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Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-11
Brae1 City News
Have Root Print It--New Beacon Press

Have Root Print lt-New Beacon Press
Elec. Fans, So. Burgess-Granden Co.
\ Spanish Club to CIeet-Omaha
Spanish club meets Monday night at
Sis at 504 Karbach block.
Prudent saving In war times Is a
hostage for opportunities of peace.
Play safe by starting an account with
Nebraska Savings & Loan Assn, I'll
S. 18th St 81 to $4,000 received.
Fined on Booze Charge-Joe Amito,
who conducts a barber shop at St.
Mary's avenue and Eighteenth street,
was fined 500 and costs in police
court Friday for illegal possession of
liquor. NJ. w. COnnett, a bell boy at
the Castel hotel, testified that the Ami
to shop was his source of supply.
Rail Office Changes-With the clos
ing of the Minneapolis offices Of the
Union Pacific, H. +. Carter, who has
been district agent, is transferred to
Cheyenne, Wyo., where he will take
the title of district passenger agent. d.
NJ. Collins, who heretofore had been
division freight agent f.r the Union
Pacific and located in Minneapolis.
goes to Cheyenne, where with the
same company he will be given the
title of division freight agent.
Seeks Dahlman's Photo-A reader
of The Bee. living in Schuyler, has writ
ten to this office for Mayor Dahlman's
photograph, but failed to give the
name of the writer. The letter reads:
Il feel very sorry about Mr.. Dahlman.
] wish you would ask him through
your paper, as he is, leaving, to send
me one of his pictures, one of tho a
painted kind. I want it to keep.
READER OF THE BEE" The mayor
would like to have the name of his
Schuyler admirer.
Zine fireplace goods at Sunderlands.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-11

Iother. with ugly barbed wire entan-
clements on either side he de-
scribed.
when barrage fire is raging, one
can't sleep for the roar of the artil-
lery~ Our helmets protect us from
the railing shrapnel of anti-aircraft
guns.
The boches have been raising
cain TOR two weeks, but they haven't
gained an inch in our sector.
We are camped in swampy
country and it certainly is muddy.
We change shoes and socks every day
to avoid getting trench feet Wish
you would send me a mosquito bar,
enoush to cover my bunk. They say
mosquitoes are bad here in the sum-
mer.
The red signs of the Young Men's
Christian association and the Red
Cross are everywhere. They certain
ly. are some organizations. You make
no mistake by helping them. If l
ever get back to Omaha I'm going
tc take l0-year membership in the
Young Mems Christian association"
The Omaha lad said he was learn
ing bits of French from the Slav
fighters. One wouldn't know he was
i. strange country, he explained,
except for the quaint old houses.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-11
Bird Songs Initiated
CIeverIy by Mrs. Button

As an accompaniment to bird
lecture at the joint meeting of the
Nebraska Ornithological union and
the Nebraska Audubon society. held
last night at the Unitarian church
Mrs. Lily R. Button, wife of District
Judge Button of Dodge county, clev-
erly initiated the songs of Nebraska
birds. Prof. Clarence Nickel of the
University of Nebraska delivered the
lecture on "Warblers" and showed a
number of colored slides of the Ne
braska feathered singers.S AS each
bird was shown on the slide Mrs.
Button initiated the song until the
church building rang with the trills
and warblings of the little fellows.
The meeting was the annual al
fair of the Nebraska Ornithological
union and the Nebraska Audubon So
ciety and was preceded by a ban
quet served by the women of the
church. Two hundred guests were
served.
Officers elected for the coming year
by the Nebraska Ornithological union
we're: A. M. Brookings, Hastings,
president; Miss jeanette Mcdonald,
Omaha, vice president, and Prof.
Myron Swenk, University of Nebras-
ka, Lincoln, secretary and treasurer
The annual trip to Fontenelle for
est will be made today.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-11
FEDERAL AGENTS
RAID SOUTH SIDE:
Y men ARE HELD
Stacker Hunt on in Earnest as
Authorities Start Nightly
Roundups, Filling Jail
With Suspects.

In series of raids on the South
Side, federal agents have corralled p
men who will be prosecuted by the
United States Department of Justice
on charges of evading draft regula-
tons.
There are too many Reds on the
South Side," Chief Eberstein, of the
federal department, declared Friday
in giving out the wholesale arrests
made this week.
Lot of fellows over there who
have been in this country about three
years think they can act in any man
ner they choose about summons for
draft :"
Wives and families of the alleged
slacl;ers filled the corridors of the
federal building Friday, seeking in
formation As to the disposition Of the
prisoners.
Those arrested principally are for
eigners and>negroes. Federal officers
say those arrested boldly attested that
they had fully intended to evade the
draft law and appeared Indifferent
about the matter.
E Joseph Bredin, bellboy in the Pax
ton hotel, was arrested by an army
lieutenant from Camp, Dodge, la.
The majority of those arrested as
slackers are married and have been
residing in a colony of foreigners on
the South Side.
The names of seven arrested Thurs
day night include ]. T. Hamilton,
negro; Michael Palok, Joseph Pad
winski, Adolph Skibinski, John Peg
rawski, Roman Podrinski and Joseph
Bredin.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-11
Field Club Directors
Favor CORPORATION PIar

At meeting of Omaha Field club,
last night, the directors ratified the
idea Of making the club a stock cor
poration and giving to each member
in good standing one share of stock
at par value of $50.
A proposal to limit the number of
shares to 400 and to make them trans
ferable is being considered and the
club expects to increase its member
ship to 400 before the closing of the
present campaign and the opening of
Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-11
GROUND BROKEN Z
FOR SkINNER'S
PACKING HOUSE
Work to Be Rushed and Plant
Ready This Fall for Han
ding Up to Partial
!. Capacity. }

Representative Omaha business men
| Friday afternoon saw ground broken
for the new 100000 Skinner pack
ing plant, to be built on the south side
of the 53-acre tract lying a short dis
tance south and west of the Swift
plant. Among those present were:
Floyd NJ. Skinner, president and treas
urer; Paul F. Skinner, chairman of the
board of directors, and Robert Gil
more, secretary; E. Buckingham, vice
president and general manager of the
Union Stock Yards company; William
Schellberg, superintendent; A. F.
Stryker, secretary and traffic manager
of the Omaha Live Stok exchange;
w. B. Tagg, president of both the
Omaha Live Stock exchange and the
National Live Stock exchange; c. c.
George. president of the Omaha Com
mercial club; Arthur c. Thomas, pub
licity manager, and J. M. Gillen, in
dustrial manager.
Officials of the company assert that
tuC pant IS cHpSClCu W UC Ill OpeId-
ton; though not to full capacity, late
in the fall. The daily saughtering ca
pacity, when completed, will be 1000
to $500 hogs, 500 cattle and 1000
sheep per day.
The new packing house will be one
of the most modern in the country,
and will have more sunlight than any
of the other big plants here. The To-
cation is conceded to be of the best
and the drainage facilities excellent.
Commission men are enthusiastic
over the prospects for greater stock
market which the addition of an
other big packing plant is sure to
create. The four packing plants in
operation have not had the capacity
: to handle all of the stock properly
belonging to the Omaha market, and
consequently have lost considerable
trade to St. Joseph and Kansas City.
A fifth plant will be able to take care
of a large amount of this business,
stockmen state.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-11
Red Cross Funds Benefit
By Ball at Academy

More than 5000 was donated to the
surgical division of the Omaha Red
Cross representing the profits of a
Red Cross ball at the Deluxe dane
ing academy Friday night. The dance
was arranged by the women patrons
Of the dance hall, assisted by Man
ager White and Mrs. Ohaus of the
Welfare Board.
Refreshments were served free to
the dancers by the Paxton Gallagher
company, Loose-Wiles company and
Atlantic creamery. The hall was es-
pecially decorated for the occasion
by Mr.. See.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-11
Boost for Editorship.

So fast and furious is the race for
the editorship of the Central High
School Register that all sorts OF
means are being employed by COM
peting candidates. Last night an
auto loaded with young men with
loud voices, paraded where it was
thought most good would be done in
the interest of Thomas Findley.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-11
Young Woman Injured.

Mary Mahoney, 1907 South Fiji
teenth street, was badly cut and
bruised about the head and arms
when she was struck by an automo-
bile driven by J. c. Christ, 4211 South
Twenty-fourth street, at II o'clock
last night. She had just stepped from
the curb at Twenty-fourth and Q
streets when the auto struck her.
She was taken to the South Omaha
hospital
Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-11
William Redick Funeral in
Omaha SATURDAY. Afternoon

Funeral services for William
Rcdick, 6-year-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. John w. Redick, 52O6 Chicago
street, and grandson of Judge w: A.
Redick, who died in New York City
Wednesday night, will be held in
Omaha Saturday afternoon at )
o'clock, at the family home. Rev.
I. ]. Mackay officiating.
The body will arrive from New
York City this morning at s o'clock
and will be taken to the family home.
Interment will be in Forest Lawn
cemetery. The funeral will be private
Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-11
Fire Does $500 Damage

Fire completely gutted the dry
kiln of the Omaha Woodworking
company, 1901 Marcy street, about
80 o'clock last night. The building
was empty at the time. 1t is thought
the fire was started by tramps. The
loss is estimated at $500.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-11
Two Men Robbed.

Sylvester Silverstein and Alfred
Menconi, both living in us Leaven-
worth street, were held up and robbed
of S40.65 by two masked bandits on
the high school grounds about 9:3O
o'clock last night
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-11-15
THE UNITED DRIVE
MASS MEETING

The Victory Mass Meeting Sunday
evening in the Town Hall, on the eve OF
peace, was an enthusiastic demonstra-
ton in support of the United War
Drive. Chairman c. |. Button pre-
sided and had with him on the plat
form, the Revs F. A. Welch of Orwell,
E. B. Hughes of Bristol, and E. b,
Holmes of Middlebury, all OF whom
rejoiced over the days news OF the
K Kaiser's abdication and urged that the
prospects of peace should not find the
people at home lacking in the support
which the boys will need during the
davs of reconstruction and demobili-
zation. Father Welch delivered the real
Grafton of the evening, and was heard
for the first time by many of those pres
ent with great pleasure. Mr.. Hughes,
inimitable with his rapid-fre humor,
pathos and patriotism, was received
in the same cordial manner as when he
spoke at the send-off of the first Addi-
son County boys to war last year; and
Mr. Holmes spoke effectively OF the
need of giving generously to the pres
ent united fund The College quartette,
led by Roy Howard, sang "Your Flag
and My Flag" and Keep the Home
Fires Burning" while all joined in
america" at the close.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-11-15
VERGENNES FIRST
"OVER THE TOP

During the past week several rallies
have been held in the different towns in
the county for the United War Drive,
and while these have been well attend
ed Chairman Button states that the
towns on the whole have been very
slow in raising their quotas,
The city of Nergennes, having led
repeatedly in its war drives was the
FIRST to report "over the top, and near
ly all the towns of Bennington and Rut-
land counties we're reported over
Wednesday,
The first rally was held at North
Ferrisburg last Friday evening The
speakers were Rev, L, A, Vezina,
George w. Stone, aud John IL, Don
nelly, and music was furnished from
Vergenues, Victory mass meetings were
held Sunday evening at Bristol and Yer
gcnnes. The speakers at Bristol were
Rev. 7, J, Leonard and Rev, IL, T.
Newell at Vergennes, Judge p, J. Tier
ney of Plattsburg and Secretary q. w.
Gooch of the Middlebury Y. M. c, A.
A grand benefit and dance was given
at Academy Hall, Shoreham, Tuesday
evening which was addressed by Rev,
George w. Davenport Of Burlington,
Rev. Father Welch Of Orwell and Rev,
L. B. Holmes. Nearly 500 was realized
for the cause in addition to subscrip-
tions. Orwell listened Saturday even
ing to Judge f. c. Mower of Burling-
ton who drew an audience of $50
Lincoln held a rally Thursday even
ing with the aid of the Bristol band
The speakers were Father Leonard and
Rev. H. c. Newell.
Rallies are scheduled for today at
. P. M. at Leicester and at 3;45 P, M
at Salisbury village, The speakers ex'
pected are Rev. II, c. Newell and Rev
George M. Moody. This evening at
Whiting, Father Welch and Rev. Fran
els J. Malzard will speak.
Four minute talks have been given
by Rev. Messrs, Newell, Holmes Whit
temore and Moody and by Chairman
Button at the local movies.
Up to Thursday night Addison Coun'
ty had rised Sl4,763 including S47O0 from
Middlebury village This shows the
county as a whole must still raise one
and one half times as much and Middle
bury one fourth more. We should give
what peace is worth to US,
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-11-15
HOW MIDDLEBUkY
MARKED DER TAG"

The end OF the great world war will
be marked in local history by memory
Of parade so long that it almost reach
ed the length Of Middlebury village
and by the ringing Of joy bells and the
clatter and bang OF every noise pro-
dueing device that the people could
get at short notice
The news that peace had actually
come percoated to many quarters
long before the town was fully awake
and the big bell in ST. Mary's church
was rung at titful intervales from day
break until long past the breakfast
hour, when Others took up the message
and one bell or another kept the air
charged with the tidings all day and
far into the night,
The Register at once confirmed the
news and issued as a souvenir Of the
momentous time thousands OF copies OF
a free bulletin which were scattered
broadcast in Middlebury, and adjoin-
ing towns and by noon the Free Press
OF Burlington had arrived with still
more contirmatory details,
Chairman Allan Calhoun OF the Ad-
olson County draft board suggested
that the local committee which had
ARRANGED the first celebrations for the
send off of the boys to war should take
in hand the work Of organizing a pa
rade for the afternoon, and though
the time for preparation was less than
three hours, the call for paraders was
met with an overwhelming response
and shortly before four O'Clock n the
afternoon practically the whole town
gave itself over to the celebration
The student corps showed great
progress ints discipline, and with fine
soldierIy bearing marched on down
Main street, turning every corner with
a precision which would have stood
the test of carpenters square. At the
Graded School building they we're
joined by a small army Of eager young
sters waving flags, and by the High
School boys and girls, made coloriul by
hundreds of badges, reading, "Victory",
pinned to their caps or frocks, while
many of the boys carried placards
reading, "Kaiser Bill has taken his
pill" God bless the boys who did it."
In front of the Register Office a long
line of automobiles, including many
from out of town, joined in the parade.
The local band furnished music for the
rear of the line. The changing gongs of
the chemical fire engine and the hook
and ladder truck were kept busy all
along the line of march and several
boys made fine racket by drumming
on circular saws that had been bor-
rowed from the marble mill
There had been but little opportunity
to stage floats but Mary Fletcher had
hastily and effectively dressed up as
the Goddess of Liberty, and rode on
her familiar steed while beside her
Continued on page five
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-11-15
BIG BONFIRE ON
BRISTOL MOUNTAIN
From Bristol Herald

Bristol received early Monday the
news that Germany had accepted the
terms of the armistice-unconditional
surrender and that hostiIties were to
cease at 6 A. NJ Monday, About 93O
whistles began to blow, bells ring and
did Bristol celebrated Just a little.
Then a little more, and then some.
Business was suspended1except in the
noise making line. And that sounded
good, mighty good
Between II and II o'clock process
ion headed by A. E, Bristol with Old
Glory, guarded by some % young Amer
leans. Then came the band each man
doing his best. Then followed the school
children, teachers, men and women, all
cheering and waving flags. After march
ing through the streets the procession
adjourned for dinner and little rest
so as to be ready for the evening" enter
tainment.
An automobile parade through
Starksboro and Lincoln was feature
in the afternoon.
The evenings program, besides a
big bonfire on the mountain, consisted
of a parade, some cheering and lots ol
noise
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-11-15
VERGENNES HAS
A FINE PARADE

The first news of the signing OF an
armiStice between the allied nations
and Germany was received about 1870,
but it was some time later when the re-
port was given out to the public and up
on its receipt bells and whistles started
a noise that continued for hours, while
people gathered on the main street.
flags flew from business places and
residences and plans were immediately
made for an impromptu parade, the
members OF the city council meeting to
appoint committees. All business was
suspended at noon The parade formed
shortly after > o'clock, and marched
through the principal streets 1t was
led by Alderman Walter Kellogg and
Arthur Langway, marshals, on white
horses, then came City Representative
William H. Norton, Mayor Walter w.
Bristol, Alderman Wayland 5 Bristol,
Vergennes City band with c. A./Beach,
leader, was next in line being followed
by company d, V. V. NJ, under COM
mand of Capt G.. W. Stone; veterans
of Civil war in automobile; the city
fire department headed by Chiefs DR.
T, c. Phelps, J F. BARLEY and G. H
Morris in decorated automobile; school
children carrying flags and banners
floats, showing the supremacy OF democ.
racy over autocracy; clergymen and
citizens on foot Vermont Industrial
school float, followed by the Liberty
club boys of the school, and the boys
and girls OF the institution, with teach
ers; the school band float, Victory, with
Miss Catherine Garno as Liberty; float
with material for huge bon fire at night
then the decorated automobiles, the
last being the hearse, driven by Uncle
Sam" with the banner, "The End OF
the Kaiser" The parade ended at the
park, where brief exercises were held
with music by the City band. In the
evening the huge bonfire was built or
Main street and torches, carried by
men and boys, hundreds of merrymak
ers joining in the parade on Main street
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-11-15
MRS. SAGE GIVES
MIDD 100000

To the complete surprise OF every
one connected with the College, an
nouncement came yesterday that Mrs,
Margaret Olivia Sage, who died last
week at her home on Fifth avenue,
New York, had left to Middlebury
College specific gilt OF 100000
DR., Edward y Collins, acting head
at the college in the absence OF Presi-
dent Thomas and Prof Charles B,
Wright, received the first news in a
telegram from William w, Gay, alum
nus Of Midd in the class of 1876 and now
an editorial writer on the New York
World, The message was brief, reading
"Sage will leaves hundred thousand to
Middlebury"
Associated Press dispatches con-
iirmed the news, but with no further
details than that out of an estate Of
S50,0O00O0 Mrs, Sage had bequeathed
S6,000,0O0 to her brother, Joseph Slo-
cum, and had divided the bulk Of the
remainder of the estate among other
relatives and large number Of chari
table and educational institutions, in
cluding Middlebury,
This is the first time, so far as known,
that Mrs. Sage had remembered Mid
dlebury with any substantial gift The
bequest in her will is undoubtedly due
to her deep interest in the education Of
women, She was particularly interest
ed in the work OF Emma Willard, pion-
eer in the education of women in this
country. 1t was just 100 years ago that
in house just across the street from
the campus OF MiddleburE College,
Mrs Willard had conducted a school
here for young ladies, Mrs, Wizards
close contact with the worther edu-
cation which was being offered to young
men at the college, developed her con
viction of the need OF radical changes
in the education of women, and these
new principles she later put into force
in the school which she founded here
and later removed to Troy, Mrs, Sage
had done much toward helping the
Troy school with gifts, and she had,
apparently, never forgotten that it was
in Middlebury that Emma Willard re-
ceived the first stimulus for her work
Only recently, President Thomas had
caused to be reprinted by The Regis
ter Company a book OF 35 pages which
Mrs. Willard had had published, also
by The Register Company, just 100
years ago, 1t was can Address to the
Public Proposing Plan for Female
Education.
The Register yesterday telegraphed
to President Thomas, who was about
to depart for overseas service, asking
for any details or comment he would
make on the gift, and received the fol
lowing in reply:
"I have no knowledge of the Sage
bequest except that which have
t received from the papers. 1t is
, Continued on page five
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-11-15
40 Per Cent of Hens are Slackers

Returns from focks culled during
10 poultry culling demonstrations held
by the Rutland County Farm bureau
previous to the epidemic show the val
lie of expert knowledge in this line,
These demonstrations were attended
by 1871 people, owning 3O25 hens. Forty
per cent of the hens on farms where
demonstrations were held were thrown
out as being Improbable to keep. Re
turns from the flocks culled show that
no eggs were got from the hens culled
as they were kept separate for week
following and then sold for meat
"If those who were present at the
meetings went home and cul!ed their
flocks and the percentage OF culs ran
about the same as those culled at the
meetings it would mean that 1923 birds
would be thrown out, and as 1t costs
about 80 cents per month to keep a
hen this would mean a saving to these
19l people of 1867 per month and they
would get just as many eggs.