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The Nenana daily news., 1919-05-27
GIANT BRITISH
 TR|PLANE GOES
 ALI ID PIECES

LONDON, May 27.-The giant Tarrant triplane upon which the British government depended for new and startling developments in aerial navigation, proved a failure in its initial flight yesterday, the great machine crashing to earth soon after it had left the hangar, The wreck resulted in the death of one person and the serious injury of a number of others.
 The wrecked plane was the larg- est flying machine in the world. It weighed twenty tons and was pro- pelled by six engines.
The Nenana daily news., 1919-05-27
YANKEE PLANE LEAVES AZORES
 FOR PORTUGAL

PONTA DELGADA, Azores, May 27.-The American seaplane N c 4, which has been awaiting favorable opportunity to start for the Portu- guese coast, left this place this morning, weather conditions being ideal for the flight. The start was made at six o'clock, New York time, and Commander Read expects to cover the eight hundred miles be- tween here and Lisbon before dark. He figures on making about seventy knots an hour.
 The sun was shining brightly when Read left here, and reports from along the route indicate that fair weather prevails the entire distance. The aviator expects, however, to encounter clouds about midway, and to be compelled to trust entirely to his compass for time.
 Read will remain in Lisbon over night, and will resume the flight to Plymouth tomorrow morning, wealth CT permitting.
 The course. is marked by war ships, as was the case on the stretch between Newfoundland and the islands.
The Nenana daily news., 1919-05-27
ITALY HOPEFUL LONDON TREATY
 WILL NOT FAIL

PARIS, May 27.-Italy is still hopeful of getting possession of Austrian territory, under the terms of the secret treaty with England, according to reports in circulation in diplomatic circles today. These reports indicate that negotiations for the settlement of the Italian controversy have been resumed by the Big Four and that England and France are supporting the claims of Italy.
The Nenana daily news., 1919-05-27
PREPARED FOR ACTION.

COBLENZ, May 27.-All is ac- tivity throughout the occupied area east of the Rhine, where orders have been issued to the American and Allied troops to be in readiness for instant action, should occasion arise.
 General Fayolle. commander of the two French armies of occupa- tion, arrived here hurriedly today and is in close consultation with General Liggett, regarding the emergency plans of the Allies in case the Germans refuse to sign the treaty.
The Nenana daily news., 1919-05-27
MANDATE DECLINED.

PARIS, May 27.-President Will son has announced that the United States probably will not accept a mandate for Constantinople and other parts of Turkey, as suggested by his associates at the peace con- ference.
The Nenana daily news., 1919-05-27

Harry Stacer, formerly of Fair banks, and who had been recently discharged from the army, now holds the position of pumpman with the A. E. C., at Anchorage. Mrs. Stacer arrived at Anchorage re- gently on the steamship Alaska.
The Nenana daily news., 1919-05-27
GREAT NUMBER OF
 WAR CERTIFICATES
 BOUGHT BY BRITISH

LONDON, Eng-In three years the British public has bought 300,- 100000 war savings certificates at s3.75 each. So successful has been the work of the National War Saw ings committee that it is planned to continue its 10000 savings asso- citations on permanent peace basis.
The Nenana daily news., 1919-05-27
WILSON STILL OPPOSED.

LONDON, May 27.-It is believed in this city that President Wilson has not altered his views on the Italian question and will continue to oppose the granting of conces- sions to Italy under the terms of the London treaty.
The Nenana daily news., 1919-05-27
ANTI.BOL SHEVIK.

PARIS, May 27.-The Council of Four has agreed to the conditional recognition of certain anti-Bolshe- vik governments.
The Nenana daily news., 1919-05-27
BOCHE ANSWER DUE TOMORROW:
 ALLIES READY

VERSAILLES, May 27.-It is confidently expected that the Ger man answer to the Allied peace terms, which has been in course of for a considerable time, will be completed and ready to hand to representatives of the peace con- ference not later than tomorrow.
The Nenana daily news., 1919-05-27

J. H. Flower, of the N. c. store, who had been under the weather for the past week, is back at work again, looking as good as ever.
The Nenana daily news., 1919-05-27
TEMPERATURE

Tuesday, May 27
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-07
Arguments Closed
in Rate Cases; Early
Decision Expected

Washington, May 6.-Arguments
i'll the telephone and telegraph rate
cases involving the authority of the
postmaster general to increase in
trastate toll rates was concluded
today in the supreme court and the
cases taken under advisement. 1t
is believed the court will render a
decision in the two cases before
entering upon the summer adjourn
ent next month.
The court. before recessing today
until May 49,, issued an order per-
hitting the postmaster general to
continue to charge increased tele-
graph rates in Illinois and tenn
porarily stayed the carrying into
effect of injunctions issued by Fed
eral Judge Lands, enjoining the
postmaster general from making
the increase.
With the conclusion of the hear
ings today arguments in all pending
cases closed for the term.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-07
FEAR STRANGER,
FOUND DEAD, met
WITH FOUL PLAY
Bruised Body Of Man, BeIiev-
ed to Be Pennsylvania,
Found in Street Early
Tuesday.

The body of man believed to
be William L. Blinn. Greensburg
Pa, was found in front of lis South
Ninth street, at 9 o'clock yesterday
morning by David Atkins, 9l4 Ave
nue. D, Council Bluffs.
A hole in the mans forehead and
bruises about the face and hands in
dictate foul play, detectives say.
County Investigator, M. F. Demp-
sey is conducting probe in the mans
death.
Find Union Card.
A card indicating membership in
the Bricklayers' and Plasterers'
union, No. Is. at Greensburg, Pa.
were the only means of identihca-
ton found on the mans body. He
was apparently IS years old, and
well dressed. County Attorney
Shotwell has not determined wheth-
er an inquest will be held.
A letter addressed to William
Blinn, Albion, Neb.," and $l.28 were
found in the mans pockets. The
body was in sitting posture when
police arrived at the scene. Sam
Burniski, fagman at Ninth and
Douglas streets, told detectives he
noticed the body lying beside the
curb at o'clock this morning, but
paid no attention, thinking, he said,
that the man was asleep.
Another theory is that the man
also may have fallen from the curb
ing, striking his head on the side of
the stone structure near which the
BODY was found
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-07
Miss Mary Megeath,
Former Ak-Sar-Ben
Queen, Dies at Home

Miss Mary Megeath. only daugh
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. George Windsor
Megeath, died at her home. 2l3i
South Thirty-third street. at
o'clock yesterda, morning of typhoid
fever following influenza.
She was crowned queen of Ak.
Sar-Ben in 1916, the reign of John
Lee Webster, the XXI OF the dy.
nasty. She was Is years old.
Miss Megeath was q Rrownell
Hall graduate and completed her
education at Briarcliffe Manor, in
New York. She was distinctly an
outdoor girl, welding the tennis rae.
quet and golf club with equal facil-
ity
AS an expert horsewoman she was
best known. Long summers spent
in the heart of the Rockies at Estes
park and Yellowstone National park
contributed toward the ease and
grace with which she handled the
most spirited animal.
She was to have been married on
April Is to Herbert Connell. son of
DR.. and Mrs. r. w. Connell, but her
illness at that time caused postpone
rent of the nuptials and recall Of
the invitations.
The funeral services will be held
at All Saints church at ESQ p. m,
Thursday.
1t is requested by Mr.. and Mrs.
Megeath that no flowers be sent
either to their residence or to the
church.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-07
u. P. Pensioners Are
Guests Of Railroad
At Annual Meeting

Two hundred members of the
Pensioners association of the Union
Pacific are at headquarters holding
their annual meeting, coming from
all divisions of the system and from
most of the states west of the Mis-
sissippi river.
After calling the meeting to order
yesterday, President Treynor de-
livered the annual address, after
which reports of committees were
received and the admission of new
members voted upon.
Following the routine business, the
annual address in behalf of the rail-
road was delivered by H. ]. Plum
hof, assistant to Federal Manager
Calvin. At noon the annual banquet
was spread at the Hotel Loyal
where all of the members were
guests of the railroad company.
There the address was given by E.
D. White of the legal department.
Following their annual dinner the
members elected officers as follows:
President, Andrew Treynor, Oma-
( ha;. secretary-treasurer, ]. w. May
nard. Omaha; vice presidents, {. S.
Stebbsfs, sOnaha; J. NJ. Kirkbride,
Armstrong. Kan; Samuel Dlckey,
Evanston. ,Wyo.: James Parks, Den
yer G. H. Jackson. Council Bluffs.
Id was decided to erect monu-
menN to the memory of Edward H.
Hartman, and each member of the
was appointed commit
tee of one to solicit funds. The To-
cation of the monument was left I'M
decided, but generally Ogden, Utah,
was favored.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-07
OMAHA NEARING
QUOTA IN FIFTH
LIBERTY LOAN
Workers In Charge Of Drive
Expect to See CITY Cover
the Top" Iris
Week.

Slowly but steadily Omaha is ap-
preaching its quota in the Victory
Liberty loan. Yesterdays report
showed a total of $7,o00,000. The
quota is $o,17l,o50. The workers
aim to 60 lover the top" this week.
The $4,000 club" organized a
week ago, has already almost its
full membership. The organizers
set out to get 100 members for this
club after the city had been pretty
we'll "combed" for subscrip tions.
Today it was reported that only
five memberships are left. All that
is necessary to make person or
firm a member is to take $4,000
worth of Fifth Liberty bonds.
City Hall Major Busy.
The city hall responded nobly so
far on this drive. W. Fl. Amman
son, major in charge of the dis
trict in which the city hall is To-
Gated, sold $4,000 worth of the
Fifth Liberty loan notes in the city
hall Only $4,000 of the Fourth
Liberty loan bonds were taken in
the city hall.
The big packing houses sub
scribed to the Fifth Liberty loan
notes as follows: Swift & Co. en-
ployes, 100000; Swift & Co., $50
0O0;. Morris & Co. employees, $50
600; Morris & Co., $4,000; Cudahy
Packing company employees, $751;
000; Cudahy Packing company,
$4,000; Armour & Co. employees,
S1lS,0O; Armour & Co., $4,000.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-07
MosIem Assassinates Greek
Leader in Northern Epirus

Saloniki, May 6.-Guini, who for
80 years had worked for the de-
liverance of northern Epirus from
the Turks and for its union with
Greece, was assassinated several
days ago at Koritsa by Moslem.
The funeral, which was attended by
10000 persons, according to dis
patches to the Athens News agency,
resolved itself into a manifestation
in favor of Greece.
The assassin, who is named
Ibrahim and who is said to have
been assisted by two others, the
dispatches declared. is an agent of
Italian propaganda in northern
Epirus. 1t is asserted that the
Italians have been melting the
Moslems against the Greek Chris
tians.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-07
Will Entertain Bankers.

Fort Dodge, Ia, May 6.-(Spe-
cial.)-Fort Dodge is preparing to
entertain over 1000 bankers and
wives at the state bankers conven-
ton to be held in the city June %,
n and Is.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-07
LARGE Increase Made
in P0St0ffiCe ReCeiptS

Washington. May 6.-From Jan.
uary to April 80 receipts of the 81
largest postoffices, yielding about
one-half of the total postal revenue
showed an increase of more than 8
per cent as compared with the cor
responding period last year. Re-
cepts for April showed an increase
of nearly IA per cent. J
Postmaster General Burleson said
today that his record verified the
opinion expressed by him two
months ago that the country was
on "the threshold of a period OF
pronounced industrial prosperity"
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-07
TREATY DIGEST
TO BE GIVEN
TO WORLD today

before delivery of the treaty to the
Germans at Versailles tomorrow.
The session was held IN the for
eign office with the same setting and
distinguished personnel as at previ-
Gus sessions except in the case OF
Italy which today was represented
by DR.. Silvio Crespi. the former food
administrator, pending the arrival of
Premier Orlando and Foreign Minis
ter Sonnio tomorrow
M. Clemenceau presided with
President Wilson at his right and
Premier Lloyd George at his left and
the entire membership of the con-
ference gathered around the table.
Throng Watches Arrivals.
Enormous throngs surrounded the
foreign office watching the arrival
of the delegates. Those who were
assembled within the building in
cluded Marshal Foch and the British
vice ADMIRAL, Sir Rosslyn> Wemyss,
with their staffs.
While the session was secret
one, it is understood Captain Tar
deau, representing France, explained
the provisions of the document and
was questioned from time to time,
the explanation given being full and
free.
1t was decided late today that the
following delegations which were to
be excluded will be admitted to the
congress at Versailles tomorrow
when the peace terms are handed to
the Germans-China. Siam, Cuba,
Guatemala, Nicaragua, Haiti, Pan
anna, Liberia and Honduras.
Suspend Blacklist.
The supreme economic council
has decided, pending the signing Of
the peace treaty, to suspend the fl
nancial blacklist and neutral coun-
tries are free to extend credits of
any kind to Germany or German
citizens.
German-owned cash balances and
bills in neutral countries are made
available by the council IN payment
for imports. Proceeds Of exports
from Germany may be used freely in
Dayment for permitted imports,
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-07
INTERNATIONAL
| BUYS The P.&0.
PL0W COMP ANY
Harvester Manufacturers Now
Control Complete implement
Line for All Kinds Of
Farm Work.

The announcement that the Inter
national Harvester company has
purchased the manufacturing plant
and business of the Parlin & Oren-
dorff company of Canton, ILL.,, has
aroused great interest in the agri-
cultural implement trade. News of
the transaction was received by C..
II. Peterson, the harvester compa-
ny's branch manager here, in a tel
egram from the Chicago office.
The P. & o. company, as it is pop
ularly known, is one of the pioneer
pillow manufacturers of America.
The present extensive plant at Can
ton is the outgrowth of blacksmith
shop which William Parlin started
there in 1912.
Mccormick Well Pleased.
In announcing the purchase of the
P. & o. line, President Harold F.
Mccormick of the International
Harvester company says:
II am pleased to advise the Har-
vester organization that the COM
pany has purchased the manufac-
turning plant and business of the Par
lin & Orendorff company. THIS
adds to the list of Harvester manu-
features the one important farm i'm
plement which it has not heretofore
produced"
when the Harvester company
was formed in 1902 it manufactured
chiefly harvesting machines. 1t
has since gradually added other
implements and, with the addition
of the plow, it is now in a position
to manufacture and supply to the
farmers a complete line of all inn
portant implements used in agri-
culture.
Fill Dealers Demand.
c. H. Peterson, local branch
manager of the international Har-
vester company, when asked with
reference to the effect of this pur-
chase upon local business, said:
Implement dealers handling In
ternationap goods have long desired
that the Harvester company should
include plows as one of its lines.
There is growing tendency in the
retail implement trade for the deal
er to purchase, as far as possible,
from a single manufacturer all the
implements which he carried and to
build up for himself a good will in
that line of implements. The Har-
vester company's line was already
practically complete with the ex-
ception of plows. We will now be
able to offer to the dealer a full line
of all the important farm imple-
ments needed in order to supply his
trade"
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-07
BAR n ES GIVES
WARNING TO men
/. IN Grain MARKET

| am sure he will not look in vain,
said the speaker.
1T has been in my mand for some
time, and at conference in New
York a week from today, which
have arranged with advisory com
mittees from the grain trade, from
the milling trade, from the -four
jobbers and bakers of this country
among other things l shall discuss
with them the tabulation of week
ly report of authentic and exact in.
formation to be made public. dc
not see why the baking trade and
the jobbing trade of this country
should be excited by entirely enron
eous statements as to the growing
scarcity of wheat and -four when il
is not the condition.
Looks for Cooperation.
"As for the coming year." he con-
tinued, II have a great desire that
the duties of the wheat director may
be discharged, not by compulsion or
the use of the authority vested in
the law, solely, but by cooperative
agreements with the various trades
affected. | hope to work out volun-
tarily contractual relations between
the grain corporation, the milling
trade, the grain trade, the flour job
bers and the bakers such as will
protect fully the proper interests OF
both producer and consumer and af-
ford fair field for legitimate initi-
alive and an outlet for legitimate
ambition"
The speaker said he wished to
make in clear that the wheat direc-
tor has no authority in law to con-
troll maximum prices of wheat, but
he must make effective absolutely
the guaranteed producer price.
When Mr.. Barnes concluded there
was applause and then rush back
to the trading pits. The prices were
nervous for few minutes, at first
dropping half cent or so, and then,
after little hesitation, the prices
recovered and attained the best of
the day. The general opinion seemed
that the bearish references had been
fully discounted by yesterdays de-
cline,
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-07
Negro Shot and Killed
After Four-Hour Fight
With Armed Citizens

Plano, Tex, May 6.-Tom
Embry, a negro, after standing off
armed citizens and officers for four
hours today, from barricade in his
home here, was shot and killed
shortly before noon. Nine persons
were wounded by the negro, one
probably, fatally. The trouble start
ed when Embry attempted to kill
his wife
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-07
Omaha Company Awarded
Contract for Geneva Sewer

Geneva, Neb., May 6.-The con-
tract for city sewerage system was
awarded to S. A. Canaglia & Co.,
Omaha, whose price was $780,
224,70, at a meeting of the city
council last night. The terms re-
quire the completion of the work
by August IS. Eleven bids were
submitted.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-07
Soldiers Urged to Write
Letters Home Mothers Day

Washington, May 6.-The person.
al request of Secretary Baker that
each soldier in the army write a
letter home on. Mothers day. May
II, "in recognition of the wonderful
part the mothers of America played
in making the world safe for democ-
racy," was conveyed today to the
commanding generals of all the de-
partments by the adjutant general.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-07
Belgian Committee O. Ks
Decision to Siqn Treaty

Brussels, May 6.-(Havas)-TRe
foreign relations committee of the
Chamber of Deputies yesterday ap-
proved unanimously the decision of
the crown council and the govern
ment to sign the peace treaty.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-05
WIND 1T UP
ON MONDAY
Ratfbun Pardon Probe to be Ended
Possibly With One More SEES
sion of House Com.
mittee.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service ]
DIES MONIES, Iowa, April 5-The
house Judiciary committee, probing
the Ernest Rathbun pardon, is in re-
cess until Monday, when it is thought
the investigation will come to close
None OF the committee members,
or H. w. Byers. counsel for the prob
ers. would hazard an opinion as to
who would testify at the session Mon
day.
Charles Witt, secretary to Governor
Harding, was unable to account for
the deposit of 5000 in his bank ac-
count, but accounted for deposit Of
$500 in currency saying it was his
payment for press work" done for
a wrestling promoter.
All the deposits were before the
date on which Will Rathbun ST., said
he paid George Clark, his attorney,
$1,000 for the pardon with the. under
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-05
He Was Fighting Horde Of Ma.
chine Guns In . Gut When
Americans Went Into, and
Through Them.
LETTER TO HIS MOTHER
Or. William Rankin, Major in Medical
Corps in France, Writes How
He Died and Where He
is Buried.

How a Keokull soldier gave his life
for his country and civilization while
fighting the Huns is told in letter
from Major Rankin, former keokuk
physician, to Mrs. George Bauer, moth
er of the dead hero, as follows:
Il was much surprised to learn there
was a Keokuk man in tie 32d division
aside from myself.
George Bauer was killed near
Juvigny, France. This Is north OF
Scissors
'sHe is buried, according to our rec
ords, in the American cemetery by the
big cave three kflometers from Juv-
igny.
1.-THE attack was made on a rail
way cut and our boys must come over
Re Use before running down the slope
TO the cut, which was filled with ma
chine guns They tool, the railway
and city with 100 prisoners, but we
paid pretty dear In our own precious
boys / did not see Bauer; did not
know he was from Keokuk, or would
have known how and when he was
buried.
please extend my sympathy to Mrs.
Bauer-yet feel sure she would not
have had her boy do otherwise than
come and take this chance with the
rest of us for the greatest cause that
was ever fought for since the Chris
tians drove back the African hordes
on this same battlefield. To lose ones
life for such a cause. as ours to win,
is one of envy rather than sympathy.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-05

from a severe cold, was still con-
fined to his bed by Rear Admiral
Grayson's orders. Colonel House rep
resented him on the "big four" which
held its meeting in the president
residence in the interests of economy
! of time. His colleagues theory was
that If any points came up on which
his advice was needed, he could be
easily consulted.
| A new resolution adopted by the
| big four" became effective today.
This provides that all delegations
shall turn in completed subjects in.
I tended for incorporation in the peace
treaty to the central committee. Pre-
mier Clemenceau instructed the
French to follow this course which
,others already had embraced, SO that
constantly under construction.
Italian agents furnished diversion
to the usual routine yesterday by
scampering over Paris and making
sure that everybody knew the Italian
unless they got Fiume. This fact
Italians were the only ones excited
fact the delegates have been thor
Ioughly impressed with the idea that
Italy must have Fiume, the alterna-
tives named ranging from overthrow
of the Orlando government to out
right revolution.
1t can be stated on high authority,
however, that no one in a real posi-
ton to speak ever told the big ten,"
the "big four" or any other body of
delegates that the Italians would
withdraw from the conference. In the
past 1t has been pointed out that
Italy Is hardly in a sufficiently inde-
pendent economic and financial con-
dition to withdraw and that such
course could scarcely be regarded as
polite.
There is no doubt the Italians re-
gard the Fiume question very seri-
ously. They emphasize the fact that
$4,000 of the city's $4,000 Inhabitants
are Italians. They also refuse to
negotiate in any way with the Jugo-
Slavs, still regarding them as enc
mics.
American military authorities have
no official information concerning the
situation in the Archangel region.
American troops in that sector are
under British command.
Americans here communicated with
British military officials, but were
told that no one knew the source of
a story published of impending dis
aster in northern Russia. They are
investigating.
officers Of the American army have
never been enthusiastic over Arch
angel affairs and as soon as the Ice
breaks up the bolsheviki will have
to move fast to beat the American
forces to the sea. Two companies Of
American engineers are now enroute