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as though for the last month had taltn the job of Atlas off his hands and held the world on my shoulders.
 Its just a cold, of course, but my stomach feels so unreliable and unstable that I fear a civil war is imminent there and it is up to me to declare neutrality.
 'Of course I am not sick I only have cold, but my legs ache as though had run last in marathon which start ed out at the end of Cape Cod and fin- ished at Binghamton, N. '.
 T am entitled to no sympathy. I need no betting. I am so close 10 death that 1 can feel the tail of the pale horse switch impatiently as he waits for me to mount and ride away to my reward, but am not sicki
 For hours have studied over the con- dition of my sins. I have debated wheth- CT it would not have been better had wondered if I have not at times been a little impatient with you when you have spoken lightly to me when l was in trouble like I am now.
 T have wondered. too, if there were any nice bright quarters in the house that might be used to weigh my eyelids down, for 1 know when was little boy went some place where there was corpse, and
 'Andrew!'' broke in Imogene, don't you think if I heated little water and put spice and nutmeg in II and added little out of the decanter on the side board it would warm you up and make you feel better?"
 Possibly" said Andrew, brightenfng up, possibly it might; but do not be too saving of the sideboard stuff, for this is not light, trffiing matterH'
 (Copyright, Twenty-irst Century Press.)
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~ JAMES J. coRBETr

Fly JAMES J. COhbEIi
 N NcE again the avarice and tt greed of the average ball. NJ player has crept to the sur face and the results have been harmful to baseball as a sport and reflects con siderably upon the performers as sportsmen.
 The New York Yankees are the guilty ones in this latest instance. They have created a furore because they didn't get all the world series money they thought they should get Their share of the "spoils'' with withheld un- til a few weeks ago, due to legal en- tanglements which made it impossible for the national commission to make award to the third team in the Ameri- can League race until that time.
 When the money finally was turned over to the Yankee owners, they dis- tributed the sum pro rata among the players and gave a small share to the secretary of the club and the ground keepers. Then came the yowl from the players. The inclusion of the sec retary and the groundkeepers' in the s.split'' reduced the players snare py few dollars each, whereupon the &"noble athletes" demanded that the AsTc eetary and the groundkeepers either return their shares back into the play CTS pool or that the club pay into the pool the money which was given to the secretary and groundkeepers.F
 If ever there was a show Of petti- ness. the Yankees have displayed it. It is true that the secretary did not get out on the field and play the game. And it is likewise true that the grouno- Keepers did not get into uniform either. But in a certain measure, they were
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as useful to the club as any of the
 players and far more useful than hali
 dozen or more who apparently,
 .'dogged' it during part of the year
 It is< sad thing for baseball rom
 the sporting viewpoint that any such
 wall should come from ballplayers be- cause the club owners gave few dol
 lars of the players pool to the ground
 keepers and the secretary. If the
 truth were told it could be said that
 the secretary and the groundkeepers
 were far more useful-and less costly
 to the Yankees in 1919 than some of the players who are yelling loudest. The kindness of the new rules re- garding world series divisions made something like $500 each this year for finishing third. That was tidy pickup for every one of them-and they should be grateful. Yet the greedy ones-the money mAdv members are shrieking to the heavens that it wasn't enough; that it should have been more; that they were 'tfleeced" because the secre- tary and the groundkeepers were given a small portion of the money.
 If there is one more yell of this kind from ballplayers, it might be good thing for the national commission to amend the present rules so that the old law, whereby none but pennant- winning teams share in world series divisions. is brought back.
 Or, if it doesn't do that the commis- sion should. before another world se- ries clash is staged, specify just who should be included in the split" by every club and rule as to the exact percentage that is to go to the ground keepers the secretary. the traffic man ager and the rookie players who arrive on the roster late in the season.
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DIR. CHAS. LANE TO
 SPEAK HERE AGAIN

pr. Charles Lane. southern lecturer and humorist, who spoke recently in Birming- ham at banquet at the Young Mems Christian association. will return to the city next Sunday and will deliver an ad- dress at the Strand theatre at o'clock under the auspices of the Birmingham Y. M. c. A.. according to announcement yes- terday of w. s. Stallinss. general secre- tary.
 Dr. Lane. has appeared in practically every citT of the United States and has been spoken of frequently as ''the fun- uiest man in the south
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A Story of Adventure

PREFACE-I am going to tell you all about a beautiful, bewitching Castilian maiden, who in the tenth century and when but IA years of age, while play ing conkle- shell on the beach, was cap- tured by crew of pilfering pirates and who, by the marvelousness of her cookery of seaweed and barnacle, won the appetites. therefore the hearts. or the bunch of blood- thirsty hoodlnms. Wherefore, they showered their gold and jewels and silks and velvets upon her, and of how her queeniy reign pe- .came supreme when they saw her dance
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Mrs. Minerva Jane Disheroon-Age 6S, died at her residence. 3S23 Avenue B, yesterday afternoon. Funeral serv- ices from the residence this after noon at o'clock. Interment in Elm wood. Mrs. Disheroon is survived by three daughters, Mrs. w. o. links ana Mrs. E. J. Dunn of Birmingham and Mrs. T. F. Kennedy of Chatta- noora- Tenn. and two sons. T. L.. Disheroon and J. H. Wright. both of < Birmingham.
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the fantastic fandango. Of how, during one of her dances she kicked both guns and three knives from the hated pirate captains pockets, whereupon the crew chucked him overheard right heartily, and made her queen of the ship, the "Shiver Me Timbers," which she ruled with an iron ballast, and they became her veriest slaves. And of how, when the ship was laden with the costliest plunder, was waylaid and captured by another rival pirate ship, the Black Maria the girl eluded her new captors by disgusting herself as a silk mizzen mast. I will relate to you of how, when she remained on the plundered ship for IT days with nothing to eat but fish and notkng to drink but rum (see foot note), she drifted helplessly into port and is found by her parents. half dead, but is happily wed to a poor fish scaler and dies at the overripe old age of 99 with 339 grandchildren and three greatgrand onesnto her credit. All this will tell, anl maybe more. Now read on. ---, Author.
 CHAPTER COME II.
 Twas dark and stormy midnighI when the
 (Note: We are sorry to state that at this juncture the author was seized with writer's cramp and had to desist, so this hair-curling, blood raising tale will have to be continued in our Aurora Borealis number.--Ed. Morning Glory.)
 Foot Note: No, we do not know where the "Shiver Me Timbers'' is at present If we did it wouldn't be there long,
 (Keystone Feature Syndicate, 76i Drex-
 ell Building Philadelphia, Pa)
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nfru. (sussie L.eo1a Bivins-The funeral services for Mrs. Gussie Leola Bivins. age 5s, was held yesterday after noon from the residence of her daughter, Mrs J. M. Greene, lb3l South Nineteenth street. Interment in Elmwood.
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!. W. Barker-Funeral services for J.. w. Barker, age 75, who died at the residence at Irondale at II o'clock Monday night. will be held from the residence of Mrs. H. F. Mcdonald of Woodlawn, at 10 o'clock this morn ing. Interment in Bass cemetery. The deceased is survived by six sons and three daughters.
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DEATHS

Mrs. J. E. Webb-The body of Mrs. J. E.Webb, age 82. who died at g o'clock Monday night at the residence Of her daughter. Mrs. l.. A. Ranson, So29 Underwood avenue, East Lake, was snt to Rising Faun, Ga, at o'clock yesterday. afternoon. She is survived by four sons and three daughters.
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LADIES' UNDERWEAR

$ ss.oo Underwear $4.00 SndsressE sa,5s cssps de Chine $2.15
 $4.00 Crepe de Chine CD 9E
 unSerrssr sS.Se cssPs de Chine $3.75 Saderrssp ss,se essps de Chine $500 1ndsrxssE s1,se essPs de Chine $5.95
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-10-14
Cashier Is Shot as
He Rings Bell to Warn
People Of Robbery

Winnipeg. Man, Oct. 13.-Fivc
masked man blew open the safe OF
the Union bank at Winkler, Man, at
8 a. m. today, and escaped with $19,-
600, after shooting and wounding w.
Graefer, who attempted to rouse the
town by ringing the town fire bell.
Posses are searching for the bandits.
Claude Williams, a teller. who
slept in the bank, was forced to open
the vault. The bandits then tied him
to his bed and carried him. bed and
all, out of the building, where they
left him while they blew open the
cash safe in the vault. The $4,000
taken was all in cash.
The telephone, telegraph and elec-
trio light cables in Winkler had all
been cut before the robbery and it
was several hours before the infor-
nation of the robbery could be given
to surrounding towns.
1t was believed the bandits es-
capped into North Dakota. Police
said they believed the bandits also
were engaged in whisky smuggling
across the border near Haskell.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-10-14
Financial Situation
In Cuba Not Alarming

Washington Oct. 13.-Financial
conditions in Cuba are not consid-
cred serious by officials of the De-
partment of Commerce, who said
that the governments action in de-
claring a moratorium was neces-
sary to protect responsible traders
during the present slump in bus
mess. Over-speculation, the drop in
sugar prices and the general excite
ment incident to the coming cleo
ton, are ascribed by officials here
as the causes of the financial furry.
Terms of the moratorium as re-
ported to the department, provide
that drafts, notes and bills of ex-
change and other documents of cred
it which become due before Decem-
Der /, will not be collectible before
that date. Payment of transferable
mortgage credits or deeds of trust
also is postponed to December l.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-10-14
Witness In
Cole Trial
Is sMissing
Whereabouts of Pinkerton
Detective to Whom Alleged
Slayer Made First Con.
fession Are Unknown.
Feeling Is Running High

St. Paul, Neb., Oct. 13.-(Special.)
The whereabouts of H. S. Payne,
Pinkerton detective, to whom Alison
B. Cole is alleged to have made his
original confession in Omaha in
1917 of the murder of Mrs. Lulu
Vogt, and who is one of the main
witnesses of the state, are unknown,
according to County Attorney
Charles Dobry of Howard county.
The absence of Payne at the new
trial granted to Cole, by decision of
Judge Woodrough yesterday would
seriously handicap the prosecution,
it is said.
Il don't know where Payne is or
how to get in touch with him." Coun-
ty Attorney Dobry stated this morn
ing. "We have all of our other wit
nesses in reach"
Trial Next Month.
Coles trial may take place next
month. ~,
I'VE have jury impaneled for
November o." said Dobry this
morning.
"We might use it for the Cole
trial. / am not certain as to this,
however"
The county attorney stated that
he is awaiting word from the state
officials in regard to the new trial.
No word has been received yet in
regard to It, he said.
"The people of the county feel
pretty incensed that a new trial
should have been ordered" said the
county attorney.
Public Feeling High.
"Cole had fair trial here and the
people don't like the idea of trying
him again"
Feeling against Cole and Allen
v. Grammer, .son-in-law of Mrs.
Vogt, who have been shatched from
the death chair IS times by court
orders and the governors action,
runs high in Howard county, ac-
cording to County Attorney Dolby.
II do not, however, anticipate any
attempts at violence when Cole IS
brought here for trial." said the
county attorney.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-10-14
Bandits Take $4,000
From California Bank:
President Wounded

Oakland, Cal, Oct. 15.-Four
heavily armed bandits held up the
Bank of Alameda county at Alvara-
do today, shot and seriously wound
ed August H. May, president OF the
institution, and escaped with $4,000.
The sheriffs of Alameda and an
adjacent county immediately organ
ICED posses to search for the BAN
dts, who escaped in a waiting auto
mobile, which, police said, had been
stolen from town near Alvarado.
After shooting May twice, two OF
sthe robbers dragged him inC p vault
where two employees and one woman
had been forced. They then shut
the vault door, but did not lock it.
scooped up $4,000 in currency and
walked quietly out Of the bank to
their automobile awaiting them with
the engine running.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-10-14
Last-Minute Reprieve
Saves Two Chicago
Men From Galows

Chicago, Oct. 13.-Oniv two out
of eight men originally sentenced
to be hanged in Cook col:aty tomor-
row morning will die On the gal
lows at the appointed hohr. as the
result of two eleventh hour re-
prieves granted by Cove nor Low
den. The others have been saved by
reprieves, communications aud writs of
supersedas.
The latest reprieves granted were
to Arthur Haensel, convitted oe wife
murder, and Nicholas Nana, sem
fenced for the murder OF saloon
keeper. The two who will face the
executioneer are: John Henry
Reese, negro. convicted of wife
murder, and Frank Camp one found
guilty of killing a saloonkeeper
Vana and Haensel will be hanged
November 10, unless further action
is taken by Governor Lcwden.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-10-14
Price War in Water
Freight Rates Near

Washington, Oct. 13.-Chairmar
Benson Of the shipping board an
nounced that American and foreign
shipping lines had agreed to 20 the
limit in reducing freight charges to
meet the competition of the French
line which has refused to enter a
conference iwth lines of other ma
tons for stabilizing rates.
War to the knife" will result.
the chairman said, unless the
French line plays fairly, with the
conference with lines OF other ma
rates on the Atlantic" q
Action was taken on unanimous
decisions of the conference to break
rates, the chairman explained. when
the French notified brokers that it
would take freight at rates under all
the other lines.
Both shipping board operators and
private American owners are men,
bers of the conference, the chairman
said.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-10-14
Farmers of
U.S.Facing
Bankruptcy
Agricultural Committee Re
ports Immediate Remedy
Must Be Found to Relieve
Price Situation.
Reserve Board Scored
BY Tho Associated Press.

Washington, Oct. l3.--"Generai
bankruptcy and ruin are inevitable"
unless some immediate remedy is
found to relieve the present price sit
uation as it affects the farmer, says
a report submitted to the agricul-
tural conference here today by
general committee appointed to
study the situation.
The committee blames the federal
reserve system for present prices,
charging that it "has arbitrarily with
held from assisting the basic indus
try of this country to maintain a
level of prices that at least meet the
cost of production"
Declaring that the condition OF
the mind Of the farm population is
"ominous," the committee says this
state of mind can only be changed
by frank and fair attitude on tho
part of those in authority-the test
of which can be only their acts
Wrong Policy Persued.
The committee says ut is wrong
as matter of policy artificially to
press down prices Of commodities
and it is particularly wrong to be-
gin with the raw commodities, for
such a program inevitably forces
upon the producers the heaviest
burden of reconstruction and read
justment."
The report of the committee says
the present situation was brought
about by the following, official acts:
Restriction of credits.
Raising the rate of discount on
farm products.
"Discontinuance of the War Fl
nance corporation.
Score Reserve Board.
"The statements given out by the
secretary of the treasury, the gov
ernor of the federal reserve board
and the federal reserve banks have
been construed to the effect that
commodity prices, particularly the
price of farm products. were too high
and that pre-war basis, or an ap-
Proclamation of pre-war basis OF
prices must be reached within
short time. The consequent effect
OF these utterances upon the men,
Der banks of the federal reserve sys-
tenn and the banking industry of the
country generally was to cause them
to withhold accommodations be-
cause of the fear that the security
taken would arcessarily decline.
THE action of the federal reserve
board in counting the bonds held by
member banks as part of the CON-
mercial credit of the banks holding
these bonds, thereby enormously
decreased the power of such banks
TO extend the needed credits to the
agricultural interests in their re-
spective communities.
Your committee feels that the Of
icials of the Treasury department
and the federal reserve system have
exceeded their authority when they
publicly announced opinion as to
prices of farm products which have
resulted in disastrous price declines" J."
The committee further reports that
it is OF the opinion that the func.
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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-10-14
Coolidge to Tour In
South the Coming Week

New York, Oct, l3.-Governor
Coolidge, republican vice presiden-
tial candidate, will start from WASH
ington October II on tour of Ken
lucky, Tennessee, North Carolina,
Virginia and Maryland, ending at
Baltimore October "a, it was ar
nounced at republican national head
quarters here today. Governors Nor
row of Kentucky and Lowden of H.
linois and J.. F. Hedges of New
York will go with Governor Cool
id0e.
Senator Borah of Idaho will speak
at Gary, Ind, October l9 and Peru,
Ind, October 20 and somewhere in
OHIO October 2l and q. it was an
nounced. These dates were ar
ranged after his conference with
Colonel Miller, chairman of the re-
publican speakers bureau for the
eastern division.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-10-14
Little Danger Of
Coal Shortage
During Winter
Need of Open Cars Greatest
Hindrance to Production
At Present Time, Op.
orators Say.

New York, Oct. 13.-There will be
no serious coal shortage in any part
of the country this year, provided Or
binary care is exercised by consum-
ers, it was predicted here today at
the conference of the National Coal
association, which comprises two
thirds of the bituminous coal produc-
ers Of the United States. ...
The operators, however. declared
that in order to keep the markets
supplied, steady work at the mines
and sufficient supply of railway cars
also would be required.
At this time, it was stated, btu
minous operators were getting only
about Is to 80 per cent of the open
top cars needed.
A special committee, which has
been working with various co-opera-
tive agencies to prevent'a winter fuel
shortage, reported that the Interstate
Commerce commission, railways, big
coal dealers and others, were CO.
operating to increase production and
improve transportation and distribu-
ton facilities.
In order that the northwest may
be protected, an emergency order,
similar to that provided for New
England deliveries last year. has
been applied, it was made known.
The Interstate Commerce commits
sion has requested the railways to
move 1000 cars of coal a day into
that territory until December. These
movements, it was said, are capable
of putting into that section 100000
tons of coal day, but up to last
week the railways fell short of the
specified number of cars. The rail-
way men and Interstate Commerce
commission then held meeting and
assurance was given that between
now and December l the. northwest
will receive 1900 cars of coal daily.
When the northwest is supplied,
the operators and railways will then
be in position to supply other Sec
tons of the country before the ex-
treme cold weather begins, it was
said. The most serious shortage
now is in the middlewest, the operat.
ors said, but domestic consumers,
through systematic distribution, are
getting enough coal to meet their de.
mands.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-10-14
Sister of Omaha Woman
Dies In New York Hospital

Mrs. Charlotte Macarthur, SIS,
died October 7, at hospital in New
York, where she has been i'll tor
some time. j,
Mrs. Macarthur was sister OF
Mrs. A. T. Sigwart. wife of Police
Sergeant Sigwart. She was born III
Omaha and lived here for 80 years:
She is survived by her mother and
stepfather, Mr.. and Mrs. P. Terkerl-
son. lll3 South Sixth street, Omaha.
Funeral will be held at St. Philo-
mena's church, the time not yet de-
ternlined.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-10-14
American Legion Guests
OF North Platte Paper

North Platte, Neb.. Oct. 13-(Spe-
cial Telegram. -Four hundred
members of the American Legion
were the guests of the Telegraph,
newspaper. at a barbecue in the
canyons south of town. Music was
furnished by the Chamber of Com
merce band and the evening was
spent in stunts and boxing matches.
Rev. Roland Macintosh, late COM
mandant of the Legion, who will
leave this city on account of his
health, was presented with gold cuff
links. Several. local firms donated
lumber and fruit. Delegations from
adjoining towns attended.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-10-14
Ex-Prenniier
W1illTakeUp
Irish Fight
H. H. Asquith Gathering
Anti.Covernment Forces for
Attack on Scandals of
British in Parliament.
BY JOHN STEELE.
Chicago Tribune -Omaha Bee Cable.
COpyright. 1920.

London, Oct. 13.-H. H. Asquith,
former premier of Great Britain. is
preparing to rally all the anti-gov-
eminent forces to take part in the
fight in parliament as soon as it
opens, over the scandal of British
government in Jyeland. He has been
collecting information and he told
me this morning that he has DAMN
ing indictment of the utter break
down of the government. and the
discipline of the army. He will fire
his first gun in speech on Ireland,
which he will make at New Castle
on Saturday.
1t is possible that the Irish ques-
ton may give Asquith an oppor-
tunity to return to power. The old
liberals, all of labor, and many of
the tories are disgusted with the
present policy of the government
and might be induced to form a
coalition for, the purpose of settling
the Irish difficulty.
A chart in the archives of the
British secret service shows the
ramifications of the red propaganda
over, western Europe from head
quarters in Berlin and also shows the
connections OF the reds with revolu-
tionary movements in ireland and in
other parts of the British empire.
The head centers on Victor Kopp,
who handles funds from Russia and
also organizes propaganda through
newspapers and agents operating
from New York and other subeen.
ters. A prominent feature of Kopp's
work is the distribution of arms for
Revolutionary movements, as we'll as
the organization of an espionage
system.
Most of the lines lead to various
points on the continent of Europe,
'but the most interesting is one that
leads through Chatterton Hin, a
renegade Englishman, now resi-
dent of Berlin; through Mrs. Lin
coin, who is said to be either British
or American, ard then through
Paris to three members of the inner
Sim Fein circle in Ireland. 1t is be-
lieved that great deal of money
has been sent to Ireland over this
route, though, OF course. this cannot
be proved.