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Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-12
Supreme Court May
Decide Legality Of
All Alcoholic Bee,

Washington, Dec. 1.-THE ST.
rrenne court may decide whether the
wartime prohibition act makes
illegal the manufacture of all beer or
only that of more than 2.75 per cent
alcoholic content, at the same time
it hands down an opinion on the con-
stitutionality of the wartime act and
the Volstead law for the measures
enforcement.
While there was no official an
nouncerncnt to the effect it was the
opinion OF the court officials, at the
conclusion of arguments on the ques-
ton of the manufacture of beer, that
decisions in both instances would be
given at the same time. The courts
next decision day is Monday.
The appeals heard resulted from
the dismissal of federal indictments
returned against the American Brew
ing company in New Orleans and
the Standard brewery in Baltimore,
resulting from their manufacture of
beer containing 2.75 per cent alcohol.
Elihu Root and William l.. Mar
bury, appearing for the brewers, ar
gued tina. the "war beer" was not in
toxicating and for that reason did
not come Under the provision Of that
act. If the statute is construed as to
include it, Mr.. Marbury said, very
grave doubt as to its constitution
ality would result.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-12
Loss Totals Millions
From Heavy Floods
In Southern Sections

Atlanta, Ga, Dec. 1l.-Higf waters
that have flooded low lying sections
OF Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi
generally are Beginning to recede,
but Montgomery, Ala, and Macon
ga, we're still in the grip of the
food.
Property loss to industrial plants
and their enforced shutting down, as
we'll as damage to buildings, loss OF
live stock and extensive damage to
bridges and trestles has made the
monetary toll of the floods run into
the millions. Loss of human life
however, has been remarkably small.
Probably not more than dozen
lives have been lost. A thousand or
more negroes are homeless, how
ever, around Hattiesburg and Me-
ridian, Miss.
Railroad communication generally
was paralyzed in the lower portions
OF Mississippi and Alabama and in
Montgomery all trains were tenn
porarily annulled.
Many herds Of live stock were
thought to have perished around
Montgomery and to the south and
numbers of persons were reported
r1arooned on high ground. The
water supply in Montgomery was
rendered useless for, drinking pur-
poses by the artesian wells being
flooded
: The water supply of Macon was
threatened for a time when the
Ocmhg gee river. rose to 24.o feet
and overflowed. The river is reced-
ing however.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-12
LAY DEFEAT OF
PEACE PACT TO
THE DEMOCRATS
Open Discussion of Treaty in
Senate Results in Charges
From Senator Lodge.

Washington, Dec. 1.-THE first
open discussion of the peace treaty
in the senate this session of con-
gress came during the debate on the
railroad bill.
Senator Lodge, leader of the mild
reservation" group of republican
senator's, declared the treaty was
dead" until again submitted by the
president and charged the demo-
Gratis with responsibility for the fail
ure to ratify at the special session.
The treaty was brought to the
fore when Senator Underwood. in
demanding prompt passage of The
railroad bill, charged the republicans
with failure to enact any substantial
legislation and cited defeat of the
treaty as republican dereliction.
Senator's Lodge and Lenroot
promptly challenged the Alabama
senator. asserting the democrats are
responsible for present inaction on
the treaty.
"The blame lies on the democratic
side and on the president" said Sem
ator Lenroot, reviewing the senate's
procedure on November 1o. and
charging that propaganda" exists
to hold the republicans responsible
for the present status. Before the
vote on the Lodge resolution, SEN
ator Lenroot said, the republicans
repeatedly" asked Senator Hitch
cock, who was not present during
today's discussion, to suggest some
counter proposition, but that none
came nor yet has been presented.
Until he does there is no way
by which the treaty can BE- ratified"
the Wisconsin Senator added.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-12
GRAY BROTHER LACKS
OSBORN'S PRISON REFORM.

New York, Dec. ll.-Thomas
Mott Osborn. prison reformer, re-
Gently engaged in interviewing for
rer prisoners, guards and assistant
vardens in Joliet prison, called by
,convictS the mo mans land of Hi
nois, with view to ending alleged
abuses there. has started a nation
wide campaign to put ea,h of the
80 state prisons and five federal pem.-
tcntiaries upon humane basis"
The fortune of wealthy ex-con-
vict, known from one end OF the
country to the other" man OF in
tluencc in Washington, but who tor
the present is mentioned only as
the 'gray brother" is said to have
been placed at the disposal Of Mr..
Osborn to finance his venture.
Sixteen hundred former prisoners
row in New York city, all of whom
are with reputable firms, aud living
straight" are devoting their atten-
ton to the crusade.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-12
Hope to Utilize Work
Of Women in Church

New York, Dec. 11.-Provision for
utilizing to the greatest possible adj
vantage the work of women in the
church was almost the first construc-
tive work of the recently created
council Of the Protestant Episcopal
church in this country, which met
here under the Craftsmanship of
Bishop Thomas F. Gailor Of Ten
nessee. it's presiding bishopA The
council, which includes in its mem
bership. representatives of the
bishops and lay members of the
church. devoted itself Thursday,
chiefly to work of organization. 1t
also appointed a committee to CO.
ordinate the work of the woman's
auxiliary and other women's organ
i2ations with the council. 1t is ex-
pected that women will be selected
as coadjutor members of the coun-
Gil at an early date and the name of
one woman candidate was consid-
cred,
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-12
GARFIELD QUITS AS FUE HEAD
mot GUILTY" IS
SNYDER VERDICT
AFTER 4 HOURS
Jury Frees Man Who Made
Address From Patrol
Wagon During Riot.

Ralph Snyder, 3025 Larimore ave
nue, charged in the district court OF
Judge Redick with conspiracy to
commit murder on the person OF
Will Brown, the negro lynched in
the court house riot of September
5. was found mot guilty" by the
jury. which returned its verdict at
1920 last night, after having con-
sidered the case hours and 20
minutes.
Half an hour. before the jury filed
in word came from the jury room
that decision had been arrived at
and Judge Redick was sent for. In
the meantime the prisoner had been
brought down from the Jail by a
deputy sheriff. His attorney ar
rived a few minutes later and
cheered Snyder with the assurance
that the length of time the jury had
been out assured him of favorable
verdict. Snyder was anxious and
lleaved long and audible sigh when
Foreman Meter handed the, writ
ten verdict to the bailiff, who read
aloud: "We, the jury, find the de-
fendant not guilty"
The defendants attorney made a
formal motion for bail on the other
charges, which the judge said he
would take up in the morning. Other
charges against Snyder include un-
lawful assemblage and rioting.
Pending arraignment in court this
morning Snyder was taken back to
the county Jail.
The chief accusation against Sny-
Ger was that he had urged the crowd
in an address from the police patrol
wagon to take the dead body of
Brown into the Lake and Ames ave-
nue. district, to show negro residents
the fate that would attend all such
fiends. Snyder and his witnesses de-
MED he had made such statements,
asserting that he attempted to per-
suade the crowd to keep away from
the district and avoid starting fur
ther trouble.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-12
Mexico Supreme Court
Has All Jenkins Records

Mexico City, Dec. 1.-THE SD
preme court has received the com
plete records in the case of Will
liam o. Jenkins, the American con-
srlar agent who recently was ar
rested in Puebla, and soon will
render decision as to whether the
Puebla circuit court or district court
shall continue an investigation into
the charges against Mr.. Jenkins
with view to his eventual trial
jenkins is now out on bail.
1t is said, semi officially, the Mex
ican government is awaiting the de-
cision of the supreme court be-
fore dispatching an answer to the
latest American note as this will
rule whether federal judges have
jurisdiction in the case.
Mr.. jenkins has returned to Pueb-
la. 1t is declared that he has not
conferred with President Carranza.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-12
3 KILLED, HURT,
WHEN BUILDING IN
COLLAPSEe
Third and Second Floors Of
Iowa Paper Company, c.
dar Rapids, Fall In.

Cedar Rapids, Ia, Dee. ll.-Three
were killed and three injured, one
perhaps fatally, when the third and
second floors of the Iowa Paper
company collapsed late Thursday.
The dead are:
George Bistline, laborer.
Edgar Panel. negro, laborer.
w. w. Chatterton, manager,
Iowa Paper company. .t
The injured:
Miss Martina Stick, stenographer,
slightly injured.
Harry Pitts, slightly injured.
Charles ]. Johnson, secretary
Iowa Paper company, badly bruised.
Bistline and Panel were working
on the third floor, which it is said,
was greatly overloaded with. hun
dreds of tons of food packages and
sacked feed and were ground to
death in the collapse. The four in,
jrred were trapped on the first floor
beneath the wreckage.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-12
FAMOUS ELK HERD
FACES EXTINCTION.

New York, Dec. l2.-The famous
elk herd in Yellowstone park, num-
bering 10000 animals, faces extinc-
tion because Of the heaviest SNOWFALL
in 80 years and heavy slaughter OF
the animals in Montana, where they
have been driven in search of food.
according to Robert S. Yard, execu'
tive secretary of the National Parks
association. Five thousand animals
already have been killed by hunters
outside the park and their carcasses
shipped to market in the present
hunting season, which does not close
antil Christmas eve. Mr.. Yard said.
The National Parks association is
conducting 4 campaign for, the elks'
preservation and Mr.. Yard declared
.hat starvation faces the animals left
unless large quantities Of hay, for
which no appropriation is at present
available, can be distributed in their
feeding grounds. The almost un-
prccedcntedly heavy snowfall has
cut off the usual food supply.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-12
Opening Sunday, Theaters May
Run From Z to II, Retail
Stores to 6-Announcement
To Be Made Today.
N0NESSENTIALS MAY
USE UP. FUEL ON HAND
Mild Weather Helps Consider
abIy-11 Out Of 20 Rock
Spring Mines Reported
Again in Operation.

The terminal coal committee last
night told F. A. Brogan, president
of the Chamber of Commerce, that
the following revised restrictions
will be embodied in an order which
will be issued today:
Theaters, movies, dance halls, pool
and billiard halls, bowling alleys
and other places of amusement that
have been closed, will be permitted
to be open from 7 to II, beginning
Sunday.
Retail stores now observing the
hours of 10 to 5, will be allowed
to remain open until E, with the
same opening hour, beginning next
Monday. '
Manufacturing establishments,
wholesalers, jobbers and commits
sion houses. hours to be extended
from 8 to 2, to 8 to 4. beginning
Monday.
Office buildings 8 to $50, instead
Of $50 to $50, beginning Monday.
Other Changes.
Other changes effective Monday
will be:
Educational institutions may open
IN cases where they have their own
coal now an hand.
A modification Will be made in the
church restrictions s4esr.
The committee, as announced in
its formal statement yesterday, made
it clear that the lifting of these re-
strictions does not mean that there
will be any relaxation in the distri-
button Of coal and no coal will be au-
thorized for delivery to theaters,
schools and other nonessentials until
the supply actually in these ter
:ninals will Justify release of coal
Theater men are arranging to
open their houses Sunday.
The committee further explained
that the action on the theaters was
in direct line with specific instruc-
tons received few days ago from
DR.. Harry A. Garfield, United
States fuel administrator. stating
that theaters may be open from to
II, but that local coal committees
should be guided in the distribution
of coal by local conditions.
372 Cars in City.
The committee announced last
night that Omaha now has 372 cars
of coal here subject to distribution
by the committee, and it is again
emphasized that this narrow margin
is near the danger point for Omaha.
J. A. Davidson, general manager of
the Nebraska Power company. and
also member of the coal committee,
stated to the committee that his
company is able to provide electrical
power necessary to meet the added
requirements on account of the lift
ing of these restrictions. This COM
pany now has fuel supply for three
weeks on the present basis of re-
strictions. This company was the
first of the local public utility cor
porations to obtain fuel oil at price
which Mr.. Davidson says was higher
than the equivalent in coal, that
Omaha nigh. be provided with light
and power to the highest possible
degree
The coal committee received in
formation that many of the Illinois
mines must be drained of water and
roof falls cleared out before the
Continued on Page Two. Column One.)
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-12
Clemenceau and Lloyd George
Considering Adriatic Question

London, Dec. ll.-Andrew Bonar
Law. the government leader. an
swering several questions in the
House Of Commons today, hinted
that the Adriatic. trouble was sub
Ject>of discussion among Premier
Clemenceau of France, Foreign
Minister Scialoia of Italy and Pre-
mier Lloyd George, as was also the
Russian situation and Turkey. He
gave no. indication of the course o
the conferences. however.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-12
THEATERS WILL
REOPEN SUNDAY.
7 TO II ONLY
Angered Managers Threaten
Withdrawal From Cham
Der of Commerce.

Theater and motion picture mel
last night received unofficial advices
that THE terminal coal committee
will issue an order allowing these
places to open from 7 to II begin.
ming Sunday. but that this does no
carry with it an agreement to furn.
ish coal until the local supply has
been replenished by the miners who
have returned to work. .
The coal committee conferred
last night with F. A. Brogan, presi
dent of the Chamber of Commerce
who earlier in the evening stated
that he and Assistant Commits ssioner
w. A. Ellis of the Chamber ot
Commerce had been contemplating
yesterday sending telegram tc
the administration at Washington
urging the resembling of any order
that may have been issued for the
reopening of theaters in Omaha. The
coal committee also wired a similar
request to the Fuel administration
The committee explained that i,
received from DR.. Garfield a few
days ago, an order allowing theaters
to open from 7 to II, but allowing
local committees to retain full
authority to distribute coal accord
ing to their judgment.
Mayor Wants All Opened.
Theater men are preparing to
open their houses next Sunday. sew
eral attractions already being on tn
way to Omaha.
Mayor Smith yesterday urged the
coal committee to reopen theaters,
dance halls and other places of
amusement.
Omaha movie men insist that or
ders we're issued by the United
States Fuel commission authorizing
the reopening Of theaters without
restrictions. and the telegraphic
wires between Omaha and Washing
ton yesterday burned with messages
on this subject.
Rosewater Gets Permit.
At the solicitation of theater and
movie managers. Victor Rosewater,
editor of The Bee, yesterday took up
the matter of their closing with
Director Of Operations Tyler of the
railway administration and with the
iuel committee, and obtained an or
der for exemption of the amusement
places in Omaha the same as else
where, with permission to reopen at
once. The notice to the Omaha fuel
Continued on Page Two, Column Four.)
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-12
Financial Circles Worried
7 Bv Declines in EXCHANGE

New York, Dec. LITTLE stock
market was visibly affected and fl
nancia1 circles were gravely worried
by another violent decline in ex-
change rates.
International bankers expressed
their Encouragement at the situa-
ton and declared that unless rene
dial measures are soon forthcoming,
serious curtailment of this country's
exports will inevitably result.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-12
ACQUITTED OF KILLING
sUITOR OF DAUGHTER.

Pueblo, Colo, Dec. HINTS:
elizabeth Haskett was acquitted of
she charge of the murder Of Charles
Coldstrap, IL years old, sultor OF
ner daughter, on December %. 1918:
The jury was out % hours and IS
minutes.
The defense declared that young
Goldstrap was shot while he was
pounding upon a back door OF the
Haskett home late at night, Mrs.
Haskell firing to frighten the in
tyudcr.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-12
Retention as Head of National
Committee Regardless Of
Who Is Nominated for Presi-
dent Insured by Republicans.
LAY OUT DETAILS FOR
CONVENTION IN JUNE
Convention Committee Already
Flooded With Applications
For Tickets, More So Than
In Previous Years.

Washington, Dec. 11.-Organiza-
tion and coordination methods for
the Coming campaign were discussed
today at a meeting here of the Ma
tional Association of Republican
State Chairmen. Will H. Hays. the
party's national chairman, and other
officials of the national organization
participated in the consideration OF
measures to insure harmony among
the various state organizations.
Every state was represented The
meeting was executive, and it was
said most of the time was taken up
IN exchanging views without any
attempt to fix policies. There was
understood to be general agree
ment, however, that Chairman Hays
plan to decentralize campaign con-
tributions by limiting the amounts
accepted, should be extended as far
as practicable late into the state
campaigns.
Planning Details.
While the state leaders were in
conference officials of the national
committee began laying out the de-
tails for the national convention,
which the committee decided yes
terday is to be held in Chicago on
June s. A. T. Hert, the Kentucky
committeeman, chosen chairman of
the convention committee, was
flooded with applications for tick
cts and predicted that there would
be more than the usual difficulty in
making satisfactory arrangements.
Friends of Chairman Hays started
a movement today to insure his re-
tention as head of the national COM
mittee through the campaign re-
gardless of who is nominated for
president. The usual custom of
giving management Of the CAM
paign to an active pre-convention
supporter OF the nominee, they as
serted, probably would be disre-
gardcd in 1920 in order to permit
Mr.. Hays to carry on the organiza-
ton work he has begun.
The speakers today included Will
H. Hays, the national chairman;
Frank H. Hitchcock, former ma
tional chairman; Senator Howard
Sutherland of West Virginia; Mrs.
Mary Garrett Hay of New York;
Mrs. Margaret McCarter of~Kansas;
William B. Thompson of New York;
Fl. H. Motter, the Kansas state
chairman, and Frank B. Hall. chair
man for Massachusetts,.
Conferences Concluded.
The meeting, which concluded the
series of conferences which had
brought several hundred republican
leaders here, was held while pre-
liminary arrangements weee in prog
ress for the 1920 national conven-
ton, which the national committee
voted yesterday to hold in Chicago,
Continued ON Page Ten, Column Four.>
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-12
ID REF
RIG HIT
- R E E ZY
BITS OF NEWS
BALFOUR SUBTLY
SCORES AMERICA.

London, Dec. ll.-Arthur ]. Bal
tour, lord president of the council,
in = speech III London on world re-
construction. said:
One of the greatest of our allies
ielt that they cannot go through
with us to the end in the process OF
reconstruction. am not going to
criticise, because | ti1iuk it out of
place to criticise any OF the foreign
powers. But it would be very poor
compliment to my American friends
TO say that we regard with indiffer-
cnce the fact that they have rot
seen their way to carry their own
cooperation with us in this work of
international reconstruction to the
end"
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-12
No Artificial Support to
Boost American Exchange

London, Dec. ll.-(By The Asso-
ciated Press.)-The British govern
ment does not purpose to take any
special measures in connection with
the fall in American exchange be-
yond continuing its policy of with
holding artificial support by borrow
ing abroad and doing everything
possible to stimulate British export
trade, according to Andrew .Bonar
Law, lord privy seal, and former
chancellor of the exchequer, replying
to question in the House of Com
mons.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-12
GREAT BERNHARDT
VITAL AS OF OLD.

Paris, Dec. ll.-Conveyed in a
wheel chair from her automobile to
the stage, Sarah Bernhart. Thurs
day evening. directed the production
at her theater Of new "Maison
Cornos," set in Jerusalem.
The Divine Saraf's" remarkable
vitality completely dominated the
stage. Prompting the company from
behind one of the wings, she in
spired the players to some brilliant
histrionic work.
Don't tell me you've got to GO
10 surgeons or chemists to find the
fountain of youth" she said to Uni
ycrsal Service between acts.
Work without worry and God
given strength and constitution.
that's the sole secret of my vitality"
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-12
Michigan Coal Miners
Vote to Return to Work

Bay City, Mich, Dec. II 1-Michi-
gan coal miners tonight voted unani-
mously to return to the mines to-
morrow morning. Meetings held
here and at Saginaw were addressed
by members of the miners execu-
tive board, who urged acceptance of
President Wilson's terms. Machine
workers started cutting coal in some
of the mines today. The shafts are
in shape for immediate operations
and hosting of coal is expected to
begin by noon tomorrow.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-12
Germans Reply to Allied
Note Has Reached Paris

Paris, Dec. 1.-THE German re-
ply to the supreme councils note
demanding the signing of the peace
protocol has been received in Paris
and this afternoon was undergoing
translation by the German delega-
ton, according to the Intransigiant.
The newspaper declares that the re-
ply is substantially capitulation on
the Scapa Flow question and pro-
posal to discuss other points.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-12
De Valera in Capital.

Washington, Dec. l1.-Eamonn
De Valera, provisional president of
the Irish republic" has arrived in
Washington to confer with Irish
leaders who are assembling to tes-
tify at 4 hearing by the house for
eign affairs committee on the Mason
bill proposing appointment of a
United States minister and consuls
to the Irish republic" Mr.. De
Valera. in formal statement, denied
that he would appear at the hear
ipoc
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-12
Motta Succeeds Ador Y
As Swiss President

Berne, Dec. ll.-Dr. Guiseppi
Motta was elected president of the
Swiss confederation by the federal
assembly. succeeding Gustave Ador.
DR.. Motta is vice president of the
confederation for the present year
and was chosen to the presidency
IN conformity with the customary
rule of promotion. He was once
previously the president OF the re-
public. serving for the 1915 term.
Edmund Schulthess was elected vice
president for 1905
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-12
mo GOOD AFTER 4o'
ppOEESSOR VERY ILL.

Baltimore, Dec. 1l.-Sir William
Osler, regius professor OF medicine
at Oxford University, and formerly
Of the John Hopkins University,
has taken a turn for the worse. he
is suffering from bronchial pneu-
,,onia, it was learned her in tele-
rram to DR.. Thomas B. Futcher
rom Lady Osler. Sir William is
c wears old.