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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (July 4, 1919)
1 Y THE BEE ; OMAHA, FRIDAYS JULY 4, 1919. , 1 Lincoln Bureau of The Omaha Bee GOVERNOR URGES ESTABLISHMENT OF MORE CLUBS Says Right Community Spirit Is. Important Factor to . Bring Out Principles' of War. ) V Lincoln, July 3. Speaking to vthe I Community club at Avoca, Neb., . Wednesday evening, Governor Mc- Kelvie emphasized the importance of the right community spirit as ah f , important tactor in onnging 10 . fruititon many of the important principles ior wmcij me war was fought. . He said that he could see, in the work of these community clubs, the development of a. thing which he j has been advocating for years, gamely, the restoration of the orig inal 'feeling of community interest which made it possible for the pio neers to hold themselves together while they developed their homes LhJ fA in tVim etviall tntirne I throughout the state. I i Recommends Monument. I dUHlinc ivuvu, as a 11111115 j monument to, the soldiers, the erec tion of community club buildings. ' Already several communities in the I state have such clubs, or have made pi provision for them, and many other F. . 1 it.. ..A.r communiucs nave iuc maiici mmvi consideration a,t the present time. .These buildings should provide a place in which all the people of the ; community may meet upon a ground " rif rnrnmnn interest, there to dis- cuss the important questions that are constantly arising, and to asso ciate in a- spirit of friendliness, help fulness" and co-operation. fi v Referring again to the. things for 'ik'nirh trio war was foucht. the governor placed emphasis upon the fact that equality of opportunity is a blessing which the people should appreciate and cherish. ,"No Thne for Agitators. "There are those who( are going about through the land' preaching discontent and advocating opposi tion to the laws of the land. In the main, they are unwilling to make an honest effort, and advocate those principles of government which will ultimately encourage the parasite in stead of the worker. We have no time or place for such ones in this state and they should- be dis couraged on every hand," he sid. "I am informed that I. W. W. workers are invading the wheat f , 1 - C X.r A tli- t- 1l n t c we shall nave tnem to coniepa wun in Nebraska. A laW has been placed upon the statute books that is es pecially intended to deal with such disturbers, "'and it provides that those who advocate violent opposi- - tion.to the laV or the destruction of property as a means to accomplish political ends, are guilty of a felony - and upon conviction may be placed "-' in prison. I urge the farmers of ' this state to keep .themselves in formed of the activities of the Male Vampire Takes $800 Ring and Purse ; From Vian Cowgirl Miss Gene Rhodes, a cowgirl from Mhe "21". ranch, Vian, Neb., trusted - a genial male acquaintance with her 1 $800 diamond ring and her purse Wednesday night. Yesterday she reported the loss of "both to the police. She said she met the man in a hotel lobby. . He struck up an acquaintance with .- V her and she accompanied him to a ill V It aiiun. 111 iii- 01. v.. " him. to "hold her purse. After the show she took off the ring to allow him a chance to examine it closely. He f led. Fremont Men Pick Landing : Field for Flying Circus Fremont, Neb., July 3. (Special.) Jje Commercial club committee ' appointed to"provifle a landing place for fliers has arranged for a temporary field to accommodate the army, flying circus, which is sched uled to be at Fremont about Au gust 1 on the transcontinental flight. When theNdateof the visit of the airmen is definitely decided Upon plans for receiving the avia tors will be made. The squadron is composed of four Liberty-motored De Haviland machines,, two men to the machine, according to ad vance information. Omahan Fined for Illegal : Possession of Liquor . Beatrice, Neb., July 3. (Special.) Peter Boleska, who claimed Oma ha -as' his home, was arrested at Wymore on the charge of having liquor in his possession. Nine quarts Were - found when the officer -searched "his suitcase. Judge Mc Candless fined him $100and costs. As the defendant was unable to pay ' his fine, he was lodged in the county jail .here. Governor to Give Address ' in Home Town of Fairfield Lincoln, July 3. Governor Mc Kelvie will deliver the Fourth of July oration in hvs home town of Fairfield; ' , Two Boys Drowned. y Hastings, Neb., July 3. (Special Telegram). Conrad Bernhardt and Raymond Spence, aged respective! , 1 and 16 years, were drowned Thursday afternoon in a pool near . the brick yards where they worked. Dave Gettman, who was slightly older and who tried to rescue the boys, came near drowning. A raft was built and the bodies were pulled out with grappling hooks after the bodies had been in the water "an. hour and a hall P. A. Barrows, Correspondent migratory class, for it is in that class that will be found principally those of anarchistic tendencies, and if any are known to advocate those princi ples of opposition to the law to which I have referred, I request that they be reported at once to the governor or the attorney general, and immediate steps will be taken to prosecute them." "This is too busy a ti'me, and Ne braska's, fields are in two great need of attention, to permit of the activi ties of bolshevists, I. W. W.'s and others who think that the world owes them a Hying, but are not Willing to work to earn it." Ex-Governor Holcomb -Leaves for New,Home at Bellingham, Wash, . y Lincoln, July 3. After a long residnce in Nebraska, in which he served as County attorney for Cus ter county, district judge of the 13th district, gornor of the state, mem ber of the supreme court and com missioner of the Board of Control, Silas A. Holcomb, departed Wednes day night for Bellingham, Wash., to reside. Judge Holcomb came to Nebraska asa pioneer. He became county attorney of Custer county and was elected district judge of his district in 1891, serving until 1895, when he was elected governor, serving twp terms, 1895 to 1899. In 1S99 he was elected to the supreme court and served from 1900 to 1906. He re sided on the coast for some time, leaving here because of ill health, but later returning and taking up the practice of law. He was ap pointed six years ago a member of the state boa,rd of commissioners of state institutions, a position he re cently resigned. He has been in ill health for sev eral years and during the past year has been unable to leave the house. He was accompanied to Washing ton by his son, Harold of Broken Bow, and a daughter, Miss Nettie, who has been an instructor in the Lincoln schools for several years. ' Orders New Trial of Case Against Burlington Road ' Lincoln, July . 3. The state supreme court reverses the judge ment of the, Webster county district court in a case brought by Frank Starr et al against the Burlington railroad. Starr was the caretaker in charge of a carload of horses shipped from Billings, Mont., to Grand Island, Neb. The horses were unloaded at Edgemont for feeding and were given hay in which there was poison from which some of the horses died. How the poison came in the hay did not materially affect the case. The lower court gave a judge ment in favor of plaintiff, but the upper court sends the case back for trial on conduct of counsel on both sides who used "inflamatory language and was not rebuked by the court." Preserve Plates From Ambulances Sent Pershing Lincoln, July 3. The committee which has in charge the collection of G. A. R. relics and which repre sents the G. A. R. and Womans' Re lief Corps, met Thursday morning in the office of Assistant Adjutant Gen eral Harmon Bross and made ar rangements for the preservation and collection of the plates which marked the ambulances sent to Gen eral Pershing by the W. R. C. dur ing the war. General Pershing re cently returned these plates to'the committee and -they will be pre served with the letteu from the gen eral and placed in the colfection of war relics kept .by the G. A. R. at the state house. The committee consists of Mr. Bross, Mrs. O. C. Bell, Mrs. Brad Cook and Mrs. Mavme Clever. I LEGION PLEDGES FULL SUPPORT TO KEEP ORDER Adopts Resolutions to Back ' Up State Officers; Soldiers Urged to Wear Uni-, form ori Fourth Lincoln, July 3. In a communi cation addressed to Governor Mc- Kelvie, Major John G. Maher, pres ident of the American Legion, ad vises that returned soldiers should wear their uniforms on Indepen dence day. -The message follows: "At a .meeting of the national ex ecutive committee of the American Legion, a resolution was unani mously adopted pledging to all governors and law-enforcing offi cers 'of the various states full sup port of the national arid branch or. ganizations in all efforts to main tain Jaw and order. : Pursuant thereto, .the Nebraska branch of the American Legion, made up of former service men, sol diers, sailors and marines, pledge to you and through you, all law en forcing officers of our state, full sup port in all efforts to maintain 100 per cent Americanism, based on law and order. This support is partic ularly pledged for good government on this, the first Independence day after having finished the job for which we entered our country's service. "The national organization also suggested that all former service men wear their uniforms on July 4, and pursuant to that suggestion, it is recommended that all soldiers, sailors and marine's in Nehraska wear their uniforms, and particular ly at all celebrations." Railroads' Are Liable for Damage to Goods in Transit Lincoln, July 3. "When a rail road company contracts to deliver goods at a certain place of business in another state and is compelled to transfer it to another railroad for delivery, it is liable' for damages for delay in delivery, the same as if the delay had occurred on its own line." So saws the Nebraska supreme court in' an appeal from Douglas county, when it affirms a judgment secured by Marsh & Marsh against the Northwestern Railroad company on a carload of cheese shipped from Plymouth, Wis., to Omaha. The delay was caused by the car being stalled on Union Pacific tracks, the ice in the car melted and the cheese became damaged. IOWA LODGE SAYS NEBRASKA BODY MISUSES' NAME Hawkeye United- Workmen File Answer to Injunction Petition f Cornhusker State Order. Alleging that the Ancient Order of United Workmen grand lodge of Nebraska is insolvent-by more than $500,000, the Ancient Order of United Workmen grand lodge of Iowa filed an amended answer in district court yesterday in the suit of the Nebraska grand lodge agiinst the Iowa grand lodge to keep the latter from doing business in Ne braska. , TheIowa lodges alleges tha the Nebraska lodge is imposing on and defrauding the public and its mem bers and misrepresenting the finan cial condition of its affairs. - The trouble dales back to 1909 when the Nebraska lodge withdrew from the jurisdiction of the supreme lodge of the order. At that timeand later many members transferred their membership to the Iowa lodges, which still is affiliated with the suv preme lodge. At present there are 12 branches of the Iowa lodge in Omaha and one in 'Fremont. A temporary injunction is now in force, prohibiting the Iowa lodge from writing business anywhere in Nebraska except in Omaha and Fre mont. A hearing oifthe case will be held ne,xt Monday before District Judge Day at which time the question of a permanent injunction against the Iowa lodge will be determined. The Iowa lodge states in the amended answer filed yesterday that it has actual assets in cash and prop erty worth more than $1,000,000 and debts of less than $25,000. It holds that the Nebraska lodge has no right to do business as an Ancient Order of United Workmen lodge because of lacking-affiliation with the su preme lodge. Suit Makers Win Strike. Chicago, July 3. Five thousand cloak and suit makers who went oh strike for increased wages and im proved working conditions will re turn to work next Monday, accord ing to an announcement made by Benjamin Schlehinger, president of the International Ladies' Garment Workers. The employers granted practically every demand. ,PHOTOPLAY8 PHOTOPJAl'S TODAY AND SATURDAY 1 P. M. Continuous 1 1 P. M. Special Holiday Attraction RUPERT JULIAN "The Fire Flingers" From sthe widely-read story of the same name. Current Event Comedy. Albin HusterV Concert Orchestra. Admission 20c Children 10c. I July Fourth - 11 ! v The 143rd Anniversary Cff1 the 'Signing of 4he Declaration of Independence t For ns herein Americawhere Liberty means -more than Life, the victorious ending of another struggle has - given us greater, cause for joy and celebration. Closed All Day Open Saturday 9 A. M. to 6 P. M. as usual i DiaMeis j fores FOR CROWING -OMAJtf V V FLYING CIRCUS OF BALLOONS TO BE HERE : jULY 13 1 ,000 Aircraft Entered In Con test; Skilled Pilots to Start Endurance Race ln Air, 'A flying balloon circus, with more than 1,000 craft entered, will be held at Fort Omaha Sunday afternoon, July 13, Lieut. Xol. J. W. Wuest, commander of Fort Omaha, an nounced yesterday. The circus will be open to all and will conclude with a balloon race between eight of the best pilots at the post. ' "The object of the circus is to show the people of Omaha "what we have been doing during the war," Colonel Wuest stated. "Besides the big balloefh race, we will have races between about 1,000 small balloons, exhibitions of the types of balloons 1 '' f used during the war, and novelty athletic stunts Jor the spectators." Colonel Wuest and Leo A,. Ste vens, famous aircraft designer and flyer, are arranging a full program of events.' Spectators will be al lowed to guess the distance that the winner of the johg flight will travel. Representatives or the press will act as. judges. About 1,000 bal loons 24 inches in diameter will be released simultaneously, bearing the cards of as many prominent Omaha women. The balloon traveling the farthest will win a prize for the lady who attached her card. "Four to six large balloons will be entered in -the main event," said Colonel Wuest. "It will be a test .'or the piloting skill of our best of ficers. Mr. Stevens and myself may take one balloon." Propaganda balloons loaded with literature will sail above the fort, while other types will also be on exhibition. A large flag will be suspended a mile and a half in the air. Concession booths will be placed on the grounds to quench the thirst of the spectators. Novelty stunts with balloons and foot races for the younger generation are alsolanned. Men attached to balloons; balanced to the weight of the man will en- In the Scottish highlands It Is taken as a terribly unlucky sign it a dog should run between the bridal pair, on their wedding day. AMISEMKNTS ' "TWO SHOWS IN ONE" DON FONG CUE i IRVING GEAR CO. i ANGEL A FULLER: WOLF WILTON. Photoplay BILLIE RHODES in "The Lamb and the Lion." BILLIE WEST Comedy. Path Weekly. OBI MUNICIPAL BEACH BATHING, PICNICKING; BOATING, FISHING and THE OMAHA DRUM CORPS all day FOURTH OF JULY. Bring your family and celebrate the day at the wator. AMrSEMENTS FREE Admission to Park !l!!!!lli!lfll!!!!IKIin Can a Rick Young Man of About Tawn Marry A Red Headed 'Chorus Girl and Be Happy? SEE ALICE BRADY in "RED HEAD" FOR THE ANSWER. Special Returns Willard Dempiey Fight. Vitagraph Comedy Rialto News J GeraldineFarrar in "The Stronger Vow" Harold Lloyd Comedy First Pictures of JackDempsey In Training for Big' World Championship Battle to Be Held Today. 24th and Lothrop L0THR0P Today and Saturday WALLACE REID in "TOO MANY MILLIONS." Mack Sennett Comedy. AMUSEMENTS "ASK ANYONE; EVERYBODY GOES" LMEUIKJ PARK THE JOY SPOT OF OMAHA" rvni fteiArifr of mi nitv fhT" CArLUdlUlid Fun ft LL If 111 Fourth On the Fourth at 3 P. M. DANCING Tonjght and Every Night at 8 P. M. AL WRIGHT'S HARMONY JAZZ BAND DEAR READER: , . Our Bathing Season opene ttfday. The natural sand bottom beach iva near like the ocean reaort as could be wished for. Right near is Al Wright and his augmented orchestra, whose entrancing melodies at the Dance Palace, waft o'er the water, ' making bathing doubly attractive. Explosions of fun all day the Fourth. Don't miss out. THE BOSS. BATHING BOATING S r.de Whirl O'er The World Sg& Jack Rabbit Coaster Wonderland ' Ferris Wheel Cairy-UsAU 1 AutoRacgs Penny Arcade Th"Se..ion. Roller Skating AH'?tmni Ideal Picnic Groves Plenty of Water Lota of Shelter GET A PICNIC DATE NOW! ? FREE MOVIES - nss 4th my Should be Spent in a Real Way at" "The Coney Isldnd of the Middle West91 ( Something Absolutely New A Real Honestoo John SEAPLANE That You Can Ride in Make your arrangements now, it's $15.00 a ride, but it's the chance of a lifetime m v f .X, oASht. s jMMc IlllPiiISi M m The plane about to take the air at Lake Manawa, and the man who pilots ; the great flying machine. ; AND , A Thrilling Roller Goaster A Cute Little Miniture Train A Breezy Cafeteria on the Lake Front A Dance Hull That Is ai Wonderland A Merry-Go-Round for the Kiddies A Picnip Ground Ever So Inviting A Score of Other Attractions And the BAT OH, BOY . It's Great ' liiii!iiii!iiiaMi;t-'WKj8!E;iD'js J5 is J'U S3 ITTI if m - , Beautiful Grounds mmhfm : - - , , Dozens of Attractions 1 A "aW-ltf-THiM
