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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-02-26
SEEKS
RECOGNITION BY
PEACE CONGRESS-
Delegate, Who Reached Paris
by Subterfuge, Says Erin
Looks to Wilson to
! Support Its Cause.

Paris, Feb. 25.-Sean O'Cealligh,
(whose name in plain English is
]. T. O'Kelly), who is seeking rec
ognition by the peace conference as
the envoy of the Irish government,
arrived quietly in Paris more than
two weeks ago, having, according TO
his ,ewn statement, obtained a
British passport by subterfuge.
Ostensibly he crossed the channel
as representative Of the corporation
of Dublin to present freedom of the
city of Dublin to President Wilson
and to press an invitation on the
president to visit Ireland. Tucked
away in his baggage, however,
O'Cealligh carried credentials as
the delegate of the provisional
Irish government.
ireland" said O'Cealligh today,
rs building a lot on President Will
son because of his pronouncements
regarding rights of small nations.
He never mentioned Ireland, but
everybody there thinks he meant us
and his words have been read eager
ly in every household"
O'Cealligh said he would present
his credentials to the peace cor
ference, even If he had to send them
by messenger. He declared he ex-
pected opposition from Great Brit
ain but that he would accept moth
ing, but representation for Ireland
as a separate nation.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-02-26
Taft Issues Challenge
to Opponents Of Leauue

St. Louis, Feb. 25.-Challenging
to a debate opponents Of the pro-
posed, league of nations, Former
President Taft in several addresses
to more than 1000 delegates to the
mid-continent congress for a league
of nations and other gatherings.
predicted the United States would
be drawn into another world war
i the covenant of permanent peace
is rejected.
The former president denounced
Senators Reed, Borah and Poin-
dexter as "reactionaries" for the
arguments they propounded in op-
position to the league and de-
clared their arguments utterly
blind"
He reiterated his euiogy al
President Wilson for his trip
abroad and said as a result Of the
criticism the presidential journey
ELECTED, nothing happened except
what ought to have happened"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-02-26
Art Collector Murdered
in Midst of His Treasures

New York, Feb. 25.-No trace has
been found by the police of the
murderer of George A. Robee, &C.
centric bachelor and, art collector,
whose body was found today in his
richly furnished bedroom in an exclu-
sive lodging house which he con-
Quoted in Madison avenue, opposite
the home of ]. Piepont Morgan. He
evidently was struck down with an
antique weapon taken from his own
collection.
The murder closely resembles that
of Winfield Scott Philhower, an
other art collector and a friend of
Robee, who was slain in his home
here two months ago with saber
which hung on the wall.
Robee's body was found by his.
colored servant. The apparent mo-
tive for the murder was the theft.
of three diamond rings, valued at
1000.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-02-26
Washington County
Alfalfa Mills in
East Omaha Burn

Fire destroyed the Washington
County Alfalfa mills at Twenty
third and East Locust streets last
night.
Spontaneous combustion is be-
lieyed to have been the cause.
The flaming structure was first
noticed at 10 o'clock by G. Robert
son, a conductor en-. the East Omaha
sreet car line, who Immediately
gave the alarm.
Battalion Chief George Crager
said the fire originated in the pit.
The structure had been charged by
live wires making it impossible for
firemen to gain entrance.
The structure recently had been
remodeled. New machinery, 10
the value of $1,000, had been in
stalled. No estimate of the loss was
obtainable last night. The company
has its office in Blair. Firemen
could not get water and were oblig-
ed to stand by and watch the build
ing burn
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-02-26

Last September l was in Paris.
By accident | met Mrs. Turner
there at cafe. l had met Mrs.
Turner three times before in Lin
coin, Neb. Her family is we'll
known there, as is my own family.
In this cafe were distributed postal
cards to be sent to friends. l.
mailed a card to John Dorgan, joint
friend Of both families.
Wrote On Post Gard.
"Mrs. Turner wrote something of
light nature on the card. | did
likewise; however, neither conmuni-
cation intimated that there had been
a wedding and not even hinted at
courtship. This man, Mr.. Dorgar,
however, spread the news that
something was in the wind I
learned of this unfortunate rumor
and cabled hin9- to deny it.
Mrs. Turner is splendid wo-
man, but / am not marrying man.
1t would be terrible thing for this
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-02-26
Provision for $4,000
Men Inserted in Army
Appropriation Bill

Washington, Feb. 25.-Coincident
with the final enactment today of
legislation providing for the resump-
tion Of voluntary enlistment in the
army under the national defense act
of 1916, limiting the military estab-
lishment to 175,000 men, the senate
military committee approved and
reported to the senate the annual
army appropriation bill with provis-
ion for temporary force of about
538 900 men after next July /.
The increased force for the next
fiscal year was recommended by the
War department, but legislative pro-
visions authorizing it were stricken
out in the house on points of or
der. Leaders hope have the army
measure finally completed before
congress adjourns.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-02-26
Three Year -0Id Child
Likely to Die Of Burns

Little Lena Alpero, 3-year-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Louis
Alpero, 1916 South Twelfth street,
is likely to dies at her home as the
result of severe burns while play
ing with papers about stove. The
accident occurred last evening while
the mother was away aiding a neigh
Dor with her washing.
The child left to its own resources
with no one to guard her found
some old papers which she put in
the stove 10 burn. Attracted by
the flames she attempted to extract
the burning papers from the stove.
In doing so her clothes caught fire
and before anyone could come to her
assistance she had received severe
burns about the body and limbs.
She was found by Louis Berenellis.
The child was hurried to St. Gather
inc hospital by DR.. J. s. Loney, but
later in the evening the parents in
sisted ON taking her home. Her
recovery is doubtful
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-02-26
PLAN CAMPAIGN
AGAINST SWINDLERS.

Washington, Feb. 25.-War de-
partment postofics officials are
planning vigorous campaign
against swindlers who are seeking
to defraud relatives of soldiers
through false kilograms and letters.
Complaints from relatives are again
reaching the department, showing
that rehabilitation has given bet
ter opportunity for such criminal
operations.
The usual practice is for the
swindler to obtain the names of
relatives of q soldier from the
published causalty list. A telegram
signed in the soldiers name is sent
saying he is free to come home on
furlough if his relatives wire money
for the trip and in filing the message
the sender valves Identification and
asks his relatives to do the same.
Sometimes relatives are asked 70
send the money to the soldier, care
of general delivery, at the city post
Office. officials said that in no
case should relatives waive complete
identification in transmitting funds
TO soldiers.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-02-26
COUNTRY NEEDS
EFFICIENT Men,
PLUNKETT SAYS
Irish Leader DenounoeS Cap.
itaI in Speech Before d.,
Omaha Bankers Club
at Athletic Club.

Sir Horace Plunkett, at a meeting
of the newly organized Bankers
club of Omaha, held in the Omaha
Athletic club last night, advised all
business men to hold their ears to
the ground during these days of
after-the-war problems. He urged
that there is call, as never before,
for high ethics in public service, and
that men who would lead must first
get the point-of-view of the masses,
The first meeting of the new club
was we'll attended. Ex-senator ].
H. Millard, dean of Omaha bankers
and president of the club, presided
by introducing the distinguished
visitor from Dublin.
What strikes me most is that the
masses have, by this war, been made
conscious of the vast power they can
WELD simply by the agency of or
ganization," was one of the state
ments made by Sir Horace.
Country Needs Good Men.
"If capital and labor he contin-
ued," are simply going to organize
to look after their respective inter-
ests," then | see nothing for it but
chaos and. revolution. Necessarily,
the task. Of government must de-
volve upon the very best men of
the country, and tits necessary that
those who would serve in public
office should study labor from Ia
boris point-of-view. | can't under
stand what it is in our makeup that
allows to ehtrust public affairs to
men with whom we would not en-
trust our dollars.i We are going to
be forced to look at these things
from the point-of-view of the mass
es, and we should realize that we
are entering upon an era of social
and economic affairs that demands
men of highest character and stand
ards. All of us who. would, do our
duty as citizens must give up. some
of our time to the discussion and
consideration of public questions. 1t
is going TO be necessary for every
man with any capacity to give up
part of his time and thought to the
problems that are pressing upon us.
Late War Differed.
"T wish to take counsel with you
on this crisis of the worlds affairs
which appears to me as wholly un-
precedented. We have come to a
stage of human development when
it is hard to say what the outcome
is going to be. Some thinking peo-
pie pass the matter off lightly. by
saying that it has been so before;
Continued on Page Two, Column TwO.)
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-02-26
BASIS Laid
PEACE
TREATY In
.RMISTICE
New Convention, Marshal FoCF
Says, Will Contain Clauses J
Concerning Financial and
Territorial Questions.

Paris, Feb. 25.-Marshal Foch, IN
discussing the diplomatic situation
with a representative Of the Havas
agency, said the new armistice con-
vention will provide for the naval
and military disarmament Of Gers
many.
He declared there was no doubt
that the supreme council also
would add to the new agreement
clauses concerning financial and
territorial questions.
Lays Basis For Peace.
In that way the armistice conven-
ton, the marshal said, would COM
prise also the basis for a preliminary
peace treaty.
An official statement today says
In behalf of the interallied f.
nancial commission M. Crespi
(Italy) explained the measures to
be taken to avoid the nonpayment
of coupons of the Austro-Hunsarian
debt falling due March I, in the alb
sence of an agreement among the
different states of the former
Austro-Hungarian monarchy. The
commissions proposals were ap-
proved.
Troops For Poland.
"The question of the transport 10
Poland of the Polish divisions in
France and Italy was examined,
Marshal Foch taking part. The
conference sent instructions on this
subject to the interallied commits
sion at Warsaw.
an. Perotti, of the African de-
partment, explained the demands Of
France in the direction of the sup
preston of the act of Algeciras and
the imposition on Germany of neces-
sary guarantees to prevent it from
resuming the hostile action in No
rocco which it has taken against
France during the past 10 years"
Protest Deportation.
The German armistice delegates
at Spa have protested against the
deportation of Germans from China,
which country expelled two ship
loads of Germans and sent them to
Australia in January, and is pre-
pairing to send others to the central
powers direct.
The total number Of Germans and
Austrians in China when she de-
clared war was not over 5000, many
Of whom were interned after long
delay.
The Germans sent 70 Australia
are unwelcome there outside the in
ternment camp and probably will be
deported to Germany before peace is
signed.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-02-26
Police CHIEFS
HOLD CONF Alb ON
APPOINTMENTS
Commissioner Ringer Says
Four Men viii Be Affect
ed by Changes; Men,
tiOnS No Names.

Four changes in the police and
detective departments were made az
a conference Of Police Commission
er Ringer, Police Chief Ebersteln
and Chief Of Detectives John Dunn
late Tuesday afternoon in the de-
tective's Office. The names of the
men to be affected will be given out
this morning at roll CALI Chief
Eberstein declared.
1t was learned that two men on
The police force will be promoted
10 detectives under Chief Dunn.
One detective working out of the
; South Side station will be assigned
to the central station, in exchange
for one out of the Omaha station,
who will be assigned to work on the
South Side.
The shake-up has been inevitable
for two weeks. At first, Detective
Dunn was given full power in max
ing changes. Yesterday changes
were made upon the action of the
three department officials in con-
ference.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-02-26
Saves Boys Life
by Opening Trachea
to Permit Breath

Opening the trachea in order to
allow a diphtheria patient TO breathe
and keeping it open until tube
could be inserted, DR.. Edstrom
police physician, saved the life OF
Ernest Lundberg, 8 years old, 7607
North Twenty-sixth street.
They boy was taken i'll recently
with what his parents thought was
cold. Yesterday morning he was
on the verge of death and was taken
to the Swedish Mission hospital
where DR.. Edstrom performed the
surgical feat.
The lad was taken to the Omaha
Emergency hospital, where he is
recovering.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-02-26
FRENCH GIRLS GRASP
AMERICAN WAYS QUICKLY.

Chicago, Feb. 25.-dow apt in
learning the ia French girls
brought to this country to be edu-
Gated under the general supervis-
ION of DIR, Robert L. Kelly, executive
secretary of the American Associa-
ton Of Colleges, are. he told the
deans of women universities and
colleges today, is shown by the fact
that they already. are calling him
dad" father" and in one case,
grandfather"
1T is a fact" he said that these
young French girls quickly under
stand and grasp our ideals, those
great aims Of America which Wilson
is preaching from the housetops."
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-02-26
Women Active at Polls.
Three Killed by Explosion of
Bomb They Were Carrying

New York, Feb. 25.-Three men
attached to the naval aviation sta
ti,n al Rockaway Beach we're ':ill-
ed today by the explosion OF a
Dc .'th bomb thy were carrying.
The victims, chief petty officer
and two sailors, were conveying the
B nib which contained $50 pounds
of trinitrotoulol, to a distant point
ID test. Three other sailors who
we.e following their comrades mar
ro~lY escape death.
J he explosion tore crater in the
sandy beach anil searchers later
we're unable te find even a trace
of the men VIII. had been killed.
The surviv expressed belief the
men. in stopping to rest. lowered the
bomb to the grcrni and accidentally
Jared the defeating cal
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-02-26
SOVIET RESTRICTS
BATHING IN MOSCOW

Paris, Feb. 25.-The soviet gov
ernment in Moscow is regulating the
number of baths each person is per-
mitted to take in various public and
private bathing places 1t has divid-
ed the population into three categor-
les. according to French refugees
arrived here from Russia. Some are
allowed to bathe twice month. it
is said, some once month and
others never.
The cost Of food is declared to be
pTohibitive and disease which the
bolsheviki call hunger typhus"
claims from 1000 to 5000 victims
daily.
Premier Lenine's bill for fruit and
vegetables in recent month
amounted to 10000 rubles, refugees
say.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-02-26
Women Control Votes
in Special Election for
Geneva improvements

Geneva, Neb., Feb. 25.-(Spe-
cial Telegram. )-Women played
a prominent part in the election
today on sewerage bonds amount
ing to $35,000. An ordinance pro-
viding the sale of bonds for a
municipal sewerage system was
passed with Sal votes cast for,
and 237 against.
More than one-half the votes
were cast by women, who like
wise exercised special effort in .
campaign for the passage of the
bill.
Geneva is the first city in the
state to allow women to vote for
municipal improvements.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-02-26
"DRY" LEADER GIVES
WARNING TO BREWERS.

Albany, n. Y, Feb. 25.-William
II. Anderson, superintendent of the
New York Anti-Saloon league, in
the keynote speech of the organi-
zation's convention tonight, charged
German brewers with melting to
riot and rebellion in order to save
beer. q
LET them beware" he warned.
"If this ungodiy bunch starts any
thing in America, the decent, sober,
Christian, patriotic people are go
ing to finish it, and finish it so it
will stay put. The legislator or
politician, or big business man, or
labor leader that gets in the way
is going to be astonished."
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-02-26
NRIEF
WILSON WINS PRAISE
OF TELEPHONE OPERATORS
BITS OF NEWS

New York, Feb. President
Wilson was characterized as a man
with the voice with a smile" by
Miss Martha Carrel OF Fort Wayne,
Ind, who was one of the telephone
operators on duty in the Murat
mansion. the American white
house" in Paris, and returned on
the George Washington.
Miss Beatrice Franeefort of this
city, another operator said "if every
one was as considerate and even
tempered in using the telephone as
President Wilson the longsuffering
telephone operators life would be a
dream Of comfort and efficiency"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-02-26
HAvNER TO CALL
EVERY BANKER
( IN IDA COUNTY
Judge Kennedy Has Still Fur
ther Investigations in
View in Rathbun
Pardon Case.
Special to The Bee.

Ida Grove, Ia, Feb. 25.-With
Ernest Rathbun on his way to Ana
mosa to serve a 10-year sentence in
the state penitentiary for perjury,
and condemned to life imprisonment
for criminally assaulting Elsie Har-
gems December %, 1917, Attorney
General H. M. Havner, ]. L. Ken
nedy and J.~W. Kindig of Sioux City
assisting the attorney general in the
prosecution of the case, still are in
Ida Grove tonight.
The Investigations are not yet
concluded" said Judge Kennedy to-
night, "and there are many things
yet to be cleared up. Every banker
in Ida, county has been served with
subpoena to appear before the
grand jury"
Early in the day Mr.. Havner de-
clared he would issue a, statement.
Tonight he said he was not ready
to give out anything for publica-
tion. Speculation is rife here as to
the grand jury's report indicting
Rathbun for perjury. 1t is the opin-
ion of many that secret indictments
were returned with Rathbun's inns
plicating others who have been
prominently identified with the case.
Asked tonight if this was the case,
Mr.. Havner. would neither affirm
nor deny it. IT will have a state
ment to make later" he replied.
Governors Explanation.
Governor w. L. Harding was
quoted this afternoon in Des Moines
as having commented on the case
refiecting on the methods employed
by the attorney general in prepar-
ing the case against Rathbun.
Friends Of the governor, however,
have denied that he is responsible
for it.
"The transcript of the evidence
contained so many conflicting state
ments," the governor is quoted as
saying, that with my knowledge of
state agents methods / believed the
boy innocent. Havner himself told
me the boys confession was secur-
ed by third degree methods and
promise of immunity"
When Governor Harding left here
today it was announced that he
would return to Des Moines. Later
it developed that he changed his
plans and stopped at Carroll, where
he still is under the care of a physi-
cian
Rathbun Goes to Prison.
The long drawn-out fight for
eRathbun's freedom last night came
to an abrupt and unexpected end
ing, when the prisoner, son of a
wealthy and influential banker, ap-
peared before Judge E. G. Alberts,
repudiated the pardon granted by
Governor Harding and asked to be
sent to the penitentiary.
Life Term TOO Long"
Friends of Rathbun explained
later that life term was considered
too long, and the prisoners chance
of commutation by beginning i'm
mediately TO serve his sentence
would be better than if he stood
trial on other indictments.
Perjury Sentence Begins.
He was called again into court
this morning and sentenced to 10
years on a charge of perjury. He
will begin serving the latter SEN
tence Immediately. At the expira-
tion of 10 years Rathbun will start
Ito, serve the sentence for rape.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-02-26
ClemenCeau Out Of Danger
Doctors Discontinue Bulletins

Paris, Feb. 2S.-A bulletin, issued
tonight by the four doctors in at-
tendance upon Premier Clemenceau
said that the "eonvalescence Of rkc
premier being now a question q
care and time, no further bulleha
will be issued
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-02-26
Prohibition Bill Permits
Half Of ] Per Cent Alcohol

Washington, Feb. ga favorable
report on the bill Of Senator sShep-
pard of Texas to enforce the war
time prohibition law was ordered
today by a senate judiciary subeom-
mittee.
It is similar to the bill reported
by the house judiciary committee,
defining intoxicating beverages as
those containing more than one-hah
Of I per cent of alcohol and au-
thorizing search and seizure of
liquor believed held for sale.
The bill does not prohibit storage
Vt liquor for personal use
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-02-26

rumor to gain impetus. For Gawd's
sake, quash il"
Mrs. Turner Of Fremont.
Mrs. Turner, formerly Miss Eta
Schneider of Fremont, enlisted in
the Red Cross nursing service near
ly two years ago and sailed with the
Hollingsworth unit for France. Up
on reaching France the unit found
that the hospital to which they had
been assigned had been destroyed
by Geihian bomb and Mrs. Turner
engaged in clerical work in Paris.
She was later assigned to the Amer
lean Military hospital, No. /, at
Neuilly where she has given faithful
service for many months. Owing to
the strain of her arduous work at
this hospitapMrs Turner suffered
nervous breakdown and has been
recuperating at Nice. With her two
sisters, Misses Marguerite and Clara
Schneider, who have been doing can
teen work in France, Mrs. Turner
will sail for New York, March 1.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-02-26
Liege HonOrs Whitlock.

Washington, Feb. 25.-The city of
Liege has conferred the freedom of
the city upon the American minister
10 Belgium. Brand Whitlock, and
created him burgher Of the city.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-02-26
Special to The Bee.

New York. Feb 25.-The report that Colonel Bill"
Hayward of the Three Hundred and Sxynnh infantry had
married Mrs Wesey j. Turner, in charge of Red Cross
hospital in Noyen France before he left for the states
absolutely untrue Col Hayward at today at the Union
League club, where he registered explained herepor in
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-02-26
ALLIES TO DISARM GERMA

sANIIES NEW SPRING FOoTGEAR dughbOys
Waldorf France wearing wooden French "CatepIa" muddy
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-02-26
''For Gawd's Sake Quash
Rumor That I'm Married"
Says Col. ''Bill" Hayward

Leader of "Hell Fighters" Tells How Story Started
Just Simple Post Card With Phrase Written in
Fun by Mrs Westley ]. Turner of Fremont and
Another by Himself, Sent to Lincoln Man