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Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1919-06-19

Why | am Proud to be an American
I0am proud to be living in Ameri-
ga where the government is "of the
people, by the people and for the
people,. We have no such ruler as
the Kaiser. We are living in free
country. Ii.
The very name America means
freedom. This is why so many
people from other countries come to
our, country. Even the first people
who came here came for freedom.
Each one had and has an equal right.
There were and are no lords for
which they had to be slaves. Each
one is his own master, and can do as
he pleases. I have asked some for
eigners why they came to America
and they said they wanted to visit a
new land and they could get better
pay. ...5.. ~.
A person once told me of a boy
who wanted to come to America
But as his parents were very poor
they did not have money enough to
send him, as it was before America
was very thickly populated and it
took a large sum to get over here.
AS he lived in harbor town, one day
he got man to head him up in a
barrel on the ship. He stayed in the
barrel until the ship was far enough
out so they could not send him back.
Autocracy tried to rule the world
but democracy overruled it. Demo
cracy means freedom, autocracy
slavery. Think of Russia TO-DAY. We
never had such a time. Even the
labor conditions are not so bad as in
European countries.
Another thing we should be proud
of is Americas entering the War.
Our boys gave up everything and
went to help the Allied Countries.
We all gave up something. We had to
in order to give the soldiers things
they needed.
But by being careful we were new
er put on rations like the European
countries. This was all done volun-
tarily. And summing everything up
| think every American who is a true
American has a great, deal to be
proud of.
| No 10
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-06-02
RED CROSSLAUDS
HELP OF ENGLAND

British cooperation served to make
the Red Cross work in Great Britain
q big success, according to a report
made public today by Red Cross head
quarters here.
1t shows that in all cases the Brit
fish railroads gave ample space and
careful attention to the SIS, 900 900
worth Of Red Cross supplies handled
during the. war.
When the railroads were laying
down embargoes for weeks at a time
on all classes Of materials except war
supplies, they never refused Red Cross
shipments, il is stated. They also
permitted shipments at half rates.
For incoming stores from the United
States the port OF London authority
granted all its dock privileges free Of
charge, while the English customs
never charged any duties on tobacco,
cigarettes, chocolate, and other sup
plies OF a dutiable nature which were
brought in for hospital and canteen
distribution, the report stated.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-06-02
PULLMAN APPOINTS TWO
MORE HACK INSPECTORS

Prfvates Irving Rosenberg and w.
p. Burke, OF the First precinct, were
appointed last night by Major Pull
man, Superintendent Of Police. as as
sistants TO Hack Inspector Maurice
Collins.
Rosenberg and Burke will iii the
vacancy created by the transfer of
Private W. Z. Smith to the Third pre-
cinct several weeks ago. They will
assist Collins on alternate months
Burke is a member Of the "whiskey
squad" OF the First precinct. 1hiie
Rosenberg is traffic officer at Four
teeuth street and Pennsylvania ave-
nue..
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-01
Kansas City. Dec. 1.-The
strike of railroad switchmen,
which began Saturday, was
called off early today.
BURGLAR ELUDES
POLICE WHO TRAP
HIM IN HAT STORE
Gordon Of Officers Surround
Place, But Cannot Locate
x the Intruder.

Where did the burglar 60 when
Police Officer Ollie knudtson saw
him prowling about in the Omaha
hat, factory, Fourteenth and Douglas
streets, shortly after midnight last
night?
4 Ole was just starting out to walk
his beat when he>noticed an alert
figure lodging about in the hat fac
terry. Ollie raped on the sidewalk
with>his night stick and brought two
other officers from across the street
hurrying to his help.
Ole stationed his help at the front
door and went around to the alley
door himself. In the meantime one
of his helpers called the police sta
ton for more men to surround the
building. 4
Comes on Burglar.
As Ole forced the back door in
he met Mr.. Burglar almost face to
face with about IS feet between
faces.
Ollie ordered him to halt, but the
burglar had already backed into the
building. Ollie pursued, watching the
back door, however, to prevent the
burglars escape by that means.
A Ford full of cops arrived from
the police station. Officer John Bar
ia was stationed at the front door
and the other cops were distributed
around the premises while Officers
Knudtson, Sinclair and Hansen
searched the building. Just when
the search was about 70 begin Bar
to heard Mr.. Burglar trying to un-
fasten the moorings of the coal hole
.coYer. n..the. Douglas street side
walk in front of the hat factory.
John waited patiently, but the burg
lar gave up his attempt and with
drew again to the cellar.
Barta Sees Him.
A few minutes later Barta saw
him in the building. Hansen, Sim
clair and Knudtson searched the
building from cellar to roof, but
failed to locate Mr.. Burglar. Detec-
tives arrived from the central sta
ton pretty soon and they, too,
searched the building. A place was
found where Mr.. Burglar had gained
entrance on the roof, but the tracks
in the snow on the roof indicated he
had gone in that entrance and not
out of it. At 1:35 the cops assured
themselves that the burglar was not
in the building and gave up the hunt.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-01
PUP SENT 22O MILES
WITH STAMPS ON EARS.

San Francisco, Nov. 30.-At Win
ters. Cal, pup was slipped into the
mails and reached Elmer Crews IN
Bayford, Trinity county, 2zO miles
away.
The dog was recognized as first
class mail for three days. He was
fed, watered and petted~the entire
distance,
According ts regulations, pups
either travel in baggage cars or
ladies' laps, the mails being reserved
for queen bees and day-old chicks.
However, this one got through
with IS cents in/stamps pasted on
his ears.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-01
HUSBAND ANGERED WHEN
CAUGHT WITH ANOTHER.

New York, Nov. 30.--After hear
ing testimony in the uncontested di-
yorce action of Mrs. Verna Elliott
Cowles, daughter of Sir Arthur e.
lott, of England. against Edward B.
Cowles. wealthy resident of Rye,
with offices in the Grand Central
terminal, Supreme Court Justice
Young at White Plains said he
would grant all interlocutory decree.
The couple were married in Lon
don in 1912 and have one child. They
separated in 1916. Mrs. Ccwles tes-
tilted that iner husband has not con-
tributed a cent to her support since
that time.
Two private detectives and mau
who was an usher at the wedding
testified that they entered room
ing house in Seventysecond street
and found Cowles in silk pejamas, in
company with an unknown woman.
They testified Cowles said it was an
unfair trick to play upon him. Three
davs later Cowles, who was cap
tin in the United States army. was
served with the divorce complaint.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-01
WHOLE CITY TIED UP BY.
FUEL SHORTAGE; SUPPLIES.
.RAT|ONED TO EVERYBODY
Many Churches Held Last Service Yesterday, Down to
the Last Ton - May Pool Fuel and Hold Union
Services-Stores Open This Morning at 1O-Heat
in Office Buildings at $3.50; Steam Stops at $3.50
This Afternoon - Cars to Be Pulled OFF in Slack
Hours-Thousands Enjoyed Last Taste of Theaters
Yesterday for Some Time. ~

With schools and colleges closed,
street car service curtailed, business
hours of every industry cut nearly
i'll half, and every place of amuse-
nent closed, greater Omaha and
Council Bluffs this morning will en-
ter what is probably the most trying
period of its history.
The order by the terminal fuel
committee for conservation of coal,
which entails the foregoing results
goes into effect this morning.
Last Taste of Theater.
Theaters were packed yesterday
afternoon and evening with patrons
who desired one last taste of amuseF
ment. The offerings at every the
alter. moving picture and. legitimate,
were OF a high grade, and it was
with a sigh of regret that the
crowds watched the last curtain fall.
Every public school, Creighton
university, the University of Oma-
ha, and the medical school of the
University of Nebraska will all be
closed, and hundreds OF teachers
without occupation.
Retail stores will not open this
morning until 10 a. M, and the
closing hours will be at 5 p. m.
Heat will not be turned on in the
office buildings until 9:30 a. m. and
will be turned off at $3.50. Manufac-
turing establishments, job b n 6
houses, brokerage Offices, and conf
mission merchant offices will opep
at 8 a. m. and close at 2 p. m.
Private clubs will be cold and
bleak without heat, except during
the noon hours, when the commit
tees order permits luncheon to be
served. The rooms Of those living
III club buildings will be heated.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-01
EQUAL FOOTING
FOR LABOR AND
CAPITAL ASKED
Vice-Chairman of A. F. Of L.
Outlines Organized Workers
Attitude Toward Questions.

Washington, Nov. 30-Organized
,labor's attitude towards many ques-
tions pending and likely to come be-
fore congress was outlined today by
Matthew Woll, vice president of the
American Federation of Labor, re-
plying to a series of questions sub
mitted to labor leaders by Chairman
Hays of the republican national
committee.
To make the fruits of labor more
effectively useable for the welfare
of the country capital and labor,
Woll declared, must be placed on ar
equal footing by making all corpora
ton charters provide that under its
powers the holders might not deny
employees the right to organize, bar
gain collectively through "represen-
tatives of their own choosing" or
to determine for themselves the con-
ditions and relations of their SER
vices" Without this check on cor
porate powers, he said, "the domes-
tic conflict now raging-cannot and
will not be permanently ended"
Plan to Settle Unrest.
Discussing the plans to settle OF
minimize industrial unrest, Mr.. Vol
declared, arbitrary exercise of I'M
warranted and unconstitutional au-
thority by our courts" could not al
lay it, adding that ITO avoid building
up judicial aristocracy" the word
of the supreme court, state or fed
aral, should not be final on the coll
stitutionality of an act. He PRO
posed re-enactment of the measure
"The government by injunction
should be prohibited, the rights and
liberties and freedom should be fully
safeguarded and the upbuilding OF a
judicial autocracy made impossible
for all time to come"
Congress, he said, Should speed
lily approve the covenant of the
league of nations, including the labor
provision contained in this remark
able document, which holds the hope
for future peace of the world in its
keeping, instead of filibustering and
fiddling away like Nero while Rome
was aflame."
Advocates Other Measures.
Measures to prohibit child labor
total exclusion of immigration for
two years, government employees
minimum wage and retirement act
a federal employment service, elimi-
nation of convict labor competition,
soldiers land legislation, state loans
to home builders and repeal of all
taxes on necessities we're advocated
Women should receive equal treat
ment and pay with men. but should
be given tasks prof nate
with their physical strength and
potential motherhood, the latter
stated.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-01
Villa Will Inflict
Terrible Punishment
For Angeles Death

Ell .Paso. Texas, Nov. 30.-(By
Universal Service. death by burn
ing at the stake is the punishment
Francisco Villa has sworn to inhict
on those who had any connection
with the capture, arrest, trial and ex-
4ecution of General Angeles, accord
ing to word reaching here from
northern Mexico. Villa agents here
said he had been informed of the
death of Angeles, but refused to say
where he was or how the news
reached him. Unofficial reports said
Villa was near Pillar de Conches, 50
miles north of Parral, near the scene
of the Angeles capture.
Tears rolled down the bandits
cheeks when he was told 80 his chief
lieutenant's fate and seldom had his
followers seen their leader weep.
They watched him in amazement.
Villas grief was succeeded by un-
|governable rage. He made speech,
declaring eternal enmity to Carranza
and promising to avenge Angeles
death by burning all who had any
connection with it.
Major Gabrino Sandoval and FIVE
followers who captured Angeles
were paid 1000 pesos each BY the
CarranZa government.
For every peso that the traitors
received / will take drop of their
blood when they fall into my hands"
Villa was reported to have said.
"Then / will throw them into the
fire to perish like the coyotes they
are" 4
The four generals who passed
sentence on Angeles are in Chi
huahua City, with the exception of
general Escobar, who is in COM
mand of the Juarez garrison.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-01
Eggs Will Not Hatch,
SO Swan Kills Mate

London, Nov. 30.-An extraordi-
nary case of wife murder by swan
has occurred at Dartmouth park,
West Bromwich.
A pair of swans have disported
themselves on the park pool for over
forty years, and in early life they
reared several broods.
After 25-year interval the female
bird resumed laying this year, and
the male bird was seen by keepers
guarding his partner during the
katching. Both birds became fefo-
cious. and attacked anyone who ap-
preached them. ),
The Matching was unsuccessful,
and the male bird. it is presumed.
became SO enraged that he forced
her head beneath the water and held
her there till she was drowned.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-01
VERY FEW ANKLES
WORTH LOOKING AT.

London, Nov. 30.-Every attempt
to discourage the short skirt seems
TO result in making it shorter. DR.
Walter Kidd of Cheltenham now ap-
peals to feminine vanity.
Despite his name, he is very much
in earnest. He says sadly that i'll his
walks abroad during the past year
he has observed carefully 1000 pairs
Of feet and ankles. He declares il
was "a miserable subject and re-
ports that
Many women walk like daschunds;
some afford instances of splay FOOT
90 per cent suffer from hatfoot, in
sipient or pronounced; most women
have deplorable ankles and feet
which they display with equal levity
and audacity.
DR.. Kidd adds that the only way to
prevent fatfoot and kindred disfg-
urement is by systematic foot and
leg exercise.
In the meantime. he pleads that
the Cheltenham women of this gem
Grafton iengthen their skirts to spare
him the pain of having their lack OF
symmetry thrust upon him.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-01
$65,0 900 ROBBERY I'M OMAHA
NO ARRESTS YET
MADE IN CASE
OF NEWBERRY
Hold Over Apprehensions Sum
day to Prevent Jailing-De-
PENDANTS Can't Get Bonds.

Grand Rapids, Mich, Nov, 50.-No
arrests have been made as yet as a
result of warrants which were issued
upon the return of indictments i'll
the federal court charging United
States Senator Truman II. Newber-
ry of Detroit and more than 125
other men with fraud in the election
by which Senator Newberry OBJ
tanned his seat in the senate. AS
sistant Attorney General Frank c
Daley of Indianapolis, specifically
requested that no arrests be made
Immediately to obviate the pos
sibility that some of the defendants
might have to spend Sunday in Jail
through lack of ability to furnish
bonds.
1t was considered probable that
most bonds would be accepted by
the court for all the 135 men in
dicted.
All Warrants Served Soon.
1t is not, expected that any of the
defendants will be brought here to
perfect their arrangements for bail,
as they probably will be given an op-
portunity to post bonds before com.
missioners in the districts wherein
their arrests are made, in the event
post bonds are not approved by
Judge Sessions.
United States Marshal Sherman
O'Connor stated that-expected war
rants would have been served upon
all the defendants by the close of
the present week.
" There is much interest here as to
whether Senator Newberry will
claim the constitutional immunity
from criminal prosecution which is
granted him as United States SEN
ator, and all announcement from
him on that point is eagerly awaited
by politicians and others who have
been watching the grand jury in
vestigation closely.
Expected in Capital Today.
Senator Newberry has been
spending vacation at Hot Springs,
Va, and it was understood that he
is expected to be in Washington
Monday.
Should post bonds be accepted by
Judge Sessions it would relieve the
individual defendant of the necessity
Of obtaining individual bail. 1t would
be bond in such sum as the court
might approve covering all the de-
PENDANTS in the one instrument, and
all of them would be released from
Jail pending their preliminary hear
ing at least
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-01
PICKS UP NUGGET
WORTH 81. 500.

Oroville, Cal, Nov. 50.-Accord-
ing to report from Stone and
Webster's camp near Caribou, a
gold nugget, valued at $500, was
found by a 'mucker," whose name
is unknown
While working with several other
companions in cut in the NORTH
Fork canyon, the "mucker" suddenly
picked loose from the formation a
lump of gold shaped like an apple
and weighing nearly four pounds.
Bcwildefed by his sudden wealth,
the workman Immediately dropped
his pick and went directly to his
bunkhouse. There he remained the
entire night without retiring, fearing
that some one might rob. him of the
nugget. Early next morning he lett
for parts unknown.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-01
DETECTIVES At
WORK ON CLUES
IN BIG ROBBERY
Police Say Looting Of Hayden
Brothers Store CIeverest
Safe-BIowing Job in
City's History.

Practically every detective on the
police force has been detailed to
work on clues that might lead to
the arrest Of the three yeggmen who
robbed the safes in Hayden Bros.
store of $65,0O0 Police Commits
sioner Ringer, Chief of Police Eber-
stein and Chief of Detectives Dunn
made preliminary investigation OF
the robbery shortly after it was dis
covered.
Descriptions of the three robbers
have been sent to nearby towns in
an effort to apprehend them in case
they may have left>Omaha by auto
mobile.
Find Gold and Silver.
Detectives Wavrin and Knudtson
uncovered seven sacks of gold and
silver, estimated at $4,000, which
the yeggs had hidden beneath pile
of rugs next to the elevator, because
they were too heavy to carry.
According to Chief of Detectives
Dunn, the robbery was the cleverest
safe-blowing job ever perpetrated in
Omaha. That the robbery was com.
rnitted by crooks of another city is
the belief of the chief of detectives
"The job was we'll planned, it is
evident" Chief of Detectives Dunn
said "The yeggs showed they evi.
IDENTIFY knew the interior of the
building gi we'll, especially about the
The lack of burglar alarm sys-
tenn in the building gave the rob,
bers plenty of time for the blowing
of the safe and their escape, police
say.
Hunt Old Yeggmen.
Investigation of all old-time yegg.
men recently>paroled from the state
penitentiary and who are known to
have been about Omaha is being
made by detectives.
The only descriptions of the three
men learned by the police were
given by the two night watchmen.
All three yeggfhen were approxi-
mately 80 years old, we'll dressed
and of medium weight.
One of the robbers was slender
Continued on Page Two, Column Three.)
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-01
AMERICA SENDS
ANOTHER NOTE
ABOUT JENKINS
No Intimation of its Character
Disclosed. But Believed to
Be Sterner Than First.

Washington, Nov. 20.--Another
note to the Mexican government re-
lating to the arrest and imprison-
ment of William o. jenkins, con-
sular agent lat Puebla, was sent by
the State department today to the
embassy at Mexico City for pres
entation tomorrow to Carranza.
The note, which some officials in
dicated might be the last on the
subject, was in reply to Mexico's S
answer to a sharp demand by this
government for immediate release
of Jenkins. No intimation of its
character was disclosed, but officials
in touch with the situation believed
it was more emphatic than any sent
heretofore.
Won't Be Questioned.
1t was thought here tonight that
the note would be delivered by the
American representative to the for
eign Office at Mexico City by tomor-
row, but there was no statement as
to when the text would be made
public. State department officials
declined to be questioned as to the
nature of the communication.
There were no advices tosthe de-
partment today from the Mexican
capital concerning the jenkins case
or the latest murder of another oil
man, Wallace, although the embassy
had been instructed to investigate
and report,
congressmen Interested.
Senators and representatives, back
today for the regular session OF con-
gress tomorrow, took live interest
in latest dispatches from the south
ern republic, and there were indi-
cations that debate would break
loose in both houses tomorrow on
the general Mexican situation.
Several senators who had expect
ed to discuss the situation said thss;
would await publication of the last
note from this government before
expressing their views. In some
quarters it was believed that the
presidents message to congress, to
be presented Tuesday, would have
a good deal to say about Mexico.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-01
MAN GOES TO SLEEP
STANDING ON HIS HEAD.

Pittsburgh, Pa. Nov. 30.-William
West, a north side stableman, was
discovered by policeman standing
OH his head. Fsst asleep and snoring
enthusiastically.
West, when aroused, said he had
intended merely to rest his head on
hay in the manger, but slipped IN
head first and kept right on with his
nap. y