Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, September 19, 1915, Page 4

ROYSE REPORTS JNDAY BER 19, 1915. | g SELFISH TO LOVE. HORE RESOURCES| Secretary of State Banking Board Shows Seven Million Increase in Total. LOANS ARE $6,688,640 HIGHER | (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Neb., Sept. 18.—(Special.)- According to a report by Secretary Royse of the State Banking board the total re- wour: of the 7 state banks of Ne- braska at the close of business August W was $136,733,404.55, the report being as tollows: RESOURCES. oans and dis- counts .. verdrafts $101,315,52).9% 1 560,245.17 s ‘e, wspng oto Due trom d 27,796,867.01 i furniture 1ixtures Other re: tate ... . Surrent G:P:l\:fll. taxes and inter- 11,640,391.59 T1,814.89 196,788,495 Liabilities, eat paid ... Jther assets . Total ... Capital stack Surplus fund ("ndivided profits Dividends unpaid. . individual deposita subject to check 50 900,880.39 Domand certifi- Due to banl 3,164,447, Notes and bills rediscounted Bills payable itors guaranty fund. Other labilities Total $130,733, 404.86 The average reserve at the date of this report was 2 per cent. The total num- ber of depositors was 365,980, Resources Increase. Since April 21, 1915, there has been an Increase of $7,48661.37 In total resources of state banks; the loans and discounts have increased $5,682,640.33; deposits, $6.979,~ 64908, and cash and dues from banks, $1,443,940.19. During the last year the state banks haver increased thirty-four In number; the resources have Increased §15,376,071.99; Yoans and discounts, $10,386,665.06; deposits have increaser $14,337,006.09, and cash and flue_ from banks, 34,315,256.5, and there hap been a decrease of $415641.80 In notes and billy rediscounted and bills payable. Two Reported Dead In Storm in Butler 5 : # ! ! E ; ] g £t 28 i;‘l | E i E i f iH i i ¢ i 1 i 'Ei? Esa g | H jfis szs i ARt i R iERRET tg:gggigzg:sg £§ B ‘SOLN00E ‘FPUOH itz 1,247,360.04 3,52,964.80 | 529,840.7 | | | | ‘“The American soclety woman is beau- titul and cultivated, but it is impossible for her to love,” says Jules Bgls, French i discussing the impressions he has gathered during his five months' stay in thig country. “My book will be no criticlsm of the American soclety woman, but will give the Impression of one who has had the | opportunity to study them, and who is th prejudiced one way or the other They can take love but they can't give true love. They have not sacrificed.” Ex-Legislators Want Convention To Fix Basic Law (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Sept. 18.—(Special Tel ~Nebraska will gram.) e & constitutional convention in 1919, the plans of the league which met the Lindell hotel here this afternoon mre carried out. Fifty persons attended, among them State Senators Sandall of York and Quinby of Omaha; Representatives J. N, Norton of Polk, Edwin J. Jeary of Lin- coin and J. P. Palmer of Dougles; ex- members of the leglslature, Windham of R, B, Howell of Douglas, Director Bheldon of the reference bureau, . A, Sorenson, Prof, orth of the University of Ne- f plan as adopted ealls for a conven- 100 members elected from the leg- districts at the general election imember will receive %10 a the convention has prepared ition it shall be submitted to the state for thelr approval, bring this about a commits i EE8 % voters it F, A. Brogan of Omaha, R, B, Howell of | Omaha, C. <l uthority to prepare petitions for Initiating the proposition at the next general election giving the people & chance to say whether they want the convention or not. Consul M. J, Baehr Isgansferred (From & Staft it) Corresponden ‘WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 —(Special Tel- Russ Hold But One Rail Line of Vilna | The Lida rallway line hase been under ' sharp attack to the westward of Lida. In an effort to check the German cavalry, the Russians are aeveropmy strong cav- alry forces in the Vilna distriot. Many Explosions on the Sant’ Anna | LONDON, Sept. 18—-Lloyd's agent at on his vessel to the work of propagan- dists of an ememy country. The report savs there were many explosions on Sep- tember 13 on the Sant' Anna, which put in at the Asores on Thursday after the DEATH RECORD Mrs. Rebecea Oarver. PLATTSMOUTH, Neb., Sept. 15.—(Spe- SAYS AMERICAN WOMEN ARE T00 | poet, philsopher, dramatist and feminlst, | SAYE RACERS FROM BURNING STABLES One Horse Lost in Flames at County Fair Barns Early This Morning. LIGHTED LANTERN KICKED OVEP With one exception the entire field {of twenty horses entered in the county fair races next week were re- | moved in safety from the burning stables at the fair grounds near Benson when those buildings went afire shortly after midnight yester- day. More than $60,000 worth of horseflesh was rescued from threat- ened destruction through the efforts of stable attaches, nearby residents and the fire departments of Omaha, Benson and Dundee. Among the horses were Columbia Fire, - the | pacer, and many other noted racers. Trotter Burned to Death. One trotter, Alice Traveler, owned by Allen & Flelds of Fremont, burned to death. This mare was tered for the 2:20 race here and was a winner in one of the eventa on the state falr track at Lincoln, Her owners had just a tew days ago re- fused an offer of $2,600. Racing men sald she was a coming trotter. The stables were badly demaged. Twenty-five stalls were destroyed. The loss was $6,000. There was no insurance. The buildings will be restored at once #0 there will be no delay in running off the events. Chris Lyck, who was the second man on | the ‘scene, arriving In response to the ories of the watchman, sald he believed the fire was caused by a horse kicking over a lighted lantern. Mr. Lyck turned in the alarm, bringing the three fire apparatueses to the scene, and alded in removing the frightened | AUTUMN brutes from their burning cages. They | Osdel of Misston Hill, presidect, and R. were taken out just In time. It was im-| E. Dowdell of Artesian, reAry possible to get to the stall of Alice Trav- -'————.——- eler until too late to get her out alive Bryan 8 Attltude | Causes Much Werry | Huron Baby Wins . Gold Medal at South | To Chiefs of Party Da,kota sta,te Fair' WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 —(Special Téle gram.)—Mr, Bryan's plan to seek a Ger- man peace tteaty, as outlined to forelgn newspaper .edlfars yesterday, has com- menced, to WOFry party chiefs not a little As they see If the ex-socretary’s positio | posjtive danger, with the democratic party facing a serious split over th opposition of the Commoner to any ex traordipary national defense now being espotised by President Wilson. Politiclans close to the president today séemed confident that the presidential program for the army and navy could be put. thgough congress despite the Bryan | envelopes in flames he wrote the werd | Dosition, but, nevertheless, the influential “Huron” in the sky at the cunclusion| men of the party look upon Mr. Bryan's of his flight |‘statemeént as forecasting trouble and they Seventy-three bables were oramined in | don’t Iike the outloog a little bit the Better Bables contest. Bruce Huber(| ' If wah jearnad today that Senator Ollie Ketelle, son of Rev. and Mrs Hutert|James of Kentigky, who is one of Presi- Ketello of Huron, was the highest xank | dert, Wilson's 8losest advisers, will du‘ HURON, 8. D., Sept. 15—(Special) With Art Smith furnishing the. grand finale” with the most spectacular fligh he has made this week, Friday evening's program was brought to a close, at the | same time the twenty-sixth annnal South Dakota falr ended. Friday night Aves Huron: night, traveling men's nikht and newspaper men's night, and ths mos' elaborate evening program of the we.k | was given. Smith's flight wa sone con- tinuous loop the loop, and wi‘h his nlane ing baby of all cladses and was awarded | all In'his power ta land the federal judge- the gold medal. Scoring on the basis of | ship i Nebraska for W. H. Thompson of 100; Master Ketello received 7.5 points. | Grand Island, and there are those nml‘ Phylis Jean Hurd of Rapid City, was|Dbelleve Thompson, will be appointed in the bighest ranking baby in the eity | order that tihie threatened break between class, outside of the g6ld midal winner, and was awarded a bronsze melai Tler soore was 97. From the rural distriots, Bugene Hoy of Carpenter, rapie high- est, with a score of %5 He also recived a bronze medal. In additioa’ to the medals presented ‘by the Woman's Home Companion, the falr board gave vrizes to the amount of $120. Jerauld county wan firsf place among the cpunty agricultdral exhiviis, with a score of %2 out of a posible 1,00. Hand county was second with 806; Sy, third with 807; Minnehaha, fourth with i, and Perkins, fifth with 788 In the county exhibits In thy Women's building, first place was won ‘by Sully county, and second went to Stanley. The meeting of the Houth Dakota Home Coming and Ploneers’ assoelation was & feature of the falr. ‘Annual busi- ness Was tranaacted and s nluakér of short ‘addresses miade, the' oficers from last year being re-elected, A. L. “Van ‘Wilson and Bryan may be averted. | LONDON POLICE WILL | « PROHIBIT TREATING LONDON, Sept. 18.~The British mili- tary authoritles have declded that a pro hibitlon upen - “treating’ is essential to | the well being of the troops within the | metropolitan pelioe - district of London | and the board of central control prob- | nbly will lssue. an order when it meets next Tuesday forbldding this form of hospitality, The district contains 700 square miles. Under the prospective order, which will apply to club' and, restaurants, as well as saloons, any one paying for an- other person's‘drink or giving him moriey to pay for it, or ‘any one serving a drink except to the person who pays for it, will be lable to punishment. { —_— Bee Want Ads Produce Results. " of R ooy | was United States Senator A | at his ranch | PORTER CASE NEAR FINAL Ne Senator Fall of New Mexico Takes Witness Stand in Defense of Porter. TESTIMONY ABOUT CHARACTER LAS CRUCES, N. M., Sept, 18.—(Special Telegram.)—~When the fiftieth witness for the defense in. the Porter-Connell cas had been introduced this afternoon, the trial of James L. Porter on the charge of w Record Marde in Unloading Grain SUPERIOR, Wis rd for unl J | world's e establighed elevator unloaded in The mark A. B, ( een and never been ap- superintendent of all Great Northern elevators in Superior, declared. It may not be qualled again for years, he sald. | were hours proached, has killing Ralph Connell was almost com-| pleted. Little new evidence has been de- veloped during the last two days and the majority of the time of the court has been takn up with the hearing of char- acter witnesses put on the stand by the attorneys for the defense to show that Porter was a law abiding citizen and | that he had never had any trouble, One of the witnessea this afternoon B. Fall of New Mexico, who lives at Three Riv- | ers, N. M., only a short distance above Tularosa. His testimony mainly referred to the statements made by Jack Cravens The senator was also used as & witness for Porter. A copy of the decision of the state su- preme court in the water hearing case, which, was the original cause of the trouble between Connell and Porter, was introduced ‘today. It had no special sig nificance except to show that the higher court had. reversed the lower court and had thrown the case out of court, Today closed the second week rial and It is not believed that the case will continue more than two more days, as little remains to be presented and the arguments will probably start Monday. Department Orders. WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 egram.)—Misa Siva M. 1 pointed postmaster at Bray county, Towa, vice Miss lett, removed. n was ap- on, Vivian Bart- Warren M. Woodbury was re-appointed | postmaster at Center, Knox county, Ne- rask; ™ A. W. Schulz of ‘Ames, Ta., has bLeen appointed an assistant in field secvice of the Agricultural department. George P. Braun of Greenville, Ta. has been_appointed an assistant engineer at the United States penitentiary ut Leav- enworth, Kan. The postottice at Susié, Lincoln county, 'Wyoming, has been discontinued, mail tv Frontler, A display which has involved judgment as well as skill--the setting apart of the authentic from the ex~ perimental and the flippant. A collection of styles of engaging personality, which clearly demonstrate the recognized preemin- ence of this establishment. of the| peclal Tel- | Brother of Beatrice Mayor Killed in East BEATRICE, Neb,, Sept. 18.—(Special Telegram.)—Mavor J. W. Mayer was called to Kenosha, Wis., today by a tele gram stating that his brother John had been killed in an accident. No particu lars were given. Mr. Mayer was 55 years of age. rn Esenpes Eleetrocution. BEATRT Neb., Sept. 18.—(Spectal Telegram.)—Charles Kearn barely escaped being electrocuted at the Gilbert theater today when he attempted to connect the ends of two wires without turning off the, current. His hands and face were badly burned before he freed himself from the wire. VMinst Remove Poles. SUPBERIOR, Neb, Sept. I18.—(Special Telegram.)—The city council at the meet- ing yesterday ordered the Lincoln Tele- phone company to remove all the poles | and lines from Central avenue for five | blocks before December 1, as they intend to install a new system of white way street lights along the avenue Audubon | Try to Stop Auto Speeding. SUPERIOR, Neb., Sept. 18.—(Special | Telegram.)—The city officials are having | quite a time trying to enforce the state law in regard to lamps and displaying of numbers on the automobiles. They are also trying to stop children under 16 years of age running the cars. Some of the officlals are carrying stop watches to | catch the speeders and have several cases e e ——— | ready to file complaints on now. e S INAUGURAL Announcing Our Formal Exhibition - WOMEN'S OUTER -APPAREL MILLINERY, FABRICS and ACCESSORIES ' Monday and Tuesday, September T'wentieth and Twenty-~First WE EXTEND YOU A CORDIAL INVITATION TO BE PRESENT - Thompson-Belden & Co. The Fashion Center of the Middle West ESTABLISHED 1886