Nebraska Newspapers

    -.= The Omaha Morning Bee —l
VOL. 62—NO. 278. - *£"**£• OMAHA, TUESDAY, MAY 8, 1923 * RJS' £ ‘S' T^rr.^ XT TW0 CENTS “ °"»‘
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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
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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
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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. The
order is the aftermath of recent luf
gation between factions of the klan.
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