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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-09-23
Communists Plan Overthrow
of Young German Republic? ?
(By Associated Press)

GENEVA, Monday. Sept. PA gen
eral strike in all industries in Ger
many. the dissolution of the German
army and the overthrow of the Demo
cratic German government in favor
of a communist regime during the
coming winter has been decided upon
at a conference held by Russian and
German revolutionists, according to
the Munich Neueste Nachrichten.
The newspaper says that the head
quarters of the movement are to be
blished at Leipsic and will be in
close touch with Moscow.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-09-23
More Die of Disease Than
Are Killed in Action in
u. S. Forces in Last War
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23-The cost
OF the war to the United States in
man power is now estimated officially
as 116,492 dead and 205,590 wounded
total of 322.1s2.7 These figures in
clude losses to army and marine units
on all fronts to Sept. 1.
Killed in action totaled 35,5S5, or II
percent of the entire list; died Of
wounds, 14,742; died of disease, 5S,073;
died Of accidents and other causes.
S,092. Under the head of missing"
the announcement records a zero with
the notation, "all corrected"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-09-23
Belgian Royal Couple
Are Bound for America

OSTEND, Sept. 23-King Albert,
Queen Elizabeth and Crown Prince
Leopold, of Belgium, are today on the
high seas on their voyage to the
United States. The steamer George
Washington, which had been at anchor
near Calais, left her moorings yester-
day afternoon shortly after the royal
couple went on board from the United
States destroyer Ingraham.
The king and queen were given an
enthusiastic send off. Thousands OF
school children and boy scouts lined
the pier, cheering and singing the
national anthem. Hundreds Of bath.
ers along the beach joined in the
ovation.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-09-23
B. & o. Midnight Train
Derailed; One Killed

CONNELLSVILLE, Pa, Sept. %
The Pittsburg-New York night express
on the. Baltimore and Ohio railroad,
leaving Pittsburg at 1920 a. M, was
derailed early today near Confluence,
Pa, and w. A. Glenn, Connellsville,
fireman on one of the two locomotives
drawing the train, was killed.
No passengers were injured, railway
officials said. P. E. Miller, Connells-
Vile, engineer, was badly scalded.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-09-23
ANXIOUS
TO turn FIUME
OVER TO ALLIES
Forces of Entente May be
Asked to Invest City-Re-
ports Conflict.

LONDON, Sept 23.-Italy, which
was given a free hand to handle the
problem arising out of the Selling of
Fiume by Captain Gabrielle D'Annun-
zio, as a domestic affair, is said in
reports current to have made an ap-
peal to the allied powers to take the
matter off her hands and send a force
to Fiume to expel the insurgent
troops from the city. 1t is claimed
Italy has stipulated that if such a
force is sent to the Adriatic city 1t
must not include Italian units.
1t is improbable according to report
that American troops will participate
in such an operation If 1t is ordered
there being no soldiers available for
such purpose.
American marine contingents now in
Auriatic have not taken part in any
activities there and it is said they will
not be called upon to do so, unless
positive instructions come from Wash
ington or the peace conference in
Paris.
Reports Are Conflicting.
Reports are cinfllicting. One states
General Badoglio. deputy chief of
staff who was sent from Rome to deal
with the situation, has established a
Gordon about the city, while the Jugo-
Slav delegation in Paris asserts D'An-
nunzio's forces have extended their
zone of occupation, having advanced
into JugoSlavia eseven miles.
1t appears however, the reported
blockade of the city is not particular
ly effective, it being reported that a
train load of supplies has reached
Fiume. Another despatch says four
more companies of Italian soldiers
Joined D'Annunzio on Saturday and
Sunday.
Dispatches from Trieste declare the
commander of the French ships in the
harbOr has notified Capt. DAnnunzio
that if the stores forming the base of
the Franco-Serbian troops at Fiume
are molested. he will order his ships
to open fire on the city
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-09-23
.PR0FIT-SHARINC IS
SOLUTION OF LABOR
WAR, SAYS CLARK
(By Associated Press,

NEW ORLEANS, La, Sept. 23.-
The solution Of the differences be-
tween labor and capital lies in the
scheme for profit sharing. Representa-
tive Champ Clark of Missouri, declar.
ed today, in an address at the annua!
convention of the Associated Advertis,
ing clubs of the world
The plan for profit sharing he said
will require much pains and thought
to bring it to perfection, but it Ger
tainly is not beyond our ability for
doing things"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-09-23
Weather Forecast

For Indiana, by the United States
Weather Bureau-Fair tonight and
Wednesday.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-09-23
CORRESPONDENTS BARRED.

PARIS, Sept. 23.-French special
correspondents sent to Fiume are
still filing dispatches from Mattuglie-
town about miles northwest of that
city. The representative of the Journ-
al says that, although the Grenadiers
and Arditi may have wavered. the Carl
Continued on Page Eleven)
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-09-23
BELGIAN BREAK IS
DENIED BY DUTCH
(By Associated Press)

PARIS, Sept 23.-Members Of the
Dutch delegation in this city emphati-
cally deny the reported break In dip
lomatic relations between Belgium
and Holland.
head of The Netherlands representa-
tives here aid today to the Associated
Press: "Quite on the contrary l have
felt we were nearing an understanding
on the questions under discussion"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-08
so INJURED IN
STRIKE RIOTINC
IN NEW YORK
Revolvers. Clubs and Fists
Figure in Battles Between
Carmen and Police.

New York, Aug. with three
persons wounded by revolver bull
let's, seven others so badly beaten
that they may die and so or more
less seriously injured in scores of
riots between strikers and police,
the second day of the Brooklyn
street car strike came to close with
little indication of an end to the
struggle. Service on all lines was
suspended for the night at 9 p. m.
Late i'll the day Mayor Hylan, who
had made futile efforts to get the
warning parties together in confer
ence, announced he would attempt
to obtain arbitration through the
federal courts, but Lindley M. Gar
rison. federal receiver for the Brook
lyn Rapid Transit company, reiter-
ated his emphatic refusal to recog-
nize the union officials.
Meantime, subway, surface and
elevated lines of the companies are
virtually paralyzed and the borough
of Brooklyn, with more than 2,000,-
900. inhabitants, is garrisoned at
every strategic point by heavily
armed police in anticipation of fur
ther violence.
The rush hours of Wednesday
night, when the thousands who live
in Brooklyn and work in Marhat-
tan endeavored to reach their
homes by almost anything that
moved on wheels was duplicated to-
night.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-08
"DREAMS" HE KILLS MAN;
RUT IT'S A REAL DREAM.

Boulder, Colo, Aug. 7.--George
Spencer is dead at Spring Gulch,
near Ward, Colo, and Arthur lag
CART is in Jail here, the confessed
slayer of the 62-year-old prospector,
in one of the most peculiar murders
ever brought to the attention of the
local sheriff's officers.
Taggart walked into the sheriff
office Wednesday night and told
Deputy William Stretcher, Il killed
, man at Ward and have come to
give myself up."\
He said the mans name was
Spencer. Inquiry at Ward brought
the statement from Mrs. Luella Glib
bon. the postmistress, that George
Spencer undoubtedly was the man
Taggsrt meant and she had seen
him in town.
y Taggart was locked up as insane
but Ward officers continued their
Investigation and found Spencer
dead body in his cabin. Spencer's
head had been split open with an
axe.
81 have either had a dream or
have killed some one, Iaggart
said when informed early that Spen,
Ger was seen Wednesday night
alive.
Sheriffs officers say Taggart is
demented and that the confessed
SLAYER insists spirits haunted the
mining region where the two mer
had their cabins,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-08
Freight Handlers
to Take Vote Upon
Question Of Strike

Washington, Aug. The 450,O00'
members of the Brotherhood OF
Railway Clerks. Freight Handlers,
Station. Express and Steamship
Employees will begin voting tomor-
row as to whether <hey will strike
Immediately for increased wages or
await a solution of the wage, ques-
ton along the lines of the proposal
made to congress by director Gen.
eral Hines
d. N Eggers, general representa-
tive and organizer of the Freight
Handlers Brotherhood in the terri
tory oi which Omaha is headquar-.
tiers, said last night that no order
had yet been received for a strike
vote. The members, of whom there
are 10000 in Nebraska. he added
will support the officers chosen to-
represent them at Washington and
will take no action untl notified -
do so.'
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-08
Ask Investigation Of
"Scandalous Profits
in Petroleum on Coast

Washington, Aug. 7:-Action by
the Department of Justice under the
Sherman antitrust act against con-
Germs engaged in refining and dis
tributing oil on the Pacific coast,
which are alleged to have combined
to control prices and effect monop.
oily. was asked in a letter presented
to Attorney General Palmer by the
fuel oil consumers committee OF
the Pacific coast through James w.
Bryan, representative of the con-
sumers' committee and former
Washington congressman.
The letter declares that fuel oil
now is quoted at $l.S5 a barrel i'll
Seattle, while in New Orleans its
cost is only 80 cents barrel. Due
to the alleged artificial high price
on the Pacific coast. many products
into which fuel oil enters as fac
tor in the transportation are abnor-
malfy high. the letter asserts.
profits of dealers in petroleum
products" the letter asserts in con-
clusion," have become scandalous
and national disgrace"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-08

Stolen Church Goods
Located; Two Girls
Held for Investigation

Three gold chalices. four used
surplices and other church goods
were. found secreted in the room of
Marguerite Hennessey, % years old,
at 1929 Capitol avenue, by detectives
last night. Miss Hennessey was ar
rested and held for investigation
Her roommate, Bertha Nuderhill,
was also held for investigation. Miss
Hennessey refused to say where the
church goods had come efrom. She
admitted to the detectives that she
had disposed of another chalice
for So.
Miss Hennessey has been in Oma-
ha for four weeks, she said. The
police believe she has .hared the
loot of Chicago church which was
robbed recently. Miss Hennessey
has been known as Marguerite Gil
bert at her rooming house. She has
been employed in a local restaurant.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-08
ACTORS STRIKE
CLOSES UP 13
N. Y. THEATERS
Walkout Occurs Just One
Hour Before Curtains
Were to Rise.

New York, Aug. 7.-Thirteen OF
New York's leading" theaters were
closed Thursday night by an actors
strike, called an hour before the cur
tains were to go up, by the Actors
Equity association,
More than $4,000 theater atten-
ants were disappointed,
= The following theaters were at
fected
Broadhurst, Forty-fourth Street,
Booth, Shubert, Gayety, Astor,
Princess, Republic, Lyric, Selwyn,
Cohan, and Harris, Playhouse and
knickerbocker.
The. strike order followed close
on the heels of rejection by the
Producing Managers Protective as
sociation of an ultimatum demand
ing action by p. m. on demands
which had been submitted several
days ago.
These demands included recogni.
ton of the Actors Equity associa-
ton which recently was affiliated
with the American Federal ton of La.
Dor, extra compensation for per.
formances in excess of eight week
and continuation of the standard
equity" form of contract in use
since 1917.
Officials of the Managers associa.
ton have announced that they are
ready for a fight" and that steps
have been taken for an organization
of the Legitimate" vaudeville. bur
lesque and moving picture interests
to combat the efforts for unioniza-
ton of stage and screen artists.
Joseph Weber, president of the
American Federation of Musicians
indicated that meeting of the New
York local of the musicians union
would be called to consider a sympa-
thetic strike.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-08
LOST" $685. FOUND;
"RORBED" MAN HELD.

San Antonio, Aug. 7-Thirty-six
thousand dollars belonging. to the
Alamo National bank of San An
tonic. which II. J. Brown, bank
messenger, reported as having been
stolen from him, was recovered by
detectives and Brown and A. J.
Clements are being held for grand
jury action. Brown, according to
the police, has confessed that the
robbery was "frameup" by Gle
ments and himself.
The money, wrapped in newspa-
pers, was found by detectives this
evening and they say they were
guided by Clements to a house
where it was hidden.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-08
ONLY "MUST"
RESERVATIONS u.
ARE DESIRED
Senators Against Clauses in
Peace Treaty Not Indispens- =
able to Signatories.

Washington, Aug. IA determi-
nation to stand against any reserva-
tions to the peace treaty which dc
not specifically require acceptance
by other powers before the United
States enters the league of nations
was voiced in senate debate today
by republican leaders.
Senator Lodge, chairman of the
foreign relations committee, de-
>clared that while i'll general prac-
tice reservation might become
valid if ~unobjected to by the other
parties to the treaty, he hoped there
would be a definite declaration by
the senate that to make the treaty
binding the other powers must &C
cept the reservations made by this
government. The suggestion was
seconded by Senator Brandegee, re-
publican, Connecticut, and later
Senator Borah, republican, Idaho,
declared that ito a certain number"
the opponents of unreserved ratih-
cation would insist upon such a
course.
Absolutely Futile"
A proposal by Senator Pittman,
democrat, Nevada, that reservations
be embodied in a separate resolu
ton and not made physically a part
of the ratification was opposed by
the opposition leaders as "abso-
lutely futile.
The senate adopted a resolution
by Senator Walsh, democrat, Mon
tana, asking the judiciary commit
tee whether there were any consti-
tutional obstacles to the ratification
of the special treaty with France
Some senator's have argued that be-
cause it obligates the United States
to help repel any unprovoked act
by Germany on France, the treaty
curtails the constitutional power Of
congress to decide when the nation
shall go to war.
Cannot Obligate Us.
Senator Kellogg declared it was
clearly established that treaties
could be made obligatlng the United
States to make war under certain
circumstances. His discussion. how
ever was directed rather toward
the obligation assumed under the
league covenant.
There was much informal discus
sion among senators over President
Wilson's statement on Shantung.
Some of the most bitter opponents
of the treaty declared the informa-
tion given by the president was not
sufficient to dispel suspicion of ia
pans intentions in the Chinese prov
ince, but other senator's reserved
their Judgment.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-08
MAYOR HASPLAN
(, TO REDUCE HIGH
COST OF LIVING
VIII Lay Results of Private
Investigation Before
Council.

Mayor Smith, late yesterday, is
sued call for a special meeting of
the city council to be held this
morning at 9 o'clock.
The purpose of the meeting is to
take action regarding the high cost
of food in Omaha, and the mayor
has a plan by which he believes the
cost can be materially reduced.
He has been conducting investi-
cations into reports of conspiracy
on the part of various dealers in
different kinds of food, and he will
lay his findings before the council.
A week ago he received a letter
from man employed by one of
the large commission houses, who
charged that some commission men
have united to keep down the sup
ply of fruit in Omaha and that, in
order to do this, they allow only a
limited amount of fruit to reach the
markets.
This informant stated that he
knew of number of instances in
which three or four wagonloads of
fruit had been taken from a carload
of fruit in the Omaha yards and
then the car had been set aside until
all the rest of the fruit rotted, while
that which was marketed brought
exorbitant prices.
The mayor has been conducting
a quiet investigation into these
charges and into others regarding
different kinds of food. Information
has come to him from many sources.
He has embodied them ali in a re-
port which he has made "on his
own hook" He has a plan for deal
ing with the situation and he will
ask the council to act.
II have the whole thing prepared
in writing" he said last night. 1T
will be hot l ean tell you. There
will be things that will surprise the
people"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-08
Control Committee
Opens Omaha Market
to Grain Shipments

The local grain control committee
of the railroads yester rday opened
the Omaha market to all grains and
removed all restrictions upon ship
ments.
Permits had been Cancelled during
the early part of the week owing to
disturbances in the labor situation.
Plenty of space still remains avail
able in the Omaha terminal eleva-
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-08
Pacific Fleet Admiral
Refused Permission
to Deliver His Speech

San Diego, Cal, Aug. IA
speech prepared by Admiral Hugh
Rodman, commander in chief of the
Pacific fleet, to be delivered by
him at banquet rendered by citi-
zens of San Diego, at the Hotel Del
Coronado, across the bay from
here Thursday, was censored and he
was told not to deliver it by Secre-
tary of the Navy Daniels. Rodman
said when he was called upon to re-
spond to toast which was to have
been the OCCASION for the speech.
The speech was to have been the
first delivered in public by Ad-
miral Rodman, Toastmaster Eugene
Daney of San Diego said. as he
proposed the toast,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-08
* RIGHT
- r E Ely
BITS OF NEW S
]. w. w. CHARACTERIZES
ALL WAR AS MURDER

Douglas, Ariz., Aug. 7.-Willian
Curnow. an |. w. w., characterized
all war as"murdef," denounced the
militia as "discreditable." predicted
that the one big unibn" would some
day take over all industry and de-
clared he would rather enlist in the
army than 'scab.'". During his tes-
tlmony as witness for the state in
the preliminary hearing of Harry
Anderson, mine shift boss, one OF
the $50 Douglas and Bisbee citizens
charged with KIDNAPPING for partici-
patton in the deportations from Bis
bee, Ariz., two years ago.
Curnow expounded |. w. w. doc
trines from the witness stand during
the greater part of the session of
court
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-08
MOONSHINERS BUSY IN
ILLINOIS; 22 ROUNDED UP.

Elgin, ILL.,, Aug. 7-Moonshining
is no longer confined to the noun
tains of Kentucky, Tennessee and
other southern states. Revenue
agents conducted series of raids
near here and rounded up p men
they say were operating IA stills.
Several hundred gallous of whisky
real moonshine-were also confs-
Gated
The revenue men found several
jugs Of whisky dangling in the river
from ropes tied to trees.
The IA men arrested are held in
bonds Of $1,000. each.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-08
Matter of Wages No Nearer
Solution Following Confer
enCe' Between Union and
Street Railway Officials.
RAISE IN FARES DELAYED
BY THE CITY COUNCIL
Commissioners Vote Down
Resolution to Notify Su-
preme Court That They Will
Not Oppose 7-Cent Rate.

Except for the action of the city
council in opposing a fare increase
to 7 cents until such time as a wage
compromise is effected between the
street railway company and its EN-
ployes, no new developments in the
street railway controversy were re-
corded yesterday. The rift between
employees and the company seemed
somewhat widened when it was evil
dent in the evening that the matter
was no nearer solution at that time
than the previous day.
I'VE are leaving no stone unturned
to avoid an interruption" Allen H
Burt, national committeeman, here
in the interest of the men, stated fol-
lowing a conference between him
self, two other union officials and
Commissioner Zimman. When
asked if a strike was imminent he re-
piled that there would be none today.
but he refused to say anything about
any of the following days. Secre-
,taries Mcmillan and Taulker were
the other union officials at this con-
ference, the outcome of which was
not made known. Another effort to
arrive at some agreement of the
matter of wages is known to have
been made at this meeting.
This was the only conference held
during the day, although the men,
bers of the executive committee of
the street car mems local conferred
among themselves prior to meeting
with Mr.. Zimman.
Commissioners Withhold Assent.
The action of the city commission
in withholding assent to the in
creased fare, penSpg adjustment of
wage differences Between the men
and the company, followed informa-
tion that the men had refused the
company's offer of 10-cent an hour
increase at meeting in the Labor
temple Wednesday evening. The
men demand an hourly increase of
IS cents.
Before this meeting city commits
sionets had declared that unless a
wage compromise was effected be-
tween the company and the men
they would oppose the fare~increase.
Upon conclusion of such an agree
ment the new rate was to be effec-
tive August 10, the day set by the
State Railway Commission when It
conceded the increased fare to the
company Wednesday morning.
The rejection by the men of the
company's proffer of the 10-cent in
crease forced the commission to
withhold its assent, according to
those commissioners who voted
against the increased fares. as no
agreement had been concluded.
Unless wage agreement is
reached or the council reverses it
self the advanced rates will not 60
into effect until August Is, when
Continued on Page Two, Column OneJ
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-08
Mexican Whisky Runners
Killed by u, S. Guards

Juarez, Mex, Aug. 1.-Two Mex
leans were shot and killed by Amer
ican customs guards while attempt
ing to smuegle six barrels of whisky
to Mexico late Wednesday night.
according to the announcement of
Judge Jesus Cuen, of the, district
court. who completed an investiga-
ton Thur sday. One of the SNUG
glers was identified as a man name d
Ruiz, OF a prominent family in
Tuarez The other was said to have
been his chauffeur.