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Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-27

New York. May 26.-"I wouldn't
class unemployed as menace" said
Ole Hanson, fighting mayor of Seat
tie, today in outlining his plan for
saving this and other nations from
further inroads of extreme radical
ism. Il would class it as a crime
a national crime, The government
can prevent it and should prevent it.
There should never be idleness in
this country. 1t is preventable waste
and preventable waste is crime.
The government should provide
opportunity for work for every man
who is out of employment in great
divisions which would add to the
wealth of the country and make pow
Gritty unknown. Every man who can
work should be required to do so,
choosing the work for which he is
best adapted. He should produce
with either hands or brains. The
time is coming when the law will
see to this.
Much Depends on Congress.
Much depends upon the action of
the present congress. Business
wants to know where it stands.
wants to know what it may do and
what it may not do. Uncertainty
raises the spectre of danger. If con-
gress lays down right and definite
rules | think we are bound to go
forward with a rush to the greatest
prosperity we have ever enjoyed.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-27

Ruth Law. woman aviator, will
attempt to fly the Atlantic i'll the
near future, she announced to
Omaha newspapermen for the first
time last night.
Ruth Law is hurrying across the
continent on the Overland Lin
tied in order to make the flight be-
fore Harry Hawker, the Australian,
whose recent attempt came to grief,
may make another attempt.
Miss Law will follow Hawker's
example by attempting a direct non
stop flight from St. Johns, Canada,
to Ireland, a distance of 1850 miles.
She will pilot a 12-cylinder, 400
horse power Curtiss land plane, a
type never yet flown except in trial
flights.
Out After Coin.
Speculation as to why Miss Law
gave up her proposed flight around
the world has been rife since her
of its discontinuance
in China last month, but the first
definite confirmation of rumors
that it was to try for the $50,000
London Daily Mail prize was given
to Omaha newspaper men last night.
Determination and confidence lit
Up Miss Laws eyes as she told Of
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-27
Two Men Killed in Wyoming
Nitrou|yCerine Explosion

Casper, Wyo., May 26.-Two un-
identified men were blown to pieces,
residences and business houses
shaken as if in an earthquake and
windows broken for radius of
many blocks in an explosion tonight
which wrecked the storage plant of
the Wyoming Torpedo company. 1t
was feared that two others may
have been killed, and the debris is
being searched.
The two dead men were oil well
shooters" and their death precludes
any explicit explanation of the nitro
glycerine explosion.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-27
WOMAN TELLS HOW
SHE SPENT $2,OO0,0O0.

Los Angeles. May 26.-How she
spent $2,0O0000 in cash left her by
her father, the late F. J. C'Lucky")
Baldwin, was related in detail by
Mrs. Clara Baldwin Stocker at a
triel to determine her competency
in the probate department OF the
superior court here today. The pro-
ceedings were brought by Albert (.
Snyder of San Francisco, a son, who
asks that Mrs. Stocker be declared
incompetent to manage her SlO,O0O,-
900 estate and that trustee be ap-
pointed.
Mrs. Stocker, when questioned by
her attorney, declared she had spent
$500,000 for diamonds, given anoth-
er sum of $s00000 to an attorney to
invest for her, and had spent the
balance in various ways.
When questioned about one item
of 100000 in particular, Mrs. Stock
err answered: Il spent it, and I'm the
girl that can do it."
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-27
Germans Say They Will
Ask No Further Extension
(By the Associated Press.)

AS the day for the Germans to
give answer to the peace demands
of the allied and associated govern
ments approaches-and the German
rlenipotentiaries have announced
hey will ask no further extension
Of time beyond Thursday, the limit
set by the allies-there apparently
has been no change in the sentiment
of German government circles that
the treaty should not be signed.
Should |, under pressure from
our own misled countrymen, sign
this sentence of death?" an utter
ance attributed to Count Won Brock
dorf-Rantzas in reply to a question
as to whether the demands of the
independent socialists that the COM
pact should be duly sealed sums up
generally the state of mind supposed
to exist in the higher walks of Ger
man political life
Meanwhile, allied commissions
are preparing to hand to Austria
and Bulgaria the treaties that are
to be drawn up for them. The Aus
u IidHo, WHO nave DceIl lOI SOME Il1lS
at St German. are chafng under
the delay in being called before the
peace congress. The delay is de-
clared to be mainly due to the set.
Element of conditions regarding rep
arations.
Urges Haste.
DR.. Renner, head of the Austrian
delegation, has appealed to Premier
Clemenceau, urging the fastening of
the presentation of the peace treaty.
declaring that the delay is creating
"regrettable strain" on Austria f.
nancially.
The belief is expressed in Paris
that the allied and associated pow
ers will exempt the new states
formed from parts of the former
dual monarchy from any payments
on account of reparation or public
property taken over by them. The
council OF four is now engaged in
thoroughly going into the situation
OF these new states.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-27
GLASS WARNS AGAINST
WAR STAMP RASCALS."

Washington. May 2o,-A new by
product of the country's post bel
lum days is the wv. 5. S." rascal.
Secretary of the Treasury Glass in
a statement issued today warns the
public against those "rascals who
are buying war savings certificates
and stamps for less than their re-
demption value and promptly turn
ing them into the government for
redemption at profit"
The department serves notice
upon those people who are engag-
ing in this disreputable business that
it will use all the means within its
power. and has asked the co-opera-
ton of the Postoffce department to
prevent payment being made to
them"
War savings stamps and certifi-
Gates were not meant to be nego-
table. Furthermore, the govern
ment still needs money and the
Treasury department asks all holders
of the securities to retain them. if
possible. If not, however, it will
place no obstacle in the way Of
bona fide holders who request re-
PAYMENT.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-27
HAWKER GIVEN
warm WELCOME
At THURS0 PIER
Senior Naval Officer and Par.
iSh Councillors Greet Flyer;
England 0verjoyed at
News of Rescue.

Thurso, Scotland, May 26.-By
the Associated ss.)-Harry G..
Hawker and 1t. Com. Mackenzie
Grieves were warmly received to-
day when they landed from torpe-
do boat destroyer at the Scrabster
pier, two miles from Thurso town.
The senior naval officer and the
parish councillors welcomed the
rescued aviators officially.
"In the name of the people of
Thurso," said Provost Mackay. Il
offer you a welcome not only to
Thurso but to the shores of Great
Britain. Your countrymen greet you
warmly and proudly as heroic pi-
oneers and sportsmen.
1T was at this landing stage that
Lord Kitchener said farewell to the
land he loved, and now we shall also
know it and mark it as a place Of
wonderful welcome to two brave
sons of the empire"
Hawker, replying, merely said:
II thank you for your kind greet
ing"
Hawker Tells Experience.
London, May 26.-The Daily Mail
today prints dispatch from Thurso,
Scotland, giving the simple narra-
tive of Harry G. Hawker regarding
the unsuccessful attempt to fly
across the Atlantic made by himself
Lt.-Com. Mackenzie Grieve.
1--WE had very difficult ground to
rise from on the other side" said
Hawker. "To rise at all we had to
run diagonally across the course.
Once we got away we climbed
we'll, but about 10 minutes UP we
passed from a firm. clear weather
into Newfoundland fog banks. We
got we'll over these, however, and Of
course at once lost sight of the sea.
Encounter Storm.
"The sky was quite clear for the
first four hours, when the visibility
became very bad. Heavy cloud
banks were encountered and event.
ually we few into a heavy storm
with rain squalls.
''At this time we were flying well
above the clouds at height of about
$4,000 feet"
"We, of course, realized that un-
til the pipe was cleared we could
not rise much higher without using
lot of motor power. When we
were about 12H hours on our way
the circulation system was still CIV
ing us trouble, and we realized that
we could not go on using up our
motor power.
Sighted Steamer.
Then it was that we reached
the first fateful decision to play
for safety. We changed our course
and began flying diagonally across
the main shipping route for about
two and a half hours, when to our
great relief we sighted a Danish
steamer. which proved to be the
tramp, Mary
1--WE sent up our light distress
| signals. These were answered
promptly and then we flew on
about two miles and landed in the
water ahead of the steamer
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-27
Ian DIN c
AT S0K|A
0 OPPOSED
BY TURKS
Orlando Refuses Explanation
Demanded by Wilson Until
Greek Premier WithdraWS
From Session of Council.

Paris, May 26.-The Italians have
landed additional troops at Sokia, in
Asia Minor, 50 miles southeast oi
Smyrna.
The Turkish government has pro-
tested to the peace conference and
has expressed regret that the Greeks
were permitted to occupy Smyrna
saying the government felt it would
have been wiser to have had a Joint
allied occupation.
The protest says it is feared that
trouble would ensue as the advance
into the interior of the country con-
tinues.
Ask Explanation.
1t has been learned in trust
worthy quarters there that the
United States, Great Britain and
France united in sending note to
Italy requesting all explanation of
the landing of Italian forces in Tur-
key.
AS a result of the request an ill
cident occurred during a meeting of
the council of four. When Premier
Orlando entered the council cham
Der President Wilson addressed the
Italian premier directly, asking what
the answer was to the note of the
three powers.
Signor Orlando replied that he
was prepared to explain to the
council, but would not do so until
Premier Venizelos of Greece with-
drew from the chamber. Presi-
dent Wilson, it was declared, in-
sisted on Venizelos remaining, but
Orlando was obdurate. Venizelos
finally left, and later the council
expressed its regret to the Greek
premier for the incident.
The dispatch did not add what
the reply of the Italian premier was.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-27
Units Of 88th Will
Be Allowed to Parade
Through Des Moines

Des Moines, Ia, May 26.-Units
OF the 88th division discharged at
Camp Dodge. Ia, will be allowed
to parade in Des Moines, according
to telegram from !Adjutant Cen
eral Harris, at Washington. received
by the Des Moines patriotic COM
mittee today. The telegram said
instructions had been issued to all
detachment commanders authoriz-
ing the parade.
Previous plans had been for a pa
rade at Camp Dodge. so as not to
delay discharge of the men.
About $4,000 men of the SSth di-
vision are from Iowa. the remainder
being from nearby states.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-27
Miss Nora Roehrkasse
Killed When Auto
Slides Off Into Ditch

Lincoln, May 26.-(Special Tele-
gram. Sunday was a day for trou-
bic around Lincoln, and in some
instances day of tragedy. Joy
riders travelling at 50 miles an hour,
ran into a ditch. en- route to Crete
and Miss Nora Roehrkasse was in
stantly killed. The driver of the
car, Guy Deats. was probably fa-
tally injured Miss Gertrude, sister
of the dead girl, was seriously in
jured, while H. M. Pughuy was bad
1y cut and bruised. There were eight
people in the car.
William F. Galley, a farm hand,
while riding young horse, was
thrown from the animal and badly
injured. He lived near Cook and
died just before reaching Lincoln
hospital.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-27
French Paper Says
Wilson Kept Text Of
Peace Treaty Secret

Paris, May 26.-(Havas.) 1.-The
Echo de Paris today declares that
it was on the request of President
Wilson that the heads of the allied
and associated powers have declined
to permit publication Of the full text
of the peace treaty presented to the
Germans. President Wilson, adds
the newspaper, "foresaw incon-
venience and risk in opening an i'm
portant discussion in the United
States during his absence"
Dispatches from American cor
respondents in Paris have stated
that it was understood the chief
opposition to making the treaty pub
lie came from Premier Lloyd
George, although President Wilson
later had approved the British pre-
mier's view.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-27
10000 Killed or
Injured in Volcanic
Erupdons in Java

Toxic, May 26.-Sixteen thousand
persons were killed or injured in a
volcanic eruption in central Java
May 20, according to official advices
from Batavia.
Amsterdam, May 26-The vol
cano of Kalut, in Java, has burst
into eruption, wiping out 20 villages
in the district of Brengat and II in
the vicinity of Blitar and causing
deaths estimated at $4,000 according
20 a Central News dispatch received
here.
The volcano Kalht (Keloet) is one
of the IA active volcanoes on the
island of Java. Kalut is in eastern
lava. south of Surabaya.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-27
Automobile Firm Resumes
Work Following Strike

Toledo, O., May 26.-Work was
resumed in several departments a
the WHY'S Overland company today
under guard of armed soldiers under
the personal supervision of Mayor
Cornell Schneider.
There was no disorder Officials
Of the company announced tonight
that other departments will be re-
opened as soon as the workers sig
nifty Willingness to return under the
4S-hour -aweek system
Pickets installed by organized la
Dor were ordered not to distrub EN-
ploves entering the plant
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-27
Boy Struck by Auto.

Donald Butts, 4-year-old son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. R. Butts. 2620
Leavenworth street, was struck yes
terday afternoon by an automobile
driven by f. S. Cloyer, 1917 South
Twenty-ei eighth street and escaped
with slight bruises. Cloyer was ar
rested and booked for investigation.
Donald attempted to run across the
street and slipped, falling directly in
front of -
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-27
Caught With Whisky.

Missouri, Valley, Ia, May 20
(SpeciaD. The three men, caught
here with IS quarts of whisky and
sent to Logan May 10, were fined
$500 by Judge Arthur, plus S25.75
cost. After their fines were paid.
they went to Omaha. When they
were first arrested they gave The
names: Joseph Vazac. James Bleck,
and Louis Rep
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-27
MOVIE PRODUCER
GIVEN TERM IN PRISON.

San Francisco, May 26.-Sentence
of three years Imprisonment of
Robert Goldstein, Los Angeles mo-
ton picture producer. for violation
of the espionage act i'll the making
and presenta ton of a film entitled,
The Spirit of 1776," was affirmed
today by the United States circuit
court of appeals. The Objectionable
feature of the film was depletion of
alleged British atrocities on Ameri-
can citizens. The original sentence
of Goldstein to 10 years imprison-
ment was conmuted by President
Wilson to a term of three years.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-27
NEW MARK SET ON NEW
YORK STOCK EXCHANGE.

New York, May 26.-Gordon F.
Handy, in Jail at Tacoma, Wash, on
q charge of killing two officials Of
the East Brooklyn Savings bank
while robbing the institution last
December. was indicted today for
murder. Detectives at once started
for Albany to obtain Governor
Smiths signature on extradition pa
pers.
Handy, who was arrested in Ia
coma under the name of Jay B. Al
len, also went under the alias of
Boyd Browning, according to the
district attorney.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-27
Iowa Farmers to Ask for
RepeaI of DaVIiuht Law

Washington, May 26.-Congress
was asked to repeal the daylight
saving law and to provide funds for
the continued operation of the fed
eral employment system, by resolu-
tons which the executive and legis-
lative committees of the National
Grange adopted today.
A petition asserted to contain the
names of 100000 Iowa farmers. ask
ing the daylight saving abolition,
was prepared for presentation to
congress.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-27
PLAN GENERALIZATION
BY 18TH DAY OF JUNE.

San Francisco. May 26.-Complete
rehabilitation of the war army by
June IS will be undertaken, accord
ing to orders received by the west
ern department headquarters of the
army, it was announced here today.
This will embrace all army forces
except regular army units. 1t was
stated that probably certain num-
bers OF war troops may be held at
the western and southern depart
ments of the army temporarily after
that date until their places for the
regular army establishment are filled
hy neW recruitI
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-27
PRICES SOAR IN LAST
HOURS OHIO SALOONS.

Columbus. O.. May 26.-Soaring
prices in the last few hours, a rush
of business never before equalled
and sale of package goods in enor-
nous quantities marked the passing
today of the liquor business in Ohio.
The state becomes the biggest pro-
hibition state in the union at mid
night tonight, constitutional prohi-
bition becoming effective tomorrow.
1t was voted last November
The state will lose annually
S4,0OO,0OO that it obtained from
Iiouor revenues, it is estimated.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-27
TENNESSEE HERO TOURS
SUBWAYS LIKE A KING.

New York, May 26.-Sergt, ALVIN
c. York. Tennessee's famous world
war hero, today had his subway
ambition fulfilled, when in the prl-
vate car of President Theodore P.
Shonts of the Interborough Rapid
Transit company, he toured the
great underground transportation
system like a king. Before taking
the trip he telegraphed Senator
Miles Poindexter acceptance OF
nomination to honorary member
ship in the Red Head club of Spo-
kane, Wash.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-27
"That Is Communism"
Note Left by Robbers

Berlin, May 26.-An employe who.
robbed the cash register of large
local firm of several thousand marks
left note in the cash drawer on
which he had written, THAT is COM
munism. The time has come to
diry UT
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-27
Civil War Veteran Dies,

Lawrence. Kan. May 26-Adrian
Gentry, 80, a gardener near here,
died when he stopped to rest after .
short period of blowing after sup.
per. Heat is believed partly re.
sponsible for the death, as it was
very warm all the afternoon os ~
day he plowed.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-27
GRANT. EXTENSION OF
TIME ON TAX RETURNS

Washington, May 26.-Delay in
the printing of forms caused the in
ternal revenue bureau to extend to.
day until June IS the time for max
ing tax returns on bottled soft
drinks, motor vehicles, musical in
struments, cameras, sporting goods
chewing gum, firearms, riding gar
ments, turs, pleasure boats, dirk
knives, toilet soaps. insurance
transportation. admissions, initia-
tons and dues.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-27
~ R IE F
7<R IG HIT
R E E z Y
BITS OF NEWS
LEIPZIG TO HOLD
GREAT ANNUAL BAZAR

Leipzig, May 26.-The famous
Le'pzlser Messe, the greatest an-
nual bazar in Germany, will be
held this year as usual by the grace
or the independent socialists. The
latter, in reply to inquiries by the
Lelpzlger Neueste Nachrichten, de-
ciared that the working masses of
this city have no idea of disturb
ing the orderly process of the Leip-
zig messe.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-27
THE WEATHER.:

Partly cloudy .sday and
Wednesday, probably unsettled in
southeast portion Tuesday; not
much change in temperature.
Hourly temnernture,.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-05-14
LOCAL MAN KNEW
TORPEDO INVENTOR

The death in Marlin, Texas, Of Cap
ftain Edgar Collins singer, inventor of
the first successful torpedo, took a
lifelong friend of ]. w. Fellbaum.
who resides in Pendleton. He re-
Gently received word OF the inventor s
passing. at the age Of SO, and with it
a clipping. relating some of the in.
ventor's history.
| When the war between the states
broke out, Captain Singer Joined
Shea's battalion of light artillery sta
| toned at Port Lavaca, where he lived
Early in January. 1863. during a three
days bombardment of that place by
Union gunboats, Singer devised the
/ idea of a torpedo. Convinced that
! powder could be exploded under wa
ter. he set about experimenting with
small quantity and a tub of water
behind his house. The tests were
successful, but his supply of powder
became exhausted, and he appealed
TO the military commander for more.
but was told there was none to spare.
He persisted and finally secured eight
pounds. With this he offered to
demonstrate his invention. There
was an old boat lying in the bay. sunk
in the sand. The mine was placed
alongside this. was set off and the
vessel was blown to pieces. COM
mander Shea was astounded and Inn
mediately ordered Singer to report to
General Magruder at Houston.
1t was one of the Singer & Co.'S
torpedoes that sank the Tecumseh
when Admiral Farragut drove his
fleet into Mobile Bay. says an official
report. Engineers claimed that IL
they had been allowed to mine the
whole channel, the federal fleet would
have been destroyed.
Captain Singer was in close touch
with the Hunley submarine, the first
undersea boat that proved practical.
II was also the property Of the Con-
federates. and it was Captain Singer
who built the first torpedo for the
Hunley After being sunk three times
the Hunley was raised and the fourth /
time destroyed a Union boat but was
also blown up itself, all of which is a
matter of history.
The Singer sewing machine was in |
vented in the home of the father OF 1
Captain Singer at Lockport Ill. In !
addition to his numerous war inven- |
tions Captain Singer perfected
number of appliances for cotton gins, |
and a score of years ago he invented
brick mold. which has been stand |
ardized in different parts of the coun. !
try.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-05-14
PLANES To PATROL
NATIONAL FORESTS

WASHINGTON. May 14.-Patrol OF
national forests by army airplanes to
give early warning of forest fires, will
begin June /, with the inauguration
of two patrol routes from March Field.
near Riverside, Cal, according to an
nouncement here by the forest serv-
ice of the department of agriculture.
On the same day observations cover.
ing a large part of the Angeles Ma
tional forest will be started from
captive balloon stationed over the ar
my balloon scholo near Arcadia, Cal.
Two air planes will be used on each
of the patrol routes which will he
about 100 miles long, and each route,
will he covered twice a day. Warnings
of fire will be transmitted either by
means of a parachute message drop
ped over a town or by the aviators
descending and communicating with
the forest supervisor.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-05-14
D. 0. K. K. PLAN FOR
LOCAL ATROCITIES"

A Let 'Er Buck edition of The
Hot sands official organ of Khaled
Temple knights of Khorassan, of La
Grande. sets forth that the temple
crew will be in Pendleton on May 10,
for the purpose of working atrocities
on certain candidates to he initiated.
The following is from the announce
ment:
"Only good things can repeat.
That's why Khorassan temple of
Khaled No. 10 will visit Pendleton
once more on May 18th. The tyro
roster is already around the forty
mark, and going up. The Pendleton
Dokies have been yearning for a re-
turn engagement ever since the big
show there a year ago when eighty
were initiated. Now the hour has
struck and the big day is booked,
Dokies from this end of the country
will go over on No. I Monday morn.
ing and return on No. Tuesday
morning in time to go to work as
usual The big customary dinner VIII
be served at the usual hour and there
will be many present from Walla
waIla's temple jurisdiction. Among
the applicans for the rank are several
Heppner peole.
The usual Pendleton spirit of good
fellowship will be ever uppermost'
and no man should for moment al
low business or sickness to interfere
with his presence on this ausplcious
occaion. Several new tunts have been
rigged up since the temple was last
in Pendleton SO that there viii lbe
novelty about the thing all around
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-05-14
HERE'S U. 5. EMBLEM
FOR MEN WHO FOUGHT

This is the Victory button, to
be worn by American veterans OF
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-05-14

A man will deride the 10 cent cigar
that is given him. but he never MUIR
murs about the nickel one he buys.