THE BEE: OMAHA, MONDAY, MARCH 3, 1919. REPUBLICANS FILL PLEDGES III LEGISLATURE Will Have Made Good on Every Promise When Mill Stops Grinding; Recom mendation Approved. From a Staff Correspondent. Lincoln, March 2. With less than half of the legislative session over, if it should run as long as in past years, the republican party has re deemed over half of its platform pledges and bills are now pending in the house and senate covering every other pledge which the party made to the people. When the legislative mills stop grinding the first legislature in 10 years in which the republicans have had a working majority in boh branches, will wind up their labors after having mnde good every promise made during the campaign. Moreover, the legislature will es tablish the record of making good practically every recommendation made by Governor McKclvie in his message to legislature. Pledges Fulfilled. Two platform pledges were ful filled before the end of the second week. They were: Ratification of the national pro hibitory amendment. Adoption of a joint resolution asking congress to pass the national equal suffrage law. The republican platform contained a plank favoring equal suffrage. There is now a bill pending in the senate extending the partial suffrage measure passed by the 1917 legislature, but it is in tr.e form of a constitutional amendment and suffrage leaders in the state are watching the outcome of the fight in the United States senate before expressing their wishes with regard to the enactment of this bill. With the passage of the new state capitol bill one of Governor McKcl vie's principal recommendations was approved. The republican state platform did not touch upon the question of a new capitol but Gov ernor McKelvie urged it most strongly in his message to the law makers. Foreign Language. With regard to the question of foreign language instructions in the public and private schools and the problems of Americanization the legislature has redeemed every pledge made in the platform in the passage of the Siman bill. Good roads' legislation, incorpor ated in three bills which are still in the committee, but which it is a tor gone conclusion, will pass both branches without difficulty, will ful fill the party's promises in all par ticulars. The governor's civil code adminis tration bill, which will also pass both branches of the legislature, will complete the platform of the party. Accounting of North American Hotel Co, . Is Demanded in Court Lincoln, Neb., March 2. (Spe cial.) Application was filed in the Lancaster county district court here Saturday afternoon for a re ceiver for the North American Hotel company of Council Bluffs and Omaha, and for an accounting of its affairs. The Blackstone Hotel Holding company is made a party to the proceedings. The suit was brought by Henry C Leseberge of Odell, Neb., who holds 10 shares of preferred stock in the hotel company, by Attorney John M. Stewart of this city. Peter Elvad, president of the Banker's Realty Investment com pany, authorized the following statement: "This is nothing more or less than the work of a jealous, envious would-be rival. It has been tried before, and we have been aware at various timet of covert attempts to injure the company by means , of slander and misrepresentation. "I am thankful to be able to say with assurance that the allegations made are unwarranted, utterly mis leading and with absolutely no foun datijn in fact. This is all we deem necessary to say at this time." Don't Change Your Husband. Adv. Two Arrested in Hans Boehm Fraudulent Passport Case New York, March 2. Accused of conspiring in 1916 with Cap. Hans Boehm of German general staff, now a prisoner in England, to obtain for him a fraudulent American passport under the name of Jelkes Thrash er, deceased, Carl T. Thomas and Max Wyner of this city were ar rested yesterday and held in $25,000 bonds each by Federal Judge Lear ned Hand. The divorced wife of Jelkes Thrasher, who is held at Ellis I land as an enemy alien, is declared to have been involved in the case. Captain Boehm posed successfully as the dead man until he reached Falmouth on January 30, 1917, when he was arrested. Twelve other men in this district are suspected by the federal authori ties of having been involved in the plot. ' Don't Change Your Husband. Adv. France Still Needs Help, Word Brought by De Billy New York, March 2, A plea that Americans continue to trust France as they did during the war was made by Edourd De Billy, deputy French high commissioner to the United States, at a dinner given in honor of the commission by the Lotes club here last night Asserting that the ideas of many Americans concerning the aims of France at the peace conference sire only the products of their own imaginations. M. De Billy declared France's aims are the same that were enunciated during the war. Paying tribute to America for the manner in which it had aided France before and after entering the war, M. De Billy asserted France still needed help and looked with confidence to America for supplies and credit. Don't Change Your Husband. Adr.: Maker of Many Fortunes Leaves Estate of $451.78 Will of Charles Frohman Shows That Many Stage Celebrities Were His Creditors. By Universal Service. -New York, March 2. The wills of Charles Frohman, in his day besl known theatrical producer in the world, and of his partner of many years, Al Hayman, who died two years after Frohman went down on the Lusitania, were by an interest ing coincidence filed at almost the same hour yesterday and disclosed that while Hayman left a net estate of more than $1,500,000, Frohman left just $451.78. Frohman's gross estate was $919, 3&3, but practically all of this was wiped out by obligations. Although a leader in his profession and maker - of many fortunes, he died a poor man. At his death he had owing him $431,164, had on hand $126,455 in cash and $25,000 worth of prop erty. Ethel Barrymore owed him $1,812. Many well known stage people were Frohman's creditors. He owed Klaw & Erlanger $65,727; Al Hay man, $53,140; William Harris, $34, 915 and amounts varying from $3, 000 to $14,000 to William Gillette, John Drew, Billie Burke, Maude Adams and David Belasco. Frohman's two brothers and four sisters will each receive about $74 under his will. 1 layman's widow and other members of his family will receive his fortune with $25,000 be quests to the Mt. Sinai hospital, Montefiore home and Hebrew char ities. Hayman's last illness dated from the receipt of the news of his old friend Frohman's death on the Lusitania. IRISH LEADERS FAIL III EFFORT TO SEE WILSON Delegation Bearing Resolu tions From Convention Finds Atmosphere at White House Chilly. Washington, March 2. The dele gation of prominent American citi zens of Irish descent appointed at the recent Irish race convention in Philadelphia won its fight yesterday for action by the house rules com mittee to give right of way in con gress to a resolution instructing the American delegates at Paris to urge Ireland's cause before the peace conference. After hearing the delegation, which was headed by Justice John Goff and Dayel F. Cohalen of New York, the rules committee agreed to report out a rule making the resolu tion in order in the house before ad journment. Later the delegation, which ar rived in Washington Tuesday, called at the White House to see President Wilson and personally present to him resolutions and memorials adopted at the Philadelphia conven tion. They failed to see the presi dent, but were told that he would re ceive them in New York next Tues day night after he speaks at the Metropolitan opera house on the league of nations. Grace Issues Statement. Tonight John P. Grace, former mayor of Charleston, S. C, and member of the delegation, gave out a statement, saying in part: "All during the war it was pre sumed that among the small nations America was fighting to establish security was surely Ireland, to which, as Washington and the pa triots of America acknowledged, they owned more in the fateful hours of the revolution than all other powers combined; but when the committee from the Philadel phia convention got to Washington it met with a strong series of for bidding difficulties. "Twenty-one men from as far west as the Pacific coast and from New England and the south solemn ly left their important affairs and arrived in Washington Tuesday night, according, as they supposed, to an appointment at the White House on Wednesday to receive them. Wednesday passed, Thurs day passed, Friday passed and prac tically the whole of Saturday and they have not seen the president yet. They had great difficulty even in seeing his secretary." Must Move Frontier From Front of Paris, Says Rene Viviani Paris, March 2. Rene Vivani, for mer French premier, addressing a meeting of the French relief society here last night, said that everybody should see the devastated regions of northern France. He added: "Paris is too near the frontier. It is impossible to move Paris from the frontier, therefore it is necessary that the frontier be removed from the front of Paris." Red Cross Returns to Peace Basis; Farrand Takes Hold New York, March 2. Trans formation of the American Red Cross from a war to a peace basis became effective today when Dr. Livingston Farrand, former presi dent of the University of Colorado, recently appointed executive head of the organization by President Wil son, assumed his duties as chairman of the central committee and the war council, which has guided the organization for nearly two years terminates its existence. Under the war council the Ameri can Red Cross has grown from a domestic relief organization to one whose sheltering arm encircles a large part of the world and from 562 chapters and less than 500,000 members to nearly 4.000 chapters and approximately 20,000,000 mem bers. The council also has directed the work of more than 8,000,000 volun teer women workers in thousands of Red Cross work rooms. Pioneer Tecumseh Woman Passes Away at Age of 95 Tecumseh, Neb., March 2. (Spe cial Telegram.) Mrs. Belle Greer died at her home in this city toda at the age of 96 years. Mrs. Greer was born in Pennsylvania August 18, 1822. She has lived in Tecumseh since 1873. Two sons survive, Charles Campbell of Mecuinseh and John Campbell of Sterling. Lakeside Ice Co. to Start Cutting Ice This Morning The Lakeside Ice company of Carter Lake, Fifteenth and Man derson streets, will start cutting ice this morning, following the recent cold spell. The company officials report that they will need about 200 more men for the work. , RED CROS ALL POSSIBLE FOR DEAD WOMAN His (Continued from rage One) the boys now is in France. name is Fred Ruesch. "We made a number of inquiries concerning the whereabouts of both boys. The first trace of Fred was found at Fort Des Moines, where he was a soldier in 1910. We have received a number of replies to our inquiries which concern the pri vate affairs of the family only, and we do not care to give out this in formation for publication. Treated Unjustly. "It is a source of keen regret to me that Mrs. Walters and the other women of the American War Moth ers have seen fit to cast a reflection on the work of the Red Cross. We have been treated unjustly. The published statements have been un fair. We have not neglected our duty in this matter. I shall not accuse any one. I will say, however, if there has been any irregularity or seeming neglect in the case, the Red Cross positively is not to blame. "The spirit which inspires the ef forts of our organization most cer tainly would prompt us to respond to a case concerning the mother of one of our soldiers with eagerness, with respect and with all of the aid and assistance at our command. To my mind this is a most unfortunate affair. Our hearts go out to the sons of this mother, and we hope they will be spared the pain of hear ing the sad and unpleasant details of their mother's death and burial. "Those who know something if the work we are doing realize the extent of the undertaking and the results we have accomplished." Since its organization ' in April, 1917, the local service station of the Red Cross has made more than 30,000 visits and rendered material assistance in 3,500 cases. During January aid was given in 1,137 cases, Mrs. Wilhelm declared. JEWISH NATION WILL BE SET UP, WILSONTIIINKS President Tells Delegation Allies Are Agreed on Establishing State of Palestine. Washington, March 2. President Wilson tonight told a delegation from the American Jewish congress that he was persuaded that the allied nations, with the fullest concurrence of the American government and people, were agreed that in Pales tine should be laid the foundations of a Jewish commonwealth. The delegation, headed by Judge Julian W. Mack of Chicago, declared they had found the president sym pathetic with the "incontestable principle of the right of the Jewish people everywhere to equality of status." Great Britain would act as trustee of the new commonwealth on be half of the proposed league of na tions, according to the delegates. Judge Mack, who is president of the American Jewish congress, and Mr. Marshall, accompanied by Mr. Richards, secretary of the congress, will leave soon for Europe to join other members of the congress to present Jewish claims to the peace conference. Jews Demand Recognition. Berne, March 2. Resolutions, de manding ,that Palestine be recog nized as a Jewish nation and that Jews be granted equality in all countries were adopted by the con ference of Jewish delegates from all parts of the world held in Zurich February 19 to 28. The resolutions will be submitted to the peace con ference at Paris. Leader of Armenians Called Away by Death New York, March 2. Dr. Har- outyoun Tiryakian, known as the "grand old man of the Armenians," a leader of many Armenian move ments, in this country, died here today. Eight - Year - Old Son of Mr. and Mrs. Leuzre Struck by Automobile Cecil Leuzre, the 8-year-old son of Mr. and Airs. Albert Leuzre, 1911 Sixth avenue, Council Bluffs, was struck by an automobile at the cor ner of Twenty-first street and Broad way about 10 o'clock last night, sus. taining a fractured skull and inter nal injuries. It was reported at Mercy liu.spital at a late hour last .night, that the boy could not live. 1 he boy, together with his par ents, was returning home at the time the accident occurred. The boy had run ahead of his parents at the crossing, when the car, which was going west, struck him. Witnesses say the car was going at a high rate of speed. The driver did not stop and police were unable to find any trace other than it crossed the bridge into Omaha. Battleship Nebraska and 7 Transports Sail With 10,C00 Troops Washington, March 2. The bat tleship Nebraska, the hospital ship Marcy and seven transports are on the way home from France with about 10,000 troops. The War department announced that the Nebraska was proceeding to Boston, the transports Caronu, Ttenas, Cliican, Suriname, Dochra and the hospital ship Marcy to New York, and the transports Nanse mond'and Amphion to Newport News. All are expected to reach prt before March 14. Aboard the battleship, which is due March 9, are battery F, 54th regi ment coast artillery corps, four cas ual companies for Massachusetts and two regular army and one marine company of casuals. Army Camps Characterized as "Prison Camps" by Reed Washington, March 2. Senator Reed of Missouri made another speech in the senate last night criticising the War department tor delay in discharging soldiers i;i America, saying that "the camps are nothing more or less than prison camps," where men are held againr.t their will. Attempt to Win Back Wife Ends in Arrest on Intoxication Charge An attempt to win back the love of his wile by E. M. Luther of the Wellington Inn, Sunday evening, te sulted in his arrest on a charge of intoxication. Mr. Luther states that alter a quarrel yesterday morning his wife deserted him, going to the home of her mother, Mrs. W. M. Ellsworth of the Drake court. "I went up to the door," de clared Mr. Luther, "and rapped. My wife's mother, Mrs. W. M. Ells worth, answered, and when she saw me she closed the door. She must have called the police station, be cause some officers came out and arrested me." Mr. Luther, who is a livestock specultor, denies he was drunk. He says his wife filed a divorce suit against him on January 4, shortly after he received his discharge from the army, but dropped it. Since, they have lived in peace until yesterday morning. Mr. Luther now states he may file a divorce suit himself. He was released on bond shortly after his arrest. South Side Brevities Table board. 1105 N street. For Sale Klvc-room house, well located. Tyler 3S35-W. WANTED Good toamstr. A. L. Berg qulat .Son & Co.. Tel. So. TH2. Furnished rooms for light housekeeping. 2211 O street. I'hone South S954. Girl wanted for liRht office work, must bo over 17 years old. Answer by letter. I'.ivu reference. C. Z. N., South Side Bee office. Don't fall to take advantage of our special terms, SI per week, on that Belters kitchen cabinet. Vou need one In your kitchen, Koutsky-Pavllk company. We wish to thank our many kind friends and neighbors for their sympath and beautiful floral offerings, also the employes of Cudahy Packing Co., Degree of Honor Drill Team, No. 2; Degree 'of Honor lodge, No. 2, and the Kensington of Degree of Honor lodge, No. 2, during the Illness and death of our beloved son and brother. Homer P. McCabe. Signed. Mr. and Mrs. James McCabe and faml'y. Fire Chief Asphyxiated. San Francisco, March 2. Bernard J. Conlan, first assistant chief of the San Francisco fire department, died today from smoke asphyxiation suf fered last night in a fire in the downtown retail district, which caused damage estimated at $100,000. Alsace-Lorraine Asks Foch to Force Germany to Return Securities Faris, March 2. Tie superior council of Alsace-Lorraine has asked the government that Marshal Foch be given authority, under the third clause of the armistice agreement, to exact the handing over within a month to the Strasbourg branch of the reichsbank all the securities taken from Alsace-Lorraine by the German authorities and all the pro ceeds from the sequestration and liquidation of French property in Alsace-Lorraine, which had been entrusted to the German enemy property custodian. In addition, the superior council expressed a desire that the stipu lations relating to the restitution of personal property of all kinds, se curities, bonds, archives, documents, accounts and the like, taken from Alsacc-Lhrraine, be complied with at an early date through the inter vention of the armistice commission and the inter-allied supreme com mand. Brest Healthful Camp Despite Mud and Rains, Reports Navy Chaplain Washington, March 2. Denial of many reports of bad conditions at the army debarkation camp at Brest, France, coupled with a graph ic description of the terrible days there when despite the ravages of the influenza epidemic American troops were being rushed to France to help 'hurl back the German army, is contained in a letter from Chap lain W. B. Ayers of the navy who served eight months at Brest. Chaplain Ayers, who has just re turned from France, says Brest has proved a healthful camp in spite of the mud and almost continuous rains experienced during the winter and that there has been no initial epi demic there. Approximately 2,000 soldiers died there from influenza, but the chap lain says that "in practically all of these cases these men were brought ashore with the disease from transports." ITALY AGREES TO COMPROMISE, SAYSJRLAUOO Premier Announces Adoption of Conciliation Policy Relative to Claims on Adriatic Coast. Rome, March 2. Premier Or lando, speaking in the Italian cham ber, said that Italy had agreed to a policy of compromise and concili ation relative to conflicting claims on the eastern coast of the Adriatic. Premier Orlando stated that de spite the treaty upon which Italy entered the war, "Fiume may be said to be threatened with a loss oi Italian nationality and indenpeu dence." "Italy asks no more and may be able to accept no less than the an nexation of those Italian lands anr peoples for the integrity of hot defense on the frontiers which na ture herself has given," the premi .t added. Mission to Tour America. New York, March 2. Members o, the mission of the redeemed lands of Italy, who arrived here yester day on the steamship Rochambcau issued a statement tonight announc ing that they had come to Ihc United States to urge that the prin ciple of self-determination be ap plied to their cities of Triest am Fiume and to Dalmatia. After vis iting Washington they said lhc would tour the country to lay theii case before the American people. The mission includes Dr. Giotgi Pitacco of Triest,, former depui; in the Austrian parliament; Robert Chiglianovich of Dalmatia and Dr Gino Antonio of Fiume. Omaha Woman Appointed Officer of Women's Clubs ivirs. VJ. v. WdLLic Ui wuiaim lid - been appointed scholarship trustee in the Nebraska Federation of Wo men's clubs to succeed Mrs. F. 11 Cole of Omaha, whose term of office has expired. Mrs. James Dahlmau' of Omaha and Mrs. W. A. Appcrson of Lincoln are the other two trustee members of the scholarship committee. 53HS5T3 Governor McKelvie Signed 14 New Bills During Last Week From a Staff Correspondent. Lincoln, March 2. (Specials Governor McKelvie signed 14 bills during the past week, including two measures of interest to Douglas county people. The bjlls signed by the governor during the week are: 8. F. Ill, by Bushee dives the city council and mayors of cities of the sec ond class the right to determine- the census for the purpose of forming a com mission form of government S. P. 87, by Good Raises the maxi mum school levy from 46 to 100 mills by a vote of 60 per cent of the voters of the district. i S. P. 60. by Chappell Provides, that at the request of either party in court proceedings, comment and statements made by the court in the presence of the Jury shall be mads a part of the record. H. R. lit, by Douglas County Delega tion Raises salaries of Omaha firemen and policemen. H. R. 66, by Berks and Cooper Raises salaries of Douglas county deputy sheriff. sheriff's bookkeeper, the Jailor and other deputies J250 per year, H. R. 108, by Gerhart Permits the notary public to act In any county of the stnte upon application for a general com mission. H. R. 168, by Jenlson Limits the Jur isdiction of the boards of health In cities of the second class to the corporate limits of the city. R. R. 180, by Frants Releases the bank from liability on forged, altered or raised checks where claim Is not made within one year by the depositor. H. R. 187, by Osterman Forbids banks banking associations from deducting government bonds from their capital stock :n making a return lor purposes of assess ment H, R. 172, by Jenlson Limits Jurisdic tion of board of healths In villages to cor porate limits of village. H. R. 171. by Jenlson Companion bill to 172, applying to cities of metropolitan class. H. R. 170, by Jenlson Companion bill to 173, applying to cities of first class. H. R. 169. by Jenison Companion bill to 172, applying to ctties of the second class. H. R. 198, by David Raises levy for library purposes from three to five mills and reduces library board from nine to five members, and provides that terms of all members of boards shall expire July 1, 1919, where there are more than five members. The senate passed 28 bills during the week while the house passed nine. The lower branch killed 32 bills while the senate se'nt 13 to the graveyard. Fremont Boy Returns From Duty on Submarine Chaser Fremont. Neb.. March 2. (Soe- ciial.) Roy Cook, brother of Coun ty Attorney J. C. Cook, has return ed to Fremont after serving as a member of a crew of a submarine chaser off the Atlantic coast and in convoy duty. Seaman Cook was on chaser No. 159 that patrolled the Atlantic coast looking for German submarine bases. Doane College Notes. Crete, Nab., March 2. (Special.) The inter-class debates were held this week on the subject of the government owner ship of the railroads. From the teams were chosen the following for the trian gular debates with Cotner and Hastings: Messrs. Robert Van Felt, '!0: D. O. Aller. 'SO; N. H. Baker, '20, and R. W. Tyler. 22. Misses Frances Hole, '22, and Mildred Cass. '21, R. H. Werti and W. Kills were chosen alternates. Miss Helen Aleston, '07, former dean of women, visited the college Wednesday and Thursday. 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