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Omaha daily bee., 1921-12-13
State Aid Asked
At Nebraska City
During Strike
Gus Hyers Calls Out Reserves
Only to Be Informed That
Their Services Will Not
Be Needed.

Lincoln. Ncb., Dec. l2.-(Special
Telegram. State Sheriff Gus Hyers
will keep in reserve force OF ~
deputy state shcriffs for use if called
upon during the packing house
strike. The men were summoned
for duty at the Morton-Gregson
plant in Nebraska City.
The action followed pleas for help
received at the office Of Governor
McKelvic from Mayor Frank Thom-
as, County Attorney George Fl.
Heinke and Sheriff f. H. Fisher, who
asserted that threats, intimidations,
destruction Of property and personal
assaults had the town "buffaloed."
Sheriff Fisher later talked to the
strikers and was assured that they
would remain orderly if state aid was
not called. The sheriff notified .Hyers
fiat his assistance will not be re-
quired. The state sheriff announced
that he will keep his reserves ready,
in case they were needed at any
point.
Officials Want Troops.
The officials demanded state mill
tia, but following conference be-
tween Hyers, Louis Horne, secretary
to the governor; Lieut.. Gov. P. A.
Barrows and Attorney General
Clarence A. Davis, during which
Col. Amos Thomas of Omaha was
consulted over the telephone, it was
decided to send 20 deputies at first
and if they were unable to cope with
the situation to send militia. Adj.
Gen. H. ]. Paul was out of the state,
it was reported. Half an hour after
the conference 20 army revolvers
and holsters from the National guard
armory were delivered to Hyers' Of
flee and his deputies were busy call
ing men in different parts of the
state on the state sheriff's reserve
lists and ordering them to report for
duty at Nebraska City tomorrow
morning.
A report at the governors Office
was to the effect that Superintend-
ent Williams of the packing plant
was badly hurt as he went into the
plant this morning when rock was
hurled through coupe he was driv-
ing. According to the report bull
let hole was found in the top of the
coupe although no one heard shot.
Officials have been unable to find his
assailant and there were no arrests
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Omaha daily bee., 1921-12-13
Girl Badly Injured
When Autos Collide

Kearney, Neb., Dec. l2.--(Special
Telegram. )-Muriel Osborne is in
the hospital here with serious in
juries, following an auto collision
on Lincoln highway, near the teach
crs' college. A machine she was
driving collided with a car driven
by Lee Haynes, the impact being
So terrific that both cars were DAM
aged almost beyond repair.
Miss Osborne and her sister, Mil
dred. were thrown through the wind
shield, both being cut and bruised
severely. Muriel also received inter
nal injuries. Lee Haynes and Viii
ham Dougherty and Margaret Bruce
were badly bruised and cut by flying
glass. 1t is alleged the Osborne car
was travelling without lights and rae
ing another machine when the col.
lision occurred.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-12-13
Chicago Police
Are Ordered to
Kill
Fugitive Murderer Eludes
5000 Officers After His
Escape From Cook
@ County Jail.

Chicago. Dec. 12.-"Lucky" Tom
my O'Connor, gunman and miller
was to have been led today to the
death cell in the Cook county jail
There to await hanging Thursday
morning for the killing Of a police
man, but instead O'Connor was lead
ing the combined force of 5000 po.
lice and deputies a merry chase
after a sensational escape from the
jail. Four jail guards were over.
powered by O'Connor and four other
prisoners yesterday. but O'Connor's
reputation as killer suffered when
he failed to use revolver which had
been sn1uggled to him.
''Will Never Surrender"
Charles Fitzmorris, chief Of police
today threatened to suspend any po-
liceman who tries to capture O'Con'
nor alive, and promised promotion
to the man who brings him in dead
"He will never surrender 50 Ions
as he can shoot" the chief said, "ane
I don't want my men to take any
chances" :.
Fitzmorris was bitter in his de
nunciation of conditions at the Jail
He charged O'Connor was literally
showed out" of the Jail by some
officials inside.
Everything But Road Map"
"They gave him everything but
road map" the chief asserted.
Sheriff Charles Peters suspended
three Jail guards and offered re
ward Of $500 for O'Connor's appre'
hension.
O'Connor took with him Ed.
ward Darrow and James Laporte
also desperate criminals. Two Other
prisoners, Charles McDermott, 8
widely known safeblower, and Clar.
enc Sponagal, under sentence OF II
years for robbery with a gun, wert
seized as they were about to leave
the jail.
Question of Legal Status.
The question of O'Connor's lega
status if he remains at liberty pas
the hour set for his hanging Thurs
day was cleared up today by the an.
nouncement of Assistant States At
torney Lloyd Heath, who prosecuted
O'Connor, that he would appear be
fore Judge Scanlon Thursday anc
formally ask delay of execution. This
procedure would be followed, he said
at each term of court, until O'Con
nor could be captured.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-12-13
Lloyd George Clashes
With Craig on Free State

Belfast, Dec. 12.-(By A. P.)-
Sir James Craig, the Ulster premier,
presided over a meeting of the Ul-
ster party here today, informing his
supporters of his recent conversa-
ton with Premier Lloyd George in
London. 1t is unofficially reported
the proceedings grew stormy when
Sir James informed the meeting that
Mr.. Lloyd George had maintained
an unyielding attitude toward Ul-
ster.
It was intimated that except for
few trifing changes the British pre-
inier had declined to make any con-
cessions, his attitude being, there
is the treaty, and it stands"
Dublin, Dec. l2.-(By A. Pm
The possibility that the Dali Eireann
may not reach a decision in the An
glo- treaty at its meeting here
Wednesday was suggested in infor-
NAL discussions among Dali men,
bers at the Mansion house today.
Some of the Sim Fein legislators
thought canon De Valera, the Sim
Fem president, acting on the prin-
ciple of self-determination, might
refer the question of ratification to
the country at large.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-12-13
A m erica
Gets Gables;
On Island
Fortifica,ions Prohibited I'm
der Terms of Trealy-Nip-
pom Obtains Right TO
Maintain Order.
Mandates Are Approved

Washington, Dec. 1.-THE Ameri-
can and Japanese governments have
composed their differences over the
Pacific Island of Yap, and are pre-
pairing to sign a treaty by which
Japan retains administrative control
over the island and the United States
secures the cable and wireless privi-
leges there for which she has con-
tended since the Paris peace confer
ence.
Japan's league of nations mandate
over Yap and all other northern Pa
cihc islands, formerly undcy Ger
man sovereignty, is given recogni-
ton by the United States on certain
conditions. These include provision
for free admission for missionaries
and protection of American interests
in the inundated territory and re
quire that Japan shall report TO the
United States as we'll as to the league
on details of its administration.
Free Cables Provided.
The Yap cable and wireless rights.
regarded as highly important because
of the islands advantageous position
in the Pacific, are accorded to the
American and Japanese governments
and nationals alike, on terms OF
equality. In the exercise of these
rights, American nationals are to be
free from tayes, licensing, censorship
and every form of discriminatory
supervision, and in addition are to
be aided by the Japanese govern
ment in securing needed property
and facilities.
The immediate value Of the ar
rangement to the United States lies
in the concessions on cable COM
munications, because they insure
complete American control of the
existing cable between Yap and
Guam. Considerable importance also
is attached by American officials to
the radio privileges, although it is
to be agreed in the treaty that no
American radio station will be in
stalled while the present Japanese
plant is operated without discrim-
inatory exactions.
Signature Expected Shortly.
Signature is expected within few
days, erasing one of the principal
causes for controversy between
Washington and Toxic and ending
several months negotiations. The
agreement was announced today to
the committee of the whole Of the
arms conference.
The American request for COM
1nunication base in Yap first was
laid before the powers at Paris, and
the Wilson administration later pro-
tested when the league awarded
mandate to Japan without recogniz-
ing the American claims. This
league referred the question to Japan
and the United States for settle
ment.
After a conclusive dispute as tc
promises declared to have been made
informally to the American delegates
at Paris, the negotiations lapsed into
a long succession of proposals and
counter-proposals. At first Japan
sought to invoke Japanese
law prohibiting the landing Of for
eign cables on japanese soil, but the
objection was withdrawn when the
United States insisted that Yap only
was under the trusteeship of Toxic
Final instructions to the Japanese
delegates to accept the latest Ameri-
can proposal are understood to have
been received from Toxic last night.
Text of Yap treaty will be found
on page two
Omaha daily bee., 1921-12-13

from opposite sides. The Olga D.,
he declared, was armed with a ma
chine gun operated by an American
gunner. Shots were fired across the
bows of the Mabel, Bernstein said.
and the crew was forced to board
the Treate. Captain Bernstein said
he was detained while his crew of
eight men were put back on the
Mabel, which was placed under a
military guard. While on the Treate,
Bernstein charged, he and his men
were robbed by members of the crew
of the Mexican gunboat.
Bernstein was taken to Ensenada,
where he was placed in jail for two
days and nights, he said. He and
his crew were finally released upon
payment by the American consul in
Ensenada OF $3.50 bond, paid under
protest, he declared.
The Mabel sailed from Ensenada
yesterday.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-12-13
VESSEL Aiding in Capture Of u. S. Ship
Said to Be Under American Registry

San Pedro. Cal, Dec. 12.-The
fishing boat Mabel of American reg
istry, which has been in Mexican de-
tention for the past week. arrived
here today with all its crew from
Frsenada after payment OF fine to
the Mexican government, paid un-
der protest, for alleged fishing with
out license in Mexican waters.
According to Captain Jacob Bern
stem; in command of the vessel, the
Mabel was captured by the Mexican
gunboat Treate and the fishing
schooner Olga D.. 20 miles off En-
senada, Sunday, December 4. The
Olga D., Bernstein said. was flying
the Mexican flag when the arrest
was made, although it is said TO have
been manned by an American crew
and was sailing under American reg
istry.
The Olga D., and tle Treate,
9ernsten said, approached the Mabel
Omaha daily bee., 1921-12-13
Northwest,
l0AreDead
Washington Rivers Break
Over Banks, Wash Out
Bridges and Halt Rail and
Wire Communication.
Property Damage Heavy

Seattle, Dec. l2.--The worst flood
in years held sway in Washington to-
night. Ten persons are known to
have been killed, number Of others
injured and heavy property damage
has been done by railroad accidents
and land slides due to the water.
Heavy rains, starting Saturday and
continuing to the present, have sent
rivers out Of their banks, washed
out bridges, torn through cmbank-
ments and interrupted rail and wire
communication in many directions.
Further Rains Forecast.
Weather bureau officials held out
no hope of relief for tomorrow, the
forecast being for further heavy
rains.
The precipitation at Tacoma, from
Saturday morning to noon today,
measured five inches.
At Bellingham three inches of rain
fell in 10 hours and the fall was con-
tinuing.
Warm weather helped the rains.
bringing down snowwater from the
hills. .s. III ~.
At Stampede, the highest point on
the Northern Pacific line, the ther-
mometer registered 20 degrees today
and train men said the most of the
snow had vanished from the west
side Of the Cascades.
Inundation Feared.
Inundation of a large area was
feared as a result of a jam of flot-
sam behind wreckage of a Northern
Pacific train in the Miller river and
workmcn were busy trying to re-
move the wreckage before the river
was damned up enough to crash
through the jam suddenly and send
a dangerous body of water to over
flow nearby farm lands.
Two lives were lost when the
train plunged through the bridge,
weakened by the floods.
In the Grays Harbor region, flood
conditions we're said to be the worst
in years.
Near Aberdeen, four persons were
killed and several injured ii, two
logging accidents caused by land
slides.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-12-13
Falrbury Man Killed
In Battery Explosion


Fairbury, Neb. Dec. l2.-(Spe,
cial. j. B. Greeknlur, 40, proprieto,
of the Vesta battery station of Fair.
bury, was found dead in his place OF
business. 1t is the superstition that
he was fixing battery with a blow
torch and that the battery exploded.
His death probably occurred Sunday.
He told his wife Sunday morning
that he was going TO Lincoln. She
was out Sunday night caring for a
sick neighbor, returning this morning
to find her husband still absent. She
went to his place of business to as
certain whether he had returned. The
doors were locked a forced entrance
revealed the room filled with gas and
his dead body lying on the floor.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-12-13
Amateur Radio Stations
Flash Words to Europe

Hartford, Conn, Dec. H.
Eighteen amateur wireless stations
in the eastern part of the United
States have succeeded in sending
messages across the Atlantic ocean,
according to the American Radio
league, here today. The report
was transmitted here from Paul
Cooley, stationed near Glasgow,
Scotland, the receiving end in the
amateur tests that began last We'd
nesday and will continue until FRI
day.
Thirteen of the stations heard in
Scotland were of the new "continu-
GUS wave" type, while FIVE of the
older spark" stations also were
heard. Mr.. Cooley reported that
the messages from America were
strong and reliable.
Hiram Maxim, president of the
American Relay league, said today
that he believed the results of the
tests are epoch-making.
1T means of the coming of the
day when Americans can carry on
unrestricted conversations with their
cousins across the sea- he said.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-12-13
FourPower
Pact Under
Senate Fire
Borah Turns Guns on Pacific
Treaty, As State Depart.
ment Prepares to Sign
Document Today.
5-5-3 Program Assailed
By ARTHUR SEARS HENNING.
Chicago Tribune Omaha Bee leased Wire.

By ARTHUR SEARS HENNING.
Chicago Tribune-Omahs Bee LEASED Wire.
Washington, Dec. l2.-While pre-
psrations were gonig forward for the
Z formal signing Of the four-power
Pacific treaty at the State depart.
ment tomorrow, the opposition in
the senate fired its first gun, precipi-
tating an oratorical engagement that
ragcd for several houvs.
The treaty will be signed tomor-
low by the plenipotentiaries of the
United States, Great Britain. France
and Japan. President Harding will
transmit the pact to the senate with
out delay. if he accepts the advice OF
Secretary of State Hughes. The ad.
ministration is undeterred by the op-
position which it believes is confined
to only handful Of senator's.
Borah Starts, Fireworks.
Senator Borah of Idaho, ''irrccon-
cilable" leader, preoipitated the dis
cussion, the first in which the senate
has engaged concerning the arms
conference. By strange coincidence,
the treaty was defended chiefly by
Senator Poindexter OF Washington,
one of Senator Borah's "irreconcil.
able" comrades in arms during the
league Of nations fight. Nearly a
dozen senator's, OF all shades of opin-
ion, were drawn into the debate and
some lively exchanges ensued.
Senator Borah assailed the treaty
because. he argued, it was nothing
less than military and naval ALI
ance, unless the. armament confer
encc produced disarmament agree
mcnt far beyond the i, curtailment
contemplated in the 5-5-3 program.
He declared the conference so far
has done nothing towards "real dis
armament" that it has merely pro-
posed to scrap vessels already
scrapped by the development of aer.
ial warfare; and that it has done
nothing to abolish the use of the
weapons with which. the next war
will be fought, namely, submarines
and poison gas.
Powerful Alliance Seen.
Likening article two Of the four
power pact to article 10 Of the league
of nations covenant, he insisted the
United States would be under an abb
solutely compelling moral obliga-
ton to go to the aid Of Japan and
Great Britain in case of aggression
on their Pacific possessions by an
outside power.
With the contractants armed with
40 dreadnaughts, large numbers OF
submarines, and the greatest armies
in the world, the pacific. he insisted,
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Omaha daily bee., 1921-12-13
Packer Strike Taken to
Washington by Lane

Chicago, Dec. 13.-Packing house
officials in Chicago reiterated today
that the strike declared one week
ago by the Amalgamated Meat Cut
ters and Butcher Workmen had not
materially interefered with their nor
NAL operations. And they also stood
firm in their refusal to meet arbitra-
tion overtures of union leaders.
Secretary Dennis Lane has gone to
Washington to lay the strike and the
wage question before the Depart
ment of Labor and possibly will be
with the view of having President
Harding ask the packers to meet Of
ficials of the union.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-12-13
IT, AND JAPAN REACH AGREEMENT ON YAP
L lOOu IlASSspS"" <4sAes l,5OOFeet

Mexico. City, Dec. l2-(By A. P)
--Popocatepetl. the great volcano
southeast OF this city. burst into vio-
lent eruption yesterday afternoon, a
column OF smoke and ashes being
thrown $500 feet above the noun
tain summit. President Obrcgon was
entertaining party Of friends at
Chapultepec castle, and had strolled
with them OH the balcony when he
observed the eruption. He called for
strong field glasses, and after close
" observing the column of smoke
rising 40 miles away directed that
two aviators be sent to the mountain
to ascertain the seriousness Of the
outbreak.
The aviators reported upon their
return that they had heard heavy
rumbling in the mountain, and that
lava was flowing down the slopes be-
low the crater. Warnings have been
sent to the residents of villages near
the mountain, but reports indicate
that these small towns have been
deserted for weeks.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-12-13
Prisoner Gets Battered
Head in Escape Attempt

Sioux Falls, S. D., Dec l2.-(Spe-
cial Telegram. Henry c. Rathjin,
prisoner in the county Jail here in
connection with the kidnapping of a
girl. is in a local hospital with a
badly battered head as the result of
a daring attempt to break jail.
When the jailer entered that por-
ton of the Jail occupied by Rathjin
he found the lights were out. He in
vestigated and was struck on the
head by Rathjin, who had secured
an empty beer bottle as weapon.
The jailer was not stunned and
swung at Rathiin's head with a
heavy flashlight. badly cutting his
head and knocking him unconscious.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-12-13
Mrs. Don Annis Paralyzed
In Automobile Accident

Mrs. Don Annis, 226 Bluff street,
Council Bluffs, is in Mercy hospital,
suffering from serious injuries, which
she received in an automobile acci-
dent on the Lincoln highway, near
Missouri Valley, yesterday.
A car driven by her husband and
carrying also her parents, DR.. and
Mrs. F. T. Seybert, went into a
ditch, all were thrown out and Mrs.
Annnis sustained an injury to the
spine which has paralyzed her be-
low the waist.
An attempt to avoid a car driven
by Or. d. w. Thompson and which
was being turned around on the road
Just in front of the Annis' car, was
given as the reason for the accident
Omaha daily bee., 1921-12-13
Ardmore Man Found Not
Guilty of Manslaugnter

Hot Springs, S. D., Dec. 12.-(Spe-
cial Telegram. )-Zell L. Coffin of
Ardmore, charged with manslaughter
in connection with the death on Sep
tember 8 of Ross Howard, also of
Ardmore, was found not guilty in the
circuit court here. The jury reached
a verdict after celebrating three
hours.
One of the chief witnesses for the
defense, which was based on self
defense, was Mrs. Kitty Howard. di-
vorced wife of Ross Howard. 1t was
shown that Howard made threats TO
kill Mrs. Howard and then departed
with the threat that he was going TO
kill Coffin. The Staying of Howard
did not take place until several
hours later.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-12-13
Erin's Honor Not Involved
In British Pact. Saws Valera

Dublin, Dec. 12.-(By A. P.)--
The Sim Fein publicity department.
issued statement from Eamon De
Valera in which he said the honor of
Ireland was not involved in ratifying
the Anglo-Irish treaty, since the
Sim Fein plenipotentiaries had been
chosen on the understanding that any
treaty they might negotiate would
be subject to ratification by the DaA
Eirrean.
Ratification of the treaty, he de.
clared, was not an empty fo-mality,
Omaha daily bee., 1921-12-13
British Journalists Greet 49,.
Pacific Pact With Enthusiasm

London. Dec. 12.-Ratihcation of
the four power treaty relative to in
sular possessions in the Pacific is
believed to be assured when the con-
vention is submitted to the United
States senate in the view of newspa-
pers here. Many journals greeted
the terms of the treaty with en-
thusiasm and based their forecast of
ratification upon the fact that Sem
ator Lodge. presented the draft at
the Washington conference.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-12-13
Bill Bulls Gets Is Years
In Iowa State Penitentiary

Bill Bulls, one of the gang ar
rested at the Lena Snyder farm,
north of Council Bluffs, October Il,
was sentenced to the Iowa peniten-
tiary at Fort Madison for Is years
by District Judge Cullison in Coun-
Gil Bluffs yesterday. He was found
guilty of charge Of receiving stcl-
Ell property.
The heavy sentence was given
Bulls under the habitual criminal
provision of the law. Testimony
was offered to show that he had
served terms in the Nebraska and
South Dakota penitentiaries. Under
the Iowa law, Bulls will not be
eligible for parole for Is years.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-12-13
March Warns Against
Drastic Cut in u. S. Army

Washington, Dec. 12.-Warning
against a permanent reduction Of
the regular army below 100000 en-
listed men is. sounded in the last
annual report of Maj. Gen. Peyton c.
March, now retired, wartime chief
of staff of the army. The report
covers the II months period preced-
ing the generals retirement from the
post of chief of staff on last July l.,
when he was succeeded by General
Pershing, with Major General Har-
bcrd as deputy chief of staff.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-12-13
Yeggs Loot Bluffs Safe;
Fire DESTROYS Grocery

Yeggs blew the safe of the Alamito
Dairy company, 1905 West Broad
way, Council Bluffs. Sunday night
and sole $50. They entered the place
by rear window.
At the same hour FIRE burned the
grocery store of James Campbell,
1870 Avenue A. just two blocks away.
1t was found that this store had been
broken open by jimmying the rear
door before the fire was started. Po-
lice believe the same gang did both
"iobs."
Omaha daily bee., 1921-12-13
Huge Crop Estimate Hits
Cotton for $3.50 Bale Drop

New Orleans, Dec. 1.-THE crop
estimate of $4,000 bales by the
Department of Agriculture took the
cotton market by surprise today and
there was a break of III to liz
points, or about $3.50 bale, as the
result of heavy selling.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-12-13
Jefferis in Washington
Plans Talk on Freight Rates

Washington, Dec. IZ.-lSpecial
Telegram. )-Congressman Jefferis
has returned from two-weeks' stay
in Nebraska, where he has been
studying freight transportation and
agricultural conditions. He will pre-
sent the results of his investigation
to the house in speech. probably be-
lore the holiday recess. One of his
first acts upon returning was a
recommendation for the appointment
of George w. Harding as postmaster
at Ralston.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-12-13
Walter ". Head Attends
Bank Meeting at Capital

Washington. Dec l2-fSpecial
Telegram Walter w. Head. presi-
dent of the Omaha National bank, is
here attending a meeting of the exc.
cutive committee of the American
Bankers association Of which he is
vice president