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THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: MARCH 23, 1919.
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BLOODHOUNDS
SUGGESTED FOR
i CATCHING GIRLS
Public Opinion Opposed pav
ing Dogs for Chasing State
- .Wards, Says Commis
missioner Mayf ield.
J' From a Staff Correspondent.
'Lincoln, ieb., March 22. As a
means of catching girls who escaped
from the Geneva Industrial school, a
pair of bloodhounds had been sug
gested, paul S. McAulay, superin
tendent of the home, said, but after
considering it he consulted with
Commissioner Mayfield and the lat
ter said that public opinion would
never stand for such methods. Mc
Aulay said that Mayfield had sug-
Sssted then that all punishment at
e institution should be done by
women. This fact came out today at
the investigation before the legisla
tive committee.
The case of an 8-year-old girl was
mentioned. The girl had been sent
to the home auer the parents were
divorced, with her three sisters. The
little- eirl had been compelled to
) stand itt the room and watch the
authorities punish her older sister,
it was admitted.
McAulay made no answer when he
was asked if he thought those meth
jods were right.
Sunday School Breaks Into "Work.
( Sunday school at the institution
ihad been discontinued, the superin
. Mndent testified, because it broke
into the dav of the employes too
i seriously. .The teachers were off
on Sunday and when Sunday school
'was held it kept the employes at the
institution from Monday until Mon-
day, with no rest, he said.
!; r! That at no time other than during
the Dlav hour are Kirls permitted to
talk to each other; that inmates of
the home are not given the same
food as the employes, nor the same
Quality or quantity of food.-was the
testimony of Paul S. McAulay,
Superintendent
"McAulay confessed that there was
no woman to whom the girls felt at
liberty- to go for confidential advice.
. Reason for Methods.
""The superintendent told the mem
bers of the legislative committee the
reason why these methods had been
followed was because it was a custom
at the institution. He said that he
had been afraid to inaugurate re
forms, which he himself thought
were needed, because he wa& fearful
.mat me employes 01 me institution
would4qui(.' - "
Now that he understood that the
committee was back1 of him, McAu
lay said he was willing to make the
changes.!
In the same dinintr room the eirl
Inmates were required to eat substi
tute butter, while the employes had
real Creamery 1 butter, MacAulay
said. If there was no distinction
made, he testified, he would have
'been unsuccessful in keeping his
.help. If he had his say there would
;bc no difference in the food served
jthe inmates and the employes, he
liaid.
, Denies Knowledge of Fight.
McAulay denied any knowledge of
a fight alleged to have taken place
between inmates and employes of
the institution, which arose when a
girl was slapped in the face by a
male employe.
Replying to a question as to
whether he thought that a girl
should ever be punished by a man
employe, the superintendent said he
did not, but admitted that the prac
tice had obtained in a few instances.
He said that while the whippings at
the institution wefe supposed to be
done with a broad strap, he had
heard that some of the family man
agers, who are women, had used a
hose about 18 inches in length.
The Institution deficit had been re
duced from $20,000 at the time he
took charge to $12,000. McAulay
s&d. '
Superior Harness Company
7 Totally Destroyed by Fire
i Superior, Neb., March 22. (Spe
cial Telegram.) The building and
stock of the Superior Harness com
pany, owned by C. E. Adams, valued
at about $3,000, was destroyed by
pre resulting from a gasoline ex
plosion at noon today. Not much in
surance was carried. '
! R. C. Roberts, horse, and mule
buyer, Marion, O., formerly from
Grand Island, has bought the Petti
corn barn.
t- It is reported that the Prairie Oil
'and Gas company well being put
(down 1$ miles south of this city YiA
(located oil sand.
Caotain Ackers is home on a visit.
His company and officers presented
jhim with a fine silver set 4
Veterans to Meet.
Sioux Falls. S.T)., March 22.
aSoecial.') A number of "South Da
kota veterans of the cml war will r
ttend the annual reunion on April
and 7 of old veterans who par
fticipated in the battle of Shiloh. The
reunion will be held to commemor
a'.e the 57th anniversary of the bat
tle. The survivors will assemble at
t Louis. Mo., on April 2, and from
that noint will travel down the Mis
sissippi river 500 miles to the his-
onc battlefield. While the survi-
ors are on the battlefield suitable
lexercises will be held.
This Legislator Did
Not Introduce Single
Bill During Session
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Rep. E. A. Blrdsall.
Representative E. A. Birdsall of
Thayer county has the distinction of
being ,the only member of the lower
house of the legislature who did not
introduce a bill in this session. "I
knew of no crying need for legisla
tion," said he, "and had po pride of
authorship to satisfy." ''Representa
tive Birdsall came to this state, lo
cating at Hastings in 1879. He be
gan the, practice of medicine in
Thayer county in 1888 and has been
a resident of that county since that
time. He is a democrat but at the
same time one of the most influ
ential and lovable men in the house.
NEW TRIAL FOR ,
MAN ACCUSED OF
CAR PART THEFT
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Howard Lee Given Another
Chance to Prove His Inno-;
cence'by the State
Supreme Court.
From a Staff Correspondent.
Lincoln, March 22. Howard Lee,
convicted in Furnas countv March
15 of stealing $200 worth of automo
bile accessories and sentenced to
from one to seven yearsin the state
penitentiary was released on $2,000
bond and his sentence was suspend
ed by a ruling of the supreme court
Saturday on the ground of error
of instruction by the court,
In another ruling, the court in the
case wherein the heirs of the estate
of Frank lams, formerly a wealthy
horse trader at t. Paul, Neb., sued
the state for $12,000 alleged to have
been deposited in the State Bank of
Decatur which failed, granted the
appellant leave to file a printed brief
by March 27, 1V19 on the motion tor
rehearing, lhe state contended
that lams was not entitled to any
reimbursement from the guaranty
fund because the $2,000 was not a
deposit but a loan to the bank
drawing a high per cent of interest.
The supreme court Upheld the state.
Chalmers 'Hot Spot' '
Makes Unusual Miles
on a Gallon of Gas
The Chalmers '"Hot Spot" and
Ramshorn Manifold" are receiving
nation-wide attention, according to
C. Stubbs of the Western Motor
Car company.
"The question of utilizing low
grades of fuel lias become one of
vital importance to those whose mo
tor mileage amounts io a consider
able figure and motor fans through
out the country ncem to reel that
the Chalmers folks have taken a
big step In the solution of
this problem through their latest
achievement," said i.Ir. Stubbs.
The motorists of California are
attaining unusual results with dis
tillate, a low grade by-product,
which is used to tome extent as
motor fuel, from the standpoint
of ' combustion, distillate ranks
somewhere between gasoline and
kerosene, and of course is corr-
spondingly low in price.
Buyers who attended the Umaha
automobile show were quite en
thusiastic regarding the Qhalmers
'Hot Spat." This enthusiasm is
bound to spread as evidence of the
unusual mueage is niougnt to
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neumonia and "Flu" Death
Rate Here 6.3 Per Thousand
With a death rate of 6.3 per thou
sand from influenza' and pneumonia
between September 14, 1918, an5
March 1, 1919, Omaha is in 25th
place as compared with the other
principal cities of the country,- ac
cording to the figures compiled by
the bureau of publicity at Washing
ton. A table recently was prepared
showing a comparative death rate
from these causes with reference to
PEACE PACT MAY
RE AMENDED BY
A MAJORITY VOTE
This Will Give Opponents of
League Advantage in Fight
in Senate, Declares
' Senator Borah.
Washington March 22. Reports
from Paris of plans to entwine the
constitution of the league of nations
inextricably in the peace treaty de
veloped discussion today among
senators still in Washington of
questions of senate procedure not
hitherto emphasized.
v Although a two-thirds vote of the
senate is required for ratification of
treaties, senators pointed out that
under the rule amendments may be
adopted by a'majority vote. Sena
tor Borah of Idaho, republican, a
critic of the league plan, declared
this would give opponents a distinct
advantage as it would enable a bare
majority to revise the league consti
tution or separate it from the peace
treaty.
Other senators, however, said the
majority rule might well become an
important asset of senators support
ing the league." -The latter believe
a considerable majority of the mem
bership favor a league- of some de
scription, although they estimate
that more than a majority oppose
the existing draft.
Senator Poindexter of Washing
ton, republican, in a formal state
ment tonight, said the efforts to co
erce the United States into an ac
ceptance of the league of nations by
weaving the plan into the peace
treaty was unafair. He said a suffi
cient number of senators to insure
defeat of the league already was on
record against it and added that
"public sentiment in this country is
overwhelmingly against it." .
Consideration of the peace treaty
is expected by senators to be among
the first questions which will be tak
en up after the new senate is or
ganized. '
It probably will be given exclusive
attention while the house is busy
with remaining appropriation bills.
PubKc Utility, Bill
For Smaller Cities
Readyjo Report Out
Frcm a Staff Correspondent.
Lincoln, March 22. After re
maining in the hands of the house
judiciary committee for about four
weeks, the public utility condemna
tion bill for Lincoln and smaller
cities, introduced by Senator Peter
son, will be Reported out with
amendments Monday and placed on
the" house calendar. The amend
ments, with one exception, are
those which Peterson agreed to in.
order to meet certain objections.
The period in which the city may
accept the price for a public utility,
as fixed by appraisers, or abandon
the condemnation proceeding
HUNS OPPOSED
TO POLES' PLAN
TO TAKEDANZIG
Berlin. Newspapers Protest
Strongly Against Giving
Poland Corridor to
Baltic Sea.
paying the expenses in connection
therewith, is increased from 60 to
90 days, so as to allow time for a
referendum, if dissatisfied citizens
want one.
The vital features of the bill the
provision for a preliminary popular
vote upon the question of purchas
ing, betore any condemnation steps
Copenhagen, March 22. Berlin
newspapers protest in strong
terms against the reported proposals
of the allied supreme council to give
Poland a corridor through Germany
to the Baltic.
The Zeitung Am Mittag says it
is certain that an attempt to land
Polish troops at Danzig will be op
posed by militay force. Theodor
Wolff, writing in the Tageblatt,
says that if the landing of Polish
troops cannot be prevented, no Ger
man delegates should go to the
hv peace conference. The Germania' At-
would sign a peace treaty containing
the reported conditions.
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SPRING FURNITURE
EXPOSITION
eps
aTe taken, and the one allowing the
municipality to back out if the price
fixed is too high are both retained.
These were objected to by attor
neys for the Traction and, Gas com
panies of Lincoln.
Upon its own motion, the com
mittee added an amendment, pro
viding that where a part of the plant
lies outside the zone to which the
city's jurisdiction is limited, the
court of condemnation may take
into account in fixing the price, the
value of the detached property that
is "not taken over, and which is
thereby rendered useless from an
operating standpoint:
Jones to Be Commandant
of Nebraska Soldiers' Home
Lincoln, March 22. (Special.)
Samuel B. Jones, for the past four
years commandant of the soldiers'
home at Battle Mountain, S. D., has
been accepted by the Board of Con
trol as commandant of the soldiers'
home at Burkett to take the place
of John F. Walsh. The latter re
cently resigned following charges of
incompetency brought against him
by the senate committee which in
vestigated the institution.
Mr. Jones was recommended by
T. J. Majors, Col. J. H. McClay and
Captain Trimble, comprising the
legislative committee of the G
A. R.
The new superintendent will take
charge of the Burkett home April 1.
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