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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-02-18
Censorship in
Hands Of Jury
Fate Of Movie Bills in Hands
Of House Committee, Which
Will Hold Executive Session.

Lincoln, Feb. H.-(Special Telc'
the jury tonight. Following appeals
from club women and others for a
stringent censorship law that would
bar sex and crime pictures from Ne
braska. the standing children's code
committee announced that the next
step would be 10 hold all executive
session at which time the committee
will pronounce sentence to be passed
upon by the lower house and late:
by the senate.
The meeting tonight ended spec
tacular series OF sessions. in which
the value of sex and crime plays,
always ending with virtue and Justice
winning, was pittcd against the evil
of suggestion contained il such pic
lures.
There are four alternatives facing
the committee: to recommend the
movie censorship bill; to recommend
the Byrun- Clifford antidote whicl,
specifies strict punishment for show
ing OF certain pictures; to recon-
mend the Mcfarland bill, which, is
similar but less drastic than tie By
rum Clifford bill. or to turn all the
bills out to the lower house without
recommendation.
Stuart Gould, business agent Of the
Nebraska Moving Picture Exhibi
tors association, declared he believed
that the legislature would not take
steps that would place three persons
in charge of the pictures which thous-
ands see and that the movie censor
ship will be Killed. ,.'
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-02-18
Belgian Teacher,
Facing Exposure
As Spy, Kills Self
Madame Louise Thulier, Asso'
ciated With Edith Cavell
and Herself Condemned to
Death, Commits Suicide.

Paris, Feb. l7.-Madame Louise
Thulier, Belgian school teacher,
who was awarded the insignia OF the
Legion OF Honor and the war cross
during the great war; has chosen
suicide rather than lace exposure as
spy and betrayer OF patri .ic
friends, it is declared by today's
newspapers The woman, about
whom revolved one OF the most stir
ring tragedies of the war. swallowed
rat poison at her home in the village
OF Wineries. near Mons, yesterday
when called to appear before mag
istratc.
Madame Ihulier was associated
with Edith Cavell. stl,c English
nurse who was executed by the Ger
mans i'll Brussels on October Is,
1915, and with Countess Joahenna
de Beville, who was doomed to die
by the Germans. but whose sentence
was committed through the interven-
ton of President Wilson. She her
self was taken prisoner by the Ger
mans and was sentenced to death,
but King Alfonso OF Spain made a
plea in her behalf, and she was re-
prieved
During an investigation OF espion-
age operations at Mons evidence was
found, it is declared by newspapers
here, that Madame Thulier had be-
trayed number of companions, one
OF whom was Philip Baucq, an ar
chltcct
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-02-18
State Commissioner
Closes Boston Bank

Boston. Feb. 1.-THE fremont
Trust company. a banking institu-
ton with saving and commercial de-
partments, was closed late today
by Bank Commissioner Joseph c.
Allen.
Commissioner Aliens announce
tnent said:
The fremont Trust company is
closed as result OF unsound and
unauthorized banking methods.
My action has become necessary
Tor two reasons: first, on account
OF violation OF banking laws of the
commonwealth; secondly, because
the total OF bad and doubtful loans
IS such that the capital is seriously
impaired
The notice was posted after bank
ing hours, but a crowd soon gath
cred and police were summoned The
{ company. which has total capital.
ization OF 500. has been the
most active here in soliciting bus
mess by newspaper advertising.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-02-18
Loot In Robbery
OF Postoffice at
Toledo Mounts
Postal Inspectors Estimate
Five Bandits Secured at
Least Half Million in
Nine Sacks of Mail.

Toledo, O., Feb. 17.-Estinates of
the loss in the postoffiec mail rob-
berry early this morning ranged as
high as $500,000 The. police said the
currency taken alone may aggregate
between 100000 and 100000.
The FIVE bandits made clean es-
cape with nine sacks of mail after
holding up four employees of the
main postof1ice and compelling them
to lie down on a loading platform
while the robbery was executed. The
pouches. four of them containing
registered mail. were thrown in an
automobile ard the robbers sped
away.
Later the automobile, a stolen one,
was found abandoned, but sheriff 5
posses, police and postal inspectors
found no further trace OF the holdup
men.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-02-18
Howat Is Arrested on
Charge Of Violating
Industrial Court Law

Chicago Tribune Omaha Bee Leased Wire,
Pittsburg, Kan, Feb. H.-AleSan-
der Howat, president, and August
Dorchy, vice president. OF the Kansas
district OF the United Mine Workers,
were arrested today on warrants
charging them with violating the
Kansas industrial court law in con-
nection with the calling OF the Mac
kie strike. The warrants were issued
on complaint OF r. J. Hopkins, at
torney general, and Leo Armstrong,
county attorney OF Cherokee county.
The two were taken to Columbus.
The arrest is the first under the
criminal sections OF the industrial
court law in the Kansas mine field
Both were sentenced to Jail last
April for contempt OF court and
again yesterday for contempt.
Ii held for trial. Howat and Dor
chy will face the Cherokee county
district court. at Columbus. II will
take my case to direct test" Howat
said. Mine Fl OF the Mackic conf
pany is in Cherokee county. Mine ]
also involved in the strike which be-
gan February ;, which developed
from controversy over the age OF
a miner. is in Crawford county
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-02-18
Two Teachers Are
Found Murdered:
Slayers Sought
Children OH Way 10 School
Find Bodies of Women,
Brutally Beaten to Death
With Stick.

Cleveland. O., Feb. l7.--Miss
Louise Wolf and Miss Mabel Foote,
two young school teachers at the
Parma High school. were found
beaten to death i'll a road in Parma
Heights, near here, carly today.
They were last seen leaving the
school building late yesterday. A
bloedy stick was found near the
bodies. s
Children on their way to school
this morning found the two mutt
lated bodies lying in the roadway.
Part of the women's. clothing had
been torn from their bodies and there
were signs OF a desperate struggle
in the SNOW.
Police believe lhe teachers were
on their way to board trolley car
for home when killed.
There are no houses in the irnme-
Giate vicinity OF the spot where tho
bodies were found and no one in the
neighborhood heard cries for help.
Miss Wolf. who was 81 years old,
was the principal Of the high school.
Miss Foote was the only other teach
er in the hig! school. She was "a
years old.
An hour after the bodies were
found a posse of farmers was search
ing the neighborhood for two rough
ly-dressed men seen hurrying along
a road shortly before dark last evcr-
ing. Tracks leading toward dense
wood were being followed at noon.
The women's rings were not taken,
although suitcase they carried was
torn open,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-02-18
Italian Authorities
Prohibit Emigration
' From Central Europe

Trieste, Feb. l9.-(By the Asso-
ciated Press s.)--Emmigration from
central Europe TO the United States
has been suspended and the eastern
frontiers OF Italy have been closed,
pending the cleaning up OF the sani-
tary situation here.
The most rigid regulations have
been put into effect with regard to
the movement OF all emigration not
covered by the suspension order.
The cases Of typhus here are
under the strictest quarantine. No
new cases were reported today.
Italian authorities have forbidden
railroad or sea passage TO emigrants
from Poland, Czecho- -Slovakia and
Jugo-Slavia as a result of the dis
covery that travellers from those
countries were i'll some cases suf-
fering from typhus fever. This regu-
lstion will continue for one month.
during which time conditions among
immigrants awaiting steamers here
will be thoroughly investigated.
After that. no einigrants will be
allowed to embark, until regulations
prescribed by the United States
government have been carried out.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-02-18
Man Slashes His Throat
After Shooting His Wife
And Trying to Kill Son

Des Moines, la, Feb. l7-(Spccial
Telegram. )--Charles Saunders, IS,
shot his wife, Margaret, IS. through
the head and slashed his throat with
a razor, after shooting at his sor,
Frank, l3. at their home here today.
Mr.. and Mrs. Saunders are in the
Samaritan hospital in critical CON
dition. Mrs. Saunders is expected 10
recover. but her husband has but
slight chance to live. d.
Mrs. B. F. Foreman, proprietess
OF the rooming house, where the
tragedy occurred, said there was an
argument prior to the shooting. She
entered the room and found the
woman lying on the bed moaning.
while her husband WAS leaning
against the dresser mirror, blood
streaming from his throat. He still
held the razor in his hand and a pis-
tol lay on the floor.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-02-18
Passengers for U. S.
Undergo Examination

Paris. Feb. 17.-Drastic measures
are being taken in the examination
OF passengers bound to America
from principal European ports. so
that all steamers may have clean bills
of health. it was announced at a,
conference OF heads OF Trans Allan
tic steamship companies with Dir.
Rupert Blue, past surgeon-general OF
the United States public health
service.
All second and third-class passen-
gers. it was explained, are being sub
jected to thorough medical exami-
nation. The baggage is put under
heavy steam pressure and extraor-
dinary personal cleansing processes
have been adopted.
The new regulations mean second
and third-class passengers must
reach the port OF embarkation at
least four days before the departure,
said Dr.. Blue.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-02-18
Negro Charged With
Murder lslLynched

Athens, Ga, Feb. IA mob OF
5,00O persons tonight stormed the
Clarke county Jail and after forci-
bly, taking John l.. Eberhardt, a ne
gro, charged with the murder of Mrs.
Walter Lee OF Oconee county, from
the Jail. burned him at the stake.
The mob secured the negro after
leaders had climbed an elevator
shaft to the top floor OF. the county
court house and burned their way
into his cell with a blow torch.
Mrs. Lee was killed carly today
after she had been attacked on en-
tcriug barn on the Lee farm. She
resisted her assailant and ran back
toward her home, but was shot from
behind. Eberhardt was arrested
about noon at neighboring farm.
Sheriff Jackson tried to protect the
Jail, but mob gathered in the vicin-
ity Immediately before nightfall
thousands OF persons from surround
ing counties had assembled.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-02-18
Armed Invasion
Of Panir Region.
Started by Reds
Communique Issued by India
Office Says Offensive
Commenced Last October
by Bolshevik Forces.

London, Feb. 17.-Armcd invasion
OF the Pamir region OF central Asia,
on the thresholds OF India and
China, was begun by Russian boil
shevik troops last October, it is i'll
dicated by a comiiluniquc just issued
by the India office. The commu-
nique gave the text OF All order OF
the day" sent out on October 10 b.
N. Sokolinkow, chief commissar OH
the Turkestan front, to soviet di-
vision ordered into the ,Panlir. 1t
stated the men should make them
selves at home" and carry on bolshe-
vik propaganda with view to in
fuencing the people of India to re-
volt against the British.
Comrades OF the Pamir division" "
said the order, you have been given
a responsible task. The soviet re-
public sends you to garrison the
posts OH the Pamir. OH the frontiers
of the friendly countries of Afghan
istan and India. The Panlir table
land divides revolutionary Russia
from India. which. with its 100000
600 inhabitants. is cnslaved by a
handful OF Englishmen. On this Ia
bic land you. the signallers OF the
revolution, must hoist the red flag
OF the army OF liberation. May the
peoples OF India, who fight against
their English oppressors. soon know
that, friendly help is not far Off
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-02-18
FeQtmesfor Next
Sundays Bee

Scenes at Mount Vernon, home
Of George and Martha Washing
ton. photographed by Louis Bost-
wick, Omaha photographer, make
q striking rotogravure page you
will want TO preserve. You will
get this page with The Bee for
next Sunday.
Page Two Of the Rotogravure
Section is>a collection of snap
shots Of movie stars during play
hours.
The story of "a man who wins
with smile" is a strong human
interest tile that will be another
feature of next Sundays Bee.
He's an Omaha public officer.
Others failed to get results with
methods widely approved. He
does things differently and with
marked success.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-02-18
Counter Proposals Are
Asked of Germany, Is Word

Paris, FEB. l7.-Germany has been
asked by England and France TO
communicate to them the counter
proposals of the Berlin government
before the opening of TIE London
conference, which is fixed for March
!, says the Journal The newspaper
adds ut would not be surprising II
the conference should become un-
necessary because of the derisive
character of the German offers" In
this case, it is said, the allies will
notify Germany of their decisions
and give the German cabinet few
days to make known ii ii accepts or
refuses 10 execute them.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-02-18
pies machine" Miss Wilson contin-
ucd. 1t works i'll the open
Urges Disbandment.

pies machine" Miss Wilson contin-
ucd. 1T works i'll the open.
Urges DISARMAMENT.
Miss Wilson iorcshadowcd the adj
vice OF political speakers to the con-
vention tonight by urging the wom-
ans party to disband and not to re-
organize.
There is no doubt. however. that
the woman's party will remain in the
field, either under its present name
or as the National Woman's s unior,
or National Woman's Political un-
on The only question now and the
one which will be fought ont on the
floor tomorrow, is whether it will
concentrate OH the removal OF all
remaining forms of legal and other
determinations against women, or
whether, as strong group within
the party is urging, It will rcorganizc
to work for disarmament. ~.
The appeal OF Woman's Interna-
tional League for Peace and Free
dom. and OF the National Woman s
Peace society were receivedwitll out
bursts of applause this aiternson, but
any attempt to divert the woman S
party from its program for the conf
Iletc emancipaticn of women will be
resisted to the end by pacifists and
nonpaciiists alike. who urge that
such activities should be carried
through otl per organizations than the
wontan's party.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-02-18
Texan Butt
Attack
In Congress
Hoots and Cat Calls Accom-
pany Charges Made Against
Representative Blanton by
His Colleague.
Defendant Howled Down

Washington. Feb. l7.-Hoots. cat
calls and the word liar were shout
cd in the house today, in the storm
lest session in years. The uproar
started when Representative Sum
ners OF Texas. having left a sick
bed, appeared and supported by
most members OF his own state, at
tackled his colleague, Representative
| Blanton.
Rumors had been circulated thai
the Texans were preparing an al
tack, but it was held off until Mr.,
Summers could direct it, When he
stepped forward, holding a faded
newspaper clipping, nearly every
member was Oh the floor,
Salary Increases Sought.
Read by the clerk. the clipping
revealed that Mr.. Blanton, in let
ter to Texas newspapers, had charg
ed members with plan to raid the
treasury and obtain salary INCREASES,
which he alone had prevented here
toforc. The press was asked to
help, and many paper responded
with bitter assaults on those chars-
ed with backing the alleged salary
grab. Fs..'..
There was tense moment as tho
reading was concluded and Mr.
Summers, stepping close to Mr..
Blanton's seat. shook his fist i'll the
latter's face. and shouted:
( Y"And when you sent that state
nent TO Texas, you knew it was as
false as hell
( Blanton Howled Down.
/ The house broke into wild
shout, half the membership rising
Blanton, Jumping up and trying to
make himself heard, demanded the
right to speak He was howlcd
down, the chair sustaining a point
of order that he could not be heard
at that time on question of per
sonal privilege.
Mr.. Summers, walking back and
! forth. continued. Blanton's eyes fol
! lowing his every step. The speech
was constantly interrupted with
shouting. Mr. Summers declared the
record showed no effort had been
made to slip through salary in
crease bill, and that Mr.. Blanton's
claim that he was forced to remain
constantly on the floor to block i
was absurd ard untrue. The ques-
/ ton had come up twice. Mr.. Sum
ncrs said, and it was blocked
on points OF order by Representa-
! tive Byrnes. democrat, Tennessee.
/ and Representative Wood, republi-
can. Indiana.
Mr. Blanton, he asserted, was not
even "in OH the wake"
The demonstration reached re-
riarkable proportions when a tap of
! the gavei marked the close OF the
time allotted for the speech. Demo-
(Turn to Page Two. Column Two)
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-02-18
Republican Leaders
Start Drive to Speed
Up immigration Bill

Washington. D. G., Feb. l7.--En-
actment OF the immigration restric-
ton bill before March 4 was made
the object OF drive started today
by senate leaders. The movement
was instituted after Senator Harris.
democrat, Georgia, had advised
speedy passage OF the legislation, de-
claring tens OF thousands OF unde-
sirables, some Of them typhus strick.
en-. are to be let into the country.
unless immigration barriers were put
up,
The immigration. measure will be
given privileged position tomorrow,
ahead of all pending legislation. \
final vote next week was predicted.
Although the bill will have priority.
senate leaders said they expected to
lay it aside temporarily for passage
of several appropriation bills.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-02-18
Four Pennsylvania Plants
For Beer Making to Reoper

Washington, Feb. l7.-Stockhold-
ers of four Pennsylvania breweries
seized by the government for manu-
featuring beer containing more than
u OF | per cent of alcohol were
warned today by lnterna, Revenue
Commissioner Williams that they
must ''clacn house" if they expect
to be permitted to resume business.
1t was recommended that officials
and employees guilty of disregard of
the law be discharged.
Meanwhile. the commissioner said.
it has been decided to permit the
companies upon sufficient bond TO
take possession of the plants and
operate them to the extent of law
fully utilizing the raw materials on
hand at the date of their seizure.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-02-18
Slayer of Friend Insane,
Coroners .Jury Declares

Newton. ILL.,, Feb. 17.-That F.
r. Robertson. real estate and i'll
surance man shot and killed Charles
Sutton. member of the firm Of
Houser and Sutton, hay and grain
brokers here Tuesday morning in
a fit of insanity occasoned by
brooding over financial losses was
the theory virtually established
after a complete investigation of
the affair by States Attorney 1sley
and Coroner Live. Robertson, fol-
lowing the shooting OF Sutton, fired
bullet INTO his brain and died
eight hours later.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-02-18
Fordney Leaves for
Visit With Harding

Washington. Feb. l7.-Chairnlap
Fordney OF the house ways and
means committee, left today for St.
Augustine. Fla. TO seek the approva.
of President-elect Harding to pldti
TO put through at the extra session
OF the new congress this spring a
second emergency tariff to provide
protection for all products OF Amer
ican industry.
The measure Mr.. Fordney has in
mind would be designed as stop
gap until scientific tariff law could
be framed in the light OF after-tle-
war conditions in the various coun-
tries.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-02-18
Miss Wilson Throws Down
Gauntlet to y. S. Congress
Daughter of President
Takes Shot at Represent
ative Wood for Denun-
citation of Community
Center Work.

Chicago Tribune Omaha Bee Leased Wire.
Washington, Feb, l7.-Miss Mar
garet Wilson, daughter OF the pres
ident, threw down the gauntlet 10
congress today i'll her address be-
fore the national womans party con-
vention in behalf of community CEN
ter work. and incidentally paid off
long score chalked up blythe COM
munitv workers against Representa-
tive Wood of Indiana for denounc-
ing the centers as hot beds of So
cialism" and the use OF school build
ings for community dances as 4
waste OF public money.
rs it any OF the business OF cor
gress," Miss Wilson demanded. ito
supervise the activities of speech OF
those they represent? One reason
that was. given III the senate for cut
ting our appropriation was that ous
centers here had been breeding un-
rest, | know OF nothing that could
uphold that statement, but even
granting it. even If laws are broken
in community ccnters. it is the BUSH
ness Of the courts or the Department
Of Justice to try the individuals who
have broken The law.
Defends Dancing.
Another statement made over in
congress was that they did not
wish to pay tn, expenses attendant
upon dancing in our school build
ihgs. Again | ask, granting that we
have moral right to use, the school
buildings, is it any OF their busi-
ness what we do in them. whether
we listen to socialist speeches or
whether we dance? 1t was even
suggested the other day on the floor
of the senate that we should not be
allowed to talk politics in the CEN
tiers. Isn't that amazmg2
Suppose that we should initiate
a nationwide referendum to make
new rules for senate discussions.
What all outcry there would be. 1t
would not be lawful proceeding. l
know. and therefore impossible. but
would it not be neurological and rea-
sonable for us to make rules limit
ing the discussion OF those who are
accountable to us t han that they
should make rules for our meetings?
The community center is the peo-
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-02-18
Rear Admiral Joseph Jayne
Suffers Stroke of PARALYSIS

Washington, Feb. l7.-Rear Ad-
miral Joseph Jayne suffered a stroke
Of paralysis late last night while on
duty with the Pacific feet, returning
from South American waters, the
Navy department was advised today.
He was taken aboard the hospital
ship Mercy Immediately and the ad-
vices said his condition was not criti-
cal and that he was expected to re-
rOyer
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-02-18
Judge Tries Out Auto,
Then Fines Speeder

Miami Fla, Feb. l7-Seeing is be-
iieving, Municipal Judge Price here
holds. and when II. ]. Jeasec, arrested
ior motor speeding. protested that
his car could net get up speed Of
Is miles an hour in two blocks, the
court went out to see. Hopping into
Jeasee's machine. Judge Price had i,
going IS miles an hour in two blocks
and hustled back to slap a SIS fine
On the offender
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-02-18
Pagosa Springs, Colo, Hit
Bv Very Disanstrous Fire

Pagosa Springs, Colo, Feb. H.
a large section OF the business sec
ton here was DESTROYED by a fire
that started early today in Hard
mans candy store. The loss at
noon was estimated at $250,000.
Twelve buildings. including the
plant of the Pagosa Journal. were
destroyed or damaged. A bucket
brigade fighting the flames saved
large hotel building.