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BRIEF RIGHT REEZY BITS OF NEWS OMAHA', THE GATE CITY OF THE WEST, OFFERS YOU GOLDEN OPPORTUNITIES. The Omaha Daily Be THE WEATHER i Thunder showers and consider ably cooler Thursday; Friday fair with somewhat warmer in welt portions. Hourly tnt perm turn: GREATEST WAR HERO PLANS OWN COLLEGE. Pall Mall, Tenn., July 30. Sergt. Alvin York, acclaimed as the greatest hero of the world war, has decided to devote his life to further ing the education of young men and women of the rural and mountain sections of Tennessee. For this pur) pose he proposes to establish the "York university." In order to secure funds for this work, Sergeant York will make a tour of the principal cities of the country, delivering a lecture on his life and his part in the war. BREAKS ENGAGEMENT AND LOVER KILLS SELF. Casper, Wyo., July 30. Ed J. Riggs, assistant cashier of the Wyoming National bank here, shot and killed himself at the home of the Rev. W. H. Bradley, pastor of the Presbyterian church, whose guest he was to be at dinner. As Riggs arrived at the minister's home he was handed a note from the girl he was to marry, breaking off their engagement. HOW ABOUT RAISING HIS SALARY SOMEWHAT? Washington, July 30. Several in vestigations which may have an ef fect on the high cost of living are under way in the Department of Justice, Attorney General Palmer said. He declined, however, to indi cate their nature. "There is no doubt that the ma jority of the people are more pros perous than ever before, farmers and wage earners especially," Mr. Pal mer said. "The man who has suf fered from high prices has been the salaried man, the clerk. I wish we could do something to help him. I'm open to suggestions." GERMANS PLANNING TRIP TO NORTH POLE Berlin, July 30. An expedition to the North Pole is being planned by Dr. Repitzki of Danzig and Dr. Palter Geisler of Halle. Their polar ship is to carry specially built air planes equipped with gliding keels to enable them to land on ice. BLACK FACE COMEDIAN LEAVES SMALL ESTATE. Portland, Ore.. July 30. An es tate valued at $25,000 'in real and personal property in Multnoma county, was left by George Prim rose, the comedian, who died last week at San Diego, Cal. Viola Prim rose, his widow, and Albert, a brother, were named as beneficiaries under the will. GERMANY PROMISED SECRET WAR DOCUMENTS. Berlin, July 30. A veritable aval anche of secret documents on the war is promised to the German peo ple. Herr David announces the pub lication of all secret papers from the beginning of the armistice and to be followed by those relating to the responsibility for the war and oth ers having to do with the conduct of campaigns. Meanwhile Foreign Minister Mueller promises a white book and the full correspondence concerning the now famous peace advances through the papal nuncio at Munich. In well informed circles a series of explosions is looked for that will shatter the pan-Germans and their reactionary plans. A cabinet mem ber told your correspondent today: "The fact that the Michaelis cab ; met played a double game in 1917 and prevented Germany from ob taining a reasonable peace is mad- dening. Those responsible ought to be shot." STRONG ANTI-SINN FEIN AGITATION UNDER WAY Dublin, July 30. Strong anti-Sinn ' Fein agitation is under way in va rious parts of Ireland. Packed meetings have been held during the last 24 hours in County Longford, where a branch of the Irish Union ist alliance adopted resolutions to "stand together in the present crisis and use every effort to defeat the conspiracy which seeks to deprive us of the rights of citizenship under the freest constitution in the world." Similar meetings are being held at Limerick and other towns. No dis turbances have been reported so far, however. WOMEN AND FLOWERS B ARREDr AT FUNERAL. London, July 30. "I don't wish any woman present at my funeral; nor do I want any flowers."' This is a provision in the will of Pvi F1i7ahth Countess of Har rington, daughter of the second Baron Hanngton ana wiaow oi me eigth Earl of Harrington. She died June 20 leaving an estate $190,000. Hrr r1ncr friends, who know the circumstances, are jealously guard ing the mystery Denina tne strange request. , PADEREWSKI'S RANCH TO BE TAPPED FOR OIL. Santa Barbara, Cal., July 30. Ig nace J. Paderewski, pianist and pre . m.r PnlanH has leased his 5.000- acrc ranch in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties to a petro ls.... PAmnatnf Inr nil xrlnitation. When Paderewski bought the prop erty several years ago it was tor tne nf establishing a Polish colony, according to the announce ment at the time, but the war stop ped the plan. The oil deal was ar- ranged througn a DanK. -ouni ana Mrs. Paderewski gave their resi dence as Alorges, Switzerland. GERMAN TRIBUNAL TO FIX CAUSE OF WAR. n.rlin Tnlv 30. fBv the Asso "ciated Press.) A state tribunal is innnir intn anH fix the resoonsi- bility for the war. It will be com posed of the supreme court ot the .mn;m whose nresident will he chairman. He will be assisted by . . f t , . i oresident oi tne mnnjary court aim ;Htri. nf the Prussian. Bavarian and Hansa high courts. In addition - 10 assistant judges win oe eieciea, Kv thr national assemblv and five by a committee of the German The sittings will be public. The 4,;k.,r,-jl will hp nnli- emnowered to pronounce upon the question of guilt, it win nor impose punisu ments. VOL. 49. NO. 37. C.t.ntf m iMH4-ilin m.tttr May a, I SOS. at Oaaka P. 0. infer Mt Muck S. IS7S. OMAHA, THURSDAY, JULY 31, 1919. By Mill (I yur). Dally, M.M: tanday. I1.M: Dally a Sua., S5.50; aatilda Nak. awataa wtra. TWO CENTS. ft ft. m . a. m. 7 a. m. S . ni. a. m. 10 a. m. It a. m. It noon. 80 ....79 , ... SO SO . ...as ...S7 91 .... t p. an. I p, M. S . m. 4 . ni. t ii, m. p. m. 7 p. in. p. m. .I . .M .M .00 .PS .an .SI mm EXTINCTION THREATENS ARMENIA Turk Army and Tartars Mov ing Upon Populace From Three Sides and American Relief Supplies Cut Off. MASSACRE AND DIRE DISASTER FORECAST HUGE STORES OF WAR FOOD GO ON SALE TODAY mm mmm , , (9 Blind to Real Peril I i Through Postmasters of Coun try, Product Will Be Of fered to Consumers. Nation Will Be Crushed to Everlasting Shame of Allies Unless Aid is Forthcoming, U. S. Officer Declares. Paris, July 30. (By the Asso ciated Press.) Turks and Tartars are moving upon the Armenians from three sides. They have cut off the American relief supplies and threaten all the remaining Armen ians with extermination unless ad ditional military protection is af forded, according to dispatches from Maj. Joseph C. Green of Cin cinnati, who is directing the Ameri can relief administration's work from Tiflis. Herbert Hoover, director general of relief, immediately submitted Major Green's message to the peace conference, which already had simi lar reports from other American and British observers. Major Green, under date of July 23, sends the following from Tiflis: Had a long conference with the Armenian president today. The sit uation is worse. The Turkish army, well prepared, and Tartars, are ad vancing from three sides. If mili tary protection is not afforded to Armenia immediately, the disaster will be more terrible than the mas sacres in 1915 and the Armenian na tion will be crushed, to the ever lasting shame of the allies. Keliet work is impossible tn tne present situation unless order is re stored. Cannot something be done to have the British force in the Caucusus intervene to save Armenia?" Under date of July 24, Major Green telegraphs: "The Turks and Tartars are ad vancing in the districts of Kara bah and Alagbez. They now oc cupy approximately the reopened territory of Russian Armenia. A Turkish colonel is commanding the Azerbaijan Tartars. Kidd's "Kidding" Not Appreciated by Two Women He "Kidded" Trenton, N. J., July 30. Captain Kidd's spirit is not a reliable wit ness as to where the redoubtable pirate buried his treasure, in the opinion of Sophie Sautre and Marit tllumer of Faterson and rred Laech- ers of Elizabeth, who appealed to the supreme court Wednesday against both the spooks and his al leged sponsor, Daniel Balsinger of Oakland. N. J. I he three took a chance and bought a farm from Balsinger in May, 1913, on the strength of his assurance that Captain Kidd's spirit had appeared to him in the night and revealed the exact spot on the farm where he had buried whole chests of pieces of eight, doubloons and other treasures that pirates are wont to collect. To bind the bargain, the pur chasers paid $200 it cash and gave their note for $5,000. They do not wish to pay the note now, because they have dug up the entire farm without finding a single doubloon. Thev asked the court to declare the i note void on the ground that it was agreed that $5,000 was to be paid ! out of the treasure. I Wilson to Review Pacific Fleet September 2 or 3 Washington, July 30. President Wilson will review the Pacific fleet at San Francisco September 2 or 3, Secretary Tumulty announced late today. The fleet will be received by Sec retary Danies at Los Angeles on August 9 and from that time until it enters San Francisco harbor for the presidential review it will be divided into small units which will visit all of the ports south of Los Angeles having harbors sufficiently deep to allow the vessels to enter with safety. Committee Votes Permanent Rank of General for Pershing Washington. July 30. Favorable reports on bills authorizing the ap pointment of Generals John J. Pershing and Peyton C. March, chief-of-staff, to the permanent rank of general were ordered today by the house military committee. The vote on General Pershing was unanimous, but the committee di vided, 8 to 7. on General March. Previously the committee voted down, 8 to 7, a motion to confer the permanent rank of lieutenant gen eral on General Marcb Washington, July 30. Through the. postmasters of the country, the war department Thursday will of fer direct to consumers its present available supply oi surplus food stuffs amounting to approximately 341,000,000 pounds. This surplus, consisting of canned vegetables and meats, is expected to be sold within a week at prices representing the cost to the government plus post age. Arrange for Sale. Arrangements for the sale of the foodstuffs, directed by a resolution passed Tuesday by the house, were made Wednesday at a conference held by Secretary Baker with post office department officials. Secretary Baker said a price list covering the entire available sur plus would be prepared at once. This list would be sent out to each of the 54,000 postmasters of the country and to every rural route carrier. The postmasters and carriers will act as government salesmen, in forming interested consumers of the prices and methods of sale and tak ing orders for the foodstuffs. Payment to Postmasters. Payment will be made by buyers at the time the orders are given the postmasters. The foodstuffs will be distributed by parcel post and the prices to be quoted at each postoffice will rep resent the original cost of the food stuffs to the government and the parcel post transportation charges from the nearest war depot having the foodstuffs in storage. The price quoted, officials said, would be con siderably below the prevailing mar ket prices. The value of' the surplus available July 8, is approximately as follows: Canned vegetables, $23,000,000; corned beef, $24,000,000; bacon, $23, 000.000; hashed corned beef, $10, 000,000; roast beef, $20,000,000 and fresh frozen meats and poultry, $20, 000,000. AVIATOR GOESTO 25 BELOW ZERO IN HIGH FLIGHT American Airman Establishes U. S. Altitude Record and Incidently Cools Off. Mineola, N. Y., July 30. Although failing to establish a world's alti tude record, Roland Rohlfs, civilian aviator, flying a Curtiss Wasp bi plane, set a new American mark Wednesday when in an official flight from Roosevelt field he reached a height of 30,700 feet, according to the figures on his barograph. The instrument will be inspected by of ficials of the Aero Club of America and if found to be accurate, the rec ord promulgated. The altitude which Rohlfs at tained is 400 feet less than that which he reached last Thursday in an unofficial flight, when he smashed the American record of 28,900 feet chalked up by Maj. E. W. Schroeder at Dayton last September. The world's record is 33,136 feet, made by Adjutant Casale of the French army last June. Rohlfs found a temperature of 25 degrees below zero at an altitude of 30.000 feet and a 100-mile wind. He said he was compelled to cut off the water in the pipe leading to his radiator to prevent'his engine from freezing. Descending from a height of 25,000 feet, he found his gasoline and oxygen exhausted and volplaned the entire distance to the ground. Suit Brought Against Willard, Rickard and Hall by Film Company Cleveland. O., July 30. Suit was brought in common pleas court here against Jess Willard, former heavy weight champion of the world; Tex Rickard, fight promoter, and Frank G. Hall, moving picture promoter, by the Standard Film Service com pany for $5,000. It is charged in the suit that a theater was sub-leased to the de fendants for the exhibition of mov ing pictures of the Dempsey-Willard fight at terms of $9,000 for two weeks. Because of the ban put upon the pictures in Ohio they were with drawn, after a day and a half, with receipts of $4,000. Foch Is Guest of King at Buckingham Palace London, July 30. King George re ceived Marshal Foch today at Buck ingham palace and conferred upon him the rank of field marshal of the British army. Marshal Foch later was escorted to the Guild Hall where he was given the freedom of the city and similar to that given General Per shing on July 18 in connection, with the celebration of peace. The lord mayor of London later entertained the allied commander-in-chief at luncheon in the Mansion i House, r ! JEFFERI S UNEARTHS F WAR RAUD Charges That Entire Salmon Pack of 1918 Owned by War Department Has Been Turned Back to Packers. LARGE QUANTITY IN STORAGE IN OMAHA Government Said to Be Hold ing Food Until Owners De sire it Despite Profit Offers Made by Wholesalers Here. By E. C. SNYDER. Staff Correspondent of Omaha Be. Washington, July 30. (Special Telegram.) The entire salmon pack of 1918 owned by the War depart ment was turned back to the pack ers in May of this year at a meet ing of representatives of the Salmon Packers' association and govern ment officials held in the city of Washington was the startling infor mation which Representative Jef feris unearthened Wednesday in an effort he put forth to get the sales division of the War department to authorize the sale of the salmon now in the government warehouse in Omaha to the wholesale grocers who have offered to take the sal mon at a price considerably in ad Vance of that paid by the govern ment. As an aftermath of his speech on the floor of the house wherein he showed a decided leaning toward the packers and canners on the part of officials of the War department, Congressman Jefferis had a conference-with E. C. Morse, assistant di rector of sales of the War depart ment, in which the Omaha legislator set out the telegrams he had re ceived from M. B. Newman, a well known merchandise broker in Om aha, wherein the latter had exam ined the salmon in storage in Oma ha in conjunction with representa tives of the four leading wholesale grocery firms of the city and then pronounced the salmon inspected fit for food. $10,000 Profit Offered. A further telegram from Mr. New-' man received by the congressman Wednesday morning stated that he understood the government paid $8 per case for the salmon in question and that the offer of $10 per case on the part of the Omaha grocers would net the government $10,000 profit, and Mr. Newman urged that the sal mon be released before the new goods arrive from Alaska. Mr. Jefferis urged that the salmon now in storage in Omaha be imme diately placed on the market in or der that the government might make a fair margin of profit and thereby relieve the salmon shortage in his city. Mr. Morse stated that the disposi tion of the salmon lav in the hands of Lieut.-Col. J. H. Adams of the purchase and storage division of the War department, and thither Mr. Jefferis went. As a result of that in terview the Omaha congressman is more than ever convinced that there is something absolutely crooked in the salmon transaction. He learned from Colonel Adams the startling story that the entire 1918 pack of salmon, consisting of 1,178,000 cases, approximating 48 cans to the case, 'owned by the gov ernment had been resold to the packers. Colonel Adams stated that in February and March of this year reports had reached his department that the 1918 pack of salmon had been found defective in many in ances and that this 1918 pack rep (Continued on Pais Two, Column Four.) Cole and Grammer Case to Supreme Court Again Lincoln, July 30. (Special Tele gram.) For the third time the cases of Anson B. Cole and Allen V. Grammer will go to the supreme court. Both men are now under a death sentence, to be put into effect September 19,' but an appeal for habeas corpus proceeding was made a week ago to the district court of Lancaster county. Attorneys plead that as both men were sentenced on their own pleas of guilty, they had not had a trial and were not legally condemned to death. Judge W. E. Stewart refused to grant the papers and the case will again go to the supreme court. Canada Asks Explanation of Walter Scott's Detention Ottawa, July 30. Sir Robert Bor den has asked the British embassy in Washington to request an inquiry into the arrest of Walter Scott, former premier of Sasketchewan, at Pembina. N. D. last Monday by a United States immigration official, on the ground that he Tvas traveling without passports. Mr. Scott was locked up for nearly three hours and escaped by breaking through the plastered wall of his cell. " IF tw Reject ' Vy ' THE COVENANT JR "f ) YOU WILL MtEAK XPf v ( ) ( THt HEART OF iMjtfy . ('V RAILROAD TRAINS ARE FIRED ON Authorities Establish Barred Zone Embracing Most of Colored Residential Districts on South Side of City. HUNDREDS OF NEGROES ASK FOR PROTECTION STREET CAR MEN TAKE BALLOT AT CLOSED MEETING Officials Refuse to Give Na ture of Special Session. Rumors of Strike Next Friday; Officials of the street railway em ployes' union refuse to divulge the nature of the special meeting being conducted behind closed doors at the Labor Temple, although it is known that a vote on the question of a strike is being taken. The meet ing was called yesterday morning and was continued until late last evening. Another meeting this morning and afternoon will probab ly be necessary before all votes are cast, street car men said. It is persistently rumored that the railway men will walk out Friday unless the company grants their de rnands before that time. The men submitted a series of demands to the company about officials who have been unable to take action in the matter. The meeting, say many union men, is for the double purpose of forcing the company to show its hand as well as to ascertain the at titude of the men in regard tj a strike. Officials of the company were not informed of the meeting or of its purpose. They refused to comment on the matter. Lower Living Cost or Pay More Wages Engineers Tell Wilson Washington, July 30. The alter native of governmental action to force down the cost of living or of demand by the railroad engineers of the country for another increase in wages was presented to President Wilson by Warren S. Stone, grand chief of the Brotherhood of Loco motive Engineers, and members of the brotherhoods' advisory board. Detailing conclusions reached by the advisory board at its recent meeting in Cleveland, Mr. Stone de clared that while the railroad en gineers found themselves "obliged to again request an increase to meet the mounting cost of living," they were of the opinion that "the true remedy 'for the situation and one that will result in lifting the burden under which the whole people are struggling, is for the government to take some adequate measures to re duce the cost of the necessities of life to a figure that the present wages and income of the people will meet." President Wilson, it was said at the White House, was much Im pressed with the statement present ed and promised to give serious con sideration and study to the question of what the government might be able to do. CONFER TOWARD SETTLEMENT OF CHICAGO STRIKE Agree to Submit to Union Men for Referendum Proposition Formerly Turner Down. Chicago, July 30. A move to end the street car strike that has para lyzed both surface and elevated cars for two days, Avas made Wednesday in the form of a conference parti cipated in by Governor Lowden, L. A. Busby, president of the surface lines, Britten I. Budd, president of the elevated road and William D. Mahon, international president of the Street Car Men's union. The conference agreed to submit to the union men for a referendum Friday night the proposition which they rejected at a meeting Monday night when they voted to strike im mediately. At the Monday night meeting both the heads of the companies and the union officials have charged radicals dominated and prevented the rank and file from expressing their best judgment. The proposition which had been formulated in conference of union leaders, street railway heads and members of the public utilities com mission offered an eight-hour day, time and one-half for overtime and a maximum wage of 65 cents an hour for surface car men and 67 cents for elevated men. There are 15,000 car men and 6,000 of them at tended the Monday night meeting. Unless some means is found to get the workers back on the cars pend ing their final decision on the propo sition, Chicago faces at least two more days of the strike. A referen dum, if taken Friday night and re sulting favorably to acceptance of the proposition, probably would be accepted in time to start cars Sat urday morning. In the meantime thousands of Chi cagoans must walk long distances and other thousands pay toll to the "bus men," who have jumped at the profits to be made by operating au tomobiles and trucks. All of the leaders involved appear anxious to see a resumption of car service. World Competitive Golf Record Broken by American Hamilton, Ont., July 30. The world's competitive record for 72 holes medal play of 283, tied last week at Cleveland by James Barnes, of St. Louis, who previously had set the record himself, was broken here by Douglas Edgar of Atlanta, Ga., who, with a score of 278, won the Canadian open golf championship here. House Passes Bill to Deport Undesirables Washington. July 30. A bill to deport undesirable aliens under which the government may send home enemy aliens now interned in this country, was passed today by the house. TELEGRAPH RATE WAR VIEWED AS NEAR POSSIBILITY Telegraph and Telephone Properties Pass Out of Government Control at Midnight Today. Washington, July 30. Govern ment control of telegraph and tele phone properties will end at mid night Thursday. Orders for their return to private owners were issued by Postmaster General Burleson as required under a resolution adopted by congress and signed by President Wilson 10 days ago. Mr. Burleson in a statement ac companying his order, said sound public opinion ultimately would de termine "how this trust has been met" and that he was content to abide by the result. Besides this re ply to criticisms of his management of the wire companies, the postmast er general also took a parting shot at the Postal Telegraph company, most of the officers of which were removed several months ago be cause of what he termed interfer ence with government management. The vpostmaster general did not mention the company by name but said that "with one notable excep tion, the reason for which is thor oughly understood by those who have kept informed," every wire com pany had given him loyal co-operation. Under the resolution of congress directing the return of the com panies, government fixed intrastate telephone rates are to remain in force for a period of four months, unless sooner changed by state com missions, but no provision was marie as to telegraph rates. Clarence H. Mackay, president of the Postal company, in urging congress to pro vide for speedy return of the prop erties, said his company could re duce rates 20 per cent and still-earn a profit. This statement was recalled in connection with the return of the properties and a rate war between the telegraph companies was viewed in some quarters as a possibility. Telegraph rates were increased ap proximately 20 per cent last March to meet increased salaries of opera tors and other employes and rising costs of materials. Want Hays to Refuse to Run for Governor Washington, July 30. Some re publican leaders in congress say they are apprehensive of the pres sure being brought by Indiana re publicans on Chairman Hays of the republican national committee to ac cept the gubernatorial nomination. They are bringing a counter pres sure to bear on Chairman Hays on the ground that his services should not be given to one state exclusive ly but that he should continue his work for the party nationally. Leaders Say Blacks Are Fac ing Starvation, as Drivers of Supply Wagons Fear to En ter Sections Negroes Inhabit. Chicago, July 30. Chicago streets Wednesday night were patrolled by soldiers called out by Governor Lowden, at the request of Mayor Thompson for the protection of life and property threatened by the race war which for four days has ter rorized the city. The state troops established a barred zone about three miles square, embracing most of the colored residential districts on the South Side. In this zone they searched every person whom they met for weapons. No one could pass in or out without military per mission. The district extende.d roughly, from 22nd street to 55th street north and south and from Michigan boule vard to Wentworth avenue, east and west. . "V This happened when riots in the ; colored district itself had somewhat subsided, but when there was an alarming spread of disturbances out side. New York Central railroad officials reported all their trains be ing fired on. Adjt. Gen. Frank S. Dickson, after an early evening trip through the threatened district, declared that the situation was "ominous." x ' Hundreds Ask Protection. , " Hundreds of negroes appealed for protection. Incendiary attacks upon negro homes increased throughout the day and night. Negro leaders declared that many members of their race faced starvation because drivers of supply wagons feared t9 enter some portions of the black belt. The military force was under the direct command of Adjutant General Dickson and was distributed in ac cordance with detailed plans worked out by him and his regimental com manders with the assistance of po lice officials. . , Four regiments were housed close to the disturbed area and when the' order came to move these troops were soon on the scene of the riots -and began the task of disarming militant loiterers without ceremony. Search All For Weapons. - The police filled in the intervals of the military cordon and searched every person on the streets for weapons. A flying squadron of 30 motorcycle policemen was sent through the district with orders to report what they saw to police head quarters. The verbal request for troops was supplemented by a formal request from the mayor in writing to the ad- jutant general. It read: "In consonance with your direc-i tion by the governor of Illinois to report as in command of the military forces now mobilized in Chicago for the protection of life and property, the preservation of law and order, I now request that such of this force, as may be deemed necessary be called out and moved immediately into affected territory within the . city of Chicago, where public disor der exists. "You are requested to assist the' (Continued on Tare Two, Colnma Oae.) Scores Using Troops in Fight for Capital : Against Labor Qass London, July 30. The idea of tm ploying the forces of the state to in terfere in a dispute between capital and labor in order to advance the in-t terests of the employers or any par ticular group of workmen was in his. view an odious one. Winston Spen cer Churchill, the minister of war. declared in the House of Commons last night in replying to a labor, speech in which reference was made to the use of troops for strike-breaking. ';. ' i The whole idea of a free country, he continued, was that the people should have the right to fight out their disputes within reasonable lim its, and that force must never be em ployed on questions where private interest was the moving impulse.' The position which the government was taking up, however, was, he de clared, that where the state at a' , whole is challenged, and where the life and the welfare of the commu nity as a whole is endangered, then": the state must use all the resources at its disposal to fight, without flinching, to the bitter end. i l; I J- f 1- k. f" f 3