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The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-02-12
Klansn1en
to
RaidHerriin
5000 in Southern Illinois I'm
der Orders to Mass in Case
of More Ku Klux
Bloodshed.
Strips Leader Of Power
BY international News Service

Murphysboro, Ill. Feb. 11.-Nine
thousand klansmen In southern llli-
nois, in the district between Cairo on
the south and Tamaroa on the north.
are minutemen under khan order
passed this morning. and under orders
to mass and go to Herrin in the event
of further khan bloodshed, according
to an announcement here today by
khan leaders.
by International News Service.
Herrin, ILL.,, Feb. lis. Glenn
Young, paid khan raid leader, who
stepped into charge of all civil au-
thority here In the capacity of acting
police chief, following the arrests OF
Chief of Police John Ford. Mayor An
derson and other civic officials, this
afternoon was relieved of his authorl-
ty by Mai. General NJ. J. Foreman,
It was reported that Young would
be ordered to leave the county.
BY international News Service.
Urbana. ILL.,. Feb. 11.-Sheriff
George Galligan, OF Williamson coun-
ty. with Deputy Sheriffs John Muir
ray, James Davis, James McKenna
and John Jasvagha, are in the county
jail here. They were arrested by
constables and deputy sheriffs at Ma
rion following disorders at Herrin.
The prisoners refused to discuss the
disturbance at Herrin. and even the
deputies who brought them here, are
loath to give any information. Sher-
If John Grey of Champaign county,
questioned the authority of officials
to place Galligan and his deputies in
the local jail. but was ordered by
state officials to hold the prisoners
until ordered by a court Of record to
release them. Galligan probably will
institute q writ OF habeas corpus.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-02-12
Officers Joiut Fight

When It became evident that the
guards in the yard were not faring
SO well. call for help went out to
the city and the county aud these of.
flcers were soon in the thick OF the
fight.
with this large force at his dis.
posal. Warden Egan took command
lie stationed the county detectives on
the wall. while guards and paUolmen
took up the battle in the enclosure.
The prisoners used pistols and any.
thing else lying around loose. The Of
ficers, trained TO handle such men.
bore In and soon got the upper hand
The conNicts were backed against one
of the gray stone walls aud after a
brief hand tohand struggle the prison.
ers gave up. They were driven back
to their CELLS
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-02-12
Convicts Blow Up
Gates of Prison
2 Officers Slain, Many Pris.
oners Wounded in Battle
in Pennsylvania Pen.
BY Associated Press.

Pittsburgh, Pa, Feb. 1.-Two
prison officers were shot 10 death and
number of convicts were wounded.
more or less seriously. in riot to-
day. After an hours fight. during
which riot guns, tear gas, bombs,
clubs and bricks were used. the pris-
on guards assisted by Pittsburgh po-
lice succeeded In quelllng the disturb
ance, which started when the con-
victs used explosives in an effort TO
dynamite their way to freedom. No
prisoner escaped.
The dead are:
william II. Peiffer, assistant deputy
warden.
]. A. Cox. an oyerseer.
Warden ]. Megan reported the plot
was born in the minds of four or five
bad men, recently transferred TO
the prison here from the eastern
lpenitentiary to be disciplined. He
added that he believed the plot was
engineered by quartet of convicts
known as "the four horsemen." They
had help from the outside. the warden
declared.
Blast Rips Gates.
| Prisoners numbering more thar
900 had just breakfasted and were
about TO 40 their tasks in the work
shops when the blast ripped the mair
gates and a section OF the wall, rocked
the entire district. shattered windows
and caused residents to fee from
their homes.
Peiffer and Cox were nearby. The,
started on a run for the hole In th'
wall but were intercepted by Is con
victs who disarmed them. beat then
and then shot the officers with theii
own guns. The prison yard became
a battle ground as other prisoner
and other guards joined in the fight
The guards concentrated near th'
gates and threatening the prisoners
with the sawed off shotguns. ordere,
them to their cells. But the explosion
had signalized an attempt to escap'
and with liberty In sight they wer'
stubborn and showed fight. Even th'
prisoners in their cells added thei
voice TO the confusion. shouting an,
beating upon the walls and bars ans
crying defiantly 10 the guards In th'
tiers. \ few of these convicts go
loose but the guards met them, hant
to hand and threw them hack into tn,
| cells
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-02-12
SENATORS VOTE. +: :.

81 a." Mia ! i aos ~ - ,
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The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-02-12
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY.

Our grand business undoubtedly Is.
not to see what lies dimly at dis
tance, but to do what lies clearly at
hand.
-Th.o,.s Ca~Ixle
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-02-12
WEATHER FORECAST

Nebraska-Fair Tuesday; not-much
change I'm temperature.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-27
BEAVERS AWAITS
 RESULT OF TRIAL
Only Did Duty, He Says In
 Answering Charges

ATLANTA, Ca, March 28.- Chief of Police James l.. Beavers contem- plates no legal moves to prevent the hearings on April 2, before the city council police committee on charges brought against him and on which he was suspended at a special committee meeting last night he announced today.
 Attorneys for Chief Beavers expressed the opinion that, If the committee con victed the chief he would be able to have the verdict set aside in, the state courts. sj.l
 The only comment Chief Beavers made today was that in the arrest of Mrs. Asa c. Candler, Sr., wife of Asa c. Candler, Sr., Atlanta soft drink manufacturer in Juniper street apart ment with W. J. Stoddard and w. G. Keeling, two Atlanta business men. he only did what any other police officer would have done, and that his action was borne out when Stoddard was bound over to the state courts for pos session of whisky found in the apart .4pent. Charges against Mrs. Candler and Mir. Keeling were. dismissed.
 Chief Beavefs was charged with vio- lating a police rule which forbids pO- licemen from working on cases which might form the basis for divorce pro ceedinks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-27
PREDICTS DOOM
 OF RUM FLEET New Coast Guard Plans Real Dry Navy In
 New York Area


 NEW YORK, March 25s Rum reM win De only memory q year from now, if the plans of Capt. William v. E. la cobs, new chief of the New York coast guard, work out as Jacobs expects.
 Captain Jacobs predicted Wednes- day that within 90 days he would have q large number of 65 rum chasers, now under construction and in the process of repair, at his disposal. He plans q policy of "watchful waiting and will place a boat from his fleet alongside every foreign ship lying in rum row with liquor in her hold.
 My plan is to have a cutter or motor boat and even possibly a destroy CT stand by each foreign rum unit ey- cry minute of the day and night" said Jacobs. He believes bootleggers would then fear to venture out, knowing they would Dc pursued as soon as they load cd up.
 Jacobs recently relieved Bryan l.. Reed of the New York coast guard, who was shifted to the position of super intendent of construction in Washing ton. He pointed out Wednesday that an appropriation bin of SIP. COG, ,0O0 for fighting rum smugglers, which has al- ready passed the House, would prob ably be approved by the Senate this week.
 As soon as the legislation is enacted, q sum sufficient to recondition the fleet of 60 motorboAts and launches and five destroyers for the enforcement squad ron. will be provided.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-27
NEW TROLLEYS
 ARE EXPECTED
 BY NEXT WEEK
Additions Give Birlning- ham Twenty Large Cars
 Tc Cost $2SO, 900

Into service in Birminsham $2sO,. 600 worth of new street cars will gc next week.
 Commissioner W. L. Harrison stated at the city, hall Wednesday that hs had been informed the cars were com ing. and at the offices of the utility company the statement was confirmed by !. 8. Pevear, co-rsceiver of the B R. L. and P. company properties, that the new cars would begin arriving dur ing the first week in April.
 There will be score of biz cars in the eonsignmefit, somewhat on tho order of the Tidewater cars, only with lower steps and wheels. but having sids entrances.
 Sixten of the new cars will 90 iptt service on the East Lake line, all oi them fast and expected to cut much slime from the present traverse of that line. Four of the new cars will be held in reserve or used where needed or special Oecaaions.
 10 Speed Seyvice
 The present battery 0f hiEh-poWerei Nast fsnks, iinz ears. all trailer pulIeFa ' fH A1z<x;t1 1fs1 sii21 the Nft t z. 1t t 'lz=: |; l<.a S z IEl.
 A11 fti1ns fo Che equipment will giv. Bisminkham { service of moro than 300 cars in active use. there being h operation now 240 motor cars and fifty fraiiets.
 Tn preparation for the faster rsni and increase in rolling stock. the B R. T.. and F.. company has taken or several new men in the last few months and has been training them in prepara 'tion to handle the increase in car opera ton,
 An average of $14,O00 each is .tht cost of the new high-powered cars that will serve the long distances of ths eastern stretches of the community.
 Comparative estimates with othei cities shows Birmingham to have an proximatelv AS much, or even more surface street car tracknge than New York, 1t is stated, and the reorganiza- ton of the utility is being worked oui along lines for adequate service on all of the lines.
 As soon as the new rolling stock il assembled the cars win De sent irts aerviee t .
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-27
WOMAN EX-THIEF ; < PITTES BOY HOOTERS
Expresses Sympathy { After Petty Lunchroom HOAdup

DETROIT. 1Iich., March. 26s- Three nattily dressed youths held up q lunch room hera last night, showed a woman under the table and escaped with $50 and the proprietor's watch. The woman was Sophie Lyons Burke, former famous confidence woman, and q member of bank robbery gang which ranged the world in its hunt, for loot.
 Miss Burke, who has served innu- merable prison sentences, lived as the wife o- two famous criminals. and was a member of q gang which police say obtaiEed $3, 100000 in one theft from the Manhattan bank in New York, ex- pressed sympathy for the three youth full bandits and their petty lunch room holdup after the robbery.
 Those poor deluded boys. Miss Burke said, afterwards. T pity them 50. If | could talk to them for five min- utes T. know ! could make them see that crime never will pay. I've proved that in my own heesR ef
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-27
INSURANCE RATES
 ON REDUCED SCALE
Rates On Homes Drops IS Per
 Cent "Wednesday

Birmingham's long expected reduced scale of fiEe insurance rates became effective Wednesday, according to an- nouncement by officials os the South eastern Underwriters.
 The rate on homes was cut. approx imately ,16 per cent, effective on aIl policies taken out since January 1 of this year. The entire city will benefit from the downward revisions. although home owners reap the greatest benefits. officials said.
 Previously the city has been divided into several classes for insurance, rated according to fire risks, but under the new schedule the whole city is placed in the first class, thus giving the lowest fire insurance rates of any other southern city of Birmingham's class, officials asserted.
 No definite rate lowering is an nounced in the new schedule, as each building must be appraised and insured on it's own merits, but underwriters headquarters declared the reduction would be at least 10 per. cent every where and as high as 20 per cent in certain sections where risks are Ifghtegt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-27
CLAIMS VICTORY San Francisco Hears Johnson Is

SAN FRANCISCO, March 20.-- Claims that Senator Hiram ". John son will carry the South Dakota pri. maries, were embodied in telegram received Wednesday at the Johnson headquarters from George Nprbeek, Senator Johnson's campaign manager at Redfield, S. Dak. The telegram read;
 Complete returns from 21 counties give Johnson lead of 6,819 votes. Partial returns from g other counties give him lead of 915 votes. Frag- mentary returns from the remaining 21 counties in sparsely settled sections of the state indicate Johnson will carry most of them.
 s"No doubt now about the victory. Coolidge headquarters make no claim. Johnson's strength is principally in the country. Bad weather and roads lost us many thousands of v0tes.s
 This telegram does not cite the to- tai figures, which report Coolidge still in the lead.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-27
CHICAGO GANGSTERl
 HELD IN MAIL THEFT
Carl FontanO's Car Used By
 Bandits, Police Say,

CHICAGO, March 26.-Carl Fon. tano. alleged gang leader. is under ar. rest and police are seeking eleven gangsters in connection with the $15O,- 900 registered mail pouch robbery at Harvey, H., yesterday, by four ban dits.
 Fontano owns the car which the ban dits abandoned on the outskirts of West Hammond, according to the DO. lice. He says the machine was stolen from in front of his home yesterday morning, but members of his family state he was not at home at the time of the robbery, officers say.
 Near the abandoned car postal in- spectors late yesterday found $4,OO0 in one dollar bills, part of the shipment of money contained in the registered pouches which held pay rolls for more than 2,000 employees of Harvey indus tries.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-27
JURY FAILS TO FIX
 SHORTAGE BLAME
Memphis Bank Secured Against
 Loss, Is Report

MEMPHIS, Tenn, March 28.-- Grand jury investigation today of an alleged shortage of approximately $0O,. 900 in the accounts of the Union and Planters Bank and Trust company of this city failed to fix responsibility foi the reported shortage.
 The grand jury, in a statement sub mitted to Judge !. Ed Richards in criminal court this afternoon, reported that evidence given by state and fed. eral bank examiners and Frank F, Hill, president of the bank, showed that the amount noted, $6O.OO0, represented the full amount of the existing short. age and that the bank was fully pro. tected eagainst loss by an indemnity bond of $500, 900.
 X It was stated that the inquiry had been completed and would not be re sumed unless unexpected developments should occur.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-27
AID ERl)SHED 10 AMERICANS
 NEAR AMALFl Italian Landslide Report ed To Have Buried
 73 Persons
lLss.sa wIrs c TAs I'd. Msrsls,

ROME, March %. IA steamship has left Naples to rescue American tourists and other foreigners who are stranded along the coasts south of that city as q result of landslides and floods in which B persons are reported to have perished.
 As far as is known, all tourists are safe, but many have had narrowing ex- periences in the danger zone. An ava. 2lanche of mud, rocks and uprooted trees crashed from the mountainside above Amalfi Wednesday and swept down on the Capucin hotel, an American rendezvous. s Troops and engineers. are being rushed from Naples on destroyers to carry on relief work in the stricken zone, and other military forces are be- ing sent overland from Salerno.
 The conditions at Amald are serious. The valley was already flooded by rising waters of the river Canneto when the new disaster spread havoc
 Other landslides have occurred in the mountainous district between Amalfi and Salerno. It is reported that 40 per sons were Killed at Vettica, 15 at Pra- vsno, 10 at Pannone and five at Nocera- Inferiore.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-27
SENDS FIRMS BOOKS
 OCOMMITTEE|
Dismissed Employe Of Bureau Clears Secre-
 tary Of Influence

WASHINGTON, March 26-Tax records of the Mellon companies were brought today to the chamber of the special Senate committee investigating the internal revenue bureau, but the committee did not reach them. Its time was occupied with Charles F. Brown, one of the group of appraisal engineers dismissed from the bureau iae< Taaf l<s
 Brown rer0unted the eiEcGmstancea of his dismissal, making charges of in- Competency against his former chiefs, later also separated from the bureau. He declared specifically, however, he had no knowledge of any graft or cor ruption within the bureau. k
 Could Not Cite Fraud
 Pressed by Senator Watson, repub- lican,i Indina, to say whether he had knowledge of influences on the part of Secretary Mellon or anyone else to bring about liberal construction in the case, he said he had not.
 The Mellon company's books, which letter from Secretary Mellon to the committee yesterday said would be made available, consisted of a large number of massive volumes which were not ex- amined today, nor were the names of the companies whose tax record they contained put into the committees min utes. It was indicated the committee tomorrow would examine these cases.
 Charges Illegal Tenure
 The charge that Secretary Mellon is occupying office illegally because of his interest in various financial concerns, was revived in the Senate today by Senator McKellar, democrat, Tennessee.
 Referring to the Treasury Secretary's recent statement discussing his inter- est in certain corporations granted tax refunds, Senator Mcclellan directed at of the Treasury from engaging in trade and commerce while in office.
 .'Mr. Mellon is not only ineligible" !" he continued, 'but is liable to heavy rnnnIfv nf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-27
FORD BID TO WIN, IS PREDICTION OF UNDERWOOD Certain Of Support Of Committee, Sena-
 tor Declares
(WAsH1N0roN BUREAU)

WASHINGTON, March 28.--Follow- ing q conference with J. W. worthing- ton, agent of Henry Ford, this after noon, Senator Oscar W. Underwood of Alabama, declared it to be a certainty that majority of the members of. the committed on agriculture, who will con alder fhe Ford offer for Muscle Shoals Mlll suppert ske biA enb0dying tlsal offer.
 1t has a1waya been the belief that the committee was doubled as between the Ford bill, and the measure providing government ownership and operation, sponsored by the chairman, Senator Norris.
 "There is no reason,' said Senator Underwood, "why the committee should hold hearings. The question has been in Congress for many years and all sides have told their stories. do not believe there will be hearings. There will be none unless those seeking delay are able to convince the committee that 1t would be unfair play to prevent hearings" Ss
 Regarding the probable action of the Senate, Senator Underwood ventured no prediction. He referred to the fact that LaFollette. Brookhart, Shipstead, Wheeler and others, antagonistic to all corporations, are opposing the Ford bill in favor of government ownership, as q handicap.
 ssrhe result will depend" he said, "on how many republican votes the demo- crats will be able to win."
 In that connection, three democratic senators, Harrison of Mississippi, Mc- KelIar of Tennessee and Harris of Georgia, declared today that if the Ford bill is beaten, they would support government ownership and operation rather than the monopoly offer of the Alabama Power company. It is indi- cated that late next week the commit tee will consider the Ford bill as the unfinished order of business,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-27
LEGION BROADCAST PLANNED FROM WTAS
National Commander To In-
 augurate News Service

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, March 26.- The American Legion win use the radio to tell what 1t Is doing, 1t was declared tonight at national headquarters here.
 The official broadcasting point has been designated at WTAS at Elgin, H. linOis. John R. Quinns national com mander of the American Legion will initiate use of this method of dissemi- mating legion news, Sunday, March 30. it is the plan to give programs twice week.
 The station which is located at the hummer homo of Charles E. Erbstein, hicago lawyer, has been heard in Cuba, an Salvador, Mexico md Canada.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-27
l. oILAIEN MAY DISSOLVE
Animation By Amreican Associat
 Wifh Another GrOsiu Coftsideref

AffiliatlOn By Amreican Association
 With Another Group Considered
 CHICAGO, March 26.-The question of dissolying the American Oilmens' as- sociation and affiliating it, membership with some other organization in the pc troleum industry, was discussed at the convention of the association here to- day.
 The question Is expected to come up at the meeting of the board of direc- tors today when definite action is ex- pected.
 One suggestion being considered is the appointment of a commissioner with authority similar to that of former Judge Landis in baseball
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-27
BOY, I6, SENTENCED
 FOE MAKING WHISKY
Atlanta Youth Also Lectured
 On Obedience

ATLANTA, Ga, March 26.-Grif- fin Long, 16, was sentenced here Wednesday to serve 10 days in jail for making whisky.
 Judge Sibley accompanied the sen tence with a strong lecture on dis obedience of children to thair par ents and declared that while he should have fined Long, the jail sentence was substituted ''to save his father from expense"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-27
COUNTRY BANKERS
 CHOOSE SAVANNAH
Southern Association Elect Roy,
 ston Man President

! MACON, Ga, March 20.- Savannah was awarded the next convention of the Country Bankers association of Georgia at the closing sesi0n of this years convention here today.
 ! Luther Bonds of RoystOn, was elected president R. B. Dixon, 0k West Point, first vice president; c. E. Martin, Fort Valley, second vice president and L. R. Adams, Atlanta, secretary and treasurer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-27
CANADA GRANTS
 SOVIET APPEAL
Premier King Announces RecOg'
 milton Of Russia

OTTAWA, March 26.--Canada has decided to recognize soviet Russia, ac- cOrding to an announcement late Wednesday by Premier Mack Kenzie King. King assured A. YashikOff, so- viet representative here, that recogni- tion would serve the best interests of Canada and Russia.
 Kings announcement was a sur prise, in view of the recent declara- tion in the Canadian Parliament that the British labor governments recog- milton of Russia did not mean Canada would take a similar step.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-27
VICTIM OF CROSSING
Aged Man Of Bristol, Tenn, Killed in Railroad Yard

BRISTOL, Tenn. March %. 0.-Leons ard Wells, 72, was instantly killed by a freight train operating into the local yards of the Southern railway here to. day. Wells, who resides near Bristol, was en route home and was crossing the yards at the time the train backed Into siding.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-27
sBOOZY, CANDY
 IS UNCOVERED IN MANHATTAN

NEW YORK, March % The source of s'Boozy Bon Bonsy which have become the latest refreshment at some New York dance halls was believed by prohibition agents to have been uncovered today in a raid on the Begue Candy company on West Broadway.
 Quantities of candy cocktails. slender glass tubes of liquor, choco- late coated and packed in ribbon tied 3bon-bon boxes--were seized, as we'll as some gallons of cosnac, 3S0 quarts of alcohol in cans and two cases of 1t.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-27
dren. Some have arisen from the crafty designing of a selfish interest.
 Approached As q Skcptic


 For instance, houses are known to have been endowed with an evil legend in order that some shrewd fellow might buy them at low price. Trickeries have been practiced in so-called haunted houses by persons bearing grudges against the proprietors or occupants There are a thousand reasons why at first glance any story of haunted house should be deemed suspect.
 Therefore it was with skeptical spirit that approached the subject of haunted houses. But after examining hundreds of these stories, I have reached the conclusion that haunted houses exist, perhaps as many real ones as false. Persons should not scoff at the existence of real ones because they have met so many false ones. The fact that false bank notes exist does not prevent real ones from existing, too.
 In examining the testimony about haunted houses found that some of it tcsntinusd sa Pase Fsurtssn. Column oas)