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Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-01-07

London, jan 7-Bulletin-A Rus
sian wireless dispatch today an
nounces that the Bolsheyik captured
port of Riga January 9Th IN Esthon-
ia, Botelesthonia, the Bolshevin are
marching on Reval and are 30 miles
away. The Soviet government claims
q general Bolshsvild adyance west-
ward in old Russia with the capture
Of many yiIIaGee
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-01-07

Mr.. C. B. Neikirk, of the KirksviIle
section, received an interesting letter
from his son, Corporal Lewis Neikirk,
written the last of October. before
tn ewar was over. His friends viii
read it with interest. He writes:
Somewhere in France, Oct. 81.
Dear Father
l have had two letters from you
since / wrote. haven't had a chance
to answer them until now. am well
and enjoying life and I think France
is some country, although we are hav-
ing lots of rain now and it is begin
ming to get cold, but we are well fix
ed for the winter and won't mind It.
l like France better than I did.
can understand the French better.
can understand the French better. ]
can make them understand what I
want, and as ! told you before, France
is the most beautiful country in the
world and Paris, well, wish you
could see that city-it is the most
wonderful city in the world. / have
been there several times and ! am go
ing every chance I get. We used to
have air raids but we don't have them
any more as the Germans have been
driven so far back and they are so
hard pressed that there is no chance
for them to get in Paris any more. ]
have heard "Big Bertha" shells drop
in Paris and they did lots of dam
age. You may have been right when
you said that the war would be over
by Xmas. Lots of people here think
the same since Austria has gone to
the bad, but somehow I think it win
last another winter yet
Mamma asked me what she could
send me that I needed. / told her /
didn't need anything, but certainly
would like to get some papers from
old Kentucky. There is New York
Herald printed in Paris that gives us
all the war news and lot from home,
but hardly anything from Kentucky.
gave a Frenchman some of that
twist of tobacco you sent me. ]
thought / would have some fun out of
him. / thought it would be too
strong for him, but he rolled cigar
ette and Lit it and took big inhale
of it and said it was bon, which means
good. He wanted to BUY the whole
twist but / wouldn't sell it for / had
more fun out of it than / have had in
a long time.
I don't think I ever told you how
the French treated US. They think
there is no one like the Americans.
The first town we wers stationed in
there were no other American soldiers
so when any Of us walked down the
street you could see them run to the
windows and look and yell good night
| at us, and little children would run
iup to us and say skiss me, American
I'VE were treated so nice in that town
Iby the French that hated to leave,
hut the next town was just as good.
/ It seems like they want to praise ev-
erything we do, but I have told you
some Of the bright things but haven't
told you about the temptations that
the American soldiers have to contend
WA There e : vipe ahep neaz1y
NJ ~. s@.I ~ :
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-01-07

MONDAY-Rookwood. Tuesday .
Rookwood- Wednesday = Rookwood.
-Rookwood. Friday-kook-
wood. Saturday-Roolwood Sunday
Roolxwood. lockwood is the best
coffee eevry day in the week u; b.
Mckinney & Company. 80
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-01-07

fTODAY'S LIVE STOCK MARKETS
Louisville, Jan. Cattle 300; ac-
tive and unchanged; hogs 5000;
steady and unchanged; sheep so;
higher, 50 down; uambs SIC down.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-01-07
Kirksvine Boy Writes

Mr.. C. B. Neikirk, of the Kirksville
section, received an interesting letter
from his son, Corporal Lewis Neikirk.
written the last of October, before
tn ewar was over. His friends viii
read it with interest He writes:
Somewhere in France. Oct. 81.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-17
American Food Saved
Half People in Central
Europe, Says 1t. Peck

In Prague during the war 81 per
cent of the children under IA years
of age suffered from tuberculosis,
ricketts,, anemia and other diseases
due to malnutrition, according to
Miss Emma Novakova, representa-
tive of the Czecho-S lovak Red
Cross, who spoke at mass meeting
last night at the Catholic Bohemian
hall, l245 South Thirteenth street
Lieut. Sedley Peck of the Hoover
mission told of how he found $4,000
starving children n the city of
Kladno. He said that 90 per cent
of the babies in that city under a
years of age never tasted milk un-
til fed by the American mission
after the signing of the armistice.
Lieutenant Peck added that official
statistics showed that one-half of
the population of central Europe
had been saved from starvation by
American food.
Lieutenant Peck denied the rumors
that the Czecho-Slovak government
is facing a crisis. He paid glow
ing tribute to the history and the
virtues of the Czecho- Slovaks.
Rev. Vaclav Kralicek pastor of
the Bohemian Presbyterian church
in Chicago, told of coming to the
United States 80 years ago and
landing in Chicago with 10 cents:
Since that time he has SO prospered
that he has been able to take his
family back to Bohemia on two
trims
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-17
FORD ADMITS He
IS AN |DEALIST
AND IGNORANT
Manufacturer Led Through
Maze of Questioning in
MiIIion-DolIar L.
bel Suit.
Continued From Page One.)

that advocates OF preparedness were
in 1915 and 1862"
NO; we were in the war in 1917;
in 1916 we were not"
Mr.. Ford described an idealist as
one who helps to make people pros
porous. An anarchist, he said, with
conviction, was one who throws
bombs and seeks to overturn gov
ernments. He thought that bal
ly-hoo' was a "blackguard." CUES
toned further, the witness, evident
ly with Arnold Bennett in mind,
hazarded the opinion that the revo-
lutionary traitor, Benedict Arnold,
was writer. He had forgotten
what year the United States organ
lied as nation and asked what
the country was before that event
said that he guessed that it was
land"
Defines a Traitor.
He defined treason as anything
against the government" and said
that a traitor in his opinion, was
anyone who advocates over-pre-
paredness, or war for aggression.
Having stated that in his opinion
the army and navy in 1916 were
adequate for defense, Mr.. Stevenson
asked him a number of questions
as to the size of the army and the
disposition of the troops at that
time, but witness was able to re-
turn only vague answers or none at
all.
Much of the session was taken up
in the reading of the four speeches
of President Wilson in January and
February of, 1916, made at Kansas
City, Des lMoines, Chicago and
Cleveland, in which he stated that
the country was treading among
dangers; that any day might see the
United States plunged into the Eu-
ropean conflict. and that there was
urgent need to enlarge the army and
navy and to take other preparedness
measures.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-17
100000 Sheep Endangered
bv Forest Fire in Idaho

Boise, Idaho, July lo.-Gov. D. w.
Davis has received word from Sec
rotary of the Interior Franklin K.
Lane, advising that $4,000 has been
set aside for fighting a forest fire
that has destroyed approximately
$4,000 acres of timber in the Yellow
Pine section of the Thunder Noun
tain region.
The fire has been raging three
weeks, but efforts to combat it have
been meager because of lack of an
appropriation by the Department OF
the Interior for fighting fires on the
public domain.
No loss of life has occurred in
the fire, but hundreds of thousands
of dollars worth of valuable timber
has been destroyed and 100000
sheep are in danger.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-17
Court Recommends
Six-Cent Fare in Omaha
Continued From Page One.)


ways be considered with view to
so adjust the rates as to prevent eX-
tortion and allow fair average re-
turn.
THE law contemplates that the
findings and orders should be made
in the first instance by the commits
sion, which has power OF its own
that the courts may not usurp. Its
orders will not be reversed unless
clearly shown. +
Not Affected BY Charter.
1.-THE act known as the railway
commission act gives original juris-
diction of cases like this involving
the rates OF common carriers to the
State Railway commission and is not
changed by provisions of the Omaha
charter"
According to members of the rail-
way commission the rate will prob
ably be put into effect as suggested
by the court. Chairman Hall of the
commission says that he is pleased
with the order of the court and that
as soon as the members of the COM
mission can hold a session that an
orde~ will probably issue imme-
diately. He says that what is es-
pecially pleasing is that the court
has said that all things must be
taken into consideration, rates and
earnings in the past and probable
earnings in the future and basis
MAJ: for charges.
Will Fight Increase.
Acting Mayor IRE and City Com
missioner Zimman declare the city
will continue to oppose an increase.
Mr.. IRE says the company told the
commission last winter it would SUI
fer losses unless granted an increase
and that it's statements do not show
the deficits claimed
Street railway officials declare that
a 6-cent fare is not enough and 7
cents is required to give proper serv-
ice, pay adequate wages, taxes, bond
interest and a moderate return to
the stockholders, who have received
no dividends during the past year.
They say 8 and 10 cent fares are
now being paid in Boston, Kansas
City and other cities.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-17
Drouth Endangers 10000
Cattle in Several States

St. Paul, July 16.-Offces al
South St. Paul and Billings, Mont,
under charge of federal officials
from the bureau of animal industry,
will serve as clearing houses to ex-
pedite shipments of cattle and sheep
from the drouth area of Montana to
Minnesota and Wisconsin pastures.
A survey will be completed this
week of all the Montana stock own
ers, with the kind and quantity OF
stock for which they are seeking
pasturage to save their starving cat
tie. When the killers" have been
shipped to market, it is said, there
will be 100000 head of cattle for
which either pasturage or feed mus:
&c supplied by Minnesota, Wiscon-
sin, Iowa and other states,
The Agricultural department ad-
vices farmers to put up all hay avail
able, as there will be great demand
for it all through the drouth area
in Montana, Wyoming, Utah and
Western North Dakota.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-17
Fehcitate General
Pershing in London

ing for three years, and gave them
New hope.
Then came our efforts in the
great counter offensive at Chateau
Thierry and scissors, where, with
the allies, we took the initiative
from the enemy and maintained it to
the end of the war. | need not re-
call what the American army did at
St. Mihiel nor how it fought an his
torically decisive battle in the Ar
come which cut the enemy's line
and made further resistance i'm
possible.
IF peace has victories no less than
war, now that the end has come it
is for US to look forward to a solu-
ton of great questions at home and
abroad. While carrying on this
work and preparing for peaceful
years to come we must insist that
our late enemy fulfill every obliga-
ton peace has imposed upon him.
1t must NOT be understood because
we are not leaving large army of
occupation that we will not insist on
fulfillment to the letter all the condi
tons"
Army Being Sent Home. o.,
General Pershing said that the
American army was rapidly being
sent home, only about 100000 being
left.
1T would do you good if you
could see those magnificent troops"
he added. Their fine morale and
splendid discipline have been a great
pride to me and other officers in
the high command. They are re-
turning home with broadened view
of life and its obligations and are
determined to fulfill their duty as
American citizens. They are enter
ing on new life with the same pa
triotism with which they fought the
war and made such glorious rec
ord
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-17
EMERSOES Wife
TAKES STAND IN
MURDER TRIAL
Tells of Threats of Dead
Woman to Commit Suicide;
Lawyers Fail to Shake
~. the Testimony.

Mt Ayr, Ia. July 16.-(Speciai
Telegram. Frank Hummer. who
was called to the stand by the de-
Tense in the murder trial of Roy En-
erson, Cre4on undertaken. charged
with killing his mother, Mrs. Kate
Emerson, on May E, told of being
in the apartment of Roy Emerson
on the day of the alleged murder,
and testified to seeing DR.. Orc
Coakley and Walter Matlock at the
apartment, where they were in con-
gersation with Roy Emerson and
his wife. He also told of seeing
Roy Emerson in cigar store in
Creston about 2r30 on the afternoon
OF the alleged murder, and again on
the street about half an hour later.
Mrs. Emerson on Stand.
Mrs. Ruth Emerson, wife of Roy
Emerson, who took the stand after
Flummer, testified that she and Roy
Emerson were married in May, 1918,
and lived with her husbands parents
for about nine months, when they
secured an apartment shorty after
i the death OF Charles Emerson. She
testified that she had frequntly
heard Mrs. Emerson threaten sui
eide. On the day of the alleged muir
der, she said, she was iii her apart
ment and heard of the death of her
mother -in-law about $50 in the aft
ernoon, when Frances Devoe, Office
girl for DR.. Coakley, telephoned her
OF finding the body. She testified
that she went at once to the under
taking establishment, where she
found Roy Emerson and several
Others in the basement, near where
the body was found. She told of
taking Roy home and testified that
lust before leaving the undertaking
establishment he said to the cor
oner: Jimmy, if an inquest is
necessary, l want one held, but get
good men on the jury
Fail to Shake Testimony.
Lawyers for the prosecution, on
cross-examinatio ton, failed to shake
the testimony of Mrs. Emerson in
the least
Three witnesses recalled by the
prosecution, testified that they had
known Mrs. Emerson intimately
for some years, and had never
known her to mention suicide, but
on the contrary, she was of cheer
full disposition. -,
The defense offered testimony OF
Walter Matlock and DR.. J. w.
Coakley before the coroner's jury
in direct contradiction of that given
at the trial.
Roy Emerson will probably take
the stand early Thursday morn
ing,
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-17
Presidential Proclamation
Restricts Wheat Imports

Washington, July 16.-President
Wilson has signed an executive
order increasing the guaranteed
price of the 1919 wheat crop to
$3.50 per bushel at Galveston and
New Orleans. -. :,
At the same time a presidential
proclamation was issued declaring
that in order ITO protest the United
States against undue enhancement
of its liabilities under the law guar
arteeing wheat prices, on and after
July /, no wheat or wheat flour
should be imported into or exported
fro m.he United States except un-
der prescribed limitations to be
fixed by Wheat Administrator Julius
Fl. Barnes.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-17
Bandit KILLED
AND DETECTIVE
He SHOT CHUMS
J. W. Tobias Slain by Police
After Opening Fire and
Wounding Detec-
tive Murphy.

rand testified of the incidents at the
time of the shooting. Chief of De-
tectives John Dunn and Bertillion
Expert Julius Mansfield positively
identified Tobias as having GRIM
inal record in Omaha. Finger
prints taken at the time of previ-
Gus arrest Mansfield identified as
being identical with prints taken
after his death.
The jury returned verdict that
the killing was justihable homicide
as the result of bullet from the gun
of Officer Lundeen fired in pursuit
of his duties as police officer.
Answers Bandits Description.
Tobias answers the description of
youthful highwayman who has
been operating in the city for the
last week.
Nine years ago he was sentenced
to the Kearney Reform School for
Boys on his part in the killing OF
the proprietor of the Elton pharm-
acy, Twenty-fourth and brist>
streets.
Last year he shot Policeman VIII
liam Holden when the latter at
tempted to arrest him at us North
Seventeenth street for unlawful pos
session of liquor. Holden recovered.
Tobias received short pail sentence.
The acquaintance of Detective
Murphy with Tobias reads like fic-
ton.
Both are about the same age, "a
years. They went to the Vinton
school together and were compan-
ions on the ball field and the play
ground.
One turned police officer. The
other chose the paths which crisis
cross violence and death.
The one met death. The other
though wounded seriously, will sur
vive because his life has been clean
est. He is strong and rugged.
Tobias, so far as is known. has nc
relatives. Police believe that sis
ter, married, lives near Ralston. The
dead bandit had been living at room.
ing houses.
Detective Lundeen, who shot the
highwayman yesterday. wounded
man who had fought gun battle
with Detective Cary Ford near the
Krug Beverage company severa
months ago. He is known as one OF
the best revolver shots on the Oma.
ha police force.
Frank Murphy is son of police
captain of the same name who re-
signed when the present city com
missioners took office.
The younger Murphy rejoined the
Omaha police force after sever
months in the army and though pa
trolman before he left, was made a
detective upon his return.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-17
Comptroller Of Currency
Hits Back at Critics

Washington, July 16.-John Skel-
ton Williams, comptroller of the
currency, appearing before the SEN
ate banking committee which is
considering his nomination, today
struck back at his critics, passed the
lie to former Senator Weeks of
Massachusetts,, who bitterly op-
posed his nomination at the last
session, and denied charges recent
" made that he had caused the
withdrawal of Red Cross funds
from certain Washington banks. Mr..
Williams announced when the COM
mittee adjourned until next Friday
he would at that time reply to al:
legations made by John Poole and
Frank J. Hogan, local bankers, rel
alive to alleged discrimination
against certain banks.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-17
WEEDS Belgian Baron.

Paris, July l6.-Mrs. Hamilton
Cary of New York and Baron Emil
De Cartier de Marchienne, Belgian
minister to the United States, were
married here Wednesday. Hugh c.
Wallace, American ambassador, and
Herbert Hoover were among those
who attended the ceremony. Mrs.
Cary is daughter of Joseph
Emery Dow of Boston.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-17
The Bees Free Ice
and Milk Fund
SAYS BABY FLANAGAN.


Some heatl And all can do is
lie here on the hot bed while mother
works. She cries sometimes. / don't
know why.
There came knock on the door
yesterday and a woman, dressed in
blue, came in. She asked mother
few questions, looked me over and
then said: This baby must have
milk. He's looking very bad
"'But how will I get the milk?
mother asked.
The Bees fund will pay for it,
the lady said,
And, sure enough, man comes
every morning now and leaves bot
tie of milk and another man leaves
ice that mother keeps in box, COW
cred up with papers and rags.
Say, boy, but this milk is good!
I feel better already. And mother
sings now instead of crying"
Every penny sent to this fund goes
to help just such cases as that of
Baby Flanagan. Not a cent is
wasted.
Will you help in this great work?
Send or bring your contribution to
The Bee Office and acknowledgment
will be made.
Previously acknowledged .S3e3.2O
c. c. Letterback ...... ZOO
]. c. Daugherty ....... $50
Sunday School Class No. 10,
M. E. Church, Ord, Neb. 800
Sidney, Ia" ............. 800
A Friend, Center, Neb. -. 200
G. w. Johnston ........... 500
Total ..... $4,000
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-17
Charles Porter Arrested
for CARVING Loaded Gun

Charles Porter, 410 North Six
tcenth street, was arrested last
night and charged with carrying
concealed weapons when Sergeant
Thestrup and the morals squad
found him at Sixteenth and Chicago
streets in possession of a. loaded
.3S calibre revolver.
Investigation is being made to
attempt to connect him with some
of the recent hold-ups.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-17
Board Receives
COMPLAINT On Ice Station

T. w. Werlich, superintendent Of
the Board of Public Welfare yester-
day received complaint that the at
tendant of the "Jitney" ice station,
Twentv-fifth and Blonde streets,
Tuesday sold three 100-pound pieces
of ice to the same man while other
patrons were waiting in line for
small quantities.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-17

of the army air service will be re-
duced to 254 officers. said an 9TH
cal statement by the AIR service.
AS many of these officers must be
detailed to administrative duties,
there will not be enough left to man
completely one squadron of air
planes, it was said.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-17
Biz Crowd Attends
Second Day at
!. Fremont Races

Fremont. Neb.. July l6.-(Spe-
cial telegram)-One of the largest
crowds that ever gathered for a race
meet in Fremont saw the second
days program OF the state circuit
here this evening. The attendance
was estimated at $500. The two
harness events, the 2l2 pace and
2.l7 trot, were hard fought for four
heats. Nine horses started in the
mile and an eighth running race
and six in the seven-eighths mile.
1t was announced that four run
ming races will be held Friday and
Saturday evenings,
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-17
Teachers Get Raise.

Chicago, July l6.-The Board of
Education voted a $1,000 minimum
salary for public school teachers
and q fat increase of 500 to high
school instructors.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-17
Emergency and Temporary
Officers Released by Sept. 80

Washington, July l6.-Under Sec
rotary Bakers order that all emer-
gency and temporary army officers
must be discharged before Septem-
Der 80, the commissioned personnel
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-17
Summary

Dusty Girl and Nestaline also started
Time: 2l6H, 2.1sA, 216A. 2.171a.
Five-eighths mile running: CUB Won
lack Bayes, second: Nadine H.. third.
aiaude Smith, Monte, Emma j.. S. Koko.
I Elberta ana Watch Your Step also started.
Seven eighths running; Gordon Roberts
Won, Seaway. second; Camilla Muller,
third Old Coin Swenson. Big Dippe also
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-17
Resumes Practice

DR.. w. L. Capell wishes to an
nounce that he will resume the prac-
tice Of medicine and has opened an
office at 1915 Vinton street. Practice
limited to Genito-Urinary diseases.
Telephone Tyler 943.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-17
Exchange Closed Saturday.

New York, July l6.-ln order to
permit stock brokers to catch up
with the large amount of business
transacted during the past few
weeks, the board of governors of the
stock exchange voted to close the
exchange Saturday.