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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-05-25
Aged Heiress Declared
Herself kid Snatcher"
Trial of Mrs Clara Baldwin Stockcr Brings Out Details
of 25-Year-Old Affinity; Son Claims She Is Incon1-
petent to Handle Vast Estate.

Clara villa, Arcadia. He must be
bugs, for l hate Arcadia. Los
Angeles is bad enough after New
York; don't think | will be able
to stand Los Angeles.
Walter Wild.
Have a new affinity baron
in New York-only Is years old. !
am kid snatcher. Walter is wild
| don't think he will return with
me, nor do | care. He was in Chi
cago with me and sore as hell.
II am as fat as a pig. Love,
Clara"
The sporting spirit which made
the late Lucky" Baldwin an his
toric figure in the days of 49, grip
ped his daughter in court today.
She ranged from challenging the
attorneys to openly and derisively
laughing at them.
Under fire from Attorney Leroy
Edwards as to her relations with
Walter Mckinley, she registered
only scornful amusement, playing
Will IOStDuu ldIl, Oh now anu
again, sweeping the court room with
eyes swapping fire.
Mckinley Present.
Occasionally she would glance
swiftly toward the corner where Nc
Ginley sat leaning on a swagger
stick and watching her with a smile.
Then she would turn the diamond
lorgnette on the crowd that lined
the court room walls and took up
all the standing space, for the court
room was crowded to capacity.
The theft of Mrs. Stocker's Jewels
and some money several years ago
came up in the case today. Mrs.
Stocker said the jewels and money
were later returned.
Following long arguments by
counsel of both sides, as to whether
the most ardent love affairs invali-
date a woman's intellectual perspi-
cacity, Judge Rives announced.
II am not interested in any love
affairs of Mrs. Stocker, if she ever
had any. You will have to prove
undue influence by Mckinley in
some other way"
R. H. Cross, San Francisco attor-
ney, was today associated with the
array of counsel representing the
son, Albert Snyder.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-05-25
BISHOP STUNTz !.
BACK FROM SIX
MONTHS IN ASIA
Head of Methodist Church
Pleased With Success Of
Omaha in Centenary Drive
to Raise Money.

Bishop Homer c. Stuntz, resi-,
dent bishop of the Methodist church,
Omaha district, returned last night
from six months tour of Asia in
the interests of Methodist foreign
missionary work. The bishop re-
ceived a telegram concerning the
success of the centenary drive in
this district, and by z. T. Baer,
chairman of the publicity committee.
A reply, as follows, was filed at
Wells, New:
Your wire, giving present CEN
tenary totals, Omaha area, amaze
and delight me. Congratulations to
yourself and all workers. Now for
sweeping victory. Sunday, May Is.
let last subscriptions be taken.
Have seen boundless missionary
needs in Asia. Overjoyed and can
feel her measure pressed down and
running over. Am facing towards
Omaha to show in final triumph.
HOMER c. STUNTZ."
Omaha Passes Quota. !.
Saturday night, Omaha passed ito
quota of $3ll,42s. More than $3l2,-
600 has been reported. The district
covering Nebraska and Iowa quota
was $l0,000000. Seven millions have
been raised with . week OF the
campaign remaining.
The Omaha workers, organized
with Rev. G. w. Ishan as executive
secretary, have been covering rural
districts by automobile. During the
last week roads have been so bad
that but little work was done.
Rev. Earnest Hunter, q years
old, the boy pastor" of the First
Methodist church, Kirkman, Ia, re-
ported his congregation as having
subscribed $47,270. The churchs',
quota was $500. Local commit
teemen say this is the best record
reported. -
The centenary was organized to
raise $lO5000,0O0 in the United
States for world reconstruction
church movement. The campaign
began two weeks ago. Today is the
big day for the final week of the
drive.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-05-25
DEADL|EST OF
P0IS0NS WAS
READY FOR HUNS
New Form of Gas, Invented by
Illinois Man, Being Manu-
featured at Time Armis-
tiCe Was Signed.

Washington, May '24.-Guarded
night and day, and far out of hu.
man reach on a pedestal at the In.
terror department exposition here
is tiny vial. 1t contains a speci-
men of the deadliest poison ever
known. 1t is 'lewisite," product OF
an American scientist.
Ten airplanss carrying "lewisite'
would have wiped out every vestige
OF life-human, animal and vegetable
in Berlin. A single days output
would snuff out the 100000 lives on
Manhattan island. A single drop
poured in the palm of the nand
would penetrate to the blood, reach
the heart and kill the victim in great
agony.
What was coming to Germany
may be imagined by the fact that
when the armistice was signed it
was being manufactured at the rate
of 10 tons day. Three thousand
tons OF this most terrible instrument
ever conceived for killing would
have been ready for business on the
American front in Europe on
March /.
Manufactured in Mouse Trap"
"Lewisite" was developed in the
bureau of mines by Professor w.
Lee Lewis of Northwestern univer-
sity, Evanston, ILL.,, who took a
commission as a captain in the
army. 1t was manufactured in a
specially built plant near Cleveland,
called the mouse trap" because
every workman who entered the
stockade went under an agreement
not to leave the 11-acre space until
the war was won. This, of course.
was to protect the secret. Work
on the plant was started IS days
after the bureau of mines had COM
I0leted its experiments. The other
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-05-25
Two Aviators Fly From
Texas to New York CitV

Washington, May PA message
to the air service today from New
York reported the arrival there of
Col. Gerald c. Grant and Lieut..
Howard Birkett, flying from Hous-
ton, Tex, in an army De Haviland
plane, which covered 1,725 miles in
994 minutes actual flying time. The
last lap from Washington to New
York, 220 miles, was made in "a
minutes, which was claimed to be
a record for the distance.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-05-25
Man Convicted of Murder
Identified as Bank Robber

Tacoma, Wash, May 24.-Jay B.
Allan, recently convicted here of
the murder of a shipyard worker,
was identified today as one of the
East Brooklyn, N. Y, holdup men
who on December IS. 1918, shot and
killed two tellers of the bank and
escaped with $4,000.
The identification was made by
all official of the bank and by the
taxicab driver who drove the two
robbers to the bank. Albert Con-
way, assistant district attorney OF
New York, and Captain of Detec-
tives William d. Roddy of the New
York police, brought the witnesses
here.
The question of extradition is un-
der consideration by the New York
state and WASHINGTON officials.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-05-25
Booze Hounds Make Big
Haul on D0uuIaS Bridue

Ray Murphy, % years old, 2802
Blonde street, was arrested yester-
day evening when he attempted to
run the gauntlet of booze hounds
on the Douglas street bridge. De-
tectives Schwager and Behrens cap
tured him and took his automobile
to the police station with the 347
pints and fou quarts of whisky
they found in it. Murphy was
charged with illegal possession and
transportation of intoxicants. He
was held in default of $1,000 bond.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-05-25
Thousand Students to
Observe Flag Day at
Creighton University

One thousand students of Creigh-
ton university will turn out for the
annual Flag day exercises on the
north lawn of the school campus,
Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.
Col. Matt FINLEY, Council Bluffs, re-
Gently returned from service in the
American expeditionary forces, will
be the principal speaker. He will be
introduced by A. J. Borrowes, pres
ident of the university. His sub
ject will be Patriotism"
The reserve officers training
camp band will play and students
will sing national anthems. The
general public is invited.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-05-25

lowed banquet ending the three
day Scottish Rite reunion. Degrees
were conferred on 100 members of
what was named the Loyalty
Class" during the three days. Frank
c. Patton, 33d degree inspector gen.
eral, had charge of ceremonies.
Class officers elected were:
Peter N. Corbit, Wayne, Neb.,
president; David Menaugh, Omaha.
vice, president; Lake Deuel., Omaha.
secretary; Charts A. Minnich,
Chadron, treasurer; the Rev. T..
Porter Bennett, Ravenna, Neb., Or
ator
This is the second class to receive
degrees in the Scottish Rite this
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-05-25

preparations to bring the gas Unto
the war went forward with like
speed, but the armistice prevented,
the Germans from ever experience
ing a full realization Of what they
had done when they turned their
primitive gases on the Canadians
in Flanders in the early days of the
war.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-05-25

Sweet, be not proud of those two eyes,
Which, star-like, sparkle in their skies,
Nor be you proud that you
All hearts your captives yours set free;
Be you not proud of that rich haire,
Which wantons with the love-sick aire
When as that rube, which you weare
Sunk from the tip of your soft care,
Will last to be precious stone
When all your world of beauties gone'
The man who reads this sombre poem from the light
house book of merry Robert Herck girl not her lover
faith! NELL BRINKLEY.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-05-25
Omaha Boy Returns.

John Rush, Jr.. 1928 Martha
street, arrived in Omaha last night
after eight months service in
France. Rush was a casual in the
Nth division which stood such
heavy fighting in the Argonne
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-24
KELCHNER'S CASE
Is CONTINUED TO
JUNE THIRTIETH

The case of william II. Kelchner,
charged with stealing shirtwaksts
from McCabe's department store
valued at $25, was continued in
police court yesterday afternoon
until June so.
Kelchner was assistant night
Waterman for the store, and is al
legged to have stolen goods from
the store during the night. W. P
zimmerman, general manager for
the concern, said there was no
doubt that he made away with the
shirtwaists which have been recov-
cred since by the police. One shirt
said to have been stolen and sold
to a friend was recovered in the
National hotel, where Kelchner
was staying while an employe of
the store.
Kelchner was trapped by a
checking device used by Mr.. Am
norman during the night. A check
was made of the goods when the
day employees had finished york
and investigation begun in the
morning to see what was missing.
Several times articles were discov-
cred to be missing, and Kelchner
was Immediately brought under
suspicion as the other Waterman
was an old employe of the firm and
considered very reliable.
Kelchner is now under. $1,000
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-24
PLANNING BODY
IS CREATED BY
new ORDINANCE
Eight Residents of Rock Island
Appointed by Mayor as Members
of Planning Commission.

The Rock Island municipal body
took final action yesterday after
noon in securing a city planning
commission, when an ordinance
was adopted creating the commits
sion.
Only one commissioner. Frank
WITCH, disappFoYed the plan, even
though it was evident that the
: tied powers.
Aside from the members ap-
pointed under the terms of the
ordinance, including the mayor,
four city commissioners, city at
: torney and city engineer, the fol-
/. lowing appointments were an
nounced by Mayor II. M. Sehriver
after the ordinance had been
: adopted:
One-year term-W. A. Rosen-
field and Jacob Ramser.
Two-year term-Olof C. CerVin
and Thomas B. Reidy.
Three-year term-Mrs. E. B.
Kreis and John T. Stafford. ,
Four-year term-Mrs. C. H. Cas-
letter and Charles Reagan.
Has Is Members.
The commission will consist of
Is members all told, seven to be
appointed in their capacity as city
Officials, the remaining eight to be
appointed according to the length
of terms; the latter shall be resi-
dents but not employees of the city
of Rock Island. The presence of
seven members will constitute a
quorum at meetings to be held at
the city hall at least once every
month.
With the appointing of the full
city planning commission, it is ex-
-pected that a meeting may be held
sometime this month, with a view
to appointing a secretary and make
other preliminary arrangements.
Funds for the operating expense of
the commission will be obtained
from an amount in the hands of
the Chamber of Commerce, $4,000,
donated for that purpose; other
funds received in the same manner
will be used in carrying on the
work of the commission. Members
will be paid no compensation for
their services.
1t is seriously doubted by many
city officials if this planning body
will accomplish anything definite
very soon; that is, it's powers are
of such a limited nature under the
present state statutes and local
Ordinances that, even though plans
are made by the commission, no
action will be taken upon them
until they are submitted to the
municipal body. Whether or not
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-24

action will be taken then will be
up to the municipal body. No con-
tracts can be made by the plan
ming commission.
Quite a discussion has arisen as
to just what the planning COM
mission is going to do. According
to the ordinance by which it was
created, it is going to do nothing
by its own powers which will con-
troll the growth of Rock Island,
but may make suggestions, of an
advisory nature, in connection with
the, plating of new areas, design
ing of parks, restricting traffic,
condemning construction, etc. all
of which recommendations will af-
feet the growth of the city, accord
ing to the manner in which the
municipal body acts on them.
FOrceful EndeaFOr.
1t was pointed out by members
of the municipal body that under
the present state laws the APP
pointing of a planning commission
with full powers to act could not
be done. However, there has been
such a forceful endeavor bye GER
tain organizations in the city, espe-
cially the Chamber of Commerce
to secure the commission, that
Mayor Sehriver finally offered a
resolution recommending the ere
alton of the commission as it now
stands.
A plan for the growth of the city
will at least be made as soon as
the commission gets down to bust
ness. An expert is authorized fol
the drawing up of this plan, which
will be considered by the city OF
ficials from time to time. Matters
pertaining to the eity's growth
which are taken up in the city hall
may be referred to the planning
commission for recommendations.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-24

not read a newspaper on the
streets in Birmingham. John
Turner did it and was fined $3.50
for causing an obstruction of traf-
fc. The arresting constable testi-
fed that Turner bought a paper
from a newspboy and began read
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-24

ing it, causing a crowd to gather
to see what the news was. The
newsboy also was fined $3.50 for
causing a crowd to collect by sell
ing papers while standing on the
sidewalk. Newsboys must keep
moving in Birmingham.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-24

bond, while other evidence is being
sought against him for the contin-
uation of the trial.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-24

BAR READING ON STREETS.
Birmingham. Eng. You must
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-06-24

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The Kentuckian., 1919-04-23

NNSNN-N~-~-~I~~<><NS-s~-- y. -,
Then something happened
droye yetrersOnvElle Into hysesrtcaA
II seemed that tn0
towns indifference was being rather
widely advertised and the time nao
come when personal and vigorous
work had to be done by the district
loan committee. And the weapon tne
very instrument came shaped to their
hand.
He was a boyish young soldier, WIN
deep set eyes. He wore wOunu
chevron and the gold service stripes
that told Of months Of overseas serv-
ice. And he hated Stacker ana ne
hated Hun and ne had mo- patience
with the mouthy -l-i who loved 70
carry morbid tales, who loved TO nln'
at troubles between the Allies. And
a few years before he had hved IN
JeffersCnville and he knew eveTy man
ord woman in it and most of the chill
dreu And-he had gone into ar
roune wood and the Meuse ElDOw ana
the barped wire hell that the Germans
had made Of the old HindenburE Line
elbow to elbow with the home sOw4
Aovs from Jeffersonville.
Chance, aided by some design, SSnt
him to Jenersonville a. the Liberty
Lean drive for the Fifth and tho last
~ the series was turning into the
home stretch. 1t was the business OF
Sergeant Colvin, late Of the tn
Machine Gun Battalion, to find what
was ailing the old hometown fcfKs'
He believed in frontal attack. The
nrst man he saw was Gid Brown
banker and rea; estate man. the head
Of the sonnolent loan organization. he
waved aside all congratulations and
injuries and plunged straight In
"What is the matter with this loar
organization Of yours, sir?' and ther'
was a snap and click in every woro.
"We-n," began the banker man
"the town doesn't seem to be ver!
much interested this time
"You we're interested last July
weren't your" asked the Sergeant
: interested when it looked like tn
Hun had the Allies down?"
"Yes, we did right well then.
"Cant this town do anything unles
it is scared into itr' asked t5e 50
I der. "You could see this bank
}. the hands Of bunch of Huns La
ed year and your vaults being cleane
out. Dc you forget that quickf I
I yuu have to see a bunch Of Germ&
+ On the horizon before your patriots
. begins to work? Now, let's get bus
Z Don't you think yOu could round up
p bunch Of the workers this afterno'
4 and let's get startedY'
= Sergeant colvin headed for :
y Post ONCE. The mail was in and I
y crowd was dense in the little lob
in he couldn't see a poster or ha'
b ban The loan might as well be unt
p way in soochow. This town was DC
rs from the ankles up. he thought to h
10 self. The postmaster was dim-ey
and non-committal. He fingered
The Kentuckian., 1919-04-23
noN Y KNOW THIS COUNTRY OF THE WOODS YETI

wasn't his place 10 make folks sub
scribe"
II vas then that sergeanf colytn
took the ''bit in his teeth" and swung
himseIf up on the broad window ledge
and Opened up"
What Ne Teld Them.
Il used to know you ALL he said.
his voice stilling the hum Of conver-
sation in the oTice, ''but that Is
neither here nor there. could call
every one Of you by name. ! came
down to this mans town to see what
was ths matter with an American
community that is SO dead in the
shell that it has forgotten the war be-
fore the wounds Of its own boys have
healed. / wanted to find out what is
the matter with an American COM
nunity that is playing right into the
hands Of every Hun who is still alive
and full Of poison.
Don't you know that this country
isut out Of the woods yet? That
we've got big Job on our hands over
thare? That there are over a million
Americans still in France and Ger
many? Don't you know that you sent
them there to do your work and to
do your hghttng and that they did
what they were sent to dot And
don't you know that this community
has turned its back on its own boys
Who died over there and who are
buried three thousand miles from this
little town.
The crowd stirred uneasily. Men
lOnked at their neighbors. Why, the
thing seemed different now. 1t was
ike a voice from the half-forgotten
army talking to them Had they
failed? Hadn't they made their word
eOod7 Somehow all the indifference
about the loan didn't seem so fine and
SO funny as it had while ago
Forgotten So Soon.
-Are you going to desert and forgel
= those boys over there on the Rhiner
went on the speaker "Are you goint
to forget the chaps who died in shell
holes. twisted with the gas-agony, th'
bows who we're riddred with machin'
gun bullets, who died remembering
. this little place and knowing the,
would never see it again? want I
tell you that they are watching yc'
10 from over there, the chaps who hav
not been relieved. They want to Sc
Y If you meant what you told EN- whe
n they left, that you were back Of 'eE
st to the finish. A fellow thinks Il
ID about such things when he is 500
=, miles from home"
= eve kind O got a notion, miste
's solder, than we did our part!" pipe
m 4 voice from the end Of the lobb,
y. as though in explanation and selt-d
a tense.
-Ycu do, do ycaf You have. haN
- youfr said the man Ia uniform.
wonder If you really think thai
he You've been here at home. YS
he haven't been out O. Gods own countr
- You never heard bullet whistle
= your life. You never swallowed doE
AZ the gas, that burns the insides out
Ter you. You never lay wounded for 81
I'D teen hours in No Mans Land. u
Inn never missed sleepin' in bed oi
red night durin the war. You were nev
it a German prisoner and had your RI
kicked loose from your spine. wc
The Kentuckian., 1919-04-23


der Il YOU mean that you went ahead
about your business. Wages wen.
up and prices went up and you Dougns
Liberty Bonds the ilrst times and ycp
helped With the Red Cross and so on.
.But it makes me sick to hear z
man who never got out OF riie shot @
bis own front door says that he did
a. much to help WIN this war as the
man who hoped over in No Mans
Land and wrestled with the barDed
wire, with machine gun bullets and
Bosch bayonets. That is plain bunk
You've got good ways to go yet,
nv friends, before You can say 2eph
here and now call meeting Il Ythl
Opera Hcuse this night at 1880 ana
let's be there and see if we can't
keep this town from acting like an an
mex Of Hun land about this Liberty
Bond business"
Before noon every human Deing ~
Jeffersonville heard about it. Some
were angry, some were ashamed, oth'
ers were enthused and the town
buZZed ike a nOTneIS nest
A Town Redeemed.
But a nag here and there began
to make it's appearance Men Ssgan
to do sums in mental arithmetic A9sy
also began to make MP their nilaas to
get to the night meeting. The thtns
was more serious than they had
thought. Sergeant Colyin, spent q
busv aftexnoOn. When Sid Price
heard he was beaded for his Office be
hurried ont, climbed in tho blackboard
and struck out for the country TO be
gone two days. Colvin made . house,
toulouse canvass Of the village. He
said some stirring things and some
jarrfne things. But Jeffersonville was
gesting wider awake every moment.
JeffersonyiIle didn't like to look at
it's own actions, when 1t became fully
awake. The phones were busy that
afternoon and early evening. The
town was making up its mind. There
was much scanning of quotas past and
present. There was much furtive hur.
rying to and fro in the early evening
Then came 1880 and the hall was
1ammed early-eyery seat filed The
crowd had hardly settled when Gid
Brown rose and walked heavily uT
the aisle clambered to the little stage
and raised his hand.
"You know what we are here for
he said. 1--WE have been mighty
foolish little town. This day we were
reminded that we were still in thu
} United States. We had been actinl
as though we had forgotten it y
ceded from it.
Nov, we can make this thing shor
and snappy. Blanks have been dis
tributed. There is no use in an
speeches. Let's put our names dowr
raise our part of this loan and do tn
talking afterwards"
Oh, yes. about every man in II
q town enrolled himself Yes, Ben 0chI
I, Teuton enough 10 scent trouble 70
himself If he didn't, was one Of th
first subscribers, he had seen
. 1t that other TeutonoDhiles had dop
4 the same. The quota was we'll q
! subscribed, the next day few strp
Y glers were rounded up and Jefersoi
:. Vile came back into the United STATE
n of America with whoop.
n And they located Sid Price on
y country phone line down in the riv'
q bottom country and in the hearing
q some thirty eavesdroppers on the liz
ie told him what his quota would be.
IT was little bigger than It was in Il
's Fourth Loan, but he gave the COZ
d mittee no hack talk.