THE BEE: OMAHA; SUNDAY, JANUARY 30, 1921.
Relief Workers
Tell Experiences
With Turk Troops
Exciting Scenes Described by
The American Women in
Charge of Orphanages
In "Armenia.
" New York, Jan. 29. Dramatic and
humorous experiences are described)
in the stories just received from three
American girls who protected the
Armenian orphanages in Kars. Ar
menia, when the Turkish troops
captured that city in. October.
The American young women not
only had to calm the panic-stricken
orphans but to fight off Armenian
refugees. who wanted to hide in the
orphanages and Turkish soldiers
bent on looting the buildings. One
of the girls, Miss Elsie M. Kimball,
of Mt. Vernon, N. Y., put to rout a
group of about 20 Turks who were
attempting to steal the blankets from
the children's beds. She attacked
them with a whip and being un
armed, they fled. Her two compan
ions were Miss Cora L'. Beach of
Ogdensburg, N. YTT and Miss Fran
ces Anderson of New Canaan, Conn.
All three are workers for the Near
East Relief which conducts the or
phanages. -
Miss Kimball tell? in hr letter
of the panicky situation which exist
in Kars when the Armenian defense
collapsed and word was received that
the Turks were coming in.
"Just imagine," she writes, ";i
great mass of 1,000 women and chil
dren huddled together in uncontrol
lable fear, momentarily expected to
he massacred by a conquering army
and with absolutely no possibility of
escape from what they had every
reason to believe would be certain
death."
Guards Placed at Gate.
Miss Kimball had 'just managed
to quiet them when the Turks ar
arrived at the door of the orphanage
three vicious-rooking1 soldiers.
"I ran to them and . explained
through the interpreter that-1 was
an American woman and thi$ was an
American orphanage. Two of the
fellows who were evidently bent on
mischief started toward the building
where the children were gathered.
I snatched the arm of the other fel
low and begged him to protect the
children. Immediately he ran after
the two soldiers and dealt them
ferocious' blows with his heavy whip
and his gun, cursing them vail the
way to the gate. They were loath
to go. but he whipped them clear
out of sight and I thanked him for
his help. Then came more soldiers
and I repeated my speeches until I
was about worn ou, when along
, came a fine-looking Turkish officer.
I explained the situation to him and
asked that Turkish guards be placed
at our gates and he put two of his
men on puard to police the place.
"The guards drove back all would
be inv'aders.vigorously and merci
lessly with rhe butts of their guns,
their lists and the toes of their shoes.
Many of the fellows who came
through our. grounds from the open
field in the back were the wildest
looking individuals this wild country
could nossiblv' Droduce. and believe
me, it produces some mighty , evil
specimens of humanity, and in gen
erous quantities. The most treacher
ous of all are the Kurds, the boldest
and most blood-thirsty and most
ruthless tribe in the Near! East. The
Turkish guards had their hands full
in pushing them back. They re
garded me with great curiosity,
never having seen an American, and
ny Koggles interested them exceed
ingly. ,
Shooting All Day, -
"The shooting went on. all day.
but probably .not .over 3J0 people
were killed altogether in the city and
valley. Once when I was standing
near the gate a shot struck within
a-few feet of me.' It was the closest
shave J had that day, though other
'shots were flying all around.
"Iii making my rounds of the four
buildings, I found a Turk rifling one
of the rooms of blankets. I yelled
at him to 'get out of here-quick,' and
to my surprise, he jumped' through
the window like a shot, leaving his
loot behind. I had not expected
such quick action, for I was alone
r.no he was a big burly man."
A little later another Turkish
point of his rifle and compelled her
to give him a blanket.
Ord Community Service
Club Elects Officers
Ord, Neb., Jan. 29. (Special.)
The Ord Community Service club
held its annual meeting and the fol
lowing officers were elected: presi
dent, Mart Costello; vice president,
Charles Detweiler; directors: C. A.
Davis, Irl Tolen, Archie Bradt, Joe
Bacta, H. L. Leggett and Axel Lind
hartsen. The secretary's report showed a
very prosperous year for the club
and at the close of its first year of
business finds itself practically out
oi debt with a year of efficient serv
ice for the community as its re
ward. Shriners in Columbus
Organize Social Club
Columbus, Neb., Jan. 29. (Spe
cial.) Shriners here organized a
club with A. G. Denny as chairman
and Chas. L. Dickey as secretary
treasurer. Membership will be opon
to all Shriners resident in Columbus
and vicinity, Madison. David City,
Genoa, Claries, Silver Creek, Shelby
and "other nearby towns.
The club will meet once a month
alternating stag affairs with social
gatherings of the members and their
wives. Most of the Shriners in this
territory are members of Tangier
Temple. Omaha
Valley County Breeders
Plan to Form Association '
Ord. Neb.. Jan. 29. (Special.) At
a meeting of men interested in the
pure bred stock industry in Valley
count, steps were taken to call a
.meeting of all breeders in the valley
and organize the Pure Bred Stock
'ireeders' association. Ord and Val
ey county has the honor of being
the home of three international stock
show judges and also the home of
toA that ta
lb. fhowa,
that takes fjrst premium at
Schwab, in Tears, on Stand
Resenting Graft Charges
W . v ,. n !'
The Walsh congressional committee investigating United States ship
ping board operations, closed its session in New York with an apparently
complete vindication of Charles M. Schwab regarding the accusation that
part of $269,543.53 paid for his personal expenses had been charged to the
government. Mr. Schwab was director-general of the Emergency Fleet
corporation during the war. While testifying before the committee Mr.
Schwab broke down and wept while denying that he ever had received a
penny from the government cither in payment of his salary as a "dollar a
year man or in reimbursement of expenses incurred as director-general.
The illustration shows Eugene G. Grace, president of the Bethlehem ,Steel
corporation, and Charles M. Schwab, photographed while at the hearing.
Christian Alliance
Starts Meet Today
i
Week Convention to Open in
Tabernacle at 24th and
Binney at 3 P. M.
The Christian and Missionary al
liance convention will open this after
noon at 3 in the alliance's new taber
nacle at Twenty-fourth and Binney
streets. Services will be held tonight
at 7:30 and each evening for one
week to come at the samejiour in
the tabernacle. Services will also be
held each afternoon with the excep
tion of Monday and Saturday.
Rev. Paul Calhoun, pastor of the
Ctntral United Presbyterian, church,
will make the opening prater at the
afternoon session. Frank Hubbell
and William Baird of Omaha and
Rev. Luke, Rader and Rev. Robert R.
Brown, both of Chicago, will speak
at the afternoon session. Rev. Mr.
Rader will preach at the evening
services. . i '.
Drs. Brown and'Radcr will con
duct the convention throughout the
week. Dr. Brown has been associat
ed with Rev. Paul Rader. pastor of
the Moody church and president of
the Christian and Missionary alli
ance, for eight years.
The alliance is interdenominational
and meetings here are held under the
auspices of a board of Omaha men,
as follows: D. M. Potter, W. E.
Foshier, Judge William Baird, Henry
Kieser, A. L. Knabe ; and E, P.
Sweeley.' '
State Dyers to Meet
In Omaha February 7
The annual two-day convention of
the Nebraska Association of Dyers
and Cleaners will open Monday,
February 7, in the. Hotel Rome. A
discussion of general topics of the
day will occupy the morning ses
sion." Representatives of the Amer
ican Laundry Machine company, the
Denison Manufacturing company
and the J. B. Ford company will
speak during the, afternoon session.
E. M. Partridge, Chief chemist of
the Refinite company, will discuss
water softening. The delegates will
then adjourn 'for dinner and a
theater party. A banquet at the Hotel
Rome Tuesday evening, followed by
an election of officers, will close the
meeting, which will be attended by
practically all plant owners in the
state.4
Business Women's League
X Hold fleeting at Loyal
The Business and Professional
Women's league will hold its tri
nionthly meeting and dinner at the
Hotel Loyal Wednesday evening. R.
1. Howell will speak on the "Bus
iness Forecast for 1921." Special
musical numbers by Miss Luclla Al
len are on the program.
Louis Nash of the Burgess-Nash
company has invited members of the
league to view the "Onward Omaha
Exposition" at his store following the
meeting at the Loyal. E. L. Holland,
advertising manager of the Orchard
Wilhelm company, also had extended
an invitation to the league to visit
his store to view a "Business show"
being staged there.
V
Kate M. Nevill to Give
Two Lectures in Omaha
Miss Kate M. Nevill of the Unity
School of Christianity, Kansas City,
Mo., will lecture on "Preparation for
Spiritual Service" next Thursday
evening at 8 in the Hotel Fontenelle
under the auspices of the Omaha
Truth Center. ,
She will lecture on "Effective
Prayer" Friday afternoon at 3. Miss
Nevill was one of tlje principal
speokers on the program of the In
ternational New Thought Alliance
congress at Kansas City.
Columbus Co-Operative
Store Has Successful Year
Columbus, Neb., Jan. 29. (Spe
cial.) Directors of the Farmers'
Union Co-oncralive store at Colum
bus were all re-elected at the annual
meeting of the association. Reports
indicated that the store enjoyed a
very good patronage. M. J. Borg-
meyer was retained as -manager.
Knights of Pythias in
Colilmbus Install Officers
Columbus, Neb.', Jan. 29. (Spe
cial.) Knights of Pythias andy their
families gathered at their hall to wit
ness the installation of the officers
which were recently elected. H. W.
Milner, deputy grand chancellor of
Lincoln was tfe uBUljn. offket,
Jewish Welfare
Body to Assemble
Dr.' S. N. Deinard to Speak at
Annual Meet at Fonle-
nelle Tonight.
Dr. S. N. Deinard of Minneapolis
will speak on "Jewish Ideala in So
cial Service" at the annual meeting
of the Omaha Jewish Welfare feder
ation in the Hotel Fontenelle this
evening.
Morris Levy is president of the
federation; Dr. Philip Sher, vice
president; Harry B. Zimnnn, honor
ary vice president; Mrs. P.. Kulakof
sky. second vice president; Mrs. B.
A. Simon, third vice president; Mrs.
Philip Slier, fourth vice president;
Harry Friedman, treasurer, and Carl
C. Katleman, secretary.
Here are the metribers of the direc
torate: s -
A. B. Alplrn, H. H. Auerbach, Dve
Blutnenth.il, Mrs. M. Brodkty, SI Brod
Ifey, Rabbi Frederick Cohn, J. P. Crounse,
M. Fanger, N. P. Fell, J. Feldman, E.
Flelnchman, Sam Frank. K. Friedman,
Morris Uoldenberff, Dr. A. Grecnberjr, J. J.
Grcenberr. Phil Grcenberg. Mlas Dlnna
Gron, Ben Handler, Louis Harris, J. Help
hand, Mrs. Henry Hlller, William Holz
man, Morris Jacobs, C. C. Katleman. J.
Katleman, Mrs. J. B. Kati, Ed Krause,
Miss Ida Kubby, M. Kulakofsky, Mrs. R.
Kulakofsky, Harry Lapldus. Mrs. C. Levin
son, Morris Levy, Harry Malashoek, Mrs.
N. Mantel, J. Marks, Mr. H. D. Marl
wits, A. J. Miller. Henry Monsky. Max
Orkin, 8. Ravltx. Mrs. 8. Ravlts, Mrs, J.
Tt. Robinson,, Mrs. J. Rosenberg, M. M.
Rosenblatt, Arthur Rosenblum, Henry
Rosenthal, Isy Rosenthal, Leo Rosenthal,
Dave Rosenstock, Emll Rothschild, Mrs. P.
Schlatter, Dr. and Mrs. Philip Sher, Mrs.
B. A. Simon, Jake Simon, Loulu Simon,
fMrs. Louis Simon, Abe Silverman, Mrs. Abe
Silverman, Sidney Singer, J. J. Slosberg,
Louis Sommers, Martin Sugarman, Rabbi
Morris Taion, Ed Treller, Harry Wlllnsky,
Ir.,M. a. Wohl, Harry A. Wolf,. Mrs. M.
L. TVoolfson, Nathan Yaffe, Mrs. L. Zlev
and Harry B. Ztmman. .
Film Censorship to Be i
Topic at Y.W.C.A. Meet
.
Closing mass meeting in the wel
fare legislative campaign of the Y.
W. C. A. will be held in the Central
building this afternoon at 3 when
Theodore Hansen will present means
for the expression of public senti
ihent in behalf of the state welfare
program. -
Representatives from churches
and civic organizations of the city
will be present for an open discus
sion of such propositions as state
censorship for motion pictures.
The ballot vote for and against
state censorship of films taken in the
several mass meetings of the cam
paign, in and out of Omaha, now
stands, 6,181 for and 307 against-
Mr. Hans.cn will speak also at the
Salem Lutheran, church Sunday
morning at 11 and at a union mass
meeting of all the churches of Ben
son Sunday evening in the Benson
Methodist church.
Osceola Commercial Club
Elects Officers for Year
Osceola, Neb., Jan. 29. (Special.)
The Osceola Commercial club
elected the following officers: presi
dent, O. F. Mickey; vico president,
George Craven; treasurer, Frank H.
Anderson; executive 'committee,
George Carspn and H. C. Beebe.
The place of secretary will be filled
by the executive committee. It was
decided to place the secretary on a
salary for the coming year and to
demand a greater portion of his time
than heretofore.
Supervised Dances Are
Demanded in Columbus
Columbus, Neb., Jan. 29. (Spe
cial.) A movement to obtain super
vision of Sunday night dances by a
public officer and a 'limited censor
ship of the movies was launched at
a meeting of the Parent-Teacher as
sociation here. Criticism ofithe Sun
day night dances centered chiefly
about the attendance of ycung girls
unchaperoned. and the allegation that
young men in the crowd ofte,n have
liquor in their possession.
Gambling House at Wymore
Raided; Players Pay Fines
Wymore, Neb., Jan. 29. (Spe
cial.) Officers raided a room over
the Brown pool hall early this morn
ing and arrested seven men on the
charge of gambling. Poker para
phernalia was seized. The gamblers
paid fines of $25 and costs each in
police court. A few weeks ago three
bandits held up 25 men in the same
room and escaped with $600.
Boy I Page Lucy Gaston
Lincoln. Jan. 29. (Special Tele
gram.) Tobacco thieves at the Ray
mond Bros. & Clark wholesale house
got way with 45,000 cigarettes, 200
cigars, and 210 pounds of chewing
jooacctft v - - -
Stock Shippers"
Complaining of
Hidi Farm Labor
o
Nebraska Farmer Says Wages
Of Last Year Must Come
Down or Agriculturalists
Will Close Sbop.
Henry Seyfer of Nebraska City
was a visitor at the stock yards Sat
urday with a load of sheep for which
he said he received a fair price, but
he complained of the high cost of
production on the farm.,-
He said that the price of farm
labor must come down.
"The waurcs we oaid last vear are
no longer, possible," said Mr. Sey-
! fer, "and pay for farm hands will
nave to come down tms spring or
the farmer will have to shut up shop.
Last year we paid $75 a month for
regular farm hands, but this year the
farmers will not pay over $50 to $60.
These high wages will have to be
met by the consumer eventually and
so far the consumer has failed to
stand paying the high prices of last
year." )
"For some time cattle have been
moving pretty freely from my sec
tion,1' said H. C. Hafuer of Bloom
field, who brought in two loads of
heavy steets that brought a top price
of $8.25.
"1 expect a light supply of beef
the coming summer, as there are but
few in the feed lots, but I expect a
good cattle run next fall and am
looking for a number of cattle for
summer feeding. (
"Hogs are starting to move with
more speed in our, section, as the
farmers seem to have a desire to wait
for better prices for corn than to
feed it to their hogs. Grain is be
ginning to move and a large portion
of it wilt have been sent to" market
before March 1."
I. W. Arnold of Neligh, who also
brought in a shipment.of tattle, ex
pressed the prediction of short runs
of live stock in May and June, al
though he said there was visible
shortage of live stock in his neigh
borhood at the present time.
"A great many of the stock farms
are handling both cattle and hogs,
said Mr. Arnold, "but many farmers
express the opinion that 'there will
be a clean up in the early fall, with
nothing left but a few feeders in the
lots for fall marketing." . j
Takes Exception j
To Referee's Word
Attorney General Questions
Exoneration of Lawyers
A From Charge.
Lincoln, Jan. 29. (Special.) The
office of Attorney General Clarence
A. Davis has filed in 'the Nebraska
supreme court specific exceptions to
each of the findings of Referee J. L.
Cleary, exonerating. Frank W. and
Stanley Bartos, Wilber, Neb., attor
neys, in disbarment proceedings
based on alleged unethical conduct.
The referee found no evidence to
support the three main specifications
against the law firm members, or
the seven subdivisions of specifica
tion 2, each citing the case of an in
dividual, charge4 an alleged extor
tionate fee in connection with draft
exemption matters.
The exceptions question the spe
cific findings, in 10 assignments, and
in the 11" the exception is to the
general findings, in the , following
languarge: x .
, 'Plaintiff excepts to the general
finding of the referee that thie evi
dence does not show the defendants
guilty of unprofesisonal conduct
warranting discipline, because such
finding is contrary to the evidence,
and is not sustained thereby."
The exceptions ore signed by
"Clarence A. Davis, attorney gen
eral, and H. H. Wilson, counsel for
the state of Nebraska." Attorney
Wilson was assigned to handle the
case for the attorney general's office.
The original proceedings were filed
by the Saline county bar associa
tion. The next step in the case is ex
pected to be the granting of leave
to file briefs and the setting of a
date for hearing oral arguments. .
Sterling Bank President
Dies at Age of 73 Years
Sterling, Neb.. Jan. 29. (Special
Telegram.) Diedrich M. Boatsman.
73, president of the Farmers and
Merchants bank, died at his home
here. Mr. Boatsman was a native
of Germany, came to this country
in childhood and located in Sterling
in 1878. He was in the mercantile
business for a time and had been in
banking business since 1898. Mr.
Boatsman is survived byi his widow
and four children: John Boatsman of
Morrill, Mrs. Minnie Eiler, Mrs.
Fannie Ehmen, and Mrs. Carrie
Johnson of Sterling.
Girl Who Violated Parole
Returned to Reformatory
Lincoln, Jan. 29. (Special.)
Leona Bilyue, a warfjof the girls'
industrial home at eGneva who had
been on parole at the home of L.
D. Arnold of Fremont, Neb., has
been arrested in Missouri Valley,
Ia and brought back to Geneva as
a parole violator, it was announced
Saturday by the state board of con
tori. The board said the girl , had run
away from the Arnold home and
was headed for South Dakota when
caught in Iowa.
Murdered Lincoln Man
Left Estate of $34,000
Lincoln, Jan. 29. (Special Tele
gram.) Adrian Barstow, prominent
young Lincoln man who was mur
dered last Saturday night, left an
estate of $34,000, according to a pe
tition for administrator filed by his
father, W. T. Barstow, prominent
Nebraska grain man.
The father asks to be appointed
administrator. Barstow left no will.
Police are continuing to follow every
flue, but are apparently as far from
a solution of the mystery as ever.
Sell Farm for $14,000
Central City, Neb., Jan. 29. (Spe
cial.) Attorney P. S. Heaton, as
referee, sold the John L. Kruse 80
acre farm without itnorovements for
JL$iIU !
MysteryWho Stole
Senate Typewriter?
Lincoln. Jan. 29. (Special.)
Amateur sleuths are working on the
mystery of the senate chamber
"Who stole the Underwood type
writer?" It disappearedThursday night and
when members of Secretary Clyde
Barnard's clerical force came to
work Friday they found every type
writer switched, including that of
Lieut. Gov. P. A. Barrows. The
check-up showed one machine miss
ing. , Those working on the case arte
confident it has no connection with
the theft of a bulky office desk from
the house side a few years ago, which
had been let down from the second
floor by a rope through an outside
window.
Children's Code
Bills Will Cost
State $358,760
Legislature Planning Close
Scrutiny of 53 Measures
Introduced and Prob
able Expense.
'Lincoln, Jan. 29. (Special.)
With state activities for the corning
biennium threatening to run into the
millions in excess of appropria
tions for the last biennium; the $358,
760 program of the children's codt
commission covered in 53 bills now
in committees of the house and
senate to slated to receive close
scrutiny by members. Here in de
tail is the expenditures the commis'
sion would have the state make:
Motion picture censorhip
board, which it is claimed
will pay for itself in fees..$ 38.000
Deputy superintendent to su
pervise compulsory educa-
tion law 4.Q00
Traveling expenses 1600
State school health super
vision .' 10,000
State aid for special classes
for mentally defective chil
dren : -'0,000
State aid for weaker school
districts to maintain nine
months school 200,000
For minimum wage commis
sion 2,000
For a bdard of juvenile
research 30,000
Total $358,760
Fremont Prisoners
Stage Battle Royal
Over Washing Dishes
Fremont, Neb., Jan. 29. (Special
Telegram.) Four federal prisoners
in the county jail here engaged in a
battle royal when an argument arose
as to who would wasli the dishes.
hattln entertained the
other inmates of the jail before
Sheriff Condit knew tnat a ngni was
taking place. The fight started when
one prisoner volunteered to gather
the tin plates after the noonday
meal, when on this day it was an
other prisoner's turn. The jail fam
ily allot certain work for each day
to the inmates in keeping the com
partment clean. The four anxious
housemaids are now locked in sep
arate cells, cursing the sheriff for
interfering or wishing that there had
been no dishes to wash.
Training Course for
Y. M. C. A. Leaders
Oakland, Neb., Jan. 29. (Special.)
A training course for prospective
leaders of boys has been started by
the local committee of the Young
Men's Christian, association. The
course is being handled by O. A.
Bimson, L. R. Benson and County
"Y" Secretary R. E. Rush. Meetings
are held every Sunday in the High
school auditorium. A practical
course of study and demonstration
has been outlined which will fit men
to handle activities for boys as called
for by the new Boys' club program
which has been adopte'd for this com
munity. The following men are tak
ing the leader's course.. John Peter
son, Adolph Nelson, Dr. S. A. Swen
sen,' W. A. Petersdn, Victor Nelson,
Emil Nelson, L. E. Palmquist,
George Anderson. The class is open
to all teachers or prospective teach
ers of Boys' Sunday classes in this
community. No charge is made for
the course. A certificate will be
given upon completion of the course.
State Board of Control Head
Will Speak in Central City
Central City, Neb., Jan. 29. (Spe
cial.) Mrs. Catherine S. Worley,
chairman of the state board of con
trol and chairman of Americaniza
tion, in the Nebraska Federation of
Woman's Clubs, will speak ,at the
court house here February 1. She
will talk on "State Institutions and
Americanization." She will be here
under the auspices of the League of
Women Voters.
Tekamah Telephone Girls
Give City Fir6t Strike
Oakland, Neb., Jan. 29. (Special.)
Between cusses at the incon
venience, telephone users of this city
were putting on "airs" at their
growth to the metropolitan class city
in "honor" of the first strike staged
by telephone operators. The chief
operator and one girl handled the
usual work of eight operators until
relief could be obtained from Omaha
and Lyons. .
Release Suspect Held
For Attempted U. P. Wreck
Beatrice, Neb., 'Jan. 29. (Special.)
James Lillie, who has been, held
at the county jail the fast few days
by Sheriff Schick, suspected of
knowing something about an attempt
to wreck northbound Union Pacific
passenger train east of this city a
few weeks ago, was released last
night as he was able to prove an
alibi.
New Peersburg Bank
Petersburg, Neb., Jan. 29. (Spe
cial Telegrams) The Petersburg
State bank, with A. B. S. Dannell
as cashier opened for business here.
J.t is the third bank in this city,
i Committee of
Senate Begins
Economy Prpbe
Twelve Witnesses "For Prose,
cutiou" Already Examined
By Body Investigating Du
plication in 'Administration.
LineoV Jan.' 29. (Special.) Hav
ing established headquarters in
room 28J, Lindcl hotel, the special
Fenatc committee apponited to in
vestigate duplication "&nd extrava
gance in the state administration al
ready has launched its inquiry.
Twelve or 15 witnesses have been
examined iy the committee and the
testimony ha been recorded by a
fpecial reporter who will make a
transcript of the evidence.
The committee hears testimony
both at the state house and in the
headqtterters. The committee was
at the capitol Saturday to interview
witnesses.
Secret Sessions.
The sesions are behind closed
doors, as a protection to those who
can give or think they can give any
information on duplication in duties
and effort or uneocnomical manage
ment. Up to date the committee hsfs
liparH frnm nnlv "the. nrosecution"
those who have material calculated
to establish a case against the ad
ministration. '
Some of those who appeared were
reluctant and the persuasion of a
ubooena has been invoked in a
number of . cases. - The committee
purposes to hear from aamimstra
tion critics on the subject, whether
they will it of not.
Will Hear Both Sides.
While there has been some in
troduced which if substantiated
might create a sensation, says Sen
ator: Perry Reed, chairman of the
rnrrimitip will hear both sides of
the question. "The prosecution's tes
timony , will be checked against the
o.,,'iAn tirhtrli mav hp found in the
records of tsate officiers before any
conclusions. will Ije arawn.
Senator .freed says- it is the ex
n.tfit; ni tlip rnmmittee tb hasten
the inquiry with all possible speed,
so that the tinaings pro or con may
be laid before' the senate in sufficient
fim tipfnre adiournment that any
action . the findings might warrant
could be taken py mat ooay.
West Point Hotel Sold
West Point, Neb., Jan. 29. (Spe
cial.) W. H. Gillogly, proprietor of
the Neligh House here sold the hotel
to C. N. Ball of Omaha. The Neligh
House is one of the land-marks of
the city. 1
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OmahanSong-Plugger
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ror Irving Derlinj
.Did you ever hear of a "song-
plusger?". 1
Here's an Omaha boy who has
iust hcrome one.
'He is George Givot, son of Mr.
and Mrs. William Givot, 2516 i St.
Marys Avenue. v-
The "song-plugg!r" has a queer
job, but his job- shows returns in
the bank balance of the music pub
lishing house by which he is em
ployed. It is his duty to sing the songs
published by his firm; He sings 'cm
wherever he can, at theaters, dance
halls, hotels, anyplace and every
place. People hear him sing the songs,
like the tune and then trot over to
the music store in the morning and
buy the number.
Music publishers say it's the only
wav they can "put a song over."
Givot, who is only 19, is to sing
Irving Berlin songs in Omaha, Des
Moines and Sioux City.
Express Company Starts
Cutting Ice at Gothenburg
Gothenburg, Xeb., Jan. 29. (Spe
cial.) The Pacific Fruit Express Co.
has started cutting and shipping ice
from Lake Gothenburg. This is the
latest they have ever started. The
ice is between 12 and 14 inches
thick. Last year they shipped over
3,000 cars of ice from here.
Beatrice Movie Is Sold;
Improvements Planned
Beatrice, Neb., Jan. 29. (Special.)
Blaine Cook of Golden City, Mo.,
purchased the Rialto theater, which
ha;s been managed for some time by
W. L. Mears. Mr. Cook plans to
make extensive improvements in the
theater.
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THE OMAHA BEE
I Building SIlOW
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Will Be Staged
Here in Spring
Material Man Announces Ex
hibition to Stimulate Trade
And Depict Latest Improve
ments in Construction.
I A "Complete Building Show," in
! eluding exhibits covering every phase
'of the building industry, is to be
staged at tue Auditorium mc last
week of April or the first week in,
Mnv according to the announce
ment yesterday of K. C. Mitchell of
the. Reliance Brick company. Mr.
Mitchell and Charles A. Franke.
manager f, the Auditorium, ate
fathering the proposition.
The aim of the show will be to
stimulate building in Omaha and to
allow contractors, architects and the
general public to study the latest im
provements in building, according to
Mr. Mitchell.
k Modeled After Cleveland Show. .
"The show will be modeled after
that held in Cleveland in 1916, the
first and only show of the kind in
the county," Mr. Mitchell said. "This
show established an attendance rec
ord, with 250.000 paid admissions,
which surpassed the attendance at
the Cleveland Auto show. Plans for
a 'repetition of the show were aban
doned on account of the war, but
they arc now planning to hold an
other in Cleveland this year.
"We hope to do away with the
lack of confidence of the public by
demonstrating that building prices
have become stabilized.
Plans Endorsed.
"J. Harry Lowrie. chairman of the
recent meeting of representatives of
all involved in the building industry,
called at the University club by the
Nebraska chapter, of the American
Institute of Architects, has given his
endorsement to our plans, as have
also others engaged in building with
whom ,I've discussed the matter. .
"All , real estate men, architects,
material men. contractors, interior
decorators, etc-, are to be in on the
show and we have hopes that it will
be a big success."
Mr. Mitchell was" one of the pro
moters of the Cleveland fhow.
The Omaha how will last an en
tire week, according to present plans.
Substantiai prizes wil be awarded in
contests open to the general public.
Wolf Hunts Held
Beatrice, Neb.. Jan. 29. (Special.)
Four wolves were killed in a cir
cle hunt held near 'Crab Orchard.
Farmers near Diller made a similar
drive and captured five wolves.
Thnee escaped through the lines.
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