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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-28

bETROIr, MICH. Feb. 27.-NieInbcrs
81 lhe Detroit High School Mems
connect today organized Il local Of the
american Federation Of Teachers az
lht result, leaders OF the movement
stated o! futile efforts Of the 1000
salaries.
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SAYS NEW YORK VOTERS
TERRORIZED BY GUNNER
Socialist hsscmb1yman Makes Expose
or Alleged Election f'rnuds
OH Witness stand.
lBy Associated Press.

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city last fail. when .r,lnmcn," hired
by Republicans and Democrats. we-c
pictures ;s touring from polling plac"
their votes. featured tic ciosin.. to-
niGht OF me defense in the triad before
me AsscinDly Judiciary Committee OF
men charged with disloynity.
rms testimony was given bv Assem- =
PENDANT TO take the stand In cXri:n,i, =
ion Of conditions which provoked IL.
MIN such emotion ;lFt he w;,s gu.l;.
speech which the prosccu,ion "a, -rn.
ing cross examination sou%,It ,.Iol.
ny IL microscopic anniysis bvcuthcd
Scdition.
TO IIcnI 4 Cough
Take HAYES HEALING HONEY S5c
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of Florida. died today In ST. Aurust,nn
He had been i'll for some time ana
WAS returning from Palm Beach.
where lie had been for his hcnlth. Coy.
crnor Jennings was Il first cousin of
William Jennings bryan. The runera!
Will take place here Sunday.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-28

Former Florida Governor Dies.
JACKSONVILLE. FLA. Feb 2I--
William :. Jennings. former Governor
Omaha daily bee., 1920-08-20
Bootleg Prices Take Big
Raise in New York CITY

New York, Aug. lo.-The lid OF
drouth was fastened pretty nearly
never to come off on New York to-
day.
There was a boom in bootleg
cheer. Prices hitherto ruling at from
50 cents to Is cents per copy
bullcd their way up to Sl.50 and
even 81 per imbibe.
Chief Shevlin declared today that
as a result of the conference he had
Just had with Prohibition Commis-
sioner Kramer in Washington some
missing rivets have been bolted into
place. It's going to be harder than
ever to withdraw whisky from bond.
1T will be hard to get under our
SYSTEM said Mr.. Shevlin.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-08-20
Hearing to Decide
Which County Gets
Taxes ON Live Stock

Lincoln, Aug. 1o.-(Special.) y
The State Board of Equalization has
set Friday afternoon as the date for
a hearing to settle dispute be-
tween Holt and Antelope counties
as to which gets the taNes on So0,000
worth Of live stock owned by L. W..
Arnold. prominent stockman living
at O'Neill who maintains feeding
yard at Neigh.
Since the stock was at Neigh,
Antelope county, officials assessed
it. Meanwhile Mr.. Arnold had turned
in his oEn schedule i'll Holt county,
claiming O'Neill as his home.
At the Friday hearing the attorney
generals office will deliver a writ
ten opinion as to whether S25,OO0
in personal property left by the late
Robert McQuilken OF Furnas coun-
ty, who died in Ireland two years
ago, should be assessed i'll Furnas
county. where the property had
formally been held or in Douglas
county, where the recently qualified
administrator lives and has trans
fcrred the property.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-08-20
Declares She Shot Her
Husband Because Of
Degenerate Tendency

San Francisco, Aug. 19.-Mrs. Vir-
'ginia P. Clark today confessed to
Police Inspector Drew that she
killed her husband, Chester ]. Clark,
Oakland car man, Sunday morning
by shooting him as he lay in bed be-
side her.
The confession suddenly broke the
woman's 54-hour composure, during
which she had retold her original
story of her husband committing
suicide and threatening to kill her.
The woman explained the murder
by saying that on awakening Sum
day morning she for the first time
learned that her husband had de-
generate tendencies She fred the
shots in a spirit of revulsior on maxi
ing this discovery, she says. The
couple were married after a mar
riage bureau introduction. The
bride will be held for trial.
Efforts to delve INTO the woman's
past life have been frustrated by her
refusal to talk about her family. She
says mother, brother and half
sister live in Indian River, Va. Her
first husband, a circus performer,
named A. L. DeRocha, died in Vir-
glnia two years ago of influenza.
Q Mrs. Clark was living in Hartford,
Conn, when she answered Clark's
advertisement in matrimonial
paper.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-08-20
GIRLLEAPS FROM
SPEEDING CAR TO
ESCAPE ATTACK
Mary Kracl, North Bend Girl,
Nearly Assaulted by Friend.
She Says.

Fremont, Neb., Aug. l9-(Spe-
cial. Miss Mary Kracl, l7-year-old
North Bend girl, today in justice
court told for the first time OF the
events>of the night of June "a, which
ended i'll her being found, uncon-
scious on her doopstep, by her
mother Miss Kracl asserted that
she leaped from the speeding auto
mobile driven by August Thomson
to escape all attack attempted by
him and another man, whose name
she does not know.
Thomson, pleading not guilty to
the charge OF assault, offered no de-
tense and was bound over to the
district court for trial. His bond
of $4,000 was furnished by his fa-
ther, John Thomson, and Thomas
p. Gaugher.
Miss Kracl testified that at the
American Legion dance at North
Bend June "a she was introduced TO
Thomson by Evelyn Tout and
danced three dances with him. Then
she was asked to let him take her
to her home, FIVE miles northwest OF
the town, and agreed because she
thought he was mice"
A short distance from town the
other man was met and invited by
Thomson to ride. He was intro
duced as a cousin, she said. Miss
Kracl sat upon his lap and they
rode on.
Near her home she asked to be
let out and said she would walk, but
instead they turned off on another
road. driving the car faster. she said.
They started again, whispering to
each other, and I knew it was not
nice" said the girl. They went as
last as they could and | jumped out:
Il didn't care whether | killed
myself or not"
The other man described by the
girl is being sought by the county
Omaha daily bee., 1920-08-20
Candidates Express
Desire for Improved
Consular Service

New York. Aug. l9-The Ameri-
can Export Manufacturers associa-
ton made public letters from Sena-
tor Harding and Governor Cox III
which they express a desire for i'm
provement OF American, diplomatic
and consular services.
, The association recently addressed
communications to candidates rec
ommending that the United States
own and maintain proper homes for
its foreign representatives and cs-
tablish graded positions with pro-
motion. o.
Senator Harding said america
has been greatly remiss in this func-
tion of government" and added that
if elected Americas export trade
will receive immediate and deeply
interested attention." He added that
''the diplomatic and consular service
and the department OF commerce
should be brought together in con-
certed and efficient effort toward
finding markets, developing trade
ahd expediting its transportation
through an American merchant ma
r;uan
Omaha daily bee., 1920-08-20
Japan Tells China Road
Guards to Remain on DUTY

Toxic, Aug. l9.-Japan has sent
a communication to China saying the
government is unable to comply
with Chinas request for with
drawal of the Japanese guards on
the Chinese Eastern railroad.
The communication points out
that the guards were stationed OH
the railway primarily to prevent
possible invasion of Manchuria and
Korea by the bolsheviki and that cx-
isting conditions still prevent with
drawing. this barrier against bolshe-
vik penetration
This action, the communication
says, was in accordance with All
agreement of the powers to put the
railroad on an international footing
until Legitimate Russian govern
ment, capable of preserving law and
order" was established. 1t states
that Japan, therefore, does not feel
under obligation to consider China's
request.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-08-20
SUFF LEADERS IN
G.. O. P. ARE HAPPY
OVER BIG VICTORY
Send Messages of Congratula-
tons to Mrs. Gait, Interna-
tional President.

Chicago, Aug. 19.-(Special Tele-
gram.)-Amid great rejoicing at ma
tlonal headquarters of the republican
party in Chicago over ratification of
the suffrage amendment by the Ten
nessee state legislature, telegram
OF congratulations was today sent by
Mrs. Christine Bradley South and
Mrs. Adah E. Bush to Mrs. Carrie
,hapman Catt, president of the Ma
:ional Suffrage association and also
president Of the international asso-
ciation.
In the telegram Mrs. Gait was ex-
tended personal congratulations and
deep gratitude for the magnificent
victory won. Mrs. South is assist
ant secretary of the republican ma
tional committee and Miss Bush is
executive secretary in charge OF
womens activities of the committee.
A republican ma jority of at least
four or five in the United States SEN
ate after March 4 of next year as
result of the campaign now being
made throughout the country practi-
cally is assured, according to How
ard NJ, Rice, secretary to Senator
Miles Poindexter of Washington,
chairman of the republican senatorial
campaign committee.
Mr.. Rice arrived in Chicago today
after comforting with former Gov
ernor Frank B. Willis, the republi-
can senatorial nominee in Ohio.
Governor Willis election, he said,
is assured because of his strong
stand against the Wilson league
views. The states OF California. Ore
gon, Nevada and Colorado will each
elect this fall successor to a demo-
cratic member of the United States
senate and Mr.. Rice said tnat iii this
particular field the republicans would
make substantial gains. He leaves
tonight for Kentucky to confer with
the republican senatorial nominee,
Richard P. Ernst.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-08-20
To Probe Ratification Of
Suffrage Amendment

Nashville, Tenn, Aug. i9-Judge
Debow charged the grand Jury in
the Davidson county criminal court
today on the subject of efforts to
improperly influence or corrupt the
iawmaking powcA OF the state and
laid special emphasis on tine fight
for the ratification of the federal
suffrage amendment by the Tennes-
Judge Debow'sN charge followed
publication by the Nashville Tennes-
seean and the Nashville Banner of
two affidavits in which allegations
were made that undue influence had
been brought to bear on one men,
Der Of the house who first voted to
table the ratification resolution, and
later voted foAthe adoption of the
resolution. A single vote decided
the issue in favor Of suffrage.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-08-20
; MAIL PLANES
TO LEAVE TODAY
FOR CHEYENNE
Pilot Smith to Lead Flyers in
Blazing New Route
For Western
Service.

Under the direction OF Pilot Wal
ter J. Smith, three aerial mail ships
will "hop-off' at Ak-Sar-Ben field
early Friday morning for Cheyenne,
Wyo.. blazing the trail for the open
ing of the air mail service from Chi
cago to the west.
Pilots SmitA, Ellis and Leon.
hardt landed in Omaha yesterday
morning with Pilot Lange. The lat
ter flew an aerial mail plane from
Chicago to Omaha with a regular
cargo Of mail and served as guide
for the other three "ships." which
flew over the city in battle forma.
ton.
The planes will make one stop be-
tween here and Cheyenne to take
on fuel.
Two more planes are expected to
arrive in Omaha within the next 10
day. The ships" will be stationed
at the local flying field and will be
used i'll transporting mail from Om-
aha to Cheyenne. The planes ope-
rating between here and Chicago
will transfer their. western mail at
the Ak-Sar-Ben grounds and planes
flying between here and Cheyenne
will fly the mail to Wyoming.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-08-20
CROWD
EXPECTED FOR
MARKET week
Den Show at Ak-Sar-Ben For
Men and Theater Parties
For Women Are On
Program.

Plans for entertaining the largest
crowd ever drawn to Omaha'S mar
ket week we're completed at meet
ing of the merchants market week
committee i'll the Chamber of Com
merce Thursday. The program ex-
tends from Monday to Thursday of
-next week. The fact that so many
country merchants have been hold
ing back on their orders and now
feel we'll enough assured of the mar
ket to get in, is expected to add to
the number of visitors.
To See Den Show.
Monday night the men will be ell.
tertained at the show at the Ak-Sar-
Ben den, under the guidance of Penn
Fodrea. Robert Trimble will be
chairman of the committee entertain.
ing the wives Of the merchants at
a tl,eater party at the Orpheum at
the same time.
A dinner dance at the Field club
will be the feature OF Tuesday night
Some of the big prizes, which in
clude a trip to Europe and trip
to California, will be drawn at this
time. Don Lee, the chairman OF
this event, will have special cars take
the guests out at $50 p, M.
A barbecue and race will be given
Wednesday night at Elmwood park,
Roy Moore is chairman, and Gus
Miller and Dr. Frye will manage the
barbecue and the races, respectively.
Oriental Costumes.
The closing event Thursday night
will be Japanese garden party at
the Auditorium. Roy Byrne, chair
man, announces that the women OF
Omaha will dress in oriental cos
tune, and the men in black waist
coats and red trousers. More prizes
will be awarded at this dance.
Many of the business Houses will
hold style shows and private enter.
tainments for visiting merchants and
their families. Travelling statesmen
are being called in from the road
to meet their customers.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-08-20
State Authorities
i To Combat Anplane !.
Traffic in Liquor

Lincoln, Aug. lo.-(SpeciaD.- -
Airplane traffic in liquor from Cane
ada to Nebraska is already a probe
lem, which the state and national
authorities must meet, according I'd
Gus Hyers, head of the state law enc
torcement division.
Recent reports from the north and
west counties of the state show tl,a1
several loads of booze have been
brought into the state, via the. aif
route. but the state department ID
not equipped with such methods
ard finds it increasingly difficult to
perfume moment. -
Chief Hyers believes that the nae
tional enforcement of prohibition
will necessitate the use of fast and
well-managed planes along the
boundary lines of the country.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-08-20
AMERICAN DICKS
GATHERING DATA
! TO COMBAT REDS
Attorney General Palmer Head
Of Underground Organiza-
ton of Secret Agents.
BY c. F. Pertelli
Universal Staff Correspondent.

Paris, Aug. 19.-(Special Cable
Dispatch. )-That A. Mitchell Palm
er, attorney general of the United
States, is the head of a vast
underground organization OF inter-
national intelligence agents, was
learned by Universal Service through
diplomatic source.
Despite Washington's proclaimed
policy of ''hands off Europe" an
army of American detectives has
been busy since the armistice gath
ering data by which, it is stated, it
hopes to- begin worldwide propa-
ganda to combat the Moscow gov
ernment
Several of the cleverest of the
operatives, one OF whom distinguish
ed himself in the capture of the
Zimmerman note to Mexico, by
which Germany tried to get that
country into war with the United
States, actually penetrated into Rus
sia by means OF cooked" dpcu-
ments purporting to come from red
leaders i'll the United States.
Four other agents, it is stated,
were 'deported' from the United
States on the boat which took Emma
Goldman and other anarchists back
10 Russia. They attempted to gain
the confidence of Lenine. Trotzky.
kameneff and other leaders of the
bolshevist government
During more than a year of op-
erations, the secret agents success
fully sent to the United States a
mass of documents purporting to
describe the inner workings of COM
munism. particularly in Moscow,
Petrograd, Novorod. Wilma and Kief
and other large centers, as seen in
European eyes.
Coincidentally it is alleged that
with the cooperation of white Rus
sans" they have attempted to found
a secret organization for combating
the soviets with headquarters at
General Wrangel's base in Sebasto-
rol.
The object of this secret diplo-
matte conspiracy is stated to be a
fomenting OF opposition to the Mos
COW government in widely separated
centers.
L is even asserted that the day
and hour of the counter-rero1ution
has been set. This information. when
communicated to Paris, is. alleged
10 have been. given, weighty consid-
Grafton in influencing the French
government toward its fateful step,
the recognition of General Wrangel.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-08-20
MCGraW Denies Purchase
Of Whisky at Lambs Club

New York, Aug. l9.---Denial by
attorneys for John McGraw. mana
ger of the New York Giants, that he
had purchased whisky from the
Lambs club on August s. featured
today's investigation OF the occur.
rences at the club the evening be-
fore John Z. Siavin. comedy actor,
was found lying injured on the side
walk in front of McGraw.s home.
William ]. Fallon, one of Nc
Graw's attorneys, admitted that Nc
Graw might have gotten whisky
at the club" though the maintained
that his client did not purchase it
OF the club itself.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-08-20

Marion, O.. Aug. 19.-Scna,or
Harding declared today that the
grant of suffrage to American wo-
men would be especially welcome to
the republicans in the coming cam
paign because "a great moral and
social reform. recently achieved, is
menaced by the covert purpose OF
our opponents to attack it"
. He predicted that voting women
would stand with the republican par
ty through a realization that it had
led in achieving socia! betterment,
while the democratic party had no.
toriously refused" to enforce reform
policies.
Victory is Dramatic.
american women" said Senator
Harding, have won the suffrage
fight Their victory is dramatic be-
cause it comes as the reward of a
great final drive that now has in-
sured to all American women a full
participation in the most crucial ma
tional election in many years. Yet,
important as are the issues in this
political contest, we may well doubt
if history will, recognize any other
phase of it as equal i'll Importance
to the fact that i'll this year the wo-
men OF America for the first time
took their, full part in determining
the national destinies.
However much some of rs may
be pleased with the congratulations
which assure US today that We helped
bring about. this result. the fact
remains that the women won their
own victory. Their long struggle
against many discouragemerts has
been splendid preparation for the
duties imposed on them. They will
be full partners in shaping national
Omaha daily bee., 1920-08-20
Mail Pouch Stolen From
Train Found Near Track

St. Louis, Mo, Aug. 19.-One of
the pouches of mail taken from the
Missouri Pacific train that was
robbed on the outskirts of St. Louis
last night by two men was found to-
day in a clump OF weeds along the
railroad track. The contents were
intact, the bandits apparently losing
the pouch in the darkness.
The loss sustained i'll the robbery,
postal officials said, will not be
known until check up is made of
the contents OF the pouches,
. The men boarded the train at a
crossing and, with drawn revolvers,
lined the mail clerks up against the
wall. Near the outskirts of the city
one of the robbers pulled the signal
cord. stopping the train. The mail
pouches were then thrown out and
the bandits jumped after them, dis
appearing.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-08-20
Ants Meet at Nashville to
Work Out Details of Scheme
"To Save the South From
Anthony Amendment"
TAKE ISSUE TO COURTS IF
RATIFICATION STANDS
Will Attempt to Have Passage
Declared Illegal on Ground
Act Was Submitted After
Election Of Legislature.

Nashville, Tcnr Aug l9.-An.
nouncement that = opponents OF
woman suffrage would hold a mass
meeting tonight to discuss steps to
save the south from the Susan b.
Anthony amendment and federal
suffrage force bills" was taken as
an indication that Speaker Walker
would not attempt today t. force
reconsideration Of the action OF the
Tennessee house yesterday l.. ratity-
ing the nineteenth amendment.
Senator Oscar Underwood of Ala
bama and former Governor Pleasant
of Louisiana have been invited to
speak.
Certification Held Up.
One vote cast in the Tennessee
house in favor of ratifyirg the suf-
fragist amendment stands i'll the way
of certification to the secretary OF
state that Tennessee as the neces-
safy 36th state had completed ratltl-
cation of the amendment in time tor
women OF the country to vote in
November.
After voting against ratification
yesterday. Speaker Walker changed
his vote from nay to aye for the
purpose, anti-suffragists said, of
moving reconsideration of the vote.
Suffs Not Alarmed.
Suffragists, confident of their abll-
i1y to hold their majority in the
house in line. were planning to
move reconsideration OF yesterdays
vote at time when their entire
strength is on the floor.
Opponents OF ratification declared
today that if efforts to secure re-
consideration of the house vote fails,
steps will be taken to have the courts
declare the ratification unconstitu-
tional on the grounds that the
amendment was submitted to the leg
islaturc after its members had been
elected.
Suffragists contended that the SUI.
spreme courts decision i'll the Ohio
referendum case nullihes this section
of the Tennessee constitution.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-08-20
Harding Says Suffrage :, -
Is an Accomplishment
Equal to independence
Republican Nominee Declares Victory Is Dramatic
Because 1t Comes as Reward of Great Final
Drive That Now Has Assured Women Participa-
ton in Most Crucial Election in History.

programs and policies However
they may divide politically, their
moral sense, their social instincts,
their primary concern for home and
family and healt, and education, will
be a constant inspiration to an in
sistence upon higher and better aims
in Our national life.
Ranks With Independence.
"Whoever will consider the prac-
teal contributions of women to
national advancement, must recog-
nize what it means to enlist, now,
the full power OF womanhood in
public. affairs. l look upon the en-
franchisement of women as all ac-
complishment to be rated alnng with
our achievement of indep
our preservation of the union. our
emancipation of tie slaves and our
contribution in the world war to
the rescue of civilization itset
"As to- immediate political effects,
we republicans may and do feel Sc
cure. In this campaign we face is
sues on which we may be confident
that the voice of womanhood will
pronounce for us. Once more the
real independence of our nation is
involved. A great moral and social
reform, recently achieved, is men,
aced by the covert purpose of our
opponents to ! attack it. Enfran-
chised women will make no mistake
IN choosing between the republican
party, which has led in every move
ment for social and industrial bet
terment, and the democratic party,
which has notoriously refused to en-
force these enlightened policies in
the south. where it completely doIni-
mates. Nor will women forget that
more than four-hfths of the ratifying
states are feDublican states"
Omaha daily bee., 1920-08-20
Much Decorated English
Heroine Will Live in N. 7.

London, Aug. l9.-Flve war
medals, three won by her own serv-
ices during the war and two con-
terrcd upon her husband. are worn
by the Hon. Mrs. Digby French,
prominent in London society. who
sails tomorrow to make her future
home in the United States.
Her husband, major i'll the Royal
air forces. was killed two years ago
in active service. He was reputed
to be one of the best pilots i'll the
British service and won the military
cross and the distinguished flying
cross for gallantry in action.
Mrs. French herself was chauf
feuse in the army service corps and
performed excellent service in
France
Omaha daily bee., 1920-08-20
Body Of Overseas Soldier
Sent to Geneva for Burial

Gevena, Neb., Aug. lo.-(Special)
The body OF Frank Blame Sloan,
who died OF pneumonia soon after
arrival overseas with the A. E. F.,
has reached New York from Livert
pool. England. where the body has
reposed in the English-American
cemetery at Liverpool since Octo-
ber 2, 1918. Hhis father. ex-Con-
gressnan Sloan, has been advised
that it will arrive here within two
days Burial will be in the Geneva
cemetery.