THE BEE: OMAHA, MONDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1918.
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CELEBRATION
Major Maher Writes of Scenes
Following Signing of Peace
Terms; Civilians and Sol
diers Discard Restraint.
In a letter dated November 15,
writttn from "Somewhere in France"
Maj. John G. Maher, who formerly
was stationed at the Omaha quar
termaster's depot, gives an interests
ing description of the scenes follow
ing the declaration of peace in
France. He saysythat his pen is in
adequate to describe it, but the let
ter gives a very clear idea of what it
must have been like. The letter,
which is written to Mrs. Maher, is
as follows:
"I wish I had the power to give a
pen V'cture of the scenes witnessed
when it was officially announced that
the armistice was signed and the
terms laid downjjy the allies and
the United States were accepted by
the German government. All who
were well informed on internal con
ditions in Germany felt confident
that the terms would be accepted,
but they hesisted from displaying
this confidence until the official
notice was given.
"From that moment when the of
ficial notice was flashed it is not
possible to give you an adequate de
scription of what I witnessed. The
entire population of nearly a million
civilians and as many soldiers, dis
carded all restraint and were bent
only upon welcoming back peace,
and that with victory, after a trial
NEARLY DROVE
E DISTRACTED
SHE DECLARES
Didn't See -How She Could
' Stand It Longer Tan
lac Brings Relief.
"Thanks to Tanlac, I am today en
joying most excellent health,"-said
MrsLouis P. Francis of 1712 South
Eleventh street, Omaha, Neb., a few
days ago.
' "About two years ago," she con
tinued, "my stomach went back on
me completely and ever since then
I have suffered more than I can
tell you. .-When I tell you that I lost
f9 pounds during those two years
you will form some idea as to how
much I suffered and also how very
little I ate. In fact, I never wanted
1 to eat very much as I had no appe
tite; besides 1 was really afraid to
eat very much for everything I ate
would just get into a solid lump in
my stomach and for hours after I
would suffer the most awful pains
imaginable and many times it got so
bad that I was almost distracted and
thought I just couldn't possibly
ftanrl it a minute longer and when
I did get relief I was so weak and
exhausted that I could hardly move.
This would often be followed by ter
rible spells of headache.
"In addition to all I was then
suffering I began to have severe
cramps in my left leg, mostly around
the knee. This got so severe at times
that I could hardly get up and down.
Very often it would get so bad that
, I would have to walk the floor for
I hours, as I was unable either to sit
ilown, or lie down. It seemed that
exercising it was the only thing that
would give relief. Of course I w'or
ried a great deal over my condition
and this, added to all my suffering,
simply wrecked my nerves and I got
to where I could sleep very little
and would often get up in the morn
ing feeling worse than I did when I
retired.
"About this time, a great deal
was being said in the, papers about
Tanlac, and the real good it was do
"ing so many people and I just felt
like that it was the thing I needed.
1 bought a bottle and I will always
rejoice that I did for my health is
KKr nriav than it has heen for a
long time. I have a great appetit
and can eat just anytnmg i want ana
never have those awful spells of in
digestion afterward. Those bad
headaches are a thing of the past and
I am entirely rid. of that trouble in
w V-4p Sm the first dav I took
Tanlac I have been getting better
and have gained several pounds, ana
T ctn Vil-r a child all llitrht Ion?.
Tanlac has done wonders for me and
I gladly recommend it to everybody.
Tanlac is sold in Omaha by all
Sherman & McConnell Drug Com
pany's stores. Harvard Pharmacy
or,A West V.nA Pharmarv under the
iiersonal direction of a special Tan
ac representative. Also Forrest
ami Mpnnv Time Comtmnv in South
-Omaha and the leading druggist in
. . il 1 A. Xl
each city ana town mrougnoui me
, state of Nebraska. Adv.
Who Will Help These?
What greater satisfaction can be bought with money than that of
helping the really worthy poor? Money so spent helps the giver and
those to whom he gives. The Bee brings to your attention three more
cases today. They have been thoroughly investigated by the Associated
Charities. These families have met reverses, but all of them are struggling
bjTffleir own industry to overcome the "fell clutch of circumstances." Help
to them will be greatly appreciated, ncc c mc ucauipuons
7. In this family the man is a day
laborer and the mother is a tiny
little woman and tries to make the
best kind of a home for her chil
drenfive of them, three girls, 11,
6 and 5, and two boys, 3 and Vi.
They have had a great deal of illness
for the past year. The father' has
just come home from the hospital
because he had jne pneumonia fol
lowing the influenza, and he will not
be able to work right away. The
mother is doing janitress work, and
they have had to have help fre
quently the last few weeks. A
Christmas basket would suit all
these little children, and would make
their father and mother happy, too.
Yes, and clothes, and a ton of coal
and some money to pay the rent
e J ' . . ...
tne lanaiora says, "You 11 move
pretty soon if yon don't pay tip."
8. This fanjily had the influenza
and the father is ill yet. There are
two children, a girl of 7 and a boy
of 5, perhaps just like you have in
your family. This is a place where
a nice Christmas basket would meet
the need and maybe a toy or two for
the children.
9. This family has five children
two little girls, 8 and 4, and three"
little boys, 7, S and V2. They were
quarantined a long time with diph
theria and the father was out of
work because of the quarantine.
They have ever so many bills to
pay and the father is working hard
to pay them. A Christmas dinner
would be acceptable here coal, too,
ar.d some groceries.
To 'Vet busv" on these cases, telephone or call at the Associated
Charities, 519 Farnam building, thirteenth and Farnam street, Mrs.
George W. Doane, secretary, will tell you how to reach these families or
will take charge of your gifts of money or supplies and deliver them just
as you like. More cases will be published from day to day.
CutTcuraTdletTrio
To Clear Your Sldn
And keep it clear by making it your
every-day toilet preparation. The pore
cleansing, purifying, sterilizing properties
erf Cuticura Soap will crave a revelation
to those who use it tor the first time.
Touch pimples, blackheads, redness and
itching, if any, with Cuticura Ointment be
fore bathing. Dry and dust lightly with
Cuticura Talcum, a fascinating fragrance
for powdering and perfuming the skin.
The Soap, Ointment and Talcum 25c each
everywhere. -
of more than four years. In that i
spirit the entire population threw
itself heart and soul into a delirium j
of rejoicing such as this city never
before witnessed in its long annals, i
and will never again be witnessed
in the' coming years. Promptly at :
11 o'clock, when the hostilities!
rAncprt nn all frrntc a Kattprv nf
guns officially gave the glad-tidings.
Immediately the guns at the big fort
took up the signal by booming
forth salvo after salvo. Then the
bells of all churches joined in the
paean of triumph and it was only
then, after more than four years,
that the city stirred itself into its
radiant outbursts of jubilance.
Crowds Throng Streets.
"In what seemed to be less than
the twinkling of an eye, flags in pro
fusion appeared in avenues and boul
evards. Big and little, old and new,
n all the varied galaxy of the al
ied colors and of the United States.
The emblems draped the walls of
private and public "buildings. The
n-color of 1' ranee predominating
and next the Stars and Stripes.
Within ten minutes after the great
news was officially announced by the
booming of cannon, the crowds be
gan to pour into the thoroughfares.
factory workers, men and women,
all either young or old, came out
n countless thousands, lhese were
oined by eager children in pictur
esque colored paper hats and be
decked with dainty emblems of vic
tory in the shape of buttonhole flags
and ribbons. The growing throngs
slowly made their way toward the
central squares of the city where
they joined the masses already cele
brating in full swing.
"Soldiers of all the allied nations
and of the United States joined in
the festivities which followed each
other in spontaneous succession all
day and all night. All tramc and
business was suspended. Among the
earliest manifestations were five
American soldiers, one with a fiddle
and another with a rife. At each
corner they were stopped by the
gathering multitudes who demanded
performances. Each time the crowd
was rewarded by music and fancy
jigging to its accompaniment. At
one corner they struck up the "Mar-
sellaise. Instantly the hymn was
caught by thousands of throats.
Women in crepe stood looking on.
mute. Other women sang lustily.
One of them suddenly broke down
n tears and had to be taken away
by friends. She lopt four sons in
the war. On our avenue were a
number of crippled and wounded
soldiers. They were embraced at
every step, it seemed. It was com
mon to see men embrace each other
and it seemed that every soldier
was embraced and kissed on each
cheek. I was standing on a stand
with other officers and it seemed
as though all the women were weeping.
City Illuminated for FirstTime.
Throughout the afternoon and
evening the throngs were so dense
that movement in any direction was
impossible. In the afternoon between
two and three o clock, the enthusi
asm grew intensely when the guns
again fired salvos and the battle
ships and destroyers in the harbor
joined in. All the dirigible bal
loons and aircraft took part and
flew close over the city, dropping
confetti. More than 1,500 shells
were fired. Large electric signs
glared forth and for the first time
in four years the city was illumi
nated.
"Warmest comradeship reigned
among the men and women who
played all sorts of games and who
spoke all sorts of language. One
heard the Marsellaise, tne most;
but rieht next was America's col
lege song, 'Cheer, cheer, the gang's
all here what the h do we care.
America's 'Star Spangled Banner'
was not forgotten either.
"A number of Americans and poi
lus dragged some German guns
from the Palace de la Concorde and
paraded them along the boulevards
to the delight of the crowds. Others
jocularly put up 'abre signs on the
taxicaBs which they had com
mandeered for the occasion. An itir
cident which brought forth un
bounded enthusiasm was when the
U. S. Marines marched through the
avenue to the Court of Honor with
the well-known and distinguished
General Butler at their head. A
number were decorated for bravery
in action. In this demonstration,
General Harries of Omaha, Neb.,
was a prominent figure. As they
passed through the main thorough
fare, their path was literally strewn
with flowers. On either side women
stood with huge baskets filled with
blossoms and they covtred the road
way with flowers. Nearly all these
women were in mournirig and many
were weeping. The same was so of
all the windows along the line of
march everywhere these brave men
were cheered and bedecked with
flowers.
Words Cannot Describe Scenes
"Words are a totally inadequate
means of conveying any idea of the
manifestations of joy and I can
only badly tell of seething multi
tudes animated by one common
thought and instinct; of processions
of merr and women, soldiers and
ciivlians. people of all the nations
o-ivin? themselves un entirely to
their deep feelings. Perhaps never
again will such scenes be enacted.
I have seen all sorts of demonstra
tions. " I saw the enthusiastic '16
to 1' demonstration and all sorts of
political and patriotic jubilations,
but the one I am writing about will
never be forgotten, because in the
ears of those who took part in it,
will remain the din of a population
crying its joy in a day of triumph.
"At night the seen was even
more impressive, for the heavens
were illuminated by sky rockets;
the powerful searchlights of the al
lied fleets and those on the towers
were turned on; bands and march
ing soldiers were everywhere. A
curious sight was an American and
a FrcnclAoldier riding up the ave
nue iiia dog cart. The American's
sle.eve was torn from his coat and
the poilu had no cap. The Ameri
can was waving a French flag fran
tically, while the poilu had all he
could do to manage a huge American
flag. The crowd which followed
lifted them from the dog cart and
carried them on their shoulders, but
they never seemed to realize that
a change of transportation had tak
en place.
Is Worth Losing An Eye.
"In the midst of all this one could
not view the ambulance filled, with
wounded soldiers, riding carefully
throught the streets without shed
ding tears. I met two United
States boys and we were speaking
of the demonstrations. One was a
young lieutenant from New Hamp
ton, la., your (Mrs. Maher's) olekj
home. He was at Chateau Thierry
and was wounded, losing an eye. In
discussing it, he said: 'It was worth
losing an eye to see victory brought
about.' The young man who was
with him said, 'Well, I don't mind
leaving a leg here, so long as I can
take the rest of my body home.'
That is the spirit manifested every
where. "Another thing noticeable, only
two names are mentioned where
ever victory is discussed. Marshal
Foch and General Pershing. The
French people give the Americans
due credit for saving the clay and
for making right victorious. All here
realize that the terms agreed to are
definite because the conditions are
such that place it completely out of
Germany's power to resume the
conflict and in their moment of joy,
which amounts almost to anguish,
the first impulse seems to be to bow
the nation's head in tender, reverent
homage to the innumerable host
the dead and let it be remembered
that France lost about 2,500,000
men. France realizes that the tri
umph of right and justice which the
world is celebrating this day, is
evidence that the supreme sacrifice
has not been fn vain.
"This is a very inadequate account
of the triumph of liberty, the tri
umph which the whole world is
celebrating and as I contemplate it I
call to mind that strangely pathetic
drawing by Abel Faivres of a
widow kneeling in tears by a poor
grave, the cross at its head crowned
by his trench helmet and at the
side "their" child who with hands
clasped in prayer asks wistfully,
"Papa, sait il qu 'on est vauiqneur."
Yes, "he" knows, the immortal dead
know that right has won, that honor
and justice have defeated treachery
and brute force. And let us all be
lieve they all participated with us
this day in solemn rejoicing and
that they rejoice with us, the living,
but in a purer spirit than ours and
let us in all lands salute them who in
abnegation and willingness made
the supreme sacrifice."
McAdoo is Planning Three,
Months' Coast Vacation
Los Angeles, Cal., Dec. 15. Sec
retary of the Treasury McAdoo has
taken a three months' lease on the
Los Angeles mansion of the late
George W. Houck, wire wheel mag
nate, according to an announcement
made by a local real estate dealer.
The announcement stated that Mr.
McAdoo's lease starts January 1.
The home is considered one of the
show places of Los Angels.
Secretary Long Favors
Prohibition in Britain
London, Dec. 15 Walter Hume
Long, secretary for the colonies, in
a speech at .Holloway last night,
said he would advise the govern
ment to "prohibit the sale of liquor
in the United-Kingdom, although it
Lwould mean the loss of millions of
pounds in revenue.
s Find Runaway Boy.
Upon receipt of a letter from Mrs,
L. L. Jones, Randolph, Neb., her
son Paul, who ran away from home
December 8, 1918, was taken into
custody Saturday evening by Omaha
detectives. He was found at the
Salvation Army hotel and told the
police that he was working as dish
washer.
Death Sentence Commuted.
Carson City, Nev., Dec. 15. The
sentence of death imposed on Ben
E. Kuhl, murderer of Fred Searcy,
jarbidge stage driver, was com
muted to life imprisonment last
n:ght by the state board of pardons
Kuhl was tp have been shot at the
stte prison December zu.
HUN DOCTRINES
ADVOCATED BY
CHURCH LEADERS
Lutheran Pastors Induced by
Propagandists to Preach
Love for Fatherland
and Its Cause.
Washington, Dec. 15. The story
of how enemy propagandists used
German Lutheran pastors to preach
love for the fatherland and devotion
to its cause, and tried in vain to
stir up negroes in the United States
with reportsthat, if Germany won,
part of his counry would be assigned
exclusively to tthem, told yesterday
to the senate committee investiga
ting propaganda, by Capt. George
B. Lester of the army intelligence
service. The witness also continued
his testimony of yesterday, seeking
to show "pro-German, anti-English
and anti-American" policies of Wil
liam R. Hearst's newspapers as di
rected by William Bayard Hale,
Hearst correspondent in Berlin, after
breaking of relations with Germany.
The hearing will be resumed Tues
day when several men whose names
have been mentioned by witnesses
during the inquiry, including Samuel
I'rrtermyer of New York, will be
heard.
Some German Lutheran preachers
spread the doctrines promoted by the
German government both before and
after this country entered the war,
Captain Lester declared, and a few
who continued these utterances after
joining the army are now in prison.
Many church leaders recognized the
pro-German ttTdencics of the minis
ters and tried assiduously to have
them removed, the officer explained.
The efforts to stir up race troubles
among American negroes failed, said
Captain Lester, but it persisted until
a congress of negro leaders in" July
last formally recognized the propa
ganda and denounced the movement.
One cablegram from Hale at Ber
lin to the New York American read
to the committee was interpreted by
Captain Lester as proving that the
German government did not regard
the notorious Zimmermann note,
disclosing a movement to itrVolve
Mexico affd the United States in
war, "as a frafne-up by the British."
Memorial Service is Held
at Grave of Edith Cavell
London, Dec. 15. (British Wire
less Service). The grave of Edith
Cavell, the British nurse executed
by the Germans, in the Tir-National
cemetery at Brusselsis believed to
have been definitely located from a
German plan of the cemetery in the
hands of the Belgian authorities' and
on Tuesday last the British com
munity held a commemoration ser
vice at the grave. The service was
attended by the British minister who
laid on the mound of earth a wreath
from King George and Queen Mary
nscribed "In Memory of a Brave
and Splendid English Woman."
Sir F. S. Villiers deposited a
wreath bound with the British col
ors in the name of the British le
gation and colopy and Brand Whit
lock, the American minister added a
tribute of his own. The Spanish
minister, the Belgian foreign min
ister and the members of the lega
tions staffs were present at the cere
mony.
One of the first acts of King Al
bert after his re-entry into Brussels
was to visit the cemetery iiKCom
pany with Queen Elizabeth, vho
laid a wreath on Miss Cavell s grave.
Three Puccini Operas
Produced in New York
New York, Dec. 15 Puccini's new
one-act operas "II Tabarro," Sieur
were presented at the Metropolitan
opera house tonight for the" first
time on any stage and were received
with enthusiasm by a large-audience.
The three casts had such artists
as Farrar, Muzio, Tiffany, Gentle,
DeLuca and Crimi. They provided
in "II Tabarro"" a tragedy of barge
life on fhe Seine; in "Sieur Angel
ica a spiritual mystery play and
in "Gianna Schicchi" a comedy.
Muzio sang the leading role in "II
Tabarro'Farrar in "Sieur Angelica,"
and De Luca in Gianni Schicchi.
Airplane Starts on Flight -from
England to India
London, Dec. 15. (British Wire
less Service.) A giant Handley
Page airplane, carrying six members
of the Royal air force, started from
the airdrome near Ipswich last
night and headed across the channel
for France on a flight to Karachi,
India, an1 theirce to Delhi. The
craft ran into a hank of thick fog,
and was compelled to make a landing
on the Frenci coast.
The journey, it is announced, will
be continued. The distance to Delhi
is more than 5,700 miles.
The Abandoned Room
- By Wadsworth Camp
CHAPTER XXVI. , that the court was full of ghosts."
Belgians Occupy Western
Portion of Dusseldorf
Dusseldorf, Rhenish Prussia Dec.
15. (By Associated Press) That
portion of Dusseldorf lying on the
western bank of the Rhine has been
occupied by Belgian troops, who
also hold the great bridge across the
river. Machine guns, which control
the crossing and both banks of the
river, have been established on the
bridge, and have been reinforced
with barbed wire barriers.
Strange Things Happen
"Hello, Katy! Hello, Bobby,
You've shown your face at last? I
hope you've come sober."
The thin, quarrelsome voice of
Silas Blackburn echoed in the
mouldy court The stout, bent fig
ure in the candlelight studied them
suspiciously. Katherine clung to
Bobby, trembling, startled' beyond
speech by the apparition. They
both stared at the gray face, at the
thick figure, which, three days af
ter death, they had seen buried that
noon in the overgrown cemetery.
Bobby recalled how Doctor Groom
had reminded him that an activity
like this might emerge from such
places. He had suggested that the
kcondition of the family burial
ground might be an inspiration to
such strayings. Yet-why should the
spirit of Silas Blackburn have es
caped? Why should it have re
turned forthwith to the Cedars, un
less to face his grandson as his mur
derer? Afterward Bobby experienced no
shame for these reflections. The en
counter was a fitting sequel to the
moment in theclark room when he
had felt Howells move beneath his
hand. He had a fleeting faith that
the void between the living and the
dead had, indeed, been bridged.
Then he wondered that the famil
iar figure failed to disintegrate, and
he noticed smoke curling from the
blackened briar pipe. He caught its
pungent aroma in the damp air of
the court. Moreover, Silas Black
burn had spoken, challenging him
as usual with a sneer.
"Let us go past," Katherine
whispered.
But Silas Blackburn stepped out,
blocking their way. He spoke
again. His whining accents held
a reproach.
"What's the matter with you two?
You might 'a' seen a ghost. Or
maybe you're sorryto have me
back. Didn't you wonder where I
was, Katy? Reckon you hoped I
was dead, Bobby."
Bobby answered. He had a fancy
of addressing emptiness.
"Why have you come? That is
what you are to us dead."
Silas Blackburn chuckled. He
took the pipe from his mouth and
tapped the tobacco down with a
knotted forefinger.
"I'll show how dead, I ami Try
ing to be funny, ain't you? I'll
make you laugh on the wrong side
of your face. It's cold here. I'm
going in."
The same voice, the same man
ner! Yet his presence denied that
great fact which during three days
had been impressed upon them with
a growing fear.
The old man jerked his thumb
toward the dimly lighted windows
of the wing.
"What you got the old room
lighted up. for? What's going on
there? I tried to sleep there the
other night "
"Uncle!"
Katherine sprang forward. She
stretched out her hand to him with
a reluctance as pronounced as Gra
ham's when he had touched How
ells' body. Her fingers brushed his
hand. Her shoulders drooped. She
clung to his arm. To Bobby this
resolution was more of a shock", less
to be explained, than his first as
surance of an immaterial visitor.
What did it mean to him? Was it
an impossible assurance of safety?
The old man patted Katherine's
shoulder.
"Why what you crying for, Katy?
Always seems something to scare
you lately."
He jerked his thumb again to
ward the lighted windows.
"You ain't told me yet what's go
ing on in the old room."
Bobby's laugh was dazed, ques
tioning. "They're trying to account for
your murder there."
His grandfather looked at him
with blank amazement.
"You out of your head?"
"No," Katherine cried. "We saw
you lying there, cold and still. I I
found you."
"You've not forgotten, Kather
ine," Bobby said breathlessly, "that
he moved afterward."
Silas Blackburn took his hand
from Katherine's shoulder.
"Trying to scare me? What's the
matter with you? Some scheme to
get my money?"
"You slent in the old room "the
other night?" Bobby asked hefpless-
Iy.
"No, I didn't sleep there," his
grandfather whined. I went in
and lay down, but I didn't sleep. I
defy anybody to sleep in that room.
What you talking about? It's cold
here. This court was always damp.
I wafit to go in. Is there a fire in
the hall. We'll light one, while
you tell me what's ailin' you."
He turned, and grasped the door
knob. They followed him into the
hall, shaking the snow from their
coats.
Paredes sat alone by the fire,
languidly engaged in the solitaire
which exerted so potent a fascin
ation ior him. He didn't turn at
their enrtance. It wasn't until FtTh
by called tut that he moved.
"Carlos!"
Bobby's tone must have suggested
the abnormal, for Paredes sprang to
his feet, knocking over the table
The cards fell lightly to the floor,
straying as far as the hearth. His
hands caught at the back of his
chair. He remained in an awk
ward position, rigid, white-faced,
stanner at the new-comer.
"I told you all," he whispered,
Silas Blackburn walked to the
fire, and stood with his back to the
smouldering logs. In this' light he
had the pallor of death the lack of
colour Bobby remembered beneath
the glass of the coffin. The old
man, always so inlolerant and au
thoritative,, was no longer sure of
himself.
"Why do you talk about ghosts?"
he whined. "I I wish I hadn't
waked up."
Paredes sank back in his chair.
"Waked up" he echoed in an awe
struck voice.
Bobby took a trivial interest, as
one will turn to small things during
the most vital moments, in the re
flection that twice within 24 hours
the Panamanian had been startled
from his cold reserve.
"Waked up!" Paredes repeated.
His voice rose.
"At that time? Do you remember
the time?" y
"Not exactly. Sometime after
noon."
Bobby guessed the object of Par
edes' question. He knew it had
been about noon when they had seen
the coffin covered-jn the restless,
wind-swept cemetery.
Paredes hurried on.
"How long had you been asleep?"
"What makes you ask that?" the
other whined. "I don't know."
"It was a long time?"
Blackburn's voice rose complain
ingly. "How did you guess that? I never
slept so. I dozed nearly three days,
but I m tired now tired as if I
hadn't slept at all."
, Paredes made a gesture of surren
der. Bobby struggled against the
purpose of the man's questions,
against the suggestion of his grand
father's unexpected answers.
"Your idea is madness, Carlos,"
he whispered.
"This house is filled with it," Par
edes said. "I wish Groom were here.
Groom ought to be here.
"He's coming back," Bobby told
him. "He shouldn't be long now.
He said before dinner time."
Paredes stirred.
"I wish he would hurry."
The Panamanian said nothing
more ,as if he realized the futility of
pressing the mattesr before Doctor
Groom should return. Necessary
questions surged in Bobby's brain.
The two that Taredes had put, how
ever, disturbed his logiJi
Katherine, who hadn't spoken
since entering, kept her eyes fixed
on her uncle. Her lips were slightly
parted. She had the appearance of
one afraid to break a silence cover
ing impossible doubts.
(To Be Continued Tomorrow.)
MINISTER SAYS
BAN NO HELP TO
FLU SITUATION
Dr. De Larme Says People
Who Attend Church Jiegu
larly and Are Sane
Escape.
Rev. A. A. De Larme declared in
his sermon at the First Baptist
church last night that, from his ob
servation, a ban on public gather
ings is useless in prevenrlng the
spread of Spanish influenza. He ad
vised the people to "observe the
well-known laws of health, preserve
your mental poise and be unafraid."
His subject was "How the Church
Prevents and Combats Disease." He
related what he had seen in a tour
of investigation several moving
picture theaters Saturday evening.
"As to the effectiveness of a pub
lic ben in preventing the spread of
disease, the examples of New York
and Philadelphia speak emphatically.
New Y'ork City, which never has
put on a ban has suffered much less
from influenza than Philadelphia,
where everything was closed up
tight.
Serious to Close Up.
"It is a serious thing to close up
churches, schools and stores, and I
believe does no good. The churches
and schools are well ventilated with
ample air space and the children in
the school are usually better pro
tected than they would be at home.
The same is true in the churches.
"Besides, the people who go to
chufceh meet there to pray and to
hear prayers to a higher power for
the prevention of the pestilence that
s sweeping the world. I his is of
great importance. A calm mental
poise and reliance on God to pro
tect from disease, together with ob
servance of the rules of sanitation,
plenty of fresh air, wholesome food,
keeping the bodily functions active-
these are things that are better than
any ban that can be applied."
Avoidance No Help.
Rev. Mr. De Larme stated that
he had taken a census of his con
gregation and had found that those
families which have gone regularly
to church, and who have sent their
children to school and have gone on
sanely about their business have in
variably been free from any casei
of influenza. On the other hand, the
cases of influenza were found among
those people who have stayed away
from religious services, schools, etc.f
in the hope of avoiding the disease.
Many churches did not hold Sun
day school yesterday on account of
the epidemic. Many observed the
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$15,000,000
The Studebaker Corporation
7 Serial Gold Notes
Total authorized and presently to be issued $15,000,000. To be dated January 1, 1919.
, To mature serially as follows:
$l,000,00ft Jan. 1, 1921 $1,500,000 Jan. 1, 1924 $2,000,000 Jan. 1, 1927
$1,250,000 Jan. J, 1922 $1,750,000 Jan. i, 1925 $2,000,000 Jan. 1, 1928
U, 500,000 Jan. 1, 1923 $2,000,000 Jan. 1, 1926 $2,000,000 Jan. 1, 1929
Interest payable January 1st and July 1st in New York City, without deduction for any tax or gOTernmental
charge (except succession, inheritance and income taxes).
Coupon Notes in denomination of $1,000, registerable as to principal only. -
Redeemable at the option of the Corporation upon any interest day upon thirty days notice as a whole or M
to any one Series (but not less than all the notes of any one Series) by paying; the principalTtraount and interest
jf the notes, so redeemed, plus a premium of X ?o for the calendar year in which said notes shall be redeemed, and
in additional ifo for each lull calendar year between the year in which the notes shall be redeemed and the yew
in which they mature. i
Central Union Trust Company of New York, Trustee ' J
From the letter oi Mr. A. R. Mrskine, President oi the Corporation, which Is om
file with us, we summarize as follows :
The notes are to be direct obligations of The Studebaker Corporation.
The Trust Agreement, under which the notes wili be issued, will make provision, among; other thlnrs.that
so long as any of the notes are outstanding, the Corporation will not mortgage any of its real or personal prop
:rty, unless it shall make provision therein for the security thereunder of all the said notes then issued and then
utstanding, (except the Corporation may give purchase money mortgages and in the regular course of its
tusiness pledge its current assets, etc.), and that the Corporation will at all times maintain its cash and quick
ssets in a sum equal to at least one and three-quarter times the aggregate amount of all its liabilities and
idebtedness, secured and unsecured, including the principal amount of all the aforesaid notes at any time out
anding, all in a manner and as defined in the Trust Agreement.
CAPITALIZATION ;
Upon completion of the present financing, the outstanding capitalization of the Corporation will be as follows t
V'i -
FUNDED DEBT: ,
Seven Per Cent Serial Gold Notes (this present issue)
CAPITAL STOCK:
Seven Per Cent Cumulative Preferred Stock
Common Stock .
Outstanding
$15,000,000
$10,965,000
$30,000,000
ASSETS AND EARNINGS
The total tangible assets of this Corporation and its subsidiaries at the date of the organization of the
Corporation amounted to ?23.69.723-36, of which $9,8:1,990.34 was represented by plants and property and
513,880,733.02 by net quick assets. As of October :st, 1918, these net tangible assets had increased to
P4i749.26-75. o which $16,476,108.44 were represented by plants and property and $24,273,153.31 by net
luick assets, the increase of $i7056.534-39 resulting from surplus net profits left in the business.
The net profits of The Studebaker Corporation and its subsidiaries for the seven years ending December
jist, 1917, after charging off $2,193,000 depreciation, were $3o,:26,ooo, an average of $4,303,800 per year,
amounting to approximately four times the maximum annual interest charge on this issue.
Notwithstanding the curtailment due to War operations and restrictions on automobile production, the
sstiniated net profits for 1918, after making provision for taxes and depreciation, will amount approximately to
SfTooo.ooo. ,
We offer these Notes for subscription subject to allotment when, as and if issued and
received by us, and subject to approval of counsel, at
Two -Year Notes due
Three-Year Notes due
Four -Year Notes due
Five -Year Notes due
Six -Year Notes due
Seven-Year Notes due
Eight -Year Notes due
Nine -Year Notes due
Ten -Year Notes due January 1, 1020: Price 08! and interest to vield about
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Subscription books will be opened in New York at the office of Goldman, Sachs cfCo., Monday Decemba
16th, 1918, and may be closed at any time at the discretion of the undersigned without notice The riffht is
reserved to reject any subscription, in whole or in part, and to allot less than the amount applied for to eive
preferential allotment to subscribers, who apply for an equal amount of each maturity and to close the books for
any or all maturities without prior notice. It is expected that temporary certificates pending the enzravinz of
lefinitive Notes will be ready for delivery about January 3rd, 1919. as
111 legal detailt pertaining to thii issue will be passed upon by Messrs. Hawkins, Delafield d Longfellow.
Goldman, Sachs &' Co., New York, N. y. Lehman Bros., New York, N. Y.
The Merchants Loan & Trust Co., Chicago, in. First Trust & Savings Bank, Chicago, ni
We do not guarantee the statement and figures presented herein, but they are taken from sources which wa
believe to be accurate.
anuary I, 1921; Price 100 and interest to yield ..... 7.00
lyz-s, rnce 100 ana interest to yieia 7.00
anuary 1, 1923; Price 99 and interest to yield about 7.15
anuary x, 1924; Price 99H and interest to yield about 7.XS
anuary 1, 1925; Price 99 and interest to yield about 7.20
anuary 1, 1026: Price 08 H and interest to vield ahdnt 1
anuary 1, 1927; Price 98 and interest to yield about 7.20
anuary t, 1928; Price 98 and interest to vield about 7.2C
FINDING OF CAPITAL ISSUES COMMITTEE
"Passed by the Capital Issues Comiiittee as not Incompatible with the national Intereat, but without
. approval ot legality. Tslldity. worth, or secorlty. Opinion No. Aaisl.