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BRIEF v RIGHT REEZY BITS OF NEWS HAM PROFITEER GETS $2,000 FINE IN BRITAIN. London. Oct. 5. A fine of $2,000 has been imposed on J. W. Dot tridge, provision merchant, for sell ing hams at an excess profit of $940. PET PEACOCK KILLS 17 SNAKES IN HALF HOUR. , London, Oct. 5. A Lianurst farm er whose place had long been infest ed with snakes recently purchased a peacock. When taken from its crate the beautiful bird took a curving flight, descended 20 yards away and simultaneously flinging up a four foot snake, which fell with a broken back. Within the next haif hour the bird had killed 17 of these reptiles. The pcacack is now cherished as a protector by the farmer and his family, WOMAN, 79, WINS RACE AT TEA HELD IN STREET London, Oct. 5. In Southwark several old women ran a race in Congress street, and Granny Stev ens, aged 79, came out winner. The occasion was a street tea. "MATERNITY EPIDEMIC" AMONG SOLDIERS' WIVES. London. Oct. 5. Wives of Not tingham soldiers and civilians who arc expecting to become mothers are tpmpc.'Ied to go .to the local Work house infirmary owing to the short age of housing accommodations. As. accommodation at the city workhouse has proved insufficient tor what the mayor describes as a "maternity epidemic." special wards have had to be set aside for the re ception of maternity cases. "GIRL LEFT BEHIND" x m BRINGS HER BABY. London, Oct. 5. The body of a young baby, tied in wrapping paper and marked from "The Girl . You Left Behind," was found against the headstone of a soldier's grave in Abney Park cemetery. A coro ner's jury returned an open ver dict. - FASCINATING! GRIPPING! ADELE GARRISON'S LOVE SERIAL, REVELATIONS OF A WIFE. , The.O MAHA Daily Bee VOL. 49 NO. 94. tntoni m iKOnd-eliM matttr May 2f, INC. at Omaha P. 0. nder act 1 . March 3. 1679. OMAHA, MONDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1919. By Mall (I yaar). Dally. $5.00: Suaday, 42.M; Dally aid Sua., $6.00; outildt Nk. (utaaa extra. TWO CENTS. THE WEATHER: ' Fair Monday and Tues day, with moderate temper ature. , Hourly lriinirturi 5 a. iff . 6 at. m. T ft. m. . m ft. Bl 10 a. m. It a. ru. H DUMB.. .51 ,.M ..54 . .114 ..54 ,.55 ..5 ..58 I p. IP ...! 3 p. i.......i.'J 3 p. an... U P. ".... 5 p. m 4 l" p. m a 1 p. m 8 -i nn 1 D SLAUGHTER OF WHITES WAS PLAN Bands of Negroes in Phillips. County, Arkansas, Had Schemed Genera! Murder of , All Not of Their Race. " WIDESPREAD PLOT MADE v PUBLIC BY COMMITTEE WOMEN MUST LEARN TO WALK LIKE PELICAN. Paris, Oct. 5. While the autumn skirts are a little longer than-the .modes favored during the last three or four years, they are much nar rower, and the introduction of the pannier imparts a graceful bunchi uess on the hips. The new skirt re quires a new walk. "For several years," said a dressmaking authority, "women have enjoyed the freedom of their limbs, and the effect is noticeable in the masculine stride of the modern girl. With the narrow skirt action will be restricted, and we shall have once more the short steps of the hobble skirt. With wider hips, however, she will gain in grace what is lost in freedom. The new walk w.ill tfe like the wa;k of a pelican mincing but graceful, deliberate, yet dainty, and always aiiuringly feminine.". 17 NATIVE CHINESE RFUSED ADMISSION, i -Douglas, 'Ariz., Ocf' 5. For tfie first time in the history of the north ern border of Mexico, so far as known in Agua Prieta, a group of 17 Chinese who, , fresh from their native land, have arrived at San Francisco, Cal.,.were refused adtffis sion by telegraph to enter Mexico. In response to a telegram from the United States immigration officials it San Francisco, who had asked whether the Chinese should be al lowed to proceed in bond to Agua Prieta, where they desired to enter the state of Sonora, Fernando L. Mendoza, Inspector in charge, re plied, refusing the men' admission. Mr. Mendoza said there were( "too , many Chinese n Mexico now." WOMEN WEARING LOBSTERS ON HATS. Paris Oct. 5 The latest freak of fashion is to wear lobsters as orna ments for women's hats. One mil liner is delighted with the beautiful color scheme which can be evolved from and artistic use of the deni zens of the deep. Flowers have had I their day, carrots have enjoyed their vogue, and now why not shrimps and crabs and the glistening scales s of finny monsters? GERMANS PROTEST BLOCKADE THREAT. Copenhagen, Oct. 5. The German government has replied to the note of the supreme council demanding the immediate evacuation of the German troops in the Baltic prov inces. The Germans declare they are firmly determined to do every thing in their power to fulfill the ob ligations in the matter of evacua tion, but , protest strongly against the threat of a renewed blockade. It is suggested in the note that a German-entente committee be ap pointed to investigate the facts in the situation and to supervise meas ures to be taken. GIRL HIDES 9 MONTHS UNDER BED FROM DAD. v London, Oct 5. John Crawford, a bouermaKer, nas Deen senienceu to three months for cruelty. It was testified that his children feared him as a result of his alleged beat ing them with his fists and that Elizabeth, IS, the eldest daughter, hid under a bed while he was in the bouse, from November till Septem ber, nine months. Crawford had re ported her to the police as lost. CLOCK LOST 39 YEARS FOUND INSIDE TREE. London, Oct S.-Thirty-nine years , ago a gilt clock and other articles were stolen from Easthampstead Mansion, near Workingham, where the then dowager marchioness and the marquis of Downshire resided. '5. Recently a forester found the clock in the stump of a tree he felled. : A local watchmaker identified the clock and .is now cleaning and re storing it. - FRENCH WOMEN QUIT WEARING OF CORSETS. Paris, Oct 5. Leading Paris cor set makers are in despair, for fash ionable Frenchwomen have discard ed a part of their attire hitherto con sidered ir.iispensable. "They will want them again this winter," the makers are saying to themselves by way of consolat'" GARY STRIKERS , ATTACK WORKERS ON STREET CAR Negro Prisoners Said to Have Confessed Every Detail of Killings That Were Arranged to Begin Today. Helena, 'Ark., Oct. 5. Bands of negroes in southern Phillips county of which this city is the seat of government had planned a general slaughter of white people in this lo cality Monday, according to mem bers of the committee of seven ap pointed by civil authorities with the sanction of Governor Charles Brough, who announced today that confession made-by some of the captured negroes and othej informa tion indicated a widespread plot. According to these authorities, the plotincluded a widespread uprising in the event certain demands were not met. Wih October 6 set as the day for the uprising negro prisoners are said to have confessed, each memher ofthe organization at spe cific places, was to pick a bale of cotton by that date, taking the cot ton to certain prominent land own ers, plantation managers and mer chants, and "demand a settlement. The confessions, as announced, made it appear to the investigators that without further,' ado following tTiis"3crn'and," the " 1!acks"rwere to jfhoot down all whites in sight. A list of . 21 names, admitted -to repre sent the men to- whom the demand would be presented, is in the hands of the investigating committee. Killing to Be Signal. Killing of these 21,' the prisoners said, was to be the signal for all members of the organization to at tack the white population. An exten sive courier system was explained in the evidence providing for messen gers known to the negroes as "Paul Revere." These couriers had been -duly appointed to ride into all parts of the territory, according to the testimony and summon members to arms. 'Wv? inst heeun." was the oass- word of the uprising, the negroes IU1U lilt IiJV Cullgll wv 1 O. liiv to? v and the ''Paul Revere" couriers were confessed to have been employed last Tuesday night and Wednesday iTinrniinr" tr summoning blacks to Hoop Spur, 18 miles south of Helena, after W. A. Adkins, special agent of the Missouri facihe ranroaa, naa been killed and Charles Fratt, dep uty shentt, naa Den wounaea. "The confessions were taken to ex plain the rapidity with which armed blacks were assembeld at ' Hoop Spur and the neighboring town of Elains following the incident. The statements added that at the time Adkins was killed there were 150 armed negroes in the church at the scene of the shooting. Questioned about their supply of shotguns, rifles and ammunition, negroes said they Jiad often been ad vised by speakers always to "keep in readiness." Discover Much Ammunition. Fifty thousand rounds of ammu nition were 'discovered last night at the Branch Normal school at Pine Bluffs, Ark., according to a tele phone message received here today from Mayor Hollis of that city. The institution is a negro school main tained by the state. This report and evidence found locally, led authori ty Uere ti hpWrvf the rontemolat- ed uprising was more than of a local nature, possibly planned tor me en tire south. f Atnhire nf the investiffatinflr com mittee declared there is every evi dence that mercenary individuals have been mating me negroes m the name of the federal government. Among ether things, it was stated they were lea to oeueve a part oi tVi onvfrnmsnt at Washington uo- held them in arming and organizing against the wnites, mat a large tem ple and armories were to be erected at .Washington for the convening of the "congress" and for federal train ing of 3,000 soldiers to protect tnem in their uprising. fnrh of the investigation is known to be directed in an eff ort .to establish conclusively connection oi white men with the agitation, and there is said to be strong indications ot such a relation, umy two wnues were ;n custody here today follow ing last week's disorders. PnrtmfT in vpctiaarinri- 13 nllpcprl Lleaders of the negro organization nave Deen Drougnt to tne local jau from Elaine since ' yesterday. A drive through the Lake View terri tory south of this city was to be made late tonight and early tomor row in an effort to round up otoher prime movers, Police Also Assaulted -When They Arrive on Scene to Quell Disturbance. Gary, Ind., Oct. 5. Late to night 300 state troops were brought to Gary from Indiana Harbor and East Chicago, where today Adjt. Gen. Harry B, Smith . of Indianapolis mobilized 12 com panies of national guardsmen, following minor disturbances to night which came on the heels of rioting last night. One man was reported shot tonight. Striking steel workers thronged the streets and literally thousands of union pickets were active. ' Disturbances occurred at two points. Gary's streets were crowded today and the entire city was overhung with a spirit of unrest following the rioting which broke out Saturday night with its threat of recurrence. At nightfall no militiamen had reached Gary though 11 companies had mobilized at East Chicago, Ind.1. and four of the companies had been sent to Indiana Harbor. The Gary company of state militia was not called out though they were notified to hold themselves fn readi ness for active duty. The Saturday night" rioting oc curred when a street car bearing, a few WDikers to the steel plant was blocked by a freight train at a street crossing. A crowd of strikers who had at tended a mass meeting were also blocked.' I he strikers converged on the car, pulled down the trolley and attacked the workers inside. Severe injury was done to the workmen and .police who arrived were also attacked, the crowd becoming larger as more police and special policemen were summoned. Prepare to "Dig In." Pittsburgh, Pa., Oct. 5. As the steel strike entered upon its third week, the union workers prepared to "dig in" for a siege, while the steel companies arranged to make an other attempt to start up idle plants tomorrow morning. By newspaper advertisements and personal appeals, the J companies have put forth efforts to get suffici ent menJack,to-sUrt( u,n &amr, of the works that have : been suspended since the strike began. Secretary William F. Foster, of the national strike committee, said,, he was con fident that the companies would fail and that the ranks of the organiza tion would hold firm. "It's only another attempt to scare our men back to the job,'' he added. "We are digging in and I feel sure wewill hold our ground." Preparations to begin operations to begin work tomorrow have been made in plants at Wierton, Donora, Monessen, Braddock. Kankin, Shar on and in the city of Pittsburgh. In some instances companies will not make an attempt to start up until sufficient men indicate their desire to return to work to properly oper ate plants. Labor Conference- , Begins Discussing Big Problem Today Washington, Oct. S. Capital, la bor and the public will sit down Monday in a conference called by President Wilson to consider in dustrial probtems arising out of re construction. . - A basis of co-operation between the three great elements in the life of the nation which will go far toward eliminating strikes and oth er social unrest, is hoped for as a result pf the deliberations. The oniy discordant notes so far has been the opposition of the rail road unions to the basis of repre sentation offer.ed them. Acting as a unit, the 14 transportation organiza tions are considering a compromise proposal offered by Director Gen eral Hines, acting for the president, vhich would allow the four brother hoods one delegate each, with the other unions to be represented by the delegates accredited to the American Federation of Labor with which they are affiliated. There was no indication today whether the proposal would be ac cepted. One Airman Killed and Three Others Badly Injured Washington, Oct. 3. Col. Town send Dodd, commander of Langley field, Virginia, and one of the first American officers to receive an aviator's commission, was killed Sunday at Bustleton field near Phila delphia, the air service was advised. Philadelphia, Oct. 5. Fifteen min utes after Col. Townsend Dodd, commander of Langley field, Vir ginia, had been killed, in landing at the Bustleton aviation field, near here, a second airplane made a bad landing and three other army officers were injured, two of thefn. Maj. M. Davis and Second Lieut. Charles R. Cole, seriously. Bombing Plane Wrecked. Washington. Oct. 5. A large Martin bombing plane, enroute from Bollingfield here to New York to be entered in the coming trans continental races, was demolished today in landing at Bustleton Field, Pa., and Major My S. Davis, ranking officer of the plane's crew was in jured interr-"- BIG STRIKE IN BRITAIN IS ENDED Railroad Men. Settle, Follow ing Meeting Between Pre mier Lloyd George and Their Executive Board. WORK RESUMES AT ONCE, AGREEMENT STIPULATES Negotiations Will Be Taken Up on Understanding That They Shall Be Completed Before End of Year. London, Oct. S. The strike of railroad men, which has been in progress upon the British Vailroads since midnight September 26, was settled today. Settlement followed a meeting be tween Premier Lloyd George 'and members of the executive board of the National Union .of Railwaymen, which was arranged at last night's conference between A. Bonar Law and the conciliation committee of the trades union. The official terms of settlement are as follows: - "First: Work shall be resumed. immeaiateiy. Second: .Negotiations will be re sumed on the understanding that they shall be completed before the end of the year. 'Third: Wages will be stabilized at the present level t.,itil Septem ber 30, 1920, and at any time after August 1, they may be reviewed in the light of circumstances then existing. Fourth: lo adult railwaymen in Great Britain .shall receive less than V 51 shillintrs per week, while fttre -Twst-of-liirirnr JsJWfwf-TeliT above the prewar level.. ,;vV Fifth: The Railway union agree that their men will work harmon iously with the men "who returned to work or who remained at work. during the strike: nor shall there be any victimization of strikers. "Sixth; Arrears of wages will be paid on resumption of work." Dramatic Suddenness. With dramatic suddenness in the quiet of London Sunday afternoon, it was announced to a knot ot peo ple waiting in Downing street that the great railway strike, which ap peared to have brought the country almost to the brink of revolution, was settled, and that the strikers would resume work as quickly . as possible. The terms ot the settlement are in the "nature of a compromise. The National Union of Railwaymen agrees to call off the strike, and the government consents to a renewal of the negotiations, the continuance of the existing wage scale tor an other year, instead of six months, as previously offered, and the es tablishment of a minimum wage of 51 shillings while the cost of liv ing is 110 per cent above the pre war level. Result of Conference."1 The settkment was the result of a long conference today between a trade union delegation, including representatives of the railwaymen's union and Premier Lloyd George and Andrew Bonar Law in - the famous 'conference room in Down ing street. Prior to this there was a cabinet meeting. It is conceded on all sides that the settlement is the outcome of the moderate; but determined, efforts of the executive of the Transport Workers' Federal convention ' and men like Arthur Henderson and John R. Clynes, who throughout have set their faces steadily against the idea of a sympathetic strike un til every possible avenue of media tion had been explored. President and Mayor Remembered in Omaha Churches in Prayers President Wilson and Mayor Smith were remembered in public prayers in nearly a 1 1 Omaha churches yesterday. In the Catholic churches petitions for their recov ery from illness were said -by gen eral order issued the latter part of last week. The two executives were remem bered also in the Protestant churche During the Yom Kippur services in Jewish synagogues the names of the president and mayor were mentioned in prayers. Vessel Asks Assistance. Boston, Oct. 5. A call for im mediate assistance was received mediate assistance was received from Naval Radio station here. The mes sage said that the steamer, which is bound from Fowey, England, for Portland, was in urge.nt need of coal and 'because' of heavy weather, was unable to reach a coaling port. Her position at 6:20 p. m. was latitude 44:05 north, longitude 48:27, RAIN GIVES SOX REST; TO PLAY AT CHICAGO TODAY Fifth Game of World's Series Postponed by Heavy Deluge Williams to Pitch. Chicago, Oct. 5. Rain fell here heavily today and soaked Comiskey park to such an extent that it was impossible to play the fifth game of the world's series between the Cincinnati Reds and the Chicago White Sox. The sun came out in the after noon and the game will be played here tomorrow unless there is a further deluge. The postponement was of no ad vantage to the visitors, as Manager Moran planned to pitch Hod Eller, who has not yet had his inning in the box, but to the bruised and bat tered Sox, who have lost three and won one of the games played so far, it was a boon, because it gave J "t 1 11TMI- 1 . . . "1 iauae wunams, wno was Deaten at Cincinnati last Thursday, another day of rest and Manager Gleasoon had intended to send him into the box today. In the series to date the Sox have scored but six runs and only one of those was of the brand known as "earned." The hard-hitting Reds, on the other hand, have accumu late 15 runs, partly earned and partly profiteered. Attendance Figures. ' .The attendance for the four games was 123,690 and the total re ceipts $384,290. Of the receipts the players get $227,516.60, the. clubs $138,344.36 and the national commis sion $38,429.04. , As most of the Sox have homes here the enforced idleness found them hapily situated, but the Reds spent a rather restless day at their hotel playing cards and din ing. For the most part they planned to visit theaters. Five games remain to be played if the full schedule is required, but Manager Moran and the Cincinnati fans believe that the full route will not have to be traversed. With a three-game lead, the Reds believe they have crushed the American (Continued en Page Two, Column Four.) MAYOR CONTINUES hJXMMPROVE-FROM INJURY IN RIOT Will Take Long Rest Before Returning to His :, Work. Continued improvement in the con dition of Mayor Smith was reported last night by his attendants at Ford hospital. Among the callers yesterday was Rev. Frank G. Smith, pastor of First Congregational church, of which the mayor is a member. Acting Mayor Ue also called on the city's executive. Mrs. Smith and daughter, Ida, were at the hos pital. The mayor was able to'hear more of the details of the scenes which stirred Omaha on the night when he was attacked by members of the mob at the court house. Mayor Smith will be removed to his home next Wednesday, accord ing to present plans. He will be accompanied by members of his family to a place where he may en joy complete rest before he attempts to resume his official duties in the city hall. Two Officers of Nonpartisan Bank Heard on Tuesday. -Fargo, N. D.. Oct. 5. Prelimi nary hearing of President H, J. Hagen and Cashier P. R. Sherman of the Scandinavian-American Bank of Fargo, closed Thursday, who are alleged to have misled deputy bank examiners as to the bank's actual condition, will be held Tuesday be fore Justice H. F. Miller of Fargo. They were arrested Saturday and freed under $5,000 bonds, pending examination. The bank was closed by order of the state banking boacd. Burglars Use Daring Ruse . to Prowl Home of D. A. Hart Four men held up D. A. Hart at midnight, last night at the door of him home, 5002 Pratt street, and after searching the house, drove away in a large touring car without taking anything. Hart answered a Tcnock at his door shortly before nidnight. A young man told him his car had broken down and he wanted to use the telephone. When he started in to the house he pressed a revolver to Hart's stomach and ordered Hart to throw up his hands. Three other men followed the bandit into 'the house. They turned out the lights and used flashlights in searching the house. Every nook and cor ner was examined by the quartet, but nothing was disturbed or taken. The police think the men were looking for liquor. DetroifFree Press Owner Succumbs to Heart Trouble Detroit. Oct. 5. Phillip H. Mc Millan, capitalist, principal owner of the Detroit Free Press, died sudden ly Saturday night of hearty trouble. He was 46 years of age. HERO KING AND PRIEST HONOR GOD Belgian Monarch, in Khaki, and Cardinal Mercier, in Re galia, Worship in Holy Cross Cathedral, Boston. SERVICE UNIQUE IN ANNALS OF AMERICA Royal Albert and Consort In censed With Two Cardinals First TimeSuch a Cere mony Performed in U. S. Boston, Mass.. Oct. I. King of the state and 'prince of the church, Albert of the Belgians and Desid eratus,' Cardinal Mercier, worship ped today under the vaulted dome of Holy Cross cathedral.' The two most heroic figures of the little land which was tjie earliest prey of Ger many met here for the first time upon the soil of the land which suc cored them. v The towering figure in the khaki of a lieutenant general and the-en-erable prelate in his crimson robes of officej-each in his own way typi fied a courage which was uncon querable. . The , one inspired his armies on the field to deeds of valor, while the other kept the faith which lighted the fires of hope in the hearts of a tortured people. The scene within the cathedral wai unique in the annals of the western world. It might have been a reproduction of a mediavel paint ing. Two cardinals sat upon their thrones and with them the king, his queen and heir apparent, as was their royal right under the laws of Greeted Affectionately. As the royal Belgians entered the cathedral to worship at a solemn pontical high mass, Cardinal Mercier greeted them affectionately and then presented to them Cardinal O'Connell of the archdiocese of Boston,-who escorted the king and queen to gilded chairs upon the left of his throne at the right or epistle side of the altar. At the left or gos pel side of the altar was a second crimson throne, upon which sat Cardinal- Mercier. i . Addressing their majesties,' Car dinal O'Connell said: ' "We pray God to preserve you for many long and happy years and to give you in. future for the sorrows and griefs so nobly borne, a thou sand consolations by the complete restoration of yo,ur beloved Belgium, in which every 'American desires to have a share." Turning then to Cardinal Mercier, he said: ' Mercier's Bravery Lauded. N "Your eminence, we see in the person qf Belgium's, primae one who, like" a true shepherd, guards his flock at whatever cost. When the power of might seemed near its triumph you fearlessly stood for right and justice against mere brute force." The king and queen followed the service devoutly from the blessing of the gospels by Cardinal O'Con- (Contlnnrd on Page Two, Column Seven.) Mob Packs Court House Square, Demanding Negro Be Given Up Washington, Ga.. Oct. 5 One negro was shot to death tonight, two others were whipped and five were being held, it was said, for lynching by a mob that since daybreak this morning '. has been scouring ihe swamps and cane breaks of Cotton county for Jack Gordon, a negro who shot and killed Red Freeman, a deputy sheriff, and wounded a citi zen who aitempted to aid the deputy. The negro who was killed and the two who 'were whipped were said to have made boastful remarks regarding the kilBng of the deputy sheriff. The five being held were captured near -the scene of the kill ing. Members of the mob asserted tonight they would be held until Gordon, who was captured and placed in jail late today by the mob, can be taken by the mob to the -scene. It is the mob's announced intention then to lynch all six. More than 1,000 persons packed the court house square here tonight and demanded that Gordon be turned over to them. .4 Thousands of Britishers 5 tojmmigrate to Mexico El Paso, Tex., Oct. 5. Thousands of British subjects wilt imrnigrate into Mexico about the middle of Oc tober, according to Excelsior, a newspipei of Mexico City, Copies of which have just reached here. The colonists will settle in Durango and Chihuahua. Arrangements for their passage into Mexico are to be made by Gtti. L. Gritchley of the British army. COMMITTEES OF 500 NOT ABLE TO , REFORM A CITY n nn : - M Bishop Shaylor Declares Not Worth Much in Raising Standard of People. "No city can be reformed by 'Committees of 500',". declared the Rt. Rev. Ernest V. Shayler, Epis copal bishop of Nebraska, yesterday morning at All Saints church. "Such movements soon lose their life and the movers their interest. "The wild mob of last Sunday evening proved that 'Committees of 500' are not worth much in raising the standards of the people. You can't make people or a community good through politics or politicians, through legislatures or congresses. Efforts to do that have left us fac ing the blackest of problems. "You must reach the human heart first and put into it the love of God. Blot to Live Long. "Those youths of 17 and 19 years who led the mob into the court house and in the lynching of the negro have left a black blot upon the fair name of Omaha which will not be erased during your lifetime or mine. And those youths were the product of un-Christian educa tion. "You will continue to produce such mob men as long as you sit secure in your own snug little world and let thgjjchurch drift on. While men recognize no ' power except that of the dollar, while they sneer at Sunday school or think it mere ly 'women's business,' while, in short, they neglect God and live only for self, they are living in a, fool's paradise. You are in a measure responsible for, the outrages of last Sunday night. The church is you and the church is I. The church is what we make it and unless we arouse ourselves and our fellows who are asleep on the edge of the volcano1 Omaha will be . plunged into darkness and confusion where the darkness will be blacker and the confusion worse confounded even than it has been in ti'e past." Many other clergymen in Omaha chujxhes preached upon the riot of last Sunday. , ReaJ PoliceHead Needed Says Pastqr in Sermon Rev. C. W. Savidge of the Peo ples' church took as his Sunday subject, "Omaha's Sins Have Brought Her to Judgment." In his sermon he said: "Whileengaged in conducting my evening service in the church, I was informed that there was an attempt being made to lynch a black man awaiting trial for an awful crime. This report gave - me no (Continued en Pane Two, Column One.) Johnson Planning -Eight Addresses -For Ensuing Week Washington, Oct. 5. Eight adr dresses will be given by Senator Johnson, republican, ' of California during his speaking tour this week in opposition to the pending league of nations covenant. The senator's itinerary was announced from his office here. Senator Johnson will arrive in Portland, Ore., from San Francisco, Tuesday, and will speak Tuesday noon at a luncheon - given by the chamber of commerce. Tuesday evening he will speak at a dinner given in his honor by the Republican Club of Portland, and that night he will address a mass meeting. After leaving Portland, Senator Johnson's schedule will take him to Tacoma for a noon meeting Wednesday; to Seattle Wednesday night and to Spokane Thursday night. Saturday he will address a noon meeting at Ogden, Utah, and Saturday night he will speak at Salt Lake City. He is to speak Monday, October 13, at Denver. Friends Have Argument and Land in Police Station Henry Cleveland, Tenth and Grant streets, suffered severe contu sions all over his face last night when "two friends" and he engaged in an argument at Seventeenth and Ohio streets. Poli-.'e surgeons took 15 stitches in Cleveland's face. His lip was cut in two, both eyes swelled shut and he had a dozen deep cuts over his face and head. r Cleveland told the police he was walking with Mrs. Jane Bohl, 1845 North Eighteenth street, when he met his to friends. One of the two friends "got tough" and kicked Cleveland inthelfp. That started the fight. The fight ended at Central police station when . Mrs. Bohl and Clevehnd were charged with drunk enness. . . GEN. WOOD SAYS RIOT DEEP PLOT Widespread Destruction of City Planned, and Only; Troops and American Lsgion 6 Saved the Day 1 - ; issues statIment r IN CITY OF CHICAGO H Four Guard Companies . . Patroling Riot District Indiana Harbor; Ind., Oct. 5. Four companies 'of Indiana Harbor National guardsmen arrived today and began patroling the streets. The troops were called out lasT night following rioting among striking steel workers at Gary. Ind.. where the police locked up 31 persons af ter 40 of 5ft had been injured. Six hundred employes of the Inland Steei company, independent, decided todav to return to work in a body tomorrow. - . s -. vv ... V. x Steps Taken to Reorganize .V Police Force, He Asserts ' , and to Provide Trained IthV; spector to Help Men. V-- Chicago, Oct. 5. Speaking . to; night before the Sunday- Evenini club. -Gen. Leonard Wood told of.' , . the Omaha situation and saidv .1" ; !'The troops and the American Le gion were all that stood between tin ' " V local authorities and the destructiot ' i of the city. Jt is now known : tha'. v plans had been laid for widespread ' 1 destruction, but aid was at hand." I . After recounting the acts of th " mob, the general continued: r . "Just one agency was to blame for t this that was the I. W. W., andlts " red fla, the soviet organization ol this country. .These are the ' enemies of the , American home. -Their doctrines lead to ruin." j,: Take Away Troop. Within a few days Gen. Leonard ' Wood will relinquish military con-' trol of Omaha, where a week ago tonight men rioted, lynched a negro., attempted to hang Mayor Smith and burned the court fcouse, the general said in a statement issued tonight' Omaha was quiet when he departed Saturday night, he said. - The.general blamed the "organ- ; fzed elements of disorder" foe the 'rioting, but praised the efficiency of the regular troops, V and especially ' the members of the American Le- ; gion who volunteered to aid the authorities. His statement follows: "I left Omaha last night. - The city was quiet and orderly and func- " tioning under military control throughout its regular civil machin ery, although the military authori ties furnished the necessary sup port for the maintenance of order and the protection of life and prop erty, the enforcement of arrests and the carrying out of orders concern ing lawlessness. - Order Again Restored. , g - "The troops have rendered) prompt, excellent and most efficient service. Order has been restored, life and property protected, a large number of leaders of the mob which burned the negro, hanged the . may or and sacked and burned the court1' house arrested, and the authority of the police reestablished. All this without firing a shot or taking a life. " "Steps have been taken to reor- , ganize the police force, properly to equip it with arms and transporta tion, to add materially to it strength, and to provide a trained inspector to aid in training and re-. -organization. "The people of the city have co operated well. There was evidence of an extensive effort to so terreriae . the officials and the citizens gener ally that there would be no at tempts made to prevent wholesale looting and destruction. Excuse is Provided. ' "The original disorder, whicl arose fom a specific cause namely . the assault on a white woman by i negro was seized uporf by the or ganized elements of disorder, whicfc are to be found in the population oi every large city, ever ready to seize upon any incident which will incite mob violence, with a view to over- i turning the constituted authorities of government and establishing a reign ot terror under mob rule. jf ''Labor organizations came out .f squarely on, the side of law and i order. . . , , I Praise for Legion. ' ' J "The American Legion responded if promptly in support of the civil au- j thorities, and more than 400 of them were deputized as special police. " i These were all well trainednen who ' i had taken part in the late war and .' i were, all of them, representative cit- f lzens of Omaha. These men fur- '. pished a splendid illustration of -American citizens rising ujdefeuse of their homes; all thernore loyal (Continued on I'nf Two, Coisma Thf.) v I. W. W. Attempt to Stiff? ' : Strife, in Western !:1 Mitchell, Neb. Qct. I S.2-.' L-k trial Workers of the Wc-tfi.' X arriving in the Scotts. -BJaff villeyjf 4' since the potato and sugslr ' tM-etv'iv'i harvest began; art' charged" ,rjith; it-'T'vt trinntiiic' to create strife 1 Hie'4-:-J I satisfaction among the forWs They come in small bnris id TJi ' . authorities that they are -riot wanted in the valle. , '" - ? . .SI tl ' - f- . 4 .-.V " 'A. .. ... ' : :..sa I IS mm