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THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: APRIL 21, 1918.
YORK CHOSEN AS
NEXT PLACE FOR
STATE LP. A. MEET
Nebraska Division Boasts of
' 130 Members in the Army
1 and Navy Service; Elec
tion of Offices.
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;, Fremont, Neb., April 20. (Special
Telegram.) York was chosen as the
meeting place in 1919 by the Nebraska
division. Travelers' Protective Asso
ciation of America, at the closing ses
sion of the 24th convention here this
afternoon, No other town extended
an Invitation.
William M. Weidncr of Lincoln was
elected president. The vice presidents
chosen are: First, George Buck, jr.,
Beatrice; second, H. B. Patrick, Oma
ha; third, Raymond Woodrum, York;
fourth, J. T, McKnight, Nebraska
City; fifth, Eugene Goodson, Lincoln.
Charles L. Hopper of Omaha was re
elected secretary-treasurer.
Board of Directors.
- Following are the members of the
board of directors as named: L. L,
Carr, N. S. Browno, Wool Wohlford,
Omaha; P. A. Williams, Fremont;
L. N. St. John, Kearney; M. B. Edlc
man, Lincoln.
The following committee chair
men were named: Railroad, 1. C.
Harpsam, Lincoln; legislative, vV. C,
Alexander, Hastings; press, II. R.
Riley,Omaha; hotel, Fred Guttman,
Lincoln; employment, John VV. Gam
ble, Omaha; good roads, George F.
Wolz, Fremont; patriotism and pub
lic defense, R. L. Newman, Lincoln;
chaplain, A. V. Whiting. Delegates
to the national convention are J. II.
Stine, N. S. Brown, J. W. Gamble,
H. R, RalUer, H. B. Patrick, W. W.
Watt, A D Hoag, George W Lavldge,
R, D. Patrick, Omaha; Lee Martyn,
Fremont; J. C. Ridnor, G. C Harris,
R. L. Newman, Lincoln ; J. T. Mc
Knight, Nebraska City; Clyde C Kel
so, Grand Island; A. E. Chambers,
Norfolk; H. N. Webster. Hastings;
F. C. Wright, Beatrice; H. W. Web
bert, Kearney; Raymond Woodrum,
York; J. L. Marshall, Alliance.
Memorial services were held at the
Forenoon session today, the report of
the secretary showing that 21 mem
bers had passed away during the year.
Dr. E. D. Hull of Fremont gave
the memorial address. Congressman
Dsn V. Stephens told of war condi
tions as viewed by him at the na
tional capital and on the trip to the
battle front last December.
The report of the secretary showed
that the association has a member
ship of 3,145, a slight gain over last
vear, although 130 members have en
tered the services. A resolution en
dorsing Governor Neville for his ac
tion in calling the special session of
the legislature to act on the soldiers'
enfranchisement bill was passed.
Italian Artillery Inflicts
Heavy Losses on the Enemy
Washington, April 20. Lively al
lied artillery action in the mountain
districts along the Italian front, in
which losses were Inflicted on the
enemy, was reported in today's
Italian war office statement as re
ceived by radio at the embassy here
from Rome,
The Italians, it said, had been
shelling enemy positions on the
Asiago plateau with good results.
The artillery also was active, against
numerous enemy detachments which
attempted to evacuate Grave Di
of the Piave river.
Two Million Men in Class 1
Under New Classification
.-, .Washington, April 20.Under the
classification of men for selective
dralt service, Provost Marshal Gen
era! Crowder has advised thtt senate
mil!iaT committee approximately
2,000,000 will be placed in Class one,
from which it is expected all future
calls will be taken.
These 2,000,000, according to Gen
eral Crowder, are exclusive of be
tween 500,000 and 1,000,000 'more an
nuaiiy who will be made subject to
military duty under the bill now in
congress subjecting to registration
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Omaha Jackie Home on
Visit to Brother
James Max Oldson, stationed at
the Great Lakes Training station at
Chicago, is in Omaha visiting his
brother, Clifford Oldson, 1812 Dodge
street The young jackic is enthusi
astic about the navy and is anxious to
be sent to sea for active service.
Cuming County Draft Men '
Leave West Point April 27
West Point, Neb., April 20. (Spe
cial.) Cuming county's second con
tingent of the second draft will leave
West Point Saturday, April 27, Sev
enteen men will go on that day and
12 immediately after, May 1. The fol
lowing will leave Saturday: Britley
Warford, Arthur Youngy Lawrence
Johnson, Avery Jones, Verne Salis
bury, George Gillette, Arthur Witte,
Fred Woerner, August Vogt, Thomas
Gray, Emil Carsten, Paul Bunk,
Joseph Stephens, Ed Gardner and Ira
Ockandcr.
The Alumni association of the West
Point High. school, at the annual
meeting, elected the following, offi
cers: President, Mrs. F. J. Rotlar; vice
president, Miss Rosa Meier; secretary,
Miss Amy Brazda, and treasurer. Miss
Enid Howarth.
Mrs. Morris Fuhrman, a former
Cuming county resident and a mem
ber of one of the oldest families of
this vicinity, died at Fresno, Cal. The
body will be brought to West Point
for burial.
Mr, and Mrs. Henry Burmeister
celebrated their golden wedding this
week. The festivities were held at St.
Paul's German Lutheran church, and
later at the family residence. The
event was celebrated by a large num
ber of citizens of West Toint.
Otto Schlake and Miss Mathide
Albers were married at the home of
the bride's parents, by Rev. Paul
Raschkc. They will make their home
on their farm on the north side.
Prefers Lincoln Pest
House to Omaha City Jail
Charlotte Taylor, negress, who has
been arrested almost daily on a
charge of vagrancy, appealed to the
clemency of Judge Holmes, in police
court Saturday morning.
jedge, dem ofhicahs pesticate me
to def an' Omaha is suah too hot foh
me now. Jes' lemme go an ali'll sho
buhn de win twixt heah an' Lincoln.
I'se got a brothah in de pest house
dere ah ah done chosen de pest house
to de Omaha City Jail."
Her plea won and she was given
until afternoon to fade away.
Tive Men Convicted. "
Lincoln, Neb. April 20. Five per
ipns, alleged to have made remarks
tending to obstruct recruiting and en
listment lervicci of th armv inil
nary, were convicted in federal dis
trict cotlrV here this week on charges
of violating the espionage act. J. W.
Augustine of Yutan, Neb., was the
fifth man to be found guilty of this
charge. He was convicted by a jury
Saturday.
REVIEW DIVISION
AT CAMP CODY FOR
KEITHJEVILLE
"Sandstorm" Division Prob
able Name to Be Selected by
Men; Vote Order Causes
Merriment.
Camp Cody, N. M. (via El Paso.
Tex.). April 20. (Special Telegram.)
In honor of Governor Keith Neville
of Nebraska the entire 34th division
was reviewed this morning. It was
probably the last review for Maj.
Gen. Augustus B. Blooksom, com
mander, before he leaves to assume
command of the department of Ha
waii. Brig. Gen. Frank G. Mauldin,
the artillery commander, is the next
in rank. He is the only other gen
eral here except Gen. Hubert A. A.
Allen of Iowat since the retirement
of Gen. Frederick E. Resche of Min
nesota. Governor Neville, who will be here
several days yet, was given a recep
tion by Major General Blooksom and
staff, at which all officers in camp
and their wives were present
In obedience to a command by bul
letin from General Blooksom, issued
by Maj. H. M. Nelly, division adju
tant, a yes and no vote was taken to
day on the proposal to name the 34th
the "Sandstorm" division. The name
"Sunshine" division has been pre
empted by a California organization.
This order caused considerable merri
ment, not t3 say satisfaction, among
the troops, and it was believed the
proposal would carry by a large ma
jority, Omaha Railroad Board
Will Organize Monday
The Omaha rairfoad board, work
ing under the direction of Regional
Director Aishton having super
vision of the Omaha freight and pas
senger terminals, will organize Mon
day with General Manager Jeffers
of the Union Pacific as chairman, and
General Managers Holdrege of the
Burlington and Walters of the North
western, as members. Harry Snyder,
chief clerk to General Manager
Walters, hai been seeded as secre
tary. The offices of the Omaha ter
minals board will occupy Rooms 326
and 327, on the third floor of the
Union Pacafic building. Rules will be
adopted relative to the handling of
business through the terminals as
soon as the organization of the board
is perfected. Plans will be perfected
in the matter of switching.
In formulating rules and putting
them into effect, members of the
board will ke;p in mind the importance
of speeding up and at the same time
the necessity of keeping down expenses.
American Soldier
Consumes 4 1-2 Pounds
Of Foodstuffs Daily
Washington, April . 20. The
American soldier consumes four
and one-half pounds of foodstuffs
daily, accdrding to a statement
made public today by the quarter
masters department of the army.
To feed a million and a half of
men It ia necessary to Obtain daily
1,500,000 pounds of beef, 225,000
pounds of bacon, 210,000 pounds of
ham, 135,000 cant of tomatoes, 225,
000 cans of jam, and 3,000 bottles of
tomato catsup, aggregating some
6,750,000 pounds.
Every pound passed for con
sumption of the nation's fighting
men, the statement said, is sub
jected to the most rigid inspection.
GERMANS GRUMBLING ABOUT
U-BOAT CAMPAIGN'S FAILURE
Washington, April 20. Disapponitment in Germany over the lack
of success of the submarine campaign is pictured as severe in a dispatch
today from Switzerland. Bitter criticism of the admiralty, the dispatch
V.y!has ollwed the realisation that the undersea war Is not accom
plishing what was claimed for it in the beginning. One dispatch says:
"The accounts in the Berlin papera of the recent debates let it be
clearly perceived in spite of the cenior the severity of the criticisms
which have come to light. The German admiralty was attacked by the
deputies of almost every party, while Admiral von Capelle had con
etantly to resort to the plea of extenuating circumstances for the
powerlessness of the German navy to obtain the results calculated."
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Louis F. Schonlau, an Omaha man,
who for the last 20 years has been
connected with men's clothing stores
in this city, has joined forces with
the Benson & Thome company. Mr.
Schonlau's wide acquaintance in the
city and his years of experience in the
ciotning business maice mm an in
valuable asset to the Benson &
Thome's men's shop.
HOLCOMB EXPLAINS
ACTI0N0F BOARD
Member of State Control Body
Makes Public Statement Why
Certain Line of Inquiry
Stopped.
(From Staff Correspondent.)
Lincoln, Neb., April 20. (Special.)
Silas A. Halcomb, member of the
Board of Commissioners of State In
stitutions, today made the following
statement regarding the Geneva in
quiry. "Among other matters mentioned
in the specifications relating to the
investigation of the affairs of the
Geneva Industrial school under the
superintendency of Miss Lyda J. Mc
Mahon, now being heard before the
board, was a subdivision regarding
unnecessary expenditures, referring
especially to the frequent entertain
ment at the expense of the state, on
a lavish scale, of social friends and
acquaintances who were not specially
interested in the work of said institu
tion, but visited the same for pleasure
and to be thus entertained, the num
ber of such entertainments being in
excess of what was reasonably to be
expected from such an institution.
Board Sustains Objection.
"On objection ' by attorneys for
Miss McMahon to this particular
subdivision of the specifications and
to the introduction of any evidence
under it, the board after due con
sideration sustained the objection
thus eliminating from the inquiry
this particular matter referred to in
such specifications.
"The puMic press has adversely
criticised the action of the board in
this respect, rather intimating that
something was hidden or covered up
that ought to be brought to light, and
advocating a full inquiry into such
matters as well as the other subjects
mentioned in the specifications.
While the board has information of a
general nature to the effect that
guests were frequently entertained
in a rather lavish manner and that
such entertainments have been at fre
quent intervals, it had no informa
tion or knowledge that any person or
set of persons, or any official, being
guests at such entertainments wouid
be placed in an embarrassing or com
promising position, or that their pres
ence at such entertainments could be
unfavorably reflecetd on in any way,
and has no such information at this
Little
Insurance
Talks
By HENRY H. LOVELL,
Insuror
It is very much in vogue to talk
and practice conservation in these
strenuous times. Alas, much more,
to talk, than practice it. You have it
in your business; we have it in ours.
Wo all are apt to be talking war
or working on war activities, failing
to appreciate that conservation of
our own resources and strength may
be very essential in the winning of
the war and reconstruction after
that.
Are you carrying enough, too
much or too little insurance on your
property? Have you checked present
values with the old prices and
amounts of stock? Are you getting
advantage of the best arrangement
of protection and the best price? Is
your insurance in form to cover in
event of loss? Could you open again
for business if 'a fire visited your
plant, or would you be down and
out, except for starting down lower
on the ladder again? i
We heard of the boast of a busi
ness man last week who could "sure
ly pass an examination for life in
surance, haven't been sick or had a
doctor for 27 years." He has had
five examinations and hasn't passed
yet Probably that man disliked the
giving of intimate details to. a doc
tor. Perhaps you hesitate to sit
down and go into the private de
tails of your business with an in
surance man. Yet that is the only
way he can be of real service to you
and he will have just the same pro
fessional interest as your trusted
doctor, and no more. He, too, may
save you from serious loss.
This office does not deal in cheap
insurance. It does not rebate directly
or indirectly; we. may be almost uni
que in that, We expect pay (included
in the premium) for our servicerand
can consequently give service. We
treat all our customers alike and
you know that no one else gets a
per cent off through his bookkeeper
or some officer of the company. So
we do not have to overcharge one
to average an earning on all.
(To be continued).
Henry H. Lovell
Insurer.
102-103 Bee Bldf., Doug. S10J.
"Protection onEvry Insurable
time and no reason to believe that any
such situation with respect to such
entertainments ever occurred.
Only In General Way.
"The specification referred only,
and in general terms, to social enter
tainments, principally to friends and
guests living at and in the vicinity of
Geneva, and that by reason thereof
unnecessary expenditures were made
which mighty reasonably have been
avoided, the sub-specification being
in connection with the general sub
ject of unnecessary expenditures from
appropriations made by, the superin
tendent in the administration of the
affairs of the institution under her
charge. . , .
"The board has no information as
to any particular person, party, or
parties attending such entertainments,
or anyparticuiar dates, or the amount
expended at such entertainment
whether the number fee many or few
hence under all the circumstances it
felt that this particular part of the
soecifications might very properly be
i eliminated, and took action accord-
The hearing has been postponed
until Wednesday next at 10 a. m.
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A splendid assortment of beauti
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Garden rakes, long handles.
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