm Bureau federation said in an
address last night at the annual meet
ing of the Vermont Farm Bureau Fed
Grafton here.
He declared that the national or
ganization with a million and a half
members, 1000 county organizations
and many thousands OF community
centers representing more than $50,
0o0,o00,000 invested. was now In the
"throes of Distress far lack Of a
reasonable income to take care of
actual needs.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-12-08
Meeting of Ambassadors
in London Is POSTPONED

London, Dec. THE conversations
between George Harvey, w. B.
Houghton and p. Fletcher. American
ambassadors to Great Britain, Ger
many and Belgium, have been post
poned until Friday and perhaps will
not take place until later, owing to
Mr.. Harvey's inability to come to
London because of bis wifes illness.
Mrs. Harvey continues to improve
rapidly.
1t is expected that the ambassadors
will discuss the general lines of the
American procedure at the forthcom-
ing Brussels financial conference.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-12-08
J. S. Gives Colombia Check
for $5,OOO,OOO Damages

Washington, Dec. THE United
States gave the republic of Colombia
a check for s5,000,000, its first, pay.
nIent under the s25, 5,00o00O treaty rat
flied in 1921 to cover certain damages
incurred in the construction Of the
Panama canal. The payment was due
September 80, but for some unex.
planned reason Colombia was not
ready to receive II until today Under
the treaty the remaining payments
will be made yearly in $1,000 900 sums.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-12-08
Woman Addresses Rivers
and Harbors Congress.

Washington, Dec Problems of
transporting the products of the ma
tons Industries, both by land and BY
water, were discussed at the opening
session Of the 18th convention of the
National Rivers and Harbors con.
gress.
An interesting address was that Of
Mrs. Sarah w. Strout of Portland.
Me- president of the Womans Ma.
tional Rivers and Harbors congress
who stressed the need of gaining co
operation Of the nations women, who
both understand and are interested In
transportation. She proposed the
utilization OF unorganized consumers
to bring about greater use of Amer.
icas waterways as an agency 10
lower the cost OF living.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-12-08

"a S-t you think? Oh, l an
9 ,oVs,py over winning
~ .rs. L. L. Mcmillan, 912 South
rhirty-seyenth street, was awarded
the second prize of $500.
Il don't know what I'll do with
the money" confessed Mrs. Mcmillan
This simply takes me off my feet
But l can tell you one thing: It's the
easiest $500 / ever earned. l spent
about so hours on II. and turned In
263 words. l didn't find it hard work
but it took a great deal OF thinking
Such a puzzle certainly makes for the
use of better diction. | am very
happy over winning"
Miss Elizabeth e. Fisher, S04 Lin
coin avenue, Hastings. Neb., was win
uer of the third prize OF $3.50.
well. l suppose l might take a
trip to Europe" laughed Miss Fisher
But l guess l won't do that. No
I just can't decide What I'll do with
it. But it was a great puzzle contest
and The Omaha Bee is to congratu
lated for running IL
Largest Number PSI.
The largest number Of correct
"B' words found in the picture by
contestant was 257. The winning
list contains 256 correct words and
Turn to Page Ten. Column Oue.)
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-12-08
Iowa State Gamers Body,

Cedar Rapids, Ia, Dec. IN. w.
Jones of Sac City was elected presi-
dent of the Iowa Nebraska Gamers
Association at the closing session of
The annual convention yesterday.
The. convention went on record in
favor of higher standard of clean
liness in the canning factories and
appointed a committee to draw up a
bill for the next legislature to require
high sanitary standards In commercial
canneries.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-12-08
Fugitive Kills Farmer.

Marked Tree, ARK, Dee. s.-Izzy Phil
lips, 65, Poinsett county farmer, was
shot TO death and Louis Finley. 25.
also a farmer, probably was fatally
wounded last night by Mack Key when
a posses attempted TO capture him in
connection with an attack on a deputy
sheriff. Although probably 100 men
are said to be securing the woods in
this section with bloodhounds, the
fugitive had not been captured
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-12-08
Grand Champion Steer
Sells for SIPS Pound

Chicago, Dec. 7.--Chenoweth Jock,
the grand champion steer at the In
ternational Livestock exposition, was
auctioned for S1.25 a pound for
Christmas beef
The Manitoba department of agri-
culture and immigration won the
blue ribbon for the senior champion
stallion with their exhibit in the
Clydesdaie division.
In the cattle judging the award FOR
the champion COW in the Shorthorn
breeding class went to the Innisfail
herd of Davis, Cal.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-12-08
Crissinger May Be Made
Head Of Reserve Board

Washington, Dec. 7.-tSpecial)-
DR. Crissinger, comptroller OF cur
rency. is scheduled for appointment
10 the federal reserve board to sue
ceed w. p. G.. Harding. The presi-
dent has yielded 10 the farm bloc
which places responsibility for the de.
flatiou policy upon the former board
governor. Opposition exists to ap-
pointment OF J. r. Howard. Iowa. as
dirt farm member. because of his sup
po* of ship subsidy.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-12-08
Control of Packers Urged.

Washington, Dec. Amendment
of the packer control law to restore
the federal trade commissions power
to investigate the meat packing indus
try was proposed in bill today by
Senator Lat'olette. republican, Wis
consin. who yesterday secured adop-
ticn of a resolution inquiring into the
proposed Armour.Morris merger
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-12-08
Fanatics Fired Catholic
Buildings, Saws MayOr

Quebec, Dec. 1.-THE burning of
Catholic institutions in various parts
Of the dominion coupled with receipt
by prominent persons in Montreal of
letters purpouing to come from the
K. *. X. N1re declared last night
by Mayor Mederic Martin, TO have
been work of fanatics. using the
klan as q cloak. The mayor is in this
city as a member OF the legislative
council.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-12-08
Oldest Member of C.. A. r.
Dies at Age Of O5 Years

Denver, Dec. 7.-Garret Is. Van.
meet 30, said by relatives to be the
oldest member of the Grand Army OF
the Republic, died at tho home of hi~
son. Marshall II. Nanneet after q
short illness. Mr.. Vanflest had spent
the last e5 years at Alamosa. coming
10 Denver n month eco for a visit
with hi. son. Burial Will be at Lin.
coin, Kan.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-12-08
Power Line Authorized

Lincoln. Dec. 7.--(SpecialA-Ap-
proval was granted by the Nebraska
Railway commission for construction
Of an electric transmission line which
will connect the villages OF Maxwell
and Brady with an electric generating
plant at GothenhurE.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-12-08
Rails Not Liable for Thefts.

Washington, Dec. 7.-Railroads are
justified in refusing TO pay damages
for jewelry lost or stolen from the
baggage OF travellers, the interstate
commerce commission held today, and
Mrs. f. Berkley Jones OF kirkwood
Mo.t lost q claim of $3.50 which she
nlads against the Missouri Pacific,
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-12-08
Harding May Deliver Annual
Address to Congress TODAY

Washington. Dec THE eXpecta-
tion at the White House tonight was
that President Harding would deliver
his annual address to congress in joint
session Friday. The president was
understood to have completed the
message and the only question ap-
peared to be how soon it could be
sent to the public printer.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-12-08
The Weather

Forecast.
Friday snow and colder.
Hourly TpInperatures
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1922-08-29

and you can't afford to sacrifice ANY
advantages at all.
Try this, go out, after you have
nominated yourself and you have re-
ceived the necessary supplies-call on
your friends first. Get their renewal
subscriptions as starter. Then, after
you have learned few selling pointers,
make house to house canvass, do not
miss a home, and use all the ability
you have to sell a subscription to
every home. Remember that every
person whom you see and meet is
prospect, and that you are helping
to build the circulation on a paper
for Caldwell, something that is needed
by all and surrounding territory and
when it is brought to the attention
of the people in the right manner,
you will be surprised to know how
few refusals you will have. And at
the end of the day you will also be
surprised at the pile of subscriptions
you will have. SO GET STARTED
OUT NOW! A few days time now,
means weeks and months of self re-
proach at the end of the campaign,
when you see some other club men,
Der in the car you might have had.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1922-08-29
IMPORT TRADE
Of j. s. GROWS
Trade Balance Falls but
Fact is Thought
Healthy.

WASHINGTON-Substantially in
creased gold imports, but slightly de-
creased commodity exports and i'm
ports characterize the foreign trade of
the United States for the month of
July just passed, compared with June
of this year, according to official trade
figures released by the Department of
Commerce.
Gold imports for July were the high
est of the present year, being valued
at $42,o86,727, against $12,o76,636 for
June and $33,478,256 for March. OF
the total, $38,O6s,9o4 came from Great
Britain and $l,6S8,2O2 from France
Exports of commodities for July
totaled $3O5 100000 against $334,6SJ,-
72o for June of this year, 1925, 1911. lbs
for July of last year, and 500, 0,77e
for July, 1913, indicating decrease Tor
the past month against majority o.
the previous months of this and las
year, but still almost double expor,
shipments during July of the norma
year 1918, the difference in value more
than covering the increase due tc
high price levels.
Imports for July were lower thar
for June, May, and March, but abov,
January, February, and April. The.
register considerable gain over July
1921, and July, 1913. July, 1922, i'm
ports totaled $251 100000 against $3.50,
460, 1913 for June; $178, loo,1 64 for July
1921, and $l3o, O6l, 40 for July, 1913.
The favorable trade balance, or tn
excess of exports for July, 1922, com
pared with July, 1921, indicates de
cided reduction, viz: $54,OO0,000 agains
l$l47,021 1884. In the opinion of off
Gals of the Department of Commerc
this is healthy sign, pointing to
Igradual return to more normal re1a
tons between our exports and import!
which is bound to have beneficis
effect on the international exchang
lsiuation.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1922-08-29
Wholesome Prices
Continue Upward.
Trend Persists Despite
Labor Upheavals;
July Report.

WASHINGTON-The trend of
wholesale prices of commodities con-
tinued upward thru July, according
to information gathered in represent
ative markets of the country by the
United States department of labor thru
the bureau of labor statistics. Based
on 404 commodities, or series of quo
tations, the bureaus figures showed
a gain of three and one-third per cent
The increase from May to June was
one and one-third per cent.
The largest price increase was re-
ported for the group of fuel and light
ing materials, in which the index num-
Der, computed in part from estimated
prices, rose nearly Is per cent. Farm
products advanced per cent and food
stuffs one and one-third per cent in av-
erage price from June to July. In the
group of building materials prices ad-
vanced | "a per cent. Increases OF
less than per cent took place among
cloths and clothing and metals and
metal products. House-furnishinG
goods, on the contrary decreased
ga per cent and chemicals and drugs
"a of l per cent in average price in
the period. stated. No change was re-
ported for the group of miscellaneous
commodities, including cattle feed
leather, paper and pulp, and other
articles.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1922-08-29
Discussing the Message

Discussing the Message
The Presidents message on the in
dustrial situation was looked upon In
Washington as a most extraordinary
document, because it revealed more
than any other message of late years
series of rebuffs to President Hard
ing that would have been looked upon
almost as treason at other times in
recent history Of course there is all
kinds of partisan discussion of the
document in Washington, as there is
elsewhe re, and that does not disturb
the national political center Blu,
there is genuine concern in Washing
ton, and it is not the matter of a few
days or weeks, over the fact that the
Representatives of the employing
classes and the employees themselves
have sought to ignore the head of the
Nation and to treat his patient efforts
with very scant courtesy.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1922-08-29
SURPRISE WEDDING

The many friends of Miss Helen
White and Ursus Brock were surpris-
ed to hear of their wedding which
took place at Fruitland last Monday.
The ceremony was performed by the
Rev. George Todd of Fruitland. Mrs.
Brock is the daughter of the Rev. and
Mrs. A. F. White who until recently
resided in this city where Mr. White
was the pastor of the Baptist church.
Mrs. Brock attended the College OF
Idaho the past school year, while Mr..
Brock attended the McMinnville Col
lege at McMinnville, Oregon. Mr.
and Mrs. Brock will make their home
in this city.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1922-08-29
hundred rail centers.

hundred rail centers.
The excuse that peaceable nom
strikers lives are endangered should
NOT fool a half-wit The Big -Four
NAV as we'll he frank about it and
announce they are out to break down
rail service, whip non-unionists out
of the shops and pull losing strike
out of the ruck of defeat.
Obligated by existing contracts, the
cannot call strike, but
they may and are pulling their men
off trains on any pretext. The armed
guards" excuse is their latest. The
first was the plea that equipment is
unsafe"
This last, however, takes the form
| of an ultimatum not to the roads but
to lawful authority. 1t is direct
warning to the Federal Government
to remove it's officers and to the Gov
errors to call off their sherfts and
send home the National Guard OF
there will be serious consequences
1t is a notification that no man has
right to work unless he carries
union card.
This is not a challenge to the rail
|roads. The roads did not order these
lsheriffs, United States marshals ant
national guardsmen on duty,
Full in the teeth of Washington ant
the States who did place these guards
where they are comes this union-mad
challenge to authority. There can h
no mistake about that.-Public Led
ger.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1922-08-29
K X X X \ X y X x X 4 X x y 4
X CURRENT COMMENT \
X X X X X X y X X X X X + y 4
THE ARMED GUARDS"

EVERYBODY knows thot if it were
not for armed guards" the rail-shop
strikers would bring non-unionism in
the shops to bloody end. These
guards are police, sheriffs, United
States marshals and State troops. All
of them have sound legal status, are
acting as peace officers, are on duty
to protect men in their right to work
and to prevent another union-made
Herrin.
They have succeeded. The strikers
have been forced to keep the place
and the shops are filling slowly with
new men. The railshop men know
they are losing, and their union breth-
rem know and fear it.
To help them win, the rail brother
hoods propose to open the way foi
the mobs. The big Four say the
ARMED guards" must ,go. Because
somehow a guard spoke brutally to
brotherhood man because somewhere
else some brother of the brotherhoods
was hurt by the accidental firing O
guards rifle and somewhere els'
another brother was killed in fiigh
guard, the overlords of rail labol
saw these men must be removed O
there will be sporadic strikes" in ;
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1922-08-29
BALDRIDGE HERE

H. c. Baldridge, successful Republi-
can candidate for the nomination as
lieutenant governor, was in Caldwell
Monday afternoon on business. Incl
dentally he put in most of the after
noon receiving the congratulations OF
his numerous friends in Caldwell. Mr.
Baldridge asserted that the two can
didates from one county" argumen,
which was first advanced against his
seeking this nomination, never appear
ed at the Wallace convention.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1922-08-29
COMMITTEE TO MEET

The Republican county central COM
mittee will meet here Tuesday after
noon for an adjourned meeting. The
chief order of business is the naming
of county chairman, the committee
at its meeting August IS having failed
to fill the vacancy occasioned by the
determination of Frank Breshears now
United States marshall, to sever his
relation with Canyon county Republi-
can politics. Fred Mitchell is being
talked of as the logical man for the
place.