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Evening star., 1919-12-30

gren, went to New York last night to
meet the Swedish warship, the Filg1a,
and to attend the banquet to be given
in honor of the officers. Count Rosen
accompanied him. The officers will
come to Washington. where a large
banquet will be given them, and later
they will tour this country.
Mr.. and Mrs. John P. Story an
nounce the engagement OF Inelr
daughter Jane to Capt X. IL, =: Ilen' ,
honorary attache Of the British EN- =
bassy. Miss Story was a debutante
last season.
Miss Miriam G. Hoy of Albany, N. T.,
arrived yesterday to be the guest i3r
several weeks of Mrs. Victor na0A
mann.
Admiral and Mrs. A. W. Grant are
entertaining at dinner tonisn.' III
their quarters at the navy yaru' Ioi
the Secretary of the Navy ana MI a.
Daniels. and additional guests lnc,uue
Judge Wilcox of Norfolk and MIS-
George de Bonneville Keim of Phiia :
deIphia, who are house guests OF Al
miral and Mrs. Grant.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. Logan en- :.
tertained at dinner last evening"
the Willard, later going Win nnei,
guests to the ball at Wardman farh
Hotel.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Miller Col1er
have returned from Auburn. n: T.
where they spent the Christmas nor
days. They will entertain at dInner
on January 10 in honor OF the Spam
ish ambassador and Nine. DE :. Hls.."'
tions for an afternoon recePtio" o.
paucrhpr'S on January Z.
Mr.. and Mrs Chandler Anderson
will entertain at dinner TINS eNehihs'
Rear Admiral and Mrs. NiblacA
have taken an apartment at l""5 ,o'n
street northwest, where Mrs. Nlplaca
Will be at home informally the hrst
and second Mondays in January
after o'clock.
The Arts Club of Washington Will
hold it's last reception or the year
tonight, and Miss Wilmuth Gary mas
prepared an elaborate irogram iof
violin solos by Miss Margaret Mans
field. daughter of Representative
Mansfield Of Texas. with Mrs. Mans
field at the piano. ~.
Cant. John D. Beveridge OF the
Canadian army. recipient OF the royae
War; Mrs. Paul Anthony Anderson
sonrano. and Mr. +. Edmond Boyer,
tenor. with Miss Alice D. Jones at the
piano, will render a series OF vocal ;,1
compositions. while Mr.. Faulkner VIZ WI
supply the humor of the evening Will
his inimitable dialect stories. ,+
To close the year 'f1ttingly, greal
dinner dance will be given on New
Year eve, at which. the honors WI wili
he done fy the committee on dancing.
composed of Mr.. and Mrs warren I;s
Akers, Mr.. and Mrs Neuhauss;r' %tHs Mr
Mantz. and Mrs. Annie p. Gaynor'
chairman.
Evening star., 1919-12-30
( Society !: i

Francis P. Garvan. Assistant Attorney
General and Mrs. William l. Frierson.
Assistant Attorney General and Mrs.
Frank Davis, jr.; Assistant Attorney
General and Mrs. Frank X. Nebeker
and Assistant Attorney General and
Mrs. r. P. Stewart.
Mrs. Palmer will be at home Wednes-
day afternoon. January Z, and she has
with her for the holidays Miss Anna nda
Lee Norris of Easton, Md.
The Postmaster General and Mrs.
Burleson will be hosts at dinner this
evening.
The Swedish minister. Mr.. Eken-
Evening star., 1919-12-30

~ HE British ambassador. Vis-
count Grey of Fallodon. en-
tertaiped at dinner last
evening at the embassy in
honor of the Secretary of
state and Mrs. Lansing.
The Attorney General and Mrs. A.
Mitchell Palmer entertained at dinner
last evening, when their guests were
the solicitor general of the Depart
ment of Justice and Mrs. Alexander
c. King. the assistant to the Attorney
General and Mrs. Charles B. Ames.
Assistant Attorney General and Mrs
Evening star., 1919-12-30


street. to meet Mrs. T. L. Backstrom.
Baumann-kerr Wedding.
An interesting wedding was that OF
Miss Evelyn Virginia Kerr, daughter OF
Mr. and Mrs James Kennedy Kerr OF
Washington, to Mr.. Louis Albert
Baumann of Milwaukee, Wis. The
ceremony was performed at noon Fri
day. in st. Paurs Episcopal Church,
Rock Creek, the Rev. Joseph Fletcher
officiating. The bride. who was given
in marriage by her father. wore a. trav-
cling suit of taupe velour trimmed in
seal. with a small hat of silver metal
cloth Miss Everette Stratmeyer of
Maryland was maid Of honor for her
cousin. The bridegroom had as best
man. Mr.. William K. Whitmore of Al
lentown, Pa Mr.. George Baumann.
brother of the bridegroom, and Capt. G.
w. Davis, uncle of the bride, acted as
ushers. An artistic musical program
was rendered by Mrs. Harrington Bar
ker. Mr.. and Mrs. Baumann will be
at home after January Is, at Mil
waukee, Wis.
Miss Wilmuth Gary will be hostess
at a musical today at the Arts Club,
Evening star., 1919-12-30

Rooney. Mr.. George Lipscomb. Mr..
George Young, Lieut.. ]. l. Whelchel,
Lieut.. Ernest Stevens, Mr.. Joe Ber-
berich, Mr.. Raymond johnson, Mr..
Frank Markriter, Mr.. Harry .Woodard
Miss Laurie Edward Smith, daugh-
Continued on Ninth Page,
Evening star., 1919-12-30

ernoon. from 5 to z. at 1853 Lamont
street. to meet Mrs. T. l.. Backstrom.
Evening star., 1919-12-30

Miss Wilmuth Gary will be hostess
at musical today at the Arts Club,
Evening star., 1919-12-30

The Swedish minister. Mr.. Eken
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-05-02
"Call for Mr.. Wilson. P"

American business men, in convention as
sembed at ST. Louis, have issued call for Mr.
Wilson, Will he please come home from Paris
call congress into session, and get under way
the important work of freeing American COM
MERGE and industry from war restrictions.
1t is most remarkable fact that of all the
great powers involved, the United States is the
only one in which the Legislative body is not
busy dealing with postwar problems. Our
president came back from Europe in February
in bad humor, anG left again in March in a
worse temper than he arrived. This may have
permitted the vent of his own feelings,
but the country has suffered by it. The con-
gress in which his own party controlled had
months in which to accomplish things plainly
needed, and failed
Democrats knew in November the next con-
gress would have republican majority, but
instead of driving through their program, as the
president expected, they doddered along, wasting
time and accomplished nothing Even the big
appropriation bills on which the continuation
of the governments activities depend, were not
passed.
In sixty days the departments will be with
out money. No one knows this better than the
president. He also knows how much should be
done in order to help business get from war
to peace basis. Will he hear and heed the
call sent from St. Louis?
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-05-02
Still Looking to Congress

Promising that rent-profteering is just as
serious question as unemployment and the
high cost of living, the Farmers National Single
Tax league tells the charmen of the democratic
and republican national committees that this will
be an issue in the next election and that con-
gress must do something about it.
Congress should feel fattered. Congress
must have begun to think it was the last place
for anybody to go to who wanted anything done
And congress- hardly knowing what to do with
any one of dozen great national problems i'm
posed by the end of the war and now hanging
in the air, will greedy welcome such chance
to show what it can do in legislating for every
local abuse that any one is privileged to raise
into countrywide issue.
And what would these farmers of the Single
Tax league have congress do? Tax land values
according to the we'll known Henry George for
mua? That has always been with the single
takers state and local question What has
now made it national question? How is it
likely to fare when it fares not we'll as local
issue?
1t is to be observed, however that these
farmers are thinking only of rent proiteering in
the cities as the evil to be cured by congress in
single tax legislation. What would be the mat
ter with proposition, first of all, to include the
farms in little local single tax legislation?-
New York World
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-05-02
Uncle Sam, Monitor

We suspect that at Paris our respected Uncle
Sam is coming to be quite generally regarded
as an upright and godly man, whom it is a
pleasure to hate. He is always right-unfor-
popular. His face is set against wrong and all
other forms of enjoyment He is good man,
whose back everybody longs to see.
A Puritan father at May dance was not
hailed by the company with more outward at
tention and inward resentment. Indeed, the
Puritan figure of ST. Gaudens, which sinful
generation may contemplate at Springfield,
Mass, probably typifies with considerable ex-
actness that of our model pattern Uncle Sam
as he is regarded at Paris. If the lank hair,
the sober garments the high hat, Bible and
staff are not visible to the eye, all that they
less in evidence. He is Praise God Barebones
back in life. His staff comes cracking down
on the skulls of all small boys found sleeping
in church or eating plum pudding.
1t seems fairly plain that the gathering at
Paris would have been much more worldly
and enjoyable affair if Our Uncle Sam had been
detained elsewhere. 1t seems probable, in sthat
event, that the participants would have had a
real fling Their original intention. if it is
fair to Judge, was not to hold revival. But
Uncle Sam could not we'll be shut out He
held the notes of about everybody present He
found his place than he began to inquire with
some strictness into the state of everybody's
soul.
To some of those present it seemed little
unfair Uncle Sam, they admitted, was pure
But, then, he could afford to be-he was rich
They were willing to be good, too, but figured
that it ought to be made worth their while Il
they could have what they wanted they would
try to learn to sing through their noses, too
Mind! 1t has been good thing for every
body-but how they wish he would go home
Nobody wants to sit upright in his Sunda,
clothes all the time.-Kansas City Star,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-05-02

Carter Glass.
What training has Carter Glass
had to fit him for the office of secre-
tary Of the treasury?-N. HI.
A scrutiny of the Congressional
record of Mr.. Glass will reveal his
interest and experience in financial
affairs. In the first place, he has al
ways been a careful student Of
finance. For 16 consecutive years
prior to his cabinet appointment he
was member of congress. His
service as member and chairman Of
the house committee on banking and
currency enabled him to make con-
tinued and close study Of financial
problems. He is given much credit
for the federal reserve act.
Carter Glass is a Virginian, born
January 4, 1858. He has come all
the way from printers "devil' to
the presidents cabinet For eight
years he worked as printer and is
at present owner of two daily papers
in Lynchburg, Va. He served as
member of the Virginia state senate
from 1899 to 1908. President Will
son had great confidence in Glass
when appointing him to fill Mr.. Nc
Adoo's place on the cabinet And
Glass has great confidence in the
American people. Those who heard
him speak in Omaha a week ago
know that he has no doubt of the
success of the Victory loan. He is
quoted as having said:
II decline to believe that the faith
ers and mothers who gave four mil
lion sons to die, If need be, that lib
erty must survive, will now haggle
over tie material cost of saving the
very soul Of civilization from the
perdition of Germany"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-05-02

line to free the turtle that was still
on the hook.
But l can try" answered Billy.
III this is a charmed turtle. maybe
1t will help us" He winked at Pat
as he put the turtle in an empty
bait can.
All three now fished for all they
We're worth, but luck seemed to have
deserted them. There wasn't even
q nibble at their hooks.
The minutes licked off fast on Bill
ly's watch, one, two, three, four, FIVE,
SIX. Peggy grew anxious. Billy grew
nervous, Pat grew desperate.
We've got to win! This means
food for Pats mother and sisters!"
muttered Billy. Seven minutes tick
ed by, then eight.
ITS no use! We have lost"
sighed Peggy
do you think the turtle really is
charmed?" suggested Pat.
1--WE will see," replied Billy, TAX
ing the cover off the bait can. Lit
tie Turtle, Little Turtle, bring us
fish and you shall go free"
Smack! A fish stopped Billy in the
face and dropped to the ground.
Slam! Another fish caught Peggy
across the ear. Slop! A dripping
perch hit Pat on the nose.
1t was as if the fish had leaped out
OF the water at them.
"Geewhillickers! Where did the
fish come FROM" yelled Billy.
THE enchanted turtle brought
them" declared Pat in an awed
voice, his eyes nearly bullying from
his head.
Then let him bring more!" in
sisted Billy. little Turtle, Little
Turtle. bring us all the fish we can
carry"
Smack! Slam! Stop! Fish came
from all directions, in f1nny bonn
bardment-bass, blue gills, sunfish.
perch, suckers, bullheads and a doz-
en- others.
"Ho, no, no! Here are enough fish
to win my bets and keep Pats
family supplied for a month";" shout
ed Billy gleefully. But he was to
have another surprise. A big sucker,
dropping from the air, banged him
on the head. A falling perch bound
ed from Peggy's curls. A bluegill
grazed Pats ear.
'Its raining fish," yelled Billy.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-05-02
China's Case at Paris.

According to reports of the settlement of
matters in dispute between China and Japan,
neither gets all that was asked for at the Paris
conference. Kiao Chau and the German conces-
sions in Shantung 60 to japan, over the protest
of China This is material advantage to the
Japanese who will be permitted to exploit the
rich mineral resources of the peninsula, al
though political sovereignty remains with China.
That the whole question is adjourned and
not finally disposed of is the opinion Of those
who are we'll informed as to Chinese condi-
tons The much advertised awakening of the
Celestals still is in progress, and frmer and
more popular government is surely being estab-
hshed there When the Chinese are finally
sodiied as to their national destiny, we may
look for an effort to recover control OF the
material wealth of the country, now held and
enjoyed by outsiders.
Japan needs the coal and iron coming from
ings and other useful forms the minerals that
have 50 long lain idle. But China, too is
building up an industry, and the day will come
when the possession of the mines will cause
serious dispute. Concessions forced by Ger
many from helpless nation may be an i'm
mediate advantage to the Japanese, but may
grow into something that will be quite en-
barrassing in time
In arriving at this compromise the big
three" has adopted expediency as a guide, ap-
parently. and has laid the foundation for some
extremely important future proceedings by the
League of Nations.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-05-02
JOSEPH MEINRATH
Rights of the Colored Man.

Greeley, Neb., April 26.-To the
Editor Of The Bee: In Thursdays
Bee Mr.. Agnew discusses southern
politics and wants to know why $780,
900 citizens of Virginia are dis
franchised, 100000 of whom are
white, and the other 100000 pre-
sumably black. This state of affairs
looks bad to Nebraskan, but bad
as it undoubtedly is, it does not dis
criminate against the black man as
such, because the disfranchised
whites are in majority.
But If Mr.. Agnew will look over
Fridays Bee he will see therein a
decision by an Omaha judge that
was clearly discrimination against
the man Of color.
The learned Judge ruled that 1t
was not unlawful for druggist to
refuse to sell ice cream to a black
man, while it might be unlawful
for the keeper of restaurant to
do so.
To the lay mind this looks rather
queer, as undoubtedly the intention
Of the lawmaker was to get that ice
cream for the negro, whether sold
in a drug shop, a barber shop or a
butcher shop-service was what he
was after. The letter of the law
may have been observed in this
case, but most assuredly the spirit
Of the law got a severe jolt
1t may be well for Mr.. Agnew to
see that our own house is in order
before criticizing the housekeeping
of Virginia. 1t is very doubtful
if he put one over on Mr.. Glass.
If the colored mans citizenship is
not as good as the white mans, let
us amend the law and play fair with
our colored brother. We shout very
loudly for democracy; would it not
be a good idea to practice 1t once in
a while? MICHAEL O'CONNOR.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-05-02
His Grace of Connaueht,

May Day is dear to the British
royal family as being the birthday
of the gallant Duke of Connaught,
who has just entered upon his 10th
year. His royal highness first saw
the light on the natal day of the
Duke Of Wellington. This is why
he was named Arthur and had as
godfather one of the greatest COM
manders Of all times. The duke, as
only surviving son of Queen Vic
toria and uncle of the present SOW
ereign, occupies very peculiar po-
sition in the royal family. His pop
ularity extends to all classes. In
America he is well known by reason
Of his long and distinguished service
as governor general of Canada. The
duke is an enthusiastic soldier and
has held some Of the highest COM
mands III the British army. He has
made lifelong study of the theory
Of war, and probably the greatest
sacrifice ever made by him was when
he consented to forego a share in
the South African campaign in
Difference to Queen Victoria's wish.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-05-02
Naval Veterans Passing.

Orders just issued from the Navy depart
ment will touch a tender chord in the breasts
of Americans II is that the old battleships
Iowa, Massachusetts, and Indiana be taken out
of commission, their names transferred to new
superdreadnaughts. And thus pass the veterans
of the navy
America thrilled with, conscious, justihable
pride when those ships went down the ways
and into the water little more than twenty
years ago. All the world stood at attention
when the fleet of which these, with the Oregon,
formed the nucleus and backbone, disposed of
Cervera's force at Santiago, as Dewey had done
for Mostejo at Manila Bay, and new page
was turned, not only in the history of Our coun-
try, but in the annals of the human race.
Those who visited the Iowa in the months
that followed the fight and saw the deep in
dentations in its forward turret where shots
from Spanish guns had struck, experienced
something Of awe as they realized that the bat
tie was not so onc-sided as the result might in
dictate. These were then the proudest posses
sions of our navy, the most magnificent ships
of war ahoat. Soon naval architecture surpassed
them, and the Nebraska, launched six years after
the battle of Santiago had sufficient strength
to engage every vessel of both fleets then
involved and defeat them without coming under
their range And now the Nebraska is second
line vessel, soon to be sent back to the third
line This is progress in the science of naval
warfare.
Americans are concerned in keeping their
sea fighters up to the minute, and might profit
if they took equal interest in their land forces.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-05-02
Big Name for Little Girl.

Juliana Louise Emma Marie Will
helmina is the full name of the lit
tie Dutch princess whose 10th birth
day, April 80, was made the occasion
for fetes in every city and viii
lage # Holland. In Holland the 10th
birthday is always made a special
fete, and quite naturally the fetes
are elaborate when the birthday is
that of the heir to the throne. Prin-
cess Juliana is the only child of
Queen Wilhelmina and her consort,
Prince Henry. She is being care
fully trained for her future position
by her mother, a woman as wise as
she is able. Likewise the little prin-
cess is being educated so as to feel
herself a true Dutch woman, and
willingly puts on the quaint old
fashioned dress of the provincial
farmers wives, with their golden
frontlets and lace caps, SO wonder
full to see in the market towns of
Holland
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-05-02
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America First.

Kansas City, April 29.-To the Edi-
tor Of The Bee: This government is
founded on the independence of the
United States of America, for good
and necessary reasons, and must
never become one of a league Of in
terdependent states Of the world. II
will take the world as long to get to-
gether to first conditions as it has
taken it to get away from them, for
the nations can become no better
than their individuals and in the in
dividual and his education and de-
sire to be a good and useful citizen
is the hope of this country and the
world and the permanent prevention
of war, not in the contract of ma
tionS alone
Hence, America for Americans, In
its pure sense, for those who seek
Americanism and American citizen
ship, and not for those who seek to
feed upon it morally commercially
and spiritually. We must think, act,
pray for the United States Of Amer
lea first, and for the world in a CO.
operative and friendly competitive
way concomlttantly; we must never
become dependent for help or re-
source on any other nation, except in
temporary necessity or emergency
Foreign ways are not our ways, our
ways are not foreign ways" hence
we must become an ever-ready ma
ton.
Americas future? Not as the
savior of the world, but the savior
of itself, and through itself as as
sistant in the great world to the ex-
tent it permits America to assist for
common good, without in the slight
est degree modifying or changing
any foundation principles upon
which the past and present America
has been built. We are a free and
Independent nation, and must re-
main so.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-05-02
MURDER AS AN APPEAL"

May Day was set apart as international
labor day; in order that it might be the more
impressively observed here, its advocates
planned an extensive campaign of murder. Not
by directly approaching the victim, for the
direct actionist" does not believe in either TAX
ing chance as 10 his own safety or giving the
other fellow chance for his. Secrecy is the
rule never broken. This time bombs were to be
distributed through the mails, to prominent men
in various parts of the country, the explosions
to add to the hubbub and general acclaim that
was to salute the red flag as it waved in the
sunshine of freedom. The fact that the person
singled out to be murdered might escape and
innocent ones fall before the bombs, merely
adds zest to the venture. 1t is the terror the
uplifters seek to spread.
And all this is done in the name of brother
hood of man, of liberty for the masses, and
better way of living. A peaceful revolution
according to Scott Nearing. protest
against the enforcement of laws made for the
protection Of all.
Men and women with warped minds, in
verted morals, mental processes turned askew,
always have and perhaps always will poster the
world The accumulated wisdom of mankind
has not yet provided an effective way of dealing
with them But tn. lunatc who becomes dam
gerous may be confined, and the madmen who
undertake promiscuous assassination will be
brought out of their hiding places and punished.
Men and women of our land know at what
price their liberty was bought, and what it
has cost to maintain, and they are not to be
frightened by methods that disturbed Russia.
The explosion of bomb in home is dread
full affair, but it does not shake the foundation
of our free institutions.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-05-02
Abram /, Elkus.

Abcam I. Elkus, who is to open
the annual meeting of the American
Acade ny Of Political and Social
Science in Philadelphia today with
an address on "The Ottoman Turk
and the Future of Turkey and Asia
Minor" was the United States am
bassador at Constantinople when
diplomatic relations were severed by
the war. Mr.. Elkus is a native of
New York City and is Of German
Jewish stock. He went to the pub
lie schools, then to the College Of
the City of New York, and afterward
to the Columbia University Law
Sc..ool. Admitted to the bar when
he was 81 years old, he steadily rose
in his profession as an all-around
lawyer. His influence as counsel
lor and advocate has been cast in
favor of higher mercantile standards
and for standardization of CONNER
cial methods. He is trustee of the
Baron de Hirsch fund, and in 1911
he was made regent of the Univer-
sity of the State of New York.