THE BEE: OMAHA, SATURDAY, JULY 24, 1920.
REORGANIZATION
OF ARMY GOING
AHEAD. RAPIDLY
Rapid Expansion of Nation's
' Fighting Forces in Time k
of Emergency Pro
vided For.
Washington, July 23. America's
military establishment is being prac
tically revolutionized under the
terms of the new army reorganiza
tion bill which became effective July
1. Army officers say the work will
not be completed for some months
because of the broad scope of the
measure passed at the last session of
congress to place the land forces on
a ncrmaniMit feace basis. '
While te rrsular army will con
tain onl 295,000 officers and men
scattered over the country and the
insular possessions, it will be so ar
ranged' in conjunction with the na
tional guard and the reserve thi
rapid expansion of the nation's
fighting forces in time of emergency
will be possible.
The national guard will have about
.,440,000 officers and men, but the
strength of the reserve has not yet
been worked out and will depend
largely on the enlistment of eligibles.
The regular army reserve as it
formerly existed, composed of for
mer enlisted men furloughed to the
reserve to complete their enlistment
period ceased to exist as such on
July 1. In its place there is estab
lished the enlisted reserve corps and
the officers reserve corps.' The
, members of the former, except veter
ans of the world war, are required
to enlist for three years. Veterans
of the world war may enlist for only
cue year.
Held Temporary Rank.
The officers reserve corps is, com
posed of officers who held tempor
ary or reserve commissions (luring
the war emergency and graduates
of the student officers training
school.
To accomplish the reorganization
of the national guard and the initial
organization of the reserve, the army
hill provides for a general commit
tee to be composed of regular army
general staff officers and an eqml
number of reserve or national guard
officers. In addition, 52 other com
mittees, representing each state and
territory will arrange the national
guard organization in each state and
territory. Some ef these commit
tees have not been appointed by the
governors and consequently this
work has not yet been put under
way.
Plans Are Indefinite.
While no full plan of organization
has been made publija tentative
plan to be placed befl the com
mittees would divide-jfce'Country
into nine districts -vitlYan army
corps in each. This cWps would
consist of one regular, one guard
and two reserve divisions, so or
ganized that in an emergency the
two reserve divisions, which theo
retically would be the only ones
much below war strength, could be
filled up with selective service men.
A full quota of officers drawn from
the officers' reserve corps would be
available for these divisions at all
times.
The new regular 1 army strength
provides for approximately 17,000
commissioned officers. To provide
this number about 7,000 reserve and
temporary officers have been kept
or. duty and it is the plan to reach
the full officer strength by commis
sioning about 7,000 such officers and
enlisted men in the permanent
army. Officers and men to be so
commissioned will be selected by a
hoard, known as the Tershing board,
headed by General Pershing and in
cluding six other officers.
Abolish Two Secretaries.
,The bill broadens the scope of the
reserve officers training corps at the
various educational institutions over
the country, provides instructors
and material for the schools and al
t.o authorizes summer camps to last
six weeks for advanced training ofl
the student officers. Graduates, of
the training corps may be commis
sioned in the organized reserve.
The reorganization masure fur
ther provides that the head of the
militia bureau of the War depart
ment, which tinder the reorganiza
tion has jurisdiction over national
guard and reserve affairs, shall be a
national gur.rd officer not below the
rank of- maior who will receive the
pay and allowances and have the
rank while on duty of a major gen
eral in the army. , '
The offices of second and third as
sistant secretaries of war are abol
ished bv the measure and their dul
ties absorbed by the assistant secre
tary of war, who will be charged
with the orocurement of all military
supplies and plans for, the mobiliza
tion of material and industrial es
tablishments needed, in time of war.
California Discontinues All
Foreign Language Exams
Sacramento, Cal., July 23. All
foreign language examinations for
medical certificates are to be dis
" continued by the" California state
board of health, Dr. Charles B. Pink
ham, San Francisco, secretary, an
nounced because of trickery and de
ception alleged practiced by Japa
nese applicants. The Japanese con
stitute about 99 per cent of the ap
plicants for foreign languagetests.
Dr. Pinkham said the Japanese in
translating, were given opportunities
to consult text books for answers
to questions.
Havelock Men Arrested
For Violating Game Laws
Beatrice, Neb., July 23. (Spe-J
cial.) Roy Phillips, E. B. Turner
and a man named Guin-'tte, all of
Havelock, Neb., were arrested here
yesterday by a deputy game warden
on the charge of illegal fishing and
fined $25 and costs by Judge Ellis,
which they paid.
Reds Capture Dubno .
London, July 23. Capture by
s soviet troops of the fortress of Dub
no, one of the Volhynia group of
fortifications defending the south-
eastern Polish border, is announce1!
' in Thursday's official statement from
Moscow, received bjr wireless today
The bolsheviki also have taken the
railway town of Slcnim, 70 miles
southeast -of Grodno and 25 miles
west of Baranovitchi.
First hps
First pictures to reach Omaha of
last Friday's earthquake in Los An
geles. These pictures were sent to
The Bee by Dr. Guy D. Shiperd,
manager of the Bailey Dental Co.,
who is visiting in the stricken city.
"The main thing they talk about
here." writes Doctor Shiperd, "is
whether an earthquake is worse than
a cyclone. I say;it is."
Doctor Shiperd calls attention to
the place in the picture where the
water main has been dug up, broken
by the quake.
"They don't encourage these-pic-
tures here, concludes the doctor.
LENINE SPEAKS
NG OF
INTERNATIONALE
World's Champion Bolshevist
Declares Free America Has
'Violated All Principles of
Democracy. ' :
Moscow, July 23. Nikolai
Lenine, premier of bolshevik Russia;
G. S. Zinovieff, bolshevik governor
of Petrograd, and M. Kalinin were
the prinicpal speakers at the open
ing session of the congress of the
third internationale at Petrograd
Monday. The sessions, at which 51
countries are represented, tomorrow
will be transferred to the Kremlin
palace at Moscow. "
One of the crucial matters dis
cussed was the question of admit
ting representatives of the socialist
parties which recently ' abandoned
the second internationale. Accord-
iik to M. Zinovieff, the German in
dependents and the French social
ists will be required to do some
"house cleaning."
M. Zinovieff also attacked the
American democracy for "its perse
cution of all entering the ranks of
revolution by way of the third in
ternationale." "The American bourgeoisie." he
said, "has laid aside its constitution
al guarantees and broken the prin
ciples of its much vaunted democ
racy. It has defined its real posi
tion. Senator Poindexter
Urges the' Building of
Direct Route to Sea
j
, ..Detroit, Mich., July 23. Building
of a direct route to the sea from the
Great Lakes was urged as a neces
sity to move the products of the
west in a telegram "from Senator
Miles poindexter of Washington,
read today before the Great Lakes
St. Lawrence tidewater congress.
The senator was unable to attend.
"The increase in prosperity and
population that would result through
provision of such a waterway cannot
fail to be of benefit to all of the
United States and Canada," Senator
Poindexter said. "Increased trans
portation facilities ts one of the
greatest needs of the west. Both
during and since the war the inabil
ity to move its products expeditious
ly has worked as a handicap to west
ern states. Production on the farms
has been lessened, Pacific coast
lumber mills have been shut down
and cattle have died on western
ranges because cars could not be
obtained to ship them to market or
to bring food to them.
"Continuation of these conditions
will have a profound effect upon our
social, economic and political life.
We cannot afford to overlook any
opportunity to better our national
condition. Relief lies at hand if we
care to take advantage of it."
Gage County Wheat Crop
Makes Big Yield This Year
Reatrice, Neb., July 23. (Special.)
Ed Hughes, living southeast of
Filley, threshed his wheat crop and
secured a yield of 4S Jsushclk to the
acre. The grain tested better than
62 pounds to the bushel. Fritz
Meyer, living west of tne city,
threshed his crop trom 20 acres and
icccived a yield ot 40 bushels.
Greeks Reach Seidlar
IRt tha AiMmt&airA PrM.)
Constantinople, July 23. The
Greeks are reported to have ad
vanced to the east to Seidlar and
Lule Burgas (about 50 miles South
east of Constantinople), encounter
ing virtually no opposition. The
grand vizier has sent a message to
Jafar Tayar, who is commanding
the Turkish nationalist forces, urg
ing him to surrender to the Greeks
to prevent further bloodshed.
Held as Suspect
George H. Barr. 2S14 Jones Street,
is held by police for investigation
into the theft of -a $400 diamond
rinir frotirthe home of Mrs. Olson,
3212 Indiana avenue, Sunday.
EETI
Angeles Quake
(
Beet Fields Take
Men From Corn
Belt
(Continued From Fage One.)
grows. It produced 750,000
of sugar in this country last
It's an important factor in
that
tons
vear
determining sugar prices. And
here we are paying 80 cents an
hour for common field labor and
yet are unable to get it. The beet
workers aro mostly foreigners in
the section I come from, Slavs, and
they're going back to the old c"i"i
try faster than they come in. Oth
ers, by learning in an hour or two
how to use a monkey wrench on
a nut have suddenly become
'skilled' factory workers even the
hod carrier today is a 'skilled'
worker because he has a union;
it's a fact and they don't want to
tcat k back from the city. )
Harder Work for Farmer.
It's not the movies and the bright
lights altogether, for nowadays the
hired farm hand has to be taken to
the village in the automobile a couple
of nights a week to get a slant at
Charlie Chaplin and Mack Sennett's
bathing beauties, and he gets as
much recreation as the ordinary city
worker. U, well, we 11 get the crop
in somehow harder work tor tne
farmer, but he's always ready to
tuck in and give other industries a
lesson in Unstinted 'output."
Meanwhile "high sugar prices are
affecting fruit canning. In some
fruit belts the probable output of pre
serves has been cut in half. Coming
through the Yakima valley last week,
fruit growers said a large part of the
canning this year will be without
sweetening, while the sugared stuff
will probably be so scant in supply
that it will'ljaock holes through the
ceiling with prices.
In this part ot Iowa, one comes
across the general laDor shortage,
but the farmers have adjusted them
selves, mainly by extending thcr
own hours of work. Along the Can
non Ball road from Monmouth to
Barlineton, the farmers are still lost
in wonderment at the appearance of
the corn, which has already.mane up
much of the time lost by ('delayed
phnting, on account of rains. On
the Iowa side of the Mississippi,
fanners along the route said crop
conditions were" much improved ovei
the outlook a month or two ago.
A dozen farmers here in Keokuk last
night all said the same thing: "We re
sny on labor, but the crops will be
got in. It s harder work, but things
aren't too bad."
Mexican Held for Murder
Of Colorado Farmer's Wife
La Junta, Colo., July 23. Pursued
tor seven miles over the prairies
southwest of Swink, five miles west
of here, Feliciano Numez was cap
tured by a sheriff's posse and is held
in jail here charged with the mur
der of Mrs. Solidad Torres, wife of
a Mexican farmer at Swink, at 6
o'clock thisrnorning.
iunez claims tne snooting was an
accident.
Brand New Still Is Found;
Alleged Operators Arrested
A band new, shiny copper still
wa4 located at Fiftieth and Grover
streets Thursday night by Detective
Herdzina and federal officers.
Mash to the extent of 150 gallons
was also seized, but only five gal
lons of liquor had been made.
Dan Roman, 6502 North Sixteenth
street, anoTJohii Abram. 1204 Elli
son avenue, were arrested in con
nection with the raid.
Steamships
ArrlTnln.
Southampton, July 11. Kroonland, New
Turk,
St. Michael. July II Rome, New York;
San Ocnnearo. New York.
Shanghai, July 11. Editor, San fran
CllPO. Havana, July 11. Eurydamai, Ban Fran-
CiHCO.
New Yort. July 11. Lancaster. London"
Trloite, July 11. Argentina,. New, York.
Sailing.
July ;i Brava Ooour 8hnRhl.
Ni-w York, July S2. Cuelipve Verdi,
Nn-'ke.
l'hUndfli.hle. July 11. Hattie Lucken
bacb, Kan Francisco.
Pictures
OX DECLARES
RKING TO
SUFFRAGE
Suffrage Leaders Are Told
That Democratic Nominee
Is Boosting Their Cause
In Tennessee.
Columbus, O., July 23. Governor
Cox, democratic presidential nomi
nee, today told a delegation from
the national woman's party that he
"already had two or three men"
working among members of the
Tennessee legislature to secure the
36th state needed for ratification of
the federal woman suffrage amend
ment. The suffrage delegation ask
ed the governor tc send a personal
representative to Tennessee and
were surprised and gratified to hear
the candidate had "beaten them to
it," as they said.
"Jhe governor saw the suffrage
workers in a round of conferences
prior to his departure for Dayton
to begin work on his speech of ac
ceptance. He was accompanied by
Mrs. Cox "and Baby Anne.
Governor Cox joined by E. H.
Moore, his convention manager, had
a long conference with Senator Har
rison of Mississippi and King of
Utah, who stopped here today cn
route to Washington from the San
Francisco convention.
Senator Harrison, one of the gov
ernor's active floor managers at San
Francisco, said he called only to be
stow his congratulation. Harrison
talked over western campaign plans
it length
Both men had confidence in a
victorious tide to the ticket, particu
ia rly m the west.
men wo
Haas Brothers
.Balcony Fhorfbm Block
l6th&FarnamSt
A Saturday Special
in
Great Removal Sale
at less than the cost
of trimmings alone
we
offer
CAMISOLES
in Three Marvelous Lots
LOT NO. 1
Beautiful figured silk ribbon camisoles as
well as dainty creations in tub satins
embroidered and lace trimmed. These
numbers are worth to $2.50 choice Sat
urday, at only
LOT NO. 2
Sheer crepe de chine and rich satin cami
soles rich lace edging and insertion
trimmed, also dainty embroidered white,
flesh and pastel shades. Regular' $3.50
camisoles choice Saturday, only
LOT NO. 3 (
Exquisite camisole creations, fashioned
from crepe de chines, satins and Geor
gettes. Wonderful lacy effects also
rich embroidered $4.00 and $4.50 cami
soles Saturday your choice at only. ....
"DOUBLE LIFE"
REVEALED WHEN
ITALIAN DROWNS
Man Known as Fred Barton
Turns Out to Be Gio
vanni Dameto of
of Omaha.
The death Thursday of an Italian
known as "Fred Barton" in the Elk
horn river, six miles southeast of
Waterloo, Neb. reveals the real
identity of the man and also estab
lishes a perplexing problem as to
the man's "double life."
Personal papers found in the Ital
ian's grip in his room at the Globe
hotel, Eleventh and Douglas streets,
disclose his name as Giovanni Da
meto. Member of Bridge Gang.
lie had been working for the Al
lied Construction company on a
bridge across the Elkhom river.
Leaving his associates in camp last
night, he told them he was "going
swimming." Several of his friends
followed. He was seen to sw'm
downstream and suddenly into a
whirlpool. He is thought to have
been stricken with cramps-'and sank.
The following note was found in
a sealed envelope among his per
sonal belongings: v
"In case of accident or death,
please notify John Dameto, Province
of Rezzio, Italy. Giovanni Dameto,
alias Fred Barton."
Knew Omaha Girl.
A lapsed insurance policy in the
name of "Fred Barton," found also
among his effects, named a "Miss
Edith Johnson, 1821 Cass street," as
beneficiary.
, Associates of the man say he ha
no relatives in America and that
little is known here of his past.
The body is being held at Stack &
Falconer's motuary.
Robin With Crossed
Bill Cared for by
Kind-Hearted Woman
A strange case of bird parental
care for its handicapped young has
been observed by Mrs. Mary Fitch
ett, 704 South Seventeenth street.
Mrs. Fitchett found a month-old
robin with its bill so crossed that it
was unable to pick up food. She put
it in a a bird cage in her home near
an open window. Before long the
mother bird answered the cries of
the cripple and appeared with a long
worm for the baby. Every day the
parent came to feed the young robin,
sometimes making a many as 15
trips. '
Mrs. Fitchett kept the little freak
for 1C days, but it disappeared Fri
day morning, evidently flying away
Ytith its mother after the usual morn
ing visit. All efforts to teach the
bird to feed itself had failed, the
woman said, its beak being so
crossed that it could not even pick
up bread crumbs.
Army Guarding Peking
' Disintegrates; City
Without Protection
Peking, July 23. There is vir
tually no military obstacle to pre
vent the troops of Generals Tsao
Kim and Wu Pei Fu fromentering
the capital, as the army hitherto op
posing them has completely disin
tegrated, some of the troops laying
down their arms and returning to
their barracks, while others fled to
the hills. t
Chihli leaders, however, have,
chosen to withhold their troop in
the present line in view of the repre
sentations b cabinet members and
diplomats that an advance might re
sult in disorder in the capital. The
advance guard is stationed at Chan;;
sinticn, a day's march away.
Albion Plans Chautauqua.
Albion. Neb.. July 23. (Special.)
The Albion Chautauqua- opens
Tuesday foia six-day session.
our
Saturday
n. oo
n.so
$2.00
Seattle Club Woman
Testifies in Behalf
Of Strike Leaders
L.nicago, juiy t. ine oetense in
the trial of William Bross Lloyd and
19 other communist laboritcs.
" I V 4 1t IP
charged with plotting to overthrow
the government by forfakompleted
its evidence today after calling only
wree witnesses. ine prosecution
said it will introduce several wit
nesses to rebut the evidence of the
defense regarding the Seattle strike.
Closing arguments in behalf of the
state will probably begin Monday.
Final arguments of the prosecution
and defense wilt take about a week.
A. W. Swenson, former labor
leader in Seattle, testified today that
he attempted to limit the strike but
failed. Swenson and Mrs. Viola Cra
han of Seattle, who was the next
witness, denied that the strikers
were revolutionary or that they ad
vocated taking over the municipal
government of Seattle.
Mrs. Crahan. a Seattle club wo
man, declared "Seattle was never
so quiet and orderly as during the
striKe.
Shenandoah Youth Killed
, In Automobile Accident
Shenandoah ' Ta TnTv ?t
Telegram.) Merrill Simpson,
16-year-old son of Mrs. Charles
Simpson, a widow, was instantly
killed and David Miller 1? Viaft
his arm and leg broken when a tire
1 1 3 ... . . t
expioaea, upsetting their car be
tween Shenanrlnah anit Mnrmlyh
Thursday. The boys were drivinu
at high speed and struck a rut.
Miller is a snn nf'Tlnflt
cashier of the First National bank
Here, lhe father is in Omaha at
tending the Nebraska state eolf
tournament. Simpson was operator
and Miller an usher at Zenith thea
ter. Both were high school students.
thompson-belden
& company:
Special Sale of
Fancy Hosiery
Black silk hose with white
clocks, and white silk
with black clocking, $5
values are priced for Sat
urday, $3 a pair.
Lace Hosiery, silk to the
top, may be had in. black,
navy, and cordovan in ex
quisite patterns, $7 hose
for $4 a pair.
Collar Point
Laces, Reduced
Collar points for round
necklines, very lovely de
signs, regularly priced
from $2.50 to $4.5Q a
yard, are offered '
Saturday for
$1.89 a yard
Attractive
Pumps and Oxfords
Almost our entire showing
of New Summer Footwear is
, offered in Saturday's sale.
Desirable styles may be had
for attractively low prices.
The selection includes these styles:
Patent 1 e art h e r and
suede two-eyelet ties.
Kid instep ties.
U Patent leather and dull
kid pumps.
Excellent Corsets
for $3.98 a Pair
In the July clearance dl odd
corsets you will find models
from the best makers. The
comfort, style and complete
satisfaction , that excellent
quality always brings is as
sured the wearer of a well
chosen corset. You will find
an amply large selection.
; All priced for
Saturday, $3.98
Corsat Section Second Floor
City Trust Loses
5-Year Court Fight
Over $20,000 Note
After a legal contest of nearly
five years the Bankers Mortgage
Loan company was rendered a pay
ment Thursday on a $20,000 promis
sory note front the City Trust com
pany. The suit for judgment on
theliote was filed April 3, 1915, and
was carried twice to the Nebraska
supreme court and once to the
United,. States supreme court.
In a counter petition, filed March
17, 1916, the City Trust . company
asked judgment against the Bankers
Mortgage Loan company for the dif
ference between its note of $20,000
and $33,000 alleged to be due it on
the $75,000 note of the W. D. Moore
Lumber company. '
In district court the City Trust
company was ordered to pay the
principal and interest 'on the note,
then totaling $23,552. After a hear
ing of the case in the state supreme
court the same decision was again
lenderetl in the district court. The I
state supreme court then sustained
the decision of the district court.
Taken to the United States supreme
court, a mandate was issued, dis
missing the appeal.
With accrued interest at the time
of payment the note totaled $26,486.
$1 00,000,000 Movie Company
Incorporated in Delaware
New York, July 23. The French
American Cinematograph corpora
tion, capitalized at $100,000,000, was
incorporated yesterday unoer the
laws of the state of Delaware for
the purpose of engaging in the mo
tion picture business. The corpo
ration, it'was announced, will unite
French and American interests and
facilitate exchange of films between
the United States and Europe.
Dainty Wash Frocks
Appreciably Reduced
in the
thompson-belden
BASEMENT
Reductions On
Brown kid, patent
leather and black kid ox
fords, with both Louis and
military heels,
$4.95 Crepe de Chine
Bloomers for $3.98
Dainty crepe de chine bloomers with
plain elastic tops and knees, and a
few large size envelope chemise, lace
trimmed, will be placed on sale
Saturday for $3.98.
Second Floor
Sale of White Near Silks
A clearance of white Economy, Ban
zai, ani Valerie silks will take place
Saturday. The low prices make them
admirable purchases for future needs
in unuergarments.
$1.00 36-inch Economy. '
Silk for 75c a Yard
$1.50 36-inch ' Banzai,
Silk for 95c Yard
$2.50 36-inch Valerie
Silk for $1.75 a Yard
HARDING'S STAND
ON LEAGUE TO BE
m 1 1 em iaii 4 m I
aru hra i.N.Mir
IB II W I I U H
Vllllll IIIWI1 IWWWM
Managers Expect Demos ir
Demand Moro Specific
Exposition, Which He
Will Give.
Marion, O., July 23. Senator
Harding's stand on the league of na
tions, outlined yesterday in his
speech formally accepting the le
publican nomination for the presi
dency, was expected today by i his
managers here to furnish the chief
bone of contention during the next
stage of the political campaign. ,
They declared the candidate was
prepared to carry cm his attack on
the Wilson foreign policy aggres
sively, and they predictea, that his
advocacy of a declaration of peace
followed by negotiation of a world
"understanding" for international
justice and amity based on moral
force would help the issue along
toward a commanding place in ihe
presidential race.
In their claim of solid republican
support for the candidate's proposal,
his associates pointed today to the
language of the Chicago platform on
which divergent elements of f e
party came into agreement.
The platform specifically pledget
the party "to such agreements with
the other nations of the world as
shall meet the full duty of America
to civilization and humanity, in nc
cordance with American ideals, and
without surrendering the right if
the American people to exercise its
judgment and its power in favor of
lusuce auu ccmc.
$8.95 French
Gingham Frocks
for $5.95
Fine French gingham
dresses, attractively,
styled and verywell
made, may be had in
small sizes only, for
$5.95 Saturday.
$9.50 Porch
Frocks, Sat
urday, $6.95
Striped gingham
models for large
women may behad
with collars and cuffs
of white. piquei
Sales of Knit
Under wea r
Silk Jersey union
suits, flesh colored, a
round neck, wide
knee style.
$10 garments
for only $6.98
Fine Lisle Vests,
white or flesh col
ored, in a round neck
or bodice top style,
will be s'old
Saturday, 49c
Second Floor
$5 umbrellas are of
fered Saturday at ?4.
To tha Left
at You Enter
Linen Section-
-Maiu
Foor
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