THE BEE: OMAHA, SSTUTvDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1920.
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Sister oitlie Late'
Cork Mayor Again
On Witness Standi
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Miss Mary MacSwiney Tells
Of ; "Alrocities" by Black
V. And Tan Against Irish
" Volunteers.
Latest Photograph of
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ivirs.uara omitn namon
Stilraco Tribnn-Omnba Br leaned Wire.
.Washington, Dec. 10. The alleged
"atrocities" perpetrated by the Irish
constabulary, including "Black and
Tans" anl by British soldiers upon
the Irish volunteers antj the people
of Ireland were again 'discussed by
th& witnesses who appeared before
the merican commission on con
ditions in Ireland. ,
Aldiss Mary MacSwiney 'resumed
tjie stand to tell of the testimony
at? the' inquest following the shoot
ing of Lord Mayor MacCurtain of
Cork, who preceded Terence Mac
Swiney in that office. She was fol
lowed in turn by P. J. Gilfoyle of
Pittsburgh, Mrs. Thomas Murphy of
New York and four former mem
bers of the Royal Irish constabulary,
Daniel F. Crowley, John Joseph Cad
dan, John Tangney and Daniel Gal
ih, all of whom resigned their posi
tions within the last few months and
are now living in Xew ,York.v
: Miss MacSwiney related the story
of the arrival of armed men Vith
blackened faces at the lord mayor's
Home and the murder committed in I
the presence of his wife, whose twin
bubies were born, dead a few months
afterward. She read the verdict of
the coroner s jury charging Lloyd
George, Lord French and Ian Mac
Pherson with the death of Mr. Mac
Curtain. ; '. English Hamper Courts.
It was acknowledged at the in
quest, she said, that the police had
been out of the murder and that
there had been shooting, but . no
record had .been kept by the au
thorities of their activities. Mr.
MacCurtain, she said, had no arm
in his house with whiah to defend
himself. '
; Miss Jane Addams and Dr. Nor
man Thomas asked the witness a
few questions to bring out whether
In her opinion the resort to violence
by the Irish republican's, including
the shooting of policemen Vind such
incidents as the recent shooting of
,14 British officers, was in the besl
; .interest of the republican move
ment, and Miss MacSwiney replied
that the Irish had not resorted to
violence until the English had begun
.'.to hamper the courts and other ma
chinery of the Irish republic,
"I want you to know, Miss Mac-
' Swiney," interposed Senator Norris
of Nebraska, "that all members of
this committee dd not go to the
extreme of thinking that - the Irish
people should be obliterated before
thy are freed."
uz Mr. Gilfoyle, who was making a
. visit to relatives in Ireland dnrinst
?the summer an4;Ar1yi;fa4lof 1920,
followed Miss MacSwiney "on trie
stand. He said that while at his
sister-in-law's-" house" In. ,-Feagle,
County CIar' October 7, twotmem
; bers of the Royal Irish constabulary
;Were killed;He went td VieW the
bodies, which -lay iu the- road, and
Tound only airiest, "father O'Reilly,
tfcere.k He ; tayed with the . priest
antil about BO soldiers arrived on
horseback, s.They asked fhe priest
,to secure a. cart and-remove the
bodies to town. ' j
y 'Priest Attacked. ' '.
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A new photograph of Clara Smith
Hamon, who is being sought in con
nection with the death of Jake L.
llamon, millionaire oil man and poli
tician, who was shot while in his
apartment at an Ardmore (Okl.)
hotel. Accordinc to reports from
Ardmore, Mrs. Clara Smith Hamon
is negotiating with the authorities re
garding her return, in which case, it
is thought, she will fight the charges
filed against her. .
Special Body to
Decide On Powers
OfBlockade-Rule
General Secretary f League
Of Nations to Watch
For Infractions of
' ',, Covenant. ;
' Fort Worth. Tex.. Dec. 10. Clara
Barton Smith, charged with murder
m connection with the death of Jake
L. Hamon, failed to appear at the
offices of her attorneys, McLean,
Scott & McLean, today, as had been
expected. All arrangements had
been made for the young woman's
reception and the law firm's outer
offices were filled with nwsoaocr
men Motion picture -cameras were-f.
set up m the .street and once when
a young woman reporter hurried up
to interview Mr. McLean, a cam
era man ground madlyi
Miss Smith was not to be arrested
while in Fort Worth, it is under
stood, but was to b'e permitted to re
turn to Ardmore, Okl., where it is
charged s"he fired the shot that
caused Mr. Hamon's death. Her
r.ttornevs expected her to arrive
from the vicinity of El Paso, rt
vas understood she would leave the
train somewhere west of Fort
Worth and come into the city by
automobile to be interviewed by the
law"firm and then permitted to re
sume her journey to 0lahoma. .
Detectives Guard Widow.
Chicago, "Dec. 10. Mrs. Jake L.
Hamon, widow of the Oklahoma
magnate and politician who was
recently slain in a hotel at Ard
more, returned from Oklahoma to
day, - accompanied by her "ycaing
daughter. Olive Belle. . Durinar her
absence, it was said, apartments in
Sheridan Road hall been entered
and (papers and litters stolen in
search.for evidence bearing on the
death of her husbaid and his rela
tions with Clara Smith Hamon. his
I :;:.- That afternoon, while -dunking niece by marriage.- '
- freely, the police and "officers raided . Two detectives have been employ
Ihe priest's-hoftse,-accused him of ed to guard Mrs. Hamon and he:
-instigating ine rnuracr ana oeai mm daughter ana tney are on amy aay
i Tv.cr tne Doay witn tne Dmts ot tneir and nigh
t, armed and ready to re-
rines. ' ' Del invaders. All the servants have
i'4 In the night drunken soldiers shot been instructed to admit no one, Vj
5H the town and, burned two houses, , answer no telephone calls or to
fne ot which was his sister-m-iawS j converse with any one aooutthc
Miss Smith Fails ;
To Give Self Up
Woman Charged With Murder
( Of Jake Hamon of OkIa
homa Still at Liberty.
j homer-
S Daniel
F. Crowley' resigned, he
household affairs.
explained, because he was afraid of Pnrmo- Chinnar CUrnr
the black and tans, in consequence rOUTier AIllCagO VJlOlt
oy Pays Penalty for
Murder on Gallows
Of his refusal to poiut out to them
flie residence of two men they said
tney meant to shoot.
I" All the witnesses agreed that prior
to 1919 the men pi the R. I. C were
trained never to use force save when
attacked, but that after that date,
although the 'constabulary orders
never were changed, different -coa
Chjoaico Tribune-Omaha Bee Leaded Wire.
"i Cfiicajio. Det 10. Nicholas" Viana.
'the sweet singer of the county jail.
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1 By The Asoclateil Yttw, ,
Geneva, Dec' 10. Just how the
economic blockade may be used as a
league of nations, weapon to prevent
war is to be determined by a spe
cial commission which the council
of. the league will appoint and which
will report to the council at the next
assembly.X This was the essence of
a report adopted with minor amend
ments by the assembly today.
Pending further action in the next
assembly the general secretary of
the league is to act as a sort of out
post to watch for infractions of the
covenant and inform the council,
which shall meet to take cognizance
of the facts and subsequently inform
Till the other members of the league.
As soon as the members are sat
isfied that an infraction of the cov
enant as described in article 16 of the
document has occurred, they will be
expected to carry out the provisions
of the first paragraph of that article,
namely, break off all financial, com
mercial and personal relations be
tween their nationals and the nation
als of the covenant-breaking state.
The report, which is taken as mere
(y interpreting the covenant, pro
voked a somewhat confused debate.
Dr. Giuseppe Motta, president of
Switzerland, lobtained a modification
in favor of maintaing "relations for
purely humanitarian purposes."
The Scandinavian amendments re
leasing small states bordering on
an offending nation from blockade
obligations, which were put over un
til the next meeting of the assembly,
obtained partial satisfaction through
the recommendation in the report
adopted that further study be given
the Scandinavian propositions and
that the blockade commission should
consider what action might be
taken in such cases.
In discussing this' -recommendation.
Senator Lafonte of Belgium, declared
tfiat every state, great or small, should
take its risks in the interest of all.
Martial Law in Roumania
Following Bomb Outrages
London, Dec. 10. Reports that
martial law had been proclaimed in
Roumania were current in connec
tion with dispatches from Bucharest
telling of the thrbwing of a bomb in
the Roumanian senate in which two
senators, including a member of the
government, were killed' and. others
seriously injured.
The bomb throwing is ibelieved to
be directly connected with the un
rest prevailing throughout Rumania.
Strikes have been in progress there
and the government recently Qjpftred
the military forces to use 'all means,
including bombs and gas, to sup
press disorders.
Thousands View Bodies
Of Three Men Lynched
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nooses was exposed, to the public
view, the three youncr sons of James
A. Pctray, who was killed last Sun
day by Boyd, studied the gruesome
print ciosejy wiinout comment.
Following- the inquest the bodies
q Fitts and Valento were claimed
by relatives. Valento s body is to
be taken tflxSan Francisco for burial.
No one came to claim the body of
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The forces of the sheriff's and dis
trict attorney's offices were set at
work to round up the lynchers, but
District Attorney George Hoylc
said the task appeared almost hope
less. Identification of the black
masked figures, who came' and went
so quickly, would, be weunigh tin
possible, he said. ,
County Attorney Shocked.
"This-'occurrence has shocked me
so that I hardly feel able to make a
statement," said Hoyle.
'"I retired early last night with the
feeling that my chain of , -evidence
was complete and that there . was
not one loophole through' wriich
any one of the three could escape
just punishment, only to be startled
from my slumbers at Z:oO tins
morning by a telephone call that
these prisoners had been lynched."
There was a dramatic scene in the
Sonoma county superior court
room when the cases of the three
hanged men were called. They
were to have pleaded to indictments,
charging them with murder in con
nection with the " slaying of officers.
District Attorney Hoyle informed
the court that the men had been
slain. The court had Sheriff Boyes
sworn and from him received an
account of this morning's tragedy.
"Dismissed by- death," Judge Em
mettxSe well ordered, and the for
mality was ended.
. Attacked Young Girls.
San Francisco. Dec. 10. Six men
lhave died as a result of gangster
outrages on women nere, prize ngnt
ing has come under the ban in Cali
fornia cities, and a roundup of crimi
nals and vagrants through tire state
hav begun.
In addition to the three men
lynched early today two Sah Fran
cisco detectives and the sheriff of
Sonoma county were killed Sunday
when attempting to arrest the men
in ' vvv J IVIVV1 fi
The outrage of the gang came to
public notice Thanksgiving day
when two young y women reported
they had been attacked by nine men
in a shack. v. , '
Five arrests were made and the
men are now .awaiting trial here.
Two of the local prisoners are Ed
ward (Knockout) KruvosKy and
Edmond (Spud)f Murphy, prizefight
ers. Shortly after, the attack in the
shack was reported two other young
wrnen told the police they also had
been attacked in the same, house,
which was ordered closed. The five
men under arrest are being held on
bonds of, $120,000 each.
The men who were lynched today
were identified by three of the girls
as either having been in the shack .
when they were attacked or of hav
ing participated in the attack.
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- cRtions prevailed and the torce be-- nan?ca '
time, ib effect, a military dy. U P?ner et u?
the spring of 1919 the men; were
given bombs and hand grenades and
f jtaught how to use them.
Scores of Kiddies ;
3 Greet Gen. Pershing
Cfciraro Tribune-Omaha Bee 1aed Wire.
. i-jPJCew York, Dec. 10. One hundred
jind eighty children in the temporary
shelter of the Society for the Preven
tion of Cruelty to Children, at In
wood, were madd superlatively happy
ftfday by. a vjsit from General John
JV Pershing, commander-in-chief of
the American expeditionary, forces in
France. They saw the ntfted soldier
in,, full uniform and cheered him to
- the echo.
, . All the little girls shook hands
with him, and one Wee boy, who
read a Iqtter of greeting to the gen
eral and almost broke down in doing
it returned to his seat in a glow qf
glory with the general's kiss on' his
cheek -
When he appeared on the play
: ground the children broke into pro
'" longed -cheers. The ' boys turned
handsprings, and otherwise showed
their appreciation. , .,
School Boy Dies a8 Result
: t; Of Stoning by Playmates
' Otfraa-a THbnne-Omaha Bee leaned Wire.
' - Belleville, Mich., Dec, 10. Ray
mond C. Kleinschmidt, 13, died. In
Ann Arbor as, the -result of injuria
suffered when he was stoned by
". playmates after their dismissal
from school.
-' When he fciled to appear at sup
ner time a search" was made with
lanterns and he was found uncon
scious bv the roadside. . . x
- According to scanty information
gathered from his playmates, they
engaged in a stone battle oon after
leaving school. Whether he was the
rictim of a combined attack cannot
be ascertained from his companions.
A sweeping investigation will be
made by Coroner Birchfield and
Sheriff Coffin.
flighting Fixture Oranden Elec
tric Co., formerly Burgess-Gran den
'. Co. Adv. ' '
.iReadBiy-Ritt ad Sunday. Adv.
cstomary pandemonium when
Vianawas hanged. Ordinarily when
the trap falls with a great clatter.
AH wn; unit: i 1111 ti a t3 otiaiw mui
cell doors and set up a tremendouvf J
yelling and cursing, .today tney
were silent.
A mysterious "grapevine" message
had passed through the jail thai
Viana was to sing on the gallows,
but the prisoners listened in vain
for the song. Jnstead they heatd
his voice in prayer and his brief
valedictory.
Viana was hanged for murdering
a man from whom he Secured but
$6 and a few pennies. He said he
could have saved his neck by turn
ing state's' evidence, but word had
been sent to him by the gang that
if he did s6." his mother and sisters
would be killed. This explained his
farewell address in which he said
he was dying for his family.
Steamships.
Arrival. .
New York, Dee. 1. Mongolia, Ham
burs; Asia, Marseilles, via Providence;
Adriatic. Southampton.
Naples, Dec. S. America. Philadelphia.
' Havre, Dec S. La Ravole. New York.
SI an lla. Dec. (. Empress of Russia,
Vancouver.
Yolcottama. Deo, S. Heralsnna Mara,
Seattle; Dec 8. Siberia Mara, San
Francisco, . . ; ,
' Departures.
Baltimore, Md., Dec rPoInt Adams,
San KranciscX). - tW
Wellington. . N. Z., Sec I. Marama,
En Francisco.-
. Kobe. Dee. 6 West Ison. Seattle. :
Yokohama. Dec. 6. Coartta. Portland:
'Suwa Maru. SeatUe; Dc 7, Hague Maru,
Ban Francisco.
Melbourne. Dec T. Walruna, Van
couver. Hods' Kong. Dec I. Talthrbua. Seattle.
"New York, Dec. 10 Stanley Dollar, San
Francisco.
Havre, Dec. t. Re D'ltalta, New York.
Genoa, Deol S. Cretlc, New York.
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The Junior Shop
ft thankful indeed for the
( wonderful response tb our
First Sale of Boys' Wean
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off on all
Boys' Suits
Overcoats
' Mackinaws
v These prices would not mean much if oui
stock were comprised of bad patterns, old styles
and dead numbers, but we assure you every gar
ment is our own splendid stock and -the assort
ment is still equal to many more days of selling
before you "frill find it hard to select a pleasing
pattern. ; . .
$10.00 Suits and Overcoats Kow $ 5.00 '
12.50 Suits and Overcoats Now 6.25 .
15.00 Suits and Overcoats Now 7.50
20.00 Suits and Overcoats Now 10.00 ' v
25.00 Suits and Overcoats Now . 12.50
30.00 Suits and Overcoats Now -15.00
35.00 Suits and Overcoats Now 17.50
Barker's Clothes Shop
2d Floor Securities Bldg., 16th and Farnam.
THOMPSON - BELDEN &Q.
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" Successful
Christmas
SKoppirig
Select gifts which pos
sess the charm of good
taste.
Consider how delightful it
" is to receive something,
which combines novelty
and luxury with the most i
apparent serviceability.
And to choose these self
same gifts amidst Christ
masy surroundings with
the helpful assistance of
those who are both cour
teous and intelligent.
These advantages are
yours at Thompson-Bel-den's.
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Gifts A re so Very
Unattractive
But there is at least one f
sort that pleases the' ;
aesthetic as welf as the ,
economic sense.
Lingerie .
of Glove Silk
Its sheer loveliness is un
questionably practical, for v
no other fabric wears or
launders half so well.
Our selection of camisoles, .
teddies, vests and bloom
ers is varied enough to
take care. o your entire -feminine
gift list. Stop
and see our attractive as
sortments. ; '
Linjerie Second floor.
$1.50 Turkish ,
Towels $lteach '
Large Turkish towels in
brocaded weaver in blue,
pink or lavender, Saturday "
for$l. i
. . Linens Main Floor.
Daintily Trim
med Brassieres
Smart, well-fitting bras
sieres and bandeaux are
to be had in several mate-,
rials so attractively de
signed and trimmed that
they would make delight-
( ful Christmas, gifts; ,
Corsets Second Floor, i
the Street Floor of
Feminine Gift Shbps
announces another timely -'
hosiery sale for Saturday
$5 qualities for $3
A small quantity of medium brown, pure
thread silk hose, hand clocked in brown.
$6.50 to $7.50 qualities, $3.50
Lace, silk, net, very sheer Italian silks, open
clock and lace front hose, very wonderful '
gift hose for only $3.50 a pair. s v ,
$4.25 and $4.50 qualities, $2.50
Out-size silk hose in cordovan and Rus
sian calf shades with garter tops and
double soles of lisle. -
V . "" Center Aide.
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suggests the great wisdom
ff a glove certificate
- For Trefousse Gloves from Thompson
Belden's are the very highest compliment '
to, a woman's discernment.
There are one and two-clasp kid gloves in '
black, white and a host of fashionable
shades for $4, $4.75 and $5.50. And there
are slip-on styles in black, white and pas
tel for $6.50. r.
A glove certificate makes a ' ,
pleasing selection inevitable.
. South' Aide.
and directs your attention
to the many new hags
That the Notion Section is displaying these
days. , Particularly the leather bags and
purses, the regular bag shapes for $4 and
up, the -back-strap purses fo$5 and up, the
exquisitely hand-tooled Jeathers in soft
browns and greens, and the smart canteen
boxes with innumerable vanity fittings,
fron$5 and up. ' .
Velvet bags of soft, silk velvet with vanity
fittings are to be had for" $5 and up.
J v v ' - Center Aide.
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.iew sann nars
.' $5.00
, The Most Attractive Sale
- Offering of the Season
Satin with' Cleophane '
Satin with Fur
Satin with Brocade
, Satin with Metal Cloth
' Satin with Georgette '
New styles in these An event which defi-
pnlnrts- ftkek navv njtely proves the style
colors. macK, navy, and . value-sriving su-
henna, scarlet, brown premacy of Thompson-
pearl, pheasant, tan: Beldeh milUnery.
' ' . Fourth Floor.
Handkerchiefs
for Men
We specialize on linen
for the' reason that no
other material is so satis
fying. If variety, inter
ests you, there are both
white and colored linens,
plain hemstitched, cord
and tape borders, cross
barred effects, in every
desirable quality.
Select initial handker
chiefs now before we are
eut of any letters,
Men's Robes
More than one hundred and
fifty different ones for your
approval. English flannels,
Terry cloth blanket robes,
luxurious silks, also several
very attractive tailored
models made oilmen's uit-'
ing fabrics. Displayed in
a large wardrobe for your
convenience in choosing.
Men's Gloves
vTo satisfy the man who is
particular about his gloves -we
have included every ap
proved style in our holiday
showing. -
Mochas, light weight kid,-
cape stock buckskin, wool,
silk and fabric. Gauntlet
and strap wrist styles for
motor wear.
The Selection
Of just the right sort of
card to send" requires
patient care and no
small amount of time,
so it behooves the
thoughtful person , t o
make early selections at
her leisure. -
We hav a delightful
array , of them ranging
in price from 3c to 30c
each.T
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Then there are gay cords
.and ribbons, clever stamps
and seals to give the
proper , Christmas air to
holiday letters and gack-
ages.
Art Dept. Second Fltjor
Foolish, .Isn't It?
to wear an apron in ba'ck
and as a collar, too. But
it's delightful folly in the
-case of these odd Jittle
cape collars that appear
only in back and are
t merely smalls but very
glorified aprons in shape
and material. : A net and
lace" one with a little em
broidery, too,' is $5.75.
' NorthAide Main Floor.
The Personal
v Compliment
to her daintiness is a vest
of soft glove ilk for $2.95,
or as high as $7.50.
Second Floor.
Three-in-a-Box
Hand - embroidered han-
kies from Switzerland,
three different patterns
in a gift box, $3!25.
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North Aide Main Floor.
An Animal .
Scarf! of soft brown fox,
a very fluffy, soft pelt
' that' makes a delightful
4 frame for the face, and is
just $45. '
, The Fur Shop Third Floor.
Umbrellas
in Colors
They are just as storm
proof as black, and cer
tainly much more attrac
tive. The handles are a
touch of additional distinc-
v Hon. $10.
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Mala Floor.
Petticoats
Of fine,, silk jersey in at
tractive colors; a purple
skirt with vivid blue in
serts in the nleated
flounce ; a navy with
orange, black with blue,
green with navy, may be
had for only S5.
Third. Floor. '
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