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The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-07-10
Premier Calls Attention
of u. S. to German Crisis

London, July 9.-The acute menace
from Germany resulting from the
financial catastrophe. which is ex-
pected to lead to diplomatic and
financial crisis, was called to the at
tention of the United States govern
ment by Prime Minister Lloyd
a-orge during luncheon to Ambas-
sador Harvey. ..
The British prime minister pointed
out to Mr.. Harvey that the United
States was interested the same
as the rest Of the powers in the
possible bankruptcy, revolution or
restoration Of the monarchy in Ger
many. He asked the ambassador to
attempt to ascertain what the ad.
ministration at Washington thinks
of the situation and what suggestions
it cares to make regarding a solu-
ton or measures to be taken if the
present fears are realized.
Situation Grave.
Mr.. Harvey said that the Brit
ish government did not formally
ask the United States to intervene
VIII tHC diiicu poWSlo III uioNuo-
SONS regarding the action to be TAX
en-, but he lid dwell on the seri-
business Of the situation, pointing out
Americas interest i'll the bankruptcy
ci any power or the results devlop-
ing therefrom.
Mr.. Harvey communicated the
pessimistic view of the British gov
ernment to the United States State
department. and it is understood that
he recommended that the United
States be represented in any confer
ence which may be called to consider
the eventualities. /
1t is. understood that the prime
minister favors policy Of concilia-
ton, but he is not blinded to the
fact that the monarchists and reds
will use the slightest pretext to over
throw the republican government and
fesrore imperialism or declare that
Communism is existent. respectively,
) soon as the situation warrants.
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kidnapping
Charged in
Rail Strike
Seven Men Deported From
Council Bluffs to Omaha
Judge Issues Picket.
ing lnjunctions.
Guard jailed by Police

Issuance OF an injunction n
Council Bluffs by Federal Judge
Wade 10 the Burlington railroad
restraining shoperais unions from
moles,ing its loyal employees or men
hired to take the places of the
strikers. and the alleged kidnapping
OF seven strikcbreakers in Council
Bluffs were the two big develop
ments in the strike Saturday.
Judge Wade issued the temporary
injunction
The only arrest locally was that
OF Ed Whitman. an Illinois Central
guard at Seventh aud Pacific streets.
who was Jailed SATURDAY. night when
pickets charged he had lined some
of their number up at the point of
a pistol and ordered them to drink
bootleg whisky with him. He was
held on charge OF being drunk
and bis gun and special deputy
sheriff badge will be taken from
him.
Came from Chicago.
The seven men thought to have
been kidnapped arrived in Council
Bluffs shortly after 10 OH a Rock
Island train from Chicago They
claimed to be special officers.
Strikers and strike sympathizers,
who had crowded about the city
passenger station as the men alight-
ed, rushed the party and led its
members into the station. A Gordon
OF police and deputy sheriffs waited
outside.
When the men emerged from the
station after the consultation they
went to waiting street car, followed
by the crowd with cries of "Scab"
and boots and jeers.
The crowd disbanded. found its
way to automobiles parked near the
station and trailed the car, which
was said to be destined to an uptown
hotel. About IS cars were in the
trailing party.
At Bryant and Broadway the seven
men left the streetcar and were es.
cortcd 10 a big touring car, which
sped away The car cas- followed by
the others and came to Omaha. The
car containing the seven men was
challenged near the Webster street
railway station by Officer Frank
Haley.
Haley was told the seven men had
admitted they were strikebreakers.
that they claimed they held union
cards, and that they had gone with
the strikers Of their own free will
and we're not kidnapped.
The men in charge told Officer
Haley they were going to take the
seven men to an Omaha hotel for the
night. The party was allowed to
proceed. '->
Crack Trains Cancelled.
The Missouri Pacific announced
that two Omaha trains had been
taken off. Trains Nos. 1903 and 1O7,
between Omaha and Kansas City,
the fastest on the division. were the
ones taken off. 1t was officially an
nounced that the curtai1ment was be-
cause of the coal strike.
Forty striking shopmen returned
to work at the Union Pacific shops
here Saturday before 3 o'clock, the
hour fixed by Union Pacific Of
hcials for the strikers to return or
forfeit pension and seniority rights.
according to w. H. Guild, assistant
to the vice president
No data on the number of men re-
turning to work on the system was
available, according to Guild, who
added that 800 striking shopmen had
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Senator Norris Plans
Trip to Wisconsin

Washington, July 9.-(Special
Telegram.) - Senator George w.
Norris, who is OH his way to Ne
braska accompanying the body Of
former Representative Moses P. Kin
kaid. is planning to take a rest.
Shortly after his return to Washing
ton he will go to the northern
woods of Wisconsin.
Senator Norris was overcome by
the heat a year ago, and since then
has been extremely susceptible to it.
The Washington summers are the
most trying that can be imagined
and his physicians have advised him
TO leave. He will close up what
work is on his desk and allow the
senator's. who are chewing over the
schedules of the tariff, to work with
out him.
The Nebraska senator says he dis
likes to leave his desk. but feels it is
essential and will obey when his
physicians order.
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Line Along.
RhineBeing
frightened.
Allied Forces Preparing to
Hold Back Revolutionary
Surge in Germany
Gaps Filled Up.
To Demand Moratorium
top,right, 1872,

Paris. July 9.-The allied line along
the Rhine, including the American
sector. is being tightened up like a
violin string to hold back the revo-
lutionary surge from the east The
surge is moving westward by giant
strides toward the deadlinc between
socially iefmenting Europe and con-
s-tXatute Europe. II is the solid con-
vIctioh OF the allies that Germany is
on the verge oi financial dcbacle
which may lead to social disturbances
and il is the wish OF all to localizc
',he disorders As much as possible.
The deadlinc against revolution has
been the western frontier OF Russia.
Now the safety line has been with
drawn westward until only France
remains behind. The smallest gaps
from Alsace to Holland are being
filled up and passage across the
Rhine is becoming more and more
difficult.
To Demand Moratorium.
With the news from the Rhine
came kilograms to the reparations
commission~from Berlin that several
German representatives are ell route
10 Paris to demand moratorium on
cash payments for the next two
months and possibly for the re-
mainder of this year. 1t is stated that
ali equivalent in merchandise is
promised instead The sudden plea
has forcstalled the guaranty COM
mission, which is now in Berlin try
ing TO adjust the finances.
During the German crisis the
Rhine line is intended as a sanitary
Gordon to hold back communist
propaganda. rather than to hold back
physical attacks. About $500 French
and Belgian airplanes on the Rhine
make a physical attack impossible.
France is remarkably free from
communism, but its position might
grow dangerous if Germany were to
adopt revolutionary ideas.
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Germany Is Divided
Into Two Factions

New York. July 9.-James w.
Gerard, former American ambassador
to Germany. who arrived on the Be-
rengaria, after a two-months' tour of
England. and France. explained that
he did not visit Germany because of
unsettled conditions there.
"No doubt they would have taken
a shot at me i'll Germany" he de
clared. He explained that Germany
was divided into two camps. the lib
erals on one side and the junker>
on the other,
81 don't believe conditions i'll Ger
many are quite as bad as pictured
in today's papers" said Mr.. Gerard
I am extremely optimistic OF the
outcome there. OF course there are
extremists on both sides, but the
government which will survive will
not be a parliamentary government.
1t will be one like our OWL.
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Baseball Fans
Rush to Aid of
League Umpire
Grand Island Mob Beats Nor.
folk Player Who Struck
and Broke Nose of
Arbitrator.

F, Grand Island, Neb., July 9.-(Spe-
cial Telegram.)--A crowd of 400
angry Baseball fans rushed to the
aid of Umpire Murphy when he was
attacked by Pitcher Specie of the
Norfolk team in game with Grand
Island here. Specie received a ter
rife beating by the crowd. being
kicked and struck in the face and
about the body by the mob.
Umpire Murphy was struck to the
ground by blow to the nose from
Specie shortly after the opening of
the ninth inning. The act was conf
nitted in the presence of Sheriff
SEWERS, who afterwards arrested the
pitcher on the charge of assault to
dc serious bodily injury.
Two Players Fined.
The attack on the umpire followed
series of rag-chewing episodes
between the official and the Norfolk
players. Wisi,er and Hegarty were
warned and later fined for minor
acts of rowdyism the first part of the
game. Hegarty was finally ruled to
the bench at the beginning of the
ninth.
Mari, another Norfolk player, had
to be removed from the diamond by
the sheriff ior default of payment
of a fine levied by Murphy in a
game yesterday. Upon being ruled
out by the umpire he pleaded with
League President Miles to allow
him to play. Miles refused to inter-
fere. Marr, who was third in the
lineup, went TO the plate when his
turn came. Umpire Murphy called
time.
Check Is Refused.
Mari then offered a check which
Murphy refused. He refused to leave
the plate until law officers were
summoned.
The umpire was standing between
the catcher's position and the third
base when the alteration took place
between the pitcher and the UNI
pire. Murphy summoned the sheriff
for the second time during the
game. 1t was at this point that
Specie struck the umpire and broke
his nose.
Specie was suspended from the
league for SO days by President
Miless, who witnessed the assault.
PLAYER Is Fined.
~Speece was arraigned i'll the county
court, pleaded guilty and was fined.
Judge Mullin, in imposing the fine,
warned the offender against any
repetition of that sort of work and
declared that the public wants no
sport of the kind at any time.
Local fans allege they overheard
group of Norfolk players planning
the entire affray. The purpose was
ito get Murphy's goat" and it was
determined to crab" on every de-
cision that gave the least opportunity.
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Irene Castle to Lead
Women of America in
Move to Uncover Ears

New York, July 9.-American
women who have hesitated to obey
the command OF fashion to reveal
their ears, which long have been hid
den under coils and curls of hair. at
last have their Joan of Arc. Irene
Castle Tremaine, who returned to-
day on the liner Berengaria, after
having withstood the shock of seeing
literally thousands of out-in-the-open
cars in Paris, is going to lead the
way. She's going to reveal her ears
to the public gaze.
To be sure, Irene, when she
skipped down the gangplank, had
her auditory receivers we'll covered.
But that was merely because she
realized that America might be COM
pletely bowled over at the sight OF
feminine ears SO suddenly.
Give Jne a week to summon cour-
age She said, and Ill lead the
way"
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By PAUL GREER.

Lincoln. July 9.--(Special Tele-
gram. .)-Thcre need be no mystihca-
ton over the harmony movement
that is designed to unite the Hitch
cock and Bryan factions of the demo-
cratic party in the coming primary.
In many towns about the state,
prominent democrats, some tradition
ally wet, some dry. are uniting for
the primary contest. The object,
which never is mentioned publicly, is
simply to collect the fragments of
the democratic party in preparation
for the national campaign of 1924.
There are four candidates for the
democratic nomination for governor
of Nebraska. One is Dan Butler of
Omaha, another is J.. N. Norton. =
farmer OF Polk county. who is en-
tered also OH the progressive ticket.
Then there is Will NJ. Maupin. an
editor of Gering. The fourth is
Charles w. Bryan of Lincoln. There
are two democratic candidates for
senator, Gilbert M. Hitchcock Of
Omaha, and J. o. Shroyer, a farmer
Of Humboldt.
Harmony Club Slate.
At one of these Harmony clubs
organized in Columbus last night. the
following slate was drawn up: Hitch
cock for senator. Bryan for COVER
nor, William !. McNichols for lieu
tenant governor, Kenneth w. Nc
Donald for attorney general. and Ed
gar Howard for congressman.
Always an interesting personality,
Mr. Bryan now has become even
more of a storm center. A month
ago he wrote to the Commoner, II
believe that the democratic party can
be united on All honorable basis. l
believe it is possible to re-elect SEN
ator Hitchcock to the United States
senate"
The conditions on which he based
this opinion were the acceptance by
Hitchcock of the prohibition and
suffrage issues, as already settled
by the voters of the state" and the
assumption that he would "vote and
use his influence in the senate, if
elected, to uphold the well known
sentiment Of Nebraska, which is op-
posed to any modification which
would weaken the Volstead act, and
that he would support a liberal ap-
preparation for the enforcement Of
prohibition
Not Stumping the State.
Mr.. Bryan is not stumping the
state. but is depending on letter
writing and calls from friends in his
campaign. His duties as city COM
missioner in Lincoln and as editor
of the Commoner, keep him hus-
tling. His suite of four office rooms
is constantly filled with visitors.
While one is left to stare at the bust
of W. ]. Bryan and the photographs
and mementoes of presidential CAM
paigns in which his famous brother
participated, Mr.. Bryan disposes Of
his callers in the order in which they
appear. sometimes holding overflow
meetings in the hall He comes in
soon and the Visitor sees a genial,
wholesome looking man. without the
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Farmers Near HaveIock
Promise Strikers Food

Havelock, Neb.. July 9.-(Special
Telegram.)-Food for the striking
shopmen was promised the Have
lock unionists by the farmers of
their neighborhood at mass meet
ing of over 2,600 workers and
farmers held here last night. Resolu-
tions passed bv the meeting
.alled for federal investigation OF
the railroad situation, ultimate
government ownership of the roads,
end the immediate passage of the
soldier bonus. Addresses were made
by w. l Jacoby. 4 farmer living
rear Havelock. Rev. {. Fl. Tucker.
of Have'cck. A. L. Tied of Platts-
mouth. Jesse Johnson. Joseph Gill
bert, H. NJ. Lux ard Mrs. Emma
H. Pau, farm woman OF Harvard.
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Former Sutton Banker
Paroled From Leavenworth

Geneva, Neb., July IN. L.
Luebben. former official OF the failed
First National bank OF Sutton. has
been released from the federal prison
at Leavenworth, according TO word
received here by A. w. Burlingame.
Luebben was serving term fol-
lowing conviction of violation of ma.
ticnal banking laws. Luebben, ac-
cording TO the advices here, was pa
rolled following an effort made here
in his behalf.
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Acceptance of
Henry Ford Offer
Favored byLadd
North Dakota Senator Intro.
duces Bill for Approval of
Purchase of Muscle
Shoals Plant.

Washington, July 9.-(By A. P.)-
Unconditional acceptance of Henry
Ford's offer for purchase and lease oi
the Muscle Sholes projects, including
the governments interests in the
steam power plants at Gorgas, would
be provided under a bill introduced
in the senate by Senator Ladd. re-
publican. North Dakota. Senator
Ladd said his measure had the ap-
proval of several members of the
senate agriculture committee, OF
which he is member.
The bill was identical with that in
troduced in the house by Represen-
tative Wright, democrat, Georgia,
but was given a senate title
The North Dakota senator did not
reveal the names Of the committeemep
who had approved the measure, but it
was known that it was acceptable to
the democratic members. Senator
Ladd, in presenting the bill, called
attention to the expenditures made
by American farmers for nitrate i'm
portations from Chile and asked the
senate if "the farmers should con-
tinue to pay more than $3,900,O0O
annually, when Mr.. Ford offers to
relieve them of these burdens at
Muscle Sholes."
THE average importations of
Chilean nitrate for five years, 1911
1915. inclusive" Senator Ladd said,
amounted to S5l,714 long tons, with
an average value at the Chilean port
of $l7,5ll, ,697. and with an export
duty paid to Chile on this tonnage
to s6,91O97S.o2. The cost
Of ocean freight, insurance. commits
sions. etc. on this five-year period
of Chilean nitrate importations can
be conservatively estimated at $40 a
ton. making total cost at port Of
approximately $29,939,8l5.o2."
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And-Saloon League
Back Of Sterling Bill

Washington, July 9.-The Anti
Saloon league, it is disclosed, is be-
hind the legislation proposed by
Senator Steling, South Dakota, to
extend the prohibition enforcement
jurisdiction beyond the coast of the
United States. This represents the
leagues latest proposal for, the in
Perception of liquor smugglers.
Under the proposed law, officers
of the coast guard, the Treasury de-
partment or other officers charged
with the enforcement of the national
prohibition act, would be authorized
to hail, stop and board any vessel
within l8 miles of the coast and to
search the vessel for liquor and evil
dence of the intention of smuggling
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-07-10
Lincoln .Laborers Change
Registration to Aid BRYAN

Lincoln, July o.-(Special. 1.-The
city registration office which re-
manned open here Saturday until 9,
did a rushing business. 1t was the
first day, however, that officials re-
ported heavy registration.
A number of Russian laborers. a
majority of whom told officials they
were born in Russia. asked to have
their party affiliation changed from
republican to democratic. This, po-
litical observers claimed. was the re-
suit of sympathetic talks given strik-
ers recently by Brother Charlie"
Bryan. one of the democratic candi-
dates for nomination for governor.
Bryan denied he made political
speeches.
However. it is barely possible they
CLEANED from my remarks | was
democrat" Bryan said
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Several Injured as Tornado
Tears Path Near Bloomfield

Bloomfield, Neb.. July 9.-Several
people were injured, two seriously.
today when a tornado tore path
through the farming community six
miles west of here. The storm CEN
ter was at the Rohrer farm. where
all the buildings were wrecked. The
property damage OH this farm is es-
timated at $4,000. Trees were torn
up and crops badly damaged. The
names of the injured have not been
learned.
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fall Father Palubicki was elected
committeeman from the third dis
trict. He later was made chairman
OF the American Legion state speak
ers' bureau He now is spending
much time in an effort to build up
the Douglas county posts. He was
instrumental i'll organizing the South
Omaha post. which recently was
granted a charter.
Father PalubiSki has spoken in
nearly all OF the larger cities in the
United States. His work as di-
rector of the orphanage consists of
financing the institution by holding
weekly meetings throughout the
state. He is booked to address
parishes in the state every Sunday
during the remainder of the year.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-07-10
Milligan Bank
Shortage Will
Reach $4,000
Grain Company With Offices
of Bank as Shareholders
Appears to Owe Bank
$4,000 to $4,000.

Geneva, Neb., July 9.-(Special
Telegram )-The shortage of the Ne
braska State bank of Milligan. which
was closed by state bank officials
Wednesday, totals $4,000, it was es-
timated at a meeting of creditors FRI
day nightl
- After B. A. lynn Of Geneva was
named receiver, Jay M. Riley Of Lin
coin, state bank examiner, and E. c.
Sharp who has had charge of the
bank since June 10. made report of
the condition of the failed bank.
The examiner was still in doubt
as to the amount of the bogus GER
tificates, of deposit issued. Many Of
them were torn from the back of the
book, he said. Discrepancies i'll the
deposits total $4,000. of which ST.
500 is said to be admitted by the men
under arrest.
Seek Missing Record.
Riley stated that four months ago
he examined the Milligan bank and
found that there was no record of
its standing with its correspondent,
the Merchants National bank of
Omaha. Riley then wrote the Oma-
ha bank for figures and left town.
The letter from the Omaha bank was
sent to Riley in care of the Milligan
bank. One of the figures in this
statement had been changed, when
he opened the letter few days later.
! he said.
Other alleged frauds included the
misappropriation of $1,000 and a
draft with an endorsement, believed
to have been forged. Sight drafts
on commission firms, for which it
is believed no grain was shipped,
were also disclosed. Liberty bonds
are said to have disappeared from
the deposit vaults of the bank and
taxes paid, to be forwarded to the
county treasurer were never re-
mitted. according to bank records.
Grain Company Involved.
The Milligan Grain. company ap-
pears to be indebted to the bank
from $4,000 to $4,000. Besides
Emil J. Kotas, former head of the
Milligan bank. the other owners OF
the elevator are Herman Statsny,
twice arrested for selling intoxicat-
ing , liquors, and James Keedjl.
Adolph Kotas, cashier and brother
OF Emil J, kotas
A committee of three was ap-
pointed to advise With the receiver
and act in the interest OF the, conf
munity. This is made up of Len
J. Davis, cashier Of the Citizens
State Bank of Geneva, S. F. Fune-
maker of Tobias and w. ]. Matskc
of Shickley.
The Nebraska State Bankers as
sociation interests will be repre-.
sented by committee composed of
c. H. Brinkman of Ohiowa. L. P.
Sorenson of Sutton and c. E. Bow
lev OF Friend. Fifty bankers were in
attendance from this and adjacent
counties. Frank NJ. Sloan of
Geneva was chosen chairman and
Leroy Stines of Fairmont. secretary.