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Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-09
Want Stenographer
For Mayors Office;
Vera Finley Married

Wanted-A stenographer. Apply
at office of Mayor Smith.
Vera Finley, stenographer in the
Office of Mayor Smith, did not re-
port for work Monday. No word
was received from her until yester-
day, when a special delivery letter
was received, containing the keys
to the office and the following brief
explanation:
~ am married and am going to
Yellowstone park and Montana for
a month. I did not know this in
advance, or I certainly would have
given you some notice. I am enclos-
ing you the keys to the office"
Inquiry at the home of the for
mer Miss Finley, 4224 South Twen-
ty-third street, elected the infor-
nation from her mother that she
was married to Robert Brown of
Virginia, Neb., travelling salesman,
with headquarters at Lincoln, Neb.
Mrs. Finley explained that her
daughter had been keeping company
with Brown for four years, and that
she was married in Iowa last Sat-
urday, but did not know the name
of the town.
The marriage was a complete sur
prise in the mayors office. r
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-09
Telephone Company Unable
To Collect From Railroad

Lincoln, July7.-More evidence Of
the efficiency of the government ad-
ministration in handling public util-
tiles is given in a complaint sent to
the State Railway commission by the
telephone company at Seneca, which
discloses that the Burlington rail-
way company has not paid for its
telephone in the station there nor
can the telephone company get any
satisfaction from the agent or from
those in charge of things.
The complaint says that the Bur-
lington has a large number of mes
sages which it sends over the tele-
phone and for which there an ex-
change charge of 20 cents. The
company alleges that it is unable to
get its pay or any satisfaction when
appeaIis made for a settlement.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-09
VALUATIONS IN
NEBRASKA SHOW
GROWTH IN YEAR
Automobiles Double In Mum.
ber in Counties Where AS
SCISSORS Have Made Re-
turns to State.

Lincoln, July S.-(Special. .)-Ac-
cording to returns Of assessors OF
"a counties reporting on valuations,
there is an indication that the valu-
alton of the state maybe increased
instsad of diminished, as shown by
the first IA counties reporting.
Secretary Osborne of the State
Board of Equalization gives out the
following on the counties so far re-
ported:
Same counties in 1918, $107 ,687,-
S57. This year these counties show
valuation of $1l1,697,758, an in
crease of $4,009,90l. Douglas and
Lancaster are not included.
Automobiles in 1918 were num-
bered as 21,768, valued at 81 ,323,-
40e, while this year there are 33,489,
valued at $2,69l, ,352.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-09
Delay Start in Paving
HiuhWay Near Fremont

Fremont, Neb., July 8.-(Special.)
Work on the six-mile stretch oi
concrete paving between Fremon'
and Ames will be delayed another
month owing to the necessity of ad-
vertising for new bids. The County
Board Of Supervisors voted to re.
atdvertis. Bids submitted two weeks
ago owing to failure to con-
form to the specifications. At that
time the bid Of the Hugh Murphy
Construction company was the only
offer made.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-09
Appeals in Damage Cases
Must Be in District Court

Lincoln, Neb., July 8.-(Special.)
ION appeal by either party from
an award of the compensation COM
mission in cause arising under the
employers liability act, the district
court of the county where the em-
ploye could see the employer at the
time of the injury, is the proper
court to which the cause should be
submitted on appeal"
The state supreme court made
the ruling on a case appealed by the
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-09
Farmers in Autos Meet
Trains TO Get Harvest Hands

Benkelman. Neb., July 8.-(Spe-
cial Telegram.)-Eighty-two farm
ers with automobiles met west
bound trains today to secure har-
vest hands to take care of the enor-
nous wheat crop in the vicinity Of
Benkelman. Wheat will yield 20
to IS bushels per acre. Corn is ex-
cellent and most of the alfalfa has
been cut second time.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-09
Another Mercantile Concern

Another evidence of the tremen-
dous uplift Omaha is enjoying is the
large mercantile organization styled
the Allied Stores which is planning
to open IS retail stores in various
parts of Greater Omaha. John A.
'Farber, the general manager, says
that his representatives are meet
ing with kindly receptions by every
one
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-09
Moonlight Funeral Held.

Beatrice, Neb., July s-(Special:)
The bodies of Bud and Lewis
Schwartz, 8 and 10 years old, who
were drowned at Beloit, Kas., on
the Fourth of July while in bath
ing, were brought to Beatrice Sum-
day evening in an auto ambulance.
Moonlight funeral services were
held in Evergreen Home cemetery.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-09
Well Known Nebraska Man
4 Dies at Burlington, Colo

Wyoming, Neb., July 8-(Spe-
cial. l.)-Information reached here Of
the death at Burlington, Colo, of D.
c. West, one of the best known res
idents of southeastern Nebraska,
death being due to a stroke of ap-
loplexy. He was IS years of age
and has been in the grain business
here for many years.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-09
+ Grading Highway.

.Wahoo, Neb., July 8.-(Special.)
The grading gang at work on the
Cornhusker highway, a state and
federal-aid project, is progressing
nicely. More than four miles OF
this work has been completed and
the road graded so far is in a splen-
did condition.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-09
Lincoln Bureau of The Omaha Bee
P. A. Barrows. CORRESPONDENT

Globe Indemnity company in which
Gust Larsen had been awarded
compensation for injuries awarded
by the state compensation commits
sion which was sustained by the
Dodge county district court. The
supreme court reverses the district
court. VT.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-09
Collects Hail Insurance.

Stella, Neb., July 8.-(Special.)- -
Henry Schultz is the only farmer in
Nemaha county VINO has made a
claim for damage to his wheat under
the hail insurance law. Mr.. Schultz
had 20 acres of wheat destroyed by
hail and was paid $40 an acre for his
loss
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-09
Man Killed as Train 81
, Hits Car on Crossing

Fairbury,~Neb, July S.-(Special
Telegram. "A. K. Moles, a pioneer
Nebraskan living six miles from this
city, was almost instantly killed
about noon today when an automa-
bile in which he was driving was
struck by Rock Island train two
miles east Of Gladstone. His skull
was crushed. A sharp curve in the
road hides approaching trains and
it is believed that Mr.. Moles did not
see the train in time to avoid the
accident. Mr.. Moles is survived by
an aged mother, several brothers
and a sister living near Fairbury.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-09
Boy Has Guardian Appointed
So He Can Enlist In Army

Leo Farrell, 1S-year-old orphan of
Harvard, Neb., went to the expense
of So to employ a guardian so he
could enlist in the United States
army. The law requires that a
guardian be legally appointed to
swear to proper age before a minor
can enlist. Charles Leising, Of
Omaha was appointed guardian.
Farrell was ordered to San Antonio,
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-09
Farmers in Gage County
Report Big Wheat Crop

Beatrice, Neb., July 8.-(Special
Telegram "A number, of farmers
began threshing their wheat crop
today. In some fields the yield is
from IS to 20 bushels while in
others it is going rs and 80. County
Agent Rist places the average yield
in the county at about 20 bushels to
the acre. In some cases the Berry
is shrivled and the grain is testing
but So, while in others it tests 81
and 62 pounds to the bushel.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-08-07
Muslin Carniisoles

We are Offering very tempting bargains in
really very fine Muslin Camsolcs They arc
beautifully trimmed with fine lace, ribbon and
Lace straps, great yalues at soc. 75o and soc
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-08-07
SENATE FIRM ON
PACT RESERVATIONS

p Washington, Aug 7.-Senators ad
vocating reservations In the treaty o.
their adoption by the senate, but upon
their acceptance by Great Britain
France, Italy and Japan before the
senate ratifies the treaty. Senator
Lodge Of Massachusetts, chairman OF
the foreign relations committee, an
nounced in the senate this afternoon
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-08-07
PHYSICAL TRAINING IN The
SCHOOLS.

Some time ago the Free Trader
Journal referred to the desirability o.
something like Intelligent direction
of the physical exercises provided lat
nv the state law to be conducted IN
the public schools. The city schools,
doubtless like hundreds Of Others
have been complying with the ltt>et
of the law, but the work has been
done in a perfunctory manner, anu
as the opponents OF the bill urged
would be the case when ii was pre-
scented. probably as much harn a.
good has come from the law, Bus
whatever harm has resulted has come
because the training has not been IN
ligently directed, if directed at al
Tho work so far as any has been
done has been left to the regular
teachers, who have had no special in
struction along the lines referred to
and in many cases regard the whole
thing as fad not worthy OF Sc
rious consideration. Some OF the I
children may get some OF the rudl
ments Of correct living drilled mo
them at home, but the large majority
for whose benefit the law was pai-
ticularly passed get nothing whatever
of this except what they may get IN
the public schools.
The extremely poor, il not, indeed
diaeraceful, showing made when phy
ical examinations were made for the
army following the draft showed that
the United States are hardly up TO .
Furopean standards as a whole in tn
physical development OF the young
men. The time to begin this WORK
is when the younsster begins to go to
school. and then followed up By this
j, is not meant that the little tots
should be put through the vigorous
and strenuous setting up exercises
OF the army. or anything like them
But they should be taught when ever
so Young how to stand and breathe
properly, if nothing more. II is not
fair either to the pupil or the school,
10 leave everything along this line
to the high school, where it is the
first step in the military training as
now conducted there. We have all
seen the splendid results accom-
plished during the short time the hieh
school has taken the work up Sc
TiOusly, and quite as much OF an i'm
provement in the carriage and gen
eral physical betterment of the pri
mary grades is possible The work
however, must be done intelligenily
and by someone who is "on to the
job The board may not have sui
lcient money to have fun time
physical instructor, but surely par
time instructor could be secured, il I.
only to give some color to the claim
that the law is being complied with
and 70 teach the regular teachers as
TO what they ought to do to accom-
plish something.
With the little ones physical train /
ing can very easily be oyerdone, ana, /.
in fact, they are very likely to be only /.
too vigorous if left to their own in.
clinations, but the law contemplate |.
intelligent instruction along this as
other lines, and that is something the /
board should seriously consider
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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-08-07
On Eastern Irip.

Mr.. and Mrs. l.. M. Lucey left last
Saturday for New York where they
will remain for several weeks. MIR
Lucey is on his regular buying trim
and will visit all the big eastern mar.
kets.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-08-07
Notice.

Regular meeting Mystic Workers
Odd Fellows Hall, Friday evening
Aug. s,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-08-07
SPECIAL DANCE

At Starved Rock pavilion Thursday
evening, August 7. All are invited.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-30
TWO POLICE PLANES
FLY TO QUAKER CITY
Inspector Dwyer Takes Mayor
Hylan's Message.

Inspector John F. Dwyer carried
Mayor Hylan's greeting to Phila delphia
yesterday by air. riding In one OF the
two police planes that initiated police
aviation work. and was set down in the
Quaker City two hours and a half after
the start from Sheepshead Bay. The
plane was piloted by Lieut.. A. L. Allen
Owing to a shortage of gasolene a
descent was made at Princeton, n. j.,
after which the trip was continued with
out incident.
Lieut.. Joseph Bennett, carrying Major
Dinshaw p. Ghadalia, in charge of the
police flight school. made the run down
in good time, but was unable to locate
Belmont Plateau, where the first plane
landed, and came down at Bustleton.
Later he went up again. having
received the proper direction to the
landing. but seeing the first plane had
made Its stop. turned about and headed
back to this city.
Inspector Dwyer was met at Belmont
by Superintendent OF Police Robinson
and Assistant Superintendent Mills. and
with them left the field to deliver Mayor
Hylan's message to Philadelphia's ex-
ecutive In It Mayor Hylan said:
The New York police air service is
the first to be inaugurated In this coun-
try. The trip from the motor race
track In this city to the city OF Phila-
delphia is the first extended venture
which the men have made. This augurs
we'll for greater accomplishments in
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-30

temporary receivershlp In a court pro-
ceeding.
That the contention OF the Postmas-
ter-General for a complete unlhcation of
the various wire systems Is both wise
from an economic standpoint and sup
ported by sound business principles has
been confirmed by the ablest experts on
electrical transmission In America. That
II should be brought about the Postmas-
ter-General still believes, preferably
through Government Ownership and OPP
GRAFTON as a part of the postal establish
ment. but IL this Is not done, then
through some means OF unified control
by private ownership. over which the
Government should at all times exercise
wholesome regulatory supervision.
About the desirability Of this the
Postmaster-General has had no reason
to undergo a change Of mind. However,
for some time II has been apparent that
the first of these alternatives does not
meet with the appreciation Of the new
Congress. Such being the caso, there
is but one course to pursue and that Is
to return the various wire properties to
their respective owners after urging
proper legislation to safeguard the in
terest Of all the properties In fairness
to the investors and to insure proper
service to the public.
Having reached this conclusion the
Postmaster eneral does not hesitate as
to his line OF action"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-30
NC-4 WILL APPEAR
In OCEAN RIG TO-DAY


taken to give the wireless of the trans
atlantic fliers absolute right Of way oncc
the race begins. For 200 miles on all
| sides of them other wireless machines
must cease to speak as the fiiers pass.
Under these conditions It Is made GER
| tain that the planes Will always be in
| touch with the shore stations and with
tails Of the wireless and other electrical
equipment of the Nc boats. much Of II
original for this flight. were described
at the station yesterday.
The most important improvement in
the wireless equipment is the stringing
Of the antenn@ between the anti-skid
fms on top OF the upper plane. Hitherto
the aerials on planes have been hung
from the crafts bottom. They had to be
reeled In on drum when at heights less
than 200 feet. however, and II was Of
course impossible to communicate when
the plane was on the land or on the
water
with the antenne on top Of the plane
the NC boats, can continue commun'ca-
ton even though resting on the surface
Of the sea. The 400 watt synchronous
spark set used. though 1t weighs but 46
pounds. has sending radius OF 400
miles. The same general OUTFIT 10 used
for the wireless telephone. though this
OF course mas q lesser ra0lus. Inc tele-
graph receiving radius on the boats Is
only limited by the efficiency OF the send
ing station.
The third item Of this equipment Is the
radio direction finder. through which the
exact direction OF any sending station
can be determined from the plane. As
soon as two such bearings are taken. the
position of the sending station being al
ready known, the problem Of determining
the location Of the plane IL OF course a
simple one Of trfangulation.
The crews yesterday wore the head
PHI ces which they will wear on the trans
atlantic. flight. Into these helmets are
fitted telephone receivers and transmit
tiers. which can be connected with the
wireless. telephone, telegraph or direc-
ton finder, or plugged into the inter-
communicating telephone system where
by the members OF the crew will be en-
able6 to speak to one another despite
the roar OF the four great Liberty twelve
motors.
The FIVE men In the hull will not be
excessively cramped for room No
special arrangements have been made
for sleeping. but there will be room for
tired pilot to stretch out II he wants to
after one Of his two hour tricks 1t will
even be possible for the men to smoke.
though they will have to do this In the
open air and In the full blast of the
wind.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-30

" hat must soon become an Indispensable
method Of transportation"
The selection of Philadelphia an the
objective Of the first police flight was In
compliment to Rodman Wanamaker.
Special Deputy Police Commissioner,
who was instrumental in founding the
police reserve aviation corps.
Inspector Dwyer will return with
Lieut.. Allen to-day. Both planes started
from Sheepshead Bay at 2 o'clock,
Lieut.. Allen running to Mineola to pick
mp Inspector Dwyer and then pausing
for tour over lower Manhattan before
starting on the down flight. He reached
Philadelphia at 1880.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-30
2 NAVY FLIERS MEET
DEATH IN CAPE MAY
One Jumps and Other Goes
DoDn in Seaplane.
Special Despatch to TT. sus.

CAPE MAY, N. j.. April 2s.-Lieut
Fred G. B. Berger, U. s. N. r.. OF Pltts-
burg. and Ensign Harold C, Barron of
Fairview. Pa. were killed this morning
when a seaplane In which they were ma
n9uvTing fell when their engine became
stalled. They were over the Cape May
harbor. and when the engine stopped the
plane, which weighed 3,400 pounds. made
a nose dive into forty feet of water.
With the two officers WIS a negro sailor
who had asked for a ride. His only in
jury was a broken leg caused by a part
of the plane hitting him.
Lieut. Berger was acting as a gunner
on the flight, and when the machine be-
gan to drop he unstrapped himself and
Jumped. but the machine came down
faster than his body and he probably
was killed by the impact Ensign Bar
ron was fastened In the pit and went to
the bottom with the machine.
Lieut.. Berger had been at the Cape
May station only eight weeks. He had
good record and wore n decoration for
service in Italy. Ensign Barron also had
seen service overseas.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-30

for economy at any price accounts for
the decision to Top Off routes.
I'VE have tried TO avoid duplication, g
said Mr.. Blakeslee. For instance,
where two carriers go out to and re-
turn from their routes in the same road
we have switched the route to some
other station. SO as to make use of every
foot the carrier travels. We will serve
more territory and more actual recip-
tents OF mail. since for every delivery
we cut off. we add Mt least two new
ones"
Here is an angle to the situation
which may have bearing in the matter.
The Federal Government is about to
spend s12.OO0,0o0 on the roads of New
York State, restricting the use OF the
money to roads used as post roads.
Whether the change in roads resulted
from the opportunity to get the ones in
use this year improved at Federal ex-
pense, or whether 1t did not. is con-
jectural. Mr.. Blakeslee says It did not,
and % does George l.. Wood. superin-
tendent Of the bureau Of rural mails.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-30
WOULD ENJOIN BURLESoN.
Georgia Railroad Com m ission on
poses Phone Rate Increases,

ATLANTA, April 29.--The Georgia
Railroad Commission to-day recon-
mended to Gov. Hugh Dorsey that in
junction proceedings be started to re-
strain the Southern Bell Telephone and
Telegraph Company from putting into
effect increases in telephone rates re-
Gently authorized by the Postmaster
General. IN
J. Epps Brown. president of the
Southern Bell and Cumberland COM
panies, to-day Issued a statement say
ing that in the event the United States
Supreme Court decides the Postmaster
General has no authority to establish in
trastate rates, the companies will at
once refund to patrons amounts collected
in excess OF rates superseded by the
local rates to be made effective May /.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-30
To Dem obiiise the nth,
Special Despatch to TIE SUN.

CAMP UPTON, April ga detachment
OF eighteen officers. three army field
clerks and fifty-three enlisted men went
from here to-day to Camp Mills. where
they will assist in preparing the paper
work of the Seventy-seventh Division for
rehabilitation requirements.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-30
"BIo..om Fe.tiva- Open. Soon.

Blossom Festival" the only Ice skat-
ing show in the city. in combination
with an elaborate musical comedy froiic,
will skid int public notice at Thomas
Healy's Golden Glades tomorrow eve
ming. The first show will be put on Ice
at 7 no. with a second order at IL 80.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-30
Calls Contest Not n Test.

There Is quite a difference between
Goverment ownership and Government
control for a limited and very uncertain
period. The present control affords no
more test OF the virtues OF Government
ownership than could be had through a
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-01-08
j. S. TRADE WITH
SOUTH AMERICA
ON THE INCREASE

New York, Jan. limited States
manufacturers and exporters have in
creased their trade in Brazil and other
Spanish American countries by more
than $50 per cent since the beginning
OF the war, according 60 j. W. Sanger,
trade commissioner of the United
States, government bureau of foreign
and domestic commerce,l who recently
returned from a survey of the BUSH
ness opportunities south of the eoIia-
tor.
Imagine ten large stores in one
big city and one of these stores doing
more business than all the other nine
combined" declared Mr. Sanger. "and
that will give you some idea of the
position We are in today. It is an
amazing record. We are now selling
South American countries more than
half of everything they import. Our
total export trade is now counted in
billions of dollars"
The commissioner said that with
the signing of a peace treaty a prac-
teal certainty within six months or a
year, it is not day too soon to begin
making definite plans to meet the
keen competition in foreign trade that
must come almost Immediately" The
hundreds of millions of dollars invest
eu III new 1eiStoiASS anu SHIPS, ne said.
mean that America must find fresh
outlets for her enterprise and indus
try.
I'VE need more and better direct
representation of our manufacturers
in the important trade centers of
Brazil and other South American
countries" he said. This NAV come
about through taking the fullest ad-
vantage of the new Webb export
trade act or in other practical ways.
I'VE also need a fast and regular
freight service to every important mort
of Latin America said Mr.. Sanger
without it we will be as crippled as
a department store that depends upon
casual messenger boys to make its de-
liveries. Then again we must be pre-
pared to meet the actual needs of
these countries regarding the extern
sion of credits.
THE biggest single incentive 10
foreign trade is foreign investments
Unfortunately our holdings in South
America are practically negligible. IN
a short time our immense surplus
capital will seek investment. Brazil.
in particular, needs this capital and
will pay US handsomely for it.
How many people in the United
States know that Brazil alone is larger
than all the United States: yet, excent
for its thinly settled coast line. is
practically untouched? 1t is one Of
the richest countries in the world and
is destined to develop along similar
lines to our own country in the mast
hundred years. 1t has every natural
resource that we had and, in addition
others that nature did not give no
Our talking machines, typewriters
sewing machines, safety razors and a
multitude of other American proructs
are standard with Brazilians today. 1:
is UP to us to make just as well