davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-22
LINCOLN'S TOMB
: INSPIRES BRAVE
KING OFBELGIANS
Albert Places Simple Wreath
Upon Sarcophagus as Dusk
Falls in Springfield. Ill.

Springfield, Ill, Oct, zl-Albert
of the Belgians placed a simple
wreath upon the sarcophagus of
Lincoln as dusk was falling here
Tuesday. Profoundly reverent and
deeply moved, the gallant leader of
a brave people sought within the
twilight of the tomb new strength
to face the trials of the future.
His bronze face grave and his
lips sternly set, the first king of
Europe to seek lessons in America
uncovered as. he stepped within the
shadow of the tomb bearing his
wreath of white ehrysanthemlms.
He bowed three times and crossed
himself as he stepped over the
threshold and laid the flowers upon
the marble slab. The king stood
motionless, his head bowed and his
lips moved as though in silent
prayer.
Queen Reverent Also.
No less reverent, Queen Elizabeth,
bearing herself with the dignity be-
fitting the consort of monarch as
we'll as a gentleman, followed her
husband. Behind her walked the
prince. Even the lad of 18 appear
ed to feel the solemnity of the mo-
ment.
The stay within the tomb was
brief, the three royal Belgians
bowed deeply before the ashes Of
the immortal American as they
stepped backward into the open air,
their eyes upon the sarcophagus.
Without Preliminaries.
Without preliminaries, standing in
the. shadow of the great granite
monument, the king paid tribute to
the president. No less than Lin
coin he knew all the horrors Of war,
but from the spirit of the homely
son of Illinois he asked guidance in
the future.
1--WE who are here today, coming
from a far distant country, can never
forget what President Lincoln has
done" he said, "and may we find in
his noble example the strength and
firmness which make a ruler worthy
to be dedicated in his country to
that always unfinished work Of prog
ress, welfare and ideals which this
great man has so nobly advanced"
Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-22
STRIKERS A n D
WORKERS CLASH
AT STEEL MILLS
Many Injured in Riot at Brad
dock, Pa. - Troopers
Finally Disperse
Mob.

Pittsburgh, Oct. 81. = Rioting,
which broke out in the Braddock
steel mill district today, was re-
newed tonight, when a crowd of
about 50 strikers and their sympa7
thizers c1ashed with several work
men who had just left one of the
plants shortly before 7 o'clock. One
man was shot and many others were
injured.
Mounted state troopers rushed to
the scene and rode into the mob
using clubs freely. When the troop
ers put in an appearance, the crowd
greeted them with a shower of
stones, clubs and bottles and an un-
identified man drew a revolver and
fired five shots, one of which struck
Joseph Dinnock.
Troopers Disperse Mob.
The troopers finally dispersed the
mob and arrested two men, who
registered at the police station as
Joseph Owener, aged "a, and Won
Wash, aged As, both of Braddock.
The two prisoners, according to
the police, had sustained severe in
juries in the fight.
In the rioting of today. and to-
night, more than a score of work.
men were injured, it is said, and they
were rushed to the emergency hos
pital at the Edgar Thompson Steel
works.
Authorities of Braddock tonight
announced that special police would
be put on with the regular force
Immediately to assist state troopers
in patroling the streets in the strike
zone.
Disorders Widespread.
The disorders today covered an
area of IS city squares, resulted in
injuries to many persons and the ar
rest of 20 men, who are held on
charges of carrying concealed
weapons, suspicious persons, rioting
and disorderly conduct.
Men employed at the Mingo
Junction, o., plant of the Carnegie
Steel company were said to have
been attacked early in the day and
number hurt. Efforts of citizens
to have Governor Cox send troops
into the county to preserve peace
were met by the declaration OF the
mayor of Mingo Junction that he
had sworn in number of special
officers and had the situation we'll
in hand.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-22
WINSOME WOMAN
SOUGHT BY POLICE
IN BANK ROBBERY
Say Omahans Bought $500
of Melbourne. Ia,
Bonds.

Police of Omaha and Chicago are
looking for a winsome woman who
is said to have disposed of $500
worth of Liberty bonds, which were
stolen from bank at Melbourne,
Ia, the night of August 2. Peter
Hawkinson alias Frank Harris alias
Tom Jones alias Peter Hughes. who
was arrested here Monday is being
held by the police on a charge of
having robbed the bank.
Hawkinson is an ex-convict and is
said to be one of the oldest yegg-
men in the middle west. He is al
legged to have stolen $1,000 worth
of bonds by blowing the safe at
Melbourne The woman, claimed
to be the wife of a convict pal"
of Hawkinson, who now is in the
penitentiary, sold the bonds, accord
ing to the investigation conducted
by the police, they claim.
According to the police, a pact
existed between Hawkinson and the
woman. She was to sell the bonds
and he was to call her up at GER
tain day in Omaha and if he failed
to do so she would know that he
was in trouble. The arrest of Haw-
kinson Monday automatically noti-
fled her that he was in trouble and
she is said to have left for Chicago.
Chief of Detectives John Dunn
has telegraphed Chicago authorities
to be on the lookout for the woman,
who is described as being of middle
age and handsomely dressed.
Hawkinson refuses to say any,
thing concerning the safe blowing
or the woman. He'has served six
terms in penitentiaries and has been
in Jail most of the time since 1888,
according to the police. He is 62
years old. Police are holding Haw-
kinson pending further investigation
and reports from the Chicago au-
thorifies
Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-22
President Comrnutes
Death Sentence on
Camp Travis Men

Washington, Oct. 2l.-Death SEN
tences imposed by court-martial at
Camp Travis, Texas, upon Privates
Sam H. Williams and Daniel M.
Evans, who were convicted of muir
der in connection with the shooting
Of Dudley White, have been COM
muted to life Imprisonment by
President Wilson, it is announced.
White was killed July Is, 1918,
in San Augustine county, Texas, and,
it is charged, the two soldiers at
tempted at the same time to kill
w. c. Rowe, his companion.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-22
PONCE DE Icons
GRANTING OPEN SESAME:

New York, Oct. 2l.-A copy of
Ponce De Icons grant Of Florida
by the king of Spain was shown to
immigration officials by four Colotn-
bian women, but it failed to qualify
them for admission to the United
States from France in lieu of the
papers prescribed by immigration
department regulations.
Evidence of possible ownership of
m entire commonwealth Of the
United States acquired by irheri-
tance from the seeker Of the foun-
tain of youth was not sufficient
Identification for the immigration
inspectors. The officials ruled that
the women and 81 other passengers
must stay aboard the steamer La
Touraine because they had not filled
out form 228."
An appeal has been made to the
State department to permit the en-
bargoed passengers to land. The
Colombians include Sonora Teresa
De TANGO, wife Of the former CO.
lonlbian minister to Peru and sister
OF the minister to England.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-22
Industrial Body Cleans Slate
by Rejecting All Collective
Bargaining Resolutions as
Well, as Strike Intervention.
PUBLIC GROUP JOINS
HANDS WITH CAPITAL
In Adjourning Session Secre-
tary Lane Says Conference
Has Produced Nothing and
Advises Several Days Rest.

Washington, Oct. 2l.-After day
of uncertainty, during which Presi-
dent Wilson sent to Secretary Lane,
chairman. a message of conciliation
to be used as a "last resort" the
national industrial conference to-
night cleaned its slate by rejecting
all collective bargaining resolutions
as we'll as the labor proposal for
intervention in the steel strike.
The public group aligned with
capital on the vote against both the
original collective bargaining and
steel strike resolutions, although the
declaration on collective bargaining
was proposed by the public dele
gates. Prior to the vote on the
original declaration the employers
substitute and two new~amendments
by Thomas L. Chadbourne, chair
man % the conferences central
committee, met defeat. Only the
employers favored the substitute,
and labor and capital united in the
opposition to the amendments.
Makes No Headway.
When the conference reconvenes
tomorrow it will be in practically
the same position as at the opening
on October s. In adjourning the
session tonight, Secretary Lane de-
clared that the conference had pro-
duced nothing and advised it to
take a new start by adjourning for
several days while co-ordinating
committee of not more than six
members framed a program of ac-
ton.
Defeated in every point, and hav-
ing lost the support OF the public
group, which heretofore has been
on the side Of the workers, the la
Dor delegates left the conference
hall disheartened and feeling, as
some Of them said, that little could
be gained by further meetings.
However, a meeting of the group
has been called for tomorrow morn
ing and individual members will be
bound by action taken at that time.
Should labor show a disposition
to bolt the conference Chairman
Lane undoubtedly will use the pres
ident's letter in an effort to avert
the crisis. Reading of the letter
was said to be entirely discretionary
with the chairman, who declared
that he would not produce it unless
the situation became acute. Al
though labot may force the disclo-
sure of its contents, it was generally
predicted tonight that the workers
would not withdraw. The presi-
dents message, it was understood,
CONTINUED on PAGE Two, Column Two.)
Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-22
BAVARIAN PRINCE
GETS QUITE ANGERED.

Gensva, Oct. 2l.-Prince Rup-
prechf Of Bavaria, who commanded
the German forces in northern
France and Belgium, learned at, Da-
vos tha. he is included in the French
list OF 6f0 or more wanted by the
allies for trial for crimes against in
tcrnational law. He became furious
and said he would never give him
self up.
/ Primo. Rupprecht is accused of
being the first army commandT to
employ poisonous gas.
Itis reported here that Count Won
Berchtold, former Austro-Hungar-
ian foreign minister, is on the Italian
list as one of the principal instiga-
tors of the war,
Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-22
aoOM THE OMNIPOTENT"
DOES VANISHING TRICK.

New York, Oct. 2i.-"Oom the
Omnipotent" has vanished from the
exclusive Braeburn County club at
Nyack, N. Y, and could not be
found in this city, where servant
at the club declared he had gone.
The disappearance of "Oom the
Omnipotent," otherwise known as
DR.. Pierre A. Bernard, followed the
publication that he was running an
exclusive "rest cure" at the Nyack
club and had for a clientele a num-
ber of society men and women
whose dances in costumes peculiar
to the latest cult inaugurated by
the former Loving Guru of the Tan
triks, the Yogi high priest, had at
tracted considerable attention from
persons living near the club grounds.
"Oom" was described as the "su-
perintendent" Of the "rest cure" es-
adjustment, admittance to which
was difficult even for men and
women to whom expense was no
object to the satisfying of their
whims.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-22

PRESIDENT MORE
ACTIVE BUT NOT
YET 0UT OF BED
Able to Formulate Message to
Secretary Lane for 'Transmis-
sion to Labor Conference

Washington, Oct. 2l.-While pres
ident Wilson was able today to
formulate a message to Secretary
Lane, for transmission to the ma
tional industrial conference, no>ef-
fort was made, either by Read Ad-
miral Grayson, his physician, or by
White House officials, to create the
impression that the action was in
dicative of a decided improvement
in the presidents condition. ->
Writing of the message, however,
was pointed to by members of the
White House staff as further refut-
ing reports that Mr.. Wilson was
unable to transact any necessary
business that might require his at
tention as chief executive. The sit
uation confronting the national in
'dustrial conference, or which may
face it at any time through danger
of its dissolution, was considered as
constituting such necessity.
While the president, it was said
at the White House, was no worse
today, his condition did not show
any decided change for the better,
as might be inferred from his in
creasing activity in governmental af-
fairs.
DR.. Grayson made it plain he does
not propose to let the incident of
the message serve as precedent for
lowering the bars to all who may
have affairs of state to bring before
the patient. The gradual improve
ment in the Presidents condition
has been noted, but it was again en-
phasized the daily change is so
slight as to be almost imperceptiblc
and is to be measured at first more
by the absence of complications
than by signs of returning strength.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-22
Pistol Shots Fired
When Longshoremen
Riot in Hoboken, N. ]

Hoboken, N. J., Oct. zl.-A riot
in which pistol shots were fired
broke out at meeting of longshore-
men here when T. v. O'Connor.
president of the International Long
shoremen's association, after having
officially declared the strike of New
York water front workers at an end,
appeared to urge Hoboken strikers
to return to work.
When Mr.. O'Connor, with SIX wa.
ter front "huskies" as bodyguards
entered the hall one of the body.
guards became involved in a fight In
which shots were fired. There were
shouts OF lynch him." and police re.
serves with difficulty rescued the
man and Ms O'Connor.
The meeting broke up in disorder
after the men decided not to retsra
to work.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-22
Plans for Revolt In
Alsace On November 9
Have Been Uncovered

Paris, Oct. 2l.-Plans for a revolt
in Alsace, to take place November
9, have been discovered at Stras-
bourgm, according to the Echo de
Paris. The alleged arch conspirator,
an engineer named Koessler. has
been arrested. with two accomplices,
and it is said that a leader of a So
cialist union, a former Alsatian
deputy and a French socialist are
believed to be implicated.
A search of Koessler's residence
is reported to have revealed large
number of propaganda pamphlets
and fund of $4,000 marks. The
revolt was to be called on the day
that a communist uprising in Ger
many is said to be planned.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-22
WOMEN'S HUTS RAIDED
BY AMERICANS IN NIGHT.

London, Oct 2l.-Resuming her
testimony before a.-house of lords
committee which is conducting an
inquiry into her dismissal as COM
mandant of the women's royal air
force, the Right Hon. Violet Doug
las-Pennant, daughter of Barel. Pen
rhyn, declared that the South Carl
ton camp in Lincolnshire, where
Americans were stationed, was
among those where immortality ex-
listed.
The women's royal air fo-et huts,
Miss Pennant declared, were in the
middle of the camp. The women
here were surrounded by Americans.
On one occasion, she added, the
women's huts were raided during the
course of the night, a drunken
American officer climbing through
window and creating terrible dis
turbance.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-22
Suspended Publications to
Resume Publishing at Once

New York, Oct. 2l.-Publishers of
approximately $50 periodicals and
trade papers having headquarters i'll
this city, who suspended publication
several weeks ago because of labor
difficulties, decided to resume publ
cation "at once, either in New York
or elsewhere"
Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-22
Prominent Oil Operator
Killed in Auto Accident

Tulsa, Okl.,, Oct. 2l.-J. T. Nc
Coy, a prominent and wealthy oil
operator of Oil City, Pa, was killed
when he was struck by an automo-
bile. Mccoy, who was 73 years old,
was the father-in-law of Frank A.
Gillespie of Tulsa, rated as the
wealthiest oil operator in Okla
homa.
Mccoy had come to Tulsa to at
tend family reunion. The accident
was unavoidable, members of the
Gillespie family say.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-22
Proposes Thanksgiving
Present to Women by
Suffrage Ratification

Sacramento, OctN 21.-Governors
OF seven western states were asked
by Governor William D. Stephens,
in teleerams sent them, to cali spe-
cial sessions of their legislatures for
the purpose Of ratifying the suffrage
amendment to the federal constitu-
ton.
In statement Governor Stephens
said he, was proposing "A Thanks
giving present to the women. of the
west end of the nation" No other
subject will be presented to the
California legislature if the session
is called, he stated.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-22
Former Chief Exonerated.

Oakland, Cal, Oct. 2l.-J. H.
Nedderman, former chief OF police,
accused of having accepted bribes to
permit gambling, was found not
guilty by a jury. Other indictments
stand against Nedderman, and he
will be retired, according to the dis
trict attorney.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-22
Grand Jury Reports First
Charges for Killing of Negro
and Burning Of Court House
Held for Murder.
PAIR FREED ON BONDS;
HORSEMAN IS INDICTED
Jenkins, One Of Three Accused
Of Murder, Comes From Sa-
vannah, Ga.-Jury May Con-,
tinue Probe Six More Weeks.

Two of eight men and boys IN
dicted by the grand jury yesterday
on various charges for completely in
the court house rioting Of Septem-
Der % were released under bond in
the afternoon after being arraigned
before District Judge Redick.
They are George Sutij, 3l0o South
Fourth street, Is years old, who
pleaded not guilty to two charges
against him. His bond on the
charge Of unlawful assemblage and
rioting was fixed at $l,sO0. and on
the charge of assaulting Policeman
Samardick at $3.50. He furnished
the $3.50.
His twin brother, James Sutij,
same address, was arraigned and
pleaded not guilty to the charge Of
unlawful assenlblage and rioting and
was released under a bond of 81, 500.
The other six men against whom
true bills were found will be ar
raigned soon and their bonds will be
fixed, County Attorney Shotwell
said. They are all in the county
Jail. :
First Degree Murder.
Indictments charging first degree
murder on three counts for the
death of Will Brown, the negro who
was 1ynched, were returned against
James Shields, 1921 South Twenty
third street, and Harry Jenkins,
alias Burton Perry jenkins, n years
old, inachinist, who says his home
is in Savannah, Ga.
Shields was also indicted for ar
son and for conspiracy to commi.
murder. Jenkins was indicted also
for conspiracy to commit murder.
Indict the Horseman.
William Francis, Is years old, the
spectacular youth who appeared on
horseback at the riot scene, was in
dicted for unlawful assemblage and
rioting. He lives at 2603 South
Thirteenth street.
The night of the riot he rode a
horse with a rope dangling from the
ronmel of the saddle, and rode in
through the front doors of the cour,
house. When streams of water ''ere
turned on the mob he secured a
raincoat and continued his spectac-
ular ride.
He went into hiding the day after
the riot and gave himself up, only
after his father had visited the coun
ty attorney, whose advice was thai
surrender would be wisest.
Newsboy Indicted.
Sam Novak, 1914 Grace street, q
newsboy, II years old, was indicted
for conspiracy to commit murder in
connection with the lynching of the
negro, Will Brown.
Lester Price, a. negro, 16 years
old, a laborer, 2226 Seward street
was indicted for carrying concealed
weapons.
Henry Louis Weaver, q years
old, cook, 1887 North Seventeenth
street, was indicted for arson in
connection with the burning of the
court house.
Probe Six Weeks More.
The indictments are long and ver.
bose, couched in the legal language
They recite how the men indicted
with 100 or more other evil-dis.
posed persons, ,"-are alleged to have
engaged in the various acts connect.
ed with the court house rioting oi
the night of Sunday, September %
The grand jury, it is said, will BIZ
in session six weeks longer and will
return indictments from time te
time. 1t began its sittings two weeks
ago.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-22
PREDICTS GASOLINE
PRICE WILL DECREASE.

Chicago, Oct. 2l.-Gasoline will
be lower rather than higher priced,
G. |. Sweeney Of Peoria, ILL.,, presi-
dent of the Independent Oil Mems
association, predicted at the OPEN
ing session of the llth annual meet
ing Of the organization. Exports of
oil have declined since the end of
the war, he said, thus leaving large
supplies in the United States.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-22
LAY BOMBS SENT TO
JEALOUS HUSBAND,

Atlanta, Ga, Oct. 2l.-Paul Car
ter was indicted by federal grand
jury on charges of sending an infer
nal machine through the mails to
Capt. John Kneubel Ebenezer, on
September 20. Jealousy of his wife
was the theory on which postal au-
thorities worked.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-22
FIRST OF INTERNED
GERMANS RELEASED.

Paris, Oct. 2l.-(Havas.)-Th
FIRST interned German-eivilians to
be permitted toe return to their ma
tive land left France yesterday, the
party consisting of go. On Novem-
ber z the remainder of the interned
Germans, estimated to number
about 5000, will leave for Germany.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-22
REF
RIGHT
LADY ASTOR MAY
SIT IN PARLIAMENT.
BITS. OF NEWS

London. Oct. 2l.-Lady Astor,
wife Of Viscount Waldorf Astor,
may sit in parliament in place of
her husband, who, as a result of his
fathers death, becomes a member OF
the house of lords. Astor's con-
stituents in Plymouth, according to
: dispatch from that city to the
Daily News, are considering invit-
ing the new Viscountess Astor to
take her husbands seat in the COM
mons as conservative member.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-22
BAPTIST MINISTER
HELD AT ELLIS ISLAND.

New York, Oct 21.-Rev. B. c.
Sircar, q Baptist minister, was held
at Ellis Island when he tried to land
from the steamer Vauban from
Southampton because he was born
a Hindu. He is attached to the Cal
cutta headquarters of the Y. M. c.
A. and came here to lecture on In
dia in the interests of the British
government, he said. A special
board of inquiry will sit on the case.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-22
France Seals Peace Pact.

Paris. Oct. 2l.-The state seal was
affixed to the instrument :onstitut-
ing the ratification of the peace
treaty Tuesday afternoon.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-22

The boy to whom Governor Coo
lidge referred is Verne Joseph. a.
year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs. E. A.
Joseph, 3319 Grand avenue, to whom
was given . money prize by Frank
Brighton. editor of New Rochelle.
N. Y, newspaper.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-22
FRENCH KIDDIES TO SEND
GIFT TO AMERICANS.

Paris, Oct. q. - Hundreds Of
American children will receive
Christmas dolls, gifts of the French
children OF the city of Mezieres, as
a mark of their gratitude for the
organizations there of schools by
the American Red Cross.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-22
THE WEATHER.:

Increasing cloudiness Wed-es-
day, probably followed by showers
and colder; Thursday. r.in or
snow and much colder. 3
Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-22
Bay State Governor
Praises Omaha Boys
Conduct During Riot

Northampton, Mass, Oct. 2l.-
Especial Telegram lin an address
given before the Hampton county
organization of the Boy Scouts OF
America during their annual field
day exercises here Tuesday, Gov.
Calvin Coolidge of Massachusetts, a
resident of this city, paid special
tribute to a Boy Scout of Omaha
in the following words: r
During all the time the mob was
at its work in the recent disgraceful
riot at Omaha a Boy Scout, aged
II, stood at a prominent street in
tersection and directed traffic. He
stayed on the job all night and well
into the morning when nearly every
one else in the city was senselessly
giving vent to passion.
while common citizens and Of
ficials alike were utterly forgetful
of duty this lad took up a task that
no one had assigned TO him merely
that he might contribute what he
could to the maintenance of order
in a topsy-turvy situation. 1t was
no passing whim the boy had for
a moment or two and then laid aside
because Of difficulties. He was no
gutter. All night and well intdN the
morning, the report says, he stuck
to this post. There was pluck and
endurance in full measure.
Omaha had one citizen to be
proud of that night, very young
citizen who had within him the
stoutness Of heart to stand and d.
rect the surging mob instead Of be-
ing swept along with it to aid in its
shameful work. The hope of Amer
ica is in the boys of that quality"