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THE BEE: OMAHA. THURSDAY, JANUARY S. 1920. "SYRUP OF FIGS" CIIILD'SUXATIVE Look at tongue! Remove poi sons from stomach, liver , and bowels. BRITAIN FACED BY SAME RED MENACE ASJJ.S. 1 1 Bolshevik Agitators Working " To Overthrow Government And Establish Soviets If Possible. Accept "Cahiornia' Syrup uT rigs yuly look (or the name California on the package, then you are sure your child is having the Mcst and most harmless laxative or physic for the little stomach, liver and J bowels. Children love its delicious fruity las to. Full directions for ft chihl's dose an each bottle. Give it ' without fear, ' ' Motherl You must say "Califor- THE BATTLE WON Confidence in your physician or the tonic that he may prescribe, is half the battle won. The consistent use of SCOTT'S EMULSION always begets confidence in. those who take it. Scott s is a tonic-nutnent recom mended by physicians everywhere. Let SCOTT'S help you win your battle against weakness. Scott & Bowae. Bloom 6eld, N. J. 9- 1 . I '3 Z Z f OVER YEARS IN USE No Alcohol or Dangerous Drug London, Jan. 7. (By the' Asso ciated Press.) Bolshevik agitators are , working energetically along lines similar to those projected by TThe radicals in America, namely the overthrow of the government and the establishment of a soviet form of government. ' i . It' is thought probable that the plans on this side of tire Atlantic have not reached the point achieved in the United States, but it is be lieved tfiat the radicals here rapid ly are reaching the point where they might seize upon some big labor strike as an opportunity for starting a revolutionary movement. While these facts are common knowledge to close-observers of the situation, it is Said to be impossible for the British authorities under Jjie present ultra-liberal laws bf free speeclwto do much more than watch the progress qf events. Deport Undesirable Aliens. Great Britain can and does deport undesirable aliens bu4inthc case of British subjects the situation is more delicate. There are several or ganizations in London and in va rious parts of the country some po litical and other allegedly allied with the extremists laborites which avowedly arc, bolshevist or commu nist. - 1 Individual agitators daily are spreading huge quantities of writ ten .propaganda' and' also lecturing throughout the country. There arc some half a dozen periodicals which are out and out "red" and some of them make no pretensions of hiding the fact 'that they are advocating soviet rule in Kngland. There are only a few big red lead ers, but they have a sufficient follow ing to form a gdodly sized nucleus for organization. Their whole effort- now is centered in sowine-tlie seeds of discontent, according to the authorities. Can't Be Reached by Law. The red idea, iU is asserted, is to jwork for affiliation with existing or ganizations rathel- than for the crea tion of new ones. The agitators cannot be reached by the law except for direct incitement to revolt or. for some other breach of peace. Famous Albert Hall, withxall its historic associations connected with the throne, has been used for what virtually were bolshevik meetings at which extremist speeches were delivered and VThe Red Flag" sung to'the accompaniment to the great organ. Similar meetings are held in other places in London and the police are bound to protect the speakers so' long as there is no act ual breach of the ptace. Still Great Britain seemingly is not unduly discouraged at the trend of events, believing in the power of the law to cope with any actual at tempt to' use force and trusting in the good sense of the public not to be misled by propaganda. Lansing Urges Pay Increase for All U. S. Foreign Ambassadors V' v ashington. Jan. 7. Minimum salaries of $35,000 for ambassadors and $15,000 for ministers with gov- rnmeivt-owned embassy buildings and allowances for upkeep were rec ommended to the house foreign af fairs committee today by Secretary Lansing.. The" committee is holding hearings on the annual diplomatic and consular service appropriation bill. . . Ambassadors now receive $17,500 and ministers $12,500. Omaha Parents Continue Seven-Year Search for Son ' Mr. and Mrs. Gustaf Werth, form erly .of Wathena, Kan., now of Om aha, are beginning the seventh year of their-search for their son, Kal, who disappeared from his Kansas home when he was 12 years old. Karl was the oldest of six chil dren. In January, 1914, he disap peared mysteriously. Police in St. Joseph searched for him without avail, finally deciding that the lad must have drowned in the river. His disappearance was so absolute and sudden not the slightest trace of him has ever been found. His parents believe the lad k alive. l tnink he does not know our whereabouts," said Gustaf . Werth. He probably enlisted in the army. If he did and is now mustered out he will probably settle in the mid dle west." Werth now lives at 1815 Vinton street, Omaha. ' . Pershing to President Is Urged at Des Moines. Meel Des Moines, Jan. 7. (Special Tel-gram.)-E. C. Folsom, delegate to the meeting of the Kiwanis club 'ere from Lincoln, declared in . speech-p the club that Gen. John J.-lershing was the most available m:.ii for president of the United States. "General Pershing is in no sense a candidate." he said, "but if no po litical party is sufficiently astute to present him the common people should arise in their ' might and draft this distinguished citizen." Englishman Makes Gift JKew Yo. Jan- 7.-A gift of $100 000 from snr George Watson, noted British manufacturer, for the estab lishment of a traveling professor ship, in American history in the va rious universities of the United Kingdom was announced yesterday The purpose of the donation is to cement-more firmly the friendship between the United States and Great Britain." ' ' , Two Germans Deported. New York, Jan. 7. Two Ger mans arrested in recent raids on New York "reds" were on the Amer ican steamship Mongolia, which sailed for Hamburg. They were George -Schwarzwalder and Ernest JEtnU Albert He itmuller. Their trans portation was paid by federal agents. WIDOW AND VICTIM OF MICHIGAN AUTOMOBILE MURDER Mt. Clemens, Mich authorities investigating the slaying of J. Stanley Brown, wealthy Detroit clubman, whose body was found in his auto mobile on a lonely road near Mt. Clemens, are convinced that two persons had a hand in the crime. They have issued a warrant for the arrest of a woman friend of Brown, who, police believe, can throw some light on the mystery. Mrs. Brown, who is shown here in outing costume, was being sued for divorce, at the time the slain man's body was fouid abandoned in his auto. She is 19 years old. $500,000,000 Budget DONT GET SASSY ' To Evangelize World, TO ENUMERATORS, j v "ssi. "v.-:- Bill iiwuk-x i . t N?s, -7 - V iT. 11 r. i1ranlev F uneral Services At Cecilia's for ' -Mrs. Joseph O'Keefe Isabel Wilkinson O'Keefe, w ife 'of Joseph F. O'Keefe, an Omaha real tor, was" buried yesterday morning in Holy Sepulcher cemetery, following high mass service in charge of Rev idrew Murphy in St. Cecilia's cathedral. The pallbearers were: Charles M. Garvev, W. J. Hvnes, Frank Mc Caffrey. William McLanrev,, hd ward j. Leary and Dr. H. M. Fitz- Kibbon. Mrs. O'Keefe is survived by five daughters. ' Elizabeth, Margaret, Mary, Ada and Josephiue. An other daughter, Alice, died several years ago. The youngest daughter is 2 vears old. Mrs. O'Keefe was born in York shire, England. December 4, 1876, and came to this country when a girl. She lived many years at Pine Bluff, Wyo., where she had a host of friends. She was married in Cheyenne; Wyo., August- 15, 1900, and moved to Omaha shortly there after. She also is survived by the following sisters and brother: Mrs. John Ewbank and Mrs. F. R. Mor gan of Kimball, Neb., Mrs. C. H. Armour of Glenrock, Wyo.. Mrs. C. W. Beattj) of Cheyenne, Mrs. Ed ward Dolan, Mildred Wilkinson and J. R.Vilkirson of Pine Bluff, Wyo.; also a stepmother, Mrs. John Wilk inson, and 1wo stepbrothers, W. A. and C C. Gross of Pine Bluff. . She was in failing health for more than a year... She prepared her holi day arrangements at home and then was. sent to St. Catherine's Tiospital, with expectations that, she would be home in time for Christmas, but the end came last Saturday. Mrs. O'Keefe was known by many Onia hans as a woman of beautiful char acter, devoted -to her home, husband and five lovely daughters. Many floral remembrances attested the love with , which she was held by those who knewher. Chairman Hays of Republican Committee -Confers With Omahans Chairman Will H. Hay's and Re gional Director Victor Heinz of the national republican committee passed through Omaha yesterday, and spent the time between trains at the sta tion in conference with leading Om ahans, including Editor Victor Rose water of The Bee, R. B. Howell and Harry Byrne. The committee mem bers weie on their way to Denver. Mutti of Egypt Wants British Protectorate Lifted Cairo,, Jan. 7. A conversation be tween Viscount Milner, special Brit ish commissioner, with the grand mufti of Egypt, who is the relig ious chief of the Mohammedans in Egypt, is reported in the news paper El Misri, in which the grand mufti attributed the present trouble in the conditiohs to the country's desire for independence. Lord Milner contended that the rnufti's arguments did not prevent a discussion, and asked him to dis cuss the 'questions. But the mUfti replied: f "We can have no discussion until the protectorate is withdrawn." Young Man Is Shot in Leg While Visiting Woman "JohnUrck, 2524 Soutlr Twelfth street, was mysteriously shot at 9 last night while courting a .young woman at Fifth and Bancroft 'streets. The shot entered his leg above the knee. . - ' Urefc refuses to disclose the name of the young woman. He .told the police he believed the shot was fired by one of a gang of rowdies that "hang around" Bancroft school. Urek's wound is not considered serious. ' Charge Store Officer With "Irregularities in Accounts Denver, Col., Jan. 7. Maj. H. O, Womack, former officer in charge of army storeJfJo. 2 in Denver, has been arrested in Fort Worth. Tcx by Department of Justice agents, charged with irregularities in his accounts of the store in thisv city, according to word received by local authorities. Hunt Escaped Soldiers. F.t Paso.Tex..- Jan. 7. Sheriff's posses are scouring Dona Ana coun ty. New Mexico, in search of four armed soldiers said to have escaped in an automobile from the guard hotis'c at Marfa, Tex., Sunday and reported to have terrorized farmers in the vicinity of Las Cruces," N. M. Four Conventions Jo Be Held Here During Next Week Four more conventions are sched uled to be held in Omaha next week, making 'a total of eight con ventions during the first two weeks of 1920. The three-day convention of the Nebraska Farmers' Educa tional and Co-operative Union will open J.'uesday with headquarters at the Hotel Castle and sessions at the Masonic temple. The Nebraska Lumber Dealers' association will meet for two days beginning Wednesday at the Hotel Rome. ' The Nebraska Lumber men's Mutual Insurance associa tion will meet at the Hotel Rome on the same dates. A meeting of the Nebraska' Sheriff's asso ciation wilt be held in the Hotel Castle Wednesday. The four con ventions will bring 2,500 visitors to the city, according to Miss Doris Goethe, convention secretary of' the Chamber of Commerce. Balloon Squad Invited to . See" Snow Battle Pictures An invitation has been extended to the members of the Omaha balloon school to see the first moving pic tures of the snow battle staged at the barracks several weeks ago. The pictures will be shown at the Moon theater for four days, com mencing Sunday. Scenes show the boys bringing the heavy "bean shooter" artillery . into play, a dis astrous air raid on "enemy" lines attacking with infantry and "tanks" and the entire battle as seen by a balloon observer. Repubtfcans Unfavorable To Naval Award Probe , Washington. Jan. 7. As another development in the naval award situ ation, repubicsm members of the house naval committee at an in formal meeting went on record ten tatively as opposing a congressional inquiry of the medal awards, holding that instead congress should give immediate attention to legislation fixing the peace time' personnel of the navy and annual appropriation bill. Church Leaders Say Atlantic City, N. J. Jan.' 7. A budget of more than $500,000,000 will be necessary to evangelize the world, according to leaders of the survey conference of the Inter Church World movement of North America, launched Wednesday. More than 1,000 delegates, repre senting 28 denominations, responded to the roll call. Dr. Fred P. Haggard, head of the survey dejiartmcnt of the movement, outlined th great task confronting the Protestant church and pictured the extent of the job of building up the material '.involved in the world survey. . Samuel Guy Inman, in charge of the Latin-American . survey? de clared that American mission boards are the, only organizations which have devedoped a practical, com prehensive and inclusive, program for solving the Mexican problem. Mr. Inman said the Mexican prob lem was not a question of a "rev olution to be squelched, but an ev olution to be guided." "Mission board." he added, "are planning to help Mexico solve her problems by establishing eight agri cultural, schoolsf her social prob lems by setting up ocial centers in every town of more than 15,00 people; her educational-problems by establishing a university in the city of Mexico, and enlarging and mul tiplying high schools, normal and c'ay schools." Twenty-One Take Examinations for Federal Positions Twenty-one men yesterday took the examination for special agents of the revenue department of the federal government. The agents' du ties will consist of running down bootleggers, and drug peddlers and obtaining- information in criminal cases. All were from Omaha with the exception of two men. It was expected that several wom en would take the examination, but none were present yesterday morn ing when the sealed envelopes con taining the examination papers were given out. The "tests" lasted six hours, beginning at 9 and ending at 3 in the afteYnoon. Those nassinir the examinations are subject to as signment to duty in any section of the United- States and will . be changed from point to point as the needs of the service require. The salaries ranee from $1.5(10 to $3,000 a year. The completed ex amination papers were sealed and registered late yesterday afternoon and mailed to Washington. The names of the successful candidates are expected within 10 days. Hymn Writer D&ad. s New York. Jan. 7. The death is announced of Rev. Henry V. Ek lund, 71 years old. widely-known clergyman of the Swedish Metho dist Episcopal church and author of more than 200 of its hyms. He died of apoplexy at his home in Brooklyn Tuesday. He had held pastorates in Chicago, Burlington, la., and New York. A new electric table lamn has a shade that can be inverted for use as a cooking bowl and a stand that contains a toaster and grill which can be placed inside the bowl. ' SAYS OFFICER U. S. Law Provides Penalty for All Refusing Information to Collectors. Enumerators working on the four tcenth federal census report all kinds of experiences to jjohu H. Hopkins, supervisor for this district. Tuesday afternoon one of the male enumerators made a complaint against a woman, the wife of a busi ness man. ' "I told her in a polite manner what I had called for and she re plied that she was too busy with her housework, referred me to her hus bandi at 1iis grocery store and slammed the door in my face," the enumerator reported. ' Mr. Hopkins called the wom.vi over the telephone and explained that the enumerators are federal of ficers and that there is a law which provides for a fine of $200 for re fusal to furnish the information asked by enumerators. The manner of this woman was ffuite changed when tle enumerator called a sec ond tim?. . ' v Another enumerator encountered a smallpox sign on a house. He was advised to obtain the assistance of the physician attending the case. X"I have received several com plaints from enumerators who Tre refused information when they called. 1 will send a special agent to these places," Mr. Hopkins stated. Drastic action will be taken only as a last resort. University Farm Student Takes Own Life in Room Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 7. (Special Telegram.) George Raicke, a stu dent at' the state farm", cdtmmitted suicide Wednesday night in hi loom, 16,45 North: Thirty-tbiwl street, by shooting himself thrcrtljill the 'head. . Raicke took a bath, then fctM down on the bed on his back and fired the shot. The revolver was still in his hand when his body was found. His father, R. J. Raicke, is a fyrmr near Central City. His brother, Walter, is-county attorney of Merrick county. Another brother is a student at the university. No cause for his act is known. b i v o r c e Courts Will Advocate Legislation Favorable to Land Banks Washington, Jan, 7. (Special Telegram.) Ex-Mayor Don Love and J. L. Teeters, a business man of Lincoln, are in Washington to advocate legislation favorable to the Smoot bill or any other measure the point stock land banks and op position to the Smoot bill or any other measure that seeks to put these land banks out of business or tax their ,honds. A joint hearing of both senate and house -committees on banking and currency will be held on Satur day, when Ex-Congressman Steph ens and probably President Weston of the Omaha Bank will be heard. To Wed in-Chicago. Chicago, Jan. 7. (Special Tele gram.) William M. Murphy .of Wisner, Neb., obtained a license'here today to marry Miss Adelaide Day of Chjcago. Nannie Johnson, after nearly J30 years of married life with Fran A. Johnson, asked the district court for a divorce from him. on the ground of cruelty. She asks to be given $1,500 alimony. v , Anna Mary Jensen sued Nels Jen setl for a, divorce in district court, charging that he struck her, neg lected her when she was ill and fi nally drove her from home. She says she has not lived with him for seven years. They wfre married 20 years ago. Amanda Frances Marie Chew ap plied to the Jtistrict court for a di vorce from Raymond Sherwood Chew, alleging that he Mapped her. knocked her down and was cruel otherwise since their marriage in W18. She asks for custody of her two chijdren by a former marriage and for tin restoration of her former name, Ilarwood. . f i Cruel and inhuman treatment by Howard Rule has broken the health' and endangered the life of his wife, Gladys, she alleges in a petition for divorce riled in district court. A re straining order was- issued at her re quest to keep him from harming her and her little , daughter by her first marriage. They were married jnst live -months ago, but she alleges he has threatened to kill her. So loud in her denunciations of him did Anna Fox become -that Leon Fox had to take his three children by his first marriage and leave home -last Friday and take up his abode in his tailor shop at 109 North Fortieth street, so he alleges in a petition for divorce filed in district court. His wife has two rWldren by "her former marriage. He alleges she often remarked that she wished he would get a divorce. He say he gave her $330 last month to inake a first payment on a piece f "property, but that she put the money to other uses. William Fulper was granted a divorce from Cora . Fulper on grounds of cruelty; David Johnson from Ruth Johnson on - allegations of extreme cruelty, and Charles Peterson from Margaret Peterson on charges of extreme cruelty. The decrees were granted by Judge Day in divorce court. Maccabees -Close Two Days' ..Celebration With Banquet The members of Omaha tent No. 7?, Maccabees, concluded a two days' celebration of the success of the past year with a banquet in the Swedish auditorium last night. All members who diad secured one new member' w-ere allowed to attend. Joseph P. Gray was toastmaster and State Commander M. G. Winters de livered the principal address. Other speakers were George A. Lee 1 nomas E. Genng, R. H. Bremers, Dr. P. T. Conlan, Ben M. Holma and E. J. Jones of Council Bluffs. Wednesday night a public installa tion of officers was held in the audi torium. Over 300 members attended and following the installation a dance was held. The following officers were installed: J. A. McDonald, past com mander; Ira L. Mitchell, commander; Ben M. Homan, lieutenant com mander; George A. Lee, record keeper. FOUR PROGRAMS IN COMMUNITY CENTERS FRIDAY Winter Sessions ' Start in Monmouth Park, Central Park, Lincoln and Edward Rosewater Schools. Programs for the' opening meet- ings of four community centers, to be held Friday evening at 8, were announced by Recreation Director Isaacson. They will be presented at Monmouth Park, Central Park, Ed ward Rc.scvvatef and Lincoln com munity centers, meeting in the school houses of the same names. The pro grams arc open to the public in general. Election of community center councils to govern the activities of each center, will be the chief busi ness transacted. Entertainment pro grams will be held at all centers pre ceding the elections. Next Tuesday the Clifton Hill and Mason community centers will be opened. . The Clifton Hill center meets in the auditorium of the, School for Deaf, and the Mason cen-' ter meets at Mason school. The programs for Fridav are: MONMOITH PRR. Piano and L'ruin Selections SmltH BroMifTK. - Oharactfr Singing Kenneth and Hatl Smith. i Dancing Number Maxlne anil Faustina Potta. Jrlsh Jig Jtartfta Ttanda.lL, Community ainglng. i Election of community enter council. LINCOLN. Community ainglng. Piano Selection Mta Pearl Sunblad.' Spanish Dance Mla Loretta Dennis". Mandolin-Club LeH by Mr. Pote Mea s!na. Social "Miners." ' Election of community center council. - KItWAKU KONF.WATER. ' ruet, Guitar and Mandolin C olver Sla ters. Irish Sketch. In Costume Mrg. Evaniu . Piano selei-tlon Mr. Rotlllo. Hawaiian Music Colver Sister. Dutch Sketch. In Costume Mrs. Evani. Community sinKlna-. f Election of community center cilunclL CENTRAL FABK. i Community singing. v Review' of last season's center. f cal Solo Miss Marte Hopkins. Reading Miss l.uella Berry. Talk Commissioner Thomas Falconer. Klectlon of Community center council. Open forum dtccusslon. Musical Number Mra. George Turner. Community singing. s Charge Conspiracy to "Poison Drink" Venders New York, Jan. 7. Five ruoTe of the 'men indicted in jonnection with the manufacture and dfitribu- non ot wood -alcohol "whisky," . which spread death and illness in Connecticut at Christmas time, were arraigned in federal court charged with conspiracy to defeat the war time prohibition law;. Cosimo De Ambrosjo, Salvatore Esposito, Adolph Panarelli and Luiga Puca " were held in $50,000 bail each. Car mine Licenziato was held in $10,000. All pleadedhot guiltv. Paul Nassetta and Frank Soricelli were arrested charged with being implicated in the sale, of "whisky" which caused several deaths in Hart ford, Conn. Humphrey in Washington. Washington, Jan. 7. (Special Telegram.) Judge A. R. Humphrey of Broken Row, who has been visit ing his son. Paul Humphrey, a resi dent of Oklahoma; is in Washington . to remain until spring. Steals, 'Cows Woman, Sets Fire to 'House and Escapes Douglas. Ariz., Jan. 7. A burglar got $800 in jewelry and silverware, set fire to the house and cowed a woman with a pistol until he could escape here. Mrs. W. T. Cardwell. who surprised the burglar in the home of her father, O. K. Clinton, forgot to report therobbery until firemen hadextinguished the blaze, which caused $2,000 loss. Veteran Firemen Elect Grant Watson President The Veteran Fireman's association of Omaha last night elected the fol lowing officers 'for 1920: Grant Wat Son, president; Jul Treitschke, first vice president; J. W. Jardine, second vice president; F. H. Koesters, sec tarx: C. G. Hunt, treasure?. Resolutions on the death of Fred Krug, in November, were passed unanimously. Krug, the resolutions pointed out, was one of the first vol unteer: firemen, Omaha ever had. , Two Young Girls Arrested, , Charged With Forgery Marjorie Young, 18 years old, and Viva Behdon, 17, both of 131 North Twenty-fifth street,' were arrested "yesterday afternoon by .Infectives Lahey and Hughes and Officer Buglcwicz, and charged with forgery. According to the police the girls have fcrged checks on Benson Thorne Co., Brandeis stores and the Fashion store for various amounts from $35 to $90. , Atlantic Fleet Starts for Winter Maneuvers Today Norfolk, Va.. Jan. 7. The Atlantic fleet is assembled off the Virginia capes, ready to start early Thursday for the southern drill grounds 'at Guantanamo, Cuba, for the annual winter maneuvers and target prac tice. On the -southern voyage tfie fleet will be in command of Rear Admiral lleliry P. Wilson, on board the flagship Pennsylvania. Heavy Whisky) ShininTSnts. San Francisco, Jan. 7. 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