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Evening star., 1919-12-22

Walter Hyatt. who lost his left leg
in the ArgOnne. stood at attention on
his right, and told the commander-in- l.
chief how he won the fouragere of
France.
The other. Sergt. Henry Topman.
forty-two years old and a soldier for
twenty-four years, received the COM
mander in bed. Topman. who served
under "Rlack Jack" Pershing in the
Philippines. is recovering from ma
chine gun wound in the lungs and
mustard gas poisoning.
In his talk at the gymnasium Gen.
Pershing declared himself in favor of
a system of vocational training that
would train the wounded men to use
their abilities to the utmost, and
not make them mere pensioners of the
government.
Evening star., 1919-12-22
GEN. PERSHING GREETS
CHICAGO WAR MOTHERS
1nspects the Fort Sheridan Hospital
and Decorates More Than
Dozen Heroes.

CHICAGO. December 81 (by the AS
sociated Press).-Gen. John ]. Per
shing inspected Fort Sheridan Hos
pltal yesterday. and last night he ad-
dressed 5000 war workers at the Au-
dltorfum and decorated more than a
dozen officers and men with the dis
tinguished service medal.
The 2.400 wounded and sick quar-
tered at Fort Sheridan-some in beds
some in wheel chairs and others on
crutches-were inspected by the gen
eral. After visiting those confined to
their beds, he addressed several hun
dred convalescents who could reach
the post gymnasium on foot or in
wheel chairs.
Two of his former orderlies shook
hands with the general. One, Sergt.
Evening star., 1919-12-22
TYPOS MAKE HOLIDAY GIFTS.
Money Given for Hospital and for
Christmas Opportunities.

A gift of $25 was added to tn" sum
being raised for the Children's Hos
pital by Columbia Typogra phical
Union. No. 101. at it's meeting yester-
day afternoon. The union also do
mated s. toward each Of the annual
Christmas fourteen opportunities pre-
sented by the Associated Charities,
and sent Yuletide remembrances to
all its members who live at the Union
Printer Home. Colorado Springs, Col,
Eight new members were admitted
to the union.
Evening star., 1919-12-22
Frederick Slayer Sentenced.

FREDERICK. Md. December 22.-
Irwin Martz, burglar companion OF
Clarence S. Wallace, who shot am
killed Leo NJ. Creager. Thurmont
merchant. on October Is. has been
sentenced to serve twelve years in
the Maryland penitentiary.
Evening star., 1919-12-22
MARRIED..

MAY-BALDwIE. In Baltimore Md, N"rem-
h'r 81. 1919. by the Rev. L. NJ Eyster
FRANK G. NAY OF lAthol. Mass. ana NiNA
y. BALDWIN of Washington. u. {.
PENTEcoST-HUNTTIN Mr.. ana Mrs.
John Everett Mitchell announce the taarrlas-
Of their daughter. MARIE LOUISE IL y!
TING. to MIR. Clement Il. Pentec.'St al N""
York CITY. December 20, 1919. at Washing
ton, IL. &.
Evening star., 1919-12-22

Colds Cause Headaches and Pains
a cold are soon relieved by taking LAXATIVE
BROMO QUININE Tablets. There Is only one
..Bromo Ouinin-." f. w. GROVES signature
on the box x3Oc-Adysrtisenent.
Evening star., 1919-12-22
CARD OF THANKS.

TRIP. We wish to express our sincere
thanks TO our friends and neighhors for their
kindness. expressions Of sympathy and beau
tiful floral offerings at the death of our be
loved mother and grandmother. MARIA
WORMLEY TRIPr, MRS. FRANCES W.
HOLLINS AND FAMILY.
Evening star., 1919-12-22

AS seasonable goods can
not be replaced promptly. all
quotations are subject to
previous sale-Buy early.
Evening star., 1919-12-22

Citron in a few h0c
stores only, per b..
Evening star., 1919-12-22
Favors Plan to Subsidize Children

SYDNEY, n. S. w, December 4-The
New South Wales state nationalist
party has approved the governments
proposal to subsidiZe children exceed
ing the number of two in any family
Evening star., 1919-12-22

Residents of islands and small pen
insulas are said to live longer than
persons who dwell on the mainland.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-20
Confessions Of Youths
Reveals School Of Crime
In Operation Here

A school for crime has been un-
earthed by the police following the
confessions Monday of Sam Le-
vine. 10 years old, 1915 Webster
street, and George Swodeck, IS, 607
North Twentieth street.
Two men who acted as instruc-
tors and laid the plans for the boys
thefts have fled the city. Police say
their names are Brown and Conley.
Other information is withheld.
The boys were taught automobile
stealing. Levine, the first lad ar
rested, said II boys were in the
hands of the modern "fagins."
The youths were instructed in
driving, and then one of the men
would accompany them to an auto
mobile parked in the business sec
ton of the city and order the theft.
On information given by Swodeck
the police have recovered six auto
mobiles and loot from several bur
glary jobs.
Police are reticent regarding the
case in the hope of capturing other
men who. they say, the boys have
implicated.
A feature of the confessions is
that the two lads refuse to name
any of their youthful companions in
the thefts.
They will be held in the matron's
department at the city Jail until po-
lice have finished investigating the
tips" given them and then will be
turned over to The juvenile authori-
ties.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-20
LEET D|SMISSES
DIVORCE ACTION
IN C0URTSHERE
Young Sportsman Who At
tempted Suicide In Frisco
Returns to Omaha and
Springs Surprise.

William ("Billy') Leet, WELL
known sportsman, whose attempted
suicide in San Francisco last spring
caused a sensation, yesterday dis
missed divorce action which he
filed in the local courts few months
ago.
Neither he nor his attorney, A. L.
Sutton, would comment on the sig
nifcance of the dismissal Of his
suit, which was a counter action to
an action brought by Mrs. Leet in
San Francisco.
Shortly after Mr.. Leet tried to
leave the world behind, he FASTENED
to Omaha and filed his petition for
divorce. Difficulties were expert
enced in obtaining service on Mrs.
Leet in San Francisco.
Whether the dismissal of Mr..
Leet'S action presages reconciia-
ton is one of the questions being
asked by society folk with whom
the Leets moved when they lived
together in Omaha.
Mr.. Let's first wife was Ann
Robertson. His second wife was
prominent society belle of Aurora,
Ill. Mr.. Leet's ambitions to make
his mark as a high-speed motorist,
and his bon vivant tendencies in
terfered with his domesticity, &C
cording to allegations made by Mrs.
Lcet.
Had the finest summer Of my
life, out in the Wild Basin of the
Rocky mountains, about 80 miles
from Estes park" he related. 81
went out there with four young men
and I was the cook
of the outfit. We packed it out to
a sequestered spot, out where nature
gives expression in widest moods.
That is the life for getting the kinks
out of fellow"
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-20

poisoned. Miss Holcombe is here,
evidently in great fright and trou-
bic. When | find out what the truth
is | will tell you. | may have to
60 to Bayview with her. Katie will
look after Junior"
] Even as she jerked herself free
from my hand | knew that I had
not counted in vain upon the elderly
woman's almost childish interest in
a mystery of any sort.
I'm not liable to mix up things"
she whispered back tartly. And
as for that baboon of a Katie, let
her mind her own business. l guess
I'm capable of taking care of Rich
ard I'd for a night. Will you be
gone all night? Shall I put some
things into a bag for you?"
Thank you so much" l whis-
pered back, relieved beyond measure
at her way of taking things. 81
don't know yet what | shall have to
do"
"I'll get the bag ready, anyway"
she said. "And you'd better get that
woman something reviving if she's
got news like that. You shut the
living room door and I'll fix up
something right away and leave it
just outside where you can get it
without her knowing any one else
is around"
"You're-you're splendid moth
er!' I whispered stammeringly, as |
turned away and hurried down the
stairs again to the chair where l
had left Alice Holcombe.
Continued Tomorrow
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-20

ment through 4 committee of one or
three. With the industries thus Or
gained it was then arranged to
establish prices at which commodi-
ties should be sold to the govern
ment. No bids were called for, with
few exceptions. There was to be
no competition. The operation OF
the Sherman and Clayton acts was
abrogated.
"The government for months has
been the greatest hoarder of food
products, leather goods, fabrics and
metals. 1t was through a repub-
lican move in congress that the gov
eminent was impressed with the i'm
portance of releasing these goods
and letting them go back to the peo-
pie. The holding back of these
vast stores of foodstuffs and ma
terials for months by the govern
ment had the same economic effect
as if they had been boarded by pri-
vate interests. If the government
would have started within a reason
able time to place these supplies on
the market there would have been
a tendency toward reduced prices.
Copper Withheld from Foundries.
Il am going into the copper stu
alton. The copper committee of
five, acting as a go-between for the
copper producers and the govern
lnent, obtained 670,000,000 pounds
of copper for the government at
pri IS ranging from 231A cents to
26 cents per pound When the war
was over the brass foundries of the
country wanted the surplus copper.
but apprC imately 10O,000,000
pounds were sold back at an aver
age price of IS cents per pound to
the United Metal Selling company
Of New York City, of which con-
Germ John d. Ryan is the head. Can
you figure out the answer"
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-20
Nudge and "Other
Woman" Reported to
Be in Sioux Fall, s. D.

Word has been received by F.
A. Mulfinger, attorney for Mrs,
Edith Nudge that Clifford Nudge,
alias Wallace and Frances Reeme,
the "other woman" in the Nudge,
Reeme triangle case, are in SIOUX
Falls, S. d.
Mulfinger left for Sioux Falls last
night. Mrs. Nudge did not accom-.
pany him, but expects to follow in
case her husband is found there, she
says
A letter found at the Don Wal
lace apartment III the St. Regis in
dicates Mr.. Nudge owns shares val
ued at $4,000 in Sioux City bust
ness enterprises, according to Null
finger.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-20
The Bees Fund for
Free Milk and Ice

do you know. John. it costs US
just "a cents a day to keep the two
children in MILK" announced Mrs.
Jones.
1T is a lot. isn't it? But suppose
they have to have it, replied Mr..
Jones.
"Oh, yes, it is their only nourish-
ment. But when you add in the cost
of the ice to keep it sweet it is al
most small fortune"
II wonder what the kiddies do
whose parents can't buy it for them"
unused Mrs. Jones.
well, there's The Bees Fund for
Free Milk and Ice"
by Jovel Do you know l believe
I'll send that fund a check tonight"
Mr.. Jones. He did.
The foregoing is an actual CONVEX
sation carried on in an Omaha home.
Won't you follow Mr.. Jones ex-
ample?
eviously acknowledged ......... .sss..s0
4. Friend, West Point, Neb. ....... 100
Unknown, Omaha, Neb. ........... 200
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-20
Union 0utfitting Co.
| Makes a Fortunate
Purchase Of Best
Alu min U m Ware|
Purchase Goes on Sale Next
Saturday at About the
Price of Graniteware.
Good Selection of Desirable
Pieces for Various
Needs.

AS every woman knows, that
for health and cleanliness, econo-
my and wear there is nothing TO
equal Aluminium in the kitchen.
1T is safe to say that the Special
Purchase, which the Union Out
fitting Company places on sale
next Saturday, will be we'll At
tended.
The sale is remarkable because
OF the enormous quantity and
the fact that concessions in price
made by the maker, on account
of the size of the purchase, will
enable you to buy Aluminium
ware at about the price of Gran
iteware.
The purchase included Sauce
Pans, Preserving Kettles, Tea
Kettles, Rice Boilers, etc, in two,
six, eight and sixteen-quart sizes.
The savings are additional evil
dence of the ever-increasing Buy
ing Power of the Union Outfit
ting Company, located just out
Of the High Rent District. As al
ways, you make your own terms.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-20
Orpheum Gardens Raided;
go PintS Whisky Seized

A raid on the Orpheum Gardens,
Fifteenth and Harvey, Monday
night resulted in, the seizure of 90
pints of whisky in suitcases and the
arrests of Thomas Ford, Clairmont
Inn, and P. w. Robbins, Harvey
hotel, charged with operating a dis
orderly house and unlawful posses
sion of liquor. Judge Foster set
August q as the date for a hearing
of the case.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-20
Junk Dealer Yields
Bottle on Pair When
They Crowd Him Out

M. Robinson, a junk dealer, 20l2
North Nineteenth street, attempted
Monday afternoon to enforce
"courtesies of the highway on two
motorists who, he said, attempted
to crowd his horse and wagon off
Twenty-fourth street, near Vinton.
Robinson was arrested for fight
ing after he had shattered a bottle
over the heads of the two men and
attacked a well-meaning bystander
who interfered.
The bystander, w. H. Pickett,
2226 Poppleton avenue, received
piece of glass in his neck. He was
also arrested for fighting, after a
police surgeon removed the glass.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-20
Big VALUES
In Odd Pieces Of Furniture
Offered at the Greater
Bowen Store.

Once more the Greater Bowen
store offers exceptional values in
odd pieces of Furniture, and a
better opportunity to make the
dollar expand and possess a
greater purchasing power will
not be granted in all Omaha
merchandising. The Bowen store
is a store offering the greatest
values in odd chairs, dressers,
chiffoniers, chifforobes, etc., and
it will pay you well to make your
selection during the balance of
this month, or while these Won
derful values are to be had on
high grade, carefully selected
furniture. Visit the store at the
earliest possible hour and reap
the benefit Of the"many big
values displayed.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-20
SURPLUS FOOD
SALE CuRbED
BY rain STORM
However, Yesterdays Total
Will Be as Large as Us.
\ uaI, as Many Were
Bigger Orders.

Rain yesterday kept the number OF
sales of surplus food to practically
the same number as the opening day
when 1856 individuals ordered from
the army stores.
The first days sales totaled more
than $500. Yesterdays sales will
probably exceed this amount as most
of the purchases were larger and
many group orders were filed.
The Postofice department in
structed postmasters that the War
department had agreed to pay the
difference in parcel post rates for
cities outside of the first zone. This
order comes as relief to persons
in Council Bluffs, Sioux City and
other towns in Iowa, as they are
located in the Chicago district.
Iowa Cities Hit.
Until the War department agreed
to pay excess rates, cities in Iowa
that are in the first Omaha parcel
post zone would have to buy in Chi
cago and pay a rate about three
times as large as people living Just
across the river in Nebraska which
is supplied by the Omaha depot.
Buys Many Groceries.
Walter Jardine was on hand early
ordering a big bill of groceries for
himself and employees. S. L. Win
tiers, 2507 K street, was cited, dec
Grated and nearly Rugged by Pat
rick McGovern, in charge of the
sale, when he presented a stable
order correctly filled out.
This is the first order we have
received that needed no changing"
said Mr.. McGovern.
Orders received from the Post
office department yesterday call at
tention of the postmasters to the fact
that revenue tax will have to be paid
on all parcels post sales that re-
quire more than Is cents postage.
A l-cent revenue stamp will have to
be affixed for each Is cents, or frac-
ton thereof, paid.
Waits for so Cars.
Capt. A. ]. Hoffman,, surplus
property officer, is anxiously await
ing the arrival of more than 90 cars
of foodstuffs to fill the sale orders.
An inventory of supplies listed as
surplus in storage at the local de-
pot will be put on the market under
the same conditions as the general
sale and will afford some relief
pending the arrival of supplies from
warehouses.
Large Quantities Included.
The list includes 100000 pint cans
of evaporated milk, 10000 halt
pound cans of cocoa, 10000 pounds
of bulk macaroni, $500 eight-ounce
bottles of mustard. 5000 quarts of
gherkin pickles, 1000 cans of shoe
polish, 10000 pounds of smoking
tobacco and 10000 pounds of prunes.
Postoffice employees are swamped
with the orders received and have
made no attempt to total the amount
of the sales. Thousands of dollars
were received yesterday in more
than 800 individual orders.
100 Orders Daily.
Officers of the supply depot esti-
mate that the present employees can
prepare the orders for shipment at
the rate of 100 individual orders a
day. Several weeks will be required
before all of the orders can pos
sib1y be delivered.
Persons desiring immediate de-
livery of food stuffs are advised by
army officers to make their pur-
,hases from the municipal store in
he Auditorium as the supply depot
will be swamped when orders from
oostoffices from all sections of this
district commence to come in.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-20
Mardi Gras Carnival Ball
Features LakevieW T0niqht

The Mardi Gras ball, which will
be the offering at the Dance Palace
at Lakeview tonight, is one of the
stellar events of the season. Favors
and souvenirs of all sorts and de-
scription will be given away. Bal
looms, whistles, sirens, squawkers,
ticklers and other noise making car
nival contrivances are among the
list. Dancing will start at $40 and
continue to 1850. Al Wright and
his windjamming harmonists prom
Use to uncork a brand new set of
musical numbers.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-20
R. H. ManIey Elected Member
c. of c. Executive Committee

Akthe meeting of the executive
committee of the Chamber of Com
merce yesterday afternoon, R. H.
Manley was elected member to fill
the vacancy caused by the resigna-
ton of w. D. Hosford.
A resolution was adopted and
ordered sent to the railroad admin
istration, requesting that the passen-
ger train service in and out OF
Omaha be put back onto the sched-
ule maintained prior to the time
when the United States entered the
war
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-20
JEFFERIS PUTS
BLAME FOR H.C,l.
ON DEMOCRATS
Says Administration Realized
Too Late That Hoarding of
Food and Raw Materials
Forced Increase.

Democratic mismanagement is as
much the cause of the existing high
cost of living as any other factor,
according to Congressman Jefferis,
who returned to Washington today
after a brief visit with the home
'olks.
During February, 1917" he said
the national council of defense and
the advisory commission-compris-
ing IS members in all-met in
Washington and by resolution called
all of the leading men of the vari-
Gus industries to organize so that
they could deal with the govern
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-20
Baby Daughter Born to
Commander and Mrs. Post

A daughter was born yesterday to
Commander and Mrs. Nathan
Woodwork Post, United States
navy. Mrs. Post before her mar
riage was Florence Jordan, daugh-
ter of Mrs. r. c. Jordan, 1915
North Thirty-eighth street, at whose
home she has been staying with her
sons, Richard and Nathan, since her
return from Philadelphia in May.
Commander Post assumed charge
Of the local navy recruiting station
last week.
The Washington times., 1919-02-19
ADVERTISEMENT
GREAT EXCITEMENT
ON NINTH STREET
Crowd of Eager Buyers
Throng Thoroughfare.

Hundreds OF foresighted men from
all parts OF the District are daily
Hooking to attend the wonderful
mOney-savIng safe Of trousers now gJ-
Ing on at Frtedlander brothers, at IS
NinIh street nOrLH west. Inns nFln re-
Gently purchased an enormous lot o.
Trousers from the well knOWn firm o.
"A. New q Co., 737 Broadway, New
York City, at such a marVelOusly low
figure that they are enabled to resell
them at price but little above whole
sale!
To give their patrons the best pos
sible service, the entire lot has been
divided into four parts and Is DeInS
offered at these prices: Lot No. ].
your choice Of hundreds OF Trousers
formerly sold up to $500, at Sis
a pair; Lot No =, your choice Of all
Trousers formerly sold up to $3.50.
for 1898 a pair; Lot No. 5, your choice
Of hundreds Of Trousers formerly sell
ing for 800, at S4.9S a pair; Lot No. 4.
your choice OF all $3.50 Trousers at
$500 a pair.
These Trousers are offered in all
materials such as WOTsteds, Cassi-
mereS, CheviOts. WoOlens, Etc, in an
almost unlimited variety OF fabrics
and shades. Every pair has been
carefully tailored and will give the
maximum of service
An opportunity like this means
money in your pocket! You'll sure be
putting one over on Old Man high
Cost of Living" IL you hurry down to
Friedlander Brothers, 42S Ninth street
northwest. and lay in a good supply OF
trousers at these wonderfully low
The Washington times., 1919-02-19
SPECIAL PERFORMANCE AT
NATIONAL FOR REED BOYS

Florence Nash and her entire COM
pa1y in Charles Emerson Cooks pro-
ductiOn, Remnant" gave a special
performance yesterday afternoon at
the National Theater for the soldier
boys OF the Walter Reed Hospital.
The theater was packed from foo
to pit. and vociferous applause greet
ed the little star and her associate
players, including Orrin Johnson,
Walter Regain, Clare weldon, Ben r.
Graham, Dorothy ChestOn and Harold
Howard. Those of the boys who car
ried crutches used them with vigor
upon the floor to show their enthusi-
astic approval of the star and the
play.
The boys were transported from
the hospital to the theater in auto
mobiles contributed for the occasion
by prominent society women of Wash
ington. Secretary Baker, Secretary
Daniels, and General March were in
the audience.
After the second act a one-armed
soldier walked up one aisle to the
footlights with a huge bouquet OF
red roses, and a one-legged boy walk
ed up the other aisle with an arm
full OF sweetpeaS. These were pre-
scented to Miss Nash with the COM
plimentS OF Colonel Schreiner, of
Walter Reed Hospital.
The Washington times., 1919-02-19

cars in operation in a few more
months Nearly half OF them are now
in operation. These, however, do not
easet the large number OF cars that
are in poor condition and upon which
much money will have to be spent
The Utilities Commission recently
ordered the installation of air brakes
on all cars now equipped with hand
brakes. This will cost the company
about $4,000. The hand brake Is
charged with responsibility for many
serious accidents. At least, when &C
cidents occur. the motormen fall back
on this as the case.
The company, before ii can give
the service the public should have,
ought to have at least fifty more
new cars. The fifty new ones 1t has
bought cost 100000 or more. It
needs more cars on all its lines.
a Different story.
The Capital Traction is far better
of in this direction. It's rolling stock
was in pretty fair shape when IT
added twenty new cars to the lines.
The. records in the Utilities Commits
sioR show that this company is now
running more cars than ever before
IN its history. Despite this there IS
packing and overcrowding OF cars.
General kutz, Engineer Commits
sioner. declares this is due largely to
the fact that Government depart
ments refused to adhere to staggered
hours and returned to the old hours
OF opening and closing. thereby
throwing upon the car lines a terri
BILE strain morning and Afternoon.
The Utilities Commission proposes
to hasten its valuation proceedings in
the cases of both roads. 1t wishes
to have these valuations for action
whenever questions Of rates come be
fore II again. Any application the w.
r. and Z. may make for increased
revenues will be deferred until values
Of each railway company are definite
ly fixed. Judging from testimony be-
fore the commission and the trend Of
questions put to witnesses the valua-
tions to be fixed will not justify in
creased rates to the public in Wash
ingtOn. The companies will be allow
ed net earnings sufficient only to pay
reasonable returns upon the yalua-
tions agreed upon by the commission.
For years past the returns paid have
been upon the conception OF each COM
pany Of its own valuation.