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Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-09
U. S. MAY BECOME
ARMENIA MANDATORY.

Paris, May Sit is expected that
the United States will be asked to
become the mandatory for Armenia.
Tho Indications are that President
Wilson will submit the matter to
congress.
New York, May S.-Seventy-five
bishops of the Episcopal church in
America have urged upon President
Wilson acceptance by the United
States of mandate, under the league
of nations for Armenia, and have
received from the president sym
pathetic" reply, the Armenian press
bureau announced tonight.
The clergymen's cablegram to Mr..
Wilson was signed by Bishops
David H. Greer and Philip N. Rhein-
lander. The president replied:
"You may be sure l share the
deep interest in the fate of Ar
menia."
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-09
Gives Stranger $100'
Bill and Waits Three :
Hours for His Change

Albert Jones gave stranger a
500 bill yesterday afternoon at the
Union station and waited three
hours for the man to bring back the
change.
Albert is fresh from the little burg
of Chicago, III. While waiting to
change trains yesterday afternoon at
2 o'clock he met man who said his
name, was Wilson. Wilson explained
that he was on his way to Ogden.
Utah.
Loan me rs cents" he asked
Jones.
"You see, I'm good-hearted," ex-
planned Jones to Officer Sinclair.
Father used to say I was too good
hearted. Father must have been
right. | thought | gave Wilson a
ST bill and told him to bring back
the IS cents. l waited until S
o'clock and then | discovered that
had given him $100 billInstead of
a ST bill. Yes, father was right" !
Jones gave his address as 122 Fifth
street.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-09
Aienists Disagree
IN Caseof Girl Who
Poisoned Her Rival

Seattle, May 8.-Testimony TAX
ing in the trial of Ruth Garrison,
IS years old, for the murder of
Mrs. Grace G. Storrs, her rival for
the love D, M. Storrs, was COM
pleted today, and it is expected the
case will 60 to the jury tomorrow
afternoon.
Witnesses for the defense have
testified that the mental condition
of the young defendant, is abnor-
NAL. The states witnesses have
sought to show that Miss Garrison
was in perfect control of her men
tai faculties at the time she is al
legged to have planned the death Of
Mrs. Storrs.
Mrs. Storrs died March l8, few
minutes after she had partaken Of
fruit cocktail as the guest in a
department store lunch room of
Miss Garrison. An inquest devel-
oped that the woman had been pois-
oned and the arrest of the Garri-
son girl followed The prosecuting
attorney said she made a complete
confession. Storrs, husband of the
dead woman. is an automobile me-
chanic,
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-09
Woman Takes Poison When
Her Lover. Fails to Appear
Rosa Lott Attempts to End Life After James Denton
Neglected to Keep Tryst; Man Fell Asleep on
Bed and Did Not Wake Up In Time.

the police. Police Surgeon Follman
responded.
"She was happy as lark an hour
BEFORE" said Mrs. Humphrey, try
ing to account for the girls act
She was operated on three weeks
ago and just got out of the hos,
pital last week"
Denton seemed little moved. II
didn't intend to marry her. We
never talked about marrying. /
don't think l ever will marry her.
I've known her since January and
have been visiting her pretty regu-
larly. | was going to come over
tonight and l fell asleep on my
bed"
According to Denton, the girl
was divorced from her soldier hus-
band last fall. Police have not yet
located her former husband. The
girl was left in her home. Her con-
dition is serious, but DR.. Follman
holds out hope for her recovery.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-09

Goodbye Jim, love you and
always will" wrote Rosa Lotz, in
her room at COS North Eighteenth
street, last night.
Then the young woman drank
half an ounce of poison. Her con-
dition is considered serious, Her
lover, James Denton, 603 South
Eighteenth street, had failed to ap-
pear at the time set for tryst.
81 was asleep" explained Denton.
Darling Jim" the note<reads,
Goodbye and God bless you. I
have always said that I wouldn't
live without you and as you said
yoL were coming over tonight and
didn't, l guess you don't want me.
Goodbye, Jim, I love you and always
will. Your loving Rosa"
Mrs. A. L. Humphrey, with whom
the girl boarded. found her at 7:30
o'clock, semi-conscious, and called
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-09

Today's results went far toward
removing the anxiety felt heretofore
by treasury officials over the prog
ress of the loan toward the total
needed. With the speed shown by
subscriptions in the last two days
continued tomorrow and Saturday,
the recorded subscriptions by Satur-
day night should be between $3,O00.-
100000 and $3,500000,00Q, officials
believe. That will leave billion or
more to come in as a result of the
final count of last-minute sales and
in previous loans the amount of
these belated subscriptions has run
usually much higher than billion
Large Subscriptions Expected.
Another factor which probably
will tend to swell the late figures is
that big corporations may enter
larger subscriptions than they really
desire in the belief that in the fna!
allotments their purchases will be
pared down. This would result from
the rtreasury's announced intention
of accepting no more than $4,50,000,-
900 subscriptions unless the purchas-
es of $4,000 or less of Victory notes
should push the total beyond that
figure. No subscriptions of $4,000
or less are to be rejected .
The feeling of relief apparent
about the treasury is not to be in
terpreted, however, as indicating any
reason why all the subscriptions
possible should not be rolled in dur
ing the remaining two days Small
orders still are as much desired as
ever, it was explained, because the
financial soundness of the loan de-
pends so strongly on a wide distri-
button of the securities.
A race for the highest standing in
percentage of quota at the close OF
the records Saturday has developed
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-09
SENATORS FOR
TERMS GIVEN
! TO The GERMANS
Opinion Divided on Wisdom of
Assuming Obligations In
posed by League Of
Nations Covenant.

Washington, May 8.-As they
completed their study of the official
summary of the treaty of Versailles
today, senator's began to give ex-
preston to their views on the mo-
mentous document now in the hands
Of the German plenipotentiaries. A
few senator's, however, still with
held comment, preferring to ex-
anime the complete text before
reaching definite conclusion
These included Senators Lodge of
Massachusetts, and Smoot of Utah.
Sharp opposition to the proposal
that the United States in consort
with Great Britain commit itself to
&C to Frances aid in the event that
country were attacked was voiced
by Senators Borah of Idaho and
Curtis of Kansas, while Senators
Sherman of Illinois and Moses Of
New Hampshire criticised the league
Of nations covenant in the treaty.
Opinions of Nebraskans.
Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska,
retiring chairman of the senate1or-
elen relations committee, approved
the treaty asa whole and said that
in his judgment the browning
glory of this great document is the
fact that there is embdied in it
the great constitution of the league
of nations" The senator declared
the. treaty was monumental
work" and measured up ito the
highest moral standards of the
world" with justice as the basis of
organization.
Senator Norris of Nebraska made
this statement:
"Onc thing that like particularly
about the peace treaty is the dis
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Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-09

> The house at 2l6 North Ihir-
teenth street is the home of Beatrice
Wilhelm, alias Ruth Clark, the girl
who recently made the sensational
expose of the Omaha dope ring
through The Bee.
Her Home Address.
Beatrice Wilhelm lives at this ad-
dress with Curley Stinson, known to
the police as the "King of Dope
Peddlers."
Beatfice Wilhelm is the girl who.
after making her statement to The
Bee, repudiated her charges after
visiting the Office of Chief of Detec-
tives John T. Dunn, and after being
threatened by policemen that if she
did not stop talking she would be
driven out of Omaha.
She is the same girl who later
signed two ofidavits at the instance
of Chief of Police Marshal Eberstein
denying that she made any charges
against the Omaha police depart
ment. Beatrice Wilhelm is the girl
whom DR.. Jennie Callfas interviewed
and whom she defends against the
charges of being a dope peddler and
addict.
Beatrice Wilhelm is the same girl
who confessed a short while ago in
the county Jail to Mother" Johns,
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-09
0MAHAN KILLS
RIVAL and SELF;
WOUNDS WOMAN
Jeff Poland, SmeIter Worker,
Murders Man Who Mar
ried Housekeeper; Blows
Own Brains Out.

Jeff Poland, AZ years old, an Om-
aha smelter worker. shot and killed
Sem Headley, IS, at Wayerly, Neb..
yesterday, and seriously wounded
Mrs. Headley, "a, an Omaha woman,
an the third wife of Headley. Fo-
land d~~accused Mrs., Headley of jilt-
ing him.
Poland then ended his own life.
Headley, who was a widower
with IS children, eight by his first
wife and FIVE by his second. was
married to Mrs. Headley May 5.
She formerly was Mrs. Maggie
Hamer Lebs, divorcee.
Foiand is said to have arrived at
Waverly Wednesday morning, and
yesterday went to the Headley
home. He met Headley just as the
latter was coming out of the house,
and without uttering a word, shot
him in the head. Headley ran
around the house and into a
plouwed field, where he dropped
dead.
Kills Woman.
Mrs. Charles Headley, daughter
in-law of the murdered man, and
five children were in the kitchen.
Poland passed through this room
without a word, going into the din
ing room, where he found Mrs.
,Headley, who had been alarmed by
the shot He shot the woman twice,
one shot striking her left arm and
lodging in her left side ,and the
other striking her right arm.
Foland then passed up the stair
way to Headley's room, where he
shot himself in the head, dying al
most instantly. Poland fired II shots
while in-the house, six of which
went wild
Mrs. Headley was rushed to a
hospital and operated upon at once.
Physicians say she will recover.
Had Been Housekeeper.
Y Mrs. Headley had been a house
keeper for Poland in Omaha and
had refused to marry him. He told
her he would Kill her if she married
anybody else, and it was for this
purpose that he went to Waverly.
Mrs. Headley's parents ~iive at
Benson. while Foland's people live
at Almena, Kan. Headley had lived
in Waverly about a month.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-09
Tornado in Lower
Rio Grande Valley
Kills IS Persons

Corpus Christi, Tex, May 8.-Fif-
teen persons were killed last night
when one of the worst tornadoes
ever experienced in southwest Tex
as swept the lower Rio Grande val
ley, demolishing farm houses and
doing great damage to growing
crops, according to kilograms re.
ceived here tonight from the storm
area. II
The storm took its heaviest knows
toll Of life at Mission, where a shed
in which Mr.. Wick, his wife and four
children and number of Mexicans
had taken refuge from the storm
collapsed. Mr.. Wick and two of his
children were killed when the struc-
ture crumpled up from the wind,
while Mrs. Wick was seriously in
jured.
The wind was accompanied BY a
heavy hail storm which caused great
damage, the reports said.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-09
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CONVICT AS SOLDIER
WINS BACK CITIZENSHIP.
BITS OF NEWS

Albany, N. Y, May 8.-Governor
Smith today restored the privileges
of citizenship to Edward ("Monk")
Eastman, former gang leader Of
New York City. who had served a
prison term.
The governors said that his action
was influenced by the recommends
tons of Col. Franklin w. Ward
and Lieut.. Joseph A. Kerrigan of
the l06th infantry regiment of the
9th division, with whict Eastman
served in the war. Colonel Ward
calleo attention to. the fact that
! Eastman had enlisted and that "his
record throughout the war has been
exceptional, and his service has been
honest and faithful"
During the attack on Vierstaat
ridge, Eastman was wounded and
sent to casualty clearing hospital
station, where he remained only
three days. Upon hearing that his
regimentN was expected to go into
the line again. he escaped from the
hospital equipped himself from a
salvage dump, rejoined his company
and was in action throughout the
entire Hindenbnrg line assault.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-09
Boy Playing Bali
Discovers AIamito
Barn Fire at Start

When a base ball thrown by
Thomas Machalvy about 7 o'clock
Wednesday evening escaped him
and rolled down an alley neag
Twenty-sixth and Leavenworth
streets, John Copy, 1923 South
Twenty-ffth street, ran after it
and in so doing discovered a FIRE
in the Alamito Dairy company
barn which harbored So horses at
the time. @,
As the lad stopped to pick up
the ball he noticed dense volume
Of smoke pouring from one of the
windows and Immediately gave
tie alarm. The FIRE was put out
before great damage was done.
Officials believe a passerby
tossed a burning eigaret into the
rnanger.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-09
Liquor Dealers MoboIize
AGAINST "Dry" Amendment

Atlantic City, May 8.-George
Carroll of Elizabeth, N. J., head of
the New Jersey Liquor Dealers as
sociation, was elected president of
the National Liquor Dealers asso-
ciation in annual convention here
today. ]. ]. Doherty, Boston, was
chosen vice president; Robert J..
Halle of Chicago was reelected sec
retary and Thomas Hayes, Newark,
N. j., treasurer. 81
The convention decided to mobi-
lize the $1,000 license holders in the
country in the battle against the en-
forcement of the constitutional
dry" amendment
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-09
Owens Finishes Jail Term;
to Marry Divorced Wife

Fremont, Neb., May 8.-(Special
Telegram)-Jack Owens. federal
prisoner who attempted suicide by
shooting himself, in his cell in the
county Jail 10 days ago, finished his
term of five months and was re-
leased from custody today. Owens
went to OMAHA where he said he
was to marry Miss Mae Pilkens his
divorced wife. Dependency over
his wife obtaining a divorce after
she had promised to drop the suit
is said to have been responsible for
the act The girl visited Owens sew
eral times after the shooting.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-09
FIRST LEG
OF OCEAN
TRIP MADE
IN 9 HOURS
Destroyers Searching for
Third Airship Which Re-
ported Engine Trouble At
ter Starting Flight.

Halifax, May 8.-Two Of the
American navy seaplanes. the NC-l
and the NC-3, arrived here at 3
o'clock tonight q o'clock New York
time) thus finishing successfully the
first leg of their Transatlantic; flight
in nine hours. ~
The two planes were sighted first
at 7:44 p. nh The NC-3 took the
water at Eastern Passage at 7:55
and the NC-1 10 minutes later.
No reports have been received
here regarding the NC-4, which de-
velopeo trouble with one of its en-
gines not long after leaving Rocka-
way Point.
Expect to Resume Flight Today.
Commander John H. Towers, who
brought the two giant seaplanes
safely to port after a flight of $40
miles from Rockaway Point in nine
: hours announced that he expected
to get away tomorrow morning on
the second leg of the journey
which will take the seap1anes to
Trepassey, distance of 400 miles.
Commander Towers based his ex-
pectation on report of Prof. Alex
ander McAdie, the meteorological
expert at Harvard university. Pro-
fessor Meade said tonight that the
present favorable atmospheric con-
ditions were likely to continue for
another "a hours at least.
Strong Head Winds Encountered.
All the aviators agree that the
first leg of the Transatlantic jour-
ney called for the most severe test,
and all are delighted with the way
in which the two hydroplanes per-
formed. Strong head winds were
encountered, throwing the planes
80 degrees off their course, accord
ing to Lieut. Com. R. E. Byrd, ra-
dio operator in. the NC-3, the first
to arrive in Halifax harbor, and
the apparatus recorded perfectly
these divergences, enabling the air.
ships to hold to their course with
the greatest ease.
The two planes flew at various
attitudes during the trip, the NC-1,
ascending at one point to $500 feet,
the highest altitude recorded dur
ing the journey.
At times the two planes got out
of sight of each other, but they adj
hered closely to the schedule fixed
before the start and flew up theJ
harbor within 10 minutes of each
other.
Search for Missing Plane.
Washington, May 8.-With two
of the three navy seaplanes which
started from Rockaway, Long Is
land, this morning on the first leg of
the Transatlantic flight arrived
safely at Halifax, navy officials were
bending every energy tonight to
locating the third, missing since
early in the afternoon.
No report, of the missing ma
chine. the NC-4, commanded by
1t. Com. A. c. Read, had been re-
ceived after the machine passed the
destroyer McDermot, first station
ship, located more than 90 miles
north of Cape Cod, and less than
half way to~Halifax.
Orders were issued at once send
ing the McDermot and the next
ship beyond, the. Kimberly, in
search of the missing seaplane.
Commander Read had reported just
before reaching the McDermot that
II oil pump on one of his motors
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Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-09

the matron, that she was dope
hend.
The Same Girl.
She is the same girl whom three
prisoners and companions now in
the county Jail declare they have
seen sell and use dope.
She is the same girl who is seen
every night now walking the streets
in the vicinity of Sixteenth and Cal
ifornia Streets until the early morn
ing hours.
Beatrice Wilhelm is the same girl
whom DR.. Jennie Callfas succeeded
in convincing two Omaha newspa-
pers was not street walker, dope
peddler and drug addict.
Beatrice Wilhelm is the same girl
Chief Eberstein has volunteered to
defend himself and on whose behalf
he enlisted the support of Dr.. Jennie
Callfas in vain attempt to discredit
The Omaha Bee.
She is the same girl who was seen
several nights agoatake sfot in the
arm in a house at Seventeenth and
Cass streets. She is the same girl
whom DR.. Jennie Callfas examined
and announced positively was not a
dope fend because there were no
needle marks on the poor child's
hody"
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-09
AUTOGRAPHED BASE BALLS
BRING 81. .000, 900 APIECE.

New York, May 8.-Baseballs sold
for 100000 apiece in Wall street
today. Campaigning for the Victory
loan, "Christye Mathewson, Arthur
Fletcher and Larry Doyle of the
New York Giants invaded "the
street" and auctioned off score of
horse hides bearing their autographs.
Purchasers who paid $l,000,000
apiece for balls were ]. D. Rocke-
feller, ]. P. Morgan and ]. w. Har-
riman.
The others were sold for smaller
sums.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-09
CHICAGO WELCOMES
HOME REILLY'S BUCKS.

Chicago, May 8.-The l49th field
artillery ("Reilly's Bucks") Forty
second (Rainbow) division. was well
coined home from war today. by
thousands of Illinoisans. The regi-
ment, formerly the old Illinois Ma
tional guakd batteries, had been
away months and had taken part in
most of the greatest battles fought
since America went into the world
war. With the men came some 200
Illinois men of, the 10Th infantry.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-09
FRANCE LOSES OVER HALF
ITS YOUTH IN THE WAR.

Paris, May 8.-Capt. Andre Tar
dieu, head of the general commits
sion for Franco-American war mat
tiers, recently announced that he had
made an investigation into the num-
Der of French soldiers killed be-
tween the ages of 20 and 81. He
found that So per cent had lost their
lives. That is, overhaul of Frances
youth had disappeared.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-09

between the St. Louis district, which
still heads the percentage, with
80.54; the Minneapolis district, with
1891. and the New York district,
with 7l.85. New York in the figures
tabulated tonight at the treasury
was within $30,000,000 of a billion
dollars.
A telegram from St. Louis to-
night indicated that district expects
to go over the top tomorrow.
Tribute Paid to Women.
Secretary Glass today sent the fol-
lowing message broadcast through
the Woman's Liberty loan commit
tee to the men of America:
THE women of the United States
have uade instant and magnificent
response to every call which the
government has made to them.
Through the five Liberty loans they
have served with devotion, with zeal
and with self-sacrificing patriotism.
They have bought bonds to the limit
of their purchasing power, and sold
bonds to the limit of human endur-
ance. of persuasion and of stead
fastness in purpose. Even with the
armistice signed, they have never
ceased in their answering devotion
to duty. In this Victory Liberty
loan they have been pillars of power
and towers of strength in the selling
organization. Undaunted by OBJ
stacles and discouragements, they
have held their posts. At this crisis
of the loan the government of the
United States again sounds the bugle
of further advance. In keen realiza-
ton Of what women have already
done in this and other campaigns,
the treasury calls to them in these
closing days of the loan for service
in a final rush upon the field that
will take the loan over the last
trench1
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-09
NO OFFICE
IN LEGION
YOUNG
D D Y"
Colonel Roosevelt Declares
He's No Politician, So Re-
fuses Honor Offered
During Long Ovation.

St. Louis, May 8.-Determined ef-
forts by the delegates to the ma.
tional caucus of the American Le-
gion which opened here today to
force the Craftsmanship of the or
ganization on Lieut.. Col. Theodore
Roosevelt failed and Col. Henry D.
Lindsey of Dallas, Tex, was elect
ed chairman.
For nearly three hours the dele
gates urged the nomination on Col
onel Roosevelt. who steadfastly de-
clined, saying he chad no desire to
hold office in the organization" but
wanted to be simply booster
After several speeches, in which he
urged the caucus, to take him al
his word" and nominate some one
else, he shouted: y ....
"Tll tell you just why | can't oc-
cept this nomination. They say |
am a politician, and that | formed
this organization to make grand
stand play and"
"We Want Teddy" Cry Delegates.
Shouts of mo, no" drowned him
out and after trying for so minutes
to establish order, Colonel Roose-
yelt finally sank exhausted into his
chair. The pandemonium continued
for nearly an hour, shouts of 1--WE
want Teddy" and MAKE him take
it," predominating. The session
took on the appearance of a wild
college mass meeting, various col
lege yells filling the air and always
with "We want Teddy" at the end
Col. Bennett Clark, son of Speaker
Champ Clark. then temporarily took
the chair ana told the convention
that it must force Colonel Roosevelt
to accept the nomination and re-
quested that some one make mo-
ton to that effect. A motion was
made, but Colonel Roosevelt again
insisted that he could not hold office
and the delegates finally yielded to
his wishes though the men running
against him offered to Withdraw and
make his nomination unanimous.
Choice Made Unanimous.
Running against Colonel Lindsey,
who was accepted by Colonel Roose-
welt. was Sergeant Jack Sullivan of
Seattle, WASH, the candidate of the
buck privates. Sullivan's name was
withdrawn when the state of Wash
ington was reached in the voting and
at his request Colonel Lindsey s
election made unanimous. The vote
at the time was: Lindsey, $50; Sui
livan, 209.
Colonel Lindsey, who was deco
rated with the distinguished service
medal. was formerly mayor of Dal-
las, Tex. He will hold office only
until the next convention, which
probably will be in November.
Sergeant Sullivan was unani-
mously elected first vice chairman
and Seaman Fred B. Humphreys of
Roosevelt, N. NJ, was chosen second
vice chairman over Chief Petty Of
ficer ]. F. Goerks of New York. A
third vice chairman, a member of
the marines, will be elected tomor-
row.
1t. Col. Erick Wood of Washing
ton was elected secretary.
Sergeant Sullivan presened reso-
luton which will be acted upon to-
morrow, requesting that petition
be sent to congress urging drastic
laws to curb /. w. w. activities.
The caucus has received notice
from the George Washington Ma
tional Memorial association of wo-
mems clubs that it is willing to turn
over one floor of its building in
Washington, including an audi
to,ium seating 1000 persons to the
American Legion for its permanent
use,