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Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-07
Negro Taken to Arkansas
for Murder Was Wronu Man

Joe Lee, negro. arrested in Council
Bluffs as fugitive and taken to
Helena, Ark, to face a murder
charge, has been completely exoner-
ated, according to a letter received
yesterday by H. V. Battey, Council
Bluffs lawyer. The letter stated
that it was pure case of mistaken
identity.
Lee had also been indicted for a
murder in Mississippi and was
taken there but was again found to
be victim of mistaken identity.
1t was shown that Lee was
working in the Burlington freight
office in Council Bluffs at the time
the murder was committed.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-07
Fire Destroys Entire
Block in Nevada Town

Reno, Aug. Cone entire block,
the Lafayette and Martin
hotels, the Perkins warehouse and
other warehouses across the street,
were destroyed in a fire at Winnie
mucca Wednesday night. All wires
are down, but the last information
received here stated that the fire
was still burning and that the South
ern Pacific freight and passenger
depot were threatened.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-07
Omaha Gets Relief From
SWeIterinq Heat Wave

Weatherman Welsh hit the nail on
the head yesterday when he pre-
scribed cooler weather for Omaha
and vicinity for Thursday. At least,
all indications last night pointed to-
ward that condition. Between 8 and
II o'clock last night the mercury
dropped from SO to 70 degrees and
at midnight it was still going down.
At 2 p. m. yesterday the thermom-
eter registered "a, the maximum
reached Yesterday.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-07
Members of St. Johns Hold
Picnic at RiVerVieW Park

Fifteen hundred members of ST.
Johns parish attended the annual
picnic of St. Johns church yester-
day afternoon and evening at River
view park.
The crowds began arriving at 3
o'clock. At E o'clock a basket lunch
was served. Games and races occu-
pied the early part of the evening
and dancing took up the latter part
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-07
der whose orders the bankrupt com
pany now~is operating.

der whose orders the bankrupt com
pany now-is operating.
Judge Wade permitted the conf
pany to borrow from funds on hand
sufficient money to pay the wage III,
crease granted the carmen by ar
arbitration board, from August tc
September 9.
Unless the city council, by the lat.
ter date, has made considerable
progress toward working out new
franchise which will allow the COM
pany earnings large enough to main
tain the higher pay scale. strike
again will be in prospect. Judge
Wade said he will not extend the
order unless it has become reason
ably certain that provision will be
made to advance fares" The men
have announced their intention to
strike just as soon as wages drop
back to the old level.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-07
Fiume Will Be Made Free
Port, Is Latest Report

Rome. Aug. 6.--(By the Asso-
ciated Press. 1.-The settlement of
the Adriatic question, affecting Italy
and Jugo- Slavia. is imminent, &C
cording to the Popolo Romano to-
day. In accordance with the settle
ment, it says. Fiume will be an in
dependent state with the port inter-
nationalized.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-07
Won't Recognize Mexico.

London, Aug. GA British min
lister to Mexico will not be ap-
pointed until the government is con-
WINGED that the Improvement in the
Mexican attitude toward British
interests justihes recognition OF the
Carranza government, it was an
nounced in the house Of commons
BY Cecil B. Harmsworth, under
secretary for foreign affairs,
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-07
Freight for Omaha
Put on Embargo List

Little Rock, Ark, Aug: 6-Of-
ficials of the Missouri Pacific today
announced that because of condi-
tions resulting from the railway
strike an embargo has been placed
on all freight, carloads and less, for
Kansas City, Omaha, Wichita and
connections by way of these juno
tions.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-07
Allies Receive Austria'S
Counter Proposals to Text

Paris, Aug. 6.-The Austrian
counter proposals to the peace
terms were handed to the allied mis-
sion at St. Germain-en-L aye at l2:l5
o'clock today. The counter pro-
posals were brought at once to
Paris and delivered to the supreme
council Of the peace conference.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-07
Will Hold Mooney Meeting
in South Omaha SUNDAY

T. H: Tippet, member of the In
ternational Workers Defense
league, will address an open-air
meeting at Twenty-fourth and N
streets Sunday evening in behalf Of
Thomas Mooney, now under indict-
ment in California for his alleged
part in a bomb outrage.
On Saturday night Tippet intends
to speak before a mass meeting Of
butcher workers in South Side
Labor temple. Mayor Smith has is
sued permits for both speeches.
Nightly meetings for the same
cause are being held in Jefferson
Square.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-07
|DES MO|NESCAR
| STRIKE HELD Up
UNTIL SEPT; 8
U. S. Judge Grants Street Car
Company Permission to
Borrow Funds to Pay
Wage Increase.

Des Moines, Ia, Aug. 6.-(Spe-
cial) 1.-The Des Moines street car
strike, scheduled for next Friday
morning, was postponed at least uu-
til September 9, and perhaps avert
ed, by decision handed down by
Federal Judge Martin J, Wade. un-
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-07
Rai|roaders of Britain
Will Not Go on Strike

London, Aug. 6.-The national
union of railwaymen declined today
to call a general strike of its men,
bers in support of the police union,
which ordered a strike recently. over
the governments refusal to with
draw its bill affecting the police Of
ganization.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-07
100000 Worth Of Lumber
DESTROYED by Biz Fire

Seattle, Aug. 6.-Fire early
Wednesday night destroyed the mill
of the Bissell Lumber company,
just south of the city limits, and a
large stock of lumber, the loss be-
ing estimated at 100000. Only a
change in the wind, it was stated,
could save 100000 worth of sup
plies awaiting shipment to Russian
norris
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-07
Leather Worth 100000
Sold at Public Auction

Chicago, Aug. 6.-Approxima tely
100000 worth of surplus leather
goods, finished and unfnic' 1, pur-
chased by the governme: before
and during the war, was sold at
public auction Wednesday. The
prices obtained for the material
were greater than those Iaid by the
government at the time of t. pur-
CHI. it was said.
The material was sold in 140 lots,
some bidders taking the entire
quantity of some of the products.
The bidders represented -everal
hundred manufacturing concerns.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-07
Drive on Prices Forces Drop.

Hogs sold at 10 to 20 cents lower
at Union stock yards yesterday,
the top price of the market being
S2l25. Hog dealers attribute the
abrupt decline in sale price, in part,
to the nationwide campaign against
high food prices.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-07

A tin pail on the gravel near Cor
nent Traiemer's house at Palms.
Mich, reflected the suns ray against
the house. The wood presentely
began to smoke and then there was
a blaze.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-07

All the paraffin wax for candle
making in South Africa has to be
imported. This amounts annually
to $3.50 tons, valued at $1,500,000
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1919-11-08

- nEnIEa E1IElIEall ElLlElLIE ITzl
midi IlEl9jlE2 Ha9 III u ~ - u
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1919-11-08
Some Timely Tips:

S0me timely lips:
Trus religion offers the bset So
luton Tor political social and eco
monte problems
he soul d reform h the rsfo1m
of tie soul
r. mans hsaEt d right bis on
duet wiz not be very bad.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1919-11-08

DC01 II ksA0s
ooA HIKES to see His people m
devtalks BIZ things.
VAOtOry i assured through
faithful pzsySE and hard wosk
God szpssss you t. % yOlr
whole duty.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1919-11-08
Some World Opportunities

OO4AG WU1A4 OPPOA IsA-1 ~
1,oOo,OOooOO human souls have
nsvsr heard the story Of JSsss and
his love.
$4,000 700 people dwell IN one
section Of Africa where thsro b
net 6 missionary Of any denOmtna-
ton.
IzE1liOns Of people ere worship
ping sziznab and images q wood
and seane Instead Of q living gpE-
itual God
The doOr to every country has
been OPsnsd to the gospel VIM
we enter II or mott
Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1919-05-10
DID YOU KNOW.

eileen H. Curtiss has announced prepara-
tons for building flying boat capable Of
carrying freight or passenger load of two
tons across the Atlantic in twenty-four
hours.
A bill is pending in the Ohio legislature
to provide for Department of State Police
like the State Constabulary in Pennsylvania,
New York, Michigan, and several other
States.
DR.. Royal S. Copeland, health commits
sion of New York. says that more cocaine
was sold by manufacturers Of the drug to
wholesalers in New York City during the
month of January last than in the whole
year of 1918.
Professor Irving Fisher, Of Yale Univer-
sity, in plea for the limitation Of inherit
ances states that of the $50 or more for
tunes yielding incomes Of one million per
year, or over four fifths, have been accumu-
lating for two generations or more
The Indians have a good Liberty bond
record Although they are not wealthy
people, on the first three loans they sub
scrbed more than $13OOO,O0O, or between
$50 and $40 per capita. The Osages, with a
population of only 2180, subscribed $226OOO
to the third loan.
More than 10000 tons of nitrate of soda.
released by the War Department, is being
distributed from eighteen United Etates
shipping points to farmers via the bureau
Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1919-05-10
So Many Men, So Many Desires.

:. "A group OF young men were engaged in
llVely conversation on variety of topics
One OF the company expressed a desire to
die OF consumption, as it would enable him
to breathe his last in peace Another pre-
ferred love-sickness. A third wished TO
have disorder known as somnambulism.
A fourth considered a sudden death as the
best way of ending ones life, and assured
his friends that he would die suddenly.
Sure enough, he did die suddenly. few
days after the utterance Of his unfortunate
prophecy. His friends assembled at his
home and in tears mourned the passing of
their loved friend, the attendant circum-
stances having made the bereavement more
lamentable. One of them, however, whose
sense Of humor had not been clouded by
the sad event, observed: eff he were here
alive, how elated he would be!' 1772,8D.
The Virtue of the Hangonko.
"A man who had recently lost his wife
said to one of his friends that he was
anxious to see his better half once more.
Deeply moved, his friend told the man that
he had heard that the burning Of hangonko
(spirit-invoRing incense) in front of the
Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1919-05-10
ARE YOU HERE

Be man among men and gentleman
among ladies.
Anger and pride are both unwise and
vinegar never catches flies
The world has no interest in your per-
sonal troubles. Laugh and the world
laughs with you, but weep and you weep
alone.
If you are truly. great in mind you do
not have to- fell the people about it, they
will find it out even though you keep your
mouth shut.
Let your light so shine that the less for
tunate may be able to run as he reads
from the reflection Of your light
Diplomacy has won more victories than
has war and as in war so in the struggles
Of life.
Fight when you can not rum for how
ever justifable the cause to fight may be,
the winner is the loser.
Roses bloom in Spring, but human roses
should bloom from June to Juvember and
then some, if they would maintain their
perpetual beauty.
Who thinks we'll of his fellowman is al
ways thought better of by his fellowman.
Bread cast upon the water always returns
increased ten fold
TO have a grievance is like unto having
boil, it throbs every time it gets bumped.
Grievances sour your soul and soils your
mind
Music is nature most soothing elixir,
so when you find that your fighting blood
is rising sing Loves Old Sweet Song
Always credit your failures to some mis-
take Of your own rather than to the oppo-
sition Of the other fellow and if you do
your future mistakes will be fewer and
further apart.
The world is large enough for every par
son to navigate in and yet not bump into
any one with whom you just can not agree
or work in harmony.
Few persons are as popular as they
think they are, but they never discover
their mistake until it is too late to mend
their ways TO retract what you have
asserted is bitter pill, but it is better
to retract than to get run over by the
steam roller Of public opinion.
Who Sings "You may have all this
world but give me jesus may not have
much standing among those who are
money mad but to have a conscience at
perfect rest and health to earn your daily
bread is happier by far than was Midus.
Lovely woman, thou art given to rage,
Lovely woman thou art prone to change.
Alas what man can trust your charms,
Or seek his safety in your arms.
Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1919-05-10

adds MIR. Waseda, must bless our stars
that we are endowed with keen sense of
humor, which manifests itself in all phases
OF social intercourse and acts as oil IN
lubrcatlng the wheels of society," The
pun, according to Mr.. Waseda, enjoys high
honor in Japan, but this form of humor,
beng Word-deep, does not lend itself to
translation, and Mr.. Waseda turns to trans
latable jokes, culed from the Japanese
humor OF the past three centuries by way
OF proving the prevalence of that keen sense
OF humor with which he credits his country
men. Here are some specimen jokes, taken
from the considerable budet he presents.
each with the date of the book from which
the selection was taken. They seem, in
addltlon to their quaintness, to be rather
long in ''getting to the point" However,
one main objection of the Japanese to
American ways is that we are always in
too much of hurry to get the real flavor
out OF life, and it may be that there are
qualities as important as ''pep" in such
jokes as the following:
Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1919-05-10
JAPANESE HUMOR.

Japanese humor may be almost as evasive
as Japanese poetry, at least as far as
Western Ideas are concerned but cit is
indeed the flower of life, and life without it
would be as dreary as spring without it's
blossoms" in the words of a Japanese
author, Mr.. Eisaku Waseda, who discusses
the subject in a recent issue of "The
Tourist" (Tokyo, Japan). eve Japanese,
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1919-04-11
Idaho State News Items.

H.A. Lyon, of Boise, director OF
the Idaho farm markets bureau )
calling for seed wheat.
Monte b. Gwnn Of Boise ana
Liberty Loan chairman for Idahn'
has been elected president OF the
Idaho State Bankers association,
succeeding Governor D. W. Davis
Former Adiutant General c. ).
Moody was bound over at his prelim-
mary hearing at Boise on a charge OF
falsely securing state money on
voucher for travelling expenses,
resultant from a trip be made to
Washington ia December.
Mayor Hays OF Boise was authorlz-
to issue a proclamation for city
bond election at which election the
Sl35, 900 bonds for the purchase OF
the new capitol grounds will be voted
upon. The action was taken by the
city council, and the date decided
upon for holding the election was
announced as May 10.
James H. Marshall, committed to
the state penitentiary for from to
II years from Kootenai county, March
3, 1918, for embezzlemeEt OF about
$4,000 from funds of Spirit Lake
bank of which he was cashier, was
released by the state pardons board
Wednesday Of last week upon recon-
mendation of the judge who sentenc'
ed him. the attorney who prosecuted
the the case and the bank officials -
| Statesman.
Jack Danielson, a blacksmith, EN-
ployed at Hum bird camp No. 10, out
from Priest River, was held up short
ly before midnight March 80 near the
county bridge near Priest River while
he and man by the name Of Ray
mond Branham were on their wa
afoot to the camp after spending tn,
day in Priest River. Danielson wa
robbed OF $65 in money.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1919-04-11
FROM OVER THE COUNTY
POST FALLS

-Four hundred and Atty loads OF
gravel were hauled and put on Spo-
kane street under the supervision OF
Marshal Geo. Thomas.
John Young shipped three cals of
potatoes to California.
The Electric road section under
Miller has no crew. The wages are
said TO be too low.
The young men students Of Post
Falls high school are wearing overalls
to school. The senior class boys
started the style and the younger
classes are taking it up. The student
young man who IDOLS up" for school
is considered in bad form. The
young men keep themselves neat and
clean, and are in this way advertising
that they will graduate as workers
and not as dudes.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1919-04-11

pounds. Each gun costs approx.
mately $4,000 and each round Of
ammunition about 500. The cost
OF the regimental equipment is esti
mated at $1,000, 900. While at the
front the regiment fred approximate.
ly 10000 rounds Of ammunition, the
cost OF which is about SIS, 500. 600.
The regiment is "A motorized unit,
the guns being drawn during the
service at the Front by large French
four-wheel drive tractor, which
weighs nine tons. Recently the re0i-
ment has been equipped with the
Ten ton Holt Caterpillar tractor
The personnel and material are trans
ported in trucks, automobiles and
motorcycles. 1t takes two and one.
half hours for the brigade to pass a
given point travelling at a normal
speed Of ten kilometers an hour. The
distance between the front and rear
of the regiment when in column on
the march is approximately lc kl!o-
meters.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1919-04-11
IF l WERE A FARMER,

If | were farmer / would keen at
hand few reliable medicines for
minor ailments that are not so serious
as To require the attention OF a nhy-
sician. such as amherlain's Collie
and Diarrhoea Remedy for bowel
complaints.
Chanherlain's Cough Remedy for
coughs, colds and Group.
Chamherlain's Liniment for
sprains bruises and rheumatic mains
Chamberlaln's Tablets for stomach
troubles. biliousness and const,na..
ton.
BY having these articles at hand if
would often save the trouble of a trim
to town in the busiest season or in
the night, and would enaole me To
treat slight ailments as soon as thew
appear, and thereby avoid the moro
serious diseases that so often follow
AdY April
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1919-04-11
SPIRIT LAKE

The village trustees have ordered
cleanup campaign. A number OF
owners have been ordered to repair or
tear down delapldated buildings.
The Panhandle mill began saving
Monday. One shift is employed.
Judge E. F. Conklin has received
notice Of his appointment as superin-
tendent OF Hepburn Park, near the
upper end Of Occur d'Alene lake.
The pupils Of the public schools
gave an entertainment to a capacity
house.
Leo Graham. conductor on the
south end local OF the Milwaukee
railroad, had the misfortune to have
all the toes of his right foot cut off
by the wheels of a car under which
he had gone To adjust some trouble.
The train was lying at Grand juno
tion at about 2 o'clock Monday
morning when the accident occurred.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1919-04-11
WORLD NEWS IN BRIEF

Heavy snowstorms in Wyoming,
Montana and Nebraska April 6 and
interfered with train service.
Germany lost 100000 soldiers
killed 10 the war according to official
figures published by a German staff
officer.
English reports state that the
allied and American forces combat
ting the bolshevik army 10 northern
Russia are in a serious situation.
General March, u. S. chief OF staff,
believes there is no danger. and 40
nounces that it is planned to get the
American troops out OF that portion
of Russia by July.
That the Philippines are ready for
complete independence is the opinion
expressed by Secretary OF War Baker
to the special mission from the
islands now ia Washington seeking
immediate independence. Baker
read letter by President Wilson
containing similar sentiments.
King Albert of Belgium visited the
peace conferees at Paris last week to
impress upon them the necessity of
his country having two billion dollars
at once, a aupply of raw materials
and the ceSsion of the left bank of
l. Escaut river and Limberg PENN
sula.
Kataro Mochizuki. japanese econo.
mic expert pow studying conditions
in America and Europe, declares
Japan's policy in the orient is mis-
understood. He says Japan was
forced in self defense TO annex Korea
ten years ago as a bulwark against
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1919-04-11
Registration Notice.

Notice is hereby given that the
registration books Of the Village OF
Rathdrum are open at the Office OF the
village clerk, who is prepared to
register qualified voters for the
biennial village election to be held
Tuesday, April %, 1919. The regis
tration books will be open each
Saturday until o'clock p. IN. on the
last Saturday before election, and
during business hours on other week
days.
All voters who did DOT vote at the
last village election in 1917 and all
new residents of the village, who are
citizens of the United States and the
State of Idaho and have resided IN
the village for three months, are
required To register il they desire to
vote at the village election To be held
on the 22nd day of April, 1919.
J. R M. GULF.
Village Clerk and
Registrar.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1919-04-11
New Teachers Officers

The 2lst annual session Of the
Inland Empire Teachers association
closed in Spokane last Friday.
Among other things the resolutions
adopted favor fixing the minimum
salaries OF public school teachers at
$1,000 a year.
The following officers were elected:
President-Dr. E. o. Sissou, presi-
dent University of Montana, Mis-
Soula.
Vice president-O. NJ. Elliott,
president Lewiston Qdah0 state
normal.
Secretary--J. a. Burke, Spokane.
Treasurer-H. L. Kirk, The Dalles,
Ore.
Executive committee member -four
years)-Miss May T. Hayden, grade
schools supervisor, Lewiston, Idaho,
Education council member (four
years)-James M. Hamilton, presi.
dent Montana Agricultural college.
BoZeman.
Auditing cOmmittee-M M. Roark.
Spokane; Miss Olive McEachrap,
Spokane, and ]. V. Buck, Occur d..
Alene.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1919-04-11
CGUR D'ALENE

The Occur d'Alene Athletic club
has capitalized with 100 shares at
500 a share.
The county commissioners meet 10
regular quarterly session April IA.
Sheriff t. L. Quarles sold the pro
perty of Fnrow & Thing at Sunny.
side, Monday morning, to satisfy a
judgment in favor Of S. L. Farnsworth
of Rathdrum.
Northern ldahos four timber
protective associations have been
authorized by the state land board 10
lease their lands for grazing purposes
on the basis of zoe per head for sheep
and soc per head for cattle for the
period OF the grazing session.