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Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-02
n. Y.PoLlCE WIN ,
IN BATTLE WITH
1000 SOLDIERS
Service Men FoiIed In Effort
to Break Up Mooney .
Mass Meeting; Four
Strikes called.

New York, May 1.-The climax of
the May day celebration in New
York came tonight with a mass
meeting at Madison Square Garden
which adopted resolutions advocat-
ing four general strikes, three Of
five days duration and fourth of
indefinite length, unless Thomas J..
Mooney and Warren X. Billings are
released from prison or granted new
trials before July 4.
The meeting tonight was the only
one of a dozen planned for today
which was not broken up by soldiers
and sailors, who demanded that the
American flag be displayed and
"The Star Spangled Banner sung.
1t was not the fault of the service
men that they did not clean up" the
garden. They tried hard enough but
were overwhelmed by the police.
Soldiers and Police Clash.
An army of 1865 police under
command of Chief Inspector Daily
guarded all approaches to the gar
den and held at bay more than 1000
men in uniform. recently returned
from France.
Led by a Scotch Canadian soldier
and bugler, who repeatedly sound
ed the assembly, the soldiers and
sailors charged the police lines again
and again, but only to be beaten
back. Back of the officers en- foot
with night sticks held -ssedy were
outposts of mounted men. They
were reinforced by strong provost
guard.
One mounted officer, chasing the
CONTINUED on Page Two. Column Three.)
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-02
SENATORS
REFUSE TO.
Be BOUND.
BY CAUCUS.
Norris and Other Republicans
Oppose Having League Of
Nations, Covenant Made
Party Question.

Washington, May 1.-Severa1 re-
publican senator's of the group
known as progressive let it be
known today that they opposed
having the league of nations cove
nant considered at republican
conference with view to determin-
ing the attitude of the party toward
the document.
Senators Johnson of California,
Jones of Washington, McNary of
Oregon and Borah of Idaho made
statements declaring the league
not be made a party question.
They were commenting on the
action of Senator Lodge, leader. and
Senator Curtis, whip, in telegraph
ing republican members of the
senate to withhold expressions
concerning the league until party
conference could be held.
Norris Refuses to Be Bound.
Senator Norris of Nebraska said
he did not oppose the conference,
but would refuse to be bound by
any action it might take.
II do not care what Mr.. Lodge,
Mr.. Root or any one else says, it
won't influence me-" said Sen tor
Johnson. This matter transcends
all Ter questions in Importance
too much to be made party ques-
ton If any man can't determine
his~owi, attitude upon the league he
is not fit to hold his seat i'll the
senate" S.
Senator Jones said he thought it
was a mistake to inject politics into
the consideration of the league of
nations.
Senator McNary. who recently an
nounced that he would support the
covenant as finally revised in Paris,
criticised the sending Of the Lodge
Curtis telegram.
"This is matter no political
party can bind me on unless it
agrees with my views said Sena-
tor Borah. ...
Curtis Explains Action.
Senator Curtis made this state
ment:
There has been no conference of
republicans~on binding the party
one way or the other on the league
of nations. There is a general feel
ing among republicans here that
senator's should refrain from pass
ing an opinion upon the covenant
until they know just what it con-
tains, and they won't know until it
has been presented to the senate for
action.
"The Lodge telegram was sent
after consideration with a number
of senators here in Washington be-
cause it was believed to be a bet
ter plan for the senator's not to ex-
press themselves on the proposition
as it had not been studied and the
amendments suggested not verified"
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-02
Naval Tug and Three
Mine Sweepers Lost
in Storm; 10 Drowned

Washington, May 1.-Two officers
and Ia men of the crew of the naval
tug Gypsum Queen were drowned
when that vessel struck rock and
sank near Armen Light off the
coast of France, April % while re-
turning to Brest after assisting
fleet of mine sweepers in distress.
Three of the sweepers. the Court
ney, Douglas and the James
foundered during a severe storm.
All members of their crews and IL
officers and men of the Gypsum
were rescued by tugs and destroyers.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-02

many on which he is basing his
claim of $814.66 against the woman
for alleged unpaid bills.
Peggy is contesting the action and
the suit also includes counter claim
for $500 which she claims is due to
her for services rendered while in
the employ of Chrisman.
The case was on yesterday before
Judge Holmes and will be resumed
this morning. .., # i=-
Cultivated Southern Accent.
Peggy was quizzedy closely rela-
tive to the validity of her claim
against Chrisman, for whom she al
legged she performed various services
in connection with oil land develop
ment business. She testified that
Chrisman introduced her at their
hotel to prospective investors as
"The Little Lady from Kentucky
Peggy from Kentucky and a
Kentucky heiress." She further al
legged that part~of her services for
which she asks remuneration was
Continued OH Page Seven, Column One)
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-02
Bohemian Speaker Here
Urges F reedon for Debs;
Scores American Spirit
Hundred Persons Wounded !
Nm Battle at Cleveland
Policeman Kills Mob Leader; Tearing Red Flags
From Soldiers Uniforms by Army Officer First
Act In Drama That Becomes Freefor-All Fight
From That Moment; Tank Dspels Rioters
Red Flags Cause Trouble.

down the rioters in army trucks and
tanks.
Red Flags Cause Trouble.
The trouble in the public square
started when Lieut.. H. S. Bergen
who served with the Eightieth divi-
sion overseas, demanded that sew
eral soldiers among the socialists
on the platform remove their uni
forms or the red flags they wore on
their breasts.
The soldiers refused and c. E.
Ruthernberg, scheduled as the prin-
cipal speaker, interceded for the So
cialists.
Lieutenant Bergen, followed by
Lieut.. John Hardy of Detroit,
mounted the platform and tore the
red insignia from the khaki uni
forms. The act was the signal for
grand rush by thousands of So
cialist sympathizers.
Mounted police, who had rushed
away to other riot calls, dashed back
to the public square and rode down
the fighting mob, using their clubs
right and left. Several shots were
fired by socialist sympathizers. The
mounted police and several Soldiers
manning an army tank and two big
trucks, charged pell nell, dispensing
the mob.
Rioting Renewed'at Night.
Fresh rioting broke. out hereto
night, during May day celebrations
adding eight more to today's list Of
wounded. Police Lieutenant Meek
asssailsh~larsig9sshoulder and a
E'patr oiman severely cut when they
charged a crowd Of alleged radicals
Other Officers then dispersed the
mob. Six persons were injured One
seriously, when police. soldiers and
civilians charged another crowd.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-02

Cleveland, May l.7-An unidenti-
fed man was killed by a detectives
bullet, II policemen were shot or
badly beaten and about 100 persons
wounded, many seriously, in general
rioting which brought tragic finale
this afternoon to a socialist May
Day demonstration here.
About 80 persons, seriously in
jured, are in hospitals tonight, while
scores of others, including women,
were trampled by rioters and
clubbed by police.
Socialist headquarters was totally
wrecked by angry civilians bent on
putting an end to the demonstration
Socialists and sympa thizers were
ridden down by mounted policemen
and by soldiers in army tanks and
trucks.
Shoots Mob Leader.
The one fatality occurred when a
mob, said to have been composed of
socialists or /sympathizers, rushed
on the police. Policeman Woodring
declaring he drew his revolver to
save his own life, fired into the al
legged leader of the mob, the bullet
passing through the mans neck. kill
ing him instantly. First reports
said the dead man was an onlooker
Sixty of the rioters were arrested.
A score were found to have weapons
on them, police say, s,sFi,
. A mob Of several hundfsd Of the
rioters threatened police headquar-
ters when c. E. Ruthenberg, socials
ist leader and former socialist cars
didate for mayor, was, arrested and
for more than an hour the entire
downtown section of the city was a
seething~mass of socialists, police,
c;., liz &c a.,d soldiars the last riding
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-02
Address by Anton Novotny at
Tel Jed 'SokoI Hall Only
May Day Meet In Omaha
So Far As Known.
ALL WEAR, RED FLOWERS.
Chief Of ,.PohceEbberstein In
Command During Night
Going From Hall
to Hall.

While fifty patrolmen and detecr-
ives were held in reserve at Central
station last night ready to break
UP any socialist or !. w. w. meet
ing and others guarded the entrances
where the department suspected
meetings might be held, 500 men
and women at Tel Jed Sokol hall.
Thirteenth and Dorcas streets,
heard Anton Novotny of Chicago,
head of Bohemian Socialists in
America, denouncA any movement
to suppress bolshevism and demand
the freedom of Eugene V. Debs,
Kate Richards O'Hara and "other
political and industrial prisoners"
Novotny spoke in Bohemian.
His audience, in accordance with
instructions left by Kate Richards
O'Hara on her last visit to Omaha.
wore red carnations in lieu of red
flags.
Report Meeting Orderly.
Three policemen, sent by Captain
Vanous, reported that the meeting
was orderly and not In violation Of
Mayor Smiths order that no So
cialist or |. w. w. meeting be held
in Omaha last night.
Circulars protesting against the
Imprisonment of Eugene V. Debs,
now under indictment for violation
of the espionage act; Kate Rich
ards O'Hare and ali Others who
expressed their sincere and candid
opinions about the war" were
spread broadcast among the 500
persons at the meeting and gen.
orally Signed.
Reviled United States Spirit.
Anton Novotny, who came from
Chicago to Omaha to address the
Omaha socialists, told Bee re-
porter last night that in his speech
he reviled the American people
who have instigated the move which
is norr on foot to suppress bolshe-
vism and all progressive thought"
Il am not a bolshevist. | am a
socialist he said.
II reminded these Bohemian So
cialists that on this thirtieth anni-
versary of the adoption of Interna-
tional Labor day, the socialist party
has grown in Heaps and bounds. The
greatest step forward the socialists
will ever make will be taken just
after the peace conference is con-,
cluded," said Novotny.
Five hundred persons signed a.
protest against the Imprisonment of
Eugene V. Debs and Kate Richards
O'Hare during the meeting. u
Following is copy of the protest
signed by the 500 socialists. A pic
ture of Debs appeared at the head
of the protest
II protest the Imprisonment of
Eugene V. Debs, Kate Richards
O'Hare and all others who ex-
pressed their sincere and candid
opinion about the war. The war is
supposed to be over. The most au-
tocratic European nations have re-
leased their political prisoners. Only
here in the United States does
democratic administration still
throw men and women into jail for
having spoken their honest convic-
tions.
Il demand freedom for all po1it-
Continued on Page Two. Column Five.)
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-02
Massacre So Jews In
Demonstration In
Russian City, Report

London, May 1.-Fifty-six Jews
have been killed in pogrom
at Pinsk, accordingtto Information
received from Copenhagen at the
central office of the Zionist associa-
ton.
Forty persons were imprisoned
and brutally treated. it is said. and
three women were flogged. The
-synagogues are reported to be
closed and the Jews have been i'm
pressed at forced labor.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-02

1T is absolutely false that I
kissed her." Crisman testified.
did you get two kisses on that
occasion?" he was asked.
II don't remember for certain. I
was kissed by her many times" the
witness replied.
peggy" Had Witness.
Peggy, who is a l9-year-old bride
of a few months, and formerly a
business associate of Chrisman, tes-
tilted that she delivered the kisses in
the presence of Marie Casey, her
chum. She stated that Chrisman
went to her room with $500 and said
he had a present for her.
"You related that Chrisman paid
you $100 for kiss, did you?" she
was asked.
That was for two kisses" was
the reply. "He said he would make
me his heir; that half of everything
he had was mine"
Chrisman insisted that the $l00
was paid to enable her to buy a
dress and that the item was one of
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-02
Victory Loan Tagging;
Reports Reveal That
More Action Is Needed

Washington, May 1.-Only $780,
100000 additional subscriptions to
the Victory Liberty loan were re-
ported today to the treasury and
total subscriptions tonight stood at
81 ,296, ,9oe 900, 1882 per cent of the
entire loan.
AT the corresponding period of
the fourth fean campaign subscrip-
tons amounted to $l,7ol 100000, or
2o.S5 per cent of the $6,000,00O
total
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-02
NEBRASKANS IN
TO
COME HOME SOON
War Department Assigns
Troops Of This Division Of
Army Of Occupation for
Early Convoy.

Washington, May ALI organ
izations of the Eighty-ninth division
kansas, Missouri, South, Dakota,
Nebraska, Colorado, New Mexico
and Arizona), most of the Twenty
third and Five Hundred Fourth
engineers and all of the Five Humid
red Second engineers have been as
signed to early convoy, it was an
nounced TODAY.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-02
LIONESS KILLS KEEPER
AND ESCAPES FROM CAGE.

Woodbury., N. J., May 4.-Panic
gripped Woodbury. for an hour this
afternoon when a lioness >on exhi-
bition in a circus sideshow, killed
her keeper before small crowd of
spectators, escaped from her cage
and bounded into a small clump of
woods which adjoin the town.
A posse of men and boys armed
with guns, spikes and stones, pur-
sued the animal into the woods and
finally killed her with a fusillade Of
shots,
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-02
Electricians and Steam
Filters Join in Labor Strike

Des Moines, Ia. May 1.-(Spe-
1cial Telegram. While brick layers
representing the building trades
council were preparing to meet with
the, Master Builders; BUSINESS men
morning. building laborers outside
electricians. plumbers and steam
filters walked off their Jobs. The
men are asking 62H cents an hour
for mortar r men and 90 eents t3r 9r
cents.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-02
Mayor Hanson Advocates
Closing All !. W. w. Halls

Kansas City. May Mayor Ole
Hanson, of Seattle, opponent of the
/. w. w. and bolshevist, tonight
addressed an appeal to mayors of all
cities in the United States, urging
the closing of all /. w. w. halls,
Imprisonment of the leaders and the
suppression of the red flag. Ths
appeal was contained in statenas
given out tonight.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-02
KING. THANKS AMERICA
FOR AID GIVEN SERBIANS.

Athens, May 1.A(By Associated
Press. liking Peter Of Serbia, who
is living alone in suburban retreat
overlooking the Bay Of Pireaus. six
miles from here. expressed through
the Associated Press the gratitude
of the Serbian nation for the Chris
tian charity of the American people,
so marvelously organized by the
Red Cross"
The venerable monarch, who will
be rs years old in June, spoke with
great feeling of the assistance given
by Americans to, the population of
Serbia and to tens of thousands of
refugees, repatriated prisoners and
wounded soldiers who. since the ar
mistice, have poured into the coun-
try.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-02
1030MAHA.
SOLDIERS
WELCOMED.
BY CROWD
Ambulance Company Received
With Paean Of Joy From
1000 Throats on Its
= Return This Morning.

Mothers and sweethearts shouted
a paean of welcome to 1903 Omaha
boys at l2:5s o'clock this morning
when the train bearing that number
of the Omaha Ambulance company
pulled into the Union station.
The arrival of the ambulance COM
pany marked the first return to
Omaha of an entire unit. Small
contingents have arrived now and
then, but this was the first unit to
arrive.
A reception committee, headed by
Gould Dietz, met the men at Allan
tic. Ia. -.
The welcome home rendered the
soldiers by the wives and mothers
and sweethearts that pressed against
the gates al Union station recalled
the eye-dimming scenes of the de-
partnre of the organization over a
year ago. 4
Mothers Weep for Joy.
Mothers cried on their sons
shoulders just for the sheer joy of
feeling the relief of the strain that
has weighed them down since the
train that carried those sons away
had left their sight.
Old pledges were whispered again
in the ears of patient sweethearts
who had watched the reports of the
company's activities ever since they
had started on their uncertain quest.
Capt. A. L. Linquist, who was
commander of the Omaha-~ambu-
lance company, returned with the
men. Two thousand persons greet
ed the company.
Five members of the organization
were left in New York hospitals,
two of whom have since died.
I'VE arrived at Verdun to see
our first bit of action on the very
day the arnistice was signed" said
Captain Linquist. 1T was an awful
disappointment, of course, there
fore the less said about it the bet
ter"
Some of our original members
who were transferred to other units
saw actual fighting. We saw
none, therefore, lost none in ac-
ton, and none of the company was
cited"
Reception on Monday.
A big reception for the whole
company is scheduled to start at II
o'clock Monday morning. A parade
of the returned soldiers at II O'Clock
will be followed by luncheon at the
Chamber of Commerce. In the
afternoon a general reception at the
Auditorium will be held and in the
evening the company's "jazz show"
which entertained "over there" will
be seen III action at the Audi
torium.
No Active Service.
The crushing disappointment that
greeted the ambulance company
when after months and months OF
training they arrived at Verdun on
the very DAY the armistice was
signed was best expressed by a
young private in the company.
. A reporter asked him, Did you
see any action"
Well" he replied, hesitating,
"Well, l,-er,-er,-NO, the truth OF
it is, we didn't" His voice dropped
near the end of his sentence. That
he had just accounted for one of the
great catastrophes of the war was
evident in the heavy sigh that fol
lowed his answer.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-02
Italian Troops Being
Landed on Eastern
Coast of the Adriatic

Copenhagen, May Italian
troops and war material are being
landed at Sebenico and Zara, on the
eastern coast of the Adriatic. ac-
cording to advices from Sapalato.
The troops are advancing eastward,
and the Italians are bringing up re-
Inducements to the debarkation
line.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-02
BOMBS SIMILAR TO HUN
MINES FOUND OFF COAST.

New York, May 1.-The police to-
day received information from the
naval intelligence offices that the
construction of the bombs sent in
the mails to prominent persons
showed a startling resemblance in
operation and principle to the type
of German mines found by the navy
off the coast.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-02

Marguert Gchrst peggy" Sellers in municipal court
yesterday testified that February % of this year. she be-
slowed of her sweetest kisses upon George c. Crsman
and that he paid her 500 for these Washington birthday
favors.
Chrisman who is 62year-old business man, in his tes
mony declared that he paid the $500 in question: the
Castle hotel but he denied that he paid the money for two
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-02
MAY ABANDON STRIKE
If BURLESON RESIGNS.

Springfield, ILL.,, May IF Post
master General Burleson resigns as
head of the telegraph and telephone
lines, there is a remote chance that
the threatened strike of the electric
al workers might not be called" said
Charles P. Ford, secretary Of the
international Brotherhood Of Elec-
trical Workers. 2
The electrical workers are ballot
ing on the question of calling ma
tion-wide strike July l, because the
postmaster general refused to recog-
nize the electrical workers.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-02
Son of Joe Jefferson Dies.

New York, May 1.-Joseph w.
Jefferson, son of the late Joseph
Jefferson, famous, actor and himself
widely known on the stage, died at
his. home here today after an illness
q several months.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-02
WAR RISK BUREAU
MAILS $4,000 CHECKS.

Washington, May 1.-Eighty-six
thousand checks, representing pay
1ment for practically all awards made
TO date, we're mailed today by the
bureau of war risk insurance to ben
efciaries of men who died in The
military or naval service, it was an
nounced. Since October, 1917. ipore
than 100000 checks have been
sent to dependents, totaling more
than $496. 100000.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-02
Building Laborers Strike :
for an Increase in WaueS

Sioux City. Ir., May 1.-Seven
hundred building laborers went on a
strike here today for an increase in
wages. Most OF them are asking an
increase Of II 1-2 CENTS an hour.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-02
RUSSIAN SABLE PELTS
SELL FOR Sl.O25 EACH,

Z St. Louis, May 1.-Record prices
for Russian sable pelts were estab-
lished at the international fur ex-
change here today when a lot Of 10
sold for $l,025 each. A total of
$3.50 of these skins was offered at
auction today.
Other sales today included l4000
gray fox skins for a total of 10000,
and $4,000 white for skins at $47 500.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-02

Partly cloudy and warmer Fri
day, probably followed by showers
at night in east portion; Saturday
generally fair and cooler.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-02
n R E F
&R IG HIT
- R EE z Y
BITS OF NEWS
CHURCHES TO OBSERVE
MOTHERS DAY ON MAY IL.

New York, May l.-Observance
OF Mothers day, Sunday, May II,
was commended to the members of
10000 Protestant churches in the
United States in an announcement
by the Rev. Charles S. MacFarland.
secretary of the Federal Council OF
the Churches of Christ in America,
made public today.
The day, it was Stated. would he
more widely observed than ever.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-02
AMERICANS IN PARIS
RESORT TO CANDLE LIGHT.

Paris, April 1.-Oil lamps and
candles were used to provide light
in the headquarters of the Ameri-
can delegation at the Hotel De Grill
Ion during the early hours today as
a result of the May day strike.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-02

"Peggy's" Kisses Come High
According to Testimony;
Received $100 for Only Two

Chrisman Admits He Paid Money But Denies That it
Was for Osculatory Favors, But to Buy New Dress;
Item Was Only One of Great Many; Who is
Patrick Gilchrist? ~
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-02

down the rioters in army trucks and
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