THE BEE: OMAHA, NONDAY, DECEMBER 23,v 1918.
SERVICES FOR
GEN. J. C. C0V1N
HELPSONDAY
Ohurch Ritual at All Saints
Read hv Rev. T. I- Mar.kav
j w mm niMviiMj
Masons in Charge at
Grave.
A simple funeral, made impressive
by the beautiful ritual of the Epis
copal church, marked the obsequies
of Gen. John C. Covvin, held at All
Saints church at 2 o'clock Sunday
afternoon.
Rev. T. J. Mackay officiated and
the All Saints quartette sang the
hymns dedicated to the services for
the dead.
The chancel was banked with
beautiful floral pieces, the tributes of
the many friends of General Cowin.
The service opened with a proces
sional led by Rev. Mr. Mackay, who
preceded the casket, which was fol
lowed by the honorary and active
pall bearers.
The latter were: Active Pall Bear
irs M. G. Colpetzer, Frank Ham
ilton, Ezra Millard. Arthur C.
Smith", Hal Yates, Isidor Zeiglcr
Honorary Tall Bearers M. T. Bar
low, Isaac E. Congdon. Fred H
Davis. V. D. Mcllugh. W. A. Red
ick. Judge Joseph W. Woodrough.
Judge A. C. Wakeley and G. W
Wattles.
Capitol Lodge No. 3. A. F. & A.
M.. attended in a bodv and there
was a delegation of veterans of the
civil war. One of the mourners
present was C. F. Adams, grand
commander of the G. A. R.
The only immediate member of
General Cowin's family was his
widow, Mrs. John C. Cowin, who
was accompanied by her friend, Mr3.
Henry W. Yates. General Cowin's
surviving children, Col. William B.
Cowin, being in France, and his
daughter. Mrs. John P. Cudahy, be
'ng at Hollywood, Cal.
At Prospect Hill cemetery the
body of General Cowin was given a
Masonic burial Capitol lodge, of
which he was a member, exemplify
ing the ritual of the order for the
cead.
Goethals Responsible
for Hog Island Shipyard
Contracts, Says Denman
San Francisco, Dec. 22. William
Dtnman, former chairman of the
United States shiping board tele
graphed today to Senator Flet
cher, chairman of the senate com
merce commission, a statement
charging responsibi.ify for the Hog
Island yards contracts V Major Gen
eral George W. Goethals, former ad
ministrator of the shipping program.
"General Goethals vouched to me
for the character and the construc
tive ability of the gentlemen of the
American International corporation
and its allied associates, with whom
hi: had been negotiating for two
months," the statement says.
"He asked us to allow them a com
pensation nearly double that fin
ally agreed upon by Admiral Capps.
He. asked us to build the plant which
has cost over $55,000,000 on the
privately owned ground the Amer
ican International corporation. He
asked us to give the corporation
an option on the government plant.
The attorney general's recent find
ings seem to justify our eight days
deliberations and refusal of such'a
blind acquiescence in the undisclos
ed contractors' figures.
"In the entire period of the war
General Goethals Hog Island
scheme has not produced a single
vessel, while the wooden material
which I suggested using as an emer
gency supplement -to steel has giv
en to the nation over one-half of
the new war tonage other than
requisitioned vessels contracted by
the Emergency Fleet corporation."
Funeral of Mabel Engler
Held Sunday Afternoon
The funeral service of Miss Mabel
Engler, only child ,of Mr. and Mrs.
F. W. Engler, was held Sunday af
ternoon at the home of her parents,
2217 Lothrop street. The sermon
was preached by Rev. F. W. Leavitt,
and solos, chosen by Miss Engler
for the occasion, were sung by Mrs.
Leavitt. A large company of friends
testified to the universal feeling that
Miss Engler was possessed of an
extraordinarily beautiful character.
She was born in Omaha, February
25, 1892, and lived for a few years
in Denver, graduating in 1910 from
the East Denver high school. After
a brief course in the University of
Omaha she entered the Peru State
Normal school, from which institu
tion she would have received her de
cree next month. Death resulted
from heart complications, which fol
lowed four days illness with influenza.
9
Capt. J. G. Ayling, adjutant at
tort Omaha, was called to f hilailel-1
phia, Pa., Saturday by the serious;
illness of his wife. Lt. T. E. Nel-j
son is acting adutant during Cap
tain Ayling's absence.
Mr. and Mrs. I. B. Sibbernsenj
have heard from their son, Lt. j
Drexel Sibbernsen who is in Ger-,
many with the army of occupation. :
This was the first word the parents
had from the young officer since
the armistice was signed. He is i
with an artillery company in the !
Fourth division. i
pleton avenue, is home from Detroit,
Mich., where he is in the navy avia
tion mechanics department, for a
short visit during the holidays.
An invoice of all armv eods in
the Omaha zone will be made ranu
ary 31 and army officers from & the
depots and stations in the zone are
attending a conference in Omaha
in regard to the work of invoicing.
The Omaha zone includes Colorado,
Wyoming, Nebraska and half of
Iowa.
Capt. F. E. Gooddale, famous
balloonist who has been at Akron,
O.. on detached service, has returned
' to Fort Omaha.
Soldier clerks from draft board
No. 4, have returned from Camp
Funston, where they recently were
assigned and where they were given
their discharges. Soldier clerks
from other draft boards will go to
Fort Oinaha to be mustered out of
the service. '
Donald Nickolson, son of Mr. and
Mrs. John Nickolson, returned home
Saturday morning after more than
a year s active service overseas. !
ioung Nickolson is an aviator and
made flights over London. At the
time the armistice was signed he was
about to complete a special course
in aviation mechanics in E',o;laiid.
A brother, Clyde, is still in Fnnce
with Nebraska base hospital, No. 49.
A letter received at Fort Omaha
from Maj. P. E. Van Nostrand,
former executive officer there, states
t':at his mother, who was critically
ill at San Antonio, Tex., is much
improved. The major was called
to Texas when her condition be
came serious. He will go soon to
Washington where he will be execu
tive officer of the entire balloon sec
Hon of the United States army.
Clarence J. Calabria, son of Mr
and Mrs. J. M. Calabria, 2210 Pop-
Frank C. Builta, who has been at
Camp Taylor, Kentucky, in an ar
tillery officers' school, was in Omaha
Friday. He obtained his discharge
and stopped here on the way to his
old home at Burchard, Neb. After
a short visit with his parents there,
he will return here to take up his
former work with the Nebraska Tel
ephone company.
Victor Rosewater has received a
Christmas card from Capt. H. H.
Kline of the Salvation Army, who is
now first lieutenant and chaplain
with the headquarters division in
France.
Mrs. T. J. McDonough, 2116
North Twenty-first street, has re
ceived a telegram from her son,
Sergt. John H. McDonough, First
Marine Corps. U. S. Naval Aviation
squadron, that he arrived from
France on the Martha Washington
and landed at Newport News, Va.,
December 20.
Lt. Herbert H. Fish, jr., who has
been with the American aviation
forcse in Italy, has received his dis
charge papers and will be home
Christmas morning. He arrived in
New York last week.
Sergt. Arthur Acton, secretary to
'Tajo- Board, depot quartermaster.
Camp Pike, Ark., is in Omaha to
end the holidays with his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Acton,
3325 California street. He will re
turn to Little Rock, January 1.
DREAMLAND
ADVENTURE
By DADDY.
THE CLOUD GIANTS
(Peggy, who, In previous stories, has en
joyed strange adventures among the
dwellers In Blrdland, visits unknown re
gions In this tale.)
I
CHAPTER I.
Peggy Visits a Strange Land.
FLAXES of snow were dancing in
the air outside Peggy's window.
Some bobbed about in merry
jigs and some waltzed slowly to the
ground in graceful loops and spirals.
Peggy watched them with fascin
ated eyes. From what distant, mys
terious regions had they gaily trav
eled to find a resting place on her
lawn? And what strange sights had
they witnessed on their way? Ap
parently their journey had been
happy, for they frolicked so joyfully
at its close.
Soon the window pane became
flecked with white flakes. Peggy, ad
miring their jewel-like beauty, sud
denly became aware that they were
grouping themselves on the glass in
the form of letters, and that these
letters spelled a message.
"Greetings to Princess Peggy,"
read the message. "Crystal, Queen
of the Snows, has heard how you
reformed the Giant of the Woods.
She asks your aid." There the mes
sage stopped, the pane being filled.
Peggy, reading eagerly, was disap
pointed at this abrupt close, but het
disappointment quickly vanished
when she saw that the words she
had read were melting away, while
new words were forming on the
pane.
"Two wild giants upset all Cloud
land with their rampages. She would
have you tame them with your magic
charm."
"Why, I haven't any magic
charm," said Peggy out loud. "I
didn't need any to reform the Giant
of the Woods because he has such a
good heart."
At once the snowflakes spelled out
an answer.
"These giants have no hearts.
That's why they are cruel without
knowing it. Come quickly, for even
now they plan a mad raid that
will-"
Here the message reached the bot
tom of the pane, and Teggy had to
wait a moment before the continua
tion appeared at the top.
"spread woe over the land. Has
ten!" That was the end of the message.
It Ipft Peggy much disturbed. Who
was Crystal, Queen of the Snows?
Who were the two wild giants? How
was she to get to Cloudland if she
should undertake to help tame the
giants?
On the window pane appeared the
answer to her thoughts.
"Put your spirit in your breath,
then blow it through the keyhole."
These were queer directions and
Peggy didn't understand them at all.
Just to see what would happen she
placed her lips to the keyhole of the
front door and blew with all her
might. '
"Puff!" and there she was outside
the door. Only she wasn't her regu
lar self. Her body was still on the
insi, . of the door, safe and warm in
the house, and the part of her out
side was just a misty bit of air
like one's breath on a frosty morn
ing. Strange to say, Peggy didn't mind
this at all. On the cr f s' f"!t
wonderfully free and gay. A puff
of wind caught her and there she
was dr.-.cing among the snowflakes.
But the snowflakes had changed,
too. She saw that they were really
tiny elves who were having the jol
liest kind of a time as they frisked
about on their way to the ground.
"Flakes of snow were dancing in
the Air."
Only a minute did Peggy dance
with the snowflakes and then she
whisked up and up until she was in
the dark cloud from which the elves
were falling. Through this she floated
and all of a sudden she came out in
the bright sunshine of a strange and
beautiful land. It was a region of
mountains, of ravines, of castles, all
wonderfully colored by the rays of
the setting sun.
Right in front of her was a huge
silvery cloud palace surrounded by
walls and a moat. On the wall above
the gate stood a herald with a trum
pet. Through the trumpet he shouted
a message of greeting:
"Welcome, Princess Peggy! Enter
the Palace of Crystal, Queen of the
Snows!"
Wondering what was about to be
fall, Peggy drifted toward the pal
ace. A drawbridge was let down over
the moat, and the great gates
opened, disclosing a crowd of glist
ening creatures waiting to receive
her.
(In tomorrow's chapter Peggy first feels
the rough strength of the Giants she is
asked to tame.)
.Telegraphers Impatient
for Adjustment of Wages
Wichita, Kan., Dec. 22. At a
meeting here of local union No. 90
of the Commercial Telegraphers'
Union of America resolutions were
adopted and forwarded to the act
ing president of the organization at
Washington, urging action on the
demands made by the union at the
time the government took over con
trol of the wires for recognition of
the union and adjustment of wages.
The resolution asks that a nation
wide strike be called if necessary
and also expresses sympathy for the
local telephone operators, who have
been on strike for several days.
War Cost Italy 500,000 Lives;
200,000 Killed in Action
Par is, Dec. 22. Five hundred
thousand Italians lost their lives in
;he war. Of this number 200,000
were killed in action.
This statement was made to the
correspondent today by Salvatore
Barzilai, former member of the Ital
ian cabinet, who accompanied King
Victor Emmanuel to Paris, in ex
plaining Italy's sacrifices and her
claim to territories previously held
by tne enemy. ,4
The Italians severely wounded
numbered uu.uuu, wnue jiv.uw ui
the 5.000 000 called to the colors,
were, taken prisoner. ;
U. S. President Honored
By University- of Paris
Wilson Receives Degree of
Doctor Honoris Causa
and Is Saluted as
"The Righteous."
Paris, Dec. 22. In the great am
phitheater of the University of
Paris (the Sorbonne) President
Wilson yesterday received the
degree of Doctor Honoris Causa,
conferred upon hit., in recognition
of his work as jurist and historian.
This is the first time in the history
of the university that an honorary
degree has been bestpwed, authori
zation for its granting having been
give.i by a recent decree. (
President Poincare, the presi
dents of the senate anth chamber
of deputies, the diplomatic corps,
members of the government and the
highest civil and military -authorities
were present at the ceremony.
Great crowds cheered the presi
dent when he arrived at the univer
sity accompanied by Mrs. Wilson,
Wi'Him Graves Sharp, the Ameri
can ambassador, and Jean Jules
Jusserand, French ambassador to the
United States.
Alfred Croiset, dean of the faculty
of letters, welcomed President Wil
son in a short address and presented
to him the diploma of doctor as a
testimonial to his work as an his
torian and his writing on historical
subjects. Ferdinand Larnsude,
dean of the faculty of law, then be
stowed upon the president the de
gree of doctor for his works on
jurisprudence and political science.
Lucien Poincare, vice rector
of the university and brother of the
president of the republic, paid an
eloquent tribute to President Wil
son's ability as a professor before
he entered upon his political ca
reer, and told of the president's
part in the war. In conclusion M.
Poincare said:
"Glory to the American students,
glory to the eminent professors and
their universities, glory to you, Mr.
President, who are the first amongst
them. In the name of the Univer
sity of Paris. I have the honor to
award the insignia and diploma of
doctor to one whom posterity will
sMute with the surname The Right
eousPresident Wilson."
FEDERAL BANK
SHOWS A LARGE
GAIN THIS YEAR
Political Campaign and Influ
enza Epidemic Cause but
Little Check in Busi
ness for October.
The Federal Reserve bank of the
Tenth district which has a branch
in Omaha, did a record business
during October of this year, accord
ing to a bulletin issued by Chairman
Ramsay, of the board of directors.
The bulletin has to do with the fi
nancial affairs of the fifteen clearing
house cities in the district and
shows that the actual cash transac
tions aggregated $1,631,517,258, as
compared with $1,397,108,541 during
the corresponding month of last
year.
During the 10 months ending
with October 31, the total clearings
of the banks within the district ag
gregated $14.165,498 000, as com
pared with $10,166,133,000 during the
same period of last year.
Chairman Ramsay calls attention
to the fact that the political cam
paign during the fall, and the rav
ages of influr"za caused a slrght
check in business. He points with
pride to the fact that the district
oversubscribed its quota on the
fourth Liberty loan approximately
$35,000 000, besides having raised an
immense sum for United War work.
Neither this, nor the peace talk pre
ceding the cessation of hostilities
lessened ti e business perceptibly.
Big Demnd for Farm Loans.
All over the district, according to
the bulletin, the demand for. farm
loans continues strong and rates of
interest remain firm. He predicts
that during the coming year and
perhaps longer the government fi
nancing plan that is be applied
throughout the country and abroad
will continue a strong factor. Bank
ers are urged not to overlook this
fact.
It is predicted that the transition
from a war to a oeace basis will be
gradual and that the conservation of
credit, as well as continued tnritty
habits of the people are vitally es-
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sential, not only to tne unneu
States, but to the reconstruction of
the devastated countries of hurope
Summing up the business situa
tion. Chairman Ramsay says:
"Rnilrlins? onerations continue in
active, but the prospect of an early
release of labor and materials by
the slowine down of government
work and the return of the soldiers
from Europe offers encouragement
for a resumption of activities in all
lines of construction. While lum
ber manufacturers are hopeful of en
larging production, retail dealers
are auuciiJaims a laiu ihijmvyv-
ment in their trade on account of
the demands for materials for long
neglected farm improvements and
housing improvements in cities. Re
lease of steel and cement is also ex
pected to cause a resumption of mu
nicipal construction and highway
building, although the impression
prevails that this class of work will
be slow returning to normal be
cause of the necessity of carrying
out the ship and harbor program
which is limiting the supply of these
materials for other than govern
ment work.
"Adding to the labor shortage,
October and the first half of No
vember saw serious complications
resulting from a general epidemic of
Spanish influenza among all classes
of workers throughout the district.
No branch of industry escaped. The
mines were especially disorganized,
many men being incapacitated from
erne to two weeks. In many cases
it was difficult to maintain opera
tions. Factories and large industrial
plants were affected in the same
way and in the same proportion.
Men, on returning to their work,
proved unequal to their former
tasks.
"Business continues very active
except in building materials and
tools. In other lines a promising
increase continued through October
and November to date wtih an up
ward trend. Especially marked is
the increase in textiles and furnish
ing goods. Dealers say that men
subject to draft, not knowing with
certainty the day they would be
called, had postponed the purchase
of clothing, but cooler weather re
sulted in last minute purchases of
wearing apparel regardless of when,
if at all, htey might be called. A
stimulating influence to trade in
women's wear, household supplies
and holiday goods, has resulted
from increased earnings of women,
large numbers having taken the
places of men now in the service
and becoming wage-earners for the
first time. Increased earnings of
heads of families also has contrib
uted to the volume of this trade.
Precautionary health measures, due
to the epidemic, cut down sales to
an extent but only temporarily post
poned the buying. Drugs are very
active. The grocery trade continues
heavy, especially in those things
which can be put away for winter
use."
Aid for Men Blinded in War
is Sought by Sir Pearson
London, Dec. 22. Via Montreal.
Sir C. Arthur Pearson, head of the
British national institute which is
devoted principally to men who lost
their sight in the war, and himself
blind, left yesterday for a visit to the
United States and Canada.
The main object of his journey
is to confer with those responsible
for the care of American soldiers
blind in the war and with the Can
adian authorities regarding the fu
ture welfare of Canadian soldiers
trained at St. Dunstan's hostel for
blinded soldiers and sailors in Re
gents Park, London.
The Abandoned Room
Luther Peterson, Fremont
Soldier, Wounded in Action
Fremont, Neb., Dec. 22. (Spe
cial.) Word reached the parents of
Pvt. Luther A. Peterson that the
young man was wounded in action
September 30, the same day on which
his comrade, Ernest Larson, re
ceived wounds from which he died
October 2.
By Wadsworth Camp
CHAPTER XXXIV.
Bobby Develops a Plan.
For a long time the little group
gathered in the snow-swept ceme
tery remained silent. The lamp,
shaking in the district attorney's
hand, illuminated each detail of the
casket's interior linings. Bobby
tried to realise that, except for these
meaningless embeliisments, the box
was empty. That was what held
them all the void, the unoccupied
silken couch in which they had seen
Silas Blackburn's body imprisoned.
Vet the screws which the detective
had removed and the mass of earth,
packed down and covered with
snow, must have made escape a
dreadful impossibility even if the
spark of life had reanimated its oc
cupant. And that occupant stood
there, trembling and haggard, sob
bing from time to time in an utter
abandonment to the terror of what
he saw.
To Bobby in that moment the
supernatural legend of the Cedars
seemed more triumphantly fulfilled
than it would have been through
the immaterial return of his grand
father. For Silas Blackburn was a
reincarnation more difficult to ac
cept than any ghost. Had Paredes,
who all along had offered them a
spectacle of veiled activity and
thought, grasped the truth? At first
glance, indeed, his gossip of oriental
theories concerning the disintegra
tion of matter, its passaage through
solid substances, its reassembly in
far places, seemed thoroughly justi
fied. Yet, granted that, who, in the
semblance of Silas Blackburn, had
they buried to vanish completely?
Who, in the semblance of Silas
Blackburn, had drowsed without
food for three days in house at
Smithtown?
The old man stretched his shak
ing hands to Bobby and Katherine.
"Don't let them bury me again.
They never i buried me. I've not
been deadl I tell you I've not been
dead!" He mouthed horribly. "I'm
alive. Can't you see I'm alive?"
He broke down and covered his
face. Jenkins sank on the heap of
earth.
"I saw you, Mr. Silas, in that box.
And I saw you on the bed. Miss
Katherine and I found you. We
had to break the door. You looked
so peaceful we thought you were
asleep. But when we touched you
you were cold."
"No, no, no." Blackburn grim
aced. "I wasn't cold. I couldn't
have been."
"There's no question," Bobby said
hoarsely.
"No question," Robinson repeated.
Katherine shrank from her uncle
as he had shrunk from her in the
library the night of the murder.
"What do you make of it?" the
district attorney asked Rawlins.
The detective, who had remained
crouched at the side of the grave,
arose, brushing the dirt from his
hands, shaking his head.
"What is one to make of it, sir?"
Paredes spoke softly to Graham.
"The Cedars wants to be left
alone to the dead. We would all
be better away from it."
"You won't go yet awhile," Rob
inson said gruffly. "Don't forget you
are still under bond."
The detail no longer seemed of
importance to Bobby; The mystery,
centering in the empty graye, was
apparently inexplicable. He exper
ienced a great pity for his grand
father; and, recalling that strength
ening moment with Katherine. he
made up his mind that there was
only one course for him. It might
be dangerous in itself; yet, on the
other hand, he couldn't go to Kath
erine while his share in the mystery
of the Cedars remained so darkly
shadowed. He had no right to with
hold anything and he wouldn't ask
Graham's advice. He had stepped
all at once into the mastery of his
own destiny. He would tell Rob
inson, therefore, everything he
knew, from the party with Maria
and Paredes in New York, through
his unconscious wanderings around
the house on the night of the first
murder, to the moment when Gra
ham had stopped his somnambulistic
excursion down the stairs.
Robinson turned his light away
from the grave.
"There's nothing more to do here.
Let us go back."
The little party straggled through
the snow to the house. The hall
fire smouldered as pleasantly as it
had done before they had set forth,
yet an interminable period seemed
to have elapsed. Silas Blackburn
went close to the fire. He sank in
a chair, trembling.
"I'm so cold," he whined. "I've
never been so cold. What is the
matter with me? For God's sake
tell me what is the matter 1 Kather
ine if if nothing happens, we'll
close the Cedars. W'll go to the
city where there are lots of lights."
"If you'd only listened to Bobby
and me and gone long ago," she
said.
Robinson stared at the fire.
"I'm about beaten," he muttered
wearily.
Rawlins, with an air of stealth,
walked upstairs. Graham, after a
moment's hesitation, followed him.
Bobby wondered why they went. He
caught Robinson's eye. He indicat
ed he would like to speak to hi..i in
the library. As he left the hall he
saw Paredes, who had not removed
his hat or coat, start for the front
door.
' "Where are you going?" he heard
Robinson demand gruffly.
Paredes' reply came glibly.
"Only to walk up and down in
the court. The house oppresses me
more than ever tonight. I feel with
Mr. Blackburn that it is no place to
stay."
And while he talked to Robinson
in the library Bobby caught at times
the crunching of Paredes' feet in
the court.
"Why does that court draw him?"
Robinson asked. "Why does he keep
repeating that it is full of ghosts?
He can't be trying to scare us with
that now."
But Bobby didn't answer.
"I've come to tell you the truth."
he burst out, "everything I know.
You may lock me up. Even that
would be better than this uncertain
ty. I must have an answer, if it
condemns me; and how could I have
had anything to do with what has
happened tonight?"
He withheld nothing. Robinson
listened with an intent interest. At
the end he said, not unkindly:
"If the evidence and Howells' re
port hadn't disappeared I'd have
arrested you and considered the case
closed before this miracle was
thrown at me. You've involved
yourself so frankly that I don't be
lieve you're lying about what went
on in the old room when you en
tered to steal those exhibits. Can't
say I blame you for trying that,
either. You were in a prettv bad
position an unheard-of positioin.
You still are, for that matter. But
the case is put on such an extraor
dinary basis by what has happened
tonight that I'd be a fool to lock
you up on such a confession. I be
lieve there's a good deal more in
what has gone on in that room and
in the return of your grandfather
than you can account for."
"Thanks," Bobby said. "I hoped
you'd take it this way, for if you will
let me help, I have a plan."
He turned restlessly to the door
of the private staircase. In his mem
ory Howll's bold figure was out
lined there, but now the face with
its slow smile seemed sympathetic
rather than challenging.
"What's your plan?" Robinson
asked.
(To Be Continued Tomorrow.)
HEAD BROOKLYN TRANSIT
COMPANY ARRESTED.
Reserve Officers'
Training Corps at
Cornell College
A telegram was received from the
War department recently by Presi
dent Flint of Cornell college, Mount
Vernon. Ia.. instructing him to pro
ceed with the organization of a re
serve officers' training corps, and
that a professor of military science
and tactics would be assigned.
As a result military science and
tactics have been scheduled for
three hours a week for freshmen
and sophomores of Cornell. These
three hours will probably be early
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
mornings, and probably will be ac
cepted for credit in place of physi
cal training for those who desire
to have it substituted. The object
of this organization is to provide
officers for the army reserves, and
in the course of four years, if a
man elects the mliitary training in
his third and fourth year, he may
qualify to become a reserve in the
regular army.
Of the three hours a week during
ilZ frt..men and sophomore years,
two-sevenths is in theoretical work,
including the theory of taibet prac
tice, and military organhatlo- map
reading, personal hygiene, etc., and
fi c-sevenths is in prac'.ical work,
or about two hours a week, includ
ing physical drill, United States in
fantry drill regulations instruction.
instruction on rine ana gaiiery prac
tice, camp sanitation, signaling, mil
itary history, field orders, map
rr. .neuvers, company administra
tion, etc.
Rocks Thrown Through Car
Windows in Kansas City
Kansas City, Dec. 22. As the re
sult ot minor aistumances in con
nection with the street railway
strike here, greater Kansas City ar
rested four persons last night. I he
Kansas City railway company re
ported to the police 40 instances of
violence, chiefly of rocks being
thrown through car windows.
Stollwerck Plant Sold.
Stamford, Conn., Dec. 22. The
chocolate and cocoa manufacturing
plant of Stollwerck Brothers, inc.,
was sold at auction here yesterday
by order of A. Mitchel Palmer, al
ien property custodian. The prop
erty pased to the control of the
Tcuraine company of Boston for
$1,503,390.
Irish Club Plans Big
Mass Meeting During
the Month of January
At a meeting- of the executive
committee of the Irish Self Deter
mination club, held Sunday after
noon, it was determined to hold a
large, mass meeting on the night of
January 8.
In the event no suitable theater
can be obtained the meeting will
take place at the municipal Audi
torium. Congressman-elect Jefferis
will be principal speaker. Arch
bishop Harty will preside.
Vice presidents selected from
men who are leaders among all the
races interested in the principles of
self-determination will be named.
A number of speeches were made
at the gathering in regard to the
principle of self-determination. All
expressed themselves as confident
that fair-minded Americans favored
this principle for the reason that it
is the basis of human liberty. They
felt that the American people would
be impatient of any other solution
of the question at the Paris peace
conference except that of impartial
application to all races with na
tional aspirations for the reason
that only, a consistent and honest
application of this principle would
assure the world domestic and in
ternational tranquility.
President Wilson has made it
one of the principal questions at the
peace conference.
Speakers call attention to the fact
that the recent elections in Ireland,
which were the most representative
ever held in that country, showed
an overwhelming majority in favor
of Ireland determining its own na
tional destinies and would be sat
isfied with nothing else.
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Timothy S. Williams, president of
the Brooklyn Rapid Transit, and
four other officials of the company
have been arrested by order of
Mayor Hylan of New York, on a
charge of manslaughter in the sec
ond degree. Their arrest was or
dered as the result of the wreck pf
the Brighton Beach elevated line on
November 1, when 95 lives were lost
and 200 passengers injured. Mayor
Hylan fixed the bail at $10,000 each
in the cases of the officials of the
company and $5,000 in the case of
Edward Luciano or Lewis, motor
man of the wrecked train.
PREPARATION
SERVICES AT
SLKLIA'S
Archbishop Harty Speaks of
the Significance of Christ
mas to the Civilized
World.
Sunday morning high mass was
celebrated in St. Cecelia's cathedral,
by Archbishop Harty, who spoke
briefly of the special significance of
Christmas to the world, this season
above all others. He outlined in
brief the Tri Deum, or three-day pre
paration services to be observed in
the church Sunday, Monday and
Tuesday of this week.
"The people of Omaha are a clever
people, as has been evidenced by
their efficient and energetic patriot
ic service in every emergency which
the war has presented," said the
archbishop, adding that "this celerity
is due to careful preparation and well
laid plans." He had strong hope that
his people would be present at these
preparation services for the Christ
mas festival, that they might enjov
the real spiritual significance of the
occasion and not convert it into
a day of mere feasting and secular
enjoyment.
The archbishop announced a spe
cial ceremonial to be held in the ca
thedral January 5, at which time the
service flags from each church of
the diosese are to be brought to
the cathedral by a special delega
tion of the churches and solemnly
blessed. These flags have a great
significance to the church, and will
be kept in the cathedral as a pre
cious treasure.
Father Rusinf of West Point has
been asked to be present and speak
upon the subject of "Service and
Sacrifice."
Three Barrels Full of
Bottled Booze Taken
By Police on Sunday
Three barrels of whisky, labeled
chemicals, were discovered early
Sunday morning at the American
Express company depot as they
were being loaded into the express
wagon of Sam Dagosta, 1218 South
Thirteenth street.
The barrels were shipped from
Minneapolis and addressed to
"Smith Bros." They were each
found to contain 200 pints of Sun
nybrook whisky.
Dagosta was arrested and held
for investigation. He told the po
lice a man named Charles Russell
hired him to deliver the whisky. He
says Russell failed to give his ad
dress, but was to meet him on the
Sixteenth street viaduct.
C. P. Butler of 1112 South Elev
enth street, an American Express
company employe, was also arrested
and held for investigation. A spe
cial officer for the American Ex
press company, says he saw Butler
changing the addresses on the barrels.
Officer at Camp Lewis
is Under Charge of Fraud
Camp Lewis. Tacoma. Wash., Dec.
22. Col. Frank H. Wolven, rank
ing colonel at Camp Lewis, was
placed under arrest here yesterday
by command of Maj. Gen. Joseph D.
Leitch on charges which allege ir
regularity in money received from
the government as commutation for
quarters and light and heat. At the
same time an order was issued nam
ing the personnel for a general court
martial ordered to meet December
30 or as so,n thereafter as practica
ble to trv Colonel Wolven.
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Passenger Planes Only Ques
tion of Time, Says Omaha ;
Boy; Tells of Feelings
in First Flight.
Frank C. Ekdahl, flying cadet, son
of Mr. and Mrs. O. Ekdahl, 2216
Blondo street, has returned from
Mather Field. Sacramento, Cal., with
some interesting accounts of how it
feels tD fly. He has been honorably
discharged with the other cadet fly
ers. "The night before I was to go up
the first time I didn't sleep a wink,
he said. "My whole past life seem
ed to pass before me. I thought
perhaps this would be my last night
"But the next morning, after I
had gene up all trace of apprehen
sion seemed to leave me. I felt only
a delightful sensation as I sat in
the forward cockpit of the machine.
"Some flyers are so frightened
the first time up that they 'freeze
to the lever," thus making it very
hard for the instructor to control the
machine. I didn't do that and the
only time I made the instructor mad
was when I went into a tail-spin.
"An airplane is as easy to handle
as an automobile. The 'joy stick'
or main lever controls everything
except steering and that is done by
foot lever." i
Weather is a very important fea
ture, he says. In certain kinds of
weather the air is 'bumpy' and con
trol of the "ship" is difficult. ;
Ekdahl's squadron started in
ground school work with 33 mem
bers. Only .13 we're able to com
plete the course and he stood fifth
in the class.
Training Intensive. -
Classes are held all day, from i
in the morning to 10 at night Leave
was granted the men from Satur
day night to Sunday Jiight. Ekdabl
and many others put in this time at
a hotel, behind locked doors, study
ing. The course in ground training
lasted three months.
He is now anxious to get into tfie
aviation mail service. ,
"Within a very few years it wll
be aj common to see the mail planes
gliding in to Omaha as it is now to
see the mail trains,' he says. "Pi
loting a mail plane is hardly mote
dangerous today than running
locomotive and it will grow even
sa,fer. Many of the dangers that at.
tend running swiftly even on the
smoothest railroad tracks do not
hold in the air. There is no danger
of broken rails, washed out bridgeSi
landslides, etc.
"Carrying passengers on big
planes is only a question of time,
too. Even at present there are big
planes that will carry two or three
dozen passengers. People unac- j
quainted with the progress in air
plane building don't realize the tre- I
mendous possibilities of the machSne
in mail, passenger and even freight
transportation. They'll be surprised
within the next few years." .
Los Angeles Church Closing .
Ordinance Declared Invalid ;
Los Angeles, Dec. 22. An action
brought by the city of Los Angelea i
aqainst five members of the Fifth
Church of Christ Scientist, cnarg
ing them with holding services in
violation of an ordinance prohibiting
such meetings because of the influ
enza epidemic, was dismissed heri
today. The police judge who ren
dered the opinion held that the or
dinance was arbitrary, and uncott
stitutional.
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