rHE OMAHii Daily Bee
VOL. 50 NO.48.
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OMAHA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 12, 1920.
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TltREE GENTS
J
L KILLED
BY POISON
' DOCTOR SAYS
Frieda Bostelmarip's Death
f Due to Pojsonous Drugs, Dr.
Arthur Bowles Says at-Re-.
sumption of Inquest." ' v
YOUNGER SISTER SAYS
.' SHE'S AfRAID OF FATHER
. Parent Accused of Killing His
'Own Daughter Threatened
AH Members of His Family,
Daughter Tells Jury. .
' Hebron, Neb.. Aug. 11. (Special
Telegram.) Frieda Bostelmann, 18
'y ear-old Chester girl, who didd the
:day before her scehuled marriage,
was poisoned, in the expert opin
uSn of Dr. Arthur Bowles, who tes-
; ;tified at the inquest today. The
girl's condition after death, he said,
" indicated that strychnine poison had
been used to bring about her death.
'" The inquest was resumed this
tnoniing after a postponement of six
weeks, during which time county
. ( officials gathered , additional evi
dence which - is' expected to show
ithat Fred Bostelmann, father of the
girl, to prevent her marriage to
cProf. V. J. Butskey young school
teacher of Hebron, gave her poison
ous drugs' while buggy ridfng on the
evening of June 7.
Marie Bostelmann, younger sister
of the dead girl, gave testimony of
. ficials described as damaging to her
father. She said that her father Old
- all members of their family that he
would "give them all poison if they
did not do what he wanted them
to do."'
Afraid of Father.
" When asked by County Attorney
Harvey Hess if she was afraid of
' her father the girl answered: "No:
not now; he is in jaik v
"Would you be afraid of him if
he were not in jail?" the prosecutor
questioned.
- "Yes," was the girl's instant re-
(ply. . ,
On the witness stand Marie
smilea continuously and showed lit
tle concern over the violent death
of her - sister or the fate of her
1 father.
Mrs. Bostelmann, mother of the
girl, testified that she thought her
husband Insane the day of Frieda's
death." Court attaches described her
""Mtftude.on the stand as trvinar to
shield her husband. Her answers to
questions were slow And carefully
'6rded. . . ' V '
Mrs. Bankenbringt a neighbor of
the Bostetmanns, described the head '
of the family as "abusive and over
bearing." '
i Girl Chunt Tells Story.
Bessie Kutcher, chum of Marie
Bostelmann, was at the Bbstemiant:
home, on the evening Frieda died.
She said that she accompanied
Marie to a field to drive cattle to the
" barn. It v'.is apparent from Marie's
conversation that she feared "some
thing, awful" was going to happen,
she said. She appeared nervous and
uneasy. Miss Kutcher said. Shortly
Rafter they had returned from the
field Frieda died.
V The i report from the chemical
laboratory in ' Omaha where the
V. stomach was examined for possible
traces of poison was not read to thi
jury today. The first report made by
the ddctors indicated that no' tries
of poisoning was- found. It was
v generally understood here, however,
that a second examination reveaieu
virulent poison.
: 't " Bostelmann Worrits.
The .court room Was crowded to
3ajv Every available seat was takeu
and many men, women and children
stood .in the aisles and, corridors.
While there was no apparent senti
ment of violence, officials took every
precaution to protect the life of their
prisoner, who was-not taken to the
"court room. Mr. Bostelmann was
described by officials to he greatly
worried. He is very nervous and
is aging rapidly, they said. He has
been' held ib jail without bail shyte
jthe death of his daughter '
'i County . Attorney Hess said to
right - that the inquest probably
would be concluded at noon Thurs
day; - ' ' . "' ' '
R. B, Howell Has Narrow ,
Escape From Drowning
OR? B. Howell, general manager of
the tnunicioal water and gas plants,
narrowly escaped drowning Tues
day t Lake Oltoboji., la., where lie
and Mrs. Howell re tisiting. Mr.
Howell suffered a cut over his 'reft
c.ve : whn be dived and struck a
rock. Mrs. Howell became alarmed
ben her: husband did not reappear.
Othef -bathers quickly responded
and rescued Mr. Howell. Mr. and
iMrsHowell will .extend their visit
later than next .Friday, which was
the ' original time .for their home
coming. t- . ' -.
IlllnojsJCommission
. Refuses Fare increase
Chicago, Aug. 11. Holding that
it does- not have power to increase
passenger fares in Illinois, which
are fixer! at 2 cents by the" state law,
the state public utilities commission
i refused, to grant a petition of the
roads for 3.6 cents per mile. ;
? Prune Pricei Higher.
'San Jose, Ca1.UAug.n- Opening
prices for the' 1920 prune crop, an
npunced by the " California . Prune
and Apricot Growers. Inc., average
1 1-2 cents a pound higher than last
. yeisr The prides tange fioin 25
cents a pound forC0-30s to 91-2
cents -a pound foTMMOQs.
Soviet Administration
Follows Close on Heels
Of Bolshevik Soldiers
First Step After Invasion of Polish Towns Is to De
clare Mayor, Dethroned and Replace Police With
Russian Troops People Warned 'Not to Sell
Alcoholic Drinks' Under Penalty of Death.
By EUGENE CZAMTTY.
New York Tlmra. Chicago Tribune CJlv.
Copyright, 1820.
With the Russian Army, Aug. 11.
First comes the cavalry, then
comes the red vanguard and then
comes the soviet administration.
Bolshevik commissars ride with
the cossacks into Polish towns.
Their first step is to organize meet
ings in each community, at which
they make speeches. They tell the"
population they have no need to fear
Russian troops, because, though
ragged, dirty and fierce looking, they
are really friendly, harmless fellows.
They warn the people not to give or
sell alcoholic drinks to Russian sol
diers, under penalty of death, be
cause the Russia armies are bone
dry.
Their next act is to declare the
Polish "starost starost," or mayor,
dethroned and to replace the Polish
police with1 Russian soldiers. This
step, however, is superfluous, be
cause the Polish police at each town
flee with the Polish army. Then
town Soviets are formed just as in
Russia. '
Iwanitsky Commissar.
The civil commissar sent by Mos
cow to Grajevo is a young student
named Iwanitsky. He made a good
impression there, as he is a convinc
ing speaker, and is enthusiastic and
intelligent. I interviewed him. He
said Moscow had ordered the forma
tion of village Soviets and town and
state Soviets wherever the Russians
PURE BRED HOGS
SOLD IN OMAHA
BRINUI 8,305
Thirty-Six Females Bred to
$30,000 Designer Cause
Active Bidding at
Sale.
Thirty-six sows, bred to Designer,
$30,000 Poland China hog, were sold
for -a total of $18,305 at the sale
hdd at the municipal auditorium
vesterday by the owners; D. C.
Loucrgan &- Sons of Floren-e sta-
C'ri.r. r. nrr was $1 500 tiaid bv
James Blomendall of Altoii, la., for
g,ernice Bob. Mr. momenta wuu
fame among hog breeders by the
purchase of Checkers, a boar under
one vear old, for $20,000. ,
William A. Gordon, of the Gordon-Van
company of Qmaha,
,.ta crMVC with wllll'll flC eX-
UUUHl LYVV o V " J ......
Tects to start a hog farm near
Dmaha. . ....
Frank R. McDcrmand, muiti-mu-lionaire
pure bredx stock owner, of
Kansss City was a purchaser, as
was also W. H. Ellsworth of Gold
field, la., owner of the ( highest
priced boar in (lie world, $40,000
Yankee. H. C. McKelvie, brother
of Gov. S. R. McKelvie, was among
the buyers. -
The youngest purchaser was Ur
val Roll. IS. who paid $500 for a sow.
Last winter at a sale young Roll
offered $4,500 for a sow. but was
outbid. , - . ,
The Lonergans, declared that the
auction was a good midsummer sale,
considering the money Stringency
at the present time.
Hog breeders from Nebraska, Il
linois. North and South Dakota,
Iowa, Minnesota. Kansas and Colo
rado attended the sale.
The Lonergans have a contract
with the city to use the auditorium
for a series of sales, the next of
which is to take place in October.
Conscientious Objector
Is Pardoned by President
San Francisco, Aug. 11. Carl
Haessler. formerly a university pro
fessor of Milwaukee, who has been
imprisoned since the early days of
the war as a conscientious ohjector,
was released v from the military
prison on Alcatiaz Island here on
a pardon from President Wilson,
the, prison announced. Haessler
originallv was imprisoned in the
penitentiary at Lcavenwortii, Kan.
Hubby Goes for Cigar,
Lady Boarder for Walk;
Wife Argues With Gun
Chicago Trlliune-Omaho Bre Leased Wire.
Chicago, Aug. 11. Whfcn a hus-.
band wanders forth of an eve
ning to "buy a cigar" and the
handsome lady boarder trips
down the steps a moment later
"for a breath of air," suspicions J
vniay- be arouseq.
frs ShsiV Lambert was before
the court in the role of accused
when the ruling was made. She
was quite agitated.
"Every night my man went out
to get a smoke," she told the
court. "Then as soon as he left,
that Flossie Tomato, who left ner
husband and .was boarding with
ur.' would come down stairs and
tell me she was going for a walk.
She always wore her best 'clothes
to go walking in the dark."
Yesterday Mrs. Lambert took
advantage of an opportunity to
question Mrs. Tomato.. The ques
tioning ended when a bullet from
Mrs. Lambert's revolver crashed
through Mrs. Tomato's jaw.
in view of the fact that the
lady boarder could hot tell her
side of the affair in court. Judge
Lauby held Mrs. Lambert
I
entered. Village Soviets 'are ; com
posed of two town Soviets of three
members each, who are' not elected,
but simply named, so they are really
not Soviets, but revolutionary com
mittees. j "But," said Iwanitsky, "Moscow
intends to hold elections all over
Poland for the Russian central so
viet," which indicates that the Rus
sians are not thinking of restoring
the irritcpendeht Polish republic.
Iwanitsky was loath to discuss the
Lmilitary intentions of the reds. Bu
lie said that Russia wants to occupy
all Poland and will be ready for
peace only when Poland is a soviet
ized part of federal Russia in which
Poland would keep her indepen
dence just as Ukraine docs.
Russians Want Peace.
"The Russians are ordered to halt
at the German border. They want
to live peacefully with the border
slates yflnd will not - force Soviets
upon them, but will seek to show,
through the resurrection of Russian
industry, that bolshevism is not a
destructive epidemic as their ene
mies allege," said Iwanitsky. I was
astonished to- learn that the Russian
troops were kept informed of world
events and of the war situation daily
by wireless and that the commissar
knew all about the latest political
happmings at Hythe. 4
Iwanitsky mentioned America also
by saying thatvAmerica soon would
realize that it would have been bet-
(Continued on Pace Two. Column Four.)
POLES PLAN FOR
COUNTER DRIVE
AGAINST REDS
Propose Concentration and
Regrouping of ; Forces to
Strike Back and Rout
Soviet Forces
By The Aiaocluted Press.
' Warsaw, Aug. 11. A concentra
tion and re-grouping" of the Polish
forces for an. extensive counte:
strokeo the' entire Warsaw. Jxofct
i9 - repctfted"by'E,foday' jiewspapcr.'
The plans are, it is said, Aj begin
this counter mov? within a ,: few
days.' Military men express the
opinion that this is a propitious time
to strike back in an'effott to drive
off the oviet foices which ?re en
deavoring to encircle the capital.
v Although - Polish forces have
abandoned Ostrolenka, they con
tinue to occupy positions between
the Narew and Bug rivers and are
sufficiently strong to defend War
raw in that direction. The evacu
ation of Ostrolenka, however, in
volve a re-grouping of the Polish
forces along the middle reaches of
the Bug river, where - they are re
treating toward the River Liwisc,
east of Warsaw. Along this stream
the Poles have fortified positions
along a line 30 miles from Warsaw.
Soviet cavalry is reported not
strong enough to attempt to force
a passage of the Vistula.
The. swinging movemetj to the
north of the city is the greatest ma
neuver undertaken by th holshe
viki. After crossing the Danzig
railway, the soviet cavalry is re
ported to have turned southward,
being closely followed by infantry,
which has marched close along the
Prussian frontier.
Poles to Ask Immediate
Aid of America Is Report
Washington, Aug.. 11. Poland
will ask immediate aid from the
United State's in its fight agauist the
Russian soviet government. Count
Casitnir LubonuVski, the Polish min
ister, announced today.
The appeal to the State depart
ment, the minister said, will be
based upon the assurances contained
in the American note to Ita'ly that
the United States will insist upon
maintenance of the political inde
pendence and territorial integrity of
Poland. ; 4
The' aid rnjuestod. n was said,
probably will be confined to a re
quest for. an extension of credits
byfhe United States for the pur
chase by Poland of surplus war
stocks. Permission to purchase
200.000 army uniforms and 200,000
pairs of shoes from War department
stocks already has been qsked of
the department by the Polish lega
tion. Reds Occupy 24-Mile Strip
Along Warsaw-Danzig Line
Paris, Aug. 11. (By The As
sociated Press.) The Russians now
are occupying a stretch 'of 24 miles
of the direct railway line between
Warsaw and Danzig and a large
force is pushing across the Danzig
corridor to cut the remaining rail
road, according to tiie French for
eign office today. The section held
is between Ciechanow and Mlawa.
600 Die From Cholera In
Korea; 3,125 Cases Found
Seoul, Korea, Aug. 11. Six hun
dred deaths have resulted from the
epidemic of cholera in ' Korea and
3,125 cases have been reported.
Charge Graft Ampng Police.
Los Angeles, Aug. 11. Charges
of graft and corruption in the Los
Angeles police department from va
rious sources were made in a par
tial report of the county grand jury
filed today. . i '-.
STAMP l(IWGn
ADMITS TERM m
IN pmsn?f
Charles Ponzi Confesses to
Serving . Brief Sentence
In Montreal-renitentiary
On Charge of -Forgery, v
FORCED TO RESIGN AS
DIRECTOR OF COMPANY
Bank Depositary of the Firm
Ordered Closed by .State
Commissioner Dec la res
Capital Is Impaired.
The AsKOclated Press.)
Boston, Aug.. 11. Charles
Ponzi personally admitted today
that he was the Charles Ponsi
who served a term in the peni
tentiary in Montreal.
Boston, Aug. 11. An associate of
Charles Ponzi, from the home of the
latter at Lexington, today tele
phoned The Associated " Press that
Ponzi admitted that he was .the
Charles Ponsi formerly of Mon
treal. He added that the spectacu
lar financier was in conference with
his lawyers and would issue a
statement later.
Reports from Montreal circulated
here were that Ponzi, under the
name of Ponsi, had operated a finan
cial plan promising large returns' in
Montreal 13 years ago. Attention
was called also to the'records of the
St. Vincent-de Paul penitentiary
there, which were 'said to show that
a man known as Charles Ponsi had
served a brief term. Ponzi denied
any knowledge concerning the Mon
treal reports and later refused him
self to newspapermen.
Admits Identity.
His house telephone thereafter
was answered by a man whoclaimed
to represent Ponzi and who said
that something might be given out
later in the day. Subsequently, he
stated that Ponzi admitted that he
was the man who had been known m
Montreal. He said Poni had left
his home to confer with one of ma
.... - Rittnti A half hour
later neither the attorney nor Ponzi
could be found at the lawyers oi-
fiCIn a statement issued later, Ponzi
said: . .. . '
"I have had to resign as a director
until my connections are desirable.
Regardless of these disclosures and
mvupast 1 am fully ahle to. take
care of all my obligations.; I may
be bankrupt by legal process or
others, but my obligations will be
paid "in" full." 7". . ...
. A casual remark by Ponzi is said
to have given the authorities the
first clue to his past. This related
to the records in the penitentiary at
Montreal. Attorney General Alien
communicated with the pplice there
and a week ago received a copy of
the prison's record and photo
graphs of Charles Ponsi, alias
Bianchi, who was committed to the
prison in Montreal on August 31,
1908, for forgery. The prisoner then
was 26. i
Expert Identifies .Man.
The identity of Ponzf with, Ponsi
was said to have been-made positive
by Eugene LaFlammc, Bertillon ex
pert of the Montreal police. The
"Ponsi" with Cauadian record had,
been associated with Zrossi and
Company, bankers. Ponsi was , ar-y
rested after the company failed in
1908 and Zrossi fled to Mexico. This
company is said to have offered
large returns on the investment. '
The Hanover Trust company was
(Continued on I'nite Two, Column Three.)
Mexiean Bandit Chief
x Expresses HatreJfor
American Citizens
Mexico City, Augll. Hatred fo'r,
North Americans and a" determina
tion to "fight to the death" if an at
tempt is made to invade Mexico,
were expressed by Francisco Villa
in speeches at Cuatro Cienegas, Coa-
huila, according to LI Universal.
am a revolutionist who mostly
has fought against the gringo." Villa
,vas quoted as saying. "I call them
so because I hate them for having
trodden ,our soil with weapons in
their hands and because I believe
them responsible for our misfor
tunes." In another speech Villa said,
according to the newspaper:
r"I swear by my country not to fire
a single shot against, my brethren. 1
shall fight only if the invader should
try to enter the country."
.
Launch Roundup for 212
Slackers in Chicago
Chicago, Aug? U. A roundup .of
slackers' was launched today when
government ollicerr started combing
Chirago for 212 men who were al
leged either to have failed to regis
ter for th-; draft or to answer sum
mons of their locai boards.
The list was received from Wash
ington Tuesday by District Attor
ney Clyne and was said to contain
the names of 'Several professional
and business men. '
"Secrecy was maintained regard
ing those named ' '
' - i ',
Robbers Take Bonds and -.
Cash From Bank Vault
Excelsior Springs,". Mo'., Aug. 11.
Money and Liberty bonds of an es
timated value of $5,G0O7 were stolen
from the 'bank at Rayville, Mo.,
early today. The robbers tunneled
through the vault wall .and looted
the safety deposit boxes. The rob
bers; escaped in i motor car.
DRY. CANDIDATES
PLAN EXTENSIVE
CAMPAIGN BY AIR
Negotiations With Flying Com-
,pany Under Way by Proni
bition Party Leaders. .
Germantown, O., Aug. 11 An
airplane campaign covering every
state in the- union for Dr. Aaron S.
Waikins. orohibition candidate for
president, and D. Leigh Colvin, his
running-mate, was being considered
by the national executive committee
of the prohibition party today. Ne
gotiations with an airplane company
have been underway tor some time,
according to Virgil G. Hinshaw,
Chicago, chairman of the executive
committee.
, Mr, Hinshaw said the active cam
paign would start August 26. The
plar. is to pick out , cities where
Ihere are itroDer landing facilities
and to thoroughly boom the visits in
advance. ,
Ceremoiiies of the notification did
not get underway until 3 o'clock
wnen mere was a paracic, revieweu
by the candidates and executive
committee members from the porch
of Dr. Watkins' home. The noti
fication ceremonies are to be held
on the campus of Miami military
institute at 8 o'clock tonight. S. H.
Ferris of Clinton. Mo., will deliver
the notification, address. '
, -
Caraway Leading by
Almost Two to One
' ' In Arkansas Primary
Little' Rock. Ark., Aug.'ll. Totals
enmniled at 2 o.m. bv the Arkansas
"Democrat on the race for the
United States senate gave" Caraway
50.049 and Kirby 29,973. ' '
With approximately. 70,000 votes
accounted for T.Ct McRae of Pres
cott seems to he the democatic nonw
inee for governor. - " ' " '
McRae had 19.977 votes to the
Arkansas Democrat Up to noon.
Tom J.Terrel was next, with 11,813,
and Smead Powell thirdwith 11,493.
Congressman Samuel Taylor has
defeated L. T. Sawyer of Hot
Springs for congress, incomplete re
turns from the Sixth district show.
Resolutions Urge Coal
Miners to Resume Work
Washington. sAug. 11. Resolu
tions instructing striking employes
of the Pennsylvania Coal company
to return to work were adopted by
th United States anthracite board
of conciliation, which promised to
adjudicate the .matters .in dispute
when the men had returned to the
mines. The resolution was con
curred in by the anthracite coal
commission, which is working oi),
the anthracite wage award.
.The number of miners on strike
is1 placed at 10,000. . .
tfewvCommission Schedules
' For Live Stock August 16
Washington, Aug. 11. Holding
unfair pertain rates now charged by
Chicago commission houses on co
operative shipments of live stock,
Secretary of Agriculture Meredith
served notice on the" interested
parties -that new schedules would go
into, -effect August 16. The depart-,
ment acted under authority of "the
faod control act, the announcement
said. - y
Extend Coal Oar'Orde?.
Washington, Aug. 11 Extension
until September 21.of the order re
quiring railroads east of the Missis
sippi to give priority to coal mines
in the assignment of. cars, was an
nounced by the Interstate commerce
commissioner , - ,
What! Again?
TROOPS TO STAY
IN DENVER UNTIL
BREAKERS QUIT
Commander Declares Soldiers
fill Remain Until Cars Are
Manned by Local Crews
Alone.
Denver, Colo.; Aug. 11. Colonel
C. C. Ballou, commanding military
forces called to Denver, following
riots growing out of the strike of
street car men, announced today
that troops will be held in Denver
until street cars were being opeiated
by Denver men and the strike
breakers sent out of the city.
Colonel Ballou made this an
nouncement shortly after the de
parture from Denver at 9 o'clock
this morning of Major General
Leonard Wood, who has Keen in
Denver reviewing the strike situa
tion. General Wood left for Chica
go after placing the entire situation
in the hands of Colonel Ballou.
Striking trainmen and linemen of
the tramway company were sum
moned this morning by the union
executive committee to attend a
mass meeting at 4 o'clock this af
ternoon, to decide whether to re
turn to work under the conditions
rrcsented yesterday by General
Wood. The proposal of General
Wood was for the company to take
the men back wi'.liout forfeiting sen
ori'.y rights; tho company was not
to lecfgnize thcuuioi;.
Colonel Ballou's statement fol
lows: "The sooner the street railway
company and the former' employes
can get together and get the cars
operated by Denver .men and the
strike-breakers out of the city, the
sooner the troops will be able to
leave. I can't say definitely how
soon they will leave, even under
those conditions! but until that is
accomplished, there can 'be no
thought of the troops leaving."
Service was resumed this morning
on the satue basis as yesterday,
though the i ompany said i"t was x
pe'eted (that more cars would . be
running tonight than 0.1 "any day
since the strike was called, August
Man 60, Woman 64, Elope
To Omaha to Be Married
Jordan H. Aagere, 60, and Mary
Glenn, 44 of Sac City.'Ta., jokingly
admitted that they had "eloped" to
Omaha to be . married, which for
mality they observed here yesterday.
They explained that both having
children by previous marriage, their
honeymoon would be more success
ful if they got away from the home
follcs for a few days. They are"vis
iting the show places of Omaha, the
stock yards5 being included in their
itinerary.
Tennessee Solons Refuse
To Defer Action On Suffrage
Nashville, Tenn., Aug. 11. A reso
lution proposing that action of th
Tennessee legislature on the federal
suffrage amendment be deferred un
til after August 21 was tabled by a
vote of SO to 37. after lengthy de
bate in the lower house today.
The Weather
Forecost
Nebraska: Fair and cooler Thurs
day. (i 1 .
Hourly Temperature.
a. m T4 j 1 p.
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G.O.P. WOMEN TAKE
SAME PLATFORM
AS MEN -IN PARTY
Many PrrAninent Women As
signed to Political Meetings
Throughout Counby.
Chicago, Aug. 11. (Special Tele
gram.) Republican women are to
discuss the issues from the same
platform as men in the presidential
campwgn. Definite plans are an
nounced by Mrs. Manley L. Fosseen
of Minnesota, co-chairman with Sen
ator Harry S. New of the speakers
bureau of the republican national
committee.
Among those who will be as
signed to meetings in various oarts
of the country are: Mrs. Harriet
Taylor Upton of Ohio, vice chair
man of the executive committee of
the republican national committee;
Mrs. jonn u. soutn ot Kentucky, as
sistaiit secretary of the national com
mittee;;Mrs. Fossee, Mrs. Corinne
Roosevelt Robinson of New York,
Mrs. Katherine Philips Edson of
California, Mrs. Jeanette A. Hyde of
Utah, Mrs. Arthur Livermore of
New York and Mrs. Medill McCor
mirk of Illinois, of the executive
committee; Amelia Bingham, the
well-known actress; Mary Roberts
Rinehart, the novelist; Mrs. Alex
andria Carlisle Pfeiffer of Massachu
setts, well-known. actress; Mrs. Rob
ert I. Burdett. widow of the nooular
humorist; Mrs. Raymond Robins;
noted social service worker; Mrs.
C. A. Severance of St. Paul, Miss
Adelaide Park of Connecticut, well
known Hoover worker; Mrs. Mar-
faret Hill McCarter of Kansas,3frs.
farshall Coolidge of Minnesota,
whose husband is a cousin of the
vice presidential nominee Mrs
Fletcher Dobyns of Illinois, Mrs.
Paul Rewmarnsf bouth Dakota, Mrs,
Winifred Smith of Seattle, Mrs,
Frank Dodson, chairman of the
woman's committee for Iowa, and
Mrs. James Morrison, Chicago.
Ope Killed During
Dublin Celebration
Of Mannix s Arrival
Dublin, Aug. 11. Many of Dub
lin's streets were ablaze last night
with bonfjres in celebration of
a 'u if ;-
America. ' ' . " -
the demonstrations resulted in
one civilian being killed and another
wounded by the military..
After midnight military patrols
notifhyl demonstrators :hat they
must disperse. One crowd in the
Capels . street district remained. A
military lorry ordered them to dis
perse. The military fired, killing
one civilian and wounding another.
Human Sheletons From Old
Spanish Ship Uncovered
Corpus Christi, Tex., Aug. 11.
Twenty-five human skeletons have
been found 14 miles south of here
on the west bank of the Laguna
Madre by Thomas Steele and O. S.
Atwdod, contractors. They evident
ly had been covered by earth many
years and it is thought that the
September storm uncovered them.
"Old residents recall tM sinking
of a Spanish treasure ship in the
carif '40s near this place and sug
gest that this is the crew.
Villa and Followers Will
Surrender at Tlahualilo
Sn Pedro,' ' Coahuila, Mexico,
Aug 11, via (-aredo Junction (By
The Associated . Press.) Francisco
Villa, . surrendered bandit leader,
and his approximately 900 followers
left today on special troop trains
for Tlahu.ililo.' state of Durango.
where they will be paid off and dis
armed. '
CHARGE TWO
WITH MURDER
OF RUTH AYER
Sweetheart, Nurse and Doctor
Bound Over on $5,000 Bonds
After PreliminaryMiearing
In Police Court.
EVIDENCE CONFLICTS '
AT CORONER'S INQUEST
Doctor Testifies Two Opera
tions Were Performed
Nurse Professes Knowledge
Of But One.
At a preliminary hearing before
Judge Foster in Central police court
Wednesday afternoon, Dr. L. h.
Fields, 412-414 Fetcvs -Trust com
pany building, and Mrs. Minnie
Deyo, practical nurse, 2704 North
Sixty-fourth street, were charged
jointly with "murder by producing
abortion of Ruth Aye-r, 0-year-old
Hayes Center girl, who died in
Omaha Sunday.
I ratios Watson Alexander" of
Hayes Center,' 19-year-old sweet
heart of the dead girl, was charged
with aiding and abetting the pair.
Both offertses are punishable b (
one to ten years' imprisonment.
The trio was bound over to dis- -
ttict court for trial under $5,000
bonds each by Judge "Foster. All,
tiiree arranged to secure bonds.
Ihe complaints were filed against
t T. a A l r nrra Tfl Ks.r i e 1 1 rti... . e
an inquest held by coroner's jury
. ii. ii.f . r i . . i
ai uic uic-iutnay uiiucriaiung par
lors Tuesday. v
Details of the girl's relations with
Alexander, her visits to Omaha and
of the operation which resulted ifi
her death, were related by witnesses
at the inquest.
Dr. Jhclds, standing on his con
stitutional rights, refused "to testify
concerning the operation. He wat
represented by Attorney L. B, Day,
who had read into the record of -
the case that the refusal was made
for the reason that the "only evi
denct against the doctor is hear
say and incompetent."
Nurse on Stand.
Mrs. Deyo testified the girl wat
brought to her house at 2704 North
b'xty-fourth strei, by Dr. Fields,
who she said, had asked her ove
the telephone to "take care of
patient"
" The 'condition of the girl at that
time was apparently all right, the
nurse said. The operation was
performed by Dr. Fields with-Dry-Strickland
in "attendance Thursday,
and the condition of the patient re
mained good until Sunday afternoon
when she became delirious and her
fever began to climb, the woman tes
tified. '
Dr. Fields, she said, called at 8
p. m. and left saying that he would
return shortly. While he was away
the girl died, Mrs. Deyo testified.
Testimony Contradicted.
This testimony was contradicted
Ivy Dr. W. R. Strickland. 2310
Cuming, who testified that there,
were two operations, the first per-'
formed Tuesday evening and the
second Thursday.
Dr. Strickland said that Dr. Fields
called him in to administer an
anaesthetic for Tuesday and again
Thursday.
Dr. Strickland's testimony further
contradicted that of the nurse in that
he said he had administered an an
(Cnntlnunl n PK Two, Column Two"
Charge Americans V
Foster Disloyalty
Among the Japanese
(Br Aworiateti Prma.)
Tokio, Aug. 11. Assertions that
Americans are "fostering disloyal'?
among Japanese and that American
missionaries in Korea are "using the,
cloak of Christianity to instill anti- -Japanese
sentiment there," are made
m articles appearing in Kokumin
Shimbun, considered the organ of the
military group.
Tokio, Aug. 6. (Associated Press)' '
. Assertions that Americans are
"fostering disloyalty", amonsr Japa
nese and that 'American missionaries
in Korea are "using the cloak of
Christianity to instill anti-Japinese
sentiment there," are made in aracles
appearing in Kokumin Shimbun, (con
sidered the organ of the military
group.
' America is declaoed to be "using
Japanese educators, thinkers and
business men as tools to spread dan
gerous thoughts, destroy military dis
cipline and influence Japanese youths
to avoid conscription."
"The Americans foment labor
troubles to hinder Japanese indus
trial development and reduce its pro
duction,'' the report says.
Mrs. Alice Thompson Not
Guilty of Disorder Charge
Mrs. Alice Thompson, 526 South-Twenty-first
avenue, who was
charged by police with maintaining
a disorderly house at 1906 Jones
street, following a raid early Sun--day
morning, was dismissed in cen-;
tral police court yesterday after ev
idence was brought out that she was
visiting her sister at that address
and Judge Foster declared the wit
nesses had convinced him the borne ,
is highly respectable.
High Wages Stop Cleaning (
' Of King George's Palace
London. Aug. 11. On order of
the king, the summer cleaning of
Buckingham unlace has been dis
continued on account of the high
wagts demanded by the scrub wom
en. The regular staff of maids re
fused to do the work. It was also "
decided that there will be no inside
painting or papering until the prices
decline 25 per cent, v
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