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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-24

THE CALIFORNIN BOYS BAND. an
organization Of youthful musicians, all stu
dents in the Columbia Park Boys club of
san Francisco, who are spending a week in
Philadelphia ON sightseeing tour OF the
country, entertained members Of the Rotary
luncheon in the Adelphia Hotel today.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-24

INNECESSARY BNNkRUrTCN FEES
and the bankruptcy statutes were criticized
by Judge Julius NJ Mayer Of the Fodcral
court of New York who spoke at the
quarterly banquet Of the Philadelphia As
suciaton Of credit Men i'm the Bellevue
Stratford. lie advocated the appointment
Of small body Of referees or deputy
Judges on salary who would act as referees
i'm all bankruptcy cases,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-24

DIR. CHENAhEH JACKSON, who sue
cccdcd the late Dr. y, Bradeu kyle as
professor Of laryuGoloEy at the jefferson
Medical College. was given a banquet at
the Rittcnhousr hy the Philadelphia Laryn-
Society.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-05
Martial Law Order in
= Mexico is Revoked

Mexico City. May 4.--The law re-
yoking individual guarantees, equiva-
lent to martial law. was officially re-
scinded last night aftc;- being in force
since last August. Prisoners arrested
under this law have beer released.
Among them was General Panfilo Ma
terra, who deserted the Carranza cause
in 1914 and was primarily responsible
for the break between General Car
rama and Villa. General Lucio
Blanco was not released.
The senate has tabled the house
bill giving President Carranza ex-
traordinary powers over the national
finances, A senate bill to the same
effect, but in modified form and ex-
piring August |, was passed.
In answer to question as to why
the British representatives we're ab-
sent from the Inauguration ceremon-
les, Ernsto Cara Perez. in charge Of
foreign relations, said that the most
friendly relations exist between Mex
leo and England
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-05
ARMY SURGEONS
and NURSES WILL .
Be SENT ABROAD
Plans Made to Increase Facili-
ties for Caring for the
Wounded Directly Be-
hind Lines.
TO START IMMEDIATELY
Will Decrease Number of Hos
pital Ships, Which Are
Targets for Subseas.
DETAILS ARE WITHHELD
TO START IMMEDIATELY
DETAILS ARE WITHHELD

Washington, May 4.-Dehnite plans
have been completed for sending
United States army base hospitals to
the fighting front in France.
The number OF the units, the time
of their departure, the means OF their
transportation and their exact destina-
ton cannot for obvious reasons be
disclosed.
The sending OF the American hos
pital units is in accord with the plan
10 increase hospital facilities behind
the front and reduce the number of
hospital ships, which have become
special targets for German submar-
ines.
Despite protests of the Red Cross,
ruthless destruction of ships bearing
wounded soldiers, including Germans,
continues. Since Germany declines to
hear the protests Of civilization, the
only course open to the allies is to re-
duce the opportunities for violation Of
humanity's laws. Red Cross leaders
declare.
Other American hospital units prob
ably will be sent from time to time.
British Mission Busy.
The British mission today began
WIDER and more public conferences
With American officials. Rear Ad-
miral Sir Dudley R. S. De Chair con-
ferred with the house naval commit
tee and Foreign Secretary Balfour
conferred with the Council of Ma
tional Defense. The conferences were
o afford opportunity for questions by
the American officials. al
Mr.. Balfour, after visit to Secre-
tary Lansing, went to joint meet
ing of British embassy and mission
members, which took up shipping,
food and munitions. Now that the
extent and means of American CO.
operation has been outlined, it is
necessary for the various interests
within the British mission to agree
among themselves as to the proper
tional share each shall receive.
Invitations from all parts of the
country are pouring in upon the mis-
sion, but as yet no final plans have
been made.
Plans for Training Army.
A full outline Of plans for training
the first 10000 officers for the first
$4,000 troops raised by selective con-
scription was made public today by
the War department.
.tfte- three months instruction at
the training camps the 10000 officers
for sixteen infantry and two cavalry
divisions will be selected on merit
. from the total of forty thousand and
assigned to regiments which will be
called to the co,ors month or two
later. The other thirty thousand men
who are found qualified will be COM
rnissioned in the officers reserve
corps and called out for duty as
needed.
For the first of their training the
officer candidates will be organized
into fourteen infantry companies and
drilled as such by regular and Ma
tional Guard officers and such of their
own number as may be qualified for
command. Then they will be organ
lied by individual fitness into nine in
fantry companies, three batteries of
artillery and two troops of cavalry.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-05
Jury in Spaniel Case
Given Its Instructions

Coleman. Tex, May 4.-lnstruct-
ing the jury today in the case of
Harry J. Spaniel on trial in connec-
ton with the killing of Lieutenant
Colonel NJ. c. Butler at Alpine last
July, Judge Woodward said that ii
the jurors believed that Spaniel. with
malice aforethought, killed Butler he
should be found guilty OF his murder
and his punishment assessed at death
or Imprisonment for not less than
five years.
The court said that il the defendant
was found guilty OF manslaughter and
it was found that he never had been
convicted Of any felony, the jury
could cause sentence to be suspended
during good behavior.
When the court finished his charge
arguments began. The four attorneys
who will speak for each side will have
total Of sixteen hours to speak.
The case is expected to reach the
jury late tomorrow,
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-05
iowa BOY MEETS
'BABYBR|DE::' NOW
BACK ON FARM
Percy Bowers One Purple
Week in Omaha on Money
Intended to Launch Him
in Auto Business.
SAID HE WAS IMPOSSIBLE
Mrs. J. H. Hughes Couldn't
Marry Him Because She
Already Had Husband.
TELLS OF FORGED CHECKS

Wine, women and the lack Of elias
tic currency were the chief troubles
OF Percy N. Bowers, an Iowa farmer
boy, who came to Omaha to learn
how to become an auto mechanician
Relatives who intended to finance
a garage business for him when he
was graduated from a local auto
school have taken him back home and
Percy is now doing the chores, witt,
nothing 10 console him save memo.
ries of the girl back in Omaha who
helped him spend his money and then
told him he was impossible"
"You sec," she said. II can't be
married to two men at the same time
| already have husband"
Thus rudely awakened Percy
grieved. But the girl did not. She
is Mrs. J, H. Hughes, the baby bride
and she had other things to worry
about, such as explaining a forged
check and a worthless charge account
at local stores.
Tells OF Checks.
Mrs. Hughes was arraigned in po.
lice court Friday to answer to the
charge OF forging a check for SIS in
the Brandcis store. She asked Judge
Madden TO wait couple of days
before hearing her case. Her
mamma" she explained, and perhaps
her husband would be on hand then
to help her. The trial was set for
Tuesday.
Mrs. Hughes told how she came to
forge the check. She said she was
sitting in her room at the Dillon no.
tel when the manager Of the Shir-
ley clothes shop entered.
"Thc check for $5 which we cashed
for you" he announced, sis not hon
ored at the bank"
That's too bad" Mrs. Hughes
said. Wait minute
She donned her hat and coat and
rushed to the Brandeis store, where
she got SIS cash for another bit OF
worthless paper.
Pays the Debt.
With the money thus obtained
she fastened back to her room and
paid in full the waiting manager OF
the Shirley clothes shop.
The Burgess Nash store is also a
complainant against Mrs. Hughes.
She got $40 worth of wearing apparel
there on charge account, it is al
legged.
But my mamma or my husband
will pay my debts" is the way Mrs.
Hughes dismisses worry.
Gee" she sighed, ~ wish l knew
three months ago what | know now
about the men who frequent dance
halls and lounge in hotel lobbies. It's
me for the simple life heneeforth."
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-05
u. s. HOSPI7 ALukLNI7S TORRANCE;
NO SEPARATE PEACE FOR RUSSIA
Berlin Rioters Shot;
May Repudiate War Debt

Amsterdam (Via London),
May 4.-The Maasbody of Macs
tricht says that serious revolts
occurred in Berlin last week.
According to the paper the mob
became so menacing that ma
Z chine guns were used against it.
Washington. May 4.-Creation
Of a central purchasing COM
mittee in Washington for all
supplies bought in the United
States for the allies was forecast
here today by Sir Rardman
Lever, financial expert of the
British mission.
The British expert said Ger
many will be practically bankrupt
in the credit markets after the
war.
Teutonic governments, having
pyramided one internal loan
upon another, he explained, their
interest charges would be so great
that he believed they would either
have to repudiate large part of
their debt or face inability to buy
the enormous quantities of ma
terials they would need for re-
construction.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-05
The Weather

For Nebraska--Rain. east; rain or snow
west portion. L.
Temperatures at Omaha Yesterday
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-05
Won't Upset Business.
Conferees Unable to Get
To Work on Draft Measure

Washington, May 4. Conferees
working to reconcile conflicting
amendments in the army bill post
poned consideration of selective con-
scription till tomorrow. The principal
difference IS the age limit. The SEN
ate made il p to 27 and the house
made it q to 40.
The conferees were interrupted so
often to answer roll calls on the
espionage bill that they gave up any
attempt to continue work.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-05
SHORTAGE IN MEAT
PRODUCING STOCK
ALARMS GROWERS
Market Men and Agricultural
Experts Meet to Discuss
Methods to Increase Out
put in Nebraska.
is MENACING
Gravity Increases Throughout
Country, With No Hope for
Immediate Relief.
FEED is GROWING SCARCE

At a meeting of stock growers,
commission men and professors from
the college Of agriculture at Lincoln
reports Of the alarming shortage Of
meat animals were submitted. Meth
DDS of increasing the production
were discussed and resolutions
adopted.
A representative of the Omaha Live
Stock exchange stated that there were
6,000,000 less breeding cattle in the
United States today than there were
fifteen years ago.
Stock Sold Premature.
Receipts of cattle at the seven prin-
cipal markets showed an increase of
$4,000, but the increase was due to
premature marketing Of stock. High
cost of feed has caused farmers to
send stock to market.
Rules Are Framed.
The hog market shows the same
condition; 95l 900 less the first four
months this year than last, decrease
OF about III per cent lhe prospects
1or the next tour months are that
the hog market will be much lighter.
With feeders all over the country
practically gone, brood animals sold,
hay and grain at a prohlbitive hgure
and slight prospects of any relief, the
conference decided drastic action was
necessary.
A committee OF five appointed to
formulate plan drew up resolutions
that it was the sense of the confer
ence that the immediate eonserva-
tion and increase OF live stock on the
farms could best be brought about by
observing the following rules:
/. Breeding sows for fall litters.
Q. Prevention cf slaughter of desir-
able breeding stock.
5. Increasing the Hooks OF breed
as ewes Kept OH 'afns.
What Actuated Conference.
Realization of the seriousness of
the shortage of live stock and that
the production of live stock is essen
tial to the most profitable use of the
farms prompted the conference to
adopt these resolutions. 1t Is neces-
sary to have live stock to attain the
highest efficiency Of farm land as per
~
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-05
Comparative Local Record.

Temperature and precipitation departures
from the normal:
Normal temperature ..........,.........bs .bs
Deficiency for the day ..................l7
Total deficiency since March 1...,........64 /.
Normal precipitation ......... IL inch
Deficiency for the day........... .02 inch
Total rainfall since March l.. 6.32 inches
Excess since March l.,..........1.43 inches
Deficiency for cor. period, 1916. .2.82 inches
Deficiency for cor. period. 1918. .2.21 inches
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-05
Missing Men from Ship
Rockingham Picked Up

London, May 4.-The admiralty re-
ports that the missing boat from the
Rockingham, with all the fourteen
men, has been picked Up by a British
steamer. ,.t7
New York, May 4.-The crew list
OF the American steamship Rocking
ham, ON file ir the Office OF the own
ers Of the ship here, gives the home
address OF Second Engineer Harry
Margey. killed by the torpedo which
sank the vessel as San Francisco.
William Wann, the other man killed,
was from Honolulu 80, y Tss :,
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-05
Defense Rests Case of
Stockton Heth'S SLAYER

Christiansburg, Va. May THE
defense in the trial of Prof. Charles
I. Vawter, charged with numbering
Stockton Heth, jr., rested this morn
ing after presenting two witnesses
who testified they saw Vawter be-
tween 9:30 and 1880 o'clock en- the
night of the shooting and that he was
not drinking.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-05
SUBSCRIPTIONS TO
LIBERTY LOAN 20
MILLION AN HOUR
Banks of Nebraska Contribute
Nearly 100000 of Great
Total Pouring in From
Everywhere.
NEW YORK HEADS LIST
Mightiest Investment Rush in
History of World Fore
shadowed.
100 PER CENT OVER LIKELY
NEW YORK HEADS LIST
100 PER CENT OVER LIKELY

Washington, May 4.-Subscriptions
to the liberty loan poured into the
Treasury department today at the
rate Of nearly $20,000,000 an hour.
The greatest outjouring of national
wealth in the history OF the world was
foreshadowed by the first days re-
sponse to the offering of the loan.
Five hundred kilograms from less
than 2 per cent of the total number
Of banks from which replies are ex-
pected had been tabulated, when the
office closed. These carried offers OF
subscription to the amount of $685.
74OOO.
Nebraska banks subscribed $780,
600, and Iowa banks, $4,000.
Subscriptions tabulated indicate
that the $2,000,000000 offer will be
oversubscribed at least 100 per cent.
Should the ratio of the first responses
be maintained in replies from the
other banks, the banks alone would
subscribe $7,000,0O0,000
One subscription of $20,000,000 was
received from bank in New York.
Another was for $5,000,000. The
smallest subscription was $1,000. New
York led the list Of states with $72,-
100000.
Amounts subscribed by the first
banks to respond, grouped by states,
not including those mentioned above,
are:
California, $4,000; Colorado, ST.
100000; Illinois, Sl9,S95,00O; Iowa,
$4,000; Kansas, $675,000; Minnesota,
100000; Missouri, $4,000; Montana,
S25,000; Nebraska, $480,000; Nevada,
$25,000; New Mexico, $4,000; North
Dakota, $4,000; Oklahoma, $l400Q0;
Oregon, 100000; South Dakota, $75,-
900; Texas, $l,201,O0O; Washington,
Sl52000, and Wyoming. $l75,000.
The subscriptions from some Of the
chief cities include:
Chicago, .$lS,995,OOO; Cincinnati,
$500000; Denver, $l,000,000: Kansas
City, $4,000; New York, $63, 900;
ST. Louis, $45,000.
Won't Upset Business.
New York, May 4.-There will be
no difficulty in financing the govern
mcnt's requirements for the war with
Germany and this can be done with
out disturbing the country's business,
in the opinion Of William G. McAdoo.
secretary of the treasury, here after
a conference today with seventy OF
the citv's leading h,nkers
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-05

Continued on Page Two. Column Oue)
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-10-22
Especial to The Times.)

WASHINGTON. ID. c., Oct. 90.
What does Herbert Hoover eat?
Does he observe meatless days?
Does he conserve wheat and
sugar? Does he attend banquets?
Does he practice what he
breaches?
The country is entitled to know.
Red meat-beef---is found on
the Hoover table not more than
once each week. Fresh meats of
all kinds-beef, Rork and mutton
served not to exceed three or
four times a week, approximately
every other day. The meat menu
is supplemented by using fowl and
fish.
AS to wheat, pure white bread
NEVER is found on Hoover's
table. Corn bread and corn muf-
fins are consumed in great guam
titles, and graham bread and
breads of mixed flours are the or
der. Hoover's table, in fact, has
been the testing ground for
great many experimental breads.
Practically the only sugar used
is for sweetening coffee and tea,
and this Is reduced to minimum.
There are no cakes heavily iced, no
sweet desserts. Unsweetened rice
cakes are favorite. Fresh fruits
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-10-22

The windup week Of the Liberty
bond campaign began in Tacoma
with this city's quota not quite 40
per cent subscribed, and leaders
in the campaign Monday were out
for a final cleanup that would
boost the figures above the re-
CURED amount.
OF the $3,30O,000 quota. total
subscriptions of $1,291,850 were
announced at campaign headquar-
tiers Monday.
This means Tacoma will have
to subscribe more than $2,000,00C
in the few business days that are
left.
The climax of the campaign will
come at the big Liberty loan bon
fire in the Stadium Tuesday
night, and during Liberty day
Wednesday.
Mrs. Lister to Light 1t.
A spectacular celebration in
which the International council
will take big part, has been
planned for the bonfire.
The Liberty blaze will be light
ed by Mrs. Ernest Lister, wife of
the governor, simultaneously with
bonfires in every other city in the
land.
Gov. Lister will be the leading
speaker. Everybody in the city
is asked to be there. A good sup
ply of band music and patriotic
singing is promised.
A canvass of employees in all
industrial plants is being made
this week by IL special commit
tees of three men each. An at
tempt will be made to talk person
ally with every employe, urging
him to buy a bond. In addition,
letters have been sent out to en-
ployers asking them to urge their
employees to subscribe.
Visit Camp Lewis.
Twenty men and 10 speakers,
making up a Flying squadron"
will visit Camp Lewis Tuesday
and will meet with employees of the
Hurley-Mason Co. in their mess
rooms during the noon hour.
Thursday this same committee
will go to the Todd shipyards and
will speak to the employees on the
way home on ferry which leaves
the plant at 1870.
Monday at 1890 Assistant u.
s. District Attorney Fishburne
spoke at the Sperry flour mill.
Tuesday another speaker will go
70 the Puget Sound mill, and We'd
nesday to the Tacoma flour mill.
Thru an arrangement with Man.
ager Louis Bean of the T. r. & P.
all cars will stop on Broadway
on Liberty day between
3:15 and 4 p. m. Gov. Lister, U.
S. Senator Jones and one other
speaker will talk from Broadway
street corners.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-10-22
CASUALTY LIST
IS MADE PUBLIC

| lgholm, mother, Nj. lgholm, Nos
co, Denmark; Seaman, +. Jolly,
mother, b. Jolly, Montreal; Sea-
man r. Parks. mother. Ella Parks.
314 Kearney ST., San Francisco;
Third Assistant Engineer Il. A.
Walker. wife, Mrs. e. A. Walker,
Hoboken, n. j.; Junior Engineer
Thomas Boyle, mother, f. Boyle,
County Tough, Ireland: junior
Engineer j. O'Rourke, hister, b.
Rourke, New York city; Water
tender James Finnegan, father. ].
Finnegan, Greenmore, Ireland;
Oiler o. Fearon. wife. NJ. Fearon,
New York city; Fireman II. Boza,
mother, J. BOA. Nefza, Spain,
Fireman F. Fidel Gonzales, broth
er, A. Gonzales, Santa Ana, Spain:
Fireman II. l.. Llaret, Barcelona,
Spain; Fireman Antonio Leal,
mother, A. Leal Valparaiso, Chile;
Fireman u. C. Rodriguez, brother,
r. Rodriguez, Bilboa,. Spain; Fire
man Q. Reyes, mother, Carmen
Fuentes, Irorico, Chile. Chief
Butcher George tSanley, wife. NJ.
Stanley. Brooklyn, N. Y; Second
Butcher Casiane Maurin, mother.
c. Moran, New York city; Second
Baker e. Bishofberger, brother, A.
Bishofberger. Sixty-fourth battal-
ion, Swiss army; Seullion A. Tout
hey, not address given; Waiter j.
l.. Devine. brother, l.. Devine,
Camden, N. j.; Waiter George
Haskie, aunt, Mary A. Crown, Bal
timore. Md; Waiter F. Michielle.
sister, M. Michielle, New York:
Waiter w. Prize, wife, Mary Pirie.
New York; Seaman A. Doufors.
mother, Irene Doufors. Kruensil-
uota, Finland; Steward w. Stat
terry, emergency address unknown;
Fireman F. SANS, father. G. Sanis,
Astoria, Spain; Fireman Pedro
Sofa, mother, Sonora Sofa, Parulo,
Spain:. Assistant Storekeeper d.
Bayne, sister, Mary Frederick, Jer-
sey City; Third Cook v. Ripa,
brother. J. Ripa. New York city;
Crew Cook Charles Tunnie, moth
err, M. l.. Schuelter, No. 9 Wash
ington ST., Oakland, CAL; Fire
man Constantine Suarez, mother,
]. Suarez, Coruna, Spain; Fire
mani. Gonzales, father, Jose Con-
zales, Coruna, Spain, Fireman r..
Sofa, mother, Amatteo Sofa, Lis
bon, Portugal; Fireman L. Par
cero, Coruna, Spain; Fireman J..
Thomas, mother, l.. Thomas, Mi
till, Greece; Fireman F. Bonza,
father, p. Bonza, Peunta Dunn.
Spain; Fireman J. Diaz, father, J..
Diaz, Puenta Arenas, Chile; Fire
man A. Diego, father, +. Diego,
SaDtananas, Spain; Fireman /.
! Echeberria, mother, A. Echeberria,
Santiago, Chile; Fireman Joe Sill
| var, mother, NJ. Francisco, Coruna
Spain; Chief Cook Charles Jason,
wife, l.. Jason, Portswood, Eng
land; Second Cook William Bell.
sister, e. Gray, Socumb, England;
Private Elzio S. Dobes, marine, not
yet accounted for; j. Alvarez, ~<of
crew, not yet accounted for.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-10-22
Omitted Press Leased wire.,

LONDON, Oct. 22.--Six Ger
man aeroplanes we're downed yes
terday during British naval bomb
ing raids on the Vlessenghan and
Houttave aerodromes, an admir-
atty statement announced today.
Frances coup in destroying or
Gripping at least seven out of the
eight Zeppelins with which it Is
generally believed the Germans
made their raid over London,
gave powerful impetus today to
demand for immediate assump-
tion of an aerial offensive by
England.
Many newspapers were unspar-
ing in their criticism of the gov
ernment's failure to start the re-
prisal program which was an
nounced more than three weeks
ago.
There were Indications today
that this criticism would center
within the next few days In a
powerful drive for action thru
parliament.
What the average Londoner
cannot understand is why the
French should be so extraordinar-
lily successful in bringing down
German aircraft while the sup
posedly perfect, defense system
here failed.
Paris dispatches today indicat-
ed that the French bag was of
Zeppelins of an entirely new type
the dirigibles which for months
have been secretly tested out over
Lake Constance. Official state
ments accounted for the destruc-
tion or capture of four of these.
Two others were officially an
nounced as passing a point In
France "out of control"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-10-22


MILWAUKEE,, Wis, Oct. 20. -
u. S. Senator Paul o. Husting, ac-
cidentally and fatally wounded at
Rush Lake while hunting with his
brother Gustave, died at 10:45
Sunday night. 4
The tragedy occurred at 4
o'clock Sunday afternoon. Sena-
tor Husting was in a boat ahead
of his brother, hunting ducks. A
flock appeared. The senator call
ed to his brother to shoot. Just
as he did so the senator arose to
a standing position and received
the full charge in his back.
The senator remained conscious
after the accident for some time.
He was rushed to the home of c.
A. Blackburn, near Pickett. He
realized the end was near. Before
physicians arrived he was uncon-
scious and died without recognize
ing others who were at the bed
side.
The body was taken to Fond du
Lac early today and later will be
taken to the senator's home at
Mayville. where interment prob
ably will be made.