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Oklahoma
in Grip of
Military
Little Evidence of Martial
Rule, However, and Cities
Remain Quiet—300
Troops Mobilized.
Police Heads Deposed
By Asuoelated Press.
Oklahoma City, Okl., Sept. 16.—Im
position of martial law over Okla
homa moved slowly through the pre
liminary steps today.
With the exception of Oklahoma
City, the entire state awaited the first
evidences of the coming military rule
proclaimed by Gov. J. C. Walton last
night, as the climax to his fight on
the Ku Klux Klan.
Troops were mobilized here, police
authority taken over by the National
guard and a set of regulations gov
erning the city was being prepared
by Lieut. Col. William H. Keys of
Wewoka, commanding local troops.
Ray Frazier, chief of police, and
Ed Snelseon, assistant chief, were de
posed by an order of Lieutenant
& Colonel Keys, and Capt. ^Nelson J.
Moore of the One Hundred Sixtieth
supply company of Tulsa was placed
In charge of the department.
Captain Moore Is a police captain
at Tulsa.
300 Troops Under Arms.
Approximately 300 troops are un
der arms here tonight. At an early
hour none had left the armory ex
cept two men detailed to patrol duty
at the central police station.
In Sapulpa, county seat of Creek
county, which, with Oklahoma coun
ty, was placed under “absolute mar
tial law” In the proclamation Issued
last night by Governor Walton, no
evidence of martial rule had been
seen after a day of waiting. Both the
sheriff's office and the police depart
ment were functioning normally and
no troops had been mobilized.
In Muskogee, recently a center of
Governor Walton anti-Ku Klux Klan
campaign, the condition was the same.
The Nalonal guard armory was de
serted and the city was following Its
usual Sunday routine.
King Fisher and Caddo counties, in
both of which the governor recently
pushed Investigations into the alleged
mob outrages, likewise reported no
evidence of the coming of the mill
tary.
District Judge George W. Clark of
Oklahoma City, in whose court a
grand Jury is scheduled to meet to
morrow, declared today that the im
position of military rule would not
cause him to cancel the call. Judge
Clark asserted that he did not oe
lieve the grand jury would be pro
hibited by the military and that ho
would convene it without asking spe
cial permission from military authori
ties.
Illegal Action Claimed.
Special interest has attached to the
| grand jury In view of the fact that it
was called in response to petitions
i harging Governor Walton with using
state employes to check signatures of
an initiated petition for an election
on a constitutional amendment to
grant the state legislature specific
authority to convene without call
by the governor. Sush use of state
9 employes, it was charged in the graud
jury 'petition, is in violation of the
law.
The question of a special session of
tlie legislature has been vexing admin
istration leaders several months. Sev
en}! members of the legislature have
declared their belief that the body
has authority to convene itself pro
vided business other than law making
is considered.
When the agitation became more pro
nounced last week Governor Walton
issued a warning to members of the
legislature not to attempt to hold an
extra session and-, threatened llgisla
tors with jail "for the remainder of
his term” if they ignored his orders.
Efforts today to communicate with
leaders of the Ku Klux Klan failed.
Not one of them could be located.
Eye-Witnesses to Tellini
Murder Are Arrested
By Universal Nervlee.
Athens, Sept. 16.—Three more eye
witnesses to the murder of General
Tellini and his associates at Janina
have been arrested, bringing the total
arrests to five.
The Greek government announces
that it has in its possession evidence
that the assassinations were the re
sult of plans organized hy an Albanian
bandit known as Captain Memos, with
the assistance of a group of Ills Al
banian followers.
It Is believed here that the Italians
are preparing to evacuate Courfu al*
igpst Immediately. An Italian steamer
wffllch was believed to be coming to
Corfu to bring fresh war materials,
took munitions aboard for Italy In
■tead.
Disabled Women Veterans
Will Have Home in Ohio
San Francisco, Cal., Hep!. 15.—The
establishment of a, home for dlaublcS
women veterans of the world war was
announced here today by Mrs. Ktigeno
K. Sturgis of Oakland, Cal., chairman
of the Women’s Oversea!} Service
lesgue. The Institution, she declared,
Is to be located at Danville, O., using
- three buildings of the Old Soldiers’
home there ns a nucleus.
Word that permission hud been
granted for the Starting of the homo
whs received hv Mrs. Sturgis from
Secretary of War Weeks and MnJ.
(Jen. George H. Wood,
Warren (Mass.) Bank
Looter to Face Trial
HijTo i? epiuT^.' 1*3 v <.*£ & v^-\
Joseph Mareino liiata, a former bar
ber, who rose high in finances, admit
ted that he had looted the Warren
bank of Warren, Mass., of $213,000,
but entered a plea of not guilty and
elected to stand trial, being sent to
jail in default of bond of $25,000.
Blata was extradited from Mexico, to
which he Itad fled. Frank L.. Taylor,
the $50-a-week figurehead president of
the bank, is serving three to five
years in prison for his part in the
robbery'
Dictatorship
Is Approved by
King Alfonso
General Riveira Plans Gov
ernment That TX ill Be Model
for Purity—Court Trials
Are Planned.
B.r I'ill verbal Swtlcfc
Madrid, Sept. 16—King Alfonso has
approved the military dictatorship
presided over by Gen. Primero Ri
veira and composed of Generals \ al
lespindsa, Hermose, Navarro, Iiod.l
guez, Mayandia, Jordana, Portal, Aiz
puru, Gontralmirante Marquis Magar
and High Commissioner Maroc.
General Riveira took the oath of of
fice tiefore the king at 3 this morning
General Riveira this morning de
clared: 4
"The officers responsible for the
Moroccan disaster will be court-mar
tialed. Responsible civilians will be
tried before the supreme court.
"We believe in administrative de
centralization, but we are definitely
opposed to separation. We desire a
united, greater Spain."
In a statement to th“ press later
he declared:
"Our program is to maintain the
constitution of 1876. Ijiter. we will
convoke parliament and will hold
elections for deputies and senators,
who will give us a government that
will be a model for purity. We will
separate the judicial power from the
executive.”
The mercantile union in a circular
declared that it supports the new
government, if It proceeds to carry
out i*s promises for an economic re
gime, reducing the government
budget and prevailing cost of living,
restoring the value of the peseta and
protecting the laborites.
Foe of Samuel Gompers
to Speak Here Tuesday
William Z. Foster will speak in
Omaha Tuesday night. Local iulxir
leaders say Foster will answer the
charges made against him by officials
of the United Mine Workers.
Foster first cam" into prominence
as the leader of the steel strike of
1913. Today, as leader of the radical
left wing of the labor movement, lie
Is challenging the leadership of
Samuel Gompers.
The Omaha meeting will he held at
the Swedish auditorium, Sixteenth and
Chicago streets.
Like Animal Stories ?
The Omaha Bee ft ill Print
’Em if You Send ’Em in
Then Try Writing One
-1
I low do the robins In your yard
find their way brick from Texas or
Mexico to your yurd every spring?
What teaches Mr. Squirrel to store
up food for the winter?
How many wonderful or "cute"
things have you observed In the
furred and feathered Inhabitants of
your trees or In your pet dog, rat,
rabbit, canary, crow, monkey—or
what have you?—as they say In the
swap column.
Head the article by John Burroughs
and the editorial on today's editorial
page.
Then write briefly of whatever Inter*
estlng or amusing thing you have ob
served In birds and animals. Kven In
the goldfish there may be a story.
Send It to The Omaha Bee, so that
It may be printed nnd that thousands
of others can enjoy the "cuteness” of
our dumb friends with you.
Tho Omaha Bee wants to publish
ope such story a dny on tho editorial
page.
Will you write us now your own
observations of tho animals or birds
nnd their activities? Address "Editor.
The Omaha Bee."
Divorces Show Increase in West
Census Bureau Records Indicate One Divorce for
Every Five Marriages in 11 States West and
South of Grain Belt.
Romance pales and hearts grow cold
In the great outdoors of the west:
Where rugged life on barren wastes,
Futs love to Its hardest test—
And, the census bureau offers facts
and figures to prove it.
Last year in the 11 states that
make up the mountain, desert and
coast section that lies west of the
great grain belt of the plains, there
was one divorce for every five mar
riages, 4.99 to be absolutely correct.
Six years before, in 1916, there was
one divorce for every 5.02 marriages.
In 1922 these 11 states, Montana,
Wyoming, Idaho, Utah, Colorado, Ari
zona, New Mexico, Nevada, Cali
fornia, Oregon and Washington, harl
a total of 106,625 marriages and 21.
351 divorces. In 1916 there were 85,
761 marriages and 17,068 divorces.
No other section of the country
shows such a high proportion of
matrimonial wrecks. Hut the w’est
seems to have gotten a strangle hold
on the growing divorce evil and
checked its downward plunge, while
every other section of the east has
turned loose the brakes a»d is dash
ing madly along down toward the
western level. ,
Competition in
Norfolk Festival
Open to World
Rip Van Winkle, Mount Which
Has Never Been Ridden,
Will Be One of Many
to Be Entered.
' Norfolk, Neb.. Bept. 16—*The wild
west show which will be the big fea
ture of the annual Norfolk harvest
festival, September 26, 27 and 28, Is
open to the world, according to an
nouncement made last night. It was
stated that In bringing to Norfolk
hundreds of wild horses and steers
for the big show, the management has
In mind one of the greatest competi
tions between riders ever staged in
the country. The official announce
ment follows:
Competition Is Open.
The competition in the wild west
show to he held in Norfolk as the
feature entertainment for the annual
harvest festival September 26, 27 ;
and 28. is open to the world. Anyj
one In the country is invited to enter
the contests and compete for the
prizes which will be hung up. Com
petent Judges will be selected to
qualify riders or animals. The man
agement has contracted for the most
prominent had horses and steers in
the country including Rip Van Win
kle, the horse which has never been
qualified against. This wild horse
is only one of many that has never
been ridden and which will be in the
contests. However, the management
welcomes the entry of any horse,
mule, or steer any owner cares to
enter Into the competition for riding
or roping purposes. The wild west
competition in Norfolk is an open
proposition for all who care to enter
and we have assurances of the entry
of some of the best riders in the
country, among them riders who
competed at some of the biggest wild
west contests In the world.”
Contests Every I>ay.
Word from Cheyenne, White River I
and Interior Indicates that ninny of
the riders who have been competing
for honors at those three shows are
coming to Norfolk for the flnnl bat
tle for frontier days honors. These
competitions will go on during each
of the three days of the big show.
An enthusiastic meeting of the pub
licity and advertising committe of
the harvest festival was held in the
Chamber of Commerce rooms Wed
nesday night. This committee or
ganized and is starting operations Im
mediately with a view of calling at
tentlon of the entire territory to the
big annual event In Norfolk. Meet
ings of other committees will tie held
from time to time.
Coolidge Leaves Wodd
Court Up to Senate
By .tinm-tntrfl Press.
Washington, Kept. lfi.—The question
of American participation In the
world court Is regarded at the White
House ns one still pending !>efore the
senate for such action ns It may de
cide to take upon It. Inqulrlers have
had their attention directed that
President Harding submitted the mat
ter to tlint body last February and
have been told that In the circum
stances there remains nothing for
President Coolidge to do, at least for
the present.
Memorial Services for
Foreign (hiakc Victims
fly I'niveriMil Service.
Toklo. Sept. lfi.—An Impressive
memorial aervlco win held this morn
ing on the site of the British con
sulate nt Yokohama In honor of the
memory of approximately 40 Ameri
cana nnd 54 Urltlah citizens nnd other
foreigners who lont their liven In tho
Japanese earthquake dlnnater two
weeks ago.
Bishop Itenslett of tho Anglican
church conducted tho services, being
assisted by a Catholic priest nnd
Itcv. I*. P. Zelmnnn, pastor of tho
American Union church.
Representatives of the American
embassy attended, an American de
stroyer carrying a group from Toklo
for the purpose of honoring the for
eigners who lost their lives.
Montana Seeks Lower
Grain Rate to Pacific
Helena, Mont., Kept. 16.—Th^
Montana railroad board today laid It a
proposal before the Knteratate i 'em
more* commission, at the hearing on
Interstate grain rates, conducted by
Examiner Mackley, to put Heattle and
Minneapolis markets on »tn equal
basis ms regards freight rates to n
considerable portion of tha Montana
grain growing section.
Strong Arm Policy
Against Germany
Not to Be Relaxed
Unconditional Surrender De
manded by Poincare in Sun
day Speech—Expect Brit
ish to Withdraw.
Dun Sur Meuse, France, Sept. 16.—
Speaking here today Premier Poin
care sounded the death knell of all
hope that Germany's new- offer will
be accepted as a basis for discussion
or new negotiations by the French
government.
The premier’s speech was an ad
vertisement to the world that France
does not Intend to loosen the screws
on the Ruhr until there is an uncon
ditional surrender by Germany—a
surrender which many experts fear
will bring with it Teutonic ruin,
chaos, and perchance revolution.
"France will not consent to rele
gate the reparations problem to any
neutral commission, to any interna
tional experts, to any bunkers or to
any* sovereignty of nations, but only
to the commission on reparations
which Germany recognized In the
treaty of Versailles,'' declared the
premier.
"This commission certain people
now wish to depose because the com
mission does not favor any conces
sions to Germany. We shall not lend
ourselves to any cone spionn. We hold
the gnuges and we cbnll keep them. "
Premier Poincare sounded a signifi
cant note of warning to Britain when
he said:
"French are shocked at foreign in
justice, because they have been under j
the illusion thut foreigners loved them
for themselves alone. Our policy will
|,e unswervingly for France."
Premier Baldwin of Knglnnd will
pay a visit of courtesy to Premier
Poincare Wednesday and will return
to London Thursday.
In high quarters it is expected that
tho British government will soon is
sue a proclamation to the world an
nouncing the British refusal to be
longer associated with the French
policies and withdrawing the British
troops from the Rhine.
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French Village Celebrates
Rebuilding by Americans
Bjr %«*orlM(ri| I'rrM.
Hattonchatel, Sept, 16.—The little
village of Hnttonrhatel. which was
almost wiped out five years ago In th.
course of the hard, swift drive by
which f’.eneral Pershing's men clear
ed the St. Mihlel snllent of Oermtn
troops, today celebrated Its resurrec
tlons, thanks to American generosity,
along with the fifth anniversary of;
the deliverance of the village from
the Hermans.
Premier Poincare, honored the oc
casion with his presence. Other nota
ble guests were Miss Itelle Skinner.
Holyoke, Mass . the wealthy Amer
ican woman to whose generosity the
village Is Indebted f"r Its restoration,
and Colonel Wlnshlp, who at the
head of his troops, was the first to
enter Hattonchatel, on the heels of
the retreating Hermans. Premier Po
incare reviewed the work of the
American troops In the St. Mihlel
battle.
Busy Week
Is Planned
by Samson
Luncheon Clubs Will Attend
Races—Guests of City Can
Find Plenty of Amuse
ment.
Opening Is Next Week
The second week of the Ak-Sar Ben
fall festival opens today with seven
running races at the Ak-Sar-Ben
oval. Rain has promised the "mud
ders" their day and all are being
groomed for the event.
The Omaha Bee handicap for a
purse of $1,000 called the best blood
of the track to the front and In a
thrilling fashion closed the first week
of the festival Saturday afternoon.
The week had been marked wih har
ness racing, the Omaha meet of the
Great Western Harness circuit being
on.
Kaeh day bu one of this week, after
Monday, will be a feature day for
an organization at the track. The
Lions club will have the Initial day,
Tuesday, after their lunch at the
Rome hotel.
Entertain Rotarians.
Vlsltingv Rotarians will luncheon
at the Fontenelle hotel Wednesday
and then will go to the races.
On Thursday, the races will be held
with no special organization present
at the track. A prizefight will be
held at the auditorium at night.
The Kiwanis club will have its of
ficial luncheon at the Rome hotel
Friday and then go to the races for
Kiwanis day. And on Saturday, der
by day at the track, everyone who
dislikes horseracing may go to the
municipal golf links to watch the
municipal golf tournament.
Two Students Die
After Car Crash
Carl Springer ant! Edna Boor
man of Fremont Are
Fatally Injured.
Special ItUpatrh to The Omaha Ilee.
Lincoln. Sept. 16.—Edna Boorman.
21-year-old Vnlversity of Nebraska
student, died at 3 o'clock tills after
noon at St, Elizabeth hospital from
injuries received in an automobile ac
cident early Saturday morning near
Lincoln, t'arl Springer, another uni
versity student, was killed in the
ime accident. Both of the students
lived in Fremont. An Inquest Into
the tragedy will be h>dd here at 10 SO
Monday.
Power Company Given
Right to Issue Bonds
H|i<-riul Dispatch to The Omaha Iler.
I.incolr), Sept. 1«.—The Nebraska
railway commission gave the South
'•rn Nebraska Power company of
Superior option of issuing $00,000
in bonds or $200,000 |n 7 pop cent pre
ferred stock to take care of the im
mediate indebtedness of tile com
pony.
The original application of the com
pany was for $133,000 In common
stock and $$430,000 in preferred
stock. The present stock issue out
standing |s $320.son against claimed
valuation of $S32.91S.
The commission has been Investi
gating the value of the company's
holdings. The company put In a
supplemental application for $200,000
to pay bills now due.
This company supplies electricity
te Guide Rock. Cowles, Nelson, Ab
dul, Ijiwrence. DeWeeae, Fairfield.
Clay Center, Glanvll, Hardy, Byron,
peshler, Chester. Hubbelt, Hebron,
Oak, Ruskin, Kdgar, Davenport, Ong.
Shlckley, Carleton, Droning, Bel
vldere, Nora and Mahaska. Kan.
Wedding Garb Traditions Upset
French Princess Isabelle Goes to Altar Attired in
Highly Modern Creation of Old Ivory Silk and
Veil of Devonshire Lace.
fly 1 nlvrrnal Srrylre.
I’lirla. Ht'pt. 1fi Wedding garh Ira
dltlona. royal and othorwlae, were up
act Mature afternoon when the l’rln
eoas laabelle of Orleana, nleee of tho
pretender to the French throne, be
came llu- simple f'ounteaa llrun*» of
llurcourt. One of the moat dialing
ulehed anil faahlonable I hronga alnoe
the revolution wllncaaed the cere
mony.
(Inched In the ciiatoinery white
gown de* orated with wreath* of
orang" hloaeoma. I’rlnc-aa lanhelle
wore a highly modern creation In alk.
tho color of old Ivory, over which
was n veil of Devonahlre lace, n prea
ent from the queen of KngJnnd.
i hi her head ehe wore a magnifleeat
royal diadem of penrla and dlamonda,
I he gift of her father, duke of Quite.
The Ducheea (iulae wore grey crepe
• I** Idle, covered with genuine pearl
embroidery, shading from hlaelc pearle
III the hem to pink pearle In the eor
aage. Her hat wea of silk mualln
I rimmed with aigrette*.
i
Queen Amelia of Portugal, who
gave the bride awn\. wore dark blue
Milk trimmed with diamond*
The Ouchaea t'hartie*. the bride’*
grandmother, wore black velvet
trimmed with Argentan lace. I’rln
cess Francois of Orleans, the bride's
sister, wore a gown of apricot crepe
trimmed with gold and silver lace.
Kx King Manuel of Portugal wore a
dark grey morning coat, light grey
trousers and vest, pearl grey spats,
high hat and gloves.
The secondary fashion Interest of
the week was the departure of Leon
ora Hughes, who |s now nearing
America aboard the Majestic carry
ing whnt I* alleged to be the largest
single wardrobe ever purchased here.
More than 100 exquisite Patou
gowns fill several especially construct
ed trunks. .Iran l’atou, creator of the
gowns, calls Keonora the "ambassa
dress of good taste," while society
here is ngog over ths prospect of a
battle between Leonora and lieno
r.istle ns to who Is to he the best
dressed wouiau In America.
Remembering the Sabbath Day
Regularly every Sunday, President am? Mrs. Coolldge attend services at
tlie Congregational church, Washington, which they are shown entering
above), while patrolmen keep at distance a crowd gathered to watch the
chief executive’s arrival.
Bahamas Get Rich
by Smuggling Rum
to United States
Nassau Public Debt Wiped
Out and Many Millionaires
Made by Flouting Pro
hibition Laws.
By lolTfrol Smlw
London. Sept. 16—The amazing
prosperity which has come to the Ba
hamas as a result of the liquor traf
fic between Nassa uand the United
States is the topic of the fifth article
in the "bootlegging series" by H.
Dewinton Wigley. in the London
Daily News.
Fortunes of hundred* of rum run
ners have been built up with incred
ible speed, while the revenue of the
government has Increased by leaps
and bounds. He Instances one case
of a poor mulatto who specialized In
rye whisky, for which there is an
"enormous demand in "America."
This mulatto Is now a millionaire,
living in a palatial home, driving an
expensive car. and living hgh.
Another man scrawl up enough
money to buy a small ocean going
boat to smuggle liquor to rum row.
He soon founded a regal fortune.
Hundreds of others have amassed
so much money as rum runners that
they are now able to live In affluence,
owning luxurious homes, yachts and
autos. 1
The public debt of Nassau has been
wiped out as a result of the flood of
prosperity due to prohibition in the
I’nited States, the total revenue of
the government increasing from H#.
000 in 1918 to 83.125.000 this year
In 1917 Nassau cleared 37.821 gallons
of liquor. In 1922 she exported to the
United States alone 1,340.443 gal
lons.
As a result of thia unparalled pros
perity Nassau has a magnificent new
hotel built by an American concern,
which was loaned 31,350.000 by the
llahaman government. Many man
sions are being built, electric lighting
systems installed, u new water sup
ply completed, new roads are being
constructed and the harbor deepened.
The surplus funds of the colony at
the end of 1922 amounted to 31.300.
OOO. The Nassau development board
in its official report issued this year
admits that this unprecedented pros
perity is dug* to prohibition in the
United States.
Wigley close* his articles by charg
ing that, except for a small amount
of liquor consumed locnily, every drop
goes to America, and asks a question
which he say* I* sure to come up in
parlla ment:
"How much of the huge profits be
ing made by, violating the laws of
America go to the mysterious finan
cial backers In London mid Glasgow
'f the rum runners In the Bahamas?"
No Money in Raiding Wheat,
Farmers Will Plant (lorn
Callaway, Neb , fc%»pt. 16—Very lit
tle grain will he sown here this fall,
as most of the funner* are going to
plant ther farms to corn next year.
Wheat has not been paying expenses
Here for the last three years.
Garage Fire at Ragan.
Wilcox, Neb., Sept. Iti—Fire early
(Ilia morning totalis- destroyed the
large frame building operate.! as the
Butapn garage on Alain street at
Kagan. Just south of here.
Mavbr Finslrin Can
"Relativity'1 K\|»eri Will
Make Study of t onillthma
/ nder stand linssia
Hy 1 nlvrr*4»l s+tf\ct.
Merlin. Sept. Ik Prof All<ert Kin
stein who set forth the theory of
relativity will ]ea\e for Moscow at
:he end of September at the Invlta
tion of the Russian scientific socle
ties In order to make n study of Rus
dan conditions.
Modern Orthodox
Society Will Be
Organized Here|
Rabbi to Be Brought From the
Fait to Care for Congre
gation Numbering
250.
Omaha Jews will hold a mass meet
ing at 8 next Tuesday evening, on
the third floor of the Lyric building
to establish the newly-formed organ
ization, the Modern Orthodox society.
Plans are being made to get a per
manent graduate rabbi from Schlecht
er seminary In New York. A com
mittee is busy oh a plan to secure
permanent quarter* in the western
part of Omaha for services.
The society already has a member
ship of 50. It is planned to obtain
an additional 100 members at the
meeting.
Itatbl Nachman Arnoff of Cleve
land, who is in Omaha conducting
modern orthodox services for the
high holidays, will be the principal
speaker. Several prominent local
men will address the audience on this
occasion.
Jacob Slaburg is the temporary
chairman of the new society, and H.
G. Klelschman Its temporary secre
tary. Other members are Harry H.
Ijipldua. Henry Monsky, Dr. Philip
Sher. M. Kulakofskv, Harry Kulakof
skv, A. I. Kulakofskv, Harry Silver
man. Irvin Stalmaster. Max Fromkin.
Samuel Schaefer, Harry Gross. Jacob
Simon. Artkur Rosenblum, Harry
Malashok, Jacob Gross, Sam Beber.
I. Goodman, Abraham SomW-re, A.
Theodore, Samuel Sommer, Louis
Sommer, Dr. A. Greenberg. I. N.
Cherniss. M. Levinson, John Feld
man, Sam Kaplan, J. J. Greenberg, A.
Romoneck, Samuel Wolf. H. Freeman
and J. Alberts.
Defendant Is Winner
in $50,000 Libel Suit
Alma. Neb.. Kept. 16.—Thd $’>0,000
libel suit of Hans Hansen vs l'erley
M. (Ireen, both now residents of Cali
fornia. was tried in district court
with Judge Ihiworth presiding. Thne
plaintiff claimed to have be< n dam
aged In that amount by certain let
ters written by the defendant to his
partners.
The case lasted three days and was
hotly contested. It was given to Jury
at 6 p. m. and at 10 p. m. a ver
dict wns returned for the defendant.
The parties had been in partnership
In the retail lumber business at vari
ous points In Nebraska for more than
SO years.
Nearly 1.000 Hogs Die of
Cholera Near Callaway
Callaway, S’ oh . Sept. IS —Hog
cholera Is taking a heavy toll of hogs
in this part of the state some farm
ers losing their entire herds. Practic
ally all hogs which were not vaccin
ated have died of the disease. It ta
estimated that close to 1.000 head
have died In lh'ltght township alone.
Wins Croix tie Guerre.
By t'nlT*r»ftl M-drn.
Athens. Sept. IS. — The Creek
foreign minister has conferred the
erolx do guerre on Colonel Stephen
It. Lowe, director of the American
near east relief for his work In sav
ing the orphans and refugees during
snd following th« bombardment of
Corfu by the Italian fleet.
British Stramcr Missing.
By I rDwmI Srn
Sydney, Sept. 16,—Tho IlrtUoh
pfcAtntr Baron Hlantyre, 1* reported
to he mlatinff- Th# vrwl 1* loR|
overdue.
Governor Dies.
Bt 1 Vnlrf
Sydney, Sept. 1«* Sir W alter IVivtd
non, n»*\eino, f New South Waif#
■Inc* 1917, is* dead.
Surrender
in Ruhr Is
Full of Peril
Harsh Terms by France, if
Accepted, Threaten to Lead
to Repetition of Italian
and Spanish Upsets.
Cabinet’s Hold Is Weak
New York, Sept. 16.—Germany i*
expecting and awaiting a dictator.
This is the word of Kart H. Von
Welgand, a newspaper correspondent
now on a visit to his home In the
United States after long service in
central and eastern Eurdpe.
The Germans, always praised as ehr
most order-loving people io the woeio,
have had five years of turmoil an& dis
orders since the end of the war. Five
revolutlons, not to mention the suf
fering of an eight months’ bloodless
war against French militarism, has
been their portion. They are sick of
excitement, of discord, of turbulence
and disorder, weary of political ex:
periments, policies and forces whieh
have served but to divide the people,
disrupt the nation and plunge the
country deeper and deeper into misery.
The rebound is on and rapidly gaining
momentum. The Germans are look
ing for the man who can £nd will stop
all this.
Failure in Ruhr Menacing.
Dictatorship would have been Ger
many’s lot ere this had the dictator
shown up. Since the dismal failure
of the 111 prepared revolutionary at
tempt of Kapp, General Von Duet
twitx, Colonel Max Bauer, called
"Father of ths big Berthas.” which
bombarded Paris, and Captain Ehr
hardt of the marines, to establish a
dictatorship in March. 19J9, no one
has been able to muster the courage
nor had the dash and daring to s- t
himself up as a dictator. None of ti e
aspirants whether communistic *v
nationalistic, have felt that they ha
consolidated sufficient forces be hi.
them to make another trial.
Mussolini's success In Italy p v«
the dictatorship movement in
many its first real encouragemen-.
The new revolt In Spain, the suce«p«y
of General Rivelra In making h-..
self dictator and excluding the p-arffn
ment in ths matter of runn. g
country, has given another Impetus lo
the similar tendency In Germany. Du
what could bring the psycho!- gi.
moment for such an attempt thi< 1 I
or winter, is ths effect of the 1 -----
the war of passive resistance in tic
Ruhr and the term* that Poincary
may dictate.
Expect Hard Terms.
Humiliation after humillai. n
been heaped upon the German pe . ;
largely through the stupidity of tbe'i
own leader*.
Loss of the war brought res •
tlon and destruction of monarchy ami
empire and an unprecedented huniili -
ating peace at Versailles. The im
possibility of the peace terms being
carried out, now universally reoog
nized. brought the seizure of the in
dustrial heart of Germany—the Rtrtir
—by the French and an unprecedent
ed struggle of iron will and determin
ation passively exerted against arm
ored cars, rifles, bayonets and whips
The loss of that struggle by the
Germans, undoubtedly will bung
them dictatorial terms from the
French as impossible to carry « at a.nl
fulfill as were the terms of Verso,
les.
South Germany, particulars 1~
varia. where patriotism and i.-cia n
alism runs high, is for fighting irwt
and continuing the struggle. 33.
radical north is largely for .nui
der. The so-called ••defeatist" f .isfsw
much the same elements whu-t*
Sieved in Wilson's promises, today •ad
vocate capitulate n and profess to dj
lieve that if passive resistance^5 ’*
called off. thereby giv ing Point are •*
big political victory, that France wi'l
then be ' reasonable.'’
Victory for Militarism
After etght months of iron i"!l ...i |
determination versus Fret- h iL
isni—a struggle unprecedented in *
j :ory—militarism promises to w n ■
Passive resistance in the Ruhr
virtually at an end Clamping a U
! blockade on the Ruhr populate'.1
much us the allies applied to al! ti*',
litany during the war and after Ilf
! armistice to force it to sign the V
I sallies peace, did the trick in .it.
’Ruhr when bayonets, armored r»ts
i and w hips had failed.
No government In Rerun may <>»
(totally declare that passive res**;
anca is ended. The fate of H«u K
(larger, who headed the commiesvt
which signed the armistice tern s - • <
jtated by Foeh. It before Stream'., i
“the capitulation chancellor," as be i
called. Erzberger'a assassins nc'ei
! have been caught.
Finnic Government Resign .
Hj Pr*M
Rome, Sept. 1*.—The evvernr.x •
■f the independent »t*te of Flume i.
signed toiler.
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