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The Washington times., 1919-05-13
"He'S an Elk"

By NJ. j. PHILLIPS, OwOssO Lodge,
II he's looking up, not down,
He's an Elk.
If he'd rather smile than frown,
He's an Elk.
II he's jolly, broad and fat:
II he wears a mans sized hat
Take a tip from things like that
He's an Elk.
II he sees some good in all,
He's an Elk.
If he helps men who fall,
He's an Elk.
If he looks you in the eye;
Gives a courteous reply
II he's shrewd but never sly
He's an Elk.
When he dies and goes above,
Brother Elk
To the Golden Lodge OF Love,
Brother Elk,
Does st. Peter hesitate7
No, he swings the pearly gate;
Come in, you don't have to wait,
Brother Elk"
The Washington times., 1919-05-13
mo reports.
Fight For a Million.

More detailed figures are on the
Elk records. but these give us accu-
rate view OF the slow growth year by
year in the orders early history, and
the tremendous sweep of Elkdom
across the United States in ten-year
periods. since 1890. The exact figures
for 1919 are not yet compiled. but
they are close to one million Elks in
nearly / 400 lodges of the order. and
with the close of the national mem
bership campaign of which Col. John
P. Sullivan. of New Orleans, is chair
man, this million membership is
viewed by Grand Lodge officials as a
certainty.
The Washington times., 1919-05-13
"Human- Best pc.criptIon.

Human" is probably the best de-
scription OF all for which Elkdom
stands. The faults OF our brothers
we write upon the sands; their Vir-
tues on the tablets OF love and mem
Dry" summarizes one half of the
Elks' creed. And the other half is
no less human. It's the unadyertised.
untrumpeted aid of those in need
not confined alone to those within
the sheltering antlers of the order
itself.
The flower OF the Elks-the for
get -nOt--is eloquent in its name
alone. The cOlors. purple and white.
have a symbolism that dates back in
to the dawn of history and the shad-
owy records of ancient priesthoods
But it is in fellowship OF the hui
man, great-hearted kind in which
man appeals 10 man that the EIks
have made their greatest impression
on the world. Probably few phrases
epitomize this more than the famous:
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1919-03-06
WANTED; MORE CIVIC PRIDE.

Is it not strange that in almost every
small town or city only a comparatively few
citizens take a real pride in their home
town.
During the past few weeks number Of
citizens have approached the writer with;
'Why don't YOU go after THEM, to clean
up the city. The alleys and vacant lots are
. fright It's a disgrace the way THEY lct
the town go"
But the writer does not conceive it his
business to regulate the city, on to tell the
public what must be done. Nor does the
writer intend that the Argus shall become
a common Scold.
We agree with our advisers that Onta
rios alleys and many of the vacant lots are
dirty, that they are filthy, that they are .
disgrace to the city, many of them.
We wish that this were not true. We
wish that the residents who own these lots
or have business houses located on the alleys
would see to il that the conditions were inn.
proved.
In fact if every citizen would take carn
of his or her vacant lot. would see that no
refuse is thrown in the alley back of his
store. and would inform the City Health
committee of the trangressor in his or her
ncichhorhood, then there would be no need
Of all this complaint.
The Argus knows that the City Council
is seeking light ON how to solve this problem
The City Council knows of the conditions
that exist but the Counclmcn and the MAY
or can not perform this work themselves.
RI cy must have funds with which to work.
They must secure a competent man to en-
force sanitary regulations and having done
all this they must still be given the active
support of the citizenship
As a matter of fact what Ontario needs
in this respect is more civic pride And
Ontario is not the only town in this section
that needs an imoculation of that bene-
ficint bug
If those who want 10 have Ontario a
healthier and better city uI
which to live, will set Il good example by
keeping their homes clean their alley free
from refuse, and will make complaints to
the authorities when they see ncighbors
and will constantly in and out
of season, preach community pride, then,
and only then will Ontario reach the desired
standard. Now let's all gct-togcthcr and
% over the top ON that basis
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1919-03-06
THE MALHEUR LAKE CONTROVERSY

Among the misleading information that
has come into this section concerning the
activities Of the Legislature, no item has been
fraught with more injustice than that dis
eminated concerning the opponents of the
Mcfarland bill, which would have decided
Malheur lake to the Federal Government.
Letters written by State Biologist, Fin
ley, would have the people Of the state be
lieve that in opposing this measure Senator
Hurley and Representative Gallagher were
actuated by improper motives, which is ac-
tually false. As u matter Of fact it was
the stubborn fight which these men put up
against the bill that saved the state from
suffering another grevious wrong
In the first place a false impression was
started by the statements eminating from
Mr.. Finley's office to the effect that an cf-
fort was to be made to drain the lake. This
was not true. The facts are that G. Il.
Mcconnell and hundreds of Harney county
citizens are merely planning to dam Silvics
and Silver creek for purpose of storing
water with which to irrigate thousands of
fertile Harney county acres. The draining
of the lake was not contemplated.
When this was made clear the lcgisla-
ture passed the amended bill providing for
lake which was never in danger but elimi.
mating that portion which would have coded
the lake TO the Federal Government
AS the Argus now understands the
measure the promoters of irrigation in llar.
ney county may proceed to dam Silvics
creek and Silver creek which flow into the
lake and thus make possible the irrigation
of Harney county. That is consumma-
tion to be desired. Better have homes foi
thousands of people in Harney county than
bow to the sentimentality of State of Of
ficials who wants to create barren waste
for the habitation of ducks and geese
But the ducks and geese will be pre-
served, too, under the amended bill. The
seepage water from the irrigated lands, the
wastewater from the bitches and canals, the
waters of Donner and other creeks that flow
into the lake from the South will continue
TO provide sufficient moisture for the feed
ing and nesting places for the blue Heron,
the ducks and geese and other fowl over
which Professor Finley has shed so many
tears.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1919-03-06

And in the meantime the people of ITar-
ney county, those who want to see the coum-
try develop and throw off the shackles that
have retarded development can thank Re
preventative Gallagher and Senator Hurley
for the able fight they made to protect the
histrict they represent from the attacks of
misguided heorists.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-20
FRANK HAMILTON
|. LEFT BIG ESTATE,
INVENTORY SHOWS
Estimated Worth Between Mil
lion and Half and Two
Million.

AN inventory of the estate Of the
late Frank 7. Hamilton, president
of the Omaha & Council Bluffs
Street Railway company, and wide
ly known capitalist, filed yesterday
in county court disclosed the fact
that his estate is worth between
81 100000 and $2,000,000. ...
Stocks and bonds in enormous
blocks, valuable downtown real es-
tate in Omaha, farms in fertile parts
of Nebraska, are included in the
estate of Mr.. Hamilton, who died
suddenly October II in his berth
in Pullman car while going on
hunting trip to the western part
of Nebraska.
Sixty-two pieces of real estate are
mentioned in which he has o9-360th
interest These include some of the
very valuable Omaha properties.
Farm land in Nebraska to the ex-
tent of $500 acres. are included.
Owned Valuable Stock.
In the Omaha & Council Bluffs
Street Railway company he had
$l81 900 worth of bonds, $l3l,0O0
worth of preferred stock and $780,
500 worth of common stock. He
had $173,900 worth of Merchants
National bank stock, $1l7,300 worth
of Omaha Gas company stock, $685.
500 worth of stock in the John
Deere Plow company, $4,000 worth
of National Lead company stock,
$4,000 worth of Omaha & Council
Bluffs Street Railway and Bridge
company stock, $4,000 worth of
Bethlehem Steel company stock and
many other blocks of stock
Had Russian Securities.
There is about $4,000 worth of
railroad stocks and $1,000 in cash.
Short time notes total about $751;
COO.
He had $4,000 worth of Liberty
bonds; $4,000 worth of Russian
bonds; $4,000 worth of Russian
rubles; $4,000 worth of Argentine
bonds.
Mr.. Hamilton left all his estate to
his widow, Mrs. Luisa Hamilton,
and his son and daughter, Frank T..
Hamilton, second, and Exilona Lui-
sa Hamilton.
The inventory was filed by the
executors, his brothers, c. w.
Hamilton and F. P. Hamilton.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-20
N OTORIzATION
OF POSToFFICE
EQUIPMENT HERE.
viii DIspJace Present Horse,
Drawn Collection Vehicles
and Street Car Mail
Service.

Eighteen automobile trucks and
four motorcycles with sideears will
be placed in service soon ~ the be-
ginning of the motorization Of the
transportation equipment Of the
Omaha postoffice.
This equipment will displace the
present horse-drawn collection
vehicles and the street car mail
service.
Parts Of the motorcycles have ar
rived and the first shipment OF
trucks will be received next
month. The trucks will haul mail
to and from the postofhce, railroad
station and sub-postal stations, and
will be used also for the general col
lection of mail. The motorcycles
will be used principally for collect
ing and delivering parcel post pack
ages.
"We have been advised that Is
trucks will be sent to- Omaha as
starter" J. I. Woodward, assistant
postmaster, explained. ut is ex-
pected that theN government will es-
tablish garage and shop for this
new equipment and we anticipate
that aerial mail will be hauled be-
tween the postoffice and hangar in
one of these new trucks.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-20
Boy Scout Council
Will Hold Annual
Meeting Tonight

Walter w. Head, president of the
Omaha council, Boy Scouts Of
America, has issued call to all
members to attend the annual meet
ing at the Chamber of Commerce to-
night. AT this meeting a report of
the last years activities in all phases
Of scouting will be presented, and
the treasurer will make report on
the finances of the organization.
The present executive board will re-
tire from office and II men will be
elected to succeed them.
The local council is made up of
the chairman of the various group
committees and of other prominent
citizens in the community. The
present executive board plans to
make some definite >recommenda-
tons concerning the development of
Camp Clifford, which has been the
most emphasized point in scouting
in Omaha for the last year. The
present executive board is composed
as follows:
DIR. E. c. Henry, honorary presi-
dent; Walter w. Head, president;
A. B. Currie, vice president; J. w.
WEIGH, commissioner; w. E.
Rhoades, treasurer: A. w. Miller, R.
S. Flower, ]. H. Beverage, DR.. E.
H. Bruening, ]. E. Davidson, w. c.
Fraser and w. E. Reed.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-20
Three Injured and
Score Shaken Up In
Street Car Accident

Three men were injured and more
than a core~of passengers badly
shaken up and bruised, when Fort
Crook street car crashed into a city
street cleaning truck at the inter
section of Railroad avenue and
Monroe street on the South Side
shortly after noon yesterday.
The street car was loaded with
passengers and the front end of the
car was demolished. The truck was
attempting to cross the tracks. The
car was going south.
The injured: Dan O'Connor,
driver of the truck, 1857 X street,
right rib fractured and confusion OF
the right thigh; Frank Nohave,
notorman of the car, 5403 South
Twentieth street, confusion of the
right thigh; Nick Nicholson, city
street department employee, 2l40
Monroe street, confusion of the left
leg.
The driver OF the truck and the
motorman were removed to their
homes. Nicholson was taken to the
Ford hospital.
According to Motorman Nohave
the truck was crossing in front OF
the street car, which was going
south, and when the car and truck
reached the intersection they came
together. Nohave said he applied
the brakes, which locked, and the
car slid on the track, causing the
collision.
The car was loaded with passen.
gers, but none were injured, al.
though many received a severe
shaking up. According to the mo-
torman the car was going down hill
and 4 slight snowfall had rendered
the track slippery.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-20
Mourns as Body of Suicide
Sweetheart Is Taken Away
Youthful Lover Tenderly Places Rose at Breast of
Kenny Girl-Sadly Mourns "Just to Hear You
Say Once More, Jess. Cometo Me-"

The household of Thomas Cook,
1911 Pierce street, is filled with sor-
how in the absence of pretty Laura
Kenny, 10 years old, who committed
suicide last Wednesday morning fol-
lowing threats of her lover, Jesse
Cook, II years old, that he twas 60
ing away"
As the youthful sweetheart of the
girl stood silently weeping beside
the body, a murmur escaped his
lips: Gust to hear you say once
more, Jess, come to me-
The girl lived at the Cook home
for the past two months.
Young Cooks last act before the
body of his sweetheart was taken
from the undertaking parlors
Thursday night was to place a rose
on the breast of one he loved
The body of the Kenny girl was
taken to Chillicothe, Mo-, where
relatives reside.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-20
FALSE REPORT
IS CORRECTED
BY MAYOR SMITH
Letter Printed In Literary
Digest, Following Riot Is
Amended In Late
Issue.

The Literary Digest, which in
sists on the truth and nothing but
the truth, and which was put in a
very embarrassing light recently
through a letter from Omaha, in
which il was declared the law firm
of Mayor Smith never defended a
negro, charged with an offense
against . white wopan, has secured
letter from Mayor Smith admit
ting that the statement was not
/ true.
The correction and letter in part
published in the last issue of the
Digest follows:
Letter From the Mayor.
1T will be remembered that the
mayor of Omaha was seized by the
mob in the Omaha riot of Septcm-
Der e and had been injured severely
when rescued by the police. In the
account of this incident i'll our issue
of Octiber Il it was stated that "the
action of the lynchers is said to be
partly due to the fact that the law
firm Of which Mayor Smith is a
member recently defended two ne
groes charged with crimes against
white women" This statement was
made on the authority of Omaha
newspapers and press dispatches.
While the mayor was recovering
from his injuries Mrs. Smith wrote
letter branding this report as Fab
soiutely untrue" At her request we
quoted these sentences from her let
ter in Our issue of November 8:
The firm to which Mr.. Smith be-
longs are to defend a colored man
that is accused of killing q colored
woman and not for any crime
against white woman. The mob
knew nothing about this case and
attacked Mr.. Smith because he
would not yield to mob rule
Mistaken in Facts.
after 1t had been called to our
attention that Omaha newspapers
had questioned the above statement
we received a letter from Mayor
Smith, now apparently recovered
from his injuries, in which he said
that the facts "are substantially.
these:
II was elected and went into the,
mayors Office in May, 1918. At that
time I was the head of the law firm
OF Smith & Schall. Since my cleo
ton Is mayor l have given my ex-
elusive time to the city's business,
and have at no time appeared in any
litigation either in the supreme or
district court Of our state or in any
federal court.
after my election Frank S. How
ell, formerly United States district
attorney for this district, was taken
into our firm, and early last sum-
mer was retained to defend, and last
week did defend, colored man
charged with the crime of assault.
Mrs. Smith had no knowledge of
this at the time she wrote you and
is very much distressed to learn that
she made 4 mistake in her commu-
1ication to you.
z Not an Apology.
Il am not writing you for the pur-
pose Of apologizing in the least de-
gree for the action of Mr.. Howell
in defending the colored man. The
constitution of the state of Nebraska
expressly provides that no man shall
be deprived of his life, liberty or
property without due process of
law. The constitution of the
United States guarantees to all of
its citizens that mo state shall deny
to any person within its jurisdiction
the equal protection of the law.
Il regret exceedingly that Mrs.
Smith made = mistake and conveyed
to YOU the erroneous IMPRESSION
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-20
Wife Of Tren1nore Cone
Is Granted Divorce
On Cruelty Grounds

Mrs. Ora Cone was granted di-
vorce from Trenmore Cone. wealthy
owner of sand dredges and formerly
member of the state legislature and
clerk Of the house, by Judge Wake
ley in divorce court yesterday on
grounds of cruelty.
Mr.. Cone is 40 years>old; his for
mer wife 43. They lived at 1856
Douglas street. They were mar
ried about two years ago. Mrs.
Cone filed suit last April for d.
vorce, but dismissed it when a rec
onciliation was effected and her hus-
band promised to "pay moro atten-
ton to her.
Mr.. Cone owns sand dredging
plants at Valley, Central City and
Columbus.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-20
Man Held by Police Says
It's Case 0fMistaken Identit,

Henry Slack, arrested on charge
of grand larceny, is still being held
by police pending further investiga-
ton of the alleged theft of $3.50
Seventeenth street.
Slack says police have mistaken
him for Harry Miller who is
wanted for the alleged theft
A brother of Henry Slack was
sentenced to the state penitentiary
last May, instead of Henry. as was
stated in The Bee. police saw.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-20
One-Minuts
Store Tall


''ons 81 the fret Christmas
gifts ! svsr received had the
Nebraska sabsl and the sA.,
Jest lssssa that evsreoat
taught b lsas wear made ps
q lifelong customer Of yoars."
said . patron.
0kEATER NEBkAS.
IA DEPENDABLE.
TY MEANS MORE
TODAY THAN EVER
BEFORE.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-20
G.. o. P. Committee to Meet

Chicago, Dec. 1o.-Members of
the committee on arrangements for
the republican national convention
next June have been summoned by
Chairman A. T. Hert to meet here
January $, it was announced today.
The women's division of the party
also has been called to meet at that
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-20
Rioter Pleads Guilty and
eete 9O-Day Jail Sentence

John Nalsinger, indicted October
s on a charge of unlawful assem-
blage the night of the court house
riot. pleaded guilty to the charge
yesterday and was sentenced by
District Judge Redick to the county
Jail for 90 days. the sentence to date
from October 8.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-20

The COOPERATIVE Wholesale So
eiety, composed Of workers in Man
chester, England, has invested So
100000 in farms and land for food
production. A wooden mill has been
started with promising results. So
prosperous is the society that it
sells some Of its products below
cost
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-20

Tn Sacramento, Cal, newspa-
per printers have established a new
scale>which calls for $45 week for
night work and $42 for day work,
with seven and one-half hour day.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-20
The Bees Free Shoe
Fund

Lots of folks are going to have
happier Christmases themselves be-
cause they will know they have
made some poor little shoeless
wait happier by a contribution
through this fund.
The contributions are coming in
fast. But they can't keep ahead Of
the demand. At the present price
of shoes there are so many poor lit
tie ones whose widowed mothers
can't buy them shoes. 1888.
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1919-01-25
dfuntiSWi.

Bssg NJ
,,Ubi bene, ibi patrias', adeca
pc romineste ,,la oala eli carne
toti Sc aduna" Sc vede cd STA a.
flat propovaduitorul pima 81 in
tire raportorii de ziare trimisI la
conferinta de pace, fntre advocati
81 conferentiarii din America. Tar
cfnd Sc. va constata ca in oala nu
,sunt decit ciolanele, mare are SO
fie desamagirea in Ierusalim
Tinerilor din Martins Ferry, O..
- dupa ce sc casatoresc - nu
1i-se mai permite ,,wiskey" decit
imcstecat Gu apa. Burlacii, earl
an de gfnd sd Sc casatoreasca dc
Eaci fncolo, ar Fl consult sa fie mai
,atenti!
Unnl din Martins Ferry, in tre-
rerea d7nsului prin Detroit, Mich.
zice ca vazut Be zgriburici sit-
rind tot sus de parere buna ca
Ford marit plata la lucratori.
Altii sustin ca din cauza timpu-
Ilni primavaratic, maccsele 81 afi-
|ne1e nu an inghetat 81 Zgriburici,
dc aceea luat cfmpii ca Sc maj
faca niste cent? de pc ele in pia-
ia celor de la ..Asteptarea"
/ TN mcru grcu de aflat este I'M
prieten care sc nu caute 81 el a
irnprumuta bani tocmai atunci
|cfnd voicsti tn Sc fmprumnti de
la dfnsul
Gu bani nu poti cumpara nici
O uncle de dragoste, dar pot cum
para simpatia cn tona.
Daca unii dintra barbatii mari
al neamului ar reinvia 81 ar ceti
biOgrafiile lOr, ar Fl surprinSi de
munca mare ce au sav1rsit-o mai
multi deceit s,mt surprinsi urmasii
lor.
Dintr'o scrisoare din cele mul-
to-: Pc Cula de la Detroit il chea-
ma: ,,Macavei eel norocos' pen
tru ca la dfnsul: roata umbla, ba-
nil plea, toate-s semn de vremc
buna. Cula cu cirligul dupa IN
ma.
Din nenorocire in 0 .afacere de
.dragoste nu sc cerc ca Sc mai al
lipsa de Greer 81 de aceea, putem
zice, toti indrasostitii bat cim-
|pii.
Cfnd cetesti scrisele unora, iti
aduci aminte de ,,plecaciunile 81
poclonelile de milOgeala.' de aca-
sa. dupa 0 leaca de = pine! :
Ce scredeti 81 D-Voastra. este
|pe lumea asia ceva mai de ris
ca un ON gras imbracat in un
patton de eel Gu cureaua peste
burta?
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1919-01-25
PRfNDEREA uNoR ARES.
TANTI EvADATI.

ROCK ISLANDS, % Ian. -
Sapte dintre Gel douazeci de pus.
,cariasi scapati din inchisoarea dc
aici All fost prinsL 81 inchisi din
nou. Unul din eli a fost urmarit Dc
politistii calari distanta de q mila
81 prins dupa CO Ia ajuns un glont
de revolver. Gel l'alti sase fnsesc-
ra prinsi Teri aproape de Corona.