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Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-31
NEBRASKA BOYS
TAKE LUNCHEON
ATSTATE HOUSE
Units of 89th Division, En-
Route to Funston, Parade
in Lincoln and Are
Royalty Received.

Lincoln, Neb., May 30.-(Special
[elegram.)-Not since the day when
Nebraska celebrated its half century
birthday two years ago has there
been such a crowd in Lincoln Nas
came to welcome back the BOYS of
the 89th division from overseas. in
Guiding the 34lst machine gun bat
talon and portions of the 355th in
fantry.
The first section, the machine gun
battalion, arrived about 4 o'clock and
marched up the principal street of
the city and then switched south on
Fifteenth street to the state house
grounds, where a crowd had been
waiting.
The parade was reviewed by Gov
crnor Mckelvie and other state and
city officials at stand erected at
Fourteenth and O streets. FIRE.
quently some woman would locate
her son among the marching SOL
diers. break through the line and
rush into his arms, marching along
with him the rest of the way.
At the state house grounds the
soldiers were each given a box con-
tanning chicken sandwiches, eggs,
doughnuts, pie and coffee, all home
made, even the eggs.
The other detachments arrived
about 6 and 7 o'clock and went over
the same line Of march and were
fed at the state house grounds as
their comrades had been. After
resting couple of hours they con-
tinued their journey to Funston.
Word came to Lincoln Just before
the troops arrived that one of the
boys, Eugene Hoffman, was wanted
at his home in Hastings. his mother
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-31
JEWS OF OMAHA
MEET TO MOURN
DEAD K|NSMEN
In Scathing Terms, Acts and
Policies of Poles of Europe
Are Denounced by
Speakers.

With Borrowing hearts and
dropping heads, the thought of the
prosecutions encountered by their
brethren depressing chem, more
than 1000 Jews of the city as
sembled at the Nineteenth and Burt
streets synagogue yesterday after
noon to mourn the death Of great
numbers Of their kinsmen slaugh-
tered by the anti-Semitic forces of
eastern Europe.
During the whole day prior to the
assemblage at the synagogue the
adult Jews of the city had tasted in
supplication to their Maker to spare
their less fortunate brothers in
Europe further misery and death.
At 4 o'clock great numbers of the
protesting Jews had already as
sembled at the synagogue awaiting
the official opening of the payer
meeting. The congregation, then
led by Rabbi f. Fleishman, prayed
for more than an hour.
AT the close or the services sew
eral speakers arose and passionate
ly denounced the policy adopted by
the Polish and other east European
governments toward their Jewish
nationals.
"The greatest crime in the history
is being perpetrated against the Jews
at the present time," said Rabbi
Fleishman. "The new Polish state
is beginning badly, if its present
methods are to signify what its flu
ture methods will be-"
Archbishop J. J. Harry will open
the protest meeting. to be held at
the Auditorium Sunday afternoon at
2 o'clock. The meeting will be un-
der the auspices of Jewish commit
tee of rs, but individuals of all creeds
will be asked to attend.
Rev. Frank G.. Smith will also ad-
dress the mass meeting. The COM
mittee, which is composed of the
most prominent Jewish residents in
the city, has requested ex-President
Taft to address the meeting.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-31
BY JUSTIN M'GRATH

Washington, May 30-According
to cable information, the duke of
Devonshire and Gen. Jams Christian
SHUTS, are among these now men
toned as possible appointees for
ambassador to Washington.
Ten days or 50 ago we were in
formed that Herbert Asquith, Lloyd
Georges predecessor as premier,
was the probable selection.
Mr.. Asquith, General SHUTS and
the duke of Devonshire are among
the most formidable figures in the
British empire. Evidently Great
Britain intends to give greater dis
tinction to its embassy in the United
States in the future than to any Of
the British embassies in Europe.
Wilson Admires SHUTS
The selection of General SHUTS
undoubtedly would be most agree
able to President Wilson. The pres
ident has a great admiration for
General SHUTS.
1t was General SHUTS who
evolved the most practical plan for
a league of nations. His book on
the subject was carefully read by
President Wilson who expressed
great admiration for it's analytical
power, its logical reasoning, its
breadth of vision and its clarity of
expression. In drawing up the
covenant, President Wilson confer
red with General SHUTS and accept
ed most of his propositions.
Comparisons between the coven-
ant and General Shuts book will
show that most of the essential ideas
of the covenant were those con-
ceived and put forward with elab-
crate reasoning by General SHUTS.
Follow Shuts Ideas.
Before the covenant was made
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-31
Veteran Fighters Of
War Do Honor to
Their Soldier Dead

Lincoln, May 50.-(Special Tele-
gram. )-This city spent the fore
noon and the early part of the after
noon in doing honor to the heroes
of 6lst and 65th, with appropriate
ceremonies at the cemetery east OF
the city and later with a meeting
at one of the churches, where E. C.
Kemble, division patriotic instructor
Sons of Veterans; Colonel Gaeberly,
Spanish American war veteran, and
Rev. H. H. Harmon, who saw serv-
ice in Y. NJ. c. A. work in France,
were the speakers.
A Parade formed at Grand Army
headquarters and the old veterans,
escorted by the Sons of Veterans,
followed by the auxiliary orders and
Spanish American war veterans, and
headed by the Grand Army drum
corps. marched few blocks to wait
ing automobiles, which conveyed
them to the cemetery.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-31
General Rain Reported
Over SandhiIIS Countr,

Ellsworth, Ncb.. May 30.-(Spe-
cial Telegram.)-The threatened
drouth in this section of Nebraska
was broken this afternoon by a soak
ing rain that lasted several hours.
Aside from slight damage to young
alfalfa and clover, due to lack of
moisture and high wind, indications
point to the best crop and range
prospects that this vicinity has had.
Tonight it is raining at Hyannis
and east and north, with appear
ances indicating general rain
throughout the sand hills.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-31
Twenty lone Graduated
From StromSburg School

Stromsburg, Neb., May 49,.
Especial --At the commencement
exercises of the Strcmsburg high
school the address was by Dean
Charles Fordyce on Forces That
Win"
The following are the p gradu,
ates
Lillian Anderson, Martha Ander-
son, Paul Anderson, Forrest Berg
gren, Lewis Berggren, Leo Carlson,
Maurice Clifford, Jessie Convey,
Flenn Faux, Leander Holm, Flor
ence Johnson, Gladys knerr, Mar
garet Lanham, Ruth Larson, Myra
Lunner, Margaret Myrberg, Will
liam Nelson, Ephriam Ochsner,
Goldie Peterson, Clayton Rystrom,
Edna ThOren.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-31
Albert Mon, Omaha
Man, browns While
Boating on the Blue

Beatrice, Neb., May 30.-(Special
Telegram. )-Albert Mon, 26 years
old, of Omaha, was drowned here
Friday night at 7 o'clock in the Blue
river, by the capsizing of canoe in
which he was riding. The body was
recovered IS minutes after it went
down, in 10 feet of water, near the
boat house.
Mon could not swim. He was
employed as assistant foreman to
his brother, Angelo Mon, in the
Terraza Floor works at the new
Lutheran hospital here. The broth
er assisted in recovering the body.
The dead mans parents live in Italy,
The name of Albert Mon does
not appear in the Omaha directory.
The brother, Angelo, is owner Of the
Midland Tile works, but for a long
time has been in Beatrice, where he
has a hospital contract.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-31
Prepares for Auto Trip
and Drops Dead at Home

Madison, Neb.. May 30.-(Special.)
Joseph Weinberger dropped dead
at the door Of his home Thursday
afternoon from heart failure. He
was making preparations to accom-
pany the members of the family on
an automobile trip of some dis
tancs
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-31
Big Parade at Lyons.

Lyons, Neb., May 30.-(Special
Telegram )-More than 5000 joined
in the observance of Memorial day
here. The procession was headed
by the Lyons band, followed by re-
turned sailors and soldiers of the
worlds war. Then came the Boy
Scouts, Grand Army, Women's Re-
lief Corps. Jerry Shumway, com
mander of the Grand Army, who is
SO years old, took charge of the
services.
The afternoon speakers were DR..
Charles w. Ray and Rev. J. E.
Soencer.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-31
General SHUTS, Favored by
Wilson, May Be Ambassador
British Army Man Assisted In Formulating League Of
Nations; History Compares With Alexander Ham,
ilton's-Herbert Asquith and Duke of Devonshire
Mentioned.

public in Paris, I had heard from the
highest authority that it was to fol-
low closely the ideas of General
SHUTS.
l bought General SHUTS book and
made study of it. No presentation
in the case for the league of nations
has been made by anyone that
equals it in the cleverness and force
fulness and its reasoning. 1t re-
minded ME of the papers Of THE
Federalist."
The Federalist" papers as is we'll
known to every reading American,
were the production largely of Alex
ander Hamilton 1t was these papers
more than any other influence which
brought about the ratification of
our federal constitution.
Similarity to Hamilton.
I was struck by the similarity of
the history of Alexander Hamilton
and General SHUTS.
Hamilton came from the obscure
island of Nevis in the Caribbean sea.
He became a general in our revo-
lutionary wal, serving with great
distinction under Washington at
Yorktown. After the war he became
the leading advocate of the new con-
stitution.
General SHUTS was born in South
Africa, won military glory in the
fight of the South African colony for
freedom, and later became, after
President Wilson, the most force
full and persuasive advocate of the
new constitution proposed for the
government NJ the world
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-31

being in a dying condition. Gov
ernor McKelvie at once took I'D
the matter of obtaining a short leave
Of absence for him in order to send
the boy home.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-31

Before I unchaln the dog, answer me
this Are you one Of these here Bolshe-
WIKI"
mo. madam. I'm just q plain hobo or
bum"
I'm that case, here's a piece Of pie."-
Kansas City Journal
Evening journal., 1919-11-01

The Want ADS are the information
bureau OF the world Of work.
Evening journal., 1919-11-01
ae AeaEEs wr psRsrNe rsr HEs ,ortE eus. plLor

WASHINGTON, ID. g., Nov. 1T is
great TO be a generals chauffeur. At
least, that is the view taken by Ser
seant First Glass Harry j.. Pollard, 26,
Houston, Tex, who went through the
war with General John J. pershing.
General Pershing's machine. especial
ly built for him at Bridgeport Conn.
and capable Of making so miles an hour
went with him all over Europe. Nnen
he was not riding in IL. the big ma
chine was on a special train or ship.
And Sergeant Pollard Wa with the ma
chine.
And how Pollard reflected honor
upon the job" is a story told by citav
tiOns and medals and gifts he has TO
show for his meritprious and courage
Gus work He was decorated by King
Albert Of Belgium and by President
Poincare OF France. received a personal
gift, an engraved silver cigarette case
from General Pershing, was cited by
General Pershing for "meritoriOus. .
faithful and conspicuous" service. was
the guest at the royal palace in Bel
gium two days and took President and
Mrs. Wilson in General Pershing's ma
chine from Paris 70 Chaumont when
they spent Christmas day with the sol
diers.
When King Albert pinned a gold
medal. bearing the kings picture. on
Sergeant Pollard. he kissed him on both
cheeks. It was Pollard who drove the
car In which the king and queen left
lie IIavre, France. 10 Brussels. after the
Evening journal., 1919-11-01

Every man and woman who Joins the
Red Cross for 1920 in Delaware. will be
given a beautifully printed certificate
that they may preserve. ,hsye framed
II they wish as conclusive proof that
they have fulfilled their patriotic duty
towards this great charity.
The certificate is the idea OF Chair
man Henry p. scott aud his State com
miilee. 10 is countersigned by General
Charles Bird president. and Henry NJ
Candy. treasurer Of the Delaware chap
ter. and stamped with the seal OF the
National Red Cross.
Every citizen is cautioned not 10 pay
their dollar membership fee TO any one
who cannot provide them with this
authorized certificate Every worker
will be furnished with books OF cerii-
flcaies. which they will nlt out and
present 10 the member. Any one who
cannot furnish such a certificate should
be asked for it and II they cannot pro-
vide IL the matter should be called 30
Evening journal., 1919-11-01
\. W. G. 4. GYM cLAssrs

The new gym classes arranged By
The Young WOmens Christian Asso-
cialiOn. will begin on Monday evening.
at the High School. There Will be two
classes 10 begin with. one on Mondays
and The other on Thursday evening
one is for beginners and the other FOR
those who have experienced training Of
a physical character.
Any young woman who wishes 10
Join these classes is asked 10 rcgiste~
either at The Y. W. C.. A. Offices. soc
ond floor, Ninth and Shipley sirseis.
or else 90 10 The High School gym Mon
day evening They should bring dark
blOOmers. white MILDLY blouses with
0lue or black tie and white gymnasium
sneaks'
one thing that IS important is TIA,
the girl should bring her physicians
guarantee that she can take the *
crcises desired. n not she can make
arrangements with The y. W. C. A. t.
have the detail attended TO-
Tomorrow afternoon the Blue Tri-
angle Booster girls will entertain at
the clubrOoms No. S3S Market street
The rooms will be open from 20 8
O'Clock. From $50 90 6.30 a buffet sup
per will be served TO those VINO desire
IT, Those who expect to attend are re-
quesled TO telephone G92l in order that
the necessary arrangements MY be
made
This activity is but the beginning Of
the winter plans that the Booster girls
have in view.
Evening journal., 1919-11-01

Germans had evacuated the Belgian
capital. The whole world heard how
Albert and Elizabeth were received, but
This is the first they have heard OF the
American chauffeur. Pollard drove his
party more than 100 miles in "a hours.
You are not going back tonight"
The king told Pollard. Pollard spent
the night in the palace. The next day
The king decorated him and told him,
You are the best driver | ever rode
behind. including myself" Then nc in
sisted that Pollard spend the day and
another nieht and see the town.
Breakfast was served in my room
and we had champagne twice a day
declared Pollard. Il slept in the best
bed had ever seen. and the bathtub
was so large and massive that had TO
have a step-ladder 10 get into IT,"
POlard's present from President
POincare is a silver wrist watch. 1t
was given when Pollard took President
and Nine. Poincare from Paris 10
Sampigny, where the presidents home
is in ruins.
Pollard went with Pershing on his
official trip TO Paris, London. Rome.
Brussels, Venice. Berne. Coblenz, Co
lOgne, Wiesbaden and other cities.
"My hardest task was 10 tell General
Pershing goodbye" said Pollard. HE
is a soldier through and through and
Il gentleman"
Pollard before the war was driver for
the fire chief OF Houston. He expects
10 return TO Houston.
Evening journal., 1919-11-01

having under him men old enough 10
be his father. lie kept the job a year
and then went TO the New York Cen
trail rising steadily in that company
until he became assistant general fore
man OF the locomotive department
railroad men soon heard Of this
young mechanical genus and began
bidding for his services and the Kings
County Elevated Railroad succeeded in
getting him as master mechanic. In
1923 he resigned TO become general
superintendent Of motive power and
rolling stock Of Tie Lake Street Rail
road Of Chicago. shortly afterward he
was appointed consulting engineer by
the late Charles r. Yerkes.
In 1903 he returned TO New York as
general superintendent Of the Inter
borough, year later becoming general
manager, and in 1918. yicc-president
Since that time he has been organizer
and operator Of the subway and elc-
waited lines
As vice-president and general man
agcr OF the Interborough he drew a
salary OF $4,000 year, but he derives
$4,000 in royalties on ~ Of his inyen-
tions, which are in use on The transit
lines OF the city. When witness be
fore The Thompson Legislative Com
mittee, eight years ago, he boldly de
clared that he did not think he was
paid enough; that he felt he was worth
more than $4,000 a year.
A fighter TO the core, he has dog
eedly defied all who have criticized or
attacked him. lie has been held re-
sponsible for fatal wrecks on the city
lines. over-crowding in the subway and
on the elevated roads and divers other
sins Of omission and commission. And.
although Shonts was the nominal head
Of the marlborough, Hedley has been
the actual Big Boss of the system.
Evening journal., 1919-11-01

. tract on the basis set forth In the ciC-
cular above referred TO
"1he reasons why dividends on The
common stock were temporarily sus-
pended were fully explained in my cir
cular Of July >, and ] will not repeat
them here. I feel that / ought 10 say
This. however, that the Baltimore ard
Ohio under private management was
able not only 10 maintain and improve
its property but al Tie same time great
ly TO strengthen its earning capacity
and this was done at a time when tho
rates were admittedly lower than they
fairly should have been. BY admit
ledly' ! refer TO the statement made by
the Interstate Commerce Commission In
connection with the 1914 rate case when
the commission said officially thst il
found that The net earnings Of the
railroads in the Eastern territory at
that time were less than they ought 10
be either In the interest OF the pub
lie or OF the railroads themselves
Even under such conditions the Bal
timore and Ohio Company was able 90
maintain dividends upon its common
stock, and / have no doubt st all OF
its ability 10 do so In the future II
rates be adjusted so ss measurablv 90
meet the increased cost OF operation
due 10 higher prices OF material and 10
higher scale Of wages paid all en-
plOyes. The Baltimore and Ohio Com
pany does not require any special IA
vors or considerations, and rates ad-
iusted 30 meet fairly the requirements
Of all the roads VIII meet the require
ments Of the Baltimore and Ohio Com
pany. u. WILLARD.
president, the Baltimore and OLio
Railroad Company
Baltimore. Md, oct. 90"
Mr.. Willards railroad is not the only
ont whose stockholders have suffered
hardship during Government operation
His is not only the Overworked and
overburdened carrier that is facing fu-
ture pregnant with national disaster ifI
Congress does not take steps TO save tho
American railway system not merely
for those who have given their lives 90
building it up and not merely for the
stockholders but for the producers of
The whole country. Their product new
er can have its ldli market value. q
1"Ver can have a far part OF its market
value. il the national agency OF dis
iributi0n-the American railway sys-
tem-breaks down
And the American railway system is
going TO break down unless Congress
gives 10 chance 10 save itself from
an the blunders and wrongs committed
against it in the last generation by
by Interstate commerce Of |
lcials and by the public itself. none Of
whom weuld face the fact that the
-Ountry's stake in the welfare and sue
,ess OF the railroads was the biggest !
stake Of all. Now they know. Now
They regret the past. Now they dread
he future. But this situation calls for
neither regrets nor fears. IL calls for
action.
Let Congress actl
Evening journal., 1919-11-01
Expert Railway Testimony
(From the New York sun

To a stockhoder inquiring from the
secretary Of one OF our railroads the
Baltimore and Ohio. as TO It's financial
condition the president himself, Mr.
Daniel Willard. has written a reply
which is sufficiently iluminaiiyc, as We
see it, OF the shadows behind. around
and before the American railway sys-
tenn 20 merit its publication here
Your letter Of the iith instant. ad-
dressed TO Mr. C.. W. WoolfOrd. secrc-
tary OF the Baltimore and Ohio Com
pany. has been handed by him 10 me.
and I note what you say therein with
reference TO the financial management
OF the company.
Il Gun well understand your faelins
Of disappointment because Of the sus-
pension Of dividends upon ths B1lli-
more and Ohio common stock / ihini'
I ought, however, in fairness 10 you
as we'll as 20 the company. to call at
tcntiOn TO a few matters in that con
nection. First, perhaps, ! ought 10 re-
mind you that the fiscal year ending
June 30, 1916, was one Of the most sal
isfactOry in The entire history OF the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
at least since the recelvership which
terminated i'm 1899 An examination OF
the annual report for that year will
think, confirm this statement.
Further. the Baltimore and Ohio
property was never in better physical
condition than when 10 was turned over
10 the government late In 1917. ]; 10 4
good property today; IL IS capable OF
handling a very large volume Of busi-
ness. and II the company were operat-
ing IFS own road on a fair basis OF
rates and charges, such a basis, for IN
stance, as is evidently contemplated in
the Cummins bin now under consid-
Grafton by the Senate Committee Oh In
terstate Commerce, there is no reason
to doubt the ability OF the Baltimore
and Ohio again TO pay dividends upon
its common shares.
q During tho last two years. however.
the property has been operated by the
its regular business las
been diverted 10 other lines wherever
it was thought 30 be in the interest Of
the Government to do so. the cost OF
operation has been very largely in
creased, and the reports which have
been submitted by the Federal Admin
istration show that under such cOndi-
lions the company has not earned its
fixed charges; but it would be a mis-
take 10 mChsure the value OF the prop
orty by the opening results under
Federal control.
Besides. the cOmensation which the
company was able 90 obtain from The
Government for the use Of its properly.
rs pointed out 10 the Baltimore and
ohio stockholders on July ,, was much
below what we thought it fairly should
be. but in view OF the long and diff
,ult progress required to obtain be;-
er adjustment. with the uncertainty
attending claims OF that or any char
,cter before the United States Court
)f Claims. it was deemed best under all
he circumstances 20 make the con