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STRAIT JACKETS USED
ON WOUNDED SOLDIERS. '
Denver, Sept. 26. Responsibility
for use of strait jackets on oa-
ticnts at the United States general
nospital No. , at Aurora, near
litre, was placed on Maj. William
II. Bergtold, former chief of the
medical staff at , the hospital by
witnesses at. an investigation today
by Congressman Clarence F. Lea,
of California. Mr, Lea is conduct
ing an inquiry into general condi
tions at the hospital. v
Roy A. Parks,, a patient,, told Lea
he Suffered four hemorrhages last
February as a, result of being
placed in a .strait jacket. Parks
maintained he had been confined
for disciplinary reasons. '
z Lieut. Herbert M. Nicholson, in
charge- of the disciplinary ward
from February 1 to June 3, last, de-
clared men inthe ward who' con-
' tinued to 'break the rules' were
brdcred placed in strait jackets
by Major Bergtold. ' s .
$20,000,000 GIVEN BY
JOHN D. FOR EDUCATION.
New .York, Sept. 26. A gift of
$20,000,000 from John D. Rockefeller
for the improvement of medical
education-in the United States was
announced Joday by the general
education board,
i The official announcement of the
gift says the income of the $20,
000,000 is to be currently used and
the entire principal is to be dis
tributed within 50 years.
, NAVY PLANES MAY MAKE
ANOTHER OCEAN TRIP.
Washington, Sept. 26. Two long
distance seaplane flights are planned
for early next year: by the navy,
one to Brazil and another to the
Philippines. Planes of entirely new
construction probably , will be used.
, Flight to the Philippines will be
the longest ever attempted in the
, history of aviation, 7,000 miles, or
twice the distance covered by the
. NC-4 in the transatlantic flight.
Plans of the department, it was
learned today, call for the start of
the transpacific flight from - San
Diego, Cal., with a stop at Hawaii,
making the first leg 2,000 miles ltfng
and longer than the NC-4's Trepas-sey-Azores
coyage, and another stop
at Guam. Naval officers, ' it was
. teamed, are considering extension
of the flight to Hongkong, China.
, Hampton Roads probably will be
, selected as the (base for the start
of " . the South American flight,
ending at Rio Janerio. The long
est leg of this journey will be 1,000
miles with stops at Guantanamo,
Cuba, Haiti, Santo Domingo, Trin
idad and several South ' American
ports.
' COURSING DOGS FROM "
ALL OVER AT RED OAK.
Red Oak, la., Sept. 26.-Special.)
John C. Bryant, secretary of the
; National Coursing association, in
charge of the preparations for the
national coursing'meet to be held
' , in Red Oak October 7, 8 9 and 10,
has received word that J. G. Berry
hill of Claremore, Okl., expects ip
make the trip from Claremore in his
airplane. -'
Mr. Berryhilt witf bring half a
dozert pounds, one-or .two of them
in his Tlane. ; : i -
Mr. Bryant has received word
also that the Jackrabbits for the J
meetwill be here this week. They j
will come from, Wichita, Kan. j
The judge of the meet will be P.
l. Everson, a banker of Alma, Neb:;
' andethe slipper will te George W.
1 Hodgson of Wichita,, Kan. Vernon
D. Andrews, College View, Neb.,
and president of the NationaLCours
ing association, will attend the meet
, ind will have six dogs in the races.
FIDO, TABBY AND FOWLS ,
NOW ELIGIBLE TO MAILS.
Chicago, s Sept. 26. Fido, Tabby
and all-of the fowl and domestic
animal creation witVin'measuremetit
restrictions now are eligible to ride
via parceli post if their destination
can be reached k within 48 hours,
Postmaster G,eneral Carlile was no
tified today by the postmaster gen-
... eraL . ' ,, . .,
WILSON PICKS HEAD OF
.CABBAGE TO GIVE WIFE.
Pueblo, Colo., Sept. 26 How
President Wilson had, his special
. train stop four miles east of here
yesterday, crawled through rbarbed
wire fence to reach a head of cab
. bage for the first lady of the land,
and, finally, knocked a shiny red
. apple off a tree at her request was a
-sidelight of President Wilson's visit
to Colorado that reached Pueblo to
day."" After leaving here late, yesterday,
the nresident'a train made a non-
scheduled stop at the Baxter bridge,
across the Arkansas river, because,
the scenery appealed to
While Mr. Wilson was at the
Harrv Lvnch. 22 years ola,
tti hichwav with a horse
t VtSfctavght the eye of the chief-ex-
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ecuuve, aim a iuciiiucrsui uic
straddled the sturdy mount, brand
ished the quirt and gleefully gal
loped, the horse up and down the
road. ' . ,: r
No New U; S. Treaties
WiD Be Proposed by
British Ambassador
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CHILDREN
TO RULE AT
CARNIVAL
Mothers Are Asked to Bring
the Little Ones Early That
They Mayirlave a full Half
Holiday on Saturday. f
MIDGET SHOW GREATEST
FAVORITE OF CHILDREN
Will Also Enjoy the Boxing
Kangaroo, the Clown, Girl
With Performing Ponies;
AkXuts Admission Price.
ATTENDANCE FIGURES.
x 1919. , 1918.
Wednesday 6,316 5,884
Thursday l&l
Friday 9,534 8,016
All roads once led to Rome, it was
said. All roads are now leading into
Omahn on account of the 25th annual
Ak-Sat-Ben festivities which openeM
this week under conditions that
could notvhave been more, auspicious
If thv had hetn made to order.
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It has also been saia tnat a iuuw-4-jc.iu 10 inc scnaic arc in ah. way ii
"Should Strafe Burlesori,r
, Says Letter Written By
Sec'y of Sefl. Hitchcock
Senator Norris Reads Letters to Senate in Which Occur
the Sentences, "Burleson the Tyrant, Has the Up:
per Hand. There is One Ray of Light, However
, if Burleson is Removed
across the
Jp"Vt is said,
oim. Whil
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New York, Sept. 26. Arriving
here late today aboard the Maure
tania to assume his new post as
British ambassador to the United
States. Viscount. Edward Grey,
wearing black glasses, deplore! his
poor eyesight which compelled him
to withdraw for three years from
nublie -life and , which, he said,
would make his mission in this
countrv "comoarativelv short."
The new ambassador asserted
that he had not come to put for
ward anv new orooosals tor treat
ies and alliances, but that' his ob
ject in accepting the post was. to
promote thTnxjsting good win De
tween American ana British peo
ples as, iar as he had the strength
. or the opportunity.
Thedford Votes Water fionds.
The3ford. Neb..- Sect. 26. (Spe
cial.) Thedford village voted $1Q.
OtX) for water bonds by a majority
vote of 9 to 1. This will be a ig
improvement for the village. '
By E. C. SNYDER. v
(Special Washington Correspondnt.)
Washington, Sept. 26 That Sena
tor Hitchcock has no love, for Post
master General Burleson, nor has his
secretary, Earl B. Gaddis, for that
matter, was made patent late yester
day by Senator Norris, who read
into the Congressional Record two
letters from Gaddis to a Mrs.
Weekes and her husband, Mr.
Weekes. ; ' ?. .
Mrs. Weekes,, it" is stated, was a
former member of the food commis
sion for Nebraska and conies from
Norfolk. From the tenor of the
letters it is inferred that one or the
other was a candidate for postmaster
at Norfolk or some other place, but
tailed to land.
These letters made their appear
ance in the course of a speech by the
junior senator from Nebraska at
tacking the administration for the
removal of two civil service com
missioners, Charles M. Galloway, a
democrat from South Caroljna,-qd
Herman W. Craven, a republican
froni the state of Washington, who
refused to rerate the. examinations
of candidates for postmasters on the
request of the postmaster general.
While the letters Senator Norris
tnn now and then, is relished by the
best joi men and women and chil
dren. .The whole 'spirit of the fall
carnival is to' provide a season of
merriment and entertainment for the
people of this trade territory. The
big features of this fall festival are
free to all, referring to the electrical
parade next Wednesday evening and
the automobile floral -parade Thurs
day evening. f
Any way one looks at it ;the fall
festival just about pays for itself, as
the Knights of Ak-$ar-Ben are not
in the money-making business h
yond the .in'direct results which will
We realized by reason of the good
will of the people who live in the ter
ritory tributary to the metropolis.
Watching the, Ballyhoo.
.Another . gay, throng crowded
through the gates' of the King's
High way ; last night and bestowed
iberal patronage on tne various ai-
raetions offered. ,
Meandering ' along the carnival
streets and watching the ballyhoo is
of itself worth while, but, of course,
there are none so old that they are
able to resist the impulse to visit
some of-he shows. There are fea
tures for every sort of inclination. If
the visitor wants to enjoy a hearty
augh, h. is commended to the.
Housa of 1,001 Troubles, where his
pack" of trouble will roll" from his
back. Tiie midget show nearby in
terests everybody. The venerable In
dians from Pflnder visited this show
yesterday afternoon and their faces
were studies as they observed these
little people sing and go through
their various stunts. . ' . 1
Today Is. "Children's Day."
Speaking of the midgets, one is
reminded that this afternoon, from
1 to 6 o clock, will be children's
day," when the little folks will be
admitted to the grounds and to the
shows at half the regular admission
charges. Ihe midget show will be
popular with th kiddies this after
noon, because these performers are
really clever and neat. The children
will also enjoy the; girl with the
performing ponies and the funny
clown and his boxing kangaroo.
Mothers are' urged to bring their
children early this afternoon and
give the youngsters a full half-day
outing. " '
Dancing Platform Open.
The dancing platform was opened
on the King's Highway last night
and attracted many disciples of
terpsichore. This attraction wilt be
the center of many revelers to
night. - .
Con T. Kennedy, owner of the
shows, and his manager,- Harold
Bushea, asserted that they will make
every effort to care for the large
crowd which will foe expected to
night. It will be a week-end; treat
for many who enjoy diversion af
ter six' days' work. The carnival
will be open tonight until 11 o'clock,
and on Sunday the show folks will
have a day of rest, which they need
once a week. ...
Nextweek there will be six solid
days of fun and frolic on the carni
val grounds.
List Your Rooms.
"X h Ak-Sar-Ben ' information
bureau, which has been ooened in
the Moon theater building, -.1410
Douglasv street, ire ports that
Omahans have not responded as ex
pected in the matter of registering
their spare rooms for next " week,
hen thousands of visitors are ex
Dected. Those who have accommo
dations which they wish to rent for
a few days or a week, are invited
to take advantage of this free serv
ice. Rooms may be listed-by tele
phoning Miss Ooethe, convention
secretary, Chamber of Commerce,
or by , advising the information
bureau. 1 ' , ,;
Barrett to Eesign
New Orleans. La., Sept. 25. John
Barrett, director general of the Pan-
American union since 1907. announc
ed here he would resign at the No
vember meeting of the union
defense of Mr. Burleson, according
to the senator, he said he had no
doubt that in" the democratic party
there were many pie-counter states
men who objected to the order,of
President Wilson taking postoffices
amt of politics, and are angry with
Mr. Burleson because he has not dis
regarded it more than he has :
Hitchcock Lacks Influence.
In reading the letters, Senator
Norris prefaced that by saying:
i"I am going to read two letters
from arlnan well known in my state,
a prominent democrat, in which he
condemns Mr. JBurleson in order to
satisfy some of , his democratic
friends that the senior senator from
Nebraska is not able always to get
democrats in office. The first ot
these letters reads:
':"U. S. Senate, Washington, D. C,
May 31, 1919. My Dear Mrs.
Weekes: I have your letter and
hasten to reply. Burleson says:
result of examination is only thing
that will count. No politics, makes
no . difference if a republican ii
chosen., ' .
" 'That is the kind of a postmaster
general we have and this is what
makes democrats boiling-hot and has
caused a number of them to band to
gether to insist upon Burleson's
removal.
'"Hitchcock was the only demo
crat in congress ro voice a 'protest
against Burleson's tyranny, and, of
course, Burleson didn't like it.
Fears Republican Appointment.
" 'We will likely suffer the distinct
embarrassment one of the.se days of
seeing a republican newspaper man
who writes bjtter partisan copy be-
(Contlnued on Pare Six, 'Column Two.) '
PRESIDENT
CANCELS
PACT TOUR
Announcement Made at Wich
ita by Admiral Grayson That
Trip Will Be' Discontinued;
No Speech in Kansas.
STRAIN OF SPEAKING
TOO MU(iH FOR WILSON
Illness and Physical Exhaus
tion Reason for Action; Ex
ecutive III Most of Night
and Will Return to Capital.
ALIEN ENEMIES
RETURNED HOME
ON OWN SHIP
Witness Change t JSjncc Dream
of World Domain for v
Germany. i
New York, Sept. 26. Hundreds
of German sailors, most of whom
had" been identified with com
merce raiding exploits during the
war marched silently aboard the
steamer Poccahohtas to return in d
feat to their native land. Even the
ship they sailed on was a poignant
reminder of the overwhelming dis
aster that had befallen their country,
for the Pochontas, once the Prinzess
Irene was one of tht great ships
with which Germany in peace had
bid for the supremacy of the sea.
There were 1,7.51 Oerman men,
women and cnuaren wno Doaraea
the Poccahontas, the great majority
sailors and there was scarcely a
place that their eyes could rest
which did not bear witness to tne
change which had come aver the
fortunes of themselves and their
empire since they first landed on the
American shores.
Above them the Stars and btnpes
happy hollow to
Have new course
and club house
Committee Named to Seek New
Site for Finest of
- Links. I
floated over the tremendous bulks fhome be secured and a resolution
Contemplating building and erect
ing the finest golf links ;and club
house west of the Mississippi river,
the members of the Happy Hollow
club last night at their. meeting in
structed their diretors to secure a
site for a new home.
Probable locations for "the new,
club were not proposed, but options
onj.ths three best possible sites will
be secured and presented to . the,
stockholders at a meeting arranged
as soon as the options are obtained.
One hundred and sixty acres of land
will be purchased and it is said that
tracts from1" $375 to $1,000 an acre
have been suggested.
A committee composed of John
Parish, Bryce Crawford and C. C.
Sadler, with Charlie Johnson, golf
instructor of the club, has been ap
pointed to investigate and obtain
options on the three most suitable
sites.- . , '
Members of the club were unan
imous in their opinions that a new
of the former Vaterland, Impera
tor and Kronprinzessin, Cecilie,
ships which flew the flag of imperial
Germany before it embarked on,
its dream of world dominion. To
their righFthe standard of democJ
racy was hoisted over the great
piers of the North German Lloyd
and Hamburg-American line and as
they embarked they were shep
herded i to their quarters by 200
American marines.
Amone the deported were mem
bers of the crew of the commerce
raider Moewe. They marched si
lently on board under the command
of their captain, Hans Berg. Close
behind them came members ot the
crew of the Prinz Eitel Friedrich,
which ended its career by sinking
the American ship William P.
Frye and then took refuge in New
port News.
1 hey were headed by tneir cap
tain, Max lhienchens.
A little group of 16 insane in
cluded Lieut.' Herman Berka, for
merly chief engineer of the cruiser
Cormoran, which was blown up in
Guam harbor when the United
States entered the war.
A report that Werner Horn, who
plotted destruction "of the Vance
boro, Me., railroad bridge, was
on board, proved incorrect. He is
still at rort McPherson.
Slayer of Sheriff
Who Tried to Arrest r
Him Is Found Guilty
Heber Springs, Ark., Sept.' 26.
Bliss A. Atkisson, one of the prin
cipals in the draft-resistance dis
turbances in this section in July
1918, -was convicted of .first degree
murder today. The jury fixed his
punishmenfa at 18 years in' the: peni
tentiary. Ie was convicted for
killing Porter Hazelwood of Heber
Springs, member of a sheriff's posse
that had gone to the home of At
kisson's father to arrest the three
son who were charged with refus
ing to register for the draft: Two
brothers of the convicted man, Tom
andHardy, will be placed on trial
Monday,
was first, introduced that the di
rectors proceed to purchase a site
as soon as possible. After discus
sion pro and con, it was decided
that the selection of the site, with
the advice of Charlie Johnsojif be
presented to the stockholders and
they would decide which of the
three sites should be purchased. -
Man Seriously Hurt
When Auto Crashes
1 Head-On Into Trolley
, Thomas Purshause, dining car
employe of the Union Pacific, was
seriously injured, and D. H. Hawk
and Richard Kitchin of the Paxton
hotel were badly shaken up at 6:05
last night when a high-powered
touring car in which they were rid
inz west on Ames avenue at high
speed crashed head-on into a street I
car at the intersection oi inirtyr
eighth street and Ames .avenue.
Purshause was ' still unconscious
at an ir1y hour this morning. He
suffered a deep scalp, wound and a
concussion of the brain. His limbs
were bruised and cut. He is in Lister
hospital. .
Hawk suffered minor, cuts while
both he and Kitchin were generally
bruised. ' . t y ;'
The machine j was knocked thirty
yards by the impact, according to
the police report y
J. F; Jefferson, motorman of the
car, said' the car was traveling 50
miles an hour. '
On Board President Wilson's
Train, Sept. 26. Ill from over-exertion
on his long four for, the peace
treaty, President Wilson today can
celed the speaking dates remaining
on his schedule and turned back to
ward Washington.
The president acted under orders
from his physician, Dr. Cary T.
Grayscn, who said in a formal state
ment late this afternoon that Mr.
Wilson wis suffering from "nervous
exlurtfstion," and that while his "con
dition was not alarming a consider
able period of rest would be neces
sary for his recovery."
, After a few days at the capital,
where the president's special train
will arrive Sunday morning at the
end of a fast run half-way across the
continent, the president may go to
some secluded rest resort for a com
plete vacation from the official cares
which .have occupied his attention
contiuensly for many,, months.
Will Not Greet King. ,
- A plan for . MrJ Wilson to go to
New York late Mext week to weU
come King Albert of Belgium, vir'
tually has been abandoned, but the
president expects to .receive the
king later at the White House. All
other engagements for the iinme
diate future have been canceled. .
Aftfcr a night of illness, during
which Dr. Grayson and. Mrs. Wilson
were in almost constant attendance
upon him, the president decided 'to
abandon his ' trip . shortly after 9
'o'clock this morning, while his train
was atWichita, -Kan. He did not
leave- his private car there and dur
ing most of the day he was in bed.
In the. afternoon and evening he
got some sleep , and was' able to
take some nourishment.
Since he left Washington, Septem
ber 3, the president has delivered
40 speeches for the treaty and when
he reached Wichita had traveled
more than '8,200 miles on his original
10,000-mile schedule. Besides the
Wichita speech he was to have
sfcoken tonight at Oklahoma City,
-f tomorrow at Little Rock and Mem
phis and Monday at Louisville,
reaching Washington Tuesday.
I Cancels Engagements.
Cancellation of the remainder of
the trip was announced in a state
ment by Secretary Tumulty and
later the secretary issued another
statement announcing cancellation
of the president's other engagements
for the immediate future. .
Althcfugh" Mr. Wilson's illness did,
not take an 'aggressive turn until
last night, he has not been entirely
well since he left Washington Sep
tember '6. VA " slight cold several
times has handicapped him in speak
ing and for several days he has suf
fered from headache. After leaving
his train for a three mile'walk late
yesterday near Pueblo, Colo., how-
ever, he seemed in much better trim.
In the evening Dr. Grayson spent
some time with him and during the
night made another visit to the
presidential private car. He found
that the presidenT-was not sleeping
well and that Mrs. Wilson', who has
been his constant companion during
(Continued on Page Six, Column Four.)
Entire Plant-of;
Platte ValleyCo. i
Burns to! Ground
Lexington, Neb.. Sept. 26. The
entire 'milling 'plant of thd Platte
Valley Milling company at Gothen
burg, f.ear here, was burne tonight.
The buildings burned included the
power plant office, mill nd Jeva
for, the latter containing 85,000 bush
els of wheat. The total loss U placed
at $200,000, partly insured,
Democratic Leaders
Will Urge Wilson to
- Take Reservations
Washington, Sept. 26. After
President Wilson's return to Wash
ington, democratic leaders in the
senate plan to seek an early con
ference to advise' him of the oeace
.treaty situation in the senate and to
a: L;li. '
uiscijss a possioje compromise over
reservations.. " ,
Someprominent democratic sen
ators -said todayv they - planned to
advise the president carefully to
consider acceptance of somesort of
reservations, interpretativCln char
acter, at least. It was said to be
possible that their advice would ex
tend to recommendations that reser
vations be accepted or that the
treaty be withdrawn fre-m the sen
ate, at, least temporarily.
, These, democratic, spokesmen are
convinced that the treaty cannot be
ffatified without reservations of some
description. They conceded, how
ever, that there might be a conflict
in the democratic advice given the
president in" view of the adamant
position taken against reservations
by Senator Hitchcock, democrat,
Nebraska, one of the leaders in the
treaty fight -
Lack of Violence Marks
; v Apparent Deadlock ' in
, Leading Steel Centers
Fifth Day of Strike Quiet Gompers. Defines Issue of
Employes as Right to, Be Heard on Labor Condi-r
tions, and to Organize Meeting Called to Arrange
Walkout of 55,000 Bethlehem Workmen.
By The Associated Press. .'
Chief developments on the fifth day of the great steel strike were:
1 Definition of , the strike issue as the right of employes J'to be
heard, to organize and to have some voice in determining conditions" under
which they labor," made by Samuel Gompers, president of the American
Federation of Labor before the senate labor committee in Washington.
2 Calling of a meeting of the strikers' national committee in Pitts
burgh today to make final arrangements for the strike of the 55,000 em
ployes of the Bethlehem Steel company, set for Monday. "
3 Announcement that John D .Rockefeller, jr., principal owner of the
Colorado Fuel, Iron & Coal company, will take no part in the strike of
6,000 workers at the Pueblo plant A .... '
4 Claim by union officials that workers in the Youngstown district,
at a meeting held to vote on the question of returning to work had de
cided against such a move. - f .
5 Condemnation of "foreign agitators" and commendation of Sheriff
Haddock of Allegheny county by a coroner's. jury in Pittsburgh, which re
turned a verdict of "death from gunshot wounds inflicted by persons un
known while an attack was being made on deputy sheriffs dur
ing a riot" in the case of a woman organizer and striker whom the steel
workers claimed had been murdered at West Natrona,. Pa..
6 Apparent deadlock,, marked by lack of violence, apparently prevail
ing in the chief steel centers. "
M i ;
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OFFICERS
KEEP MOB
OFF NEGRO
Both Sides Wait.
Pittsburgh. Sept. 26. The close
of the fifth-day of the steel workers'
strike found each side in the great
industrial struggle apparently wait
ing for the other to make the next
move. There were no -"botable
changes discernible and from' infor
mation gleaned from the headquar
ters of the strikers national com
mittee and from the offices of tne
larger steel companies in the Pitts
burgh district no material devel
opments are expected before Mon
day. I
Representatives ol several large
corporations, including the Carnegie
Steel company, let it be known. that
they look for a big influx of men
when the whistles blow Monday
morning. It was contended by them'
that the strikers would then have
had a week of idleness and finding
that a large number -jot men are still
at work and their own funds getting
low, thousands would change their
minds and seek their old jobs. : :l
Assurances by police authorities
and company officials, it was also
pointed out,- wouiq nave an innu
cnce'on strikers who are favorable
to returning to work.
These views were combated by
William Z. Foster, secretary of the
Steel Worker national committee,
who said a drive will be made Mon
day on all plants that are still in
operation. He said that "the bulk"
of the steel workers in the Pitts
burgh district Jiad walked out of
the mills and denied that the men
were deserting the union and return
ing to work.
"There has been a - continual
stream of men out of the Home
stead works," Mr. Foster said. "The
situation looks brighter than -ever.
We are going to shut down the mills
there entirely." -Committee
Meets Today.
Mr. Foster also announced th
strike will be enforced against the
Jones and Laughln company plants
on the south side and in Soho, on
Monday There are about 12,000
men employed in these mills. Dur
ing the week a number of employes
walked out, crippling many depart
ments of that company, he said.
A meetings of the strikers' na
tional committee has been arranged
for tomorrow morning to take fur
ther and probably final action with
relation to .the proposed strike
against the Bethlehem Steel com
pany, the largest steel interest next
to the United states Steel corpora
tion. The ; strike lias been fixed
for next Monday morning and the
question of making it effective will
come before the committee tomor
row, i j s -Conference
is Refused.
President E. C. Grace of the
Bethejem company sent a reply-to
the union leaders yesterday announ
cing that the company would not de
part from its present method of deal
ing with its employes or. grant the
union a conference. Secretary Fos
ter of the national committee de
clined to make the letter public. ,
It was a very quiet day in the
Pittsburgh district. There was an ex
change of shots between state police
and some jnen near Clairton, 20
(Continued fcn Pace Six, Column live.)
Will Brown Identified by Both
Miss Lobeck and Millard
Hoffman as Culprit Who!1
Assaulted Girl. . .
ARMED MAN FOUND '
BY POLICE IN HIS R00JI
Hurried to County Jail for
Protection 'Against Large
Crowd of Wrathy Citizens
of Gibson.
OFFICERS OF ARfJlY
AND NAVY COMPETE
IN BALLOON DERBY
Colonel Wuest and Lieutenant
Hoffman Fort Omaha
V
. Entrants. . - V
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St. Louis, Sept. 26. The first bal
loon in the army and navy derby
started at 6:05 tonight. The craft
opening the race represented the
navy. It was followed at regular in
tervals by all oi the other entrants
excepting one navy balloon, in which
a leak was found and which will
leave as soon as repaired.
The leading balloon was manned
by Ensign J. H. Stevens and Lieut.
W. R. Reed of the United States na
val station, Pensacola, Fla. This
was closely followed by the first
army balloon, with Capt. E. P. Phil
lips and Lieut. Byron T. Brt of
Langley field in the basket.
The second navy balloon, manned
by Lieut. H. W. Hoyt and Ensign
F. W. Reichelderfer, developed a
leak and the entrant was passed and
the second army balloon, containing
Lieut. Col. Jacob Wuest and Lieut
William E. 'Huffmann, ascended.
Then came the navy balloon oper
ated by Lieut. R. Emerson and En
sign F. L7 Sloman, to be followed al
most immediately by the last army
balloon, with Lieut. Isaac H. Coul
ter and Lieut. H. K. Hine in charge.
The last army balloon left the
field at 6.:30 p. m.
The starting was done by Capt.
Charles J. Glidden of New York,
while the officers in charge of the
race aifd to whom the balloonists
will report when they finally alight
were Maj. A. B. Lambert and Litut,
E. F. Hermanns of the United
States air1 service.
All of the balloons took a north
westerly direction on leaving excep
ting the. Langley field craft, which
headed to the northeast. A report
received from St. Charles, Mo.,
stated that one of the entrants was
sighted opposite that place about '7
o'cJock and that - the other four
appeared at intervals of about 10
minutes. ,
Late tonight it was announced
that repairs on the sixth entrant has
not been completed and it ' was
probable the balloon would not
compete.
One' of the baloons passed 6vtr
Mr., Sterling. 111. at 10:55 o'clock, it
was reported,
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GREAT BRITAIN
RAILROAD MEN'
OUT ON STRIKE!
Government Will Call Out
Troops and t Fight to
Bitter Finish
London, Sept. 26. (By The As
sociated Press.) The government
tonight is marshaling all the facili
ties at its disposal with the avowed
intention of fighting to. a bitter
finish a country-wide strike of rail
way men, which was due to begin at
midnight, as a result of the refusal
of the National Union of Railway
Men to accept the - government's
proposals regarding the fixing of a
permanent rate of wages as basis
for further negotiations;
From an authoritative 'ource it
was learned tonight that the gov
ernment intends to use its every
resource, even to the employment of
armed forces if necessary, to com
bat what was characterized as a
"heinous ' offense" and, "a strike
against the life of the communi
ty." . ' ... N "
Use Motor ars.
Already preparations have been
made, to continue the transport of
necessities by motor 'cars; the war
office has suspended all leaves of
absence' and further demobilization
of the military forces and the food
minister has revived virtually all the
war measures regarding the ration
ing of food.
The Manchester railway is laid to
be strongly opposed to the move
ment, while a majority of the men at
Crewe, .the great railway junction
southeast of Liverpool, also are re
ported to be averse to strikine. .
f On the other hand, it is reported
tnat in many ot the big centers, such
as Birmingham, Derby, York . and
Portsmouth, -the men, quit at mid
night. The platforms at several provin
cial jstatiofts were thronged at mid
night with intended passengers, who
hadthe prospect of spending the
night there guarding their baggage.
ItJ reported that some full trains
were abandoned. 1 . ' '
In South Wales the men are said
to have struck ip a body, including
the engineers. . ,
J. H. Thomas, general secretary
of the. National, union -of railway
men tonight sent an emphatic mes
sage to the Irish branch of the
union ordering the men not to cease
work until further notice
, Two hundred and fifty men and
women gathered at 10 o'clock- last'
night in front of the home of Agnev
Lobeck, ,19 years old, 3228 South:"
Second street, and tried to lynch
Will Brown, Fifth and Cedar
streets, when Miss Lobeck posi-.'
tively identified Brown as the negro..
who robbed Millard Hoffman, her
escort, and then assaulted her . in . ;
Gibson, Thursday night. -
Mae mob kept Jhree police officers '
acting as the negro s bodyguard,, .
cornered' in the Lobeck home for' -more
thanan hour before word -could
be gotten to Central police
station for help. At one time the ;
mob had a rope around the negro's
neck. - i ' V
When Brown had been led away,
by y two dozen police officers, the
crowd yelled their intentions of "get-
ting him yet." ;
, Call Out Entire Force. ' x "
Captain Anton Vanous ordered
every officer frorn both the before
midnight and fter-midnight details r .
to report at the poljc'e static-,.' 4'
once. Forty-six officers and de'tecf
tives were kept at the police station
until an early hour this morning to
prevent any demonstration. I '.
In the meantime Brown was taken- -to
the county jail secretly under,
heavy guard. Brown is now in the
county jail. '..-. j , ; J
Brown was apprehended by
Emergency Officer Al Sinclair, SpeV .
cial Detective Harry Lighthall and
Chauffeur Heinie Bosen in the home
of Virginia Jones, Fifth and Cedar
streets, where Brown lived. Br6wii .
was alone in the house at the time
and in bed. According to the police,
Brown wa armed. ' ,
. . Lived With White Woman.1 -
The officer's were answering a call
in the vicinity of the" Jones home -
when they caught Brown. A neigh-
bor of the Jones woman pointed out ' ,
the Jones' home to Sinclair, telling
him there were two suspicious-looting
negroes there with a white wo
man. . ;
When the police investigated they J
arrested crown, lhey took Brown
to the Lobeck home.
When Agnes Lobeck was brought
into the roora-where . the negrc
stood she cried hysterically and re
peatedly "That's the man: that's the'
man," according to-the officers. ;
Millard Hoffman. 1923 South"
Thirteenth street, a cripple, . who
was acting as the girl's" escort when
the attack and robbery took -place,
about midnight Thursday night.-alsoi
identified Brown as the guilty man1
the police say.' v .
Steal OfficersrCarVKey. ;,
When the officers returned to
Ihe police emergency car to bring
Brown to 'jail, the key of the Car"
had been taken. While two offi- "
cers sat, one at each side .of the
(Contlnofd on Paga Mi, Column On.) t
Says Husband Told , v
Her FranklyyHe'No;
' 1
Longer Loved Her
v.
Rhuey Hass told Judge Sears y'es-
terday in divorce court that her hus
band, John Hass, an insurance man,''
frequently-rerharked to herNthat he.
no longer loved her, . : ; - v
"He said he had found another
woman and that he knew he had
never loved until he met her," she "
said. - -.'
-Judge Sears gave her, a divorce,;
the furniture in their home and ths
custody of their infant daughter.
Irish. Meet, to -Arrange r .
Plans 'of DeValera Meetin j .
Rev, Father Michael A. ShTne of ;
Plattsmouth was the principal speak
er at a meeting of the O'Neill Mou-
ument association 'at the Hotel Fon
tenelle last night, when plans wereT
made for an address In Omaha bv
President DeValera of Ireland oil
October 27.
On the following day the mon
ument in Holy Sepulcher cemetery
wilt be unveiled by the visiting Irish-,
man. A committee was named to co-,
operate with Mayor. Smith in ar
ranging details of the DeValera
meeting. ' ."
Prince Comes in November
Victoria, B. C, Sept. 26. The
Prince of Wales will leave Ottawa
for, Washington on November 10, it
was omciany announced nere
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