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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-11-18

Madison - Martin C. Stanek, Is,
from Yuba, Richland county, won the
Plankinton Packing Co. trophy prize
at the junior live stock exposition held
at Madison. The animal was then
placed on sale and sold for rs cents a
pound. The weight is $50 pounds.
The buyer was w. T. Rote, Wonewoc,
and the animal, Hereford calf, will
be exhibited at the international stock
show at Chicago.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-11-18

Kenosha - CLOSE the theaters on
Sunday? l should say not" This was
the answer of Mayor John G. Joachim
to the reported proposal of agitators
for cleanup campaign. The mayor
says they are the only means for rec
reation for workingmen and their
families.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-11-18

Racine - Five government officials
are in the city arranging for the dis
posal of lumber and other building
material at the INT plant of the Du-
Pont Powder company at Ives, four
miles north of the city. The govern
ment has the claims of many farmers
who gave up their land for the war
structures. Thus far, not cent has
been received by the farmers and they
have not had the use of the land for
two years.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-11-18

Superior-The bond issue of $780,
900 for permanent highways in Doug
las county has carried, three to one.
The vote was light in the city, but
rural residents came out strong.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-18
BASE HOSPITAL
40 ENTERTAINED :.
ATC.OFC. DINNER
Members of Unit and Friends
Hear Address of Gov
ernor McKelvie.

OF the IS officers and 200 men,
bers and nurses OF Nebraska Red
Cross hospital Unit No. 4o, who
went overseas early in 1917 and re-
NAMED until after the signing of the
armistice, liz Saturday night sat at
the Omaha Chamber of Commerce
at dinner in their honor. Covers
were laid for 800 and at the tables
in the large banquet hall the Of
tlcers, men and nurses were dis
tributed among those whose guests
they were.
As a member of the committee on
arrangements, DR.. A. F. Jonas pre-
faced the introduction of Chancellor
Avery, presiding officer. by address
ing the members of the hospital unit,
calling their attention to .the fact
that while they were in France the
people at home were anxiously
awaiting word from them and pray
ing for their safe RETURN:
Chancellor Samuel Avery of the
University of Nebraska spoke brief
ly and commended the members of
the unit on their accomplishments.
assuring them that no greater hon
or could be bestowed than the ex-
pressions contained in letter from
the surgeon general.
The chancellor asserted that Base
Hospital No. 49 was the one unit
that was not skeletonized during
the continuance of the war. Or
ganized in Nebraska. it went into
Continued on Page Two, Column Twe.)
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-18
TWenty-six Omahans Made
Suicide Attempt in Past
36 Days; II Were Successful
Epidemic of Self Destruction Claimed 13 Women and
13 Men; Fifteen Attempts Failed; Only Three
Women Against Eight Men Died; Men Four
Times More Prone to Suicide Than Women.

Twenty-six Omahans have fallen
victim to the suicide wave which
has swept Omaha during the past
3o days.
The epidemic of self-destruction
has claimed Is women and Is men.
Eleven attempts have been sue
cessful; IS have been failures.
Seldom, if ever, investigation of
records show, has suicide epidemic
reached such proportions in any
other city in the United States in so
short a time.
Local psychologists who have
studied the matter are unable to
ascribe the suicidal mania to any
particular cause peculiar to Omaha.
The 26 cases do not bear out
theories advanced by eminent psy-
biologists and physicians who have
written on the subject that men are
four times more prone to suicide
than women. and that suicide occurs
more often among professional men
than in any other class.
Only Three Women Succeed.
That women feign to attempt sui
eide as a means of whining sympa
thy, another theory advanced, is
born out by the fact that of the IS
attempts at suicide among Omaha
women, only three have been sue
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-18
BRYAN NOW HOPEFUL
OF UNBRoKEN PEACE.

St. Louis, May H.-Declaring
that the league Of nations "is the
greatest step toward peace ever
taken in 1000 years. William J.
Bryan, addressing the 13lst> general
assembly of the Presbyterian church
in the United States of America to-
day, said he was hopeful that I'VE
are going to see peace unbroken
from now on" Mr.. Bryan is a
commissioner to the assembly from
Nebraska. + H
A demonstration was started
when the name of President Wilson
was mentioned, and cablegram
was sent felicitating the president
upon his work. .
Resolutions presented included
provisions for proper observance OF
the Sabbath and strong condemna-
ton of Sunday base ball, motion
pictures and other Sunday sports
and amusements.
Terms upon which the Presbyter-
ian church will participate in the In
ter-church world movement as ap-
proved by the executive council in
clude elimination of the Y. M. {. A.
from the movement and a refusal
to enter. into a united campaign
with other Protestant churches for
raising a centralized fund.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-18

cessful, while of the same number
of men who tried to take their own
lives eight have succeeded.
Omaha psychologists give four
reasons for the epidemic:
|. Diversion from the princi-
Piles of Christianity.
2. Publicity given suicides by
newspapers.
3. After effect Of war.
4. Depressing weather.
Rev. F. A. Myers. head of the psy-
Geological department of Creighton
college. believes that a diversion
from the principles of Christianity,
and a consequent loss of faith in an
after life, are responsible for the
majority of suicides.
Dean P. R. Stevenson of the Uni
versity of Omaha holds that the
publicity given suicides by news
papers is the paramount cause.
Unbelievers Many Suicides.
Death, to one who does not be-
lieve in an after life, is but means
of escaps from the toll and worry
of this world" said Father Myers.
H. desires to die, believing that
after that there is nothing but a
dreamless sleep. Devout faith
would hold him to life and service.
Continued on Page Six Column seven.)
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-18
ONE PLANE
IS IN Tow;
FLAGSHIP
MISSING |
NC.4, Lame Duck" Of Squad.
ron, 0utdistances Compan-
ions and Lands at Horta, +.
Island of FayaI.
Hourly Temperatures:

Washington, May l7.-De-
stroyers searching for the lost
naval seaplane NC-1 have found
it, and Lieutenant Commander
Bellinger and crew have been
taken aboard the steamship
Iona. This report was made to
the Navy department late to-
night in a dispatch received by
cable from Horta. Azores.
The message said: ....
~. S, S. Harding reports crew
of NC-l safe on board steamship
Iona. Plane was being towed,
but tow line parted. Latitude SO
degrees, 40 minutes north. Longi-
tude 20 degrees, "a minutes west"
Washington, May 17.-One of the
three American naval seaplanes
which set out last evening from
Newfoundland in the first attempt
at flight across the Atlantic ocean
still was missing late tonight, an
other was riding the sea 200 miles
from the island of Fayal, Azores,
under tow to port by destroyers
and the third was safe at Horta,
Fayal, after establishing a record
flight for heavier -thsn-air machines.
NC-3 Missing.
The missing plane is the NC-3,.
flagship of Com. John Henry Tow
ers, commander of the squadron,
but the fact that the last report
from it came at Sis o'clock this
morning, Washington time, did not
cause naval officials to entertain any
apprehension for the safety Of
Commander Towers and his crew
of four. The last message from this
ship showed it off its course in fog
some $50 miles from Fayal, and
naval officers believe that it was
only the mist bank which erveloped
the sea around the Azores through
out the day that prevented all three
of the planes from reaching port on
or ahead of schedule time.
1t. Com. Patrick N. L. Belling's
ship, the NC-1, also lost its way in
the fog and was forced to descend at
II 40 a. m. Washington time. 1t sent
an S. 0. S. call stating that it was
landing and asking for its position.
Four destroyers Immediately were
dispatched to its assistance. q
NC-4 Leads All Way.
The one plane to reach port was
the NC-4 whichl led its sister ships
practically all the way and de-
scended into Horta harbor at o:20
Washington time. Its official time
for the flight was IS hours and IS
minutes and the average speed was
approximately 80 miles an hour. The
performance of the plane was all the
more satisfactory to officials here
because of the fact that it suffered
series of mishaps on its voyage
from Rockaway Beach, Lond Island,
to Trepassey bay.
Both of the fog-bound planes were
believed to have sufficient fuel to
carry them to the Azores. but the
fog undoubtedly prevented them
from continuing the trip in the air.
The S. o. S. cali from the NC-l
Continued on Page Two. Column One.)
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-18
To Hold Memorial
Services for Boys
Who Died in France

Parents whose sons were lost in
the war are receiving notice from
the government that the bodies of
deceased soldiers may now be
brought to this country for final
interment. The various cemetery
managements report an increased
number of inquiries for plots in
consequence of the official notices
received from the government.
Most of the cemeteries in the city
have set apart sections which have
been dedicated for burial of vet
erans, and it is understood that
some form of memorial service will
be held at the cemetery on Decora-
tion day. For this. occasion the
Forest Lawn Cemetery association
is making special provisions, but the
various associations of veterans
have not yet definitely agreed upoa
the program. -
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-18
ITALIAN ISSUE
STILL PUZZLES
PEACE COUNCIL
Concession of Fiume and Part
of Istria Regarded as Insult
ficient by Jugo- -Slavs.

Paris, May l7.-(By the Associated
Press)-Conferences during the past
two days on the Italian issue have
not succeeded in reaching an &C
cord, as was expected.
] The Italians made number Of
concessions, including recognition
of Fiume is a free city and the CIV
ing up of considerable portions of
Istria, including the important quick
silver district, but are unwilling to
yield Zara or Sebenico on the Dal-
matian coast.
The Jugo-Slavs are not disposed
to accept the Italian concessions as
sufficient, and there are prospects of
a further extended period of nego-
tiations
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-18
THREE BLUFFS
BOYS DROWNED
IN RESERVOIR
Two Lose Lives in Vain At.
tempt to Save Companion;
Scores See the Lads
Go Down. ,

Three, Council Bluffs boys, Frank
Bishop, aged 10 years, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Bishop, 1920 Ave
nue. D; Willie Kilibardo, 8 years old,
son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Michel Kill
bardo, 1926 Avenue c, and Tracey
Boot, aged II, son of Albert Boot,
12O North Tenth street. were
drowned in the Fairview reservoir,
Council Bluffs. at $40 o'clock last
evening. The 8-year-old boy fell
into the reservoir and the two other
brave lads perished in their at
tempts to save him.
Mrs. Pfeiffer, wife Of Otto Pfeiffer,
veteran employe of the water COM
pany and custodian of the reser-
voir, who lives in the cottage within
the reservoir enclosure, was looking
out the window and saw the three
lads sitting on the fence. She was
in the act of warning them when
she saw one fall as if he had lost
his balance, and roll down the steep
side of the basin into the water.
The shock unnerved her. She
screamed and tainted. Her young
son, unable to help, ran down Glen
avenue calling for aid.
Goes to Rescue.
In the meantime Frank Bishop
kicked off his shoes and plunged
into the 20 feet of icy water. He
caught his little companion in his
arms and pulled him toward the
edge of the basin, but the cement
surface. with an incline of more
than 60 degrees, afforded no foot
hold.
Tracey Boot did not hesitate a
moment. He tore off his shoes and
stockings and slipped down the
steep incline. The brave struggles
lasted but a few moments. Scores
of people standing in the roadway in
Fairmount park, more than 100
feet above the south. side of the
reservoir saw the little heads rise
and sink and finally disappear.
Police recovered the bodies. of
the Bishop and Kilibardo boys in
short time. They were clasped in
each others arms. 1t was neces-
sary to open the fire hydrants and
drain out the 100000 gallons of
water before the third body was re-
covered.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-18
OBTAINS VERDICT OF $4,000
FOR TAR AND FEATHERS.

San Antonio, Tex. May II. - A
verdict of $4,000 was obtained in
the district court here today by W.
E. Kellar against II citizens of Lu-
ling, Caldwell county, Texas, for
damages growing out of tarring and
feathering in May, 1918, at Luling.
Kellar sued for $500,000. His pc
tition alleged that citizeos of Lu
ling applied coat of tar and feath-
ers to him, put on him banner
bearing the inscription, Traitor,
others take warning" marched him
through the streets and ran him
out of the county.
It was alleged that the tar and
feathers were applied because of re-
ported abuse by Kellar of the Red
Cross, the United States and the
American soldiers. .,gssrs.s ess r
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-18
CHAMP CLARK GIVES
WILSON HIGH PRAISE.

Washington, May I'm a speech
at the house democratic conference
today, former Speaker Champ Clark
said:
"A man who cannot defend the
democratic record of both the
democratic congresses and the
democratic administration is stark
idiot. 1t must be matter of pride
to every American citizen worthy
OF his. heritage that the president of
the United States, Woodrow Will
son, is universally acclaimed the
foremost man of all the world. 1t
is our duty to uphold his hands"
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-18
Labor Unions Of Frisco
Oppose Protest Strike

San Francisco, May 1.-THE Sat
Francisco labor council. represent
ing scores of building trades craft,
and thousands of workers. refused
late last night, after prolonged<de
bate, to accede to a petition Of tf,
international Workers Defens,
league that strike be declared or
July 4 in behalf of Thomas ]
Mooney and Warren K. Billings
now serving life services for murdei
growing out of the Preparedness.
day bomb explosion here in July,
1916. EE IL
The vote was ia to 40 again.
any strike action.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-18
WINNIPEG STILL CALM
BUT STRIKE. rs GROWING.

Winnipeg, May IL. = General
strike of more than three-score
labor unions in Winnipeg, predicted
BY the strike of the building trades
and metal workers union fdN recog-
milton from the employers, went
into, its third night. i,
Winnipeg is left with only ex-
traordinary means of communica-
ton with other Canadian provinces
and the only story of the local labor
struggle is being transmitted south
to the United States.
The city is calm. but tension is
apparent everywhere. Union men
estimated there are more than 3d.
900 men and women idle. There
have not been any disturbances of
pota
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-18
Gompers Denies Story
He Intends to Resign
As Head Of Federation

New York, May H.-Samuel Com
pers, president of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor, denied today a
published statement that he was con-
siderlng resigning his post as head
of the federation.
Mr.. Gompers has completely re-
covered from the injuries received
in taxicab accident.
i am neither war-worn nor weary
OF the work" said Mr.. Gompers. Il
am not a gutter, nor can there be
any easy berth provided for me-, l
shall be the president of the Amer
ican Federation of labor or a work
er among the rank and file.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-18
Rioters in Stettin
Storm Prison and
I Free All Held There

Berlin, May 17.-(By the Asscci-
ated Press.)-Serious rioting oc-
Cured at Stettin on Thursday night.
according to the Lokal Anzeiger. A
crowd stormed the prison and lib
Grated all under detention there and
attacked the barracks. Roads ana
railways leading to the city have
been occupied by the mob to prevent
the arrival of government re-en-
forcements.
Rioting continued all of Thurs
day night, the troops resisting OBJ
stinately. The number of casualties
in the fighting is unknown
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-18
Japan Pledges Return
~ of Shantung to China

San Francisco, May IA state
ment reassuring all concerned that
Japan will return the Shantung pen
insula to China has been issued by
Foreign Minister Uchida of Japan,
according to a cablegrain received
by the Japanese-American newspa-
per here today from its Toxic cor
respondent. sc
Executives of the paper said they
have not been advised when the
transfer would be made, but expect
ed it within two years, .t
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-18
Clash
With Garrison in
+ Bulgarian Capital

London, May 17.-Sanguinary
encounters have occurred at Sofia
between the garrison and revolu-
tionaries, who demanded the resig-
nation of the government and the
establishment of soviet, according
TO dispatch from Vienna. All Bull
garia is reported to be in an up
roar.
Rustchuk.' Philippopolis and
Varna are also said to have become
affected by the revolutionary move
ment F., s...
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-18
OMAHAN TO INVESTIGATE
EXpRESSMEN'S WAGES.

Cincinnati, O.. May l7.-(Special
Telegram )-J. R. Abbott of Omaha
today was chosen chairman OF a
committee of eSpressmen to investi-
sate working conditions and seek
higher wages for the men.
"We are going to send a COM
mitteei to Washington Immediately
to, demand higher wages and better
working conditions for the en-
ployes of the American Railway
Express company" said Mr..
Abbott.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-18
Convicted of of.Attempted
Bribery at Camp Dodqe

Des Moines, May 17.-Michael
Levy and S. D. Brill, officers of the
Michael Tauber company of Chi
cago. were, convicted in federal
court here today upon charge Of
attempted bribery of military Off
cials at Camp Dodge, in connection
with the sale of military. supplies
Ia ST winter -~-.- -
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-18
Officers to Have Chance.

Washington. May LIVERY eff
fort will be made to give every
regular army officer opportunity for
overseas service before the end Of
the present emergency, said an ar
nouncement today by the War de-
partment. Officers now abroad will
relieve those who are to be sent to
France,
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-18
MISS GASOLINE FLARES UP;
SLAUGHTER IN HOSPITAL.

Pearl Gasoline flared up last night
and cut Thad Slaughter over the
heart with butcher knife, according
to Slaughter. He charges that she
also skinned him out of $57.
Miss Gasoline denies that she tried
10 slaughter Slaughter and protests
she did not skin him. '..,. :
Slaughter is at hospital. He is
employed in garage. Miss Gas
oline is in Jail. She is employed at
a packing house. --.r.
Both are colored.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-18
COST OF WAR TO u. S.
TOTAL $2l,2o4.000.000.

Washington, May l7.-Total ex-
penses of the United States govern
ment during the war period, General
March announced today, were ap-
proximately $23,363,O0O,0OO. Expens-
es due directly to the war were esti-
mated at $21 ,2o4,000.0OO. of which
the army spent $l4,000,O00,0OO.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-18
NATIONAL PARKS r.
AUTO LINE PLANNED.

Washington, May l7.-Secretary
Lane today announced plans for es-
tablishing an automobile line from
Denver, to and through Rocky
Mountain, Yellowstone and Glacier
national parks, via Boulder, Love-
land, Colorado; Cheyenne, Douglas,
Casper, Thermopolis and Cody, Wy
oning, and Livingston. Bozeman,
Boulder, Townsend, Helena and
Choteau, Montana,
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-18
R / E F
I&R1GHT
R E E z Y
BITS OF NEWS
REFUSES RULING
AGAINST HARD CIDER.

Washington, May l7.-Attorney
General Palmer has declined to rem
der an orinion to the internal reven-
ue bureau on the question Of VIII eth
er manufacture of hard cider is legal
ly forbidden. He said that the rev.
enuc bureau did not have authority to
regulate traffic in any liquor except
wine and consequently was not en-
powered to make any ruling on pro-
duction of hard cider.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-18
THE WEATHER:

Fair Sunday and probably
Monday; slightly warmer
Sunday.
The evening world., 1919-07-29
TWO Minutes of Optimism

hearth into a fountain OF faith
and a mandatory of mercy and
death is turning its forces to the
betterment OF our common veal.
The embattled Hosts OF the
Lord have labored and out OF
their sanguinary travails has
been born a Mightier America
with a more idealistic perspec-
tive.
A loftier sentiment has been
merged into our personal and in
ternational relations; finer
sympathy and understanding
has been nodded In our crucible
OF universal, mutual sacrifice;
agonizing, common peril has
made all mankind close kin.
The most glorious rainbow
that ever uplifted mans
thoughts and gladdened mans
heart, a rainbow more golden OF
hue and wider Of arch than ever
before swept the heavens, now
eompels mans gaze and impels
mans aspirations, lrresistibly
leading him onward and upward
by It's smile Of promise.
The evening world., 1919-07-29

therefore good students and good
teachers. but very few women have
done pioneer work In the exploration
OF new fields OF knowledge and IN the
realm OF creative ideas.
"Emotionally, woman Ia far more
impressIonable. more easl y. affected
and more responsive than man. This
is one Of the most significant and
typical OF the characteristics 'of
woman as scompared TO man. This ex-
plains much about women that man
has fourl1 Il dificult 10 understand. II
explains her various moods, her tan
trums, her sweet unreasonableness,
her nervousness. irritablllty, her In
cination at times to be hysterical. II
explains why she Is timld. why she is
more religious than man and more
easily affected to laughter and tears.
Thus while mans contact with the
world is largely through his 4nteIe ect
md roasong woman setnl through hor
emotions. While mans chief interests
intelleetually are In the realm OF opln-
ions and convictions and principles,
womRn's chief interests lie in person.
alities and details. Go anywhere
where women are talking together
and yoS win md that they are dis
cusging their husbands. their sweet
hearts. their children and their SER
wants, or their friends and nelEhborn
While the mans most frequent ex-
preston u I think. or I believe
woman's is. ne said,' and 'she,sald.',
In these days of women In indus
try. managers are learning that most
women are loyal and enthusiastic
workers--but their loyalty ls more
apt 70 be to their boss than To their
company"
DR., Blackford also makes the inter
esting point that II man yields to the
temptation OF his coarser appetite,
80 does woman yield to the tempta-
tion OF her love for beauty--and
wastes almost US much money on
jewolry hairdressing. complexion
speciahties Ns a man spends In to-
bacco, drink and gambling.
Il do not mean," the doctor sums
up. "that woman Is inferior TO man.
She is not inferior. but different.
What man gains by force and aggres-
siveness. woman gaihs by self sur
render, tact; diplomacy and passlvity.
Woman has opposed her keen intui-
tons and her ready wit TO the
force OF mans will. sho has learned
TO use with great effectiveness the
law OF non resistance"
The evening world., 1919-07-29

ton and Industrial remobiliza-
tion are slowly though imper-
ceptibly giving impetus to the
great work>of readjustment and
stabilization.
The indomitable triumphant
energy which obliterated the
arch scourge of civilization is
now building highways and
homes. constructing gigantic
bridges and aqueducts, cultivat-
ing farms and producing the tre-
mendous stores Of raw materials
and food materials essential to
the revitalization Of an impover-
ished world.
The unconquerable. seeming
ly superhAlman power that hum
bled the exalted conceit OF inn
peTialistic madmen is conse-
Grated to tightening the load OF
the oVerburdened.
The Unsuitable initiative that
transformed every peaceful