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Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-04
Open Wyoming Land
to Homestead Entry

The last tract OF government land any
where within the limits OF Omaha trade
territory will be opened to settlement
september q and subject 20 entry one
month later. The land In question. 10000
acres. lies just over the Nebraska line In
Wyoming and west OF Banner. Scots
Bluff and sioux counties.
The land that IL 20 be open to entry
will be subject TO homestead only and
may be taken in tracts OF 100 acres or
less a three-year residence Is required
before the perfection OF title. The soil
Is said 10 be heavy. dark loan. with
clay subsoil and well adapted to the
raising OF vegetables and all kinds Of
small grain The altitude IL said 20 be
too great TO permit OF successful corn
raising A goodly portion OF It is within
ten mileh OF the Burlington road.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-04
Surface Riding at
Water Carnival

a. the water carnival 20 be held next
Monday afternoon at the municipal beach,
exhibitions OF surface riding will be given
by Frank Mccabe. Ridgeway Bali, Harry
Collins and Thomas Ratigan. These young
menn will disport themselves on boards
attached by ropes 70 a motor boat
Superintendent English of tho recreation
department declares this will be one OF
the most exciting features OF the after
noon. The program will be started at
2:@ and a band concert will be held az
1850 on the water
The carnival was postponed last week
on account nf the weather. Everything
win be free 10 the public. Prizes will be
awarded 10 the winners in the swimming.
wing and canoe events.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-04

the local branch OF the National Asso-
citation OF Letter Carriers IL being mem
toned for one Of the national offices.
II Is a standing custom OF the association
to give some office or prominent place on
a national committee OF board 10 at least
one man In the city in which the con-
vention Is being held. Mr.. Maher has
the endorsement both Of his local branch
and OF the state association for this
Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-04
SOUTH SIDE LIBRARY TO
CLOSE At 9 O'CLOCK

The South Omaha branch OF the public
library VIII not be open during exactly
the same hours as is the Omaha library.
Each week day II win be open from 9 a.
m. until p. m. except for the children's
department. which will close at p. m.
The reason given for not keeping the
Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-04
Omaha Mailman
to Have Big Office

+ Officials OF the National Association OF
Letter Carriers are still arriving in
Omaha for the national convention. which
viii open Monday President Gainor has
not yet arrived. but Is expected Saturday.
lie Is in Kansas City in a conference
now.
Charles r. Reed of Denver has arrived
Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-04

place. whatever ~ may be.
The Chicago. Cleveland and Dallas dele
cations are each TO bring a band. These
will all be in the big parade. The Bal
timore band cannot come. although It
was expected up to a few days ago.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-04

as has also W. H. r. Woodrow Of Bal
tlmore. both members OF the executive
board Of the National Sick Benefit asso-
citation, auxiliary 70 the National Associa-
ton OF Letter Carriers.
r O. Allison Of Council Bluffs. member
of the committee on constitution and by
laws. has arrived for meeting OF that
committee.
William Maher OF Omaha, secretary Of
Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-04

South Omaha branch open for the ssms
period as the Omahs library is that even
ing attendance does not warrant keeping
attendants in charge for the extra hour.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-04
Are You Ready
For Your Trip7 Take
n o r Lie KS
M allied Milk

with you when Yachting, Camping,
Motoring, Fishing, or Golfing,
A nutritious, satisfying Food-Drink ready
In a moment. A good light lunch when
tired or run down. Simply dissolve in water
hot or cold. A hne nights rest Ia assured
Il you take a eupfui hot before retiring.
Our Lunch Tablets are the acme OF con-
venient nounshment. Dissolve few
In the mouth when fatigued or hungry.
Sample free, HoRLIcK's, Racine, Wis
W No ubstitute ls ''Just as Good"
az HoRLlckS, the Original
Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-04
Keen bowels Regular.

Nothing better than DR.. Kings New
Life Pills for Constipation. Indigestion
and Sour stomach Get a bottle, only
sc. All Observation-Disclosures.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-04

Apartments. flats, houses and cottages
can be rented quickly and cneaply by a
Bee For Rent"
Evening star., 1915-05-25
WEST VIRGINIA SOLONS
HOLD ALL-NIGHT SESSION
Pass Appropriation Bills and Ap-
point Committee to Probe Charges
Against Statehouse Attaches.

CHARLESTON. w. Va, May 25.-An
all-night session of both houses of the
West Virginia Legislature, which Is
meeting in extraordinary session, was
held here last night. The general ap-
preparation bill. which is expected to
put the states financial condition again
on a sound basis, was passed by the
lower house late yesterday and by the
senate early today. Besides making
appropria tionS for various state instr
tutions. the bill allows $4,000 for the
reinstatement of the West Virginia
National Guard, for which the last leg
islature failed to provide. The bill also
includes $4,000 for the geological sur
vey.
Gov Hatfield late yesterday sent a
special message to the Legislature, in
which he charged that attaches of the
statehouse offices had circulated SIAN
derous statements regarding the eX-
ecutive'S use of the governors contin-
gent fund The house at once appoint
ed a committee to investigate and a
report was expected before adjourn
ment is taken.
Evening star., 1915-05-25
ATHLETES GET REWARDS.
St. Johns Students Given Prizes for
Various Contests.

The award of the prizes 4or the win
ners OF the events in the closed track
and field games held at st Johns Col
lege last Friday was made yesterday
at that school. John Renoe won the
medal for scoring the most points.
The awards follow: 75-yard dash, Re-
noe, Sheehan, Ardeeser: l00-yard dash,
Renoe, Ardseser, Harvey; shot-put, Ar
deeser, r. Walsh. Lyons; hop step and
jump. Renoe, Lackett, Shehan. running
jump. Shehan, Renoe. Ardeeser; stand
ing jump, Ardeeser. Renoe. T. Riordan
relay race freshmen. sophomore, junior
Prizes to winners in junior events
were awarded as follows: Running
broad jump Smith, Hurley, Fitzgerald;
T5-yard dash. Harley z. Smith, G. In
gram: halfmile run. G. Ingram, E. Glib
son, f. Shehan: 5o-yard dash, II. Gala
han. j. Taylor; 70yard dash, v. Strano,
r. Hubeberg, J. Lyons, A. Garty, f.
swan: 60yard dash Daniel Callahan;
55-yard dash, William Kelleher; three
legged race, John Callahan: wrestling,
Charles Clark: boxing. Robert O'Brien ;
swimming. Gibson. Downey. McCor-
mick.
Evening star., 1915-05-25
NEW MEMBERS ENROLLED.
Twenty-Three Residents Admitted to
the Board of Trade.

Twenty-three new members were elected
to the Board Of Trade at a meeting of
the executive committee held yesterday as
follows: James McFarquhar. Robert B.
Blundon, Louis ]. Robinson. Thomas F.
Finnin. William H. Spignu. Marvin Hern-
don, Charles B. Jarvis. William W.
Wheelock, d. Fred Souders, Louis Levy,
b. E. Trenis, T. S. Tincher, William f.
Mothershead. c. A. NJ. Wells. Roland s.
Trogner. Willard Fracker. Andrew Muir
raw Albert w. Howard. E. Charlton
Graves. William C. Lederer. Edward
Rheem. John n Swartzell. B. r. McClosky.
The Board of Trade has received a lot
ter from former President Taft acknowl-
edeing receipt of the boards resolution
of appreciation Of the article concerning
the National Capital which was published
rscently in the National Geogra phic Maga-
zine .......
To the committee on parks and reserva-
tions of the board has been referred a
letter from Gustayus A. Weber suggest
ing that all the privately owned property
ON the west side of 10th street north of
Spring road be acquired by the govern
ment and added to Rock Creek Park Mr..
Weber suggests that triangular track
lust north of Spring road be utilized for
a recreation center, to contain athletic
fields, swimming pools, etc
Evening star., 1915-05-25
RACK FROM INSPECTION TRIP
Steamer Castle Makes Surveys fol-
improvements to Streams.

From a trip Of inspection over the
district in charge Of Col. Newcomer.
engineer officer at this city. the steam
er Castle has returned and Is lying
at the engineer service wharf abreast
the foot of 14th street. On the trip
the engineers visited Nanjemoy creek.
the wicomico river, Smiths creek. Md,
and Mosquito creek. on the Kappa
hammock river, and made surveys and
soundings to ascertain what dredging
and improvements would be neces-
sary to open them to navigation. the
Castle also went to West Point after
the surveying party from Col New
comer's office which has been making
surveys Of the Mattaponi and Pamun-
key rivers, Virginia. The Castle prob
ably will remain at this city for
week before making another trip over
the district
The United States fisheries bureau
steamer Philarope, which has been on
the Potomac for about a month as
sisting in the shad-propagating work
at Bryans pont, will leave here this
afternoon for Woods Hole. Mass. her
regular station. Each spring for sew
eral years the Philarope has come to
the Potomac to assist in the work at
Bryans point and the conclusion
of the season she has returned to her
station in Massachusetts.
Evening star., 1915-05-25
MRS. L.F. POST HONOR GUEST.
Reception Given Under Auspices Of
Woman's Peace Party.

A reception to Mrs. Louis F. Post,
wife of the assistant secretary of
labor, who has just returned from
the Woman's International Peace
Conference in The Hague, was held
Yesterday afternoon at the home OF
Mrs. Christian Dominique Hemmick
1926 Rhode Island avenue northwest
under the auspices of the Washington
branch of the womans peace party.
Mrs Post brought back this mes
sage from The Hague conference:
women demand that war shall
cease; that congress of neutral ma
tions be called for continual mediation
until the present conflict ends, and
that when the peace conference is held
at the end of the present war, princ-
pies of permanent peace. rather than
the peace of exhaustion, be consid cred "
Evening star., 1915-05-25
GIRLS PRESENT COMEDY
TITLE, THE ROMANCERS'
Students of Mount Vernon Semin-
ary Successfully Essay the
Masculine Rolls.

In knee trousers and silken hose. girls
of the senior class Of Mount Vernon
Seminary essayed the masculine roles in
1.-THE Romancers," Edmond Rostrand's
pretty little three-act comedy, at the VIII
lard Hotel last evening. There were just
two masculine characters in the principal
roles, but musicians, Turks. torchbear-
ers and witnesses also were represent
ative of the male gender.
The audience, comprising the pupils Of
other classes and their instructors, was
almost entirely feminine. There was just
sprinkling of black-suited men. The
girls of the school looking on were cos
TUNED in evening frocks Of identical pat
tern. varying only as to color designating
the different classes.
Cast Of Characters.
Miss Mildred Palmer, as Sylvette,
daughter of Pasquinot, and Miss Dorothy
Anderson as Julie, maid, played the
only feminine roles. Miss Pauline Gates, as
Percinet, son of Bergamin, had the prin-
cipal mauscline role. as the lover of Syl-
vette Straferel. a brave, was the part
performed by Miss Helen Blodgett, who
dressed the part in picture hat. and long
cloak over doublet and hose.
Miss Ruth Orton. as Bergamin. and
Miss Helen Nicholson. as Pasquinot,
owners of neighboring estates, simu-
lated the gait and manner and talk of
elderly men. Miss Helen Perkins was
the notary. Others in the cast were
Misses Mildred Joy, Ruth Sykes. Isabel
Pratt and Virginia Winship, as musi
clans: Katherine Gerber and Naomi
Hoffman. as Turks; Sarah Latimer,
as torch bearers and witnesses.
duel between the swashbuckler.
Straforel, and the young would-be hero
of romance, Percinet, was a most man
nish effort upon the part of the young
amateur thespians. 1t went well and
won applause. Flowers We're showered
upon each member of the cast
Members of Graduating Glass.
The graduating exercises Of the class
will be held tomorrow morning at the
New Willard Hotel. Members of the
class are Dorothy Palmer Anderson.
Marian Forsythe Baillie, Ethel Fanny
Bernheim. Helen Peck Blodgett, Ger
trude Dorothy Carroll. Marjorie Emma
Christian. Catherine Courtney, Pauline
Mary Gates, Katherine Alice Gerber.
Naomi Roberto Hoffman. Marjorie
James. Mildred Anne JOY, Florence
Kelsey. Sara Alice Latimer. Elizabeth
Mary Mills. Fidelia Latimer Mills. Julia
NJ. Mollenhauer. Helen Schuyler Mich
olson, Ruth Thomas Orton. Mildred Lu-
cile Palmer, Sarah Helen Perkins, Isa-
bel Rutherford Pratt. Ruth Duncan
Robinson Martha Ryrne Buddy, Marian
Louise Sherman, Ruth Amanda Sykes,
Dorothy Lois Thompson. Cordelia B.
Warren. Veda Ruth Watts, Virginia
Winship.
Miss Ruth Sykes is president of the
class, Miss Marjorie James vice presi-
dent, Helen Blodgett secretary and
Helen Nicholson treasurer.
Evening star., 1915-05-25
ADMITTED TO PROBATE.
Will Of A. D. Prince Disposes of Es.
tate Valued at $5O0,OOO.

Justice Siddons today signed an order
admitting to probate the will Of Abra-
ham d. Prince. dated November 2S
last, and granted letters testamentary
to his sons-in-law. julius l. Peyser and
Sidney w. Straus In addition to the
personal estate of which the Probate
Court has Jurisdiction. valued at
100000. Mr.. Prince also owned real
estate of the estimated value of
5000. 900. The specific bequests set forth
in the report of the will in yesterdays $
Star are said to amount to $4,000, so
that in the division of the entire es-
tate Mrs. Miriam /. Peyser and Mrs.
Alma Straus. the merchants daugh-
ters. will each receive about $4,000.
Attorney Charles w. Darr. who rep
resents the estate. gives a schedule of
the real estate of Mr.. Prince as 1923
18th street northwest, sol to s1l 11th
street northwest. S14 II street north
west. 729 to TAI 9th street northwest
and interest In certain subdivisions of
land.
Evening star., 1915-05-25
GEN. WOODS VIEWPOINT.
Tells Schoolboys Nation Should Pre-
pare Against, Not For. War.

CULVER, Ind. May 25.-The "Ameri-
can ideal' of preparation for war was
defined here yesterday by Mai Gen.
Leonard Wood. in addressing 200 high
school boys who have just completed
two weeks of free military training
Training constituting preparedness
against war, not for war" was advo-
Gated by Gen. Wood.
The American ideal of preparation
would seem to be large number of
men trained and ready for service in
time of need and the smallest possible
number for peace needs with the colors
at other times" he said
Evening star., 1915-05-25
Star Newsboy Dies From Injury.

Cyrus Robert Danielson, ten years
old. while serving The Sunday Star at
the naval proving ground at Indian
Head Sunday. fell from his bicycle.
fracturing his skull, from which injury
he died early yesterday morning at
George Washington Hospital. No one
saw the accident, SO it is not known
how it occurred. Funeral services were
held this afternoon at Pomonkey, Nd
and interment was at that place. The
lad is survived by his father, Fred Dan :
ielson: his mother. three brothers and
four sisters.
Evening star., 1915-05-25
Firm of S. Kann, Sons & Co. Host

The third annual complimentary ex-
cursion by S kann. Sons & Co. to its
employees is to be given Thursday night.
The steamer st. Johns will leave her
wharf at the foot of 7th street at 7
pm. for a sail down the river as far as
Indian Head, without making any stops.
and will return to the city at IL O'Clock.
Special song and dance numbers by
employees will be feature
Evening star., 1915-05-25
Talks of Nerve That Wins"

George Graham Of Philadelphia ad-
dressed the students and faculty of st.
Alban's School yesterday on Nerve
That Wins" He compared the training
received in athletics and that needed
for business.
Evening star., 1915-05-25
Annual Meeting This Evening.

Tho managers of the Jewish Foster
Home are to hold their annual meeting
this evening in the vestry Of the Eighth
Street Temple: The meeting Yill be
open to the public.
Evening star., 1915-05-25
No Attempt at Formations.

seSApI dC formations
Ihe American Legion makes no at
tempt whatever to form the men into
companies or regiments It merely
ASKS the men who join to report four
times year as to their addresses. so
that they can be notified at any time
II they are needed.
But in case of a war tho ma,,h.r,
OF the legion could be gathered in a
prlef time, and could be formed into
regiments after being mustered into
the army. and with the training they
have received would he an effectiS.e
force in short period"
The enlistment so far, said Mr. Sheets
has largely been confined to New York
and its Immediate vicinity. He said
that undoubtedly men in the District
of Columbia have already joined the
legion, and that all men who have had
military training now living here
should lose no time in joining
"All they have to do" said he. "is to
send their names to the executive sec
retary of the legion. DIR. j. E. Hauss-
mann. the Maritime building $40
Bridge street. New York city.
Not for War Indictment.
'The American Legion" said Mr.
Sheets, has neither purpose nor posi-
but a card index system on a gigantic
scale, devised to supply information
and an unofficial paper organization
which would be invaluable the moment
war was declared"
He said that it was proposed to OBJ
tain at least 100000 members of the
legion. Each of the members is re-
quested to wear a trim little button
showing that he is a member of the
legion. Mr.. Sheets explained that there
was a line of second defense, composed
of men of all kinds of vocations, from
cooks to manufacturers, enlisted by the
legion. These men have had no pre-
vious military training, but can be
used TO fill the ranks of companies and
regiments, if required. or can be used
as auxiliaries of the fighting force.
1ncorporators Of Legion.
Alexander NJ. White, Brooklyn; Theo-
dore Roosevelt, jr.; Arthur Hoffman,
z. Ormonde Power and Julian Davies,
all of New York. The advisory coun-
Gil, consisting of 300 prominent Ameri-
cans, Is being selected rapidly. and will
guide the policy of the legion. Among
the men who have accepted member
ship on this council are former Presi-
dent Roosevelt, former President Taft,
former Secretary of War Stimson, and
Gen. Luke E. Wright, former Secretary
of War also.
The annual dues paid by the mem
bers of the legion are 25 cents, used
to cover the clerical work of maintain
ing the central office and postage.
To insure practicability, officers OF
the Army, Navy and Marine Corps VIII
pass upon the applicants for member
ship in the legion, and will act in an
advisory capacity to the executive
council.
Evening star., 1915-05-25

DEPOT QUARTERMASTER'S OFFICE, U. s.
A.. Washington. n. c.. May 12. 1915.-Sealed
proposals will he received at this Office until
May 81. 1915. for alterations in attic addition
to Nurses Home alterations in attic OF Isola-
tion Hospital and construction of two ,2) diet
/ Kitchens in kitchen and messroom addition. Wal
ter Reed General Hospital ID. C. Informa ton
on application. j. Il. HOUSTON, Depot Q. NJ.
nyIo- l 4 l.. y. .G
Evening star., 1915-05-25

A verdict Of accidental drowning
was rendered in the death of Carl Ham
man, seventy-one years old. Of Balti
more, whose body was found floating
in the waters off Fort Carroll Sunday.
Evening star., 1915-05-25
CHARGE Of FALS|FY|NG
ACCOUNTS OF EXPENSES
Controller Severely Arraigns Dep
uty u. S. Marshals for Alleged
Illegal Practices.

The admitted practice of falsifylne
receipts" intended as evidence OF per-
sonal expenditures, ts bolster up claims
against the government is scored by
George E. Downey, the controller OF
the Treasury His comments Close
ruling on expense accounts OF deputy
marshals and other court ofhcers' SUI
mitted by the United States marsha
for the district of New Mexico
The practice of taking receipts IN
blank cannot be too strongly eon
demned," says Controller Downes. -
casts suspicion upon all recelpts SUI
mitted by persons who engage III A.,
and destroys the value as evidence =.
any recent known to have been 81
taken.
.NThe practice of putting into sutl, u
receipts items which were not pa :
or received by the person whose ,,b
versiye of all proper accounting meeh-
DDS. This office does not countenan.,Se ~ =
such practice and will insist upon ,s
strictest extraneous proof OF All Items
supported by such recelp1s-
Accounts Disallowed.
OF items in the accounts OF ten aep
uty marshals covering their own
legged expenses and those OF their as
sistants, aggregating S47.4o, recon
mended for disallowance by the exam
iner for the Department OF ous.ioo
after allowance by the AUDITOR ~. r
State and other departments, So
Downey orders the entrIe ~ oants dtsal-
cept as to an item Oh ~ e
lowed. - follows:
Iiyeryman makes affidavit ne was
paid sS for hire of team, tIs =
the receipt submitted IN pinve pion, nnr-
ported to be for $12 The nVeryIiaia,
admitted signature, but said ne sleneu
the receipt in blank. The deputy az
mits this, but claimed to nave paiu
to the driver. his own o,,h1,i4,ed prosh
The woman keeper of hotel uenles
signature of a receipt for one oay !
lodging with three meals. y, anu ane re
further declares that her cnarses
so cents for lodging ana oo e ,oora
each meal, and she never cnarsss ihoa 1 :
Further she declares her books sno"
no such or similar payment. The depu,
~ insists he stopped at the hotel ano
that the woman herself or some ohe
in charge signed the recelpI. -,
Another deputy admits he did no'
take his meals at the hotel, the re-
ceipt of which he submitted. ne N
sists he did take his meals at ahothsI
hotel and paid the prices claimed IN
his accounts.
Another Claim Repudiated.
A receipt for meals and horse feed
is repudiated by the owner of the es-
tablishment whose name is signed, ano
he denies that he received the 81 al
legged to have been paid. The deputy
who made this claim is also confronted
with the statement of nverynan
that SO was paid for hire of a team for
which the item in accounts is $4.25.
Another deputy claims that lodgine
the amount of lodging was credited
against this debt. The lodging house
keeper declares he signed the receip'
in blank
Evening star., 1915-05-25
REPORTS LEGION GROWING
BY LEAPS AND BOUNDS
H. H. Sheets of New York Tells of
New Patriotic Or
ganization.
Names of Many Trained in Arms
Are Indexed for Call in
Case of War.

The American Legion, conceived FOR
the purpose of keeping in touch al all
times with American citizens trained
in arms so that they might be called
10 the colors Immediately in case of
war with a foreign country, is growing
by leaps and bounds, according to II.
II. Sheets of New York, formerly 4
member of the National Guard in the
District of Columbia
Already the American Legion has a
membership of some 10000" said Mr.
Sheets. who is on visit to Washing
ton. The object of the legion primar-
lily is TO keep in touch with all the
men who have been trained in the reg
uiar Army, Navy or Marine Corps and
nave been honorably discharged after
serving their enlistments, or who have
resigned their commissions as officers
IN the army or navy, and with men
VINO nave. been trained in the National
Guard and the naval militia.
There are thousands of such men in
the country, but heretofore no effort
mas peen made to keep in touch with
them. In case Of war the legion will
De READY to act. Within twenty-four
hours the men can be assembled at the
various points of mobilization nearest
them. iiea' ese