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The Omaha morning bee., 1924-07-24

"I guess Mullen and Hitchcock are
taking this method to get even with
me because I didn't do what they
wanted at the New York conven-
tion." said Sheriff Mike Endres We'd
nesday, commenting on a renewed
movement to get bill through the
legislature to take the Jail feeding
from the sheriff and give 1t to the
county.
YES. they were pretty sore be-
cause I never voted for McAdoo."
continued the sheriff. "I voted for
nearly everybody except McAdoo and
Smith. I knew neither one could be
elected.
"Well. II they want to take their
spite out on me this way. let them
do It, l took care of myself when
the bill was up in the last legislature,
and 1 can do 1t again. III beat them.
Watch me. They've been getting
beaten pretty regularly OF late"
The sheriff admitted that he does
make q little" on feeding the pris-
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-07-24
Charge Of Murder
Against 2 Bandit
Suspects Dropped
Prosecutor Abandons Effort
Effort to Convict Kenny
and Reimers, but May
File Other Allegations.

Hazel Lewis swore positively that
Lawrence c'Twin'D Kenny and VII
liam Reimers were two of three men
who held up her and Lloyd Henry the
night of July Il, mile west OF Nine
tieth and Pacific streets. and killed
Henry.
On the stand, at the preliminary
hearing of the men in county court
Wednesday morning. she repeatedly
declared she recognized them by their
size and voices.
When asked by Deputy County. At
torney Dan Gross. Would you b
willing to have these men sent &c
the penitentiary or hanged on your
testimony alone?" she replied, 81
would"
Other similar questions were asked
her by Gross and Gene O'Sullivan
counsel for the defense. To all Of
them she firmly answered that the
defendants were two Of the holdups
A recess was then taken. after
which the defense asked permission
to recall Hazel to the stand. Kenny.
twin brother. Clarence, was IN the
room and the girls attention wa.
directed to him. She asked him ques
tions and then asked Lawrence oues
tions. Finally she admitted that 'ii
would be pretty hard TO say. They
look like twins 70 me-" After re
peated questioning and much hesita
ton she admitted she couldn't be posi-
tive in Identification OF either man
Gross Makes Motion.
Mr.. Gross then moved that tbs
charges OF first degree murder while
attempting 10 rob be dismissed. but
that Reimers and Kenny be sent bach
TO jail to await filing of some other
charges. Judge Crawford ordered
II 50.
Mr.. Gross said II would be impos
sible TO get conviction on the SOLE
testimony of Hazel Lewis and thai
there are no other witnesses
Kenny and Reimers were apparent
ly. the most unconcerned men in the
crowded courtroom. Well-dressed
youths with shiny hair they are.
Cecil Deeds was the first witness
He told how he and Lloyd Henry
started out In a touring car the eve
ming Of July u. picked up Lorena
and Hazel Lewis. 1906 Yates street
at Sixteenth and csss streets about
9 and then drove to Millard and final
ly came back TO the Pacific road 4
mile west OF Ninetieth street whers
they stopped the car. Deeds and
Lorena got out and walked down the
road. They Witnessed the holdup and
staying from a distance.
Lorena Lewis told the same STORY
as Deeds and could not identify the
men.
Harel Tells Story.
HazSl. an attractive girl with a boy
ish shingle bob on her black. wavy
hair, a black dress with low neck
and no sleeves. proved a quick and
ready witness.
Hazel said she had declined TO give
positive Identification at the cor
oner's inquest becuse she feared vio-
lence. Threats had been made agains,
her and her brother. she said. A
man threatened her brother In
Harry's pool hall. she said
The county attorneys office IL said
to be In possession Of a clue 10 ths
real murderers OF Lloyd Henry.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-07-24
Youthful Bandit
Confesses to 10
Road Robberies
Toured Highways in Search
of Spooners, He Tells.
Police = Companion
Admits Two Holdups.

Breaking down under rigid ques.
tioning. John B. Buckles. 1s. 1913
Clark street, and J. e. Coughlin, 2s,
1925 North Eighteenth street, ad-
mitted road robberies extending over
the past three weeks to Omaha police
early Wednesday morning.
The pair was arrested Tuesday
night as the bandits who robbed
Louis Dredla, 1941 South Fifteenth
street.
Admits Eight Holdups.
Buckles has admitted 10 hold.
ups, according to Omaha police. He
declared that Tuesday night was the
first time that Coughlin had work.
ed" with him, however. Confronted
with Buckles statement. Coughlin
admitted his part in the robbery of
Dredla and of Guy Kelley. 1909 Cap
itol avenue, earlier in the evening.
Buckles told detectives that he was
alone in three of the robberies he ad
mits. He is giving information that
will lead TO further arrests, say
police.
Eight dollars was the most / got
In any robbery excert those last
night" declared Buckles.
Chief of Detectives Ben Danbaum
stated that he believed Buckles rob-
berries involved 81 900 property loss.
In their statements the two prison
ers described how they toured the
Io la tel a..
search of auto spooners. They said
in part:
Flees from Fight.
Lets go out and pick up a few
spooners, Buckles remarked Tues
day evening to Coughlin.
II don't know anything about thai
game" replied Coughlin.
"I'll show you"
"All right, I'll take a chance"
The pair met their first pettinl
party parked on the road near Lake
view park.
Buckles gave me the gun and tolt
me to stick them up" said Coughltn
But the fellow put up a fight and
ran back to the car"
We'll, you're sure greenhorn ban
dts" Helen Mclaughlin told Buckle
Wednesday morning. II had SIS"
I'm glad I didn't know" returned
Buckles. 1T wouldn't have done M
any good"
Gee, but you were nervous de
clared the girl.
| They'll give me about two year.
to collect my nerves in. sister" thu
bandit grinned.
| Buckles and coughlin claim th'
Derdla stickup netted them but g.
cents. The pair was on the wa
home. having found a scarcity o
spooners, when they observed Kelle,
waiting for car at Twenty-fourtl
street and Kansas avenue. They thei
robbed him, they say, of s24 and hi
watch.
Too Many Cigarets.
"well this will pay for the car. w
can go out again some other night.
said Buckles as they sped towar,
town.
Not me-" declared Couglin. "I'v'
had enough thrills out Of this game.
| Buckles Is pleading with polio
that Harry. his younger brother. wa
not partner to any Of his robberies
He was with me in the car on
night but he didn't know what wa
| doing" hs said.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-07-24
We Have
With Us
Today
John Elmer Ferguson,
Houston, Tex.
Presbyterian Pastor.

Rev. Mr.. Ferguson Is pastor OF the
Central Presbyterian church OF Hous-
ton, the leading north" Presbyterian
church of that city. On the invitation
Of committee seeking new pastor
for the Westminster Presbyterian
church of Omaha he preached here
last Sunday, and the committee Is
eager TO obtain his services as pastor
here.
Born in Tennessee and educated at
University OF Texas, and the Nc
Cormick theological seminary in Chi
cago, Rev. Mr.. Ferguson has gained
an enviabIe reputation for his devo
tion to religious work. lie has wife
and one baby.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-07-24
PORTLAND UNION
STOCKYARDS BURN

Portland, Ore. July 2s.-The Port.
land Union Stockyards. owned by
Swift a Co, caught on fire here this
afternoon. The flames spread to the
Pacific international Livestock exposi.
tion building.
All available city fire apparatus was
sent to the Kenton district in which
the stockyards are located. The fire
fighters were hampered in reaching
the fire. by a wall OF flames across the
only available road to the stockyards.
The loss on the pavilion was esti.
mated AZ .3so.00o and II was stated
that the total loss at the stockyards
would probably mount TO about $780,
600.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-07-24
York Postoffice to Be
Open II Hours SUNDAYS

York, July 23.-MaJor Holderman,
now postmaster, has made now rul-
Ing In regard TO the Sunday hours
at the York postofflce The office
VIII remain open from 7;30 IN the
morning iii 7:30 In the evening, In
stead OF closing at 10 in tho morning
and opening again for n short time
in tho evening. This win give greater
opportunity for patrons 20 Wait the
lobby to deposit mail and to get their
mail from the boxes.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-07-24
War Souvenirs Presented
Harrington Postmaste

Harrington. Neh., July 9s.-Post.
master Louis r. Ely. who served In
the world war. has been presented
with a memento OF war days in the
nature OF a dugout sign which was
sent to j. q. Beste by a Harrington
soldier during the war. The souvenir
sign. which was placed over q Ger.
man dugout during the war. conveys
the information that there was shei.
ter for 20 men IN that dugout.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-07-24
Missing Youth Located.

Newcastle, Neb., July 23.--M l.
Dougherty. who disappeared from his
home in the Daily community several
miles southwest OF here, the middle
of last week. has been located nj
Sloan, Ia, where he had gone TO visit
relatives without saying anything
shout Il to his parents.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-07-24
,,J.Jin11ahat toBe
in Center of
Air Routes
High Postal Official Says
This City Holds Logical
Place in Future Chan
mel Network.
Urge More Air Mail Use

Omana as the center OF network
OF air mail channels extending In all
directions to important cities was
pictured by Col. Paul Henderson, sec
ond assistant postmaster general Of
the United States in a talk before
the Chamber of Commerce wednes-
day noon.
Colonel Henderson was introduced
by Ford e. Hovey, chairman, execu-
tive committee of the Chamber Of
Commerce, who presided at the lunch
con. He was preceded on the floor
by Postmaster Charles E. Black and
Carl F. Egge. superintendent of the
air mail service.
The speaker first dealt with the
enormous extent of postal business.
THE United States postoffice de-
partment is handling 100000 parcels
annually by parcels post, although
that service is but ten years old" said
Colonel Henderson. THE postoffice
department service costs $s1s, ,o00. 900
year. Postage defrays all but s25.-
10000 Of the expenditures. The only
postoffice department In the world
which is not self supporting. Many
foreign mail departments are money
makers.
Veto Was Wise Move"
Recently Congress passed a bill
providing for the increase of the sal
aries of 300,0 persons employed in
the postoffice department by se7,-
100000 although there was no appro-
priation to meet the expense. A cour-
ageous little fellow in the White
House vetoed 1t on that ground. It
was wise move, but 1t took cour-
age.
''The air mail annual budget Is
81 100000. Since the day and night
service was instituted July l. "a per
cent of the air service has been on
schedule in spite OF severe storms
which have chung about the plains
region.
THE $4,000 daily income Is not as
much as I might wish. / should like
a daily business OF $4,000. but am
not complaining. The rail mail habit
It strong and II VIII take time to
educate business men TO the advan-
tages of air mail service.
"I can forsee no end Of air mail
service In the next ten years. Our
pilots f1y and make landings as safe
| ly in the night as In the daylight.
Nocturnal plane service should con-
meet any town from 500 to 1400
miles apart. Omaha could success
fully inaugurate a nightly mail serv-
ice with New Orleans.
Omaha Should Be Center.
within 10 years. $4,000 miles of
air mail channels should be in OPP
Grafton In the United States. Omaha
and Chicago should become the cen.
ters OF such an air system, for the
railroads followed the trails and the
air routes will follow the railroads.
"The present success of the service
is due to Superintendent Carl r. Egge
and the 43 pilots who take the daily
risk.
II personally. prefer the horse and
buggy age, but the United States can
not assume second place in aerial de-
velopment."
John l.. Kennedy. president. United
States National Rank, also expressed
himself as favoring the horse ana
buggy" age.
But the United States must lead
in the air." he declared. THE air
mail service In more important than
people realize. It is more important
than the rail mail service ana has
great possibilities. BY the shortening
OF distances II win WELD great In
f1uence in the development OF civih
| -
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-07-24
The Farmers A ,ai1 .eia
the Mon Nv

Corn receipts at the .naha Grain
exchange Wednesday were SO cars
and wheat receipts 80 cars, COM
pared to 70 cars of>corn and 10
cars OF wheat on the correspond
ing day a year ago.
No. hard wheat sold for $1.28
and No. 8 yellow corn for s1.04.
On the corresponding day in 1928
No. 3 hard wheat sold for 92 cents
and No. yellow corn for from
SO to s21s cents.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-07-24
BEATRICE FACES
WATER FAMINE.

Beatrice. Neh.. July ss.-Bestr4ee
has faced a water famine the past
few days because the city wells north
west Of town were flooded with muddy
water when the blue river overflowed
II hanks on account Of the heavy
rains northwest OF here.
Hundreds OF citizens are carrying
water from wells in buckets. iugs and
what not. The Paddock hotel. tho
largest IN the city Is being supplied
with water hauled from the state
farm east OF Beatrice. A special eiec-
ton viii be held here August to
vote bonds In the installation of n
filtration plant in the river.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-07-24
Cambridge Boy Suocumbs TO
Injuries Received on Fourth

Cambridge. Neh.. July 81 Aliens
ogorzelka. = hoy. has snceumeed to
injuries received on july !, when fire-
works csught fire In a car In which
he was riding. The car ran into
the ditch and sn occupants were
thrown out but ogorrolks. who was
the only one hurt. lie WAS severely
injured about the head and several
specialists were called, but they were
unable 10 DO anything Tor him.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-07-24
Missionary Society Hears
Talk by Ministers Wife

Humboldt. Neb., July 23.-Mission
airy society OF the First Presbyterian
Church OF this city held a specfal
meeting Tuesday, at which Mrs. y. 5
Hilscher, wife of Rev. $. S. HilscheI
of Lincoln. delivered the principal
address. Forty women from thf
Presbyterian church at Table Rocr
we're guests on this occasion.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-07-24

Boys Joke acA Tale of Franks Death Told
Hot? Yes-But Fine
for the Corn

Yes, It was hot. Perspirfngly 30.
Soda fountain clerks worked over
time. Electric fans did likewise.
It was the hottest day Of 1924.
Meteorologist NJ. v. Robins.
sweltering in his weather store.
found solace in predicting cooler
weather for Wednesday night. But
the mercury continued to rise. 1t
rose to 95 above zero. giving the
thermometers their first real test
Of the summer, then stopped. But
the corn kept right on growing,
far into the night. You could al
most hear 1t.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-07-24
Two Early Cambridge
Settlers Die Suddenly

Camhrsare, Neh. July 1N,--SanaOel
Brown. teamSter. who had lived here
for years. fell dead Tuesday. lie MAS
rs and was Ssill active.
Abe Stshl. who homesteadsd here.
collapsed and died as he was rre.
pairing 70 leave the hospital. where
he had an operation FOR hernia 10
DAYS sso. He was . prominent rnerr.
eer Of the Evangelical church and
or the ]. .. Q. r. lots
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-07-24
Married in Council Bluffs.

The following persons obtained met
riase licenses In Council Bluffs yesterday
w. H. Rodweii, Oakland. 1a......... NJ
Inez Rogers. Oakland. 1a...........'.'Sf
Asa Fay, Omaha .......s............ ss
Emily swoboda. Omaha ..,..s.......'z" ="
C. D. Ellsworth, III pano. Tex ..,,,.., 70
Lottle Cartwright, Bellevue. Neh.'.. ..'ls
WalteL> Luobe., Omaha ....... .......ss. ~
Hazel 3IeiHnera Omaha st4.........'s.'le
John Rorh. omaha .a............,.s' = =
Lille Koch, Council Bluffs. s.,........ az
Oscar silbrasse, Lee, Neh. .....,..,.,7I
Ruth coutas, Des Moines. fa.....,... IL
Helen Jones, Omaha ..s......tss.,-.'ss Nv
Chris Groii. Grctns. Neb..............2I
Marie Voss. Omaha ....,.....,......'ie ~
John Krsks, finwood, Nsb.
Marie Sodlaoek Bruno, Nsb. III
lily i,,'.h tno,tlnn
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-07-24
The Weather

Far - hours ending : + IN, July "a
Precipitation, Inches ard Huna ~.ithsz
Total none, total since January 1. iNet
deficiency. 50
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-07-24
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

We are wearing ourselves out a. q
nation by our hurry and intensity
too eager to get a living, to be willing
to stop to five.-Osgood.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-11-21
Business UnioniSm

The American trade union movement as typi-
fed by the American Federation of Labor, is Of
cially committed to the policy of class collabora-
ton, which is based the theory that the interests
of the workers can best be served by cooperation
their part with the capitalists in the running Of
industry. This is just like saying that the best
interests of burglars victim can be conserved by
assisting in the process of transferring his cash to
the burglar
Strong international unions-strong financially
if not numerically-have gone into business on a
large scale They were going to solve the economic
problem by turning the workers into capitalists,
and thus remove all class distinctions. But cap
italist is capitalist whether he carries "union"
card or not
The main result Of the banking and other bust
ness ventures Of the labor unions is that the leaders
have become bankers and the workers brokers',
which means in the vernacular that they are about
"broke."
The workers can never emancipate themselves
one by one. 1t must be collective job and cannot
be done by going into business, but by putting the
capitalist out of business.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-11-21

stateman, because he always busted
himself with the problem Of revolu-
ton, and themselves they consider
realists because they advocate the
idea of gradually transforming bour-
geois society along the lines of evolu-
ton. But these great realists" be-
came tools in the hands of the bourge-
OILS politicians after the war, while
Lenin the Irrational statesman" be.
came the most dangerous opponent of
the bourgeoisie and the leader Of mil
lions of toilers who have risen against
their masters.
Immediately after October revolu-
ton Lenin was charged by all petty
bourgeois socialists with being an adj
venturer. But this "adventurer''
proved by his deeds which side the
real power was on. The "realists"
among the observation-disclosures and
Mensheviks have simply missed the
importance Of the great change that
has taken place in human life. They
have even failed to notice that the
masses have turned their backs on
them. Lenin was the greatest states
man Of our age. He has proven this
standing at the helm Of the greatest
state in the world, by the exceptional
fexibility Of the Russian Communist
Party whose leader and creator ho/
was.
Tomorrow = "crItIcaI and Real
istio."
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-11-21
Strikebreakers Quarrel

Warren S. Stone made the mistake of not taking
out card in the Strikebreakers' Union, synonym
for the official bureaucracy of the American Fed
GRAFTON of Labor Had be done so, the spectacle of
John L. Lewis and George L. Berry, defending
trade unionism against Stone would not amuse the
cynical capitalist reporters at the Ell Paso conyen
ton. The grand dukes Of the A. +. Of L. are
privileged strikebreakers
The DAILY WORKER has already dealt fully
with Stones perfdious conduct toward the miners
who worked his so-called union colleries. Suffice
1t to say that he refused to recognize the United
Mine Workers of America and has armed guards
protecting his scabs in his Kentucky mines. This
is a most disgraceful situation.
A resolution was introduced at the Ell Paso
convention denouncing Stone for his anti-union
action. 1t should be passed. But it is a sight for
the gods to see John L. Lewis and George L. Berry
standing up as the champions of trade unionism.
Berry, head of the pressmen, has broken two New
York strikes with the aid Of strikebreakers, de-
tectiyes and the. newspaper publishers. Yet after
breaking the latest New York strike he was given
an ovation at the Portland convention Of the A. f.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-11-21
The Mexican Was Right

"Surely these are not labor union delegates, they
look like bankers to me,' declared Mexican dele
gate as he watched the portly, bejeweled and we'll
groomed labor takers who attended the Ell Paso
of the American Federation Of Labor
The Mexican was right.
The labor leaders, who dominate what there is
left Of trade union movement in America do not
represent the interests of the workers, organized
or unorganized. They are wealthy and contented
with the present robber system, which exploits
those whom they supposed to serve
These labor leaders are allies of the capitalists.
Mark Hanna baptized them properly when he
characterized them as "labor lieutenants0 Cap
italism takes good care of Them and one of the
canniest of the American plutocrats, Andrew
Carnegie, placed Samuel Gompers on his pension
list
Honors are heaped on the labor takers by the
capitalist government while radical leaders face
the jails Gompers is an honored guest at bank
ers' banquets while indictments dangle over the
head of William q. Foster. The Mexican was right
Our American labor leaders, the kind that are
welcome at Ell Paso, have stake in the capitalist
system. They wear diamonds They will fight for
the system that keeps them in diamonds at the
expense of the millions of slaves organized or un-
organized, in the United States.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-11-21

Of L. and signally honored. This was the conven-
ton that expelled William F. Dunno, the Com
munist for being an uncompromising enemy of
capitalism
The crimes committed against unionism by John
L. Lewis would fill this issue of The DAILY
WORKER. The very fact that he served on the
republican party advisory campaign committee in
order to secure the reelection of Strikebreaker
Coolidge is evidence sufficient of his character dis
regarding his alliance with the Kansas coal oper-
ators against Alexander Howat, with the British
Empire Steel corporation against the Nova Scotia
miners, with the Kentucky coal operators in keep
ing the fields of that section unorganized and with
the coke magnates of Fayette county against the
heroic workers he deserted in 1922
Berry is to lead the fight on the floor at FL Paso
against Stone. Our good friend, the former saliva
ton army drum wacker William H. Johnston,
will stand in the gap for Stone A fine crew indeed
to talk of unionism! Johnston is the father of
the b. & o. plan, the standard form of class col
laboration. You may ask, what is it all about?
Why are those strikebreaking labor takers making
such fuss about Stones direliction?
There is reason. Lewis is the main lieutenant
of the G. 0. p machine in the trade union move
ment. Berry is the democratic "tuchun," while
Stone is the principal hacker Of the socaled pro-
gressive party, with Johnston as his mOuthpiece
fhey are not concerned with trade uniOnism, but
the boys are looking for place in the political sun
and the resolution against Stone lis a carefully
worked plot on the part of the republican and dem
ocratic lackeys to knock him out or seriously
wound him. This strategy is no different to that
Of the various hijacling and bootlegging gangs of
Chicago
What a deplorable state the American labor
movement is in when these moguls of crookdom
can gather in convention to represent the workers
and get away with it. 1t makes many sincere
workers despair Of the future. But there was never
less cause for downheartedness than today, with
the example of triumphant Soviet Russia before
the eyes of the workers of the world. The American
workers will triumph as their Russian brothers
did despite the Stones, Lewises Johnstons, Berrys
and all the other lackeys of capitalism.