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10 A" THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEEr MAY 25, 1919. r ALL NEBRASKA TO TURN OUT TO PEACE MEETING Tormer President Taft to Be . Among Speakers at Big Gathering to Be Held in Omaha Saturday; The call for the state conven tion of the League to Enforce Peace states the purpose of the meeting this way: "The convention is Called to hear the Paris covenant for the League Q( Nations explained, and to ' consider and adopt plans whereby its essential importance for the welfare of America and of mankind may be made known to the people of Nebraska and the support of the people there fore be manifest in organization in meetings, in resolutions, and in other forms of expression to the end that the covenant' may be ratified. All men and wom en interested in securing and making permanent the end3 for which this war was fought are invited to attend." Nearly every city and township in Nebraska will be represented at "'the state convention of the Nebras ka branch, League to Enforce 'Peace, at the Omaha -auditorium 'next Saturday afternoon and even ing. ' The announced purpose of the convention is to express popular sen- timent in favor of j-atifying the League of Nations covenant. Speak ers will analyze the covenant and . answer objections. Members of the league are confident that popular sentiment is overwhelmingly in fa vor of ratification, and that the sen ate will accept the wishes of the people if this sentiment can be un - mistakbly demonstrated. . Big delegations, headed by citi zens determined to that the league covenant shall be included in the peace treaty, will attend. More than 5,000 are expected. Big Allegation Coming. Saturday afternoon Mrs. S. R. McKelvie, wife of the governor, wired Lysle I. Abbott, secretary, that more than 150 delegates, both ' men and women, will be here from Lincoln. Mrs. McKelvie has devot- , ed all of her time to developing in terest in the convention. s Mrs. Butler and Miss May 'Per shing, sisters of General Pershing, will be among the delegates. ' . - Judge G. J. Hunt, .Bridgeport, i Neb., will head a big Box Butte v county delegation. Judge Harry S. Dungan, Hastings, will be here with a crowd from "Hastings, A delega tion from David City will be headed by Matt Millef; one from Waterloo by J. C. Robinson; one from Ogal lala by E.M. Searle; one from St. Paul by J. J. Thomas; one from Grand Island by Charles G. Ryan; one from Fremont by Dan Stephens, . former congressman. , Delegates to Register. ."Delegates will be registered at Booths in the downtown department stores, the Chamber of Commerce, Athletic club and University club. Registration will be in charge of a committee of women. The afternoon session will open at 2 o'clock. The first move will be to present a plan for a per- manent organization in Nebraska. The speakers for the convention will be?' 1 William Howard Taft, -Dr. Anna Howard' Shaw, honorary president ' of the national woman's suffrage association; CapU Thomas G. Chamberlain, professor of political science in the University of Cali fornia,' and captain in the anti air- craft service; Hamilton Holt, editor of The Independent; Dr William Oxlev Thompson, president of Ohio State university and chairman of thaj United Mates commission on tne atatus of agriculture in the war de . vacated areas; John H. Walker, ex president 1 of the Illinois state federation ' of labor, and Senator Hitchcock. f Senator Hitchcock, Saturday, ..... agreed to speak at Kansas City and Des Moines as well as in Omaha. Luncheon-for Speakers. The speakers will reach Omaha ' at 7:15 Saturday morning. A lun cheon for the mem of the party will be given at the Chamber of Com merce, while the women will enter tain Dr. Shaw at the Hotel Fon tenelle. A 6 o'clock dinner will be given at the Fontenelle, at which John L. Webster will' preside. Mr. Abbott, in issuing invitations, aims to make the party as represen tative as possible. . " - - "If there's anyone I've missed.' I wish he'd telephone me," says Mr. ' Abbott "I'll jry to see that he is a guest" Guest of Dietz. Mr. Taft wired Saturday 'that tie will be the personal guest of C N. Dietz while in Omaha. r - '.Many ministers have asked for speakers to occupy pulpits Sunday : morning, June I. No appointments will be made until Mr. Abbott has been officially notified by league headquarters New York, as to just what members of the party will be available. .".- The Auditorium will be decorated for the convention.' A decoration committee is in charge of City Com missioners Falconer and Zimman. Hngh Robertson, - returned, sol dier, will direct ushers, all of whom will be soldiers in uniform. Democratic Caucus Names .. House Committee Members . vVashington, May 14. Minority members of 47 house committees were named tonight at a democratic caucus. This takes care of all im portant committees except the na val affairs, rivers' and harbors and the postoffice and post roads, which will be named Monday. Membership of the agriculture, banking and Currency, foreign af fairs, interstate andy 'foreign" com merce.! judiciary and military affairs committees were left unchanged ex cept that several former members were dropped from each to allow for the decreased allotments. Two new members were added- to the immigration and naturalization com mittee and one to the merchant ma. tine. ...'-' "TO DIANEME" '...' - , v DEADLIEST OF POISONS WAS READY FOR HUN New Form of Gas, Invented by Illinois Man, Being Manu factured at Time Armis tice Was Signed. Washington, May '24. Guarded night and day, and far out of hu man reach on a pedestal at the In terior department exposition here, is a tiny vial. It contains a speci men of the deadliest poison ever kn6wn. It is "lewisite," product of an American scientist. Ten airplanes carrying "lewisite" would have wiped out every vestige of life human, animal and vegetable in Berlin. A single day's output would snuff out the 4,000,000 lives on Manhattan island. A single drop poured in the palm of the hand vould penetrate to the blood, reach the heart and kill the victim in great agony. " What was coming to Germany may be imagined by the fact that when the armistice was signed it was being manufactured at the rate of 10 tons a day. Three thousand tons of this most terrible instrument ever conceived for killing would have been ready for business on the American front in Europe on March 1. -, Manufactured in "Mouse Trap." "Lewisite" was developed in the bureau of mines by Professor W. Lee Lewis of Northwestern-university, Evanston, 111.,, who took a commission as . a captain in the army. It was manufactured in a specially built plant near Cleveland., Called the "mouse trap," because every workman .who enteed the stockade went under an agreement not to(leave the 11 -acre spate until the war was won. This, of course, was to, protect the secret Work on the plant was started. 18 days after the bureau of mines Tiad com pleted its experiments. .The other "Sweet, be not proud Which, star-like, sparkle in their skies, Nor be you proud that you can see All hearts your captives; yours, set free ; Be you not proud of that rich haire, Which wantons with the love-sick aire. When as that rubiewhich you weare, Sunk from the .tip of your soft eare, Will last to be a precious stone When all your world of beautie's gone." "The man who reads this sombre poem from the light house book of merry Robert Herrick, to girl is not her lover, faith! 'Through With" War," Says Dr. Mott, Y. M. C. A. Secretary New York. May 24. "We are not through with the war yet," was the warning uttrrcd tonight by Dr. John R. Mott, secretary of the In ternational council of the Y. M. C. A., inan address delivered at a luncheon given by the Methodjst centenary movement. Mr. Mott has recently returned from Europe, where he supervised the work of the Y. M. C. A. in the allied coun tries. "All peoples are on their nerves," he said, "which are worn and threadbare. The spirit ofcriticism presides everywhere. On the other side it is everywhere'in evidence "Nations, whether victors 'or van quished,' are 'torn and embittered. Deep chasms exist between nations. I need toot particularize. We have the bolsheviki, and deep chasms not only exist between nations, but between classes within nations. They are gaping and yawning ominously to those who look with their eyes open. The people of the world are awakening to the price they must pay, and they are fast drifting into the zone of pessimism." ' preparations to bring the gas into the war went forward with like speed, but the armistice prevented the Germans from ever experienc ing a full realization of what they had done when they turned their primitive gases on the Canadians in Flanders in the early days of the war. By Nell of those two eyes. NELL BRINKLEY. Thousand Students to Observe Flag Day at Creighton University One thousand students of Creigh ton university will turn out for the annual Flag day exercises on the north lawn of the school campus, Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Col. Matt Tinley, Council Bluffs, re cently returned from service in the American expeditionary forces, will be the principal speaker. He will be introduced by A. J. Borrowes, pres ident of the university. His sub ject will be "Patriotism." The reserve officer's . training camp band will play and students will sing national aathems. The general public is invited. Booze Hounds Make Big Haul on Douglas Bridge Ray' Murphy, 22 years old, 2802 Blondo street, was arrested yester day evening whei he attempted to run the gauntlet of booze hounds on the Douglas street bridge. De tectives Schwager and Behrens cap tured him and took his automobile to the poe station with the 347 pints and foui quarts of whisky they found in it. Murphy was charged with illegal possession and transportation of intoxicants. He was held in default of $1,000 bond. Omaha Boy Returns. John Rush, Jr., 1323 Martha street, arrived 'in Omaha last night after eight months' .service in France. Rush was a casual in the 77th division which stood such heavy fighting in the Argonne, a Brinkley ROCKEFELLER TO DONATE BIG SUM TOBAPTISTS Gift of $2,000,000 Contingent Upon Completion of $6,- 000,000 Fund Now Being Raised. Denver, Colo., May 24. The ! Northern Baptist convention today voted to join the proposed intery church world movement for, a joint campaign to finance religious work of all American evangelical denom inations. Resolutions were adopt ed providing that the movement should not attempt organic church union and that Baptist traditions and independence should be safe guarded. Gift of '$2,000,000 to the North ern Baptist convention by John D. Rockefeller contingent upon com pletion of the $6,000,000 fund now being raised was announced to the convention today by F. W. AyeV of Philadelphia, president. One-half the sum is to go to the ' Foreign Missionary society at Bos ton, the other half to the Home Mis sion society at New York. Five million, five hundred thousand dol lars already has been subscribed to the $6,000,000 fund. Mr. Rockefeller previously had contributed $750,000 to the fund. Two Aviators Fly From Texas to New York City Washington, May 24. A message to the air service today from New York reported the arrival there of Col. Gerald C. Grant and Lieut. Howard Birkett, flying from Hous ton, Tex., in an army De Haviland plane, which covered 1,725 miles in 994 minutes' actual flying time. The last lap from Washington to New York, 220 miles, was made in 84 minutes, whieh was claimed to be a record for the distance. . Aged Heiress Declared ' Herself "Kid Snatcher" Trial of Mrs. -Clara Baldwin Stocker Brings Out Details of 25-Year-Old affinity; Son Claims She Is Incom petent to Handle Vast Estate. Los Angeles; Cat., May 24. The lie hurled from the witness stand by Mrs. Clara Baldwin Stocker, aged heiress of the late E. J. ("Bucky") Baldwin, and. the introduction of letters written by her in which she declared herself to be "some kid snatcher, with a 25-year-old affinity who was a baron" enlivened the trial of Mis. Stocker today. One letter declared that Walter McGinley, her manager and travel ing companion, referred to the wo men of the party as "his hareip." The heiress, worth many millions, is charged by her son, Albert Sny der, with being incompetent to han dle her vast estate. He charges that McGinley made love to Mrs. Stocker and iirthat way .gained possession of fabulous sums of money and valuable lands. It was while counsel was asking Mrs. Stocker if she entertained feel ings of affection for McGinley that the heiress, flinging an ermine wrap fromher shoulders with an imperi ous gesture, leaned from the wit ness box and cried: "That is a liel That is a lie!" Comments on Case. Mrs. Stocker, wielding a diamond lorgnette, insisted on commenting freely on the case, despite almost frantic pleas of her counsel to "keep still." and stern admonitions of Judge James Rivers to refrain from volubility. The letters introduced as evidence produced thrills and smiles. One, written by Mrs. Stocker to Mrs. Ethel Kelso, explained how McGinley called her and her travel ing companion, Mrs. Nadine Dibble, his harem. Both letters were written from Atlantic City, whither Mrs. Stocker, Mrs. Diddle and McGinley had gone in the heiress' $65,000 private car, consisting of a "rose bedroom, a poppy bedroom, the blue bedroom," dining room, kitchen and bath. One letter read: Dear Ethel: What do you know, Stuart (her last husband, Mr. Stocker) wired me to come to SCOTTISH RITE MASONS LISTEN TO COLMACRAE Closing Feature of Reunion Is Address in Which Story of War Work in Europe Is Told. Col. Donald Macrae, Council Bluffs, addressing members of the Scottish Rite Masons at the Scot tish Rite cathedral last night, as serted that the United States was asleep- at the beginning of the war. He told of a serious lack of equip ment for the care of wounded in the front line trenches, advocated a continuance of preparation for another war, and pronounced ad verse criticism of services rendered in France by the Y. M. C. A. as entirely uncalled for. Many wounded men did not re ceive medical treatment for 12 hours after they were wounded because the medical department was not equipped to care for them," said Colonel Macrae. Every bit of equip ment which we received was fur nished by the French. I am not telling this as a criticism. All that I can offer in the way of criticism is that we were all asleep before the war. "We heard this same tale after the Spanish-American war, when scores of wounded died for lack of care, but it was not heeded." Colonel Macrae was made com mander of Mobile Hospital Unit No. 1, the first unit of its kind in the American army. He explained the workings of the unit, told of handling 26,000 wounded men in a remarkably short time, and de scribed great bravery shown by nurses attached to the unit. He also commended the woman war work ers of Council Bluffs, who saved many lives by their perseverance, he says. The colonel's speech last night fol- Sidelights x on Greenwich Village Come Out in Trial Oriental Poetical Temperament and Code of Marital Ethics Clash in Divorce Suit of Japanese Poet and Sculptress; Women See Harm in Social Relation. (By Universal Service. New York, May 24. Oriental po etical temperament and Greenwich village's code of martial"- ethics crashed in a head-on collision when Takeshi Kanno, Japanese poet and protege of the late Joaquin Miller, appeared before Justice Greenbaum in the supreme court to urge his claim for a divorce from Gertrude Boyle Kanno, sculptress. Kanno named Yeitaro Ishigaki, a youthful pupil, who lived with him for some time in the old Miller home, "The Height?," on the Fiedmont hills ov erlooking San Francisco. "He was my little boy," said the poet plaintiff. ,;I wanted him to know my happiness'; but, alas, I soon found out that my wife nt longer cared for me. All her thoughts were for my little friend, so we quarreled and she came to New York." No 111 Will. -anno said he had no ill will to ward his wife. He merely wished to clear the way for hereto find the happiness she craved with scandal and for himself to retire to undis turbed contemplation of the poetic beauties of life." Ishigaki, he said, made no secret of his devotion to the wife of his former fitor and pa tron; in fact, he was the soul of frankness. Clara villa, Arcadia. He must be bugs, for I hate Arcadia. JLos Angeles is bad enough after New York I don't think I will be able to stand Los Angeles. Walter WUd. "Have a new affinity a baron in New York only 25 years old. I am a kid snatcher. Walter is wild. I don't think he will return with me, nor do I care. He was in Chi cago with me and sore as hell. "I am as fat as a pig. Love. Clara." The sporting spirit which made the late "Lucky" Baldwin a"h his toric figure in the days of '49-gripped his daughter in court today. She ranged from challenging the attorneys to openly and derisively laughing at them. Under fire from Attorney Lcroy Edwards as to her relations with Walter McGinley, she registered only scornful amusement, playing with a rosebud fan, or, now and again, sweeping the court room with eyes snapping fire. McGinley Present Occasionally she would glance swiftly toward the corner where Mc Ginley sat leaning on a swagger stick and watching her with a smile. Then she would turn the diamond lorgnette on the crowd that lined the court room walls and took up all the standing space, for the court room was crowded to capacity. The theft of Mrs. Stacker's jewels and some money several years ago came up in the case today. Mrs. Stocker said the jewels and money were later returned. Following long arguments by counsel of both sides, as to whether the most ardent love affairs invali date a woman's intellectual perspi cacity, Judge Rives announced. "I am not interested in any love affairs of Mrs. Stocker, if she ever had any. You will have to prove undue influence by McGinley in some other way." K. H. Cross, ban Francisco attor ney, was today associated with the aruay of counsel representing the son, Albert Snyder. Drive to Be Renewed to Raise Funds for Working Girls' Home Monday morning the drive will be renewed to raise a fund of $300,000 to erect and equip a home for work ing girls of Omaha and those who come here to seek employment. The work took on form some time ago, but action was delayed on account of the Victory loan. The men and women behind the movement be lieve that the time has come to start the campaign. Like the present home, St. Rita's hall, the new one will be under the direction of the Sisters of Mercy. During the last 15 years, through their mothering love and care, over 600 girls of all creeds and nationali ties have been sent forth into the world strengthened in moral char acter, loyalty and love, to become useful citizens. The new home is to be for the benefit of all the people of Omaha and will be open at all times to re ceive any working girl regardless of religious scruples, which will ever be sacredly guarded and respected. Two hundred and fifty or more girls can be cared for, and a perma nent board of trustees will be ap pointed from prominent citizens of Omaha. The executive comitfittee of the campaign consists of Archbishop Harty, chairman; E. Buckingham, T. C. Byrne, Robert Cowell, Rabbi Frederick Cohn, Joseph Hayden, T. B. Coleman, W. I. Hynes and Frank Burkley, secretary-treasurer. lowed a banquet ending the' three- day Scottish Kite reunion. Degrees were conferred on 109 members of what was named the "Loyalty Class" during the three days. Frank C. Patton, 33d degree inspector gen eral, had charge of ceremonies. Class officers elected were: Peter N. Corbit, Wayne, Neb., president; David Menaugh, Omaha, vice, president; Lake Deuel, Omaha, secretary; Charls A. Minnich, Chadron, treasurer; the Rev. T. Porter Bennett, Ravenna, Neb., or ator. This is the second class to receive degrees in the Scottish Rite this year. An interesting slant on how the village views such little social idio syncracies was given in the testi mony of Mrs. Essie Opperman and Mrs. Sophie McCammon, who said they had dined frequently at Mrs. Kanno's studio in West Fourteenth street. Both said they knew Mrs. Kanno and Ishigaka regarded them selves as marriedeven though they had been barred from a conventional ceremony. See No Harm. Replying to further inquiries of Justice Greenbaum. the two women said they could see no harm in maintaining social relations with a bright and talented young woman who was devoting herself to an ar tistic mission in the world and living with the man. she loved, even though she did ignore ordinary conven tions. No defense was offered and de cision was reserved. The marriage of Kanno and Ger trude Boyle in 1908 was the subject or much publicity. The family of the ynting woman, whose genius as a sculptor had already been widely recognized, invoked the California law against marriages between mem bers of the white and yellow races. The pair finally slipped away to Seattle, where the marriage was performed. BISHOP STUNTZ BACK FROM SIX MONTHS IN ASIA Head of Methodist Churcfi Pleased With Success of Omaha in Centenary Drive to Raise Money. Bishop Homer C. Stunrz, resk dcnt bishop of the Methodist church, Omaha district, returned last night from a six months tour of Asia in the interests of Methodist foreign missionary work. The bishop re ceived a telegram concerning th success of the centenary drive in this district, and by E. T. Baer, chairman of the publicity committee. A reply, as follows, was filed at Wells, Nev.: . "Your wire, giving present cen tenary totals, Omaha area, amazo and delight me. Congratulations to yourself and all workers. Now for sweeping victory. Sunday, May 25, let last subscriptions be taken. Have seen boundless missionary needs in Asia. Overjoyed and can feel her measure pressed down ana running over. Am facing towards Omaha to show in final triumph. , "HOMER C. STUNTZ." Omaha Parses Quota. Saturday night, Omaha passed it quota of $311,425. More than $312, 000 has been reported. The district covering Nebraska and Iowa quota was $10,000,000. Seven millions have been raised with a week of th campaign remaining. The Omaha workers, organized with Rev. G. W. Ishan as executive secretary, have been covering rural districts by automobile. During the last week roads have been so bad that but little work was done. Rev. Earnest Hunter, 21 years old, the "boy pastor" of the First Methodist church, Kirkman, la., re ported his congregation as having subscribed $47,270. The churchs', quota was $3,800. Local commit teemen say this is the best record reported. The centenarv was organized la raise $105,000,000 in the United States for world re-construction-church movement. The campaign began two weeks ago. Today is the big day for the final week of th drive. - ; "The Greatest of All" Heroes of War Visits At National Capitol Washington, May 24. Sergt. Al vin C. York, Tennessee's moun taineer war hero, pronounced by Marshal Foch and publicly ac claimed as "the greatest of all," had a memorable day in the national capital. FreMi from his reception yester day in New York, and escorted byl Congressman Hull, of his native" state, and a delegation of admiring townsmen from Pall Mall, York vis ited the War department, where he met Secretary Bake"r, the White. House, where he met Secretary Tumulty, and later the capitol. "America owes you a great debt of gratitude," said Secretary Tumul-? ty to Sergeant York, who modestlvi declined to recount his exploits and: sat off in a corner of Mr. Tumulty's1' office while Representative Hull did the talking. York said on leaving the White House that he would return to; Camp Merritt tomorrow to receive, his discharge. "Then I'll go home and see mother," said he. "You are a brave man. I con gratulate you," Secretary Baker told him. . Charities Expert of ; Missouri City Makes ; Social Survev Here Simon L. Simkin, supervisor of, the Federated Charities of St." Joseph, Mo., was a visitor in Omaha" Saturday, making a brief survey ol! the social and charitable work ol; this city. Mr. Simkin had just re turned from Chicago, where as the' results 'of a survey made by him the -Chicago associated charities and so--cial boards adopted his plan of dis embursements for the coming year for their funds of about $1,000,000. Mr. Simkin has been associated with Rabbi Louis Bernstein of St.' Joseph for more than two years and as a result of their work there dur ing that time the federated chari ties of that city find that they have simplified their problems to a great extent and have attained to a cer tain degree the aim of all social and charity boards, the lessening of the need -for such extended work. While in Omaha he was the guest of Nathan Bernstein of this city. Man Convicted of Murder Identified as Bank Robber Tacoma, Wash., May 24. Jay B. Allan, recently convicted here of the murder of a shipyard worker, was identified today as one of the East Brooklyn, N. Y., holdup men who on December 13. 1918, shot and killed two tellers of the bank and escaped with $15,000. The identification was made by an official of the bank and by the taxicab driver who drove the two robbers to the bank. Albert Con way, assistant district attorney of New York, and Captain of Detec tives William D. Roddy of the New York police, brought the witnesses here. The question of extradition is un der considerafioti by the New York state and Washington officials. Three Firemen Are Killed When Steamer Burns at Sea Norfolk, Va., May 24.. The steam er Virginia of the Old Bay Line, Baltimore to Norfolk, burned to the water's edge off Smith's point, Chesapeake Bay, at 12:45 this morn ing. The survivors were picked up by the steamers Florida, City of Bal- timore and the City of -Norfolk. Three negro firemen are believed to have gone down with the blazina hull of the Virginia. So far as known, all of the passengers were rcicMrib