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THE BEE: OMAKA, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1919. COST OF DRAFT COMPARATIVELY LOW III NEBRASKA State Ranks Second in Econ omy of Administration of Induction; Always Met Quotas on Time. From a. Staff Correspondent. Lincoln, Feb. 16. Nebraska hot only ranked second in the United States in economy of administration of the selective draft law, but also stands relatively high in the number of volunteers furnished for military .service. State Provost Marshall Walter L. Anderson, ,;ho had charge of the administration of the draft law in Nebraska, nade public these facts in a bulletin issued yesterday. "Crowder's record shows Nebras ka is the second state in the union in low cost per registrant," reads the bulletin. "Only Oklahoma is lower." The Cornhusker state is the ninth in low cost pr induction but Captain Anderson explains that such a method of listing is not the best indication of economy as the more volunteering, the fewer induc tions and consequently tie relative ly higher cost of each induction. Nebraska's Record Good. Captain Anderson says: '"Nebras ka may not always get out in the front rank in reporting war activi ties but has done well, considering her handicaps, 12 county seats with out railroad facilities two of them without even telephone and tele graph communication with the outer world some very poor train service on others and four where the short est route to mobilization camps was through other states. Such things have made it difficult to get a rapid and correct compiled report. But Nebraska was never called upon for man that she did not furnish liim on the day and hour named by Washington. Nebraska's quota was always filled on time, and until vol untary induction -as done away with she was always a little ahead qf time. ""Nebraska can well l.r proud of the men chiefly the local board members who made possible her record as the second state in the union in the economy of the admin istration of the draft." v Lieut.-Gov. Barrows ; Turns Down Voucher for Increase in Pay Frcm a Staff Correspondent. Lincoln, Feb. 16. Lieut. Gov. P. A. Barrows has refused to sign the pay vouchers of employes of . the state senate, providing the raise in pay, as arranged for by the com mittee on employes and the com mittee on fees and salaries of the tipper chamber. The scale drawu lip by the joint committee provided an increase of from $1 to $2.50 per day for all employes. The lieutenant governor is of the same opinion as the members of the senate that the employes are en titled to an increase under present costs of living. He points out that he is under bond, however, and might be held liable for the increase granted, unles the proper procedure is followed. The only way in which the increase can be given is to amend the present law and provide in emergency. ' The lieutenant governor is sup ported in his position by the attor ney general, who says that the mat ter must be handled in a legal man ner. Booze Runner Is Taken to Lincoln on Federal Charge Beatrice, Neb., Feb. 16 (Special) Clifford Menievcr, who was fined $100 and costs by Judge Ellis for having liquor in his possession, was taken to Lincoln yesterday by Sher iff Schick to answer a federal charge. Meniever was arrested Monday, southeast of Virginia, this county, when his auto broke down. The state agents found 129 quarts- of liquor in two taxis, which were head ed for Beatrice, and which, it is al leged, Meniever placed in a straw stack when his car was put out of commission. He claims to be a resident of St. Joseph. To Hold German Services. West Point, Neb., Feb. 16. (Spe cial.) The pastor of St. Pauls Lutheran church, has announced that every Sunday morning hereafter, there will be German services from 9:45 to 10:45 and English services from 11 to 12. Soldiers' Home Notes. Grand Island, Neb.. Feb. 16. Mim. John L. McKfe, who has ben receiving treat ment at the general hospital in Grand Island, was able to return to BurkPtt recently, bavin somewhat improved. She ft-as suffering1 from a heart disability. Mr. O. A. Lay Bo of Omaha la the name of I up new baker at Burkett who arrived recently, and will In the future manufac ture all of our bread, cakes and pies. Mra, Martha Rhodes In in receipt of a recent card from Mlsa Mayme Downey of Denver. Colo., to the effect that she had received an appointment at Washington, V. C, and would leave for that city at Ditce. iick call this morning was lightly at tended. There were no 111 reports from the outsMe. all la going along nicely at the hospitals and Old Glory Is at full mast. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Weeks left today for an indefinite May at North Tlatte. Nb. The third and last call has been sound ed for Injunction proceedings against the commandant and the state board of con trol of state Institutions at Burke tt, so X Is rumored at ramp, and the trial has been set for the 6th or 7th of next month. WHAT IS Here Are the Rules. Not over 200 words If not original, state where found. An swers in by March 1. SILK HAT HARRY t&iyktcujB ?- ( poKeRjGi&fWrf H&VW00 CAM ) ) VNLU- ) Railway Lines Out of Norfolk Opened; Snow Disappearing Fast Special to The Bee. Norfolk, Neb., Feb. 16. The sud den end of the terrific northwest wind and the ending of the fall of heavy snow, accompanied by a warm sun Sunday morning, put an end to the railroad tieup, which has been general over this territory since Thursday morning. AH lines are open once more and by Monday noon trains will be. running on time, including the Rosebud line of the Northwestern and the Minneapolis and Omaha line to Sioux City. On both of these lines, trains have been stalled between stations since Thurs day noon. On the Rosebud line the last trains, including cars with live stock were dug out of the snow Saturday and the line was reported cleared at 1 o'clock Sunday after noon. Towns on this Jine had been cut from the outside world for four days, due to the wiping out of telephone, telegraph and rail communication. The passengers buried in a train east of Hoskins on the Mineaoolis and Omaha line were rescued by a railroad crew from Sioux City Sat urday night. Snow drifts on this line are record breaking in height. One close to the Hoskins depot is declared by the agent at Hoskins to be 20 feet high. The line was reported clear at 5:30 'Sunday morning. The snowfall all over northern Nebraska and Soutli Dakota has been heavy and this was thawing rapidly during Sunday. Governor McKelvie to Address Nebraska Press Association From a Staff Correspondent. Lincoln, Feb.v 16. The Nebraska State Press association will hold its annual three-day convention in Lin coln Ihursday, hriday and Saturday of this week. The Lincoln Commercial club will tender a banquet to the organiza tion Thursday night at which Gov. S. R. McKelvie and Gov. Henry J. Allen of Kansas will be the princi pal speakers. Adam Breede, editor of the Hastings Tribune, will tell of his experiences abroad. The day sessions of the conven tion will be devoted to shop talk. About 200 scribes are expected to attend the meetings. Four Beatrice Soldiers Get Honorable bischarges Beatrice, Neb., Feb. 16. (Special) Sergeants F. R. and H. E. Shelley and Private N. J. Shelley, three brothers, who have been in the army service in France, returned home yesterday, having been discharged at Camp Dodge, Iowa, at which place they arrived on January 21. The three brothers enlisted at the same time, made the trip overseas together and occupied the same camp while they were in France. Sergt. Will McMahan, who has been stationed at Camp Lee, Vir ginia, since Jast summer, arrived home last evening. He is a son of Mr. and Mrs. F. T. McMahan of Geneva, who recently located at that place. Delegation From Lincoln to Attend Omaha Congress Lincoln, Feb. 16. (Special.) Lincoln will send a delegation of from 75 to 100 business men to Omaha this week to attend the an nual meeting of the Nebraska Man facturers' association and the sesr sions of the Readjustment congress, which will be held there. There is more interest in the meeting among the business men of this city than any convention held in recent years. LOVE? CAN TF you're already in lov, you surely must be abl e to describe the feeling. If you've yet to love, you should be prepared to recognize its coming. The question is, "What Is Love?" Answers may be either original or quoted from some author. Each answer will be numbered as it comes in and re ferred to only by number so that the name of contestant will not be printed except in awards. Competition OPEN TO ALL and NO FAVORITES ' Addret Contest Editor, Tha Bee, Omaha Copyright, 1SI. Tnternatlon'l Hoodoo Number Plays Important Part in Soldier Boy's Career F. H. Geist, licensed embalmer, who quit the employ of Undertaker Cutler nine months ago to enter the military service, has completed his duties and returned to resftyie his place in the Cutler establishment in Council Bluffs. Mr. Geist enjoyed a period of in tensive training, beginning on the Mexican border and concluding in the mountains of Kentucky. Inci dentally the number, 13, has been conspicuous in all that has trans pired since he left here. He enlisted in Omaha July 13, and left here on a train of 13 coaches. He reached Del Rio, Tex., on another 13-coach train and was assigned to the Three Hundred Thirteenth cavalry. He only had to go into a hospital once and that was on August 13, when he had a little eye trouble. He was given bed No. 13. He was there just 13 days. lie was later assigned to the heavy field artiHcry and got his military card on September 13, and the omnipresent numerals ap peared in several places on the card. He was then transferred to Point Center, Camp Knox, Ky., and reach ed there on the thirteenth of the month. His final discharge from the army came on January 13, and after visiting friends returned to Council Bluffs last Thursday, February 13. If he had ever got overseas he was determined to blow up at least 13 Huns with gun 13, and would have been happy if it had been a 13-inch howitzer. High School Cadet Must Explain Absence to His Commandant Military training in the Council Bluffs High school is to be compul sory in fact as well as name. Boys who show a disposition to neglect their military duties will, have their attention sharply called to the mat ter, and continued negligence will result in expulsion from the school. A repremanding system has been devised and will go into operation today. Several thousand cards were delivered to the high school authori ties Saturday afternoon. When a boy is absent from drill witHput be ing excused a white card is sent to him, marked "first notice." It noti fies him that a second unexcused absence from drill wiH result in the matter being taken up with the prim cipal. The cadet must write in the cause of his absence and return the card to the commandant. A second unexcused absence brings a fiery tinted card, and before he can take his place in his high school work the boy must take the card to the principal and get square by making valid explanation. No provision is made for a third card, for a third unexcused absence means dismissal from the school. " The high school boys are entering enthusiastically into the real spirit of the training, and the only ab sences are due to boyish carelessness in punctuality. National Aspirations Voiced at Public Meeting in Paris Paris, Feb. 16. At a mceting held here 'today to voice the national aspirations of Greeks, Armenians and Jews, resolutions were adopted advocating union of the Greek pop ulation of Asia Minor, including Constantinople, with Greece, estab lishment of an Armenian republic and creation of a Jewish homeland in Palestine. Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler, pres ident, of Columbia university, pre sided. Speakers included Dr. Klean this Vasardakis, former Greek con sul general at San Francisco. YOU TELL? ANOTHER BIG PRIZE News Service Drawn for In a letter to his parents, written from' France, Lt. Ecjward Morey, who has just reached New York with his regiment, the Three Hun dred Sixty-ninth infantry, says: "Yesterday I received a copy of The Sunday Bee of November 3. Satur day we had a divisional review by our French commander, at which some medals were awarded. A couple of 'Legion of Honors' were given, one going to my battalion commander. The individual 'Croix de Guerre,' for citations awarded in the Champagne attack, were jilso given. I got a divisional one, thus getting a Divisional 'Croix de Guerre' with one silver star. Bronze Red Cross Girls Will Come Sailing Home With Signing of Peace t Paris, Feb. 16. "When does our Red Cross girl come home?" This is a question asked under the sitting room lamp o' nights in many an American home. Well, mother, here's the answer as nearly definite as anything can be in these times: Your Red Cross girl and your Red Cross boy will be coming home a month or so after the peace is signed at Versailles. Just as soon after those momentous strokes of the pen as transportation for them can be found, as a matter of fact. Folks over here say that it probably will be sonic time in April or May. The authority for this statement is Major Dan T. Pierce, who sits be hind a desk in the Red Cross head quarters here in Paris and answers all the questions newspaper men propound .to him. Major Pierce knows what he is talking about, be cause he's head of the Department of Public Information. Here is what Major Pierce told me today about how the coming peace would affect the plans of the American Red Cross War Council over here: "Our policy, formulated after the signing of the armistice, is gradu ally to withdraw from our activities over here and permit the French Red Cross and French government to take over the work our organiza tion has been doing. Nobody has intimated they'd like to have us get out; on the contrary, the French government would be mighty glad to have us stay indefinitely. But the Red Cross War Council feels the war work here was an emergency measure and now that the war is over the necessity for further work here has been removed. . This deci sion was reached after many talks between the heads of the Red Cross and the French authorities; our program was submitted to Andre Tardieu, head of the French Mission to America, and approved by him. "The Red Cross has established seven huge warehouses between Lille ,and Sedan, each stocked wit!i food,' furniture, bedding and clothes. This material is to be distributed upon requisitions approved by French relief societies possessing the confidence of the French min ister for the liberated regions. Thus great stores of supplies we have on hand will go to the relief of the devastated districts. "Let me set arrest a misapprehen sion prevalent in the States: The Red Cross does not intend to under take the tremendous task of recon struction in the devastated regions. That is beyond the powers of any organization except the govern ment, which already has advanced $28,000,000 against claims it expects to recover from Germany. "The minute peace is formally signed the War Council and the Red Cross War fund executive staff will cease to have a reason for continu The Bee by Tad star is for regiment. Thought prob. ably I should be kissed by the gen eral, but Colonel Hayward gave them out to us. While he was pin ning mine on he remarked, 'Your father would like to be seeing this.' Have not seen my citation yet, but there were just three officers left with our battalion when it was re leased." Lt. Paul Kamanski, replacement officer in the 30th division which is to be ordered home in the near fu ture, will not return with this divi sion, according to a cable received Friday by Mrs. Kamanski. He was transferred to the motor transport division and will , probably be re tained in France for another six months. ing their existence, and soon will cease to exist. Then nothing but the Paris chapter of the Red Cress will remain in being, and all Red Cross workers under our supervi sion will be sent home." Woman Hurt in Auto Smash; Two Drivers Arrested One woman was injured and the drivers of two colliding automobiles were arrested Sunday night at Twentieth and Farnam streets. Mrs. T. L. Green, wife of a prominent commission broker of North Platte, Neb., who was riding with her hus band in an automobile driven by H. G. Fleishman, 2.81 Kansas avenue, suffered a severely wrench ed back. Fleishman's car, going cast on Farnam street, collided with a taxi, driven by C. E. Mills, Elm hotel, who was backing the car from the curbing.' Both cars were slightly damaged. Mrs. Green was taken to her room in the Henshaw hotel and attended by police surgeons. ' Fleishman was booked at the po lice station for speeding. Mills was charged with violation cf the rules of the road in failure to signal that he was backing from the curbing- Three Aviators Rescued After Alighting on Ocean San Diego, Cal.. Feb. 16. Three naval aviation ensigns, who were compelled to alight at sea off the Lower California coast Saturday morning. because of engine trouble, were rescued today by seaplanes and submarine chasers after being 24 hours without food and water. 'Word of the rescue reached here tonight. The aviators were Ensigns Thomas Southward, pilot; J. C. Gambel and A. S. Mairs. The fliers left here Saturday in a seaplane, in company with an airplane. Engine trouble develop ed shortly after the start, and the second plane returned here and summoned assistance for tKewdis abled seaplane. If was found only after protracted search, the ocean currents having floated it many miles south of the spot - where it alighted. Hopes Still Entertained ' for Russian Conference Taris, Feb. 16. The Russian problem was again before the su preme council of the great powers Saturday. j It was the day originally set for the assembling of the conference at Princes' island, but while the day passed without a conference, hopes of holding the island meeting have, not entirely been abandoned. The supreme council heard Win ston Spencer Churchhill, British secretary of war. He proposes fur ther means for adjustment of the Russian situation. No action, how ever, was taken on his proposal, which went over until Monday. TWO OMAHA MEN INTERESTED 111 mi'ifi mi rini luiiii uil nnii New branch Office of Middle States Producing Company Opened in Des Moines; to Levy Mulct lay. Des iloines, la.. Feb., 16. F. s VToine: er f Or Barber $f, Omaha is piesident and Joseph Patek, also of Omaha, is secretary of the Middle States Pro ducing company, engaged in the brokerage and oil business, which has opened a branch office in Des Moines. The company is capitalized at ? 10,000. " - Levies Mulct Tax. County Attorney Rippey is levy ing the mulct tax on the owners of property where bootlegging hSs been going on. He notified City Assessor Schramm Saturday to collect the tax against five properties located in the downtown district. The prop erties will be closed for one year and a tax of $600 must be paid by each owner if conviction is secured. War On Motorists. Heavy fines and jail sentences for speeders and for violators of the traffic ordinances are being imposed by the municipal court judges in co-operation with the police to en force automobile regulations. Eight autoists were arrested Saturday for alleged violation of auto ordinances. Motor Trucks Feature Show. Motor trucks and farm tractors are big features of the tenth annual motor show, which opens in the Ford building here Monday. Ac cording to Harter Hull, manager of the trucks and tractor department of the big show, nearly every automo bile dealer now is handling trucks and tractors along with passenger cars. There will be 35 different makes of trucks, 15 of tractors and six of truck bodies at the truck and tractor show. Killed By Train. R. H. Rines, state manager of the National Life Insurance company, died a few hours after being struck by a Burlington train near Lamoni Friday. He was walking along the track and did not hear the train ap proaching because of the high wind. He was agency manager of the Des Moines Life Insurance company at one time and was later made state manager for the National Life. He leaves a wife and two daughters. v Americans Decorated for Services in Europe London, Feb. 16. At an inveture held at Buckingham Palace, when a number of British soldiers were dec orated, King George awarded the military cross to Lieut. Arthur I. Haskell of the American Medical service and Lieut. James E. Mac guire of the American tank corps. ' Paris, Feb. 16. During the dinner at the Circle Volnay last night at which Herbert Hoover, director gen eral of the International Relief or ganization, was the principal speak er. Minister of Commerce Clemen tel decorated Gen. Charles G. Dawes, chief of the American pur chasing service, as commander of the Legion of Honor and Frank H. Sim monds, a New York newspaper writ er, as Knight of the Legion of Honor. Former Premier Laurier Stricken With Paralysis Ottawa, Feb. 16. Sir Wilfred Laurier, former premier of Canada, was stricken with paralysis here to day. Although his condition was first described as "critical," his sec retary declared tonight, "There is no immediate cause for anxiety." Broken Leg Didn't Hurt. San Francisco, Feb. 16. "I've broken my leg, but I'll be down to work in an hour or so." v This was the message received over the telephone by Manager Keating, of the St. Francis Hotel here, from Charley Maxton, an ele vator operator. "Who's your doctor? Better go to the hospital right away." From the other end of the wire came laughter. Charlie explained the injured member was artificial and that he had another at home to replace it. The leg, he explained, broke as he attempted to board a street car. Big Sale of Babbit Felts. St. Louis, Feb. 16. The sale here recently of over' 5,000,000 rabbit skins is one of those significant straws that show which way the winds of commerce are blowing. Formerly all of the Australasian rabbit skins were sent to France and Belgium for treatment shearing, dyeing, etc. and London was the geat central market. Both hatters and furriers find many uses for these pelts. When the furrier gets through with them they appear as sealine, moline, French coney, French seal, electric seal, etc. Sailors Fraternize. Cherbourg, Feb. 16. On landitig here today, the sailors of the Bra zilian squadron, which arrived from Portsmouth, were warmly greeted by the populace. Brazilian and French sailors were everywhere to be seen fraternizing. CONTEST List of the Prizes. Best Answer $5.00 1 1 Next Best $3.00 I Next Best $2.00 I 20 next each ' a (love I story) . book. y Briet ity News Ko.vql Stvrrprro, Burgeu-Oranden Co. Have Root Print lt Deacon Press. , Iluvo Mock Wocltllng Friday eve niiiK the Wright Ai Wilhelmy Hard ware company entertained thrlr girls at a dinner and Valentine party. After the dinner, the Kills Kiithered at the home of Miss Clara Gentry in Council Bluffs. The home was very prettily decorated with hearts ami Mowers. After a number of inter esting and delightful contests, the party settled down to a very serious performance of a mock wedding. Phoenix Council Denounced by Soldiers and Sailors Phoenix, Ariz., Feb. 10 A score of returned soldiers ami sailors oi the 25 who attended the second meeting of the so-called Soldiers,' Sailors' and Workers' council held here today, demanded that the words "soldiers and sailors" be stricken from the name adopted, as the or ganization in no way represented their interests or beliefs. The resolution read by G. D. Dim ly, a returned soldier, also said; "We declared that tl'e speeches heard before this orgaziuation last Sunday were opposed to our senti ments." George D. Smith, secretary of the Arizona State Federation of Labor, chairman of the meeting, made no move to put Dunfy's motion to a vote. t Former Mayor of Waterloo and Prominent Mason Dies Waterloo, la., Feb. 16.-1;. J. Mar tin, trustee of the Masonic Grand Commandery of Iowa, secretary of the grand charity fund of the Grand Lodge of Iowa, past grand master of the state lodge and past patron of the Order of Eastern Star, died here tonight, lie was former mayor of Waterloo. Mr. Martin was one of the organizers of the Iowa State Base Ball league. ' HEAVEN AND HELL SwwIenlHirR'ti groat work. 400 iibch, 15c port paid. Pastor Lajidrtibewr. Windsor l'lace, Rt. Umis. Mo. NOTICE Disappeared Monday, Jan. 13, 1919. v EARL LITTIG 1535 South, Strett, Davenport, Iowa. Age 14. Height: 6 feet, 2 inches. Complexion: dark. Brown hair and eyes. Weight: 110 pounds. Wore: brown knee trousers : sweater of blue and red : mackinaw of red and blue plaid; brown stocking cap and high tan shoes. 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