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Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-09
Spent Last Hours of Home.
coming Voyage From France
in Witnessing the Majestic
Naval Spectacle in Honor
of His Return to the Shores
of the United States.

On Board the U. S. S. George
Washington, July 8.-(By the AS
sociated Press.)-President Wilson
spent the last hours of his second
homecoming voyage from France
in witnessing among other things
from the captains bridge, the m.
jestic naval spectacle in his honor
and, waving and bowing acknow-
1edgments as the great guns of the
dreadnaughts belched forth their
presidential salutes.
At 8 o'clock Tuesday morning the
presidential feet passed lightship
N.Y., 28 miles east of Ambrose
channel. The weather was clear
and bracing, with the sea lightly
rippled, the sky clear, and a cool
southerly breeze blowing-the same
ideal weather that has followed the
president across the ocean.
At t,9 o'clock six black spots high
in the air came in sight off ahead.
Soon they grew in size and gave
hoarse roar as the outlines of six big
naval hydroairplanes came into view,
bringing the first greeting from land.
They wheeled and circled over the
ship, their pilots waving welcomes.
Toward 10 o'clock the fleet of
dreadnaughts and destroyers to
meet the president was sighted. 1t
was stirring scene as they came on
perfectly aligned. with the dread
naughts in double column and the
destroyers stretching away as far
as the eye could see.
Ahead on starboard came the
Pennsylvania, flying the flag of the
secretary of the navy, followed by
the Delaware. Of to the port the
Utah led the way, followed by the
North Dakota. As they came
abreast, the great guns of the dread
naughts thundered out their presi-.
dental salue, while long lines Of
white-clad sailors manned the rails
and decks. y
Now the harbor craft began to
appear, the cheering, shouting and
waving was redoubled and the decks
of the George Washington fairly
shook as the several - thousand
greeted the Statue of Liberty as it
loomed out of the mist ahead.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-09
Vice President, Cabinet Men,
bers, Governor Smith, Mayor
HyIan and Other Members Of
Official Committee Meet
Wilson as He Debarks in
HQboken Tuesday.

New York. July s,-President
Wilson returned to the United
States Tuesday and in his first
speech delivered on American soil
since the peace treaty was signed
declared that the peace concluded
at Paris was "a just peace which, if
it can be preserved, will safeguard
the world from unnecessary blood
she'd"
The president arrived at the Ho-
boken army pier shortly before 8
O'Clock. The army transport George
Washington, on which \he sailed
from Bress was escorted up the
bay by the battleship Pennsylvania
and more than score of destroyers
and smaller naval craft. On the
New Jersey shcre, the state which
first honored Mr.. Wilson with a
political Office, were massed 10000
school children who WELCOMED the
chief executive of the nation with
the strains of the national anthem.
Children Greet President.
Through the lines Of the children,
all dressed in white, the president
passed to the ferry which carried
him to the Manhattan side of the
river. He arrived in New York at
Ais where he was greeted by the
official reception committee, headed
by Governor Smith and Mayor
Hylan.
From the ferry terminal to Carne-
gle hall, a distance of about three
miles, the presidential party passed
through streets lined with cheering
thousands of men, women and
children, who thronged the side
walks and filled every available
window and roof top.
From the upper windows OF the
business skyscrapers great showers
of confetti rained upon the president
and Mrs. Wilson, literally millions
of scraps of paper floating through
the air carrying this motto:
"Everybody's business. 10 stand
by our government. To help the
soldier get a job. To help crush
bolshevism."
The head of the procession was
formed by several companies of
Continued on Page Two. Column Four)
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-09
BAKER REBUFFS TOO
,OFFICIOUS COLONEL.

New York, July 8.-Secretary of
War Baker introduced himself to
one of his colonies while awaiting
President Wilson's debarkation
from the transport George Wash
ington in a manner that probably
will help the officer remember his
chief for many day.
Mr.. Baker was chatting with a
group of reporters at the gang
plank when the colonel hurried for
ward and giving the secretary a
brusque push, said:
"You can't stand here. You must
get behind the barrier with the rest.
This passageway must be kept
clear"
Il happen to be the secretary Of
war;" Mr.. Baker answered in icy
tones, "aud these gentlemen are my
friends, who have been all day with
the official party. I think we will
remain"
They did. The colonel, who
grew very red in the face, saluted
and did not.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-09
"That's the Man," Miss
Kroupa Screams, When Me-
gro Captured Near Scene Of
Assault Taken to Her Home.
PARENTS OF GIRL TRY
TO KILL ACCUSED Man
Suspect Closely Guarded and
Lodged in County Jail to
Prevent Threatened LYNCH
ing; Asserts He Is Innocent.

Ira Johnson, negro. 28 years old,
was captured in the railroad yards
at Gibson yesterday and positively
identified by Miss Bessie Kroupa,
10 years old. as the man who GRIM
inally assaulted her Monday after
noon at Tenth and B streets after
binding her hands and feet and gag
ging her.
That's himl That's the manr'
sh. screamed, when Johnson ! was
taken before her at her home, Ais
South Ninth street.
J. E. Kroupa, father of the girl,
rushed at Johnson with drawn re-
volver in an effort to avenge the at
tack on his daughter. Police held
him.
Mrs. Kroupa, the mother, lunged
at the negro with butcher knife.
Police Save Negro.
Police saved Johnson from being
lynched.
Neighbors rushed to the Kroupa
home when the news of the capture
spread. Ropes we're in evidence.
Police hurried the negro to wait
ing automobile and drove away be-
fore the mob could get to him.
Guarding the negro were Detec-
tives Hagerman, Dolan. Murphy and
Lundeen. They were met by an
other police car carrying Chief OF
Police Eberstein, and forced to re-
turn to the Kroupa home for a
second Identification.
Kroupa met the car with shot
gun. "I'll kill him" he shouted.
Detectives disarmed him. Miss
Kroupa again identified him.
Johnson refused to admit the as
sault.
Captured Near Kroupa Home.
The negro was captured in the
railroad yards near Gibson not far
from the Kroupa home and but a
short distance from the spot where
the attack occurred.
He was feigning sleep IN bunk
car when the police came upon him.
"I'm not the man." he pleaded,
when he caught sight of the detec-
tives.
II know what you want; but I'm
| not guilty"
A shirt stained with blood was
found near JohnsonS bunk.
In the face of the girls positive
Identification, Chief of Police Eber-
stein stated afterwards that Johnson
was the wrong man.
Johnson Answers Description
| After the negro had been ques,
toned by Capt. John Dunn and the
| police chief, the chief was asked
"Did he confess?"
"He's the wrong man." the chiei
answered. He would make no fur
| ther statement.
Johnson answers in every detail
the description given by Miss
Kroupa yesterday of her assailant
The points she described were sin
gular. She said he had a pock-
marked face, blue suit. black hat
Continued on Page Two. Column six.)
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-09
SENATE READY TO
RECEIVE TREATY
FROM PRESIDENT
Will Take Up Bitterly Con-
tested Question of Its Rati-
fication With Public Pres
ent to Hear Discussion.

Washington, July S.-The senate
made ready Tuesday to receive the
peace treaty from President Wilson
and to take up without delay. and
in the open, the. bitterly contested
question of its ratification.
In disregard of precedent, it was
voted unanimously to open the
doors to the public when the presi-
dent makes his address Thursday,
submitting the treaty and asking for
its acceptance. To the same pur-
pose plans were made by the leaders
to rush the document to the printer
and to circulate many thousands of
copies for the information of the
country.
Heard in Open session.
The decision to hear the presi-
dent in open session was reached
without suggestion from him, al
though it was understood to square
with his desires. A senate order to
provide for the session was submit
ted by Chairman Lodge of the for
eign relations committee. after he
had confirmed at the White House
published reports that Mr.. Wilson
wished to appear Thursday. 1t was
adopted without discussion and
without a dissenting vote. .
The order also provided that
five senator's be named to receive
the president on his arrival at the
capitol and to conduct him to the
seaate chamber. The chair
selected five ranking members OF
the foreign relations committee,
Senator'S Lodge, Massachusetts,;
McCuHber, North Dakota and
Borah, Idaho; republicans and
Hitchcock, Nebraska, and Williams,
Mississippi, democrats.
Bitterly Oppose League.
Of these, Senator'S Lodge and
Borah are bitterly opposed to the
league of nations covenant, while
the other three are supporting it.
Senator Borah has repeatedly
criticised President Wilson's prac-
tice of delivering his message to
congress in person and always has
absented himself upon those occa-
siens. He announced he would
serve on the reception committee.
Open sessions during the entire
ratification debate are expected by
the leaders on both sides.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-09
START TRIAL OF
ROY EMERSON ON.
N URDER CHARGE
Jury Selected to Decide Guilt
or Innocence Of Man Ac-
cused Of Murder Of
His Mother.

Mount Ayr, Ia., July 8-(Special
Telegram District Judge Homer
Fuller continued the session of
court today more than an hour in
order to complete the selection of
the jury to try Roy Emerson,
charged with frst-degree murder.
The information charges that En-
ersofr killed his mother, Mrs. Kate
Emerson, May E and threw the body
down an elevator shaft in the
building in which they jointly ran
an undertaking establishment in
Creston, Ia.
Forty-fve talesmen were exam
ined before the IL men to decide the
guilt or innocence of the accused
were selected. Introduction of evil
dence on the part of the state will
start Wednesday morning. The
Jurors were examined for the state
by F. F. Fuller and for the defense
by R. H. Spence.
Throughout the examination En-
erson exhibited a calm, cool de-
meanor. He was apparently great
ly interested in the selection of the
jury and watched the proceedings
closely. His wife constantly kept
her eyes on the faces Of the men
being examined.
All of the men selected are mar
ried. The men released were ia
miliar with the accounts of the muir
der as published in the newspapers.
The jury consists of one live stock
and grain dealer, w. D. Harring-
ton; a raj estate dealer, R. D. Hal
dom; a timer, Guy Copp, and nine
farmers, F. S. Gibbs, Bert Perkins,
R. S. Thomas. N. H. Michael, Carl
Showa1ter, P. J. Price, T. H. Null
lenix, John Thompson and A. K.
Baird.
Emerson's first act on entering
the sourtroom at the morning ses-
sion was to walk over to his wife
and kiss her affectionately.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-09
Nubs Of News.

Denver, July 8.-With 1,16O strik-
ing employees of the Denver tram
way refusing to return to their
posts under the reduced wage scale,
the city Tuesday endeavored to
cope with the situation with the is
suance of more than 800 jitney bus
lines. During the rush work hour,
% lines were established and each
passenger hauled for the usual five
cents. Mayor Dewey c. Bailey de-
clared that the city would take no
sides in the controversy.
Denver, July 8.-Judge Ben B.
Lindsey has obtained permission
from the state supreme court to ap-
peal to the United States supreme
court from the recent decision of
the state supreme court sustaining
a fine of $500 against him on con-
tempt charge.
Washington, July 8.-Representa-
tives from state and county oranges
appeared before a subcommittee of
the house postoffice committee in
support of resolution by Repre-
sentative Gould, New York, which
would direct the postmaster gen.
eral to restore r1ral delivery mail
routes changed recently.
Columbus, O., July 8.-Sixty mil
lion dollars is the sum necessary for
the evangelization of Latin-Amer-
ica, is the opinion of church experts
here in attendance on the Method
ist centenary celebration. They have
asked the Methodist church of
America to raise $4O,OO0000.
Sacramento, Cal, July 8.-The
medal of Queen Elizabeth, the per-
sonal decoration of the queen OF
the Belgians, ,was received here
with letters from the Belgian le-
with letters from the eBlgian le.'
CATION at Washington and a brevet
from the Belgian minister of foreign
affairs conferring-it upon Mrs. Ben
S. Allen, who, so far as can be learn
eQ, IS tne ulSC AMERICAN WOIIldH 10
undergo she'll fire during the Euro
pean war. "
Juarez. July 8.-Airplanes recently
sent north from Mexico City have
been used effectively against Villa
followers between Santa Rosalia
and Pillar Conchos, according to Off
cial advices.
London, July 8.-The board of
trade announced that the evidence
given secretly at the inquiry into
the sinking of tina Lusitania will be
published.
Chicago, July 8.-Two men were
killed and nine others wounded
Tuesday night in riot resulting
from the gathering of strikers at the
plant of the Corn Products Rehn-
ing company at Argo. III. The fight
ing followed the arrival of squad
Of special policemen.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-09
LIFE EBBS AWAY
: WHILE WAITING
FOR POLICE AID
No Pulmotor Available for Use
on Man Who Drowned
Himself in Cistern.

John Rhtedin, 40 years old, 1916
Canton street, temporarily unbalanc-
ed because of drink, according to
his family, plunged into a cistern in
his back yard last night, and al
though his body was taken from the
water within 10 minutes, the police
department had no doctor on the
scene to care for him; no pulmotor
was available and Rhedin died in
St. Joseph's hospital IS minutes af-
ter he was taken from the water.
At 8:45 o'clock call came into
Central station that an old man had
jumped into a cistern. The address
was taken as 1916 Charles street, in
stead of 1916 Canton street.
Sent to Wrong Place. T.
Officers Coffey, Hughes and Ha-
ley were sent in the patrol with
graphing hooks and found there
was no such number on Charles
street as that given. After telephon-
ing twice they learned the right ad-
dress was 1916 Canton street. Mean
time Doctor Fellman had started for
1876 Charles street" but missed the
patrol.
Rhedin was hauled out of. the
cistern b yhis oldest son, John, jr
and V. Christensen, neighbor.
The Rhedins again called the police
station and an emergency car was
sent to the scene with Officers
Thcstrup, Herdzina and Palmtag
but no doctor. r
DR.. Shook was called on the tele-
phone but by the time he was able
to get there, the emergency car had
started with Rhedin to St. Josephs
hospital
Work of No Avail.
On the way the emergency car
passed the patrol at Thirteenth and
Frederick streets. Rhedin was taken
from the car and placed on a
stretcher in the street where Officer
Hughes worked over him for a few
minutes. Rhedin was then replaced
into the patrol wagon and taken to
St. Josephs hospital.
Doctors J. c. Hagin and Maurice
Howard worked over Rhedin there
for 20 minutes in vain. f.
John Rhedin, jr. was highly in
censed over the action of the po-
lice.
"My father was in the water only
six or eight minutes" he said, 1--WE
called four times for doctor and a
pulmotor and the police sent us
three officers in a touring car but
no doctor nor pulmotor. l am sure
my, fathers fife would have been
saved if the proper care of him had
been taken after he was rescued"
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-09
new YORK EXTENDS HEARTY WELCOME: .
DAUGHTERS GREET FATHER Al DOCK;
navy ESCORTS PRESIDENTIAL BARK
WILSON HOMESICK
WHEN IN EUROPE,
HE TELLS HEARERS

. New York, July 8.-The full text
of President Wilson's speech at
Carnegie hall follows:
Fellow Countrymen:
l am not going to try,>this after
noon to make you real speech.
I am a bit alarmed to find how
: many speeches l have in my sys-
tenn undelivered, but they are all
speeches that come from the mind
and l want to say to you this af-
ternoon only a few words from
the heart. .-.
You have made me deeply hap
py by the. generous welcome you
have extended to me, but l no
not believed that the welcome
you extend to me is half as great
as thatwhich I extend to you.
Why, Jerseyman though I am,
this is the first time l ever
thought that Hoboken was beauti-
full.
I have really, though I have
tried on the other side of the wa
ter to conceal it, been the most
homesick man in the American
expeditionary force, and it is with
feelings that it would be vain for
me to try to express that | find
myself in this beloved country
again. I do not say that because
lack in admiration of other coun-
tries.
Inconsistencies Softened.
There haye been many things
that softe1ed my homesickness.
One of the chief things that soft
ened it was the very generous
welcome that they extended to me
as your representative on the 9TH
er side of the water. And it was
still more softened by the pride
that I have of her true character.
I was welcome because they
had seen with their own eyes
what America had done for the
world. They had deemed her
selfish. They had deemed her de-
voted to material interests. And
they have seen her boys come
across the water with a vision
even more beautiful than which
they conceived when they had en-
tertained dreams of liberty and
peace.
And then had the added pride
of finding out by personal obser-
q vation the kind of men we had
CONTINUED on Page Two, Column One.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-09
Haywood, I.W.W. Head,
To- Be Released From
the Federal Penitentiiary

Chicago, July 8.-Bonds for the
release of William D. Haywood,
leader of the 90 I. w. WIS con-
victed before Federal Judge Lands
here last August, have been ap-
proved by United States District
Attorney Charles F. Clyne and the
court of appeals. \ 3.
Haywood was sentenced to twen-
ty years in the federal peniteptiary
and fined $4,000 last Octobef tby
Judge Lands following verdict Of
guilty against him and his code
fendants by jury on August "a.
He is the fifteenth out of the SO to
be released on bonds pending the
appeal ohtheir cases to the United
States circuit court of appeals.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-09
~ R I E F
<RIG HIT
x)R E-Ez Y
BITS OFNEWS
WOUNDED SOLDIER y
SUING GOVERNMENT.

Sioux City, July 8.-Leo L.
Covey of Cherokee, Ia, who was
seriously wounded at Chateau
Thierry, has filed suit in federal
court here against the United States
government for $22,9S0 in collec-
ton of his $4,000 war risk insur-
ancc policy and for daYages alleged
TO have been guaranteed him at the
time OF his enlistment if he was
totally disabled.
The case is notable in that it is
said to be the first time in the
history of the United States that
suit has ever been filed against the
United States by soldier. The war
risk insurance act provides such
suits may be brought and Covey
claims he has been unable to make
any kind of settlement with the
government.
Covcy- enlisted in the infantry
March II, 1918, and served in the
srmy until honorably discharged
June S, 1918, because of wounds re-
ceived at Chateau Thierry.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-09
Britain Pays Tribute
To Memory Of Captain
Executed by Germans

London, July ga national trib-
ute of honor was paid today to the
memory of Captain Charles Fryatt,
executed by the Germans in 1916
for attempting to ram a U-boat, by
national memorial service at St.
Paul's cathedral. The ceremonies
were generally a repetition of those
in memory of Miss Edith Cavell,
who also was executed by the Ger
mans
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-09
War Department to Sell
Surplus Supply of Sugar

Washington, July 8.-Sale of 21,-
100000 pounds of surplus sugar now
held by the War department has
been authorized at a minimum price
to be fixed by the United States
Sugar Equalization board to cover
the cost to the government. The
only condition of sale will be that
none Of this stock may be exported.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-09
John Fox, lr, Novelist, /
Dies at His VIRGINIA Home

Knoxville, Tenn. July 8.-John
Fox, jr., well known novelist, died
at his home at Big Stone Gap, Va.
Tuesday, after a brief illness Of
pneumonia. Mr.. Fox was one of
Americas most popular writers Of
fiction. He was born in Bourbon
county, Kentucky, So years ago.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-09
Appoint Commission to
Report on Fiume Trouble

Paris, July S-(By the Associated
Press)--The council of five has ap-
pointed an inter-allied commission
to investigate the recent troubles in
Fiume and other Adriatic ports be-
tween Italian and other allied
soldiers of the forces of occupa-i
ton.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-09
Pershing to Participate
in Celebration in | london

Paris. July 8.-General Pershing
will accompany detachment of
$500 American troops, who will 60
to London to take part in the VIC
tory celebration there July l9. The
visit Of the soldiers to London may
be prolonged until July 26.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-09
WALK TO GET LOCAL COLOR
FOR FICTION AND POETRY!

A jaunt on foot across the conti-
nent to gain local color for fiction
and poetry sounds absurd in these
days of commercial greed, but this
is just why Ernest Walsh and Albert
Powers, young California universi-
ty men. who arrived in Omaha yes
terday after a fve-week walk from
San Francisco, started on their long
journey.
Powers hopes to write on the hu-
mourous side of his experiences
when he arrives in New York;
Walsh carries note book and jots
down verses as the spirit moves
him.
"Our greatest trouble is to ex-
plain to motorists along the road
who insist on picking us up that
we prefer to walk" declared Walsh.
"Ne are taking our time and al
though New York is estensibly Our
objective, we really don't care if
we never arrive there"
The two young men are stopping
temporarily at the Omaha Athletic
club. They will continue their jour
aey eastward in a day or so.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-09
BURLESON DENIES
RENDERING RESIGNATION.

Washington, July S.LPostmaster
General Burleson today declared
there was no foundation for reports
that he. had sent his resignation to
President Wilson.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-09
GOVERNOR SIGNS HANGING
BILL IN MISSOURI.

Jefferson City, July 8.-Gov. Fred
erick D. Gardner has signed the cap
ital punishment law passed by the
senate of the Missouri legislature.
The law becomes effective October
e, or 90 days from date. As finally
enacted the capital punishment law
restores the death penalty by hang
ing in Missouri. Capital punish
ment was abolished by the legisla-
ture of 1917.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-09
Ure Acting Mayor.

Mayor Smith has gone to Fair
mont, Mimi, on a vacation. City
Commissioners Ure is acting mayor.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-09
CAN'T GET RUM FOR
CREW OF DTRIGIBLE

Mincoia, N. Y, July 8.-Maj. G..
H. Scott, commander of the giant
British dirgible R-34, informed the
crew that the start of the return
voyage to Great Britain scheduled
for dawn Wednesday would be de-
laycd at least l8 and possibly "a
hours, ....s
This action was taken, after re-
ceipt from the weather bureau at
Washington of reports showing
that favorable southwest current
prot ably would set in along the
Atlantic coast north of New York
Thursday and Friday.
The dirigible again narrowly es-
capped serious injury Wednesday
evening.
Naval officials in charge of the
ship have been requested to obtain
the following rations for the re-
turn voyage. l
200 pounds of bread, 125 pounds
Of cooled meat, As pounds Of cooked
potatoes, 36 pounds of sweet choco.
late. six pounds of tea, pound cake,
sugar. butter and a few sundries.
One "sundry" which the depart
ment as yet has been unable to sup
ply is $3.50 worth of rum.