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THE BEE: OMAHA, MONDAY, JANUARY 6, 1919. ' s WILSON HONORED : BY PROTESTANT I LEADERSJN ROME -Churchmen Assure President , . That They. Are Praying for Success of His work in turope. t t Rome, Jan. 5. After hit visit to i.the Vatican Saturday, President Wilson returned tp the American ' embassy wlience he drove with Mfs. Wilson to the American Protestant Episcopal church. He was accom panied by Thomas Nelson Page, the , American ambassador; Brig. Gen WilKam V. Harts, U. S. A., and Count Bruschi-Falgari, gentleman in-waiting to King Victor Emman ucl, and Gountess Bruschi-Falgari . ladv-in-waitine to Oueen Helena. In the try of the church the , president received representatives ot ' evangelical churches in Italy. They were introduced by Dr. Dexter G. Whining Hill, superintendent of the American Baptist mission; the Rev. Walter Lowrie, rector of St. Paul's .' American church, and Francis B. Krenp the American consul General. Other bodies represented were the Waldcstan church, the fc-ngiisii bap tist missions, the Italian-American Methodist churches, the Wesleyan lyissions. the Presbyterian church and the British Bible society. Hand of Providence Seen. Atter the presentation of the var ious representatives. President Wil son hnd a pleasant talk vvi;h his call- . ers. Being told that all were pray ing for the success of his work, the , president answered that he thought the hand of Providence might be seen in the "mobilization of the " t f f 1 1. ... ,-1 ' In moral i(.'iicE ui iuv Hvim oi'u ' the uniou of all the churches for a hiffh standard of civilization. , , The president remarked that Gen eral Pershing had told him the war ., had produced stronger religious feel v ings among the soldiers and he ad ded that the manner in which the different peoples throughout the world had responded to the appeal to their idealism had touched him. A vast crowd awaited the presi dent outside the church and gave him cordial greeting. ; Although President and Mrs. Wil 'son dined informally last night at . the Quirinal with King Victor Em manucl and Qucfii Helena, the presi dent and his wile went later to pay ,,' the roval couple a farewell visit at i Villa Savoia. They took this oc casion to express to their hosts their deepest appreciation and feeling of gratitude for the enthusiastic recep tion that h:id been accorded them in Rome, which they considered as a jtribute paid by the people of Italy , Jo the people of America. : V. Receive Valuable Gifts. . Valuable gifts were presented by 1 "the king and the queen to the presi- j '.dent and Mrs. Wilson and members af the presidential party. flRrini 1unc-hirn eiven by '"AmKnacaHnr P.ire and Mrs. Page rin honor of President Wilson was! . attended by King Victor hmmanuci nd Queen rtelena, members of the '.'cabinet and court officials. An American military band in the cotfrt yard playcd the Italian and Ameri can national airs. There was a most 'cordial tone to the conversations en ' gaged in by President Wilson, King Victor Emmanuel, Premier Orlando land Foreign Minister Sonnino. After having conversed for almost ZO minutes with Pope Benedict, after Jiis reception by the pontiff, Presi : ,! uMcnn nnrnted to the pope , several members of his entourage. These included W. H. Moran, chief of. the American secret service; the "' president's secretary for his tour and the clerks of his suite, comprising in all more than a dozen individuals. i Pope Benedict conversed with each Life to Help Starving Sells Hospital to Devotel BARNES MAY ' i im 3 Dr. and Mrs. C. R. Gannaway to Help Save Armenians, ' Syrians and Others of Near East. Stuart, Neb., Jan. 5. (Special.) While Ncbraskans during the week of January 12 to 19 will be asked to give money to aid those reported starving this winter in the near east, Dr. C. K. Gannaway has sold his hospital at .Stuart, has disposed of his practice, and within a month will leave with Mrs. Gannaway to spend their lives working to save the Ar menians, Syrians and others and to help them reconstruct their sadly devastated country. Dr. and Mrs. Gannaway, who took a leading part in the Armenian and Syrian relief drive last vrtnter, be gan by offering to repeat their work in the present campaign, during which Nebraska is asked to give $320,000. As the need for workers became more and more urgent, they filed an application to be accepted for the ivork at once. Dr. Gannaway will go on the gov ernment transport, which will carry 300 doctors, professors, engineers, nurses and other workers, together with farming machinery and other implements of peace. Dr. and Mrs. Gannaway have been prominent in Stuart and Holt coun ties. Mrs. Gannaway is a past worthymatron of the Order of the Eas4a) Star. Dr. Gannaway is a member of Alki Lodge No. 152, A. F. & A. M.' J. M. Gannaway, a brother, is pro fessor of political science in Grin nell college. They have a son, Wil liam T., who is a sophomore at Grinnell. in turn. f Would Exempt Gold Mining ?! From Excess Profits Tax Washington, Jan. 5. Elimination I' bf the excess profits tax on gold mining and the privilege of free ex ' ports and of sale to manufacturers -Lai Means of stimulating gold pro duction were recommended lit a rc t port today of the special committee i appointed by Secretary Lane to in f vpstisrate the causes of the decline ; ui me uuiyui. , .s "The present decrease jn gold J production 4 serious," said the re B port, "as the maintenance of a sum Tcient gold reierve is essentia to our T national finances-and credit. I Possible methods of mintaining t the visible gold reserve, the commit J tee said, would be in the curtailing of the use of gold for manufacturers V and in a call on the public to turn i in hoarded gold. Further relief T - t . 3 T . Via might oe oDiamea, was siu, uy k ..... mnarnl. Kill tn p. mM.v..'.a include gold and the voting of an ap - prbpriation to be used in directing th se arm tor new aeDosus. i Allotments of Public ? i . - Mo'ney for Road Work Washington, Jan. 5. (Special Tele K gram.) Secretary Houston of the " Department of Agriculture in ane Vnert to congress showing the amounts apportioned to the several i -cft fnr th fiscal vear endincr Tune ? 30, 1918, for the construction and ? maintenance of roads, etc.. and the : amounts available for approved proj i sets, shows that for the years 1917 and 1918 there was apportioned to "Nebraska $320,321; allotments to ap proved projects, $205,792; unalloted balance, $U4,519. Iowa apportion- ment, 1917 and 1918, $438,526; allot ments to approved projects, $161, 627; unalloted balance, $276,898. Americas foremost breakfast cereal wluts Rich iofi9 taste Satisfying to th appetite. YANKEESDRIVE BOLSHEVIK! ON PETROORAD ROAD (Continued From Fare One.) enemy's base of operations at the Kadish and Onega fronts. Allied positions on the Onega front near the village of Pechura were attacked by the enemy yester day. This attack was centered on a Russian naval brigade which held its positions, inflicting heavy losses without apparently losing a man. On the Vologda railway the bolshevists have, for the past three days, kept up a strong artillery fife and have brought an armored train into ac tion. Little damage, apparently, was done to the allied positions. On the other hand, an allied shell struck an enemy barracks, doing great dam age. Advance On Snowshoes. In this sector allied forces ad vanced on snowshoes ' over soft snow a few days ago. Beneath the snow was an unfrozen swamp and the men often sank into the mud up to their waists in spite of their arctic footgear. The battle with the elements makes the fighting here very difficult. Further evidence that the bolshe viki are mutilating allied wounded and dead came to headquarters to day in a report from Lieut. Col. Corbcrly, who was in command of American forces in the vicinity of Shenkursk oNovember 29. Amer icans were the victims, according to the report. A patrol of 60 American soldiers and two officers was sur prised early on September 29 by a force of about 700 bolsheviki. Seven Americans were killed and seven others were missing after the fight. Mutilated With Axe. Following'is the reportf Lieu tenant Colonel1 Corberly as to the conditions of the bodies found after the engagement, the names of the men being omitted: "No. 1. Lieutenant, head smashed with axe. "No. 2. Corporal, head so smash ed with axe that only parts of the face remained. "No. 3. Corporal, head smashed in with axe and arms and legs broken by blows, apparently from blunt side of axe. "No. 4. Private, head smashed with axe. "No. 5. Privat, head smashed and throat cut open, apparently with axe." Americans Fighting Mad. In the meantime the bolsheviki are carrying on propaganda endeav oring to prove they treat prisoners kindly. Late this week an enemy patrol in the vicinity of Kadish shouted across no man's land that they had prisoners to exchange. American officers went forward to investigate and at a safe distance frcm the American troops, the bol shevists produced two men, one an American and the other a Scotch man. Instead of offering them for exchange they said they would "fatten and treat kindly" any other Americans or Scotchmen' who join ed them. Then they whisked the two prisoners back into the woods. The discovery of mutilated bodies at Shenkursk has brought a new spirit to the Americana, who are no fighting mad. Today the fighting about Kadish apparently; had ceased except for spasmodic artillery action. The headquarters report said: -"The situ ation is unchanged in ail sectors." Flu Epidemic Causes Big Increase in Death Rate of 46 Large Cities Washington Jan. 5. The influenza epidemic which swept, the country during the latter parf'of last year caused 111,688 deaths in the 46 larg est cities and increased the com bined death rate for those communi ties in 1918 to 19.6 per thousand, according to statistics made public today by the census bureau Total figures for the country were not available. - , Baltimore with ,26.8 per thousand and Nashville with 26.4 had the highest rates of the registration cities, while St. Paul with 13.9 and Minneapolis and Granjd Rapids with 14 each had the lowest. Grand Rapids showed the smallest increase, the death rate for 1917 having been 13.1. There were 442,374 deaths in the 46 cities. Deaths from influenza to talled 69,439, from pneumonia 42,142. The years' total death rate in New York City was 18.8 per thousand, compared with 15.2 for 1917. In Chicago it was 17.1 against'14.9 the year before, and in Philadelphia, where the influenza epidemic was very severe, it was 24.2 compared with 17.1 in 1917. Court Asked to Advance S. P. Land Grant Cases Washington, Jan. 5. The supreme court has been asked by the govern ment to hear as soon as possible arguments in proceedings brought to cancel patents to land valued at $10, 000,000 granted the Southern Pacific Railroad company. "The case is of importance," said the motion filed by Solicitor General King, "because its decision will probably materially affect several pending cases involving a large oil acreage of great value, and will also guide the land department in cases presented to it." The government claims that in se curing the patents for the land, which is part of California naval oil reserve No. 1, the company con cealed the fact that it contained valu able oil deposits. The federal dis trict court upheld the government, but the circuit court of appeals re versed the decision. Fess Advocates Return of Railroads to Owners New York, Jan. 5. Repeal or radical amendment of the Sherman anti-trust act, abolition of the inter state commerce commission and im mediate return of the railroads to private ownership under rigid gov ernment control were urged in an address here by Representative Sim eon D. Fess of Ohio at a "non partisan Saturday discussion" held unddr the auspice.-, of the Republican club. Congress will not be disposed, Mi) Fess declared, to accept Director General McAdoo's suggestion for a five-year extension of government operation, but will insist on "un shackling" business By removing "un necessary governmental hindrances inaugurated in the state of war." HAVE KILLED TWO OTHERS (Contlnurd From Page One.) any one. In response to inquiries, Barnes invariably would offer the explanation that his daughter was not feeling well. Friends of Girl. Sheriff Harlau declared that he would conduct his investigation along the lines that there are some living friends of the dead girl who know more about the conditions which prevailed in the Barnes home than they have yet revealed. Further than to say that the father was un kind to his daughter, and that his harsh treatment of her grew more severe, following the death of the wife and mother, neighbors and friends of the family have refused to talk. It is believed the girl could have explained away the mystery surrounding her mother's deathK but in fear of her father, her lips were sealed. Officers working on the case think it hardly probable that the girl's secret died with her. Whether or not shentt riariau ex pected to discover a confederate in crime of Barnes', the officer declined to say. Fear May Be Motive. Fear may have been the motive which prompted Barnes to blow out the brains of every single member of the VJohnson household, it was said. In tenor because li believed some of his crimes were about to be revealed, it is thought, the man, armed with a shotgun, carried the message of death to five unsuspect ing persons in tht modest little home, and then turned the weapon on himself, frescoing the walls with his own brains and blood. Barnes was generally known to have been in love with Mrs. Jones, who at one time accepted his atten tions. Last September the couple left Onawa together, but later re turned, and the man incurred the bitter enmity of the girl's parents. She was only 20 years old at the time of her death, -and Barnes, who was a middle-aged man. was accused of taking advantage of the girl's youth. Mrs. Jones was separated from her husband, it was said, be cause of Barnes attention to her. This feature of the case is said to have increased the bad feeling of the girl's parents against the man they held responsible for the down fall of their daughter. Hears Woman Is Against Him. Several days ago Barnes began to realize that he would tiever again be a welcome visitor in the Johnson home. He complained bitterly, and repeatedly was heard to threaten the Johnson family. A short while ago someone told him that Mrs. Jones had turned against him. Whether he was disappointed in his love affair with the girl or he feared' that she would reveal some secrets he had confided to her, which impelled him to commit the murders of Friday night, opinion is divided among resi dents of the neighborhood. Unconfirmed reports are being cir culated that Mrs. Jones had "told several persons recently that Barnes had told her more than any one ejse concerning the death of his wife nd daughter. The authorities, however, have not been able to locate any one who will say that Mrs. Jones related the details of her information con cerning the two mysterious deaths in the Barnes home. Key To Trouble? The sheriff has not been able to find any one yet who knows the circumstances of a disagreement be tween Barnes and Mrs. Jones. Sheriff Harlau declined to state whether he would call in from ouP side of the county assistance in con ducting his investigation. The last report of Barnes having been seen is to the effect that he borrowed a shotgun Friday after noon in Decatur. He declared at the time that he was going to the island to hunt rabbits. The man is believed to have gone to within a short distance of the Johnson house, where he deliberately planned the details of his deed. Sheriff Harlau i of the opinion it was about 7 o'clock when he approached the, house. Body Face Downward. Barnes found Mr. and Mrs. John son seated in the front room down stairs, where they had gone from the dining room a few minutes be fore. Mr. Johnson first heard foot steps o.i '.he. porch and is thought I') I'ave gotten to his feet just as Barnes walked across the thresh hold with the shotgun in his hand. The location of the body indicated this. It was lying face downward near the front door. It is believed Johnson and his wife were seated side by side engaged in conversation when they heard the man approach ing. The altercation between the couple and Barnes was brief, it is thought, and Mrs. Johnson attempt ed to flee from the room when she saw the lifeless body of her husband drop at the feet of the in truder. Instantly .the infuriated man turned the weapon on the wo man. She fell dead with a load of shot between her shoulders. Shoots Little Boy. Climbing over the body of the woman, Barnes made his way to the dining room, where. Sheriff Harlau believes, he thought he woufd en counter Mrs. Jones, whom he loved and feared. Instead, he found Wil liam Johnson, the 9-year-old son, who, frightened by the shots, just had arisen from the supper table. Indications also point to the fact that the man's conversation with the child was brief. The boy is thought to have been too frightened to re spond to questions as to where his Vister could be found. Jle was try ing to escape through a door lead ing into the kitchen while Barnes HOW-MUCH DID THAT LAT COLD COST YOU? Figure it up in dollars and cents and see what you lost by not halving a bottle of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy at hand. Had you take that remedy according to the plain printed directions as soon as the cold is contracted you should not lose a single days time, " -. , - - reloaded the double-barrel gun. The third shot was aimed at the dimin utive figure of the child. The boy dropped across the door sill. The charge of shot entered his neck kand the head almost was severed from the body. 1 Kills Sick Woman, The authorities think Barnes then passed into the bed room, where he found Mrs. Jones and her 3-year-old son. The woman was ill with in fluenza. It is thought Barnes en gaged her in an extended conversa tion, and succeeded in prevailing on her that the shooting she heard was inconsequential. A dressing gown, which had been thrown across th table, concealed a bottle ot medicine, upon which was written the physi cian s directions to take every ten minutes. This is taken to indicate that the woman had been aroused by the shooting and had gotten up to inquire its meaning. It is thought she was persuaded to return to bed and thoughtlessly threw the gown over the medicine bottle. Then Kilis Infant. Following a stormy interview with the woman, Barnes is thought to have been convinced that she was determined not to acceed to his de mands. He turned the weapon onlj her, shooting her in the breast. I he gun was emptied into the infant. Both died instantly. The man then went into the din ing room, removed one of his shoes, reloaded the gun, placed the barrel of the weapon against his head, and with his toe pulled the trigger, send ing the charge crashing into his own brain. His body was found on the opposite side of the room from that of the boy. Barnes lived on the island of about 1,400 acres. He was a farmer, but devoted much of his time to hunting and fishing. Though he had but one arm, he was known as one of the best shots in the neighborhood. He did not bear a good reputation, ac cording to Sheriff Harlau, and it the time of his- wife's death strong threats were made to lynch him. The tragedy was discovered by a brother of Mr. Johnson, who lives in Missouri Valley, la. He arrived at the island Saturday morning on a visit to his brother.- He drove from Decatur Friday afternoon to the island and spent the night with a friend of the family. With Henry Gilbert, another friend and neighbor, at 10 o'clock Saturday morning he went to the scene of the tragedy Unable to get a response to his sum mons, Mr. Johnson opened the front door and almost stumbled over the dead body of his brother. Across the room lay the prostrate form of the murdered wife. Mr. Johnson hastened to the house of a neighbor and telephoned the sheriff at Onawa who in turn notified the coroner. The county officials arrived a short while later searched the house and found the other bodies. The coroner ordered them sent to an undertaking estab lishment in Onawa. Funeral ar rangements have not yet been made. An inquest will be held today. Bee Want Ads Are the Best Bus iness Boosters. AMERICAN ARMY OFFICERS REJECT 88 GERMAN GUNS Huns Foiled in Attempt to Palm Off on U. S. Army Damaged Cannon or Ancient Models. Coblcnz. Jan. 5. Eighty-eight German cannon, surrendered in ac cordance with the terms of the armi stice, were rejected today by the United States receiving commission. The Americans contended that the guns were of old models and did not meet the requirements, that some had been damaged by prema ture explosions and that others were lacking in certain parts. The German commission, which has been at Coblenz attendingo the details of the surrendeY of cannon, airplanes and other war material, was notified that replacements for the 88 rejected cannon must be in Coblenz by January 10. Canon in Request. So far, 64 cannon of various cali bers have been accepted by the "a : tl. -.:n- ninti itaiis. j. nc rcjcciea arimery included two cannon manufactured in 1873. All the rejected guns, ac coring to the Germans, were used on various fronts during the last few months flf the war. Soon after the army of occupation reached German soil, requests for cannon began arriving from Ameri can cities, many of these requests being sent by cable. Among the guns turned over are two heavy 42 centimeter howitzers, with which, day after day, the Germans used to pound Verdun and the region where the big American naval guns were located. Nearly 200 caflnon of vari ous calibers have arrived here, but so far only a few have been accepted, as most of them had some missing parts. It is understood, however, that the parts have been shipped from Germany. Armored Battle Machine. Among the airplanes being re ceived is an armored battle machine which carries six machine guns. The Germans used this type of machine to "straf infantry." Several ob servation planes were among the 110 turned over to the Americans at Treves. These will be sent to America. One that will be sent across the ocean is the first Fokker used by the enemy on the western front. It is in perfect condition. The planes will be distributed among American colleges and aviation camps. One of each type of airplane in use in the German army will be sent to Washington to be added to the col lection of relics being made by the War department. NEGRO SHOOTS AND KILLS BOY , (Continued From !( One.) and just stood still, too frightened to move. I caught one glance of the negro and he walked away. I screamed at the top of my voice and then the man started to run. He turned east and went across a va cant lot near Ninteenth and Charles. Ran Into House. "I ran into a house nearby (Peter sen resiHnr 1547 Nnrfli Kino. teenth street) and the next I knew I saw iwo men carrying juax into the house. Oh. ooor Max. I ran'r hear to think of it," she cried. The girl was hysterical and was taken to the home of Jacob Ross, 1802 North Nineteenth street, where she was given medical attention. Several persons living in the vi cinity ot tne noidup told police they heard but one shot fired. None but Miss Minkin caught a close glance of the hiehwavnian to cive a crnnri description of him. 1. A. Judge, 1621 Victor avenue, who was visitinir at (hp linmo nf T. Thnransrm 1.551 Vnrtli Tinilinth street, told the police he heard the snot, and when hfc looked to the street saw the hiehwavnian coin? south. W. L. Edwards. 1S4S North Nine! ppnth ctrpot lipai-H tVi ehnt and upon looking from the front window of his home saw the wounded boy lying on the sidewalk. He carried the lad into the residence of C. Petersen, next door. Mrs. Hilda Swanson, 2601 Spencer fitrppt urnn wai vicitiner at thp hrm of Mrs. Bedicrew, 1537 North Nine teenlh street, said she heard, the shot and saw the highwayman run south and then turn east. Mother Is 111. Police notified the parents of White. The father went to the Lord Lister hospital, where he saw the son under an anaesthetic, but broke down under the strain. The mother has been ill and was unable to strongly withstand the shock. White and his companion. Miss Libby Minkin. are both students at Commercial High school. They have been going together about' six months. Harry White, brother of the hold up victim, was injured in a motor cycle accident three weeks ago. He left the hospital a few days ago. A. White, father of fhe boy?, owns a garage at Twenty-seventh and Leav enworth streets. NATIONS UNION IN BROTHERHOOD ia nnnriA nPAinp ia rurra ut&iitt Assurance Given American Journalists by Pontiff of His Sympathy for America. Rome, Jan. 5. Pope Benedict yesterday reeived in special audi ence the American journalists who arrived here with President Wilson, together with some of the presi dent's suite. The visitors were con ducted by Monsignor O'Hearji, rector of the American college. In a brief address the pope said that all his efforts, prayers, and in fluence had been directed to hasten ing the success of the plan aiming to unite the nations of the world in such a brotherhood as would pre vent future wars. The pontiff said he was glad to see .American journalists for personal reasons, saying: "We were born in the city which was the birthplace of the man who discovered America. A further rea son for satisfaction in seeing you if the fact that there are so many Catholics living in the United States, to whom we feel bound by the closest ties. The sympathy we have alwJys felt for America i increased now when we think of President Wilson's talents and his hopesfor a just and lasting peace, which are about to become a reality." Pope Benedict concluded by Im parting to all the apostolic bene-diction. New Government Formed at Petrograd by Jugo-Slays Paris, Jan. 5. (Havas.) A new government has been formed at Bel grade by representatives of all the Jugo-Slavs, Serbi, Mjmtenegro, Bos nia, Herzegovina, Dalmatia, Croatia and Slovenia. The entente powers and neutral governments, according to the Journal Des Debats, have been informed that the kingdom of Serbia is now the United Serbian-Croatian-Slovene kingdom. Exports During November Reach Total of $522,272,604 Washington, Jan. 5. Exports from the United States during No vember were valued at $522,272,604, the Department of Commerce re ported, as against $487,327,694 for the same month in 1917. Total re ports for the 11 months ended with November, 1918. were valued at $5,- 584,979,478 against $5,633,377,591 for the same period iq 1917. Imports in November were $251, 008.037. against $220,334,550 for No vember, 1917. For the 11 months of 1918 ending with November they were $2,820,326,193, compared with $2,724,556,458 for the same period in 1917. ; Polish Troops Continue .-- 1 to Advance in Germany Paris, Jan. 5. (Havas.) Berlin dispatches received here report that the agreements between tne 'Poles and the German have been re scinded. Kruchwitz has been occu pied by the Poles, who are advanc ing along the Kreuse-Danzig rail way, the dispatches add. if' alls ! f5(BiiiM MnifflS Visitors will see delightful patterns and strik ing color combinations that smack of the far eastern rug maker's art portraying it at its very best. To make selections convenient, we have ar ranged to hold this sale at 407 South 16th Street, in the City National Bank Building. You will find, a wondrous array of rugs there when you come, but we advise you to attend early. Sale Starts Monday Morning, January Sixth These Prices Indicate the Values to Be Had Persian Mushgabad, 14x10-1 ......$285.00 Royal Kermanshah, 12-0x8-7 $340.00 Ispahan, 13-3x10-1 ..$440.00 Persian Muntaza, 14-9x11-3.. $550.00 Royal Saruk, 12-9x9-0 $655.00 Also a wonderful assortment of Beloocbistans, Mosuls, Iranshahs, Bokaras, Saruks, Kermanshahs, Kazaks and Cabistans specially priced for this sale Corte-Aldous-Hunt Co. Main Store, 24th and Farnam Sts. . Special Sales Room, 407 South 16th, City National Bank Bldg, ., 1 t m n 1. 1 unr mm P ! sss53agsssu i i1 1 inn assess saaa '