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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-05-04
F|ANCEE OF GOV.
HARRISON IS ON
Way TO WEDDING
Mother Of Youthful California
Bride -to-Be Opposes Match
and Will Not Attend Cere-
mony; Groom Much Older.
BY Universal Service.

New York, May 3.-The wedding
of Elizabeth j. Wrentmore, youth
full California girl, to Gov. Fran
els Burton Harrison, of the Philip
pines, will take place May IS at the
home of the governors mother in
Washington. A brother of Miss
Wrentmore, Ensign George c.
Wrentmore, of the United States
navy, will give the bride away; the
mother, who opposes the match, will
rot be present.
Miss Wrentmore is Is years old
and Governor Harrison 46. This
will be Governor Harrison's third
marriage. Miss Wrentmore's father
is dean of the University of the
Philippines.
The bride is now Oh her way east
for the nuptials and Governor Har-
rison will leave for Washington
about May 10. He is at present
devoting himself to boosting the
Victory loan and has just concluded
his conferences here with the Philip
pine commission.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-05-04
b|LL|0 N s
ARE ASKED
AS REFUND
OF ROADS
Test Case Brought by North
Dakota Involves Huge
Sums for Shippers Of
Country. "

Washington, May Especial. y
Restoration of $l,..50,OO0,OOO to peo
pie of the United States, excessive
charges made by arbitrary order o.
the United States railroad admins
| tration may follow hearing which
opens here tomorrow before the
| United States supreme court in ar
action brought by William LANCER
farmers attorney general of NORTH
Dakota.
Fighting Bill" they call him Out
in his home state, where as states
attorney of Morton county he was
first given the title by securing
bench warrants for and arrestine
1853 blindpiggers and prohibition law
violators all in one day, and later
convicting them all. He was elected
attorney general of the state on q
fight against so-called big busi-
ness" which was claimed to have
manipulated grain prices to the loss
of the farmer.
Then he broke with the radical
leaders of the Non-P Partisan league
and wa7 charged with having de-
serted to the same big business or
ganizations.
For Increased Rates.
Monday. May S, in refutation oi
the Non Partisan league charge, he
will open action before the supreme
court of the United States in fight
Tor the eventual restitution OF the
greatest amount of money ever
asked in any law suit in the history
OF the world.
If he wins his case, the railroads
of the United States must refund
$1,750,000,000 collected since Decem-
ber 28, 1917, the date when McAdoo
raised the railroad rates on passen-
ger and freight traffic.
incidentally the supreme court OF
the United States has broken all
precedent. The annual spring recess,
since the organization of the federal
tribunal, has always been taken the
first two weeks i'll May.
Because of the tremendous I'M
portance. of the case the court has
abandoned its spring recess for the
first time in history and by CO.
operation of Director General Of
Railroads Walker D. Hines, and his
counsel, Attorney Charles Donnelly
of the United States, and Attorney
General LANCER of North Dakota,
has v The action for hearing just
two w>eks after it was filed.
The action against the federal
railroad administration was launch
ed in North Dakota. But that
state would secure a refund of but
$l0,000.00O out of the estimated to-
tai of $1,750,000,000.
This history of the case dates
back to August %, 1916, when con-
gtess attached rider to the army
appropriation bill authorizing the
president to take over the railroads
in time of war through the secretary
OF war. The Mexican trouble was
then at its height
On March rs, 1918, after the gov
ernment had taken over the rail-
roads, Secretary McAdoo issued an
Continued on Page Seven, Column
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-05-04
Woman Swallows Poison
After Quarrel With Sister
Miss Daisy Blair 21 Attempts to End Life Left Horne
Week Ago in Driving Rain Storm; "1t's All Over
Now" She Tells Niece.

worth avenues. I didn't know what
she bought. But when we got out
on the street, | asked her what it
was. She held up the bottle. 1t
was marked poison.
'She took a hair pin and drew the
cotton from the neck of the bottle,
then poured some tablets INTO her
palm and took six of them while l
struggled to get them away from
her. She handed me the bottle and
said, Its all over now
Miss McDermott took her aunt to
the McDermott home and called DR..
Louis Swoboda, who had Miss Blair
removed to St. Joseph's hospital.
Miss Blair's chances of recovery are
slight.
Mrs. ]. w. Mcpherson. 1929 South
Thirtieth street, to whose home Miss
Blair sent her trunk, said Miss Blair
came to her home last Sunday night
in driving rain storm with only a
nickel in her pocket, saying she had
been driven from her sisters home
Miss Blair was a bookkecper EN-
ployed at the State Bank of Omaha.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-05-04

Miss Daisy Blair, 2l, swallowed
large quantity of poison at 5
o'clock yesterday afternoon at Park
and Woolworth avenues, after a
quarrel with her sister, Mrs. c.
McDermott, 3l14 Woolworth ave-
nue.. Until last Sunday Miss Blair
lived at the McDermott home.
Miss Ann McDermott, %, Miss
Blairs niece was with Miss Blair
at the time of the attempted suicide.
"My aunt has been depressed and
irritable for two or three weeks, !"
said Miss McDermott.
''She was always impetuous and
when an argument arose last Sun
day at breakfast about some peanut
butter, Miss Blair left Il e table. In
the evening she left the house and
did not come back until Saturday
afternoon. Then she packed her
trunk and had it taken to 1929 South
Thirtieth street.
my aunt asked me to walk to
the drug store at Park and Wool
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-05-04
MINISTERS
INSIST ON
IN
ENTIRETY
King Albert Petitioned to Re-
fuse to Sign Pact as
Prepared by Allied
Council.

Brussels, May 3.-The cabinet, A.
ter a meeting with King Albert to-
day lasting three hours, deferred de-
cision on the peace conference.
The premier told the newspaper
correspondents that the position was
grave.
A petition has been presented TO
King Albert by the National Polit-
ical committee that he refuse to sign
the peace. treaty. This committee
represents 100000 members and 800
communes.
The National Beige says that the
cabinet has unanimously decided to
maintain Belgium's territorial and
financial claims in their entirety
Emile Vandervelde, minister Of
justice, after long interview with
King Albert, has left for Paris with
the mission to transmit to the Bel
gian delegation instructions not to
sign treaty which does not contain
a clause guaranteeing the economic
future and military security Of Bel
GUM.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-05-04
BUDAPEST IN PANIC
AS CZECHS ADVANCE.

Budapest, May 3.-(Delayed) -
Any hour may see a change in the
ministry from soviet to social demo-
cratic in order to save the city from
occupation by the advancing
Czechs, Roumanians aud Serbo-
French troops directed, it is stated,
by General Berthelot.
The city is quiet, but there is a
feeling of panic lest the reds engage
in massacres of the bourgeoisie be-
fore the allies reach the city and en-
tire families are fleeing. The last
train for Austria, which now is the
only frontier open, left Wednesday
afternoon crowded to the utmost
with men, women and children,
standing in al the cars. and reached
KamoFn at Z o'elQsk
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-05-04
Party Leaders Disapprove
TaqebIatt Editors Views

\ Berne,5 May 3.-(French Wireless
Service. )-Theodor Wolff, editor-in-
chief of the Tageblatt of Berlin, has
announced his intention of rcsigning
from the executive committee of
the German democratic party.
According to reports from Berlin,
Herr Wolff has not been in agree
ment with other leaders of the DEM
ocratic party. especially because of
his support of the socialists against
his own party.
The difference is said to have
reached crisis when Herr Wolff
threw his support to the demand
that busts and portraits of the for
mer emperor be removed from the
schools.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-05-04
Steamer Built in
Thirty-Seven Days
Making New Record

: Portland, Ore, May 3.-When the
$500 ton steel steamer. West CHAT
tala, was launched today a. the
yards of the Northwest Steel com
pany here, speed record for the
United States in shipbuilding was
claimed.
Thirty-seven and one-fourth work
ing day of 16 hours elapsed be-
tween the laying Of the keel aud the.
hour OF launching. shipyard officials
declared. The keel was laid on
March Is.
The previous record was III days.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-05-04
LEAPS FROM AIRPLANE
AND LANDS UNINJURED.

Atlantic, N. J., May 3.-Jeans
Ors, a French airplane expert,
leaped from parachute from a fly
ing machine 1000 feet in the air to-
day. speeding at mile a minute
over the flying field in Chelsea, and
landed safely within the enclosure.
The jump was made in competition
for the $500 Bennett prize. Others
may later contest for the trophy.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-05-04
Roumanian Army Reported
to Have Occupied Budapest

London, May 3.-The Roumanian
army is reported to have occupied
Budapest. according to an En-
change Telegraph dispatch from
Berlin.
The Roumanians yesterday ef
fected a crossing of the Thies riv-
er. at, Szolnok and Tisza-Polgar,
according to advices from Budapest.
Miskolez, 90 miles northeast of
Budapest, has been evacuated.
Czech forces have advanced near
Banreve, the main cause of this
military success being lack of dis
cipline by the Hungarian troops.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-05-04
THREE UTAHANS FINED
FOR SHIPPING LIQUOR.

San Francisco, May 3.-Joseph
Eccles, president of the American
Sugar company of Utah; Joseph
Browning. son of the inventor Of
the Browning machine gun; and ].
III. Devine, Utah attorney, were
fined $1,000 each today by Judge
William c. Van Fleet of the United
States district court, after they had
pleaded guilty to shipping liquor
into dry territory. The shipment
was made for personal use, it was
stated,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-05-04
HARVEST WAGES so CENTS
HOUR IN WESTERN KANSAS.

Hutchinson, Kan, May 3.-Wheat
growers from IS western Kansas
counties today adopted a harvest
wage schedule Of 50 cents an hour
for 10-hour day, with extra pay
for overtime. This wage applies to
shockers, barge men, pitchers and
helpers around stacks. drivers OF
headers and binders, Men with
teams will receive 20 cents an hour,
and stackers 90 cents.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-05-04
MUCH CRITICISM
Of PRESIDENT
FOUND IN PARIS
Congressman Green Of Iowa
Tells Of Bitter Feeling To-
wards Wilson and Mem
bers Peace Conference.
(By a Staff Correspondent.)

Washington, May 3.-Congress-
man William R. Green left today for
Atlantic, Ia. for a brief stay before
the convening of congress, which
the congressman predicts will be
called about May 26. He wil1-be in
Council Bluffs the latter part of
next week.
Judge Green, with number of
colleagues, including Representative
Ramseyer of Iowa returned this
week on the Leviathan from an ex-
tended trip over the battlehelds of
Europe, including visits to France,
Belgium and the territory now oc-
cupied by U. S. troops in Germany.
During his tour in the devastated
districts of Europe he travelled 1000
miles by automobile and was given
exceptional opportunity to view the
carnage wrought by the Huns. Con-
gresham. Green returned to the
States with the 168th regiment of
the AID division, known as the
Rainbow" division, the regiment
being under the command of Col.
M. H. Tinley. Of Council Bluffs. and
largely recruited in the north Iowa
district, which Congressman Green
represents.
Tells of Conditions.
1T is necessary for anyone who
desires correctly to understand con-
ditions abroad to visit Europe" Rep
resentative Green said.
The press dispatches arc so CEN
sored, or for some other reason, do
not correctly describe the situation.
l found when in Paris much con-
flict over peace terms and the league
of nations. Not only the London
and Paris newspapers, bnt also the
residents of these cities were strong
ly criticising members of the peace
conference for the delay.
But many of them were especial
ly bitter against President Wilson,
and showed a bad feeling toward
this country, while our nation lad
no claims or controversies that were
its own. Representa- tives of each
nation seemed to think that America
ought to be on their side and when
they did not get what they wanted,
blamed it to lmeddling on the part
of our delegates.
Some friction also had arisen
between our soldiers and the people
of France whom our men said were
continually overcharging them. On
the contrary those stationed in Ger
many spoke highly of the treatment
which they received in that country.
The more friendly spirit that char
actcrized the reception Of our con-
gressional delegation IN Belgium
was in marked contrast to the spirit
that seemed to prevail elsewhere at
that time, at least the Belgians were
very friendly to Us.
Complaints, of Men.
The camps we inspected were in
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-05-04
ITALIANS MOVE
AGAINST TROOPS
OF JUG0-SLAvS
Forces Start Northward and
Eastward to Intercept
Troops Drawing Toward
Vienna Railway Line.

Vienna, May 3.-(By The Asso-
ciated Press.)-Italian troops sta
toned in Carinthia are advancing
northward and eastward and have
occupied bridge over the river
Drave.
Jugo-Slav forces, IT is added, have
attacked the Austrians between Lai-
bach and Klagenfurt with the ap-
parent object of reaching the rail-
way line to Vienna, which is held by
the Italians,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-05-04
Loan Medals Awarded.

Washington, May 3.-Brig. Gen
Herbert M. Lord, army Liberty loar
officer, and his assistant, Capt. Rob
ert w. Daniel, today were awarded
Treasury department medals for dis
tinguished service in behalf of the
various Liberty loans.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-05-04
Three Americans Decorated.

London. May 3.-Three captains
of the American army medical corps
received the British military cross
from the. hands of King George at
Buckingham palace today. The
American officers were Captains r.
Giles, D. Murphy and F. Stone.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-05-04
Sykes in AirpIane Fall
in Which Pilot Was Killed

London, May Am airplane, in
which General Sykes, controller
general of civil aviation, was max.
ing fight, fell today at Henley
and the pilot, Captain Knott, wac
killed. General Sykes was bad1R
shaken.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-05-04
"PANoRAMA OF VICTORY"
THRILLS NEW WORKERS.

New York, May 3.-One of the
most novel and spectacular parades
ever held on Fifth avenue, Pan
Drama of Victory" staged by the
army in the interest of the Victory
loan, thrilled thousands today and
brought home many full realiza-
tion Of Americas participation in
the war. =
For more than four hours. over
FIVE miles of march, there was un-
folded an cver-changing, vivid pic
ture of the marvels of the mighty
army America raised to help defeat
Germany.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-05-04
WOMEN INDICTED
FOR ELECTION FRAUDS.

Chicago, May 1.-The Cook coun-
ty March grand jury today returned
indictments against 10 persons
charged with election frauds in the
February mayoralty primaries, the
accused. including three women and
six, men. precinct Judges and clerks
of elections. 1t was the first time
women had been charged with ir-
regularities since they obtained suf-
frage in Illinois.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-05-04
TRAVEL EXPENSES DUE
TO MANY EX-SOLDIERS,

Washington. May 3.-Thousands
of soldiers. sailors and marines dis
charged from service between No
vember IL, 1918. and February 28,
1919, may file claims with the audi
tor Of the. War department for one
and one-half cents per mile for
travel expenses from the place OF
discharge to their houes. This was
decided today by Comptroller of the
Treasury Warwick.
Comptroller Warwick held that
the act of February 28, 1919, allow
ing FIVE cents mile from the place
of discharge to the actual bona fide
home or residence of discharged
man was retroactive to November
H. Men discharged between those
dates were allowed only three and
one-half cents mile, however. un-
der former act.
The comptroller declined to estab-
lish any general rule by which au-
thoritieA can determine what consti-
tutes the actual bone fdc home or
residence" OF a, man.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-05-04
RI F
2R IG HIT
R E E z Y
JAILED FOR SENDING
MESSAGE TO EX-KAISER.
BITS OF NEWS

Dusseldorf, May 3.-Commercial
Councillor Underberg, of Moers,
Belgium, near the Dutch frontier,
instructed his gardener to dispatch
a birthday message to the former
German emperor. The latter ac-
knowledged the compliment on a
postcard which fell into the hands
of the Belgian authorities.
Underbcrg was sentenced to Jail
with a fine OF 100 francs for carrying
on forbidden communication with
the former emperor.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-05-04

Rain and cooler Sunday, Mon.
day unsettled and cooler; prob
ably rain in south portion.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-05-04
Complaints, of Men.

The camps we inspected were in
good order; even that at Brest is
CONTINUED on Page Seven, Column Ffvc.)
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1919-05-09
Concerning the Luxury Tax.

Collector Williams issues the follow
ing circular of information relative to
tax levied upon ice cream and other
similar drinks and commodities en-
bodied in a telegram received from the
commissioners Of internal revenue. AS
this is a matter of vital interest to all
dealers in these commodities | trust
you will give same the greatest posi-
BILE publicity.
The tax is measured by the price for
which the food or drink is sold. 1t is
on the actual sales price at the rate Of
/ cent for each 10 cents or fraction
thereof of the amount paid for any of
the articles mentioned in Section $50.
Each sale for 10 cents or less is taxed
cent and each sale for over 10 cents
is taxed | cent for each 10 cents or
fraction thereof of the price. The tax
is upon the whole amount of the price
paid by the purchaser when the price
is paid at one time, though in payment
ject of single transaction of purchase
and sale the total price paid is the unit
for computing the tax. Thus, II the
purchaser orders two sod&s at the same
time, each sold for Is cents, the tax is
cents and not cents. If, however,
he buys one soda for Is cents the tax
is 2 cents and then if he Immediately
purchases another Is cent drink the
tax is cents on the second sale which
cannot be treated as part of the first
sale. Any means by which separate
purchasers pool their orders for the
purpose of defeating or escaping the
tax imposed by Section $50, shall be
carefully guarded against by the vend-
or for its employment subjects the
purchaser and the vendor, il he con-
hives in it, to the penalties provided in
Section 1903 of the Act.
The commissioner rules that ice
| cream served with meals at restau-
rants, hotels and cafeterias is not sub.
iect to tax.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1919-05-09

No ONE man in the republican party
seems to have the lead upon the others
for the honor of being nominated and
elected the next president of the Unit
ed States. General Wood and Gov.
Lowden are both in the limelight. Ex-
President Taft seems to have lost some
supporters because Of his decided ad-
vocy of the league of nations; should
tage it would reflect greatly to Mr..
Taft's advantage and possibly make
him the nominee. However the time
is short and things must speed up in
Paris at once if the conference is to
make a republican president in that
way.-Whitewater Register.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1919-05-09

WITH net public debt of twenty
billion dollars, there is an average in
debtedness of about 5000 for each man,
woman and child in the country; but In
the case of France the average debt
per capita is $1,000. 1t is true, too,
that we have not suffered by the loss
of foreign lendings as France has, nor
by the devastation of our best indus
trial districts. Also, during the war
we have changed from debtor nation
to a creditor nation, while England has
changed in the reverse direction. Our
financial burdens are, indeed, the
smallest among the Allies, with the
exception of Japan's. In proportion to
her wealth. Japan's debt is about 4 per
cent; ours about per cent. Debts Of
other allied countries run to nearly
half their national wealth. The cost OF
our civil war looks small as compared
with the cost of our participation IN
the world war; in the former we spent
about four billions, considerably less
than one-seventh of our expense in this
war, although it lasted only one-third
as long. But we are very much more
than seven.times IS strong in resources.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1919-05-09

A GREAT many American communi-
ties got better acquainted with them
selves during the war than they ever
had been before. Red Cross chapters,
Liberty bond campaigns, defense socie-
ties, community councils for various
kinds of war work, brought them into
decidedly closer touch and gave them q
better understanding of themselves.
The fact is, we Americans are not very
sociable. Pretty much we go our own
ways and among our own comparative
ly small sets. War brought communi-
ties generally into closer touch. Peo-
pie lived with warmer sense of COM
munity interests. The Red Cross and
the Liberty loan drives, and the de-
Tense societies, and so on, will soon
lose their primary reason for existence
or have already lost it but the
broader sociability and the habit of
working together should not be lost.
Community councils ought to be kept
up The political organization, by a
city council or board of aldermen, is a
very loose and light bond operating
within very limited sphere. A broad
er social organization than that is a
good thing for any community. -Satur-
day Evening Post.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1919-05-09

THOSE who will stretch their memo
ries back to the winter of 1914-l5, when
the bread lines were common in the big
cities, and when institutions like the
Hotel DeGink were doing big bust
ness in New York, are likely to arrive
at the conclusion that there was more
unemployment in the country at that
time than is represented in the entire
total of 4,000,O00 men in uniform.
There were millions of unemployed
people in the country before the war;
and such lack of labor demand as eX-
lists at the present time ought to be
only temporary, and should disappear
with the resumption of normal activi-
ties. A good deal of the apparent lack
of employment is doubtless due to the
desire for change which seems wide
spread. Returning soldiers are gener-
ally looking for new occupations in
stead of returning to their old posts.
Coupled with this, if the Canadian ex-
perience is a criterion, we must look
for a certain loss of initiative and lack
of willingness to assume responsibility,
which military service seems to have
fostered. Good judges predict the
largest volume of business in our his
tory in the years just before as. All
the trade bar0meters, such as greater
strength in the raw material purchas-
ing, increased wholesaling and retail
and an apparent determination on the
part of manufacturers and others Il
develop domestic and foreign trade, are
indications Of ssbetter times ahead.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1919-05-09
Disguised at Politics.

Recently q retired politician of note
was giving young man about to
break into the political arena bit OF
advice 1--WE had everything 1t Is
possible to get except the presidency.
When I started in politics things look
ed very bright got positions OF
trust, big appointments, and everything
I wanted Now all I have after years
Of activity is a lot of warm enemies
and cold friends"