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The sun., 1919-02-18
5000 u. S. COLLEGE
MEN KILLED IN WAR
DR.. Charles F. ThWing Says
10000 Entered Service.

Despite the fact that $4,000 COLLEGE
men entered military service during the
first year the United States was at war
with an equal number enrolled in the
Students Army Training Corps, the pro-
portion OF college men to lose their lies
in the struggle is less than during I'VE
civil war, according to DIR, Charles F.
Thwing. president Of the Western Pc
serve University. who spoke at the an
nual dinner OF the New York Alumni
Association Mt the Aldine Club last
night. DR.. Thwing thought. he said
that not over per cent. OF the number
OF college men in the service had been
killed. lie estimated the total number
at 5000.
The scientific departments Of the coll
leges contributed greatly to winning the
war, he declared, especially in the fields
OF mathematics, chemistry, physics geol-
ogy and medicine.
what the colleges will do after the
war remains to be seem said DR..
Thwing. 81 believe they will give az
good an account of themselves In solving
postwar problems as during the last two
years. The colleges will seek TO promote
and 10 confirm the permanent forces that
make for civilizatian. While forces de-
structive abound the college students are
and have the forces that save
'Tn all the assaults on civilization
which are now Astounding. the college
as an institution and all worthy college
mon can he depended upon to maintain
| the permanent standards of government
| and CT personal chsrsateg and ccn6ncts'
The sun., 1919-02-18
NEARING ARGUES HIS
OWN CASE IN COURT
Says Government Has Not
Proved He Agitated DislOy-
atty Among Soldiers.

Scott Nearing argued his own case
yesterday. The former instructor at the
University of Pennsylvania. who has
been on trial with the American So
cia!lst Society before Federal Judge
Mayer and a jury charged with attempt
ing to- violate the espionage law, pleaded
his cause with the>earnestness he showed
during the two days he was on the stand
as a witness. Judge Mayer will charge
the jury this morning.
Nearing said that all he said and wrote
In opposition to the entrance OF the
United States into the war was an eN-
preston Of opinion. He said II ne were
guilty every one who has criticised the
Administration has been equally guilty
He argued that the pamphlet THE
Great Madness. a Victory for the Ameri-
can Plutocracy." upon which the indict-
ment was based was openly circulated
through the mails for nine months with
out interference by the Government He
said that the Government had produced
no witnesses to show that he had agi-
tated among soldiers to cause refusal
OF duty, dsloyalty or mutiny.
Seymour Stedmsn. chief of counsel for
the defendants, argued that the facts as
conceded by the defence did not justify
He averred that public approval of the
sending of an army to France showed
an attitude toward American traditions
that appeared to him tojndicate lack
of stability in the national character.
Earl b Barnes, Assistant United
, States Attorney. told the jury that Near
ing's earnestness in pleading his owr
cause showed he was n dangerous dis
turher in time OF war
THE accusation has been made by
counsel for the defence that do not
believe that Nearing is guilty said the
prosecutor. There was a time before
this case was called for trial that l die
/ have doubts, but as have watched and
| heard Nearing on the stand those doubt:
have faded away. l am convinced that
| he was too earnest. too sincere, too much
| the man OF action to have written whs'
! he wrote without intending that hi
readers should act upon the advice ht
I gave them,
Nearing is no clustered philosopher
who spun theories on the causes of war
He was talking about this war He sait
We entered it in the interest OF thu
American plutocracy. that 1t was a grea
conspiracy deliberately engineered. tha
| IL was not n democratic enterprise. He
| tried to persuade his readers that they
| should not enlist and II drafted should
! not be loyal and obedient soldiers
The sun., 1919-02-18
THIEF BALKS PURSUIT
BY TAKING TROUSERS
Burglar Hid Under Bed Until
Victim Disrobed.

Albert Weidenbusch and Mrs. Weidcn-
busch went to a party Sunday night, and
when they returned to their home In ~
Lincoln street, New Rochelle. they found
the front door ajar. Mr.. Weidenbusch
searched the house and was unable TO
find anybody. SO he and his wife went to
bed. About / :3o yesterday morning Mr..
Weidenbusch was awakened by his wife.
Wake up. Albert she whispered.
There's somebody under the bed"
''Ratsw said Mr.. Weidenbusch and
rolled over
at amt rats. either ~ protested Mrs.
weidenbuscr. ut Just bumped me!
Just then something bumped MT.
weidenbusch, too, and the next minute
he and his wife saw man crawling
cautiously from under the, bed. Mr.,
weidenbusch yelled at the intruder.
whereupon the man jumped to his feet,
snatched Mr.. Weidenbusch's trousers on
the back OF a chair and ran from the
house.
"Chase him, Albert - cried Mrs. Weld
enbusch.
How can chase him." asked Mr..
Weidenbusch. when he's got my pants!
Instead he called the police and half an
hour later Patrolman Mullins found the
missing trousers behind a barn near the
Weidenbusch home. There were no signs
of the burglar. but ten dollar bill which
had been in one pocket was still there.
The sun., 1919-02-18
Troopships Due To-day
poCAHoNTAs from Bordeau,

pOCAHONTAS from Bordeaux
February 6, with 1884 officers
and men and five civilians, in
GLIDING the complete Sixty-second
Regiment Coast Artillery Corps
of fifty officers and LII men,
one casual company of Marines,
two of Illinois and Ohio troops,
several detachments of various
services and twenty-three casual
officers.
Canopic from Brest February
8, with 1,419 passengers, chiefly
officers and men of the 162d In
fantry; 173 casual officers, in
GLIDING ninety-nine of the Air
Service and twenty-five naval Of
ficers.
Ortega from Brest February z,
with seventeen officers and 725
men of the 161st Infantry; seven
casual companies; a casual de-
tachment of Marines and forty
five casual officers, mostly of the
Air Service.
Henderson from Bordeaux
February 8, with 1.272 officers
and men, chiefly Bordeaux con-
valescent detachments.
Caserta from Marseilles Feb
ruary 6, with forty-six officers
and 1,496 men, mostly regulars
of the Sixty-second Regiment,
Coast Artillery Corps, and sixty
five casual officers, thirty of
whom are of the Air Service.
Hickman from Bordeaux jan
uary 81, with Detachment Casual
Company 80. one officer and
twenty-eight men from Missouri;
three enlisted men of the Medi-
cal Corps, and nine casual Of
ficers.
Woonsocket from Bordeaux
January 81, with one officer and
twenty men of Detachment Cas-
ual Company II from Illinois.
Battleship Kansas from Brest
February 5, with the 10th En-
gineers, and the 116th Ammuni-
ton Train, 1880 officers and
men.
The sun., 1919-02-18
TECHNICALLY SAVES SLAYER
Kelly Had Never Been introduced
10 His Victim.

The fact that Edward Kelly. a conduc-
tor living at 1889 FRANKLIN avenue, The
Bronx. had never been introduced to
I,orenz Zuenger, who was shot and killed
by him in a street fight at Melrose ave-
nue. and 152d street, The Bronx, on New
Years eve, saved him from trial for
first degree murder yesterday. Zuenger,
a bystander. blew a police whistle dur
ing the fight and Kelley staggered to-
ward him and fred the fatal shot.
Assistant District Attorney McLaugh-
lin told Justice McAvoy in the Supreme
Court, The Bronx. yesterday that as
Kelly did not know his victim there
could have been no generalization. and
that the District Attorney would not
care TO ask jury for a verdict of MUIR
der in the first degree
Kelly was permitted to withdraw his
plea of not guilty to that charge and en-
ter one of guilty 10 manslsughter In the
first degree. He was remanded for SEN
tence.
The sun., 1919-02-18
wOMAN'S CRIES FOIL BANDITS.
Captured Trio Accused of HoIdup
In Daylight.

Detective Sergeant Morrcll and petcc-
tive Fitzgerald heard Mrs. Julia O'NctI
Of AIS Central Park West scream ycs-
torday as she was turning into loSth
street from that thoroughfaro and saw
three men running away. The Detectives
gave chase and captured q negro, who
said he was Fred Rlay. 80 West i1Gth
street, and a boy, Raymond Gala Cher,
L. OF AIS Manhattan avenue. At the
West Tooth street station the prisoners
said John Lavelle, II, Of 307 West 1l6th
street, had hccn their companion and he
was arrested.
In the West Side court Mrs ONciI
said her pockctbook containing $50
jewelry and some keys had been snatrIcd
FROM her. Tho police said they found
tho money and keys In Bldv's po. scss sion.
Rlay and l.av"llc pleaded guilty In
g.HNd lUr,cuy aud WEI hclI Tor the
Grand Jura in sla0o each. Ga'lagher
WIN hc arraiGncd ~ the Chldren'i count
to-day on charge of juvenile delln-
Quency.
The sun., 1919-02-18
Held on Check Forgery Charge.

A man who described himself as Ed
ward Il. Burke and who said he was an
army officer and had been decorated for
service In France, was held in $4,000
bail on a charge Of forgery yesterday by
Magistrate Koenig In the West Side
court. He was arrested at the Pontchar-
train Hotel. 3os West Fifty-eighth street.
OH complaint OF Edward u. Strong, man
.ager Of q Corn Exchange Bank branch
Burke Is accused OF having forged the
name OF Miss Katherine Huehne. a
school teacher. Of lis West 129th street
IL tnur checks cor 5000
The sun., 1919-02-18
GIRL sTowAwAYS TO GO BACK.
Ordered Deported After Hearing
by Immigration Board.

The two young Liverpool women who
slowed away aboard the transport Louis
Vile, which arrived on Sunday from
Brest. were taken to Ellis Island yes
terday morning and after being ques-
toned by a special board OF inquiry
were ordered deported. They are Mar
garet Smith and Miss Bowie, each 10.
They answered vaguely all questions
relating to their intentions in coming
here and whether they were smuggled
aboard the Louisville by American naval
men. A naval inquiry is on to deter
mine, II possible. how the young women
managed 10 stow aHeA
The sun., 1919-02-18
INTERNED BANKER LOSES.
stalIforth Fails to Prove Mexican
Citigensbip.

Federal Judge Julius NJ. Mayer dis
missed yesterday a writ OF habeas corpus
through which FREDERICK Stallforth OF
Stallforth Co, bankers at % Nassau
street. sought TO regain his liberty. lie
was ordered informed as a dangerous
enemy alien on April 6, 1918. The court
ruled that Stallforth had not substan-
tiated his claim to be citizen Of Mexico.
Stallforth was born in Parral, Mexico.
April 4, 1882. His father died in Chi
cago in 1898 while returning with the
family 10 Germany. Stallforth lived in
Germany until he was &c years old
Since then he has lived in this city. but
has been frequently in Mexico and Eu-
rope.
The sun., 1919-02-18
1000 ATTENDED COPS DANCE.
Association viii BE
Host Tonight In Brooklyn.

A crowd Of more than 1000 persons
attended tho fourth annual reception
and dance OF the Patrolmens Benevolent
Association last night in the Harlem
River Casino. Second Avenue and 126th
street. Dancing was preceded by all en-
tertainment which included the police
band, the police glee club, quartette
of sailors from the battleship Missis-
sippi and several vaudeville acts
Those present included First Deputy
Commissioner John II. Leach, Deputy
Commissioner Mrs Ellen OGrady, Dep
uty Fire Commissioner Charles Colkln
and Henry BVIckner. Borough President
OF The Bronx. The reception will be
repeated tonight in Arcadia Hall,
Brooklyn.
The sun., 1919-02-18
barnard and In Gunrd,a to speak,

Major Augustus Barnard of the ,lO7th
United States Infantry (Seventh New
York; and Representative Fforello II.
La Guardia, formerly Major in the
United states Aviation Section, attached
to the italian army, will be the principal
speakers tonight at rally at the Bar
Association OF men and women who wish
to volunteer their services as speakers
to encourage sales of War Savings
Stamps.
The sun., 1919-02-18
Williams Alumni to Honor Soldier.

Alumni OF Williams College will honor
the Williams men in the military service
at their annual dinner, which Is to be
held the evening OF February 26 at the
Waldorf Lieut Col Charles w. Whit
tlescy was one OF the 1851 Williams men
with the colors He and thirty others
have received the CroiX dc Gucrrc Dis-
ltinguished Service Cross and other deco
rations, The Williams Club, at :91
Madison avenue, sent $50 OF Its members
| nto the army and nexA
The sun., 1919-02-18
East Eimhur.t Girl to he Married.

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles A. Wadley ~
Fast Elmhurst have announced the on
gagement of their daughter, Miss Fran
els Bostwlck Wadley, to Julius Ernec.
Mehmel, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest
u IshmeL aiec Of East Elmhuret
The sun., 1919-02-18
Reviewer. Uncover to Heroes.

In the reyiewIneAstand were Gov. and
.nfs' smith. former Gov. Whitman.
R"dmau Wanamaker, Sorre,nry Of stat
iiuRo' Gen. Thomas Barry acting
mayor Moran. Mr. and Mrs. William II.
t,esr7t' John ", McCoocy. Comptroller
rag Vice admiral Gleaycs and many
"ther members OF the city and state
EoEernments. Many OF them removed
tner aats as the companies drew abree. :,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-02-18
POST ROADS NOT
TO Get ALL AID
FROM U. S. FUND
Citizens Of SandhiIIs Want
Half of Government
Aid for Other
Highways.
From a Staff Correspondent.

Lincoln, Feb. 17-(Special)-
Amendment to the federal road law,
whereby half of new federal aid con-
struction can be put on other than
post roads of the sandhill region
of western Nebraska, is being
sought by citizens of those locali-
ties, according to a bulletin issued
by the educational division of the
Nebraska highway transport COM
mittee of the national council of de-
Tense.
There are few laid out post roads
in the Sandhills and the present re-
quirement of 20 per cent of federal
aid on post roads would not serve
the communities, the bulletin says.
The bulletin also points out that
the IS lines of state highways pro-
vided in H.. R. 298 is based on reve-
nue. to be derived by state automo-
bile tax and is independent of fed
eral aid, all of which can go on
county roads outside the state sys-
tenn.
The United States road budget
for 1919 shows $300,000,000 in prof.
ects planned, of which $1,657,000 ap-
ply to Nebraska roads. California
has S20000,000 in projects planned
State Engineer George E. John
son is chairman of the state high
ways transport committee.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-02-18
Superior Shut Off from
Outside for Four DAYS

Superior, Neb., Feb. l7-(Special
Telegram.)-The late blizzard was
the worst seen in years. The North
western and Burlington branch
lines have been tied up over four
days without train in or out. Some
snow-drifts are reported over 20 feet
high, in many places.
The Southern Nebraska Power
company mill race is blocked up
with snow for a mile or more, so
no water has been able to come
down for the past five days, some
thing that in over 40 years has
never been known before. The Re-
publican river has such. a dam of
snow that no water is able to get
into the race.
The Nebraska Cement company
had much damage done by wind
blowing down some of the concrete
false work and covered up many
buildings and tracks with snow.
The roads are almost all impas-
sable, filling up roads never known
to be drifted before. Railroad men
say the center of the storm was
here.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-02-18
CITY OR COUNTY
OFFICIALS MAY
NOT HIRE ALIENS
New Bill Signed by Governor
MCKeIvie Makes Officials
Liable to Fine; Notices
Sent Out.

All city, county and state public
officials are liable to a fine, impris-
onment, or both, for violation of the
provision of a bill which was signed
by the governor last Saturday, pro-
hibiting the public employment Of
an alien.
By the terms of the bill an alien is
prohibited from holding ANY public
Office or position, by appointment or
otherwise"
This includes all elective and APP
pointive positions and excludes
none, whether in city, county or
state service.
The penalty for violation is a fine
of $500, Imprisonment in county Jail
for 90 days, or both.
City and county officials lave noti-
fed all employees of this bill. A rea-
sonable time will be allowed for Of
fcials to determine the eligibility of
their employees. Those holding only
first citizenship papers come within
the provisions of the act.
County Clerk Frank Dewey an
nounced that he served notice of dis
missal to one of his office employees,
man who has worked in the court
house for 10 years and was regard
ed as an unusually efficient clerk.
He came to Omaha from Bohemia,
when he was 4 years old and has
lived here 40 years. For many years
he believed he had been naturalized
through his father.
1t is understood that other city
and county employees will be amen
able to this new state law.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-02-18
House Spends Hours
Debating on Salaries
Of County Officials
(From a Staff Correspondent


Lincoln, Neb., Feb. H.-Prac-
tically the whole of the afternoon
session of the house, sitting as a
committee of the whole, was passed
in consideration of the bill to raise
the salaries of county clerks and
their deputies.
There was considerable oratory
on the measure, most of the persons
in favor of the bill contending the
county clerk was. the grand Pooh
Bah of county officers, and, having
the most duties to perform, was the
most poorly paid.
Sandquist of Thurston, said that
in his county, the county clerk was
clerk of the district court, register
of deeds, clerk of the board of
county commissioners, member of
the insanity board and of the draft
board" and God knows what" he
concluded.
Sturtevant of Boyd, asserted he
came to the legislature for the
avowed purpose of boosting the pay
of the county officers, and Fults of
Furnas, said if Sturtevant's constitu-
ents had known of this before the
election the poorest democrat in his
district could have beaten him.
An attempt was made to indef-
initely postpone the bill, but this
was defeated.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-02-18
PAVING BILL
HEARING TO Be
HELD IN OMAHA
Interested Parties Before Sen
ate Committee Unable to
Agree on Provisions
of Measure.

Lincoln, Feb. 17.-(Special Tele-
gram. properly owners of Omaha,
who are for or against the provisions
of Senate File los, introduced by
Senator Robbins, and which among
its other provisions gives the power
of initiative of public paving inn
provements to the city commission,
will have a chance for a hearing at
the City Hall, Omaha, Saturday
night, February p, at 8 O'Clock.
A meeting to consider the bill was
held by the municipal affairs COM
mittee of the senate this afternoon,
City Commissioners Towle, Mayor
Smith and Commissioner IRE favor
ed the provisions of the bill. They
CLOSED over the feature that gave
the commission the power of initia-
tive in inaugurating paving improve
ments, and limiting the power of the
veto of the people and property
owners interested to ten days.
Opens a Hornets Nest.
S. Arion Lewis, Mrs. Cormack and
w. /. Kierstead said that this fea-
ture of the bill was vicious and that
it would open up a hornets nest in
Omaha. They contended that the
people should have the right of
initiative and petition as they enjoy
now in the matter of paving i'm
provements and this matter was all
for the purpose of helping turn the
grindstone for some real estate
spectators.
]. ]. Foye, speaking for the Wal
nut Hill Improvement club, said the
bill was so drastic in its provisions
and in destroying the rights of the
people to self-determination that it
would have a tendency to bring
about bolshevism in Omaha, in that
it would destroy the equities of the
small home owner and the one lot
man in his property.
Street Railway Protest.
The Omaha and Council Bluffs
Street Railway company protested
the provisions of the bill which
would compel that corporation to
pave Is feet of the streets where
double tracked, instead of 10 feet,
as at present.
The argument got so warm at times
that Senator Robbins had to insist
on order. 1t was finally decided
that as the question was one that
vitality affected Omaha alone, the
hearing on the matter should be
heard there at the council chamber
alta the city hall at the hour agreed
on.
Senator Hoagland suggested that
those who opposed the paving sec
ton of the bill, brief their objections
so that the different features could
be considered without affecting the
whole bill. j..
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-02-18
BOOKS OF STATE
CONTROL board
TO Be AUDITED
BradStreet'S Resolution Calls
for Three Members from
the Senate and Three
from House.
(From a Staff correspOndent.)

Lincoln, Feb. H.-(Special.) }
The Nebraska state senate this af-
ternoon adopted a motion made by
Senator T. T. Bradstreet, that the
books of the State Board of Control
be audited.
The motion is apparently an echo
of the troubles at the Geneva In
dustrial school. which resulted in
the removal OF Miss Lydia Nc
Mahon as superintendent of the in
stitution. During her hearing, she
charged that coal had been pur-
chased and left to slack in the open
sufficient to run the institution for
several months.
In explaining his motion calling
for audit of the books, Senator
Bradstreet said there had been con-
siderable waste in the purchase of
coal for state institutions and at
once there was enough on hand to
last for a year.
Bradstreet's motion calls for the
appointment of committee of three
senate and three house members so
that it will have to go to the lower
branch for approval.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-02-18
Corporations Affected by
Bill Which Passes Senate

Lincoln, Feb. l7.-(Special. =
Among the bills passing third read
ing in the house this morning was
Senate File IA, which requires the
publication of notices by corpora
tons and the filing of the same with
the secretary of state, with proofs
Of publication.
House Roll 322, providing for the
paving, grading and parking of
streets and the laying Of sidewalks
in cities of the second class and in
villages was indefinitely postponed.
on motion of Fults, today. Large
delegations in opposition to the bill,
which was introduced by Lampert,
were responsible for the killing of
the measure.
House Roll 1871, relating to the ex-
animation of state banks, establish
ing fees for examination, salaries
and expenses of examiners, passed
the house on third reading.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-02-18
TODAY AID TO BEAUTY

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the most easily damaged by bad or
careless treatment. If we are very
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ply dissolving a teaspoonful of can
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druggist's) in a cup of hot water.
This makes a full cup of shampoo
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ply it to all the hair instead Of just
the top Of the head. This chemical
ly dissolves all impurities and ere.
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soft and plant, while the hair takes
on the glossy richness of natural
color, also a fluffiness which makes
it seem much heavier than it Is
After canthrox shampoo, arrangi1R
the hair is a pleasure.-AdY,