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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-09-11
Stowaway Back
With War Cross
and Battle Scar

New York, Sept. 10.-Although
he left this country stowaway
concealed in a barracks bag
dragged aboard a transport by
sympathetic soldiers nearly two
years ago, Maurice Bailey, 16
years old, of Jackson, Me-, landed
from the transport Northern Pa
cihc Wednesday the hero of one
of the most interesting episodes
of the world war.
An ugly scar over his right eye
is his only service record because
he was never officially recorded a
member of the American Expedi-
tionary Forces, but a French war
cross pinned on his tunic bears
silent testimony of his heroism
on that autumnal day in 1918
when he crawled over she'll
torn field in the Toul sector and
rescued a colonel and two majors
of the Twenty-sixth division, who
were lying wounded in No Mans
Land.
His brother. Alfred who en-
listed in the 103d infantry, and
his father, Victor, a sergeant in
the 18TH infantry, whom he fol-
lowed to France, were among
that immortal army of Americans
destined never to return. Against
the advice and pleadings of his
father and brother, Maurice de-
cided to do his bit" by going to
France. He followed the colors
of his brothers regiment until
the war was over.
While carrying chocolate,
cigarets and water from a Y. M.
c. A. canteen to the men at the
front in the Chateau Thierry
operations in July, 1918, Maurice
was struck by piece of shrapnel.
Two months later he rejoined the
company, which was then about
20 miles from Toul. 1t was there
that he won his decoration.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-09-11
BORAH MAY SPEAK
AT NOON MEETING
OF BUSINESS MEN
Expect Large \Out-of- Town
Attendance at Night
Address.

An effort is being made to prevail
upon Senator William E. Borah,
who will speak in the city Audito-
rum Friday evening, to arrive here
in time for MONDAY meeting at the
Chamber of Commerce.
E. A. Benson, president of the
Omaha branch of the League for the
Preservation of American Independ-
ence, expects to receive a message
from the senator today.
Interest in the address on the
league of nations, to be given here
by the distinguished Idaho senator,
has become so general that the COM
mittee in charge urges attendants to
be in their seats early Friday even
ing if they would not be disappoint-
ed. The out-of-town attendance will
be large.
Officers of League.
Officers of the league, besides Mr..
Benson, are J. H. Millard, D. M.
Vinsonhaler, c. G. Cunningham, C.
F. McGraw, Luther Drake and
Thomas Lynch. Senator Borah will
appear under the auspices of this Or
ganization.
Mr.. Benson will preside at the
meeting and introduce the speak
er. There will be no long intro
duction," said Mr.. Benson. "A man
like Senator Borah doesn't need it.
| shall introduce him in one sem
tence and let him do all the speak
ing"
There will be splendid music and
plenty of it by the Omaha Musi-
clans union band.
Few Reserved Seats.
Mr.. Benson is receiving many tele-
phone calls and kilograms from out
of-town residents who wish stage
reservations. The only reserved
seats will be those on the stage and
front rows. of the main floor. the lat
ter for members of the Grand Army
of the Republic and the American
Legion and their families.
No admission charge will be made
at the Omaha meeting. Box seats
at the Chicago Auditorium, where
the senator spoke last night sold
for SIS each, which money will be
applied toward the senator's travel
ing expenses
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-09-11
Police Chief Locked Out
of Wilson Meeting by
S0licit0us Bismarckians
Wilson Defines Ten Fundamental Principles in Peace
Treaty on Which He Is Asking its Acceptance by
United States; Gives Out Points to Newspaper
Correspondents on Board the Special Train.

on which he is asking its acceptance
by the United States.
The points in which he epitomized
the treaty provisions are as follows:
|. The destruction of autocratic
power as an instrument of interna-
tional control, admitting only self
governing nations to the league.
2. The substitution of publicity
discussion and arbitration for the
boycott, rather than arms.
8. Placing the peace of the world
under constant international over
sight in recognition of the princi-
pie that..,the peace Of the world
is the legitimate Immediate interest
of every state.
4. Disarmament
S. The liberation of oppressed
peoples.
s. The discontinuance of annexa-
ton and the substitution of trustee
ship with responsibility to the opin-
ion of mankind.
7. The invalidation of all secret
treaties.
8. The protection Of dependent
peoples.
9. High standards of labor under
international sanction.
10. The international co-ordina-
tion of human reform and regula-
ton.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-09-11
HAND OUT LIQUOR
FROM JAIL WINDOW.

Nebraska City, Neb., Sept. 10
Especial Telegram 1.-TWO returned
soldiers and . companion were ar
rested here by the sheriff, charged
with illegal possession Of intoxicat-
ing liquor, which is alleged to be
part of the stock confiscated and
stored in the county Jail. The sher-
iff alleges that Roy Sexton and Lee
Abernathy, held on a charge of auto
mobile stealing, have confessed that
they passed the liquor through the
window of the Jail to Jace Baker,
Frank Stuart and Joseph Gaskill,
and their arrest followed.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-09-11
WOMEN CONSUME
MORE CIGARETS.

Washington, Sept. 10.-Fewer CT
gars and less chewing and smoking
tobacco were used in the fiscal
year 1919 than in any of the last
seven years, internal revenue statis-
tics just issued by thsNtreasury de-
partment show. Cigarets. how
ever, show rapidly increasing
use, this years consumption on
which taxes have been paid being
more than two and one half times
larger than in 1918.
One reason conjectured for the
increased consumption of cigaretts
is the increase of smoking among
women. The official report, how
ever. does not touch upon that.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-09-11

On Board the Presidents Spe-
cial Train, Sept. l0.-(By The AS
sociated Press.)-To a crowd which
surrounded his private car today at
Mandan, N. D., President Wilson
declared a week of travelling the
heart of the country had convinced
him that the nation stands together
for an international guarantee OF
peace.
At Bismarck today, Mr.. Wilson
spoke in the city auditorium, the
smallest hall in which he has ap-
peared during his trip. 1t holds
about l,s00 people and was filled.
So solicitous were the local Off
cials to guard against the over
crowding and confusion that once
the president was inside they lock-
ed the doors and refused to open
them for any purpose whatever until
the address was over. AS a result
chief of police of Bismarck, Ed
mund w. Sterling, and the chair
man of the local committee on ar
rangements were among those alb
sent from the meeting.
Wilson's Ten Points.
Ten points in the peace treaty
were defined by President Wilson
tonight to newspaper correspond
ents as the fundamental principles
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-09-11
MILLION EGYPTIANS
FOUGHT FOR ALLIES.

Washington, Sept. l0.-Joseph w.
Folk, counsel for the Egyptian COM
mission in this country, presented to
the senate foreign relations commit
tee cablegram from Said Pasha
Zagioul, head of the Egyptian dele
CATION at Paris, supporting the state
ment made by Mr.. Folk in his ap-
pearance before the committee that
more than 100000 Egyptians
fought on the side of the allies. The
statement by Mr.. Folk was denied
recently by Ronald Lindsay, charge
d'affaires of the British embassy
here.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-09-11
WOOLWORTH TOWER
ATTRACTS MERCER.

New York, Sept. l0.-"What a
beautiful cathedral you have" ex-
claimed Cardinal Mercier gazing adj
mirably at the tall white spire loom
ing over Lower Manhattan as he
came up the bay. WheI. it was ex-
planned that what he saw was not a
church steeple but the tower OF the
Woolworth building the cardinal
was greatly disappointed.
His attention was then called to
the East river bridges, which inn
pressed him greatly by their delicate
beauty of outline. Then he was told
that there we:e several tunnels un-
dci the river in which hundreds OF
thousands travelled every day.
But why do people g., under the
river when they have sLcf beautiful
bridges that they can Cross he
asked.
Of the Statue of Liberty the car
dinal said
II dreamed of that so much. II
looks better than the pictures | have
seen and they, too, were beautiful
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-09-11
State Prohibition Case
Goes to Supreme Court

Lincoln, Sept. 10.-An appeal by
the secretary of state to the Ne
braska supreme court was taken
Wednesday from the recent decision
OF the Lancaster county district
court here holding that the action
of the state legislature in ratifying
the federal prohibition amendment
is not final until the question has
been submitted to the voters for
their approval or rejection. The
lower courts decision was given
short time ago, when it directed the
secretary of state to file petitions
for a referendum on the legislatures
ratification
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-09-11
NURSES TAG day
FINDS OMAHA IN
GENEROUS M0OD
Committee in Charge of Drive
Confident Over $4,000
Collected - Will Re-
port Today.

More than $l2,500 was collected
yesterday by the general committee
having charge of the drive for funds
for the Visiting Nurse association
of Omaha. Some funds had not
been turned in when the count was
made last night and the committee
in charge is confident the total will
exceed $4,000.
Mrs. T. L. Davis and her large
staff of volunteer workers started
out bright and early yesterday and
the responses they received made
their hearts thankful.
Remember Flu Epidemic.
There never has been such a gen
eral and generous expression of ap-
probation for this organization as
was manifested yesterday by men,
women and children of all ranks.
A workingman called at headquar-
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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-09-11

mality as if it had been a bill tc
carry on the routine work of the
government. There was larger
attendance on the floor than usual
however, indicating the interest OF
the forthcoming, battle.
On the heels of its presentation
Senator Kenyon, republican, Iowa
in whose state President Wilson
made an address in support of the
league covenant, LAUNCHED a bitter
attack upon it and declared the
covenant never could be adopted
as it now stands. The big crowd
in the galleries broke forth into ap-
plause as the Iowa senator conclud-
ed, one woman, standing up and
waving an umbrella in great ex-
element There were many refer
ences to the treaty in later debate
and tomorrow Senator Harding OF
Ohio, a republican member of the
foreign relations committee, will
speak against ratification.
As Amendments.
Two of the treaty amendments
promise to be the subject of pro-
longed debate, as they would award
Shantung province to China instead
of temporarily to Japan and would
provide that the United States have
a vote in the league assembly equal
to that of Great Britain.
Some indication of the majority
feeling on these points was given
by Senator Kenyon, who declared
that had the league covenant not
been interviewer with the treaty the
Shantung and voting clauses would
have been the only things standing
in the way Of speedy ratification.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-09-11
MRS. WILSON POPULAR
WITH CROWDS ENROUTE.

On Board President Wilson's
Special Train, Sept. l0.-A crowd
and band met the presidential train
at Dickinson and there were agar,
insistent calls for Mrs. Wilson.
"Mrs. Wilson is more bashful
than am," the president replied
However, I'll try"
Mrs. Wilson appeared and one
man called out to the president:
SMr. Wilson, let me shake hands
with Mrs. Wilson, my hair is more
sray than yours" Mrs. Wilson,
smiling, leaned over the rail and
shook hands.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-09-11

Washington, Sept. 1O-(By The
Associated Press - The German
peace treaty, with amendments and
its league of nations covenant, with
four reservations. was reported to
the senate today by the foreign re-
lations committee, majority OF
whose members opposed ratification
i'll the form submitted by President
Wilson.
Immediately after it was pre-
sented by Chairman Lodge, two
months to the day from the time
the president laid it before the sem
ate, Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska,
ranking democratic member of the
committee, announced the minority
report urging ratification without
amendment or reservations would
be filed tomorrow.
Fight Starts Monday.
The fight over ratification will be-
gin Monday, Chairman Lodge an
nouncing that the treaty would be
taken up then and kept continuously
before the senate. First will come
the effort to amend the treaty and
then the fight for reservations, mild
or strong. Leaders of the admin
istration forces continued to predict
today that the treaty, with the
league covenant, would be ratified
in its original form.
Republican leaders declared, how
ever, that if put to vote now the
league would be rejected by the
senate. Efforts to reach some
agreement on the question of res
ervations meanwhile are being made.
The formal report of the majority
was presented with as little for
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-09-11
REGAINS VOICE BY
CHOKING ON SILVER.

Sioux City, Sept. 10.-Swallowing
a small piece of toothpick was a
blessing in disguise for Donald Cul-
lings of Sioux City. The toothpick
lodged in Cuttings throat while he
was at dinner Tuesday night. He
coughed violently, choked and near
ly strangled before the bit of wood
was dislodged from his throat But
with its removal Cuttings voice, lost
after a gas attack during the St. Mi
hiel drive, had returned. Cuttings
was gassed at St. Mihiei September
Il, 1918. Since that time he had
been forced to speak only in husky
whisper.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-09-11
President Spent Money
Like Drunken Sailor, Says
Senator From Nebraska
Money Was Used in Europe in "Cavorting Around With
Representatives of Foreign Monarchies" and in
Carrying Encourage Of 1900, Besides Expensive
Chefs and Cooks, Norris Charges

Washington, Sept. l0.-During a
side debate on the league of nations
today Senator Norris, republican,
Nebraska, charged that President
Wilson spent money like drunken
sailor" in Europe and "cavorting
around with the representatives of
foreign monarchies"
In reply to question as to what
he would have done Senator Norris
replied:
Il would not have taken 1900 peo-
pie to advise NE unless | expected
to take their advice. I would not
have had ship go in advance of me
to receive me when | arrived. |
would not have taken the chefs and
cooks from the Biltmore hotel"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-09-11
Rabbi Fleishman Of
Omaha Licensed to
Wed Chicago Woman

According to dispatches from
Chicago, Rabbi Esau Flcishman is
licensed to wed Mrs. Fanny Perl
mutter of that city. Rabbi Fleish-
man left Omaha for Chicago Satur-
day night after spending the day
with his daughter, Ella, who re-
turned from overseas Saturday
morning.
While relatives here knew of the
acquaintanceship of Rabbi Fleish-
man and Mrs. Perlmutter, the news
of the intended wedding came as
a complete surprise.
Rabbi Fleishman's first wife died
more than a year ago. The rabbi
is 50 wears old,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-09-11

Assailing the administration for
not reducing the cost of living, Sen
ator Nerris charged that President
Wilson had failed to enforce the
law prohibiting boarding of food.
Nobody has been prosecuted un-
der these provisions which have
been in effect all during the war"
said Senator Norris. "We cannot
legislate wisdom into the minds of
the presidents appointees."
The administration" said he.
"hed back millions of pounds of
food while the people were suffer-
ing, preferring that the people
should suffer rather than break the
market"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-09-11
Farmers Organizations
DepreCate Prosecution

Chicago, Sept. 10. - Resolutions
deprecating criminal prosecutions
against farmers organizations and
declaring for collective bargaining
were adopted at a meeting of the
American Cooperative Institute
Wednesday. Farmers organizations
were urged to procure proper
amendments of the federal anti
trust act to give the farmer exemp-
ton from prosecution on matters
of cooperative business
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-09-11
. RIEF
-<RIGHT
- R EEZY
BITS OF NEWS
SLIPS INTO DEPTHS
OF MOUNT VESUVIUS.

Rome, Sept. lO.-While taking
moving pictures of Vesuvius, Baron
Parlsch, director general OF the
Myriam Films of Rome, slipped off
the edge of the crater and plunged
headlong into the depths. but struck
a protruberance where he clung to
some shrubbery. He was rescued by
means OF rope dropped to him.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-09-11
$2,750,000 Fur Sale.

St. Louis, Sept. 10.-More than
S2,750O0O of furs were sold at the
first session of the annual fall auc-I
ton at the annual fur exchange
here Wednesday.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-09-11
German Peace Treaty
Presented to Senate;
Fight Starts Monday
Immediately After its Presentation by Chairman
Lodge Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska Announced
Minority Report Urging Ratification Without
Amendment or Reservations Would Be Filed.

Washington, 10-(By The lmaly it had been bill
Pess) The German the
with amendments and There larger
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-13
Nelson Manufacturing Co.
 To Build Plant in City
Local Branch of Big Concern Be Erected Souhsde to Provide for Expansion of Business-Largest Man
 ufacturers of Plumbing Supplies in the Country

Through deal closed yesterday the N o. Nelson Manufacturing company ac- quired title to a lot fronting 100 feet or Avenue A between Twenty ty-second anc Twenty-third streets, and running back lS21a feet, upon which they will erect q two-story and basement brick building. fronting 50 feet on Avenue A and extend- ing back 1S21a feet
 They paid slS,OOO for the ground and the building will cost approximately $4o,0Oo It will have 24OO0 square feet Of floor space, allowing ample room for the constantly expanding business of this company.
 The N. O. Nelson Manufacturing com pany established it's local branch on the north side Of Avenue A between Twentieth and Twenty-first streets on January l. 1917, but this property having been bought by the -Handley Supply company who intend to occupy it at the expiration of the present lease, next October, the Nelson company was compelled to seek other quarters.
 Three officials of the Nelson company have been in Birmingham recently look ing over the situation and they foun conditions so encouraging that they de- termned to own their own local plant, for their southern business.
 President l.. D. Lawning was in Bir- mingham two or three days last week, Vice President A. B. Pierce was here about six weeks ago, and W. H. Baker, secretary and buyer was here two weeks
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-13
SOUTHERN bAPT|STS TObE INVITED HERE Local Delegation Prepared to Make Strong Fight for
 1920 Convention

The Southern Baptist convention will he held in Birmingham in 1919. if the efforts of the committee from the local pastors organization ares uccessful. pr. John R Hobbs, Rev. A. K. Wright and Rev. V. C. Kincaid are the mem l, bers of the committee. They will leave here this morning with Dr. Frank Will
 lis Barnett for the Southern Baptist convention now being held in Atlanta. An invitation will be extended the convention to elect mlngham as the meeting place for 1919.
 If the convention comes to Birminy- ham it is expected that giant tent will be erected in Woodrow Wilson park in which to house the conven- tion A large number of people al- ways attend the annual meetings and plans for entertaining them are al- ready being considered.
 The committee appeared before tho city commission yesterday morning. res questing that g tent be put up for the convention if it votes to comeh ere next year While the commission has not
 vet acted on the matter the comnis-
 | sioners have indicated that thee ity
 win erect the tent for the meetine
 and will do everything possible to sci l the convention to come to Birmingham
 | Members of the committee who vii
 ask that the Baptists come here for l the next session of the southern con yention yesterday stated that there < | ground to the belief that they will be
 successful on their mission. Many per
 ! son here, especially Baptists. are anx-
 Ans to have the convention here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-13
Kiwanis Meets Today

The last meeting of the <iwans clut before the meeting Of the International Kiwanis convention will be held this aft , ernoon at 1 o'clock in the ballroom ot the Tutwiler hotel at which time matters of importance pertaining to the conven- tion will be discussed
 Reports of various committees will be heard and plans for the entertainment ot the guests discussed
 Committee luncheons will be held each day this week at the TutwiIer and J Mercer Barnett, president of the local Indian aggregation, urges that every Xii wanian be on hand tocay to receive in- structions on the final arrangements for the convention, which promises to be one of the largest of it's kind ever held in Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-13

ago. Their investigation of local con- ditions and the very satisfactory growth of their business through the local office convinced them of the necessity of pro viding for the future expansion of their business in Birmingham. hence their de- termination to buy and own permanent home here.
 Work on the construction of the build ing will begin just as soon as necessary arrangements can be made and it vii: be rushed to completion in order that 1t may be ready for occupancy by Octo- Der 1.
 The N. O. Nelson Manufacturing com pany owns the Bessemer Soil Pipe com pany at Bessemer. plumbers enameling works at Noblesville, Ind, and brass works at Edwardsville. III. They make 80 per cent of all articles used by plumb CTS and are one of the largest concerns of the kind in the United States
 q have been in charge of the business here since. the first of January 19l7 :" said Manager Duff Green yesterday, and like Birmingham so well that I insisted that the office be retained here When the property we now occupy was sold the officers of my company considered removing the southern branch to Atlanta or Dallas, but I persuaded them to look over the situation here and when they came and saw they were convinced that Birmingham was the right place for us That's how much I think of Birmng ham,"
 The N O. Nelson Manufacturing com pany is the only manufacture of plumbers supplies that maintains an office in Bir-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-13
In the Courts

The preliminary hearing of Jessie Jack son, Tate Scott and Irwin Ridely, color ed, was held in Judge H. B. Abernathy's g second division of the municipal court yesterday. They were charged with bur glary and grand larceny It was al legged that they broke into a Central of Georgia railroad car and carried off 12O pounds of cheese, valued at $70; 50 pounds of butter, valued at 80. and five cartons of breakfast bacon, valued at B. They were bound over to the grand jury in the sum of $300 each.
 Carl Hayes, Tom Hayes and Otis Rob- erts appeared before Judge Abernathy on charge of burglary and grand lar ceny. Tom Hayes was bound over to the grand jury in three cases, his bond being fixed at $500 in each case
 Carl Hayes and Otis Roberts were dis missed.
 It is alleged that they broke into the homes of Mrs. Henry Brittle, H. M. Gass- man and w. c. Chatham and took valu- ables worth $200.