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The ' Omaha Daily Bee
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Laoor -War
In England
Is Averted
Unexpected and Sensational
Split in Ranks of Powerful
Triple Alliance Changes
Crisis.
Rail Men Cancel Strike
By Too Aaaorlated Trrai.
London, April 15. An unexpected
and tensatioual split in the ranks
of the powerful 'triple alliance of
labor this afternoon completely
changed the complexion of the"
inatKcst industrial crisis oreat Brit
ain had ever faced and averted the
projected strike of railway men auo
transport workers in sympathy with
the striking miners, set for 10 o'clock
tonight. . v
Events developed .with such sud
den and startling changes as to leave
the public in a maze.
'V: lhe railway' men and transport
workers' leaders refused to go ahead
failed to follow compromise sugges
tions of their secretary, m Frank
Hodges.
Thc miners asserted that Secre
tary Hodges had conceded too much
in offering to discuss the question
of wages without raising immediate
ly the controversial issue of a na
tional pool, while the railroad men
and the transport worker- declared
the proposition was reasonable and
,,-that the miners should renew nego
tiations. Thp miners remained nhdurate and
the open breach resulted. " . v
Rail Men Quit.
Announcement that the railway
men's strike set for 10 o'clock to
night had been canceled was made
shortly before 4' o'clock this after
noon by J. If. Thomas, general sec
retary of the Railway Men's union.
The transport workers' strike also
lias been called off, Mr. Thomas an
nounced. '
"As far as the railway men and
transport workers are concerned the
strike- is canceled," he said.
;'remier Lloyd George announced
in tha House of Commons this after
noon that the -miners had -refused to
reopen negotiations for a settlement
of their strike on the basis that had
been suggested. K i r , ;
Ifc prime minister read a letter
from the miners' federation stating
that the only condition on' which a
temporary settlement could be
'concession of the two principles of
national wages boar and a natweai
It developed that Mr. Thomas this
morning informed the miners he be-
heved they should accept the proposals-
of their general secretary,
Frauk Hodges, for a resumption of
the negotiations and that tinder the
circumstances the executive of the
railway men would not feel justified
in calling out Its men. :. , ... "
The executive of 1 the transport
w orkers took the same view. , t
. Rumor Hodges Has Quit. ,
Persistent, rumors that Frank
Hodges, secretary of the miners'
union, had resigned were current
here shortly after noon. It was said
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Nebraska Delegation
About Ready to Vote ;
On Office Seekers
Washington, - April IS.' (Special
Telegram.) For three hours today
the republican members. of Nebraska
delegation -heard encomiums in be
lli.! f of candidates for federal jobs.
But the time for a sfiowdown is still
uncertain,' the desire of the members
being to finish the reading of en
dorsements some time tomorrow, al
though when the delegation ad
journed at 5 o'clock, no. particular
time for another meeting had been
agreed upon. Everybody, however,
was hopeful that a vote on collector
of internal revenue woulu be reached
tomorrow. " . " ' - .
Upwords of 1.300 letters and tele
grams endorsing individual candi
dates for places were read, to say
' nothing of petitions favoring the ap
pointment of these same individuals
" to the offices they seek.
- When voting time comes the mem
bers of the delegation will .have a
better appreciation oi what the lead
ing republicans of Nebraska have in
mind about the various offices than
they could possibly have had without
going through the tiresome routine
of reading every endorsement.'
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Attempt to Be Made to Lift
v Light Bill From Committee
Lincoln, April 15. (Special.) An
attempt will be made tomorrow to
life Senate File No. 249, the duplicate
f Hnnic Roll n. 1 th municioal
- electric light bill for Omaha, eut of
house committee, , v
TliU wat tireA'icfrA tnHav hv Ren-
resentative Edward Smith of Omaha.
The bill was killed in committee last
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right by a vote oi o o ror-n
hour the vote stood 5 to 5. and Rep
resentative Robert Druesedow. head
of the house committee on cities and
towns, declined to -vote. ' .
At the end of an hour. Represen
tative Edward Perkins of McCook
switched and voted for indefinite
postponement. ' "-' '
Britain Pays $25,000,000
On $122,000,000 Debt to U. S.
Washington, April 155. Receipt of
525.000,000 from the British govern
ment as first installment of the debt
of $122,000,000 for silver purchased
during the war was reported to the
treasury by the Federal Reserve bank
of New York. Payment was" made
through J. P. Morgan & Co., as fiscal
agents. Of the amount paid today,
$18,000,000 represented a reduction of
the principal and $7,000,000 interest
from Aoril J 5, 191 .
This Bank Cashier Kills
One, Wounds 2, Holds 2
Would-be Holdup Men
Chicago. April 15. S. B. Witow-!
ski, cashier of the State Bank of Ci
cero, a suburb, shot up and defeated
a gang of six automobile bandits to
day. He killed one robber, wounded
two, captured two. and only the
driver oi the car, wno remained out
side the bank, escaped.
The six men drove up to the bank
at 9:45 o'clock this morning, and
five of them entered ,with drawn re
volvers. They drove the bank staff
into the vault, and while two of the
bandits stood guard, the others
scooped up the money in the cashier's
cage.
As they turned to escape Witow
ski pushed the door of the vault ajar
and fired through the aperture.
Approximately $40,000 was ob
tained by the robbers, but was re
covered. Action on Rail
. Agreement Big
Labor Victory
Executives of Shop Trades
Hail Decision of Board as
Aid Will Not Impair
Economic Status.
Chicago, April 15. Abrogation of
the national agreements between the
railroads ' and their employes, an
pounced yesterday by the railroad
labor board, was officially accepted
tonight by the executive council ot
the shop trades in a statement which
hailed the decision as a great victory
for labor, declaring it did not impair
labor's economic or, social status.
About 500,000 men are employed in
the shop crafts. '
- During the 1 day the railroads,
through the conference committee
of the Association of Railway Execu
tives and through statements from
the heads of individual roads, ap
proved the decision as a- whole, al
though criticising certain features,
of it.
The labor board itself expressed
satisfaction over the fact the decision
apparently had met with approval
from both sides, declaring that this
indicated that it had at least opened
the way to permanent industrial
peace between railroad employes and
employers. . ;
The decision oi the board to per
mit individual conferences ; between
each road and its employes instead
of grunting labor's request for one
national conference, was , said ' by
board members to have been the
only course open to the board.' ,
; The boards also- Jet Jt, become
known that while' the set of 16
principles which the decision said
should be part of any agreement was
written by Henry T. Hunt of the
public group, it had been approved
by each member of the board, al
though only a majority -was neces
sary to incorporate it in the decision.
To Get Salary Cut
Arbitration Board Favors 5
To 10 Per Cent Re
duction. Chicago, April 15 That some re
duction in wages would improve the
clothing industry so that net losses
to garment makers would be small
was the declaration today of the fed
eral board, of arbitration which an
nounced a 5 to 10 per cent cut in
wages for Chicago workers last
nicht.
Taking into consideration the in
creased cost ot living, the workers
are 10 to 15 per cent better off than
in Tulv. 1919. the. board's decision
said. The board established a mini
mum of $15, , a week, the present
wage for learners in tailor shops,
however, and set the date lor the
reduction for April 28th.
The recision states that a' reduc
tion of 25 per cent as asked by the
manufacturers would not be justi
fied by "the" reductions in the cost of
living, -v ' ' : - .
Fireworks Plant Is
Wrecked by Explosion
Randolph. Mass., April 15. A
series of explosions' destroyed 12
buildings of the United Mates fire
works company early today and
caulcd other heavy property damage.-
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The force of the explosion was
felt more than six niiles away. Vinj
dows and doors were blown out and
walls cracked in houses.
-A man, asleep in his home in Hol
brook, somite and a half from the
scene or the blast, was hurled from
his bed. Chief of Police John T.
Hurlcv was thrown across the room
as he was entering his house.' No
one was in . the buildings when the
explosion occurred. It is believed
the loss ot lite win not oe neavy.
A Picture Treat.
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TIE BEE rotogravure section
for Sunday offers in a page
. of four "Camera Master-
gieces" a rare treat to lovers of
eautiful photographs. ' .
The pictures are productions
of four Omaha photographers,
each of whom -was asked to sub
mit front his collection his "most
artistic photograph?'
Sunday's roto section also pre
sents a page of interesting his
torical pictures of where the
"Minute Men" fought the battle
of Lexington on April 19, 1775.
There is another page of snappy
photographs of movie stars.
Readers of The Sunday Bee
get the only rotogravure section
offered by a Nebraska ' news
paper, .
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Police Seek
Bov Ta
By Fv
Revenge Over Pending Divorce
Suit Said to Be Respon
sible for Kidnaping of
Omaha Lad.
Los Angeles, April 15, (Special
Telegram.) Police of Los Angeles
and southern California arc on the
lookout for Harold Saalfeld, 10,
whose father, Herman, Omaha shoj
merchant, kidnaped him Thursday
from the boy's mother, Mrs. Eileen
Cory Saalfeld of Hollywood.
The mother is the daughter of E.
M. Cory, 116 South Thirty-sixth
street, Omaha, assistant cashier of
the Nebraska National bank.
Revenge over a divorce suit said
to be pending in the superior court
of Los Angeles county is' given by
police as the motive of the alleged
abduction.
The couple were divorced January
22, 1914, but remarrried later, some
where in Iowa, according to Fred
Saalfeld 2413 N street, South Side,
Omaha, a brother of the husband.
Their first marriage took place June
1, 1910, in South Omaha. ,
Fears Child Spirited Away.
Mrs.,Saa,lfeld says she believes the,
child, who is in poor health, has
been spirited out of California.
She stated she saw . the boy leave
his Hollywood home, accompanied.
by his father, but' believing tne two
were. en route to a nearby theater
she was not alarmed. Upon their
failure to return, she notified police,
who flashed a description of the two
to towns and cities throughout the
south. -
Police believe they will be found
within the next 24 hours.
Mrs. Saalfeld and the boy came to
California a year ago in Marcb for
the boy's health, according to the
Omaha grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
Cory,
A short time ago, Saalfeld ordered
his wife to come back to Omaha,
sending her tickets.- She refused and
filed suit here for divorce.
Charged Extreme Cruelty.
Mrs. Saalfcld's first divorce suit,
filed November 13, 1913, gave ex
treme cruelty as the grounds. ' He
"repeatedly struck her, kicked her,
called her vile and indecent names,
charged her with going out with
other men, threatened to kill her
and ordered her out of Jhe house,
as well as failed to support their
child, then less than-3 years old, her
petition recited.
x She asked for custody of the boy
at -the time. Stating hee-parents. Mr.
and Mrs.-Epes M. Cory-were "ab!e
financially and willing to provide for
the child."
The late Judge English- granted
the divorce, but stipulated that the
husband was privileged to "Visit; the
child occasionally and take him out
for a day or two."
Couple Remarried. ,
Subsequently the couple remarried,
and have lived in Papillion and the
South Side, Omaha. -
The grandparents in Omaha stat
ed yesterday they were not alarmed
over the missing child, but were
grieved because the boy would cry
for his mother.
They . believe Saalfeld will bring
the boy here or to Papillion, where
his mother and sister live. Saalfeld
left Omaha for the coast last week,
but did not tell either Corys or his
relatives where he was going, they
say. . .. " - .. '
Grain Man Convicted
; Of Forgery by Jury
William : R. Richter, . former
wealthy erahv man of Omaha, was
found guilty in federal court yes
terday on two counts ot torging
bills of lading for carloads of corn
in 1917. '
A jury brought in a verdict at
3:30 after three hours' deliberation.
Federal Judge Woodrough had in
structed the jury to weigh only two
o six counts returned against him
by a federal grand jury.
Attorneys for the defense inti
mated they would appeal,
t Judge Woodrough set next Wed
nesday at 10 o'clock for pronounce
ment of sentence.
Mr. Richter was released until theu
undef his present bond. - ,
Bill to Give Ex-Presidehts
Pensions Before Congress
Washington, April 15. A proposal
that former presidents be paid annual
pensions of $10,000 was introduced
in the senate by Senator Calder, re
publican, New York, and in the house
py Representative Dyer, republican,
Missouri. ' -.
Another pension plan introduced in
the house was that of Representative
Ricketts, republican. Ohio, providing
from $6 to $14 dollars a week for
persons over 65 years of age with in
comes not exceeding $10 a week and
who are attempting to earn a living
; if physically able to do so.
I Six Negroes Are Arrested
I On Counterfeiting Charge
Washington, April la. Six ne
groes, the eldest 21 years old and the
youngest 14, are held here in connec
tinn with an unusual counterfeiting
( scheme. They are said to have ob
tained several hundred dollars on
spurious notes originally of$l de
nomination which were raised by
pasting on them the corners of $20
and $10 condemned notes turned into
the treasury to be destroyed. Secret
sen-ice agents are seeking a man said
to be the author of the scheme.
Congress Is Asked to Stop '
! Shipment of Arms From U. S.
Washington. April la, Prohibi
tion of the shipment of' arms and
munitions to any country where they
might be used for revolutionary pur
pose has been asked of congress by
A the State department
en
TT
ding May
J
b Reparation Commission
President Contemplating Early Resumption of Amer-
ican Representation on All European Confer
encesMay Send Delegate to Allied Meet
ing on Financial Situation in Austria.
By ARTHUR SEARS HENNING.
Chicago Tribune-Omaha B Ltaaed Wire.
Washington, April 15. President
Harding contemplates the early re
sumption of American representation
on the reparations commission and
other European conferences dealing
with matters involving American
rights and interests.
It is not improbable that the first
step in this "direction will be the
appointment of a delegate to the
conference to be held by the allies
on April 30 to consider the financial
and economic situation in Austria.
This conference was called at the
instance of the former American
number of the Austrian section of
the reparations commission.
. This procedure is in conformity
with the peace program announced
by the president, which includes the
ratification of the Versailles treaty
inasfar as it relates to American in
terests. The reparations and eco
nomic "sections of the , treaty are
among the parts which the presi
dent favors accepting.
While no steps in the direction of
effecting such partial ratification of
the treaty are to be taken unless the
allies concede the validity of Amer
ican contentions in the pending con
troversy over Yap and other man
date territories, it is not doubted
that Great Britain, France, Italy and
Japan will yield to the United States
on this score and thereby pave the
way for consideration of the ques
tion of the American acceptance of
the "treaty with reservations.
Party to Enforcement
If the United States ratifies that
part of the treaty pertaining to rep
arations it will become a party to
the enforcement of that section and
would be expected to maintain
American troops on the Rhine dur
ing the period of years deemed nec
essary, to compel compliance with
the terms by Germany.
It is understood that former Pre
mier Viviani of France, who made
his farewell talk to 'the president to
day, has been assured of American
co-operation along this line, pro
Pottsdam Mourns
For Ex-Empress
Flags at Half Mast and Crepe
Bands in Evidence in
4 l .German City.--
By The Asaoelated frett.
: Potsdam, Germany, April 15.-
Flags of the old empire are flying
at half mast along the streets ot
Potsdam today and mourning bands
are evident on all sides. The shop
windows are displaying portraits of
former Emmpress Augusta Victoria
draped in black and flower pieces
bearing her insignia. Hundreds of
individuals and societies are honor
ing the memory of the. former em
press, who will be buiad on Tues
day with imperial honors in tne an
tique temple adjoining the new pal
ace in Sansouci park, where she lived
virtually all her married life.
Hundreds of persons formerly
orominent already are arriving in
Potsdam, which stands as an im
perial oasis in republican Germany.
The former lord chamberlain of the
court, Count August Von Eulenburg,
has requisitioned all hotels for those
coming to attend the funeral. The
arrangements are progressing under
virtually the same machinery as
would have functioned were the em
pire still intact.
Hundreds of workmen are, con
verting the old imperial station at
Wild Park into an embowered chapel
in " which the family and immediate
friends of the late empress will re
ceive the body and attend private
services before the procession
through the tree-lined lane leading
immediately past the new palace to
the temple, which will become the
ex-empress' tomb. Although Fred
crick the Great erected the temple
for his own mausoleum, he i buried
in a garrison church and the former
empress will be its first occupant.
Rotary Clubs Elect
; Iowa Man Governor
Dubuque, la., April IS. Luther A.
Brewer,, Cedar Rapids, was elected
governor of the Sixteenth Rotary
district, comprised of Nebraska,
South Dakota and Iowa, at the dis
trict convention here this afternoon.
The vote was: Brewer, 70; Charles
R. Gardner, Omaha. 65. , t
45 Aliens to Be Deported,
"Arrested icar Ago, Missing
Detroit, Mich., April 15. Forty
five aliens for whom deportation
warrants are held by federal officers
here have disappeared, it was an
nounced today. . The aliens have
been at liberty under bond since
shortly "after their arrest in the De
partment of Justice raids more than
a year ago. Officers believe some
of them have : secretly v left - the
country. ....... .
Sheet Iron Reductions
Are Announced by Company
New York, April 13. Price reduc
tifits for sheej iron wire announced
today by the Amervtn Sheet and
Tin Plate company, a .ubsidiary ot
the United State? Siee! corporatijn.
The reductions viricd from $7 'o
$14 a ton on various products. Ear
lier this week the i.'nitcd Sta-es
Steel corporatidi rnounccd pike
cuts affecting other lints.
The second installment of
Former Secretary Daniels'
graphic "Story of the War" is on
page seven.
Send Envoy
vided the allies satisfy the United
States in the matters now at issue.
While disappointed that the United
States is not going to ratify the en
tire Versailles treaty and enter the
league of nations, he is gratified that
the president proposes American
participation in carrying out the
reparations provisions which are of
paramount importance to France.
It is possible that an American
representative will resume his place
in the repartions commission, either
pending or before the negotiations
with the allies concerning American
partial ratification of ' the treaty.
Commissioner Boyden, who w-as
representing the United States, was
withdrawn from the commission by
President Wilson because the United
States had not ratified the treaty,
American Interests Involved.
The administration takes the posi
tion that America ought to be repre
sented inithc reparations commission
and on various bodies dealing with
economic features of the peace be
cause the matters involve American
interests. The United States ought
to have a voice, it is contended, in
the determination of these repara
tion terms if it is to carry out its
purpose to stand with -the allies in
compelling payment by Germany Jo
the full extent of its ability.
Moreover, the payment of the allied
war debt to the United States is in
part dependent upon the payment of
reparations to the allies, pirticularly
to France. Likewise -the levies on
German exports affect the trade of
the United States.
It is the view of the administration
that the United States ought to par
ticipate in the determination of these
questions, not primarily for the pur
pose of helping Europe, but for the
purpose of protecting the interests
of the United States. It is deemed
better to have a voice in shaping de
cisions of importance to American
interests than to allow decisions ad
verse fo our interests to be made and
then to protest against them att;r
ward. Fast Train Halted
To Save Girl's Leg
Injured Miss Picked Up at
Farm and Rushed to ;
Omaha on U. P.
It has been said that big cor
porations are heartless, but Virgin
ia Longnecker, 14, pretty, and full
of vim, of , Wahoo, Neb., will not
say so. Because of the kindness of
Union Pacific officials, Virginia is
in a local hospital recovering 'from
an operation which may prevent am
putation of her leg. '
Virginia and her companions were
playing ball at a school house four
miles west of Wahoo. In stealing
third base, Virginia wrenched her
knee. She was taken home and ap
parently was on the road to recovery
when complications developed. ;It
was decided the only way to save
her leg was to have her placed on
a train at once and brought to
Omaha. ' ' '
Union Pacific officials permitted
No. ' 28 passenger train to stop at
the Longnecker farm, long enough
to put Virginia and her mother
aboard. Both mother and daughter
are now in an Omaha hospital.
The father is a former Omaha
garage man who rents a farm at
Wahoo. .
Americans to Donate
George Washington '
Statues to England
New "York. April 15. Fbur statues
of George Washington will be un
veiled in England during 'May and
Tune. ' One of them, a replica of
the Houdin statue of the "Father
of His Country" is the gift of the
people of Virginia to the people of
England and will stand in Trafalgar
Souare.
The other three, all busts, are to
be presented by 70 American or
ganizations headed by the Sulgrave
institution. ' -
One of -the busts will be placed
in St. Pauls cathedral near the
tombs of Wellington and Nelson.
Another goes to the Town Hall in
Liverpool and the third to Sulgrave
Manor, the home of. Washington's
forebears.
Two bronze memorials of Abra
ham Lincoln, bearing his Gettsy
burg address, also will be given to
the British government. One is to
be imbedded in the wall of an old
church at Higham, England, where
Lincoln's ancestors worshipped.
Oscar Weil, Composer, Dies
v At Home in San Francisco
San Francisco, April 15 Oscar
Weil, 82, composer and pioneer res
ident of San Francisco, died last
night. He was a civil war veteran,
and came to San Francisco after the
close of the war. He. was the pos
sessor of several university degrees
and had composed operas. He was
dramatic critic on a weekly publica
tion hsre for many years prior to his
death. Funeral services will be held
on Saturday.
Former Chief Justice
Is Indicted for Perjury
Cleveland, O.. April 15. Former
Chief Justice W. H. McGannor.,
May E. Neelcy, chief state's witnes.s,
Riid two others were indicted by the
grand jury for perjury in connec
tion with the second scamlal trial
of McGannon, charged with the
murder of Harold agy, of which
he was acquitted, " 4
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Colombian
Pact Under
Hot Attack
Republican Progressive Sena
tors Direct " Three-Hour
Fire at Treaty as "Wrong
To Roosevelt.
By The Auoclated rrt.
Washington, April 15. The
Colombian treaty was brought under
hostile fire today in the senate.
Two republican senators of the
progressive group, Johnson of Ca'.i- j
forma and Lenroot ot Y isconsin, at
tacked the pending pact for three
hours as "a wrong to Theodore
Roosevelt" and "an invitation to
every crooked nation in the world to
blackmail the United States."
When they had concluded Senator
Watson, democrat, Georgia, making
his maiden speech, turned on admin
istration, leaders supporting ratifica
tion and accused Senator, Lodge of
Massachusetts of having changed
from opposition to support "because
of an oil concession which Secretary
Fall has pipe-lined into this treaty.''
Despite the hot fire from oppo
nents administration leaders, through
Senator Curtis of Kansas, sent assur
ances to President Hardin? that suf
ficient votes were in prospect to
bring about ratification net
Wednesday, the date set for the
vote..
"Squander of Money."
Ratification of the treaty with its
"provision'fflr payment of $25 000,000
to Colombia for the loss of Panama
with its canal rights, Senator John
son told the senate, would be the
"first squander of money under the
tanner of economy." If the Un'ted
States' had $25,000,000 to spend, he
said, it would be much better to tse
use it for the relief of America's
"starving farnjers," disabled soldiers
and the unemployed.
Senator Lenroot informed the
senate he could not Vote to ratify
the treaty "because I want the fionor
of our country to go down through
ages without a single stain."
Senator Watson, speaking with
the vehemence that marked his cam
paign as the populist candidate, for
president several years ago, declared
that Colom'-'a. through the revolt of
Panama, nurcly lost "some malarial
lakes, some mosquito infested
swamps and an uncontrolled river
which Colombia straddled, unable to
bring one leg to the other."
Wrong to Roosevelt.
Concluding his address the Cali
fornia senator declared, the present
treaty did more "than wrong Theo
dore Roosevelt," and added:
t. wrooes-aaajtUibenors a ereat
..: rUr . t-i j
I'duuii. x .'ic v iiuiuc vi neouurc
Roosevelt is secure and the Panama
canal stands as his great monument.
I decline to write on that monument
dishonor to my country and infamy
to my people."
Continuing the attack launched by
Senator Johnson, Senator Lenroot
declared that the treaty, "if ratified
will be but the beginning of unjust
demands from others with the threat
of exclusion of American participa
tion in the development of their re
sources unless granted."
Opponents of ratification plan to
continue their attack tomorrow, with
Senators Poin dexter, Washington
and Kenyon, Iowa, republicans, as
the speakers. .
Cardinella, Gangster
And Confessed Bad Man
Carried to Gallows
Chicago,-April 15. Sam Cardinel
la, master-mind of a gang of thieves
and murderers, and Joseph Costanzo
and Salvatore Ferarra, convicted of
murdering a .fellow countryman,
were hanged here today. Cardinella
broke down on. learning that Anto
nio Lopez, who was to have been
executed with him, had been re
prieved last ' night by Governor
Small. The drop fell at 10.26 a. m.
for Cardinella.' ,
Cardinella, the self-boasted "bad
man," collapsed completely when hi
reached the gallows, and it was ne
cessary to carry him to the platform
and strap him in a chair so that the
noose might be adjusted.
Cardinella's collapse upset the
sheriff's plans, and the execution of
the other two men was delayed 20
minutes. The drop fell for them at
10:45. ....':.
Six Armed Bandits Get
$638,000 in Paid Checks
Chicago, 'April 15. Six armed
bandits who held up two bank mes
sengers on an Illinois Central train
early today captured two satchels
filled with canceled checks. The rob
bery was elaborately planned, two
of the robbers following the mes
senger's when they boarded the train
at Randolph street, and the other
four -joining them at' Van Bureu
street, half a' mile south. The rcb
bers escaped with their worthless
souvenirs at Twenty-second street,
fleeing irt a taxicab. The checks
totaled $638,000, but each and every
one- of them bore the cancellation
mark of the Chicago Clearing House
association.
Woman Killed by Small Son
, Playing With Revolver
Three Rivers. Oueher. Anril IS.
The 8-year-old sort of Mrs. Aimee
cnoaeau picked up a revolver he saw
in a store where he went shopping
with his mother, Unaware that it
was loaded, he pointed it at her and
pulled the trigger. She was instant
ly killed.
Frank While, North Dakota
Man, JNamcd Treasurer
Washington. April 15. Frank
White of Valley City, X. D., was
nominated today by President Hard
ing to be treasuLtr of the United
State
"Good Samaritan" Is
Held Under Bond for
Having Booze on Hip
New York, April 15 Leo Busch,
porter, who essayed the role of
"Good Samaritan" and placed whis
key to the lips of a plain clothes
policeman who feigned collapse be
fore the door of a saloon, was held
in $500 bond today.
The magistrate said lie appreciated
the porter's good intentions, but that
even "Good Samaritans" were for
bidden by the new law from having
liquor in their possession on the
street. .
Worst Blizzard
Of Year Grips
Denver and West
Gale Puts Wire Service Out of
Commission and Delays
Train Service Snow
In Nebraska.
npnvrr. Coin.. Anril 15.DenvCr
and this section of the west today
was in tne grip ot one ot tne worst
MiirTarrf nf th winter. A iralc of
42 miles an hour was raging here at
11 o clock this morning ana ouuook
was for more snow and lower tem-
nrrafiirp. acrnrriincr to the weatllif
forecaster. An increasing northeast
wind, portending lower temperatures,
n hinwinor in central Colorado.
while in northern New Mexico a
light wind was blowing, accompan
ied by snow and rain.
The snow extended as tar norm
as southeastern Wyoming, with a
temperature of 32 degrees at Chey
.nni Snnw and rain were rCDOrted
over westen Kansas and parts of Ne-
baska. Wire .communication sumn
from Denver was interrupted with
little prospect of a renewal today.
Telegraph and telephone com
munication was hampered, trains
were late and reports coming in
hourly added to the extent of the
storm. The forecaster said it was
raining or snowing this ' morning
from Utah to the Missouri river.
Wp to noon, six inches of snow had
fallen in Denver and the storm
showed no signs of abating.
' The Moffat railroad is blocked by
eight feet of snow at Corona, Colo.,
the "top of the world."
Seven miles of telephone poles
south of Denver fell under the heavy
gale. A hundred telegraph poles
near Littleton, Colo., were reported
down. There was no- telephone
service in southeast or north Den
ver and 150 men vvorked to keep
electric light and power wires in
The mercury in Denver stood at
32 degrees. " ' '"'
- The bright-spot in -the storm was
in the statement of W. W. rutman,
agricultural statistician of the Lnited
States bureau of crop estimates that
the storm would prove of great
benefit to the farmers if followed
bv the usual seasonable moisture.
All spring crops, especially sugar
beets, will be greatly benefited, Put
man said.
Continued , snow and colder for
today and tomorrow was the fore
cast for the Rocky mountain region.
Socialists Clash
In Northern Italy
Several Lives Have Been Lost
in Bitter Electoral
Struggle.
Rome, April 15 Grave incidents
are reported from northern and cen
tral Italy, where the extreme na
tionalists and the socialists have
clashed in a number of cities and
towns in the bitter electoral cam
paign. . Several lives have been lost
and great property damage done
during the seizures. Upwards of 100
nationalists from Leghorn and' Pisa
marched to the town of Cecilia, 20
miles southeast of Leghorn, where
they sacked a communist club as re
prisal for a socialist attack upon lo
cal nationalists. , -
Upon its return to Leghorn, the
party attacked the Spartacus club and
was driven away by royal guards,
but succeeded in wrecking the cham
ber of labor. As a protest, the so
cialists proclaimed a general strike,
which the printers have joined, and
there are no newspapers being pub
lished in the city.
' A detachment of nationalists from
Arezzo went to the village of San
Sepolcro, 16 miles east and wrecked
the chamber of labor.. The por
traits of Nikolai Lenine and Leon
Trotsky were burned. Another af
fray occurred at Parma where a so
cialist club was destroyed.
City Manager Plan Given
Good Majority in Long Beach
Long Beach. Cat, April 15.-
Citizens of Long Beach voted yes
terday 3,237 to 2,508 to adopt the
city manager plan of government.
The 'proposition has been agitated
for three years past and a campaign
of six months duration preceded the
election. The city will choose seven
councilmen at an election not June
and these will select the manager.
Dutch Minister to Spain
May Be Sent to America
Rotterdam, April 15. J. H. Van
Royen, Dutch minister to Spain, is
being considered by, The Nether
lands government as minister at
Washington, says the newspaper
pMaasbodc of this city.
The Weather
Forecast.
Rain and colder Saturday.
Hourly Temperatures.
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Tariff Bill
Is Passed
By House
' i
Fifteen Demos Join Repub
licans in Pushing Emer
gecy and Anti-Dumpig
Measure Through.
Final Vote 269 to 112
( By Tha Asaoelated Pre.
Washington, April 15. Republi
can leaders, supported by all except
eight of their party and by 15 demo
crats, pushed the Young emergency
tariff and anti-dumping bill through
the house late today. . The vote was
269 to 112, with two members, voting
prcscni.
Passage of the measure came at
the end of a stormy session during
which a handful of democrats aided
by a few republicans, had harrassed
the leaders of the republican side
persistently for more than four
hours. Charging that the republicans
had bowed to the "dictation of the
senate" were hurled not only by
Representative Garrett. Tennessee,
acting democratic leader, but by
Representative Newton of Tennes
see and Representative- Luce, Mas
sausetts, both republicans. ;
The battle was later continued,
when Representative Mondell, Wy
oming, republican floor, leader, 'an
nounced a plan for the house to meet
tomorrow to receive a report from
the immigration committee. This
was objected to by Mr. Garrett, who
said the republican members of the
immigration committee bad acted
without first having organized their
committee.
Delay Agreed to.
Democratic committee members
had not been selected, asserted Mr.
(irrett, urging that the report on
the immigration restriction bill be
delayed until the democrats have a
chance to see it. After a dozen ex
changes Mr. Mondell agreed to wit
and the house adjourned until Mon-
feat'ed discussion marked the tar
iff debate, which revealed a wide
split in the Texas delegation. Seve
ral Louisiana members also support
ed the tariff program. The discus
sion was particularly pointed when
Representative Connelly, democrat,
Texas, chided his colleague. Repre
sentative Hudspeth,, "for deserting
his party."
Besides Mr. Hudspeth, the roll
call showed the following democrats
voting for the tariff; Parish, Blan
tou and Jones of i Texas; Dupre.
Favrot, Mart tn and Lazaro of
Louisiana; Smithwick, Georgia; Tay
lor, Colorado; Lea, California; Clark,
Florida; Campbell, Pennsylvania;
Lankford, Georgia, and Deal, Vir
ginia. Republicans voting against the bill
included: Stafford, Wisconsiu; Tinkr
ham, Massachusetts; Perlman, Volk,
Ryan and Siegel of New York; Luce,
Massachusetts, and Keller, Michi
gan. No Changes Acceptable.
Chairman Fordney of the wa's
and means committee, precipitated
the charges of senate dictation when
he declared the senate would accept
no changes in the bill as it was
passed last session, not so much as
(Tarn to Tag Two, Colnmn SU.)
Nomination of New j
Revenue Collector
Goes to Senate Today
Washington, April 15. Nomina
tion of an internal revenue commis
sioner, around which has centered un
usual interest because the ofnce."car
ries authority over prohibition en
forcement, probably will go to the
senate tomorrow. -."-
Three new members of the railroad
labor board to fill vacancies which
occurred today, also are to be in
cluded in tomorrow's list of appoint
ments, it is understood. t
Early next week the long-delayed
shipping board appointments prob
ably will be made and. several diplo
matic nominations, including an am
bassador to Tokio and several en
voys to Latin American countries,
also are expected, clearing up some
of the most important selections
pending.
Part of Loot, Taken by Gang
Following Murder, Found
Des Moines, April 15, Announce
ment that a - portion oi the loot
stolen from .the First National bank
of Stuart, la., on the evening of
March 19, had been found, together
with several clues as to the possible
safe blowers, was made by Chief
of Detectives Brophy here today.
The money, totalling about $60 in
silver, was found wrapped in a
blood-stained towel in a black trav
eling bag locked in a baggage locker
of the Northwestern depot here. A
quantity of nitroglycerin, some re
volvers and burglar tools, a cap and
gloves were also in the bag.
Union Leaders Consider
Steel Unionization Plan
tradiinirtrvv Anril 15. Plans for
J getting under way the new campaign
to unionize tlie steel inausiry were up
for discussion here today at a meet
ing of the executive council of na
tional ami international organiza
tions in the steel industry a fliliateJ
with the American Federation of
Labor. ' .
Despite adverse industrial cbndi
tions and unemployment, union
leaders declared the new organiza
tion work would be pushed at once,
There was approximately, $70,
000 in the. committees hands today
for organization purposes.
lilot Is Killed.
Washington. April 15. Lieuten
ant James .1. Langin. army air serv
ice, was killed today at Bollcs
field when his plane fcH 200 feet at
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