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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-05-21
OMAHA WOMAN
TRIES TO- KILL
SELF IN BLUFFS
Mrs. Olive Hubby Attempts
Suicide After Firing Shot
at Divorced Husband;
Mother to File Charges.

Mrs. Olive Spencer Hubby, pref
ty to-year-o1d Omaha woman, shot
at her husband, Harry Hubby, in
Council Bluffs at midnight last
night, and then, turning the gun on
herself, inflicted two serious
wounds in her breast. She is not
expected to live. Hubby escaped
unhurt.
Mrs. Hubby was taken to the
Jennie Edmunson hospital and at
tended by DR.. McCrae. She re-
fused to give any reason for her act.
According to Mrs. Sarah Spen-
GER, 2409 Capital avenue, the girls
mother, the Kubbys have been di-
vorced since March.
"My daughter left home at 9
o'clock Tuesday night, saying she
was going to a reception for SOL
diers in Council Bluffs" said Mrs.
Spencer. Il guess she took my re-
volver with her. She says she met
NuUDy dl lHC AdASC dilu CS66N u
him to come back to her, as she
could not live without him
"She says he refused togo back
to her, and that when he started to
walk away she drew a revolver from
her bosom and fired at him. With
out stopping to see whether or not
Me shot had struck, she turned the
gun. on herself and sent two bullets
into her breast
"I am going to file white slave
charges against Hubby" said Mrs
Spencer. AFTER he and my daugh-
ter were divorced he met her in De-
troit, Mich, and took her to Mis-,
souri, Valley, Ia, before she knew
they had been divorced. He told my
daughter that he had withdrawn the
petition when the divorce already
had been granted"
"Kubby struck my daughter in
the face when she accused him oi
causing her to violate the Mann
act" said the mother.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-05-21
Union Pacific Report y
Shows Income Decrease

New York, May D.-The annual
report of the Union Pacific railroad
system for 1918, issued today. shows
a total income of $47,104,10 in
cluding $38,4l6,111 rental received
from the United States railroad ad-
ministration. This is less by $S,426,-
032 than the income for 1918, when
the road was free from federal con-
troll.
Operating revenues increased 22.1
per cent, operating expenses in
creased 500 per cent and net in
come from operations increased 12.1
per cent.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-05-21
REPEAL OF
DRY LAW
URGED BY
PRESIDENT
Will Return Railways to Own
es;; Woman Suffrage
Issue Pushed to Front
in Congress.
Text Of presidents message Is on
pages four and FIVE.

Washington, May 20.-President
Wilson's cabled message outlining
legislation for the extra session oi
the new congress was read sep
arately in the senate and house to.
day by clerks, and arrangements
were made by congressional leaders
tor immediate consideration of the
vast legislative program, with the
equal suffrage resolution to come ut
tomorrow in the house.
Major recommendation of the
president were for early return tc
public ownership of railroads, tele
graphs and telephones, for repea
of wartime prohibition insofar az
applying to beer and wines, fol
women suffrage, retaliatory tariffs
protection of the dye stuff industry
and labor and employment mea
sures. The president announced
his intention to turn back the rail
roads at the end of the calendar
year.
Already Planned.
Republican leaders met the prest
dents proposals for early return O.
public utilities by statements thai
such legislation already was plan
ned. AS to the prohibition recon-
mendation both republican ane
democratic "dry" leaders joined il
vigorous statements dissenting from
the presidents suggestions and pre-
dieting that no beer and wine re
peal would be passed. Opinion ii
both senate and house as ascer
tanned by leaders was general tina
the ban of beer and wine would no
be lifted. -.~
Presentation of the president.
message-the first ever TRANSMITTED
to this country by cable was tn.
principal business of today's ses
sion. Neither the senate nor hous,
were in session much more than al
hour, the former adjourning unit
next Friday and the house until to
morrow. Before the president.
message was read the hous,
arranged to take up tomorrow tn.
woman suffrage resolution. After it.
adoption then adjournment is plan
ned. Senate leaders have promised
prompt action in the upper body
probably early next month.
Flood of Bills.
The flood of bills and resolution.
opened the senate today, Will,
Escores more, were thrown into tn,
house hopper, which yesterday re
ceived about 1900. The principa
measures in the senate asked fol
copies Of the peace treaty, for def
milton OF the American policy il
Russia, adoption of woman suffrage
establishment of federal bulge
system and repeal of the luxury ia,
and the daylight saving law. Al
were referred to committees, demo
cratic senator's objecting to all re
quests for immediate consideration
Republican plans for many inves
legations were launched in a reso
luton by Chairman Greene of tn,
Continued on Page Two, Column Two.)
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-05-21
Officers Arouse
Guests as Flames
Threaten Hotel

Fire of unknown origin at 2
o'clock this morning caused several
thousand dollars damage to the
Aetna hotel, l06 North Sixteenth
street.
Detectives Hegg~and Lundeen,
first to arrive on the scene after the
alarm was turned i'll, fought their
way among the smoke-filled rooms
of the hotel and reused the 90 guests
in the building. The fire was con-
fined TO the Fontenelle Printing
company, while smoke caused con
siderable damage in the hotel above.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-05-21
FRISCO PAPER STARTS
DELIVERY BY AIRPLANE.

San Francisco, May W.-What
was announced as a regular daily
airplane delivery of newspapers to
Richmond, Cal, across San Fran
cisco bay from this City, was in
augurated today by the San Fran
cisco Bulletin. 1t was declared this
was the first such service in this
country and that the service might
soon be extended, to other nearby
points.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-05-21
|SEAPLANE
ENTERS ON
LAS 7 LEG
|0F- FLIGHT
Commander of A. c. Read
Hopes to Reach Destination
Before Dark; No Report
From HaWker.

Ponta Delgada, May 20.-(By
the Associated Press. )-Lt. Com.
A. c. Read, in command of the
American seaplane NC-4, expects
to start for Lisbon at E o'clock to-
morrow morning. He hopes to
reach there before dark.
If all is we'll with the flight, an
overnight stop will be made at
Lisbon and the NC-4 will proceed
on the last lap of the transatlantic
journey for Plymouth, weather per
mitting. \
The NC-4 was overhauled here
here today and took on a full sup
ply of fuel.
NC-l Sinks Near Corvo.
The NC-1, which was in command
of Lieutenant Commander Bellingf,
sank off Corvo this afternoon after
the U. S. destroyer Fairfax was un-
able. to salvage it. The heavy seas
made towing impossible and the
destroyer stood by waiting for the
weather to moderate. But the body
Of the machine filled With water and
the wings were broken off. This
combined with the weight of the
engine caused the plane to settle
many fathoms deep.
Exceptionally bad = weather.
which was totally unexpected, was
the sole reason for the. failure OF
all three of the American navy's
seaplanes to fly from Trepassey,
! Newfoundland, to Ponta Delgada
on, scheduled time" said Com. John
H. Towers to the correspondent Of
| the Associated Press tonight.
The man Who commanded the
overseas flight in his flagship NC-3
and the members of his crew were
much refreshed tonight after having
regained sleep lost while bucking
the storm for Is hours and being
adrift 50 hours more, entirely out
of communication with the world.
Gave Up Hope.
Individuality" said Commander
Towers, "the members of the crew
of the NC-3 virtually gave up hope
Saturday night of being rescued,
but collectively they showed no
signs of fear and carried on until
they arrived in port here Monday
and heard the forts firing salvos in
welcome and witnessed the scenes
| of general jubilation over their
| escape from the sea.
Having run short of fuel and
encountered a heavy fog, the NC-3
came down at l O'Clock Saturday
afternoon in order that we might
| obtain our bearings. The plane
was damaged as it reached the
water and was unable again to rise
While we were drifting the 205
miles in the heavy storm the high
seas washed over or pounded the
| plane, and the boat began to leak.
So fast did the water enter the boat
that the members of the crew took
turns in~bailing the hull with a small
hand pump. while others stood on
the wings in order to keep the
! plane in\ balance.\ Meanwhile we
were steering landward
Communication Cut OF.
| "Th.t our radio was out of com,
mission was not known to the crew
Continued on Page Two, Column Four,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-05-21
Denmark's Help Sought
by Germany During War

Washington, May 2O.-Foreign
Minister Scavenius of Denmark, in
a speech, copy of which has been
received by the Danish legation
here, discloses for the first time, so
far as is known, that during the
war Germany approached Denmark
with a proposal to return the Dan
ish portions of Schleswig, contem-
plating at the same time the possi-
bility of support from Norway and
Sweden. Denmark. the foreign min
lister said, declined to have anything
ITO do with the proposal
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-05-21
Wilson's Move No Surprise
To Anti-Saloon League;
Liquor Forces Jubilant
Plan to Have Churches
Hold Mass Meetings in
Protest Against Repeal
of Prohibition.

New York, May 20.-The Anti
Saloon league was mot much sur
prised" at President Wilson's
recommendation to congress thai
the wartime prohibition law be re-
pealed, William Fl. Anderson, su-
perintendent of the New York state
branch, declared in a statement is
sued here tonight.
"The vets were unable to keep
from telling, after the return OF
Samuel Gompers, that some assur-
ance had been given" Mr.. Ander-
sons statement said.
1--WE shall be very much surprised
if the republican party permits the
president to put it in the hole on
this question"
Plan Mass Meetings.
Plans of the league to have church
congregations throughout the coun-
try adopt resolutions June 8, calling
on congress to pass adequate" en-
forcement laws for both the war
time and permanent prohibition acts
will be modified, he said, so as to
make all of the meetings monster
mass meetings to protest against the
repeal" -
The Association Opposed to Ma
tional Prohibition was neither sur
prised nor over-jubiliant \over the
presidents recommendation" it de-
clared in a statement, explaining
that it had received "advices from
Paris" two weeks ago that the pres
ident contemplated such action.
Chairman Hinshaw Protests.
Chicago, May 20.-Virgil G. Hin.
shaw, chairman of the prohibition
party's national committee, in q
statement tonight condemned the
proposal to congress in Presiden
Wilson's message today to remove
the July ban on light wines ant
beer. His statement concluded with
the words that every patriot shoulc
see to it that congress represents
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-05-21
IQki6E IQRiGE1
x/R E EZ Y
BITS OF NEWS
INVISIBLE INK, USED IN
BIBLES BY HUN SPIES.

New York, May 20.-Messages
written in invisible ink on the blank
back pages of Bible was one way
in which the German spy system
IN this country endeavored during
the war to communicate secretly
with the German imperial govern
ment, Madame Marie de Victorica,
who has admitted she was Hun
agent in America, testified here to-
day in the trial of Willard ]. Robin
son, charged with treason.
Called by the government in its
effort to prove that Robinson went
to Holland to carry information to
the German consul there on behalf
Of German agents here, Madame
Victorica testified she was intro
duced to Robinson by Jeremiah A..
O'Leary, that Robinson consented
to carry her messages to Germany,
and that she gave to Robinson BIZ
BILE containing secretly inscribed
messages which she said were in
code, and which were developed
with the aid of iodine tablets.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-05-21
Death of Williams Boy
Accidental. Saws Jury

A coroner's Jury Tuesday decided
that John Williams IA years old.
killed Sunday night at Thirty-third
and Cunning streets by an automo-
bile driven by Harry Heyman, 1880
California street met his death &C
cidentally.
The funeral of Williams will be
held at 9 o'clock this morning at
St. Cecelia's cathedral.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-05-21
Dutch Government Grants
Larue Credit to France

Paris, May 20.-The Dutch gov
ernment, according to dispatch
from the Hague, in order to coop
crate in the reconstruction of north-
ern France, has submitted to the
state council a measure granting
France a credit of 25,0O0000 forms
for five years. France will spend
the money in Holland for supplies
of various. kinds.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-05-21
DECLARE EMBARGO ON
EXPRESS IMPROVEMENTS.

Detroit, May M-An embargo on
all express Improvements destined
for Detroit was declared by the
railroad administration today owing
to strike of 900 truck drivers and
freight handlers employed here by
the American Railway Express
company, according to advices re-
eeived from headquarters at Wash
ington.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-05-21
German Peoples Party
Faithful to Emperor

Berne, Switzerland, May 20
"Our party always has been and al
ways will be faithful to the emper-
Or" declared DR.. Kalle, president
of the German peoples party, for
merly the national liberal party, at
meeting of 200 leaders at Jena,
according to the Munich Post
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-05-21
MAYOR URGES CLOSING
SHINE PARLORS SUNDAYS.

Mayor Smith submitted to the city
council a proposed ordinance to
close shoe shining parlors on Sun
days, this measure to repeal-an )ex-
is'i-g ordinance which closes these
places after l p. m. on Sundays.
The ordinance was presented in
compliance with petition from EN-
ployes of the parlors. -
The city council committee of
the whole will discuss the matter on
next Monday morning.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-05-21
Three Killed, Four Hurt,
in Elevator Explosion

Milwaukee, May 20.-Three men
were killed and-four injured in an
explosion which wrecked the in
terror of the Smith-Perry elevator
today. Fire following the blast
caused an estimated loss of 100000.
Officials of the firm are unable to
account for the explosion
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-05-21
YOUNG WOMAN CLERK
DISARMS BANK ROBBER.

Toronto, Ont, May 20-ln a re-
volver duel with two bank robbers
today at Agjncourt. village IL
miles eaSt Of here, K. N. Lang,
cashier of the local branch of the
Bank of Nova Scotia, was severely
wounded and one of the robbers
was shot through the head.
Miss Chapman, young woman
clerk in the bank. grappled with the
,inwounded robber after he had
shot the cashier and disarmed him,
but the man broke away from her
and escaped.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-05-21
GOVERNORS CHAIR VACANT
BUT BUSINESS MOVES ON.

Lincoln, May 26.-The state of
Nebraska is worrying along just
now with no one holding down the
governors job at the capitol. In the
absence of Governor McKelvie, the
reiris of authority are in Lieutenant
Governor Barrows' hands, but he is
attending the Grand Army state en-
campment in York.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-05-21
AERIAL FREIGHT LINE
TO CUBA INSTITUTED.

Key West, Fla, May 28-Aerial
freight service between the United
States and Cuba was instituted to-
day by John Green and Augustin
Parla, aviators. Regular trips are
planned by the aviators, using an
American built seaplane.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-05-21

the people at this time on the liquor
question and not the ideas even of
a great chief executive when his
ideas are not in harmony with as
many as one-third of the people"
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-02-19

seph's auditorium one evening last
week, was very pleasing to those at
| tending.
Mr.. and Mrs., Ward Kepple are
spending some time at the home OF
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. q. T. Dun
ham.
Mrs. B. H. Cutler has been i'll and
unable to attend to her duties at school
the past week. Mrs. I. P. Pounds has
been substituting for her.
Lee Edwards has been i'll with the
|fiu and unable to be at the post office
for over week. Mr.. McCeary has
been helping in his place.
Miss Marie Brace was home from
Waterloo to spend the week last week.
l.. K Moore, president of the Dun
lap State bank, spent several days the
first of the week in Chicago.
On Saturday the Red Cross finished
the collecting of old clothes for civil
ian relief and much wonderful work
has been done along this line and it is
surprising the amount of good material
received.
Fifteen girls of the Daughters of Isa-
belle gave a valentine dance at st. Jo-
sephs "Wednesday evening and an un.
usually good time was reported by
those invited. The girls served very
dainty lunch and the hall was beauti-
fully decorated and the music fine. In
fact when these girls start out with
of this kind nothing but the
best is done for their guests. a.
The death of Johanna Berger oc-
Cured on Wednesday at the family
home in the east part of town, the fun
eral being held from the Lutheran
church on Saturday afternoon, Rev,
Leupke having charge. Johanna was
about twenty years of age at the time
OF her death and had been a great suf-
ferer from heart trouble all her life.
Her father died only a few weeks ogo
as the result of an accident received
on the railroad Christmas morning.
She is survived by her mother and
several brothers and sisters
Mrs. ). T. Slattery is enjoying Wis
1t from her sister from Danbury.
6 Clarence Colburn, who has been en-
joying fifteen day furlough, left for
Camp Dodge the first Of the week.
Many affairs have been held in his
honor while he was here @@@
& The special meetings at the Congre-
yational church closed Sunday eve
ming with a large number in attend
ance. Prof Breaw, who has been con-
Quoting the music, left for Chicago on
... =.
Mrs. Georgia Liscomb has rented
he H. Hanson house and will move
into it at once. She has rented her
arm for the coming year to Mr.. and
Mrs. John Larson. ra
The wedding of Leslie Helm and
Miss l.. Wiley, of Dow City, last week
which occurred at Denison before a
'ew invited friends was a great sur
Prise to Leslie's many friends here
Mr.. and Mrs. Helm were in town a few
lays the pastFweek, guests at the home
If his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w Helm
eaving Saturday night for Dow City.
They will make their home thekcoming
year on farm of the groom's south of
own. hsl Et3
Mrs. ]. Burke, received word this
week that her brother, Jim, had ar
rived at Camp Dodge from overseas,
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-02-19

the father is more than anxious for the
return of the unit. --,.
Miss Kate Tierney is spending va
cation Of two months with relatives in
Oklahoma. Miss Bertha Bolte is TAX
ing her place in the Nordaker store.
The Industrial club was entertained
lat the home of Mrs. J. j. Moorhead on
Friday Of last week and although the
weather was very stormy most Of the
members were courageous enough to
attend and all report pleasant time.
Mrs. A. e. Smith has been slightly
indisposed the past week with a bad
cold, but is convalescing now.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Morse are still
in Omaha with their youngest son who
is in hospital there after slight op-
Grafton.
Robson Moore, the oldest son of
Mr.. and Mrs. A. P. Moore, has been
having the tue the past week, but in
very light form.
DR.. G. l.. 'Boies is pleasantly locat-
ed in the rooms over the P. F. Barrett
Furniture store for the practice of
dentistry. He expects to move onto
his farm in the spring to live and will
drive his car back and forth.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-02-19

and great is the rejoicing in the Du.
gan family He is expected home soon.
Word was received last week of the
death of Howard Gilchrest in Nebras-
ka. Howard was a Dunlap boy long
ago and has many friends here who
are grieved to learn Of his death. He
lived on a farm in Nebraska.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cullivan entertained
several guests from Missouri Valley
last Wednesday evening, they coming
for the purpose of attending the dance.
Mr.. and Mrs. WHEREBY and family
are here visiting at the home of Frank
and J. w. Smith. also T. Gunigals.
They expect to make their home on a
farm near here the coming year.
The Farm home and Service day
held at the library last Monday was
we'll attended by the men and many
quest ions of importance to them were
discussed and at all times great deal
of interest was displayed. The assem-.
bly, room was filled. ..,
The Woman's club met in regular
session on Monday afternoon in the
rest room OF the library, giving up,
their regular meeting place to the
men. Questions pertaining to clean
up campaign, also the taking up OF
some matters with the city council
were discussed and a committee ap-
pointed to take action on same. NO
report has been given on the garden
work but the committee has since in
terviewed the superintendent of the
schools. Names drawn for refresh.
ments for social meetings were Mes
danes Lee Edwards, J. J. Moorhead
and G. L. Mccullough. The program
will be given by the conservation de-
partment which is under the chairman
ship of Mrs. Tinker.
Mr. and Mrs. NJ. B. Bailey spent a
day in Dow City the past week at the
home of their daughter, Mrs. Frank
Howorth. '... -.
Mr.. Hopkins, the telephone man,
spent the week end in Woodbine. 1
Mr.. Hetrick, the Bankers Life In
sllrance man, was in town several days
last week. He has son who is to
arrive with Unit X in short time and
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-02-19
WEED SEEDS ARE SELLING HIGH

Very complete collections of weed
seed can be secured this season at
bargain prices. Fifty thousand weed
seed, representing from twenty to fifty
different kinds and including the
worst weeds we have, can be secured
at from 1g to 20 cents pound. The
seed is usually sold as "clover and
timothy mixture" and some low grade
timothy and a little clover is usually
mixed in with weed seed and trash.
With good clover seed selling at
from $25 to $50 bushel, it is quite
temptation to try one of the mixtures
offered by some seedsmen at what ap-
pears to be low prices. AS a matter
of fact, however, the clover and tim
othy bought in mixtures usually costs
considerably more than il each was
bought alone, while the weed seed,
which are nearly always present in
large numbers, make the seed entire
ly unfit for use. Glover and timothy
which is usually included in these
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-02-19

came home Saturday on furlough.
The Missionary society of the Pres
byterian church met Thursday after
noon at the home of Mrs. Parker, this
being the yearly meeting of the soci-
ETY.. s.
Rev. w. H. Parker went to Council
Bluffs Monday morning.
Mrs. w. E. Saiter entertained her
Sunday school class at party Satur-
day evening. A large crowd was pres
emit. Games were played and dainty
luncheon was served "a" a.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-02-19

K,dney disease is no respecter OF per-
Asans majority lot the ills affecting
gSSople today lean be traced back to
kidney trouble.
Il The kidneys are the most important
nreans Of the body. They are the
Hiterers. the purifiers, of your blood.
kidney, disease is usually indicated by
AsHearineas. eepisssness. nerNousn less.
5H1s nairliiIi loins and lower abdomen,
rssli stones, gravel rheumatism, sciatica
md lumbago.
III sA1I these arrangements are natures
Y efrnals to warn you that the kidneys
.,iad help You should use GOLD
MODAL Haarlem Oil Capsules imme-