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THE OMAHA "SUNDAY 'BEE: FEBRUARY 23. 1919.
GEN. BLACK SAYS
II. S. 17AS READY
TO ENTERJ.1EXIC0
Hearing at Washington Dis
closes Preparations Were
Under Way Before Coun
v try Declared War on Huns.
Washington, Feb. 22. In urging
tiiat congress give authority for the
army to take options on materials
which might be needed in an emergence-,
Major Genera! Black, chief
of the engineers' corps, disclosed
today before the senate military af
fairs" committee that preparations
tor- the possibility of extensive op
erations in Mexico were being made
just prior to the declaration of war
on Germany.
"You don't expect any trouble
during the next fiscal year, do you?"
asked Senator Hitchcock.
"I'm no prophet," replied the gen
eral, "but in case there were any,
such a provision would save the
country money."
Missing U. S. Soldiers in
Russia Counted as Dead
With The American Forces in
Xorth Russia, Feb. 22. (By Asso
ciated Press.) While vague reports
have reached the American forces on
this front indicating that there per
haps may be a few American sol
diers held captive at Vologda and
Moscow it appears that the majority
of the 35 Americans, which is the
total number listed as missing in ac
tion, since the beginning of the cam
rjaignLmust be counted as dead.
Socialists to Hold Second
Conference Early in August
Berne, Feb. 22. The Berne com
mittee intends to summon another
international socialist conference to
meet early in August, it was an
nounced here today.
Border Patrol Brings
Ohio-Michigan Liquor
Traffic Under Control
Detroit, Feb. 22. The illicit traflic
m liquor across the OhioMichigan
border is all but under control to
night, according to J. Herbert Cole,
a special acent of the Dcoartnieat
of Justice who returned here to
night trom Monroe, on the state
line.
County, state and federal officers
are co-operating in patrolling the
border armed with John Doe war
rants tor the search of automobiles
and a blanket injunction against
the use of all highways for the im
portation of liquor.
' There was' a marked decrease to
day in the number of runners as a
result of wholesale arrests at Mon
roe, Mr. Cole said.
Detroit police were stationed at
all intcrurban and railway stations
tonight with orders to take into cus-
ody all persons carrying liquor and
up to a late hour several hundred
had been arrested and held under
the Reed amendment.
Dr. Mary Walker, Only
t Ail i . r
woman auowea to uress
m male attire, uies
Watertown. N. Y.. Feb. 22. Dr.
Mary Walker, aged 87 years, died at
her home on bunker Hill, near Os
wego, at 8 o'clock last night after a
long illness. She was a surgeon in
the civil war and was awarded a
congressional medal of honor. She
gained considerable fame by being
the only woman allowed to appear
in male attire by an act of congress.
Dr. Mary E. Walker led a pic
turesque career. Four years were
spent on the battlefields of the civil
war. The remainder of her active
life was spent in fighting for
feminine dress reform and woman's
right to political suffrage, in which
movements she was a pioneer. She
frequently claimed to have been the
first American woman to attempt to
cast a ballot in a legal election. Her
livelihood was earned during all
these years by her private medical
practice and by writing.
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tation and great dental practice. Seven years will come
pretty near stamping a business for what it really is, and
40,000 patrons voicing their approval or condemnation
will either make or break it.
Our offices are now larger and service better than
ever before,
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HONOR GIVEN TO
DR. JONES FOR
HISTORICAL WORK
Lecturer on 'War Topics Re
ceives Fellowship for Re
Discovery of Copely Let
ters; Speaks in Omaha.
"The League of Nations" will be
the subject of Dr. Guernsey Jones'
next discussion at the Centra! High
school auditorium at 4 p. in. Tues
day. Dr. Jones .has just been made a
fellow of the Royal British Histori
cal society. ' This honor was con
ferred upon him in recognition of
his service by rediscovering and
editing the Copley and Pelham let
ters, which were thought to have
been lost for nearly two centuries.
These letters were written prior
to the revolutionary war by two half-
brothers and represent English and
American opinion on events that
finally precipitated the war. The
British government attempted to
seize these letters before the out
break of the war in order to use
them as incriminating evidence
against the colonies. The letters
disappeared and Dr. Jones was the
first to hnd the important docu
ments.
Dr. Jones ran across the docu
ments while conducting original his
torical investigations in the British
historical archives. He has edited
and published them with the per
mission of the British government,
thus adding a valuable source for the
study of American and English his
tory. '
Ben Stanley to Play at
Zion Lutheran Church
A concert, in which Ben Stanley
and Emily Cleve will be the prin
cipal players, is to be held at the
Zion Lutheran church. Thirty-sixth
and Lafayette streets. Thursday eve
ning, February 27. The concert is
a part of the festival arranged by
the Lutheran Brotherhood. O. Ar
thur Melcher and Mrs. Stanley will
also participate in the concert.
Among others Miss Cleve will
lay the "Viennese Popular Song,"
y J.reisier. we tii s uance. bv
Spies and the "Mazurka." bv Wien
iawski. Mr Stanley will play the
"Fantasie from the Hymn of
Praise," by Mendelssohn and the
"Lost Chord," by Sullivan. He will
also play "The War March of the
Priests, from Athaha, by Mendels
sohn. Morals Squad Arrests
23 in Gambling Joint
Two lookouts in a eamblinar den
above a soft drink parlor at 2501 N
street, South Side, failed to give 20
inmates emple time for escape early
Sunday morning. Sergeant Thest
rup and three officers from the
morals' squad pointed guns at the
riotous gang when they attempted
to "rush" the officers. All were
booked at the South Side station
for gambling.
A buzzer and dumb-waiter were
used as means of warning the in
mates of the presence of police in
the soft drink parlor. The lookouts
failed to recognize the morals' sauad
officers when they entered.
Several pairs of dice and $21 in
silver were found on the tables bv
the officers. One pair of die
showed "craps."
Cuming Pioneer Dies.
West Point, Neb.. Feb. 22. fSoe-
cial). The death of Charles Carsten,
one of the earliest pioneer business
men of this city, occurred Thurs
day at his residence in this city. Mr.
t-arsten nad resided in this city
since the late 70's. Funeral services
will be held on Sunday afternoon
under the auspices of the Odd Fel
low and Rebekah lodges, of which
he was a member. He is survived by
his widow, three sons, two of whom
are still in the army.
The Super-Six Closed Car
A Masterpiece of Art ,
Hudson Smartness and Comfort Embody Ideals of
World Greatest Designers
Automobile body designing Ku become as much an art u the creation of a beautiful
home. It U more than building on a piece of machinery placet for people to sit. It
must express the inherent fineness of the car itself. It must reflect the discrimination,
good taste and artistic appreciation of the owner.
Artistic Idealism in Every Model
Owners of the Super-Six can feel the keen pride that goes with possession of any
artistic masterpiece. They are given the sense of luxury that money alone can never
buy. They possess smartness and style, elegance and refinement that can be surpassed
in no car.
In Merit and Beauty Super-Six Unsurpassed
Super-Six construction fully merits its combination with the best to be found in the
world of art Its mechanical worth, combined with artistic idealism, explains why
Hudson is the world's leading maker of fine closed cars.
GUY L. "SMITH
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NEAR RIOT AT
TOWN &1EET TO
DISCUSS BILL
(Continued from Toga Out.)
be killed, say 'no,' continued Brady.
There was a small ctiorus of
"nos." -
That was the end of the meeting,
except for the discussion in the
chamber until someone turned the
lights out and the discussion in the
corridor and outside the entrance
of the city hall by the. taxpayers
afterward.
The meeting was attended by Sen
ator Robbins and Representatives
Foster, Druesedovv, Dyball, Burgess,
Reynolds, Howard. Berka and Rob
bins. City Commissioners Towl,
Ure, Zimman, Ringer and Butler
were there. And the audience of
citizens filled the council chamber
to capacity. A number of women
were present and several made
speeches.
Commissioner Towl started the
"party" with a speech telling the
good points of the bill.
"Kansas City, Denver, St. Paul,
Minneapolis, in fact, all the cities
I know of in this part Of the coun
try at least, have this provision that
we propose to give Omaha," he
said. "There are vast districts of
this city that have been trying to
get improvements for years and
they have been blocked by big con
cerns or speculators, usually non
residents, who were able to defeat
the wishes of the real home owners
of the district.
"This bill will give the city coun
cil the right to initiate improve
ments and if a majority of the prop
erty owners don't want the improve
ments they can stop them by get
ting a petition signed."
The principal objection to the
bill by speakers was that it "takes
away the right of petition."
Niggers in Woodpile.
"The people of the city do not
want this bill," declared S. Arion
Lewis. "It containes so many
riders and niggers in the woodpile
that it is a disgrace to its author,
whoever he may be. It was con
ceived in iniquity and is founded on
the old ida that 'the king can do
no wrong,' the king in this case be
ing the city council. If it is pass
ed it will certainly be carried to
the supreme court to test its valid
ity." A pass occurred after Jerry
Howard had spoken, accusing other
members of the legislature of side
tracking his bill to compel the street
railway company to pave the street
between its tracks. Representative
Druesedow rose to say that "the
rest of the Douglas county delega
tion spend their time in doing their
work instead of blowing their bel
lows." T. E. Brady declared that he had
spent so much time in circulating
petitions trying to get improve
ments in his part of the city that he
"could have made them himself with
a shovel in the same length of time."
"The real estate men stand in the
way of improvements," he declar
ed. Representative Robbins declared
that the bill does not ta; away the
right of petition. "They can still
petition the city council to stop a
projected improvement if this bill is
passed," he said.
Mrs. Mary Cormack, a pioneer,
former school teacher and now in
terested in valuable property on St.
Mary's avenue, made a vigorous
speech in which she "laid down the
law."
"We are the people ; you are noth
ing but our servants," she told the
legislators and commissioners. "We
have as much right as the city coun
cil or the state legislators to say
what shall be done. I am only a
woman but I have rights and I'll
prove it. If we can't get what we
want one way we will another.
"If I go to the store to buy goods
I don't take them unless I get my
money's worth. And don't you
think I'm going to have the same
rights in my property. It's my
money, not the commissioners'.
"There is a motive back of this
bill. On St Mary's avenue we
never could get any improvements
while the speculators held the reins
of government When we erected
our buildings there we were told
the street was on permanent grade.
This bill will give the council pow
er to put a 12-foot fill in front of our
property."
W. T. Graham, a real estate man,
spoke in favor of the bill.
"If Mrs. Cormack only knew it,"
he said, "this bill will operate to
increase the value of her property,
not to decrease it. There is no sec
tion of this city that has received
improvements and now is sorry that
it has them. Improvements are
what make property valuable and a
city great."
Ed. A. Smith drew applause when
he declared that "a road tax on
automobiles should be levied to take
care of grading and paving m the
city." He also protested against the
$500,000 bond issue provided in the
bill. Mr. Towl explained that this
is merely a "revolving fund" which
is used to pay contractors and is
replenished by levies for the Im
provements when they are paid by
the property owners.
Among the other speakers against
the bill were Yale Holland and
Tony Donahue. Henry Wulf spoke
in favor of it.
It was the liveliest meeting the
city council chamber has seen in
many a year.
Church Entertainment.
Dancing and card playing will be
featured at an entertainment to be
given by the ladies of St Philo7
mena's parish. Tenth and William
streets, next Thursday night in the
new Catholic Turner hall. 1245 South
Thirteenth street. An admission of
25 cents will be charged.
OBlTUAftY.
DAVID P. SINGLES, 4. died Fri
day at his residence. 1301 South
Thirty-first street Mr. Singles was
one of Omaha's oldest residents, hav
ing been employed by the Rock Is
land railroad in this city for the past
34 years. He is survived by his wife,
five sons, and two daughters. The
funeral services will be held at the
residence at 2:30 p. m. Sunday. The
body will be placed in the receiving
vault at the Holy Sepulcher ceme
tery. MRS. MARY L. THOELCKE. 61.
died Friday at. hr residence. 8013
Dewey avenue. Funeral services tvili
be held at 2 d. m. Monday at the
Stack & Falconer parlors. Inter
ment at West Lawn cemetery.
Farewell Address of
Washington is Read
in House and Senate
Washington, Feb. 22. Govern
mental activities, with the exception
of congress, ceased today in com
memoration of the birth of George
Washington. Faced with most
urgent business and with adjourn
ment sine die little more than a
week dij.ant, congress remained in
session. In accordance with custom,
Washington's farewell address was
read in both the house and senate.
Washington Would
Approve of League of
Nations, Says Abbott
New York, Feb. 22. Rev. Lyman
Abbott, at the Washington birthday
celebration held here this afternoon
at the republican club, declared that
Washington, as president of the
United States, "would approve of a
league of nations" because his ad
vice against entangling alliances" did
not mean "to avoid help to peoples
fighting for human liberty."
Rule on Economic Measures.
Paris Polv 22 All economic mea
sures of a transitory nature, which
cOme before the peace conference,
will be referred to the ecenomic
council, which was appointed by the
conference at the suggestion of
President Wilson, it was announced
today in the official communique
issued by the supreme council of
the conference.
STATE OF SIEGE
IN HUNCH IS
HOW DECLARED
(Contlmifd from Fe One.)
in behalf of a secret organization of
officers and aristocrats.
The minister of war, Herr Ross
hauptef, who was reported wounded,
during the shooting in the diet and
afterwards placed under arrest by
the Spartacans, has been released.
The majority socialists, indepen
dents and Spartacans, the advices
say, have formed a coalition govern
ment, which is headed by a central
council of 11. The new government
has not yet officially communicated
with Weimar. The Bavarian sol
diers, workmen and peasants' Soviet
has been declared dissolved.
Large bodies of armed demonstra
tors have collected in various parts
of the city and there has been pro
miscuous shooting on the streets.
The resentment of the masses is
aimed at the bourgeoise press be
cause of its hostile attitude toward
Eisner. Most of the afternoon edi
tions did not appear today and the
newspaper plants are under military
protection.
Million Men Idle.
Amsterdam, Feb. 22. The Ger
man nationl ministry of economic
demobilization estimates the num
ber of unemplaycd men in Germany
at present to be 1,000,000.
The soldiers' and workers' council
at Essen, in the Ruhr industrial
region, has decided to stop the gen
eral strike. This action was taken
today, according to a report from
Essen, after an agreement had been
reached at a conference in Munster
between the commander of the gov
ernment tropps and representatives
ot the council.
Banquet Concludes Meeting
of Railway Special Agents
A festal spread of eight courses
met the appetites of guests and
members of the Association of Rail
way Special Agents and Police of
the central west at the Rome hotel
last night. The banquet was the
concluding event of their annual
meeting at the Burlington head
quarters.
Delegates from all portions of the
central west, representing all the
railroads entering Omaha, made up
the members of the association.
Spirited talks were made by Captain
Holdridge, Washington, assistant to
W. J. Flynn, chief of the railroad
secret service; Victor Rosewater,
editor of The Bee, and James C.
Dahlman.
The leading topic under discussion
was the solution of a plan to deal
with the thievery of merchandise
from box cars.
Poison Conspirator Dies.
Derby, England, Feb. 22. Mrs
Alice YVheeldon, who, in 1917 was
sentenced to 10 years' imprison
ment on the charge of conspiracy
to poison Premier Lloyd George,
but who was released after a few
months on account of ill-health,
died today of influenza.
Total Loan Subscription.
Washington, Feb. 22. Subscrip
tions to the fourth Liberty loan
have amounted to $6,993,073,250, ac
cording to late reports announced
today by the treasury.
ALLIES SMASH !
REDS BACK HEAR
MURMANSK LII2E
Troops of Four Nations Push
Bolshevik! Thirty -Five
Miles, Capturing Much
Material.
Archangel. Feb. 22.-Canadinn,
Italian, Serbian and Russian Kare
lian troops, in an offensive move
ment southward along the Mur
mansk railway February 19, push
ed forward 35 miles, capturing con
siderable railway material and 50
prisoners and inflicting heavy losses
on the bolsheviki.
While other troops moved through
the woods on skiis outflanking the
enemy at a bridge near the village
of Cegishi, the Serbians attacked
frontally along the railroad and
Hrnvn th fnpmv hevoild the bridge
after considerable fighting. The
allies now occupy tne village oi
Cegishi, which is approximately ?Q
miles south of Sorotzka.
Peasants coming into the allied
li'nAa frrttn Kntahvilf Iprritflrv Hr-
r1ar tliat several hnlslipvik mill-
mands have mutinied and refuse tc.
stay at the front.
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Dr. Hibben Decorated.
Prlnfflnn V I Fph ?2 Presi
dent John Gricr Hibben of Prime
ton university was decorated today
by the French government with the
cross of Legion of Honor.
Silk and Fabric
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Washable fabric gloves,
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to ordinary kinds, though they are not more costly.
New figured Georgette Crepes in won
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