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Omaha daily bee., 1920-09-09
Many Killed by
Earthquake at
Florence, Italy
Extent of Disaster Seems to Be
Growing as Reports From
Stricken Regions Come In
Over Disrupted Lines.

Rome, Sept. 8.-Scores OF lives
are believed to have been lost in the
district north of Florence. which
was severely shaken by all earth
quake yesterday morning. AS re-
ports from the stricken region CONF
i'll over faltering telegraph and tele-
phone lines, the extent of the disas-
ter seems to be growing and there
is possibility the damage done may
be much more serious than was at
first believed.
The territory violently disturbed
seems to be losenge-shaped, with
Florence at the southern apex and
Modena at the northern end. 1t ex-
tends along the Etrurian coast and
runs over the Appenines eastward
for upwards Of 100 miles. In this
district there are many populous
towns, and no tidings have as yet
been received from many of them.
There isSsevery indication that the
shock was severe one, and reports
from cities in the earthquake zone
show that buildings crumbled be-
nedlH tHc Slidlll ol tiiS So'i'ui"iSN
OF the earth.
At Fivizzano. town of 1900 i'll
habitants near Carrara, almost every
building was damaged and many
were destroyed. Among the COL
lapsed structures is the postoffice,
in the ruins of which is the entire
staff. Soliera, in the province OF
Msssa Marittima. and Mont, nearby,
were partly destroyed. Rivesano,
Forni and Montignoro are reported
in ruins, while in Marina and Car
rara many structures have collapsed.
At Viareggio the church of St. Paul
was destroyed and at Castel Franco
di Soto the ceiling of church was
shattered.
Panic prevails at Lucca as re-
suit of the cataclysm, and from Ga
vinana and Limestre come reports
Of lives being lost. At Villa Franco,
in Lunigiana, an entire family was
buried in the ruins Of their home,
and the village of Vigetta was en-
tirely destroyed. Serious damage
was done in the Frignano district,
where houses collapsed, and at Fras-
sinero. where a number of houses
fell. Pievepelago and SAINT Andrea
were badly damaged.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-09-09
Three Are Seriously
Hurt When Machine
Turns Turtle in Road

Alliance, Neb., Sept. S-Thre,
persons were seriously injured and
a fourth badly bruised and lacerated
when the automobile in which they
were riding at a high rate of speed
struck sandy spot at the bottom
of a steep hill and turned turtle
near Hay Springs Tuesday night.
The seriously injured are Norris
Fielding, driver of the car, who sus-
tanned a fractured collar bone and
dislocated shoulder.
Mrs. Ella M. Block, internal in
juries and severe bruises, and her
3-year-old daughter, injured inter-
nally and not expected to live.
Ted Fielding. brother of Norris
Fielding, sustained severe bruises.
All of the parties live in Alliance.
They were OH the way to attend the
county fair at Gordon when the ac-
cident occurred. Norris Fielding,
Mrs. Block. and her daughter were
removed to Hay Springs. Their
condition is such that they cannot
be brought to Alliance for some
time, it was reported. The automo-
bile was wrecked
Omaha daily bee., 1920-09-09
Relatives Are
Not Allowed to
See MacSwiney
Mayor Is Growing Weaker
British Coalition Govern.
ment Threatened with
Disruption.

London, Sept. S-Terence Mac.
Swiney, lord mayor OF Cork. en-
tered today on the twenty-sevcntl
day of his hunger strike, which be.
gan on August Il, following his ar.
rest by British authorities at Cork
Reports from Brixton prisda stated
he was little brighter this morn
ing, but much weaker and more ex-
hausted. 1t was added he had pass
cd a fairly good night.
The tenacious hold on lie Of Lord
Mayor MacSwiney, tonight has
started to split the British coalition
government asunder. How great
the rift is no one knows. Whether
it will be healed before it becomes
public matter cannot be foretold
But there are unmistakable signs
that it is started.
The prisoner himself may wipe
out all possibilities at any moment
ty dying. Then the die will have
been cast. But the pressure OF
world sentiment, generated by the
courage of the mayor-giving OF his
life for the principle of ~elf-deterrli-
r.ation-is making, itself felt.
The full moral force of organized
labor iii Great Britain was placed
behind the hunger Striking mayor
today by the conference at Ports
mouth of the labor congress repre-
senting 6,500,000 workers.
The congress passed a resolution
reading:
"Wc view with horror and indig-
nation the decision to allow Lord
Mayor MacSwiney to die. The whole
of organized labor will hold the gov
ernment responsible for the death.
Such blind stupidity will render the
reconciliation of England and Ire
land almost impossible"
'Wc are doing everything possible
to prevent the carrying out of the
insane governmeut policy toward
Mayor MacSwiney," said j. h.
Thomas. representing the railroad
men. He read the letter OF Bonar
Law saying the government is JUS
titled in its course because Mac
Swiney is rebel He then declared
that Bonar Law more than any ono
else justified the Ulster rebellion in
1914. He added that none was pun
ished for this rebellion. ..-.
"The Irish Dominion League
asked King George, as commander
in-chief of the armed forces of Great
Britain to repeal the court martial
sentence passed on MacSwiney." The
request states that a grave national
emergency exists"
Omaha daily bee., 1920-09-09
Wdl Street to Keep
Gases on All Employees

New York. Sept. 8.-All en-
ployes of brokers operating in Wall
street will be investigated and their
names and habits of living filed and
indexed for ready reference.
This plan is already being put in
operation by the National Surety
company working i'll connection
with the Association of Stock Ex-
change Firms. The purpose is to
minimize and il possible prevent the
occurrence OF thefts.
Joel Rathbone. vice president and
general manager of the National
Surety company, said today that the
company is prepared to spend
$1,000, 1000 on the investigation. 1t is
proposed to keep tab ON all en-
ployes TO learn how they spend
their leisure and who their COM
panions are. If they are associating
with men of criminal tendencies. it
is said their discharge will be rec
commended Immediately.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-09-09
"Flop House" Charity
Guest Leaves Estate
Valued at $125,OOO

New York, Aug. S.-When Peter
Nidovitch, 65-year-old charity
guest of the municipal lodging
house. died in hospital here to-
day, it was learned that he was
possessor of fortune exceeding
$l25,000. &c.,.
The old mans belongings were
said to comprise $4,000 in Liberty
bonds, 100000 deposited in Alaska
banks, 81 900 in cash, $4,000 ruby
ring. $4,000 diamond ring, a
$1,000 diamond stickpin, $500
gold nugget, and several deeds to
realty in Fairbanks, Alaska.
He was registered at the hospi-
tai as miner of San Francisco
and Alaska. -...
Omaha daily bee., 1920-09-09
Last Year Maids
Lead in Race For
| Ak-Sar-Ben Queen
Mrs. Marie J. Richards Wins
The Bees Daily Prize for
Best Jingle in King and
Queen Contest.

It's to be king George" of Ak
Sar-Ben this year, according to Mrs.
Marie ]. Richards. l120 Park ave-
nue., who won yesterdays prize in
The Bees Ak-Sar-Ben jingle con-
test. She selected George Brandeis
as her guess for king and wrote him
up this way: ~.
Do you want to know
Who the king will be?
Don't wonder any longer;
Just listen to me:
On that grand night,
II the board is wise,
They'll present to US
King George (Brandeis).
The daily prize for the best jingle
is two tickets to the Ak-Sar-Ben car
nival shows. In addition to this,
each contestant qualities for the
grand prizes to be awarded to the
persons who guess the names of
the king and queen.
Among the possibilities for queen
this year are last years maids o,
honor, who were Dorothy Kiplinger.
Helen Hussie, Florence Russell,
Mildred Rhodes. Dorothy Judson,
Helen Walker, Marjorie Cavers,
Louise Clark, Katherine Lineburg.
Elsie Storz, Marion Hamilton and
Dorothy Belt.
Here are the rules Of the contest:
l. No governor of Ak-Sar- Ben
or any member of his family is
eligible to compete, nor any en-
ploye of The Bee or his relative.
Anyone else may contribute one
or more jingles.
Q. The guess must be embodied
in jingle, either Kings Jingle"
or Queens Jingle" 1t must
be written plainly and enclosed ill
an envelope addressed to the Ak
Sar-Ben Jingle Editor of The Bee.
3. Each jingle must be on
separate sheet of paper, the
Kings Jingle" on one and the
Queens Jingle" on another.
4. The author of the best jim
gle each day will receive two
tickets to Con T. Kennedy's Ak
Sar-Ben carnival shows.
5. The person who guesses
correctly the name of the king will
receive any $40 article in any
Omaha store; the person who
guesses correctly the name of the
queen will receive second order
for $40 worth of merchandise in
any Omaha store.
6. In case>two or more persons
make the same winning guesses,
the author of the best jingle will
receive the first prize and the au-
thor of the second best jingle a
separate SIS prize.
7. The contest will close Sep
tember %. -.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-09-09
Man Tells
OF Shots Fired
By His Assailant
Fremont Retired Farmer De-
tails Shooting Scene Shortly
After His Wife Left on
Train for Omaha

Fremont, Neb., Sept. 8.-(Special
Telegram. Barring his breast to
show the scar of a bullet wound
above his heart, Harm B. Lueken,
rs. retired farmer, testified in dis
trict court today that "a middlish-
sized good stout fellow had shot
him shortly after 5 o'clock Oh the
morning of last May II.
The description fits roughly that
81 John Olsen, Omaha contractor,
accused by the state of shooting
Lueken after he had made a will
leaving all his property to his wife,
w;t., whom Olsen is alleged to have
carried on an illicit love affair.
Lueken stated that the night be-
fore the murder he had slept down.
stairs in his home, while his wife oc-
cupied room upstairs. She had
awakened him at o'clock to give
h:n cup of coffee and then she left
to take the $50 train to Omaha. He
went back to sleep, but awoke again
when he felt the shock of the bullet
entering his breast. B
Assailant Shoots Again.
] he old man said he got up from
bed and went into the dining room
of his home, where he saw his as
sailant, who shot again, the second
bullet entering the left temple.
Li,eken ran outside. calling neigh
bors, who summoned doctors and
the police. Olsen's attorney fought
every attempt to show that it was at
) o'clock, and not $40, when Lueken
was awakened to drink his coffee
The defense will endeavor to show
that Lueken was not shot until about
5:l5 and that the assailant could not
have gone from the house after tina.
time and caught the train to Omaha
at the station mile away.
Loaned Olsen $500.
Lueken said that he had loaned
Olsen 5000 that had never been re-
paid, and that he had refused further
loans although demands had been
made for more money.
Lueken also testified that last Ian
uary he had made a new will that
made his wife sole heir and ex-
ccutrix without bonds. He had
copied this will from paper brought
from Omaha by his wife, he said.
The state contends that Mrs.
Lueken and Olsen together had this
will drawn up.
DR.. w. ]. Davis who dressed
Lueken's wound said he had been
summoned about $40. Chief Of Po-
lice Brenner said that he had been
notified of the crime at 5:25.
Former Mayer w. c. Wiley. who
saw Olsen on the Omaha train, as
serted that the man told him he had
come from Central City
Omaha daily bee., 1920-09-09
SemenoH's Troops Go Over
To Far Eastern RepubLiC

London, Sept. S.-Gen. Semenoff's
adventures in the Far East have end
ed and his troops, under the leader
ship of Gen. Lokhvitski, have gone
over to the government Of the Rus
sian Far Eastern republic, accord
ing to wireless dispatch from Mos
COW. Semenoff's entire gold reserve
is said to have been captured and
handed over to the Vladivostok gov
Nernment.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-09-09
Admits Attempts to
Ridicule Governor

Galveston, Tex. Sept. SC. V
Sanders. editor of the Houston
Press, the principal witness before
the general court-martial in the trial
of Col. Billie Mayfield, admitted pub
fishing articles tending to ridicule
Governor Hobby, General Wolters
and the national guard.
Sanders, under questioning, said
such articles were intended to be
merely funny. He detailed the ef-
fort of three national guard officers
to arrest him at the Country club in
Houston and told OF making his es-
cape from them.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-09-09
albanian ToUns Taken
By Jugo.Slavia Troops

Rome, Sept. 8.-Jugo-S Slavia in
tends to make itself master of Al
bania, it is declared here in light of
recent reports. Jugo-Slavian troops
have occupied Tarabosh and are at
tacking Kastrati, Dibra and Elbas-
san. In the fighting at Dibra, the
Jugo-Slavs had been repulsed, losing
a number of cannon and machine
guns. 1t is reported they lost 1900
prisoners. 1t is asserted the Ameri-
can Red Cross has withdrawn from
Albania.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-09-09
Reds Recapture Omsk.

|, Harbin, Manchuria, Sept. Shy
The Associated Press. Russian
soviet forces, aided by German and
Hungarian war prisoners. have re-
captured Omsk, where, as in other
towns of western Siberia. the peas
ants recently overthrew the soviets.
Bolsheviki also are in possession of
the northern portion of the railway
along which fighting has been pro-
ceeding, but they are isolated and
without food.
Confirmation has been received
here of the reported revolt against
the bolsheviki in the Ust-Kamen-
ogorsk region. Altai province has
been cleared entirely Of the bolshe-
wiki -
Omaha daily bee., 1920-09-09
Sleeping Sickness Cause
Is Reported Discovered

Saratoga Springs, N. Y, Sept s
Discovery OF the cause of sleep
ing sickness as reported today by
DR.. /. S. Wedller of Columbia uni
versity to thd state conference of
health officerd and public health
nurses. in session here. The origin,
he said. was found to be filterable
virus, which. in experiments. has
transmitted the disease from man to
monkeys
Omaha daily bee., 1920-09-09
Women Urge Dock Workers
To Tie Up English Vessels

San Francisco, Sept. S.-Several
women who said they were members
of the Women's League for Irish
Independence. paraded the water
front, bearing transparencies urging
longshoremen to cease loading YES
sells destined for English ports.
Their efforts in particular were di-
rected against the men loading coal
on the British steamer, Muncaster
Castle, and officials of the coal COM
pany said the women had persuaded
some of the men to stop w
Omaha daily bee., 1920-09-09
Brewery Raided by
Prohibition Agents

ST, Cloud, Mimi. Sept. S.-The
plant OF the St, Cloud Brewing COM
pai1y here was raided last night by
a score of prohibition enforcement
agents from the Twin Cities, and
three officials and two employees
were arrested and taken to the Hen
nepin county Jail at Minneapolis.
According to federal agents, beer
containing more than 21l per cent
alcohol has been brewed and held
at the place in alleged violation of
the law.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-09-09
Seuen Die From Drinking
Wood Alcohol at ARSENAL

Baltimore, Nd. Sept. S.--The list
of fatalities among civilian employees
of Edgewood arsenal resulting from
drinking some form of poisoned al
cohol was increased to seven today
by the deaths Of Nelson Lucius Of
Rochester, N. Y, and James Davis
Of Salisbury. Nd. Michael O'Leary
of Baltimore, the last one of the
known victims, is expected to re-
cover.
Thus far. the military authorities
at Edgewood have been unable to
find out where the liquor came from
by the refusal of the survivors to
tell where they got it.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-09-09
Mile High City Released
From Military Control

Denver. Sept. 8-Shortly after is
suing a proclamation putting an end
10 military control OF Denver and its
suburbs, Col c. {. Ballou, military
commandant, announced that $50
federal troops here on riot duty dur
ing the street railway strike, would
return to Camp Funston at once
Two hundred and fifty other
Camp Funston troops and similar
number from Fort Logan will re-
main here indefinitely, it was an
,ounced. The returning detachment
will leave as soon as transportation
5 available, probably tomorrow, it
was stated.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-09-09
Gibson, Girls!

And Gibson men, too--creations
of Americas greatest artist
have been the last word in il
Illustrative art for score of years.
Never has Mr.. Gibson's IL
lustrations appeared heretofore
except in high-class books and
magazines.
At last, this great artist has
agreed to produce a series of H.
lustrations for newspaper publ
cation. ..
The first of the series will ap-
pear in The Bee next Sunday.
Thereafter there will be two Glib
son cartoons every week, one on
Sunday and one on weekday.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-09-09
Lenroot Gains on Late
Returns IN Wisconsin,

Milwaukee, Sept. S.-Returns re-
ceived today from yesterdays state
wide primary increased the lead of
Senator Irvine L. Lenroot in his
race for the republican nomination
for United States senator.
Returns from 76o precincts out of
2,379 in the state for the senatorship
gave Lenroot $3.50: Thompson,
1854; McHenry. 1o,054.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-09-09
liverpool and Manchester
Printers Still on Strike

London, Sept. 8.-Liverpoof and
Manchester were still without news
papers, as result of the strike of
compositors, begun August so, for
more pay.
In Liverpool. however two publi-
.ations were issued last evening by
the Photographic process. The
newspapers of Manchester have
caused 1000 summonses to be issued
against strikers for breach Of con-
tract.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-09-09
The New Constitution

(The Bee continues today its expana-
tions Of the various amendments to the
state constitution proposed by the state
constitutional convention ~ submitted
to vote OF the people at special cleo
tion to be held September y. This elec-
tlon is in many respects the most i'm
portant held in Nebraska in a generation.
An intelligent ballot can be cast only
after clear understanding of the various
proposals submitted. There are Al pro-
posals and each is submitted for, separate
Tn
Omaha daily bee., 1920-09-09
Strike Called Oft

Trieste, Sept. 7,-The general
strike here was declared off tonight.
Satisfactory concessions to the
strikers were made by government
representatives
Omaha daily bee., 1920-09-09
Teddy Has Narrow
Escape in Crash
Plane Tears Down Field as
Colonel Is Entering Seat
Leaps Free

Joplin. Mo-, Sept. S.-Lieutenan
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt had
narrow escape from death here a
noon today while preparing for =.
airplane flight which was 10 tax,
him to Vinita, Okl., and to Tuls;
to fill speaking dates.
Colonel Roosevelt was enterin,
the front seat of the plane, in which
Bert Chandler, candidate for con.
gress from the First Oklahoma dis
trict, was sitting. while Paul Meng,
the pilot, gave the propeller blade
twist. The throttle was too high
and the big machine tore wildly
down the field. Colonel Roosevelt
jumped from the fusilage and land
ed free of the rudders.
Second Narrow Escape.
Vinita, Okl., Sept. 8.-Lieut. Col.
Theodore Roosevelt escaped unin-
jured in an airplane accident a Sec
ond time today when the airplane
carrying him from Joplin, Mo-, to
Vinita, to fill speaking date.
crashed into fence and a tree at
the fair grounds here. None of the
four passengers in the plane wa,
hurt.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-09-09
PROPOSITION NO. 81.

Amends Section 5 of Article ri.
Forbids public utility corporations
or common carriers to increase cap
ital stock except in such manner as
may be provided by law. Prohibits
the payment of dividends except out
of net earnings after payment of
all operating expenses and deprecia-
tion. Present section applies only
to railroads. &
Omaha daily bee., 1920-09-09
Texas Bank Robbed

San Antonio, Tex, Sept. S.-A
bandit held up the First State bank
at Uvalde, Tex, and ESCAPED in an
automobile with $1,000
Omaha daily bee., 1920-09-09
PROPOSITION NO. 81.

Amends Section 3 OF Article .XI.
Permits public utility corporations
TO consolidate if the State Railway
commission grants permission.
Present constitution forbids CONSOLE
dation when in the case of railroads
or telegraph companies owning par
allel or competing lines.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-09-09
The Weather

Forecast.
Thursday fair and cooler.
Hourly Temperatures.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-09-24

side-tracked from the fighting line In
the quartermaster department. That
experience inclined him to be a con-
tractor for supplying bread to the
army at the outbreak of the Civil war,
when the politicians refused to make
him an officer.
The first time Grant came in sight
of the enemy in the Civil war he frank
ly tells us that his heart jumped into
his throat. II had not the moral
courage" he said, ito halt and con-
slider what to do; kept right on"
That Is the whole story of how
Grant got to Appomattox he kent
right on. Starting without a friend
Mt his back, and with only long, I'M
broken trail of disappoinunents be-
hind him. he never asked for promo
ton, an assignment or favor, vet this
unambltious man rose to be general
In chief.
No conqueror ever was higher souled
than Grant at Appomatt0x. Sad
and depressed, as he tells us. Mt
the downfall of a valiant foe, he met
Lee as If that foeman in war were n
neighhOr in trouble.
When he became president II was
Grants misfortune to know no one OK
cept his associates in the war. The
self-respectlng among them kept away
from him. But the self.seekers and
the camp followers crowded about n
man who never forgot and never dis
| trusted friend, not even when he
came bearing Greek gift, and Sena-
tor Charles Sumner spoke scorufully
Of the administration as a gift en-
terprlse."
The many scandals of the admins
tration We're mostly traceable to the
betrayal of Grants chldllke conf
dence in unworthy friends. "Black
Friday" in Wall street cast Its
shadow on his family circle itself.
The "whlsky ring" involved the
presidents private secretary. A men,
Der of the cabinet was impeached for
squalid transactions, but by accepting
his resignation Grant let him dodge
/ the conviction.
A liberal section of distinguished
Republicans revolted against Grants
election to second term, but thew
were mostly leaders without follow
ers. The popular revolt did not come
until the panic of 1873 had plunged
/ the country into six years OF hard
times, aud a tidal wave In the eIec.
tion OF 1874 swept the Democrats
Into control of the house.