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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-11-19
Bert Bland, Notorious Red
Fugitive and Suspected
Slayer Of American Legion
Member at Centralia, Taken.
SEARCH CONTINUES
FOR OTHER RADICALS
Although Armed, Armistice
Day Murder Suspect Comes
Out of Shack With Hands Up
When Place Surrounded.
By The Associated Press.

Centralia, WASH, Nov. lS.-Bert
Bland, notorious I. w. w. fugitive,
suspected slayer of Lieut.. Warren
O. Grimm, one of the four Ameri-
can Legion paraders killed here Ar
nlistice day, was taken without a
fight late today by Sheriff John
Berry and a company of deputies.
Bland is in the county Jail at Che
halls.
According to Sheriff Berry. Bland
was found in cabin IL miles north
west of Independence and is sup
posed to have taken refuge there
yesterday after he was seen near
Rochester and Kelsing Junction,
when he was driven forth to seek
food. 80
Some Posses Withdrawn.
Posses in the mountainous region
northeast of this sity, where l. w.
w. fugitives are still believed to 'be
in hiding, sought for the Armistice
dav murders, have been to a large
extent withdrawn, according to
Lieut.. Frank Van Oliver, in charge
of the search parties.
But the search for the two or
three radicals yet at large and who
have been accused of participating
in the killing of the four ex-servict
men has not been abandoned, It
will be concentrated, with a smaller
number of men in the field, that ac-
cidental shooting of possemens such
as the fate that overlook John
Haney, volunteer from the Tenino
district, may not happen, Captain
Dysart said.
Sorrowful Sequel. 4
The sorrowful sequel to the futile
death Of Haney, who was slain last
Saturday in the mistaken skirmish
between two squads of deputies at
Hunters Cabin, q miles northeast
Of here, came this afternoon when
Coroner Livingstone held the in
quest. The verdict was that Haney
came to his death by the rifle fire
of other deputies after he. had failed
to respond to signals previously ar
ranged, and had been mistaken for
an I. w. w. fugitive.
Bland was armed, it is understood,
and had plentiful supply of car
tridges. Making sure of his lurking
place, after the traiA from Rochester
had been traced, Sheriff Berry gath
cred his posses and drove with two
automobile loads of armed deputies
to the shack. The shack was sur
rounded from all sides and rifles
were leveled at the door.
At the call to surrender Bland
emerged, his hands held high above
his head. One week ago Bland be-
came hunted fugitive, with at least
800 riflemen searching the woods
and surrounding country for him
and his fellow suspects.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-11-19

ton for dismissal, insisting that
he could not do SO in the situation
the case had been left, and without
the hearing of what testimony the
defense had to present.
A second incident had occurred
when Attorney Connell, seizing the
chance afforded by the instruction
of the grand jurymen on the stand,
sought to widen the inquiry and
charged that the entire empaneling
of the grand jury had been illegal,
and all the acts of the grand jury
void.
A third incident occurred in a
sensational burst from Elmer
Thomas.
Cannot Publish News.
The announcement Of the Judge
on the non-publication Of news was
made IN decision shutting off tes-
timony which Attorney Connell of
the lawyers representing The Bee
attempted to get before the court, to
prove by Sheriff Clark and other
witnesses that the testimony of the
two boys, Thorp and Morris, on
which the Moore indictment had
been returned, was in fact perjured
and gained by subornation of<per-
Jury, according To the story OF the
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-11-19
COMPROMISE ON
PEACE TREATY IN
SENATE,LOOMS
Program Calls for Final Vote
Thursday-Hitchcock and
Lodge Both Ready.

Washington, Nov. 18.-Compro-
mise moves to rescue the peace
treaty from a threatened deadloCl:
made such progress today that its
friends declared 1t had more than
an even chance for life.
So far as it had taken definite
form tonight. the compromise pro-
gram called for a final vote Thurs
day and pointed toward acceptance
of the reservations by the foreign
relations committee without the re-
qrirement that they must be as
sented to affirmatively> by the other
powers.
The way to compromise was
opened by the group of mild reser-
vation republicans, who served no.
tice on the republican and. demo-
cratic leaders that they would no.
put up the bars entirely to modifica-
tor of the committee reservations,
but would stand out against and
defeat the administrations parlia-
mentary program.
Leaders Face to Face.
With this final announcement of
how their deciding strength would
be used in the closing stages of the
treaty contest. the mild reservation.
lists retired to the background. The
result was that Republican Leader
Lodge aud Democratic Leader
Hitchcock faced each other and laid
all their cards on the table.
The conference between the two
leaders brought no final decision as
to the language of a compromls:
ratification, but it did develop an
agreement that the democrats would
have the opportunity for which they
have fought to secure a showdown
vote or the question of unreserved
ratification. This vote. Mr.. Lodge
said, would be permitted before the
roll call on the committee resolu.
Compromise Submitted.
Another result of the conference
was submission to Mr.. Lodge to-
night OF. group of proposed COM
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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-11-19
GRAND JURY IS
DISCHARGED BY
JUDGE RED|CK
Makes Final Report to Be
Filed Today-120 lndict-
ments Returned Dur.
-
ing Session.

The special grand jury, which has
been investigating the court house
riot of September 28 for the last six
weeks, made its final report to the
district court judges late yesterday
afternoon and was discharged from
further service.
The report of the jury was re-
ceived at $40 o'clock and. as the
district court clerks Office was
closed Presiding Judge Redick an
nounced that the report would not
be filed until this morning. 1t can
not be made public until it has been
filed.
The special grand jury was sum-
muhed by the seven judges of the
district court on September 80, two
days after the riot.
120 Indictments Returned.
From the men summoned, 16 were
chosen to compose the jury. These
10 men went into session Wednes-
day, October 8, and have been at
work six days week and at least
six hours each week day since then
until they were discharged last
night, periof of exactly six weeks
They returned about 120 indict-
ments, most of them on cases con-
nected with the RIOT.
"You have performed your duties
fearlessly and with open minds
declared Judge Redick when the
jury was seated in his court room
and after Foreman John w. Towle
had presented the Judge with copy
of the jury's final report. "You
have been subjected to some criti-
cism which need not be elaborated
upon. You may be subjected to
more. That is the lot of those who
are required to perform public du-
ties. Your sure and just defense to
any such criticism is that you have
conscientiously done your work.
Must Remain Silent.
Most of you have performed this
jury duty at great personal incon-
venience and sacrifice. It has been
most important duty and you
have performed 1t exceptionally
we'll. The thanks of the court and
of all the judges of the court as
well as of the community are due
to you"
Mr.. Towle inquired what is re
quired of grand jurymen after their
discharge in reference to talking
about the proceedings in the grand
jury room.
"The same secrecy follows you
after your discharge from the grand
jury as applied while you were at
work. said Judge Redick. THE
oath of secrecy which you took
when you assumed these duties con-
tinues. You must not reveal to any,
one any testimony given by wit
! Continued on Page Two, Column Four.)
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-11-19
Single Standard Of
Morality Advocated by
W. C. T. u. Members

St. Louis, Nov. 18.-The National
Woman's Christian Temperance
union, in convention here. adopted
resolutions indorsing the league OF
nations covenant, and urging world
prohibition and enforcement of the
dry law. -
Other resolutions adopted advo-
Gated pledge signing campaign for
total abstinence, single standard Of
morality, and that women, now that
they have partial suffrage, concern
themselves with principles rather
than parties, recognizing that politi-
cal parties are but the mediums
through which we express our con-
victions.
At the day session apportionment
was made of the proposed $l,0O0,OOO
fund to carry out the unions pro-
gram. 1t was voted to set aside
S30O.O0O of it to wage the world pro-
hibition campaign.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-11-19

boys, and that they had SO made
affldavits under oath in the presence
of Sheriff Clark and other witnesses,
doing SO voluntarily and sending for
Ihe Bee reporter voluntarily to
make their confession (being under
no duress as to threats of being
bounded by police, and under mo
promises of being released fHom
their Jail sentence).
1T makes no difference" an
rounced the judge, whether or not
the story as published in The Bee
is true. The truth of the charge is
no justifica ton for printing the
story. Any evidence tending to dis
credit a witness for the state, in
case to come up in court, is con-
tempt of that court if published
prior to trial Of the case and presen.
tation in that court. There is posi-
bility that some Of the public read
ing the story may later be called as
jurymen in the case. and may enter
the jury box prejudiced beforehand
by the story that they previously
read in the, newspaper"
Attorney Connell Astounded.
/. Attorney Connell, who was ques-
tioning Sheriff Clark at the time,
brought his examination to an
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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-11-19
LACK OF FUEL
WON'T CURTAIL
TRAIN SERVICE
No Drastic Measures to Be
Taken Yet. According to :
Director General Hines.

(. Chicago, Nov. 18.-There will be
no drastic general curtailment of
train service in the United States
at the present time, despite the Sc
riousness of the coal problem. This
announcement was made tonight at
the. conclusion Of meeting at
tended by Director General Hines
and seven regional directors of the
railroad administration. Mr.. Hines,
after hearing reports from the re-
gional directors, was of the opinion
there was sufficient coal to run the
railroads on virtually normal basis
for rs or 80 days and that produc-
ton of bituminous coal was being
increased daily A freight embargo
would be the last thought of meas
ure to conserve coal.
That the coal situation is serious
'was admitted by those in attend
ance at the conference. Further
consideration of the subject will be
given during the present week by
Mr.. Hines and if any curtailment OF
train service is decided upon ample
notice will be gwen the public. Coal
now in the hands of the railroads
under the order of the fuel admin
istration will continue to be dis
tributed to public utilities and other
users of coal, in accordance with
actual necessity.
To Work Despite Threats. .
Rock Springs, Wyo., Nov. 49,
Despite threats of some Dalmatiau
and Montenegrin miners that they
would shoot all men who attempted
to return, $500, miners i'll this dis
trlct at mass meeting held here
decided to return to work .Wednes-
, day morning in defiance of the for.
eigners. The Dalmatians and Mon.
tenegrians do not favor returning
to work. Last nights mass meet.
ing, called to consider the strike
was adjourned by its leaders be-
cause of the hostile attitude of the
foreign faction.
Called to Strike.
Pueblo, Nov. 18.-Orders have
gone to Colorado locals of the
United Mine Workers calling the
ren on strike Friday morning. I'm
less the Colorado Fuel and Iron
company ceases discrimination
against union men, or the strike or.
der is declared a violation of the
indianapolis injunction, the strike
order will stand. George 0. John
son. district president of the mine
workers, declared.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-11-19
AMERICAN tMONEYBAGS"
TIGHTEN UP PURSES.

Paris, Nov. l8.-Americans are not
half as generous now as they were
during the war, according to P. J.
Collier chief of the commission on
relief in the near east. Mr.. Collier
told Universal Service the commis-
sion is preparing to return home
because there is not nearly enough
money in the treasury to continue
"The commission is the sole hope
of millions of starving Armenians,"
he said. "If we go they will die
like flies. Reports from America,
however, convince me that the day
OF huge charity collections is over"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-11-19
SAYS "BOLSHEVIST"
MEANS GENTLEMAN"

Paris, Nov. ia new definition
for the word "bolshevist' was sup
piled by Eva Karsavina, the famous
Russian dancer and former resident
of New York, who is just back from
Moscow.
She says the word means gentle
man"
Il had perfectly delightful
year at Moscow "sshe told Universal
Service. I'm going to the United
States on a two-year contract with
the opera ballet.
II met Lenine several times-he's
a darling. He is very refined aud
perfectly honest, only misunder-
stood. His chief of staff, M. Drubu-
jinsky, was awfully nice to me. He
saw that l had plenty to eat and
enough coal and forced the theater
to heat the dressing rooms prop
"The Russian opera is now the
property of the soviet government.
The artists are paid just like sol
ders. Admittance is Free and the
front seats are reserved for workers.
who are fast becoming opera lovers.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-11-19
Prominent Leader in Upbuild-
ing of Omaha-Built First
Nebraska Brewery.

Fred Krug. president of the Fred
krug Products company, died at the
family residence, 8lS South Twen.
tleth street, at 7 last night. He was
80 years old.
He is survived by his widow and
FIVE children, Miss lena Krug, Mrs
Max Becht, Mrs. Anna Wieden1ann
and Jacob and Albert Krug. Three
sons, William, Fred and Edward,
are dead. All of the children live in
Omaha.
Fred Krug was born near Cassel,
Germany, in 1888. He sailed for
America when but 10 years old and
landed at New York. This was his
home for but a short period for the
call of the west was ever resounding
in hiseears and he could not resist the
temptation to follow the long line of
emigrants that wended its way to
the frontier in an endeavor to win a
fortune.
Comes to Omaha.
St. Louis seemed to be the most
likely place for a young man to sue
ceed and he went to that city. He
became a brewery worker and after
being in the city for short time
met, wooed and won Miss Anna
Wittig for his wife.
From St. Louis Mr.. Krug went to
western Missouri, where he became
superintendent of a small brewery
and later came to Council Bluffs
where he accepted the position OF
superintendent of the brewery OF
Haag Bros.
After a short season in Council
Bluffs and after he had had time to
determine that Nebraska needed a
brewery, and that Omaha was a city
on the march to success, he made
the move that brought him to a
permanent>business and home.
Erects First Brewery.
Mr.. Krug located in Omaha Feb
ruary IS, 1859. The first brewery
erected by him was built in six
weeks and was a one-story frame
structure, 22x40 feet, located on the
tract which is now designated as
1913 and 1015 Farnam street. In the
front of the building Rudolph Sci
zer, a partner, conducted a whole.
sale establishment, while Mr., Krug
by hard work managed to make
from II to 18 barrels of beer a day
to supply the trade.
Slowly the business developed
and in 1863 malt house. and plan
at Tenth and Jackson streets wa:
erected. This served for a nunbel
of years and thousands of barrels
of the Krug brew were manufac
tured in the plant.
Thirty years after the little brew
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-11-19
Butter and Eggs Soar to
Record Price in Omaha

Butter and eggs have reached the
highest price to which they ever
scared in Omaha.
Tuesday butter was selling in the
outlying stores for II cents a pound
while the downtown price was "a
cents. The highest point reached
last winter was 73 cents.
Eggs were selling yesterday for
20 cents a dozen
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-11-19
DR.. Mackay Resigns
As All Saints Rector
= Owing to Bad Health

Rev. T. ]. Mackay has rendered
his resignation as rector of Ali
Saints Episcopal church, Twenty
sixth street and Dewey avenue.
His reason for resigning is that
his health has been poor for several
months. Recently he has had sew
eral periods of illness with a digest
i've ailment. He forwarded his re-
quest to be relieved from further
duties at the church to c. S. Mont
gomery, senior warden of the
church.
Rev. Mr.. Mackay took charge of
All Saints church and parish u
years ago and has been its rector
continually during that time.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-11-19
Traitor Editors Are Hung \
In Effiqy by BeIqian Mob

Brussels, Nov. 18.-Directors'and
editors of the Germanophile news
paper Bruxellois, condemned to
death as traitors by the Brabant
court a week ago, were publicly ex-
ecutcd in efigy before the city hall
here this morning. The actors in
the ceremony were four gendarnles
and an executioner.
The death penalty exists in Bel
gium, but it is carried out only in
effipy.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-11-19
RATTLESNAKE FARMS
ALLOWED BY LAW.

Baltimore. Md. Nov. 18.-Devel-
opment of the rattlesnake industry
is to be one of the objects of the
Black Hawk Remedy company.
100000 concern just chartered in
this state. The company is empow-
cred to conduct rattlesnake farms,
buy rattlers and rattlesnake oil and
to develop byproduets of the indus
try, such as linaments, salves. etc:
The once popular remedy for
snake bites is not mentioned in the
charter, probably out Of respect to
the Volstead bill and amendment
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-11-19
SELL BOTTLES BUT
DESTROY THE BEER.

Zion City, III, Nov. 18-Destruc-
ton of 84,l2o bottles of beer seized
in recent raids on beer runners be-
tween Wisconsin and Chicago, was
ordered here by Judge c. c. Ed
wards in the circuit court, at Wau-
kegan. Under the terms of the Illi-
nois search and seizure law this can
be done.,, The bottles, however,
were sold by the court to a junk
dealer for $2,l48.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-11-19
BAR CHILDREN FROM.
APPEARING IN PLAY.

Chieago, Nov. 18--Under a ruling
OF Judge Arnold in the juvenile
court, five children under 10 years
Of age, are barred from appearing
in the play "Daddies." The court
held that the appearance OF the
children was violation of the chill
dren factory law.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-11-19
De Valera's Voice Fails.

San Francisco, Nov. l8.-Eamonn
De Valera, president of the Irish
republic" was forced to abandon his
engagement to address San Fran
cisco school teachers on account OF
the condition of his voice, which
gave out after three addresses in
this city in The course of "a hours.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-11-19
Six Nurses Killed When,
Train Strikes Automobile

Buffalo, N. Y, Nov. 1S.-Seven
occupants of an automobile, includ-
ing six nurses returning from a So
cial affair, were killed when the car
was struck by train at a grade
crossing early today. The pilot of
the engine caught. the automobile
and carried it down the track a
quarter Of a mile, spilling the occu-
pants and crushing them to death.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-11-19
House Adjourns Today.

Washington. NOV. 1S--The senate
Tuesday night adopted resolution
authorizing the house to adjourn at
any time between now and Decem-
Der |. The house will adjourn sine
die Wednesday, but before doing so
will pass a resolution authorizing
the senate to quit when it sees fit.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-11-19
MOONSHINE SUGAR
BRINGS HIGH FIGURE.

Atlanta, Ga, Nov. 18.-More than
5000 pounds Of sugar seized from
moonshiners in northern Georgia
was sold at public auction by the
federal authorities here, bringing %
to 81 cents a pound. District Attor-
ney Alexander warned the purchas.
ers that the sugar could not be re-
sold for more than l21a cents a
pound.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-11-19

Refuses to- Dismiss Case.
Previous to the announcement, the
state had rested its case, having
called the remaining members of the
editorial staff of The Bee, and two
of the grand jurymen. 1t was sought
to show by these that Defendant
Moore had admitted in the grand
jury room that he had written the
story on which the case is being
tried.
/, Two other grand jurymen, called
by the defense, denied the allie
cations made by the grand jurymen
for the state, and said that Moore
had made no such statement.
On the state concluding its case,
Attorney Cornell, without proceed
ing to the instruction of the evidence
for the defense, moved to dismiss
the charges against the defendants
on the several grounds already con-
tanned IN the demurrer and answer
he had rade, and on the additional
grounds that the evidence was not
only insufficient but failed to con-
nect either Defendant Moore or Ed
ftor Rosewater directly with the
writing Or knowledge OF publication
of the story.
Judge Redick .overruled the mo-
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-11-19
New Yorker Heads Grange.

Grand Rapids, Mich, Nov. 49,
S. ]. Lowell of New YorkNwas elect
ed rational master of the National
Grange lat the, annual election. to-
day John c. Ketcham Of Hastings,
Mich. was reelected national
treasurer
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-11-19
GERMAN PROFITEER
GETS SWIFT JUSTICE.

Jersey City, N. J., Nov l8,-Jer-
sey justice - swift, severe = was
meted out to Henry Ridderskamp,
a butcher, charged with prohteering
by giving a customer short weight
meat Mrs. Catherine Mccarthy
preferred the charge. She paid for
a pound and half of steak, found
it was three ounces short and sub
nitted it to the bureau of weights
and measures.
When questioned by Judge Sulli-
van, Ridderskamp admitted that he
was a German and had never been
naturalized. although he had lived
Seven years in. America
The court fined the butcher 1888
an ounce for the shortage and Rid
derskamp- paid his $l00 fine.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-11-19
A. E. F. Men May Return
If Home DUTY Demands

Washington, Nov. 18.-Secretary
Baker authorized the return of any
regular army soldier from foreign
service when illness or distress in
the family. of the soldier is so seri-
Gus as to make his return advisable.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-11-19
MADE HIM MAD TO SEE
COUNTRY GO DRY.

Chicago. Nov. l8.-John Kiedrow-
sky, saloonkeeper, is being held
in bonds of $4,000 by United States
Commissioner Mark A. Foote on a
charge Of threatening the life of
President Wilson when the coun-
try went dry.
Kiedrowsky admits he made some
such statement, but didn't mean it"
ut did make me mad to see the
country go dry though" he said.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-11-19


public
jail ~ -
evidence Mnmg dsedit witness fos the published
that the published
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-11-19
ESCAPED BANDIT R0BS TRAIN
Newspaper Cannot Publish Any Story
Against States Witnesses Without
Contempt of Court, Announces Judge

Announcement Ruling Astounding Newspaper Upheld
Courts Will Bar Papers from Showing Up Fay Testimony
ing Before CoPapers Have Violated Law for 25 Year-Dy
Startling Evenegay of Grand Jury Chaengd-Emer
Dramatic OutbrCase for Time
State Closes Prosecution and Judge Refuses
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-11-19
HIGH JACKERS" BUSY
ELEWHERE THAN OMAHA.

Stamford, Conn. Nov. l8.-Thc
song You Can't Have the Key t,
My Cellar When the Whole Darned
World Goes Dry" means just noth-
ing at all to a band of cellar
thieves" who have been removing
wet goods from the cellars of coun-
try places belonging to wealthy peo-
pie in this section.
1t was discovered that the sum-
mer homes of Myron I.-Borgs and
Frederick H. Stems. in the Palmer
Hill section, had been entered and
it was reported the wine cellars had
been generously tapped.
The cellar thieves" are said to
scorn all kinds of loot save wines
and liquors..