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fHE BEE: OMAHA. MONDAY. APRIL 7, 1919
Tornado Strikes Western
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honie. The injured persons were carried into a house in the
vicinity and given first aid treatment.
Dr. H. L Lemere's home, at Forty-ninth and Daven
port streets, was partially demolished. The roof was blown
off and the entire front of the structure caved in. No one
was reported injured. - ,
. When they heard the roar of the approaching storm, the
Lee McGreer family, 2608 North Forty-fifth street, ran to
the basement. Mr. McGreer remained seated in the living
room. As the storm passed a large carpenters hammer
flew through a front window and fell in a chair only a few
feet from where he was sitting.
; ,V C. McGreer of the same address left his large touring
car standing in front of the residence. The wind fairly
lifted it from the pavement carrying it half a block, where
it lodged against a telephone pole, badly damaged.
' " ' COW IS LOST.
Mrs. Andrew Johnson, 1018 North Forty-seventh ave
nue, was at home with her two daughters when the storm
struck the house. The house was moved from it foundation
and badly demolished. None of the three was injured.
A cow belonging to Mrs. Johnson, which was tied in a
shed behind the house, was missing, according to neighbors.
The shed was left standing. The Johnson home was not in
sured, and neighbors say Mrs. Johnson and her two daugh
ters are left destitute.
A chimney fell through the roof of the Richard Wilson
home, 1118 North Forty-seventh street, and crushed a bed in
which Eugene Wilson was about to retire. None of the Wil
son family was injured, but their home was almost entirely
demolished.
' Telephone service in the vicinity of Forty-seventh and
Cuming street was shattered. Debris littered the streets,
and many large trees were blown.
The Leetom and the Adeliade
apartments, five-story brick build
ings at 4906-4910 Dodge street, suf
fered severe damage. The build
ings are the property of Lee Huff.
The apartment of Edward Parfect
on the top floor of the Leetom build
ing was carried away entirely.
The home of Leo Rosenthal, mem
ber of the Jewish Welfare board,
just south of the Leetom apart
ments.was totally destroyed. Ros
enthal's three children,' aged 12, 10
and 5 years, respectively, and Mrs.
Cohn, were in the house at the
time but were not injured. Rosen
thal's automobile standing at the
curb in front of his home, was com
pletely wrecked.
A touring car, license number
10250 Nebraska, was wrecked and
left on Rosenthal's lawn. The driv
er 'of the car, whose identity could
not be learned, was carried away
injured, according to witnesses.
Firemen AH Ready.
Fire trucks were much, in evidence
in the Dundee district, but fires
were quite the opposite.
Mr. and Mrs. Walker Lewis and
Gertrude Lacey were playing cards
in Lewis' home, Fiftieth and Har
ney" streets, when the tornado
struck. It moved the house 25 feet
fro-', its foundation, throwing the
piano clear across the room, pinning
Mrs. Lewis and Miss Lacey beneath
it. Neither was seriously injured.
Lewis' 3-year-old baby lay asleep on
the davenport during the storm.
Mrs.v Garland Boswell, 26,- daugh
ter of Maj. M. F. Sharp, was severe
ly cut by glass when her father's
home at Forty-ninth and Harney
streets was wrecked. Mrs. Boswell
' suffered cuts on her hands and on
her head.
. The twister dipped at Forty-ninth
and Underwood avenue and partial
ly wrecked a dozen homes. The win
dows in Richard Coad's home were
blown out and the wall paper peeled
off the wall. The piano was cut
with fragments of glass.
Tree Cuts House in Two.
Mrs. W. L. Brayton, 4817 Under
wood avenue, suffered several se
vere cuts and bruises. The Brayton
home was partially destroyed. The
home of D. W. Bell, 4819 Under
wood avenue, was also partially de
molished. Two rooms of the C. F.
Lambert residence, .4817 Cuming
street, were cut away from the rest
of the. building. A large tree cleft
the brick house of J. Harris, 801
North Forty-ninth street in two.
Two small children of Mrs. Anna
Myers, 2516 North Forty-fifth
street were cut by flying glass. The
roof, and the front porch of the
Myers home were carried away in
the storm.
The Standard Oil company sta
tion. Forty-fifth and Grant, was
damaged.
The residence of Wymer Dress
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Northwestern railroad, was de
molished. There was no one in the
house at the time. Mr. Dresslerand
family were in Lincoln.
Police Hasten to Scene.
A squadron of police was hurried
to West Center street in answer to
the first call that came into Cen
tral station. The fire alarm at the
station sounded 18 consecutive
times.
In the West Center street district
where houses were more widely
separated than in the Dundee dis
trict the damage was proportion
ately slight.
Henry Heater, Fifty-fifth and
Walnut streets, saw his barn col
lapse and hurried out to rescue his
three horses which he knew to be
in the wreckage. No trace of the
animals could be found. Mrs S.
Peterson's barn, however, from
across the street, was standing in
Heater's yard, and in it Mr. Heater
found his three horses unscratched.
Geese Sound .Warning.
Mrs. Jennie Hicks' geese sounded
the cry of alarm as in the days of
old, but the cry was a belated one
and their nicely whitewashed home
was in splinters by the time their
raucous scream was uttered.
Wallace Aiken's property was
damaged also. Aiken lives near
Fifty-fifth and Walnut streets.
('There didn't seem to be any wind
to amount to anything," said Aiken,
"it sounded very much like rush
of hail, but it was only momentary.
It was all over in an instant and
then everything calmed down.
The West Lawn garage, Fifty
eighth and Center streets, one end
of which was used as a residence
by Glen Derkeu, the owner, was
wrecked. Mr. Derken and his fam
ily were seated at the supper table
when in the space of a few seconds
the entire structure was a pile o,f
debris. The occupants of the house
escaped without injury. Six auto
mobiles were demolished when the
building was destroyed.
Girl Badly Injured.
J. G. Nicklen's house and barn at
Fifty-sixth street and Woolworth
avenue, also were destroyed com
pletely. Miss Frances Nicklen was
the only member of the household
to be injured. The girl was taken
to the state university hospital. Her
injury is reported to be serious.
The home of Herman Rocick, Fifty-fifth
and Elizabeth streets, was
destroyed and Mrs. Rocick was in
jured slightly when the structure
collapsed.
Widow's Home Wrecked.
Mrs. Helen Thienhardt. 1014
North Forty-seventh avenue, is a
widov75 years old, who lived alone
in a home for which she had just
completed the payments. She was
in her kitchen when the storm
struck her home. The other part
of the house was badly wrecked.
A pump, with platform and pipe,
was lifted out of the ground at the
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home of Richard Keefe, 4723 Ham
ilton street.
Ed. Utterbach, 4819 Cuming street,
garage demolished and windows
broken.
VC. F. Lambert, 4817 Cuming
street, feouthwest corner . of first
floor room blown in and pieces of
lumber from the Utterbach garage
entered this home.
Garage Demolished.
J. F. McCaffrey, , 4851 Cuming
street, garage demolished arid auto
mobile damaged; sleeping porch
and windows damaged.,
An automobile and garage at the
home of Austin Braun,. 4808 Web
ster street, were carried 150 feet
northward and demolished. Mr.
Austin stated that he saw his Henry
Ford going through the air. The
car landed upside down near Burt
street. A section of a neighbor's
chicken house was blown into the
Braun parlor which was damaged.
Supper Dishes Broken.
At the home of J. P. Eckles, 4809
Webster street, the front porch was
twisted and inside doors of the
house were blown off their hinges.
Mrs. Eckles suffered several cuts on
the hands and head from flying
glass. Pictures were blown from up
stairs rooms to the downstairs
rooms and the Sdinincr table was
turned around and all supper dishes
were broken.
A. Feldhusen, 1020 North Forty-
seventh avenue, barn wrecked, part
of roof carried away; windows brok
en and interior partially damaged.
A 2x6 section of lumber pierced
the roof of the home of C. E. Mor
rill, 4817 Burt street, and knocked
quantities of plaster off.
House Complete Loss.
The home of L. M. Koch, 4813
Burt street, is almost a complete
loss. The interior was wrecked.
The roof was blown from the
home of Mrs. Thomas Farran, 4815
Burt street. Ceilings were cracked
and other damage caused.
The family of A. 5. Avery was
eating lunch when the storm broke
over their home at 4821 Cuming
street. A 2x4 section of lumber
was blown into the upper story and
fell across a bed. Windows were
broken and the interior of the home
disarranged.
Charles J. Jensen, 462Z Cumine
street, front room furniture blown
into next room.
Roof Blown Off.
Mrs. A. McDowell, 1128 North
Forty-seventh avenue, roof blown
off, front porch wrecked and win
dows broken.
John Virgil. 807 North Fortv-
ninth street, roof off, plaster broken.
naster fell on John Virgil, jr.. 1 1-2
years old, scratching his forehead.
E. R, Hume. 904 North Fortv-
ninth street, section of roof blown
to his lawn.
A. B. Dennis, 4802 Webster street.
top blown from automobile.
John, Taylor, '4802 Cuming street,
garage wrecked, automobiu not
damaged; porch twisted and win
dows broken.
J. O. Stanfield was driving east on
Center street, near Fifty-sixth, when
the twister struck his car. It picked
the car up bodily from the pavement,
turned it around, and blew it into
the space where a garage had for
merly stood. The garage was de
molished. Eight people in the car,
members of the Stanfield family and
friends, escaped injury.
Lifted Near Asylum.
The tornado seemed to lift after
it left the vicinity of the Deaf and
Dumb asylum and turned into a hail
storm which did considerable dam
age.
J he storm traveled west oi Fort
Omaha. Reports from Briggs sta
tion were that hail as large as hens'
eggs shattered the glass in the farm
houses in this section and did con
siderable damage.
Irvington was also visited by a
terrific hail storm which did con
siderable damage.
ALLIES ARE IN
HARMONY ON
TERMS OF PEACE
(Continued From Pag. One.)
more grave, all ears are glued at its
keyhole. Enemy ears tremble with
joy when they detect some hesi
tation. Friendly ears half hear con
fused rumors which are peddled far
and quickly.
Urges Patience.
"The day does not pass but what
some false news here and there
takes it flight. Nevertheless, no
day passes but that we in silent de
liberation feel approaching nearer
the great aim and experience for
each other more esteem, confidence
and affection. Let public opinion
wait a few days. It will then be
able to pronounce on facts, not
rumors."
The confident statement of Pre
mier Lloyd George thai the peace
treaty will be concluded by Easter
is supported by predictions repeat
edly made by less prominent mem
bers of the peace conference and
dispelled today much of the hope
lessness and uncertainty in which
many important problems of the
conference seemed to, have been en
shrouded. Even the announcements of ser
ious bolsehvik troubles in Bavaria
and the danger of a break with Italy
apparently did not affect the optim
ism today of the leaders of the
British, French and American dele
gations. Pessimistic Reports Unfounded.
London, April 6. The Sunday
observer, in leaded type," says it
has the best of reasons for stating
that the pessimistic reports regard
ing the peace conference are en
tirely unfounded.
Premier Lloyd George and Presi
dent Wilson are doing everything
together for a peace which it will
be possible for the English speaking
democracies to guarantee,-the news
paper declares, and it is authori
tatively expected that the prelimi
naries will be finally settled within
three or four days.
Kansas City Hospital
Unit Back From France
New York, April 6. The '.rans
port Metapan arrived here today
from Brest with 30 casual officers
and 71 nurses, members of base hos
pitals 28. 52 and 58. Base hospital
28 is known as the "Kansas City
unit." , '
CHINA ASKS FOR
RELEASE FROM
VOWSTO JAPAN
Treaties Held Incompatible
With League of Nations'
Principles in Plea
From Peking. 1
Paris. April 6. Nullification of
the 21 demands made by Japan early
in 1915 is urged by the Chinese
government in an official statement
cabled from Peking and received by
the Japanese peace delegation today.
The Peking statement declares
that the Japanese treaties forced
upon China in 1915 should be abro
gated "because their terms are in
compatible with the principles upon
which the league of nations is
founded."
. The statement is largely in reply
to a recent statement made by Baron
Makino, of the Japanese delegation,
on the position of Japan.
Terms Imposed Upon China.
"Since the Japanese delegate in
Paris," the Chinese statement says,
"has pointedly referred to the 21
demands, it is incumbent upon the
Chinese government to draw atten
tion to the fact that China's ac
quiescence to terms subversive to
her own interests was secured by
means of an ultimatum to which
she was forced to surrender because
ot the preoccupation of the rest of
the world in the European war. It
is a fact that the terms were im
posed upon China at the point of
the bayonet, the example followed
being that of Prussia; the extension
of 99 years of the lease of Port
Arthur and South Manchurian rail
ways concessions being precisely
the German-Shantung terms,
"In a subsequent agreement se
cured by Japan under the former
cabinet the principles followed have
been equally dangerous, not only to
China's liberty of action, but to her
very independence."
American Policy Contrasted.
The statement says that the claim
of Japan to special privileges be
cause the Japanese expelled the
Germans from - Shantung contrasts
oddly with the failure of the Amer
icans to claim the railways and
mines of France although the Ger
mans were expelled from Alsace and
Lorraine by the co-operation of the
American army.
It says that the American army
of 2,000,000 lost more than 60 times
the number of lives that Japan
claims she lost at Tsing-Tao. The
statement also comments on the fact
that England is not asking Belgium
for a single concession, although
Flanders "is one vast cemetery
where English soldiers are buried."
Improved modern news distribu
tion in China, the statement con
tinues, keeps the Chinese fully ad-1
vised of daily happenings through
out the world and "Irredentism is
already raising its head, not only in
Korea, but throughout Manchuria
and Shantung as well, foreign issues
occupying almost exclusive atten
tion to the detriment of domestic
advancement."
Anarchists Unfurl
Black Flag in Paris
Socialist Protest
Paris, April 6. There were cries
of "Long live the Soviets 1" "Down
with war!" and "Down with the
peace conference!" at the huge dem
onstration organized by the Federa
tion of Labor and the socialist party
in protest today against the acquit
tal of Raoul Villain, the assassin of
Jean Jaures, the socialist leader, and
in honor of the memory ' of M.
Jaures.
A group of anarchists unfurled a
black flag on Avenue Henti Martin
in spite of police orders. The po
lice charged the anarchists, five of
whom were injured.
When the head of the procession
reached the home of Jaures, M. Sem
bat and the other deputies entered
the house and presented Madame
Jaures and Mile. Jaures with a palm
and flowers. Madame Jaures was
visibly affected.
Fully 100,000 people lined the ave
nues, looking on without cheering.
Two Big Concerns
Have Offices Here
The Independent Harvester com
pany of Piano, 111., has opened an
office and distributing warehouse in
Omaha. This concern has had a
bratich house in Lincoln but, realiz
ing the shipping and distributing
advantages of our city has secured
an office and warehouse in Omaha.
C. E. Orcutt is the manager and
will shortly move to Omaha with
his family.
The Litchfield Manufacturing
company of Waterloo, la., the larg
est exclusive manufacturers of ma
nure spreaders in the world, has ar
ranged to carry a large line of their
products in an Omaha warehouse
for distributing in this territory.
This company has previously jobbed
their product in Omaha.
Treasury to Make Another
Loan Certificate Issue
Washington, April 6. Another
issue of loan certificates of indebt
edness of $500,000,000 minimum,
dated April 10, and maturing Sep
tember 9, bearing 4 1-2 per cent in
terest, was announced today by the
treasury. Subscription books will
close April 17.
This is the first issue of loan
certificates for nearly a month, the
last bi-weekly issue having been
omitted because of the large over
subscription of previous issues. In
cluding this issue, the amount of
certificates to be redeemed from
proceeds of the Victory liberty loan
is approximately $5,355,000,000.
King and Crane Appointed
Commissioners on Syria
Paris, April 6. Dr. Henry C.
King, president of Oberlin college,
and Charles R. Crane have been
named as the American members
of the inter-allied commission desig
nated by the peace conference to in
vestigate conditions in Syria, take a
plebescite and submit recommenda
tions on the disposition of Syria,
VlASfOtfTGom FILMLAND
"PHOTO PIAY. OFFERING T FOR.. TODAY-
FLORENCE REED, appearing
in "The Struggle Everlasting,"
will be at the Muse again to
day and tomorrow. Through an
error in shipments "Her Code of
Honor," which was to "have been
shown, was delayed, and the man
agement was forced substitute
the other play. "The Struggle
Everlasting" proves to be a highly
dramatic nl'.otodrama in which Miss
Reed portrays the part of a young
girl who meets the moral problem
in a new and interesting manner.
and comes through it ui a new way,
unspoiled. The staging and light
ing ot tiie screen drama is well ud
to the standard of Miss Reed's other
works and there is a good cast sup
porting thestar.
"The Sheriff's Son," showing the
newest and most Clever characteri
zation of Charles Ray is shown at
the Rialto. Ray plays the part-of
a western boy who has inherited
fear from his mother. He is at
tending an eastern college when he
received word that his father's
friend, who has been paying for his
tuition, is in the hands of cattle
rustlers. He takes a grip on him-
seit and overcoming his natural fear
and set out to rescue his benefac
tor. Incidently he wins the love of
a niece of the leader of the rustlers
and through him they are brought
to a relization of law and order and
settle down in peace beside the.men
whose cattle they formerly stole.
The Rialto news and comedy com
plete the bill.
Al Ray and Elinor Fair made
their bow to Omaha in "Married in
Haste," at the Sun, yesterday, and
ptoved to be a delightfully enter
taining team. "Married in Haste"
is a fast, snappy comedy drama. It
deals with a young spendthrift who
is forced to make good in business
because of the scheming of his
young wife to keep his own money
away from him until he has done so.
He docs make good finally; but the
road that he and his bride travel
meanwhile is beset by many ob
stacles most of them laughable. In
their poverty they are mistaken for
crooks; but his wife, always with
her eye on the main chance, helps
hubby into a position in which he
does something beside spending
money.'
"The Forfeit," the first of two
pictures starring House Peters, will
be released on March 10. A pic
turization of Ridgewell Cullom's
book of the same title, "The For
feit," is a virile story of the south
ern cattle country. Frank Powell
adapted, directed and produced the
picture. Jane Miller is featured
with Mr. Peters.
"Getting Mary Married" will fol
low Marion Davies's current attrac
tion, "The Belle of New York,"
which is now being shown through
out the country. Miss Davies has
the title role of Mary in the produc
tion, and her leading man. Norman
Kerry, has the part of James Win-'
throp, jr.
"Paid in Full," the famous stage
success, is shown at the Strand,
with Pauline Frederick in the lead
ing role. She plays the part of the
patient wife of a shiftless clerk who
keeps her constantly in poverty.
He commits a theft and sends his
wife to the man he has despoiled,
caring little whether she sacrifices
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Our Tornado Claimants
On the Screen Today.
BIAI.TO CHARLES RAT, in "THE
SHERIFF'S SON."
8l ELINOR FAIR and AL. RAT.
In "MARR1KD IN HASTE."
STRAND PAl'l.lNB FREDERICK.
In "PAID IN KI LL."
PR1ZMA NATURAL COLOR PIC
TURES. Ml'SK FLORENCE REED. In "THE
STRUGGLE EVERLASTING."
BRANDEI8 "THE MASQUE OP
BMPRE88-HALE HAMILTON, In
"THAT'S GOOD"
LOTHROP 14th and Lothrop.
WILLIAM FARNUM. In "THE
RAINBOW TRAIL."
HAROLD LLOYD AND LYONS
' MORAN COMEDIES.
BOITEVARD 33d and Leavenworth
OLIVE TELL, III "HER SISTER."
"TERROR OF THE RANGE" NO. 7.
HAMILTON 40th and Hamilton.
MARGERY WILSON, In "THE
HAND AT THE WINDOW."
MARIE WALCAMP. in "THE RED
GLOVE" NO. a.
GRAND 18th and Blnncy.
MART PICKFORD. In "JOHANNA
ENLISTS."
SUBURBAN E4th and Amu. '
. MARY McLAREN, In "CREAKING
STAIRS."
ORPHEDM South Side 24th and M.
MADGE KENNEDY In "DAY
DREAMS."
APOLLO 2Sth and Leavenworth.
MARGUERITE CLARK, In "OUT
OP A CLEAR SKY."
her honor to save him from jail. She
adjusts the matter and when she
quits him forever he shows his
cowardice by taking his own life.
She ultimately finds happiness in the
love Of a worthy man. A James
Montgomery Flagg farce burlesque
on "Tarzan of the Apes" completes
the bill.
Cecil de Mille has obtained the
screen rights to "The Admirable
Crichton," written by J .M. Barrie.
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Ask League of Nations
to Provide for Study
of the Liquor Question
Paris, April 6. A conference held
during the past three days at the
invitation of the Ligue Nationale
and by request of the Anti-Saloon
League of America waf presided
over by .Senator Jules Siegfried,
Lord D'Abernon and the Belgian
minister of justice, Emile Vander
velde. Eleven countries were rep
resented. Resolutions were adopted request
ing the league of nations to provide
a permanent bureau for the study
of the liquor question and to report
on the effects of liquor on the hu
man system and the results obtained
by drink legislation.
The resolutions will be presented
to the peace conference on Tuesday.
Bishop James Cannun of Richmond,
Va., and t)r. Carre of Tennessee
took a prominent part in the discussions.
Famine-Stricken People
Eating Corpses in Armenia
Paris. April 6. The Armenian
peace delegation made an appeal to
the American press today for as
sistance in relieving the suffering
from famine and plague. A tele
gram from Minister of the Interior
Khatissian says:
"Famine reigns in Armenia. Two
thousand persons are dying daily
from hunger. For three days there
has been no bread, even for the
hospitals. The epidemic of typhus,
intensified by famine, likewise is
causing great ravages. In the re
gion of Sourmalou people are eat
ing bodies."
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Damrosch Returns to School
for Training Bandmasters
New York. April 6.-i-Valtr Dant
rosch, who organized the bandmas
ters' school of the American ex
peditionary forces, sailed on La Lor
raine to meet General Pershing's
request that he give his personal ati
tention again to the institution which
has turned over 250 army musician."
every eight weeks.. He would also
arrange, he said, for a tour which
his orchestra had been invited to
make next spring in France.
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