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Tiie Omaha Daily .Bee 1 (,VOL. 50 NO. 139. talwaf m Swatt-Clui Mitlar May W. 1(0. tl Own P. o. Uiltr At at Mtnk S. 1171. OMAHA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER ' 26, 1920. Ma'l (I vui),- Intidt 4th Ottl t unity, : OUI Onlr. ". M Oiillld 4iN In (I tr). Uli. Sunitj, ::, Ofr'lv OlY. IK: SarHtu 01,. It THREE CENTS In Western Auto Race Gaston Chevrolet aud Mecha- iiician Lose Lives' in 250- vMilc Grind at Los Angeles; w ODnnn01 Mav DiV Roscbe Sailes Is Winner Speed way, Los Angeles, Nov. 25. V Gaston ,Chevrolet, famous racing 1 driver, and Lyall Jolls, mechanician . for Eddie O'Donnell, were kilted to day when Chevrolet's and O'Don nell's machines crashed together on the Los Angeles speedway at the east end of the grandstand near the , yclose of the 250-milc race. O'Donnell was so seriously injured '.hat it was at first rported -he was killed. His skull was fractured and both arms broken and 3little hope was held that he could recover. John t; Brenahan, Chevrolet's mechanician, was seriously injured. O'Donnell's car struck the fence on the -3st turn and bounded down the incline, colliding with the car driven by Gaston Chevrolet. Both cars turned over and piled up at the foot of the incline. Pinned Beneath Cars. The four men were pinned beneath , the cars. The injured were rushed to tne city hospital., , i' The deaths were announced by track -officials. John Bresnahan was mechanician for Chevolet and Lyle, ,, Jolls for O'Donnell. Roscoe Sailes, driving the distance without a stop, won the 250 mile race on the Los Angeles speedway today. Eddie Miller finished sec ond and Eddie Hearns. third. Sailes led on every lap and in addition to first prize of $10,000, tool: the same amount in lap prizes. .Miller and Hearns won $6,000 and $3,000 re spectively. Jimmy Murphy finished ' fourth, taking $2,000 prizes. , Joe Thomas took fifth monev, $1,000. and Jim Crosby, sixth, $800, both being flagged, before complet ing the 200 laps.- . ; :i - Salts' time was 2 flours 25 min utes, 20 seconds, an average of 103.2 miles an hour. , ' Miller's time was 2 hfiurs, 26 min utes and 14 seconds, an 1 average of 192.8 miles an hour. , , Hcarne's lima was 2 hours, 2 min 0 tites and 27 seconds, average 101.8 miles an hour. . Native, of Wisconsin. Eddie O'Donnell. was 31 years old riicV a native of Whitewater, Wis. , He began his racing career as a ' mechanician in 1912. In 1914,' he drove his first race at Kalamazoo, Mich., winning second place in the v lun-milfl contest, i 100-tuile contest. W -.t He also took second in' the Corona, Jr J f si. j road race the same vear. In WIS, he started in ten races ana nn ished in nine of them, each time in the money. Twice he won, first place, three times he .won second, twice he was third and twice fifth. At the Kansas City race, July 22, 1917. O'Donnell had" a ,smashup which-shattered one of his arms. He has had it rebrokea many times since on the operating table in ef forts to have it set right. He did rot race again until last year, when he drov6 in two racos, both at Shcepshead Bay. N. Y. He came in fourth in the July 4th race and sec ond in the September event. In 1920 O'Donnell placed fifth in the 250-mile inaugural race on the Eos Angeles speed wav, February 28, nd third at Uniontown. June 19. In the Elgin road race on August 28, O'Donnell took fifth, nd fourth in the. Uniontown race on Labor day. f Former Mechanic. ' Gasto:i Chevrolet,-killed today on the; Los Angeles speedway, was the vou'ngest of three racing brothers. He. was a. mechanic for two years before he demonstrated that he was a driver of merit at the 500-mile Me morial dav race at Cincinnati where he finished third. v In 1919 he raced on dirt tracks, winning .many of the events and placing iit others. . (Jrt .May J I. last, ne won me ;uu- lile in Indianapolis speedway race .. .... .i . t . . - r mile in the beit time m the history of that unusual event. He averaged a speeu of 88.16 miles. '' His last race before Joday was at Uniontown, Pa.. September 9, where , he took fifth place. . New Record Made in Pulitzer Air Race Mineola, N. Y.; Nov. 25. Flying st a speed of virtually three miles a minnte, Lieut. C C. Mosley, piloting an American-made Vcrville-Packard armv Diane, won the first Pulitzer trophy aeronautical race against a field of :4 starters. . He covered the course of slightly more than 132 miles in 44 minutes 1 29 and 57-100 seconds, an average speed of approximately 176 miles an hour. . . ' 3Ien Arrested on Charge f Of Manslaughter Get Bonds Chicago, Nov. 25. Michael J. Cox, Lawrence and Harris Jorgen I son and Marcus Brumberg, who were held to the grand 'jury on manslaughter charges in connection with the deaths of Marie Ramey and Marie Thompson, were re leased on bonds of $5,000 each. Representatives from the state attorney's office said that inasmuch as the case against the men was not ; a strong one, the small bonds would be sufficient. j Nebraska U. Society Enters Drive for European Jew9 The University of Nebraska Chap ter of the Intercollegiate Menorah association has entered the special relief work of the organization for destitute Jewish students in eastern European universities, who, accorr: . in to renorts . received bv the '$r' Menorah. are in desperate traits because of acute economic condi i tions and anti-Semitic outbreaks, Famous Racing Driver Mangled in Crash On Los'Angeles Speedway . -f-i.r-.iS-. Irish Backers Attack British Flag in Gotham Windows of Club Displaying Union Jack Wrecked Fol ; lowing High Mass for Terenee MacSwiney. New York, Nov. 25. The usual quiet observance of Thanksgiving day here 1 w-as violently interrupted when crowds who had attended a high" reunion mass in. memory , of Terence MacSwiney, rioted at the sight of a British flag decorating the facade of the Union club' across Fifth avenue from St. Patrick's ca thedral. . ' 1 - After a fight participated in by hundreds of Irish sympathizers, in the course of which plate glass win dows of the club were shattered by missiles hurled by members of the mob, order was restored when a cor don of 200 police established itself around the building. k The Union jack, ' which was the cause of the assault, , though taken down at the first demand of the crowds and . subsequently replaced, still was draped over the sidewalk with the emblems of France and the United States when the fracas ended. Rector Pleads With Mob. When the clamor of the first on rush at,ttc offending banner was at its height, the Right Reverend Michael J. Lavelle, rector of St. Pat ricks, clad in his ministerial robes, rushed out of the church and pleaded in vain with the leaders to quell the disturbances. After mounted and motorcycle po lice had dispersed the assaulting forces a survey of the field of battle revealed casualties including a doz en or more sightly injured who had been struck by flying brickbats. All windows on the lower floor of the club had been smashed. Before the beginning of the Mac Swiney . mass, the ; attendance. , at which taxed the. utmost capacity of the great cathedral, a delegation of Irish requested that the British flag be removed. The club superinten dent complied, but later, on instruc tions from club officials, the , flag was replaced. When the service wa over the flag again caught the1 attention of belligerant members of the congre gation, who were- enraged at its .re appearance. Stones and bricks were obtained from a.nearbjt building un der construction and the attack be gan. ' - ' . Police Restore Order. A riot calf at first brought only 50 police, all on foot. These fought desperately, using their night sticks freely, uut were powerless against the heavy odds. Only after the ar rival of . reinforcements of tlTree times the original number did ' the officers succeed in driving back the attackers, who had been prevented from entering the building itself by determined club members and po lice who manned the doors. Several women affected an entrance at one time, but were driven out before any damage was done to the interior of the building. '. , - , . . Four arrests on charges of mali cious mischief were made. . The MacSwiney memorial service was attended by many prominent Irish, including Eanjonn De Valera, "president of the Irish . republic," who occupied a place in the front pew. . , Monsignor Lavelle paid a tribute to the former mayor of Cork, calling J him a "man whose high record pro claims him just, whose deeds make him a hero among his fellows and whoso name will liye in the memory of the' world." , " Former Bartender, Now An Evangelist; Seeks Job to Make a Living Br Universal Serrlca. New York, Nov. 25. The busi ness of saving souls doesn't pay. It affords hardly j enough to live uoon. . ' - ' After 31 years ot ..preaching, the Rev. John Rein, an evangelist, ad vertised today, for an honest job only the movies and cabarets are barred. He is 58 and the mounting cost of living compelled him to live in a small room with his wife and son and eat at dairy lunches. The Rev. Mr. Rein once tended bar in Hell's Kitchen, j, He was con verted and became an evangelist, managing to make ends meet until the H, C. L. forced him to look for 1 a. better paying job, Seven Pals Of Bandit0 Are SpugM; rri e !- it ir 1 l t Three of live Men Held In Jail Identified as Robbers Of Bank in Superior, Wis., Nov. )6. , Omaha Stores Guarded Detectives again Wednesday night acted as special guards for safes and vaults in Omaha department stores against expected atacks by members of a bandit gang supposed to have moved into Omaha from St. Paul, Minn, The police are now looking for seven members of this gang. Chief of Detectives Van Dusen says he has five of the gang in jail now. Three of these five men have been identified positively by pictures by Chief of Police L. S. Osborne of Su perior, Wis., as members of the gang Wllllll luuucu a uaiiiv ijiw nunu berl6. Plan Extradition. Extradition papers for these men are now being prepared and the Omaha authorities have been asked to hold these men until officers from Simerior can arrive. The three men identified by Chief of Tolice Osborne are "Chicago' Daly, J. J. Bohmer, and Charles C Stewart. Bohmer and Daly were arrested at the Flatiron hotel with lhrn women. - He said he was J. H. Ryan, hus band of Dessie Ryan and father of Lucille Ryan Wyatt, 16, the outer woman professed to be Bohmer s W1 ' Woman Is 111. The older Ryan voman now lies in Keen hotel in a delicate condition following two operations. She is released on $1,000 bond. The other two women are held in the matron's ward at Central police station. Stewart was arrested at Blair, Neb., where detectives" say he went to secure plans of a bank to be robbed. ,r James Mack and James Mc Carthy were arrested Wednesday as suspected members of the gang. Husband Is Arrested. J. H. Ryan,1 real husband and father of two of the women held, reached Omaha Wednesday and was arrested. He told of returning to his home in St. Paul from Fort Worth, Tex., and finding his wife and daughter gone, came to Omaha to find them. - He was at first suspected of be ing a member of the gang now under suspicion, Dut yesteraay iramcu to Detective Devereesc. he is a pick pocket and m no Way connected with the Superior robbery. " ''Robbing banks is not my game,, he told Devereese. ' "When was the 'touch' in Superior made?" he asked. "November 16," replied the detec tive. : - I ve receipts, declared Kyan, to prove I was in Fort Worth that day and night." He is being held for investigation anyway. Women Mot Implicated. The police do not 4elieve the three women held were connected with the robbery of the Superior bank. They are now looking for seven other members of the gang. Chief of Detectives Van Dusen (Turn to Pae Three, Column Two.) Chicago Jails To Overflowing as Result of Cleanup Chicago, Nov. 25. With prisoners in outlying stations still being count ed, more than 200 persons at the de tective bureau alone were listed as the result of Police Chief Fitzmor ris' third series of raids on alleged gambling aiid liquor resorts since last Saturday night. Fifty deputy sheriffs who raided 15 roadhouses brought back no prison ers. All the places had been warned, they reported. In the city raiding squads swept through the "bad lands" of the west side, "little hell," in the Italian quar ter, and the south side "black belt." Scores of alleged gambling houses were visited and every person pres ent arrested. For some it was the second or third. raid within a week. All of the prisoners still were de tained, with little prospect of being released before tomorrow.1; All city judges celebrated Thanksgiving by remaining away from their court rooms. Confirmation of Shipping ' Board Appointments Urged Washington. Nov. 25. Senator Fletcher of Florida, ranking demo cratic member .of the senate com merce Tomtnittee. in a statement de clared that recent appointments by President Wilson to the shipping' board should be confirmed with out delay, as much depended on what was done by the board in the next three months. The statement follows the recent announcement by Chairman Jones -of the committee that he would oppose confirmation at. the coming session. Mail and Cargo of Steamer Badly Damaged by Fire San Juan, Nov. 25. The American steamer Philadelphia, which sailed from New York, November 11, for Curacao, Laguira, and other ports, arrived with virtually all the first class mul destroyed and all other mail, cargo and baggage either de stroyed or badly damaged by fire. The fir: started early Saturday and was finally quenched by pumping six feet of water in the holds of the vessel. The prievrers were in life belts for six hour;; Saturday, ircparine to leave tli; ship in case of necessity, Man Who Deserted His Wife, Flirts With Her On Train, s Arrested AlUfl Serrlc. -' i hik!-Ail ith " the'train iVWVvitw days ago .Douglas Cruik- shank. opened his door to admit a woman to whom he had spoken aboard . train. He was honored, "e sam, Dy ine visit. Jnv men mc won,an ,Doke as above. Todav Cruikshank appeared in 'court and was ordered to pay $10 a week for t lie support of his wite and Hutu, wLiuiu tic avauuuiiiu v i j I li:. ..;f i i & r agu. nit wiic nag nau a warrant xur his arrest renewed every year, and just a few days ago she sat, opposite him in a train. He did not recognize her and . encouraged a flirtation Jo learn his residence. Then she called upon him. Engineer Givps First Clue to Bluffs Robberv Actions W Merle Phillips Arouse Suspicions of Alonzo Quinby, Who Aids Pos tal Inspectors. Alonzo Quinby, Burlington ' en gineer for 32 years and pilot of the mail train which was robbed in Council Bluffs on November 13, was responsible forthe speed with which the. postal inspectors solved the mystery and apprehended the rob bers? it became known yesterday. Quinby's suspicions were aroused by Merle Phillips, first member of the gang to be arrested, when he swung into the cab of the engine at the Union Pacific transfer on the night of the bold robbery and kept up a rapid-fire conversation to hold the attention of the- engineer. Merel left the engine at the North western crossing, where the Burling ton mail train stopped for a moment and where the ten mail sacks con-j taming the registries were thrown from the car. When the train reached the city passenger station on Main street, the robbery was dis covered. The engineer pondered over the affair until he reached Creston, la. Then he met A. L. Bourk, special agent, and told him of Merle's sus picious actions. . As ajesult, the first person arrested in thrmail rob bery investigation was Merle Phil lips, and through him the postal in spectors obtained a key to the whole sitiation. " Merle's twin brother. Earl, was arrested at about the same time, but he was released after an examination of several hours. .After Merle had been grilled for two days, he "im plicated Fre4 Poffenbarger, jr., who proved to be in command of more retails regarding, the 1 robbery than any of the others who later were im plicated. ' ; Orville Phillips surrendered him self to authorities Hugh Reed and T. A. Daly were arrested upon po lice information, and Mrs. Daly, Fred Poffenbarger, sr., and Clyde Poffenbarger were taken into cus tody in rapid succession. As a re cnit ln entire case was cleared up within a week from the time of the robbery, with the exception ot Keitn Collins, alleged driver of the auto mobile, who is missing. . Program Designed to , Save Paper and Work Announced for Army Washington. Nov. 25. Changes. described as "drastic m the corres ponding work of the army designed to save paper ana eliminate unnec essary labor, were announced by Ad jutant General Harris as having been approved by Secretary Baker. . Present army regulations require that all communications relating to personnel must be transmitted throueh all intermediate officers to the officer who takes final action, and after such action is taken, must go down the long line again. . The changes approved by Mr. Baker eliminate many of the inter mediate officers and permit the use of stamped endorsements. Noted Suffrage Worker of U. S. Is Apoplexy Victim Lexington, Ky., Nov. 25. Mrs. Desha Breckinridge, noted suffrage and woman's club worker, died here today of apoplexy. Her husband is editor of the Lexington Herald. She was a great granddaughter of Henry Clay. . Mrs. Breckinridge visited Omaha in October and made an address on behalf of the democratic national ticket. 1 Santa Fe Railroad Shops Cut Hour From Working Day Topeka, Kas., Nov. 25. An nouncement was made at the Santa Fe railway shops here the largest on the entire Santa Fe system of a reduction in working" hours from nine to eight hours a day. The nine hour day was established two months ago when there was an ur gent demand for repairs to cars and locomotives to expedite the move ment of the wheat crop. Mondell Sufers Only Slight Injury in Fall v Washington, Nov. 25. Repre sentative Mondell of Wyoming, re publican leader of the house, suf fered only slight injury his fall at hishome here Tuesday, it was said at his office. The majority lead er, his secretary said, would be back at his office tomorrow. ' Convicts Given Furloughs To Spend Day With FamUies Little 'Rock, Ark., Nov. 25. Two prisoners at the staie penitentiary were granted furloughs to spend Thanksgiving day with their families, and 18 others v.crr released on par i dous granted uy Governor Brough, Picking Out i ' t ... (Oowrifhl: lMO; Br Tni OWcf o TrtbUM 1 " ( ' it X l 'y ''"" aBgi mini Iowa Senator to Present Welfare; Bill in Congress ........... c . Measure by Kenyon Provides Creation of New Department - And Addition to Member . ship of Cabinet. ; . : Washington' Nov. 25. Creation of a department; of. social, welfare to "safeguard and promote the so cial welfare of the people i of-the United States" is provided for in, a Bill prepared by. Senator Kenyon of Iowa for introduction at the coming session of congress. The head of the department , would be a member of the cabinet. -.- ' ,' ' , " .The new department would have transferred to its . jurisdiction, the public licalth service and the hygien ic laboratory now under the treas ury; the bureau of education' from the Department of Interior; the chil dren's bureau, women's bureau, the bureau of industrial housing and transportation, the United States employment- service and the United States employes! commission, now under the Labor department, and the office of home economics from the Department of Agriculture. The bill also would authorize the president to transfer to the depart ment at any time, the whole pr any part of any bureau, office or other division or branch of the public serv-: ice engaged in work relating to the social welfare of the people. An assistant secretary of social welfare, to be appointed by the presi dent, at a salary of $5,000 per year, also is provided for under the bill. Hardings Observe Turkey Day. Quietly Ancou. Canal-Zone, Nov. .25. (By The Associated Press.) Sen ator and Mrs. Warren G.. Harding observed Thanksgiving quietly here today. ; Although gray skies may have prevailed over 'much of the United States, a scorching tropical sun bathed this city, the . Pacific terminus of thePanama canal, while the president-elect ; had dinner. He was a guest in the home of Colonel Chester Harding, governor of the canal? zone, who is his host during his vrsit here. During the morning "hours Mr. and Mrs. Harding went for an auto- mobile jnde through, ranama Uty, Ancon and Balboa, and the plans of the president-elect: included a golf game for late in the afternoon". To night he will be'gtfest of honor at a banquet and reception given by President ' Porras of the Panaman republic. ' j Wilson Grants Pardon To "Dry" Law Violator Washington, Nov. '25. President Wilson granted a pardon to John F. Schweinsberg, who pleaded guilty weeks ago in Cincinnati, to a charge of operating a liquor still. Schweins berg was sentenced , to serve six months in jail. " ; , . ... The court and prosecuting attor ney recommended he be pardoned on the ground that he had been mak ing liquor only for his own use and was; ignorant of, the law. Examiners Close Small State Bank' In Oklahoma Colgate, Okl., Nov. 25. The Citi zens State bank of Colgate was closed yesterday by Fred Dennis, state commissioner, following dis covery of an alleged shortage of more than $300,000 in . the bank's funds. Roy H. Hotchkiss, vice presi dent of the institution and formerly 3 state bank examiner, has been ar rested, charged with operating an in solvent bank. He is under $5,000 bond. . ... , Mexican Strike Ends. Eagle Pass, Tex;. Nov. 25. The strike of coal miners in the state of Coahuila was ended today when the strikers returned to work on the McMcau government terms, accord jug to reports received hcxe,! v" the Timber for Thank Offering Will Buy Shoes For Little Feet - i Bee Shoe Fund Intended to Spread Thanksgiving Cheer . Among Suffering Tots ; of Omaha. . , You are "filled up" with that good Thanksgiving dinner. , , But are you REALLY thankful for the blessings that are yours? - And wouldn't the Giver of your blessings like to see you help some poor little waifs who haven't even SHOES for the cold winter days ahead? , , ' ' . .. ' V '. - You can' send or bring a contri bution ,tTh Bee's Shoe fund. Every! cent that you give 1 will go towartt buying stout, warm shoes for Door, cold little feet. Better DO IT NOW. You may forget later. Put your thank offer ing in an envelope and address if to The Bee, . Some little shivering child is ready. for the shoes it will buy. . Previously reported Caih i...... "Nobody from Nowhere" Ruby OlKon, St. Edwards, Neb. W. H. Sanford . jB.lM) . . 3.50 1.00 . .8.00 tal.. . . 1162.50 Appeal to All jews To Co-Operate for ,- "Homeland" Issued Buffalo. N. Y., Nov. 25. An ap peal for the co-operatiou of all Jews m America toward converting Pales tine into. a "true Jewish fiomelaad" was made here by-Julius W. Mack, president of - the Zionist, organiza tions of America, in an address opetir ing the 23rd annual convention - ot the convention. Mr. Mack declared that the time for theoretical propaganda in favor. of the principles ' ot Zionism naa ended with the creation of a; free Jewish state in the Holy land under the guarantee of a British mandate? that it is a definite and concrete problem now, the upbuilding of the Jewish homeland.. "For decades to 'come this will .re quire the united effort of the whole Jewish people." he said. . Living Wage for Family - ' Of Five Fixed at $2,632 New." York. Nov,. 25.--A living wage for a family of five in , New York City now is $2,632.68,' it was estimated by John P. Mines, presii dent of the Printing Press and Feed ers' union, in presenting demands for an increase of wages in the printing trade. Expenditures were itemized as fol lows: Food. ?871.80; clothing, $529.96; rent, $437.35; light and heat, $68.59; household equipment, $69.23; miscel laneous, $653.75. British Scientists Deny Radium Substitute Made New York, Nov. 25. A statement credited to professors of the Uni versity of Missouri that a 'perfect substitute, for' radium can be "pro duced through . a chemical process j which purifies mesothbrium, is dis puted by British 'scientists, chemical authorities declared today. Among those who disagreed with the as sertion are Sir Ernest Rutherford of Cambridge university, Prof. W. H. Bragg of London university, F: H. Glew, chemical radio expert of (London,- and Prof.. Frederick Soddy. of Oxford university.- MacSwineyV Widow Sails For U. S. From Queenstown Queenstcwn, No 25. Mrs. Muriel MasSwiney, widow 'of Lord Mayor Terence MacSwiney. of Cork, and Mary MacSwiney, her sister, who are journeying to the Ignited' States to testify "before the committee of 100 .investigating the Irish question, embarked iiiietlv on the- .'earner Celtic today. Few people were aware thaf "they were Sailing, ' His Cabinet Suppression of Russia Blockade Urged by France Premier Leygues Says . Inas much as Soviet Is Operat ing Resumption of Trade Has Been Permitted. Paris, . Nov. 25. Suppressioa of the blockade of Russia is favored by Premier Leygues, he told 'the committee , on foreign relations of the chamber ' of deputies last eve ning. Inasmuch as the soviet gov ernment is actually in operation, he declared, it has been decUed to per mit French traders and manufac turers to do all the business they carr with Russia. . In addition, says Marcet Cachian, who is a member of the committee and who has written an account of the premier's statement for the news paper Humanite, M. Leygues said he was arranging to encourage trade with Russia. Discussing General Baron Wran gel and the recent defeat of that anti-bolshevik leader, the premier asserted he considered the 'rout of General , Wrangel's troops repre sented, nothing, and that France was released of all engagements toward him. This, country is now feeding -General Wrangel's army out of hu manity, but would continue this work no longer than necessary. The pemier said he was not thinking of using that army in any way and in cidentally announced that half of General Wrangel's troops were now in Serbia, where they were being reorganized. M. Leygues discussed a recent war-like address by Dr. Walter Sim ons, German foreign minister, and declared he had made an energetic protest to the Berlin cabinet. He added that in case there was a repetition of the incident the French government .would take decided steps. -. Illinois Man Held 1. For Thefts in China Seattle, Nov. 25. Robert L. Ward ol Decatur, 111.,, was held under ar rest here on -warrants signed by the United States attorney at Shanghai, charging robbery, forgery and em bezzlement. , Federal officers, who arrested Ward on his arrival here last - night, said they found. in his baggage 41 pieces of jade and other jewelry alleged to have been stolen in China. Ward, who claims to have served in Admiral Kolchak's army, denied the charge and said he could explain the presence of the jewelry. His. Chinese secretary wa:. detained. - Chinese Bandits Cause . Consul at Chang-Te to Flee Tokio, Nov. 25. (By The Associ ated Press.) Reports today from Seoul, Korea, state that the Japanese consul at Chang-Te, Manchurja, has fled to Kcizan with the Japanese in habitants of Chang-Te owing to the presence of 800 Chinese bandits. The Chinese inhabitants of Chang Te, according to the reports, declare the unrest in the region is due to the punitive operations of the Japanese force which recently entered Chinese territory to operate against Chinese bandits. They threaten a massacre of the Japanese residents as a retali atory measure. The Weather Forecast. " Nebraska Partly cloudy tonight and Friday; slightly warmer Friday and in northwest portion tonight. Iowa Fair tonight; Friday partly cloudy and somewhat warmer. Hourly Temperatures. 5 si I I p. m.... 1 a. m. . "i l I . in.... . ..si ...41 K a. m. a. m. 10 a. in. 11 r. m. It IPM , i p. m.... SI 4 p. in.... St ! P. m.... ax i ii. .... , ) 1 p. m.... SJ ! 9- Britain Is Called In Oil Dispute President Wilson Brings Con troversy to Head by Demand ing England Drop Stand of Disregarding U.' S. Colby Note Made Public By ARTHUR SEARS HENNING Oilrago Tribune-Omaha. Dm IkI Wire, Washington, Nov. 25. President Wilson suddenly has brought the oil dispute with Great Birtain to a head by calling upon London to back down from its attitude of dis regarding the United States in shap ing the terms of the British mandate to govern Mesopotamia and Pales tine. This was disclosed when the state department made public tonight Sec retary Colby's latest rejoinder tc England in the controversy over the possible .exclusion of Americans from oil development in Mesopota mia under the terms of the San Remo agreement between France and Great Bitain of joint exploita tion of oil resources. More wonden of the peace treaties and the league of nations covenant are revealed by the Colby note and the glimpses it affords of the Brit-, ish notes which have not been made public. .The correspondence illum inates the whole tragedy of the course of Mr, Wilson in proposing and approving a league plan of the ultimate rejection of which by the American people he had been im pressively warned. Demands Terms of Mandate. Great Britain has informed Uni ted States that the Mesopotamia and the Palestine mandates will be approved by the interested allied nations and evidently-does not re gard America as an interested pow er, possibly because the United States was not at war with Turkey, of which these territories formerly were a part. Mr. Colby takes emphatic excep tion to this view and calling for a showndown with England on this point, enunciates this pointed re quest: - - ! "The United States ! undoubtedly one of the powers directly interested in the terms of the mandates, and I therefore request that this draft mandate be communicated to this government foij its consideration be fore the submission to the cduncil of the league." The next move is up to Great Britain. If London yields the point the way may he opened to a speedy settlement of the oil controversy. If En eland remains obdurate and the 1 exclusion of American oil concerns - front .Mesopotamia ensues, the row may reach the retaliatory stage of exclusion of British oil interests frorh the United States. Holds for "Open Door." Mr. Colby contends for the "open door" for industrial enterprises in Mesopotamia, asserting that the fu ture peace of the world depends to an important extent, upon the pres ervation of equal commercial oppor tunity for "the citizens of all na tions," in the territory taken from the central powers by the victorious allies. ; , - It appears, however, that the Wil son covenant does not guarantee such equal opportunity to all na tions, but only to "members of the league." The United States is not a member of the league, and thus Is outajde the pale of the guarantee. Great Britain stands on the Wil son covenant and contents itself with the assurance that the terms ot the Mesopotamia and Palestine man dates are being prepared with a view to securing the open door for all states which are members of the (Torn to Tata Two. Column One.) Lord's Day Alliance To Urge Strict Laws i 1 Governing Sabbath New York, Nov. 25. Enactment of laws calling for strict enforce ment of the Sabbath will be urged in the legislatures of at least 35 states during 192!. the Lord's Day Alli ance announced. An effort will be made to stoa "commercialization" of the Sabbath, said Dr. Harry L. Bowlby, secre tary, with elimination of Sunday professional base ball, motion pic tures and automobiling. All stores would be closed. f ' "We would not impose a Puritan Sabbath," Dr. Bowlby said, "but we would have more of the spirit of the Puritans in our observance of the Lord's day. The moral tone of the nation is slipping backward steadily and thi peoule must retura to spiritual things." The alliance during its campaign, Dr. Bowlby said, will seek the sup port of organized labo- and business interests which now close on Sun day. . . ,v 1 ' National921 Shriners Meeting Goes to Savannah Savannah, Ga.. Nov. 25. The im perial 1921 convention of the order of the Mystic1 Shrine will be held in Savannah, according to a message received here today from Ellis L. Garretson of Tacoma, Wash., im perial potentate of the order. The Savannah board of trade has sug gested that the convention be held in'MaJ. Prohibition Director of . N. Y. Hands Death Blow New York, Nov. 25. Bootlegging in New York was dealt a severe blow today by the announcement of Charles R. O'Connor, federal prohibition director for this state, that plans have been laid to offi cially escort every drop of Hauor ..;from its withdrawal from the hond ed warchoui-e to the ultimate coti- .7jsumcr, . 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