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T THE BEE: OMAHA, THURSDAY. MARCH 31. mat. Ex-Chorus Girl May Take Stand In Stillman Case Identity of Woman Who In troduced 'Mr . Leeds" to "Mr. Leeds," Thought to Be Established. New York, March 30. Viola Clark, a former chorus girl, was named today as a possible witness tor the defense in; the Stillman di- At her lodgings she was said to have disappeared suddenly, wo trace ., mr mwA he found. The house where she lived li an old-fashioned tenement near the fcast river, mere it was said Miss Clark had tele phoned and said "I am leaving. I will not be back. You can rent my .. - mum. . bonis W her effect were said to he in the room. Miss Clark, it was learned today, has been identified through a photograph which was carried along Broadway and was finally recognized by a well-known actress who made a sudden and startling rise from the chorus. This actress looked at the photo graph and said: . "Why, that' Viola Clark. I worked in the chorus with her sev eral years ago." Friend of Mrs. Leeds. Miss Florence Lawler, now known ,is "Mrs, Leeds" and named by Mrs. Stillman as co-respondent in the case, is said o have worked in the same chorus with Miss Clark. Whether Miss Clark is the chorus girl who. introduced Mr. Leeds to Florence Lawler could 'not be veri fied. Neither could it be positively established whether she was the "mysterious other woman" referred to so often by those familiar with the case. It was said Miss Clark was once quite popular along Broadway, but of recent years has not been em ployed in any theatrical production and has been living modestly -and frugally. - Recently she has occupied one small room in the east side tene ment, where, it was said today that she left for work early every morn ing and was, home in the evenings, nearly every night by 7 "o'clock. Where she was employed was not known to other occupants of the house. Writes Letter to Piper. While reporters have been unable , to find Viola Clark, a letter signed in her name has reached one of the New York papers, in which the letter writer admits knowing Mr. Stillman, tells of dancing with him and of ac cepting a $500 loan, but she stoutly defends him. The letter reads: ' "l offer the following story for any justification it may afford of why 1 am mentioned in this unusual rii- v'orce case and what I know of James A. Stillman. "I met Mr. Stillman in 1914, and . personally found him a rare and charming gentleman, of exceptpnal . culture and tact. i'That 1 should be named the sec ond woman of mystery in this sen sational case is as absurd as it is un true. -The article published in the New York Tribune last Sunday, March 13, purporting one 'of the co-respondents to be well known in New York society and considered beautiful was even mailed to. me by an unknown, but one acquainted with my ad dress. Subject of Scandal. Pit all appears to me to be the well-laid plans of scwe wagging tongues. It behooves some persons to scandajiie me, for to assume me morally irresponsible -is the -only justification for those who have de prived me of certain rights socially and financially, . "For seven years past (I will be 30 years of age next month) I have been living on $25 a week, or very much less, having only just what I earned in a very insignificant ca pacity. "The last summer that I spent in Newport with my sister I found some few persons o exceeding rude and lacking in refinement that it was ' evident that their wealth and snob bishness only could sustain their prejudice, but I now comprehend that attitude. Met Stillman in 1914. 'I met Mr- Stillman at a ball, where we danced a good deal to gether in 1914. I was at that time interested in' a renting proposition tn Brooklyn owned by the late Theo dore Shonts, which would have net ted me a fortune had I sufficient cap ital to launch it. "Thought pressed financially, Mr. Stillman, on my request, lent me $500, which I hav&rfinee been unable to repay, as with some other debts. 1 have not been asked about this, however, nor have I seen or heard from Mr. Stillman since then, the early spring of 1914, but this asso ciation of a distinctly business .na ture has been wilfully misconstrued. "I recall that Mr. Stillman has a very powerful and winning personal ity. He was very attractive to wo men, generally, with resulting enmity and jealousy of some men. "Mr. Stillman has already stated that some of his own supposed . friends betrayed him. AH circum stances make the case extremely sen sational and Mr. Stillman's position particularly unenviable. Mrs. Still man not only has"Jhe support of her many. personal friends but exclusive ; society as well, which would resent the possible intrusion of a common outsider into their sanctified midst Let this conclude the statement. " ' "VIOLA CLARK.'' ' - Following the naming of . Miss Clark as a possible witness m the case came confirmation 'from an au thoritative source that Mrs. Stillman was considering a new step in de . fense and probably would ask permis sion to further amend iier amended answef to take in the name of at least one woman uther than Mrs. Leeds. Verification of the possible nam ih of a secend woman came from a legal source in rougnnecpsic x ma informant said that for three years, a woman now living in humble cir cumstances in New York City, maintained a villa at wrden city, L. ln and posea as tne wne oi a man who;, visited her. Detectives for Mrs. Stillman have learned that this woman gave up the V 1 . . . . i nner : nfnnrt retreat, ana an -ex plosive apartment m New York Man Named in "T pry s ; v- frm j 3 ' ' fflb YA ' . ? s JT jrfW Here is the first real photograph guide named by James A. Stillman, divorce. Heretofore only snapshots showing the Indian as a cniid ot tne woods," have been published. This picture reveals him as the polished man he has been declared to be. student of philosophy, lover of opera, and a keen business man. The photograph was made at Montrel. City in fall of 1917, when, according to Mrs. btillman s answer, the banker is alleged to have met Mrs. Leeds. The second woman talked much, to detectives of her period of affluence, and is said to have offered to take the witness stand in behalf of Mrs. Stillman. Yeggs Kill Iowa Marshall in Fight (Continued From Fdge One.) the finding of the wounded watch man, and citizens of the town crowded into automobiles and gave chase. Posse Is Formed. Meantime, the little telephone girl had been busy. rluggmg every town within a radius of 100 miles of Stuart, Nellie Russell warned the authorities of the robbery and escape of the bandits. Van Meter, halfway between Stuart and Des Moines, was thus notified within a few moments after the bandits fled. Apossee was quickly formed there and just as it was getting or ganized, the deep roar of a high powered motor being pushed tg its limit, was heard, and the sedan dashed through the main street of Van- Meter. Pursuers Dispersed. Scattered shots from the sedan partially disbursed the posse as its members sought cover, but returned the fire of the robbers frorru shot guns, rifles, and revolvers. JtJut the robbers had disannearerf in a cloud of dust, just as the early morning glow beitan to break across "the horizon. ' They reached Des Moines, anil abandoned the car. The car was found bv T fmnc detectives, also out on a bandit hunt at the word of Nellie Russell of Stuart. And on the cushions of - the car were smears of .blood. Marshal Myers was rieht. He must have "got" one of the robbers. Ihe car had been stolen from downtown early last evening, it was wscovered, and had served its pur pose. 1 Small Amount of Loot. Nickels and dimes totalinjr about $10 made up the loot the bandits got trom the rirst National bank. And for .that $10 they committed murder. President Foster of the bank was grieved at the death of -the aged watchman. "The bank didn't lose much. But poor Myers he lost his life. He gave his all," he said. "The officials of this bank shall do everything in their power to bring the murderer and robbers to their just deserts. "No, they didn't get to the money vault. "You see, they 'jimmied' the door of the bank and went to work on the vaults at once. "They smashed the combination on one of the vaults and were evidently at work inside when they heard the shots out in front. Scoop Up Nickels. "When they saw their jig was up, they must have scooped up the nickels and dimes in the cups behind the cage and fled. "Inside the vault shows they had rummaged around in there." ' Thousands of dollars was in the othrti.,vault, which was untouched by th robbers, according to Presi- ster. of the robbers was masked, marshal had told Foster be- died. s was shot tour times, twice leg and twice in the body. the bullets crashed through dent " Norl the acK fore h Myef in the J One nf his spihe. This wound was fatal. Myer is survived by his wife and three daughters. All three daughters are grown and are teaching school. Two of them ' ! ' . : :-, - - -.. Stillman Suit of Fred Beauvais, the north woods New York banker, in his suit for live at home, while the third teaches school at Harlan, la. While Marshal Myers was giving his life in a futile effort to stop the robbers, havoc reigned suprehie at Central police headquarters in Omaha. ' Omaha police were notified, of il.e robbery and escape of the bandits just before the change of shifts of the officers and detectives. Wi,th the arrival of the day shift, four automobile loads of officers, armed with sawed off shotguns, were assigned to the chase. Two carloads dasbed to Florence to block that avenue of escape should the .fleeing bandits ' pass through Omaha. The other two carloads made for the river bottoms. And. Pilots Staf ford and James took the air in their planes to aid in scouring the high ways and byways ..leading into Omaha. The buzzer on the switchboard at headquarters buzzed. "The robbers in a high-powered car just dashed across the Illinois Central bridge in East Omaha," came 4 voice. "Yes, this is the toll man talk ing." Ordered to Bridge. And one of the carloads of officers headed for the bottoms was ordered to the-bridge post-haste. Then from the county attorney's office came the word that Special In vestigator Carey Ford had been in formed the toll man on the bridge was shot by the fleeing bandits. This spurred on the officers with their nose to the trail. n ivhrn thpv reached the Illinois Central bridge, they learned" the truth. John Grover, contractor, was driving his car with five workmen and a chauffeur across the bridge, and when asked to show his cre dentials, laughed at the toll man, on duty, who was new to his job, and drove on across the bridge. This led the toll man to notify police, for he had been warned of the Stuart robbery by Council Bluffs police. Bluffs Police Notified. Council Bluffs police wre also notified through the Omaha "head quarters that a speeding car. re sembling that used by the Stuart robbers, had raced through Missouri Valley, headed for the Bluffs. Because such would have meant a large detour from the route from Stuart to Omaha, .Bluffs police maintained their equilibrium, and decided not to join the chase. They later learned from Missouri Valley that the e,ar was a roadster with but two passengers. By this time, Omaha headquarters had been notified of the finding of the abandoned bandit car in Des Moines, and Pilots Stafford and James were wigwagged from the chase. And foiled at every- turn of the road, the detectives out in the four man-hunt cars, wended their weary way back to headquarters and there learned of the Des Moines discovery. Germany Protests Sale of Coal by Allies to Neutrals Berlin, March 30. Protest against the sale by allied governments to neutrals of coal delivered by Ger many on the reparations account is made in a note addressed to the reparations commission and the Bel gian cabinet by the German govern ment. It is declared that such sales are permissible only with the consent of Germany and that it is entitled to participate in any profits made, in asmuch as the present coal levies, which are assessed monthly by the entente, make such heavy demands on it that it is obliged to curtail home consumption. J An underground railway operating on the switchback principle has been invented in England, gravity acceler ating the speed of trains to as much hs 60 miles an hour Two Faiths in Fight to Win in Ralston Field .I Omaha Suburb Battle grouud of Methodists and Presbyterians Who Each Claim Supremacy. Who will bring Ralston to God Methodists or Presbyterians? Presbyterians have the lead, the Rev. G. A. Bolas, Methodist minis ter admitted, a little ruefully, yes terday at the Methodist confer ence in Dietz Memorial church. The little industrial suburb south of Omaha has longr been the battling grouud of both faiths, according to Bolas, who labored there for 12 months. The Rev. C. C. Wilson raised the iiscussion by appealing to 'the Methodist ministers to do some thing from a Methodist viewpoint for Ralston." , "It is a growing industrial center, has a big enough summer colony at Seymour lake to fill a Sunday school and presents a splendid opportunity for service, said the Rev. Wilson. "South Side Presbyterians are entering the field." "No Methodist Sentiment." "Let the Presbyterians have Ral ston then,", returned Brother Bolas, with feeling. "I was there 12 months and I know what Ralston is. There is no Methodist sentiment there. There are only two families with real Methodist fire. The others who came to Methodist . services were formerly Presbyterians and Luther ans. A distinguished brother then took the floor. "Can not the Methodist conference arrange an agreement with the Pres byterians as to how religious work shall be carried on there?" he sug gested. "Yes, there'd be an agreement be tween the Presbyterians and the Methodists that the Presbyterians should have Ralston!" exclaimed Bolas indignantly. He related one instance of Ral ston's pulling away from Methodism to Presbyterianism. , Angry at Interference. "There was $50 in the Sunday school fund, which I suggested should go toward benevolences of the church. The Presbyterians came in with some kind of an athletic event where prizes were to be given, etc. I went to several members and got some of the money used for church work. They were angry about it and pulled away." The Rev. J. W. Kirkpatrick. dis trict superintendent, presiding at the meeting, said he would make no over tures to the Presbyterians. "None of them has ever ap proached me," he said. "They sim ply went in and took possession of the field. They have also made statements that we neglected the Nevertheless, the Methodists have no intention of abandoning Ralston, Kirkpatrick announced. "We just hae no one to put into that field right now, that's why there is no work there," said he. Mission Started. Members of Wheeler Memorial Presbyterian church, of which the Rev. R. L. Wheeler is pastor, have been active in religious work in Ralston. "We Presbyterians were first in the field. We started a mission as soon as the town was laid out," said Rev. Mr. Wheeler. "But I thought the Methodists had Ralston now. "We have had some Presbyterian services there, yes, in the last few years. There were two preachers, one Methodist and one Presbyterian, preaching on alternate Sundays. Dr. Wheeler said he had not preached in Ralston for two years. Obregon Defends Policy in Speech Tells New Orleans Business Men of His Country's Opportunities. Mexico City, March 30. Govern mental policies followed by the present Mexican j administration were defended by President Obre gn in an address before New Orleans business men, who were received- at the national palace yester day. He declared that Mexico "of fers the best opportunities and ad vantages to North American busi ness men who are investing capital" and that the government would strive to extend guarantees to all fair and honest men seeking legiti mate profits on their money. Operator, Missing Six Weeks, Found Murdered at Ft. Worth Ft. Worth, Tex., March 30. A badly decomposed body, believed to be that of Scott Nicholas, a West ern Union telegraph operator, formerly of El Paso, Tex., who has been missing here since February 8, was found in Trinity river today. A coroner's investigation showed the man had been shot through the head. Police believe he was mur dered, robbed and his body thrown from the bridge. Nicholas served the Western Union Telegraph com pany at El Paso, ' Tex., in the capacity of night chief operator from 1911 to 1918. Fined for Intoxication Madison, Neb., March 30. (Spe cial.) John Hash of Meadow Grove, arrested on the charge of being in toxicated, pleaded guilty before Countv Judge McDuftee and was fined $5. Will Discuss Celebrating' Madison, Neb., March 30. (Spe cial.) Thursday evening a mass meeting of the citizens of Madison will be held to decide whether Madi son will have a Fourth of July cele bration. Seek Road Meeting Madison, Neb., March 30. (Spe cial.) The Madison Community club has invited the Upland riiRhway association to hold its annual con vention here. This convention will be held early in May. Read Bee Want Ads, Beatrice to Retain Commission System i Beatrice, Neb.. March 30. (Spe cial Telegram.) Beatrice defeated a proposition to return to the coun cil system at a special election by a vote of 339 to 1,162. Advocates of th commissioner system carried the First, Second and Fourth wards by overwhelming majorities. The Third ward, the home of ex Councilman Charles McColl, spon sor of the council system, was the only one carried by opponents of the commissioners. Little interest was shown in the election until late in the afternoon, when friends of the commission form got busy. A total of 1,501 votes were cast. Search Continues For Dead in Ruins Of Chicago Blast Police Authorities Seek Evi dence that May Throw Further Light on Cause Of Disastrous Explosion. Chicago, March 10. Search for bodies continued today in the ruins of the warehouse destroyed by an explosion yesterday. Firemen and police dug also for evidence that might throw further light 011 the cause of the disaster, in which at least eight persons were killed and several score hurt, Shirley T. High, fire attorney, planned to question again today Ed ward and Isadore Shaffer, sons of one of the proprietors of a concern which, city authorities believe, has been maufacturing and storing fire works in a building adjacent to the destroyed warehouse. City ordinances forbid storage of fireworks within the city limits. 1 The police were trying also to find W. Singer and Nathan Shaffer, part ners in the alleged fireworks concern. When they could not be found yesterday-it was thought that they might be among the dead, but today the police said they believed the men had fled to escape possible prosecu tion. Max Singer, a nephew of Shaffer's oartner. is said to have told the po lice that ordinarily 10 men were used 1 to load firecrackers in a secret base ment factory. . He said that only four were at work yesterday and that all were killed. "There are four salesmen out on the road," Singer is 6aid to have re lated, "but they never came near the store. My uncle used to -meet them in down-town hotel lobbies. They would turn over their orders and my uncle would arrange for the de liveries." Viviani in America To Listen and Report ((ontinued From Pace One.) tor the information of his govern ment are the followins: 1. Is the United States willing to enter the league of nations with Article 10 of the covenant elimin ated? 2. If not, what sort of league, if any, is the United States, willing to enter? 3. Does the United States intend to make peace with Germany inde pendently of the allied powers? 4. Will the senate ratity tne treaty under which the United States and Great Britain would help defend France against any future aggres sion by Germany? 5. Is the United States disposed to take action which Would give moral support to the' measure adopted for exacting reparation from Germany? Answers Forthcoming. There will be definite answers to all of these questions forthcoming when President Harding, having mapped out his program of domestic legislation for submission to con gress, takes up international ques tions with Secretary Hughes and other members of the cabinet and with the leaders in congress, par ticularly the members of the senate committee on foreign relations. I he first question can be answered now. The mere elimination of Article 10 from the covenant would not satisfy the administration. The sort of league the United States is disposed to enter ?s the association of nations desired by President Har ding an organization for confer ence, not a permanent military alli ance. As to the third Question, trfe atti tude of the administration is that the United States cannot accept the Ver sailles treaty unless it should he tadically, revised, and unless the allied p6wers consent to' such re vision it will be necessary to make peace with Germany independently. The question of ratifying the triple alliance has slumbered for months and there appears to be no revival of sentiment in its favor. France Opposed to Return. .Paris. March 30. (By The Asso ciated Press.) France is strongly opposed to a return of former Em pcror Charles to the throne of Hun gary, it was declared in official cir cles tonight. France, together with the other allied powers?, has made it clear to Hungary that the allies will not tolerate a movement looking to a retorar:oii of the Hansburtr riv- btastv. - vjmciai osnavfies to the forei" i o.fice from Budapest said that the -n v support the former monarch ind was that of one general and two deputies who had been arresie ' trench cfticials believe the attein,-- M the fon.ier emperor to have been a fiasco. Pyrotechnic Display for Ak-Sar-Ben Fall Festival A pyrotechnic display, featuring a replica of the destruction of Pompeii has been added to the program of events for the Ak-Sar-Beh festival next fall. Con.t!2ct for the' Performance was signed Tuesday. Held on Shooting Charge Madison, Neb.. f arch 30. (Soe cial.) Henry Lewis of Meadow Grove, charged with shooting wilh intent to kill, at his preliminary hear ing before County Judge M. S. Mc-Duffee- was hound over to the dis trict court and bail fixed at $1,000. Girl Stricken With Meningitis Is Near Death in Hospital Anita Lively, 25, Falls City girl Uricken with cerebro spinal menin gitis, 'is very low at University hot pital. She is no longer able to speak. Members of her family gathered at her bedside include her mother, Everything for Needle Workers A particularly complete selection of all materials required for needlework. Yarns, embroidery cot tons, stamped pieces of every description, pack age outfits, decorative lin ens these together with models for your guidance. Second Floor New Lambskin Gloves $2.50 A very attractive two clasp overseam Lamb skin glove in brown, gray, tan, black and white, $2.50 a pair. New Fashions in Housewear Bungalow Aprons of gingham and percale in light and dark colored striped patterns and checks, $1.90 and $2.25. Dix White Dresses for morning wear are shown in attractive new styles for $6. Extra sizes $7.00. , Blue Gingham Dresses, Dix make,-are especial ly -'Active for $3.50 and $4.75. 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He led successful fights, early in his career, for reductions in electric light ' rates, in telephone rates, in street car fares, for universal 1 transfers and for school children's tickets. He helped correct long-standing scandals by his successful fight for open specifications and the widest latitude of competition in street paving contracts. He opposed the five-year gas contract, which the'eouncil, over Zimman's protest, granted in defiance of the injunction. He wds one of the first workers for woman suffrage in Nebraska. - He led the fight in the council for dollar gas. He led the fight in the council for an increase in taxation of the public serv - ice corporations. , He was the author of the occupation tax on public service corporations, re quiring a payment into the city treasury of 3 per cent of their gross receipts, which has netted Omaha to date close to $2,000,000. He has acted as mediator in labor controversies and was instrumental in set tling many threatened strikes. He was active in the fight for municipal taxation of the railroad terminals. He supported the initiative and referendum. He opposed the twenty-five-year extension of the gas franchise. He opposed, only recently, the taking over of the gas plant, not as an enerr of municipal ownership, but because he believed the valuation . was excessiv and would result in increased rates. He has shown active opposition to the increase in electric light rates. He worked for the present "honest" election law. A name similar to that of Harry B. Zimman will be on the ballot. When voting make sure that you put your cross after the right name niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiini iiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiij Mrs. J. F. Lively, a brother and two sisters, one from Falls City and one from Oklahoma. O. II. Eggleston, real estate man at firjt detained when Miss Lively was taken sick at the Y. W. C. 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