THE BEE: OMAHA, THURSDAY, MAY b, 1921.
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Are Described
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apeciaiers oct mm. at He
opening of New York Di
vorce Trial Witnesses
Break Down.
Chirag Trihune-Omaha. Bee I-caaed Wire
New York, May 4. "Peeping"
scenes in the loneliness of Blackbutu
house in the Canadian wilds, involv
ing Mrs. "Fifi" Stillmau and Fred
Beauvais, afforded a thrill for the
reopening of testimony in the mari
tal tragedy involving children, chor
us girls, an Indian- guide and bags
of gold.
Mrs. Stillman heard two witnesses
from Canada tell how they spied
and "peeped" on Beauvais, "Apollo
of the Canadian forest," and guide
for the Stillman summer camp, and
Mrs. Stillman, but in cross-examination
it was disclosed the witnesses
are still on the payroll of Stillman.
. Mrs' Stillman, judging by her
smiles to the camera squad and bar
rier of reporters, wasn't' worried
about the "peeping" stories
Besides the "peeping" witnesses
George and I;red Adams two oth
ers testified for Stillman's case. They
are F.dward Purdy, superintendent
of Mondamie, the great estate of
Stillman near New York city, and
Byron Kelly, former superintendent.
Knows Handwriting.
Kelly, who was in charge of the
estate from 1917 to 1919, was used
in an effort to clear the way of
. legal technicalities for the Introduc
tion by Stillman of the now famous
Beauvais "love letters" to Mrs. Still
man. Kelly testified he knew Beauvais'
handwriting and he was shown let
ters "B 1o H" exhibits of Stillman's
case. ,
"Do you know who wrote those
lctu'rs?" he was asked.
"Yes. That's Beauvais' handwrit
ing." he replied. The letters wcr?
addressed to Mrs. Stillman at "Mon
dai"e." Fxhibit "A," Mrs. Stillman's so
called hysterical letter to Stillman,
was not brought into the hearing to
day. Th court, in the alimony and
counsel fees feature, ruled it could
not be admitted as evidence because
it is a privileged communication be
tween wife and husband.
Beauvais, corespondent in the case
and alleged by Stillman to be the
father of Guy, Mrs. Stillman's young
est child, was not at the hearing to
'ay, but as an indication that he and
his folks are standing by Mrs. Still
m;m there appeared Arthur Beauvais
of Montreal, a brother.
Says Stories False.
"We ate not worrying about those
'peeping' stories, becaus we can
bring 10 or 12 witnesses down here
to show they are false," said Beau
vais. Beauvais ,the corespondent, will
not testify at the present; in fact it
develops that tomorrow and Friday
also will be devoted entirely to hear
ing witnesses for Stillman and at
later hearings Mrs. Stillman will pre
sent her "affirmative defense."
v As Mrs. Stillman has almost a
sVbre of witnesses to testify about
Stillman's affairs with the former
chorus girl, "Mrs. Florence Leeds,"
and her young son, Jay, and of Still
man's other love conquests, it will
be Monday before the issue is final
ly settled.
First witnesses called by Still
man's counsel were George and Fred
Adams, the father and son, respec
tively, Canadians in the carpentering
business at Grand Anse, Quebec. On
trips to Grand Anse each night theyJ
stopped off at the Blackburn house
and there saw Beauvais and Mrs.
Stillman in compromising circum
stances. Three times they "peeped" through
a hryhole or windows of a room oc
cupied by Mrs. Stillman and saw
Beauvais in theoom, they testified.
Clarkon School Head
Resigns and Will Travel
Cla-kson. Neb., May 4. (Special.
Supt. R. V. Prokop, who has been
at the head of the public schools of
Clarkson for three years, has re
signed, to take effect at the close of
the present school year. Mr. Frokop
plans to spend a year in travel and
in looking after various business in
terests in which he is concerned. The
school has grown' rapidly and a new
building is contemplated for the ear
ftiture. Rev. B. A. Filtipt, pastor
of one of the local churches, is
president of the school . board, and
teaches manual training in the high
school.
Howells Teaching Corps
Re-Elected Have Big Garden
- Howells. Neb., May 4.- (Special.)
The entire 'teaching corps of the
Howells school was re-elected. An
additional teacher will also be added
to the force for next year. Jerome
Ve Srb, superintendent, has been
in this positioh for 10 years. A
feature of this school is a four-acre
school garden which was designated
last year, by a government inspector,
as the best kept school garden of its
kind in the United States.
First Woman Official is
Installed in West Point
West Point, Neb., May 4. (Spe
cial.) Mayor Clatanoff made tho fol
lowing appointments: Attorney, John
H. Lindale; water commissioner. C.
J. Boyer; street commissioner, G. H.
Vandenberg; marshal, Willie Krien
kc. Councilman L. W. Johnson was
, unanimously elected president of the
council. , Two billiard halls were li
censed for the city. Miss Sarah E.
Lindale, city clerk, was installed in
office, being the first woman city offi
cer in the city.
Husband Follows Wife to -Grave
in Just Two Months
Just two months after the death of
his wife of 40 years Charles F. Sand-
erholm died Tuesday of apoplexy.
He had lived in Omaha 40 years, sang
in the choir of the Swedish Mission
church for 35 years and had been an
employe- of the -Alfred Bloom com
' pany for 20 years. - He married Miss
Charlotte Anderson in 1883. She
died two months ago. ' n
Nine out of every 10 prospective
brides who have applied for a license
, .to wed in Boston in recent years
jrtr 30 years of age.
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Admiral Kolchak, Anti-Soviet Leader,
Escaped Execution at Hands of Sailors
Due tolJ. S. Naval Officer, Says Daniels
By JOSEPHUS DANIELS
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How an American admiral aaved Admiral Kolchak from a Russian prison Tha
shimmering; sword that fell in tha aca The apeech that unlocked a prison Uoor
Kolchak'a vlait to America and hia apparent premonition of tragedy The most funeal
banquet ever held in Washington How the Russian patriot was executed by lamplight.
Admiral Kolchak tailed to redeem
Russia from the bolsheviki, but he
made a brave effort, and for a time
held the word's attention as the hope
and promise of a triumph for sanity
and constitionalism over the mad
ness of Lenine and his proletarian
dictatorship.
The chance to wm such fame as
will follow his memory in the annals
of Russia he owned to an American
admiral.
Story of Folchak.
And this is the story:
Admiral Kolchak commanded the
Black sea fleet. When the revolution
swept Russia in March, 1917, the
sailors of the Baltic fleet niutjncd,
assassinated t heir commander-in-chief
and brutally murdered about
100 officers, but the sailors of the
Black sea flecet remained loyal.
The Black sea fleet remained a
cruising fleet in winter, owing to the
open conditions in Black sea lati
tudes; for this reason its men were
in a better frame of mind they had
had less confinement, less unoccu
pied leisure and hence less occasion
and opportunity for grumbling and
growling and getting disaffected.
Black Sea Men Mutiny.
Through the spTing, and, indeed,
until the middle of June, the Black
sea fleet remained loyal to the pro
visional government, and was still a
formidable force.
But in June, 1917, a little group of
agitators from the Baltic fleet arrived
in Sebastopol, and began to talk and
harangue. They told how the Baltic
ships were now wholly in the control
of committees of sailors; how no
officers had any right to order them
around, and how much happier every
body was under the new system.
Admiral Kolchak was popular in
the Black sea fleet; his personality
exercised a powerful influence over
the men;- they were reluctant to
mutiny against him.
But the persuasions of the Baltic
agitators at last prevailed. On June
JO the sailors of the Black sea fleet
railed a meeting and adopted a reso
lution deposing Admiral Kolchak,
and. electing a commander-in-chiei
from their own ranks.
When the admiral was notified of
what they had done, he appeared on
the quarter deck of his flagship and
addressed the men.
It was a dramatic scene, and a
tense moment.
The admiral appealed to the men
to remain loyal in simple, but elo
quent language. He made his plea
in the name of Russia and of the
cause of justice and democracy for
which she was fighting with the
allies and the United States.
The men were moved, but not to
tepudiate their action. They were
touched, but they" stood by their
purpose. ,
Casts Sword Into Sea.
The admiral saw that it Was in
vain to plead with them. There was
nothing for him to do but to give up
his command, abandon his ship,
leave the fleet, in which he had
taken a just pride, to be managed by
a committee.
But Kolchak, although surrender
ing, would not turn his sword over
to any representative of these mutin
ous sailors.
They demanded it, but he would
not give it. .
Instead, drawing it from its scab-
j bard he held it for a single moment
in salute to the Kussian tlag, ana
then, with a quick gesture, sent its
shimmering blade spinning through
the air and watched it fall into the
sea.
There was a gasp from the sailors
as they realized what he had done,
but there was not a man among
them who did not honor him the
more for it. ' ,
Turning upon his heel sharply the
former , qommander-in-chief came
down from the quarterdeck, climbed
over the side of the flagship into a
waiting boat, and was taken to
Sebastopol, where he was put in
prison along with Smirnoff and
other officers.
What might have been the fate
of Kolchak we cannot tell, although
it is not unreasonable to think he
would, in time, have suffered the
fate ' of the commander-in-chief of
the Baltic fleet. "Execution by or
der of the sailors' soviet" is quite
: as deadly as assassination. ,
American Mission Arrives.
But it happened that while these
things were going on in the Black
sea, other things had been happen
ing in Petrograd. The Root diplo
matic mission, appointed by Presi
dent Wilson and headed by Elihu
Root, reached Vladivostok on June
3 and went straight to Petrograd
on a special train provided by the
Kerensky government.
The naval member of this mis
sion was Admiral Glennon, who,
after reaching Petrograd, with lit
tle delay, set ouf for Sebastopol to
visit Kolchak and the Black sea
fleet, wholly unaware of the serious
situation which had developed.
With Admiral Glennon went Ad
miral McCully, who is a master of
the Russian tongue and a great ad
mirer of tha Russian people, whose
affection and confidence he has hei J
through all events. '
The first intimation the American
admirals had that they were .about
to face unusual circumstances was
when, on reaching the station in
Sebastopol, ,they found a reception
committee awaiting them composed
wholly of workmen and sailors.
There were no officers. Kolchak
was not there, nor had he sent any
members of his staff to greet them.
Glennon Talks to Sailors.
But Glennon and McCully were
quick enough to catch something of
the significance oi this, unexpected
welcome and to accommodate them
selves to its peculiar character.
"They wore no swords." said Ad
miral Glennon to me in making his
report, "so the American officers lef:.
their swords in the train."
The American officers were taken '
to the flagship from which" Kolchak j
l ad been deposed the day before. j
Admiral Glennon stood on the 1
quarterdeck, where Kolchak had
stood in his final appeal, and spoke
to the sailors on the meaning of de
mocracy, lie paid a generous tribute
to their ships, lie spoke of Russia's
bravery and urged the sailors to
stand loyally by the cause for which
the allies were fighting. He referred
feelingly to the cordial relations
which had always existed between
Russia and the United States and
made much of the argument for their
continued friendship and co-opera-lion,
which lay in the fact that they
were now the two biggest republics
in the world. But not a word did
he say of the deposed officers.
Admiral Glennon is a big man,
with commanding appearance, but
with a kindly and genial bearing. His
speech made a most favorable im
pression on the sailors. Evidently
they talked over the things he had
said and decided to show their ap
preciation in some way.
Obtains Kolchak's Release.
- So when the American admirals
and other officers were boarding their
train again at Sebastopol, on the re
turn journey to Petrograd, repre
sentatives of the sailors came on
board and told Admiral Glennon that
they had voted to restore the arms
to all the deposed officers except
Kolchak and Smirnoff. These two,
they said, they would probably keep
in prison and give them a trial.
Admiral Glennon saw his chance.
Manifestly these sailors wanted to
please the Americans, "They are a
little afraid of Kolchak and Smirnoff,
so they felt obliged to keep them in
prison, but, probably, if Kolchak and
Smirnoff were to leave Sebastopol
and the region of the Black sea, the
sailors would be satisfied.
So the admiral, smiling down from
his towering height upon the shorter
Russians, made a proposal. In ef
fect he said:
"Release Smirnoff and Kolchak and
we will take them to Petrograd with
us."
Petrograd was far away, moreover,
the authority of Petrograd was still
recognized, so the sailors agreed.
Kolchak and Smirnoff were taken
from prison and put on board the
train with the Americans.
Visits United States.
For them it was deliverance from
almost certain death. It is little won
der that Kolchak regarded Glennon
with the greatest affection and grati
tude. A few weeks later Kolchak
came to the United States at the head
of a Russian naval mission, and his
renewal of acquaintance with Ad
miral Glennon was like he meeting
of brothers.
The visit of the Russian naval mis
sion had for its primary purpose,
probably, a study of rfiw discipline
was maintained in the navyjf a re
public. However, its officers told us
many interesting things about the
organization and operation of the
Russian navy. , ,
I had a chance to see a good deal
of Kolchak while the mission was
here. It was said of him that he was
of Tartar descent, and his appearance
gave some weight to this rumor.' He
was of medium height, very dark,
with piercing eyes and a determined
expression. He was famous for his
resolute purpose in all undertakings,
and his face gave clear evidence of
it. He was intensely Russian anM
patriotic, but broad-rhinded, simple
and practical. He admired Farragut
greatly, and made a special trip to
his tomb to place a wreath upon it.
He was also a great admirer of our
arctic, explorers, probably because of
his own polar service. -Not
Man or Leader.
But the was not fitted for the sort
of leadership the Russians required
after the revolution. Valorous and
fine though he was he was too con
servative and too class-conscious to
inspire the sympathy and confidence
of millions of Russians who had
vowed they 'were through forever
with aristocracy and militarism.
Moreover, he was lacking in faith,
lacking in optimism and enthusiasm.
When I heard he had become leader
of the counter revolution, I ex
pressed my belief that it was doomed
to failure. Yau can not win a great
campaign with a man upon whom
melancholy and hopelessness have set
their seal. -
I remember the ' dinner Admiral
Kolchak gave 'at the Shorcham hotel
in Washington to the secretary of
the navy and prominent officers of
the navy department just before the
Russian naval mission took its. de
parture in 1917.
Beyond all question it was the
gloomiest, most funeral occasion I
experienced in all my eight years in
Washington.
News had just arrived of a Ger
man victory over the Russians in the
Baltic. The Kcreiisky government
was in a perilous situation. These
facts were reflected in the lugubrious
countenances and solemn words, of
those who sat at that banquet table.
I did my best to cheer Kolchak, pre
dicting a wonderful future for a dem
ocratic Russia when the allies arid
America had. won the war.
Kolchak Without Hope.
''Do you really believe Russia can
.-.gain have peace?" he asked me, and
the tone of his question spoke his
jwn despair.
You have read of the depression
which sometimes wrote itself upon
the face of Lincoln in his darkest
hours. I never saw Lincoln, but ac
cepting the most depressisng ac
counts, his sadness must have had
a ray of hope in comparison with the
utter Hopelessness wincn sat upon uie j
somber face of Kolchak.
I think the premonition of tragedy
was in his soul.
At the end of October, 1917, he
sailed from San Francisco for Japan,
intending to return to European
Russia by Siberia. When he reached
Japan he found the bolsheviki had
seized power, and Kerensky was a
fugitive. The bolshevik government
offered him and ' his officers safe
journey to Petrograd if they would
recognize its authority and swear al
legiance. Kolchak refused.
So he became leader of the anti
bolshevik movement in Siberia. In
the spring of 1919 the world thought
he was' going to succeed in his great
effort to overthrow Lcniue and Trot
sky. Then the tide turned. He was
driven back. His retreat became a
rout.
He reached the region of Lake
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Baikal and there his forces disinte
grated and dissipated, leaving him
alone. The allies had abandoned him.
Captured and Executed.
One day in January, 1920, a revolu
tionary group raided the village of
Innokentiersava, near Irkutsk, and
found Kolchak. They took him pris
oner and turned him over to the bol
shevik commissairs.
There was a pertunctory court
martial, and the predetermined sen
tence of death.'
In the early dawn of February 7
he was led from his cell to the court
yard of a building in Irkutsk, where
he was stood with his back to the
wall.
According' to the story which has
come to us it was too dark to see
his face distinctly, so a soldier held
a lighted lamp near it for the bet
ter guidance of the firing squad.
When the command to fire was
given the squad failed to obey. Per
haps it was the fearless defiance in
his 'eyes that held their fingers un
tightened on the triggers.
Angered at their soft-hearted re
luctance, a bolshevik commissar, who
was supervising the executior,
pushed the squad aside, strode to
close range of Kolchak and shot him
down.
At least that is the tale that is
told, and, knowing what we do ot
Russia under the red regime, it may
well be true.
So died a brave, honest, patriotic
Russian.
How many of them have died!
How many more must before the
salvation of Russia is wrought?
Another article iy former Secretary
Daniels will be printed tomorrow.)
Accidents Claimed Six
Victims Here Last Month
Six deaths due to accidents were
recorded in Omaha during the month
of April. A year ago there was the
same number.
There were 50 accidents last month
with an injury list totaling 33.
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Elks' Lodge to Use
Mother's Day Ritual
Three years ago the Grand Lodge
ot t'Jk adopted a ritual tor Mothers
day. This ritual will be used for
the first tinie by the Omaha lodge
,at the metting to be held in the
Minne room. .Masonic temple, .Nine
teenth and Douglas streets, Friday
evening, next.
The ritual service is very beautiful,
and a program of singing and speak
ing has been arranged that will be
in perfect harmony for the occasion.
Kotary Club Members Hear
Lecture on Letter Writing
Members of the Kotary club were
instructed in the art of writing bet
ter business letters by Charles Mc
intosh, Chicago, general sales and
advertising counselor of the exten
sion department of LaSalle uni
versity at their noon meeting at
the Rome hotel Wednesday.
In his talk Mr. Mcintosh declared
45 per cent of the business of the
nation was transacted through let
ters. He advocated getting away
from the "cut and dried useless bus
iness lingo," injecting more person
ality into business letters and niaknig
a greater effort to obtain the good
will of customers.
County Attorney Probing
Election Officer's Action
County Attorney i Shotwell will
continue today the probe into the
claim that E. O. Ames, member of
the election board, tore a ballot at
the polling place at Thirty-sixth and
Jackson streets.
"We have obtained four affidavits
in the case, but will carry the in
vestigation still farther before taking
definite -action," said Mr. Shotwcll.
Totally unemployed women in
England now number more than
600.000.
IF you already smoke Chesterfields, you'll be
interested in this new packing.
If you don't, it's a fine way to get acquainted.
.The new tins each hold 50 Chesterfields.
The air is drawn from each tin and the cigarettes
actually sealed in vacuum.
This method of packing similar to that used by
the big canning companies positively insures freshness,
besides holding every bit of the tobacco's fine flavor
intact.
What about a tin
for your desk?
for your library table?
for over the week-end?
price is 50 cents.
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Twenty Men Searching
.Fur Missing 'Eiiiplo)er"
Twenty men who "hired out" to
work in tanning factories in Alaska
assembled at the Union station yes
terday to begin the long journey,
only to find their employer, a mys
terious Mr. Johnson, was missing.
They are now searching the town
for Johnson, who they say adver
tised for men to work in the Kanni
Salmon canneries at $150 a month
and all expenses.
A majority of them said they had
paid Johnson $75 for a chance to
make the trip. They enlisted the
aid of police and went with them to
the Chatham hotel, only to find their
employer had checked out.
Sentenced to One Year.
"Slim" Davis, negro, pleaded guilty
to violation of the narcotics act and
was sentenced by Federal Judge
Woodrough to the federal prison for
a vear aud a day.
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Men's Work Shoes in tan
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Boys' and Girls' Shoes
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Child's Barefoot Sandals,
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Will Hold a Notable
Sale of Lace Curtains
and Panels Saturday
If You Expect to Hang New
Draperies This Spring-It
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Beautiful, airy draperies add
so much to the attractiveness of
a room tliHjt the Sale of Laco
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There are Curtains for Living
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