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Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-11
LINCOLN SCHOOL
ATHLETES TAKE
MUNY CARNIVAL
Win Championship in Mems
Division at Auditorium; Mil
Ter Park Women Leaders
of Fair Contestants.

The third annual athletic carnival
of the community centers OF Omaha
was successfully staged last night at
the auditorium under the direction
of Recreation Director ]. ]. Isaac
son,
Lincoln school, with 10 points to
its credit and with George Walker
doing the bulk of the work, won
the championship in the mems d.
vision. The Lincoln lads won every
relay race that counted in the scor-
ing. George Walker was the MAIN
stay of the Lincoln crowd and was
easily the shining light of the eve
ming, winning every event in which
he entered. Miller Park, with seven
points to its credit, copied second
honors, while third place went to
Train school, the South Side lads
registering five points.
Miller Park, with 10 points car
ried off the honors in the women's
division. The feminine stars from
the Miller Park district had an easy
time winning their honors, their
nearest competitor, Monmouth Park,
registering only seven points. Mon
mouth Park gained second place by
getting seven points, while Mason
was given third place with five
points.
The athletic exhibition was the
most successful one staged in this
city under the Board of Recreation.
Over 800 contestants took part.
Gray-haired mothers, as we'll as the
young kiddies, were there to show
their athletic skill. The women and
girls gave exhibitions in wand drill
and took part in other gymnasium
sports.
The feature of the events of the
evening were the relay races, in
which both men and women took
part. Among these were the quar-
ter mile run, the senior 100-dash, the
girls championship relay, the girls
40-yard dash, and the married
women's 40-yard dash.
The quarter-mile run was won by
George Walker of the Lincoln Com
munity center, in the jig time of l
minute 121-2 seconds. Roy Medlin
of Miller Park was second, while
Dan Mulcahy of Lincoln was third
Miss Vlasta Sterba,, director of
community centers, led the women in
their wand drill exhibition and all the
other sports in which the women
took part.
The summaries:
Mems hand polo-Won by Benson, Miller
Park being the loser.
Half-mile race-George Walker of Lin
coin school, first; Dan Mulcahey, second
George sirhan. third; Harvey Tonge.
fourth.
Junior 4O-yard dash-Alfred Butera,
first; Wilmer Beerkil, second; Carl Rem
STRAIN, third.
Girls 4o-yard dash-Adaline Benson,
first; Genevieve Van Hoosen, second; Cert
rude Sanford, third.
Married women's 40-yard dash-Mrs
C. H. Speckt, first: Mrs. Earl Shaw, sec
ond; Mrs. l. H. Penewit, third.
100-yard dash-George Walker, first;
Wallace Johnston, second: John Calvert,
third
Girls relay race-Miller Park, first;
Train second.
Quarter mile run-George Walker, first;
Roy Medlin, second: Dan Mulcahy, third.
Married women's relay1-Miller Park,
first; Monmouth Park, second
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-11

of the Nile river across the desert
to Beersheba and let them mingle
with the waters of the River Jordan.
That made possible the winning
was the decisive battle of the war,
in my opinion. But that battle is
not won in the sense that its fruits
are hanging over the peace table at
Paris.
Il believe in the league of nations.
provided it will not allow America
to go back into a comfortable ease.
I'VE cannot abandon a mandatory
that came to US decades before the
war. We have enriched ourselves
with the wealth of the near east. We
have not paid our bills. And it is
for this that the Victory liberty loan
is necessary. The terms of peace
are not settled If we are to con-
troll Armenia, or Palestine, or the
Dardanelles, the burden means ex-
penditure of money and men,"
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-11
Report Shows Number of
Unemployed Is Increasing

Washington, April 10.-Increasing
unemployment during the week end
ing April 5 was shown in reports
from &c cities to the federal employ
lnent service, summary of which
was made public tonight. Thirty
eight cities showed total labor sur
plus of 133,505. an increase of 5,855
over the preceding week, while 10
reported a labor shortage totalling
1850 and nine showed an equality Of
supply and demand.
Points in New England reported
the heaviest increases. in surplus al
though increases were indicated gem
orally in the eastern cities. The
surplus on the Pacific coast re-
manned practically stationary. Many
southern points continued to show
a labor shortage.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-11
Methodists Over Top in
Pushing Centenary Move

Newman Grove, Neb., April TO-
Especial. 1.-The Grand Island dis
trict of the Methodist church held
its conference here Tuesday and
Wednesday. Twenty-Five pastors and
10 laymen were present. Much OF
the time was taken up with ques-
tions pertaining to the Centenary
movement Principal addresses were
by DR.. Faulkerson, also by Drs.
Quick, Isham and Schreckengast
The local congregation is the first
in this district to reach its quota in
raising the apportionment for re-
construction work.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-11
WORLD War WON
BY AMERICA and
STANDARD OIL
Or. Zwemer Of Egypt al
Chamber of Commerce
Pleads for Victory
Liberty Loan.

pr. Samuel NJ, Zwemer, Cairo
Egypt, at the Chamber of Com
merce luncheon Thursday, in plea
for the victory Liberty loan, as
serted the battle of Armageddon
was the decisive battle of the world
war, and further showed that Amer.
lea and the Standard Oil company
we're directly responsible ior that
victory. X
The missionary from Egypt was
introduced by Robert Cowell, who
sprefaced the introduction with a
comparison of America and the
Winged Victory Of Samothrace.
THAT wonderful statue of vic
terry" said Mr.. Cowell, lis typical
III America; the draperies, blown
by the breeze; the outspread wings,
! the very attitude of alertness and
triumph are typical Of victory and
\ America. If France could be in
duced to part with that marvellous
work OF art, to put it up as prize
TOR the first city that goes over
The top in the victory Liberty loan,
I am sure we should find it deco
Iiting our court house square
A Says War Not Over.
The speaker OF the day was in
troduced as "the general agent for
asbestos fire escapes" Mr.. Cowell
playing back Joke which DR.. 1--WE
irer had played on him when he
asked in what business the mission
cry was engaged.
THE war is not over" DR.. 1--WE
mer began. at did not start in
July, 1914, nor did it end Novem-
Der II at II o'clock, 1918. 1t began
when the kaiser stood at the grave
u one of the early Ottoman rulers
lin 1898 and declared Germany was
the protector OF the 300.000,000
Moslems. Every American who has
lived in the near east for the last
rs years has seen the colossal prop
uganda which Germany has carried
IN among the Turks and Persians
and Arabs. and has known that the
world war was coming.
Germany meant to destroy
French and British colonies in Asia
and Africa. and to that end stirred
up the Holy war, but that failed
and it turned its attention to the
Suez canal, and around that mar
row strip of water the war has
ragged since 1914. The sands of the
desert are sodden red with the
blood of men who came from every
part of the British empire to hurl
back the oncoming tide of Moham-
medans and their German allies.
"And if it had not been for Amer
lea and the Standard Oil company
England would have lost.
"Just before the declaration of
war the Standard Oil company
loaded a ship with thousands of
feet of iron pipe, intending to ex-
plot the plains of the Sinai PENN
sula for oil. When the ship reached
the Mediterranean, war had been
declared. and the cargo was aban-
doned at Alexandria as useless.
There it lay until during the
campaign for Palestine when the
British troops were furnishing for
water, their leaders remembered the
pipe and literally carried the waters
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-11
House Kills Bill to Let
Towns Use More Road Tax

Lincoln, April 10.-(SpeciaD--S.
F. 81, providing that one-half the
amount of road taxes paid by any
city or village in the county assess
ments shall be used in the repair OF
streets within the city, was killed
Thursday morning by the house.
The law now provides that a small
percentage can be used by the town
for city streets and that the rest Of
the city taxes must be used in the
building of county roads.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-11
Neutral Financiiers
Arranging to Make
Big Loan to Germany

Amsterdam, April lO.-The visit
to Paris of the Dutch fnanciers,
Van Denhoven and Ter Meulen, a
local news agency says, has refer
ence to the conclusion of a loan by
neutral states to Germany Of 200,-
100000 marks.
The 1oan is to be made under the
supervision of the allies and is for
the purpose of restoring the eco
nomic situation in continental Eur
ope.
Swiss and Scandinavian bankers,
it is added, are participating in the
negotiations.~--
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-11
Passenger Trains Again
Moving, Following Storm

Ell Paso, Tex, April 10.-Passen-
ser trains on the Ell Paso and South
western and Rock Island lines are
again moving after having been
snowbound for two days near Dali
hart, Tex. The Golden State Limited
which was due here yesterday after
noon from Chicago, is scheduled to
arrive here early tomorrow morning
and will be followed by three other
trains, which were delayed east of
Dalhart. Eastbound trains which
were held at Tucumcari, N. NJ, were
also moving tonight. the reports re-
ceived at the general offices of the
Ell Paso and Southwestern stated.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-11
ASHEC 7nom FIIMI AND
PHOTO PLAY. OFFERINo.c. FOR. TO-DAY.

CIT OUISIANA" is one OF
Frances Hodgson Bur-
nett's earliest novels.
Vivian Martin will take the part Of
Louisiana. little South Carolina
mountain girl who wants to go for
an outing to fashionable spring
hotel. She goes, but is miserable
because her homemade clothes
aren't right. Lawrence then appears
and takes Louisiana for a southern
belle. The young folks fall in love.
But Louisiana is hurt at some res
marks Lawrence makes about the
mountain folk and she flares up and
tells Lawrence who she is, and
sends him away. At last love and
common sense straighten things out
poor Black Sheep" short story
appearing in McClure's, is by
Harold MacGrath, author of "Arms
and the Woman" "The Puppet
Crown" "The Man on the Box"
The Goose Girl" and many other
popular novels. Wallace Reid takes
the part of motherless young man
who has been brought up without
love. The boy, desperate, takes SILL
600 from the safe, pays his debts
and skips to Japan. Here he goes
to the dogs, until he meets a charm
ing American girl and learns that
we are at war with Germany. He
determines to make good and fight
for his country.
Johnny Get Your Gun" starring
Fred Stone, is taken from the very
successful play which had a New
York run in 1917. 1t later went on
tour, visiting the principal cities of
the country. 1t was written by Ed
mund Lawrence Burke. The scenario
Of the picture was written by
Gardner Hunting, and the picture
was directed by Donald Crisp. The
story relates the experiences of a
cowboy who becomes motion pic
ture actor. The role is particularly
adapted to Stone, giving him many
opportunities to do the stunts that
have made him famous.
The Splendid Romance" another
original story by Margaret Turnbull,
was directed by Edward lose. The
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-11
Utilities Condemnation
Measure Killed by House

Lincoln, April 10.-(Special) The
public utilities condemnation bill,
which has been held up at one place
and another for six weeks after
being passed by the senate, has been
placed upon the sitting file of the
house and will be acted upon by the
sitting committee within the next
"a hours.
The bill provides that Lincoln
and other smaller cities of the state
can condemn and purchase public
utilities such as water works, street
car companies and gas and electric
plants. The bill, S. F. 80, was intro
duced by Peterson.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-11
Hitchcock and Pepper in
Debate LEAGUE of Nations

Philadelphia, April 10.-U. S. Sem
ator Hitchcock of Nebraska and
George Wharton Pepper of Phila-
delphia, executive manager of the
league for the preservation Of Amer
lean independence, tonight debated
the constitution of the league of ma
tons, as made public by the Paris
peace conference, before an audience
that damned the Metropolitan opera
house.
Senator Hitchcock's speech was
along the general lines of his for
mer addresses here and other parts
of the country.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-11
Nebraska Farm Increases
$50 an Acre in Past Year

Beatrice, Neb., April l0.-(Spe-
cial. Farm values in Gage county
are gradually going skyward. About
a year ago Fitzpatrick Brothers of
this city bought 200-acre farm of
Wallace Robertson two miles north
of Beatrice. for $4,000, and yester-
day the same farm sold for $4,000,
the purchasers being William
Waranke of Sterling and Mr.. Steele
of Firth.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-11
On the Screen Today.

,UN-wILLIAM RUSSELL in BRASS
BUTTONS"
MUSE-FANNIE WARD AND sEs-
SUE HAYAKAwA In THE CHEAT"
RIALTO-ELSIE FERGUSON in .xHE
MARRIAGE PRICE"
sTRAND-ENID BENNETT in FUSS
AND FEATHERS"
EMPRESS-CORRINE GRIFFITH in
THE UNKNOWN QUANTITY"
BOULEVARD-23d and Leavenworth-
MARY MILES MINTER in THE
AMAZING IMPOSTOR."
LOTHROP-24th and LOthrop-CON-
~ STANCE TALMADGE in ROMANCE
AND ARABELLA."
ORPHEUM-South Side, Gath and M
NORMA TALMADGE iD "A MAN
AND HIS MONEY"
HAMILTON-40th and Hamilton
\ MONROE SALISBURY AND RUTH
CLIFFORD in THE MILLIONAIRE
PIRATE"
GRAND-16th and Binney--DOROTHY
GISH in BATTLING JANE"
SUBURBAN-24tha and Ames--DUSTIN
FARNUM in "A MAN IN THE OPEN"
PEARL WHITE in THE LIGHT
MING RAIDER" NO. 4.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-11
China Ignores Treaty

Picking, April 10.-In contraven-
ton of the Russo Chinese treaty
which now is regarded as having
lapsed, the government has sen,
troops to Urga and to Kiachta. The
Russian legation has presented a
note to the government protesting
against this dispatch of Chinese
troops into outer Mongolia
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-11
Injured BY Fall.

David Fromkin, 81, fell backwards
from street car at II o'clock last
night at Sixteenth and Harvey
streets. He suffered a severe scalp
abrasion and bruises. He was given
medical attention at the police sta
ton and sent to his home at Forty
second and Dodge streets.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-11
W. H. Lanning, Former
Mayor of Hastings, Dead

Hastings, Neb., April 10.-(Special
Telegran.)- H. Lanning, former
mayor of Hastings and one of the
wealthiest men of the community,
died last night in the Mary Lanning
Memorial hospital, which he erected
some time ago as memorial to his
daughter, who died while attending
college. He was rs years old.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-11
To Penitentiary for
Taking Money and Button

York, Neb., April 1O.-(Special
Telegram. )-Henry Dawson and
Robert Byrne pleaded guilty before
Judge Corcoran today to the charge
Of holding up and robbing E. ].
Taylor, March 81, of SIPS and one
cuff button of the value of 5 cents.
They were given an indeterminate
sentence of from three to seven
years in the penitentiary.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-11
Rabbi Frederick Cohn
to Report on Conference

Rabbi Frederick Cohn returned
Thursday from Cincinnati, where he
attended the Central Conference OF
American Rabbjs, in celebration of
the Tooth anniversary of the birth OF
Isaac M. Wise, its founder. Tonight
at Temple Israel, Rabbi COIN will
give report of the meeting. The
subject will be THE Wise Centen-
airy Conference"
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-11
Steel Orders Cut

New York, April 10.-Un6lled or
ders Of the United States Steel cor
poration on March 81 were $780,
572 tons. according to the corpora
tons monthly statement issued to-
day. This is decrease of 580,215
tons compared with the orders on
February %.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-11
Tommy Gibbons Wins
Decision Over Chip
in Ten-Round Bout

Denver, April 1O.-Tommy Glib
bons, light heavyweight boxer of
st. Paul, was awarded a referees
decision over George Chip, OF New
castle, Pa, at the end of their 10
round bout here tonight. The bout
was full of action, the men mixing
it continually, and both were going
strong at the finish.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-11
SC|PLE LEADS IN
SINGLES, new
men IN DOUBLES
Fritscher and Kennedy Roll
Into Lead Last Night, Beat
ing Mayer and Olsen Out
of Head Position.

r. Sciple ran off with a lead in
the singles of the state bowling
tournament at the Omaha alleys last
night, rolling 208. 1873 and 212. for a
total of 6OS pins in his three games,
going ahead of ]. Hensley by two
pins. c. VIM forced himself into
third place, with total score of 593.
In the doubles. several teams went
ahead of the former high mark of
AL Mayer and O. Olsen. H..
Fritscher and G. Kennedy went to
the top with mark of 1,178. The
standings follow:
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-11
Miss Mcknight Shows
Slight Improvement

Miss Irene McKnighE.who is dan
gerously i'll in her home. ll6 North
Fortieth street, of pneumonia, was
reported last night to be slightly
improved
The Penn's Grove record., 1919-01-31
Out of Work?

In the reimbursement from the war
crusade back to peaceful Industries all
should bear in mind that there Is YORK
to be done. The wise and thoughtful
mar a see things to be done or VIII
seek for them.
But many will not work unless they
pet what they formerly did or at some
more pleasant work at more pay.
Inspired by a patrioict zeal for the
maintenance of the principles on which
our forefathers founded III Govern
ment two million men quit peaceful
occupations and turned their minds
and muscles to war work under the
direction of leaders. They did not
stop to argue whether 1t was agree
able or unpleasant. The first tnlng
they learned, many for the first time
in their lives. to go where you are
sent, do what you are told. ASK no
questions" They got 81 a day, food,
clothing and shelter-sometImes not
shelter. .,
In the army all men were examined
physically and mentally and it was
marked down that one in II had the
mental ability to think, see what need
ed 70 be done and command.
There are captains in all industries
who see lots to be done, even if It be
only to do some thing for themselves.
Consequently when one is out OF work
it is only necessary to find the mar
who sees and thinks and do what was
done in the army-go where you We're
sent, do what you were told. Inc
more one knows the greater value IS
his labor to produce something OF
commercial value.
But some would rather have SYM
pathy and claim charity who may be
crowded out of jobs which they form
erly held at higher wages which make
the goods cost more than can be dis
posed of at a profit.
The Germans are of a practical turn
of mind and the German Government
has given all communities authority
to a the distribution of relief funds
to persons whom work is offered but
who refuse to accept it, unless they
are able TO furnish a good reason for
not taking the jobs offered.
That reminds US of the old proverb:
whatsoever thy hand fndeth to do,
do it with thy might
The Penn's Grove record., 1919-01-31
Vested P~rejudices

President Wilson appears to have
located an affinity Of ideas IN the
nar-on OF Lloyd George. Prime Min
;-+er of ENGLAND. The latter: in a re-
cant statement. declared that 1T IS not
the vested interests / am AFRAID OF, i!
The vested prejudices. He added
the c5mn.or.: sweep these away
and the S1a-e can easily deal with the
interests; you must not take away an!
mans property; you cannot pEl-d .
great State on dishonesty; you are
bound to come 10 grief II You attempt
England Is facing the same condi-
tons that have grown up in the United
States. and Lloyd George recognizes
the fact that organized movements eX-
ist in the countries that have been
busv with the war. seeking to control
the OPPORTUNITIES which have hereto
fore been the birthright of citizen
ship. What is known as BolshevIkl IN
some of the European countries has
been manifesting itself in a modified
form in the United States through at
tempts to honeycomb u political and
economic affairs with a faint Of social
ism. The American soldier has had
an opportunity to see this system in
operation in foreign lands and the
probabilities are that he will prefer
the good old L. S. A. under the condl-
tions as he knew it before the war
America is not old enough to have any
great stores of ~progenitors, but the
"Sons of Liberty" are determined tt
uphold their h~eritages.
The Penn's Grove record., 1919-01-31
The Press Ended The War

"The power of the press, not the
power of armies, ended the war" said
DR.. Eugene A. Crockett, of Boston,
Mass, now a major in the American
Red Cross, speaking in Triest.
He added that he had Intercepted
hundreds of prisoners of every nation
atty who had returned from Austria,
and that all agreed that Austria's
~deathblow was dealt thru the medium
of the press by President Wilson
when he announced that he recognized
Czecho-S lovakia as an Independent
belligerent state and power.
The press succeeded in sending the
news of President Wilson's message
thruout the Dual Monarchy, where it
circulated among the people and sol
diers. When the message reached
Prague the Bohemians Immediately
ordered the Austrians to leave, and
set I'D their w Government within
twenty-four hours. The Austrians
realized that it was useless to resist.
The Penn's Grove record., 1919-01-31
| WEEP FOR RUSSIA
By Albert SlOcum


Free Russia! l owe you a song,
The land of my love and my hate;
Much have | suffered, and long
By coming to earth through your
gate.
| hear you have thrown off your yoke,
| hear you have broken your chain;
But my childhood and youth you once
broke
Can never be mended again.
My heart with deep gladness was
filled
When hearing your Freedoms sweet
voice,
But my nearest and dearest you killed
They are not with me to rejoice.
Your people are no longer slaves,
High futters the flag of the free;
But from nameless and premature
graves
A waving Red flag I al see.
Free Russia! | owe you a song,
The land of my birth and my spring,
But you made me weep far too long
How can you expect me to sing?
-Carney's Point, n. J., December
l., 1918.
The Penn's Grove record., 1919-01-31

The daily papers announce the arri-
val in this country from Italy of Arch
bishop B~onaventure Cerretti, Papal
Under Secretary of State, represent
ing Pope Benedict Nv. No other sect
has a secretary of state, because they
believe in the separation of Church and
State. As the Pope has no direct
temporal power why should he have a
Secretary of State, where all churches
r equal before the law excepting that
that is the only church that seeks sup
port from the State.