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Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-30
SCHWAb PLANT
AT BETHLEHEM {:
STRIKE Center
Union Leaders Say 1t Is Grip
Piled, While Officials
Claim Nearly All En-
pIoyes at Work.
BY The Associated Press.

Results of the great offensive and
counter-offensive scheduled to usher
in the second week of the steel
strike, by means of which capital
and labor hoped to break the dead
lock developed after the first few
days, remains in doubt
In the Pittsburgh and Chicago
districts, the strategic points on the
industrial front, both sides made de-
termined efforts to push forward,
oQe with the hope of resuming full
operation, the other of Gripping
more plants. The chief struggle,
however, was waged for control in
the mills of the Bethlehem Steel
company, whose 10000 employees
had been commanded by union lead
ers to join the ranks of the strikers.
Reports Do Not Jibe.
Here are the reports issued from
rival headquarters dealing with the
Bethlehem objective:
"The employees reported to work
this morning in such numbers as to
provide for practically a full opera
ton of all plants,' E. G. Grace,
president of the Bethlehem COM
pany, said. -
Charles M. Schwab's big plant al
Bethlehem is completely crippled,
said William Z. Foster, secretary oi
the strikers national committee.
Elsewhere results of the days
economic battle were equally OBJ.
scured by conflicting claims. The in.
dependent plant of Jones and Laugh
lin company, in Pittsburgh is 80 pei
cent out of action" according te
Foster, but according to company
officials, it is little affected. The
Carnegie company and other con
Germs in the crucial Pittsburgh
salient claimed men were returning
in goodly numbers" while unionists
heralded failure Of the United
States Steel corporation to STAN
pede " their forces.
Stubbornly Contested.
FROM Cnicago came reports tina
the struggle for control in that cen
ter was being equally, stubbornl,
contested, without apparent materia
gain for either side.
The Weirton Steel company sus
pended operations at its plant il
Clarksburgh, w. Va, posting notice:
that the mills would be closed An
definitely for repairs. This shut
down was characterized by labol
leaders as lockout.
The threatened "inva sion" ot
West Virginia by Ohio strikers tc
enforce a walkout in the Weirtor
mills did not develop. Ohio guards
men held modified in Steubenville
armories for possible disturbance.
were mot called into action.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-30
NEGROES
SHOT DOWN BY
masked MOB
Taken from County Officials
Near Montgomery, Ala,
and Riddled With
Bullets.

Montgomery, Ala, Sept. 2o-Two
negroes, Miles Phifer and Robert
Crosby, the latter a discharged sol
dier. were taken from county Off
cials about five miles from Mont
gomery and shot to death by a mob
Of about rs masked men. Both ne
groes were charged with having as
saulted white women.
The two negroes were being taken
to the state prison at Wetumpka
for safe keeping when the mob held
up the automobile carrying them
The mob forced the county officials
TO surrender their arms, led the ne
eroes into wood and opened fire on
them with shotguns and pistols.
The negroes were in the custody
Of three deputy sheriffs when the
mob blocked the road and demanded
that the prisoners be turned over
to it.
Realize Resistance Useless.
Realizing that resistance was use
less, the deputies gave up their arms
and the negroes. Leaving one OF
their number to guard the officers
the members of the mob took the
negroes into the wood, released them
and told them to run.
Completely frightened the negroes
made little effort to get away and
were only few yards distant when
the mob opened fire. Phifer was in
stantly killed. his body being rid
died with bullets, but Crcsky lived
for several hours after he was shot
down.
The negroes had been granted a
preliminary hearing earlier in the
day and their trials set for Friday
The mob began organizing soon
after the result of the preliminary
hearing became known and because
of the dangers the authorities de-
cided to take the prisoners to the
state prison.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-30
County Attorney ShotWeII De-
eIares He Will Prosecute
Participants in Lynching
Denies Alleged Interviews.
DISTRICT JUDGES MAY
SUMMON GRAND JURY
2o Men Arrested Since Riot
for Carrying Concealed
Weapons and Investigation,
Nine of Them Negroes.

County Attorney Shotweli de-
clared yesterday that every instru-
ment of the law will be used to bring
to justice the men who participated
in setting fire to the court house and
lynching the negro Sunday night.
District Judge Redick said he will
call a~neeting of the seven district
court judges within a few days<to
consider the calling of a special
grand jury to take action against
those implicated A large amount
of information is already on hand
with the names of many participants
in the reign Of terror of Sunday
night. ........ ......
Want Brutes Punished.
"We officials have the same feel
ings as other men, said the county
attorney. "We are just as anxious
to prosecute brutes who assault
women as any other men are
"The negro who was lynched
would have been prosecuted to the
limit of the law, and in the ordinary
processes of the law would have
been more severely punished than
his death punished him.
There is not a single instance
on record in this county where a
man convicted of rape failed to get
heavy sentence, and not single
instance where a man convicted OF
rape was paroled.
Denies Interviews
Interviews purportng to come
from me have been published in
some papers which were ridiculous.
One stated that after the police
Judge bound prisoners over to the
district court the county attorney
tailed to file complaints. That is
ridiculous, because the binding of a
prisoner over to the district court
is in itself complaint and must be
prosecuted.
another alleged interview repre-
scented me as saying hearings on
such cases would be secret. This,
too, was absurd, because under the
law all trials must be public.
while | am county attorney |
assure you such cases as these will
be prosecuted with all the power at
my command"
90 Men Arrested
Twenty-eight men have been ar
rested since the riot for carrying
concealed weapons and for in
vestigatior. Nine are negroes and
had pockets full of ammunition. po-
lice say. Bond for each was set al
SIS.
Those arrested were: D. Smith
tContinued on Page Two, Column One.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-30
New York Liquor Dealers
Stock Up for Short Spree

New York, Sept. 29-Nc' ing, it
is said, on one of Broadway's famous
"rumors" that within a week Presi-
dent Wilson would cast wartime
prohibition into the discard by pro-
claiming demobilization completed,
New York liquor dealers began
stocking up for a brief wet"
period until next January. With
huge quantities of bonded whisky
arriving here from Kentucky, restau-
rants and saloons began enrolling
bartenders and walters previously
laid of"
Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-30

Mayor Smith, who narrowly escaped death at the hands
of the frenzed mob which Sunday night ynched Will
Brown the accused of crminaly assautng Agnes
Loeback 19yearod white girl and terrorzing the entire
community, early this morning reported to be resting
easily at the Ford hospital.
The attending physician announced the serious injuries
sustained by the cs chief executive would prove fatal
COL JsE Morris of Fort Crook Neb has been placed in
complete authority the soldiers and policemen charged
with maintaining order in the city, Colonel Morris making
his headquarters at the police station His orders the
patrolmen are given through the police captains
Calm is Restored.
Lieutenant Conkln of Fort Omaha late last night re-
ported that he had headed squadron of soldiers making
canvass of the city, Calm has been restored he reported
Small groups of show disposition to congregate
here and there anticipation of danger Lieutenant Conkn
reported They easily convinced vever there is no
occasion for fear and dismissed to their hbnes
Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-30
Boy Killed Leading
Raid on County Jail
Was Louis Young, u

The youth who was killed while
leading a charge to the third floor OF
the court house Sunday night has
been identified as Louis Young, II
years old, of 3l7 North Seventeenth
street.
The body was identified "a hours
after it had been taken by the Cole
Mckay undertaking parlors by Mrs.
May Dresser, the boys grand
mother.
Young is survived by Mrs. Dres-
sen and three brothers, Orvil OF
Omaha, and George and John, ad-
dresses unknown.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-30

7 The heavy rain which visited the
City early last night is believed to
have proven benefit to those who
have undertaken to restore quiet.
Specials Are Disarmed.
Police Commissioner Ringer swore
in rs special policemen. issued them
badges and furnished them with fire.
arms. They were stationed at Twen-
ty-fourth and Cunning streets, just
on the edge of the BLACK belt"
When the men began to patrol the
streets, soldiers on guard in the
district rounded them up in a fire
hall, disarmed them and took away
their badges. The badges were re-
turned and the men sent home.
Friction, which threatened. to re-
suit seriously, took place between
two negro lieutenants and several
white pedestrians. The difficulty
was settled, however, by white SOL
diers, who put an end to the argu-
ment and disarmed the negroes.
Remove Negro Prisoners.
Twenty-Five negroes were taken
from the Douglas county Jail yester-
day. afternoon and sent to the peni-
tentla-y al Lincoln for safe keeping
lhey were accompanied by deputy
sherlttls and it was said they would
! not be brought back until il was
certain 1t would be safe for them to
return.
Two of the prisoners were suffer
ing from gunshot wounds while thew
were on the roof of the court house.
where they were forced to fee from
the flames. Their wounds are not
serious. Two of these negroes
were serving Jail sentences and "a
were being held for trials.
The soldiers and police have been
peslegsd by mothers and wives look
ing tor scores of men said to have
disappeared since the riot. Among
those who reported missing hus.
bands was Mrs. William Landry.
zzl5 Howard street. Mr.. Landry hss
not been nome since o'clock Mon
Gay morning.
Use Observation Balloon.
| During the early hours of the
evening observation balloons at the
Fort Omaha balloon school were
raised to an elevation which COM
manded a view of the BLACK hell ;,
a few miles away. CENTER.
lwenty fourth and Lake i 10
Powerful flashlights were train I'm
TINS district, where thousands of
negroes reside. The negroes quite
generally observed the recommends
tions issued during the day by the
military authorities, that they should
remain in their homes after NIGHT
tall. A detachment of soldiers ha,
been stationed in the Lake stree,
district with machine guns and other
equipment. Order prevailed through
out the district during the evening.
Legion Members Respond.
Members of the local chapter OF
the American Legion, who RESPOND.
ed TO call, are quartered in the CIT,
hall, where they have opened a teIe.
phone exchange. They are well
equipped with battery of automo.
biles and are ready to respond in.
stantly to any call.
A military zone has been estaS,
lshed on four streets surrounding
| the court house, which was the
scene of the lynching and incendi.
arism Sunday night. The soldier,
are also stationed in the South Sid,
district and at central police station
A company OF soldiers from Can,t
Continued an rage Two. Column OnaA
Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-30
Legion Members Volunteer.

Legion Members Volunteer.
The executive committee of the
legion issued the following state
ment:
"Whereas. The basic purpose OF
the American Legion is to uphold
and defend the constitution of the
United States of America, and to
maintain law and order, and
Whereas, An emergency exists in
the city of Omaha, today,
Therefore, The Douglas county
post of the American Legion
hereby pledges itself, to the restitu-
ton and maintenance of law and
order in the city of Omaha, and calls
upon its members, individually, to
volunteer Immediately, to act as spe-
cial deputies, in support of the
legally constituted authorities Of the
city, in the carrying out of this
pledge.
"EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE"
More than 400 members of the
American Legion gathered in the
council chamber of the city hall early
in the evening and remained al
night, ready to respond to any cali
Formed Into Platoons.
The men were formed into 10 in.
fantry platoons, one medical. one
machine gun, and one home guart
platoon. Each platoon was made ut
Continued on Page Two. Column Two.)
Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-30
Mayor Smith Rapidly
Improving Says He'll
Be Out In Day or Two

Mayor Ed P. Smith was i'm
proving rapidly last night in Ford
hospital. Officials at the hospital
said that he was bright and cheer
full. He has large bruise on his
neck, they said.
To a close friend. who was al
lowed to visit him, he remarked,
II am all right, I'll be out in a
day or two and back to work"
Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-30
Chief Executive, Accompanied
by Attorney General, Comes
to Omaha to Investigate
Riots and Their Causes.
BUSINESS MEN. MEET
TO DISCUSS PLANS
Police and Sheriff Increase
Forces-ReguIar Army
Troops Patrol Streets and
Break Up All Crowds.

Governor McKelvie and Attorney
General Davis arrived in Omaha at
$40 o'clock this morning to start
an investigation of the riots and the
causes leading up to it.
Reports from Lincoln say the gov
ernor and the attorney general will
attempt to determine the source of
the blame for the lack of action on
the part of Omaha authorities that
might have averted the riots.
Representatives of the business
organizations of Omaha took
prompt action yesterday to set
the community right in the eyes
Of the public regarding the lynch
ing. A meeting was held in the
city hall attended by representa-
tives of the Omaha Chamber of
Commerce. the Knights of Ak-Sar-
Ben and other business men. At its
adjournment, the meeting author
lied the following statement:
The disorder of Sunday night does
not represent the spirit of the peo-
pie of Omaha. Prompt action has
been taken by the public authori-
ties, supported by the law-abiding
people of Omaha, to prevent further
outbreak.
Police Force Increased.
l. The city authorities have
been authorized to add from 800
to 500 more to the police force.
Further additions will be made as
occasion may require.
2. The sheriff has been instruct
ed to appoint special deputies to
remain in charge of the court house
and guard the public property there.
3. In response to call from the
civil authorities in Omaha and in
the state of Nebraska, General
Leonard Wood has instructed Col
onel Wuest to have the streets of
Omaha patrolled by regular troops
CT the United States army. Full
protection will be afforded to all
persons threatened with disorder
and no further attacks or outbreaks
of any kind will be permitted. Arms
carried by private citizens must be
surrendered. No crowds will be
permitted to congregate where dis
orders may arise.
| 4. Those persons who took part
in the mob violence last night are
in the eyes of the law guilty OF
murder. Civil government will be
Immediately restored in the city OF
Omaha and all criminal participants
in the mob will be promptly prose
cuted.
EVERETT BUCKINGHAM,
FRANCIS A. lBROGAN,
RANDALL K. BROWN,
HOWARD H. BALDRIGE,
TYLER BELT.
J. E. DAVIDSON.
S. S. CALDWELL,
| L. c. NASH,
JOHN w. GAMBLE.
GEORGE BRANDEIS.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-30
All Sai|ings to Great
Britain Are Cancelled

Washington, Sept. 2o.-All sailings
to ports in Great Britain have been
cancelled by the shipping board be-
cause OF. the strike OF railway work
Iers there.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-30
MAYOR RECOVERING
FROM RIOT INJURIES;
RAIN SCA1TERS MODS

Observation Balloon and Powerful Searchlights Aid
Troops in Guarding Black Belts and Scene Of
Lynching- Helmets Worn by Riot Squads
Manning Machine Guns Mounted High-Pow-
cred Auto Trucks-Mitary Zones Maintained by
Army Forces at Nightfall
Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-30
Italian Houses Dissolves.

Rome. Sept. 29.-Parliament has
been dissolved. Elections will be
held November lS and Parliament
will then reassemble.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-07-26
Nazarene

Church Of the Nazarene - North
Fifth street. M. T. and Ida Brandy
berry, pastors. Sunday school at 9 80
a. m, j. w. Mount, superintendent.
Preaching, 1890 a. m. Regular serv
ices Sunday morning at the church
but Sunday night at the tent on North
Sheridan street. The tent getting here
day late caused US not to have serv.
ices Friday Night. Services each eve
ming next week beginning at 7:45 D. m
Special music Sunday night by male
uartet. Comfortable seat in the tent
You can rest and enjoy yourself,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-07-26

tor. Sabbath school at 8: 80; morning
service 10:45; evening service at 8.
Subject for the morning sermon,
Christ in Samaria." The public Is
invited. All members are requested to
be present to hear report of official
board on special new order.
Grace Methodist Episcopal-Sunday
School 9:15 a. m. Preaching by the
pastor 1880 a. m. Class meeting II
M. Epworth League Fellowship Ser
vice $50 p. M; Epworth League De-
votional Meeting. $50 p. NJ: Preach
ing Service by pastor, 1880 o. M.
Grace church is cool and comfortable
and all services will be filled with
the spirit Of Christian optimism. A
glad hand for everybody.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-07-26
CHURCHES

$40, John H. Johnson. superintendent.
Lesson: christian Carbohydrates
2: AZ, 46, At; Phil. 4: 1920.
Hour of worship 1913 mot AS the
World" will be the theme Of the pas
tor. Midweek meeting Thursday eve
ming at 1880.
Whitewater Friends Church. Cor
ner Of North 10th and G. streets. 1r-
win Stegall. pastor. Sunday School at
| 900 a. m. Russell Burkett, Supt.
Morning service at 1890. Christian
Endeavor at 700 p. m. Evangelistic
service at 7:45. Prayer meeting Thurs
! day evening at 1880
| East Main Street Friends Church.
Main street, between 18th and 18th
streets. Rev. John r. Webb, pastor
Bible school, 9:15 a. m, Prof. A. M
Charles, Supt Meeting for worship
| 1890 a. m, subject, The Last Day.
There will be no evening meetings
that all may attend the Young Friends
Conference at Earlham College and
no Prayer Meeting on Thursday eve
ming for the same reason.
| West Richmond Friends-Charles
NJ Woodman, pastor Sunday ser
vices: 9 a. m, Bible school, MillarG
Markle, supt. 1920 a. m, meeting
for worship in charge of Alexander C
m, Christian Endeavor meeting. 5 p
m, vesper service in charge of Alex
ander c. Purdy. Thursday evening
1870, prayer meeting.
Lutheran
First English Lutheran South
and Eleventh streets, F. A. Dressed
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-07-26
Milton, Ind.

Mr. and Mrs. John McGipple OF New
castle, spent Sunday with Mr.. anu
Mrs. Fred Murley. Mr.. and MIS-.
Iafe Ravle entertained Mrs. Working
Mr.. and Mrs. Sherman Working, Mr.
and Mrs. Claude Clifford Of Ha gers
town and Mr.. and Mrs. Verne Onmlt
Ralph Lantz who has been visit
ing his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. rom
I.antz has returned to his home. Mr.
I,antz is In the undertaking business
IN Shelbvville, Ill. Mrs. c. Z. Hester
and daughter Ma rgaretta, are nome
from a weeks visit with relatVes III
Clark county. Miss Tiny Moore VINO
has been seriously Ill since MONDAY
morning Is reported a little better. -.
Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Beeson were the
hosts Tuesday evening for Mr.. and
Mrs. G. T. Wright, Mr.. and Mrs. ALVIN
Rertsch, Mr.. and Mrs. Will Doney,
Mr., and Mrs. Frank Mosbaugh, Dr.
and Mrs. Charles Knoll of Cambridge
City. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Davis and
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Florea. rive
hundred was played during the even
ing and dainty refreshments were
served. Mrs. Elvin Roark and son
DR.. Charles Roark Of Waynesto"n'
Allie Wilson and mother. Mrs. susan
Wilson, Mr.. and Mrs. l.. +. Zel!er' MI
and Mrs. Charles Wilson and child
rem were dinner guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ed Beeson, Sunday. Walter
Anderson, William Anderson, Linv1lle
Ferguson, Oscar Kerlin have had air
nlane rides Mrs. Josie Clouds Is
home from a visit with Indianapolis
friends. Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Tenn
pin and family motored to CINCINNATI
Sunday and spent the day at Coney
Island. Miss Dora Wallace Is visit
ing her sister, Mrs. Russell Warren,
at Saratoga. -. Mr.. and Mrs. James
Murphy, Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Beeson
and gra nd daughter Pauline, spent Sun
day in Cincinnati. .. Mr. and Mrs:
Saturday. =. Mrs. J. l.. Wlke and
daughter, Mrs M. Gibbons Of Column
bus. Ohio, arrived Friday to spend the
summer. Vernon Thompson left
Tuesday for Dallas, Texas, where he
will take a position with the same firm
for which he worked before entering
the service Linville Wallace accom-
panied by Rev. Mr.. Mccormick, +. M.
Jones and Charles Galloway visited
CLAYTON Kimmel south of Stra ughn on
Thursday. Mr.. Kimmel is suffering
from a broken leg received IN a run
away DR. and Mrs. Gentle and
L
Mrs John Brown . Miss Maud Ball
left Friday to visit Mr.. and Mrs. John
Sewers at Dayton. $500. Mr.. and Mrs.
Emerson Cause and children OF Chi
cago came Thursday to visit Mr.. and
Mrs Toe Cause Homer Williams of
Seattle is at the home of his father
Willard Williams. Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Highman spent the weekend
with Mr.. and Mrs. Ross Doddridge. -.
Mrs. Harry Doty and sister. Miss Eu-
nice McClung, spent Wednesday at
Richmond with their sister, Mrs. AL
vim McClung. Mrs. Frank Doty.
Mrs. Harry Doty and son Fred. and
Miss Eunice McClung spent Thurs
dav with Mr.. and Mrs. John Thurman
at Cambridge City. Mr.. and Mrs.
Herbert Hussey and family Of India,
napolis were recent guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Hussey. Miss Elizabeth
Warren and Miss Isyl Thornburg were
ruests OF Miss Ina Crawford Wednes-
day.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-07-26
WHEAT FOES ARE
CONTROLLED IN
HoOSIER STATE
Prompt Action Lessons Dan
ger to Grain From Flag
Smut and Take-An.

WASHINGTON, July 26-lndlca-
lions are that the two dreaded foreign
foes of wheat, flag smut and take-an.
will not become widespread IN the
United States The United states
Department of Agriculture announces
that the two states where these DIS
eases appeared, Indiana and llilnois,
have taken steps that will prevent the
spread of the diseases from the In
fected fields and should wipe OUT IN
few years the infection IN fields wnere
1t exists.
Indiana officials came to tho recent
hea ring in Washington with adequate
safeguards already placed. Shortly
after the hearing. Illinois established
similar safeguards. AL the infected
wheat in both states te under control
and will be disinfectedS before any use
whatever Is made of 1T. All straw and
>stubble are to be burned, thrashing
machines are to be thoroughly disin-
fected. and no wheat is to be grown
in Injected areas for several years.
But Fight 10 Not Over: =,
Under these conditions full conf
dence Id felt that ne either Of the dis.
eases wilt spread, from the diseased
areas in Illinois and Indiana That
does not mean, however, that the
fight against flag smut and take-an 10
over. It Is possible that one or both
Of the diseases exdst this year IN
places where they have not been rec.
ognized. There is, however. no great
probability that this Is true. The De-
partment Of Agriculture and its CO
operating agencies have been dll1gent'
" on the lookout for these two dis
eases ali summer and have found no
evidences of them except in the two
areas. Both flag smut and take-all
occur in Illinois and only take'ail IN
indiana. The experts, however, real
aze the possibility that some injected
spots may have escaped observation
ana If would not be surprising II dis
aased fields are found elsewhere next
spring. Ill, IA M
In the meantime, there will be no
let.up in the work of preventing eitn
ar of the diseases from getting rea,
foothold anywhere in the Unlteo
states. The Federal Department. ~ Is !:
working with the authorities OF iii
nois and Indiana, giving them every
nossible aid. It's Psychologists are en-
SPECIFICALLY studying the disease ano
it's representatives are searching the
country over to make certain whethel
or not there are other infected areas
and to see that effective measures OF
control are available if any such areas
are discovered.