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Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-28
Ex-Soldier Dying
From Cut Received
in Friendly Tussle

Charles Plumer, 80 years old, is
dying in Swedish Mission hospital as
a result of a friendly" bout with
Robert D. Perkins, his cousin, in the
home of Plumer's sister, Mrs, James
K. Saunders, 2022 Ohio street.
Plumer fell through a china cabi-
net and severed his jugular vein.
Plumer, who was discharged from
the ARMY only three weeks .ago, was
wrestling with Perkins about l
o'clock this morning in the dining
room of the Saunders home. Per-
kins fell backwards through china
cabinet and Plulner stumbled on
after him. A piece of the glass door
of the cabinet slashed Plumer's
throat.
Perkins explained that the two
men had just returned from down
town and had started to sJscuffle
when the accident occurred.
Police say both men had been
drinking. Perkins was arrested.
Plurner was member of the 34lst
Machine Gun battalion and was
wounded at Chateau Thierry and
gassed in the Argonne forest, spend
ing six months in the hospital.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-28
GROCER LEAVES TOWN
WITHOUT GOODBYE.

Kansas City, Mo-, July N.-Sergt.
Harry Moulder and Patrolman j. c.
Snavely were making the first tour
of Snavely's beat early in the morn
ing when they found the rear door
of the Sam Winchell grocery open.
1t was too early for Winchell. whom
both knew slightly, TO be around, so
they entered. -,
A careful investigation of the
store, and the living room where
Wincheli lived, showed no trace OF
burglars. The cash register in the
front of the store was open, how
ever. In it was six cents and a note;
addressed to T. H. Condor, real
estate man. The note read:
Il hereby give you full authority
to dispose of stock in the grocery to
the best advantage to all concerned.
Use this for your authority -
,(S;aned) IS. K. WINCHELL."
Mr.. Condor, who rented the store
room to Mr.. Winchell, said he had
known tile latter about year. The
grocer is about IS years old. and
once before-about a year ago..
when his mother died. disappeared.
He was gone then for two weeks.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-28
Mrs. Emma P. Chadwick
Heads Eastern Star

Seattle, July 2z-Mrs. Emma P
Chadwick. of Seattle. was elected
right worthy associate grand con-
ductress Of the general grand chap
fer. Order of the Eastern Star. hold
ing its triennial assembly here. VIII
w. Grow, of St. Joseph. Mo-. was
elected right worthy associate grand
patron. The other principal officers
of the organization. following the
general custom. were advanced one
step, Mrs Ellie Lines Chaplin. OF
Pine Meadow. Conn, becoming most
worthy grand matron.
Washington, d. c.. was selected
as the meeting place for the tfien-
nial assembly in 1922
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-28
COLOMBIAN PACT
TO BE TREATED BY
SENATE THIS WEEK
Controversy Over Peace and
League of Nations Coven-
ant Will Be Sidetracked.

Washington, July 27.-Senate con-
troversy over the peace treaty with
its league of nations covenant will
be halted temporarily this week to
allow consideration of the long pend
ing Colombian treaty.
While the senate considers the
two treaties the house will be occu-
pied with a rush of legislation prep
aratory to the planned recess of five
weeks, beginning Saturday.
The house recess plans, calling for
complete shutdown of the lower
branch from August 2 to September
8, are expected to be presented for
mally to the house Monday. While
the house is in recess, the senate
will remain in session, chiefly work
ing on the peace treaty. The recess
will delay enactment of several bills,
including the prohibition enforce
ment measure, until September.
Expect Senate Ramification.
The Colombian treaty, involving
payment by the United States of
$25,000,000 to that republic, resulting
from the partition of Panama, but
with the original clause expressing
Americas regret for the loss by
Colombia of Panama eliminated by
agreement between the state depart
ment and Colombia, will be taken
up Tuesday by the foreign relations
committee. The treatyIis expected
to be reported by the committee and
ratified by the senate promptly.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-28
Arrest Three on Charge Of
CARVING Concealed Arms

Police disarmed three negroes yes
terday. Two of the three had large
calibered revolyers and the third was
armed with knife with 5-inch
blade.
Gus Chivers, 1858 North Twenty
third street. better known as "Balti-
more" was arrested at Sixteenth and
Vinton streets and charged with car
rying concealed weapons. A As cali
Der revolver, with a 6-inch barrel,
was found in "Baltimore's" hip
pocket. He was released under $500
signed bond.
Arthur Cherry, Council Bluffs was
charged with carrying concealed
weapons when Sergeant Roes found
knife with 5-inch blade in Cher
ry's pocket.
T. J. Elliot, 1884 North Twenty
third street, had a As caliber re-
volver and a razor when Detectives
Haze and Farrand arrested him on
charge of wife beating. 5
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-28
Printer Arrested
for Carrying Home
Package Of Groceries

Fred J. Sullivan, 49 years old,
Sixty-eighth and Mayberry avenue,
has been in jail since Saturday af-
ternoon on a charge of drunken
ness, although he has not tasted in
toxicating liquor since November
Is, 1915. 4.
Sullivan refuses to post $50 bond
for his appearance in court this
morning, claiming that his incarcer-
alton is unjust and unwarranted and
that he will not give the police de-
partment the satisfaction of seeing
him put up bond and thereby recog-
nize his arrest"
Sullivan was arrested by State
c fficer Robert P. Sanardick and
Deputy Sheriff Johnson in front Of
the Sullivan home Saturday after
noon.
The officers say he was stagger-
ing.
Samardick asked Sullivan what he
had in a package Sullivan was carry
ing under his arm. Sullivan re
fused to open the package until
Samardick could show him a war
rant. Samardick attempted to open
the package, Samardick says, and
Sullivan pushed him. Sullivan was
then arrested, taken to Central po-
lice station and charged with being
drunk and resisting an officer.
81 told the officer I would not
open the package unless he could
show me a warrant" said Sullivan
Il had groceries in the package and
did not care to unwrap them on
the street. He did not touch me
nor did | touch him. cannot un-
derstand why he charged me with
resistance. l have not had drink
of Intoxicating liquor since Novem-
Der IS, 1915. l dare say any truth
ful officer who was in the station
when I was brought in will say l
was not drunk A-
Sullivan is employed by the Beacon
Press
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-28
Offer Big Reward for
Arrest of Lynchers

Atlanta, Ga, July 27.-Fifteen
hundred dollars reward is offered
for arrest and, conviction of mep-
bers of a mob that lynched Berry
Washington, a negro, Y years old.
near Milan. May rs. Governor Dor
sey offered $1,000 and DR.. Floyd
McRae. an Atlanta physician, whose
family home is in the county in
which the old man was hanged to a
post and shot to death. added $500
On the night of May "a. two white
men are alleged to have invaded the
negro section of Milan and threat
ened occupants of several houses
Washington, armed with shotgun,
came out of his home, and shots
were exchanged. One of the white
men was killed and Washington sur
rendered. Two nights later a mob
took him from the Jail and lynched
hin,
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-28
Encouraging Reports
of Idaho Forest Fires

Spokane, Wash, July 2.-Encour-
aging reports from crews fighting
fires in northern Idaho forests wer.
received Sunday night.
There have been 183 fires in the
national fires in Montana and north
ern Idaho this year, of which l2O are
still burning. according to figures
given out by Glen A. Smith, assist
ant district forester.
A total of l26,S6l acres has been
burned over and 380,00O,00O feet of
timber destroyed, according to
Private property destroyed was
valued at SA5O,000 and the govern
ment's property loss was estimated
at s390.000.
Lightning was said to have caused
80 per cent of the fires.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-28
Ishii Scouts Idea Of
u. S.-Japanese War

Toxic, July 27.-(By tie Asso-
ciated Press. .)-Newspaper reports.
of an address delivered to the Toxic
Press league today by ViscountI
Kikujiro Ishii, ambassador to the
United States, who erecently res
turned to Japan, quote the ans.
bassador as saying that some Jap
anese seemed to fear that war
might break out between Japan and
the United States over the Chinese
question, but to him Nsueh a thing
was inconceiyable. All that war
would do would be to entail great
losses upon both countries, yiscouns
Ishii added ..a @
The ambassador is further quotei
as telling the newspaper organiza.
ton that he believed the Americans
desired to develop China in co-oper-
alton with Japan In concluding his
speech, the reports add, he urged
the. Japanese to stick to the last to
their proposal for racial equality.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-28
Married Chicago Night Watch
man Of Residential HotTRad
Hidden Girls Body in Coal
Cellar of His Own Home.
CALLS FOR OFFICER
AND ADMITS CRIME
Had Been Constantly Kept Un-
der GrueIling Examination
and Never-Ceasing Scrutiny
for Five Days and Nights.

Chicago, July 27.-Thomas Fitz-
gerald, 80 years old and married,
has confessed to the police that he
killed little Janet Wilkinson, 6 years
old, neighbor's child, last Tuesday,
by strangling her. He accompanied
the police to his home and showed
them where he had concealed the
body beneath some coal under the
basement steps, and it was recov-
cred.
The solution of the mystery,
which has stirred Chicago as few
police cases have aroused the popu-
lace, came in the morning when
Fitzgerald, after five sleepless days
and nights, constantly kept under
a gruelling examination and never
ceasing scrutiny, called for an Off
Ger and made his confession.
Police Act Quickly.
The authorities acted quickly.
Although Fitzgerald has be e n
termed a moron" by the police, the
criminal machinery was to proceed
as usual. Coroner Hoffman quick
ly selected jury and opened the
inquest.
Fitzgerald was night watchman
at the Virginia, a residential hotel.
He lived in the neighborhood. In
the same building lived the Wilkin-
son family. Janet was one Of four
children
Last December, the girls father
testified at the inquest, Janet came
hcme and said Fitzgerald had at
tackled her.
The parents preferred to hush up
the affair and Fitzgerald escaped
prosecution. But when little Janet
disappeared last Tuesday morning
suspicion was aroused against Fitz-
gerald. Some children also said they
had seen her speak to Fitzgerald.
Severe Examinations.
Fitzgerald was arrested. He was
questioned about the child, but de-
MED everything. But the police
held the man prisoner and subjected
him to as severe an examination as
few prisoners ever receive.
Detectives dug into the coal piles
in the basement of >the hotel. They
sifted the ashes They searched
the Fitzgerald home. Lake Michi-
gan was dragged for a mile along
the shore opposite the neighborhood
of the hotel. Then when the police
were about to despair, Fitzgerald
made his confession, the police an
nounced.
Dr.. J. Whitney Hall, of the county
lunacy commission, asserted that
Fitzgerald appeared to be a "psy-
cho-sexual case" and that he was
not necessarily insane.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-28
Austria Asks Longer
Grace in Peace Pact

St. Germain-En-Lay. July H.-Dr.
Karl Renner, Austrian chancellor
and head of the Austrian peace dele
CATION, has arrived here from Field
kirch, near the Swiss border. where
IL conferred with Austrian govern
ment representatives from Vienna.
DR.. Renner at once formulated a
request to- the peace conference for
an extension of the time accorded
Austria to reply to the second part
Of the peace terms,l communicated
July TO- The Austrians we're 'origi-
nally given IS days within which to
make reply.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-28
OSTERMAN HERE TO
IOIN US. CONVOY
ON ITS LONG TRIP
Plan to Gross. Missouri River
on Pontoon Bridge
. ' Given Up.

The United States motor trans
port train, enroute on it's transcon-
tinental trip, is due to arrive in
Council Bluffs late this morning, ac-
cording to advices received Sunday
from Denison, Ia, where the train
camped last night.
H. c. Osterman, vice-president
and field secretary of the Lincoln
Highway association, arrived here
Saturday, after leaving the train at
Indianapolis week ago. He is Of
fetal pilot of the train and is now
awaiting the arrival of Lieut.. w. B.
Dorron, publicity officer, who is ex-
It. is doubtful if the convoy will
cross the Missouri river by pontoor.
bridge as planned. There is neither
a steam yacht available for throwing
out a guide cable nor are the land
ings in the vicinity of Omaha and
Council Bluffs good enough to make
the venture possible.
Pontoon Bridge Abandoned.
1T is hardly possible that the river
will be- crossed as planned" Lieut..
Lee Ward, acting chief recruiting
officer. at the Omaha station, said
yesterday. There isn't !. a.practical
stepping off place on the iowa side
of the river within a miles radius.
Also, we haven't steam yacht such
as is used in laying the advance
cable"
Local reception plans went apace
Sunday. The committee, headed, by
Randall X. Brown, yesterday pre-
pared statement calling on busi-
ness men to decorate their stores
with flags and bunting.
The statement also called on auto
lists, who could spare the time, to
Join in the parade at 10 o'clock to-
morrow morning The parade route
will be as follows:~ West on Farnam
street to Twenty-eighth street; south
to Leavenworth street; east to Six
teenth street; north to Howard
street; east to fourteenth street,
and north to Capitol avenue. e
Governor. on Reception Committee.
Governor McKelvie is expected to
arrive in Omaha late today. With
other prominent Omahans, includ-
ing Mayor Smith. Col. w. H. Jor-
dan, commanding officers at Fort
Crook; Lieut.. Col. Jacob w. S.
Wuest, commanding officer at Fort
Omaha; Col. J. V. Bingham, COM
mander of the Omaha army quarter
master depot; Randall K. Brown, and
others, he will act on the reception
committee. The committee will go
to Council Bluffs Tuesday morning
to escort the train into Omaha.
Brig. Gen. Charles B. Drake and
Col. A. Owen Seaman are amotg the
army officers, who will be with the
train. Lieut.. Col. c. w. McClude,
formerly*a motor corps commander
in France, is in command of the ex-
pedition.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-28
Julius RothhoIz, Omaha,
Pioneer. Dies at His Home

julius Rothholz, died at his home,
500 South Twenty-eighth street,
Sunday morning. age 20 years. Mr..
Rothholz was member of the first
volunteer FIRE department organized
in Omaha, and was engaged in the
fur business for number of years.
He is survived by his widow. three
daughters, Mrs. Stella Neveleff
Mrs. Hattie Marx and Miss Nell
,Rothholz, and two sons, Harry and
Gabriel. He was a member of the
Modern Woodmen. K, P. and Fra
ternal Union lodges.
Funeral services will be held at 2
o'clock Tuesday afternoon at the
residence. Rabbi Frederick Cohn Of
floating. Interment will be in Pleas
ant Hill cemetery.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-28
PLAN GRAND OPERA
DIVERSIONS FOR DIME.

Wichita, Kans,, July 27.-Grand
opera for dime. I
This is the plan which is being
arranged for under the municipal
The city management last year.
gave a series of pop" concerts, and
at the end of the season their books
showed a balance of about $l,0OO:
This year, it is planned, a series OF
10 attractions, including grand opera.
will be given. The season tickets
will cost from $1.00 to $400.
Included in the program. which
will cost approximately $500, are
the San Carlos Grand Opera COM
pany, Harry Lauder, ex-President
w. H. Taft, The Duncan Dancers,
Schumann- Heink and Ole Hanson.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-28
German Papers Claim Emperor
William Has Never Re-
nounced Throne Of Prussia
as Had Been Given Out.
IMPERIAL CHANCELLOR
BLAMED FOR FALSEH00D
Prince Macmillan Said, to
Have Fathered Story Of Ab-
dication to Check RevoIu-
tionary Outbreak Last Year.

Berlin, July H.-(By the Asso-
ciated Press)-Sunday mornings
PAN German newspapers Of Berlin
make a feature of five colum ex-
pose of occurrences in connection
with the. outbreak of the German
revolution last November, including
! struggle taking place at German
great headquarters at Spa, Novem-
Der 9, lasting nearly "a hours, to in
duce Emperor William to abdicate.
Material is adduced to show that
Prince Maximilian of Baden, then
imperial chancellor, finally took the
initiative and gave to the Wolff bu.
reau an official statement that the
emperor had abdicated as emperor
and king OF Prussia although it is
averred he had done neither and has
never renounced the throne of
Prussia. .-.~
' Misguided Patriotism
Prince Maximilian, it is declared.
took this step out Of misguided pa
triotism in an attempt to sui due.
the revolutionary movement which
was rapidly getting out of hand, and
by it forced the emperors advisers
TO hurry him away to Holland. The
pan-Germans now charge the formed,
chancellor with treachery.
All doubts as to William Hohen-
zollern's abdication as/German emr
peror and king of Prussia were con-
sidered to have been settled when
Berlin advices November 80, last.
told of the issuance by the new
German government of the former
emperor's act. of renunciation. de-
scribed as having been executed and
signed by William Hohenzollern at
Amerongen, Holland, on November
% =
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-28
Settle Airmen's Strike.

Washington, July u. - Second
Assistant Postmaster General Prae-
ger reached an amicable settlement
Sunday with the air mail pilots,
who went on a one-day strike last
week. The reinstatement of Pilot
E. Hamilton Lee, one of the two
men whose dismissal resulted in the
strike, was announced. Leon Smith,
the other dismissed aviator. will
not be reinstated.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-28
SAY KAISER never ADVOCATED
PACIFIC FLEET
SAFELY THROUGH
PANAMA CANAL
Admiral Rodman's Flotilla
Makes Passage Into
-. Ocean Waters.

Aboard the Flagship U. s. S. New
Mexico, July 27.-(By Wireless to
the Associated Press. 1.-The Pacific
feet, under the command of Ad-
miral Rodman, is floating in Pacific
waters.
Six dreadnaughts, led by the flag-
ship New Mexico, Saturday success
fully negotiated the Panama canal
the largest ships that ever have
passed through this waterway. The
average time of passage for each
warship from Colon to Balboa was
10 hours.
This is the biggest event in the
history of the canal" said Cover
nor Chester Harding, of the canal
zone. /
aturday/Admiral Rodman visited
President Porras of Panama, who
congratulated the naval officer on
his success in negotiating the canal.
Approximately 5000 sailors were
given shoreleave at Panama and the
city Saturday night was celebrating
the arrival of the fleet, which de-
parted Sunday for San Diego.
The fleet left its anchorage in
Gatun lake at dawn Saturday MORN
ing, proceeding in pairs two hours
apart. The New Mexico and Wyo-
ming led the way. followed by the
New York and Texas, and the Mis-
sissippi and Arkansas.
To admiral Rodman was given
the honor of directing the course of
the first dreadnaught to make the
trip. Through the reaches of Gatun
lake the dreadnaughts steamed at
IS knots an hour. On nearing the
narrow confines of the Bas Obispo
reach the speed was reduced to FIVE
knots an hour. s
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-28
One Killed, One Wounded
in Strike Riot in CHICAGO

Chicago July H.-One man was
shot and killed and another scriously
wounded late Sunday night in
strike riot on the southern side OF
the city. The shooting. according
to the police, was the result Of trou,s
bic between strikers at the Crane
company's plant and others, sup-
posedly non strikers.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-28
BRIDES PARENTS GO
ON THE HONEYMOON

Butler, July 27.-It used to be
that the bride and groom took the
wedding trip, but now it is father
and mother" A short time ago Miss
Froese of this city. and Nick Mar.
tens, were married. Instead of TAX
ing trip, they stayed. here, while
the brides paisn took a trip to
California. ..,
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-28
CHARGE SON WITH
BEATING FATHER.

McAlester; Okl, July 27.-George
Coble, So, was accused of beating
his father, w. Coble, 90, in a war
rant issued here for the son. The
beating followed the request Of the
father, to the postmistress at Gar
son, near here, to write to his
nephew to have him take care of the
old man,
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-28
AUTO. HITS COW;
MOTORIST GETS $40.

Cottonwood Falls, July u. =
George Drummond, retired farmer
of this city, had one put over" by
a tourist from "Topekey" the other
day and the capital city man was
paid $40 damages after Running
down the cow, by Mr.. Drummond.
While leading the COW to pasture,
the autoist hit it. The driver claimed
SIS damages but Mr.. ,Drummond got
out by paying $40 for bent fender
and broken headlight. F s.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-28
GIRL STUDENT HAS
THROAT OF A BIRD.

Emporia, July 27.--Miss Mildred
Boylan, of Arkansas City, a student
at the Emporia Normal school
here this summer, is known as the
girl with the bird throat" Miss Boy
Ian can. initiate a redbird, canary,
robin and mocking bird so we'll,
that even the birds themselves are
fooled. Prof. F. A. Beach, of the
music department says Miss Boylan
really has q bird throat, and sings
like a bird.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-28
Large Part Of Galicia
Now in Polish Hands

Copenhagen, July 27.-The whole
of Galicia up to the old Austro-
Russian frontier along the river
Zbrucz is in Polish hands, accord
ing to a Warsaw dispatch received
by the Polish press bureau.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-28
. RIEF
R REEZY
WOMEN AID MAN
GARNER ONION CROP.
BITS OF NEWS

Hutchinson. July &c. G. Curtis,
an onion grower, has started his
harvest and is using threshing ma
chine for threshing out the tops of
the plants. He expects to market
500 bushels Of sets this summer.
Because OF the scarcity of male help,
Mr.. Curtis is using women for harv-
est. i
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-28
40 Persons Hurt.

Fort Lee, N. J., July H.-Forty
persons were injured, II seriously,
when two trolley cars Of the Pub
lie Service corporation, both loaded
with passengers, met in a head-on
collision on top of the Palisades
near an amusement park today.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-28
TOOK JUDGE AT WORD
AND GOT IN WRONG.

Topeka, July 27.-When Police
Judge Hugh Mcfarland told the
complaining witness in case
against Ethel Sylvia, charged with
assault. to- take the chair" he al
most tainted as the result. Mrs. E.
w. T. Bose, walked to the Judges
bench, saw the chair at his left, and
jumped herself into it. There she
stood until the Judge managed to
recover, and told her to get down"
Ethel, however, paid fine of five
bucks.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-28
''Oust Bela Kun if
You Want Food"
Hungarians Told

Paris, July 27.' - A strong ar
raignment of the present Hungarian
government is contained in a allied
statement in which it was made
known to the Hungarian people
that they could only obtain re-
moval of the blockade and receive
food supplies if they ousted Bella
Kun and set up>a truly representa-
&iua rrouarnnenf
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-28
PRISON PAROLES TO
FARM LABORERS EXTENDED.

= Topeka, July 27.-Harvest paroles,
issued to 80 prisoners at the state
reformatory at Hutchinson and 90
at the state penitentiary at Lansing,
have been extended by Governor
Allen for six weeks. The paroles
were given the men a month ago to
work in the haryests.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-28
ls-YEAR-OLD BOY
IS HELD AS FORGER.

Wichita, July H.-Andrew Jack
son, alias Frank Thompson, a Is
year-old boy, was caught by the po-'
lice here and is being held in the
Sedgwick county jail on charges Of
forgery, He is said to be the young
est forger caught in Kansas. The
Citizens State bank alleges he drew
a check for $50 on the bank signed
by Eta Burge.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-28
PLAGUE OF CROWS
DESPOrLING CROPS.

Winchester, July IA plague OF
crows has struck this vicinity, and
farmers report shocks of wheat
have. been devastated. The loss is
serious in some cases
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-28
OLDEST HARVEST HAND
CLAIMED BY WICHITA. s

Wichita, July 27.-This city claims
the Oldest steady harvest hand in
the person of Frank Henderson, rs,
OF Kansas City, who reported this
year to Louis Wolf for the seventh
season. He is a Civil war veteran.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-28
THE WEATHER.:

Generally fair Monday and Tues
day; warmer in north portion
Monday; continued warm Tuesday.