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Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-13
Says Hawaiian and
Negro Forced Him to
Commit a Burglary

Detectives are eombing the city
for a stout Hawaiian and 4 tall
negro, who are said to have forced
Asel Allen, Is years old, o02 North
Sixteenth street, at the point OF
guns to break into the Basket store
at Sixteenth and Cunning streets, two
nights ago. Young Allen was ar
rested at Thursday morning, when
a policeman found him coming out
of the ALLEY behind the store. carry
ing groceries and meats.
Allen told Chief of Detectives
Dunn that an unidentified Hawaiian
and a negro held guns on him while
he entered the store through rear
window. He said both gunner ran
when they caught sight of the po-
liceman.
Special Officer Burgeson, who
made the arrest, declared he heard
someone running through the alley,
but saw no one but young Allen.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-13
Schoolmaster Threatened BY Unruly Toughs Asked
Pershing's Help-One of Bullies Now in the
Penitentiary-Many Looked With Disfavor on
His Teaching the Negro School.

Now to visit the two surviving
teachers of Laclede's old school.
Both live in Kansas City one in
Kansas City. Mo-, the other across
the line in Kansas City, Kan.
George N. Elliott, the one in Kan
sas City, Mo-, among the most re-
spected members of the Missouri
bar, can tell one a lot about the
general. l found the old lawyer in
his Office in the New York Life
building, a man about 81.
Yes" he said to me, II know
a lot about John. l boarded at his
home when I taught school in La
clede, so l was given opportunity
not only to observe John in school,
but to observe him in his home. He
was a remarkable boy. Not that he
was brilliant, which he wasn't. but
that he was studious, quick to learn
and dependable.
Wanted to Be Lawyer.
II was reading law when | lived
with the Pershings. John was much
interested in my studies. He would
discuss law with me; read it with
me sometimes. think in those days
he seriously considered engaging in
the legal profession.
There were two boys in one of
the lower rooms-two unruly boys.
with whom their teacher was hav-
ing constant trouble. She brought
the boys before me. They were
big. but I disciplined them, punish
ing them rather severely. They de
cided to get me- | heard they had
Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-13
Struck by Street Car
Il Years Ago, Now
Sues Firm for $4,000

Nellie J. Nelson filed suit yester-
day in district court against the
street car company, asking $4,000
damages for injuries alleged to have
been received when she was struck
by a street car more than II years
ago.
Miss Nelson has just passed her
18th birthday, and this, says her at
torney, is the reason why the suit
was not filed before. The statute
Of limitations, he says, does not be-
gin to run until person has at
tanned his or her majority.
Miss Nelson's petition alleges that
a street car struck her at Thirtieth
and Burdette streets the evening of
March 10. 1907, when she was 7
years old, and that she was dragged
$50 feet, received numerous injuries
and was in hospital for month.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-13
CITY RETAILERS
HEAR REPORTS;
ELECT OFFICERS
Send Resolution Against Lux.
ury Tax to Jefferis and Ask
Aid for Jewish Relief
Fund.

At the annual meeting of the As
ISOLATED Retailers of Omaha, held
Thursday in the Chamber of Com
mcrce, the following officers were
elected: President, w. S. Stryker;
vice-president, George E. Nickel;
treasurer. E. NJ. Flitton; secretary,
]. w. Metealfe; board of directors,
c. E. Black, f. NJ. Reynolds, c. B.
Brown, Robert Rosenzweig. H. R.
Bowen, r. c. Goddard and H. A.
Jacobberger,
The association adopted a resolu-
ton favoring House Roll 9,038, by
Congressman Jefferis, to repeal
various sections of the revenue act
OF 1918. The resolution reads:
1.-THE sections sought to be re-
pealed, especially that section
known as the luxury tax, have
proven injurious, vexatious and I'M
wieldy." A copy of the resolution
will be sent to Congressman JEFF
ferris.
A vote of thanks was extended to
c. E. Black, the retiring president.
Secretary Metcalfe reported that
his office carries 22S,000 master
cards upon which may be found
record of buyers on credit at the
local stores. During the last year
of the association l9,4S5 new &C
counts were opened by members of
the association. The secretary's re-
port further showed that during the
year 1881 were refused credit.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-13
Money 'Mogy' BorrowedFrom
to Be Paid By Widow
Johnnie Monco Says He Loaned Bernstein $1,000 at
10 Per Cent Interest to Keep Restaurant of Late
king of Newsboys" Going.

I'd "a loaned him more than that"
Johnnie stopped his narritive
moment to yell: "All about the big
wreck. Read about it'll" He sold
a couple Of papers.
Must be pretty good money in
selling papers here?" asked the re-
porter.
"Oh, fair" said Johnnie. II
guess a coupra thousand a year
profits, maybe more. l work pretty
long hours. l start here about $50
in the morning. Then at $50 l 60
home and sleep little at my room,
PA North Nineteenth street, and
later come down for the late papers
and finish up the day with The
Bees $50 edition.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-13
How Pershing Handled Armed Bully---
Paid College Fee By Teaching Negroes

Came the opportunity. The negro
school in Laclede was without 4
teacher. Not much of job, La
clede folks thought, for the color
line, drawn even now in Laclede,
was drawn much finer in those days
than it is today, though it must be
confessed Laclede today has no
school for colored children.
Taught in Negro School.
The day John Pershing took this
step marked an epoch in his life.
1t was his first opportunity. He
grasped it.
How long John remained = teach
er in the negro school is something
about which Laclede's memory is
rather hazy. None with whom I
talked in Laclede could recall ex-
actly. Their best recollections
fixed the time at few months
perhaps weeks.
Years passed and he was = first
lieutenant of the Tenth United
States cavalry, one OF the crack COL
ored troops Of the United States
army. He knew how to handle ne
gro troopers, knew how because of
those weeks or months in the little
negro school back in Laclede.
Continued Tomorrow
Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-13
Athlete Refused Fight
When Held Up by Robbers

Though an athlete to high de-
gree, Bryson Nixson. 1885 South
Eighteenth street, held UP his hands
at the command of two highwaymen
Thursday night rather than attack
them. One of the youthful highway
men held a gun on Nixon while
another went through his pockets.
The holdup occurred at Twenty
second street just south of Vinton.
Nixon told police he lost but few
dollars to the robbers. He is prom
inent in athletics at the University
Of Nebraska.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-13

plotted to waylay ME some dark
night on my way home. l was
somewhat alarmed. l told John and
he offered to help me. He went
about with me after dark.
Handles a Bully Rough.
"One night the boys attacked US.
The Older had a knife and for a
few minutes there was quite a fight.
John disarmed the boy with the
knife-gave him something with
which to remember the encounter,
too-a black eye. I took care of
the younger boy. One of those
boys, | am sorry to say, is now in
a penitentiary.
Early in fife John had set for
himself goal and that goal he
could attain only with higher edu-
cation. He was determined to 60
to the Missouri State Normal
School at Kirksville. The chum of
his later Laclede school years,
Charles R. Sturgeon, Laclede's
physician in the old days, was 60
ing to that school, and this fact but
strengthened Johns determination.
He would go with Charlie.
Worked Way to School.
His parents were comfortably sit
uated, but with a large family to
care for. other boys and girls to
feed and clothe and educate, they
could not do everything for their
Oldest son. He must help himself
if he would go to Kirksville and
walk the heights of his choosing
Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-13
LakevieW Park Open for
Saturday and Sunday

Tonight, tomorrow afternoon and
tomorrow night, Lakeview park will
again open the gates for the many
who have found pleasure at this re-
sort this summer. Dancing, with
Al Wright and his jazz harmonists,
will be the big attraction this eve
ming as we'll as tomorrow afternoon
and night. The balance of the fea-
lures will be operating as usual.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1919-05-15
OMISSION OF ITALY Is
A SUBJECT OF COMMENT

Paris.-Much comment has arisen
over the fact that Italy is not included
in the proposed engagement between
the United States, Great Britain and
France for mutual action against
Germany should Germany again be-
come aggressive toward France. 1t is
said that Premier Orlando was ready
to bring Italy into the agreement and
that he took part in some of the early
discussions, although the plans were
consummated about the time of the
high tension which removed Premier
Orlando from active participation in
the council of four.
Because of Ita1y's membership in
the former triple alliance it is held in
some French quarters. it was a Sc
rious omission not to include Italy in
the new Franco-American-Br British en-
gagement
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1919-05-15
Washington

A dispatch from Paris says that
Senator Humbert, who has been on
trial by court martial on a charge
of having had dealings with the en-
envy was acquitted there.
The German delegation to the peace
congress declares that it will sign the
peace treaty, but that Germany will
not pay an indemnity.
Congressman Drane recently took
up with the government authorities
the matter OF securing a more inteD-
sive patrol Of the Florida coast by
he coast guard for the prevention of
smuggling operations, and requested
that steps be taken at once to this
end
AS President Wilson will not be
present at the opening OF the special
session of congress on May 10, he
viii cable his message from Paris, and
It will be read Immediately after con-
gress convenes. This has been an
nOunced from the white house.
Secretary Baker announces that by
August the last man of the American
expeditionary forces will have been
withdrawn from France. He says this
estimate is based on the movement Of
three hundred thousand men a month
to the United States.
Not within the memory of the old
est attache at the white house has
congress met with the president alb
sent from Washington, and it is said
that this is the first time that the ex-
ecutive of the American nation ever
had sent his message by wire. <
Director General Hines Announces
that the railroad administration will
return to the old system of comepti-
tive bidding in placing it's orders.
Director General Hines says the
govern. sent's deficit in operating the
railroads for the first three months
this We sr, or the difference between
net eaflings and one-fourth of the
guaran. led annual compensation,
will be- $192,O0O,OO0 for all roads IN
der federal management. The gov
ernme~t's loss for 1913 was $226,OOO,-
O0O.
The clause regarding responsible
ties which was not acted on at the
previous session of the plenary con-
ference, it is understood, has been in
corporated il the final draft of the
treaty, This provides for the trial
of the former German emperor.
The peace treaty formulated by the !
allied ard associated powers has been
handed to the German delegates at |
Versailles. Definite announcement of |
the time when the Germans are to be |
made cognizant Of the price that once |
Germany must pay for |
having instigated the world war at last
has been made.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1919-05-15
AUSTRIAN KINGDOM
. BOUNDARIES FIXED
POPULATION IS AGAIN
BECOMING FESTIVE OVER
REPORTS ON FIUME.
HUN RESISTANCE DYING HARD
Ebert Says Treaty is Monstrous Doc
ument, Which Has NO Precedent in
Determination to Annihilate.

| A conference between Baron Son
! linC: Italian foreign minister, and
| Colonel E. NJ. house, of the American
peace delegation, regarding Italy's
claims to FiuJne and the Adriatic
at which the notes presented by the
German peace delegation concerning
prisoners of war and labor were turn
ed over to experts for investigation,
and the completion of the task of de-
fining the new Austrian boundaries
represented the entire activities in
peace conference circles in Paris.
The result of the conversation be-
tween Baron Sonnino and Colonel
House has not been made public.
Meantime dispatches from Rome indi-
cate that the italian population
again is becoming FESTIVE after hav-
ing learned that the report of last
week that Italy's claims to Fiume
had been settled was erroneous.
Added to this irritation is dissatis-
faction because Italy was not men
toned as one of the parties to the
proposed Anglo-Franco-Amer ALI
ances; the question of the division Of
Americas merchant marine; the
treaty provision with Germany that
the three principal powers are suffi-
cient to ratify the treaty, and other
small matters in which the Italians
feel they have been sighted.
From Germany come reports of con-
tinued dissatisfaction of the terms
which Germany has been told she
must meet in order to obtain peace.
Reiteration that it will be impossible
to carry out the provisions are to be
heard everywhere. Great demonstra-
tons of protest have been held in
Berlin, Bres1au and other cities.
No less a person than Frederick
Ebert, president of Germany, has an
nounced that he is standing on Presi-
dent Wilson's IA points for peace.
Ebert alluded to the peace treaty as
a "monstrous document" which, he
said, holds no precerent in determina-
ton completely to annihi1ate van
quished peoples.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1919-05-15
USE
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FOR
RESULTS
Uniform System of Collecting
To Be Adopted June Isl

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The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1919-05-15
IMPORTANT news
the WORLD OVER
IMPORTANT HAPPENINGS OF THIS
AND OTHER NATIONS FOR
SEVEN DAYS GIVEN
the NEWS OF THE SOUTH
What Is Taking Place In The South
land Will Be Found In
Brief Paragraphs
European

|
Germany has been told in treat
| ty, some eighty thousand words lp
| length, the terms upon which the al
lied and associated powers will make
| peace with her. This notable docu,
ncnt on which the leading statesmen
Of the various nations, together with
a swarm of experts from the princi-
pal countries involved, have been
working since the converting Of the
peace conference on January IS, is
| introduced by an extensive preamble,
embodying the assertion of authority
| uliCn which the treaty is based. The
document, long as it is, is shorter than
was indicated by some Of the forecasts
which had estimated it's length at one
hundred thousand words. Tie treaty
is lot printed in German. The text
is in French and English ON opposite
pages.
The terms of the treaty spell the
end Of Germany as a military power.
She is deprived of virtually I'll her
fleet, her army is cut down to nOnli-
nal dimensions and she IS sharply re-
strit ted along lines through which
she might seek to work n;!itarily to
retabilltate herself. Economically,
also the future course Of Germany is
helped about with stipplations ia
tended to insure her ability to pay
the indemnity demanded by the al
lies, but to prevent her from exploit
ing her Old-time resources as a stran-
CLING competitor of the nations about
her which she Overran and de 1astatod
during the war.
The ceremonial of handing the trea-
ty to the Germans took place in the
hall Of the TrianOn Palace hotel, q
spacious well-lighted chamber with ia
bles for the delegates arranged near
ly in the form Of a square. It was
presided over by Georges CIemenceau,
the French premier, who sat at the
corner Of the head table, with Presi-
dent Wilson and the other American
representatives. on his right, and Da-
vid LlOyd-GeOrge, the British premier,
and his colleagues .on the left. Mrs
Wilson was an interested spectator
Of the function.
The youth who was arrested out
side the house of Premier CIemen-
ceau has admitted to the police that
he intended to attack NJ. Clemenceau
with a knife which he carried. A
black flag with an anarchistic inscrip-
ton and anarchistic literature were
found in his possession.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1919-05-15

It has been evident for some time
that our present methods of col
lecting were both inadequate and
unsatisfactory. In the past we have
employed a collector, but a large
number of our subscribers prefer to
pay at our office and regularly do
so. A great many, when interrupted
by the collector calling, will tell him
to leave his bill-that they prefer
to send check by mail. A consid-
cradle number make a special re-
quest of us to mail their bills to them
at the first of the month, which we
do. Others pay the collector on his
monthly rounds. The collector is
being detained now much more than
previously on account of the in
creased number of toll messages to
identify, SO it is impossible for him
tors of the North State Telephone
Co., at recent meeting, adopted a
uniform system of collecting, the
same as is in general use by practi-
cally all telephone companies and
public utilities.
Under the new plan, beginning
June first, we will mail every sub
scriber his bill on the first of the
month, for the current months
service. We will also include q
statement showing all toll messages
itemized. We will provide a collec-
tors office at 112 College ST., open
daily from to IL, and from 1 to
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The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1919-05-15
JUNkER ELEMENT FIGHT
FOR POSEM AND SILESIA

Paris-The German admission of
defeat is only partial. They say Eyes.
on the western front we were beaten,
but on the eastern front we we're vic,
torious." There they intend to re-
main victors. The junker element
which stands behind the German gov
eminent will fight tooth and nail rath-
er than to abandon Posen and upper
Silesia, particularly the latter prov
ince, whence Germany drew before
the war one-fourth of her hard coal
three-fourths of her zinc, somethin
like a tenth of her iron and steel and
one-fifth of her potash.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1919-05-15

aCsSHyICtSRHc
Of thirty-six states which report
| labor shortages to the federal employ
ment service, twenty, all in the north
showed a surplus of labor; six, in the
South, showed a shortage, while ten
report an equality.
Determined efforts IT, the delegates
to TIE National Caucus Of the Amer
lean Legion, which opened at st. Lou
is, Mo-, to force the craftsmanship of
the organization on Lieut.. Theodore
Roosevelt, failed, and Col. Henry D.
Lindsey of Dallas, Texas, was elected
chairman.
Fifteen persons were killed when
one of the worst tornadoes ever expe-
rienced in southwest Texas, swept
the lower Rio Grande valley, demol-
ishing farm houses and doing great
damage to growing crops.
The storm which swept Texas took
it's heaviest toll of life at Mission,
where a shed in which Mr.. Wick, his
wife and four children and a number
of Mexicans had taken refuge from
the hurricane, collapsed, Mr.. Wick and
two OF his children were instantly
killed.
Julius Barnes, United States wheat
director, announces on his return to
New York from Chicago, that he has
completed negotiations to bring four
million bushels of Canadian wheat in
to the United States for distribution
to the mills.
Incoming transports poured into
New York approximately three thou
sand members of the EiGhty-second di-
vision, and the entire organization,
with the exception of those units in
definitely held in France, is expect
ed to land within the next week
OF the units thus far returning from
over seas duty fully so per cent Of
the enlisted men are from tie north
and central west, the personnel from
the entire south not being more than
20 per cent and from the whole or
ganizatiOn was comprised.
Approval of the sale Of twelve army
camp s-eight National Guard sites
and four small miscellaneous camps
for a total of more than five hun
dred and forty-nine million dollars
is announced by the acting secretary
Of war.
The state department has given
out the information that three thou
sand employees of an American min
ing company at Santa -Eu1alia, Mex
leo, have been removed to chihuahua
City because of threats Of Villa.
The lower house of the Florida leg
islature passed a memorial which will
be submitted to congress calling upon
that body to pass an act requiring de-
portation of all foreign born persons
who claimed exemption and were ex-
empted from military service in the
recent war against German autocracy
on the ground that they we're subjects
Of and gave allegiance to foreign
country.
Fire in a downtown business and
apartment building at midnight May
trapped many persons, the Column
ous, Ohio, police say Men, women
and children jumped from upper
1oors into life nets. One baby was
brown from the third floor and |
vas caught in the arms OF a youth |
siding the firemen: Scores of women |
umped from the upper apartments |
If the seven story huilC ing, were in |
ufed and rushed to- the hospital. Only |
me is known to be dead, but it is |
stimated that those trapped may run |
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1919-05-15
DIRIGIBLEs MAY BE USED IN
TRANSATLANTIC FLIGHTS

Washington. - Announcement was
made by the navy department that
upon the outcome of the proposed
test flight of the new navy dirigible
C-5. from the naval air station, Mon
tauk, New York, to st. Johns N. F..
it would depend upon the future
plans in regard to the possibility OF
attempting later a transatlantic. fight
by a dirigible. The flight will be made
whenever weather conditions are
favorable
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1919-05-15
VILLA TAKES PARRAL
AND GARRISON OF 26C

Ell -Paso, Texas-4According to in.
formation received here from Parra1
Francisco Villa retook that city and
made prisoners of the garrison Of 26C
men under Colonel Gomez who had
occupied the town few days before
The garrison was outnumbered but
made little resistance. Repeating his
action when he took Parra1, on Easter
Sunday, Villa freed the prisoners and
told them to go to work. Casualties
were light on both sides.