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Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-08
LEVIATHAN NEARS
NEW YORK WITH
PERSHING ABOARD
Veritable Barrage of Radio
Welcomes Already Greet
Incoming Hero.

New York, Sept. 1.-The giant
liner Leviathan, bringing Gen. John
]. Pershing home. from the. war,
was 135 miles off Sandy Hook at
midnight tonight, blowing its way
through the sea at speed of p
miles an hour in the face of verit-
able "barrage" of radio welcomes.
At midnight the naval radio serv-
ice had sent 140 messages to the
general from the Hoboken ter
minal.
At the rate of speed the liner was
travelling it should have come with
in sight of land in a few hours and
have passed Sandy Hook by 4
o'clock tomorrow morning The ship
will proceed up the bay to Hobo
ken, where it will dock at $50.
The first welcome to General John
]. Pershing as the Levlathan, on
which he is returning to his home
shores, approaches New York har-
Dor Monday morning will be ex-
tended by a police hydro-airplane
which will drop messages of well
come on board the vessel as it enters
the harbor shortly after daybreak,
The messages will be from Mayor
Hylan and Rodman Wanamaker,
chairman of the mayors committee
of welcome to homecoming troops.
Your presence among us" Mr..
Wanamaker's message says, re
minds US once more that the great
est of all conflicts is over and that
America has taken a place among
the natiops of the earth, second to
none. ,-
I'VE salute you, General PERISH
ing" says the mayors message,
"as the commandments of the
bravest, hardest-hitting army ever
raised in the history of civilized war
fare-the American expeditionary
force"
Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-08
Train Bearing Presidential
Party to Arrive at 5 A. M.;
Formal Greeting by Local
Committee at 9 O'Clock.
TWILL SPEAK ON LEAGUE
AT CITY AUDITORIUM
Distinguished Visitors Will Be
Given Tour of City in Autos
Before Public Address,; Re-
Ception for Mrs. Wilson.
Des Moines, Ia, Sept. s,--Presi
dent Wilson left here at 1901 this
morning for Omaha, where he
speaks today.


Omaha IS ready to extend real
western greeting to President Will
son, Mrs. Wilson and a party of Al
men who will visit this city few
hours this morning.
A special train bearing the dis
tinguished visitors from Des Moines
is scheduled to arrive at 5 o'clock
this morning, and instructions were
given to enforce quetness around
Union station that the chief execu-
tive of the nation and "the first lady
of the land might not be disturbed
during their early morning slumber.
Breakfast will be served on the
train.
At 9 a. m. G. w. WattIes, Gould
Dietz, Mayor Smith and Arthur f.
Muller, comprising the official re-
ceptiofi committee, will go to the
train and receive the president and
party Ten automobiles will take
the visitors for drive through the
city, arriving at the Auditorium in
time for the presidents address
which is scheduled for TO- o'clock.
The president will speak one hour,
following which a committee of
women will meet Mrs. Wilson on
the stage.
Tour City in Auto.
The route of the automobile drive
will be along Tenth street, to Far
nam, thence west to Thirty-eighth
street, over to the Field club dis
trict and then back through the
downtown district.
The presidents special train will
leave Omaha at II o'clock noon for
Sioux Falls, where meeting will
be held this evening.
The public willNnot be permitted
to meet the president at the station.
but the automobile drive will be at
a slow speed, which will enable
everybody in Omaha to see the pres
ident and Mrs, Wilson. J
Complete Decorations.
Decorations at the Auditorium
were% completed yesterday under the
supervision of Ted Metcalfe, ]. j.
Boucher, T. ]. Mcclure and R. M
Switzler. The Auditorium will be
opened this morning at $3.50 and the
seating will be discontinued at 9:55.
Out-of-town guests who hold main
floor reserved seat tickets, and also
those holding tickets for the stage.
are requested to enter the Auditor
ium through the north entrance.
Many state visitors arrived yester-s
day, crowding the hotels.
Mr.. Wattles and Gould Dietz will
ride with the president and Mrs.
Wilson in automobile No. I. Car
No. will be Paul Skinner's private
automobile and No. will be DR.. A.
F. Jonas machine. The other auto
mobiles will be driven by members
of the Red Cross Motor Corps in
the order famed: Mrs. A. D. Dunn,
Mrs. Robert Rustin, Mrs. Dorothy
Cavanaugh, Frances Howells, Mrs.
]. H. Hansen, Miss Dorothy JUDI
son and Mrs. Porter D. Askew.,
Reserve Stage Seats.
The following Omaha men will be
distributed in the automobiles ac-
cupied by the newspaper men with
the president: Fred -Larkin, Rar-
vey Milliken, Harley Conant, H. B.
Whitehouse, Harry Tukey and Hars
old Thompson.
The following local societies and
Continued on Page Two, Column Two.l
Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-08
HELD FOR MAKING
FACES AT WILSON.

Kansas City, Mo, Sept. 7.-John
Lewis Policy, n years old, who said
his home is in Chicago, was arrested
during the parade Saturday morning
by Fred Tate, superintendent of the
secret service office here, for making
faces at President Wilson.
Policy was standing on corner
when he was arrested by Tate and
turned over to A. M. Brown, SOL
dier, and taken to police station.
His sanity will be investigated.
When arrested Policy was holding
drinking cup in his hand and was
first laughing and then crying. He
was wearing a bathing suit beneath
his clothing.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-08
Morals Squad Arrests
Man Making Beer at Home

Detective Paul Sutton and the
morals squad last night arrested Bert
Fox, 1908 Emmett street on the
charge of illegal possession of liquor
and seized more than 200 bottles of
home made beer. The beer, they
claim is Intoxicating. Fox is said to
have been making the beer when ar
rested He was released from jai.
under $500 cash bond.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-08
SPARK PLUGS IN HAT
AFFECTED HIS WALK.

London, Sept 7.--Observing Fred
erick Sowden, 81, walking with a
strangely stiff gait, policeman
stopped him, removed his hat, and
found that on the top of his head
he was balancing IS sparkling plugs.
Sowden was sent to prison for three
months for stealing them.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-08
TIE CHICKEN COOPS
TO PASTORS AUTO,

Middleton. Conn, Sept. 7.-When
the Rev. William D. Beach, pastor
of the First Methodist church, and
his family left on their vacation in
their auto for North Woodstock, N.
H., they strapped their chicken coops
on the back of the auto.
THE high cost of living neces-
States it," explained the minister,
shortly.
AS the auto sped over the roads,
Rhode Island Reds and White Or
pingtons flapped their wings in
amazement. 1t was new sensa-
tion in chickendom.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-08
Table Rock Youth Buried
Alive in Sandpit Near Home

Table Rock. Neb., Sept. 7-(Spe-
cial. John Boomgard and his To-
year-old son. Harry, were buried by
a slide of sand in sand pit on their
farm where they were working. The
isther succeeded in extricating him
self, but the son was deao when the
body vas uncovered.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-08
EX.OFFIcERS APPLY
FOR MENIAL JOBS.

London. Sept 1.-The ex-Officers'
National union, appealing for gov
ernment aid, reported two unusual
cases. Mai. c. G. M. Horn told of an
cx-captain working as a dock laborer
to support his family and of another
ex-captain applying for job as a
street sweeper.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-08
British Soldiers in
Ireland Fired on
and One Is Killed

Belfast, Sept. IA party of 1s
soldiers. returning to barracks from
church at Farmoy Sunday, were
attacked from ambush. One soldier
was killed and three were wounded
The Others were overpowered.
The attacking forces which appear
ed to number about 20, used re.
volvers. They took all the soldiers
rifles and quickly left the scene in
automobiles, which were waiting for
them.
Fermoy lies about 10 miles north
east of Corke.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-08
Will Warn Aviators
Before OPENING Fire

Mexico City, Sept 7.-Mexican
frontier troops will flash red, white
and green signals to American avia-
tors who have crossed the frontier
into Mexican territory before OPEN
ing fire on them as an additional
warning. A circular issued by the
war department containing this or
der to the troops was made public
Sunday.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-08
NEGRO'S SUBTERFUGE
FAILS WITH OFFICERS.

Birmingham, Ala, Sept. 7-Detec-
tives got warm" so to speak, when
Will Batson, negro, of Rosedale,
leisurely walked down Third Alley
South. with an overcoat on his arm.
When they investigated they found
the negro had one quart plus one
gallon of mountain dew" hidden un-
der the coat.
Batson went to Jail.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-08
CATCH PARIS "RAFFLES"
WITH $4,000 LOOT.

Paris, Sept. 7.-Sergt. Henri de
Lenz, alleged to be raffles in real
life, using a limousine to commit
thcfts in hotels, shops, and at the
houses of his acquaintances. has
been arrested in the Rue Berlioz. A
detective. pretending to be intoxi-
Gated, stumbled in front of the We
hicle. says the Paris Daily Mail,
and as it swerved toward the pave
ment, another detective jumped in
and seized de LEM. Boxes filled
with goods worth $4,000 were found
in his lodgings.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-08
GERMAN PRISONER SENDS
HIS LOVE IN MATCHBOX.

London, Sept Meet at the old
time and place." was one of the
phrases in love letter from Mabel
Maud Head, 20, to Richard Jansen,
German prisoner at Gressenhall.
Jansen, the girl said, had thrown her
seven love letters in matchboxes.
Fined S., the girl said she did not
think she was doing wrong.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-08
SHIP WAITS WHILE
BROTHER HUGS SISTER.

New York, Sept. 7.-Coatless and
hatless, Joe Cox, E feet 4 inches tall
and weighing 235 pounds, rushed up
TO pier 81, North river. just as the
French liner La Savoie was prepar-
ing to sail, and begged the customs
officers for permission to bid his
sister goodby. He said he hadn't
seen her for II years.
Waving regulations, the officials
permitted Cox to greet his sister,
Mrs, w. F. Webster of Jamaica, and
the 800 passengers on the steamer
looked on and eheered as big brother
and little sister met in the middle of
the gangplank and embraced. For II
years Cox has been chief master
at arms in the navy.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-08
GENEROUS GEM ROBBER
GIVES $4,000 TO CROWD.

Liverpool, Sept. 7-Accused Of
being the most generous burglar
during the recent police strike, w. S.
Elias, 81, a caterer, has received a
continuance. He denied that he was
the man who broke a jewelers.
window and passed out $4,000 in
jewels to passers-by. Before the
jewelry was all distributed throng
of hundreds pressed about the win
dow
Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-08
Sell Worthless Securities.

Chicago, Sept. "A dozen men
were arrested Sunday by agents of
the states attorney in connection
with a conspiracy that is alleged to
have had for its purpose the flood
ing of the country with worthless
securities.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-08
Admiral Beresford Dies.

London, Sept, 7.-Admral Baron
Beresiord died Saturday night while
on visit to the Duke of Portland
at Langwell Caithness, Scotland.
Death was due to apoplexy,
Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-08
British Destroyer Hits
Mine and Is Sunk;
"a Are Thought Lost

Helsingfors, Sept. 1.-The British
destroyer BIO struck a Russian mine
Wednesday. The captain, another
officer and 90 men were saved. 1t
is feared that eight officers and 10
men were lost.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-08
. RIEF
4 RIGHT
y R EEZ
BITS OF NEWS
cops" FORBIDDEN TO
LEAN AGAINST POSTS,

= Seattle, Wash, Sept. 7.-Orders
posted at the police station here in
structed patrolmen not to lean
against posts or buildings while on
duty.
ANY patrolman seen doing SO in
the future will be suspended" Chief
of Police ]. F. Warren said in the
orders.
Recently Seattle police officers
were barred from carrying clubs and
from riding free on street cars.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-08
The WEATHER.:

Fair Monday, followed by show
ers and cooler at night and on
Tuesday.
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Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-08

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New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-08-15
NORTH STATE FEDERAL
AID ROAD PROJECTS

The construction Of Federal aid
project No. IA from Ration to Colo
rado line is making fine progress
according to A. o. Peabody, assist
ant state highway engineer. He is
Just home from an inspection trip
in the north part of the state. Mr..
Peabody states that there is now at
work one steam shovel and three
team outfits. Another steam shovel
outfit will be at work in another
week. The rock crusher has arrived
and is being set up near the rail-
way tunnel. II is expected that the
gravel surfacing will begin within fif-
teen days. At the rate OF present
progress, the project will be CON-
pleted by December lst.
Mr., Peabody also inspected the
proposed projects Nos. % and 33
from Las Vegas to Mora. The sur.
vey of No. 81 from Las Vegas to
Mora county line will be finished
next week and the surveying party
will proceed with survey of No. 50
which runs from the county line to
Mora, being continuation Of No.
32.
The Federal aid project No. IS
from Pennington to Aztec in San
Juan County is enormously report.
ed to be eight miles The project
covers the entire distance between
Pennington and Aztec distance of
about eighteen miles
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-08-15

The embargo on wheat establiShed
several days ago will quite likely
prevail until late fall, according to
Officials OF the Clovis Mill q Ele-
vator Co.
The guaranteed price OF wheat has
occasioned flooding OF the mark
cts and an inability on their part
to dispose of shipments as fast as
they are coming in.
Shipments from this district are
controlled under the grain embargo
by the age It for the grain cor
porations at Galveston, Texas. To
which point wheat is going
Just so many cars can be handled
each day, which regulates the shin
ments to Galveston, The Clovis Mil
q Elevator Co has asked the agent
for the grain corporations for everv
POSSIBLE facility in the disposition OF
wheat in order to expedite handling
from this point.
The elevator is arranging It's facil-
ities so II can handle grain from
distant points from this city in order
that those farmers who have long
haulS and who are beyond notice
from the elevator may proceed with
threShing and marketing. Grain rails
ers near this CITY will be called upon
to watch the EMBARGO restrictions
because they are within a few hours
notice from the elevator. Clovis
Journal
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-08-15
NEW MEXICO CROP
CONDITIONS AUGUST FIRST

Field Agent of the Agricultural
/ Department for New Mexico DR.. K
+. Hare says:
/ New Mexico has just completed
harvesting the largest wheat crop
ever produced in the history of the
State. Condition reports on all 9th
er crops, as well as on the range
and live stock, also show a condi-
/ tion unsurpasse Indications are
that New Mexico, will stand frs,
this month among all the states in
the splendid condition of its crops,
ranges and live stock.
Estimates and forecasts of produc
tion based on condition August |.
are given below for all the principal
crops of the State -
WINTER WHEAT-The State has
produced 20 bu. OF Winter Wheat per
acre, which is remarkable in view
of the fact that over 80 per cent of
this crop is grown on dry farms.
New Mexico has harvested 100000
bu OF Winter Wheat this year
Reports for the United States are
disappointing. The threshing figures
show for the country only 7l5.0OO.OO
bu., which is l23,S82OOO less than last
months forecast, The crop however.
will exceed last years production by
$50 .Ssl 900 bu.
SPRING WHEAT-A condition at
harvest of 95 per cent for Spring
Wheat insures 2,550O0O bu. OF this
crop from o9,000 acres in the State
In this crop the United States
again falls short of last months est
innate, and last years production by
l33 million.
ALL WHEAT-New Mexico has
produced $4,000 bu. Of Wheat this
year.
Last months forecast OF the Unit.
ed States. predicted over a billion
bushel crop of All Wheat. Condi-
tions during July reduced the est
innate slightly below this mark. bu,
at the still high figure OF 100000
900 bu, or nearly % million bu above
last wears production.
CORN--condition August l. fore
casts a production of 5,4288OO bu.
of corn in this State. unless un-
usually unfavorable conditions de-
velop within the next few weeks,
New Mexico will break all previous
records in corn production. Every
county in the State reports a high
condition of the corn crop for this
date.
The estimated production of corn
in U. s. on August |. is 2.788, 900, 900
bu. This is below last months est.
innate. but exceeds last years pro-
duction by 3Os.i8600 bu.
OATS-A condition of o6 per cent
on the 1880 acres planted in the
State forecasts a yield of l.853, ,2SO
bu. This is about the same as the
LARGE crop of 1916.
The crops for the United States,
is estimated at l.266000,OO0 bu., or
272.3so.OO0 less than last years crop.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-08-15
FREIGHT RATE ON WOOL
UNFAIR TO STATE

The corporation commission is in
receipt of a letter from Interstate
Commerce Commissioner Edgar L.
Clark, relative to the discriminatory
rates on wool from New Mexico
and lntermountain territory TO At
lantic coast points. The commits
sion has called attention to the
muth lower rates on wool from
Pacific coast terminals to Atlantic
ports than out of New Mexico to
the same points. Mr. Clark sub
mitted a statement TO the interstate
commerce committee of the Senate
recently a copy OF which Mr. Clark
sends the commission.
IL is generally admitted that the
rates on wool hides and pelts should
be adjusted to remove the present
discriminatory rates in the inter-
mountain territory. Mr.. Clark calls
attention to some difficulties and
says:
"One difficulty as il seems to me
in citing the rates on wool, is the
necessity of attempting to compare
the rates on wool, in compressed
bales, with rates on wool in sacks.
Apparently from many of the in
terror points there are no rates on
baled wool. If shippers desire to
ship baled wool from these points
do not see any reason why they
should not have line of proper rates
applicable thereto. | do not assert
It as fact, but | have an impres.
sion that the manner in which wool
is marketed has something m do
with the situation.
"As they appear on paper. it Is
difficult for one to offer defense
or excuse for, or explanation of
these wool rates. II would seem
to me appropriate to have line of
rates on wool, in bales. and on wool
in sacks, from all producing points,
and then the shippers could elec,
whether or not they will bale their
wool"
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-08-15
HEARING ON RATES OF
THE WESTERN UNION

The State Corporation Commission
IS holding hearing today on the
application of the Western Union
to retain the increased intrastate
rates established by the Postmaster
General The case was initiated on
the motion of the commission and
the burden of proof rests on the West
ern Union to show the increased
rates are necessary. Had the case
come up on complaint the burden
of proof would have been with the
complainant and the commission.
The attorney general has been the leg
al advisor of the commission in this
matter. He rendered the following
opinion:
"ln reply to your request for an
opinion as to what tariff schedule
of the Western Union Telegraph
Company is now effective. you are
advised that the tariff schedule which
was effective just prior to the time
the schedule was changed by the
Postmaster General is now in ef-
feet
THE Commission has the discre-
ton, for good cause shown, to allow
changes in rates without reqriring
the thirty days notice; therefore,
the Western Union may make a
showing before your body to retain
the rates which were established by
the government
Very truly yours,
o. o. Askren, Attorney General and
y. D. Never, Assistant Attorney
General
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-08-15
SUMMARY OF JULY
WEATHER CONDITIONS

The U. S. Weather Bureau in San
ia Fe reports on July weather as
follows:
The pronounced features OF the
weather of the month of July were
the many days with rainfall. the
large amount of rainfall, and the
cloudy, quiet, humid air which pre-
vailed. The temperature OF the
month averaged practically normal
although there was a fairly large
deficiency over the northeast border
counties, while the foot hills, noun
tain areas and northwest counties
averaged normal or slightly above,
The precipitation, on the other hand,
averaged much above the normal
All parts of the State shared in the
excess, except the southeast coun-
ties. The lower Pecos valley. es-
pecially received very light rainfall
and deficiency also occurred at a
few east and northeast stations. but
Is rule, the rainfall was heavy
From the Rio Grande valley west
ward the average was especially
large.
The average precipitation for the
State, based upon the records OF
los stations, was 334 inches or O65
inch above the normal, as determin-
ed from the departures OF % sta
tions having records for 10 years or
more. The month average 09l inch
greater than July, 1913 The greatest
monthly amount was II % inches at
Haryey's Upper Ranch, and the least
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-08-15

try; he is not producing what he is
capable of producing. This is anoth-
er way of saying that the health
of the country. the progress of the
country depends on the sticking to
and development of private initia-
tive and enterprise. for it has been
made clear to us that Government
ownership and operation has the op-
posite effect. Inefficiency is brought
about by the management not using
up the energy of its staff In the
years to come some way may be
found to keep incentive to best en-
deavor in men under Government
ownership. but until that is discover
ed that system may be classed as
a failure in comparison with private
ownership. If the shipbuilders had
vote on it nearly all would be in
favor Of private ownership. With
out exception, so far as I know,
they want TO get out and begin build
ing on private account and from
under Government supervision.
"The war has given Government
ownership a great setback, but in
order to keep its unconvinced ad-
yoeates in check, il hehooves pri-
vate enterprise not only to preserve
its present efficiency but to be tire
less in the effort to improve exist
ing methods. New York Tines.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-08-15
SALE OF STATE LAND
AT STANLEY TUESDAY

The sale of the state land at
Stanley in Santa Fe County was
made on Tuesday morning. The sale
came off quietly and harmoniously
and every one interested got what
he wanted. There was no COMPETE
ton and the land sold at the up
set price of $500 an acre. Governor
B. F. Panley bought a section. So
did Robert G. H. Tallman OF Dem
yer. X. d. Reeves OF Stanley bought
four tracts, a total of l9l475 acres
II. B. and ]. c. Gerhart of Stanley
seven tracts, a total of 2o2l95; ]. p.
Linn from Oklahoma four tracts, a
total of ll2656 acres.
This is the sale that the state
central Democratic committee adj
vertised so literally by claiming the
small man had no show to bid at
this sale, Gerhart Brothers being the
small men in this case turned out
to be the largest purchasers. A few
Republican newspapers tried to come
to the defense of state land COM
missioner ~ A. Field and Governor
B. +. Pankey. when they needed no
defense, as the facts showed when
brought out. The press of the state
wasled much unnecessary space over
what was not even a tempest in
tea pot.