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.si:—- The Omaha Morning ; iee --- VOL. 52-NO. 296. mg*. OMAHA, TUESDAY, MAY 20, 1023. * OoliTd#" ill* *YM*1,:f’<D»ll>S»»i|U,,8u«,di‘. *llj!"'»*«<*' »4 TWO CCNTS Flrt CtM. Ireland Is On Road to Stability Old Erin, W eary of War, Slag in g “Comeback” With Peaceful Pursuits, De spite Rebel Leaders. Scars of Strife Healing By MARK SULLIVAN. London, May 28.—Ireland has turned squarely and safely toward stability. It has done so in largely the same way and for the same rea son tiiat most of the rest of Europe is turning toward stability—namely, In spite of the leaders and statesmen, rathe* than through them. In the south of Ireland the peasant farmer and the elements of the popu lation close to the farmer just plainly got tired of the discomforts of war and ceased to see either romance or material benefit in the fighters and the lenders of the fighters. Spring was at hand and the farmer longed for the plow-handle and the feel of the earth. Also he was moved to make a little money. t>ue to de struction of the railroads the farmers had been without markets and the towns without sufficient supplies. One » iky last month a man in southwest Ireland who had to get a sack of flour from 20 miles away was compelled to pay the equivalent of $7 for the trans portation. A village in the west saw a sick man die because of the delay and hardship in getting him to a hos pital 30 miles away. Air of Finality Prevails. Almost over night the heart went out of the fighting. The people want ed their railroads running and their markets back. In the towns the la borers with families got tired of idle ness and wanted an end to the paraly sis that fighting had brought upon trade. AVithin a week railroads that had been idle for more than a year began to run on schedule. Bridges that had been down and roads that had been barricaded were mended and tuavelers went their way as if the fighting had never been. These things were characterized by an air of unmistakable finality. As one passed along the roads and through the villages which 24 hours before had been barricaded, one knew the fighting was over. It was a psy chologieal about-face. The people ceased to take an Interest In fighters and rival aspirants for power, and w'anted to get bark to work and trade and normalcy. Many who shared this psychological experience believed, an I 'll believe, that De A'alera and his factions were in the right. Never theless, for the present they are through with fighting about It. or with tolerating the discomfort* of let ting others fight about It. Many .if those who were actually fighting stopped; others withdrew their sym-1 pathy In ways that made further , fighting Impossible. Some of them say they will fight j again in 10 years or 25 years, but fori the present they want to plan a crop j and get a little fat on the hones of their cows and hogs. By 10 years or 25 years, of course, more will he known about the issues; or the chief issue—that of the oath of loyalty to the British crown—will have been settled in more orderly ways, or other issues will have arisen. Spasmodic Trouble to Come. The present article aims merely to record the fact, very apparent to one who sees Ireland with fresh eyes, that the fighting is over and the free state ia on the way to stability. So brief a dispatch necessarily lacks space to expand on several qualifies. , tions. One which most needs to be made emphatic Is the admission by many of the free state partisans that the body of Irregular fighters in cluded some of the best, most sincere and most self sacrificing Irish pa triots—farmers’ sons, school teachers and women—who took up arms lm- 1 pulsively under unwise leadership or gave sympathy and support to it. Another qualification Is that though the heart is out of the lighting there still will be a good deal of spasmodic trouble from detached young men who for several year* have had no occupation but arms and now find it difficult to adapt themselves lo more humdrum pursuits, or, Indeed, to , k find jobs at all. A'k| to this that frnie of the personal bitterness aroused through the civil war may express itself in violent reprisals on Individuals. Still another qualification is that though the new free state govern ment now is going to he free of the harassments of civil war and has clearly turned the corner toward sta bility. It has ahead of it a body of stern problems—economic, diplomatic and political—which the writer will *ry to cover in a future article. All Europe "Coming Back.” A final observation, appropriate here, is that what has happened in Ireland is what Is happening hope fully In the rest of Europe. Europe Is. In our phrase, slowly "coming hack," and coming hack chiefly through the aggregate of the efforts of the peasant farmers, who have ceased to look to governments and statesmen, or to think about them: but have gone to work, adding a cow or two to their herds, and a few sheep to their flocks, buying a better plow, and otherwise, |n the mass, restoring the real economic wealth of Europe, In ways so clear that they would be perceptible from day to day If we did not make the mistake of (lx lng our eyes on statesmen snd gov ernments Instead of on the real pro ducers of wealth. Clinton A. Calliraitli Dire. Oklahoma City, Okl . May 2< t'lln ton A. (lalbralth. assistant attorney general of Oklahoma, and former sa sociale justice of the supreme court of the territory of Hawaii, died eud detily here Too Successful “Sheik” Feathered by Students Gordon l'\ Holler. Former Governor of Missouri Dies in New York City j Joseph W. Folk, Leading Fig ure in Democratic Politics, Succumbs After Ill ness of Year. . Washington, May 28.—Joseph W. Folk, former governor of Missouri and once a leading figure in democratic politics, died today in New York. Information of his death was re ceived at the law office he has main tained her for the past several years, j crw.Foik He passed away at the home of Ills sister. Mrs. James A. Webb, after1 having been in ill health for some months. .Mr. Folk took up the practice of hm profession here soon after his re tirement as chief counsel for the in terstate commerce commission. He : has taken part In several important ! international litigations, for which he had been particularly fitted by his experience during the first Wilson administration as solicitor of thf State department. For several years he had been counsel here for the gov ernment of Feru. About a year ago he suffered a nervous breakdown, from which he never completely recovered. He was 53 years old. Funeral services will he held Thursday at his birthplace, Brownsville. Tenn. Ex-Service Men Destroy Statue ‘'Winged Victory ’ York, Pa., May 28.—Former service men early today demolished the statue, Winged Victory,’* which was placed in front of the court house fluring the Victory loan drive in 101?. The statue, made of plaster, had fallen into a state of disrepair and the coun ty commissioners refused to mend it. War veterans announced they would refuse to march past the statue on ! Memorial day Jf it was not repaired No attention, apparently, was given this threat. Dcrmaii Mark- Sell $l<».2.”> for Million. New Low- Record New Vork, May 2X.—German marks j sold in Hie local foreign exchange market today at $111.23 a million, a new low record for all time. Bank ers report little commercial demand for the German currency, although large quantities of marks are pur chased by local residents for trans mission to relatives and friends In Germany. Sell Your Services Through Advertising Big business has learned to look to advertising to sup ply its wants just as it de pends upon advertising to sell its products. If you are looking for a bet ter position—or are out of work sell yourself through a “Want” Ad in the "Situa -■'ttbns Wanted” column of The Omaha Bee. Remember Omaha Bee "Want,” Ads Bring Better Results at Lesser Cost. Omaha Bar “Want" Ads — I ha Baa-Lina to Result* Student at Des Moines Feathered Omaha Youth, Accused of, Playing ‘’Sheik," File ^ Information Against .Cv Two Assailants. — Is South High Graduate Gotxjon F. Holler, son of Rev. and Mrs. Charles F. Holler, 4330 South Twenty-second street, and a freshman in Des Moines university, was Jdd naped from his room by a number of masked students Saturday and taken 10 miles north of Des Moines to a spot where a coat of molasses, glue | and feathers was applied to his bare | body, according to a dispatch from Des Moines, "Romeo" Holler’s too successful I "sheiking" with the fair co-eds of the institution was said to be the cause. Holler filed information yesterday under the anti-mask law against two of his kidnapers, whom he said he iden tified. Charges of assault and battery also were filed against the alleged kidnapers and police are looking for them. South High Graduate. Holler waa graduated last June from South High school. "I think it was jealousy of Gor don's popularity that caused the out rage against him,” said his mother yesterday at the home in South Oma ha. where Itev. Mr. Holler Is pastor of Trinity Baptist church. "I do not believe he is a ‘sheik.' At South High school he was a favorite, as much with the boys us with the girls. "We have friends over in Des Moines and they introduced Gordon to some of the best people there and Gordon has been out with one or two of the women instructors. Maybe I that is what roused the jealousy of other students." “Boys a Little Headstrong,M President of University Says Des Moines, la., May 28.—Dr. L. D. j Osborn, who is in charge of the edu cational and Internal administration at Des Moines university, said that official report of Holler's kidnaping had been made to the faculty. Dr. Osborn said: “I do know that ever since young Holler came to school last fall he has made many foolish statements. Whether he has been guilty of all he claims to I don't know. I do be lieve lie h.is got off on the wrong foot in this matter, however, and . would have been a great deal better: off if he had taken his slight pun ishment in silence. The boys may have been a little headstrong, but as I understand it his attitude toward the girls of our school has been in sulting to womanhood and the stu dents finally became so disgusted they tried this plan to stop it." Bryan \\ ields Ax 0 on 4 Republicans C. KHudson to Head State Banking Body—Throe < Mlirr Changes. Special Di*l>fllrll to The llmnlift Bee. Lincoln, May 2V—A series nf op-1 pointments to state Jobs announced today by (lov. Charles XV. Bryan was looked upon, here by politicians as excellent from a political standpoint. The governor removed Ft. C. King as superintendent of the hanking bureau and appointed K C. Knud snn, president of a bank at Genoa. In his place. Knudson was one of the organizers of the third party In Nebraska and after its betrayal during the primar ies Knudson aided in delivering the third party vote to Governor Bryan. Knudson's salary was fixed at $3,000 per year. In political circles it is expected that as soon as Knud son becomes acquainted with his duties he will be appointed secretary of irade am) commerce to succeed -I. E. Mart, whose resignation has been on the governor's table for two months. Vincent Htahl of Seward, a repre sentative of the Fllue Ttiver Power company, was appointed to succeed .1. XV. Mayer, former Beatrice mayor, as chief clerk In the office of the secretary of agriculture. Stahl dur ing ihe recent legislature session was a lobbyist working in the Interest nf public service corporalior*. I'nder the Moreliead administration Stahl whs a state fond Inspector. Mr. .1. r>. Case of University Place, a well known democratic politician, was appointed to succeed Mr I. M. Ulllnn as chief of the state bureau of child welfare at a salary of $3,500 a year. Fir. Case under various demo cratic admintst rat Ions has been sup erintendent, respectively, nf the Nor folk and Lincoln stale hospitals. Mrs i lata Clayton nf Lincoln, a denifs rat active In the governor's municipal campaigns In Mils rlly, wan appointed head of the state bu reau of < hllrf welfare, to succeed Mrs. Julia Hornberger ni a salary of FliF) a month The appointments become effective June 1. “Bootlegging" of Aliens Into If. S. “Natiminl Srondal" Hr Interouf liitml .S' sni Nfr$lr». Wmihlnirtnri, May 2** Tha “hoot legaltiK" nf alJ« u* Itit•» the t'nlted Htate*, via laud and ma, In violation «»f t|ir* ImiuiR ration Iuuh. lit* intuited the of heitur ".» national acan dnl, ‘ Hen etary of Labor .lamea .1 I >nv la told t*ienlilfiit Harding today during ii Witlie House conference concerning remedial meuauiia to halt it. , St. Paul Boy Dies From Supposd Snake Bite Sli.rlnl Dispatch to The Omnha Hr., St. Paul. Neb., Slay 2S.—Bruce Crowe, * son of Mr. and Mrs. Wal lace C>^ died in convulsions this morn' Ns ’ after he ran to his mot' * O' V' -ling that a "bee" had bi' ~T £ t O' barefoot, had gone Into ^ ■& to play. It is believed he r. en by a snake. A search of emlses failed to reveal a rep f ruce died while being taken to '■ /. Nicholson’s office. Hammer Slayer Returning to Pen of Own Free Will Clara Phillips Waived Offer of Freedom to Begin Bat tle for Vindication in United States. By Universal Service. A board S. S. Copan, En Route From Puerto Cortes, Honduras, to New Or leans, May 28.—Within a few hours, Clara Phillips, “hammer murderess,” will be on American soil. She is re turning voluntarily to pay the penalty for the murder of Alberta Meadows, having refused at the last moment to accept her freedom In Honduras. Every pound of stearn In the Copan’s boilers is being used In an attempt to reach the quarantine sta tion at the mouth of the Mississippi river before midnight tonight, so the journey to New Orleans may be re sumed early Tuesday morning. In case the vessel puts in after midnight, the arrival at the Louisiana port will be delayed until noon. Aboard this ship, a Cuyamel Fruit company boat. Is the entire Los An geles party, composed of Clara Phil lips, her "baby sister,” Mrs. Etta Mae Jackson: Under-Sheriff and Mrs. Eugene Biscailuz and Deputy Sheriff Walter Hunter. "Protector Left Behind." Only Jesse C'arsen. the erstwhile "protector” of the fugitive slayer, was left behind. He Is in the penitentiary at Tegucigalpa, under investigation involving alleged revolutionary plots against the Honduras government. Dramatic In its every phase was the departure of the “tiger woman” and her American guards from Puerto Cortes Saturday morning. For 24 hours before the actual embarkation it appeared as If the 10,000 mile chase for Clara was doomed to end In com plete failure. Freedom was In the fugitive's grasp had she cared to take It. But, be lieving that she will be able to con vince the people of |he United States —and the California courts—that she was unjustly convicted, Clara Is com ing back of her own free will, to begin i desperate battle for liberty and \in dication. Just l>efore her departure from Puerto Cortes. Clara signed an af fidavit saying that she waived ex tradition proceedings ami was willing to return to the United States of her own volition. The affidavit was sworn to before American Consul George P. Shaw. This action was the climax of 24 hours of heart-breaking anxiety for the Los Angeles officers, who knew that Clara had been offered her freedom. New Fads Revealed. Now that Bhe Is out of Honduras, facts can l>a revealed that were im possible to tell before on account of the strict government censorship over | dispatches. It Is now possible to dls i lose how Clara, according to her own statements, preferred to return to her native country and face a life term In San Quentin penitentiary rather than remain In Honduras as the mis tress of a high Honduran official who fell In love with her. So Influential was this man at the very last moment, when the party ! was boarding a launch to be taken to the steamer Copan, the small boat was held up while Clara was given a j last opportunity to remain behind, a free woman. A native police officer, with several guards, delivered the message and told the fugitive thnt the order for her release issued hy the Honduran supreme court was in his |ionsp*ffjon. While the rest waited hi almost agonizing suspense for Clara's dc rision, the prisoner herself fought, In that brief moment, one of the sternest battles of her life. Finally, she said, in a voice choking with emotion: Tell Henor-that 1 thank him hut l will not sacrifice my honor for my freedom. I’m going hack to the United States and right myself m the eyes of the world." (Clop>right, !»:i ) (governor of New York lo Knforrp Kii Klux Klan l,aw New lurk, May 78 (rovernor Smith, just before departing f. r the capital yesterday afternoon, declared i lie Malker art, requiring the kti Klux Klan to Ole the n.unea of Its members with the secretary of state, would he firmly enforced At the same time Ku Kltix Ki m rneetlni •• were being held In New York and New Jersey. The governor's statement chat the ■ law waa placed on the hooks In he enforced was hie answer to the thre.it mads by the king kleagle of the Klin In New York at a rally i f I nan kown ed klansmen and 7»t* Initiates in a field tjrnr I’astport, I, I, earlv tills morning, that the klan would not reveal Ita membership on any a count Th* Mil, which was signed hv the governor Inst Wednesday, rives the klan in day*, ending nest ituiila.. to dlselose Ita inc'mherahlp Motiip of Kx-Itiwnn ftoliliml. Keokuk. Th . M iy A tHeurntn vmih rwi'lvnl hr»r«* today *ji\)iik tt»« i\ F Hkirvln hnnn hi K»nt t An i. titl, w:ii h* Id up mid inhhrd ♦ >f $rt :.(h» In jew He. Mi Hkirvln ivaa l> publisher of the Keokuk tittle Cil> Bad News in Zoo-Land PECKEE’ Ed 1 ^ A^IMAU Ml ;, BJfSr coats,fur ft fOcTwtAP-. SL,H HU 5HAOCS ( NIGHT CoU/RS, Dj ' pOrWiST WATCH CASES MU IW FACT EVERT EYCUSeM To WEAR FOR UJILL BE IK i?SOtek^I L Irrigation Sites on Lower Platte Are Inspected Five Officials Visit Project Proposed to \V ater 430.000 Acres -Co-Operation Is I rpcd. Dispatch to The Orr.aliii IW-*. Kearney, Neb., May 28. — YV. H. Davia, former governor of Idaho and now' special assistant *•cretary of the Interior; A. P. Davis, director of the reclamation service; Engineer YY'iess. project manager of the western di vision; President Dari Cray of the Union Pacific, and John L. Kennedy, president of the United States Na tional hank of Omaha, were guests »*f the Kearney Chamber of Dommerce at a luncheon today. The party started out this after noon on its Inspection of the lower Platte valley irrigation project, tour ing over the proposed district in autos. Heglnning at Khelton. the far eastern point of the project, they are traveling west to beyond North Platte, where the westernmost reser voir will he located. They then swing back on the south i side of the Platte river to a point op posite Lexington, irrigation of the area being included in the project which, as laid out by fed* l al • ngi neers, will irrigate about 430.000 acres of land. Concluding the inspection of this project, they will give the day to going over tricounty irrigation dis tricts through Phelps, Kearney and Adams county. They are scheduled to complete the inspection tour within three days and be in Omaha Thurs- j day. Secretary Davis is on the last leg of his trip over the irrigation and reclamation projects created and ten tative. Here he spoke briefly on his casual survey and observations and the advisability of government sup port to such undertakings and at the same time t lie necessity *>f co-opera tion on part **f those benefiting. Discuss Farm Helief. sp«H lal lM«patrh to The Omaha Ree Hcottsbluff. Nob., May 2N -Busi nessmen from the North Platte Val Icy He* 11 mat Ion project met at Mit chetl with Assistant Secretary of In terinr Davis and hi* party to discuss farm relief m« asur< s On the return of the assistant serre tnry to Washington. Mile# rinnnn. agriculttiial commissioner, w ill stay behind to prepare a plan to ho laid before Secretary Work of the Depart rot nt "f 1 Ford In Him for Pre-iilmi v. Doclaron IVrsonal Friend 11 > International Nr»« Hrnlrr Wichita. Kan., May 2* Henry j Ford will l>e i candidate for tlio pres idency in l!*24. II F. Duff, clops per-, r.onal ftlemt of the Michigan mag tiate declared her* today. Duff quoted Kdsell Ford nn d« fl j tritely promising the elder Ford will stand ff,t* the nomination and make ,i hard fight fur the honor. Duff Ip t executive officer of the Michigan Se ctirltlep i-onitnlssion. Duff said Ford had not admitted formally he was seeking the office, j because of private business cares Duff was in Wichita on business \\ oniilti Siiqn-i’t Fi red. Miss Donna Hnlth, ancsled Natur day at the Hex hot*!, charged With being a "lure * for a gattf^ of con lid* nee men. w as disidun ged In po lice court Fred Bulbs, at rested In hei room, was also discharged Waiter Halite*, a taxi driver in whop* room at the Hex hotel was found a poi ketbook belonging to Pe t oimumui, wuf held. , Noted Stage Comedian Dies as He Had Lived, Spoofing Audience By ( nil prMll Seri Ire. Nw York, May 28.—Harry Fisher, famous comedian, died today as he had lived, spoofing the audience. Fisher, former member of the vaudeville team of Fisher and Car roll, and leading funmaker in I-rw Fields' shows, was recovering from an attack of pneumonia. Today, as his physician deplored the necessity of cutting a hole in the sleeve nf Fisher's pajamas to give him a hypodermic injection, Fisher said: "It's all right, doc. They only cost 08 cents a suit.” He died as he spoke, wiih a smile on his f.u-e. Death was due to heart failure. Fisher was born In Bristol, Eng land lie appeared on tha stage for the last time three years ago in "Oh, Eady. Eady!" Since then he has conducted a tea room in an old Dutch mansion In Brooklyn. Thousand Homeless Oklahoma Oklahoma City okl , May 28—More than 1.000 persons are homeless here today as a result of floral waters of the J«'or!h Canadian river Dyke* which have protected lowlands for several days gave way this morning, as a result of a further rise in the river, and families were forced to flee. Warning was given before work men abandoned the dykes and it is believed all residents of the district escaped The Western league l>all Park is under three feet of water. "Kxulirrant V* itli Youth.” Bryans \nswer to Dunn ^pwlal IM«pafrh to Th* Omnlm lie*. Lincoln. May If.—Governor Bryan ma<lo the following comment on the statement of Lester Ijr Dunn, who consented to take charge temporarily of the state department of labor, with the understanding that the governor realize that he believed as his di* charged chief did that the governor's parsimony was responsible for crip pling of the labor department: It was an Impetuous outburst as an indication of loyalty to his chief filled with the cxutberance of youth And lack rf Judgment.” \\ia!or> Reach I)a>ton; r Dayton, <• May 2S.—1. lent roan's Oakley (I Kelly and John A Mar Ready armed at Mct'ook Arid at ■s !•> tonight from Scott ttrld, liellr 'HI*. HI- They went at once to Mi n-orlnI hall, w hrrr a dinner In thru- honor was bring held. Whrn thr two pilots rnterrd thr auditor lull), thr iiracnihlnge of 1,000 chrrrcd for several minutes. Nrw> of New Silver Strike Brook' I |» Bull it! I) .IVV'Otl Dawron. V. T. May !*.—The Km l-lrr Day lull. orleUrattUK thr birthday j of Qurrn Victoria, was broken up hrrr Thursday night whrn word reached Urn hall that a new gllvrr ledge hid hern found on Happy creek,! P' mllra limith of Dawson 11 very body hfi thr Dull at midnight and errant hied for launchea. canoe* and other M)-,alI craft to go to the new strike Iowa Pastor Dire <ut Hi' loth Birthtl ay Stoim DID la May T' Death claimed ltrv Sherman V. Willard of ll.irllnitton, Ncl. Sunday, in a Stous <‘lty hoapltal on the 4.<th annlver-] '-■try of hta htrili llcv M Willard had hern psalm f the t'oiisi * rational church at Hart In; ton for the Inal four \, at« M Maiy Hnricha of Omaha Is a enter. 4 Stanly Baldwin Elected Leader of Tory Party New Premier Promises to In demnify Irish Deportees Ar rested in London—Wildly Cheered in Commons. ■ ■ ■ —— By I nivers&l Service. London. May 2S—Premier Stanley Baldwin was unanimously elected leader of the Tory party today. He promised he would "heap no more fagot* on the fire of party discord." and "hoped that others would do the same," I-ord Curron, taking his medicine with a grim smile, lauded the new premier, whom he named for 'the leadership. The only fly In the oint ment of the day of great personal triumph for Baldwin, who was wildly cheered by his party, was when he rose this afternoon in the house of com mons for the first time as premier and promised to indemnify the Irish deportees who were arrested in raids in London and .mprisoned by the free state at Mount Joy. While Ramsay MacDonald, Lloyd tieorge. Herbert Asquith and Sir Robert Horne In commons con gratulated the new- premier ujwn his -election, Austin Chamberlain eon f tied his remarks to eulogizing Bonar Law Baldwin threw* a sop to Cham berlain by appointing Sir I aiming Worthington-Eva ns as postmaster gen eral. The presence of Evans, Sir Robert Home, Sir Ernest Pollock. Sir Leslie Scott, nil chamberlainlies, in the party caucus, heartened the new premier. I but did not make up for the significant absence of I-ord Birkenhead and Cham berlain. T he latter will support all purely party legislation in the house, hut is expected when the proper times and issue* come, to walk into the op oaltion lobby with his followers to aid in ousting the government. I .arceny Suspect I* Shot in Irving to ktarlc \rrcst «prei»| ni«|Wtrh In Th« Omaha Bee Shenandoah. la May ;s_olivet Henderson, want,',] for larceny in Red Oak. In . where he was cook for a "nvlng pang, was shot tn the head this afternoon when he attempted to escape from K Keisner. deputy sher iff of Shenandoah. His wound* are not thought to he fatal. Henderson was accused of stealing t-'fl and a yellow sweater from fellow worker. The money was recovered Henderson was taken to a local hos l’ltal. His horns is at Texarkana. Tex 100 Summer Homes Destroyetl hv Flames Montreal, May > —One hundred homes |n the town of Sts Agathe. a summer resort, wrre destroyed by fire Saturday night, according to men received yesterday The town Is situated on the Iautrentian moun tain branch of the Canadian Pacific tallwav and contains the summer homes of many wealthy Montreal cltb sens The Weather for ft hour, • n.llni T r m Mar »* Temper*! lire lli*he»t. ?*, !pwn!, 6« mf«p ~f $$ Ti'tftl s\trM s!Hrg J ft r V 5 N»'l*»ilve IIumlttllv Fm piiiice l • »»» y s' : p m I r«N iplf «!Ia>ii Incite* nml llunilmltha Trtfftl 1 T *1 }Mn, -a rUnUftt > l t * If Mouth Temper*! lire* * a m a i * * n< ... * s T • in ftf * a n« ft* * a in * 1 '> s» m . , , . . fn ! U • m il iivs* uU . \ p m « i ' »' 4 « p : ? * ?' m '* * i* m ...,_fi * r m , u t r ui.fit Strike in Ruhr Area Spreading Fresh Walkouts Among Metal Workers and Miners Re ported—French Troop* Intervene at ^ anne. Further Attacks Feared Hv Ai>*orlatffl Fre»». Essen. May 25.—The strike move ment is spreading throughout the Ruhr and fresh walkouts among the metal workers and miners are re ported in nearby unoccupied terri tory. A general strike called at Hamborn Is affecting the iron works there be longing to the Stinnes interests. Communist manifestants at Wanne became so threatening that the French intervened for the first time, as a result of which the demonstra tion collapsed. The sale of alcoholic liquors has been prohibited in the entire district, but the regulation is not being great ly observed. The communists in Bochum ex tended their position today, but the city firemen and civilian volunteers, wearing white arm bands, still hold the firehouse. The communists for the third time stormed this position at daylight today, the fighting last ing more than an hour. Further Attacks Expected. The shooting was the heaviest since the siege began, but only a few casualties are reported. Further at tacks are expected tonight and, it the meantime, the reds are in con tro' of the western part of the town, the factory district, the whites hold ing the business quarter, where th« banks and chief shops are located Two shopkeepers in the working dis trict were taken as hostages and ether shopkeepers will likely b< seized unless food prices are reduced The communists efforts at Dussel dorf to reduce prices were blocked bj the report that security police were proceeding to that place, in conse quence of which the control commis sion disbanded. Millions on Strike. Berlin. May 25.—Two million min era and tens of thousands of metal workers are on strike in the Ruhr, according to a special dispatch to the Vossische Zeitung. Although these figures are probably grossly overesti mated, it is believed that undoubted ly every mine center in the Ruhr U idle as a result of the tactics of the communists who are visiting the pits and forcibly ejecting the workers. A vote taken in the Bochum dis trie- showed that a majority of the m.r.ers favored resumption of‘work b c mmunist pickets -axe stationed at some of the pits with ^Ixed bayo nets to prevent the miners from de scending. B-r International New* Service. Berlin. May 25.—Twenty person* were killed and more than 100 wound ed in week-end battles between Ger man reds and police in the northern part cf the Ruhr, according to Infor mation received here this afternoon. Violent fighting raged until early to day, when the red-forces were de feated by the German police and vol unteers. The "self defense forces" sent word that they were in control in the dis tricts about Gelsenkirchen and Bochum, which were the scenes cf the w->rst disorders. Scores of reds have been arrested. French guns were reported to have t-een found in possession of the com munists. Gelsenkirchen has become the cen ter of a great strike movement. It :• estimated that more than 500.000 Ger man workers throughout the Ruhr are idle. Boy on Picnic Drowns; Priest s Efforts Fail apex-ist Pt.parch to The Omaha Bee Kearney, Neb . May 25—Fouls Cal lahan. 12. son of Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Callahan, was drowned In the Central Power company canal this afternoon. The boy. otic of So students of St. dames school, on a picnic under chap, eronage of Father H. Muenstermann. unedrtook to go in bathing. The canal at this point was only recently dredged and the lad waded beyond his depth. W hen it was seen that he was in danger, apparently having been stricken with cramps. Father Muen nermann plunged into the stream and made a heroic attempt to reach the youngster. Vr.ahle to swim, the priest endangered hts own life and was rescued with extreme difficulty. The b dy of the drowned boy was not recovered for several hours. Pc \ alora Proclamation Seized by Free State Heads Bt Interns! tonal Xesrs Sen ice. Publln. May 25—Eamonn de lera's la'est proclamation, published tod.sv. fell into the hand* rf the Fret State officials almost before the inlt of the signature was dry. The letter, which was addressed to the "soldier* of liberty and legion of the rear guard." begins: The repuldi.- can r.o longer be de* fended ewe. essfUllv hv your arms. Further sacrifices on your part would now be In vain and a con! nuance of the struggle at aims is unwise "Other means must he sought to safeguard the rights of the nation." The repubhoan leader advise* th* !er of arms a 1 ths advio* i« reinforced b\ an orxter directed to Fiank Aiken the irregular chief -f staff for all clanks to dump their arms Milwatik.'p Is«ut' O K M Wishing Mu ' The PM. I -ago, Md'xaukee A St Paul was *« II ■ red hx ihe into tie commerce 'mints- 'ii to s. ie HS.&OO.OOfi in ■ ...pnunt ti ust cei ufioatss (stay