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Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-17
ADVERTISERS
UNITE AGAINST
SOLDIER FRAUDS
Say Men Prostitute Uniform
BY Using It As Cloak for
Collecting Funds for
Questionable Use.

! The extension division of the AS
ISOLATED Advertising Clubs of the
World has addressed circulars of
warning to organizations through
out the country, calling attention
to schemes Of designing promoters
to commercialize the United States
uniform for illegitimate purposes.
I have heard of few of these
schemes having been worked in
Omaha. stated P. P. Fodrea of the
local Associated Advertising and
Selling League. "I understand that
. magazine subscription proposition
IS the latest to be tried here"
Worked Scheme Here.
Two months ago the board Of
public welfare, city prosecutor and
the cooperative employment office
in the court house took cognizance
of the presence of group of pro-
moters who registered at a leading
hotel. They advertised for dis
charged soldiers in uniform to sell
pictures from house to house.
When these promoters were called
upon to prove that their large
profits were being used as claimed.
they folded their tents like the
Arab and as silently stole away"
An extract from the circular re-
ceived from the Associated Adver-
Using Clubs of the World follows:
From several eastern points
come reports of men in uniforms
taking subscriptions for unknown
papers and magazines with patriotic
sounding names. The subscription
price is only dollar a year. and
the impression is usually given that
the profit from the publication is
used for the benefit of returned SOL
diers"
Continuing: Sympathetic citi-
zcns are not inclined to hesitate at
handing a dollar to soldier out of
work. even though they know that
the article they are purchasing, or
the subscription they are giving, is
of little value.
Aiding CRATER.
Nine times out of ten, they are
helping a CRATER who was Stacker
during the war and one who is either
using a purchased uniform and
stolen discharge papers, or, if the
man is really discharged soldier,
he is one whom his fellow soldiers
would be the first to condemn for
bringing dishonor upon them and
the Uniform they wore"
The national vigilance committee
of the Associated Advertising clubs
urges employers to give employment
to every discharged soldier.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-17
0rkin Bros. Report Great
Success In Ad Campaigns

]. L. Orkin, president of the Or
kin Brothers Omaha storeS returned
from New York Tuesday. The COM
bined Orkin organization has recent
ly made some of the largest pur-
chases in the field of women's apparel
and the new stock will be distribut-
ed among the four Orkin stores in
New York, Omaha, Sioux City and
Lincoln.
The Orkin organization is enthus
lastic at the response shown to their
newspaper advertising campaigns in
the various cities. Last Saturday
sales records were broken in every
store. The various store managers
are now straining every effort to
make the largest percentage OF gains
for the month and the friendly con-
test promises to develop into lively
race.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-17
Red Cross Collected
1879 Lbs. Clothes
More Than Asked For

The Omaha Chapter of the Red
Cross announces that it has collect
ed 1879 pounds more clothing for
use in devastated Europe than was
assigned to it. Omaha's quota was
$4,000 pounds, but after securing the
city, and making an average of 200
calls day, for seven days, $3.50
pounds were collected.
According to the executive COM
mittee the articles collected are of
more than average quality. The
goods are already packed and ready
for overseas shipment.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-17
Leaves Newspaper Game to
Do Welfare Work Overseas
Miss Ella Fleishman, Member of The Bee Staff for
More Than Four Years, Will Go to France to
Work Among Soldiers and Sailors.

Miss Ella Freshman left Omaha
last night for France.
She. has been selected as one Of
the overseas workers of the Jew
ish welfare board for. activities
among soldiers and sailors, and she
received orders by wire to report
in New York at once.
She expects to remain in New
York only long enough to be fitted
with an overseas uniform and Sc
cure the rest Of the extensive equip
ment carried BY the overseas work
ers. She will sail, probably. next
week and go direct to Paris, the
headquarters of the organization
From there she will be assigned
to the work she is to do. 1t may
be in Italy, Palestine, France, Bel
gium or almost anywhere else.
Miss Fleishman has been a mem
Der of The Bee staff for more than
four years. She is a daughter OF
Rabbi Fleishman. Her home is at
1919 Burt street.
There are few girls in Omfha
who have such wide circle of good
friends as Miss Fleishman. Her
long service as head of the wom-
ans department of The Bee and
as a reporter brought her into con-
tact with most of the women of
prominence in the city, and a charm
ing disposition has turned acquaint-
ances into warm friends by the hun
dreds.
Long before the armistice was
signed Miss Fleishman had made
application to go overseas to help
in the work of ministering to the
soldiers and to the people in the
stricken areas of the war-torn coEn-
tries. But her youth was against
her. The organization having this
work in charge had a minimum age
limit which Miss Fleishman had not
yet attained.
Since the armistice was signed
less stress has been laid on the
overseas girls being up to the mini
mum age.
Miss Fleishman, with character
istic modesty, has kept her plans
secret and has gracefully
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-17
Five Alleged Gamblers
Fined 500 Each As 'Vags'

Echoes of the old Dunbar Colored
club that in former years held sway
over Third ward gamblers in Jack
Bloomheld's old place at l07 South
Fourteenth street. were heard in
police court yesterday morning.
Five alleged inmates of the place
were fined 500 and costs each on
charges of vagrancy shortly after
they were arrested this morning.
Nov, you fellows get to work"
Police Judge Foster ordered them.
Those arrested were: Harrison
Talbert. 2606 Polk street; Jack
Walker. 2524 Patrick avenue; Alex
Dcrman, 1888 N street: w. H. Rob
insoa, Oil Capitol avenue. and larry
Walker, 2508 Patrick avenue. All
five took Jail terms in place of pay
ing the fines.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-17
loWan Tries to Sell Rings
To Detectives; Arrested

Amethyst and opal stones set in
valuable mountings were cheap, ac-
cording to E. J. Vandervanter. Sid
uey, Ia, who tried to dispose of FIVE
Of the jewelry valuables yesterday
morning at Fourteenth and Douglas
streets. When he attempted to sell
Detectives Paul Haze and Mansfield
the rings for So apiece, he was ar
rested, and booked for investigation.
Vandevanter said he bought them at
4 iewelry auction sale in Sidney. Ia.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-17
Judge Foster Gets ''vag" Job
THROUGH Employment Office

s When the mother of William
Pillsbvry, 1858 Dodge street, plead
ed in court yesterday morning for her
son who was arrested for vagrancy,
Police Judge Foster told her to leave
the boy in his care. Less than two
hours later the judge had helped
the boy get work through the fed
eral labor bureau. Young Pillsbury
told his mother: From now on, I'll
show you that I can work"
Police Judge Foster accompanied
the Boy to the labor Office to get
him a lob.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-17
Robbed Of Money, Watch and
Pen While Waitinu for Car

Two highwaymen obtained $40,
a fountain pen and a watch from
George Cochran, 523 North TWEEN
tieth street, Tuesday night. The
holdup occurred at Twentieth and
California streets. Cochran was
waiting for street car.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-17
Demobilize Officers

Berlin, April 16-(By the Asso-
ciated Press)-It is officially an
nounced that German officers will
be demobilized and will formally
leave the army.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-17

sidestepped some elaborate send
offs" planned in her honor.
She is a member of the Omaha
Woman's Press club and of various
charitable and social organizations.
She has signed up for one year
of overseas service.
The Winslow mail., 1919-12-12
ORDINANCE No. 80

An Ordinance adopting plans
for the improvement of
Third Street from the west
line of Donnelly Avenue
to the west line of War
ren avenue. Warren ave-
nue. from the south line of
Third Street to the north
line of Second Street and
Second Street from the.
west line of Warren ave-
nue. to the west corporate
limits of the town of
Winslow.
Be 1t Ordained by the
Common Council OF the
Town of WinsIow, as fol-
lows:
SECTION I. That the plans pre-
pared by the Town Engineer for the
improvements of certain portions of
Third and Second streets and Warren
Avenue are hereby adopted as the Of
fetal plans for said work.
Elevations on plans are in feet and
are above the plane of Sea level. All
elevations are referred to the United
States Geological Survey Bench Mark
at Winslow, located seven telegraph
poles East Of Mile Post 2S6 in the
North East corner of the yard of the
Santa Fe Railroad Hospital $685.
feet South of center line of South
Track of Santa Fe Railroad. The
elevation Of said Bench Mark is 1855
189 feet above the plane of Sea level.
The grades shall be at the eleya-
tions shown on the plans
The width and location Of the road
way shall be as shown on the plans.
SECTION 2. A duplicate copy Of
these plans shall be filed with the
City Clerk and kept on file in his o..
fee.
SECTION g. This ordinance shall
take effect and be in force from and
after it's passage, publication and
posting as by law required.
SECTION a. All Ordinances or
parts of Ordinances in conflict with
this Ordinance are hereby repealed. I.
Passed by the Common Council of
the Town of Winslow this Sd day Of
December, 1919.
W. E. Carver. Mayor.
Attest: ]. H. Chapman, Town Clerk.
(Seal)
The Winslow mail., 1919-12-12
RESOLUTION No. 1

A Resolution of the Com
mon Council of the Town of
WinsloW declaring it's inten-
ton to improve certain por-
tiops of Second and Third
Streets and Warren Avenue,
in the Town of Winslow, and
determining that bonds shall
be issued to represent the
the costs and expenses there
of, and declaring the work
or improvements to be of
more than local or ordinary
public benefit and that the
cost of said work or improve
ments shall be assessed upon
a certain District, and pro-
viding that the proposed
work or Improvement shall
be performed under title VII,
Chapter XIII, Revised Stat
utes of Arizona, 1913, Civil
Code, and amendments
thereto, and Chapter 144, the
Session Laws of 1919, other
wise known as the Bond Act
1919.
Be 1t Resolved by the
Common Council of the
Town of Win slow:
SECTION I.
That the public interest and con-
venience require, and that it is the in
tention of the Common Council Of the
Town of Winslow to order the follow
ing work to be perform ed, to-wit:
|. That the roadway of Third
Street, from the East line of Will
Hanson Avenue to the West line OF
Warren Avenue, and the roadway OF
Warren Avenue from the South line
of Second Street to the South line oe
Third Street, inclu ding the intersec-
tions of all streets, alleys and ap-
proaches thereto 0,xcept the alley on
the West side of Warren Avenue be-
tween the cente r line of Second
Street and the ce nter line of Third
Street, be grade d and paved with
Portland Cement. Concrete paving, as
per specification No. IA.
That the roadway of Third Street,
from the West line of Donnelly Ave
nue. to the East line of Williamson
Avenue, and the roadway of Second
Street from the West lire of Warren
Avenue to the West line of Campbell
Avenue, Except where the Tail track
The Winslow mail., 1919-12-12

]. H. Chapman, Town Clerk.
1 hereby certify that the above and
foregoing Resolution No. l was duly
passed by the Common Council of the
Town of Winslow at meeting held
Dec. Sd and that a quorum was pre-
sent at said meeting.
]. H. Chapman, Town Clerk.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-01
RUNNING BARGE
line At A LOSS
Report Of Rail Director General
Tells What Has Been Done
ON the Mississippi.

What has been done by the gov
eminent to make actual use of the
Mississippi river as means Of
transportation in the last few
months is explained in some detail
in the 1918 report of ". G. McAdoo
as director general of railroads,
which was made public yesterday
Twenty-Five barges and several
towboats are now being used be
tween st. Louis and New Orleans,
but operations up to the latter part
of November showed a deficit,
which did not include overhead
The part of the report dealing with
the Mississippi river follows:
''Jo Immediately establish a wa
ter service on the lower Mississippi
river was a matter Of some d fticul-
~ on account OF the scarcity of
suitable equipment. Il was finally
determined TO purchase the feet of
the Kansas City-MissOuri River
Navigation company, consisting Of
TWO towboats and nine barges,
which, previous to the present sea
son. was operated between Kansas
\ L.
paid for this feet was $458,500. No
other suita BILE barges were avail
able, with the exception of 90 steel
barges in the st. Louis district,
United States engineers, that were
used N revetment work and dredg
ing. An arranga cement was made
whereby these barges were obtain
ed under lease from the engineer
department until June I, 1919, to-
getheT with two steel towboats. A
third tOwbOat was chartered from
a civil an. There are now in ser
vice between st. LOUIS and New
Orleans five towbcats and %
barges. the first sailing occurring
from St. Louis Sept. IS. a weekly
service is now being formed Nee
essarily there has been COnsidera
Bile delay in the creation OF joint
tariffs and joint rates with the rail
roads, so that the operation has
been restricted to such traffic as
originates on the river banks. and,
also. because Of war conditions,
considerable decrease in north
bound business has resulted on ac-
count of the Zoning Of sugar.
Southbound tonnage is largely COM
posed of wheat and other cereals.
The operation to the latter part of
November, comprising round trips,
shows a total revenue of S4S, 800
and a total operating expense of
$50 900. exclusive of overhead.
Authority has been issued for
the filing of tariffs covering joint
through rates between New Orleans
and adjacent points taking the
same rates and points in northern
Missouri. Illinois. Iowa. Wiscon-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-01

sin and Minnesota in both direc-
tons. These tariffs are now being
prepared and will shortly be filed.
The through rates reflect the differ
entail of 20 per cent between the
rail rates and the water rates be-
tween New Orleans and st. Louis.
"A terminal of considerable ca
pacity is being erected in the city
of st. Louis. and the terminal in
East st. Louis has been purchased
from the Kansas City-M!ssouri
River Navigation company. Ar
rangements for the use of ample
terminals are being negotiated with
the city of New Orleans.
THE director general has Just
authorized the construction of SIX
large steel towboats and 40 steel
barges Capacity 1900 tons each)
at an expenditure of $6,170,000 for
service on this waterway. Esti-
mated annual capacity, $4,000
tons"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-01
MONROE
BY u. s. AGENTS
CHARGES Violation Of Mann Act and
Desertion from Army to Be
Filed Soon.
SPANISH AMERICAN VETERAN
Serves During One War, But De-
serts After ReenIisting in
United States Service.

Chicago, Feb. flames r. Mon
zee. alias Darling and Love, whose
confession at Rock island to hav-
ing billed Miss Josephine McDon-
cago, where his story was explod-
I'd, is not to escape prosecution.
yesterday he was taken into Gus
tOdy by the federal authorities and
today charges OF violation Of tho
Mann act and desertion from the
grny will be placed against him.
He VIII be taken to Dubuque, Iowa,
l0r trial.
Monroe, after being taken to the
bureau of invest CATION at the fed
raj building yesterday, Just as
r-udtly confessed" as he did in
the Rock Island and Cook county
iails, except that in the new con-
lGssion the federal authorities say
his statements have been verified.
He said he was born N 1880 at
Atarseilles, Mo, enilsting when IS
md serving N the Spanish-Ameri-
can war. After being mustered
cut. he reenlistsd IN. 1901 at Fort
Scott, San Fran cisco, ard deserted
IN 1902. In 1909 he pleaded guilty
at Jefferson CITY, Mo. TO assault
and rape on Helen Schierley. aud
was sentenced to one TO fourteen
years IN the penitentiary. being
poroIed at the end of two years to
Attorney Alexander Flanagan at
Eust st. Louis He broke his pa
role and was arrested at Batavia,
Ohio.
IN 1912 he was convicted OF at
tacfing He!en Girdley at Spring
field, ILL.,, and sentenced to two
years N Chester prison. He was
paroled to Major Messlein Of the
Volunteers of America in Chicago.
Altar the war started. he says, he
Joined the aviation service, ground
section, at Camp Bowie. and de-
serted. In 1918 he joined the Can
sdian forces, but was discharged
because of disabilities.
He said that on last Christmas
day he went to live with Leo Helm,
a barber, at East st. Louis, but
after a few days robbed him of
800 and left, coming to Chicago.
Later he went to Savanna, Ill,
where he obtained employment on
the Milwaukee railroad He intur-
ed his foot slightly and then met
an 'investigator." who told him 70
come to Chicago and start suit lie
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-01
MILAN

Mr.. and Mrs. J V. HTudd and two
sons spent the weekend in Peoria.
Curtiss Of Reynolds were guest Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Seth Slater Wednes-
day nd Thursday.
Miss Fluegel Of Rock Island spent
Sunday with her brother Albert and
, family.
-ine Carnaghau inst He'd the officers
OF Elsie chapter No. 456, order ~
Eastern Star. at a {oint irstalIa-iog
the chapter at Port Byron Tuesday
evening.
A number OF the officers and mem
bers of Milan chapter, order Of East
ern Star. attended a school of in
struCtion held IT Ma sonic temple,
Rock Island, where Mrs. Nellie 5.
Humphreys. grand lecturer of I'LL
nois. was in charge
II. f. Rruhaker OF EdGington was
George n Brown spent a few days
this week in Des AIoines with his
son George ard wife.
The many friends Of Miss Dorothy
Nelson Of Moline were grieved to
hear Of her death Tuesday. She was
a GRANDDAUGHTER Of Mrs. Elizabeth
Wilson Of this place.
Presbyterian church here will hold
a bakery sale at the store OF Mrs.
Emma Gamble Saturday.
Arthur Caldwell. former Cald-
well boy, but now Of Britt. Iowa.
called on relatives here and in Rural
Mr.. and Mrs. stephen Thompson
they expect to make their home.
Mrs. Thompson was formerl Miss
Elma Smith.
All the news all the time--The
Argus
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-01
GREEK RETURNED
FOR HEARING ON
A STATE CHARGE

Harry Pappasliras. charged with
stabbing George Booras il the lat
ter's billiard hall at E22 Main
street, Davenport, last Monday
night, arrived in Davenport yes
terday in charge of Detective
Charles BOettcher.
Detective Boettcher went to
Peoria Thursday evening to bring
the man back Pappasliras at
first refused to return without re-
QUESTION papers, but later changed
his mind.
Booras Thursday fled informa-
ton against his assailant, charg-
ing him with assault with intent
to commit great bodily injury
Pappasliras will be given a pre-
liminary hearing before Police
Magistrate John c. Higgins early
next week.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-01

went to see a lawyer here, but while
the case was being adjusted" he
says he settled for $50, discarded
his crutches, and left town.
Registered as Love.
He says he met Mrs. Edna Jo-
chum, 10 years old, wife OF Peter
Jochum of Dubuque, Iowa. and in
duced ker to 90 to Savanna, Ill,
with him, she taking her year-old
baby along. Later they went to
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, where he de-
serted the woman and child. He
said they registered at Cedar Rap
ids as James R. Love and wife y
His relations with the JOchum wo-
man are to be made the basis of
prosecution under the Mann act
and his dasertion from Camp Bo-
vie grounds for acton as a de
serter.
Melvin Irving, 735 Belmont ave-
nue., the 16-ye2r-old student who
saw the chauffeur carrying Miss
McDonald's body in his arms be
fore he placed it inside the auto
mobile, was taken to the automc-
bile show at the Coliseum last
night by Detective Sergeant Viii
liam O'Malley of the Shelf cid ave
nue. station in an effort II ascar-
tain the model Of Machine the
chauffeur was driving.
Captain Thomas F. Meagher Of
the Sheffield avenue station said
the police have not given up hope
of experimenting the slayer.
we may have to wat some time
before we get him. but l do not be-
lieve this crime will take a place
with unsolved mysteries" be said.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-01

All the news all the time--The
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-01
POLICE ON WATCH
FOR JAILBREAKER

Sam Smith, who broke out OF the
Davenport city Jail ( Wednesday
night by prying the lock on his
cell with a spoon, has not YET been
apPrehended.
The police ofTthe tri-cities have
been furnished minute descriptions
of the prisoner. but he is evidently
Lying low" The authorities be
lieve Smith will be arrested within
q few days.
He was reported seen in the vi
cinity of Montpelier, and police
are working on this clue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-01
TRAP TO CATCH
fAKIR USELESS
Borrows Bib,e and Studies I'm Ord
er to Detect Imposter, But He
Meets q Problem.

Macon, Mo-. Feb. Never saw
SO many plain, ordinary looking
parsons in all my life since this rule
of half fare to clergymen was made
the law of the railroads." said a
ticket agent for one of the lines
going through Macon.
Some want preachers tickets
who look exactly like a fellow
you'd pick out to referee prize
fight or to megaphone the wonders
of side show for a circus.
when a stranger comes Up and
says he's a preacher, there isn't
anything laid. down in the rules to
help me tell him from a race track
man, and SO he gets the ticket
Seems to me like there's about ten
times as many sky pilots In this
town as there used to be- So few
days ago l thought of q scheme.
I borrowed me g Bible from a man
who's been trying to get me to go
to Sunday school, and l found a
whole lot of things there that was
SO much Greek and Latin to me in
other days. and when chap with
a cigaret and red, white and yellow
tie came along and said: Minis
| ter's ticket to Kansas City, please,
I asked him as gently as ! could
under the provocation:
Pardon, would you mind tell
ing me who wrote the second book
of Paul's Epistle to the Hebrews"
He smiled in a friendly way and
blew a cloud OF cigaret smoke about
my face,
Paul, of course he said in
business like tone; now gimme my
ticket
NIX I coldly told him, no
body ever wrote any second book
for the. Hebrews Several fellows
around the window laughed 1
thought l had him, but you can new
ar tell.
"'I'm New Thought minister
he explained; we teach the philos-
ophy Of rational thought so as to
coordinate with the calculation of
internal forces upon the outward or
extraneous matter which operates
in opposition to the complete domi-
nation of the purely physical to the
intellectual-the soul, some call
it-and that the elevation of the
spiritual retards the development
of disease and error in the terres-
trial universe Sometimes like
that How the Sam Hill do you ex-
pect a common $50 a month ticket
man to keep posted on such
heathenish line of talk?"
RUSH TROOPS TO BREMEN.
Paris, Feb. 1.-The Berlin gov
eminent has decided to send troons
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-01
EBERT FORCED TO QUIT.

Des Moines, Iowa.-CharleS Ebert,
one of Drake universities foremost
football, basketball and track stars,
has been forced to abandon athfet-
les because of heart trouble. Ebert,
a former Ohio State star, has a
mark of feet 10 inches in the high
jump. His football and basketball
work has placed him with brakes
stellar performers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-01

RUSH TROOPS TO BREMEN.
Paris, Feb. 1.-The Berlin gov
eminent has decided to send troops
to Bremen to maintain order.