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-.= The Omaha Morning Bee —l VOL. 62—NO. 278. - *£"**£• OMAHA, TUESDAY, MAY 8, 1923 * RJS' £ ‘S' T^rr.^ XT TW0 CENTS “ °"»‘ _ ^—————— - i ■ i .I■ ■ ■ i —— ■ 1 « FallofCuno Government Is Feared Fra neo-Belgian Rejection of Latest German Reparation Proposal Hard Blow to Cabinet. No Basis for Discussion By I'nivrraal Service. Berlin. May 7.—The Franco-Bet-1 - in 11 rejection of Germany s 30,000,• ('00.000 gold marks offer is tliought in | parliamentary circles to have so j shaken the position of Chancellor i lino and Foreign Minister Rosenberg I that the fall of the present cabinet is j feared unless the situation is modified, by the attitude of England and Italy.; It is expected that the British note vs. ill be handed to Dr. Stbaroer, the| German ambassador at London, to night. The Italian note will be pre-; sented to Baron von Xeurath at Rome Tuesday. The consensus 6f opinion is that the tone of Premier Poincare's note, as it stands, offers no further ground f.ir discussion, and the language in which it is couched makes the re sumption of negotiations extremely difficult. Note Is Practical. It Is admitted, however, that the note is unexpectedly practical, which is attributed here to the Belgian in fluence, which is declared to be anxious at least to "keep the crack of the door open." It Is thorbughly realized here that should England's reply lie confined to perfunctory acknowledgement of' the note, without defining the British , position, the discussions will have reached another impasse, this time s I most impossible of solution. General skepticism and pessimism prevail In regard to the possibility of any energetic action on the part pf England. This pessimism is reflected In parliamentary and official circles Theodor Wolff, editor-in-chief of the ; Tageblatt. thinks it is not necessary for Germany to consume frestf sup plies of official stationery answering the French note, as Germany is only responsible to all the allies in the matter of repo rations. Keep Germany Aut of League. Answering the question: "What must and what van Germany now do?" Wolff says: , "France would like to prevent Ger many's entrance into the league of nations i^nd such a step on the part of Germany would he the signal for new regroupings Tind new conflicts." After pointing out that, domestic circles in the United States are show ing a growing disposition to partici pate in reformatory work in -the world, Wolff closes with the cryptio remark: "How would It be for Germany to ! go where its piesence is not wished by France?" The Lokal Anzeigcr think* that the most discouraging feature of the note s the seven fold repetition of the dec laration that the occupation of the Ruhr is not a violation of the Ver sailles treaty. It note* the fact that nowhere in the note is there any recognition of Germany's good will in seeking some w.ay of adjusting difficulties. Souder's Account in Hershey Bank Is O. K., Auditor Says Special Dispatch to The Omaha Bee. Lincoln, May 7.—The $15,000 dis crepancy charged In the account of County Treasurer 8. M. Souder of North Platte In the First National bank of Hershey, a« a result of a statement issued by Governor Bryan Saturday, ts not a discrepancy and Souder's account with the hank 1? in perfect condition, George Marsh, state auditor, announced tonight. "The discrepancy in the deposit Is explained by the fact that in addition to the checking account of S10.744.14 ihere was $15,000 belonging to cur rent cash covered by certificates of deposit Issued by the Hershey bank," Marsh said. This statement by Mnr«h was Is sued following a call at his office by I .! Halligan, HoudeFs attorney. Mail Found Dead in Weeds Identified as Kansan R|i,rinl [IliiiRlrh tn Thr liilniim lt<p. fteaver city, N<»b., May 7. The body of a man found In a ward patch 10 miles southwest of Heaver <ity lias been identified as that of Jack Newkirk, 53, Lenora, Kan. A bullet hole in the top of the skull shows cause of death. Newkirk left home September 7. 1922, and had not been heard from since, tl appears that the man had been killed while In bed. Him body wrapped In a rug and brought across the slats line and thrown Into the weed. The Norton bounty (Kan.) authorities are working on that theory and are following up some . clues. • Newkirk had a wife and four ehll dren. lie did not live at home but tn a garage on the premises. Tariff Rates to Be Changed Only in Case of Necessity Washington, May 7. — Preiddtitt Hording' today told a delegation from hs Mouth which protested to him NK.tir.Mt revlaion of th** vegetable ml schedule of the Kordnr-y M» f'und>< r fariff act, that in acting under the flexible provision of the tariff law he would modify rate* “only on the mo«t atrlkiug evidence of the necessity for such a change ip isles." Former Congressman Addresses Ad-Sellers -I. Adam Bede. Waterway to Be > j Salvation of West, Says Adam Bede j Salesman l rges Tidewater Project as Means of Pre venting Transportation —ISI .1 Adam Bede, statesman, journal ist and farmer, arrived An Omaha, yes terday morning with the announce ment that railroads will bo in the hands of the government or receivers and the west will cease to grow within 10 years unless all means of trans portation are made to properly co ordinate. Mr. Bede urges support for thp Great Lakes Ht. Lawrence waterway project as an efficient means of pre venting these dilemas. Will Solve I’roblem. "If the produce of the west can be hauled by water to the Atlantic, it will mean that the railroads can use their present equipment for higher (lass freight," said Mr. Bede. "Hence it will help to solve their problem. The west doubles Its tonnage every 10 years. That means that the con gestion is going to get steadily worse, unless some such solution is accom plished." Mr. Bede then turned bis attention tq new inventions, declaring that de.-pitc the fact that every new In vention brings more of what people call "trouble," lie's in favor of them. Creates New Wealth "Every new invention creates new wealth, and, consequently, causes more friction between («pital^-and labor," said Mr. Bede. "But I would rather see progress with its resulting problems, than no progress. For ex ample, a new home means that one must go to the trouble trf buying new furniture. But isn't it a good thing?" Mr. Bede spoke at the Advertising Selling league meeting ^n Hotel Fnn tenelly last night. His home is Pine City, Minn., and lie was In congress for six years during Hie Roosevelt ad ministration. Family Quarrel Ends in Slaying Oreeley. Colo.. May 7.—Walter L Bedlien, 1*1. an employ** of the \Vhite A ah mine near LaSalle, Colo., Ir dead with a bullet wound through his chest and bis untie, Christopher C. Bart low. 40. is In jail here following what is alleged to have been a family quar rel at the home of Homer Shaitan, near Kersey, Colo., 10 miles northeast of here, during a dance held there late last night. Bartlow, who fa suf fering from a slight wound in the forehead, Is said by authorities to have admitted shooting Bedlein, claiming he shot in self defense after Bedlien had rhot at him. The altercation resulted from Bartlow s alleged objection's to his wife's attendance at tho dance, authorities declared. A Trio of Needs 1: Shelter, clothing, food these three are the most es sential human needs. * This trio of needs and scores of other desires are reflect ed each day in the “Want” Ad section of The Omaha Bee -these “messenger< that cry their wares to all the people. ' An apartment, a bungalow, furnished rooms, light house keeping, board and room, household furnishings, etc. —all these have place in the appeals of Omaha Bee “Want” Ads. 1! Every legitimate human de sire for comfort, for ad vancement, for the accom plishment of honest gain, meets with ready response front Omaha Bee "Want” Ad readers, who number thousands every day. Head and use Omaha Bee “IVant" Ads—the bee-line to residts. I !■■■ ■■ ■ ■ ■■Ilf |ll. ..■— — n —.H—J Bunco ■IVV'S i *»% Demor#:le N. Y. Market Flood of Buying Orders and Forged Cheeks Sends Priees Skyward—Slump Fol lows Exposure. Blame Crooked Traders B> A-Miclstrd Pr-r—, New Yolk. May 7.— Postoffice in spectors, police and private detectives joined hands today to run down the authors of a widespread plot to upset the stock market by dumping on it hundreds of orders to buy, backed by worthless checks running into the millions. Wall Street generally attributed the scheme to unscrupulous traders, seek ing to influence prices for their own ends, although the possibility was not lost sight of that a fanatic or some disgruntled person might have thrown the monkey wrench into the gears of the New York Stock Exchange . It was obvious, however, that those who worked out the plot had a wide knowledge of Wall Street and its ways. Although not a single one of the i checks was cashed, their dumping on , brokers had a marked effect on to day's market. Several brokers, rushing into the exchange with what ^hey thought were bona fide bffying orders, "at the market** for New York Central, Corn Products arid Chile Copper shares, with a sprinkling of other stock, sent prices simply ti|j. Hanks Kef use Checks. In the meantime, however. .New York correspondents for banks on which the forged checks were down, began to turn down the worthless paper. The brokers who had bought, promptly lagan to unload aud the market slumped. Already uneasy under the recent at tacks of hear traders, and further de pressed by acute weakness that de veloped In the grain and cotton mar kets. the entire list took the tolioggan and most of the shares listed by the big board made new low records for the year before they quit sliding. The decline did not end until a few minutes before the closing, w hen/a covering movement by bear traders checked the drop. Some sh irec reacted 1 to 2 points, hut practically the entire list closed below Saturday's high, the losses rang ing front. 1 to 10 12 points. The operators of the swindle, if they took full advantage of their op portunlty. made a killing both on the rise and the fall, selling short on the brief peak reached before the forgeries were disc-load and then covering and buying for the rise. in Honduras Gallantry of Latin Americans. Won by Flashing Smile, Worries l . S. Officials. Copyright. 19.’ Hr Internal ionitl News Service. Tegucigalpa, Honduran. May 7 — Gallantry of the I Jitin-American*, especially the police, who have thawed ‘ out under the flashing smile of “Mr*. 1 .fesae Carson”—partially identified? ns i Mara Phillip*, notorious bo* Angeles murderess and cave woman—i* caus ing some anxiety to the American minister. Franklin Morale*. Already a party of school hoys have made one romantic attempt to lib erate the suspected “hammer mur deress" and Minister Morale* want* the woman securely held against any second attempt before she Is turned over to the OallfornifKcuthoriUc*. “Mrs. Carson" and her fellow prl* oner. “Mrs. It. M Young ” are re calving the attention of all classes Two society girls member* of promi nent families, •ailed upon them In their quarter* over police headqusr lets “Mr*. Cm non ’ professed Inriigna* ; tion over the detention, saying: “We • aim* here to establish u busi ness When the California police ar rive we will Ik released. We cun ' prove that we are innocent We have 1 no complaint against Honduras. The treatment we got here was tine, it is better than w»» would have ie* reived at home. When we return we are going to bring suit for damages.” A New York newspaper ha* Just ar rived with a picture of Clara Phillip* and the story of her arrest.. • 1* Iowan* killed Wlifii Auto Mil' Train on (’oast Fresno, Cal., May 7 Threo tnen and three women were instantly kill* od shortly after 7 hint night lit u rail mnd crossing one mile south of 5el ms. Fresno county, when a Southern Paoific passenger train struck the automobile In which they were rid ing. The automobile was registered to John De Mots, s rancher of Fresno. The dead are: John De Mots, Orange Cove, Cal.: Mrs. John De Mots, Orange Cove; l.dwaril P* Mots. Orange Covs Dr. James (I Ogg. Orange City, la Mi* James O (»gg. Orange City, Is . and Mrs. Conrad Jong* w ward, Merced Cal. The automobile was in the renter »f the track and received the full im pact of the train It was burled more than DM) feet along the track. Two of the bodies were hurled x*«>m» dls lame from it>* crossing, but four of them ware found banging to the flout , of the engine. Causes Frisco Fight j_With Butcher Knives Sait Francisco, May 7.—Einstein's theory was reported today to have been the cause of a battle with hutelier knives between a rook and a dishwasher in a restaurant here yesterday. Steve Chesko, the rook, in upholding Einstein relativity suf fered severe lacerations and . was rushed to u hospital, while Janies Itiley, the dishwasher, insisting upon the soundness of Newton's doctrine of gravitation, was in the county jail today charged with as sault with a deadly weapon. O'Connor, Pioneer Attorney of Omaha, Expires Oldest Member of Bar Won Many Hard Legal Con • tests—Active in Demo cratic Politics. John J. O'Connor, 1022 Georgia avenue, one of the oldest members of the Omaha bar, died yesterday after noon at 3 of diabetes. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Nellie O'Connor: two sons. John J. O’Connor, jr., and Hugh O'Connor, and two daughters, Mrs. Mary Lynch anil Mrs Ann Wear. Funeral services probably will be held Thursday or Friday, it was an nouneed. Mr. O'Connor had offices in the Brown block. He was born in Toronto, Canada, April 22, 1844. and after attending the public schools In that city he went to the oil legion of Canada, where he worked until he had accumulated suf ficient money, speculating on small capital, to pay his way through St. Michael- college. After his graduation he entered the office of J. H. Camer on, who was then a member of the Canadian cabinet with the position of solicitor general, and after com pleting his law studies decided to find a place most satisfactory for the prac th e of his profession. tame Here in 186S. Mr. O'Connor came to Omaha !n 1S6!>. He went out on the plains, drove an ox wagon for a year, taught school several terms and then re turned to Omaha and entered the law office of Charles H. Brown, with whom he formed a la w partnership rfhich lasted 30 years until the death of Mr. Brown. During,the days of his more active practice Mr. O'Connor was noted for i'.ls fighting qualities. He tried some of the longest and most difficult eases ever brought before the Omaha courts. Of these the case of Ryan A Walsh against Douglu.e county was on trial 36 days and the rase of Thompson against Kirs! National hank lasted ■in days. One of the most hotly con tested cases was known as the Ken nedy w ill case, in which he was op posed by John D. Howe, the late Judge iaike and the late Juds?e Bald win. who recently died at Kansas City. In opposition to such an array of P-r.i1 talent Mr. O’Connor finally won the case for his clients. Declined Many (Wires. Mr. O'Connor had the honor of de clining more offices than any other man In Omaha. He lias always been an ardent democrat and was a mem ber of the first state convention of that pffrty ever assembled in Ne braska. He was a member of the state central committee, a position in which lie served continuously for 33 years. Ireing a member <1* the execu live committee of that organisation for 16 years. , In 1**5 Piesid'nt Cleveland ap pointed him iy< consul general to Dub tin. a isisitlon he declined. (Jovernor Pointer named him as a member >»f tlie Omaha fire anil police c-ibimls sion. hut lie would not serve. How > ver. (Jovernor Morehead finally land i-d him with an appointment as a colonel on tils staff, anil Mi. OCon nor. In full regimentals, went to Washington and rods in the parade winch marked the inauguration of President Wilson. While practicing law in Omaha Mr O’Connor Invested largely In leal estate and Inis accumulated a large fortune hv ihe Increased value of land. He is now the owner of large tracts m Nebraska and Oklahoma in well as of considerable Omaha plop erl.v. Six W uiiirii Are Overcome by Smoke From Subway Fire New Turk. May 7 - six wone-ti, overcome by smoke w**r# curried from Hi# subway soon after fir# started on the lower level express tracks of Sixty eighth street and Lexington avenue thia evcnlpg. The fire was but a few block* from the seen# of a disaster le* •« than h < ir :ign in which nearly a bundl'd per snns were taken t«» hospital* suffering from suffocation In less than an hour after the fire started police at d subway guards had • leared th# Sixty eolith street station of passenger* ami firemen had evt.n* gtilshed the hlaxe. Traffic wa* soon resumed on th# line Dream Preacher Nearlx Riling Finn Farm Folk' Hi InteriiHtliMml Nrw* RrrUef Helsingfors Mu> KinUnd’* "dream preacher .Mann AK«*r1d»uu ha* ridden «l>OUt I Hilnml oil boi se back, her hair flowing to the breeds, foretelling the end of the world Sh# declared that it whs n*»h»*s in own property, and ** the r«*ull t*f her preaching* laige number* of pens ■ III* *i# icpuitrd to bu facing utinu’ . ml* ruin. * We’ve Often Wondered if Ever We Did Find the Lost Chord Whether We’d \ Know Enough to Hold It % \ HOLDER BOYS-? / IwOLDlE-R * IT'S y ^ WONDERFUL • J N . 1 Ancient Forms of Barter Revived in German Trade State Hanks Issue _Bonds on Commodities. Due to Slump in Price of Paper Marks. ' Kj l niifrul kerflcs. Washington. May 7—Old forma of baiter ate being .evived In Germany as a result of the rapid depreciation of the mark, according to a report from Charles H Dyar. the American consul at Berlin. Bye and i-oal are the principal bases for the battering system. "It is obviously unecunumi' al for a German to save paper money when its purchasing value will probably b cut In two in a few weeks' time. Mr. Dyar snvs. "The whole credit system of the country huaU-en turned upside down. Co-operative farm loan so cieties have seen their operating capi tal dwindle dally. "Farinei-s were able to pay off heavy mortgages, coniracted In gold marks, from the sale of a few head of livestock, paying In paper marks. "Such conditions hate led agricul tural Interests to setk a cuirency stands id of their own. Slate banks have started to Issue lye and coal bonds—bomb in terms of 50 bushels of rye, or a ton or five ions of coal. Insurance companies also hate begun to uilli*o Hie principle of commodity exchange." La\a Coining From Ml. F.tna. H» \ssim iainl I’rrs* t’atanai. Sicily, May 7 l,.iva in in aulng from the •rater In Mount Kttm formed by t!»** eruption of 11*11. The stream moving alowly. haa alreadv ptogreaacd three kikunetcra. although it hjyi only touched uncultivated land. Ilis i i',11 name is Kin lluhltii <1. but to the many thousands « ho know liitn he Is better known n "Ah' Mar11 y." Will Rogers s.iys lie Is the greatest Kin IliiMinifl humorist < r hli day. t'crtulnly hr If as good as (hr brat. And his humor Is ('Iran and whole some and ooii strurtlve. Hi* Home la In In diana. tlx- slate which claims the lute Jumna Whit, ontb Ttiley, U e o r g e A d e. Month Tarklng t o n, Meredith Nieholgon, Uen* Stiatlhn I'm ter ami mam other &rniu*«*n a lit- tatutr. Hut none in tttoie highly rcgimltd in hie Incite ntate than Ivin Huhlnml. H {inning tin* utterance* "f Km 11 ahtwi i (1 through Hie U»\»aM** M»h Martin** will be printed ex ilunively in The t. imp ha Hre. Head tlie fn*t one mi th pdito|j«l pap* of this iaaue. «ml you Will be •» *■• «n nenimit • • " A »*• llavtia" Britain Asks New Offer bv Teutons m Blunt “\o" I« Reply of France to German Reparations Proposal. Hj \nvu n!r<l I'rroti. l«ond9n. May 7—Great Britain will dispatch a note to Germany within 36 hours, expressing disapproval of the latest German reparation propos al* and urging Germany to present a more psaiticaj and libeial solution of the problem. Pirif. Alav 7 -The K inc«« Belgian reply to the latest German note on reparations was remitted to Germany yesterday afternoon. It was a simple rejection of the pio posais and offered no eountei pro poaa Is. Launch and Crew of Six Missing Since May 5 Key West. FIh.. May T.—Til# <*2 foot motor launch W 1 •’* of the United Staten army, with a crew of six on hoard, has not leen heard from sine# 4 on the morning of May 5 wtlen it was seen laalung the high seas in a strong gale in latitude 26-35, longi tude Sri 4<» it was officially made Known heie today on arrivaj of the United States army boat General Frank M Ooxe. latte today the toast guard cutter# Haukee and Uoaaack were preparing to go in search of the missing boat. The General Frank M foxe. at lathed to the United States army. Capt L K White. U. S A . in com mand. was gnroute from New Orleans tvi Panama canal. Mail W aiilt'il at (mnr for Murder Vrrt‘>ti'il in Iowa U*'y|*r Kapid*. Is . May 7 -Frank Dope*. 25. wanted at tTieyenn# on a charge of murdi t, according to a roe* -age to local politer from Sheriff George .1 Utnroll, whs arrested her# t«»d»y.y lie yvH* taken from an casil*ound Northwestern trAin. He denied the charge v*f murder, but admitted that it whs Ins name on the sheriff's tele | giant Local police have received no detail'* of the alleged c i line and do not Know the mum of Gores * *tip ’posed victim. The latter ha* refused to talk fur ther of thp charge- but has indicated he will waive extradition if theyennc .lUtliorit tes e am him (rcrmany Sim-r Chaucr of Ki'|>HrutioiiR Srttlemcnt Hi \h**M islrd Prf** I In I'll. \t»> 7.—llnpll, llir trrl pn.ml«ii« leiior of thr Flrnrh ,~r|,l> to lit.' lifTMun iT|mi Ml Ion. nolr. I lir foi rilili offii r Is M..I liirlitlril to imor in.'I it ms tvlioll., Iiai i i< .iiliut llir |.mIH to iiriiol INI tons Sioux Cit\au I'omul Drwil. IMuX tltj la \l , I ... t' Smith. 33. a untying company cm !•!••> • v t* fo i ad dt .ad * w.t . .eg ( postin'# in the raiti'Wid y ards here u* . d*»> . Heath o as due to heart falluic 4 tha coion#i announced. American omen Brutally Beaten by Chinese Band Viiici iruii "SeM-paper Man ^ liu Made Escape Tell- of Experiences \\ itii Outlaw* Who Held l p Train. B» l.l.OM) I.KHRRAS Amerieaii ne«»iw»i»er man w h<» made »en •allunal raapr from baiwfit* who a reeked Mianthai f'ekin Elprr»« and « apltirrd iw»*fiicer». 'Wrhlen for and Copyrighted 1H3. hr Inlrrital ton.rl Neaa Vnlee.' Shanghai. May 2.—\t 2 a in sUn da> inclining the train oil which wr ware proceeding northward Mopped I heard rifle tiring and crashing of glass as the windows of the train were broken. KealtrJng da> gei was at i.and. I roiled under the sleeping car berth. A bandit marched me down the aisle to a file along the side of the track where the tram had beeo stopped. There I could see women in night gowns and their bar* feet and men in I rjamas walking ahead through the fields and towards the mountains. The bandits were carrying lojg they had taken from the train on the.r shoulder* ’ * My guaid kept by iny side hut when lie a id others stopped to re arrange the hurdew'of the loot they were carrying on their shoulder* l made a break for liberty. The tall grain in the field was my salvation. I fell upon my stomach and for Ihrre hours crawled upon n>> hands and knees through the waving grain. binds Head Knglbdtnian 1 then, by detour, made my way hack to tile looted train. There I found one dead—an Eng lishman— who had t>een\ahot through the j.i»- and two escaped Amen-ans With the coming of daylight. Mrs Allen w tfe of Major Allen of the f'nile<| jitates army Mrs Pinter. wife of Major Pinter of Manila, and her son, clad only In nlghurowna and with bleeding feet, arrived exhausted. The? told us they had walked five (Turn to I'mr Two. V etumi* Two ! Former $eeretar> of Mine ('oinpam l.ommits Suicide Philadelphia. May 7 -Col Clinton A Higher rented secretary of the Tonopah Mining company shot and killed himself Iasi night in his room at the I’nlon laucgue dub here. It was learned today. Club employes were startled by the sound of a shot, and running to the colonel's room, found his body stretched on a divan, with a J'.alibei receiver lies.de It. V c>1111)ft11 Slater ( tuiffynn l inlet Silent l liirtl Degree ^ lV.ioil M;iy Difukim: limin' (% + n\ (lit*»! tj. k * • < r, > D\ isk: * ami M ix Novak 1i »»nf* jgftt Unl;iv t© to i hf* A MM lilt w hifh rmuheM in ih© dMth of IMrti Y«**li. rtlliiviii'f* 1" vowi idvl git! Mw; Yo»|v diod liv*t night aftri sh# vx.** found. i(«iHiult<'vi »v nucjuxl and strangled. In * vacant lot. American Women Are Released Miss Aldrich, Her Companion, Maid and Three Others Are Given Freedom by Chinese Bandits. U. S. Army Officers Held My V»M>f itcletl l'fo«. Shanghai, May 7 — A report receix i-il in official quarters today says tile bandits-who raided the Pekin express early Sunday morning at Snchoxv. proviiue of Ixiaiigsu. rapturing a large party of passengers, incluAng for eigners, have demanded $2,000,0#H Mexican ransom for ali of the cap tives. Pekin. V|.>y 7.—t nconfirmed repents have been received here tliat the Surltow train bandits bate killed one or two of tlieir prisoners. Sliangiiai, May 7 — Miss Lucy ( . Aldrich, sister-in-law of John It Rockefeller, jr„ of New A oCk. w ho was carried off by the Chinese bandits wIh> held up the Pekin express at Surltow Sunday morn ing, i« free and" unharmed, accord ing to a message received this eve ning from Lynching, confirming earlier reports of her release. Vliss Aldrich, the message said, jvas found today- in the callage at Tseetsun on a branc h line railroad, to miles from the main line to Pekin. Her condition is not seri ous. the message said, and she is proceeding to T»inanfu, prox ince of Shantung. Pekin. May 7—Approximately SO foreigneis, many <vf them American*, including a prominent newspaper publisher and two American army majors, tonight are In the hands of a daring gang c<f Chinese brigand* who raided the Pekin express ear’v cunday morning at Suchow. prov ince of Kiangsu. shot down ore Fli.g lish passenger named Rothman, and iiro’ e scores of others, white and na tives. off like s herd of cattle in the- t midst. * jWvke* re, ived here from sere' ■’ sources indicate that the women among the white passengers later were released, but only after they liad been beaten and spat upon by their brutal captor* in an effort t« make them keep up with the fas moving t cavalcade as it traveled through the darkness away from the scene of the holdup. Women Fall From Exhaustion. Several of the women are *aid 'n have dropped from exhaustion and the bandits left them where they fell refusing to permit their huslvand* to stop and render any assistance. One of the women was Miss I.u. v r Aldrich, ester in law of John P i Roc kefaliei of New York. I,*'* today it was definitely established that she had been released ard was unharmed in a small village 15 mues from the main line of the railroad where the holdup was staged. Among the prisoners still believes! to Ive held by the lo .p.mds are Re1 ert s human, prominent American newspaper man. who is making * lour of the far east in his priva-e yacht Other captives are Maj. R<d y d Pinger of the Cnited States army in the Philippines, with his old er -m. Roland, jr S. and Maj Rob ert Allen. also of the American army in the Philippines, with his SOt Rob ert. Lloyd Lehrhas of Pocatello. Idaho newspaper man Avho wa« one of the captive* escaped after traveling un der guard for three hours, clad only tn hi“ pa jamas and driven barefoot over the rough country. It.nidit* lirixr Off Troops The bandtl*. heavily armed and outnumbering soldiers of the Pekm government, who were guarding tie railroad line, flist drove off the troop* .Turn to t*»go Two. (olumK FIto.I Imperial i/aril Evans Chief Executive of klan \tlant* May 7.—The imperial Mot hum of The Knights of ktl K: ;a Klan was vested w,th f executive authority over the affairs of tha' organ tut ion in a decree signed today tiy Judge Thomas of Fidton aupet tor court,' The effect of the order, it i« stated, is to relieve the imperial w .7 ard of independent administration aod executive authority. I'nder the de . roe. Impel ml Wisard H. \V. Kvans « declared to be the cliief executive of the order, but all of hia act* are made subiect to a two-third* vote br ibe kloncUium and he is bound to follow all acts of the klwncillutn. 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