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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-06-28
u. S. A. HAS 3,4o0 AIRPLANES
READY FOR IMMEDIATE USE.

Washington, June 24.-Army air
planes in commission for immedi-
ate service number 3,400, it was Of
ficially announced, after an inven-
tory had been made at all air serv-
ice fields and stations over the coun-
try.
The survey shows that should an
emergency arise there would be
available for instant duty-as socn
as the flyers could be put down at
the hangars-a total of l,24O battle
planes" or enough to form 50 squad
rons.
Backing up the l,24o battle planes
are S62 Of the same type in storage.
but recently tested and capable of
being put in commission within a
few hours. In trained personnel,
there are 1894 flying officers.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-06-28
PRESIDENT TO
SAIL FOR HOME
At NOON SUNDAY
Will Lay Results Of Confer
enCe Before Congress I'm
mediateIy Upon Arrival
at White House.
is MORE THAN SATISFIED
WITH RESULTS OBTAINED
Thinks Treaty and League
Covenant Should Be Ratified
Without Amendment.

Paris, June 27.-(By the Associ-
ated Press.)-The soJourn of Pres
ident Wilson in Europe will come
to an end Saturday. He will start
homeward Immediately following
the signing of the peace treaty. An
arrangements for his departure have
been completed and the special pres
idential train will leave the Care
Des Invalides at $50 Saturday eve
ming. 1t will arrive at Brest Sur
day morning, where the president
will board the steamship George
Washington, which will sail about
noon.
On his arrival in the United States
President Wilson will go straight to
Washington to lay before congress
the results of the peace conference.
He will leave soon afterward for an
extended tour of the country for the
purpose of explaining directly to
the people all questions relating to
the peace treaty and the league Of
nations covenant.
Is Well Satisfied.
The president goes back to the
United States more than satisfied.
his friends say, with the net results
of the conference land all thires
considered, it is his opinion that the
conference has been wonderful
success. While it is regarded as a
disadvantageous peace for Germany,
yet against this it is held that Ger
many committed great wrong ard
quite naturally and inevitably must
make just reparation for that
wrong.
But outside of German results
the conference is viewed in presi-
dental quarters as liberating peo-
pies who never before had a chance
of liberty, such as Poland, Jugo
Slavia and Czecho-Slovakia. Also
the conference is credited with
banding together the people of the
world to make the peace regime
enduring. Other large results, il
was pointed out, are the giving of a
charter to labor, removing restric-
tions on international intercourse
and many other international re-
suits which can be summed up as
"a colossal business, such as the
world never dreamed of before"
Should Be Ratified.
The peace treaty and the league
of nations covenant should be rati-
fed without amendment, according
to the presidential view as it is
understood for certain definite rea-
sons, namely, that if any one power
seeks to make amendments then the
war will not be over until every
one of the 2l associated nations
learns the results of the amend
ments. This can only be done
through processes of negotiation
and it is held that it would be a
hopeless process of delay in re-
storing peace. 1t is also held that
the effect of the amendments would
be to keep the United States out
Of the treaty and out of the league
The question has arisen whether
reservations amount to amend
CONTINUED on Page Two. Column Five.)
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-06-28
BAY RUM POPULAR IN
WASHINGTON SOCIETY.

Washington, June 7.-Declaring
that society and other women as
we'll as men in Washington were
purchasing for beverage purposes
bay rum and other toilet articles OF
high alcoholic contents. F. T.
Stone, representing the Washington
Druggists association, asked the
senate judiciary subcommittee not
to require druggists to place labels
on bottles showing the alcoholic
strength of the contents. Such
labels, he said, would be an invita-
ton to purchase for use as bever-
ages.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-06-28
Will Not Lift Blockade
Until Treaty Is Ratified

London, June 27-According to a
statement made in authoritative
quarters, the blockade of Germany
will not be lifted until the powers
concerned have ratified the peace
treaty. 1t is understood, however,
that owing to the delay of ratifca-
ton inevitable in America, the pow
ers have, agreed that President WI
sons signature shall be regarded as
ratification pending that of the
congress.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-06-28
Former Austrian Emperor
Renorted Ill in Switzerland

Geneva, June 27.-(By Associated
Press.)-It is reported from Pran-
gins, where former Emperor
Charles of Austria is staying, that
the health of the ex-emperor is
causing anxiety. He has not left
the house for a week and is being
attended by Swiss doctor.
Former Empress Zita is acting as
nurse for her husband.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-06-28
Doctor Who Reported
Burglars Shot Wife
Convicted of Murder

Mineola, L. l., June 27.-Dr. Wal
ter Keene Wilkins, charged with
having killed his wife, Julia, at their
Long Beach home February 27, was
found guilty of murder in the first
degree by a jury in the state ST.
preme court today.
DR.. Wilkins is about 81 years old.
The jury recommended mercy on
the part of the court. The penalty
for first degree murder in New York
is death by electrocution.
DR.. Wilkins accepted calmly the
jury's decision, which meant that
the II men were not convinced by
the physicians story on the witness
stand that burglars killed his wife.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-06-28
Man Who Threatened
Wilson Sent to Asylum

Chicago, June 27.-George Marks
hall is in Dunning insane asylum
today as the result of commitment
from the county court following his
transfer from federal authorities
after arrest on a charge of sending
threatening letter to President Will
son.
Marshall is AZ years old. He
married Mrs. Lucy Parsons. widow
of one of the Haymarket anarchists.
who was hanged in 1887.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-06-28
To Protest Against Allied
Intervention in Russia

Southport, Eng, June 27-British,
French and Italian labor representa-
tives have decided to make a gen.
eral demonstration on July 20 or 81
to protest against allied interven-
ton in Russia. This announcement
was made by Arthur Henderson,
Brities labor leader, at the labor
conference here Friday.
The conference later adopted a
resolution calling upon the trade
union congress to take industrial
action in order to compel the Brit
lsh government to stop operations
in Russia.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-06-28
HANDY CALMLY AWAITS
DEATH IN ELECTRIC CHAIR

New York, June H.-Gordon
Fawcett Handy is in solitary con-
finement in a cell in "Murderers'
row at Sing Sing state prison at Os-
sining, N. Y. awaiting death in the
electric chair some time during the
week of July % as the penalty for
shooting and killing Dewitt c. Peal,
paying teller of the East Brooklyn
Savings bank, during the sensational
daylight holdup Of that institution
last December. |Hamby's pal in
that robbery is at large, and the
man condemned to die has refused
to disclose his identity.
Alienists who examined Handy
at the state supreme court in Brook
lyn declared the youthful criminal
taebe mentally and legally sane"
His attorney offered to prepare an
appeal for a new trial, but Handy
gave no indications that he would
not consider as final the verdict
given by jury that he was guilty
OF murder in the first degree.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-06-28
Defense May Place Senators
and Representatives on Stand
- in Case Against Nonparti-
san League Heads.
PRINCIPAL DEFENDANT
APPEARS FOR FIRST TIME
Hears Witnesses Testify
About Speeches Held
to Be Seditious.

Jackson, Mimi, June 2.-Men
and women of national prominence
are to be called by the defense at
the conspiracy trial of A. c. Town
ley and Joseph Gilbert in district
court here to give their views re-
garding the patriotic or unpatri-
otic quality of one or more ad-
dresses which Townley, president
of the National Nonpartisan league,
has delivered since the United
States declared war on Germany.
The trial of the two men charged
with having conspired to advocate
sedition, got we'll under way, with
Townley present for the first time.
The state called number of wit
nesses, including shorthand repor-
ters, who testified regarding vari-
Gus speeches which Townley and
Gilbert have made since the sum-
mer of 1917.
Advocated Conscription.
One of the Townley addresses
was that delivered in St. Paul at a
Nonpartisan league convention Sep
tember l8, 10 and 20. In this ad-
dress Townley attacked wealth
and food profiteers, referred to
them as autocrats and declared that
wealth should be conscripted to the
limit 1t was at this meeting United
States Senator Robert NJ. LaF ollett
delivered his address on the war
which later became the subject for
senatorial comment. The prosecu-
ton made an unsuccessful attempt
to have the LaFollette speach read
to the jury.
Attorneys for the defense in6i-
Gated that so far as Townley's St.
Paul speech was concerned the
issue was a clean cut one as to
whether his attack on wealth and
the alleged failure of wealth to
carry its share of the war burden
was disloyal.
Attorneys for the defense said
the speech was listened to by Sen.
w. E. Borah of Idaho, George
Creel, chairman of the committee
On public information; Rep. jean
nette Rankin of Montana, w. B.
Colver, chairman of the Federal
Trades commission and other we'll
known persons, who spoke at St.
Paul convention of Nonpartisan
league. The attorneys said it was
probable that all of these persons
would be asked to testify regarding
their views as to the loyalty of
this particular address.
Editor Left Platform.
Andrew Finstuen, editor of the
Leader at Kenyon, Mimi, testified
regarding Nonpartisan league
meeting at Kenyon, August 18,
1917, when speeches were made by
Joseph Gilbert, L. w. Martin and
N. S. Randall, all Nonpartisan
league organizers.
Il was loyal. I did not know it
was to be a disloyal meeting" tes-
titled Finstuen. my opinion was
that the meeting was rank disloyal-
ty. l left the platform and con-
cluded ! would not have anything
to do with the meeting"
James E. Gillespie, banker from
Saltwater, Mimi, testified that
Townley in a political speech at
Saltwater on February 10 of this
year, defended the red flag and de-
clared that it was the emblem of
the oppressed.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-06-28
Still in Holland.

The Hague. June 27.-Frederick
William Hohenzollern, the former
German crown prince, whose escape
from Holland to Germany had been
reported. was still at his residence
on the island of Wierengen in the
Zuyder Zee this morning, it was
officially announced here this after
noon.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-06-28
RIcKENBACHER TO TRY
TRANSOCEANIC FLIGHT.

San Francisco, June 27.-Capt.
Edward Rickenbacher, Americas S
premier aviator, plans trans
oceanic airplane flight, he said here
following his arrival from Los An
geles.
81 may make a transoceanic
flight" said Rickenbacher, "and. |
am not particular whether it will
be the Pacific or the Atlantic ocean
that / cross"
Captain Rickenbacher will leave
here Sunday, going to the Pacific
northwest enroute to his home at
Columbus, O. -
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-06-28
Bandits Rob Mine Office of
$41,OOO: One Man Killed

Benton, ILL.,, June 27-Five robbers
held up the officer of the Middlefork
mie, two miles east of here, Friday
afternoon, and after wounding three
employees of the company escaped
with SAL 1000 One of the bandits was
shot and killed as he ran from the
office. His companions carried the
body to a waiting automobile and
made their escape.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-06-28
PLANS TO Make
COUNTRY DRY
UP TO CONGRESS
General Measure Embracing
Wartime and Constitutional
Prohibition Reported Out
by House Committee.
REAL BATTLE WILL BE
FOR 23-4 PER CENT BEER
Ants Will Fight Desperately
for Modification of Most
Severe Sections.

Washington, June 27.-The whole
question of prohibition enforcement
was transferred from the judiciary
committee to the house, without
promise or assurance Of speedy con-
sideration.
A general enforcement measure,
embracing both wartime and con-
stitutional prohibition put together
in such way as to let one stand
independently of the other, was re-
ported out by vote of II to 2 after
the committee had refused to split
it into two separate and distinct
parts. But this vote did not accur
ately represent the sentiment of the
committee, some members of which
will send in a minority report and
insist upon the elimination of some
of the drastic provisions.
Will Make Fight For Beer.
Backed up by representa- atives
from districts outwardly hostile to
wartime prohibition, the minority
will attempt flying wedge fight in
the hope of so amending the war
time enforcement bill as to permit
the manufacture and sale of 2A per
cent beer. While the prohibition
leaders claim to have sufficient
votes to put the bill through without
substantial change. they conferred
informally to decide upon a plan OF
action. believing there was no indi-
cation that the president, before
July /, would issue proclamation
declaring rehabilitation and war
time prohibition ended.
Anti-prohibition forces in the
house counted heads and agreed to
put up a desperate battle for whole
sale .inodihcations of severe sec
tions. There was wide difference
of opinion among members as to
how soon the fight might begin.
House "Dry" by Big Margin.
After the bill was formally report
ed out, Chairman Volstead ar
nounced he would ask for a rule
giving it the right of way, but strong
objection developed. The general
view was that the bill would not be
called up in the house until July J,
at the earliest. There was little
disagreement on the bills ultimate
passage, for the house is counted
dry" by a big margin.
Some of the prohibition members
pointed out there was no great di-
vision except on the definition Of
Intoxicating liquor, and while they
expected a strong effort to raise the
percentage from one-half of one per
cent they expressed every conf
dence in this respect the bill would
be passed as drawn by the commit
tee and as endorsed by all of the
anti-liquor organizations. The real
battle will be for 2A per cent beer.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-06-28
Nonpartisan League
Laws Garry by 10000
Votes in North Dakota

Fargo, N. D., June 27.-Eve1y
county, with the possible exception
of one, in which the opposition to
the Nonpartisan league expects q
majority, has been reported.
On the basis of these returns,
which represent about IS per cent
of the total vote cast. it was regard
ed as likely that the Nonpartiss. +,
league majority on all of the sever;
referred laws would range around
10 0OO.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-06-28
Exhibitors Ask Repeal
of War Tax on Movies

St. Louis, June 27.-Alfred Black
of Rockford, Me-, was elected
president of the Motion Picture Ex-
hibitors of America at the annual
convention of the organization here
The delegates voted to hold the
1920 convention at Ocean View, Va.
A resolution asking repeal of the
10 per cent tax on admissions to
moving picture theaters and the tax
on films was adopted by the ex-
hibitors.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-06-28
Seattle Mayor Asks More
Paw for EMPLOYEES of City

Seattle, June 2-Mayor Oh
Hanson asked the board of public
works to increase the compensa-
ton of about 5000 employees. The
mayor said he has found the cost of
living is still on the increase in
Seattle and he thought it time for
the city to conduct an investigation.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-06-28
DELIVERS SERMON
FROM DECK OF DIRIGIBLE.

Columbus. o., June 27.-From a
height of 800 feet above an immense
crowd at the Methodist centenary
celebration here. DR.. Edward Soper
delivered sermon through a mega
phone from the decks of the big
army dirgible "A, which came here
from Akron under command oi
Maj. Clarence Maranville. DR.
Soper's voice could be distinctly
heard. The sermon was about 800
words in length.
Former President William H
Taft was the principal speaker. Mr..
Taft spoke on various phases OF
Sunday school work.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-06-28
WARM WELCOME GIVEN
70 TRANSATLANTIC FLIERS.

- New York, June 27.-An official
welcome such as previously had
been accorded only to returning
cabinet members awaited 1t. Com
Albert c. Read, who commanded
the first aircraft to cross the Allan
tic ocean, and his associates, Com.
John H. Towers and 1t. Com. P.
N. L. Bellinger, when they stepped
ashore from the army transport
Zeppelin.
Commander Read expressed his
appreciation of the reception.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-06-28
TO MAKE 100000
PENNIES EACH MONTH.

San Francisco, June N.-The San
sFrancisco mint concentrated Friday
on turning out of pennies following
an order by Ray Baker, United
States superintendent of minis,
who is now here, that the mints of
the country turn out 100000 Of
these coins a month. The pennies
will be applied for the most part to
meet the tax on small commodities,
Baker said.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-06-28
Repeal Of Zone System
Sought by Congressman

Washington, June 27.-Repeal of
the postal zone system for newspa-
pers and periodicals is proposed in
a bill by Representative Mondell of
Wyoming, the republican leader.
Under the measure second-class
mail would be at the fiat rate in
force before the war revenue bill of
1917 was passed.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-06-28
Mrs. Wilcox Convalescent.

London. June 27.-Ella Wheeler
Wilcox, the noted poetess, who re-
Gently was critically i'll. is speedingly
recovering. Mrs. Wilcox plans to
return to the United States immedi-
ately.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-06-28
British DirigibIe to Start
Transatlantic FEuht Soon

London, June 27-The dirigible
R-34 will start on transat atlantic
flight at 2 a. m. next Wednesday,
weather permitting, it was an
nounced tonight.
Present plans call for arrival of
the big gas bag over New York
July 4. The landing will be made
at Cape May.
ST. Johns, N. F., June 27.-Vice
Admiral Mark Kerr announced Fiji
day night he hoped to start his
transatlantic flight in the Handley-
Page biplane Saturday.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-14
PACIFIC FLIGHT
| TO BE ABANDONED
If Navy Aviation Appropria.
tion is Reduced, Attempt
Will Not be Carried
Out.
DETAILS NOT DISCLOSED
Cut in Funds to Cause Exhaustive
Study Of Aviation to be
Postponed for
i Present
DETAILS NOT DISCLOSED

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
WASHINGTON, June 14.-A con-
templated navy fight across the
Pacific ocean will be prevented if the
action of the house in reducing the
naval aviation appropriation from
$45, 100000 to s15,000,000 is support
ed by the senate, Secretary of the
Navy Daniels said today.
Details of the proposed flight
across the Pacific were not disclosed
by the secretary who mentioned it
merely incidentally as being one of
the undertakings the navy would
have to give up unless additional ap-
propriations are allowed.
Whether seaplane or dirigible
would be used in the attempt is un-
known, but navy officials favor the
lighter than air craft because of it's
greater cruising radius. Further
more, the distance across the Pa
cific, which would have to be taken
in Jumps, is so great that planes
would run great risk in attempting 1t.
A tremendous force of destroyers
would have to be taken into the
Pacific and strung along the route if
seaplanes were used The dirigible
GILL Ieuldlu duO
carries a seaworthy boat equipped
with motors which would prove serv-
iceable in case an accident forced
water landing in mid-ocean.
Daniels sharply criticized the cut
ting down OF the navy bill by the
house.
'It forces us to stand still and
watch the procession go by" the
secretary said. Coming on the heels
of our great feat in flying across the
Atlantic, the action Of the house
comes as a great disappointment. 1t
has stunned our aviation men who
expected to undertake. great develop
mentS."
Secretary Daniels revealed the navy
had planned to carry seaplanes
aboard all dreadnaughts as scouters,
but said there would be no money
available now for the necessary re-
modelling which would be required.
The appropriation of s15.000,00O will
barely keep up existing aviation sta
tions and will permit no progress In
experimental work which is all essen
tial according to the secretary.
1t had been planned to make an
exhaustive study of aviation abroad
with purchase of several foreign
dirigibles and planes to study, but
these plans will be given up.
The cut in personnel from the
250,000 asked for to 100000 will seri-
ously handicap the navy and pos
sibly force number of ships to lay
up because Of insufficient men,
Daniels said.
While characterizing the house ac-
ton as disastrous" Daniels added
he is hopeful the senate will make
additions to the appropriations which
will enable the navy to keep abreast
with the other great powers during
the coming period of improvement
on the basis Of the lesson learned
during the war.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-14
LAST OF 18Th
AT CAMP DODGE
Engineers Of 313th, Arrive Late
Today, Winding up Division
Which Has Returned
From France.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Servfce.1
DES MONIES, Iowa, June IA -
When the 313th engineers commanded
b, Colonel r. P. Howell, arrive in
Des Moines late today, the entire SSth
division will have returned to Camp
Dodge, where the men were trained,
for muster out and final discharge.
Among the organizations arriving
this morning were the 33Sth machine
gun battalion. commanded by Captain
d. L. Wood, with 2S6 enlisted men and
sixteen officers.
The 8Sth division show troupe OF
nInety-o one men was aboard the troop
train, as were the 313th sanitary train.
commanded by Col. L. c. Cook and the
SSth military police and the 313th sup
ply train.
In the supply train there are num-
Der Of Iowa soldiers and the military
police has fifty-three Iowans en-
rolled.
The 3313th mobile ordnance repair
shop unit arrived early Friday night.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-14
CONSUMER is
GIVEN BLAME
Ptallsr and Wholesaler Acquitted Of
High Cost Of Meats by United
Master Butchers Of
America.

rnited Press Leased Wire Service.
CHICAGO, June 1.-THE victim
nself-not the retailer or whole
ler-is responsible for the high cost
meats, the United Master Butchers
America claimed today.
Pn a statement given out by Secre-
y c. W. Kayser, the butcher said
lure Of the consumer to adjust him
L to post war conditions by resum-
his favorite cuts is responsible.
When q butcher buys a beef car
Ps" the statement said, ''he buys
ny different cuts. II the cost OF
flness is kept down his sales must
PW good volume ON each sort Of cut
any cut is neglected tho neglected
must be sold at higher price or
popular cut must help bear the
Lnhs expense Of the unpopular"
LlucKs and stews are neglected, the
llcners said, for the more easily pre-
Fed meats. Mutton and lamb are
esed up also.
feople should eat more beef and
~ discriminating against low
|eea and high priced cuts in favor
nose sold at middle figures" the
|tement read.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-06-14
Y SELL CANNED MEAT
EVEN In SMALL LOTS

tutions are being canvassed to- take
some OF the 143,000,0O0 pounds OF
canned meat originally bought for
the army.
The war departments original an
nouncement that It would keep this
meat off the market to prevent a
break in prices brought storm OF
protest.
Secretary of War Baker said to-
day that he recently has instructed
the director OF sales to make every
effort to sell these surplus meats
to the public, and arrangements
have been made, he said, to allow
individuals to buy small lots at the
supply depots in Chicago, Baltimore,
Columbus. Ohio, and other places
where the surplus 1s stored,