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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-11-15
DUB PUSSYFOOT
"GOOD SPORT" IN
"LUNNON TOWN.
American Prohibitionist Who
Rode Plank Thursday Usurps
Newspaper Headlines.

London, Nov. 14.-William E.
("Pussyfoot') Johnson, the Ameri-
can prohibitionist whose campaign
in England was rudely interrupted
Thursday by band of students, to-
day as a result OF his attitude to-
ward the adventure is one of the
most talked of and popular figures
of the day. He commanded the big
gest headlines in today's newspapers
and the general verdict of the head
lines written was that he is good
sport"
Mr.. Johnson could not have de-
sired a better advertisement than
Thursdays incident for his cam
paigli against the liquor traffic, and
his future public appearances likely
will command attention by reason
Of the fact that he has announced
himself as considering the hazing
he underwent a good joke. The
students who marched about with
him yesterday, upsetting traffic in a
goodly part of the west end now
propose to tender Mr.. Johnson a
banquet and present to him their
tributes of respect.
The opposition to the Anti-Saloon
LEAGUE organizer in London, it is
said, has been based on the feeling
that it was impertinent for an Amer
ican prohibitionist to come across
seas to lecture the English on what
thew should do.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-11-15
De Valera Compelled
To Remove Irish Flag
From His Automobile

Portland, Ore, Nov. IA flag
of the Irish republic was removed
from the automobile of Cannon De
Valera, president of the Irish re-
public, here by request of party
of former service men headed by
Ensign A. 7. Kurtz.
De Valera's car had been parked
near the Liberty temple. On om
side of the radiator it bore ar
American flag and on the other side
a flag of the Irish independence
party, kurtz and Is ex-service me:,,
who were on duty at the Liberty
temple, asked the man in charge Of
the car to remove the party flag, in
view of the fact that the United
States government did not recognize
the Irish republic. The flag was re-
moved.
Mayor George L. Baker issued a
statement saying the use of the flag
was Objectionable and would not be
permitted publicly during the re-
mainder OF De Valera's stay here.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-11-15
Sec. Wilson Says in Opening
Conference Demands for 30
Hour Week and so Per Cent
Boost Are Impossible.
PEOPLE INTERESTED IN
STRIKE SETTLEMENT
Not "Shy|ocks' and Do Not
Want to Exact Technical
Provisions of Bond When
Conditions Have Changed"

Washington, Nov. 14.-Demands
of coal miners for a 30-hour week
and 90 per cent increase in wages
and an unyielding position by the
operators, alike we're declared "im-
possible" by Secretary Wilson in
opening today the conference called
to bring peace to the bituminous
coal fields of the nation. To obtain
this peace the secretary proposed
three plans of procedure.
Declaring that the Washington
wage agreement still is legally in
force, Mr.. Wilson told the operators
and miners that the people of the
United States were not "Shylocks"
and do not want to exact "the tech
nical provisions of a bond when the
conditions under which the bond was
made have changed" He added that
"if any great change is made in the
contracts the people of the United
States are the ones who will have
to pay and throughout his remarks
emphasized the public|interest in the
coal settlement.
The three proposals expected to
aid the two factions in arranging
the new wage agreement were set
forth by the secretary as follows:
Three Proposals.
First negotiation through joint
wage scale committees representing
all districts; second, negotiation
through concurrent sessions Of COM
mittees from the various districts
and, third, negotiation first of an
agreement in the central competitive
field and then of agreements for
other fields with that of the central
district as basis.
After hearing Secretary Wilson
the conference adjourned until 10
o'clock tomorrow to permit the
miners and operators to discuss
separately the plan which would be
most acceptable to each.
Indications of a conflict on the
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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-11-15
Charge Woman Killed
Ranchman Who Was
Attentive to Sister

Marysvil1e, Cal, Nov. l4.-Mrs.
Fred ]. Wilson, wife of a San Fran
cisco newspaper man, and her
brother, Frank A. Mccormick. must
stand trial for first degree murder
for the killing on November | of
Charles Brown, a wealthy sheep
raiser, it was announced today fol-
lowing a preliminary hearing.
Brown was shot to death on the
Wilson ranch, near here, during a
quarrel that was alleged to have
been precipitated by charges Of
Mrs. Wilson and Mccormick that
Brown, had been paying undue at
tention to Mrs. o. J. Howard, sis
te. of Mccormick and Mrs. Wilson.
The accused couple said Brown fred
the first shot.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-11-15
ASK NEW LAWS FOR
ILLEGITIMATE CHILDREN.

ST. Louis, M, Nov. 4.--Laws
lcgitimizing children born out of
wedlock were urged Before the ma
tional women's council in the reso-
lutions presented by Mrs. Ellen
Spencer Mussey, chairman of the
department ol legal status of wom-
en- and children. The resolution,
which was unanimously adopted,
included the rights of the child IS
the fathers name and to inherit
property of both parents.
Other resolutions presented by
Mrs. Mussey advocated the estab-
Iishment of minimum wage boards
in all states, urged laws giving joint
and equal guardianship of parents
over minor children, and for rails
ing the age necessary for making a
contract, and appealed to congress
to pass laws to allow women merry
ing aliens to retain their citizen
ship.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-11-15
Demonstrators Refuse to Per-
nit Field Marshal to Enter
Reichstag Building to Testify
Before Investigators.
"HOCH" FOR ONETIME
RULER AND EMPIRE
Thousands of Persons Follow
Ex-So|dier's Auto Singing
"Die WaCht Am Rhein" and
"DeutsChIand Uber Allies"

Berlin, Nov. 14-(By The Associ-
ated Press.) Pan-G German students
today refused to permit Field Mar
shall Won Hindenburg to enter the
Reichstag building to testify before
subcommittee which is investigat-
ing war responsibilities. and forced
the field marshal's chauffeur to re-
turn with the former comma ider-in
chief to his home.
The demonstration occurred this
morning. As the field marshai's
automobile was being driven toward
the Reichstag building, the students
surrounded it and declared their un-
Willingness to allow him to be ques-
toned by the subcommittee.
Won Hindenburg begged the stu
dents, who clung to the running board
of the machine, to allow the auto
mobile to pass, as he was due at the
Reichstag The Students, however,
replied by ordering the street closed,
declaring that they were unwilling
to allow the subcommittee to in
terrogate hip. Again Won Hinden-
burg protested, but he was unable
to quell the demonstration.
Nationalist Demonstration.
1t was nationalist demonstration
for both Won Hindenburg and Cen
eral Ludendorff, and for time it
assumed serious proportions. The
crowd which gathered consisted
mostly of students of both sexes.
who carried with them an old Ger
man flag.
When Hindengurg's automobile
was waylaid the crowd cheered both
Won Hindenburg and Ludendorff
and shouted, Down with the Jew
ish government" After Won Hin
denburg's protests that he be al
lowed to proceed were denied, the
automobile nevertheless slowly be-
gan to pierce it's way through the
crowd toward the reichstag, thou
sands of person following, singing
"Die Wacht Am Rhein" and
Deutschland Uber Allies"
There also were shouts Of Broth
ers, we will not allow such a dis
grace" For us there is only one
kaiser and empire and "We will not
endure that our glorious kaiser be
besmirched"
Along the route was statue of
the former emperor. the name on
which was hidden under canvas.
"Hoch" for the Kaiser.
The students tore off the canvas
with cries of "Hoch" for the one
time ruler and the empire.
AS the Reichstag building was
reached student again sprang on
the running boards of Won Hinden-
burg's machine and delivered an i'm
passioned speech, dealing with Won
Hindenburg's services to the'Fa-
therland and demanding that it
should do its utmost to prevent Won
Hindenburg appearing before the
Stupid youths" of the subcomrnit-
tee.
Finally, Won Hindenburg, seeing
the futility of endeatoring to calm
the mob, permitted the chauffeur to
drive homeward. First, however, he
thanked the crowd for the respect
to him implied by the demonstra-
ton.
In official quarters it was an
nounced that the students had vio-
lated the conditions imposed BY
martial law and that troops would
be ordered to suppress any similar
demonstrations,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-11-15
UNION PLAN IN
ESCH RAILROAD
BILL ADOPTED
Workers Score Victory ii
House-Compulsory Arbi-
tration Rejected.

Washington, Nov. IA. - Railway
workers scored complete victory
i'll the house today through incor-
poration of their plan for voluntary
conciliation of labor disputes in the
Esch bill. The house rejected a
plan of compulsory arbitration, in
cluding an anti-strike provision, and
also the plan written into the~bill
by the house interstate commerce
committee, which was described as
a middle ground between that
adopted and compulsory arbitra-
ton. No direct vote on the anti
strike proposal was taken.
On both votes the proponents OF
the unions plan won by large ma
joEities. First, by vote of Isl to IS,
the house substituted the unions
plan for compulsory arbitration, and
then 16l to 108, cast aside the COM
mittee plan for that endorsed by
the workers.
Final action came after practically
the entire day had been devoted to
debate of the three plans and after
adoption of the workers plan, re-
newed efforts to include anti-strike
provision met with defeat through
parliamentary tactics.
Plan Drafted by Iowan.
The plan approved by the rail-
road employees, which was drafted
by Representative Sweet, republic
all, Iowa, and offered in the house
by Representative Anderson, repub-
lican, Minnesota, would legalize the
machinery used by the railroads and
their employees before and during
federal control for the settlement of
disputes, with commissions on labor
disputes being added to consider
cases appealed from the joint boards
that first consider them.
In brief, the plan divides the rail-
road workers into three classes, and
for each it establishes all adjustment
board and an appeal commission.
No penalty against strike or lockout
is imposed, and membership on all
sixvf the boards would be restricted
to the workers and their employers,
and divided equally between them.
Both the roads and the employees
would be directed by the plan as
written INTO the blk ito exert every
reasonable effort and adopt every
available means to avoid an inter
ruption" of traffic, and to this end
the three boards of adjustment
4. 4
stantiallv the same as those existing
under the railroad administration.
Deal With Separate Disputes.
The three adjustment boards
would each deal with disputes of
certain classes of the IA railway
unions. One board would include
representatives, of the four big
brotherhoods-the engineers, the
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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-11-15
"Underground Line' From
Soviet Russia to United
States Runs Through South
ern Republic, Agents Learn.
new CONSTITUTION
ATTRACTS RADICALS
Government Officials Gather
Evidence Showing Distribu-
tion Of Red Propaganda in
America Via Mexico.

Washington, Nov. 14.-Disclos
ures of large orders for arms and
ammunition placed by Mexico in
Europe were followed by revelations
tending to show that the reds un-
derground line" from soviet Russia
to the United States runs by way Of
Mexico.
1t became known that the immi-
grafton service and the Department
of Justice both are concerned at the
influx of Russian radicals and other
aliens of "red" tendencies over the
Mexican border. Furthermore, gov
ernment agents have traced much
red propaganda over the Mexican
line.
A letter written October e, by
Raymon p. De Negri, Mexican con-
sui general in New York, to Flavia
Borquez, Mexican senator, endors-
ing the principle of naturalization"
has come into the hands of the gov
crnment and already has been called
to the attention of the State depart
ment by at least two senators as
showing De Negri's association with
radical socialists" in the United
States.
Embarrassing Situation.
In the opinion of officials here the
publication of the letter may lead to
an embarrassing situation. 1t is
known that the senator's who called
the attention of Secretary Lansing
to it recommended cancellation OF
the consul generals exequators.
Government investigators have re-
ported that radicals seemed to have
been first attracted to Mexico by
certain so-called ra-modern"
provisions of the new constitution.
De Negri is his letter writes that
"onlv Russia by Matchmaking lands
has gone further than we have"
Agents Have Been Busy.
Government agents also have
gathered evidence showing distribu-
ton of red propaganda in the United
States through Mexican sources and
this is expected to be shown pub
licly soon.
Secretary Lansing explained to-
day that a diplomatic inquiry had
been made at Brussels respecting
the placing of munitions orders by
Mexico in Belgium. The govern
ment adopted that course rather
than that of protest and is now
satisfied thatino shipments are to be
made. The extensive orders placed
by Mexico in Spain, Secretary Lam
sing refused to discuss, although It
is known that the government has
full knowledge of them and it is ex-
pected that satisfactory means will
be found to prevent others.
The international arms conven-
ton, in violation of which the re-
cent shipments have been made IS
as yet an unpublished document. 1t
is understood here that it was signed
in Paris on September IA, by the
signatories to the league of nations
covenant and provides that no ma
ton which intends to become a
member of the league may permit
shipments of arms while the world
is passing through the transition pc
riod from war to peace.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-11-15
GRAND JURY ENDS
WORK BY GIVING
HAZE CLEAN BILL
Although Boys Stick to Their
Story of Frameup Against
Bee Reporter Police Off,
Ger Is Ex0nerated.

Captain Henry P. Haze of the
Omaha police department, who was
charged with criminal conspiracy
and subornation of perjury in con-
.nection with the indictment recently
returned against ]. Harry Moore,
Bee reporter, for alleged completely
in the riot Of September %, yester-
day was exonerated by the grand
jury.
In sworn statements Ernest Nor
ris and Harold Thorp, now serving
o0-day sentences in the county jail
for rioting, upon whose testimony
Moore was indicted, declared they
had been induced by Captain Haze
to give false testimony before the
grand jury in order to procure the
reporters indictment.
The grand jury spent parts of five
days investigating the charges
against the police captain and ex-
amined II witnesses.
Promised Their Freedom.
Morris and Thorp stated in their
affidavits published in The Bee that
they, entered into the agreement
with Captain Haze to "frameup" on
Mr.. Moore. They declared that
Captain Haze told them he would
see to it that they would not serve
Jail sentences for their own com
plicity in the riot.
While the grand jury exonerated
Captain Haze, the boys who brought
the charges against the police cap
tain yesterday reiterated their pub
llshed statements to the effect that
Captain Haze did induce them to
Continued on Page Two. Column Twol
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-11-15
Noted Texas CattIeman
Held in Murder Case

San Antonio, Tex. Nov. IA
James Callan, a widely known
ranchman and for several years
president of the Texas Cattle Rais-
ers' association, is in the county jail
at Menard awaiting an examining
trial in connection with the death OF
T. R. Billings, young stockman oi
Dewitt county. Billings was shot
and killed near the Callan ranch last
Wednesday. Callan, who phoned
for the sheriff, the coroner and all
undertaken Immediately after the
shooting, refused to discuss the af-
fair before the trial.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-11-15
Convict Sugar Profiteers
Will Get Prison Terms

New York, Nov. l4.-The first
sugar prohteer conviction in this
federal district was secured Friday.
Julius and Charles Roth, commission
merchants, were found guilty by a
jury of selling at D 1-2 cents a
pound sugar purchased at 975 cents
a pound. Federal Judge Knox, be-
fore whom the case was tried, init
mated that he would send the men
to prison. ..
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-11-15
Wartime Prohibition
Upheld in New York

New York, Nov. 14.-Three at
tempts to prevent enforcement of
the wartime prohibition and Vol
stead enforcement acts failed in fed
eral courts here. Federal Judges
Hand. Knox and Rose of Baltimore,
each in a different case, upheld the
constitutionality of the law in de-
nying petitions seeking injunctions
to restrain interference in manufac-
ture and withdrawal liquor from
bond. w.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-11-15
Brewers Assn Backs Up;-
Won't Make High Power Beer

San Francisco, Nov. 14.-An an
nouncemcnt that they would not
make beer with greater alcoholic
content than H per cent, despite
their notice to the collector of in
ternal revenue that they would man
ufacture stronger beverage was
made by the California Brewers
association here.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-11-15
Jury Disagrees in Case
Of Murdered Detective

Onawa, Ia, Nov. 1.-THE jury in
the case of Jim Davis, on trial here
for the murder of Detective James
Britton of Sioux City, have dis
agreed. and the men were discharged
by the court after celebrating u
hours. They stood 9 to 3 for con-
viction. The case was brought here
from Sioux City on change of
venue, the defendants attorneys al
leging perjury. Detective Britton
was killed July %, last, in battle
with gangsters in Sioux City. Harry
Burzette, the leader of the Band, was
shot and killed by Brit =
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-11-15
Five Bandits Break Jail,
Shooting Sheriff and Son

lie Mars, Ia, Nov. l4.-William
Maxwell, son of Sheriff Maxwell,
was probably fatally wounded when
he was shot by escaping prisoners in
the Plymouth county Jail Friday
night. His father, Hugh Maxwell,
was also shot, his mother was
stunned by a blow over the head,
and his two sisters were locked in
the Jail.
The men who escaped were Lee
Darlington, Harry Smith, w. Cul-
Ion and James O'Keefe, captured by
Sioux City police after robbing the
Westfield bank at Westfield, Ia, on
October 81, and William Convey.
who was awaiting trial for attempt
ing TO shoot Sheriff Maxwell
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-11-15

PoiihCo VI lliS INdtlOIldl NxudI QSIIlCI
were issued tonight by Major
Thomas G. Aston.
Spokane, Nov. 4.-Members of
the American legion here were being
sworn in as special policemen this
evening to meet what was declared
to be an Invasion of 1000 to 1000
members of the l. w. W., due ITO
arrive here tonight from Montana
and other parts of the northwest.
Arrangements were being made
with officers at. Fort George Wright,
here, for arms and ammunition for
the American legion. sheriffs, who
were to be held in readiness for i'm
mediate action. Maj. Thomas Aston,
commander of the Third battalion
of the National guard. announced
he haG telegraphed Adjutant Cen
eral Moses recommending that the
two local companies of guardsmen
be modified.
All l. w. w. suspects are to be
arrested, according to an agreement
reached at a conference here late
today between Commissioner ills
ley of department of public safety.
Chief of Police Wier, Sheriff Reid
and other officers, and representa-
tives of the American legion. After
jails have been filled, prisoners will
be held elsewhere under guard. y
Wreck I. w. w. Hall.
Los Angeles, Nov. 14,-Industrial
Workers of the World headquarters
at German hall was raided by uni
formed men and ex-service men
armed with clubs and the place
wrecked, after melee in which sew
eral supposed members of the radi-
cal organization were injured. Two
were taken to the receiving hos
pital.
About 50 alleged I. w. w., in
cluding five women, were holding
meeting behind closed doors wher
the raiders, 20 to 80 strong, broke
III the doors. Less than three min
utes afterward. it is declared, the
I. w. w. were fleeing in wild dis
order, and the former service men
were Systematically breaking furni-
ture, smashing windows and tearing
down signs.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-11-15
CHARGE CANNED FOOD
BURIED FOR OWN USE.

San Jose, Cal, Nov. l4.-Com-
plant that army officers at-Camp
Fremont, MEMO Park, buried hun
dreds of wagonloads of canned
goods in practice trenches near the
camp, evidently to secrete such
goods for their own use, has been
made to Annette A. Adams, United
States district attorney in San Fran
cisco, by Mrs. Isabel c. Merriman,
Santa Clara county humane officer,
Mrs, Merriman announced here.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-11-15
% REF.
< RIG HIT
- R E E ZY
FUGITIVE WORKS IN
SIGHT OF PRISON..
BITS. OF NEWS

Lincoln, Neb., Nov. l4.-Ciarence
Lackey was in cell at police head
quarters singing and whistling FRI
day despite the fact he faced a prison
term
He was happy because his mind
had been relieved of the thought
that he was a parole violator from
the Nebraska state penitentiary at
Lincoln.
Arrested for begging, Lackey vol
unfairly told a city detective the
story of how in May, 1901, he fled
from the state after he had acci-
dentally set fire to barn near the
place of farmer TO whom he had
been paroled. He was sent to the
penitentiary, he said, for the theft
OF small amount of money. That
was back in 1897.
For six months past the prisoner
said he had been working with a
grading gang on a road in front of
the state prison, without being de-
tected. He still has about 10 years
to serve and was taken back to the
state penitentiary late Friday.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-11-15
BAKER APPROVES
VICTORY MEDAL,

Washington, Nov. 1.-THE de-
sign for the Victory medal" to be
given to every American who took
part in the world war. has been ap-
proved by Secretary Baker. James
E. Frazier. a New York sculptor,
designed the medal, which will be
of bronze, about the size of silver
dollar. On the one side will be a
figure of Victory, with the inscrip-
tion "The Great War for Civiliza-
ton" and on the reverse side the
names of the allied and associated
powers.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-11-15
REGISTERS OBJECTION TO
TERM "OUR NANCY"

Plymouth, Nov. 14.-Lady Astor
has begged the voters of Plymouth
rot to call her Our Nancy" She
added: "If you keeprit up, the first
thing you know my children will
call me by my first name-and that
wouldn't be right and dignihed
would til" .. . .
The Astors have three sons and
one daughter.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-11-15
VERDICT OF SUICIDE IN
SOCIETY WOMAN'S DEATH.

London, Nov. 14.-The coroner's S
inquest into the death of Mrs. Alma
V. Steane, a~young society woman,
who was found dying early Wednes-
day morning by her husband, Capt.
Anthony Steane, resulted in ver-
dict of suicide while mentally un-
balanced. No startling revelations
developed during the testimony at
the inuuest.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-11-15
Effort to Form Hungarian
Coalition Cabinet Fail

Vienna, Nov. l4,-Efforts by
Premier Friedrich to form a coali-
ton cabinet have failed. Count AL
bert Apponyi, a former Hungarian
premier, has been summoned to at
tempt to bring the parties together.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-11-15
PREDICTS PANTALOON ERA
FOR WOMEN OF NEW YORK.

New YORK, Nov. I4.-Ihe women
of New York will be wearing
trousers or pantaloons of the knick-
ersocker variety within a short
time if the prediction of Miss A.
Sheer comes to pass. She returned
on the Holland Line steamship Nieu
Amsterdam, which docked in Ho-
boken recently. Miss Sheer herself
was dressed in the fashion out
lined.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-11-15
German Signers of Peace
Protocol Are Due in Paris

Paris, Nov. l4.-The German
delegates charged with signing the
protocol regarding execution of the
armistice are expected in Paris on
Monday. ..