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16 WORLD WAR WON DV JIMCDIOA AMI. III tthlLniUH HliU STANDARD OIL Dr. Zwemer of Egypt at Chamber of Commerce Pleads for Victory Liberty Loan. ' Dr. Samuel M. Zwemer, Cairo, Kgypt, at the Chamber of Com merce luncheon Thursday, in a plea for the victory Liberty loan, as serted the battle of Armageddon was the decisive battle of the world , war. and further showed that Amer ica and the Standard Oil company were directly responsible tor that victory. V j . The missionary from Egypt was Introduced by Robert Cowell, who 'prefaced the introduction with a comparison of "America . and the .Winged Victory of Samothrace." ; k "That wonderful statue of vic tory," said Mr. Cowell, "is typical of America; the draperies, blown oy me rireeze; me ouispreaa wing! the very attitude of alertness an triumph are typical of . victory and ' America. - If France could be in duced to part with that marvelous work of art, to put it up as a prize tor the first city that goes over ihe top' in the victory Liberty loan, I am sure we should find it deco- uting our court house square. 1 Says War Not Over. The speaker of the day was in troduced as "the general agent for asbestos tire escapes," Mr. Cowell jilaying back a joke which Dr. Zwe mer had played on him when , he asked in what business the mission ary was engaged. ' "The war is not over," Dr. Zwe mer began. It did not itart. in july. 1914, nor did it end Novem ber 11 at 11 o'clock, 1918. It began when the kaiser stood at the grave of one of. the early Ottoman rulers -in 1898 and declared Germany was the protector of the' 300.1)00,000 Moslems. Every American who has lived in the near east for the last "15 years has seen the colossal prop aganda which Germany has carried t n among , the Turks and Persians and Arabs, and has known that the world war was coming. "Germany meant to destroy French and British colonies in Asia and Africa, and to that end stirred up the Holy war, but that failed and it turned .its attention to the Suez canal, ard around that nar row strip of water the war has raged since 1914. The sands of the desert are sodden red with the blood of men who came from every Jjau vt me :iilllic lyj null back the oncoming tide of Moham medans and their German allies. "And if it had not been for Amer ica atid the Standard Oil company England would have lost. "Just before the declaration of war the Standard Oil company loaded a ship with thousands of feet of iron pipe, intending to ex ploit the plains of the Sinai penin sula for oil. When the ship reached the Mediterranean, war had been declared, and the cargo" was aban doned at Alexandria as useless. "There it lay until during the campaign for Palestine when the I Jintish troops were famishing for water, their leaders remembered the pipe and literally carried the waters The Wardrobe Trunk of Many Features , U" VERY conceivable con venience for the discrim inating traveler is found in the Hartmann in many in stances they are exclusive features,' There are the Pad ded Cushion Top which keeps your clothes free from wrin kles, the automatic locking bar, the improved shoe box, me launary case, the greater a i i . . interior capacity, me top, the Gibraltarized struction and " the c open con. double locking strength. Pictured aDOve -we show a Hartmann Wardrobe, " ae?l? ' at .-.v.. WO Other Stylet at $39, $48, $55 and up. Freling & Steinle 1803 Farnam St We are possessed of Billions of : Clubs to annihilate Billions of Germs--The only question is UJfM Arc You Going to Jguo'Os Glean Those (lags? fresher Bros., Cleaners Pao .' TyUr MS. I "PHOTO 'PIAY OFFER4NG.T . FOR. TODAY" "L OUISIANA" is one of Frances Hodgson . Bur nett's - earliest novels. Vivian Martin will take the part of Louisiana, a little South Carolina mountain girl who wants to go for an outing to a fashionable ' spring hotel. She goes, but is miserable because her home-made clothes aren't right. Lawrence then appears and takes Louisiana for a southern belle. .The youtig folks fall in love. But Louisiana is hurt at some re' marks Lawrence makes' about the mountain folk and she. flares up and tells Lawrenoe who she is, and sends him away. At last love and common sense straighten things out. "Poor Black Sheep," a short story appearing in McClure's, is by Harold MacGrath, author of "Arms and the Woman," "The Puppet Crown," "The Man on the Box," "The Goose Girl" and many other popular novels. Wallace Reid takes the part of a motherless young man who has been brought up without love. The boy, desperate, takes $11.- 000 from the safe, pays his debts and skips to Japan. Here he goes to the dogs, until he meets a charm ing American girl and learns that we are at war with Germany. He determines Jo make good and fight for his counutry. "Johnny Get Your Gun," starring Fred Stone, is taken from the verv successful play which had a New York run in 1917. It later went on tour, visiting the principal cities of the country. It was written bv Ed mund Lawrence Burke. The scenario of the picture was written by Gardner Hunting, and the oicture was directed by Donald Crisp. The story relates the experiences of a cowboy who becomes a motion pic ture actor. The role is oarticularlv adapted to Stone, giving him many opportunities to do the stunts that have made him famous. The Splendid Romance." another original story by Margaret Turnbull, was directed by Edward Jose. The of he Nile river across the desert to Beersheba and let them mingle with the waters of the River Jordan. "That made possible the winning was the decisive battle of the war, m my opinion. But that battle is not won in the sense that its fruits are hanging over the peace table at rans. 'I believe in the leaeue of nations provided it will not allow America to go back into a comfortable ease. ' We cannot abandon a mandatory mat came to us decades betore the war. We have enriched ourselves with the wealth of the near east. We have not paid our bills. And it is tor this that the Victory liberty loan is necessary. The terms of oeace are not settled. It we are to con trol Armenia, or Palestine, or the Dardanelles, the burden means ex penditure of money and men." MVS I C Edith Louise Wagoner and Louise Shadduck Zabriskie save their third annual Sonata evening Thursday evening at the Blackstone hotel, when the pretty ball room of this fashionable hostelry was filled to the last row with aoprecia five listeners. The charm of a so nata recital for violin and piano is tound in the - intimate dialogue be tween the two instruments, which are of equal importance in the in terpretation of the music, in the contrasts of the difference move ments which were not chosen as a group of separate pieces by the re citalist, but were planned to follow each other by the composer, and in the choice of the sonatas them selves. Mrs. Wagoner and Mrs. Zabriskie made a happy selection when they chose to present the Beethoven So nata in C minor, Opus 30, No. 2, the Tartini Sonata in G major and the Grieg Sonata in G major, Opus 13, No. 2. The Beethoven Sonata was typi cal, full of Beethovenesque charac teristics and delights from its ener getic first movement, its broad Ada gui Cantabile, the merry Scherzo, and its more brilliant finale. An in teresting contrast was the Tartini Sonata which opens with a lovely "Adagio Cantabile" in which both violinist and pianist disclosed nice tcnal work. A graceful allegro leads to the Presto . Assai, an en trancing movement which was ex ceedingly well played. In the Grieg Sonata the depth of mood and variety of expression of this famed composer were well brought out. A short introductory passage of desolation and gloom precedes the Allegro Vivace with its vivid .color and terse -dramatic theme. Much charming dialogue is to be found througout this sonata, and these opportunities were not neglected .by Mrs. Zabriskie and Mrs. Wagoner. More beauty of tone was evident in the allegretto tranquillo and much brilliancy on the part of the performers brought the Allegro Animate to a successful and dramatic climax, a fitting clos ing number. The many individual excellencies of "the work of Mrs. Zabriskie and Mrs. Wagoner are fo well known to Omaha audiences that it is almost superfluous to again mention them. Suffice it to say that . both are musicians, and the sonatas were brought to a high ly intelligent, well balanced and. en joyable hearing, in their . hands. Good taste was also evident in that the recital was, if anything, too short rather than too long. The close attention of ,the .listeners, the hearty applause and the many flow ers presented to the two artists were deserved tributes. H. M. R America's Swifut Growing Plant at 2211-17 Farnam St, Omaha. 4 On the Screen Today. iVH WILLIAM RUSSELL In "BRASS BUTTONS." MUSK FANNIE WARD AND SES- 8UB HATAKAWA in "THE CHEAT." BIALTO BLSIE FERGUSON in 'JUS MARRIAGE? PRICE." " STRAND ENID BENNETT in "FUSS AND FEATHERS." ' IMPRESS CORRINE GRIFFITH in "THE UNKNOWN QUANTITT." . . BOULEVARD tSd and Leavenworth MART MILES MINTER in "THE AMAZING IMPOSTOR." LOTHROP 24 th and Lothrop CON- - STANCE TALMADOE in "ROMANCE ' AND ARABELLA." ORPHKUM South Side, 14th and M NORMA TALMADOE in "A MAN AND HIS MONEY." ' luaiLlVil iuR ana nammon .MONROE SALISBURY AND RUTH I CLIFFORD in "THE MILLIONAIRE 1 nrr Amen it GRAND loth and Binney DOROTHY OlSH In "BATTLINO JANE." SUBURBAN 24th and Ames DUSTIN FARNUM in "A MAN IN THE OPEN." PEARL WHITE In "THE LIGHT NINO RAIDER" NO. 4. scenes take place in Italy and Little Italy in America. Mr. Caruso takes the part of Prince Cosimo, a wealthy Italian who loves music better than titles and a woman more than monev. For the sake of the woman he gives up both both wealth and j title only to discover that she is an adventuress and already has a husband. He goes to America wfjere an American girl brings him pupils and admirers. The prince falls in love with the American girl and all ends well. "The Rose of Grenada" was first produced by an' Italian producing company featuring Lina Cavalieri, the well known opera singer. Ap pearing with the famous singer in the picture were Lucien Muratore, her husband, and the latter's uncle, both well know to continental au diences. The picture was, of course, taken in Italy. George Holt, famous as a screen villain, has been made director of Eddie Polo's new company. YOUNG PEOPLE OF CHURCHES IN CONVENTION Plan to Push Missionary Movement and Then Listen to Addresses by Drs. Zwemer and Poteat. One thousand young people, rep resenting the various churche socie ties of Omaha were present at a rally at the First Presbyterian church Thursday night, which closed the one-day missionary convention held upder the auspices of the Lay men's Missionary movement. The meeting, which was addressed by Dr. Samuel M. Zwemer, Cairo, Egypt, and Dr. E. M. Poteat, Bos ton, was marked by enthusiasm, the representatives of the societies vie ing with each other in songs and cheers prior to the addresses. The tWO sneakers were, plnnnctit in their appeal to the young people to give themselves to Christian service, Dr. Zwemer giving a graphic picture of the opportunities in for eign lands, and Dr. Poteat speaking of the call to service in Amerrca. Two Hundred at Banquet. Preceding the young peoples' ral ly some ministers and laymen of the churches of the city enjoyed a banquet served by the women of the First Christian church, and listened to strong addresses bv Dr. Zwemer and Dr. Poteat. Dr. Zwemer spoke on "The Soli darity of the Race," pointing out the essential unity of humanitv as a sci entific and psychological fact, and showed that this unity has been am ply demonstrated in war and works of mercy during the past few years. ai whs ia ot unity is not admit ted." he sairt "all tl, J Christianity are invalidated." ' .the speaker asserted that all the difficulties at the peace table grew put of racial prejudice, which al lowed full sway can destroy the sol idarity of the race. Dr. Poteat in his address under took to answer the question, "Who Makes the Money?" He ridiculed the idea that any man is entitled to boast of that which he has made," and asserted 'that God through his natural laws, and that society, have created nrartirallv all wealth. A recognition of these facts, Dr. Poteat said, will h finer a tiffu, conception of the proper use of wealth. "The common need of hu manity,' he added, "in these days, commandeers all our resources." Church in Danger. "The church is in danger of being relegated to the scrap-heap if it does not promptly and intelligently un dertake the task of providing a new """yt'on of property," declared Dr. fcM. Poteat. at a ministers' meet. mgat the Y. M. C. A. yesterday? , Bolshevism," he said, "is provid ing a new definition of tirnnerfv and there is no use in pooh-poohing this definition. The only way to fight an idea is to provide a better iuea. v Socialization of .Religion. "We must socialize our relicinn arid spiritualize our sociology if we are 10 meet the rising tide of in quiry as to the meaning of wealth and its proper use. "The, reason the church has not found i definition of property which would meet the spirit of revolt against existing conditions." Dr. Poteat continued, "is because' it has been so intensely interested n what it has considered its main business, the salvation of the individual soul. and it has been afraid of a social gospel which might help to make the conditions of life so com fortable that men would forget the future life. Economic nressure from the nut. side is bringing many leaders of in dustry to a totally new 'attitude, but the church must leaven its member ship with the sense of the social obligation which the possession of weaun' imposes. Following Dr. Poteat an address on the Moslem situation was given Dy ut. aamuei M. Zwemer of Lairo, Egypt . fllE BEE: OMAfclX--FRIDAY. APRIL 11, 1919. Commander of Yankee Army of .Occupation in Charge at Coblenz A recent photograph of Maj. Gen. Joseph T. Dickman, who is in com mand of the American army of oc cupation in Germany. General Dicknan has his headquarters in Coblenz. SCIPLE LEADS IN SINGLES, NEW MEN iN DOUBLES Fritscher and Kennedy Roll Into Lead Last Night, Beat ing Mayer and Olsen Out of Head Position. R. Sciple ran off with a lead in the singles of the state bowling tournament at the Omaha alleys last night, rolling 208. 188 and 212, for a total of 608 pins in his three games, going ahead of J. Hensley by two pins. C. Winn forced himself into third place, with a total score of 593. In the doubles, several teams went ahead of the former hierh mark of Al Mayer and O. Olsen. H. Fritscher and G. Kennedy went to the top with a mark of 1,178. The standings follow: ' Doubles. Fritscher and Kennedy. 1,178 Eldson and Sciple 1,149 Lparn and Wartehow 1,109 Mayer and Olson 1,103 Mills and Watt ........ T 1,099 Hefton and Blake 1,099 Boord and Matin 1J189 K. Sciple and M. Stunz.... 1,086 Swoboda and Wiley 1,080 Fletcher and Johnson 1,066 Larson, and Hensley 1,059 Chrlstcfnson and Spellman 1,047 Crowder and K. Stun ,. 1,046 Karls and Jarosh , 1,046 Morrell and Miller 1.045 Bengele and Voss 1,038 Delphin and Lindsey 1,036 Schultz and Hancock 1,029 Williams and Smith 1,015 Dlckelman and London 1,014 Zimmerman and &arp 1,000 Paine and Rentschler 986 Pearson and Perdue 985 985 983 976 969 950 882 .622 .519 Scott and Stapher ....... Kanka and Kleny..T. ... Landwiekamp and Rets . Winn and West Ilollock and Armstrong. Dr. Adams and Bland . . R. Sciple 608J. . Hensley 606 H. C. Winn 593 J. S. Board 693 E. H. D. Vore .....692. B. ' Shaw .'.691W. L. Kieny B83A. V. Hancock ....680W. J. Wills 675 A. Watt Hathaway Martin 519 Stunz 618 Zimmerman. .618 Vose 517 Crulckshank. .610. Learn S04 Blake 504 Dolphin 501 Scott 497 Miller 490 Kuhry 490 Hollock 486 Fritscher ...483 Wiley 474 Christenson. .474 Larsen 473 West ........472 Zarp 466 Hehultz 466 Bissett 463 Paino 461 Swoboda 457 Crowder .....466 Spellman ....464 Anderson . ...i45 Williams ...447 T. Hefton 571 M. Wartehow ...670K. Stuns 568 R. Johnson 567 J. 'Bengele 5630. London 569 H. Dlckelman ...654W. Beselln 563 H. Jarosl? 553 A. Mitchell 651 W. Ktdson 6490. Rentschler ...649D Kanka 543D. Sciple 639L. Kennedy . . . .638F. Karls 636L. Jenkins 584F. Stapher .....630B. Fletcher 633 W. Olsen 628M. . Morrell 443 Rtis .23Dr. A. Adams... 412 Hun Officers Are Now Eager to Enter U. S. Army Berlin, April 10. (By the Asso ciated Press) The Austrian secre tary of state for military affairs an nounced that he has received as surances from French and British representatives in Vienna that 700 Austrian army officers who desire to emigrat to 'Argentina will not be prevented from traveling to that country, according to the Vossische Zcitung. , This report again calls attention to the , activities of German armv officers who are seekingto enter the United btates army in such large numbers that the Spanish em bassy here found it necessary to post a placard stating that these men are not wanted by the Amer ican military' authorities. The American correspondents in 3erlin are almost daily receiving inquiries from German officers with this., purpose in mind, who are in variably told by the' correspondents that they have no knowledge of any willingness of the United States army authorities to accept the Ger man offers. Rabbi Frederick Cohn to Report on Conference Rabbi Frederick . Colin returned Thursday from Gncinnati, where he attended the Central Conference of American Rabbis, in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the birth of Isaac M. Wise.-its founder. Tonight at Temple Israel, Rabbi Cohn will give a report of the meeting. The subject will be "The Wise Centen ary Conference." -.j China Ignores Treaty Peking, April 10. In contraven tion of the Russo-Chinese treaty, which now is regarded as having lapsed, the government has sent troops to Urga and to Kiachta. The Russian legation has -presented a note to the government protesting against this dispatch of Chinese troops into outer Mongolia i V T f ;' ! . 2T"vv J ' I INfini N Mllfflll . A I HLC I CO I Ant r MUNY CARNIVAL Win Championship in Men's Division at Auditorium; Mil ler Park Women Leaders of Fair Contestants. The third annual athletic carnival of the community centers of Omaha was successfully staged last night at the auditorium under the direction of Recreation Director J. J. Isaac son. Iiincoln school, with 16 points to its: credit and with George Walker doing the bulk of the work, won the championship in the men's di vision. The Lincoln lads won every relay race that counted in the scor ing. George Walker Was the main stay of the Lincoln crowd and was easily the shining light of the eve ning, winning every event in which he entered. Miller Park, with seven points to its credit, copped second honors, while third place went to Train school, the South Side lads registering five points. Miller Park, with 19 points car ried bff the honors in the women's division. The feminine stars from the Miller Park district had an easy time winning their honors, their nearest competitor, Monmouth Park, registering only seven points. Mon mouth Park gained second place by getting seven points, while Mason was given third place with five points. The athletic exhibition was the most successful one staged in this city under the Board of Recreation. Over 300 contestants took oart. Gray-haired mothers, as well as the young kiddies, were there to show their athletic skill. The women and girls gave exhibitions in wand drill and took part in other gymnasium sports. The feature of the evenis of the evenine were -the relay races, in which both men and women took part. Among these were the ouar ter mile run, the senior 100-dash, the girls' championship relay, the girls' 40-yard dash, and the married women's 40-yard dash. The quarter-mile run was won by George Walker of the Lincoln Com munity center, in" the jig time of 1 minute 12 1-2 seconds. Roy Medlin of Miller Park was second, while Dan .Mulcahy of Lincoln was third.- Miss Vlasta Sterba,. director of community centers, led the women in their wand drill exhibition and all the other sports in which the women took rart. The summaries: Men's hand polo Won by Benson, Miller Park beins; the loser. . Half-mile race George Walker of Lin coin school, first; Dan Mulcahey, second George Sirhan, third; Harvey Tonge, fourth. Junior 40-yard dash Alfred Butera, first; Wllme'r Beerkll, second; Carl Ren- stram, third. Girls' 40-yard dash Adaline Benson, first; Genevieve Van Hoosen, second; Gert rude Sanford, third. Married women's 40-yard dash Mrs. C. H. Speckt, first; Mrs. Earl Shaw, sec ond; Mrs. I. H. Penewlt, third. 100-yard dash George Walker, first; Wallace Johnston, second; John Calvert, third. Girls' relay race Miller Park, first; Train second. Quarter-mile run George Walker, first; Roy Medlin, second: Dan Mulcahy, third. Married women's relajr-Mtller Park, first; Monmouth Park, second. Tommy Gibbons Wins Decision Over Chip in Ten-Round Bout Penver, April 10. Tommy Gib bons, light heavyweight boxer of St. Paul, was awarded a referee's decision over George Chip, of New castle, Pa., at the end of their 10 round bout here tonight. The bout ,was full of action, the men mixing it continually, and both were going strong at the finish. 4 Rotterdam Arrives at New York With 2,030 Troops New York, April 10. The Holland America liner Rotterdam, carrying 208 officers, 2,030 troops and 570 civilian passengers arrived at quar antine tonight, but will not dock be fore tomorrow morning. Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, and members of the mission to the international labor conference are among the no tables aboard. Mr. Gompers and his party, composed of James Duncan, Frank Duffy, William Green and Major George L. Berry, trades union leaders, have been aboard since early in January. Other prominent persons on the liner are Monsignor J. De Becker, recor of American College at Lou vain; Lady Daniels, Mrs. J. Borden Harriman, Sir Percival and. Lady Perry; Albert Straus of the federal reserve banking system, who went to see President Wilson in Paris; Philip Van Ommeren, president pi a Dutch shipping concern; Val Sten cek, secretary of the minister of finance of Czecho-Slovakia; G. Zil bourg, former secretary of war in the Kerensky cabinet in Russia; Wil liam English W. Ailing and Judge William H. Wadhams. Report Shows Number of Unemployed Is Increasing Washington, April 10. Increasing unemployment during the week end ing April S was shown in reports from 66 cities to the federal employ ment service, a summary of which was made public tonight.' Thirty eight cities showed a total labor sur plus of 133,505. an increase of 5.855 over the preceding week, while 19 reported a labor shortage totalling; 4,650 and nine showed an equality of supply and demand. Points in New England reported the heaviest increases, in surplus al though increases were indicated gen erally in the eastern cities. The surplus on the Pacific coast, re mained practically stationary. Manv southern points Continued to show a labor shortage. Injured by Fall. David Fromkin. 57. fell backwards from a street car at 11 o'clock last night at Sixteenth and Harney streets. He. suffered a severe scalp abrasion and bruises. He was given medical attention at the police sta tion and sent to his home at Forty second and Dodge streets ' Y. M. C. A. Will Transfer Educational System to United States Army New York, April 10. Transfer to the army of the $4,000,000 education al system for officers and enlisted men set up in France during the war by the Young Men's Christian asso ciation, was announced here tonight by William Sloane, chairman of the National War Work council of the organization. The educational system, which in cludes schools at every large camp, post and hospital., was based on a survey of the ' army's educational needs made by Anson Phelps Stokes, jr., of Yale University. It is headed by a Y. M. C. A. army educational commission composed ot John trs kine of Columbia, chairman; Frank E. Spaulding, superintendent of schools of Cleveland, and Kenyon L. Butterfield, president of Massachu setts Agricultural college. In announcing the transfer Mr. Sloane.made public letters from Sec retary of War Baker and General Pershing, commending the Y. M. C.l A. for its work in building up the system. , Neutral Financiers Arranging to , Make Big Loan to Germany Amsterdam, April 10. The visit to Paris of the Dutch , financiers, Van Denhoven and Ter Meulen, a local news agency says, has refer ence to the conclusion of a loan by neutral states to Germany of 200, 000,000 marks. . The loan is to be made under the supervision of the allies and is for the purpose of restoring the eco nomic situation in continental Eur ope. Swiss and Scandinavian bankers, it is added, are participating in the negotiations.-'- Organization Committee - of Congress Hears Report A final meeting of the oreraniza tion committee of the Transmissis- sippi Readjustment congress was held at the Omaha Athletic club last night. Dinner was served after which Robert H. Mauley gave i final report which closed the busi ness of the committee. The idea of the congress was con ceived by six members of the Oma ha Chamber of Commerce wno at tended the war emergency and con struction meeting at Atlantic city in J.'ecember. The congress which was s.uccess fully held was sponsored by the Omaha Chamber of Commerce and the United States Chamber of Com merce. Twelve men were appoint ed to the organization committee C. C. George served as chairman. Methodists Over Top in Pushing Centenary Move Newman Grove, Neb April 10. (Special.) The Grand Island dis trict of the Methodist church held its conference here Tuesday and Wednesday. Twenty-five pastors and 1U laymen were present. Much of the time wa taken up with ques tions pertaining to the Centenary movement. Principal addresses were by Dr. raulkerson, also by Drs. Quick, Isham and Schreckengast. Ihe local congregation is the first in this district to reach its quota in raising the apportionment for re construction work. New York Senate Passes Health Insurance Bill Albany, N. Y.. April 10. A bill to provide for compulsory health in surance in Mew York, passed the senate tonight by a vote of 30 to 20. it now goes to the assembly rules committee. Officials of the Ameri can Association for Labor legisla tion, who have been advocating health insurance throughout the United States for years, declared that it was the first time such a bill had passed a house of any legisla tive body in the country. Commissions are stuMyina: the sub ject in California, Minnesota, Wis consin, Illinois. Ohio, New jersey, Pennsylvania, Connecticut and Mas sachusetts. Passenger Trains Again Moving, Following Storm EI Paso, Tex., April 10. Passen ger trains on the El Paso and South western and Rock Island lines are again moving after having been snowbound for two days near Dal hart, Tex. The Golden State Limited which was due here yesterday after noon from ChicagQ, is scheduled to arrive here early tomorrow morning and will be followed by three other trains, which were delayed east ,of Dalhart. Eastbound trains which were held at Tucumcari, N. M., were also moving tonight, the reports re ceived at the general offices of the El Paso and Southwestern stated. Hitchcock and Pepper in Debate League of Nations Philadelphia, April 10. U. S. Sen ator Hitchcock ot Nebraska and George Wharton Pepper of Phila delphia, executive manager of the league for the preservation of Amer ican independence, tonight debated the constitution of the league of na tions, as made public by the Paris peace conference, before an audience that jammed the Metropolitan, opera house. Senator Hitchcock's speech was along the general lines of his for mer addresses here and other parts of the country. W. H. Lanning, Former Mayor of Hastings, Dead Hastings, Neb., April 10. (Special Telegram.) W, H. Lanning, former mayor of Hastings and one of the wealthiest mei of the community, died last night in the Mary Lanping Memorial hospital, which he erected some time ago, as a memorial to his daughter, who died while attending college. He was 75 years old. Miss McKnight Shows Slight Improvement Miss Irene McKnighvho is dan gerously ill in her home. 116 North Fortieth street, of pneumonia, was reported last night to be slightly improved. ! y , ) i SOLDIER VOTING LAW SLATED TO BE REPEALED Substitute for Measure, In creasing Time Limit for Re turn of Ballots, to Come Up in Senate Today. By a Staff Correspondent. Lincoln. Neb.. Aoril 10. Senti ment in the state senate Thursday pointed to the repeal of the soldiers' voting law. The repeal measure will be brought up by Cordeai at tne session tomorrow. The senate had. under discussion a proposed amendment to limit the period of time for the return of the ballots to two weeks in the election of delegates to the constitutional convention in order that the dele gates may be legally certified. Under the provisions of the soldiers voting law as it now stands, a four weeks' period is allowed, carrying the can vass of the vote beyond the day ac tually set for the meeting of the convention. Cordeai suggested that the entire soldiers votinir law should be-e pealed. The suggestion met with the approval of Senators Saunders and Harriss. After passing H. R. 456, provid ing that pharmacists must attend a rri1lnrrA -f nlnrnnrv (r irrt VAarC before being allowed a certificate by the state, oil motion of Bushee the measure was recalled for specific amendment., In the form passed by both branches' of the legislature -the bill would have reauired all char macists to have attended college, whether they had previously been licensed or not. New City Administration of York, Neb., Takes Office York, Neb., April 10. (Special) Ihe new city administration took office last night. Judge Arthur G. Wray, the successful candidate of the new civic league party, took the oath of office as mayor, and four new councilmen, C. H. Warner, J. W. Little, F. M. Reckner, and W. II. Harrison were sworn in. The council now stands six republicans, diie democrat and one civic leaguer. Judge Wray is the first man born in this city to occupy the mayor's chair. He retained without excep tion all of 'the old employes on the ground that the principle of the civil service and merit system should govern as nearly as possible in city appointments. Utilities Condemnation Measure Killed by House Lincoln, April 10. (Special) The public utilities condemnation bill, which has been held up at one place and another for six weeks after being passed by the senate, has been placed upon the sifting file of the house and will be acted upon by the sifting committee withia the next 24 hours. The bill provides that Lincoln and other smaller cities of the state can condemn and purchase public utilities such as water works, street car comnanies and gas and electric plants. The bill, S. F. 90, was intro duced by Peterson. lo Penitentiary for Taking Money and Button York, Neb.. Aoril 10. I Soecial Telegram.) Henry Dawson and Kobert Byrne pleaded euiltv before Judge Corcoran today to the charge ot holding up and robbing E. J. Taylor, March 31, of $1.25 and one cuff button of the value of 5 cents. Ihey were given an indeterminate sentence of from three to seven years in the penitentiary. Nebraska Farm Increases $60 an Acre in Past Year Beatrice, Neb., April 10. (Spe cial.) Farm values in Gage county are gradually going sicyward. About year ago Kilpatrick Brothers of this city bought a 200-acre" farm of Wallace Robertson two miles north of Beatrice, for $30,000. and yester day the same farm sold for $42,000, the purchasers bemsr William Waranke of Sterling and Mr. Steele of Firth. Steel Orders Cut New York, April 10. Unfilled or- ders of the United States Steel cor poration on March 31 were 5,430, 572 tons, according to the corpora tion's monthly statement issued to day. This is a decrease of 580,215 tons compared with the orders on February J. 'AMUSEMENTS. Today and Saturday Matlata, Saturday is and SOc THE MAN WHO ALL OMAHA 18 TALKING ABOUT MURDOCK "Tha Man Who Knows." ALL NEW 190.000 SHOW OF WONDERS. Pnmtt.r Prtc. ?.V Rft .nd 75c. TO - IGHT 1:20 P. IN. Last Tim. ' COHAAND HARRIS PRESENT A Play of tha Sacrct Servtea "Three Faces East" Tlck.ta, SOc, 7Sc, $1, $1.50,' and $2. Tomorrow, April 12, Matinee and Eva. Neil O'BRIEN MINSTRELS New Production, New Sonfo, New Acts Nljht, SOc to $1.80; Mat., 25c to $1.00. ofr. l,.M!'El8: "white COUPONS": f?2IIR BALL 'ON WEST; BUSTER SANTOS 4 1ACQUE HAYS; RoMnMa'o Mill, tary El.phanti; Camoroa A Owttt A Co.: "if1.. KI"U ;': Trawl Wal. Mat..: lie to 78c. NIohL." lOo lo l.SO. "OMAHA'S FUN CENTER." iBriMlSrtliVy MataSIB-ZS-SOc TSn, 25c-C0c-7Sc-l Pter S. Clark'. "Oil GIRL!" Muaical Burleaque Oflerini w " tin jonnnie Je.i ana uanny Murphy ii "Friendly Rivale." Ctaoru. of fwentySinJ inf and Dancina Witchra. Murphy in LADIES' DIME MATINEE WEEK niv S.u Utu Wk: Uto.Jllu. HuoraH" tilrla.' M'KELVIE'S CODE BILL PASSES IN LOWER HOUSE Senate Refuses to Concur in Amendments of House apdf Committee Named to 1 Take Up Changes. ' i Lincoln, Neb., April 10,-(Speciii Telegram.) Governor McKelviei civil administration code bill passej! the lower house , of th legislature this morning by a vote of 58 for and 32 against. - It had previously passed the 8en ate by one majority. i '-' The fight that was waged against the bill in the house was a most strenuous one. Practicallly all tha democrats were lined up against tha bill, and with the exception v of Schmidt, "a - nonpartisan ; member, , voted against it.. "i , " Makes Big Change. '. , ' Many of the ' members mads -elaborate explanations of their votes when the roll was called for the pas sage of the bill this morning. According to its provisions, tha ? administrative offices of the state , will be divided into six departments, those of finance, agriculture, labor. -' trade and commerce, public welfare and public works. ' . These, will be under the direction of secretaries, who will be appointed by the governor, and the law in ef fect provides tor the cabinet form of government. Each of the secre- taries appointed by the governor ; will receive $5,000 per year com, r pensattotu . ? ; . Senate Balks at Changes. V; . The senate later refused to ccnciiH in the house amendments to : the" bill. A conference committee composed of members of both houses was named and will go over the provis ions contained in the amendments to the bill. ' , ,. N The senate committee is composed of Senators Peterson, Cordeai and Bushee, The house committee con-, sists of Representatives . Jeuison. Rodman and Reynolds. ' k House Kills Bill to Let ' Jowns Use More Road Tax Lincoln, , April 10. (Special) -S. F. 81, providing that , one-half the amount of road taxes paid by'aiiy city or village in the county assess ments shall be used in the repair of streets within the city, was killed Thursday morning by the house. The law now. provides that a small percentage can be used by the town" for city streets and that the rest of the city taxes must be used in the building of county roads. 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