THE BEE: OMAHA, MONDAY, MAY 26, 1919.
SOLDIERS TELL
EXPERIENCES IN
CITY CHURCHES
Service Flags "Demobilized"
With Inspiring Ceremonies;
Bee Man Makes Address
Before Bible Class.
Service flags in many Omaha
churches were "demobilized" yester
day with inspiring ceremonies. As
the last Sunday before Memorial
day, it was considered an appropri
ate time for this ceremony.
At Westminster Presbyterian
church, as each star was demobilized
from the flag, it was covered with a
Liberty bond. These bonds will be
added to the church's building fund
r.nd thus become a lasting tribute to
the men who were in the service.
Stripes were pinned on the stars
of the service flag at the United
Brethren church by the mothers of
ths boys. At Calvary Baptist
church last evening the honor roll
was called and the service flag "de
mobilized" in that way.
Returned Soldiers Speak.
Returned soldiers made addresses
in many of the churches. Karl Lee,
a member of The Bee staff, deliv
ered an interesting address before
the men s Bible class of Grace Meth
odist church yesterday morning on
his experiences with the United
States marines at the battle of the
Argonne woods and elsewhere.
The veterans of the civil war also
had their day at the First United
Evangelical church where the men
and the women of the relief corps
attended services in a body. The
Spanish war veterans attended Pearl
Memorial Methodist churches in a
body.
Methodist churches had a spon
taneous day of jubilation because
the churches of Omaha have raised
more than their quota in the inten
sive drive of the centenary -m-paign
for funds which started May
18. The Omaha Methodist churches
have raised about $185,000 t'.ough
their quota was only $164,325.
Boston Woman Speaks.
Mrs. Ida Vose Woodb; v of Bos
ton, Mass., spoke at the First Con
gregational church yesterda - morn
ing and at Plymouth Congregational
church in the evening.
Alfred Gaul's sacred cantata,
"Ruth," was sung last evening at
Our Saviour's Lutheran church.
Bishop James Wise of Kansas
conducted the evening services at
the Good Shepherd Episcopal
chuflch. He was formerly rector of
St. Martin's Episcopal church, South
Side.
ormer State Labor
Commissioner Out for
Constitutional Meeting
Lincoln, May 25. (Special.)
Frank M. Coffey, former state labor
.-ommissioner and leader in labor
;ircles, though twice defeated for
rommissioner of the city of Lincoln,
Arill be a candidate for the constitu
ional convention.
Lancaster farm organization met
ast night and put the oVganization
oehind the following men: A. E.
Sheldon, director legislative refer
ence bureau; W. F. Dale, retired
larmer living at Denton; B. F. Pal
menter, a farmer, member of the
farmers' union .and nonpartisan
league; C. C. Flansburg, Lincoln, at
torney for the nonpartisan league;
N. Z. Snell, prominent insurance
man, and F. M. Coffey. Dr. James
R. Gettys, Methodist clergyman of
University Place slated for the
place, was thrust one side and Cof
fey substituted.
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Flashlight of
A flashlight picture taken at the
recent style show and dance given
by the Union Outfitting company
at the Auditorium. More than 3,000
people viewed the manikins as
TRADE TRIP IS
BIG BOOST TO
LOCAL JOBBERS
(Continued from Fae One..)
ing space and for dwelling houses
than the people of Omaha realize;
and the people of the towns and
cities on the trade excursion route
will force Omaha to become a larg
er city and a more important busi
ness center, regardless of any effort
on the part of Omaha; but, if the
business men of Omaha are to get
their share of the commerce of
these western communities, they
must keep Omaha moving to the
front and must co-operate in the de
velopment of its territory.
Learn Country and People.
Not only was a great deal learned
about the trade conditions, but the
Omaha boosters made the acquaint
ance of many men along the route
taken by the special train; and,
judging from the size of the crowds
which were on hand at every sta
tion when the train arrived and the
warm welcome given Omaha men,
the people in those towns and cities
have a kindly feeling toward the
city of Omaha and want to give it
their preference when selecting a
market for their products.
Representatives of the different
departments of the Chamber of
Commerce were on the train gather
ing information concerning obsta
cles to the movement of trade
through Omaha, with a view to ac
complishing proper readjustments.
However, the long journey of
2,500 miles was not all hard fig
ures and plain business facts. It
had its pleasures and its little in
cidents that will never be forgotten.
The country traversed was one of
historic interest, where many of the
great events of the Indian wars took
place. Old Fort Robinson in the
Crawford Valley was passed the sec
ond day. As the train left Sher
idan, Fort McKenzie, an important
post in pioneer days, and still main
tained, could be een outside the city
limits. In Montana, the Little Horn
river was crossed below the point
where the Sioux and Cheyenne In
dians were routed by General Crook;
and just before reaching Crow
Agency, the capitol of the Crow In
dian reservation, the famous Custer
battlefield was visible.
Reception By Indians.
The Crow Indians who have al
ways been friendly to the white men,
gave the Omaha men a cordial re
ception, and contrary to their usual
custom, willingly posed for camera
men and the moving picture operat
or. In the absence of Chief Plen-
ticoos, Good Medicine, the chief of
police, headed the Indian delegation.
Harry Moccasin, one of General Cus-
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Style Show
they displayed all the beautiful new
summer styles in gowns and wraps.
The picture shows two of the six
models as they appeared on the plat
form specially constructed through
the center of the hall.
tcr's scouts, was on hand attired in
the same style of buck skin gar
ments that he wore 40 years ago.
At Ballentine, Mont., each Omaha
booster was presented with a branch
of lilac flowers which were collected
in vases and served to make the din
ing cars cheerful during the rest of
the journey.
As the train crossed the Yellow
stone river, two miles east of Bill
ings, Coulson, an old trading post,
was seen to the left of the track and
at the eastern point of .the bluffs
running north of Billings is the
famous Boot Hill cemetery where 18
people, who died unnatural deaths,
"with their boots on," are buried.
In this cemetery lie the remains of
"Mugsy" Taylor, who carried the
news of the Custer massacre to
Helena, Mont, from where it was
sent to the east. This place marks
the highest point in the Yellow
stone river reached by steamboats.
Pass Indian Battlefield.
About IS miles southwest from
Warren, Mont., Gen. Nelson A.
MSles defeated the Indians in one of
the last battles between soldiers and
Indians. Returning through the Big
Horn basin, Wind River canyon to
Casper, the party passed through a
country where many prospectors
were lost searching for the mythical
Lost Cabin gold mine.
Arthur Thomas, manager of the
publicity bureau, made the acquaint
ance of a baby coyote at Ardmore,
S. D. At first the coyote seemed
to love Mr. Thomas, and consented
to be held and petted. Suddenly
the animal became angry, and Mr.
Thomas thought that he had been
gassed, torpedoed and shelled all at
the same time. He suffered only a
slight wound, but he became so an
gry that it was decided the word
"coyote" should not be mentioned
in his presence during the rest of
the trip. At Riverton a large party
had not returned from an automo
bile ride when the train left. They
prepared for a 25-mile race to the
next town, but had proceeded only
a mile when they discovered the
train had been stopped.
Exhibit a Wampus.
One of the features of each visit
to the Wyoming towns was the ex
hibition of a wampus. Newspaper
men were forbidden to mention its
presence, as several attempts had
been made to steal the prize. H. E.
tsabcock, the Pullman conductor,
was supposed to have captured the
strange animal at Red Lodge. Great
crowds lined up at each station to
get a look into the animal's cage.
The exhibition proved so popular
that it was decided to show the
wampus at the Chamber of Com
merce club rooms.
During one long run between sta
tions, a beauty contest was held and
David Cole was elected the hand
somest man on the train by a large
majority over the other two can
didates. Joe Wright and Dr. R. A.
Moser, who tied for second place.
The election took place in Wy
oming. It is estimated that 500,000 book
lets and souvenirs advertising
Omaha were distributed during the
trip. Souvenirs were eagerly sought
by the children and each town had
its "gimme gang," as the young
sters soon were termed. Every
town was taken by storm with the
exception of North Platte. When the
train was held up and robbed by
those terrible bandits who, before
leaving, handed out a few copies of
an extra edition of the evening
paper w7hich told the details of the
holdup, exhibited such enterprise
that the Omaha men let the North
Platte gang have its own way.
Administrator of Boy
Killed in France Brings Suit
Beatrice, Neb., May 25. William
T. Stanoschek, administrator of the
estate of Homer A. Armstrong, a
Gage county soldier, who was kill
ed in France, has brought suit in
district court against Charles N.
Hinds and his wife, Josie A. Hinds,
alleging undue influence in a prop
erty transfer, in which the deceased
was interested to the extent of
$3,350. The administrator states that
"Homer was a young man of 24, a
farmer boy, inexperienced in busi
ness matters and of innocent mind."
He was "wrongfully and unjustly
caused by the defendants to believe
the costs of administering ttie estate
left him would nearly consume all
his interest."
The parties to the suit are resi-v
dents of Odell, Mr. Hinds being a
banker there.
Nurses From Superior, Who
Served in War, Return
Superior, Neb., May 25. (Special
Telegram.) This county's first Red
Cross nurses, Misses Charlie and
Ruth Welch, just returned from
France, and are now head nurses in
Lewis Memorial hospital here. This
hospital was named after the first
Superior boy killed, and whose
mother donated his insurance money
for this hospital.
To Manufacture Fence Posts.
Fremont, Neb., May 25. (Spe
cial.) Plans for the new factory
to be erected by the Nebraska
Foundry and Manufacturing com
pany have been completed and work
on the structure will begin this
week. The company has purchased
the plant of the Fremont Granite
Brick company and the new factory
will be erected adjoining. The com
pany will manufacture concrete
fence post making machines
AVIATOR FOUND
800 MILES OFF
IRISHCOAST
(Continued from Page One.)
lorn hope that the aviators might
be picked up by some craft without
wireless was realized. The Danish
steamer Mary, crawling along at
r.ine knots, was the lucky vessel,
and her brief message to the watch
ers at the Butt of Lewis, as she
proceeded on her way to Scotland,
left the public to speculate wonder
mgly over the details of the airmen's
adventures.
Send Out Destroyers.
The admiralty immediately dis
patched destroyers from northern
points to intercept the Mary, and
the Daily Mail instructed all signal
stations to ry to communicate with
the captain, with the urgent request
to land the aviators at some Scott
ish port. The admiralty quest suc
ceeded, and a wireless message came
from the destroyer Woolsun late in
the evening that she had overtaken
the Mary and had transferred the
aviators.
Nothing except some great battle
has excited London more than to
day's unexpected tidings. The pub
lic was disposed to question wheth
er the first report could be trusted,
and the admiralty statement that it
was taking measures to verify the
report indicated doubt, which the
Woolsun's message dispelled.
Mrs. Hawker Confident.
The modest Hawker home near
Surbiton was quickly the center of
interest. Crowds of people swarmed
there. Mrs. Hawker, who had only
on Saturday received a telegram of
condolence from King George, said:
"I had a presentment all along
that I should see my husband again.
I was confident all the time, al
though everyone condoled with me.
I am overjoyed and too overcome to
talk now."
Hawker has sent the following
message from the Revenge to the
Daily Mail:
"My machine stopped owing to the
water filter in the feed pipe from
the radiator to the water pump be
ing blocked with refuse, such as sol
der, the like shaking loose in the
radiator."
"It was no fault of the motor,
which ran absolutely perfect from
start to finish, even when all the
water had boiled away.
"We had no trouble in landing on
the sea, where we were picked up
by the tramp ship Mary, after being
in the water for 90 minutes. We
leave at 2 p. m. Monday, arriving in
London Tuesday evening."
Wife Receives the News.
Mrs. Hawker, wife of the aviator,
received the news from the Mary
early this morning at her home near
Surbiton and posted a notice out
side her home, reading:
"Mr. Hawker has been found. He
is on the boat Mary, bound for Den
mark." A crowd of villagers soon gath
ered and showered Mrs: Hawker
with congratulations.
The London Daily Mail, which
offered a purse of $50,000 for the
first flight by a heavier than air
craft across the Atlantic ocean, will
give Hawker and Grieve a consol
ation prize of 5,000 pounds sterling.
One Holdup and Three
Burglaries Reported
to Police Department
One highway robbery and three
burglaries were reported to the po
lice during the night of Saturday to
Sunday.
Shortly after bidding his friend,
Charles Bloom, 1519 North Thirty
third street, goodnight, E. R. Chris
tensen, Loyal hotel, was accosted by
two youthful highwaymen at Thirty
third and Seward streets, and robbed
of $27 and a watch valued at about
$20.
Christensen was unaware of the
highwaymen's approach and before
he could confront them he was
struck over the head and knocked to
the ground. One of the youths
whom the victim described as being
about 20 years old, pointed a gun
at him while his companion went
through his pockets.
When J. P. Shafer, 3120 Taylor
avenue, left home Saturday after
noon to attend the funeral of his
departed friend, thieves entered his
house and stole $150 in jewelry and
clothing, after completely ransack
ing the home.
Included in the loot was a child's
savings bank containing 30 cents.
The thieves gained entrance
through a window.
Merchandise valued at more than
$156 was stolen from the Liberty
clothing store, 1714 North Twenty
fourth street, Saturday night.
Entrance was gained by breaking
through a rear door.
Forty-one boxes of cigars were
taken from the A. H. Wvman cicar
store, 2424 Leavenworth street, Sat
urday night. The cigars were
valued at $100.
Omaha Ranks Sixth Among
Big Bank Cities in U. S.
Omaha ranks cl-vfh omAnrr
wrK&bil WUlVllg kll
biesrest bank cities nf tin iTm'trl
States, having three banks with ag
gregate resources of more than
$10,000,000, according to a report is
sued in Washington last week. New
York leads the list with Philadel
phia. Pittsburgh, Boston and San
Francisco next in order.
Cities that follow Omaha on the
list are New Orleans Kjums Citv.
Cincinnati, Cleveland. Baltimore,
luiiwauKee. Minneapolis, vvasning
ton, Los Angeles, Portland and St.
Paul.
Aged Man Lost Three Times
Before Reaching His Home
J. L. Hawkins. 88 years old. 3302
Walnut street, was lost three times
Saturday before police finally suc
ceeded in restoring him to his wife.
Hawkins is said to be former mayor
of Ottawa, Kan.
Police found the aeed man the
first time. On his way home he be
came confused as to direction, and
was lost again. When brought to
the jail for the second time he wan
dered into a cell and was lost again.
He was finally escorted to his
home.
AT THE
THEATERS
A WELL-BALANCED bill is
IX offered at the Orpheum this
week for the closing program
of the season. Theodore Kosloff
and his Russian ballet, and Grace De
Mar, "The Eternal Feminine," are
two distinctive headline offerings,
with other acts of individual merit.
The Russian dancers are artists
in their line, the "Legend of Tar
tary," being an exceptionally worthy
bit of dramatic terpichorean art.
The wildest moods of the Russian
form' of dancing are interpreted in
this feature of the act. Theodore
Kosloff and Vera Fredowa are the
principals, with a capable support
ing company. They were enthus
iastically received yesterday.
Miss De Mar has a pleasing per
sonality and a clever manner of im
personating a wife taking leave of
friend husband at a train also of a
miss receiving her soldier friend,
who has just returned from over
seas. She is one of the best en
tertainers in her particular line.
Bert Wheeler and associate have
an amusing automobile skit in which
they go through a lot of vexatious
experiences with a flivver. Rizzo
and Ruff have a musical number
which arouses a few laughs. Coak
ley and Dunlevy have a military
skit, "Over There," in which they
appear as a pair of blackface privates
in a trench. The Wille brothers are
equiluibrists who know how to en
tertain. An interesting feature of
the kinogram screen news of the
world is a series of views showing
Harry Hawker and his companion,
Lieutenant Grieve, making their ill
fated start in a seaplane from St.
Johns. "All aboard for Ireland or
" reads the screen announce
ment. Orpheum travel weekly mo
tion pictures are also shown.
"Just Girls," with Estelle House
in the leading part, is the stellar at
traction at the Empress the first
half of the week. "Just Girls" is a
whirlwind attraction in which a
quintet of young women play vio
h'tis and dance, while Miss House
sings. Shelton Brooks and Ollie
Bowers furnish many pleasant mo
ments for lovers of songs and laugh
ter, these two famous colored come
dians having a style all their own.
Two of Mr. Brooks' latest songs,
"Every Dav" and "When You Hear
That Dixieland Jazz Band Play,"
pre features of the act. May, Kill
duff and Allerton introduce a new
rural comedy, something out of the
ordinary, in "A Hand Man," by Lew
Sully, and Lyle and Harris close the
program with a combination exhibi
tion of juggling, hand balancing and
tumbling.
At the Brandeis theater on Mon
day and Tuesday, June 2 and 3, with
v special matinee on Tuesday, Hen
ry Miller and Ruth Chatterton will
appear in "A Marriage of Conveni
ence" by Alexander Dumas, pere,
adapted by Sydney Grundy. The
original New York production in
every detail will be utilized here and
the stars will be surrounded by a
notable company. Mr. Miller will
be seen as the Comte de Candale,
and Miss Chatterton as the Com
tesse de Candale. The period is
1750, and the scenes are laid in a
room in the. house of the Comte de I
Candale.
Many Desert Ranks of
Bolsheviki; Siberian
Army Pushes Forward
Omsk, Sunday, May 25. Re
ports received by the general staff
of the Siberian army indicate dis
integration of the morals of the
bolsheviki. Mobilized workingmen
and peasants are deserting at the
first opportunity and even the bol
shevik commissaries are reported
to be disheartened.
Siberian newspapers print resolu
tions adopted at recent meetings
of peasants in the district of Sa
mara, who decided to expel all
those with bolshevik sympathies, to
organize special peasant detach
ments to fight the bolsheviki and
to arm all men between 18 and 50.
The Siberian troops as they move
toward the front are greeted en
thusiastically by the population.
The railroad cars bears the inscrip
tion, "We are going to Moscow."
DeWitt, Neb., SchoolBbard
Appoints Eight Teachers
DeWitt, Neb., May 25. (Special.)
The school board has employed
the following teachers for the
school year: Prof. Roy V. Kelley,
who recently returned from France,
superintendent; Miss Chard will re
main as principal; Miss Clifton, as
sistant principal; Miss Mills, domes
tic science; Miss Powell, fifth and
sixth grades; Miss Rose Wanek.
third and fourth grades; Mrs. Anna
Crain of Mahaska, Kan., primary,
and Miss Tanner, music. Miss
Young, who has taught the seventh
and eighth grades, will not teach
next year, and no one has been em
ployed as yet to take her place. Miss
Willman, who had charge of the pri
mary department, will not teach
next year. Both these teachers have
been in the DeWitt schools for sev
eral years.
Young Knights of Zion
Elect Their Officers
The Young Knights of Zion held
a regular meeting Sunday afternoon
at the Y. M. H. A. club rooms.
The following officers were
elected for a term of six months:
Leo Fried, president; David Kubby,
vice president and reporter; Harry
Janger, secretary and program su
pervisor, and Leo Abramson,
treasurer.
The following were elected to the
Young Judea Council for one year:
Ben Kubby and Leo Fried.
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Hundreds See Daring
Flyer Leap to Death
From Burning Plane
Cleveland, O.. May 25. Hundreds
of persons saw Frank McCusker
of New York, pilot of a mail air
plane, leap 200 feet to his death from
a burning machine here today. Fif
teen minutes before he had an
nounced that he would attempt to
establish a record on his flight to
Chicago.
' The cau.se of the accident is not
known. When the machine was at
a height of between 300 and 400
feet McCusker was seen to climb
to the frame. Then the airplane
plunged and the pilot was seen to
leap.
McCusker was alive when picked
up. He died in a police patrol while
being taken to a hospital. His skull
was fractured and his neck broken.
He is said to be the first fatality
since the inauguration of the gov
ernment airplane mail service.
Church Members Protest
Repeal of Prohibition Act
Tekamah. Neb., May 25. (Special
Telegram.) At union memorial
services held in the Methodist
church Sunday morning, attended by
a large audience representing 3,000
citizens, the entire congregation
arose in protest against the action of
President Wilson in urging the re
peal of war-time prohibition, follow
ing remarks by Rev. Mr. Buell. By
Monday night hundreds of messages
will be sent to Senators and Rep
resentatives in Washington urging
them to vote against the repealing
of such a law. 1
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Bluffs Cited for Bravery
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South Seventh street, Council
Bluffs, has been awarded the Dis
tinguished Service cross. Captain
Schmidt was a member of the 108th
signal battalion.
In the action near Cumieres on
October 8, Captain Schmidt, with a
detail of five men, was discovered
and attacked by a superior force of
the enemy while engaged in laying
telephone lines across the Meuse
river.
Captain Schmidt, himself wounded
in three places, continued the strug
gle, killing one and wounding three
of the enemy. His ammunition be
ing exhausted and all his men se
verely wounded, the captain gave
himself up in order to save the lives
of his comrades.
Later in the day he was recap
tured by the American forces.
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Unfavorable Weather
Delays Start of NC-4;
Is Closely Guarded
Tonta Del Gada, May 25. There
is no immediate sign of an impend
ing let-up in the unfavorable weath
er which has prevailed for 30 hours
over the whole of the Lisbon course
of the projected flight of the Ameri
can navy seaplane NC-4. Therefore,
it is considered impossible to starl
on this leg of the journey before
Tuesday, according to the weather
experts.
Strong northwest winds with
clearing weather, but with occa
sional rain squalls, are predicted for
tonight and Monday.
The NC-4 has been removed to
an anchorage farther inside the
breakwater. She is being carefully
guarded by a steam launch, which
continually circles around her.
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