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The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-04-09
MAY SIMPLIFY WRITING
CHINESE CHARACTERS

PHILADELPHIA, April G. CAS-
scented Press)-A movement to sim
plify the writing of Chinese characters
which will mean much to the 10000
newspapers in that country and to all
the peoples as fell, is on foot in that
country, according to Bishop Wilson
s. Lewis of Shanghai, who attended
the recent annual ,maeting of the Phi
ladelphia Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church.
The movement has been started by
the Chinese government, Bishop Lewis
said, the aim being to so reduce the
time required to learn to read and
write that a hoy, who now must study
until he is fourteen before he is able
to read the newspaper, may get sufi
cient education for that purpose by the
time he is eight.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-04-09
Long Range Rifle
Is Transported
Through Flanders
Described In Amsterdam Paper
and Surmise Is That Huns
Purpose To Give To London
Taste Of Frightfulness ,.r.,,


AMSTERDAM, April 6-(Asso-
dated Press) lone Of 0ermany's
long range guns, one which il be-
neved to- be similar TO tho ones
which have been throwing shells at
Paris practically from the begin
ming Of the German offensive on
the Western front passed through
Belgium from Essen on Monday.
This il reported in Les Nouyelles
Maastricht. = ~. ... s., . ~ ......
That publication says that tho
barrel Of the gun u between TWEEN
ty and twenty-five meters In length
(sixty, eight to eighty.f four feet)
and its caliber Is between twenty
and twenty dive centimeters (be-
tween seven and nine inches).
It IL Surnissd that the purpose
Of ths movement OF this gun In
that direction IL to install 1t at
some point on the Belgian Coast
from which 1t can be directed at
London and to thus give TO the
British capital experiences such rs
the French capital has been suffer.
ing from.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-04-09
APANLANDS FORCE
At SIBERIAN PORT
Action Follows Demands For
Money From Store BY Five
Armed Russians

WASHINGTON, April 8 (Oficial)
The State department this evening
gave out the following statement rela-
tive to the landing of japanese forces
at Vladivostok:
1.-THE state department was inform
ed this afternoon that small Japan
ese force has been landed at Vladivo-
stok. The landing follo&ed a disturb.
ance which was occasioned by five
armed Russians who entered a Japan,
csc store and demanded money of the
Japanese who were in CHARGE
The state department has let it be
know that it has not attached any
particular political Importance to the
incident
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-04-09
GOVERNMENT PRINTING
OFFICE WORKING HARD

WASHINHTON, April 5-(Ofieial)
The Third Liberty Loan cam
paign starting tomorrow continues
till May l. The first bond for this
drive was printed in less than an hour
after the President signed the new bond
law. Forty thousand more bonds were
printed today and 100000 daily will
be turned out hereafter until the TO-.
coo 900 are completed. Secretary Of
the Treasury Me \doo announced today
that the bonds will mature in ten years
The .wLsrrihrrs must make an initial
payment Of five percent. The other
payments Of twenty, thirty.five and
forty percent are due spectiVely May
rs, July IL and August 10.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-04-09
EXPENSES OF WAR ARE
NOW BILLION A MONTH

WASHINGTON, April 5-(OfiriaD
The war expenditures Of the United
States for the past year were about
nine billion dollars, of which more than
half was loaned to the Allies. The ex.
penses are steadily increasing as the
completion Of plants, machinery and
other preliminaries permits heav pro
duction of war materials The expenses
are now about billion dollars per
month. Officials expect the American
output for the coming twelve months
to amaze even America = own citizons.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-04-09
BERLIN REPORT IS
TAKEN WITH DOUBT

NEW YORK, April 8 - Associated
Press - Germo Turkish forces to the
northeast of Jericho, have dri> on back
the British from Amman, is the Off
rial announcement that has been made
in Berlin.
Official British reports recently told
of a cavalry raid by the British which
cut the Hejas railway and then with
drew. 1t is believed that Berlin re.
port refers to this exploit in which,
actually, the British achieved all whit
they undertook.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-04-09
TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF.

If you want clear head and good di
gestiOn you must not let your bowels
become rlogged with poisonous waste
from the body, as is always the case
when you become constipated. Proper
food, an abundance of water and plenty
Of outdoor exercise should keep your
bowels regular. When that fails you
should take Chamberlain' Tablets.
They cause gentle movement of the
bowels and are easy and pleasant to
take. For sale by all dealers. Benson,
Smith 4 Co., agents for Hawan.-Advt.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-04-09
NAVAL FORCES; ONLY
~ IN LANDING PARTY

WASHINGTON, April So Associat-
ed Press)-The American consul at
NIadivostok reported today by cable
that japanese naval forces have been
landed at NladivostOk to protect life
and property.
Five armed Russians attacked a jap
uncsr officer who refused TO give them
money. The japanese was, killed and
two others were wounded The land.
ing Of the armed forces followed. No
great Importance is attached to the
action.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-04-09
F. J. HENEY RESIGNS AS
PROSECUTOR OF PACKERS

WASHINGTON, D. c., April 5-(As.
ISOLATED Press)-Attorney Francis J.
lI"n"y has resigned as counsel for the
federal trade commission in the probe
Of the packing industry. Officials here
say that Heney has completed the case
against the packers
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-04-09
NORWAY LOSES Nineteen
SHIPS DURING MONTH

WASHINGTON, April 5-(Associat-
ed Press - The Norwegian legation
here today received an official cable
gram that nineteen Norwegian ships
were summarized in March, with loss
Of life of forty four seamen.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-04-09
BUSINESS CENTER Of
KANSAS CITY BURNS

KANSAS CITY, April 5-(Associ
nted Press Three blocks in the heart
Of the wholesale district was burned
over by quick and tremendous fire
today. Eighteen store and warehouse
buildings were destroyed and the loss
will be from 100000 to 100000.
The IRE warden advances the theory
that the fire was the work of an incen.
diary
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-04-09
STUDENT AWATORS MEET
IN SERIOUS COLLISION

KEY WEST, Florida, April GAS
sociated PressJ - Student Aviator
Thomas W. Eaton of Wilmington, Del
aware, was killed and Student J. Nit.
chell Jr., seriously injured in a COLI.
sion which occurred between their
planes at the naval aviation camp
here yesterday.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-04-09
RED CROSS HELPS

WASHINGTON, April 5--(0AiciaN
The American Red Cross today gave
the Canadian Red Cross $500, 900 for
war relief
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-04-09
ENTENTE DEFENSEr..5gf,.
TAKING FEARFUL
% TOLL FROM ENEMY
Repeatedly Thro,Oing Back Mdssed Forces
Hurled into Inferno of Shot and
She'll By High Command

M W YORK. April g. Associated Persistence Thursday
along mile front the battle the Pcardy line
has been intensity that has since
the Germans first launched their huge offensive Undeterred by
the casualties their massed attacks brought them in the
first week OF this battle the German high command again throw
ing great against the French and British lines,
turning and again attack being thrown
back with staggering losses.
These mase attacks have brought Slight gains OF terri
the Germans but crucial the lines rcCedel
points the Entente have launched that
have earlier the week At the points
the British and French have fallen back before the German
the territory abandoned unmpant
the sacrifice
tcure
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-04-09
Terror and Panic
Hold Cologne
After Allied Raid
Two Hundred and Forty eight
Halt Soldiers, Are Killed and
Citizens Stay Concealed For
Twelve Hours

GENEVA, April 6-(Assoctated
Press)-Heavy losses Of life, many
injuries and great property losses
were infiicted in the last air raid on
Cologne by the Allies and 4 reign
Of terror was inspired among the
CitiEenry who took shelter In cellars
from which they Were slow to de-
part. These details are told in
news Il the raid which has just
reached here.
The Allied raiders dropped bombs
and explosives with . terrible &C
curacy and In large quantities.
The death list Is said TO have nun
bered 248 Of whom hak were sol
diors on q train standing at the sta
ton and which was about to leave
for tho Picardy 'FRONT.'
Throughout the city, q panic en-
sued and so great was the terror
which the raid inspired that the
citiEenry refused TO leave the shell
tiers which they had sought for
moro than twelve hours after the
raid had ceased.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-04-09

HOUSTON, Texas, April 5--lASso
ciated Press -John Mann and Waiter
Matthews, two negro privates of the
370th Infantry, we're shot today at
Camp Logan. They had murdered Pr
vate Ralph Foley, who was on duty at
the guard house.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-04-09
Then It's Time to
Call a Halt

If you drink beer or liquor, even
moderately, look out for kidney trou.
bile. Alcohol will weaken the kidneys
in time and then you may expect uri.
nary difficulties, backache, rheumatic
attacks, dizzy spells, nervousness, or
sick headache Don't wait for worse
troubles. Use Doan s Baekache Kid
n"N Pills. They help weak kidneys
whatever the cause. Thousands thank
Doan's for quick relief.
when Your Back is Lame-Remem
ber the Name" (Don't simply ask for
kidney remedy--ask distinctly for
Doan y Backache Kidney Pills and take
no Other). DOan's Backaehe Kidney
Pills are sold by all druggists and store
keepers, or will be mailed on receipt of
price by the Hollister Drug Co., or
Benson ."'Nith 4 Co, agents for the
Hawaiian IAlAAdS. (AdvertiSsmant)
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-04-09
OLD EFFORTS ARE RENEWED

The offensive appears for it's object
effort wedge between the British and French and
capture important railroad Amens, with the
purpose cutting railroad upon which largely
dependent present
The battle raging point from far north of Albert short
distance north OF Montddier.
At pon, short distance southwest Of Albert the British have
fallen back while the French line has yielded Morine where
the Germans have gained the hamlet OF Cast These points
been the OF the German assaults
DETERMINED TO HOLD
. only three miles away from the
railroad but regarded probable that they
will be able force their way forward for further gains The main
line of the around Amien twelve miles
the and probable that here the Allies will take
iefnite stand ~. ...r H. .,.,
Their positions admirable defense the being
that further attempts of the Germans advance will bring
in the open the artillery rife fire of troops well
enenched on high ground which
fered all the way from Albert to Montd since the storm
this offensive broke Thursday demonstrates the determ
on the Allies to recede no further and prevent any rupture
the French British lines and the of either force
... FRENCH COUNTERS GAIN :.
Five miles of Lassigny, the tip the German wedge
he French drove forward that reganed the village of
while between that point and Montdde further
Is An official despatch from Paris last night stated that the
their attacks Immediately OF Mont
e the suspension Of the assaults being taken advantage Of by
The French launch counter which reganed the villages Of
Cangny. Maily and RameNal '~@, ~ gIR r-'
BRITISH OFFICIAL STATEMENT ( ,5< -,
British official statement dealing with the fighting before
Albert said that the Germans had launched heavy infantry attacks
the Somme and the Ancre centerg in violence around
vicinity Bucquoy says despahs Virtually
while the Germans suffered heavy casualties
admitted that the British lines of Aens have been
PRESSED back to positions east of Vers and while the
German against British between Luce and
Somme Rivers repeatedly thrown back with tremendous losses
The Evening Standard reporting yeteday early lighting stat
south of Albert MoyenNeve north Of the Somme max
slight gain the first place but being elsewhere repused
- BERLIN COUNTS PRISONERS
Berlin makes official report of Thursdays yesterdays
sighting issues and larger claim prisoners and guns
been TAKEN according the German Office and the
oil of captured guns amounts thirteen hundred
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-04-09
PURIFY LISTS

The primary purposes of the
proposed new plan Of classified
ton is to bring about the "purih-
cation" of the second, third and
fourth classes of registrants. The
plan will determine what mem,
berS Of those classihcations are
not engaged in productive" in
dustries. The effect OF this will
be to utilize the draft and exemp.
ton boards and the machinery Of
the draft law to put to work I'm
'dustrial slackers' that is those
whose labor is now of no particu
lar value to the country in the
carrying forward Of its war eff
forts.
REGISTER UP TO FIFTY
Those who are close to the ad-
ministration declare that the next
step to be taken will be to obtain
authority for an industrial clas-
sihcation of all those citizens and
residents of the country who are
under fifty years of age so as to
obtain a definite idea of the man
power of the nation under that
age.
Call Coming Soon
1t became authoritatively known
yesterday that orders for the mobiliza
ton of large number Of draftees IN.
der the second call are soon to. be IT,
sued.
The hOw of men from now on will
be determined by the needs Of Genera
Pershing's army in France. An aver
age Of 10000 a month, which is now
given as the estimate, may be exceed
ed or decreased accordingly as the de
vclopment Of the war makes it neces
sary to send more or less men.
Four hundred photographers regis
tered in the draft were today called &c
mobilize on April Is. They are to be
used in the air service.
Nord stern. [volume] (La Crosse, Wis.) 1856-1921, 1918-11-08
Ger Yrogram M . r e

Ger Yro9ramm. Rei.
ien6e. Sic fonnen bod in ocn
paal Stuuoeu, Die Sic bier iinO.
unmogIib 10 piel eriebt boben, wie
Sic i'll Sbr 9agebud e%intragen2"
.aler0ings, aber id idreibe
oIcih etruos fir moraen uor.'
Sn Der Summsrfrifd
rRtin. bisie elpigen aaltsbroten balt.
id nidt mebr aus"
.No, beinetipegsn toanen Ts bier
tetns neuen Sisrs ~erfinben!"
- @nsr9ifa. Su elmer ober.
idtsfifden Staot lebte elm alter 50.
ten9rdber, Elm Original BON S9Ies
fer. Dieter 9Oteugrdber 3eiste oft
uebereiter in ieinem Nmte. unb 10
seidob eS aud etnmal bel elmer BE.
eroigung. als Die Ge~iOtra9snoen nod
Der Srduer3eremonie nod LANCE ON
9rabe bIieben unb psinten, bab er inz
foIge bes Iangen Wortens bic @soulb
Oerlor. @r faBte snsr9ii9 Elm Brett
an, ouf benz einige G~sibtrogenoe itars
ben, patelte parun uno REF: ,Run>
ter pm 8ratte. ieBt bot ibr ssnu9
aeooOslt!4
Nord stern. [volume] (La Crosse, Wis.) 1856-1921, 1918-11-08
Die QIlO0e.

Cur Iuforbeitung BON ainSer'
fIeioern gibt es garnidts Yrnfti.
ldere5, als Elm Qanel. Bel gIei9s
ortigem RodaninB uno Gir'
tel uno germelbeiat. 3eoe prat.
tii6 oenfeu0e Mutter niro BEL Der
anfertigung Der GinocrtIeioer uno
.mGnteI oarauf be0adt lem, tie
ouh in ben nGtiten &nbrfs3eiten
ourh giuidIogen mieOer tragbar
maiden 81 fonnen, menn iie nidt
iiberoicS Die Goriitt hit. etpa cine
Yaro GriaBitofi uui3ubefpa9ren.
@uh bel Der atnoertIeloung emp.
fiebIt lid Die 8erluenOung bon gu.
TEN Stoif; biuige5 bcoeutet nobI
momentum cine geringere AuSgcbe,
tommt ober ourb ieIne ifIedte
$aItbnrteit auI Die 3auer telIer 8u
fteben.
gu fIeineren 8beoterpnrtien uno
bergIeiten mer0eu SamttIeioer oiel
setragen.
Nord stern. [volume] (La Crosse, Wis.) 1856-1921, 1918-11-08

1852. - 9ieies 2leio eignet Iit
fir 2ann, Crepe, Seioe, Dimitp,
9oiIe. Qtlos, 6lannel. adiGmir, Qls
bdtrob uno 6Ianu.lstte. IS beitehs
aus sinem Gtiid uuo an Der 9aide
BON elltem SnnenIsites9 ano sebaltsn.
9aupttleio uno QermeI IinD aus siusm
Slid 9ei6nttt.n.
0os S6nittmuiter tommt in pier
8roBe: tIsin, 32-34; mitteI. So
SO; CROP, 40-42; EXTRA eroB. A.
Dc Sol gruitpeite. Die mittlere
9roBe erfOroert 534 garos 3630Qis,n
5toff.
Nord stern. [volume] (La Crosse, Wis.) 1856-1921, 1918-11-08

s a.u Steuerrat: nSest
babe i'd Sbnen, Iiebe 6rau ann5lei-
rat, oie ganje 8cihidte er56bIt.
Iber nidt mobr, ih bari ouf Dis:
friction rehnen?"
6rnu &an3Ieirot: ~Iber
ieIbitUeritdnoIit. Sd pcrtchre IN
iiberbaupt nur nit funi ooer iedS
Gamer bier, uno 0ieie iino - oar.
ouf fonuen Sic iit o~erIaiicn -
Deridmiegen pie 0as @rab!"
Nord stern. [volume] (La Crosse, Wis.) 1856-1921, 1918-11-08

NoS &uMp 1T nod mint tnts
oett, lco Die 8sbyatensn Gnten bernm.
llIe3en mo Suosm! nj: aerauterten
SdInttn uEbt,'t L'sn; audi YGumt
5i1: IS uidlr. emf oenen feytiQs Sltiest
ndticn, allies luB ourh Arbsit Der.
1,ert ntrnrn.
Nord stern. [volume] (La Crosse, Wis.) 1856-1921, 1918-11-08

25b5. Qlele5 alelo MIRO Ie0el
6rau 3nlnAtm otc IN tbrer WaroeroDc
'if Der Spnrlamtrit peiIeiBiQt. Ga
lit mooerM titlo'nnt, Qeihmaduoll
un0 lit getlAntt iiir 3ltd). Seoc
SlnIt. AtIua oocr %0orOurop. luz
hequenle MItIA III pruftlid), bel Ou
AnfertlaunI part man }cit uIl0
braudit tetne Anopte.
Gas Sdulttnmtller fomnlt IN orel
8r0Ben; iiir Is. IL un0 20 Sabre.
lle flir IS error0crt IA yJoro5 81.
,ouI9cn WtnttrlIls. Gle Hodluelte
betro1t am iTnf , Nar9@.
Nord stern. [volume] (La Crosse, Wis.) 1856-1921, 1918-11-08

r@as lit oos fir cine Wc6aine,
Die Serr 8antofieImoru 10 itoI3
tr1gt2~
~Gie bot er BON Sdusirauen.
Gcrein befommeu filr porsiisIide
2eiitun9en in Ser aIeinfiuoer.
pfIeae!"
Nord stern. [volume] (La Crosse, Wis.) 1856-1921, 1918-11-08

ginio d.. Raoame: so
ben Sic nit Sbrer Ieelen 5errihal:
etwa einen @ortmedieI oebabt. oab
Sic 10 idneu Den Gienit perlaIicn?"
2ienIm0oden: n9Iidt ne Sil6e.
Sd bab' iie einiah in Die 9aoe.
tube eingeidIOiien. 5ab' meme Ga.
den 5-uiammengepodt uno bin baum
in aaer Gub' unO 6rie0en abgejo.
aenl"
Nord stern. [volume] (La Crosse, Wis.) 1856-1921, 1918-11-08

nidts BON ben geI6en Staubid6en
auf Die 8ldtter ialit. ii5ergieBt tie
nit 10 oiel Spiritus. oaB tie gu:
6eoedt limo, uno laBt oos gauge on
eer Sonne ctTun adlt Gage iteben
lie nit Sommeriproiien beOedten
SteIIen meroen abeH0s biemit Elm.
gerieben. guh oieicS YiittcI loa
iPhr mirfinm ipin
Nord stern. [volume] (La Crosse, Wis.) 1856-1921, 1918-11-08
Cine es d mado0ll. 2pm'
bination D on II oduno
epdrater 3dilIe.

v ! u " y u Uu III w " u v
epdrater 3dilIe.
Soiue 1855. Rod 2548.
Sum geiaB DOL 8Isio uno gtuis
Tam mar Serge ODER Gabar0in b.
uuBsn, nit turisrtem oDsr einfadsn
Sud. S0er bic 5aiue tam aus ans
bsrem eselgnetsn Stoff brgsitsIt
perbeu, pis Battle. Sdpn, 2innen,
Seioe oosr 9oiIs uno Der Rod aus
Ssrss. Serfep Sud. Gorournp, 4tIas
poer 9abaroins. Dos gluisnzS dnitt.
muiter tummt in z 9roben: "a, SO,
80, 40, AZ, A uno 46 3ol 8ruit.
tpeite. 9r0be 38 srforosrt 3 Yaros
36s0uissn Stoffss. Der Pod lam in 7
8rOBsn su9sidnitten psroen: %, "a,
26, %, 80, 80 unD "a 3oa 5aiaens
peite. 9r0Be HO. "a srforbsrt 2I2
0orOs 443Outgen Stoffes. Der geius
erFOrosrt rs garO Stoff. Der Rod
umfun9 1T 2 yaros am untsran gnbe.
0teie Suurtration erfOroert mel
isparate Sdnittmuitsr, bic an ieOe
beIis6i9s aoreiis gsididt psroen nab
ginienoung bon 10 Gents in SLIDER
ODER PoItmnrtsn fir ieoes Der beioen
S6nittmuiter,
Nord stern. [volume] (La Crosse, Wis.) 1856-1921, 1918-11-08

8r5Ben: "a, SO. SO, 40, AZ uno Al
,3oa gruitpcite. @roBe go. IS er.
ioroegt 512 3ar0S 363oalgen Nate.
riols. Ger Hoduniang am SUB lit
unlci1br pa PARIS.
Nord stern. [volume] (La Crosse, Wis.) 1856-1921, 1918-11-08
Gin anoere$ G[ei6, aus
einem Stud beno.

25I1. - 0leles mo0erne aus MIR
eiuem Sell beitebcnoe NleiO madJi
lih aleidl gut IN Villas. ScIoe oOer
Ild. gi0net iih iiir Serge. 8abor.
Dine unO Sericp. lut). Qie laluc tit
nab einem n%eunooiid)en Stnitt.
Ga5 Sd)n.ttmulter fonmt in ieds
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-31
Flu Patient Throws Scare
Into Chamber of Commerce

A real scare" was hurled into the
offices of the Chamber of Com,
MERGE Tuesday afternoon when
Mrs. E. Mead, in charge of the trav-
elers' aid bureau at the Union sta
ton, entered the Offices accompanied
by young man, V. A. Sandifer of
Pueblo, Colo, who was seeking f.
nancial aid to reach his home, and
who was i'll.
Sandifer had recently left the gov
eminent explosive factory at Nitro,
w. Va, where he became i'll shortly
after beginning work. He boarded
a train and, when his money ran
out, he was stranded in Omaha
penniless and sick. He appealed to
Mrs. Mead and she brought him to
the Chamber of Commerce.
A doctor was called to examine
the young man and he Immediately
pronounced the case Spanish inhu-
enza. Sandifer was hurried from the
office, but his condition was so
serious that he was not taken to
a train, but to St, Joseph's hospital,
where the Chamber of Commerce
will have charge of him until he
RECEIVERS.
Sandifer, who is about Is years
old, is married, and is the father of
a youngster in Pueblo. Assistant
Commissioner Ellis telegraphed the
wife, but couched the missive in such
language as to not unnecessarily
alarm her.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-31
ESCAPES FROM
OFFICERS WHILE
ON Way TO JAIL
C.E. MCLeeSter Later Calls Up
by Telephone and Tries
to Have Sentence
Reduced.

Some days ago c. E. McLeester
was arrested on the Douglas street
bridge with quantity of whisky hid
den under the hood of his car. He
was arrested and fined in police
court, and then turned over to the
federal authorities.
The federal Judge found him
guilty Wednesday morning and
placed his sentence at 90 day. in
Jail. After the sentence was pro-
nounced, McLeester went into the
hall, supposedly to talk with his at
torney, but before the officers we're
aware of it, he had left the building.
He later phoned to the officers that
he was willing to compromise, but
thought 90 days to much.
According to reports he had been
trying to get in the army for some
days, thinking in this way to avoid
the trial. He was under $500 bonds
and the authorities say that unless
he shows up before Thursday morn
ing the bonds will be forfeited.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-31
''Ke!Iy" Must Go, is Verdict
of Welfare Board Sleuth

Investigations made into working
conditions of women employed by
Omaha business houses and also
pool hall conditions were reported
to the Board of Public Welfare at
its meeting Tuesday afternoon. No
meeting having been held the pre-
vious week, the reports kept the
board until late hour.
Mrs. Elizabeth Lewis and Miss
Bess Monske have been making the
Investigations as to women workers
and their reports show that most OF
the business houses pay fair wages
and maintain work rooms that are
sanitary and pleasant. In cases
where exceptions were found, the
proprietors generally showed them
selves ready and willing to abide by
the suggestions of the workers and
make the improvements suggested.
T. H. Weirick, superintendent of
the board, made the pool hall inves-
LEGATIONS, and found that conditions
were in most cases unusually good.
In one or two places gambling de-
vices were found. One of these
consisted of little leather bottle
containing a sort of dice, rounded
except on one side. on which num-
Der was painted. The device was
confiscated by Mr.. Weirick.