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The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-04-24
General Marine
Strike Called by
|. W. ". in n. Y.
Manifesto Issued by Transport
Workers Union Sets Walk
oui for Next
Wednesday.

New York. April s3.-Circulars
calling for a general marine strike
in New York harbor Wednesday have
been issued by the Marine Transport
Workers Industrial union No. $40 of
the Industrial Workers Of the World.
The /. W W. manifesto declared
that this should be strike such as
has never been seen before in the
marine industry"
A big reason why strikes in the
past have been lost in our industry
when the time was opportune for
victory read the manifesto. was
due 10 the foreign ships being al
lowed 10 leave our ports during the
therefore We shall concentrate a large
part OF our efforts on the foreign
ships 10 remedy this
According to a circular Of the In
ternational Sesman's union, their
walkout IS planned for May .. The
demands in the new monthly scala are
$50 for carpenters, $50 for boiswains.
$40 for ahie.bodied seamen and s55
for ordinary seamen. For engine
room crews the new scale calls for
SSa for oilers and water tenders. SIS
for hremen and s6S for coal passers
and wipers. Overtime Is sought at
the rate Of SO cents an hour. with a
schedule Of eight hours In port and
three watches at sea for deck depart
ments
II VAS asserted the wage demsnd
will affect all American ports. on.
cials connected with the Marine
Transport Workers union asserted
the strike Of the international union
members cannot become effective un-
less they join hands with the l. ". w.
agitation. officials Of the intcrna.
tlonal union were quoted as saying
they preferred TO paddle their own
.sarne
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-04-24
81. 200. .00NRum Graft
i'm Chicago. Is Charge

Chicago. April ss.-Bribes and graft
tributed by Violators OF the Eighteenth
according 10 charges CON.
tanned in affidavits which have been
forwarded 10 Washington from Chit
cago. II was DISCLOSED today following
announcement suspension of Prohihi'
tion Director Roscoe Andrews. Liquor
dealers and hootleggors are said 10
have sworn they paid for protection
which they failed to receive.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-04-24
w IS
%S,"1,
Lead Fight.
on Court
Republican Leaders VIII Urge
President to Soft Pedal
Issue in Speech Before
Publishers.
Little Hope of Success


Washington, April 23-The presi-
dent definitely decided to cross the
political Rubicon and urge American
membership in the world court for i'll.
Sernational justice.
The definite announcement of this
policy, it is understood. will be made
at a luncheon of newspaper publishers
in New York city Tuesday afternoon.
Coincident with the announcement
of the president to make a vigorous
commitment in. favor of the court
proposal opposition among senators
in his own party assumed formal
shape. following the return to Wash
ngton of Senator Lodge. chairman OF
the foreign relations committee.
Lodge will lead the fight of repub-
lican senators against the court. lie
outlined the preliminaries of the fight
in conference with Senators Watson.
Borah, Brandegee and others, who
met in his office IN the capitol this
morning.
Urged Not to Go TOO Far"
In these conferences II was decided
that an effort would be made. first of
all. TO endeavor 10 persuade the presi-
dent not to go too far In announce
ing his support of the court proposal
in his New York speech. II was ar
ranged that either Lodge or Watson
would see kan audience with the ex-
eeutixe before his speech was delivered
and undertake TO convince him against
making any outright declarations
which might be in the natuye OF
challenge" to the republicans op.
posed TO the court idea.
1t was stated after the conference
that little hope was entertained by
any of the senator's of being able TO
induce the president TO soft pedal
the court issue as Il WAS generally
understood the president planned 10
go the limit in giving the court pro.
posal his full endef fsement.
Lodge Standing Firm.
In view OF the situation. plans
were form to take the question up
with the president on Wednesday
after he has returned from New York.
Lodge expects TO see the president
On that day, and Watson also may be
called into the conference. at which
time the president again will be told
that the party breach viii be widened
II the administration forces the court
proposal in the next congress OF in
the campaign.
According to authoritative reports.
Lodge has not weakened in his op.
position to the court proposal. On
the contrary. It il understood he
stands firmly opposed 10 1t and the
president will find himself obliged to
look elsewhere for a leader in the
senate fight for ratification. He might
find such leader in Lenroot. or pos.
siblg in Wadsworfh of New oYrk.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-04-24
2 Navy Fliers
Fall to Death
SeapIanc Crashes Into Bay at
Hampton Roads-Bodies
Not Recovered.

washing gton. April 25.-Two navy
aviators were killed today when the
seaplane In which they We're cruising
above Hampton Roads crashed into
the bay. The bodies have not been
recovered. the Navy department was
informed by telephone from the
Hampton Roads air station
Ensign Gordon Gunther of the naval
reserves and Chief Machinist Mate w.
Hill of the regular navy were the
victims. Ensign Gunther's home was
in Cambridge. Mass, and Hill was
from Ocean View. Va.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-04-24
Rev. Edward Booth. Jr.. Pastor
al Geneva. Leaves State
Special nisratch 10 The omaha Zee

Geneva. Neh.. Ami ss.--Rev. Ed
win Booth, ir.. who held CenSresa.
tienal naStoratcs At Beatrice and Nor
folk. has accepted eall 10 the Com
mauitS church IN Mani.ou. Colo. ara
Will hegin work. June I.
Rev Thomas Grlfiihs. in charge ~
the federated chsroh Al columbus and
former pastor ~ the Congregational
ehureh IN Geneva. has resigned ard
viii ieaNe Abe S'ate September 1
seekinE Climate mane beneficial tc
the health Of Mrs. GrifathS
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-04-24
Bankers of Group Three
i'm Convention at Norfolk

= Norfolk. Neh, April 23-Muddy
roads kept many bankers from at.
tending the annual convention of
group g. Nebraska Bankers assooia'
ton in session here today. The con-
xentlon closed with a banquet. at
which II r. Mason Of Meadow Grove
was loastmasler.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-04-24
GIRL KILL ED. .TNREE HURT In STORM
hammer Murderess
Spotted by Pictures

Los Angeles, April 23.-Tbe wo-
man under arrest in Honduras as
Clara Phillips, the Los Angeles ham,
mer murderess. has been identified as
the California fugitive by means NJ
photographs. according to informa-
lion received at the sheriff's office
here from Sheriff William l. Traeger
i'm San Francisco. Photos. Of Mrs.
Phillips were scattered through Mex
leo and Central America shortly after
her escape from the county Jail here
December 3.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-04-24
Lone Masked Bandit Robs
Hotel i'm Heart of Frisco

San Francisco, April ga bandit
wearing = white HANDKERCHIEF over
his face entered the Gift. \ downtown
hotel, today and robbed Miss Mar.
garet McDades. the auditor. and Miss
Lima Lund the cashier. Of 5000 in
currency and s5 900 in checks belong
ing TO the hotel.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-04-24
Reichbank Discount Up.

Berlln, April 2J-The Eeichsbank
today raised lis discount rate from
Il per cent 10 Is per cent.
This is the sixth Increase since July
IS. 1922.
The 1s per cent rate was established
on January l6, last.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-04-24
Chicago Police Chief Bars
a. Couple Dance Marr,hop

Chicago. April sS.-plans for n
dance marathon. in which a. couples
we're entered. were abandoned here
today when Chief of Police Collins Is.
sued An uliimatum that he would stop
any attempt to stage an event OF that
kind
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-04-24
The Weather

For "a hours ending r N. April a..
tsss
Temperature.
Highest. IS lowest. 4s. mean. 81 nor
mat a.
Total exaess since January I. Ii
Relative Humidity, eereentase.
7 m s. Noon. - assa 81
Precipitation. Inches and Handreaths.
Total Total since January l. etS.
asreNs A.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-04-24
They'll Make a
Hit for You
and With You!

+ Omaha Bee Want" Ads
will accomplish just what
you want and bring you pr
feet satisfaction.
Il One of them in the Cloth
ing and Furs" column has
Just done both of these
things for Mrs. o. l.. Han
nibal, 1920 Pine street.
4 Mrs. Hannibal advertised a
blue tailored suit for sale.
She ordered the ad inserted
for week but Cancelled it
after il had run three days
the suit was sold to an
Omaha Bee Want" Ad
reader.
4 When YOU want to sell
your used clothing, house
hold goods or musical in:<
struments, and be perfectly
satisfied with the results. do
it through an Omaha Zee
Want" Ad.
T Phone AT lantic 1000 and
ask for a want" Ad takcr.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-04-24
Youth Confesses
to Staying Rabbi
Lad Arrested at Phoenix Ad.
miis Killing Church Head
at San Francisco.

Phoenix. Afiz April 23.-A youth.
giving his name as G. {. Richardson,
49, arrested here early this morning
for investigation. has confessed the
killing OF Rabbi Alfred q. Lafee. at
san Francisco about three weeks ago.
police said late this afternoon. \
diary found in his possession. police
said definitely connected him with
the crime.
Notations IN the diary found on
Richardson's person led officers TO
question him regarding the attack
on the San Francisco rabbi. At first
the youth denied any knowledge Of
the crime. but later admitted that hs
dealt the death blow. J. ]. MeGrstb.
chief OF detectives. said Richardson
told the police. they said. that he was
deserter from the More Island navy
yard
Unknown BY Parents.
San Francisco. April 2s-G c.
Richardson. taken into custody in
Phoenix. today in connection with
the killing Of Rabbi Alfred @. f-afee
here recently. IS unknown to Mr.. and
Mrs. Manuel f.aFee. parents Of the
rabbi they said. They also said they
had no knowledge OF any man by
that name being suspected.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-04-24
WEATHER FORECAST

Tuesday probably showers; not
much change i'm temperature.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-25
U. s. OPERATION OF BARGE LINE APPROVED
Senate Investigating Committee
 Also Hear Waterways Ok'd

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Oct. 24.-Unani- nous approval of the government's operation of the Mississippi Warrior barge line and indorsement of the deep waterways project embraced in the Mccormick bfll now pending in Congress was given by local ship pers and receivers who testified late today before the special Senate com mittee Investigating the feasibility of the McCtrmick proposal.
 Witnesses before the committee in- cluded James S. Davant, Sr., commis- sioner of the Memphis freight bu- reau; S B. Anderson, representing the lumber interests; Milton H. Hunt representing wholesalers; B. Lee Nal lory, president of the Memphis Ter minal corporation and Congressman w. J. Driver of Arkansas. Without exception, tEeso witnesses expressed the belief that cor tinued operation of the barge line by the government was the only feasible plan for de- velopment of shipping on the Missis- slppi river and expressed satisfaction with the service now rendered.
 Mir. Mallory declared more than S100,00G was saved annually on cot ton alone as result of lower rates on the river. This saving, he said was not SC produced in this terri - tory and solo by local dealers was shipped to the Carolinas and the New England states.
 The special Senate committee in vestigating the feasibility of the proposals contained in the McCor- mick bill, is scheduled to visit Mus cla Shoals today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-25
GALE TAXES TOLL f ROM STE EAMSH|PS
One Vessel Lost, Fate Of An other Unknown And Many
 Are Damaged

NEW YORK, Oct 24.-(By the As sociated Press )-Furies of the deep. stirred by the northeast gale that blew from Monday night until noon today, took their toll in ships on the high seas and swept destructive hand along the Atlantic shore. i William s. Mcdonald, adventurous alcohol-carrying schooner from La have, N. S.. battered by the gale l through the night, was set atire and abandoned by her crew of seven IS miles off Sandy Hook this morning. The crew were rescued by the tank CT Sam Maneul.
 The fate of the steamship that sent out @ call for help Monday night, re- porting she was in distress off the | Delaware Capes, remained a mys- tery. The vessel was at first re- ported to be the British steame Westmoreland, but cable dispatches from London today said the West moreland was safe about 500 miles from the Irish coast.
 Numerous trans Atlantic steamers. buffeted and damaged by the seas, reported they would be delayed many hours in reaching port. The Laconia from Southampton, the San Juan from Porto Rico, the Maracaibo from Venezeula and the Frederick VIII from Chrstiana, the days arrivals. were battered and damaged to some extent. The Maracaibo had lost part of her railing.
 Hundreds of small crafts, lying in ha1-oors and coves along the coast were destroyed or swept to sea.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-25
CHARGE SAUNDERS MERGEDACCOUNTS
Expended $819,556 On Land Piggly WiggIy Corporation
 Counsel Alleges

MEMPHIS. Tenn, Oct 24-Coun- sel for the Piggly Wiggly corpora tion, resisting receivership proceed ings instituted by Clarence Saun- ders, former executive head of the corporation, in an amended bill filed in federal district court here today, charged that Saunders during the withdrew from the corporations funds and intermingled it with his personal account and that from said commingled account Saunders ex- pended the sum of s819.55617 in the acquisition of lands and improve ment thereon"
 The amendment filed today asked that the Uunion and Planters Bank and Trust company and Bank of Commerce and Trust company Of Memphis. as trustees, be made par ing an accounting of Saunders, that each of the banks show the amount due under encumbrances on the land and that lien be declared and enforced on the land, subject to the encumbrances.
 The land in question is described as within Shelby county. Tenn.
 Saunders last year acquired an ex- tensive tract of land on the outskirts of this city and partially completed dwelling which is was expected when finished would cost approxi- mately s1000000.
 Charges made in the bill filed to- day include an allegation that Saun- ders withdrew the amount noted, de- posted it in his personal account but entered it on the books of the corporation as investment, Piggly Wiggly Stores Class A stock"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-25
BOLL WEEv|L HELD NATIONAL MENACE.
Delegates From Every Cotton Growing State In Union
 Gather At New Orleans

NEW ORLEANS, Oct 24-Con- certed action, to convince Congress and the country that the cotton boil weevil menace is a national and not a sectional problem was the keynote of discussion at preliminary sessions today of delegates from every cotton growing state here for the national boil weevil menace conference, which begins it's general session tomorrow.
 The feature of the session was the appointment late today of commit tee ofeinvestigation which went into session immediately to. formulate a program for presentation to the gen eral meeting tomorrow. The commit tee still was working early tonight and was not expected to adjourn until late hour Whether it would be able to complete its work before tomorrow was problematieal.
 Experts On Committee
 Dr. w. R. Dodson. dean of the agricultural college of Louisiana State university, heads the commit tee and his associates include farm CTS, bankers, planters and federal and state agricultural workers. The per- sonnel of the committee follows:
 State officials and representatives of institutions engaged in agricul- tural work: Louisiana, Dr. Dodson; Oklahoma, w. L. Spears; Georgia, pr. H. P. Stuckey; North Carolina Dr. R. w Lerby; Missouri, J. K. Stinson; Carolina. H. W. Barre; Mississippi, R- w. Harnard; Texas, George B. Terrell; Tennessee. Homer Hancock and c, M. Bentley. United States gov ernment: Dr. B. R. Coad and Dr. D. w Hunter. Bankers: J. L. Berry, Mississippi; Dr. R. O. Young and W. <. McCutcheon, Louisiana. American Cotton association. Harvie Jordan, Georgia. Planters: J. W. Fox, Mis- sissippi W. D. Ferris. Texas: J. W. Duncan, Louisiana. Extension divi- sion; w. R. Perkins, Louisiana, and F. w. Gist, Alabama.
 Today's meetings were informal and were designed to give everyone who had had experience in fighting the weevil an opportunity to discuss 1t. The talk ranged from methods of planting to the numerous mechan- ical devices for dusting the plants with poison while various poisons and compounds had their supporters. Boosts Calcium Arsenate
 In this connection Dr. Coad, in charge of the United States depart ment of agriculture experiment sta tion at Tallulah, La, where for more than year scientists have been at work on the weevil, explained the
 
 the opinion that calcium arsenate is the most effective weapon yet dis covered
 The experiments at Tallulah are being conducted with airplanes as the means for dusting the plants, the planes discharging the poison while flying over the fields When the planes arrived at Tallulah cotton fields in the vicinity were infested with the army worm and the worm was the first thing the aviators at
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-25
Many Killed in Hamburg

HAMBURG, Oct. 24.-Heavy losses occurred in new riots here Wednes- day when a nest of communists turned machine gun fire on govern n ent forces.
 Combined police and naval units were mopping up communist bands in the suburb of Schiffbeck when the communists. using four machine guns, attacked them. The rioters were overcome.
 Military and police are in full con- trol of the city, although communist units still remain in outlying dis tricts. some roaming the streets and terrorized the populace, others bar ricaded in houses.
 Reichswehr are cleaning up the section between Wandsbeck and Itzehoe, while sharp fighting has taken place in Barmbeck.
 A number of communists in or ganized formations remain in Schiff- beck, where bitter clashes have oc- cured at street barricades. Snipers, firing from housetops, have at tempted to hold off the police.
 Officials estimate that 2,000 com munists, armed with machine guns, originally held the zone. Marines have been landed from German cruiser to aid the destroyer parties previously brought ashore.
 Fighting has also occurred in the suburbs of Bergedorff. A thousand persons have been arrested in con- nection with suppressing the disor- derG
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-25
COURT HOUSE SITE LOTS TRANsF ERRED
Deeds To County Filed In Probate Office By Prop
 erty Owners Wednesday

Seven of the eight pieces of prop erty comprising the site for the new Jefferson county court house passed into the hands of the board of rev. enue Wednesday with the filing of the deeds, properly executed, in the office of Probate Judge J. P. Stiles. The amount paid totals $1S1,00 The eighth lot, that of Maj. E. M. Tut wiler, Is still in dispute, and no deed for it will be filed until satisfac- tory price has been decided upon.
 The property acquired through the deeds filed Wednesday are all .n block 22, according to map of Elyton Land company and are as follows
 Lots 2 and 8 in block 22. owned by Carrie J. Ware, costing $16.000; lots 9 and 3, owned by Roger M. Newbold and wife, costing S35,000: part of lot ', owned by Bessie E. Townley, Kate Towrley Bostic, Mabel Townley Plunkett and hus- band, Edward M. P1unkett; Lois Townley Place, Lewis A. Townley and wife and George T. Townley, costing $15,000; part of lot 8, belong ing to F. E. Butler and $. E. Garrett, costing s35,000; rectangular lot, 75 by 150 feet, belonging to J. E. Pen ney. costing $30,000; part of block 22, belonging to Pelham H. Ander- son, costing $25,000; and parts of lots 6 and T. belonging to Mary J. Nelson, costing S25,000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-25

WHOLESALE GRAFT IS CHARGED M VET HOSPITAL CONTRACTS
LARGEST COURT MARITAL OF NAVY ORDERED BY DENBY

houn; Lieutenant Commanders W. P, Seed, H. o. Roesch, D. r. Hunter and Lieutenant L. E. Blodgett. The list includes the commander of Squadron H.. and of Divisions Il and 33, which made up the larger group, and the executives of the destroyers Delphy, Woodbury, s. P. Lee, Young, Fuller, Nicholas and Chauncey all of which were strander on the rocks off Honda Point.
 The disaster, characterized by naval officers as the greatest peace time blow ever sustained by the United States navy" occurred al 9 o'clock at night when the destroyer group was in the course of a practice run. In- adequate visibility, due to fog; inac- curate bearings from shore radio stations and unrecorded currents were among the causes put forward | by the crews of the ships, but the initial reports to the department de- veloped several features which led
 to official demand for a deeper in | quiry. No- adequate explanation has | been given, officials here say, for the excessive speed of 20 knots maintain | ed in unfavorable weather conditions.
 nor was it explained why seven ships I in succession "followedsthe leader" in crashing upon the rocks
 It developed after several days that
 two additional ships, the Farragut and Somers, also struck but pulled off l without serious injury
 The board of inquiry, headed by Captain W. V. Pratt, convened at the San Diego base and in response to
 the wide interest in the case, Secre-
 tary Denby ordered that it's sessions be public
 Officers summoned, before a court martial are automatically barred from active service. It was said at the de- partment that the destroyers conn missioned to replace those lost in the
 wreck would be manned by new per SOnnel