THE BEE: OMAHA, TUESDAY, MAY 13, 1919.
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IB INCLINED
TO ACCEPT ANY
TERMS OF PEACE
German People Seem to Be
, Stunned, Say : American
Officers; Some Show
Spirit of Bravado.
Coblenz, May 12. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) The" impression
gained by American officers through
talking with Germans regarding the
peace terms is that many of them
are bitter and sullen, but are in
clincd to resign themselves to accept
any terms no natter-how harsh.
No concrete plan of action has been
suggested in the event the German
delegates at Versailles refuse to
sign the treaty. V
American officers say the com
mon people in the occupied area
have widely divergent views, bnt
that as a whole, they appear more
or less stunned. Many of them
seem crushed, but others are show
ing a spirit of bravado. -
One American who had circulated
freely among the civilians reported
that none of them expected that
Germany would accept the terms.
They said they could not see how
the people would be able to pay the
indemnities if their commerce was
restricted and all their colonies con
fiscated, and,' in addition Germany
had to cede territory belonging to
the main land.
' They asserted furthermore that
the internal resources of Germany
alone were insufficient to permit of
the payment of indemnities for gen
erations to come.
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Extra Fancy Uncolored Japaiv
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Carnation Milk, per can . . 15
Creamed Cottage Cheese,
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Extra Fancy Lemons, doz.l5
MorreU'B Bacon, whole or half
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Beginning Wednesday
.Our Great
May Sale of
BLOUSES
The Sale Hundreds of Women
Have Been Anxiously
Waiting For
T HE wonderfully smart Blouses
assembled for this event, the
beauty, the unusual designing, and
the -difficulty of procuring them,
makes this event one of extreme im
portance. ' Women desirous of recon
ciling the finest of waist style and
quality, with values of a most unusual
sort should plan to attend this sale.
See Winddw Display Now
See the Details in Tuesday
Night's Papers
Lincoln Bureau of The
ASK REDUCTION
IN STEAM LINE
STATE VALUES
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Representatives of Nebraska
Poads Contend That Respec
tive Lines Are Not Mak-
ing Any Money.
Lincoln, Neb., May 12. (Special.)
Today, before the State Board of
Equalization, representatives o f
some of the railroads advanced ar
guments as to why the taxes on
their particular roads should not be
raised. They contended that rail
way valuation and the valuation of
other property in the state was not
on equal terms and that the rail
roads were paying more than their
proportionate share of the taxes.
- Colonel Seibert, St. Louis, said
that Missouri had adopted a tax
commission as a new way of han
dling the question of railway and
other property valuations, but that
it was not meeting with satisfaction.
He said the commission had per
formed a lot of valuable work, but
there was a strong sentiment in fa
vor of going back to the forme
method, atfd the present session
might take steps to abolish it.
Deficit for Rock Island.
B. M. Miller for the Rock Island
said that the gross earnings of that
road for the year ending December
31, 1918, had been $99,869 556.65.
These earnings, according to Mr.
Miller, distributed over the entire
7,667.54 miles of the road would
make a small return for each mile.
In 1916 he said the net earnings
were $339,145.26; in 1917. $170,000.65
while last year there was a deficit
of $169,010.91. This would make an
average net earning for the three
years of $113,378.33.
Mr. Miller gav: the total bonded
indebtedness of the road in Ne
braska as $251,745,330; total stocks,
$129,407,400, and N total equipment
notes, $391,942,998.60; The market
indebtedness he said was total
bonded indebtedness. $190,714,356.40;
total stocks. $59,114,196.50; equipment-
notes, $10,520,511.88, making a total
market value .of $260,299,064.78, as
Sea Lions Located U-Boats,
Says Prize
By ROBERT WELLES RITCHIE
(Universal Service Staff Corrmpondent.)
London, May 10. Liars, arise and
salute your kingl
Here 8 the story which., puts the
late Mr. Munchausen on the kero
sene circuit and proves that William
Henry Ananias was but a toddler
in ine prevarication crctuc. xis an
about-ihe intelligent sea lions used
bv the British navy to track the
wicked submarine to its lair. -Take
a long breath and listen:
In the summer of 1917, says the
Ancient Mariner, the admiralty, be
ing quite desperate in its hunt for
some sure means of eradicating the
German under-sea pirates, purchased
two perfectly respectable California
sea lions and began carrying out
experiments in a lake.
Rewarded With Fish.
Noises were made under water on
one side, and the animal, on jump
ing in, heard the noise and swam
toward it, being rewarded when he
found it by a feed of fish. The noise
was made by an electric buzzer un
der water. After a considerable
amount of this practice the animal
was able to locate the sound each
time. -
.The animals were1 then taken
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P. A. Barrow, Correspondent.--
against a total par capitalization of
$391,942.998.60. '
Mr. Miller contended that the val
uation of the road, placed upon it
by former boards of $43,580 per
mile, was grossjy excessive and that
a reduction of at least 25 per cent
should be made.
Says Assessment Unfair.
T. A. Polleys, tax commissioner of
the Northwestern, contended that
the valuation of the Northwestern
road had been unfair when com
pared to the assessment of other
property in Nebraska counties
crossed by that line of road.
The stock and bond value of the
entire Northwestern sysfem, accord
ing to Mr. Polleys during, the five
year period ending with the close of
1918, as fixed by the Wisconsin tax
commission, was $411,558,875, with
out any deduction for non-operating
assets, about $3,500,000 less than the
stock and bond value computed by
the same commission.
The all-track mileage of the North
western in Nebraska is about 10.24
per cent of the entire system. Dur
ing the seven years ending last year
the system's gross earnings within
this state were but 8.22 per cent.
During the same time only 4.31 per
cent of the net earnings were made
in Nebraska. Taking all these things
mUt consideration, would give the
100 per cent value of the operating
property in this state as $29,061,000.
The-assessed valuation fixed by the
board last year was $37,874,055.
The Omaha & Southern interurban
was represented by Ira Lausler, who
said he thought that the valua
tion should be placed at $2,000 per
mile. Last year the board cut the
valuation from $6,000 to $3,000 per
mile, while three years ago it stood
at $9,000 per mile. He said the road
had never paid returns on the in
vestment. ,
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New Equipment in Office
of State Auto Department
Lincoln, Neb., May 12. (Special.)
The automobile department of the
state engineer's office is equipped
with a new, set of cases for the
handling of the receipts which come
into the office for numbers.
.The engineering department has
installed a machine for o'rinting road
charts ao that several hundred per
hour can oe turned out. auout. a
dozen clerks are working in the
automobile department while some
thing like 30 are working m tlte engi
neering department.
Prevaricator
down to Portsmouth and oractice
was carried out with a real subma-
rine.
The first experiments were
carried out with the submarine in
harbor with the buzzer. 'This was
successful. The animal was thrown
overboard some distance off, , swam
to the submarine and jumped on
board for his accustomed feed of
fish which he got. ' This was done
several times to accustom him to
the submarine.
Answers Buzzer,
The next development was, while
still in harbor, to do a few revolu
tions with the propeller, sounding
the buzzer at the same time this
was to accustom the animal to the
croneller. This also was success'
ful, although the motors had to be
stoooed when he was near. A
small, lisrht. cigar-shaped float
painted red, was tied around the
animal's neck by a long piece of
gut. In this manner the animal s
whereabouts was ascertained as he
towed it along with him on top of
the water. A portable cage was
then made on the top of a steam
boat and the animals were taken
outside. The same practice was
earned out with the buzzer and
propellers, only at increased dis
tances. I he animals were titted
with small wire muzzles to prevent
them going on a fishing expedition
of their own. 1 -The
practice was then carried out
.without the buzzer, the submarine
using its motors only. After about
a week of this the animal would
discover the sound and jump on
beard. Great difficulty was experi
enced owing to passing steamers,
which the animal would hear and
chase.
Barked for Food.
The final stage of practice vas
with the submarine diving. The
men in the steamboat, as soon as
the float was observed near the peri
scope, would signal the fact to the
captain of the submarine, who was
watching through the periscope.
The submarine would then stop mo
tors and come to the surface. On
several occasions the animal was on
deck "barking" for food even before
the captain could open the canning
tower hatch. This ended the experi
ments. ' .
Unfortunately the Ancient Mariner
paused at this juncture to light his
pipe and went to sleep without ever
telling us how the actual war cruises
of the California jamphibians result
ed. And what happened to the sea!
when a depth bomb was dropped on
his discovery? Did he. live to chase
the noise made by thebomb?
Plan Withdrawal of
American Troops From
North Russia In June
Archangel, May 12. (By Associ
ated Press.) Tentative arrange
ments are being made to begin the
withdrawal of the American troops
from north Russia early in June.
These plans have been taken up be
cause of the public announcement of
the plans of the United States gov
ernment by Secretary of War Baker,
but no definite orders have as yet
Kbeen received by the American com
mander. American troops have not
been engaged on a large scale in the
past month'snghting.
Striking Express Men
Vote to Return to Work
New York, May 12. The 9.000
striking employes of the American
Railway Express company today
voted unanimously to return to
work tomorrow and leave the ad
justment of their grievances to their
committee and officials of the rail
road administration,
Omaha-Bee
Civil War- Veterans
and Their Ladies to
Meet Next Week in York
Lincoln, May 12. (Special.) As
sistant Adj. Gen. Harmon Bross is
now in readiness for the G. A. R.
encampment which meets at York
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
of next week. This is always a
great time for the G. A. R. and its
auxiliary associations, the Sons of
Veterans Woman's Relief corps, the
Ladies of the G. A. R. and the Spanish-American
veterans,. who all meet
together and have the one big time
of their lives. -
Indications are that it will be as
large an encampment as any within
the past few years. The presence
of Commander-in-chief Clarenden
E Adams, and Mrs. Adams, also of
the national presidents of the W. R.
C, of the Ladies of the G. A. R. and
other national officers will add at
tractions to the encampment.
Burlington train No. 39, leaving
Lincoln at 11:10 Monday morning
for York will carry most of the del
egates from Omaha, Lincoln and in
tervening points. All departments
of the encampment will enter upon
work at 2 p. m., Monday.
Every one intending to go should
emphasize the requirement that ev
ery passenger must have an identi
fication card; one certificate will not
answer for both man and wife in ob
taining reduced fares,
- An apron is the ' Persian royal
standard. A Persia" who was a
blacksmith by trade raised a suc
cessful revolt, and his leather apron,
covered with jewels, is still borne in
the van of Persian armies.
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E. H. SPRAGUE, President
STATE LIQUOR
AGENT BUNKER
UNDERARREST
To Be Called Into Court to
Answer Charge of Engaging
in Quarrel With W. N.
Jamieson. ,
State Liquor Agent .Bunker, ar
rested yesterday afternoon by Con
stable Roach, was not forced to lie
in jail all night. Surety bonds for
his appearance Wednesday Before
Justice of the Peace Collins, were
secured by Attorney Holland. 1
. Bunker's arrest was brought about
by complaints filed by W. N.
Jamieson, following a quarrel be
tween th two in police court May
5, charging gunker with assault.
Constable Roach arrested Bunker in
Judge Estelle's court, where Bunker
was waiting to testify in a liquor
case. Justice of he Peace Collins
set the hearing for" next Wednes
day. "It's all a mistake," asserted
Bunker when questioned. 'T never
had a quarrel with Jamieson. All
I said to. him in police court was
that he shouldn't be so insulting."
Jamieson tells a different story.
"Bunker was the cause of it all,"
he asserted. "He was in charge of
Agents Smith and Vogle. I have
several witnesses who will swear
that he instructed Smith to hh me
in the nose. The three men crowd
ed me in a threatening manner.
Smith called me foul names.- I have
filed complaints against Smith, as
well as Bunker. Vogle said less
than the other 'two, so J filed no
charges against him." ,
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30x3 16.00 19.15 19.15 25.18 3.65
SOxS 20.75 24.85 ; 24.8(5 30.50 4.20
32x3y2 24.40 29.10 29.10 36.15 4.65
31x4 32.10 38.05' 38,05 47.12 5.10
32x4 32.50 38.65 38.65 ' 47.85 5.60
33x4 34.15 40.40 40.40 r 49.30 5.80
34x4 " 34.65 41.40 41.40 50.50 6.10
33x4y2 45.20 51.65. 51.65 55.50 7.20
34x4i2 47.20 ' 53.45 53.45 57.00 7.50
35x412 48.65 55.20 55.20 58.45 .75
36x412 52.00 56.50 56.50 59.75 8.00"
35x5 - 56.10 64.85 64.85 70.80 . 9.00
37x5 59.15 70.20 J 70.20 , 74.05 10.00
Inscribe 14 Points
on New German Flag,
Says Hun President
Berlitn May 12. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) Germany has seized
and unfurled a new banner on which
are inscribed President Wilson's 14
points, which the president ap
parently has deserted," saidFred
erich Ebert, the German president,
in, a statement to the Associated
Press today.
President Ebert called the peace
treatya "monstrous document. He
declared that history holds , no
precedent for such determination
to annihilate completely vanquished
peoples. , . -
York County Starts Boost
for Good Roads Building
York, Neb., May 12. (Special.)
The York Commercial club is boost
ing for good roads. Several en
thusiastic meetings have been held
and the farmers of York county are
joining in the boosting. A petition
is being circulated to pave five miles
north of the Lincoln avenue boule
vard.- . -
General Colby Candidate.
Beatrice, Neb., May 12. (Special)
General L .W. Colby has anr
nounced himself as a candidate for
delegate from Gage county to the
constitutional convention to be held
at Lincoln. Friends of H. E. Sack-
ett, formerly state senator, are urg
ing hi mto make the race, Gage is
entitled to two delegates.
Restrictions Removed.
Washington, May 12. All "indus
tries which had agreed to co-oper
ate with the industrial board of the
Department of Commerce in revising
price schedules were released from
their obligations by George N. Peck,
ing him to make the race. Gage is
board, resigned yesterday.
CW
es- ir
i pm
MONDAY, MAY 12th,
prices will form the Re
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Death Sentence Changed
to Imnrisonment for Life
in
sentence imposed by military court
martial - in France upon Private
Buddieh Ash worth, 116th infantry,
after conviction on the charge of
having killed Pvt. Thomas A. Jack
son, of the same unit, has been com
muted by President Wilson to life
imprisonment, the War department
announced today.' General Pershing,
in reviewing the case, expressed the
opinion that the circumstances were
not such as to justify the execution
of the death sentence
Skirt diseases
quickly yield
mv i0 b
If your doctor said to use Resi-
nol Ointment for that skin-trouble
you'd try it without a second
thought 1 Well, thousands of doc
tors throughout the country are
prescribing Reslnol Ointment to
neal sick skins, and have been
doing so constantly for over twenty '
years. So why not take the com
Riiini
a,
we
18th and
Burned to Death While
1 Piayins? About Bonfire
Norfolk, Neb.? May 12. (Special
Telegram.) Evelyn Mulroney,'. 7
years old; daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
George Mulroney, died from Bums
received while playing about a bon
fire. Children were pouring kero
sene on the flames, when the girl'
dress caught fire. Former Council
man Matt Shaffer made a heroic
effort to save the girl by trying to
tear the burning clothes from her
body. He is in bed suffering from
burns received as a resulj , of his
efforts. . '
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bined advice of all these wise med
ical men and let Resinol Ointment
make your skin well f It usually
stops itching at once, makes sleep
possible, and speedily heals the.
eruption.
Rctinot Ointment U u tactllant hmjtmr
Jrnin-, too, for burnt, (calda, eot nd
stubborn littU tore. Sold by all drucg-M.
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