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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-03-16

change the political complexion Of
the board, was discussed.
Reynolds said the conditions I'M
der democratic board we're rotten.
Following Reynolds speech, in
which he argued that the change
would mean a saving Of $4,000
year by retiring all but one OF the
five commissioners now serving, as
soon as their terms expire. Fults
took Reynolds to task. Fults claim
ed that Reynolds had been active in
securing salary boosts for various
county. officials on the ground they
were over worked and now, he said,
Reynolds was trying TO load more
work upon them,
Oppose Substitute Bill.
Jenison and Byruln, two Of the
majority leaders in the chamber
spoke in opposition to the substi-
tute bill. Jenison is chairman and
Byrum member of the committee
on privileges and elections which
reported out H. r. loo for passage
and then later killed II. K. 2ll, a
bill identical in terms with the sub
stitute presented by Larsen and sup
ported by Reynolds
Several bills affecting the compo-
sition of the Douglas county board
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-03-16
Discharge 1,419,386

Washington, March 15.-Oficers
and men deaobilized number 1,4l9,-
1886, the War department announced
today, 1914 being in the commits
stoned grades. Discharge has been
ordered for a total of 1,678,500. Of
fcers applying for reserve commits
sions total. 26,79S
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-03-16
MINISTER and
BOYS IN FAVOR
CIGARET BILL
Petitions From Grand Island
Sent to Senator BradStreet
Asking Him to Vote
for Measure.
From a Staff Correspondent.

Lincoln, March Ex-senator
Bradstreet of Grand Island, who
once voted against the passage of
the cigaret enforcement bill, is hear
ing in no uncertain terms of the at
titude of his constituents in regard
to the measure.
Letters, petitions and kilograms
have been pouring in to him i'm
ploring and advising him to support
the Mcleod measure, which was
again raised and recommended for
engrossment and third reading by
the senate Friday after a bitter
fight.
Minister Adds Plea.
Rev. Alvin A. Smith, pastor of the
First Presbyterian church of Grand
Island, in a letter said: Il am writ
ing you in the interests of the CT
gafet bill which is to come up for
consideration again. / trust that
you will see your way clear to sup
port this bill. l realize that while
the cigaret law has not been en-
forced in this state, yet we must
protect our boys and either enforce
the law or repeal it and get some
kind of law that can be enforced,
and believe the law proposed to be
such"
Robert ]. Barr, superintendent of
the city schools of Grand Island,
enclosing some petitions from the
boys attending the city schools,
writes: Il enclose some petitions
Of the boys in the schools, which
they have voluntarily signed and
asked me to send to you. These
boys are in earnest and mean what
they say. They are making every
attempt not to use tobacco until
they are Fl years old, as the name of
the club indicates, and / hope you
will do all that you can to further
their desire and interests"
School Boys Sign.
Petitions enclosed are from the
Lincoln school, Wasmer school,
Plat school, Jefferson school and
Dodge school, and contain the
names of hundreds of boys who ask
the senator to support the Mcleod
bill.
A telegram received by the sena-
tor from the Friends Gospel Team,
Christian organization, reads:
I'VE deplore your negative vote
on House Roll No. 297, so great are
the evils of cigarets to boys of your
district, we beg and pray you re-
consider. Your support of this
measure will be appreciated by vot-
ers and parents"
The Hall county w. c. T. u, the
congregation of the First Baptist
church, the Methodist Gospel team
of Grand Island and other similar
organizations have begged of him to
support the bill and aid in its ras-
sage. .e.r.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-03-16
TEACHERS PASS
ON DEFECTS OF
LITTLE FOLKS
Sturm Bill Makes Provision for
Examination and Report to
Parents on Defective
Sight and Hearing.
From a SAT- CORRESPONDENT.

Lincoln, Neb., March Sex
animation of school children by
teachers to determine whether they
have defective eyesight or hearing,
diseased teeth. or nasal instructions,
as provided for in the Sturm bill.
S. +. %, met with the approval of
the lower branch Saturday morn
ing. 1t advanced ,the bill to third
reading, after motion for indefin-
tic postpouement had been offered
by Vance.
The bill makes it mandatory on
teachers to examine and report de-
fects of hearing. sight teeth and
nose troubles, to the parents.
Where boards af education employ
physicians to DO this, the teacher
is relieved of the requirement. A
fine of 500 is specified for viola
ton. ..-
Relief for Miss Ganson.
The $4,000 relief bill for Miss
Maud Ganson, who was permanent
" crippled by falling on a slippery
sidewalk and breaking her thigh
bone at the Kearney normal, where
she was a student, was approved
for third reading. Mr.. Davis moved
to kill the bill, but withdrew his
motion after hearing from other
members. ...1
81 don't think there is anyone here
who would change places with that
Girl for 5000" said Rodman,
Il heard the evidence and saw her
and don't believe anybody who
knew the facts would object to al
lowing her claim" said Vance.
"If it was railroad case it would
mean a suit for $4,000" Hoover
suggested. ~ t-.
Appropriation bills for new build
ings at the Milford and Grand Is
land soldiers homes were made a
special order for Monday afternoon,
at which time the question as to
which of the institutions will get
new hospital is to be fought out.
Among the bills reported by the
standing committees for the general
file were:
S. 1S4-Cities and villages authorized
to build or acquire and operate municipal
ice plants.
s. r. 115-Uniform bill OF lading.
S. F. 92-Trains to stop at depot plat
forms.
Bills killed by the committee included:
II. R. M7O-Pullman sleepers for ship
pers on sBeciaI live stock trains.
II. r. 460-Appropriation of $4,000 TO
buy more land for the Norfolk insane hos
pital
Date for Omaha Bills.
On motion of the Douglas county dele
cation in the house. H, r. $50, the Met
ropolitan water district light bill and
S. f. l31. giving the water board authority
to operate a gas plant were made spe-
clal order for next Tuesday at 10 o'clock.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-03-16
DOUGLA COUNTY
POLITICS GIVEN
AIRING IN HOUSE
Reynolds Contends That
Money Would Be Saved by
Retiring All But One Of
County Commissioners.
By Staff Correspondent.

Lincoln, Neb,, March l5.-Doug-
las county politics and the methods
of conducting public business in
that county occupied a considerable
portion of the time Saturday in the
house. when a substitute bill for
H. r. loo, proposing to add four re-
publican officials to the board of
county commissioners. which would
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-03-16
Two New Banks in Nebraska
Chartered to Do Business

Lincoln, March 15.-(Special.)-
The Sts8e Banking board Saturday
granted charters to two new banks
as follows:
The Citizens State bank, Holdrege Neb.,
capital, $4,000; president, T. M. Wimber-
ly; vice president. W. B. Pierce; cashier,
Frank Falk. all OF Holdrege Live Stock
Bank, Arthur, sNeb capital, $4,000;
president Ray c. Langford, North Platte;
vice president, Jens sillasen. Keystone;
cashier. r. H. Barber, Keystone.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-03-16

we're introduced at the opening o(
the session, all intended to nulliiy all
act OF the 1917 legislature, said to
have been passed at the request OF
Arthur Mullen, which gave the
democrats control OF tho Douglas
county board.
One or two Of these bills went a
great deal further than to undo what
the former legislature did, the COM
mittee thought.
Chairman Jenison explained that
it was favor OF restoring condi-
tons before the gerrymander OF
1917. but not attempting to revolu-
tionize the composition of the
county board, 1t had therefore re-
ported out II. r. loo, and had killed
2t1.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-03-16
WatervIiet Arsenal to Be
Master GAUGE Of Gun Plants

Troy, N. Y, March 15.-It was
officially announced at the Water
vliet arsenal today thatfthe plant
would be the center of the cannon
industry in the United tSates. The
local gun factory is to be the master
gauge Of all the shops in the coun-
try. All patterns Of guns are to be
made at WaterViiet.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-03-16
Belgian Woman Is Bride Of
NNnaha County Soldier

Stella. Neb,, March ls,-(Speciall
--Nemaha county. north Of Stella
had a real war romance when Ar
thur Gilbert Of Brooch, Nemahi
county, was married. in New York
City to a Belgian girl who at one
time was teaching French to the
American soldiers. The bride and
groom will make their home on the
Gilbert farm near Brock.
A romance began between the
Belgian teacher and her pupil. Mar
riaec followed.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-03-16
Wood River Boy Dies, France

Wood River, Neb., March Is
Especial. Daniel Smeaton, living
four miles south of this city, re-
ceived a message stating that his
son, Pvt, Howard Smeaton, died i'm
France. No particulars were given.
John Quisenberry received the
message Of the death of.his son, Meg
Kinley, in France. No particulars
were given.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-03-16

a. the car and Landry followed suit.
Later developments showed that
the car was occupied by Miss Sylvia
Kelly Of Morrill,, and James Nolan.
a business man of Torrington. Miss
Kelly was almost instantly killed.
The testimony for the defense was
ala effort to show that the bullet
which killed the young woman could
have been fired BY Sheriff Sherman,
who is charged with being an ac-
cessory to the crime.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-03-16

Bee Want Ads Bring Results.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-03-16
Youthful "Crap-Shooter'
Sent to RiyervieW Hons

Harry Mclean, 11l7 Pacific street,
was sent to the Riverview home by
Juvenile Judge Troup. He showed
no repentance and did not deny the
testimony Of those who said he "is
a truant, crap shooter and struck
the teacher IN school"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-03-16
No Body in Offices.

Reynolds explained that county
commissioners could not be found
at their offices except for an hour
Monday morning. He said it would
be much better to have someone
there who would be there all of the
time. He admitted part of the bill
might be political, but he said that
it was good business.
REYNOLDS said the commissioning,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-03-16

districts were now so arranged that
republican and a democrat, the
formerly generally acting with the
democrat. had a cinch on their Jobs.
The house committee of the whole
reported progress at noon without
taking any action on either bill.
The house advanced the commit
tee bill, H, II. 100, which would un-
do the 1917 legislative act, and make
the election OF commissions by a
vote Of the county at large, instead
Of by districts, to third reading. The
Reynolds-Larsen substitute bill was
rejected,
Rcn Want ALL Rrinlr Rnsnlts
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POLICE TO BE 1NoCULATED.
serum Proves II.
Enncaoy, Says Copeland.

Health Commissioner Copeland an
rounced yesterday that to test the
efficacy OF the Board OF Health's anti
toxin serum for pneumonia all OF the
members Of the city's police force are 20
be inoculated. In addition posters are
10 be displayed at all police stations at
the request OF the Health Commissioner.
The idea being to convey to the public
the suggestion that pneumonia may be
avoided through incubation with the
serum.
DIR. Copeland said yesterday that re-
suits shown through the use OF this
serum make II apparent that pneumonia
cases are ten times higher where there
have been no vaccinat tons than where
application OF this preventive measure
has been made.
Reports on pneumonia and Influenza
cases continue low. Pneumonia cases
reported yesterday were only ~ and
deaths were SO. Influenza cases dropped
from 1873 Thursday to 1875 yesterday and
the deaths from this disease were only
-. Tho new cases reported yesterday
10 the Health Department were dis
trtbuted among the I'VE boroushs as
follows:
The sun., 1919-03-08
CHINESE IMPERIAL
RUG SOLD FOR 81. 900
Sale of Bischoff Collection
Yields S4I 800 More.

The feature of yesterdays session OF
the great rug sale in the American Art
Association galleries was the dispersal
of the group of ancient Chinese carpets,
most of which had been collected by the
late +. o. Blschoff Of Pekin and London.
The bidding was more spirited than on
the previous day and uniformly higher
prices prevailed.
The top figure was reached by No.
265. an eighteenth century silk rug from
the imperial palace at Pekin. II was
one Of the most important weavings in
& Co. for 81 900 II was p soft yellow
pale colors. p. w. French & Co. also
at Hereke, for 500.
No. 25S. a rare K'ang-hsi carpet, sold
to d. G.. Kelekyian for $3.50, n. NJ.
Nichols gave s1.220 for No. 261. a
Ch'ien-lung rug In light yellow George
Meyers paid 1915 for No. 269. Il k'ang-
hsi carpet, with an Interesting pattern
In blue; A. Kostikyian bought No. 251.
an eighteenth century weave. for $685. +;
B. l.. Hunt paid $3.50 for No. 214, BIZ
jar carpet. and z. N. Loomis gave 1915
for No. 212. n Kurdish rug.
F.. A. Manning paid $3.50 for No. 22o,
a Heriz carpet: 81, 075 for No. 216, a
Herman rug 1915 for No. 215, a Per-
sian Sarouk carpet. and S1,175 for No.
21l Herman weave. w. w. Seaman,
agent. bought No. 2l0. an old Khoras-
san carpet, for 1855, and No 207. an an
tique Persian carpet. for $3.50 Mr..
Towno gave $500 for No. EOS. an an
The sun., 1919-03-08
8 TRANSPORTS BRING
6,997 MORE TROOPS
.-
Col. Hayden Says German
Courtesy Is Camouflaged
Propaganda.
MAJOR CLARKE HAS CROSS
New York Officers Among the
Observation-Disclosures
Man Wins Two Medals.
MAJOR CLARKE HAS CROSS

Three. transports arrived yesterday
from France with a total Of s.es7 SOL
diers. The largest was tho Mongolia.
which brought machine, gun battalions
and trench mortar batteries. The Mex
lean, originally a Hawaiian freighter,
recently converted into a troopship,
brought 1904 officers and men from st.
Nasaire. nearly all of them In aero
squadrons, who mad seen service wholly
In England. The FL Occidente. freighter
Of the Morgan Line IN peace time. had
aboard ninety passengers, nearly all
civilians.
Lieut.. Col. II. Il. Hayden. 465 West
End avenue. who was with the Twenty
eighth Division and was wounded in the
Arsonne. was n passenger on the Mon
golia. He said he had opportunities to
study the so-caled courtesies extended
to the Americans by the Germans at
coblenz, and declared the courtesies
we're typical German propaganda. He
learned that the Germans in other sec
tors had said the same thing and acted
the same way to the Frenchsiand the
English.
Col. Hayden told of the arrest OF Ave
rrivates in Berlin. They were taken be-
OF Occupation, who asked them why they
had gone to Berlin They made the
General smile by answering That's
what we came over here for"
Lieut.. Col. f. $. Hayes came back
with an empty sleeve. His left hand was
blown OFF by high explosive shell at
the Argonne. 1t was learned he was re-
markably cool, for he picked up the
missing hand and removed a treasured
class ring from finger Then he sought
medical help
Lieut.. Martin lie Boutillier an attor-
10y OF 60 Wall street, who went over
nth the 151st Artillery In February,
1918, was with his regiment until he was
Sassed last October.
Lieut-Col. Frank Evans, formerly of
THE EVENING Sun stan. who. landed in
france in November. 1917, as Major
OF the Sixth Marines. and Capt. Stanley
Burke OF Plainfleld, also OF the sixth
Marines, were arrivals by the Mexican.
Major George C. Clark. 324th Infantry.
Of Dodge. Clark & Co. brokers, so Wall
street, returned with the Croix de
Guerre with two palms, which he won
for gallantry on the battlefield.
Major Pierre Wilmer. Marine Corps
II Philadelphia. another arrival. wears
the Croix de Guerre and has been rec
pmmended for the. Distinguished Service
Cross for extraordinary heroism under
fire.
The sun., 1919-03-08
9TH WILL PARADE
HERE ON MARCH %
Continued from First Page.

al the disadvantage-from the view
lioint of the public-of getting the men
by too quickly and OF not permitting
friends OF the paradors along the avenue
TO identify the individuals. The Twen-
ty-seventh Division paraded In extended
formation--twenty men abreast-before
It went to Spartanburg, and IL is likely
50 do so this time.
When Gen. Organ, VINO Is sleeping at
his home in The Bronx, reached his tenn
porary office at the Biltmore yesterday
We found the place filled with flowers
sent by friends. He spent most of the
morning with Lieut. Col. ]. Leslie Kin
kaid and Lieut.. Col. William 7. Starr
discussing what they had done in the
two weeks since the arrival OF the ad-
yanced detachment
"The General" says the official sheet,
WAS very much gratified and pleased
with the tentative programme and the
\ cry cordial reception and Willingness on
ne part of all to make the homecoming
~ the Twenty sevcnth Division one OF
nc biggest events of its kind"
At the Ritz. where Gen. Organ had
luncheon, there was an impronptu re-
teption and 1.-THE Star Spangled
tanner was played. In the afternoon,
With Lieut. Coils. Kinkaid and Starr,
Cen O'Ryan paid his respects on Gov
errors Island to Major-Gen. Thomas H.
barry, commanding the Department OF
the East. Gen. Barry was at the pier.
ind as the commander of the New York
Division stepped ashore the Major
Generals salute was fred
Gen. Organ was presented to Cen
rarry's staff and witnessed the pres
cntation of the Distinguished Service
Cross, for conspicuous valor in France
20 Lieut.. Ebing. young officer who
returned homo wounded. Gen. Barry
presented the crUss, Mrs. Ebling pinned
il on her husbands breast and Gen
DRyan Joined In the congratulations
The headquarters band escorted Gen
Organ to the pier and the soldier;
cheered him as he left for the city.
The Gen. Pershing Club will enter
tain officers of the Division at tea from
10 6 T. NJ. on Tuesday, Mrs Edgar
II. Carnwick acting as hostess.
The sun., 1919-03-08
Troopships Due To-day
A UXILIARY cruiser Plattsburg

A UXILIARY cruiser Plattsburg
from Brest February 20, with
the Thirty-seventh Aero Squad
ron, nine officers and 1853 men;
Forty-ninth Aero Squadron, nine
officers and 1853 men; thirteen
Brest convalescent detachments
of 4S3 men, six casual COM
panies of twenty-five officers and
1887 men. Total 1870. includ-
ing the wives of twenty-five sol
diers, twenty sailors wives, and
three naval officers and lat men.
Ohioan from Bordeaux Feb
ruary rs, with 1927 passengers,
including the 34Sth Infantry,
Machine Gun Company. Sanitary
Detachment, Headquarters, Sec
ond Battalion of fifteen officers
and 1,216 men; four casual COM
panies, two for New York, one
for Iowa, and one for Ohio; medi-
cal detachment of eight men, for
duty, and three civilians.
Carriage from st. Nazaire
February 10, with detachment
Base Hospital AZ (Georgia), Of
one officer and thirty-eight
nurses and three female civilians;
detachment Base Hospital al,
one officer, sixty nurses and two
female civilian clerks, and two
casual officers.
Chicago from Bordeaux Feb
ruary "a, with the 34Sth In
fantry, Field and Staff, Head
quarters First Battalion, Head
quarters Third Battalion, Supply
Company, Sanitary Detachment,
Companies A, B, d, E, F and I
and thirteen attached officers.
Total forty-six officers and 1000
men.
Hospital ship Comfort from
Bordeaux February 20, with nine
Bordeaux convalescent detach-
ments of twelve officers and 800
men, including eight officers and
262 men who are bedridden and
three bedridden naval men.
The sun., 1919-03-08

a scouting expedition into the German
lines at Bukdrische, Belgium. Twelve
hours later he returned with not only
valuable information. but with two ma
chine guns which he had captured un-
aided after picking of their crews with
grenades. During the same engagement
a barrage from the Australian ertl-
lery which was supporting the 1Obth De
gan to fall short and rake the lobtn
lines Schurman crawled through the hre
and corrected the gunners aim.
When his two ofTlcers were killed he
took command Of the platoon and took
them forward until all but twelve were
killed or wounded. But with the sur
vlvors Schurman held the advance.
Some time later Schurman was sent on
another lone scouting expedition AGAIN
he met UP with a big German machine
gun nest. Nothing daunted. he levelled
his rife and shouted. Hands upF
Surprised, and not knowing thet
Schurman was alone, the group. includ-
ing officers, obeyed. But Schurman had
not seen another machine gun on his
flank. When he did see It he was COW
cred by both pieces. by half dozen re-
volvers--and he surrendered. He was
taken to a farmhouse Atty miles behind
the lines.
There the resourceful schurmsn sue
ceeded In equipping himself with razor
and a rat tail file. He filed his way
through the barbed wire stockade one
night. Invited a number Of French prts-
oners to join him, which invitation was
refused, and proceeded to file and hack
and walk his way to the American lines.
He cut every German telephone line on
the way and again returned to head
quarters with valuable Information. NO
one In the 105th now questions Henry
Schurmans loyalty.
The sun., 1919-03-08

tique Herman rug; q. Ksssn paid $3.50
for No. zoe. a herman weave. and $500
for No 1873. an antique Herman.
q. j. Furth gave s1,025 for No. 20a, a
Persian rug from the court looms OF
Tabriz Otto Bernet. agent. got No 1877.
a court rug from Tabris. for Sb05, and
No 1914, Mis- Serebend rug. for $3.50
A. L. Daniels gave $50 for No. 1875, n
fine Herman specimen. and No. 1913. a
Herman carpet, went TO l.. Dabayian
for $3.50.
The total for the afternoon was tE.-
$50, making the grand total to date
SOS. 1880. The sale ends this afternoon.
The sun., 1919-03-08
McDERMoTT FIGHTS ENRIGHT.
Charges Police bureau Was Closed
uIeEaIIy-wants Job Back.

Police Commissioner Enright was
charged with acting Illegally In abolish
ing the bureau Of repairs and supplies
81 the Police Department. and in depos-
ing James T.. McDermott as head of that
bureau, by Harry c. Melick. attorney,
representing McDermott, during the ar
eumcnt on the mandamus writ against
the Police Commissioner before Justice
Cohalan. in Special Term OF Supreme
Court. yesterday.
McDermott alleges that on January
81, 1918, he was suspended without pay
from his position by the Police Com
missioner, who placed several uniformed
men having the rank Of lieutenants IN
charge of the work he formerly accom-
ollshed alone. McDermott asks a court
order requiring his reinstatement and
alleges he was the victim OF deliberate
design on the part Of the Police Depart
nent head TO get him.
The sun., 1919-03-08
CLEARS 16-YEAR.OLD MYSTERY
Separation Suit Reveals Where.
abouts of tho Rev. A. II. Teal,

The mystery OF the sixteen years dis
appearance of the Rev Arthur r. Teal,
formerly pastor of tho Katonah Pres
byterian Church. who left his home June
I. 1909. telling his wife he was going to
call on some OF his parishloners and
never returned, was explained yesterday
In Supreme Court in White Plains when
Mrs. Teal won n separation.
Y. T. Barrel OF Katonah testified that
after a nationwide search the missing
clergyman was found-Ss.. year work
ing In a shipyard at Newburgh. Mr..
Barret said Mr.. Teal would give no ex-
PLANTATION OF his reasons for leaving his
wife or an account OF his wanderings
during the last sixteen yearR
Justice Tompkins said II was a very
unusual case and granted Mrs. Teal he,
separation. The couple were married IN
the Church OF the Heavenly Rest, Man
haitian, in 1900.