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Omaha daily bee., 1920-07-17
"M'ADIEU" BREAKS
STONY SILENCE IN
LETTER TO WOMAN
Could Have Won if He Had
Wanted to. He Tells
Mrs. Fairbank.

Chicago Tribune Omaha Bee Leased Wire.
Chicago, July l6.--William e.. Nc
.Adoo, whose name was changed to
McAdeu at the San Francisco con-
vention, has finally broken his ston-
ry silence. IN letter to Mrs. kel-
logg Fairbank.. thanking her for her
strenuous efforts i'll his behalf, he
says:
Il hope that no friend Of mine
will think that anyone is to blame
for the result but mvsclf, 1t was
who put the discouragements i'll the
way which made it difficult to win
success. If | had not felt it was
my duty to keep out OF public life at
this time, we would have had dit
icrent result.
Il did it conscientously, and from
the highest motives, as | conceived
them. Now we must all turn i'll and
elect the ticket. because the very deS-
tiny OF America and the world is
imperillcd by the forces OF reaction
Mr.. McAdoo added that he intends
to support the ticket both by his
own deed and word and he hoped
Mrs. Fairbank would also "itst rs
keenly as if had received the nomi-
nation"
Mrs. Fairbank expressed her keen
disappointment at the failure of her
candidate to head The ticket. hut she
says she is convinced that Cox will
make an admirable president and will
unite all elements in the democratic
party
While | have not met Governor
Cox personally. l. know Franklin d.
Roosevelt we'll and admire him very
much. | feel that he is greatly su-
rerior. to the average vicc-prcsider-
tial candidate and that the team will
be hard to beat" .-.--.. ...
Omaha daily bee., 1920-07-17
Ladies'! Woman Life
Guard of $50 Pounds,
Wanted-Get in Line

An Omaha, expert swimmer and
$50 pounds avoirdupois, is being
sought by Recreation Director l..
A. Jones for the position of life
guard at Municipal beach, at Car.
ter lake. which opens today.
No woman life guard has yet
been appointed for the beach this
season. All applicants up to the
present time have been too light,
according to Mr.. Jones.
Bathers at the beach will be es-
pecially warned this year to keep
within the ropes, because Of the
unusually high water which comes
up to the porch of the bathhouse:
George Magraul is the only life
guard on duty now. George West
land is is foreman of a staff of nine
persons in charge of the beach.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-07-17
Judge Will Not Let Girl
Marry Automobile Thiel

Atlantic, Ia, July l6.-(Special.
Margaret Haines, G0 years old
came here from Omaha to marry
Lester Moore, confessed automobile
thief, but was prevented from SC
doing when Judge Rockafellow re-
fused to officiate at the ceremonies
Moore was caught i'll Omaha two
weeks ago in an attempt to dispose
of an automobile stolen here Mon
day. He has been sentenced to the
Anamosa reformatory.
Miss Haines told the court she
was waitress i'll Omaha and me,
Moore there a month ago.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-07-17
Oklahoma Woman to Tour
Europe for Women'S Club

Enid, Okl., July 16.-Miss Eliza
beth Boyle, prominent club wor':er
and general secretary of the Okla
homa State Federation of Woman 5
Clubs, will represent Oklahoma as
one of the so women of the United
States to tour western Europe ard
attend the quintennial convention of
women in Christiana, Norway, Sep
te:nber E. The party is composed
of delegates from the National
Council of Women, chosen to re, =
resent various sections of the coun-
try or some women's club. Tie
party will sail from New York the
last of August.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-07-17
Three Suspects Held
As Robbers Who Got
$4,000 From Cashie,

Kansas City, Mo, July l6-Thrcc
men were under arrest today in con-
necton with robbery of Frank Vas
sar, messenger for an Armourdale,
Kan, bank, who was held up yester-
day by motor car bandits as he was
entering the bank with a satchel
containing $4,000 in cash.
One of the men, according to po-
lice, is owner of the mgtor Car in
which the robbers escaped. The
prisoner declares the car was stolen
from him earlier in the day.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-07-17
Congressman F. W. Mondell
Files for denomination

Cheyenne, Wyo., July l6.-Frank
w. Mondell, republican floor leader
in the house OF representatives,. to-
Gay filed papers OF denomination as
representative at large from Wyo-
ming. 1t is expected he will have
no opposition in his own party.
The state primaries will be held
August II
Omaha daily bee., 1920-07-17
Youthful "HOudini'
Escapes Third Time
From, Bluffs Police

Il can go any place a cootie can
go
SO Alfred Burt, 10 years old, Ken
sett. Ia, told Council Bluffs police.
Alfred was pinched yesterday for
speeding in a Car alleged to have
been stolen
He escaped by leaping from the
speeding car moment later.
He was caught again and placed
in jail. A few minutes later he was
missing from his cell, but was To-
Gated, after a search, hiding in a
locker in the basement of the Jail.
But yesterday he was again
missing. And now the Bluffs Off
GERS don't know where he is or how
he escaped. He escaped from a
steel cell this time.
"Cootie is right" say the weary
coppers.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-07-17
Exchange Ratification of
Austrian Pact at Paris

Paris. July 16.-The exchange OF
ratihcations of the treaty of st
Germain, which established peace be-
tween the allies and Austria, took
place this morning in the clock
room at the foreign office. Jules
Cambon Xxx presided over 'hc ccrc-
mony.
Afterward NJ. Hcrtsch, rcprcsent-
irg Czecho- -Slovakia, signed tie
agreements for the protection of
minoritics within the former terri
tory Of the Austro-Hungarian en-
tire
Omaha daily bee., 1920-07-17
Third Party Is Scored by
Governor of Arkansas

Ogden, Utah, July 16.-Governor
Brough of Arkansas. at a dinner
rendered him here tonight by citi-
zers, in honor Of his being a former
Osdenite, declared the new party
was an organization bordering on
ararchism, bolshevism and l. w. w.
and he said that Utah should take
no pride in the fac, that Utah man
was named as the standard. bearer.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-07-17
Girl Killed in Attempt to
Save Life of BabV Sister

Middlcsboro, XIV. July l6.-Run-
ming down All incline track i'll all at
tempt to save her 5-year-old baby
sister who was sitting in the middle
of the rails Bertha Lynch, aged
10, was overtaken and killed at
Mingo mines, six miles from here,
by coal car driven by her father,
Nose Lynch The baby was not
injured. Miss Lynch's body was cut
in two
Omaha daily bee., 1920-07-17
Former 84th Brigade Head
Comes to Fort DeS MoineS

Des Moines. Ia, July l6.-(Spe-
cial Telegram.) - Col Robert A.
Brown will come to Fort Des
Moines as commander of the l4th
calvary when the troops come here.
Brown was commander of the 84th
brigade, in which the l68th Iowa
and 167 Alabama infantry served,
and is therefore well known to Iowa
soldiers who were in the l68th regi-
rDeDt
Omaha daily bee., 1920-07-17
Warn Railroads to Cease
ConfisCating Coal of u. S.

Washington, July 16.-Railroad,
Of the country were warned today
by the interstate commerce commIs-
sion to refrain from conhscating coal
consigned to government depart,
ments and to common carriers and
to other public utilities. No indica-
ton of what action would be taken
to put an end to the practice was
given by the commission.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-07-17
EnliStmentS in United States
Navy Show Biq Increase

Washington, July l6.-The tide of
recruiting for the navy has turned,
officials at the department said to-
day, an increase of enlistments over
discharges being shown for the first
time since the war. On August %
the enlistment periods of the last
Of the before the war" tars will ex-
nire, but many of these are re-en-
listing.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-07-17
Employees On Mexican Road
Strike for 100 Per Cent Raise

Vera Cruz. July 16.-A strike was
declared last midnight by all the
personnel on the lines and in the
shops Of the Mexican railway,
which runs from Vera Cruz to Mexi-
CO City. The men are demanding i
100 per cent increase i'll wages and
recognition of their union.
A boycott against the railway has
been decided upon until the demands
of the strikers have been granted.
All the dock workers have also
gone on strike against the terminal
company.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-07-17
War Department to Abandon
Camps KearneY and Dodqe

Washington. July l6.-Orders for
the abandonment of Camps Kear-
ney, Cal. and Dodge, Ia, were is
sued at the War department.
The 22d infantry. now at Camp
Kearney, has been ordered to Fort
Douglas, Utah, and upon its de-
parture, the camp will be salvaged
and the property turned back to its
owners.
The fourth division now at Camp
Dodge was ordered to Camp Lewis,
Wash.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-07-17
Omaha Doctor Named
Director Of Lions Clubs
AT Denver Meeting

! Denver, Colo, July 16.-(Special
Telegram.)-Dr. Max Emmert, Of
Omaha, was elected director of the
International Order of Lions clubs in
convention here today. c. c. Buch-
anan is chairman of the magazine
committee: Harry Watts was named
OF the child welfare committee and
NJ. c. Taylor on the auditing conf
mittce.
DR.. Charles c. Reid of Denver was
elected president +. w. Cameron of
i. Minneapolis, was chosen for vice
| resident.
Oakland. Cal. and Minneapolis arc
candidates for the next convention.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-07-17
Bribery Charges Against
Police Judge Dismissed

San Francisco, July l6.-A bribery
indictment against Police Judge J.
]. Sullivan was dismissed in the
superior court here upon motion of
Attorney General Webb, who told
the court that there was not suf-
ficient co,roborative evidence TO
vict him
Omaha daily bee., 1920-07-17
Aqed Convict Pardoned
As Birthday Present

Austin, Tex, July l6.-After hav-
ing refused ts accept executive
clcmenct from former Governors
Colqutt and Ferguson, Uncle"
Bill Edwards, accentric Texas COIL
vict aged 20, wrote the governor for
a pardon as birthday present on
July 10, 1920. 1t immediately was
granted
Omaha daily bee., 1920-07-17
Schooner in Distress.

Seattle, Wash, July l6.-The
fishing schooner Presho of Tacoma
is reported in distress near Car
manah point, on the west coast of
Vancouver island. and the coast
guard cutter Snohomish is speed
ing from Port Angeles. Wash, to
the vessels assistance. The Presho,
built in 1918, rs of 2l tons burden.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-07-17
British Officials Deny
Reds Agree to Pole ArmiStiCe

Spa, Belgium, July l6.-British
officials here denied this morning
that any reply had been received
from the Russian soviet government
relative to the British proposal for
an arrnistice between, Russia and
Poland
Omaha daily bee., 1920-07-17
Planes to Leave Erie Today
On Trip to Nome, Alaska

Erie, Pa, July l6th-The three
army airplanes which arrived here
last night in their flight from Mine
ola to Nome, Alaska, will not leave
Erie until tomorrow morning. it was
announced by the flyers here this
afternoon.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-07-17
Julia StimSon Appointed
Chief of ArmV Nurse Corps

Washington, July l6.-Miss Ju ia
M. Stimson of New York was ap-
pointed today by Secretary Baker
as superintendent of the army nurse
corps, with the relative rank OF
major. She received the D. S. NJ.
and the British r. B. {. for services
In the nurse corps during the war.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-07-17
G. 0. P. Labor Chairman to
Open Headquarters In N. Y.

New York, July l6-H. L. Fidler,
special representative Of the rcpub
l;can national committee on labor
affairs, arrived here today from Chi
cago to open New York Office OF
the party's labor bureau.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-07-17
Three Distinct Shocks Felt in
California Metropo|is-Sev.
era| Persons Are Injured
BY Falling Debris.
DIFFICULT TO TELL
EXTENT OF DAMAGE
Business at StandstiI| After
Third TembIor-CraCkS in
Walls of Number Of Brick
Buildings Are Reported.

Los Angeles, July l6.-Thrce Sc
we're earthquake shocks, the first
at 1910 this morning, the second
and third at ;27 and |; 20 this aft
ernoon, created excitement through
Los Angeles and its suburbs and
caused damage of minor nature to
a number of buildings and inflicted
physical injury upon several men,
women and children.
A chimney on a tall building in
the downtown section Just north of
the entrance ato the Third street
tunnel, fell across Third street to
the south side; part Of all embank-
ment near the entrance to the Pa
cific electric municipal tunnel in
North Hill street cavcd in. The
two tunnels are about four blocks
apart.
The morning tcmblor shook NOR
tar from brick walls and plaster
from walls and ceilings, sending
four persons to the receiving hos
ptal with minor injuries and fright
cned the majority of the population.
The shock at :27 was followed so
quickly by the third at :29 that it
was difficult to tell just what dam
age could be attributed to either of
those two.
Water Main Broken.
A water main was reported broken
in the downtown section and reports
of broken windows in downtown
stores multiplied.
A man was taken to the receiving
hospital with a broken leg. His
injury was said to have been caused
when brick fell from a building
at First street and Broadway and
knocked him down.
Business in many establishments
came practically to a standstill after
the third shock and 80 minutes later
crowds still were gathered in the
streets, either fearful of returning
to work or interested in learning
the extent of the damage.
A piece of coping at Market and
Main streets fell and struck fire
alarm box, turning in an alarm. The
response of the fire department and
iumors flying through the streets
caused soma person to send in a call
for ambulances, which was prompt
ly responded to.
Crowds Hysterical.
Cracks in the fronts and walls OF
few buildings were reported after
the second and third shocks and
hospitals i'll department stores were
overflowing with fainting and hys-
terlcal women shoppers.
A piece OF iron fell from the top of
building at First and Main streets
and inflicted severe wound upon
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Omaha daily bee., 1920-07-17
The Weather
Forecast.

Forecast.
Partly cloudy and unsettled Sat
urday.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-04-29
APRIL.
A Month of Sun and Flowers Which
Has a Varied History.

April is month with varied his
tory. When we first heard OF the
month there were allotted to i
thirty days and it was the second
month of the year. Later it was
placed fourth OH the list of months
and one OF it's days was taken away
from it. In the days Of Julius Gaze
sar the original number OF days was
restored and ever since April has oc-
cupied the fourth place on the ca!en-
dar it has been marked by thirty
DAYS. The name of the months is
derived from the Latin word
..aperire," which means Ito open,'
and very appropriate name it is,
too, in April all the buds and bios
SONS begin to open. The old Anglo
Saxons called this month Oster-
nonath because of the strong east
winds which always blew at this
season.
AS with all the other months
there are many superstitions con
nected with April. 1t is thought by
some that if you are born between
the first and the nineteenth of the
month you will think deeply and be
interested in all things that will
make you refined and cultured and
well educated, you will be very much
alive and interested in many things
and people will like you and you
will have a great love for beautiful
things and wish always to be sur
rounded by Injuries. You will try
20 have your own way IN all things
and you will be very fond OF music.
In addition to all these traits, should
your birthday fall between the nine
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-04-29
WHiSKEY SENT TO STATE IN
STITUTIONS.
Four Hundred and Eighteen Pints
and Sixteen Quarts Shipped to
the Board of Control.

The four hundred and eighteen
pint bottles and sixteen quart bottles
of whiskey, seized by Sheriff e. L..
Nicholas when he captured a Cadil-
lac automobile last summer, and
which has since occupied a cell in
the county jail, was shipped by ex-
press last evening to the Board Of
Control of State institutions. Six box
es containing 2l8 pints and sixteen
quarts went to the Soldiers Orphans
Home at Davenport, two boxes con-
tanning 100 pints to the Training
School for Boys at Eldora, one box
containing fifty pints to the Train
ing School for Girls at Mitchellyille
and one box containing fifty pints
TO the Soldiers Home at MARSHALL
town. The whiskey was shipped on
order and by authority of a permit
to purchase intoxicating liquors for
other than beverage purposes ap-
proved by the prohibition director.
The ten quarts of beer captured
by the sheriff when the whiskey was
seized was destroyed by order of
court.
The filling of the order for the
Board of Control had the effect of
greatly reducing the stock, and the
supply remaining in the Jail is now
only siXty-two pints.-Mt. Ayr Rec
Ord-NeWs.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-04-29
TO PAVE 10 MILES OF ROAD.
Contracts Have Been Let for This
Amount OF Hard Road and More
is Being Planned Upon.

So far Iowa has let contracts for
106 miles of brick or concrete for
country highways and $50 miles
will be completed this summer ac-
cording to figures furnished by the
Iowa Highway commission. Cerro
GordO county leads with PSI miles
of concrete, Scott is second with 21.7
miles of brick, and O'Brien third
with 21.5 miles of concrete.
Prices range all the way from
$3.50 to $437 per square yard for
concrete and S5.43 to 1913 for
brick. These contracts were approx
ed by the county supervisors and
while they have not been approved
by the highway commission, it is ex-
pected they will be.
State road officials had approx
mately $50 miles of paving in shape
for letting in 1920 but due to the
lack of contractors and materials it
was thought that SO miles would be
the limit. However, Minnesota, Ill
inois and Wisconsin contractors have
so far taken 40 miles of the work.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-04-29
CORN GROWING COSTS HIGH.
last Year Farmers Spent 80 Cents
to Produce Bushel.

Iowa farmers are not making
large profits on their greatest crop.
Last year it cost the average farm
er SO cents to grow bushel of corn,
according to H. B. Munger of the
farm management department of
Iowa state College. To do this the
farmer had to have an averge yield
of 40 bushels per acre in order to
get it out at that cost. To this SO
cent cost must be added the cost of
hauling to market.
These figures are based on stand
ard Iowa conditions" said Mr.. Mum
ger. eve have placed our values
in computing this cost on these
figures: Use of land, $1,000; seed.
so; manure, $500; labor, 10 hours
at 4oc: $3.50; horses. 4S hours at
zoe $3.50; equipment, 4S hours at
SC, $2.40; storage and insurance, so.
The costs are higher than in 1918,
but the increased value Of the land
makes difference
By the time farmer stores his
crop and markets it, there is not
very much left to be classed as pro-
fit
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-04-29
POISON DRINK KILLS.
Floyd Newman Dead and Three
Others Seriously Affected.

Floyd Newman is dead and three
other young men narrowly escaped a
horrible death from what is pre-
sumed to have been wood alcohol
poisoning, caused by drinking a mix
ture containing oil of wintergreen,
wood alcohol and soda-pop The in
cident took place last Saturday
night. The three other men were
Lawrence Newman, George Perry
and Harley Greenland, and are con-
sidered to be out OF danger after
much intense suffering from the ef-
fects of the concoction.
Floyd Newman died about -
o'clock Sunday, after night and
morning of suffering for which
medical aid could do nothing. The
three others, including the dead
boys brother, evidently did not
drink as much of the poison or it
had a more severe effect on the dead
boy, but all were made deathly sick,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-04-29
teenth and the thirtieth of the

Lt6ulu anu llle Jill liClu VI liz
month, you will be interested in
literature and science, you will be
kind-hearted, and you will do things
quickly and not stop to think about
their consequences until alter they
are done; you may be stubborn and
strong wilied and you are apt to
either like or dislike things very in
tensely without having any half way
feeling. You will have good judg-
ment and people will come to you
for advice.
If you are an April child be sure
to wear your birthstone-the dia-
mond. Here is verse that tells you
why:
She who from April dates her years
Diamonds shall wear, lest bitter tears
For vain repentance flow. This stone
Emblem of innocence is known.
The April flower is the daisy,
which is said to denote innocence.
BY some the diamond is thought to
stand for purity and it is said to
preserve peace and tranquility.
Many poets have written beauti-
full verses about this lovely month
of sun and showers, but perhaps the
best known and most proven couplet
is
Sweet April showers
Do bring May flowers.
We all know that it is so, and for
that reason April is heralded each
year with new JOY.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-04-29

and saved only through the efforts
According to reports the four
boys were together Saturday night
and planned to get drink" Evil
IDENTIFY one of the boys had been told
that wintergreen oil made a good
drink or that it would counteract
alcohol. It is also claimed that no
alcohol was used in making the mix
! ture, that oil OF wintergreen was the
main ingredient with the ''kick" in
| it. From all facts obtained the mix
ture was drank between s and 3
O'Clock Saturday night, and shortly
after began to take effect.
The boys went home early and
Floyd Newman, \the boy who died,
felt sick and went to bed, and rising
some what later very i'll. A physician
was called but when he arrived the
boy was in commissions. Heroic eff
forts were made to save his life, but
the poison had entered his system
and he died the following day; It is
of wintergreen was the direct cause
of his death, which was due to
paralysis of the respiratory organs.
The fact that Lawrence Newman
drank milk which caused him to
vomit possibly saved his life. The
Otner boys evidently ola not drink
as much of the poison as the New
man boy who died, and consequently
more readily responded to physi-
clans treatment.
The oil of wintergreen was secur-
ed from loca drug store, it is said,
by the Perry boy, who had just re-
turned from the army that morning.
He told the druggist it was to be
used for rheumatism. The quantity
purchased was four ounces and it
was mixed in the soda pop to make
it drinkable.
The sight and hearing of each of
the young men who drank the mix
ture was impaired for the time be-
ing, but at the present time all are
to such an extent that |
the Perry boy was able to accom-
pany his father home to Melcher1
yeste, day Knoxville Express.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-04-29
CURIOSITY.

When the workmen own the work.
shops
And the railroad men the rails,
And the grocery clerks the groceries,
And the mail clerks own the
When the preachers own the pulpits
And the pressmen own the shops,
And the drillers own the oil wells,
And the jails are owned. by cops
When conductors own the street cars
And each driver owns his bus,
Will you tell us common people
Wkatinell becomes of us?
Kansas City Star.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-04-29

E. j. Sankey buys and sells Land
on commission, makes farm loans on
approved security at tho best rates,
and does a general real estate BUSH
ness. Has had 20 years experience
In the business. Office upstairs at
northwest corner of Main and Com.
mersial streets. Leon, Iowa.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-04-29
Iowa Still Holds Lead.

Iowa still leads all the other
states of the union in the total value
of cattle, horses, hogs, sheep, mules
on the farm, according to the Jan
uary /, 1920, estimate of the United
States department of agriculture.
The total value was $64O,000,0O0.
Texas was second and Illinois third.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1920-04-29

Girls who have pretty hands have
not so far shown much reluctance in
the use of ouija boards. Also the
women who have handsomely round
ed arms, do not usually object to
rolling up their sleeves and doing the
dishes at camp parties.