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Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-03
KING AXIS
Den SHOW
FOR | 81 9.
H UNI N T R.
All the Old Stars in Fine
FettIe at the Opening;
Bigger Things Are
Promised.

"Oh, boy, we never saw anything
like that in France" shouted one oi
the 800 casuals marooned in Omaha
owing to the wreck of their train
enroute to California. The remark
was brought forth after seeing the
opening performance of King
hk-Sar-Ben's Den show last night
The visiting soldiers were special
guests.
The show is bigger and better
than ever, as was >attested by the
applause of the 1000 members
present at the opening performance.
Speeded up by the revolving stage
and other new equipment there was
not quiet moment. The only handi-
cap to the speed of the show was
the numerous encores demanded by
the audience. The old stars are
back and better than ever in the new
production. The saxaphone band
brought down the house,
Membership Large.
The season opens with the biggest
membership in history and about
double the membership at the close
of last season. The membership is
now 3,141. A drive was started for
5000 members.
The added members are desired
because of the expense of the new
Ak-Sar-Ben field. The membership
is enthused over the project and as
sured the governors that the $780,
900 desired to be expended this year
would be raised in short order.
After the show, when questioned,
Dad" Weaver said, Don't tell them
a word about it. Make them join.
It's the best show ever seen in
Omaha and I am satisfied they will
get their moneys worth on their
first night"
Gus Goes Scouting.
While the loyal subjects were
feeding the timer man and prais-
ing the performance, Gus Renze was
seen sneaking out of a back door
with a glum face.
"Just tell them I am leaving town
on a midnight train and will not be
back until they forget the opening"
said Gus Renze. "If they want to
shoot anybody it will have to be the
actors. But I will promise this be-
fore leaving, inside of four weeks l
will have show that will equal the
Winter Garden"
\ No show will be given next Mon
day night. The performance has
been postponed to Wednesday, June
II, when the State Bankers associa-
ton and the Nebraska undertakers
will be special guests. The rough
spots which are few and far between
will be polished off before the next
show The cast promises to be seen
in mid-season form for the special
guests.
Among the bright lights in the
1919 show were Hank" Dunn,
Frank Dunn, Frank Latenzer, Oscar
Lieben, Walter Adams, and other
stars of previous shows. Everett
Buckingham and Charles Black of
the Board of Governors briefly out
lined the plans of the organization
for the coming season.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-03
Philippine Islands
to Ask Membership
in the World League

Washington, June 2.-The Philip
pine Islands will apply for member
ship in the league of nations imme-
diately after receiving their inde-
pendence and will regard such men,
bership as sufficient protection from
outside aggression.
In making this statement today
at joint meeting of senate and
house committees, Manuel Quezon,
president of the Philippine senate
and head of the mission sent to this
country to urge independence. de-
clared there was no reason to fear
an attack by the Japanese. The peo-
pie of the islands did not anticipate
trouble from Japan, he said, adding
that while they could not resist a
powerful attack alone now or with
in ten years, they would be able
eventually to protect themselves
from all invasions.
Answering Senator Harding, re-
publican, of Ohio, Mr.. Quezon said
the Filipinos were ready to accept
without any protection
from the United States.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-03
NC-4 Not to Attempt
Return Trip to u. S.
by Air, Daniels Says

Washington, June 1.-The Amer
ican naval seaplane NC-4, which ar
rived at Plymouth, England, Satur-
day, thereby completing the first
transatlantic flight, will not attempt
a nonstop or any other kind of a
Hight back to the United States,
Secretary Daniels said today. The
seaplane will be disassembled and
shipped to this country.
The secretary said the navy con-
templated no attempt at nonstop
transocean flight in the near future
as the navy did not desire to make
spectacular showing, was not in
any competition for transatlantic
flight honors and did not favor
stunt" flying.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-03
U'Boats Sink 43 Ships
of an American Firm

New York, June 1.-The Interna-
tional Mercantile Marine company
lost 43 steamers of 40o,o67 gross
tons during the war through Ger
man submarines and mines, accord
ing to the annual report of the COM
pany for 1918, made public here to-
day. These losses were all covered
by war risk insurance. and the COM
pany's operations for the year
showed gross earnings of $38,042.0o3
and net earnings of $11,493,074.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-03
DEALERS RAISE
PRICE OF ICE 4
CENTS A HUNDRED
Increase Goes Into Effect
Without Previous Announce
ment; Municipal Stations
to Sell at Old Rates.

Once more Mr.. High Cost Of Liv-
ing has given the public a jolt. This
time it is the ice dealers. Without
any previous announcement, yester-
day they increased their prices from
SO to 81 cents per 100 pounds. As
heretofore, coupon books will be
sold with a 10 per cent discount il
payment is made before the tenth
day of the month following the sale
Ice dealers contend that the ad-
vance in price has been made nee
essary by reason of the increase in
price of everything they have to buy.
They point to the fact that they
were paying $4S ton for hay, $1.5O
bushel for corn 76 cents a bushel
for oats and SIS to $500 month to
men in the ice plants and on the
wagons.
1t may be cheering to the public
to know that ice dealers assert that
there will not be any farther advance
in prices later on and after the
weather becomes hot.
Effective Yesterday.
The new prices become effective
yesterday and were applied by the
small as we'll as the large dealers in
ice.
While ice prices have gone up
with the big concerns and the small
dealers, there is a little relief found
in the fact that at the municipal
plant and at the II municipal selling
stations, the old prices will main
tain. This is the statement given
out by R. B. Howell, general man
ager.
I'VE have no intention of increas-
ing ice prices" said Mr.. Howell
The municipal plant will continue to
sell on the cash and carry plan at
IS pounds for cents, 45 pounds for
IS cents and 90 pounds for 80 cents.
"A the prices quoted the city can
more than break even on the manu-
facture of ice and with a very small
additional cost could pay the 'ad
vance in the price of everything put
forth by the ice dealers.
Open New Stations.
I'VE have II selling stations in
operation now and will have the
other five ready for business before
the end of the week. We figure
that 400 families will be supplied
from each station, or total of 6,8OO
in the aggregate.
The municipal plant has capac-
lty Of 100 tons of ice per day and in
addition we have storage capacity
for 5000 tons. This storage will
serve as a sort of reservoir and
will be drawn upon as the necessity
may demand. In this way we will
be able to put out 200 tons per day.
"Of course we will not be able to
handle the entire private family
trade of the city, but we will be able
to take care of all the people who
desire to visit the selling stations,
buy their ice and carry it home.
In selling ice at the prices quoted
no fortunes are being made, but the
plant is more than breaking even. ,
i don't know what profit the
dealers are making, but if the mu-
nlclpal plant can manufacture and
sell ice at 80 cents for 90 pounds
and make a profit. there ought to
De considerable money in selling
;imilar product at 81 cents per 100
pounds"
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-03
First American Decorated
For GaIIantrV In RusSie

Archangel, June 2-(By the
Associated Press.)-Lt. Milton Rog-
ers, of Lebanon, KY, is the first
American to be decorated for gal
lantry during the fighting on the
Murmansk front. He has been
awarded the French cross for lead
ing an attack on the bolshevik
trenches~at Urosozero, on April II,
with the cooperation of a French
Larmored train.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-03
PROTESTS ON
new HOSPITAL
MORE Definite
Residents of West Farnam Up
in Arms Against Proposed
Plan of Dr.. Palmer
FindIey.

Protests from residents living on
Thirty-ninth street, between Far
nam and Davenport streets, are be-
coming more definite against the
proposed location of a hospital by
DR.. Palmer Findley. on the east
side of Thirty-ninth street, just
north of Farnam.
A delegation of men. headed by
H. H. Baldriee, John F. Stout, F.
G. McGilton and w. D. McHugh,
appeared before the city council last
week and vigorously protested
against the establishment Of hos
pital in this residence district. The
council referred the matter to the
city planning board, with directions
that the board report back its rec
concentrations within two weeks.
The women of this community
have taken the matter up and they
intend to appear before the planning
board Wednesday afternoon, to pre-
sent their reasons why a hospital
in their neighborhood would mar
its residential exclusiveness.
Mrs. Hall Protests.
Mrs. Mathew A. Hall, lis South
Thirty-ninth street, is one of the
protestants who is outspoken on
this subject. at is pity" she said,
that a street that has been a resi-
dence street for so many years
should be disturbed in this manner.
Our street has always been a resi-
dence neighborhood and we have
all beautifed our homes, and thus
we have helped to beautify the city.
We have lived for % years in our
home and others have lived in their
homes many years. Improvements
have been made with a view of es-
permanent residence
section. I feel that hospital would
not help our street, but that it
would be a detriment. I feel that
our street is one of the show places
of the city. We have kept the street
up and have been good citizens and
we do not like the idea of a hospital
being located on Thirty-ninth
street"
Mrs. c. H. Pickens, 1l2 North
Thirty-ninth street, another protest
ant, also voiced her objections: Il
can not see why this hospital should
be located at the proposed site. The
matter came without any warning to
us. From every point of view it
would be undesirable. 1t would
spoil our residence district. 1t would
not be pleasant to have it so close
to our homes. We have lived here
20 years and have been striving in
every way to save our street for a
residence neighborhood."
Want Restricted District.
Mrs. George A. Joslyn, Thirty
ninth and Davenport streets, is with
1er neighbors on this protest al
though she does not live as close
IS others to the proposed hospital
site.
The property owners living on
rhirty-ninth street, between Farnam
md Davenport streets, are seeking
through the city planning board to !
lave the street declared a restricted
'esidence zone, to preclude the in
rusion of any structure not within |
he classification of residences.
Until the city planning board
hall have acted in the matter the
:ity building department is withhold
ng permit for the hospital.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-03
Take 200 Passengers
Off Grounded Ship

Seattle, Wash, June 2-Word was
received today that the Alaska
bound passenger steamship North
western grounded in Wrangell, Mar
rows. southeastern Alaska, late yes
terday. The Northwestern's 200
passengers were transferred last
night to the south-bound passenger
steamship City of Seattle, which
answered the wireless distress calls
of the stranded vessel.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-03
Three Brothers Given
Sentences to Prison
for Assauldng Child

Aberdeen, S. D., June 2.-(Spe-
cia1 1.-The May term of circuit court
for Perkins county, just concluded
at Bison, passed upon more than the
usual number of criminal cases.
Judge Dillman sentenced Nick DEF
fielding to term of 20 years in the
South Dakota penitentiary at Sioux
Falls, and his two brothers, N. A.
Diefhelding and Matt Dieffi elding,
to 10 years each, on pleas of guilty
to criminal assault on Nick DEF
fe1ding's 16-year-old daughter.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-03
Death Sentence to Be
Carried Out Unless
Governor Interferes

Lincoln, Neb., June 2.-(Special
Telegram).-Unless the court takes
some action or Governor McKelvie
interferes, the electrocution of Will
Vincent Grammer, sentenced to
death for causing the murder of his
mother-in-law, Mrs. Vogt, will be
carried out Friday, although War
den Fenton admits he has no chair
for the purpose. Application for a
new trial was filed in supreme court
late Monday, the last day allowed
by law.
Arson Cole, alleged to have COM
mitted the deed at the instigation of.
Grammar, who is said to have paid
him $500 to kill the woman, was
also sentenced to death. The MUIR
der was committed in Howard
county.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-03
CHARGES
{ j R 0 Pc.
TRAPPING
AMER|CA
Senator Johnson Says Britain
and Japan, by Covenant,
Are Guaranteeing Own In
tegrity Through U. S.

Washington, June IA charge
that the old world powers, led by
Great Britain and Japan, are at
tempting, through the league of ma
tions, to trap the United States into
perpetually guaranteeing their in
tegrity, was made in the senate to-
day by Senator Johnson, Republic
an, of California.
The league proposal, declared the
senator, has behind it no serious
purpose of maintaining peace, but
is instead a proposal to maintain
autocratic power. He asserted the
Paris delegates dared not make
good their peace professions by
writing into the league covenant a
provision to leave war declarations
to popular vote of the peoples
affected.
This league of nations with the
men who really wrote it" he said,
was meant to maintain peace only
in so far as peace maintained for
ever inviolate their territories and
their subject popuIa ton"
In speech Of more than two
hours, Senator Johnson charged
also that the provision dealing with
the Monroe doctrine was inserted
in the revised covenant of the league
for the purpose of making the doc
trine invalid; that the American del
egates in Paris had written "the
blacklist page in all our history" by
approving the transfer of Shantung
to Japan; and that in the back
ground of the whole peace negotia-
tions lurked the sinister influence of
the Anglo-Japanese offensive and
alliance.
Resolution Laid Aside.
The senator was not interrupted
during his address and after its con-
clusion his resolution asking for the
complete text of the peace treaty
was temporarily laid aside. 1t
probably will not come up again un-
til Wednesday.
To support his assertion that the
Monroe doctrine would be destroyed
by the league covenant, Mr.. John
son quoted statement by the Brit
ish delegates at Paris saying that
should any dispute as to the mean
ing of the doctrine ''arise between
the American and European powers,
the league is there to settle it."
"The British Interpretation of this
amendment is given added impor-
tance,' continued the senator, "by
the voting strength of the various
members of the league. With Eng
land six votes and the United States
one, we may be perfectly certain
that the English Interpretation of
the amendment relating to the Mon
roe doctrine will receive careful
and courteous consideration"
Quoting utterances Of President
Wilson against the arbitrary trans
fer of peoples from one sovereignty
to another, the California senator as
serted all of these ideals had been
forgotten by the president in accept
ing the Shantung clause of the peace
treaty.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-03
High Court Dismisses
Du Pont Stock Suit

Washington, June 2.-Federal
court DEGREES in the so-called Du
Pont stock suit, dismissing proceed
ings brought by Philip F. Du Pont
against Pierre S. Du Pont and II
directors of the Du Pont Powder
company to declare invalid the pur-
chase for Sl4,000,000 from T. Cole
man Du Pont of stock having a
market value of $57,0OO,0O0, were in
effect, sustained today by the su-
preme court which refused to re-
view the case,
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-03
Great Britain Soon
to Float Victory Loan

London, June I'm the House of
Commons today a resolution was
adopted authorizing the treasury
to raise a loan to limit of ESQ.,
100000 to cover the estimated de-
ficit for the year and any sum re-
quired for the repayment of ma
turing securities and the creation of
sinking fund.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-03
Meet to Discuss Changes
In F0ntenelIe Basement

A special meeting of the Douglas
Hotel company has been called for
Monday afternoon. June 9, to con-
slider plans for converting the base
ment of the Hotel Fontenelle into
two store rooms. The proposed
cost of the alterations will be
$4,000
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-03
ANNOUNCE REDUCTION
l EMPOLYES' BONUSES.

Butte, June 2.-The Anaconda
Copper Mining company today an
l'ounced reduction of ten per cent
in the compensation of salaried en-
pioyes in cases where bonuses are
being received. To meet higher
living costs, the company on three
occasions raised the salaries of
clerks and Others not drawing more
than $500 a month.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-03
DENIES BRIBE CHARGE
IN FAIR ESTATE CASE.

San Francisco, June 2-Denial oi
charges that he accepted a bribe tc
write an opinion setting aside the
trust clause involving the millions
of dollars in the James G.. Fair
estate was made today by Frederick
w. Henshaw, former assistant
justice of the state supreme court.
The denial was set forth in an
answer filed in the superior court
here today to suit recently insti-
tnted by Lieut.. Wesley M. Crothers
and other claimants to the Fair
estate to bring about restoration of
the trust clause in the Fair will.
Henshaw denied each of the allie
cations in the Crothers suit,
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-03
GERMANY WILL
RECEIVE ALLIED
ANSWER FRIDAY
Hun Proposals Will Be Re-
fused; Must Sign Treaty
by June Is.

Paris, June 1.-The reply of the
allied and associated governments
to German counter proposals, the
Echo de Paris declares, will be
handed to Count Won Brockdorff-
Rantzau on Friday. 1t will con-
stitute refusal of the German pro-
posals. The Germans, the newspa-
per adds, will be told they must
either accept or refuse the allied
conditions before June Is.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-03
~ RIEF
HARIGHT
- R EEZY
EXCLUDED SOLDIERS WILL
GET VOCATIONAL TRAINING
BITS OF NEWS

Washington, June 2.-Senator
henyons bill to extend federal vo-
cational training to about 1000 SOL
diers now excluded under the pres
ent law because they are not entitled
to war risk compensation was favor
ably reported by the labor commit
tee.
The senate today considered a
companion bill by Senator Smith,
democrat. Georgia to provide voca-
tional training of men injured in
industrial accidents or otherwise.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-03

Washington, June 3-Another attempted reign of ter
directed chiefly against public officials who have been
active in their prosecution made by American radicals
shortly before last midnight bomb explosion which dam
aged the residence of Attorney General Mitchell Palmer
the fashionable northwest section of Washington but which
apparently resulted only in the death of the bomb planter
followed at brief intervals by similar explosions seven
other cities in belt extending from Cleveland Boston,
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-03
Morse Won't Blockade
Huns for Not Signing

Paris, June Norway has re-
fused to join in blockade of Ger
rnany in case the German delegates
refuse to sign the peace treaty.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-03
ATTEMPTED COUP BRINGS
STRIKE IN HUN TOWNS.

Berlin, June 2.-The inhabitants
of Mayence and Wiesbaden began
this morning 24-hour strike in pro-
test against the attempted coup in
proclaiming an independent Pala-
innate republic.
1t is also reported that pro- Ger
man Palatinatists at Mannheim de-
clared a general strike and that the
inhabitants OF the Palatinate. not
withstanding threats by the French
of martial, everywhere are
tearing down the posters proclaim
ing the republic.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-03
Richeys in Washington.

Washington. June 2. Especial
Telegraph).-E. J. Richey and wife,
Of Plattsmouth are visiting friends
in Washington.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-03
OPERA SINGERS SPOUSE
DENIES "INDISCRETIONS."

Chicago, June 2.-Answering the
divorce bill of Amelita Cali Curci,
opera singer, Luigi c. Curci, in
document filed in superior court to-
day denied his wife's allegations of
cruelty, of squandering her money
and of indiscretions with women of
the chorus" and hotel maids. He
denied he ever struck her with
poker and that she ever had ad-
vanced him $4,000 to establish him
self in business.
In addition, Curci accused the
singer of infidelity and named Ho-
mer Samuels, Nine. CALI -Curci's
accompanist, as correspondent.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-03
ATTORNEY GENERAL
LUCKILY ESCAPES
DEATH OR INJURY
Hourly temperatures:
HouY DeY AOur

American Radicals Let Loose Reign of Terror in Eight
Principal Cities Throughout Country; Bombs Aimed
BY Anarchists Against Men Who Had Directed
Forces of Law Against Them Fail to
Claim Intended Victims
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-03
HOLD UP CONFIRMATION
OF PALMER APPOINTMENT.

Washington, June 2.-Senate con-
hrmation of Attorney General Palm
er was held up today in the judiciary
committee upon objections by SEN
ator Frelinghuysen, republican, Of
New Jersey, to acts of Mr.. Palmer
while alien property custodian. A
subcommittee was appointed to in
vestigate and report.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-05-02
HOW ITALY CAN BE HANDLED

What is to be done with Italy If she
persists in her mad course? The 9th
er allied powers cannot allow her in
fatuated Imperialism to defeat their
plans for the reconstruction Of Eur
ope on a basis that is just, democratic
and calculated to preserve peace. Italy
cannot be permitted to grab other
peoples possessions at her pleasure,
denying her neighbors the self-gOv-
erning rights for which she herself
has fought. and denying them the ac-
cess to the sea which is necessary for
their prosperity.
But the Italians are actually in pos
session Of Fiume and Dalmatia. What
is to be done about it if they insist on
breaking with the Peace Conference
and playing the dog in the manger
with the disputed territory?
The Allies will not fight them, Of
course. They do not want to, and it
will not be necessary. The simple fact
is that Italy cannot get along economi-
cally without the help Of the Allies.
She is dependent on them for food and
fuel, even for money and materials.
Without them she would starve and
her industries would go to ruin. And
economic pressure, it should be re-
membered, is the great weapon pro-
vided by the new League Of Nations.
If Italy continues to defy the prin-
ciples of the League, it may become
immediately operative with respect to
her, before its formal establishment.
All that Britain, France and America
have to do in order to bring Italy to
terms is to shut of her supplies. And
there need be no question that they
are prepared to do that very thing if
it comes to the worst.
Intelligent Italians know that they
can and would do it. And that is a
very good reason for believing that
Italy, sooner or later, will yield.
The fact, too, that Italy needs the
moral support of the allies will have
it's weight, when once the Italians be-
gin to reason sOberly. They will real
ize that German sympathy is a sad
exchange for the respect and friend
ship Of honest nations.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-05-02

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purpose f z X
No matter kov suceesdful y mag
b, the hum-drum of business gradu-
ally wspFp down the 4sryes. 09e'l
yocation soon becomes q duh grind Il
conducted only for its own sake. Bat
the wOrh 1.-THE scouts aivqs . man
Q new motive for his hpaipess and q
charming new mode o. expression for
the best that il latent within his ma
'ture. r
The Boy Scout movement is easy 10
start in any ordinary community. Its
quick coming into form almost re-
minds one Of spontaneous combustion.
By addressing the National HeadQuar-
ters Boy Scouts Of America, 200 Fifth
Avenue, New York City, one may OBJ
tain all necessary guidance for organ
iEing . troop. Cf ea3