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V R1EF IGHT E-EZ Y BITS OFNEWS WOUNDED SOLDIER SUING GOVERNMENT. Sioux City, July 8. Leo L. Covey of Cherokee, la., who was seriously wounded at Chauteau Thierry, has filed suit in federal court here against the United States government for $22,950 in collec tion of his $10,000 war risk insur- ancc policy and for damages alleged to have been guaranteed him at the - time of his enlistment if he was ' totally disabled. , The case is notable in that it is said to be the first time in the ' history of the United States that suit has ever been filed against the United States by a soldier. The war ' risk' insurance act provides such suits may be brought and Covey claims he has been unable to make , any kind of settlement with the ,' government. Covey- enlisted- in the infantry March 21. 1918, and served in the army until honorably discharged "June 5, .1918, because of wounds re ceived at Chauteau Thierry. BAKER REBUFFS TOO .OFFICIOUS COLONEL. New York, July 8. Secretary of iVVar Baker introduced himself to one of his colonels while awaiting President Wilson's debarkation from the transport George Wash ington in a manner that probably will help the officer remember his chief for many a day. Mr.,,Baker was chatting with a , group of reporters at the gang- plank when the colonel hurried for vward and giving the secretary a brusque push, said: "You can't stand here. You must get behind the barrier with the rest. This passageway must be kept clear." , , "I happen to "be-the secretary of war," Mr. Baker answered in icy . tones, "Mid these gentlemen are my friends, who have been all day with the official party. I think we will remain." . They did. The colonel, who "." " grew very red in the face, saluted and did not GOVERNOR SIGNS' HANGING BILL IN MISSOURI. Jefferson City, July 8. Gov. Fred erick D. Gardner has signed the cap-i- ; ittl punishment law passed by the 1 senate of the Missouri legislature. ! The law becomes effective Octobers ' 6; or 90 days from date. As finally enacted the capital punishment law ' restores the death penalty by hang ' ing in Missouri. Capital punish ment was abolished by the legisla ture of 1917. I. W. W. BACK UP "ONE BIG UNION" IDEA. Butte, Mont., Jufor 8.-The One , . llig Union convention holding its ' final session here chose Great Falls, Mont., as the place for the next convention, which' will be held be fore October. At that time it is " planned to effect - permanent or ganiZation and delegates from all parts of the country are expected to be in attendance, it was an i nounced. v"-. ' v ' .- A resolution .demanding that the ' United States government imme diately withdraw troopafrom Rus sia and recognize the soviet govern ment of Russia, was carried by ac clamation, amid enthusiasm. The constitution o the Canadian One Big Union convention, with its ' " preamble, was adopted almost word for word, the principal change being - " in the amount of pay provided for members of the executive commit tee. -The Industrial Workers of the World was represented by com mittee and members of the organiza- ' tion took a prominent part in the - ' sessions, industrial woncers ot tne World organizers from outside the state also were present. CANT GET RUM FOR " CREW OF DIRIGIBLE. Mineola, N. Y July 8. Maj. G. H. Scott,' commander of the giant y British dirgible R-34, informed the crew that the start of the return voyage to 'Great Britain scheduled for dawn Wednesday would be de layed-at least 18 and possibly 24 ' hours, .; ' This action was taken after re ceipt from the vweather bureau at Washington of" reports showing ' that favorable southwest current protably would set in along the Atlantic coast north of New York Thursday and Friday. , ' The, dirigible again narrowly es caped serious injury , Wednesday evening. v. : ' Naval officials in charge of the ship have been requested to obtain the following rations for the re- turn voyage. 200 pounds of bread, 125 pounds of cooled meat, 45 pounds of cooked potatoes, 36 pounds of i sweet choco late, six pounds of tea, pound cike, .. sugar, butter and a few sundries. One "sundry" which the depart- mcnt as yet has been unable to sup-j ply is $250 worth of rum. WALK TO GET LOCAL COLOR FOR FICTION AND POETRY A jaunt, on foot across the conti-J nent to gam -local color tor Action and poetry sounds absurd in, these days of commercial greed, but this is just why Ernest Walsh and AflTert Powers, young California universi ty men, who arrived in Omaha yes- terday after a five-week walk from San Francisco, started on their, long "journey. Powers hopes to write -on the hu mourous side of his experiences, y when he arrives in New York; Walsh carries a note book and jots ... down verses as the spirit moves 'him. '-. ' " - - ' "Our greatest trouble is to ex plain to motorists along the road who insist on picking us up that we prefer to walk," declared Walsh. "We are taking our time and al though New York is ostensibly our s objective,, we really .don't care if we never arrive there." . The two young men are stopping - ' temporarily at the Omaha Athtfrtic club. They will continue their jour ' ? .ley eastward in a day or so. r BURLESON DENIES TENDERING RESIGNATION Washington, July 8.-Postmaster General Burleson today declared there was no foundation for reports that he. had sent" hi resignation to l iesjdent .VV llsoa. , , The VOL. 49 NO. 18. ASSAILANT IDENTIFIED DY VICTIM "That's the Man," Miss Kroupa Screams, When Ne gro Captured Near Scene of Assault Taken to Her Home. PARENTS oTmRL TRY ' T0 KILL ACCUSED MAN Suspect Closely Guarded and Lodged in County Jail 'to Prevent Threatened Lynch ing; Asserts He Is Innocent. Ira Johnson, negro, 28 years old, was captured inthe railroad yards at Gibson yesterday and positively identified by Miss Bessie Kroupa, 19 years old, as the man who crim inally assaulted her Monday after noon at Tenth and B streets after binding her hands and feet and gag ging her. "That's himl That's the man I" she screamed, when Johnson' was taken before her at her home, 4113 South Ninth street. ( J. E. Kroupa, father of the girl, rushed at Johnson with a drawn re volver in an effort to avenge the at tack on his daughter. Police held hirh. Mrs. Kroupa, the mother, lunged at the negro with a butcher knife. Police Save Negro. Police saved Johnson from being lynched. Neighbors rushed to the Kroupa home when the news of the capture spread.' Ropes were in evidence. Police hurried the negro Jo a wait ing automobile and drove away be fore the mob jcould get to him- Guardinsr tne negro- were Detec tives Hagerman. Dolan, Murphy and. Lundeen. They were met by an other police car carrying Chief of Police Eberstein, and forced to re turn to the Kroupa home for a second identification. Kroupa met the car with a shot gun. . "I'll kill himl" he shouted. Detectives disarmed him. ' Miss Kroupa again identified him. Johnson refused to admit the as sault. "" Captured Near Kroupa Home- ; The negro was" captured in the railroad yards near Gibson not far from the Kroupa home and but a short distance from the spot where the attack occurred. He was feigning sleep fn a bunk car when the police came upon him. "I'm not the man," ' he pleaded, when he caught sight of the detec tives. "I know what you want: but I m not guilty." A shirt stained with blood was found near Johnsonis bunk. in the tace ot tne girl s positive identification, Chief of Police Eber stein slated afterwards that Johnson was the wrong man. " Johnson Answers Description After the negro had been ques tioned by Capt. John Dunn and the police chief, the chief was asked, "Did he confess? "He's the wrong man," the chief answered.1 He would make no fur ther statement . Johnson answers in every detail the description given by Miss Kroupa yesterday of her assailant The points she described , were singular.-' She said he had a pock marked face, blue suit, black hat, (Contlaned on Page Two. Column Six.) Man Arrested inxBrown Raid Is Discharged v by District Judge ; District Judge Redick, yesterday afternoon discharged William A. Willians, one of the men arrested at 2106 Cass street, the night the flats belonging to M"rs. Thomas Brown were raided by police several weeks ago. : Williams was married June, 24 to Miss Wilmajfceed, a young woman who lived at the same address. ; Williams was fined $50 in police court folowing the raid and his ar rest. He immediately appealed the case to the district court and Judge Redick discharged him without even going to trial. r, ent to represent the city and express ed the, ear that the newspapers would heap criticism on htm and the city administration if Williams were discharged. He didn't seem to think the city had much of a case but he cidn t want to .run any risk of cnti cism. He told Judge Redick so. ."Well,. I'll take theresponsibility because I think there is no reasoii under the law for prosecuting this young man,, especially since he and Miss Keed are-married. Williams who is employed in a refreshment parlor"1 in tKe Athletic club building, said he is considering starting action against the police for arresting him. He said his wife still lives at IIUO Cass street. OMAHA, THE GATE Enteral M wm4Iin nttttr May It, l OaU f. 0. nfr .it fMarek a. mt. MAY USE liQUOR BOUGHT BEFORE STATE WENT DRY . Supreme Court Reverses Judg ment Relating to House hold Beverages. Lincoln, Neb.JuIy 8. The mod erate use of liquor as a bevarage by householders in Nebraska, if purchased before the prohibition law went into effect, is legal, ac cording to a decision handed down by the Nebraska supreme court to day, which reversed the judgment of the district court of Richardsqn county in the case of Mhe state against Paul Hempel of Falls City, Neb. Hempel was arrested at Falls City, May, 1917, for having a Jarge amount of liquor in his possession and the justice court fined him $100 and costs. Ihe district court af firriTfd the decision and it was taken to the supreme court. Tha decision handed down today says in part: Wt find nothing in the constitu tional amendment of the statute which prohibits a householder who is lawfully in possession of intoxi cating, liquor from moderately using the same as a beverage." WETSSLOW-UP CONSIDERATION OF PROHIBITION Announce Determination to Keep on Fighting Until Whole Question Is Settled. Washington. July 8. The house. by adopting, 235 to 59, a special rule for immediate consideration of pro hibition enforcement legislation, in dicated sufficient votes to'enact the measure without the 12 hours of general debate allotted members anxious to speak for and against its passage1! But despite this big majority and the1 promise by Chairman Volstead of 'the judiciary committee that all of the time set aside might not be used, indications were that a vote on the bill itself will not be reached this Week. Every effort was made Tuesday .by. anti-prohibitionists to delay consideration by 'claims of no. quorum, demands for rolls and forc ing the reading, word by word, of the printed text of the bill. All these attempts at delay were accepted with good grace hy the majority until Representative Sab both, Illinjois, and Representative" Caldwell, New York, both demo crats, brought a protest from mem1 bers, who declared they were en deavoring by dilatory tactics to slow up the proceedings. Less than two of the 12 hours for debate had been used when the house ad journed, to resume consideration Thursday, Wednesday being calen-" dar day. . No attempt was made to split the bill so as to take out the first part relating7 solely to enforcement of wartime prohibition with a view to its early passage. : This, however, will be done later, and while mem bers fighting for modification or re peal of the wartime act are hope lessly in the minority, they an nounced their determination to keep on fighting until the whole question of enforcement legislation was set tled in the house. Haywood, I.W.W. Hed, To-Be Released From the Federal Penitentiary Chicago, July 8. Bonds for the release of William D. 'Haywood, leader of the 93 I. W. W.'s con victed before Federal Judge Landis here last August, have been ap proved by United States . District Attorney Charles F. Clyne and the court of -appeals. , - Haywood was sentenced' to twen ty years in the federal penitentiary and fined $30,000 last Octoberby Judge Landis following a verdict of guilty against him and his co-defendants by a jury on August 24. He is the fifteenth out of the 93 to be released on bonds pending the appeal, oAtheir cases to the .United States- circuit court of appeals. - Britain PaysJTribute : To; Memory of Captain ' Executed by Germans London, July 8. A national trib ute of honor was paid today to. the memory of Captain Charles Fryatt, ....A.J 1 U . C - " Irtt attempting to ram a U-boat, by a national memorial service at St. Paul's cathedral. The ceremonies were generally a repetition of those in memory of Miss Edith Cavell, wh6 also was executed by the Ger mans. - John Fox, Jr., Novelist, , Dies at His Virginia Home Knoxville, Tenn., July John Fox, jr., well known novelist, .died at his home at Big Stone Gap, Va.. Tuesday, after a brief illness of pneumonia. Mr. Fox was one of America's most popular writers of fiction. He was born in Bourbon couatyi" Kentucky, 56 years ago, CITY OF THE WEST, aha OMAHA,. WEDNESDAY, JULY NEW YORK EXTENDS HEARTY WELCOME; . DAUGHTERS GREET FATHER AT DOCK; NAVY ESCORTS PRESIDENTIAL DARK Spent Last Hours of Home coming Voyage From France in Witnessing the Majestic Naval Spectacle in Honor of His Return to the Shores of the United States. , i On Board the U. S. S. George Washington, July 8. (By the As sociated Press.) President Wilson spent the last hours of his second homecoming oyage from France in witnessing among other things from the captain's bridge, the m. jestic naval spectacle in his honor and. waving and bowincr acknow ledgments as the great guns of the dreadnaughts belched forth their presidential salutes. At 8 o'clock Tuesday morning the presidential fleet passed lightship NY-2, 28 miles east of Ambrose channel. The weather was clear and bracing, with the sea lightly rippled, the sky clear, and a cool southerly breeze blowing the same ideal weather that has followed the presfdent across the ocean. At , 9 o'clock six black spots high in. the air came in sight off ahead. Soon they grew in size and gave a hoarse roar as the outlines of six big naval hydroairplanes came into view, bringing the first greeting from land. They wheeled and circled over the ship, their pilots waving welcomes. Toward 10 o'clock the fleet of dreadnaughts and destroyers to meet the president was sighted. It was a stirring scene as they came on perfectly aligned, with the dread naughts in double column and the destroyers stretching away as far as the eye could see. Ahead orf starboard came the Pennsylvania, flying, the flag of the secetary' of the navy,- followed by the Delaware. Off to the port the Utah led the way, followed by the North Dakota. '-As they came abreast, the great guns of the dread naughts thundered out their presi dential salue, while long lines of white-clad sailors manned the rails and decks. , Now the harbor craft began'to appear, the cheering, shouting and waving was redoubled and the decks of , the George Washington fairly shook as the several - thousand greeted the Statue of Liberty as it loomed out of the mist ahead. START TRIAL OF ROY EMERSON ON MURDER CHARGE Jury Selected to Decide Guilt oj Innocence of Man Ac cused of , Murder of His Mother. Mount Ayr, la., July 8. (Special Telegram.) District Judge Homer Fuller continued the session of court today more than an hour in order to complete the selection of the jury ' to try Roy Emerson, charged with first-degree murder. The information charges that Era ersofr killed his mother, Mrs. Kate Emerson, May 6 and threw the body down an elevator shaft irT""the building in- which they jointly ran an undertaking establishment in Creston, la. ' v Forty-five talesmen were exam ined before the 12 men to decide the guilt or innocence of the accused were selected. Introduction of evi dence on the part of the state will start Wednesday morning. - The jurors were examined for the state by F. F. Fuller and for the deTense by R. H. Spence. Throughout the examination Em erson exhibited a calm, cool de njeanor. He was apparently great ly interested in the selection of the jury and watched the proceedings closely. His- wife constantly kept her eyes on the . faces o the men being examined. All of the men selected are mar ried. The Snen released were fa miliar with the accounts of the mur der as published in the newspapers. : The jury consists of one live stock and grain dealer, W. D. Harring ton; a ral estate dealer, K. V. Hal dom; a tinner, Guy Copp, and nine farmers, F. S. Gibbs, Bert Perkins, R. S. Thomas. N. H. Michael, Carl Showalter, P.' J. Price, T. H. Mur lenix, John Thompson and A. R. p.:,j - - Emerso'r?s first act on entering tVi. miirtrnnm at th trmrnino- ses- sion was. to walk over to his wife and kiss her affectionately. Appoint Commission to Report on Fiume Trouble Paris, July 8. (By the Associated Press) The council of five has ap pointed an inter-allied commission to investigate the recent troubles in Fiume and other Adriatic ports be tween Italian and .other allied soldiers of. the forces, of occupa tion, " '- OFFERS YOU GOLDEN OPPORTUNITIES. Daily 9, 1919. D)iwnn 48K WILSON HOMESICK WHEN IN EUROPE, HE TELLS HEARERS New York, July 8. The full text of President Wilson's speech at Carnegie- hall follows: x Fellow Countrymen: - I am not going to trythis after noon td make you a real speech. I am a bit alarmed to find how Y many speeches I have in my sys tem undelivered, but they are all speeches that come from the mind -and I want to say to you this af ternoon only a few words from the heart. . You have made me deeply hap py by the. generous welcome you nave extended to me, but I no not believed that the welcome you extend to me is half as great as thatwhich I extend to you. Why, Jerseyman though I am, this is the first time I ever thought that Hoboken was beauti ful." I have really, though I have tried on the other side of the wa ter to conceal it, been the most homesick .man in the American expeditionary force, and it is with feelings that it would be vain for me to try to express that I find myself in this T)tloved country again. I, do not say that because lack in admiration of other coun tries. Homesickness Softened. Tnere have been many things that softerfed my homesickness. One of the chief things that soft ened it was the very generous welcome that they extended to me as your representative on the oth er side of the water. And it was v still more softened by the pride that I have of her true character. I fvas welcome because they ' had seen with their own eyes what Amric had done Aor the world. They had deemed her selfish. They had deemed her de jroted to material interests. And trley have seen her boys come across the water with a vision Cven more beautiful than which they conceived when they had en tertained dreams of liberty and peace. And then I had the added pride of finding out by personal obser vation the kind of men .we had (Continued oa Par Two, Colnron One.) Denver, July 8. With 1,160 strik ing employes of the Denver tram way .refusing to. return to their posts under the reduced wage scale, the city Tuesday endeavored to cope with the situation with the is suance of more than 300 jitney busn lines. During the rush work Hour, 22 lines were established and each passenger hauled for the usual five cents. Mayor Dewey C. Bailey de clared that the city would take no sides in the controversy. Denver, July 8. Judge Ben B. Lindsey has 'obtained permission from the state supreme court to ap peal to the United States supreme court from the recent decision of the state supreme court sustaining a fine of $500 against him on a con tempt charge. Washington, July 8. Representa tives from state and county granges appeared before a subcommittee of the house postoffice committee in support of a resolution by Repre sentative Gould, New York,' which would direct the postmaster gen eral to restore "rtfral delivery mail routes changed recently. ' ' m Columbus, O., July 8. Sixty mil lion dollars is the sum necessary for the- evangelization of , Latin-America, is the. opinion of church experts here in attendance on the Method ist centenary celebration. They have asked the Methodist church of America to raise $40,000,000. Sacramento,' Cal., July 8. The medal of Queen Elizabeth, the per sonal decoration of the' queen oi the Belgians, i was received here with letters from the Belgian le with letters from the eBlgian le gation at Washington and a brevet from the- fielgian minister of foreign affairs conferring-it upon Mrs. "Ben S. Allen, who, so far as can be learn ed, is the first American woman to undergo shell fire during the Euro pean war. (, Juarez, July 8. Airplanes recently sent norh from Mexico City have been used effectively against Villa followers between Santa Rosalia k"4 Pi.,ar Conchos, according to offi Cial advices. London, July 8. The board of trade announced that . the evidence given secretly at the inquiry into the sinking of th Lusitania will be published.. Chicago, July 8. Two men were killed and nine others wounded Tuesday night in a riot resulting from the gathering of strikers -it the plaftt of the Corn Products Refin ing company at Argo. III. The fight ing followed the arrival of a squad of special policemen. w Nubs of News ME By Mall (I yurl. Dally. M.Si: Saadus II.Mt Dally aatf Saa., KM: autilda Nak. aailaat nixf. ro)nn iiuv Vice President, Cabinet Mem bers, Governor Smith, Mayor Hylan and Other Members of Official ComnMee Meet Wilson as He Debarks in HQboken Tuesday. New York, July 8. President Wilson returned to the United States Tuesday and in his first speech delivered on American soil since the peace treaty was signed declared that the peace concluded at Paris was "a just peace which, if it can be preserved, will safeguard the world from unnecessary blood shed." The president arrived at the Ho boken army pier shortly before 3 o'clock. The army transport George Washington, on which he sailed from Brest, was escorted up the bay by the battleship Pennsylvania and more than a score of destroyers and smaller naval craft. On the New Jersey shcre, the state which first honored Mr. Wilsot with a political office, were massed 10,000 school children who 'welcomed the chief executive of the nation with the- strains of the national anthem. Children Greet President Through the lines of the children, all dressed in white, the president passed to the ferry which carried him to the Manhattan side of "the river. He arrived in New York at 4:15 where he was greeted by the official reception committee, headed by Governor Smith and Mayor Hylan. From the ferry terminal to Carne gie hall, a distance of about three miles, the presidential party passed through streets lined with cheering thousands of men, women and children, who thronged the side walks and filled ,; every available window and roof top. Frpmthe upper windows of the business skyscrape&s great showers of confetti rained upon the president an4 Mrs. Wilson, literally millions of scraps of paper floating through the air carrying this motto: "Everybody's business. stand by our government. To helo the soldier get a' job. To help - crush bolshevism." The head of the procession was formed by several companies of (Continued on Face Two, Column Fonr.) SENATE READY TO RECEIVE TREATY FROM PRESIDENT Take Up Bitterly Con tested Question of Its Rati fication With Public Pres ent to Hear Discussion. Washington, July 8. The senate made ready Tuesday to receive the peace treaty from President Wilson and to take up without delay, and in the open, the, bitterly contested quesion of its ratification. In disregard of precedent, it was voted unanimously to open the doors to the public when the presi dent makes his address Thursday, submitting the treaty and asking for its acceptance. To the same pur pose plans were made by the leaders to rush the document to the printer and to circulate many thousands of copies for the information of the country. , . ' He'ard in Open session. t The decision to hear the presi dent in open session was reached withbut suggestion from him, al though it was understood to square fwith his desires. A senate order to provide for the session was submit ted by Chairman Lodge of the for eign relations committee, after he had confirmed at the White House published reports that Mr. Wilsn wished to appear Thursday. It was adopted without discussion and without a dissenting vote. . The order also provided that five senators be named to. receive the president on his arrival at the capitol and to conduct him to the senate chamber. The chair selected five ranking members of the foreign relations committee, Senators Lodge, s Massachusetts; McCumber, North Dakota and Borah, Idaho; republicans and Hitchcock, Nebraska, and Williams, Mississippi, democrats. . Bitterly Oppose League. . Of these. Senators Lodge and Borah are bitterly opposed to the league, of nations covenant, while the other three are supporting it Senator Borh has repeatedly criticised President Wilson's prac tice of delivering his message to congress in person and always has absented himsetf upon those occa sions. -He announced he would serve on the reception committee.. Open sessions during the entire ratification debate are expected by the leaders oa both sides. TWO CENTS. 71 NEBRASKAN' MADE GRAND EXALTED RULER. OF ELKS ' H Hi . Frank L Rain, 'Fairbury, De feats Broojdyn Man for High Office Atlantic'- City, N. J.,' July 8. Frank L. Rain, Fairbury, Neb., was elected this afternoon grand exalted ruler of the Benevolent and Protec tive Order of Elks.f He-defeated Al bert Brophy of Brooklyn. Among other officers elected are: Grand esteemed lecturing knight, C. C. Bradley, Portland, Ore.; grand secretary, Fred. B. Robinson, Du buque, la.; grand treasurer, Pat Brennan. Dallas, Tex. Chicago was choeen for the 1920 convention. 1 , A cablegram Tead from General Pershing wasreeted with applause. The message said: "Thanks for your invitation, but shall be unable to attend the con vention this year, Please extend to assembled Elks my cordial feelings and best wishes." v " , LIFE EBBS AWAY -.WHILE-WAITING FOR POLICE AID No-ulmotor Available for Use on Man Who Drowned Himself , in Cistern. John Rhtedin, 49 years old, 1516 Canton street, temporarily unbalanc ed because pf drink, according to his family, plunged into a cistern in his back yard last night, and al though his body was taken from the water within 10 minutes, the police department had no doctor on the scene to care for him; no pulmotor was available and Rhedin died in St. Joseph's hospital 15 minutes af ter ht was taken from the water. . At 8:45 o'clock a call came into Central station that an old ,man had jumped into a cistern. Thc address was taken as 1516 Charles street, in stead of 15J6 Canton streets Sent to Wrong Place. Officers Coffey, Hughes and (Ha ley were sent in the patrol with grappling hooks and found there was no such number on Charles street as that given. After telephon ing twice they learned the right ad dress was 1516 Canton. street, Mean time Doctor Fellman had started for "1516 Charles street" but trussed the patrol. Rhedin was hauled out of. the cistern b yhis oldest soh, John, 'jr. and V. Christensen, a neighbor. The Rhedin s again called the police station and an emergency car was sent to the scene with Officers Thestrup, Herdzina nd Palmtag but no- doctor. Dr. Shook was called on the tele phone but by the time he was able to get there,' the emergency car had started With Rhedin to St. Josephs "hospital! - Work of No Avail. On the way the emergency car passe(J the patrol at Thirteenth and Frederick streets. Rhedin. was taken from the car and placed on a stretcher in the street where Officer Hughes worked over him for a few minutes. Rhedin was then replaced into the patrol wagon and taken to St. Josephs hospital. Doctors J. C. Hagin and Maurice Howard worked over Rhedin there for"20 minuses in vain. . - John Rhedin, jr. was highly in censed over "the action of the ptf lice. "My father was in the water only six or eight "minutes," he said, "we called four times for a doctor and a pulmotor and th. police sent us three officers in a touring car but no doctor nor pulmotor. I am sure my, father's (ife would have been saved if the proper care of him had been taken after he was rescued." Slain Girl Was About I . to Become a Mother, Police Autopsy Shows ' " v.. - ' Los Angeles, July 8, Following an autopsy and inquest over the body of Frieda Lesser, his fiancee, who he admits he slew at a lonely spot in Topango canyon, near here, last Friday night, Harry S. New, who claims to be the son of United States Senator Harry S. New of Indiana, was .arraigned before Jus tice of the Peace Howard Hinshaw Tuesday on a charge of first-degree murder. He will plead next Mon day morning. - Although County Autopsy Sur geon A. F. Wagner failed to include in . his report whether the young woman , was - expectant of mother hood, Dr. A. O. Sawyer, a physician retained by, New's attorney, John Richardson, after examining the body in Dr. Wagner's presence, de clared such was the case. Dr. Wag ner refused to confirm of'deny the truth of Dr. Sawyer's findings. War Department to Sell Surplus Supply of Sugar Washington, July 8. Sale of 21, 000,000 pounds of surplus sugar now held by the War department has been authorized at a minimum price to be fixed by the United States Sugar Equalization board1 to cover the cost to the government. The only conditipn of sale will be' that jiopt' of this stock may be exported. THE WEATHER i ( Generally fair and con tinued 'warm Wednesday and Thursday. Hourly tnipratfera: . , ', 5 a. m. a. in... 7 a. m... a. m........ a. m 10 a. m It a. n It n .It .-) .1 .IS .19 .Ml . .MR r p. ni... at S p. mi. I d. m., 4 i p. m. i. p. m.. . , p. at.,.. T p. tn.y.. S p. at.... M SS . .SS ..IT TO STAN IF Only Gigantic Military Ma chine, With Machine Guns, and Leaders' Imprisonment, Can Overthrow It Dunne, i ; AMERICAN DELEGATES - . .BACK FRONT EUROPE Were Sent Abroad by Irish So- cieties of United States to - RE PUD LI C Intercede for Emerald Isle ; at thV Peace Table, J : ; : 1 " ' - New York, July 8. Only a gigan tic military machine, equipped with machine guns and armored cars," ', and "imprisonment of their trusted , ,s. leaders" can preveitr the "full opr- '," ation of a republican government in Ireland," Edward F. Dunne, former ( governor of Illinois, and one" of three American delegates sent ; ahroad by the Irish societies of i America to intercede in behalf of : Ireland at the peace conference, de- clared upon his arrival here. 'With 1 Mr. Dunne came Fran P.. Walsh, another of the delegates, who also V issued a' statement predicting early' success of the 'Jrish republic" cause. " . " . ." . t The two delegates were given an enthusiastic reception, by a crowd of several hundred persons. The . delegates drove immediately .to the hotel where Eamonn de Valera.thet president of the Irish republic." is v stopping and were received by him,' Later they Vwere Mr. De Valera's guests at luncheon. ' Case Being Ignored. ' i I. "We are satisfied that our mis ;" sion acomplished yjnost.if not allj that we set out jto( achieve," Mr. Dunne' said. ' ,t 'The case of Ireland" before the world's peace conference was being deliberately ignored priorv to our -, arrival in Paris. ; '-. "Upon our insistence, liowever. ; that if must be considered,, the ' American commission made repre- " sentations to the British prime , minister urging that , it should ' re- ceive prompt consideration;- The British prime minister thereupon -i expressed a desire to meet us in j conference and pending the iixing" of a date for this conference, gave ' us diplomatic passports to visit r Ireland expressing a desire that we , should visit all portions" I of that r country, including Belfast.V Forced Open Discussion. "We went to Ireland and thus were able' to give to President Wil-. son, the .American Commission and to the world a true unvarnished story of Englisff atrpcities and mili- C tarV misrule in Ireland. We com pelled the castle authoritief in Dublin and finally ; the whole English and Irish press to. take upS and discuss openly the scandal of . military occupation and oppression. ; "W,e compelled them - to admit' . that the right of trial by jury, the right of habeas corpus and all the other safeguards usually thrown around a people in civilized coun- " tries had been overthrown in Ire land and that British domination was sustained only by the presence of an enormous army of occupation ; equipped with all the murderous weapons of actual modern warfare. - "We are confident' of the out come. Eighty' per cent of the peo pie of Ireland demand a republic, and are endeavoring to function aV a republic and its people will not be content with anything but & repub- !ic."v 1 -;'!" - ' Peace Council Agrees '; To Support- Finnish v Forces Against Reds v - : ' " ' , . Paris, July 8. Approval ol a plan ii for a concert attack upon Petro grad by Finnish troops and the," forces of the Kolchak government v atOmsk was given today ' by the V council of five. : ;. - " ' A joint note has been sent the mil itary attaches oi the -United States, , Great Britain, France and Italy at Helsingfors instructing them to sup port the Finnish government if it de-"- cided to accede to tth, request of Admiral Kolchak to assist him in the campaign. - - " ;. - The action " of ' the allies Iri suppoting the Finns is regarded as ' equivalent to ' assurances that they will see the Kolchak movement car- ried through., Pershing to Participate" r .-'j in Celebration in London , Paris, July 8. General Pershiogft will ' accompany " a detachment of 3,200 American troops, who will go i to London to take part in the vie. tory celebration there July 19. The visit of the soldiers to London may" be prolonged until July 26. t ' Ure Acting Mayor. Mayor, Smith "has gone to Fair mont, 'Minn., on a vacation, "pty Commissioner Ure is acting mayor 1 "
