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Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-03
State Engineer Makes
Inquiries About SO
Tractors for Road Work
By E. c. SNYDER,
staff Correspondent of The Omaha

Washington, Aug. 2.-(special
Telegram. }-George E. johnson,
state engineer of Nebraska, is in
Washington for a twofold purpose;
first, to get some assurance from
the secretary of war when the 50
Caterpillar tractors which have
been assigned to Nebraska for road
work may be expected, and second,
to get action on permitting the
Union Pacific to grant a right-of-
way over its property in Nebraska
for the Lincoln Highway.
Some months ago notice was sent
out to the effect that 50 tractors
owned by the War department had
been assigned to Nebraska and
would be sent to the state at once
to be used in the construction of
good roads. Up to this time, how
ever. the state engineer ha heard
nothing of the tractors, and now he
needs them if they are to be any
good this summer and fall. Mr..
Johnson said that funds, both fed
eral and state, were available for
good roads purposes and the trac-
tors would be of invaluable assist
ance if he had them in the state
now
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-03
English Universities
Are to Be LiberaIized

London, Aug. 2-Since Oxford
university has asked for state
assistance. it is predicted that it will
not be long before sons and daugh-
tiers of the working classes will be
seen on the campus of the famous
university, as in the middle ages.
For generations the university has
been beyond the reach Of aspiring
youth with limited financial means.
The Pail Mall Gazette comments
that if Oxford and Cambridge do not
themselves do some reconstructing
along democratic lines the step will
be taken lover their heads"
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-03

Antonio Venuto, Italian consular
agent in this city, has, at the re-
quest of Cavalier Giuseppe Gentle,
consul general at Denver, Colo,
been appointed by Victor Emanuel
III, king of Italy, cavalier Of the
order of the crown in appreciation
of the loyal services rendered to
his country during his incumbency
of the office of consular agent.
Mr.. Venuto has lived in Omaha
since 1880 and was appointed con-
sular agent in the year 1889, and
was the first Italian representative
in Nebraska. Mr.. Venuto served
in the Italian army from 1862 to
1870 as sergeant. He is the first
Italian living in Nebraska to be
decorated with the cavaliers cross
by the Italian king.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-03
Approve Farms for Yanks.

Washington. Aug. passage of
the Mondell bill embodying Secre-
tary Lanes project for farms ~,
soldiers and sailors, was recon-
mended in a report submitted to
the house today by Representative
Sinnott, republican, Oregon. chair
man of the public lands committee.
The measure carries an appropria-
ton of $500,000,000 and was reported
after exhaustive hearings had been
held
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-03
Douglas Representative
Present at Every Roll Call

Lincoln. Aug. 2.-Rep. ]. Frank
Burgess of Douglas county in the
special session kept up the record he
already held for being present at
every roll call and answering to his
name when the chief clerk an
nounced it.
By some error, it was given out
that Mr.. Burgess did not vote on
the resolution calling upon the gov
ernor to call another special session
to deal with the prohteering propo-
sition. Mr., Burgess. was present
and voted mo" and desires to be
so recorded,
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-03
Dynamite Used to Wreck ~
Walls Injuries Two Persons

Beatrice, Neb. Aug. 2-(Specia1)
-Firemen, in destroying the walls
of the Paddock block, which was
wiped out by fire early Friday morn
ing, used several charges Of dyna-
mite, with the result that glass was
broken in a number of buildings a
block away by the force of the ex-
plosion. J. T. Yule was struck in
the arm by brick and so badly in
jured that he may lose the use OF
the member. Earl Mccoy, a boy
who was injured when a brick hit
him in the head, was reported slight
ly improved. He is at local hos
pital,
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-03
Pioneer Columbus Man
Drowned in Loup River

Columbus, Neb., Aug. 2.-(Spe-
cial.)-J. H. Wurdeman, pioneer res
ident Ct Platte county, was drowned
in the Loup river Friday. Joseph
Stanzel and Louis Glur, who were
fishing along the river. found the
body lodged in shallow water. There
were no marks of violence. Coroner
Otto + Walter was present when
the lifeless form was removed from
the river by Deputy Sheriff Charles
Jaworski. No inquest will be held,
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-03
Plan to Rebuild Beatrice
Hotel DESTROYED by Fire

Beatrice, Neb., Aug. 2.-(Special)
Plans for the erection of a build
ing to replace the Hotel Paddock,
which was destroyed by fire Friday
morning, are already under consid-
Grafton. E. L. May, proprietor of
the May Hotel company. and certain
influential Beatrice capitalists, gave
consideration to plans for modern,
fire-proof block at Sixth and Court
streets. The destruction of the Pad
dock leaves Beatrice without first
class hotel and it is said an effort
will be made at once to consider
plans for the construction of a build
ing as soon as possible.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-03
Stores Offer Services.
Germans Unable to Buy
Without Proper Consent

Washington, Aug. 2-Bernard NJ.
Baruch, economic adviser to the
American peace delegation, told the
foreign relations committee today
that no purchase could be made in
the United States or elsewhere by
German concerns except through
the reparations commission estab-
llshed by the treaty of Versailles.
This provision was put in the
treaty, Mr.. Baruch said. so Germany
could not evade any part of her in
demrity obligations by sending
money outside the country privately
and thus reducing her industrial re-
sources
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-03
Launch Onslaught on
High Cost Of Living


was made the occasion of a state
ment by leaders Of the four brother
hoods that the high cost OF living
demanded the operation of the
country's most important industry
"for service rather than for profit"
The announcement in reference
to army food stocks said sales would
be made in case or carton lots only
and that purchasers would have to
add the cost of delivery by parcel
post from the storage points where
the food is now held.
Prices of Food Quoted.
Prices for the food were quoted
as follows:
Meats: Corned beef, No. can,
SOC; No. 2 can, SIC; o-pound can. 81.
Roast beef, No. can, 29c; l-pound
can. Ale; 2-pound can, o6c; o-pound
can, $3.50. Corn beef hash, l-pound
can, 23c; 2-pound can, 40c. Bacon
in crates. SAC per pound: in l2-pound
tins, 36c per pound.
Vegetables: Baked beans, No. !
can, &c; No. 2 can, 13c; No. 3, l8c.
Stringless beans, No. 2 can, lie; No.
10 can. 48c. Corn, No. 2 can, 12c.
Peas, No. 2 can, lie. Tomatoes, No.
can, lie; No. 2 IL can, l3c; No. 3
can, l5c; No. 10 can, 45c. Pumpkin,
No. 2 can, &c; No. 3 can, &c; No. 10
can, 24c. Squash, No. 2 can, &c.
Number of Cans for Sale.
The numbers of cans available for
sale in each commodity range from
i 22,030,235 of the No. 3 cans of to-
matoes to 1,025 cans No. 10 size of
pumpkins. The largest amounts 9th
erwise are 100000 No. | cans and
100000 No, 3 cans of corned beef,
100000 each of the and 2-pound
cans of roast beef, 100000 each
of the and 2-pound cans of corned
beef hash, 100000 cans No. 3 size
baked beans, 100000 No. 2 cans
of corn, 100000 pounds Of Grated
bacon, and 100000 of bacon in u
pound tins.
The sale, the War department
said, will be the largest direct sale
to the American people every at
tempted The prices were stated
to be materially lower" than those
prevailing in the commercial market
and the food was described as be-
ing in excellent condition.
"All of the commodities" the
statement continues, were govern
ment inspected and prepared in &C
cordance with army specifications. "
The department said surplus prop
erty officers at Boston, New York,
Baltimore, Newport News, Atlanta,
Chicago, New Orleans, Fort Sam
Houston, Ell Paso, Omaha and San
Francisco had been directed to maze
the sales. Presumably the regular
zone rates for parcel post will ap-
ply from these cities in determining
the cost to purchasers by the parcel
post system.
Stores Offer Services.
New York, Aug. 2.-Several OF
the New York department stores
have offered to put on sale without
profit to themselves surplus food
stuffs purchased from the War de-
partment by the city, according to
an announcement made today by
Edwin J. O'Malley, deputy commits
sioner of markets. The deputy COM
missioner returned today from
I Washington, where he arranged for
the purchase of Is carloads of food
| on consignment.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-03
Interfering in Sale Of
2.75 Beer is Prohibited

Los Angeles, Cal, Aug. Am
injunction restraining the police
department from interfering with
the sale of 2.75 per cent beer in
cafes here was granted by the su-
perior court on application of res
taurant men. The injunction was
temporary and an application to
have it made permanent will be
heard August IS.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-03
Albion Youth Pleads Guilty
to Automobile SteaIinq

Columbus, Neb.. Aug. 2.-(Spe-
cial. Fired Gruning, 22-year-old
Albion youth, arrested recently for
the alleged theft of w. ]. Walters
automobile, pleaded guilty to a
charge of auto stealing in district
court.
At the conclusion of arguments of
the attorneys Judge Thomas took
the case under consideration and re-
manded the defendant to the county
Jail pending the decision. The pen
atty provided by law is a $500 fine,
or sentence of one to ten years in
the penitentiary.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-03
Drunkenness Decreases In
Boston Durinq Dry Month

Boston, Aug. 2-Records of the
central municipal court, through
which pass approximately one-hfth.
OF the criminal cases of the state,
show that 764 persons were arrested
for drunkenness during July, 1919,
as compared with 1896 in July, 1918.
The records show, however, that the
number of criminal cases is again in
cres sing.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-03
Rain Benefits Corn.

Beatrice, Neb., Aug. 2.-(Special)
Farmers report that the rain of
Friday morning, while not very
heavy, was a great help to the corn
crop, which had been suffering from
lack of moisture for some weeks. 1t
is believed with favorable weather
there will be a bumper crop.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-03
Saving of $1,000, 900 Made
by California Code Law

Lincoln. Aug. Ex-Governor Nc
Kelvie received letter from Cali
fornia Saturday morning stating that
under the operation of the code law
of that state saving had been made
since it went into operation of ST.
100000.
The code law there is similar to
that of the Nebraska law, but only
covers the agricultural department.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-03
Gage County Pioneer Dies.

Beatrice, Neb., Aug. 2.-(Special)
&C. E. Deming, pioneer OF Gage
county, died Friday, aged 20. He
was active in democratic politics for
years. He is survived by a number
of grandchildren.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-03
Advises Higher Wages.

Washington, Aug. 2.-Represen-
alive Fitzgerald of Massachusetts,
called at the White House today to
advocate increased wages for all
government employees.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-03

In China many temples are pro-
| vided with a bell at the entrance.
and when a worshipper enters he
gives the rope a pull to ring the bell
in order that the gods may be noti-
| fed of his coming and be at hand to
attend to his prayers.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-03
Price of Milk Jumps From
Is to Is Cents In Fremont

Fremont, Neb., Aug 2-(SpeciaD
The price of milk in Fremont was
boosted from 10 to Is cents a quart.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-04
R. NJ. DAVIS
ARRESTED IN
EAST CHICAGO
East Chicago Motor Police
Put in a Busy Day Yes
terday with Speeders.

East Chicago police were busy with
motorists in trouble yesterday r NJ
Davis. Gary's city attorney. was arrest
ed for speeding by Motorcycle Cop May
er and was released on his own recogni-
zance at the East Chicago police station
John Kopseba. Of South Chicago driv-
ing a big car through East Chicago, rar
into and knocked down Sam Cohen
father of City Judge Fl. Cohen. KopseDa
refused to stop but stepped on his gas
and was pursued by Motorcycle Cor
Mayer and captured after a race of six
block Thre charges were preferrea
against Kopseba, reckless driving. speed
ing and carrying concealed weapons.
While in Gary yesterday r. F. Es.
chenbach. restaurantaur of East Chi
cago. was hit by a Ford which was driv-
en- into the ditch and the Ford occu-
pants turt1ed. The occupants. H. Peter
son and two friends from South Chica go
were arrested and charged with driving
a car while drunk. \ fine Of $40 and
costs was assessed against each.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-04
DOROTHY GETTING
WELL KNOWN THERE
Chicago Miss Elopes Sec
ond Time to Crown Point
On Saturday.
SPECIAL 70 NE INES

CROWN POINT. Ind. Aug 4-The
marriage license clerks at the court
house are getting to know Dorothy quite
well.
Her other names are Young -Parkhurst
and she came here on a secret mission
with John Stratton. In other words it
was supposed to be secret. but it wasn't
A marriage license was issued to them
and after they got back to Chicago
trouble began. A reporter called up her
hotae IL 1913 Maiden st. shortly after
he BRIDAL pain returned.
Ny heavens exclaimed the new Mrs.
stratton Must this 90 into the news
papers. too7 Can't we keep this from
being published? No I've nothing to
say" Whoreupon the receiver changed
back on the hook.
The bride has been married once be-
fore In November. 1916. she was Sc
cretly married to Frank Parkhurst. men,
Der Of the Bachelors Club of the Evans
ton Y. NJ. G. a.. but no one knew Of it
FOR three weeks.
The license showed that Stratton for
ty-two years old. was divorced March 70.
Mrs Stratton is nineteen and is the
Daughter Of Mrs. Cary1 Young
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-04
GARY PARK
BOARD IS
SUED TODAY

Protesting against the action of the
board of park commissioners of the
city of Gary in condemning certain land
for park purposes. John Gunzenhauser
heads the list of plaintiffs in a suit TO
have the action of the body set aside.
The complaint fled this morning in
the Hammond superior court by Attor-
ney l. T. Meyer names Gunzenhauser.
Oscar and Henry Haugan. Northwestern
University the Board of Foreign Mis-
sions of the Methodist church and the
Chicago Home Mission and Extension
Society as the plaintiffs
The land in question lies north Of the
Little Calumet river and west of Broad
way For the part taken by the COM
missioners damages amounting to S21.l1O
were awarded while against the re-
nainded benefits were assessed which
totaled over $4,000. The action was
taken by the board on January 27 and
when the meeting was held to hear OBJ
jections on March 10. the remonstrance
Of the owners was overruled.
The plaintiffs hold that as the land is
low and under water part of the time it
is not fit for park purposes unless the
Burns or Calumet ditch is constructed
which may not be completed for years
They INSIST they have been damaged TO
the extent Of $4,000 and ask that the
awards and assessments of the park
board be held for naught.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-04
SOON TO START
At LETT FOUNDRY
ESPECIAL 10 The ZINES

GROWN POINT. Ind. Aug. last
week tie American Bridge Company's
engineers arrived in Crown Point for tho
purpose OF starting work on the Letz
Mfg Company's new foundry and fac
tory building. and it viii be only a
matter of a few days when building
operations will be in progress. e II.
CroweI Of Crown Point has tho contract
for the concrete work in the building.
while The American Bridge Company has
been awarded the contract for installing
the structural steel in the buildings. As
soon as the side track is completed,
which is in progress at this time. Mr.
Croven and the Amerin Bridge Company
will lose no time in erecting the build
lngs. The new side track will mean
much to the Letz people as il Will allow
the running Of cars right into the build
ings. making it convenient for unloading
incoming material and shipping out Letz
products.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-04
BILL
SHINES ONCE MORE
He Drops a Fugitive Ir
Crowded Loop With
Revolver Shot.

After he had been dropped by two
bullets from the revolver of DetectiV g
Sergeant William Stapleton. formerly of
Hammond. following a chase through
crowded loop streets yesterday after
old. 3940 W. Eighteenth st, confessed TO
the police that he and two other strik-
ing cigar clerks. under arrest. were re-
sponsible for six of the offenses COM
mitted in the window smashing raids
against seventeen stores of the United
Cigar Stores company Friday night.
Those involved by Levins confession
are Isadore Goldstein. 390S w Eight
eenth st, and Charles SharSin. 1927 S.
Ridgeway ave. who is also suspected by
the police of completely in the holdup
Of United Cigar store at Sangamon
and W Madison SITS. Friday night. Ray
mond Kozlowsky. 3445 Diversity blvd.
another striker. is being held. but he
was not involved in Levins confession
RUNS FROM DETECTIVES.
Levin. Goldstein and Kozlowsky were
confronted by detectives as they emerged
from union headquarters at 166 W.
Washington St Levin jerked away from
Stapleton and ran west in Washington
St turning north in Wells. and darting
into an alley between Randolph and
Washington SITS. The detective fired
twice in the air and then twice at Levin's
legs. two bullets striking the man in
the hips He was taken to the Irequois
hospital.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-04
Injunction
To Be Heard
OnOrrOW

e4io Z = 0ist'S ies = as,liil9 Or
~ a'ee0 nc o'aiiuaiu otsSi - -
- sei4A4Hs WolAiiieh " u.s-
'nlS seu oT li's'ie permanent VII RI de'
c.ued AueSoay afternoon by Juase Frah-
cis +. 6aker OF Goshen- judge Baker
VINO regularly acts on tne benSh OF the
United states circuit court OF Appeals
s1 Chicaso IS acting IN the place OF
JNdge ANDERSON during MS vacation
heh me matter comes up Ior near
lhs AZ CLOCK al the hammond 1eaera4
building Attorney =. n. sproat repre-
sehllh$ the silAeEs Will 4le Al answer
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-04
CHICAGO TO
PROTEST IN
FARE RAISE
T-aTERNATIoNAL NEWS sERvlcEl


CHICAGO. Aug. chester Cleveland.
special traction attorney. voicing this
city's protest against the proposed in
creased railway and elevated tram
fares. today threatened to stop opera
tion Of the city's surface lines if the
street car companies withor without the
permission Of the public utilities COM
mission raised the rates Of fare.
Cleveland voiced the threat when he
went before the commission TO file the
city's answer to petitions by the traction
companies to increase fares.
The city's ansewr to the traction com
ranies demand protested that the com
panies and stockholders who have made
millions IN the operation Of tho lines
should be made to bear the loss if in
creased expenses made a loss unavoid-
able.
The raising Of rates owuld be a breach
Of contract on the part of the COM
panies. Cleveland said pointing out that
the franchise owned by the companies
might then be considered illegal"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-04
Lockout
Not Yet In
Operation

In spite of the fact that lockout
" as declared by the Building Employers
association in the Calumet region. II IS
reported today that practically all of the
carpenters of Hammond are at wor!.
Business Agent Wilson made the rounds
today and was able to place all of the
men thrown cut of work by the disagr
ment between the carpenters and the
Contractors asosciation.
Mr.. Wilson says there are 1900 car
renters in the district and 325 in the
hammond ;ucdl In Whiting he founc
the work proceeding as usual and in
East Chicago and Whiting the men had
found work with the independent con-
traitors. In Gary. where tho trouble had
just occurred Saturday. things were still
somewhat unsettled.
From now on it Is said lumber yards
of the cities of the Calumet region with
the exception of Whiting viii refuse 10
sell lumber or mill supplies. Whiting
dealers it seems refuse TO be drawn in
TO the matter but it Is a question
whether they VIII consent to sell to the
independent contractors of other cities
The carpenters say that in case the
building material is shut off by the con-
tractors association they will at once
ilLI lA6lF lnJGnCAlOHS dSdAlASl bAkt liio
terial handled by Chicago mail order
houses and at the same time will call in
their representatives from the mills of
the association. These men label all ma
terial turned out by the mills that
workmen will know they are handling
union made material
In case the carpenters withdraw their
labelers from the mills 1t is predicted
that they will refuse TO return the labels
to these concerns for at least a year
which will act as an injunction against
the use of their materials by union
workmen.
The carpenters insist that time
agreement should not be inlluded in any
wage adjustlent. They hold that in case
the rost of living increased before the
time expired they would be justified IN
asking for higher wages and would no
doubt break the agreement just as was
done in Chicago.
They say that the reason they did not
notify the association of their demands
earlier was that they had never been Of
ffcially notified that the association had
been formed but that the contractors in
dividually knew they would ask for more
money several months before August 1st.
A meeting of the contractors associa-
ton will be held Tuesday evening 10 dis
uss the matter further.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-04

Serg. H. H. Ingersoll aid de camp to
Lieut.. Col. H. W. Anderson. American
Red Cross commissioner to the Balkan
states. who is q brother of Mrs. T. \.
Parry and received his training year
ago at Camps Scott and King. is now
in Bucharest, Roumania, after some
wonderful experiences on all the battle
fronts He drove a car from Paris TO
the toe of Italy and back TO Rome and
shipped thence to Salonika in Greece.
taking an American man-of-war from
Salonika to Athens il Greece. From
thence he went to Roumania by auto
mobile He passed through the Oar
danelIes to Constantinople. remaining
there with the commission and made an
inspection visit in Asia Minor and Ar
menia. Returning by way Of the Bos-
porus TO the Black Sea and across II TO
the Danube. and down the Danube. he
landed in Galtz. Roumania. The COM
missions next visit was to Russia. He
drove by auto through Russia TO Bel
grade in Servia. and went through Aus
tria-Hungary and Bulgaria and is now
in HEADQUARTERS in Bucharest.