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The Omaha Daily Bee Jo Sell Quickly Sell your second liniul articles through Tho.Ileo clnsgiflcd col. umns. It Is tho profitable wny. THE WEATHER. Unsettled VOL. XLU NO. 251. OMAHA, MONDAY MORNING, APRIL 7, 1D13. SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS. T i WO THOUSAND HELP CLEAN UP TORNADO DISTRICT SUNDAY Busy Men Put Many Places in Order Ready for Reconstruction Work to Begin at Once. JARDINE SAYS TASK BONE But little is Left for Workers at Noon After Saturday's Labors. EVEN THE TREES ARE TRIMMED Quick Transformation Has Been Wrought Out of the Chaos. WOMAN'S HOME IS REBUILT Gnnpr of Workmen from the Union Pacific Ilnlldn House for Woman Who Lost All She ltnd In the Tornnilo. Two thousand busy men spent the greater part of their Sabbath helping those who suffered In Easter Sunday's tornado, clearing tho debris from the storm's destructive path. At tho close of the day, W. S. Jardlne,, director gen eral of the clean-up campaign, said the stricken district was practically clear of rubbish and teams could, working stead ily, soon haul away the shattered ruins of homes and business establishments. At 8 o'clock In the morning the work men gathered at Twenty-fourth and Spruce streets and were detailed In de tachments under captains as had been done Saturday. AH worked enthusiasti cally and accomplished much. A majority of the workmen quit at noon for then the cleaning up had been all but completed, teams to haul away the rubbish being the only need. From tho chaos that prevailed through tho week a quick transformation was wrought Saturday and Sunday. Not con tent with piling the debris In heaps, where It could be easily loaded Into the wagons which will haul It away, the workmen raked the lawns, saved what was worth saving from the broken furniture and cheerfuly sought to put the dismantled places Into a semblance of their former order. Trees Are Trimmed. Bemls park, so hard hit by the tor nado, was attacked by the laborers, tlie trees trimmed and the broken branches carried Into the open spaces and stacked up where they could be reached by the teamsters. Many men with teams worked In the vicinity of .Thirty-fifth and Cuming streets and In the neighborhood of Twenty-fourth and Lake streets through out the day. There were fower women, girls and boys working yesterday Jhan Saturday as passes had not been Issued to the boys," who showed such ability In help ing In the- Saturday crusade Women directed the work In some localities and those who had lost their homos rolled up their leeves and In the flno spring weather forgot their loss In the desire to show that their spirit of high hope still held sway. A few residents of te storm stricken district did not care to have their prem ises disturbed and these were left alono. They had not yet decided to what pur pose they would put the remains of their houses and so desired that the rubbish be not removed. Carpenters at Work. Carpenters worked In several places yesterday and' the shine of new singles appeared In divers places In tho storm's path. Home-owners In the district kept up tho clearing work when the laborers who had donated their services had gone. South Omaha Stock Yards sent a gang of men, who helped nearly all day yes terday. This was one of the ' biggest' gangs at work. Several business firms also furnished laborers and many work men cp.me on their own account and Joined the clean-up army. "This will about end the clean-up work," said Jardlne at the close of the day. "We have the rubbish removed so that building can begin. The plan now Is to see that building operations begin as soon as possible and are completed at the earliest date feasible." Help Woman Ilulltl Home. It was a noisy Sunday In the neighbor hood of Forty-fourth and Howard streets. It was the beating of hammers and the snarling of aws. Twenty-five workmen from tho Union Pacific Railroad company Jumped Into the harness and built a home (Continued on 1'age Two.) - The Weather For Nebraska Unsettled. For Iowa Fair. Temperature ut Omaha Yesterday. irni. t- U K n m it Jte, J n ea. m 42 5 1 a, m 43 8 a. m U j 9 a. m 43 rn 10 a. m 63 a- m 55 ) 1 12 in 59 L l P. m 63 y 2 P. m 6 J- 3 a. m 65 D P- rn te I i 2 p- m k5 S 5- m 5? Comparative Local rtecora. TI1 u , 13. 1912. 19M. 1910. Highest yesterday 66 66 40 07 Lowest yesterday ,. 42 33 30 37 Mean temperature St 52 35 53 Precipitation 00 .07 .00 .00 Temperature and precipitation depar tures from the normal; Normal temperature , 45 Excess for the day jj Total oxcesa clnce March 1 ig Normal precipitation ,,, 08 Inch Deficiency for the day OS Inch Total rainfall since March 1....S.14 Inches Excess since March 1,; 1.31 Inches Excess for cor. period, 1912 71 inh Excess for cor. period, 1911 u inch I GET THEM NOW Imitation is flattery, only the imitations are so poor. The best thirty storm pictures made have been reproduced by THE BEE in a PHOTO PORTFOLIO OF THE OMAHA TORNADO, printed on fine paper,v 7x9 pages, with &riking. cover. Price, 10 cents. By mail, to any address, 12 cents. CRIMINAL JUMPS TO DEATH Lacombe, Famous Anarchist, Leaps from Roof. CR0WB PLEADS WITH PRISONER Anklnsr that 111 Mother lie Told that Ills Last TIioiirMh Were of Her, Condemned Man Leap to Sldevrnlk. PARIS, April 6. Lacombe, a notorious anarchist bandit and murderer, commit ted suicide today by Jumping from the roof of the prison de La Santo. Ills leap to death was witnessed by all the prison officials and guard, by Lacombn's lawyer, tho prosecuting attorney and the Judge who had committed him to prison. All these spectators had been summoned by telephone during tne two hours' that Lacombe stood at the edgo of the root, arguing with the wardens who sought to persuade him to return to his cell. Lacombe was awaiting trial on the charge of assassinating M. Ducrct, edi tor of the newspaper L'Idee Ubre, He was charged also with murdering several other persons In various parts of France Ho had been arrested in Paris on March 11, after the police throughout Franco had sought him for several months. A mob tried to lynch him whllo.he was on the way to the police station. Waa Desperate Criminal. He was known as one of the most desperate criminals In tho country and during his Incarceration confessed to the murder of Ducret and admitted killing a postmaster at Bexons and a railroad cashier at Les Aubrals, near Orleans. A special guard was kept on him In Jail and even during his dally hours of exercise ho was watched closely. This morning while Lacombe waa talk ing with his lawyer In an enclosed court yard Inside' tho prison hla guards atood a few yards off. Suddenly Lacombe, who was an all around athleto and a professional performer of feats of strength at county fairs, sprang forward and grasped tho lower rung of on Iron ladder leading to the upper part of the building. He had clambered past tier after tier of cells and had mounted swiftly to the roof before the guards recovered from their astonishment. A dozen wardens passed through the prison and onto tho roof by trap doors, gradually surrounding him on three sides. He threatened to throw himself down and tho guards hesitated to approach.' Conversation Waa StnKular. A singular conversation then took place between Lacombe, the examining Judge and the prosecuting attorney who had been telephoned for. Lacombe's lawyer, Georges Boucheron, and others meanwhile gathered on a balcony overlooking that part of the roof where Lacombe was standing. Magistrate Drloux called on Lacombe to surrender, "It 1b too late. I have finished," he replied. Lacombe then, complained of the food provided for him and of the lack, of heat In hla cell. TJie prison' , warden shouted to. him that he htmself'would-see thaf nYaatfeare supplied. "Too late," Laoombe replied, "it la finished." Talked ivlth Attorney. He then said he would like to talk to Boucheron, who thereupon climbed down, approached Lacombe, shook hands with him and talked With him for half an hour. Now and then wiping tears from hla eyes Lacombe Pegged Boucheron to look after his mother and grandmother. Trembling with excitement he continued: "I was thrown on the world when I was 7 years old. I tried to do honest work, but fate followed me." Firemen and policemen meanwhile had gathered on the roof of the prison, preparing to capture Lncombe, who still stood pot fed on the edge of the roof. Two hours had passed since he clambered up. During his talk with his lawyer, prisoners In adjoining cells overheard scraps of the conversation and shouted. "Hurrah for anarchyl" M. Boucheron urged Lacombe to be reasonable, but the anarchist, glancing at a clock In a church steeple which pointed to 11:28 raid: "At half past eleven all will be finished." At that hour raising his hand to his forehead In salute, he shouted: "It is the moment! Tell my mother that my last thought was of herl Farewell!" He then Jumped like a diver to the stone court yard far below and was dashed to death. RAILROAD DECISIONS TO BE ANNOUNCED TODAY WASHINGTON, April . Many Im portant decisions are expected from the supreme court tomorrow, when It recon venes after a two week's recess. More than 10O cases are under consideration. Among the more Important ones In which decisions may be announced are the rall)4ad rate cases from Minnesota and five other states: the "Inter-moun-taln" rate cases, Involving the constitu tionality of the "long and short haul clause" of the Interstate Commerce com mission act: the "turpentine trust" case, involving the constitutionality of the Sherman anti-trust law as a criminal measure; the "newspaper publicity case," involving the constitutionality of the fed eral law, requiring publicity aa to the stockholders, bondholders and circulation of newspapers, and the Cathollo oil land cases, in which all the transcontinental railroads are vitally concerned. Huron Herald Is Sold. HURON. 8. D., April 6. (Special.) The Morning Herald of this city, has changed hands. Roy Tredway, for the last two years or more, editor and half owner of the establishment, has sold his Interest to Sol J. Jruner, late owner of the Hitchcock News-Leader. Mr. Pruner has taken charge of the editorial deportment o fthe Herald, and announces that the papr will be progressive republican in politics. THOROUGH INQUIRY INTO RELIEF CASES General Committee Arrives at De cision How to Distribute Funds to Sufferers, IN CASES OF Jutright to Needs, NO LOAN WILL BE ARRANGED Investigation to Be Made Into All Cases Brought Up. THROUGH OPERATING MEMBERS Appeal Mast lie Made to Tnm and Aid Will De Given Those Only Unable to Help Them selves. At tho conclusion of an exlened meet ing of the general relief committee last evening, Police Commissioner Ryder was authorized to makn public the attitude of tho committee toward the question of extending Immediate relief In the tem porary restoration of homes In case which have been Investigated and re ported on. The committee has begun the work of providing for needy cases and acted on several favorably. Financial help will be given In coses proved worthy by the committee naming a sum considered ap propriate In each case o( personal In ability to reconstruct the damaged home, and to this end all materials will bo pur chased by the duly authorized agents of the committee. Persons applying fof financial aid will be oxpected to give definite Information on all points that rr.ey be Involved, and must agree that they will accept such .aid In the way the committee considers wisest. Committee neeommends. All recommendations for extending of financial aid must come through the operating committee of the general com mittee, which will collate the data neces sary to prove the legitimacy of the ap peal and will maktt its report In typo written form. This financial aid la con templated only In cases where the parties are unable to help themselves, and every person falling In this class Is expected to get Into touch with the operating com mittee or the district managers of relief stations and set forth the merits of their case. Offer from Bellevoe. Mrs. B. Sterba of Bellevue, Neb., has written that Bhe would like to give an aged couple a home for as long as they want to stay. She writes that If there Is any aged couple left homeless and In need of her assistance In this way she will t be glad to take them. She says sh will call for the couple It the relief people find her such a couple. EV I Blllck. who', -has been assistant director of the rellof stations ,s1nceKej' were established, has completed his serv ices In the relief work aa he says he absolutely mnat get back to his .business Monday for a time at least Mr. Elllck haa been especially active In the relief work 'and has constantly been looked upon as one of the very live ones. No proposition was too big or too difficult for him to tackle. Troops Are Leaving;. After today only ono company of state troops will be on duty In tho storm swept district This will be Company II of the Fifth regiment from Fairfield. The other compan, B of tho Fifth, Norfolk; K ot the Fourth, Osccolaj B of the Fourth, Schuyler: G of the Fourth, Stanton, and L of the Fourth, Kearney, will all be out of Omaha by 8 o'clook Monday morning. The work Is now so well In hand that In view of the fact that the wreckage has practically been cleared up through the .clean up days, fewer troops are needed to guard. Incubator. Baby Kidnaper Has Been Denied Parole TOPHKA, Kan., April 6.-Joseph Gen try, one of the kidnapers of Marian Bleakley, the famous "incubator baby," was refused a temporary parole by Gov ernor Hodges today. Gentry, who was sent to prison for seven years for hta part In the kidnaping, several weeks ago was permitted to visit his aged mother, who was very 111. The warden of the penitentiary recently noti fied Gentry to return to the prison next Monday. Friends 'ot Gentry then asked Governor Hodjeo to grant him a tem porary parole. The govern&r refused, explaining that tho State Board of Correc tlons must pass on the application be fore he can take any action. - Marian Bleakley for years was the cause of litigation between her mother, Mrs. Charlotte Bleakley, and her foster mother, Mrs. James G. Barclay. The federal court finally awarded the child to Mrs. Bleakley and she was kidnaped from the latter's home hero four yeara ago. Within a few hours tho kidnapers were arrested In Kansas, City and tho child returned to her mother. BRYAN DELIVERS FIRST OF SERIES OF SERMONS WASHINGTON, April 6.-Secretary Bryan. laying aside affairs of the State department today delivered before a re- I' llglous mass meeting the first of a aeries of Sunday afternoon addresses which he will make under the auspices of the 1 Christian Endeavor Union of the District ot Columbia. I Mr Bryan said he was always glad to address religious meetings for men In an effort to counteract growing tendencies toward skepticism. .i?1BairlYS.BBl BBBBBBrVkl 5r a? jwat News Item: The United States Government Has Decided to Recognize the Chinese Republic From the St Louis Globe-Democrat OHIO LIFE JiOSSES LARGE Red Cross Finds that Only 454 Lost Life in Water. r) 77,133 IN NEED OF AID BADLY Of fleer Vske Table, Not Including Klndlay, Ohio, Where Two Lost Their Live and Many Have Deem Made Homeless. COLUMBUS. O., April 6.-Baslng their figures on reports received yesterday from the'.r field agents throughout the Ohio flood districts, officials of tho Red Cross society who have been placed In charge of the relief work In this state today Is sued a statement estimating that 454 per soni lost their lives durtng too last week's floods. Ohloans numbering 77,183 need aid for rehabilitation, according to tho state ment. The city of Flndlay, where at least two lives were lost and many made homeless Is not Included In the estimate, which follows: Est. No. Needy. 1.500 1.100 10,000 22,600 BOO 8SS 2S0 1,000 2,600 12,600 1,000 100 600 SS0 17J 460 2,000 1,000 1.000 123 1,400 175 1,700 125 2,00 200 2,000 77.133 City. Chllllcothe n Coshocton j Columbus gj uayton . inn Defiance Delaware i Franklin 7 Fremont 3 Galllpolla Hamilton n Ironton Larue ', Malta Manchester McConneltsvtlle , Marrletta Mlamlsburg 2 Mlddletown 8 Mlddleport ,, Ottawa '. Ptqua 45 Pomeroy Portsmouth 2 Sidney Tiffin 30 Troy 6 Zanoavllle 2 Totals 4sT URGE SUMMARY PROBES OF PUBLICITY VIOLATIONS WASHINGTON. April 6. Perry Bel mont .and former Senator William K. Chandler addressed a letter today to Senator Kern, majority leader In the upper house, pressing for favorable ac tion upon amendments proposed to the campaign publicity law to empower fed eral courts to order summary Inquests Into alleged Infractions of the publicity laws, upon proper petitions of certain federal offlcera or any ten voters. The same provision 'was stricken from an original publicity bill on Its passage through congress. I"r1-nn tnrr Contest. HOLDREGE, Neb., April 8. (Speclal.) Mlfs Lemo Dennis of Holdrege won first place In the dramatic division ot th southwest Nebratka school declamatory contest held In this city last night Addlion Doling of Palisade won first In the oratorical and Miss Freda French of Edison first In the humorous. Mosquito Bite is Fatal to a Little Girl in Three Days Jessie Doris Walker, 3-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas S. Walker, and granddaughter of Edward Walker, living two and one-halt miles northwest of Florence, died Wednesday of malaria fever after an, Illness of three dare. Dr, W. L. Boss of Omaha, the attending physician, pronounced the caui of the disease a mosquito bite, the lltt'.e girl having been bitten In the neck by n mosquito. The funeral was held Friday from the farm with Interment nt Forest Lawn cemetery, Itev. Hugh G. Speer officiating. Four young ladles, two daughters nt Emmet G, Solomon and two daughterb of Henry Kruger, acted as palituarers. Mrs. Speer sang at the funeral services, HAYWOOD GIVEN RELEASE Discharged from Custody on Hear ing at Paterson. PLAN TO HOLD CELEBRATION Strikers Declare Decision Mean Great Thins for Tiiem nnd They Are Accordingly Very Jubilant. PATEBSON, N. J., April 6. William D. Haywood, organizer for the Industrial Workers of the World, was discharged from custody today after 1 hearing on charges ot disorder!) conduct nnd caus ing unlawful assemblage In connection with tho silk mill workers' strike. In celebration of Haywood's release the strikers announced that they will hold a Jubilee meeting In Haledon, a su burb, tomorrow. The police tonight declared that bh a result ot today's court decision they am practically powerless to cope with the strike situation. They released 14? strikers who had been arrested recently during demonstrations. "This decision, " Haywood said after his release, "Is the most Important In years for the cause of labor. It gives us the right to discuss our grievances without police Interference and Is a long step In the progress of human liberty." Miss Jessie Wilson Arrives in St, Louis ST. LOUIS, April 6. Miss Jessie Wood row AVIIson, daughter of President Wil son, arrived here sixty hours late today, to attend a piano recital for the benefit of Gouchcr college, Baltimore, of which she Is a graduate. Mlfs Wilson's train was delayed by the floods In Ohio and Indiana. After tho recital tonight a reception In honor of Miss Wilson .was held. A tea In her honor was given at the home of Miss Helen Hays this afternoon, TEST COMES JN COLLECTOR Bryan and Hitchcock, Lin?d Up for .DifferentMeni L00MIS VS. CHRIS GRUENTHER Stntc Chnlrmnn Thompson of Demo cratic Party In Nebraska In Cap- ' Itnl Trylnir to Oil Troubled Waters. (From a Staff Correspondent) WASHINGTON, April 6.-(Bpeclal Tele. grnm.)-Judgo A. S. Tlbbets of Lincoln Is spending a few days In the city and today paid his respects to President Wil son. Secretary Bryan accompanied Judge Tlbbets to tho White House and afterwards the two had u long confer ence, devoted largely to discussing the appointment of a collector of Internal revenue. Judge Tlbbets Is urging the appointment of George F. Loomls of Fre mont, whom Mr. Bryan Is said to favor. Chris Gruenthrr has tho support ot Sen ator Hitchcock, and it is said that this situation may lead to an open break be tween the secretary of state and tho Ne braska senator. It Is also believed that ono purpose of the presence here at this time of State Chairman W. H. Thomp son of Grand Island Is to harmonize these opposing forces In the Interests ot party solidarity In Nebraska. Thompson Won't Admit It. "I am not expecting any appointment and not looking for any," declared W, IL Thompson of Grand Island today, Mr. Thompson has been In Washington most of the week and waa suspected of be ing on a still hunt for some desirable appointment here. He said that his visit was made In his capacity us chairman of the democratic state central committee, In order to Inform himself m to the plans of tho administration for making ap pointments. His knowledge was somewhat vnguo as yet, he declared, but he thinks now that republicans will bo allowed to serve out their terms and that vacancies will bo left largely to recommendations ot members of congress In whose districts the offices are located. Mr. Thompson said he expected to re main In the city until next Tuesday, Nebraska Member Arrive Senator Norrls and Representative Sloan, arrived today, having come on the same train from Chicago. Mr. Sloan raid his family would not be with him this session, with tho oxceptlon ot his son. -who Li working In the office with him. Representative S. P.. Barton stated to day that he would attend the republican caucus, but that his vote on all matters rather than any atatepmt he might make would prove hla progressive tend encies. Mr. Barton stated that he would vote on all measures on their merits and would not be bound by any caucua to vote against hla convictions. Both Sloan and Barton attended the republican caucus tonight, Klnkald be ing absent. liaise for Omaha Men. If tho Postofflce department takes up aa much time with the postmaster of cities of the first and metropolitan clai.Be (Continued "on Page Eight) WILSON LINES UP DEMOCRATS UPON LOWJARIFF BILL President Withstands Attacks Kaflo on Free Wool and Delays Only on Sugar. SOUTHERN MEMBERS OBJECTING Growers Protest Against the Pros peot of Free 8ngar. IRON HAND WILL CONTROL Party Cancns is to Force Reoalcl trants to Agree. INCOME TAX SUPPLIES LOSS Nerr Provision Elastic In Hands of Party Men to Supply Whatever Needed Deficiency Arlaea from Cat In Dntlea- 1 WASHINGTON. April S-Presldent Wll. son tonight virtually on the eve ot the convening ot congress In extra session, was In command of tho tariff situation, determined to uphold the tariff pledges ot the democratic platform adopted at Baltimore. Important additions to the tariff fro Hat, as reported tonight Include: Raw wool, boots and shoes, hide leather, skins, meats, lard, salt, Iron ore. Umber, agri cultural Implements, sewing machine, typewriters, printing presses, road ma chinery, news print paper, wood pulp, cot ton bagging, barbed wire and ateet ratio. Means ninr Cnt. The report the ways and means ma jority will submit to the house to ac company the bill will claim an average reduction of CO per cent on the entire bill as compared with tho present law This, It will be stated, la lower .than the aver age reduction mode In any tariff bill since and Including the Walker hill In the 60s. The new tariff revision bill la expected by democratic leaders to produce an an nual revenue of J 225.050,000 from the dutiable schedules, and approximately 1100,000,000 more from tha Income tax, allowing for free sugar. Tho president was reported to hav withstood renewed attacks upon the free 'raw wool schedule aa embodied in the bill to be Introduced from the ways and means committee Monday, and delayed, decision only on the sugar schedule, left open for senators and representatives from Louisiana and beet sugar states to agree to accept free sugar In threo yeara. President's Attitude Firm. So firm la the president' attitude re ported, to be, an attltudo backed by the majority of hfa party In oth JbMm.cb.es, pf lcoi)greM,. that any effort ot legislators, to escape a caucus pledge on tlie Wool achedulo would not oe tolerated. Th .President and party leaders having agreed upon free raw wool, thero will be no trouble getting It through the housa 'and the senate leaders propose that there be no kicking over the tracea whtn It .reaches a aenate caucus. It was Asserted by some leaders that efforts ot aenatora to dodge a laucils pledge on the .wool or augar schedules would not be tolerated. President Tnlk vrlth aenatora. The president In talking today to Sen ators Walsh and Meyers of Montana made plain his position on the wool tar iff, declaring that the party could not afford to place any tariff on raw wooi. Negotiations on the sugar schedule continued throughout the day, no decision having been reached at a late hour as to the position to be taken by the oppo nents of free sugar. It became evident during the day that proposals had been made betwuen the sugar and wool partisans looking to a, combination that might force the presi dent and the senate leaders to give soma protection to 'both Industries. This dan' ger haa worried the aenate committee for some time; but It was claimed to night that the Influence of President Wilson and the demand that all demo crats abide by the majority decision of the party would force all but one or two senators Into a final acceptance of the proposed revision. Ranadell' Leads Snirar Mea. The augar forces, led by Senator Runs, dell and Representative Broussard of Louisiana, were In conference with othir aenatora and members of the houre dur ing the day. The presidents proposal of a 1-cent duty, with free augar In three yeara, had been submitted to the augar growers' associations of the aoutn, and It waa determined to give no answer to the president until tne augar growers had been heard from. Tonight Representative Broussard re celved a message from the American Sugar Growers' association stating that the president's proposal had been dis cussed by the association at a meeting In New Orleans today and It waa unan imously agreed that a outy of 1 cetjt pound for three years and free augar after1 that time would not be acceptable. This Information will be communicated to President Wilson. Leaves Bug-ar Schedule Open. The ways and means committee, having completed the tariff bill, adjourned until Monday, leaving the sugar schedule open, approved In two ways. The committee voted for free sugar flatly, and also for the suggested alternative of 1 cent a pound for three years, to be followed ty free trade. Two achedulea were drafted, the com mittee leaving It to Chairman Underwood to incorporate in the bill the schedule finally approved by the preddent. If no agreement can be reached by way of compromise with tha antl-sua-ar aenntnra. It waa Indicated that the tariff bill would (Continued on Page Eight.)