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Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-26
AT THE
THEAT Frs

I'M HE ponderous, over-fed beau
| ties of Billy ,Watson's Beef
- Trust" will waddle out on the
stage at the Gayety this afternoon
to participate in the risky gambols
so enjoyable to the onlooker. For
many seasons Mr.. Watson has spe-
cialized in carrying chorus that is
the largest in captivity-possibly
not in numbers, but positively the
biggest in gross tonnage. And he
still has 'em, and just for contrast
he has enlisted two or three Choir
listers of normal size. Tomorrow's
matinee starts at 3 o'clock. -
Klaw & Changers beautiful mu-
steal comedy production, "The Riv-
iera Girl" will be presented at the
Brandeis theater for the last two
times today, matinee and evening.
The heroine of the story is a beau
tiful and popular singer at Monte
Carlo. A young aristocrat has fall
en- in love with her and wished to
marry her, but his noble father de-
clares that he will not have a daugh-
ter-in-law from the stage. In this
dilemma nosy American comes
to the rescue of the young couple.
Why not marry the singer to an
impecunious. nobleman, get his title
and then divorce him and marry the
man-~of her choice? The scheme
pleases the aristocrat and the Amer
lean attempts to. carry it out, but
his plans go wrong and series of
amusing complications ensue, all of
which, however, lead to a happy
ending.
This is the final day of the Or
pheum show headed by Frank Dob
son in the lavishly-produced musical
comedy, THE Sirens" Curtain rises
tonight at ESQ o'clock. With the
matinee tomorrow the incoming
show is to be distinguished by two
stellar attractions. One of the head
line acts will be the musical ro-
nance in three scenes, "Three's a
Crowd Sheila Terry will appear
in the leading role, and she will be
effectively supported by Ben Bard
and Gattison Jones. The other
stellar event will be the one-act
play. The Woman Intervenes." In
this the renowned emotional actress,
Florence Roberts. will appear as the
star. The play is the work OF ].
Hartley Manners, author of Peg
O My Heart
Frederick V. Bowers, author,
composer and light comedian,
comes to the Boyd Sunday night to
open a four-day engagement in
Pm So Happy" ripping musical
farce comedy. With him are lot
of real favorites, among them, Alma
Youth, Dollie Castle, Iowa Ber-
nard and chorus of real youth and
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-26
LOAN SUCCESS
REQUIRES WORK
SAY0FF!C!ALS
Purchases Thought to Be
More Than Officials Indi-
>cate; Returns Come in
Very Slowly.

Washington, April 25.-Fear that
many people regard the Victory Lib
erty loan as sure of success without
the, usual efforts was expressed to-
day in the treasury's official review
of the loan campaign.
TherA were no additional reports
to raise the nations total subscrip-
tons above 1896, 4o6, 900, as tabulated
last night.
Explaining that the total reported
did not represent fully actual sub
scriptions. the treasury review said:
ut IS impossible to estimate a
total amount of all sales, but re-
ports from various districts saying
that returns were being made slowly
by local committees supplied good
basis for the belief that the pur-
chases were considerably more than
the official sales indicated"
Managers of the Cleveland dis
trict reported today that the loan
was not going we'll in mining terri
tory because the mines had been
closed for months. Industrial CEN
tiers, such as Pittsburgh. were doing
thriving business. The Cleveland
district today reported sales of
$l07 100000. Honor fages have
been awarded to 123 communities.
Oklahoma in Lead.
Oklahoma leads other states. of
the Kansas City district in amount
of subscriptions.
Sixteen Indiana counties in the
Chicago district have reached their
goals.
In New England SO communities
have won honor flags and 81 of
these are in Vermont
San Francisco district managers
today predicted they would reach
Sl0O,000000 BY the end of the week.
Fifteen counties in the Atlanta dis
trict have subscribed their allot-
ments.
Galveston, Tex, described by the
headquarters review as always one
of the first cities to obtain its
quota" has passed 100 per cent
mark.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-26
Members Of Celebrated Flying Circus" Will Fly German
Fokker in Interest of Victory Loan Over Omaha Monday
Four Aces, Who Have u
Hun Planes To Their
Credit, Are Mem
bers Of Party.

The two American and two Brit
ish aces w|so will visit Omaha Mon
day in the interests of the Victory
Liberty loan as members of the
flying circus" The officers, who
haveSa total of II German airplanes
to their credit, are from left to
right: Maj. Edgar G. Tobin, Ameri-
can, six German planes; Capt. Will
liam P. Erwin, American, II Ger
man planes; Capt, Thomas Trail,
English. six German planes; Capt.
Andrew B. Proctor, English, 81 Ger
man planes.
While in Omaha, the aviators will
give flying exhibitions in the Ger
man Fokker shown in the picture.
1t was this type of airplane which
the allied forces had to combat over
the battlehelds Of France and
Flanders. The superiority of the
American Liberty motor over the
German-F okker-Benz type planes is
largely responsible for the break
down of the German fighting ma
chine.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-26
RULER AT OMSK
SETS FORTH AIMS
OF HIS RECI N E
Admiral KoIchak in Message
to America Urges Support
of 'AII.Russian Gov
eminent.

Omsk, Siberia. April l,-(Via San
Francisco. April 25.)-(By Courier
to the Associated Press.)-Admiral
Kolchak, supreme ruler of the all
Russian government, sends a mes
sage to America, urging support Of
the Omsk regims, in a statement to
the Associated Press, giving in de-
tail his ideals for Russia and the
Russians.
He declared that the govern
ment's aims were to free the peo-
pie from the "Bolshevik lash"
Save the last remains of the ma
tional wealth." and reconstruct the
country politically, economically
and morally. He advocated "free
participation of the people them
selves in the organs of the general,
state and local governments.
Education, he urged, would be
necessary to restore the morale of
the population which has lost un-
der the influence of bolshevism and
anarchy its comprehension of the
difference between good and bad"
Increased productivity, settle
ment of the agrarian question in
favor of the working peasantry,"
attraction to Russia of much capital
and restoration of justice, he cited
as among the prime needs Of the
country.
Amiral Kolchak said that the
work and the principles of gov
ernmental rehabilitation of single
great Russia" must include:
"The impossibility Of return to
the old regime.
"All the peoples of Russia with
out distinction of religion or ma
tionality should have equal rights.
ITO all nationalities, according to
their desire, should be granted cul-
tural autonomy"
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-26
SFIASHEU 7Tom FINLAND Il
PHOTO PLAY. OFFERINGS. FOR. TODAY. III

DOROTHY PHILLIPS has
II completed Destiny" which is
- to follow "The Heart of HUI
mainly" in the list of releases and is
at work on THE Right to Happi-
ness"
Tom Moore is an "honest-to-
goodness" traffic cop, with horse
and everything, in his newest COM
edy-drama, Zone of the Finest" In
one instance we find him calling a
halt on mile-a minute taxicab
driver, who failed to take into reck-
oning Tom Moore's speed.
Thompson Buchanan, playwright
and incidentally author of Thirty
A Week" Tom Moore's most con-
vincing success, has joined the Gold
wyn Pictures scenario department,
arriving during the past Week in
Los Angeles to take up his new af-
filiation.
Rupert Julian's super-production,
The Fire Fingers" made from
William J. Neidig's novel, is being
edited and titled under the personal
supervision of Frank Lawrence.
Julian plays the leading role with
Fay Tincher and Jane Novak in the
principal feminine parts.
With the completion Of Florence
Reeds feature, "Her Code of Hon.
or" Marcelle Roussillon, who has
been in support of Miss Reed, has
been engaged by Charles Frohruan
company for the role of Maria de
Blanca with Ethel Barrymore in
THE Off Chance" Miss Roussil-
Ion originated the role last season
at the Empire theater, New York.
Miss Kitty Gordon was in San
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-26
Poster Exhibit to Close

In connection with Kindness to
Animals Week" the Omaha HUI
name society announces that the
poster exhibit will be closed at
Darling's gallery on Saturday eve
ming.
Local views in connection with
animals and their owners will be
shown at the Rialto on Sunday.
Monday and Tuesday next.
Boy Scouts will speak in the
churches on Sunday which will be
known over the United States as
Humane Sunday"
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-26
On the Screen TOduy

RIALTO-ALLA NAZIMOvA in OUT
OF THE FOG"
sUN-wILLIAM FARNUM in THE
JUNGLE TRAIL"
STRAND - ENID BENNETT in
"PARTNERS THREE"
MUSE-WILLIAM FARNUM in THE
MAN HUNTER"
EMPRESS-VIOLA DANA In SATAN
BOYD-"F1r TO WIN"
LOTHROP-24th and Lothrop-CLA-
RIA KIMBALL YOUNG in CHEAT
ING CHEATERS." TOM MIX in
"A ROMAN COWBOY"
BOULEyARD-3ad and -Leavenworth
GLADYS ROCKWELL In THE
FORBIDDEN ROOM"
ORPHEUM-South sSide-24th and NJ
MAY ALLISON in THE RE-
a TURN OF MARY"
GRAND-16th and Binney-NORMA
TALMADGE in THE FORBIDDEN
CITY"
sUBURBAN-24th and Ames-DoR-
OTHY PHILLIPS in THE TALK
OF THE TOWN" FATTY AR
BUCKLE COMEDY.
HAMILTON-40th and Hamilton
ANTONIO MORENO in THE MAUI
LAKKA"
APOLLO-2sth and Leavenworth-
MONTAGU LOVE in THE HAND
INVISIBLE"
COMFORT--24th and vinton--MARI-
ON DAVIES in THE BURDEN OF
PROOF"
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-26
Omaha Couple Offers to
Make Home for Horizons

After reading of the predicament
of Mrs. Oscar Horton of Kansas
City, Mo-, who came to Omaha with
her two small children in search of
her husband, Mr.. and Mrs. R. L.
Friss, of 54l8 North Thirty-third
avenue, came to the welfare
boards Offices in the city hall Fri
day morning and offered to take
care of the destitute family.
Mrs. Horton expressed desire to
remain in Omaha and find employ
ment, and to make this possible
Mr.. and Mrs. Criss offered to care
for the two children, one 5 years
and the other 3 months old free of
charge. They also offered to care
for the mother if she is unable to
work.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-26

Francisco recently to be present at
the opening of a new musical COM
edy along the lines of Winter Gar.
den productions. Her business man-
ager, Jack Wilson, we'll known in
the theatrical world, is the star in
the new musical production.
Desperate cattle thieves find they
have to do more than bind and gag
Louis Bennisopr>to overwhelm his
rough and tumble vitality and keep
him off their trail in the cowboy
stars newest picture, SPEEDY
Meade"
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-26
General Strike Declared
at Buenos Aires for Nav |

Buenos Aires, April 25.-A gem
eral strike OF "a hours has been de-
clared for May l. The movement
will embrace the street cars, all
trades, and, in fact, every business
Several banks were affected by
strikes today, and heavy police
guards have been posted in the
banking district and around the
electric light offices and power
houses.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-26
Man Who Drove Ambulance
In War Held for SPEEDING

Automobile speeding in Omaha is
somewhat restricted ass compared to
speeding through Verdun. France. in
the thick of shell fire, according to
A. Kountze. 1545 South Twenty
ninth street. .-
Kountze was arrested Thursday
when, caught exceeding the speed
limit on Florence boulevard. He
returned recently from overseas
where he drove an ambulance with
Battery A, 10th heavy artillery.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-26
Cancel Contracts

Washington. April 25.-Determin-
alton of the shipping board to can
eel contracts for an additional two
million tons of steel ships contract
ed for during the war was announc-
ed today by Chairman Hurley.
At the same time the chairman
said cancellation. of all contracts
where kee1s had not actually been
laid was under consideration, in or
der to build at peace prices instead
of at high war figures.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-26
Returns to U. s.

San Juan, P. R.. April Z5.-Hor-
ace NJ. Towner of Iowa. chairman
Of the insular affairs committee of
the house of representatives, has
sailed for the United States. He said
he would recommend to the House
that the insular committee visit
Porto Rico every two years in order
that it might keep in closer touch
with affairs of the island
New-York tribune., 1919-06-20
r. r. Executives Meet
Problems of Account
ing Under Federal Contracts

Questions of accounting under the
Federal railroad contract were consid-
cred at a meeting yesterday of the
standing committee Of the Association
Of Railway Executives. J. A. Taylor,
chairman Of the Railroad Corporate
Accounting Conference, and G. A. Har-
wood, chairman Of the Association Of
Railroad Corporate Engineers, were
present by invitation.
At the meeting of the standing COM
mittee of the railway body A. H. Smith,
president of the New York Central
Lines, was elected to succeed Vice
President A. II. Harris, who retired
from the committee.
Following the conference of the
standing committee, representatives Of
the American Short Line Railroad As
sociation met with the former group
to consider the mutual relations of
trunk and short lines. Both meetings
we're held at the offices of the Asso-
citation of Railway Executives, 81
Broadway. The Short Line committee
was composed of Bird M. Robinson,
chairman; Ben B. Cain, L. S. Case, F. J.
Lisman, W. B. Dobson, w. B. Stewart
and G. W. Pidcock
New-York tribune., 1919-06-20
Railroad Securities BeIo,u
alue Of Equipment,
Says Citizens LEAGUE

Protest against conditions which
have depressed the. market value of
railroad securities millions of dollars
below the actual value of eouipment
now employed by the railroads in the
public service was made in a state
ment issued yesterday by the Citizens
National Railroads League, of which
Nathan L. Amster, of the Rock Island
Railroad board, is president.
The statement was given out after 3
conference Of the national committee
OF the advisory council of the league al
the Biltmore Hotel.
Flans were adopted for nationwide
campaign for the purpose of crystaliz
ing public sentiment in favor of the
early enactment of legislation which
Will return the roads to private man.
agement and operation, under a plar
of nniiication for the sake of economy
and efficiency, and with provision for 3
SCIENTIFIC rate structure.
Among those in attendance at the
conference were William F. Rhea, Pub.
lie Service Commissioner of Virginia;
Lawrence j. Corbly, college president
of Huntington, w. Va; John A
Sleicher, publisher of "Leslie's Week
ly"; William F. Fitzgerald, banker. of
Boston; Arthur Blanchard, president of
the National Highway Traffic Associa.
tlon, New York, and George M. Kendall
OF the New York Bank Note COMPANY
New-York tribune., 1919-06-20
Our Foreign Trade

Another remarkable statement of
foreign trade appears for May. Our
exports in that month totalled $685.
100000. This is falling off Of $685.
100000 from the April exports, the
greatest for any month in our history,
but prior to this calendar year the
May exports have been exceeded only
in the $613,000, 900 total of January,
1917. What is more encouraging is
that May imports of $329,0OO,000 were
the largest for any month in the his
tory of the country's foreign trade.
Our foreign trade problem is to bal
ance our sales and purchases not by
bringing exports down to imports, but
by bringing imports up to exports.
The better we can do this the less for
midable becomes our credit extension
problem. The May figures doubtless
reflect, for one thing, the effect of our
favorable" exchange rates in making
foreign goods cheaper for American
consumers, or more profitable for for
eign manufacturers to sell to US.
Whether they reflect also revival in
European industry can only be deter
mined when the detailed figures are
known. Since the beginning of the
calendar year our exports total $780,
100000; our imports, $1,31S,00o, 900.
The world has gone into our debt
100000 in five months.
New-York tribune., 1919-06-20
M -Markets-Investments
Reserve Bank Receives
$279,623,1O in Taxes
OF the Total Amount Paid In
$224,OO3,6OO Was in
Cash

The Federal Reserve Bank Of New
York yesterday announced that as fis-
cal agent of the United States it had
received s27s,e29,1oo in cash and GER
tificates of indebtedness up to Wednes-
day night from the collectors Of in
ternal revenue in the I'd Federal Re-
serve District in payment Of the Sec
ond instalment of income and war
profits and excess profits taxes pay
able on June 16. Of this total $56,619,-
500 was in certificates and 1929, ,003, 500
in cash.
Of the Treasury certificates, $1,4O4,-
600 was of the tax series of 1919, due
July Is, 1919; $5,843,oO0 of the series
T-2 of 1919, due on June II, 1919, and
$49,372,500 Of the series T-3 of 1919,
due on June 16, 1919. Of these three
series $334,598,500 have been redeemed
in cash by the Reserve Bank. The
total amount issued was $597 ,195 900,
and all but $6,98o,0OO has been ac-
counted for. The sum of $112,817 900
was exchanged for other certificates
and was used in repayment of "war
loan deposit account" $87,652, 900 of
series SD was used in the payment of
Victory notes, and $55, 5,138,5O0 of series
T-2 and T-3 used in payment of in
come taxes.
New-York tribune., 1919-06-20
Committee to Raise Funds
For Curb Market Buildin

The New York Curb Market Realty
Associates, recently incorporated to
purchase and lease building exchange
for housing the dealings of the New
York Curb Market Association, has
elected officers and appointed an ex-
ecutive committee to raise funds for
covering the allotments of stock of
the new company.
Officers of the realty company are
John L. Mccormack, president; Arthur
Myles, president; Herbert G.
Einstein, secretary, and Edgar M. Will
hanson, treasurer. In addition to these
officers the board Of directors includes
William P. Hoffman, Franklin Leonard,
jr.; E. R. Mccormick, Alfred B. Sturges
and George C. Winchel. Directors have
authorized the organization commit
tee to allot fifteen shares at S1O0 a
share each to each member of the
Curb Market Association.
According to a letter sent to the
members the realty company has had
propositions submitted relating to
three desirable properties in the finan-
cal district.
New-York tribune., 1919-06-20
Opportunity for U. S.
Banks in Brazil

Liquidation of German banks in
Brazil as a result of the war has, ac-
cording to DR.. Nunas Pinheiro, chief OF
the Brazilian government commission
for supervision of German banks
opened great opportunity for Ameri-
can and other foreign banking interests
to enter the Brazilian field and absorb
the business held so long by the Ger
mans.
"The definite situation Of the German
banks in Brazil" says DR.. Pinheiro,
depends entirely upon what dsposi-
ton is made of the matter at the peace
conference. Whether they are re-
stricted in their operations or given
entire liberty to proceed with their
business, it will be very difficult for
them to reach their former important
position because of the hatred and diff
culties which have grown out of the
war.
"For the United States the moment
is propitious to take command of the
money market not only in Brazil but in
all South America"
New-York tribune., 1919-06-20
Priuate Control Will
Cause Jun N, p in
Rates, Says WoolLe,

OLD POINT COMFORT, June 1e.-
Robert M. Woolley, member Of the
Interstate Commerce Commission.
speaking here to-day before the Vir-
gina Bankers Association, declared d
that the return of the railroads to
private operation during the readiust-
ment period would occasion a necessity
for increased freight rates that would
mean rise in prices in this country,
the apex of which no man could pre-
dict"
The opinion is held by railroad
officials generally, said Mr.. Woolley,
that a rate increase of at least 30 per
cent would be necessary upon return
of the roads. This, he declared. would
mean another swing through the
vicious circle" of mounting prices,
estimating that such rate advance
would be reflected "fourfold" in the
price of finished commodities to the
consumer. At the end of the "circle," :"
he said, when labor and raw material
costs had been raised to level COM
mensurate with the rate advance, the
railroads would find themselves in
exactly the same position as before the
advance, and the Interstate Commerce
Commission, upon a showing of in
adequate revenues by the railroads,
must again authorize an increase in
rates. This process, he said, would
ultimately render American industries
powerless to compete with those of
European countries once they were re-
stored to normal
Bearing in mind" Mr. Woolley con-
cluded, "that the three principal ele-
ments in the cost of the finished prod
uct are the price of the raw material
the price of labor and the price of
transportation, aren't we, by retain
ing control of the roads and re-
framing from increasing freight rates.
pegging down one corner of the vicious
triangle?"
New-York tribune., 1919-06-20
Blaming the Banks

There is a certain type of trader and
certain type of financial writer who
never think in terms of natural causes,
or supply and demand, or the economic
forces that control money rates and
prices. A study of those forces is al
ways dull, and sometimes hopelessly
complex, and the more you think about
them the more confused you become
Besides, if something goes wrong, and
you are cleaned out, you have only
yourself to blame. 1t is much more
satisfactory to take moral view. The
"big fellows" and the "banks" are al
ways trying to, fleece the public If
they want to sell stocks to the public
they make money rates low and put the
prices of stocks up; if they want to get
the stocks back cheap they put money
rates high.
This naive formula found tempting
application this week. The banks could
have put money up until the prices of
stocks were forced down. When the
prices of stocks were down, they could
haye bought at the low prices Mon
day, and then they could have come to
the relief of the money market al
lowed rates to sink and sold stocks to
the public on the accompanying rise.
They could have done so, therefore
they did. That is good way to reason
when one has no real evidence.
One proceeds, then, by insinuation,
which cannot be denied because one
does not actually state. One says, as
financial writer did Tuesday night:
There may or NAV not have been some
identity between those who pulled the
purse strings yesterday and those who
were active on the buying side of the
share market. Many in Wall Street
were cynical enough to say So" Or
"they had been compelled to sell in
the course of one of the crudest shake
outs which Wall Street has been treat
ed to in many day. This having been
accomplished, the call money rate
promptly relaxed" Or, at was trans
formation not so we'll explained by
natural causes as to prevent great
deal Of ugly comment"
1t is probably hard to explain re-
suit by natural causes" if a person
does not want to hear such an explana-
ton. To blame the break on the
"crookedness" and cupidity of some
body else is more soothing to the soul.
But on Tuesday not only had the tan
payments been met, but, as printed
here, and as open to public knowledge
for months, there matured, 1897 SIG 900
of tax certificates, and an issue of
5000, 0,10l 500 bond certificates of in
debtedncss, which the government paid
off. If that wouldn't be sufficient
natural" explanation Of Tuesdays
decline in call rates it would be diff
cult to say what would be. There is
no more frequent experience in Wall
Street than that OF call money rate
rising to extreme heights when bull
market has gone on for months at a
furious pace, constantly absorbing
more funds. Yet when the rate comes
the banks are always suspected of sin
ister purposes.