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Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-21
HEADON SMASH
IS FATAL TO q:
so ARE INJURED
Immigrant Train and Freight
Come Together on c. P. P.
Near Onawa, Maine.

Onawa, Me-, Dec. 3O-Twenty.
three deaths resulted from a head.
on collision between an Immigrant
train and a freight train on the Can.
adam Pacific railway two mile:
west of Onawa station Saturday
Seventeen persons were killed out.
right and six died lated.
Fifty passengers were injured
many OF them seriously. Engineers
Fred Wilson and William Bagley
and Fireman Henniger and Hutch
ms of the two trains are among the
dead. Six of the victims were chill
dren.
The passenger train was running
as the third rection of the immi.
grant Special, two sections of which
had passed the freight while it was
on a siding. On board were a few
returned Canadian soldiers and near
ly 800 immigrants who were landed
from the steamer Empress of
France, at St. John, N. B., Friday.
So far as could be learned, the
collision resulted from musunder-
standing of orders, the freight en-
gineer apparently having been
ignorant of the fact that the i'm
migrant special was running in
three sections.
The engine and the first two
cars of the passenger train were
telescoped by the freight. The
wreckage caught fire and two
coaches and the baggage car were
burned.
Most of those seriously injured
were taken to Brownsville Junction.
After receiving first aid, 20 of them
were sent to Bangor on a special
train Saturday night. Six of the
most seriously injured remained in
Onawa,
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-21
State Representative Druese-
dow, Star Witness Of the
Day, Corroborates Story Of
$4,000 Fund to Free Kirk,
PETERSON ON STAND
TO TELL OWN STORY
Says He Took Matter Up
With Bushee Because Gov
ernor Was Busy-Davis Says
Mrs. Kirk Cannot Be Found.
BY q staff Correspondent.

Lincoln, Neb., Dec. W.-(Special.)
Robert c. Druesedow, state repre-
sentative from Douglas county, was
the star witness in the attorney gen.
erals investigation into the Beryl C.
Kirk release from the penitentiary,
when he told on the witness stand
this morning that he heard last AN
gust of $4,000 offer for the MUIR
derer's furlough. .
Mr.. Druesedow's testimony fol-
lowed that of Attorney c. ]. Camp
bell, who yesterday declared that he
had been asked to get Kirk out of
the penitentiary for a consideration
of $4,000.
Il was approached by f. G..
Maggi, who told me to watch for
Kinks parole declared Mr.. Dfuese-
dow. 1T was predicted then that
Kirk would be out of the peniten-
tiary before the first of the year,
continued the witness.
Would Get $4,000.
II was told that Peterson and
Devoe had been employed to get
Kirk out of prison and that they
would be paid $4,000 for their serv-
ices.
"Mr. Maggi told me he had been
approached to represent the per-
sons with the Kirk money!" declared
Mr.. Druesedow. However, he said
he turned down the proposition"
The witness told the commission
ers that DR.. Harry Foster was one
of several other men who heard Mr..
Maggis statement. He said it was
made in the capitol building the day
the special session of the legislature
adjourned.
At the conclusion of the session
A. B. McCandless, presiding officer
of the commission, announced the
hearings would be resumed jan
uary f.
Can't Find Mrs. Kirk.
The meeting today was opened
with a statement by Attorney Gen
eral Davis to the effect that a sub
poena had been out for Mrs. Kirk
since December Is, the day the su-
preme court ordered the investiga-
ton. He said the woman could not
be found.
She, with other witnesses, must
be secured for the reopening of the
hearing in January, he said.
A. B. McCandless, presiding of
fees of the State Bar commission,
suggested that it might be we'll to
have Bandit Kirk himself present at
that time.
Peterson on Stand.
The attorney general replied that
Continued on Page ga, Column One.) |
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-21
GOVERNMENT TO
|, PREVENT SOARING
PRICES OF FOOD
Will Sell Standard Pure
Wheat Product at $1.6O
A Sack.

Immediate steps will be taken by
the government to combat rapidly
rising flour prices, according to
Charles 7. Neal of the United States
GRAIN corporation, who has just re-
turned from a conference with other
grain corporation officials in New
York City.
The United States Grain corpora
ton will place standard pure wheat
flour on the market at price not to
exceed Sl.60 for 241-2 pounds in
cloth sacks and Sl.55 for the same
amount III paper sacks, Mr. Neal
said. While this flour is not of the
same quality as the patent fancy
brands It is of good quality, accord
ing to Mr.. Neal.
The plan has already been tried
farther east, and will be extended to
Omaha within two weeks" said Mr..
Neal. "The United States Grain
corporation buys the -four from mill
ers and distributes it through whole
salers and jobbers to retail mer-
chants IN the usual manner, although
profits to dealers will be regulated.
This plan for flour distribution is
not so much to bring down prevail
ing prices as to insure the public of
stable price if -four prices continue
to rise"
Mr.. Neal held long conversation
with Herbert Hoover while in New
York, and is enthusiastic over Mr..
Hoover's plan to relieve suffering
through a system of food certificates
to be sold by American bankers
which may be sent to Europe and
cashed for food by the recipient.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-21
DELAY ACTION
ON H. C.L.TO AID
HOLIDAY TRADE
Omaha Officials Ignore Plight
of Consumers Rather Than
Disturb Business-Other
Cities Active.

While many other cities already
have started to ombat the high cost
of living, according to the program
outlined a week ago by Attorney
General A. Mitchell Palmer, Omaha
is still waiting for federal, state and
municipal officials to take decided
step in this direction.
Omaha officials. to whom the
people might rightfully look to take
the initiative in this matter, have
stated that they believe it would
be best to wait until the holiday
shopping season is over and thus
not disturb business.
: Omaha Officials Dormant.
The attorney general recommend
ed conservation and economy meet
lngs in every community, the use
of influence by mayors and prose-
cutting officials to stabilize indus
trial conditions, the rehabilitation
OF four-mlnute speakers to deliver
work and save" addresses in theat-
ers and other efforts by public Of
fcials to bring down high prices.
Mr.. Palmer urged mayors of all
cities and state attorneys to go after
the prohteers with all of the power
in your command and hang them as
high ss Haman before you get
through with them"
Mayor Smith yesterday stated
that insofar as he knew, nothing has
been done in Omaha. He has taken
no official action and has expressed
himself as believing that a fair.
price committee would not get any
where. He said he favored COM
munity meetings and urged the peo-
pie to buy wisely. However, the
mayor has not taken any action to-
ward the holding of meetings of any
kind.
Delay Starting Action.
T. S. Allen, United States district
attorney, is in Lincoln and when he
returns to Omaha, probably this
week, he said he expected to take
some action.
w. w. Head, chairman of the
state thrift committee, yesterday
stated that he expects to name
committee some time before January
!, this committee to outline a pro-
gram which probably will include
the fixing of fair prices. Paul H. |
kuhns, chairman of the industrial
committee of the Chamber of Com
Confined on Page Six. Column Four.)
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-21
Indoor Curb Market
Seats Sell for S. 900

New York, Dec. 20.-Seats on the
proposed indoor curb market have
been bought by 98 brokers for 5000
each. The initial fee is $3.50. Mr..
Mccormick said there will be asso-
ciate and regular memberships in
the smaller exchange. Associate
members will not be entitled to floor
privileges, but will be permitted to
have business transacted for them at
the minimum commission rates.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-21
Ringer Loses Long Fight to
Retain Sole ControI-Smith
Ure and Ringer to Be "Com-
posite" Police Commissioner.
PATTULLO APPOINTED
INSPECTOR OF POLICE
Will Also Act as Assistant
Chief-Eberstein at Last
Given Authority and Power
To Show "What He Can Do"

]. Dean Ringer. police commits.
sioner since the advent OF the pres.
ent city commission, has lost his
long fight to continue in active and
sole control of the police depart
| ment.
The final blow came late yester-
day afternoon and Immediately fol-
lowing came the announcement from
Chief of Police Eberstein of the ap-
fointment Of Police Captain Andrew
Pattullo as permanent Inspector and
assistant chief of police.
While there was no official an
nouncement of the dethronement of
Commissioner Ringer, it has been
known for several days that de-
cided change in the management of
the police department was under
way. and that if Commissioner
Ringer was not removed entirely
from the head of the department his
authority would Be curtailed to such
an extent he would be police COM
missioner in name only.
Eberstein in Charge.
1t is evident the latter course has
been decided upon and that while he
remains as police commissioner.
Chief Eberstein will have active
charge of the department. When
matters are to be decided above his
head they will be decided not by
Commissioner Ringer alone. but by
Mayor Smith. Commissioner Ure
and Commissioner Ringer, unless
the matter happens to be one that
should go to the council as whole
for action.
In other words, Smith. Ure and
Ringer will constitute the police
commission and Chief Eberstein
and Inspector Pattullo will have ac-
tive charge of the men. The change
is decided victory for Chief Eber-
stein. who for time shortly follow
ing the burning OF the court house
was slated for slaughter when the
criticism of the police for their
failure to handle the mob, was at its
height.
But Chief Eberstein refused to be
r,ade the goat. He put up a fight
and insisted on being given chance
ito show what he could do if given, i,
the authority police chief should
have"
And while Commissioner Ringer
was away in the east looking for
police inspector from out of town
his friends and supporters in the
council decided to give Chief Eber-
stein the chance he has pleaded for.
Sutton to Go.
Commissioner Ringer returned
home without an inspector. This
was Friday morning. Friday aft
ernoon he had a long conference
with Mayor Smith and yesterday |
the announcement Of the appoint
ment of Captain Pattullo was CIV
IN out. A significant statement by
Commissioner Ringer yesterday /
morning, before the appointment OF
Continued on Page 5-A. Column Four.)
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-21
HOLLAND EXPECTS
TO BE ASKED TO
GIVE UP KAISER
Intimated That Several Allied
Powers Will Make De-
mand Before Long.

! Geneva, Dec. 2o.-A dispatch
| from Basle states the former Ger
man emperor has finally agreed
to accept trial by the allies, tmt
adds that he wants to choose the
place and time of the trial and
desires to be defended by Ger
man experts and lawyers. The
Basle advices say the former
crown prince declares he will
never appear if he is called before
a court OF justice.
The Hague, Dec. 20.-Long in.
clined to believe the allies would no,
make serious demand for the ex-
Tradition of former Emperor Will
lam. the Dutch government now ex-
poets such demand will be made,
The Associated Press is officially in
termed.
I'VE suppose the demand will
come before long and that several
powers probably will address joint
letter to Holland, setting forth the
case" the official said. Our feeling
is that the very men who sign the
demand probably will be hoping all
the time that we will refuse. This
demand will put small nation in a
difficult position, which seems to US
rot at all just"
So far as the Associated Press is
able to learn, Holland will probably
stick to its original intention to re-
fuse a demand for extradition of the
former emperor.
There is a growing feeling in some
Dutch circles that the former mon
arch himself could end the difficulty
iii which he placed Holland if he
chose to show himself grateful for
years sanctuary.
He could end the whole difficulty,
so far as Holland is concerned" the
official said, "by voluntarily return
ing to Germany. German press dis
patches indicate the German inquiry
commission would like to inter-
rogate him. However, from what
we can learn, the former kaiser is
not likely to do anything like that.
He is not afraid to return, but his
mind does not run that way. 1t is
against his ideas to appear before
any inquiry commission, as he still
considers himself responsible for
nothing wrong"
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-21
SOME MEMBERS
OF LOST VESSEL
DROWN AFL0AT
Captain Of Tank Steamer
Tells of Experiences Fol-
lowing Rescue From Death
SO of Crew Perish.

Marshfield, Ore, Dec. 90
cross current, whose effects were
unobserved in the heavy fog, caused
the wreck of the tank steamer ]. A
Chanslor Thursday night, with Z
probable loss of Sc lives, according
to statement by her captain, S
A. A. Sawyer.
Captain Sawyer made his state.
ment i'll hospital at Bandon, not far
from the scene of the wreck off Cape
Blanco. on the Oregon coast. Be-
side himself, only two others oi
the ships company are known to
have escaped death.
When the Chanslor struck she
seemed to part amidships," he said,
almost at once. The bow rested
on the rock, but the stern and after
halt of the hull dropped away and
disappeared. None of the men in
the engine room had chance to
escape. The men forward were able
to reach the lifeboat, which we
launched with 10 men aboard"
All Three Lost.
Among those in the boat were the
deck officers and steward, CAPTAIN
Sawyer said. All but the three were
lost when the boat overturned. il is
thought.
After describing a night and a
day. of hardship and peril from the
nigh seas that were running, be-
cause of which thew feared to at
tempt a landing, Captain Sawyer
continued:
Toward night, Friday, I observed
the men were dropping away. one by
one. from exposure 1t was bitterly
cold and they had been WORKING
continuously for "a hours to keep
the boat ahoat in the mountainous
seas. AS darkness approached I saw
that to stay out another night meant
certain death for all Of us, So I or.
dered an attempt made to find a
landing place.
Straight for Beach.
When we ran into the first line
OF breakers we headed straight for
The beach. An enormous breaker
struck the boat and sent it flying
end over end. clear of the water
Every man was thrown out. All
wore life preservers. but some
crowned afloat. because heavy break
,rs were constantly breaking over
sur heads. 1t was only by sheerest
nck that anybody emerged alive
after ] was washed ashore I fell |
asleep from exhaustion and Law in |
he sand for number of hours. |
Ahen awoke it was raining heavily. |
saw light some distance away |
md made for it. After walking sew |
raj hours arrived at Bandon.
1T seems to me quite impossible
hat any OF our men who failed to
'et ashore yesterday can still be
live"
Captain Sawyer is suffering from
broken rib. sustained when the life
'oat ives wrecked. and from ex-
'osur-
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-21
BILL" CARLISLE MUST
GO BACK AND SIT DOWN.

New York, Dec. 20.-A holdur
rivaling in technique the master.
pieces OF "Bill' Carlisle, western
bandit occurred here when two rob.
hers covered with revolvers a pay
hne of Is longshoremen at an East
liver pier. while two companions
marching into the paymaster's Office
seized $4,000. The quartet then
escaped in an automobile just as SOC
repairmen at work on the pier heard
the commotion and came racing to
the rescue.
David Bord, the paymaster, EN-,
ployed by NJ. B. Smith & Sons, boss
stevedores, arrived at the pier at
noon in an automobile. A few min
,ites late. another car arrived and
four weil-dressed men stepped out.
e. Approaching the pay window, two
whipped out revolvers, shouting that
it meant death for any one to move
in the direction Of the other bandits,
who by this time had entered the
Office. The entire line of longshorc.
men was thrown into confusion and
several men fled, seeking refuge be-
hind bales and boxes.
Two bandits who entered the Of
fee found Bord fanked by two
watchmen. One robber covered them
while the other calmly picked up the
envelopes, placed them in the pay
masters own bag, and then turning
to his companion said:
Let's 60"
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-21
GRAND OPERA STAR
DIVORCED IN CHICAGO.

Chicago, Dec. 20.-Desire Defrere,
a member of the Chicago Opera
company, was granted divorce in
circuit court here. The charge was
desertion. The grand opera sing
er said his wife, Millie Hithkin De-
frere, deserted him in November,
1914, when she refused to accom-
pany him to live in the United
States. She resides in England.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-21
Scalded to Death.

Topeka, Kan, Dec. 20 James
Hartigan of St. Joseph, Mo-, engi-
neer on Rock Island passenger train
No. AZ, was scalded to death when
his tfain collided with Rock Is
land freight at El Tonic, near here.
Eight passengers were slightly in
jured.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-21
Ajrman Continues Flight.

Cloncurry, Australia, Dec. 20
Captain Ross Smith, the aviator who
recently landed at Port Darwir,
winning a prize of 10000 offered
tor the first aviator to fly from Eng
land to Austria, is continuing the
voyage to Melbourne and arrived
here Saturday. Captain Smith was
forced to descend at Anthony's La
soon by a broken propeller
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-21
HOTEL DE GINK
IS "ON THE RIJMn

New York, Dec. 20.-The Hotel
DE Gink," which had provided a
shelter for thousands Of trarnps
since its purchase by JEFF Davis, the
hobo king" has been taken over
by the city to be used as detention
house for material witnesses in
court trials.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-21
Measure Increasing Money
To Disabled Men Approved

Washington, Dec. 20.-The senate
has approved the conference report
on the Sweet report improving war
risk insurance of allowances of men
disabled in the war, from $50 to $50
monthly
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-21
Grocer Shot Dead.

Denver, Colo, Dec. 2O.-Oba T.
Aspey, a grocer. was shot and killed
IN his store at Forty-third and Lipan
streets by robber, who escaped.
No money was obtained
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-21
DECEMBER 1o, 1919;
WEI.I. WE'LL. fQ20 q HE'LL

New York, Dec. 1o.-"December
lo, 1919"
Look it over and mark it we'll.
It'll be 10l years-a century and
365 days-before such a three figure
combination will appear again.
THat'll be on January 20, 2020.
Outside of that there's nothing
particularly important to this yarn.
In fact, there are those who hold
that of vastly greater import is that
the saddest combination of figures
in American history will be January
l6, 1920. But be that as it may.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-21
BAN INDECENT CLOTHES;
BUT NO CLOTHES; o BOY!

Paris, Dec. l9.-While Paris is
ringing daily with denunciations OF
the indecency of certain women's S
fashions, the social and intellectual
elite of the gay city" is applauding
an unprecedented disregard of sar-
torial convention at the Cirque
d'Hiver, where M. Gemier is pro-
ducing classical drama, "Oedipus." !"
The second act OF the play, which
was an instant success, is devoted to
Olympic games being performed by
men and women athletes, headed by
Paoli, the French champion discus
thrower.
The mems attire is limited to loin
cloths, while the women appear in
flimsy classical draperies. At the
conclusion of this act, in response to
enthusiastic, applause, Gemier came
to the footlight hand-in-hand with
Paoli, who was still devoid of all
habiliment excepting the loin cloth.
The newspaper critics emphasize the
fact that the athlete was then
greeted with redoub1ed applause and
that not a single voice of protest
was raised
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-21
STATE CONSTABULARY
SEIZE HUGE STILL

NJ Denver, Colo, Dec. 20.--A huge
still with a capacity of ESQ gallons
Of liquor day, said to be the largest
illicit distilling plant ever encoun-
tered by the officers in this state, was
seized by a force of state constabu-
larry at a point ten miles south of
Denver. The plant, which was op-
Grated by steam, was running in full
blast when the officers descended
upon it.
Several hundred gallons Of liquors,
quantities of mash and a large
amount of equipment were also
seized and transported to Denver on
motor trucks. At the same time this
raid was being made, another party
of officers belonging to the con-
stabulary raided the building at 220
Broadway, Denver, and took pos
session Of the finest still ever seen
here. 1t was operated entirely by
electricity and was the last word in
scientific whisky-making machinery.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-21
y REF
& RIG HIT
- R E E ZY
BITS OF NEWS
BULLS AND BEARS
PLAY SANTA CLAUS.

New York, Dec. 20.--Bulls and
bears of Wall street played Santa
Claus on the floor of the New York
stock exchange Saturday afternoon
to 1900 children. There were gifts
Tor every child. Employees OF the
exchange received Christmas
bonus of 10 per cent of their annual
salaries. Lieut.. Col. Charles w.
Whittlesey. commander of the "lost
Battalion" presented the 20 former
soldier employees with a special
medal from the exchange.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-21
\ JAZZ MUSIC TO
WAKE UP CHURCH,

Denver, Colo, Dec. 20.-G. S.
Lakeland, pastor of the Grace Meth
odist Episcopal church of this city,
announced that he would have a real
negro Jazz orchestra before the pull
pit next Sunday afternoon in an eff
fort to awaken the enthusiasm of his
congregation.
.Iazz music woke up France" ex-
PLACED Rev. Lakeland, "and why
shouldn't it wake up the church?
Let's wake 'em up with some music
that has pep and kick in it--music
that will put the congregation in a
frame Of mind to appreciate real re-
ligion, Christ mingled with the COM
mon people and used their customs
to improve conditions.
''Jazz works perfectly as lubri-
cant for sin-stiffened joints on the
glaringly lighted white ways that
lead to perdition. so why not use it
to timber up those who are travel
ing the straight and narrow way?"
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-21
THE WEATHER:

Fair Sunday and probably
Monday; not much change
in temperature.
Evening journal., 1919-02-28
GRANGE HoNoRs WASHINGTON.

Harmony Grange held a Washington
entertainment on Monday evening. Miss
Margaret e. Walls and w. Steel Atwell
represented Martha and George Wash
ington. The program follows: Song
America: recitation, by Walter
Knots; recitation. Herbert Knots
reading. Paul Mitchell; vocal solo,
Elolse Beach; recitation, Dorothy Den
nisOn; violin and piano duet, Namoa
and Harvey Brackin; song. How
Betsy Made the Flag." by Mrs. Leonard
Eastburn and Mildred Brackin; star
Spangled Banner" by Mabel Gebhart
and illustrated by several boys and
girls: recitation. Franklin KNOTS
recitation, Mrs. Abraham Dennison
song. columbia the Gem OF the Ocean,
Helen Armstrong and Buford Easihurn
song, II Sallte Thee. Old Glory" seven
boys; recitation. Browns Got His Hair
Cut" by Ms Dennison; recitation,
sara Pennington; recitation, Buford
Eastburn; recitation, Emily Mitchell.
Evening journal., 1919-02-28

information at the source" judiciary
returns: annual Withholding returns,
returns Of partnership. which are re-
quired TO report on the calendar year
basis. and all other returns which are
not the basis for the assessment Of the
tax. This does not apply to income or
profits tax returns due March IS.