THE BEE: OMAHA. MONDAY. . DECEMBER . 19, 1921.
Helen Keller in
Omaha; Says She
Can Feel Music
JS'oted Blind Girl, Stricken in
Infancy, Show How She
Overcame Her Great
Handicap.
Helen Keller, one of the world's
most notable example of the mas-
tory of the mind over physical dm
abilities, brinui a message of happi
nest and optimism to Omaha. She
arrived Sunday morning at 2 from
Lincoln, accompanied by Mrs. Anne
Sullivan Macy, her life-long teacher
and friend, and lolly Thomson, her
ccretarv.
One is strangely ipmressed by the
remarkable personality of this worn
an who has created a world of her
own with the sense of touch. Her
body is a highly sensitized medium
through which information is im
parted to a mind that has impressed
many of the great men and women of
the world. Through her feet she
"hears" the applause of an audience
and she knows whether the applause
is loud. Mrs. Macy reads into Miss
Keller's hand the inforation which
ordinarily would be imparted by
word of mouth. This method of com
munication '.includes" newspapers
books and the conversations of vis
itors. ",'.',
Stricken at 19 Months.
The wonder of it -all is unfolded
when the visitor realizes that - Miss
Keller was stricken blind and deaf
when she was 19 months old 'and
that she has no memory of the hu
man voice.: She has mastered articu
lation of words, her enunciation hav
ine the peculiarities of the deaf. :
"I am glad to stand here and tell
you that though blind and deaf I
find joy and beauty in life. Devotion
o others has. -made this possible for
me." said Mis Keller to an Orpheum
audience yesterday.
"How much more can you, with
all of your senses, get out of life
and do something worth while?
There is no limitation we cannot re
move if we .only work at it long
enough and .work' all together.
Has Humor Sense.
Miss Keller is tall and has good
health. She radiates a sweetness of
character that is almost ineffable.
She has a sense of humor. When
asked: "Does it tire you to talk?"
she replied:
"What a queer question to ask a
woman." . . . '
"How is it possible for yo.. to
enjoy nature?" someone in the au
dience, asked "Miss Keller yesterday
afternoon, fhe words being imparted
by Mrs." Macy.'
"I smell .the fragrance and: feel
the shapeS," was the ready response.
"1 cannot see the stars which you
see, but there are bright stars aliays
shining in my soul."
Can "Feel" Music.
Miss Keller has acquired the facul
ty of lip reading, by placing an index
finger on the lips, another finger
touching the nose and her thumb on
the larynx pi-the-speaker. Her sense
of touch is "so highly developed that
she can distinguish moods and emo
tions of another by placing her fin
gers on the cheeks. Her senses of
touch, taste and smell arc phenomen
ally acute. By placing her hand on
the frame pf' a piano she can dis
tinguish between two notes not more
than half a tone apart. A few weeks
so she enjoyed an organ recital in
the Mormon tabernacle at Salt Lake
City. Two. weeks ago at Denver
she held her hand on the violin
played by Jascha Heifetz and experi
enced a sense of pleasure which is al
most beyond the ken of the ordinary
mortal. r
It has been said that her eyes and
ears arerin' her fingers. She receives
many impressions through her
senses of smell and taste. ,
Tastei Are Feminine.
Miss Keller is feminine in her likes
and dislikes. She is fond of ice cream
and candy, but these delicacies must
be of the purest quality to pass the
censorship of her keen sense of taste,
She loves ; flowers, although her eyes
have never seen the beauties of
color. She does not know colors ex
cept through the association of ideas;
she knows that a rose may be red,
the sky. blue and snow is white, be
cause she hai been told so.
Does he like vaudeville? She
says it w interesting and that it is
one adventure after another. Her
capacity .for knowledge seems - to
have no limit. , She is learning much
about Omaha through Mrs. Macy,
who is visualizing through the mind's
eye a picture of this city. "
And Helen. Keller asks, ''How can
anyone who . has eyes to see and ears
to hear and leisure time in which to
read and study, remain uneducated?"
Chicagdans Shiver
In First Real Blast
Of "Old Man Winter"
Chlravo Trlbnne-Omaha Bee Iaaed Vf Ire.
Chicagcs-Dec 18. Old Man Win
ter, who has apparently been asleep,
today descended on Chicago in a
whirl of snow and wind.
With heads bowed to the 30 mile
an hour gale, overcoats white washed
by the clinging snow, umbrellas
clutched close to the top, feet slip
ping and . automobiles skidding
through the storm, hats rolling down
the streets in the wind, Christmas
shoppers colliding and sliding
through the loop, Chicago emerged
from a drizzling rain of 24 hours'
duration into a blinding blizzard.
Automobile traffic, losing its trac
tion on the snow-covered streets,
became uncontrollable. Policemen
on several corners said they had
given up m despair. When an au
tomobile attempted to stop in respect
for the whistle the wheels locked
and it kept right on its way. If a
driver succeeded In stopping his ma
chine those behind were .less for
tunate and bumped into him.
UnAv nf .Trpasiirv Clerk
"vuj v " J
Found in St Louis Lagooir!
f. -9 ' to TL. UJ. f
it. JUOUI5. JLeC. JO- I lh-"JJ
B. F. Bingham, for nearly 50 years
distributing clerk in the United
States treasury at Washington, was
taken from a park lagoon here to
dav. A note found in his pocket
indicated that - he liad voluntarily
sotight death. -- Bingham was a vet
ran of the eivfl war and wai retired
two south , f
Princess Mary's Future.-!
Father and Mother-in-Law
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! "Cy ' EAELL COUNTERS OF MAKE WOOD ljf'
The earl and countess of Harewood. father -and motner of Viscount
Lascelles, Princess Mary's fiance.
K.K.K. Threatens
To Take Five Men
v .
From County Jail
Close Guard Placed Around
Ardmore Prison Following
Receipt of Warning
, By Sheriff.
Ardmore, Okl., Dec. 18. With
seven men in jail, five charged with
the murder of Joseph Carroll and
ohn Smith at Wilson, and the find
ing of the' body of C. G. Sims, 'Ard
more policeman,' Sheriff .Buck Gar
rett is keeping' a close guard at' the
Carter county jail. 1 . "
The sheriff "received ' a letter
signed "Clan No. 7,' Ardmore,
Okl.," saying that an attempt would
be made to take "the Smith boys"
from the jail.- 1
The five men charged with the
shooting are Rev. Leon Julius, Bap
tist minister' of Healdton; ijohn
Smith, butcher Healdton; J. A. Gil
liam, stock raiser of Ardmore; Jeff
Smith and Curley Smith, both of
Wilson.
Walter Carroll, relative, of Joseph
Carroll, and H. A. HensleyJ both of
Wilson, said to have been in the
Carroll home at the time of the
shooting, are being held for investi
gation. A preliminary hearing will be held
early next week, it was said,
- Authorities,; say they are ' of the
opinion that the slayings were the"
outcome of a visit by masked men
to the Carroll home. Warnings had
been given Carroll, who was said to
have been a bootlegger, ' that he
must stop "or leave the country;" -
The authorities say they believe
that men went to give Carroll a Hog
ging and that Carroll had been in
formed and went to the door with a
gun in his hand. Seeing the mask
ed men, he attempted to shoot, but
was shot in the face. In the fight
that followed John Smith was mor
tally wounded and Jeff Smith was
shot in the left leg.
The finding of Sims' body cannot
be explained, according to police.
When found at what is said by
police to be a gathering place of
the Ku KIux Klan several masks
were on the ground near his body.
Woman Held on Charge
Of Killing Children
, Waukesha, Wis., Dec. 18. Mrs.
Frieda Zimmerman, stepmother of
Ruth Zimmerman, 7, and Elmer, 9,
whose bodies were found Friday in
a cistern at the Zimmerman home in
Oconomowoc, was arrested on a
warrant charging murder.
After questioning Mrs. Zimmer
man at the Oconomowoc jail, county
authorities . stated she told several
conflicting stories, but' in the main
her version was that she and the
children were driving ducks when
one of the ducks fell into the cistern.
The children, she said, attempted to
rescue the duck and fell in.
Coroner F. L. Lee charged that
Mrs. Zimmerman admitted she took
no steps to help the children and that
she told no one of the tragedy until
her husband came home.
Mr. Zimmerman told the officers
that he and his wife had quarreled
last Sunday and that Mrs. Zimmer
man had exclaimed that "the chil
dren will be dead before I am."
Loot Valued at $40,000 -; '
Recovered in New York
New York. Dec 18. Stolen prop
erty valued by the, police at $40,000
was taken from - a locked hall
bedroom in the apartment of Wil
liam Mctalsky of Brooklyn, alleged
professional burglar, who wa9 shot
and seriously wounded by detectives-
The key to the room was found on
Metalsky when he was captured.
Part of the property already has
been identified by its owners, ac
cording to the police.
Bee .Want Ads Produce Results, J
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Delay of DaiL ; ;
Irish Peace Pact ;
Causes Anxiety
Rumors That Dublin May Ask
Change in Pact' Brings
Uneasiness in British ,
Circles. -
v By The Associated Press. .
London, Dec' 17. There was no
diminution of confidence' here
that the Anglo-Irish treaty ulti
mately will be -accepted, by the dail
eireann, or by the Irish : people if
a referendum should become neces
s'anv But the unexplained, prolonga
tion, of the secret-debates iu Dub
lin. has begun to cause some anxiety.
Uneasiness was increased today
by rumors of important modifica
tions of the treaty to be suggested
from Dublin, entailing possibly new
negotiations. t:v
Changes in Treaty ' Barred.
Should this course be adopted, no
body here seems to know how the
government would meet it.' During
debate on the treaty in the house
of commons. Premier Llpvd Georce
declared that an attempt by parlia
ment to modily the treaty would
destroy it and necessitate a' new con-
terence- . ' '
Presumably modifications by the
dail would have the same effect;
There was much political gossip in
the. lobbies of parliament yesterday
after the votes were taken concern
ing .the government's- reason for not
proroguing parliament, many mem
bers apparently not being concerned
by the government's explanation that
it was. not necessary to wait for the
dail's decision. ;
. Expect Vote. Wednesday.
Dublin, Dec. 18 The, dail. eireann
remained in secret session until late
in an endeavor to thresh , out
personal political difficulties among
its 'members, with the prospect that
they might come out into public ses
sion on Monday, reconconciled at
least to the extent of presenting a
solid front in their attitude toward
the Anglo-Irish treaty. '. .,"
There . appeared to be no "question
but that the treaty would' be ratified,
but in view of the fact that so many
members wish to proclaim their posi
tions, it was considered -hardly like
ly that a final vote could be taken
before Wednesday.. ' . '
If reports from other parts of Ire
land may be accepted as correct, the
general public apparently is becom
ing irritated at the delay. 'These
reports indicate that the general Irish
public would like to see the dail
quickly ratify the treaty and Jet the
leaders of the opposing factions set
tle their political rights afterwards.y
The Italian government has placed
large contracts with manufacturing
plants in Napes and in the Ilva ship
yards, with a view to ameliorating
the unemployment situation. The
government is said to be also con
templating the construction of ' a
canal between Milan and the Po, and
other hydraulic undertakings which
will employ a large number of work-1
ers. . ' .. . , 'I
Indian Guide Named in Stillman
Divorce Case Goes Into Movies
Cbleatra Tribune-Omaha B Id Wire.
; New York, Dec. 18. Fred eau
yais, the Canadian-Indian guideof
Stillman case fame, has gone intauhe
movies. -His own pfefl<iG'nv V"A
Lonely -Trail," is goingtoget a
Broadway introduction to the fans
shortly,' it is planned, and the state
board of censorship has just viewed
and approved the film.' -
Contrary to expectations, "A
Lonely Trail" is not based on his
being the corespondent fsuflfld' by
James A. Stilhnan, ' :n the ' divorce
sui sgainst Mrs. "Fitr" StSmsn, and
which alleges that Beauva's i the
fainer cf- Guy .S;illmin. j
.The notoriety Beauvais has gained
Wedding Bells
for Princess Mary
, To Cost $150,000
ft
Marriage to Viscount Lascelles
To Be Costliest Function of
Kind Since Ceremony
Of King George. "
By FORBES W. PAIRBAIRN. ,
lalvnal (trrvlr Staff Carmpaadaet.
,. London, Dc. 18. In spite of the
comparative poverty, of the British
royal family, due to the excessive
increase in the cost of living, it -wis
learned that the wedding of Princess
Mary .to Viscount' Lascelles is to
cost nearly $150,000. It will be the
costliest function of its kind since
the wedding of King George.
The largest single item of expense
will be the floral decorations. in St.
James chapel. They will cost $10,
000,. which is exactly double the fig-,
ure paid at. the wedding. of . King
George and Queen Mary. ,
Next comes the fee payable to the
archbishop of Canterbury, who will
read the greater part of the wedding
service. Five thousand dollars will
be. his share of. the royal bounty,
with three additional clergymen .get-,
ting $1,000 each.. ".The. service' will
also be fully choral and each chor
ister will be paid $250. '
Organist to Get $1,000.
-. The organist gets $1,000 for play-"
fng the wedding march with . an ad- j
ditional $2,500 distributed among
sextons, vergers and .bell ringers.
The fixing of these fees has been
entirely in the hands of King George.
He has ordered a 50 per cent in
crease over the amounts 'paid at his
own wedding. .' . .. .
These items form but a portion of
the expense. Another example is the
decree giving, the coachman who
drives the royal bride'to the ch
royal bri'de'to the church.
$1,000 for his services. The' footman
gets $50p and. servants will get from
$5,0 to $100.- . V ... ,
One 'of the" interesting items is
that' of the wedding cake to bc'fnade
by the . chief pastry cook at Buck
ingham palace. He. has already sub
mitted, two -estimates- to the king,
the1 : lowest being, $1,200. ;.
, . ' ! Bridegroom to Pay Half. '
' It is understood that Lascelles,. being-so
. wealthy has -agreed , to paiy
half of .the cost of the wedding. One
of his gifts to. his. bride, will be $25,
000, the- cost of her trousseau, and
he already has settled $250,000 upon
her. . - : v
The wedding gown is being woven
at the ancient Handsetk.,-works in
Braintree. .The train will be pure
spun silk, ivory colored and shot with
real silver. The process of spinning
is so slow that only three inches.'are
spun a-dayi . .
to Irrigate
American Desert
Application for 180,000 Acre
Feet'pf Wateo? Filed With"
- State Department.' ' ,
Ogallala, Neb.,. Dec-18. (Special.
The , Keith' County'; Commercial
club, of: .Ogallala has'. been working
for severaj.-. months on an irrigation
project to "irrigate the-level table
land laying a , few miles south of
Ogallala in Keith and' Perkins
county.' ' The : project, .will ' irrigate
approximately 75,000 .-acres - or 100
sections.'. In!' 1894 the 'citizens of
Perkins county voted $90,000.vin
county., irrigation, bonds to -build
what used to be known as the Per
kins county carjal- ..Vbrk w:as start
ed on ' this canaf sand $28,000 -was
spent constructing '16 'miles of -the
canal. A few years later hard times
came to tlie, . cojm try) an d - the : irriga
tion bonds were not. sold. .
Civil and irrigation- engineers have
gone over . this old project and; pro
nounced it one1 of the most feasible
and least expensive irrigation proj
ects, considering the number - of
acres to be irrigated,-that was ever
contemplated. The plan comprises
the construction of a canal 64. miles
long to 'Carry '500 tubic feet of water
per second.. This , canal- will fill 1?
large natural reservoirs of 2,000 ' to
3,000 acres each. ' Construction of
dams will be eliminated, greatly-reducing
the cost. -. ' '
Three weeks ' ago an irrigation
meeting '. was: held, at Ogallala at
tended by citizens of Keith, Deuel.
and Perkins counties, at which time
a temporary -.organization was formed.
A. L. - Searle was-; elected president
and R.. A. ' Goddall, "secretary -and
treasurer. Beforer4hei meeting.- the
party, composed of 40 men, journeyed
over the proposed-, project. Robert
,H, Willis, chief of the' bureau-of .ir
rigation of the state of Nebraska, and
Civil -h-ngmeer Mark Murke were
with the party and expressed them-:
selves as believing the project very
teasible. 1 he association then, voted
to file upon 180,000'acre feet of water
and this application, was filed - with
the department of public works at
Lincoln. -This 180,000 acre feet com
poses all of the normal winter 'flow
of the South Platte river during th
six months trora, October to;Apnl.
To enable . automobiles to ascend
curbs a' 'Rhode Island man has in
vented, a. portable- runway, '. readily
ioiaea tor carrying.
as a guide -in Canadian forestsT how'
ever, is capitalized for the film.:BetU
vais is said to "ha 'e financed th. en
tire production:. and "the arrange
ittculs or"dis'ribution. of . tNe -'tbpiii
of the film will be through a New
York film -.exchange' v-? t.J
.The story of ".The Lonely-Traill
ism 'fne Canadian" forests." -dupli
cating, it is said, many of the scenes'
m and around the Stillman summer
cmp . at Three Rivers and ' Grand
Ahse. -' .. - .-. -
Jt is retailed that Beauvais is the
first of the principals in the Still
man ca?e tj capitalize the notoriety.
Mrs. Stillman is -reported to have
Jia-J a oumber. of offers to go on the
screen,' but so far has iejecte'1 them.
Homeless Waif Reveals
'Pathetic Story of Travels
Youth, Penniless, Seeking
' cide Red Cross Cares for Boy While Relatives
Are Sought Mother's Ring Left by Parent Is
Given Heir After Long Search.
. Grand IiJand, Neb., Dec, 17. A
pathetic story of little waif was on
folded in police court here. Benny
Fischer,-givng his age at 18, but
who, according to court records, is
nerer 13, walked into the station and
asked if he could have a place to
sleep, lie said that, he had made
his way on bumpers from Kansas
City to- Grand Island to find his
father.
Daniel Webster Fischer.
. 1 1 is aunt in Kansas City, a widow
washerwoman, had given hibi, money
with which to make his wav to this
city. He went to the railroad chop?.
wnere ms tamer, was lormeriy em
ployed, butvwas informed that the
parent had left this city long ago. He
was told, at the time, that the father
had committed micde three or four
years ago at Brady Island.
ine lad was confused as to his Own
age and other important facts, but
some events which he recalled left
no doubt as to his identity. His
father lived here up to 1916. :
In 1913 the boy was summoned
into a court here as a witness in. a
case of 'tiis mother against his father
for' beating hcr..i A- former deputy
sheriff recalled that he had taken the
boy from the county court to his own
home and latrr to the state's orphan
detention- institution at Lincoln. The i
evidence at the time disclosed that j
Wilhelni II "Denies ..
VifWar Responsibility
summer ;&r W14; that armute' natter
cither stepped ortumblW'ra: .it,
' "He calmly ' revbjce.A'Jms. tot Jus
speech at the. Lpndoa coflfereitce;-X)fa
March 3, 1921, Tjy 'saying Germany's
- --LM!. r .1 ' T' f ....
reyjunsiDiiny, ioj:. me yvar is, iunpa
mental and that it was- upon this
basis that the structure of the Ver
sailles treaty was erected, " and,
should this standpoint be repudiated
dr. given up, the treaty would be
come .untenable. ,. Now, as then, the
.question of .German guilt forms the
pivoiai . point in tne luture ptt tne
German nation. .
'The confession of our alleeed
'guilt' for war, extorted from the
German representatives at Versailles
against their conviction, is renewing
itself terribly and no less so than the
untruthful ' admission of " Germany's
cp-,guilt' made by Minister Simons
at the London conference.
Expresses Deep Sympathy.
',' "From the bottom of my heart I
sympathize with your majesty. Dur
ing my long period of. military serv
ice . I . had the good fortune and
honor to have sustained the closest
personal , relations . with your ma
jesty. I know your majesty's sole
'efforts. during, your majesty's entire
,rejgii ' were directed towards , the
maintenance of peace' ' ; '
"I cin, therefore, realize how im
.measurably ; painful . it is for your
majestv to be shut out from all posi
tive co-operation in the interest of
-the fatherland. . ;
"The comparative, historical, tables
assembled by your , majesty . and
which your majesty has. permitted
me to see, form a valuable contribu
tion to the history and. origin of the
war and are calculated-to dispose of
many incorrect conceptions. -
"I have greatly regretted reading
that, your majesty has not seen fit to
publish these tables, bttt has chosen
to confine their circulation to a lim
ited group. Now that incomplete
' excerpts of . these tables have been ,
published- in the foreign press, their
publication in full : in the German
press seems desirable, r- - -
"To my great delight? I hear that
there has been a change for the bet
ter. in her majesty's' health. May
God help her. "
; "With profoundest. respect and in
unbounded loyalty and; gratitude, I.
am your imperial and njyal majes
ty s most obedient servant. - -(Signed
VON HINDENBURG,
: Her-e is the kaiser's reply:
Reply of Ex-Kaiser. .
'.Doom.. Holland. . April 5
"My , Dear Field Marshal: It
fs' very hard to live outside my
country. I watch with glowing soul,
however, the trials of my dear fa
therland. Mv decision to leave Cer-
many -was a difficult and terrible
one,, and I did it only on the advice
of vourself and other advisers, wno
tofd me that this was the only way
to,, give our people more favorable
armistice terms and save Germany
from bloody civil war. But my sacri
fice has been in vain. .
"I recognize no mortal judge,
however high, since to do so would
be to sacrifice the honor andf dig
nity; of the German nation. It is be
neath my dignity to answer the lies,
slanders and calumnies charging me
with guilt for the war. The truth
will break through like an avalanche.
God is my judge that I wanted
peace. The sacrifice .is too big for
me, but' I refuse to be tried by a
league-'of-my enemies. - ' " ?y
Publication Is Mystery.
' "It was in conformity with my at
titude of aloofness that I preserved
the.' str'ctest abjectivity in regard to
the historical tables you 'mention. I
am completely at a loss to explain
how thev found their way into the
press. Was it indiscretion or theft?
. "The motive by whicn I was guia
ed in assembling these historical ta
bles was to enable the reader to form
hig'own judgment on the historical
events leading up to the war this,
hy' making a systematic enum 'ra
tion of the sober facts, and dealing
wit!) 1 strictly historical material.
?"As.a matter of fact, mv best and
"most, convincing sources haife been
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irom ineraiure iounu ui enemy iuuh
tries. I am. therefore, glad that you
Jind my modest contribution to his
tory of value. I 4hanic you tor your
Suggestion- that these tables, now
completed, be made accessible to the
German press, which , suggestion IJ
shall follow.
. "Truth, like an avalanche, will
malce its way, powerfully and irre
sistibly. Anyone who does not will
ingly close his mind to truth against
his better knowledge must admit
that during 25 years of my reign pre
ceding the war, Germany's foreign
Father Learns of His Sui
the boy had been brutally beaten by
the father. Ihe lad had, at this time,
a stepmother.
According to the boy' statement.
he was in the Lincoln institution
about three mouths when a home was
found for him with Charles Grce
of Shubert. After about three month
he made his home with another farm
er in that vicinity. From there he
later on worked for another farmer,
and in all enumerated five or si
places where he was employed, final
iy landing at the home of the washer
woman aunt.
The father had in his possession
ring from the boy'a real mother an
one day, in a penitent mood, sought
Deputy Sheriff Cords with the hope
that the boy could be found and th
ring given to him, as the mother had
wished. But the officer at that time
was unable to get any trace of the
orphan. The former deputy sherilf
after identifying the boy at the police
station eave him the rine. .
The boy is now in charge of Chair
man Mrs. Carson and Secretary
Clancy of the Kcd Cross, while the
are getting into communication wit
'the boy's real, uncles near Verdon
lit claims that he was generally paid
50 cents a day and his keep, while
Working on farms, and was told that
he has a little over $200 saved up in
pome bank at Kansas City, but does
not known which bank.
policy was directed essentially
toward the rraiutenance of peace. Its
pole and only endeavor was to pro
tect the sacred soil of the fatherland,
War Made Necessary.
"Threatened from, the east and
west, as well, . it was .necessary to
jafesruard our peaceful development,
Had we had warlike intentions we
would have struck the blow in 1900
When England was engaged in the
Boer war, or in 1905, when Russia
was involvccj with Japan and a prac
tically certain victory pecKoneu us.
"But we most ' assuredly would
not have chosen 1914, when an over
whelming' combination of powers
was united against us. Every unpre
judiced person must also say that
Germany had , nothing to gain by
such a war. whereas our enemies
hoped for everything from their long
determined will tor our annihilation.
"Procedure which is directed sole
ly against the head of one of the
states participating in a war divests
that state of every right of equality
with other states, .and of its prestige
in the community. of nations.
"Moreover, this guilt and punish
ment trial following the beginning
would create an impression intended
by the enemy that in the entire ques
tion of guilt only this one head of
state, and the one nation which he
represents is concerned. In addi
tion to this, a nonpartisan judgmet
on Kuilt is prce-Iuded if the proced
ute is not extended to the" heads of
states and leading statesmen of en
emy countries; as well. ;
' Archives Opened.. . ,'
"A genuine clearing of this 'guilt'
question, in which Germany assured
ly, would have no less interest than
her enemies, .could only be conduct
ed m such, a-way that not the in
dividual persons would be convicted,
but that-all the events that led up
to the world.war, as well as all other
violations of international law, wouln
also be established. . .
"Moreover, Germany opened her
archives unreservedly immediately
after the close of the war, whereas
the enemy , league has taken good
care not to follow, this example. The
first, beginning in this direction is
the publication of secret documents
from the Russian "state, archives, now
being published in America.
Ihis attitude on.jhe part ot the
enemy league. , jn addition to the
overwhelming incriminatory evidence
constantly appearing, gives an indU
cation where the guilt tor war is
really "to be looked for.
It is all the more Germany s
duty to ue all the resources at her
command to collect, sift and publish
all material concerning this 'guilt'
and thereby unmask the real insti
gators.
. "A change for the worse has un
fortunately taken place in her maj
esty's condition. ' My heart is break
ing with the most painful anxiety.
God be with us.
(Signed) "WILHELM." .
Homer Woman Given
A Vail Hero Medal
(Continued From Pag One.)
when Mr. Belt, representing H. B.
Thayer, president of the American
Telephone and Telegraph company
of New York, presented Mrs. Lath
rop with the gold medal and $1,000
reward. "America," sung by the
entire audience, led by the Homer
male quartet, closed the affair. This
quartet was composed of Frank M.
Church, Fred Brassenfield, Dr. J.
Daily and Judge S. W. McKinley.
Heroine in Tears. .
"It has all been wonderful," ex
claimed Mrs. Lathrop. Her eyes
were moist as she spoke. "I appre
ciate everything that has been done,
and most of all I appreciate the
friendship of my neighbors."
Two of Mrs. Lathrop s stalwart
sons, Melford-and Harold, marched
with the Homer American Legion,
which escorted visitors from the
station to the hall.
"It's a great day, but mother de
served it," was the comment of Mel-
ford, Mrs. Lathrop's 20-year-old son.
"Mother has cared for us since we
were kids. She can cook just as
good as she can operate a switch
board, too," he asserted proudly. .
Albion High School Girls
Plaq Gifts for War Victims
Albion, Neb., Dec. 18. (Special.)
Under the direction of the Red
Cross of Albion, Miss Williamson,
dean of women in the high school,
has ' organized the girls into 14
groups. Each group will prepare a
box for the ex-service men and
children in the Kearney hospital for
tuberculosis. . These boxes are to be
sent only to people who would not
otherwise receive a Christmas gut.
Son of Pioneer
Mysteriously
Shot by Negro
"Black Shcfp" of Charlei E.
Starr Family Wounded in
Street Brawl Sister
Goes to Bedside.
Vincent (Vim) Starr, outcast and
"black sheep" of one. of Omaha's
pioneer and once well-to-do families,
is dying at St. Joseph hospital as a
result of a mysetcrious shooting at
Thirteenth and Pacific strecta Sat
urday night. f
According to John Scott, negro,
Starr was shot by another negro.
Starr was one of two son of Mr.
and Mrs. Charles E. Starr, who oc
cupied a large house on a five-acre
tract at Fifty-second street and
Military avenue. The elder Starr,
a government official in the com
missary department, died 17 years
ago. The mother died three years
ago. Friends said her death was
caused by the worries brought about
bv the escapades of Vincent or
"Vim" as he was known among his
playmates.
Tries to Hide Identity.
But even though the "black
sheep," Starr was reticent in reveal
ing his identity to police, who took
him to the hospital.
Folice Officers Sherwood and
Brigham, thinking he might die on
the operating table, quizzed him. He
looked toward tne ceiling ana re
fused to answer. The only thing
found in his clothes was a quarter,
There was not one mark of identifi
cation
But when told he might die, he
revealed his identity and mentioned
his sister. Miss Ncna Starr, who
lives at the old Starr homestead.
Miss Starr is a stenographer for
City Corporation Counsel Lambert
and is very talented in music.
Family Tried to Forget
She showed no interest . when
asked if she had a brother named
Vincent. "I have no brother of
that name," she said. The family,'
long ago, had decided to forget him,
His escapades had brought nothing
but sorrow, nothing but shame.
Bud when told that a man named
Vincent Starr was dying at ..St.
Joseph hospital, she broke down and
cried. He is my brother. ieli
me where he is. Is he dying? .1
want to go to him. Tell me where
he is."
According to friends, Vincent vis
ited the old homestead for one day
last year to attend the' funeral of a
sister. That was the only time he
was home in six years.
Brothers Leave Home.
"The familv was a wonderful one,"
said Fred Bailev of Benson, ..friend
of the family. "But Vincent and his
brother became 'roamers.' The broth
er in Honolula settled down and Vin
cent became 'no account.' "
Vincent was arrested here more
than once. He was arrested the last
me in connection with the murder of
Frank Fogg, veteran druggist, police
say. Several years, ago he was ar-;
rested in Connection with the pass-J
ing of worthless checks, out he was
discharged. Police said the case was
settled out of court.
According to the negro, Scottitfho
said that he and Vincent belonged
to the I. W. W., Vincent "bummed"
him for a half a dollar.- And for
street car fare, Vincent could have
eached the home of 1 his sister-
large fine home. -
Saloon Is Blamed.
"Vincent was known among his
playmates as 'Vim,' " said a friend of
the family. "He was a good-looking
lad. His hair was red and his face
was freckled- But as he grew older,
e began to hang around the saloon
the vicinity of his home. His
father and the neighbors made
strong fight before the city council
to cret the license of the' saloon can
celed. Then he became a -floater.' "'
Detectives accompanied by Scott,
searched the city last night for the
alleged negro assailant of Starr. The
motive for the shooting could not be
ascertained.
Yank Slays Elusive
Canadian Timber Wolf
Oregon,. III., Dec. 18. Samuel Mc
Gee of Pine Rock township boasts of
avinsr killed a Canadian timber won
that has defied hunters and farmers
in this section of the state for many
years. Mcuee proudly displays tne
de ot. the won, which bears a score
of marks from traps-and bullets.
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NTew York Warned ,
Of New Bond, Plot;
Police on , Guard
Special , Precautions .. to Be
Taken on Monday,
Date Set For,,Es
plosion.
ChlMia Trihunt-Omaha Ufa I d Win,
- New York, Dec 18.-,WalI street
will be under extra police guard
Monday and special watchfulness is
bring exercised there a's the
result of warnings that there is a
bomb plot which was to be carried
out December 19.
Warnings of the plot came ' to
brokers last week and the police
have been secretly working on it
ever since.
Any doubt that the""tip" was se
rious, brokers and police believe, has
been dispelled by the statements of
William J. Burns, chief of the United
States bureau of investigation, con.
cerning the arrest of Wolfe Linden
fcld in Warsaw. ...
Explosion Planned by Reds..
Mr. Burns, who arrived here from
Washington tonight, declared that
Lindcnfeld had been one of his
agents and had warned him that the
reds, backed by the internationale at
Moscow, planned the previous ex
plosion. He said that Lindenfcld
could not find out where and when
the explosion was to occur, but there
was no doubt that ' Lindenfeld had
learned since who was implicated and
that the third internationale had paid
$.10,000 to those who had caused the
Wall street explosion.
So far no arrests have been made
in connection with the threats of
an explosion on Monday, and Burns
has taken personal charge of the
situation. ' I .
Makes Further Statements. .
Warsaw, Dec. 18. (By A. P.)
Further statements relative to the.,.
Wall street .bomb'-, explosion, have
been made by Wolfe Lindcnfeld, ar
rested by Polish police on sus
picion of having been implicated
in the explosion and who made
a full confession, giving the names . ;.
of the ring leaders and other infor- ,
translated into English. - - . . - '
: According to Silvester Ccgrove of. :
the American , Department - of .Jus-
tice, at whose request the arrest was j
made, Lindenfeld has avoided- qoe-
tions concerning his wnereaDOuts'oh.V '
the day of the explosion.-
He admits, however;, fie was. in,
Manhattan and to the direct ques
tion, "where-were -you at. the. time
of the explosion?" he made the reply:
VUptown." ' - '
The suspect,, the American agent
asserts, has not -told all '-regarding
his New- York connections;' His '
movements- since he left New York .
have been fully- traced,: extcpt-for .
one month on which -he is silent.-
One admission made by Linden
feld is that in August he went to v
Moscow, spending six weeks there. . - -
President fo Hang Up r
- StocMng "At Home?.
Chicago Tribune-Omaha Bee Leaned Wire.
-Washington, .Dec.: 18, A uict.
Christmas in .the-White House will
be observed by the President-and
Mrs. -Harding -unless present plans
are-changed by unexpected develop-
ments. , ;., , ,
It was-announced .that the presi
dent would hang - up his- -stock-
ing . "at home," and -with -the -possible
exception of attending : church ..
that Sunday,' nothing -would break
the quietude of the holiday. .
Albion High School Will J
- ; : Stage Musical Contest
' Albion, Neb., Dec. 18. (Special," '
-r-A musical contest- will-be' given
at the Albion High- school Monday.
A list of 100 songs and instrumental :
pieces was given to each pi fiil' about
two weeks ago. During the inter-'
vening time the ' students were to
familiarize themselves with the sc'
lections. A part' of each selection
will be played and the students will '
write the 'title.' The purpose of the
contest is to broaden the musical
knowledge of the pupils and bring
them to . a better appreciation of
music. - -
The ' contest is - under the direc
tion of Mr.s. Emily Sitzer, ' music
supervisor.
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