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Omaha daily bee., 1917-09-26
MAS!0NS' RELIEF t,
SOCIETY HOLDS
ANNUAL Meeting i i
Delegates From All Parts Of
United States and Canada
Gather in Omaha for Ma
tionaI Convention. \

Nearly 100 delegates from all parts
,of the United States and Canada are
in Omaha to attend the twelfth bien-
nial meeting of the Masonic Relief as
sociation Of the United States and
Canada. The convention is to last
three days.
At the opening session at the Scot
tlsh Kite cathedral yesterday morning
the invocation was given by the Rev.
Titus Lowe and the welcoming ad-
dress by Frederick L. Temple, grand
master of Nebraska.
The association was formed in 1885
to give relief to needy members, and
especially to consider the cases of
travelling members. The officers are:
Luo B. Winsor, Red City, Mich,
president; Alexander Patterson, Tor
onto, Ont, first vice president;
Charles Blasdell, Syracuse, N. Y, sec
ond vice president; DIR. George Brock
away, New York City, treasurer; Rev.
w. D. Engle, Indianapolis, Ind, sec
retary. - ="
Omaha is represented at the meet
ings by M. M. Robertson, G. w.
Green and Raymond V. Cole, who is
a members of the executive board.
The delegates are to be guests of
the local lodges Tuesday and Wednes-
day nights at s o'clock dinner, after
which the Master Mason's degree will
be conferred. Many of the delegates
are accompanied by their wives and
daughters who will be guests at the
ater parties given in their honor. On
Wednesday afternoon the delegates
and their wives will be taken for an
automobile tour of the city.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-09-26
Curfew Shall Ring; Children Under
Fifteen Must Then All Be at Home

"Curfew shall not ring tonight" has
been revised to "Curfew shall ring to-
night" with words and music by the
city council, the juvenile authorities
and the committee on morals of the
Nebraska State Council OF Defense.
Following a joint session of the
city dads, Judge Leslie, Probation Of
fcer Miller and the defense councils
committee, the city council ordered
Police Commissioner Kugel to in
struct his police officers to enforce
the curfew law, which provides that
all children under IS years of age
must be off the streets when the cur
few rings. The hour, under the law,
is 9 O'Clock in the summer and s
o'clock in the winter.
The council, at the urgent 1quest
of the women comprising the defense
councils committee, of which DR.. Jen-
ME Callfas islehairman, agreed to i'm
mediately take steps to amend the
curfew ordinance SO that it will in
clude all children up to -l8 years of
age instead Of is The legal proc
ess to pass the amendment will con-
Omaha daily bee., 1917-09-26
Clerical Errors
Which Caused Near
Riots Corrected

Clerical errors which resulted in
near riots at Gering and other west
ern Nebraska towns last week are
being corrected by the district exemp-
ton board, assisted by DIR. L. X.
Jones OF the local draft board OF
Scottsbluff county and Judge R. w.
Hobart of Gering, representing the
State Council of Defense.
The western men conferred with
district exemption board officials yes
terday. Certified lists, which reversed
the action of the local board in the
western part of the state, we're COR
rected. @
The following men have been "un-
certified" for service and have been
taken off the lists and exempted for
the time ching:
Henry B. Noble, Gering; Earl R. A.
Mann, Scottsbiuff; Roy M. Phelps,
Scottsbluff; Otto d. Graves, Gering;
]. Arthur, Otto Scottsbluff; Norris S.
Clement, Scottsbluff; Rev. Edwin Fl.
Slocum, Scottsbluff; Luther G. Will
liams, Scottsbluff; Don L. Water
man, Scottsbluff; John w. Leedom.
Scottsbluff.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-09-26

sumo about ten days, after which it
will be fifteen more days before it
goes into effect.
Probation Officer Miller also told
the women he and his department
would lend every possible aid and
ne also offered to cooperate with the
women in the organization of vol
unteer morals squad which will sup
plement the police in their efforts to
rid Omaha's streets of delinquent ju-
yeniles. This volunteer squad will be
equipped with badges and fully au-
thority to act. .... 4
The aim, of the movement to en-
force the curfew law is particularly
to keep young girls off the streets.
Since war was declared an unusual
condition has arisen. DR.. Callfas,
speaking for the committee Of women,
pointed out that the time for action
had come and that it was high time
to eliminate all bluff" These young
girls not only,a are running themselves"
said DIR. Callfas, "but they are running
our boys, too. Many of them have
mothers or parents who are too le-
nient, so we must look out for them"
Omaha daily bee., 1917-09-26
Argentina Deputies ~
Would Break Nth Kaiser

Buenos Aires, Sept. 25.-The
Chamber of Deputies today voted
in favor OF, a rupture with Germany.
The vote was So to 18.
The authorities have been advised
officially that the strike in the city
of Santa Fe during the last month
was fomented and supported by
Germans.
The situation brought about by
the strike is becoming more serious
and it is feared the conflict will as
sumo revolutionary character if
an immediate settlement is, not
reached. .... ~
The city's food supplies have
been almost cut off. The cutting of
telegraph wires has isolated the
capital except from nearby south
ern points. The only, cable COM
munication open is by way of Lon
don.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-09-26
next QUOTA OF
DRAFTED men IS
READY FOR CALL
Local Board Will Not Need
More Men if the District
Board Does Not Exempt
Too Many.

Whether or not any more men will
be called in b.. the local exemption
boards for the contingent to leave
October 8 for Fort Riley depends
upon the district board.
Enough for the quota and some
left over have already been called
and, in most cases, examined by the
local boards. If the appeals, taken
by many of these to the district
board, result in large number of
exemptions more will have to be
called in. ..a
Some members of the local boards
say thcy feel that the district board
is too liberal in granting, exemptions
to married men. 81.
But we think the preservation of
the home is of vita! importanee to
the nation" said DR.. Cameron Of the
district exemption board. "We are
listening to legitimate claims of mar
ried men and doing what we can for
them. But we are not exempting
married men as class. We are not
exempting rich or poor ones unless
we hav. proof that they are needed
ty their families"
Men of Fifth Ready.
"We have 100 men examined and
ready" said Charles Foster, chair
man of the local board of the Fifth
district. "Orr quota to leave next
week calls for ninety-two, and we
called in few extra to allow for ex-
emptions and other eonting .ncies
that may arise. If the district board
does not excl pit too many of these
Omaha daily bee., 1917-09-26
PASSES
EIGHT BILLION
war DEFICIENCY
$780, 600 Appropriated for La
Dor Departments Employ
ment Bureau; Training
Camp Clause Is Stricken.

Washington, Sept. 25.-Without a
roll call and after brief debate the
senate late today passed the $80OO,.
100000 war deficiency appropria-
ton bill. Nearly $800,000,000 was
added to the measure as it came from
the house, and it now goes to confer
ence. -
Items for many millions of dollars
were approved with only a handful
t senator's present and without dis
cussion as they were when the bill
passed the house unanimously just a
week ago. Minor provisions only
evoked debate.
Over Democratic Leader Martin S
opposition the senate adopted 28 to
26, an amendment by Senator Robin
son, appropriating $500,0001 for the
employment bureau of the Depart
ment of Labor.
AS it goes to conference the bill
totals 81, ,99l 100000, including $685.
100000 of contract authorizations and
senate committee amendments total
ing $779,000,000. Its principal items
include:
Many Big Items.
Shipping bond, $635,OOO,OOO cash for
the construction program of $1,749,-
100000 authorized; army and emer-
gency funds of $l00,00O,000 each;
construction of torpedo boat destroy
ers, $225,000,000 to start a $350,000,-
600 program; army transportation,
$4l3,000,000; fortihcations, 81 LAOS, 5,000,-
900 appropriated and $975,000,000
more authorized; army subsistence,
$320,000,000; clothing and camp equip
ment, $357, 100000; engineer opera
tions, $19l 100000; medical depart
ment, $4,000, 1000: pay Increases for
foreign service, $3l 100000; horses,
$48,000,00O; barracks, $4o,0OO,0O0;
ordnance, stores and ammunition,
$732,270,000; small: arms target prac-
tice, $89,676,000; ordnance stores and
supplies, $113,520.000; manufacture of
arms, $328, 100000; automatic machine
guns, $ll3,520,000 with $220,277, 600
additional authorized; armored motor
cars, $36,750D00 with $75,550,000 ad-
ditional authorized: naval aviation,
$45, 100000; naval ammunition, $40,-
10000 with $l5,000,000 more author
lied; naval batteries, $50,000,000 and
$28, 900 more authorized; naval re-
serve ordnance, $47 100000 and $l7,-
100000 more authorized; and naval
training camps. $12,600,000.
Struck Out Training Camps.
With the understanding that it
would be perfected and reinserted in
conference the senate struck out an
of 81 100000 for civilian
training camps. e.
After tart debate on the contro-
versy between Secretary DaDiels and
the Navy league officers, Senator Cur
tis' amendment authorizing the navy
head to accept contributions from the
leagues women's auxiliary was de-
feated.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-09-26

: TAKEN FROM HOMES.
After stirring patriotic address by
]. A. Donahuc crowd In response
to bugle call formed and visited
the homes of all men suspected of
pro-Gernan sympathies who were not
at the meeting. The suspects were
taken from their homes and escorted
to the hall. Among the number were
County Attorney A. H. Tingle and
Clerk Of the District Court J. N.
Fuller.
As the crowd neared the hall
George Allivator, one of the men ac-
cused of being pro- German, struck an
old civil war veteran named McCurn-
ber.
The insult was resented by one Of
the young men who had been called
in the draft. When first called upon
Allivator faced the crowd with a gun
in his hand, but he was overpowered
and the weapon was taken from him
and coniscated.
The scene at the opera house was
perhaps the most dramatic ever wit
messed in Nebraska. The patriotic
citizenry of Boyd county was backed
by the men in oiivc-drab about to
leave for the front. No more effective
staging of, the picture could have
been planned.
Promise to Resign.
One by one the various suspects
picked up were made to stand forth
on the stage 81 the opera house and
swear allegiance to the United States
and kiss the flag.
After Tingle and Fuller had re-
sponded and done their bit" they
were requested to Immediately resign
from county Offices they are now hold
ing. Both promised that they would.
After the ceremonies at the opera
house parade formed to march, with
the accused men leading. Then came
the drafted men. followed by citizens
singing patriotic songs. The suspected
men were forced to join in the singing
while the procession moved through
the principal streets.
Alarge American flag was nailed to
the door of the county attorneys resi-
dence. This is the first time since
the United States entered the war that
he has allowed flag displayed on
his property, according to statements
made by patriotic citizens who placed
the flag there.
Sunday morning an auto parade
one-half mile long accompanied the
twenty-six drafted men to Anoka, the
nearest railroad town, where they en-
trained for Fort Riley.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-09-26
MISREPRESENTATION! boomp

INSTRUMENTATION! boomp
When the drums roll and boom off
something like that and the band
clashes forth with ragtime music in
the balcony of the entrance arch of
the Ak-Sen-Ben carnival at l. sharp
this noon, the 1917 Ak-Sar-Ben car
nival will be on officially.
For ten days then the fun, frolic
and hilarity will continue. The dates
are September 26 to October 6. Dur
ing that time the carnival will con-
tinue day and night, and during the
second week the big spectacular
parades will take place upon the
streets of the kings chief city.
CARNIVAL SHOWS HERE.
The Wortham Shows have been
struggling in day by day since Sum
day morning, and practically all of
the attractions are already here.
Tents and booths are now being
erected on the big carnival grounds,
which take in considerably more
space than they did last year, and all
will be in shape so that the Monkey
4Speedway, the High Life or Tattle
Tale, the Water Circus, the Royal
English Twins, the Whip, the Devils
Saucer and other attractions will be
in full working order.
World at War. -
The World at War is one of the
big attractions. 1t is a replica of
battle between a liner and 'submar-
inc, with the mines previously. laid
playing an important part.
Gambling is officially nipped in the
bud this year. Of course .here may
be such mild form of amusement as
the winning of box Of candy or
cigar, and it may be even permitted
to throw balls at doll for a cigar.
but at Monday nights meeting of
the board of governors it was de-
cided that any Skin game "fake
stunt or "shake-down" should be
eliminated from the grounds If any
such, gets into the grounds and be-
gins operations it will be ousted as
soon as the management finds it out.
A. force of special police, gate keep
ers, watchmen and other employees
for the grounds. was selected today
from large delegation of applicants
who appeared at the entrance on Fif-
teenth and Capitol avenue to get on
the pay roll.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-09-26
London Prize Court
Condemns German Ships

London, Sept. pa Bangkok dis
patch to Reuters Limited says that
a prize court has condemned six Ger
man steamers of a total net tonnage
of 8,02l.
Soon after the entrance OF Siam
into the war on July d, nine Austro-
German steamers, aggregating 10000
tons, were seized by the Siamese
government. They were owned chiefly
BY the North German Lloyd company.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-09-26
Doctors at Chicago Convention In
- FAVOR of Killinq All Detectives

Chicago Sept Of the American Association Of Progress
se Medicine here today have
movement to have state legislatures ege the
death hopelessly incabIe and
cases where agonizng death impends. =
The subject brought before the convention by
OF Des Moine speaking Legazed that
make all decisions involving death. ~ -
The discussion which followed this terminated by the
decision by Of 81 a. to refer the proposition
with instructions submit Legislatures the recon-
mndaion of action favorable proposed procedure
Omaha daily bee., 1917-09-26
Bankers in Session
At Atlantic CITY, N. ].

Atlantic City, N. j., Sept. Is
Bankers from virtually every section
of the country were in attendance to-
day at the opening session of the
war convention of the American
Bankers association. In addition to
the part the bankers should take to
help win the war, other financial mat
ters of great importance were, to be
Omaha daily bee., 1917-09-26
Ferguson Formally
Removed From Texas
Governorship Job

Austin, Tex, Sept. 25.-James E.
Ferguson was formally declared re-
moved from Office as governor of
Texas and barred from hereafter
holding any public office "of honor,
trust or profit" by the adoption late
today in the senate high court of inn
peachment of the majority report of
a special senate committee. The ma
jority report was adopted after a
minority report, recommending only
removal from office, had been de-
feated. The vote on the adoption of
the majority report was Is to 3, with
one pair and one absent.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-09-26
SiameSe Government
1 Calls for Volunteers

London, Sept. 25.-The Siamese
government, according to a dispatch
from Bangkok to Reuters, has called
for volunteers who may be sent to
the western front. The volunteers,
the dispatch says, will be commanded
by officers trained in Belgium.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-09-26
CARNIVAL DATES.

Ak-Sar-B -Ben's fall festival opens
today. Ten days of fun and
amusement. Here is the pro-
gram:
Worthman's Carnival Every
day, II a. m. to II p. m. ,
National Swine Exhibit-Week
of October 8 to 10. "
Wednesday Evening, October 3
Electrical parade.
Thursday Afternoon, October 4
Daylight parade:
Thursday Evening, October -
Patriotic fireworks spectacle at
Rourke park.
Friday Evening. October S.
Coronation ball.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-09-26
GERMAN AIR RAID
RESULTS IN TOLL
OF IS CIVILIANS
British Press Demands Repris-
ais, Saying Teuton lnvasions
Would Stop as Result Of
Retaliation. "a

London, Sept. 25.--Fifteen persons
were killed Sand twenty injured in
last nights air raid over London.
The Zeppelins which crossed the
Yorkshire and Lincolnshire coasts
did not penetrate inland, being driven
of by gun fire. Three women were
injured.
Only two airplanes penetrated the
defenses Of London, i Is officially re-
ported.
Reports from Kentish town say
that about eight bombs were dropped
in last nights air raid, according to a
telegram from an Essex~coast town.
The first animation of the raid
came about 7:30 o'clock when anti
aircraft guns opened fire and droning
OF the airplanes' motors could be
heard. y
The bombing over this town contin-
ued for about two hours at intervals,
but so far as could be learned only
three bombs were dropped and ap-
parently there was no great property
damage. .s
Reports from Yorkshire indicate
that the Zeppelins which appeafed
early this morning off the Lincoln
shire and Yorkshire coasts dropped
bombs and aerial torpedoes. The
amount of damage has not been as
certained. The signal that all was
clear was given at about 5 o'clock
this morning -,
People Demand Reprisals. 81
The Daily Mail, commenting on last
nights air raid. call for reprisals, say
ing: ~ .'s-s
''The British people would view
these attacks with entire indifference
if they knew that every one of them
was followed by an attack in which
twice the weight of bombs dropped
here was showered on German towns.
Let's hit the Germans; hit them
hard" -,-f., .-sJ.
Full Harvest Moon.
There being perfect weather for air
operations, Londoners expected
visit from German craft and their ex-
pectations were fulfilled. Shortly after
8 o'clock guns were heard firing in the
suburbs and the metropolis had rep
etition of the experience to which it
has become accustomed.
Performances in the majority of the
theaters proceeded without break.
Many persons living in the neighbor-
hood of the underground railways
took refuge in the stations. The work
of the police. firemen, civil constables
and Red Cross, as we'll as the
women's auxiliaries, was prompt.
In Three Squadrons.
No reports of any serious casualty
have been received by the Press AS
Omaha daily bee., 1917-09-26
KING AXIS GA|ETY CARNIVAL =
OF TEN DAYS. HILAR|TY TO Be y
RECORD BREAKER IN OMAHA
Trumpet Blast Noon Announce That Gates Are Open
for Season, of Glorious Pageants and Pleasantly
Unrivaled Anywhere in Nation Now,
at War. &c.. ,..
By the Kings Command the -.
Great Carnival Will Open

AkSar Ben XIII Quve Duke of the Seven Cities Of c
boa Grand Master of Corn Belt ~ ~ ~ - -
To All Our Faithful Subjects Wherever Dispersed:
hath pleased in council with Governing 1--WE now be-
ing MONARCH to set aside the time from XXVI Septem-
Der to VI October of the High to mark
the Annual Harvest - ~'0 ~ "
In order that homage loving subjects
from tar and and to ming in their Royal Purpose
Enter State ege City of Omaha Wednesday night III
October with Cavaades hoemen hngy appareed myrads
lures innumerable. - ~
We ordan Carnival procession on Thursday Nv Oc
tober OF the Peoples of the World
night. -" f' -
We be ubany Exuberant
Efervescence in boundless measure. ~
be troublous,
verify know in heart that they will and
near ale refreshed and joyuy strengthened for tasks
By the King SAMSON, Lord High Chamberlain.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-09-26
PATRIOTIC CITIZENS take
ALLEGED PR0.GERMANS FROM
HOMES At NIGHT TO KISS FLAG
County Attorney Tngle and Court Clerk Fuller Promise
in Presence Of Large Crowd at Opera House to
Resign; Forced to Head Parade Sing
ing National Anthems.

Butte, Neb, Sept 25-(Special Telegram )Resgnations
two county demanded and the promise made
that they would be forthcoming when they taken from
their homes at night and marched by crowd of several hum
citizens county the Butte house and made
to the drafted Of the second contingent Saturday night
Omaha daily bee., 1917-09-26

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The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1917-04-20
PATRIOTIC MASS MEETING
OF NEGROES AT ST. JOHN
A. nj. E. CHURCH--ADOPT
RESOLUTIONS.

Ours is not a warlike or military ma
ton. We are now and always have
been peace loving people,. During
its existence our government has en-
gagged in four wars with foreign foes.
The first for independence, the second
for freedom Of the seas and the right
of American sailors and citizens to
enjoy that freedom; the third for the
protection of Americans on nuetral or
foreign soil; the fourth in the interest
of suffering humanity. In all these as
we'll as every other American war the
Negro has taken prominent and pa
triotic part; and he proposes to do the
same thing in the present war with
Germany. In the Revolutionary wal
he was with Washington at Yorktown
and Valley Forge, with Sullivan at the
battle of Long Island, and Lawrence
at Chesapeake Bay, with Jackson at
New Orleans, Scott in Mexico. Grant
at Richmond, Thomas at Nashville,
Miles on the eWestern Plains, Dewey
in Manila Bay, Sampson at Santiago
Roosevelt at San Juan Hill
and Boyd at Carrizal Like
wise he Will be with Woodrow
Wilson to face the German Foe. He
was first to shed on Boston Commons
the life blood which proved to be the
martyrs seed from which lowered
the Revolution He was with Commo-
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1917-04-20
MRS. ANNIE E. SCOTT DEAD.

Death has again visited the Doxey
family. This time taking the third
oldest daughter of the late Mr.. and
Mrs. Lewis Doxey. Mrs. Scott died
Monday, April 3, 1917 at local in
Urinary. 1t has only been four months
since the oldest sister, Mrs. Frances
Doxey McGavock passed away.
Mrs. Scott was a Christian charac-
ter of the highest type doing much
work everywhere she lived, having
been the wife of minister. Near
three yJ,rs ago she was stricken with
paralysis which very much impaired
her mind. She was very ambitious
intelligent owman and always took
delight in any kind of Christian work.
Only two brothers and two sisters of
a family of eleven children survive.
Mr.. Henry Doxey of Terre Haute,
Ind, Col. F. B. Doxey of Henderson,
KY, Miss Alice l.. Doxey and Mrs.
Irene Doxey Robinson of Nashville,
Tenn.
Prayers were held in the Chapel of
Taylor and Co., Tuesday, April 3, at
3 p. m, by Rev. G.. l.. Jackson and
Elder Preston Taylor. lnterment in
the City Cemetery. Private. Taylor
and Co. in charge.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1917-04-20

Mr.. Heman f. Perry, President
Standard Life Insurance Company
Atlanta, Ga.
Mr., c. C. Spaulding, North Caro-
lima Mutual and Provident Associ
alton, Durham, North Carolina,
Mr.. NJ n. Work, Editor, Negro
Year Book, Tuskegee Institute, Ala
bama.
DR.. d. w. Byrd. President Nation
al Medical Association, Norfolk, Vir
ginia.
Mrs. Mary B. Talbert, President
National Federation of Colored Won
ems Clubs, Buffalo, New York.
Miss Mamie H. Burroughs, Princi
pal National Training School fol
Women and Girls, Washington, D. C.
Mr.. Eugene Knickle Jones, Eecu
tive Secretary, National League on
Urban Condition Among Negroes
New York City.
DR.. A, Wherefore Williams. Ply
sician and Surgeon, Health Editor
Chicago Defender, Chicago, Illinois.
According to present plan, the
above committee will meet, canvass
the various reports, and make pre-
sentation of awards at the forthcom-
ing meeting of the National Negro
Business League to be held in
Chattanooga, Tennessee, August 10,
16 and II, 1917.