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THE BEE: OMAHA, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1919. MINERS' HEADS TO STAY UNTIL TROUBLE ENDED Negotiations on New Wage Scale in Soft Coal Indus try WiHContinue Today. (Continued From Pate One.) quired to go down into the mines aiH return to the surface would add a.) average, of about a half hour to in- uay, uwu saia. , , nrt't . ;,,, : tu rae, nf There was no indication today that !, c. . c k, t,Y LWYt f orators outside the central com ',e State of Nebraska against J. Towle Admits Money Given to Mother of Harold Thorp had a pair of new shoes. Praise the Lord from whom all blessings flow. "Mrs. Towle denies that she ever mentioned, or had in her mind, any such thought as 'sticking to their story,' as there was only one story at that time that had been told. "Both Mrs. Chase and Mrs. War tier stated that a certain prominent lawyer was assisting them in getting up a petition for a pardon to the governor, with the idea that this young man would immediately en list in the navy. This appeared like 3 possible attempt to remove from ti.e jurisdiction of the court an im- ope potitive fields intended to accept any agreement which might be' reached in that territory in advance of the agreement itself. Mr. Lewis declared that miners' - representatives from outlying dis tricts would remain here until a set tlement in the coal industry was reached. "I think the operators will nego tiate with them if they expect to operate their properties, ' he said. Stricter Conservation.. Chicago, Nov. 16. Indications in tlisxoal strike situation tonight were that, notwithstanding a predicted loosening of the tensions in a few states, the seriousness of conditions would not be minimized. In Chi cago, where regional goal and' rail road representatives were scheduled to meet tomorrow, more stringent Conservation of fuel was expected. ' About 4(X),0()0 sott coal miners re mained on strike in spite of the ac tion of their national officers in re scinding the strike ' order in obedi ence to the mandate of a federal xcoirt. Indications were that, gen etally, they would remain out, ex cept possibly in West Virginia, where union leaders and operators wcr. calling upon them to return to the mines tomorrow, and in Wyo- . rning, where a wage agreement had been effected. The miners continue to await ac tion in the conferences of operators and mine workers' leaders in Wash ington. The union leaders still de mand a. 60 per cent increase" in pay and a six hour day. Private advices . from Washington tonight were that the operators were considering of fering wage increases averaging 20 per cent, and that the question of hours was notunder discussion. T. W. Proctor, regional coal com mittee chairman, said tonight that continued non-production of coal for another week would likely mean a shut down of every non-essential in . dustry west of the Mississippi river. As a coal conservation measure, the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul railroad cancelled ten passenger trains today. Preparations of federal troops.J that have been in West Virginia on strike duty, to leave were in evi dence today. Appeals for coal from Montana, North and South Dakota and the northwest generally, have been re ceived by Mr. Proctor: A committee from Sioux City, la., called upon B.- J. Rowe, federal " western coal chairman, seeking re lief of coal for Iowa industry, Mr. Rowe felt obliged to decline wrjjenjie sajd, he., found the Iowa sujplx as, great on the average as elsewhere in the central west. Harry Moore, Mrs. Towle suggested to Mrs. Warner that if her boy was put in the navy, that he would be unable to help her, which help sJie v. as very evidently in need of. Has No Regrets. "I have'no reKrets in the matter whatsover and I would think myself (Continued From Tag One.) will state that this was without doi'bt the most unjustified and un truthful effort ever made by a news paper. Captain Haze has been so conscientious and sincere about his work on these riot cases that if he has erred at all he has done so in favor of the defendants in "every care. There is no doubt but that he cautioned these boys to be careful, instead of asking them to perjure themselves, as he has been charged. "Mrs. Towle does considerable charity throughout the year and this i? only one of the many cases that has been called to her attention, where she could be of some assist ance to the unfortunate." Judge Redick's View. W. A. Rcdick, presiding judge of the district court, declined to com ment on the visit of John W. Towle, foreman of the grand jury, and Mrs. Towle to the home of Harold Thorp. "I know Mr. Towle is an honor able man and of charitable disposi- a coward if I should have prevented pion and Mrs. Towle also is chari Mrs. Towle from helping this family just because it might not meet with the approval of The Omaha Bee, or give them material with which to make an attempt to, discredit the work of the grand jury, or to in timidate me so that I would be will ing to moderate my idea of what the grand jury's formal report should be. "In reference to the attempt of The Bee to libel Captain Haze, I tably inclined. If Mr. Towle helped these people, it was because Re lieved they needed help. That is all I will say aboutthis matter." The trial of the Bee Publishing company, Victor Rosewater and J. Harry Moore, cited for contempt of court by District Judge Redick, will be heard tdday. Contempt was charged by the publication in The Bee of the alleged "frameup" on Moore by Police Captain Haze. Governor Will Probe the Charges Against Towle Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 16. (Special) Governor McKelvie Sunday ex pressed a desire to make a personal investigation before making any statement on the charge against John W. Towle, grand jury foreman in Omaha, that the latter gave $80 to the family of a witness while he was probing the case of Police Cap tain He'nry P. Haze, accused of criminal conspiracy and subornation of perjury, in 'connection with the indictpient recently returned against J. Harry Moore, a Bee reporter, for alleged complicity in the riot of Sept. 28. The governor declared, however, it is up to the city commission of Omaha to aid him and the state to make a thorough and exhaustive in vestigation of the Omaha police de partment and "get at the bottom" of, alt the trouble in Omaha. As to the charge against Foreman Towle of the grand jury that he visited the mother and grandmother of Harold Thorp, who repudiated his statement incriminating the Bee reporter, and impressed them of the importance of the boy and his com panion standing by their original story, Governor McKelvie said he would want to look into the matter himself and make a personal investi gation before making any statement. The governor intimated that these fresh charges made him keener than ever for a sweeping probe of the failures and misdeeds of members of the Omaha police department in an effort to "get at the bottom" of the whole mess. Report Member of Posse Shot, Is Dead 5fcwrwitha natural sweetness delicious-Wiiha rich nutlike flavor r nourisfungwtih the building value of whole wheat ' and malted barley GrapeNuts at Grocers The Mot&er of these two chil dren says: "Whenever my chil dren need a body btiilder I give them Father John's Medicine and it prevents them from catching cold. TL.1'. it. 1 kind of medi cine I use and it has always helped. (Signed) Mrs. G, Jorgensen, 4923 6th ave. Brooklyn, N. Y. tM Sv' ' ftp I : , A 7 m r' ( m II 1 Mi The safe medicine for all the family to take is Father John's Medicine whenever they catch cold or need a tonic because the pure food elements which it con tains build new flesh and strength and by driving out the impurities restore normal health. Guaran teed free from alcohol and dan gerous drugs in any form. Sixty years in use. ' (Continued From Paso One.) . scoured the country in the neighbor hood of, yesterday's fight and a spe cial aetAii ot men nas Deen cnargeq with the recovery of Hajiey's body. Fear Further Bloodshed, Members of yesterday's posse said it was probable the recovery of Haney's body would be attended by further bloodshed because of the fact that he fell within 100 yards of Hunter's cabin, wherein the I. W. W. vcre believed to be still lurking. The place is surrounded by dense woods. Every outlet from the place is beine guarded. Captain Lloyd Dysart, local com mander of the posse in the district, was directing today's operations. "We have verified the fact that Haney fell when fired upon from am bush," said Dysart. "A comrade saw him drop at the first volley. "Haney, with three other men, had become separated from the main party and were working their way toward Hunter's cabin, where, ac cording to information we had ob tained Bert Bland, Hansen, alias Loughtenoff, and one other radical, were, hiding. A volley rang out, and Haney Who was ahead, was seen to fall. The firing became general and bullets fell all around our men, one of whom sprained his ankle and was forced to drag himself away.. The other two were unable to con-' tinue the fight unaided and with drew, as they could not locate the source of the firing accurately in the eemi-darkness of the woods." Expect Attack Today. . Captain Dysart said that all of to day would be required for all of the relief party to reach the scene of yesterday's battle and that the pro posed new attack on the hidden out laws will not begin probably before Monday morning. The purported confession of Lau ren Roberts, who gave himself up last Friday morning and who said lfe was one of the three men who had fired on the armistice day parade from Seminary Hill, was to the ef fect that his two companions had been ' Hanson and another man known as "Curly." Roberts' detailed statements have practically identi fied this man as Bland, Assistant Prosecutor Roberts said . today. When shown a picture of Bland, Roberts said to the official: "That's the fellow," the prosecutor said. T Police Raid Havens Hotel and Arrest Five Inmates Police Officers Samardick. Swan' and Potach raided the Havens hotel Saturday night and arrested Izzy Federal Officers Arrest Train Crew As Box Car Barldits i. With the arrest of Henry Over teese, conductor, 1813 Fifth avenue, Council Bluffs; A. L. Southard, brakeman, 1624 Fourth avenue, Council Bluffs, and M. F. Boyd, brakeman, 616 South Seventeenth street, Omaha, the entire train crew of freight train No. 55, running be tween Omaha and Grand Island on the Union Pacific, the mystery sur rounding the theft of $500 in mer chandise from a box car on the train 1 was cleared up. On October 15, according to a written statement mkde by M. F. Boyd, Conductor Overteese told him to open a certain car, saying that there would be some good shoes and other things in this car. He went to the car and took two pair of shoes, returning with them to the caboose At the next side track, he says, Conductor Overteese . went to the car and tdok shoes and silk hose, bringing the loot back to the ca boose where the three men removed the maker's tags. Overteese claims that he knew nothing about the stolen goods until the train reached Grand Island, where he and the other man re moved the stolen property to their homes. Armed with search warrants, Dep uty, United States Marshal Fred Shoemaker of Council Bluffs, Spe cial Agents F. M. Cashman and W. P. Kennedy of the Union Pacific railroad and Deputy, United States Marshal Tom Flynn of Omaha searched the homes of the men and recovered most of the stolen goods. In Conductor Overteese's state ment, he said that he was arrested for robbing a box car on the Lake Shore & Michigan Central railroad in Indiana and served a term in the penitentiary. All three are being held in the county jail without bond. Permanent Prohibition Not Wholly Assured, , Noted Divine Warns St. Louis, Nov. 16. Warning that permanent prohibition was not abso lutely assured in the United States was sounded by Rev. Dr. Daniel A. Poling of Boston in an address be fore the National Women's Christian Temperance union in convention here. v Dr. Poling, who . is president of the United Society of Christian En deavor , of the World, asserted it t r 1 .1 i r , riciucr. urupriciur. 011 a iiiaiKC u i r i ; ill.,r,s;,.U k,c. ,H I a,OK '"gue or nauuns 10 win a five others on charges of being in mates of such a house. The five inmates were Mrs. F. H. Anderson, Tames Tones, Mrs. Ethel Schreiver. Miss Carrol Williams, all of the Havens hotel, and Sergt. Ernest Black of Fort Omaha. All the alleged inmates were released from jail on $100 cash bonds and Fielder on a $300 cash bond. Paper Reappears. Seattle, Wash., Nov. 16. Copies of a paper headed "The Seattle Union Record" appeared on the streets here Sunday. Last week the plant of the Seattle Union Record, a daily newspaper owned mainly by the aeattle Central Labor council, was seized on a federal warrant. Get the Genuine and Avoid Waste Economy in Every Cake great war, and it will taire such a league to win a great peace." Denying the W. C. T. U. had de stroyed the saloon, Dr. Poling said the saloon had committed suicide 'by sinning itself to death." "So long as Ohio can vote herself out of the union by seeking to nul lify the constitution of the United States," he warned, "there is yet work to be done." , World prohibition by 1925 was predicted by Mrs. Ella A. Boole of New York. Crisis Looms in Austria. Berne, Nov. 16. A crisis appears imminent in Austria. The Vienna government, it rs reported, is unable to maintain its power and the re public is likely to fall to pieces, sev eral groups declaring for a union with Germany. It is asserted that the Austrian army will not attempt to prevent a new revolution. A Influenza I an eiacneritfd firm of Grip. LAXATIVE BROMO QCIMNE Tablet, bould be taken in linter dosfs tlitn is prescribed for ordinary Grip, A rood plan la not to wait until ynu are aick. but PRKV ENT IT by taking LAXATIVE BROMO QUIMKE Tablet! ut time. DENIES MEXICO IN ALIGNMENT WITH RADICALS De Negri Says Improper Inter pretation Put On Letter Re cently Made Public by U. S. ' New York, Nov. 16. -Denial that Mexico is connected in any .way with radical groups in this country, was made in a statement issued by Ramon P. De Negri, consul general of Mexico here. Attention of the state department recently was called to a letter from Consul De Negri to Flavia Borquez, a Mexican senator, endorsing the principle of "national ization." "I am surprised," the statement said, in part, "that my letter ha been abused, tending to present me and the authorities of the repub lic of, Mexico in a false light, and which may be availed of by the ene mies of my country and the various Egitators and interests now engaged in a conspiracy against Mexico, to show us in league or collusion with the radical movement hostile to the constituted political structure of this country are founded. Nothing can .be further from the truth and our aims. No "Underground Work.! "So far as my correspondence is concerned, the federal agents did not reveal an 'underground' work,, as the letter referred to was read in a public session of the Mexican senate and was published in all Mexico City newspapers on November 6. . ' "Anybody who peruses my letter, bona fide and honestly interprets it, will have to say that there is noth ing in it tending to prove that I am in any way interested in radical movements in this country, al though I am deeply concerned with the Mexican social revolution, an as an official of the constitutionalist government, I am ia duty bound to follow its accomplishments and de velopments. Denies Propaganda. "Let me say once for all that Mex ico is not conducting any propa ganda in the United States, nor has any sum whatever been appropri ated for such a purpose: nor is 1 any way connected with the I. W. W., bolshevists nor any other rad ical group of this or any other coun try of the world. "I am a sincere friend of the peo pie and the government of the United States. I have given the best years of my life to bring about better understanding, closer rela tionship, commercial intercourse and loyal and everlasting amity between our two countries. Michigan Pays Honor To Dead War Heroes Brought From France Detroit. Mich., Nov. 16. The first of Michigan's hero dead of the world war came home today. Sixty-eight of her sons who made the supreme sacrifice in the far north of Russia received all the honor that a grateful city and commonwealth could accord them and tonight were eitner in tne hands ot sorrowing relatives or lying in state in the De troit armory awaiting removal to homes upstate. With an honor guard of 600 of their tormer comrades in the 339th infantry, the dead, in flag draped caskets, were borne on army motor trucks trom the Michigan Central depot through a two-mile lane formed by thousands of citizens standing uncovered. Only the notes of the funeral march alternating with the retarded tempo of "On ward Christian Soldiers" and "Nearer My God'to Thee," and the solemn tolling of bells, broke the tribute of silence. At the city hall, a two-minute halt was made in the public square while an army bugle sounded "taps." The cortege then moved oil to the Detroit armorjk, where rela tives of the dead had gathered. Brief religious services were held here, "taps" were again sounded and final disposition of the bodies begun. r Ft 1 n i uroans unaer Dungaiow rv 1 t 1 -v uisciose mvai nreman On Verge of Starvation Norfolk, Va., Nov. 16. Investiga tion of a storv told bv children that they had heard groans under a bun galow building at the Hampton Roads naval base disclosed Harrv J. Harley of Philadelph ia, a third class naval fireman, missing for two months and on the verge of starva tion. When the man was draczed out and huried to a hospital he was barely alive, but physicians said he might recover. He weighed 61 pounds, which was 100 pounds off his record when he enlisted last May. Harley, who had served in France, was suffering from shellshock, and apprehensive of punishment when he overstayed his leave, ., took refuge, officials say, under the building.,, A pile of half burned cigarets were found near the place where he had slept. Officers at the post said he probably had been supplied by a comrade with food for a time, and later, being unable to crawl, re mained in hiding without food or water until the groans resulted in his rescue. Harley was officially rated as a de serter on October 22. Consumers of Milk In New York City Go on Strike Today New York, Nov. 16. More than 500 consumers in greater New York tomorrow are expected to go on a "milk strike" as admission of the ability of the middle clais consumer to organize. No reduction in price is expected to result from the boycott, which Is to be directed by the city parliament of the community councils of Na tional Defense. Only children under seven years of age and invalids are exempt from the "strike order," which provides that the boycott shall last three days a week. Use Flame Throwers. Paris. Nov. 16. Successful experi ments have been made in Algeria recently in the use of flame throwers against swarms of locusts. , Exclusive National Policy to Hold Back Germany, Says Hardin (Continued From Pae One.) commerce and shipping in Germany were accused of desiring to strangle and destroy Germany, and their rage broke into flames and was not to be subdued by the enormous . efforts made by an empire of which, tne in ternal organization was far from sound. Terrible was the awakeuing of the nation, which all arts of official, patriarchal and well meaning de ception had lulled into a vast confi dence of victory and had kept them to the last moment under the spell of that dream. If after five years of this narcotic condition and then suddenly awak eningto the terrible reality the na tion, foreswore all faith, broke through all restraints of conscience and sought only after pleasure and fresh anasthetics, can we be sur prised. " The enthusiastic devotion to a cause which seemed just and sacred beyond a doubt, had strained the strength of the nation to the highest point and forced their motive power to a maximum of effort, and now all this- proved to be vain and without result. Bleed and Starve in Vain. In vain had they bled and starved and sacrificed generations and woman had been degraded by heavy menial labor, destructive of mind and body. An excess of suf fering results in a keen rush for pleasure which grows with the swift ness of a tropical plant, and the masses, which for vears have onlv heard the call of exacting duty, now fill the streets and with lacerated throats proclaim their rights. As obedience, discioline and sub ordination have not been rewarded with the promised happiness, but instead, with misery the disap pointed people look on them as frauds, fallacies and idols to be over thrown and burnt. The world of imperialism, which had become as rotten internally asi had that of the French Bourbons at the end of the eighteenth century, talis in pieces ana uurics in us ruins the ideals of the time which had regarded martial glory, conquest and increase of power as the supreme goals of national effort. But a new world was to arise, .we were told a .purer and more beauti ful world. The treaty of peace was tq create a world composed of na tions freely determining their own destinies and united together in friendship, and every spark was to be extinguished which might again cause a world conflagration. I will not add a fresh jeremiad over the treaty of Versailles. Only a foot could doubt that after the mad orgies of destruction in this war peace could impose a terribly heavy burden on the vanquished. But severity is by no means in compatible with reason. The worst thing about the document of Ver sailles is. that its originators were unacquainted with that portion of the world which they wished forci bly to remould and endeavored to make the outcome of organic growth fit into their abstract notions of rjght and wrong. Comprehensive Hatred. A comprehensive hatred and an all too human desire to crush a cap able competitor when a good oppor tunity presented itself influenced their decisions; and the phantom of honor and dignity forbade the con querors even to listen to the yanr quished.' The result was, what ilready at the time of the Brest-Litovsk treaty I called the Balkanization of eastern Europe and against which I warned as such, that is to say, the breaking up of that region- of the world into mutually hostile small and middle states eaci of which desires a na tional lcareer of its own a most un desirable result at a time which im periously demands concentration of forces, enterprise on a large scale, pool and trust. Instead of the prophesied new world we have got one which is less modern and further removed from the genius of the day than was the past; if only the paper and letter of th treaty endures, and not the spir it, whose breath alone can give it life and make it profitable both to conquerors and conquered Mob of Masked Men Lynch Negro Accused Of Robbing Farmer Moneriy, Alo., ov. 10. A negro, one of four said to have beaten and roobed Edward Thompson, a farmer here, Thursday night, was lynched here Sunday by a mob of 100 masked men. The negro's three companions, who fiad been taken from the jail at Macon early in the day and spirited here.1 escaped, but later it was re ported two had been captured and incarcerated at a point unknown to the mob. Feelitift . against the negroes is running high and it was reported farmer nave gone to adjacent coun ties after the recaptured blacks. Local authorities said the negroes admitted they were I. W. W.'s. rearing mob violence. Sheriff Owens last night spirited the quartet away to a nearby town. The farmers motored there and demand ed that Sheriff Jesse Stamper turn over the negroes to them. The sheriff pleaded with the rnen, but the jail keys were taken forcibly from him and the blacks were returned here just before daybreak clad only in their night clothes. A large fire had been built in a public park, and on seeing this the negroes set up howls. A rope was placed over the head of one and swung over a limb of a tree. The mob pulled and the limb broken The negro started running as he fell. Four guns flashed and he was killed instantly. At the sound of the shots the other three ran. The negroes are alleged to have beaten Thompson into unconscious ness and robbed him of $12 on the outskirts of Moberly. Ohio Drys Ask Recount. Washington, Nov. 16. The Anti Saloon league of America has asked for a recount pf the vote in Ohio on the question of ratification of the constitutional prohibition amend ment "because of the many errors already reported," Wayne B. Wheel er, attorney for the organization, announced tonight. . 1 GEN. YUDENITCH' RETREATING TO GULF OF FINLAND Report Also Says That Russian Commander Has Resigned Leadership. Helsingfors, Nov. 16. General Vudenitch, commander of the Rus sian northwestern army, is retreat ing hurriedly from Yamburg in the direction of Narva, on the Gulf of Finland, according to latest advices. Some of his troops already have en tered the Esthoniau lines. The Esthonian authorities an nounce their intention of disarming the Yudenitch forces. There is a rumor that Yudenitch has resigned his command, but this is not con firmed. I Deny Omsk Evacuated. Stockholm. Nov. 16. Report of the evacuation of Omsk by Admiral Kolchak is denied bv General Wasil- kotf, according to the Tidningen's Helsingfors corresjondent. Admiral Kolchak, it is added, has just estab lished connections with the Cos sacks and they are advancing from Inrkestan. A Moscow communication Sattir diy stated that Omsk had been oc cupied by the bolsheviki and that Kolchak's forces were retreating eastward. Briand, Viviani and Klotz Winning in French Eiection Paris, Nov. 16. The results of the elections thus far indicate victories for former Premier Briand, Finance Minister Klotz and for Premier Vi v.ani. It is reported also that Paul Dcschanel, president of the cham ber of deputies, and General Castle nau have won their seats, while the rtiimc indiratp the almost certain defeat of MinisteT of Labor Colliard and former Minister of the Navy Augagneur. 1 ra. sings at the Brandeis Theatre November 17 Hear this famous Victor Artist! This Braslau recital is an event of twofold interest to the music-loving public. (1) It presents the opportunity of hearing the beautiful voice of this noted contralto. (2) It enables you to compare her actual voice with her interpretations on Victrola Records. Hear Braslau at this recital. Then go to any Victor dealer's and hear the Victrola Records by Braslau. You will instantly appreciate how truly the Victrola brings to you her personality and her art. You will understand why Braslau chose to make rec ords only for the Victor Company. You will realize that it is this fidelity of reproduction which causes the world's ' greatest artists to make Victrola Records exclusively, Victrolas in great variety of styles from $25 to $950. Victor Talking . Machine Co., Camden, N. J. Vi c t r o 1 a" New Victor Records demonstrated at all dealers on the 1st of each month