davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-28
Union Pacific Clerks
Form Organization to
Adjust Differences

Union Pacific employees from all
parts of the western country met in
Omaha yesterday and formed the
Brotherhood of Railway Clerks for
Union Pacific lines.
One hundred and fifty delegates
attended the meeting H. B. O'Dell,
regional deputy for the brother
hood, acted as chairman
This is all organization formed
to settle : the differences between
Union Pacific employees and employ
ers," he said. Tt's prime motive
is to avert strikes"
r. L. Chumbley. 2602 Bristol
street. was chosen general chair
man of the arbitration board which
will represent the brotherhood in
all questions. F. M Savage of
Denver, Colo, was chosen first vice
chairman; c. K Tatlock of Green
River, Wyo., was chosen second
vice chairman, and c. S. Copeland,
4404 Fontenelle boulevard, was
elected general secretary and Sreas-
urer. ..., a".
ODell III the course OF the meet
ing spoke freely on government
ownership of railroads.
Railroad employees to the man ia
vor government ownership of rail-
roads, he said. I'm spite OF the
fact that railway officials have done
everything in their power to belit-
tie the efforts of the government
along the. lines of government own
ership. the railroad men stand in a
body for the, present system. If
railroads revert to private owner
ship this country will witness the
greatest strike in the history of the
world.
II am advised that the next con-
gress will draft bill demanding a
five-year trial for public owner
ship. The four men elected here
today represent $500 railroad en-
ployes and to them the five-year
trial means the proof of the value
of public ownership"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-28

New York, April 27.-Samuel
Gompers. president of the American
Federation of Labor, was seriously
injured here this afternoon when a
taxicab in which he was riding was
struck by surface car and hurled
20 feet to the curb.
Surgeons reported that two of Mr..
Gompers' ribs had been fractured,
and his right hip sprained and that
he had suffered severe body contu-
sions. Despite the age of the labor
leader, who is 60 years old, the sur
geons declared that there was no
likelihood of the injuries proving ia
tai.
Pedestrians who witnessed the
crash rushed to the wrecked ma
chine and extricated Mr.. Gompers,
who was unconscious. One side Of
the cab was completely crushed in
and the wreckage had pinned him
against the other side.
No arrests in connection with sthe
accident were made.
Mr.. Gompers, it was said, request
ed that no one be punished for the
collision, saying it was plainly an
accident"
just before the accident Mr.. Com
pers issued a statement urging
workers to do their share in assur-
ing the success of the Victory, loan.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-28
ALLIANCE
P PR0JECT
UNDERWAY
At PARIS
President Wilson Withholds
Action Until He Can
Place Matter Before
American Senate.

Paris, April 27.-(Havas)-A pro-
ject for an alliance between France
and America actually is under way,
the Echo de Paris says.
President Wilson, the newspaper
adds, is Withholding action until he
can place the matter before the
American senate.
The Temps today says that two
or three days will suffice for the
council of three to approve clauses
in the peace treaty that remain to
be clarified. 1t adds that the COM
mittee preparing the program con-
cerning Alsace-Lorraine has
achieved definite draft in which all
the claims of France are admitted.
La Liberte says indications are
that the Italians endorsed all the
treaty's essential clauses before they
left Paris.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-28

A parachute leap from one of the
arplanes taking part in the flying
circus may be feature Of the ex.
llibition to be. held on the Ak k-Sar-
Ben flying field at noon today Cap
tain Goodale of Fort Omaha expects
to be discharged from the army to-
day. and has announced that if he
is mustered out will max, the leap.
Five Omaha citizens, including
two women, will take rides with
pilots of the circus. Mrs. Frank
Selby and Miss Grace Allison are
the women who will try their nerves
in the air flights, and E. F. Folda,
state secretary for the Victory Lib
erty loan, Sam Burns, county chair
man, and Frank w. Judson, will also
go up.
The flying circus arrived iii Oma-
ha last night and the cars were i'm
mediately taken to the siding at Six
tieth and Center streets. where the
mechanics started unloading and as
sembling the planes. The circus
will start at II O'Clock sharp, and
last two hours. The field may be
reached by automobile road or the
West Leavenworth car line, which
goes within 10 blocks. The West
Lawn stub fline runs even nearer,
but it being single track line, the
service is necessarily poor. A num-
Der of extra cars will be put on the
Leavenworth line to handle the
crowds.
Carry II Planes.
The circus carries II planes, and
II are used i'll the exhibitions. Four
different kinds of planes are repre-
sented: the American Curtiss. the
French Spad, the English 5. f. S,
and the German Fokker The show
is an imitation of the actual stunts
of battle, A Curtiss plane is at
tackled by two German Fokkers and
is rescued by four American and
British scout planes which give bat
tie to the German ships.
Lieut.. G. Virgins, in a Curtiss
machine. will fly over the city and
take photographs from the air An
other plane will drop 90 envelopes
containing orders for. merchandise
donated by the merchants of Oh pa
ha These goods will run from a
set of picture postal cards to $40
worth Of mems furnishings.
Four Aces" in Party
Four Aces" are in the party, two
Americans and two English. The
Americans are Mai Edgar G. Tobin
who is also flight commander, and
Capt. William p. Erwin. Capt
Andrew B. Proctor and Capt.
Thomas Trail are the Englishmen
Captain Proctor is credited with
bringing down 54 German planes
and is said to have 80 to his credit
altogether. To be credited with a
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-28
Wilson'S Statement
Made Public Before
Orlando Had Read 1t

Paris, April 27.-Italian repre-
sentatives here denied today two
published statements in connec.
ton with the present crisis, name.
ly, the report that Premier Orlan-
do had read President Wilson's
statement before it was made pub
lie, and that the premier would re-
turn to Paris on May l to resume
his place in the peace conference.
Rome, April 27.-At a political
meeting today a special committee
was appointed to draft resolu-
ton Of confidence in the govern
ment for submission to parlia-
ment. The meeting was attended
by senators and deputies from all
parties except the official social
lists.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-28
Democratic Party Is
"A Political Monarchy .
Says Senator Sherman

Pittsburgh, April Z-United
States Senator Lawrence Y. Sher-
man of Illinois. addressing the
Americas Republican club last night,
declared that the democratic party
is political monarchy" the func-
tons of which are exercised by the
president and a group OF satellites,
who long ago severed their connec
ton with'free government"
The administrators, Senator Sher.
man said are seeking to convert the
government into "socialistic state
or into a vassal of European pow
ers."
The evidence of one" he CON
tinued, SIS its drift toward govern-
ment ownership of all the great en-
terprises Of our country. The 9TH
er is proved by the first form of
the league of nations presented by
the president last February"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-28
HONORED BY CHURCH
FOR WIDE CHARITIES.

New York, April 2.-Countess
Aunie Leary, who died yesterday of
heart disease, was 81 years old. She
inherited fortune from her father,
James Leary, merchant, and an
other fortune from her brother Ar
thur, who was prominent in the re-
organization of Tammany, follow
ing the downfall of the Tweed ring.
For many years she maintained a
sumptuous house at Newport, R. |.
Title was conferred on her by
Pope Leo XIII in 1901. and contin-
ued by his successors. With Count
css Ida Ryan, wife of Thomas For
tune Ryan, she was the only other
Woman so signally honored by the
Roman Catholic church.
The rope conferred Countess
Leary's title upon her because Of
her wide charities, which included
donation of affairs to many churches
here and abroad. She also built
several churches and brought to this
country an order Of priests and one
Of sisters to carry OIL her work.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-28
Former Speaker
Clark Welcomes
Missouri Troops

Newport News, Va, April H.
Eight thousand troops from France
including men of the Rainbow di-
vision from Missouri, of the 35th
division from Missouri and Kansas.
and of the 87th division from Ar
kansas, Louisiana and Mississippi.
reached this port today on board
the battleship South Carolina and
the transports Antigone and Prin-
cess Matoika and began to debark
in preparation for the last. stage Of
their trip home.
Champ Clark, former speaker of
the house of representatives. ac-
companied by his son, Lieut.. Col.
Bennett Clark, who previously had
arrived with other Missouri troops,
welcomed. the Missouri men.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-28
Fleet Corporation
To Dispose Of Large
Shipping Interests

Washington, April 27-lmportant
steps toward disposing of the tre-
mendous shipping interests built up
by the government during the war
we're taken today in the creation by
Director General Piez OF new sec
ton of the Emergency Fleet corpor-
alton. designed to supervise the rs
posal of millions of dollars of invst-
ments to private concerns
The new section will be known
as the plant disposal section, with
B. E. Grant, engineer of the ship
yard plants division, in charge. Sale
Of the corporations interests in
woodyards, concrete yards, steel
Yards and fabricating plants, will be
effected under Mr.. Grants direction
with a view to putting the immense
shipbuilding plans into private hands.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-28
Omahan to Make Parachute
Leap During Flying Circus
Captain Goodale Promises to Drop 5000 Feet if Dis
charge Is Received in Time; Lieutenant Wiggns
to Fly Over City and Take Photographs From Air.

down a flyer must have wit
ness.
Major Tobin enlisted in the
American section of the signal corps
in 1917 and took the ground course
at the University of Texas. He was
sent overseas in July, 1917, where
he studied at Tours and Avoid in
the French flying schools. He
served at the front from April,
1915 to the day the armistice was
signed, doing special pilot duty
during the last months of the war.
His most daring feat was an attack,
singlehanded, on six German planes,
of which he brought down three.
For this he was decorated with the
American Distinguished Service
cross, the French Croix de Guerre
and received three citations.
Maj. George E. Stratemeyer, ex-
ecutive officer and commander of
the party, is a West Point man. He
started flying in 1916 with the first
aero squadron at Columbus, N. M.
He asked for overseas service a
number of times, but his executive
ability and his services at the me-
chanics school kept him in this
country. ..
The pilots with the party are
Major Tobin, Captains Howard H.
Powell and William P. Erwin, and
Lieutenants Frank B. Estell, George
H. Belser, Leland R. Hewitt, Frank
lin O. Carroll, Harry c. Roberts,
Paul A. Smith, Joseph 1. Whitney,
Edward H. Hill, Alvin st. John and
Charles M. Potter.
About so men are carried with the
circus, and nine baggage cars and
coaches make no the special train.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-28
HITCHCOCK SPEAKS
IN DENVER FOR LEAGUE.

Denver, April 27.-Declaring that
everyone who is sincere supporter
of peace and international justice"
will support the league of nations
covenant as finally drafted by the
peace conference, Gilbert M. Hitch
cock. United States senator from
Nebraska, tonight voiced his approv-
Ell Of the league Of nations plan in an
address at the Municipal auditorium.
Senator Hitchcock asserted that
the most serious objections to the
league have been overcome and con-
cluded:
"Men must meet the big issue
squafely. Yes or no-shall we join
in an effort to prevent war or re-
vert to the old system with its sac
rifices and its horrors"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-28

The screams of Leet were heard
by the janitor and elevator operator
of the Stately Stanford Court apart
ment, where he resided. They broke
into the apartment and called the
police. In the meantime Mrs. War
rem had telephoned her husband at
his club, telling him of Leet's inten-
ton, and asking him to hurry to the
apartment.
Mrs. F. NJ. Leet, 2o9 South Thir-
ty-third street, has not been noti-
fed of her sons attempt to commit
suicide. Young Leet was i'll Omaha
three weeks ago. He told friends
of his intentions to start in business
in San Francisco.
Inherited Fortune.
Since he inherited $250,000 on the
death of his father, in 1914. Leet
became involved in series of esca-
pades. Following a short romance.
he married Anne Robertson, popu-
lar Omaha girl. He built luxuri-
Gus home on one of his farms near
Manning, Ia, on which he lived but
short time. In 1916 he won the
championship of amateur automo-
bile racers in the United States on
the Chicago speedway. More than
$4,000 persons saw Billy Leet burn
the curves with his gas demon for
500 miles.
In January, 1917, he was sued for
divorce on charge Of cruelty. His
wife received an alimony of $4,000.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-28
MONTENEGRINS DECIDE
TO UNITE WITH SERBIA.

Belgrade, ApYil N.-The national
assembly of Montenegro has de-
cided to unite with Serbia and the
kingdom of the Serbs, Croats and
Slovenes.
One hundred and eighteen depu-
ties, were present at the, meeting,
and great enthusiasm was displayed
over the union of Montenegro with
the triple kingdom.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-28
FUNERALS SILENCE
AGITATORS IN VIENNA.

Vienna April 27.-(By The Asso-
ciated Press)-Possible disorders
arising from a refusal to grant the
demands of former soldiers for $500
cash each were prevented today by
the imposing funeral procession
through the city of FIVE policemen,
killed a week ago. Four thousand
Volkswehr soldiers took part in the
parade. The spectacle silenced the
orators.
The government has declared that
it would become bankrupt if conf
pelled to pay out the huge sum in
yolved,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-28

To-
HEAR DOOM
7 UESDA Y
ItaIian-American Incident Will
Not Influence Negotiations,
According to View
! Held at Berlin.

Berlin, April 27.-German dele-'
gates to the peace conference will
travel to Versailles on three special
trains, the first leaving Berlin today
and the last Monday.
1t is expected that the peace terms
will be handed to the German rep
resentatives Tuesday evening.
The Tageblatt says it is assumed
in we'll informed circles that the
Italo-American incident will not in
fuence negotiations at Versailles.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-28

His first wife is now in San Fran
cisco. When the United States en-
tered the war, young Leet took up
balloon training at Fort Omaha,
but did not win a commission.
While in the army, it was custom
of his to pay extravagant prices for
parties for his pals" at the better
hotels.
Married to Miss Ruddy.
In November, 1917, he was mar
ried to Miss Martha Ruddy, daugh-
ter of a wealthy manufacturer of
Aurora, Ill. He returned to Omaha,
and on July 21, of last year went to
Camp Dodge. Ia, with a draft. Sew
eral months later he was transferred
to the officers training school at
Camp Grant, III. He was discharged
shortly after the armistice. While
in Omaha, following his release
from the army, young Leet express
sed intentions of starting into busi-
ness. He left for San Francisco
three weeks ago.
Young Leet's public career began
with the inheritance of his fathers
wealth. His first marriage coupled
with extreme extravaganza was
cause for his mother to start legal
proceedings to act as guardian "over
the boy" An attempt was made to
annul the marriage Leet became
popular as an automobile sports
man. He owned luxurious cars as
we'll as racing cars. He took up no
particular business.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-28
Ex-Emperor Charles Seeks
Health In Switzerland

Geneva. April 27-Former En-
peror Charles of Austria arrived
yesterday at Montreux, where the
former grand duchess of Luxem-
burg is staying The former mon
arch, whose health continues to give
anxiety to his family, will remain
for short period.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-28
u -lR1GE7 R1GF
L. R E E z Y
BITS OF NEWS
COMMUNITIES URGED
TO OVERSUBSCRIBE QUOTAS.

-
Washington, April 27.-Special
efforts to obtain er-subscriptions
from communities to counterbalance
possible NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. from
others will be made this week by
Victory Liberty loan committees at
the request of the treasury.
Managers of the loan have dis
covered that vicissitudes of the post
war readjustment period have re-
duced the ordinary ability of some
communities to subscribe the same
proportions as in previous loans,
although in many cases they have
been assigned the same proportion
ate quota. For this reason cities,
towns and country communities
which have not been adversely af-
fected by the cessation of war activi-
ties were urged in messages sent
today to all loan committees by the
treasury to exceed their quotas
wherever possible.
Secretary Glass today designated
Wednesday, May 7, during the last
week of the loan drive, as navy
day" and instructed loan commit
tees ito observe that day in man
ner which will httingly honor the
American navy"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-28
Lieutenant Jolly Killed
By Fall In His Airplane

Freeport, N. Y. April 27-Lieut.
Abingdon Jolly of Chicago was
killed today when a privately owned
alrplane he was testing fell $50 feet
near the Lufberry aviation field here.
Both his legs were broken and his
skull fractured.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-28

Washington, April 27.-The revised covenant of the
league of nations will be presented at Paris tomorrow
to the peace conference in penary session. made public
tonight by the State department. It's essential features al
ready had been disclosed through official summary issued
two weeks ago.
Attached to the text however, the hitherto unpub
shed annex referred to in the covenant, in which
named the 81 states, including the sefgovernng British
dominons which to be the original members of the
league of nations and 1 states to be invited accede
the covenant The original members all the nations
which declared Germany, and in addition, the
states of Czech0-Slovakia and Poland
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-28
SHIP CAMOUFLAGE WILL
REDUCE DANGERS AT SEA.

Washington, April 27.-Ship cam
outage, an art developed during the
war, may be retained permanently
as means of reducing the dangers
of collisions between vessels. In war
the camouAeurs sought design that
would puzzle German submarine
commanders, but now they must
seek the opposite extreme, uni
form design which will emphasize
and accentuate the true course Of
the ship.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-28
Cemetery Dedicated.

Paris, April G.-An American
military cemetery was dedicated to-
dav at Mesves. France, few miles
northwest of Nevers, in the depart
ment of Nievre. Herbert Hoover de-
livered the principal address,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-28
PARIS ACTORS DECIDE
TO ORGANIZE A UNION.

Paris, April H.-Dramatic and
lyric performers on the French
stage have decided to form a union.
The new organization will be af-
fliated with the National Theater
union and through it with the gen
eral labor federation.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-28
William A. Leet, Wealthy
Omaha Sportsman, Tries
to Kill Himself in Frisco
Refusal of Wife to Withdraw Divorce Given as Cause;
Takes Poison and Shoots Self After Calling Friend
Formerly Married to Miss Anne Robertson.
Special to The Bee.

San Francisco, Cal, April 27.--Greved the re-
usal of his beautiful wife to withdraw her suit for divorce
William A. Leet Millionaire automobile man, formerly of
Omaha attempted suicide by poison and shooting here Sat-
urday night.
He telephoned to Mrs Charles A. Warren, formerly of
Omaha and Chicago with whom his wife has been living
since she filed the divorce suit and told her he intended to
end his life Following the telephone conversation he drank
poison, then turned revolver to his breast The bullet
missed its mark and LODGED in his left arm
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-28
Baker Coming Home.

Brest, April H-Newton D. Ba-
ker. American secretary of war,
sailed today for the United States
aboard the transport~George Wash
ington.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-28

Unsettled Monday and Tues
day; probably showers; not much
change in temperature.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-04-28

Revised League Covenant
AS It Will Be Presented
Today to Peace Conference

Changes From Original Draft Explained in Paren-
thetcal Insertions in Copy Made Public By State
Department at Washington; Monroe Doctrine Rec
ognized; u S. President to Call First Meeting.
The Adair County news., 1919-04-02

These geological reports bear our to
large extent theory which later be-
came current as to the origin of the
rich mineral products around Mans-
, field, Mo. According to this theory,
Mansfield, one of the highest points III
the district, is the site of a pre-hSi Gric
volcano. The purest ore is found clos
est to this center, while the adulter-
ated deposits are found as the distance
becomes greater.
Once he had secured rights to the
land, DR.. Beeier's plan became known
and soon the district was a bee hive
of fertune-hunters But all of the
promising land III the vicinity lad
been leased by Dr. Beeler and his assoc
ciates and they were ready to launch
their project.
Their scheme of operation calls ulti-
mately for the organization of local
companies in each of the fOrty-five
states. Each of these corporations
will be granted concessions around the
reserved portion of the leases which
the parent corpora t;On VIII bold AMI
which will be enhanced in value with
the growing activity surrounding it.
The Kentucky Mansfield Lead &
Zinc Syndicate was incorporated June
13, 1918. Its capital stock of 800 900
was quickly sold out. On N0ve.foer
1 it bought its first mill, which soon
began operations on the ground, and
on February go dividend for jan
uary was paid stockholders, following
which was paid a go dividend for
February.
The Kentucky syndicate is made up
almost entirely of Kentucky men. DIR.
T. M. Crutcher, Of Louisville, head OF
the Louisville Dental Laboratory, Is
The Adair County news., 1919-04-02
A Memoir.

We are never prepared to give up
our friends to death. While we know
death is the last enemy to be met, we
hope for the struggle to be long way
of, and when those we have known
and been associated with are stricken
down we have a shock as of those
beaten in the conflict. To wait upon
and see one leaving US takes away in
some measure the keenness of the
shock, but to leave a friend in health
aud say goodbye" with no thought
Lut that at no distant day we shall
meet again-then IN very few days
receive word of sickness then the mes
sage of death and burial tells US plain
y thatsthat friend has gone from US
for all time and we shall have to wait
till we are summoned over into The
great eternity, the shock Is keen and
i.e ooeins slrarge a..d Will uvwed
heaos we say 1--WE can't understand
all this" If it were not for our faith
in God we would sorrow as those who
have no hope. Such were my feelings
when heard of the death of Miss
Lefty Bennett, one of my childhood
friends, She. was the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. W. 81. Bennett, and
was modest, noble young woman