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The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-04-05
Friend of Ex-President
Surrenders on Rum Charge

New York. April John W. Chf-
ton. Washington lawyer. who claims
personal friendship with former Pres.
ident Wilson and other figures in OF.
ficial Washington life. surrendered IN
the United States attorneys office
this afternoon and was held by United
States Commissioner Hitchcock in So
600 bail pending grand jury action on
a charge of conspiracy to violate the
Nolstead act.
Mr.. Clifton has been sought since
March 80. when Thomas g. Craven.
president OF the Cumberland Chemical
company. and three others were ar
rested on complaint OF Prohibition En.
forcement Agent Ridgely. who claim
ed the defendants had accepted n $500
deposit on a largo quantity OF liquor
which he proposed TO buy. 4 truck
on which the liquor was supposed TO
have been delivered was seized later
but its contents turned out to be wa
ter
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-04-05
Dever Elected
Chicago Mayor
Swept Into Office by Big
Plurality-Thompson
Supports Winner.

Chicago. April 4.-On the top OF a
democratic landslide, William Z.
Dever. judge of the superior court
was carried into the office Of mayor,
succeeding William Hale Thompson,
retiring after serving eight years for
The republican party. The avalanche
Of votes that gave Judge Deyer the
biggest plurality in the city's his
tory. with one exception. that re-
oeived by Mayor Thompson in 1915,
also placed in office democratic can
Gldates for city clerk and city treas
urer.
Unofficial returns OF yesterdays
election. compiled BY news gather
ing agency. gave Judge Dever total
vote OF Ss7.9si and Arthur c. Lueder,
republican mayoraliy candidate and
former postmaster. 2s42is. Judge
Dever's plurality was announced as
I03.54s.
In the only congress .onal election
in the state. special call 10 I'll the
vacancy in the Second Illinois dis
irict. created by the death Of Con-
eressman James II. Mann. the repub-
leans were victorious. Morton ID.
Hull. former state senator. defeating
Barratt O'Hara. democrat and for
mer lieutenant governor. by $3.50
to 4e.495. according 10 unofficial fig
ures. Although the old city council
was democratic before the primaries
of February, in which so aldermen
were elected. in yesterday election.
naming the remaining 90. the party
increased its strength. Thirteen OF
the aldermen elected yesterday were
democrats, giving the party s. alder
men. as compared with the repub-
licans' i9.
As a result Of the election. it was
stated. only two aldermen Of Mayor
Thompson's political machine, said TO
be controlled by Fred Lundin. indicted
on n charge Of grating school board
funds. remained in the new council.
William \. Guinea socialist mayor
atty candidate. according 10 the un-
official returned, received 40,s4i votes,
and Seymour Stodman. socialist can
didate for congressman in the Second
disaict. was accorded 5.eS5.
T'he election was quiet. While
Mayor Thompson. who announced his
retirement after the selection OF Mr..
I.ueder as candidate by the repup.
llcan coalition. took no active part in
the campaign. republicans yesterday
charged that his forces had been
thrown behind Judge pever
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-04-05
New Rail System Plan
Outlined by Californians

san Francisco. April !. a new
transcontinental line, n part OF the
system of which it is planned. the At
Gibson. Topeka K Santa Fe system
shall be the main section. was pro
posed by the California railroad conf
mission in yesterdays hearing of the
Interstate Commerce commission on
projects for railroad consolidation.
The new line would be built up OF
the Western Pacific. Denver 4 Rio
Grande and Burlington. The commits
sion also suggested that any proposed
consolidation should give the Santa
Fe system. the Northwestern Pacific.
California line now controlled
jointly by the Santa Fe and Southern
Pacific. The scheme would give the
Santa Fe consolidated system two
transcontinental lines and con-
nected link extending virtually from
end to end OF California. ~
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-04-05
Office of.
Dry Chief
Under r.. ~, >. >:
uo.JoeIr ,,'N7
tlgate Case .esE Grace
and Bun Develop
ments at Denver.
Burn S to Direct Probe

Denver. Colo. April 4.-The Times
this afternoon printed a story that
Denver is to be the scene of two of
the biggest federal Investigations ever
conducted in the west, in which vii
liam J. Burns. director of the bureau
of investigation of the United States
Department of Justice, will figure.
According to the Times, Burns will
investigate federal angles that have
developed in the bunco case and con-
slider charges made against an investi-
gator in the local Department of Jus.
tice office linking the man with the
Denver bunco men.
Burns is coming. says the Times. to
take personal charge of the activities
Of the intelligence flying squadron OF
his department now working here. to
probe the recent case of Father Wal
ter A Grace and 10 conduct a per
sonal investigation of the office OF
T.. II. McClenahan. federal prohibition
enforcement officer for Colorado.
According to the Times, Burns is
expected in Denver within 10 days.
burns will be accompanied by f. c.
Yellowley, chief of the prohibition
agents; a legal staff representative,
and the chief OF the intelligence serv.
ice, whose best men have been work
ing in Denver for some time.
District Attorney Philip Van Cise,
who prosecuted the bunco men. an
nounced last beeF fiat he had laid a
complaint witI3sfns against one Of
the Department OF Justice investiga-
tors here.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-04-05
Contest Started
Over Distribution
of Gould Estate
Heirs Begin Fight TO Keep
Children of Mrs. George
]. From Sharing in.
Estate.

New York. April 4-Three chill,
dren Of the present Mrs. George j..
Gould are not the issue OF George J.
Gould. within the meaning Of the
will of Jay Gould. and have no inter
est in his estate. four heirs OF Jay
Gould declared in an answer TO the
supplemental amended complaint OF
the estate trustees in the Gould &C
counting proceedings now pending.
The answer was filed By Malcolm
Summer. guardian ad liiem TO jay
Gould. jr. George J. Could. III,
Maughan Carter Gould and Stuyve-
sant Wainwright. juvenile heirs Of
jay Gould.
1t declares that the children OF Mrs.
George J. Gould. formerly Guinivere
Sinclair. George Sinclair Gould. Jane
Sinclair Gould and Guinivere Gould.
are children OF one Guinivere Sinclair
and that all ef them were born during
the married life of George J. Gould
and Edith Kingdom Gould. the wife
II George J. Gould-and prior 10 the
death of Edith Kingdom Gould; and
also prior 10 the marriage Of George
J. Gould 10 the said Guinivere Sin
clair.
The answer also alleged that the
said children have no right or inter
est in the Jay Gould estate and that
the children are not the issue Of
George J. Gould within the meaning
Of that word used in the viii OF Jay
Gould. deceased.
II also was denied that the power
Of testamentary appointment" given
George J. Gould in the will over the
estate held for his benefit empowered
him. upon his death, TO bequeath that
share 'or any part OF ii 10 any one
or more OF the children in question. =
The guardian asks that the supreme
court adjudge his. contentious as cor
rect and that it also be adjudged that
Guiniyere Sinclair Goulds children
have no title. claim. right. owner
ship or interest whatever in and to
the estate Of Jay Gould. deceased. or
any part thereof"
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-04-05
Feeding
Bill Brought Out
in Lower House
Change in Sentiment OH Doug.
las County Measure Causes
Ed Smith to Resurrcct
His Bill.
special Dispatch to Tn. Omaha Bee.

Lincoln. April 4.-There's another
Douglas county sheriff's feeding bill
to be considered.
\ bill exactly the same as the Lar
kins Chambers feeding bill. killed two
days ago by the lower house. after 4
had passed almost unanimously IN
The senate. was placed on general file
by the house committee on fees and
salaries.
Representative Ed Smith OF Omaha
sponsor Of the Larkin Chambers bill
in tho house. is chairman of that
committee.
Early IN the session Smith intro
duced bill In the lower house exact
ly similar to the Larkins-Chambers
bill
However. the Larkins Chambers
bin was introduced first ard SO Smith
withheld consideration OF his bill. He
kept It carefully tucked In his pocket
for emergencies.
After the sudden and unexpected
death Of the blll which would have
iiItlt II lAAHtCFAbff AtA Attf FAANA IA -
Douglas county To make thousands
annually from feeding prisoners.
Smith reproduced his bill. Much SEN
timent has developed since the bill s
death I'm favor OF it, because II was
charged so freely that the bill wasn't
Killed on merits. but because Of
trades on other bills. Smith had
no difficulty in getting his committee
10 vote favorably ON It,
However. as a sitting committee has
been appointed and viii soon take
charge of all bills on general flle. Il
may be possible that Smiths bill may
he stined in the rush to force an ad-
journment. 4 great deal, II was
asserted. depended upon the personnel
Of the sitting committee. which in n
few days " III have power TO say which
bills Will be considered out and which
shall not.
Members Of the Endres crowd here
were making frantic efforts 10 get on
the sitting committee tonight. II ap-
pointed. It was stated. Endres per
sonal friends will be I'm a strategic
position TO keep this hill from being
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-04-05
April Showers Block
Plans of President

Augusta. Ga. April April show
crs prevented President Harding from
carrying out his plans to visit Aiken.
:. C.. lust across the state line OF
Augusta. but did not in the least in
torfere With the pursuit By the chief
executive OF his policy OF rest and
recfeition.
Showers fell here until a few min
utes before the presidential party
was due to start for Aiken and after
reports that the rain was continuing
in the South Carolina city, the trip
was called off. Il was said tonight
TO he probable that the president. ac-
companied by Mrs. Harding. would mo
tor 10 Aiken Thursday TO play golf
and be the guest AZ luncheon of Came
ron Forbes. former governor general
of the Philippines.
The president got in a round OF
golf during the forenoon over the
Augusta Country club house and In
the afternoon rested at the hotel.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-04-05
Five Men Under Arrest
Charged With Flogging

Georgetown. Tex. April Alive
men were arrested here this afternoon
after the investigation by court Of
inquiry in connection with tho flog-
ging Of Il. W. Rurleson. on the san
Gabriel river. near Jonah. eight miles
from here. Sunday night.
The men who were arrested aud
charged with the flogging are: city
Marshal n. A. Hewlett Of Taylor.
Tex; Murray Jackson. Dewey Ball
Sam, Threadgili and olen Gossett, all
OF Taylor. Judge I. Il. Faubion set
their bonds at 81 600 each
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-04-05
Dope Traffic Is
Halted in Jail
Sheriff at Fremont Finds Mar
cotics Hidden in Cigarets
Sent to Prisoners.
Special Dispatch to The Omaha Bee.

Special Dispatch to The Omaha Bee.
Fremont, Neb.. April 4.-Cleverly
concealed within the wrappers of what
appeare d TO be new carton OF
cigarets, the sheriff of Dodge county
discovered the method by which dope
has been smuggled within the walls
of the county jail during the past
few months.
Officials recently learned that some
of the prisoners were being supplied
with dope from an outside source. \
strict watch was ordered on all vis-
itors and mail. \ sealed carton OF
cigarets arrived for one of the pris-
oners and was Immediately opened for
inspection.
Carefully pressed against the out
side of some of the packages, be-
tween the tin 6oil and the wrapper,
so grains of morphine were discovered.
The sender had stamped the seals on
the packages. seereted the dope and
resealed the cigarets with the hope
that they would escape close inspec-
tion.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-04-05

All Of the simmons faction left. l.
had taken charge yesterday when a
temporary injunction was obtained
against Imperial Wizard Evans fol
lowing the break when the emperor
undertook 10 organize n woman's or.
der on the lines Of the Ku I<lux klan.
The imperial wizard had issued n
proclamation forbidding klausmen
from affiliating with kamelia, the wo-
mems organization, and threatening
punishment to anyone who disobeyed
the proclamation. DR.. Evans said to-
day:
THE issue would be settled. once
and for all as to whether the knights
OF the Ku klux Kan is an institution
10 be conducted by one Individual for
his private financial gain, or a great
American fraternal order. the affairs
OF which are in the hands Of its mem
harr
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-04-05
Construction in Hastings
Points To Prosperous Year

Hastings, Neb., April 4.--F'ifty.four
residences, the si75.o0o municipal
auditorium. the ss5,o00 st. Marks
cathedral. n bakery that Will cost mt
least 100000. n warehouse 200x50 feet
for n wholesale firm. a bungalow
court including five homes. and n
number of lesser buildings now under
construction here point to n prosper.
GUS summer ahead for Hastings.
While apartment houses are compara-
lively new in Hastings. there has been
a strong demand for them during the
past two or three years Il In Hnid,
and a number are now being planned,
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-04-05
Tornado Wrecks 25 Homes
in Northeastern Texas

Texarkana, Tex. April "A tor
nado swept through Cass county. n
the northeast corner OF Texas. late
today. leaving trail is miles long On
which were scattered the wreessse et
IS or more homes. The heavies, darn-
age was said TO he in LAWS Chapel
and Alsmens communities ana q,
point two and one.half miles SOUTH
west OF Atlanta. Tex.
No casualties have heen reported.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-04-05
SUNDAY Closing
of Movies Killed
by State Senate
Chambers of Omaha Leads
Fight to Keep Amusement
Places Open Many
Bills Advanced.
Special Dispatch to The Omaha Bee.

Speciai Dispatch 10 inc Omaha Bee.
Lincoln, April 4.-The Nebraska
senate slaughtered the bill providing
for Sunday closing of movie houses in
Nebraska by vote OF 16 to II.
Oratory marked the discussion of
the bill, with Senator Sturdevant, its
introducer. insisting that it was
meritorious and needed measure.
while Chambers Of Douglas led the on
slaught. Sturdevant found vocal
support in Barr and Osborne.
Chambers opened his fight by pro-
posing an amendment TO forbid the
showing of film ads or pictures on
which the date of taking did not APP
pear.
Old Pictures Outrage.
"It is an outrage for people to he
forced to view these advertisements
or pictures taken years ago. when
they go to a theator for amusement
he said
Sturdevant. in the course of his
remarks. said there is an organized
effort in this country to make sun
day a mere holiday.
The roll call on the motion TO In
definitely postpone the bill showed:
Vote on Measure.
To kill the bill: Allen. Banning.
Behrens. Chambers. Cooper Fries.
Gumb. Hastings. Larkin. MCGOWAN,
Reed. Refenrath. Robbins, Smhra,
Thielen and Tomek.
Against killing the bill: Anderson,
Barr. Bliss. Geod lillian. Johnson.
Meacham. Osborne. Saunders. Stude-
want and Warner.
S. r. 325. Cooper bin. providing
that when the lieutenant governor
acts as chief executive he shall draw
pay from the general fund AT the
same rate was sent ahead 10 final
passage.
Senator Anderson announced an
open hearing on II. f. Ill, the bill
to repeal the intangible tax law. by
the revenue committee Of the senate
Thursday evening.
A big grist of bills were advanced
to third reading including measures
to require the labelling of tire SECONDS
and amending the primary act SO as
to place the primary on the second
Tuesday in April, starting in 1924.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-04-05
Vice Chairmen of G.. .. P.
Committee Here April II

V. d. Reynolds. secretary OF tho
Douglas County Republican society.
Is in charge Of the sale Of tickets for
the dinner which will be given N
honor OF Mrs. Harriet Taylor Upton,
at the BurgessNash tearoem trial
evening Of April i. Tickets may ee
obtained at Mr.. Reynolds office az
1906 Howard street. Mrs. Upton u
vice chairman Of the republican nai
ticnal committee.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-04-05
New Sub Commissioned.

san Francisco. Aprii The newest
United States submarine, the SIS.
WIS placed in commiSsion today sc
the Union plant Of the Bethlehem ShIp
Building corporation and left AZ ores
FOR its STATEN al Mare Island navy
yard. The Sss is 80 sees hong. vita
sefoot beam and i Of $50 tons d.
basement Il eNs, approximately s..
see zee
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-04-05
Endemic Of Violence
Reported Among Eskimos

Regina. sask., April An epidem-
ic Of violence has broken out among
the unusually kindly and docile Eski-
mos, declares the annual report of the
Royal Canadian Mounted police for
the year ending September 30, 1922.
"At present" says the report, we
have under arrest on charges OF nur-
der or related crimes no fewer than
nine of these people. three at lionds
Inlet Ton the northern coast of Bat.
finlanD, five at Herschel island and
one at Toree river. The number of
deaths involved IL IS and OF these
three are white men.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-04-05
William Il. Fosters
Fate in Hands of Jur,

ST Joseph, Mich. April t-.-The case
Of William 2. Foster. charged with
violating the Michigan law against
criminal syndicalisn. went 10 the Jury
at aAo a. IN. today when Judge
Charles White finished reading his IN.
structions.
The court and attorneys agreed TO
set the Uial of Charles l.. Huthcn.
bers for April IL
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-04-05
Kidnapped Catholic Priest
Reported on Way Home

New York. April "A telegram
from Buffalo, signed y. I. Perrine,"
was received today at knights OF Co
lun1bus headquarters here stating
hat Rev. J. 4. Nraniak Of Nirden,
Ill. reported kidnapped in Venice, ILL.,,
on March 5, had been captured from
his abductors" and was being return
ed to his home. The telegram. which
gave Perrine's address only AS The
Square" was addressed TO John u.
Kennedy, editor of Columbia, maya
zine published by the knights of Co
lumbus Mr.. Kennedy expressed be-
lief that the telegram was not hoax.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-04-05
San Francisco Boy of |,
Goes on Trial for Murder

San Francisco, April s--Willian
Lynch. Il. went on trial in the sa-
perior court today. on a charge &C
murder as a result of the shooting &C
Thomas J. Mccormick. lS. October -.
in an alley in the Mission district.
The shooting according to the police.
followed a fight between The two hos.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-04-05
Woman Killed in Wreck.

West Palm Beach. Fla. April -
Mrs. Alice Lawson. 45. Of New York
city. Is dead. and Mrs. W. !. I.yGon.
Boston Mrs. T. l.. Webster. BAY CITY.
Mich. and Miss Jessie kcllow. Scran.
ton, Pa are suffering from slight
cuts and SHOCK following wreck of
Florida East coast railway passenger
trnm No. rs, about eight miles north
OF here last night,
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-04-05
Wife Of Stanton Farmer
Is Granted d Divorce

Harry Tutin, 81, wealthy Stanton
fScb.) farmer, was ordered TO pay ms
wife. Emma. 60. $4,000 alimony fol-
lowing a stormy two days divorce
hearing before District Judge Day In
court OF domestic relations.
Day also awarded Mrs. Tutin an
absolute divorce and $50 month for
the support of their l0-year-old child.
Mrs. Tutin testified OF her hus-
bands alleged brutal treatment dur
ing their 10 years of married life.
She stated that shortly after they
were married Tutin told her that kiss
ing was silly and would not kiss her.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-04-05
Seven Killed, 20Hurt
in Louisiana Tornado

Alexandria. La. April f.-SeVen
persons are known TO have been killed
and at least score injured in Pine
vile. across the Red river from this
city. by tornado which swept
through Alexandria and Pineville to.
day.
Th dead:
Harry Marrus. merchant.
Enoch Williamson and his ij.month-
old infant.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Gates.
] NJ. Moract.
Mrs. Alvin McGann.
Pinevillo bore the brunt of the blow
and suffered heavy property damage.
Several persons were injured here.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-04-05
Simmons Is
Elected from
Klan Palace
Court Order Dispossesses ku
Klux Chief Who Took
Charge of Headquar.
ters Wednesday.
Bv Associated Press.

Atlanta, Ga. April 4.-Sheriff G..
!. Lowry of Fulton county with a
force OF deputies early today tool,
charge Of the imperial palace. head
quarters of the Knights OF the ku
Klux Klan. under an order signed By
possessed W. }. Simmons. imperial
emperor, who took charge Of the head
quarters and the klan yesterday uD-
der a temporary Injunction secured by
him against Imperial Wizard II. W.
Evans.
The order directed Emperor Sim
mons and the other plaintiffs in the
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-04-05
President Purchases
Birthplace in Ohio;
Plans Rea,rdngeDient
Mount Gilead, o., April 4.-pSsl.

Mount Gilead, o., April 4.-INesi-
dent Harding today purchased his
: ,thplaee--a farm in north Bloom
/ township, Morrow county -
\ re as barefooted boy he spent
. hildhood days.
- deal was consummated through
.sn1n Grow, postmaster at Marion,
a lifelong friend of the president, who
acted as his personal agent. The
deed was delivered to Mr.. Crow by
Harry Erickson, who has owned the
farm for a number of years.
Plans now under considera ton, It
is understood, call for a complete re-
of the premises. includ-
ing a modern bungalow and golf
course. Friends close to President
Harding stated he contemplates spend
ing much of his time after retirement
from the White House on the "old
farm" in writing and getting back
TO nature"
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-04-05
Soyieis Regard Execution
of Vicar Closed Incident
i,v Associated Press,

Moscow. April l.-The execution Of
Vicar General Butchkavitch appears
to be a closed incident, so far as the
Russian government is concerned.
From Catholic sources II is learned
that no reply has been made by the
government to the request OF the
Roman Catholics OF Moscow for per.
mission 10 bury the vicar general In
accordance with the rites OF the
church.
Reyond resolution adopted by the
Kharkov Polish workmen approving
the execution. no mention of tho af.
fair is made by the Moscow press.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-04-05

Cairo, April 4.-The earl of carnar-
Won is dead.
The earl of canarvon died peace.
fully at this morning. lie was
conscious almost 10 the end. His
death was due to blood poisoning
through the bite of an insect with
the later development of pneumonia.
The earl of Carnarvon headed the
exploration party which opened the
tomb of King Tutankhamun. He was
che of the best known scientific men
of England.
Although i'll herself. Lady Carnar-
Won made a fight by airplane from
England to Cairo TO be with her hus-
band during his last hours. Lord
Carnarvon had been gravely in with
pneumonia for several days.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-04-05
Lincoln Man Shot for
Burglar Dies of Wounds

Pasadena. Cal. April 4.-llarry =.
Edmondson OF Lincoln. Ncb.. shot by
police ns n burglar Tuesday. died to.
day. Police say that search of his
apartment in Glendale. Cal, disclosed
n large amount OF iewelry. furs and
other articles believed to have bccn
stolen