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Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-29
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KILL MEMBERS
OF train GUARD
Rebels Threaten to Stop
Traffic Between Mexico
City and Vera Cruz;
B|oCkhouses Destroyed.

Washington, May 28.-Revolu-
tionary outbreaks bulked large in ad-
vices today from Mexico City. Gen.
Ernesto Danny, major, four other
officers and 40 men composing a
train guard on the Isthmus of Te-
huantepec railroad we're killed re-
Gently i'll an attack by rebels under
Felix Diaz's command.
The train was dynamited by the
rebels In written notices scat
tered broadcast, the rebels say they
intend to stop all traffic on the 18TH
mus line and the line from Mexico
City to Vera Cruz, but that they do
not wish to kill or injure innocent
men.
Blockhouses built along these
lines to protect transportation are
destroyed by the rebels as fast as
they are built, according to these
reports.
The troubles in the south, coupled
with the fact that Villas activities
in the north have necessitated send
ing troops to campaign against him,
have reacted in the capital serious
ly, it is reported. Military guards in
Mexico City have been doubled and
machine guns have been placed on
the roofs of the national palace and
the cathedral.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-29

Two Omaha detectives, James
Murphy and John Pszanowski, are
now accused of accepting bribes in
connection with the McKenna-Jon
automobile thefts. according to the
statement Tuesday of William Nc
kenna, confessed automobile thief
who, with Lowell c. Jones, have just
been sentenced to the penitentiary
for terms of from one to seven years
each by District Judge Redick.
McKenna and Jones pleaded guilty
to grand larceny Monday and imme-
diately upon receiving their sentence
were locked up in the county Jail
When placed in their cells both men
asked permission to talk to Bee
reporter. McKenna made the state
ment involving Detectives Murphy
and Pazanowski, charging Murphy
as being the principal in the alleged
bribery case. Pazanowski, he says,
was present all the while, but that
Murphy was the man who took the
money.
Reported to Chief.
Jones substantiated his compan-
ions accusations.
The two city detectives, they
charge. allowed an alleged autono-
bile thief and fence" his liberty for
$40. McKenna further declared he
reported the matter to Chief of Po-
lice Eberstein.
Both Mckenna and Jones, star
witnesses in the recent trial of
Red Neal and Maurice Katleman,
the latter an Omaha business man,
INSIST they were promised immun
ity by Chief Eberstein if they would
testify against Neal and katleman,
recently convicted of aiding and
abetting automobile thefts. The
men, who have been kept at the city
Jail since last January. declared
they were led to believe they were
to obtain their liberty in considera-
ton for testifying at the Neal and
Katleman trials.
"Eberstein came to the JAIL" said
Jones, "and told me that he would
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-29
Allied Armies Set
to Enter Rhineland
if Huns Fail TO SIGN

London, May 2s.-(British Wire
less Service).-The allied blockade
council at Paris has completed all
arrangements for putting the block
ade Of Germany again into force in
case the German delegates refuse to
sign the peace treaty, while COM
plete plans have been worked out
for the fullest cooperation between
the military and economic forces
which will be employed in case of
necessity.
Immediately following a failure of
the Germans to sign the treaty, Ger
many will be given seventy-two
hours notice of the termination Of
the armistice. On the expiration of
this period the British, French and
Americans will advance into Ger
many. simultaneously the blockade
will be enforced as tightly as pos
sible.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-29
NEBRASKA BOYS
TO ARRIVE IN
OMAHA FRIDAY
Committees Complete Details
for Parade, Reception and
Entertainment of SOL
diers During Stay.

Three special trains carrying | 400
Offices and men of the 34lst ma
chine gun battalion and 355th in
fantry 89th division, "Nebraska's S
Own" will arrive Friday morning at
8 o'clock from Camp Upton, N. Y,
and Camp Merritt, N. J., for their
half days visit as guests of Omaha.
Several Omahans last night re-
ceived kilograms from members of
the 34lst machine gun battalion
that unit had arrived in Chicago last
evening and would be in Omaha this
morning.
Railway officials explained that the
unit did arrive in Chicago last night
but that it would be held there until
room today in order that it might
be welcomed in Omaha with the 9TH
er troops of the 89th division on Fri
day morning.
The senders of the kilograms were
doubtless expecting that there would
be no delay in Chicago, the officials
explained.
Delegation Meets Train.
Governor McKelvie and the Ne
braska delegation to New York
City where the troops were first
greeted when they stepped on shore
from the transport Leviathan, will
join the troop train at Chicago The
committee will ride into Omaha with
Continued on Page Two, Column Two.)
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-29
Cosgrove Suspected
Being One Who Beat
Unger, k-Detective

Jimmie Cosgrove, 1878 Binney
street, was arrested last night and
held for investigation. According
to Detectives Murphy and Haze, who
arrested him, he is suspected of
being one of the three men who
beat up" John Unger, former city
detective, the afternoon of Tuesday,
May 20, near Benson.
Unger was driving along the Key
stone park road when his machine
collided with an automobile driven
by three men on their way to
Omaha. An argument followed in
which Unger was severely beaten by
the three in the other car Passers-
by were held off from helping Unger
by one of the three, who drew a re-
volver. Unger says he thinks he
could identify any of his assailants
Cosgrove is also wanted on a
capias issued by the county at
torney's Office for his failure to ap-
pear on his bond in district court
last week in answer to a grand lar
ceny charge. He denies that he had
to do with the Unger case.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-29
Charge Patients at
Army Hospital Put
in Strait Jackets

Denver, May 2S.-Formal charg-
es, backed by afidavits, ranging
from complaints regarding improp-
er food and insanitary living condi-
tions to charges that patients at the
order of physicians have been put
in strait-jackets at the United
States army general hospital No.
2l, at Aurora, Col, have been for
warded to Washington.
The afhdavits are directed to Sem
ator Chamberlain, former chairman
of the senate committee on military
affairs.
Officers at the hospital today de-
clined to comment on the charges.
The affidavits allege that as a dis
clplinary measure patients were
placed in rait-jackets. 1t is al
legged some of those so treated were
suffering from tuberculosis,
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-29

be unable to carry out his arrange
ment with u.s."
Ready to Tell All.
"We did what we agreed to do
said Mckenna, "and would have sat
tight If we had not been thrown
down, but now we are ready to tell
the whole dirty deal"
McKenna declared he accom-
panied Detectives Pszanowski and
Murphy to Hastings, to point out to
the officers some automobiles he had
stolen and disposed of in that sec
ton of the state.
Before leaving Omaha with the
officers" he continued, Il told them
of one Roy Kennedy, to whom l
had sold a stolen car. Chief Eber-
stein and Captain Briggs said they
wanted Kennedy and | was to point
him out to the detectives, who were
instructed to arrest the man for re-
ceiving stolen property and aiding
and abetting automobile thefts.
I'VE went to Hastings and locat-
~ NNililSuy' "ilo was ldilSu doIdS
and asked how much money he
could raise. They told Kennedy
they had it on him, but if he could
raise enough money he, would be al
lowed to get away.
Saw Money Passed, He Says.
II saw Kennedy reach in his
pocket and draw out $ll0. He hand
ed the money to Detective Murphy,
and said that was all he had. he
man was told to get away and keep
out of sight.
The chief of police at Hastings
previously had been communicated
with regarding a man in Hastings
wanted by the Omaha police, and
Murphy and Pszanowski declared
they would have to smooth the mat
ter over with the chief at Hastings,
whom they feared would grow sus-
picious. We then went to the sta
ton in Hastings and the detectives
told the chief they were looking
for man wanted for receiving
stolen automobiles. A description
CONTINUED on Page Two, Column Four)
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-29
British Volunteer
Units Replace US.
Soldiers in Russia

Archangel, May 28.-The Amer
lean cruiser Des Moines arrived
here Monday simultaneously with
transports bringing new British vol
unteer army units to relieve the
American and other troops who have
been fighting since last August.
Rear Admiral McCully, COM
mander of the American naval forces
in Russian waters, is on board the
Des Moines. The gunboat Yank-
ton is expected to arrive here within
a few days.
The ships on which the new forces
arrived will transport the first unit
of American infantry, which, it is
expected, will be homeward-bound
in one week.
The last American infantry on the
Vologda railway front has just been
relieved, after nearly eight months
service. The Americans received
rousing farewell from the British
and Russian command at Obozers-
kaya
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-29
States Formed From
Old Austrian Empire
to Help Pay Indemnity

Paris. May 2S.-The states form
ed from the old Austrian empire
have virtually agreed to pay part of
the Austrian indemnity, not as enc
mics of the entente, but in recogni-
ton of their liberation, and also to
redeem proportionately their shares
of the 40,000,000,000 kroner Austrian
paper currency still in circulation in
these states.
Austria's indemnity payment will
be about 2,50O,0O0,000 kroner. An
other 2,5O0,OOO,000 will be proper
toned among Hungary, Czecho-S Slo-
vakia, Jugo-Slavia, Roumania, Po-
land and Italy.
A peculiar feature is that Italy is
sharing the cost of Austria's war
against Italy. This results from the
acquisition by Italy of the Trentino,
Triest and other. sections which
share in the total amount assessed
against Austria,
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-29
Democrats Defeated
in Effort to Split
Republican Ranks

Washington, May 2S.-Repeated
efforts of the democrats to force
separate votes on senate commit
tee chairmanships failed today in
the senate by solid party alignment
and the republicans finally put
through their slate of committee as
signments, including Senators PEN
rose, Pennsylvania, and Warren,
Wyoming. as heads of the finance
and appropriations committees, re-
spectively.
The vote on the republican COM
mittee assignments was 49 to A.,
and was reached after three hours
of sharp contest between republi-
cans and democrats, the latter fail
ing to secure separate votes on
chairmen, After the republican
committee states were approved, the
democratic minority assignments
also were adopted.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-29
NATIONAL DRY GOODS
MEN DENOUNCE REDS.

St. Louis, May 2S.- Bolshevism
and |. w. W.'ism were denounced
and congress was called upon to
take prompt and vigorous action
to rid the country of alien and dis
turbing elements" today in res
olution adopted by the National
Dry Goods association.
Other resolutions requesting con-
gress to complete Immediately Mis-
sissippi and Missouri river projects
approved in 1910 to establish joint
rail and river transportation and
urging the United States shipping
board to furnish more ships to han
die traffic at the port at New Or
leans, also were adopted.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-29
FIRST BRICK" SHIP
TO BE CHRISTENED TODAY.

Oakland. Cal, May 2S.-What is
known as the first brick ship in the
world, and the largest of concrete
type ever constructed is to be
launched here tomorrow under direc-
ton of the United States shipping
board. 1t differs from previously
constructed concrete ships in that
mixture of terra Gotta, or brick, pull
verized, is mixed in the concrete to
lessen its weight.
An oil tanker, the vessel to be
christened the Palo Alto, is $500
tons deadweight, ABS feet long, and
has many compartments for fuel
carrying 6,400 tons total capacity.
The side launching system will be
used.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-29
TROOPS AND POLICE
GUARD CAMPUS AT YALE.

New Haven, Conn, May S.-Two
companies of the Connecticut State
Guard, 200 policemen and two-score
of military police, were patrolling
the streets in the downtown and
Yale sections of the city tonight as
a precautionary measure against a
renewal of last nights rioting among
mobs of city men and boys and Yale
students. Four more companies of
state guardsmen were housed in the
local armory with motor trucks near
at hand for emergency calls.
Police were placed on guard at
two newspaper Offices, following re-
ports of threats against the papers
for the manner in which they de-
scribed the rioting.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-29
Fear Of Hun Attack
On Poland Worries
Premier Paderewski

Paris, May 28.-Fears of a Ger
man attack upon Poland were ex-
pressed today by Ignace Jan Pad
erewski. the Polish premier, who
arrived in Paris from Warsaw last
night. He said the Germans were
active in a preparatory way and
might strike in several places.
The reports of programs in Po-
land were denied by the premier. He
said such reports were purely Ger
man propaganda.
With regard to the Ukrainian situ-
alton the premier asserted that the
recent fighting was brought on by
the Ukrainians who signed the
armiStice May II and then attacked
the Poles at two places, May II.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-29
AL1EN|STS.
DISAGREE.
0 n ISSUE.
OF SANITY.
Testimony Completed at ria
of Mrs. Van AusdeII; Love
Notes introduced in
Evidence.

Testimony in the case on trial in
district court before Judge Redick
and jury, wherein Mrs Blanche
Van Ausdell is charged with shoot
ing Mrs. Viva Ijams, was completed
yesterday afternoon. Today the at
torneys will begin their arguments
and it is probable that the case will
be submitted to the jury this fore
noon.
Was Mrs. Blanche Van Ausdell
insane when on the night of Feb
ruary 10, 1919, she shot Mrs. Viva
lJams at Twenty-second and Leav-
enworth streets because she be-
lieved Mrs. Ijams had been 'prac-
tically living with Mr., Van Aus
dell?"
DR.. G. w. Dishong, specialist in
nervous and mental diseases, says
she was.
DR.. G. A. Young, specialist in
nervous and mental diseases, says
she was not
Specialists Fail to Agree.
The two specialists we're OH the
stand as expert witnesses all yes
terday afternoon at the trial of Mrs
Van Ausdell before Judge Redick
and jury, on the charge of shoot
ing with intent to kill Mrs. Viva
Ijams, whom she believed had stolen
the affections of Mr.. Van Ausdell
A hypothetical question was asked
each of the specialists, this ques-
ton containing the material facts
brought out in the case. The read
ing of the question took 10 minutes.
An objection by County Attorney
Shotwell that the question contained
many statements not in evidence
was sustained by Judge Redick. The
question was put again by the at
torney for the defense and finally,
after nearly an hour, DR.. Dishong
was allowed to give his answer.
He based his answer largely on
an examinat ton of Mrs. Van Ausdell
which he made month ago and
his observations on that occasion
were ruled out When finally pinned
down to the hypothetical question,
he sale he believed she was suffer-
ing from hysterical insanity at the
time she pulled the trigger.
Not Insane, Says Young.
DR.. Young testified, in answer to
the hypothetical question that Mrs
Van Ausdell, in his opinion knew
what she was doing when she fired
the shot. The fact that she told the
police, following the shooting, that
she had "shot the woman and wished
e had shot her husband, too" ne
said, proved that she was not suff r.
ing from any hysterical insanity
when she committed the act
"If she had been suffering from
hysterical automobism," he said,
she would have had no memory af-
tcrward that she had committed the
act"
Lon van Ausdell, lineman for the
Nebraska Power company, did not
appear at the trial. He was not
called by either side
Mrs. Van Ausdell testified yester-
day morning that she did not re-
member anything about the shoot
ing of Mrs. Ijams. She said she
didn't even remember telling Desk
Sergeant Rose and Police Captain
Heitheld, as they testified, that she
Shot Mrs. Ijams once and then the
gun jammed" and that she was
sorry she didn't get her husband,
too"
AT the morning session of court,
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-29
FORTUNE LOST 10 YEARS
AGO FOUND IN OLD SAFE.

San Francisco, Cal, May 28-Ten
years ago Z. 0. Mccormick, vice
president of the Southern Pacific
company, lost between $4,000 anad
$4,000 in bonds, due to the failure of
his office safe to follow him in his
many changes in Office rooms for
merly in the Flood building here.
Today Francis J. Mannix. attorney,
who had inherited the safe when he
moved into the building, came upon
a strong box that no key would fit,
A locksmith was called and the
strong box revealed the missing
bonds.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-29
Greek Troops Said to Be
Advancing on Maqnesia

Paris, May 2S.-Information has
been received in French circles that
Greek troops are advancing from
Smyrna toward Magnesia and
Adm, the Turks retiring before
them.
The statement is made by the
Greeks that their purpose is to re-
store order and to take census.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-29
EX-KING OF BAVARIA
MAY BE GOING INSANE.

Geneva, May 2S.-The aged Lud-
wig, former king of Bavaria. is
showing signs of insanity, which is
hereditary in the former royal fam
ly. An expert in mental diseases
arrived Tuesday at Zizers, near
Coire. from Munich. The aged mon
arch has been residing in Switzer-
land since the middle OF last month.
Ludwig, during violent fits. de-
clares that Bavaria won the war,
and says he wants to return to
Munich in triumph at the mead OF
his victorious army,
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-29
Denver Bank Closed
for Investigation
by State Examiner

Denver, May 28.-The City Bank
& Trust company, at Seventeenth
and Arapahoe streets, was taken
over today by Grant McFerson, state
banking commissioner, who ordered
the institution closed pending inves-
tigation.
The banks deposits, according to
its last statement at the close of
business May II, 1919, were $1,000
40S.46. w. J. Galligan. former state
treasurer of Colorado, and former
fuel administrator for Colorado. is
president.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-29
ALTITUDE RECORD
BROKEN BY FRENCHMAN.

Paris, May 2s.-Adjutant Casale
a French aviatos, today, in flight
for altitude, ascended $1,000 feet.
This constitutes worlds record.
The former altitude record was
made by Captain Lang of the Brit
y ish army in January of the present
year, when he flew to height OF
50,500 feet. Lang carried one pas
Senger.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-29
PRESIDENT TO SAIL FOR
HOME EARLY IN JUNE.

Paris, May 28.-President Wilson
expects to sail for America by or
before June 10, and possibly as
early as June 5, according to present
plans. The date of his departure is
regarded as dependent upon the
signing OF the peace treaty by the
Germans, and it is confidently be-
heved they will sign some time be-
tween June and June 10.
The presidents departure is not
to be delayed by the Austrian COM
plications regarding reparations and
the Italian Jugo-Slav boundary, it
was declared TODAY.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-29
CENTENARIAN TAKES
RIDE IN AIRPLANE

Wabash, Ind, May 2S.-Jack Hig
gins. native of this city and who
was a sailor for IS years, believes
he is the oldest man yet to have
ridden in an airplane, and he says
the ride he took today is enough for
him. He will celebrate his 10lst
birthday on July IS next.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-29
HIGHWAYMEN>ROB
MESSENGER OF $4,000.

New York, May 28.-Two high
waymen slugged a Wall street mes
senger in the heart of the financial
district yesterday afternoon and
robbed him of $4,000 worth of Lib
erty bonds which he was carrying
in satchel on his way to the Fed
eral Reserve bank. Dennis Forrest
the lS-year-old messenger OF the
brokerage firm of Hartshorne &
Battle, could give no description to
the police of the men who attacked
him when he had regained con-
sciousneSs.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-29
< RIGHT
R EEZY
BITS OF NEWS
HINES REPORTS EXCELLENT
PROSPECTS FOR BUSINESS

Washington, May 2S.-Highly ia
vorable conditions and an outlook
Tor excellent business were reported
today by Director General Hines oi
the railroad administration after an
extensive trip through the west. He
expressed belief that the recon-
struction process now under way
would create big industrial revival.
because OF the arrested demand for
many products not produced during
the war and the large buying power
OF the public due to high wages and
high prices for record farm crops.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-29
HANGED COURT HOUSE Y
Two Police Detectives Accused of
Accepting Bribe of $l10 In Automobile
Ring Theft Case Deny They Are Guilty

William and c. jones' Confessed Auto Thieves
Used to Convict Kaeman and Nea Make Statements Involving
Murphy and PszanowsMcKenna Declares
Hastings Request of Chief Ebee Point
Charges Detectives
Chief About it. He
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-29
THE WEATHER.:

Fair Thursday; warmer in west
portion; Friday probably fair and
continued warm.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-04-04
SOON TO BE DISCHARGED.

w. C. Jones, the Nighthawk merch-
ant, spent Tuesday in Oroville. He re-
ports that Ralph Wilkins, who has
been serving in the marines for over
year expects to receive his discharge
in a short time. Ralph enlisted in Aug
ust, 1917, and a fierce time he had of
it breaking into the service. We hap
pened to be in Seattle at the time he
was trying to burglarize his way into
the army His weight was too light
for his height and he was turned down
at every recruiting station At last a
recruiting officer for the marines tip
ped him wink and by stretching a
point managed to get him enrolled in
that branch of the service. He was sent
to training quarters near San Francis
co, and from there was sent with his
unit to Rhode Island where he was
under training for several months.
Letters received from him while in the
training camp expressed great fears
that he would not get over there be-
fore IL was over over there, but It
seems that the young man had his
wish gratified even beyond his expec
tations, for he reached France and
took part in some of the most severe
fighting.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-04-04
CUTTING MATRIMONIAL KNOT

A large delegation of residents of
the Molosn neighborhood we're in Oro-
vile last Friday, principals and wit
nesses in the divorce case of Oliver
Fletcher VS.. Luna Fletcher. In order to
save the parties to the case as much
expense as possible Judge c. II. Neal
came to Oroville to hear the testimony.
The case was tried in the law office
of Grant & Williams, that firm ap-
pearing for the prosecution and J
NJ. Adams handling the woman's end
of the controversy. Some of the EVIL
dence was very salacious, and the di-
vided house had charges and counter
charges to make against each other.
The evidence would indicate that Cos
sip, that curse of all small places,
where regulations are jeopardized by
the too common practice of repeating
stories and adding to those stories by
each repetition, had much to do with
casting suspicion upon the character
OF the defendant, for so we are in
formed no positive evidence of wrong
doing could be supplied by any wit
ness. However, it was a case of in
compatibility. house divided against
itself, blank in the lottery of matri-
mony, and as the Judge found that the
differences were irreconcilable the
divorce was granted and the three