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.A RIEF BRIGHT REE Z Y BITS OF NEWS "THE VELVET HAMMER" LOCAL CELEBRITIES DONE IN VERSE ON EDITORIAL PAGE. The ' Omaha Baily Bee Hr WOOD ALCOHOL BLINDNESS INCURABLE. New York. Jan. 1. "Blindness caused by drinking wood alcohol is -incurable." said an official of the New York Association for the Blind, adding; V "In my eight years of experience "vfiifl the association I hxvp lnnu.ii ' but one case where the victim of " wood alcohol poisoning recoveird h:s eyesight. In that case the patient was placed under treatment only a : J few hours after drinking the itufT. His case, however, was peculiar in many ways aid cannot be consi.lcicd t in,he ordinary category." There is n-thinur new in the effect -... , of wood alcohol upon the eyesight, he stated, occasional cases having been recorded for nianv years pa-t. j "he only thing astonishing about the effect at this time, he said, was the : tremendous increase in the number! of persons blindctl. DUBLIN CASTLE BEING ' V ' FORTIFIED BY b'rITISH. London, Jan. 1. Dublin castle 1 j and the vice reyal lodge. Lord I -. .French's residence, are being trans- i r i ferred into veritable fortified camps I f-vi by the Brbish government in Ire l?nd. accordipg to Dublin rlipatcties . A .large squad of workers began-; t'i ijurround the lodge, located in; Phoenix- Dark, with barbed wire en Unglcmr.nts, barring the public rov : the nark hereafter between late aft ernoon and daylight. A barbed wire belt also is bein.t placed in position outside the Dub " !:n town clerk's office, which com- i tnands the view of the chief seer'- tary's office adjoining the city hall. A large, sullen crowd stood bv watching the military engineers i'.i grim silence. It is openly stated in. Dublin that the wire belts are being installed to prevent an attack on the castle by way of the town clerk's of f'.ce. GEOGRAPHY LITTLE. CHANGED BY THE WAR. , " St. Louis. Jan. 1. The teaching of i . geography in the schools will not be . revolutionized or materially changed Iv the shifting boundary lines of European countries resulting, from the worll war and the formation r.i new nations, in the opinion of Dr. Mendel E. Braiom of Harris Teacb rrs' college, St. Louis, speaking be- fore the American Association of Geographers -at the convention the American Association for the Advancement of Science. "The climates will not change, he aid. "The people will be the same and they will spesk the same lan guage. A few arbitrary boundary lines will be rearranged, but that will not affect the study of peoples, re sources and customs. We now thin in regions rather in political boun ' dary lines and the new alignment "will apply only to descriptive geog raphy and not to. physical geog raphy." ( , , NO BLOND MAIDENS TO PLAY ANGEL PART. Chardon, O., Jan. 1. Chardon's Christmas celebration was. forced to worry along without an angel. And here' the reason: There were no blond maidens to play the part in Chardon. A careful taking of stock repealed the fact that all of the young ladies of the village were decidedly brunette, and therefore . could not portray the part of the Christmas angel. ' EDITOR QUITS JOB " TO GATHER ACORNS. Cottonwood, Cab, Jan. 1. With print paper gone skyhigh in price, is it profitable for a publisher to issue? Burney J. McNamar, editor and owner of the Cottonwood Enter prise, answers. this best in bis ac tions. He has left his editorial chair to gather acorns in the forest. - Acorns are now selling at $1.50 per sack. Thev are used for fuel. Editor McNamar has gathered in 8.sacks this month. In his absence his wife edits and gets out the paper. Vnr, 4Q NO 1 70 McMtfdtu nattar May 5. IMS. u"' iyKJ. i iV. Oma P. 0. Mr act at Hank 3. UTS. OMAHA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 2, 1920. By Mall (I yaar). Dally. 15.00: Sunday. S2.M: TWO CENTS Oally and Sua.. $6.90: outilila Nab. aaalaaa axtra. X V V vom lO. THE WEATHER i Mostly cloudy and somewhat un settled Friday and Saturday; ris ing temperature Saturday. , Hourly tiiiiratiirai , IV H. m 1 . 10 i p. in ti ' . m 1(1 , 4 p. m.'.,,.,.. 1ft 3 h. in l ! S i, hi.. ml S in IS 4 p. in s B ni 18 5 p. in. . rlA 10 a. m 1.1 i 8 p. in ..m II . m... u I 1 p. in .Vi ij iwh .to smmm MAKE MOST OF REQUIEM OF ALCOHOL Celebration of Advent of New Year Continues Until Dawn in New York and Other Large Centers. CHICAGO'S GOOD TIME IS HIP-BOTTLE AFFAIR Some of the Pessimistic Look For Grave Results From Fun, Thinking of What Wood Alcohol Does. ANTI-DYSistERY GERM IS DISCOVERED IN JAPAN. Paris Jan. 1. The discovery of a new microbe capable of killing he dysentery bacillus"! announced at the" Academy of Medicine by Profes aor Roux. Dr. Kabechima, a Japanese naval physician, discovered the new mi crobe in the main intestine of sev eral patients. One injection of a se rum made from dysentery bacilli purified by this microbe gave irn munity within five days in experi 'tnents with rabbits. MAN FALLS DEAD ON SPEEDING MOTORCYCLE. Geneva, Jan. 1. A dead man on a motorcycle rode through one of the principal streets here recently. Samuel Bellone, 21.., 'years old, son of an Italain depuKj)was riding on his machine when he had a sudden heart attack and died while travel- ing at a good speed, his hands still holding the handles, though his head had fallen forward on the bar.' ' The machine ct-ytinued running "for more than 100 yards before col- lapsing. ' ' "AUTO POKER" LATEST GAME OF CHANCE. Manhattan, Kan., Jan. 1. Auto ' poker" is Manhattan's latest game of chance. ; The game came to notice z few afternootis ago when two players -were arrested and paid $10 fines in 'the police court. The "plungers!" were betting as to - whether the first number of pass ing automobiles would be odd or even, when the police appeared on the scene. ADVOCATES STUDY OF PALMISTRY IN SCHOOLS. London. Ian. The study of palmistry in the spublic schools is I . being advocated bv Miss Julie Unt- ' . ' t i. i. i i: (Ten, wno Claims 10 oe iue leaning (woman palmist in Great Britain. At ran address at Steinway Hal! she de clared that the palm of every school 'child should be examined in order to help him or her determine -his "ife work. Miss Critten says that Ion? of her chief missions is to de- tacn palmistry . from the humbug l.vluch has been brought - down ppon it - New York, Jan. 1. Celebration f the advent of the new year con tinued until dawn in the hotels and restaurants along the "great white way," the revelers taking advantage of what they considered the last op portunity to celebrate in the hilari ous manner traditional to New York. Police and other observers said the crowds which jammed up per Broadway from midnight until nearly morning were equal in size and spirit to those of former years. While unnumbered thousands pa raded the thoroughfare with all sorts of noise-makers, other thou sands who with foresightedness had purchased stocks of "wines and liquors before July 1, were making merry in the hotels and restaurants. Much of the liquid refreshment was sent in advance by truck and limousine after reservations for Jhe night had been made. A heavy profit through "corkage" and "cool ing" charges was reaped. Crowds More Orderly. Crowds on the streets, while not lack in exuberance, were more or derly than in forWr years. Two thousand police officers, who lined Broadway from Thirty-third street to Columbia Circle, said' they had little to do and -few arrests were made. The celebration was not confined to places of merriment. The chimes of hundreds of churches rang out as of old at midnight, while thousands of whistles shrieked an accompani-. ment. Many thousands attended watch night meetings in the churches. A chorus of 1,800 voices sang at Madison - Square Garden while a pageant was presented. Theaters were crowded beyond capacity, notwithstanding the fact that most of the larger houses had doubled the price of admission. It was estimated that the box office re ceipts totaled $300,000. Two roof gardens charged $11 a seat for their midnight shows. Serve Sejf in Chicago. Chicago, Jan. 1. Chicago's husky young New Year, nursed last night cn hip pocket bottles, showed no signs of being as dry as congress kand the supreme court had forecast. Cafes became cafeterias last night j and serve-yourself service apparent ly proved adequate to produce an the traditional joys of the New Year welcome. Illinoiss' search and seizure law, which prohibits movement of liquor, even across the street, went by the boards. Hip pocket flasks were fashionable,- but thirstier ones trans ported their .select private stocks to downtown eating places in suit cases, baskets, golf bags and in one case even a trunk was used. Police threats of enforcement of the drastic search law failed of ex ecution. Glum-faced detectives, as signed to watch the downtown cafes stood idly by and with envious eyes watched the contraband liquor dis appear. Chief Garrity, who earlier iii-the day had announced the law (Continued on - Page Two, Column Four.) Phoenix Park Only Open To Public During Hours Dublin, Jan. 1. An order has been issued closing Phoenix park to the public from, a half hour after stiuset until a half hour before sun rise. The Sinn Fein leader, Arthur Grif fith, in an interview, comments upon what he calls a conspiracy of silence on .the part of. the English press concerning the coercion of Ireland and the police and military activity. He declares: "There exists a tamorra in Dublin castle which has been working to provoke the people during the past two months. Nearly 4,000 raids have -been made on private houses; there have, been arrests and deportations and assaults on private people by the military and police, acting under orders of the castle, not a single one of which has been mentioned in the English papers. ( To Ask Death Penalty for Men Held at Wichita Falls Wichita Falls. Tex., Jan. 1. Dis trict Attorney Fletcher Jones an nounced that the death pena'ty would be sought in the trial of Jack Wolford and Blackie Harris, alleged highwaymen; arrested Saturday fol lowing the attempt of the robbery of a store at Waggoner City, the oil town 14 miles northwest of this city. More than 30 cases of highway robbery have been reported in the cil regions of this county during the. past four weeksl DR. R. W. C0NNELL DROPS DEAD IN HIS APARTMENT Former Health Commissioner Stricken With Heart Dis- ease Last Night. I Dr. Ralph W. Connell, former city I i 11- a i t t i.caiwi commissioner, aroppea acaa in his apartment at the Blackstone hotel shortly after midnight last night. Heart disease is said to have been the cause ofiis death. He was 60 years old. Dr. Council wai born August S, IKS'), at Schroon Lake, F.ssex county. New York, and after attending the public schools entered the New Hampshire State Normal school at Plymouth, N. J. He was graudated from the Putte Medical school at Cincinnati in '1882 and took a post graduate course in Chicago in 1892, 1893 and 1894 and in New York City in 1898 and 1899. He began the study of medicine with his brother, Dr. Robert D. Connell in Richmond, in 1S77 and after graduation practiced with him until 1884, when he came to Omaha. He practiced his profession here since that time. Dr. Connell was first appointed health commissioner in Omaha by Mayor James C. Dahlman in 1906 and was reappointed in 1909. He was married to Katherine E. Walch in Cincinnati, December 25, 1890. He is survived by his widow and two sons, Herbert J., and James E., both of Omaha and one daugh ter, Regina, living at home. He was a member of Nebraska Lodge No. 1, A. F. & A. M.; W. O. W., A. O. U. W. and supreme medi cal director of the Royal Achates. Attorney W. J. Connell, a broth er, is away from the city on a business trip to the Pacific coast NEW YEAR IS WELCOMED V Looking for Prices to Come Down BYOMAHANS FROLICKERS USE DOUGLAS HILL AS COASTING TRACK Boxes and Scoop Shovels Made To Serve as Sleds by Theater Crowd. More than 1,000 young men and women, boys and girls tied up traf fic on Douglas street between Sev enteenth and Sixteenth streets about 11 last night by "breaking in" a sliding trade down the Douglas street hill. The police riot squad put a damper -on the evening's fun by scattering the frolickers. Some of the sliders returned later and began sliding again. Early in the evening, several young men used the freshly fallen snow to slide on. They developed a splen did track on ths sidewalk iust cast of the Athletic club. Come Back for More. Young men and girls on their way from theaters took a slide" and came back for more. About 10 the sliders realized that business was too good for such limited space as the sidewalk so they transferred their attentions to the hill east of Seventeenth street on Douglas. The sliding party soon mounted to great proportions. The shouts of hilarious boys and young men mingled melodiously with the shrieks of girls. An automobilist attepted to run the gauntlet shortly before 11. A dozen or more young men seized the big touring car and whirled it completely around on the glazed track. 'A police officer heard about the big toboggan party in the heart of town and forgetting for the nonce his frantic efforts to locate the Ben son bank bandits sallied over to see the fun. Slide on Tin Cans. It was certainly great to see sev eral hundred young men and girls enjoying themselves. Some were slidin-y down the hill on boards, some had ti? cans, some had dry goods boxes that would accommo date whole families and one enter prising young soldier was using a "scoop shovel." It was too good to miss. Mr. Po lice Officer couldn't resist extending an invitation to some of his fellow bandit hunters. He called the police station. A dozen "peelers" mo'tored up in a big touring car. They wanted to slide, too, and cop-like they wanted the whole track. Then, too, when one cop went to slide some one pushed him. That was rough stuff and entirely uncalled for. There was nothing to do but run all the civilians home. Sunshine of Yesterday Said To Be Omen of Great Prosperity in Store for City During Year. FINANCIAL BALANCE SHEET HEARTENS ALL Economic Clouds of 1919 Dispersing and Big Building Program Is Already Prom ised for 1920. Kansas City to Make Bid For democratic Convention Kansas City, Mo.. Tan. 1. With approximately $40,000 of the $50,000 convention fund subscribed, and the rest in sight, and with St. Louis al ready withdrawn as a contender, the prospects for Kansas City securing the 1920 democratic convention are looming up brightly. Twelve sub-committees of the committee .to raise the funds for se curing the convention today reported nearly $40,000 subscribed.! here are 14 more Sub-committees yet to re port. -Edward F. Goltra. democratic na tional committeeman, from Missouri, announced that St. Louis had with drawn from the race, and would swing its support to Kansas City. Omaha starts the new year today with desk cleared off, a new calendar on the wall, and renewed determina tion to make 1920 the best year in the history of this metroplis. Nineteen twenty hops off under auspicious circumstances, according to the best opinion of men and wom en who are competent to judge. The city's balance sheet for last year heartens everybody to look forward to great things this year. The eco nomic clouds which have been hang ing menacingly on the horizon are dispersing and it seemed that the sunshineyof yesterday was a happy augury of future stability. Resolutions Are Made. Yesterday was a holiday, gener ally observed according to inclina tions of more than 200,000 residents nf Omaha. Many observed the time honored custom of making New Year's calls. Some adopted resolu tions. The Oldest Inhabitant re solved to abstain from scolding his wife when he could not find his slip pers the minute he wanted them. The Gentleman Burglar resolved not to steal sugar this year when in vading the homes of hi clientele. Vox Populi resolved that he would never again complain about the weather. Henry Umph swore that he would never, never again, play his slide trombone at an open win dow after 10 p. m. Yesterday was not a whole holiday for some. It was observed that a steam shovel was at work at the northwest corner of Eighteenth and Howard streets, excavating for the. foundation of ofle of the many large business structures that will be erected in Omaha this year. This steam shovel seemed to suggest the spirit of industry that will charac terize Omaha in 1920. Bank work ers yesterday morning were ob served checking the December state ments for thousands of depositor who will call today to learu their financial standing. All Welcome 1920. The theaters, skating and dancing offered divertisement for thousands yesterday. The home folks enjoyed dinners especially prepared for the occasion and the prandial features of hotels were in keeping with tne nay Among the activities yesterday .vas the writing of "1920" many times by persons who feared they would forget to change the year on their letters todav. "We are all glad that 1919 has passed from the scene of action and that 1920 is here," said a business man as he lighted one of his Chris mas cigars and beguiled the time reminiscently. "I can not help bu' feel that Omaha emerged with stronger morale and better esprit de corps for having 'gone over the top.' 8B to soeak. last vcar. I do not be lieve that the millennium will come this year, but I am confident that ; the future is bright for Omaha and that we will make a real advance this j year, commercially, educationally, socially and in every way that goe to make a better and greater city. Everybody should resolve to do his cr her part toward making Omaha a city of substantial citizenship and. of ereat business opportunity." Nineteen twenty is here. Every-! thing is new again. A new leaf has j been turned and Omaha is ready for j tne start. I NO AID GIVEN IN DRIVE BY II. S. AGENTS ' X I. W. W. Communists and Other Radicals Held in Chi cago Following Arrests by State's Attorney's Office. ATTORNEY GENERAL VIGOROUSLY ATTACKED MARKS THE SPOT WHERE LAST -SEEN Kansas City's Leading Thirst Emporium Closed Kansas City, Mo., Jan. 1. The "Frank Jones" bar, located at 1708 Walnut street, and for more than 30 years the leading thirst empor ium of this city, closed its doors Wednesday night. Known as the "Frank Jones place," although it has changed hands several times since the death of Mr. Jones, years j ago, the place has been a historic landmark in the life of the city. The fixtures were said to be the costliest in the city. The bar and rear bar were of mahogany, with French mirrors, and cut glass fix tures. Costly paintings were hung on the walls, and the fixtures were valued at $25,000. Tenant Safe Who Cannot -Find Another Abode New York, Jan. 1. Judge Strahl of the municipal court has decided that a tenant cannot be dispossessed lawfully for refusal to comply with his landlords demand for a hieher rate if he can find no other place j to live. POLICE FAIL TO LOGATE BENSON BANK ROBBERS Detectives Allege Two Gang sters Have Been Iden tified as Members of Kirk Gang. With the finding of the Cadillao car in which the four bandits who held up and robbed the Farmers and Merchants bank at Benson of $115. 000 Wednesday morning made their escape, the police are combing th" city for new clues that might lead to the arrest of the desperadoes. It is the opinion of Chief of De tectives Dunn that the bandit gang is hiding in the city. The aban doned car, bearing an Iowa license No. 213357, was found Wednesday afternoon standing in Chicago street between Twelfth and Thirteenth streets. Detectives Are Recalled. Detect ives that were dispatched to points 50 miles in the country to in vestigate reports that the bandits were seen speeding along country roads returned to Omaha yesterday The latest clue to the identity of the bandit gang is the identification of two of the , robbers as Frank Adams, alias John Appleby, and Thomas .McKay, notorious guume" Both were members of the-ang that held up and robbed the Mala shock jewelry store in Omaha on January 30, 1918, in broad daylight. McKay and Appleby are suspected of having been implicated in other recent robberies in Omaha. F. C. Kuhl, Sixty-third and Maple streets, identified a picture of Apple by as the exact resemblance of one of the holdup men he saw enter the bank. Trace Route of Escape. Other witnesses to the escape of the bandits identified a photo of Mc Kay as a member cf the bandit gang. Police have photos and finger prints of both men. No report of the iden tification of the bandits through photographs or finger prints of the bandits that were taken by Hans Nielsen, Bertillon expert, has vet been made. Detectives expect abso lute identification of the robbers by the finger print photographs. The route taken by the bandits in their escape from the bank was east on Military avenue, north , on the Krug park road, east on Ames ave nue, south on Thirtieth street, east on Lake stre'et, south on Twenty fourth street, east on Willis avenue, south on Twenty-second stre-t. thence by various streets to Twelfth and Chicago streets, where they abandoned the car. Police ; have traced this route through rrnorts received from per sons who witnessed the speeding automobile. BROWN'S CHUM REARRESTED IN MURDER CASE Floyd Prevost Stands on Con stitutional Rights When Ques-, tioned by Officers. Mount Clemens, Mich., Jan. 1. Floyd Prevost, a former close friend of J. Stanley Brown, was again taken into custody Thursday for ex amination in connection with Brown's death, December 23. - When brought to the county jail Prevost refused to answer questions by the officers, standing on his con stitutional rights as he had in re fusing to testify at the coroner's in quest earlier in the week. Neither would he discuss the case when confronted by Mrs. Cecil Ves ter, who told the authorities a story incriminating Prevost and Mrs. Ruth brown, the young widow. rrosecutor JLynn Johnston de clined to say whether he would ask a warrant for Prevost. Such action would be taken, however, he stated if. habeas corpus proceedings were instituted. Beyond accusing Prevost of com plicity in the killing of Brown, whose bullet-riddled body was found in his automobile on a country road near here, Mrs. Vester added noth ing to her version of the tragedy. So far she is the only person direct ly charged with Brown's death. Of ficials are quoted as saying they be lieve she was not responsible, but has knowledge that will aid them in clearing up the mystery. Mrs.' Ves ter's hearing has been set for Saturday. No New Year's Reception Held at the White House Washington,' Jan. 1. New Year's d;;y was observed so quietly in Washington today that it was much like an Ordinary Sunday. Thpri were' no public receptions, and church services were not different from those in hundreds of Ameri can cities. . Prcsidtnt Wilsou's illness forced .ibandonment of the customary White HouSe celebration. Sur rounded by members of his family, the president spent two hours ,n a wheel chair in the sunshine on the vui. v wv.s. fanwj 1 1 will lilt WllJ't, and later received greetings from heads of uiany foreign nations. The usual exchange of calls were made by diplomats and members of the cabinet entertained at luncheoi and receptions. WOOD ALCOHOL MAY BE CAUSE OF WOMAN'S DEATH Bottle of "Dago Red" Thought to Have Caused Fatal Convulsions Autopsy Held. The death of Mrs. -Anna Hansen. 4227 Mayberry avenue, Wednesday night following two conyulsions. may have been caused by wood al cohol poisoning, according to Coun ty Attorney Shotwell. An autopsy was held yesterday by Dr. S. McCleneghan, coroner's physician. George W. .Keisling, manager of the lunch room at the Burlington station, where Mrs. Hansen was chef, said he has in his possession a bottle cpntaiuing "Dago Red," a highly intoxicating Italian wine, which the woman is thought to have drank shortly before she fell into her first convulsion at the lunch room. Mrs. Hansen vomited a red liquid that appeared like the stuff in the bottle. . She was taken to St. Catherine's hospital where she suffered two con vulsions just before death. Dr. S. H. Smith, who attended her, de clared alcoholic poisoning might have caused the woman's death. It is the belief 6f the husband of Mrs. Hansen that his wife did not poison herself voluntarily. "She al ways appeared happy about the house." he said. "She left home at 11 a. m. to go on duty at the lunch room. At 6 last night I was noti fied of her illness." County Investigator Dcmpsey is working on the case. Two Victims in Chicago. Chicago. Jan. 1. Two deaths re sulting, from wood alcohol poison ing, supposedly the result of New Year's eve celebrations, were re ported to the coroner today. To day's victims here were John Wal strom. 16. and Joseph Prince, aged 65. Thirty-Five Under Arrest. , New Haven, Conn., Jan. 1. Thirty-five men wre under arrest in '.onnecticut'as a result of the invest igation of fedetil. state and city of ficials into the .wave of . fatalities and iH-iess caused by drinking poi son I isky. The death toll in the state in seven's,!!. v", Palmer Playing Petty Politics ' And Pursuing . "Pussyfoot" Policy in Relation to the Situation, Is Claim. Chicago, Jan. 1. Raids resulting .v in the arrest of 13 Industrial Work ers of America, communists and l f othcr radicals were carried out to day under the direction of State''' Attorney Hoyne, who tonight in a statement attacked Attorney Gen eral Palmer for the failure jf the. , Department of Justice agents to co operate. Agents of the military i" tolligenre- branch of the Central de-. . partment of the army aided . tlje . county prosecutor. Mr. Hoyne said the raids had' been timed for 4 p. m. New Year's', day. He said he had recentK- gone to Washington to confer with gov ernment officials. At noon today; after receipt of a personal letter from Attorney General Palmer, ask ing him not to proceed with the; pian. federal Department of Justice agents withdrew. Mr. Hoyne. sair) "Apparently1 Attorney General Palmer or some of his friends are playing petty politics with the situ ation and pursuing a 'pussyfoot' policy. Pressing my opinion as a ' citizen and as a democrat, I do not believe Nero or any other fiddhr can be elected1 president of the United States." Edward G. Brennan, chief of-the bureau of investigation of the De-" partment of Justice, refused to com ment on the absence ot his men in the raids. ' Overthrow Government Plans. The prosecutor asserted that daily, in Chicago, members of radical or ganization's addressed meetings urg ing their hearers to "await the one, big day" 'and that their purpose was nothing less than overthrow of th government. Mr. Hoyne declared that the I. W. W.. the communist party and the communist labor partv members and anarchists and syndi calists were distributing tons of se ditious literature. He said today's raids were only the beginning of his drive, which he declared was intend ed to extirpate all radicals frpm Cook county. His investigation, he said, had disclosed that the leading agitators in "this criminal conspi racy" centered their activities in Chicaero, New York, Boston, Cleve land, Detroit and Seattle. 200 Search Warrants. Mr. Hoyne declared his men had been armed with 200 search war rants and that in addition warrants charging conspiracy had heen issued by Judge Hugo Pam of the criminal j court. Four men were arrested on, ; the latter warrants. Among them was George Andreytchine, an I. W. W.. released on bond some time ago" from Leavenworth penitentiary, pending decision on the appeal of 92 I. W. W.j convicted of violation of the espiofiage law. Anne Grovarsky. 34. was the only woman arrested. She and 27 men were takan from I. W. W. headquar ters. James Crowley, secretary of the I. W. W.. also was arrested. Warrant for Haywood. Among 163 individuals, for whom warrants were issued were William D. ("Rig Bill") Haywood, the gen eral secretary of the I. W. W.. who was convicted before Judge Landis in the I. W. W. trial, and manv others of the original 100 I. W. W. who were indicted. Haywood, how ever, was not found, although a number of those convicted with him were" arrested. Several men alleged by the state's attorney to have been active among agitators at Gary. Ind., in connection with the steel strike were arrested. A half dozen women were taken in later raids. Among them were Mrs. B. Dobrow and the Misses Vera and L. Dobrow. who, the state's attorney charged, were brought from Russia to work among women. Assistant States Attorney Henry A. Bcrger asserted it had been learned that Russian radicals reach this country by way of Sweden and Mexico. He declared they obtained passports through the Swedish con sul at Mexico Citv to the United States. - Actress Killed. ' Philadelphia, Jan. 1. Vanita Fitz hugh of New York, an actress, was killed in an automobile accident. Miss Fiizhugh was catapulted over the windshield and'fell 60 feet from a bridge. She was 24 years old- Womaii Released. Dallas. Tex.t Jan. 1. Mrs. "ida Ott, under indictment for the mur der of her husband, 'Andrew L. Ott December 23, was released on $5,000 bail by Judge C. A. Pippen after r habeas corpus hearing in criminal district court . " Iowa Midshipman Killed By Classmate by Accident Annapol s. Md.. Jan.l. Midship man Carrol! Joy of Keokuk. I., , member of the second class at h' -aval academy, died from the ef fects of a bullet wound accidentally inflicted by M . G. Thompson, a classmate, while target shooting ic the woods near here last Tucjda- A third midshipman was in tiie r orty. Thompson had fired at. tlv target and while Jie was attempting to -adjust the safety catch of his rc- diver the weapon was discharged J