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Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-21
OPIUM SMUCCLER'
SENTENCED TO
PEN| TENTIARY
Louis FiIley Still Refuses to
Disclose Indentity Of His
Alleged Accomplice 10
Chicago.

Still refusing to disclose the iden-
tity of his alleged accomplice in
Chicago, Louis Fillcy, arrested re-
Gently in a downtown hotel with
opium in his POSSESSION, was sem
fenced to one year and one day in
the penitentiary by Federal Judge
Woodrough Tuesday, on a charge
of violating the opium act. IA,
With the recent arrest of Filley,
internal revenue officers say they
uncovered one of the largest plants
of opium ever found in the United
States. When arrested Filley had
almost two pounds of opium in his
possession, according to officers
Although closely questioned by
both Judge Woodrough and United
States District Attorney Peterson,
Filley divulged no secrets on dope
traffic of the city. AS at prelim-
mary hearing, he declared pal"
in Chicago had given him the dope
Judge Woodrough expressed the
belief that the pal" might be one of
the largest dope smugglers in the
country.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-21
WILL Be
RATIFIED SAYS
SEN. HITCHCOCK
Nebraska Senator, Spokes-
man for Administration,
Replies to Statement Is
sued by Senator Lodge.

J Washington, May 20.-Senator
Hitchcock of Nebraska predicted in
a statement today that the senate
would ratify the covenant of the
league of nations and that the neces-
sary majority vote to amend it or
separate it from the peace treaty
would not be obtained.
"rhe supporters of the peace trea-
ty III the senate are confronted by
divided forces" said Senator Hitch
cock First, there are those who
would like to eliminate that article
of the treaty which establishes the
league >of nations. Second, there are
those who profess to support the
league of nations, but insist on
amending some of the provisions to
meet their own particular views.
Either of these plans to succeed
must haye the support of a majority
of the senate. In other words, the
opponents of ratifcati ton can beat
the treaty by securing one-third of
the votes of the senate to reject the
treaty, but in order to amend it they
must secure majority of the votes
of the senate.
1T would require majority of
votes, of course, to strike out the
league of nations article just as it
would require majority to change
any part of the league of nations 1t
must be evident to everybody that
while the senate can amend the
treaty, such amended treaty could
not possibly go into effect until all
Of the nations party to the treaty
accepted the amendment. If one re-
fused to accept it that would pro-
duce a deadlock and make peace
impossible. For all to accept any
senate amendments, even if it were
possible, wod1d require long pc
riod of time and that would greatly
delay the advent of pace. l can
not conceive that a majority of SEN
ators will be able to unite on a pro-
gram which would produce either
of these enormous evils"
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-21
Hunley Returns to \
Face Police Charge;
Says He's "Framed''

Edwin L. Huntley, editor of the
Mediator, charged with attempted
blackmail. gave himself up to police
Tuesday, He was arraigned before
Police Judge Fitzgerald and bonds
for his release were set at $1,000,
pending his preliminary hearing.
Police heads are just trying to
frame up on me-" Huntley said.
He was in Kansas CitX>6 the time
information charging bfackmail was
filed against him Saturday. The
chief witness in the case is James
Patterson, head of the Patterson
shows, here last week.
Huntley said he would have re-
turned to Omaha sooner to give
himself up but for a breakdown Of
his automobile between Kansas City
and Omaha.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-21

wife, charming Billie Rhodes of the
screen, plan to make a tour of
Europe to make series of travel
pictures as soon as the government
will issue passports for them.
"At last" said Mary Dean, former
stage actress and mother of Priscilla
Dean, the Universal STAT they've
found a suitable vehicle for Priscilla.
I've called her the chatterbox' all
her life and the production depart
ment at Universal City has just
caughtron" For the unique star is
producing Bayard Veiller's new play,
The Chatterbox.
The photoplay "The End of the
Road" playing at the Brandeis all
this week with the exception of
Friday evening, illustrates the dan
ger girls run who have been left in
ignorance by their mothers of what
lndiscretion may bring upon them.
Claire Adams depicts the heroine.
who was warned in time by wise
mother of the sex pitfalls she must
avoid.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-21
LABOR UNIONS
DISCUSS TERMS
TO END STRIKE
Deadlock in Winnipeg Situa-
ton Continues Into Fifth
Night; Must Discontinue
Use of Cards.

Winnipeg, Man, May 20.-Im-
portant developments bearing upon
the general Strike situation in Win
nipeg came to the surface in rapid
succession today. Although the
deadlock between labor and in
dustrial employers will enter into
its fifth night without decision,
there were many signs that the
marking time period was rapidly
coming to an end.
F The leading strike development
came in the form of conferences
between union delegations and
Premier Norris and other officials
regarding the officially announced
Willingness of the union men to dis
cuss settlement of the strike on the
basis of general union recognition
and reinstatement of all idle men,
bers, who were employed prior to
the general strike.
Mayor Gray told the council that
combination of circumstances had
been responsible for a mistaken i'm
preston throughout Winnipeg re-
garding the city's attitude toward
the union forces. The mayor said
that when the general strike was de-
clared he gave the central strike
committee to understand that law
and order must be maintained and
that no suffering from lack of food
should take place. ~
The result was, Mayor Gray
stated, that cards were prepared for
union drivers of bread and milk
wagons and the movement of these
commodities" was approved by the
union men. The drivers tackled the
cards to their wagons and auto
mobiles, instead of keeping them
for presentatio if the vehicles were
stopped.
Mayor Gray told the cpuncil this
afternoon that the central strike
committee should be notified that
public display of such cards must
be. stopped Immediately and that if
the order was not complied with
that the city would use "every avail
able" means to have foodstuffs de-
livered.
Various reports that Dominion
soldiers modified here would be
ordered to patrol the city kept large
crowds moving through the down
town districts. Late in the afternoon
when automobiles .speeded along the
main streets with soldiers arriving
from France, report quickly spread
that martial law had been declared.
The incident was soon understood,
however.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-21
Ringer Resolution to
Tender Health Job to
Edwards Submitted

Police Commissioner Ringer Tues
day submitted to the, city council
resolution, rendering to DR.. James
F. Edwards, U. S. A., the position
of health commissioner at a salary
of $4,000 per year for the remainder
of this year, and $4,000 per year be-
ginning January |, 1920.
On motion of Commissioner But
ler. the resolution was referred to-
the committee of the whole for dis
cussion on next Monday morning.
DR.. Edwards was here on Monday,
when he met the mayor and city
commissioners. Mr.. Ringers resolu-
ton refers to his prospective ap-
pointee as former health commits
sioner of Pittsburgh"
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-21
1TIASHET Nom FIIMI AND
PHOTO PLAY. OFFERINGS. FOR TO-DAY.

THE heather Chinee is popular
/ ly supposed to be peculiar, es-
- pecially when it comes TO a
sense of humor. During the film
ing Of THE Red Lantern" starring
Nazimova, now showing at the
Boyd, Albert Capellani, the Russian
actresses director, wanted a close
tip "shot" of wizened old China
man sitting in the sun and smilingly
putting at a long pipe.
Not a sign of a smile on the an
cient orientafs face. ~
Tell him a couple of funny sto-
ries and see if he. can't smile" said
the director to the interpreter, Jim
Wong. Jim uttered something that
sounded like laundry ticket looks.
No response. Ne intoned what ap-
peared to be a racy bit of gossip
and gave a persuasive chuckle. No
response.
Then Jim Wong emitted a few
short gurgles. The face of the old
man Immediately frightened. His
wrinkled features broke into joy
full grim.
What did you say to him?" asked
Capellani.
"He no likee funny stories" apol-
ogized the interpreter, so l ask him
how he likes some fungus soupp
Since the newspapers told the
story of Allen Holubar's~ incessant
smoking Git is said the producer of
"The Heart of Humanity" con-
sumes Is weeds a day. he has re-
ceived scores of catalogues for
Smokes" from as many manufac-
turers.
"One company wrote me that
they put out huge cigar that would
take the place of 25," said Holubar
at University City few dayse ago. ut
was touted as being nine inches
long and two inches in diameter
all for the price of five ordinary
cigefs.' But l don't think I'll ac-
cept, for it would cost me $5 day
for man to tote the cigar around
for me-"
: Claire Anderson is Jack Dillon's
leading woman in "The Playwright"
the second in series of one-reel
comedies he is making for Universal.
Smiling" Bill Parsons and his
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-21
Rickenbacker Expected
To Fly During King.
AXIS Autumn Festival

The Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben are
planning on the appearance of Capt.
Eddie Rickenbacker in September
or October, to participate in the
dedication of the Ak-Sar-Ben field
on West Center street.
During his visit on Monday the
captain assured the board Of gov
ernors of Ak-Sar-Ben that he will
be here if he can arrange his dates
so as to favor Omaha. If he should
come, his engagement would be in
connection with the fall festivities.
The captain said he was anxious to
show his Omaha friends how he
chased the Hun aeroplanes to earth.
Secretary J. D. Weaver of Ak
Sar-Ben states that it is safe bet
that "Rick" will be here next fall
with his "aerial bus"
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-21
RiaIto Theater Will Stage
Biq Baby Contest Next Week

Lives there a man, or woman,
who doesn't believe that the baby
of the home is the prettiest and
c1everest baby IN this great city?
Well, here is baby's chance to prove
it, for the Rialto theater, in con-
junction with the Brandeis stores, is
to hold, a big baby contest week,
May 26 to 81.
Starting Monday afternoon, a con-
test, with prizes, will be held each
day, babies of different ages being
entered on separate days. On Sat-
urday there will be held grand con-
test for the winners for the grand
prize.
Full Information as to the contest
and entrance slips may be obtained
at the infants department of the
Brandeis stores.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-21
On the Screen Today

STRAND-V1VIAN MARTIN in THE
HOME TOWN GIRL"
SUN-AI. RAY and ELINOR FAIR in
WORDS AND MUSIC BY"
RIALTO-CHAS. RAY In CREASED
LIGHTNING"
MUsE-ALL STAR CAST IN THREE
GREEN EYES"
BOYD-ALLA NAZIMovA in THE
p RED LANTERN"
BRANDEIS--'THE END OF THE
ROAD"
LOTHROP-24th and Lothrop.
THE TURN OF THE ROAD"
Bill Parsons Comedy.
APOLIO-29th and Leavenworth.
CONSTANCE TALMADGE in "EX-
- PERIMENTAL MARRIAGE"
ORPHEUM-South Side. gath and NJ.
MAY ALLISON in THE ISLAND
OF INTRIGUE"
RUTH ROLAND in THE TIGERS
TRAIL" No. s.
COMFORT-24th and Naton.
FRANCIS X. BUSHMAN and BEV-
ERLY BAYNE in SOCIAL QUICK
SANDS"
GRAND-16th and Binney. -
FRANK M'1NTYRE in ''THEJ TRAY,
ELING SALESMAN" y
RUTH ROLAND in THE TIGERS
TRAIL No. 4,
SUBURBAN-24th and Ames.
MARY MILES M1NTER in THE
AMAZING IMPOSTOR."
HAMILTON-4Oth and Hamilton,
ZOE RIA Z in DANGER WITHIN"
RUTH ROLAND in THE TIGERS
TRAIL" No. Q.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-21
Chief Of Boy Scouts
Gets Possession of
Boat Stolen by Pirates

G. M. Hoyt, chief executive of the
Omaha council of Boy Scouts, yes
terday obtained service of writ of
replevin against John Doe for a 80
foot motor boat. The case has been
set for May % in Justice Collins
court.
This is the craft used by the Boy
Scouts in travelling between Omaha
and Camp Clifford. The boat was
moored OH a sandbar opposite Glib
SON and river pirates are alleged to
have taken the boat to their dock.
They claimed SIS for salvage, but
the Scouts refused to pay. The
Scouts, have recovered the. boat and
have furnished bond for their ap-
pearance in court.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-21
Pawn Inspector,
Veteran Officer,
Asks to Be Retired

w. H. Shoop, one of the veterans
of the police department, has ap-
piled for retirement, to be effective
on June l.
He is known in the department
as Pawn Inspector -Shoop," be-
cause of his familiarity with the
pawnshops as related to the appre-
hension of criminals. On Septem-
Der II, 1895, he was assigned to
pawDshop work and he has been at
it ever since.
He was first appointed to the de-
partment on July 2l, 1887, when
Omaha was established as a metro
politan city. w. S. Seaver was
chief OF, police.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-21
Engineer to Tell KiWanis
Club How to Get River Drive

At the regular weekly luncheon
of the Kiwanis club, in the south
room of the Chamber of Commerce,
on Friday noon, Harland Bartholo-
NEW will discuss How to Get the
River Drive"
Mr.. Bartholomew is engineer for
the St. Louis city planning commits
sion and consultant to the city plan
ming commission of Omaha. Plans
for Omaha's proposed l9-nNle river
drive have been prepared By the
planning commission.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-21
AT THE -
THEATERS
<<A MARRIAGE OF CON-
~ VENIENCE" will bring
- - Henry Miller and Ruth

(< A MARRlAGE Or SON-
"a VENIENCE" will bring
~ Henry Miller and Ruth
Chatterton together as co-stars at
the Brandeis theater Monday and
Tuesday, June 2 and 3, with spe-
cial matinee Tuesday, and will af-
ford local theater-goers the oppor-
tunity of seeing the play that made
such a marked hit in New York. A
score of years ago this delightful
comedy, by the elder Dumas adapted
by Sydney Grundy, had its first
presentation in this/country. Newly
revived under the artistic. guidance
of Henry Miller, with its elaborate
costuming and grand manners of the
period of Louis XIV, "A>Marriage of
Convenience" has proved a delight.
The original production from
Henry Miller's theater in New York,
in its entirety will be used. Mr..
Miller will be seen as the Comte de
Candale and Miss Chatterton as the
Comtesse de Candale.
Lavishly produced, with clever
principles and sprightly chorus,
THE Four Husbands" musical
comedy in one act, is the stellar Of
fering this week at the Orpheum.
The amusing antics of William Da-
marest, with his careless cello, are
the laughing hit of the current bill.
Martha Hamilton is capably assisted
in the one-act farce, ooh, You Wo-
men," Hilarious situations are the
dominant feature Of this offering.
The skit billed as "The Violinist and
the Boob" achieves popularity as
presented by Black and O'Donnell.
The comedy chatter and songs of
Bronson and Baldwin are equally
effective.
Herbert Lloyd, commanding a
sense for nonsense that reaches the
heights of the ludicrous, will present
his vaudeville revue, at the Empress
for the last times today. He opens
the number with a burlesque NOV
ing picture painted especially for
each town on bed sheets pulled
across the stage on a wire showing
comedy views of points of interest
of the local city. Following in rapid
succession are burlesque limitations
of vaudeville acts that bring screams
of laughter. "The Amateur Adven-
turess", a breezy comedy drama in
five acts, gives Emmy Wehlen, role
of unusual originality and charm.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-21
War Service Club Gives
Dance for Soldier Bows

At the Army and Navy club
rooms last night, the members of
the War Service club were hosts to
about 100 returned soldiers, in ad-
dition to a number of the boys from
Forts Omaha and Crook.
The festivities at the Army and
Navy club rooms started early in
the evening with a supper, served
by the Women's league. After the
tables were pushed back, dancing
began, continuing until we'll info
the night.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-21
Central and South High
Schools Meet in Debate

The Central High school affirma-
tive debating team will meet the
South High Thursday night in the
South High auditorium. The ques-
ton will be:
Resolved, That the federal gov
ernment should own and operate
the railroads"
Genital High will be represented
by Fred White, Charles Grimes and
Alex McKie. The South High de-
baters will be Howard Wore. Labs
Law Fault, Harry Johnson and Law
renee Richardson, alternative.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-21
OBITUARY

MRS. wILLIAM.R. PARSLEY, 80
years old, died Monday evening at
the home Of her sister, Mrs. Adolph
Palmtag, 4224 South Seventeenth
street, after long illness. Mrs. Pars-
ley had lived on the South Side since
childhood. She is survived by her
husband, w. L.. Parsley; two sons,
Earl and George; her mother, Mrs.
Sarah D. scoy; four brothers and
two sisters.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-21
300 Allied Casualties
In Fiqhtinq at SmVrna

Paris, May 20.-The allied casu-
alties in the fighting incident to the
landing at Smyrna last Thursday
totaled 800, it has been officially an
nounced. The Turks held the forts
stubbornlY.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-21
Alleged Forger Bound Over.

Charged with conspiNng to de-
fraud the federal government
through the illegal issuance of a
fraudulent rajl1Qad pass, Karl S.
Branch waived preliminary hearing
before United States Commissioner
Mclaughlin Tuesday and was
bound over to the federal grand
Jury on a $500 bond.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-21
Courts Close; Too Cold!

The municipal courts in the city
hall were closed Tuesday for
the day on account of the chilly
temperature.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-21

Smiling" Bill Parsons and his !
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-21

: Claire Anderson is Jack Dillon's
leading woman in "The Playwright"
the second in series of one-reel
comedies he is making for Universal.
The evening world., 1919-06-27
Grocer Loses Cheese 1 Brooklyn
Fire.

A fre which Is believed to have orig
mated from spontaneous combustion in
pile OF bags in the grocery supply
house OF Harry A. Beaver at No 4s
Washington Avenue IN the Wallabout
Market district, Brooklyn. was extin-
guished to-day with a loss estimated
at $1,000. The odor OF melting rocdue-
fort. camembert and limburger made
things interesting for the firemen.
The evening world., 1919-06-27
To KEEP
VAMPIRES" OUT
OF HOTEL LOBB|ES
New Organization Also to
Make War on Guests
Who Evade Bills.

Prominent hOtsi men met city on
uiais, polics efnoers. heads Of private
detective agencies and represent
atives ef the army last night at a
dinner given by the Housing Com
mittes OF the Hotel Association In the
Wald0rf-A storia TO discuss the for
nation Of an organization. national
in scope, that would protect hotels
against dishonest Euests or en-
ployees,
]In tho future" Thomas -. Green.
President Of the association, said at
tho dinner, I'VE hope TO perfect q
system whereby when q hotel patron
or . hotel employee attempts 70 vio-
umize or succeeds in victimizing n
hotel, the department stores, the
banks, the retail jewellers, furriers
and other important retail establish
msnts will DO lying in walt for the
offender ns well"
In particular, It was said at the
dinner. hotels are anxious to guard
against being detrauded by worth
less checks,
Chief Magistrate McAdoo was un-
able 10 attend because OF illness, >but
he sent letter in which he discussed
problems Of hotel management and
told how unwelcome guests could be
frozen OUT until they understood
they were not wanted.
"As TO visitors who are not guests
he continued, "a man or woman is
not entitled to walk into a hotel and
sit down on the lounges or ,saunter
up and down through the corridors
without any object. 1t Is not a
museum or a show place, not a COM
mon meeting ground for all sorts OF
people. need not tell experienced
hotel managers like you how readily
certain classes OF people can be de-
tected from their very appearance,
and there is nothing in the law to
prevent their being asked for their
reason for being in the hotel"
Magistrate McAdoo assured the
hotel men that, though 1t might be
possible for a dishonest policeman to
frame up" the manager OF a hotel on
the charge Of maintaining a disorder
ly house, the manager of n hotel with
n good reputation would be able to
vindicate himself against such a
charge.
The evening world., 1919-06-27

Overalls Of blue denim or khaki
twill. plain or with red trim
mings.
Sizes s 10 Is years S9c
Coverups Of durable dark Khaki.
Sizes 4 to IA $1.39
The evening world., 1919-06-27
Outdoor
sketching
outfits

Just one Of the timely
items in the Artists Ma
terials Section which sup
plies all needs Of all ar
lists in ell seasons.
Sketch boz stauncbly con-
structed Of wood. with
partitions for brushes aud
colors. palette aud two
Gkstching panels. l419Hll
IS1 inche. with leather
handle. H.39
Sketch Dor with thumb
opening at back. also extra
thumb palette. Extra par
utions for brushes and
eolors, and two skstching
panels. Sire llroxaZ
inches, with double leather
handle. $4.s9
E7uvG Nth F1oor. SBth Stree,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-10-07
.FORNEY JOHNSTON
DEFENDS CONGRESS-
RIGHT TO REGULATE
EIihu Root and Other Noted
Lawyers Concur in Opin-
ion Set Forth by
Local Man

Washington, October 6.-The right of
Congress to regulate excess earnings of
railroads over and above a fair return
upon the value of the property, is set
forth in an opinion presented to the
National Association of Owners of Rail-
road Securities by Forney Johnston. of
Birmingham, Ala, of advisory counsel
for the association. and concurred in by
Elihu Root, John G. Mnburn, New York,
and John S. Miller, Chicago, and Hugh l..
Bond, Jr., of Baltimore
The attorneys answered a brief recently
rendered to the Association of Railway
executives by Charles f.. Hughes, who
held that If rates which produce so-ca(led
excess earnings are just and reasonable,
the earnings from such rates are the prop
erty of the roads. which may be taxed
but not taken away. Mr.. Hughes con-
| tended that the latter proceeding would
be confiscation.
| Discussing that part of Mr.. Hughes
brief holding unconstitutional provisions
of the Cummins railroad reorganization
will which would take for the government
excess earnings over fair return Mr.
Johnston and his associates said;
The chief basis for Mr.. Hughes, con-
clusion is the proposition that shippers
cannot be required to pay anything more
| than is reasonable for each service and
| that hiA payment of the established rate,
without right to PREPARATION. conclusively
( and finally established the right Of the
carrier to retain the sum thus paid. we
| find nothing in the constitution to Justify
| that conclusion.
Our conclusion is that the principle 9:
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-10-07

association seeks to have the price Of
paper fixed at s.. 80 a hundredweight and
collect rebate of $ a ton on paper
purchased at the increased prices set by
the federal trade commission in May and
July, 1918
Former Attorney General Wickersham.
speaking for the newspaper publishers,
contended that the decision Of the com
mission to raise the prices was based or
evidence obtained from the operations
of only two paper companies which
showed increases in the cost of~manufac-
turing because of the necessity for pay
ing higher wages and freig+t rates. He
added that an inquiry into the opera
tons of mills in Canada revealed the
cost Of production had decreased instead.
of increased.
The two mills claiming increased cost
Of production supply 65 per cent OF the
paper used in this country, according
to former United States District Attorney
Wise who appeared in behalf Of the
.papermakers.