THE BEE: OMAHA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 1921.
General Strike
Advocacy Folly
Socialists Say
Authorize Members of Labor
Unions to Remould From
Within and Point Out
Their1 Errors.
Detroit, June 28. The socialist
rational convention today endorsed
the general strike as a theory, and
a "powerful, weapon o.the working
class." but declared its advocacy in
the United States under present con-' I
ditions would be folly. An attempt
to authorize use of the political
strike to force repeal or passage of
legislation" was voted down; "con
structive criticism" of labor unions
from within was adopted 'as party
policy; and a resolution calling for a
survey ot radical stna laoor organi
,UE?. ' ra uVl? "
3 rJr.ioS
mov men" wPasrp?ed. '
The Wisconsin delegation, through
Daniel Hoan, mayor of Milwaukee,
offered a resolution to invite repre-
sentatives of radical labor organiza-
tions, the farmer-labor party and. the
Nonwrtuun league to a unity con-
ferencfc The plan was defeated in
favor of Morrj Hillquifs resolution
calling for a survey of the organiza
tions only.
Opponents of the Hoan' move de
clared Wisconsin socialistsr were
seeking a coalman with the Nonpar
tisan league to keep the lairr from
destroying them in the rural dis
tricts of their state.
The resolution autnonzmg social
ist member of the labor unions to
remniA those organizations front
within declared "the party considered . She's . going .to New York next
it "a supreme duty to point out the winter.
fundamental errors, underlying poli- f. What's in store for., New York
cies and principles of the organized may be imagined partly by the ad
labor movement; fts failure to learn , mission to your correspondent , by
from the burning lessons of the past "the most extravagant woman in
and its inability to face concretely, the world!' that she really hadn't cut
and In the te I'ght of historic per- loose in Paris at all. - Five millions
spective the economic and poltiicaliin three weeks ' Poifft .She. ..was
questions of the day."
Soldier Killed in France
t i. j Tvr.t-i-i ":..
Buneu ai
Nebraska City, Neb., June 28. .
(Special.) Funeral services for
Adam Schellinger, first Nebraska j
i p ua La rtrinrir nnran- i
!ca ..City hJnLiZtiCT: '
where serVice? were held and '
an address made by Varro E. Tyjer,
commander of the American Legion
post
Adam Schellinger was killed while
acting as a messenger for Company
1, 355th infantry, 89th division. Sep
tember 14, 1913, in the St. Mihiel
salient.
Campaign to Be Started
Against License-Dodgers 1
Columbus. Neb.. June 28. (Spe
cial.) Sheriff .Kavanauga will soon
begin ' a campaign . against several
hundred automobile, .owners .. in
Platte county vwho- have -neglected
to secure 1921 licenses. While the '
county board was m session it was ,
brought to 'their attention thafthe
assessors' books showed nearly 500
more autos owned in the county
than indicated by the country treas
urer's Tecord of licenses issued. The
1.- I .1 ...tUn... 4t,A rUBLT--
iff to employ extra assistance if
necessary to round up the delinquent
owners and require payment of the
taxes due.
Suit Filed Over Account
Columbus,- Neb., ' June 28. (Spe
cial.) The Rothenberg & Schloss
Cigar Co. has filed suit in county
court against Herman R. Engelbart
of Creston for $164.34, alleged to be
due on a disputed account
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"Most Extravagant Woman in World" Who
Spent-$5, 000,000 in Three Weeks, Will Come
to. Show Americans How to Spend Money
Declares She Was Travel
ing Under Wraps in
Paris in Comparison
to Pace She Plans
for U. S. , .
By C. F. BERTELLI,
FnlTenal Service Staff Correspondent.
Paris, June 28. In the last few
months a name hitherto heard sel
dom, if ever, has shot like a dazzling
shaft of-light across the conscious
ness of the civilized' world.
The name--is that pf Mrs. Smith
Wilkinson
She actually has put to shame
"the man who broke the bank at
CarI-" The extravagance of
l! '"-famed of Monte Cristo
nk parsimony compared to her
m'ets.s .f'" fc
He.T. Pa.th ,s bv a bllzzard 01
oia pieces. ,un
i Wh.,,s1th,.s Sorgus person who
' suddenly has cast into dim shade
a11 .thet gJe.at sPendt.hr,ftf. of h,f,trv
d fiction-made them "also
the race track? . 1 ' .
Is she a myth? '
Woman Is Not a Myth.
She's nothing of the sort. She's
a woman in the flesh in quite a lot
of it, in fact. And now that she's
back in her home in Nottingham,
England, after having got rid of
$5,000,000 here in three weeks, guess
'what she is olanninc to do next?
traveling under wraps.
Wait until she hits Fifth avenue
land Broadway. Oho! several
"ohos."
She's heard they have splenders in
New york- She.g gojng t0 show
tj,em
Lighted by Diamonds.
necessary. Her incandescence was
"caused bv the diamond mine which
composed the. major . part . of her
toilet.
A stranger vessel than that which
carried Henry Ford's peace pigeons
to the Old World will bear Mrs.
Smith , Wilkinson- to the new. The
finest, accommodations on the fastest
liners won't answer. Not enough
time intervenes for a -ship yard to
turn out anything special in the way
of a yacht, so Mrs". Wilkinson plans
to buv the fanciest article of the
sort which happens to be on the mar-
ket the week, before her start.
A complete dressmaking establish
ment will, be "installed: aboard the
yacht. It will be of sufficient size
to keep 50 stair 'model passing on
dress parade..before the extraordi-
nary woman hora blase raris caus,
after less' than 'a month of -her
"Madame Monte .Cristo Anglaise,
Ail this may sound like a fairy
tale, but it isn't. "
',1a Nottingham Resident.
The bare facts of the life of "this
remarkable woman, at least, are of
Board of Pardons
Delays Decisions
(Continued From Page One.) '
family and Hamblin attended . car
nival at Grand Island. ..
Suddenly Hamblin drew a revolver
and fiFed, wounding the girl in the
spinal cord.
She was paralyzed instantly, but
did not die untij January 14, 1907.
There was no testimony at the trial
to disclose the 'motive.. No jealousy
was shown or any trouble between
the two was "revealed:- Testimony
was given that Hamblin had been
subject to epilepsy., for- seye ral ;years
and .had suffered heat prostrations .
. At first he was sentenced to hang,
but the supreme court changed this
to life imprisonment, and in an opin
ion on 'the case stated: ".'"",
Nine Seek. Parole.
: "Hamblin is not- an imbecile.
Neither is he insane, and he should
never be released." -'
Besides these two murderers ask
ing commutation- of- sentence And 17
applicants whose hearings were post
poned at the last . meeting of the par
don, board, there are nine applicants
for parole.
Jack I. ,.Willerson of Morill
county, serving three and; one-half
years for assault, and Vewilda Sum
ner, an inmate iri the women's re
formatory at York, are asking , commutation-of
sentence; "
' List of Applicants.
' The applicants for parole and" their
terms and offenses are; ';: ;
Bernard Dolan, Douglas cottntj-,
serving one to lOjears for breaking
and entering. ' . . .
Ray Mathews, Douglas county,
1-10,--stealing- -and receivingstolen
automobiles. -
Clarence Jump, former Omaha
man sentenced from Burt county,
1-7, receiving stolen property. :
C. E. McClenney, Adams county,
1-7. grand larceny..
William Banks, Sarpy county, 1-20,
forgery.
Ross W. Schaser, . Saline, county,
1-10, breaking and entering."
"Robert W. Kohler, Burt county,
1-7 buying an automobile with altered
license number. - f ,
Victor Willodson,' Hall 'county,
1-20, forgery.. . , ,-
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Loot From Store Found
Wymore, Neb., June 28. (Spe
cial.) Eight garments, a part of the
clothing stolen' from the Buresh
tailor shop Saturday evening, were,
found cached behind the Rawlings
ice house. It is supposed that the
robbery was the work of tramos and
That the-y cached the goods to lighten
tneir ioaa,
ily attached
withSvhich
An easil
handle has been
bottles of milk
invented
can be 'carried
helf or floor.
i hung clear of a
Where the Money Goes.
Here is Mrs. Smith Wilkinson's
own explanation of how she spent
$5,000,000 in three weeks in Paris
and thus became the world's
champion gold tosser of all time.
She has put to shame "the man
who broke the bank at Monte
Carlo."
Her list of expenditures or as
many as she could recall off
hand, follows: - t
Romanoff jeweled crown, once
prized trinket of the czars of
Russia, $3,300,000.
Shrewsbury heirloom pearls,
$500,000.
Gowns, $160,000.
Hats, $80,000.
Loose diamonds (for trimming
hats and gowns and decorating
teeth) $500,000. -
Re-upholstering automobiles,
$25,000. ,
Casual charities, $15,000.
Total, $4,580,000.
It will be noted that hotel bills,
bets on horse races and inci
dentals like the $50,000 fee to
Harry Pilcer for dancing lessons
are not included.
general knowledge. " She lives in
Nottingham; England, inherited more
than l.uuu.UUU pounds from her first
husband and since his death has
been married to .two youngsters of
excellent family who might have
been her sons., Her age is 58, and
her seemingly endless wealth has
commanded nothing which serves to
hide it.
Frank Dunk, Mrs. Smith Wilkin
son's first husband, was a hotel man
with an idea. He made a fortune by
sacrificing a source of revenue which
others considered of prim impor
tancethe bar trade. "Eat, sleep
and be solemn" was the slogan on
which he established the Bentjnck
hotel in Nottingham. . ;
This so-called, "temperance house"
was a tremendous financial success.
His widow, who knows how to make
money as well as to spend it, kept
the ball rolling. She now owns a
chain of 40 bone dry caravansaries
stretching from one end of- England
to the other. . ,
' Friend of Harry .'Pilcer.
Mrs. Smith Wilkinson described
her three husbands in a letter to
Harry Pilcer, dancing partner of the
late Gaby Deslys and her own in
structorto the tune of $50,000 in
the graces, of ' the ballroom. She
wrote:
"Mr. Dunk, who had a face just
like the pictures you see of Christ,
died in 1906. He was one of na
ture's own gentlemen.
"I married again in 1910 Harold
Sutherns, aged 24, son of Thomas
Sutherns, J. P., of Nottingham. .. He
was handsome, loving and kind, and
died in 1914.
"The story of my last marriage,
in February, 1920, to Edward Henry
Smith Wilkinson, who was sent to
me by heaven to comfort me in my
declining years, is a romance in itself.
"Fifteen years ago I entered a
charity ball in Nottingham. A little
boy entered, pointed at me, and de
manded: "Who is that nice lady?'
He ran to me and kissed me. Four
teen years afterward' I married that
boy."- . : ; -. .
Mrs. Smitfi Wilkinson came to
Paris on May 23, unheralded. Pre
sumably, it was her .purpose to crash
into society. The imperial suite at
Claridge's hotel had been reserved
for her and young Smith-Wilkinson
two drawing rooms,, a private din
ing room, two bedrooms and two
baths. . . .
Hit Paris With Thud.
In these most expensive hotel ac
commodations iff Paris the strange
visitor immediately , proceeded to
deck herself out in what was in a
way of speaking, the "shock gown"
of her assault.
That evening a supper dance in
progress in Claridge's foyer came to
an abrupt and astonished halt. All
eyes were turned toward a : little
woman just . emerging from a lift.
She was short in stature and in fig
ure rather dumpy. It was what she
wore that made ber remarkable.
On her head glittered a veritable
crown of diamonds:. A great yefiow
feather flourished uncannily in her
hair. Her gown, of brightest yel
low, hesitated at ht;r knees and was
lost. Beneath wtre notably well
filled stockings of the same vivid
yellow, encircled with black bands.
Over the whole costume diamonds
were scattered like so many beads.
Gasps from the women, whistles
from the men, drowned for an in
stant the orchestra's waltz strains.
Struggling with a look of gratifica
tion that she could not entirely hide,
she of the diamond dress ploughed
placidly through "the foyer and into
the restaurant " Her appearance
there was another sensation.
Stand on Chairs for Look.
People of the better sort" forgot
the instruction' of post-graduate
years spent in the world's most fas
tidious school of deportment. Diners
in remote reaches of the room even
climbed on their chairs to observe
the endiferous newcomer. Her eyes
met no others, save those of the
youth who trailed languidly- in her
wake. Seated," she .ordered a dinner
that caused the maitre de hotel to
break his bowing record.
Such was the formal entry of Mrs
Smith Wilkinson 'and her "young
husband into Paris. The next day
she was thctalk'of the town.
- Mrs. Smith s-Wilkinson started
May 25 by casually asking the hotel
management ' to" cash a check for
100,000 francs. A little, later she
visited the establishment of Bel
langer Freres - automobile dealers
and renters of 4nt motor cars. She
said: , '
'T wish to rent five limousines in
definitely. You will please have
them upholstered for me.
"One I should like to have in
green and gold and another in rose.
Then say another in white, a fourth
in black and white, and a fifth in
red,"
"But madame, the cost "
"The cost naturally is of no con
sequence. You , will execute the
order?" i "-;. .
.Workmen' went on the job night I
Mrs. Smith Wilkinson,
Owner of 40 Hotels
With Income of $30,
000,000, Wants to
Die Poor.
and rfnv. tart in or ikrff fiin o fw m!n.
utes after Mrs. Smith Wilkinson hadi0 the country nto one co-operative j additional government hospitals, in
exhibited the proceeds of her check i organization to fight the so-called ; efficient medical attention in many
liut even 100,000 francs did not
cover the bill. That came to $25,000j
"Mine. Monte Cristo" paid it with
out even a lift of her scientifically
shaped eyebrows.
With the slightest of shrugs she
said:
"One's gowns most have the
proper background, is it not so?"
Mrs. Smith Wilkinson broached
to the management of Claridge's the
subject of similar rc-decoration of
the imperial suite. She was still in
sisting on it when, on her third night
in Paris, she met Harry Pilcer and
arranged for dancing lessons v de
luxe.
Since then, Mr. Pilcer, who says
he found Mrs. Smith Wilkinson a
most apt and sprightly pupil, has
been wearing a watch fob studded
with first water diamonds. For this
gift Mrs. Smith Wilkinson paid
$18,000. -Another present which she
gave to Pilcer was a double brace
let of diamond links that is said t)
have cost $7,000.
At the galleries of Georges Petit a
number of paintings and other art
objects hastily selected by Mrs.
Smith Wilkinson in an ethereal aft
ernoon were billed to her at 260,000
francs, it is said.
Milliner Favors Her.
Mr. Lewis of Le Maison Lewis,
the famous milliner shop of the Rue
Royale, assured the correspondent
with fervor that almost brought
tears to his eyes that Mrs. Smith
Wilkinson vras a woman of un
paralleled magnificence. Said he:
'In 50 years I have encountered
no such liberality. I have dreamed
of a woman who should have un
limited means and the will to spend
the money tor beautiful attributes
to her person. At last she has come.
Eighty-six hats Mrs. Smith Wil
kinson has bought. For one in
which 12 birds of paradise have
achieved a glorious destiny she paid
u,wj trancs."
Although the management of Clar
idge's could not be bribed into
changing the physical appearance of
the imperial suite to match the taste
and the gowns of Mrs. Smith Wil
kinson, she and her boy husband
threw open its doors and invited all
worth while Fans to enter. Their
entertainment was on the most lav
ish scale, it is needless to say;
Ihe parties in the imperial suite
were not dry. Ihe temperance
queen," though they call her In Eng
land, Mrs. mith Wilkinson is no
teetotaler outside business. She
boasts, in fact, of possessing the
finest stock of old whisky in Eng
land. Hubby Strong for Checks.
Young Smith Wilkinson. ; whose
notion of the proper thing this sea
son runs to excited checks, has been
with his spectacular bride almost
constantly. He likes racing and the
bookmakers have had an exception
ally good season.
One of the Smith Wilkinson's
most recent appearances was at the
Auteuil races. There "Mine. Monte
Cristo," leading a column of 14 man
nikins especially imported from
England that she might see how her
gowns cught to look, broke out in
more diamonds than ever.
Diamonds clustered over her dress i
of black and white chiffon. Diamond
anklets clinked at Jier shoe tops, dia
monds were interlaced in her zebra
patterned stockings and a row of
great diamonds served as buttons at
the back of her astounding costume.
She even had had diamonds set in
her front teeth for this occasion.
The shock this time was too much
for fashionable Paris.
Mrs. Smith Wilkinson, diamonds,
millions and all, was "booed."
Possibly it was then that Lady
Aladdin (which is another of the
many sobriquets bestowed upon the
disburser of careless millions) de
cided to try it out on Untie Samuel.
Left Paris In Plane.
She and her Edvard Henry, who
have been flying bac kand forth be
tween London at frequent intervals,
climbed into their favorite taxiplane
and bid the continent a final adieu.
Before they left Mrs. Smith Wilk
inson spoke very franklv to the Uni
versal Service correspondent, who
by that time had drawn up the ac
companying estimate of the ex
penses of her three weeks' visit.
As she smiled over the list, Mrs.
Smith Wilkinson said:
"It does look auite preposterous
on paper. But I can afford it. All
my life I have looked forward to a
day when I should cut loose. The
day has come. That is all.
"I had a, fortune to start with.
In war speculations I was exceed
ingly fortunate; " Today my income
is about $30,000,000 m your money.
Try. as I will, I cannot spend as
fast as I acquire. Yet I am deter
mined to die poor.
Busy Planning U.-S. Trip.
"My mind is occupied now chiefly
with plans for my visit to New
York and other cities of America
of which I have heard. I shall
make the voyage in my own yacht,
carrying about 50 mannikins.
"Tell them in New York that I
shall show them , real extravagance.
I am already negotiating for a
fine residence in Fifth avenue. This
I shall decorate in accordance with
my own ideas.
For instance, I probably shall in
stall a couple of bath tubs of solid
gold, such as I have in my home in
NottinEham.' il shall probably use
my present diamond studded dinner
service, however.
i have heard it said that people
call my extravagance 'criminal. I
wish to ask them whether it is the
spender or the miser who makes
the world 'go round?'"
Triumph at the expression! ot this
poser lighted the broad face of the
diamond woman as she climbed into
the London bound plane. A moment
later, lightened by a million pounds,
she was flying from that dear ex
tremely dear Paris. ,
More than 1 M3- acres of land in
southern Rhodesia have been planted
in collcn for experiment tnirdbses.
Picture Men Will
Combine to Fight
The 'Movie Trust'
Fifteen Leading Independent
Producers Distributors to
Amalgamate Into Co-Op
erative
Organization.
Minneapolis, June 28. Definite
plans for combining 15 leadine inde-
pendent motion picture distributors
movie trust" and to raise $2,000,000
to carry on an advertising campaign
on a national basis were adopted at
a meeting of the executive commit
tee of the Motion Picture Theater
Owners' Association of America here
late last night.
The $2,000,000 will be raised on a
percentage basis among independent
producers.
The plan was laid before the com
mittee by Benjamin Hampton of
Los Angeles after attacks had been
made on the Famous Players-Lasky
corporation, of which Adolph Zukor
is head.
The plan will be placed before the
convention today.
Agreement Reached in
Congress on Peace Plan
(Continued From Page One.)
any and all rights, privileges, indem
nities, reparations or advantages, to
gether with the right to enforce the
same, to which it or they have be
come entitled under the terms of the
armistice, signed November 3, 1918,
or anv extensions or modifications
thereof: or which wpre aentiired hv
or are in the possession of the
United States of America by reason
of it's participation in the war, or
to which its nationals have thereby
become rightfully entitled; or which,
under the treaty of Saint Germain-
en-Laye or the treaty of Trianon,
have been stipulated for its or their
;UA oc
one of 'the principal allied and as-
sociated powers: or to which it is
entitled by virtue of any act or acts
of congress, or otherwise.
Property Retained.
Section 5. All property of the im
perial German government or it's
successor or successors and of all
German nationals which was, on
April 6, 1917, in, or has since that
date come itno the possession or un
der the control of, or has been the
subject of a demand by the United
States of America, or any of its of
ficers, agents or employes, from any
source or by any agency whatsoever,
and all property of the imperial and
royal Austro-Hungarian government,
or its successor or successors, and
of all Austro-Hungarian nationals
which was on December 7. 1917. in,
or since that date come in to the I
possession or under control of, or
has been subject of a demand of the
United States of America or any
of its allies or employes from any
source or by any agency whatsoever,
shall be retained by the United States
of America, and disposition thereof
made, except as shall have been here
tofore or specifically hereafter shall
be provided by law unlit such time
as the imperial German government
and the imperial and royal Austro
Hungarian government or their suc
cessor or successors, shall have re
spectively made suitable provision
for the satisfaction of all claims
against said government respectively,
of all persons wheresoever domiciled,
who owe permanent allegiance to the
United States of American and who
have suffered through the acts of the
imperial German government or its
agents, or the imperial and royal
Austro-Hungarian government or its
agents, since July 31, 1914, loss, dam
age or injury to their persons or
property, directly or indirectly,
whether through the ownership of
shares of stock in German, Austro
Hungarian, American or other cor
porations, or in consequence of hos
tilities or of any operations of war
or otherwise, and also shall have
granted to persons owing permanent
allegiance to the United States of
America most favored nation treat
ment, whether the same be national
or otherwise, in all matters affecting
residence, business, profession, trade,
navigation, commerce and industrial
property rights, and until the imper
ial German government and the im
perial and royal Austro-Hungarian
government, or their successor or
successors, shall have respectively
conveyed to the United States fines,
forfeitures, penalties, and seizures,
seized or made by the United States
of America during the war, whether
in respect to, the property of the
imperial German, government or
German nationals or the imperial
and royal Austro-Hungarian govern
ment or Austro-Hungarian nationals,
and shall have waived any and all
pecuniary claims against the United
States of America.
Acts Not Repealed.
Section 6. Nothing herein con
tained shall be construed to repeal,
modify or amend the provisions of
the joint resolution "declaring that
certain acts of congress, joint reso
lutions and proclamations shall be
construed as if the. war had ended
and the present or existing emer
gency expired," approved March 3.
1921, or the passport control pro
visions of an act entitled "An Act
Making Appropriations for the Dip
lomatic and Consular service tor tne
Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 1922,"
approved March 2, 1921; nor to be
effective to terminate the military
status of any person now in deser
tion from the military or naval serv
ice of the United States, nor to
terminate the liability to prosecution
and punishment under the selective
service law, approved May 18, 1917,
of any person who failed to comply
with the provisions of said act, or
of acts amendatory thereof.
Omahans Break Enrolment
Records at Camp Sheldon
Columbus. Neb.. Tune 28. (Spe
cial Telegram.) Omaha boys broke
all enrollment records at Camp Shel
don when they arrived 150 strong for
a 10-day outing at tne x. so.,
state camp. Uhis is tne perioa re
served for the Omaha laas oetween
the ages of 12 and 15 years, and
the attendance is much larger than
at any other previous period since
the camp was founded. Secretary E.
E. Mickelwright of the Omaha as
sociation has charge of the boys' ac
tivities during the present period.
Hearings on Soldier
To Be Held Next Week
i
(Continued From Pose One.)
senators serving on the select com
mittee. It already is apparent that
the remedies needed are not only a
reorganization and consolidation of
the agencies dealing with the wel
fare of the ex-service men, but a
general house cleaning to eradicate
inefficiency and certain forms of
graft, brought to the attention of the
committee of inquiry.
Testimony so far heard by the ia-
I vestigating committee has estab-
i lished the glaring inadequacy of hos-
I pital facilities, delays in providing
establishments, red tape delay in ad-
I justing and providing compensation
and chaotic conditions in vocational
rehabilitation. The committee is now
investigating charges of graft in the
rehabilitation work consisting of an
alleged "whack-up" between em
ployes of the rehabilitation division
and the private schools, to which
disabled ex-service men are sent by
the government for vocational train
ing. Congress Considering Remedies.
While this investigation is going
forward, congress is considering
remedial legislation. The evils of ne
glect, inadequate facilities, inefficien
cy and red tape have long been at
tributed largely to the dispersal of
the various functions of soldier re
lief among the unrelated and unco
ordinated agencies comprising the
war risk bureau, the public health
service and the board for vocational
education.
The Dawes commission urged
President Harding to effect the con
solidation of all agencies for the re
lief of the veterans into a single or
ganization, headed by a director, who
should be responsible to the presi
dent alone. The administration ac-
cepted the recommendation of COfr
' solidation, but decided to make the
veterans' relief machinery a bureau
in the projected department of pub
lic welfare. The head of such bureau
! would be responsible to a cabinet
.."icer insteau ol mc prcsmcm.
I General Sawyer, the presidents
; physician, started out to get the De-
partment of public welfare, estab-
! Iwhed, but he has arrived nowhere
UP l dat.e- The new department bill
is now slumbering in a senate com
mittee. As a temporary makeshift
the president, by executive order,
consolidated the rehabilitation divi
sion and the soldier hospital work
of the public health service with the
war rsik bureau, in the effort to ob
tain greater centralization of author
ity and eliminate red tape. Farther
than this the president could not go
without legislation.
Jefferson County Wheat
Averages 12 to 15 Bushels
Fai'rbury, Neb., June 28. (Spe
cial.) More than 30 threshing ma- j
chines are in operation in Jeffer- !
son county. The wheat yield j
ranges from 5 to 25 bushels, aver
agine between 12 and 15 bushels i
an acre.
Grain men are shipping out. It
is estimated that about 10 per cent
of the 1920 crop is still held by the
farmers of this county.
Refuses to Fine Man
Who Slept in Church
Lincoln, June 28. (Specials
Police Judge A, J. Whitmore of
Lincoln refused today to fine or
imprison James Hanna for sleeping
in church.
"A whole lot of us would be pay
ing fines. or lying in prison if that
were an offense," the judge said.
Hanna was arrested for sleeping
in a Lincoln church at night and
without permission.
Summer Frocks of Good
GRACEFUL yet serviceaDie,
modeled with charming
picture'Values, our summer
frocks are made for concjuest!
The all day dresses now in
vogue deserve special mention
a decided advantage and
most tactfully priced.
Co-Opcrative Picnic Held
By Farmers at Lodgepole
Lodgepole, Neb., June 28. (Spe
cial.) The annual farmers' co-operative
picnic was held in Emanuel
son grove at Lodgepole. Three
thousand five hundred peoplle at
tended the gathering. Speakers
were C H. Watts, manager of the
Farmers Union Live Stock com
mision of Omaha; Mr. Norton of
the state farm bureau, Lincoln, and
W. H. Campbell, chairman of the
Farmers Union educational commit
tee. The ball game with Chapnell
was won by Lodgepole, 10 to 0. The
wrestling match between Marek and
Beavers was won by Marek in two
straight falls. j. J
Captain Named on Board
Of Vocational Training
Wymore, Neb., June 28. (Spe
cial) Captain t. h.. Crawford of this
city has been appointed on the board
of vocational training for wounded
soldiers, with headquarters at Kear
ney, Neb. Captain Crawford served
as commander of Co. K, Fourth
regiment, Nebraska National guard
up to the time of the world war,
when Co. K became Co. F of the
134 infantry. He served in special
service as a major and was on the
firing line in France when the armis
tice was signed.
Wednesday Our Semi-Annual
Millinery Clearance
$2.85 $4.85 $7.85
$10.85 $12.85
Georgette, taffeta, organdy, f
ribbon, Baronet, .leghorn, -felt
and duvetyn hats . in black,
white and all colors for these
five disposal prices, Wednes
day. Entire Stock Included
"There is a desire in all women to go neat and fine."
l(raipi,MM
Plattsmouth Violinist to
Enter Chautauqua Work
Plattsmouth, Neb.. June 28. (Spe
cial,) Miss Agnes Knoflicek, Platts
mouth violinist, who has studied in
Omaha, Chicago and Prague, has
signed a five-year contract with one
of the large chautauqua concerns
and will tour the country. She has
just completed special training un
der Prof. Ot. Sevoik of Ithaca, N. Y
Merchants Asked to Unite
In Patronizing Railroad
Plattsmouth, Neb., June 28. (Spe
cial.) Following a protest from the
Burlington railroad over the marked
falling off in their freight traffic to
this point, due to transfer by truck
of much merchandise from Omaha,
the Chamber of Commerce is mak
ing an effort to get merchants to
unite in patronizing the railroad,
whose shops are located here and
whose pay roll plays no small part
in the financial activities of the town.
Buys Two Bloodhounds
Columbus, June 28. (Special.'
Deputy Sheriff Charles Jaworski re
turned from Concordia, Kan., where
he went to look over a pack of
bloodhounds, with a view to pur
chasing a pair. He brought two male
dags with Iftn.
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BUNYAN.
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