The Omaha Daily Bee
VOL. 31 NO. 159.
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OMAHA. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1921.
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Agreement
Upon Naval
Ratio Near
Trance Indicates Willingness
To Recede Provisionally
From Original Demand
Of 10 Ships.
Will SubirJtPjan Today
By ARTHUR SEARS HENNING.
I Mraca Tribuna-Omaha lira laMd W'lr.
Washington, "Dec. 1"). A com
promise on the basis of the limita
tion of the naval strength of France
and Italy is in process of evolution
tonight. ,
France having indicated willing
lies to recede provisionally from its
original demand for the right to
build 10 capital ships, it is not unlike
ly the compromise will represent an
aggregate capital ship tonnage far
short of the 3Sl),0Qp France proposed
but considerably above the 175.0 0
suggested by Secretary of State
Hughes.
The way was paved to a com
i romise by instructions cabled to
day by M. Briand, the French
premier, who is in London, to M.
.Warrant, head of the French delega
tion. , .
Submit Plan Today.
M. Sarraut announced tonight that
the instructions, setting forth the
.ttitude of France toward the ap
plication of the naval reduction plan
to its navy, will be submitted to
the conference committee of IS on
naval armament tomorrow.
Members of the French delegation
explained Ihit the instructions are
rot necessarily final. They demon
strate, it was asserted, that France
decs not intend to stand in the way
of the consummation of the plans lor
a naval holiday and limitation of
naval armaments but does desire
consideration of its special needs
for adequate defense.
At French headquarters it was
asserted that the Briand instructions
open the way to a speedy adjustment
would be accomplished within two
or three days.
The first news of the attitude of
M. Briand which reached Secretary
Hughes was contained in a cable
. gram from George Harvey, Ameri
can ambassador to Great Britain, re
porting the results of his talk with
the F'rench premier, who reached
London yesterday. The Harvey
message quoted M. Briand as ready
to accept a maximum capital ship
tonnage approximating that proposed
by Mr. Hughes arid supported by the
British, Italian and Japanese delega
tions ... 1
. Agreement is Near.
One member of the American
delegation, after reading. the Harvey
cablegram, . expressed the opinion
that an agreement on the naval holi
day and naval limitation . program
essentially as proposed by Mr.
Hughes is in sight and that this
agreement is likely to be registered
at .the meeting of . the armament
committee tomorrow.
During the afternoon the detailed
instructions from M. Briand were
received by the French delegation
and, after being decoded, were car
ried to Mr. Hughes by M. Sarraut.
A discussion lasting nearly two
hours ensued. It was stated to
night that this discussion had
brought the two delegates close to an
agreement.
To permit the negotiations to pro
ceed on the basis of the fresh "in
structions from M. Briand, the arm
ament committee which met at 11
a. m. had adjourned until tomorrow
at the request of M. Sarraut.
Explain Briand Appeal.
The propitiatory attitude of the
French- today was the result of the
notion of Secretary Hughes in ap
pealing directly to M. Briand in pro
test against the French demand for
the right to build . 10 capital ships
aggregating 350,000 tons. That ap
peal was made through Ambassa ( r
Harvey. When it was reported th
members of. the French delegation
took exception to the action of Mr.
Hughes in going over their heads
with an appeal to M. Briand, it was
explained by a member of the Amer
ican delegation that there - was a
thorough understanding betweenthe
French premier and the American
secretary of state as to such proceed-in-
, . ,
France, however, needs a capital
ship tonnage represented by its
1914 program, which was abandoned
when the war broke out and which
would have given it more than
twice its ' present 163,000 tons of
big ships.
Slayer of Iowa Teacher
- Pleads Guilty to Murder
Waukon. la.. Dee. 19 Earl Throst,
confessed slayer of Inga Magnuson,
a school teacher, near Dorchester,
last Monday, pleaded guilty to a
charge of first degree murder before
Judge Taylor in district court here
this morning.
He will be sentenced the latter part
ot the week.
Anti-Lynching Bill Debate
Is Limited to 10 Hours
Wasjiington, Dec 19. After a
Litter fight the house tonight voted
to take up the Dyer anti-lynching
bill under a rule limiting general de
to Ifl hnnrs Leaders, however.
have agreed that the measure will
not be pressed to a nnai voie c-eiore
the Christmas recess.
Five Girls Charged With
Murder of Cafe Owner
Huntsvillc, Ala., Dec 19. Will
Ricketts, proprietor, of a local cafsr.
is dead; Fred Mauterer. son of a lo
cal merchant, is in a dying condition
and five girls are in jail charged with
murder and assault with intent to,
murder as the result of a fight here
las night.
J926 Will Be Filled
With Horrors, Say a
Journal of Astrology
London. Dee. 19. The year 19.'6
i destined to shake the world lo its
foundation, both physically and po
litically. It is to be succession of
plagues, famine, floods, shipwrecks,
rioting and revolution. So ay the
British Journal of Astrology, which
has drawn tlie heroscope for that
year, when the planrts Man and
Mercury will be in conjunction,
v Six years later the great Arma
geddon is to take place. It will be
final conflict between Mohamme
dans, allied with bolshevisiu against
he united Anglo-Saxon world. It
will end in a "universal peace" in
1932, but "there will be so few of
us left and we shall all be so tired
that peace should happen anyhow,"
the horoscope says.
Injunctions On
Picketing Are
Upheld by Court
U. S. Chief Justice Holds
Slates Cannot Pass Laws
Prohibiting Court
Orders.
Washington, Dec. 19. States in
the exercise of their police power
have no authority through legislative
action to. prohibit courts from en
joining picketing in labor disputes
the supreme court held today in a.
decision involving an act of Ari
zona. In the opinion, on which the court
divided, five to four, it was held that
the lower courts erred in refusing to"
consider an application for an in
junction which was sought to restrain
certain methods of picketing. Chief
Justice Taft delivered the opinion.
Justices Holmes, Pitney and Bran
deis separately stated dissenting
views and Justice Clarke joined in the
opinion announced by Justice Pit
ney. Exceeds State's Power.
"The legislative power of a state
can only be exerted in subordina
tion to the fundamental principles of
right and justice which the guaranty
of due process in the 14th amendment
is intended to preserve," declared the
chief justice, "ajjd that a purely
arbitrary or capricious exercise ot
that power whereby a wrongful and
highly .injurious invasion of property
rights, as here, is practically sanc
tioned, and the owner stripped of alf
real remedy, is wholly at variance
with these principles."
He stated that illegality of the
means used in the present case to
drive customers away was "without
doubt and fundamental. .
. Unlawful Conspiracy.
"This makes this plan an unlawful
conspiracy," the decision continued,
."the means used are the libelous and
abusive attacks on the plaintiff's (em
ployer's) reputation, threats of such
attacks on would-be customers, pickj-
eting and patrolling ot the entrance
of their place of business with these
accompainments and the consequent
obstruction to free access thereto, all
with the purpose of depriving the
plaintiffs of their business to give
operation to a statute whereby ser
ious losses inflicted by such unlawful
means are irt effect made remediless.
The constitution was intended to pre
vent experimentation with the funda
mental rights of the individual."
The chief justice asserted that hold
ing the Arizona law invalid would not
necessitate holding void section 20
of the Clauton act, relating to im
munity of labor organizations from
certain laws prohibiting combina
tions in restraint of commerce. The
construction put upon the Arizona
law by the Arizona supreme court
makes that law and the federal statue
as different "in meaning as if they
were in wholly different language,"
he said. ,
Woman Faints Four Times
Telling of Slaying Husband
.'Dallas, Tex., Dec. 19. Mrs.
Georgia Smith, 28, who shot and
killed her husband, Dr. U. T. Smith,
48, hi their home here today, was
released on $1,000 bond pending
grand jury action. Mrs. Smith
fainted four times whNe making a
statement to officers, in which she
is quoted as having said:
"I had to do it; he beat me and
cursed me; I am sorry he's dead."
Physicians said Mrs. Smith's body
showed a number of bruises.
16 Held in Connection
With Ardmore Shooting
Ardmore, Okl., Dec. 19. As the
result of additional arrests today,16
men are in custody in connection
with the investigation of the myster
ious shooting affray at Wilson, near
here last Thursday night, which re
sulted in the death of three men and
the wounding of a fourth. Four
teen of those under arrest are
chareed with murder. All are held
without bait.
Sell Canadian Rail Stock
Montreal. Dec. 19. The Canadian
Pacific railway today sold $25,000,
000 of 4 per cent perpetual con
solidated debenture stock to the Na
tional City company of New York.
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Big
Mysteries
Read the first one today
on Page 7.
Another one each day
this week in
The Evening Bee
Tax on Gas
Planned by
7 1 I , , scientist of a niarh
IV P V 1 f'V .ting the power of peifu
L. J X T M wg'f? .r cent. The machine sp
- V cs j "perfume rays" and tan
Governor Will
Call
Scenion of
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L.rgiMa
Raise $1,000,05
Fuel Lew.
Says System Is Just
Lincoln, Dec. 19. (Special.)
Governor McKclvie announced to
day he would call a .pecia session
of the legislature in February to
pass legislation imposing .a tax of
cent a Ration on all gasoline uxed
m Nebraska and thus relieve the
poorer people from paying approx
imately $1,000,000 in taxes next
year. .,
figures were available here for
the consumption of gasoline in Ne
braska in 1919. It was 78,726.450
gallons.
The governor's decision followed
reports from several governors at
the conference of governors in the
cast where such a tax is in operation
and where, according to information
Governor Mckelvic has, it has been
found to be a means of ida'citiff the
road construction tax directly on the
people benefited, the automobile
owners.
Says Tax Equitable.
"The tax is equitable for the auto
mobile owner, too," Governor Mc
Kclvie said. "The driver of the
heavy truck and the expensive car
uses the most gasoline and is harder
on the road, so he must pay more
tax than the man who has a light
car.
"Furthermore, such a tax will go
far in remitting the present unfair
ness ' ot taxation throughout the
country because owners of real prop
erty must bear the burden as the
owners of intangibles keep them
hidden and thus escape paying their
proper share."
The governor said he believed the
gasoline tax would meet -next year's
appropriations for .. road building
and take it altogether from the
shoulders of the poor people. The
state's share of tax for road con
struction in 1922 is approximately
$1,000,000.
Plan Long Considered.
"Such a plan has been in my mind
for some time," the governor said,
"but it "seemed better to wait until
suits brought in other states against
the imposition of the gasoline tax
were completed in the courts and
thus ascertain if it were legal. I
learned at the conference that . the
gasoline tax has been upheld by the
courts." ; ' - ' - . , ;
-The governor emphasized ' that
every effort would be made to cut
legislation passed to the minimum
and make the session short. . tie
said it was probable that a meeting
of business men and bankers might
be called before the session opened
to endeavor to work out a plan to
better the state guaranty act and re
lieve, in a degree, the heavy drain
on th guarantee fund in the last year
caused by numerous bank 'failures.
May Ask Capitol Funds. .
Als'o, he declared, if it were found
that the failure of the legislature to
make a special appropriation of $1
,700,000 for the new capitol might
delay the project, he would ask the
special session to pass the measure.
"However," the governor said,
"we were assured by State Auditor
Marsh during the session last win
ter that the state house bill passed
two years ago provided for regular
appropriations every two years until
the $5,000,000 was raised."
Difficulties of conflicting laws
discovered by compilers of the Ne
braska statutes and state laws which
conflict with Nebraska getting full
benefit of war finance corporation
loans may be wiped out at the ses
sion, it was stated.
Democrats who began immediate-,
ly after the governor's announce
ment of a special session to ascer
tain its cost, declared it would run
from $10,000 to $30,000.
Governor Denies Report.
The governor also denied a report
that he would ask the legislature to
repeal the four laws passed by the
last session, which are being held up
as a result of referendum petitions
circulated . by the Nonpartisan
league.
"There was no such intimation
given out by me," he said, "I have
no such plan in mind."
Nitro Explosion Kills Man
When Auto Drops in Rut
Oil City, Pa.. Dec. 19. Charles
KirkWood, an oil well shooter, was
blown to pieces, two -other persons
were seriously injured and two
houses damaged by an explosion of
nitroglycerine. The explosive was
discharged when Kirkwood's auto
mobile dropped into a deep rut on
a road near here.
G. 0. P. Western Manager
Named to Treasury Post
Washington, Dec. 19. Elmer Do
ver of Tacoma, Wash., was nomi
nated to the senate today by Presi
rent Harding to be assistant secre
tary of the treasury. Mr. Dover,
for many years associated with the
republican national committee, dur
ing the last presidential campaign
acted as western manager.
President Will Announce
Peace Treaty With Hungary
Washington, Dec. 19. It was in
dicated today that a proclamation
soon would bt issued by President
Harding announcing ratification of
the treaty of peace between the
United States and Hungary, lormal
exchanges having been completed
Saturday at Budapest.
School Pupils Strike
Fort Worth, Tex., Dec 19. One
hundred and fifty pupils in the
Rosen Heights public school went
on strike today because the trustees
jhad discharged a principal The at
i tendance is normally 350.
You Can Smell Your
Sweetheart on Phone
With the 'Scentogram'
Pari, Dec. ' 19. "Scentograuu"
ir-v be ne.t year' correspondence
following invention by a Rou-
hine
inc
lits
be
y" A ned and operated by an ordi
",. . y wireless outfit, or a telephone.
This foreshadow the day when
'4 swain will be able to smell his
aweitheart over the telephone. By
a box contrivance, electrically con
trolled and containing two ounces of
pcrliime, as large an amphitheater
a$ Madison Square Garden can be
perfumed.
Dail Eireann
Stand on Treaty
Still Unsolved
Two Lengthy Public Sessions
Devoted to Debate Lead
ers Unable to Estimate
Strength.
Dublin, Dec. 19. When the Dail
F.ireann adjourned tonight aftcytwo
lengthy public sessions -devoted to
debate, nothing tangible had de
veloped to indicate how members
would vote on ratifying the treaty
setting up the Irish free state.
Deputy Deguan, Mrs. Shcchy
Skcftington. Tom Johnson, secretary
of the Irish liberal movement, and
Col. Maurice Moore, when inter
viewed, declared it was impossible
to make any estimate of the relative
strength of those favoring and those
opposing the treaty, or to hazard a
guess as to which side will eventual
ly gain a majority.
Dublin, Dec. 19. (By A. P.)
The Dail Eireann, which met short
ly before noon today and began
consideration of motions for and
against ratification of the Anglo
Irish treaty, adjourned at 1 o'clock
until 3:30 p. m. There was every
indication that the speech-making
would continue through tomorrow.
Ireland, under the status granted
her by the pending agreement,
would have the same right as Can
ada to send an ambassador to Wash
ington, declared Michael Collins,
Sinn Fein finance minister, in argu
ing for ratification of the Anglo
Irish treaty before the public ses
sion of the Dail Eireann this after
noon. Alternative Proposal.
An interesting feature of the first
session was' the disclosure that
Eamon De Valera.'the republican
president, had submitted to last
week's private meeting of the dail
an-alternative proposal to the agree
ment signed in London. He explained
he had done this in an' effort to se
cure unanimity in the dail.
Speaker MacNeill said Mr. De
Valera had requested that the docu
ment be regarded as confidential
until he put forward his own proposal
in the public session. Arthur Grif
fith and Michael Collins protested
but the speaker said he could not al
low debate 011 this point, and Mr.
Griffith then moved the ratification
of the" treaty.
Speaking to his motion, Mr. Grif
fith said this was not a question of
the mere rights of the people; it was
(Torn to Page Two, Column Three.)
Bandits Rob Emissary
Of Santa Claus of $490
Chicago, Dec. 19. Two bandits
robbed an emissary of Santa Claus
last night of $490 designed to aid
poor families.
P. H. Moynihan, member of the
Illinois commerce commission, mo
toring home after taking up a collec
tion at public meetings to buy fuel
and food for the poor of the South
Chicago mill district, was held up.
"You don't want this money," he
argued, "it's for Santa Clause to
take care of the poor kids."
argued, it's for; Santa Claus to
the robbers jeered as they took the
money.
Hoover Continues Effort
To Stabilize Sugar Price
Washington, Dec. 19. Efforts to
stabilize the price of sugar in the
United States and arrange for dis
posal of the existing surplus without
any appreciable increase in price were
continued today at a meeting of rep
resentatives of the industry and Sec
retary Hoover. The former includ
ed spokesmen for the cane sugar
growers of Louisiana, the beet sugar
producers of the Pacific coast and
Cuban interests.
Don't 'Roll Your Own,' Girls,
Warning of New York Pastor
New York, Dec. 19. Don't "roll
your own," girls stockings or
cigarets if you would have the ap
proval of Bishop Lines of the
Episcopal diocese of Newark. In a
scathing denunciation of what he
terms unmoral practices.. Bishop
Lines placed divorce and "tissue
paper" silk things in the same cate
gory with fags and rolled socks.
Governor Fails to Enthuse Over Rohrer's -
Wet Blanket Plan for New Year Fireworks
Governor McKelvie announced
yesterday in ringing tones at the
state house in Lincoln that he will
not command State Sheriff Hyers to
put on evening dress and tight shoes
and serve as a minion of U. S. Roh
rcr as a liquor detective in Omaha
cafes and hotels the coming New
Year's eve.
He found the letter of Mr. Rohrer,
federal prohibition enforcement offi
cer for this district, on his desk
when he returned to Lincoln yester
day. Mr. Rohrer's letter was a clarion
call for Gus and all his deputies to
, join Rohrer's men in catching the
'Just What the Taxpayer
I . '. '. I - : - ' -. 1 ' . '
Witness in Cost
Inquiry Tells of
Meat Price War
Norfolk Butcher Asserts Re
tailers Cannot Compete
With Farmers Because
Of Sanitation Rules.
Norfolk, Neb., Dec.' 19. That a
"price war" is on between butchers
and farmers who are peddling meat
in the city at cut rates, was testified
to by W. A. Mouritsen, a butcher, t
the first day's session of the state
price investigation commission here
today. Mr. Mouritsen testified that
he was selling half hogs at 8 cents a
pound with the intention of killing
outside competition. When this was
done he said prices might go' up a
quarter to a half cent a pound.
He declared retailers could not
compete with- farmers and pointed
out that the town merchant is forced
to take sanitary precautions which
the farmers do not have to observe.
He said he could butcher his own
stuff about a cent cheaper than he,
could buy it from the packers.
A number of merchants and other
business men were on the stand
during the morning.
Courts Refuse to Revoke
Constitutional Prohibition
- Washington; Dec. 19. Constitu
tional prohibition , will . not be , re
voked, notwithstanding efforts ' o.f
Robert A. . Widenmann of New
York, to have the . supreme court
compel the secretary of state to
withdraw the proclamation announc
ing its ratification. The -court af
firmed the decision of the courts of
the District of Columbia, which held
Widenmann had no interest which
would benefit if his request was
granted. -
Austin Attorney Dares
K. K. K. to Give Evidence
Austin, Tx.. Dec.- 19. First of
ficial mention of the Ku Klux Klan
in connection with the death of
Peeler Clayton, taxicab driver, wTho
was shot to death Thursday night,
was made in justice court when
Warren Moore, attorney -for the
prosecution, "dared the Ku Klux
Klan either by individual or resolu
tion to come and give all informa-
I t'on they have on Clayton's death."
merrymakers in wicked Omaha in
te dying moments of the old year
and the early hours of the new.
"Mr. Rohrere must remember that
Omaha is not all, the state," said the
governor.
"The state sheriff and his deputies
have duties in other places, as well,
though we are always ready 'to co
operate with the Omaha authorities in
good work."
The governor didn't specify wheth
er he thought ,Mr, Rohrer's plan
"good work" or not.
It was said, at any rate, that no
extra transportation facilities will be
needed to bring Hyers" men to the
mttropils New Year's eve.
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Des Moines Chief ;
Of Police Is Fired
Charges of Neglect of Duty,
Made by Commissioner
' Of Public Safety.
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Des Moines," la., Dec. 19. (Spe
cial Telegram.) Roscoe ' Saunders,
chief of the Des, Moines police de
partment, was removed 'from office
today by the city' council..
The action was, asked by John
W. Budd, public safety commission
er; "who charged ' that Saunders was
neglecting .local duties in his ardor
to organize surrounding counties for
criminal protection. Saunders re
fused to alter this program. Sher
man Delmedge, appointed chief by
the council toVtake Saunder's place,,
declined the position with the ex
planation that he could ' not afford
to relinquish his 'civil service rights
for the balance of 'the present term.
Mr. Budd announced that he would
serve temporarily in the capacity of
chief. . ' ' y-
U. S. Withdraws Protest .
On Seizure of Fishing Ship
El Paso, Tev.,' Dec.il9. In con
nection with the recent seizure of the
American bark-Mabel and the'arr'est
of its crew on a charge of fishing in
Mexican waters without license, the
apprehension taking place in the
Gulf of California, the local Mexican
consulate today received a telegram
from Mexico City saying . that the
American government, after, investi
gation of the arrest,, had decided to
withdraw its protest. '
War Finance Corporation
Awards' Nebraska $476,000
Washington, Dec. 19. Approval of
ISO advances for' agricultural , and
live stock '. purposes aggregating
$4,234,000 was announced today- by
the war. finance corporation; States
participating in the loans included
Colorado. $62,000; Idaho,- $77,000;
Iowa, .$703,000; Montana, $128,000;
Nebraska, $476,000; Oregon, $75,000;
South Dakota. $503,000; Texas, $174,
000; Utah, $220,000; Washington,
$70,000; Wyoming,- $225,000.' j . .
Congress Extends Time
. ,To Redeem Alien Property
Washington, Dec. 19. An- addi;
tional year during '. which . persons
whose property 'was seized, by the
alien - property- 'custodian :Could in
stitute suits for, the recovery of their
holdings, or proceeds-derived from
their sale, would be granted under
a senate bill passed today by the
house. The measure now. goes to
the president. . .
Masked Men Take Prisoners
r From Jail and Whip Them
Duncan," Okl., " Dec 19.Twb
masked men, today forced their way
into the city jail here, seized twf
prisoners and took- them to the out
skirts of town ' and administered a
severe whipping.
New Lisbon Government.
Washington, Dec 19. A new gov
ernment was formed last night at
Lisbon the State department, was
informed today, with'Cunha Leal as
prime minister and Julio Falkas. for
merly minister of puMic instruction.
3s minister of foreign affairs
Wanted
Hubby Preferred
VToJoyridefith
Mules, Wife Says
Girl-Bride, Suing for Sep
arate Maintenance, Gives
; For Reasons Why Rec
; onciliation Impossible.
Pretty Kathryne Tyler Steinkamp,
17, who brought suit for separate
maintenance December 2 against her
boy husband, Roy," 22, states there
are four reasons why she could not
.return to him.
The reasons yesterday were
brought before District Judge Sears,
who' attempted to reconcile the pair
when Mrs. Steinkamp sought to ob
tain temporary alimony and attorney's
fees. ' 1 .
The reasons gven are:
That Roy. said he. would discon
. nect the 'telephone'1 each time he
left' the house. '
That he stated "that instead of
' joyriding with me.' he would joy
' ride with a span of mules."
; That "I could not leave the house
until, next spring.".
' That "I should not attend the
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, Impossible to Return.
1 "I love him judge.'l said the girl,
"but it will be impossible for me to
live with him.",
Ross Shotwell, counsel for Mrs.
Steinkamp, stated the girl was will--ing
to go back to her husband and
said he was sure the pair could live
happy if ' Roy's father, a wealthy
farmer; living near Manley, Neb., was
restrained from his alleged annoying
of Mrs. Steinkamp.
In her petition for separate main
tenance. Mrs.. Steinkamp says her
husband told 71 er that Unless she
would obey his father, Adolph Stein
kamp, she "could return to her home
in Omaha and remain there."
"I Temporary Alimony.
'. She alleges in her' petition that she
prepared a chicken dnner for a church
socal last -Thanksgvng, but Roy
wouldn't let her attend the socal or
to give the chicken, as she had planned.
She alleges her husband gave her
but $1.25 to pay for her .house ex
penses. Judge Sears allowed her $25 month,
ly temporary alimony, $25 temporary
attorney fees and $25 for suit fees.
' The Weather
" - Forecast.
Nebraska: Possibly light snow and
continued cold Tuesday; Wednesday
generally fair and continued cold.
Iowa: .Cloudy. and unsettled Tues
day and Wednesday, possibly light
snow in west portion; colder Wed
nesday and- in north 'and west por
tions Tuesday.-
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2 Slain in
Sioux City
Strike Row
Sheriff Kills Strike Sympa
thiser Who Shot His Son,
Sen ing as Deputy on
Strike Duty.
Troops Ready for Service
Siwix City, la., Dec. 19 Doput
Sheriff Lewis K. Jones, 2.', son ot
Sheriff W. II. Jones, and 1 lessen
Kaled, a strike sympathizer, 160"
Fourth street, both were fatally
wounded in a gun battle which took
place at the intersection of LeerU
avenue and Chambers street shortly
before 6 o'clock this morning. Both
died in the hospital.
Whips Out Black Jack.
The gun battle followed an alterca
tion between Kaled and Deput
Sheriff F'dward Batman. Batman,
who is one of more than 50 deputv
sheriffs stationed at Leech avenue
and Chambers streets with orders to
stop and search all pedestrians for
firearms, halted Kaled. When1 ques
tioned by Batman, Kaled whipped a
black jack from his pocket, struck
Batman in the face, and started to
run north across Leech avenue.
Batman grasped Kaled as he start-
ed to run, and succeeded in pulling
him to the ground as they nearcd the
curb on the north side of the street.
Kaled drew a gun and started to fire ,
as he fell to the ground. Young
Jones gave chase when Kaled started
"to run and was directly behind the
pair when Kaled started to fire. Sev
eral bullets struck Jones and in the
excitement Kaled regained his feet
and started to run again.
Fired From Under Arm.
Sheriff Jones and Deputy Sheriff
Frank Jipp, who were following close
in pursuit, soon overtook Kaled. Jipp
grasped him around the body and ac
cording to the story told by Deputy
Sheriff Batman, Kaled began firing
from underneath his arm. Sheriff
Jones then opened fire and Kaled fell
with several bullets in his body.
Kaled was rushed to the St. Joseph
hospital in the Samuels Brothers
ambulance and died a half hour after
arriving at the hospital. Jones was
removed to the Samaritan hospital
and lived but a few minutes after his
arrival there. '
Guard Companies Ready.
Sheldon, la., Dec 19. Militia
companies at Sheldon and LeMars
are in readiness to move to Sioux
City 'the moment orders are re-
!eived. :
It is understood the orders to be
in readiness were given by Maj. H
G. Geiger of Sheldon after a visit
to the strike zone in Sioux City.
Kendall "Amazed."
Des Moines, la., Dec. 19. Gov.
ernor N. E. Kendall, when told oi
the kilbng of a deputy sheriff and a
strike sympathizer at Sioux City,
said, "I am amazed." He said that
only this morning he received a' let
ter from Sheriff Jone3 stating thai
the situation was "very satisfactory."
Attorney General Gibson was in
touch with state agents at Sioux
City this morning. They reported
that everything was quiet. State
officials assume that these reports
were made before the ' outbreak
which resulted in the killing of the
two men. -
Governor Kendall said repcyts
that tro&ps already had been ordered
held in readiness for duty at Sioux
City were untrue.
Deportees From U. S.
Murdered in Turkey
Washington, . Dec. 19 The mur
der at Constantinople in September ,
of 17 Armenian women and children,
who came to the United States seek
ing safety, but who were deported,
was reported to the house immigra
tion committee by C. V. Knightly,
counsel for a welfare organization at
Boston. These were deported, as
being in excess of the quota allowed
from their country.
Details of the killing were ob
tained, Mr. Knightly said, from an
American student at Roberts col
lege, Constantinople, in a letter to an
Armenian student at Boston, whose
mother and sister were among those
killed.
From the best information obtain
able, he declared, the women and
children were first outraged by
Turks and then murdered because
there was no means for their up
keep, 'and "they were considered in
the way."
Foreign Loan Refunding
Hits Snag in Senate Body
Boston, Dec. 19. "Complication
very serious in nature that have de
veloped in the senate committee con
sidering the refunding of our foreign
loans," were urged by United States
Senator Reed in the supreme court
today, as reasons for the postpone
ment of the trial of District Attor
ney Joseph C." Pelletier on charge
of malfeasance in office. Senator
Reed is counsel for the district a
torney. , . ,
13 Below Zero in Montana. '
Denver, Dec. 19. Temperatures
ranging from 5 to 15 degrees below
zero in Montana and zero to 10 de
grees below in northern Wyoming
and western Dakota were reported
to the weather bureau here today.
That territory and the Canadian,
northwest, where the mercury it
down to 30 degrees below zero at
some points, is getting its coldest
weather of the winter, the forecaster
said.
s Ada Gilman Dies
Philadelphia, Dec 19. Ada Gil
man, 67, one of the best known ac
tresses of the American stage fof
nearly half a century, died yester
day at the Edwin Forrest home tor.
actors at Holmesburg. 1
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