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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-05-12
GOV. M'KELv|E
STARTS TO Get
FULL LOAN sum
Issues Statement Urging Citi.
zens and Banks to Sup
port the Victory
Loan. y

) Lincoln, May ll.-Governor Nc
Kelvie has issued statement urg
ing citizens and banks to supper
the Victory drive. The statemen
follows:
/ am advised by the State Vic
tory loan committee that on ac-
count of bad roads and bad
weather conditions, which ex-
listed in Our state for weeks past,
it has been impossible to carry
out the original campaign plans
in many counties for the sale of
bonds; consequently many coun-
ties in the state have not yet
reached their quota, and an ex-
tension of time for subscriptions
has been granted up to and in
GLIDING Saturday, May II.
! want to appeal to our citizens
and to the banks of our great
state, and urge them to support
the United States treasury de-
partment in this great financial
undertaking. 1t would be I'M
fortunate if our state, which has
supported our government in such
a liberal way in former CAM
paigns, should fail to do its part
in this last appeal for subscrip-
items for bonds that have been
issued to support our brave SOL
diers and to finance the war.
Signed;
SAMUEL r. McKELVIE,
Governor
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-05-12
CEASES
PRESSING ITS
CLAIM TO F|UME
Demands FuIfiIlment of the
Treaty Of London; May En-
ter Into Alliance With
France.

Paris, May 11.-Italy, according
to the Echo de Paris, seems in
clined to cease pressing, for the
time, at least, its claim to Fiume
and to depand fulfllment of the
treaty of London, upon which its
Dalmatian claims were originally
based.
In several of the newspapers the
view is taken that it is in order for
France and Italy to conclude for
NAL alliance.
The council of four of the peace
conference has not yet taken up the
question of Fiume for settlement,
according to the Havas agency.
The council of foreign ministers
has nearly finished the work of de-
limiting the Austro Hungarian
boundary. Reports of the various
committees on this problem were
adopted in their entirety.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-05-12
CHURCH PENSION
FUND INVESTS IN
LIBERTY BONDS
Episcopal Church Pays Nearly
100000 Old Age and Dis
ability Claims; Has Large
Surplus.

New York, May 1.-THE first an
nual report of the Church Pension
fund of the Episcopal church issued
today, shows that the total re-
sources of the fund amount to $40,
1869 This makes the Church
Pension fund one of half dozen
largest pension granting corpora
tons in the world.
In the first two years OF the funds
operation, the Episcopal church
paid nearly $l,2000,0O for old age
and disability pensions for its
clergymen and their widows and or
phans. This is the amount of as
sessments paid into the fund by par.
ishes and missions in the United
States and foreign fields since it
started on March |, 1917.
The church originally subscribed
$SHl2,000, to start the Church PEN
sion fund and to insure pension
protection to clergymen already in
office. The fund now embraces
5000 parishes and missions and
more than 5000 clergymen.
OF the total resources of the fund,
81 100000 has been invested by the
treasurer, J. Pierpont Morgan, in
second, third and fourth Liberty
bonds.
The pension grants in force at the
end of the fiscal year covered the
first annual report amount to $275,-
46s. Mcneil Sayre, secretary and
manager of the fund, points out in
his report that the assessments paid
into the fund during the first two
years were $50 of all possible pay
ments. This, he says, is probably UNI
precedented in pension experience
in a system where there is no legal
compulsion to pay the assessments.
The original subscription of $8,-
$4,000 has been paid in to the ex-
tent Of $6,414, 209. The balance falls
due up to 1922. With the assess
ments the total resources of the
fund actually on hand amount to
$8,444,l81.
Three million dollars have been
set aside to- effect mergers with
other church relief funds in order
to centralize this work and elm
mate further demands upon the
church for relief for clergymen and
their families.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-05-12
Brief City News
Lighting Fixtures--Burgess-G randen Co
Have Root Print lt--Beacon Press.
BURGLARY Ins.-Wheeler & Welpton

Have Root Print lt--Beacon Press.
Burglary Ins.-Wheeler & Welpton
Leaves on Buying Trip.-H. G,
Lamond, has gone to New York
City on buying trip.
Wyoming Postmaster Here-sher-
man Garfield, postmaster of Sheri-
dan. Wyo., is visiting old friends in
Omaha.
Buyer Is In New York;. e,
Stanfield. furnishing goods buyer
for Browning King & Co.. is in
New York. on buying trip.
Graders to Begin Work.-The four
road graders operated by the county
are scheduled to begin work on the
roads next Monday if the weather
permits.
Improvement Club to Mcet-The
New Omaha Improvement club will
meet Tuesday, May 10. at p. m, at
2219 Military avenue. Important
business will be brought before the
club.
DR.. F. w. Lake has returned from
military service and resumed the
practice of medicine, with offices at
619-622 City National Bank building,
Phone: Douglas $50: residence,
blackstone hotel.
Charges Cruelty-Lottie Roster
for a divorce from Courtney Roster
and the restoration of her maiden
name, Greenway. She charges him
with nonsupport and cruelty. They
were married in Council Bluffs In
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-05-12

observed in these plants were train
ed matrons, medical attendants, well
fare workers, rest rooms, cafeteria,
sun room. with sewing machine,
manicurists, and other special en-
ployes for lettering working condi-
tons.
81 was surprised" wrote Mrs.
FOWL, ito find an artist in her pro-
fession, who devotes all her time to
mapicuring (this for sanitary rea-
sons) for all the women who handle
the food products in the plant. This
is free to the women workers, and
surely stimulates personal hygiene.
This is quite remarkable in a pack
ing house.
Heard Workman Sing.
"In passing" she added, Il heard
a workman singing. told him that
sounded good to me and made me
happy, too"
Mrs. FOWL noted that good soup
is served in one of the plants at 3
cents per bowl, and that meat, pea
nut butter or cheese sandwiches are
3 cents each. Meat and potatoes ara
served for 5 cents plate.
Another extract of the report
reads: Reached packing
plant about 9 o'clock a. m, and
stayed until o'clock p. m, stopping
just long enough for lunch"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-05-12
Prominent Fremont Woman
Dies After Long Illness

Fremont, Neb., May l1.-(Spe-
cial.)-Miss Margaret Dodge
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
F. Dodge. prominent Fremonters
died at the home of her parents
here. Miss Dodge had been i'll for
several months. Last December
she was forced to give up her studies
at the state university and return
home. She was 20 years of age, is
graduate of Fremont high school
and was junior in the state uni
versity. She was a member OF the
Kappa Alpha Theta sorority.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-05-12
No Reply Received From
Russia on Relief PROPOSAL

Paris, May l1.-Dr. Fndtjof Nan
sen, head of the commission to
feed Russia. has returned to Chris
tiana without receiving a reply from
the messenger sent to Nikolai
Lenine,~ the bolshevik premier at
Moscow, to communicate the en-
tente's plan for feeding Russia
through neutrals on condition that
the bolsheviki cease fighting.
The Russian commission in Paris
has sent to the entente powers and
the United States formal protest
against the plan, saying that it
would be recognitionSpf the right
of the bolsheviki to expend Russian
government funds.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-05-12
Stenographers' Union for
Sunday Fails to Materialize

The mass meeting called for yes
terday afternoon at Labor temple to
interest workers in Stenographers'
Typewriters', Bookkeepers' and As
sstants' union No 16,405 failed to
mass. Officers were on hand to
greet prospective members, but they
failed to arrive. Another meeting
will be held in the near future when
an effort will be made in some way
to interest the Office workers.
Already union No. 16,405 is one
of the strongest, if not the strong
est in the city. 1t has a member
ship of close to 1000. The plan is
to at least double this membership
before the Labor day parade next
fall.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-05-12
Mexicans Attack Italian.

Washington, May 1l.-Advices
reaching Washington today said
that -Sanilo Cirruti, member of
the Italian embassy staff here, was
attacked a few days ago by Mexi-
can bandits while making an iny
spection of the Tampico oil fields
for his government
Both the Italian government and
the American State department have
been notified of the attack and Of
fcials are being kept advised of the
situation. ..
On May 2, on the Panuco railway
line between Tampico and Topilas,
according to the advices, Signor
Cirruti was attacked by six armed
and mounted men. He. was robbed
of his money and two watches,
stripped of his clothing and left to
make his way back to Tampico.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-05-12
W. E. Sharp of Lincoln Is
Welded to Miss VaStine

Lincoln, May l1.-.(Special) wv.
E. Sharp, we'll known Lincoln fl
nancier and president of the Lincoln
Traction company, was welded to
Miss Lila Vastine yesterday after
noon. The wedding was quiet
affair. the ceremony being per-
formed at the home of Mr.. Sharp's
brother. F. J. Sharp in Lincoln with
only the immediate relatives of the
family present.
Mrs. Sharp was formerly from
Hastings, but has been in Lincoln
for some time. She had large bust
ness experience and for number
of years was cashier of the Beatrice
Creamery company. During the
past year she has been auditor Of
the big potash company of which
Mr.. Sharp was the president The
couple left last night for the east for
a short wedding trip.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-05-12
M'KELvIE MAKES
FULL REPORT OF
| APPROPRIATIONS
Legislature Passes Bills
Amounting to $15,929,492;
Increase Over Session Of
1917 About 4 Per Cent

Lincoln, May IL Especial -
That the people of the state may
know just where the increased ap-
preparations over the 1917 session
have been placed, Governor Nc
Kelvie has prepared statement
covering all appropriations, the
total amount for the session being
$15,92o, 492.4S as against $9Ao4, 1904
for the 1917 session. The last ses-
sion had deficiency to make I'D Of
the former administration of $5l3.-
277.03 as against deficiency made
up by the 1917 session of $33,779:32.
Taking all these into consideration
the increase made in appropriations
by the last session over the previous
session was only about per cent.
The statement of the governor is
as follows:
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-05-12
Packing House EmpIoye
Injured in Auto Accident

Nebraska City, Neb., May IL
Especial Telegram.) A packing
house employee, Jesse Cisco, was
quite badly injured when the Ford
roadster in which he and two conn.,
panions were riding ran into the
curbing at Twentieth street and First
avenue. The front axle of the car
collapsed and the car turned turtle.
Cisco was taken to the hospital
and his wounds dressed. His COM
panions escaped with slight bruises.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-05-12
Hold Annual Election.

Fremont, Neb., May 1l.-(Spe-
cial AT the annual luncheon OF
Lewis Clark chapter, D. A. r., Mrs.
Waldo Wintersteen was elected
regent, Mrs. r. G. Wright. vice re-
gent; Mrs. Irving McKennan, treas
urer, and Miss Sadie Irene Moore,
corresponding secretary. The chap
ter has raised $4l5 for Belgian re-
lief within the last year by collec-
tons made through boxes kept at
public places in the city.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-05-12
Russian Delegates Protest.

Paris, May 1.-THE Russian COM
mission in Paris has protested to
the entente powers against the un-
conditional recognition of Finland's
independence on the ground that
Russia's consent must be obtained
before Finland can be legally sep
arated from the Russian empire.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-05-12

of the army quartermaster depart
ment burned with an estimated loss
of 100000. Army property valued
at 100000 was endangered.
Among the heavy losers was Brig.
Gen. Howard Hicko commanding
the Arizona district, most of whose
belongings were stored in the build
ing,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-05-12
Warehouse Fire Destroys
Army Officers Keepsakes

Douglas, Ariz., May IL Many
thousands of dollars worth of per-
sonal belongings and irreplaceable
keepsakes Of officers stationed here
and of several who are with the
army in France were destroyed here
last night when the clothing store
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-05-12
Gomez Nominated.

Havana. May 11.-Jose Miguel
Gomez, former president of Cuba,
was nominated last night by the lib
eral assembly for the president. The
election takes place in 1920.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-05-12
Retired Admiral Dies.

Pacific Grover, Cal, May H.
ear\eAdmiral Chauncey Thomas, U.
S. N, retired, died here last night
after an extended illness. He was
90 years old.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-05-12

ing enumerated branches ..$5,4so,517
Covers Whole Amount.
This amount covers almost the
entire amount for the increased ap-
preparations during the session. The
difference between this amount and
the total increased appropriations
($465, 1878 gives the increased ap-
preparations for all other depart
ments of the state government, or
only per cent-(Total 1915, less
deficiencies and federal aid; educa-
ton and maintenance of state insti-
tutions).
About the only increase in the re-
ceipts from fees, cash funds and
special license taxes will be in the
automobile license fees. The regis
tration fee was raised from S. to
minimum of $40 and an additional
amount based on weight of car over
a ton. Three-fourths of this regis
tration fee comes into the state
funds, and the county treasurer re-
tains one-fourth.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-05-12

Practically the entire increased
appropriations for this session were
made for four departments Of effort:
First, to meet federal aid; second,
for educational institutions; third,
for the support of the states de-
pendents; and fourth, state capitol.
These are enumerated as follows.
{
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-05-12

Total NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 5,5Ug lsI
Against this amount should be fig
ured $66l 900 which was appropri-
ated blythe last legislature to meet
federal aid, thus leaving total in
crease for this purpose of $2,64S,lS7.
For education:
state University ...$ 2s1 900
state Normals .. 271,500
tutinns .,, 564,S3O
For state capitol ...... 1896, 008
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-05-12
Covers Whole Amount.

Total increase for the forego-
ing enumerated branches ..$5,49O
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-10-10

able to keep the entire spoils for him
self and deprive Columbus of his
share. When the latter learned of
this, it nearly broke his heart and he
determined to leave Portugal forever.
King Johns fleet put out to sea and
very soon encountered a great storm
and had to put back. The sailors
hunted up Columbus and abused him,
heaping all sorts of epithets on him
for his crazy IDEAS" His wife in the
meantime died and taking his little
boy Diego, he set out to try what he
could do in Spain.
Finds A Friend
Mentally weary and almost starved,
he wandered to a convent near Palos
where he begged food for the child.
Friar Juan Perez was it's head. This
was in 1884. The friar on hearing
Columbus talk took a liking to the
mar and invited some of the most
learned men of Palos to visit "the mar
with one idea" Columbus in his youth
had been a handsome man but he had
aged as the result of his failures for
no man has ever shown more persist
enee in his theories. The wise men of
Palos disagreed with him. The Friar,
however, began to-feel that perhaps
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-10-10

Cathay. He tried to interest the King
of England, the King of Portugal, the
King of France and the King of Spain,
but each one refused. During all
these refusals his hair grew gray and
he seemed like an old man, but he
never gave up his one great idea. He
married Philippe Perestrelo, daugh
ter of the governor of Port Santa,
one of the Azores and went to live
with his father-in-law. While at the
government house he had access to
many charts which seemed to confirm
his theories and had some correspond
ence with an italian named T%oscanelli,
who was of the same belief. After the
death of his father-in-law, he went to
Portugal and tried to get King John
TO help him but the latter refused.
Then for seventeen years he labored
to get people to believe in his theories
and came to the verge of starvation.
eking out a bare subsistence by draw
ing maps and charts.
King John was a sort of politician
and after he had secured all the in
formation from Columbus he fitted out
a feet of his own who were to sail
according to the charts of Columbus
and if they succeeded he would be
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-10-10

reached there by crossing the desert.
This discouraged the boy for he hoped
to reach it by sea. Then Prince Henry
the son Of the king of Portugal de-
clared that he thought it might be
reached by sailing around Africa and
the Indies as India was then called, but
Prince Henry's sailors failed.
Columbus kept on studying plans
and maps to reach this promised land.
While at school he had read of a
Greek named Pythagoras who said
that "the earth was shaped like an
orange" As he grew older he came
to the conclusion that if the old Greek
was correct in his theory that Cathay
might be reached by sailing west from
Italy or Spain.
BY this time Columbus had reached
the age of thirty, and was known in
Genoa as a fine seaman. He still clung
to the idea that the earth was round
and after a time people began to think
he was insane and when he went on
the streets boys called him "crazy eX-
plorer."
Royalty Turns Him Down
His one desire now was to get the
backing of some European ruler, who
would fit him out for the trip to
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-10-10

celebrated is the General Sherman
tree, which has been called "the old
est living thing" This is in the Giant
Forest. 1t is 279 feet high. Closely
following it comes the Abraham
Lincoln, 270 feet high, and the Will
liam Mckinley. 291 feet high. The
diameter of the last tree is. however,
less than that of the General Sherman.
In the Muir Grove the largest tree is
the Dalton, 292 feet high. The Gar
field Grove contains the California,
$50 feet high. None of these have the
thirty-six feet diameter of the Gen.
eral Sherman.
Nucleus OF Roosevelt Park
This park will form the nucleus of
the proposed Roosevelt National Park.
1t is entirely different from the new
addition which is largely a mountain
top country. The Eastern boundary
extends about seventy miles and is
composed of the very crest of the
highest of the Sierras. Mi. Whitney
is 14,501 feet and others approximate.
There are wonderful lakes in the new
area, innumerable streams, and the
large Kern and Kings Rivers, which
form canyons that are second only to
those of the Yosemite.
Secretary Lane Enthusiastic
Secretary Lane says: sit has been
in mind a long while that this Sc
quota Park should be extended. This
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-10-10

tains and both to California, excepting
a few groves of redwood which ex-
tend into Oregon.
Centuries Old When Columbus Sailed
1t is not easy to cou for the
colossal size of the sequoias. The
largest are about 800 feet high and
80 feet in diameter. Who of all
the jewellers of the plains and prairies
and fertile home forests of round
headed oak and maple, hickory and
elm, ever dreamed that earth could
bear such growths, trees thai the ia
miliar pines and frs seem to know
nothing about-lonely, silent. serene,
with a ~physiognomy almost Godlike;
and so old. thousands of them still
living had already counted their years
by tens of centuries when Columbus
set sail from Spain and were in the
vigor of youth or middle age when
the star led the Chaldean sages to
the infant Saviour's cradle. Al far as
man is concerned they are the same,
yesterday, today, and forever emblems
of permanenee."
Giant Trees
These trees are in twelve groves
scattered throughout the park and be-
tween them are open glades carpeted
with wild flowers. Among the sequoia
trees of all sizes, twelve thousand of
them have attained great size and are
owe ten feet in diameter. The most
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-10-10

usual size and majesty. Lofty peaks
aoound. Interesting volcanic phe-
nomena add to its picturesqueness and
scientific significance. l know of no
country of similar magnifcence whose
Businesses can be penetrated and en-
Joyed with similar comfort because
Of the practical absence of rain during
the summer months. Few trail travel
ers carry tents"
Ideal For Camper
AS a rule one summer spent in This
locality is the precursor of manv and
intrepid mountain climbers and other
adventurous spirits have spent sum.
mer after summer travelling over &C
cessible trails or on unfreouented
paths where piled-up rocks at inter.
walls Indicate the way. The Kings
ftlver Canyon may-serve either as tbe
scene or a summer outing or as a start.
ing point for innumerable trips. II
Is unequalled for quiet camnine
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-10-10
Proposed Park Has Wonderful Mountain Scenery and Con
tains the Worlds Biggest Trees-Trees Which We're
Centuries Old henC Columbus DiscOveredAmerica

Of the most beautiful in America,
Astounding in splendid streams, strik-
ing ridges, flower bestrewn meadows
and as the summers are practically
~rainless an ever increasing number Of
adventurous Nature lovers penetrate
into the Businesses of this region.
The Sequoia National Park is a
big tree park in every sense of the
word. The pines, frs and cedars are
the largest of their kinds and there
are more than a million of big trees
known as Sequoia Westinghouse.
Writing of these trees John Muir says,
THE Sequoia Gigantea is Natures
forest masterpiece, and. so far as I
know the greatest Of living things.
1t belongs to an ancient stock. as it's
remains in old rocks show, and has a
strange air of other days about it, a
thoroughbred look inherited from the
long ago-the auld lang syne of trees.
Once the genus was common, and
with many species fourished in the
now desolate Arctic regions. in the in
terror of North America, and in Eu-
rope, but. in long eventful wanderings
from climate to climate only two
species have survived the hardships
they had to encounter. the gigantea
and sempervirens. the former now re-
stricted to the western slopes of the
Sierra, the other to the Coast Noun