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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-04
The Forbidden Won1an, With
 Clara KimbaH Young In the Leading Role, At tue 7rianon
Lavish Gowns and Gorgeous Settings Feature Beautiful Production at the Trianon for Weeks Engagement. Miss Young Supported by Strong Cast, With
 Conway Tearle as Leading Man

The Forbidden Woman, of the most lavish productions screen the Tranon theatre Monday for gagement one week The beautiful Clara Kmba Young
 laborate background of clever cast and settings is the featured star and critics declare she is
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-04

Mason has made her one of the most lovable characters on the screen. AL bert Roscoe. as the young blind author to whom the heroine Is devoted, and the rest of the cast, measures up to the standard set by the star and her leading man.
 Nothing But the Truth" Is a screen version, of the novel of the same name by Frederick s. Isham and the play by James Montgomery and in it the per- sonality of Taylor Holmes dominates the picture from the first to last His acting, always pleasing, is of the best and he makes the most of the situa- tions afforded. Marcelle Carroll as the Baby Vamp' portrays her part with relish that Is irresistible. The rest ot the cast are exceptionally good. One of the most extraordinary Aus tralian trees is the "fire-tree," which is | common in New South Wales. When ir
 full bloom it is a mass of flame-colorec
Omaha daily bee., 1920-03-19
Woman S Party Takes
Fight on Amendment
To Supreme Court

Washington, March 1S.-The ma
tional woman's party has carried to
the supreme court its fight against
a referendum in Ohio on the nation
al woman suffrage amendment. The
court was asked in brief to reverse
the action of the Ohio supreme
court in refusing to grant an injunc-
ton against the referendum sought
by George S. Hawke of Cincinnati.
When the brief was prepared, 80
states had ratified the suffrage
amendment of which number, it said,
at least six states, including Ohio,
have constitutional referendum pro-
visions.
THE right of women to vote will
very probably be claimed at the
coming spring primaries or at the
presidential election in November"
the brief added. "If, when the right
is claimed, there are still six states
whose referendum provisions make
its existence doubtful, situation
will arise in which great uncertainty
will exist as to matter of grave
national importance. The decision
of this court in the case at bar is
the only>sure way to prevent such
situation from arising"
Omaha daily bee., 1920-03-19
House Ways and Means
Committee Clashes
Over Court Decision

: Washington, March l8-The
house ways and means committee
locked horns with tax problems
arising out of the decision of the
supreme court exenpting stock
dividends from taxation.
Wayne Johnson, solicitor of the
Treasury department., while not en-
dorsing any plan, told the committee
excise taxes on stock dividends
could be made retroactive over a
reasonable period and would be held
constitutional in the future.
Joseph S. Mccoy, government
actuary, estimated that the total net
lose to the government as a result
of the decision would be not more
than $35,000,000. pointing out that
immediate losses would be much larg-
er, but would be offset materially
over a period of years through the
resale and subsequent taxation of
the stocks.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-03-19
HOUSE APPROVES
PEACE Time ARMY
OF. 316,8Oo MEN
Reorganization Bill, Which
Now Goes to Senate,
Retains Present Mill
tary System.

Washington, March ia peace
time army Of 100000 enlisted men
and 10000 officers was approved
today by the house in passing the
army reorganization bill by vote of
246 to 90. The measure now goes to
the senate. .t ..s
Efforts to reduce the authorized
strength to approximately 223,O00
and $4,000 officers, substantially the
pre-war authorization, by Repre-
sentative Dent, Alabama, ranking
democrat of the military committee,
were defeated, 222 to lis. The house
also voted 168 to 158 to reserve its
previous tentative decision to es-
tablish separate army construction
corps.
Military System Unchanged.
No material changes in the mil
itary system outlined by the ma
tional defense act of 1916 are pro-
vided by the new bill The principle
of fexibility of organization, adopt
ed during the war, is carried into
the permanent establishment.
The combat force is fixed at ESQ.,
600 men and includes the infantry,
of which the tank corps is a part,
the cavalry, artillery and aviation,
the last as a separate corps as is
the chemical warfare service. Ma
tional guard provisions are changed
to authorize federal recognition of
companies having SO recruits. The
chief militia bureau of the War de-
partment now a regular officer,
would be appointed from the nation
al guard. .... -.
Provide for Officers Promotion.
The measure also provides for
promotion of regular officers from
a single list -
While an army of more than 300.-
600 is authorized, the debate dis
closed that it was not expected to
reach that strength for some time.
Representative Mondell repub-
lican leader, told tn. house that the
army appropriations for the next
year should not exceed $425,000,000
or less than half sked by the War
department under It's proposal for
more than 100000 men. The ap-
preparation measure is expected to
be computed for 10000 men and
10000 officers.
Previous to the final passage of
the bill the house, bu vote of 16S
to 158, reversed the action of the
committee of the whole in adding a
construction corps to the permanent
establishment and refused to make
the construction service an inde-
pendent unit in the bill. The Ne
braska delegation divided on the
amendment. Reavis, Andrews and
Kinkaid votin gto retain the con-
struction corps in the bill, Jefferis,
Evans and Mclaughlin to strike it
out.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-03-19
Famous Movie Comedian
Faces Divorce With Grin
"Such Is Life in the Great
West" Says Chaplin,
When Asked of Wife's
Impending Action.

Chicago Tribune Omaha bee Leased Wire.
Los Angeles, Cal, March l8.-Do-
mestic troubles in the family of
Charlie Chaplin which have been
known to friends as having existed
for several months is to culminate
a suit for divorce filed by Mrs.
Chaplin, known i'll the film world
as Mildred Harris. Chaplin is said to
have stated thathe will file counter
suit in the event action is taken by
his wife. This by no means is the
first time that the family affairs of
the Chaplins have been the topic of
gossip in the moving picture colony
here, but more importance is at
tached at this time than ever before.
When seen at his club this morn.
ing the comedian said that he had
no statement to make and his at
torney would not talk for him. 1t
is said, however, that Mrs. Chaplin
has become aware that her husband
was preparing to file a suit and made
her intention to appeal to the courts
known in an attempt to stop Chap
Inns action.
The only direct statement of Mrs.
Chaplain was made this morning
Omaha daily bee., 1920-03-19
Convict Bandit Of Killing
Player in Gambling House

Kansas City. Mo-. March 49,
Ray Majors, alleged bandit, was
convicted Of murder in the first de-
gree and sentenced to life in the
Missouri penitentiary by a jury in
the criminal court here today.
Majors was member of gang
that on September last entered the
gambling house of Harry Truesdale,
on Grand avenue, and shot and
killed Frank Gardner, one of the
men at the table.
Majors was accompanied by his
mother and two sisters in court.
The women became hysterical, while
Majors was calm, after sentence was
pronounced. Walter Majors, brother
of the convicted man, will face trial
tomorrow on the same charge.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-03-19
Americans Ask Help
In Leaving Leipsic;;
Rush Special Train
BY The Associated Press.

Coblenz, March l8.-Two hundred
Americans who have been attending
the fair at Leipsic have telegraphed
and telephoned Maj. Gen. Fl. T.
Allen, commanding the American
army of occupation, urgently asking
for help to leave Leipsic, where they
describe conditions as dangerous to
their lives. General Alien is send
ing a special train to bring them
away.
Firing is almost continuous in
various parts of Leipsic and all the
light and water services have been
cut off, according to the Americans,
who are principally buyers from
various parts of the United States.
General Allen has directed the
German railway commission of the
Rhineland provinces to prepare
train, which will be in charge of a
detachment of American soldiers.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-03-19
SAYS
HE'S IN RING ON
"WET" PLATFORM
Wires Omahan He Advocates
Manufacture and Use of
Light Wines and Beers.

Chicago Tribune-Omaha Bee Leased Wire.
Washington. March Ex-senator
Hitchcock will make bid for the
Nebraska delegation to the demo
cratic national convention on light
wine and beer platform. In a tele-
gram to A. c. Shallenberger Of
Omaha, Senator Hitchcock says:
~ accept without reservation the
constitutional decision of the people
which abolishes the American sa-
loon forever with its strong intoxi-
eating liquor. / believe, however,
a lawful way will be found and
ought to BE found, to permit the
manufacture and harmless use OF
light wines and beer.
"The supreme court has opened
the way for this by holding that
congress may decide what constl-
trtes Intoxicating liquor and on this
matter congress will naturally re-
spond to the will and judgement of
the American people when properly
expressed. Laws, while they exist,
should be enforced, but the Amerl-
can people cannot be denied the
right to change them"
Bryan to Whale Hitchcock.
Lincoln, Neb., March .l8.-When
w. ]. Bryan comes to Nebraska
nevxt week, he is to make at least
one speech, perhaps number, in
which he is expected to elaborate
his announced opposition to Senator
Gilbert M. Hitchcock as candidate
for the democratic presidential nom
nation. Mr.. Bryan in recent state
ment said he would. if elected dele
gate from Nebraska to the demo-
cratic convention, refuse to vote for
Senator Hitchcock, justifying his
stand by declaring the senator was
opposed to prohibition.
Mr.. Bryan has at different times
charged Senator Hitchcock with
misrepresenting the sentiment OF
his state not only on prohibition,
but because he at one time an
nounced his opposition to the pro-
posed woman suffrage amendment,
which was ratified by the legislature
at a recent special session.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-03-19
EBERT IS AGAIN
IN CONTROL OF
CITY OF BERLIN
Vice Chancellor and Minister
Of Defense Engaged in Re-
storing Activities to
Normal Basis.

Berlin, March l8.-The Ebert
government. is again in control in
Berlin. Vice Chancellor Schiller, in
whose hands the sudden retirement
of DR.. Wolfgang Kapp, temporarily
placed the administrative power, and
Gustave Noske, minister of defense,
are engaged in bringing about order
in the city and restoring activities to
their normal basis. The full min
istry is expected back in Berlin to-
morrow.
Regular troops, loyal to the Ebert
regime. are guarding the streets and
detachments of them spent part of
the day in tearing down wire en-
tanglements and barricades which
the revolutionary soldiers had
erected in profussion.
Troops Take Vengeance.
The Baltic troops, leaders of the
insurgent bands that marched into
Berlin Saturday morning, took
vengeance on the people who hoot-
ed and jeered them in Wilhelm
strasse and Unter Den Linden. They
were lined up for departure from the
city and after withstanding the jeers
for time more or less inpatient
ly they opened fire, wounding sew
era1
DR.. Kapp's descent upon Berlin
and his subsequent retreat has pre-
cipitated parliamentary chaos. The
coalition parties must construct a
new cabinet, which is expected to
reveal at least a half dozen new
faces, with the prospect of further
ministerial changes as result OF
the June elections.
Serious News Reaches Berlin.
Serious news is coming to Berlin
from the provinces today. Bitter
ielt, Saxony, is reported to be in
the possession of the workmen's
councils and the whole of the Rhen-
ish Westphalia industrial district is
said to have turned communist, A
red army is reported to be marching
from the south of Munster, severe
fighting is said to have taken place
at Mulheim, and seven persons are
reported to have been killed and
fifteen wounded at Plauen.
Falkenstein is in the hands of
communists and Meiningen and
Langensalza in control of the work
men.
There were conflicts between
troops and mob yesterday in the
Neukoeln quarter as result Of at
tacks by a mob on the military
pickets, some of whom were thrown
into ravine. The troops were sumr
moned and dispersed the rioters.
One, of the pickets was badly in
jured.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-03-19
MAN WHO GAINED
FAME BY DEFYING
. TEXAS BANDITDIES
Colonel Gaines, Famous Editor
Of Lone Star State, Victim
OF Heart Disease.

New York, March 18.-Col. Wit
lam Pendleton Gaines, owner of the
Austin (Texas) Statesman, who
became known from end to END of
the Lone Star state through victory
achieved over Ben Thompson,
notorious bandit, died at his home
Thursday of heart disease.
In the days when Austin was only
a young city and bandit raids were
so numerous that the local authori-
ties were unable to cope with them.
Colonel Gaines, through his news
paper, attacked the city officials for
their ineffectiveness.
The editorials were answered sby
Thompson himself. After having
warned Colonel Gaines that he in-
tended to kill him and blow up his
plant, the bandit, accompanied by
his followers, stalked into the Office
on the day specified and found the
colonel waiting for him unarmed.
At>this display of nerve, Thomp-
SON slipped his pistol back into its
holster, and after chatting with the
eQltOr, SnOOk ilandS ana departed
with this tribute;
You're the bravest man | ever
met"
Colonel Gaines was born in Rich
mond, Tex, in 1852. He was grad
uated from Lafayette college a:
20 and after practicing law in his
native state turned to the real estate
field and later to journalism. He
established the Statesman when Aus
tin was being developed and contrib
uted to many newspapers and pc
riodicals. He aided in establishing
local government in many new cities
and won his military title in the
Texas national guard. He came to
this city several years ago.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-03-19
United States Calls
Upon Chile to Keep
Order in the South

Washington, March lS.-The
American governme- t today asked
Chile as one of the great and pow
erful nations of South America to
use its strong influence to prevent
serious difficulties between Bolivia
and Peru. The request was con-
veyed by Under-Secretary Pork to
Beltran Matthew, the Chilean am
bassador, at a conference at the
State department.
The Peruvian ambassador and the
Bolivian minister had separate con-
ferences yesterday with Mr.. Polk
and each was requested TO urge
upon his government the serious
ness of the situation and to express
the grave concern of the United
States.
While no reply to the represen-
tations made direct to Bolivia by
the State department. has yet been
received, latest advices from Bolivia
indicate that the tension resulting
from the attack on the Peruvian
legation at La Paz has been eased
and that immediate danger of seri-
Gus trouble apparently was passed.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-03-19
Descendants Of James
Godfrey Claim Big
Tract in Brooklyn
Chicago Tribune Omaha Bee Leased Wire.

Chicago Tribune Omaha Bee Leased Wire.
Bluffton, Ind, March 18.-De-
scendants here of James Godfrey
claim ownership to 100 acres of the
Brooklyn water front on which are
situated docks, wharves and ware
houses of the worlds greatest ship
ping center.
George Godfrey, one of the de-
scendants. declared he and his rel
atives have verified their cleaims by
records at Washington.
The lease, he said, expired in~l903
The land was decided to his great
grandfather, Godfrey said, in rec
ognition of services in the navy. 1t
was then under water. The heirs
have raised $4,000 to defray initial
expenses to prove their claim.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-03-19
Robbers Steal $25, 900 by
Boring THROUGH Brick Wall

Niotaze. Kan, March 1S.-Posses
today were pursuing to the foot
hills, near here, band of bank rob-
bers who. some time late last night,
entered the Niotaze State bank here,
and, after picking a hole into the
side of the vault, got away with
$25,0OG in bonds, mostly registered.
The robbers left in a car, which
took fire mile from town, and had
to be abandoned. They also got
away with some deeds, abstracts
and other personal papers.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-03-19
Davis Willing to Accept
Presidential Nomination

Fairmont, w. Va, March 49,
John w Davis American ambassador
to England, declared in cablegram
received here by G.. L. Shaver, chair
man of tile state democratic COM
mittee, that while he did not seek
the presidential nomination he con-
sidered that when nomination for
that office represents the deliberate
wish of ones party, it constituted
a call to duty that no man should
refuse.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-03-19
Fate of Senator NeWberry-and
81 Other Michigan Political
Leaders Tried on indictment
Charge Will Soon Be Known.
CONSPIRACY CAREFULLY
EXPLAINED BY JUDGE
Says Sum Of Money in Excess
Of Amount Law Allowed
As Election Expenditure,
Was Used, But

Grand Rapids, March l8.-Twelve
men today were given the fate Of
Senator Truman H. Newberry and
"a other Michigan political leaders,
who for eight weeks have been on
trial charged with conspiracy to
violate state and federal election
laws, and to use the mails in a
scheme to defraud contributors to
Newberry's 1918 campaign fund.
Less than an hour after the jury
retired, they were excused for the
night by Judge Sessions and told
mot to discuss the case again until
9 o'clock tomorrow morning.
Eighty-nine different verdicts
were outlined by the court in its in
structions as possible findings. With
only two counts left in the indict-
ment, the jury might return verdicts
of guilty or not guilty, on either or
both of the counts, as to all the de-
PENDANTS.
But if the verdict differed as TO
individuals, the judge said, it would
be necessary to make a return on
each of the IS.
Must Be Satisfied of Guilt
IF you are satisfied that Tru-
man H. Newberry, at or about the
time he became a candidate" said
the court, "was informed that his
campaign would require the expend-
iture of more than the law allowed,
and yet with such knowledge be-
came candidate and thereafter, by
advice or conduct actively took part
in the use of an unlawful sum, you
will be warranted in finding that he
did violate the corrupt practices
act"
The court said that conspiracy"
was not difficult to understand and
defined it, under federal law, as be-
ing an agreement between two or
more persons to commit an offense
against the United States. He said
that a common understanding was
sufficient to establish a conspiracy
and that neither the intent to form
nor the conspiracy itself need be
proven as such.
Criminal Intent Element.
Criminal intent is one of the es-
sential elements of a conspiracy.
Judge Sessions Said, but he held
that the government was not bound
to show that the accused men knew
they were violating a law.
Unlawful acts cannot be justi-
fed by innocent intent" said the
court.
The court said the jury would be
warranted in finding that the con-
spiracy existed, if they were salts
fed that some of the respondents
planned to procure the nomination
and election of Newberry by the
use of sum in excess of $3.50,
and that there was a definite under
standing that Newberry himself
should take part in the campaign
and did not take part.
The contradicted evidence shows
that there was very extensive or
ganization perfected for the pur-
pose of procuring the election of
Truman H. Newberry, the court
added.
1t also establishes that large
sum of money very much in excess
of the amount the law permitted to
be used or expended, was used and
expended.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-03-19
Snow and Wind in Northwest
ern Part Of State, Assuming
Proportions Of Blizzard, Nov
ing Towards South and East.
GALE IN COLORADO
KILLS THREE PERSONS
Great Quantities Of Wheat
Blown Out Of Ground in Kan
sas-Severe Blizzard Hits
Parts of Minnesota.

Ellsworth, Neb., March 1S.-Snow
began falling this morning during a
terrific gale. For three days. a
heavy wind has been blowing and
the coming of snow with the gale
has caused alarm among stockmen.
As the day advanced the storm as
sumed the proportions of serious
blizzard. Reports received here in
dicatc the storm is general through
out the northwestern part OF Me-
braska and is moving rapidly south
and east. There are no reports thus
far of train blockades and chief con-
Germ is for cattle on the range, which
are in poor condition to withstand
protractei spell of winter weather.
Three Killed in Colorado.
Denver, Colo, March l8.-A gale
varying from AZ to 100 miles an hour
sweeping over Colorado and Wyom-
ing today caused three deaths, one
probable fatal injury, and resulted
in heavy property losses and Grip
pied wire communication and train
service.
The dead:
KATHERINE CHRISTIAN
SON, Is, Denver, killed by falling
wall.
CHARLES L. P. BASS. Boulder,
Colo, chief of police, killed when
his automobile was turned over by
the wind.
w. d. .SALTER, Boulder, city
manager, killed in the accident with
Bass.
, The injured:
Miss Mabel Walsh, "a, Denver,
probably fatally hurt in an automo-
bile accident when the driver be-
came blinded in dust storm.
The local weather bureau ex-
planned that the wind was caused
by a deep storm center" in western
Nebraska, which had moved east
ward from Utah, drawing the gale
after it.
probably fatal injury. and resulted
Blows Wheat Out of Ground.
Topeka, Kan, March 1S,-High
wind which prevailed over Kansas
today blew great quantities of wheat
out Of the ground, impaired wire
communication and filled the air
with such an amount of dust and
sand that the sun was obscured. At
many places the darkness was so
pronounced it was found necessary
to use lights. The wind had not
abated tonight. 1t reached We
locity of SO miles an hour in To-
peka.
Bad Blow in Minnesota.
st. Paul, March l8.-Central and
southern Minnesota tonight was
swept by the second serevc bliz-
zard within a week, snow and
sleet accompanying this gale. Train
and telegraph service was badly
crippled. The temperature tonight
remained we'll above zero.
Not much change was noted in
the temperature in Omaha until late
last night when snow began falling
and high wind arose. In the down
town district the streets were slop-
py and automobiles were impeded.
During the past few days signs of
spring have appeared here, but
weather conditions last night were
of the real March variety.
Trains thus far have been report
ed on time into Omaha.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-03-19
France Names Body
70 Cut Down Expenses

Paris, March 18.-(French Wire
less Service.D-A committee on eco
Monies, to be part of the finance
ministry, has been formed for the
purpose of curtailing the national
expenditure.
The deere, under which the COM
mittcc was formed gives it wide
powers in. investigating government
departments.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-03-19
Sprague Petitions will
Be Filed for Congressman

Aurora, Neb., March 18.--(Spe-
cial Telegram )-Petitions Mere cir
culated here asking that the name
of Albert P. Sprague of York be
placed on the democratic ballot as
candidate for congressman from the
Fourth district. There will be filed
with the secretary of state Friday.
They contain the names of the Lead
ing democrats of Hamilton and
York counties. Petitions for the
nomination of J. S. Canaday Of Min
den for state treasurer will also be
filed from Hamilton county Friday.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-03-19
Two Unmasked Negroes
Rob Fruit Store of $3.50

Two unmasked negro bandits en-
tered the fruit store of Cohen &
Rubin, 2l4 South Twentieth street.
about 8 o'clock last night, and after
commanding the proprietors to
stick 'em up" riAcd the cash reg
lister of $160. The robbers made
their escape south on Twentieth
street. Police were unable to find a
clue to the identity Of the men when
they arrived few minutes later.