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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-06-04

Man registers usually in silence.
Not so his helpmate. There was
a noticeable chatter wherever a reg
istration was going on.
A man inspector was at each vot-
ing place but he was thrown "into
shade" by the two more lively wo-
men who did the actual work at
each place.
The first woman to register at
Election Commissioner Moorhead's
office in the court house was Mrs.
Jessie DeForrest Woodruff Hub
bard, wife of Charles ]. Hubbard.
She registered precisely at 9 o'clock.
She is a well-known welfare worker
and was leader in the women's
section of the Liberty bond drives.
The registration blanks require
also a physical description, includ-
ing apparent weight" This ques-
ton was the source of more trouble
than that of age" A large woman
at one Of the school houses hest
tated at the question.
well, put it down at 49," she
said fnally,with a frown. Il don't
see why on earth they have to ask
all these silly questions. Whose
business is it what I weigh? guess
I could vote just as intelligently if
weighed 800 as I can, being a
woman of medium weight, like l7O."
Questions Heavy Weight"
"My dearl I'd never dream you
weighed that much. l should say
about 145 or $50 at the most"
Nine. Avoir du Pois smiled
sweetly.
Most people think I don't weigh
more than about $780," she cooed.
"And I can easily reduce. In fact,
in the winter I always weigh little
more. If you'd see me month
from now you'd hardly know me.
Thank you, so much, dear. Good
BY"
Hundred and seventy! HUH"
breathed the registrar after she had
gone. "If she weighed an ounce
under 2l0, I hope never to vote"
And so, politeness and diplomacy
pervaded the registering places.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-06-04
Twelve Prominent Men
Die Following BANQUET

Dawson, Y. T., June 3.-Of the Sc
prominent men of the north who sat
down to dinner at the Yukon Gold
company's plant of Hunker Creek
May p in what proved to be veri-
table lottery of death, II have died
from ptomaine poisoning and four
are still ill.,
Among those who died were Will
liam Cyrus Lawson, 80, Fort Scott,
Kan, of the Yukon Gold company,
and John Grant, So, twenty years
prominent in silver mining. He
lives in Ashen, Colo.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-06-04

night that they had secured the
name of the bomb maker from John
Johnson here of the I. w. w.
organization in Pittsburgh, who was
arrested today after a fight with
officers. Authorities refused to d.
vulge the name of the bomb maker.
A score of alleged radical agita-
tors were arrested today and are
being held for investigation. John
son, according to the police, told
the name of the bombmaker after
he had been confronted by evidence
furnished by Miss Florence Becker,
who gave the police a description of
two men who, she says, placed a
package on the porch Of a house
across from Inspector Sibray's
home. Miss Becker described john
son as one of the men, according to
police.
Police Follow New Clues.
Cleveland, June 3.-Police tonight
began to follow up new clues in
connection with the dynamiting of
the home of Mayor Harry L. Davis
last night. Positive information,
detectives say, has been received
that two nationally known I. w. w.
agitators, one from Philadelphia and
the other from New York, arrived
here yesterday. These are two of
the men for whom the police say
they are searching.
Aho,& AZ man ,usr. arrsetsd h.
night in several raids.
Letter Found Is Real Clue.
Cincinnati, June 3.-The accidental
discovery of letter addressed to a
man in Cincinnati suspected of be-
ing a pro-German and an anarchist
started an inquiry, late today, which
federal officials say may lead to a
connection with the bomb plots in
the east.
The letter contained a single sheet
of paper on which was printed the
calendar for the month of June. A
red line was drawn around Wednes-
day, the 18th, and extended to the
margin, where the word prepare"
was written. The letter was sent
to Cincinnati from Chicago and
bears no other Identification marks.
The belief was expressed by fed
eral officials that the bomb plot may
have been arranged in weekly cycle
with the first series this week, the
second, in, the middlewest, next
week, and a third in the far west
the following week.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-06-04
CHARGE Mother
With N j RIDER
IN FIRST DECREE
Complaint Filed Against the
Woman Who Killed Babe
With Butcher Knife;
May Be Insane.

Hastings, Neb., June 3. Especially
Complaint charging first degree
murder today was filed by the
county attorney against Minnie
Owens, said to be a former resident
of Douglas, Wyo., who yesterday
killed her two months old baby by
slashing its throat with a butcher
knife. The woman is being held
pending an investigation as to her
sanity. She came to Hastings last
April.
Sitting stolidly in her cell in the
Adams county JAIL, Mrs. Owens re-
fuses to give any information re-
garding herself other than that she
formerly kept a rooming house at
Douglas, Wyo.
Her husband has been dead for
several years and she asserts that
the father of the child was one of
the roomers at her home in Doug
las. She says that she does not
even know the name of the man and
the only thing that she knew about
him was that he had formerly been
employed as a farm hand in Adams
county.
Searched for Man.
Before her child came she went
to Denver in hope of finding the
man who she says is the parent
of the babe that she killed. She
searched every part of the city in
an effort to meet him face to face
and after several weeks of haunting
the postoffice and all of the public
downtown places she finally spent
all of the money she had, with the
exception of IS cents, and came to
Hastings, thinking the man whose
name she did not know, and who
she could only identify by his
features, had returned to the place
where he formerly lived.
Sheriff Cole said that before Mrs.
Owens came to Hastings she wrote
to him making inquiries as to the
whereabouts of the man. After ar
irving in town she went to the sheriff
and made inquiries in person. On
May rs, Mrs. Owens made inquiries
OF Chief ST. John, concerning the
same man, who was employed on
farm near Prosser. In an interview
with St. John. she said that she
had talked with the man she claims
to be the father of the child.
Inquiries made by the officers lead
them to believe that the man has ap-
Piled for enlistment in the army.
Mrs. Owens claims he left for
Omaha, Sunday night
She rented a squalid cottage in
the city and did odd jobs. Her con-
dition became such that in despera-
ton she attempted to kill her child.
whom she considered an incum-
brance, by drowning it on Sunday
Her attempt was frustrat-
ed by man who happened along,
and although he reported the matter
to the police, nothing was done.
The woman, who is about 40 years
of age, discusses her first attempt
at numbering the child without ap-
parent feeling. She says that the
babe previous to the murderous I'M
pulse at infanticide, was in posses
sion of all of its faculties and there
was nothing apparently wrong with
its sight, yet, after it had been rescued
from a watery grave by a casual
passerby, it had completely lost its
sight.
When the babe was restored to
her arms she nook it to her squalid
home where on Monday morning
she slashed its throat and wrists
with a butcher knife.
She refuses to tell where her
native home is or to give any in
formation regarding her husband.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-06-04
Advocates No Fleets
for Great Powers as
Preventive. Of War

Toxic, June 3.-That it was prob
lematical how far the stipulation of
the league of nations would be eff
fcctive in maintaining the peace of
the world and that, therefore, Japan
would be on the safe side in keeping
her military strength in a state of
preparedness, was the opinion ex-
pressed recently at meeting of
military and naval men, by Marquis
Shigenobou Okuma, statesman and
former prime minister.
The marquis said that the best and
only means for the assurance of a
lasting world peace was the COM
rlete destruction of the fleets of
the great powers.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-06-04
Majority Of Troops Hurt
in Wreck Resume Journey

All but six of the 276 officers and
men, members of the 557th Ho-
boken casual company, who were
forced to remain in the city when
the special train bearing them to
their destination was wrecked near
Ashland. Neb.. resumed their jour
ney to Preside, San Francisco, at
1850 yesterday afternoon.
They left the Burlington station
at o'clock.
The six remaining men will stay
at the Fort Omaha hospital until
fully recovered
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-06-04
Bank Wrecker Given
Sentence of Ten Years

Minneapolis, June Civilian H.
Schafer, owner of a strinf of Ia
state banks, closed by the state
superintendent of banks shortly be-
fore Schafer's arrest on a charge of
grand larceny, to which he pleaded
guilty, was sentenced to from one
to 10 years in state prison today.
Schafer was also connected with the
Mortgage Security company
through which he engineered the
manipulations which resulted in the
insolvency of the string of banks.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-06-04

Only2S6 women registered at 10
places, including the court house,
where an extraordinarily big regis
tration was expected.
Evidently, judging by these re-
turns. the women don't care much
about the franchise" said Mr.. Moor
head. The registration is a great
disappointment. Of course, the
weather had something to do with
the result, but it doesn't explain an
apparent registration of 1900, where
we had expected from 5000 to
10000"
Registrations At 10 Places.
The registrations at the 10 places
from which returns were received
last night, were as follows:
Columbian school rty.eishth and 20
ccrrisan school, Thirty-ninth ana K "
r, streets .....;. .''''.'''''.'.''. 90
s south e Lincoln School South Side %
Highland school, South Side. 10
Garfield school, Sixteenth and H
ksiom school. Twsnty.first and Paul
Pacific school, twelfth ana Pacific
streets NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. IL
They reported from the High
land school that there are few side
walks and it was very muddy" said
Mr.. Moorhead. That would seem
to explain why there were but 10
registrations there, were it not for
the fact that only II registered at
the Pacific school, where there are
plenty of sidewalks and all streets
are paved"
Mr.. Moorhead points out that any
woman can still register on any day
between now and June Is by coming
to his office on the first floor of the
court house.
Enthusiasm, not the sombre, mat
ter-of-fact mechanical registration
that marks the male of the species
when he is exercising the sovereign
right of suffrage was evident at the
registration places, when a woman
was going through the novel
process.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-06-04
Gen. George H. Harries
in Consultation at Paris

Gen. George H. Harries. the
chief of the American military
advisers, regarding German at
fairs, arrived in Paris today from
Berlin. 1t is believed that his visit
is for consultation regarding the
military measures to be taken in the
event of German refusal to sign
the peace treaty.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-06-04
Army Aviator Killed.

San Diego, Cal, June 3.-Second
Lieut.. Arthur O. Kent, Pinebrook.
N. J., army aviator, was killed at
Rockwell field late today when his
airplanc went into a tail spin and
fell 400 feet. Immediately after
falling, the gasoline tank OF the air
plane burst and the fluid was ig-
nited, virtually destroying the plane
before assistance could arrive. Kent
was pinned under the machine and
badly burned
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-06-04

Less than 1900 women registered in Douglas county
according to estimate made by Election Com
Moorhead last night after returns had been
ceived from 10 out of 81 registration places.
1t the first opportunity women have had in the
countys history to register for election namely the
special election to be held June a. to vote the proposal
issue bonds to pay for paving lis miles of
nlo co1rt1n ODDS
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-06-04
Registration Of Women
For Road Bond Election
in Douglas County Light

Commissioner Moorhead Estimates Total Number at
1900; Few Hesitate to Tell Ages, But Question of
Weight Causes Hesitation; Noticeable Chatter Ac-
companies Ceremonies in Nearly Every Instance.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-06-04
Woodrow Felicitates George.

Paris. June 3.-President Wilson
today sent a telegram of congratu
lations to King George on the occa-
sion Of the kings birthday.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-07-18

fields at Chatham? We watched a wei
shot Saturday and it sure was som,
sight. Thought from the amount oil
nitroglycerine that was put into the
well that it would be blown off the
map but the man assured us that
nothing so serious would happen
just little boom, then a stream OF
salt water, then OIL Oil, oil every
where. The cans of glycerine are
packed in sections all padded with
rubber so there will be no friction
when the machine that carries them
is in motion. Well, believe me, I've
seen other buzz wagons in which I'd
rather ride! The shooter didn't seem
! to be a bit nervous about handling
the stuff, although one could see
that he was very careful man.
| Last week Mrs. ]. M. Marvin re-
celyed q telegram from Lansing,
Mich, that her aunt, Mrs. M. O..
Light passed away Sunday, June 80,
at II o'clock. She was stricken June
rs with paralysis and never re-
gained consciousness. Mrs. Light was
formerly from Spencer and a sister
of Mrs. Mary Rogers.
Announcement has been received
that on July 1, 1919, The C. O.
Sellen Company succeeded c. O. Sell
len & Company in the hay business
at Shelby, 0. The new corporation has
Mr.. G. 0. Cellen. Shelby, O., presi-
dent and general manager; Mr.. Chas.
X. Aldrich, Spencer, O., vice president
and purchasing agent, both we'll
known operators in the hay business
for many years past, which is a guar
antee that the trade will receive first
class service and the best of graded
hay at all times. We shall appreciate
your consideration in the future as
in the past"
The above will meet with a good
ringing, Methodist "amen" in this
community where C. RS. steady stride
OF advancement in standardizing the
business and putting this section on
the map in the industry has been
noted with pleasure and pride. Few
people, especially in the "short grass"
country, would have much idea of |
the Importance and scope of this
business, which was Incorporated |
July II, in the sum of $25,OO0. -Four
OF their men are on the road selling.
they have about twenty buyers in
Ohio and the ramifcations of their
operations extend to Canada, where
they have number of buyers. It is
thus that by sterling integrity, coupled
With high-geared, hustling, another
enterprise has been added to the shin
ng roll which is making Spencer a
name to conjure with" I
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-07-18
CHATHAM

While the Methodist pastor anc
family were attending the Cen.
tenary some of the ladies of the
church came in and prepared three
rooms leaving it in fine shape. The
occupants wish to say "thank you
ladies'" >'
Mrs. c. E. Spitzer is home from
the hospital, where she underwent
successful operation. She is i'm.
proving nicely.
Mr.. Bradley Huffman is home
from France, after some very inter
estlng experiences and is now en-.
Joylng a visit with his wife's people
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Bradsword.
Mr.. Morris and family, of Me-
dina, spent Sunday with his sister
Mrs. Oliver Mccullough.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Brinker and
the Misses Clara and Luella Allis
motored to Columbus last Friday,
where they attended the Centenary.
Mrs. J. E. Paddock and family
returned from visit to Lancaster
Columbus and Mansfield, where they
days.
Mr.. George Rowe, Of Mansfield.
$ spending a few days with his sis
ter, Mrs. j. E. Paddock.
Mrs. Elmer Broadsword and Miss
Emma Weber spent a few days in
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-07-18
SPENCER

We had quite a crowd at the com
munity sing on the square last Sat
urday night. The band stand wal
brought from the park to thu
square. The leader and pianist occu
pied this place. Everyone seemed tt
enjoy the meeting and if you were
not there you are cordially invited
to attend the next meeting on Satur.
day night. These open-air meetings
will be held whenever the weather
will permit.
And, by the way, Spencer hao
quite a "spell O. weather" this week
No one can complain now about not
having any rain. Hail was reported
in some places.
Mr.. and Mrs. Seece and son, of
Akorn, were visitors of the latter's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Gross,
Of South Main street.
Mrs. Anna Billman, of Ashtabula,
visited her daughter, Mrs. Preston
White last week. Also visited at the
Sylvester Billman home. Her many
friends were glad to see her.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Walter with
son and wife, have moved to Well
ington, as Mr.. Walters work was at
that place.
Mrs. Jay Inman, of Red Oaks, Ia.,
is spending her vacation with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Seth Oakley.
DR.. Stroup was in Columbus last
week to attend the Centenary.
Miss Elsie Fuller, who is working
in Akron, is spending her vacation
at home.
Mrs. Houser and daughter Thelma
were in Norwalk last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Miller, of Well
ington, visited the latter's sister, Miss
Irma Rugg, of Billman avenue last
week.
Mr.. Alfred Fuller, who has been
in the Elyria hospital, returned home
Saturday. He is much improved.
Mr.. John Wolf, who has been hav-
ing typhoid fever, is much improved,
although not able to be about yet. |
Mrs. William Clark, of Sullivan,
called at the o. M. H. last Sunday.
Rev. Bennett and family returned
home from Shelby county, where
they visited friends for a week.
We may now truly say 'the war
is over" You will notice that we
are again using the pink stamps.
Mr.. William Moore went to De-
troit to get a new Studebaker for
Mr.. Ray Aldrich.
We notice that Mr.. Frank Aldrich
has new Studebaker. Linny makes
make quite a nifty chauffer.
Forest Swigart, Of Morrell, Ohio,
is guest at the home of Amy
Firestone.
Mrs. Clyde Taylor and children, of
Wooter, are visiting at Frank Mil
er's.
Messrs. Shemp and Vandermark, of
Lodi, are laying the new walk in
'ront of the Carpenter residence.
Have you made a visit to the oil
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-07-18
SOUTHWEST MEDINA co.
LODI

A serious wreck occurred Sunday
morning on the B. & O. about two
miles west of Lodi. One car in a rap.
idly moving freight train went wrong
and jumped the track and twelve
others followed, tearing up the track
Tor quarter of a mile and almost
demollshing the cars. All the cars
were heavily loaded and merchandise
IRON zinc ore to ak handles was mixed
IN one grand mess. The road is double
tracked and traffic was only halted un-
til the wreckage could be removed.
Inc accident brought out a large
, crowd to see it.
! Y. I'll. Leatherman was in Columbus
on business last Wednesday.
Lodi now has veterinary, DR.. Scott
VINO has his office over the Review
offices.
Next Wednesday evening the Elk's
band, OF Mansfield, gives another con-
cert in Lodi.
The Lodi Mill and Elevator Co. have
purchased the lumber yard and office
OF Knapp and Sanford.
A number OF Lodi people are spend
ng their vacation at Chippewa Lake
park.
Lodi will have Chautauqua this
summer. The Chautauqua will begin
about the middle of August.
The oil business still continues to
boom. Good wells are being drilled in
now just outside the village limits
and 1T would not be surprising to see
them start soon on our village lots.
Lodi has been behind in it's Sal
walton Army quota and this week we
are being prodded along by the county
chairman, j. R. Moore, of Medina. Mr..
Butfman has donated the use of the
Idol for Wednesday evening, the pro-
ceeds to go to the fund. Good pictures
Will be provided andthe crowd should
I'LL the house to overfowing for this
worthy cause.
DR.. J. G. Whitacre is taking a week
OF much needed rest with his mother
at her home near Indianapolis,
Drs. Elliott and Whitacre have in
stalled a modern and powerful X-ray
which has already been of great SER
vice. 1t was installed last week.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-07-18
Columbus at the Centenary meet.

Columbus at the Centenary meet
ings.
Mrs. c. a. Henry is visiting in
Detroit, with relatives and friends.
The harvest work of the vicinity
is progressing nicely. Some threshers
will be done this week since the
splendid rains.
The oil business goes on unabated
with new wells being shot daily.
The ladies of the M E. church
at the River Corners class will give
an ice cream social the evening of
July "a.
The road work began this week on
the new road building which is to
extend from Chatham two and a
half miles south. We still hope the
north end will be built this fall.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-07-18

bank called at the Sanders home Ri.
day evening.
MISS Esther Sanders, who has been
working for c. ]. Rooms, is laid up
MISS Lillian Falconer is working for
her sister, Mrs. G. w. Strenick.
~, MISS Hattie Fuller is staying with
Florence Correll while her mother IS
away. oA 10
MISS Louise Headley of Pittsburg is
visiting friends here. 10
MISS Mary Sanders of Burbank spent
lew days at the Sanders home.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-07-18
PAWNEE

L. +. Finley and family spent Sum
day in Akron.
Mrs. Correll and sister have gone
to California to visit their mother who
is sick.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Strenick and
daughter Geraldine spent Sunday at
the F. "A. Falconer home.
Mr.. Jacobs is working for Mr.. Fike.
Mrs. Emrnet Edgar, Mrs. Eugene
Frary, Mrs. Herald Alberty and daugh
ter Betty and Margaret Hover Of Bur
New-York tribune., 1919-11-16
Oldtin,e Blouses
Are Still Favorites

IN THE olden days we considered
ablouse something TO wear with Q
suit, for sports or shopping; now,
under this new treatment, they havs
become important articles Of dress
The way in which they are handed
is really very clever. They are ~
picturesque and youthful that they
make a great psychological appal
to feminine favor which assures
their success at the outset.
There are lovely little black ~
vet blouses that are short and hang
loose like the smock Of the FreneA
peasant. These have very shq4
sleeves, some Of them being mercy
shoulder capes. The embroidery on
the velvet blouses is very beautiful,
usually being in tones Of old Gu
nese blues, with here and th&s
threads Of gold glinting in the blpe
These glintings of metal appear %
many blouses Of lace, as well UI
those Of velvet.
An interesting blouse, with III
low yoke Of the 1880 period con- /
bined with the high-wired tulle @F
lar which covers the ears, is shosu
from the house of Madeleine y
Madeleine. This new firm, which y
extremely handsome quarters on ~
Champs Elysees, is composed Of -
very clever women, both nau.e
Madeleine. One Madeleine Is the e
signer and buyer Of merchandise g
all the models shown, Of which thF
are between four hundred and p
hundred, although this is their NJ
season. The other Madeleine Osc
after the finances and the persons
OF the business. Thus the two wone
combine all that Is needed of ~
and commerce in the establish
Of this new business. As IN ind,
ton OF their organization, delive
Of six hundred completely fins
dresses were ready for sha
within one week after they
their first showing. x
New-York tribune., 1919-11-16
Princess Dresses Look
Somewhat Japanese

CLEVER, seni-fltting princess
dresses, which in spite Of their
fafyly snug fitting effect look some
what japanese, are fastened d.
rectly down the front and fin-
ishsd with frills Of ribbon eight
inches Wide which carelessly fall
into jabot frills. Cheruit shows q
charming dress Of this order devel-
opsd In . brown ,brocaded satin, the
pattern Of which Is like q necktie
stlk, especially <he silk squares