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Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-18
Secretary Tumu|ty Tells labor
And Farmer Delegation That
Executive Has Open Mind
On Return of Carriers.
WANTS VIEWS GIVEN
BEFORE TAKING ACTION
Same Delegation That Visited
White House Asks Senator
Cummins That He Withdraw
His Railway Measure.

Washington, Dec. l7.-Presidene
Wilson's mind is still open on the
question of returning the railroads
to private control, Secretary Tumu-
ty today told a delegation repre-
senting union labor and some farms
ers' organizations which called at
the White House to present lettcH
asking the executive TO delay res
turn of the roads for two Years.
J his was the first authoritative
expression on the subject which had
come from administration quarters
since the president informed con-
gress last May he planned to re-
turn them to private control by
January /. The president, Mr..
Tumulty said, would be glad to
get the views of the labor and
farmer representatives who insisted
that fair test of government oper-
alton in peacetime should be given.
Speed up Cummins Bill.
While the delegation was at the
White House the senate was speeds
ing up consideration Of the Cum
Minis railroad bill and apparently
was nearing a final vote. Under
the measure the roads would be re-
turned to their owners within so
days after the bill became a law,
| BIZ there was no prospect that final
enactment of any railroad legisla.
licn would be completed until well
after the Christmas holidays, owing
to differences between the senate
and house.
Before going to the White House
the union labor and farmers dele-1
CATION, which included Samuel
Gompers of the American Federa-
ton of Labor. and representatives
of the railroad brotherhoods, called
on Senator Cunmins, chairman of
the Senate Interstate Commercs
committee, and asked that his bill
be withdrawn. He indicated that he
would lay the request before the
full committee.
The letter from the labor and
farmers delegations to the presi-'
dent said proponents of the Cum
Minis bill claimed that the president
planned to return the roads by JanI
| udiy l, anu lildl sOlHS lcSlSldtlOuS
providing for such return, must be
enacted Immediately.
Termed Injustice.
I'VE believe that this assertion
is a great injustice to you," contjn-
ued the letter. CAS- you doubtless
know. an overwhelming majority of
the farmers and members of the
American Federation of Labor and
the railroad brotherhoods, as well
as the general public, favor an ex-
tension of the period, of govern
ment operation of the railroads for
az least two years. in order that
a fair test may have been made Of
government operation and a plan
Continued on Page Two, Column Three j
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-18
FIGHT ON TREATY
MAY Be RE0PENED
IN A few WEEKS
Senators of Both Parties
Seem in More ConciIiatory
Mood Now Than
Heretofore.

Washington, Dec. H.-Expressions
that seemed to point toward a re-
ope<ing of the peace treaty fight
within a few weeks were voiced on
the senate floor today when the sub
ject bobbed up in the midst of con-
sideration of the railroad bill.
The symposium of views that went
into the Record during the brief de-
bate included opinions from virtu-
ally all factions of the divided senate
membership. but they all struck a
note of conciliation. Differing widely
i'll their suggestions for solution,
they stood together on the general
proposition that politics ought to be
forgotten and that the senate, acting
independent of executive opinion,
ought to do something promptly to
end suspense and establish state of
peace.
The discussion reflected the trend
of negotiations which have been in
progress privately among senator's
lOI oil dSl CClilSiIl tHdt WOulu Rct tIIc
question finally out of the way.
There was increased activity in that
direction during the day and some
of the leaders predicted formal ac-
ton carly in the new year.
Block Effort of Knox.
Senator Knox of Pennsylvania. a
leader in the "irreconcilable" repub-
lican group of treaty opponents and
member of the foreign relations
committee, brought the subject to
the floor by another attempt to get
before the senate his two resolutions
to establish state of peace. The
effect was blocked, but he obtained
unanimous consent to send the
measures to the committee, where
he expects to renew his request for
action.
A plea made by Senator Knox, for
some sort of settlement, was sec
onded by Senator Smith, of Georgia,
a reservation democrat, who de-
Continued on Page Two. Column One.,
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-18
AIRMAN SAFE AFTER
BATTLE WITH VULTURE.

Moulmain, Burma, Dec. H.-Lieut.
Etienne Poulet, the Frenchman who
recently yielded the Paris Australia
air race to Capt. Ross Smith, is safe
after a battle in the air with huge
vulture which broke a propeller of
his machine and forced him to- land
on a small plateau in the mountains.
Lieutenant Poulet left Bangkok,
Siam, December 6, two hours after
Captain Smith, and direct word Of
his fate had been lacking until
Tuesday morning, when he landed
here in his machine.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-18
TAFT'S NEPHEW
SUED FOR DIVORCE.

Reno, New, Dec. 17.-Suit for di~
vorce was filed by Mrs. Helen
Draper Taft, wife of Walbridge
Smith Taft, son of Henry w. Taft
of New York, and nephew of former
President William H. Taft.
Mrs. Taft, who is a daughter of ex-
Governor Draper of Massachusetts,
bases her suit on the technical
ground of desertion. alleging that
her husband has not lived with her
for more than year past. The sepa-
ration is said by friends to have been
brought about by incompatibility of
temperament. Mrs. Taft came here
several months ago to establish a
legal residence. Her mother and
brother have been here with her.
The Tafts were married in Boston
February 10. 1917.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-18
WHOLLY ILLITERATE
MAN WINS FORTUNE.

New York, Dec. I'm a habcas
corpus proceedings in the Brooklyn
supreme court it was testified that
Samuel Weltman, who accumulated
a large fortune in the manufacture
of clothes, had never been able to
either read or write in any language.
The proceedings were brought by
his brother, Oscar, who claimed that
Samuel is now mentally affected as
a result of stroke of paralysis and
is being detained against his will in
his wife's home.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-18
DOMESTIC BOLSHEVIK
is SUING FOR DIVORCE.

Los Angeles, Dec. H.-Beatrice
Sylvia Goulard. who is suing Thom-
as Gibson Goulard for divorce, says
she is domestic bolshevik and
wants to live in Bohemia"
In a letter to her sister she con-
fided:
at is fatal for an artist to marry
under any condition. I must have
my own life"
Goulard will contest demand for
alimony.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-18
Attorney for Alleged Assail-
ant Has Mayor Identify
Picture as That of Claude
Bessie, Who Denies It.
WITNESSES SWEAR DAVIS
HOME DURING THE RIOT
John 0verbay, Witness for
State, Admits Attempt to
Become Davis BondSman-
Case May Reach Jury Today.

A unique effort to prove that
Mayor Smith could not identify
George Davis by a photograph was
sprung" yesterday afternoon by At
torney Eugene O'Sullivan at the trial
of Davis in District Judge Redick's
court on charges of assault with in
tent to murder and assault with in
tent to do great bodily injury to
Mayor Smith the night of the court
house riot.
Mayor Smith was recalled to the
stand and asked to look at a photo
graph. $50 :,
: "Who is that picture of" asked
Mr.. O'Sullivan.
"Well, it looks very much like
Claude Bossie," said the mayor, re-
terring to a former city milk in
spector. Mr.. Bessie was in the court
room, sitting beside Mr.. O'Sullivan
Mr.. O'Sul1ivan Immediately put
Mr.. Bessie on the witness stand.
"Is that a picture of you" he
asked.
"No. sir" answered Mr.. Bessie.
"Were you ever in Hot Springs,
Ark.?" asked Mr.. O'Sullivan, the
photograph bearing the name OF a
Studio in Hot Springs.
Never" said Mr.. Bessie.
Bump on Forehead.
County Attorney Shotwell in
cross-examination called attention to
what appeared to him to be bump
ON the forehead of the figure in the
photograph. :, 80,
"Have you bump in the middle
of your forehead, Mr.. Bessie" he
asked.
eyes, sir" was the answer.
"What is it"
"A birthmark." :,
The photograph was then passed
to the jury. !,
All this was introduced by the de-
tense because Mayor Smith had tes-
tilted that he first recognized Davis
as his assailant when a picture OF
Davis taken several years ago was
shown to him by the police after
the mayor's return from Florida.
It is expected that Davis will be
placed on the witness stand this
morning.
Three persons testified yesterday
afternoon that George Davis was at
his home, 1912 North Twenty-eighth
street. the night of the riot and that
he was there all the time from about
$50 on.
Difference in Testimony.
There was some difference in the
testimony of the three, however.
! Media Miller, clerk for M. E. Smith
& Co., who lives at 2l02 Chicago
street, testified that she saw DAVIS
there but she denied that the riot
was mentioned in any way during
the evening.
Lloyd Atkins and Robert Howard,
soldiers stationed at Fort Omaha,
testified that they saw Davis there
during those hours but both testl-
fed that the riot was discussed IN
general way. They said some one
told Mary Ellen Davis, sister OF
George Davis, about the riot over
the telephone. ..,
The defense closed the day with
an attempt to impeach the testi-
mony of John Overbay, the only
other man besides the mayor VINO
| is positive that he saw George Davis
strike Mayor Smith.
Attorney O'Sullivan himself took
the witness stand and testified that
Overbay called him up and said ne
Continued on Page Two, Column oneJ
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-18
BUYS RESERVED
SEAT TICKET TO
SEE WORLD END
Ohio Farmer Visits Cleveland
To Witness Cataclysmic
Phenomenon.

Cleveland, o., Dec. 17.-Charles
Johnson, IS, farmer living at West
Salem, was in Cleveland Wednes-
day with a reserved seat ticket so as
to be in the front row when the
world came to an end.
After going to house where the
beginning of the end" was to be
staged and finding that no one there
had even heard the end was at hand,
johnson complained to the police.
1.-TWO rlen came to me last Satur-
day and sold me reserved seat for
SIS" he said.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-18
Hoover Says Millions
Facing Starvation in
Central Europe Now

Washington. Dec. l7.-Starvation
faces from 100000 to 100000
persons in central Europe outside
Germany unless some means can be
discovered for their assistance.
Herbert Hoover, former food admin
istrator. said in formal statement.
Unless relief is quickly furnished, he
predicted. a breakdown of stable
government in the countries affected
and creation of another cesspool
like Russia"
To meet the situation Mr.. Hoover
proposed that the great surplus OF
wheat and -four" held by the grain
corporation be sold on credit to Fin
land, Poland. Austria and other ma
tons OF central Europe.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-18
Steel "De Luxe" Invented
BY EngIishman Is Claim

London, Dec. 1.-THE inven-
ton of a new steel, far in advance
of any high speed steel hitherto
made, is ascribed by the Daily Mail
to John Oliver Arnold, professor
of metalurgy at Sheffield university
The newspaper says that the Ameri-
can government is investigating the
invention and that American metal
lurgists are working along similar
lines,
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-18
No Siens of Trouble.

Washington, Dec. 17-Experts
who keep the weather under official
surveillance for the government
scanned the heavens and weather re-
ports in vain today for any sign that
an alleged solar conspiracy between
the planets Neptune. Jupiter, ct al,
was about to produce storms whicl,
would bring the world to sudden
end.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-18
BIG ORDER FOR WHISKY
COMES FROM GERMANY.

Lexinton, KY, Dec. 17.-Orders
from Germany for 500 barrels Of
whisky have been received by the
James E. Pepper distillery. The
Pepper distillery, the oldest in the
south, has $500 barrels and $4,000
cases of whisky on hand. Had the
ban been lifted by the supreme court
This liquor. it is estimated, would
have brought in return of $2,857, ,320
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-18
Demonstrations Exaggerated.

San Francisco, Dec. 17.-Prof. Al
bert F. Porta, San Francisco meteor
ologist, from whose deductions on
planet conhguration the prophecy of
the world coming to an end today
was said to have sprung, reported
today the representations of the
worlds demise were greatly exag-
gerated.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-18
City Planning Expert
To Speak Here Today

E. NJ. Bassett. New York lawyer,
an expert on city planning and
height of buildings, will arrive in
Omaha at 4 this afternoon and half
an hour later will address a meeting
of business men in the city hall. At 5
he will speak on city planning at a
dinner at the Chamber of Commerce.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-18
Claims Evidence to
Convict Policemen
OF Theft in Gotham

New York, Dec. 11--Evidence
sufficient to convict at least six po-
licemen who have aided burglars
in five recent thefts in Brooklyn and
Manhattan of property valued at
more than 100000 is in possession
c. District Attorney Lewis Of Brook
lvn. he announced Two policemen
are already under arrest.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-18
Refuse to Go Underground.

Miami, Okl, Dec. l7.-Several
mines in the Miami zinc and lead
field are short handed because the
miners refused to go down into the,
ground with the prospect of the
world crumbling to pieces while
they were at work.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-18
Clemenceau Improves.

Paris, Dec. 1.-THE bulletin on
NJ. Clemenceau's condition issued
Wednesday evening reads: THE
premier's condition is very satisfac-
tory There will be no further bulS
letins, !
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1919-03-27
sAlfred=BsSt ubblefield is readily

/ Affred=B Stubblefield is readily
recognized and admitted as be-
ing among the very best "1egisla-
tive timber" in Rankin county,
and demand has come from all
parts of the county for him to an
nounce for the place. Mr.. Stub
blefeld has never shirked a civic
duty, or duty of any kind, and has
acquiesced in the wishes of his
fellow citizens SO generally, earn
estly and insistently made, and
has authorized The News to an
nounce his candidacy for mem
bership of the Mississippi Legis-
lature, subject to the action of
the democratic party. There is
no resident of Rankin county bet
ter known or more highly esteem
ed than ALI. Stubblefield. He is
lifelong resident of the county,
and has been keenly interested in
IT'S development and advancement
and has been a prime factor in
every movement and enterprise
inaugurated for that purpose.
Having represented Rankin
county in the Legislature, he is
we'll acquainted with Legislative
affairs and will need no ''break-
ing in." His record in the law
making body ranks with the very
best in the state, and just at this
particular time the services of
men like Mr.. Stubblefeld are
needed more than ever before the
history of the state.
He represents the highest type
OF citizenship, a man of splendid
Judgment and record behind
him that will warrant to the good
people of Rankin county legis-
lator who has the interest of his
people at heart, and a man who
has the ability to accomplish
something.
AS stated in the outset, Mr..
Stubblefield enters the race at the
earnest solicitation of friends
from all parts of the county who
are anxious that we shall main
tain our good record in the law
making body, and upon this fact,
with the splendid record that he
has, he respectfully submits his
candidacy to the people, and will
be entirely satisfied with the YER
dict rendele at the polls next
August.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1919-03-27
FROM OUR BOYS OVERSEAS.

France, February. 20, 1913
Miss E. L. Washburn, Brandon,
Miss. Dear Auntie: | have
written you several cards, but
have never received an answer,
so something must be the matter.
| have only gotten one letter from
home in the last four or five
months. Soldiers love to receive
mail, especially in a country like
France. We get daily papers
from Paris, but they just state
war news and the happenings of
the big towns. / was surprised
the other day to pick up the New
York Herald and to see an article
in there from Jackson, Miss.
| have written to everybody /
know and can't get letter; rath-
Ler disheartening, but | don't eyer
give up.
France is a beautiful country
and affords some magnificent
scenery. 1t has only one bad fea-
ture and that is it is the rainy
season. | have been all over the
country, north to south by rail.
The part that interested me most
was up on the Verdun front.
I couldn't begin to describe the
damage done by the Germans, and
the Allies did worlds of damage
with heavy artillery, and putting
oyer heavy machine gun bar
RACES. On the morning of Novem-
Der LIST the Americans put over a
million dollar barrage. The land
from which the Germans retreat
ed looked like plowed field. The
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1919-03-27
Notice to Contractors and Bid
ders

Notice is hereby given that
sealed bids will be received at the
chancery clerks Office up until
IL o'clock noon on the first Mon
day in April, 1919, for the follow
ing work and supplies to-wit:
For two mules for Beat No. 4,
and two mule sfor Beat No. 1,
mules to weigh 1900 pounds or
more and not over z years old.
For building a bridge across
the creek near MeeRs Ferry, on
Jackson and Meek's Ferry Road,
according to plans and specifi-
cations now on file in the clerk
Office.
For Ferryman for Johnson's
Ferry.
For one tent 2Ox3O feet for Su-
pervisor's district No. 3, material
to be of Is OF, duck, delivered al
Brandon, Mississippi
For supplies for the county
home and the various Beats.
The Board reserves the right tc
reject any and all bids.
]. A. Robinson
Clerk.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1919-03-27

=quainted@w with sa<physieal~diea-
bility, and his admirable capaci-
ty to fill the office of Circuit
Clerk is due his announcement
for this place.
1t has been our pleasure to
know him intimately i and well
for the past four years, and we
cans cohscientiously say that we
, 90 no know f,o9w Of any better man in
the county, and if he is elected
to the Office he seeks, Rankin
C county will have clerk who will
prove absolutely reliable, eff
cient and accommodating.
Mr.. Weathered expects to make
"a thorough canvass of the coun-
ty, and he will appreciate any
favor shown him by the people.
The voters may rest assured
that they will make no mistake
in casting their vote for J. E.
Weathered for Circuit Clerk.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1919-03-27
NOTICE OF SALE OF LAND
FOR PARTITION
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI

STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
Rankin County.
At the March Term, 1919, of the
Chancery Court of Rankin Coun-
ty, Mississippi, in ex parte T. D.
Rochelle, ct al, No. 1896, / was
appointed commissioner, and
directed to make sale for parti-
ton of the following described
land situated in Rankin County,
Mississippi, to-wit:
The South Half Of Northwest
Quarter Of Section 81, Township
6, Range 5 East, and that part of
the Southeast Quarter Of the
Northeast Quarter of Section
So. Township s, North Of Range
5. East, which lies and is east of
the Gammill Lumber Company's
Logging Railway, together with
whatever rights were retained by
A. H. Walters in that conveyance
Of right Of way for 3 Railroad
which was by him and his wife
executed and delivered to H. A.
Lockwood on TIE 16kh day Of Nay
1871 being tho rn1 dGc3 which
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1919-03-27
HON. A. B. STUBBLEFIELD
FOR REPRESENTATIVE.

There is strong sentiment in
every part of the state that the
next Legislature, or at least a
working majority thereof, shall
be composed of men of mature
judgment and Of proven recog-
nized ability. There are many
and grave problems to be met and
to be solved, and the next session
will have little time for junketing
trips or social functions. The
financial condition of the state
is not of the very best and will
require earnest consideration by
the most competent men obtain
able. Under the circumstances
insistence is made that the best
men in every community lay "a
side their personal inclinations
and serve as Representatives in
the lawmaking body as patrio-
tic duty that no loyal citizen can
well refuse, even at a personal
sacrifice or monetary loss. Hon.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1919-03-27

is of record in the office of the
Clerk of the Chancery Court of
Rankin County, Mississippi, in
Book 81, at page %.
The said-sale is to be made for
the partition between the own
ers of the said land; therefore, l,
B. O. Gray, the said commissioner
will, on the 18th day of April,
1919, during legal hours, in front
of the Court House in the Town
of Brandon, Mississippi, in said
County, offer for sale and sell to
the highest bidder for cash the
said land, for partition between
the oweners thereof.
Witness my signature this 25th
day Of March, 1919.
B. O. Gray,
Commissioner
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1919-03-27

Germans say that an ant could
never live where the Americans
were putting down barrage. In
the Argonne. Forest they had
magnificent dugouts below the
surface, concreted and white
washed on the inside, electri-
cally lighted, pianos and good
furniture, but when the big guns
begin to play on them they had
business the other way. We were
torpedoed coming over but were
not hit. l never will forget it
either. You don't feel comfor-
table when you haven't seen land
for ten days.
Give my best regards to Uncle
Gag, and all of the folks and try
to write sometime.
Lots of love from,
Your nephew,
Leonard Cottrell.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1919-03-27
BEN F. NELLY FOR TREASUR-
Err.

AS briefly stated in The News
last week; Mr.. Ben F. Nicely, OF
Plain, has announced for the of
flee of County Treasurer, subject
to the action of the democratic
party.
Mr.. Nicely is son Of the late
d. B. Nicely, and is Aife-long
resident of the community where
he now lives. He is farmer by
occupation, and has always pur-
sued that avocation with that in
tense earnestness and intelli-
gence necessary to the success
full man.
Mr.. Nicely has never before
asked for public Office, and feels
that his reputation among the
people with whom he has always
lived, warrants him in going be-
fore the voters of the entire coun-
ty and ask for their suffrage that
he might be honored with this
little Office for one term.
Mr. Nicely is of an appreciative
disposition, and any man who
does him a favor will have his
everlasting gratitude. He is as
we'll qualified to fill the Office as
any man, and having always vot-
ed the democratic ticket and new
er before aspired to any office, he
is clearly entitled to the consid-
Grafton of every man in the coun-
ty.
He will see as many of the vot-
ers as possible before the prin1ar-
les, but in case he does not get to
see you, remember that he will
appreciate your support, and if
elected will make the county a
good and oblidging treasurer.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1919-03-27
]. e. WEATHERED FOR CIR.
CUT CLERK.

This week The News presents
to the good people of Rankin
county the formal announcement
of Mr.. j. E. Weathered as can
didate for the Office of Circuit
Clerk, subject to the action Of
the democratic primaries.
Mr.. Weathered is citizen of
Beat No. 5, and is one of our very
best citizens. He is a farmer by
occupation, and one of the best
in the county, and would not
think of deserving it for any Of
flee within the gift of the people
were it not for the fact that he
is crippled to such an extent that
it is barely possible for him to
get around.
Mr.. Weathered is well educated
and is refined christian gentle
man. He enjoys the confidence
and respect Of everyone, and g
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1919-03-27
CITATION NOTICE
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:

>~~~r>~~ =
To Mrs. Maggie Terry, the de-
PENDANT. You are commanded to
appear before the Eminent Do
main Court Of the County of Ran
kin in said State before William
Samples, Justice Of the Peace, on
Monday, the 18th day Of April A.
D. 1919 in the Court House at
Brandon, Mississippi, to defend
the suit in said Court Of Ala
bama & Vicksburg Railway Com
pany. wherein you are defend
ant.
This 18th day Of March A. D.
1919.
J. A. LINDSEY
Circuit Clerk.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1919-03-27
NOTICE.

For the next 80 days we will
sell White Leghorn, Blue Andalu-
sian and Silver Campine eggs for.
50 cents per dozen.
Mrs. Albert M. Shields,
Brandon, Miss.