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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-09-22
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Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-21
Help thePoor
of YourCity

Twas the night before Christmas,
and all through the house. NOT a
creature was stirring, not even d
mouse. The tiny stockings were all
hung up by the cold stove which
had not seen coal for weeks except
at intervals when the Associated
Charities could send fuel out to
them. ."
Mother was sick, and daddy had
left them. The little tots OF the
home were SURE that old Santa
Claus wouldn't forget them. Hadn't
they been good little boys and girls,
and helped their sick mother? =.
No, they didn't believe the harsh
tales of the neighborhood youngsters
that there was no Santa Claus.
They stuck to their belief in the
great giver, with faith, the like OF
which has moved mountains.
And that faith is in the good peo.
pie of Omaha. Because it is up to
the good people of Omaha to make
that dream come true to all these
little kiddies who believe in Santa
Claus, but who have no visible rea-
sons for their belief, nothing but
that childlike faith.
The Associated Charities, with
headquarters at 5l9 Farnam building
will play Santa Claus for you to
these dear children of Omaha
needy families.
Mrs. G. wv. Doane, secretary OF
the organization. tells of four OF the
many families in the city who are
deserving: l
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-21
Wilson Sets Aside
Death Sentences Of
Overseas Officers


Washington, Dec. 20-Conviction
of three officers of the Three Hun
dred and Sixty-hfth infantry, on
charges growing out of the failure
Of that regiment to hold its place
10 line near Binarville, France, Sep
temttr 2s, 1918, have been set aside
by PreslGcn: Wilson. Army orders
published recorded executive action
in the cases of Liea'erants Horace
R. Crawford, Judge Cro.s ard Rob-
ert w. Cheers, each of WHOM, had
been sentenced to death on charges
of having violated the articles of
war. The specification in each case
charged the officer with having
shamefully retreated from the
enemy,
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-21
War Risk Insurance
To Ex-Service Men
Is Much Iiberalized

Washington, Dec. 20.-Enacument
of the Sweet bill, increasing pay
ments of war risk insurance from
$50 to $50 per month and liberaliz-
ing the insurance provisions of the
law to extend the classes of bene-
ficiaries, was completed by congress
and sent to the president for ap-
proval. The measure, it is estimat-
ed, will cost the government $780,
100000 year.
Differences between the senate
and house provisions were adjusted
in conference.
The measure makes converted in
surance payable. in lump sum or in
So equal installments.
Enactment of the urgency def
cheney bill also was completed today
when the house approved the meas
ure as increased by the senate from
IS, 10000 to approximately $3300O,-
600, to meet the provisions of the
Sweet bill for increased allowances
for war risk insurance.
The deficiency bill also carried a
stipulation for purchase of the Chi
cago speedway hospital for $3,000,-
GOO
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-21

at Bisbee, Ariz., has led to the es-
tablishment of what is known as the
Warren district practical mining
course, which is designed tor the
education of miners to enable them
to qualify for positions as shift boss.
The plan provides for one lecture Z
week, 43 lectures covering 4 period
of 10 months. These lectures are
given in both the afternoon end eve
ming to accommodate both shifts.
The subjects are so arranged that
men may start at ,any time during
the 10 months.
OF the 550s7 Armenians who have
been admitted to the United States
since 1899 nearly $4,000 we're skilled
wcrkmen. representing 49 kinds OF
trades. While they have settled IN
nearly every state in the union. W
per cent are located in New York
Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Con
nccticut, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Wis,
consin, Michigan and California. In
the New England states they work
in the shoe factories, iron foundries
rachine shops and woolen mills. Al
most the entire colony in Troy, N.
Y, is engaged in the shirt and collar
industry: in Paterson and West Ho-
boken, ", j.. they are employed IN
the silk mill; in New York City in
various occupations, and in Pennsyl-
vania in mills. factories and the BIZ
luminous, coal mines.
In Brisbane, Queensland, Aus
tralia. an elaborate housing scheme
for the working people has been un-
dertaken by the government at the
instance OF organized labor. Under
the plan houses costing S2,00O, arc
constructed by the government and
sold to the workers on weekly pay
ments OF 5000.
The eight-hour-basis day is estab-
lished for track laborers and others
O; that classification, and time and
:. half pay after that hour is provid-
cd Mos. of the other employees in
cluded under the agreement will re-
ceive time and half overtime pay
after 10 hours.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-21
Proposed Irish Bill
ToBe Analogous With
State Rights in u. S.

London, Dec. 20.-The proposed
Irish bill, which Premier Lloyd
George will outline in the House of
Commons on Monday, will. it is be-
lieved, forecast a government for
Ireland analogous to the state gov
ernmental system in America. 1t
is understood to provide for sep
arate. Parliaments for Ulster and
southern Ireland, respectively, with
a superior body chosen by both sec
tions.
All OF the bodies are to be respon-
sible regarding imperial affairs to
the British Parliament, to which rep
resentatives would be elected. as the
states. elect members to the Amer
ican house of representatives.
The idea will be to give large
amount of autonomy to each section
of Ireland, with thoroughly, easy
machinery providing for their. COM
bination as soon as they desire to
unite, the bill being intended to
pave the roa I for. elimination of the
idea of the partition of Ireland. To
combined Ireland, it is indicated,
even greater powers may be given
than are proposed for the separate
sctions. stia
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-21

American industrial plants employ
100000 women.
| Nearly 100000 people are employ
cd in the British textile industry.
The Toronto (Can.) Railway
mems union has a membership of
more than 2,700
British nurses are to form a union
in which every nurse in England is
expected to join.
| There are at the present time
more than 100000 women employed
as clerks in the United States.
The Chicago Servant Girls union
has an ironclad rule of stopping
work at 8 p. m. sharp.
More than 100000 women are em-
ployed by private concerns in the
United States in scientific or indus
trial pursuits.
Giassmakers in Japan receive on
an average of $l083 a month in
Guiding their board.
Women workers in the Japanese
silk mills work on an average of II
hours day.
In an effort to stop profiteering in
timber, Victoria, Australia. is estab-
fishing state sawmills.
1
A firm of contractors operating in
Branford and Thorold, Can, is Of
tering expert glaziers $l.30 an hour.
An English shipyard recently
completed 500-ton concrete pom
toon designed to carry pneumatic
elevator.
About 80 per cent of the employees
of the Proctor and Gamble COM
pany in Cincinnati are stockholders
in the concern.
Women telegraph operators in
Dallas, Tex, earn as high as $3.50 a
month by working overtime.
Under system of unemployment
| pay, idle workers in Denmark are
allowed on an average of from $40
to $l2 per week. ..
The extensive exploitation of
women workers is the greatest fac
tor in enabling Japanese manufac-
turers to put low prices on their
articles. E
The Royal Arsenal at Woclwich,
the largest in England, may be de-
veloped as railway center, to meet
ihe world shortage in locomotives.
According to former Secretary of
the Treasury McAdoo, soft coal
mine operators earned in 1917 from
IS to 1000 per cent on their capital
stock.
The International Brick company
at El Paso, Tex, composed of rep
resentatives of the international
Bricklayers, Plasterers and Masons'
Union of America, is the largest in
dustrial enterprise owned and oper-
ated by union labor in the United
States.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-21
"JOLLIES OF 1920"
MAKES A BIG HIT
AT THE BRANDEIS
Much Wit and Many Youthful
Beauties at Shriners'
Production.

Embryonic AL Jolsons. Willie
Howards, and Mitzis danced, and
and made merry in "The Jollies OF
1920 to the enjoyment of more than
1000 mobiles and ladies OF Tangier
Temple, Mystic Shrine, who were
present at the annual party in the
Brandeis theater last night.
THE yollies of 1920" which was
produced by University of Nebraska
goods and other residents OF the
capital city under the auspices of
Sesostris Temple of Lincoln, is a
minstrel, vaudeville and musical
production.
Popular and musical comedy
songs we'll sung, jokes that are new
and timely and chorus of youthful
girls who would do credit to the
Ziegfeld Follies, marked the produc-
ton. Jokes were given local color
when the names of prominent
Omaha Shriners were used as char
acters, and kept the house in a con-
tirual uproar.
Prof. George Condra, University
OF Nebraska, made a short speech
on Shrine Fellowship" between
acts, emphasizing the true fellow
ship which exists between Shriners,
and the mutual friendship between
the Sesostris Temple and the Tan
gier Temple.
Tinley L. Combs, illustrious po-
tentate of Tangier temple, intro
duced Prof Condra and thanked
Sesostris Temple for its courtesy in
sharing its entertainment with
Omaha Shriners.
The executive committee in
charge of the "Jollies of 1920" were
Joseph w. Walt, Charles Schwarz,
D. 7. Cook, w. E. DeButts and N.
Ray Hall, all of Lincoln. Stars in
the production were so numerous
as to be hard to choose, but among
those who distinguished themselves
were Leslie Strain, Miss Margaretta
Rouse, a pretty little actress of the
ingenue type; Sylvia Madeline Rip
ley, who took a "nue part" admir-
ably; H. o. Fergumon, Claude S.
Wilson, Lutte H. Morse, Miss Lu-
rene Boone, Miss Helen Burkett, a
graceful dancer, and Edward J..
Walt,
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-21
Pastor Warns of Second
Flood Within Sixty Years

Barberton, O., Dec. 20-Warning
that within the next 80 years fol-
lowing more war. famine and pesti-
lence, a second flood will inundatc
the earth was sounded in a sermon
by Rev. Carlysle H. Holcomb, pas
!. tor of the First Church of Christ.
Taking as his text Revelations
1871. "And the mother of the eartl,
shall weep and mourn over her, for
no man buyeth their merchandise
any more," Rev. Holcomb declared
that "the world war is the beginning
OF the end of the world fabric and
the destruction of the worlds social
and commercial fabric"
"The present social and economic
conditions cannot be reformed" he
declared.
Fashion, pleasure and money are
the three motives for present day
conditions"
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-21
Industrial Disputes in
U. S. Show SIiqht Increase

Washington, D. c.. Dec. 20.-In-
dustrial disputes throughout the
country show only a slight increase
according to the weekly report of
the Department of Labcr.
During the week ending Decem-
Der 20 there were eight new cases
brought to the attention of the de-
partment, compared with seven
each OF the other two previous
weeks. There are now II strikes
and 76 controversies, which have
not reached the strike stage before
the department for settlement.
Adjustment of II labor dis
putes, affecting about 5000 workers,
were made during the week. :.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-21
BELGIAN ROYAL
PRINCESS AGAIN
OWNS MILLIONS
Europe's !, Greatest Woman
Spendthrift, Recently Poor,
Suddenly Gains Vast
Wealth Unexpectedly.
BY Universal Service.
Special Cable Dispatch.

Paris, Dec. 20.-Formerly known
as the greatest woman spendthrift
in Europe, Princess Louise of Bel
gi,Im, has had wealth thrust upon
her by circumstances over which
she had no control. Unable in 1914
to pay $500 for a hat she had or
dered in the Rue de la Paix. she
is now possessed of 50,000,000
kronen, or nominally $l0,0O0.000
After the death of her father,
King Leopold of Belgium, Louise,
one of three daughters, led the liti-
cation aimed partly at depriving
Baroness Vaughan, the kings NOR
banatic wife, Of the millions be-
queathed her. A few days before
the war broke out the Brussels
courts awarded her 81 100000 from
the sequestrated royal funds and
she had the money transferred to
notary in Vienna.
Although the hostilities cut the
princess off from her sole source of
revenue, her legal representative in
the enemy state OF Austria man
agd by judicious investments to
double the initial sum and the tun-
BILE in the exchange value of Aus
trian currency has now carried the
aggregate standing to the princess
credit to S0000,000 kronen, accord
ing to Vienna dispatch to the
Paris newspapers.
Dressmakers and jewelers. here are
now considering joint action for the
recovery of large sums due them
from the princess. A few ,months
before the war the Paris courts or
dered the sale of her home to sat-
isfy the claims of creditors. but the
$1,000 realized by the sale left a
lot of outstanding debts.
After his accession to the throne
King Albert declined to help his
cousin because she refused to give
up her gay friends.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-21
OLD WOMEN ARE
TORTURED WITH
RED HOT IRONS
Italian Deputy Charges Hun
gary Ruled by Entente and
That Terrorism Reigns.

Rome, Dec. 20.-Deputy Ciccoti,
socialist, interrogated the govern
ment in the chamber Saturday re-
specting the activity of the Italian
representative in Hungary. Count
Sfurzfa, the foreign undersecretary,
replied that the Italian commission
in Hungary had always supported
policy OF humanity and modera-
ton. In addition, he pointed out,
there is an interallied command in
Hungary, so that Italy could not
carry out an individual policy.
Deputy Ciccoti said he wished the
chamber and country to know that
the entente had government in
Budapest which ruled Hungary and
which abandoned itself to"a bloody
orgy so that white terror might
reign there
Communists guilty only of loyal
ty to the former regime, he con-
tinuedJ were arraigned, while 40,-
600 women, old men and children
had been relegated to the concen-
tration camps, where they were
tortured with red-hot irons in an
effort to make them testify"
Deputy Ciccoti declared that at
Vienna recently % communists, in
Guiding six women, had been exc
cuted FOR no crime except political
views" He begged the Italian
parliament not to be insensible to
such excesses. The entire socialist
group applauded.
The minister of liberated territor-
les, Signor Nava, gave an estimate
of the losses sustained by the We
netian provinces through the war
and the enemy invasian. He said:
Private houses alone destroyed
numbered $4,000. Schools were
destroyed in l20 communes and the
city halls in 130 communes.
Churches to the number OF 81 were
RACED and 250 were partially
wrecked. The losses amounted to
several billion lire.
I'VE have already restored 28,-
600 houses and built 1880 wooden
huts. besides granting over one bill
lion lire for immediate assistance.
The refugees during the Austrian
invasion numbered $4,000. Nearly
all have returned to their homes" ;"
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-21
Omaha Unitarians to
Celebrate Anniversary
OF Founding In 1869


Golden anniversary Of the found
ing of the Unitarian church in Oma-
ha will be celebrated this morn
ing with Christmas music in the
beautiful new church home.
The first Unitarian church in
Omaha was organized in 1869. Viii
liam Brewer, former mayor and one
of the original founders Of the
Omaha church will relate historical
incidents. Mrs. William S. Curtis,
president of the Women's Alliance,
will narrate cnecdoes marking the
history of the church.
Rev. A. NJ. Judy, of Davenport,
Ia, will deliver the principal ad-
dress.
Unitarian meetings were first held
in Omaha in 1866 in Gise's hall on
Douglas street.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-21
Legion Asks Probe
sOf Radicals Release
From Fl. Leavenworth

\ indianapolis, Dec. 20.-Investiga.
/ ton by the Department of Justice OF
~.he release of Allan S. Broms of Min
nesota. alleged communist leader
from the disciplinary barracks al
Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, where
he was serving three-year sentence
is asked in a resolution adopted by
the national executive committee oil
the American Legion in session
here. The committee also passed
resolutions providing for the de-
portation of Emma Goldman. Alex.
ander Berkman and other radicals,
and upholding the stand of various
local posts in opposing the appear.
ance of Fritz Kreisler, Austrian vic.
linist.
The committee decided to estab-
lish permanent war museum and
library of the legion in the war me-
mortal building to be erected in In
dianapolis by the citizens of In
diana.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-21
Plans Made to Combat
Mexican Whisky Runners

Ell Paso, Tex, Dec. 20.-Plans to
combat Mexican whisky smugglers
whose activities near here in the past
two days caused the deaths of four
men, were discussed at conferences
of military. government and local Of
ficials today. 1t was said this dis
trict has become the chief smuggling
point for liquor from Mexico to the
United States
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-21
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The aggregate earnings of en-
ployes in Great Britain and Ireland
for July, 1919, show large advances
over the same time the previous
year. Sixteen trades show increases
ranging from 22.5 per cent in the
jute trade to 64.9 per cent in the
cement trade, while the tailoring
trades show an increase of 1873 per
cent. The hosiery and linen trades
show decreases OF 10 and o.8 per
cent, respectively.
Thousands of working people in
the great coal-using trades, such as
the pig-iron blast furnaces and iron
and steel manufacture, were thrown
out of work during the period of
the railway strike in Great Britain.
In round numbers, it may be taken
that not less than $4,000 working
people were unemployed for vary
ing periods as a result of the strike,
so far as claims in respect oil unem-
ployment are an indication.
The total number of laborers in
Denmark is about 255,000 and the
average working day 9 - hours.
The working day. of course. varies
in different trades. In 1918, IS per
cent of the laborers had a working
day Of more than 10 hours; 278
per cent. 10 hours; 33o per cent,
9 IL hours; l4.5 per cent, 9 hours;
4.3 per cent, s ~ hours; SO per
cent, 8 hours, nd l.2 per cent less
than eight hours.
The course of training for shift
bosses at the Copper Queen mine,
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-21
'Stageland'' at the
Gayety Differs From
Anything Seen Here

If Santa Claus leaves ticket in
your stocking emitting you to see
Dave "Stuffy" Marion in his great
musical success" Stageland," at the
Gayety theater, you are assured of
a Merry Christmas. The book,
lyrics and music were written by
Mr.. Marion, and to his host OF
friends made during IS years on the
stage in the role of "Stuffy," the
cab driver, this is sufficient evidence
that the attraction is worth attend
ing.
Inez de Verdier plays the prima
donna role and her beauty and grace
full figure are used to the greatest
advantage in displaying her elegant
costumes. She leads the chorus in
number of soulful and colorful Sc
lections. Babe La Tour returns to
Omaha after several years absence
and her character parts are the de-
light of the audience. AS the "best
goil" of the water front bully she
presents a 1919 system of love-
making that is the hit of the show.
rev comics on the stage today
get more laughs to the minute spent
on the stage than Will H. Ward,
who in a "hellofaminute" has the
audience in an uproar. Sid Gold,
the song bird of the company, has
musical feet in addition to his voice
and is extremely popular.
The show is different from any,
thing shown this year. Nothing old
and the scenic effects are beautiful.
A rain scene at the New York docks
is one of the most beautiful effects
seen this season.
The Christmas season is beauti-
fully portrayed in a church scene
with the snow falling. ...
For the benefit of the holiday
crowds the matinees today and
Christmas will be started at ;.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-21
NagI Purchases Interest
In Omaha Brush Company

Carl J. Nagl. l2s South Twenty
eighth street, who recently returned
from his duties as assistant super
intendent of a division OF ne, equip
ping ships with machinery at Hog
Island, has purchased an interest il.
the Veins Omaha Brush company,
Twenty-seventh and Boyd streets.
Mr.. Nagl distinguished himself as
an inventive genius during his work
at Hog Island. He is a graduate of
Central high school and the Univer-
sity of Nebraska,
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-21
Funeral of E. W. Lamoreaux
To Be Held Sunday Afternoon

Funeral services for E. w. La
moreaux will be held this after
noon at 2 from the North Presby-
terian church. Twenty-fourth and
Writ streets. Rev. ]. M. Wilson will
oficiate. The pallbearers will be D.
w. Morrow, R. A. McEach ron,
James Allen. H. A. Hobbs, A. N.
Eaton and w. D. Percival. Burial
will be in Forest Lawn cemetery.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-21
Daniels Urges Lansing
To Make Move at Once
To Effect Tars' Release

Washington, Dec. 20.-Secretary
Daniels today wrote Secretary
Lansing, urging that the State de-
partment take appropriate action"
to secure the release, or prompt
trial OF the two American blue
jakets, who have been in Jail at
Mazatlan. Mexico, since their ar
rest there November II, for alleged
participation in a street fight,
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-21
Baptist Women Receive
RECOGNITION on Board

New York, Dec. 20.-A resolu-
ton adopted by the Northern Bap-
tist convention, afloting women one
third of the places on the Baptist
state boards of promotion. has been
ratified by the church OF all the
states concerned, it is announced.
In these boards reposes the chief
executive power in denominational
affairs.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-21
Cotton Ginned Prior to
Dec. 13 Is 9,402, $40 Bales

Washington. Dec. 20.--Cotton GIN
ned prior to December Is, the CEN
sus bureau announced today,
amounted to o,402, $50 running bales,
including l03,o26 round bales, 1906
bales Of Ameriean-Egyptian and
642o bales Of Sea Is
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-21
French Army Flyer !
Makes New Record

Paris, Dec. 2O.-Lieut. Henri
Roget has made a new airplane
record for altitude with two pas
sengers. Flying through a thick
mist he reached an altitude of 5000
meters (19,685 feet). The previous
record was 5,420 meters Q7,782
feet). Roget's feat was accom-
plished under Official supervision.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-21
Negro Acquitted

Ralph Underwood, negro, Twenty
seventh and Seward streets, was ac-
quilted on charge OF criminal as
sault by jury'in District Judge Les
lies court today. The complaining
witness was Mrs. Hannah Pillard,
Nineteenth and Ohio streets. She
said a negro entered her home the
evening of October 28.
Underwood accounted for his
movements on that night to the sat
isfaetion Of the jury,
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-21
Maid Beaten to Death.

New York, Dec. 20.-Catherine
Dunn, employed as mad by Mr..
and Mrs. Clarence S. Clark of
Brooklyn was beaten to death by
burglars who entered her employ
er's house in a fashionable section
Of Flatbush, during their absence.