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The' Omaha- Daily Bee VOL. 50 NO. 219. fnlarta) at Sacaatf-Clatl Mattar May It. ISM. at Oath P. 0. Uaaaf Al of March S. 117. LNDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1921. Br Mall (I yaar). Imlaa 4th I.M. Dally aa Saaalay. $: Daily Only. M: Suaaay, J4 Outtlaa 4h Zana (I ytar;. Dally aa Son day, till Dally Oaly, JI2; (unlay Only, la THREE CElTS 0 Y n( JV uuuu -i 1 , : ' OMAHA.J n i I I i i . n i . .nH u u 14 Injured In Rear-End Collision Union Pacific Traiu Tele scopes Diner ou Missouri Pacific Passenger,, at Gil more Junction. Irixup in Orders Blamed i "vurlecn ..persons were injured, no'? seriously, at 8:30 yesterday i mf ruing when Union Pacific train A, 25 telescoped the rear-end of Missouri Pacific train Xo. H'4 at .iiln;ore Junction, nine miles -south . . of Omaha. ' The injured are: A. L. Kver, Ksiiaas City, Mo., engineer ou Missouri . Pacific train; back sprained and possible rib frac tures. ""'.. lrvin Wagner. 818 North Forty- seeoud street; lacerated scalo and .- fractured nose. 1 TJharles M..Dais. railway mail clerk in charge on Missouiil Pacific I ' train; slight bruises about body. j Joseph B. KunncH, railway mail j lerk: body bruises. j J. V. Murphy, . Missouri Pacific. -.press vlerk; cuts ' on .hands' and J Vtftv hniitrfa '.lay 'j Murphy. negro, v.viitcr &.i : Missouri Pacific diner; possible in tvnal injuries. - .t I J. E. Pattersop. Papillion, Xeb. j r J. W. Robinson. Twenty-i.ixth. and streets, South Side. , '.' ' Mrs. J. VV. Dion, 625 South Eigh teenth street. W. F Graham. Gramiel. Ark. iM. A. Faulkner. Valley, Xeb. Mrs. Marie Krumbock. , Shelby, Neb. ' ' Mrs. TI. W. Brattm, Dresde'iv apart ments, Omaha. , Mrs.- Emma Moff, 201 1 Gisj "street. w . r ' i rr meet at oignai. lower. "I he accident occurred directly in front of the signal tower house at Gilniore Junction where trie joint track used by the Missouri Pacific and Union Pacific divides, a quarter of a mile east of Gihnore station. Missouri Pacific train 'o. 104, Kansas City-bound, was waiting on the majn track for a freight train to clear the block. Union Pacific North Platte loal-12 minutes . late fpaot uniaiia. rctnraeg tue oeno ne sore N. H.' Hale, operator at Gil more Junction. could, flag it. ' . EngipeeV Cal Jones, piloting the IT. P, Wat. caught sight of a red block' signal. His brakes shrieked ,c nd the crash occurred. Diner Telescoped. The U. P. engine completely telc- scoped the diner on the rear end of the Missouri Pacific train. Th impact of ilie collision sent the Kansas City train 50 feet for ward. Passengers on, both trains were thrown to'the floor of the cars. A. 1.. Evers, engineer on the Mis souri Pacific train, was standing, be- Tura to raco Two. Colom" Three.) "Letter Duel" Between Texas Congressmen Is Now at Impasse Stagejp- . Violation of ( liintso Ti-ilnin-Omh B Wrt. , Washington, D. C, Feb. 27 The Tcvas 'letter chichrits," CongXfS niai Hatlon W. Sumner. and Thomas L. Blanton, have reached at: impasse. Neither itill accept the referees proposed by the other to decide an issue of veracity. The duel has been called ut by Sumners ;Aithoufr the jspi'ling of blood or money. , Sumners announces he will not ac cept Blanton's challenge to submit the issue to a committee "hand p:ckcd" by BlaiUon and that, having attained his purpose, he has no fur ther interest in the matter.' Blanton '., tias not been hcajd from in his final .blast. - The two men have been dealing with each other in formal letters ' since Sumners accused Blanton on ; the floor of the house, of falsifying the record when he wrote to Texas rewspapers stating that he alone of all the Texas representatives, was standing out against a raid on the treasury for an increase in salaries ; for members of rongress- American School Teachers Wanted in Philippines Washington, Feb. 27. The Phil ippine bureau of education desires 95 American school teachers fo." the next school year, the War depart ment bureau of insular affairs an nounced today. Eighty of the teach- ers are wanted for High school work, at salaries ranging from $1,500 to ' $1,800 a year, with an additional bonus of 15 per cent and transporta tion to the islands. A two-vcar con- tract is required ' ttfs.rUits nf Bav Islands , ouvi iiaiouvi ia- To Ask Self-Government ' ,San Salvador, Feb.. 27. Self-government for the Bay Islands, off the north coast of Honduras, will be asked by two residents of the is land, who have just arrived in Tegu cigalpa, says1 a dispatch from the Honduraii capital. English , schools, exemption from military service for residents and freedom ot the ports, also will be "requested, the dispatch adds: Dallas Marshal Electrocuted Dallas, S. D., Feb. "27. (Special Ttlegram.) Walter Wood, city mar shal here, was electrocuted when fe touched ,a( !;ve wire while try ias to repair high tcusion line. Former State Senator Dies in Home at Omaha -vWa, t. ; -M. Omaha Lawyer - And Prominent Politician Dies n l rai 1 n o . 1 ! i rank i . f nan&oni, stock Yards Attorney for Many Years, Succumbs to Lingering Illness. Frank T. Ramsou, 120 South Thirty-fourth street, for many years at torney for the Union Stock Yards company and active in democratic politics of Douglas county Sot 20 y?ars, died "yesterday after a long illness. Mr. Ransom retired from acti-.e law practice two years ago and dur ing most of the time since then had been ill. at times critically so. In his earlier yearsa leading criminal lawyer, Mr. Ransom later devoted his ai'cntion almost eclu sively to the affairs of two corpora tion clients, the Union Stock Yards company .and the Pullman tompany. He- also' served as a state senator 'several - Jcry Mr. Kansfiii was born in St. Joseph, Mo in 1S50. He begau to practice law in Nebraska City and was. a state representative from Otoe 'county as a republican. He came to Omaha in the early 90's and in 18 became a democrat on the issues raised by William J. Bryan in that year ' .' . For years Mr. Ransom was se'nior member of the firm of Ransom & fWest. Wheu State Treasurer Bart- Icy defaulted tor several Hundred thousand dollars. Mr. Ransom was attorney for -some of the men who signed Bartlcy's bond as sureties and eventually were released -from the al- lpirrH liahilitv. ! "Mr. Ransom is survived by his jwidow; one j brother, William C, Ransom of St. Tosenh: and two sis ters. Mrs. McGregor of Detroit and Mrs. Strong of Lawrence, Kan. "Dry" Amendment Is Found in Zion City thirairo Tribune-Omaha Br l-aard W ire. Chicago. Feb. 27. Theodore Becker, chief of police of Zion City, raided the home of Pat McComsey and found a 12-gallon jug of 'some thing." - . , ' , "What's this?" demands, the chief. "Only a- little near," apologized Pat. ' Becker sniffed Incredulity over spread his fac?. K , "That ain't ne.ir," he commented. "That arrived long ago " . "You got to prove it," reminded the raided victim. - . - The rules of the Christian Catho lic Apostolic church, of which NBcckcr is one of the pillars, are stern, particularly regarding the use of stimulating beverages. - The chief hesitated. His men waited in the background while the battle between duty and creed waged in their chief's mind. Duty won. "I had to taste it in order to test it," he said in his defense today be fore Overseer Glenn Wilbur Voliva. I'll say it was the real stuff and no mistake." McComsey is in. jail awaiting hear ing on Zion's 'first violation of the 18th amendment. Building Trades Unions Oppose Decrease in Wages Washington, i-eb. 27. I he exec- i j o . . - r. , ?Uvc council or the Duiiamg traces department of tne.Amencan Federa- j tion of Labor has gone on record as opposed to wag-, reductions in the as learned. , The council was said to have held that while the wholesale prices of fopd. clothing and fuel have dropped, the decreases have not been put into -effect by . retailers. t . The council lso ha adopted a. resolution advocating repeal of the income tax on proceeds from mort fages which do not exceed $40,000. This is for the purpose of making it easier to obtain money for building New York Cafes Raided New York, Feb. 27. Federal pro hibititi agents raided -64 cafes and cabarets, many of them in the white light district, taking more than 100 prisoners and seizing a large quan tity of alcoholic beverages. , w 1 9 ttm I I y4 I' inn in mmmmmmmmmvimm!-"- "Jehovah" Sykes Says End of World Coming Before Last of Week Denver. Feb, 27. Joshuc (Je hovah) Skyc. scheduled to begin a prison term on the Pacific coast next Tuesday, tonight is gathered with his followers in the temple of the religious sect of which he is head, awaiting the end 6f the world. Sykes, self-styled king of Jieaveu and earth, left Thursday for San Francisccir-to surrender tq United States officers to serve 18 months for draft obstruction during the war. When he ereached Cheyenne he had a vision, hovsays, revealing to hirn that the end A of the world would come before Senator Harding i$ in augurated and he returned to Denver to prepare the faithful for the mil lenium. ' This is not the first t'ime that Svkes Hias predicted the end of the world. Me preaicteed an end last summer and many of his followers quit their jobs, sold their property and went to the temple to await the end. Later the poverty of- some of the members i. raiiseri martr Til hp hrnnaht in juvenile delinquency. It was charged that children of the members were improperly fed and clothed. Later the charges were dismissed. Three Womeii Held In Train Robbery; Money Recovered Arrests Made in Connection With Holdup of Great North ern Mail Car; Officers -Get $10,870. 1 St. Paul, Feb. 27. Arrest of three A rffni-frir n( $40X70 ni- en from the mail car of train No. 2, Northern, Pacific railroad on Feb ruary 18, was announced here by federal officers. ' Those ar rested are Mrs. Alice Hendricks, 40; Airs. Grace MpDonald, 20, her daughter, and Mrs. Elizabeth An derson, 27, a cousin. According to the federal officers they found the money in a locker in Mrs.-Anderson's apartment. -The train was held up by a man who boarded the "mail caf by means of, a forged pass. As the train near ed Minneapolis he drew a gun and after fatally shooting Z. E. Strong, clerk, looted the registered mail and escaped. The pdstal, ?!vspectors' said they are scorching ' for. Del bert Smith, alias Del Sommers, alias J. P. Som mers. 2Q.' as the bandit. Mail clerks on the train identified photographs of Smith as the robber. Chief Postal Inspector E. L. Jackson said Smith, under the name of Sommers, had been living with Mrs.McDonald. Both Mrs. Ander son and Mrs. Hendricks are said to be wives of railway mail clerks. 1 ' The women are held without charge. ,-'- Special Committee Considers Changes In Treaty of Sevres London, Feb. 27. While the near eastern conference had made no real progress toward reconciling the Turkish and Greek viewpoint on Smyrna ami Thrace, a special com mittee of the supreme council is . re garding possible modification of the Kurdish - and Armenian clauses of the treaty .of Sevres, in the light of events. Both Turks and Armenians were- heard on Turkish Armenian and Kurdistan. The Armenians asked for recognition . of their full inde pendence. ! ' ; Earl Curzon, British foreign min ister, explained when the Turks-nei the committee that the powers did not intend lo abandon their obliga tion to constitute a united and sta ble Armenia. M. Berthelot of the French dele gation reaffirmed the indention ol the French when withdrawing from the military, occupation f Cilicia, to make provisions safeguarding the in terests of the Armenians there. Revolution in Salto Checked by Officers Buenos Aires, Feb. .27. Discovery of a supposed conspiracy in the prov incial department of Salto, 107 miles northwest of Buenos Aires, caused 4he police to make raids in which 27 persons were arrested,, according to a j message sent to the minister of the interior by Governor Castel lanos of Salto province. The governor charged that the conspirators had planned to attack police stations, cause an uprising in the jail, seize and force, the governor to resign office and then to take funds from the provincial bank with which to pay the expenses of the coup. He charged the movement was "directed by high national officials." Stewardess Naturalized Under U. S. Seamen's Act San Francisco. Cal., Feb. 27. Miss .-. . Frances Kower. stewardess,-on an ocean goinz steamer, was admitted to citizenship here, being the firsts woman to be naturalized under tin seamen's act. The act provides that anyone eligible to citizenship may oe naturalized after having . :.rven three years on a ship operating under the American flag. x Murray Koundup Success, ... .1 , r- , 1- . rlattsmoutn, Aec, reo. ii. topw- cial.) Five grav wolves - and four coyotes were bagged in. a hunting round-up. flic scalps netted the I hunters ?42, ' - . ; Dejegation To Discuss Patronage Nebraska Members to Decide Whether They Shail Act As Unit in Naming . . State Officers." ::: Decision Will Be Final By E. C. SNYrER. tVaahinictoB Correspondent Omalia Bee. Washington, D. C, Feb. 27. (Spc- cial Telegram.) Even before "the tumult and shoutinir dies" next Fri- day and the country has actually Passed from democratic rule, with (the inauguration of Harding, the rc- publican members of the Nebraska i delegation will 1 old what oromises to be the most impertanr meeting in its history to decide once and for all the question whether the delegation shall act as a unit on all matters af 'fectiug the patronage of the state under the new administration. This meeting, which may be-regarded as almost vital to the hopes and aspirations of many anxious to cuter the federal fold in official life, may be held on next Monday morn ing in the office of Senator Norris. indeed, so pressing are the matters to he deliberated upon, it even- may be decided, at a late hour, to call tha, delegation, together for this purpose tomorrow in order that the time ot its members may not be taken from (the floor" during the busy closing j week days and nights of the scssioi. ! next week. ,S Rule Useless. There are those in the dtlegauor. v. ho believe that with precedent giv ing the senator the right to name federal officers within the state, it would be useless to make any hard and fast rule with reference to the positions of United States attorney, marshal, international revenue collec tor and federal prohibition enforce ment director. . Up to this time. the. delegation has not been able- to get together. Two orthrce members realize that Senator . Norris has a very strong following among the house mem bers, and tljat With his vote and those of his friends n the house he could put over any'thin fa lie desires in .- the . way of ' federal patronage for-the state. Thus the meeting promises to be a momentous one. Candidacy Considered. The ' meeting is called primarily for the purpose of considering the candidacy of R, Honnold of Scotts bluff for the position ofcommission er of the general land office here in Washington. , His qualifications for that important office are being urged strongly by Congressman Kinkaid, from whose district he hails. Honnold is an attorney and former ly was in the United States reclam ation service as a field lawyer pre paring cases for the federal courts. After consideration and possibly disposition of Honnold's candidacy one way or another by the delega tion as a unit, ether offices in the state and the present candidates for them wll be discussed. From a careful canvass of the delegation the four known candidates tor Unit ed States attorney have been ascer tained: J. C. Kinsler, T. J. Mc Guire and M. O. Cunningham of Omaha, and J. C. Cook of Fremont, county attorney for Dodge county. Dry Enforcement Director. The position of prohibition en forcement director seems to hold out more glittering allurements than aViy I other state office under presidential appointment. Among the candi dates for it are Crawford Kennedy, the republican "wheel horse" of Lin coln; Thomas Lynch, secretary of the republican Douglas County cen tral committee; M. J. Greevy, T. A. Holister, C. H. Clancy and J. Harry Sinclair, all of Omaha; E. D. Clarlc of Valentine; C, E. Sandal I of York, and U. S. Rohrer of Hastings, the latter being- bncked " by the anti-' saloon league. ' Frank P. Corrirk of Lincoln is the best-known candidate for collector of internal revenue, although W. S. Waters, also ot Lincoln, is, receiving support. Thomas H. Sloan of Pender is a candidate for commissioner of In dian affairs, as is L. A. Dorrington, a brotherVin-law of Congressman Reavis and now in the Indian ser vice, stationed in Oklahoma, his nome formerly having been in Chad ron. : , James T. Smith of Kearney wants to be an inspector of weights and mea sures, while Ambrose C. Epperson of Clay Center would like to be made attorney for the Federal Land bank Appointment of Grayson as Chief of Indians Approved Washington, Feb. 27. The ap pointment of llaj. Washington Gray son of Eufaula, Okl., as principal chief of the Creek Indian tribe has been approved' by the president. Commissioner Sells of the bureau of I Indian affairs, announocd. ' Major Crayson is the son of the J 1 1 . . . r . w 1" , r r ""c "pi. . v. urayson, cnicr 01 the tribe. He is 38 years old and served overseas as a major in the army and five years in the Filipino constabulary. Soldiers P-icked Up at Sea 'Manila. P. I., Ftb. 27.-Six Ameri can soldiers, believed to have cs- (near here, have been; pickeM up at 1 . n 1 . J 1 su 111 siiidii uuii uia laxen uy steamer to Miri.' in Sarawak: British North Borneo, according to table J advice received bv army hcadquar-! 'tcrs. They will be, returucdj here. "Meanest Man" Sends Nice New Broom to Harding's Future Home Chlraco Tribune-Omaha, Bee Leaned Wire. Washington, Feb. 27. Someone with a "mean disposition" in the opinion of employes of the White House executive offices, sent a big broom, carefully wrapped i:i canvas to the White House. It was consigned to President-elect liar ding. Employes, some of v.hom have been attached to the White House and executive offices through many administrations, viewed the strange consignment with alarm and as significant of some 'karr-sweeping" to be done when the new president takes up the affairs of government". The sender of the broom did not attach his name to the package. ' Secretary Tumulty, win received it, turned it over to the White House property man for presentation to Mr. Harding wheii "lie a.-rives in the president's office. ' "I hopes dat broom don't raise much dust," said William Pennell, who has-been the execuiive office janitor ever since McKinley's time. One Person Dead, 15 Are Missing in Ship Collision American Naval Destroyer Woolsey Sinks in Mjd-Occan After Crash With Steamer, Steel. Inventor. . By The Associated Treaa, Washington, . Ftb. 27 One naval enlisted man is dead, i5 are missing and two are injured as the result of a colh'sion yesterday between . the American destroyer, Woolsey, 'and the American' steamer, Steel Inven tor, 'off the Pacific coast of Panama. The Woolsey was cut in two at the after -lank by the collision and sank at 6 a. m. yesterday while in tow of the i destroyer Aaron Ward, which, with , the destroyer Philip, have 1 12 of the Woolsey survivors aboard. The collision was reported to the Navy department late today by Ad miral Rodman, commander of the Pacific Jleet, to which the Wroolsey, one of the navy's most modern de stroyers. was attached. The damage to the Steel Invcn tiot was slight and no casualties oc curred among -.her crew.- fchcjwaa reported proceeding to Balboa, con voyed by the destroyer Buchanan. Engineer Killect Jdmiral - Rodman's report said Tom Stanley WToodcock, first-class engineman, was killed by the col lison and his body was ' placed 'on. the Buchanan, . , - The missing verc reported as fol lows: v D. T. Blakeley. fireman, first class; ' Floyd Coltengin fireman, second-class; Roman Ficckls, JjlackV smith; John Joseph Galchcr. ma chinist' mate, first-class; George Joseph' Zibello, fireman', second class; Elbert Jesse Harson, fireman, first-class; Henry George Hancock, engineman, second-class; , Floyd Long, storekeeper, first-class; Leo Norwardsky, fireman, thirds-class; Harold Reed, fireman; Mattie."Owen Stewart, fireman, third-class; Webbs Stubblefield, fireman, first-class; George Elmer Wochiman, v.lectriciau, third-class; Chatlcs N. Yost, fire man, first-class, and Emerson Dale Waight, fireman, second-class. Details Lacking. 'v J he injured aboard the cruiser Birmingham are: D. M. McCaigo, water tender, and A. O. ' Burnside. The collision, Admiral Rodman re ported, occurred 3 rules souihwesit of Coiba Island. After the Woolsey. had been cut in two, the outer part of the ship flooded. The destroyer sank as an attempt was being made to bring her into a port. The report did not explain the manner in which the missing men were lost. The Woolsey was' commanded by Commander H. C. Geering, jr. She V.VIIIH..IIU..I a,, x. wvi'115, j. .111 j had i length of 310 feet, a breadth of 31 feet and a normal displacement of ,1,154 tons. Her speed was rated 35 knots and h;r nortnal comple ment was 16 officers and 16 men. Condition of ClarL Reported as Serious Washington, Feb. 27. Chainp Clark, democrat leader of the house, was described as seriously ill in a bulletin tonight, by physicians. Mr. Clark, who is suffering from complications' resulting from an at tack pf pleurisy,' showed a decided improvement yesterday, but a thru for the worse deyeloped-. last night. The bulletin issued1 .tonight said: "Mr. Clark is seriously ill. He has had an acute infection, rl; i.niv has fluid in the right pleural cavity, an irregular heart, increased fre quency a of respiration ..and gly cosuria.' V. S. Officers to Dismantle ' irship Purchased of Italy Route. Feb. 27. Maj. J. G. Thor- it : : . :. l. ncll otthe American air service, with Capl. G. Mabry, Lieut. Walter Reed ana five enlisted men, expect to ar rive in Antwerp today, and will pro ceed immediately to Rome to take charge ' of the semi-rigid airship Roma, says a wireless message re ceived here from Major Thornell. ; The . airship, recently bought by the American government for $200. 000. has a capacity of 34,000 cubic meters, is equipped with six 500- horsepower motors and has a -speed of 81 miles an hour. It will be dis-' mantled and shipped to the United (States. Congress Speeds Up Near End Leaders Determined to Clear Calendar of Important Mcas- ures Bcfore Session j Adjourns Friday. Alien Bill Sent to Wilson ' B.v The .lKMOclaled I'reaa. Washington, D. C Feb. 27. Congress worked under lorced drat with leaders .determined to clean the slate-of most important legisla tion before adjournment Friday, j One measure the immigration re-; striction bill-was sent to the presi- i dent and several others, including the j ! emergency tafia, were prepared for j 1 final passage," 'Anc'r abrief but. sharp light, the house accepted the senate substitute bill limiting' 'immigration for 15 nronths after April. U to 3 per cent of the "nationals of a foreign coun try, who were present when the 1910 census was- taken. " The measure would not affect Japan, China. Cana da and the Latin-American countries. Immediately trie, bill was sent to the senate which approved .the con icrcnce report in less than one min ute and it then-was 'prepared for the president. While the huui-c was spending, ivo hours debating the emcrgeucy tariff, the senate-passed the annual fortifi cations jneastirt' carrying approxi mately $8.000.0W and sefct it to con ference , . -' ; , Adopt Conference Report. - "The house then adopted the con ference report on-the house measure 205 to 127, and sent it to the senate. Chairman Penrose' -of ,thc finance committee, attempted to start the bill through the senate, but failed. A gentlemen's agreement' was reached, however: whereby the bill will be taken up Monday. 1 Proceeding with Vortideration of the army appropriation bill, the sen ate accepted its committee amend ment providing for an average of 175,000 men, Jhcn passed the measure and gent jit to conference. Wbeil the ahnv bill came up there was Y-clash oVer precedence to be given-legislation in. the'five days re liiairting.SctiatorsJ Borah 'of Idaho and Sterling of ! South Dakota, re publicans, sough opportunity to pass a h6use resolution repealing most wartirne laws', v Chairman Wadsworth of the 'mili tary committee arid later Senator Poindexter, republican, Washington, who is in charge of the naval appro priation bill, objected. They were tempt to avert war with Panama and' Costa Rica. - Official confirmation that Presi dent Porras of Panama hail signed a declaration of .war was lacking and from Costa Rica no information'tiad been received.' - " Just what measure will be adopt ed, will not be determined, it was said, until the facts arc. officially communicated. . It was 'admitted, however, that despitethe predica ment presented iq .the laying, out of any course on ..the eve of a change of administration, sonfc ministration, sonfc decisive ac. tion might be, necessary if fighting f started? ' The obvious remedy offered of landing American .troops to avert a clash was dismissed by those who fbe!ieved both governments could be induced to listen to friendly council and if not to a .stern warning. Information received continued to be essentially the same as' that con tained " ill prcss' dispatches. The i -quest of thePanama government f5r aid in recovering' guns surren dered many years ago to the United States autho'rkies. canntit be cdm- plied with, it Was said, because long . n .1- , e , ago nicy were uisposea or ana rne money returnedS to Panama. The inula v ikuiiivu iyj x ctuaiiid. x United States, it was also said, w as not eager to pssist ii ' arming the Panamanians, since to do so would enable them to bring about the situa tion the department is anxious to avert. Situation in Province Of Bari Growing Grave Romy Feb. 27. The situation in Eari province is grave, following the clashes between socialists and members of the Fascisti. or extreme nationalist party and the struggle is assuming a dangerous aspect, says a dispatch , at Temp'b. ' The general strike proclaimed by the socialists has extended. , Minervingo Muree may be con sidered a prey to civil war, accord ing to the dispatch, and armed bands continue to overrun the countryside, where bloody encounters are occur ring. At Tcrliz?i the socialists at tempted to storm an Agrarian club. The ' police fired, wounding some soldiers. Similar incidents occurred in Putignauo and Noci. ' AT ConVcrsauo a dozen persons were wounded, three (.eriouslv, in cluding, a lieutenant who died. The Weather Forccasi. NX e b r a s k a Partly cloudy and warmer. Hourly Teinueriaturea. 5 a. m: It a. m. T a. m. ! i I p. m. 2 p. m. S n. m. A a. in. ! 4 p. m '! 5 p. ni. !l ' 0 p. ni. :i.V ' 7 . ni. 4il p. m a. in. in n. m . 11 1 11 uua Veteran of World War Heads Navy Department 7 S r-vzl Xwyj Edwin Denby ts Appointment in Harding Cabinetj wv i 1 w r . " ti j World War eteran Pledges Himself to Keep Naval Fight- . ins Machine Readv for Bat tie at Moment's Notice. St. Augustine, Feb. "27. Edwin Dcnby, gunners, mate in Sampson's fleet ; and sergeant or marines in the war, accepted the portfolio of navy. with a, pledge to maintain the UenbvAccej Vi? T? J. .. " . a c"u:?.7Jnfc from Chicago, ft is th?re that tpi ucaa Kfi iyv,i,Kau iui nana at any notice. .As his assistant he will have, Theo dore Rooscyclt. ir., son of the forjitr president, and 1 e will begin his ad ministration under a policy that calls lor adherenee to the present naval I building pnsBram until the nations ( ment to-reduce armaments. Mr. Harding will leave tomorrow night for Marion, where his neigh bors will give him a farewell ce!e-'j oration I uesday. He expects to reach Washingtan,' Thursday, Uie nay unore maui-urciiion. confirmation ot Mr. Uenuy s se- representative of the Kerensky gov lection followed a conference in eminent of Russia for a loan of $187.--: wnicn nc laitf oeiore the president- elect his opinion of whit the next administration should do. Afterward he would .uot discuss detailed pol icies. ' ' Unusual Naval Experience. . . Although he came into the cabinet at the last minute as a dark horse, Mr. Denby brings to the, secretary ship an unusual background of naval experience. Besides having been an cnlisted rtian in wartime in bojth the i navy aiid the marine corps, he has served, as a menlbcr of the house naval committee and has gained through close contact, a knowledge,! of conditions beyound , the insular posscssioiis 4ii the Pacific; . In response to questions about the naval policy of the' present 'admThis trj ion, the secretarT-to-be: only smiled and shook hjs head. He did take occasion, however, to declare his unqualified approval of the anti, wine order. ofSecrctary Daniels. For Mr. Daniels, he expressed highest regard and one of his first acts as secretary-designate was to send a telegram to the Navy depart ment head, flunking him for pSst courtesies. Going to a telegraph stand in the hotel, he scribbled the following in kid pencil: 'Wave ' read with great pleasure your kind' reference to me in the press, i'lease , accept my cordial thanks. I shall see you in Washing ton in a day or two,-' I hope.". The meeting will not be the first between the retiring secretary and his successor. During the war when Mr. Denby was serving at --the age of 48. as a marine sergeant, -tie broke a regulation and went to Mr.'Danicls in an effort to smooth some troubles of the men scTving with him. "The secretary might have court martialed me." he said, "but he did not." Was Under Fire. : Most oniie prospective secretary's service with the marines was in the morale department, though he was sent abroad for a brief period as ob server and. was under fire on tlic American front. Before the war end ed he had risen from private to 'scc- 'ond lieutenant, serving with the lat ter rank, as -morale officer at , the Paris Island training station. . Mr. Denby, , who is a lawyer by profession, comes of fighting stock, an uncle and a grandfather having served as officers in the American navy. His father, a democrat until he refused to support . J. Bryan in 1896, was American minister to. r. . China under Cleveland. Young Den- well-KnQW'll Financier by accompanied him and spent nine , rj; fi a, ro;fnI.n:., lT'mp years in the far east. He was in the c lle8 ,jal"orn navy throughout the Spanish-Ameri- San F""08?0-, r?h- -'David tan war and as a gunner's mate.'l ?vr? Doak widely known in Vw participated- in the blockade 1 of orl ,.and ' California financial cir Havana ' c'es- at ",s non'e near Oakville, Mr. Roosevelt's. appointment as'1!" th.e Xa"a - north of San assistant secretary. alsoialIs in with a family tradition, hisi father having first come to national fame while oc cupying that post and . his cousin. Franklin D. Rooseyelt, having filled it until he resigned to accept . the democratic nomination for the vice presidency. Mr. Rooscyejlt also is a veteran, of the world'- war, .having j served, as a lieutenant-colonel m I France. "-.He is 33 years old and a 1 member of the New York assemblv. ! Bachelor Tax Measure ; Sent to Montana Goernor ! Helena, Mont.. Feb. 27.-A bill 4.. j on all bachelors residing in Montana . ..44i was 'passed - by. the senate. It ". m I now Kes to t', governor.' A senate ! ! '.is j committee amendmetit to .makc the Jijllaw applicable - to 'spinsters was killed h-thc senate.' CAOT TDAIMC MO j I itMINO IN COLLISION II Michigan ' Central and New York Passengers. Collide at Porter Derailment rz: (riven as Cause. Railroads Send'' Relief By The Aawirlatrd I'rcaa. t Chicago. Feb. 27Thc Michigan Central railroad officially announced tonight that between 30 and 40 per sons had been killed in "a wreck it Porter, Ind. . Relief train wereT Sent from here and 'Michigan Citjyjnd,. The. wreck occurred wheua train No. 2tf. on he Michigan Central '-derailed and col- lided with a-'Xcw York Central train. j The Xew York Central announced ! tZ Chicago at 5:05 p. m. for the east. The officials said that it was presum ed 'that the Michigan Central train either ran into a closed switch or else thp rails .spread as the two trains were passing. - The Michigan'. Central and the New York Central use the. same tracks out of Chicago. . . ! . Porter is a railroad tunction. , 50 the JView. ork Central lines cross those of the- Pere Marquette."-Thp nearest cities are Gary and Michigan : City. Ind. The tracks ross in open country. , . . t tni rrr rtf L03n Ot 3) 1 0,UUu,wU To Russia Becomes Due; No Steps to Collect Washington, D. C. Feb. 27. Cer- tifieatrtt ni indchledneii sicrned -v a ,000,000 have expired, the senate was informed by Secretary Hotiston-The obligation is therefore' a demand oik, he added, with interest and princi pal payable immediately, but no. steps ' have been taken toward, the col lection. ; ; : ' v - . The' debt .ii4)Wainounts to " '(- $200,000,000. he said. , I, , , The information was given m re- , spouse to a. 'senate resolution and said, that the advances had been msrfc ' to the Russian government for its own purposes. No part of the funds were set apart by the United States for the support of the Russian em bassy here, the secretary said, al though some of the funds were used for. that purpose. The interest wa9 fixed at from 3 1-2 to 4 1-2 percent. Farmer, Despondent Over Money Matters, Kills Self With Gun Scotie, Neb., Feb1. 27. (Special Telegram. Despondent over finan cial matters, Frank WalbVeht, 27. farmer Hying near Scotia, sommitted suicide Saturday night by shooting himself through the head with a .30 .30 caliber rifle."'. !' - s 'Tle man w:as alone in,the house at the time, his wife and small baby . having gone to visit her sister on a neighboring farm. Upon returning to her home late in the night, the wife found the lifeless form of her husband, on the floor in 'the house. Walbrehthad left "a note stating that his financin' roubles had becomtv ' too' heavy to be:r. Bandits Miss Purse In Searching Victim V O 1 When'two bandits held up J. M. Baker. 2226 Ohio streetat 30 Sat urday night in the rear of his Irtime, they failed to find a purse containing $8 which BakcY had tucked away in an inside "pqeket. The bandits ob tained $20 from their, victim. "Pqke. 'cm up." one of the pair commanded as Baker stepped from his barn after feeding 1 his horse. Baker complied while the roV.beis hint through his' pockets. . B0M1 bandits were white and wore 110 masks. Baker told detectives". rancisco iay. Mr. Doak, who was reputed to be several times a , millionairt first came to California hi J899 as a representative- of the Gould intcrts's. Besides iiis,wiu-hc leavt a d.Uiglw tcr. Miss Elizabeth, wht U ex hibited at a number of the l.irge horsc slows. , ' Mexican Arretted as. He Attempts to Hold Up Man l lieodore Cujr, Mexican-Jew, llOt Farnam street, employed at tlie Liberty- cafe. Fourteenth .ind Douglas streets, was arreted Saturday at Eleventh and Farnam1 '-.streets by Policeman' Guy Wright. Jwho nlleges that Cug vias in the act of lioldiug up Walter Palesky. 530t Q ctreet. South SftKy. 1'ales'ky said :li..t dig threatened life when he found m money in h.'-'pO(.'i.el5. i NEARdjlCAGO r ,4..