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Escape of Kapp Revolt
Leader Believed Sign
of Civil War in Germany
Ruhr Invasion Almost Forgotten in Excitement Over Flight
of Capt. George Ehrhardt From Prison — Country Is
Seething With Rumors and Counter-Rumors—Na
tionalist and Patriotic Press Pleased.
25,000,000 Marks Offered for Capture of Fugitive
By Associated Press.
Munich, July 14.—Several persons were injured and many arrests were
made in a clash here today between the police and a large number of national
socialists following a meeting at which Adolph Hitler, the nationalist leader,
and other speakers, attacked the government. A fight ensued when the
police attempted to seize the nationalists' banners.
I-elpslc, July 14.—Five Germans who said they could not tolerate seeing
the French tricolor wave here on Bastile day, were caught by the police in
the act of iassoing the flagstaff on the French consulate early today with
^■fhe intention of yanking it down before the flag could be hoisted.
All five were arrested. One of them was a retired Leipsic police captain
and the others also were local residents.
By Universal Sprrlce.
Berlin. July 14.-^The escape of
Capt. George Ehrhardt, daring leader
of the Kapp revolution of 1920, from
prison at Lelpsic, has set communis
tic. socialistic and a large part of the
republican organizations in Germany
vibrating with agitation.
His mysterious flight, still unex
plained, to which few details were
added today, dominates everything
else In the German press.
The Ruhr, republicans and the
speech of Premier Baldwin of England
are for the moment almost forgotten
in the Intense political feuds, hatreds,
charges and countercharges that
have followed Ehrhardt’s escape.
Twenty-five million marks, the larg
est ^um ever offered for the arrest
of a criminal in Germany, is the of
fer that has been posted over all Ger
many for the capture of the fugi
tive.
Fear Civil War.
The communistic, socialistic and a
portion of the democratic press Inter
pret Ehrhardt's escape as a certain
signal for a coming coup by the na
tionalists and the approach of civil
war. Th* so-called nationalistic or
patriotic press, scarcely veils its sat
isfaction over Ehrhardt’s successful
flight from prison and some papers
of that category print eulogistic bio
graphical notes, painting Ehrhardt as
“a great patriot who lives only for the
purpose of helping to free Germany
of radicals within and the enemies
without. The Role Fahne, official
communist organ, declares Ehrhardt's
flight is confirmation of that paper’s
alarm cry of Thursday when it an
nounced civil war was imminent.
"The flight of Ehrhardt confirms
our repeated assertion that the high
est officials and government circles
stand in with the fasclstl.” It stated.
"Such an escape in broad daylight
from a federal prison can only take
place under strong guard when the
entire republic, including the Cuno
government, Is blind.
"Workers, to your arms, was the
concluding appeal of the Role Fahne.
Talk of Dictator.
It la highly symptomatic of all po
litical conditions In Germany today
and still more characteristic of the
intense distrust and suspicion between
different political groups, that the
escape from prison of this one man
may be interpreted by so large a part
of the socialistic and democratic press
as endangering the existence of the
republic.
More and more one hears In all cir
cles talk that present conditions can
not continue hevond fall and the con
viction expressed that Germany must
have a dictator.
No trace has been found of Captain
Ehrhardt up to late this afterpoon
and it is believed the marine officer
has reached Bavaria and found re
fuge among its nationalist organi
'^^itions.
Colonel Srhuetzlnger. formerly an
army officer of the old regime, but
now acunvert to socialism and chief of
police In Dresden, in an article In
Vorwaerts, the official socialist organ,
today discussed 1n all seriousness "the
great danger of civil war and the
chances of success for overthrowing
the present government by establish
ing a dictatorship over the situation,
headed by a German Mussolini."
He declared Hltler-Ludendorff fol
lowers have established a national so
cialistic garrison In the south Ger
man states, but stated the Hltler
Ludendorff counter revolutionary
army of 150,000, as legend has It, In
reality Is hardly more than 30,000,
equipped with little artillery and only
a moderate number of machine guns.
But being highly organized, this force,
as he views It, Is quite sufficient to
start the ball rolling.
Omahans Desert Bathtubs
for Pools Saturday Night
Crowds that sought relief from the
heat by going to the bathing benches
and pools of Omaha last night were
estimated at more thnn 11,000 per
sons. Commissioner J. B. Hummel
said all muny beaches and park pools
were filled to capacity throughout the
evening. Krug park pool furnished
relief for more than 1,600 nnd more
than 2,000 went into the water at the
Carter Hake club beach.
** It is believed the extrems humidity
of the air was the cause of the rush
to the water. No drownlngs or ac
Oldents were reported.
The Omaha Bee Displayed
at National Scout Meet
Tlie Omaha flee rotogravure sec
tion which featured Camp Gifford
was placed on display at the an
nual national meeting of Boy Hrout
officials at Bear mountain, accord
ing to a letter to Omaha ttcout of
ficials from I,. Ij. McDonald, no
tional camp director.
Price of Milk
Takes Rise of
Cent a Quart
Hot Weather Cuts Down Sup
ply, Explanation Given by
Dairies Operating in
Omaha.
Milk has been advanced 1 cent a
quart in Omaha, acordlng to an
nouncement yesterday by dealers.
The general explanation is that at
this time of year, when the supply Is
at a low ebb and the demand large,
the farmers demand a higher price.
J. R. Roberts of the Roberts Sani
tary Dairy stated that the price of
milk Is out of proportion to the prices
of other commodities.
Wages Increased.
“The fanner is not being paid much
more for his milk than he received
before the war and we know that
nearly everything has been ad
vanced," Mr. Roberts said. “It is my
opinion that the fanner is going to oe
paid more for milk. We are paying
for wages twice what we paid before
the war. And at this time of the year
the law of supply and demand oper
ates to Increase the price of milk."
The Aiamlto Dairy company stated
that they have discontinued the sale
of their 11-cent milk, which they
claim was of an inferior quality to
meet competition, and are now selling
thc-ir lowest price milk at 12 cents and
of a quality superior to the milk that
has been sold at 11 cents.
No Explanation.
The Roberts company advised cus
tomers of an Increase from 11 to 12
cents per quart without any qualify
ing explanation as to difference In
quality.
Boy Struck by Auto,
Skull Is Fractured
Mathew Bodnar. 4, 5134 North
Seventeenth street, was possibly fatal
ly injured last night when he was run
down by an automobile driven by It.
K. Burns, 1639 Ogden street, while
he was playing at Seventeenth and
Fort streets. The boy was taken to
the Lord Lister hospital when it was
discovered that he was suffering from
a fractured skull.
Mathew was hidden from Bums by
a patch of high weeds that grew In
the center of the street. He ran from
behind the weeds directly In front
of Burns' machine and was knocked
down by the front fender of the car.
Burns was arrested on a charge of
reckless driving,
Farnam Street to See
Real Indian War Dance
A war dance as It was done In the
old days when scalps hung from
belts, will be performed on- Farnam
street Wednesday afternoon, shortly
after 3. by Sioux Indians from the
Rosebud agency.
The Indians and a cowboy hand
are due to arrive in Omaha at that
lime. They are traveling in the in
terests of the Frontier Days associa
tion of White River, South Dakota,
which is staging its show August 7.
R. !*, 10. The Indians will spend
Wednesday night In Omaha before
proceeding to Florence. Fort Cal
houn and thence to Fremont.
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Jr. and Wife Home From West
I)r. nnd Mrs. Michael Wohl hnve
returned from a *1* weeks' visit In
California, where they attended the
annual convention of the American
Medical association In Han Frnnclsro.
Dr. Wohl presented a paper, "Occur
rence of Fungus Disease* In the Htato
of Nebraska."
Are You a
Humorist?
Perhaps you are but don't
know It.
It's going to he ensy to find
out though. Look on Pago 9
and then try your hand. A post
card and a lead pencil Is all you
need to have, and perhaps you'll
he fortunate enough to add to
your supply of pocket money.
Sam Reynolds Wins
Sixth Nebraska Golf
Title, Beating Morris
Champion sinks a hole in one
during a sensational circus match
tor the title.
Bobby Jones ami Bob Crulcli
slianU tie for national open golf
championship on Inwood course.
Play off tie today.
Omaha defeats Denver Bears
and goes into third place in race
for Western league pennant.
Champion Jack Dempsey says
he will not wait so long between
next title contest. Prefers to meet
Firpo soon.
Complete details covering these
and other current sport features
can be found on pages 1, 2 and
3 B.
Peace Meeting
at Lausanne Runs
Up Against Snag
Turkish Delegate Holds Allies'
Demand for Preferential
Rights Blow at Open
Door Policy.
By Associated Press.
Lausanne, July 14.—The allies’ de
mand for preferential rights for their
companies in future contracts made
with Turkey constitutes a blow at
the principle of the open door, Dr.
Rlza Nour Bty, of the Turkish dele
gation, declared today in discussing
the present deadlock in the near
east peace conference where each
side Is waiting for the other to move
first.
Dr. Riza Nour said Turkey de
sired to be urtt ttered economically
and that it looked upon the allied de
mand as threatening its economic de
velopment. It also believed any pref
erential system might Incidentally be
harmful to the concessions held by
the American synlcate headed by
Rear Admiral Chester.
The clause In the draft treaty
granting preferential rights, he In
sisted, had been added by the allied
< xperts after the accord in principle
was reached last Monday. He addeS
tjwif^the concession to thd* Turkish
Petroleum company, which the
British were seeking to uphold, had
been given merely in the form of a
letter by the grand vizier to the
British ambassador before the war,
and that its validity was In dispute.
The Turkish delegation had pro
posed to submit the question to arbi
tration, preferably by the permanent
court court of International Justice,
but the allies had declined.
As for the difficulty over the with
drawal of the allied warships from
Turkish waters, the Turkish delegate
sa Id:
”We reached an accord In principle
on evacuation, but to our consterna
tion learned later that the allies did
not Intend to apply It to the war
ships, which, with the armies and air
planes, certainly arc an element In
the occupation of Turkish territory.
The allies’ demand for each to main
tain two warships In the straights is ■
unacceptable. We want the regime
established by the straits conven
tion to become operative after a gen
eral evacuation."
Motor Car Driven by Noted
Producer Goes Into Ditch
Chcyrnne, July )4.—A motor car
driven by David Work Griffith, noted
film producer, tumbled Into a creek
near Hanna, Wyo., late Friday, ac
cording to word received tonight. The
machine struck a large cement abut
ment and was badly damaged, but
none of Griffith’s party was serious
ly hurt. The accident occurred upon
a stretch of new road construction.
Griffith wns driving from the Pacific
coast. He took a train at Hanna for
Denver.
WHERE TO FIND
The nig Features of
THE SUNDAY BEE
PART ONE.
I'ftf* I—Isloyd (iforiff, nrltl*h fi
I’rpmlcr, Prediet* DUanter for
I'alphtinf I uIps* the Jpwh Ar*
(■lien n Krpc Hand.
Tiikp 2—Murk Sullli an, Noted Etlllnr
Htid Political Authority Illaine*
Poincare, French Premier. for ( on
difIon* In thr Kuhr.
Puge ft-—Kill toriul.
PART TWO.
Page* 1. 2 «nd 3—The lle*t Sport Page*
In Oiimhn.
Page* 4 and A—Automobile Section.
Page ft—.Market*.
Page* 7. A and I)—<’lad*lffed Ail*.
PART THRKK.
Paged 1. 2, ft. 4 and ft—Society.
Page ft—Shopping Wltk Polly.
Page 7—Amu*enicnt*.
Page II—Movie Section.
PART FOl R.
Four Page* of the Mont Popular
( omlc*.
PART FIVK.
(Mttgaxlne Section).
Page I—Story of the Daring Rdbbrrr
of » (Jlldril llroadway ('life, and
Ksfiipp of the Arch-llrlgaiid With
ThoiiMand* In land.
Page 2—A he Martin. With Droll
Humor and Keen Phllo*opliy. Di«
eour*e* on "The Public ('©nwclence.**
Page ft—Wlmt Doe* •• l*o*rclr*" Meant
Head (). O. McIntyre'* "Tom-fool- |
cry" Tale ami Find Out. A Tale
Fall of l.nugh*.
Page 3—Fred Stark, Director of the
War Finance Corporation. Tell*
■ low a Panic Wa* Narrowly Averted
In the l ulled State* in IO'M-22.
Page 3—Scientific Fart* of (leneral
|ntere*t.
Page* 4 and A—How Pretty (on *tu nr*
llennetl'* Father While Taking: ller
to Kuroiie to Keep Her Away From
Philip Plant, Found Thl* Very
Young Man on the Same Itoat. Aa
lllufctrnleil Ht«ry.
Page ft—llappylnml, for the Kiddle*.
Page 7—-l etter* I rant l ittle Folk* of
Happy land.
Page ft— Fnnhlon Fanny,
Page H—Mi*irllaneou* New* From the
Itealm of Science and fmention
PART SIX.
(Itotogravnre Seel Ion.)
Page I — A Page of lntere«tlpg Photo*.
Including >ebra*k* anil Onialin
People and Scene*.
Page 2—1 nnMiiil Photograph* Taken
In Santiago «le ( uhu hv l^iul* H
Hofttwlek. rlrnalia Photographer.
Page* A and 4— Mlgcellaneou* Pic*
turea. f
Big Future
For Alaska
Predicted
President Tells Crowd Next
Generation Sure to See
Aspirations for Coun*
try Fulfilled.
Big Crowd at Anchorage
By Associated Press.
Aboard President Harding's Special
Train, July 14.—Several hundred peo
ple welcomed President Harding at
Anchorage today. They gathered
around a stand erected In the center
of the city, and presented to the
president and Ills wife a painting of
Mount McKinley, North America's
highest peak, which could be seen
just 125 miles from Anchorage. Mr.
Harding also was given a paper knife
with a gold nugget handle and a wal
rus-ivory blade.
The president, in an Informal ad
dress, referred to the fact that An
chorage was founded in 1915.
. "It is the best nine-year-old town 1
have ever seen,” he said. He as
sured his auditors that the visit to
the nation's farthest north unit had
convinced him and the three cabinet
officers with him that if the present
generation Should fail to see its
dreams for Alaska Its children would
certainly have their aspirations ful
filled. The dinner at Tunnel Friday,
the president declared, was one of the
finest served his party since they left
Washington. The meal was served in
a railroad construction camp. It in
cluded grapefruit, fried chicken, cus
tard pie and Ice cream.
Praises Newspapers.
One of the marvels of Alaska, Presi
dent Harding said, was the size and
quality of the daily newspapers. He
pronounced them equal to journals
published in the states In cities of
50,000.
"I got the surprise of my life In
Anchorage today," he said. "I bought
three newspapers and gave the boy
a half dollar, telling him to keep the
change. Afterward I learned that
newspapers In Alaska are 10 cents
each. If I had gotten hold the quar
tor for which I fished In my pofket
when I went to pay the boy, I would
WNi been In disfavor all oyer Alaska.''
As the party left here. Mrs. Hard
ing said to the Ancorage representa
tive of 'Jhe Associated Press:
"They talk of Americanism In the
states, but I have seen in Alaska the
greatest expression of Americanism
anywhere in the world. Oh. I Just
love the Alaskans."
Board Will Act
on W ater "Tanks’"
Courthouse Employes to Con
sult With Commissioner
on Drinking Supply.
County commissioners will decide
Tuesday whether they will discard
100 galvanized water containers
bought by commisslqners for office*
in the courthouse and which were
declared unsanitary by both County
Physician Van Camp and City Health
Commissioner Pinto.
Commlsisoners Briggs and Kubat
have openly declared that they would
try to trade oft tho "tanks."
Dr. Binto reported to the board
that the tanka are Inadequate, un
fit fur use and unhealthy and recom
mended the Installation of bottle
coolers or drinking fountains.
A delegation of employes composed
of H. Bdward Klaver, Grace Berger,
llerl»ert Scheonlng, Joe Beltti, Mose
McCune, and several court bailiffs. Is
to consult with the board Tuesday.
Motor Thief Caught
on Way to Harvest
flirnrd Jacobberger, 5213 North For
tj first street, wanted here In con
nection with the theft of an automo
bile owned by M. D. Baer. 1117 Far
nam street, wug arrested yesterday
In Plattamouth and brought to Omaha
by Detectives Wavrln and MUkalas
last night.
.Tacohherger has confessed to the
theft of the machine, according to
the police. He was driving through
Plattamouth on hla way to the Kan
sas harvest fields at the time of his
arrest and said that he had stolen
the car ns a means of reaching n
plnco to work.
The machine was stolen two days
ago while It was parked at Thirty
eighth and Davenport streets.
M . . - i
Quaker City Furnishes
Only Bedbug in Answer
to Scientists' Apfteal
lljr Vnlvrrssl gervlrr,
Washington, duly 14.* Felix of
Philadelphia Is In solitary confine
ment today at the Insecticide lahora
tory of the Department of Agriculture
He has the honor of living the only
bedbug received by the laboratory In
response to a nation-wide appeal for
bedbugs and more bedbugs at 1 cent
apiece. He Is doomed to sucumb to
on* or more of the various Insertl
cldes for the elimination of his kind
and mote of Ills fellows are needed,
according to Dr. Walter H. Abbott, In
charge of the laboratory at Vienna.
Va., near here.
Felix arrived In a small box en
closed In an envelope, postmarked
Philadelphia. The name and millions
lot the shipper ere withheld
Gun Officer Lost in
Riot Is Recovered
An automatic pistol which John
Briggs, county commissioner, lost
during the riot of 1921 was recovered
last night when police arrested Henry
Brown, 1022 North Twenty-first street.
Briggs, then a captain of police at
the South Omaha station, was struck
over the head by someone in the mob
at the courthouse and his pistol was
taken from its holster. It had been
a gift to him from other members of
the department.
Desk Sergeant Thorpe recognized
the pistol when It was taken from
Brown.
Brown, known to the police as
"Peaceful” because of his ability to
got Into fights, was arrested when
Motorcycle Officers Snyder and Bean
saw him walking along Cuming
street with the pistol hanging In a
holster at his side.
He threatened each person he met,
the officers said, in trying to pick a
fight. He was held on a charge of
disorderly conduct and the pistol was
confiscated.
Tree Top Affords
Army Deserter
No Safe Refuge
Perry Beard, Company F, Fort
Omaha, Caught hy Officers
After Exciting Chase of
10 Blocks.
Perry Beard, Cpmpany M, Seven
teenth infantry, Fort Omaha, was
captured last night after an excit
ing chase of 10 block* and once
again locked in the guardhouse
from which he has escaped at 12:30
yesterday. He was recognized and
treed by Corp. John Jabos, Company
I,, but the final capture was made
by Motorcycle Officers Wood* and
Hinckley.
Beard had left his garrison three
months ago without leave and has
been carried on the rolls as a de
serter since that time. Several days
ago he was captured in Scotland, S.
1.)., and five days ago he was brought
back to Fort Omaha and placed in
the guardhouse to await trial.
Breaks Guard.
Yesterday Beard, with several other
prisoners, was sent to work on the
coat pile. "When tha guard relaxed
his vigilance a moment Beard made
a successful break for liberty. Squads
of soldiers were sent out to scour the
surrounding country In hopes of find
ing the man. Some of the men came
to Omaha and searched through th >
town.
Word was given to'Corporal Jabos
that Beard was loitering about Twen
tieth and Charles streets. The cor
roral hurried to the place and found
Beard walking down the street.
Beard began to run and the corporal
gave chase.
Residents of the district called the
police whefl they saw the two men
running, believing that It was a hold
up and that the victim was attempt
log to escape.
Officers Respond.
Motorcycle Officers Woods and
Hinckley responded to the call and
picked up the trail at Twentieth and
Charles streets. From there the
chase led 10 blocks to the yard in
the rear of 2120 Btnney street, where
Beard had sought refuge In the up
per branches of a tree. Corporal
•bibos stood on the ground below the
tree and demanded that Beard de
scend and give himself up. Beard ap
parently had otheV Ideas on the sub
Jcct and Insisted op staying where he
was.
The two officers gaw the corporal
their assistance and between them
they succeeded In making Beard come
down. He was taken to Fort Ornnha,
where he will be held for trial once
more, but this time there will be an
other charge for him to face, that of
attempting to break arrest.
Former Prohibition Agents
Fined for False Report'
Hcnver, July H.—Four forme • pro
hibition agents who served under F.
H. MrClenahan pfeaded guilty to
charges of making false report* nnd
were lined IS00 each In the United
States court today. Judge O'lrle
Philipps of N'ew Mexico was t.ttlng
for Judge Symes. The four who
pleaded guilty were Fred Klein.
Hunt, Ben Knglander nnd Charles
Mattel.
U. S. Prohibition Officials Turn
Attention From Smugglers to Cider
Old-Fashioned Apple Juice Defined by Federal
Authorities — New Regulations to Be
Issued in Near Future.
Washington, July 14.—For the mo
ment, prohibition officials have di
verted some of their attention away
from rum runners and wet Atlantic
liners and are preparing to overhaul
the regulations relating to cider.
An announcement from the prohi
bition bureau said that the fruit Juice
regulations are now "under revision
and would be issued in the near fu
iaire.” Officials would add no details,
but by way of preliminary advice, the
bureau gave out the substance of a
legal opinion on the subject prepared
by James G. Britt, its chief counsel, j
The statement was in the form of a
primer and was supposed to make
perfectly clear when, if ever, it is
permissible to have on hand hard
cider and why. It follows
"The word ‘cider’ shall mean the
expressed Juice of whole, fresh, sound,
ripe apples, exclusive of any extran
eous or foreign matter and without
regard to the fermentation or alco- j
holic content there, unless otherwise
indicated by the context.
“Sweet Cider
“ ’Sweet cider’ is the fresh Juice ob
tained by the first pressing of whole,
fresh, sound, ripe apples.
“ ‘Preserved sweet cider’ is sweet
rider as defined above in which al
coholic fermentation is prevented or
materially retarded (1) by the addition
immediately upon pressing of U. S. P.
benzoate of soda in the proportion of
not less than 4 to 4 1-2 avoirdupois
ounces to each barrel of not exceed
ing 50 wine gallons capacity or, (2),
by pasteurizing or sterilizing and em
placing same in small, impervious
sealed containers, such as bottles or
jugs.
"The bresence of 4 per cent of ace
tic acid will be considered as consti
tuting the article (vinegar) and the
presence of as much as 1 1-2 per cent
of acetic will be considered 'vinegar
stock.’ Other acetic solutions of simi
lar strength made from salt, etc.,
shall also be considered to be vinegar
or vinegar stock.
Permits Necessary.
"In order to manufacture commer
cially, a permit must be obtained arid
bond given in accordance with the
customary regulations of the depart
ment. The production of nonintoxi
cating cider and fruit juices in the
home is not controlled in the same
manner. Permits are not required
unless the cider or fruit juices are
sold to vinegar manufacturers.
“Under section 29 of the act cider
may be produced for use in the home
for culinary and other nonbeverage
purposes and may be retained with
out permit until it develops into vine
gar or may be sold to vinegar manu
facturers under permit as vinegar
stock."
Council to Draw
Up City Budget
for Fiscal Year
Park Commissioner Asks In
crease of $75,000 Over
Last Year—Other Esti
mates About Same.
J. B. Hummel, park commissioner,
will ask for $215,000 for his depart
ment next year when the council
meets Monday to draw up the budget
for the conung fiscal period, to be
certified to county authorities, he an
• jiaunccd today.
' This 1* an increase of $7$.000 over
his request of last year for $150,000.
He was given $120,000, the other
J20.000 going Into the police "pill
box" fund.
Of this $225,000 the park commis
sioner wants $75,000 for a new suc
tion dredge for Carter lake, and about
a mile and a half of pontoon.
Kstimate of the public affairs de
partment, in charge of the mayor,
will be the same as last year. $145,
000. Accounts and finance depart
ment estimate will be $103,000, the
same as last year, and the public Im
provements department estimate will
be $145,000. also the same.
The police department last year
was given #747.000, Including $162,000
for the health department. The fire
department last year was given $939,
000. Including the building depart
ment. and the streets and department
figure was $172,000.
le vy certified last year for all city
property was 10.26 mills.
Of this, 7.20 mills, the charter
limit, was for the general purpose
fund, which brought, on a valuation of
$327,000,000. a total of $2,354,000.
Other levies were 1.5 mills for a
sinking fund to care for interest on
bonds, one mill for bond redemption,
and .56 mill for hydrant rentals.
In view of Mayor Dahltnan’s
pronunclnmento that the tax levy
must not go up, It Is probable that
any Increase In funds for the use of
the city the coming year, must come
from an increase In valuation of
properly taxed.
Scout Executive Returns
from Summer “V" Camp
Gilbert II Gendall of the Omaha
council of Hoy Scouts of America re
turned yesterday afternoon from
Camp Sheldon, the "Y” camp near
Columbus, Neb , after spendlnp five
days In Scout Instruction nt the
camp.
There were 101 Scouts at the camp
and two troops of them had motored
150 miles from Holdrege to attend
the outlnjr.
Gendall brought back with hint a
live 'possum, which will he Riven a
cape and kept at Camp Gifford.
Omaha Bee Readers Will Be
Guests at Krug Park Picnic
Entire City Invited to Attend Big Family Outing to
Be Held at Amusement Park All Day
Wednesday, July 25.
Mothers, fathers, children—every
number of The llumhn llee's big fa to
lly of renders ami their friends—this
newspaper has n great day of pleas
ure in store for you!
It's going to lie one of those old
fashioned family outings at Krug
park, Iho popular picnic grounds, on
Wednesday, July 25.
Mark (hat date on the calendar,
right now, nnd make plans to take
part In the hlg "day off" outing now
being arranged by The Omaha lies
with the Krug park management.
Free Admission In Park.
You will he the guest of Tho Oma
ha Hes during the day. A coupon
which will appear In this newspaper
soon will admit you fci the park free
and will furnish you with many other
privileges within the park. There will
be dancing, Sw aura rlvar rids, uier^r
go round and many other forms of
amnsemont.
• me thing Is assured, "a good time
w ill he ha 1 by all ” The Omaha Her.
in conjunction with the Krug park
management, will attend to details.
There will be plenty of surprise
stunts, too'
Take a l)ay Off.
Get the plenir basket ready. Ar
range with father to tHke at least
h.\lf the day off on Wednesday,*July
IS. Tell tin* children of the good ttnie
In store for them.
"Act natural." will be the motto
of the day. No one **111 "put on any
airs." It's going to be Just a plain,
good old fashioned family picnic w ith
plenty of clean, wholesome fun.
The coupon will tie printed within
a few days. More details will he
printed Monday,
Military Gala
Day Planned for
Fall Festival
Athletic Field Meet and
Demonstration of Entire
Seventh Corps Area
to Be Held.
A mammoth military athletic field
meet and demonstration, the largest
ever held in the country, will be a
part of the program of the Ak-Sar
Ben fall festivities, according to an
announcement made yesterday by
Maj. Gen. George B. Duncan through
the Ak Bar-Ben Officials.
The athletic tournament will be
held to determine which army jH«et Is
champion of the seventh corps area,
of which Omaha is the headquarters.
The athletic events will Include
running dashes, long distance race*,
and other track events. The demon
stration will consist of a grand mili
tary parade in which troops of many
of the posts of the area will take part,
and exhibitions of trained army
horses, including a musical drill by
a crack troop of cavalry.
There wil also l>e a mimic airplane
hattle. Ak Sar Ben is financing th.s
program through its parade fund and
the whole show will be held at the
Ak-Sar-Ben exposition ' grounds. The
admission will be free to everyone.
More than 10.000 can be seated in
the grandstands Rlone.
Gould Diet* la chairman of the com
mittee on arrangement*. He is being
assisted by MaJ. Joseph S. Leonard
and Lieut. A. N. Gruenther and ath
letic directors of Omaha clubs and lo
cal and nearby colleges and universi
ties.
July 16. according to Samson, will
be a banner night at the Den. Dele
gates to the International meeting of
stereotypers will be guests. There
will also he delegations from Ne
braska City. Platsmouth. Weeping
Water, Avooa. Syracuse and Auburn.
Hotel Man Arrested
on Speeding Charge
M E. Morrison, assistant manager
of Hotel FYmtenelle, failed to con
\ inoe Motorcycle Officers Cleghorn and
Gaines last night that he was not a
person to he taken to Jail. His ex
postulations went for naught and he
was escorted to the central station
and hooked on a charge of speeding.
The officer* had been chasing speed
er* In all parta of the city and over
took Morrison shortly after 10 while
he was on his way home.
"Why pick on me," (Vorrl*on asked
when the officers forced him to steer
his car into the curb nnd stop.
"We aren't picking on you," Haines
answered. "You Just happen to be
next, that’s all.’’
Morrison posted a bond and was
released.
Plan* on Foot for Mortifies
of Press Association Here
Bureau of publicity of the Chamber
of Commerce is making elaborate
preparations for the entertainment of
the Nebraska and Western Iowa press
associations, meetings of which will
tie held here In August.
Theater party will be given for the
visitors the night of August 3 and
August 10 will he spent a! the <? Met
I.ake club. v
runner will tie given the visitors
by Ak Sar Ben and South Omaha
some time during the sessions, amt
they will also he entertained at Krug
park.
The conventions wrlll siV'urn follow
Ing a breakfast at some hotel the
morning of August ll.
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Return to
Palestine
Discussed
British Statesman Says World’s
14 Million Jews Have
Bravely Endured
Persecution.
Holy Land Is Refuge
By DAVID LLOYD GEORGE.
London, July 14—Of all the bl
gotries that savage the human temper
there Is none so stupid as the antlse
metic. It has no basis in reason, it
is not rooted In faith, it aspires to
no ideal, it is Just one of those dank
and unwholesome weeds that grow
in the morass of racial hatred.
How utterly devoid of reason It is
may be gathered from the fact that
it is almost confined to nations who
worship the Jewish prophets and
apostles and revere the national liter
ature of the Hebrews as the only in
spired message delivered by the Deity
! to mankind, and whose only hope of
salvation rests on the precepts and
promises of the great teachers of
Judaism.
Still, in the sight of these fanatics,
Jews of today can do nothing right.
If they are rich they are birds of
prey. If they are poor they are ver
min. If they are in favor of a war.
that is because they want to exploit
the bloody feuds of Gentiles to their
own profit. If thuy are anxious for
peace they are either instinctive cow
ards or traitors. If they give gener
ously, and there are no more liberal
givers than the Jews, they are doing
it for some selfish purpose of their
own. If they don’t give, then what
would one expect of a Jew?
If labor is oppressed by great capi
tal, the greed of tiie Jew is held re
sponsible. If labor revolts against
capital—as it did In Russia—the Jew
is blamed for that also. If he lives
in a strange land he must be perse
cuted and pogroinmed out of it. If
he wants to go back to his own he
must be prevented. Through the cen
turies, in every land, whatever he
does or intends or fails to do, he has
been pursued by the echo of the bru
tal cry of the rabble of Jerusalem
! against the greatest of all Jews—
"Crucify Him!"
Persecution of Jews a Poor Policy.
Vo good has ever come of r.ati.r.s
that crucified Jews. It is poor i-.nd
pusillanimous sport, lacking all true
qualities of manliness, and those who
indulge in it would be the first to run
away were there any element of dan
ger in it. Jew baiters are generally
of the type that found good reasons
for evading military service when
their own country was in danger.
The latest exhibition of this
wretched indulgence is the agitation
against settling poor Jews in the
i Turn to Phi# Mr#, Column One.)
Duncan Denies
Fort Abandoned
Omaha Poet Filled Near Ca
parity. General Says in
Criticising Editorial.
Maj. Gen. George B. Duncan, com
mander of the Seventh Army corps
area with headquarter* here, took is
sue yesterday with an editorial which
appeared In the World Herald Friday
In which it w is stated, that Fort
Omaha has been abandoned.
According to Major General Duncan
and I-ieut. J. W. Kullman, adjuant at
the fort, the post is almost filled to
its capacity.
"With our 300 men now taking
temporary training ut Fort Leaven
worth we have SOi men and 32 offi
cers at Fort Omaha," said Lieutenant
Kullman.
"Included In the personnel are the
headquarters company of the llth In
fantry brigade, headquarters com
pany of the Seventh Corps area,
transportation company of the service
division of the second and third bat
talion of the 17th infantry, detach
ment of hospital, ordnance and motor
corps, a quartermaster corps and sec
ond and third battalion.".
Commission Firm Must
Pay for l wo Cars of Corn
Lincoln, July 14—Th* rules of the
Omaha Grain exchange govern al!
sale* on it* floor made by on* mem*
Iwr to another, according to a dec «
ion rendered hy the supreme court
today. A* a result the Alher* Com
mission company must pay the HoJm
<piist Klevator company the vatu* of
two cars of corn It received.
The elevator company sold the com
to an thcr member, under the rulea
and he had it delivered to the Albers
company as hi* own property, th*
buyer failed and the commission C'oi
l's ny claimed the right to apply th*
proceed* of the sale to an account
he owed. The court nays tt was not
am 1001*0*111 purchaser and not hav
ing paid the owner* for th* corn It
is liable for conversion.
lii.OOO Children Attend
Cupper** Birthday Party
Topeka. Kan., July 14—Approxi
mately 1.',<KK> children attended th*
statewide birthday party given Kan
sas chtMren here today hy United
States senator Capper. The occaaion
was the t.'dh annual obeervanc* of
the senator's birthday with the chil
dren a* his guests A local amuse
ment park was leasts! for th* day
and free t ket* to th* uonetaatena
war* passed out.