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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-20
HOUSE OVERRIDES
WILSON'S VETO OF
DAYLIGHT SAVING
Repeal Passed by Vote of 223
to 10l-Credit Given
Nebraska Member.
BY E. G. SNYDER.
Staff Correspondent of Omaha Bee,

Washington, Aug. 19.-(Special
Telegram, )-Repeal of the daylight
saving law was passed today over
President Wilson's veto by the house
on vote of 223 to lOl, seven more
than the necessary two-thirds. The
repeal now goes to the senate, where
its supporters claim victory.
Passage of the repeal today was
interpreted as a call from the farm,
the mine and the factory and num-
Der of the representatives. who had
on previous occasion, when the
agricultural bill was under consid-
Grafton, voted in favor of sustain
ing the executive veto showed by
their change of vote that the voice
Of the farmer was abroad in the
land
While credit is being given to
number of the leaders in bringing
about the passage of the bill over the
presidential objection Representa-
tive Mclaughlin, the new member
on the republican congressional
committee from Nebraska, deserves
no little praise for the result. After
the vote was taken on the agricul-
tural bill with the repeal of the day
light saving law attached as a rider
Mr.. Mclaughlin wrote personal
letter to every member of the house
voting to sustain the presidents
veto asking them to reconsider their
vote and giving reasons for the re-
quest. He followed this up with
personal interviews with many of
the members which he believes aided
materially in the house reversing
itself TODAY.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-20
new Warning OF
DANGERS AHEAD
IN KENYON BILL
National Live Stock Exchange
Sends Out Statement to
Commission Men at
Omaha Yards.

A warning of another of the al
legged dangers seen in the proposed
Kenyon bill to further regulate the
live stock industry has been sent
out by the National Live Stock En-
change to the local commission
men.
The possibility of fastening a
post-mortem system of buying on
the live stock markets of the
country is seen in the following
paragraph of the law:
"The secretary of agriculture
shall, as far as practicable, when
requested by any such licensee, pro-
vide for the inspection by agents of
the Department of Agriculture of
live stock, live stock products or
perishable foodstuffs received or dis
tributed by such licensee to de-
termine the quality, quantity or con-
dition thereof and for the issuance
by such agents of certificates show
ing the results of such inspection,
and in the conduct of such inspec-
ton shall cooperate with duly au-
thorized local authorities. Such
certificate shall be accepted in the
courts of the United States and the
states as prima facie evidence of the
quality, quantity or condition at the
time and place of inspection of the
live stock, live stock products or
perishable foodstuffs covered there
by"
This contains an element en-
dangering the continuation of the
cash system of marketing live
Stock" says the exchange state
ment. What could be more simple
than for the packer, who is 1icen-
see,' to request the agent of the
department of agriculture to inspect
the stock arriving at the market and
to furnish him with a certificate
showing the results Of said inspec-
tom
THE certificate of inspection
which the inspector is required to
furnish will be accepted as 'prima
face evidence of quality. quantity or
condition of the stock The ship
pers could not hope to compel the
packers to pay for reactors or stock
showing signs of disease until the
stock had been slaughtered. 1t is
for the law to go to this
extent"
Hearings on the Kenyon bill be-
ban before the senate committee on
agriculture Monday.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-20
MURDER CHARGE IS
NOW FILED AGAINST
CORTLAND FARMER
No Inquest Necessary; X-Ray
Shows Four Bullets in
His Body.

Beatrice, Neb., Aug. l9.-(Special
Telegram County Attorney Vasey
today filed a complaint against o..
w. Langley, who shot and killed
Justice Chris Pfeiffer. at Cortland
last evening, in Judge Eds court
today. charging him with first de-
gree murder. He decided that the
circumstances did not necessitate a
coroner's inquest.
Langley, who also shot and
wounded Ed Bierstedt and William
Rudder when they attempted to ar
rest him was before the X-Ray to-
day, where four bullets were located
in his body, two in the left shoulder
and two in the left arm. He will be
arraigned as soon as he is able to
testify. The funeral of Justice
Pfeiffer will be held at Cortland
Friday.
Langley, since being placed in
Jail, appears to be remorseful and
begs Sheriff Schiek to kill him.
Fear Mob at Jail.
The city was in ferment late
today over the murder last night of
Chris Pfeiffer, justice of the peace
of Cortland, and the shooting of
half a dozen others, including two
deputy sheriffs, by O. w. Langley,
farmer, accused of being a moon
sinner and bootlegger.
Increasing mutterings of threats
to break into the Jail here, seize
Langley and lynch. him have caused
the authorities to take extraordinary
precaution to thwart such an at
tempt. Langley was brought here
late last night after he was snatched
from a Cortland mob bent on hang
ing him to tree. He was rushed
here in high-powered automobile.
Overpowers Two Deputies.
As matter of fact, the two depu-i
ties who Langley fought with and
overpowered, shooting them both
down, were sent out to arrest him
on state warrants sworn out after
an exhaustive investigation that had
been made by state agents.
Langley recently was arrested by
state agents, who are said at that
time to have found los gallons of
homemade whisky in his posses
sion
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-20
South Side BreUities

For Sale-New 6-room house, very rea-
sonable: immediate possession. Call So
1898.
Miss Regina Lafferty Of Nicola, a., is
spending a few days with Miss Mary
IBegley.
Mrs. J. j. Breen and daughter. Marjorie
are in Lincoln visiting Mrs. Breen's daugh-
ter, Mrs. Cummings.
Guy Stacy has returned from two
weeks visit with friends and relatives In
Seward, Neb.
deserted auto was found on rock pile
streets. Monday night by police.
For Sale-Six-room. strictly modern
bungalow. with garage at 5000 South For
tieth street: immediate possession: part
cash. balance monthly. See Mr.. Roberts
To our many friends and neighbors who
so kindly assisted and extended sympathy
during the illness and burial of our loved
we wish to extend our most lasting thanks.
Mrs Edward Myer. Otto Myer and
Family.
Kerst & Co.. 4751 South Eighteenth
street Steam. hot water and vapor heat
ing. Distributor and salesman for Wasco
Garage Heating System. Agent for Cole
man quick light gasoline lamps. Special
attention given to plumbing repairs Phone
RAGS BRASS IRON
Do not give your junk away to the
rag peddler. Call our house and get
all that's coming to you. We pay 3
cents per lb. for rags. Top price for all
other. junk. We also buy secondhand
CHICAGO METAL & IRON co.
TEL. SO. 1868. 9TH AND J ST.
WE CALL FOR ANY AND ALL
ORDERS.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-20
CITY FOR NJ ALLY
Dv|SED OF The
RECALL ACTION
On Suggestion Of Mayor Smith
Council Authorizes City
Clerk to Engage Legal
Counsel.

City Clerk Hunter yesterday for
mally advised the city council that
there has been filed in his office a
recall petition against Mayor Smith.
Commissioners Ringer, IRE and
FOWL.
The clerk further advised that the
petition is said to contain $500 sig
natures.
Under the law, the city clerk must
certify to the city council not later
than 10 days after date of filing of
the petition, his finding as to the
legality of the petition, which was
filed August Is
On the suggestion of the mayor,
the council authorized the city clerk
to engage legal counsel other than
the city legal department, in order
that unbiased advice may be OBJ
tanned on any legal questions in
connection with the petition.
Sharp differences of opinion exist
among lawyers as to the number of
signers required on a recall petition.
The law on the subject reads:
Thirty per cent of the highest vote
cast at the last preceding general
city election" A decision of the
state supreme court, on a case which
arose in Lincoln, is interpreted by
some to mean that the 80 per cent
refers to the highest vote of either
a proposition or of candidate. In
the Lincoln case the supreme court
held that the 80 per cent applied to
the vote on an excise proposition,
rather than on the highest vote cast
for one of the city commissioners.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-20

convalescent hospital in London for
American officers. Mrs. Spencer
Clay, daughter of William Waldorf
Aston, donated her home for this
purpose.
During the last drive when the
Germans approached to within "a
miles of Paris, Major Fenner had
charge of all the French and Amer
lean wounded for the Red Cross.
From Paris Major Fenner went to
Serbia, where his efforts were d.
rected principally against the cpl
demic of typhoid fever.
Major Fenner was i'll Paris great
deal of the time during the sessions
of the peace conference. He is a
strong advocate of the league of
nations covenant
The American Red Cross i'll Eu-
rope kept faith with the people at
home" said Major Fenner. With
all the mistakes that were made,
history will record that our organi-
zation is the greatest for good,
ever organized in the world
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-20
City Grocery Store
On South Side Has
Received New Stock

Mayor Smiths municipal grocery
in the city hall has been restocked
and will be open at 8 o'clock We'd
nesday morning, if the mayor gets
up in time. Dried peaches will be
offered for sale i'll addition to the
food on sale Saturday. No prunes
have been received yet.
The municipal vegetable and poul-
try garden, which has been selling
home grown products at Twenty
fourth and N streets, has been torn
down and new one built on the O
street side of the city hall. 1t will
be open on Wednesdays and Satur-
days and will operate in conjunction
with the grocery.
The following number of cases of
provisions have been received for
sale: Peas, 50; syrup, IS; hominy,
9; bacon, 80; raisins, 20, and peaches,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-20
Boy Escapes From
Juvenile Officer;
No Dash for Liberty

Clayton Smith, l5-year old boy
held by the police on advice of his
parents at Madison, S. D. escaped
from the custody of Juvenile Of
ficer Vosberg Monday afternoon.
Young Smith just walked out Of
the matrons room at the city Jail
behind the juvenile officer and down
the stairs to freedom. Vosberg
never looked back.
Vosburg had been cross-examin-
ing the lad, runaway, in the
matron's room. Mrs. Gibbon, the
matron, left the room to take a
woman prisoner to the detention
hospital.
1t was at first reported that six
other lads held in the juvenile sec
ton had made a dash for liberty.
Investigation proved the report I'M
true. The other six boys were locked
in the cell while Vosburg inter-
viewed young Smith. Police have
not vet captured him.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-20
TIASHCyE om FIIMI AND
PHOTO PLAY. OFFERINGS. FOR. TO-DAY.

vTARRY CAREY, the Universal
n ace of the saddle. is always
- careful not to get "up-stage."
When he does his brother, who runs
small town in the middle west,
takes the wind out of the stars sails.
When Harry Carey was callow
youth he used to drive horse-car.
The car has long since been used for
kindling wood and the horse makes
the grass grow green, but Harry is
not allowed to forget his lowly oc-
cupation even when autographlng
photographs for pretty girls. When
ever his rural brother gets an idea
that Harry is "up-stage" he sends
him an open postal card showing
him standing proudly beside the old
horse-car. Carey says that his
brother must have purchased the
original negative of the picture and
had several thousand prints made
for future use.
Rnlto-Elsie Ferguson in "The
Society Exile" is story most Of us
would have considered untrue to
life in the days before the war. Nora
Shard. the heiress-heroine of "A So
ciety Exile" is a distinguished novel
writer as we'll as the daughter OF a
very rich father. She is not at all
socially. ambitious, but is taken to
England by an aspiring aunt, who
intends to marry her to title. The
girl strikes up close acquaintance
with an intelligent young nobleman
who desires to turn her novel into
a play. Tragedy follows, due to the
unfounded suspicious of his jealous
wife, and Nora is practically exiled
from England. Later in Venice all
turns out for the better.
Sun-"A White Mans Chance"
with J. Warren Kerrigan, is a very
good story. A clause in the will of
Dorothy Charlton's father sends
Donald Blenhorn, junior partner OF
a Boston legal firm, down into Mex
leo to investigate the girls flance.
who must bear the firms approval
before marrying the girl. Blenhorn
goes down in the disguise of Span
ish nobleman, Don Jose.
Strand-Constance Talmadge in
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-20
WOMAN Who
SHOT HUSBAND
HELD FOR TRIAL
Dying Man and Wife Tell
Practically Same Story;
Shooting Follows
Quarrel.

Dr.. Earl Bellinger stated last eve
ming that the condition of Arthur
Gilliland, shot by his wife Monday
night at Council Bluffs, was ex-
tremeiy serious and there was
but small chances OF the young
mans recovery. The bullet passed
entirely through the body, COM
ing out at the back just beneath
the right kidney. There were four
perforations of the small intestine
and two holes in the stomach. Dr.
Bellinger, who had much experience
in front line hospitals in France,
said the wound was of most dan
gerous character.
County Attorney Swanson yester-
day filed a formal charge of assault
with intent to commit murder
against the young wife, Grace Gill;
land, and she is being held without
bail awaiting the result of the wound
she inflicted. The preliminary hear
ing was set for August 20, by which
time the young mans chances of life
or death will have been determined.
Full Statements Made.
Full statements were made to the
county attorney by the husband and
the wife, and both agree substantial
ly as TO the details. Gillila i was in
great pain and it took a long time
to get his story. Both say the shot
was fired from a distance of more
than 10 feet. Mrs. Gilliland was
standing in the bathroom door and
the husband was in the kitchen when
the shot was fired. The bathroom is
between the bedroom and the kitchen
and Mrs. Gilliland ran into the bed
room and got the revolver after her
husband had struck her. A brief
quarrel preceded the shooting.
Mrs. Gillland was in the kitchen
ironing when her husband came
home. She said he stood on the OPP
posite side of the ironing board and
asked her if she had had any men
in the house while he was at work.
When she replied in the negative,
he said to her in an accusing voice:
Don't lie to me-"
81 don't have to lie to you; there
las been no one here" was her re-
spouse, she told the county attorney.
1t was then he struck her, knocking
over the ironing board and knocking
her against the door casing. She
ran into the bedroom and got the
revolver and confronted him.
81 told you | would shoot you if
YOU ever struck me again" she said,
pointing the revolver at him. She
said he then shouted:
"Shoot me. C - you'll. You
iare'nt" The shot instantly fol-
low d. Il didn't think the gun
you'd so off so easily" Mrs. Gill
land told the county attorney.
The Gillilands were married sew
eral years ago and have one child, )
r,Iisars old. which has been kept since
infancy at the home of Mrs. Gill
lands parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. D.
Head, within half a block of the
home of the young people. Gilliland
was in military service overseas.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-20
r R MEN OF SEVEN
STATES TO MEET
IN BLUFFS AUG. q
Will Join In Three-Day Ce|e'
bration at Lake ManaWa
Park-Noted Speakers
Will Attend.

Railroad men of Nebraska, Iowa,
South Dakota, Minnesota, Illinois,
Kansas and Missouri, will gather
in Council Bluffs August q, q, %,
for an outing and Victory celebra-
ton.
The celebration will be at Man
ava park. Lake Manawa,. Ten local
unions of engineers, firemen and en-
CINE men, train men and conduc-
tors, the "big four" union, have
sent invitations to 20 other locals
throughout these seven state to at
tend.
Prominent speakers, displays of
fireworks, band concerts, airplane
fights, free distribution of water
melons, programs of races, games,
high diving and fancy swimming
by men and women, will keep the
visiting railroad men entertained.
Several thousand persons, in
GLIDING railroad men and their IA
miles, will attend the event.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-20
Prohibition Takes Profit
Out of Taxi Business

Boston, Aug. 19.-Joy riding in
taxi-cabs has come to an end with
prohibition. A canvass of various
taxi companies in the Greater city
showed that the loss to the compan-
les was about so percent, with a
resultant loss of positions to approx
imately 400 chauffeurs and the plac-
ins in the market of about 800 taxi
cabs for sale. Taxi companies hav-
ing stands near the hotels and in the
theater district have been the great
est sufferers. Some taxi men figure
that other amusements will eventu-
ally appeal to the people who for
merry patronized hotels and cafes
and hey. back and forth from bar to
bar in a taxi.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-20
Archduke Agrees to Resign

Budapest, Aug. lo.-Archduke
Joseph agreed today to resign as
temporary dictator of the Hungar-
ian government because of the So
cialists' objection to him, but con-
scented to remain in office for the
time being when peasant leaders and
members of the reactionary party
protested. They declared they would
cause the food blockade against
Budapest to be re-established unless
he continued to act as regent
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-20
START THE STARTER!

Suppose you broke your electric start
err and you took it to be fixed and the
man said. Come in tomorrow and I'll
have it for you." and you did, and you
got it but it wouldn't work.
So you took it to another mechanic
and he said. "I'll have it for you Thurs
day." and you said. at won't take all
that time to fix starter. will it?" and
he said. mo. can fix it in about an
hour, but ! want to keep it couple
Of days so I'll know whether it's going
to stay fixed"
Which would you take your starter
to next time? The quick service man
or the one who did an honest mans
job?
1t takes the Carey Cleaning Co.
usually three days to clean, spot and
press a suit or overcoat, and to see
that it stays that way. Webster S92
starts the starter.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-20
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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-20
Street CAR men
OF DES MONIES
STILL ON STRIKE
Preparations for State Fair
Handicapped by Lack
of Transportation
to Grounds.

Des Moines. Ia. Aug l9.-(Sp--.
cial Telegram. mo settlement OF
the street car strike has as yet been
reached here. This is the seventh
day since the men went out. The
state fair opens here Friday and
preparations for the event are now
handicapped by lack of transporta-
ton to the grounds. An effort is
being made to raise 100000. which
the men want as back pay due them
since last March. Federal Judge
Martin J. Wade ordered the issu-
ance of $l05,000 worth of receivers
certificates, but the men say they
will not go back to work until the
amount is put up in cash.
The jelly fish gets nourishment
by wrapping itself around its food
and absorbing II.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-20
Japanese Are Investing
HEAVILY In Mines of Chile

Santiago, Chile, Aug. 19.-News-
papers call attention to the extensive
purchases of mining properties by
Japanese in Chile. 1t is said that
more than $5,000,000 is invested in
copper and iron properties along the
northern railway. Recently Japan
csc have taken options on coal acre
age surrounding the naval port of
Talcahuano, just north of Concep-
ton. The newspapers add the num-
Der of Japanese coming here is grow
ing steadily although japanese trade
interests are inconsiderable.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-20
MAI. |. B. FENNER,
Who SERVED WITH
RED CROSS, HERE
Nebraskan Who Opened First
Convalescent Hospital for
U. S. Officers In London
Visits Omaha.

Enroute to his home in Burwell,
Neb., Maj. J. B. Fenner, one of the
first to enlist in the Red Cross serv-
ice for overseas duty, is spending a
few days in Omaha.
Major Fenner opened the first
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-20
AtNeighbOrhO0d Houses
LorHRoP-,4th and Lothrop-JAcK

LOTHROP-74th and Lothrop-JAcK
PICKFORD in BILL APPER-
SONS BOY"
DIAMOND-24th and Lake-BAR-
BARA CASTLETON In PHIL
FOR SHORT" PATHE NEWS and
COMEDY.
GRAND-1sth and Binney-CATH-
ERNIE CALVERT In OUT OF
THE NIGHT" SECOND CHAPTER
ELMO, THE MIGHTY"
APOLLO-2sth and Leavenworth-
CONSTANCE TALMADGE in "A
YELLED ADVENTURE"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-20
AT THE
THEATERS

NO musical act that ever
N played the Orpheum scored
L. such hit as has the United
States Jazz band, the stellar attrac-
ton for the current week, for this,
the opening show of the season.
Twenty-Five musicians from the
navy comprise this organization.
They put dash and vehemence into
their playing. and their program is
widely varied. 1t includes a violin
solo, and song number, Sousa
march and an elaborate overture,
in addition to the hilarious ragtime
selections. A featured act of the
bill is the skit, "Old Cronies,' most
amusingly presented by All Lydell
and Carleton Macy Martin Beck
presents the Marion Morgan dancers
next week
1t may not have occurred to you,
but it is nevertheless a fact, that in
Omaha all but three of the necessi-
ties of life have increased in price.
The three exceptions are electric
light water rates and tickets to the
Gayety.
Two performances daily, at 2:l5
and $50. Special prices to ladies
at the daily matinees.
A genuine gloom-d ispelling act is
the miniature musical comedy which
headlines the show at the Empress
this first half, presented by Bobby
Barker and "The Studio Girls
Yorke and Marks have personality, a
real knowledge of comedy values
and a ready flow of conversational
wit. Hazel Leona, the singing
coincidence, has pleasing voice
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-20

The tusks oI the African ele-
plants sometimes weigh as much
as 100 pounds and reach a length
Of eight or nine feet.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-20

A famous explorer declares that
all lions are cleft handed" He
has noticed that whenever one of
these beasts desires to strike
blow it always uses the left paw.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-20
The Weather..

Official record of temperature and pre-
cipttation compared with the corresponding
period of the past three years:
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-20

''I'' indicates trace OF precipitation.
L. A, WELSH, Meteorological.
The Colorado statesman., 1919-08-16

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