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. ( The Qbl Sunday Bee r. !.i VOL. XLIXT NO. ; 40. ... Oaaka as tmnt ilmt MtMr Hur it. INC at K 0. nw Ml t Ink S. tm. OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH 2ir 1920. By Mall (I wr), Dtlty, tt.M: . tJMx Diily Sm.. 17.09 i til Ntfe. aortMe sxlra. FIVE CENTS. - Saxony and Thuringia in Sad State of Internal Strife Government Authorities Cen ' soring . Newspaper Reports. OTHER CENTERS SET UP ' COMMUNIST REGIMES BITOT Pllfll 'Anti-Saloon League After MnniMnnhTO Senator Hitchcock's Scalp . WM.rllllO : In Beer-Wine Controversy fl F nFBHAMV General Counsel for League' Asserts Nebraskan's At Ul ULlUVlHlV I titude Will Array Against Him the Prohibition ( K i''r-- Sentiment of the Nation "Ought to Defeat Him As Candidate at Democratic Convention and for Readership in Seriate," Wheeler Says. ; ' V; ear of Attack on Berlin 'Causes Great Tension Among r-i- i i!x f-1 1.1 v rouce ana Miuiary toerrs Arrival Eagerly Awaited.- . Paris, f March 20. Ten thousand : armed workmen are concentrated at Halle-On-Saale (20 miles north- west of .Leipsic) and the reichs- wehr , staff is negotiating with them, says a Havas dispatch from Stuttgart Bolshevist elements 'among the workmen, however, are makiig a settlement difficult. " ' x . ., -i ' . Stuttgart-March 20. Private dis patches report a virtual state of civil war iv Saxony and Thuringia. The government ., authorities arc censoring the newspaper reports to prevent the spread of alarm. ' ' Uprisings in Bavaria, Wurttem burg, Baden and the north are learned of here. Loyal government troops are now reported proceed ing to theVentrar. part of Germany Normal In Berlin. Berlin, Mrch 20. -Something of its normal aspect returned to Ber lin late today and the1 only reports ifrf a disturbing nature came from cities and towns outside the caoita!, principally those in the Rhine .n dustrial centers, where local soviet , governments and communist re gimes are declared to have been set up. s To what extent the reds are in control is not definitely known, but that there are serious disorders of allkinds among the laboring ele ments in these places is generally accepted. '.; 1 v , Fear of an attack by the com munists,'., who' yesterday were re ported to be marching on Berlin, lias caused great tension amoTig the police and military, who have taken all precautions. A double rowuf barbed ..wire entanglements at all . the cross ; 'streets run; from tiie northwestern part of the city at toabit in a semi-circle round the iimcr city as far as Schosenberg. This is'reinforeed"Avith machine guns and manned by strong" bodies of troops, -. y v v Procfaims Sttte of Siege. A, decree by President Ebert pro claiming an intensified stats of siege in Berlin may have been responsible to a considerable ex tent in. bringing about a decrease in disorder; b,ut it , is generally, be lieved the settling of the strike in Berlin, whiefcr throughout . .he 1 short lived regime of Dr. . Kapp re sulted in rriuch disorganizatoin, was the Chief element in the restoration of at least partially normal, coudi 'tions. ' 'i .-, ",, . It is expected the workmen will be given extensive concessions, al- - though these have not yet been an nounced. Early in the day-the Strike was rigorously enforced so cialist and spartacan pickets patrol ling the city. '."", )" " "' ' Predict Government Changes. - Chancellor Bauer, Foreign Min ister ; Mueller tirid Herr Giesberg, niinister of poits and telegraphs, are in .Berlin, having arrived from Stutt gart this morning. These ministers participated in the' , negotiations which culminated in the settlement of labor difficulties. No momentous decision, relative to the future -conduct of affairs in Germany is looked for before the arrival here of President Ebert and the other members of the ministry. Various quarters predict changes in the makeup of the government. : Word comes from Stuttgart that . the national assembly meeting called for Tuesday in Berlin has been post- poned to Thursday. . The Bourse will reopen Tuesday. Money exchange will be, made Mon day in the chamber of commerce. Occupants of Death ' ' Auto Curse Victim For Getting in Way CMrearo Tribune-Omaha flte Leased Wire. Chicago, March 20. Safe blowers, riding at top speed in a "vampire car," struck and killed Mrs. Lottie : Strane, who ''was crossing' the street Her body was thrown high in the air. The deatfNcar sped on, its occupants cursing the woman for getting in the way. The conductor of a street car " who witnessed the murder, jumped " to the street and fired several shots at the rapidly disappearing auto mobile. The police were notified and rifle brigades were sent out to torn" tfiel district One of these parties cine upon the death car, standing In front of ,a garage. It contained three men. , ! V" As soon as -the police came in sight the driver of the ear started his machine, while his I companions ' opened fire on the officers. Twenty shots were fired by the police, but the big car and its occupants escaped." '' Mrs. Strane was 28 years old. Her Skull was fractured and prac tically all her bones were broken " when the car struck her. ' U . Cognao Shipment Seized. ' 'Miami, Fl, March .20. Five hundred cases of cognac, valued at ' $30,000, was seized by revenue offi cers as it was being unloaded from a schooner frdm a Cuban port .at , Coconut Grove south f here. x Chime Tribune-Omaha Sn Iwed Wire. Washington, March 20. The Anti-Saloon is now arter the scalp of Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska, for his recent declaration in favor of "light wines and bek" "This attitude, said" Wayne R. Wheeler, general counsel for the league, "will, 6P course, array against Senator Hitchcock the pro hibition sentiment of the nation. "It ought to defeat him not only as a- candidate at -the democratic convention but for leadership'ln the senate. He had given many 'people to understand that he had changed his position on this question, and would stand for an enforcement of the national prohibition code. To" champion a beer and wine amend ment is nothing short of an attack upon law enforcement ' In Opposition to Laws. "Practically all of the prohibition laws in the states have as . strong or stronger a standard as that in the Volstead act. The candidates Who advocate beer and wine amend ments will be in opposition to the laws of most of the states and the experience' in the states that the standard irf'the Volstead act is es sential if we are not tot have law enforcement Beer and wine amend ments have been repeatedly defeat ed in congress, in state legislatures and by the overwhelming majority of the people in Michigan, Colorado, Washington and many other states. This beer and wine movement is the entering wedge to destroy pro hibition. No one will be fooled by it, after reading the history ot it in the states." ' . Hitchcock Makes Answer. Senator Hitchcock, responding to Mr. Wheeler's attack said: "I have noticed ,the criticism made by Mr. Wheeler, gerieral coun sel of the Anti-Saloon league, upon my position on the liquor question. The best comment I can make upon this -criticism is to reiterate my po sition which he evidently does not fully understand. "First. I stand for 'an enforce mefct of prohibition, laws, including the appropriation of all needed money to enforce them. "Second. I 'accent without reser vation the constitutional decision of the people which .abolishes the American saloon forever and with it strong intoxicating liquors. , . "Third. I believe, however, a Jaw- ful way will be found and ought to be found to. oermit the manufac ture and harmless use of light wines and beers. The supreme court has opened the way for this by holding that congress in its entorcement laws may decide what constitutes intoxicatinsr liauor and on this mat ter congress, will naturally respond to the wilf and judgment of the American peoplejvhen properly ex pressed. Fourth .the American people can not be. denied the right to change their laws within constitutional lim its and the Volstead act,, like any other law, may be changed withm tnose limits." Beer and Wide Association. One of Senator Hitchcock's sup porters, -Kenneth McRae, of Grand Island. Neb., who is now located in Washington ' and commander of Washington post No. 1, of the American Legion, is one of the of ficers in a new organization formed here fo get out propaganda for the sale of light wines and beer. The -organization is styled "The Veteran's Beer and Light WineAs sociation of the United States, ac cording to its articles of incorpo ration, Tiled with the district au thorities. Its announced purposes are "to cement the ties of comrade ship among veterans of all wars, up hold the constitution and advocate the legalizing of beer and light wine by the amendment of the Volstead act or other organization. It was stated that the bylaws , of the or ganization bar., from membership any - person connected with , the liquor trade. Mr. MvRae appears as secretary of the organization." MURDER OF LORD MAYOR OF CORK STILL MYSTERY Threatening r; Letter Received Two DayrBefore. Death , Regarded as Joke. Cork ' ' Ireland, March 20. The sensational murder of Lord Mayor MacCurtain has not yet been solved but it. has become known that two days ago he received a threatening letter which he regardedas a joke. The letter directed the lord mayor to prepare for death,' as he had been doomed. ' ' Two hours before the lord mayor was murdered Constable Murtag of the Royal Irish Constabulary was shot dead in the street. His. body was riddled with bullets. V " - Body Lying in State. The lord mavor's bodv. draped in the Sinn Fein volunteer uniform, lies in his residence, which is guard ed by volunteers. The body will lie in state in the city hall until Monday when a public tuneral will be held. . It is held that the'enme could not have been committed by Sinn Fen?- ers,agamst one of their Own num ber and many residents of Cork t r 1 are expressing tear oi reprisals which may affect all Ireland. , The murder of MacCurtain fal lowed an attempt Thursday night against the life of. Professor Stock- ley, woo was an alderman in tne Cork corporation in the Sinn Fein interests. v V Talk of Reprisahv London. March 2L . Not since the attempted assassination of Vis count French, lord lieutenant ot Ireland, has any Irish outrage caused such a sensation throughout tti United Kinedom as the mur der ofJLord Mayor MacCurtain 'of Cork. Reports' from Cork indicate, that the people decline to attribute the affair to the Sinn Fein and "already there, is talk of reprisals which, as some put ll, may aucn uig wnuic country.. The MacCurtain tragedy fnmK on the heels of sinister ru mors of a Sinn Fein plot for another. revolution in Ireland at taster time If such a plot exists, it is pointed out, the murder of one of the Sinn Fein leaders , would not tend to throw water on the fires of conspiracy. At the moment, -the whole affair remains a sensational and dark mystery.- , Announce Exchange Rates For Half of March AVashingtoh, March 20. Rates of foreign exchanges j fixed by the Treasury department for army ac counting purposes during March 16 to 11 period, were announced as follows: ' . , Sterling, $3.75 to the pound; French francs. 13.50 to the dollar; Belgian francs, 13.00, and lire, 18.00, BULLA DECLARES EXCHANGE RULES PROTECT PATRONS (!)maha Live Stock man Testifies Before House Agricultural Committee. . f Boys and Qirl! : , THE TWIN STORIESrare 1 here. Tho Twin 8torle ar written for ltttle folk by Lucy Fltcht Perklnr Their are twlna in every country, who travel and play and talk In language that American boy and glrla can un derstand and that they like. Right now,- the Dutch Twlna are In their home country, Holland. Begin ning Monday their atory will appeara daily in The Omaha Bee, in the Boya and Oirla corner, - - V .. Mothers Read theae stories to your children. "5 V ? - , Washington, March 20. (Spe cial.) James Bulla, prominent mem ber of the Traders' Exchange of Omaha, and for 13 years president of the organization, testified before the house agricultural committee Sat urday. In answering questions that have been raised by members of the committer Mr. Bulla slated that rules of the Traders' Exchange pro tect their patrons - just as fully as they do members ?of the exchange. He further stated that the $2,100 membership fee charged for mem bership in theorganization was well worth the money, and could be sold for a like, jor greater amount, rfn the market and thai' the member ship had a credit value of real worth to its holder. ( Mr. Bulla said that the rules of the exchange provide that any trad er who is induced or bribed to give special advantages, is assessed a fine of $1,000, and that the rule is strictly enforced.- He asserted that the trad ers were a real benefit to the pro ducer in stimulating the market and that they were neaessary to the live stock , business until something more satisfactory might be- devel oped to assist in the great task of distributing live stock. v Profits on Feed Large. Mr. McLaughlin of Nebraska called Mr. Bulla's attention as a trader to the reptwt of the Union Stock Yards company of Omaha to the Nebraska Railway commission, showing that for the four years from 1914 to 1917, inclusive, the net profits of the stock'yards company on the sales of grain and ha? to patrons in the yards averaged 58.4 per cent, and this net profit in 1916 was 97.5 per cent. He asked Mr. Bulla if he believed the charges were excessive nd unfair to him, as. a. trader, as well as to producers, who had cattle in the yards. J. Mr. Bulla replied that such profits did seem to be excessive, but that he believed it would be better for the parties directly concerned in the transaction to adjust their differ ences than to. ask to have the irreg ularities controlled by legislation Continuing his testimony, Mr. Bujla said that the market statistics compiled by the bureau of markets was absolutely of no value to trad ers or commission ien. ' ' NEWBERRY flflD 16 MORE FOUFJO GUILTY Michigan Senator Sentenced To Two Years in Leaven worth on Conspiracy Charge And Must Pay $10,000 Fine. 69 C0DEFENDANTS ARE x DISCHARGED BY JUDGE Passing Show of 1920 A' American Oil Man Hacked ' ' To Death by Mexican Band Washington, March 20. Details of the killing of Daniel S. Foley, an American at Xos Naranjos, Mex were received Saturday in a report from Consul Dawson at Tampico, where the body, showing? 63 ma chete wounds, was brought for burial. , i Foley was employed as driller by an American oil company operating in the Mexican fields. He had trouble with a Mexican employe, who attacked him with a knife, the report said, and Foley shot. and killed his assailant The Mexican's friends then attacked Foley", who was surrounded and .hacked to death. His family lives in Houston, Tex., where the first word of the inci dent was receivedv v. . i Man Who Defeated Ford Says He Will "Continued Repre sent ip the U: S. Senate the People Who Elected Me." Grand Rapids, March 20. Tru man H. Newberry, junior United States senator from Michigan, to day was convicted by a jury of having conspired criminally in 1918 to violate the election laws. He was sentenced by Judge Clarence W. sessions to two : years' imprison ment and hnedi?10,0UO, released on bond-pending an appeal, and"at once issued a statement declaring his in tention to retain Jn's seat in the sen ate unless that body decides other wise, or the supreme court upholds his conviction. . ' . Sharing the fate of the senator were his brother, John S. New berry, and 15 campaign managers, including Frederick Cody, New York, and Paul H. King, Detroit Both these men received the limit sentence with their chief. ' Charles A; floyd, .Detroit, was also sentenced to two years in the penitentiary, but he was fined only half "as much as Newberry. The brother was fined $10,000 and was one of four who-wefe not sentenced to Leavenworth. The lightest sen tence went to George S. Ladd of Sfurbride, Mass., and he was fined $1.(101). Uther sentences were: - William J. Mickel, two years. Allan A. Temoleton, one vear and six months. Roster M. Andrews, one vear and six months. Milton Oakman, one year and six months. ' Richard H. Fletcher, one year and three months. . ,, James , F. McGregor, one year and three months.' Fred Henry, one year and three months. ' ' Hannibal Hopkins, one year and one day. E. V. ChilsonAone year and one day. ' Harry O. Turner, fined $2,000. B. Frank Emery, fined $2,000. Judge i Sessions overruled motion for a new trial pending an appeal. All other defendants were acquit ted on the first charge (and none found guilty on the sixth count. - Jury Soon Agrees. - The trial passed into history with great velocity. 'The jury was ready with its verdict at 11:12 a. m. Less than half an hour later- they had been discharged by the court, after freeing 68 of the 85 defendants. There was a , brief respite .. for (Continued On Page Four, Column One.) To Make Spectacular ' But Dignified Effort To Free Eugene Debs " 1 Chicagtt Tribune-Omaha Bee Leased Wire. Chicago, March 20. Now that Eu gene Debs has announced his can didacy for president of the United States,' said announcement coming frpm the cell he is occupying in the federal penitentiary at Atlanta, his fellow socialists consider it woulo be awkward if he were elected and fcainX himself unable to appear for inauguration because of being un avoidably detained in prison. I Announcement was made that ' (spectacular, but dignified" effoit will be made to secure his pardon. The national socialist headquarters has the matter. in charge and the demonstration will be, staged in Washington. The parade will include a stop at the White House for a prearranged conference with, Mr. Wilson. General amnesty will be asked for all socialists and radicals now in prison and under sentence. Dispatches from Washington this week announced - that the Depart ment of Labor had tuwied loose a large number of radicals held for deportation, among them some of the most rabid and dangerous in the country. So Mr. Debs and bis friends hope they may secure his freedom and also get all his followers out of jail in time to enter into the cam paign. , Clerk Loses Life Warning Guestsln Burning Hotel Mason ' City, la., March.. 20. Maurice Aplin, - head clerk of the Cecil hotel here, lost his life tti a fire n the hotel when running from room to room to arouse guests. NAp lin fell in a smoke-filled corridor on the third floor and was dead when cafTied out. He was suffocated. . x There were more thanlOO persons in the hotel and all escaped, many with little clothing on. Aplin under took the task of .calling-'the guests when it was found the fire had dam aged the telephone system. Th hotel was in a four-storv buildinsr. The dam?.ge was estimated at about $75,000. No one was injured or killed "except Aplin. " 3" Ift (you MAve eAftmo , Sl i 1 Italy Honors U. S. Admiral. . Rome, March 20. King , Victor Emmanuel has conferred upon Rear Admiral , Andrews, commanderof the American warships in tne Adriatic, the decoration of grand of ficer of the crown of Italy. The king bestowed lesser decorations on other American officers' - . WOOD PRAISED PERSHING IN LETTER IN 1898 i . Interesting Sidelight On Situa tion Between Candidates Found In Old Message to Adjutant General. Washington, March 21.-An in teresting side-light on the presiden tial situation in Nebraska, where Ge,n. Leonard Wood has entered Gen. John J. Pershing's home state in an effort to secure its delegation tol the Chicago 'convention, is shed by a lettento the adjutant general of the United States. army written in 1898 by Brigadier General Wood with reference to Pershing. -In the letter, Wood points out that Pershing, then a lieutenant, had performed his duties in Cuba with marked gallantry and efficieicy, and adds: "From what I know of his ability, any position to which he ritay be advanced will be filled with ability." Leonard Wood s Letter. The complete letter follows: "Santiago de Cuba. July 30, 1898. "To the Adjutant General, United States Army, Washington, D. C: "Sir: - ; 1 , "I have the honor to invite your favorable , attention to the request of Lieut. John J. Pershing, 10th United States cavalry, for appoint-. ment in the staff corps during the war. Lieutenant' Pershing has been on duty with his regiment during the Santiago campaign, and has per formed his duties with marked gal lantry and efficiency. Any consid eration that you may be able to show him will be well deserved, and from what I know of his ability, any (Continued un rage Four, 1 oiumn f ive.) Volstead Denies i Responsibility for Making U. S. Dry Chlraxo Tribune-Omaha Bee Leased Wire. Washington, March 20. An irate citizen from somewhere or other rushed into the office of Representa tive Volstead of Minnesota, author of the prohibition enforcement act. a few days ago, angrily displaying a bottle of brown liquid for which he had paid dearly onlyto discover it was tea instead of liquor. "I paid $22 a quart for that stuff," he said, "and it's all your fault; you vrote the dry law." . K ' Representative Volstead replied: "Don't .blame me. I'm not a dry and never was. Somebody had to write the law, and as chairman of the committee it fell to me. It might have been worse. Now I am cussed from one end of the country to the other." ' . , Later" Mr. Volstead explained that he did not mean he was opposed to prohibition, but that he was' not a prohibitionist in- the strict party sense of the termv" ; Tourists to London Advised To Reserve Hotel Rooms Washington, March 20. Amer icans planning to visit England are advised to make arrangements for hotel accommodations in London and also ascertain hotel rates in ad vance in a consular report received by the State departmentr English newspapers have spread rumors ANOTHER TIEUP OF COAL MINES IS LIKELY SOON Laid to Government's Prosecu tion of Operators and Miners For Alleged Law Violation. Indianapolis, March 20. Possi bility of another tieup of the nation's bituminous coal industry, beginning April 1, was; declared to exist as a result of the government's prose cution -of operators and miners for alleged violation of the Leer fuel control act. in a statement issued tonight by E. D. Logsdon of Indian apolis. Mr. Logsdon is one of the five coal dperators attested today by federal officials and one of 125 men, operators and miners indicted by a federal grand jury here for alleged conspiracy to enhance the price -of coal. Mr. Logsdon's statement declared that according to information re ceived by the operators, the gov ernment is prpceeding on the hy pothesis that joint wage conferences are and have been illegal and that this theory forms the basis for a part, at least, of the charges against the coal men. If this is true, he said, it is probable that confirences to establish a new wage scale, ef fective April 1, will be postponed until after that date and possibly in definitely, and that miners will re fuse to, work after April 1, when the present contract expires, unless a new scale is agreed upon. Continuing the statement asserts .that the government's action is in consistent with a statement given out by President. Wilson yesterday when be urged operators and miners to-get tpgether under the majority report of the commission which in vestigated the coal situation. The president in this statement, in effect gave sanction to theidea of collect ive bargaining in the coal industry, Mr. Logsdon said. , Federal officials tonight asserted that they had authorized no state ment as to the theory on which the government is proceeding yin its prosecution of the miners and op erators and declared they would not divulge the charges against those-i indicted until all of thpm have been arrested:. ' . K . . ' . Cook Killing Rats , In Hotel Shootsjts Buddy, Asleep in Bed Preparations of Jesse Hue. Chinese cook, for a Sunday sfew'were jrudely nthat 100,000 rich Americans, are the anxious to invade London, message said." y Fair Weather and Normal tt Temperature Is Promised Washington, March 20. Weather predictions for the week, beginning Monday; are: Upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys: Rain prob able Tuesday or Wednesday; gen erally fair thereaffer; nearly nor-' mal temperatures, probably slightly above normal early days. high-powered rifle he was using to kill rats in the kitchen of the. Mid land hotel, 317 - North Sixteenth street, passed through a partition and lodged in the back of O. E. Wilson, cook at the hotel, who was" asleep in his room back of the kitchen. Police surgeons who attended Wilson say his wounds are not seri ous. Police assert the shooting was accidental, but are holding Hue for investigation Patrolman Promoted. Patrolman .'Martin L. Tenseu was made police court officer yesterdayN by Inspector Andrew Patullo. He will act as assistant to Court Ser geant J. J. Holden. 10,000 VOTERS WANT M'CLOUD'S NAME ON BALLOT Petitions'for York Man as Re publican National Commit teeman Filed With Sec retary of State. . . ", . - 1 t 1 111 Lincoln. Neb., March 20. (Spe cial.) A voters', petition signed by over 10,000 Nebraskans representing 70 counties was filed with the secre tary of state here Saturday asking that the name ot Charles A. mc rlnnH nf Ynrlr hf nlared on the nri- mary ballots April 20 as a candidate for republican national committee man. ' Mr. McCloud has been a resident of Nebraska for over 40 years, com ine to York county at the ape of-16. He has been identified with the farming and business interests of the middle western part of the state dur ing all of this time and is actively interested in agriculture and. bank ing. - ; ' Active in War Work. " During the war he was a member of the State Council of Defense and chairman of the Tenth district dur ing the five Liberty loan drives. Although he is a business man rather than a politician, Mr. Mc Cloud has been chairman of the county cemmittee of York county tor many years and 10 years ago was chairman of the Fourth district congressional committee. In 1888 he was a delegate from Nebraska to the republican national convention. Mr. McCloud has a wide circle of friends throughout the state and is a man of unusual force and energy. His friends point out that his per sonal qualifications, tocether with the fact that he resides outside the metropolis, and represents the farm ing interests as well as the buisness interests, make for him a combina tion that advances his candidacy orrj the outset tar on the way. to suc cess. 1 -- v. Seven-Year-Qld Lad . Struck by Auto Truck May Die of Injuries John McWilliams, 7 years old, 2115 Miami street, may die as a result of being struck by an auto mobile truck in front of his' home at 2f.1(l vpstcrHaw aftprnnnn Tti interrupted when a bullet trom!rt truck was driven by Louis Shiporian The Weather Forecast. Nebraska- Fair Sunday; warmer in east; Monday increasing, cloudi ness, followed by unsettled. Iowa Fair Sunday and probably Monday; warmer Sunday. Hourly Temperatures. .1 a. m.. ft. m... 1 a. m... K'a. n... a. in.. . in a. m... 11 a. m... VI noon . . 83 ..83 ..S ..3 ..82 ..3S 87 1 p. m.. 8 p. m.. 8 p. m.. 4 p. m,. B p. ill.. 1 p. m.. 7 p. m.. ..SS ..43 ..44 ..45 ..45 ..44 ..44 2218 Grant street, who Was arrested" tor reckless driving. , . The injured boy suffered a con cussion of the skull. According to witnesses, the accident .was una voidable. Young McWilliams is said to have run into the patn of the truck while playing in the street. The driver of the truck told police another a'otomobile standing in the street obstructed hi? view of the boys playing on the lavement. The injured lad was taken to a hospital. Big Roundup of Sinn Fein Members Made in Dublin Dublin, March 20. There was a roundup of prominent Sinn Feiners tnrougnout K.erry .early Saturday morning. A number of them were put aboard a destroyer by military authorities, V their destination pre sumably being an English prison. The conditions 'under which Justice Moore and Justice Gordon are holding court at Roscommon is considered indicative of the pre cautions being made to protect some of the public men. Six armed police men guard their lodgings at night; others follow their carriage when they drive to the court and while they are presiding at sessions the court room is guarded by plain clothes men. WILSON GETS TREATY BACH FROM SENATE Not Known What He'll Do With It, Though Generally Believed That Issue Will Be Left to Decision at Polls'. S " :-: Chicago Tribnne-Omaha Be leased Wirt. Chicago. March 20. The merry blackhand enterprise of collecting money by means of threatening let ters, bombs and sawed-off shotnuns. rpetuliar to the Italian colony, re ceived a' hard setback when a jury sentenced two .women and one man to serve a total of 242 years. Those convicted are: Mrs. Lucy Natoniello, mother of 12 children, said to have been the "lure" or "tip-off" of the gang. Mrs. Phihppa Martello,' col- " lector" for the gang. A vito r etruzzi, general nandy man. These three were convicted on 48 counts and the maximum sentence calls for 242 years imprisonment and -a fine 6f $58,000 each. The jupr dls- agreed on Frank Russo, suspected of being the leader of the gang, and -Nick Salerno, also handy man; . Eugene Martello was dismissed. The Ranir had Its rendezvous in . the rear of an Italian saloon. Here the letters were written after mem- bers of the gane had ascertained which of their victims had monev. These letters Warned the recipients that unless they came across the. blackhand would "waslrits hands in v the blood" of the victim. The col- lector would then call uoon the vic tim, saying she represented St Fran- v cis Italian church, but the recipi ents of the letters were given to un derstand the connection . between the collector and the threats by the. blackhand. -v v State Legion Plans ! Whirlwind Drive for ; 30,000 New Members Nebraska Ami-riran T nulnn R. - cials have announced plans for a state-wide memhershin Hriv start. . ing April 1, to enroll 30,000 mem- Ders ior lyu. . . The camnaicn. accnrilirnr tn an-' nouncement from state h quarters will end July 4 with "a v real 6Td-fashioned unsafe and in- ' 6ane celebration throughout the ' state" , ' - - -Posters, movies and nr.nnal in.' licitation through , distribution of "Enroll a Budd blanks will be used as membership boosters. Pizes " will be awarded the four legion men enrollirtar the most new mmKr during the drive. A ritual for American Legion OOSts is beinc . ncrnarpH K n r tional committee, officials auntunce. ihrouffh recently adopted legisla-' -tion arm? rifles will ho avalNhi. . ..... - v all legion posts for ceremonial pur- poses. . .. - ' ' ' DEMOCRATIC OUTLOOK FOR FUTURE IS DARK Expect Little Prospect of Har mony Oyer Treaty Fight at' San Francisco -Convention . Republicans United. Chicago Tribune-Omaha Be Iaed Wire. Washington, March 20. Presi dent Wilson now has possession of the Versailles treaty of peace and ; league of nations covenant which the senate of the United States ves- terday refused ot ratify for the sec ond time. . . . What the president proposes to do with the treaty now no on knows. Administration senators do not believe that he will send it back to the senate for some time, at ' least, leaving the issue to the coun try at the polls, but if it should by -any chance get back to the senate, the treaty opponents are prepared for it ' Senator Lodge declared todav that if the president resubmits the -treaty at any time, the foreign re- lations committee will reopen its in- , vestigation into the formulation of -the pact and will insist upon pro- V duction of the' minutes of the peace . conference which are now known to be in existence. They were de-" manded before, but President .Wil son said that they could not be pro- duced. .Three jCourses Open. - . Three courses, it is declared, are" open to the president now that the. senate has rejected the treaty and is preparing to adopt a peace reso lution, consideration of which will be undertaken next week with every prospect of success. A resolution similar to the Knox peace resolu tion also was introduced in the house today by Representative Tink- ham of Massachusetts. ' - The president can send the treaty back to the senate: he can stand by ' ?nd do nothing or he can nego iate a separate peace with Ger- many. No action can je taken by" congress even by cohcurreit reso- ntion without approval ox the presi dent"-'. ! ."' -. -v If it should be decided to nego tiate a tepatate treaty of peace with -Germany, the opinion is expressed -here that it would be essential to es- ' tablish also a modius iyendi with the allies defining the position of " rhe United States with- respect to " the peace of Versailles existing be- . twpcti thpm and the German ov- ernment,, and co-ordinating conflict- ', (Continued On Pace Ten, Column Bit.) ' Two Women and Man Given 242 Years for - Blackhand Endeavors- -I?