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Evening star., 1920-01-07
NEW TRADE WITH GERMANY.
Department of Commerce Reports
Increase for November.

An increase in the trade OF the
United States with Germany was
shown yesterday in the Novem ber
report of the Department of Com
merce. Imports from Germany in
November amounted to S3.22S.919. as
compared with s2.157.60s in October,
and exports totaled $23.0i4.142 against
$20.663,521.
American imports from Europe in
November were valued at $110, ,781.
from South America sS1.915;69S and
from Asia $112.343.61S. Exports to
Europe for the month totaled siS9,-
1882 and to South America $34.-
1883. \.
Evening star., 1920-01-07
Deaths Reported

The following deaths have been reported to
the health department in the last twenty four
hours:
pital.
Mary J. Nichols, 70. 124s Wisconsin avenue.
Eugene Writ Crockett. 43, st. James Hotel.
Wi1iaI William H; Bair a; Garfield Hospital.
Emma s. Berry. 81. 1912 street southeast.
George Mandfs. ~. Georgetown Hospital
Ann A. Clagett, s5, 3O12h r street.
Richard 8. Mitchell. u. Providence Hos.
pital.
pital.
William T. Hunsucker. 20, George Washing.
ton University Hospital
Harry Scrivner, So. Tuberculosis Hospital
Lester L. Meade. 1 month. 528 4th street
southeast.
Mary Eddie. IL months. Children's Hos.
Mary Harris. 81. % street northeast.
Dorothy Hall. 3. 80 G street southwest
Howard Potts, 0, 5S Pierce street
Minnie Hutchinson. 43, 122O I'd street south
west. ~
Squire Gilmore. 90, O12 44th street northeast
Henrietta Williams, 49, Garfield Hospital
Infant of George and Henrietta Henson II
days, 40 I Street hill. Anacostia
Evening star., 1920-01-07
MARRIED..

MARRIED.
BoRLAND-TESH. In Chicago, Ill. Thurs
day, December IL, 1919. ]. WRIT BORLAND
of Washington. ID. c., and CLARA NAE
TESH of Mount Airy. n. c. At home after
January Is, 1920, the Solon, Wilson ana
Chrstiana aves., Chicago, Ill.
FoLLANSBEE-CAMERo At the residence
of the bride, 3543 st. NV, December 81,
1919, LULA V. CAMERON to FRANK FOL
LANSBEE of Clarendon. Va, by the Rev.
Edward L. Kirkley of Mt. Tabor Methodist
Protestant Church.
J0YCE-CANNEY. Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Cali
ney of Pigeon Cove, Mass, announce the
marriage CT their daughter. Miss MARIAN
BAXTER CANNEY. to Mr.. ROBERT r.
JOYCE of Mt. Rainier. Md, January 3, 1920
Evening star., 1920-01-07
CARDS OF THANKS.

GANLEY. wish TO express my sincere
thanks and appreciation to the relatives and
friends and fellow workmen for their kind
ness sympathy and beautiful floral tributes
at the death Of our beloved boy. PHILIP
A. GANLEY. JR.
MR.. AND MRS. PHILIP A. GASLE1. g
WOODEN. We wish to express our, sincere
thanks and appreciation to the relatives and
friends for their kindness, sympathy and
beautiful floral tributes at the death OF our
beloved husband and father. JEREMIAH
WOODEN.
MRS HENRIETTA WOODEN AND FAM
lily.
Evening star., 1920-01-07
RORN.

BORN.
HOOD. December 8, 1920, at Georgetown Uni
versity Hospital. to Capt. and Mrs. J. Doug
las Hood, a boy.
Evening star., 1920-01-07

A Nation in Chains. Liberty Hut To-
night.-Advertiseme
Evening star., 1920-01-07

In Quebec women are still denied
the privilege of practicihg law.
Evening star., 1920-01-07
Amazing Value!
Our $40 to $50
OverC0atS
AT
=
~.

A wonderful sale! No such bargains be found else
where and surely we'll not be able duplicate them To
continue the offer long possible we've added few the
original assortment.
All these the Soft Warm Ulsterettes with full
half BELTS the majority with broad convertible collars.
Most of them priced S45 and $780, but there
still good number that sold at SIS and $780,
This is of hurry if you one"
Evening star., 1920-01-07
Fur
Collars

Handsome Hudson Seal Collars
that are marked $18 and $50.
They'll give you a world of COM
fort and add greatly to the looks of
your overcoat.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-03-14
CONVICT SEVEN
I.W.W, MEMBERS
IN MURDER CASE
Three Others on Trial for
Armistice Day Shooting
At Montesano Are
Freed by Jury.
Ry the Associated Press.)

Montesano, Wash, March 49,
Seven of the 10 I. w. w. charged
with the murder ,.of Warren o.
Grimm, one of four former soldiers
shot during an Armistice day
parade at Centralia, WASH, were
found guilty Saturday night of sec
ond degree murder. Three, others
were found not guilty. Loren Rob-
erts, one of the trio, was acquitted
on the ground of insanity. :.
The defendants found guilty Of
second degree murder were Britt
Smith, Ray Becker, James Nc
Inerney, Bert B land, Eugene
Barnett, John Lamb and 0. c.
Bland.
The three acquitted were Mike
Sheehan, Elmer Smith and Loren
Roberts, the latter on the ground of
insanity.
After the reading of the verdict
and the return of the defendants to
the county Jail John Berry, sheriff
of Lewis county, in which Centralia
is located, read to them warrants
charging them with the murder of
Arthur McElfresh, another of the
four slain at Centralia.
Jury Out Long Time.
The verdict was returned at 1855
o'clock. The jury had been out
since 1920 o'clock last night.
Earlier in the night the court had
declined to receive verdict in
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Omaha daily bee., 1920-03-14
Strike! Cease Work!
Is HystericaI Plea of
Old Government

Berlin, March 13.-The procla-
nation issued by the members of
the old government read in part
as follows: @
"We refuse to bow to this mill
tary constraint. We did not make
the revolution in order to recog-
nize again today the bloody gov.
ernment of mercenaries. We enter
into no covenant with the Baltic
criminals. Workers, comrades, we
should be ashamed to look you in
the face if we were capable of
acting otherwise.
"We say mo- and again mo-
You must endorse what we have
done. We carried out your views.
Now use every means to destroy
this return of bloody reaction.
".Strikel Cease to work! Throt-
tie this military dictatorship!
Fight with all your means for
the preservation of the republic.
Put aside all division. There is.
only one means against the re-
turn of Wilhelm II. Paralyze all
economic life. Not hand must
move. No proletariat shall help
the military Dictatorship
Omaha daily bee., 1920-03-14
American Express
Company Asks Large
Increase in Rates

Washington, March 13.-Increased
express charges ranging from 10 to
IS per cent and estimated to yield
$25, 100000 additional revenue an
nua1ly were asked by the American
Railway Express company in a pc
rtition filed with the Interstate COM
merce commission
The company asked for a flat Is
per cent increase on the present
commodity rates in the district east
of the Mississippi and north of the
Ohio rivers. Between points in that
district and other sections Of the
country, the increase would be IL
per cent. Rates on milk and cream
would be practically the same as
charged by the railroads.
The largest increase sought was
for actual hauling for which the
company asked rs per cent addi-
tional in the eastern district and 50
per cent elsewhere.
An increase of 50 1-3 per cent was
asked for terminal handling of ship
raents, more than half of which
would be turned over to the railroad
companies
Omaha daily bee., 1920-03-14
Gen. Pershing Praises
Work of American Nurses

New York, March Is. - General
Pershing praised the work of Amer
ican nurses overseas in an address
here at rally to raise funds for the
Visiting Nurses service, admins
tered by the Henry Street settle
ment, He said he had Cancelled sew.
eral engagements in order ito say a
word in their behalf"
Knowing as / do the splendid
service given our armies in Europe,
| am in a position to speak on this
subject" General Pcrshing declared.
The women who came to France
helped us in many ways. They gave
the touch of home, reminded US of
our obligations to our mothers
wives and sweethearts, and did
much to hold UP the high standing
of the morale of the American
army" ia
Omaha daily bee., 1920-03-14
HOOVER DECLINES
TO GIVE OPINION
IN NAVY MIXUP
Tells Senate Investigating Com
mittee His Business Was to
Get Food to Allies.

Washington, March l3.-While
refusing to comment ON military
plans or policies, Herbert Hoover
told the senate, committee investigat-
ing the Navy departments conduct
of food and heavy sinking of al
lied merchant ships by German sub
marines, conditions abroad were
critical from April, 1917, until
September.
Mr.. Hoover was called before the
committee at the request of Rear
Admiral Sims, who asserted that he
was best qualified to support his
contention that the allies were los
ing the war when the United States
joined them, and that only vigor-
our campaign against the U-boats
could bring about victory.
Refuses to Give Opinion.
Asked if the navy department
could not have offered more COM
plete cooperation by sending more
vessels to the critical zone, Mr..
Hoover declined, to express an opin-
ion, except to say that he supposed
Everything was done that could
be-. He told the committee that
he did not consider himself
competent to testify regarding
technical military and naval mat
ters, and that his business was to
"get food to the allies"
Mr.. Hoover expressed the belief
that American participation turned
the scales in favor of the allies at
the critical period of the war, al
though it was incorrect to say that
the United States won the war.
Efforts to prove that the navy's
failure to keep him informed of i'm
portant Developments in policy
caused his associates on the allied
naval councils to believe he was not
in the full confidence of his gov
ernment formed the burden of Ad-
miral Sims testimony.
, He criticised particularly the as
signment of vessels to the Azores
Islands without first informing him
of the departments plans, assert
ing that Washington officials
"played into the enemy's hands" by
permitting a submarine attack on an
Azores port to cause diversion Of
American forces to those waters. He
characterized the incident as a
violation of the fundamental prin-
ciples of warfare" and an indication
of the effectiveness of German
Dropa panda."
Omaha daily bee., 1920-03-14
Colonel Greely Is
Made Chief Forester
By Secretary Meredith

Washington, March 13-Appoint-
ment of Col. w. B. Greely. assistant
forester, to succeed Henry S.
Graves as chief forester when. the
latter retires May |, was announced
by Secretary Meredith.
A native of California, Colonel
Greedy graduated from University of
California and Yale forest school
and has been with the forest service
continuously since 1904, except for
two years service with the American
Expeditionary forces.
Colonel Greely's work in the for
est service has ranged through all
technical grades from the lowest~to
the highest His special assignments
included supervisor of the Sequo;a
national forest in California and dis
trict forester in charge of>the nation
al forests of Montana and northern
Idaho.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-03-14
Cash and Garry Milk
Stations Cut Price
To Il Gents a Quart

The Midwest Milk Producers as
sociation, operating "cash-and-car-
ry" milk stations at the city fire sta
tions, announced reduction of price
from Is to II cents quart last eve
ming.
sSale of milk at the fire stations
at Walnut Hill and at Twenty-sec-
ond and Lake streets will begin
Tuesday morning. They will be con
tinued also at the Twentieth and
Poppleton streets plant.
The 12-cent price applies to half.
pints of cream as well as to quarts
of milk.
To maintain the 12-cent price it
will be necessary to sell at least 400
quarts daily, according to the asso-
Ciation.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-03-14
Committee About Equally S
Divided on Bonus Question

Washington, March 13.-Members
of the house ways and means COM
mittee appeared to. be almost equal
ly divided on the question of SOL
diers' bonus legislation as hearings
on the subject were brought to a
conclusion. The compittee will
meet in executive session Monday
to consider the proposed legislation
in detail. Definite action will be
deferred until after meeting of the
national executive committee Of the
American Legion, March 22, al
which new recommendations are TO
be made, including suggestions as
to how the money should be raised.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-03-14
State Department to
Help Americans Find
Relatives in Poland

Chicago Tribune Omaha Bee Leased Wire.
Washington, March 49, = The
State department announced that on
behalf of American citizens it will
make welfare inquiries regarding
relatives and friends in Poland. In
a circular on the subject the depart
ment indicates the channels Though
which funds and supplies may be
sent to individuals in Poland from
this country.
The welfare inquiries will be un-
dertaken in cases where it has other
wise proved impossible for Amer
leans to establish communication
with their relatives and friends in
Poland, and the departments in
auiries will be either by mail with
out cost to the inquirer or by tele-
gram at the expense of the inquirer
Funds may be sent through the
Joint distribution committee, 20 Ex-
change place, New York city. and it
is understood that funds also may
be sent through banks and express
companies and by registered mail.
Polish citizens should communicate
with the Polish consul general for
similar service.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-03-14
Lone Negro Bandit
Holds Up Meat Market
AT Point Of Revolver

A negro last night help up the
meat market of Sam Metz, 1852
North Twentieth street, at II o'clock
at the point of 38-caliber revolver.
The bandit was unmasked and
upon entering the store commanded
Metz and his wife to throw up then
hands, after which he searched the
cash register, which was empty. He
then ordered Mrs. Metz to open the
safe, which was also empty.
Two months ago, according to
Metz, the same negro robbed him
of SIS, which was in the safe, and
warned HIM, not to keep money
there.
Fred Owens, 1l2l North Nine
teenth street, employed at the Amer
ican Smelling company, was later
arrested by Officers Trapp and
Palmtag at Eighteenth and Charles
streets. -
Omaha daily bee., 1920-03-14
GERMAN SITUATION
MAY BRING ACTION
BY ALLIED POWERS
News of Overthrow of Ebert
Government Causes Concern
in Official Circles.
Chicago Tribune Omaha Bee Leased Wire.

Chicago Tribune Omaha Bee Leased Wire.
Washington, March 13. - Dis
patches to the State Department
from diplomatic. representatives in
Paris and The Hague confirm the
news of the overthrow of the Ebert
government in Germany and the in
stftution OF monarchist and militarist
control of the empire.
This information has caused deep
concern in government circles,
where the feeling prevails that the
situation may compel the allied
powers to undertake forcible meas
ures to require Germany to carry
out the terms of the treaty of Ver-
sailles.
Dispatches Garbled.
The dispatches received by the
State Department from Paris and
The Hague were garbled in trans
mission and great difficulty was ex-
perienced in making sense out of
them. After several hours of futile
effort, the department decided to
make public a paraphrase of such
parts of the dispatches as were de-
cipherable.
Late tonight in receipt of further
advices the Department of State
issued the following statement:
"a dispatch received from Berlin
tonight by the State department an
nounced that a counter-revolution
had broken out there and that Kapp,
who is said to be leader of the re-
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Omaha daily bee., 1920-03-14
Twelve Federal Prisoners in
Douglas County Jail Had
Bars Sawed and Guns in
Their Possession.
AUTOMOBILES WAIT TO
ASSURE MEMS ESCAPE
Secret Tip Of Projected At
tempt to Mike Clark En-
abIes He and Deputies to
CounteraCt Plot in Time.

The escape of at least II prison
ers in the county Jail, mostly held
for, federal offenses, was frustrated
last night by Sheriff Mike Clark and
deputies. Four bars were found
sawed in the supposedly escape
proof cells.
The delivery was scheduled for
midnight when the prisoners planned
to either shoot or knock over the
head deputy sheriff, Ed Cassidy,
whose turn it" was to inspect the
prisoners on the new shift. After
oyerpowering the guard they planned
on opening all cell doors and then
robbing the safe in Jailor Clayton's
Office, which frequently has large
sums of money, prior to escaping.
Automobiles Provided.
Automobiles were to be provided
by confederates on the outside to
take the ringleaders of the attempt
ed delivery from the city. Twelve
of the 81 men in tier No. 2 had
agreed to make break for freedom.
There were l07 prisoners confined
in the Jail
R. L. Baker, alias Hatch, known
In police circles as the Georgia
Wildcat" is said by Sheriff Clark
to be the "brains" of the plan. The
Wildcat was arrested four weeks ago
by postoffice inspectors on charge
of using the mails to defraud and is
being held for the federal grand
jury. He is known over the entire
country as "bad man" and has
made several daring escapes from
officers.
Prisoner Confesses.
w. H. Bone, 20 years old, of New
York city, was the human instru-
ment used by the desperadoes to
complete their plans, according to
confession he made last night. He
was released on bond last Tuesday
after having been arrested charged
with being implicated in the rob-
berry of express packages.
In his confession Bone says that
he brought two guns, six hack saws,
bottle of emery dust and 20 shells
to the Jail at 2 Friday afternoon. One
of the guns he says he brought with
him from Kansas where he worked
on a farm and the other he bought
in Omaha. The guns and saws were
given to Jack Adams, alias the
Pigeon" while he was conversinA
with an attorney.
Bone, in his confession, said that
hi was threatened by Baker in case
he failed and in case the plan was
4 success was to receive $4,000.
(which Baker said he had planted. :"
Prisoners Work All Night.
"Thc Wildcat" Pigeon" Fred
(Shorty) Long and John Hart work
ed all night Friday saving the bars
Of the cells. Two bars were sawed
out Of the cell in which they were
confined, after which they cut
through two bars which would al
low them exit to the corridor by
means of an open space where
plumbing pipes pass through the
room.
The task was not completed until
Continued OH Page Ten, Column Two.)
Omaha daily bee., 1920-03-14
Exclusion League Moves
Against All OrientaIs

San Francisco, March 13. 4 The
California Oriental Exclusion league
and affiliated organizations made
plans here to submit to the people
of California as soon as possible
an initiative petition designed to
prevent aliens ineligible to citizen
ship from controlling or operating
agricultural land in any other capa-
city than as laborers.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-03-14
Prominent AK-Sar-Ben
Worker Drops Dead
While Walking Home

Dan w. Coffey, 81 years old, 26O4
Pierce street, an old-time resident of
Omaha, died late yesterday after
noon of heart disease while walking
from down town to his home.
Mr.. Coffey, who is well known in
Omaha, has been prominEnt in
boosting for the Ak-Sar- Ben
carnivals in his IS years residence
in Omaha, and has been connected
with many of the large enterprises
in Omaha. Since coming here he
has made his homo with his sister
and brother-in-law c. H. Olsen.
Mr.. Coffey was employed with
the American Transfer Co. as coll
lector for many years.
Shortly before his death his sister
talked to him over the telephone,
and news of his death was shock
to the family. Burial will be in the
family plot at Plattsmouth, Neb..
Omaha daily bee., 1920-03-14

hSAS aiN ho IVA ltWo NShtNhAihk
governments in Germany, the new
one under Chancellor Kapp at Ber-
lin and the old one under President
Ebert at Dresden. Officials of the
new government declare that it is
not reactionary or monarchist. The
president of the old government and
his ministers have issued proc
lamation calling upon the people to
rise in general strike as the only
means of preventing the RETURN of
Wilhelm II.
Berlin Occupied BY Troops.
Berlin is occupied by the troops
of the counter-revolution-to what
number is not known--and the
movement is spreading rapidly.
throughout the provinces. Masses.
of troops and naval brigades with
artillery have been brought into the
capital and dominate the situation.
Thus far there has been no outbreak
and no bloodshed
The Ebert government had
knowledge beforehand of the pend
ing counter-revolution, but the pre-
cautions taken proved to be entirely
inadequate. Outside of the security
police and the Noske defense troops
on. patrol, nothing indicated at 5
O'Clock this morning that Berlin
would wake up to find the Ebert
government turned out. The presi-
dent himself left Berlin with some
of his followers two hours after that
time.
Thought Agitation Over.
Admiral Won Trosta had been
dispatched to Doeberitz Friday
night for the purpose of conferring
with the troops and admonishing
them to desist from any violent pro-
cedure. He returned and informed
the cabinet that the agitation had
subsidized. but that the danger was
not wholly removed.
The ! realization was finally
brought home to the cabinet that
the army which Minister Noske was
supposed to control was far from
being the loyal organization he
counted upon and that the Berlin
garrisons had also been inoculated
by the officers of the old school and
were ready for the rising when the
call came. The secrecy with which
the revolution was planned and car
ried out has stunned every one.
Hindenburg Their Choice.
Field Marshall Won Hindenburg is
reported. TO be favored by the new
regime for imperial president, but
thus far he has remained in the
Continued ON Page Six. Column one.)
Omaha daily bee., 1920-03-14
But if Need Should Arise,
With None Other Available,
He VIII Run for President,
He, Announces to Voters.
EAGER TO BE ELECTED
A NEBRASKA DELEGATE
Declares Readiness to Leave
Quiet Of Home to Aid in Re-
buking Reactionaries and
Saloon influences. ;.

Lincoln, Neb., March l5-(Spe-
cial)--W. ]. Bryan does not desire
the democratic presidential nornina-
ton. but ff,none other can be found
who meets his test of progressive
democracy, he will feel constrained
to accept duty's call.
This is Mr.. Bryan's attitude, as
outlined in statement made public
here tonight. ...-.
Mr.. Bryan declares that he much
prefers life of peace and quiet, but
he considers it his duty, he says, to
fight for a place on the Nebraska
delegation to the San Francisco con-
vention in order to aid in opposing
"the reactionaries and friends of the
saloon"
His Duty to Accept.
IF the situation became such that
my nomination was actually de-
manded,' he says, Il would feel it
my duty to consider it, but / hope
no such situation will arise and / do
not now see any probability that
such a situation will arise"
There were suggestions tonight
that Mr.. Bryan's statement may pre-
face his offering of himself as can
didate in the Nebraska presidential
preference primary against Senator
Hitchcock, in the same way in which,
after declaring that he could find no
other to enter the lists, he became a
candidate for chairman of the Balti-
more convention in 1920
Receives Many Letters.
The statement follows:
During the last few weeks l have
been receiving an increasing num-
ber of letters asking me to become,
for the fourth time a candidate for
the presidency. >As it is impossible
to make personal answer to these
letters, | give this one reply to all.
II recognize it to be the duty of
the citizen to respond TO the calls
of his country in peace or war.
Therefore, if the situation becomes
such that my nomination was actu-
ally demanded, as in, time of war
a soldiers life is demanded on the
battlefield, / would feel it my duty
to consider it, but l hope no such
situation will arise, and I do not
now see any probability that such
a situation will arise.
"For 80 years l have taken so acc
tive part in public life that the
demands upon my time have, to
large extent. denied me the pleas
ures of the freside and the compan-
ionship Of my family. I have been
as few public men have
been--not with office, which is the
least of rewards-but with the sat
isfaction of seeing neatly every re-
form l have advocated written into
the unsepealable law Of the land,
and now I see my peace plan made
the chief cornerstone Of the league
Continued on Page Six. Column Two.)