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Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-20
Members Of w. C. I. u.
Bowed in Mourning
For World Leaders

San Francisco, Aug. le.-One.
Thousand FIVE hundred delegates OF
the 4Stl, annual meeting OF the Aa-
toual w. c. T. L., bowed their
leads in morning for Rosalind'
countess OF Carlisle. and Lady Henry
Somerset. departed heads OF the
World W. c. T. T., az the opening
session oi their convention here to-
News of the death OF the countess
az Carlisle was received by Mss
Anna Gordon, Evanston, H.. ma
tional president. The passing OF the
titled English leader makes Miss
Gordon. the temporary head OF the
world union.
Announcement OF the purposes OF
the union was made by the national
officers in their reports. submitted
today. The national organization has
set a goal of Sl,O00,000 and l,OOo,-
0Oo members by 1924. OF this sum-
sl5OOO0 vii be devoted to child wei
fare, 100000 to health and morality,
500 600 TO the Americanization pro-
gram, $4,000 to women in industry
$4,000 to the education and inforna-
ton department, sS00.0OO for the
world prohibition crusade and other
sums for field service and admins
tration needs.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-20
Attorney General to
Appeal Dismissal Of
Mary Pickford Case

Carson City. New, Aug. l9.-Notice
of appeal to the supreme court from
the order of Judge Langan, dismiss
ing the action brought to annul the
proceedings granting Mary Piekford,
motion picture actress, a divorce
from Owen Moore, has been prepared
by Attorney General Fowler and will
be filed tomorrow with the county
clerk in Minden. it was announced
by the attorney general.
The notice is directed to GLADYS
NJ. Moore. known as Gladys NJ.
Fairbanks" and her attorneys.
The bill of specifications alleges
that Judge Langan erred in nine par
ticulars in his order of June Is. re-
voking and annulling the order for
publication of summons Heretofore
made in the action and quashing the
service of summons upon the defend-
ants. An appeal is taken from the
whole and from various parts OF the
order.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-20
Mob Is Fooled in
Attempt to Storm
Jail and Kill Men
Warden Prevents Lynching by
Threat to Slay Crowd Like
Rats Sought Three
Negroes. @

Barnstable. Mass, Aug. l9.-A
mob OF nearly 200 men and wonlen
carrying ropes early today storned
the local Jail, threatening TO lynch
three Cape Verde Island negro pris-
oners charged with highway robbery
and criminal assault OIL young
white woman at Buzzards bay.
At 2:30 this morning 2o automo-
biles, whose occupants included wo-
men as we'll as men, drove up to the
local Jail. They demanded the three
negroes, John Dies, Benjamin
Gomez and Joseph Andrews, from
Sheriff Irving L. Rosenthal.
There were shouts OF Lets get
thenw as the mob approached, but
when the jail defenders fired in the
air the crowd halted.
Chief Warden James Boland
warned the mob back, shouting that
at the first attempt to attack the
Jail they would "be shot down like
rats"
The warning had its effect, but the
crowd remained outside the jaA
nearly an hour and half before
dispensing.
Dies and Gomez we're held in SlS,-
900 baileeach yesterday and Andrews
was to be arraigned today. All
three have been identified by Miss
Gertrude Butler and William Ed
gredge as the men who held them
up and crilninally assaulted Miss
Butler at Buzzards bay early in the
week
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-20
Rail Board
Approves A
Overtime
Seven Shop Craft Rules Re.
lating to Extra Pay Upheld
"y United States Labor
Committee.
Many Lines Affected

Chicago, Aug. l9.-The United
States railroad labor board today
approved in effect, the seven shop
craft rules relating to overtime pay
ment, as provided in the national
agreement of the wartime railroad
administration, but directed that the
roads need not pay overtime for abb
solutely necessary work performed
on Sundays and holidays.
For the first time i'll the history
OF the board. a minority member
made public dissenting report, A..
O.. Wharton, former president of the
railroad division OF the American
Federation OF Labor. insisting on
recognition OF the national agree
ment rules without change.
The majority report was signed
by Judge r. NJ. Barton, chairman,
and the other seven members. two
OF whom represent the public, two
the roads and one the unions.
Many Lines Affected.
One hu,dred and thirty-seven
railroads in all parts OF the country.
including the United States lines OF
the Canadian Grand Trunk system
and the railway employees Depart
ment of the American Federation of
Labor and the six federated crafts
are affected by today's decision. The
decision probably will be applied to
all other lines as fast as their cases
come before the board.
"The railroad labor board has de-
cided." the majority report says,
that the seven rules approved by
the board. corresponding to said
seven rules OF the national agree
ment, are just and reasonable and
that they shall apply to each of the
carriers set out under the caption,
parties to the dispute, except IN
such instances as any particular car
rier may have agreed with is em-
ployes upon any one or more OF SAID
rules. in which case the rule or rules
agreed upon by the carriers and ITS
employees shall apply ON said road.
Exception Defined.
The decision then sets forth the
following exception to the payment
OF time and one-half for Sunday and
holiday work:
Employees necessary to the opera
ton of power houses, millwrlght
gangs, heat treating plants. train
Yards, running repair and inspection
forces who are regularly assigned by
bulletin TO work on Sundays and
Holidays will be compensated on the
same basis as on weeks days. Sun-
dayy and holiday work will be re.
ouired only when absolutely essential
to the continuous operation OF the rail-
road. =,
Another slight change is made Ill
the rule allowing five hours pay tor
erplovcs called or required to report
for work and who work less than
five hours. Holding this allowance
Mas a survival from the days when
10 hours was the accepted standard
the board changed it to read tour
hours pay. or one-half day, ne
decision does not affect any tram
service employees, only the shop
crafts being parties to the dispute
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-20
John H. Phelps,
Church Elder for
70 Years, Dies
Omahan, Recently Honored
For Presbyterian Service,
Resident Here Since 1888;
Druggist by Profession.

John II. Phelps. 90, resident OF
Omaha since 1883, recently hon
ored for his 20 years service as
elder in the Presbyterian church,
died yesterday at the home OF his
daughter. Mrs. F. P. Salmon, 2209
Spencer street, from infirmities due
to old age.
Mr.. Phelps was born at Auburn,
n. Y, January 3, 1925. With his
parents he moved to Niles. Mich,
and later to Burr Oak, Mich. In
1883 he came to Omaha, establish
ing a drug store at Twenty-fourth
and Cunning streets, which he con-
Quoted for several years. He con-
tinued in the pharmaceutical profes-
sion until i'll health forced him to
retire from active business.
He was married in 1850 to Har-
riet Perkins at Niles, Mich. His wife
died several years ago.
Mr.. Phelps had been a member Of
the Masonic order since 1880 and
was affiliated with Lodge No. I
here.
He was member Of the Nortl,
Side Presbyterian church and was
very active in church affairs. A:
the Presbyterian General Assembly
at Winona Lake. Ind. last May, the
1000 delegates honored the Omaha
man. Resolutions of congratulations
were adopted and delivered to Mr..
Phelps.
The aged mans health had been
failing for the last year. He had
been bedridden for several months
and was blind and deaf.
He is survived by his daughter,
Mrs. Salmon, and a granddaughter,
Mrs. w. Irving Schuman, living in
Paris.
Funeral services will be held at the
Salmon residence Monday afternoon
at ,. Burial will be in Evergreen
cemetery.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-20
May Ask Showdown
In Kennedy Case
Obenchain May Be Required
To Reveal Evidence to
Grand Jury.

Los Angeles, Aug. lo.-Spontan
eous developments in the investiga-
ton of the mysterious siaying, Au-
gust 5, Of J. Belton Kennedy, broker,
were absent here today, so far as in
formation given to the public was
concerned.
The investigation seemed tempor-
arily halted late i'll the day when
workers for the district attorneys
office announced that if Ralph r..
Obenchau,, attorney for his former
wife, knew the man guilty OF the
slaying as he indicated in a state
,uent last Wednesday, he might be
forced to tell his information to
grand jury.
This step was conceded generally
to be blocked, however, it was said.
when it was pointed out that MIR.
Obenchain need not, under the law,
reveal information he intends to Use
for the defense of his client.
Burch told newspaper men tonight
that if the case should 60 to trial
he would ask that his story be heard
by a jury composed OF real men,
Burch and Mrs. Obenchain are to
enter pleas to murder charges Mon
day. .
Difficulty was said to have been ex-
perienced by the prosecution in keep
ing track OF the many witnesses III
the case and it is thought an early
trial will be suggested. The court
already has arranged for all early
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Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-20
to
Stand Firm
On Terms
Lloyd George Tells Parlia.
ment Outline Cannot Be Al
tered Nor Basis for Peace
In Ireland Changed.
Issues Clearly Defined

London, Aug. l9--The British
government, declared Premier Lloyd
George today, in making its settle
ment proposals to Ireland had de-
cided on putting the whole OF its
terms into the letter to Eamon De
Valera without keeping anything
back and the sequel had proved, he
said, that it was right i'll adopting
that course.
He had heard no suggestions from
any part of the world except ireland,
he remarked, that the proposals had
not gone to the limit of possible con-
cession. -
Il want to make it clear" con-
tinued the prime minister, that the
government did not put forth hag-
Cling terms, but put forward every
thing they could possibly concede to
purchase peace and the good will OF
the Irish people. In Ireland itself, so
far as | can see, the doubt is not SO
much as to the terms, but as to
whether the government really
means them. ...
Must Work Out Terms.
That is a question of working out
the terms-of elucidation and elabo-
ration and not a changing of the
terms. The, outline cannot be altered
nor the basis changed.
''ln view of the fact that the house
is about to separate and the fact
that very disquieting statements
have been made and even of few
disquieting facts, we are bound as a
government to take thought of all
possible contingencies, however un-
pleasant they may be.
THE first is the possibility of an
agreement, in which case the de.
tails will have to be th-eshed out,
which will take time. There is all
ways apt to be an atmosphere o1
suspicion surrounding relations be-
tween two countries-a suggestion
of bad faith if there is misunder-
standing on the slightest particular.
"It would thus be the duty of the
executive" said the prime minister.
ITO place bill embodying the details
and principles before the Parliament
for immediate action because delay
is disastrous once an agreement was
reached.
Might Cause Warfare.
"T wish it was not necessary to
deal with the other contingency, but
we are bound to take notice OF GER
tain things which have been said
This contingency is that our terms
are rejected,
"Were that misfortune to befall
the relations between these two
islands. whose history has been so
full of such unfortunate incidents, we
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Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-20
Salvation Army Aids
Flood-Sticken City

Hatch, N. NJ, Aug. l9.-The only
relief that has come to this flood
stricken town since its citizens were
driven to the hills by cloudbursts
Wednesday night and yesterday is
from four Salvation Army men who
reached here last night from FL
Paso with bread and meat.
Food stores i'll the town were
crumbled into heaps of debris by the
waters which swept down upon
Hatch without warning. Today the
flood had swept down four of the five
buildings which survived yesterday
The school house is the only build
ing standing.
Citizens are taking turn standing
on fallen roofs and guarding the
bank and other collapsed buildings
from possible appearance of looters.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-20
Couple Held for Murder
OF Husband of the Woman

Waco, Tex. Aug. l9.-Mrs. Bes-
sic Keyes and w. T. Aven are un-
der arrest at Mckinney, Tex.
charged with the murder of the
woman's husband, Leslie Keyes.
Aven's wife died mysteriously prior
TO the killing of Keyes. whose man
gled body was found on railroad
track near here the night Of August
6, after a freight train had passed.
The authorities announced today
that the bodies OF Mrs. Aven and
keyes would be cxhumed ior exam
nation.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-20
Ex-Premier Rhallys of
Greece Dies in Athens

Athens, Aug. lo.-(By the As
sociated Press. )-Demetrios Rhallys,
former premier of GREECE. is dead, it
was announced here today, as the re-
suit OF an illness from which he has
been suffering for many months.
M. Rhallys, although an octo-
generian, had been active in Greek
politics until very recently.
1t was his cabinet that authorized
the plebiscite on the return OF King
Constantine to the throne and that
was in Office at the time OF the kings
reaccession.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-20
Mayflower Entered for
International Race Trials

Gloucester, Mass, Aug. l9.-The
schooner MayfoWery built by Bos-
ton syndicate as contender tor the
right to represent the Unitel States
in the international fshermens race
at HALIFAX. i'll October. yesterday
vas formally entered for the e!imina-
ton trials. 1t was the tirst entry
made with the American Race COM
lnittee, The trials will be held off
the Massachusetts coast, beginning,
October |.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-20
Bergdoll Reported to Be in
Constance: Has I. S. Passport

Geneva. Aug. lo.-Grover c. Berg
doll, the American draft evader, says
the Thurgovic Zcitung today, arrived
in Constance from Munich three days
ago and now is stopping in hotel
at St. Gall.
, Bergdoll came from Germany to
avoid extradition to the United
States, the newspaper asserts. He
has an American passport, it adds.
and now is perfectly safe from ex-
tradition.
Bernc, Aug. l9.-Agents OF the
American legation here and the
Swiss police have been unable to To-
cate Grover Bergdoll, the American
draft evader who was reported to
have fled to Switzerland from Ger
many.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-20
Texas Attorney Whipped
And Ordered to Leave Town

Brennan, Tex, Aug. ia. w.
Hodde. attorney. was taken from his
office shortly before noon Thurs
day by three unmasked men with
pistols. forced to enter all automo-
bile and taken four miles in the
country, whipped and tar thrown on
him. He was ordered TO leave town
and to tell Sam King, former city
marshal, that unless he left town he
would be killed.
On July IA Hodde received let
ter purporting to be from the ku
klux Khan, accusing him of not be-
ing 100 per cent American. ordering
him to leave town and not come
back.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-20
Lloyd George Announces
Self for Welsh Home Rule

London, Aug. 19.-(By The Asso-
ciated Press. s.)-An announcement in
favor OF Welsh home rule has been
made by Premier Lloyd George, says
the Liverpool Post today.
The premier, who made the an
nouncement at a dinner OF Welsh
nationals, pledged himself, accerd-
ing to the newspaper. to suppo:t a
measure of Welsh revolution il such
were agreed upon by the Welsh
members Of Parliament.
The home rule favored by the
Welsh natioualists means greater
degree of local seif-sovcrnmcnt
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-20
Einstein's Fundamentals Of
Theory Advanced III Youth

New York. Aug. l9-Professor
Albert Einstein, widely hcralded as
the father OF the theority OF rela-
tivity, was but small boy when
the fundamentals OF the theory we're
first advanced, according to Hudson
Maxim, inventor, author and pub
licist.
Speaking at Carnegie Hall last
night, Mr.. Maxim said that he had
set forth the basic principles OF rela-
tivity in 1889. He cited magazine
article written by him for a scien-
tific publication in that year in sup
port Of his claim "
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-20
Former Employe Of
Murdered Auto Dealer
Charged With Crime

Sioux City. Ia, Aug. l9.-Max
Wilson of Hawarden. Ia, is IN Gus
tody here charged with the murder
Of Walter A. Z. Lapham, who was
slain in his automobile salesroom
here several weeks ago.
The arrest was made in Hawarden,
where Wilson was operating a repair
shop. Wilson formerly worked for
Lapham. Lapham was very promi-
nent here.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-20
Bill to Aid Wood to Retain
Rank Tabled by Committee

Washington, Aug. 1o.-The ad-
ministration bill designed to author
ize Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood to be-
come governor general of the Phil
ippines without retiring as an active
officer of the army was laid on the
table today by the house military
committee without a record vote
Committeeman were said to have
held it would be dangerous pre-
Cedcnt to establish.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-20
Sisters of Paul Hoagland
Cable Coincidence to Family

Cablegrams OF coincidence IRON
the two sisters OF Paul Hoagland,
funeral services ior whom were held
at 2 yesterday from his fathers resi-
dencc, $40 North Forty-eighth street.
were received by other members OF
the family Thursday.
The sisters, Mrs. David Stone and
Mrs. J. E. Summers. are travelling
iii Europe, Mrs. Stone in Coblenz
with her husband, Colonel Stone.
Mrs. Paul Hoagland accompanied
the body of her husband here for
burial in Forest Lawn, but returns
tc California to her four children
within a few days. Later she will
60 with them to Phoenix, Ariz.,
their home for the last three years.
Bishop E. V. Shayler oficiated at
the funeral.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-20
Seattle Bank Bandits Are
Ordered Back for Trial

Jefferson City, Mo, Aug. ia
reQuisition from the governor OF
Washington for the return to Seat
tie of Ed Patton and Louis Laz-
arus, wanted there for $4,000 bank
messenger robbery, July IA. last
was honored today by Governor
Hyde. The two men were held by
Kansas City police.
Governor Hyde also honored a
requisition from the governor OF
Iowa for the return TO Clarinda OF
Raymond Wren, charged there with
the murder OF Ross Hammond, Au-
gust 5. Wren is held in St. Joseph.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-20
Profiteering Branded as
Crime bv Cuban Chamber

Havana, Aug. l9.--Prohteering is
branded a crime under the pro-
visions of measure approved by the
Cuban chamber OF deputies yester-
day. This is the first time that it
has been placed in the criminal cate
CORY in Latin-American countries.
The bill would authorize the pres
ident to confer with stockmen and
retailers and to fix prices to be
charged for meat. Penalties would
be inflicted upon those disregardng
the prices.
Cattle imported from other coun-
tries would be required to undergo
10 day quarantine before admitted
to Cuba,
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-20
University. in Atlanta
Taken Over by K. X. K.

Atlanta, Ga, Aug, l9.-Lanier
university. established in Atlanta, 4
few years ago. has been taken over
by the Ku Klux klan. DR.. c.
Lewis Fowles. has resigned as presi-
dent and William J. Simmons, head
o. the Klan, named as his successor.
There was no cash consideration
involved in the deal, it was announc-
ed by the trustees, but the ku Klux
Klan assumes all obligations of the
institution.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-20
Famine Is Still Raging in
Nolga District of Russia

London, Aug. l9-Famine is still
raging in the Volga district of Russia,
but there is decrease in the chol-
era epidemic there says the Moscow
correspondent OF the Daily Herald.
During July $4,000 cases were re-
ported as against $4,000 in June.
The soviet government has
appropriated 520000,000 rubles for
the relief committees initial expenses
and has decided to levy one pound
per pood go pounds, in goods
traded in the free food markets.
transportation Of all relief materials
Is free
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-20
Kansas Publisher Comes
Ont Against Industrial Law

Arkansas City, Kan. Aug. "
State Senator Dick Howard, pub
Usher OF the Arkansas Traveller, an,
nounced today that if any one would
initiate movement for repeal OF
the Kansas Industrial court law he
would support it. He said the law
had proved very costly for the tax
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-20
Argentine May Appropriate
Famine Fund for Russia

Buenos Aires. Aug. 19.-Govern-
ment officials would be authorized to
send 100000 pesos worth OF food
70 relieve famine sufferers of Rus
sia under provisions of bill intro
duced in the Chamber OF Deputies
bv Senior Muzio. Socialist members
oi the chamber have endorsed the
measure.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-20
Youth Tells of
Plot to Murder
''Fifii'' Stillman
Confession to Kansas City
Police Describes Details of
Scheme to Slay Defend
ant in Divorce Case.

Chicago Tribune Omaha Bee Leased Wire.
Kansas City, Mo, Aug. l9.-Ihat
he and three other men were hired
to kill Mrs. Fiji" Potter Stillman
was the story told the local police
today by Sam r. Harris, 20, OF New
York. Harris is being held by the
police until his story can be investi-
gated.
While he was living at the Mills
hotel, New York, according to Har-
ris' story, he became acquainted
with Henry Burke, a man who used
the name OF Henry McClosky. and
an Italian auto driver named Tony
Seraccio. One day, Harris told the
police, McClosky asked him if he
wanted to "do a job A man
named "Huntley Clay" who lived at
the Claridge hotel, wanted Mrs.
Stillman bumped" McClosky told
him.
1T was arranged that the four OF
us were to meet Mrs. Stillman's auto
as she drove along the Pelham bay
road" Harris said. "McClosky.
whom we knew as Henry the Pole
was to shoot Mrs. Stillman, while
the rest of us were to dispose of the
chauffeur.
Got Advance Payment.
"We were 70 collect $4,000 for
the job. We got $500 in advance for
expenses. The Pole got restless
while waiting around New York nd
started in to do some robbing. We
got in bad with couple of detec-
tives and had to leave town. We
went to Philadelphia nd stayed
there four days. Then on August
we left for Chicago. In Chicago !
stopped at the Y. M. c. A. hotel and
the Pole went to the Fort Dearborn.
We laid around Chicago until Au-
gust 16,. when the Pole decided we
had better bet it west.
"Nhen I got to Kansas City | met
burke at the Hexton hotel. ! was
broke He made a dtae to meet me
but never showed up. They double
crossed me. I M willing to tell my
story to ny one in authority
Harris says he does not know who
was back of the proposer murder.
Police Checking Up.
Chicago, Aug. 1o-Chicago detec-
tives were sent out this afternoon to
check up on the story told the Kan
sas City police by Sam Harris. Nc
Closky or "Heney the Pole is be-
lieyed to be i'll Chicago and the po-
lice expect to have him in custody
soon.
That Harris did stay at the Y. NJ.
c. A. hotel was verified by Secretary
Beech. The register shows that Har-
ris arrived at the hotel August 3, and
checked out on the l1th. At the Fort
Dearborn hotel, it was recalled that a
man named McClosky had stopped
there. He left the hotel only last
Tuesday, stating that he was to take
job at Fort Sheridan. At the fort
il was said no such man had been
employed there.
Tie Kansas City story told by Har-
riS recalls sensational story told the
Buffalo police last April by Roy Har-
ris. p, of New York, to the effect
that it was he who had been hired
TO kill Joseph B. Elwell, New York
sportsman.
Comparisons with photograph OF
Roy Harris who told OF the Elwell
plot shows that he is not the same
person.
Mrs. Stillman Ill.
Mrs. Fiji" Potter Stillman is in
serious condition at the kome OF
Harold F. Mccormick in Lake For
est. According to Mr.. Mccormick,
Mrs. Stillman is in a highly nervous
condition bordering on prostration,
as the result OF the severe strain sine
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