Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 22, 1916, Page 1

Advertising is the pen- dulum that keeps buy- :L—i:gnnd:elling in motion VOL. TORNADO KILLS cLOSE TO DOZEN IN SOUTHWEST Nine Pefons Perish as Storm Sweeps Red River Valley, on Borders of Texas and Oklahoma, PANIC AS TENT BLOWN DOWN Twister Also Reported in Western Nebraska Doing Considerable | Damage. ONE MAN DEAD IN COLORADO| BULLETIN, Denison, Tex,, May 21.—Nine per-| sons were killed and thirty-eight in- jured and Kemp City, Okl, eight| miles east of Denison, was wiped out by a tornado which last night swept | a path three-quarters of a mile wide and five miles long in the Kemp City | section, 4 XLV—NO. | Denison, Tex., May 21.—At least eighteen persons were killed in a| terrific wind and rainstorm, which | passed over the section just north of Denison shortly after 10 o'clock to- night The town Kemp, Okl, miles north of the Red river, is re- ported wiped out. Most of the deaths are said to have occurred at Kemp. One child, the son of Dr, J. F. Mec- Culloch, was killed a mile north of | Denison. A relief train left Denison at mid night for Kemp. All wires are down north of here, Heavy Damage Done, Muskogee, Okl, May 2l.—Heavy damage and loss of life as a result of the tornado is reported all along the Re driver valley. Reports from other | sections of the state also tell of | heavy damage Ay Woodward, Okl, more than a| score of persons were injured when 8 chautauqua tent was blown down. Mrs. H. B. Peebles probably will die | from injuries to her head. Many per- sons were trampled when the crowd | rushed from beneath the falling can-| vas, of two Families Go to Caves, Holbrook, Neb., May 21,—(Special) Last night about 6:30 a eyclone | visited the vicinity twelve miles south- | west of Holbrook and demolished the | farm houses and barns of Rube Ox-| ford and Jim Littels. It missed Ben Hunnicutts residence about forty rods. The families went to the caves as soon as they saw the cloud ap- roaching.and escaped, No lives were | ost, | Farm Houses Wrecked. Beaver City, Neb., May 21.—(Spe- cial)~The tornado which passed through the outskirts of Wilsonville at 6:30 o'clock Saturday evening orig: inated five miles to the southeast and | passed on to the northwest leaving in“ its wake wrecked farm houses barns, | sheds, orchards and shade trees. | Property damage is $50,000, No lives werc lost but several were badly | injured. C. S. Letson's large resi-| dence was wrecked and a tenement | house, large barns and cattle sheds are complete loss, Mr. Letson was out in the slorml in a buggy which was overturned and he was dragged and bruised. Jack Vice of Cowles, Nebh., had an ankle broken and was bruised. House and | barn of Garnett Washburn was totally ‘ Jestroyed Properties of Yates, Ed Gill, S. Dryden and Fred Soverns, M. L. Fleming, A. ( others were damaged The wind followed a rainstorm and the wrecked buildings were deluged with mud. The country northwest of | Wilsontille has not been heard from, | Telephone lines are down OMAHA MAY HAVE ITS PREPAREDNESS PARADE A big patriotic demonstration tentatively planned to be' held i Omaha some time in the near future No definite arrangements have a bheen made I'he efecutive commit tee of the Commercial club at a spe cial meeting held Saturday noon took up the matter of a proposed prepared y yet ness parade in Omaha While it was not definitely decided to hold a preparedness parade, the utive committee instructed the public atfairs and military committee the club to get in touch AllY Ranizations as wathle that would be hkel t co te In a patriotic demonstration ne kind and see what con I done | this line Just what form the N steation will take remams o L le cided hy the varifus organizations that will be invited to confe th The Weather Tomperntures af Omaka \estordas -« - > « \ . Ciaiaiive besel Seeses - ! St pasted SR . . ’ Piahaet emiariar ; Suah reaiacder ' oW Provipitathon ; % . | his signature land Schall, progressive THE OMAHA DAILY BEE 290. HOUSE APPROVES ORPET'S FINCEE WAR, BILL REPORT 70 pmecsse Hi. f\v < al [T | i | IT NOW GOES TO THE PRESIDENT Prosecution Will Call Betrothed of Accused Youth to Stand in Effort to Prove Poisoned Girl, Congress Completes Part in Enaot- ment of First Administration Defense Measures. | Washington, May 20.—Congress | today completed its part in the en actment of the first of the adminis- | tration preparedness measures, the “THAT'S ALL WRbNG " HE SAYS | army reorganization bill, and sent the 4 measure up to President Wilson ’"r‘hdge Sorry Letters of Celeste Youker to Her Lover Are to Be Read. The house approved with enly £S PN OMAHA, MONDAY MORNING,MAY On Trains, at Hotel Nows Stands, eto, 5o UNIVERSITY WOMAN CONTINUES WORK Marie Estelle Wirick Writes of the Accomplishments of Miss Edith Abbott, SHE WRITES FOR MAGAZINES 22, 1916—TEN PAGES. WIGWAGGING DOWN BELOW THE RIO GRANDE--Here are two troopers of Company E, Twentieth U. 8. Infantry, communicating with head- quarters by signals from the top of a pile of adobe bricks “s here in Mexico.” somew & G SOMEWMHERE IN MEXIC p— SIGNALLIN o) *What became of them? This is the OIA(M e J'EWNF/ quention often asked by f\ur\uluru of . ol the University of Nebraska concerning | the whereabouts of some of their former There s always someone who keeps track of them and is able to tell what has of Marle Fatelle Wirlek in the April edition of the Uni hecome them twenty-five dissenting votes the con ference report on the army measure, which already had been accepted by the senate. [t provides for a regular army with a peace strength of more tha 200,000, men; backsq. by & fed-| o ere sworn into the jury today in the eralized national guard of more than } ) ) 400,000, and carries many reorgani- case of Will H. Orpet, the university zation features worked out by War |student charged with the murder of department officials to make'the na-|his former sweetheart, Marion Lam- tion's fighting arm more efficient IBant Number of Men Provided. They were cleaned from 400 ven- | Estimates vary as to the actual |iremen examined since the trial be number of men the army measure gan before Judge Donnelly last Mon- will provide, the maximum to be en- | day Ii«tml under it depending on the m—‘ Girl To Be Called, terpretation placed on some sections | oioii0 Youker, to whom Orpet s by War department officials charged Langaned 1o be marsiel. will be csilad a witness by the state, it was FOUR MEN SWORN INTO JURY Waukegan, 111, May 21.—Four men with its enforcement. As construed by Chairman Chamberlain of the sen ate military committee it provides for a regular establishment of 211,000 at as said “She will help to prove that Orpet | killed Miss Lambert,” said State's peace strength and 236,000 at war Attnonsn Tiady strength, with & national guard | “She may be a witness but she'll strength of 457,000. The peace|, nothing of the sort,” said Miss strength of the regulars under an in terpretation given to the house today by Chairman Hay of the house mili tary committee would be 260,000 Besides the personnel increases the measure provides for a govern ment nitrate manufacturing plant to cost not more than $20,000,000; for establishment of a system of military training camps for civilians, paid for out of the federal treasury; for a board to investigate the advisability of establishing a government muni tions plant, and for vocational edu-| cation in the army Federalization | of hte National Guard would be ac-| complished through federal pay and through a requirement making the guardsmen subject to the orders of the pregident hose Voting Against. Republicans who voted against the report were: Britten, Wheeler, Mann, | Gardner, Gillett, Rodgers, Tinkham, Walsh, Guernesy, Hadley, Hum- phrey, Johnson, (Washington); Hu- sted, Platt, Sanford, Moore, Morgan, Nelson ive democrats: Buchanan, (IMinois); Tavenner, Johnson, (Ken- tucky). Thomas and Randall voted against it, as did London, socialist, Youker's mother “Celeste to testify against me!” ex claimed Orpet. “Thats all wrong.” Judge Donnelly said he was sorry that Miss Youker had to be called “I also wish," said the judge, “that her letters to Orpet, and his to her, could he kept out of the case, | have read them and they do not belong |in this case. They are the letters of a pure hearted woman to the man she oves.” Burn $441,000 Worth | 0Of Retired Bonds at | July 4 Celebration The Metropolitan Water board hn} authorized destruction of $441,000 Omaha water bonds which haveybeen taken up from time to time by thie in- vestment of surplus funds. Amohg the assets of the water fund at this time are $800,000 of bond investments, | It is proposed to burn the $441,000 water bonds ence Day Celebration association, an organization of thirty men represent- ing ten improvement clubs, The retirement of these bonds will reduce the outstanding indebtedness of the water plant nearly $500,000. The committees having in charge | the arrangements of this celebration have been named, as follows: Pro- gram, G. L, Barton; sports and pub-| licity, Fred B. Martin; fireworks, T. H. Collins; athletics, George Mac- Dougal; commissary, Roy Pierce; program of the day, H. ]J. Hackett; decorations, G. U, A\I{ ndel; public wel- fare, Nels Pedersen; prizes, Frank Dewey; finance-at-large, E. J. Seroy. Last year's celebration held at Fon- tenelle park by this association was attended by 25,000 people, and not an accident was reported, Fluwnrks! will be in charge of an expert. The association started out three years ago with the aim to hold a real “sane and safe” Fourth of July celebration every year. The officers of the association are Elmer McMichael, president; H Hackett, vice president; H. B. Gail- braith, secretary; W. A. Ellis, treas- urer Smith of Omaha Is Ure Must Support Henry Ford, Rules Attorney-General' A verbal contest between Bailiff Joe Marrow and Treasurer Bill Ure, commissioned as one of the dele- gates from this district to the Chi-| cago convention, has brought out an- other ruling from Attorney General Reed on the primary law. Marrow, | who had secured th¢ signatures and | filed the petitions for Henry Ford | for president, took issue with Ure's | assertion that he would vote for Cummins to carry out the popular| instruction, “Ford got the most votes in this | district,” said Marrow, “and if you obey instruction, you will vote for | him,” “But Cummins got the biggest vote in the state, and that ought to gov ern,” said Ure. “I'll have to ask the attorney general as to which instruc- tions are binding.” To make sure that the matter was not overlooked, Marrow immediately put it up to the attorney general and here is the reply receivede y “Lincoln, May 19.—My dear Mr.| H d by H d Marrow Answering vyour of the Onore y 3 arva’r loth, instant awill say the fact that Cl b P tt b h the district delegates in your dis ubs at Pitts urg trict gave over 2,000 majority votes for Henry Ford, would indicate that Pittsburgh, May 20— Frederick W your district was in favor of Henry | Byrlingame of Chicago, was today Ford, and it carries the moral obli- | elected president of the Associated gation for the delegates to support| Harvard Clubs before the 800 mem him. That, to my mind, is the extent | hers whe are attending the twentieth of the force and effect of the law.|annual meeting left here for Sewick Very truly yours, ley, where they spent the remainder ‘WILLIS E. REED, Attorney Gen- of the day as guestt of the Allegheny era | Country club Among the offi Vica Presid Bmith, Omab Loakley, Muskogee, ( Danie 1 ers elected were Arthur divislon, 1 Mauna Loa Volcano Reported Subsiding 4} Mau lLoa e e tocond ot vean| Fagr (erman Raider , et i s In the Pacific Ocean | Hawan, 250 ¢ 1Y here No da ad L | Honoluly, May 20.—The Rritish oi e o wed 1 o tanker anella saitled from here 1 [ lava Ia aucs, day f Nagasaki, lapar wit " f .'.A4. lar precau A ated ‘.'. the vessels hia LINCOLN BIBLE GIVEN TO FISK UNIVERSITY MR. AND MRS. MALCHIEN HAVE BEEN MARRIED THIRTY YEARS : : HUGHES' VOTE 1S MORE THAN BOTH OF RIVALS HAY EXCHANGE TO BE IN OPERATION BY JUNE | in connection with a|El Paso Junction.) Fourth of July celebration to be held | regiment of American at Fontenelle park by the Independ- |y, was received with delight here [¥ived in Chihuanua City teday to take” | construe | day of next week veraity Journal tella what has become of of the class of 1901 refers to in Miss Edith Al worker attracted attention Miss Abbott re education In 1801 she re one of the alumnac The Abbott and writer ha Hor eived pernon she careor as A in Grand Island, preparatory Brownell Hall in Omaha her at | eclved her A, B, degree in the University )t Nebraska Then sle taught English In the Lincola High cehool for two years. At the same time she took graduate work in the uni ansiated Dr in course of politival economy versity and Davenport establishing a In the High school Beginuing of Stady, Continving, ¥ Journal says in par Miss Abbott's work at the University of Nebraska was but the begipning of a period of atudy of investigation spent at various inatit In 1003 she enterad s Wirlek's article in the ithons University of politienl economy, and in 180 she recelved her Ph, D, degree with honors, The fol lowing year she was engaged in research - work at the Carnogle Institution of | Washington, in the department of eco nomica nnd soclology. Ehe spent the naxt yoar (19600 in London. Englard, as a graduate student at the London/ #:hool of Feonomlos and University college (Unf versity of London), the forelgn followship of the Assoclatlon of Colleginte Alumnae, Following this extensive preparation, Miss Abbott again turned her attention to teaching, During the year 1907-08 she was instructor of economics at Wellesley college, Since 198 she has been assoclate director (with Miss Sophronisba P. Breck- Inridge) of the Chicago School of Clvies and Philanthropy, department of social fnvesigation, where her efforts are un- | doubtedly alding In the growing efficlency of the school, ®he is also special lecturer in soclology at the University of Chicago. offering courses in social statistics and soclal reform movement, In addition to these activities,”Miss Abbott has found time for no small where EAVORITE SONS" PITCH THEIR CAMPS | Various Candidates For Republican Nomination“to Open Quarters This Week, NINE HATS HURLED IN RING AMERICAN FORCE LEAVING MEXICO Second Punitive Expedition Moving Toward United States Border, DE FACT0S MARCH NORTHWARD Chihuahua, Mexico, May 20.—(Via | Chicago, May 20.—~Campaign head- | News that a | quarters will be opened in Chicago by | amount of writing. In 1810 she published troops had | @ number of “favorite son" candidates | yor first' book, a standard treatise on en withdrawn: from Mexican soil | for the republican nomination for | ‘Women in Industry: ‘A Study of Amer president before the end of next week | lean ¥conomic History,'She was joint and b te { 4 wuthor with Miss Hreckenridgs of 'The qor dzlx:feffs'v';“:!"v‘v”ifi‘",?e'h;n"'li',f | Delinauent Chila and the Home, A Stuy carnest. {of the Chiago Juvenile Court,” which ap- Among the candidates who are ex- | peared in | General Jacinto Trevino, who ar- charge of the campaign against the bandits of Chihvahua and Coahuila, | declared that now that he has a free | hand, he will be able speedily to eradicate the bandit menace. He said he hoped Americans would not mis- | the northward movements | of his troops. Conuto Reyes, Villista | leader) has surrendered to the Car ranza authorities March to Line Delayed. Marathon, Tex,, May 20.—Because of the poor condition of their cavalry horses, it was thought here tonight that Colonel F, W, Sibley and Major George T. Langhorne, may not be able to lead their detachments to the border before Tuesday and Wednes 2, A new work of Miss Ab- pected to open headquarters here in |bott and Miss Breckenridge, ‘A study of the next few days are | Triancy,’ i soon to be publishad, Miss ‘lf.nn: m;:r r;rv N;v\ kank (8 Abbott has written upwards of twenty Whaodore 15, Burton of Onje |articles ffr magazines since 105, Beveral Benator John W. Weeks of Massachusetts. | of these deal with various aspects of the Banator Albert B, Cummins of lowa Benator Lawrence ¥, Sherman of Iilinots. | housing problem, on which she is an au- Henator Robert M. La Foliotte of Wikcon- | thority, The reat are devoted to many n T. Coleman Dupont of Dalaware agpects of tha problem of moclal and in- Headquarters for Theodore Roose- | dustrial readjustment. A number of her velt were opened a week ago by the | articles have been published in Harper's Roosevelt Nonpartisan league Magazine, the Atlantic Monthly, the Mus- YT XT . 4 | nicipal Review and other journals, but Speak in Schools ; On Memorial Day |emy and the Americap Journal of Boclology. In connection with her work as statistician, she wrote a report on ‘Sta I'he following civil war veterans 1ave heen chosen to speak at the Me morial day tistion Relating to Crime In Chicago,’ which has been reviewed with universally favorable criticlam. ™ They are believed to have started | the return march late Friday, making | easy stages because horses and mules alike were exhausted in the three-day southward dash. Colonel Sibley exercises at the Omaha . Should pe first 10 arrive at Boquillas,| public schools Unmailed Letter {probably on Tuesday, with Major [ Gentral High Hehool . | Langhorne following the next day. | Mukinpaw Figiey Dooms Him a SPy New Note From Mexico. T, i Mamaral i Washington, Ma 20, The State B. M, Haverlsy . 1 ol . F. Weller o . 2 department was officially advised to e i gy 804 A Vancouver, B. C., May 20.-~An un- day that it might expect soon a new Long—J. A. Gillespie mailed letter written to his parents, [ mote from General Carranza regard- | Snirsl Park-—J. ¥ e, stating that he was a German spy en- ing the border situation. Indications Druld Hill—E. W listed in the Canadian army expedi are that it will be of a friendly chat D o 1 tionary force, was found in Fritz Leh- i f man's pocket when arrested recently on suspicion, He was sentenced today to two years in prison GRAND ISLAND PREPARES TO ENTETAIN WORKMEN Real Estate Men Will Be Guests of Hastings & Heyden Grand Island, Neb,, May 20.—(Spe cial.)—Preparations by the local Hastings & Heyde will entertair rk -|nr(|’,u<~ completed for the en the real estate mey Omaha at tainment of the state trap shoot Benson Gardens Wednesday after ers' tournament to take place at the noot e v ounty fair grounds in this city next ‘ veek. All of the traps have been set M and the and a yme of the + the Real Estate 8t been in the g Is As- | practice them, finding s mee it d the committee in charge | everything 1 f did condition Hastings & He LR that a ¢ War veteran | Reservations hay n made at »elogk i & and make t not receive an invitation 1o |k + large number of sh trip He Ga aut e of 1t hools and [ers, Oy [ rinciple attractions biles, They will g ' | \ all A | he attendance of "y \ \ | P N s A pperwein, who Acres, | —— are 1 argest attractiof the BATTLESHIP NEBRASKA R ORDERED TO VERA CRUZ BURLINGTON OFFICIALS INSPECT HOMER BRIDGE BABY KANGAROOS ARE ON DISPLAY IN OMAHA FATHER-IN-LAW OF OMANA DOCTOR DIES IN COLORADO ' WON'T LET WOMEN IN PULPIT: OBJECT PEACE BRYAN'S SON IS NAMED AS A PEACE DELEGATE ¥ SINGLE Chicago as fellow in | she went on | THE WEATHER. Showers COPY TWO CENTS. VICTORY CROWNS TEUTONIC ARMS ON TWO FRONTS - Germans Gain in Furions Infantry Charge in France and Aus- trians Win in Rush on Italians, FRENCH LINES PENETRATED Success Reported For British Forces Against Invaders on Vimy Ridge. GAULS CLEAR _ FOE TRENCH Bulletin, London, May 21.—~A force of Russ- cavalry has joined the British army on the Trigris in Masopotamia e | Berlin, May 21.-(Via London) More than 1,300 French incuding 31 officers, 16 machine guns and eight cannons were captured in a new Ger- man assult on the Verdun front in the region of Deadman Hill, the war office announced today. The state {ment says the German lines were ad {vanced on the south and southwest slopes of the hill, | | Infantry attacks by the Germans {in the Verdun regions, a French gain |in the Champagne, a British success lon the Vimy Ridge and further suz- | cessful onslaughts by the Austrians in the Southern Tyrol are chronicled lin the latest official communications After a period of inactivity by the tinfantry around Verdun, the German |foot soldiers have been hurled against the entire French line in the | Le Mort Homme region, East of Le | Mort Homme the Germans pene- trated the first French lines, bat were driven out with serious losses. Germans Make Gains. To the west and on the northern slopes of T.e Morte Homme, the Ger- mans occupied a portion of a French {advanced trench. Under a violent fire by French guns, the Germans are | reported to have retreated from the | positions in disorder. Artillery con-* | tinues active in the other sectors about Verdun, The Trench have cleared a Ger- man trench in Champagne by a sur- prise attack. All the occupants of the trench are reported either to have been killed or captured. Further north the British have withstood two German thrusts in the region of Loos and Wieltje and the loyal North Lancashires have recaptured a crater {on the Vimy Ridge, the scene of | much hard tighting in the past few days, Britons Occupy Crater, The crater was captured by the Germans on May 18, In Tyrel, the Austrians have followed up their successes by compelling Italian forces to evacuate the Colonel Santo, south- east of Rovereto and west of Monte Maggio, the extremity of the previ- ous point of their advance. According to the Austrian official | statement, Italian prisoners so far captured, total more than 13,000 offi- cers and men. One hundred and seven guns also have been taken. Sophia Altstadt, Widow of Judge, Died Yesterday Mrs. Sophia Altstadt, aged 79 years, pioneer resident of mal and widow of the late Judge William Alt- | stadt, died Saturday, after an illness of two years’ duration. She had lived | here with her husband since 1867, Judge Altstadt died in 1914, Two sons, J. A. Altstadt of New York | City, and Charles L. Altatadt of South Side; also two daughters, Mrs. Anna Adams of Missoula, Mont,, and Mrs, G. R. Spencer of Florence, survive her. Funeral services will be held from the home of Charles Altstadt, 1338 Monroe street, South Side. RESIDENCE OWNED BY MRS. MARY RICE CHANGES HANDS Mrs | | Mary Rice, 2102 Chicago | street, has sold her residence at 2628 | Charles street to J. A. Turnquist, 2627 Charles street The sale was made by Toland & Trumbull, Beaver City Damaged. Oxford, Neb, May 20.—It is ces ported here that the storm which hit the section of country near Wilsone ville, Furnas county, also did damage at Beaver City, the county seat, Rea ver Uity could not be reached direct. A windstorm of tornado violenca is reported in eastern Colorado, the towns of Fort Morgan and Yuma be« ing in ity path. According to rails road reports here much damage was we at Yuma and one man was 1l e — v Some Record! 13th Bee Want hown cons Ada an in are than aid ada over tha i for (e 1 §: 8000 MORE PAID Want-Ads for the week fust ended 830, than same week, year ago. Lot e WankAde Work e You