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The Washington herald., 1919-05-25

grave, wherein he is represented by a
big doll baby.
Another Mystery Case.
Many years ago a venerable shoe
maker. Thomas Thornton, kept a lit
tie cobbler's shop on Second street
southeast, near the ancient manor
house of the CAROLS. The building
he occupied was a one-story affair
with a loft above formed by the peak
ed roof. He used the loft as his
sleeping apartment and was reputed
to have saved quite a large sum OF
money.
Thornton was connected with an
aristocratic Maryland family, but in
variably declined to discuss anything
concerning his relatives. He was a
sort Of recluse, and seldom left the
confines of his shop. To his GUS
toners he was as mute as the Sphinx,
and would only say when he was
handed a job of work:
THAT will be sixty cents. Hav
'em ready tomorrow at 10 o'clock
He was man of his word. and at
the time mentioned he would always
have the work ready for his GUS
toners.
OiiC uas IL WIN was ndNhlS n
pair of boots made by Thornton went
to the shop and found that the old
shoemaker was missing. Later his
place was entered by law officers. but
nothing could be found to give a
trace of his whereabouts.
Thornton was last seen in his shop
in the latter part Of July, 1862. On
Christmas Eve of the same year a
badly decomposed body was found in
the mud at the bottom of James
Creek Canal. The remains were view
ed by many persons. and finally were
identified as those of Thomas Thorn
ton by a woman who lived near his
shack. The body was inferred in
Potters' Field, as no money could be
found about the premises with which
to give him respectable burial
One OF his customers had a wooden
headboard placed over the grave, on
which was painted:
Here lies the body OF Thomas
Thornton, Shoemaker and Recluse
He was industrious and honest, but
silent. Hence his age and from
whence he came Is unknown"
Returned from the Dead.
In the winter Of 1856. when I was
a boy of IL years. it was whispered
about Capitol Hill that "old man
Thornton's ghost" had been seen
near the Carroll manor, and many
morbid people f1ocked to the place
to see the supposed spirit. 1t was
learned that the story originated
with a woman named Murphy who
occupied small dwelling near the
former shop OF the missing shoe
maker. When asked about the mat
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at the home of Mrs. Murphy. neat
ly clad and with his hair and beard
neatly trimmed. Mrs. Murphy al
most had heart failure when the
shoemaker stepped across her thresh-
hold and extended his hand in
friendly greeting.
Abe you in tho spirit or the
fles.h?" she demanded.
He explained that he was very
much in the flesh. had a good ap-
petite and slept well. He said he
had returned to his family in South
ern Maryland and was manaSinE a
large farm-a part Of his fathers
estate.
81 tired of leading the hum drum
existence of cobbler." he said.
"and decided to seek my family and
return to them. | have been home
ever since and am doing well. Re
Gently / determined to take a run
down to Washington to look at my
old shanty and that is "-hy ! am
here"
He explained that he would re-
turn to his old home that night and
bade her goodbye. II L. said he
visited Potters' Field and was much
amused upon secin" the Wooden slab
over his supposed last resting place.
He convinced the >upcrIntcndcn mt
that he was still aIiyc and that the
co-lSe of scmSuu. else had cen
buried under misapprehe1sion.
Thornton was permitted TO take the
Quecrly inscribed headboari from
over the grave and carry it with
him as an exhibit.
Few people believed that Thorn
ton really came back in the flesh.
as told by Mrs. Murphy. and for
number OF years thereafter children
in East Washington were frighten-
ed to sleep by stories Of Thornton
ghost. The body inferred in Potters'
Field as that. Of Thornton is sup
posed to have been that of some
unfortunate wayfarer vino f'n INTO
the canal.
House Of Strange Noises
About thirty years ago the residents
in the vicinity of First street. De-
tween b and c strets southwest. were
alarmed by the strange midnighs
doings in a residence on that block.
At the time Of the occurrences the
place was occupied by a printer en-
ployed in the Government Printing
Office. This man had broken his ankle
and was confined to his bed on the
second floor. One night, just after
the witching hour of midnight. the
printer was startled by demonstra-
tions in his dwelling. First came
series of violent rappings on the
walls. These were followed at in
tervals by great noises downstairs. as
IL someone was smashing the furni-
ture and dishes. These demonstrations
became OF nightly occurrence, and
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illustrated by ALBERT LEVERING

German army and navy experts was
treating this war like IL would OF
been a pinochle game. and each Of
them was busy explaining by post
mortems now IL his partner hadn't
played the hand rotten. they would
Of won by three points not counting
The Washington herald., 1919-05-25
British Plan Territorial Army.

London.-British plans for terri
torial force after the war provide for
a two-year enlistment Of men between
Is and a. which may be renewed.
Employers will be compelled TO give
men leave for annual training. Men
will not be sent overseas unless an
emergency arises which calls for a
general military service act. Pay will
be the same as for tbs regular army.
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ap,munition the German Army should
be supplied with. the only thing that
it would got to remind It that II is
an army and not Saengerbund
would be the uniforms"
And i am surprised that the Peace
Treaty didn't forbid uniforms also
Mawruss," Abe said, because IL II
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sound to them German csulinower
ears. Abe. the words one billion amt
used at all. but instead IL speaks
about a thousand million pounds. Abe,
and while IL amt any harder TO raise
than one billion pounds. IL certainly
gives you the impression that Il is."
And how many OF these thousands
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stairs to the cellar. and tried TO speak,
but only made a EurEling sound
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-20
GEN. BERRY SAYS
CRITICISM BY H. A.
ALLEN HITS FOCH
Returned Leader Declares Or
der Received to Break
Prussian Guards.

New York, April 19.-General
Berry, who arrived here today on
the transport Stuben, and who for
40 years has been an officer in the
regular army, in speaking about the
recently published criticism by Gov.
Henry A. Allen of Kansas that the
troops of the 35th division had suf-
fered unusually heavy casualties in
comparison with other divisions,
said:
IF Governor Allen is critics.
ing the action of the officers of
the 35th division, he is criticising
the plans of Marshal Foch. OF
course, Governor Allen can criti-
else if he wishes to, but we simply
obeyed our orders. and being as
signed to attack the Hindenburg
line at Boquois, we attacked it
and took it and in addition ad-
vanced 10 kilometers beyond.
We learned that this hill was
defended by three divisions of
the Prussian guards. or at least
the better part of three divisions.
and whife the cost IN men was
very high, it was not high when
you consider what we accomp-
lished"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-20
BILLY SUNDAY
TO REVIEW BIC
VICTORY PARADE
Evangelist Will Arrive in
Omaha Monday Morning;
Glass to View 100 Per
Cent Films Friday.

Billy Sunday will arrive in Omaha
Monday morning at 9:1O o'clock
from Chicago, coming over. the
Northwestern railroad. He will re-
view the big Victory Liberty loan
welcome home" parade, with Gov
ernorr Mckelvie and Col. Gonzales
Bingham from the grand stand on
the court house square, and will i'm
mediately after the parade make an
address opening the drive for
$9,171,550.
The evangelist will speak in the
Municipal auditorium, and Governor
McKelvie will introduce him. No
one will be admitted to the hall
until after the parade is finished and
all of the people who march are
inside the Auditorium.
Mr.. Sunday will leave for Denver
at 4:25 p. m. He is to speak in the
Colorado city on the Victory Lib
erty loan.
The parade will form at Sixteenth
street and Capitol avenue and the
line of march will take the column
south on Sixteenth to Douglas; east
on Douglas to Twelfth; south on
Twelfth to Farnam; west on Far
nam, past the reviewing stand, to
Eighteenth; south on Eighteenth
to Harney; east on Harney to Six
teenth; south on Sixteenth to How
ard; east on Howard to the Audi
torium where Mr.. Sunday will
speak.
Five Divisions.
The line will have five divisions,
the official welcomers, Col F. A.
Grant, grand marshal of the day,
Continued on Page Eleven Column Two.)
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-20
Spotlights on Autos
Prohibited by New
Traffic Ordinance

The new traffic ordinance which
has been agreed upon informally by
members of the city council pro-
vides that spotlights shall not be
used on motor vehicles, except
those used by physicians and sur
geons.
Automobiles parked for the max
imum of half an hour within TIE
congested district must be parked
parallel to the curbing, and there
must be a space of four feet be-
tween each machine, which will
give clearance space of eight feet
for a machine being taken out.
Horns used particularly to idcn-
tify police and fire apparatus, or
must not be used OH
private or commercial cars.
A campaign will be started
against using the cut-outs. Funer-
ais will be allowed on boulevard5.
The maximum speed in the con
gested district will be II miles per
hour, and outside of that district, 20
miles per hour.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-20
Peggys Silken 'Teddy Bears" and Other
Bits of Lingerie Held On Court Order
Young Woman Who AL
leges Elderly Man Made
Love to Her Yearns for
\ Her "Pretties."

In a storage house at Fifteenth
and Capitol avenue two trunks are
under lock on an order from the
municipal court, pending the out
come of case which will be called
up for hearing next Wednesday
morning before Judge Holmes.
In one of these receptacles. which
is of wardrobe pattern. might be
seen many articles which would
make the average woman envious
and which might interest mere man.
In her room near Seventeenth and
Jackson streets sits little Mrs.
Marguerite Gilchrist Peggy" Sell
ers. wishing that she might have
her wardrobe trunk so that she
could doll up like the rest of the
young women on Easter Sunday.
She agrees that it is enough to
make a perfect lady mad" to find
her wardrobe trunk and all her
"pretties" in storage and unable to
get them out on this day when a
woman likes to appear at her best
Peggy's State of Mind.
Il feel like going out in the yard
and eating pinching bugs" says
Peggy, as she looks out of her Win
dow into the great, wide world.
If one would be permitted to peep
into the wardrobe trunk he could
see an assortment of the latest
styles in lingerie of dainty tints and
gossamery quality. There are silken
Teddy bears" and everything like
that. Peggy stated that she placed
valuation of $500 on her lingerie.
The trunk would also reveal six sets
of stockings. gowns and hats, each
set harmonizing in their color
scheme. Peggy said these outfits
are worth $500. There are 10 pairs
of shoes and costly set of Is ivory
toilet articles. The young woman
declared the ivory articles cost $3.50.
A diamond ring and platinum
brooch are also being held.
Part of the wardrobe is Peggy's
wedding trousseau and some of the
garments had been obtained in an
ticipation OF appearing in the Easter
parade. Peggy is a bride; she was
married Just four months ago in
Omaha. and the marriage license
records in the courthouse show her
age as 10, going on 20. She married
James A. Sellers, Fl years old. Jim
N.Y." she calls him, and he calls her
Peggy"
What's One Wardrobe?
Sad as the present situation may
be. Peggy philosophically declares,
What is a wardrobe more or less in
my young life?" Not while she is in
terested in the Kentucky Develop
ment company. 403 Farnam build
ing, Omaha. Not while she holds
leases on oil lands in Knox county,
Kentucky, as she claims.
The story of the wardrobe trunk
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-20

The young brides, some of whom
sreak English, but indifferently, if
at all, are being entertained here at
start home making with their nus
bands in the great unfamiliar coun-
try ..... '.r .., -
If it were not for their longing to
make that start Immediately their
cup of happiness would be complete,
according to number of tile brides.
My husband is at Camp Mills"
said an English bride of dough-
boy, and he gets in to see me every
little while"
My so brafe soldaire iss at
what you call em?-Camp Hairep
said French girl. "Mais ell is so
lard, this serpent life. But oh, you
katt here zee great ceety. Ze build
ings, zeey aire nevaire-ending high"
The girl brides have been taken on
sightseeing trips about the city in
"rubberneck" autos and the bally-
hoos who announce the various
points of interest through mega
phones have much ado to make
themselves heard because of the
continual chatter in two languages.
Girls from farming districts OF
France and Belgium appear to find
continual interest in New York's
tall buildings and its crowds.
One French girl told how a
doughboy, now at, Camp Upton,
sprung on her the one and only
French sentence he knew-"voulez
vous promener avec moi ce sor?'
(Will you take a walk with rue
this evening?)
Who could resist an invitation
from one of the men who had saved
France? Not she. She took the
walk, and several others, and with
in a month they were married.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-20
May Route Freight
in Less Than Carload
Lots Over Any Line

Washington, April 1o-An agree
ment for the handling of freight in
less than carload lots, which will
be Of wide interest to jobbers
throughout the United States, was
announced today by Director Gen.
eral Hines as result of confer.
ences with representatives of the
National Industrial Traffic league
and some state railroad COMMITS
sioners.
Shippers shall not be deprived
OF the right to route less than car
load freight over any line at the
legal rates applicable or of deliver
ing it at point of origin to such
carrier on any week day, except
holidays, during the established
hours of service" said the an
nouncement. Preferred routes Will
be established on the basis of -on-
venlence of patrons, economy, dis
patch and proper destination of rail-
roads not under federal control and
less than carload freight will be
routed accordingly except when
routed bv shipper at shippins
points"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-20
'KELv|E SAYS
PLEDGES HAVE
Been REDEEMED
-Govefnor Sends Message to
Legislature Before Adjourn
ment Telling Of Good
Work of Session.
BY a Staff Correspondent.

Lincoln, April 19.-"I am pleased
to say that you have redeemed
every pledge made to the people,"
Governor S. R. McKe1vie informed
the members of the legislature in a
message which he sent to them just
before adjournment.
The governor reviewed the va
rious phases of legislation enacted
and commended the lawmakers on
the able and unse1hsh manner in
which they had conducted their
work.
The governor declared that any
increase in appropriations was rep
resented in levies made to provide
for the state institutions or to
match equal appropriations for spe-
cial activities from the federal gov
ernment.
Text of Message.
The governors message follows:
Il have received the committee
which was delegated by your honor
able body to advise me that you are
now ready to adjourn this session
of the legislature sine die, and l de-
sire to transmit to your honorable
body, through this committee, this
expression of appreciation for the
services you have rendered to the
state.
"An outline of legislation that
seemed to be Of first importance to
the state was contained in the plat
form of the majority party, and l
am pleased to say to you that you
have redeemed every pledge made to
the people in that platform. This
includes the enactment of legisla-
ton bearing upon
|. The foreign language ques-
ton.
2. Americanization through the
schools. ,
3. Ratification Of the national
prohibition amendment.
4. Improvement of the en-
ployers' liability and workmen's
compensation act.
5. Encouragement to co-opera-
tive effort on the part of farmers
IN securing more economical
distribution of their products.
6. Amendment and improve
ment of irrigation laws.
7. Encouragement for the de-
velspment of water power.
s. Aid to equal suffrage.
g Calling of a constitutional
convention.
10. Enactment of civil admin
istration code.
For the Farmer.
II desire to refer especially to GER
tain features of this program First,
the program of agricultural legisla-
ton has been the most progressive,
| think. ever enacted by Nebraska
1t accepts cooperation
as basic principle of economy in
distribution, and places upon the
statute books several laws that re-
move barriers which have hereto
fore stood in the way of full appli-
cation of this principle. Thus are
private and cooperative effort Civ
en- an opportunity to compete upon
a basis of complete equality with |
all unfair advantages removed, and |
CONTINUED on Page Eleven Column Three }
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-20
TO.
new YORK
Wit H0U 7
STOPPING
Capt. E. F. White Flies From
the Central to the Eastern
Metropolis in Six Hours
and Fifty Minutes.

Mineola, N. Y, April lo.-Flying
at an average speed of 1868 miles
an hour for six hours and SO min
utes. Capt. Z. F. White, an army
aviator, completed the first non-stop
flight between Chicago and New
York at $40 this afternoon, landing
at Hazelhurst field.
The distance covered was 727
miles. Most of the flight. Captain
White said. was made at an alti-
tude of 10000 feet.
Captain White, who was accom-
panied by his mechanician, said that
the trip was without incident. He
will remain at Hazelhurst field for
few days and then will fly to
Washington. He said he would not
attempt nonstop flight back to
Chicago.
Attempt Unheralded.
Captain White flew to Chicago
yesterday unheralded. and without
taking any one into his confidence
except Charles Dickinson, president
of the Aera club of Illinois. spent
the night here and this morning
went to Ashburn field for the start.
Mr.. Dickinson telegraphed the Aero
Club of America to meet the cap
tain.
Without even consulting the
weather bureau the aviator got into
his biplane and took off about 9
a. m.
THAT'S the best news we could
receive" said Mr.. Dickinson at the
Aero club, when informed of the
success of the fight. The club had
aided other flyers who attempted
the nonstop flight without success !
Even the postal aerial mail failed
to send a plane through from New
York to Chicago when the service
was attempted last fall.
Flying Conditions Perfect.
Captain White said that the fly
ing conditions he encountered were
almost perfect. Rains within the
last 49 hours had cleared the at
mosphere so that for great part
of the trip he was able to discard
his compass and steer by eye, al
though more than two miles above
the earth.
Captain White shaved 10 min
ute5 off the time he had estimated
as necessary for the trip, and found
upon landing, that he still had
enough of his original 1874 gallons
of gas left to have flown a consid-
cradle distance further.
When the De Haviland four BIZ
plane with its 12-cylinder Liberty
motor purring smoothly swooped
down out of the clouds at Halle
hurst field, Col. Archie Miller, COM
mander of the camp, hurried out
to meet him warmly congratulate
ing him on the nonstop record he
had established.
Flies at High Altitude.
Captain Whites praise of his ma
chine was limitless. His motor
worked beautifully" he said, and
though he had covered a distance
equivalent to' third of the mile
age confronting transatlantic flyers
his machine showed no signs of
fsltering.
During his trip Captain White
picked various attitudes, although
most of the distance was made at
4 height of 1900 feet. At times,
however, he descended to 5000 feet.
H. M. Shafer, a civilian, who
made the trip as mechanician, also
was loud in his praise of plane and
motor.
From Bryan and Cleveland came
reports of the planes progress. 1t
Continued on Page Eleven Column Ffye.)
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-20
B0LSHEv|K
ARMY PUT.
7 0 FLIGHT.
BY ALLIES
British and Russian Troops
Pursue Enemy Over Roads
Knee Deep in S|ush
Retirement General.

Archangel, April 19-(By Asso-
ciated Press. Russian and British
forces occupied the village of Boil
SHE Ozerki and are pursuing the
bolsheviki as they flee southwark
over roads knee deep in icy slush
toward the enemy base on the Vo-
logda railway at Plesetskaya.
The troops entered the village
without opposition. the bolsheviki
having completed the work of evac-
ration during the night.
The reoccupation of Bolshie Ozer-
ki, after months of fighting, restored
the second line of communication
between Obozerskaya. on the Vo-
logda railway and Omega 10 the
northwest.
Retire on the Whole Front.
London, April ia retirement
along virtually all of the front in
eastern Russia is admitted by the
soviet government in a wireless mes
sage dated April 10 and received
here today.
The message says:
"Our troops have retired to new
positions, 100 versts (about 81 miles)
southwest of Strelitamak. We have
evacuated Buguruslan, in the Ufa
region"
Other retirements, according to
plan" are reported in the regions
of Bugulna. west of Ufa; Mcneil
insk, Sarapul, Okhansk, Perm and
along the upper Kama river.
On the Murmansk front, it is
added, the. bolsheviki have reoccu-
pied Lake Aros.
The statement says that the claim
of the bolsheviki that they had cap
tured Urozero is untrue.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-20
Retired Farmer Found
Murdered in His Home;
Bound and Strangled

Sioux City, April 19.-Lars Peter
sen, a well-to-do retired farmer, was
found murdered in his home here
tonight.
Petersen, who lived alone, is be-
lieved to have beer. killed by rob-
bcrs who thought he had a large
sum of money in his home. Peter
sen apparently was bound hand and
foot and then strangled to death.
The condition of the body indi-
Gated the crime was committed near
ly week ago.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-20


President Wilson's message in fu
follows:
For two anxious years the
American people have striven to
fulfill the task of saving our civil
lization. By the exertion of un-
measured power they have quick
ly won the victory without which
they would have remained in the
field until the last resource had
been exhausted. Bringing to the
contest a strength of spirit made
doubly strong by the righteous
ness of their cause, they devoted
themselves unswervingly to the
finishing of their undertaking in
the full knowledge that no con-
quest lay in their path excepting
the conquest of right.
Freed From Militarism.
To-day the world stands free
from the threat of militarism,
which has so long weighed upon
the spirit and the labour of peace
ful nations.
But as yet we stand only at the
threshold of happier times. To
enter we must fulfill to the ut
most the engagements we have
made. The Victory Liberty loan
is the indispensable means. Two
years ago we pledged our lives
and fortunes to the cause for
which we have fought. Sixty thou
sand of our strongest sons have
redeemed for us that pledge of
blood To redeem in full faith
the promise of this sacrifice we
now must give this evidence of
our purpose.
Pledges Pouring In.
With the formal opening of the
still nearly two DAYS away
subscription pledges began to pour
INTO the treasury today, along with
of success even more
optimistic than those accompanying
he four previous bond issues. En-
reports from banks caused
some anxiety to officials, who hope
hat the new issue will be popularity
subscribed instead of being taken by
financial institutions as that would
'esult in tying up credit.
Lewis B. Franklin, director of the
Var loan organization, sad today
hat as an incentive to the average
INVESTOR, all subscriptions of $4,000
md less would be accepted in full
md that any oversubscription of the
ssue would be deducted from the
arger purchase. He explained that
his was expected to create an i'm
Mediate demand for the issues,
which are regarded as highly de-
irable investments because the lib
raj interest rate and tax exemptions.
n this way it is expected :hat the
'rice will be kept we'll up after the
closes.