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Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-06
High Court Affirms
Verdict Against Hog
and Cattle Company
From a Staff Correspondent.

Lincoln, April 5.--Affirming the
verdict of the Lancaster county dis
trict court for $1,000 in favor of w.
c. Redfield, who claimed he was in
duced to invest that amount in stock
of the Farmers Hog and Cattle
Power company on misrepresenta-
ton, the Nebraska supreme court
makes this ruling:
"a director or officer of a corpor-
alton who approves a report OF its
affairs containing untrue statements
to induce a purchase of stock is per-
sonally liable for damages"
The judgment of $946.0l obtained
by w. B. Shurtleff against Albert
Pick and company, a Chicago rug
firm, which Shurtleff said tried to
make him take inferior grades to
those he contracted for, is also at
firmed.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-06
Grand Island Commercial
Club Raises Yearly Budget

Grand Island, Neb., April S.
Special.)-A $4,000 commercial club
budget for the ensuing year has
been raised in the last nine days
under the drive of a special com
mittee. 1t was stipulated that at
least 50 per cent of the same should
be employed in some specific good
road project leading out of Grand
Island, in cooperation with the ad-
jacent land owners and township
and county officials.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-06
Pioneer Scribner Pastor
Dies of Appendicitis

Fremont, Neb., April 5.-(SpeciaD
Rev. Carl F. Geradewohl. for II
years pastor of St. Johns Lutheran
church near Scribner, died at a local
hospital following an operation tor
appendicitis. He is survived by his
widow, four sons, one in France, and
three daughters He was a native
Of Germany and had been in Nebras-
ka for IS wears.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-06
Fair and Warmer Weather
Promised for Next Week

Washington, April 4.-Weather
prediction for the week ending Sat
urday, March II, issued today by the
weather bureau are:
Upper Mississippi and lower Mis-
souri, valleys-Rain Monday night
or Tuesday with temperatures some
what above normal, followed by fair
weather with nearly normal temper
atureS.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-06
Gold Reserves Increase.

Washington, April S.--Gold re
serves OF the federal reserve sys.
tenn, members deposits and federal
reserve bank notes in circulation in
creased during the last week, and
the reserve percentage rose $40 Of
l per cent. Rediscount operations
showed slight falling off.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-06
Business Men and Farmers
Line Up With Oil Company

Beatrice, Neb., April s.-(Special)
business men and farmers of the
Barneston and Blue Springs vicini-
ties lined up behind the Red Cloud
Holdrege Oil company at meetings
held Thursday and Friday evenings
at which leases covering 2,l00 acres
of land were signed up. In all, about
$4,000 acres have been leased from
farmers in southern Gage county
and near Beatrice.
The company may decide to drill
two wells instead of one, provided
the proper acreage is secured The
wells will be drilled at the same
time and will cost from $4,000 to
$4,000 in this country.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-06

Company c last June. Ernest and
christopher were wounded and
George gassed. Christopher -.
turned home q few weeks ago and
George is on the way home. Tha
boys are sons of Mr.. and Mra. ].
w. Langdale Of this city.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-06
Seward Woman Dies.

Seward, Neb., April 5.-(Special
Telegram. Mrs. F. w. Nickel,
wife of the lessee of the Indcpend-
ent Democrat, died Saturday morn
ing of heart disease. She leaves a
son and daughter.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-06
Returns From New York.

Fremont. Neb., April 5.-(Special.)
DR.. Nathaniel McGiffin, pastor of
the First Presbyterian church Of
Fremont, returned from Rochester,
N. Y, where he has been for the
last two months assisting in the
New Era campaign.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-06
Beatrice Soldier Arrives
Home From Overseas Duty

Beatrice, Neb., April s.-(SpeciaD
Ernest Langdale, a Beatrice boy,
who was severely wounded in the
Argonne forest drive, arrived home
Friday from Trance. He and HIS
otter two brothers. Christopher and
George Langdale. left here with old
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-06
Arrangements Made for Two
New HOSPITALS at Ord

Ord, Neb., April 5.-(Special. y
Not long ago DR.. Weekes of Scotia
made arrangements for the purchase
of the Harris house in Ord. He will
expend $4,000 in Transforming it
into first-class hospital, containing
about Is rooms. Doctors Miller and
Barta will construct a new hospital
on the site of the present one owned
by DR.. Miller. A 25-room structure
will be put up IN its place.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-06
Beaver City Physician to
Visit Patients by Airplane

Upstate Doctor Buys Curtss Bipane and Hires Former
Lieutenant of the United States Flying Forces to
"Chauffeur' Him Through the Air to Prospective
Patients
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-28
TWO MENTIONED AS
BRITISH ENVOY HERR:
Duke of Devonshire, Land Holder.
and Gen. SHUTS, League of
Nations Proponent.

PARIS, May 2S.-The names of the
Duke Of Devonshire and Gen. Jan
Christian SHUTS are among those now
mentioned as possible appointees as
British ambassador to Washington.
The Duke of Devonshire was born
May 81, 1868, and is the eldest son
of the late Lord Edward Cavendish.
He was educated at Elton and Trinity
College, Cambridge, later entering
politics. He was member of parlia-
ment to the Derbyshire, West. from
1891 to 1908. serving as financial Sec
rotary to the treasury from 1903 to
1905. He Is one of the largest land
holders in England. The Duke of Devon
shire has been governor general of Can
ada since 1916.
Gen. Jan Christian SHUTS has for
many years been one of the leading
figures in the political life of South
Africa. He was born in 1870 and after
receiving his education at Victoria
College, Stellenbosch. and at Christ's
College. Cambridge, he practiced law
Boer war and in 1907 became colonial
secretary for the TransvaaL. He COM
manded British troops in the cam
paign in British East Africa in 1916
and in 1917, later going to England,
where he was appointed South African
representative in the imperial war
cabinet. He has taken a prominent
part in the deliberations of the peace
conference at Paris, bein gone of the
leading proponents of the league of
nations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-28
DECISION ON CAR FARES
IS EXPECTED TOMORROW
Two-Cent Charge for Transfers Is
Indicated as Utilities
Solution.

A decision by the Public Utilities
Commission within twenty four hours
on the application of the Washing
ton Railway and Electric Company
for financial relief appeared probable
this afternoon.
Information from authoritative
sources also indicated that the re-
cent forecast in The Star that a
charge for transfers would be the
principal method adopted for increas-
ing the companys revenues would be
FreaHzed. FaS y - ss Is - 1
The suggestion for zones fares is
believed to be definitely discarded.
Members ofstsla sommissten ;disssses
ed the case at aaHearinSsth3s morning
and resumed their consideration at
another session in the afternoon. It
is considered extremely probable that
II the transfer plan IL adopted the
charge for transfers will be placed at
2 cents. both for company and inter-
company transfers.
Estimates Indicate that this would
increase the revenues of both COM
f1cials of the Washington Railway
and Electric Company have insisted
that an increase of 100000 annually
is required If the company is to meet
its obligations. BY many it is be-
lfeved that the additional revenue to
be derived from a two-cent transfer
charge would not enable the COM
parry to pay dividends on it's common
stock.
The commissions findings in the
case may involve a number of col
lateral issues, such as the stipulation
Of conditions under which the addi-
tional revenue is to be expended.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-28
NO WORD OF NC-4
RESUM|NG FLIGHT
Navy Department Expects
Trip to Plymouth TO Be-
MADE Today.

No word has reached the Navy De-
partmentsas to whether the seaplane
NC-4 has left Lisbon on the last leg
of the flight from Rockaway Beach,
Long Island, to Plymouth. England.
Oficers said communication with
Lisbon was exceedingly slow. as was
evidenced by the fact that the mes
sage reporting the arrival of the NC-4
at the capital Of Portugal was de-
layed several hours.
Resumption Of the flight was ex-
pected today II weather conditions
permitted and it was found the steady
driving Of yesterday had left the en-
gines in good shape.
Commander Albert c. Read and his
five companions are eager to complete
the voyage at the earliest possible
moment. now that the most difficult
obstacles to their undertaking have
been passed. Reports here showed
all of the fiers to be in excellent
physical condition despite the strain
they have been under continuously for
more than two weeks.
Commander Read has with him the
same crew as that which left New
foundland on the NC-4 on May 16.
Lieut.. Z. F. Stone Of the coast guard
and w. X. Hinton were the pilots.
9Th Ensign R. g. Rodd as radio op-
orator and Chief Machinist Mate e. s.
Rhodes as reserve pilot engineer.
The fight from Lisbon to Plymouth.
It was pointed out, will be the least
difficult OF any of the legs. as prac-
tically all the way the seaplane will
be in sight of land, running up the
coasts of Portugal and Spain, thence
across tho Bay of Biscay and off the
French coast. The distance is APP
proximately $50 nautical or s44 land
miles and with an early start should
be covered in daylight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-28
Defeat "Unthinkable,v He Says.
Committee Called to Order.

Every state was represented by a
committeeman or a proxy when Chair
man Cummings called the body to or
der in a session which formally marks
the opening of the presidential cam
paign of 1920.
Chairman Cummings praised the rec
ord of progressive achievements of the
democratic national administration
and declared that the republican party
again Is falling under reactionary
leadership as indicated by the recent
organization of Congress, He urged
a closer cooperation between the Diff
ferent departments of the party or
sanization in preparing for the next
national campaign and referred to the
important part women will take in
future political activities. He said he
expected to visit every state in the
Union before returning to New York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-28
BAPTIST CONVENTION ENDS.
Northern Body Returns Thanks for
Return of Peace,

DENVER, Col. May 28.-What is
said to be the most notable meeting
of the Northern. Baptist Convention
came to an end last night with an in
spirational service at the Municipal
Auditorium.
Among the resolutions adopted by
the convention today was one indors-
ing the Paris covenant of the league
of nations.
The resolution says:
Resolved, That we express our
gratitude to God for the return of
peace. that we recognize in the Paris
covenant for the league Of nations a
great step in the advance of a Chris
tian civilization. and that we urge our
people to use their utmost influence
to secure its ratification"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-28
Queen Marie to Speak at Pittsburgh

PARIS. May 81 (by the Associated
Press).-Queen Marie Of Rumania and
c. D. B. King. President Of Liberia, as
well as many other distinguished rep
resentatives of countries participat.
ing in peace conference, have consent
ed to address the third worlds Chris
tian citizenship conference at Pitts
burgh November to 49, President
Wilson also has, Professionally. agreed
10 speak.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-28
"Lost" Machine Gun Outfit
Comes UnheraIded on the
f. Edward Luckenbach.
RELATIVES OF D. C. MEN
GIVEN GREAT SURPRISE
Col. Mortimer of This City Com
mands 311th Field Artillery,
Which Also Arrives.

washington's lost battalion" ha:
been found.
The 312th machine gun outfit. in
GLIDING large number of District
hoys, landed unheralded at New York
last night in the Edward Luckenbach
clearing up the problem which ha:
been bothering relatives of the mer
and officials of the War Department
since last Sunday. when the outfit
failed to reach Newport News on the
transport Virginian, on which the de-
partment had reported it had sailed
from France. The battalion will GO
to Camp Dix.
When the Virginian locked with the
311th Machine Gun Battalion. but
by Army officials that an error had
been made in designating the 'S12th'
as on that ship when it should have
been the "311th."
:. The War Department since Sunday
has given out no official announce
1rent of the sailing Of the 312th, and
when wives and mothers began to re-
ceive kilograms this morning from
their boys in New York they were
greatly surprised.
Relatives Get First Word.
Inquiry at the War Department
. brought the reply that no word of the
landing of the men had been received
there. This led relatives who had re-
ceived kilograms to suppose that theiI
boys had come home as casuals.
Shortly before noon. however. the
following Associated Press dispatch
was received here from New York:
"The 1851 officers and men who ar
rived last night on the transport Ed
= ward Luckenbach too late to disem-
bark landed here today. The 312tf
Machine Gun Battalion, the only unit
on board which saw action, was under
comIpand of Maj. ]. F. Taylor of Pitts
burgh.
The battalion fought through the
Meuse-Argonne offensive and lost
nearly ESQ killed and wounded Col
Charles T. Mortimer Of Washington
d. c., was in command of the 311th
Later in the day the War Depart
ment was informed officially Of the
arrival of the 312th.
Saw Nearly Two Months Fighting.
The a12th Machine Gun Battalion
saw nearly two months Of strenuous
fighting and probably suffered heavier
than any other outfit of Washington
men in the war. 1t was made up OF
drafted men who trained at Camp
Meade in the latter part of 1917.
The 312th made itk first offensive III
the Meuse-Argonne drive on sSepten
her rs. They wereewith tho Infantry
that went through Haucourt and
Mafancourt, and hessnext' day topk
Mantillois. 80
Among the men whossent, telegrams
to their relatives today notifying
them that they are safe in New York
were: Sergt. Sidney w. Wellborn
Sergt. Russell Larcombe, Sergt. w. W
Taylor Private James D. Skinner
First Sergt. Walter B. Moore and Pri-
vate Ralph Fraser.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-28
'NC-4 SETS AERO HISTORY
AS 1T REACHES LISBON
"Made in America SeapZane First to Cross
Atlantic Trip From Ponta
Delgada Without Mishap.

journey to Europe. To all OF them
and to you, all honor is due.
"JOSEPHUS DANIELS"
The cablegram from the Secretary
to President Wilson said:
Know you will be delighted to
learn naval aviators first to cross At
lantic'
Future Plans Undecided.
Secretary Daniels said no definite
plans for future trausoceanic flights
had been made. He explained that
the first trip was the beginning of a
series of experiments in long-distance
flying and that very probably after
defects in naval aircraft, brought to
light during this flight, had been
corrected another squadron of sea-
planes would be headed across the
Atlantic.
Mr.. Daniels said he had not de-
cidsd whether the NC-4 should at
tempt to fly back to the United States
or be knocked down. at Plymouth
and shipped back to America.
Great Honor for Navy.
The great object of all the effort
lavished on the undertaking. naviga-
ton Of seaplane across the Atlantic
through the air. has been accom-
plished. Twentieth century trans
portation has reached a new pinnacle
and the United States Navy has led
the way.
Navy officials emphasized that the
long delay at the Azores was due to
the weather and to no weakness of
the machine or its daring crew, nor
to any failure of the carefully laid
plans Of the department to guide the
flyers to their destination. The four
teen destroyers strung from Ponta
Delgada to Lisbon reported with ma
chinelike precision as the fight pro-
crossed. The plane was never off it's
course, and there was no moment
when officials in Washington did not
know within a few miles where 1t
was in the air.
To maintain adequate communica-
ton for this stage of the journey the
destroyers stuck to- their posts after
the flying boat had passed. relaying
back to Ponta Delgada reports from
ships farther eastward. The chain
was not broken until after the plane
was safely moored for the night near
the cruiser Rochester at Lisbon.
Winds Aid the NC-4.
The chart Of the flight, as shown by
the reports Of the station ship de-
stroyers on the NC-4s progress. shows
how the winds helped her along. At
times Commander Reads ship appar-
emily was whirling through the air at
ninety-knot clip; again her speed
fell off to less than sixty. only to pick
up again as she reached the zone of
influence Of other breeZes. Probably
the machine overlook and passed
winds that had stirred the waters
about Ponta De1gada the day before,
preventing an earlier start. st
= . u
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-28
NC-4 Gets Great Welcome
as It Flies Into Lisbon;
All Business Abandoned

LISBON. Msy 81 (by the Associated
Press).-The achievement of the first
transatlantic air fight, with Lisbon as
the first European stopping point, has
aroused the enthusiasm Of the Portu-
guese as no event has stirred them for
many years. When the American sea-
plane NC-4 came over the Tagus river
all places of vantage, gave full ex-
preston to this enthusiasm by cheers
Of welcome, the booming Of guns and
the ringing Of bells. For days the peo-
pie Of Lisbon had been awaiting the
Early in the day word was flashed
that the NC-4 had started. and at IN
tervals there were bulletins Of the
progress made. The whole city was
en- fete, and during the later hours Of
the day virtually all business was
abandoned by those who crowded
everywhere to witness the arrival.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-28

Blazing the way of the first air trta
from the western to the eastern hem
isphere, the United States Navy sea-
plane NC-4, under Lieut.. Commander
Albert Cushing Read, swept into the
harbor at Lisbon. Portugal. yesterday
evening, the first airship of any kind
to have crossed the Atlantic oc IAN
under its own power and through its
natural element.
The feat of the NC-4 continued to
be the chief topic in naval and official
circles here today. In addition to the
honor which history will give to
American naval flyers as the first to
fly across the Atlantic, it was with
pride that Navy men pointed to the
splendid performance of the machine
as a purely made in America" devel-
opment.
Without mishap of any kind the
NC-i made the jump OF approximately
600 land miles from Ponta Delgada to
the landing in Portugal in nine hours
and forty-three minutes. or al the
rate of slightly more than ninety
land miles an hour. Oh1cial reports
am. washington time) ended at 4:01
pm. washington time).
Makes Trip in Hours, 43 Minutes
Taking the air at Ponta Delgada,
Azores, at Sis am, Washington time,
on the last leg Of the transoceanic
portion of the voyage from Rock
away Beach. Long Island. to Ply
mouth, England. the NC-4 covered the
500 miles in 8 hours and 43 minutes,
maintaining an average speed better
than so knots an hour.
The total elapsed flying time from
Newfoundland to Lisbon was rs hours
and Al minutes.
Official word of the arrival of the
partment first through a dispatch
from Brest, France. sent by Rear Ad-
miral Halstead. commander of the
American naval forces in French
the otter Cliffs. Me. station and re-
layed to Washington.
Mr.. Daniels Congratulations.
Immediately Secretary Daniels
partment to Commander Read. The
Secretary also sent a cable to Presi-
dent Wilson at Paris telling him that
American naval aviators had been the
first to cross the Atlantic.
The message to Commander Read
Lieut.. Commander Albert c. Read,
Commanding NC-4 seaplane.
Care Rear Admiral Plunkett, U. 8.
S. Rochester, Lisbon, Portugal:
1.-THE entire Navy congratulates you
and your fellow aviators on your
epochal flight. The ocean has been
spanned through the air and to the
American Navy goes the honor of
making the first transatlantic flight.
1t has been accomplished without mis-
hap to any one of the daring ayiators
who left our shores on the first air
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-28
Alights Gracefully.

Guided by skillful hands the Ameri-
can plane, which had covered the dis
lance between the protecting destroy
ers along the route with clocklike reg
ularity, swept in over Lisbon and set
tied down gracefully near the cruiser
Rochester.
1t was not forgotten by many of
those who witnessed the triumph of
the American commander that another
man. equally stouthearted, the Aus
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-28
NAVY D0ARDeAtLS
FOR RAPID BUILDING
Recommends That Program
of 1916 Be Completed With
Slight Changes.
DROPS COMPOSITE SHIPS

Rapid completion of the navy's 1915
building program was urged by the
general board today in a communica-
ton presented to the House naval
committee by Secretary Daniels. The
board recommended that only slight
changes be. made in the plans of the
capital ships as originally drawn.
Composite Ship Action.
The boards communication showed
that the idea of building a composite
ship to take the place of battleships
and battle cruisers had been aban-
doned for the time being at least.
Principal changes in the six battle
cruisers authorized in 1916 recon-
mended by the board would give the
ships additional protection at the
sacrifice of speed. Secretary Daniels
told the committee the board was I'M
able to say now how much speed
would be sacrificed to gain this end
The ships were designed for thfrty-
five knots speed. The boards com.
munication follows:
''The general board and this con-
ference recommend that the present
authorized battleship program be
completed as expeditiously as possi-
BILE on present lines of DEVELOPMENT
and that future designs Of battle
ships should depend upon further de-
velopments in battleship construc-
ton.
1.-The general board and this con-
ference recommend to the Secretary
of the Navy that the six battle
cruisers now authorized be completed
as expeditiously as possible, but with
additional protection, particularly to
turrets coming towers, magazines
and communications, at the expense
of q small reduction in speed"
Peace-Time Force.
Rear Admiral Mexican. acting chief
of operations, told the committee that
not less than sixteen first class bat
tleships, with total complement of
20.SS6 men. would be kept in commits
sion as peace-time force. The ad-
miral was closely questioned by COM
mittee members regarding the posi-
bility Of making radical reductions in
the compliments Of the first-class
ships. They pointed out that such
reductions would mean a large saving
to the government and would be con-
sistent with the idea Of postwar
economy.
Admiral Mexican made 1t plain that
he was not in favor of large reduce
lions. He said the personnel of a
ship could not be decreased without
decreasing the vessels efficiency.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-28
Minister Morris on Way to u, s.

Ira Nelson Morris. the American
minister to Sweden, has been granted
leave of absence and 10 On his way
fe-the United States.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-28
No Wide-open Split Near.

Senator Borah hints at a cleavage in
the party. He is always doing that.
however, and the chances are the re-
publican party isn't going to be split
wide open right away, though if the
eastern conservatives make no con-
cessions whatsoever on taxation
measures circumstance that is
hardly likely-there may be political
advantage in the ARRAY to the demo-
Gratis whose ideas tend to coincide
with those espoused by the progress
sive republicans.
Secretary Daniels didn't give all his
reasons for a change of front with re-
gard to the naval program. but the
democrats aren't going to be in the
position of asking the American peo-
pie, on the one hand. to pay taxes for
Increased armament. and to try to as
sure them on the other hand that a
league Of nations safeguards the
United States against war.
The Secretary Of the Navy knew all
this, Of course, when he first pro-
posed q big Navy at the time Mr..
(Conttnued on Second PaRe.l