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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-06-29
WATERS IN ROME
REFUSE TO TAKE
PATRONS TIPS
But Insist That 20 Per Cent
Must Be Added to the
Total Of the Bill
of Service.

Rome, June 15.-(Correspondence
of the Associated Press.)-Rome
walters refuse to accept tips from
patrons. Tips are vigorously sup
pressed and nothing can induce the
walters to violate the practice. Their
insistence on keeping to the regula-
tons, however, is not motivated by
any altruistic tendencies, for one of
the Rome walters fourteen points"
is that 20 per cent must be added to
the total of the the bill for service.
An American, one of the latest ar
rivals in Rome, who is attached to
the American embassy here, was
paying his bill recently when, on
leaving a tip of SOC for the waiter,
he was astonished to find the waiter
handing the money back to him. The
American concluded that the tip was
not considered sufficient and that it
was therefore scorned. He was
reaching into his pocket to reinforce
his gratuity when someone speaking
English told him of the Rome rule.
Herewith he poeketed the tip and
walked out.
Large posters have been placed
in the restaurants and tea-rooms
here announcing the action of the
walters. On the whole, the practice
seems to have satisfied the patrons,
who feel that they have, at least.
been spared the annoyance of the
inevitably disgruntled waiter.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-06-29
Shoe Merchants Predict
Big Advance in Prices
Shortage of Leather Is Expected to Cause Footwear
Soar to $40 or $25 a Par-Brtsh Place $780,
100000 Order for Raw Leather in America.

Shortage of leather will cause a
startling advance in fall shoes, &C
cording to local shoe dealers. High
grade shoes will only be procurable
to those who have from $40 to SIS
to spend, and cheap shoes will no
longer be cheap.
Advance in price is attributed to
a $40,000000 order for raw leather
placed in the United States by Eng
land and lack of shipments of raw
leather from France and Germany
during the past five years.
Nor is the advance apt to cease
this fall in the opinion Of local shoe
men, who believe that all Europe
will be in the market for leather in
the near future.
Green calf skin is contracted for
up until July ! at the South Side
packing houses" said one Sixteenth
street shoe dealer. After that-who
knows"
Il have placed orders in the last
two weeks with factories who are
unable to guarantee either price or
delivery" declared R. Rosenzweig,
vice president of the Drexel Shoe
company. Fortunately l have placed
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-06-29
Wyoming Has Original
Contest for Completion
of Poster for Famous
Annual Roundup.
(By Union Pacific Press Bureau.)

Cheyenne, Wyo., June 28.-(Spe-
cial.)-Will an Omaha girl fill the
blank space on the poster of Chey-
erne's famous annual roundup?
The ideal model is sought, and
because the specifications" as
announced here include rather the
ideal American girl than the ideal
western one, suggestions have been
asked and received by the designer
rom the entire country.
Can the sun-tanned athletic
eauties of the western ranges hold
heir own against the girls of the
east? They will have to if one of
them is to pose as miss Wyoming"
declares the designer, who is evil
IDENTIFY hard-hearted individual
more concerned with perfection for
his poster than with popularity
with maids of either west or east.
Wherever Miss Wyoming" is
found, cameramen and designer
will &C to finish the poster. The
ultra-modish in cowgirl creations
will be hers to wear in her pictures.
Hel beauty must be, rather for the
camera than for the eye, and her
costume from boots to Stetson will
be designed to set it off properly
as she greets the world in the pic
ture.
Among the beauties, some Of
them nationally known, who have
been suggested from other por-
tons Of the country are:-Bee Dan
iels, Los Angeles; Gene Archer.
$50 West Forty-fifth street, New
York; Constance Campbell, 649
East Thirty-seventh street, Chicago;
Catherine Rogers, Thirty-ninth and
Forest avenues, Kansas City,;
Ruby Lane, Oklahoma; Hazel Allen,
McAlpine hotel, New York; Alice
Elmquist, Omaha; Pat Mccoy, 2722
Davenport street, Omaha; Catherine
L. Maths, East St. Louis; Virginia
Moncravie. Larchmont apartments,
Kansas City; Selm Miller, 247
South Seventh street, Salt Lake
City, and Lillian Anderson, Salt
I AXE CITY
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-06-29
Use Music In Jail to
Cover "DeliYerY" Noise

Springfield, Ill.-Prisoners in the
county Jail felt indolent. The con-
hnement was becoming more than
incongruous. Suddenly Jail
attendants heard the plunking of a
guitar from within. A mouth harp
also blared forth. To this was
added vocal selections by unsteady
inclined recreants. The prisoners
sought to break the terrible monot-
ony of Jail life by this advertisement.
But after the music developed into
racket and continued and so it
began to CRATE on the tender nerves
of the sheriff. He made an investi-
CATION and found the hubbub was
designed to cover the Vaccinations
of fellow inmates who were assidu-
ously occupied in prying loose sew
erai boards, preparatory to Jail
delivery.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-06-29

destroyed, it would take about
100000 acres to produce it."
To stamp out the rat evil and
eventually wipe it out, requires the
assistance and cooperation of each
HORSEPOWER, store-keeper, factory
owner and every other occupant of
building, where rats might find
refuge and breed. Trapping and
poisoning are urged by the Depart
ment of Agriculture. If traps are
used, you are urged to set a num-
Der of them; one or two are hardly
sufficient. A number should be
scattered about the premises and the
bait changed frequently. When
poisons are used, it should not be
left in open or unsheltered places.
This applies particularly to strych-
nine or arsenic on meat. There are
a number of prepared poisons we'll
known which are compounded scien-
tifcally to encompass the destruc-
ton of rats. 1t is advisable to use
these in connection with some food
which the rats do not procure cas-
lily. For example, if rats are feeding
on grain, the poison should be mixed
with meat or fresh vegetables to at
tract rats in the largest numbers. If
meat is easily obtained by rats, a
mash of the poison and some cereal
like oatmeal will prove an attractive
bait. The bait should be changed
frequently for it is this that CON-
bats the natural wariness and cum
ming of the rat and deceives him into
eating. Older rats are sufficiently
wise not to touch food which they
have seen kill other rats. So a
Change of bait does the work prop
erly.
1t costs more to feed rats than it
does to kill them. Start their de-
structon today and urge your
friends and neighbors to do the
same. Only in this way can the seri-
and costly depredations of rats
be checked effectively.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-06-29
''HOW DO YOU Get
THAT Way" SAYS
SERCT.T0 wilson
Sassy NonCommissioned Of
ficer Has President on
Wire; Doesn't Know it
Until Too Late.

Boston, Mass.-How a sergeant of
the Motor Transport Corps, Ameri-
can Expeditionary Forces, told Presi-
dent Wilson over the telephone to
"lay off that stuff and was other
wise fresh and sassy" is related in
The Steering Wheel, the journal of
the corps. a copy of which has just
reached here. The article follows:
There's an M. T. C. sergeant in
Paris who is drowning slowly but
surely in the sea of despond. He
doesn't dare come up for air or even
to lift one hand above the surface
and feebly wave for help.
Hes a sergeant-dispatcher in the
Paris M. T. C. office. One of his
duties is to keep tabs on the auto
mobiles assigned to President Will
son. When he wants to give in
structions to the driver of this car
he often calls up the presidents resi-
dence in Paris and has the Paris
White House orderly whom the
sergeant knows well-call the driver
to the phone.
"One day he called up. President
Wilson happened to be standing
near the phone and himself an
swered the ring. The president
speaking he said crisply.
Say said the M. T. c. sergeant
at the other end of the line; "how in
b do you get that way, any
how? You just lay off that stuff,
fellow. Get outside. Whistle to
the driver of No. 4 car and tell him
to come a runnin' to this phone,
Get me?'
But said President Wilson in
a tone that would make anybody sit
up and take notice; this is the pres
ident.'
1T was then that the NJ. T. C.
sergeant sank without a gurgle or a
bubble to show his whereabouts.
And he has no intention wha tever
of coming to the surface until he
has a discharge from the United
States army safely buttoned up in
the inside coat pocket of new
civilian suit"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-06-29
Rats and Mice Kill More
Persons, Than Any War
"Black Death" Plague Which Swept Through Europe
SO Years Ago, and Which Was Caused Princi-
paly by Rats, Brought Death to More Than 25-
100000 People,

For years the United States gov
eminent, through the bureau of
biological survey, has been compil-
ing and distributing information
about the most common, the most
loathsome and most destructive of
all animals. When the subject of
rat destruction reaches the point of
Importance that the United States
government details experts to study
the subject, it becomes apparent that
each reader of this publication
should do his or her part to rid
the world of the absolutely useless
rodent.
According to government experts,
rats are accountable for more deaths
than all the wars of history. There
never was an epidemic of con-
tagious disease where rats did not
play a prominent part in transmit
ting infection or infectious germs.
The great plague of London, which
killed more than half the inhabi-
tants that did not flee the city, was
by no means the worst outbreak
recorded. The plague, called "black
DEATH" devastated Europe for so
years of the 18th century, Destroy
ing two-thirds to three-fourths of
the population of large territories
and one-fourth of all the people.
or about 25,000,000. We quote from
bulletin issued by the United
States Department of Agriculture:
The econmic loss due to rats is
astounding. No extensive or exact
statistics on the subject are avail
able but surveys of conditions exist
ing in a few of the older cities of
the United States show that the
losses due to rats are almost in
exact ratio to the populations. In
rural districts the losses are much
greater in proportion to the inhabi-
tants than in cities. Assuming that
there are in the United States only
as many rats as people, and that
each rat in a year destroys property
valued at s., the total yearly dam
age is about $200,000,000. To this
must De addeQ the expense OF 1ght-
ing rats. including the large sums
expended for poisons and traps, the
keep of dogs and cats, and the labor
involved. In addition, the loss of
human efficiency due to diseases
disseminated by the rat should be
considered. 1t is hardly thinkable
that a civilized people should rest
su?inely under such conditions and
let this evil continue. particularly
when it is known that human lives
are in jeojardy Think of the waste
involved in loss of $2O0,00000O
year! The constant labor of an
army of more than 100000 men is re-
CURED to produce the materials eat
en- and destroyed by rats. If half
this loss were represented by grain
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-06-29
Backward Photographs,
the ''Bare Back" Sort,
All the Rage in London
BY EARL c. REEVES,
International News Service Staff {

International News Service Staff Cor
respondent.
London.-This undressing craze"
bare backs and all that-which
fashion is decreeing, and which is re-
ferred to by some as merely a re-
turn to the Greek ideal, is reviving
interest in zone, two, three" physical
culture exercises among the women.
Fashion writer's are giving many
suggestions, among the chief of
which is the very pertinent one that
corset-encased women cannot do
away with their casing overnight
and jump into a bare backed gown.
Wearing of the new styles requires
some development of little used
muscles. Hence, take a course of
training. 1t is necessary for COM
fort, and in addition softly ripping
muscles make the back and arms
more attractive.
The craze has given noted ac-
tresses a chance to break into print
with entirely new sets of pictures.
They are all-all, that is, who can
stand the revelation - appearing
backward" in various states Of I'm
dress,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-06-29

to us and says they want to raise
$3S000,000 for Our starving brothers
in Europe, they amt asking us for
our money, Mawruss. This money
don't belong to us. We are only
taking care of it until the time
comes when other Jews needs it to
keep themselves alive the way it was
given to our forefathers to keep
themselves alive. With US Jews, it
amt a question of being merciful
about that money; it's question of
being honest"
Furthermore, Abe, there is mon
ey coming into the American Jew
ish relief committee from good
hearted people which amt Jews"
Morris said Their money is their
own and they could do with it what
they please, and with the large
amounts they have given to the
American Jewish relief committee
instead of going to moving pictures
they could have broken their hearts
watching Caruso crying over CALI
Curci in the last act of Travvy-ayter,
surposing the Metropolitan Opera
house ever put on such high priced
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-06-29

double-header, Abe. But they would
sooner give it to them poor Jehudm
in Europe, Abe-people which amt
related to US in bloor or religion,
Abe-and deny themselves the pleas
ures which that same money would
buy"
Then all the more reason why
us Jews should show our non-Jew-
ish friends that the money which
they give will be re-given by them
Jehudim which they give it to when
ever it is necessary for other unfor-
tunates-Jewish or non-Jewish-to
have it, Mawruss," Abe declared
and also, Mawruss, let us Jews profit
bv the example these Tzadeekim of
non-Jews have given US, y under
stand, that if you give your money
to prove your sympathy for human
beings which is suffered in Europe,
instead of moving pictures actors
which is suffering on fillums, Nav
russ, not only would you show that
you've got heart of mercy, Nav
russ, but also you wouldn't got to
pay no amusement tax. Am l right
or Wrong?"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-06-29
Passing of the Sardine
Charged to Prohibition

Bangor, Me.-Mark another wreck
up to prohibition! This time it's
the lowly and humble sardine, the
poor mans delight, the desired of
the thirst-quencher.
Names sardine industry is threat
ened. The sardine factories are not
opening up this season because of
prohibition. In the big cities where
the cheering cup was having its day,
the barrooms supplied their Gus
toners with lunch to go with
beer, wine or gin, and nothing went
so we'll with any of the appetizers
as the festive sardine. But prohibi-
ton came and the barrooms went,
or are on their way. No sardines
are wanted
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-06-29
Potash and Perlmutter Discussing the Pros
and Cons of the Jewish Relief Fund Needs
Giving Money to Jewish
Fund Instead Of Moving
Picture Actors, Would
Save War Tax.
BY MONTAGUE GLASS.

ll1LS DINA Ed b1 r. SIhOIhMANN.
This story contributed by the author to
the American Jewish Relief committee
for sufferers from the war, Is East
FOrtieth street, New York.
Eyes, Mawruss," Abe Potash said,
there is some of our people which
seemingly has got the idea that if
they show any sympathy for them
poor Jehudim in the old country, the
the United States secret service will
be after them for Carrying a coz
cealed hyphen or something ard
have them inferred in a southern
prison camp for the duration of the
peace conference, although such soft
hearts they've got it, Mawruss, that
they cry like babies every time Will
liam S. Hart gets misunderstood on
a moving picture fillum.
"And yet, Abe, there amt one of
our people alive today, which don't
owe it to the fact that some time
or another in Russia or in Spain ~
even way back in Mitsroyim Hoo7-
etz, his folks was helped out from
starvation or slaughter by other
folks, both Jewish and non Jewish,
with hearts of mercy, Abe" Morris
Perlmutter declared, (which if them
good-hearted people which had
mercy on our brothers in olden
times, would have considered that
they had done enough to show how
good hearted they were by getting
all broke up over the sufferings Of
moving picture stars, Abe, where
would most of us Jehudim be today?
Am I right or wrong?"
Still, Mawruss, | think that those
of us which is moving picture fans
appreciates just as much as those of
us who amt. y understand, that the
food, the protection and the money
which our friends gave in olden
times wasn't gifts outright. Us Jews
hold all them benefits on consign-
ments and on memorandum, Nav
russ. We've got to account for them
now, Mawruss, and when the Amer
lean Jewish relief committee comes
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-06-29
Red Cross Fakers Out,

P hila Up hia, Pa.-Warning
against the fraudulent use of the
American Red Cross symbol and
name has been issued here by the
Southwest Chapter of the Red
Cross. The statement said both are
being used to promote many
schemes, even in commercial enter
prises, and that men in uniform have
been selling tickets, saying that part
of the receipts were to be used by
the organization. The Red Cross
charter prohibits the use of its name
or emblem for commercial purposes.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-06-29
Pupils Will Take Part
in Peace Celebration

London.-School children are to
take a leading part in the peace
celebration set tentatively for
August 3, 4 and 5.
Gigantic pageants depicting
notable scenes in English history
are already being planned. Scenes
from the life of the Black Prince
are proposed in South London. and
this pageant particularly is winning
instant popularity with young
England.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-06-29
Women "Motormen" Next

Providence, R. Girl conductors
and possibly girl motormen may be
operating street cars in this city, &C
cord,ng to reports from street car
men. They will get tired sitting
around the carhouses waiting Tor
trips" is the comment of the car
men. while women, leaders say the
project is feasible and argue that
since they believe that women make
better chauffeurs than men, they
can and will operate street cars
Railway officials refr..e - DISCUSS
the question and say it is ony :
runoI X
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-06-29
Use Auto Headlights
for Burial at Niqht

Smith Center, Kan.-For tie frsht
time in te history of the local ceme-
terry automobiles were used at a
night funeral when the body of J. c.
Rider, one of the old settlers here
but who died in Topeka. was brought
here for burial. The lights of the
cars provided illumination for the
service
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-06-29
Omaha Girls Will Compete in Contest for
Ideal Western Girl to Fill Space on Poster

Robert D. Carey Wyoming honorary head the
Days committee with the for which the figure of
Miss Wyoming sought and for which beauties from all parts Of
the country have been suggested.
Here Specifications for the typical girl ideal of the west
invited fill the blank the of the famous
roundup:
Height: inches feet inches
Weight: % pounds.
Figure: Athletic but muscular; supple"
Complexion The kind that dehes the drug stores.
Hair: Brunette.
Eyes: Large dark and we'll with clear direct look, which
characterizes the real American girl.
Disposition: open and friendly The kind which will show
from she welcomes the the roundup
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-12-05
Booze pedd,ers Fined,

Fort Dodge. Dec. 5.--John Vereick.
Frank Verbick, Anton Verbick and
Martin verbick. arrested at Lchigh
Wednesday in connection with the
wine haul made by Deputy Sheriff
Mcdaniel in cooperation with State
Agent George Atkins and Chief OF
Police Bob LonEstafr, OF Leh!gh, were
turned over on information filed by
County Attorney Gabrlelson, to Judge
II. E. Fry in district court Wednesday.
The entire party pleaded guilty to a
charge Of selling liquor to miors and
each was fined $500 and costs. Peter
Stanhoff, who was implicated as a
helper of the Verb!cks was fined $50
and costs.
Frank Gardini and Urban Buda, who
refused to plead guilty with the
others. were turned over TO Justice
C. 4. Bryant's court. Both waived q
preliminary hearing and their trial
was set for the January term of court
each under a $500 bond.
There has been much fawiesshess
at Iehigh in the way of disregard Tor
the prohibition regulations" SAID
Justice c. A. Bryant this morning IN
discussing the deputy shertHs late
vintage haul NO matter how indi-
vidaals may feel about the Justice or
prohibition. the fact remains that We
have the law and II must be ooeyed.
individuals who do not Ike the laws
of prohibition should take steps to
have them repealed"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-12-05
SEXES j. S. FUEL
BOSS At clENlsoN SAYS ALL
COAL PILES LOOK ALIKE.
NAids supply al Government Post
office and Is Distributing Il Among
Consumers - Action Creates Con-
stsrnation Among PostoHise EN-
ployss-1usiness Hours Restricted.
specIal 70 Times-Republlcan.

Denison, Dec. 5.--J. II. Patterson
fuel administrator for the city OF Den
ison, is one fuel control man who car
show the federal government tr!cK
with a hole In II.
Mr.. Patterson yesterday caused the
widest CONSERVATION amCng the forces
at the federal building, Postmaster J
T. Carey included, when he backed his
drays up to the federal building and
began the removal Of a portion OF the
coal which the government had pro-
v!dcd for the postmaster's use.
Mr.. Patterson, when demonstrated
with, said the government had author
ICED him 10 distribute coal equitably
and to conhscate all coal of hoarders
and taking the position that the gov
eminent was boarding coal he was Just
giving it a dose OF its own medicine,
taking from them that hath and GiV-
Ing unto them that hath not.
Much complaint and criticism OF the
school board has been beard because
the board refused 10 close the schools
when almost every town and city IN
the state had closed its schools. The
school district has about 300 tons OF
coal that would go considerable way
to relieve the situation among house
holders. people who IN reality bought
and paid for the coal.
Mr.. Patterson made no deliveries or
coal yesterday or today.