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Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-06
TWO NEBRASKANS
WILL ASSIST IN
WAR COST PROBE
Representatives Reavis and
Jefferis Among 15 Appointed
to Make Investigation.

Washington, June s.-Fifteen
members of the house, 10 republic
ans and S democrats, were ap-
pointed by Speaker Gillett to con-
duct five investigations of wartime
expenditures of the War department.
Representative Graham, republican.
of Illinois, was selected as chair
man of the general committee and
the division of subcommittee, one
for each investigation, will give the
Republicans two members to one
for the democrats. The investiga-
tons will cover expenditures for
ordnance camps and cantonments
and quartermaster supplies. The
committee personnel announced by
the speaker follows:
Representative Graham, Illinois: Ham
ilton. Mckenzie. Illinois; johnson, South
Dakota; Reayis, Nebraska; Magee. New
York, republicans. and Representatives
Jefferis. Nebraska. and MacGregor. New
York. Republicans. and Representa- tives
Flood Virginia; Garrett, Tennessee; Dore-
mus. Michigan: Donovan. New York, and
Lea. California, democrats
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-06
Katelman Appeals
to Supreme Courtin
Auto Stealing Case

Lincoln, Neb., June 5.-An appeal
has been taken to the supreme court
by Attorney Ben S. Baker in be.
half of Morris Katelman, convicted
with "Red" Neal for completely in
the stealing of automobiles.
Katelmar was found guilty in the
Douglas county district court and
given a sentence of from one to
seven years. He alleges SO errors
in the court proceedings.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-06
RUTH LAW TO ATTEMPT
SAME ROUTE AS HAWKER.

Cleveland, June 5.-Ruth Law,
who recently announced she would
attempt a transatlantic airplane
flight this summer. said Thursday
she will go over the route Harry
Hawker attempted to use from New
fomldland to Ireland.
Miss Law was here conferring
with an airplane manufacturer re-
garding construction of machine
for the flight.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-06
.TEU 0NIC
INDEMNITY
REQUEST
REF USED
Big Four Decides That No
Fixed Reparation Sum Will
Be Allowed; to Deliver
Reply Next Monday.

Paris, June 5.-When the Ger
mans are handed the allied reply
to their counter proposals they
will be informed, according to
French circles, that the discussion
has been finally closed and will be
given no less than three or more
than five days in which to accept
or reject the conditions.
Count Won Brockdorff-Rantza
is expected to leave Immediately
for Berlin to confer with the Ger
man chancellor. If it is decided
that Germany shall sign the treaty
the count will return to Versailles.
If Germany refuses to sign mott
fication of her refusal will be sent
from Berlin, it is said.
Paris June Such progress was
made by the Council of Four Thurs
day that by working through Sun
day it is hoped the reply to the
German counter-proposals may be
ready for delivery Monday.
The coufcil has decided to refuse
Germany's request that fixed sum
for reparations be indicated in the
treaty.
Conference circles are somewhat
relieved by assurances from high
quarters that the Council of Four is
nearing an accord on the reply to
the German counter-proposals.
Paderewski in Conference.
, Tie council met Thursday morn
ing with M. Paderewski, Polish pre-
lnier, present concerning the Polish
frontier in Germany. particularly ST.
lesia and in the afternoon considered
the vigorous protests of Roumania
and other Balkan states against CIV
ing the League of Nations super
vision over the protection of racial
minority.
NJ. Paderewski strongly opposed
any modification in the political
status of Silesia as fixed by the
treaty. This led to a proposal to
grant the Germans economic advan-
tages in Silesian coal, iron and zinc
sufficient to carry on industries and
aid in paying indemnities.
The experts presented tables
the treaty's cession of ST.
lesia and the Sarre region has re-
suited in reducing Germapy's coal
by 81 per cent, iron "a per cent and
zinc 90 per cent, and it is to offset
these reductions that it is proposed
to establish an economic exchange
without modifying Polish political
control.
May Modify Details.
The general situation within the
council is described as tending more
towards modification of the details
OF the German treaty, without af-
fecting the fundamentals. M. Gle
position in this respect is
believed to be approaching that of
President Wilson and Premier
Lloyd George, as M. Clemenceau's
close associate, NJ. Loucheur, has
been conferring with the British and
experts concerning the
provisions on which notifications
have been proposed.
The president told friends he
hoped to go to Brussels early next
week, but he could not say definitely,
as everything depended on getting
the reply completed before making
the trip.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-06
Bandits Release American
Farmers When Ransom Paid

Noga1es, Ariz., June 5.-After be.
ing held in ransom for five days by
bandits, A. D. Ayle, and H. Barton
American farmers, having holdings
near Ameca, in the state of Jalisco
were released Thursday when the
chamber of commerce Of that place
delivered $1,000 to the bandits, who
are said to be a Zanatista gang.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-06
IS ARE INJURED
WHEN TROLLEY
JUMPS TRACK
Street Car Runs Down Hill in
Milwaukee, Falls Over, and
Is Wrecked.

Milwaukee, June 5.-Sixty-five
persons were injured, many serious
ly, when a street car ran down the
Sixth street hill about E o'clock
Thursday night, jumped the track
and fell on its side almost a COM
plete wreck.
The car crashed into the fire
alarm box bringing the fire depart
ment to the scene.
Before the arrival of every avail
able ambulance in the city, taxicabs
and private automobiles aided by the
volunteer rescue party of passersby
extricated the injued from the de-
bris and rushed them TO emergency
hospitals. All are expected to re-
cover.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-06
Crop Failure Causing
MANY Deaths in India

New York, June 5.-Deaths are
occurring in India in appalling num-
bers because of failure of the crops,
according to Rev. DR.. R. A. Hume,
who has served the National Mis-
sionary council of India for AZ years
and who arrived here Thursday on
his first furlough in eight years. He
brought with him a message from
the viceroy to President Wilson.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-06
TURNED
SOLDIERS
TO POLICE
WINNIPEG
Loyal Canadians Demand
Government Bring to Justice
Those Responsible for Re-
cent Labor UpheavaI.

Winnipeg, June 5.-The fourth
week of the Winnipeg general strike
began Thursday afternoon with
hundreds of returned soldiers placed
to assist the city authorities in
maintaining law and order and in
providing free flow of foodstuffs.
More than 1000 war veterans as
sembled and passed resolutions de-
nouncing some of the strike leaders
as anarchists and agents of revolu-
ton and promised Mayor Gray his
appeal for 1000 special constables
would be filled from the ranks of
loyal returned soldiers. The meet
ing demanded the government bring
men responsible for the Winnipeg
upheaval to justice; urged the i'm
mediate deportation of "all unde-
sirable aliens and declared "the
only one big union which soldiers
would recognize was the Union
jack
Influence the Soldiers.
While the mass meeting was be-
ing held a parade of strikers and
strike sympathizers passed within
block of the auditorium where the
soldiers were gathered.
Several hundred marchers in the
strikers demonstration wore re-
turned soldier buttons.
Military officers and Mayor Gray
succeeded in influencing the soldiers
at the mass meeting not to visit the
trades and labor temple At the
opening of the meeting speakers de-
manded the meeting adjourn so the
parade could proceed to the labor
temple"
Mayor Gray accepted the offer of
the soldiers to assist in maintaining
law and order by asking for the
1900 special officers to guard prop
erty and to act as body guards for
workmen who have been intImi-
dated. Announcement that the city
would pay the soldiers S6 dav was
encouragingly received.
Another soldier mass meeting will
be held Friday forenoon. Mayor
Gray announced as soon as the spe-
cial officers were organized street
car service would be resumed.
Soldiers on Constable Duty.
A large body of returned soldiers
were sworn in for constable duty.
When the parade neared the munich
pal building, men on the sidewalks
cried "scabs" and five fights started,
which resulted in five arrests.
The first constables went on duty
late Thursday. The mayor an
nounced that the supply of milk and
bread would be close to normal Fri
dav.
Mediators attempting to concili-
ate the industrial controversy an
nounced "the situation was un-
changed"
Mayor Gray made the following
statement at the. soldiers meeting:
"The strike leaders have publicly
announced that they intended to run
the city of Winnipeg: that they
would say who would act and who
would not and they have intimated
they were powerful enough to bring
abcut change of government. I
know that the men who fought for
the fo1d flag in France have had
enough of Hunism and bolshevism
and III be damned if we're going
tn stand for II"
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-06
BoIshevists Hope to Flood
Britain With Bad Money

London, June 5.-All London is
carefully scanning its treasury notes
these days, following an announce
ment by Scotland Yard of a bolshe-
visit conspiracy to fill the country
with counterfeit money. The police
declare they have the situation we'll
in hand and express the belief that
the Russian forgers will make little
headway here
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-06
"GO TOIT," FOCH
ANDCLEMENCEAU
TOLD GERMANS
Teutons Inquired Whether or
Not They Could Before At
tempting Rhenish Republic.

Mannheim, June 5.-When the
project of the Rhenish republic was
first broached, Marshal Foch, com
mander-in in-chief of the allied armies.
was approached through occupation
officers and asked whether the
Rhinelanders could work for a re-
public without the risk of being dis
ciplined by Germany, according to
the Neue Baden Landeszeitung.
The newspaper states that Mar
shall Foch and Premier Clemenceau
of France conferred on the SUBJ
ject and sent a reply to the Rhine
landers that the German govern
ment would never again have any
thing to do with the left bank of
the Rhine and hence the propa-
gandists could not be punished"
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-06
SEE SIX MEXICAN BANDITS
HANG ON TELEGRAPH POLES.

Nogales, Ariz., June 5.-Passen-
gers on the train arriving at the bor-
der from Mazatlan, said they saw
six Mexican bandits hanging from
several telegraph poles. alongside
the railroad track at intervals be-
tween San Bias and Nacojoa, Sinaloa.
The bandits were members OF the
garrison at Navojoa, under COM
mand of Gen. Francisco Flores.
They had stolen II army rifles sew
eral days ago and deserted. After
wards they looted and robbed farms
along the railroad. They were cap
turcd by a detachment under the
command Of Capt. Juan Garcia.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-06
SWEETHEART CAUSES
ARREST OF CAPTAIN.

Chicago, June 5.-Trailed by for
warding addresses left for, letter
writing sweetheart in San Antonio,
Tex, Capt. John J. Dawson faces
trial by court-martial for desertion
from Camp Holabird, Leon Springs,
Tex, with mess and camp funds,
said to have totaled $4,000. He had
been sought since December l6 last
and today was taken by local fed
sral agents. He will be taken to
Fort Sam Houston.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-06
Omaha Grain Companies
Appeal From Assessments

Nine grain elevators in Counci
P;uffs, owned by Omaha firms anc
companies will not pay the taxes as
sessed against them if the assess.
ment made by City Assessor Hunt
ington and approved by the cit,
council can be beaten in court. Al
filed district court appeals yesterday
The assessments aggregate nearly
S25O,OOO. and are based by Assessor
Huntington upon the amount of tax
able grain in the elevators January
|. this wear.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-06
ORGANIZE HUNT FOR
MISSING CANADIAN ACE.

Pittsheld, Mass, June 5-Dr. ]. F.
James, uncle of Capt. Mansell R.
James, the missing Canadian ace,
and E. A. Brown. his legal guardian,
arrived in Pittsheld from Teronto
today to organize a systematic
search for his flier. They offer re-
ward of $500 for information that
will locate the missing ace dead or
alive. The Aero Club of America
and the Canadian club also have
offered rewards.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-06
Discover Million Shortage
in Jackson Prison Accounts

Lansing Mich, June 5.-A short
age of upwards of Sl,000,0O0 in the
accounts of Jackson prison has been
discovered. according to report
made Thursday by the Detroit Trust
company to the special session Of
the state legislature
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-06
CatacIysm Rocks Seattle;
Nav Have Been Earthquake

Seattle, Wash, June 5.-At 10:3s
o'clock Thursday night reports
from all over Seattle indicated that
either a heavy earthquake shocl,
had taken place or that some heavy
explosion had caused buildings in
the downtown and residence dis
tricts to shake
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-06
CALIFORNIA DECLARES WAR
ON THE GRASSHOPPER PEST.

Sacramento, Cal, june 5.-War
was declared on grasshoppers by
the state today. Governor Stephens
authorized $1,000. for beginning a
campaign to destroy the hoppers,
which are said to be threatening vast
damage to hay, grain and fruit crops.
Six experts will be sent to varl-
ous parts of the state to assist local
authorities in coping with the
nlapue,
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-06
Hold Man Charged With
Threatening U. S. President

Chicago, June 5.-George Mark
stall was held under $4,000 bonds
today on charges of making threats
against President Wilson. He is the
husband of Lucy Parsons, whose first
husband, Albert Parsons, was
hanged as one of the anarchists in
the Haymarket riot many years ago.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-06
Fare Increase Granted.

Springfield, ILL.,. June s.-The re-
quest for an increase in street car
fare from S to E cents in Peoria was
granted today to the Peoria railway
company by the public utilities COM
mission.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-06
Austria Mourns Today

Copenhagen. June 5.-Austria will
mourn Friday. Black flags will be
flown throughout the country, ac-
COZ ding TO dispatches reaching here,
as an expression of the feeling of
the population over the peace terms
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-06
PROPOSES TO BAN DRINKS
CONTAINING ANY ALCOHOL

Washington, June 5.-Delegatcs
attending the annual convention of
the Anti ti-Saloon League of America
were promised by Senator Shep-
pard of Texas, that sale Of any
beverages containing even trace
of alcohol would be prohibited by
laws now being framed for enforce
ment of nationwide prohibition.
5 I'VE are not 275 per cent Amer
icans," said Senator Sheppard, who
made a plea mot only for a saloon
less America, but for a saloonless
world" Ben H. Spence, Cana
dian temperance worker, also urged
a worldwide prohibition fight.
Prophesying that the temperance
movement is due for a reaction, Mr.
Spence warned the convention that
some of the most tremendous bat
ties are ahead"
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-06
u QR1Gz7 BET
- R EEZY
BITS OF NEWS
VILLA BANDS DESTROY
LINE STO CHIHUAHUA.

FL Paso, Tex, June At became
known from All authoritative source
Wedneday that there is no prospec,
OF an early restoration of train and
wire communication between Chi
huahua City and the border. Bands
OF Villa followers are at work a
short distance north of Chihuahua
Systematically destroying the rail-
road and telegraph lines.
Ties are being torn up and used
as fuel for huge fires into which are
thrrst the steel rails and from which
they emerge broken and twisted and
unfit for further use. The telegraph
posts are being chopped down and
tie wires coiled up and carried of.
The work of destruction has been
carried on from a point close to Chi
huahua City to the vicinity of Tor
;a.as station.
According to Elias De La, private
secretary to Governor Andres Ortiz
Of Chihuahua. who arrived in El
Taso today, there has been no at
tack on chihuahua and none is ex-
pected. Secretary De La 0 made
the trip from Chihuahua by auto
mobile, being So hours on the road.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-06
THE WEATHER: t:

Fair Friday and Saturday;
warmer Friday and in east por-
tion Saturday.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-12-04
WARNINGi

Many farmer citizens of Lynn
county are now burning the Russian
thistles from off their premises. and
II will not be amiss to warn them OF
the great danger of setting the grass
on fire, which has become dead
enough to burn good. Many big
prairie fires have been started in
this manner A number Of local
ranchmen have asked this paper to
warn those indulging in this practice
to use every caution in burning their
thistles.-Lynn County News.
This is a very timely warning, not
only in the matter of burning Of the
thistles, but also against carelessness
with fire, matches, cigars, cigarettes
etc. Many disastrous fires have
been started from the careless toss of
a cigarette into the grass, spark
from a pipe, or the leaving of camp
fires burning. Range means much
in this country to the ranchman, and
people should take this into consider
alton when handling fire on the road
side riding across the pastures or in
the farm.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-12-04

The fuel situation Is getting SER
joui. and there is no immediate pros
pecE Of relief. The city officials, IN
CONNECTION with the coal dealers are
doing all possible 70 get fuel. We
sro Egoing to do our best 70 get -
iicfl but il will be neoeAsAryf for
eveiyone to cooperate with ~
We want those who are using fur,
nae{s to equip themselves with
stoves at once. Enlks with furnaces
in residences will be the last to get
fuel. There are Others who are
burning two or more stoves. This is
wrong. Keep a fire in one stove
only, at a time. Do your cooking on
oil and electric stoves as FAR as posi-
BILE. Burn all the old lumber, sticks
AID roots or grubs around the place.
IN fact, do everything in your pow
er to save fuel. Don't waste one
pound. Don't ask for coal when you
have five hundred pounds or more
mt home. Be fair, help us, and with
the help of all, we can avert any
suffering, but must have the help OF
all.
II you are fortunate to have more
coal than you need, lend or sell some
of it to those who are out. Don't
wait to be asked, but seek out some
one that is out.
Report to me all cases of suffer
ing.
Just word to the Farmers. Burn
all the corn cobs out of your hog
pens. Grub some stumps. Burn ev-
erything in the way of scrap lumber
you have. Help to conserve fuel IN
every way possible.
Money cuts no figure. There is a
scarcely of fuel caused by the strike,
that we cannot help.
Now in closing, let's pledge our
selves to do everything possible to
conserve fuel.
Respectfully,
C. +. PARKS, Mayor.
To the Coal Dealers of Lubbock, city.
In view of the scarcity of coal, |
wish you would adhere to the fol-
lowing instructions, in distributing
coal when you get car;
Do not let any one family have
over 500 pounds at one time.
Do not let anyone have coal who
has over 500 pounds on hand.
Do not let any residence owner
have coal who operates furnace.
Make sure they have done away
with furnaces and equipped them
selves with stoves before letting
them have coal.
Do not let any business house have
coal until all the homes are supplied.
Do not furnish schools, churches
and places of amusement until you
are sure all homes are supplied.
10 not let anyone have coal that I
operates more than two stoves, name
~. one heating stove and one cook I
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-12-04
ACCIDENTS AND DEATHS
REPORTED AT PLAINVIEW
Plainview News

Plainview News:
Thursday about noon Mrs. G. V.
Smith. wife of one Of the proprietors
of the Texas Variety CO., was struck
by car driven by Grady Dunaway,
and dragged some distance, and was
quite painfully bruised. She was
crossing the street at the Ware
Hardware Co. store, and the ice on
the pavement caused her TO fall in
the path Of the ear as she had quick
ness of mind TO grab the radiator and
hang onto the car, which saved her
from being run over.
Mrs. Fred Crawford fell on the
ice Friday afternoon, al the ranch in
the country, striking on her back, Sc
Tiously injuring her spine. She was
at once brought TO the Crawford
home in town. Saturday and yester-
day she suffered intense agony and
had several commissions, but today is
much better. Her sister, Mrs. Ed s.
Hall and Mr. Hall, came in yesterday
from Eastland to be with her.
Mrs. D. L. Miller received a mes
sage Saturday afternoon saying her
six-year-old nephew, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. W. W Wood. of Texarkana, had
Just been run over by a car. dying
within few minutes.
Edwin McMath left Sunday for
San Antonio in response to mes
sage saying his father had died. He
had many friends here who regret
to know of his death Burial was in
that city.
Henry f., 6-year-old son Of Mr..
and Mrs. II A. Preston, died Of diph
liberia Saturday, and was buried in
the cemetery that afternoon. DR.. 4.
+. Robinson conducted he funeral
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-12-04

Thrifty Jimmy thinks: "There
should be more care in spending mon
ey. Men make most money for the
household needs; but three-fourths
Of the buying is done by the women.
Buy with care, and save a little; then
get another W. S. S.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-12-04

ing stove, until you are sure they
have discontinued extra stoves.
Look out for the poor, especially
widow women with families. l es-
pecially charge you to see. that they
arr the first served.
- You xfe to- try TO supply hospitals
and sanitariqms. ~
Now, gentlemen, respectfully ask
that uou copply with these requests
so far as possible.
n C. z. PARKS, Mayor,
City of Lubbock.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-12-04

H. L. Mccormack, who has been
employed as job printer in the Avail
anche office left Saturday for points
east, and we have been trying all ov-
er the states Of Texas, Oklahoma,
New Mexico and parts Of Arkansas,
to get another man TO take his place.
We finally got the promise of relief
in the person Of Carl Furnice. who
comes from Artesia, ~ NJ. Friday,
to take the job.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-12-04

Earl Hunt after spending several
days in the Northern and Eastern
markets where he secured many ar
ticles for the store. returned the first
Of the week.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-12-04

S. r. Jackson was here Thursday
from Meadow. He has been down
there building number of houses
for parties from the oil fields who
have recently purchased land in that
part of the South Plains and are
putting up two or three sets Of i'm
provements.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-12-04

For the hundred and fourth time,
Villa, the Mexican outlaw, has been
captured. This time by his own men
who are holding him captive for n
reward.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-12-04
DR.. A. r. PONTON ATTEND
ED MEDICAL MEETING

DR.. A. X. Ponton, of the Lubbock
Sanitarium attended a meeting Of
Il e Fourth District Medical Society
at Coleman, the first of the week
where he presented paper before
that organization. He returned home
tins morning
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-12-04

Rev. Graves has just arrived in
Lubbock from Allen, Collin County,
and will preach his first sermon Sun
day morning at South Side Christian
church. Everybody invited.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-12-04

The tailoring establishment Of
Foster and Adams has been moved
from he East Side cf the squars to
the building South Of the Avalanche
office, this week.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-12-04

Tho Senate In a resolution intro
dueed in the United States Senate
Wednesday, requested President
Wilson 10 sever diplomatic relations
with Mexico.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-12-04

sammy Saver says "Eserybody
cant strike . oil veil, an u No Did.
they'd hs ~ common they wouldnt
be- With nothln. Hut ysF can strike
= saving habit, and that lols ssfss,
sad ysf amt - worried ahsat The
iixlisnds
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-12-04

Mrs. w. f. Robinson is this week
in the northern markets purchasing
stock for the Robinson Furniture
company and the opening bin Of
goods for the Robinson-Simmons
Undertaking Company She will Wis
it Kansas City and Chicago, before
returning home.