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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-04-04
Terminal Employees Announce
Decision to Walk Out Before
Monday Unless Demands of
Milwaukee Men Are Granted.
UNION OFFICIALS BRAND
ORGANIZATION OUTLAW
Leader Has No Authority to
Speak for Trainmen, Broth
erhood Heads Declare
Junction Line Employees Out.

Chicago, April 3.-Sixteen thou
sand, five hundred railroad switch
men in the Chicago terminals will
walk out before Monday morning,
causing complete suspension of
freight traffic, unless the demands
of 700 striking employees of the Chi
cago, Milwaukee & St. Paul road
are granted, John Grunau, leader
of the strikers, announced today.
Brotherhood of railroad train
men officials, with which the switch
men are affiliated, declared however,
that Grunau's organization. the Chi
cago Yardmen's association, is an
outlaw" union and he has no
authority to speak for brotherhood
members.
The men demand the reinstate-
ment of Grunau, who was dis
charged recently, and scale of 95
cents an hour for switchmen and 81
an hour for conductors.
Attempt to Break Strike.
Vice President Whitney and H. P.
Gallagher, general chairman of the
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
on the Milwaukee road, sent tele-
gram to all member unions outside
the Chicago district this afternoon
asking that switchmen be sent here
to break the strike of Grunau's rival
organization.
Three hundred and fifty switch
men of the Chicago Junction rail
road, belt line serving the stock
yards and packing plants, have
Joined the Chicago, Milwaukee 4
|, St. Paul strikers and threaten 10
force suspension at the yards.
The stockyards exchange sent a
warning to all stock handlers not
to ship here without first consulting
railroad agents about the possibility
of AIN embargo.
Virginia Strike Settled.
Roanoke, Va, April 3.-The strike
of approximately $4,000 workers Of
the Norfolk & Western railway, rep
resenting IA organized crafts, has
been settled by an agreement be-
tween officials of the railroad and
by local and international repre-
sentatives of the union. The en-
ployes returned to work today.
The settlement agreement is
understood to provide for reinstate-
ment without discrimination OF
members of the Brotherhood of
Railway clerks who walked out
March %, when company officials
refused to dismiss two non-union
clerks alleged to have insulted
woman employe. The two clerks
involved in the controversy will be
transferred to another department,
Disregard Injunction.
Nogales, April 3.-The Southern
Pacific Railroad of Mexico operat-
ing south from this place was COM
pletely tied up today by a strike of
virtually all its employees, according
to announcement by labor officials.
The employees walked out despite
an injunction from the Mexican
federal courts, ordered yesterday by
President Carranza, which was to
delay the strike II hours.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-04-04
SW|TCHmE n AIT CHICAGO TO STR|kE
MERCHANTS ASK
Ssetsr,s.s MENT OF
!, ~ ~ LET CAR ROW
Steps Taken to End Strike at
Toledo-New Wage
Scale Urged.

Toledo, April 3.-The first move
in an attempt to restore at the earli-
est possible date street car service
suspended at 4 o'clock Saturday
morning was made when leading
merchants met and demanded imme-
diate settlement of the traction ques-
ton that has been buffeted about in
the city hall for the last several
years.
They voted approval of the higher
wage scale for the car men and also
the increased fare to take care of the
wage boost. They proposed an inter-
view with the six councilmen who
baked ratification of the agreement
between the car men, company Of
ficials and Mayor Schneider, provid-
ing for both advances. ...
In addition to the city lines two
interurban roads are tied up. Erst-
while car patrons aer trying to get
along with an improvised bus sys-
tenn which fails to meet the demand.
Bus fare has been fixed at 10 cents
with Is cents as the maximum
charge after midnight.
The Toledo Railway and Light
company, through Henry L. Doher-
ty of New York, head of the COM
pany, sent letter to Mayor Schrei-
Der which breaks off all negotiations.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-04-04
Picketing Of British
Embassy by Party
l.. OF Women Called Off

Washington, April 5.-Picketing Of
the British embossy by women fav-
cradle to an Irish republic was called
off by the leaders of the movement.
Mrs. Thomas CorGss of New
York, one of the leaders, said the
State department had not communi-
Gated with the women.
"We picketed the embassy on
Good Friday" she said, ito remind
Great Britain and the State depart
ment of the crucihxion of Christ and
to call attention that Ireland was
being crucifed."
1t was learned that police officials,
who were at the embassy Friday to
prevent any disorder arising out Of
the picketing, informed the women
that their action was a breach of
international law and consequently
was quite different from that of the
suffragists who picketed the White
house two years ago.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-04-04
Michigan Woman Not
Alone Responsiblefor
Death Of Daughter

Pawpaw, Mich. April 3.-Mrs,
Sarah Tabor could not alone have
been responsible for the death OF
her daughter, Maude Tabor Virgo,
according to testimony at her pre-
liminary hearing on a charge of
murder, by Dr.. A. S. Warthin, Uni
versity of Michigan pathologist.
DR.. Whartin performed an autopsy
over Mrs. Virgo's body shortly after
it was found in the wcman's "hope
chest" in the basement of her Law
ton home, and found, he testified
that death was due to illegal sur
gerry. The operation, he believed
could not have been performed by
Mrs. Tabor unassisted. He also tes-
titled the body had been partially
embalmed.
Mrs. Tabor, who is 80 years old,
was rearrested on a new charge, the
original proceedings having been dis
missed when the supreme court
found the evidence insufficient
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-04-04
FRANCE STANDS
PAT ON treaty
With GERMANY
Premier Miiferand Calls Atten.
tion to infringement of Ar
ticle a. by Sending Of
Troops Into Ruhr District.

Paris, April 3.-After warning the
German charge d'affaires in note
that the French government would
admit of no derogation of the treaty
of Versailles, Premier Millerand con-
ferred with Marshal Foch this even
ing. Marshal Foch then had a con-
ference with the minister of war,
Andre Lefevre, who later was re-
ceived by the premier.
To-day at s::45 p. m, DR.. Goep-
pert, head of the German peace. COM
mission, informed the president of
the peace conference that troops ex-
ceeding the number allowed by the
decision of August 9, 1919, had en-
tered the Ruhr basin and asking me
to give formal permission for their
entry after the entry had been ef-
fected," NJ. Millerand's note said:
II learn that Won Haniel and Won
Haimhausen, under secretary of the
German foreign affairs office, con-
firms that the German government
has given entire liberty of action to
Severing. Prussian minister of the in
terior) for the employment of the
troops concentrated for operations
in the Ruhr basin and that Severing
assumes responsibility for their ac-
tions in this zone. I learn further
that the reichswehr's attack COM
menced in the neutral zone on April
2. and that the front troops have
already reached north of Dortmund
and Duisburg.
"By this action the German
government infringes Article ~ of
the treaty"
Premier Millerand cites the text of
the article to the effect that any con-
travention will be considered a hos
tile act against the signatories of the
treaty, and adds:
"I will inform you later what de-
cision the government of the repub-
lie takes"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-04-04
ONLY $40 OR $50
LEFTLYNCHSAYS
ATDIVORCE TRIAL
Admits Getting Gambling Club
'Rakeof' of $500 Monthly
For Three Years.

"Johnnie" Lynch, on the witness
stand at the hearing of his wife's
suit for divorce before District
Judge Sears yesterday, admitted
that he received $500 a month for
three years as his "cut" from the
Owl gambling club.
"Who ran that club" asked B. S.
Baker, attorney for Mrs. Lynch,
who was Agnes Moran before her
marriage year ago, III Idaho.
"Me and Pete Loeb and Tom
Dennison owned it" said Lynch. a
Il 'Were you in politics at thsi
timer"
81 was" ..
"And you were getting your rake
Off"
II was getting mine out of the
Owl club which was like the Dahl
man club and Others that were rum
ming"
Nickname for Dennison.
J. C. Kinsler, attorney for Lynch,
asked Mrs. Lynch what she meant
by "the old grey SEAL" mentioned
in her letters.
Johnnie called Tom Dennison
the old grey seal,'" she said.
Lynch admitted he had $4,000
when he left Omaha on his honey
moon. He and his wife had a
stormy time during the six weeks
they lived together.
"We were always quarreling be-
fore we we're married and after we
were married." he said.
Lynch's positive statement that
he gave his wife $1,000 in cash on
their way back to Omaha and that
they agreed to quit" were denied
by Mrs. Lynch.
Did Not Agree to Quit.
"He just gave me $1O0 and we
didn't agree to quit" said she.
She testified that Lynch always
tod her he wasn't guilty of the
white slave charge to which he
pleaded guilty in federal court about
two years ago, and for which he was
sentenced to the county Jail for
three months.
Lynch declared he "has only $40
or $50 now." He said he is a
plumber, but can't do much work
and only gets 50 cents an hour when
hi works.
Lynch said he is a. years old.
Mrs. Lynch admitted being 81.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-04-04
Packers Will Sell
Yards to Stockmen
Says Their Counsel

Washington, April 3.-Stock yards
owned by the "big FIVE" packers will
be sold to the live stock producers
if possible, the house agricultural
committee was told today by M.
Borders, counsel for Morris & Co.
Attorneys for the packers began ar
guments today which will conclude
the committee hearings on proposed
legislation for the regulation of the
packing industry.
"We are going to give the pro-
ducers fair, square and first op-
portunity to get these yards" Mr..
Borders said. believing that it is
to the best good of the industry
since the yards must have new
ownership under the decree obtained
by the attorney general. They
should be held by persons who will
not be interested in running them
solely for a profit"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-04-04
General 0bregon Tells
Of Plot to Take His Life

Brownsville, Tex. April 3.-Gen
Alvaro Obregon in Matamoras, Mex
leo, in the interest of his candidacy
for president of Mexico, said he had
learned of a plot to take his life
while in Tampico recently. When
men in the plot came to his hotel in
search of him, he said, 'he happened
to be away"
General Obregon denied reports
that he had been arrested in Tam
pico, but said one of his speakers
was detained for time. He refused
to go into letails about recent hap
penings in the Tampico district in
connection with his presence there.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-04-04
Former President Addresses
One Audience in Council
Bluffs and Three Others in
Omaha While Here Saturday.
SAYS HE Is NOT TAKING
ANY PART IN POLITICS
Tells Women to Stay in Their
Own Parties-Says Conduct
Of Women During War Won
Him to Suffrage Cause.

Former President William How
erd Taft, who arrived at noon yes
terday from York, Neb, to deliver a
series of addresses in Omaha and
Council Bluffs, stated that he is not
in politics.
''Tlre only time l ever attended a
national convention was in 1880
when ! was assigned by the city
editor of the Cincinnati CONNER
cial," he said, adding that he is on
particular terms of friendship with
all of the republican candidates be-
ing mentioned and asserting that he
will support the nominee.
Mr.. Taft was escorted from the
Burlington depot to the apartments
of Mr.. and Mrs. Gould Dietz in
Hotel Fontenelle. His program for
the day began with an address to a
meeting of teachers in the Council
Bluffs auditorium on "The Present
Status of the League of Nations" :"
Addressed Omaha Women.
Quietly, and with some "poking Of
fun" Mr.. Taft talked politics" at
4 p. m, to Omaha women gathered
in the women's republican commit
tee headquarters, $40 South Nine
teenth street.
However, it wasn't partisan politics.
Mr.. Taft neatly sidestepped any at
tempt on the part of the women to
get his endorsement of any eandi-
date.
Il don't think it is proper for a
man who has ever been presidents
al nominee OF a party to take any
part in convention preliminaries,"
Mr.. Taft explained.
"Women must use logic iii this
business" Mr.. Taft told them. "They
must down their feelings. They
must not allow an orator to sway
their feelings.
"They must not allow such a
speech as Mr.. Bryan's when he ap-
pealed for the women to register
democratic in order to defeat the wet
element. to have any influence.
"Stay In Your Party"
"Stay in your own party. Any
other proceeding is departure from
sound principles. We must have
party government.
He told the women that he had
been converted to the cause of suf-
frage by the conduct of women dur
ing the war-by the ability they
showed in organization at that time.
"Vindicate those who gave you
suffrage" he advised,
Il have been interested in your
fight for suffrage" Mr.. Taft con-
tinued. "I'm interested in seeing if
you can get that thirty-sixth state to
ratify.
Il can't help but believe that you
women are overoptimistic of your
ability to get that state-when l
think of the newspaper reports from
the women during the Delaware
CONTINUED on Page Three. Column Three.)
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-04-04
owen AND MARY
DENY CHARGES
OF C0LLUS|0N
Former Husband Of Film Star
Has Only Kind Things
To Say About Mary
Herself.

Los Angeles, Cal, April 3.-The
wedding of Mary Pickford and
Douglas Fairbanks has already been
marred by one dark c1oud-the in
vestigation by Assistant Attorney
General Robert Richards of Nevada
into the divorce of Miss Pickford
from Owen Moore, which made pos
sible her later marriage.
Legal opinion here and in Ne
vada is that the Pickford divorce is
"voidable, but not void; that if ac-
ton is taken to set it aside Mary
may still find herself the legal wife
of Owen Moore.
Miss Pickford Indignantly denies
that there was any collusion in her
divorce, or that the "coincidence''
by which Mr.. Moore happened" to
be in Minden to be personally served
in the case was other than mere
happen chance.
Nevada to Be Home.
81 told the judge" said Miss Pick
ford, "that l intended to make Ne
vada my home. That is true. The
ranch near Minden is the place
where l intend to settle down, when
| do. OF course, my pictures take
me away from there, and I expect to
travel in Europe. but there was no
attempt to hoodwink anyone.
The stories that Mr.. Moore was
paid to accept personal service and
agree to the divorce are absurd and
an Insult to him. He happened to
be at Wally Springs, near Minden,
on location, taking snow pictures.
/ learned of It and took advantage
of it to try for my divorce then.
That is all there is to it."
Owen Moore. Mary's former hus-
band, has consistently refused to
say single unkind word about her.
In his first statement, issued today,
he said in part:
Good Word for Mary.
81 have never received, directly
or indirectly, single dollar from
Mary. She has her career and have
had mine. I sacrificed much that
she might make the most of her op-
portunities. She says that l said
many things about her mother; that
is true. l said many harsh but true
things about Mrs. Smith, and it was
her fear that I would come between
Mary and herself that led to much
OF the unhappiness in the life of
Mary and l.
"As for Mary herself, she has al
ways been, and always will be, the
most wonderful girl in the world to
me. | don't feel that it is necessary
nor fitting for me to comment on
her marriage. Just let me say that
I wish her the greatest happiness,
wherever she may go and whatever
she may do"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-04-04
Persons In Flood District
Of Tennessee Are Warned

Chattanooga, Tenn, April s.
with 47-foot stage of the Ten
nessee river predicted by Sunday
night, and many low sections al
ready under water, city officials
moved Friday to furnish relief to
food sufferers. Residents in the
threatened territory were warned to
move out and public buildings were
set apart to house the homeless.
Railroad and street car traffic is
demoralize
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-04-04
Hungarian Says Peace Pact
Only Temporary In Nature

Budapest, April 3.-Count Albert
Apponyi, returning from Paris to-
day for conference with Admiral
Horthy, Hungarian regent, and
party leaders, declared that peace
treaties between the allied powers
and the central empires were only
temporary in nature.
"My impression is" he said. "that
no allied statesmen sincerely be-
lieve the present peace treaties can
hold for long. have not lost hope,
and believe the position of Hun
gary to be better than it was a
month ago.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-04-04
Embargo Placed on All
Freiuht for N. Y, Export

New York, April "a general
embargo on export freight through
New York, brought about by the
discontinuance of export freight per-
mits, was placed in effect here
by the various rail lines on ac-
count of the harbor strike. At the
Office of the traffic control manager
of the railroads, it was said that it
was uncertain when the issuance of
permits would be resumed.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-04-04
japan Unable to Withdraw
Soldiers From Siberia

Washington, April 3.-Japan is un-
able to withdraw its troops from
Siberia at this time because of the
danger confronting Japanese citizens
in that country and the menace" to
Manchuria and Korea growing out
of present political conditions in ST.
IBERIA, according to statement pub
lished in the official Gazette at
Toxic, which was transmitted to the
State department.
The Japanese government reaf-
firms that as soon as the safety of
the lives and property of it nationals
is assured and political conditions
in Siberia settle down" it will
evacuate the country providing the
Czecho-Slovaks have been complete
" withdrawn.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-04-04
OFFICIALS GUARD
AGAINST EASTER
RIOTS IN DUBLIN
Troops Establish Barracks in
Empty Houses-Search
All Loads of Hay.

Dublin, April 3.-The military
precautions in Dublin exceed any
thing of the kind seen since Easter,
1915. Particular attention is being
paid by the military Gordon around
the city to loads of hay, which are
probed with bayonets, while even
the suburban street cars are stopped
and the passengers searched for
arms.
At Finglas on the north side of
the city, the military have taken
possession of some unoccupied
houses and appear to contemplate a
stay for a few days. St. Edwards
college at Rathfarnham formerly
conducted by Patrick Pearse, who
was executed during the rebellion Of
1916 is also occupied by soldiers.
They have erected barricade with
barbed wire on the roads outside OF
Cullenwood house, in Ranelach,
where Pearse's mother lives and the
children's school kept by Miss
Duffy, sister of George Gavan Duff
fly, who was identified with the de-
fense of Sir Roger Easement and
Sim Fein representative at Paris.
The residence of Miss Humphrey,
sister of THE O'Rcilly" who was
killed in the street fighting at the
time of the rebellion, was searched
and Mrs. Humphreys son-in-law,
student, was arrested.
An armored car is stationed at the
entrance to Kingstown pier to re-
inforce the military guard there:
Soldiers unloaded fresh supplies Of
ammunition at Northwall, and con-
veyed it in motor cars, protected
by armored cars through the city.
Dispatches from various parts of
the country indicate similar state
of affairs at Derry, Tipperary,
Newry Limerick and other places.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-04-04
Waverly Takes Honors in
Stock Judqinu Contest

Lincoln, Neb., April 3.-(Special.)
--Waverly High school student,
took team and individual honor.
in the sixth annual Nebraska high
school live stock judging contest
at the state college of agriculture
Saturday. Its team of three men
scored a total of l,4ol points, with
the individual honors won by Clyde
Walker. ...
Twenty-onc high school team.
were entered. Friend High school
was second with 1887 points;
Aurora, third, 1891; Fairfield.
fourth. 1870. and Stromsberg, fifth,
1868.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-04-04
SHEA EXPLAINS
STAND TOWARDS
BUENoS AIRES
Principle Of Nonintervention
Incorporated in Policy of
United States Years Ago,
Ambassador Says.
Copyright. 1919. by John T. Mccutcheon.l

Buenos Aires, April 3.-Joseph Shea
United States ambassador to Chile
has answered the recent note OF
Foreign Minister Huidobro of Chile,
rejecting intervention by Washing
ton in "the Tacna and africa case,
or any other" according to advices
from Santiago.
Mr.. Shea's communication ex.
plains that the principle of non-in.
tervention was incorporated in the
policy of the United States many
years ago and says that the defni-
ton of the North American attitude
as given by Secretary of State Colby.
that the United States did not intend
to intervene in the present dispute
Or exercise pressure "is perfectly in
accord with my opinion"
The ambassadors reply discloses
that the report of the Chilean ambas-
sador at Washington, Betran Methiu.
concerning his conversation with
Secretary Colby, was sent to Chile
by wireless.
Paragraph Omitted.
1t now appears that an important
paragraph in Foreign Minister
Huidobro's note was omitted in the
text as at first published here. This
paragraph reads:
"The ascending scale Of Chilean
and American commercial inter-
change is evidence thai our two re-
publics feel they are mutually and
satisfactorily linked by common
faith in the priciple of non-interven-
ton. | recall very clearly at this
time this policy's connection with
the doctrine of traditions which sus.
tain it. with the we'll justified pur.
pose that our cordiality and inter-
change be intensified and increased
as it has been up to now, toward a
prosperous and better future"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-04-04
Worst Blizzard of Winter
Delays Trains at Beatrice

Beatrice. Neb., April 3.-(Spe-
cial Telegram.)-The snowstorm
which struck this section of the state
today continues unabated tonight.
Nearly foot of wet snow has fallen
and is drifting badly in places.
Train service is badly tied up and
outdoor traffic is at a standstill. 1t
is the worst storm visiting this sec
ton in years. II is severe on stock
which is not properly sheltered
Farmers report that the moisture is
Just the thigo for winter wheat