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Agreement
Reached On
Irish Bill
British Government Accepts
Proposal pn Home Rule
Measure as Framed by Up
per House of Parliament.
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Early Action Is Expected
By The Associated Prim.
London, Dec. 18. When the
amended Irish home rule bill reached
the house of commons from the
house of lords this afternoon, it was
nounced by Sir Laming Worthing-ton-Evans,
for the ministry, that the
government accepted the proposal
framed by the upper house regarding
the Irish council. This removed the
only outstanding difference between
the houses and indicated the speedy
adoption of the bill.
! The house of lords last night
agreed virtually to leave all 1 the
amendments to the bill made by the
house of commons, changing them
, only to provide the Irish council
should not be elected by proportional
representation and that the lord lieu-
tenant i should retain the right of
SJJJ- nominating the president of the coun
cil. .
Amendment Passed.
I The lower' house today amended
tne lords proposal that if either area
in Ireland refused to set up a parlia
ment the executive could not make
the offer, a second time unless within
two years' both houses adopt a reso
lution asking for it. I On motion of
the government, the house passed
, an amendment bv vote of 175 to 12,
making th time limit three years
after June 1.
j The bill this afternoon was re
turned to the lords, who will con
. sider it Monday. , 1
t Lloyd George, epeakilg concern
ing the time limit,, amendment,, said
to accept the lord's proposal for two
. years was placing the whole chance
of the experiment being brought into
l operation upon the possibility of the
government being able to succeed
ai the first go.
uooa TDing to Try.
While he-was not altogether con
fident that when the government
made the offer to the Isouthern area
of Ireland in the next few months it
1 would be accepted, the premier as
serted he thought it was a good thing
to try. It would be a means of be
ginning to rally the population
against forces of disorder, lie said.
Kven if the government got only 25
cr 30 per cent to commit themselves
to constitutional methods, Mr. Lloyd
ueorge went on, n wouia.De ot aa
w . ..vantage. . .-. ; ' .. ,. j
ine premier declared bir mmar
Greenwood, chief secretary for Ire-
i land, had achieved remarkable suc
l cess, in the direction of restoring or
der in Ireland and there was greater
desire to try the experiment of con
stitutionalism in Ireland again.
Former Publisher of
'New York Mail Found
Guilty on Two Counts
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New York, Dec. 18. Dr.. Edward
A. Rumely, former publisher of the
New York Evening Mail, and S.
Walter Kaufman and Norvin Lind
heim, his co-defendants, were ac-
1 quitted by a jury here on three
counts of an indictment charging
t conspiracy to withhold from the
government knowledge of the al
leged German ownership of the pa
per, and found guilty on two counts.
The finding of not guilty was on
counts alleging that the German
government owned actual shares of
the newspaper's stock, while the ver
dict of guilty was on that part of
the indictment which alleged that the
defendants had borrowed money
from German sources with which to
, conduct the paper.
The 'ury made a strong recom
mendation of mercy for the defend
ants, whose bail was continued. The
court adjourned until !iext Monday,
when they will be sentenced.
Hinchey Presented
nrvmnn Kinrr
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A $500 diamond ring was pre
sented to M. M. Hinchey.f formerly
assistant superintendent of the Ne
braska division of the Union Pacific,
at a reception held in his honor at
" De Luxe hall last week. v-
The reception was given by em
ployes of the operating and trans
portation department of the Union
Pacific. . Talks were made by Ed
Hamilton, P. E. Dunbar, Jerry Lin
ahan and Ed White. A bouquet of
roses was given Mrs. Hinchey.
Mr. Hinchey recently was trans-
fcrred from his position as assistant
superintendent and is at present act
ing chief dispatcher.
San Francisco Man Killed
In Mexico, Report States
Washington, Dec. 18. John Ber
ens, an American mining man of
San -Francisco, was killed about No
vember 29 in the state of Mexico,'
Mexico, according to information
received today by the State depart
ment front the American embassy
at Mexico City.
Argentina Lifts Wheat
Embargo for Export Use
Ottawa, Dec. 18. The department
of trade and commerce today re-
ceived a cablegram from Buenos
Aires announcing that the Argentine
government has removed the wheat
expoft embargo.
" Sixteen Reported Drowned
When Skiff Overturns
Charleston, W. Va.. Dec. 18. Six
teen men are reported to have been
drowned when a skiff in which they
were crossing the Kanawha river
' tverturned at Spring Hill, near here.
WHERE TO FIND
the Big Features of N
The Sunday Bee
Two Omaha Tots Take Trip
Through Candyland Part 4,
Paga 1.
City Manger Tells How Plan
Saved Money for Dubuque, la..
Tax-payers Part 4, Page 2.
Nebraska's Mennonite Colony
Part 3, Page 3.
t Sports Part 3, Pages 1 and 2.
Married Life of Helen and
Warren Part 4, Page 8.
Heart ' Secrets of a Fortune
Teller Part 4, Page 1.
Polly Goes Shopping Part.
2, Page 7.
Gibson Cartoon Part 4, Page
8.
Montague in Rose Part. 4,
Page 8. !
Women's News and Features
Section 2.
Letters of a Homemade Man
to his Son Part 3, Page 4.
Movie Contest Part 4, Page 7.
Keeping of Cider '
With Kick UK,'
Palmer Declares
Attorney General Interprets
Section 29 as- Meant to Pro
hibit Sale, But Not Manu-.
facture, of Beverage.
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Washington, Dec. 18. Use of cider
in the home by its manufacturer,
even after it "has become intoxicat
ing, i3 lawful and without the bounds
of theyprohibition enforcement act,
according to an opinion submitted to
the secretary of the treasury by At
torney General Palmer and made
public today.
The opinion is in conflict with the
regulations of the bureau of internal
revenue which state home-made cider
must be "non-intoxicating in fact"
although not necessarily containing
less than one-half of 1 per cent of
alcohol.
Secretary Houston asked for an
opinion as to whether the term "non
intoxicating cider and fruit juices"
means non-intoxicating in fact, or
containing less than one-half of 1
per cent of alcohol. The phrase, oc
curs in section 29 of the prohibition
act which permits manufacture of
non-intoxicating, cider for use in 'the
home without a permit '
In answer the attorney general
held that the expression meant con
taining less than one-half of 1 per
cent, but added:
"In view, however, of what I un
derstand this to mean, I am sure it
would be misleading for me to con
tent1 myself witji this, direct answer
to your question r a&, i.
Meant to Stop Sale.
Congress intended by section 29
to prohibit the sale, but not the man
ufacture of intoxicating cider for use
in the home, the opinion said.
"Congress seems to have recog-j
nized the peculiar nature ot ciaer,
the attorney general declared. "Fer
menation very shortly sets in. pro
ducing alcohol and all that is neces
sary to convert the cider into an in
toxicating liquor is the lapse of a
short time.
"Broadly speaking, one who has
manufactured cider which has not
vet had time to ferment has not
inn ifactured intoxicating liquor."
Section 29 has sought to make it
clear it was not intended that one
who manufactured cider and kept it
in his home4 for beverage pmposes,
until it fermented would be guilty of
possessing intoxicating liquors un
lawfully, the opinion stated.
' Possession Not Illegal
Possession of intoxicating liquor
is not prohibited by the 18th amend
ment, the attorney general explained,
an(l the only offense against the en
forcement act which a manufacturer
of cider for use in the home could be
'guilty of would be of having it in
his possession after it ferments and
produces alcohol.
"By the provision above," he said,
"I thiifk congress has, at least by
necessity implication, provided that
the publication of the manufacturer
of cider, even after it has by fermen
tation become intoxicating, shall not
be unlawful so long as he holds it
exclusive for use in the home or
sale to those having permits to make
vinegar."
While the opinion is binding on
the treasury, prohibition enforcement
officials intimated tonight Mr. Pal
mer might be asked to reconsider
his decision in view of the-conflict
between his contention and existing
regulations.
Seventeen Men and 20 Stills
, Seized in West Virginia
Huntington, W. Va., Dec. 13.
One of the biggest "moonshine"
raids in southern West Virginia, ex
tending nine days and centering in
Ixgan county, was . reported .by
Frank Adkins, state prohibition of
ficer. Seventeen prisoners were taken
and 20 stills, 100 gallons of moon
shine, 5.000 gallons of mash and 40
pints of bonded whisky were con
fiscated. -
Texas Legion Posts Urged
To Combat Wave of Crime
Dallas, Tex., Dec. 18. Post com
manders of the American Legion
throughout Texas are urged to call
immediately, special mass meetings
of their ebers for discussion of
eergency easures to assimst in com
batting "a wave of crime" and main
taining law and order, in a telegram
sent from headquarters of the Texas
department of the Legion here.
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Budapest Postal Workers
Arrested for Stealing Mail
Vienna, Dec. 18. (Jewish Tele
graphic Agency.) A number of pos
tal officials in Budapest have been
arrested in connection with thefts
from American mail, says a dispatch
from Budapest today. It has been
discovered that $300,000 has been
stolen from American letters,
Cole and
Grammer to
Die Moi
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Supreme Co v ,v" to
Halt Fir A iOn in
State; Ch for Two
Howard t anty Men.
Curie to Throw Switch
Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 18. (Special
Telegram.) Cole and Grammer will
be electrocuteiHJMonday. )
After exhausting every avenue of
escape, 4hrough the state and fed
eral courts, Alson B. Cole and Al
len V. Grammer will go to the elec
tric chair as punishment for the
murder of Mrs. Lulu Vogt in How
ard county in J917. It will be the
first electrocution in the history of
Nebraska. '
At the state penitentiary in Lin
coln the electric chair, equipped a
year ago, is waiting for its two vic
tims, now confined in the death
chamber in an adjoining room. Ed
ward B. Currie of "Boston is en route
to Lincoln and is expected to ar
rive Sunday to throw the - switch
that will snuff out the lives of the
two young men.
Many Reprieves Granted.
More than a dozen reprieves have
been granted the two men, as they
appealed the case on various
grounds from time to time. The
last ' reprieve was signed by Gov
ernor McKelvie Saturday! delaying
the execution until Monday.
The state supreme court dismissed
today a petition m error filed by
attorneys of Cole as a last attempt
to save the man's life. The writ of
error was recalled. This ruling, af
firms the qpinion of District Judge
Paine of Howard county. ,
With this decision of the court it
appears impossible that the execution
can be stopped unless Governor Mc
Kelvie relents at eleventh hour and
grants th two men clemency. He
has signified no intention of follow
ing this course and has ordered
Warden Fenton of the penitentiary
to complete arrangements for carry
ing put the sentence of the Howard
county district court.
Will Obey Law.
Governor McKelvie when informed
of the decision of the court instruct
ed the warden to carry out the
electrocution sentence as provided
by the Nebraska statutes. This will
make the "party" strictly private and
exclude newspaper men from wit
nessing the electrocution.
It has been more than three vears
sine Cole and Grammer were first
sentenced to be electrocuted for the
murder of Grammar's mother-in-law,
Airs. V Ogt. VOIC was CWVHnTar-iTryjjfgr
rommittinff the crime at the Behest
cf Grammer in order that Grammer
could come into possession of her
money.
Farmers' Conference
Plans Co-Operative
N Elevator in Omaha
St. Louis, Dec. 18. Establishment
of co-operative farmers' banks as a
mpthnd of assurin? credit to asrricul-
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turists was considered at the : final
"JEcSd asserted such
banks were necessary at present beJ
cause of the la'ck of credit to farm
ers and rural banks.
The Conferees discussed the feas
ibility of building large elgvatdrs in
the nine principal terminal cities, and
smaller elevators in various other
sections of the country.
The nine proposed grain centers
are
Chicago. Omaha, Kansas City,
Seatttle, Galveston, Baltimore, Min-neapolis-St.
Paul, St. Louis, and
New Orleans.
It was announced that a committee
would be appointed to meet January
4, to work out plans of financing the
proposal.
Cardinal Gibbons Is
Rapidly Recovering
Baltimore, Md., Decyd8. An an
nouncement concerning the health of
Cardinal Gibbons, signed by Bishop
O. B. Corrigan, vicar general of the
diocese, appears today in the Balti
more Catholic Review. It said:
"His condition varies from hour to
hour, but those in attendance are
hopeful of early recovery. His de
voted people are urged to offer daily
prayers for him."
Word was received from Union
Mills this mornimr that the cardinal
had a good night's rest and had said
he felt better than at any time since
he went there.
"Dips" Take $1,000 From
Salt Lake Railway Clerk
Salt Lake City, Dec. 18. William
Hunsberger, clerk at the local ticket
office of the Denver and Rio Grande
railroad, was jostled at the entrance
of a bank by two men. ,As a result
he informed the police he lost $1,000
in bills from one of his pockets.
Hunsberger was proceeding to de
posit the money for the railroad com
pany when he became sandwiched
between the men, he stated.
Snow Monday and Tuesday
Is Promise for Coming Week
Washington, Dec. 18. Weather
predictions for the week, beginning
Monday, are: ' L'pper Mississippi
and lower Missouri valleys, general
ly fair and cold, but snows are prob
able Monday and Tuesday.
Packing Company Sued.
William C. Downey of Pleasanton,
Neb., filed suit in district court yes
terday against the Skinner Packing
company for $115,000 which he in
vested in stock of the company. He
alleges that untrue representations
were made to him.
Wonien With Shawls
To Censor Dress in
- Zion City Tabernacle
Zion City, 111., Dec. 18. Two cen
sors, armed with one dozen woolen
shawls, were appointed by Wilbur
Glenn Voliva, overseer, of Zion City,
enforce an order against the wear
g of low-neck dresses in 'the Zion
tabernacle.
The censors, Mrs. W. H. Glendin
en, wife of the mayor, and Mrs. T.
C. Pihl, are to place a shawl around
any woman who violates the order,
conduct her from the tabernacle and
surrender her to a waiting policeman.
A sign has been posted across Die
front of the tabernacle warning Zion
women against wearing dresses with
out collars; skirts more than three
inches above the ankle, openwork
stockings, "x-ray" sleeves or trans
parent blouses.
Fate of Woman on
Trial for Murder
In Hands of Jury
Self-Defense Plea of Defend
ant in Sensational Trial at
Alliance First Woman
To Face Charge.
Alliance, Neb., Dec. 18. (Spe
cial.) The fate of Evelyn Preiss
McElhaney of Alliance, 21, charged
with first degree murder in connec
tion with the shooting of Earl B.
Anderson' here December , 7, went
into the hands of the jury shortly
before 4 o'clock today. The trial has
been one of the most sensational
ever heard in Box Butte county and
is the first in western Nebraska in
which a woman has been tried on a
first degree murder charge. The trial
began Wednesday.
Eighteen witnesses testified for the
state and seven for the defense.
Testimony was completed at 10
o'clock today and arguments con
sumed the remainder of the time to
nearly 4 o'clock. Attorneys for the
state in arguments stated that the
state would npt demand conviction
on first degree murder, but intimated
that it would be satisfied wit' con
viction on a second degree charge.
Conviction on second degree carries
sentence of ten years to live impris
onment. First degree carries a pen
alty of death or life imprisonment.
Self-defense was the argument of
the defendant and testimony showed
that Anderson had abused the wo
man on several occasions and that
she followed him into a darkened al
ley at 1 o'clock inlhe morning and
fired the fatal shot. She admitted
firing the shot but claimed the xtr
volver was discharged accidentally.
She claimed site had struggled witn
Anderson an taken the
revolver
mvav frnfn him iiisr hefnre the shoot
The defendant on the witness
stand displayed a high temper and
fairly screamed some of her answers
under cross examination. At no time
during fhe four days of the trial did
she show remorse- for her action.
She evinced little interest in the tes
timony of the state's witnesses and
listened to the fiery plea of attorneys
demanding her conviction for mur
der with apparently no emotion.
Her husband, L. A. McElhaney, a
tailor of Edgemont, and her brother-in-law,
Oscar Brush, farmer near
here, sat with her during the trial.
Three brothers, four sisters anAJier
inree oromers, lour sisters anckjie:
)fath pr;isSi Mt . the
offe brune t d p
Peare each day at the trial nattily
dressed in a blue serge suit.
Charged With Taking
Employers' Circulars
Roy M. Harrop, 2567 Douglas
street, was arrested late yesterday
afternoon on the complaint of of
ficials of the Western Sales and
Auction company, Brandeis building,
who allege, according to Chief of
Detprtivps Charlps Van Dpnspn. that
! Harrop. formerly in the employ of
the firm, took circulars, pennants
and advertising literature Jielong
ing to his employers.
Since leaving the Western Sales
and Auction company, it is alleged,
Harrop used the goods, valued at
$35, in a business which he estab
lished. Harrop, wli6 says he is a mining
engineer, is held on $100 bond, pend
ing investigation. He is secretary
of the Citizens and Taxpayers league
of Omaha and is said to be well
known in labor circles. He was de
feated at the recent election as a
candidate for state railway commis
sioner. 1 t
Food Prices in Omaha
Decline During Month
Washington, Dec. 18. A further
decrease of 2 1-2 per cent in retail
food prices in November as com
pared with October was reported to
day by the Department of Labor's
bureau of statistics. The greatest de?
crease; 5 per cent, was shown in
Memphis. In Birmingham and
Seattle the decrease was 4 per cent;
in Butte, Mont., Dallas, Texas and
Kansas City 3 per cent; in Chicago.
Denver, Los Angeles, Omaha, Port
land, Ore., and Salt Lake City, 2 per
cent: in New York, San Francisco
and Washington, 1 per cent.
Cork Officials Barred
From Prohe of Big Fire
Cork, Dec. 18. The. corporation
has refused the request of the mili
tary authorities to permit the city
engineer and other officials to at
tend the inquiry into Saturday night's
fire. It has renewed its offer to per
mit testimony to be given before "an
impartial tribunal."
Ship Asks Help.
Montreal, Dec. IS. Listing so bad
ly that its hatch combings were
awash, , due to a shifted cargo, the
steamer Chicago City this morning
sent out a call for immediate assist
ance. Itreported its position as off
the Newfoundland banks, 1,000 miles
cast pf .Halifax
Tariff Measure
To Aid Farmers
Ready for Action
House Committee Completes
Work on Bill Designed to
Protect American Agri
- cultural Products.
Washington, D. C. Dec". 18.
Framing of an emergency tariff de
signed to protect 20 farm products,
was completed late today by the
house ways and means committee.
The measure probably will be pre
sented to the house Monday with a
request for action Tuesday.
The house struck out section two
of the senate resolution stating the
opinion of congress that federal re
serve banks should allow liberal
credits to farmers.
The final vote came after five hours
of 1 debate, Chairman McFadden,
of the banking committee, leading
the opposition. He characterized it
as class legislation which would lead
to inflation and charged its pro
ponents had deluded the farmers into
believing it 'would help them. ,
Says Farmers Deceived.
"The farmers have been deceived."
he said. "They have been told this
resolution will help them. No ad
vice to farmers has been made by
the corporation for more than a
year and could noty be authorized
under this measure. Instead, the
corporation has made loans to such
institutions as the International Har
vester, the Bethlehem Steel and the
Baldwin Locomotive works."
Representative Mondell, Wyo
ming, majority leader, said the bot
tom had fallen out of business be
cause private institutions had not
been able to extend the required re
lief. Revival of the finance corpo
ration would hold the situation and
could not have a harmful effect, he
said.
Stevenson Defends Bill (
.' Representative Stevenson, demo
crat, South Carolina, denied that the,
measure was class legislation.
Representative McFadden, said the
project was "nothing' else than put
ting the hand in the public treasury
for the benefit of special interests."
"Until the consuming public gets
the full benefit gf these declining
prices, I think nothing should be
done to interfere," he said, i
Huge Wireless Station
Delivered to France
Bordeaux, Dec. 18. Rear Admiral
T. P. Magruder, naval attache to
the American embassy in Paris on
behalf of the American government,
'delivered to France the Lafayette
wireless station built by the. Amer
ican Navy department during the
war toprovide better communication
with the United States and present
ed hy the United States to France.
The station is the most powerful
in the world.
Tacoma Man Pleads Guilty
To Charge of Kidnaping
Tacoma. Dec. 18. George Stagg,
former Tacoma newspaper man,
pleaded guilty to having kidnaped
his son, Bobbie Stagg, September 16.
He was sentenced to the state peni
tentiary to a term of from 10 to 15
years. Tjia case against Miss Betty
Brainerd, charged as an accomplice
iu the kidnaping, waj dismissed,
The Problem
Troops Go on Duty
At Independence
Negro Who Started Riot Spir
ited Out of Tdwn hy
Officers.
Independence, Kan., Dec. 18.
Two "companies of state guardsmen,
one a machine gun unit, arrived here
early today from Lawrence and took
charge of Independence.
Shortly after 6 o'clock this morn
ing, before the city stirred, Noble
Green, negro, whose arrest two days
ago as the slayer of a white mer
chant caused threats of lynching
and brought about a race clash, was
spirited from the city jail and
rushed from the town in an auto
mobile. Green was in custody of
officers from Nowata, Kan. A mur
der charge has been filed against
Green.
All last" night .civilian guards,
many of them, former soldiers, pa
trolled the town. . On one of the
prominent corners was stationed
Miss Leonora Watson of Parsons,
Kan., who carried a revolve' and
stayed at her post throughout the
night. . s
"I just came over to help out,"
was Miss Watson's explanation, of
how she happened to be on guard
duty. "I heard about the trouble
and thought I might be needed."
Weil-Known Editor
Of Nebraska Dies
- In Council Bluffs
George Wells, former Nebraska
editor, died Friday night at St.
Bernard's hospital in Council Bluffs.
He was 86 years old.
For r. iv years-he was owner and
editor of the Democrat at Central
City. Previoul to that he was lo-l
cated at Hastings, to which city he
came from Peoria, 111., in 1870. : For
'he last 20 years he had lived1 in
Omaha. '
Mr. Wells, was an acquaintance of
Abraham Lincoln and a' great friend
of William Jennings Bryan. . He
was active in Nebraska politics.
He is survived by two daughters,
Mrs. A. Havens and Mrs. E. P.
Berryman of Omaha. '
Funeral services will held at the
Ames Undertaking 1 parolrs this
afternoon.
Bomb Explosions Damage
Two Chicago Apartments
. Chicago, Dec. 18. Bomb ex
plosions which damaged two North
Side apartment buildings and sent
scores of people scurrying from their
flats at midnight last night were at
tributed by the police to .labor
troubles. No one was injured. The'
landlord said he recently had dis
charged a union janitor 'and cm
ployed a nonunion man.
Attorney Asks Receiver
For Goodyear Rubber Co.
Columbus, O., Dec. 18. Asking
appointment of a receiver and an ac
counting, Frank S. Monnett, an at
torney, today filed suit in local
courts against the Goodyear Tire and
Rubber company of Akrorr. In his
suit Mr. Monnett, who is a stock;
holder in the company, charges the
directors of the coninnnv with m.-il-
feasance iu office.
Police Arrest
Aviator on Stock
Selling Charge
Alleged Promoter of Bine Star
Aviation Company Said to
Have Misrepresented
Status of Firm.
A. V. Green, 2886 Newport avenue,
aviator and one of the alleged pro
moters of the Blue Star Aviation
company, was arrested at 5:3f yes
terday afternoon by detectives on
complaint of County Attorney Wal
ter Vasey of Gage county that Green
had sold stock in the company un
der misrepresentation.
In the warrant for the aviator's
arrest, Vasey alleges that on October
29 Green sold Ralph Scott of Gage
county one share of stock for $100.
The county attorney ' asserts that
Green represented the company as
being lawfully incorporated and that
it had the permission of the depart
ment of trade and commerce to sell
stock. , Vasey denies in the warrant
that the company is either lawfully
incorporated or had permission of
the department to sell stock.
According to Chief of Detectives
Van D(usen, Green is alleged to
have sold stock to other parties in
Gage county. Green denies the
charge.
He was released on a $2,500 bond
and will be taken to Beatrice upon
the arrival here of officials from
Gage county, according to police.
Eight Killed, 20 Hurt
In Argentine Quake
Bcunos Aires, Dec. 18. Eight per
sons were killed and more than 20
injured by an earthquake' which oc
curred at 3 o'clock yesterday after
noon in the village of La Valle, prov
ince of Mcndoza, according to dis
patches, which report the village was
virtually destroyed.
The earthquake was felt in several
provinces where considerable dam
age, which has not been estimated,
was caused. La Valle apparently
was the center of the disturbance.
The 'hise of the village collapsed
and a number of crevices were
opened in the streets through which
hot water is gushing.v
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De Valera to Come Out of
Retirement Christmas Day
' New York, Dec. 18. Eamonn, De
Valera, "president of the Irish re
public," will come out of retirement
Christmas day in New York City,
according to his secretary, Harry
Boland, who recently denied reports
that De Valera had left for Great
Britain.
The Weather
Forecast.
Probably snow Sunday; not much
change in temperature.
Hourly Temppratarci. -
5 ft.
a.
T a.
8 a.
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Marines In
Haiti Are
Exonerated
Forces Given Clean Bill of
Health hy Naval Inquiry
Board on Charges of "In
discriminate Killings."
Statements Groundless
lly The Aociutfd Pms.
Washington, Dec. 18. The naval
court of inquiry which investigated
the conduct of the marines in Haiti
reported to Secretary Daniels today
that there "had been no proper
grounds for the statement by Brid.
Gen. George Barnett, former com
mandant of the marine corps, that
the force had been guifty of "prac
tically indiscriminate killing" of
Haitiens.
After a careful survey, the court,
presided over by Rear Admiral
Henry T. Mayo, found General Bar
nett's charges were 'ill-considered,
regrettable and thoroughly unwar
ranted reflections," on the work of
the marine corps in Haiti, adding
that the corps had performed diffi
cult, dangerous and delicate duty
worthy of the highest commenda- .
tion. ,
The marines virtually were given
a clean bill by the court, which de-i
clined to recommend trial by court
martial of Freeman Lang of Los
Angeles and Doras Williams of Bir- ,
mingham, Ala, charged by native
witnesses with the murder of Haiti
ans. Indeed, the Lang and Williams
cases were not mentioned.'
Daniels Approves Report.
In all "isolated' cases of unjusti
fiable conduct by marines, the court
found disciplinary action had been
taken.
The findings as made public were
approved by Secretary Daniels and
Maj. Gen. A. Lejeune, commandant
of the marine corps.
The court's findings follow:
"The court finds two unjustifiable
homicides have been committed, one
each by two of the personnel of the
Llnited States naval service which
has served in Haiti since July 28,
1915, and that 16 other serious arts
j of violence have been perpetrated
against citizens of iiaiti by individ
uals of such personnel.
"The court find3 that these of
fenses were all isolated acts of in
dividuals and that in every case the
responsible party was duly brought
to trial, convicted and sentenced.
' ,Np Evidence of Oppression. '
'The court has found no evidence
of the commission of any other un
justifiable acts of oppression or of
Violence against any of the citizens
of Haiti or unjustifiable' damatre or
J destruction of their property cbused
! by any of the personnel in ques
tion.
"In view of the fact that the only
justifiable acts found to have been
committed are those wherein dis
ciplinary action has been taken and
where no further proceedings could
be had in the matter, the court has
not deemed it necessary to report
further as to responsibility. J
. Conclusions.
"Referring to paragraph two of
the precept, it is the conclusion of
the court that there have been no
proper grounds for the statement
(Turn to Pae Two, Column Two.)
Parcel Post Mail in -3
Days Exceeds Last
Year's by 1,204 Sacks
Omaha prosperity note from the .
postoffice: '
In the last three days. 1.204 more
sacks of parcel post mail were sent .
out from the postoffice than on the
same threedays last year.
An Associated Press dispatch'
from Washington, D. C, a few
postoffice was the only office in the
larger cities to report an increase
in parcel post business for the Yule
tide of 1920.
"Nor does this represent the real
increase," Postmaster Herbert S.
Daniel snid todav. "Tli
are using big. burly sacks for par
cel post mail, which arc nearly
twice as large as those used last
year."
San Francisco Gangster
Takes Stand at Trial
San Francisco. Dec. 18. Edniond
(Spud) Murphy, pugilist and alleged
criminal gangster, attempted to
prove in his trial here today on a
charge of feloniously attacking Miss
Montgomery, a Reno girl, here, thai
he was riot present when the attack
was said to have hcen committe'd.
The state rested its case and the
defense put on witnesses whose testi. "
mony tended to prove that Murphj
had been at home at the time th
attack is said to have been made.
His mother made a plea to the jury
to acquit her son when she wai
called to the stand. Prosecution at
torneys did not object to her state
ment. Logging Plant Closes.
Salem. Ore.. Dec. 18.The C. K;
Spaulding Logging company an
nounced that the Salem plant of th
corporation would close indefinitely
Approximately 400 men will bi
thrown out of employment. Uncer.
tainty of the lumber market an
the necessity for immediate repain
were given as reasons for suspen.
sion.
Printers Strike Against
Move to Reduce Salaries
Lawrence, Mass., Dec. 18, De
signers, engravers and printers at tin
Pacific rrint works, about 80 in
number, went out on a strike against'
a wage cut of 22$ per cent, which
is to go into effect Monday. Should
the strike continue, it woiitrt rvont.
ually affect the entire pknt, employ
iiff ahrmt 2 000. ' 4 '
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