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Omaha daily bee., 1920-05-13
STREET CAR IN
BLUFFS IS HIT
BY LIGHTNING
Streets Inundated and Cellars
Flooded When Indian Creek
0verfloWs Its
Banks. =. =

Indian creek in Council Bluffs
Tuesday night aided severe cleo
trical storm in doing considerable
damage.
Overflow from the creek in the
Friday night aided a severe electrical
dated cellars for an area of many
blocks.
Mud one foot deep was deposited
on Broadway between Tenth street
and the Northwestern station, and
cellars of business firms in this
neighborhood suffered from the
water which ran over the sidewalks
and into the main floor of the build
ings in many instances.
High wind accompanied the
lightning and rain. Electric light
wires i'll many sections of the city
were torn down, and numerous
trees blown over. North First
street and Eight avenue and Thir-
teenth street suffered the most from
the high wind.
A street car, loaded with passen-
gers ell route to Omaha, was struck
by lightning at the Illinois Central
passenger station, at Thirteenth
street and Broadway during the
height of the storm.
The lightning struck either the
trolley pole or trolley wire, with a
binding fash and deafening roar,
burning out the fuse and extinguish-
ing the lights. The car quivered
Mg fully Is seconds after the crash.
No one was injured, however.
During the storm, Judsen A.
Daley, l46 Fifteenth avenue. driv-
ing in his automobile, struck an
open manhole at Eighteenth street
and Broadway, blowing two tires.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-05-13
Bluebeard's Last Victim
Sues to Recover Properiv

Los Angeles, Cal, May 12.-Mrs.
katherine Wombacher, the woman
whose suspicious caused the arrest
OF James P. Watson, bigamist, to-
day brought sui. in the superior
court against Watson to obtain
restitution OF certain property and
sums she alleges she turned over TO
him after their marriage"
Information as to the precise ma
t've of her claims was withheld.
Watson is preparing for his de-
parture for San Quentin prison this
week, where he will be taken to
serve sentence of life imprison-
ment for the murder of Nine Lee
Deloney, to which he recentlv
pleaded guilty.
OHcers are searching for money
and property which they believed
the man has concealed in various
places. They said they had located
safe deposit box in a Canadian
city and were hopeful that it wou'G
coatain either funds or memoranda
OF Investments
Omaha daily bee., 1920-05-13
Mrs. Harriet Deering,
Prominent Woman Of
Atlantic, Found Dead

Atlantic. Ia, May 12.-(Special.)
Her body lying on the floor be-
side the sewing machine which she
had been operating and her hand
holding pair of scissors which she
had been using, Mrs. Harriet Deer
ing, widow of N. w. Deering, for
mer prominent merchant of Atlantic,
was found dead in her home here
She had been dead for nearly "a
hours when found by her daughter
in-law and neighbor. They went
to the aged woman's home when she
had not been seen for more than a
day. Mrs. Deering's death occurred
some time Monday. On Sunday she
was at church and that evening her
sop and daughter spent the evening
with her. Mrs. Deering appeared i'll
the best of health. Her husband was
for many years engaged in the hard
ware business here. He was a civil
war veteran and prominent i'll the
community. A son, w. ]. Deering,
is member OF the Atlantic city
council.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-05-13
Chicago Aldermen Seek
Way to Stop Women
Smoking In Public
Chicago Tribune Omaha Bee Leased Wire

Chicago Tribune Omaha Bee Leased Wire.
Chicago, May 12.-The smoking
evil among women and girls has
grown to such alarming proportions
that the city council is trying to de-
wise a law to stop it, at least the
habit of smoking in public. Some
theaters and cafes do all they can
to encourage the custom, providing
luxurious parlors and furnishing
cigarets free.
Caustic speeches were made by
the aldermen who denounced the
practice as degrading and disgust
ing. Aldermen who have young
daughters told of their reluctance to
take them to fashionable cafes where
women smoke. 1t was pointed out
that the city had passed and en-
forced laws against women enter
ing saloons and dance halls without
an escort, and that the rule against
smoking in public, while it was
Nlain1y an infringement of the rights
Of an individual, could also be ell
forced
Omaha daily bee., 1920-05-13
SUPERINTENDENT
OF OMAHA AIR MAIL
DIVISION IS KILLED
McCandliss Loses Life
When Plane Strikes Tree
Near Oskaloosa, la. D.

Oskaloosa, Ia, May l2.-William
J. McCandless, superintendent of
the Chicago Omaha aerial mail di-
vision, was killed this afternoon
when an airplane in which he was
riding was blown into a tree four
miles south of here. II. w. Johnston
Fremont, O.. pilot, was injured.
The airplane left Omaha at II 80
O'clock this morning to go to Iowa
City, Ia, on an inspection trip over
the proposed air mail route between
Chicago and Omaha. When the
wind blew the machine into the tree
Superintendent McCandless was
caught beneath the gas tank and his
skull fractured. His body was
brought here.
Pilot Johnson said heavy head
winds had interfered all the way
and blown them off the course. He
was attempting to land in a~feld
when blown into the tree.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-05-13
Suspect Black Hand
Responsible for the
Murder Of Cafe Man

Chicago, May IA blackhand
plot or labor war was responsible
for the murder of James big Jim
Colosimo, proprietor of a famous
levee district cafe, in the main room
of his restaurant yesterday, police
believe.
90 Thirteen suspects are being held,
while detectives are hunting for
Colosimo's first wife, from whom
he was divorced six weeks ago. The
widow, formerly Dale Winters, a
singer in the cafe, who married
Colosimo at French Lick, Ind,
three weeks ago, has been released
after being questioned by police.
Police declared today that Colo
simo's death was voted a decade
ago by the Malta, but for various
reasons the murder was postponed
from time to time.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-05-13
Garrison OF Pedras Negras,
Opposite Eagle Pass, Tex,
Surrenders to Insurgents
Without Shot Being Fired.
REBEL LEADER WANTS
FRIENDSHIP OF U. S.
Three Hundred Carranza SOL
diers Reported Killed in En-
gagement Near Apizaco Sun.
day Night-Trains Halted.

Eagle Pass, tx, May IL
Piedras Negrss, the Mexican garri-
son town opposite Eagle Pass, was
surrendered to the revoutionists at
midnight. last night. Not shot
was fired.
General Coss, commanding the
rebels, late last night sent tele-
gram to the Carranza officers at
Piedras Negras demanding sunen-
Ger of the town. Generals FerIan-
do and Pedro Villasenorl, federal
commanders. crossed to Eagle Pass,
while their soldiers peacefully join
ed the revolutionists.
When he entered the town Gem
eral Coss was greeted enthusias-
tlcally by the inhabitants. He told
the people not to be alarmed, that
there would be no trouble and that
local officers would not be replaced.
l:elief work would begin at once, lie
said.
Promotion of friendly relations
with the United States would be
taken up Immediately, he declared,
adding. I'VE want to be friends.1
Train Surrounded.
Mexico City, May 12.-Gen. Ia
cinto Trevino left Mexico City Sum
day night at 10 O'Clock for Apizaco.
in the state of Puebla. saying he
would save the lie of President Car
rama.
The presidential train was report
cd surrounded by the forces of Gen.
Reyes Marquee. Fighting between
the troops accompanying the flee
ing president and revolutionary SOL
diers was reported as having been
raging for some time. According to
reports reaching here 800 Carrah-
cistas had already been killed.
L. was feared here that the 900 sur
vivors in the Carranza party who
were reported to have 20 machine
guns. would be overwhelmed and
Carranza and other members of his
administration. including several
generals. would become victims of
their. attackers.
Couriers arriving Sunday night
from Puebla City brought the news
that all trains carrying Carranza
governmental officials were halted
between Apam and Apizaco and that
fighting was going on southeast of
Apis AGO.
Escape Blocked.
Al. reports available here seemed
to indicate General Guadalupe San
chez had joined the revolutionary
movement, either occupying Vera
Cruz or had surrounded that port.
This would effectually block Car
ranza's escape by way of Vera Cruz
should he succeed III reaching there.
General Trevino was accompanied
only by his staff. He acted as COM
mander of the vanguard OF liberal
constituencies forces who occupied
Mexico City. May 7. lie was COM
n,issioned by Gen. Pablo Gonzalez
to attempt to save CarranzaS life.
A possibility exists that Carranza
left the train at Munos. just north
west OF Apizaco. and fled into the
mountains of Puebla.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-05-13
Funeral of Mrs. Flanagan
To Be Held Here FRIDAY

The body of Mrs. Irene Flan-
agan, a former resident of Omaha,
wife of ]. ]. Flanagan. who died
at San Antonio, Tex, will arrive
in Omaha today Funeral services
will be held Friday morning at 9
in the Holy Angels church.
Rcvs. P. A. Flanagan, Z. ]. Flan-
agan and P. F. Cooney, brothers
in-law of Mrs. Flanagan, will offici-
ate at the high mass, assisted by
Rev. J. w. Stenson. Burial will be
in Holy Sepulchre cemetery.
Mrs. Flanagan and her husband
went to Texas several months ago
for Mrs. Flanagan's health. They
lived in Omaha Is years. She is
survived by her husband, five chill
dren and a sister.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-05-13
Farmers Reject Plan
To Import Chinese Labor

Chicago, May l2.-Delegates at
tending ueetng of the national
board of farm organizations today
refused to endorse movement to
bring Chinese labor into the United
States to meet the shortage of labor
at the present time. The plan was
proposed by representative of the
National Industrial and Agricultural
Development committee, which has
offices here. ..t n
"The result of such action>would
be<to kill farm and labor organiza-
TONS" said Charles A. Lyman, sec
retary and treasurer of the farm
board. "The industries are behind
it. Some city farners-bankers
who own land-might even endorse,
it. But the real farmers who make
up our organization do not en-
dorse it."
Omaha daily bee., 1920-05-13
Hold Former Member
OF Parliament for
Part In Bond Theft
Chicago Tribune Omaha Bee Leased wir,

N"Vd8o AbCc A<caoou "he'
Chicago, May 12.-New York
police are en- route to Chicago
to gather in Z. c. Ecremont, alias
Ernest Arthur, former member of
the Canadian parliament, teacher of
French to wealthy society people
and alleged to be connected with
the Arnstein-Cohn two and half
million dollar bond robberies. After
the New York police get through
with Ecremont, he may be sent TO
Montreal to stand trial for swindling
Thomas Connolly, a contractor, of
$1,000 -.-.
Search of Ecremont's rooms ana
his waste basket, developed that lie
was male vampire" and hero OF
hundreds OF love affairs. Burning
missives and photographs of women.
strung all the way from Canada
through Maine and Massachusetts
and the middle eastern states, gave
evidence of his rapid work as a love
oirate. He admits he is irresistible
and that ladies fall for him, but that
he cannot help it.
His papers also revealed code
telegrams,. concerning supposedly
crooked transactions and from the
mass of torn bits of paper and mes
sages, the detectives have learned
the names and whereabouts of at
least two more subalterns in the
Arnstein-C Cohn gang. .,...
Ecremont, in his cell shrugs his
shoulders and asks heaven to wit
ness that he is innocent. He also
makes earnest request that the re-
porters do not publish the names.
portraits or letters of his scores of
lady friends.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-05-13
Woman's S Relief Corps
Makes Donation for
Boys Who Gave Lives

The Woman's Relief corps, the
little band of women organized dur
ing the civil war to aid their men
fighting for the preservation of the
union, and who have so faithfully
ever since decorated the graves of
those men who lost their lives in
that war. yesterday sent their gift
toward the fund to place flowers on
the graves of the men who died in
France during the war just past.
The Omaha Bee is one of several
American newspapers. including the
Chicago Tribune. cooperating to
raise fund to decorate the grave
of every American soldier in France
on Memorial day. No more than
S. can be contributed by one per-
son.
Total amount given, $228.
Previously acknowledged, s194.
Today's contributors:
Mrs. Jacob Blatney.' Linwood Neb. IS. 90
C. s. Young Omaha ha............... 500
Woman's Relief Corps, Department
Teacher and pupils. District No. 2.
Wahoo. Neb: Phyllis Brown, Ruth
Luers, William Shinaut. Leroy
Luers. Raymond Simodnes, Blanche
L. F. Fairchild, Lemoyne. Neb. 800
Hlnira Fairchild, Lsmoyne. Neb 500. 500
Oliver Fairchild, Lemoyne. Neb. ...... . 100
Mrs. Lulu F. Foster. Merna. Neb. !. 800
Joseph Wright. Danburg, Ia. ....... 500
Omaha daily bee., 1920-05-13
TRADE EXPERTS
INVESTIGATE
WORLD FINANCES
San Francisco Banker Predicts
Period of Depression. But
Not of Panic.

San Francisco, May II. - The
worlds pocketbook was examined
today by more than 1000 financial
and trade experts in the opening
session of the seventh annual for
eign. trade convention. The first of
the four days of discussion revealed
that internationally known leaders
of world commerce find many things
within this pocketbook which may
fall to the lot of Americans, but
the speakers agreed that two courses
are plain, one leading to business re-
verses, low wages, panic and stagna-
ton, and the other to prosperity,
progress and security for the ,busi-
ness man and the worker.
Increased foreign trade, increased
imports as we'll as exports form the
key to prosperity, said James A.
Farrell, president of the United
States Steel corporation and chair
man of the national foreign trade
council, III opening the convention.
A period of depression, with low
er wages, but not panic or crisis,
was forecast by Fred L. Pipman,
San Francisco banker, in discussing
the inflated financial situation. For
cign trade, he said, is in the position
that exports can best be stimulated
through encouraging imports.
Governmental waste by every ma
ton was scored by Fred |. Kent,
New York banker, and member of
the financial committee.
He asserted that no government
in the world has since the war re-
turned to orderly operation. These
things, with the millions of hour of
labor~1ost through the chaotic labor
provoked by agitators, he
said, were fundamental causes of the
high cost of living throughout the
world.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-05-13
Flood Drives 20 Families
From Their Homes in Homer

Lincoln, Neb., May l2,-Heavy
rains in Nebraska last night and to-
cay resulted in a food that drove 20
families from their homes at Homer,
Neb., and washed out railroad tracks
in some sections. according 70 re-
ports received here An electrical
storm accompanied the rainfall.
lightning causing the death of Will
liam Maughn, aged rs, while he was
st work ON . farm neay Lincoln,
Omaha daily bee., 1920-05-13
Wilson Starts Receiving
Many Foreign Diplomats

Washington, May 12.-President
Wilson to-day began receiving for
eign diplomats who have been wait
ing improvement of his health in or
der, to formally present their Gre
dentials.
Arrangements were made for the
foreign representatives to visit the
White House i'll the order of their
arrival here. Baron De Cartier de
Marchienne. the Belgian ambassa-
dor, was the first to be received.
Later the Uruguayan minister, DR..
Jacobo Varela. who came to Wash
ington in October, saw the president
Omaha daily bee., 1920-05-13
Warning On Bunco Man
Came Two DAYS Too Late

Two days late came the warning
to Adjutant L. Ness of the Salvas
ton Army Rescue home, Twenty
fourth and Spaulding streets, about
man who hade talked Salvation
army officials in Des Moines and
Burlington, Ia, out of funds.
Mrs. Ness had already been Wis
lied by the man answering the de-
scription given in the warning and
had already yielded to his plea by
"1oaninp" him $40.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-05-13
Second Glass Mail Rates
Will Remain Unchanged

Washington, May 12.-Existing
second class mail rates would be
continued until July /, 1921, under
bill ordered reported favorably to-
day by the house postofice commit
tee. The measure would postpone
for one year each of the two au-
thorized increases in rates, sched
uied to become effective July /, and
one year lateL
Omaha daily bee., 1920-05-13
Women Candidates Win
IN Wyoming City Election

Cheyenne, Wyo., May l2.-Jack-
son, Wyoming, claims to have the
distinction OF being the first city
in the world governed entirely by
women. AT Tuesdays city election
there were two tickets in the field,
one composed of women candidates
and the other of men. The women
won by vote of to after cam
paign in which the only issue was
the question Of sex
Omaha daily bee., 1920-05-13
Harvester Firm Suffers
100000 Damage by Fire

Spokane. Wash, May l2-Fire in
the warehouse of the International
Harvester Co. here did damage
estimated by officials Of the COM
pany al 100000. Half the amount
was due TO the destruction OF a
shipment of canvas valued at $50
900. and the remainder to n,achin-
cry aud building.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-05-13
Sec = .neIs Presents
Cor 's,ltlaI Correspondence
Between Wilson and Rear
Admiral to Investigations.
ASKED IDEAS WITHOUT
REGARD TO JUDGMENTS
Executive Called for Sugges-
tions Based on "Independent
Thought Genera|i-
ties on British Navy.
Rx The Associated Press.

Washington, May IA confden-
,ial cablegram from President Will
son to Rear Admiral Sims in Lon
don sent during the war, was read to
the senate naval investigating COM
mittee today by Secretary Daniels.
1t expressed surprise that the Brit
ish admiralty had failed to "use
Great Britain's great naval superior
ity" effectively against the subma-
rines and called on Admiral Sims
for comments and suggestions based
on independent thought" and with
cut regard to judgments of any
cne on that side of the water
admiral Sims reply. said Secre-
tary Daniels, who presented the
presidents message in connection
with his answer to Sims charges
against the Navy departments con-
duct Of the war, was "a long tele-
gram of generalities of what the
British admiralty was doing
Message of Wilson.
President Wilson's message to
Sims follows:
From the beginning of the war, I
have been greatly surprised at the
failure of the British admiralty to
use Great Britain's great naval SUI
periority in an effective way. In the
presence of the present submarine
emergency they are helpless to the
point Of panic.
Every plan we suggest they re-
ject for some reason of prudence.
In my view, this is not time for
prudence, but for bo1dness even at
the cost of great losses.
In most Of your dispatches you
have quite properly advised us of
the sort of aid and cooperation de-
sired from us by the admiralty. The
trouble is that their plans and meth
DDS do not seem to us eficaciouss.I
would be very much obliged to you
if you would report to me con-
fidentially, of course, exactly what
the admiralty has been doing. and
what they have accomplished and,
added to the report, your own COM
ment and suggestions, based upon
thought of the whole
situation. without regard to the
judgments of anyone on that side
of the water.
Scores Admiralty Plans.
"The admiralty was very slow to
adopt the protection of conveys and
it is not now, I judge, (protecting)
conveys on adequate scale within
the danger zone. seeming to keep
small craft with the grand fleet. The
absence of craft for convoy is even
more apparent on the French coast
than on the English coast and in
the channel. l do not see how the
necessary military supplies and sup
plies of food and fuel oil are to be
delivered at British ports in 3ny
other way within the next few
months than under adequate con-
voy. There will presently not be
ships or tankers enough and our
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Omaha daily bee., 1920-05-13
Reds Reorganize Forces
Along Line East of Kiev

Warsaw. May l2.-The Bo1sheviki
are reported to be digging in along
the line east of Kiev and reorgan-
izing their forces. Artillery fight
ing is continuing across the
Dnieper.
An official statement announces
further Ukrainian forces in Podolia,
the advancing forces along the
Odessa railroad having occupied
Kniazepol. A thousand prisoners
were taken by the Poles and
Ukrainians in combing the country
west of the Dnieper in the region
of Czeczyca.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-05-13
Man Who Hid Gold in Wooden
Lea Gets 10 Years in Prison

Denver. Colo, May l2.-Orville
Harrington, former employe Of the
Denver mint. was sentenced to 10
years in the United States peniten-
tiary at Leavenworth. Kan, today
following a plea of guilty to steal
ing $4,000 in gold anodes from the
mint. The gold was recovered.
Harrington begged Judge Robert
E. Lewis, presiding. for mercy be-
cause of wife and two children.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-05-13
Arrest Man for $4,000
Theft of Oil Well Casing

Los Angeles. May I'D. M. Best
was arrested here today on request
of the sheriff of Douglas. Wyo.
Officers said Best was wanted in
connection with the theft of oil well
casing worth more than $4,000.
Best was working here as a street
car conductor. He said he would re-
turn to Wyoming without extradi-
ton, the officers said.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-05-13
Engineers of Eastern
Roads Vote to Strike

Pittsburgh. Pa. May 12--Passen-
ger and freight engineers and fire
men of the Pennsylvania. Baltimore
& Ohio and the Pittsburgh g. Lake
Eric railroads, i'll session here,
Wednesday night voted almost
unanimously to go on strike at 7:30
o'clock Thursday morning.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-05-13
To Change South Dakota
Internal Revenue Bureau

Washington, D. c., May H.
Especial Telegram ARRANGE
ments have been perfected by the
commissioner of international rev.
enue for change in the handling
of the field organization of the
bureau in South Dakota. according
to information received by Con-
gresham Harry L. Candy. The
principal change is the announced
installation of division headquar-
tiers at SIOUX Fall, where three depu-
ty collectors will be stationed and
TO which office will be attached
deputy collectors whose jurisdic-
ton will be throughout the state.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-05-13
Trains on Western Roads =
Are Tied Up by Washonts

Billings, Mont. May l2.-Disrup-
ZION OF traffic on the Burlington
route resulting from the heavy rains
of the last few days and blockades
due 10 washouts on parts Of the
Northern Pacific system in Montana
still were unrelieved
Omaha daily bee., 1920-05-13
Agree to Extension Of
Railroad Revolving Fund

Washington, May l2.-Legisla-
ton designed to aid the railroads
and shippers in the car shortage sit
uation by extending the use of the
$500, 100000 revolving fund provided
in the transportation act from FIVE
to IS years, and also amending the
law in other respects, was agreed
upon today by the senate interstate
commerce committee.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-05-13
Propose Changes in Law
RuIinq Hawaiian Islands

Washington, May l2.-Extensive
changes in the law governing the
Hawaiian islands will be brought be-
fore the house before its convention
recess, the house rules committee de-
cided Wednesday.
The changes asked by the Hawai-
ian legislature include proposals de-
signed to insure land settlement by
native Hawaiians; authority to in
crease the limit of public debt; a
three-year residence requirement for
eligibility to public office, and in
creased compensation for officials,
including legislators.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-05-13
Denver Man Starves Self
To Death While in Hospital

Denver, Colo, May l2.-George
Severens, laborer, 54, died OF self
enforced starvation at the county
hospital where he had been COM
mitted by a lunacy commission.
According to his wife. after eating
4 heavy meal last Thanksgiving day,
he refused to partake Of food.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-05-13
u. S. Fixes Wholesale and
Retail Profits On SUGAR

Washington, May 12.-Telegrams
were sent by the Department of JUS
tice today to all United States at
torneys reiterating the departments
policy OF holding the margin of
profit on sugar sales to | cent for
wholesalers and 2 cents for retailers.