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The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-07-26

Mine Plans
Attacked
Lewis Declares Hardir
Scheme to Open Coal -
With Troops Is ~ -
tional Fare ~
Joint Conference K

Washington, July 25.-The
mediate policy OF the governmer
the coal strike situation was declai I'd
at the White House today to be q
continuation Of its endeavors to fur
nish protection to men willing to
work in the mines and to put into mo-
ton the machinery decided upon for
distribution Of the dwindling coal
supply.
The statement was made that should
coal not be produced in appreciable
quantities under this protection and
in accordance with the presidents in.
vitation to the operators to open the
mines some other steps might be
taken, but that President Harding
was unwilling to consider at this time
what they might be.
New York. July Is. - Declaring
that the governments fantastic"
schemes TO reopen the mines were a
complete failure, and that they
would contribute to a pending fuel
famine. John l.. Lewis, president of
the international union, tonight re-
newed his invitation to operators to
settle the strike by toint conference.
The attempt to reopen the mines
by assembling and parading engines
OF war to awe American citizens"
his statement continued, would be
national farce, did it not possess
the elements Of tragedy
His plea OF immediate resumption
OF negotiations between operators
and miners was based on what he
termed the complete failure of the
governments efforts, which. he
asserted. have been the net result OF
governmental attempts to avert
fuel famine. Mr.. Lewis remained
firm, however, for national confer
ence to include all coal operators,
and reiterated the refusal of his
organization to confer or negotiate
new wage contracts by districts.
Has Conference Today.
The mine workers chief tonight
went to Philadelphia, where tomor-
row he will meet the five union dis
trict presidents. representing $4,000
anthracite and bituminous miners in
Pennsylvania who have been idle
during the II weeks of strike. From
Philadelphia he will go to Washing
ton to await further results of fed
eral attempts to bring about. a re-
OF coal digging.
Ten days have elapsed since the
president directed operators whose
miners are on strike to resume the
production of coal,' said Mr.. Lewis,
following which he telegraphed the
governors of commonwealth urging
them to accord military protection to
all coal companies employing strike
breakers
Despite this policy" the statement
issued by Mr.. Lewis continued, mot
a single union miner has returned to
work. 1t must now be obvious to
all that the American miner will not
be driven back to work at starvation
wages and under nonunion conditions
by any fanfare of trumphets or vain
display. The presence of
state troops in large numbers in
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Cities Getting Too Large
Declares Bureau Speaker

Falls City, Neb., July 25.-(Special
Telegram.) Decentralization is
the greatest danger facing the ma
ton, J. R. Howard, president of the
American Farm Bureau federation,
told farmers of Richardson county at
their annual picnic held at Salem this
afternoon. 1t was Howard's first ad-
dress before an audience composed of
Nebraska farmers.
The cities are getting too big for
the producing country, he said. The
farms are being taxed too greatly for
the building of these cities; we can
not keep on supporting them. There
must be readjustment Of the national
population. Howard suggested that
the most feasible solution in keeping
the youth on the farm lies in making
the home church and school of the
rural district as attractive as that Of
the city.
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and encouragement of public opinion is welcomed
and needed But anyone who attempts to stay the hand
of the president who points meaning in his statements
and actions that is not there endeavors to iname pop
ar prejudice for political other ends is as bad as the
more violent ncendiarsts he stirs up.
If every of the president is to be assaed and
his good intentions reved instead of bringing peace to
the industrial conflict will have followed war It is
If becomes necessary in the next 4s hours for the
president to take the mnes national necessity
it will be only after every other means of settlement has
been exhausted 1t will that in in no other way can
the dire threats of freezing hunger and starvation be
avoided In such situation President Harding will de-
serve and require support of united public opinion
realization that he is acting president of the whole
country, for the entire country, is imperative.
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both refused this offer There no to believe that
the Harding commission would not have been as equ-
able in its decision as was the Anthracite Coal Strike COM
mission, which reported 1.-THE claim of the worker that
he has the right to join with his fellows forming
the sockhoder of the corporation has to join others in
forming the corporation and to be represented by its d
rectors and other officers to be thoroughly we'll
founded not only in ethics but under economic consider
ations."
It is clear, if has followed the rather than
the incendary comments that President Harding at no
time has threatened to the mines the railroads with
soldiers. Any sensible realizes that there are not
enough troops is there the need. Reason and not
force, will compose the industrial unrest.
The executive power of the nation is centered in our
president Helpful advice in this crisis and the guidance
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Omaha officials of the Burlington
said yesterday morning that they have
been purchasing large quantities Of
coal from Omaha dealers and some
from Lincoln dealers, "as a precau-
tionary measure"
These officials said they had not
been paying exhorbitant prices for the
coal, however, and told of refusing
to buy coal from dealers who wanted
$l4 ton for it.
The Northwestern has not started
purchasing coal from local dealers.
Officials said Ignite coal had been
purchased for engines west OF
Chadron, Neb, but that 90 per cent
of their Nebraska engines burn oil.
Enormous quantities of bituminous
coal were purchased before the coal
strike, which should keep North
western trains east of Omaha run.
ming for some time, officials said.
Striker Arraigned.
The Union Pacific has 50.day
supply of coal on hand, and is OBJ.
tanning more coal from Utah and
Colorado, w. H. Guild OF that road
said. Mr.. Guild said the Union Pa
cific is getting men each day to re-
place strikers in Council Bluffs.
Frank Barone, 1882 Valley street,
striking shopman. faced charge in
South Omaha police court yesterday
morning of assault with intent to dc
great bodily harm to Gus Johnson.
703 South Thirteenth street, North
western shops employe, who is now
in Methodist hospital.
Raymond Johnson, son of the in.
jured man, accused Barone of attack.
ing him and his father while they
were on their way home from work
at the shops Saturday night.
Barone was released under $500
bond and his preliminary hearing was
set for July 81.
Chris Barone 3003 Valley street,
his cousin, was not connected with
the attack and was released.
Work or Jail" Order
Following Chief of Police Demp-
sey's work or Jail" order, Sergeant
Delahanty and Patrolman Bolster
Bolster arrested four men in Gibson,
charging them with vagrancy and
alleging they came here from Cleve-
land to help break the railroad strike
and were found unable to handle
shop machinery. They were Henry
King, Charles Hoffman, David
Helper and Joseph Woodbury..
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Lincoln, July 25.-(Special.)- y
This is John A. Jones. the candi-
date who had the biggest thrill at
the primary of any in the state.
Jones won the republican nomination
for sheriff in Nuckolls county by
one vote.
Jones was sheriff II consecutive
years. Two years ago he was de-
featcd by democrat For the last
year he has aided State Sheriff Gus
Hyers in cutting down the profits
of bootleggers.
Before becoming sheriff of
Nuckolls county Jones for many
years was city marshal at Superior
in the days when that town was the
weekend oasis for thirsty Kansans.
Gun fights and fist fights were
part OF his weekly life in those days.
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Omahan Urges World
Boy Scout Meet in u. S.

Paris, July 25.-(By A. PA
proposal was made at the session of
the international congress of Boy
Scouts today by Walter w. Head
of Omaha, one of the four Amer
ican delegates, that the third con-
gress be held in the United States
two years hence. Action on the
proposal will be taken before ad-
journment Saturday
James F. West of New York,
chief scout executive of the Boy
Scouts of America, said to the cor
respondent:
This meeting of 14O delegates
from 36 nations shows the world
wide interest in boys"
One of the features of the con-
gress is an exhibition of maps, pic
lures, tents and uniforms, showing
the widespread activities in the de-
velopment of the Boy Scouts.
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Omaha Bee Leased Wire.

Washington. July 2S.-The Inter
state Commerce commission TO-DAY
declared the existence of nationa
emergency. holding that the miners
and shipments strikes have rendered
the railroads unable to meet the pub.
lie needs.
The commission issued two orders
one dealing with the common car.
riers Of the entire country and the
other applying only to those east oil
the Mississippi river, including west
bank crossings.
Under the first order all roads, be
ginning tomorrow, are directed "to
forward traffic to destination by
routes most available to expedite its
movement and prevent congestion
without regard to the routing
thereof made by shippers or by car
riers from which the traffic is re-
ceived. or to the ownership of the
cars" All rules. regulations and
practices relating to car service con-
f1icting with the order were sus-
pended and superseded.
Food Gets Priority.
Under the second order, all the
roads east of the Mississippi river
were further directed to give priority
to food, feed, livestock, perishable
products, coal, coke and fuel oil. In
order to meet the, prospective coal
famine in the places where it is likely
to be felt first, the commission d.
vided consumption into five classes.
Cars will be supplied to the mines in
the manner in which they can most
suitably serve the needs of these five
classes in the order named.
Coal cars must be unloaded in "a
hours by consignees or they won't
get more cars.
Class one covers special purposes,
which the commission or its agents
may designate. Class two applies to
fuel for railroads and vessels; public
utilities; ice plants; hospitals, and
public institutions. The third class
includes coal destined to the north
west, consigned to lake Erie ports
fer transshipment by water to Lake
superior ports. SidSs loui ieid'ee ~
coal for domestic uses and class t1ve
to all other purposes.
Harding Suggests Plan.
Today's cabinet meeting failed to
produce any new solution for the
industrial situation. President Har-
ding. it became known, has suggest
ed to the miners and operators that
they frame a minimum wage based
,ioon $50 working days in the year.
Neither side has shown enthusiasm
over the plan. but Mr.. Harding eS
poets to have it carefully considered
by the commission, which he expects
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Days
Cost Dollars

Each day that you put off
dollars to the price you will
pay when you do buy.
4 If you haven't enough ready
money to pay all cash for
your home. you can take ad-
vantage of the easy terms on
which most homes in Omaha
are offered for sale.
gTurn to the "Real Estate"
columns in the "Want" Ad
section of The Omaha Bee.
See how much 4 few hun
dred dollars down and . few
dollars . month will buy.
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Kansas City, Mo-, July 2s:-Hogan
from headquarters laid the rogue's
gallery picture of the man under dis
cussion before Casey, the chief.
IAN ex-con, eh-"
"There's no need of continuing the
narrative of the dialogue which fol.
lowed--it's an old, old story" says
John c. Mabray-and Mabray should
know.
For Mabray, once the head of the
most notorious band of "con men, in
the history of crime, is beating
back"
"And the bulls never forget" Ma
bray claims.
"Once you're an ex-con you are al
ways that he says.
Underworld Against Him.
"But, worse still, for the man at
tempting to 60 straight, is the under
world ITSELF" Mabray explains.
Johnny" Mabray, who, with "the
Waco Kid" (Willard Powell) and
Eddie K. Morris, took the farmers OF
the middle west to a $5,000,000 trim
ming during the years of 1907-08, is
now engaged in mastering influence
to go before President Harding to
ask complete pardon from portion
of a Jail sentence still pending and
the renting of a $4,000 fine, i'm
posed in 1910.
Since 1912 Mabray has been living
in Kansas City.
"And I'm afraid that if President
Harding does not act quick the un-
derworld willget me, because I won't
go crooked again." Mabray says.
Asks Help Of Law.
Last week Mabray visited Col. M.
L. Temple, now living in Osceola,
Ia, who was United States district
attorney when Mabrays gang was
broken up.
After l was released from the
Leavenworth penitentiary the police
branded me an ''ex-con'-fair game
for arrest. Every time anybody lost
a thin dime to a con man the chief
would give orders to pick up Ma
bray! That's the penalty the ex-con-
vict pays. The bulls never forget"
Mabray told Col. Temple.
"But now I am meeting a more sim
lister force-the underworld ITSELF"
Mabray said.
"In Kansas City I have been hold
ing out helping hand to young men
who are in danger of crossing the
borderland Of the underworld and in
to crime.
Crime Records Known.
"The underworld knows this
knows that with the crime record |
possess, which I have since directed
along the lines of good, I can do
them more harm than all the police
of the city.
"And so they have vowed to get
me-to send me back behind prison
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One-Day Flight Attempt
From Flo,ida Postponed

Pensacola, Fla, July 25.-The at
tempt to make a one-day flight from
Pensacola to Washington, which was
to have been undertaken by two Dc
Hayiland airplanes under command
of Lieut.. H. A. Elliott, was post
poned until Wednesday, The. flight
is for the purpose of charting
cross-country routes to be used in
transporting naval officers by air
planes.
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Coroner's Jury Finds Death
of Parks Due to Acciden

Lincoln, July 25.-(Special:)-
coroner's jury returned verdict OF
accidental death in the case of ]. H,
Parks. %, whose body was found iii
the Burlington yards here Saturday
night. Dan Mcintyre and G. M
Brown, who were on the freight train
with Parks and were detained at
Omaha as witnesses at the inquest
were released.
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Wyoming Ranges Bare;
Cattle Must Be Shipped

Because OF lack Of feed on the
ranges of southeastern Wyoming
there will be an early shipment OF
cattle to Omaha, according to Will
Lam Stringer OF Tie Siding, Wyo:,
who was on the local market with
two loads of yearling stockers.
Mr.. Stringer said that there had
been no rain all summer in south
eastern Wyoming and the grass had
dried up some time ago leaving the
ranges almost bare.
The cattle brought III by Mr..
Stringer averaged around 500 pounds
for the yearlings and SsS for few
2-year-olds. They all sold for $50
., hundred.
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N Nationa a al
Emergency
Interstate Commerce Commits.
sion Suspends Rules to
Permit Coping With
Rail and Coal Strikes.
Fuel Famine Considered
Days developments in coal
strike situation:

Days developments in coal
strike situation:
Interstate commerce commission
declared emergency exists east Of
the Mississippi river on railways
as first step by the government
toward control Of coal distribu-
ton.
John L. Lewis. head OF the
striking miners. declares that gov
ernment's Fantastic schemes" to
reopen the coal mines had con.
tributed toward a pending coal
famine and refers to invitation to
operators to settle the trouble by
joint conference.
Calling Of E special session of
the Indiana legislature to repeal
the miners qualification law and
to enact such other legislation as
necessary to meet the coal strike
situation is suggested by Cover
nor McCray.
Kentucky troops are ordered
out following alleged threats
against nonunion men at Fonda.
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.abray Is
Afraid of
Underworld
Former Bluffs Confidence
Man Asks Protection From
Crooks in Efforts to
BEAT Back"
Now Helping Young Men

John G. Mabray was convicted IN
United States district court In Council
Bluffs on March 20. 1910, and was
sentenced by Judge smith Mcpherson
to two years in the federal peniten-
tiary ut Lesvenworth, Kan., and fine
Of $4,000.
Eleven others, Willard Powell, Eddie
X. Morris, Leon Loser. Ed Leach. Clar-
encs Glass. Clarence and Harry Forbes,
Tom 3. Robinson and Eddie Mccoy.
received like sentences.
Two others were sentenced to Is
months. two more to six months and
IL were given fines.
The roundup Of what wss known as
the "Mabray gang" was . spectacular
operation that attracted the attention
Of the entire country and resulted in
amazing revelations Of the fleeing Of
hundred Of victims not only in Omaha
and Council Bluffs, headquarters for
the gang" but in all parts Of the
United States. principally through the
agency Of fake prize fights and fake
foot and horse races.
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Cereal Salesman Robbed
on Highway Near REYNOLDS

Fairbury, July 25.-(Special. )-R.
c. Stanley creal salesman of Lin
coin, was held up Monday afternoon
on the Golden Rod highway just
west of Reynolds and robbed OF $66.
The robber was apparently having
car trouble, and when Mr.. Stanley
stepped from his car to offer assist
ance, the stranger covered him with
gun, rifling his pockets Of all valu-
ables. Sheriffs of Jefferson and
Thayer counties are on the lookout
for the man.
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Shopmen Leaving Havelock
to Seek Work at Other Towns

Lincoln, July 25.-(Special) =
Havelock shopmen desiring work are
leaving Havelock and going to Fair
bury and other railroad towns to OBJ
tain employment, according to Dep
sty United States Marshal James
McClung. McClung asserted shop
men told him they were afraid to re-
turn to work at Havelock.
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Light Plant Has 9O-Day
Supply of Fuel on Hand

Randolph, Neb., July 25.-(Spe-
cial. with 5000 gallons of fuel oil,
and | l tons of hard coal on hand, the
superintendent of the municipal light
and water plant estimates that it will
be able to furnish service at re-
duced rate for 90 days, should the
railroad strike halt fuel shipments.
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Search for Meteors

Saskatoon, Sask., Canada, July Is.
"A search for meteors was on in
this vicinity today following reports
from three different points in Sas-
katchewan that such bodies had fallen
to earth near here yesterday.
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Custer Warrant Officer
ASSIGNED to, Fl. Robinson

Washington. July 25.-(Special
Telegram. Warrant Officer John
w. McDuffee, now on duty at Camp
Custer, Mich, is relieved from his
present assignment and will proceed
to Fort Robinson.
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Railroad Officials Protest
Assessments on Properties

Lincoln, July 25.-(Special.) BUR-
lington and Union Pacific officials
appeared before the state board of
equalization today, protesting against
assessments made on their properties
in Nebraska.
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Buys Coal
in Omaha
Road Purchasing Large Quan
tity Of Fuel Here and in Lin
coln-Two NJ. & o.
Trains Annulled.
Five Held for kidnapping

Summary Of the local railroad
strike situation:
Burlington railroad buying
large quantities Of coal In Omaha
and Lincoln.
Iowa governor wires Council
Bluffs authorities they are ex.
pected to keep order. at the re-
quest Of Rock Island officials,
who are reported TO be planning
to import strikebreakers.
Trains No. 7 and 8 between
Omaha and Emerson, Neb., tenn
porarily discontinued by the Chi
cago, St. Paul. Minneapolis 4
Omaha railroad, because Of ex-
isting conditions"
Striking shopman arraigned
for alleged assault on another
former railway employe.
Chief Of Police Dempsey issues
an order declaring railroad strike
breakers must work or 60 to jail.
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Thieves Get Revolver and
Razor in Beatrice Demo,

Beatrice, Neb. July 25.-(Special.)
Thieves broke into the Rock Island
depot at Ellis, II miles west of here,
but secured nothing but revolver
and a safety razor, according to the
agent.
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The Weather

Forecast.
Possibly showers Wednesday; not
much change in temperature.
Hourly Tenperntures
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Lincoln Bow browns

Lincoln, July 25.-(Special. y
Word has been received here of death
by drowning of Leonard Smith, 49,
,year-old Lincoln boy, at Belleville,
Kan.
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Woman's Scalp Torn Off

Warren, Mimi, July 25.-The
scalp of Miss Nan Head, 81, was
torn off when her hair became
caught in the flywheel of an engine
in the basement of her home. She
will recover, it is said.
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Expenditures Of State
for Year $l2,l47,978

Lincoln, July 2s.-(Speeial.)-Ex-
penses OF operating the state gov
ernment for the fiscal year ending
June 30 were si2,i47.97s, according
10 a report issued by Phil Bross. sec
fetary OF finance. The expenditures
elias ied follows:
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S5.s52,s9l; supplies,
expense, ss5l,los; ma.
upkeep. S24S,7s2; equip
~; lands and buildings.
5 and bridges, S5,245,-
rges and state aid,
g, store and state
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Crime Records Known.

Turn to Page Two. Column Five.