davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Omaha daily bee., 1919-03-15
Britain Would Rule
League as Planned,
Says Senator Fall

Albuquerque. N. NJ, March IA
IF the present league of nations
plan. is adopted, Great Britain will
rule the league and I object to
Americas becoming a subsidiary
country to he British isles" declar-
ed United States Senator Fall /of
New Mexico today in addressing
the Chamber of Commerce here.
IF the league 'of nations had ex-
listed in IVA there would be no
United States now," continued the
senator. "0ther nations would have
jumped in and nipped in the bud
the revolution that gave us our in
dependence.
THE charter of the league pro.
vides for every self-supporting ma
ton or province to have>a voice in
the league. This brings in Canada.
Australia, India, Ireland and the
other English provinces. Through
their vote England will run the
world and use US to keep the prov
inces forever subjected to their
mother country"
Omaha daily bee., 1919-03-15
DANIELS AND BAKER
APPROVE WELFARE WORK.

New York. March 14.-Secretaries
Baker and Daniels of the War and
Navy departments united in state
ment made public here tonight by
John r. Mott director general of
The United War Work campaign,
approving the expenditure of S205,-
1885, in after-the-war welfare
work among the fighting men Of the
American and allied nations.
Regarding the budgets, which will
finance the activities of the seven
organizations represented in the
campaign from October last to
December 81, 1918, the secretaries
declared that reports from over
seas confirmed the necessity of
maintaining. and in some Of its
aspects, augmenting this work"
= "In our judgment" the statement
continued, "the full sum subscribed
in the campaign will be required, if
these societies are to do what the
American people desire to have
them do in serving the soldiers and
sailors and the other classes includ-
ed in the original appeal."
Omaha daily bee., 1919-03-15
TEN-YEAR SENTENCE
GIVEN DRAFT EVADER.

Los Angeles, March l4.-Robert
Livingston of Los Angeles, convict
ed BY court-martial for desertion
and evading the draft, was sentence
ed TO 10 years in military prison and
his sentence has been approved by
the proper authorities, according to
information here today by Lieut..
ROY Meacham, judge advocate OF
the court-martial.
Robert Livingston is one OF three
sons of Nathan Livingston charged
with evading military service.
George w. Livingston fled from
Camp Lewis and has never been
apprehended.
Ben Livingston was also tried
here BY Court-martial after his cap
ture in Venezeula, but the finding OF
the court has not been divulgel.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-03-15
EVIDENC
OF BRUTAL
M MUR DE R
Coroner Declares Mrs. BIaz-
ka's Body Worst MutiIated
of Any Seen Within His
Experience.

Ellsworth, Neb.. March 14.-(Spe-
cial Telegram)-Coroner Wigent of
Mullen, who embalmed at Hyannis
today the body of Mrs. Joseph
Blazka, who from all appearances
and evidence was, brutally murder
ed the early part of the week, says
the body was the worst mutilated of
any within his experience. =
Two wounds on the breast and
one just Mithin the hair border of
the forehead clearly indicate the use
of a pocket knife that was found
near the Blazka home.
The coroner also claims the evil
dences perceptible verify the state
ment made by B1azka that he beat
her Sunday and that she died Tues
day, for every indication points to
continued life after the severe pun
ishment.
Washed Blood From Body.
When neighbors first arrived they
found Blazka boiling his wife's
bloody clothing in a boiler. They
also found he had made a good eff
fort at washing the blood from the
body. From this it was argued
that his plan was to have the body
in condition to prove his first
claim that she had died from influ-
enza as all brutal evidences Of her
death would have been concealed.
His reluctance to permit investiga-
ton, also supports this theory.
Thinks His Act Justified.
Biazka's confidence in the justi-
fiableness. OF any act he performs on
his own place was illustrated in his
order to his sons to return to the
home place and look after the stock
as he would be home in few days.
NHe staunchly believed as his wife
belonged to him he had the right
to beat her at his will.
Blazka displays stoical indiffer-
ence as to his act.
Owing to inability to obtain suffi-
cient medical experts at Hyannis it
was decided to take the prisoner, the
three boys and the body TO Valen-t
tine, NNeb., which was done today.
The inquest and preliminary trial
will be held there Sunday or Mon
day.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-03-15
Goes
WITHPA AND Ma
TO AUTO SHOW
Wishing to Seem Familiar
With Subject Of Cars, She
Refers to a Beautiful
Model as a Boat"


Everybody in Omaha was at the
automobile show last night. At
least Maybelle said she saw every
body there. She was accompanied
by her mother, and her father also
attended to help his wife and May
belle ask questions.
The weather man staged show
of his own early in the evening, and
then there was a grand rush for the
Auditorium which was crowded to
the doors. An occasionel sprinkling
of khaki in the moving lanes of
conventional black and dashes of
femini1e show clothes, reminded the
visitor that it was, military night.M
Army officers took a lively in
terest in the many models son dis
play and when doubtful as to the
car that best suited their needs or
inclinations, they were readily as
sisted by their escorts who showed
more than an academic knowledge
of igrAtion, crankshafts, valves. radi-
ators, earburetors and other features
Of the automobile.
Buyers Take Feminine Advice.
An automobile show would not be
a success without the women, and
that fact has been demonstrated in
Omaha this week. With few ex-
ceptions, every male prospective
automobile buyer takes his wife.
sweetheart, sister, aunt or some
other female accomplice with him
when looking over the new models.
Whether he is only thinking" Of
buying a car, or has his hand on
his money it matters not; he usually
has some woman confidant with
him.
Maybelle's father made up his
mind several months ago to buy a
car this season for his family. At
first he boasted that he could go to
the automobile show alone and
pick out the car he wanted with
his eyes covered and his hands tied
behind his back. At the last mo-
ment, however, he was stricken with
cold feet, -whereupon he invited the
"missus" and the daughter.
Maybelle did her best to show
that she knew something about
cars. She made so bold at one OF
the booths to refer to a beautiful
model as a boat" She<had heard
her brother use that expression in
connection with neighbor's flivver.
1COntlnusd on Page Fifteen. Column 50
Omaha daily bee., 1919-03-15
Youthful Bandits
Stage Two Holdups
in Rapid Succession

Two youths, one armed withI a
niclael-plated, pearl-handled revol-
yer, staged two bold holdups in
rapid succession last night.
Chester Bevine, 1904 South Twen-
ty-hfth street, was stopped at the
point of a gun and robbed of IS
cents OF Twenty-hfth street between
Poppleton avenue and Woolworth
street.
Fred B. Walrath, $3.50 Burt street
was robbed at Thirty-third and
Webster street Of SIS cash at 1850.
Both victims described the ban
dts as youthful One wore a
sweater pulled up over his face. the
other had his overcoat collar turn
ed up to cover his face. Only a
short time elapsed between the two
holdups.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-03-15
MIcHAELIS( DEPRIVED
OF OFFICIAL. POSITION

Berlin, March l4.-Dr. George
Michaelis, the former imperial chan
celiol, is the lates; German states
inen slated to join the rankseof the
ofiir ally unemployed. The Prus-
s'ar ministry Of the interior has re-
quested his RESIGNATION from the
post of over-prss,dent Of the prov
ince Of Pomera1ia, to which he was
appointed after his retirement from
the 1hancellorship.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-03-15
N. G. CoIpetzer Declares Prof.
its Only 0ne-Third and
That Accusations
Are Unjust.

Realtors charges that prohibitive
lumber prices are impeding Omaha s
building progress are refuted by
Moshier G. Colpetzer, president OF
the Chicago Lumber company and
spokesman for local lumber dealers.
"Our profits are 50 1-3 per cent,
not so, as stated by the real es-
tate men. Any charge of exorbitant
or unfair prices made against Omaha
lumber dealers is unfair to the
trade. While our retail price for
common boards or dimension in
Omaha today is about $45 per thou
sand, the home builder who buys
$500 worth or more of lumber re-
ceives 10 per cent discount so
that the average price for lumber
us considerably less than $45 eer
thousand. 1t was stated that COM
mon dimension lumber could be
bought for $50 per thousand f. o.
b. cars Omaha. Thirty-two dollars
per thousand is more nearly the
market This is true Of cheaper
grades only. Omaha real estate
men uniformly demand the best
grades Of lumber, which is So or $4
higher"
Scouts New Plan.
Colpetzer scouts the new funlber
and building material yard which
the realtors contemplate. This is
a free country and / can't prevent
them but it is common knowledge
the city cannot support at a profit
those now doing business. Two
yards were offered to us for sale in
side of the last three months. Mon
day \ Of this week our company
closed contract with C. G. Carl
berg, who owns trackage yard, at
Thirty-fourth and Vinton, for lum-
Der for the erection of 200 houses.
We sold him lumber cheaper than
he could operate Mis- own lumber
yard. Rhis is the best proof we
can offer that it is unnecessary for
any builder or group of builders to
operate their own yard in order to
obtain fair price for their mater
ials."
Local Congress Suggested.
A local REIMBURSEMENT congress
made up Of representatives of all
building industries, is the solution
offered by Colpetzer.
Il agree with the realtors that
building materials are too high and
for the past month have been ad.
vocating a meeting of all dealers
where~we could discuss the best way
to start Omaha's extensive building
program and what would be a faii
profit for our material and what
would be a fair. price for us tc
charge the home builder" he said.
SIT is just as much to the lumber.
mems interest as it is to the home.
builder that more construction &c
on so that we could sell more lum.
Der. While have no, authority Il
speak for the rest Of the Omaha
lumber dealers, l am confident thai
they would meet public demand:
more than half way. Tn fact in I
discussion which several of the
lumber dealers of the city had re-
Gently, the idea was. advanced that
possibly it would be a good thing
for Omaha's building program if al
dealers in products which go into
the, building of a home would sell
their products at cost, or practically
at cost, for a short period, IN ordel
to stimulate the industry"
Omaha daily bee., 1919-03-15
DELUGE DESTROYS
FLORIDA TOMATO CROP.

Miami, Fla, March l4-Damage
estimated at between $5,000,000 and
100000 was caused by heavy raips
III Dqde and Broward counties to-
day which practically wiped out the
entire winter tomato crop. At the
Miami weather bureau eight inches
of rain had been reeorded up to
1915 D. m.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-03-15
PACKERS FAVOR PLACING
LIMIT TO PRICE OF HOGS

Chicago, March Alt was re-
ported today that the consensus of
packers and representatives Of the
food administration in conference
here was in favor Of fixing a maxi
mur price IF not more than SIS, and
more probably $l7.50, for hogs. 1t
was said 6nat no official announce
lnent would be made until the ques-
ton had been submitted to Wash
iaQton.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-03-15

House Roll $50 was introduced at
the instance of Howell to enable the
Metropolitan Water board to build
a competing municipal electric
plant in Omaha, which
forces Of the electric lighting COM
pany have been fighting all through
the session, with prospects of sue
cess in the house.
Senate File 12o is the measure
which gives to the Metropolitan
Water board the right to fill vacan-
cies in the directorate for the full
term instead of until election; en-
ables the INTO give employees gra-
tutous insurance, provides for in
crease in salary of the general
manager and gives the water dis-
trict the right of eminent domain
by naming appraisers in condemna-
ton proceedings.
Senate File 13l provides for the
Metropolitan Water board taking
Omaha daily bee., 1919-03-15
ANT1-CIGARET
BILL PASSES IN UTAH.

Salt Lake City, March I4,-lhe
house of the Utah legislature today
passed the anti-cigaret bill, 25 to IL,
and the measure now goes to the
governor. The senate passed the
bill several days ago. The bill is
very drastic and prohibits manu-
facture or sale of cigarets or pos
session by dealers of them or the
"nakings" for sale within the state.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-03-15
Anarchist Who Shot
Premier Clenenceau
Sentenced to Death

Paris, March 14.-Emile Coffin,
the anarchist who recventiy made
an attempt upon the life of Premier
George Ciemenceau, was today SEN
fenced to death by the court-mar-
tial which tried him. The verdict
was unanimous.
In his examination today, Coffin
declared that if he had escaped af-
ter his attack on the premier he
would again. have tried - take Mr..
Clemenceau's life, if he thought he
might succeed.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-03-15
IN REF
IOREE5Y 2 !
BITS OF NEWS
TAFT CHALLENGED
TO DEBATE BY SHAW.

New York, March l4.-William
H. Taft has been challenged by
Leslie NJ. Shaw, former secretary
of the treasury, to debate the pro-
posed constitution of the league of
nations in any city of the east or
west, it was announced here to-
night by Henry A. Wisewood, who
said he had been authorized by Mr..
Shaw to issue the challenge.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-03-15
IRON CROSSES ON SALE
coNFIscATED AT TREVES.

Treves, March lA-The police
authorities here took a hand today
N the business of selling iron cross
IS which had been brought to
Treves by Germans despite an or
der against their sale.
The shops in Treves have been
doing a good business in iron cross
es for MANY weeks as Treves is the
first stopping place for Americans
entering the area Of occupation.
Iron crosses remain on sale in
most other towns in the area OF oc-
cupation, but they are no longer dis
played in windows.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-03-15
Pass Normal School Bill.

Lincoln, March l4-(Specisl. ~
"A bill providing for the support and
maintenance of the state normal
schools was passed by the house
Friday afternoon with the senate
amendments. The senate amended
the original house roll 81, so that
a tax levy of / milh instead of IS
will be levied for the support Of the
normal schools,
Omaha daily bee., 1919-03-15
Burned to Death by Mob.

Pensacola, Fla. March 14.-Judge
johnson, negro, was taken from
county officers near Castleberry
early today and burned to death by
a mob. Johnson had confessed, the
officers said, to attacking a white
woman. =
Omaha daily bee., 1919-03-15

quired. He was in Lincoln at the
time.
The nurse appeared in the person
of Miss Pearl woodward of Omaha,
who nursed him back to complete
health.
Thatis the first of the story which
is to have its finis Sunday in the
wedding at the. First Presbyterian
church by Rev. Edwin Hart jerks,
pastor.
Sunday, Mr.. and Mrs. Dyball will
return to Lincoln, but at the close
of the legislature they will be at
home in Omaha, At 2514 Poppleton
avenue.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-03-15
New Credit Given ItalY.

Washington, March l4-Italy's
loans from the United States were
increased today to 81 l.42l 100000 by
a, new credit of $l6,5000O0. This
made total credits to al allies
SS'ssz'lshO09 Aatlm !
Omaha daily bee., 1919-03-15
TORNADO
S W EE P S
A C R 0 5 S
SAUNDERS
One Woman Killed, Several
Persons Injured by TWiSter
Near Colon; Babe Car
lried 500 Feet.

a A0A Aa4O AA1AA q AAAAAN NA4@ SNNHt
across a portion of Saunders county
yesterday afternoon at. S o'clock
travelling from southeast to north
-east, causing the death of one per-
son and injuries to at least three
others. Several farms were denuded
of their buildings aud a large
amount of property destroyed by
the twister which laid waste an area
of seven miles long. The dead:
MRS. ALVIN BOCKWEILER
Injured:
Alvin Bockweiler.
John Schultz.
-,Eaverson, son of the-pastor
of the German Lutheran church,
Forms Near Malmo.
Residents of Colon, near the center
of Saunders county, noticed whirl-
ling, balloon-shaped cloud form in
the vicinity of Malmo, five miles
to the southwest shortly before S
o'clock. Almost instantly it COM
fnenced to move toward Colon, but
when a couple of miles away, it
veered to the west and passed north
of the town, travelling northeast.
The tornado struck the ground
first on the farm of Alvin Book
weller, four miles from Colon.
There the buildings were COM
pletely destroyed. The body of Mrs.
Bockweiler was in the wreckage Of
the house, Apparently she had been
instantly killed.
Carried Five Hundred Feet.
Alvin Bockweiler was found lying
in a cornfield, 500 feet from his
house. He was unconscious, cut
and bruised, but will recover. In
his arms was clasped an infant child,
uninjured. s..
Mr.. Bockweiler regained con-
sciousness later, but was unable to
give any details concerning the ap-
proach of the tornado.
The German Lutheran church and
school house just opposite, about
four miles northeast of Colon, was
totally destroyed. Young Eaverson,
son of the pastor of the church, was
injured, but win recover. No other
members of the family were injured.
Farm Building Destroyed.
Practically all the buildings on the
farms of John Jurgens, five miles
cast of Colon; Harry Johns, four
miles northeast and John Schultz,
were either totally destroyed, or bad
ly wrecked
Farther northeast and toward the
village of Woodcliffe, outbuildings
on number of farms were wrecked,
but no homes were destroyed, or
persons injured. y
The tornado passed over one of
the richest portions of Saunders
county and the damage done will
run into thousands of dollars. 1t
was followed by one of the heaviest
rains in years. During its progress
it was accompanied by hail.
Some Storm in Omaha.
In Omaha the rain was general
during the entire afternoon. Late
in the day storm conditions devel-
oped and for a time there-was a
stiff wind, but it passed without
any damage, other than the blow
ing in of numerous windows. The
Strand theater suffered particularly
Several Farnam street glass store
fronts were shattered by the fierce
wind. ...a3fE
The hail in Omaha continued but
a few minutes, but in some locali-
ties, the pellets of ice were as large
as small sized eggs.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-03-15
From a Staff Correspondent.

Lincoln, March IA battle royal which has been 60
today bv peace treaty. signed by Beecber Howell
ager Of the Metropolitan Water District OMAHA and E.
Davidson manager of the Omaha Electric Light company,
when the two agreed to pool their strength for the indefinite
poponement of House Roll 45O and endeavor secure the
passage of Senate Files 129 and 131. #-r.
The action of the two officials was ratified tonight in
meeting of the senatorial delegation from Douglas county,
which agreed to the provisions Of the COMPROMISE. Z
Omaha daily bee., 1919-03-15

over the gas plant which the city
of Omaha may acquire and amend
ing it so that it can also take over
the electric light plant, under the
same methods of condemnation.
The effect of the bill will be to
provide the initiative proceedings
by which the city may acquire the
electric light plant through the city
commission, though it will be op-
Grated by the water district as part
of the huge utilities plant which
Howell and his associates seek to
create. ....z1 KS
The Electric Light company will
benefit by the compromise through
the provision of the bill which will
compel the city, rather than the
water board to start proceedings and
this also eliminates the possibility of
the water district installing. a COM
peting service electric Lighting and
power plant.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-03-15

A romance that prove: that even
the flu may have its compensations,
eliminates Sunday in the wedding of
George B. Dyball, Douglas county
representative at Lincoln and Miss
Peart, t,Woodyard, an Omaha nurse.
Eight weeks ago the story had its
beginning-a story in swift romance
rivaling the "Once Upon a Time"
tales of love at first sight and magic
rescue.
The ways of Cupid are mys-
teriousl He declared that sMr. Dy-
ball should be dangerously i'll of the
fu-so i'll that "a nurse was re-
Omaha daily bee., 1919-03-15
THE WEATHER.

Cloudy and colder Satur-
day, possibly rain in east;
Sunday, generally fair.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-03-15

Howell and Electric Light
Company Reach Compromise
On Mooted Omaha Measure

Douglas County Senators, Together With Leaders in
Municipal Controversy Come to Terms on Bills by
Which City May Acquire Both Gas and Light
Plants; Council to Take the Initiative
Omaha daily bee., 1919-03-15

Paris, March 1.-THE supreme
war council will meet tomorrow
at 3 p. m. to consider the definite,
military and naval conditions to
be imposed on Germany.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-08-15
Englishmen Are Building Model
Dwellings and Suburban Homes

LONDON. Aug. Shy Maill-It
Is said that the average English
middle class home is SO ugly II ought
20 be burnt down and Englishmen
are just beginning TO realize this
fact. with the result that all over
England plans are afoot TO build
model villages and model suburbs.
Brighton is the first to lead the
way. They are building a super.sub-
urb. consisting of zoe houses. so
planned thas there will not be more
than 10 to the acre. This will allow
each house a garden OF Is rods--or
$40 feet.
The suburb is 10 be built in an
orchard setting. Fruit trees will line
the roadways. There Will be no
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-08-15
roDAy's PROGRAMS

CoIfsf.t Nd srsthy Phillips In
Paid .. Advance Montgomery
and Nesk In zip aud Test" esm-
edpi tsii.eom News.
& T. ~ " u--MsaEe keoo~d, In
''psarhivv 81 Mine"s "~hss~- Of
shakespeare" hr isite cansssi,
praee ss~nir.
ffHER rN->esms rrimsdse In
The Wa ~ . Woman TREAT
Ing 'Eus Hcuxh." s~up~tt comedy I!
Liberty weekly.
sTHA> p--tfh~i sisyfan lon ~
sporting Chance W sitinE 81 the
Church" comedy strand weekly.
tOfOstAf~--tt,iil~ Rhodes In The
Lamb aud the vs~n."
HEx--Fsirs Kinney In ''open Your
Ey~~."
MISSIONARIES Brsdy In Marie.
lid"
LIrTI E--ksy Isarsii In The
Hrsnj.~
CLASS A--D.rar Wilde's Lady
Winiemsre's Pan
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-08-15
IL ARRESTED IN
GAMBLING RAID
"OeaIer" and cashier" Put
Up $500 Bail

Twelve alleged gamblers and two
others who are said by the police
10 have been operating a gambling
game at CLUB" at liSa Third
ave. s.. were arrested in police
raid Thursday night. Alexander
Patents, said TO have been the
dealer" and Sam Fonts. cashier,
were released upon payment of 500
bail. The others furnished $40 bail
each and were released.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-08-15

walls. the gardens being divided by
hedges. There viii be recreation
grounds. allotments and common
Fairgrounds. The houses are TO he
built on modern and artistic lines.
the internal arrangements being the
last word in house-comfort
The only fly in the ointment is
the question OF the small boys. VIII
they be model enough to inhabit a
model suburb. or viii they help them
selves to the fruit that abounds in
the public thorfares7 Ii is hoped
they will become imbued with
great respect for communal rights
and thus grow up first class demo-
Gratis.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-08-15
WOE IS woo; HE'S
NOT REAL DOCTOR

vfSAL1A. Aug. 81. su Woo. a
Chinese, did very well as n druggist
and vendor OF Chinese herbs for a
period OF nearly 80 years OF business
In the Chinese quarter here. Then
he branched out as Chinese doc.
tor" and advertised some of the mar.
velous cures" which he claimed
had been effected by his remedies.
Woo was arrested by state officials
on n charge OF violating the Califor.
mia medical laws, and on conviction
in the superior court was fined $40.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-08-15
KNOWLEDGE WAS LIGHT
AND STUDENT KNEW IT

TOPEKA. Kan. Aug. 9.-Fifty
young dentists We're pulling teeth az
a part of state examination by
the state dental board. when a
woman entered the room.
why under the sun don't you
have electric fans going?" demanded
the woman Of "A student.
Madam" replied the dentist as he
pulled a tooth with one hand. they
might blow our knowledge away"