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Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-15
Man Who HELPED
BUILD FIRST U. P.
BRIDGE IS DEAD
James McMi|Ien, Oldest Ma
son in Iowa, Falls Vic.
tim to Acute
Pneumonia,

James McMillen, veteran Union
Pacific employe, who has been a
continuous resident of Council
Bluffs since March, 1869, died al
$50 Tuesday afternoon at the Ed.
mundson hospital, after a brief ill.,
ness from acute pneumonia, Mr.
McMillen was 81 years old, but
vigorous and hearty.
Mr.. McMillen was born in County
Antrim, Ireland, of hardy Scotch
parents, and came to this country
when n years old. He began his
railroad career as water boy for
one of the construction gangs build
ing the Fort Wayne railroad. Be-
fore the work had progressed far he
became conductor of a construction
train and held other positions of
trust until he left to come to Coun-
Gil Bluffs.
First u. p. Bridge.
The first Union Pacific railroad
bridge was then being constructed,
and he was given charge of all ma
terial. He continued with the COM
pany during the remainder of his
life until retired on a pension few
years ago.
When the Union Pacific transfer
depot was built in 1877, he was made
depot manager, and continued in
that position for % years.
When he came to Council Bluxs
there were but three Iowa roads, the
Northwestern, Rock Island and
Kansas City, and part of his duties
in the early years was to serve as
general ticket agent for all the
roads.
Oldest Mason in Iowa.
Mr.. McMillen had the distinction
of being the oldest Mason in Iowa
He joined the Blue lodge there S.
years ago. He was member of
every one of the local Masonic
bodies, including the Order of the
Eastern Star. holding the highest Of
fees in all of them. He was equally
active in public affairs, served sew
eral terms as a member of the city
council and the school board. Mrs.
McMillen died OH November 20,
1905, and since then he had made
his home with his son, Thomas Nc
Millen, 100 Ninth street.
Pioneer Churchman.
Mr.. McMillen is survived by two
sons, Thomas and Andrew of this
city, and three daughters, Miss Mary
McMi1len and Mrs. w. M. Gaines,
Council Bluffs, and Mrs. L. H.
Knoblack, Yankton, S. D. The body
was removed to Cutters funeral
home, where the casket will remain
open until the funeral arrangements
are completed. Mr.. McMillen be-
came member of the Presbyterian
church before coming to America
and was one of the pioneer members
of the First Presbyterian congrega-
ton here.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-15
BOY.
RIOT PRISONER,
RELEASED BY JURY
Several Women Testify Before
the Special lnquisitorial
Body.

Frank Valenta, II years old, is
the first prisoner charged with riot
ing at the court house September
q, to be released by the special
grand jury now in session in the
court house.
Young Valenta was arrested at
the Union station soon after the
riot. He was Boosting of his valor-
Gus deeds at the riot.
II shot five shots from my re-
volver into the body of the niger
when they hauled him up to the
post" he is alleged to have boosted.
He spent his time in the county
Jail for nearly two weeks in crying
and begging to be released:
The grand jury turned him over
to the junvenile authorities and he is
being held at Riverview detention
home.
A large number of witnesses ap-
peared before the grand jury yester-
day bat no indictments have been
filed yet. Among the witnesses yes
terday were Hazel LWd and Grace
Welch. 1921 Capitol avenue, and
several other women.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-15
Iowa City Strikers
Wreck Parts Of Gas
And Electric Plants

Iowa City, Ia, Oct. 14.-(Special
Tele gram. AFTER striking Tuesday
for the second time in less than a
month, laborers, firemen and oilers
in the gas plant of the Iowa City
Light and Power company de-
stroyed important parts Of the ma
chinery at the plant when they quit
work. Men at the gas and electric
plants were discharged tonight and
the company began operating with
labor imported from outside the
city. At the gas plant the men
struck for recognition Of their
union. The laborers at the electric
plant went out in sympath with
them.
The city was without gas all day
Tuesday and without electricity
from noon until 6 o'clock in the
evening. Less than month ago
the men were granted a substantial
increase. Gas will be available
Wednesday morning, say officers of
the company.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-15
Companies Report
More Gains in Men
And Production

Pittsburgh, Oct. l4.-More gains
in men and greater production were
reported by steel companies in the
Pittsburg district, several indie
pendents, affected by the strike of
steel workers, now in its fourth
week. started up additional depart
ments and in other plants, especial
ly those of the Carnegie company.
workmen who had been on strike
since September % reported for
work, according to company Off
Gals.
In the upper Monongahela val
ley at Donora, where the American
Steel & Wire company has a plant.
it was claimed a large number Of
men returned.
The gains claimed by the employ
ers were slightly offset by strike
of bricklayers in some of the steel
works along the Monongahela
river.
At national headquarters of the
union it was stated that the strike
remains unchanged so far as the
union has information from the vari-
ous districts
Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-15
Attempt Daylight
Holdup in Council
Bluffs Pawnshop

While Sam Friedman, pawn
broker in Council Bluffs. was dis
playing his wares to two young
men in his shop at 538 West Broad
way, yesterday, at $50 a. m, one of
his customers pressed a revolver to
his heart and ordered him to throw
up his hands.
Friedman grabbed a shotgun from
behind the counter and put the hold
ups to flight. one running up Broad
way and the other down Sixth
street.
Alderman L. L. Evans saw the
whole affair from his Office window
across the street and called the po-
lice, who got there too late to ap-
prehend the robbers.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-15
SHANTUNC BUT
SHUTTLECoCK,
BISHOP SAYS
If Returned to China Province
Would Be Battered to Some
Other Nation, McKim Of
Toxic Asserts.

Detroit. Oct. 'l4-Shantung, re-
turned to China by Japan, would
within two years be bartcred to
some other nation, declared Bishop
John McKim of Toxic to the tri-
ennial general convention of the
Protestant Episcopal church, during
discussion of mission needs abroad.
He maintained that the recognized
Chinese government is corrupt and
untrustworthv and that there is no
stable government to which Japan
could return Shantung.
Bishop Mckim also said he be-
lieved Japan had some good reason
for holding Shantung.
Japan says it will return Shan
tung to China" he continued, "and
Japan always keeps her word. |
wish ! could say the same for the
United States government"
Not Acts of Japan.
Bishop McKim, in answer to ques-
tons, declared that the unjust acts
credited to Japan in Korea were not
the acts of the Japanese government
or the Japanese people and that the
guilty soldiers are being eourt-mar-
tailed. Japan, he said, has given
Korea all of her modern advantages,
roads, courts, schools and santa
ton.
Bishop Frederick r. Graves of
Shanghai, China, on the Shantung
question declared that it is the opin-
ion of every Chinese that This ma
ton is being torn away from him
On questions from the floor
touching the Shantung and Korean
situations, DR.. Roosevelt Page of
Virginia declared that it was not
meet to bring up such political
pickering when the greatest man
in the world, perhaps the greatest
Christian the world has ever known,
is on his sick bed and may, per-
haps, give his life for the cause of
peace and civilization"
DR.. Arthur Gray, secretary of the
board of missions for Latin-Amer-
lea, declared that the upholding of
the Monroe doctrine depends upon
the church showing the world that
the interests of the United States in
Latin America are protective and
spiritual as we'll as material.
Bishop H. r. Hulse of Cuba. in a
Plea for continuance of church &C
tivities to bring about closer rela-
tons between the United States and
the southern countries, declared that
Latin-America looks upon the north
with admiration and suspicion
He quoted a Latin-American writer
as saying the three great enemies
of Latin-America are Germany,
Japan and the United States and de-
clared the church can allay these
suspicious.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-15
Former Omahan, Now
In the Army, Wouldb
Inspector Of Police


Capt. Frank Whipperman, U. S.
A., stationed at Fort Des Moines,
has applied for the position of in
spector Of police, and is the first
one to seek it. The application
was referred by the city council
yesterday to Police Commissioner
Ringer.
c plain Whipperman is an Oma-
lla man who was in the cement bust
ness before he entered military
service.
General Wood, during his recent
visit here, recommended that an in
spector of police should be ap-
pointed. The city council, however,
has not yet taken formal action de-
claring that such a position will be
created.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-15
Wages Increased "a to 112
Per Cent in Five Years

Boston, Oct. l4.-Average wages
of men in eight leading industries
as measured by average hourly
earnings increased all the way from
~ per cent to liz per cent during
the period from September, 1914,
to March 1919. according to a re-
port issued by the National Indus
trial conference board. Increases
in weekly earnings of men ranged
from 81 per cent to ITO per cent.
Percentage increases in earnings OF
female workers were similar in the
respective industries, with, how
ever, a somewhat wider range.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-15
Trial of Former Premier
Will Be Started October %

Paris, Oct. l4.-(Havas.)-Jo-
seph Caillaux, former premier of
France, will be placed on trial be-
fore the high court Thursday, Oc-
tober %, according to lie Journal
today. Ex-Premier Caillaux,
charged with intriguing to bring
about premature and dishonorable
peace with Germany. has been in
custody for year and a half await
ing trial.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-15
Thirteen Nations
Represented by %
New Fort Citizens

Twenty nine soldiers from Fort
Omaha were naturalized yesterday in
District Judge Days court. The
men were of IS different national
tiles. One was born in Germany
and naturalized in Cuba some years
ago.
In administering the oath to men
of Russian birth, the judge asked
them whether they renowned allie
glance to "the present governor of
Russia"
All the men answered the ques-
tons we'll, and Judge Day expressed
interest in the high order of intel
ligence displayed.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-15
Comrades Honor Dead
Pilots Who Lost Lives
In Great Air Derby

San Francisco, Oct. l4.-The fu-
neral of Maj. D. H. Crissy. killed at
Salt Lake City last Wednesday at
the end of his flight from San
Francisco in the army transconti-
mental race, was held here. Full
military honors were given, bat
talon of provisional troops from the
coast artillery corps taking part.
Airplanes dropped flowers on the
grave of Lieut.. E. V. Wales, who
lost his life in the transcontinental
air race, as he was buried at Sac
ramento, Cal. The planes that par
ticipated in the obseques were guild
ed by former comrades of Lieuten-
ant Wales.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-15
Greater Norway Promised.

Christiania, Oct. 14.-The Dag
bladet, reporting two important
speeches by Premier Knudsen and
the Norwegian minister at Paris,
with reference to Norway's politi-
cal and economic future, draws the
conclusion from their mention of
greater Norway" that Norway will
later be given Spitzbergen and also
the Murmansk coast.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-15
Italy Agrees to Creation Of
Fiume Free State Is Report

Paris, Oct. 14.-Italy has agreed
to the creation of free state in
Fiume, the port, remaining under
control of the league of nations,
says the Petit Parisien. At the
same time, it is said, Italy is un-
derstood to require there shall be
no gap between the free state and
Italian Tstria in order that Fiume
may not be surrounded by Jugo-
Slav territory.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-15
Collapse of CIemenceau
Near Durinu Debate

Paris, Oct. 1.-(Correspondence
of Associated ress.)-Premier Gle
menceau's delivery of his peace rati-
fcation treaty speech in the Cham
Der of Deputies was very laborious.
and he coughed repeatedly.
This was regarded as evidence
that he had not completely recov-
cred from the effects Of Cottin's
bullet. His voice at times became
almost iraudible, deputies, and spec
tators alike fearing a collapse of the
old statesman.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-15
Shoes Identified as Stolen;
Dealers Placed Under Arrest

Sam Laytin. 1901 Douglas street,
and Sam Turner, 100 South Thir-
teenth street, were arrested yester-
day by Detectives Lon Troby and
Lloyd Bolar and held for investiga-
ton when the detectives found sew
eral dozen pairs of shoes identified
as some of those stolen from Louis
vile, Neb., last week in their second
hand stores. Laytin was also charged
with receiving stolen property.
In the Louisville robbery two
robbers were wounded by an officer
who surprised them at their work,
and a third escaped. The police
think the third robber brought the
shoes to Omaha and disposed Of
them to Laytin and Turner.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-15
POLICE ON DUTY
AT TRIAL OF TWO
N. Y. ANARCHISTS
Circulation Of Circulars
Threatening Life Of Judge
Causes Authorities to
Take Every Precaution.

New York, Oct. l4.-Hcavy polics
guards were placed today within
and about the criminal courts build.
ing, where two alleged anarchists
are on trial following the discovery
late yesterday of highly incendiary
circulars threatening the lives OF
Supreme Justice Barlow S. Weeks,
Assistant District Attorney Alex
ander |. Rorke and Detective Ser
geant James ]. Gegan, head Of the
police bomb squad.
Gegan, who had the novel exper-
fence last night of being guarded
in his home by brother policeman
joined with detectives and agents
of the United States department OF
justice today in an effort to run
down the authors and circulators OF
the dodgers which called on all
workers to arm and fight back
against the Capitalists"
Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-15
Two Boys Rearrested
in Connection With Riot

Fred Mueller and William
Schroeder, both living at 424 Park
avenue, were arrested yesterday and
held for investigation in connection
with the riot in Omaha. Accord
ing to the police, the boys have been
Boosting of their part in the lynch
ing of the negro Brown and the
burning of the court house The
boys were arrested few days after
the riot and a statement taken from
each, and both were released on ac-
count of insufficient evidence to hold
them.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-15
Diaz Leaves Capital.

Laredo, Tex, Oct. H. - Fran
cisco Castellanos Diaz, governor
pro tenn, and the legislature Of the
Mexican state Of Tagasco have left
the capital, San Juan Bautista, and
established a new government seat
at Palizada, leaving the usurping
governor, General Green. in San
Juan Bautista without support, &C
ccrding to information received
Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-15
Baron Avezzano Named
italian Ambassador to u. S.

Rome, Oct. 14-Baron Romano
Avezzano is to be appointed Italian
ambassador to the United States.
The baron, who has been minister
to Greece, has arrived in Rome.
A dispatch from Rome last Sat-
urday said the Italian government
had decided to send to Washington
a new ambassador to take the place
of Count V. Macchi Di Cellere.
Baron Avezzano married an Ameri-
can girl, Miss ]. Taylor Of St.
Louis,
Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-15
Arrested for Abusing Wife.

Thomas c. Burress, 4l23 Writ
street, was arrested at II last night
and charged with abusing his wife.
Three police officers made a hurry
call to the Burress home when sew
eral neighbors complained that he
was beating up his wife"
Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-15

Experiments by a Vienna scien-
fist have proved that growing
plants turn toward radium emana-
tons as they do toward the sun.
light.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-15
Take Aspirin
With Water

your Aspirin tablets have the contains directions for
Baye stamped them Colds Headache Toothache Ear
they genuine "Bay< Tablets ACHE Neuralgia Lumbago Reu
of Aspirin proved safe by mil matism Neurits and for Pain
lions people The Bayer Always "Bayer when buy
identifies the wodfamous ing Aspirin Then look for the
Aspirin prescribed by physicians safety Bayer Cross the pack
for eighteen years. age and on the tablets.
Always drink glasses Handy tin boxes of twelve tab
of water after taking the tablets let's cost but few cents Drug
Bayer package gsts also sell larger packages
Monacecacdeer Of Sieadd
Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-15

PHOTO PLAYS.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-24
U. s. SOLDIERS
 TAKE BIG PART
In Rapid Advance of Allies Along Murmansk
 Front.

Archangel. Friday, May 23 - CBy The Associated Press) - America n railroad troops are playing an import ant part in the rapid advance of the Allied troops southward along the Murmansk railway. The Bolsheviki, as they move southward, are destroy ing bridges in an effort to hold up the Allies in the swampy terrain. The Americans. however, are working hard putting the track into shape again.
 Am erican motor launches have been brought on flat cars from Mur- maHsk and, 1t Is expected, will soon be operating with other craft on Lake Omega, which is connected by rivers and canals with Lake Ladoga, the largest in Europe, the Neva river and Petrograd.
 The artillery continues active on the Archange1 front and their occa- sional raids, but no serious fighting Several hundred American infantry men are still in the fighting line on the Dvina and Vaga sectors. They will soon be relieved. American en- gineers. however, continue to work on nearly all sectors.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-24
FORMER ARMS %.
 INSPECTORS HELD
Charged With the Theft of Guns and Gun
 Parts.

Charged with the theft of revolvers guns and gun parts from the plant of the Remington Arms company, four former government inspectors, Alfred Woods, ge 32, of 161 Bunnel street: William Brown, age 20, of 37S Will low street; John A ZahOnacky, 1922 Pembroke street, and Albert Wills, ap- peared before Commissioner Lavery this morning. The cases were con tinued to June 2, and bonds were fixed at S1,0OO.
 It is alleged the thefts were com nitted during the war as the accused are now employed by other concerns since the Arms company ceased the manufacture of munitions. At the several factories the men were arrest ed yesterday afternoon and appeared before the City court this morning. As they are now prisoners of the United States their cases will be nolled in ths City court.
 It is learned that several more arr rests will be made by agents of the military intelligent bureau on account of the theft of government property from local factories,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-24
NO BEANS IN
 BROWN SUGAR
Court Says Charges of Local Firm Not Proved and
 Orders Payment.

The charge that beans, excelsior and other things were found in a shipment of brown sugar was not proved, according to a decision hand ed down today by Judge Curtis of the superior court in a suit brought by Jaburg Bros. of New York against the Bridgeport Paper Co. The court decides that the local concern must pay for the sugar and gives JaburG Bros. dama ges of S642.60.
 It was alleged that the Paper Co. ordered the sugar from the New York firm in March, 1918, and agreed to pay S60O for 10000 pounds. The su gar was delivered but the local con- cern refused to pay for it on the ground that the shipment contained a large amount of foreign matter and was so hard that it could not be broke without using a hammer. The court found that the hardness was the normal quality of raw sugar and that there was no more foreign mat ter than such sugar usually contains.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-24

promise to the reservists after he re- turned from Europe that all reserve force members who desire release will. be returned to civil life by Aug ust Is taken to indicate he intends to abide by his decision.
 Major-General George Barnett, commandant of the Marine Corps. said today the marines will have little difficulty in reducing to the normal strength of 26,30o officers and men by July l.
 we are only waiting for the ma rines to be sent back to us from the other side" said General Barnett, before continuing to discharge men. We have released every man we cal spare from the forces in this country and as fast as the 19,000 marines abroad are sent home we will get them out of the service"
 Like the navy, a problem confront ing the marine corps isswhat to do with nearly a thousand excess officers who must be disposed of within the next month.
 Most of the officers rose from the non-commissioned grades and will re- for promotion to officer rank in the future as the need of the service re- quires., All of them are graduates of marine schools and most of them saw service at the front.
 General Barnett said the plan adopt cd early in the war by the corps of drawing officers from the ranks rather than from civilian life. has more than Justified itself and that it probably will not be necessary to seek officers from the outside for many years.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-24
KATE LIEBERljM
 KEEPS PROPERTY
Deal By Which She Must Wait 57 Years for Pay
 ment Set Aside.

The transaction by which Kate Lie berum, Q 76-year-oId resident of this city, would have to wait 57 years for final payment on her property at State and Water streets, was set aside by a. decision given today bye Judge Curtis of the Superior court. She started proceedings against Jennie Nussenbaum of this city, who pur- chased the plot from her for $67, ,264. Mrs. Lieberum said she was inexpe- rienced in business matters and did not understand the terms when she signed the conveyance for the prop erty.
 At the time the deal was made Mrs. Nussenbaun agreed to accept S1,0O0 down and gave a series of notes by which she was to pay Mrs. Lieberum S1,000 annually for 57 years. The property has a frontage of 32 feet on state street and 1875 feet on Water street.
 In giving his decision Judge Curtis said that Mrs. Nussenbaum and a-reaI estate agent named George w. Gard ner, who was also at the final con- ference. knew the terms of the sale were improvident for Mrs. Lieberium The elderly woman had no counsel and was without business experience. The fact that she relied upon Gard ner's advice and accepted this offer, when the agent knew it was not for her best interests, made it unjust to allow the conveyance to stand
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-24
16,446 TROOPS
 ON FOUR SHIPS
Brigadier Gen. Kilbourne and Gen. Todd on the
 America.

New York, May 24-Nineteen hun dred troops from France arrived here today on the steamship Radnor. Thirteen officers and 1.037 men com prised the 312th Infantry's compan- ies I to M inclusive and medical and headquarters attachments of First Battalion; these are of the 18th Di- vision (dTaft men of northern Penn sylvania, New Jersey and New York state,) assigned mostly to Camps Dix, Upton, Grant, Sherman, Dodge Bowie, Custer, Travis, Lee and Pike. Other units on the Radnor included the 95th and seth companies of the transportation corps; 37Oth Aero Squadron, and companies of scatter ed casuals.
 Of 1870 troops on the steamship Santa Teresa, from St. Nazaire, 34 officers and 1,386 men came home convalesctng from illness or wounds Base hospitals Nos. so and 11Sth and small deta chments of the 104th En- gineers (29th Division) 10fth Sani- tary Train (31st Division) and 644th Aero Squadron were on this steam ship.
 More than 5.20o officers and men of the 33rd Division arrived from Brest on the steamship America Fifteen officers and 179 men of the S9th Division, 971 officers, men and nurses convalescing from illness or wounds, and casuals made up the rest of the Americas 7,04S troops Among the casua-ls were Brigadier- Generals Henry D. Todd, Jr.. and Charles F. Kilbourne.
 The steamer Agamemnon, also from Brest, brought more than 4,500 officers and men of the S9th Division as well as officers and men of Com pany c of the 25th Engineers, 305th mobile ordnance repair shop, head quarters of the 60th army corps; and 5SS men recovering from wounds or illness, in all 5,62S troops.