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Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-16
SCHOOLS TOOPEN
MONDAY, DEC. %,
INSTEAD OF JAN. 5
Board Decides to Begin
Earlier and Keep Sat
urday Holiday.

Omaha schools will open Monday,
December 90, instead of Monday,
January 5. This was decided by the
Board of Education at its meeting
last night.
When the coal strike became seri-
Gus the board voted to close the
schools until January S, but settle
ment of the strike and prospect of
getting plenty of coal makes it posi-
bic to open one week ahead of that
time.
There will be only the usual FIVE
days of school week. No school
will be held Saturdays. as would
have been the case if school had
not opened until January 5. Prob
ably there will be no spring vacation,
however. There will be no school
New Years day.
The board approved the contract
with Clark & Clark, architects, for
building the new High School Of
Commerce. The contract provides
that the architects shall receive fee
OF 6 per cent of the first $250,000 and
5 per cent of the remainder of the
S1,700.000 estimated cost Of the build
ing.
The board also voted to complete
construction of the Clifton Hill
school by building the auditorium of
the school at an estimated cost of
$25,000.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-16
Wartime PROHIBITION valid
Veteran Engineers, Stricken
On Duty, Still Unconscious
Little Hope Entertained
For Recovery of Union
Pacific Pilots, Who Col
lapsed in Cabs.

Stricken with paralysis at their
throttles Saturday two Union Pa
cifc locomotive engineers are still
unconscious at St. Joseph hospital
and little hope is entertained for
their recovery.
J. w. Coolidge, 81 years old, "a
South Twenty-second street, Coun-
Gil Bluffs, was stricken while his
train was speeding through Valley,
Neb. His fireman noticed his con-
dition in time to stop the wild train
and prevent rear-end collision with
the second division of the train. A
special train was made up and
brought the injured man to Omaha.
William Fl. Bay, So years old, 3522
Seward street, for years chum of
Mr.. Coolidge and engineer of the
second section of Overland Limited,
assisted in caring for his friend III
Valley. On his return trip from
Grand Island plotting the locomo-
tive on the Los Angeles Limited Mr..
Bay was stricken just as his train
pulled into the congested terminal
at Omaha. True to his charge, the
last thing he did before collapsing
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-16

had been doing business fer some
time, but he did not have sufficient
funds to make the profit he might
NAL ke if he had financial backing. The
friend OF Pew insisted that before he
could get the finances. which Moses
desired he would have to be con-
vinced that advance information on
the supreme court decision was abb
solutely obtainable. He told him that
on November l6, that the man who
furnished him (Moses) was en-
ployed in the Department of Justice
in Washington. Furthermore, his
man was with Moses in New York
on Sunday, November 16, and that
on Monday morning they went
downtown and played Southern Pa
cifc short, closing out when South
ern Pacific dropped 8 points. They
made soroe money, but they did not
say how much.
Stopped at Waldorf.
They both stopped at the Waldorf
Astoria, but only Moses registered,
and they returned together to Wash
ington on Monday night. At that
time Southern Pacific was being
played the. other way, so obviously
they had the correct information.
Moses was interrogated by Will
lam Flynn, chief of the bureau of
investigation of the Department of
Justice of New York.
"Moses stated to friends that the
Department, of Justice man from
whom he was getting his informa-
ton was getting it in turn from a
minor attache of the supreme court.
Moses admitted he had played the
markets, but denied he had received
advance information He said he
had made his deductions on the fu-
ture movement of the stock as any
lawyer might have done from the
CONTINUED on Page Two, Column Two.)
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-16
PATRIOTISM IN
PEACE URGED BY
CHAIRMAN HAYS
Republican Party, He Says,
Must Lift Country Out Of
Slough Into Which
It Has Sunk.

Buffalo. Dec. 15.-Appeal for pa
triotism in peace as well as in war"
was made by Will H. Hays, repub-
1ican national chairman, speaking at
a dinner of Erie county republicans
Monday night.
IF those hundreds of thousands
of men and women who unselhshly
carried the burden of the war work
can maintain some small part of the
same interest in their country now" "
said Mr.. Hays, "it will bring to the
situation an impetus for untold
good"
Mr.. Hays reviewed the plan for
the appointment of committee on
policies and platform to meet before
the national convention next year.
Underlying that plan, he said, is
"The responsibility of lifting Amer
ica out of the slough into which the
present administration has sunk it
and putting into force the most COM
prehensive program of wise con-
servative measures ever attempted
in this republic.
Discussing the industrial situation,
Mr.. Hays declared that the pres
ent difficulties would be solved in
one way-by finding exact justice
and applying it.
1T is" he said, simply a mat
ter of Roosevelt's square dea1-ex-
act justice for labor, exact justice
for capital and exact justice for the
public, the third side of the triangle
which must not be lost sight Of
The republican party is against
government ownership of indus
tries and utilities, but in favor Of
a strong regulation of them, Mr..
Hays said. 1--WE are against that
pedagogic form of paternalism
which has recently developed in this
country" he added. "We will not
forget that while we fought in
France to make certain the rights
of free government in this world,
we have republic to preserve in
this country, that we are a repre-
sentative government and not a
bolsheyik syncoDation"
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-16
Army Transport to Be
AK That Will Deport
Radicals to Russia

New York, Dec. Is. The United
States army transport Beaufort, now
loading supplies in Brooklyn, is to
be the ark to carry back to Rus
sia from Ellis island, radical colony
consisting of Emma Goldman,
Alexander Berkman and some 80
other Russians awaiting deportation,
according to reports.
The vessel is scheduled to leave
this week, with a Norwegian port
its first call A petty officer of the
Beaufort asked Supreme Justice
Fawcctt to expedite his naturaliza-
ton papers so that he might leave
with the boat Wednesday, adding
that he understood he was to have
he "undesirables' as passengers.
Superintendent Baker at Ellis
island. referred all inquiries to Com
missioner Caminetti at Washington.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-16
VILLA CAPTURES AND
EXECUTES "NEMESIS."

San Antonio, Tex. Dec. l5.-Gas-
ton De Pride, a young sportsman
we'll known in New York and New
Orleans and who, with a companion,
is said to have left New York sew
ei'al weeks ago, with the intention Of
killing or capturing Pancho Villa
lear Chihuahua and winning the
$4,000 offered by the government
Of chihuahua state for the rebel dead
or alive. was taken before he ac-
complisned his mission and executed
by Villa without ceremony, accord
ing to newspaper dispatches reach
ing San Antonio. from Ciudad,
Tuarez.
When and where this young
sportsman entered Chihuahua state
is not disclosed nor is there any veri-
ication Of the statement available,
put the source is considered reliable
by Mexican newspapers of San An
tonic.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-16
James w. Gerard Out
For Presidency on
South Dakota Ticket

Pierre, S. D.. Dec. l5.-(Special
Telegram. flames w. Gerard of
New York. former ambassador to
Germany, and previous to that a
Justice of the supreme court of New
York, has filed a minority demo-
cratic nominating petition signed by
six protesting proposal men as a
candidate for endorsement of this
state for the presidency The ma
tional summary of principles is,
Make and Keep the Country Safe
for Democracy" and the state sum-
mary. True Democracy"
Under the state law Gcrard's
name would go on the ballot as an
independent democratic candidate
inasmuch as the state republican
proposal meeting endorsed Mai.
Gen. Wood as their candidate and
the democratic meeting favored
Woodrow Wilson.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-16
Opinion, Given by Associate
Justice Brandeis. Holds That
President May Terminate
War-Invoked Dry Period.
VALIDITY OF VOLSTEAD
LAW NOT ACTED ON
Decision Practically Sweeps
Away All Hopes Of "Wet"
Christmas - Kentucky Dis
ti|Iers Jolted-PIans Upset.

Washington, Dec. l5.-By nnani-
nous decision constitutionality of
the wartime prohibition act was sus-
tained today by the supreme court.
The opinion, given by Associate
Justice Brande;s, held in effect, how
ever, that the invoked "dry" pc
riod still may be terminated by
presidential proclamation of de-
mobilization.
In rendering its opinion the court,
however, did n;t act upon the valid
>ity of the Volstead prohibition en-
forcement act or on appeals involv-
illg the alcoholic content OF beer,
leaving those cases to future opir-
ions which may be handed down next
Monday before the court recesses
for the Christmas holidays. Today's
decision practically swept away all
hopes of a s"wet" Christmas as the
possibilities of the wartime act be-
ing repealed before constitutional
prohibition becomes effective. one
month from t. morrow were consid
cred remote.
Distiliers' Case.
The cases decided were those Of
the Kentucky Distilleries and Ware
house company. OF Louisville. and
Dryfoos. Blum 4 Col New York
instituted for the purpose Of com
pellings the government to release
whisky from bond. In both cases
the court denied contentious os
Elihu Root and other attorneys for,
the ,distil1ers that the act in vio-
lation of the constitution takes nri-
vate property without just compen-
sation, that the period of the war
emergency for which the act was
passed had terminated, that the law
was an interference with the state
police powers and an undue exercise
of the war powers of congress-.
Congress did not intend for the
wartime act tc terminate on the
conclusion of the war, but at the end
of the period of rehabilitation in
view of the court which held that
the conclusion of the war clearly
did not mean cessation of hostili-
ties"
Congress therefore, provided"
the opinion added, "that the time
when the act ceased to be operative
should be fixed by the presidents
asserting ard proclaiming the date
when, de1nobilization had been ter
minated"
President Didn't Move.
Had the president, on October rs
last, when he vetoed the Volstead
act, believed that demobiization had
terminated the court said. ''he would
doubtless have issued then a proc
lamation to that effect, for he had
manifested strong conviction that
restrictions upon the sale of liquor
should end
Only by such proclamation could
the purpose of congress be attained,
and the serious consequences at
tending uncertainty be obviated."
I'm view of facts of public
knowledge" the opinion continued.
Some of which have been referred
to. that the treaty of peace had not
yet been concluded, that the rail-
ways are still under national control
by virtue of the war powers, that
other war activities have not been
brought to close and that it cannot
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Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-16
Omaha Congressman Aids in
Fight That Effects Immedi-
ate Consideration Of Report
On War Expenditures.
DEGREES LARGE SUMS
WASTEFULLY EXPENDED
Pays High Honor to Soldier
Boys From U. S. Who Did
Their Work Well, But Scores
The Administration.
BY E. c. SNYDER.
Staff Correspondent of The Bee.

Washington, Dec. 15.-After a
democratic filibuster extending over
two days, involving numerous roll
calls, costing the government hun
dreds of dollars in time wasted, the
republicans of the house today
adopted rule reported on Saturday
from the committee on rules, making
the consideration of report from
the special committee on war ex-
penditures of the highest parliament
tary privilege, which gave Represen-
tative Jefferis his first real oppor-
tunity to be heard as a member OF
the committee charged to enquire
into ordnance expenditures.
Heretofore Mr.. Jefferis had con-
fined, his talk in the house to the
consideration of measures that had
more or less local bearing. Today
however, as one of the Investigations
into the extravagances of the War
department, the Omaha congress
man for an hour held the undivided
attention of the republican side,
while the democrats sought to in
terrupt him repeatedly as he ar
raigned the secretary of war and
those in authority for making un-
heard-of settlements of claims in
behalf of favored industries and at
the expense of the taxpayers of the
country.
Given Rousing Reception.
Having his subject we'll in hand
with good voice and a commanding
presence, Mr.. Jefferis drove his point
home like one accustomed to rough
ard ready debate. and although he
had not concluded the presentation
of facts gathered from the exarnina-
ton of many witnesses, he was given
rouslng reception by his col
leagues. Congressman Jefferis said
"Out in the central portion of the
United States, where I have lived
for some Is years, no republican,
democrat or other citizen. no mat
ter wnat his party might be. has up
. this time, ever opposed hearing a
discussion of the truth concerning
public officials in public life. l am
sorry indeed that after had become
member of congress that | should
have the experience of observing the
minority party struggle and fight for
day and a half, to keep the ina
jority party from discussing some
what the truth as they have learned
it from the investigation of one of
the departments of the government.
Seeking for Truth.
IF this government is to continue,
if the people are to be interested in
the affairs of their government, then
necessarily the truth regarding the
administration of the government
should be available to the people in
order that they can take proper ac-
ton for constructive craftsmanship
iii the years to come. The truth
should hurt no honest man, it should
hurt no political party, and ! had
thought when | came here and was
honoredI by position on this COM
nittee and heard the assertions from
members on the democratic side that
there was a unanimous thought in
this house that all matters pertaining
to the conduct of the war should
be investigated fairly, firmly and
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Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-16
Famous PUBLIC Works
Contractor SucCurnbs

London, Dec. l5.-Sir John Jack
son, famous as contractor for pub
lie works in various parts of the
world. died Monday. He was born
in 1851.
Among the great projects in which
Sir John Jackson aided were the
Manchester ship canal. the great
railway across the Andes from africa
oul the Pacific coast to Lapaz. ,Bo-
l;via. the great barrage across the
Euphrates river near Babylon, the
Mesopotamia irrigation works. the
harbor works in Canada, South
Africa, Singapore and other places.
lie was created knight in 1925
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-16
New York Corporation
Lends China S. 900, 900

Picking, Dec. l5.-The Pacific De-
velopment corporation of New York,
has concluded loan with the Chin
csc government for $5,000,000 against
treasury notes secured by the sur
plus revenue of the wine and tobacco
administration. This creates prece-
dent with respect to America and.
like the Crisp loan in 1912, is non
political
Edward B. Bruce, president of the
corporation, in a statement regard
ing the loan, says that the Pacific
Development corporation has no
connection with any American group
or international group and has
undertaken this business as purely
private transaction between itself
and the Chinese government.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-16
Officer Identifies
Man Who Held Gun
On Him During Riot

Ben Danbaum OF the police force
testified yesterday against James
Blankenship. of Council Bluffs, on
trial before jury in District Judge
Estelle's court on charge of as
sault with intent to murder.
Danbaum said Blankenship pointed
a shotgun at his breast at Eleventh
and Farnsm streets the night of the
court house riot. He and Detective
Van Deusen had arrested two men
looting pawn shop and were wait
ing at the patrol box.
After they had taken the two men
to the police station they went out
again and arrested Blankenship at
Thirteenth and Douglas streets.
He said they found the cartridge
in the shotgun had failed to explode
because it did not quite fit the barrel.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-16
Speaks for Tribune.
New York Rail President
Is Tried for ManSIaughter

New York, Dec. l5.LBoth sides
have completed their case i'll the trial
of John J. Dempsey, vice president
Of the New York Consolidated Rail
road company, charged with man
slaughter in connection with the
Malbone street tunnel wreck on the
Brooklyn IL" on November l, 1918,
which cost 90 lives. The case is ex-
pected 70 go to the jury Tuesday.
Dempsey, who was on the witness
stand for FIVE hours. denied all re-
sponsibi,ity for the wreck. He
claimed lie was i'll on the day of the
tragedy and absent from his Office.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-16
Wife of Judge Lindsey
Hurt in Train Wreck

Milwaukee. Wis, Dec. l;.-Mrs.
Henrietta Lindsey. wife of Judge
Ben B. Lindsey of Denver, was one
of seven persons injured when Chi
cago and Northwestern Railway
train was accidentally derailcd at
Mequoin, Is miles north of here.
Mrs. Lindsey's injuries were slight
Judge Lindsey. who was with his
wife on the train, is on speaking
! tour,
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-16
NOT DISGUSTED WITH
CONDUCT OF SENATE.

Washington, Dec. l5.-Senatoi
John Sharp Williams of Mississippi
admitted that he will not be candi-
date for reelection, but denied Civ
ing as his reasons the following ex-
pressions said to have been EN-
bodied in letter received from him
made public in Hickory. Miss:
II am disguised with the whole
political situation, and with the
treatment of international affairs as
If they were questions of party poll
tics, and I would rather be dog
and bay at the moon than to spend
one day in the United States senate
after my term expires
The senator said:
II did not express myself as dis
gusted with the conduct of the SEN
ate, but | think l used the express
sion that would rather be dog and
bay at the moon than stay in polit-
ical life. | am tired of political life
dead tired of it."
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-16
State Engineer Busy.

Washington, Dec. 15.-((Specia..)
State Engineer George Z. John
son of Lincoln is in Washington to
interest the members of the Ne
braska delegation in getting the War
department to apportion road build
ing material to the several states in
addition to army trucks. Congress
man Reavis, chairman of a subcom-
rittee of the war expenditures com
nittcc las given assurances that he
will Sid in the movements
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-16
PLENTY OF WHISKY
STORED IN CHICAGO.

Chicago, Dec. l5.-Revenue agents
declared that fully 100000 gallons
OF whisky were stored in Chicago.
Of this amount 100000 gallons were
in bonded warehouses, $4,000 gal
Ions having been shipped to Chicago
in bond during last month.
The Chicago district, which now
includes Peoria. is said, to have
100000 gallons Of whisky stored.
IL Chicago, when the wartime pro
hibition act went into effect on July
/, 100000 gallons of liquor in the
hands of wholesalers and retailers
were scheduled.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-16
MOTH DAKOTA
LEGISLATORS STRANDED"

Bismark, N. D.. Dec. l5.-Sena-
tor ]. !. Cahill of Grant county
has started suit against Carl R.
Hostility, state auditor for payment
of mileage and pay due him as the
result OF the recent special session
of the, North Dakota legislature.
According to Auditor Kositzky
the fund set aside for this purpose
has been exhausted and he declares
that it is impossible to issue fur
ther pay warrants. A nuneber OF
legislators are STRANDED" here be-
cause they have not yet received
their expense money.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-16
U. S. Food Products Stock
SIumpS as Lid Is CIamped

New York. Dec. l5.-Wild trading
in United States Food Products,
which has large stores of liquor. on
hand, followed receipt in Wall
street of the news that the United
States supreme court had declared
wartime prohibition constitutional.
The stock, which had been selling a
few minutes before at 78 to 81 i'm
.nediately dropped to 73.
Industrial Alcohol was less Sc
verely affected, losing about two
points. The general list was modcr-
ately unsettled.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-16
$1,000 GIRLS LOST"
IN U. S. DURING 1919.

New York, Dec. 15.-Approxi-
nately $1,000 girls have disappeared
or run away from their homes in the
United States during the last year,
according to a statement issued by
the Travellers Aid society. A spe-
eial meeting of the society has been
called to devise plans to meet de-
ntands made BY the great increase
IN runaways aud helpless travellers.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-16
X-Ray Of Clemenceau
Shows Eighth Rib
Received a Fracture

Paris, Dec. l5.-Doctors Tufier
and Laubry after another X-ray ex-
animation of Premier Clemenceau
issued the following bulletin:
The X-ray examination shows a
fracture OF the eighth rib on the left
side, with little displacement.
There are no complications"
M Clemenceau remained at home.
but received President Poincare and,
DR.. Renner. the Austrian chancel.
lor.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-16
BIG PUBLISHERS
! FIGHT LIMIT OF
24-PACE PAPER
Anthony Bill to Conserve News
print Paper Argued Before
House Postoffice Committee.

Washington, Dec. l5.-Provisions
of the Anthony bill. which would
limit to "a pages daily newspapers
and periodicals using the second
class mail privilege in order to con-
serve news print paper, were COM
mended and opposed by more than q
score of newspapers and magazine
publishers before the house postof-
fee committee.
Opposition to the measure came
chiefly from the representatives of
the larger newspapers, who declared
that restriction on the size would do
little to remedy the situation result
ing from the shortage of paper and
would serve only to work great if
not fatal hardship on the large news
papers of the country.
Supported by Small Papers.
The bill was supported by pub
fishers of small newspapers who de-
clared they would be forced to sus-
pend publication unless something
was done.
Representative Anthony of Kan
sas, author of the bill, declared that
from $500 to 5000 small papers face
suspension and perhaps extinction
should the present shortage of news
print paper continue. The shortage,
the Kansas representative charged,
was due to the action of the great
publishing concerns in buying up
practically the entire available sup
ply"
Speaks for Tribune.
Speaking for the Chicago Tribune,
large user of paper, James M. Pat
terson declared that the 24-pagc ie-
st1iction would affect only 50 to 90
newspapers, but to put it into effect
immediately would bankrupt many
of the newspapers. The larger
papers, he told the committee, were
willing to accept 10 per cent cut,
but were strongly opposed to the
Anthony proposal, which he esti-
mated in some cases would amount
to cut of so per cent. Many of the
larger papers, he added, already had
instituted reductions in size amount
ing to mere than 10 per cent.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-16
Former Army Nurse
Enrolls as Student
In Vocational School

San Francisco, Dec. 15.-Miss
Monica Clary, former San, Fran
cisco school teacher, who served as
an army nurse overseas, has en-
rolled as student in the Knights
of Columbus vocational school here.
She is said to be the first woman
among more than 100000 students
who have enrolled at such schools
in various parts of the country.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-16
Baker Back at Work.

Washington, Dec. l5.-Secretary
Baker and General March, chief of
staff returned to their desks in the
War department Monday after two
weeks inspection trip Of the mill
tary establishment of the Panama
canal aud Porto Rico.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-16
$4,000 WHITE SLAVES
LIVE IN GERMANY.

Berlin, Dec. 15,-Therc are $4,000
registered white salves" in Germany,
according to statement made by
Prof Fribos in a lecture at Rostok
university. The spread of social dis
eases as a result of the war is so
alarming that the government has
sent questionnaircs to every physi-
clan i'll the country to get exact sta
tistics 1t costs the government
3,500,000,000 marks annually to fight
these diseases.