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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-12
NEGRO SLAYER
UNDER ARREST
AT ST. JOSEPH
Man Who Stabbed to Death
Beatrice Bradd Captured
by Three Policemen
After Fierce Fight.

Edward Anderson, slayer of
Beatrice Bradd, colored, who was
stabbed to death in her home at 618
North Fourteenth street Monday
afternoon, was captured yesterday
AFTERNOON at ST. Joseph, Mo.
Omaha police were anxious about
Anderson's arrest because of his
threats to do more killing"
Makes Fierce Fight.
Anderson made a fierce battle
with three policement before he
was subdued. City Detectives
Joseph Baughman and L. o. Toland
left at II o'clock last night to bring
back the prisoner. A heavy Oregon
boot will be put on the negro to
prevent any attempt to escape.
Following the murder, Anderson
went to South Omaha, it was
learned, and armed himself. He is
said to have told friends that he
would never be arrested before he
had killed several policemen.
Admits Killing Woman.
His arrest in St. Joseph grew out
o fan assault on Sam Burnett, a
saloon-keeper there, Friday after
noon. Anderson had been drinking
heavily, and when taken to the
police station, he put up fight. He
was finally subdued by three police
men. He was placed in a dungeon.
When questioned by the chief of
police at St. Joseph, Anderson con-
fessed to stabbing to death a
woman" in Omaha last Monday.
He said she tried to kill him. At
ST. Joseph he gave the name of
William Wofford.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-12

The Nebraska Base Hospital Unit No. 49, which left
Omaha March 26 1918, is its way home, the S. S.
Kasern Auguste Victoria first German ship put in trans
port service.
The vessel is due in New York April 18. No word has
been received whether hospital unit No. 49, consisting solely
of Omaha boys will be discharged immediately Major c.
A. Hull is in charge
Major A. C. Stokes who organized the hospital unit,
returned from several months ago and in Wash
ngton at the present time. Major NJ Patton and Captain
turned from overseas Major Edison L. Bridges head of the
medical staff with the returning unit which sailed from
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-12
Monroe Doctrine Put
in Covenant Of leauue

Paris, April 1i.-(By the Asso-
ciated Press)-While the text of the
Monroe doctrine amendment adopt
ed by the league of nations COM
mission at its session last night is
withheld, its main features are SUBJ
stantially along the following lines:
Article X-Nothing in this cove
nant shall be construed as invalidat-
ing any agreement such as the Mon
roe doctrine for the maintenance of
peace.
The exact language of the amend
ment is closely guarded and efforts
to obtain a copy of the text met
with the statement that, although
there is peculiar American interest
in the amendment, there was no rea-
son for departing from the definite
policy of the commission not to dis
close textual changes in the cove
nant as the work progresses.
The official statement on last
nights session issued this morning
does not mention the action on the
Monroe doctrine amendment, al
though it has been admitted off
cially from other sources that the
amendment was adopted.
Discussion Dramatic in Character.
Discussion of the Monroe doctrine
amendment by the league .of nations
commission is described by those
present as having been of dramatic
character, concluding with speech
by President Wilson deprecatings
the opposition which had been ex-s
pressed and upholding the doctrine
as one of the great bulwarks against
absolutism. The debate came late
in the session, which continued more
than four hours.
The British attitude had been in
doubt until the last, but Lord Robert
Cecil turned the scales by announc-
ing that he saw no objection to the
amendment in the form presented by.
the president M. Larnaude of the
French delegation followed Lord
Robert with objections to inserting
the Monroe doctrine.
The Chinese also offered obiec-
ton to the amendment on the
Siouiiu tiidt IT'S language was so ex-
tended that it might validate certain
principles and claims affecting Chi
nese affairs.
Impassioned Plea By Wilson.
The president paid the closest al
tention to the opposition to the
amendment and jotted down notes
for reply. In his speech the pres
ident spoke with great earnestness
and with some evidence of feeling.
He declared that the Monroe doc
trine was enunciated to combat the
Holy Alliance and. to hold back the
threat of absolutism which was then
menacing Europe and seeking, to
spread its absolute power to the .
western hemisphere.
1t served its purpose in keeping
this absolute power from tire west
ern world.
One of its great purposes, he said.
was to maintain territorial and po-
litical integrity and, having served
its great purpose in the western
world, it was now being brought to
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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-12
Ak-Sar-Ben Floats to
Be Used to Welcome
Home Iowa Soldiers

]. H. Osborne of Villisca, Ia,
representing an organization of
business men, was in Omaha yes
terday to arrange for the use of the
Ak-Sar- Ben floats, which were dis
played in the electric parade last
fall.
Citizens of Villisca, Red Oak,
Malvern and few other towns Of
that part of Iowa, will cooperate
in holding a rousing homecoming
celebration about April 20, in Viii
lisca, for the Rainbow division sol
dier boys who have returned.
Villisca and surrounding territory
will make this event a memorable
one. The day will be declared as a
general holiday. A parade, music
and speaking will mark the oc-
casion.
: Omaha, incidentally, will be hon
ored by being represented by the
Ak-Sar-Ben floats. The tank"
used in the parades last fall also
will be sent.
Mr.. Osborne visited the Ak-Sar-
Ben den" yesterday and made the
arrangements. He was impressed
by the floats.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-12
Soldier Held in +
VI Council Bluffs on
Charge Of Bigamy


Leslie Anthony, discharged SOL
der, was brought to Council Bluffs
yesterday afternoon by Sheriff Nc
Naughton of Shelby county and
held under s.. 500 bond on the charge
of bigamy. His arrest was due to
a request made by Chief of Police
Eberstein of Omaha.
1t is alleged that the soldier boys
offense is very serious, involving
one wife and several children at
Quincy, ILL.,, where the bigamy
charge originated. Anthony was ar
-ainged before Justice Cooper and
sent to the county Jail on the charge
of being a fugitive from justice.
He intimated that he would resist
extradition.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-12
Selection Of Geneva
as Capital Of League
Is Criticised Bitterly

Paris, April l1.-(By the As
sociated ess.)-Bitter criti-
cisin has been aroused in French
and. Belgium quarters over the
choosing of Geneva as the capital
of the league of nations. The
fact thats President Wilson's
speech in behalf of Geneva was
wholly responsible for the choos-
ing of the Swiss city as against
Brussels is greatly resented.
"You will not dare to choose
a city as the capital of the league
of nations which incarnates the
enmity between races-a city
which has been wronged, doubt
less, but which makes a recon
citation between. the peoples of
Europe more distant by the very
wrongs it has suffered" Pres
,ident Wilson is reported to have
said to the delegates in arguing
against the selection of Brussels.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-12
Gompers Protests Change
In Covenant Of Labor
President of American Federation Warns Against
Reopening Declaration Made by Representatives
in Paris; Outline Given Of Work of Inter-Allied
Commission in Session Two Months at Paris.

in this country at Washington next
October and I have been selected as
president of this conference. The
deliberations will last ten weeks"
Declarations Adopted.
While Mr.. Gompers said he could
not make public the text of the re-
port drafted by the inter-allied COM
mittee of which he was head, he
added that, in addition to the report
itself, the committee made certain
declarations which it hoped might
also be incorporated in the treaty.
These declarations he said, are fund
amental> and of benefit to labor"
and are as follows:
II. Labor shall not be held as a
commodity or article of commerce.
%. A standard adequate wage.
"3. An eight-hour day.
-. Equal pay for equal work by
man or woman when of equal guam
tity and equal quality.
IS. Protection of child labor"
Difficulties Overcome.
"A great deal of difficulty was ex-
perienced at the sessions of the Ia
Dor committee in Paris before the
United States could become a party
to the program" said Mr.. Gompers.
This is due to the dual govern
ment of the United States-the
state government and the federal
government-with - separate labor
legislation. Our program could not
trespass on the states right tofdeal
with labor legislation. Provisions
were made to overcome this diff
Guilty.
THE maritime nations objected to
our seamen's laws, but a protocol
was drawn up so that no state shall
be asked or be required to enforce
any agreement in the covenant of
the inter-allied labor committee
which involves a lowering of stand
ards for seamen or any other of the
laws which might make standards
lower than existing ones"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-12
Girl. From St. Paul
Arrested as She Steps
From Train in Omaha

Clara Carey, 16 years old and
pretty. was arrested at midnight
last night as she stepped from a
train at the Union station. Omaha
police were asked by ST. Paul,
Minn., authorities to hold her on
charge of larceny.
Ten minutes after her arrest Miss
Carey was sound asleep in the ma
irons department at the city Jail.
Il know what they want" she
said, II stole $l3 from a woman in
St. Paul in order to get down here
to my uncle, c. J. Carey of Council
Bluffs"
The girl said her father was dead
and she did not know where her
mother was.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-12
HOWELL UNABLE
TO FORCE AHEAD
CHARTER BILLS
House Committee on Cities and
Towns Refuses to Bring
Out Omaha Meas
ureS for Action.
BY a Staff Correspondent.

Lincoln. April 1l.-Although City
Commissioner Ure left for Omaha
shortly after noon today, an active
lobby, in the persons of r. B. How
eli, manager of the metropolitan
water district of Omaha, and Dis
trict Court Clerk Smith, were ex-
treme1y busy trying to induce the
house committee on cities and
towns, of which Druesedow is chair
man, to report out Senate Files los
and 100.
These are what are known as the
Omaha charter bills and they pro-
vide for the city commissioners is
suing bonds for street grading, paw
ing and intersections on their own
initiative.
The bills were indefinitely post
poned by action of the committee
Thursday. After working indefa-
tigably on the Douglas county men,
bers most of the forenoon. Smith
and Howell transferred their points
OF attack to the country members,
but without apparent success.
Committee Obdurate.
Members of the committee, how
ever, were obdurate. "We will hold
these bills" said Chairman Druese-
dow, because we cannot depend on
the persons who are trying to bring
them out keeping faith with US.
They have double-crossed others,
and we can look for double cross
when they get these bills out of
committee"
One of the country members ap-
preached by member of the lobby
said: "All we have had since this
session started is R. Beecher
Howell. He has taken up valuable
time of this legislature and has
caused world of trouble and fric-
ton. am opposed to any kind
of Douglas county legislation and
will vote against any kind of Doug
las county bill for the reason that
l am confronted with the fact that
l am either for or against R. Beech
er Howell, when | don't give a
tinker's damn either way. Omaha
ought to be able to work out its
own destiny with its own charter
and not trouble the state with its
domestic discords."
May Force Charter Action.
The probable defeat in the legis-
lature of Senate Files Nos. los and
Continued on Page Six, Column 0ne)
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-12
DEBS GETTING READY
TO BEGIN PRISON TERM.

Tcrre Haute, Ind, April IL
Eugene v. Debs, under sentence for
violating the espionage law, said at
!: his: home here today that he was
getting ready to begin his sentence
in federal prison. He declared he
would not ask for one minutes de-
lay or respite and added:
During my Incarceration my
comrades will be true and my
enemies will be satisfied and. there
fore, as far as ] am concerned. all
is well with the world
\ Statements that he had threatened
Ito call general strike if sent to
: prison, Debs said, ARE absolutely
false and baseless."
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-12
SWITZERLAND GRANTS
REFUGE TO KING LUDWIG.

Bcrne, April II.-Ihe SWISS gov
crnment announces that it has given
permission for former King Ludwig
of Bavaria to reside at Zizers, in the
Canton of Grisons, in a home for
aged Catholic priests which forms
wing of the ancient castle of Sails.
The king has been living in Liech-
tcnstein.
Permission also has been granted
to several former Austrian arch
dukes to come to Switzerland on
condition that they undertake to re-
frain from all political activity and
propaganda.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-12
SOME OF RELEASED
ALIENS BOUND FOR OMAHA.

salt Lake City, April 1l.-Ten
enemy aliens confined at the war
prison barracks at Fort Douglas,
near here, were paroled today by
Dave Gershon, Department of JUS
tice agent, and sent to their former
homes in the middle west. All of
the men are German or Austrian and
are considered not dangerous, ac-
cording to Gershon. They are bound
for Omaha, Chicago and other mid
die western towns.
The ten men, who are the second
allotment of that number to be
parcled during the last two days,
are:
Otto Ohm, Milo Kronkovich,
Frank Tihila, Grigole Rucarean,
Frank Dymeck, Max Fred, August
Boy, Frank Anderson, Otto Hofs
aud Frank Wasserthal.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-12

ton will be whether the board shall
go out of existence Immediately or
continue quiescent until the presi-
dent returns and final policy is de-
termined.
Secretary Redheld, Assistant
Secretary Sweet, Solicitor Thurman
and Chairman Peek today drafted a
cablegram to the president. Un-
til the president gives a decision the
board will not undertake to continue
its activities and no-priccs will be
announced on lumber, brick, cement
or other commodities under consid-
Grafton.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-12
HOGS REACH NEW HIGH
FIGURE AT ST. LOUIS.

St. Louis. April 1l-A new record
price for hogs at the National stock
yards was set today when a ship
ment sold for $20.S5. The highest
previous quotation recorded was
$2075 for 100 pounds. Enormous
shipments Of pork to Europe are re-,
sponsible for the prices, according
to dealers.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-12

to the other countries for the cash
value of labor, materials, cattle and
other things yexacteds for the restora-
tion of the nine northern provinces.
Germany, although her prisoners
will be released at the end of the
armistice, probably will be required
in the peace settlement to provide
a part of the labor needed~for re-
building devastated regions as we'll
as labor at home in the manufacture
or production Of materials to be
used in restoration work.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-12
By Associated Press.

Paris, April 11.-Whle the members Of the British
and French parliaments mobzing for proposal to
Germany for all the costs the war insisting
Germanys ability to pay the full BILL the American repre-
sentatves the reparaons commission consider
able doubt whether the account to be presented to
Germany under the plan adopted by the council Of four
ESTIMATED at about $45 100000, with the payment
spread period Of 80 years. will be collected
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-12
sMEGALOMANIAC MEMBER
Z OF NEW BAVARIAN CABINET

Berlin, April 11.-Dr. Adolf Lapp,
A Nuremberg newspaper says,
has been appointed commissioner
for foreign affairs in the new Ba-
varian cabinet. In describing ! his
career, the newspaper says that he
was twice confined in an insane
asylum for megalomania.
DR.. Lapp worked for the imperial
political department during the war
aud organized the defeatist revolu-
I stionary movement in Italy,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-12
Steel Price Dispute
to Be Placed Before
President Wilson

Washington, April 1.-The de-
cision which President Wilson will
be asked to make in the price fix
ing dispute between the industrial
board of the department of COM
merce and the railroad administrs-
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-12
BELGIUM TO ENFRANcHISE
WIDOWS AND WAR MOTHERS

Brussels, April 1.-THE Belgian
chamber of deputies today adopted
unanimously the electoral reform
bill after the various political groups
had reached an agreement on dis
puted points. =.
While not giving the vote to all
women, the measure gives the bal
lot to Widows who have not remar-
ried and to the mothers of soldiers
killed in battle or of civilians shot
by the Germans. 1t grants uni
vcrsal suffrage to all males over Il
years of age.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-12
DANGEROUS TASK FACES
l,l00 MEN OF u. S. NAVY

Washington, April 11.-Approxi-
mately l,l00 officers and men will
be engaged under Rear Admiral
Strauss in the dangerous task of re-
moving the 1000 mines which Amer
ican naval forces laid in the North
sea anti-submarine barrage. Eigh-
teen mine sweepers will be used and
attached to the feet as tenders
will be 20 submarine chasers now
overseas.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-12
Grave Di0yers Strike;
MANY Bodies Unburied

Stettin. April 1.-THE grave dig
gers in Stettin have gone on strike.
AS a consequence many bodies re-
main unburied.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-12
DWELLINGS IN BAVARIA
SEIZED BY GOVERNMENT.

Munich, April 1.-THE new Ba-
varian government has issued de-
crees confiscating all dwellings and
placing them at the disposal of a
commissioner, who has been charged
to deal with the qaestion of housing
shortages.
Persons who did not live in Ba-
varia before the war must surrender
their dwellings and become de-
pendent upon the commissioner.
Private renting is forbidden and the
number of rooms to be occupied IS
prescribed according to the size OF
the family.
Infractions OF the orders are pun
ishable by fines up to 100000 marks
and imprisonment not exceeding one
year.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-12
CAMPANINI TESTIF1ES
IN GALL CURCI'S SUIT.

s Chicago, April ia deposition
in the divorce suit of CALI Curci,
the opera singer, was filed here to-
day. It was by Cleofonte Cam
panini, general director of the Chi
scago Opera association, in which
Cali Curci sang. Campanini said
that twice, while Cali Curci was
singing, he saw Luigi, her husband,
escort young women to his wife's
apartment. The director said he did
not remember the names OF the
towns or the hotels where these
things happened.
CALI Cmrci's suit alleged that her
husband made her life unbeatable.
Campanini said one of these acts
was when Luigi repeatedly said to
his wife: "You sing flat"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-12
MEXICAN
|NSURCENT
CH|EFTA|N
IS, KILLED
General Zapata, First to Raise
Standard of Revolt, Run
Down in His Lair in
MoreIos Mountains.
BY Associated Press.

Mexico City, April H.
Emiliano Zapata, the rebe
leader in southern Mexico
has been killed by government
troops, according to an announce
ment made by the Mexican war de-
partment today. The announcement
confirmed an earlier newspaper re-
port of Zapata's death from Cuautla
in the state of Morelos.
The message said that part ol
the 50th regiment serving under
General Pablo Gonzalez of the Car
rama army, returned to Cuautla,
General Gonzales headquarters, to-
night with the body of the dead
rebel chief.
Death Result of Strategy.
Advices from Morelos say tina.
the death of Zapata was brought
about by strategy. Zapata, with his
followers, had been hiding i'll an in
accessible mountain region since the
government troops had pacified the
state of Morelos, which had been
the stronghold of Zapata since he
began his revolt in 1909.
The rebel chief is said to have
been killed in an unnamed part OF
the mountains of southern Morelos
BY troops under command of Colonel
Guaiardo. The War department has
promoted the colonel to a general
ship for his feat.
At the height of his power sew
eral years ago General Zapata fig
ured as the possible head of the
Mexican government. At three diff
ferent times during the last 10 years
his followers were in control OF
Mexico City for brief periods.
First Rebel Leader to Fall.
Since the fall of Porfirio Diaz,
Emiliano Zapata and Francisco Villa
in southern and northern Mexico,
respectively, have been the sources
of unending trouble for the various
governments of Mexico. Zapata, the
first to raise the standard of revolt,
is the first to fall. Villa still is ac-
tive in the north, although not on
as an extensive scale as formerly.
For 10 years Zapata had ravaged
southern Mexico. Starting with a
small force in 1909, he was able by
1911 to defeat government forces
sent against him and during the
Huerta regime held sway over sew
cral states in addition to Morelos,
where he began and ended his ca
reer. For short time in 1914 "a
Continued ON Page Six, Column Two)
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-12
~ R e F
KRIG H F
R E EEZY
BITS OF NEWS
NORTHWESTERN co-EDS
ORGANIZE BALL TEAM.

Chicago. April 1l.-A base ball
team. composed of co-eds, is being
formed at Northwestern university,
it was learned today. Miss Edith
Maker, assistant instructor OF
athletics for women at the univer-
sity, said she did not know with
whom the nir.e would play as she
was without knowledge whether
other co-educational institutions had
girls base ball clubs.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-12

Nebraska Base Hospital Unit
Number 49, Composed Of
Omaha Men, on Way Home

Sails From Bres on Kaserin Auguste Victoria, First
German Passenger Ship to Be Used for Transport
of United States Troops; Due to Reach New
York April 49,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-12
Reputation Of War Debt by
Germany at Future Date
Anticipated by Americans

While British and French Legislators Are Demanding
Full Indemnification for War Costs, U. S. Repre-
sentatives Doubt Whether Bill for 45,0O0,00000O
to Be Presented Can Be Collected in Full.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-12
May Force Charter Action.

The probable defeat in the legis-
lature of Senate Files Nos. los and
Continued on Page Six, Column One)