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THREE CENTS
Democratic
Leader in
House Dies
Champ Clark, Third Oldest
Congressman' in Point of
Service, Is Victim of ,
Pleurisy.
Funeral to Be Saturday
Washington. March L'.-Champ
Clark died here today at 2:10 p. m.
in his 71st 'jear and within two
days of his retirement front the
house of representatives, after a
service of 26 years. .
Death was due to an attack of
pleurisy ajid a complication of ris
tascs incident to his advanced age.
Up to 10 days ago. however, when
lie developed a severe cold, Mr.
Clark jhad shared actively in pro
ceedings of the house as democratic
leader.
Immediately after the death of
Mr. Clark was announced, the house
'recessed for 30 minutes. Repre
sentative kucker, democrat, Mis
souri. ho made the announcement,
said it was Mr. Clark's wish, as ex
pressed through his son, that there
he no interruption of congress in
its dosing days.
Tenative arrangements for the
funeral of Champv Clark, democratic
leader of the house, provide for serv
ices at 10:30 a. m. Saturday in tlte
chamber of the house of represen
tatives. Last Thoughts of Congress.
To his last Conscious moments,
the former speaker's mtnd was en
grossed with memories of his long
legislative career. JutN before he
lapsed into final unconsciousness
early today those at his bedside
heard him whisper: "The question
is on the adoption of the conference
report." .. . '
At Mr. Clark's bedside when the
end cams were Mrs. Clark, their
son, Bennet Clark, and their daugh
ter, Mrs. James M. Thomson of
Xew Orleans. Arrangements for
the funeral have not , been com
pleted, but the. body probably will
be sent to the old home in Bowling
Green. Mo.
Votes Gives Widow $9,000.
Immediately on reconvening after
the 30-minute recess, the house
adopted a resolution providing for
the payment- to Mrs. Clark of a
year's salary, totalling about $9,000.
Members of Mr. Clark's family
left the funeral arrangements to con
gressional leaders, who expressed
the wish to have services Saturday
in the rotunda of the capitol before
i: i- . i . . .A o - ;.. r"
or burial. A. large delegation o
company the body to that place.
-At 15 Oar..- started teaching
school and at 17 he had a class of
10 ptpils, most of whom were
Kown men who had served in the
army and upon their return were
anxious to master the mysteries of
the three R's.
He entered Kentucky University
in the fall when he had reached the
age of 17, teaching school, working
as a hired man on a farm, clerking in
a country store and parting his hair
in the middle to attract trade, he
managed to makejbuckle ana tongue
meet. " .
In the fall of that year Clark went
to Bethany, W. Va., where he en
tered the school founded by 'Alex
ander Campbell, the founder of the
church variously known as the Dis-
' (Turn In face Tb, Column One.)
One-Man Control of
U. S. Merchant Fleet
Urged by Committee
W ashingion, -March 1. Adminis
tration of the government's mer
chant fleet by one executive instead
of !' a seven-member hoard, is
recommended by the Walsh com
mittee, which reported today to the
house of its lS-inonths investigation
of the operations of the , shipping
board.
The report was unanimous. The
report reviewed the shipbuilding ac
tivities of the government," with the
conclusion that "considering the
program as a whole, 'the accom
plishments, Hn the number of ships
constructed, the tonnage secured,
and the time within which ships
completed, constitute the most re
markable achievement" shipbuild
ing that the world has ever seen.".
The committee declared it had
found no evidence to prove dishon
est or fraudulent motives actuated
any member of the shipping board
or any of the trustees of the emer
gency fleet corporation.
Blackmail Plot Against
Milwaukee Woman Revealed
Milwaukee, March 2. A black
mail plot to extort $50,000 from Mrs.
Ferditidand Schlcisinger, reputed to
be Wisconsin's wealthiest woman,
Avas revealed today. -
Threats were made in letters and
telephone calls that unless immediate
payment was made, her. two sons
would be killed and eventually a
- bomb wold be laid at the door of
her home.
Private detectives are guarding
the members of the family.
Attorneys in Charge of -
Lever Act Cases Fired
, Washington, March 2. Attorney
General Palmer telegraphed all spe
cial attorneys in charge of Lever
art nrncrrltlintle Vtivinar tVim f
their appointments, effective March
3.'
Confirms Appointments
Washington, March 2. The nom
ination of Brig. Gen.' Frank Mcln
tyre to be chief of the War depart
ment bureau, of insular affairs was
confirmed by the senate in open ses
sion. The nominations of several
hundred majors, lieutenant colonels,
and colonels also were confined.
Democratic Leader
Succumbs to Illness
ivl ' i i
Bryan Swerved
State Vote From
Clark in 1912
Death of Former Speaker of
House , Recalls Intimate
Linking With Nebraska
In Campaign.
The death of Champ Clark recalls
the intimate linking of Nebraska
and particularly one Xebraskan
with the climax of Clark's political
career.at once its climax and its anticlimax-
.
Champ Clark won the nreference
vote of Nebraska democrats in the
presidential primary of 1912, the first
presidential primary ever held in the
state.
Although he was the only leading
candidate who did not personally
canvass the state, he received ajarje
plurality of the popular vote, carry
ing the state a! large and every con
gressional district except the Second
and Third,
Clark Led Field.
He thus held 12 ofthe state's 16
delegates at the Baltimore conven
tion of that year. -
With the first ballot at Baltimore
Champ Clark led the democratic
field. On the 19th ballot he won a
majority over all his opponents.
The democratic convention rules
required that th nominee receive a
two-thirds vote to win instead of a
mere majority, but not in 78 years
had thatj-ule operated tv defeat, the
winner of a majority,
In every case attainment of a ma
jority had been followed by the win
ning. of the formal two-thirds. . ,
Makes- Minor Gains.
It was not so with Champ Clark'
in 1912. For nine ballots he held
hisr majority, making some minor
gains. Then came a bolt from the
blue. - .
William J. Bryan, leading. Ne
braska's delegation and instructed
by Nebraska democrats to vote for
Clark, turned from him and led a
majority of the state delegation to
Woodrow Wilson.
Bryan made a sensational speech,
charging that Clark had the sup
port of Wall street and the bosses
subservient to "bjg business."
Wilson Triumph.
This made him unavailable, Bryan
declared, to become the candidate
of the democratic party.' .
The convention was thrown into
a tumult, .cnougn otner oeiegates
followed Nebraska's lead to imperil
Clark's majority. The" convention
adjourned over Sunday and finally
remained, in session for a week.
Eventually Clark's strength was
destroyed and Woodrow Wilson
finally triumphed, i
American Federation
To Sever Relations With
1 IIT 1 II
World trade unions
Washington, D. C:v March . 2.
Severance of all relationship with
the international federation of trade
unions was practically' deqided on
today by the American Federation
of .Labor's executive councihr but
final action was withheld until to
morrow. The declaration of the American
Federation on the proposed separa
tion a considered by the executive
council is understood to assert that
the American' labor cannot remain
affiliated with the European organi
zation because of "its revolutionary
activities" and Wcause it had failed
to "recognize the national autonomy
of each trade union center." .
The council is understood to havj
agreed tha't the federation cannot be
brought under the domination of an
organization that advocates use of
revolutionary violence. - "
Counselor for Mormon
Leader Dies in Salt Lake
Salt Lake City, March 2. Anthon
H.'Lund, first counselor to President
Heber J. Grant of the - Church of
Jesus Christ Lof Latter Day Saints,
died today. He was 76. years old.
He was born in Aalborg, Denmark,
and came to this country in 1862.
Hart's Piker io Open
. Exclusive Dance' Hall
In Honor of Caby Oeslys
Paris, March 2. The $aby, Deslys
theater will be opened by Harry Pil
cer in the former theater cadet Rou
selle this summer. It will be the most
exclusive theater and dance palace in
Faris. Speaking of it Piker said:
"It is'to be the most fitting "monu
ment to the memory of Gaby and it
is conceivable that her spirit will pre
side at all performance."
Wast
Time oWo
President-Elect to Meet Sena
tor Knox Upou Arrival, in
, Washington Lale Today
From Marion.
Other Conferences Soon
By ARTHUR SEARS HENNING.
Clilraco Tribune-Omaha Br Leased Win.
Washington. D. C, March 2.
With plans complete forthe simplest
inauguration in the memory of the
oldest' inhabitants. President-elect
Harding will reach Washington to
morrow afternoon and lose no time
in tackling his big jqb.
The first conference he will hold
after fjis arrival will be with Senator
Knox of Pennsylvania, chairman of
the inaugural committee and one oi
the closest advisers of the new
president. Senator Knox will frame
the resolution restoring peace with
Germany,.which Mr. Harding is un
derstood to desire congress to adopt
as one of the first constructive acts
of his administration. r'
Chairman Penrose of the senate
finance committee and Chairman
r oroncy oi me nouse c on
ways andmtans have received te e-
, e ., , . ,
grams from Senator Harding, stating
that he desires to consult them and
other members of the committee on
tariff and tax - legislation as soon
after March 1, as is convenient to
them.
Other' Conferences Planned.
Other' leaders in both houses have
received similar communications
from the president-elect, indicating
his desire to lose no time in shaping
tlie policies of his administration in
collaboration with the legislative
branch of the ''iivcrnment. This
has been a refrcsuing exoerience for
legislators accuslomed to the aloof
ness of the executive during the last
eight years and is regarded as proof
of the assertion of Mr. Harding that
his will be no "one niair administra
tion." The month intervening between
the inauguration and the assembling
of the 67th congress will be devoted
by Mr. Harding to consideration, not
only of policies, but the selection ot
important officials of the administra
tion, including ambassadors, a num
ber of whom are to be named within
the next fortnight.
" Ahead of the president-elect sev
eral more members of the new cab
inet reached Washington today, all
of them eager to get in tquch with
the work of the departments they
are to direct, beginning pext Satur
day. Amopg the .first to arrive was
Edwin Denby of Michigan, who will
be the secretary-of th navy. Secre
tary Daniels was on the lookout for
his successor, who called at the sec
retary's office shortly after 10 o'clock
in the morning. Mr. Daniels greeted
(Turn to Pane Tira. Column Seven.)
j
Gonipers to Probe
Jap Labor Tangle
Investigation Is Ordered by
Executive Committee
of A. F. L.
, Washington, Marcji 2. By direc
tion o$ the executive council of the
American Federation of Labor, now
in session Jiere, President Samuel
Gompers is to investigate the whole
Japanese and oriental industrial and
labor problem with a view to de
termining" whether the restrictions
imposed upon American workers
and capital in the far east are not
more "severe than those imposed in
this country on orientals.
Union officials -said today they had
received information that the land
and immigration laws in Japan were
more restrictive than those in Ameri
ca and that American laborers seek
ing employment in the orient were
compelled by law to give up trade
secrets.
Woman Who Fasted to
Force Conversion of
t f lit T
Husband is insane
Danville, 111., March ' 2. Mrs.
Sadie E. Harrington, who fasted 47
days in an effort to cause her hus
band, E. S. Harrington, to join "her
church, is apparently suffering from
mental trouble, hcr.physiciaiv an
nounced last night For three weeks
she has been'in astupor most of the
time and appears to be gradually
growing weaker. -
Baturn Is Evacuat
ted
By Allied Traders
Constantinople, March 2. (By
The Associated Press.) Batum is
being evacuated by allied traders
and bankers, and by some refugees
who reached that city rom Tiflis.
Russian bolshevik troops in large
numbers are invading Georgia from
al' directions, it is said in dispatches
rrtrived here.
The Ninth soviet army has crossed
the KodorTiver, which flows into
th-! Black sea southeast of Sukhutn
kale, and is driving Georgian troops
southward Joward Poti.
Woolworth Store at Denver
Badly Damaged by Fire
Denver, Colo., March 2. Fire of
undetermined origin broke - out in
the F. W Woolworth & Co. de
partment store at Sixteenth and
Champa streets here this morning
and destroyed stock and fixtures-es-timated
to be worth $100,000. The
storeis in the center of the down
town district. Other buildjngs were
undamaged. ,
March 2. Steps for the
of building in the United
btates were discussed at a meeting
here of the National Federation of
Construction Industries. Stabiliza
tion of material prices and improved
industrial relations were the chief
topics.
"The Walsh committee waiting
policy" of the building program will
be discarded April 1, for one of
"hurry and build," according to some
members of the conference. It was
emphasized, however, that prices
could not return to the 1914 price
basis.
.V message from President-elect
Harding promising federal support
of the movement to revive the build
ing industry was .read to the con
vention. Tampering With
Jury Is Alleged
In Murder Trial
v
Court Enjoins Attendants.
From Making Remarks, in
Hearing of Men Who Will
Decide Larson's Fate.
" Attempts' to tamper with the jury
in the Lawson murder trial were re-
. d t Jud Tr b th jurors
tphemsel tge judgeP fade jJnown
ill lilt i.an3un lumuvi
to the packed courtroom, at the close
of yesterday afternoon's session.
"There's room in the county jail
for anyone who attempts to corrupt
this jury," he warned those present.
"I charge every one present in this
room not to make remarks or com
ment on this case in the presence or
hearing of these jurymen, even when
they pass in the halls," the judge
ordered. ,
He instructed the jurymen to be
Lprepared to identify violators of this
injunction.
; The jurors told the judge many
remarks calculated to influence them
had been directed at them in going
in and out of the courtroom.
Judge Troup voiced the wish of j
counsel on both sides to have the
rules enforced.
Victim's Sister Star Witness. I
Eulalia Wortsmith, sister, of the
dead Mrs. Jeanette Lawson, was put
on the stand by Prosecuting Attor
ney Shotwell as star witness for the
state, when court opened for the
afternoon session.
A tiny figure in black, her palor
emphasized by the deep mourning i
she wore, ttie girl gave a dramatic
lecital of the quarrel between Bur
nell Lawson and his wife, his .threats
when the two girls announced they
would leave him, and his calm de
meanor after the shooting.
Twice only did her voice break--as
she repeated her sister's plea to
Lawson not to shoot her, and when
she related how she leaped to her
sister as the body reeled down-thc
stairs, a bullet in her forehead.
Struggles for Composure.
The fall of a pin could be heard
I in the hushed courtroom as the girl
j struggled for composure.,.
In marked contrast was her fiery
attitude when Eugene O'Sullivan, at
torney for the defense, trained his
guns on her, on cross-examination.
She denied, with spirit, specific in
stances of theft, forgery and pre
vious immorality with which -he
charged her. Clear and sharp, her
retorts rang through the courtroom.
Turn to Paice Two, Column E1t.)
Truckload of Papers '
On Loans Delivered
To Senate Committee
Washington, March 2. Six big
boxes loaded with photostatic copies
of treasury correspondence on for
eign loans were delivered to thc,sen
ate judiciary committee when in
vestigation of the transactions was
resumed with Assistant , Secretary
Nicholas Kelley, in charge of foreign
loans, in attendance.
"All the documents are here," Mr.
Kelley said, pointing to the boxes
and referring to the committee's res
olution yesterday, directing that the
correspondence be produced.
"Why have you, not selected the
papers and put them in order?" de
manded Senator Reed, democrat, of
Missouri. "I believe this mass of
papers was deliberately brought here
to make our task more difficult."
i
16-Men Will Seek Release
From Leavenworth Prison
Leavenworth, Kan.. March 2. Ap
plication for writs of habeas corpus
for 16 men serving in the federal pen
itentiary here for violation of the
Volstead act will be filed in the
United States district court at To
peka, it was announced today by
United States Commissioner Bond,
attorney for the men. v
Under rulings of several federal
courts the maximum penalty for vio
lation of the act is six months in the
county jail, according to Bond.
Announce Candidates
For Military Academy
Washington, D. C, March 2.
(Special Telegram.) The War de
partment announced that on the rec
ommendation of Senator Hirehcock
the following named candidates have
beenf designated for the military
academy entrance examination being
held this month: John S. Fisher,
Beatrice; Wayne L. Moore, first al
ternate, Nelson; Earl;. Barnes,
i Crawford, second alternate.
Oregon Senate Passes "
Anti-Alien Land Bill
Olympia. Wash., March 2. The
state senate passed the anti-alien bill,
which prohibits aliens not eligible
to citizenship from owning or leas
ing land in the state, and prohibits
all persons from engaging in land
deals with such aliens.
The measure, already passed by
the house, now goes to the gov
ernor '
Allies Refuse to
Discuss German
Reparation Planl
Supreme Council Prepares
Notice Saying League Is
Ready to Enforce Payment
of War Obligations.
London, March 2. ,(By The Asso-I
ciated Press.) Xotice to Germany
that its reparation proposal would
not lie discussed and that the. alh'es
were ready to enforce tke payment
of German obligations was in prepa
ration today by the committee ofHho
supretiTs council appointed to frame
a reply.
Instructions given this committee
were in substance:
First The allied governments de
cline to discuss proposals advanced
with evident bad faith.
Second Germany shall be remind
ed of its various violations of the
peace treaty.
Third The German government
shall be informed of immediate steps
the allies are determined to take in
beginning to enforce the collection
of Germany's obligations. ,
No Advance Intimated.
No'indication that the allies intend
to occupy additional German terri
tory at present appears m the in
structions given by the allied leaders
to this committee, which is framing
a reply to the German reparations
proposals made Tuesday.'
Belief was expressed in sccra!
quarters that the Germans have not
spoken their last word relative to the
reparation terms fitted by the su
preme council rt Paris.
Papers Score Offer.
Tlifs morning's newspapers were
unanimous in declaring the German
offer yesterday of the equivalent of
!f7,SOO,000,000 in reparations was
wholly inadequate. "Impudent,"
"ludicrous," "fantastic and "gro
tesque" were some of the adjectives
the principal newspapers used in com
menting on the German terms. Iiw
the pacifist Daily News it confessed
it was at a loss to understand the
German mentality.
"It is not easy to speak whh pa
tience of this combination of busi
ness cunning, chicanery and sheer
impudence," asserted the London
Times. "Doubtless ' the German
delegates are armed with a whole
scries of -successive schemes, eacn I
giving a little more than its prede
cessor. But when its bluff is called
it will abandon it."
The Daily Telegraph declared no
body was prepared for such a-"faijr
tastic" offer, and adds: "Great Brit-,
ain must support France whether
navaH action or econqinic pressure
should be decided upon."
Newspapers Score
Reparation Plan
T",
Paris, March 2,-Newspapers of
this city are united in declaring that
Germany's proposals, submitted to
the. supreme allied council in Lou
don yesterday, were unacceptable.
"Germany's ludicrous offer" ap
pears to sum up the view of the, ma
jority of journals in this city and
the remark, of Premier Lloyd
George, "We had better adjourn
quickly or we will find we owe
them money," .finds immense favor.
Premier Briand's newspaper, the
Eclair, ays: "France hitherto has
shown the utmost patience and if
Germany compels it to do so if will
use its strength remorselessly in full
agreement with the allies."
Wilson Signs Diplomatic Bill
Washington, March 2. President
Wilson signed the $10.500,000 'diplo
matic and consular appropriation
bill, while congress completed and
sent to the White tlousc the agri
cultural bill carrying ?38,000,OO0.
Letting Him In On It
Rail Men Demand !
Seniority Rulej
cierks Ask piou Accord.,
ing to Length of Service,
-Fitness and Ability.
j Chicago, March 2. Promotion ac
; cording to seniority, fitness and abil
i ity was urged on the railroad bbor
, board, in behalf of railway clerks by
J. F. Murray it the employes com-
ulittee, in the nilcs hearing.
Favoritism and a disinclination to
change a man from one position
were declared" responsible for the
fact that new men were often
brought in to" fill vacancies which
employes contend should be filled
by advancing employes from lower
positions. ,
hi presenting further testimony
of the employe.! represented by the
Brotherhood of Railway and Steam
ship Clerks, Freight Handlers. Ex
press and Station Employes, E, H.
Fitzgerald, president, said the evi
dence was "brief history of the
struggle through which our em
ployes, have gone in their effort to
emancipate themselves from indus
trial servitude.
"'our board- holds in the palm of
its hands, the welfare of 2,000,000
men," he said. "The industrial peace
and tranquility . of the nation may
depend on the decision you render.
Labor is looking lor no special. priv
ileges. It wants only what it is
justly entitled to, namely, a fair and
square deal and it is determined to
have that."
The clerks will continue their
testimony toinoriow. y
Illinois Man Is Held
For Carving Initials
1 On Chest of Woman
Paris, 111., March ,2. Charged
with carving his initials n the chest
of Mrs. Harry Rogers, 19, Glenn
Forsman, 28, is held in jail here on
a charge of mayhem. Mrs. Rogers
related that Forsman locked her in
a room on his farm, six miles west
of Paris, and did 'the carving as a
test of love. . t..
The jail is being closely, guarded
as a result of threats agaiAst Fors
man. . '
Airs. Rogers is the wife of a .ten
ant on Forsman's farm. She saul
she was given an alternative of the
carving knife or the branding iron.
The initial "G" was carved one day
and the initial "F" the next. Both
were deeply cut and more than two
inches, high. The carving occurred
six weeks ago.
Mellon Prepares to Assume
Duties in Harding Cabinet
l Pittsburgh. March 2. A. . Mel-
ion, secretary ot the treasury m
tlie Harding cabinet, announced his
resignation from the executive
boards of numerous banking insti
tutions here. lie will leave for
Washington tnorrow night.
Some of the. leading problems with
which fhe new administration will
be confronted, Mr, Mellon" said,' in
cluded "reduction in outlays and
realization of economics in the con
duct of government, readjustment
of the system of federal taxation and
the funding of our war indebtedness."
Increase in Public Debt
Shown During February
Washington, March 2. An in
crease of $58,449,845' in the public
debt during February wUs announced
by the treasury, the gross total Feb
ruarv 28 bting $24,051,684,728, com
pared with ?23,W3.234,882, January
31. Treasury officials explained that
in months when income tax install
ments are not due, the public debt
always increases, vwing to issues of
treasury certificates, but that the
debt decreases with the end of each
quarter
t
Congress Passes v
All Except Three
Supply Measures
Leaders Still Hopeful of Gel
ting Army and Sundry Serv
ice Bills Through Before
Adjournment.
Washington, March 2. Congress
within a day and a half of adjourn
ment, hadi cleared its calendar of 10
of the 13 supply measures and lead
ers still were hopeful of getting two
others, the army and sundry civil
bills, through.
The' fight on the naval bill was
continued in the senate and indica
tions were that it' finally would take
its place with the many bills re
garded as certain to die.
Among measures for which hope
has been abandoned were those pro
posing a soldiers' bonus, regulation
of cold storage and the meat and
coal industries,$100,000,()00 for state
road aid. a federal budget system,
reapportionment in the house and
reorganization of the patent office.
President Wilson has signed the
postoflice. diplomatic, District oji
Columbia, rivers and harbors, pen
sion and deficiency bills. Sent to
him today were the legislative,
Indian and agricultural bills.
General legislation awaiting the
president's signature includes the
emergency tariff' bill sent to him to
rlayand referred for report to the
Treasury department: the immigra
tion restriction bill, now 'before the
Labor department for a report, and
the resolution repealing most of the
wartime laws.
The house again refused to agree
t to the senate amendment to the army
j appropriation bill, fixing the armv
strength at 175.000, by a vote of 240
to 81. The bill was sent back to
conference. ..The house agreed to the
conferees' compromise of $ 1.100.000
for the army air service.
The fate of the soldier bonus bill
apparently was decided today in the
senate. Senrftor McCumber, repub
lican, Xorth Dakota, for the finance
committee, made formal request for
unanimous consent to bring un the
measure, but Senator Thomas, demo
crat. Colorado, objected.
The deadlock between the house
and the senate over the senate
amendments to the sundrv civil bill
snnropriation of $10,000,000 for the
Wilson dam at Mussel Shoals, Ala.,
still is unbroken. '
Attempt to Bomb Church
In Heart of Trieste Fails
. Trieste,. March 8. An -attempt to
bomb a church in the center of the
city failed today. No damage was
caused.
There was firing last night and
this morning. The general strike
fcalled as a result of the clash be
tween socialists and nationals con
tinues. Xo newspapers were pub
lished todayv
Fire Detroys Oklahoma
National Guard Equipment
McAllister, Okl., March 2. Fire
of supposed incendiarv origin de
stroyed $135,000 worth of Oklahoma.
national guard equipment of the
army at Pittsburgh, near here. Five
suspects have been arrested.
The Weather
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Hourly Temperatures.
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Revolution
Threatens
Red Regime
Reports Received in Finland
From Russia Disclose Re
volt Which May Result
In Soviets' Overthrow.
Fighting in Petrograi
By The Asoiitd Irru.
London, March 2. Reports from
Russia received this morning in Hel
singfors. Finland, by way of Reval,
Esthonia, disclose a situation
"which may result shortly in the
complete overthrow of soviet rule," -says
the Central News Helsingfoii
correspondent.
Fighting is proceeding in many
parts of Russia, with Petrograd and
Moscow as the centers of the revo
lutionary movement, the reports add.
The fighting in Petrograd is of gi
gantic proportions, according to the
reports, for 300,000 strikers are de
clared to be arrayed against the so
viet troops, whose exact number it
is impossible to estimate.
Many Killed in Fighting.
"It is reliably reported," the dis
patch says, "that very many have
been killed or wounded on both sides
in street fighting and that there has
been considerable property damage.
The naval garrison at Kronstadt has
joined the rebels.
"Reports of the revolution in Mos
cow are meager, doubtless owing t
the censorship. One message indi
cates that large mimbers of former
officers of the Russian army are lead
ing the insurgents there.
"In Petrograd the military cadets,
who have been among the most re
liable supporters of soviet rule, suf
fered heavy casualties. Combined
forces of laborers and marines, of
whom 100 were former service men,
attacked the cadets, drove them
through the streets to the schools and
quickly overwhelmed the cadets. The
surviving cadets only obtained shel
ter when soviet reinforcements were ,
rushed up.
Garrison Surrenders Arms.
"Sanguinary fighting continues in
the streets and also in th neighbor
hood of Petrograd. The garrison,
while no,t participating actively in
the fighting, has handed over all its
?rms a'nd munitions to the rebelf.
The rebels are holding Vassily-Os-trov
(a suburb of Petrograd) and im
portant residential "quarters of tiie
city.
"In southeast Russia General Du
toff (anti-bolshevik leader of the
Orenburg Cossacks), Tvith strotrg
forces of Cossacks, i operating suc
cessfully in the Orenburg plains,
while General Anteoff, who is lead
ing the insurgents f in the central,
southern and Volga districts, has
made a considerable advance, which
threatens to cut off communications
with Caucasia."
Aurora Banker Found
Guilty of Making
Fraudulent Report
York, Xeb.. March 2. (Special
Telegram.) Charles W. .Wentr of
Aurora was found guilty in district
court here today of making a false,
report to the state banking commis
sion. Three other counts charging
irregularities in his conduct of the
American State Bank of Aurora
were eliminated during the trial. The
jury deliberated 50 minutes.
The count on which Went was
convicted charged that he did not
include a record of a $5,000 deposit
in his report. The certificate, made
payable to Wentz, was turned over
to the National American Fire In
surance company of Omaha. It was
not discovered until after the state
had closed the bank and a receiver
had been appointed.
The defense claimed that the cer
tificate was not a liability of the
bank as it was issued without a con
sideration. No witnesses were in
troduced by the defense and Wentz -did
not testify.
Man Given Life Sentence
For Crime Eight Years Ago
Salt Lake City, March 2. Al
Ringling, recently found guilty at
Price, L'tah, for murder in the second
degree iti connection with the slay
ing of John (Frenchy) Bartholo
mew at Price eight years ago, was
sentenced today to life imprison
ment. Ringling confessed to the
murder of Bartholomew, while being
held in jail at Caldwell, Idaho., sev
eral months ago, on a charge of at
tempting to obtain $40,000 by fraud,
telling how the slaying occurred,
and what disposition was made of
the body.
HouseRefuses to Accept
Report on U. S. Army Losses
Washington, March 2. Charges
of needless sacrifice of the lives of
American soldiers on armistice day
were stricken from a subcommittee
report today by the house war in
vestigating committee after three
hours' debate. Representative John
son, republican. South " Dakota,
author of the subcommittee report,
fought to retain the charges and
when unsuccessful, changed his vote
to pave the way Kr( reconsideration
and final action tomorrow.
Liquor Valued at $500,000
Seized in New York Garage
New York March 2.-i-Liquor
valued by fderal agents at more
than $500,000 wa seized in a raid
on an abandoned garage in the
Bronx, located a short distance from
a police station.
John S. Williams Resigns
Washington, March .2.' Tohv
SkHt ;Y;'Mvrij of R:.,onaSii
no3rfd his res.a.. as comp
troller of the currency. The resig
nation was accepted by Presidcn'
Wilon,y;ftective tonight ; '