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THE BEE : OMAHA, MONDAY, JULY 14, 1919.
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Presbyterian Headquarters in
New York Give Out Tale of
' Massacre of Christians
By Japanese.
. New York, July 13. A report of
alleged Japanese atrocities in Korea
was made public at the headquarters
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ica. It is a result of investigations
by representatives in Korea of the
K church, following the imprisonment
v of some of its missionaries by the
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lion irom rvorea was transmmea Dy
such means that it escaped the Jap-
;; anese censors, the report is scv
: eral thousand words in length.
Hundreds of Koreans who had
? have been driven by Japanese gen
darmes at the point of bayonets into
churches, there to be fired on
. through open windows as they
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- in the tiames as tne Places oi wor-
: shin were put to the torch. Most of
these victims, it is narrated, were
men. Surviving women and chil-
dren were left in destitution.
Burn 36 Homes.
H. H. Underwood, a missionary
living in Seoul, was quoted in the
:( Tokio Advertiser of April 29, 1919,
according to the report, regarding u
visit he made to Pal Tan, a market
" town. A fortnight before, Japanese
troops, he said he was told, burned
. 36 of the 40 houses in the villaage of
iChayammni, two miles from Pal
Tan, because the inhabitants were
J Christian. Pal Tan, he said he was
informed, escaped both fire and
sword "because there were no Chris
tians there."
Preliminary police examinations
of Koreans suspected of complicity
in the revolutionary movement, are
said in the report to include "every
human refinement in brutality," men
being beaten to death and women
subjected to nearly every possible
form of shameful treatment. Milder
i punishment, it is said, included 90
blows rained upon the prisoner's
body with a bamboo rod and trie
administering of many boot kicks.
Good Women Unsafe.
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" Korea were not safe in their homes
during the day, the report com
mittee continues, and so were forced
to spend most of their time as
refugees in the hills returning to
their homes at night. The Japanese
police designate all women who
favor independence of their land as
social outcasts. One case cited re
ferred to a Christian woman whose
arm was said to have been wrenched
from the socket by her persecutors.
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quoted as saying: "The stirring up
of the minds of (the Koreans is the
u.Art f Vi American missionaries.
, This uprising is their work. There
. are a good many shallow-minded
ipeople-, among - .the missionaries
...They make the minds of the
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pfuenidcracy."
Investigators Report.
In conclusion, after publishing
. what are alleged to be violently
anti-American articles from certain
Tananpci npwsnancrs. the renort of
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' the Presbyterian investigators says:
"It is unnecessary to say more.
These articles speak for themselves.
The reader can judge of the attitude
of the press when the government
permits such stuff to be printed. As
the press always is under the censor
here, when such stuff is printed, the
, government becomes morally re
'v sponsible. The truth is prohibited.
r Falsehoods and libels are allowed,
v . Such a course of action only en
. dangers the relations of the govern
ments concerned."
Italian Socialists Plan
Strike as Big Protest
Against Peace Treaty
Rome, July 13. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) THe Intransigeant
socialists have published a manifes
to proclaiming a general strike July
' 20 and 21 as a protest against the
i peace treaty, which is denounced as
"an attempt by the allies to suffo
cate bolshevism in Russia and, Hun
gary." "Workmen of France will do like
wise," the manifesto says. "Work
men of England will also show
their intention to bring to bear the
powerful action of their ' trade
onions. Workmen in Switzerland,
Holland, Denmark and Sweden will
join in the movement. Thus the
flag of the internationale will be un
furled against the new premeditated
crimes of the bourgeoise."
. . The manifesto was also-sisrned bv
the general confederation of labor.
"The Socialist-Italian union,"
comprising more moderate elements
has - published another manifesto
: agreeing to a general strike, but
warning workmen that the English
- proletariat does not join in the
strike. The manifesto states the
strike in France is a protest against
the high cost of living and not in
behalf of Russia and Hungary.
Traveling
Salesman
fey a
SSESSCsm
Next to taking an order there is
nothing that G. E. "Bert" Carpen
ter, treasurer of and traveling sales
man for the Carpenter Paper com
pany, likes as well as fishing. Every
year just before the verdant foliage
becomes tinted with the blood of ex
piring summer "Bert" Carpenter and
his pal, the missus, hike to High
Lake, Wis.
Fishing trips, however, come but
once a year in the busy life of this
paptr salesman. Every Monday
morning he starts out to convince or
reconvince users of print paper or
printers' supplies in the larger cities
of Nebraska that his papers are the
test. "Working late Saturdays" is
a bad hobby to which he confesses.
Last year his customers were
forced to deal with another repre
sentative of the firm, for "Bert" was
in Washington, D. C, helping win
the war at $1 a year. As secretary
fcr the pulp and paper division,
manufacturing section of the War
industries board, he was instrumen
tal in causing much less paper to be
"old by his own and other firms.
Now that the war is a thing of the
past he is out to make up lost time.
He is 35 years old, has a nine-
year-old son, J. Franklin, and is so
handsome that he can't resist send
ing a silhouette picture of himself
on his advance cards by which he
heralds his approach. He lives over
Sunday with his family at 415 North
Thirty-ninth street.
Fort Omaha Releases
Three Big Balloons
(Continued From Tag One.)
sistant. Miss Gertrude Stout, spon
sor.
Try 'em for
breakfast and
get converted
ToaSties
No corn flakeslike em
8:50 p. m., No. 3., "Victory," Sec
ond Lieut. W. E. Huffman, com
mander; Lt. W. E. Connolly, as
sistant. Miss Esther Wilhelm,
sdr.
8:58 p. m., No. 1. "United States,"
Capt. Ashley C. McKinley, com
mander; Lieut. J. T. Neeley, as
sistant. Miss EEsther Wilhelm,
sponsor.
Headed for Canada.
The flight is expected to continue
1,000 miles or better, far into the
southern border of Canada. The
long distance record at Fort
Omaha, established in April, is 800
miles, by Capt. J. D. Gooddale. The
altitude record is 17,000 feet. The
balloons travel at 3,000 feet with the
speed of the wind.
The world's distance record is
1.361 miles, held by the French, the
flight being made in 1912 from
France to Russia. The American
long dsitance record was made by
Allan R. Hawley, president of the
Aero Club of America and Augustus
Post of New York city in 1910 in
a flight from St. Louis, Mo., to
Canada.
Events that consumed major in
terest were:
Flag raising at 3 o'clock.
Speech by Ruth Law at 4 o'clock.
Races and games by soldiers.
Exhibition of "war relics" includ
ing giant captured German "sau
sage," Italian, French and British
balloons.
Release of "1,000 balloons."
No heat prdstrations were re
ported. At the camp hospital on the north
side of the campus Miss Daisy Mayo
and three nurses held forth within
a tent containing a dozen white cots.
Four soldiers reported with burned
hands caused by handling balloon
ropes.
Two women fainted.
Omaha Looks Good
to Sailor After Two
'ears
Ab
sence
Noyes Sutton, son of Judge and
Mrs. A. L. Sutton. 2316 South Thirty-second
avenue, has returned
home after two years' service in the
navy. He states that his experience
on the "roving main" was a liberal
education, broadening his point of
view, as well as improving his brain
and brawn. He was 18 years old
when he gave up his studies at Cen
tral High school to enter the navy.
At the sge of 20, he is now going
to take up the study of law.
Eighteen of the 24 months he was
in the service were spent overseas.
He was on the United States de
stroyer "Blenham," which was at
tached to a convoy fleet escorting
transport boats and merchant ves
sels into and out of the harbor of
Brest, Fiance. He relates interest
ing experiences while patroling the
Irish sea at night without lights,
depending on wireless for locations
of other Iioats.
I wouid not have missed the ex
perience irr anything, and yet you
don't know how good Omaha looks
to a boy after an absence of two
years," he said,
BUSINESS CHANCE
FOR U. S. RAILWAY
CAPITAL ASKED
President of Union Pacific
Gives Suggestions to Mem
bers of Congress for Solu
tion of Railroad Problem.
New York, July .13. Suggestions
to members of congress for "a sound
solution of the railroad problem," by
Robert S. Lovett. president-of the
Union Pacific Railroad system, for
merly head of the division of capital
expenditures of the United States
Railroad administration, made public
here Sunday, included as a funda
mental principle the necessity of leg
islation that will give railroad cap
ital "a business chance."
"If congress will enact the neces
sary laws giving railroad capital a
business chance," declared Judge
Lovett, "I believe that capital will
take a business risk and the money
required to provide the requisite rail
road facilities for the future will be
forthcoming." 1
The head of the Union Pacific de
clared that, in his opiniqn, the coun
try is confronted with four contin
gencies: inadequate and poor serv
ice, government ownership, a federal
.guaranty of a reasonable return upon
railroad capital, or reasonable rate
fixing by a government agency, the
latter providing "consideration of
the needs of the traffic and the car
rier, with the right of each carrier
to keep whatever profit it can make
out of rates so established, by good
management, good service-, economy,
wise investment and success in com
peting for business."
Need Sufficient Rates.
Regarding rate-making Judge Lov
ett maintained that the regulation
provided by congress "should re
quire that the rates be sufficient to
enable the carriers to provide the
requisite service and facilities, pro
tect existing investments and pro
vide the new capital necessary in the
public interest," as advocated by the
committee of railroad executives and
submitted to the senate committee
on interstate and foreign commerce.
Judge Lovett, likewise, favors
five other features of the railroad
committee's report as being remedi
al ;md "wise as a national railroad
policy," namely: compulsory federal
incorporation, exclusive federal reg
ulation of securities and rates, the
creation of a Department of Trans
portation in the president's cabinet,
the head of which would have power
''to act quickly and deal with emer
gencies," and modification of re
strictions upon railroad consolida
tions and provision for the merging
of lines when in the public interest.
"Our railroad transportation sys
tem," observes Judge Lovett, "which
is essentially national, should be res
cued from the irresponsible and
conflicting state agencies, and
brough under uniform control and
regulation in the national interest,
except as to strictly local matters.
"Without government ownership
or operation, the only reliance for
railroad revenue to support rail
road credit must be upon the adop
tion by qongress of a sound rail
road policy involving absolute jus
tice to railroad capital and requiring
specifically and plainly that the
rates to be fixed shall be sufficient to
enable the carriers to provide safe
and adequate service, to protect ex
isting values and to attract the new
ci.pital necessary in the public in
terest.
Deserving Encouragement.
Railroad investors, according to
Judge Lovett, are deserving as much
of encouragement, liberal treatment
and appreciation as stockholders in
other enterprises "with no public in
terest involved."
"No money except that devoted
purely to benevolence is employed
more in the public interest or is en
titled to more encouragement or
faire? treatment and consideration
than that which is invested in the
construction and development of
railroad facilities, declared Judge
Lovett, who added that "it is about
time that we were introducing com
mon sense into some of our theories
about railroad capital."
Judge Lovett said he favored
compulsory federal incorporation be
cause then the railroads would cease
to be "mere creatures of the states"
and cease to be "tied hand and foot
when it comes to the issue and sale
of stocks and bonds," a restriction
that, "too often threw back upon
short term borrowing with danger
ous and often unfortunate conse
quences." Exclusive Federal Regulation.
Exclusive federal regulation of the
issue of railroad securities, said
Judge Lovett, is so vital to railroad
credit and to the success of any
system of regulation that may be
adopted that "it must not be over
looked " Federal regulation of
freight and pasenger rates also, he
thought imperative because of the
"notorious" discrimination by many
state railroad commissions in fa
vcr of their own citizens against
citizens of other states.
Establishment of a Department of
Transportation with a secretary in
the president's cabinet was empha
sized as needful for the reason that
the railroad business, "the largest
tingle industry in the United States
next to agriculture," is unrepre
sented in the government and "with
out any friend at court." Such an
official, Judge Lovett said, would be
able "to meet the emergencies re
sulting from exceptional congestion
in traffic or through blockades in
transportation, by quickly mobiliz
ing the nation's transportation re
sources and by the arbitrary diver
sion, if need be, of traffic from lines
which cannot handle it to lines
which can and by other instant and
heroic methods."
Joseph Parsons of Verdon,
Dies aUhe Age of 84 Years
Falls City, Neb., July U (Spe
cial) Joseph S. Parsons, age 84
years, died at his home in Verdon
Saturday of cancer of the stomach.
He was one of the pioneers of that
part of the county and was a prom
inent figure among the citizens
there for many years. In the early
days a democratic convention would
not have been considered regular
without Parsons being present. He
was a farmer and success attended
his efforts in that business. Iri re
cent years he has resided in Verdon.
Historic Places in Omaha
to Be Marked for Driveway
Chamber of Commerce Making Survey of Interesting
Points in Early History of Omaha Will Prepare
Booklet to Give Tourists.
The bureau of publicity of the
Chamber f Commerce has been
assigned the task of marking the
historic points of interest in and
about Omaha. The work will be
undertaken by Manager Thomas of
the bureau, assisted by Robert F.
Gilder and A. Higgins. Following
the marking, Manager Thomas will
solve a description folder, telling
how the points may be reached by
street car or automobile.
Preliminary work having been
performed, the Chamber of Com
merce will go before the Omaha
Automobile club with some kind of
a proposition to lay out a historic
driveway that will include a large
number of the locations that have
been orominent in the past history
I of Nebraska.
lo the south of the city, Messrs.
Thomas, Gilder and Higgins will
mark the location of a large group
of burial mounds. These are with
in the Fontenelle Forest reserve, a
short distance this side of Bellevue
and close to the King of Trails
highway. Within an area of 160
acres there are 60 well-marked de
pressions. They are presumed to be
the sites of dwelling places of peo
ple who occupied this territory
thousands of years ago.
In the vicinity of the Forest re
serve and not far from the King of
Trails highway, but down over the
hills and reached only by passing
through an almost impenetrable
growth of. young timber and under
brush is the grave of Logan Fon
tenelle, while close by are the sites
of the old Fontenelle, Saroy, La
Flesch and Decatur trading posts,
as well as the site of the Pawnee
Indian annuity house.
The Fontenelle Forest' Reserve
association will be asked to open a
path from the auto road to the
Fontenelle grave and the sites of
the historic buildings that were
erected long ere the white settlers
invaded Nebraska and commenced
building their homes.
In the near future Messrs.
Thomas, Gilder and Higgins will
undertake a survey of the country
nort; of Omaha, locating and mark
ing the sites of the old Cabanne
trading post, Long's hill, Fort Lisa,
Long's cantonment and the original
Fort Calhoun. These haying been
located, they will be ma'rked and
then the Auto club will be asked
to take steps looking to the open
ing an auto trail that they may be
visited by residents of the city and
tourists who come here.
"PHOTO -PIAY. OFFERINGS FOR. TODAY
WILLIAM RUSSELL was
shown at the Sun yesterdav
in "A Sporting Chance," a
comedy-drama of surprises, some
what bizarre situations, and ... yet
with a story that thrills and en
thralls. It begins with a young man
about to kill himself, from which
intent he is diverted by an amazing
scries of adventures, finally taking
on himself the blame for a murde:
committed by a beautiful young
woman. From this point things
come faster until a really surprising
end is reached. The picture will be
shown today and tomorrow. The
comedy feature is "Moonshine,"
showing Al St. John in one of his
best.
At the Muse Sessue Hayakawa is
shown in "The Man Beneath," a
wonderful film based on the Ed
mund Mitchell's great story, "The
Ni?ger." It is not exactly a race
play, but docs show how the man
beneath may prove himself none
theless a man because of his color
A blackhand plot and lively scrim
mage is shown in the development
of tl story, which is beautifully
photographed against an interest
ing background. It runs till aftei
Tuesday night. A news weekly and
comedy are also shown.
"The Veiled Adventure," starring
Constance Talmadge at the Strand
theater, is a romantic comedy plus
drama .which holds you until the
end. It is the story of Geraldine Bar
ker, a young and beautiful society
girl, whose marriage to Reginald
Crocker, a society fop, is averted
by a young man from Texas. An
excellent cast supports Miss Tal-
At Neighborhood Houses
DIAMOND Twenty-fourth and lake
PAULINE STARK In "SHOES THAT
DANCE." TrianBle Comedy.
SI BURBA Twenty-fourth and
Ames EDYTHE STORY In "AS THE
SUN WENT DOWN." Screen Magazine.
LOTH BOP Twenty-fourth and
I.nthrop VIOLA DANA In "SATAN
JUNIOK." Comedy.
OBPHEIM South Side, Twenty
fourth And M GRACE VALENTINE
In "THE UNCHASTENED WOMAN."
GRAND Sixteenth and Blnney
DORIS KENYON in "WILD HONEY."
APOLLO Twenty-ninth and Leav
enworth BILLIK BURKE In "MAKE
liELIEVE WIFE."
mac'.Re including her popular lead
ing man, Harrison Ford. The piay
is beautifully staged, with a wealth
of gewns and laughable situations
lhat cannot be foreseen. In addition
to the feature the Pathe News and
a Lloyd comedy are shown.
"The Firing Line," with Irene
Castle in the leading role is showing
at the Rialto theater. It is a pictur
izatlon of the novel by the same
name written by Robert W. Cham
hers. In the role of Sheila Cardross.
Irene Castle, finds love and happi
ness after traveling a thorny road.
She is admirably supported by a
clever cast of players headed by
Robert V. Steele as leading man.
The picture has an atmosphere of
silks and society, ball-rooms, yachts,
I aim Beach and Mountain homes,
'i he hand of fate provides a solu
tion for the fate of young society
Rirl who marries, secretly and then
falls in love with her true affinity.
Divorce will bring dishonor to her
adopted parents but fate solves the
problem.
Balloonists Do Not
Fear Booze Hounds
(Continued From Page One.)
spirits and cheered the participants
of the athletic events wildly. Prizes
were awarded to winners of first,
second and third places. The 50
yard dash was won by Pvt. R. C.
Fisher. PvfT James H. Wrench and
Pvt. R. Sukchart took second and
third places. Pvts. Wrench. Percy
Howell and Charles Little took
first, second and third places re
spectively in the 100-yard dash. The
220-yard dash was won by Pvt.
Wrench, with Pvt. R. C. Fisher and
H. F. Harris in second and third
places.
The pie-eating contest, which
caused much merriment, was won
by Pvt. H. J. Jurkowski. Pvts. P. F.
Howell and F. R. Mills were second
and third. Private Mills was unable
to finish his pie, but as there were
(.nly three competitors, he won a
prize.
A combination race was won by I
Pvts. H. F. Harris and F. Zalot j
Pvts. F. R. Miller and E. B. Fergu
son took second place and Pvts. R.
C. Fisher and J. H. Wrench third.
A pop drinking contest was won
by Pvt. Harold Harris, with Pvts.
Frank Zalot and T. R. Mills second
and third. Two bottles of pop were
swallowed by each in record time. .
One of the most unique features .
of the entire carnival was the
balloon jumping contest. The
weight of the jumper was perfectly
ballanced with the lifting power of
the balloon to which he was at
tached. A spring from the ground
carried the jumper up in the air, as
if gravity ceased to exist. Although
no records were broken, it was pro
nounced good fun by all.
There were five competitors in
the contest. Pvt. James L. Bird, of
the 17th Balloon company jumped
101 feet in the air, and won first
prize. Sergt. R. Cox, of the 12th
Balloon company leaped to the
height of 81 feet, taking second
prize. Sergt. B. T. Strakey, of the
12th Balloon company leaped 63
feet for third prize, and Pvts. Mor
ris Norlem and Earl Berner leaped
55 and 35 feet, respectively.
i ibiting smoking in the vicinity of
the balloons.
The giant racing balloons were
surrounded by people when they
were brought out of the balloon
rheds preparatory to the flight. One
curious person inquired of an offi
cer concerning a complicated look
ing machine cared by a balloon.
He was informed that all balloons
carried a statoscope, a vertimeter
:-nd a barograph.
Just before leaving on the dis
tance flight Aviator A. Leo Stevens
expressed the belief that The Bee
bomb method of keeping in touch
with the three balloons was the
most practical.
All announcements of events
were made from the air by a sol
dier strapped ' to a small balloon
DIRIGIBLE NOW
IS SAFELY BACK
ON ENGLISH SOIL
(Continued From Pfe One.)
"We struck Ireland at Clifden and
made good progress from there, al
though our steering engine broke
down Saturday morning. We started
with 4.900 gallons of gasoline and
had 1,000 left.
Pleased With Trip.
"We are naturally pleased with
the trip, all of us. I expect import
ant changes in the size and speed of
future airships big ships that will
travel 70 to 80 miles an hour and
powerful enough to crawl through
anything."
"This has been a great trip," said
Col. W. N. Hensley, jr., of the
Lmited States army air service, as he
climbed out of the car and shook
hands with the British officers. "We
were lost one whole day because the
fog was so thick we could not get a
shot at the sun, moon, stars, or hori
zon, but we worked out of it and
struck the Irish coast. We passed
over the Isle of Man about 3 o'clock
this morning and then, mounting
above the clouds, witnessed a most
beautiful sight. Above was the
bright moon; below soft, fleecy
clouds, touched with all the colors
of the rainbow, and far down below
occasionally could be seen the dark,
deep blue of the sea. But we did
not have time to admire the beauty
of the scene.
Moved Along in Comfort.
"We soon passed over Liverpool
and then other cities and towns, and
here we are. We suffered no hard
ship and no inconvenience except
that we had no hot water for shav
ing. Our eggs were cooked in the
exhaust of the engines and we had
plenty of other good coffee, tea,
and cocoa to drink. No one suffered
from a- sickness, and while the sea
below tossed by a 40-mile gale, we
v.ere moving along in comfort on
an even keel.
"Regular airship service between
Furope and America is bound to
come and soon."
i lie members ot the crew were
eagerly surrounded by friends who
were waiting at the airdrome.
George Graham, the chief engineer,
proudly carried his pet kitten, which
was born at East Fortune. The kit
ten suffered no inconvenience during
the trip.
"We were never out of touch with
the world, although we met a lot of
fog," said Lieut. R. D. Durrant, the
wireless officer. "It was hot in New
York, cold in the middle Atlantic
and you sec what weather is here."
Brig. Gen. E. M. Maitland, the
reorcsentative of the air ministry
on ihe R-34. who kept the log of the
voyage, said:
"We were sent by the air ministry
to demonstrate that airships can do
a long sea voyage, with the ultimate
view of their commercial use later.
Airships undoubtedly will be used
in the future over the sea and over
land. They will not conflict in any
way with the airplane or seaplane,
but all will work together.
"Our reception in America was
impressed with our voyage, fully
realize the commercial possibility
of tl t big airship. It was a wonder
ful sight as we passed over the
great electric signs in New York.
Brief City News
Have Root IMnt It Beacon Press.
Elec. Fans $8.50 Burgess-Qranden
Patronise the American State
Bank. Adv.
l'lercc-Arrow Ambulance Service
Stack & Falconer. Harney 64.
Four Per Cent Interest on time de
posits. American Stats Bank. Adv.
Downtown Property Sold John
F. Flack has purchased through
Geo. F. Jones a tract immediately
south nnrt west of the Y. M. C. A.,
froi ting west on Eighteenth street,
and Ed Hayden purchased for Tal
cott and Ely quite a tract south of
the Kntck building on Nineteenth
stret on which there are two brick
flats at present.
Hundred Motorists Notified
Motorcycle Officers Kirk and Teele
last night served Golden Rule
summonses on myre than 100
motorists for various violations of
the uuto-light ordinance. They
posted themselves at different places
alony: the boulevards and as each
violator passed they arrested his at
tention with a whistle and ordered
him to appear in police court Tues
day morning.
Howard Street IiOts Sold
During the last week there has
been over $200,000 worth of sales
made on Howard street between
Seventeenth and Twentieth. This ia
the property known as the Kountz
tract, which has been vacant so
many years, and Is being put on the
market by A. P. Tukey it Son. The
sales indicate, a growing demand
for that neighborhood, the most im
portant sale being the sale to the
Nebraska Oldsmobile compuny of
the northwest corner of Eighteenth
and Howard.
Motor Transport Train
Welcomed at Pittsburgh
East Liverpool, Ohio, July 13.
(Special Telegram,) The motor
transport train, making the trans
continental trip from the Atlantic to
the Pacific coast, arrived in Titts
bufgh Friday. The train was con
ducted through the city by Mayor
Armstrong and police escort, fol
lowed by the official pilot car con
taining H. C. Ostermann, Lieut.
William B. Doran, army publicity
officer. The official press car fol
lowed the pilot car.
The school children gave a greal
ovation, lining the streets r.long the
route of the train. At the city hall
Lieut. Col. McClure and the mayor
reviewed the parade. The train
camped the night of the 11th at
Fair Oaks on the Lincoln highway,
25 miles west of Pittsburgh.
PERSIA HARD HIT
DURING WAR SAYS
MRS. LAWRENCE
Returned Missionary Tells of
Starving Millions; Citizens J
Give Wearing Apparel
for Food.
and equipped with a huge mega
phone. War films, scheduled to be shown
at the Knights of Columbus hut,
failed to attract the crowd from
the other events, and were not run.
In addition to the various flights
scheduled on the program types of
German, French, British, Italian
and American war balloons at
tracted interested crowds. An ex
hibition of windlasses, or winches,
consisting of types showing vari
ous stages passed through to reach
the present one now used, was of
interest. Army field kitchens were
on exhibition. A meterogical office
was maintained with a bulletin
board which gave up-to-the-minute
informtaion regarding the upper air
conditions.
Ballot boxes in front of the
headquarters building were beseiged
by voters, who picked their favor
ite balloon for winner, and cast
their ballot accordingly.
The 20th Infantry band, stationed
at Fort Crook furnished music dur
ing the afternoon and evening. Rag
time was their specialty and the
crowd appreciated it. Lowering
clouds which hid the sun and threat
ened rain at 6 o'clock in the evening
failed to drive the throngs away.
Hundreds of picnic luncheons were
eaten at the Fort Omaha field. A
line a half block long waited at the
Knights of Columbus hut for their
turn at the water fountain. Con
cessions selling pop and "hot dogs"
did a rushing business and side
shows attracted crowds during lulls
in the program.
A huge tent covered a wonderful
exhibit of war relics and was filied
;it all times by interested people.
The only fault the crowd seemed
to find were the large signs pro-
ill
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Vaudeville at the Empress.
Two feature acts are on the bill
at the Empress theater this week.
The Galleroini Sisters present a
harmony singing act of popular
songs, comedy, ragtime and an oc
casional ballad. The aerial act of
Zeno, Dunbar & Jordan is the other
hcadliner. V. H. Zeno. famous as
the catc'ier of Stirk and Zeno act,
Archie Dunbar, flyer of the Four
Casting Dunbars, and Gus Jordan,
comedian and all around gymnast of
the Flying Jordans, have combined
in an aerial act that is conceded to
be the superior of any act of its
kind. Santorus and Webb present
the comedy bit of the bill with "The
Customs Officer and the Wop."
Violel and Charles close the bill
with a novelty act in which Violet
runs through an exhibition on the
trapeze while Charles furnishes the
comedy. "The Uplifters," a
comedy-drama featuring May Alli
son is the photoplay attraction.
American missionaries in Perisa
are allowed to fly the flag of the
United States only on occasions of
great danger, according to Mrs. E.
T. Lawrence, who is in this country
on her furlough and who spoke at
the 11 o'clock service at the Third
Presbyterian church Sunday morn
ing. Mrs. Lawrence and htr husband,
Dr. Lawrence, were missionaries at
Kazvm. Persia, at the time of the
war and have been in Persia since
1891. Mrs. Lawrence told of their,
trip home through the war-torn'
regions of Asia.. In peace times the
journey, she said, was made in a
month. This time it required four
months on account of their coming
around through India and Hong
kong They were escourted the first 150
miles by the Russian Red Cross
and the next 500 miles by the Eng
lish army. There was a 500-mile
trip down the Tigris river. The
most interesting part of the river
trip, Mrs. Lawrence said, was when
the Darius rock was pointed out to
them and also the reputed tomb of
Queen Esther.
Millions Starve.
Mrs. Lawrence declared that part
of the world suffered the severest
during the war. Two-thirds of the
native pastors were killed and the
missionaries were reduced from 75
to 34. People sold all their clothes
for food and then starved by the
millions. She said she saw whole
families, parents and children, lying
in rows who had died of starvation.
One woman vas discovered who
had eaten over half of her husband's
corpse. She addressed gatherings
of people who were nude, having
civen ud their apparel for some
thing to eat.
The missionary drew a dark pic
ture of conditions in that land and
admitted that the work now of the
missionary was discouraging, yet
she declared that she was anxious
to get back to her work and was
hapy that the Presbyterian board
was planning to send 1.3 times as
many missionaries into Persia as
was there previous to the war.
Returned Soldiers
Refuse to Listen
to League Appeal
Birmingham, Ala., July 13.
Resolutions were adopted by the
Birmingham post of the American
Legion Sunday declaring that no
member of the post would be pres
ent to hear the address which Sena
tor Reed of Missouri will make here
Mimday night in opposition to the
league of nations and urging all
"100 per cent Americans" also to re
frain from attending.
Every family should keep
Chamberlin's Colic and Diar
rhoea Remedy at hand during the
summer weather. It is prompt
and effectual. Only 35 cents
per bottle.
Charter No. 1633.
Reserve District No. 10.
REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF THE
OMAHA NATIONAL BANK.
AT OMAHA,
19.S14.0SS. 97
32. 97!. 06
Clbrt4
Ginger Ale
The Clicquot Club Ca EX
M.ih M, III
The first sip of irresistible
Clicquot Club Ginger Ale
tells your parched throat
that you are going to drink
the whole bottleful. The
best antidote to thirst is to
keep a case on hand and a
few bottles on the ice.
AILE
THE CLICQUOT CLUB COMPANY. Millis. Maw.. U. S. A.
IN THE STATE OF NEBRASKA. AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS ON
JUNE 30, 1919.
RESOURCES.
T.oans and discounts, including redicount
Overdrafts, unsecured
L. S. bonds (other than Liberty bonds, but Including U. S.
certificates of Indebtedness):
P. S. bnnds deposited lo secure circulation (par value)...! 1.000,000.00
If. S. bonds and certificates of Indebtedness pledged to
secure U. S. deposits (par value) 100,000,00
Liberty Loan Bonds:
Liberty Loan Bonds, 3H, 4 and i'i per cent, un
pledged 215,000.00
Liberty Loan Bonds. J. and 414 Per cent, pieagea
to secure U. S. deposits
Bonds, securities, etc. (other than I?. S. ):
Bonds (other than U. R. bonds) pledg'd to secure
deposits of Federal Land Bnnfc
Securities other than P. S. bonds (not including
stocks) owned unpledged
Total bonds, securities, etc., other than U. S
Stock of Federal Reserve Bank (50 per cent of sub
scription) Value of banking house, owned and unincumbered
Lawful roserve with Federal Reserve IlanK
("ash in vault and net amounts due from national banks,
Net amounts due from banks, bankers and trust com
panies other thnn Included In Items 4 nsR,H46.60
900,000.00
150.000.00
665,108.74
1. 414, 639 36
2.072.962.02
2.315,000.00
115.1
60,000.00
950.260.00
800.376.33
Exchanges for clearing house.
Checks on other banks In the same city or town as re
porting bank
Checks on bank located outside of city or town of re
porting fcBnk and other cash items 203,797 08
Redemption fund with U. S. Treasurer and due from
U. S. Treasurer
Interest earned but not collected approximate on Notea
, and Bills receivable not past due
War savings certificates and Thrift Stamps actually
owned
79.066. fl
40.000.00
9.719,487.36
40.950 00
516.215.33
2S5.1 32.94
Total
LIABILITIES.
Capital stock paid In -
Surplus fund -
Undivided profits :
Less current expenses. Interest and taxes paid
Interest and discount collected or credited In advance
of maturity and not earned (approximate)
Amount reserved 'for taxes accrued
Circulating notes outstanding
Net amounts due to National banks 5.915.PSH.75
Net amounts due to banks, bankers and trust companies 6,526.773 40
Certified checks outstanding 69.778 09
Cashier's checks on own bank outstanding 2S2.933.77
Demand deposits (other thnn bank deposits) subject to
reserve (deposits payable within 30 days):
Individual deposits subject to chck 12.052.4S3 40
Certificates of deposit due In less than 30 days (other than
for money borrowed)
Dividends unpaid
Other demand deposits
Time deposits subject to reserve (payable after 30 days,
or subject to 30 days or more notice):
Certificates of deposit (other than for money borrowed)
United States deposits (other thnn postal savings):
War loan deposit account
Other United States deposits, including deposits of
U. S. disbursing officers
U S bonds borrowed. Including Liberty Loan and eertlfi
ficatea of Indebtedness, without furnishing collateral
security for same -. . .
Bills payable with Federal Reserve Bank
Letters of Credit and Travelers' Checks sold for cash and
outstanding
Liabilities other than those above stated subscriptions
to U. S. Liberty Loan ac. customers
1.733.60
133.556. 583. 7k
t 1.000.000.00
1.000.000.00
231.082 39
165,410.68
7S.K72.39
1,000,000.00
135.409.36
13.R62 60
74S.754.68
541.637.46
268.300.00
230.565.60 2f.736.08683
400,000.00
2.661.091.28
2.350.00
230.696.26
33.556.683.72
Total
State of Nebraska, County of Douglas, ss:
I, Ezra Millard, cashier of the above njmed bank, do solemnly swear that the
above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief.
EZRA MILLARD, Cashier.
Correct Attest: I. W. CARPENTER, RANDALL K. BROWN. L. C. NASH.
Director.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 11th day of July. 1919.
L. M. LANTZ. Notary Publltt.