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TWO CENTS.
BERU AGAIN
IN HANDS
OF
RED FORCES
Late Reports From the Hague
Are to Effect That New Re
public Has Been Formed by
Communist Party.
TWO KINDSOF FIGHTING
GOING ON IN CAPITAL
Workmen, Excited at Condi
tion of Affairs, Try to Form
Army Against Kapp Soldiers
Many Clashes in Suburbs.
( hlmTo TrlSunr-niiialm Bra lnwt H Ire.
The Hasrue. March 21 It
is reported thaf Berlin is in
the hands of communists, and
a soviet republic has been de
clared. '
By PARKE BROWN.
New fork Tlme-Chlca. Tribune, Cable,
Copyright, 1920.
Berlin, March 21. Two kinds of
fighting are going on actually m
Berlin. On one side are the Kapp
troops and on the other are wk
ivifii with the sicherheitswehr.
The other fighting is between the
reichswehr and sicherheitswehr.
Workmen, excited about new shoot
ing, arm themselves and try to fonn
an army against the Kapp soldiers.
Many encounters have occurred at
Steglitz, Chnrlottenburg, Schoene
berg and Wilmersdorf, all suburbs
of Berlin. Two hundred people are
reported-killed.
Other encounters occurred n the
city between workmen and troops'
of the Ebert government. About 1
o'clock - fraternization between the
workmen and soldiers seemed to be
planned, the real object being the
disarmament of the troops.
Small Tank Used.
On the co.st side of the Branden
hureer gate a small tank was placed-
. .1 - A l.-lt k..,.f-
iiring :nree nines. x ui,
isg next to a motor car with six
people, killed all of them. It is re
ported they were Kapp's officers.
Xifles and machine guns killed three
more. At Alexanders, workmen
anrwninded an armed motor car. A
marhiue gun was fired, killing eight
civilians 'and wounding fifty.
The military power has been con
ferred on General Von Seeck. who
is doing his best to disarm Kapp's
troops. The troops actually iii Ber
lin are on President Fbert's side and
will try to protect the city against
the reds. Erhardt's troops, iho
fired into ibe crowds before the Ad
Ion hotel csterday. has taken pos
nession of the military school at
Charlotter.btirg. Kapp's troops are
masters at Shoenburg and part of
hem have entered the barracks at
Neukoclln. They declared they will
leave Berlin with their arms. It is
believed they will be attacked by
workmen if they drop them.
Call Workmen to Arms.
The socialist and communist or
ganizations have' united to call the
workmen to arms. The chiefs at
Wilmarsdorf arc said to be strong
enough to proceed against the Kap
pists. The situation becomes more
difficult as small bands of spar'a
cists try to attack the Noske troops
at several places. Strikes are in
creasing. . .
' Only a few trains left Berlin
yesterday. At Adlershoff the nils
have been destroyed.
A revolt is going on in West
phalia east of a geographical line
from Gelsenkirchen to- ElberMd,
including these two towns. Military
measures are being taken.
Ebert in Berlin. v
The government of President
Ebert, which left Berlin a week ago
when Dr. Wolfgang Kapp and his
reactionary troops entered the city,
is aijain in power in the capital.
President Ebert and' the members
of his ministry reached here atjll
o'clock this morning from Stuttgart,
and soon afterwards the order for a
state of intensified siege was with
drawn. The situation ifi parts of the eoun-
'ry appears serious. From the group
of industrial centers .on the Rhine
auf the Ruhr district continue to
come reports of spartacan agita
tion. In several places, particularly
the Ruhr district, the spartacans
are said to be In absolute control.
Here their available force is esti
' mated :t 70.00CL
Hundreds View Body
Of Assassinated Lord
Mayor MacCurtain
Cork, March 21. Thousands of
persons from the city and surround
ing country passed through the city
Vail, where the body of Lord May-
r MacCurtain, who was assassinated
.sari Saturday morning, was lying in
Hate.
A procession of mourners two
miles long followed the hearse when
the body was conveyed from his
residence to the town hall. Bishop
Colahan walked in front of the rst
body of the Cork Sinn Fein volun
teers, which acted as a bodyguard
and which furnished the guard of
honor in the town hall during-the
' night.
The only' reason suggested for
' the assassination of the lord mayor
is revenge for the recent murder of
policemen. Some persons today ex
pressed the belief that it meant the
beginning of a campaign or retalia
tion for the killing of numerous
members of the Royal Constabulary
and soldiers, for which acts no one
has yet been punished.
, Sinn Fein flags are flying over the
evacuated constabulary barracks at
Shercock, county Cavan. Sinn Fein
policemen are in charge there.
RAIL MEN TO ASK
SALARY INCREASE
OF $1,100,000,000
Leaders of Unions Will Present Demands of 1,850,000
Employes to Joint Conference of Managers and
Workers, Called by President Wilson Means Test
of Cummins Act to Prevent Strikes.
By ARTHUR SEARS JENNING. -
Chleaco TitbuM-Omabat Be Leaaed Wlra.
-Washington, March 21. Demands for wage advances totaling
$1,100,000,000 will be presented by the leaders "of 1,850,000 railroad em
ployes to the joint conference of managers and workers' which meets
here tomorrow at the call of President Wilson.
-The consideration of these demands, which were pressed unsuccessf
ully on the eve of the return of the roads to their owners will test the
efficiency of the machinery provided by the new railroad act designed to
prevent strikes and bring about amicable settlement of wage disputes.
The present railroad payroll and the new wage demands follow:
L - Present Payroll New Demands.
Train crews , S7O8.00O.0OO
Shopmen . 730,000,000
Maintenance of way 577,000,000
Telegraphers 115,000,000
Clerks .... 415,000,000
All others . 225,000,000
$290,000,000
; 184,000,000
401,000,000
50,000,000
175,000,000
Total ...... $2,770,000,000 $1,100,000,000
The wage conference opens 'on the same day that the interstate
commerce commission begins hearings to determine what advances in
freight rates will be necessary to provide for the $1300,000,000 of ad
vances in wages already granted during the two years of government
operation of the railroads.
Under the provisions of the transportation act of 1920 recently
signed by the president, the interstate commerce commission is directed
to make railroad rates that will yield a minimum of 5J4 per cent on the
aggregate value of the railroads. The great advance in cost of operation,
chiefly for wages, during the 26 months of government control, has re
duced the railroad net income to about 2)4 Pr cent, or half the miniimim
under the new law.
' (Continued on rage Fire, Column Three.)
J0YRIDE PARTY
RESULTS IN ONE
BEING KILLED
Bluffs Young Man Shot to
Death Three Held by
Police.
Leo H. Holsascer, 26 years oid,
1009 Avenue C, Council Bluffs, was
killed last night during a quarrel be
tween four couples of joyriders near
Lovcland, 12 miles north of Council
Bluffs. Three young men, Donald
Clark, Ernest Borwick and Oscar
Cost, all of Council Bluffs, are be
ing held by police for investigation
in connection with the shooting,
According to information received
by Bluffs police from members of
the party the, four men accompanied
by four young girls were joyriding.
Clark and Holzsascer were 'in ..the
leading car with two girls..andBor
wick and Cost in the rear car with
two girls. Police refused to di
vulge the names of the men's com
panions. . . . J , '
Opens Fire at Blockade.
As the cars neared. Loveland
Borwick attempted to pass the Clark
car and when they blocked the road
and stopped him he opened fire at
the tires of the car and succeeded
in puncturing one tire. As.the second
car drew near Holzsascer jumped on
the ruijboard and struck Borwick in
the moufh and the car ran into a
ditch with Holzsascer and Borwick
scuffling. During the mele Holsascer
was shot thrpugh the heart.
Clark and Borwick loaded the
wounded, man into the Borwick car
and took him to the Jennie Edmund
son Memorial hospital, but he was
dead when they reached medical as
sistance. Cost remained with the
four girls at the scene of the shoot
ing. Return With Principals.
Police and deputy sheriffs went
to the scene and returned with the
principals in custody.
Clark and his two companions
were held by police as witnesses and
pending the return of the posse were
not allowed to discuss the shooting.
Holsascer has been living with
his widowed mother and enjoyed a
large circle of friends. He has been
employed as a mechanic in the S M.
Witliamsen bicycle and sewing ma
chine store until, recently when he
entered the employ of J. H. Pace,
a butcher. 1
Attempt to Kidnap, Say Police
in Explaining Assault on
Young Woman.
Miss Gertrude Baker 16 years
old, daughter of K. A. Baker, Glen
wood business man, was seriously
injured in what police say was an
attempt to kidnap her at the door
way of her home about 8:30 Satur
day night. She was knocked uncon
scious and thrown into an automo
bile. At 10:30 she was found lying
unconscious in- a ditch near the Bur
lington railroad station, half a mile
from her home.
Miss Baker left Tier father's gro
cery store at 8 to go to her home in
the northwest part of the towu. She
was accompanied part bf"theway
by a vyoung rgirl friend, Vivian
Ranger, also 16, who was . at the
grocery store at the time. The young
girls parted several blocks, from
Miss Baker's home and the latter
walked, on atone.
As she was entering the -gate at
her home a big car drove up to the
curb; A man and a woman got out
and inquired of Miss Baker the loca
tion of a residence they claimed to
be seeking. While talking the wo
man suddenly seized her and the
man struck her a stunning blow
over the head. , -
Miss Baker was found by two
telephone girls who were returning
from work. They heard moans and
investigating, discovered Miss Bak
er. She did not recover conscious
ness until several lours later. The
only description of the abductors
she could give was that there were
two men. and a woman in a big car
with yelloW wheels.
Morals Squad Officers
Apparently Never Did
Any Spooning at All
Crooning love notes and holding
hands are taboo in public in
Omaha. The morals squad has to
decreed.
C. B. Lang, 2217 D street, Soutl.
Side, and Miss May Dawson, Val
entine, Neb., learned of the ban on
I love last night for in less than an
hour these professed sweethearts
were arrested twice, first when of
ficers of the morals squad surprised
them holding hands and whispermg
together a police report states.
Both were charged with disorder
ly conduct. '
following their tirst arrest, tlic
couple Were released on $15 bands
each and sped away.
Later in the evening Mr., Laiifc
was softly petting the same pair f
feminine hands and murmuring love
phrases to his lady love in the door
way of Miss Dawson's home, 1405
Jackson street, when again nemesis
came up with them.
The couple were retaken to
Central police station and again
charged with disorderly conduct.
International Board to
Decide Strike Question
Denver. Colo., March 21. Wheth
er Colorado miners will strike
April I, because of refusal of coal
operators to enter into the negotia
tions for a new contract, will be de
cided by the international executive
board of the United"Mine Workers
of America, it was announced here.
GLENWOODGIRL
IS ATTACKED AT
DOOR OF HOME
Smooth "Inspector"
Makes Easy Marks
Of Women in Train
Chicago Trlbone-Omaha Ilea Leased Wire.
Chicago,' March 21. Mrs. James'
Savoy and Mrs. Dollie Murphy
were busy in their compartment on
the Overland Limited of the North
western railroad, adjusting their
baggage for the long ride to Port
land, Ore.,;their home. There was a
tap on the, door and a man of mil
itary mien entered. He was polite,
but firm. He was a government
agent and must inspect their baggage.-
So they opened their suit
cases and handbags.. It did not take
long for the inspection and the gov
ernment agent bowed himself out
jusKas thetrain was starting.
They forgot about the incident
until thy were several hundred
miles out, when they discovered
that between them they had lost
jewelry worth $,500. They reported
the matter to the railroad company
which put some of its best men on"
the case. Last night one of them
arrested John J. Coughlin, who ad
mitted he had robbed the two wom
en. He also confessed he had op
erated the same game in all the
large cities of the middle west and
east, cleaning up thousands of dol
lars. The two Portland women will
be brought here to prosecute him,
and the officials expect to hear from
scores of other victims. 1
Bolivians Demonstrate
Against the Peruvians
Oruro, Bolivia, March 19. There
was a great demonstration here last
night against Peru. The escutcheon
of the Peruvian consulate was drag
ged through the streets and demon
strations were carried out before the
homes of Peruvians and also before
the offices of. La Patria, a proPer
uvian newspaper.
Lincoln Editor Dies.
Lincoln, Neb., March 21. Henri
William. Enderis, for many years
manager of the ' Lincoln Frtje
Presse, formerly in the publishing
business at Chicago and Milwaukee,
died here. A brother. TSuido En
deris, is connected with the Associ
ated Press at Berlin, Germany.
PAN-ISLAMIC
REVOLT IS IN
FULLJLAST
In .Thrace Turkish Colonel
Openly Attacks and Defies
Allies Italians Hurled Back
in Anatolia Region.
FRENCH COMMANDER
ASKS REINFORCEMENTS
The Treaty Makers :
OoprriM: 2: B John T.lteCntcbacm 1
British Warships Keep Guard
in Constantinople Harbor
Sultan Wears Harried Look
and Is Accused of Cowardice
New York Timea-Chlraso Tribune, Cable,
Copyright, 1930.
Paris, March 21.-tfhe Pan-
Islamic revolt is in full blast. The
fighting spreads .-from Thrace
through Anatolia to Arabic. , Semi
official French . reports assert . the
Islamic revolt is connected with
German events. In Thrace the
Turkish colonel, Jaffre Tayar, open
ly attacks and defies the allies.
Greek troops occupying Thrace face
him.
In Anatolia Italian troops were
hurled back to the. seaboard by
Mustapha Kemal's troops, but
French troops in Cilicia and upper
Syria gallantly are resisting the
Turkish nationalist onslaught, The
French general, Gourand, urgently
asks for reinforcements.
Troops Want Revenge.
Le Journal Des Debats sa;'i'.
"Mustapha Kemal's troops, line :
number of German officers, are
thirsty for revenge. Turkish nation
alism must be, crushed. The military
expedition was started precisely to
checkmate the Turkish nationalist
brigands in order to prevent a big
war."
Marcel Sachin, deputy and leader
of the socialists, utters a warning in
Humanite:
"Bad news from the Orient and
Svria and Cilicia. France has there
40,000 men and also an important
fleet But this is not sufficient;
General Gourand demands rein
forcements. France is entangled
there in an cjidless military expedi
tion. We have already lost many
soldiers there. If one wants to go
'to the bitter,' if Syria and Cil-cia
must become a new Morocco, ac
cordina to the Millerand declara
tion, "it will cost France's exhausted
treasury millions she needs for licr
reconstruction. - '. """ V'
Military Convention Published.
"The military convention between
the Islamic Azerbaidian repuMic
and Turkey, negotiated by Enver
Bey, was published showing the ex
tent of the Islamic dangers, also
its Germanophile origin. France and
Great Britain asked the Azerbaidian
delegations in London to deny or
admit the existence of this conven
tion. '
"The British general, Milne, who
supplanted the French general.
hranchel D tsperey, in command ot
the allied troops in Constantinople,
is deporting all Turkish nationalist
agitators to concentration camos in
Malta.
Sultan Looks Older.
Constantinople, . March 21. Mo
hammed VI, sutan of Turkey,
looked older and more broken than
usual Sunday as he made his weekly
rids in Mate from Yildiz palace to
Mejidich. Jami for his "selmanlik" or
official attendance at prayers.
Although the allied proclamation
of military occupation of Constanti
nople declared the allies' intention
to uphold the sultan's power pro
visionally, the crowds which
watched the unhappy old man
emerge from his palace overlook
ing "the pictureques minarets and
towers of Stamboul and the sun
bathed Bosprous, appeared to realize
that 800 years of Turkish rule in
Constaninope had virtually ended.
The passing of the sultan's power
is grimly evidenced by the long
line of British dreadnaughts in the
Bosporus, but it is apparent that
most of the Turks refusejo accept
this evidence.
The sultan issued an exhortation
to his subjects to pursue their usual
vocations in peace, regardless of
foreign orcupation. Meantime a Bri
tish warship was steaming towards
Malta carrying Reouf Bey and many
others of the national leaders who
were supporting Mustapha Kemal's
opposition to the dismemberment of
Turkey and who were taken in a
raid on Constantinople preceding its
occupation. ,
Bolsh eviki Claim Capture
Of 21,000 Prisoners and
Many Guns, Much Booty
London, March. 21. A bolshevik
communication received here says:
"In the direction of Novorossick
we have reached the River Kuban
and captured 6,000 prisoners, and 20
guns.
"In the region of Ekaterinodar
we have taken 15,000 prisoners and
a large number of guns and much
booty."
Boys and Girls!
THK TWIN 8TORIE9 are here.
The Twin Storlea are written for
llttl- folk by Lucy Ftteh Perklna.
There are twins In every country, who
travel and play and talk in language
Ihnt American boya and glTla can nn
deratand and that they like.
Bight now, the Dutch Twlna are in
their borne country, Holland. Begin
ning today, their story will appear
daily in The Omaha Bee. in the Boya
and (tirta corner.
Mothers Read these stories to your
children.
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HITCHCOCK AND
HIS PAPER UNDER
FIRE OF SAVIDGE
Accused of Wearing "Brass
Collar of Wall Street" aneT
Being Tool of LiquorMen.
Senator Gilbert M. Hitchcock,
whose name will go before demo-'
cratic voters at the coming primaries
as a candidate for the presidential
nomination, and Mf. Hitchcock's
paper, the Omaha World-Herald,
suffered severely at the hands of the
Rev. Charles W. Savidge in his ser
mon last night at the Peoples'
church, ,515 - -North Eighteenth
street, on: J tie siwtui.ain or hie
ing, and Can Bryan Tell the Truth?"
Senator Hitchcock was accused of
wearing a ""brass; collar of Wall
street," and also of being a tool of
the liquor interests, as well .as be
ing one of a small group that would
keer the constitutional privilege of
the ballot from 17,000,0000 women.
The senator's newspaper was scored
for caricaturing William Jennings
Bryan, Mr. Savidge using the words:
"This paper may go to hell, too,
for printing such falsities," after he
had displayed a cartoon recently
printed.
Deplores Many Untruths.
In his sermon Mr. Savidge de
plored a prevalence of untruths in
all walks of life and held up Aris
tides as a shining example of a
truthful man of the past, and Mr.
Bryan as one of today whose hon
esty he said could not be doubted.
Mr. Savidge declared he stood
against Mr. Bryan's political , ener
mies because they sought the de
feat of prohibition and represented
the monev oOwers. and that he
wanted to see him go to San Fran
cisco for the democratic national
convention because he was truth
ful, fought in the open, favored
prohibition and opposed special in
terests,! even though -he is a wealthy
man.
Lies Told in Courts.
"There nre lies told in our courts,"
Mr. Savidge said, "lawyers lie, auto
mobile men lie, doctors lie and poli
ticians lie. Even some women tell
us they are as dry1 as powder horns
and are all tjhe time making up to
the wet brothers. Mr. Bryan is not
looking for' a seat in the White
house, but for incorporation of the
principles of truth in the laws. The
women are going to be a bg factpr
in the coming election and I think
they will send a home-madclman to
Washington."
Mr. Savidge "explained how Mr.
Bryan fitted the description of a
home-made man. He-declared that
he had always been a member of
the republican party and that he
did not intend his remarks to be
construed as a campaign speech,
is it was strictly a sermon in the
interest of truth and prohibition.
Tango Face Worries
Paris Girl Dancers
Paris. March 21. Beauty special
ists and dortors in Paris are con
cerned at what they describe as the
"tired tango face." Many young
womlen in Paris lead busy lives all
day' and then spend half the night
at dancing clubs. For weeks thrty cut
their sleep to a dangerous minimum,
and the effects become visible in
faces sallow and wrinkled niftier
the rouge and powder. Eye trouble
is a frequent complaint, but seldom
will the young women accept the
remedy, which is to get plenty of
sleep.'
The dancing craze is increasing
all Over France.
Woman Can Tell if
Preacher Is Married
London, March 21. "One can al
ways tell whether a minister is mar
ried or single by the way he holds
the baby at the christening," said
Mrs. Herbert Lewis, in a lecture at
University college, Bangor.
10-Year-Old Girl
Gives Up Life For
Younger Kiddies
Chicagm Tribune-Omaha Bee Ieased Wire.
Chicago, March 21. Thelma
Ren$haw was only 10 years old
but she kepi the faith. She could
have broken her word to her dy
ing mother and escaped, but she
did not.
When Thelma's mother was
dyinjf she lequired a 'pledge that
she would always take good care
of her brother, Bill, now aged 8;
Norman, aged 6, and Dorothy, the
baby. ' That was two years ago
and Thelma shouldered the re
sponsibility of being a mother to
her brothers and, sisters.
Yesterday; iji neighbor woman
brought in her" two young chil
dren and asked Thelma to care
for them a few hours. Somehow,
with all the excitement of visi
tors, one of the children knocketf .
over something in the Jcitchen and
the gasoline tank of the stove
spilled its contents, which caught
fire.
Thelma chased all the children
to the street and then attempted
to put out the fire. Her clothing
caught fire and her hair burned
off. She stumbled out of the door
way and fell at the foot of the
stairway. She had saved the chil
dren and the house, but she paid
the price in a few hours and kept
her promise to her dying mother.
New York Restaurant f
Men Organize to Cut
High Cost of Living
Chicago Tribune-Omaha. Bee Leased Wire.
New York, March 21. One thou
sand restaurant keepers in New
York City have combined to reduce
the price of food to the public. That
is the avowed purpose of the Amal
gamated Restaurant Owners' associ
ation, composed of the Lunch Room
and Restaurant Men's league, the
New York Restaurant Keepers' as
sociation, the Broadway Restaurant
and Bakery association and the Man
hattan Bakery and Restaurant asso
ciation. - The first dinner of the new organ
ization, was held in the grand ball
room of the'Hotel Astor with. 500
restaurant owners and members of
their families present. It was really
the third annual dinner of the New
York (Restaurant Keepers' associa
tion, and President Joseph Burger
of the united association, in his ad
dress, referred to the fact that the
first event was held three years ago
near the Bowery at. $1.50 a plate,
whereas this dinner was' served at
the Astor at $8 a plateT
Announce Engagement of
Omahan to Brooklyn Girl
. New York, March 21. Mrs. "Wil
liam Lynn Dowling of Brooklyn,
has announced the engagement of
her daughter, Miss Grace -Ketcham
Dowling, to Dr. Waldron A. Cas
sidy of Omaha. Until recently he
servedHn the United States naval
reserve forces as a lieutenant. He
is the son of Doctor and Mrs.
George Alvin Cassidy of Marshall
town. Ia., and was graduated from
the University of Denver and the
medical college of the University of
Nebraska.
The Weather
Forecast: ,
Nebraska Fair Monday; Tues
day unsettled with possibly showers
and cooler.
Iowa Fair Monday; warmer in
east and central portions; Tuesday
unsettled with probably showers
and colder by afternoon or night.
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FARMER KILLED
"JAZZING" IN AIR
" WITH ARMY PILOT
Exhibition Flyer Crashes
Earth After Tail Spin
at Ogallala.
to
Ogallala, Neb., March 21. (Spe
cial Telegram) "Getting the jazz"
out of an airplane ride proved fatal
to Fred Swanson, a young farmer
living near this city, and seriously
injured Frank Button, former army
aviator, who was piloting the plane
a the Searle aviation field here.
Lieutenant Dutton was so seriously
injured that his recovery is doubt
ful. : - - -
- Wanted to" "Jazz." '
Butjon, hince his return from mil
itary service, has been a pilot for
the Grand Island Aero company and
was expecting to enter the employ of
the Blue Line company, piloting a
plane in commercial service between
Omaha and Denver.
Button has been giving exhibitions
in western Nebraska and demon
strating planes for his company. He
was giving a Sunday exhibition here
and Swanson rode with him as a
passenger. Before leaving the ground
Swanson remarked that he "wanted
all the jazz possible."
500 See Accident.
Over 500 spectators were at the
field when the two men started their
flight and witnessed their evolutions.
After doing .1 number of "stunts" the
pilot maneuvered his plane into a
tail spin while about 1,500 feet ia
the air. He immediately started a
second spin, but crashed to the
ground befon: he could right the ma
chine. The men. were flying in a Curtiss
plane- which was completely demol
ished m the accident.
'Swanson was killed instantly,
practically every bone in his body
being broken.
Ord Woman Victim of
Heart Disease After
Visiting Movie Show
Mrs. Joseph Klanecky, 50 years
old, living at Ord, Neb., died last
night on her way from a picture
show at Twenty-fourth and Loth
rop streets to the home of her rela
tives with whom she was living at
2440 Spaulding strect.
Mrs. Klanecky in company with
Mr. and Mm A. E. Stiles, had been
attending the picture show and were
on the way home when Mrs.
Klanecky suddenly fainted on the
street. She died at the Swedish
Mission . hospital.
An examination showed death was
caused from heart disease for which
she w-as undergoing treatment. 'She
came here several days avo from
Iter home at Ord, where her hus
band and eight children are living.
Mrs. John C. Cowin Dies
At Her Home, Aged 70 Years
Mrs. John .C. Cowin, widow' of
Gen. John C. Cowin, died at her
home, 332 South Thirty-seventh
street yesterday at the age of 70
years. Sh-; -was hrn in Cleveland,
Ohio, in 1850 and married in the
same city, September 25, 1869.
In October of the same year she
moved to Omaha with her husband,
who died last September.
She is survived by two children,
Col. W. B. Cowin of Camp Custer,
Battle Creek, Mich., and Mrs. John
T. Cudahy of Hollcywood, Calif.
Ex-Kaiser Peeved at .Guard
For Following Too Closely
Atrerongen, Holland, March 21.
The constant pacing of the sentinel
behind former Emperor William
when he walks in the Bentinck castle
garden has so annoyed the onetime
German ruler that on several oc
casions he has told the. guard not
to follow him so closclv. but to
stay out of sight
SENATE IW
REPEAL WAR
DECLARATION
Legislators Getting Busy Over
Peace Move Towards Ger
many While Wilson Medi
tates on His Course.
ROUT OF PRESIDENT IS
COMPLETE, LONDON SAYS
News of Rejection of Jreaty
Causes Little Sensation in
Paris Defeat Laid to Party
Politics.
Chiraa-o Tribune-Omaha Bee Leased Wire.
Washington, March 21. While
President Wilson is meditating what
course he will pursue as a result of
the failure of the senate to ratify
the peace treaty he negotiated, the
senate leaders are proceeding with
their plans to put through the Knox
resolution declaring peace by re
pealing the declaration of war.
Senator Knox is ill and may not
be back in the senate for several
days but he hopes to be able to get -the
resolution before Jhe senate be
fore the end of the week.
- It became known today that the
senator intends to revise his resolu- ,
tion. and the prospect is that it will
be materially shortened by the elim- :
ination of extraneous provisions.
Sefiate leaders are of the opinion
that a comfortable majority can be
mustered for a simple resolution re
pealing the declaration of war. ,
Don't Know Wilson's Mind. f
It is- expected that the president
will disclose his attitude before the .
lapse of many days, but whether -this
will be a step to negotiate a
modus vivendi with ""Germany, a -resubmission
of the-, treaty or a
suspension of all peace negotia
tions, pending the "solemn referen
dum" on the treaty and the league i,'
of nations in the presidential elec
tion is still purely a matter of spec- ;
lation. "
If Mr. Wilson is going to content -'
himself with taking the issue into,
the campaign his first task will be ;
to swing the; democratic party in .
iine for the league without reser
vations. That will tax his genius'
for leadership, for the democratic
party is split on the question of
reservations and there is a ivide
spread feeling among democrats
that the party will only court
disaster by indorsing ' the league .
witliout change. --
Move for Separate Peace.
L Representative Fred A. Britten of
vnicago win introduce in we nouse
tomorrow a' bill providing for th
establishment of a separate peace
between the United States and the
governments of Germany and Aus
tria. -
The bill also authorizes the crea-
tion of a European trade council : ;
(consisting of the president, who -(
shall be ex-officio president of the
council and the secretaries of com-
merce, labor, treasury and state deO
partments) to work out and report ,'
to congress a plan for securing the
resumption of commercial inter
course with European nations, y
Twenty thousand dollars is carried
in the bill for general expenses of ,
the council in its preparation and "
study of existing conditions with a ;
view to recommending to congress .
legislation which will provide not
only suggestion for natural trade
resumption, but also a definite plan '
for financing 'European credits
through the federal reserve banking
system pending such time as the ex
change value of foreign moneys
reaches something like its normal
prewar status.
Parents Killed in
Forest Fire Leave
Valuables Buried
Aberdeen, S. D.. March 21. (Spe
cial.) Catherine Jacobson of Bris
tol, S. D., has just fallen heir-to
her portion of $2,00J) worth of Liber,
ty bonds and negotiable securities,
preserved for she and her sister
by her father, Matt Johnson, who
with his wife and two sons, were
burned to death in a forest fire' .
in Carlton county, Minnesota, in
October, 1918. In fleeing for their
lives in the fire, the parents buried
a coffee can containing all their '
valuables. Many months-afterwards
Malt Wilson, a 12-year-old bo at
Kettle River, found the can and the
contents undisturbed. The valuables
were turned over to the administra
tor of the estate and were- divided ,
between Catherine and her sister, -Mrs.
Fred Schnibler of Superior,
Wis.
Wyoming Rancher Injured
In Auto Crash in Omaha
W. E.
. . , v .iv
Daniel. VVvo.. had rinth lecc hrnLon'
and suffered interna! injuries when
his automobile was struck by an
other car driven by Edwin Mills, ;'
negro, 280!" Miami street,' at 11
o'clock Sunday morning in front of '
the Card-Adams Motor company, -.
2423 Farnam street. Mr. Enos had
just started his car and was stand- .
ing beside the machine when, the
accident occurred. He was pinned '
between the two autos. Mrs. Enos, '
who was sitting in the front seat of
their car, escaped injury.
Witnesses said that Mills stirled
his car with the clutch engaged an;l
when the rn.irhine slarteH fnrvanrA
he became confused. He said that
he accidentally put his foot on tne V
accelerator instead of the brake.
Mr. and Mrs. Enos had just pjr '
chased a new car andawere on the
noint of starting for thpir lmm
when the crash occurred. The in-
jureLman was taken to Ford hos-
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