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Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-02
.BIRTHDAY OF RIOT"
RANNED BY GOVERNORS.

New York, July Attempts to
place a ban upon a safe and sane
Fourth of July and to make OF the
national birthday a riot of mishaps,
noise and conflagrations as of years
ago, have been defeated by the gov
ernors and fire marshals of all the
states, according to an announce.
ment made by the National Board
of Fire Underwriters.
Statewide proclamations have
been issued warning against laxity
in enforcing ordinances for the pro-
lection of life and property, and
most cities and towns throughout
the nation have arranged athletic
games, historical pageants, commun-
ity singing and evening fireworks
displays under proper safeguards.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-02
Has $500, 900, 900 Capital.
Chicago Firemen Accept
Increase Voted by Council

Chicago, July 1.-Strike troubles
of city employees were greatly re-
duced when approximately half the
firemen voted to accept the $500 a
year increase granted by the city
council and 300 city. hall clerical
workers returned to their desks.
Engineers, including those of the
fire department, still held out for
higher pay.
The street department remained
tied up, the 5000 workers who struck
week ago refusing to accept the
councils increase of 50 cents a day
instead of the ST demanded.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-02
Engine Crashes With Terrific
Force Into the Westerner
on New York Central at Dun
kirk, N. Y; Cause Unknown.
NINETEEN ARE INJURED;
BLAME TRAMP FOR WRECK
Engineer Tried to Avert Acct
dent, But Brake Wouldn't
Work, He Says, Just Before
He Succumbs to Injuries.

Dunkirk, N. Y, July 1.-Engineer
Clifford Of the New York Central's
Westerner express tried, according
to his statement, to avert the rear
end collision with train No. Al,
which caused the death of II per-
sons, the serious in jury of lo others
and slight cuts and bruises to as
many more here early Tuesday. The
airbrake failed to work, the engineer
declared. Witnesses said that the
siren was still screeching for the
hand brakes when the Westerner,
going 50 miles an hour, plowed into
the rear coach of No. al.
Clifford stuck to his post to the
end. He was dying when his body
was taken from the wreck of the
engine.
"The brakes wouldn't hold; they
wouldn't work." he gasped just be-
fore he died.
Revised List of Dead.
Eight bodies were taken from the
wreckage in the early morning hours
and three of the injured died during
the day. "A revised list of the dead
and injured compiled by the police
and coroner, follows:
The dead:
FRANK L. CLIFFORD, engineer
of the Westerner. Buffalo.
MRS. FRED. H. CARTAN, To-
onto, Can.
GERTRUDE CARTAN, her A.
year-old daughter.
CHARLES SCHILLER, dressed
in a soldiers uniform, address not
known.
MRS. EDMUNDs QUINoNEs
and two daughters, 10 and 3 years
of age, of Niagara Falls.
CHARLES R. PECK, Buffalo.
CHARLES M. TYLDEELEY, an
engineer in the army aviation corps,
stationed at Dayton, Ohio; home at
Watertown, N. Y.
D. U. HURST, Williamson, w.
Va.
FRED H. STOLZ, Lackawanna,
fireman of the Westerner, who died
IN the hospital.
One unidentified man.
Tramp May Be to Blame.
An investigation by railroad and
federal authorities is said to have
developed the fact that the air con-
trolling the brake on the Westerner
was cut off between the engine ten
der and the first car of the train,
although it was tested in the Buffa-
10 yards an hour before the acci-
dent. The finding of a body. ap-
parently that of tramp, wedged in
the wreckage, back of the tender is
the basis for a theory that a man
stealing a ride on the blind end of
the baggage car accidentally or de-
liberately turned the cock rendering
the airbrake useless throughout the
length of the train.
Proper Signals Set.
1t is certain, railroad and local Of
fcials agree. that the proper signals
were set against the Westerner and
that No. Ais fagman did all in his
power to warn the approaching train
of the danger ahead.
The rear coach of No. al was
thrown from the track and shat
tered and three cars ahead of it
were derailed and damaged. But it
was the Westerner that suffered
most The baggage car back of the
tender was completely demolished
The second car, steel day coach,
swung sideways and the sides were
crushed together by the grinding de-
bris and by the explosion of the
boilers of the Westerner's engine.
Most of the fatalities occurred in
this car.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-02
Nearly Score Of Men, Women
and Children Injured When
Big Airship Blows Up at
Camp Ho|abird, Baltimore.
NUMBER OF MEN ARE
BLOWN THROUGH AIR
Craft Had Descended Because
of Rudder Trouble and Was
Surrounded by Crowd; In
iured Treated in Hospital.

Baltimore, July 1.-The big navy
dirisible C8, commanded by Lieu
tenant N. ]. Learned, with a crew
of six men and two passengers,
bound from Cape May, N. J., to
Washington, exploded with terrific
force just after landing at Camp
Holabird, near this city, at 1890 p.
m., Tuesday to adjust rudder
trouble. The explosion shook the
cantonment and the eastern section
of the city like an earthquake. The
great balloon instantly became
mass of flames. Shooting flames and
bits of blazing fragments scattered
over the crowd of nearly 200 per-
sons, men, women and children,
who had gathered on the camp field
to see the monster flyer and many
cf whom were blown partly across
the field. Seventy-fve persons,
mostly women and children, were
burned or otherwise injured.
None of Crew Hurt.
None of the officers or crew of
the C-S were hurt though several
of them sustained severe shock. Ac-
cording to the commander, the ex-
p1osion is believed to have been
caused by rapid, expansion from
heat. Some of the persons, includ-
ing Camp Holabird men, who were.
near the dirigib1e, we're blown 70 or
80 feet by the conclusion. Houses
a mile away were shaken and win
dows broken by the shock. The air
was, filled with gas fumes. The
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Pank,
half mile from the scene, was bad
ly damaged. Mrs. Pank, who was
on the second floor, was severely
injured.
Organize Relief>at Once.
Relief was organized Immediately
from the Camp Holabird hospital,
and 90 persons went there to have
their wounds dressed, about 20 be-
ing burned seriously enough to re-
main in the institution.
Samuel de Luca, a Young Mems
Christian association officer, who
was standing on the railing of the
car when the big bag burst, was
flung several feet out of the range
of the fire, badly burned about the
hands and legs.
Joseph Stacks, IA years old, and
Joseph Kudek, 13, who were burned
about the face and body, figured in
one of the freakish effects which
the explosion produced. They were
driving near the balloon in a little
cart behind a pony. The explosion
blew them out of their cart and
threw them some distance. 1t threw
the pony to the earth violently.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-02
Commission Will Study
BeIuium's Peace Problem

Paris, July lit has been de-
cided to name an international COM
mission of IA members to give fur
ther examination to the divergent
viewpoints of Belgium and Holland
on questions affecting those coun-
tries which were raised before, the
peace conference.
The German delegation has sent
to the conference a note inquiring
when and where it will begin
negotiation regarding the applica-
ton of the conditions agreed upon
for the administration of the left
bank of the Rhine during the period
of occupation.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-02
LUCKY U. S. CUTTER
BACK FROM WAR DUTY.

New York, July l.-Survlvor OF
fifteen attacks of German submar-
ines, the u. S. coast guard cutter
Seneca has arrived after two years
war duty in European waters. 1t
was made the target of many tor
pedoes, some of which missed it by
only few feet.
The Seneca rescued more than
FIVE hundred persons from other
less lucky ships which were. sent
TO the bottom by German undersea
boats. ., ,
Ten of the Seneca's c<ew perished d
while trying to beach the British
steamship Wellington, torpedoed in
the Bay of Biscay last September.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-02
ROBBERY OF CHINA"
SUBJECT OF APPEAL

Chicago. July An appeal "to
the liberty-loving people OF Ameri-
ca" to prevent "the robbery of
China" of the rich province of
Shantung and the delivery of it to
Japan" was issued by the Chicago
branch of the Chinese Nationalist
league, composed of Chinese busi-
ness men and students, comprising
fifty branches, with general head
quarters in San Francisco.
IF this crime which Japan. with
the consent of the powers at the
Paris peace conference, is commit
ting against China is not prevented,
the foundation is laid for another
war in the near future that on ac-
count of complicated situations in
the far east will almost certainly in
volve the whole world" the state
ment asserts.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-02
Kills Baby, Wounds Wife
and Son, and Ends Own Life

Portland, Ore, July l.-R. w.
Stafford, jr., plant superintendent of
food manufacturing company here
and a former captain in the Mime
sofa state guard. killed his year-old
baby, Richard, with hatchet at his
home today, dangerously wounded
his wife and a 5-year-old son, Writ,
set fire to the residence and then
killed himself. Police who inves-
tigated ascribed the act to temper
ary, insanity.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-02
Colonel Hersey to Take
Place in Weather Service

Washington, July 1.-(Special
Telegram. )-Lieut. Col. B. H. Her
sey, formerly commanding officer Of
the U S. A. balloon school at Fort
Omaha, Neb., commanding officer of
the army balloon school in France
and later in the administrative de-
partment of the balloon division at
Washington, W.! receive, at his re-
Clcst. an honorable dischare- from
the service. Colonel Hersey will as
sumo the office of district forecaster
of the weather service at Milwaukee,
Wis.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-02
HOOVER QUITS
AS HEAD OF
GRAIN BOARD
Reorganization of Corporation
Announced at Annual Meet
ing Of Stockholders; Barnes
Takes Craftsmanship.

New York, July 1.-Resignation
Of Herbert Hoover as chairman of
the board of directors of the food
administration grain corporation and
reorganization of the corporation
under the name United States Grain
corporation was announced at the
annual meeting of stockholders.
Mr.. Hoover's place as chairman
will be filled by Julius Barnes, wheat
director. who also is president of
the corporation.
1t was stated Mr.. Hoover would
continue as a director, but that his
resignation of the chairmanship
marked the first step toward his re-
tirement from public life. Mr..
Hoover is expected to return to the
United States in about two months,
upon completion OF European relief
work and the fruition of the Euro
pean harvest.
Other Changes in Personnel.
Other changes in the personnel of
the corporation were announced as
follows:
Frank G. Crowell of Kansas City
tresigned as first vice president and
was succeeded by Edwin P. Shat
tuck of New York, general counsel
of the corporation since its incep-
ton.
Gates w. McGarrah of New York
resigned as Treasurer and was sue
ceeded by Edward M. Flesh of ST.
Louis, who has been directing the
corporations London office.
R. A. Levin, second vice pres
ident in charge of the San Francisco
office, resigned and was succeeded
by his former assistant, w. A. Starr
Watson S. Moore of Duluth was
elected a second vice president and
will continue in New York as a di-
rector A. w. Frick of Duluth, for
merly assistant secretary, was elect
ed secretary.
Has ssoo,ooo,ooo Capital.
1t was announced that the cor
poration's capital for handling the
1919 wheat crop would be $500,000,-
600.
Mr.. Barns reported to stockhold-
ers that during the Fl months of its
existence the corporation had dis
bursed $3,500000,000 and collected
an equal amount, selling for over
seas shipments commodities valued
at 81 ,800000,000 at an operating ex-
pense of $3,250,000, or one-sixth OF
one per cent.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-02
Department Of Justice Also
Moves to Stop Sale of 2.75
Per Cent Beer Under War
time Prohibition Measure.
FEDERAL JUDGES GIVE
CONFLICTING OPINIONS
One in Baltimore Decides for
Brewers, While San Fran
cisco Legal Light Lines Up a
Decision Against Them.

Washington, July l.-Congress
and the Department of Justice
moved to stop the sale of 2.75 per
cent beer under the wartime prohi-
bition. act.
Prohibition leaders of the house,
after a series of conferences, OBJ
tained call for meeting Monday
of the judiciary committee which is
expected to agree promptly on an
independent bill for enforcement of
the wartime law, defining intoxicat-
ing liquor as containing more than
one-half of one per cent alcohol and
to recommend passage of such bill
by the house at the earliest possible
moment. At the same time the De-
partment of Justice made it plain
its agents would enforce the act. ac
cording to its Interpretation that
anything containing more than one
half of one per cent alcohol cannot
be legally manufactured or sold.
Conflicting Opinions.
Decisions of Federal Judge Rose,
at Baltimore, in favor of the brew
ers and two and quarters per
cent beer, and of Federal Judge
Sawtelle at San Francisco, against
the brewers and such beer, threw
the entire legal status of low alco-
holic beer into uncertainty. Either
the Baltimore, the San Francisco or
one of the many other cases ex-
pected to arise soon will be appealed
to the supreme court of the United
States. However, action by con-
gress within a few weeks at the
most is expected to render deci-
sion by the supreme court unneces-
sary so far as stopping the manu-
facture and sale is concerned.
Attorney General Palmer made it
clear that while his department
would proceed in an orderly manner
without wholesale arrests or spec
tacular raids, officers of the law
could expect nothing else than "ear-
ly and vigorous" prosecution. Pend
ing the settlement of test cases, it
may be that evidence in numerous
similar cases will be gathered with
out arrests being made, but if the
government wins in the end, all will
be prosecuted.
Except for the absence of some
of the members of the judiciary
committee, a meeting to agree on
wartime enforcement legislation
would have been held by the COM
mittee.
Minority to Present Bill.
At the request of Representative
Igoe, democrat, of Missouri, who
refused to vote for the general en-
forcement bill when it was reported
out II to 2, last week, the house
gave permission for the filing of a
minority report on or before July 8.
Six or more members of the COM
mittee will sign the report, which
will contend, among other things,
that the courts and not congress
should define Intoxicating liquors.
The minority also will present a
substitute measure which would au-
thorize the president to lift the ban
on wartime prohibition so far as it
relates to light wines and beer,
which was exactly the thing he sug-
gested congress should do, on the
grounds he did not have that power.
Many of the drastic provisions of
the bill for enforcement of consti-
tutional prohibition, beginning jan
| Continued on Page Two, Column Two.)
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-02
Berlin Transport Workers
Obey Order to Strike

Berlin (via London). July 1.-The
strike on the city railways of Ber-
lin voted for by the transportation
workers Monday has begun.
Suburban traffic also was suspended
so that the capital lis deprived Of
visS,ally all means of conveyance.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-02
NEW YORK ASKS FOR
THAW'S EXTRADITION.

New York, July Papers exc
cuted by Governor Smith asking for
the extradition of Harry K. Thaw
from Pennsylvania were mailed by
District Attorney Swami to Cover
nor w. c. Sproul Of Pennsylvania.
Thaw is under indictment here
charged with an attack on Fred
erick Gump at the Hotel McAlpin
several years ago.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-02
CHURCH MEMBERS SCRUB
WHEN HELP UNOBTAINABLE

Bellefontaine, O., July belle
fontaine has labor shortage.
Scrubwomen can't be obtained for
love or money. What shall we
dor" asked members of the First
Presbyterian church when house
cleaning time for the church came
around. Other members shook
their heads. Lets do it ourselves" )"
said one. Business men operated
scrub brushes and pushed mops and
club women served dinner for them
in the church.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-02
Fined $4,000 for Sedition.

Helena, Mont, July IA fine OF
S4.500 was imposed by Judge R. Lee
Word upon R. B. Smith, president
of the Butte Daily Bulletin COM
pany, who was convicted of sedition
by a jury in district court last week
Smith has been granted his liberty
upon 5000 bail, pending an appeal
of his case to the supreme court.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-02
II R / E F
> <RIG HIT
1JR EEZY
BITS OF NEWS
w. J. BRYAN BALKS
AT RIDING CAMEL.

!. Columbus, O., July l.-William
Jennings Bryan, former secretary of
state and prominent national pro-
hibition leader, baked on riding a
camel in the prohibition day parade
at the Methodist centenary celebra-
tion here. Centenary officials had
planned to have Mr.. Bryan ride a
camel at the head of the parade.
Instead, he viewed the parade from
the grandstand along with the other
prominent prohibition leaders.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-02
GINGER ALE USED
TO CHRISTEN SHIP.

Newark, July IA bottle of gin.
ger ale, instead of the traditional
champagne. was used to christen the
freighter Waco, which was launched
at the yards of the submarine boat
corporation in Newark bay.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-02
Water Power Bill Passed
by House and Goes to Senate

Washington. July l.-Substantial-
ly as reported by the house water
power joint committee. the admins
tration water power bill was passed
by the house tonight and went to
the senate.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-02
Greeks Break Turk Resistance
in Asia Minor, Report Says

Salonika, July 1.-The following
official statement was issued from
Greek headquarters today:
"The allied powers having au-
thorned the Greek army to take the
offensive in Asia Minor, the resist
ance organized by Turkish officers
was easily broken"
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-02
THE WEATHER.:

Iowa and Nebraska-lSek
orally fair and continued
warm Wednesday an.
Thursday.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-10-25
HOMER ROBERTS
1909 East 18th Street-2nd Floor
TRUCKS
PLEASURE CARS
MDME. S. &. LAING.

The fact that we have sold s~ixty-four pleasure cars to
careful buyers within less than 80 days indicates that we
are posted to the last word in what is best on the market
and can deliver to you just what you want.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-10-25
BEAUTIFUL PAINTING UNVEILED
AT PORO COLLEGE.

st. Louis, Mo, Oct. 22.-The new
PORO COLLEGE, st. Ferdinand and
Pendleton streets, founded by Mrs.
Annie M. Malone and dedicated
Thanksgiving, 1918, at which time
editors of nearly every weekly paper
In the country and PORO agents
throughout the United States attend
ed, was the scene of inspiring cere-
monies Sunday, October 10th, when
the Mural Tripartite, a handsome
painting in the rotunda of the build
ing, was unveiled.
The PORO Building which is a
monument to the genius of Mr.. and
Mrs. Malone, had been newly deco
rated on the interior by the fore
most painters of the Mound City.
Special hand paintings were observed
in the private apartments of the Ma
ZONES, public Dining Room, Auditor
ium, Corridor and Lobby. These ar
tistic decorations make PORO COL
LEGE rank amongst the handsomest
institutions in America.
GIVES RACE EMPLOYMENT.
While PORO COLLEGE gives en-
ployment to over $50 women of the
race, both young and old, yet Mrs.
Malone has been unselfish with her
finances in having this wonderful
painting placed on the wall that it
might be an inspiration, encourage
ment and joy to the many employees
and the public.
Prior to the unwilling of the paint
ing a program was given in the audi
torium at 2:30 p. m. Prof. F. l.. Will
liams, principal of the Sumner High
School, presented Bishop H. b. Parks,
presiding Bishop of the Missouri Con-
ference, who acted as Master of Cere-
monies. The large audience arose and
sang America" Gerald G. Tyler, Di-
rector. A tenor solo was rendered
with pleasing effect by Robert Mo-
man. Cary B. Lewis, Chicago, ILL.,,
brought greetings from the PORO
Agents of the Windy City. Miss Ruth
Minor, one of the PORO girls, sang
beautifully, by the Old Cathedral
Door" THE Battle Hymn of the Re
public was sung by the audience.
MAKES PROGRESS IN ART.
The Grafton of the afternoon was
delivered by the Rev. w. H. Peck,
pastor of st. James A. NJ. E. Church.
He said in part, 1.-THE PORO Build
ing is n great garden of beauty
and refinement. No attempt at the
spectacular is made, while richness
is everywhere apparent. Yet this is
more than surpassed by the subdued
color effect which testifies of great
refinement. The first panel typifies
the Races beginning as is shown by
the scant clothing, incomplete physi-
cal development, the crude spear and
the selfish burden, and is we'll called
the Genesis. But his interests in
crease; they become humanitarian,
agricultural and mechanical. Hence
this is the Exodus. So much has been
accomplished through application and
sacrifice that a large panel must be
used to typify the height to which
the race has climbed and the three
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-10-25
WOOD-CIEANES.

Memphis, Oct. 1S.-The elegant
home of Bishop N. c. Cleaves, Mem.
phis. was the scene of a beautiful we'd
ding Wednesday evening when Mr.. j..
B. Woods and Miss Shelly B. Cleaves
were happily united together in holy
wedlock. The groom is one of the
best and most energetic young men in
Memphis. He is Grand Master of the
Mosaic Templars of Tennessee, and is
also connected with n of the local
banks. The bride is the intelligent,
sweet spirited daughter of Bishop
Cleaves. and the first he has given
away in marriage. They received
numerous valuable presents, and their
thousands of friends wish them well.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-10-25
INSURANCE

You owe it to yourself to protect the money you have
earned and invested in anything, be it a home, motor car or
whatnot. We are prepared to insure anything you have,
against anything that might happen, in one of the oldest
and strongest insurance companies in America.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-10-25

heroic figures of Negro womanhood
personify Liberty, Music and Art in
which the Race has made its most
wonderful progress
HANDSOME PAINTING UNVEILED.
The audience arose and marched to
the Lobby where the Rev. Reverdy d.
Ransome, New York City, editor of
the A. NJ. f. Church Review, deliv-
cred an able and brilliant address fol-
lowing which the Misses Rowena
Slaughter, Mary Hardy, and Artesia
Charleston, PORO girls, drew back
the curtain and the audience viewed
the wonderful painting with awe and
admiration.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-10-25

Roosevelt said-"The man who,
continually make new promises with
out living up to those he has already
made and who takes pledges which
he breaks, is rightly treated as an OBJ
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-10-25

ject for contempt. The Nation which
behaves in like manner, deserves no
higher consideration"