.THE BEE: OMAHA. SATURDAY. DECEMBER 21. 1921.
Debs Released
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... From Prison bv
:U, S; President
V Siiuoo of .Socialist, Leader
y And 23 Othrr Wartime
Prisoner! Commuted
Five 'Lifer' Pardoned.
' ' 'plnn hn ra Una.)
violation of -'-the ' espionage act;
I nomas .arey, .jronvictcd at ' Jan
t ' Irancuco, for violation of the cspion
' ..age act, serving a'two-year sentence;
- JJosenh M. .Caldwell, convicted at
l'rovidcnte, R, It for violating 'the
;pionage act, srftvmg three " year;
v Mojirk Fieron,' convicted at Detroit
."jndrr the espionage act and sen
tenced for 20 yean but already given
, commutation of sentence to five
,years by President Wilson.
Claus Krecse, who was sentenced
i t El Taso, Tex., to five years at
Leavenworth for departing' from the
' I'nited States unlawfully in time of
war in an attempt to aell the, German
. . consulate in Mexico plana of a new
1 Run similar to those designed for use
" by the United States army; Ed Ham
; ilton, convicted at Chicago August
, !j0, 1918, and sentenced to .10 years
tinder the espionage acti William J.
Head, sentenced at Sioux Falls, b.
p., in 1917 for violating the espion
age act. '
i . Gustave H. Jacobsen.'convictcd at
' Chicago and sentenced to three years
for attempting to set on foot a mili
' tary enterprise in India against
Great Britain during the war; Mrs.
' IdcII Kennedy of Los Angeles, sen
'tenced to 10 years for attempting to
, cause insubordination and refusal of
j duty among selective service men,
Chicagoan Freed.
' Jack Law, convictfd at Chicago for
t.violatmgthe espionage act, and sen
tenced to 10 years; John L. Murphy,
'"sentenced to five years at Sacra
vintnto, under the espionage act;
if oner iiunpa. vuiiraitu oi
. homa City for hindering the sclec
'" tive service law and sentenced to 10
years, though he was released on
'parole" January 10, 1921, by President
; Wilson. - ' ,;, ,
Jose Prano, sentenced to two
years for bringing aliens into the
United States unlawfully in time of
. war; Albert B. Prashncr, sentenced
'lo 10 years In 1918, after conviction
at Chicago for violating the espionage
act; Wilhelm Schumann, convicted
at Fort Dodge, la., under the espion
..age act and sentenced to five years;
Joseph A. bchur and Maurice L
Snitkin, both scrvingfj six-year terms
"to which they' were sentenced at
"Indianapolis in 1918 for violations of
j the espionage act.
,v Anthony J. Stopa, sentenced to 20
' years after conviction at Detroit on
Charges of obstructing enlistments,
k'And H. L. Trelea. convicted at Far,
' go in 1919 of espionage law viola
tion and sentenced to two years.
tf Mainly War Prisoners. .
"The listifir'the twain," said an
executive statement given out at tho
White House, "is made up p those
".who opposed the was. in one way or
. an?'-er," and, it. is ader up of less
than a third of I. JW. prisoners,
and these have either expressed full
v penitence or are boojeed for deporta
TU. D.. ....-(....a,,. n( l.ictirn lias '
, given no recommendation in behalf
of the advocates of sabotage or the
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i; and the president etU be known tie
would not, consider isjich cases. In
addition to the i Ave :i soldiers on "the:
J .list, many omer cass arc unucr con
' "No comment,, was made , by the
' president on the' case of Debs. The
' r.rcMn .nit fh ntlftrrtfv oneral
.naa triven very extent cu cuiisiuiwa-.
tion to the Debs petition, and it s
; known that the fact that he had
twiri hfen th -nrt-sidential nominee
'a . rtnj rms. . 1 i i..fl .
i.oi j.uuu.iMU vwers, naa us jrtnuencc
in reaching indecision favorable to
his release. ' ' . '' .
V , "The president expressed the wish
tnat it oe sjatea tnat ine grant 01
clemency in the cases acted upon
does not question the justice of any
action of the courts m-enforcing" the
luf in B fimA r,f natiri.iTil nt-!1 Vttit
he feels the ends of justice have been
lairiv mpr: in view ni ine cnanirefi
Indictments Still Pending. .
.'The vast majority of so-called
American citizens and have no good
claim to, executive clemency. ! A
' number of convicted citizens ;' have
; .ptals vunder bond:' ''There are also
.many thousands of indictments under
vwar legislation still pending, xnese
do not come under executive con-
Vsideration." tf- 4 ' A
' A supplementary White : House
'statement on"the':Debs case'furthcr
" rimplified the view taken by the pres-
iaent. . it
"There Is nb question of his guilt
, ana tnat he actively yand,, purposely
'obstructed the draft,", th's statement
isaid. . i '
"In fact;, he admitted it at the trial,
but sought to justify , his action. He
was by no mean J, however, as rapid
-ana outsppnen ut nis expressions a
many others and but for his promi-
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ncncc ana ini rpsiiapi lar-rcacning
. Jf-f nf 'Ki' .iWt" rtftkiK1
lie d u. Heis au'oia man, not strong
, physically. -He mans ot nwclt
personal cltarnt and impressive per
sonality which qualifications made
. 1i,h n 1inn.rrtrtb man 4-atrtlfaf frl "In
. mislead the" uHlfrfnkinjr and afford
ing excuse .for. those with criminal
intent," , .' j . , ' '
One Wornao Pardoned.
One womaVMrsv ldell Kennedy,
c?iv'cted at.'Los.-Augelcs of hinder
ing the selective 'service act by ar
ranging with an.'o'cciilist to furnish
national army men with eye glasses
w hich distorted their vision and made
tiieiii unlit ,vi i ti T
-eluded in tht list, with a notation that
-President Wilson previously had re
duced her sentence from 11 to three!
years on condition that she be placed J
"in a sanitarium for the insane.
Claus Jreese, wbo a convicted j
at El Paso,.Tex., in 1918. the sum-,
'.A .4 k!! tt a
irai j raiu. (
German consul in Mexico, plans of ai
' un which the American army was
rinrcuA in utf. although he contend-:
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and that he was "trying to play a
Yankee rick" on the diplomatic
agent.
Joseph Schur, formeily i practic
ing: attorney tt Indianapolis, and
Maurice L. Snitkiu were two cases
coupled lOKelher in Piesident liar
ding's commutations, both men hav
ing been involved In a conspiracy to
sell exemption, to young men who
had been summoned lor army serv
ice in New York Fac.h was sen
tenced to six years in prison, but
were released on parol, August -5.
t Writer Released.
Amonsr the I. W. W. prisoners re
leased was Charles A. Spleigh. a
writer of poetry and speaker who has
served two years of a 10-year term
and will be deported to his native
Country, Lngland. Giovanni Daldaz
ti of Chicago, who was manager of
"II Prolelario," an Italian, paper
conduced py .the I. W. W.. was also
released for deportation, although' a
fine of S.KWX)' had been, added . by
the court t"his 10-year term prjson
sentence. These, were the only.' two
members of the organization who
had attained' any prominence .to ob-tain-
release, it was said.
Wilhelra ' Schumann, a German
Lutheraurhiiiister at Pomeroy, la.,
was convicted of having preached a
sermon during the war, urging pun
ishment far 'all enemies of Germany
and his relcase'was ordered today-.
Mojick'Fieron,' formerly an officer
fn'the Austrian arrnv. who was con-,
victed at Detroit ot obstructing the
selective service act and. stntenced
to 20 years, was given his final re
Iease,by the list, President Wilson
having: acted previously to reduce
the sentence to five years. Among
the miscellaneous cases were those
of two Oklahoma farmers, who
joined early in the war in a general
rebellion against the selective serv
ice act, which was quickly sup
pressed. Gustave H. rjacohsen of
Chicago,1 ;also " named for release.
aided a conspiracy during the war to
raie a native irbvllioii aaiut Brit
ish tule In India, insofar as he al
lowed hi hou.e to be ued for u
meeting place by tlioe concerned,
but the statement issued today said
be was "not shown lo liaxe been in
reality in enemy of the United
States."
Jack l aw', another member, of the
I. W. V. convicted at Chicago in
1918, the tumpiary aiJ. reported
"one of the cants wherein it Is earn
estly claimed by many persons that
there was no evidence at the trial
to show that the applicant was
guilty of any disloyal act, during the
war'
Released Christmas Day.
Atlanta, Ga., Dec. 2.'. Expecta
tion that liugene V. Deb would
be released todav front the Atlanta
federal penitentiary, brought ' his
brother, Theodore Debs. David
Karster, New York socialist, and
others to Atlanta, but at the peni
tentiary early tonight it was laid
no official word had been received,
while Washington dispatches said
the piisoner would be released
Christmas day.
DcJs had said some time sgo that
when he did leave the prison 'he ex
pected to go directly to his home in
Terra Haute, Itid. and make his
future plans there after a reunion
with his family and orobalilv some
of his close friends.
As (farJS could be learner', no
demonstration in his behalf was
planned "on his release here, nut a
group, of ' friends, including his
brother, Ins local attorney and oth
ers; were ready to welcome him and
to arrange '-for his trip home.
Not even . his brother saw him
today, however, and J. Ii. Dyche,
warden at the penitentiary, reiter
ated tonight that no word .ud come
from Washington. The order for
Debs' release would come by mail,
u it followed the ordinary proce
dure, and it was expected it would
reach Atlanta, sometime late Satur
day ' ' '
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Hundreds of
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IReduct
ion on
Re-New-ed
Cadill
acs
Reductions Range from
$200 to $700
RIGHT NOW-TODAY!
is your ,charice to buy that RE-
NEW-ED Cadillac at a big reduction.
We are reducing the prices on our
used cars from $200 to $700 and you
will never buy -them any cheaper. .
Look over our stock today, and if you
don't agree with us that these prices
are ROCK BOTTOM prices you
don't appreciate a real bargain in a
:- high-grade motor car. ; ;
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You have waited monthsyf or this
price drop. ACT NOW. .
We have'spent thousands of ; dollars
to rebuild, paint and re-tire these
cars so that you could 'secure the
greatest values we have ever offered.
So- come now TONIGHT. TO-, '
- MORROW MONDAY!
RE-NEW-ED CADILLACS in Phae
tons, Tourings, Victorias, Sedans.'
1922 Prices Now
J. H. Hansen Cadillac Co:
', . ' Farnam at 26th .
Three Battle for
Soldiers Policy
i
"Fiancee" aJ "Foslcr-Molli-
er' Contest W illi Attorney
Munger and Unt ie Sam.
When Lucicn Murat died in the
service June 10, 1918, lie left an .in
surance policy for $ 10,(XX) with
"mother" as the beneficim.
Yesfcrday in federal court a suit
brought by Mrs. Maria IUowu,
claiming to be the focr-iiintlier of
Murat, began. Mis. Drown is suing
for the insurance, and Attorney Ar
thur M finger, who claims Murat
left a will in which lie was named
sole heir of the estate, is the de
fendant. Mrs. Drown's daughter, Dorothy,
is a witness in behalf of the Hrown
claim. She asserts she was Murat's
fiancee and that lie left everything
to her mother because lie wanted to
remember her.
Will Reopen Beatrice "Y"
Beatrice, Neb., Dec. 2i. (Spe
cial.) The sum of $5,000 has been
raised by subscription for the re
opening of the Y. M. C.. A. at this
point, which has been closed for the
past year. A membership drive will
be started December 30.
Governor Comments
On, Special Session
Statement of Wray
Lincoln, Dec. 2.1 (Special.)
iiovernor .JcNeivle commented to
day in rather inciiv language on
the statement given out by Arthur
G. Wraw of York, relative to
the special session of the legislature
which the governor lias called, Wray
was a candidate for governor ltl
November and is expected to be the
standard bearer ol the new third par
ty organized at Grand Island.
"Of course we might expect that
sort of statement from Mr. Wray."
he said. "Being a single taxes,
he would have all of the taxes laid
on the land. His comment on the
gasoline tax merely emphasucs His
well-known single tax pioclivities."
"As an alleged progressive, Mr.
Wray harks back to Ins support of
Theodore Kooievelt some years ago.
Yet Governor Joe Dixon of Montana,
who was Roosevelt's campaign man
ager in 191 J. was one of the most en
thusiastic advocates of the tax-'on
gasoline with whom I talked at the
governor's conference. He believes
some of the taxes should be taken off
the land instead of putting on more."
Cholera Kills Hops
' 'Beatrice. Neb.. Dec, 2i. fSpe
cial Telegram.) Dr. Stewart, 'super
intendent of the feeble minded in
stitute here, reported the loss of 20
more pure-bred Poland-China hogs
from cholera. In all, 82 have died
this week.
Stuhr Warns of State
Laws on Slaughtering
Lincoln, Dec. 2J. (Special.)
Owing to the revival of local slaugh
Ic'ring of meat animals in Kcbias
ka, because cl high freight rates and
transportation costs on packing
house products. Secretary Stuhr of
the department of agriculture calls
attentiou to the fact that this must
conform to the sanitary regulations
in torce in tins state.
Killing should be done under the
suprrviftiou oi inspector.
There is no desire to curtail lo
cat slaughtering, Mr. Stuhr naid, but
the state is interested in seeing tlut
only properly inspected meat is
placed on the market. There if
heavy fine provided for violation of
the food ordinances, .
Nelracka City Children
Assured Merry Christmas
Nebraska City. Neb.. Dee. 23.
(Special.) The unfortunate children
of this titv are to be taken care of
Christmas by - an organization of
about 200 good fellows. The Elks
and Kagles have alo arranged for
providing for the children and the
management of the motion picturt
houses will give. them a treat dur-1
tug the afternoon. .
' Ym-ht Krirn. light inon.'
Krownnvltl.. Tm.. Pre. ?J. TIi rlc-
ur ' fx-llt AtMrry Miirlnlnu, vllh ill
r.alij.nl. ( OulfiKiil Mix.. alorl, wo.
tnwnl Into Ufaml SHmlHg J'hn lotluy
after drifting with ill.nhlcil n(ln In
lh Onlf of Mexlr-n fur eight day. Tin
pattn((rs war all In tootl condition.
Attorney for Fields
Seeks Rehearing
Lincoln. Dee, ,2J.-(SpecUI.)-Dr.
Leslie S, Kields of Omaha, convicted
of manslaughter and senteuced to
serve term of one to ID years in
the penitentiary for performing an
illegal operation oiifFuth- Ayrr of
Hayes Center, todtf fi!M 4 motion
for a rehearing in the Nebraska su
preme court. The high court recently
affirmed the findings of tht Douglas
county district court in the hields
rae.
Attorneys for Dr. Fields also filed
a brief In support of the motion for
rehearing, selling forth practically the
saute objections' as, were urged when
the appeal from the 'Douglas county
district court was heard.
Fxror Is claimed in that the trial
court admitted letters' written by
Miss Aver to her sweetheart. Watson
Alexander, who some time after the
girls death accidentally shot and
killed himself.
Largo Crowds Attend
Beatrice Poultry Show
M,lrt.- VH TVr it fS.i.
i-ial t uro f i-AU-rta aHpn,!i,f ' tllff
nnnllrv altdiv lirri. Kail Smiley- is
scoring the birds, l'rofessor Charles
Loriiinaii ot tne weprasKa univer-
&it.. .iv.1' 'iittinit rfpiiintitlrallnn
at the Chamber of Commerce.
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Snow at Lodgepole ' .' -
VS Dr. 21 f"Sne.
rial 'IVleffram Sn inches of snow
covers this section of the state.
etw ' ,
.'Governor AsbiT)
(f aatlminj rmt rm (ih,)
the bank guatajitwiai m(Will bet.
ter adapt h'to the tieedf WMre pres
ent time. I l,ivt in 1 mind amend
ments simitar to Ik Sotitk Dakota
Uw, which rnablesMfie illW o take
over banks with' flirted reserve
and run them i4 (miTtfMiisntutions
instead of liquidatiwi )re Jhrough
rceiversh;ps. ' lit tfu way, the min
imum drjft is matU rnJou tli guar
anty fund and the.jiumber of actual
failures is reduced to tlie uiinimum.
Capitol ButJ.'
"I'rillrlll Tliir. iifflu Is. hi! inlflC
question almni tlif yrwJflted bal
ance in' the - p:tiT3sjisjl'l'ir fund
from the last hirnivwliteint1 avail
able without hcijigl'i4iPPtetri,t
If it appears that, tfftitvu any real
doubt about this, llifl,i'rillrssioil
may reappropflate tjliia.avpVvut. ,
"I shall be glad ti have your opin
ion upon these aivd.,ny.,uith.cr sub
jects that you mlghyiavcui mind to
be rnmidi-reil at niiti a'k'nerial sea-
skm, bearing iit mtiifLo'coiie, that
the duration of the session must be
bitTt'OXiM afk
rail it on Januaty'78 iSfS. J1 shall
h ibil lit , have 'Sit' Mftreiion of
your pteference regarxtbng'tlie jlate."
I f aviiisr an abrasive'Viii'Jace'.' ' new
kitchen implement VfibVftie., skin,
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Swiss Silk Scarf, $25 "
Crepe de Chine Gown, $12.50
Two-Piece Pajamas, $3.50
Quilted Satin D'Orsays, $3.95
Men's House Slippers, $5 , ,
j Rhinestone Buckles, $2
Pair Slipon Gloves, $5.50 1
Trefousse Two Clasp, $4J0
A Colored Umbrella, $1.0 .
A Man's Silk Muffler, $2.50 '
A Black Jet Girdle, $5.50 '
An Imported Vase, $2
Narcissus Bulb and Bowl, $2
Sewing Work Basket, $1.25
Spanish tace Scarfs, $19.50
Crepe de Chine Scarfs, $3
Corsage Bouquets, $1.75
A Madeira Kerchief, 85c ,
A Feather Fan, $21
Ribbon Pin Cushion, $3.50
Black Carriage Boots, $8
' Djer Kiss Toilet Se $1.98
:;A Satin Camisole, $2.85
A Satin Bandeau, $2.50 ".
,A Parchment Motto,. $4 . ; ;t
A Man's Bathrobe, $8.50
A Pongee Negligee, $25 "
French Kid, Gauntlets,' $7
A String of . Pearl Beads, $6.50
A Beaded Velvet Bag, $11.50
A Silk Petticoat, $3.95
A Peter Pan Blouse, $5
A Fox Scarf, $29.75
Stone Marten Choker, $45 ; j
Jap Mink Choker, $12.75 :
Hudson Seal Coat, $397.50
A Velvet Negligee, $75
Slipon, Silk Sweater, $15
Ah All Wool Scarf; $1.95
Madeira Lunch Cloth; $15
Dozen Madeira Napkins, $10 .
Hand Embroidered Hankies, 85c
Glove Silk Bloomers, $5
Black Silk Teddy,' $7.75
A Glove Silk Vest, $3.50
A Gold Framed Motto,' 65c
An Organdie , Collar, 75c
Lace Clocked Hose, $4
Hand Clocked Wool Hose, $4
A Motor Robe, $156
Ribbon Camisole Sets, $3.75
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A Woolen. Sweater, $15 . ;
Fancy Pillow Slips, $2.50
A Georgette Blouse, $15
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