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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1922-04-04
Farmers Active
in Sewer Election
Hold Mass Meeting at Grand
Island in Interest of
New Outlet.

Grand Island, Neb., April 3.-(Spe-
cial Telegram. Twenty farmers re-
siding along the Wood river. within a
short distance Of the outlet of the
city's sewer system, late today took
hand irr the most important issue
before the voters at tomorrow's cleo
ton, by warning the citizens of their
determination to sue for damages i'll
the event the sewer bond proposition
is rejected
AT meeting attended by them,
resolutions were adopted determining
upon this court and also appointing
a committee to wait upon the Ameri-
can Beet Sugar company and the
Loup Valley Packing company with
the request that these industrial IN
s,itutions equip themselves with dis
posal plants and cease dumping their
refuse into the river. AS long as a
year ago these complainants got TO-.
gether fer an organized effort to rid
themselves of the sewer outlet nui-
sance, but were dissuaded from prior
action by the promises of the city
officials to submit a bond proposition
as soon as plans could be perfected.
There is doubt in many minds
whether the 100000 proposition will
carry. The city has been notified
long since by the state board OF
health. that it must put in the dis
posal plant, which is part OF the
plau.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1922-04-04
Nomination of
Edgar c. Snyder
Sent to Senate
Was Active Newspaper Man
in Omaha IL Years and
Bees Washington Cor.
respondent.

Edgar {. Snyder. Washington cor
respondent OF The Omaha Bee. was
nominated by President Harding
yesterday to be United States mar
slial for the District OF Columbia.
Mr.. Snydcr's name was sent to the
senate yesterday afternoon. Conflr-
nation is considered certain, the ap-
pointment TO be effective probably
April II.
The Ncbraskan's appointment had
the Endorsement OF the Nebraska DEL
egaton in congress and OF Washing
ton ncwspapcrmcn, with whom he
had served for many years.
Mr.. Snyder was an active news
paper man in Omaha for II years,
from 1884 to 1895. He was city cdi-
tor of the Omaha Republican at first
and later reporter and city editor OF
The Bee. In 1895 he went to WASH
ington as The Bees correspondent, a
position which he held continuously
Tor p years, one Of the longest
records of newspaper service in the
national capital. Few newspaper
men in Washington have been better
known about the capital or at ma
tional political conventions.
Mr.. Snyder is member Of the Ma
tional Press and the Gridiron clubs
having been president of the latter
famous organization in 1915.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1922-04-04
Bryan Challenged
to Prove Beliefs
Man Interrupts Speech Of
Former Nebraskan on
''Cod and Evolution"

New York, April 5.-Six thousand
men and women at the Hippodrome
were thrown into an uproar when
man interrupted William ]. Bry-
ans lecture on God and, Evolution" :"
and demanded that Mr.. Bryan prove
that there was a personal God and
to say whether his conception Of
God was male or female"
From all parts of the audience
came cries of "Put him out" The
man, who later said he was Eman.
ucl B. Lopes, stood his ground in
the orchestra.
Mr.. Bryan answered by saying he
did not appear at the meeting to
teach school" but declared that if
the interruptor did not believe in
a personal God he did not want him
to teach his unbelief in the public
schools.
IF any other atheist or agnostic
wants to ask question l am ready"
said Mr.. Bryan.
Put him out" yelled spectators.
I'm not an atheist or agnostic,'
shouted Lopes.
81 don't expect you to admit it
before an audience" replied Mr..
Bryan.
Lopes sat down and Mr.. Bryan
continued.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1922-04-04
Court Excludes
Dispositions in
Arbuckle Trial
Statements of Chicago Phys.
ician Thrown Out of Record
Woman Witness Causes
Sensation.

San Francisco, April 3.-Thc en-
tire deposition of DR.. Samuel Sea-
bury Graves of Chicago was cxclud-
ed from the record of the third mah-
slaughter trial Of Roscoe (Fatty)
Arbuckle today after a long argu-
ment between counsel. A portion OF
the. deposition had been read into
the record.
DR.. Graves statement was held by
Judge Harold Louderback to be of
no value because the physician could
not be absolutely certain that wo-
man he treated about 10 years ago
was really Virginia Rape, movie ac-
tress, for whose death Arbuckle is
on trial.
The court also abbreviated the ad-
mitted portion Of the sworn state
ment of DR.. Paul Ralph Hirschman
OF Chicago. Only about 10 per cent
OF his affidavit was allowed in evil
dence. In this he declared that he
had met Miss Rappc when she lived
in Chicago and had seen her double
up with pain after taking several
drinks.
Mrs. Helen Adeline Whitehurst OF
Chicago caused something Of sem
sation when she repudiated that por-
tiop of her deposition previously
taken in which she was reported to
have stated that Miss Rape had
been seized with attacks at her home
Oh several occasions. She said the
seizures occurred only twice.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1922-04-04
Sends
Out Petitions for
Complete Ticket
Third Party Head Moves to
Comply With State Law
-Eyesight May
Return.

Lincoln, April 3.-(Special Tcle-
gram. )-J. H. Edmisten, third party
chairman, today sent petitions for
nomination of a full state ticket to
$50 OF the 500 signers of the third
party pact at the Grand Island con-
vention. Under the state law no
officer can be nominated in third
party unless one-half of the signcrs
of the party pact put their signatures
on the nomination papers. There
were 500 signers to the pact.
Edmiston was encouraged by his
physician in connection with his al
most total blindness OF last week. As
fast as his strength will permit den-
tist is extracting his teeth. The
blindness is caused by poison from
the teeth in the opinion OF specialists.
"I'll never consent to FUSION" Ed
misten said tonight. 1T was fusion
which killed our populist party years
ago, and We'll not play into the
democrats hands a second time"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1922-04-04
R0bber Seizes $1,000
While Inspecting Nev
Bank at Washington

Washington, April 5.-Thc Mer-
chants Bank and Trust company, a
new institution, opened its doors to-
day within a block of the United
States treasury and invited the pub
lie to make an inspection of its
quarters. Four hours after the doors
swung open all unidentified man en-
tered, joined the other guests. but
unlike the others. grabbed package
of bills containing $1,000 as he pass
ed the paying teller's window.
The paying teller leaped from be-
hind the counter and with pistol,
pursued the holdup man up Fifteenth
street, shooting in the air as he went.
Hundreds OF government clerks, out
for the noon hour. pursued the flee
ing bandit and a pedestrian walking
casually along heard the tumult, saw
the running man coming and grab
bed him. He held him until the tell
er and the police arrived. The S.
900 was recovered and the uninvited
guest at the banks opening was sent
to police headquarters
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1922-04-04
Man With l3 Wives
Sentenced to Prison

Indianapolis, April 3. - lsiah
Moore. who has Is marriages to his
credit. was sentenced to serve from
two 10 "a years in the state re-
ioruatory on charge OF cmbezzle-
men, and was fined $1,000 and costs
and disiranchised for five years.
Moore. who is said by police to
have confessed to having at least
Is wives in various parts OF the
United States, also was sentenced to
serve from two to five years i'll the
state prison on charge of bigamy.
Moore pleaded guilty to the bigamy
charge.
Moore is said to have embezzled
ssh from Miss Harriet Evans of
Mexico. (Ind) school teacher. his
18th wife.
Moore. according TO the police. is
said to have obtained more than
$500 from his IS wives. In each
case after he had been welded a
week he disappeared.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1922-04-04
Advertising Drives
Sweeping Country

Chicago, April 3.-National adver-
tising campaigns in newspapers are
sweeping the country, F. Guy Davis,
western manager of the bureau of
advertising Of the American News
paper Publishers association, de-
clared in speech here today
Business houses that never before
used any extensive newspaper space
are doubling and tripling their news
paper appropriations for this year."
he said. This has grown, not from
propaganda, but from the necessities
of the present days business situa.
ton" There was firm in 1920 that
started to use newspaper space for
national advertising for the first time.
Last year this firm, using space in
40 American newspapers, was. en-
abled to declare 7 per cent dividend.
and this year is planning to advertise
in 200 American cities.
"A magazine increased its circula-
ton from 100000 to 100000 through
this national newspaper advertising"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1922-04-04
Corn Is Foundation Of U. S.
Farm Wealth. Ayers Adams

Chicago, April 3.-Corn is the
foundation OF Americas agricultural
wealth and is a splendid starcfy
vegetable dish" cheaper than pota-
toes or rice. w. N. Adams, presi-
dent OF the Corn Millers' federation,
told meeting of that body here to-
day.
The history of the country. Mr..
Adams said, is marked with corn,
from the period when it sustained the
colonists. rationed the revolutionary
army, caused men to cross the Allie
gheny mountains and open up the
vast prairies OF the Mississippi val
ley and saved the south after the
civil war to the present.
"Yet the American farmer has
never received the returns from this
crop that its value merits" he said,
because il has come to be looked
Upon as largely an animal food"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1922-04-04
COMMONS BACKS LLOYD GEORGE
Former Butler Brains of $4,000
Jewe!!2s u ,ery, Police Head Says
MAJ -, 49, yrk Millionaire in 1917 and Re-
IT, TTs'p' LAY for Bigger Game, Commissioner
- Believes-Arrests Predicted Soon.

own home al Sloekbridge. Mass,
Was entered March - and the al.
legged robber arrested at Springfield,
he said,
Another reference 10 New Eng.
land was made by Eugenio DiaSe,. q
French sailor. who was grilled after
his arrest as one OF the robber band.
According TO the police. Diaset ad.
mit,ed he recently came from Con.
ne,icut where he served a term alter
having been convicted in Hartford
ior carrying pistol.
Diaset's story was that he had
been induced 10 join IN the Shattuck
robbery by a mysterious Frenchman
named Henri. whom he had met in
Madison Square park and who, the
police believed, was the former
Shattuek butler.
Appears at Police Station.
Mr.. Sha,,uck appeared at police
headquarters bright and early and
was assured the best detectives were
bcihg put on the case. He was taken
to the rogucs' gallery 10 see ii he
could discover there picture oi the
butler.
ut was the most outrageous and
highhanded crime ! had ever heard
OIL" said Mr.. Sha,,uck, especially
when ono considers that there were
1000 persons seated in the park di-
rccily opposite the house at the
time"
4. The former bank head said his
wife was under a physicians care,
having been prostraied with fright
while imprisoned in the small, air
tight. sound-proof wine vault.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1922-04-04
Republican
Men Hold
Barracks
De Valera Forces Break Up
Meeting Addressed by
Michael Collins After
Woman Shot.
Free Staters Searched

Mullinar. County Westmea,h, Ire
land. April 3.-An incident from
which sensational Developments are
expected here occurred today when
100 free state troops marched to the
gates of the barracks occupied by
Irish republican army adherents Of
Eamon De Valera and were refused
admission.
Dublin. April Shy A. P.)-The
meeting addressed by Michael Col
lins at Castlebar, County Mayo, last
night was stopped by members OF
the Fourth western division OF the
Irish republican army after stormy
scenes in which woman was
wounded by bullet. according TO
accounts reaching Dublin this morn
ing.
The chief OF the provisional gov
crnment and his party returned to
their hotel and the officer who had
proclaimed the meeting at an end
followed, declaring that none would
be allowed to leave until Mr.. Collins
and his friends had surrendered their
arms.
Telegraph Wires Cut.
The accounts received here do no,
state whether the Collins party was
disarmcd, merely saying that some
pcoplc who lett the hotel were
searched"
The telegraph wires around Castle
bar were cut and when the newspa-
Fer correspondents there boarded a
train for Athlone they were ordered
by two officers to go to the barracks.
The newspaper men were con-
vcyed to the barracks in automobiles,
where they found A. McCabe, a
member Of the Dali Eireann, with
Commandant kilroy and his staff.
The commandant stated that Mr..
McCabc had admitted he was the
first to draw a revolver at the meet
ing. Mr.. McCabc then, in the pres.
oncc of the correspondents, said he
relieved he was the first to draw,
the dispatches say.
Woman Wounded.
A Dublin man, said to be Charles
Brync, a member OF the Collins
party, was arrested and accused Of
the shooting. Mr.. Collins then told
the representative of the Irish lnde-
pendent, Dublin newspaper, that he
had visited MIR. Bryne in the barracks
and found him in cell with only a
plank for bed, and no bedding. He
said he had asked Commandant Kill
roy to parole Mr.. Brync. Mr.. Collins
Turn to Page Two, Column Five.)
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1922-04-04
Enforcement of Dry Law
Magnificent, Saws Haynes

Buffalo. Y. y. ApriI a.-Koy
HAYNES, federal prohibition commits
sioner, here declared that the en-
torccmcns OF the federal prohibition
law is gong on rnagnihcently. The
law is being enforced. he said, better
than the most confident prohibitionist
could have expected He declared
there are 80 organizations working
to convince the country that prohs-
hition enforcement is a failure. He
denied ,ha, any crime wave IS due
20 prohibition. asserting il would be
az logical to attribute such to woman
suffrage. The chief difficulty in en-
forcing the law. he admitted. is the
apa,hetic citizen.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1922-04-04
"Human Wolf" Wounded

Harrison, Ark, April 5.-Yates
Standridge. known as the Human
Wolf" lately paroled convict who
holds the record in the state for the
number of times he escaped from the
penitentiary, today lies wounded
here as the result OF a running fight
in which Harry Campbell was killed.
The fight is believed to have been
the resul, OF deal over a keg OF
liquor which Standridge and his
nephew, .Alonzo Standridge. are said
to have brought to Harrison from
their home in Ncwtown county Sat
urday night.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1922-04-04
Fremont Deputy Resigns,
Files for. Sheriff's Office

Fremont, Neb.. April 3.-(Special
Telegram. deputy Sheriff Winter
steen resigned from Office today and
announced himself a candidate on
the republican ticket for the job
held by his former superior officer,
Sheriff w. c. Condit. Wintersteen
is the eighth candidate in the field
for sheriff. His resignation follows
a misunderstanding that arose within
the sheriff's office and heated dis
cussion last Saturday night between
the sheriff and his deputy. Winter
steen has been connected with the
sheriff's Office since September. 1920.
Neither official gave any explanation
of the dispute that resulted i'll VIM
tersteen's leave taking.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1922-04-04
Say Farmers Evaded Paying
for State Hail Insurance

Lincoln, April 3.-Statc hail in
surance policies became available to
Nebraska farmers April l, with the
law permitting policy applicants to
pay the premium June |. AS ia
policy holders last year directed their
banks to stop payment on post
dated checks for tbis purpose, there
by receiving two-months' proHc-
ton at no cost, A. L. Drian, hail
adjuster, said today he would sug-
gest to the department that these
ia farmers be denied insurance this
year, if it was solicited.
The bank order has been changed
this year, making it impossible to
evade payment.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1922-04-04
Governor Small
Anxious to Have
Women on Jury
Legality Of Panel Challenged
Because Members Of Fair
Sex Were Not Included
by County Supervisors.
BY The Associated Frees.

'Waukcgan, H.. April 3.-Gover-
nor Len Small wants women to sit
on the jury which will try him on
charge OF conspiring with Fred Z.
Sterling, lieutenant governor, and
Vernon Curtis, Grant Park banker,
70 cmbezzle state funds.
Today the governor attacked the
legality OF the jury panel because
the Lake county board Of super
viscrs had failed to include the
names of women voters in it.
Taken by surprise, attorneys for
the state obtained 48 hours to pre-
pare their answer.
Attorneys for the governor read
an affidavit signed by him asserting
that the board of supervisors had
failed to comply with the legal re-
quiremcnt that names of 10 per cent
of the qualified voters be placed in
the jury box and had, in fact, listed
only 10 per cent OF the male voters,
ignoring the women.
Should the governors contention
be upheld by Judge Claire c. Ed
wards and women seated, the Lake
county court house may have to be
remodeled before the trial can be
held. The court house has one large
dormitory with II single beds for
jurors and as the Illinois law for
bids separation of jurymen, some ar
rangement would have to be made
to furnish privacy for the women
jurors.
Judge Edwards has already an
rounced that the jury will be con-
fined throughout the trial, which is
expected to last anywhere from
three to five months.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1922-04-04
Shakeup In
Print Shop
Explained
Secretary Mellon Says Dis.
missal Of Director Wilmeth
and 28 Officials Makes
for Better Efficiency.
No Question Of Honesty


Washington, April 5.-The reor-
gsnization OF the bureau OF cngray-
ing and printing, through the ex-
ecu,iyc order issued last Friday by
President Harding, removing James
l.. Wilmeth, its director, and 28
other officials. was explained on the
ground OF efficiency" by Secretary
Mellon. No charges involving the
honesty OF any OF the dismissed bu-
rcau officials have been filed, Treas
ury department officers said.
Mr.. Melons announcement of the
change made in the administrative
personnel OF the bureau was the
first light thrown upon the presi-
dents action since the announce
ment OF the order at the White
House. Meanwhile speculation has
been rife in official circles over the
sudden removal OF the officials and
resolutions were introduced in both
senate and house today. seeking to
elicit further information from the
president.
Senator Caraway. democrat, Ar
kansas. introduced a resolution call
ing upon the president to explain
the changes made. ii not incompat-
iblc with public interest, as to the
cause OF the action taken in the btu
rcau and under what authority OF
law the changes were made.
Action Follows Complaint.
Representative Moore, democrat,
Virginia, at the same time intro
duced resolution for the appoint.
mcnt of special house committee
to investigate the changes.
Reorganization OF the bureau
heads, according to Mr.. Mellon,
came as a elimination of a mum.
Der of investigations into the
operation of the plant, following
complaints as to the efficiency OF
its operation. The seeming abrupt
ness of the change, he explained,
by the uneNpcctedness of the an
nouncement, although he recalled
similar sudden changes i'll official
positions during the Mckinley adj
ministrations.
Assistant Secretary of the Treas
ury Wadsworth, Mr.. Mellon said,
made a number of Investigations of
the bureau, as did other treasury Of
ficials, while Director of Budget
Dawes brought A. r. Barnes from
Chicago to look into the efficiency
of the output of the plant. Mr..
Barnes, he declared, is the proprietor
and an engraving establishment
somewhat approaching the magni-
tude of the government plant and is
considered an expert OIL the subject.
Waste Found in Methods.
These various Investigations, Mr..
Mellon continued, disclosed condi-
tons in the bureau warranting
changes. Waste was found. he said,
losses to the government running
into large sums because of paper
being spoiled in the new presses,
lack of modern methods for keeping
plates and other unsatisfactory con-
ditions.
Assignment OF Justice department
agents to the bureau by Attorney
General Daugherty, Mr.. Mellon de-
clared, was merely matter of pre-
caution in going over the stock in
the plant, as there were no specific
charges Of irregularity or defalcation
against any of the dismissed en-
ployes. Treasury accountants have
been put to work chacking up the
bureaus operations, he declared,
but such a step has always been
the custom when a change in the
directorship takes place."
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1922-04-04
Operation Would Have
Caused Death Of Twins

Chicago, April 3.-Any operation
attempted on the "Siamese twins"
.iosefa and Rosa Black, who died
last week. to separate the bodies
would have resulted in their imme-
Giate death.
N-ray photographs, taken after the
bodies had been removed to the un-
dertaking rooms, showed one con-
tinuous U-shaped spine and many
intermingled organs would neces-
sarily have been severed to separate
them n
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1922-04-04
Filming Of Church Goers
Causes Record Attendance

Woodsfeld, O., April 3.-A novel
and effective means OF augmenting
church attendance was used here
recently, when a movie film artist
advertised that to complete a reel OF
local scenes folk would be filmed
leaving the churches. Record break
ing congregations greeted all the To-
cal places of worship as result.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1922-04-04
Women Smokers Told They
Risk Running Their Eyes

Boston. April S.-Women are
warned no, to smoke under peril Of
fuinirg their eyesigh, by DR.. F. A.
Wall oi Columbia university school
"a op,ofne,ry. who spoke before the
convention OF ep;ometrists here.
NO individual who has as highly
Developed an organism as the female
ei INC SPECIES should indulge in a
Hsrso,se as nov eriul as tobacco.
sail Dr.. Wall
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1922-04-04
Nebraska Hotel Company
Hearing Put Off to April q

Lincoln, April ;. = Postponement
until April 2l ior hearing final
arguments in the receivership litiga-
ito of the Nebraska Hotel company
and the Nebraska Building and In
vestment company was granted by
the state supreme court today, after
attorneys for the interveners had
filed supplemental briefs. Efforts
are being made to set aside the sale
of various properties to Eugene c.
Eppley of Sioux City for $1,000
which includes hotels at Omaha,
Kansas City. Scottsbluff, Table Rock,
Columbus. Franklin and Lincoln.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1922-04-04
American Bank Head
Being Tried at Lincoln

Lincoln, April 3.-(Special 1.-The
trial of DR.. Frank P. Dwiggins, for
mcr president of the defunct Amer
ican State bank, charged with hav-
ing aided and abetted in borrowing
S306l1.25 from the bank in an I'm
lawful manner, opened today in the
Lancaster county district court
Similar indictments have been re-
turned against John w. Tulleys, Da-
vid Clark and Albert S. Sandlovich,
former officers of the bank. They
will be tried separately.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1922-04-04
Attempt to Hold Up |. C.
Train in Illinois Foiled

Rantoul, ILL.,, April 3.-What is be-
leved to have been an attempt to
hold up crack Illinois Central train,
the Seminole Limited, here at II
O'Clock last night, was reported to-
day. An electric signal in the south
yards was not operating and when
John Mahan. division superintendent
OF signals, went to repair it he found
man climbing down the pole.
Mahan fired at the man, who re-
fused to halt Two other men ap.
peared and Mahan returned to the
city building and obtained aid. Later
it was discovered that one OF the
signal wires had been cut
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1922-04-04
One of Last Survivors of
Custer's Army Dies in Ohio

Akron. O., April S.-Reuben l.
Harris, 75, one of the last survivors
OF Clusters army. which gained fame
by fighting the Indians in the west
in the '70s of the last century, is
dead here. He was engaged on a
surveying corps with Clusters band
when the Sioux launched their at
tack which practically wiped out the
party.