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The Omaha. JDaxly Bee VOL. 50 NO. 54. tttn4 m Inn.Niii Mtttar Mar M. IM. al Oa.ka P. 0. Ur Act ! Mink a, II7. OMAHA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 19, 1920. ! Mill l wri. Uttd 4MIM. OiH , W: 0lf Only. H: . 14. IM 41k IM U nut. MUi , lift 0tll Oaly. I2 tmtu Oil. U. THREE CENTS re FRANCE AND AMERICA IN FULL ACCORD Text of Nbte to Secretary of $taje Shows Complete AJreemeRt With Proposals to Italy Regarding Reds. MEANS STRONG SUPPORT ' TO POSITION OF U. S. French Regarded as Joining United States in Opposing Negotiations With Reds' as Urged by Great Britain. Y N By Tha AaracUted Pres.. WnsMnn-tnti Anir 1 jl Tli. A . ' - ----- o " G V. -k I V, .Villi. I term and French governments are in' agreement in principle as to the fu ture of Poland and Russia, Secretary Colby declared today in a statement internretincr " Franrc rpinitirlpf in r . 0 - J ...jv...u.. w the American note to Italy. His satetnent accompanied oublication of the translation of the French note, which was delivered to the state de partment August 14 by Prince ,de Beat-,- the French charge. France's declaration "of its op position to he dismemberment of Kussia is "most gratifying," Mr. Col by, said, and added: "The response is a noteable deter mination from all points and brings to the position taken by the United States a striking emphasis and pow erful support.". . The secretary referred to French recognition of General Wrangel in Soujh Russia as a divergence be tween the two governments on one point, but said tbe United States - w as disposed to regard the declared agreement of France with the prin ciple of the United States as of more significace than any divergence of policy involved in the specific action cf France in this respect." Condemns Bolshevik!. The- French note declares that the .French government is of the same opinion as the American government "concerning the present rules of Rus sia" and proceeds to condemn the, -ooisneviitr in laiiKiiaKC aiinvsr raciui- cal with tha in the American note to Italy. - Asserting France is in "complete accord" With the-Unitel States as to the "necessity for an independent Polish state." the note adds: "Thi is why there is agreement between the French government and the American ( government to en courage all efforts made with a view to bringing about an armistice be- , V I-1 i 4. uiaim i ' v. . n -j -t . . .... avoiding giving to the negotiations a character, which might result in the recognition of - the bolshevist regime and the dismemberment of Russia. By this declaration France was regarded here as joining with the United States in opposing negotia tions with the bolsheviki, such as has been proposed by Great Britain. following is xne translation ' oi the note of the French government ass given out by the State depart ment: "Mr. Secretary of State: "The president of the courcil and minister of foreign affairs, having taken cognizance of the note rela- (Oatlaaed on Fairs Two, Column Five.) Torso, Minus Head, vLegs and Arms, Found Floating in Hudson New York, Aug. 18. The torso of an unidentified woman, with head, arms and legs chopped off, was "found last night by longshoremen in the Hudson river. Clinging to the skin Mere shreds of cloth, whisps of twine and minute pieces of wrapping aper. The police expressed the opinion that the package probably hud been weighted down.'but that water had rotted the wrapings and the torso allowed to, come to the surface. Medical examiners estimated it had been in the water about two weeks. The police believe that the woman was about 25 or 30 years ago. The Guldensuppe case, to which the present mystery bears re semblance, held the attention of the ! country for many weeks 2 years ago. The trunk of a man later identified as that of William Gulden suppe, a Turkish bath rubber, was found floating north of Brooklyn bridge. The legs and arms, similarly " wrapped, later were fished out of the East river. The head was never found. - Later a man an -I woman confessed that they had killed Guldensuppe and cut up his body in a bath tub and then threw the pieces off a ferry boat N Six Barefooted Urchins Call on Senator Harding l Marion, O., Aug. 18. Senator Harding received his front porch delegation today. It consisted of six barefoot Marion urchins, who marched up in military dignity under i the command of a cocky little leader bearing aloft an. American flag and a Harding picture nailed to the back of a snow shovel. They serenaded the senator with a campaign song and were rewarded with a hand-; shake' and a smile apiece and the privilege of having their pictures taken with the nominee. Mystery Phials Found Along Coast Prove to Be Echo of World War Children Found Thousands of Them and Exploded Them on Rocks Officials Get Busy and Then Call in Chemists to Help Solve Puzzle "Just Water Purifiers," Verdict of Experts. v New York, Aug. 18. For two weeks there have been cast up alonr the Jersey and Long Island shores thousands of mysterious phials tilled with a white powder and hermetical ly sealed phials which little children have found explode like miniature bombs when hurled against a rock. From Seagirt N. J., as far north as Coney Island and Long Beach these phials have been washed ashore and picked up by beach habitues, who wove "spy" theories about these little glass tubes until finally the matter reached the atten tion of the port authorities and men of science. Then the chemist spoke. The phials contained neither explosive nor poison, neither habjt-forming drugs norne of rare curative pow ers, they contained caicium nyaro chlorite, a preparation used during the war to purify water, to protect man and not to kill him. But today only half the mystery was solved. Having identified the phials as part of those made in the United States and encased in vacuum tubes for shipment overseas for use by individual soldiers, the authorities still wereNinable to answer the ques tion of how, nearly two years after WOMAN ADMITS SON NOT TAKEN AWAYjYCIRCUS Arkansas Woman Says Boy Left Home, Telling Her . That He Was Going. Ival Johnson, the young son of Mrs. Letha- Rudder-of LeedrvtHe, Ark., who was reunited with his mother at Elgin, Neb., last week, left home voluntarily and with the full knowledge of his mother, Wilson J. Bryce declared list night. Mr. Bryce, who was formerly con nected with . the Dubinsky Bros. Stock company, was in Omaha to vindicate himself against charges al leged to have been made to Omaha police by Mrs. Rudder that her son been kidnaped. "Tfle lad was not enticed from home," said Mr. Bryce, "and his mother admitted that fact when they were reunited in Elgin last week. "Nor was he forced to remain with the show. Three weeks ago the lad expressed a desire to return home. He did not have- enough money to make the trip, so I gave him the necessary, amount. "He went as far as Kansas City on his way home, but changed his mind there and returned to the show." . Mrs. Rudder, before she left El gin with her son, issued a state ment in which she absolved Mr. Bryce and the Dubinsky shows of any blame for her son's absence from home, and retracted state ments she made to Omaha police concerning that fact. ' Railroad Securities . Worth $200,000 Are Stolen From Train Chicago, Aug. 18. i-Railroad se curities valued at $200,000 were stolen while being shipped to the New York office of Paine, vVebber & Co. Detectives believe" they were stolen in Chicago. Bankers and brokers all over the country, were warned to be on' the lookout for the loot and scrutinize all bonds that come into their hands. . Detectives said today the theft might have been the work of an organized ' gang similar to the "Nicky" Arnstein ring. The fortune vanished mysteriously some time this month but -i bulletin issued to day by the Pjnkertons offering $5,000 reward was the first hint of the theft. The theft included eight sets of mortgage bonds each valued at $25,000. They were issued by eight different railroads. Texas County Shows Population of Oney to Every 13 Square Miles Washington, Aug. 18. Census of the least populous county in the country, Cochrane, Texas, was announced today. It has just 67 people, two more than ehumer-. ated 10 xears ago, making its growth more than 3 per cent Cook county, Illinois, including Chicago, probably is the most populous county. Its population is expected to' exceed 3,000,000: Cochrane has an area of 869 square miles, with one person to approximately every 13 square miles. The county is located in northwestern Texas. It is unor ganized and hasn't even a post office. . ' the war, the phials cani to . bt washed ashore at summer resorts. Discovery that the phials formed part of American army stores ex ploded many theories. . One that held for several days was that a German submarine such, for instance, as the Bremen, sister ship of the Deutschland, which made two undersea trips to the United States had set out for these shores loaded with a cargo of rare drugs and by mischance had never arrived. Another exploded theory was that some craft attempting to smuggle prohibited drugs into the United States had been wrecked and its cargo washed ashore. The most logical conclusion, that cases containing the water purifier had been hurled overboard or that a ship bearing them overseas had been sunk off this coast, met no sup port from army transportation offi cers here. The only theory substi tuted was that mysterious ocean cur rents had brought back, after two years, phials lost m the torpedoing of some transport on the other side of the Aalantic for proof has been obtained that sealed bottles cast overboard have traveled around the world. STREET GAR MEN LOSE IN FIGHT 4 FOR WAGE RAISE State Commission Finds Em ployes Making Enough Union Officials to Refer Decision to Vote. The refusal of the State Railway commission '-to authorize an increase in wages was received with uncer tainty by the conductors and motor men of the; Omaha and Council i: luffs Street Railway company Wednesday afternoon The unsuc cessful strike recently ended in Den ver was fresh in the minds of both the employes and the employers. "We are waiting for the official announcement from the state board," said G. F. Whitlow, secretary of the carmen's union. "Nothing will be done- without due delibera tion. The matter is. in the hands)f the men and I do not know what ac tion they will take." When Mr., Whitlow was told that the state board had ruled that the street car men not only would not receive a wage; increase, but also had no power to call a -strike, he was considerably mystified. . . Labor Leader Puzzled. "Where do they get that noise?" he said. "No action could possibly be taken before next week and no strike is ever called without a refer endum vote of all members of the union." A meeting of the street railway union was held Wednesday night at the Labor temple, Nineteenth and Davenport streets. There are about 1,000 street rail way trainmen in Omaha. It is claimed that 98 per cent of them are members of the union. The situation is complicated by the fact that the labor turnover of the street car com pany is so great that many of the men, who were here at the time of the filing of the original request, are now gone. , Here is the Scale. The-wage scale ranges from 53 cents an hour for beginners to 55 cents for more experienced and 57 cents an hour for all who have been with the company for a year or more, lhe men work seven days a week. Carmen's Attorney Says Rail Board Has Exceeded " Authority Lincoln, Aug. 18. (Special.) Decision of the Nebraska Railway commission in the Omaha carmen's wage dispute will not stop the call ing of a strike if the Omaha street car employes believed they would be justified in the calling of one, ac cording to Frank H. Coffey of Lin coln, who acted as one of the at torneys for the carmen in the bear ing. 1 ' "I do not sav that there will be a strike," Mr. Coffey stated, "but I do say that the men will not recognize the commission's dictum as having any binding effect on heir action. The right to quit work collectively or individually has been upheld by the highest courts in the land and it is not for the Nebraska Railway commission to lay down a different principle." $4,000 Auto Burns. Beatrice. Neb- Auir. -18. (Soe- eial. An autnmnhilp vatnrH ' at $4,000, belonging to R. R. Robinson of this city,. was destroyed by fire on tne nignway A) miles south ot Beatrice while Mr. Robinson was on his way to Kansas City. Cvvov i' POLtS GIVEN PEACE TERMS BY SOVIETS Chairman of Russian Envoys Outlines Ideas at First Conference of Delegates in Minsk Tuesday. , DEMAND GUARANTEES . AGAINST NEW ATTACKS Bolshevik Forces Capture 1,200 Prisoners Northwest Of Warsaw Poles Routed After Taking Ciechanow. By The Associated Press. Mosc6w, Aug. 18. The Russian soviet peace terms were read to the Polish delegates at their first meet ing with the soviet representatives in Minsk Tuesday. The Polish an swer will be returned today. An official statement said: "The Minsk conference opened today at 7 p. m. r,with a speech by Chairman Danishovsky, after which credentials were exchanged. Danish ovsky emphasized Russia's respect for Poland's independence, sovereign rights and right to determine its own form of government and said Rus sia accorded Poland more territory than the entente. Must Stop Attacks. "He said Russia must demand from the landlords of Poland such guar antees against renewed attacks as would not be necessary from the workers and peasants of Poland. The Polish delegates proposed to hold the next sitting August 19, but the Russians insisted it be held on Au gust 18. which was agreed to." Bolshevik forces northwest of Warsaw captured 1,200 prisoners and seven guns in a battle in which they lost and regained the town of Cie chanow, 55 miles from Warsaw, ac cording to Tuesday's official com munique. The statement follows: -Take 1,200 Prisoners. "The encmybroke through to the NaTeW'and occupied Ciechanow, but was driven back by our counter at tack and we reoccupied Cicchauow. We captured 1,200 prisoners :-nd seven guns. "Fierce fighting continues north east of Novo Georgievsk and War saw. West of Vladimir-Volnyski we occupied Grubeshov and a number of villages south of Grubeshov. In the Tarnopol region we occupied a number of points and advanced to Zboroff." - . - , Reds Lose Bases. Warsaw, Aug. 18. Bolshevik forces, advancing into Poland, march ahead withoutany concern for their lines of communication, according to statements of refugees gathered by the Warsaw Gazette. They haVc lost touch with the bases' of opera tion, and refugees state they had no difficulty in leaving their villages, for there was nothing behind the relatrve ly thin, bolshevik front line. They declared it was possible to travel many miles without seeing a single soldier. "A vigorous effort on the part of (Continued on Pare Two, Column Three.) Millerand Presides At Knights Columbus Luncheon in Rheims Rheims, France, Aug. .18. Pass ing through here on a tout of the devastated regions, Premier Mille rand presided at a luncheon given the Knights of Columbus delegation and conducted a ceremony promot ing Supreme Knight J. A. Flaherty -of Philadelphia to be an officer of the Legion of Honor. In an ad dress, the premier said: "The forces of America joined with the allies have enabled Poland to come out of the tomb and we will not permit her to be reinterred." Mr. Flaherty said he would take 'back to f America the message: "France is at work." Princess de Polignac entertained the knights when they visited the famous champagne cellars. She said: - "American soldiers showed cor dial affection for the children of France, and the women of France will return their affection by caring for the graves of the children of American mothers." Man, 84, Ask for Divorce After 57 Years' Wedded Life Jefferson City, Mo., Aug. 18. After 57 years of niarriej life. Am nion Wolfe, 84 years old, filed suit for divorce from his wife, Mary El len Wolfe. Wolfe alleged his wife refused to cook his meals and left him without cause in July, 1919. The couple have 10 children, all married. The Weather ' Forecast: ' Nebraska Cooler, with probably showers Thursday. ( Hourly TempeiMares: K f 7 s. nr.. . m. . A. in. . a. m. . ..."2 . -.70 ...72 ...73 ...75 .. 76 ...12 p. ni., p. m. . p. nu. p. m. . p. m. . p. m. . p. m.. p. ' m. . . ,.82 ..7 ..79 ..7 19 a. v. H . m.. 12 .ivon . ..71 ..71 . FRENCH TROOPS FIRE ONCROVDS Eleven Killed, 26 Hurt, When Strikers Attack Cavalry When Army Tries to Break Up Meet. Berlin, Aug. 18. French troops clashed with the inhabitants of Kat- towitz, an important mining town of upper Silesia, yesterday, 11 persons being killed aijid- 26 wounded. Pol ish troops attempted to break up a mass meeting at Rybnik, near Katto witz. One person was killed and four wounded. W6rkers in all towns in upper Si lesia struck yesterday as a protest against the war between Russia and Poland. All public utilities were halted from 12 to 7 o'clock and res taurants and stores were closed. Meetings of trade unions were held in the interest of neutrality and de mands were made for the creation of a commission to control the transportation of troops. A crowd at Kattowitz attacked a detachment of French cavalry, kill ing one trooper, whereupon the French oriened fire with machine guns and grenades, killing nine and wounding 26. M. Milewski, a local Polish leader, threw a grenade from a window and was dragged from his house and killed. The security police, two of whose comrades were killed by the( French fire, haye refused to continue duty. After the disturbance the French troops were withdrawn from the town. Sound of Battle Heard at v Kattowitz Afer Clash Berlin, Aug. 18. Uninterruoted rifle fire and hand grenade explo sions were reported to be proceeding at 1 a. m. at Kattowitz, Upper Si lesia, where serious fighting oc curred last night between French troops and civilians who struck in protest against the Russo-Polisn war and demanded disarmament of the occupational troops. In view of the seriousness of the situation, the French officer Com manding at the office of the inter allied commission was said to be negotiating direct with the crowd and held out prospects of the sol diers' arms being surrendered. Another report said the occupa tional troops were prepared to de liver their arms to the custody of tke security police. A trade union delegation last night entered into direct negotiations with the 'inter allied commission and demanded dis armament of the occupational forces. The delegates offered safe conduct for the troops on their departure. The French military commandant, Colonel Blaucart, said -he would rather dies than agree to this, ac cording to the report. Winds Fan forest Fires. San Francisco, Aug. 18. While rains in Washington helped fire fighters to contrpl the worst of the forest fires in that state, 'high winds in Montana and Idaho fanned three fires there. Speaking of -Olympics GENERAL MANGIN SHOWS K. C'S OVER OLD BATTLEFIELD War Was Won by Yankee Attacks, Military Chief Tells Visitors. Chateau-Thierry, France, Aug. 18. General Mangin, who commanded French and American forces which launched the great counter-attack against the Germans between Sois sons and Chateau Thierry in July, 1918, today guided the visiting Knights of Columbus over the battle fields. Madame Jusserand, wife of the French ambassador to the United States and Captain Marcel Knecht, once a member of the French na tional commission in the United States, interpreted "the remarks of General Mangin, who described the progress of the battles. Extolling American efforts in this sector, General Mangin said: "The secret of victory is attack, attack, keep on atacking. That is what the Americans did and that is how the war was won." The Knights were received by local officials. They then placed a wreath in the American cemetery at Belleau Wood. When they returned from the cemetery the mayor pre sented them with an engraved stone from the bridge defended by the Americans at Chateau Thierry which is to be given to the American Legion in the United States. Later in the afternoon General Mangin took the delegation to the Soissohs region whence it returned to Paris. French military and naval attaches accompanied the party throughout the day. State Capitol Plans Will Be Submitted at Fair Lincoln, Aug. 18. (Special). Ar rangements have been made for ex hib ting all of the 10 sets of plans submitted by architects in the stats capitol competition at the Nebraska State fair, where the people of the state will have a chance to see them. The different plans will be ex plained to state fair visitors. Espe cial attention wil! be giveiito the lower design,v which the architect iury and the Capitol commission se lected as the best. i Epitome of Women's 1848 First women's rights con vention held in Seneca Falls. N. Y., at call cf Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton. Susan B. Anthonv rises as leader in the movement for political freedom. At End of Civil War Suf fragists attempt to secure favor ble interpretation of 14th and 15th amendments. 1869 Wyoming gives its wom en full suffrage. 1872 Susan B. Anthony tries to vote, is arrested and refuses to pay fine. 1873 Susan Bv Anthony makes first draft of woman suffrage amendment to the constitution. 1878 Amendment introduced in United States senate by Sen ator Sargert, California. 1894 Colorado, Utah an Idaho jjive their women full suf frage. v HARDING PLANS LABOR DAY TALK FROM JlfS HOME Senator, in Conference With Campaign Advisers, Insists On Clinging to Front Porch Drive. Marion, O., Aug. 18 A confer ence of republican chiefs convened Tuesday to shape a speaking sched ule for Senator Harding, adjourned without completing the task. Requests that the nominee speak away from MarioiKwere discussed along with plans for the reception here of front porch delegations, but no out-of-town invitation was ac cepted and only two dates were ad ded to front-porch engagements. Will H. Hays, national chairman, announced that "at Senator, Hard ing's personal insistent wish" the Labor" Day speech would be deliv ered from the front porch to a meet ing arranged by the Central Labor union. He said the senator was anxious to speak on labor issues "here among people who know his labor record" and for that reason invitations to other cities for that day were declined. The other front porch date announced w'as Septem ber 4, when republican state ways and meanss chairmen will be re ceived. " Times and places where campaign issues are to be presented by Sen ator Harding also were discussed and it was announced there would be an elaboration of his position on the league of nations in the speech here August 28 to a delegation from Indianapolis. Besides Mr. Hays and Senator Harding, those present at the con ference included Senator Harry S. New of Indiana, head of the party's speakers bureau; Harry M. Daugh erty of Ohio, Senator Harding's pre convention manager, and Henry Wallace of Iowa, publisher of farm periodicals. Battle for Suffrage 1910 Women of state Washington receive franchise of 1911 California enfranchises women. 1912 Kansas, Arizona and Oregon join equal suffrage states. , 1913 Atfce Paul's militants be gin "reign of terror." First ac tivities in congress on suffrage amendment since 1887. Illinois women receive presidential and state suffrage. ' 1914VFull " suffrage - granted women of Nevada and Montana. 1917 New York enfranchises women. 1918 -Women of Oklahoma and So ith Dakota enfranchised. Suffrage amendment finally passed by congress. 1920 (March 22) State of Washington brings struggle to final heat, thi 35th state to ratify,, RESOLUTION ADOPTED BV CLOSE VOTE Strategic Flop by Leader of Anti Faction Enables tb Suffragists to Win Out by Final Ballot of 50 to 46. MAY YET RECALL ACT FOR RECONSIDERATION Ratification Ends Long Fight To Gain Thirty-Sixth State, Enabling Women to Take Part in Fall Election. By the Associated Fku, Nashville, Tenn., Aug. 18. Ratifi cation of the federal suffrage amend ment was completed today with fa vorable action by the Tennessee housed The Vote in the house was 4tf to 7. The senate-ratified the amend ment last Friday by a vote of 25 to 4. Speaker Walker, in an attempt to have the action reconsidered, changed his vote from aye and . moved that such action be taken. Walker's change of his vote gave ratification a majority of 50 to 46. ' Can Recorisider Vote. Mr. Walker is privileged to call up the resolution for reconsideration at any time within the next two days. Adjournment was taken until 1Q o'clock tomorrow morning. A mo tion that the house taole the suffrae resolution was lost on a tie vote. 48' to 48. A roll call on adoption of the rati fication resolution was then ordered. Ends Intensive Drive. Ratification by the Tennessee leg islature was the culmination of an intensive drive made by suffrage proponents to have the amendment made effective in time for the wom en of the country to vote in the presidential election in( November. , The drive was started 'when West Virginia became' the ' thirty-fourth state to ratify early this year, Washington was the thirty-fifth to ratify and on the same day it acted March 22 Governor Town- send of Delaware Called a special session of the legislature of that state to act on the amendment. The Delaware assembly met early in May and the senate quickly ratified, but action by the house was de layed, despite pressure "brought to bear by the leaders of both great political parties and by President Wilson. Finally, on June 2, the leg islature adjourned with the ratifica tion resolution still in the - house committee of the whole. Louisiana Rejects It Meantime the Louisiana legisla ture moet and efforts were made-to have it act favorably. President Wilson appealed to Governor Parker to recommend ratification, but the governor declined to do so. The ratification resolution was taken up late in May and was debated at in tervals through the month of Tune and into July. Governor Cox, the democratic presidential nominea, threw his influence on the side of the amendment, declaring that the democrats of the legislature owed it to their party to ratify the amend ment. Th. legislature finally adjourned on July 8. however, without acting. While the Louisiana legislature was considering the question appeals for planks favorable to suffrage were made to both the republican and democratic conventions, and the re publican convention was picketed by representatives of the woman's par-" ( Continued on Page Two, Column One.) f. Minnesota Farmer j Greets 1 5 Children on f Arrival in New YorK New York, Aug. 18. Immigra Hon officials here today were con vinced that Carl Paulson will nced: every square foot of the 160-acre farm he has bought in Minnesota when they had seen Paulson's fam ily. ' When they walked off the steam ship Frederick VIII from Copen hagen, it looked like school letting , put. . There were 15 little Paulsons, ranging in age from 19 years to four months. Then the future American farmer drocoed the real bomb? N "If this isn't enoughjo work my tarm, i ll send back to the old country for the reserves." he said. "I have two daughters and three sons on the other side, all married. They could bring, my nine grand children, -too." 20 Persons Injured As Cars Leave Track Warrensburg, Mo., Aug. 13.- Twenty persons were injured, some severely, today when the tender and 10 coaches of Missouri Pacific pas senger train No. 13, westbound, be-., tween Kansas City and St Louis left the track three miles west of . Warrensburg. A broken rail is be-, lieved to be the cause. The ininroH were riding in a chair car, which turned over. I he tnjured-were re turned to Warref burg . in ambW lances. Among the injured was J. Vf Shepard, Fueblo, Colo ' ,l I :1 V o