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The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-11-16
MAY BE A BIRD PARADISE
New Use for Island Of HeligoIand 9ug-
gested to Secretary
Lansing.

London.-On the question Of making
HelIgoland a bird paradise, L. Gardin-
err, secretary Of the Royal Society for
the protection of birds says:
"rhe bird lovers scheme for He'll
gOland was that the island should be
an internal observation station and a
birds sanctuary. There was no sug-
gestion whatever in this connection
that it should be restored to Germany.
A resolution to this effect was carried
Mt the annual meeting Of the Royal So
ciety for the protection of birds and
was forwarded to the British peace
delegation"
DIR. w. J. Hornaday, of New York. a
leader of the wild life protection
movement in the states, cordially Sec
Onded the appeal and wrote Mr.. Lam
sing urging that If Heligoland could
not be given back to England 1t should
be neutralized as a naval base and
placed upon the map as an internal
reservation for the protection of birds.
The unique value of the rock for this
purpose, situated as 1t is in mid-stream
of migration, is well known to orni-
thologists and has been abundantly
proved by the WORK of Gatke.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-11-16


A curious custom, The Hocktide fes-
tival of Kissing day, is observed in
Hungerford, England. With the ex-
ception of three years, Il has been OBJ
served every year since the days of
John Of Gaunt. With q trumpet 300
years old. the trumpeter opens the
day, blowing ii on the balcony Of the
courthouse. The town crier in red
faced suit rings his bell and calls all
cOmmoners TO court. The tuttimen.
two villagers. start on their round,
carrying poles 20 which are affixed
large bouquets They enter each shop
and house TO. collect a one-Penny fine
and failing in this exact a kiss from
the wife and daughters Of each COM
moner. Signs Of struggle are frequent,
but each time q kiss Is obtained. An
orange is thrown by a follower TO the
big crowd of children that trails along
aud the oranges disappear rnp!dly.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-11-16
HEN HELPS LIQUOR SEARCH
Scratched Up a Bottle Of Whisky at
Bangor. Me-, While Dep
uties Looked on.

Bangor, Me.,--0ther towns have
hens that lay big eggs, but Bangor has
g few biddies that, 1t would seem, lay
quart bottles of whisky.
Sheriff Fernandez and his deputies
are trying to find out who owns these
remarkable hens, but thus far ali they
know is that the hen has its habitat
in a yard in Pine street. Deputies
Fing and Noddin went up there brows-
ing around for the staff and stood adj
Iliring the handsome blddies scratch
ing in the straw of their Enclosure.
There seemed TO be an unusually
liberal supply Of straw. Rum hounds
notice these little things. One hen
was particularly active and energetic
in her scratching, and presently she
uncovered. right where one would look
for eggs. quart bottle OF whisky
worth in these dusty days at least $40.
Then the deputies took q turn at
scratching I'm the straw and uncover
cd "a more hotties. They are whistIihg
new tune around the county jail now.
They call Il "Whisliy In the Straw"
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-11-16
USE MEXICAN ARMY SHELLS
Bandits Reported to Have Used Am
munltion Made at Federal
Arsenal.

Mexico City.-Government author
tiles have discovered that, in recent
brush with bandits at the Desert Of
the Lions. near this city, the opponents
of the government troops used am
munition manufactured at the federal
arsenal. The military authorities have
issued strict orders that the sale of
ammunition by government troops
shalt be prevented at all costs. A
large number of cartridges is said to
have been discovered at the thieves
market, where dealers had purchased
them from soldiers with the purpose
OF selling them Mt great profit to
agents Of Felix Dlaz sc1 ether revO
lutiOne,y leaders.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-11-16
SCOUT PLANES TO
PATROL The AIR
Treasury Department Has Plan
to Defeat Activities OF Mod
ern SmuggIers. -
CUSTOMS REVENUE MENACED
Rum Running and Smuggling on large
Scale by AIrpIane and SubnsaFins
Looked for in Near Future by
Revenue Chief.

MISUNDERSTANDING ana rum
running on large scale by airplaDe
and submarine is looked for In the
very near future by Daniel @. Roper.
commissioner Of internal revenue, and
by other government officials unless
preparations are made In advance to
defeat the twentieth century SNUG.
glers.
The attention Of the treasury depart
ment was particularly directed to this
new danger Of employing modern
methods In smuggling by the accident
al capture of an airplane that came
across the Canadian border into north
ern New York with several cases OF
contraband liquor. 1t was entirely
owing to an accident, however, that
this capture was made, and the off,
Gals of the government have no doubt
that large quantities Of contraband
liquor have reached this country al
ready over the same air route.
Planes to Patrol Air.
There is reason to believe that some
venturesome pioneers of this new mode
OF smuggling through the air have al
ready landed several thousands of dol
lars's worth of semiprecious stones
from the topaz mines in Mexico, some
where In the interior Of the United
States.
At any rate, the menace to the ma
tional revenues has become SO imme-
date that Secretary Glass has decided
that he win ask congress for transfer
of GEO airplanes and hydro-airplanes
from the army and navy to his depart
ment and funds enough to create An
effective air patrol.
To Blk Customs Revenue.
Later on he will ask also for the
transfer from the navy of large fleet
Of Eagles which were specially de-
signed for chasing submarines, in Or
der to protect the seacoasts and estu-
aries from the danger Of smuggling by
submarines. tAf
Equipped with these two modern
craft for navigating the sea and air;
the secretary of the treasury believes
that he will be able to interrupt any
Illicit commerce designed to defeat the
national prohibition laws or te blk
the government out Of customs tevs-
nues. fk9 8ge 4
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-11-16
Ancient rnnlnecrlnn Eeat.

+ The ChengW irrigation system is one
of the most noteworthy examples OF
an early engineering feat and deserves
TO rank with the Pyramids. The head
waters of the system are in the foot
hills of the Thibetan mountains at the
city of Kwan Iislen. whore the Eu
Kiang breaks through the northern
part Of the plain and makes its mad
rush toward the sea. The river bed
falls IN level 100 feet during its 70
mile trip along the edge Of the plain.
Some idea OF the magnitude of the
engineering task may be realized from
the fact that the flow during freShet
IS not far from 3000OOG0 cubic feet
of water a minute, approximately the
flow Of the Niagara rlver.--Asia Maya
zine.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-11-16
INSIST MAN IS DEAD
Government Sends -Four Official
Death Notices.
Mcclure, Much Alive, Wonders About
His Invalldation Home by
Army.

Wilmington. Del-Alfred Mcclure
Of Sol West Ninth street, is beginning
to wonder whether the government is
"spoofng" him or whether they have a
grudge against him. Since he was In
valided home Oh the discharged list
last January, having served with the
Three Hundred Twelfth infantry,
Seventy-eighth division, his family has
been notified four times that he was
dead-either killed in battle, died from
wounds, or deceased as the result Of
diseases or accident.
"Well, l see / am dead again." is
McGuire's way of passing off the mat
ter when he beholds a letter adj
dressed TO his mother bearing the
frank Of the war department. The
fourth notification of his death came
the other day, but as Mcguire, and
Mark Twain before him, said: 1.-THE
report of my death is greatly exagger-
ated."
Each letter that came has been an
swered either by Mcguire himself or
his mother. Notification has been sent
to the authorities that Mcclure is liv-
ing, but they still insist on killing him
off with clock-like regularity. The no
tees OF his demise are also liable to
contain the information that he was
cook, q wagon driver, q sergeant OF
artillery or any other such rank, while
MCGUIRE plaintively states that man
has to be killed before his rank Is
raised apparently, as he was "nothing
but buck private"
Mcguire fought during the st. Mi
hiel drive and was hit by piece of
shrapnel and was invalided home.
After recuperating from his wound,
which was not severe, he was dis
charged and began working for the
Harlan shipbuilding plant.
In addition to kilograms, letter
was received from the chaplain of the
regiment telling Mrs. Mcguire of the
heartrending circumstances Of his
death, full details and complete de-
scrlption of his surroundings, grave,
etc., accompanying the letter. The
chaplain was from Germantown, Pa,
and Mrs. Mcclure wrote a letter to
him, thanking MIN for his sympathy,
but saying she was glad it was mis-
placed, as her son was not dead, but
very much alive.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-11-16
Edmond pantes' Prison.

Before the great world war the last
prisoners condemned to the Chateau
dIf, made famous by Dumas novel,
"The Count of Monte Cristo," were a
number of Arabs seized during the Al
gerian revolt Of 1871 and taken out in
1872 to be sent to French Guinea. To-
day the islands only interest is his
torical. when the tourists come to
Mnrseiles guides show them in the
old dungeons the tunnels which the
Able Faria dug into the cell Of Ed
mond Dantes. They even point ont
the spot where Dantes sewn up in the
abbe's shroud, was hurled into the sea,
and so effected his escape.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-11-16
GERMANS TRY TO EvADE TAX
Several Wealthy Families Have Ar.
rived in North SlesVi9 to
Escape Levy.

Copenhagen.-Several wealthy Ger.
mans have arrived In North Slesylg
trying to escape the high taxes and
coniiscatlou of property In Germany.
According to the peace treaty Den
mark need not make these persons
Danish subjects, and the German goT-
eminent has declared harsh measures
are to he taken before the evacuation
OF North SIesvig TO hinder fight from
the consequences Of the war,
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-11-16
Captures Shark With
His Handkerchief

Saugus, Mass.--John Hobbs,
nineteen, captured a mackerel
shark 3 feet 8 inches long by
tying a handkerchief about its
tail.
Hobbs sister was on her way
home from a grocery store when
she heard spashing in the wa
ter on the edge of Riverside
cemetery. Investigating, she
found the shark trying to get
into the river. 1t had become
stranded when the tide turned.
She called her brother, who
wound his handkerchief around
the slim tail of the shark, drag
ging 1t ashore.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-11-16
A IoYFuL CHRIsTMAs.

You will be relieved Of the task
Of purchasing costly gifts If you
send Christmas cards to your friends
at Christmas time. We have a
beautiful line. Call and see them.
The Dispatch.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-11-16

At this season Of the year the vi
tality il the lowest. Help nature to
function thoroughly by drinking Shi.
var Springs water. Others are being
benefited. why not you? Phone j. l..
Walker & Company, ana a bottle
viii be delivered at your door.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-11-16
ESSEX
Dominates the field of
stock cars lin the State
Fair Speedway Races.

Ask those who have drunk Shjvar
water what it has done for them
you will order it from us. J. L.
Walker & Co.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-11-16

TO DR.. Kilmer & Co, Binghamptoa, N.
Y, for a sample bottle. When writing
be sure and mention the Columbus
Semi-Weekly Dispateh.-(adv.)
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-11-16
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Omaha daily bee., 1919-03-16
PROPOSE drive
ALONG river AS
war MEMORIAL
City Planning Board Will Sub
nit Plan to Civic Bodies for
Nineteen-MiIe Boulevard
Through City.

= B. Kvenild, superintendent of the
City Planning board, and his staff,
are preparing tentative plan of de-
velopment for 19-mile river boule-
ward drive. extending from Child's
Point on the south to Ponca Creek
on the north.
The proposition is to get the plan
hing board, city council, Chamber of
Commerce and other organizations
interested in this project after de-
monstrating its possibilities on
paper.
The drive would extend one mile
beyond the city limits on the north
and the same distance at its southern
terminus.
1t is proposed to follow circuit
Gus route in the southeastern part of
the city, thus avoiding the elevations
and at the same time affording a
continuous view of the river The
tentative route contemplates run
ming close to the river north Of
Hickory street and then proceeding
to the east side of Garter lake, con-
Meeting with the Carter lake boule-
ward. From Carter lake the route is
northward to Mime Lusa water sta
ton at Florence. /.
Mr.. Kvenild's proposal is that this
boulevard shall be established as a
war memorial.
The preliminary route shows con-
nections with Mandan and River
view parks. The boulevard also
would lead to the Fontenelle forest
reserve which adoins the Boy Scout
acreage, along the river where Doug
las and Sarpy counties join.
The planning board expects to
have a detailed report on the project
during the next week. No estimate
of the cost has been figured nor
has any plan been considered as to
how the project can be financed.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-03-16
City Sues Street Car
Company for $4,000
1918 Occupation Tax

The city Of Omaha, by Corpora
ton Counsel Lambert yesterday
filed suit in district court asking
$4,000 from the Omaha & Council
Bluffs Street Railway company. the
amount due for occupation tax for
the last quarter of 1918.
Under a power delegated to the
city by the legislature the city coun-
Gil has imposed an occupation tax
Of per cent of gross earnings. The
street railway company has been
paving this tax for 10 years, the
first lapse occurring in January.
when the fourth quarterly payment
for 1918 was due. The ordinance
under which the city legal depart
ment is now moving provides that
if the company fails to pay the tax
as provided by ordinance, then the
city shall collect $4,000 per month
with interest at the rate | per cent
per month.
Corporation Counsel Lambert
states that the city called upon the
street railway company a month ago
for the unpaid occupation tax, but
nc reply was received. The COM
pany is declining to pay the tax on
the general ground that it is unreal
sonable on account of the company's
inability to pay dividends; that the
city opposed an effort to obtain an
increased rate of fare, and that the
company has been hard pressed to
make receipts meet expenditures.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-03-16
Nebraska Travellers Protective
Association Names Officers

Lucien L. Carr, United States
Supply company was elected presl-
dent OF Post "A, Nebraska Travellers
Protective association, at the annual
meeting Saturday. He succeeds J.
= George L. Lavidge, H, H. Close
and Charles Mullen are the vice
presidents and c. L. Hopper, secre-
tary-treasurer.
Henry Balzer, c. ]. Cunningham,
w. H. Wheeler and J. F. Harkle-
rode were elected directors.
7. F. Mugent was appointed chair
man of the railroad committee; A.
II. Nicholson, hotel; F. {. Eckhardt'
employment; o. J.. Wohlford,
press; ]. T. Hogan. legislative; A.
w. Miller, sick and relief; T.
Fallon, good roads committee. Rev.
Titus Lowe was chosen chaplain.
w. w. Watt and A. A. Taylor are
the Post A nominees for the state
convention in York, April Is and
.26. Charles L. Hopper was recon-
mended for state secretary.
The nominees for the national
convention in New Orleans, June g
IA, are: A. A. Taylor, John w.
Gamble, ]. c. Cunningham, N. Stan
lev Brown, H. G. Hoel, ]. H. Slime,
HI. r. Baltzer and George w. Long.
The members of Post A adopted
a resolution to use every effort to
get the state convention to Omaha
in 1920
Omaha daily bee., 1919-03-16
Water in Oysters Costs .
Seven GroCers $40 Each

Charged with selling adulterated
oysters. seven grocers pleaded
gailtv in. poice court Saturday and
were Tired $40 an costs each. They
we're:
nj. Jacobsen, 1l3 North Sixteenth
street; Frank Kunzl, 1904 South
Twenty-fourth street; William
Heinzman, 712 North Sixteenth
street: Frank Yum, 2204 South Six
tenth street; Henry Kaisch, 1922
Vinton street, Almond Grenette, 60S
South Sixteenth street. and r. c.
Beaver, 4z16 South Twenty-fourth
street.
The men were arrested upon re-
ports that they were putting water
il their oyster barrels. Five addi-
tional warrants were issued Satur-
dav afternoon charging the same
offense against proprietors OF
grocery stores,
Omaha daily bee., 1919-03-16
Real Estate Board Has
New Associate Members

The following men have been
elected to affiliate and associate
membership in the Omaha Real Es-
tate board:
Affiliate members, Leonard Ever
EFT, Joseph Hayden, Ray Gould,
Frank Norton, o. S. Erwin, F. L.
Nesbit. Jay d. Foster. George L.
Fisher, Alex Gustafson, John Potter
Webster, c. NJ. Reynolds and Lee
G. Lowry.
Willard Slabaugh, B. f. Price, ]. E.
Rogers, B. c. Fowler, c, B. Melon
aid, c. w. Newport. Max Agor and
.W. H. Smails,
Omaha daily bee., 1919-03-16
GERMANS AGREE
TO TURN FLEET
over TO ALLIES
! Ea333Lat Our Low Cash Prices Help You SaveEE5 u
Monthly Ration Of 10000
Tons of FoodStuffS Fixed;
U. S. to Have Eight
Passenger Ships.

Brussels, March l5.-The German
delegates to the conference here
regarding the taking over by the al
lies of the German mercantile fleet
and the provisioning OF Germany to-
day definitely accepted the condi-
tions imposed by the allies.
A monthly ration for Germany of
$4,000 tons of foodstuffs was fixed.
A board of control for German
exports will be established under
the terms of the agreement. This
board probably will have its head
quarters at Rotterdam.
The Germans will be permitted to
buy fish from Norway and resume
their own fishing in the North Sea.
The German representatives ask
ed for modification of the blockade
and while no promises we're given
them in this connection, steps in
| that direction, as a matter OF fact,
have already been taken.
U. S. Gets Eight Steamers.
Paris, March 15.-Under the
agreement which the Germans made
at Brussels, the United States will
receive eight German ships, which
will be ready to go to sea within four
days. The vessels are the Zeppelin,
of 1920 tons; the Prins Friedrich
! Wilhelm, 10000 tons; the Graf Wal
dersee, $4,000 tons; the Patricia, a.,
400 tons; the Cap Finisterre, l4,50O
tons; the Pretoria, $4,000 tons; the
Cleveland, 10000 tons, and the
Kaiserin Augusta Victoria,
The giant Imperator, of $1,000
tons, also will go. to the United
States. At the present time the I'M
perator is stuck in the mud, but it
is believed it can be foated i'll few
days.
The total ships made available to
the allies under the agreement Num-
Der more than ZOO approximating l.
100000 tons.
The vessels going to the United
States are passenger ships on &C
count of the American desire to use
them for the transport of troops.
Those going to France and Eng
land Immediately are cargo vessels
in neutral ports in South and Cen
| trail America and the Dutch Fast
Indies. They will be permitted to
leave with cargoes for Germany with
German crews, but under allied
flags, but on arrival in allied ports
the crews will be replaced by allied
crews and the Germans returned.
There is available in England for
immediate movement to Germany
approximately 10000 tons of pork
products, 5000 tons of beans, 5000
| tons of rice and $4,000 tons of
cereals. The United States has in
Rotterdam and on the way there
approximately $4,000 tons of bread
stuffs.
A summary of the agreement
shows that part payment by Ger
many will be made by freight hire
accruing to the Germans for the use
of the shipping; part from credits
that Germany may continue to
establish and maintain in neutral
countries; part from German ex-
ports; part from the sale of Ger
man-owned foreign securities and
part by. the use Of German gold.
The Germans agreed to place a
deposit of gold in the National Bank
of Belgium at Brussels for use as
collateral
Omaha daily bee., 1919-03-16
/ South Side
HENRY BEAL Gets
HIS DIPLOMA AS
ATTORNEYATLAW
Former Bee Printer Studies
Law at Night, Is Graduated
and Now Assistant
County Prosecutor.

After six years effort to obtain
legal education by attending the
Creighton night law school, Henry
]. Beal, 4718 South Twenty-fourth
street, has been appointed assistant
county attorney on the South Side.
succeeding E. R. Leigh, resigned.
For manye years Bsal was a
printer on the Omaha Bee. AM
bilious and not satisfied to remain
printer. he began attending the
Creighton night law school.
Beal is very active in labor cir
cles, having been president of the
Central Labor union of the South
Side for s years. He is still an active
member Of the Typographical
union.
The newly chosen county attor-
ney will assume the duties of his
office next Monday morning,
Omaha daily bee., 1919-03-16

10 lbs. best pure cane granu-
lated sugar ................. .9Sc
4s lbs. sacks best hight grade
Diamond H Flour ...,...... $40
"a ID. sacks best high grade
Diamond II Flour ........,.,Sl.35
IS lb. sacks best rye flour ....SI.4O
10 bars Diamond C or Beat-Em
All soap NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. $50
9 lbs. best white or yellow corn
meal ..............s.'.s ..SOc
lbs. bulk rolled oatmeal ......25c
The best No. Navy beans. ID. .. .1Oc
Fancy Japan rice. per lb. ........I1c
The best domestic Macaroni. YER
micelli, Spaghetti or Egg
Noodles, pkg. Fundamentally
Corn Flakes, pkg. 112c
Grape Nuts, pkg, .l............l 212c
23-ounce jars Pure Apple butter 23c
23-oz. jars Pure Fruit Preserves. .33c
Large bottles Pure Tomato catsup 23c
Large bottles asst'd pickles .....,23c
Kamo asst'd soups, can ......... .10c
The best bulk Laundry starch III. 51ac
No. cans fancy sweet sugar
No. . cans ripe tomatoes ...... l2I2c
No. ~ cans kraut ..............1lc
No. "a cans Lye Hominy ........9c
Tall cans fancy pink salmon ....2lc
Jello for dessert, pkg. ..........llc
Yeast Foam, pkg. ................4c
DRIED FRUITS AND NUTS.
Choice California prunes. ID. ....10c
Fancy Cal. prunes. IN. ...... l25z-l5c
Omaha daily bee., 1919-03-16

This is the happy family that will
greet Clyde Rice of the Twenty
third Engineers when he returns
from overseas service-his bride,
Marion, and two Riddles, William
Harry and Clyde, ir.. one of whom
has never seen his daddy and the
other who doesn't remember daddy
very well-he was so young when
his father went away to war.
Mrs. A. A. Taylor, the motherly
woman in the background, has
"mothered" the little family group
since the departure of the man of
the household. She lives a couple