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THE BEE: OMAHA, SATURDAY." SEPTEMBER 6, 1919. LINCOLN TO GET SHARE OF ARMY SURPLUS FOOD Efforts of Reavis Overwhelm ingly Successful to Probe Dumping of Food In N. Y. Bay. By E. C. SNYDER. ( Coiwponden of The Bee.) "Washington, Sept. i. The power an investigator wields was best il lustrated Friday when Congressman Reavis called upon the surplus prop erty division of the War department and urged that bureau to immediate Iv allocate to Lincoln a portion of the surplus army food now on sale in certain sections of the country. With the memory of the investi Ration by the Reavis subcommittee of the general committee on war ex penditures in mind, and out of which investigation $175,000,000 have been added to the treasury by reason of the sale of army food products, the officials of the surplus property di vision fell over themselves to give Lincoln its fair share of he army rations, and Colonel Elliott wired Omaha to send Lincoln six and a half cars of food products, with a mitted to buy all the evaporated fruit and crated bacon it wants. Colonel Elliott supplemented his order to the Omaha depot by say ing that if they didn't have the arti cles on hand to get them. Message to Lincoln Congressman Reavis tele raphed a Lincoln wholesale grocery firm today that Judge Rolapp of the food administration sugar distributing committee had telegraphed him that "200,000 bags equalization board purchases must be equitably distributed in the entire territory east of the Rocky mountains and west of the Indiana-Illinois state line, and from Texas to Canada. "Conditions in this entire terri tory ire acute. Nebraska has al ready been alloted 7,200 bags. The Lincoln portion was 1.375 bags, out of which Raymond Brothers and Clarke received their fair share, namely 425 bags. Considering other states in similar or worse condition, Nebraska has been alloted its pro per portion. Am giving that state an additional 3,200 bags today. Strike situation in California has made it impossible to ship any sugar since August 22. However, shipment beting resumed today." Dumped Food Into Sea Mr. Reavis left tonight for New York, where his subcommittee will investigate the destruction of an enormous amount of food products by dumping cartons into the sea outside of New York bay. To Sell Automobiles. '.. The aftermath of the Reavis sub committee investigation as to the criminal wastefulness attaching to the thousands and tens of thousands of automobiles of all makes remain ing in the open since the armistice was singed, came yesterday, when the War department issued orders to- tm tfiese automobiles at once. This order Congressman Reavis es- Pershing's Life Story, From First Boyhood Cornsilk Smoke to King George's Cigar, Begins in Sunday Bee I N THE SUNDAY BEE will begin Harold F. Wheeler's great narrative of the Life of General Pershing, gathered by him dur ing his personal visits to every nook and corner of the world in. which the great commander worked and lived. . Beginning at the doorstep of the rude shanty in which the gen eral was born, and personally interviewing every person who knew him in his youth. Mr. Wheeler lays the foundation of his story by a presentation of the facts as they are now remembered concerning his birth, getting, amongothers, the story from her own lips of Mrs. Warren, who attended Mrs. Pershing at midnight on the day of his birth. Hot Dispute About Birth As has been found in the cases of many great Americans, there is much dispute, and a hot one now that the general has be come so famous, concerning the actual scene of his birth, some of the townspeople asserting it was in a rude shanty on the "outskirts" of Laclede, Mo., and others insisting it was in a house within the confines of the town. Mrt. Warren, the mayor of Laclede and others cite convincing incidents in support of their stories, while the sisters of General Pershing are equally convincing in the evidence they present on the other side. " "High Lights" of Career The whole dispute is but one of the "high lights" in the life of the general which illustrates the interesting manner in which Mr. Wheeler went after his story, and presents it At Laclede, Mr. Wheeler found a multitude of stirring events in the career of the small boy "Johnny," including the tale of his first smoke and chew, his first raid (on a peach orchard) and his rescue of the school teacher from death. Story of the Burglar A somewhat startling revelation is the fact that it was a burglar who started Pershing on his world career, having been re sponsible for the boy's going to West Point. What the burglar had to do with it, and how it happened, will be told in The Bee. It is too good to spoil by further explanation. You will have to wait until it is published. The Trail to France From the birthplace, Mr. Wheeler follows the trail of General Fershing like a night police reporter on a murder story. He takes us through West Point, the Indian campaigns in the west, with their famous pursuits of the Sioux and Apaches, and through Cuba and the Philippines to the terrible fields of France, his story presenting the scenes as graphically as if they were viewed in motion picture form on the screen. o A story every boy in America, particu larly every Boy Scout, should read. It is not only a story of the man who turned the tide in the war, but also a personality story of this great American and westerner. I Gl ' I I t 4 - - . Tragedy of His Life The courtship of beautiful Helen Warren, daughter of Senator Warren, and the overwhelming tragedy of the death of his wife and three children in the fire at the Presidio, San Francisco, are, of course, included in the story with all their details. The story will run daily in The Bee, beginning Sunday. Order your papers now. If not a Bee subscriber, call Tyler 1000. timates will net the Treasury depart ment Howard of $300,000,000. Hull'No. 1449, building at the Bal timore shipyards under the direction of the United States shipping board, was named the "Nemaha" several months ago in honor of the river and county in Nebraska bearing that name. Week before last one of the controlling officials of the shipping board who comes from South Caro lina changed the name of the vessel to Forsythe in honor of the home county of the official mentioned above. This change of name having been brought to Congressman Reavis' attention he today took up the mat ter with the chief of the shipping board, protesting against the change, and showing by comparison that Nemaha county, Nebraska, in Lib erty, bonds, in war savings stamps, and other war activities, exceeded the South Carolina county by 500 per cent, and demanded that the name "Nehama" be restored. The congressman from the First Nebras ka district expects favorable action. . Buy Alabastine at HARPER'S at End Flatiron BIdf ., 17th and Howard. (SEES Buy Varnish at HARPER'S Eaat End Flatiron Bide 17th and Howard. Packers Probe Committee Calls Halt on Witnesses Washington, Sept. 5. (Special Telegram.) Judge Kinkaid, who sought to list a cattleman from Ne braska before the senate agricul tural committee holding hearings on the Kenyon-Kendrick bill licensing packers, was informed today by Chairman Gronna that no more wit nesses would be listed, as the com mittee has scheduled witnesses up to September 16, when it will be de termined what further action is to be taken. House Passes Bill to Pay Losses in Rosebud Fire Washington, Sept. 5. (Special Telegram.) A biil to authorize the payment of certain losses suffered by fire on the Rosebud Indian reser vation in South Dakota by citizens of South Dakota and Nebraska passed the house today. A number of residents in the Sixth Nebraska district are interested in this measure. Complete Plans for Reception of President Wilson in Omaha G. W. Wattles, Gould Dietz, Mayor Smith and Arthur F. Mullen Will Be Members of Official Committee to Meet Chief Executive at Union Station. G. W. Wattles, chairman of the Nebraska branch of the League to Enforce Peace; Gould Dietz, vice chairman of the state league; Mayor Smith and Arthur F. Mullen, demo cratic national committeemen, will be the official reception committee to meet President Wilson and party at Union station next Monday morning at 9 o'clock. Instructions from the president's secretary, J. P. Tumulty, state that the reception committee at the sta tion shall be limited to four. A guard of Fort Crook soldiers will be at the station to keep this terminal clear while the members of the president's party are going to their automobiles. Wilson in Dietz Auto. Each automobile will bear a num ber and each member of the party will know in advance the automobile to which he is assigned. President and Mrs. Wilson will ride in C. N. Dietz' automobile. Mrs. Draper Smith, head of the woman's department of the League to Enforce Peace for this district, has been assigned the work of look ing after the reception which will be tendered Mrs. Wilson on the stage of the Auditorium immediate ly following the president's address, which will be concluded at 11. Mrs. Smith will announce a com mittee of 25 women who will serve with her on this reception commit tee. The Auditorium will be opened at 8:30 a. rn. Monday, and the presi dent is scheduled to begin his ad dress at 10, following his ride through the city. The only reserve seats at the Auditorium will be those on the stage, and about 300 of the front i1 I ''1 CSV Ttt?v f m r ti ciTiiiinn IPi mfa the w Grrra o )s fy-L I weM 'elected display which will appeal te5 jPrVr&l to every Paren both from the standpoint of S& if: x s!u something nice for his little majesty and the ) SjT value. In fact, whatever you may need in Oy?VvJ' X.' indoor or out-o-door FURNITURE FOR BABY Reed Carriages In a score of different styles. Col ors: White, ivory, frosted black, blue or brown, French grey and cafe au lait. Upholstered to harmonize. Mounted on easy running wheels and springs. Chairs and Rockers Just a little army of styles in oak, mahogany, walnut, elm or reed, as well as enamel finishes. The whole field of baby's requirements covered. Sulkies and Go-Carts In large variety, with the newest features and conveniences. In reed, fibre or leatherette. With or with out hoods in a wide range of fin ishes. " Cots and Cribs of steel or wood, in white enamel and Vernis Martin for the "just ar rived" or for the older child. Some that rock, others that wheel about, yet others with screen protection. Complete Nursery Suites, Gates, P ens, Toilet Seats, Wardrobes, Walkers, Jumpers, Bedroom Suites. Sixteenth and Howard Streets. Phone Tyler 3000 seats on the main floor for out-of town visitors. Teachers of the public and parochial schools are arranging to have their children assembled at various points along the line of the automobile parade. Some schools are arranging to have the children sing patriotic airs as the president approaches, and others will wave flags. Sirens to Blow. Arthur Thomas of the publicity bureau of the Chamber of Commerce has arranged to have sirens blown when the president's party starts from the Union station. Mrs. S. R. McKelvie, wife of the governor and vice president for this state of the woman's department of the League to Enforce Peace, has sent word that she will be unable to attend the reception to Mrs. Wilson. She and the governor expect to be in Chicago next Monday. The following is the official list of occupants of 10 automobiles which will convey the presidential party through some of the streets of Omaha next Monday morning, between 9 and 10: Car No 1 The president and Mrs. Wilson. Car No 2 Secret service Car No. 3 J. P. Tumulty, secre tary to the president; Thomas W. Brabany, assistant secretary; Ad miral Cary T. Grayson, aide to the president; two local men. Car No. 4 Charles Swem, Gil bert F. Close, Warren F. Johnson, Edward F. Johnson, Edward V. Smithers, White House staff. Car No. S Mr. Barrios. Under wood news service; C. E. Turnage, Kinogram Publishing corporation; Pell Mitchell, Gaumont company; R. E. Donahoe, Pathe News; U. K. Whipple, International Film serv ice, official photographers. Car No. 6 Byron Price, Associa ted Press Hugh Baillie. United Press; John Nevin, International News: Louis Seibold, New York World; Rodney Bean, New York Times. Car No. 7 Ben Allen, Cleve land Plain Dealer; Stanley M. Rey nolds, Baltimore Sun; Robert Small. Philadelphia Ledger; David Law rence, New York Evening Post; James A. Haggerty, New York Herald. Car No. 8 Frank Lamb, Wash ington Times; Morton M. Milford, Louisville Courier-Journal; Charles White, New York Tribune; Phillip Kinsley. Chicago Tribune. Car No. 9 J. A. Holloman, At lanta Constitution; Robert Norton, Boston Post; Michael Hennessey, Boston Globe; E. C. Hill, New York Car No. 10 J. J. Williams. Uni versal News Service; Charles H. Grasty, New York Times; A. E. Coldhoff, Newspaper Enterprise as sociation; J. J. O'Neill, Mount Clemens News Bureau; Pierce Miller, Associated Press. Chicago Revenue Agents Seize Omaha Made Butter Chicago, Sept. 5. United States District Attorney Clyne announced that internal revenue agents had seized ISO tubs of butter, charging that it contained too high a per centage of moisture. Under exist ing laws butter must not contain more than 16 per cent of moisture. Federal agents said the butter seized is owned by the Alfalfa But ter company of Omaha, Neb. W. W. Richardson, president of ti i Alfalfa Butter Co., of this city, stated that no information concern ing the seizure had been received by the officials of the company. Immediately after churning, ac cording to Mr. Richardson,' the but ter is subjected to a double test to determine the amount of moisture contained. Federal officers inspected the out put of the company in this city about a week ago and declared the product to be of good quality, ac cording to Mr. Richardson. Sell Gage County Farms. Beatrice, Neb., Sept. 5. (Special Telegram.) Dr. J. Lewis Webb sold his two farms comprising 420 acres south of Beatrice to G. Forke of Garland, for $170.00 an acre, or $71,230.00. fEDERAL FIGHT ON DENATURED ALCOHOL BEGUN Omaha District to Be Cleaned, Says U. S. Agent Gillin. GEN. PAUL FIRES A BROADSIDE AT ARMY MEASURE Says "Conscription Measure Most Vicious Legislation Ever Proposed." Lincoln, Sept. 5. Launching a publicity campaign on the Chamber-lain-Iahii peace-time conscription bill with the hope of defeating it when it conies to a vote in congress, Adjt. Gen. H. J. Paul Friday brand ed the measure as "the most vicious ever proposed for the American people." "I am sure it will be voted down when its full meaning is learned," he declared. According to Adjutant General Paul, who has just received a di gest of the bill from the organiza tion committee of the National Guard Association of the United States, the measure proposes to in crease the standing armv in peace times from 125,000 to 576,000, and to do this by drafting the young men conference committee, of the country, no matter what their profession or calling. The bill is now before the house and senate The bill proposes, he says, to raise 450,000 men each year, to serve three years in the regular army, and to obtain these men by conscription. Boys 19 years old would be required to serve three months out of the year. Men between the ages of 18 and 26 are liable to the govern ment's call at any time, under the provisions of the bill, Colonel Paul ! said. The law, if passed, would virtu ally wipe out the national guard or ganization. Shoes and Clothes for Children Asked by Omaha Mission A call has gone out from the Oma ha City mission for clothes and shoes for the poor children of Oma ha. With school opening Monday, thousands of poor children are in need of clothing and shoes, accord ing to Miss Mary E. Anthony, su perintendeni of the mission. "The need was never so great as now," declared Miss Anthony. "We are about out of old clothing for children whose parents cannot af ford to provide suitable garments for them to wear to start to school. In other years the situation has not been so bad, but this year, with the high cost of living worrying even the families in better circumstances, the poor people are desperate. "We would like to have kind hearted Omahans bring any old clothes or shoes they can spare to us today. We have no way to call for old clothes unless it is absolutely necessary. Now is the chance for Omahans to do a good turn when the poor children need their help the most." A nation-wide crusade against the sale of denatured alcohol and Jamacia ginger as beverages has been initiated by the federal govern ment, it was announced yesterday by John J. Gillin, internal revenue agent in charge of this district. Ac tion by the government follows numerous reports that completely denatured alcohol "is being used ex tensively for bathing and rubbing purposes and is also being sold by irresponsible dealers for beverage puposes." Death and Blindness. Locally Mr. Gillin has completed plans for an energetic campaign against distributors who dispose of either denatured alcohol or Jamaica ginger for external 'or internal pur poses. It is stated by Mr. Gillin that blindness, and in many cases death frequently results from the use of denatured alcohol. Government restrictions provide for a $1,000 fine or a year's imprison ment, or both, for the sale of dena tured alcohol as a beverage or for external use. These laws will be invoked against dealers who are found guilty by the government. Must Label Containers. It is known that many Omaha dealers are disposing of the alcohol or Jamaica ginger for both the above purposes, according to Mr. Gillin. Careful investigations will be made and these dealers punished, he said. Additional labels on all denatured alcohol containers setting forth the poisonous' ingredients of the liquor have been ordered by the govern ment. Flying Squadron to Return to Texas; Was to Visit Omaha The transcontinental airplane squadron, which for the past month has been flying through the west, will not come to Omaha, it was learned yesterday. The squadron, which is made up of four planes in command of Lt. C. C. Nutt, arrived in Lincoln Thursday. The planes were to have flown to Kansas City, Mo., from Lincoln, then St. Joseph, Mo., and then to Omaha. A telegram reached the Omaha recruiting station Thursday, ordering the squadron to return to Ellington field, near Houston, Tex. Maj. W. A. Cavenaugh delivered the order to Lieutenant Nutt over the long distance telephone, and the squadron is expected to begin its journey home at once. During the month of flying the squadron has landed in almost every city in the west, including San Fran cisco, El Faso, Cheyenne and Den ver. Thieves Arrested in Omaha Now in Jail at Aurora Aurora, Neb., Sept. 5. (Special.) Emil Deering of Jackson, Ohio, and Alex Gerard of Ottawa, Canada, are in the Hamilton county jail await ing trial on the charge of having robbed C. H. Fclhaver's drug store and Anton Lorenson's cafe at Hampton last Friday night. They were arrested in Omaha Monday and returned to Aurora by Sheriff Howard Tuesday night, they had a number of watches and knives, a nuantitv of clothing and about $22 in small change in their possession, and some ot the goods correspond with those taken at Hampton. Little Church Has Birthday Party on Its 103d Bir'hday Harrisburg, Pa., Sept. 5. Ten miles from a railroad and five miles from a trolley line, St. Ignatius Catholic church of Buchanan's Val ley, Adams county, Pennsylvania, which is 103 years old, recently held years old, recently held its an its annual field mass under a wide spreading tree. Later there was an old-fashioned picnic followed by the farmer members of the ven erable flock and their friends, who had come in response to an invi tation which read, in part: "See our little cameo church. She recently celebrated her 103d birth day and time hasn't written a wrinkle on her placid brow. Come, and worship God in His temple not made with hands. The robins will be there, hymning, and the butter flies will breathe their tiny prayers. The west wind will harp a lyric that is older than the sea."' Vienna Is Indignant Over Terms of the Peace Treaty Geneva. Sept. 5. (By the Asso ciated Tress.) The Austrian peace terms have been received in Vienna with the greatest surprise and indig nation, according to advices reach ing here. It is believed that the Renner ministry will fall as a conse quence. Monarchist circles con sider that the terms have definitely killed any hope of the return of the Hapsburgs. . Former Emperor Charles, who received the news from Paris, has decided to leave Switzerland. Buy Tubs and Boilers at Harper's East End Flatiron Bldg., 17th and Howard. Cabinet Prepares List of Labor Meeting Delegates Washington, Sept. 5. Four mem bers of President Wilson's cabinet Secretaries Glass, Lane, Redfield and Houston at a meeting at the White House prepared a list of names from which the president will select 15 to represent the public at the labor-industry conference here October 6. The names will be sub mitted immediately to the president, it was said, after the meeting. Mean time they were withheld. Buy Wagons for the Children at Harper's Eat End Flatiron BIdg., 17th and Howard. 6 BCLkANS Hot water Sure Relief 0 TO 110 ST I USEE Every section of this big M e n's store is alive with new Fall styles. Mcvom IN6 COMPACT. M frDOUQLA37 Without Question the and Best Suit "Buy" in Om PALACE $25 SUITS Built for Active Men and Young You'll admit that these suits are a little bit the best you have encountered for $25.00 in the past two years. They are tailored in that exacting manner that has made Palace Clothes the favorites with Omaha Men. 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