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Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-26
Will Start Proposed
Transcontinental
Flight if -Four Days

Mineola. N. Y, July 25.-Capt
Roy N. Francis, who left Dayton,
O., at sos o'clock Friday morning
in a Martin bombing plane. landed
at Hazelhurst field at 3::57 p. m
The trip was said to have been with
out incident. Captain Francis will
remain here about four days before
starting his proposed trans-conti-
mental flight.
Captain Francis, who was accom-
panied by Lieut.. T. w. Welch, flew
at all altitude of $500 feet, bucking
the wind all the $50 miles.
On the next leg from Mineola to
North Platte, Neb., a distance OF
1909 miles, Captain Francis will be
accompanied by Lieut.. E. A. Clune.
From North Platte he will continue
to San Francisco, 1875 miles away
AS his machine has a cruising radius
of 1900 miles, Captain Francis said
he anticipated no trouble in making
either of the trans continental legs.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-26
TO LONELY
PLACE AND SHOT
FIR 0 N AMBUSH
Charles MendenhaII Receives
Dangerous Wound When
Expecting to Meet
His Wife.

Charles Mendenhall, p years old,
employe in a Council Bluffs furni-
ture store, was shot and seriously
wounded near the Droge elevator
building in Council Bluffs by an un-
identified man who had lured him
there by pretext.
Mendenhall is in the Mercy hos
pital. Physicians say he may not
recover.
The shooting took place at 1890
last night.
Mendenha1l went to the elevator
after receiving a telephone call that
his wife, from whom he is separated
and with whom he has been trying
to effect reconciliation, would meet
him there.
As he approached the elevator
property two men rose up in clump
of weeds. One of them fired re-
volver. The shot entered Menden-
halls body just above the heart and
passed through the body.
Police say they received call
from a woman calling herself Mrs.
Mendenhall about an hour before
the shooting.
She said she feared a plot to muir
der her husband and asked the police
to protect him.
At late hour last night police, in
an effort to clear up the mystery
angles in the case, had not been able
to locate Mrs. Mendenhall.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-26
THREE MAIL FLIGHTS
MISSED DUE TO STRIKE.

Washington, July 25.-With the
strike of mail service aviators
called off IL hours after its begin
ming, Assistant Postmaster General
Praeger said that he had agreed to
see a representative of the pilots
Saturday and discuss the situation
with him. Whether the men who
failed to make their trips Friday
would be reinstated, Mr.. Praeger
would not say.
Out of six flights regularly
scheduled, three were flown and
three were missed.
Representative Ramseyer, repub-
liean of Iowa, introduced a resolu-
ton requiring the department to
furnish a detailed report on air
mail operation with information as
to the number and character of
accidents. number of routes. cost of
service. number Of mechanics, and
cost and types OF planes used.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-26
Charges Omaha Mail
Clerks Must Move to
Iowa to Be Promoted
BY E.. c. SNYDER.


tStaff Correspondent Of The Omaha Bee)
Washington Bureau. Omaha Bee.
Washington, July 25.-It having
been alleged J. F. Humphreys,
chief clerk of the railway mail serv-
ice Of the 10th division, with read
quarters in Sioux City. has been
discriminating against Omaha rail-
way mail clerks in the matter of
promotions. Congressman Jeffreis
today submitted to the postmaster
general four instances of alleged
discrimination wherein Omaha rail-
way mail clerks were forced to
move to Sioux City to accept pro-
motions.
The discrimination came through
changes in the time schedules for
these men SO that they/were not
given relief in Omaha and were
therefore compelled to reside in
Sioux City in order to hold their
day runs.
Mr.. Jefferis asked for a prompt
and thorough investigation.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-26
BEER IS BEER RULES
FEDERAL JUDGE PAGE.

Chicago, July 25.-Beer is beer,
and need not be Intoxicating, and
so long as it contains as much as
one-half of one per cent alcohol,
its manufacture or sale is in viola
ton of the wartime prohibition act,
Federal Judge Page held Friday.
He overruled the demurrer of the
Stenson Brewing company, setting
forth that the governments infor-
nation failed to charge that the
company's beer was intoxicating.
The company then entered plea
OF not guilty.
The governments victory was re-
garded as important by the district
attorneys office in that under Judge
Pages finding, the burden of prov
ing a beverage intoxicating, and in
fact removing the question as to
Misunderstanding quality, is lifted from
the government.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-26

PATRICK CUDAHY
DIESATHISHOME
IN MILWAUKEE,
Head Of Big Packing Concern
Succumbs to Apoplectic
Stroke.

Milwaukee, July 25.-Patrick Cud-
ahy, president of Cudahy Brothers
company, packers of Cudahy, Wis,
died suddenly this afternoon from
an apoplectic stroke.
Mr.. Cudahy retired from active
business in 1915, making his son.
Michael, the executive head of his
packing business. Later when his
sons, Michael and John, entered the
war, he again became the chief ex-
ecutive.
Chicago, July 25.-The death of
Patrick Cudahy, millionaire packer
of Milwaukee, today, brother of Ed
ward A. Cudahy, president of the
Cudahy Packing company. one of
the five great packing firms of Chi
cago, removed the third of the Cud-
ahy brothers whose rise to great
wealth and influence made one of
the remarkable chapters of the his
tory of western business.
Born in Ireland, the three older
boys, Michael, John and Patrick,
came with their parents to the
United States in 1849 The family
settled in Milwaukee. At IA Michael
went to work for John Plankinton,
packer, and at the same age John
started in the employ of Edward
Roddis, also a packer. Patrick, at
II, began as delivery boy for a
Milwaukee grocer, but two years
later joined his brother John in the
Roddis plant. although both after
ward worked for Plankinton and
Armour. At Is Patrick was super
intendent for the firm and two
years later was a partner. He and
John bought out the Plankinton
interests and in 1888 the firm be-
came Cudahy Brothers and the
plant was moved to Cudahy, Wis,
and Patrick became president and
general manager.
Michael became a partner of P.
D. Armour in Armour & Co.,
Chicago, in 1875, and helped his
brothers organize the firms of
Cudahy Brothers and the Cudahy
Packing company and became
president of the latter. Michael
died in 1910 and John in 1915.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-26
ARTIST DENIES
STATEMENTS OF
BEAUTY EDITOR
Says He Never Expressed
Opinion in Alleged
Beauty Contest.

Not only the women of Omaha,
who do things, are protesting
against a beauty contest in this
day of epoch-makig events. but
Laurie Wallace, artist and writer,
accuses the beauty editor" of the
paper of publishing it of having a
vivid imagination, tendencies to
stray from the truth and absolutely
no regard for facts.
Mr.. Wallace, for the third time,
has been quoted as passing judg-
ment on the three women, whose
pictures have been published in the
beauty contest, and he emphatically
states:
l never expressed my opinion of
Mrs. Patterson's beauty. l never
said a word about her sister, Miss
Phyllis Waterman. l have not ut
tered sound with regard to beauty,
charm or loveliness of Miss Marian
Walker. l was amazed that three
times in succession the promoter
of the alleged beauty contest
should take such liberties-putting
words into my mouth which 1
never have uttered"
When questioned as to his per-
sonal opinion, Mr.. Wallace would
not commit himself one way or
the other in regard to the merits of
the three contestants for the
beauty prize. He laughed at the
headline stating that Miss Weller
had blue eyes and light hair.
Everyone who knows Miss We'll
ler.' he said, KNOWS that her eyes
are so large and brown that no.
body should confuse them with
blue"
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-26
English Coal Miners
Accept Government
Offer for Piece Work

London, July 25.-The miners
federation Friday accepted the gov
ernments offer of new piece rates
for coal mining and recommended
that all the miners unions accept
the proposition and return to work.
The Yorkshire miners will meet
Saturday and decide whether they
will accept the proposition. 1t is be-
lieved they will do so.
The government is leaving navy
men at the mines where the men
have gone out until work is gener-
ally resumed, and the railways are
continuing their preparations for in
creased services should there be any
such settlement.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-26
Roumanian Advance
Guards Overwhelmed
by Hungarian Troops

Paris, July 25.-A Bucharest dis
patch dated Thursday, says the
Hungarians last Sunday started an
offensive with eight or nine divi-
sions overwhelmed the Roumanian
advance guards and crossed the
Theish river at several points, but
suffered a severe check in the
northern sector Of the fighting
front.
The Dispatch adds that Rou-
manian. reserves on Tuesday coun-
ter attacked and captured Hod-
mexcVasarchly, but that sharp
fighting continued when the dis
patch was filed.
1t is the intention of the Hungari-
ans says the dispatch, to destroy
Roumania, which is an obstacle to
their plan to link up with the Rus
sian bolsheviki.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-26
Expects Developments Within
Few Days Which Will Clear
Air in Senate and Remove
Opposition to Peace Treaty.
RECEIVES DRAFT
OF RESERVATIONS
Indications Are That Conver-
sations With Toxic Had as
Object Declaration That
Would Satisfy China.

Washington, July 25,-Diplomatic
discussions with Japan over the
Shantung provision in the peace
treaty have reached a stage where
President Wilson is represented as
very hopeful Of developments with
in few days that will clear the air
and remove much of the opposition
to the provision in the senate.
This Interpretation Of the presl-
dents expectations was expressed
by Senator Spencer, republican
Missouri, after long talk with Mr.
Wilson Friday about the treaty. The
senator declined to go into details
as to the exact steps being taken,
and both the White House and the
State departmtnt were silent on the
subject. Thre were indications, how
ever, that the conversations with
Japan, though quite informal iii
character, had as their object such
declaration from Toxic as would
satisfy China and result in her &C
ceptance of the treaty.
Discuss Reservations.
Senator Spencer also discussed at
length with the president the sub
ject of reservations in the senate
ratification of the treaty, taking with
him to the White House draft OF
FIVE reservations drawn up and sub
mitted to the president. it is under
stood, at the suggestion of Chair,
man Lodge of the foreign rela-
tions committee. The draft also is
said to have been shown to other
republicans of carrying shades OF
opinion, but Mr.. Spencer made ii
clear in presenting them that he
| alone stood sponsor for their phrase
| ology.
The reservations covered the
Monroe doctrine, withdrawal from
Shantung. national determination OF
democratic issues and independ-
ence of action under Article 10. Mr.
Spencer told the president that
without some such qualifications
the treaty never could be ratified
while if they were included ratltlca-
ton would come quickly. He said
Mr.. Wilson promised to give the
proposed reservations his earnest
consideration and conveyed the i'm
preston that he personally was not
opposed to such course excep,
| for the c Implications that might
| result should the treaty be returned
for renegotiation.
W;thholds Defensive Pact.
Notice also was taken at the
| White House during the day oi
senate discussion of the defensive
treaty with France, which Senator
Lodge and Others have charged the
| president is Withholding from the
| senate in direct violation of the
treaty's own terms. Without any
explanation, White House officials
made it clear that Mr.. Wilson has
| no intention of submitting the
Franco-American agreement for
senate ratification until considera'
ton of the treaty with Germany is
we'll Hnder way. =,
The president plans, it was stated
to present the French treaty after
CONTINUED on Page -Four. Column One.)
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-26
Increase in Trolley Rates
favored in Lincoln Probe

Lincoln, July 25.-(Special Tele-
gram.)-Under the findings of w.
G. Raymond, appointed as master
in federal court to take testimony in
the appeal to that court of the Lin
coin Traction company for emerg-
ency rates, the company will receive.
If the findings are adopted by the
court, 6-cent fare for Lincoln
with 2 cents additional for all
suburbs except Havelock, which will
be 9 cents.
Mr.. Raymond is head of the engi-
neering department of Iowa uni
versity and has been investigating
the earnings of the company for
1919 and what should reasonably be
charged to its heat and light de-
partment.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-26
Senate to Consider
Colombian Treaty
During Coming Week

Washington, July 25.-Under pres
ent plans of republican leaders, the
peace treaty will be set aside tenn
porarily for consideration OF the
treaty. between the United States
and Colombia, proposing payment to
the latter of $25,000,0O0 for damages
arising from American acquisition
of the Panama canal.
Chairman Lodge of the senate
foreign relations committee, said to-
day the Colombian treaty would be
taken up by committee next week
with plans for its immediate ratlh-
cation by the senate. Action on the
treaty has been urged by State de-
narfment
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-26
London Publisher Starts Ques-
tion Buzzing Among Political
Wiseacres Following Pub
|iCation of Scheme in Times.
"DOES HE LOVE IRELAND
OR LLOYD GEORGE LEss?"
NorthcIiffe Adopts Attitude of
Withholding Hand Until Pre-.
mier Admits Despair Before
Springing His PanaCea.
BY ROBERT WELLES RITCHIE.
Uyntyersal Service staff Correspondent,)

BY ROBERT WELLES RICHIE.
Universal Service staff Correspondent
London, July 25.-(Special Cable
Dispatch docs Northcliffe love
Ireland, or does he love Lloyd
George less?
That is the question buzzing in
the minds of political wiseacres in
London following the publishers
new scheme for a settlement of the
Irish problem occupying four solid
columns in his leading newspaper,
the Times.
"He always has 'em guessing" as
one shrewd observer put it.
So it is with this latest outflow
from the source of wisdom which
Enthusiastically propounded last
December a solution of world prob
lens before the peace congress had
assembled, and which now leaps into
the arena with a complete outfit to
"solve" a problem manv hundred
years old.
Will Spring Panacea.
Northcliffe adopts the attitude Of
patiently but vainly withholding his
hand until Premier Lloyd George
admitted in the commons his despair
Of any solution, and Of then, with
due humility, springing upon a star
tied world a panacea (which we do
not expect will secure the immediate
approval of either Ulster or the
Unionists or the extreme National
lists"
First, as to Northcliffe's motives
If his break with the premier is gen.
uine Lloyd-George's disappointing
speech in the commons in which he
professed that the government had
no policy toward Ireland except a
policy of despair, left a large vul-
nerable point in the premier's ar
NOR.
Neither Will Approve Plan.
Pre-supposing that Northcliffe is
making sincere effort to point out
a plan of conciliation with Ireland,
the most cogent thing he says is
that neither the extreme unionists
nor the Sim Feiners will approve
("immediately" or at any other
time) of his plan.
Add to this his idea of an Irish
parliament in which each of the two
states of the Irish federation" has
equal representation and it becomes
more apparent that the Sim Feiners
will have to reverse their whole
program of representation accord
ing to population to agree to his
schemes.
Moreover, the Sim Feiners al
ready have repudiated the principle of
their representatives sitting in the
British parliament which North
cliffe urges, this being tantamount
to recognition of British sover-
eighty.
From the Unionist side lurk equal
" insurmountable difficulties. North
cliffe's proposal presupposes a re-
taxation of British rule to the dimin
ishfng point, notably the reduction
of the Office of lord lieutenant to a
nominal status "shorn OF political
character" He also relegates to the
Irish parliament the power to impose
and collect direct taxation as we'll as
the fixing and collection of excise
and customs duties. This would fur
ther weaken British power in Ire
land.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-26
WATCHMAN FORCES
ROBBER TO CALL POLICE.

: Denver, July 25.-An attempted
robbery at l:30 yesterday morning
of local garage here was baked by
A. J. Hardy, the night man. At the
point of a revolver Hardy forced
the intruder, Floyd Andre. 1S, to
call the police by telephone and
summon them to make the arrest.
Hardy was in the balcony of the
garage when Andre broke in the
rear door. Hardy fired three shots
and Andre meekly called the police
for the arrest of himself
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-26
"BULLDOGGED" STEER
INJURIES FRED STONE.

Cheyenne, Wyo., July 25.-Fred
Stone, we'll known comedian and
former cowboy, Friday had mar
row escape from possible death
when a steer he had just bull
dogged" turned on him at the an
nual Frontier days celebration. He
was saved by cowboys after he had
been trampled on but not seriously
hurt.
In the wild, horse race" Stone
finished fourth. None of the mounts
ever had been ridden before. Stones
pony insisted on going the wrong
direction for a quarter of the way
around the track.
William Hale Thompson, mayor
of Chicago, rode with Stone in the
wild west parade, in full cowboy
regalia.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-26
Standard Oil Company
to Double Capitalization

New York, July 25.-The Stand
ard Oil company of New Jersey an
nounced a proposed increase in its
capital stock by Sl000OO,OOO which
virtually doubles the present capital.
ization. The new stock will be at
7 per cent pfd. but non-voting. and
will be offered to present share hold
ers at par,
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-26
<RIGHT
~ R EEZY
BITS OF NEWS
SOLDIERS WILL RETURN
FOR NEXT WAR, SAYS NOTE.

New York, July 2S.-A sergeant
of the coast guard entered the Office
of Captain Godfrey L. Garden at
the barge office yesterday and
saiuted.
"A note from the brig, SIR" he
said. The captain read the note.
1t said:
Gone but not forgotten. Will
return for the next war"
The whole bunch gone" in
quired the captain.
mo, sir. Two of them left, sir"
The brig is located on the third
floor of the barge Office. Five pris-
oners escaped during the night by
cutting the wire screening over the
windows and climbing down a rope
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-26
Army Aviator Killed.

Dallas, Tex, July 25.-Second
Lieut. Edward M. Anderson, %,
was instantly killed Friday when the
right wing of an airplape he was
plotting from Wichita Falls to Love
field here collapsed and the ma
chine went into a nose dive
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-26
Aviator Instantly Killed
as Parachute Fails to Open

Fresno, Cal, July 25.-Attempting
a descent from an airplane at an esti-
mated altitude of 5000 feet, Edward
F. Thompson. was instantly killed
near here when the parachute failed
to open.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-26
Nebraska National Banks
Capital Increase Approved

Washington, July 25.-(Special
Telegram )-The Treasury depart
ment has approved the increase in
the capital of the Nebraska
National bank of Omaha. from
100000 to S500.000
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-26
THE WEATHER.:

Fair with continued high tenn.
perature Saturday, except cooler in
northwest portions; Sunday un-
settled and cooler.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-10-16
'SINN FEINERS
have MANACLES
REMOVED today

Dublin, Oct. 16.-Through the inter-
vention of the Lord Mayor the hand
cuffs were removed today from the
Sim Fein prisoners at Mount Joy, who
have been manacled for the last ten
days as punishment for wrecking the
Jail in a recent demonstration.
In his protest to Sir Ian MACPHERSON,
chief secretary for Ireland, the lord
mayor declared that several Of the pris-
oners were nearly dead as a result of
their punishment.
The annual convention Of the Sim
Fein scheduled to open here today, was
expected to encounter severe opposi-
ton from the government in the light
of an order issued last night by the
chief secretary. The proclamation
ordered the suppression throughout
Ireland Of Sim Fein organizations and
clubs and the Gaelic League previously
suppressed in various parts of Ire
land.
Lord Birkenhead arrived here last
night with Sir Ian MACPHERSON in con-
nection with the new home rule bill.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-10-16
Governor DIvis Takes Initiative
in Movement Which Will Af-
filiate WIst in Presenting
Common Reclamation Needs.

An irrigation ckngress of delegates
from IL western sNtes has been called
by Governor ID. W Davis, after con-
ference with governors of other states,
to meet Friday and saturday, Nov. 21-
22, at Salt Lake. The congress is ex-
pected to develop into formal ANAL
gamation of the western states to pro-
mote the development of unused water
resources and to present to congress
the VESTS peculiar Irrigation needs in
the way of national legislation.
Governors of five states have ex-
pressed keen desire tp participate in
the congress. States which will be rep
resented are Idaho, Oregon, Arizona
California, Colorado, Montana, Nevada,
New Mexico, Utah, Washington, Wy
Oming and Nebraska Nebraska Is con-
eidered In the province os the congress
because of the large irrigation prof.
ects in the western part OF that state.
1870 DELEGATES.
. 1t Is probable that each state will
be represented by 10 delegates. Cover
nor Davis is asking the governors of
the interested states to appoint no one
who will be unable to attend, and a
100 per cent attendance is expected at
the convention
One of the most important of the
duties to be assumed by the big irriga-
tion affiliation will be to get appro-
pirate national legislation to make IL
possible to utilize available lands which
snror~'ss AGRICULTURAL value; to give the
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-10-16
WORK ROUNDING
Up PAG|TAT0RS
NEARLY ENDED
Colonel Mapes in Gary Says
Practically All of Radical
Leaders Who Remained in
City Arrested.

Gary, Ind, Oct. 16.--Work of round :
ing up Red agitators In Gary was
nearly completed today, Colonel w. S.
Mapes, commandin gtroops here indi-
Gated today.
He said that practically all of the
leaders who remained in Gary are held.
However, it Is known that several fled
and a nationwide search has been
started for them.
Evidence was gathered, Colonel
Mapes announced, tending to link the
revolutionists arrested here with the
German spartacans and other foreign
groups.
Major General Leonard Wood, after
investigating conditions here left for
New York today.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-10-16
NO AGREEMENT
IS REACHED ON
LABOR PROBLEM
Central Committee of Industrial
Conference Fails to Agree in
Recognizing Principal of COL
Iective Bargaining.

Washington, Oct. 16.-The central
committee of fifteen failed to agree on
recognizing the principle of collective
bargaining, Committee Chairman
Chadbourne announced to the national
industrial conference when 1t convened
this afternoon.
The disagreement came over a res
olution which the committee began to
consider yesterday. The committee was
in session until nearly midnight and
again this morning. A final vote was
taken just before the conference as
.sembled for the afternoon session. :
Washington, Oct. Reimbursement
Of the right of collective bargaining
was the problem before the central
committee of Is of the national indus
trial conference today. The full con-
ference was to convene at 2:30 o'clock
to receive the committees report.
Reports from the committee indicate
there were wide differences of opinion
within 1t. President Gompers of the
American Federation of Labor has
warned the conference that failure to
reach some agreement means radicals
and direct actionists will find 1t easier
to get control of organized labor.
Gompers was able to continue to
direct the labor conferees from his
bed.