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THE BEE: OMAHA, WEDNESDAY, JULY 23, 1919.
MEXICANS KILL
FIFTY AMERICANS
IN THREEJfEARS
Suffer No Prosecution or
Punishment for Crimes,
Ambassador Fletcher
Tells Committee.
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Washington, July 22. Henry V
Fletcher, American ambassador to
Mexico, told the house, rules com
mittee today that since his appoint
ment three years ago, about 50
Americans had been killed in Mex
ico without a single prosecution be
ing made by the Mexican authori
ties. .
Replying to questions by Chair
man "Campbell, Ambassador Fletcher
said withdrawal of recognition M
the Carranza government by the
United States would only increase
the turmoil in the southern repub
lic. He added that he did not know
of any revolutionary leader capable
of establishing a permanent govern
ment
No Special Feeling.
Ambassador Fletcher said he had
not noticed any special anti-American
feeling in Mexico and explained
that the presence of more American
citizens there than other foreigners
probably accounted for the greater
number of outrages affecting Amer--icans.
The ambassador was summoned
before the committee in connection
with a resolution introduced b
Representative Gould, republican,
New York, proposing appointment
of a joint congressional committee
to investigate relations between this
country and Mexico.
No Opinions Expressed.
Mr.4 Fletcher repeatedly declined
to, express opinions upon conditions
in . the southern republic.
"Po you regard the situation ia
Mexico as improved in the last three
years?" asked Chairman Campbell.
"Oil, -yes," was the quick reply.
"In what respect?" (
''Columbus has not been raided."
the ambassador answered.
When Chairman Campbell called
ittention to. the recent murder of
an American citizen and the mal
treatment of his wife in Mexico, the
ambassador said this did not involve
relations between the United States
and Mexico.
Britain Confronted
by Labor Crisis Owing
to Miners' Demands
London, July 22. On. the morrow
of the peace celebration, with the
newspaper columns still paying
plentiful tribute to the great dem
onstration and urging that they now
settle down to work, Great Britain
finds herself confronted with one
of the most serious economic crises
in hei history.
Alarm is everywhere felt at the
action of the coal miners in put
ting f stop to the output in a large
arra of the coal tiilds, and espe
cially at their risking the permanent
destruction of some of the mines
by preventing the pumps from oper
ating. The London press voices this
alarm in unmeasured terjns, seeing
the nation faced with unparalleled
calamity, which is pointed to as
threatening national bankruptcy.
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Demonstrative Strikes
Fail in Rome and Paris
Rome, July 22. (Havas.) The
proposed international demonstra
tive strike called for yesterday was
not put into effect on any consider
able scale in any of t!e large cities
of Italy, according to reports re
ceived here.
Paris. July 22. (Havas.) The
proposed international demonstra
tive strike called for yesterday, but
"postponed" by the labor federation,
vva not fully effective anywhere in
Fiance, according to reports from
the principal cities. The strike
movements were said not to have
been fully organized even among
the employes of corporations which
expected their men to stop work.
Omaha Woman Given
High Office in W. 0. W.
Chicago, July 22. Mrs.-Mary E.
Larocca of St. Paul was elected su
preme guardian of the Supreme For
est Woodmen's Circle, the women's
division of the Woodmen of the
World, today. Miss Dora L. Alex
ander and Mrs. Kathrine Remington
both of Omaha, were chosen clerk
and banker.
WOMAN AND NINE
CHILDREN DROWN
IN NEW MEXICO
Wagon Box, Carrying Family,
Overturned by Rushing Tor
rents of Swollen River;
Seven Are Saved.
Silver City, N. M, July 22. (Spe
cial Telegram.) Her 3-year old in
fant cla$ped in her arms, Mrs. Cin
delaria Garvan, 36 years of age, and
nine children were downed nine
miles east of here late yestcr'ay,
when the wagon in which they were
riding was swept a way in the swol
len stream.
Five of the children, whose ages
ranged from 2 to IS years, were
those of Mrs. Galvan, Ramon Gil
van, the woman's husband, 1 ad start
ed on a trio to a nearbv ranch to
fspend the day accompanied by his
family the children of some friends.
After crossing the creek tie Usm
stalled on the grade and backed in
to the water. A torrent fcur ict
high struck the wagon lifting oiT the
bed and overturning it. Galvan and
his wife succeeded in extracating
themselves from the wagon and both
then tried to save the children F've
of whom were rescued, in the eflort,
however, Mrs. Galvan was drowned.
The names of the nine children who
perished are: Marces Gilvin, 3;
Basillie Galvan, 5; Marie Galvan.
12; Sabas Galvan, 4; Galeria Galvan,
11, Salvador Gonzales, 1; G&ivan
Gonzales. IS; Thomas Gonzales, 8;
and Lita Allison, 6.
Confessed Auto Thief Is
Sentenced to Penitentiary
Paul ("Speed") Seymour pleaded
guilty yesterday before Distiict
Judge Estelle to a charge of steal
ing automobiles and was sentenced
to the penitentiary for one to seven
years. He is the fourth of a quar
tet of automobile thieves to be
sent to the penitentiary in the 'ast
six months. The others are At. Gard,
Joe Hopkins and William Adcock.
There were seven charges against
Seymour.
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How Do You Stand on Biggest
Issue In the World Today
Ratification of The Treaty?
It Is Not Only the Problem of the Hour in America,
But All Europe Has Its Eye Turned Toward Wash
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How do you stand on the League of Nations?
Are you in favor of ratification of the covenant as it
stands, or its acceptance with certain reservations which,
some of the leading senators contend,, are absolutely neces
sary for the proper protection of the interests of Artierica?
The issue, which not only is attracting the attention of
the United States, but the whole world, briefly is this:
President Wilson and the majority of the administration
senators favor ratification of the treaty without any restric
tions whatever.
The opposition, not alone confined to the republicans,
but which is led by Senators Lodge, Reed, Borah, Knox and
Poindexter, are fighting for certain reservations, particu
larly in connection with Article 10 which, they claim, does
away with the Monroe doctrine, and the Shantung award.
How Article X Reads.
"The members of the league un
dertake to respect and preserve as
against external aggression the ter
ritorial integrity and existing po
litical independence of all members
of the league. In case of any such
aggression or in case of any threat
or danger of such aggression the
council shall advise upon the means
by which the obligation shall be
fulfilled."
Opponents of the league construe
this clause as robbing the United
States congress of its constitutional
rights to declare a state of war.
War can only be declared by the
league of nations, and should the
league of nations choose to declare
war against a power of the world,
the United States, as a member of
the league, would have to heed the
call of the league, instead of put
ting the vote for a declaration of
war up to the elected members of
congress.
What Opposing Senators Want,
That nothing in article X shall be
construed to obligate the United
States to enter war without a de
claration of war by congress.
That nothing in the covenant
shall in any way impair the Monroe
doctrine or curtail the nation's
prerogrative of administering it as
a purely nation. 1 policy.
That it shall be understood that
in accepting the covenant the
United States does not forfeit its
sovereign right to determine purely
domestic problems such as immi
gration and the tariff.
Shantung Clause.
The Shantung clause is based
upon a secret agreement between
Japan on one side, and Great Brit
ain and France on the other. The
clause demands that all territory,
before the war serving German in
terests, and located in the Pacific
north of the equator, should go to
Japan, and all the territory south of
the equator to Great Britain. The
French and British made the prom
ise to Japan, that they would indorse
these claims at the peace table, in a
secret treaty in July, 1916.
The Shantung treaty alone turns
over a populace of more than 40,
000,000 and one of the richest if not
the richest territory of China to
Japan. The only reason for Amer
ica's indorsing the Shantung clause
is said to be the refusal of Japan to
become a member of the league of
nations if her claims to Shantung
should be refused.
The awarding of Shantung to
Japan was bitterly opposed by the
American Peace Delegates Lansing,
White and Bliss, but agreed to by
the president.
Opponents of the Shantung clause
offered these arguments:
Acquired By Robbery.
That the German rights in
Shantung were acquired by robbery.
That China having fought Ger
many, German rights in China
should have reverted to China. ,
That the fact that the Japanese
ousted the Germans from Shantung
gave them no more rights or title
through conquest, than the French
British acquired to the territory of
Belgium from which they ousted
the Germans: v '
That the action of Japan in forc
ing an ally through military menace
to cede it the German rights by
treaty was not an action which
ought to command the indorsement
of the other allies and the United
States.
That the stripping of an ally of
her territory to buy the good will
of a power that seeks to dominate
that nation and its people would
not only be shockingly violative of
the purposes for which the United
States went to war, but would be
an act of unparalleled infamy.
That indorsement of the seizure
would be in sad contrast with the
previous history of the United
States, all of whose wars have been
to right wrongs of its own and for
eign peoples, and never to under
write them.
Could Demand Aid.
Should China, at any time, make
an attempt to take the "lost prov
ince," Shantung, away from Japan
by declaring war upon her, Amer
ica, as a member of the league of
nations, would immediately have to
come to the aid of Japan, if the
league of nations government thus
decides, provided the t.eaty is ac
cepted by the senate without reservations.
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OMAHAN SAW BIG
DIRIGIBLE AFIRE
IN CHICAGO LOOP
Charles H. Clancey, Thrilled
by Sight of Blazing Bal
loon and Crew Jump
ing to Safety.
An Omaha man, Charles H. Clan
cey, 4915 Chicago street, was in Chi
cago Monday and while there he saw
the ill-fated dirigible, owned by the
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co., drop
through space, alight upon the roof
of the Illinois Trust and Savings
bank, resulting in the death of 10
persons and injuries to 20 others.
Speaking of the accident and what
he saw of it, Mr. Clancey said:
"Like thousands of other persons,
I was standing on LaSalle street,
craning my neck, watching the big
gas bag as it circled over the central
business portion of the city. As we
watched and when the dirigible came
almost over us, probably 600 or 700
feet above the street, a little column
of smoke seemed to curl up from the
upper portion of the hag. What
seemed but an instant later, there
was a loud explosion and then the
dirigible fell like a piece of lead, ap
parently all in flames. Men in para
chutes were dropping through space
and landing in the street.
"As the dirigible fell, it alighted
squarely upon tiie roof of the bank
building and was lost to sight. How
ever, we realized that there had been
considerable loss of 'life, for within
a short time ambulances were com
ing in from all directions. Police
cleared the space from around the
building and it was not long until
they commenced bringing out the
dead and injured. I stood by until
eight bodies had been brought out.
"I had no idea what caused the ex
plosion. It was a thrilling experience
to stand there and see that great car
ladened with human freight drop
through space, all ablaze."
Twelve Killed, 28 Hurt,
in Explosion of Blimp
(Continued from I'age One.)
an ordinance regulating flying over
the city.
Twelfth Victim Dies.
The twelfth victim of the calamity
was Milton G. Norton, a newspaper
photographer, who died Tuesday.
Devotion to duty marked his last
semi-conscious moment. He was a
veteran newspaper photographer
and sought the assignment to go
with the dirigible on one of its early
test flights. His parachute ignited
as he leaped from the machine's
gondola and he fell in the street. As
death approached he murmured that
he hoped his camera and plates had
not been damaged.
The coroner's inquiry will be re
sumed Wednesday morning. By
that time officials of the Goodyear
company are expected to have ar
rived from Akron.
The dirigible was declared to be
a sister ship of the A-4, the army
ship which recently flew from Akron
to Langley Field, Va. The blimp
was planned for a package-carrying
service between Akron and Cleve
land, it was said.
The question of civil liability is
arousing interest among legal and
insurance experts. No precedent
exists, h,was said, and even prose
cution for manslaughter, as a result
of the accident, may have to be
based on old English law.
Statement Is Issued.
A statement from Harry A. Ber
ger, local counsel for the company,
said:
"The facts do not constitute a
crime. It was an unfortunate acci
dent due to unavoidalbe causes. Ev
ery individual connected with the
ship, whether pilot, mechanic, rig
ger or engineer, were skilled and ex
perienced men and the best availa
ble in this country."
Several balloonettes were sus
pended from the gas bag and friction
of these smaller bags was a possible
cause of the fire, according to Harry
Wacker, of Cleveland, a mechanic,
who escaped death along wih Pilot
Koettner and one other occupant of
the airship. Their two companions
were killed.
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Next Saturday
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A Special Purchase Makes
Possible a Great Money
Saving Event.
Glassware, Electric Toast
ers, Casseroles and Maple
Rockers Included.
This great Combination Sale
at the Union Outfitting Company
next Saturday brings a wonder
ful saving opportunity to Omaha
housekeepers, as it presents
economy chances without prece
dent. In fact, if housekeepers could
see exactly what is on sale note
the splendid qualities and their
extremely low prices, instead of
simply reading about them, there
is scarcely one who would not
have the Union Outfitting Com
pany on their Shopping List next
Saturday.
The sale includes high-grade
Maple Rockers for Porch or In
door use guaranteed Electric
Toasters handsome Casseroles
Salad Dishes and Glass Bowls,
all at greatly reduced prices.
This special purchase is fur
ther evidence of the ever in
creasing Buying Power of the
Union Outfitting Company and
its ability to lower prices on
Home Needs because it is located
out of the High Rent District.
As always, you make your own
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TX7ATCH for the anounce
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Some Real Economies.
Sale of Pumps
jor $2.65
We will place on sale Wednesday a
large assortment of Sorosis pumps in
small sizes. Wonderful values if you
can be fitted.
Sizes up to 4, widths AA to B
Sizes up to 7, widths A A and A
Wednesday, $2.65
ALL SALES FINAL
CamiSOleS, Fresh and New
Don't fail to see
these new camisoles
in dainty colore and
materials. Lace and
ribbon trimmed af
fairs charming
enough to improve
even your nicest
blouse.
From $1.85 Up
Corset Dept. Third Floor
I Sale of Hose
In Out Sizes
Balbriggan hose with
either plain or ribbed
tops, 85c a pair.
Cotton hose in white
or black, 50c a pair.
Pure thread silk hose
in white with lisle
top and sole $2 a pair.
BASEMENT
Dress Materials
Galatea and troop
er cloth in medium
and dark patterns,
suitable for romp
ers and dresses. 27
and 32 inches
wide.
Special 50c a Yard
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Go this summer where Zane Grey
went through the land of the
purple sage.
Follow the footsteps of Roosevelt,
among the Hopis and Navajos, to
Rainbow Bridge.
Visit, with Lurnmis, among the
Pueblo Indians of New Mexico, or
where Powell voyaged the Grand
Canyon's mighty river.
See Santa Fe, oldest city of the
Southwest.
Cool off at Cloudcroft.
Auto-tour the Apache Trail.
Take an outing with Romance and
Adventure. Get off the beaten path.
Summer Excursion Fares
Ask the local ticket agent to help plan your trip or apply to the nearest
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Railroad Administration, 646 Transportation Building, Chicago; 14.1
Liberty Street, New York City; 602 Healey Building, Atlanta, Ga.
Ask for illustrated booklets: "Arizona and New Mexico Rockies,"
"Grand Canyon National Park," "Petrified Forest National Monument."
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