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The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-04-10
Bomb Wrecks
Ruhr Canal
Inland Waterway Traffic Tied
Up by Carefully-Planned
Explosion.

Essen, April 9.-The explosion OF a
time bomb destroyed the lock of the
Dortmund-E Ems canal near Herne early
today. The canal was blocked. serious
ly interfering with the complicated in
land waterway trafI'c in the Ruhr.
This is the most serious case Of
cabotage yet reported on the Ruhr
waterways. The lock destroyed is
near the junction OF the Dortmund.
Ems canal with the main canal that
runs down 10 the Rhine al Duisburg
and Rhurort. where the worlds larg'
est inland port Is located.
The intention Of the dynamiters ap-
parently was not only 10 block the
canal. but 10 drain the water from
the main Rhine-Herne canal. which is
the main waterway artery OF the
Ruhr. The French say this main
canal has not been interfercd with,
as the locks on both sides OF the ono
which was dynamited were closed i'm
mediately after the explosion 10 pre-
vent the draining OF the main canal.
The Dortmund- Ems canal. itself an
important waterway. is blocked by the
destruction OF the leck. Guards have
been placed at all functions and locks
as measure for prevention Of FUR.
ther damage.
The circumstances o: The explosion
indicated that the bomb had been
placed with great care under difficult
circumstances. II blew out the gate
and tore large hole In the side of
the canal.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-04-10
Lord Cmndrron Lired
in Constant Dread of
Bites From Mosquitoes

London. April 9. - An anonymous
personal friend of Lord Carnaryon
wrote 10 the Morning Post that
ore Of the tragedies Of the lord s
death is that he endeasored TO avoid
mosquitoes all his life. Carnarvon died
as the result Of a mosquito bite in
Egypt.
The friend said Lord Carnaryon
would never revisit an excellent hotel
IN Paris because he was once bitten
by a mosquito there. Wherever he
went be would call on a chemist and
purchase "A lotion to be applied in
case there were mosquitoes about.
Once when in South America he
Vas invited to duck shoot and when
all in the party had been badly stung
Carnaryon borrowed horse and hur-
ried TO the nearest railway station ex.
planning.
Il would never remain FIVE minutes
IN a place where l am liable 10 be
bitten By mosquitoes
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-04-10
Omahaa Moose inADriye to
Double Membership Here

Omaha lodge No. 20. Loyal Order
Of Moose. is promoting a member
ship campaign in commemoration Of
the 10th anniversary OF the founding
Of Mooseheart. the home and school
maintained for more than l.loo chill
dren four miles north of Aurora, III.
This drive for members will be con.
tinued until June %
DR.. Ernest L. Benson viii head a
delegation Of e5 Omaha Moose 10
Mooseheart in June when nearly To-
600 members from all over the coun-
try viii make this annual pilgrimage.
Among them Will be President Hard
ing, who is member OF the order.
and Secretary of Labor 7. ]. Davis.
The objective OF the Omaha lodge
is TO double It's membership before
June 20.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-04-10
Woman Commits Suicide
Because Mate Fled Arrest

santa Ana. Cal, April s.-The
flight Of her husband 10 avoid arrest
several months ago prompted Mrs.
Margaret d. Moon. q. to swallow
poison. she told doctors while they
made a fuii6 attempt to save her life.
The tragedy occurred IN the presence
Of her father. Samuel Woodbridge.
former Colorado supreme court Judge.
in their homo in Garden Grove. near
here. Sunday afternoon and the mo.
tive became known today.
Mrs. Noon smiled as the doctors
used eme,ics and other means 10
halt tho poison IN its course TO her
heart. She explained that George
y Moon. her husband. fled Decem.
ber To avoid arrest IN connection
with affairs of food store in Gar.
den Grove. She said she could not
licv through the dependency grow.
ing out Of il. She died within an hour
after taking the poison,
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-04-10
Pilot Killed, Mechanic Hurt
When Plane Falls 200 Feet

Los Angeles. April 9.-Edward Ma.
lone. "a. pilot. was killed and Her.
schell Mckee. mechanic. probably fn-
tally injured in an airplane accident
here Sunday. The men attempted n
flight IN plane owned by CONNER
cial aviation company. They were
said TO have started without exhaust
pipes. When they reached an alti.
tude OF about 200 feet the plane burst
into flames.
Mckee climbed out on the right
wing and jumped. His action threw
the plane out of balance and st
crashed 90 the ground with Malone.
Malone WAS said TO have come here
from Tennessee. Mckee has relatives
in indianapolis.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-04-10

of Father Hcredia's pictures upon
which figures had been supcrimposed.
Three members OF the newspapers
staff who were rrtscnt at the demon.
stratlon testified Father lereda did
not touch the plates and did not ap.
proach closer TO them at any time
than three feet.
When he had finished his demon.
stratlon he proved how simple II all
was by exposing the secret to a staff
photographer in the group. who
thereupon made spirit" picture
unalded.
ON his way out. Father ilercdia Is.
sued n challenge To spirituallst ox-
ponents 10 produe, any phenomenon
that he could not duplicate provided
lie was given. as much time to pre-
pare as they have presumably allow.
ed themselves
Sir \. Conan Doyle. IN state.
mcnt made after he had seen the
newspaper reproductions OF Father
lleredlas experiments. said that
great ignorance Of the subject bad
been shown.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-04-10
Free Cathedral Urged
bv Minister i'm Chicago

Chicago. April "A new kind OF
church. free cathedral where n
creed is not enforced and where thcre
may he a kind Of membership which
any one can attach himself 10 IL he
believes in the general purposes Of
Christianity without defining his
CT eedal statement. was advocated by
Rev. Won ogden Noigt. pastor of n
congregational church here.
Rev. MIR Nogt announced his plan
before his congregation yesterday. iic
sald he wanted to combine tho ritual
ism and the historic sanetity of the
Catholic church with the intellectual
freedom of the Protestan or free
churches.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-04-10
Eagles Working for 1000
New Members bv August

The Omaha aerie of Eagles Is in a
drive to initiate 1000 new members
before August as part OF plan TO
get the grand aerie meeting here IN
1915. II was held here in 1909.
The grand aerie will meet this year
in Denver. August TO II, and plans
are being made by the local members
10 entertain thousands who will pass
through Omaha with their wives and
daughters at that time.
r. J. Barrett Is IN charge Of the
drive with headquarters at the Eagles
fome until each evening. after
which he can be reached at his home,
33ie Lafayette avenue. Telephone,
lIarney 54l2.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-04-10
Signs on County Main Roads
Planned by Commissioner.

Henry Mcdonald. chairman of the
county commissioners. announces that
he will offer a resolution at the next
board meeting 10 have signs put up
at all important main roads, more
especially new roads that have been
paved the last two years in the coun-
~.
II have received numerous com.
plants from Douglas county citizens
on this matter" said Mcdonald. Il
know that the people would take
more advantage Of our roads that
have cost US thousands and | would
say a million dollars If they knew
where the roads were and If they
were properly marked.
Commissioners Kubat and Briggs
nave already agreed with Mcdonald s
idea.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-04-10
Action Against Fruit
Growers Express Dropped

Washington. April a.-Proeeedings 5
instituted by the federal trade COM
mission against the Fruit Growers EN-
press. Inc. were dismissed today by
the supreme court on motion Of the
government.
The federal trade commission issued
orders TO the Fruit Growers Express.
controlled by Armour & Co. to change
its contract with the railroad com.
panisS requiring them 10 use their
rofrigerntor cars exclusively in the
shipment Of pcrishsble products.
especially from the south.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-04-10
Meeting DELAYED in Hope of
Having Edison and Ford Her,

Rey NJ. Harrop president - TIE
American Economic league. MI
headquarters IN the Lyric hoild.ns
announces that the national oOnfef~
ence Il his organization has been peSi
poned from April ss-sS 10 May ss,se.
We arc doinS this because Ne he.
GcVe that hy holdinx thc confcrcnce
next month We MAY ~ able u cetain
the presence ~ Thomas HdiSon ara
Henry Fond as Spea NerS Mr N&rgaen
said. I am informed that AIR EJs-
son "a nd.Sposed az this time
Mr. hayy0p stated ina, G.eee invita-.
nons wil he sent ard that a fund -
81 500 MIL hf RAISED in omaha Il.
assist Ii dcsia,ns ths expense cf IA
confegenSe,
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-04-10
Capitalist Found Dead
i'm Pullman SiaierOom

New York. April 9.--The body nf
John Blackwell Cobb, G5, capitalist,
was found in his stateroom on n train
from Hot Springs, Ark, on its arrival
al the Pennsylvania station this after
noon. Cobb. who lived at Stanford,
Conn, for many years, was vice pres.
ident OF the American Tobacco com
pany and a director Of the United
Drug company
Mr.. Cobb had been wintering 1t
Hot Springs and was believed to have
been stricken with heart trouble Sun
day night. When he failed TO emerge
from his stateroom at the railroad
station porter entered and found his
body. Physicians said he had been
dead several hours
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-04-10
Man Dies From Wounds
Inflicted by Woman

New Castle. Pa. April S.-Carl H.
Dufford. secretary and treasurer of
the Dufford Furniture company, died
in hospital from a revolver wound
inflicted last week ON the sales floor
Of the furniture store by Mrs. 1o-
sephine Best. a widow. formerly a
stenographcr in the firms employ.
The womsa will be charged with muir.
der, authorities stated
The shooting occurred when Duf.
ford sought 90 end their relations OF
more than a years standing Mrs
Pest told tho police.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-04-10

Walsenburg. Colo, April ?. -
paveline Murphy. .. Is dead. her
brother, Robert. =. aud sister. s.
are not expected TO I've aud three
other children OF the family are
seriously burned a. result of an
explosion of n keg of blasting powder
on the Murphy farm, la miles east
Of here, yesterday. ono of the
Youngsters threw a lighted match
INTO tre powder Tho explosion broke
windows IN tarm house, Nthsa seN.
. eral miles CT the Murphy place
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-04-10
Victor B. Smith Joins
Omaha National Bank

Victor L. Smith. until recently man
aging editor Of The Omaha Bee. has
heen appointed manager Of the new
business department Of the Omaha
National bank and the Omaha Trust
company.
Walter W. Head president Of the
Omaha National stated that With Mr..
Smith at the head of the department
he was very hopeful for the future
development Of the service to new Gus
toners and to affiliated institutions.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-04-10
Priest Sought on Rum
Charges Surrenders

Denver, April 9.-Father Walter A.
Grace, former pastor of the Shrine
of st. Anne at Aryada, sought by
federal authorities in connection
with the alleged forgery of whisky
pernits, walked into the office of
United States Marshal William A. Dol
lison shortly after / this afternoon
and surrendered to the authorities.
A search which become nationwide
began several weeks ago after the
issuance of a warrant for the arrest
Of Father Grace.
Shortly after surrendering, he was
arraigned before United States Dis
trict Attorney CRANKY Hitler. and ad-
mitted to bail in the sum of $1,000.
The bond was MADE returnable June
Is,
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-04-10
Winter Wheat Condition
Below Normal. Saws Report

The government report on condition
Of winter wheat Just issued gives 1t
as 75.2 per cent. compared with 1874
per cent last year; 81 the year before
and a 1o-year average OF S4.1.
Estimated yield this year is 572,oOo,-
900 bushels, compared with 5S6,0oo,.
700 bushels harvested last year, 6O0.
10000 bushels the year before and a
lve-year average of $4,000, 900
bushels
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-04-10
Great Northern Valuation
Cut by Commerce Body

Washington, April "a tentative
valuation Of S395.353.655 was fixed
today by the Interstate Commerce
commission upon the Great Northern
railway system. The company's own
estimate of It's total capital invest
nent. as determined by tho par value
OF outstanding stocks and bonds, WIS
&G07 .lb6, AZ.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-04-10
Harding to Make
New World Court
Campaign issue
President Determined TO Make
/ United States Member of
League Tribunal if
Possible.


Iarding's five weeks of joyous vaca-
ton in the south appear TO have
hardened his determination 10 do all
that is possible to make the United
States a member of the court Of the
league OF nations.
1t will be his issue in the cam
paign of 1924. II he should decide 10
be candidate. 1t will be the major
topic in the speeches which he Is to
deliver TO the country in his tour
next June. It will be the item of
chief importance which he will lay
before congress when it reconvenes
in December.
Authoritative information to this
effect, coming through official
channels, was the most significant
incident of the presidents first day
at his desk since his return.
Believes Plan Winner.
The president left no doubt in the
minds of his callers that he believed
be would win on the court proposal.
Frankly. the White House IS Of The
opinion that while the greatest bloc
Of opposition to the league OF ma
tions covenant came from the west,
the sentiment in that section of the
country is now strongly supporting
the league court proposal. The
president has been informed that
the farmers, seeking an outlet for
their products, will welcome and sup
port the court proposal.
Announcement of the president !
plans foreshadow big events within
the party. and a possible split. II viii
lead inevitably TO bitter and pro-
longed fight in the senate. which may
possibly be carried Into the presiden-
tial contest. Most of the repub4ica a
leaders in the senate are lined up III
opposition to the presidents proposal.
Reorganization Of the republican IN.
tionai committee is also probable
a result OF the presidents determine
tiou. The present chairman. John Z
Adams. belongs to the irreconcilable
group.
VIII Try TO Dissuadc Harding
Senator Watson and other repub-
lican leaders in the senate still cling
to the hope that they Will be able -
dissuade the president from forcing
the court proposal upon the party as
an issue Watson is to see the presi.
dent on Wednesday aud Lodge is also
expected to see him during the week.
Among the early callers today upoa
the president was Secretary Hughes.
who was closely followed by Secretal =
Hoover Both are Tor American mem.
bership in the league court. just as
both were for the legue Of nations
Itself
II is learned that Hughes went over
with the president a rough draft of
the speech which Hughes is to de-
liver here April 81. Opening the cam
paign for the league court In this
speech Hughes will undertake the
task of pointing out how 1t is posi-
bic to join court belonging to the
league without having anything to do
with the league.
1t became known today that the
president will make approximately 30
/ speeches in his western tour.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-04-10
Johnson Is
Accused of
Antagonisrn
Architect on Closing Day of
Capitol Probe Says He
Baked Former State En-
gineer i'm Ambitions.
Findings Are Held Back
BY p. {. POWELL.
staff Correspondent The Omaha Bee.


Lincoln, April 9.--Legislatiye inves-
tigation Of charges made against
Bertram G. Goodhue, architect, by
George w. johnson, former state Ell.
gineer, ended today with a Commute
argument by Goodhue and johnson.
A decision will not be made public
for several weeks.
Goodhue, in his argument asserted
that Johnson had been baked by hun
in an attempt to become general super
visor of the state house building.
He wanted to obtain sub. bids. as.
semble these himself. purchase mate
rial. and construct the building foe
the state Goodhue said.
Il leave you to judge where in his
charges, Mr.. Johnson is being guided
by motives OF the purest devotion TO
the state, or is wreaking his personal
revenge, is venting upon me his per-
sonal malice. for disappointing
We say?-legitimate ambition.
Confidence Is Basis.
This world of men and affairs ey-
ists only upon basis of confidence.
Before confidence was attained and
established as the great working pria-
ciple governing human. relations, crea-
tures-hardly human beings-used TO
sneak about trying to bat each other
over the head when the other wasn't
looking.
Nov. no business transaction takes
place. no human intercourse of any
sort occurs, except upon this basis
of confidence. and to confidence every
reputable architect is entitled. Gen
tlemen. I am sorry to have it to say,
but 1t seems to me confidence is pre-.
cisely the thing that has not been
accorded me as your architect.
The present investigation proves,
or seems to prove, that at least one
individual, your former state en-
gineer, has not regarded me as able.
willing, and glad to work with my
clients to the end that your state
capitol shall be what it should at the
least expense consistent with good de-
sign. good material and good work.
manship.
johnson His Antagonist.
Il early felt Mr.. Johnsons antagon.
ism. Throughout. he has enjoyed
every possible advantage of position,
personal acquaintance. access to all
documents. down to keeping the mia-
sutes with his own hand, even includ-
ing, 1t would seem from the evidence
before you, the privilege of violating
The United States mail.
AN architects reputation is "A very
frail thing. Ii can be clouded even oy
improved charges. So I hold, no mat
ter what decision you may reach, ever
my reputation has been hurt-hoH
much | am not now prepared to say
Johnson, in his argument. again
charged that no matter what descrip
lion of materials Goodhue wanted in
he building. he should have opened
bids and forced down prices as only
competitive bidding can do.
Every figure indicates that If the
architect continues as ne has been do
ing that the cost of the state house
VIII be nearer lo00o 900 than $4,000
coo, Johnson said.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-04-10
I.aborers Get Increase.
Commission Orders Probe
of Pullman Car Surchargt

Washington. April Am investi-
cation OF Pullman rates was ordered
today by the Interstate Commerce
commission 10 determine II the con-
tractural relations between tie Pun
man company and the railroads
justify the imposition OF surcharge.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-04-10
Minimum Wage Law
Declared Illega |

Washington, April 9.--The United
States supreme court this afternoon
handed down a decision disproving
of the fixing of wages by statute and
declared that the District of Columbia
minimum wage law. a statute SIM
liar to those in effect in number of
states. is unconstitutional and invalid.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-04-10
Senator Sterling Named
on Senate Silver Body

Washington. April 9.-Senator
Sterling, republican, South Dakota,
was appointed by Vice President
Coolidge today 10 take the place OF
the late Senator Nicholson OF Colo
rado on the senates silver investgat-
ing committee,
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-04-10
The Weather

For - hours ending D m;
Temperature.
1tiEhesf. 81. lowest. a, netnsl Is
Relative Humidity. Percentage.
! a. III. e. Nom, y = nj. =
rrceirits stion. Inches and Nundredths.
Total Total since January l. .ss
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-04-10
Competition for Labor.

The increase closely follows those IN
the textile, copper mining and certain
building trades.
The Increase was regarded in Wall
street as inevitable because of the
sharp competition for unskilled labor.
Chairman Ebert II. Gary and
Charles NJ. Schwab. chairman OF the
United States and Bethlehem corpora
tions. respectively. repeatedly have
called attention to the shortage of un-
skilled labor. which they blamed on
the respective immigration laws now
in force.
Manufacturing plants of the United
States Steep corporation are now
working at % per cent of capacity.
New business booked this year. the
corporation has announced. exceeds
the rated maximum capacity Of the
subsidiary companies.
Prices Of steel products have been
advancing steadily since the early part
Of last year. the increases for num-
her Of standard products ranging
from 80 1-3 to sc 2-5 per cent.
Independent Raises Wages.
Pittsburgh, April a.-The Jones &
Laughlin Steel corporation. one of the
largest independents in the country.
late today announced an increase Of
approximately II per cent in tho
wages of common labor. meeting the
advance earlier IN the day of the Car.
negie Steel company. subsidiary OF
the United States Steel corporation
The advance affects about $4,000 en-
ployes.
Wages OF other employees will also
be revised upward. the announcement
said.
With the announcement later that
notices OF similar wage advance
were being posted in the Pittsburgh
mills OF the American Steel and Wire
common labor in all plants of the
United States steel corporation would
he advanced,
Officers Of the leading Independent
steel companies when told OF the Car.
negie Steel companys action. said
they had the question OF higher wages
for laborers under consideration and
would announce their decision shortly
From Wheeling came tho report
that officers OF the Wheeling Steel
corporation had decided TO meet the
new wages of the Carnegie company
About $1,000 men are employed in
and around Wheeling.
Laborers Get Increase.
Birmingham. Ala. April a.--it was
Coal Iron and Railroad company here
late today that wages of common
labor in all plants Of the company
would be increased IL per cent.
Coal and ore miners Of the com
rany. together with other miners Of
the district to the number OF 10000
received a wage boost OF II - per
cent on March f5
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-04-10
States
Steel Grants
Wage Increase
Day Laborers Given Volun.
tary Boost Of IL Per Gent,
Effective on April 10
10000 Men Affected.

New York, April 9.-The United
States Steel corporation today an
nounced a wage increase of Il per
cent, effective Aprii 16, for day labor
ers employed in the manufacturing
plants of its subsidiary companies.
with an equitable adjustment for
other classes OF labor in those plants.
More than 100000 employees are af
fected and the increase. it was esti-
mated. will add approximately one
half million dollars to the weekly
payroll. A number OF independent
companies Immediately announced a
similar increase for day laborers.
Employees of the, mining. transpor-
tation and miscellaneous properties
Of the United States Steel corpora
ton. are not affected by the increase.
The new rate of pay for day labor
ers will be apprcs imately 40 cents an
hour