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The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-10-19
Girls
Are Decorated
at Frisco Meet
Legion Emblem Pinned on
Each Cadet by National
Commander Owsley--
Receives Ovation.

San Francisco, Cal. Oct. 1s-Nebras-
kais giri cadets. already flushed from
basking in the limelight during the
fifth annual convention OF the Anueri-
can Legion here. rose TO their great
esg triumph today when they were de-
corated by Alvin owsley. national le-
gion commander, ON the convention
platform.
Commander owsley personally pin.
ned the legion decoration on the
breast Of each OF the Hastings girls
and their commander. Mai Lawrence
Jones. while battery Of cameras
perpetuated the event and thousands
OF delegates and guests applauded.
The decoration took place just prior
to the converting Of the morning ses-
sion.
The cadets performed last night
before 15.0o0 gathered on the conven.
tion floor and gallery of the Knights
OF Columbus show and dance. When
their drill was completed they were
accorded an ovation that lasted sew.
erai minutes.
The cadets began establishing prec-
edents by parading across the con-
yention platform yesterday morning
and set a second precedent in being
decorated by the national commander.
according 10 regular attendants at
legion conventions.
Mayor Rolph has given the girls
the freedom OF the city and all Off
cial legion cars have been placed at
their disposal.
So pronounced a hit have the girls
made that a movement Is now on foot
ampng the % Nebraska delegates to
have the cadets recognized as a per
msnent institution OF the state de.
partment OF the legion.
Most OF the $50 visiting legion
naires from Nebraska will leave for
tlfsir homes at the conclusion OF Fri
days final session. In most cases
they win take the route via Los An
geles. permitting them a short stay
there and in the Grand canyon. .
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of Old
Soldiers Is for
Their Own Good
Control Board Believes They
Receive Better Cazc al
State Home During
Winter.

Grand Island, Neb., Oct. 1s.-Ac'
ton taken by the state board Of
control in ordering aged veterans and
their wives living IN rented cottages
adjacent to the soldiers home here TO
move into state quarters during the
cold winter months was an attempt
10 better their condition rather than
injure them. as has been charged by
certain persons living here.
The average veteran Is past 81
years of age. Practically all are feeble
and the only reason that they have
lived in cottages was the fact that
there was not sufficient room at the
home for them.
This summer the new hospital was
completed at The home. The quarters
of the old hospital have been ar.
ranged into barracks. the board Of
control believing that those outside
the home would be better satisfied.
In many quarters IL is charged that
owners Of houses rented by the vet.
Grams adjacent TO the home are be-
hind the protest filed with the state
board Of control.
Everyone converssnt with the stu.
ation knows that the board of con-
troll, in building the new hospital for
the purpose OF getting more room for
quartering the rapidly aging veterans
and their wives. WAS actuated by the
best motives
A majority OF the officers al the
home are republicans. the board thus
far absolutely refusing to play pol
itics" In appointing and retaining OF
ficials in any OF the state institu-
tons
The fact that Governor Bryan has
come out In favor OF property owners
anxious TO continue collecting rentals
from the old soldiers is looked upon
with suspicion by many residents here
as pretext to force the board OF
control 20 oust republican office hold
ers and replace them with deserving
democrats.
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Is
Charged in
IN. J. Arrests
Former Secretary to Senator
Edwards Among Eight
'Highups'' Accused of
Liquor Violations.
Sensation Is Created
BY Universal Service.

New York, Oct. 1S.-Eight men In
Guiding Harry Foley, former secre.
tary to Senator Edwards OF New Jer.
sey. and now state superintendent Of
weights and measures, were arrested
late today at the Hotel Pennsylvania
by federal agents on a charge of
bribing or attempting to bribe pro
hiHtion agents with $4,000 not to
report violations of the dry laws.
United States Attorney General
Hayward declared after the arrests
had been made on plant" that the
roundup revealed a shocking state of
affairs in New Jersey, and perhaps
in Pennsylvania, In which state and
other officials and, politicians were in
league with bootleggers.
Besides Foley, those arrested IN
cluded: Herbert Katz, Of the Patter-
son On. - Brewing and Mailing com.
pany; Edward Butler of the Peter
Breidt Brewing company, Elizabeth,
N. j.; Harry Kuller Of the Hygia
Brewing company Of Passaic, N. j.;
George Seeber of Elizabeth, n. J.
Three other men also were arrested
Charges against soma of those
under arrest were conspiracy to bribe
prohibition officials to permit the dis
tribution and sale OF beer in New
Jersey and to prevent The distribu.
ton in New Jersey OF beer brewed In
Pennsylvania. The bribes were al
legged to range from 81 900 to $4,000.
Federal agents. pretending to fall in
with the bribery proposals, claimed
to have collected $4,000.
Existence in New Jersey OF a far
reaching scheme, involving bribery of
prohibition agents and collusion with
politically prominent persons TO frus.
trate the enforcement of the dry laws
was reported to Washington soon
after the investigation was started.
A large number of New Jersey brew
cries and several large industrial
alcohol concerns OF New York ane
New Jersey were reported implicated
in the conspiracy.
The breweries were said to be pay
ing large sums to protect them In
the brewing Of Illegally potent beers.
The alcohol companies were alleged
to be rectifying alcohol into whisky
and other liquors and using redistilled
denatured alcohol and grain alcohol
released from bonded warehouses for
denaturing purposes.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-10-19
"NAME IT" COLUMN

down street to a ire. Feel sorry for
the youngsters. but glad for the old
horses.
Passed man and woman on stair
way leading to second story restau-
rant. Man middle aged: woman young
er. gaudily dressed and handpainted.
Stricken look on mans face. disdain-
full look on woman's face. Heard
man say. Il hope you will not live
long enough to ruin another mans
life" Sensed tragedy. with per-
haps n broken-hearted wife and moth.
er In the background. but went on.
Deep sympathy for broken.hearted
wife. II there 10 one, but not a bit
for man who fell for Establishments
OF painted female.
Impressed with the number Of ca
fes. restaurants, chop suey parlors
and hamburger joints in Omaha.
Wonder IL the casual and brief Wis.
itors do not get the impression that
Oma hans live to eat.
Across the breakfast table from
Robert r. Lee Herdman. A little older
but doesn't look IL, and still keeps
pretty accurate track OF things polIti-
cal. Recalled some old battles In which
we fought together, he with a commits.
sion and me a buck private. No oc.
caslon for pernicious activity these
days. so conversation did not turn
on politics.
Into a department store 20 make
small purchase. Hope some day
To inquire Of fioorwaiker for directions
without a quiver In my voice. Then
over TO bank 10 buy draft. very small.
Hope some day TO arrive at position
whereby | may teel | really don't
have TO take off my hat when ap.
proachIng a banker at his desk.
Feeling somewhat sbasEed. Asked
young lady In store 20 wrap a parcel
40 l might send II by parcel post.
Request complied with. but young
lady smiliugly refused modest tip Of.
fered. Unusual experience and some
what frustrated mo. Must recon.
mend young lady Tor promotion,
w. "A. NJ.
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Woman Who Won Spouse
Of Anofher litter Balm
Suif. Aiuarded Dirorce

West Point. Neb.. oct. fs.--Mrs.
Rose u. wendt, who a few years sgo
was defendant In suit for alienation
OF affections brought by the wife of
Arthur y. Went. was granted al.
corce from the latter In district court
hers this week.
The alienation suit was carried 20
the supreme court and the Plaintiff
was awarded Judgment of $4,000
against the woman who later married
the plaintiffs former husband. The
case was one otthe most sensational
divorce trials IN the history OF the
county.
In the decree Just granted Mrs.
wendt, she was awarded si,ooo ALI
mony, custody of their children and
ssS month for their support.
Mr. wendt figured IN two divorce
suits prior TO the one ihls week.
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Headline in evening edition: Says
wife wanted his money: sues for di.
vorce.' Know n man right hero in
Omaha whose wife IL always asking
him for money. Doesn't know what
she does with all the money she asks
for. Hasn't given her any yet.
To dinner with little party OF thea
trical friends. Jolly folk. Seem to
be as human as the rest Of US. Pre-
fer their company to that Of some
people who profess to look down on
stage folk.
Interrupted Edison Rich yesterday
while he was trying to untangie
knotty legal problem for Union Pa
cific. Long since discovered that the
higher up you go the easier II In TO
secure hearing. My opinion is, that
is one OF the reasons men get to be
among the higher-ups. Valuable suE.
gestlon here for some clerks In Oma-
ha stores.
My idea OF embarrassing a man is
for his wife TO delegate him to pur.
chase something for her in the wo.
mans wear section OF big depart.
ment store.
Met A. A. Miller and ]. G. Petersen
from old home town OF Gering. Both
here on important business and both
hoping that business will hold them
until Saturday noon. no they can 40
homo by way OF Lincoln and sec the
football game. often wonder II this
tired business man stun gets by with
F'rieid Wife. just like a cool breeze
through the open window TO meet this
pair.
Friend tells me he asked for two
pats Of butter with his hard rolls
yesterday morning, and the girl
wanted to know IL he was tho fellow
who wrote that stun for The Omaha
Rec. Feel fattered myself, but won.
der how my friend felt.
Nothing exciting about Are trucks
motor driven racing down street.
Younger generation win never know
the real thrills we oldaters had when
the big Are horses went salloping
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-10-19
By MARK SULLIVAN.

Washington. Oct. 18.-In spite of
some diversion created by the an
nouncements which came out of the
White House yesterday about freight
rates, prohibition enforcement con-
in Washington. The principal spec
ulation concerns itself with the con.
ference of governors at the White
House on Saturday and whether that
conference will be more or less per-
functory or will start something"
This conference did not come about
of President Coolidge's initiative. His
holding it is part Of his carrying
out of Harding's policies. When
Harding first planned 1t, which was
as long ago as last January, he in
tended ito be important and to be
a part of his intention to make him
self an aggressive leader of dry en-
forcement.
AS the program now stands the con-
ference will be very brief. There is
to be merely luncheon at the White
House, followed by discussion,
which discussion will not be OPEN to
newspaper reporters. Whether any
thing very substantial develops un-
der these circumstances remains to
be seen. Most of the potential inn
portance depends on what Coolidge
says to the governors and on whas
Governor Pinchot says TO Coolidge.
May Disappoint Drys.
In addition to this there IL much
curiosity as to whether some gov
ernors who think differently from
Pinchot. such as Governor Ritchie of
Maryland and Governor Smith of
New York, will repeat the views
they have expressed in the past II
Coolidge's address should have the
tendency of throwing enforcement
back on the state governors 1t will
be a distinct disappointment TO
Pinchot and the church people who
had their conference here last Sat
urday, Sunday and Monday.
II President Coolidge gives this
turn to the conference 1t can be an
ticipated with complete confidence
that there will oe subsequent develop
nlents. The, e,church people have been
all over this matter Of the distinction
between federal Authority and state
authority, and they know exactly
where they stand and what they
want.
They have clear picture Of what
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-10-19
Pinchot Flays
Lax Enforcing
of Prohibition
Farley Split by
Demand for Action--Wcts :
Rally to Louisiana
Executive.
BY International News service.

West Baden Springs. Ind, Oct. Is.
Prohibition today split wide open
the governors conference. in spirited
discussions, showing aside those listed
in the regular schedule for the meet
ing-taxation and agricultural relief
lines were drawn sharply between
the so-calied dry and liberal state
executives on the liquor law issues.
This subject became the paramount
theme Of the conference.
On all sides. especially In informal
gatherings, the national dry act and
the ''law and order" conference with
President Coolidge at the White House
Saturday were the leading topics OF de-
bate.
Wide confusion existed among the
state chiefs on the challenge of Gov.
ernor Pinchot of Pennsylvania, charg.
ing President Coolidge personally
with full responsibility for the en-
forcement Of the dry law.
In characteristic Rooseveltian FASH
ion, the Pennsylvania governor. who
acted as spokesman for the bone dry
element. denounced the present sys-
tenn of enforcement and demanded
that in order to make America
thoroughly arid. the federal admins.
tration extend greater and more har-
monious cooperation to state agencies
in running down bootiegging and sup
pressing illicit booze traffic.
He lashed verbal rights and iefts al
the methods used by the prohibition
unit In Washington In issuing with
drawal permits. Thousands OF the per
mits, he said, are being forged, with
the result that liquor Is being flooded
over the country in violation OF the
laws. To ask the states to stop tnls
traffic. unless more strenuous enorts
are made 10 wipe out the faking. nc
declared, Imposes a burden that is
stupendous."
Pinchot promised TO lay bare this
condition to President Coolidge at the
White House gathering. with the adai-
tionaI warming that he Intended 70
speak straight from the shoulder.
The more liberal forces rallied
around Governor Parker OF Louisiana.
when pinchot remarked that the
"fght against liquor is Just begun.
Parker prophesied that prohibition
seems certain to become the major
issue in the 1924 presidential cam
paIgn, and in both parties"
Parker held little hope for 100 per
cent enforcement"
He thought that the most suitable
way TO rid the country OF the 'proh''
bItion mess would he to repeal the
volstead act. to permit the manufac'
ture OF wine and beer. under the
strictest governmental supervision.
Under the Parker flag we're Gov
ernors Hyde Of Missouri and sllzer Of
New Jersey.
Whatever may be the political
Significance of Pinchot's moves. he
made II quite plain today that he pro.
poses to be one OF the "dryest of
the drys." He intends TO carry the
dry battle cry all over his own state
and join with tho citizenship confer
cnce In the nationwide campaign 10
enforce the liquor law TO the very
letter. He politely refused to discuss
the possibility that he might be the
political standard bearer for the dry
wing Of the republican party In 1924
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-10-19
McKelvie Tells of
Danger to U.S.. in
Foreign Trade
Former Governor Saws In.
dustry Must Undergo Change
or American Business
Will Suffer.

Spec1al Dispatch to The Omnha Bee.
Lincoln, Oct. 1s.-The east Is look
ing moro hopefully upon the agricul.
tural regions Of the country, accord
ing to a statement of former Gov
ernor S. r. Mckelvie. issued today.
Mr.. McKelvie has Just returned from
a three weeks trip to Chicago. De
troit, New York. Boston, Washington
and Akron.
Not infrequently it was said to me
by prominent business men" Mr.. Nc
Kelvie declares. that II We want to
get breath Of optimism we have to
go west. Down here we are In the
midst Of gloom
with factories running overtime
and with wages almost at the war
level, 1t is at first difficult to under.
stand this. but on a closer analysis
the reasons become readily apparent.
1T is fact that despite high wages
and high commodity prices, the in
dustrial districts have not been get.
ting ahead economically. Wage earn.
ers for the most part have been
spending all and more than their in.
come,> and manufacturers have been
finding 1t increasingly difficult to com.
pete with imports that have been pro.
I.,ooH - xtnrxr y,,,,ch foxuar ,<..t II
Is imminent. In the minds Of the
most thoughtful business executives
that this condition cannot continue,
that manufacturers in this country
will feel increasingly the pressure OF
competition Of foreign countries as
rapidly as the latter-get back to work
and begin to enter our markets, de
spite the tariff.
This means one of two things
Either wages, manufacturing costs
and commodity prices must come
down or the domestic market will be
entered largely by the products Of
foreign factories. With labor thor.
oughly organized and militant in
many lines, manufacturers dread the
thought Of readjusting wages down
ward, for 1t means strikes and almost
interminable labor troubles.
Moreover, there is a good deal ia
be said on the side Of the laboring
man, for rents are high and will con.
tinue TO be so for some time. Also
living costs. generally. are high. In
that labor represents the major por
tion Of the cost Of production. the
cost OF living will decline somewhat
as wages decline. but this is a ques
ton that IL very difficult TO argue
and the employer Of labor is in O
very unhappy state Of mind on &C
count Of the dark cloud that looms
up before him.
II called upon President Coolidgs
at the White House and was invited
to dine with him. Frankly ! did
most OF the talking. but | wal
prompted to do this by questions thai
were asked by the president, and ths
nature OF these questions assured ms
at once that my interrogation was
quite thoroughly Informed upon ths
most pertinent questions Of the mo
ment. relating TO the farmer. Finally
i asked him what he thought would
he done for the farmer at Washing
ton, and he promptly replied that ri
far an he was concerned everythins
would be done that seemed feasible.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-10-19
Dry Law Enforcement to Dominate
Washington Farley Of Governors
Duty of States Nab Hip Pocket Boocgg and Of Federal
Government TO Stop Rum Flow at Source
Will Be Emphasized

they think the state can and should
do and what they think the federal
government can and should do. They
think the big need is up to the fed
eral government and they are deter
mined to keep putting 1t up to the
federal government until either they
get action or satisfy themselves that
they can't get action.
Like Spilled Shot
r In Pinchot's address last Sunday
he interpolated vivid and convinc-
ing figure Of speech, that did not ap-
pear in his prepared address and
which enlisted the unqualified appro-
val of his audience. He said 1t Is
like taking a quart can full Of shot
and spilling it @on the floor. When
it has been spilled all over to the
country it is up to the governors to
pick up the individual pieces of shot.
But the federal government is able to
keep the shot,in the can.
The view OF Pinchot and the church
people is that the states, through
their local police, can and will take
care of the little. individual hip pock-
ct bootlegger; but the federal gov
ernment could and ought to take care
Of the only big sources of supply. As
Pinchot put 1t:
! vThe principal violations Of the IL
quor law come through bootleggers
who obtain liquors or alcohol in large
quantities. They can secure such
quantities only through permission
Of the federal authorities. No liquor
can lawfully be manufacture except
by federal permission. No alcohol
can be produced without federal
permit All whisky and alcohol in
storage is solely in control OF the
United States. None can be released
from bond, sold, transported or used
in manufacture except by federal per-
mission.
Stop Flood at Source
No brewery can operate without
permit from the United States. With
the power to issue and the right to
act under these permits no state can
interfere. The liquor problem is first
OF all a national matter and as such
cannot be met and solved unless the
federal government does It's full part.
ut 10 foolish to expect the state
and municipal police powers 10 cope
with floods of illegal liquor let loose
by the failure of federal agents to
dam the flood at its source. Federal
(rurn 10 Page Two. Column R1ye.)
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President Pat of Peru Is
Honor cuest af Dinu

Brock, Neb.. Oct. 1s.-The Peru
Commercial club gave q chicken pie
dinner at the Methodist church par.
lors for the school men of southeast
ern Nebraska. The dinner was given
in honor of President w. II. Pate Of
the Peru State Normal, and was at
tended by nearly all Of the school
men of this part of the state. Presi-
dent Pate has the work well in hand
at Peru and is very popular with the
normal faculty and students, ss well
as with the citizens Of Peru. a. evil
denced by the action OF the CONNER.
cial club in the meeting OF last night.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-10-19
Day of Broken Bow Name
Will Be Alumni Even

Aurora. Neb., Oct. 1s--At the Rot.
airy club meeting II was decided that
an effort would be made to have all
OF the business houses in town close
during the afternoon when the foot
ball team of Aurora plays the Broken
Bow or Hastings here. The day will
be made a Homecoming day for alum
nj Of the Aurora high school. and
with all of the business houses closed.
IL is anticipated that there will be 4
large and enthusiastic crowd At the
football game.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-10-19
Claim Life's Savings Went
tOHebb Motor Company
By Universal Service.

Lincoln. Oct. 1s--Almeda 8. Hin
man Of wymore, Neb.. testifying for
the government in its case against
former directors Of the Hebb Motors
company, told today how she and
her husband had invested the saw
ings OF a lifetime on the strength OF
rornises of stock statesmen employed
the company. She invested, in
III, $500 In liberty bonds and a real
estate mortgage valued at $4,000.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-10-19
Beatrice Man Charged
With Stealing Check

Beatrice, Neb.. Oct. 1S.-Frank
Wears was lodged in the county jail
today charged with stealing check
amounting to sA9.50 from the grocery
store of Montgomery & Pauley. He
stoutly denies his guilt. He Is out
on $4,000 bond. pending a hearing OK
a former case in the supreme court,
In which he was found guilty OF
box car robbery a. year ago.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-10-19
Record Stock Shipment
Handled at Sidney. Neb.

Sidney. Neb.. OCT. 1s.--At one time
this week. there were 500 head Of cat
tie in the Sidney stockyards FOR ship
ment 10 st. Joseph. Mo. and soc head
OF Cheyenne county hogs for ship
ment TO San Francisco. This is a
record for hog shipments from cheS'
enne county and the first time since
the Cow days" that so Many cattle
We're shipped at one time.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-10-19
Jayhawkers Ready
Nv Associated Press.

Lawrence, Kan, Oct. 1S.--Short
dummy" practice completed the Jay
hawkers' training this afternoon be-
fore they were to board train Tor
Lincoln, Neb.. where they will meet
the strong Cornhuskers on Saturday.
The Kansas eleven Is regarded by
sportsmen as one OF the best teams
turned out here In several years.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-10-19
Aged Man Is Badly Burned
While Lighting His Pipe
special Dispatch

Beatrice. Neb.. Oct. 1s.--While
lighting his pipe for morning smoke
at his home eight miles northeast OF
Beatrice today. John watjes. 81. was
seriously burned ON the chest. left
side and abdomen when the match
ignited his clothing. II Is though,
he will recover.