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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-12-22
Members Of Philippine
Constabulary Plead
Guilty to, Sedition

j Manila, P. l., Dec. 2l.-Seventy
members OF the Philippine constabu-
larry pleaded guilty on charges of Sc
dition in connection with the riot
with Filipino Manila police last
Thursday night which resulted in II
Atss. ..- ..
Seven other constabularymen ar
rested in connection with the riot
pleaded not guilty.
Hearing of the cases of the seven
pleading not guilty was set for jan
uary S. Sentence upon the 20 plead
ing guilty will not be pronounced un-
til the trial of the other seven is COM
pleted. The maximum penalty for
sedition is 10 years imprisonment.
Murder charges against the con-
stabularyrnen will not be tried un-
til the sedition charges are disposed
of. Attorney for the defense an
nounced the constabularymen
would plead not guilty to the murder
charges and the cases would be
fought through the highest courts,
il necessary.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-12-22
Committee Named to Study
State Price Control Laws

Washington, Dec. 22.-Appoint-
1nent of special committee to study
the subject of state control of prices
as provided by statutes now in ef-
feet in Montana and Indiana was
announced by the Chamber of Com
merce Of the United States. The
committee is headed by Charles Ma
gel of st. Louis. former secretary
of the department OF commerce and
labor. Litigation to determine the
constitutionality of both the Mon
tana and Indiana price control laws
is now before the United States su-
pteme court
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-12-22
Crown Forces Reported
To Have Burned Village


London, Dec. 2l.-The Press AS
sociation's Dublin correspondent
quotes a dispatch from Tulsk. Coun-
ty Roscommon, as saying that crown
forces burned the village of Bal!ina-
Ice, County Longford, early this
morning as a reprisal for the recent
attack on the police barracks there,
in which one constable was killed
and three wounded.
Shops and houses were destroyed,
the dispatch states, some outlying
farm houses burned and stock shot.
TIE military comnlandeered and for
tilted the school house and most OF
the inhabitants fed, according to the
dispatch.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-12-22
lannon's Nephew, Frank,
Sues His Wife for Divorce

Phoenix, AriZ, Dec. 2l.--Frank -
Hamon, nephew of the late Jake L.
Hamon, republican national commit
tceman from Oklahoma, filed suit
for divorce from Gertie Ruth Hamon
i'll the superior court here today,
The complaint said the couple were
married at Tucson, Ariz., August IA
1919, and that Mrs. Hamon now
was living in Sacramento. Alleged
cruel treatment was made TIE basis
for the divorce action. Hamon pre-
viously had been married to Clara
Barton Smith, now being sought in
connection with the death by shooting
sef Jaks /. Hamon.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-12-22
Mail Plane Wrecked
In Crash Near Wiota;
Pilot Is Uniniured

Atlantic, Ia, Dec. 21.-(Special
Telegram. AN airplane, west
hound from Chicago to Omaha and
in charge of Pilot w. c. Hopkins,
crashed to the ground near Wiota
shortly before noon today and was
completely wrecked. The pilot es-
capped without injuries.
The heavy accumulation of sleet
on the wings of the plane caused
it to become unmanageable. Pilot
Hopkins had been having trouble
after passing Des Moines in attain
ing the proper altitude.
When passing the farm of Viii
liam Waters the plane suddenly
took nose dive, turning over
three times before it struck the
ground complete wreck. There
was 400 pounds of mail aboard.
This was sent to Omaha by train.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-12-22
Death of Doctor
Caused by Shock
Examination of Alliance Ply.
sician's Body Discloses Burns
From X.Ray Machine.

Alliance, Neb., dec. 2l.-(Spe-
cial Telegram 1.-The death of DR..
Charles E. Hershman, physician and
surgeon and president of the Guard
ian State bank OF Alliance. who died
suddenly while treating a patient
with an X-ray machine Monday, was
due to electric shock when he acci-
dentally touched two live wires;
carrying los volts, connecting the
generator with the X-ray apparatus,
according to statements of doctors.
The cause of death was first CIV
en- by attending physicians as con-
gestion of an artery in the brain.
Not until after the body was being
cared for by undertakers was evil
dence discovered that death had been
caused by electric shock:
The undertaken found that two
holes had been burned through the
physicians clothing on his right
forearm and there were two burned
spots on the arm where the current
had entered 1t was stated that Ire
Nnu Deeu dllllCtSu Will HCdit tlou-
bic and that the electric shock
brought on an acute attack. The
voltage was not sufficient to cause
death ordinarily. but the weakened
condition of the victims heart
caused him to succumb to the shock,
physicians said.
Dr.. Herslman was S6 years old
and had practiced medicine in Alli-
ance for nine years. He was a
member of the Scottish Rite Masons
and a Shriner of Tangier Temple,
Omaha.
Funeral services will be- held
Thursday afternoon at the Christian
church, in Charge OF the local Ma
scnic lodge. The doctor is survived
b. his widow and two small sons.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-12-22
Sixteen Believed
Killed in Fresh
Riots in Ireland
Many Persons Wounded in
Clashes Between Civilians
And Soldiers Between Cal
Ian and Clenbower.

Dublin, Dec. 22.-Heavy fighting
has taken place between large
forces of civilians on one side and
soldiers and police on the other, in
the section lying between Callan,
county Kilkenny. and Glenbower,
county Tipperary. The military and
police were ambushed at not less
than three different places yesterday
and numerous casualties resulted on
beth sides. These included Sergeant
Walsh, R. /. C., killed. some soldiers,
number unknown, killed. 10 or Is
civilians killed and Sergeant Shan
non and several soldiers wounded.
About 80 civilians were wounded or
captured. r
An official communication issued
by general headquarters tonight esti-
mated the casualties among the at
tacking forces at 10 and gives the
military casualties as one private Sc
verely wounded. No police casual
ties are mentioned. The statement
says the details are still in doubt
and that no information has yet
been received regarding the ambush
of police !reinforcements from Clon-
mel.
Inhabitants Flee From Homes.
The inhabitants of the countryside
are in a state of terror and many are
fleeing from their homes. -,
The first conflice occurred early
in the day at the foot of Seivtnamon
hill. After sharp fight, the military
lorry got through aud sent mes
sage to Callan for reinforcements.
In this instance it is believed, the
ambushers escaped unscathed.
Reinforcements of Royal Irish
corstabulary and soldiers left CAL
Ian late in the afternoon and when
two miles out ran into another am
bush near Carrickgricken, the Earl
of Ossory's shooting lodge. At the
first volley from the ambushing
party, the soldiers and police dis.
mounted from the lorry and spread
out and a brisk fight ensued, the tlr-
ing being intense at times.
Sergeant Killed
The fighting was still in progress
when County Inspector Whyte OF
K;lkennh with dozen men of the
constabulary dashed up on another
lorry, running into the thick of it.
1t was now becoming dark and the
police lorry was subjected to verit-
able hail of bullets. 1t was riddled
and Sergeant Walsh was shot
through the head, dying instantly.
Shannon received wounds in the
haed and arms, The battle was
vary fierce. District Inspector Bayn-
ham had narrow escape, his rifle
being shattered in his hand
At about the same time, REIN
forcetnents from Colnmel were at
tackled near Glenbower where the
biggest battle of the day occurred.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-12-22
SCOTS Bluff Farm Bureau
Will Join National Body

SCOTS Bluff, Neb., Dec. 2l.-(Spe-
cial Telegram. )--The SCOTS Bluff
county farm bureau voted at its
annual meeting to join forces with
the state bureau and the American
Farm Bureau federation. President
James Elliott of the county organ
ization spoke for the move, declar-
ing that it would help all farmers in
their common fight to smash the
food gamblers,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-12-22
Minister Found Not Guilty
OF Fraud in Mining Deal

Pittsburg, Kan, Dec. ll.-Rev.
Juett Noble Mcdonald, former pas
tor of the First Presbyterian church
of Pittsburg-was found not guilty
of defrauding two members of his
congregation and another man in a
mining deal. The jury was ont more
than FIVE hours.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-12-22
Aged Man Has Sight
Restored After He Is
Blinded FiUe Years

Springfield, ILL.,, Dec. 2l.-"Now I
can see the little ones at Christmas" ;"
exclaimed Thomas J. Hollingshead,
So. of Beardstown, ILL.,, when he
opened his eyes and saw light of
day, first time in five years, today
after his sight had been restored at
local hospital through an opera
ton. He told nurses at the hos
pital he lost his vision when his
eyes became affected with cataracts.
His first desire after leaving the hos
pital was to see and eat some oysters.
"You know my failing for oys-
ters," he told the doctor.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-12-22
Search for Lost Balloon
In Vicinity of Ottawa

.Roekaway, N. Y, Dec. 21.-Lieut
Albert w. Evans, naval aviator, bal
loonist and dirigible pilot, was or
dered to leave for Ottawa to direct
search there for the balloon missing
from the Rockaway naval air sta
tion for more than a week.
While The authorities at the naval
station have not given up. hope for
the three men in the ballon, they ad-
mitted that the situation was serious.
They now are working, Lieutenant
Evans said. on the theory that the
A-s5o8 did not land in the Adirondak
mountains, but passed on toward
Ottawa.
The search of the Adirondaks by
army aviators, however, will contin-
Tie until hope has vanished.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-12-22
Red Cross Not Allowed to
Transfer Surplus Funds

Ord, Neb., Dec. 2l-(Special Tele-
gram. m.)-George Parkins of the
Valley county Red Cross chapter
received a telegram from the CEN
trail division manager at Chicago,
stating that if any attempt were
made to transfer any of the local
surplus funds to any other organiza-
tton, the surplus money would be
withdrawn from the local chapter
and transferred to the jurisdiction
NJ tho caofra1 d;v;c;o+
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-12-22
.TwoSlayers
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Cole, in Signed Document.
duplicates Grammer, Whose
Dying Statement Protests
His Innocence.
Describes Third Degree

Signed statements made by Alison
B: Cole and Allen V. Gramper
Howard, county youths electrocuted
Monday at Lincoln for the murder
OF Mrs. Lulu Vogt i'll 1917, while
under sentence of death, and made
public following their execution. dis
agree.
Coles statement, like his two con-
fessions which he later repudiated,
duplicates Grammer.
Grammer protests his innocence in
his statement, which was issued but
an hour before his electrocution.
II am innocent of anything what
soever of anything to do with the
murder of Lulu Vogt, my wife's
mother, and l am meeting death
with clear conscience" his state
ment reads.
Cole accused Grammer of threat
ening to expose him of cashing bad
checks if he did not kill Mrs. Vogt.
Takes Tire OF.
His statement, made November
so, 1919, and given to spiritual ad-
visers to hold until after his death,
declares he had been drinking
whisky during the day before the
murder, and on that night he went
to the Vogt home and took the aged
woman in Grammer's automobile on
the ruse there had been a wreck.
"Out east of Elba somewhere tire
went down on the car" the state
tnent: written in Coles handwriting,
reads. II took the tire off and put it
in the car tt
"Then | took the bottle from the
car door and drank the rest of the
whisky, which was about one-half or
two-thirds of pint.
Drives On. y.
Il then drove on, but | do not re-
member where | drove or what took
place. \.a....
"The next thing / remember was
finding myself ne< Central City and
Mrs. Vogt was not in the car. l
drove on to Central City. The next
morning l drove to Grand Island.
That afternoon | heard Mrs.
Vogt had disappeared mysteriously
from her home, and | remembered
what l had intended to do and start
ed to St. Paul to give myself up. l
didn't get on the right road, so l
decided not to give myself up"
Then he describes how he fled to
n e.
money under the name "Floy Nc
Rae" and was arrested in GAINESVILLE,
Wis.
In the statem...t Cole declared he
previously had given his revolver to
Grammer upon Grammer's request.
Third Degree.
Detailed description of alleged
third degree methods used by off
Turn to Page Two,' Column six.)
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-12-22
Mclaughlin Has Bill to
Stop Step Rate Interest

Washington, Dec. 2l.-(Special
Telegram. THAT portion of the
federal reserve act which gives mem
Der banks the power to enforce step
rates of interest is revealed by the
provisions of a bill introduced to-
day by Representative Mclaughlin
of the Fourth district.
"In some instances of which /
know, the reserve banks have
charged as high as u per cent"
said Mr. Mclaughlin. "My infor-
nation is that the Kansas City bank
is the principal district in which the
step rate of interest has been put
into practice and that it has done a
great deal of damage. In my judg-
ment it is a bad power and ought
to be abandoned"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-12-22
G.. 0. P. House Leaders Agree
On Roads Appropriation

Washington, Dec. 2l.-Republican
leaders of the house have agreed
upon an appropriation of $l00l000000
for state road aid, it became known
after an executive session of the
house roads committee.
A bill introduced by Representa-
tive Macarthur, republican, of Ore
gon, now before the roads commit
tee. would make $400,000.000 of fed
eral funds available during the next
four years, but it developed that the
republican steering committee has
decided that in the interest of econ
omy the appropriation should be
limited to Sl00,000.000 and should
not cover more than a two-year
period.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-12-22
Son Of Secretary Of
Commerce Alexander
Killed by Airplane

Washington, Dec. 2l.- Walter A.
Alexander, son of Secretary Alexan-
der of the Department of Commerce
was instantly killed today at Boil
ing field here by the propeller of an
airplane in which he was preparing
to make, flight, striking him on
;he head
The commerce Secretary's son was
d commissioned officer. in the army
air service during the war and had
gone to the aviation field to make
a flight to keep in training.
Mr.. Alexander, who was % years
old, had been connected with the
shipping board and had recently re-
turned from "a trip to Europe on
government business
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-12-22
Committee to Redraft Bill
For Penalty on Delinquents

Washington, Dec. 2l.-Tbe house
ways and means committee voted
today to recommit for redrafting the
Edmonds bill proposing to defer the
date when penalties become effective
for failure to pay federal taxes.
Representative Green, republican,
Iowa, explained that as the bill was
reported to the house. it would defer
penalties on all uncollected taxes Of
this aud previous years, although it
was intended to apply only 10 taxes
en- this years incomes and profits.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-12-22
Plane Searching Hills
For Balloon Catches Afire

Albany, N. Y, Dec. 2l.-One OF
the two airplanes which were to have
searched the Adirondack region fol
the missing naval balloon took fir,
soon after hopping off nere for Glen,
Falls this morning and was forced
to make a landing at Westerlo island
The plane was destroyed. but Lieut..
F. B. Johnson, pilot, and Sergeant
George Sicke, observer, are reported
to have escaped injury
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-12-22
Newspaper Publisher of
Cuba Dies at Havana Home

Havana, Dec. 2l.-Dr. Manuel M
Coronado, 62, vice president of the
senate and owner of La Discussion
one of the oldest newspapers in
Cuba, died here yesterday. He was
veteran of Cuba's war of independ.
ence, during which he attained the
grade of colonel. Death resulted
from cancer of the lungs.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-12-22
Wage Reduction Announced

Chicopee, Mass, Dec. 2l.-Wages
of the 1000 employees OF the Dwight
Manufacturing company here, max.
ers of textile. will be reduced 22,1
per cent beginning January 10. ac-
cording TO announcement. The
plant will be closed tomorrow nigh,
and will ne-open January n.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-12-22
Couple Found Dead.
Bank Robbed.

Chicago, Dec. 21.-The bodies of
Paul Wuillemuir and his bride of
two weeks were found in their apart
ment today. An empty wine bottle
lay on the floor and the police be-
iieve that death was caused either
by the contents of the bottle or from
gas fumes from coal fire which
was still burning in the kitchen
when the bodies were found. There
was nothing to indicate suicide or
murder. the police said. Wullemuir
was chef in large residential ho-
tel
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-12-22
Pilgrims $
Landed 300
Years Ago
tercentenary of Landing of
Puritans at Plymouth Rock
Celebrated by World at
Plymouth Today.
Lodge Delivers Address
BY the Associated Press.

plymouth. Mass, Dec. 2l.-On the
shores of Plymouth bay. where "the
breaking waves dashed high" when
the Pilgrims set foot on Plymouth
Rock on December q, 1920, their
descendants joined with other dis
tinguished men of this generation in
America, Great Britain and Holland
in observing today with due
solemnity the tercentenary of their
, landing, The orator was Senator
Henry Cabot Lodge, a successor in
representation in the senate from
Massachusetts of Daniel Webster
who delivered the famous Plymouth
Grafton" at the 200th anniversary.
Ap address was delivered by Gov
ernor Calvin Coolidge, vice presi-
dent-elect, and poem, "l620-1920,""
. Yas read by Dean EeBaron r,
Briggs of the faculty of arts and
sciences of Harvard university.
Hymns appropriate to the occasion
were sung. including the Landing
Of the Pilgrims by Mrs. Felicia
Hemans, known to every American
school boy and girl for generations.
Lodge is Orator.
Senator Lodge gave a scholarly
outline Of the Pilgrim story and in
drawing from it lesson for present
day America he pointed out that
they set character first" sought to
give men freedom both in body and
MIMI" and tried to reduce the sum
of human misery"
Whatever our faith" he said,
whatever our belief in progress,
there can be no nobler purposes for
man than thus to deal with the only
earth he knows and the fragment OF
time awarded him here. While the
great republic is true in heart and
deed to the memory of the Pilgrims
of Plymouth it will take no de-
determent even from the hand of
time"
In stately measures Dean Briggs
set forth the vision of the Pilgrims
and their prayerful determination:
Freedom thy newborn nation here shall
Grant us thy covenant, unchanging, sure;
Earth shall decay. the armament shall
Freedom and Truth. immortal shall
endure
The answer of their descendants
to this challenge came in these
words:
Answer of Pilgrims.
siSt pilsrims faith. the ipilsrim's cour-
san Shines the truth that for the Pill
We are his seed, not life nor death shall
The port port j i Freedom. Pilgrim heart.
The official party came from Bos-
ton on a special train and proceeded
immediately to the Old Colony thea
ter, where the exercises were held
In their number, in addition to the
speakers Of the day, were official
representatives of Great Britain and
Holland, several New England
governors, members of the New
England judiciary, Senator Oscar
w. Underwood of Alabama and
members of patriotic societies, in
cluding the Society of Mayhower
Z scendants. The presiding officer
was Louis K. Liggett of Boston,
chairman of the Massachusetts Pill
grim Tercentenary commission.
After the formal exercises the
guests of the day were entertained
at luncheon. The remainder of the
day they gave over to a pilgrimage
to Plymouth Rock, the Coles Hill
hurying ground and other parts of
the town intimately connected with
the Pilgrims history.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-12-22
Woman Dies of Injuries.

Norfolk, Neb., Dec. 2l.-(Special
Telegram. Miss Eta Durland,
popular Norfolk woman, died this
morning following fatal injuries re-
ceived when she was run down by
"a astomobile last night,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-12-22
Home Rule Bill Passed

London, Dec. 2l.--The Irish home
1ule bill, as slightly modified by the
House OF Lords, was adopted by the
House of, Commons today The
measure now needs only the royal
signature to become law,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-12-22
Civil War Veteran Dies.

Ord. Ncb., Dec. 2l-(Special Telc-
gram.)-Peter Jones, civil war vet
eran, died at his home here this
morning.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-12-22
shippers Bulletin.

| Protect shipments during the next - 10
| S6 hours from temperatures a. follows:
North and west, degrees below: east and
south. aero,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-12-22


80 years old was found half buried
on the beach here with bullet hole
over the right eye. A coroner's
investigation was under way today
to determine her identity and wheth.
or she was murdered or committed
suicide.
Bank Robbed.
New Brunswick, N. j., Dec. 2l.--
New Jerseys crime wave engulfed
sMilltown early today, when four
men attempted to rob the First Ma
tional bank. A posse of 80 citizens
armed with guns, pitchforks and
other weapons, captured two of the
alleged robbers after a fight in which
scores of shots were fired.
Investigation showed that the
bank had been entered by digging
through a brick wall. Bank officials
began checking up to see if any prop
erty had been taken.
Rum Runners Taken.
Minneapolis, Dec. 21.-Seven men
smuggling gang, were arrested here
by federal prohibition enforcement
agents, were arrested here last night
by Paul D. Keller, northwest di-
visional prohibition enforcement
agent. The agents were said to have
located approximately ESQ cases OF
whisky which it is alleged were pur-
chased at the Canadian border for
$3.50 case and sold here for $3.50
Convict is Returning.
Cincinnati, O., Dec. 2l.-Edward
Won Walden, who escaped from
penal institutions in California and
Michigan and was arrested in New
York in 1918 after he had robbed a
Cincinnati bank, will start for Cali
fernia tomorrow accompanied by a
guard of the Stockton penitentiary
where he is to serve the remainder
of his sentence on charge of hav-
ing robbed bank in San Francisco
in 1915
When returned to Cincinnati Won
Walden was indicted and sent to the
state hospital for criminal insane.
He was discharged as cured three
months ago.
Bogus Officer Indicted.
Kansas City, Mo, Dec. 2l.-Pat-
rick J. Kelly, arrested here last We'd
ncsday, charged with impersonating
a naval lieutenant was indicted to-
day by federal grand jury.
AT the time of his arrest Kelly
told the police how he had fled from
Ireland, his native country when
"the British government brought
pressure to bear upon me in trying
to make me prosecute my own
brother who had been placed in
Brixton prison for Sim Fein activi-
ties" He said he had gone to Aus
tralia and then to San Francisco,
and that he donned the naval uni
form to hide his identity. He posed
here as one of the men who made the
transatlantic flight on the NC-4,
police say. His tale of adventure
captured Miss Opal Parker of Kan
sas City and they were married here.
Police officials said the prisoners
true name is Verne Connolly and
that he is son of a Kansas City
railroad brakeman.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-12-22
The Weather
Forecast

"Wednesday fair and much colder
J Hourly Temperatnrea