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r0MAB.1 otJJNDAT BEE: ' SElrEMJBEK - 0, lyZD. ILL-FATED SUB BEING TOWED TO DELAVYAffE DOCK V Official Reoort On Accident Declares It Was Caused by i Air Valve's Failure to Work. Pl)adelphia,. Pa., ' Sept. 4. The ' United States submarine S-S went to the bottom of the Atlantic ocean aft Cape Henlopen because a large air intake valve failed to close when me sun mauc a. pxactice live, in. -navy panance a : crash dive. 1 here were 38 oflicers and enlisted xnen aboard. This was revealed today in ths, oi ficial report qk the accident made by the commander of the destroyer Beaver. The Beaver was standing by the battleship Ohio, which today is tow ing the ill-fated submarine to the Delaware breakwater, creeping along about three miles an hour. Nothing had been heard by naval authorities late this morning from the Ohio, but it was believed that the flotilla would arrive at the breakwater, 90 miles down the river from Philadelphia, ' late today. t Receive Official Report. Briefly, but reVealing the desperate plight of the imprisoned, men, the Beaver's report tells of the accident and the work of rescue. It discloses that it was largely through the work of -the imprisoned men under the direction of Lieu tenant Commander Charles Cooke, jr., that they were saved, and tfiat it was their own desperate efforts and not a telephone buoy, as-first reported, that attracted attention of he rescuing ships. The crew learned that the stern of their ship was above water. Then, working as they never worked ' before, they 1 , gouged a small hole through the steel hull.. To do this they climbed up the side of the ship, standing at an angle of about 68 degrees. A RuntTr White "Flag." Through this , hole they thrust a pole, a sailor's white undershirt tied to it, and wig-wagged signals of distress, which were seen by the from the east where she spent a steamship Alanthus, the first vessel to pass, 27 hours later. The report of the Beaver shows that the accident occurred at 2 p. m. Wednesday. With the boat at the bottom in 168 feet of water, the men w orked -desperately: Some of the water was expelled and the stern rose slowly, but the storage batteries had been flooded, releasing f. chlorine fumes, the same gas that the Germans used in the world war. The fumes drove the crew from the compartments. With the bat teries flooded, they presumably J were forced to work practically in darkness, aided only by small flash lights. 1 Worked in Relays. V The men worked in two-minute relays. They could not stand it J.for a longer period, t The chlorine sank to the ' bow of the ship, but-r ' there was no fresh air and the oxy gen was rapidly being exhausted. Sweating and -panting, the men worked at the hull. It was slow work, but finally a hole was made and a thin trickle of fresh air floaVid in. "Consider- saving personnel was . splendid feat, i Slightest - mistake after accident on part of officers would have resulted loss of some or h". the Beaver report said, tersely. Blame Sub's Crew. Members of the crew of a de stroyer which arrived at the Phila , dclphia navy yard after having been - s th rn of 'the disaster declared the accident was due to negligence ftn the part of a member of the crew of the S-5. Officers would say noth ing referring interviewers to Wash mgton. - ; After a large hole ha'd been drilled hi the upstanding stern of the sub marine by Engineer Grace and his Msistant of the transport General Coethals, which joined the Alan l.u in the rescue work, and the men were take from their prison, the, hist request of all was tor a . cigaret. . Every man was wan and pale from the nearly, two dayspent in , II1C blllllUg XiAl IV. 11 V O J U'V omi.v- hull. After they had indulged in a smoke, they said they wre hungry. During the night the S-S broke away from its tow and sank, accord V ing to a report received at the navy yard here, r After much hard work the vessel Was raised. After a new , towing chain had been attached the 1 journey was resumed. , 1 Pulling the Vrtly submerged boat is a slow and arduous task, officials report, and it may be many hours be " fore t Delaware , . breakwater is - reached. 1 V Mrs. HaJlie Linn Hill f To Speak On Immigration One of the-nnteresting features of the Methodist conference, which is ' to meet in the First Methodist church the coming week, will be the address Friday afternoon, under the auspices orthe Women's Home Mis- " sionary society, by Mrs. Hallie Linn Hill of New York City. Mrs. Hill will speak on the ubject," "Our Na tion's Gateway." She -presents the problem of immigration and Ameri canization with breadth and bril liance, basing her address on a solid foundation of information gained by personal experience and observation. Preceding the address, which will "he at o'clock, the anniversary luncheon will be served at the Hotel Loyal, under "the direction of the loc'l societies. Tickets are 75 cents, and reservations may be secured from Mrs. J. WT R-ickard, Walnut 2413, or an y of the auxiliary presi dents, not Uter than Thursday morning. . 1 V ,v . Pond Lyceum Bureau Fi(es N Petition iir, Bankruptcy Newark, N. J, Sept. 4. A petition in bankruptcy was hied by the Pond Lyceum bureau, the oldest lecture promotion concern inr America, in the United States district court yes terday. The assets were given , as $72,044 and the liabilities at $60,259. Among the assets is listed $50,000 damages1 oiaimed in a suit against : Maurice Maeterlinck, Belgian poet, nraUffed Violation of contract. which is pending in the New York I supreme court - . f Sells-Floto Fun Makers to Frolic In Council Bluffs On Labor Day i 'The clowns, the elephants, the pea nuts and the spangled people are coming to Council Bluffs for Sells Floto circus "second largest show on earth" will parade and give aft ernoon and night performances at the-Twentieth street grounds Labor day. . - ' Sells-Floto comes to the .Bluffs with two years of triumphant eastej-j invasion to its cred.it two yearsin which the show has grown into first rank position. The same list of fea tures seen with the circus at the Chi MESSENGER BOY STRUCK BY HEAVY TRUCK, MAY DIE . Motorcycle ' Demolished and Youth Is Hurled Against Concrete Post Driver Arrested. v David McMullen. 17. 3508 Avenue C, Council Bluffs, motorcycle "mes senger for the Western Union in Omaha, lies in University hospital seriously injured as the result of a collision with, a Nash service truck, driven b"y Charles Jones, negro, 2220 WHlis avenue, a't 1Q m. yesterday at Forty-eighth and Dodge streets, He is not expected to live. Jones 'was arrested for reckless . driving. He is held at Central police staticn pending McMullen's recovery or death. - . , , Hurled from Machine. Both were speeding "at the time of the accident, according to William Nicholson, 1022 Atlas street, an eye witness. Nicholson was driving a coal truck behind McMullen. Mc- iviuiien was going west on uooge street, delivering IS telegrams in the western section of the city. As he turned o go south on Forty-eighth street he was struck by the Jones truck coming down the incline toward- Dodge street. The motorcycle was demolished. The front end of the truck was bad- Xy damaged. Young McMullen was hurled against a concrete post. He suffered fractures of both, legs and internal injuries. Police took the injured man to University hospital in the patrol. Small bumps, noorlv taken bv the stiff springs of the patrol, caused the lad to cry from excruciating pain. Young McMullen is the son of Mrs. Emma McMullen 1 in Council Bluffs, who was immediately noti fied, of her, son's condition. She has tened to the hospital. Thre of his brothers are nc;t at home. He, With his two sisters, Carrie and Delia, supported their mother. - Two Men Are Arrested For Reckless Driving Two men were arrested Friday night for intoxication and reckless driving. ' . Following a collision with a ma chine driven by H. M. Davis of Lin coln at Thirty-third and Pacific streets, J. M. Hogan, 2117 South Thirty-third street, was apprehended, and C. L. Maynes', Kansas City sales man, was arrested when police sav he almost collided with the patrol at Fourteenth and Harney streets. Maynes fled as far as Twentieth and Leavenworth streets, where he was capturedpolice say. Hogan's case was postponed to next Tuesday by Judge Fitzgerald m central ponce coun ycsieruy, Maynes was fined $5p. ADVERTISEMENT. Pyramid Pijo Suppositories A -Household Necessity for Quick Belief in Itching, Bleeding or , Protruding Piles. Send for a Free Trial Almost every family has at least one sufferer who should have the blessed relief afforded by Pyra- mid Pile Supposi tories. Thousands bane written wonderful letters about pyra mid. A 60 cent box from any drug store should be enough to con vince you as It has a host of others. Take no substitute. The f aet that A Wonder yon will find Pyramid on sale in al most every drug store in the IT. 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Sitting in an automobile with t young woman at Twentieth and Clark streets Frjday night in civilian clothes and off duty, Police Officer W. V. Hammond was the victim of an attempted holdup by three young boys, whom he arrested, he reported early yesterday. Charles Howard, IS, 976 North Twenty-fifth street; Leland Monk, 16, 1917 Grace -street, and Clyde Lininger, 17, 1550 North Seventeenth street, are held at Cen tral police station for investigation. The officer claimed the boys were armed with revolvers and that while ene flashed.a light in his face another shoved ,a revolver against him, but he "got the drop on them" and took their weapons away- from them. ' ' . The boys disagree with the officer. They were returning from the railroad station, where they had taken an aunt, the boys declared, and the officer stopped them and found their revolvers. - Each of the boys carried a gener ous supply of ammunition. Identity of the young woman in the case was withheld. N Striking Mill' Workers In Mexico City Return to Work Mexico City, Sept. 4. Leaders of striking mill workers and tobacco factory employes net yesterday aft- ernoon and decided to call off the strike which affected 30,000 or more workers in Mexico City and the fed eral district and ordered that men and women who walked out early in the week should return to work to day. This action was taken follow ing a promise from Provisional President de la Huerta 'to intervene and assure a just settlement of the controversy. GET, THE. BEST FURNACE ON THE MARKET AT A BIG MONEY SAVING THE- VACUU Is pnd Is to " " ' At 1112 Douglas Street and have us prove these statements to you. The K VACUUM is installed by meim Omaha. . You can be absolutely assured . of satisfaction and service for 'years -to come. Our past record speaks VACUUM furnaces installed in Omaha over 45,000 sold in the middle west states.. You can have very liberal terms if you wish, or a discount for cash. . r Vacuum Furnace Sales Co. 1112 Douglas St. (Phone D. 993) OMAHA Hobsons, the Rooneys, the Stick neys, riders; the Jerados, the Mari neifis, the Harvards, the Milvos, the Luckeys, the Rowlands, thei New tons, the 'Hamiltons, aerialists; the Otawagas, the Slayman .Alis, the Portias, the La Fleurs, the Beckman Holts, novelty stage acts; the Wells, the Delno and Stellox elephants these are some of the offerings on the big program. And the parade it's a really worth while pageant, with six bands, three calliopes and ill dens and cages open to view. COLBY HOPES TO SETTLE JAP LAND QUESTION SOON Governor Stephens of Cali fornia Holds Conference With Secretary in Washington Proposals Kept Secret. Chicago Trlhune-Omah Bee Leased Wire Washington, Sept. '4. The trou b'esome issue arising out of the ailen land ownership referendum in Cal ifornia, was a subject of discussion between Secretary of State Colby and Governor tephensof Californ iaotter which the secretary said he hid hope that a set'lement of the question which w6uild be satisfactory to Japan, the United States and the government of California would soon be reached. Governot-5tephens would not dis cuss his conference with the secre tary. ' It is known, however, that Secre tarjrColby regards Governor Steph en's attitude as correct, and wise from his standpoint and that the California -executive submitted sug gestions which will be helpful inthc State department negotiations with the Japanese government. Mr. Colby and Governor Stephens have been inclose touch for some time, and there is reason to believe that the governor has been kept in formed of the exchanges of views be tween Secretary Colby and the Jap anese ambassador. ( No indications have been 'given out of the nature of the solution un der consideration, but it is believed to relate to an agreement between Secretary . Colby and Ambassador Sliirlpliara. and. that the necotiatoins now in progress will lead to a per manent understanding that will re move the immigration question from the field , of misunderstanding be tween Japan and the United States Lighting Fixtures Burgcss-Gran- den Co. Adv. MPIPELESS FIJRNAfF Built to Last a Lifetime it will ad4 much more than its cost to the value of your home. Absolutely Guaranteed give you satisfaction and abundant heat all over the house. Is Moderate in Price because . we handle them - in large quantities. ' It will pay you -to come to our display room the most skillful work- for itself. Over 850 HARDING HOPES AMERICA WILL "OUTLAW WAR" Says He Is Willing to Do Any thing Expept Surrender In dependence to Attain , World Concord. , Marion, O., Sept. 4. Hope that the United States will take the lead to "outlaw war" and secure the pe nianent peace of the world, was voiced by Senator Harding in a speech 'at a home-coming celebra tion at Mount Gilead, O., a town in his native county. ' V Addressing a crowd from a street booth where members of the Ameri can, Legion, were soliciting , funds for a home for their local post, the republican nominee, declared he was willing to do anything short of sur rendering the nation's independence to attain world concord. He main tained that acceptance of the league of nations as it was written, how ever, would involve a sacrifice of nationality "which no friend of peace should advocate. "I want to show my gratitude to these men in an effective way," said Senator Harding, turning to the for mer service men, "by seeing that neither they nor their sons nor their sen's sons shall ever be called to the battletront again. I am not sure that I am in complete accord with others as to the means,) but if I can speak the conscience of America, we will lead the world to outlaw war." Y The candidate also declared the nation milst show practical.helpful generosity to the former soldier, adding that it was unfair to impose universal service unless there was to be an adequate expressrem., of gratitude with the return of peace. The speech was the second deliV' ered'by Senator Harding today, hii pos'tion in support of co-operative agreements for farmers having been outlined a few hours before. ' Co-operative marketing, he told a committee of thet national board of farm organizations, would be the first practical step that could be tak en to reduce the cost of living. Woman Admits ervmg Time In County Jail Mrs. C. A. Wilson, 1902 Paul street, who caused the arrest of Frank Hubatka by reporting that he tickled her knee while sitting"ibeside her, in the Princess movie house, Fourteenth and Douglas streets, two weeks ago, was questioned about her own record at the trial of Hubat ka's appealed case before District Judge Troup Friday afternoon. Jhe admitted . sne nas oeen tai- rtrapA an H thar she ha served terms in the county jail. Policemen testified that she "hangs around" Fotwteenth and Douglas streets. Hubatka is a prominent amateur Koc hall nlaver" F.rnie Holmes. Jake Isaacson and others testified to his good character, Hubatka denied the accusation of the Wilson woman. Judge Troup discharged him. sake I , Announcement Extraordinary! I On Exhibition I a The Internationally Famous War Pictures J i COURT-RESTORES TO GIRL, 13, PUPPY PRIEST CLAIMED Damage of One Cent Also Awarded Owner of "Trixie," Pet Fox Terrier. Catherine Lester, 13, will keep "Trixie.'L her fox terrier puppy pet, claimed by Rev.' Father Joseph Olechnowicz, pastor of the St. An thony Lithuanian Catholic chutch, S804 South Thirty-second street. ' Catherine's father, John Lester, S414 South Thirtv-third street, in addition was awarded 1 cent dam ages against the priest by Municipal Judge Patrick in court yester'day. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Ahlers fox terrier, Fifty-first and S streets, had a Utter of pups last May. Three Pups Sold. The Lesters and Ahlers are mem bers of Father Olechnowicz's par ish. Two of the pups were sold to the priest and another to the Lester family. Naturally all the pups resembled each other. But about July 5 one of Father Olechnowicz's puppies was lost. Trixie looked like the missing pup to the priest, and he secured a writ of replevin for the dog in Justice of the Peace Collins' court. ' When Trixie was transferred ftom the Lester home to the parish house, Catherine Lester cried. So her father took the matter into the municipal court. . - Runs to Girl. The case was heard yesterday aft ernoon", and in the course of the hearing Trixie broke loose from Mrs. Gabreille Oleschowicz, sister-in-law and housekeeper J for the priest, and ran across thelroom to iatnenne. This action, augmented by testi mony offered by the various mem bers of the Lester Household, con vinced Judge Patrick the priest was mistaken in the identity of the pup, and decision was rendered today in favor of the Lesters. Catherine "Lester and Trixie left the court room together with their sjtl eTb earts refilled with happiness. Judge Rules Second Hand Dealer Must Close Up Shop Judge George Holmes of munici pal vcourt .rendered- a decision yes terday in favor of 'B. Shames, who has been seeking to evict S. Rabin owitz from a store building at 711 North Sixteenth , street. Shames, who conducts, a second hand store at 709 Norm Sixteenth street and objectedto his tenant operating a competitive business ""next door, won the original case in municipal pourt. Mr. Kabinowitz hied an ap peal bond and - Mr. Shames then presented a motion that the wit of restriction for the premises should be executed notwithstanding the ap peal..' The motion prevailed and it is now up to Constable Zach Ellis to see that Mr. Rabinowitz quits the premises.- ' Man Robbed In Hotel Across Street From Police Station Within a stone's throw of Central police station S. Lira,; Central hotel., meventn and IJOdee Streets, reoort- ed the theft of a watch and revolver from his room Friday night. "Never Alone" By, Herbert de Mareau, Jr., a y young soldier of prance. The pic ture was finished late, in 1914 De Mareau was killed in battle at Chateau Thierry on October 6, 1918. The sjene is in the lone marshes of Flanders. A "Blue Devil" of France has been shot down; he is dying, without a human voice to comfort him, without a comrade to J sootne nis agony or carry nome a 'ast message. J Tet he is not alone for by his side, with arms extended, stands a figure, the figure of Him who said, "I will never leave thee, nor for thee.' On Exhibition FREE ! We invite the public to view these wonderful pictures free. "Never Alone" at the east end of Fourth Floorand "The Conquerors" on our new Fifth Floor. "Never Alone" is valued at $70,000, and "The Conquerors" at $60,000. UTS TMB MCI 400 SOKOLS WILL PARTICIPATE IN SABBATH MEET ; : Semi-Finals In Athletic Con tests Being Conducted To dayPrize Events Set for Sunday. v . Final contests of the athletic tournament for which more than 400 Sokols from all parts of the United States have registered will be held at Creighton field this after noon. Further preliminary elimination contests were hel dyesterday. Teams are divided into three classes, each Close at One Labor Day . Monday Sept. 6th , r - 1920 " l ne.uonquerors" - p By Maxim Platonoff, 12 years before the beginning of the war in 1914 hence it turned out to be an actual prophecy. Tolstoi raised Platonoff from the age of f" The scene depicts the suffering Belgians, dying soldiers congregated around the wayside shrine, "with the War Lord in the middle dis tance viewing the fearful havoc he has produced 'with his heedless ruthfulness. " ' His sky is considered one of the most luminous examples of 'sunset ' glow in existence. class competing ith its own mtnir., bcrs. Those who win prizes in their respective class are promoted to the class above. Nine prizes will be awarded Monday to winners. . -N Hundreds of visitors from aH sec tions of the state were expected to arrive in Omaha yesterday and Sun day morning for the remaining part cf the fifth national convention! which closes Tuesday. A dtnee was held in Sokol hall on South Thirteenth street last night More than 1,500 members witnessed the presentation of the Bohemian play, "Podskalak," by the dramatic club of the local organization at the hall Friday night. The play, which dealt with life in Bohemia, was the principal part of the program of the second night of the convention. Rudolph Chleborad and Mrs. y F. Herman ek, were among the prin cipal characters of the four-act play. Other members of the cast were An ton Benda, Frank Skyram, Frank Sterba, Lulu Rozmajzl and Mrs. Joseph Novotnay. O'clock m V J - I: : t i A