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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-01-03
POSTOFFICE BILL
PROPOSES CHANGES
Zone Rate for Second Class
Mail and One Cent Rate for
Drop Letters Wanted.
LIQUOR SECTION STRONGER

Washington, Jan. 1.-The annual
postofice appropriation bill, reported
to the house today, carried provisions
to increase rates on newspapers, mag
azines and other second-class matter
by a zone system, establish penny
postage on local letters and impose
heavier penalties for sending liquor
through the mails. The bill would
appropriate $329,553,120, $4,OOO,OOO
more than the current postottce act;
readjust rural carriers salaries and in
crease the pay OF number OF en-
ployes.
Magazine publishers have protested
vigorously against the rate increase,
which would affect only publications
carried more than 800 miles, and Post
master General Burleson proposed to
Chairman Moon of the house post
office committee a substitute provision
to postpone the effectiveness of the
increase for year after the measure
becomes law.
The bill as reported would make
the new rates apply after june 50,
however, and Mr. Moon has not indi-
Gated what action will be recommend
ed on Mr.. Burleson's suggestion. The
bill probably will be debated in the
house within few days.
The bill directs that hereafter cata-
logues and similar publications be
classified as third-class matter with
increased postage. Another section
provides that after July next rural
carriers pay shall be based on length
of routes, time required to serve them
and quantity of mail transported. The
maximum pay would be $1,000, with
minimum of $3.50 year. No rural
route which would require an auto
mobile is to be established unless the
car can be used with reasonable regu-
larity throughout the year
The postmaster general is author
lied to create a guaranty fund from
assessments to be levied on postoffce
employees accountable for postal
funds or property, tQ indie unity the
government
Another new provision would
strengthen tn, gambling laws
directed agains lotteries, gift enter
prises or schemes of offering prizes
dependent on chance
One thousand dollars fine, two
years imprisonment or both, are pre-
scribed as penalties for mailing
| liquors.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-01-03
Who Killed Pretty Model? Puzzles
Police; She Had Host of Admirers

Captain OF Detectives Tate said to-
day:
The mystery requires process Of
elimination, a weedin,- out of all of the
dead woman's friends. She was &C
quainted with so many lawyers, news
paper men, physicians, business men,
detectives, theatrical people, hotel
men and others that we do not want
to Jump al any rash conclusion. |
am cautioning my men to be abso-
lutcly Certain of their ground before
they do anything"
Asked whether the son Of wealthy
brewer up state, the son of base ball
magnate of this city and others whose
names have been linked with that OF
Miss Colbert as acquaintance are to
be questioned. Captain Tate said:
I'VE will question every person who
knew Miss Colbert
The captain said there was no more
reason to implicate brewers son and
base ball mans son in the models
death than to believe that numerous
other Philadelphians, who knew her
were mixed up in it.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-01-03
Chamberlain's Tablets

Chamberlain's Tablets are intended
especially for stomach troubles, bill
iousness and constipation, and have
met with much success in the treat
ment of those diseases. People who
have suffered for years with stomach
trouble and have been unable to OBJ
tain any permanent relief, have been
completely cured by the use of these
tablets Chamberlain's Tablets are
also of great value for biliousness.
Chronic constipation may be pcrma-
nently cured by taking Chamberlain
Tablets and observing the plain
printed directions with each bottle
Advertisements
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-01-03
CREAM FOR CATARRH
OPENS UP h0STRlLS
Tells How To Get Quick Relief
from Head Colds. It's SplenddIs

In one minute your clogged nos
trils viii open. the air passages Of
your head will clear and you can
breathe freely. No more hawking,
snuffling, blowing, headache, dryness.
No struggling for breath at night;
your cold or catarrh will be gone.
Get a small bottle of Ely's Cream
Balm from your druggist now, Apply
a little of this fragrant, antiseptic,
healing cream in your nostrils. 1t
penetrates through every air passage
of the head, soothes the inhamed or
swollen mucous membrane and relief
comes instantly.
It's just fine. Don't stay stufed-up
with a cold or nasty catarrh-Relief
comes so quickly-Advertisement.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-01-03
To Formally Install
New Municipal JUDGES

The formal Inauguration of the new
municipal judges will take place in
the council chamber in the city hall
Thursday morning before the city
commissioners, district judges, Coun-
ty Judge Crawford and Federal Judge
Woodrough. The ceremonies attend
ant to the Inauguration of Judges
Holmes, Baldwin and Britt arc to be
under the auspices of the Barristers
club, an organization the membership
of which is made up of the younger
attorneys of the city. Judge Sears
will preside. Short talks will be
made by r. G. Crossman, president
Of the Barristers' club; Mayor Dahl
man, Judge Wakeley and others.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-01-03
Philadelphia Woman Received
Many Men in Her Apart
ment Where Found Slain.
BODY TERRIBLY BRUISED

Philadelphia, Jan. 1.-The mystery
surrounding the murder OF Miss
Maize Colbert, also known as Mrs.
Roberts, whose terribly bruised body
was found in an uptown apartment
house late Saturday night was still I'M
solved today. A man and woman
are being watched and arrests are ex-
pected shortly. The victim had many
admirers who were received i'll her
apartment and much evidence in the
shape of letters, photographs and
clothing has been found.
According to the detectives, man
and a woman are under surveillance,
the man as the actual murderer, the
woman as his best friend who, it is
believed knows something about the
crime.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-01-03
Mob Victims in Twelve Months;
Fifty-Four Persons Were Lynched

in defense of his mother killed man,
fatally woundng a man with whom
he had quarreled, speaking against
mob in act of putting man to death,
attacking a man and wife with club.
"Lynchings occurred in the follow
ing states: Alabama, |; Arkansas, a.;
Florida, s; Georgia, IA; Kansas, l.;
Kentucky, 2; Louisiana, 2; Missis-
sippi, |; Missouri, |; North Carolina,
2; Oklahoma, a.; South Carolina, ?
Tennessee, ;; Texas g."
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-01-03

tcrs building OF the post in order TO take
over the Guard after II has been dc federal
ised
! W L Kolso. in commSki Of the supply
company from wisner, Is high in the praises
OF his fellow officers. Upon kelso resolved
/ tho task OF keeping track Of all the coutr'
( mont used by the regiment.
Company Of oscools is not far behind
when II comes to having , pet The com
pany's mascot is Ter8 deer
Ten minutes after the slcepers arrived,
| the regiment was ready to be underway
| according to Colonel Eherly. The regiment
had everything packed up several days be
| fore 1t departed, but had to wait two days
/ for the arrival Of The slocpers
Just before leaving. army officers mad"
| n determined attempt to secure some of
/ the Nebraska boys to enlist In tho regulars
! \ number Of them did so. but most Of them
were So Flad to come back that the number
/ WAS very ANAL,
! when tho Fourth regiment left 10! the
border. SIS men and fifty-two officers were
| IN the command, On It's return there were
$50 men with fifty-two officers. The falling
OF Is attributed to the fact that the en-
| ltstmcnts Of many mon ran out and they
| did not caro- to try the scrNic" for three
! additional years
Guy Buckles, local prisefighlcr, who cast
his fortunes with Company u. says, although
he didn't get chance to fight any Mcni-
cans. he certainly had shot al the pugS
| Of rival regiments Buckles says hc took on
all con,ers and never lost a bout Nc claims
the border championship.
Mex opals" or In other words, Just plain
spa rklng stones picked from the Rio Grande
| river have been worked up by Of
! the soldiers into worry appropriate gifts.
| The stones have a lustre similar to opals
and are said to retain their brlltsncy for
sometime after they have been polished,
As soon AS the cars had been unloadcd
and the sleeping quarters for each of the
companies prepared, all the men who desired
| were given permission to visit Omaha. The
only restriction made was that they must
be back In the post to answer revillc at
$50
During their six months stay in Texas
the guardsmen had not seen any snow, not
even on mountain Upon their arrival here
they were so elated that snowballinS proved
to be popular pastimc
Before tho Fourth regiment left Texas
tho men slept out in the open as they had
packed their tents earlier in the evening.
Walter jenkins. private, Company ID OF
Omaha, provided an early Christmas din
ucr for his mates when he shot a two-year-
old deer two days before Christmas.
lis II true that you boys had only beans
and bacon all the time you were on the
border" a mothery woman with Il big
basket of oranges asked John German,
cook OF Company d. Yep lady" the cook
replied, that's all We had" Whereupon
a number of companions and himself were
told to help themselves from the basket,
Captain Irwin V. Todd, Company OF
Omaha. is positive that his mon benefited
by their trip my men gained $40 pounds
from the time they left Lincoln to the
time they got back to Omaha" he said.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-01-03
Ak Sar-Ben Now Owns
Entire Block Near the Den

Ak-Sar- Ben now owns the entire
block of ground on which the den is
located at Twentieth and Burdette
streets. The board recently bought
some lots south OF the den, thus ac
curing the ground on the block not
previously owned by the organization.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-01-03

Rrcst, Jan THE Greek steamer Saprho,
OE7 tons has been torped0ed Nine Of
lis crew wore saved and the fate Of the
rest is unknown
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-01-03

Appiy SIoans Liniment to the painful
rart is all you need. The pain goes at
nee. only sc All druggists. ADV
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-01-03

General Phil Hall of thu Nebraska Ma
tional Guard was hand to greet the
homecoming soldiers. With Major Falconer
he has opened his quarters in the hcadquar-
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-01-03
Returned Guardsmen Have Big
Variety of Pets u pom Exhibition


soldiers practice some OF their Spanish on
the visitors "Buenos das, scnor, or
"Buenss tsrdes. senior Is common
good evening, sir
----
I'non their arrival the mon wore be.
siered with kilograms and telephone calls
from all narts Of the state Two messcn.
ger hoys did a rushing business taking tcIc.
grams while the crowd of soldiers that lined
most a block
, .,,, A. 49, 49,. -, ~ .,,,
u.r.o va, ~ Nv c, Icy '"nH
II VI mau'son 'ne rep''" was eN'"
''O'''' o''''"u INV 'o'''PS"> WV" '""1'
"Spic money or Mexican paper money is
t he Carranxa government with not accept
American money nj .tl~ face 'alu" See
this Cook Il MohleN. t"mIan! q, OF StSu-
ton remarked. displaying roll t"tainG
s3S.So, Worth exactly cents IN American
back enough OF the mono, To paper the
inside OF his fathers barn.
Sergeant Hans G. Larsen ,on,panv II
Omaha, mourns because some rival rcEi-
mcnt stole his pct ro,ctc. which he had
trained for three months
| Practically every man \, no returned ha.
| an ebony cane which was maJc during snare
| time on the border
COMPANY r. commanded Nv charles W
| Iiertenant Colonel R,rhr and his wife and
Major H. +. ElsaS.rr wcr, the guests Of
honor The company had a Christmas tree.
token.
|
| Carl Wcircl local basket hail c~ark who
did his hit' with tumnanV q declares that
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-01-03

lis it true that you boys had only beans
and bacon all the time you were the
border" a motherly woman with big
basket of oranges asked John German,
cook OF Company d. Yep lady" the cook
replied. that's all We had" Whereupon
a number Of companion and himself were
told to help themselves from the basket.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-01-03

Upon their arrival the men were be
sieged with kilograms and telephone calls
from all parts OF the state. Two messen-
ger boys did rushing business taking tclc.
grams, while the crowd Of soldiers that lined
IN TO the telephone booth extended for al
most block
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-01-03

Captain Irwin V. Todd Company C OF
Omaha. is positive that his mon benefited
by their trip. my men gained $40 pounds
from the time they left Lincoln to the
time they got back to Omaha" he said.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-01-03

Walter Jenkins private. Company d Of
Omaha, provided an early Christmas din
ucr for his mates when he shot two-year-
old deer two days before Christmas
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-01-03

Private o. II. FarnSworth of tho same
company has for his pets tw" poisonous
diamond rattlesnakes. ~ used TO feed them
live frogs" he said. hut nov that we are
out of Texas l guess that my pets will have
to spend the winter without their favoritc
food"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-01-03

W L. Koso, in commSki Of the supply
company from Wtsner, is high in the praises
OF his fellow officers. Upon Keso resolved
tho task OF keeping track Of all the coup
mrnt used by tho regiment.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-01-03

Before tho Fourth regiment left Texas
tho men slept out in the open as they had
packed their tents earlier in the evening.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-01-03

Company OF Oscools is not far behind
when il comes to having . pet The com
pany's mascot is Ter0e deer
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-01-03

During their six months stay In Texas
the guardsmen had not seen any SNOW. not
even on u mountain. Upon their arrival here
they were elated that snowballnS proved
to be popular pastimo.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-01-03

Sergeant Hans G.. Larsen company u.
Omaha, mourns because some rival rrEi-
mcnt stole his pet co,Ctr, which hc had
trained for three months
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-12-26
Morgan City Make Won
derhl Red Cross
Membership Drive
Mere Than 1860 Joined Or
ssi.4ation As Result OF
Splendid fforts Headed
ny Unit Chairman, Mrs. M.
7. Palmer

Congratulations are due the patri-
otic women of Morgan City for
their Red Cross Membership Drive.
This work which resulted in signing
up over 1850 members for this Unit
was conducted by locally by Mrs. NJ
P. Palmer, chairman of this Unit,
and her committees as together with
the solid cooperation of the valiant
women members of the Red Cross of
this city. The entire parish was un-
der the Campai--n Management of
Mr.. A. B. OBI n of this city. To
his excellent ar! intense activity is
due large share of the credit fol'
making the drive successful through
out the St. Mary Parish Chapter Re-
turns from other units are not at
this time available but it is believed
that every unit will have a splendid
enrolment to report.
Under the direction Of Mr. NJ
Blum, the local Elks Lodge operated
a candy wheel on Front Street foij
two nights before Christmas and
their efforts netted $155 for the
use of the local Unit.
Other communities throughout the
state have responded nobly to the
Red Gross Membership but few
made the overwhelming response Of
the Morgan City Unit. This city has
furnished one-fourth of it's entire
population as members of the A. r.
C. Up to Christmas Day, 1850
members had been secured and there
are still few more names to be
added. The big Drive, however, is
ended here and those who come iii
now will be unsolicited, although
thoroughly welcome.
In New Orleans and other places,
permission has been secured from
the Gulf Division Red Cross Off
cials to continue the Drive all this
week. In these places the results
were far below the quota assigned,
however it is stated that the Gulf Di-
vision as whole will more than sup
ply the number of members expected
of it.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-12-26

Mrs. Hogan is building residence
on Wise Street near the public
school building. This example being
set by Mrs. Hogan is a good one for
every citizen to follow who Is able
to do so. Every new residence erect
ed will help to take care of the
steady importing of new dwellers.
Demands are heard every day for
rent houses, furnished rooms, Or any
accommodations which may. De
found. Patriotic people can do moth
ing finer than to help take care of
the government shipyard workers
coming here and to make their resi-
dance here so pleasant that they will
always want to live here. Not only
the shipyard but other big things are
in store for Morgan City and Ber-
wick and to improve properly now
will be a work Of wisdom. The per-
manent growth and prosperity of the
city demand it.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-12-26

America would be guilty of black in
gratitude if France did not now re-
ceive her aid.
DR.. Hills went on to tell Of some
Of 100000 to $4,000 American boys
now in France" where he pictured
them as the playmates of the chill
dren, idolized by the French people.
He told a story of how some Ameris
can soldiers saw funeral with only
one woman following the coffin.
When one of the Americans learned
that the dead man had been French
soldier he called his comrades into
line, and 600 people accompanied the
body to the grave.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-12-26
Savage Warfare Meth
DDS Used By the
Germans
spty Told By Dr.. n. D.
Hills, Based On A6da-
Wits and Actual Photos
continued from Mondays Daily
CITIES GIRLS FLIGHT

"And there are not one or TWO OF
.rcb cases." said DR.. Hills to an au-
d;ence that was weeping and signing
meath his crushing story. ''There
Ore half a million registered little
children of women whom the Ger
mans have captured and whom they
have forced to serve them for weeks
and weeks.
aAnd | fancy that when Ameri-
..n. understand this!" crie' DR.. Hill
Ii. "they will say: "To the ,'st dol
lar. to the last man, we shall i,old a
,hield above girls" (Treme.:dous
spphuse.)
III you think I exaggerate German
stsocity, look at that" He held a
reproduced photograph of murdered
Y aid men. "In one village the Ger
mans were angry because there were
no young men to be slain, so they
brought out the old men, 70 to 80
md murdered them-there they lie !!
s1here are many, many photo
sfsphs in France on which you can
not look. You must steel your heart
70 bear it. You must stand with
fingers clinched."
And then DR.. Hills told what was
probably the greatest horror Of all.
"They will show you portraits Of
hundreds of lovely girls who lie dead
Ae morning after German inva-
don. each with one breast chopped
Il.
aAh, but many will say, "this is
insonceiyable. Who could be so dir
y md foul as to mutilate the body
Il ! young girl with knife? But
Afe is German philosophy in it.
Msser was finer example of Ger
I'm efficiency-when you consider
Ae goal:
KAISER'S ARMY TEST
Every German boy entering the
aszy receives the Wassermann test.
hs hood is pure, he is allowed to
~ the camp women. If the test
- that he has syphilis he will be
ik1e II he goes near the camp wom-
= because there is danger that he
NJ contaminate some other German
nI1ier, and thus reduce the eff
tlaney Of the army.
4 SO the only chance the German
nhier with syphilis has is to cap
me some French girl or Belgium
~ said DR.. Hills, while men and
vsmen began to clutch the seats in
nent Of them and strained for
v1ed to hear Of greater horror still!
And if he capture such a girl, he
plants that malady in her, and,
then there is danger that
- other German will find her. So
A marks her! He cuts off her
ZIP said DR.. Hills, and sighs
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-12-26

Start with five cents today in the
Peoples State and Savings Bank
Christmas Club and draw down
$63.75 and interest December 18th
next. The Club is now open. adv.
IL per cent. on your savings-
Start a savings account in the ON
LY savings Bank in the city-The
Peoples State and Savings Bank.
Next to the Postoffice. adv.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-12-26
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED BY THE
BOARD OF STATE AFFAIRS,
WITH REFERENCE TO THE AS
SESSMENT OF PROPERTY FOR
THE YEAR 1918, AND FIXING
DATES FOR CLOSING THE AS
SESSMENT LISTS, FILING AB-
STRACTS, ETC.

Baton Rouge, La, Dec. 10, 1917.
At a meeting of the Board of
State Affairs held today, at which
all members were present, the fol-
lowing resolutions, were duly rep
sented and unanimously adopted by
the Board:
Resolved that in the listing of
property for the year 1918, the as
SCISSORS be, and they are hereby, in
structed to disregard all transfers OF
real estate made subsequent to Jan
uary /, 1918, and that all property
shall be assessed against the owner
standing of record on January /,
1918, for taxes for the year 1918.
Further resolved that the assess
ors be required to complete the list
ing OF all property, for State and
parish purposes. on or before Satur-
day, April IS, 1913, and that they
Immediately give public notice thru
the press of the completion Of the
listing Of said property, and that
said lists are open for inspection Of
taxpayers, for the period Of twenty
900 days, as required by law; and
that at the expiration of the twenty
days they shall be prepared to lay
the listings of ali of their property
and assessments before the police ju-
ry, acting as a board of review, for
the consideration of said assessmeHn.
Further resolved that nothing in
this resolution shall prevent the as
SCISSOR from listing additional prop
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-12-26
Red Cross Seal CON-
mittee Sell 1892 In
Chri: tmas Campaign

Mrs. w. B. Reed, chairman Of the
Red Cross Seal Campaign here, re-
ports the sale Of 1892 worth of the
stamps in Morgan City. Mrs. Reed
asked to sell 5000 worth Of the seals
but the splendid work accomplished
by the chairman and her excellent
committees resulted in almost doub-
ling that quota.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-12-26

erty, such as personal property, au-
tomobiles, etc., after the date speci-
fled herein as the date fixed for the
completion of the listings Of all
Of said property.
Be it further resolved that the po-
lice juries throughout the State, in
each and every parish, shall meet
as a Board of Review of assessments
for local purposes on the first Mon
day in May, 1918, and that they
that work as speedily as
possible.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-12-26

Join the Christmas Savings Club
at the Peoples State and Savings
Bank next to the Postoffice today
Club now open for members. No
charge to join. Five cents starts
you. Interest paid on the saw
ings. Adv.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-12-26
100000 GIRLS WORK

'Three million girls work in muni-
ton factories. You see them work
ing in three shifts. The only fear
they raise when they, pass through
the streets at midnight is that some
unprotected male might encounter
one of them, for the work has made
them strongw
DR.. Hills praised the great valor
of the French, and related anew the
aid given to the revolutionary army
by the French leaders. He declared