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r The Omaha Daily Bee H v VOL. 50 NO. 135. tHn si SaesaS-Clau Nattar Mar a, I9W. u N Oaana P. 0. UaSar Art f Much S. 117. OMAHA, MONDAY,. NOVEMBER 22, 1920. h Mall 4 vaar). Intida 4th IimaToail as uar. t! Oall, Oaly. Ul SaaSi. 14 . Oulilda -UN Zona (I vaarl. . Oall and Saada, lit: Oall Oal, SI2: (assay Oal. I THREE CENTS f iSM.SlO in Republicans to Urge Early ' Passage of Peace Resolution Opponents of Treaty as Negotiated "by Wilson to Make Strong Effort for Measure to Declare 4 State of War" at End. .- Boiling Is Drawn Into iUcllI LUUL Recovered I I . . Cartoons of the Day V IvoprrUM: 1920: By The CUieaio Tribune. i v TI 1 1 . a JL V -aN-' V , v , jt 'A $7, 180 Fouud in Possession Of Fred Poffcnbarger's Father and Brother When Arrested. . Collins May Have Rest . i 9 Postal inspectors, who, except for the arrest of Keith Collins, have brought to a conclusion the investi gation of the BurIiiigtonmail train robbey in Council H lulls on the night of November 13, yesterday counted the currency which lias been , re covered from various caches and hiding places, where it was secreted by-, the men now under arrest. Thi- grand total of recovered foot is $23,461) in currency, $1,050 in bonds and three diamond brooches valued at about $75 each, according to a statement made last evening by W. M. Nod, postal inspector from Sedalia, Mo., who lias been in charge of tbc-i.estigation here for tjne last four d!tys Currency Found in Home. -A' J nc currency tounu at the nomc j; "s of T. A. Daly, 275.1 Seventh avenue, totaled lj.o-'u. in is was concealed in a jar of lard, a can of coffee, the chicken coop and several other . 1 Ti . 1 . . I TA 1 caencs. n was xaKcn io uic xjdiy home after the robbery by Fred E. Poffenfcarger, 19, and was his share v of .the loot divided1 between him and Keith Collins, driver of the auto mobile, after Ahey had "double crossed" their confederates? the Phillips brothers. i Young Poffenbargcr later took $10,000 in currency from the $25,000 which he first brought to the Daly home and divided it be tween his father, Fred A. Poffen barger; 2439 Sixth avenue, and his brother, Clyde R. Poffenbargcr, 26, 1617 -South Ninth streef Of this amount $7,840 was recovered Sun day morning, when the father and brother were arrested. v ( Older Brother Arrested. When the young robber admitted during examination that he had giv en his brother, Clyde, $7,000 on Monday following the robbery, fed eral agents arrested the older broth er. -.He was found at the home of his mother-in-law, Mrs. Ollie Jacob son, 1617 South Ninth street, where he and his wife make their home. After1 grilling of several hours, Clyde told officials he had concealed the money jn the vault of an out house at his home. ' Ai search was made" and $6,840 was recovered. Young Fred's next admission was -tha U had A4uialke&41,00a, on the same day. The elder Poffen , barger was arrested and took the agents to a corn field, where, he had buried part of the money in a can. The remainder was found in a trash ran in the rear of the home at 2439 Sixth avenue. ' , ( Face Serious Charge. . ' The brother and father of iht young mail robber will face -the same charges placed against Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Daly and H, Ai. Reed, that of concealing , property ' which they knev had been stolen from the gov ernment. 1 The penalty for this of fense is as great as that provided fffr the ae-,l robbery"! the mans, a maximum ot years ana $o,uuu fine. ....-, No statements which have been made to agents who examined the pfjsoners indicate that any more of the stolen loot is still concealed any where in the city.. All of the. stuff which the youths admitted they pur loined from the mail pouches either . has been recovered or,is accounted for in some other manner. Keith Collins, former, army avia jtor living at 1839 Seventh avenue, ; who was branded by the yoangest Poffenbargcr Saturday night as the man who drove the automobile used by him and his accomplices, is be lieved to be in possesion of about $25,000 in currency, the balance of the $50,000 shipment known to have I been stolen. - . Admit Burning Bonds. Orville Phillips turned over to '-'-. postal inspectors two bonds, one a $50 Liberty loan bond and the other , a $1,000 City of Bordeaux or French bond. The Phillips brothers .and Fred E ' Poffenbarger admitted burn- Vnir more than $1,000,000 worth of these French bonds and say they also destroyed quantities of other bonds ami securities tound in the pouches. Telegrams from insurance companies indicate that more than $5,000,000 worth fv bonds and se curities were in the pouches stolen. Postal inspectors said last night that their work in Council Bluffs is completed, that no other suspects have been mplicated by the con- fessions of the youthful mail rob bers and, that no more of the loot known to have been stolen is miss ir.g. Keith Collins Sought. They will now turn their attention . to the apprehension of Keith Col lins. the auto driver, first implicated by his Omaha sweetheart. Miss Ella Peterson, 1Uo "south lenth street, . : . . -J v.. t. wn05e suspicions were uuum:u uy . "j his sudden possession of large quan tities ot currency. onin aisap- peared when his fiance refused to marrv him on short notic and in sisted on postponing the wedding. Collins is said to be 'a man of very different type from the confed; crates whom he assisted in the rob bery of the Burlington mail train. He is well educated, of refined ap pearance and manners and dresses neatly. He was invited to participate in the robbery' by Fred E. Poffen barger, who was only a casual ac quaintance, and who played cards with other friends once or twice at the Collins home, 1839 Seventh avenue-. . The Phillips brothers. Merle, and Orville, did not know Keith Collins and his identity tvat guarded from them bv vounir Poffenbarger, who U.K planned to "double-cross" his two - V .T. K QPrnnrriilff with PnHif! Tft f ., w drive away with the car after only i part of the sacks had been loaded. By ARTHUR SEARS HENNING. Washington,' Nov. 21. A radical program of action in German and Austrian peace treaties and the league of nations question is to be Mrongly ur$ed upon President-elect Harding by, the more thoroughgo ing republican opponents V of the peace negotiated by President Wil son. The salient feature of this pro gram arc: 1. Complete rejection of the treaty of Varsailles. 4 2. Dis'entaiiRleiuent of the United States from flic enforcement of the peace terms. 3. Recognition of a state of peace by resolution of congress. 4. Negotiation of treaties of amity with Germany and Austria. The proponents of this program believe that it squares with Senator Marking's acceptance speech in which he said: "1 promise you formal and '-effective peace a quickly as a republican a republican executive to sign. Then congress can pass its declaration for, ;ve may turn to our readjustment at home and proceed deliberately and reflectively to that home for world relationship which shall satisfy both conscience and aspirations and still hold ns free from menacing involve r.'.ent." . Clash Expected. In behalf of this plan it is con tended that the American people voted overwhelmingly against en tanglement of the United States in the affairs of Europe, not only through the Wilson league of. na tions, but through the sanction of the peace terms proper and member ship in the commissions that will enforce those terms. There will be a clash between tte advocates of this program, and those who will ac cept the Versailles peace terms with the league covenant either eliminated or modified. , ; ' , It is significant, however, that the republican senators nowi in Wash ington, representing all shades of opinion on the treaty and league questions, are practically unanimous in the belief that the Harding admin istration will declare peace with Germany and Austria by resolution, similar to the Knox resolution, 've toed by Mr. Wilson. Here are their views: 1 v. . - Borah, of Idaho, irreeconcilable: "A resolution similar to the Knox resolution declaring peace should b. passed without delay and signed" by the president. Then the , United New Immigration sPlanned Committee to Present Restric tive Bills at Coining Short Session of Congress, i - iijeac Tribute-Omaha Be Lcaacd Wire. Washington, Nov. 21. Restric tive immigration legislation will be whipped into shape during the next 10 days by the house immigration committee and presented to congrss immi-diaMv after the convening that bodv, December 6. House re publican leaders are being rounaea up by Chairman Johnson of the im migration committee and pledges se for nassaee of the legislation at the coming sjiort session of con gress. ' ' i ; '. The necessity for the legislation, i-fttnmi'ttef men state. was emphasized by existing conditions at the Ellis island lmmigraiuH siiiui m i.v.,. York, wheh was' inspected by the committee during the present week. Aliens are coming in so fast that the station is jammed. There is neither opportunity, time nor facility for the proper inspection for the flood of luam'irr.itinn and aliens are being passed-who should not be permitted j to enter the country, memoers u,i ure immigration committee declare. Thev are in favor of including in heir legislation provision for the lo cation at Ellis Island, of a high im migration officiol who shall -have authority to pass on all immigration questions raised, with the right- of appeal solely to the secretary of labor. This special official could de termine exclusions and admissions without the delaying red tape pro cess that now tie up final action and thereby eliminate much of the con gestion at the entry port. Superintendents Meet to Plan County Institute Tecumseh, Neb., Nov. 21. (Spe cial.) County superintendents from three counties met in Tecumseh to day to plan for the second tri-county institute. The superintendents were Mrs. Bertha Kuhlman of Pawnee City;, Miss JJess Anderson of Au burn and Mtss Helen Wright of Te- cumseK- . r - , , ' The Nemaha, Pawnee-Johnson counties' institute for 1921 will be held in Auburn next year. The at tendance will be,about 300. The su perintendents decided on the course of instruction and have secured Prof. L. R. Gregory of Tecumseh and Miss Alice Henigan of Lincoln, in structors this year, and Miss Gay nelle Fayc,' of Omaha to teach at the institute next year. Other instruc tors will be named later. Woman and Maa Injured in Automobile Truck Crash Fremont, Neb., Nov. 21. -'-(Special Telegram.) Mrs. F. S. D6w ling, 1949 Olson avenue, sustained serious cuts about her head and Del Gardner, Nineteenth.-and Olson street, suffered four, broken ribs, when the sedan automobile driven by the woman's husband collided with a Golden Rod Creamery com pany truck driven by Gardner at the end of the pavement on Nye avenue last evening about 8 o'clock. Mrs. Dowling was caught beneath the automobile which overturned. She was taken to the hosoital and Gardner to his home. Measure Slates should begin trading wt. .- fViftat -Brothejlll-Law the world." , , Mtttfj' i Senator Borah said that the LYa-JV ;i.oi Wilson Participated in 'a;es nas uoining io asu oi world, and that the negotiation ot h treaties with Germany and, Austria would not, in his opinion, be neces sary.; ; v. Sterling, of South .Dakota, reser jrotionist: "1 am inclined to believe that the first step will be theNjas. sr.ge.oi a peace resolution similar to the Knox resolution. I have been lei to expect this from the speeches radc by Senator Harding during the campaign, I am, .however, ax lile hazy as to just where we will be lefi when we have passed the resolution. We declare a state of peace with Germany and Austria. But without a similar declaration on their part, I do not see that peace wll have been formally established. The passage of a peace resolution by congress is net the method of making peace con templated by the constitution of the United States." " j. Resolution First Step. Norris of Nebrtska. irreconcilable: "Of course the first step will be the passage of a peace resolution. With its, passage many important laws en acted for the period of the war, or to expire within a specified period after the declaration of peace! will go out of existence, or will begin to near their end. We will be able to get rid of an army of secret service men for one thing, The new ad ministration may negotiate treaties of amity aiuktrade treaties with Ger many and Austria if it sees fit. ' "But the first thing is to bring about peace by resolution. There is no . reason why the United States should not make a separate peace. There are provisions in the treaty of Ycrsa'"cs which I consider just a's iniquitous "as the league' of .na tions covenant." j : ( r Kenyon of Iowa, reservationist: "Pass the peacejresolution, probably a resolution similar to ' theKnox resolution, and then negotiate such treaties as we may desire. 1 There is no doubt but what the senate "will never accept a treaty which contains anything resembling Article 10 of the league of nations covenant." McCumber of North Dakota, who votcdjfor the peace treaty both with, and without the senate reservations ''It is clear that the Senate will never accept the league of nations, as pre sented to the senate by President Wilson." ; . f . Enthusiasm Over Indications Point to Sobering Down of Fervor for Con I stanjine in Athens. '' Br The Associated Press. Athens, ' Nov. 21. Enthusiasm over the prospective return of, ex King Constantine seemed to be dy ing down, although the tojlic of the dynasty is virtually the only one dis cussed. The capitals presented a gloomy picture. Ram was falling and the silence of the crowds seemed to indicate a sobering -down of the popular fervor. Meanwhile news is being awaited as to the attitude of the French and British governments and also as to the reports that the ex-ruler will attempt to reach Greece. This morning M. De Billy, French minister, when calling on Premier Rhallis, saw in the reception room a huge, newly-hung portrait ot Con stantine. He told the . premier sharply that it was a mistake to be lieve the allies would permit the re turn of the former king. ? The results' of the election have not been officially announced. It is predicted in some quarters any chance for a Venizeb'st majority will be nullified by a decision not lo pountthe votes cast in Thrace" and also those of the army. - Queen, Mother Olga has issued a message announcing she was assum ing the regsncy "in the absence of my well-beloved son, Constantine." Reported Arrest of Keith Collins in Iowa Proves to Be Mistake Boone, la., Nov. 21. (Special Telegram.) Ontaha postal authori ties, who are seeking Lieut. Keith Collins in connection with the theft of several millions of dollars worth of securities and bonds from a Bur lington registered mail car a week ago Saturday in the Council Bluffs vards, believed Saturday that they had located him in this city. Boone county peace officers picked up John E. Smith alias O. H. Schroe der. formerly with the 133d infantry, Thursday on the charge of vagrancy., He was sentenced rnday to oU days in the Boone county jail. hi thevmeaniime word of thc.ar vest had reached Omaha and the Omajia police and newspapers were con'tideni from the discription re ceived thot the "ian was Keith Col lins, who had been designated as the brains of the Council Bluffs rob- bery. : 4 A ... I. a .'i, is r i f C Aril,- l?.,r,!4d f,SM- ever, wholiad received his descrip tion as Schroeder, aluis John FJ. Smith, said that he hall come from that place and he was (identified by them as O. H. Schroeder, wanted there on the charge of forgery. , , An officer from Cedar Rapids ar rived hete today,' identified Schroe der, and took him.' back to stand trial. . ; ' A Auto Output Curtailed. South Bend. Ind., Nov. 2. Tem porary cessation of buying is the reason given by the officials, of the SitnHphaLrr rnrnnratinn frtr flip rnr- tailment of their working force -by discharging 2.OQ0 nieu, Distribution Made by A1-, - leged Go-Between. Money Split Five Ways By The Associated Press. New York, Nov. 21. Charges that R." W. Boiling, brother-in-law of President Wilson and treasurer of the shipping board, participated in the distribution of $40,000 alleged to have been given by a shipbuilding contract were contained in testi mony today before the Walsh in vestigating committee, v The money, it was chatged by Tucker K. Sands, former official of the Commercial National bank, in Washington and alleged go-between, was given by the Wallace Downey Ship Building company of Staten Island. 1 Others he alleged partici pated included Lester Sislcr, for mer secretary of the shipping board and John Cranor, said to have been interested as a representative ofthe Downey company in pipping board contracts. Mr. Sands' replies to Questions proved contradictory at times. i Split Five Ways. t He charged there was an under standing that $15,000 was to go to Cranor and that the remaining $25, 000 was to be divided among Cranor. foiling, Sisler and himself. He at first said he knew neither Mr. Boil ing nc Mr. Sislcr had anything to do with the board's contract and that he did not believe Mr. Boiling received any. of the money. Later, he testified, he gave Boll iiiK $1,800 in the nature of a loan, but that Boiling paid back $300 and that he had taken no note from the treasurer. Afterwards, he said, the $1,800 was "part payment to Mr. Boiling ot his share," and that he carried jt as a loan, as he "did not think it would look right." ; "Don't you flcnow as a matter of fact, that this payment had nothing whatever to do with the shipping board?" Chairman Walsh asked.. "I can't say I always thought it had," replied the witness. ' Money in Form of Notes, Sands testified he received th wanev in the form of "notes." so of which he discounted and de scribed payments to Boiling and Sisler (is both "payments" and loans. ' ' ' . He also asserted than the money wa"-1o k be"Undrsteod -as. x8ak mission to . him fof secrfnY loan from the batik to' thi ship biuld4 ing company with which the witness was connected. . .The- testimony of Sands was pre ceded, by that of A. W. McCann, a reporter who swore he had se cured from Sands an affidavit de tailing the transaction.McCann fur ther testified that when he took the affidavit to Sands to sign he declined to do so on advice of his attorney. Previous to submitting thfe affidavit, however McCann said he had taken it to the shinning board and had it photostated. One copy carrying no tations iuAwhat was testified to be Sands handwriting and which sands testified to being "correct except that sdsne of the facts may be a IittleJ different" was presented by McCann in evidence. The document, however. was not made a part of the sten ographers' minutes. ' -" , Money Was "Loan." Sands said he did not think Bell ing ever got , a cent from anybody tor aiding to get a contract tnat money given him was a "loan" Later he stuck to a 'statement that Boiling was to get his share of the transaction that he gave Sisler $5)00" and that he had loaned bisler for one ' of his companies $5,000 on his note, which note he still has. He said he newer had any controversy with Boiling. He also told of a purchase from vBolling of a lot for $900. t Vouchers Lacking. Washington! Nov". 20. Nearly one-half of the disbursemepts of the snipping Doara emergency neet cor poration over a period of 17 months, totalling over $2,000,000,000, were unsupported . by proper vouchers, according to the audit of the cor poration's accounts submitted to Secretary Houston Ijy the comptrol ler of the treasury in his annual re port. , v The audit was made by direction of congress for the period of Oc tober, J918, to February, 1920. and showed total disbursements of the fleet corporation were $2,732,915, 213, of which exception to the pay ment of $1,184,326,243 was taken by the comptroller because of the lack of ' supporting papers." Subsequent production of supporting papers, however, the comptroller said, re sulted in a credit to the corporation of $70,625,898, levin g a balance as of February of $1,113,700,345 disap proved by the auditors. Comptroller Warwick . declared that "at least '25 per cent of all vouchers received were unsupported by documents or, other papers ex plaining or justifying the payment." "It would appear," he added, "as if the emergency fleet corporation considered approval of the resident or district auditor as sufficient au-r thority or justification for a voucher, especially inreference, to 'imprest funds'." J , . x ' Alleged Auto Tire Thief. . M Killed by Seymour Marshal fDcs Moines. Ia.. Nov. 21. (Spe- ial Telegram.) Harold Bennett. 19, a.farm hand, was shot and killed at Seymbul bvCity Marshal H. M. Lord. Lord stated Bennett was try ing to escape in an automobile, He is alleged to have stolen auto tires. Bennett's companion, named Snyder, escaped, but was later captured. The auto, loaded with auto tires, is being held by the authorities. Bennett came lroni Uaknale. w THE THE Norris to Urge Amendment to U.S. Constitution Senator Would Abolish Elec toral College , and Choose , , President . by . Direct Vote of People. tfreasa trlbune-OKu.Ha Bee JMfcCTWfsiJt Washington, Nov. 21. A resolu tion proposing an amendment to the constitution of - the Uniteft - States, doing, away with the electoral col lege and , providing for the direct election of president and vice pres ident by the people, will be intro duced in the senate as soon as it convenes by Senator Norris of Ne braska. . Senator Norris' proposal, how ever, ' will leave to the states ythe same number of . electoral- votes they now possess, and they will be certified to the president of the senate by the proper state officials. In this way, if fraud occurred in the elections of one state, it would be 'isolated in that state and could lot affect the total to the extent that it might ' if the popular vote alone were considered and added-to-gether for a grand total" throughout the country. - f ) It is Senator Norris' opinion, also, that' too long a time elapses after the election of a new president until he takes office. He sees no" reason why Senator Harding should "wait iour months and two days to enter the White House after the people have elected him. The treed for bringing about an immediate settle ment of peace between this coun try and Germany and Austria, now Ljelayed for more than two 'yeJrs atter the cessation ot hostilities and determining, once and for all what the position of this country shall be toward, the league of nations brings home the necessity for such a re form, he says.. -He believes the newly elected president should take office early in January following his election. He favors, too, having the newly elected congress enter upon its duties in January following its election. This woflld require a fur ther amendment'of the constitution; Nebraska Signal Absorbs Eleventh County Paper Geneva, Neb.; Nor. 21. Special.) The Nebraska Sigual, Geneva newspaper, appears this week with another county organ . it . has ab sorbed. Ten other newspapers of Fillmore county had previously been incorporated with the Signal, the eleventh one being the Milligan Times. Charles Smrha, former own er of the Times, continues as editor of the Milligan columns of the Sig nal. ' . Geneva Schools. to Stage V r , Big' Historical Event , " Geneva. 'Neb., Nov. 21. Special.) "The Pilgrims," a historical pa geant, will be staged at' the , audi torium here Tuesday, in celebrating the 10-centenary of the7 landing of the Pilgrims at PlymoutSli rock. The program is in charge pf Miss Eliza-, beth Hamaan, director of music in the city schools, and Miss Bess Curtiss, kindergarten teacher. -,A s,hort address will be delivered by Charles H. Sloan. I " ' r. Marketing of Farm Crops To Be Discussed at Meetings Columbus, Neb.. Nov. 21. (Spe cial.) Marketing farm crops, as the largest problem .facing the -farmers of this country today, will be the subject discussed at three meetings to be held in the . county this week nnder the ' auspices of the Platte county farm bureau, -as announced bv County Agent R. F., Blackburn. : . ..... .... MAKERS Of THE VERSAILLES TREATY WINTER OF THEIR DISCONTENT. HORIZON BLUE. 13 Unlucky for a '- i a Bluffs Robbers Biggest Train Robbery in His tory of U. S. Staged Nov. 13 Size Friglteus Bandits. " The Phillips boys and Fred Pof fenbarger, Council Bluffs 1 youths held as the alleged mail robbers, wilf .1 never forget the number 13. ftD rSr-'l.t'' , last Saturday, they almost put over tile ' biggest train robbery in the history of the country. ' Chance played a big part in their efforts, according to one of the post office inspectors. The plans ' for the robbery were hatched in their own brains. They 'did not receive a "tip" from outside sources, he contends, and "just took a 'chance" that'the car which they entered would . carry a sufficient amount of securities to pay them for their efforts. . - This inspector gives us one of the reasons why this November 13th train rgbbery failed,-- the ' fact that the boys were frightened when they realized the amount of loot into which they had stumbled. Burning of the bonds, he attribut ed to this, as also the'dropping of the mail pouch in which $430,000 was found when agents recovered the sack, alongside the tracks at the scene of the robbery. ,1 The scattering of the currency in al4 corners and sections of the Daly chicken coup, garage, kitchen and barn, also gave evidence of fear Caused by the realization of the magnitude of the robbery they had attempted, he declared. Bandit Protests Taking of Girl's r nrrarrorr Anf Rinrt 1 J-Jlgagcmeiu lUIIg tbk-airo Tribune-Omaha Bre Leased Wire. Chicago, Nov.. 21.' Four bandits held up the office of J. J. Herritage, president of the Press Coal company, but onlv secured $900. . As thev were departing one of them spied, a dia- of "Miss Margaret Stevens, the cashier. - r "Give is that ring, miss,"sdemand ed one of the robbers. t ?;'Nix, don't take her engagement ring." protested another. -"What's eatin' you?" demanded the other robbers of the one who pro-' tested. "Take it off, miss" . i The girl removed the ring . and handed it over. "Give me your name and address," said the one who pro tested, "and if we can't dispose of it, we'll sen it back." , There1 was a number of payroll robberies,' but the loot only totaled $7,788 in cash, which is very poor pickings for i the usual Saturday raids. v,. 1 Convicts Used to Improve . :1- South Dakota State Park .Custer. S. D., Nov. 21.. (Special.) Additional convicts have arrived here from the Sioux Falls peniten thfy and . arc at work at Sylvan lake, purchased somemonths ago by the state, where extensive im provements ' are being made to the l;p!el and other buildings at the lake and in the surrounding region, which now is at state park. The convicts new are ,engaged in this work. , Sutton Chief of. Police . , Is Removed by Mayor Sutton, Neb., Nov. 21. (Special.) -j-Mayor J. V. Scott, with the unani mous vote of the city council, re moved the chief of police on account of his failure to enforce the ordi nances -against .drunkenness, and appointed E. II. Spanglcr, ijjyivi (.iifjnvuivua iig su wit nnuvi OK lHOrT Loss in Fire at ' McClelland, la., Totals $60,000 - i .. ' Three Business Blocks Gutted By Early Morning Blaze of Undetermined Origin Wind Spreads Flames. ' :Ti6ss6f,6rJ0 a fiVe which destroyed three' principal business blocks at McClelland, la., at an early hour yesterday morning. Insurance will partially cover this amount. The Brown and Canfield general store, the Fullerton Lumber .Co. storage house and the jmes Peter son harness shop were the structures completely gutted by the flames. The fire originated in the general store, irom causes not yet determined. . The fircwas discovered at 3 a. in. Flames were bursting through the roof of the general store. A high wind fanned thenVand they spread to the adjoining buildings on the south side. On rna north the hollow brick building, occupied by the John Burns hardware store, resisted the heat, and flames and protected the other structures on that side of the street. , Matt Geiger. owner of the , gen eral store building, holds insurance which will partially cover his loss, and the stock owned by Brown and Canfield is fully protected. Geiger's loss is $45,000, the same as that sus tained by James Peterson, owner of the hardware store. A $10,000 loss is estimated upon the building occupdied by the lumber company, fully covered by insurance. A i Two pieces of chemical apparatus, j manned by the McClelland fire com ! pany, was used to fight the flames. ilpmhrr ni the Cnunril RltifTe Hr- partment were notified, but did not respond to the call because appara- tus used here could not pump water from the cisterns at McClelland. Bucket" brigades were organized , to prevent the spread of flames vto other buildings. - '; Cold Storage Meat Stocks Lowest in Several Years Chicago, Nov. 21. Cold storage stocks! of meats and lard in the United States, November ' 1, , had reached the lowest point in several years and were sufficient if no more was available to last the country less than 14 days, the monthly state ment o fthe Institute of American Meat Packers announced. . The latest report of the United States- bureau, of markets, it was stated, shows cold storage stocks of 720,369,000 pounds, a decrease of 226,385,000 pounds, as compared with November U 1919. Parent-Teacher Body Is . Organized at Geneva Geneva, Neb., Nov. 21. Special.) A parent-teacher association was organized - here with the following officers: president. Mrs. W. C. Peterson; vice president. Mrs. C. B. Gould; secretary. Mrs. Will Maroch, and treasurer. Mrs. George Nelson. A program of music, addresses and motion pictures was given in com nection. The Weather , Forecast. Nebraska Fair and cooler Mon day. - nourly Temcperaturea, S a. m. fl a. ni. 7 a. m. S , a, m. a. m 1i a. m. 11 a. m. IZ noon . .-. ..46 45 45 45 1 p. in. 5 l. m. 6 p. ia. 4 p. in. R p. m. p. m. P. ni. .;..... ,.DJ Ut 46 65 ar, U 6(1 . .....'.6 I ii 44 Persons Killed in DiibliiiRiot) "Black arid Tans" Invade Foot Ballepame and Fire on Crowd Prc-Arranged At tacks Staged in City. Many Officers Victims lly The Associated frrsa. Dublin, No. 21. Thirty persons are reported t6 have been killed and many injureu in a panic wnen uratu and tan.;" invaded a foot ball match todav and fired on the crowd. The Tinncrarv team was playing against the Dublin team in Croke park before a crowd of 15,000 when "l.ln..l. ..,..4 -,,.-" ntArvr1 in frtrri Kv the two gates and after a scene of wild confusion fired on the people. Pre-Arranged Attacks. Dublin, Nov. 21. Fourteen per sons were killed and six wounded u what appears to have been re-arranged simultaneous attacks on mil itary officers and former officers in their lodgings in various parts of this city today, according to an "of ficial announcement. Thj streets. of the city were immediately placed under a heavy patrol by the military, who resorted to firing their rifles in order to disperse crewds. t - The assassinations occurred m various parts of the city at 9 o'clock this morning. ' ' 7 , ' . In one case, three of the assassins captured two "black and" tans" while they were on their way to reinforce tie troops and killed them. The dead include two court mar tial officers. . Officers Killed. (f Early this morning Captain Fitz gerald, a military officer, was shot in bed in Earlsfort Terrace. A quar ter of an hour later two other offi cers were shot in their beds in Pem broke street, a , quarter of a mile away and dangerously wounded. Three men suspected of being se cret service agents likewise were at tackedand shot while asleep in . Hampton -streets and still another man in lower Mount street was shot. Capt. Donald MacLean and a man r.amed'Smyth, owner of a house, and another man named Caldown, were shot in a house in Donneybrook. Captain MacLean waskilled in stantly and Smyth died in a few minutes. .. At a house in Baggot street, Cap tcin Newberry was shot by Ae men. . - Answer Cries for Help. Tn the Gresham hotel two former officers were shot dead in a fight which decurred with men who ar 1 bcleved to, have been "black and flans, wno entered " the hotel. In Mount street, two men are reported to have been killed and a civilian wounded. ', During the excitement in Mount street "black and tans" in a lorry heard cries for help and answered them. A fierce encounter ensued be tween Irish volunteers and "bUcl and tan--," in which two of the "blacl and tans" were killed and several volunteers wounded. ' The officiaUlist of those killedin the murder rfid follows: , Major Dowling. Capts. D. L. Mc Lean, Newberry, Bagally, Fitzgerald and Price; Former Capt. P. McCor mick and Messrs. Bennett, Aimes Marion, T. H.t Smith and L. . Av Wilde. - t - v . Cadets Garnin and Moms of the Royal Irish constabulary were found ' dead m a garden after they had . failed in an attempt, to .reach the. - garrison to spread the. alarm of they massacre, v Several Wounded. i f - The wounded are: Colonels Wood cock and Montgomery, Captain Kin nelly and Messrs. Murray and Cal- , down -and one other. Caldown was first reported killed. i Captain MacLean and Messrs. Smyth and. Caldown were attacked (Turn te Fate Two. Oelumn Four.) Man Held in Death : ( Of Chicago Actresses 'Stages Hunger Strike t'hicaco TribJne-Omaha Bee Leased Wire. Chicago, Nov. 21. James Mc Carthy, alias Michael Cox, ship ste ward, who was taken from a boat ' at Sault Ste. Marie, on a charge of being the "fourth man" in the orgy that preceded the death of Mane Raraey and Lillian Thompson in Grant ..park last Sunday morning-,,. ' Has gone on a hunger strike. Mc Carthy-denies anv connection w-it life affair and reiuses to eat until h ras cleared himstlt. . , The mate of the boat, however, -says McCarthy boasted to him of his experiences with some drunken women last Saturday night. He will" also be asked to explain the fact that when lie went ashore he borrowed $3" Irom the captain and when he re- ' turned early Sunday morning he had $90 and a new suitcase. Some one ' robbed Miss Thompson of a con siderable sum of money. E. W. Arthur Buys Interest In Creighton Building Ernest W. Arthur has bought from the Talnnge-Thurston company its tJ-.rec-fourths interest in the Crei&h- ton Dental building, on the west side of Eighteenth street, between Doug hs and Farnam streets. Mr. Arthur already owned a qnar tcr interest in this building. ' The price was not made public, I. nt the build;ng has been held for 1300,000. The price paid by Mr. Arthur is believed to have been on tliat basis. . Found Guilty of Assault. Table Rock. Neb., Nov. 2h (Spe cial). Joe Wheeler, charged'with a siatutorw assault, whose case was tried in district court at Pawnee City, v-as found guilty by the jury. Scn Unce has not yet been pronounced by the court. , 4 if 4r. e