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THE BEE: OMAHA," WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1919. ATTORNEY AND WITNESS CLASH IN RIOT TRIAL Mayor Examined Sharply, But Unshaken in Identification Of Davis as Man Who - Struck Him. i (Continued From Pae One.) rwhea fhe blow is alleged to have 'been struck. "When I came back," he said, "they were hustling the mayor south on Seventeenth street and a man was hitting him on the head from ' behind with the butt of a revolver "They finally got him to a pole on Harney street. Some young fel low- climbed up and cut a bunch of rope from the cross piece of the pole. They put a noose around the mayor's neck and started to pull Mm up. They'd pull him a little . way and then let him down. I and . another tellow got our hands in between the rope and the mayor's neck and finally the mayor went flown and didn t get up. Ihe fury of the- crowd seemed to let up. ; Girl Obtains Passage. ' "Some girl began to cry and she got the mob to make a path be . tween two automobiles. I and this other fellow got the mayor and walked him over to the Burgess Nash store, then down to Sixteenth street and we got him in an automo bile that Detectives Danbaum and Van Dusen were in. We drove to - the police station. Dr. Shook was Jifraid the mob might come after him there and we took, him to the Ford hospital." Dr. E. C. Henry testified regard ing the mayor's wounds. He said the mayor had a concussion of the brain and that such an injury might prove dangerous. Mayor Smith yesterday morning tenderwent three hours of grilling cross-examination by Eugene O'Sul livan, attorney for Davis. Fails to Shake Testimony. Although Davis claims to have a bombproof alibi to prove that he was not at the court house the night of the riot, his attorney, Eugene O'Sullivan, fought every inch of ground desperately, but failed to shake the mayor from the dramatic story which he gave Monday of his experiences with the mob at the court house. He even inquired as to the may or's mental condition, recalling that an operation was performed on the mayor's skull 22 years ago and that twice1 he has fallen unconscious dur ing trial of a case. "Didn't you have a sinking spell once ; in Kansas City while you -were there trying a flour case?" asked Mr. O'Sullivan. "Yes," replied the mayor, smiling, "but the doctor said that was due merely to eating too much and then going to work right away. , The blood went to the brain when it was needed at the stomach." Eating Too Much. "And you fell down once in this court house, didn't you?" "Yes," the mayor replied, "but that also was due to eating too much and then going to work im mediately, so the doctor said. You may indict my stomach, but please don't indict my brain." , "And you think there is nothing in your brain that might make you err on this identification of-Davis?" "Absolutely no doubt about the identification," said the mayor. . O'Sullivan tried to get the mayor to descibe the man wno struck him in the most Tninute manner. "I .can't tell you just what kind of a suit he had on, said the mayor, "but those eyes the look in those ej'es has burned into my brain so that I will never forget it. I saw his look as he drew back his arm nd struck the blow that , put me down and out." Mayor Says He's Positive. ' .nd if a great number o wit nesses, come here and swear that Davis was not near the court house the night of the riot, you will still be positive that Davis is the man who struck you?" asked O'Sullivan. "1 ; would say before God that Davis is Uhe man," declared the mayor, shaking, his finger at the at torney. "You are infallible, are you, and can make" no mistake?" asked Mr. O'Sullivan. "Well. I .don't claim attributes of infallibility," responded the mayor. Mr. O'Sullivan tried to get a statement of the mayor's state of mind while the mob was beating and threatening him. ' v Says Mind Was Normal. . "Do you mean to tell this jury ' that you were not terrorized with fear while the mob was threatening to hane vou? "No, my mind was normal," said the mayor. "Why did you fight against be ing placed in the automobile?" asked Mr. O'Sullivan. "Didn't you know they were trying to get you away and save you?" "I felt tha.t as long as I remained in the light they wouldn't let any harm come to me," said the mayor. "I was afraid if they got m into the automobile they woulf take me to some, dark alley and k'tV me." Mr. O'Sullivan asked the mayor whether there were not a number of policemen in the court house when the mob seized him. Tells of Riot Scenes. "There were probably 40 or 50," said the mayor. . ' "Where were they that they didn't rescue you?" asked Mr. O'Sullivan. "They had been driven by the fire and smoke to the upper floor," said ihe mayor. Mayor Smith admitted on cross- examination that he wasn't actually dragged entirely from the lobby down the steps and out of the court house, but that some of the crowd had hold of his feet and others of his arms. Dragged on Back. "But I remember being dragged on my back through the water and broken glass at times," he said. The mayor returned an emphatic "no" to Attorney O'Sullivan's in quiry as to whether members of the mob in the court house were shout ing that the mayor had "thrown ammonia in a man's eyes" and had shot a soldier in the back. lovernor Knew o . the Bandit's Release (Continued from Face One.) report of Secretary Johnson never came to my attention until following Kirk's release. "This is undoubtedly accounted for byi this fact that I was away at the time Mr. Johnson made his report and for some time following that date. The action that was taken by Senator Bushee when he was acti ng governor has all been explained by his statement, but I wish to add to his statement that upon my re turn he advised me of his action. Forgot About It. "I had forgotten all about this un- il he reminded me of it, and I think he must have dismissed the matter with the thought that I did not want to assume the responsi bility for anything that might have heen done in my absence. Later, and 1 think within about two weeks of the time that Kirk was released, Mr. Devoe was in my office and said tome that during my absence in September, t. Senator Bushee had signed a furlough for Kirk, and he did not want to exe cute the paper without being assured that it was all . right for Senator Bushee to assume the responsibil ity. ' "He did this both for his own pro tection and that of Senator Bushee and I told him that was wholly a: matter of Senator Bushee's respon sibility and I would not assume to interfere with it. Dismissed "Too Promptly." "This was at a time when the mat ters incident to the fuel shortage and other things were so pressing that I think Mr: Devoe's 'statement and my answer did not take more than two minutes time, and I feel now that I dismissed the subject too promptly. "1 assume my-full share of the re sponsibility for any error or mis taken judgment that may have de veloped in this case. 1 am confi dent that no one acted without the very best of motives and 1 am not prepared to say that the action that was taken in granting Kirk's fur lough was not a wise one. "Certainly I would rather take the judgment of a . man like Warder. Fenton, in whom I have the utmost confidence, both in his integrity an i his knowledge of criminals, than to be guided by the carpings of some of the partisan critics who have in jected themselves into this matter. "Suspicions" Are Created. "Nevertheless the situation has be come so involved and so many sus picions have been created in th minds of the people that I feel it is myvduty to recall Kirk and start anew, so far as his case is concerned. "Therefore, upon my return yes terday I immediately, called Upon the warden and asked him to have Kirk taken into custody and return ed to the state at the earliest pos sible moment. - This order is now being exe cuted by the warden. "I could not close this statement without pointing out that the ac tion in granting furloughs is one that has long been observed by gov- To Heal A Cough Tlk HATES' HEALING HONEY. 350 twr bottle. 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"The records as they will later be given to the public, will, show that during the past administrations numerous furlaughs , have been granted. , "So far as I am personally con cerned, I have granted but very few of these and never except on the recommendation of the board of pardons, the prosecuting attorney and the judge, or some probation of ficer who has made a careful inves tigation of the matter. "Also I want to say on behalf of Senator Bushee that he thought then, and still thinks, that he did the right thing, and any apparent ir regularity in the action upon hts part was because of his unac- quaintance with the work rather than because of any ulterior mo tives, i Given Free Hand. "I have given a free hand without advice or restriction to whoever happened to be acting governor in my absence and in the signing of paroles and furloughs, this privi lege has been exercised by both Mr. Barrows and Mr. Bushee. "Consequently when the matter came to Senator Bushee he was prompt to take action and assume responsibility for his act "As for Messrs. Peterson and De voe, while they are personal friends of mine and would, because of our friendly relations in the past, be in a position to expect some special consideration at my hards, they have never made a request to me tor any consideration, any promises that I make or any promises that I would follow or any other action with the exception of that regard ing Kirk, which as I have already stated, was argued to me upon its merits. Praises Mr. Devoe. ' "Mr. Devoe has given unsparingly of his time in the prosecution of matters in which records of the state were involved, and this includ ing a great deal of time and service that he could ill afford to give in investigations made by the state rel ative to the high cost of living. "For this service he did not ask or receive a cent." A wrench was ' thrown into the machinery of the ordered investiga tion into the Kirk scandal when Sec retary Walter L. Anderson of the state bar commission, which is to conduct the investigation with At torney General Davis, notified the state supreme court this morning that he would be unable to serve because of his membership in the state constitutional convention, now in session here. But two other members of ihe commission were present in the at torney general's office this morning at 10:30, when the first meeting of the 'commission with Attorney Gen eral Davis was called to formulate plans for the Kirk probe. The members were John J. Led w.th of Lincoln and J. B. Fraden burg of Omaha. Bernard McNeny of Red Cloud could not be present because of delayed train service. No word was received from A. B. Mc Candless of Wymore. but he is ex pected to arrive later 'n the day. Action in the investigation was held up until the supreme court ap pointed Charles A. Goss of Omaha ! to serve on the bar commission to fill the vancancy caused by Secretary Anderson's presence of the state constitutional convention. Because members of the commis sion were not present at this morn ing's meeting the conference with the attorney general was adjourned to meet at 9 a. m. Thursday. Goss Declines to Discuss Kirk "Furlough" Probe Attorney Charles" A. Goss of Omaha, who was yesterday appointed temporary secretary of the State Bar commission to serve in the in vestigation into the Beryl C. Kirk "furlough" scandal ordered by the,1 supreme court, stated that he had .been notified of his appoint ment as a member of the commis sion but did not know he was -to serve in the capacity of secretary. When asked concerning his plans. Mr. Goss declined to make a public statement at this time, pending the issue of his report of the investiga tion at its completion. French Aviator Makes 189 Miles an Hour In Airplane Paris, Dec. 16. (Havas.) Sadi LeCointe, the French aviator, in an officially timed test, today averaged 305 kilometers, 2?5 meters (about 189 miles, yards) in an hour. At one time he attained a speed of 364 kilometers an hour. ALL CENTERS TO HAVE FAIR PRICE COMMITTEES Attorney General Pledges Full Support of Prosecu tion of Hoarders and Profiteers. (Continued From Face One.) of millions of dollars worth of food. Ninety-eight cases had been brought against profiteers, many of whom were indicted, and some of whom were serving sentences. The campaign ,was to continue, the attorney general declared, with one purpose "prices must come down." "I am not worried over hurting the retail dealers," he added, "they hav: had their harvest time and now the people are to get a iook in. The finest weapon in this campaign is knowledge. Let the people know the facts and they will take care of the rest." Stamp Price Plan. Mr. Palmer described the efforts being made to get congress to con tinue the operation of the Lever food control act for six months after the declaration of peace, and to pass a law requiring the price at which an article left the producer to be stamped on the article. "If we can get that law, we will stop profiteering," he said. "When you go to the shoe store, if you see plainly stamped on a pair of shoes the wholesale price of $4.50, you simply aren't going to pay $18 for that pair of shoes. I know of a great department store in one of our cities where the sale price on goods has no relation to the cost. They advertise a special sale and when- the people come running, be cause they think they 3re going to get something cheap, the price is marked up because the demand is greater. "An organization of women, or ganized as they never were before will do more to bring down prices than any single movement. Their power is incalculable. They buy 90 per cent of the food and wearing apparel for the country. And when women make tip their minds they will not buy at present prices, then prices will come down. Against Expensive Styles. "Women' should set their faces against these expensive and ev(er changing - styles. ; Merchants are shouting 'buy now.' My advice is do not buy now. Wait for lower prices. When demand is lessened, the supply is increased, and prices must inevitably fall. We must urge the people to exercise conservation and economy and quit indulging in this saturnalia of extravagance. People have money today, who never had it be fore, and the only use they seem tc Know tor it is to blow it in. ' "One of the greatest crimes of the day is idleness. We must stop the factional disturbances in indus try and increase production. If men and women would do 10 per cent more work, prices would come down 20 per cent and, if they would econ omize and save 10 per cent more. this problem of the high cost of living would be solved." ! 4,000,000 Enter Fight. ! Washington, Dec. IG. An army of 4.000,000, representing 10,000 organ-1 izations, has been organized by the ! savings division of the Treasury de-' partment to enter the fight, against I the high cost of living. Beginning January 1 and extend- i ing to April 1, a great thrift cam paign will be conducted in an effort' to induce women to keep strict ac cpunts of their daily expenditures in order, by study of them, to edimi- nate unnecessary items. According to tne plan, amounts saved by this means would be invested in govern ment securities. Women's organizations which have been enlisted in the campaign j include: ' ., I The Association of College Alum- I nae, Daughters of the American Revolution, General Federation of Women's Clubs. National Catholic War Council, National Congress of Mothers and Parent-Teachers' Asso ciations, National Council of Jewish Women, National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Service, Woman's Depart of the Na tional Civic Federation and the Y. Clubs, National League for Women's W. C. A. 1 4 Per Cent Raise to Miners May Be Doubled (Continued From Pact One.) order to get 100 men on the job as a constant factor. Miners like to celebrate all American holidays and a lot of foreign ones. Then they have 'Mitchell day' on April 1, in honor of the late John Mitchell. ilxty have Kabbit day on Novem ber 10, when everybody adjourns to shoot a rabbit. Made $15.50 Per Day. From mine accounts, lie read the record vof one miner, who in 187 days of the present year, earned $3,070, or an average of $15.50 per day. He paid $72 rent for a "com pany, house" during the period, and his fuel bill was $5. Other records furnished showed earnings during the first nine months of 1919 rang ing from $1,400 to $2,100, for pick and machine miners. Senator Walcott, democrat, Mary land, drew out Mr. Guthrie's view of the claimed double increase in miners' wages involved in the set tlement, by observing that Dr. .Gar field's proposal was the same as that put forth by the president. "As I read the memorandum given out by Attorney General i-'almer," Mr. Guthrie repl'ed, "it is proposed to set up a commission with power to fix wage scales and coal prices. One of the hings this commission is to do is to go back to the mine districts and settle what are known as internal differences and disputes over differentials. All previous agreements between the miners and operators have provided that these differences shall be com promised in a fashion that will not add to the cost of mining or lower the earnings of men. The govern ment's proposal, as I view it, may result in twice the 14 per cent in crease in miners' wages and min ing costs that Dr. Garfield was will ing to allow." Not Bound, Operators Say. Senator Walcott inquired as to whether an actual settlement of the coal strike had yet been attained. "You, as , an operator, don't you think you are bound by an agree ment made at Indianapolis?" the senator asked. "No, I don't," Guthrie replied. "That's 1 right," Senator Walcott said. . "There has been no accept ance of the agreement there. Nor is there any power in ths govern ment to set up a commission which Promotions to Grade Of Majors-General Explained by Baker Washington, Dec 16. Recent pro motions to the grade of major gen eral in the regular army as a re ward for exceptional services in France, Secretary Baker explained to a delegation of New England sen ators and represntatives who called at the War department to give their personal support to a proposal that Brigadier General Clarence Edwards, commanding the Northeast depart ment and senior in thg list of briga diers, bs raised to the next grade. All .of the recent promotions made were Jof officers junior to General Edwards in lineal rank, but senior to him in the overseas organization. will fix wages and prices of coal. It can be merely advisory." Chairman Frelinghuysen, after adjournment of the session, said there would be more hearings, but did not fix a date for thrm. All Restrictions Off. Chicago, Dec. 16. All restrictions and regulations on the movement and delivery of coal and coke were ordered removed at 12:01 a. in. Wednesday in the Northwestern railroad region. The announce ment of R. H. Ashton, regional di rector, means a return to normat methods of shipping and delivering fuel in that region which includes Chicago. Sugar Equalization Board To Be Enforced During 1920 Washington, Dec. 16. By a vote of 256 to 34 the house passed the senate bill continuing the sugar equalization board through 1920. Amendments retaining in force the wartime powers of the government for controlling prices and move ments of sugar ' were approved necessitating the sending of the measure to conference committee of the two houses.. The house interstate commerce committee began hearings on the proposal to place an embargo on sugar, but deferred final action until Friday. Several members of con gress appeared before the rqmmit tee to urge favorable action. Debate on the measure was large ly an' attack by republicans on President Wilson, because he had ordered the purchase of the Cuban crop last fall by the government. PROTEST NAMING 'GENERAL WOOD FOR PRESIDENCY Senator Harding of Ohio and Governor Lowden of llli; nois File for High Honor. (Continued From Pare One.) nominee. Other presidential candi dates may file for the March pri maries and they have until January 1 to do so." Wood Doesn't Talk. Denver, Dec. 16. Gen. Leonard Wood, who arrived in Denver late Tuesday, declined to discuss a dis patch from Pierre, S. D., outlining Attorney General Payne's ruling that the general would be violating his constitutional oath of office if he signed acceptance of the republi can nomination for president in South Dakota. The general was asked: "Will you accept the party nomination, gen eral, if it is offered to you athe national convention r The general replied: "I can't an swer that. I know the position a newspaper man is in and just what vou'd like to have me talk about but I cannot talk politics. I haven't done so, and I won't. If any politics conies from jne it s entirely by in ference." General Wood said he planned to move federal troops from the Kan sas coal fields, beginning tomorrow, as Governor Allen of Kansas had told him the "situation was tran quil." He will speak tomorrow at the Colorado Farmers' congress at Fort Collins, Colo., and on Thursday will address the Colorado legislature by invitation. Harding Files. ' Washington, Dec. 16. Senator Harding of Ohio, formally an nounced tonight his candidacy for the republican presidential nomina tion in 1920. The announcement vas made in a letter to Clare Hughes of Pique, Ohio, chairman of the Miami county republican committee, authorizing the use of the senator's name in the choosing of delegates to the national con vention. Senator Harding is the third re publican senator to make known hit presidential 1 aspirations. Senators Poindexter of Washington, and Johnson of California, already have formally announced their candi dacy and a formal boom for Sen ator Sutherland of West Virginia, also has been inaugurated. No Platform Announced. In his letter, Senator Harding said he had "no personal preference Jn the matter," but gladly would co operate in "making effective the manifest wish of the republicans of the state." He added, however, that he would announce no plat form, as that was the duty of the national convention. The senator said he would not take a personal preconvention campaign because it would necessitate neglect of his sen ate duties. Congress Takes Final Action on Edge Bill Washington, Dec. 16. Final ac tion by congress on the Edge bill, authorizing the formation of cor porations' to finance American ex port trade, was taken in the adop tion of the conference report by the senate. Ihe measure now goes to the White House. Opposition to the bill was ex pressed by Senator Gronna, repub lican, North Dakota, who objected to the failure to place on stock holders, the double value liability imposed on the share holders of The measure, which has the ap proval of Secretary Glass and other administration officials, as well as a number of leading bankers, was dfended by Chairman McLean, of the banking and currency committee, who said it would assist in rehabil itating Europe and stabalize the ex change situation. . Greeks Repulse Attacks Of Turks Near Imankeuy Saloniki, Dec. 16. An official statement issued by Greek headquar ters today says: . "One of our "detachments clearine the heights north of Imamkeoy of the enemy engaged 300 Turkish rebels with machine guns. The Turks were pursued to the moun-, tain heights of Kouchak. "Attacks of Turkish rebels against Odemish and the village of Kain akdji and against our posts in the tegions of Aiden and Magnesia have been repulsed." 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