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Omaha daily bee., 1918-11-08
Airnat VIII Inspect
CamouAaged Hut in
Military Acceptance

1t. R. A. Gledhill, U. S. A., aviator
now stationed at Fort Crook, will
fly over Omaha Friday noon in his
airplane to make a report on the
effectiveness of the work of two girl
artists, Miss Helen Eastman and
Miss Bernice Branson, who Friday
morning will begin camouhaging
the United War Work hut on the
court house lawn. Their work will
be finished at II o'clock, noon, and
Lieutenant Gledhill will make his
inspection from high altitude at
that time.
B While on the flight Lieutenant
Gledhill will drop hundreds of cir
culars in the interests of the United
War Work campaign. On 10 of
these circulars will be pinned as
many theater tickets to various
Omaha theaters. Lucky finders may
redeem the tickets at the box Office
of the theater designated.
Following Lieutenant Gledhill's
flight, several short talks will be de-
livered from the steps of the hut.
Among the speakers will be 1t
Allan A. Turkey, wounded Omahan,
who has been invaded from the
battlefelds of France and who
comes to Omaha in the interests of
the United War Work campaign.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-11-08
SOLDIER WITH
W|FE'S BODY IS
TAKEN I'LL HERE
Sad Journey Interrupted When
Private Becomes Too Sick
to Continue on His
Travels.

When Private Hillary St. John
was taken from train at the Union
Station Thursday morning suffering
from serious attack of influenza,
case of unusual sadness was
brought to the attention of the Oma-
ha Chamber of Commerce by Red
Gross workers. who appealed to that
organization for aid in having the
young man placed in St. Josephs
hospital.
Private St. John was accompany
ing the body of his>young wife from
Lodi, N. NJ, to homesof her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Herubin, Super
ior, Wis Mrs. St. John, who was
but 10 years old, died a few days
ago at, Lodi, where her soldier hus-
band was stationed.
St. John obtained a fur1ough to
accompany the body home and when
his train arrived in Omaha. he was
so i'll with influenza that he was
forced to apply for aid from the Red
Cross. Through the efforts of the
Chamber of Commerce, he was TAX
en- Immediately to St. Josephs hos
pital, where it was announced that
he is suffering from double pneu-
monia and that there is small
chance of his recovery.
Following Geographic communi-
cation, the body of Mrs. St. John
was sent on to the home of her par
ents and St. Johns mother, who
lives in Eveleth, Mimi, was appraised
of the serious illness of her son and
is expected to arrive tonight.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-11-08
Heavy Snow Reported
In Western Nebraska;
Weather Stays Warm

In western Nebraska snow COM
menced OF fall Wednesday night and
it is still showing, covering the
ground to a depth of two to six
inches. Temperatures over the snow
covered area of the state range from
18 to 81 degrees above zero.
East of the snow belt rain was
general nearly all of Wednesday
and night. Precipitation during the
"a hours ending at 8 o'clock this
morning was from one-half to two
inches.
East of mountains in Colorado
and Wyoming snow commenced
to fall early Wednesday, continued
during the day and night, and Is still
falling, having attained depth of
eight to 10 inches.
l.. the vicinity of Laramie snow
to a depth of II. inches covers the
ground Farther north in the plains
country snow has fallen to a depth
of foot to 10 inches. There is lit
tie wind and temperatures range
from 9 to II degrees above zero.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-11-08
|. ". ". EXPLAINS
HOW He JOINED
OR c NIzATION
Man Said to Be "Hard Boiled
Says Poor Conditions in the
Lumber Camps Were
Responsible.

Pasted on the wall of a cell in the
county Jail is the picture of laugh
ing, toddling girl. a 15-moNh- old
baby, which the father, Roy Decker,
|. w. W.. has never seen. Decker
is under federal indictment on an
espionage charge and has been in
Jail since last November. when the
|. v. w. smoker at Thirteenth and
Douglas streets was raided.
Decker has the reputation of being
'hard boiled" He refused to wear
the shoes the officials bought for
him and is continually asking for
better treatment and better food
But he does not look like the typical
member OF the organization He is
only 81 years old, has delicately
nodded features, broad forehead
and deep grey eyes. He is distinctly
good looking and has a low, we'll
Inodulated voice and speaks like
scholar.
Father Murdered.
"How did l come to join the |.
w. WIS.," he asked in reply tc--a
question. well, it is long story"
he smiled. My father was working
in the mine at Cripple Creek, Colo,
at the time of the strike in 1895 and
was killed by gun men. My moth,r
was Knocked down and abused by
the gun men and never had good
health afterward. | went to work
in the mines when ! was 9 years old.
My health broke down and my
mother went to a poor house. She
died while | was in Jail here.
Later | got work in lumber
camp in California, where conditions
were rotten. We slept in poor
hunks, had bad food and worked
long hours. Finally the /. w. WIS
organized there and got better con-
ditions. l joined. They opened a
reading room with good books on
history and philosophy and it was
there I educated myself
Decker is intensely earnest about
the purpose of the organization.
a"Our purpose is to get more of the
good thin.,s of hfe, We believe in
work, but we do not believe in some
men living off the work of others.
Our principles are the same as
President Wilson advocated in his
book The New Freedom There
are passages in that book which, if
/ were to read them now on a street
corner, | would be arrested for sedi-
ton" he declared
Decker's wife and baby are in
Pittsburgh, Pa.
II think | will be a moving pic
ture actor when | get out" declared
the prisoner.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-11-08
Khaki Club Home for
Army and Navy Men
To Reopen Saturday

After a long period of darkness
due to the "fu" epidemic and the
regular fall housekeeping, the Khaki
club opens Saturday evening, under
the new name of the Army and
Navy club.
Many more sailors are stationed
in Omaha than when the club was
originally opened" said Fred C..
Williams, director of the War Camp
Community service, under whose
direction the club is managed, land
we want the name to indicate tn t
they are welcome. Soldiers, sailors
and marines, all men in the service,
are equally welcome to make this
club their home"
Cleaned and re-decorated, with
new curtains at the windows and
new covers on the pool tables, the
Khaki club offers an inviting place
for the entertainment of army and
navy men. Sings and other enter
tainments will be given there dur
ing the winter.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-11-08
Republican Victory
Speeds Boche Peace
ENJOYS, Declares Ure

Did you observe inquired City
Commissioner Ure at the meeting
of the city council Thursday morn
ing, "how promptly the German ell
voys made their way to General
Foch's headquarters to get the terms
-of an armistice as soon as they had
heard of the republican victory in
the United States?"
And after the appreciative laugh
ter at this sally had died, Mayor
Smith remarked:
Perhaps the Germans decided to
take this step when they learned
that Alfred Smith, democrat, had
defeated Governor Whitman in New
York state"
Omaha daily bee., 1918-11-08
SOLDIER Vote,
MAIL BALLOTS,
TO Be COUNTED
Canvass is Not Expected to
Change the Status Of Any
Candidate Elected
Tuesday.

Election Commissioner Moorhead
started Thursday afternoon on
the official canvass of the Doug
las county vote. He has received a
number OF votes by mail from sew
eral Nebraska counties and he esti-
mates that the total mail vote will
not exceed 100. The soldier vote
will be expected on next Monday
from the secretary of state. Neither
mail nor soldier vote, it is believed,
will affect the status of any candi-
date. .,.
A revised unofficial check of the
county treasurer vote gives Endres
1920 and Shriver 1927, lead of
1908 for Endres, who carried eight
Omaha wards and all of the coun-
try precincts.
Burroughs adding machines were
used in the election commissioners
Office on Tuesday night in the unoffi-
cial tabulation of the county vote.
By the use of these machines it was
possible to obtain general results of
the county before daylight on We'd
nesday morning.
]. H. DAD Hubert, bailiff in
Judge Estelle's court, appeared at
his post Thursday morning for the
first time in four weeks. He was
victim of influenza, but despite his
age OF 70. pulled through in splendid
condition. He got out in time to
vote the republican ticket on Tues
day. Dad" cast his first vote for
Lincoln and has voted for every re-
publican presidential candidate since
that time.
Charles Unit, county commits
sioner-elect, appeared in the court
house Thursday morning, smoking
his familiar corncob pipe. He as
serted that he will continue to smoke
cob pipe, even when county COM
missioner.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-11-08
new INSPECTOR
IS APP0IHJEDBY
WELFARE board
Store Managers Agree to
Changes in Working Condi-
tions of Women Asked
by Board.

Mrs. Kate Kennedy was appointed
inspector for the Board of Public
Welfare at meeting held Wednes-
day afternoon. Mrs. Kennedy comes
to the board highly recommended,
taking the position left vacant by
the resignation OF Mrs. Elizabeth
Lewis.
The new morals officer was for
merly voted upon, his name to be
kept secret in the interests of more
effective work.
Additions of SIS per month to the
salary OF Superintendent Weirick
and SIS to the salary of Mrs. Ruth
Wallace. negro welfare worker, were
voted by the board.
A number of store managers and
owners, sanitary and financial condi-
tons surrounding whose women
workers were found open to criticism,
were called before the board. Some
of these men have already made the
changes suggested and raised the
pay of their employees as suggested
by the investigators sent out, and
some promised to make such |
changes Immediately. As a general
rule the investigators found condi-
tons surrounding women workers
in Omaha very satisfactory.
Superintendent Weirick reported
that he had called one of the public
dance halls to account for issuing
passes to dancers, permitting them
to 60 in and out of the dance hall at
will. This is not done in any other
city that has welfare work." stated
Weirick, "and l or
dered the issuing of these passes +
His action was formally
approved by the board.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-11-08
Two Americans Escape
Mexico After Arrest

Ell Paso, Tex, Nov. 7.-E. P.
Fuller, cattle man, and D. B. Smith,
a mining man of FL Paso. arrived
here last night from Chihuahua City.
They we're arrested at Villa Anu
mazda by federal troops and taken
to the state capital under guard.
There they were given the freedom
of the city but were ordered not to
leave. They were charged with aid
ing the Villa followers in an effort
to obtain the release of E. F.
Knots, another Ell Paso mining
man who was held by Epifanio Hol-
gum. The charges were dismissed
by General Murgzuia. Knots has
been released but has not yet
reached the border.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-11-08
Keep the Hut Fires Burning!

hut is your soldiers home over there. 1t is his
store, his theater his church, his school and his club
It is the place where he writes your letters
1t is the place where he reads his books and maya
znes where he and his friends get around piano and
sing or listen to photograph.
It is the place where all the movies are given and
the concerts and the minstrel shows and vaudeville.
Often it is the only place within reach that is dry and
light and warm and Clean
A hut may be shed or tent or fine old chateau or
ahote Sometimes at the 'front.' it's just battered little
shack-the only building left standing in town.
On the fighting line, it's just board laid across
two boxes with sign nailed to a tree.
The sign doesn't matter-it's what the hut gives
your fighter.
Back up these seven organizations without thought
of race creed because your boy knows that he al
ways welcome everywhere, and he needs them all.
United War Work Campaign Committee
of Omaha
Omaha daily bee., 1918-11-08
Hoffman Asks Divorce;
Says Wife Left When
He Mentioned Army

Claude L. Hoffman, in a divorce
petition filed. in district court. al
leges that his wife. Verda, went into
a rage and left home when he an
nounced his determination to enter
military service.
He also alleges that Mrs. Hoff-
man has been guilty of extreme
cruelty, "the exact nature of which
is scandalous and the details of
which will be revealed at trial"
Hoffman further relates that his wife
nagged and quarreled to a point
beyond his endurance.
The Hoffmans were married in
Omaha on October q, 1914.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-11-08
Banana Peel Basis Of
$4,000 Suit Against
Union Pacific Railway

A banana peel>on the step of a
passenger car vestibule at Lincoln
is made the basis of a $4,000 dam
age suit filed in district court by
Anton Kallas, railway mail truck
man. against the Union Pacific rail-
road.
Kallas alleges that on October IS
he travelled from Omaha to Lincoln,
arriving there at 2:20 a. m. AS he
was leaving a car he slipped on
banana peel on the first step of
the vestibule and fell on his back
and arms, suffering dislocation of
right arm and injury to his spine.
He contends that he was a pas
senger OF the defendant railroad un-
til he had actually left the car in
which he had been travelling.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-11-08
Milwaukee Officer Finds
Prisoners Out on Bonds

Detective Burns of Milwaukee, ar
rived in Omaha last Saturday, OBJ
tanned extradition papers from Gov
ernor Neville for Joe Petrovitch and
John kirkovitch, and came to the
police station Thursday after his
men, to find that they had been re-
leased on real estate bonds signed
by Meyer Lipofsky, 2640 Caldwell
street.
Petrovitch and Kirkovitch were
arrested with their wives at the Har-
ney hotel last week, and their bonds
placed at ST 900.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-11-08
District Court Reopens
Monday Morning at Nine

District. court will be reopened
Monday morning at 9 o'clock. On
Saturday morning at $50 Judge
Redick will hear the calls for cases,
During the first two weeks Judge
Estelle will hear cases against the
street railway company and Judge
Wakeley will hear appealed cases
for two weeks.
Judges Day and Troup will hear
equity cases and Judges Sears and
Leslie will hear law cases. Grim
'iiiiai Eases will be heard in Judge
Redic&s court. Notices have been
sent to the first selective jurymen.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-11-08
lnstallment Payments
Have Been Arran9ed

In order that you may give generously the COM
mittee has arranged nstallment plan of payment so
that your subscription may be paid in three monthly
nstaments if you desire.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-11-08
Garage Man Sent to Jail
for Transporting Liquor

A. B. Feary, proprietor of the
Strehlow garage, 2l07 Sherman ave-
nue., pleaded guilty before Federal
Judge WoodrougY Thursday morn
ing to bringing 1iquor into bone
dry" Nebraska and was sentenced
to four months in Jail.
Feary has already been fined in
state court for illegal possession of
liquor and his automobile, which
was used in the traffic. has been con-
hscated.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-11-08
Department Of Justice
Chief for Omaha Arrives

lanes H. DAILY, newly appointed
chief of the department OF justice
here, arrived in Omaha Wednesday
and Thursday assumed his new
duties. He was formerly in charge
Of similar work at Fargo, S. D.
He is young man for so respons-
ible a position. !,
He IS reticent about himself and
said little except that it is his aim
for the department to perform all
duties faithfully, -
Omaha daily bee., 1918-11-08
Lighter Men on Strike
at New York Harh0r

New York, Nov. 7.-Several thou
sand deckmen, fremen and mates
on approximately 200 rail-
road tugs and lighters in New
York harbor quit work last night
to enforce an eight-hour day and
pay for overtime. Officials of the
roads expect to reach a settlement
TODAY
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1918-04-25
BOURBON OUT IN FRONT
Blue Grass County Leads State
in Thrift Stamp Drive
Chairman s. E. Bedford Has Made
Fine Record and People Have
Come Forward IN Pleasing
and Commendabie Way.


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heA.l.Hy M Iliallon and quotA
con 'Ae sale OF Inriit
stamps ana war savings Stamps.
Chairman r Bedford has reported
% state headquarters al Louisyiiie
that his organization has disposed OF
$1,000" worth OF stamps It's quota
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The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1918-04-25
SCHOOLS DO GOOD WORK

Louisville. Ky. April 1. 1918.
ar. J. b. Mantle. Secretary Jefferson
County. War Savings Committee.
Gil Columbia Building. Louisville.
Ky.
d. dear Mr. Mantle:
/ have the honor % report 20 you
hat the War Savings Societies IN
louisville public schools number 637.
4 few are yet % be organized. We
ave been On operation approximately
hree weeks, and during that time
ave sold Thrift Stamps and Baby
Bonds amounting % st1s34O0. I be-
leve that every school has done its
,est. and that this work will continue
9 high speed throughout the year.
The schools that have contributed
10000 or more are listed below:
Girls High School ......S2.6 2S
George Rogers Clark School 80. $50
formal School ..-..-....... $50
ieorge " Morris school .... 600
songfeli0w school .......... $40
We feel that special congratulations
re due 90 the Girls High School with
Is amount totaling s2.62s. and 70 the
ieorEe Rogers Clark School which
sads the elementary schools 81 the
tty with a total OF $500. Il IS true
hat many 81 the smaller schools may
ave done quite as well II We con-
iier the average amount sold. For
he months Of April We shall have
omputed the average amount sold on
he basis OF the average number be-
Dnging. This viii make n far com
arson between all schools.
Yours truly.
o. L REID.
Superintendent
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1918-04-25
FRIDAY LIBERTY DAY

Friday. April 26 viii De- Liberty
Day throughout the United States nm
der proclamation issued by Presi-
dent Wilson calling on citizens Of ev-
cry community 20 hold liberty Loan
rallies and ~iiberally pledge anew
their financial support % sustain the
nations cause
Patriotic demonstrations similar 20
,boSe on the opening day OF the cam
paicn will be held April %, and the
d.x devoted 20 giving the race toward
en-. $1,000. OOO. 900 war credit new
impetus for the FINAL week.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1918-04-25

louisville Ky.-Iusteal ~ the Lib
rty Loan campaign and che War Saw
ugs movement coufict.ns they really
supplement- each other.
The Liberty Loan campaign and the
Far Savings movement are no more
ivals than the uperlreaduouEhts and
be destroyars OF our navy are rivals.
The Liberty Lo.l ana War Savings
stamps are two forms OF the same
nancial operation OK the United
Itates Government They we're au-
horned hv the -lue vote " Cougres g
nd are intended 90 supplement each
sher. They are both OF paramount
Importance % the financing 0f che war
ne Liberty Loan campaign is prl
narily 90 obtain the many Billions ~
.ouars necessary toward paying the
xpanses OF var ana lending 20 our
lilies.
The peculiar siEuircance % tie
Var Savings movement ls 90 teach the
ation to save and 20 invest .ts saw
uEs in War Savings stamps in order
hat the Government may uot merely
rt money. but spend this money for
b. support Of tho army.
succe tive Liberty Loan Bonds VIII
- sold in campaigns at Intervals. The
Ear Savings campaign win last
throughout the year-no doubt until
he var is over. 10 aims 90 develop
ablts az thrift that shall make the
ales OF stamps cumulative. And the
iorson Of limited means who invests
o few War Savings Stamps does his
Fho buys a quantity on Liberty Loan
onds. Millions who could not afford
invest in Liberty bonds VIII be able
nd glad 20 help by investing In War
lavIugs Stamps The two campaigns
re-. tn reality. but one-that OF hnanc-
az for victory.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1918-04-25
HAVE A THRIFT POCKET

A thrift pocket is character build
er-it tests your capacity to resist.
You VIII ind II as alluring as the
penny bank you once had ON the man
uepiece. Select the pocket--aav one
VIII ao-and then select the coin
suppose your thrift coin" Is q nickel.
Every nickel you get goes into the
thrift pocket You can not borrow
from the thrift pocket nor lend from
IL Experience proves that n isn't
wise even 70 make change from II.
ana That Il Is failure il you are not
honest. sorupulously honest With y.
E.ery ume II gets over-heavy. put 1t
INTO Thrift Stamps. Thrift Stamps
are light
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1918-04-25

She would be pretty IN anything. but
her happiness IS complete IN a dress Of
japan blue chambray trimmed with
n narrow edging Of heavy ciuny lace
II has 2 collar Of the chambray extend
cd into tabs that fasteu down with a
pearl button. The pockets are lace
and button trimmed. too.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1918-04-25
lRIVESDONOTCONFLICT
liberty Bonds and Thrift Stamps
Supplement Each Other

20 More Conflict In Two Campo ians
Than Between Superdreadnoushts
and Destroyers - Object q
Both is % Finance War.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1918-04-25
nrr. ARE ,aEy WORTH az

Ou or before January 4. 1910. own
ers az dors in FULTON county shIu ap
uy to County Ciers Henry tor e d.
Gems. for each dog they oau or he.I
u their possession a ree of Sd .aal
l. paid Tor tlc urst male io- - fN.
rne FIRST female dog ana Gee ol 81
f.r each male and Poe of So Tor each
female for which license s applied
subsequent and ln addition Oh tle drsi
male or female license.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1918-04-25

Tho ship builders who CAN'T work.
for So 90 S. day. win be lucsy to
&c two bits after the war o. they don't
pat 90 over.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1918-04-25
FROM RU0YARo kIpl,na-

at amt the individual
Nor the army as a whole
But the everlastin' team-wort
Oh every bloomin' soul"
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-02-03
CRAWFORD WITH
THE ATHLETICS?
"Wahoo Sam" May Be in
Philadelphia Outfield Dur
ing 1918 Season.

Phiiadelphia--Sam Crawford may he
found with the Athletics next summer.
playing regularly in the outfield and
doing his level best to knock the cover
off tho ball. While Connie Mack de-
elines to discuss the tale, it is said that
old Samuel will be a Mackman In 1918.
Connie. in releasing four youngsters
last week, announced that lie meant to
set seasoned players. at least for the
coming campaign. and would waste no
time training and developing young
sters who might be called away by
military requirements. He has been
hit u hard blow right in the wind by
the army draft and he has every reas-
on for his contemplated action.
Crawford has not been forwarded :,
contract by the Detroit club. He liz
not likely TO receive one, either, except
10 hold him in reserve in case Connie
Mack wants to buy him from Frank
Navin Crawford Is wintering In Cal
ilornia and recently he was inter
viewed by onterprising sport writer's
on the coast. Sam did not hesitate to
express His dissatisfaction with *his
surroundings in Detroit, charging Tv
Cobb with jealousy and with being the
| real manager of the ball club.
Ii Mack, obtains Crawford he will
have three seasoned outfielders in
Ping Bodie, sam Crawford and Kid
Jameson.