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The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-04-12
Farm Lands of West
Get More Immigrants

New York. April IL Another
million dollars steerage arrived
Tuesday from Scandinavia on the
Oscar IL. enroute 10 the farm lands OF
the west.
The 234 Norwegisns and Swedes.
like the 400 who preceded them last
week. showed customs inspectors
cash. notes and letters ct credit total.
ing about million dollars. Some
ode first class, some second and
others steerage. any way to eo; here
together and get here quick. Tn
Ike some emigrants with less de-
finite aim. Who have come here In
finer cloth but with proper lined
purses. the Scandlnavians went
through the immigration tests like
reapers through wheat fields Many
OF them We're snugly asleep in pull
mans. westward bound before the
bright lights OF Broadway began their
nightly flicker.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-04-12
Capture of Rebel
Leader Is Denied
Latest Reports From Dublin
Say Eamon de Valera
Still al Liberty.
BY Associated Press.

Duolln, April ll.-ofneiai contra.
diction by free state army headquar.
ters this afternoon OF reports that
Eamon de Valera had been captured
near Clonmel. brought statements
Ia republican quarters that the irregu-
lar leader was not a member of the
party surrounded by free state troops
when Liam Lynch was captured.
Some declared that de Valera was
not in the district at the time. but
was attending a meeting IN Dublin.
All reports in regard 10 his where
abonts, however are untrustworthy.
The capture and fatal wounding OF
Lynch. who was the republican chief
of staff. excited speculations Of i'm
mediate peace. hut there IS no indi-
cation as yet OF any change IN The
attitude OF the republicans or Of the
Cover nment
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-04-12
Hoover Makes Opening Defense
of Harding Plan to Enter Court

Des Mones. Ia, April 11.-Ameri-
can membership in the permanent
court of international justice. organ
lied by the league of nations. was ad-
vocated by Secretary Herbert Hoov-
er here tonight as IAN essential step
in the direction of world peace
Those who have opposed member
ship in the league itself, he said need
not hang back from participation in
the court nor fear political entangle-
ments through its operation. lie re-
piled directly to criticisms by Sena-
tor Borah of Idaho, who, he deciar-
ed. really wanted now to go further
than tho Ameican people were Will
ing 10 follow him.
Secretary Hoover spoke before the
annual convention OF the national
League of Women voters. and his ad.
dress was the first detailed reply
from administration quarters to those
who have assailed the court propo.
sal. since it was laid before the SEN
ate by President Harding 1t mark
ed the beginning of the public de-
bate in which most OF the leading
public men of the country are pre-
pairing to take part.
Not Entering League
To go into the court, Mr.. Hoover
said would not be entering the lea
que in any sense" on the contrary.
he argued. it would aid in placing
international relationships on a basis
of law rather than politics and would
at the same time continue the Am
eriean policy OF Cancellation and good
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-04-12
Man Stays Wife
and Children
Walks to Police Station After
Kidding Victims Bodie.
With Bullets.

Seattle. Wash, April 1l.-Walking
into the police station here this morn.
ing, Mitsuzo Endo. a second hand deal
er, announced that he had shot to
death his wife and three daughters.
aged and and one an infant, be-
cause he was tired OF SO much
trouble at home"
Endo was locked up while police
men hurried to his home, six blocks
away and verified his report that he
had shot his wife four times and
each OF the children two or three
times.
The bodies were scattered about a
bedroom. Endo said he had used so
many bullets because his victim did
not die quickly enough.
A policeman burst in the front
door. The body OF the woman was
cbld, indicating that she had been
dead for some time. but the three
childrens' bodies were yet warm
Mrs. Endo's throat had been cut and
she had been shot several times.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-04-12
Alleged Klanmen
Hurled from Car
Victims Taken on Wild Ride
and Later Showed from Ma
chine on Busy Corner.

Cincinnati. o. April 1l.-Bearing on
their backs In stencil the words "he
is a ku Klux Klanner." two men.
blindfolded and garbed only in their
trousers and undefshirts. were thrown
from an automobile in the heart OF
the city last night. in view OF scores
OF persons.
Later two men appeared at police
headquarters and reported they had
been abducted by five unidentified
men. who after taking them on n wild
ride in an automobile. took most OF
their clothes. and warning them not
TO take the matter up with the police.
under penalty OF death" threw
them out at a downtown corner and
sped away.
The men who gave their names as
William Miller and Erwin J. Burk.
hardt. salesmen, denied they were
members of the Ku Klux klan.
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reIdfy Hoover pointed out 1ndl lne
case involved was from the District
of Columbia.
Power of States.
THE states have greater price fix
ing powers than has the District of
Columbia" he said. suggesting that
states might enact minimum wage
laws which would be In a stronger
position than those of the district.
Squarely did Mr.. Hoover come out
for protective legislation for women.
He does not approve the blanket meas
ure doing away with such legislation.
Laws are more solid when de-
veloped from the states up than when
they are imposed by Washington.
The secretary expressed desire to
meet Mrs. c. G. Ryan of Grand Island
Neb.. state president of the League
Of Women Voters. the only woman
county food administrator in the
United States under Hoover during
the war.
Harriet Taylor Upton. vice chair
man of the republican national COM
mittee. who speaks at the Burgess
Nash auditorium in Omaha Thursday
night, has been the hit OF the CON
vention of the League of Women
Voters here
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-04-12
L. S. TO Probe Curative
Power of Spring Waters

Hot Springs. Ark, April 11.-"Dr.
Uncle SAM" may be added to the ma
tion's other titles IL an investigation
of the curative properties Of the Hot
Springs in the national park here dis
closes they have definite healing
qualities. DIR, Hubert Work, secretary
of the interior. announced last night.
Before leaving for Washington,
Dr. Work. in private life a physician
OF Pueblo, Colo. said he would CON
fer with the surgeon general OF the
United States to determine proper
methods Of determining the medicinal
qualities of the waters.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-04-12
Stockyards Hay
BarnFireCauses
$4,000 Damage
Flames Threaten 10 Destroy
Packing House-300 Tons
of Hay Go Up in Smoke
Origin Undetermined.

Fire which threatened the complete
destruction Of the big hay barn OF the
Stock Yards company known as barn
ID" broke out yesterday and caused
damage estimated at $4,000. The
barn is located on Thirtieth- street
north OF I street and for a time it
was thought the fire would spread 10
the Meyerovic & Vail packing house.
but quick response Of the fire de-
partment soon had the fire under con
troll. Cause IL undetermined.
The barn is said 10 have a capacity
Of 500 tons Of Nay. but was only
about half fun az the time Of the fire
The loss Is covered by insurance Ef.
forts Of the firemen were directed To
the dipping plant east Of the burning
barn. but favorable wind blew in
the opposite direction. The loss is
partly covered by insurance.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-04-12
Three Stills Found in
Two Raids; Pair Arrested

Two men were arrested Tuesday
by the police central squad on charges
of illegally possessing whisky when
the officers searched the homes Of
Joseph Scalamonda, 2207 South
Twelfth street. and Joseph Bracie,
2209 South Twelfth street, and found
stills in operation, a quantity OF
whisky and more than 1000 gallons
Of mash.
At the Bracie home the officers
found 5000 gallons OF mash ferment-
Ing in the basement and n large still
in operation In the kitchen. At the
other place two stills were found.
More than 1000 gallons of mash were
located
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-04-12
Shooting Features Strike
y of Germans i'm Memel

Memel. April 1i.-Shooting has oc.
CURED in various parts OF Memel in
the course of the last two days. but
no casualties have been reported Fur
ther detachments OF Lithuanian in.
fsntry and cavalry arrived on Mon
day and several arrests were made.
Some OF those taken into custody were
removed to kovno, while others were
deported from Memel territory.
1t Is announced that as n result
of negotiations between Lithuanian
high commissioner and tho German
strikers the general strike will end
today. The shops are also expected 10
reopen.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-04-12
Legislative League Will
Meet i'm Lincoln Tonight
special Dispatch TO The Omaha Rec.

Lincoln Aprn 1.-THE annual
banquet Of tho Nebraska legislative
lcague will he held here tomorrow
night James A. Rodman of Omaha
retiring president. will he toastmas.
ter
Governor Bryan viii speak ON As
You Like It," while Speaker Mathcrs
Will talk on "1iow DO You Like It."
What ! Think OF II" will be tho
subject Of Congressman Edgar
Hord ot Columbus
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-04-12
Colonel Harvey and Family
Plan Visit TO United State

London. April li.-Ameriean Am.
hassador Harvey and Mrs. Harvey
together with their daughter. Mrs
Marcellus II. Thompson. and their
granddaughter. Dorothy. are planniax
10 leave London shortly for trip 10
the United States. il VAS said AZ ,he
embassy today. The exact date of
their sailing viii not he fixed until
the ambassador. Who at present -
in Norfolk. and Mrs. Harvey. who is
in Paris. return 70 London next
week
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-04-12
George J. Gould Seriously
Ill at Mentone, France

Mentone. France. April 1.-THE
condition OF George J. Gould, ar,
American financier and railway mag.
nate. became So serious that relatives
were summoned to his bedside today.
His sister. Duchess DE Talley Rand
and her husband have arrived. Gould
is suffering FROM heart weakness and
bronchial trouble.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-04-12
Chung King Is Reported
in Hands of Sen Troops

Peking. April ll.-Chung King.
Szechwan province. the marketing
point for rich salt deposits in the
Upper Yangtze valley, is reported to
have been captured by troops under
General Yang San. who, In his south.
ern campaigns is backed by WI Pei
Fu. the military power of North
China.
The southern forces are retreating
to Luohow. about so miles southwest.
With view OF preventing their
junction with other southern troops
under Gov. Tang Chi.Yao. of Yum
nan province. Wa Pei Fu Is urging
his ally. yuan Chu'Min. former
tuchun OF Kweiehow province. TO
flank the retrcating enemy by at
taeklng from kweichow.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-04-12
Senator Brands Dry Law
as "lmpracticahlc Statute

New York. April li.-Rrandinx the
prohibition law as "damnahle ana ins.
practicable United states senator
Edward 1 EdwardS ~ New Jersey. al
dressing the Society " Res,aurantcrs
las night. declared he was enlisted m
a war to stop the eternal hypocrisy
now apparent in connection with the
law.
How can you obey law when the
very makers of that law are tho uaps.
constant yielatoyssa hs ASKED.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-04-12
Electric Light for Farms
Topic at St. Louis Meeting

st. Louis. Mo-. April 11.-Means Of
supplying electric light and power
from central stations to farms were
discussed at the first annual conven-
tion OF the middle western division Of
the national electric light association,
which opened today.
The division includes the states Of
Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa
and Illinois.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-04-12
Advocate of Marriage Dies
at Home in Chicago at 90

Chicago, April 1t.-ollver Franklin
Fuller. chairman OF the board Of
Fuller Morrison Wholesale Drug
company. believed that when mal
retired from business and from n
state of marriage. he began 10 die,
died Mt his home here yesterday at
the age OF a3. having remained In the
harness. professional and domestic
to the end.
Mr., Fuller announced his views on
work and marriage 10 years ago
when he married for the second time,
taking as his wife an old family
friend. 80 years his junior, "a,
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-04-12
Interviewers, Mostly Women,
Keep Herbert Hoover Busy
Secretary of Commerce An.
swers Every Question Put
to Him at Meeting of
Voters League.
BY MYRTLE MASON.
sneciaI Dispatch to The Omaha Bee.

Des Moines, Ia, April 11-Herbert
Hoover, secretary of commerce, was
probably the most interviewed man
in the United States Wednesday, He
arrived in Des Moines in the morning
to speak at an evening session of the
National League of Women Voters.
During the day, he was the target
for every writer here. and of scribes
there are many, mostly women.
Mr.. Hoover answered every ques-
ton put to him.
DO We have secret dipiomacy?"
No" he replied, ''it would be
wrong to conduct secretly negotiations
which would affect the American peo-
pie as whole. But. just as you do
not go to the morning papers with
letters raising points of controversy
with a friend, so does a nation not
publish her every grievance. Such
course would prevent retraction and
necessary compromise
Navy Is Vital.
"A navy is vital to foreign trade
and the whole basis of international
comfy" said the secretary Inter
national commerce and foreign trade
are necessary to the maintenance of
American standards of living"
Russia and Mexico have been un-
recognized by our government, not be-
cause of particular objections on our
part to their governments, but be-
cause of injustices done to us and
to our citizens. The United States
has never used force in adjusting
wrongs to our citizens in foreign
lands. The protection we give is
wholly moral. For that reason. we
must uphold high moral standards
in dealing with other countries"
Asked his opinion on the supreme
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-04-12
Canada Puts Damper on
Work of Rum Runners

Seattle. April 1f-Aetion of the
Canadian government in ordering dis
continuance Of the practice under
which liquor carrying vessels were per-
mitted 10 clear for deep sea" without
specifying destination means the
death knel' of rum running on
Puget Sound. John A Frater, assist.
ant United States attorney here SAID
today. Announcement af the new or
der was made At Victoria. b {.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-04-12
Six Stones Ordered Removed
From Nebraska Capitol

Lincoln, April ll.-neputy state
Engineer Roy Cochran has been
ordered by Governor Bryan to remove
six stones from the walls of the first
section OF the new Nebraska capitol
and to sec that 10 others are refinish-
cd. The order was approved by the
commission. Mr.. Cochran In directed
to do this work over the objection Of
Architect 0ondhua
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-04-12
japanese Question Menace,
Senator Lenroot Declares

san Francisco. cal. April H. - Ike
turning from several weeks visit in
Honolulu. United States Senator lr-
vine l.. Lonroot. Wisconsin. declared
the japanese question Is becoming "A
real menace 10 the Hawaiian Islands
and to the United States itself. lie
advocated some kind Of action by
congress to safeguard Hawaiian and
American interests"
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-04-12
Plane To Make Search
for Missing Auto Part,

Miami Fla. Anrll H-Search for
The - men and five women who are
believed 10 be marooned or lost some.
whore between here and Tampa In
the Everglades "a a result of their az.
tempt 10 negotiate the first motor
trip through that region. was to be
taken up by air today.
Word had been received in Fort
Myers By lndian runners 81 the tour.
lists Ia the effect that the party. with
SO miles Of had lands. ahead ~ them.
were pushing on toward Miami 1t
the rate Of one mile a day.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-04-12
Nicolai Lenine Improves

Moscow, April 11.--Nicolai Lenine's
condition has become so satisfactory
that daily bulletins will be discontin-
ued. It was announced today. Hereaft-
er bulletins will be issued only when
they arc warranted. The latest bulle-
tin stressed the improvement of Le-
sins's nsgYous aystgls
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will exemplified I'm the arms con-
ference and in recent relation with
Latin-America.
THE proposals to join the court,
he said, have been criticized from
various angles. The first is that 1t
leads us into some undesirable politi-
cal entanglements which Is untrue.
for the DEGREES of the international
court are based upon the process of
law. not upon political agreement:
their enforcement rests wholly en-
public opinion and not upon force.
In supporting this court. we sub
scribe to no compulsion whatever
Compulsion is in fact Specifically
necessary
Other Nations Stronger.
no other nation can summon US
into court except with our consent.
The court itself cannot summon us in.
nor in any manner or degree exert
upon US any kind OF compulsion. not
even moral. Our proposal to enter
the court and the act of cohesion to
it which President Harding has asked.
is based upon the assumption that
compulsion is not necessary for peo-
Piles of good Will and a sense of jus.
tice.
1T is true that part OF the other
nations, in joining this court. have
joined 1t in a slightly stronger de-
gree. These other nations have been
moved either because they have great.
er faith in the processes of interna-
tional cooperation that America is
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German Councillor Gets
Jail Sentence and Fine

Essen. April ll.-German Council.
lor kunz today was sentenced to two
years Imprisonment aud 10 pay a fine
or i've million marks because he re.
fused 20 turn over school children's
shower ha,hs FOE use by the French
soldiers.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-04-12
Lincoln Man Asphyxiaied.
Special UL-pnich 10 Tho Omaha bee

Lincoln, April III. Ralph Grow.
ley, 40. was found dead in his home
here. Death was due to asphyxlatlon,
believed to have been accidental. His
body was lying across a kitchen tabs.
Sheriff Hensel found the Gas lets Ia
the kitchen stove closed
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-04-12
4. e.. Muckc Dies.

Lincoln. April ia. G. Mucke,
former we'll known lumberman In Lin.
coin and Omaha. die dsuddenly at his
office In 81. Louis Tuesday. The fun
eral win take place At his homo In st.
LeuM ThpyHdax
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-04-12

Cries When
Dismissed
Former President of Banking
House of A. Castetter at
Blair Freed of Crimi-
nal Charge.
Case Is Taken From Jury
Special Dispatch to The Omaha Bee.

Special Dispatch to The Omaha Bee.
Blair, Neb., April II. - Fred II
claridge. former president Of the
banking house Of A. Castetter. .crieo
when District Judge J. NJ. Fitzgerald
dismissed the jury and entered
judgment which released Mr.. Claridgf
from the criminal charge of subscrlb
ing TO false statements of the con
dition of the defuhct bank.
This sudden and somewhat unex
pected termination Of the case. which
vas started last Monday morning
was marked by a demonstration II
which the former banker was the cen
ter Of a group Of men and womer
who extended congratulations. Mrs
Claridge, who sat at the side OF her
husband during the trial. took the
situation quite calmly. She beguiled
most Of the time in court this morn
ing with tatting.
Kissed by Former Aid.
Mary Cook. who was identified with
the Castetter bank many years anc
who was assistant cashier during fhe
last few years of the institutions ex-
istenee. rushed Up to Mr.. claridge
and kissed him when the judge an
nounced his decision.
"All that I care to say IS that
never had any other thought than
that I could be cleared Of these charg-
es." Mr.. claridge said.
A few minutes after the beginning
Of the afternoon session, 7. J. 9lc-
CURE. assistant attorney general. an
nounced that the state would rest lts
case. whereupon Attorney Frank ;.
Howell. for MIR. Claridge. offered
motion that the judge give a directed
verdict for the defendant on the
grounds that the information FLED
failed to state facts which consu'
tuted a crime under the statutes and
/ that the testimony offered by the
f state was insufficient TO support
verdict OF guilty. The jury retired
F for about an hour. while the attor-
news discussed the law pertaining &c
the pending motion.
Technicalifies Are Argued.
Mr.. Howell contended that the in
formation alleged that Mr.. Claridgs
subscribed to false hank statements
with intent to deceive ]. E. Hart. sec
retary Of the state department or
commerce and labor. but did not al
lege that defendant actually caused
f the reports To be delivered TO Nr-
F Hart Attorney for defendant further
insisted that the charges referring 10
publication OF bank statements in
Washington county were in error, be
cause the statutes specifically require
publication TO be made in The town
where a bank is located.
Il want ii understood Mr.. Howell
said. that this information and COM
plant against Mr.. Claridge were filed
here in Washington county al u
O'Clock at night on the day before the
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Man and Wife
Burn to Death
in Explosion
Kerosene Can Explodes,
Throwing Burning Oil Over
Couple i'll Council
Bluffs Home.

Mrs. Simon MeGrew. 35. and her
husband. 40, are dead from burns
suffered yesterday when Mrs Nc.
Grew sought To hurry up the fire
in the kitchen stove in their three.
room home at 1929 Avenue c, Coun-
ell Bluffs. by pouring Kerosene on ii.
The kerosene can exploded. throw
ing the burning oil over her and her
husband.
In agony each tried to extinguish
the tortufing flames and save the
other.
The mothers thoughts flew 10 their
two children, Ottie. l.. and Joe. 3.
who were in the next room.
run outside the house" she
screamed. Don't come in here. Run
outside.
Hears Screams.
So she died as the children. clad
in their night clothes. ran from the
dwelling.
II. +. Leete. a neighbor heard the
the McGrew home. lie forced open
the door OF the kitchen. dashed buck
cts of water over the burning forms
OF Mr.. and Mrs. McGraw and carried
Mrs McGraw out before the fremen
arrived She seemed to be dead, her
body badly oharred.
McGrew was raving and in such
agony from the burns that he could
hardly be led out. lie vas taken to
Mercy hospital. where he died at 1850.
Children unhurt.
The children. terrified but unhurt
because of their mothers final thought
for them. were taken 10 the home OF
their aunt. Mrs. Emma FELTON,, 1918
Avenue +.
The McGrew home is the same
three.room bungalow which Council
Bluffs firemen. with the aid OF the
,ubic. built year ago for MIR. and
Mrs. Berlson Decker after the Decker
shack at 1914 South Seventeenth
street burned and their two little
girls were burned 10 death. The
Deekers. however, sold the home and
have left the city.
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The Weather

Temperature.
Highest 80, lowest, a. mean. s.. ncf-
mai a.
Fefnl excess since January J. 80
Relative Humidity. rercrntaKr
M - Noon oa in. -
fres ipitaiion, inches aud Hundrehths.
tetah sal+ Total since JanuaHN l. 4ae4
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Four Men Escape
Insane Hospital
Overpower Two Guards by
Aid of Pistol and Flee in
Stolen Auto.

Poughkeepsie. y. Y. April lin
running gun fight three Of the
four men who escaped from Matte
wan state hospital early today were
captured near Kent. Conn. this
afternoon. The fourth escaped.
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$3.50 within the 4th
sunday. Sunday ~