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KING ALBERT PROVES
A "REGULAR FELLOW."
New, York, Oct. 4. When King
Albert of Belgium arrived at the
Pennsylvania station preparatory to
. his trip to Boston he found there a
crowd of several hundred waiting
to cheer him on his wy. Just be-
- fore the train pulled out. newspaper
..men approached Breckenridge
Long, third assistant secretary . of
state, with a request that they
might be allowed to speak to his
royal charge. Permission was de
, nied, but King Albert, who noticed
the men, beckoned to them to ap
proach. After shaking hands with
them, he said:
"I wish you would convey through
the newspapers our sincere thanks
for the splendid receotions we have
received in your wonderful city and i
the beautiful sense of sympathy i
your people have shown -for our I
country. e nave ail Deen im
pressed with what we have seen of
your city, to thank the newspapers
, for their sympathetic reception."
' THINK VON MACKENSEN
WILL BE TRIED FIRST.
Paris, Oct. 4. Field Marshall von
Mackensen is expected to be the
, first of the German offenders to be
tried by the allies. He is now im
prisoned at Saloniki, together with
his staff cf two generals and seven
. officers. The field marshal and his
sides ere in the hands of the French
military authorities there and
shortly vill be brought to France.
WOMEN, UNITE FORCES; "
MAN ARRESTED TWICE.
Chicago, Oct. 4. Samuel Gott
dank of San Francisco was arrested
Saturday on a charge of violation
of the Mann act. It was his sec
ond arrest in two days, both times
on complaint of women.
Gottdank several years ago lived
in Evanston, a suburb, and Mrs.
Marie Smith, a nurse, made a com
j plaint of a confidence game against
' him in connection with iewelry
"valued at about $375 she said he-had
obtained from her. That followed
an interview she had with Miss
Olive Clark of Middleton, N. Y
who had appeared as Gottdank's
emissary, The two women com
bined forces.
Following upon his arrest at the
i instance of Mrs. Smith, federal of
ficrs jailed him on complaint of Mis?
Clark on the ' Mann act charge.
VOL. XLIX NO. 16
Eater u McMd-eltu May 2, 1906.
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OMAHA. SUNDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 5, 1919.
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Reds Need But Two More
Games to Bring World's
Championship Flag to the
Banks of the Ohio.
FOURTH GAME OF SERIES
WON BY SCORE OF 2-0
Saturday's Defeat Sore Blow
to Chicago Fans; Attend
ance of 34,353 Heaviest
Cicotte's Errors Are Costly.
ADMITS TO POSING AS ' ,
DRAFT EVADER'S WIFE.
Seattle, Wash., Oct. 4.-rMiss Far
ris Peterson, 19, pleaded guilty to
aiding Walter Arend to evade the
draft by posing as his wife and was
sentenced by Judge Neterer to serve
20 minutes in the custody of the
United States marshal. Arend waj
given six months in the county jail.
He also pleaded gujlty. -The girl,
extremely pretty, was employed in a
. local musical comedy company
'. when she swore to affidavits alleg
ing herself to be Arend's wife. j
GERMAN CROWN PRINCE
VISITING HIS FATHER.
' Paris, Oct. 4. Significance is at
tached here to the arrival of the
former crown prince of Germany at
Amerongen,- Holland, to visit his
father, owing to the arrival at the
same time of two German officers.
One of the officers is Colonel von
Mirbach, a member of the former
general staff and a close friend qf
. General Ludendorff.
BRITISH STRIKE LEADER
SEES CLASS STRUGGLE.
London. Oct. 4. In an article
contributed to the Daily News today
refuting an accusation that he is
animated by personal ambitions,
' James Henry Thomas, secretary of
the Railwaymen's union, declares
that he thrice declined offers to be
come a member of the British cabi-
net. " .
Mr. . Thomas warns the country
that if other trades unions join the
: strike, it may result in a class struc-
gle which "not all my counsels br
moderating influence may avail to
save the country from a violent and
bloody revolution."
A. E. F. SOLDIER
GUARD DOUBLED. .
Coblenz. Oct. 4.--The American
soldier guard through the area oc
cupied by the 'American army has
been doubled owing to repeated re
ports reaching headquarters that a
general strike and uprising under
the auspices of the 'Spartacan wing
of the German socialists is due with
in a few days. Soldiers with ma
chine guns guard the approaches to
all tha bridges over the Rhine and
Mosell. and are stationed at rail-
, road divisional points and various
other places where trouble might
break out
In a proclamation issued the
mayor of Coblenz warns all civilians
to take cover, preferably at their
. homes, when the steam siren is
sounded in case of an outbreak.
American soldiers have been in
structed to assemble and fall in un
der arms at the headquarters of
their .mit should the siren be heard.
BUSINESS BOOMING
DESPITE LABOR UNREST.
Washington, Oct. 4. Growing
consciousness on the part of the
public of the disastrous effect which
labor agitation and strike have on
the cost of living was noted in the
review of September conditions is
sued today by the federal reserve
board. -
"Public opinion," the review said,
"appears to be awakening to the re
action which increased wages and
' decreased output may have upon
commodity prices.
From several reserve districts it
was reported also that there was a
"growing realization on the part of
workmen that their interests are
bound up with the interests of the
community as a whole and that In
creased efficiency resulting in great
;r productivity" was imperative.
While labor unrest assumed the
predominant place in the industrial
lituation during September, never
theless, there was no interruption in
' the usual autumnal swell of busi
ness. "
"The more conservative feeling
noted in August continued with
moderation in prices being urged,
rather than the policy of exacting
att ta 'traffic will btar." 7t
Chicago, Oct. 4. (By The Asso
ciated Press.) Cincinnati now needs
but two more games to bring the
world's championship flag to the
banks of the Ohio." Chief Moran's
red-legged National leaguers to
day defeated the Chicago White
Sox in the fourth game of the series,
2 to 0. - ' r
The path ahead of the American
leaguers' is strewn with rocks,
broken glass and sown with Cana
dian thistles in the view of follow
ers of the game, for they must win
four of the remaining games to
take the bunting, and dare not lose
two, and in the opinion of unpreju
diced persons it ought to be very
easy to drop a brace to a cIud go-
i in . like the Reds have been.
Today's defeat was a sore blow
to the locals, for they had hoped
that, as the Reds had won two
straight games on their home
grounds, the Sox would do like
wise. The 3-to-0 win of the locals
yesterday roused enthusiasm to a
high pitch, and the. attendance to
day, 34,363, heaviest of the series,
attested the aspirations of the Chi
cagoans. Eddie Cicotte, who was dnyen
cut of the box in the opening game
at Cincinnati, where he suffered the
most humiliating defeat of his
career, elected to retrieve his re
nown todav, but while he held the
Reds to five hits and issued no
passes, two of those hits came in
one inning, and he himself in that
inning bunched two errors, which
proved costly,
t i Ring Rather Wild.
The regular , order of things
brought Jim Ring into the pitcher's
box for the Reds, but the fact that
he allowed but three hits, which
were as scattered as soda fountains
in the Sahara, was somewhat marred
by the fact that he passed three
Sox batsmen on wide ones, and hit
two others. The fielding back of
him was nothing short of superb.
Every Red was on tip toe, vigorous,
confident and aggressive. They
brought down long hard flies in a
way to discourage all opposition,
and fielded the ball with the great
est dash and brilliancy. This was
particularly noticeable in the sec
ond and third innirigs, when it was
a question whether the big right
hander would collide with the avia
tor who was performing above, or
join the list of base ball idols which
(Continued on rage Eight, Column One.)
WILSON'S HEALTH
s SLOWLY MENDING,
PHYSICIAN 'SAYS
Encouraging Bulletin Issued by
Dr. Grayson Late Satur
day Night.
Washington, Oct. 4. Continued
improvement was recorded in
Rear Admiral Grayson's night bul
letin, which declared President Wil
son had passed a more encouraging
day, although the improvement was
not decisive.
The bulletin issued at 10:20 p. m.
was as follows:
"The president has passed a more
encouraging day. The improvement
is slight, bu,t not decisive."
JJr. Orayson indicated that he felt
much encouraged by the day's prog
ress, ihe day was oppressively hot
and the fact that the president had
more than held his own, despite his
respiratory affliction resulting from
influenza, was taken as a hopeful
sign.
Among messages received at the
White House tonight was the fol
lowing from Cardinal Gibbons at
Baltimore:
"I beg. to express 'my heartfelt
sympathy for the president in his
hour of illness and will pray for his
early recovery."
Continual Observation.
A good night's rest, one of the
few Mr. Wilson has been able to
enjoy since his illness began, was
credited with aiding materially in re
storing strength and cheerfulness.
During the day the president was
able to get additional rest, but he
was kept in bed and was under al-,
most continual observation by his
physicians.
Again today the president's heart
action was declared to be good and
his mind keen, symptoms in which
his physicians placed much reliance.
His pulse was said to be normal and
there was no fever.
The specialists called in by Dr.
Grayson again made a thorough ex
amination and consulted, for an
hour over the patient's condition.
They made no announcement, but
indicated general satisfaction with
the progress being made. The ex
amination included a test of - the
president's eyes and it was stated
they were found to be unaffected by
his nervous ailment.
In addition to Dr. Grayson, the
physicians present at the consulta
tion werevDr. F. X. Dercum, a Phil
adelphia expert on nervous ail
ments; Rear Admiral E. R. Stitt of
the naval hospital, Dr. Sterling Ruf
fin of Washington and Dr. George
Schweintz, an eye specialist of Phil
adelphia. It was said the eye exami
nation" was made because impair
ment of the sight was a common re
action from nervous disorders and
it was desired that the diagnosis be
absolutely complete. '
Many Call at White House.
With all of Mr. Wilson's immedi
ate family at- the White House,
scores of other persons, including
many officials and diplomatists,
called at the executive" off ices to ex
press their sympathy and their hope
for a speedy recovery. Many mes
sages of similar nature were received
by wire, some of them coming from
foreign countries.
No one except members of the
family were permitted to see the
president, however, and it was said
that for a few days at least the rule
of absolute quiet would be enforced
rigidly. f .
Hope virtually was abandoned
that he will be able to take any ac
tive part in the industrial and labor
conference during the coming week.
Salesmen's Wives Held
On Shoplifting Charges
Prominent Omaha Women Arrested in Council Bluffs
Endeavor to Keep Identity from Public by Giving
Ficticious Names to. Police. '
Mrs. Forest' R. King, 24 years
old, " 203 South Thirtieth street,
whose husband is employed as a
salesman by the Paxton & Gallagher
company, and Mrs. HarryWinchell.
35 years old, wne or a iravcium
salesman living at 207 South Thir
tieth street, Wednesday afternoon
were arrested in Council Bluffs fol
lowing an alleged attempt to steal
two seal skin coats in the John Beno
company's department store.
Both women are pretty and wore
handsome street clothes at the time
of their arrest, when they gave fic
titious names to the police.
The garments were valued at $500
each. ' , ,
The women were booked at the
police station as'"Mabel Miller" and
"Hazel Reed."
Their identity was discovered yes
terday by The Bee.
Released on Bonds.
Mrs. King was released on a $1,-
000 bond furnished by Ben Galla
gher. She was given her liberty
Thursday morning, after spending
a night in jail.
Mrs. Winchell was not released
until Friday. afternoon, when some
one, whom the Council Bluffs po
lice declare they do not know, pro
duced a $1,000 cash bond. The
money was said to have been wired
by friends in Chicago.
Both women were released to ap
pear before the next session of the
grand jury.
1 Desperate effort were made &
withhold the identity of the prison
ers. The women were allowed to
use the telephone after they had
been taken into custody. Mr. Galla
gher was located in Omaha and im
mediately went to Council Bluffs.
He offered $1,000 cash indemnity
as an inducement to Edward Wick
ham, prominent Council Bluffs
banker and contractor, to sign a
surety bond. Mr. Wickham signed
the bond without requiring the in
demnity. Charge Similar Trouble.
Mrs. Winchell was said to have
been identified by a representative
of the Brandeis store as a woman
alleged to have had previous similar
trouble, but as far as could be
learned she was never before ar
rested. i According to the police Mrs.
King was never in trouble before.
The women were detected by Pe
ter Madsen. manager of the Beno
store. When taken into custody
they were trying to conceal them
selves in an outhouse on the rear ot
a lot a quarter of a mile from the
store. ' - '
Loot I Dropped.
When the women" discovered Mr.
Madsen was following them they
dropped the garments, ran between
two houses and were crouching in
a corner of the shed when found.
While he was following them on
foot, Mr. Madsen declared, the fugi
tives discovered they were being
(Coattaaaa fact Tye, Ctagu OaO
ALLEGED
HANGMAN
IN CUSTODY
Police Arrest L J. Behring,
Who Boasted He Is Man Who
Placed Noose Around Neck
of Mayor Smith.
RIOT RINGLEADERS
SHIELDED BY YOUTH
Diagnosis and Remedy
Louis Weaver Confessed That
He Poured Gasoline oh Floor
of County Clerk's Office, Po
lice Say Is Badly Burned.
L. J. Behring, 1417 Cass street,
boasted to four witnesses, according
to the police, that he is the man
who placed the noose about the neck
of Mayor Ed P. Smith last Sunday
night. Behring was arrested last
night by military and police officers
at his home. He had packed his be
longings, the police say, and was
preparing' to leave for Council
Bluffs.
"Too bad they didn't kill the
mayor 1" the police assert Behring
boasted. "I am the guy who put
the rope around the neck of the ."
The police refuse to give the
names of their four witnesses for
publication. Behring is , in 4 jail,
booked tor investigation. ' ,
Injured by Explosion.
Louis Weaver, 1537 South Seven
teenth street, who was arrested
yesterday afternoon in connection
with the Sunday night riots, is said
by the police to have written hi a
confession that he was in the act
of pouring the contents of a can of
gasoline on the floor, of the .county
clerk's office in the court house Sun
day night when the gasoline ex
ploded, burning him badly. Weaver
was bandaged from head to foot
when brought to the police station
yesterday. . He was held for in
vestigation. In his confession Weaver is said
to have acknowledged his intention'
of setting fire to the county clerk's
office. Fire was then burning in the
office of the city treasurer. Twenty
men standing nearby when the ex
plosion occurred, wrapped their
coats around Weaver and saved his
life by smothering the flames.
Withholds Leaders' Names.
William Francis. 2603- South
Thirteenth street, 16-year-old youth
arrested yesterday and alleged to
have been one of the leading par
ticipants in last Sunday night's riots,
stoutly refuses to divulge to mili
tary authorities the names of the
other ringleaders of the crowd that
first assembled at Bancroft school
early in the afternoon.
CARNIVAL ENDS
ONHIWYOF
KING AK THE XXV
Crowd Attends Shows Despite
Inclemency of Weather
, Governors Start Plans
for Next Year. -
ATTENDANCE FIGURES.
Wednesday
Thursday .."
Friday
Saturday .
Monday.
Tuesday t. 1,208
Wednesday ........ 10,490
Thursday . , 9,898
Friday 8,137
Saturday 11,394
"T
1919.
6,316
9,715
9,534
16.058
2,340
1918.
5.884
7.567
8,016
20,501
, 3.654
8.787
15,840
18,466
7.475
12,542
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Bee Will Receive Today's
, Results in World's Series
Scores of ; the; world's series
base ball game in Chicago today
will be received by innings in
The - Bee office over a leased
wire. Readers- of The Bee de
siring information on the game
can call Tyler 1000.
NEBRASKA LOSES
FIRST FOOT BALL
GAME TO IOWA
Totals 85,090 108,732
The silver anniversary of the cs-
The four alleged leaders of SunA?D,"nmelt ot tne )?MS r, Ak:
i .Mr.hn mmp in a rarnpr i -larrt
(Continued on Pare Five, column five,'.
CALL OUT TROOPS
TO QUELL RIOTS;
FEAR RACE WAR
Steel Strikers Hurl Bricks and
Stones at Officers; Gary,
1 Indiana.
Indianapolis, Oct. 4. Gov. James
P. Goodrich tonight ordered 1 1
companies of state militia to East
Chicago and Gary, where rioting
broke out today as a result of the
strike of steel workers. Tl e troops
will have headquarters in East Chi
cago, where 800 of them; are ex
pected to arrive early tomorrow.
They will be under command of
Adjt. Gen. Harry B. Smith.
The governor's action followed an
appeal by Sheriff Barnes of Lake
county and Mayor Hodges of Gary.
The sheriff reported that agitators
were inciting the striking steel
workers to riot, and that the situa
tion was beyond his control on ac
count of inability to obtain suf
ficient deputies. He also reported
that trouble was developing between
negroes and whites.
Serious Rioting.
Gary, Ind., Oct. 4. Serious riot
ing broke out late Saturday when
thousands of steel strikers and
others hurled bricks and stones,
fought the police, 'deputy sheriffs
and city firemen, injuring probably
scores. The local company of mili
tia was notified by city officials to
be in readiness for duty.
No shots were fired. The fight
ing spread virtually all over the
south part of the city.
The local hospitals were soon
filled with the injured and the city
jail, too, was filled with men ar
rested. The fighting was of a fierce
nature, between squads as well as
between, individuals, and spread
rapidly. )..
The immediate cause of the riot
ing, the first serious disorder here
since the strike was called, Septem
ber 22, was the presence of a num
ber of non-strikers on a street car
on their way to the. steel Imills to
work, i
close last night, when the gates of
the King's Highway were closed,
and the king, the 25th of his line, re
tired to his royal couch to dream
of future peace and plenty.
A goodly crowd thronged the car
nival grounds last night, notwith
standing the ' inclemency of the
weather. People who were wearied
of hearing the sordid details of last
Sunday, found surcease in reyelry.
Some danced and , others romped
and they entered into the spirit of
the affair with real zest.
Carnival Well Patronized.'
The Con , T. Kennedy carnival
shows, the best of the kind ever wit
nessed here, were patronized liber
ally after the carnival grounds were
(Continued on Pans Five, Column One.)
Boy Baby Abandoned
In Brandeis' Nursery;
Clothes Marked T.B. A.
A bright 3-month-old boy was
abandoned in the Brandeis nursery
yesterday afternoon. His clothing
is marked T. B. A.
When closing time came last night
every little baby in the nursery was
called for and taken away with the
exception of T. B. A., who was cry
ing lustily. The matron called the
police.
Officer John Coffey entertained
the child with an automobile ride to
the police station. The ride was
certainly appreciated, .for the waif
didn't utter a "single squawk," to
use Coffey's words.
The inmates of the matron's ward
took turns caring for the new in
mate until he was turned over to
the Child Saving institute late1 in
the evening. No word had been re
ceived from the child's parents up
to midnight.
Col. House Leaves for U. S."
Tonight, Announcement Says
Paris,. Oct. 4. Col. E. M. House
will 1-ave for the United States
Sunday night, according to an
nouncement. Colonel House j has
been iu Europe for . more than ua
year. Previous to. the opening of
the.v peace conference.1 when,;' he
served as a member of the Amer
ican peace delegation, he had acted
in various official capacities'
Cornhuskers Overwhelmed
Muddy Field Devine
v Brothers Star.
on
BY KARL SEE.
Iowa City, la., Oct. 4. (Special
Telegram.) Pursued by batches of
ill luck, boundless in proportions
and verily born in his Satanic
majesty's personal chamber, the Ne
braska Cornhuskers this afternoon
bit the (dust, or rather esconced in
Iowa grass and mud, to the tune
of 18 to 0.
It was a noble victory for Iowa,
likewise an ignoble defeat for Ne
braska. No less thanTive Huskers
fell on -the field of battle, notable
among these being Capt. Paul Dob
son, who was dazed from the san
guine attack of an unknown Iowan
in the mess of a line scrimmage.
Iowa won the first touchdown of
the first period on a forward pass.
The Devine brothers, hereafter to
be forever known up and down the
length and breadth of the land for
the exuberance of their foot ball
ability, being the calcium bespat
tered actors. The second . touch
down was a fluke.
The third score, in the second
period, was a prettily arranged drop
kick, the chief executive being Au
brey Devine, brother of the no less
famous Glenn Devine.
- Howarth Hits Perfectly.
The fouith score in the final period
was accounted for principally by
Quarterb.ick Howarth of Nebraska
who, leaning over the ball, perceived
an awfully large hole' between the
legs of Capt. Paul Dobson, half
back, 80 yards from Nebraska's goal.
Howarth hit ' this hole perfectly.
Dobson fell on the pigskin for two
points. 1 he Hst of this story is that
two Devine brothers, plus a rainy
wet spell, symbolic of the Hawkeye
state, plus the breaks of the general
luck, were all against Nebraska.
; Man ' for man there is a grave
doubt among the conscientious who
saw all that Nebraska was much
inferior tc. Jcwa A mid-season game
might be a different story.
" The game started in the usual
manner, Iowa winning the toss and
choosing to defend the south goal.
Dobsop and A. Devine after a few
line smashes to feel the Husker line
out returned. Dobson punted again
and in due time the Iowaus returned.
Here the catastrophe occurred.
Slater, giant Iowa , tackle, blocked
Dobson'f next punfe nnd Nebraska,
touching the ball, lost it to Iowa on
its 15 yarflfi line. Iowa hit the line
twice. "v,';v . . .
On the next play, a forward pass,
A. Uevine to O. Devine,; the latter
went over for the first score, of the
game, hardly eight minutes after the
opening. A. Devine kicked goal.
Score: low a, 7; Nebraska, 0.
The .heavier Iowa line, with its
(Continued: oa Paa Elcbt, Coluina Ituee.)
V
LUTHERANS WILL
HOLD SYNOD IN
OMAHA THIS WEEK
First State Convention Since
the Three Great Bodies of
U. S. Churches Were
" United.
National leaders in the Lutheran
church will be in Omaha this week
to address the forty-seventh annual
convention of the. Nebraska English
Lutheran synod, which ooens in
Grace Lutheran church, Twenty
sixth street and Poppleton avenue,
Wednesday and continues until Fri
dav. ,Tbis is the first Nebraska conven
tion to be held since the jthree Eng
lish Lutheran bodies in the United
States were united, last .November,
into the United Lutheran Church in
America, with 1,500,000 ' communi
cant members. .
Prominent Speakers.
Rev. F. H. Knubel of New York
City, president of the united church,
will speak before the convention
Wednesday evening.
Rev. Ezra E. Stauffer. president
of Midland college, will be here.
Rev. H. L. Yarger of Chicago,
western field" secretary . f the board
of church extension and home mis
sions, will address the convention.
Other, prominent men who will
come here for the convention are:
Rev. C. S. Bauslin of Harrisburg,
Pa., general 'secretary of the Board
of Education of the United Church;
Rev. M." Drach of Baltimore. Md.,
Board of Foreign Missions; Rev. J.
A; McCulloch of Nachusa, III., the
orphans' home; Rev. John F. Sei
bert of Chicago representing the
Board of Publication: Rev. Charles
Hay of Baltimore, Md., represent
ing the Deaconness' , board; Rev.
(Continued ' on Vmg Five, Column Two.)
Bank Cashier Thomas
Says He Isn't Mixing
In "The Ringer Affair"
F. W. Thomas, cashier at the
First National bank, has been em
barrassed over the confusion of his
name with that of Elmer E. ThomJ
as. the $300 per month general man
ager of the "Committee of 500"
combination.
The confusion was made by a lo
cal newspaper in an article in which
the bank official was quoted as say
ing that Ringer should be, given un
disputed authority. -
Then came a long statement fol
lowing a line which read: "Mr.
Thomas' statement follows."
It appeared as if F. W. Thomas
made the statement which followed
the reference to him. He disavows
the statement, which in reality was
made by Elmer E. Thomas.
. "I am Oot mixing into this af
fair," said1 the bank officer."' ; The
words attributed to me were not ut
tered 'by me." :': 1, V ' ' . V C
Detroit Free Press Owner
.Succumbs to Heart trouble
Detroit,- OcV 4. Phillip H. . Mc
Millan, capitalist, principal owner of
the Detroit Free Press, died sudden
ly Saturday night of heart trouble.
He was 46 years of age,
EBERSTEIN
CENTER OF
STORM IK
CITY HALL
Governor McKelvie in Execu
tive Session With Commis
sioners Says Chief ShouH
Go for Good of Force.
INTIMATES HE WILL ACT -IF
CITY OFFICIALS DON'T
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Ringer, Questioned, Says Ho
"Will Not Act. Hastily h
Matter" lire Denies Eber
stein Being Made "Goat."
The city hall yesterday was the
storm center of a rapid successio-i .
of events, the most important if
which was a situation indicating th:
probable removal of Chief of Polit e
Eberstein.
This important development,. wi;!i
other more or less important events,
were all the aftermath of the dis
orders of last Sunday night, and
were the culmination of a week ir
comparable in its way withYih't:
previous week in the history oP"
Omaha.
Governor McKelvie, in an execu
tive session yesterday afternoo-i
with City- Commissioners Uro,
Ringer, Zimman, Butler ard Fal
coner, asserted that he believed the
removal of Chief Ebersteein wivs
necessary; that the chief had tost
that public confidence whicjuis tv .
sential to a "successful administration ,
of thp police department.
Law Gives Him Power.
The governor, in effecti told the
city commissioners, that the kw
gave him the powder to 'lo certa it
things in this connection, if the city
commissioners were not disposed to
do them. The city commissioners
quickly fensed the full meaning i
the governor's words.
Those who attended the closed
meeting would not volunteer any
information, but piece-meal it ws
established beyond doubt that tl.e
governor was for Eberstein's re
moval, and the governor- asserte'd
his authority, as provided for b
li.w, over the general police affairs
of the state.
When the matter was put squarelv
up' to the governor, he replied:
"Well, I am not saying it for pub
lication." Eberstein Wont Talk.
"This is not the time for me to
talk," was the only comment Chief
Eberstein would offer.
"Are you going to ask for Chief
Eberstein's resignation, or do yo i
intend to stand by him in spite of
what has occurred this afternoon?''
was the question put to Police Com
missioner Ringer. He replied:,
"I don't want to answer that just
now. but I will say that I am not
going to act hastily in this matter.
I want all of the city commissioners
to be as well informed of the facts
as I am."
Acting Mayor Ure stated that the
governor's attitude in the Eberstein
matter was not one of mere ex
pediency, but one for the general
welfare of the police department. ,
Not "Goat," Says Ure. V .
"The governor did not take the
position that he would make Eber
stein the goat," said Mr. Ure. ,
While Commissioner Ringer yes
terday dodged a straightforward
answer as to whether he intended' to
join in the request for the resigna
tion ri Chief Eberstein, it has been
known since Monday that he would
sacrifice his chief of police if it be
came necessary in order to save him-
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Ringer and his close associates M
when :t became known that either1 he I
or Chief Eberstein or perhaps both
of them vould have to go.
The governor, during the meeting
with the city commissioners, did not
commit himself as to the wisdom of -1
transferring Police Commissioner '
KHger, but m none of his remarks
did he advise the retention of Mr.
Ringer. ' - - ,. 4.,
The city council will meet in reg-')
ular meeting as a committee of the",
whole Monday morning, when varf
ous phases of the situation will be
gone over. -' 1,- '
It is understood by those who are
close to Chief Eberstein that' he is
going to have a "few words to sav."
when the time should come that his
resignation is demanded.
General Wood'a Attitude.
In his recommendations for a re
organijtation of the police depart
ment. General Wood said he would
not rnmmi tiitnclf i. - r
tion of a change in either of the of-
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" ui me aupcriiueiiaeni ot pone
or cniet ot police. :
Actn-.g Mayor Ure declined VTr ' M
press Himself on the sfionn,.A
change of chief of poIpXTa!
t.on already is rife Ja0 wno the
new cn.et may beyft. p. Dempsey
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