The Omaha Daily Bee
Vol. 49 No. 262.
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OMAHA, MONDAY, APRIL 19, 1920.
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W REVOLT
IN STATE OF
W1ICH0ACAN
Additional Uprising in Mexico
Engineered by General Pas
qual Oritz Rubio, Strong
Supporter of Obregon.
NAYARIT ENDORSES NEW
REPUBLIC OF SONORA
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Colonel Yaddi Takes Field
Against Carranza Forces
With 500 Men Indignation
Against Federal Rule.
.Mexico City, April 18. A revolt
in ' the state of Michoacan, engi
neered by Gen. Pasquale Ortiz Ru-
, bio. governor of the state and a
JutronB supporter of Lieut. Col. Al
f varo Obregon, is announced in the
I government's second war bulletin is
sued early aunday. Governor Kubio,
the bulletin states, has fled from Mo
rclia. the state canitol. with 100 men.
Agua Prieta, April 18. The state
of Nayarit, Mex has endorsed the
steps taken by Sonora against the
Carranza government, according to
a message received here from Gen.
P. Klias Calles, acting governor.
The message, addressed to Fran
cisco Elias, a Sonora leader, said:
"I take a pleasure in transmitting
to you, so that you may transmit it
to the Associated Press, that all the
municipal authorities of Sinaloa are
protesting their adherence to the
state of Sonora and approving its at
titude. In the same- manner most
of the federal employes, especially
the treasury department employes,
have presented themselves to Gen
eral Flores, turning over to him all
federal funds in their possession.
"At the same time I advise you
that our step taken against the Car
ranza government has also been
ordered by the state of Nayarit, as
Colonel Yaddi, at the head of 500
men, has taken the field, and his
movement is taking a rapid prog
ress, as the people of Nayarit are in
great indignation against Carranza
for having deposed, their constitu
tional governor, Senor Godinet." 1
Meet Resistance.
A message to Senor Elias said
General Flores was meeting with
resistance from Carranza soldiers
which had "slowed" his advance, al
though it was f-at the rate of 30
miles a da". 1 . - ,
f After defeating.' Carranza forces!
early today' 30 kilometers south of
Guanuchil, Sonora, killing -12 sol
diers, capturing 6 woundeo"and 30
umvounded prisoners. General
Flores was quoted as reporting the
finding of a locomotive, nine cars
aml 'plenty of arms" and some
horses. Among the prisoners were
. six officers.
Tonight there were ' more than
1,000 troops in Agua Prieta, princi
pally Yaqui Indians. . Five hundred
more were at Naco, a few miles
south of here, and 1,000 more en
route. The troops at Naco were
reported to have 30 Browning ma
thine guns.
Mail Through Border Ports.
Porglas, Ariz., April 18. Mail for
Hiricaii firms and individuals will
I-- : ont into Sonora through border
j-orts o'f entry, according to a tele
; received here today from the
Vostofiice department by M. C. Han
Li ns. Ideal postoffice inspector.
Other mail, said the department,
v.onld be sent to El Paso, Tex., for
tlilivcry through Juarez. The tele
gram, received at 6 o'clock, rescinds
mi order that all Sonora mail would
l.c tent through Juarez.
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A Day of Opportunity
From man's earliest day, love of country has been
one of his principal passions. Patriotism has been a
supreme virtue. "My country! May she ever be
right, but right or wrong, my country!" has been a
test of manhood and an inspiration to service.
Nebraskans have opportunity tomorrow to prove
'their pride In Nebraska, to demonstrate their love for
their state and that without doubt of the Tightness of
the cause.
Twenty-four years ago a Nebraskan was nomi
nated for the presidency by one of the great political
parties. Has any Nebraskan forgotten how that event
carried Nebraska's name throughout the nat'v v ow
it put Nebraska on the political nap o 'I33
Tomorrow, Nebraska has ' ate
a similar movement this t,' 4Nj. aid with a
candidate that need not si nomination,
that appears destined to gC straight to the White
House.
John J. Pershing is the man whose name spells
opportunity for Nebraska. Through many states and
many foreign lands his career has led during 30
years. Each new task has meant new laurels; each
new public duty successfully performed has won anew
the public commendation: "Well done, faithful serv
ant!" From each triumph Pershing has turned back to
Nebraska, his home state. When the greatest re
sponsibility of the nation's military history fell to him
it was to his family in Nebraska that his thoughts went
in the still night watches when he felt the tug of heart
strings common to all men the call of home. It was
from Nebraska that there went to him these childish
scrawls which constituted his inspiration from the
one member of his precious family left to him after the
great tragedy of his personal life.
Pershing has done his duty to America and to
Nebraska.
How can Nebraska fail to do him honor, to pay
him the tribute deserved by every test, when Ne
braska votes for president tomorrow?
ESCAPED MANIAC
RUNS AMUCK IN
NEW YORK CHURCH
Prominent Physician and Ves
tryman Mortally Wounded
By Insane Man.
J. W. Pepperdine, Now
Armour Manager at
Chicago, Comes Here
John V. Pepperdine. for 22 years
affiliated with the largest packers in
the country ana now manager or me
Armour plant in Chicago, is the new
leneral manager ot the ttiggrns
Packing company.
Mr, Pepperdine with his tamiiy
will;' move to Omaha this week. He
will assume his new duties about
May 1. Mr. Pepperdine has a wide
acquaintance among fhe South Oma
ha packers because he was con
nected with Armours here a number
of years ago. .
Instead of doing a local business.
Mr. Pepperdine plans to operate
branch houses and refrigerator lines
in a number of states. The company,
in a short while he said, expects
to manufacture packing house pro
ducts and to put on market a full
line of biproducts. the storage plant
in Missouri Valley has done a thriv
ing business during the last year,
Pepperdine said.
Rescuers Save Cat and
Kittens Aboard Wreck
New Bedford, Mass., April 6.
They said the good ship Guilford
was abandoned on the shoals off
Nantucket, but she wasn't. Even
though the captain and crew had
left the sinking vessel days before,
there was someone aboard de
termined to stay by the boat tilt the
end. - So the men of the coast guard
cutter, Acushnet, discovered when
they boarded her to steer the steam
- tr while the cutter towed her to a
. safe anchorage.
A reception, committee of five was
ready and waiting to da the honors
'.o the boarding party. In fact, there
vas quite an affecting scene when
he mother cat and her four kittens
:ried to tell their saviors just how
glad they were to see them. Purr
ing and rubbing against the sea
men's legs, they demonstrated their
state of mind as jvtll as anybody
could have done.
Chicago Tribune-Omaha Bra LMd Wire.
New York, April 18. Dr. Karl
Beiland, rector of St. Georges
Protestant Episcopal church, whose
congregation includes men and wom
en socially prominent in New York,
preached a sermon Sunday morning
making an earnest appeal to his
parishioners, asking them to be
friendly to strangers visiting the
church.
The organist began pealing out the
offertory anthem and vestrymen
walked up the aisles to make the col
lection. A stranger, seated about
the twelfth row from the rear, pulled
out a'Tevolver and without warning
fired at Dr. James Wright Markoe,
a celebrated surgeon and one of the
vestrymen. Walking beside him up
the aisle, also bearing a collection
plate, was Herbert L. Satterlee. son-in-law
of the late J. Pierpont Mor
gan. Doctor Markoe fell from a mortal
wound in the forehead. The
stranger1, who proved ' to be an
escaped lunatic, started up the aisle,
waving his revolver. John C. Tiede
man, sexton of the church, blocked
the man's way. He fired another
short, the sexton dodged and the
bullet grazed the cheek of J. Mor
gan Jones, who was behind the sex
ton, and lodged in the oak panel on
the south side of the church.
Men Give Pursuit.
The stranger then fired another
shot which chipped a bit of plaster
from the rear wall and ran into the
street.
"The organist kept playing.
William Fellowes Morgan and
other members ot the congregation,
including Dr. George E. Brewer, F.
H. Kinnicutt, Robert H. Fowler,
Dr. Morton S. Eaton, Mr. Satterlee
and the sexton, pursued the maniac,
who fled through Stuyevesant park.
Mr. Morgan clutched so tight
ly that the man was unable to
pull the revolver out of his in
side coat pocket as he pulled the
trigger inside his coat. The bullet
set fire to his coat and inflicted a
flesh wound in Doceor Brewer's leg.
The maniac was overpowered and
gave the name of Thomas W. Simp-
kins, ot Duiutn, Minn. He told the
police he had escaped from an in
sane asylum. In his possession the
police found writings which caused
them to conclude he was suffering
from religious delusions and that he
was also obsessed on the subject of
the league of nations and profiteer
ing. Service Continues. '
In the meantime the service in
the church continued. The organist
played the offertory anthem to the
end, the choir and congregation
joining in. Mr. Markoe smiled as he
was being carried to a waiting auto
bile and said:
"I'm all right."
The doxology was rendered.
"Praise God from whom all bless
ings flow," sang the congregation.
Doctor Reuland's voice shook as he
spoke a prayer. The worshipers
bowed their heads. The rector utter
ed the benediction. When he ended
the people filed out calmly. Only
when they reached the street did
some members of the Congregation
emerge from the daze into which
the tragedy plunged them. Friends
of the physician wept in the streets.
Dr. Markoe died soon after reach
ing the Lying-in hospital, ver
whose destinies he presided for
many years and which he was in
strumental in having the late J.
Pierpont Morgan erect.
Detroit Street Car Men
Demand Higher Wage Scale
Detroit, April 18. Street car men
drew up a wage schedule for pre
sentation to the Detroit United
Railway company, under which "$1
an hour is demanded for the men
in service one year or longer. Time
and a half for overtime. Sunday and
holiday work also is asked. Em
ployes would receive 95 and 98 cents
respectively for the first three and
nine months periods.
OMAHA CHURCHES
DEVOTE PRAYER
TO GREAT DRIVE
Portions of Sunday Services Oc
cupied With Preparations for
Church Finance Campaign.
Omaha churches affiliated with
the Intcrchurch World Movement
devoted portions of their services
yesterday to planning their parts
and praying for. the success of the
great drive for $336,000,000 in the
entire nation which begins officially
next Sunday! and continues one
week.
Rev. Frank G. Smith, at the First
Congregational church, preached
yesterday morning on "Congrega
tionalism and World Responsibility."-;
At' Calvarv Baptist cburch.
Rev. Howard Witcomb's morning
topic was "The New Call to World
Evangelism." Rev. A. F. Ernst,
pastor of Lowe Avenue Presbyter
ian church, preached on "The Inter
church World Movement."
In dozens of other churches the
coming campaign for funds and
work by the churches, nearly 40
denominations united, was the topic
of sermon and prayer.
Some Baptist churches observed
a specially appointed 'hour of
prayer" for the whole movement and
particularly for the part the
Baptist churches have in it. They
are seeking to raise $130,000,000
throughout the nation A large part
of Nebraska's quota of this fund will
go to add new equipment and en
dowment to Grand Island college.
A special effort is to be made in
the coming campaign to interest
the "man without a church", by
bringing home to him the important
service which the church and the
Christian citizenship and govern
ment of the country brings to him
in the comforts of civilization and
even in material prosperity.
Representative From
Georgia Wears Suit
Of Overalls in House
CMraa Tribune-Omaha Bw Lented Wire.
Washington, April 18. A congress
sional recruit to the "overall club"
appeared Saturday in the person of
Representative Upshaw of Georgia,
who in private life is administer. Rep
resentative Upshaw appeared on the
floor of the house dressed in a one
piece suit of blue overalls. He was
accorded two minutes to tell the
house what he planned to do to re
duce the high cost of living.
"A man in overalls has always
been my hero," said Representative
Upshaw. "I received a telegram
from Atlanta stattner that a rluK rf
4.000 members had been organized
with the purpose of joining hands to
combat, the high cst of living by
wearing overalls. Naturally I
could not endorse such a movement
without practicing what I preach, so
I went down town and paid $4 for
this blue attire."
Initial Services in
New Congregational
Church Held Sunday
Initial servise in the new First
Central Congregational church,
Thirtysixth and Harney streets,
were held at 11 Sunday morning.
The main auditorium of the struc
ture is not finished and services
were held in the Sunday school class
rooms. . '
There was a large attendance.
"Congregationalism and World Re
sponsibility" was the subject of a
sermon preached by the pastor. Rev.
Frank G. Smith. He commended
the trustees of the church on their
activity in pushing plans for the
new edifice.
Work on the main auditorium
will continue throughout the sum
mer and it is hoped it will be occu
pied within a year. Sunday services
j will be held in the present unit of
the structure. '
W . E TO
QUIT PLUMB
PLAN LEAGUE
Reason for Action Said to Be
That Radical Ideas Were
One of Chief Causes of
Switchmen's Strike.
OTHER BROTHERHOODS
ALSO MAY WITHDRAW
A Problem for Some of the Bright
' Presidential Candidates
How to Raise Wages Without Raising the Cost of Living and Reducing Production.
(Copyright, l:it; by The Chlco Trlbunr)
Declaration of W. G. Lee,
Grand Chief, That He Would
Support General Wood Said
to Be Factor in Split.
Cblrago Tribune-Omaha Bee I.raMi Wire.
Wasington. Aphril 18. It was un
derstood here tonight that the Broth
erhood of Railway Trainmen has
either withdrawn as a member of
the Plumb plan league, or intends
to do so immediately. Rumors that
the other three brotherhoods, engi
neers, firemen and conductors, pro
pose to follow the example of the
trainmen could not be confirmed,
and it is believed that they do not
expect to.
Various reasons are given for the
withdrawal of the support of the
trainmen, the chief among them be
ing that this brotherhood has dis
covered that Plumb plan propaganda,
with its, radical ideas, had been one
of the chief causes of the late "out
law" strike. The men who walked
out in such unauthorized fashion in
Chicago were mainly members of the
brotherhood. W. G. Lee, grand
chief of the brotherhood, denounced
the strike as against his principles
and ideas. In return a body of the
strikers recently defiantly said they
were "through with Bill Lee."
Lee to Support Wood.
Another reason ascribed is that
the officers of the Plumb Plan
league were enraged when Mr. Lee
recently declared he would support
General Wood as,, the presidential
candidate in the Ohio primaries.
This public avowal led to a show
down, it is said, in which Mr. Lee
determined that he would shake off
all allegiance with the Plumb league.
General Wood has announced him
self hostile to all forces of disorder,
and the Plumb plan league is class
ed as one of these. Its theories of
government ownership have found
no favor with the general.
The Brotherhood of Railway
Trainmen has never been enthusi
astic over the Plumb plan, whereas
the engineers have supported it
heartily. Warren S. Stone, grand
chief of the engineers, is one of the
moving spirits .in the league. He is
expected in Washington tomorrow,
but it was said tonight that his, visit
would be solely in connection with
rail wage demands.
HIGHJACKERS
PLAN SURPRISE
FOR B.C. ROGERS
Raid His Cellar During His
Absence From City and Get
$200 Worth of Booze. .
A big surprise awaits B. C. Rogers
of the Omaha Stock Exchange, who
is visiting in California, when he re
turns to his Jiome at 2962 Poppleton
avenue. Mr. Rogers was scheduled
to arrive home late last night.
Highjackers entered the Rogers
home, which is being cared for by
W. R. Boyd, an Omaha News printer,
Friday night and carried away Mr.
Rogers' stock of liquors, valued at
$200.
The thieves gained entrance by
cutting a panel out of the rear base
ment door after cutting the tele
phone wires. The locker in which
the liquor was stored was broken
open.
Mr. Boyd said he heard the
thieves a Work and attempted to
call the police.
"I didn't molest them when I
found out the wires were cut," Mr.
Boyd said. "What's the use of tak
ing a chance of fitting short for
Churches Consolidate and
Erect Handsome Building
White Cloud, Kan., April 10.
Three churches of this place, the
Christian, the Methodist and the
Congregational are completing one
of the handsomest church buildings
in this section.
By consolidating their congrega
tions, the three churches believe
they will be able to do much more
effective religious work in the com
munity. ; The building is expected to.be
completed at an early date.
YOUR DELEGATES
To make, your vote for Per-shing-for-President
effective; vote
also for delegates who are not
only pledged to carry out the
people's will but who, like you,
favor the nomination of Ne
braska's great citizen.
, In Douglas, Sarpy and Wash
ington counties these delegates
are:
At Large:
, CHARLES H. KELSEY,
TITUS LOWE,
GEORGE H. AUSTIN.
ELMER J. BURKETT.
Alternate:
CARL E. HERRING.
Dictrict:
C. E. ADAMS.
Alternates:
HIRD STRYKER. '
JOHN H. CALDWELL.
M'KELVIE'S TALK
INTERRUPTED BY
SHOWER OF RAIN
Governor Makes Speech in
Answer to "Mud-Slingers"
Saturday Night Attack's
"Boss Rule."
WORST BLIZZARD
IN YEARS SWEEPS
WESTERN STATES.
Rain cut short the speech of Gov.
Samuel R. McKelvie at Fifteenth
and Farnam streets Saturday. A
light rain was falling when the gov
ernor at 8:15 sprang into an automo
bile parked on the east side of the
World-Herald building. It grew
worse and before he had talked 10
minutes it was a downpour.
"You'll have to read the rest ot
my message in The Bee or some
other good paper," said the gover
nor as he gave up, and the large
crowd, which had stayed in spite of
the rain, rapidly dispersed.
Answers "Mud-Slingers."
"Right here, at the very door of
those who have been slinging mud
at me, I am going to answer the
mud-slingers," said the governor, in
beginning his speech. "I have stated
that the business of the state is be
ing run in such a manner that for
the biennium it will cost $200,000
less than the amount appropriated
by the legislature for this purpose.
The World-Herald'has attempted to
represent that there will be a defi
cit. But I know the figures here
and you know that figures don't lie,
though there is no way to keep liars
from figuring.
"During the biennium preceding
the administration there was a defi
cit of $300,000 in the cost of run
ning the state government.
"There has been much agitation
about pardons and furloughs of
prisoners in the penitentiary. Here
are the figures. Governor Neville
issued 443 pardons. I have issued
156. Governor Morehead began the
practice of issuing furloughs and he
furloughed 67 prisoners. Governor
Neville furloughed 23 and under, my
administration there have been 12
furloughs, eight issued by myself
and four by the lieutenant-governor.
Attacks "Boss" Rule.
"When I became governor I said
boss rule must stop. That is the rea
son the bosses have combined to de
feat this administration. I may not
be governor long, but as long as I
am governor I will not take dicta
tion from any coterie of self-constituted
dictators."
At this point the rain became so
severe that the governor stopped.
The crowd gave him a cheer and he
vas' driven away in the big automo
bile from which he had made his
speech.
British Bachelors Face
Penalty in Tax Budget
London, April 9. Britain's next
budget, according to forecasts of the
income tax commission report which
is due early in March, . may urge
bachelors on toward matrimony. -
The report probably ' will recom
mend a 250-pound exemption for
married persons and 150 pounds for
the unmarried. .
A separate assessment for husband-
and wife, moreover, will prob-
ablv double the exemption of
touplcs'-Jiaving independent incomes.
Denver Snowbound and Storm
Is Raging in Western v
;' "'" Nebraska. ' '
Denver, Col.,''April 18. The sec
ond dav of the blizzard prevailing
in Denver brought almost complete
paralysis to all railroads entering
Denver and so completely blockaded
the streets of the city that no traffic
except street cars will be permitted
in the downtown section. Monday by
order of the mayor. t
Predict Stock Loss.
t Ellsworth, Neb., April 18. (Spe
cial Telegram.) A blizzard that to
day has completely tied up train
service has been raging in western
Nebraska since yesterday morning.
The storm began Friday afternoon
with a h'eavy downpour of rain and
has been continuous, changing to
snow 14 hours later. It is feared that
the long duration of storm with no
signs of abatement at this hour will
cause great loss of stock, as many
ranch men have been short of feed
and cattle are in a very weakened
condition. Aside from this deplor
able prospect the moisture due to
storm is most promising for the fu
ture of the country, as there has
been a general deficiency of rain in
this section for the past year.
Many Inches of Slush.
Sidney, Neb., April 18. (Special.)
A rain, which .started yesterday
and continued throughout last night
changed to snow towards noon to
day and is continuing unabated this
evening. Already several inches of
snow and slush cover the 'ground.
Several Minor Auto
Crashes Reported to
Police During Night
Several automobile accidents of
minor importance werereported to
the police Saturay night. '
John L. Laird, who refused to
give his address to the police, was
arrested at Seventeenth and Chi
cdijo streets after he had collided
with an automobile which was be'ing
"towed" to a garage by the Daven
port Garage Service company, 311
North Eighteenth street. He was
charged with intoxication.
C. W. Lane. 2215 Dodge street,
was arrested at Twenty-second and
Seward streets after he .had collided
with an automobile belonging to C.
C. Galloway, proprietor of a pool
hall at Fourteenth . and Dodge
streets. Lane, who was alsoi charged
with intoxication, was driving on
the left side of the street. Galloway
claimed. Both cars were damaged.
One of the motorcycles of the po
lice department was badly damaged
when Motorcycle Policeman Leo
Hays collided with an automobile
driven by an unidentified man . at
Hays was slightly injured and one
of the wheels was torn from the
motorcycle.
The Weather
Forecast.
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LEADER OF OHIO
CO. P. FAVORS
GEN. PERSHING
Former Senator Dick Sees in
- Nebraskan Most Avail-
able Candidate for
President.
Washington, April 18. (Special
Telegram) The candidacy of Gen
eral John J. Pershing for the re
publican nomination for president
was strongly endorsed today by
former Senator Dick of Ohio. His
endorsement is considered deeply
significant because ex-Senator Dick
conducted 20 winning campaigns in
the Buckeye state as-chairman of
the Ohio republican state commit
tee. -He served four terms in the
house of representatives from the
old Garfield, district. He succeeded
Mark Hanna in the senate, to which
he . was elected for 12 years and
was secretary of the national re
publican committee during the Mc
Kinley administration. Senator
Dick's announcement is also signifi
rant in that it comes from one of
the" leaders in Sesutor Harding's
own state and is looked upon as a
just appraisal of General Pershing
as a vote getter.
"Immediately after the armistice
100 republicans at Akron, O.,
chartered and mcoroorated the
Pershing Republican National
League for the purpose of exploit
ing in a moddst an inoffensive man
ner the ability ot General Pershing
as a- candidate rn the republican na
tional ticket for ' president of the
United States," Senator Dick. said.
Poll Favors Pershhg.i
. "Systematic plans for a cor
resoondence'' Camoaien was inau
gurated which solicited through the
mails -the candid- opinion of men in
terested in American politics, com
prising all shades of political opin
ions; men in all walks of life, farm
ers, toilers, orofessional and busi
ness men." These letters went di
rectly to governors of states, sen
ators and. representatives--in con
gress, federal, state, county and mu
nicipal officials, men prominent -in
politics in every section, state and
county throughout the country.
The significance of the character
of the replies will be the better un
derstood by remembering tliat the
(Continued oa Face Fonr, Column Five.)
Nebraska Girl Marries
Man From Los Angeles
Salt Lake City, Utah. April 18.
(Special Telegram.) Merrill M.
Kohan of Los Angeles and Miss
Leon Oberfelder, daughter of Jos
eph Oberfelder of Sidney, Neb.,
were married here today, Rabbi
liam Rice of this city officiating.
The young couple left on the eve
ning train for Los Angeles, where
they will make their future home.
Peters Dumps Lone Star
Champ in Wyoming Match
Charley Peters, Omaha heavy
weight, defeated Pleasant Smith,
who styles himself the heavyweight
champion of Texas, in two straight
falls in a wrestling match staged
at Thermopolis, Wyo. Peters won
the first fall in 21 minutes and the
second fall in 16 minutes. He com
pletely outclassed ihe grappler from
the Lone Star state
a. j. com
DROPS DEAD
IN LINCOLN
-i-
Justice of Supreme Cour Ex
pires in Rooms of Com
mercial Club While Engaged
in Game of Billards.
HAD JUST RETURNED
FROM STRODE FUNERAL
Was Worth Half Million Had
Passion for Judicial Service
and Became Justice, Al
though in Poor Health.
Lincoln. Neb., April 18. (Spe
cial.) Albert J. Cornish, judge of
the Nebraska supreme court,
dropped dead at 4 Sunday afternoon
in the rooms of the Lincoln Com
mercial club.
He had just returned from the
funeral services for Ed Strode, a
prominent member of the Lincoln
bar, at which he had officiated as
one of the honorary pallbearers.
Judge Cornish had complained of
not feeling well at the funeral. Upon
arriving at the club rooms he played
a game of billiards. Making another
remark about feeling ill he handed
his cue to a friend and sat in a chair.
Death, a result of heart disease,
came instantly. t
The judge was born in Iowa City,
la., on December 10, 1856. His father
was Joseph Cornish. He was edu
cated in the common schools at
Iowa City and later was a student
at Tabor college.
From 1876 to 1878 he studied at
Cornell university. He received his
L.L. -B. degree at the state uni
versity at Iowa City. He took a
post . graduate course at Harvard
university.
Begins Practice 1880.
He married Miss Alice O'Donnell
?.t Rome, N. Y.. in 1902.
He came to Nebraska in 1880 and
was admitted to the bar and started
practice in Lincoln. He was a mem
ber of the lower house of the Ne
braska legislature from 1891 to
1893.
From 1895 to 1916 he was a judge
of the district court of Lancaster
county. Judge. Cornish owned
property worth half anillion dol
lars. He had a passion for judicial
service and in 1916 became a candi
date, for the supreme bench, al
though his health was poor and he
understood that the arduous dirties
of a justice would probably short
his. life.
On Supreme Bench.
' He was elected and began hi
duties on the bench of the supreme
court of the state in 1917. He had.
three years of unexpired term to
serve at the time of his death.
The judge is survived by his Wife
and three children, Virginia, Joseph
and Albert, students in the Lincoln
schools. His brother, Ed J. Cornish,
was a former Omaha resident, but
is now head of the National White
Lead company of New York.
A sister, Mrs. J. M. Metcalf. lives
in Omaha. Her husband is a mem
ber of the firm of Liningcr & Met
calf. Another sister lives in ,Port
hnd, Ore. ,
Possibility of New
Crisis Now Arises
In Ruhr Dirstrict
, t
w Vork Tim-Chlcr Tribune, Cabl.
Copyright, l8.
Dusseldorf, April 18. There Is no
evidence the government troops now
in the Essen district are not fullv
controlled by the officers, nor the
officers by the government. When
the time for withdrawal comes there
is likely to be a new crisis. There
are two kinds of troops, the south
erners, who are peaceful and faith
ful, and the Balticers, who are brutal
and- uncontrollable. There is onlv
one kind of officers, the militarists
and monarchists.
The French occupation of Frank
fort strengthened the militarists,
who argue it was the fault of the
weak socialistic government.
Committees were formed among
Hie reichswehr similar to soldiers'
councils. They are now bringing
complaints to the officers.
Throughout the reichswehr occu
pied zone the army and not the'
civilian officials are ruling and pay
ing tittle attention to Berlin's in
structions. The officers are conduct
ing courts-martial and ordering ex
ecutibns. A new police force is be
ine built from the rrirtKuvhr -t,H
not from the workingmcn of their
nome towns as agreed, tins is a
point to consider in estimating the
army strength and also that of the
old formations".
Western League Head Will
Hold Meeting in K. C. Today
Chicago, April 18. A. R. Tearncv,
president of the Western league, de
parted for Kansas City, where he
will .attend a meeting of unfpires
Monday preliminary to the opening
of the base ball season on Tuesday.
Umeires for the opening games
will be assigned by Mr. Tearney.
The "Western league executive will
also visit Oklahoma City. Tulsa,
Joplin and Wichita, where the initial
series of games will be played.
Kansas Farmer Kills
Three Hungry Wolves
Louisburg. aKn.. April 6.
Charles H. Humbert, a farmer near
here, was attacked in his barnyard
by seven hungry wolves. , He suc
ceeded in standing the animals of
until he could reach his house, wherf
he procured a heavy revolver and
bagged three of his assailants with
l-i six shot-?. The remaining four
fled before Humbert could reload.-
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