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The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-10-02

"a light snow fell at Helena, Mont,
Saturday, the first Of the season. In
the valleys it melted as it fell. The
mountains are covered.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-10-02

ss CREDITED with being the founder
md writer Of the constitution of the
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-10-02
e1.so PER YEAR.

Adelina Patti, the prima donna,
died Saturday morning ct Craig-y-
Nos Castle, Penycae, South Wales.
She was rs years old.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-10-02

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Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-17
WILSON'S MUCH
INTERESTED IN
PAIR OF TWINS
President Meets First California
Crowd at Hornbrook
Station.

On Board President Wilson's
Special Train, Hornbrook. Cal, Sept.
l6.-President Wilson met his first
California crowd at Hornbrook
when the train was met by crowd
of town folks and many school chill
dren. He stood on the rear plat
form for several minutes shaking
hands. The crowd cheered.
Oregon is for the league of ma
tions, President Wilson was told by
Mayor c. B. Lambkin of Ashland,
the last town in the state the presi-
dents train stopped at before cross
ing the boundary into California.
There is no party in it either"
the mayor added.
Il am glad to hear that" Prcsi-
dent Wilson replied. There ought
not to be-"
Many children were on hand to
welcome the president and Mrs. Will
son, including twins 3 months old.
1l kNliSOH dIu tuC tOoh
great interest in the twins and when
their parents started to leave the
car Mrs. Wilson called out: Don't
take the babies away, please"
An elderly woman told the presl-
dent the northwest was greatly in.
terested in the league of nations.
Every mother is in favor of the
league covenant" the president said.
"Yes, we are" the woman replied.
II wish we could vote on the ques-
ton, 30 times for it.
Associated Press dispatches from
Honolulu, quoting Japanese sources
to the effect that the United States
had asked the Japanese government
to set definite time limit for the
return of Kiao Chow to China, were
shown President Wilson en- route to
California this afternoon.
The president declined to com.
ment on the news report, but it was
understood the president has no,
yet received any information from
the state department relative to any
action it may have taken regarding
the Shantung situation.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-17
PERSHING CAN'T
VISIT MISSOURI
BOYHOOD HOME
Compelled to Decline All In
vitations Now Due to Press
of Military Affairs.

Washington, Sept. l6.-Due to
many pressing matters, General
Pershing will be unable to make, at
this time, his planned visit to his
boyhood home in Missouri and has
declined all of the invitations which
have been rendered him. This was
made known in the following for
NAL announcement issued at the War
department:
General Pershing finds so many
important matters pressing for his
personal attention that he will be un-
able to 60 west at this time and he
will be compelled. therefore, to de-
cline all of the invitations with which
he has been honored. He has been
highly gratified by the welcome ten
dered him and keenly regrets that
he cannot accept the hospitality OF
the cities and towns which have so
cordially urged him to be their
guest
General Pershing probably will
go to some quiet place where he can
finish his final report and study
plans for the reorganization of the
army as. requested by members OF
congress and the War department.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-17
Two Injured and
Both Cars Wrecked
In Auto Collision

A serious automobile accident oc-
Cured at 6:l5 Tuesday night when
touring car driven by S. X. Rapp,
1924 Harvey street, came into colli-
sion at Cunning street and Lincoln
boulevard with car driven by a
colored man. William L. Vance,
28ll North Twenty-second street
In the car with Vance was a colored
bov. Harold Hibbs, aged 16. 2l02
North Twenty-ninth street. Both
cars were wrecked and the colored
men suffered injuries. Hibbs was
hurt about the head and was taken
to the Lister hospital. Vance was
arrested on a charge of speeding
and reckless driving on complaint
Of MI. Rapp. y
Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-17
Latter DiscipIines Nebraska
Senator Who inquiries If
Peace Treaty Consideration
Is to Be Expedited.
FORMAL READING FOR
AMENDMENT IS BEGUN
Visitors in Senate Chamber
During Debate Will Not Be
Permitted to Give Vent to
Partisan Feelings.
Hourly temperatures;

Washington, Sept. l6.-Formal
reading of the German peace treaty
for amendment was begun late to-
day in the senate after sharp par
liamentary wrangle and demand by
democrats for an avowal from Re-
publican Leader Lodge that the pact
be kept continually before the body.
1t has not been the intention of
opponents of the treaty to take it
up this week, as was indicated by
motion of Senator Smoot, republi-
can, Utah, to consider other legisla-
ton after a four-hour discussion
Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska,
leader of the administration forces.
insisting the treaty was emergency
business and pointing out not one
line of the document had been read,
drew fire from Senator Lodge by
asking If in all good faith it was
his purpose to expedite considera-,
ton.
"My good faith and what I intend
to do is my business" Senator
Lodge replied with feeling, and the
crowds in the gallery leaned for
ward expecting the first real fight
over the treaty. Senator Hitchcock
thereupon again asked Senator
Lodge if he intended to carry out his
promise and keep the treaty before
the senate.
Raps Senator Hitchcock. =
II certainly do and in my own
way without advice from the sena-
tor from Nebraska" Senator Lodge
declared.
The answer was hurled by the SEN
ator with so much emphasis and
feeling that the galleries broke into
applause, which led the discussion to
the conduct of the crowds coming
out daily to hear it.
President Pro Tempore Cummins
declared that while visitors had
been permitted to applaud at the
end of an address, in violation of the
standing rules of the senate, they
would not be permitted to show par
tisan feeling by noisy demonstra-
tons. Senator Hitchcock said the
galleries generally were not aware
of the rule until it had been broken,
and Senator Williams, democrat,
Mississippi, insisted the rule ought
to be abolished so that visitors could
give expression to their feelings. i
The democrats asked for the ayes
and nays on the Smoot motion to
take up other business. and this
was met from the republican side
by the claim that there was no uuo-
rum. Before the count was an
nounced Senator Smoot Withdrew
his motion, and reading for the
treaty was begun.
Struggles Through Preamble.
The reading clerk struggled
through the preamble. with its list
of all the signatures, difficult to pro-
nounce. The clerk had read through
Article 3 of the league covenant
when he reached the amendment BY
Senator Johnson, republican, Cali
fornia, to equalize the vote of Great
Britain and the United States.
Some Senators Absent.
Senator Lodge, who as chairman
of the foreign relations committee
is in charge of the treaty, asked that
the amendment be passed over, as
senators who desired to be heard on
it were absent.
Senator Hitchcock and Senator
Lodge then engaged in another COL
loquy, the latter reiterating that he
CONTINUED on Page Two, Column Five,
Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-17
FORBIDDEN PARTY,
GIRL BROWNS SELF.

Trenton, Sept. l6.-Theories of
crime in connection with the finding
of the body of pretty 17-year-old
Verona Lamb in Crops lake yes
terday were dispelled today by Cor
oner Wagner. who, after an inves-
tgation, concluded the girl. finding
that she could not have the same
privileges as other girls because she
was a ward of the New Jersey Chill
dren's society, threw herself into
the lake in a suicidal frenzy.
She left the home of her foster
: parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Lacy
of the Yardville road. to whom she
had been bound out by the society,
Tuesday night after she had made a
threat to take her life. She was in
a rebellious mood. but the Lacys
did not believe she would carry out
her threat.
MRS. Lacy had refused her per-
mission to attend a carnival at
White Horse, where young people
were to gather that night. because
she thought the society would OBJ
ject to the girl attending the affair
unaccompanied.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-17
Governor McKelvie
Fined for footing
His Horn on Street

Lincoln, Sept. 16.-Governor S. R.
Mckelvie, appearing by proxy, was
tined 81 and costs. amounting in all
to $3.50, in police court here today
on charge of violating the traffic
ordinances. Secretary of Finance
Phil Bross appeared for the COVER
nor and paid the fine.
The governor and party stopped
in front of drug store Sunday even
ing and the governor 'honked' the
horn of his automobile to attract the
walters attention. The traffic reg
ulations provide automobile horns
shall not be sounded except as
warning signals.
A policeman took the governors
number and ordered him to appear
Monday morning. When the gov
ernor failed to appear Prosecutor
Boehmer notified him to be on hand
Tuesday morning without fail. Bross
was accepted as proxy for the gov.
ernor,
Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-17
BOSTON FIREMEN
WILL NOT STRIKE
TO AID POLICEMEN
Other Unions Still Voting on
Whether or Not to Declare
Sympathetic Walkouts. I

Boston, Sept. 16.-The outstand-
ing developments today in the situ-
alton resulting from the police
strike was the declaration of the
city's firemen that they would re-
main on duty. The voting of unions
affiliated with the former police
men on the question of supporting
the latter continued methodically,
and there was doubt of the out
come. Officials realized the dam
ger still confronting the city. but
hailed with satisfaction the attitude
Of the fire fighters.
Guy Oyare Oyster. secretary to
President Samuel Gompers, left for
Washington tonight, after express
ing the opinion that a general strike
here was not imminent.
Four thousand girls. members Of
the Telephone Operators union,
were voting today and tonight
upon the question of sympathetic
strike.
The Boston Typographical union
and the Webb Pressmen's union
also were voting tonight.
The Machinists union and Marine
Machinists will vote Thursday.
Brewery workers, bottlers. driv-
ers. the bartenders and the United
Hebrews Trade union, already have
voted in favor Of striking in sup
port OF the former police.
Meantime the recruiting of new
police force continues. Discharged
service men are accepted as provis-
,onal members of the force without
examination.
A marked decrease in crime since
the state guard took control was re.
ported. but the number CT arrests
for drunkenness was said to have
been greater.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-17
Truck and Street
Car Collide; Driver Is
Injured; Friend May Die

: L. c. Ellsworth, Millard hotel,
will probably die as a result of a
street car and automobile truck COL
lision at Military and Patrick ave-
nues at Sis o'clock yesterday after
noon. Ellsworth was riding on the
truck. C. E. Flynn, l6 years old,
PIG Locust street. driver of the
truck, was also injured. g.
Flynn was driving new truck,
the property of H. H. Harper COM
pany. into Military avenue from
Patrick avenue when the accident
occurred. The truck was carried
nearly 100 feet by the street car and
totally demolished.
Tittsworth suffered fifteen frac-
lures in nine ribs and other inter
nal injuries. Both Ellsworth and
Flynn were taken to Nicholas Sem
hospital.
F. P. Cushing, 3O26H South Six
teenth street, was the motorman of
the street car, and A. w. Williams,
2732 Meredith avenue, the con-
ductor.
Both cars we're said by witnesses
to have been travelling at high rate
of speed.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-17
REPR|EvE
IS GRANTED IN
V0 CT TRAGEDY
Cole and Grammer Given
Three Months More Because
Warden Has No Death
Apparatus.
Ry q Staff COrrespOndenf.

Lincoln, Sept. l6.-(Speclal.) y
Governor S. r. McKelvie announced
today that an additional reprieve of
three months would be given Allen
V. Grammer and Alison B. Cole, who
are under sentence of death for the
murder of Mrs. Lulu Vogt of Elba
in 1917. This is the fifth reprieve for
Cole and the third for Grammer.
Warden Fenton of the state peni-
tentiary was at the state house to-
day and informed Governor Nickel
vie it would take 90 days in which to
get the execution apparatus ready
and was told by the governor to
make the necessary preparations.
The cost of putting in the appara-
tus, including the electric chair. is
estimated at $500. OF this amount
the greater part will be needed for
purchasing and installing new
electric generator at the pententiary.
Judge Favors Grammer.
Judge S. H. Sedgwick of the state
supreme court has filed dissent
ing opinion in the Grammer case,
and says:
"While Grammer's failure to de-
liver Cole up to justice, on learning
that the latter had killed the for
mer's mother-in-law, was damaging
to Grammer, it is not sufficient in
itself to convict. The only other
evidence was Grammer's confession,
secured by detectives in hotel in
Lincoln.
Single Trial an Error.
"The Grammer confession was
obtained in a manner which indi-
Gates that some -duress was used,
and was written in the language of
the detectives rather than in his
own language.
"Grammer and Cole should have
been given separate trials, and the
action of Cole in changing his plea
of guilty while both were on trial
was prejudicial to Grammer.'
Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-17
Senator Johnson Says Presi.
dent Has Failed to Report to
American People Details Of
Paris Conference.
NEW GOVERNMENT FOR
U. S. PLANNED, IS CHARGE
Necessary to Remove Chairs
From Main Floor Of Sioux
Falls Auditorium to Accom-
modate Large Crowds.

Sioux Falls, Sept. l6.-Speakine
before large audience here tonight
Senator Hiram w. Johnson of Cali
fornia charged that President Viii
son seeks to establish substantially
new government for the United
States by the provisions Of the
league of nations covenant.
Senator Johnson's stirring appeal
for the radical amendment of the
peace pact was enthusiast stically re.
ceived by the crowd.
Upon his arrival he was met al
the train by band and commit.
tee of citizens and later rode in an
automobile parade. He spoke from
the same platform where President
Wilson urged the adoption of the
league of nations covenant eight
days ago in his swing through the
west. To accommodate the crowd
it was necessary to remove the
chairs from the main floor of the
hall, and the crowd remained stand
ing while the senator spoke.
Mayor on Platform.
Among those OH the stage were
Mayor George w. Burnside, w. C.
Cook, republican national commit
teeman for South Dakota. and for
mer Senator Robert ]. Gamble.
The speaker was introduced by
Charles M. Day.
"Mr. Wilson told you, so what
want to point out to you is that we
are making a fundamental choice ot
government You may adopt a
government in which Germany is
pictured as a perfect flower or yor
must have new system" said Sen.
ator Johnson.
This is exactly what Mr.. Wilson
intends to do with his league of ma.
tions, adopt a new government sub
stantially for the United States oi
America. 1t is exactly what we dc
not wish to have done. We do not
require new government at this
time. We are content to live under
the constitution and the Declara
ton of independence.
Want Old Government.
1--WE insist that the government o1
Washington and of Lincoln and Of
Roosevelt, the republic which we
have cherished and which has growr
great under the doctrine of Ameri
canism shall not be superseded by
an overlordship Of eight foreign ma.
tions or by supergovernment ir
which our voice will be but one o1
nine. In this ominous sentence
Mr.. Wilson has told his purpose ant
the purpose of the league of nations
He has outgrown the government
that has been ours for l40 years
We have not. He has made "a fun.
damental choice of a government
with his league. We are still Amer,
leans.
"Mr. Wilson in starting his tour
CONTINUED on Page Two, Column Three)
Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-17
American Legion Bill
SiQned bY President

On Board President Wilson's Spe-
cial Train. Hornbrook. Cal, Sept
l6.-President Wilson today signed
an act of congress Incorporating
the American Legion, an organiza-
ton of veterans of the war with the
central empires.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-17
VILLA QUIET ON
INDEPENDENCE DAY.

Ell Paso. Tex, Sept, 16.-Mexican
independence day, celebrating the
Tooth anniversary of Mexico's decla-
ration of independence from Span
ish rule, is being celebrated.
Cannon announced the opening of
the celebration in Juarez at dawn,
firing salutes in honor Of Hidalgo,
the liberator of the Mexican repub
lie. Troop reviews, band concerts
and speaking were held. On the
American side the Mexican colony
arranged an elaborate program,
which included parade at 4:30 p.
m, speaking in Liberty hall, ath
letic games and dance.
An attack on Chihuahua City by
Francisco Villa. which was predict
ed by Villa partisans here, failed to
materialize. Villa, it was predicted
would assault the Plaza at midnight
and give the famous Critic" which
Hildago shouted in proclaiming lib
erty for the Mexican people.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-17
REVOKE LICENSE FOR
FAILING TO APPEAR.

New York, Sept. l6-Revocatior
of the license of the II. II. Watson
company of Longview, Tex, by the
United States food administration,
as announced last Saturday. was on
the following grounds:
Failure of Mr.. Watson to appear
when summoned for a hearing.
Failure to apply for wheat direc-
tors license.
The Associated Press stated erro-
neously that one OF the counts
against the company was unfair and
deceptive prices.
Revocation of the license was rec
commended after hearing before D.
+. Plazzek, second vice president of
the United States grain corporation.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-17

MAN SAVED FROM
DEATHON TRACKS
BY BRAVE WOMEN
Aged Peddler Dragged AL
most From Beneath En-
gine Wheels.

Two women, Mrs. Margaret Fer.
ryman, 1725 Center street. and Mrs
Henry Bosen, l725 South Eighteenth
street, saved Henry Ruhl, o2 years
old, 923 north Twenty-fifth avenue
from probable instant death unde,
the wheels of westbound freight
train in the Burlington yards neat
Twentieth and Center streets at
o'clock Tuesday afternoon.
Unconscious on Tracks.
The aged man, broom peddler
had stumbled over one Of the
tracks and struck his head on the
other, rendering him unconscious
Both women, returning to Their
homes with groceries, saw the body
stretched across the tracks face
downward. A westbound freight was
just bearing down on the PROSTATE
form. Snatching him by the legs
and shoulders, the women pulled
Ruhl from the tracks. Half a min
ute later the freight passed over the
spot. Apparently neither the engi.
neer nor fireman on the train saw
the body lying on the track.
The man was carried to the home
of Mrs. Ferryman.
Grateful to Women.
Police were notified and brough
him to the station, where his inju
ries were attended Ruhl suffered
a severe cut across the forehead
caused by the fall. When told tina
two women rescued him from prob
able death by a freight train. the
gray old man feebly murmured
"Oh, God, thank them for me-"
Ruhl told the police he hasn't {
living relative. For years he ha:
been making a meager living selling
brooms from house to house.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-17
CAPITAL READY
FOR MILITARY
PARADE TODAY
Pershing to Lead First Division
A. E. F. Through Penn
sylvania Avenue.

Washington, Sept. 16.-Washing
ton was in full holiday dress tonight,
awaiting the eliminating military
spectacle of the great war tomor-
row, when Gen. ]. ]. Pershing leads
the First division up Pennsylvania
avenue in the national victory pa
rade. Approximately $4,000 veter-
ans will follow their chief in this last
appearance of the American expedi-
tionary force, soon to go out of ex-
istence completely. They will be
officially reviewed by Vice President
Marshall in the absence of President
Wilson and unofficially by nearly
100000 citizens of Washington and
surrounding towns.
For General Pershing himself the
national reception ceremonies will
not end until Thursday. On that
day he will be rendered All honor
rarely bestowed, a public reception
by congress in the name of the ma
ton. A joint resolution expressing
the gratitude of congress to him and
to the officers and men of his army
was passed today by both houses.
At the last moment, in keeping with
the democratic ideals of the nation,
it was decided not to present him
with a sword, as had been sug-
gested,
To Lead Great Force.
Along the broad avenue which has
been trod in triumphal pageants by
hundreds of thousands of Americans
in days gone by, general Pershing
will lead force worthy of every
honor because of its own deeds and
also because it typifies on this oc-
casion the whole army of the United
States during the war. Through the
men of the First division, pioneers
of the force in France and last OF
the fighting divisions to return, the
nation will express its gratitude to-
morrow to those other millions of
its soldiers who could not share di-
rectly in the spectacle; to the dead
whose sacrifice brought peace to
the fields of France, where they
sleep; to the wounded and manned
in the hospitals and to all the men
who have gone back to enjoy as CIV
.llians the honor and peace and lib
erty for which they turned to war.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-17
Flag Raising and Address
Open Fair at Waterloo

A flag raising and speech by
Harry Fleharty of Omaha marked
the opening of the Douglas county
fair at Waterloo yesterday. 1t will
continue until Friday night. Exhib-
its are the largest and best in the
history of the fair, said G. E. Hall.
A number of baseball games be-
tween country baseball teams are
scheduled to be played at the
grounds.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-17
Man Held Confesses
Killing American Cir

Naples, Sept. l6.-The arrest by
the police here of man named Lux
emburg, 80 years old, has developed
an alleged murder case in which an
American girl was the victim, ac-
cording to the authorities. The po-
lice say the prisoner has confessed
that in 1909 he eloped with a Miss
Ellis, an American girl, then living
in Geneva, and that shortly after
ward he murdered her. Further de.
tails of the alleged confession were
not available.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-17
FLU EPIDEMIC CAUSES
sl2o 443 400 DEATH BILL,

Hartford, Conn, Sept. l6.-Fig-
ures of death claims because of the
epidemic of influenza, grip and
pneumonia from October l last to
March ] of this year. presented in a
paper read to the national conven-
ton of insurance commissioners by
T. F. Tarbell, an actuary of the
Connecticut insurance department,
showed a payment of $l20,443,469 by
81 out of al companies canvassed.
The rate of sickness doubled in
that period as compared with the
same period year previous. Health
and accident companies noted an in
crease in sickness proportionately
aS g.sat for the same period, \
Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-17
MRS. WILSON ASSUMES
SUPPORT OF ORPHAN.

. New York, Sept. l6.-Mrs. Wood
row Wilson has assumed the entire
support of one of the many little or
phans picked up by the Armenian
and Syrian relief committee in the
war-ravaged lands of the near east.
This announcement was made at
the headquarters of the organization,
No. Madison avenue, where per-
sonal check had been received from
the presidents wife for $3.50. The
sum will support war orphan for
one wear in its native land.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-17
SIS a Month Bonus
for All Fighting Men

St. Paul, Mimi, Sept. l6.-The
senate passed the house bill provid.
ing a bonus of SIS for each month Of
service for soldiers. sailors and ma
rines who served the colors at some
time between the declaration of war
and the signing Of the armistice.
The minimum bonus is $50. y