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    THE BEE: OMAHA. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1919.
MOVIES OF RIOT
NOT TO BE SHOWN
IN LOCALilOUSES
bocal Film Company Photog
i rapher Takes Series of Pic
I tures Showing Stages oK
F ; Disorders Sunday.
During all the disorder and riot
ing of Sunday night C E. Schmidt
of the Chenoweth Film company,
1306 Farnam street, risked his life
with a camera to shoot" pictures
of the firing of the court house,the
lynching of Will Brown, negro, and
, the reckless shooting of the mob.
In one instance eight men held
Sdhmidt above their heads near the
north entrance of the court house
in order that authentic pictures of
. the fray might be snapped.
' At the request of officials of the
Chamber of Commerce the pictures
will not be shown in Omaha. Al
ready theaters in Des Moirtes, Sioux
City, Lincoln, Kearney, Columbus,
Atlantic, la., and Council Bluffs
have received prints of the lynch
ing and areshowing them.
City officials in Grand Island re
fused to ajlow the pictures to be
shown there because of racial feel
ing existing there, according to a
telegram received by Schmidt from
S. A. Hayman, manager of a theater
in that city.
By noon Monday, prints of the
pictures were on their way to New
York City to be shown there, pro
viding they are permitted.
"The films are in favor of law
enforcement and for the betterment
of the community," Mr. Schmidt
declared.
Scenes of Mayor Smith taken 10
days ago are also depicted in the
print. Taking of the fire scene of
the court house was a difficult task,
Schmidt said, because of the dark
ness. However, the night scene is
shown plainly in the pictures.
The manufacture of steel In the
Pittsburgh district has been carried
on for considerably more than a
century.
Buy Heating Stoves at
HARPER'S
Flatiron BIdg., 17th and Howard
JOH BUNION
mti
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WARD CORN V
End The Torture From
Corns, Callouses, Buniom
. With
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t drops of Corn "Fix!" In 10 mtn-
utea that stubborn corn or cajloua
which has caused you so much
agony will be gone abtolutely,
Jf you will Just follow tha simple
directions.
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Jiothing to eat the good flesh and
make the foot sore. Tou don't
have to soak or "cook." the feet
nl&ht after night It's all over in
a few minutes!
There is no mystery about Corn
"Fix." It's a sensible remedy that
works that's all. If your dealer
cannot supply you send us 35c. in
' stamps and we will mail you a
bottle direct. '
For .itching, burning, tired,
swollen, achlns or perspiring feet,
use Corn "Fix" Foot Bath Tab
lets. 30 tablets for 25c, Tour
money back if either fails to help
you. Corn Fix Co., Inc., Newark,
-N.J.
Treacherous Moros1 Taught Severe Lesson
By Pershing In Slaughters at Fort Bacolod
Bamboo Bridges Thrown
Over Ditch and Place
Carried by Hand-to-Hand
Assault .
After the Macui campaign ' Per
shing decided to postpone further
movement against hostile Moros in
the hope that they would profit by
the experiences of those whom he
had vanquished. And the vanquish
ed, as the hostile Moros well knew,
were not confined to those against
whom the two expeditions had been
directed. Before even the first ex
pedition Pershing had arrested the
Sultan of Binidayan; and the sultan,
going juramenfado, was killed.
Letters were sent, after the Macui
campaign, to the east lake and
Bacolid Moros, giving them every
opportunity to come to friendly
terms. They were -told that even
though previously hostile they
might visit Camp Vicars and that
the United States government, as
represented by Pershing, would wel
come a change in their holtile atti
tude. Several Moros on-the eastern
side of the lake took advantage of
the opportunity, including Raja
Nurul Caquim, who controlled a
number of rancherias. He told his
people that they must not interfere
with the Americans under penalty
of severe punishment. Moros from
Butig and Bayabao also called at
Camp Vicars and declared that they
wished no more war.
Nothing of a friendly nature,
however, was heard from Bacalod.
Recognized By Moros.
Meantime, in November, Pershing,
under escort of Amai-Manibilaang
and some of his people, crossed the
lake in vintas with 150 men. He
visited several towns, among them
Madaya and Marahui and proceed
ed thence to Lligan, returning to
Camp Vicars over the same route.
Pershing was shown every atten
tion, especially at Madaya and also
at Marahui, where, on market day,
a large conference was held attend
ed, by some 500 Moros from all sec
tions of the lake. Pershing was re
ceived with marked . deference and
the Moros acclaimed him widely as
a datto in comparison with whom
all other dattovwere as nothing.
"The actual leadeY of the hostile
Moros was an old pandita by the
name of Sajiduciaman, reported
Pershing. Knowing his friendship
for 'Amai-Manibilang and one or
two others, summoned, them to
Camp Vicars to aid me in bringing
him to see the folly of further re
sistance, -i-
"An interview was finally ar
ranged, at which he and I agreed to
be personal friends, but he claimed
to be unable to give any assur
ances as to the future -action of his
people.
"In January, his followers began
to interfere with the Moros em
ployed by us and a campaign was
decided on.
Attack On Bacolod.
"The plan was to attack Bacolod
from the north, and to do this it
was necessary to rather keep up in
the hills, where we had to work'our
way very lowly.
"On reaching Bacolod Hill, about
4 o'clock, a very heavy rain set in,
which considerably delayed the ad
vance; especially of the artillery.
The leading company was moved
down Bacolod ridge toward the fort
in skirmish line, and was received
with a heavy fire . of lantacas and
small arms. Advancing to within
300 yards, one company was placed
across the ridge 'and one moved to
the right and another to the left, so
as to partially envelop the fort. One
section of the artillery having ar
rived, firing began in arnest on
both sides.
Hoist White Flag.
"At about 9 o'clock a. ' m. the
Moros inside the fort ceased firing
and hoisted a white flag, the Pan
andungan of Bacolod himself re-
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Always have the price stamped on the sole at the
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Big Boys and Girls
Men and Women ,
With Small Feet
Here is an opportunity to
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present factory cost.
Come In Friday
Prices
$3.50 to
45.50
Size 5 to Vz
These shoes cannot be duplicated today-for less
than $8 to $10. They are solid leather, and made to
fit, if you can wear any of the sizes.
If every man, woman, boy and girl in Omaha
knew the values offered, we would sell the entire
lot in one day.
DOUGLAS SHOE STORE, (Inc.)
W. S. STRYKER
117 No. 16th St Opp. Postoffice.
t. . .
ll life 4 tetll o
A Filipino Bilan t nd his wife,
questing terms of surrender. They
were informed that nothing but un
conditional surrender would be ac
cepted, and that as prisoners their
lives would be well treated. They
declined these terms, desiring to
keep their arms and to remain in
the fort.
"The effective work of the moun
tain artillery had already prac
tically destroyed the embrasures
and 'portholes on the north and
east faces of the fort, and we soon
reached a stage when all that re
mained to be done was to make the
final assault. It was necessary, how
ever, to remain at Bacolod until the
following day, awaiting the arrival
of supply pack trains' sent to Vicars.
Moreover, in order to avoid loss
of life I was, very desirous of forc
ing the, Moros to surrender, and
for these reasons concluded to de
lay the assault until the following
day in 'the hope that they would
finally give up. Fresh troops were
sent to the firing line, which watf
strengthened at night, and the ut
most precautions taken that none
should escape from the fort and no
reinforcements enter. Early the
morning of the 8th the Panandun
gan again asked for and was granted
a conference,' which, however, re
sulted as before.
-'Fought Hand-to-Hand, ,
"Material for filling the ditch was
prepared at once, and detailed in
structions were given to the offi
cers of the assaulting lines to be
composed of Company C, 27th in
fantry, under Lieutenant Shaw;
Troop L, 15th cavalry, dismounted
under Captain Kirkpatrick, and one
Maxine gun, under Captain McNair.
All in readiness,' the infantry ad
vanced toward the east face of the
fort, and the cavalry, with the
mountain gun between the two, pla
toons, the north face.
J'Under the protection of the fire
of this line' the ditch at the point of
crossing, .opposite the middle of the
east face, was filled with . fallen
trees, and a bamboo bridge was
thrown across by Company M,
Twenty-seventh Infantry, and
Troop A, Fifteenth Cavalry, under
Lieutenants Gracie and Lear, re
spectively, Lieutenant Peek, En
gineer corps, immediately directing
the work. Within 20 minutes this
was accomplished without casualty,
and men of Company C, Company
M and Troop A, hurriedly crossed
to the berme and sprung upon the
parapet, 1 encountering Moros in
hand-to-hand combat, who rushed
with campilans and krises from the
berm galleries and interior of the
fort to meet them. '
Moros Slaughtered.
"Three men were wounded al
most instantly, but short work was
made of the remaining Moros, who
in all parts of the fort continued to
fight desperately to the death. The
plan of assault was ' executed in
every detail. . It was a brilliant ac
tion and one never to be forgotten
by those who engaged, and the gal
lantry displayed by our troops has
seldom been equalled.
"It is said that there were in the
beginning over 200 Moros in the
fort, several of whom escaped the
first day and night, and just before
the assault the number was put at
from 50 to 100. Sixty Moros were
foundvdead at the fort and trenches,
among those killed being the Panan
dungan of Bacolo, the leader of op
position to the Americans; Datto
Macasasa, Datto Tundia, Datto An
tao, and several bthers of less im
portance. Weapons In Ashes.
"On account of the danger, from
cholera, a minute inspection of the
interior was not deemed safe, and
the fort was at once ordered burned.
Many rifle barrels and kris blades
were found in the ashes, together
with six cannons and seven lantacas,
which were destroyed with gunpow
der. "Our casualties in the Bacolod
fight previous to "the attack on the
MILD WEATHER
IS PROTECTION
Tp COURT HOUSE
Repair Work Being Rushed-
People Should Regard Rliins
as Object Lesson, Says
Official. v
Thfr-rruld weather is considered a
"god-send" In the present unpro
tected condition of the ruined court
house. -N
Work is proceeding rapidly on
replacing the windows. In dozens
of places temporary windows are
being installed two feet back of the
regular windows so as not to inter
fere with the placing of the regular
frames and windows. Where only
the window panes have , been
broken they are being replaced and
within three or four days the build
ing will be protected from the
weather.
Dozens of steam radiators have
been broken off and the pipes are
being plugged temporarily so that
fort proper were five men wounded
and in the final assault three wound
ed. According to conservative re
ports of friendly Moros, 60 Macolod
Moros were filled in the fighting in
that vicinity in addition to those
mentioned above, making 120 in all,
besides renegades ' from Taraca,
Pindalunan, Binidayan, and other
places.
"The dimensions of Fort Bacolod
included within the walls of the
parapet were about 80 by 100 feet.
The walls were 12 feet high, IS feet
thick at the base, and faced with
stone on the outside. A berme 12
feet wide extended entirely around
the fort, under which were con
structed galleries, and both the fort
and berme were covered 'with aba
boo and earth. The fort proper and
the galleries were used as a dwell
ing by the family of the Panandun-
gan and many of his people. The
parapet was loopholed for rifle fir,
and contained embrasures for can
non and lantacas and a series of
bamboo loopholes extended entire
ly around the edge of the berme for
rifle fire from the galleries.
(Continued Tomorrow.)
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HARPER'S
Flatiron Bldf., 17th mxA Howard
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out th)e impurities.
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K -
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at a special price at all grocers
who just will not sell any
thing but the best. Oatman's
Milk is wonderfully good
even for uses which many
thought needed rich cream
until they tried Oatman's.
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1
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Coodeatefy t NefllrrSle, Wk, fas the center of Wisconsin' most taiutay. and productirt
steam can be" turned on at the ear
liest moment in order to dry out
the interior of the building.
Must Replace Cables.
,kThe elevators are in bad condi
tion, the cables having been so bad
ly burned that they must be re
placed. Within afew days the
workmen expect to Rave one of the
elevators running.
The county assessor has estab
lished a temporary office in the em
ployment bureau office on the
ground floor. The employment bu
reau has been moved to the city
hall. v
, Entrance is permitted only at the
east door and only to ..those
having passes. County Commis
sioner O'Connor declared yesterday
that the public should be admitted
to see the ruin as an object lesson,
"If the people could see the in
terior of that building, it would be
a great deterrent to a revival of the
wild mob spirit in the future," he
said.
Clerks Patiently Wait
Work, of ! restoring the county
treasurer's office is being pushed so
rapidly that it is hoped to put in
temporary windows and floors and
have the) room in temporary condi
tion in a few days. This office is
now on the fourth floor temporarily,
but work has not started because
of lack of desks, the fact that all the
remaining records are in the vault,
of the old office, and the further
fact that the tempoary oflfice is on
the fourth floor with no elevators
running. The employes of the orfice
sit in the halls waiting for quarters.
Charwoman Saves
Judge EsteDe From
Threatened Attaclc
Nora McCarthy, a charwoman at ;
the court house, saved District
Judge Estelle from threatened as
sault at the hands of one of the riot
ers Sunday night. The aged judge
was standing on Seventeenth street ,
watching the court house fire. Mrs.
McCarthy was there also and the ,
judge was telling about the Ciucin-
nati riots of 1863. As
A young man took exception to vr
some of his remarks and reached for -his
hip pocket, with the exclamation,
"I'll fix you!" :'
Mrs. McCarthy, who is a large,
strong woman, grabbed the young
fellow's hand and explained to him
who the judge was. The threatened "
assault was averted. -
Another Robbery Reported.
The Omaha Harness company
store, 318 South Thirteenth street,
was reported Wednesday as one of
the places broken into the night of
the riot. Leather puttees, razor
straps and bill cases were taken
worth about $100.
Thieves Get $400 in Loot.
Two thieves entered the apart
ment of J. Fj Morgan, 324 South
Twenty-fourth street. Wednesday
afternoon by a pass key and stole
women's clothing, jewelry and suit
cases to the value or uu.
LO OK-
r "
AT THESE
EXTRA SPECIAL
OFFERINGS
FOR THE NEXT
3 DAYS OF OUR
36th Annual
Fall Clearance
Sale
' If interested in one of
these "Specials," be sure
to come this week.
$97
1 A
wainut, a
$125
BRAUMULLER,
ebony, good be
ginner's Piano . .
C. A. SMITH, walnut, a
most excel
lent bargain,
at
DECKER BROS., qbony, a
high-grade (Mi A
Piano at a JH I Q Jl
low price
Mc IN TYRE & GOOD-
SELL, walnut
case; good
tone, at
splendid
bargain,
at............
USED PLAYER, mahog
any, large
size, new
. style, t. . .
ANGELUS PIANO, ma-
'hogany case,
good tone,
at.........
ELLINGTON, oak case,
another
crreatbar- '
gain, at.......
lainris-
$06
anogany , a
$215
mahog-
$329
WO, ma-
$150
oak case,
$245
SCHMOLLER & MUEL
LER, oak,
almost
new, at. .
HARDMAN, walnut, fine
tone and
beautiful
CtSG Jit
STEIN WAY, rosewood;
vthis will be
snapped up
nnirklv. at.
1 , - - v
MUSIC ROLLS Here's a
chance, to get five rolls at
the usual cost of one
1 919.2939
KNABE ANGELUS, worth
twice wnac
$192
ilnut, fine
$240
rosewood ;
$197
$510
we are
asking.........
STEGER, gold- OO IK
en oak, a rare ihl
bargain ! . .V1" v
DAVIS & SONS, golden
oak. This is
in fine con
dition, at . .... .
HAINES BROS., mahog
any, a fine
Piano marked
very low.... .
$192
mahog-
$169
TCiiMD We will accept any terms within rem
I B-TiLJMeason on these Pianos. We must more
I LaltltlU them to make room for FaI1 ad Holr.
day stock on the way.' We are doing everything pos
sible to make it easy for you to buy a Piano now.
Stool and Scarf with Pianos. Bench, Scarf
and $10.00 worth of rolls with Players.
Liberty Bonds accepted at full value.
FREE-
Gentlemen: .ri:..-
I am interested in getting aTiano Pla;
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Please send full information on what you have.
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Address. . . . . . v. .-. . . . .v. .
SCIinOLLER fi MOELLER
PIANO GO.
1311-1313
Farnam St.
131M313
Farnam St.