Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, October 1, 1915, Page 2

THE Nebraska PROPOSE NEMAHA LEVEE SYSTEM Plan Similar to One in Operation on Tower Mississippi Has Been Suggested. FARMERS ON WRONG THEORY (From & Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Sept. 3—(8pectal)—A levee system, similar to that in operation along the lower Mississlppl, I8 proposed by State Engineer Johnson to drain the flood waters of the Nemaha river near ‘where it empties into the Missouri. During the floods of last spring and summer Richardson county farmers lost many thousand dollars in property by overflow over the flat Missouri bottoms of the Nemaha river, made over several yoars ago into a big drainage canal. Parallel ditches running into the Mis- sourl are included in the seheme of the #tate englneer. Dykes three or four iles long will be built through the bot- toms to prevent the flood waters spread- ing over the adjacent country. What Engincer Favors. The engineer, In whose hands the proposition has been left by the drainage board and the suffering landholders, will mecommend to the Btate Board of Irriga- tion the levee scheme, In company with Governor Morehead he will leave Monday fo go aver the ground again for a final lnspection. - The cost will be assessed against the éntire drainage district, for the reason that the change from a river into a huge €anal some time back, by the whole dis- trict, is the cause of the overflowing of the lower lands, The upper lands have not guffered. Small Diteh Buiit. Against the aproval of the state engi- neer the board of irrigation has aliowed roaldents along the south fork of the Ne- mahs, near Humboldt, we construct a drainage canal after théu own plans. They had presented specifications to the #tate engineer who refused to aprove them on the ground that the proposea ditch would not handle the flod waters. College View Honds. The state autditor has registered $10,000 of College (Vew intersecrion bonds and 12000 of Laurel lighting oponds, both bearing § per cent Interest. Sutton Visits Governor. Judge A. L. Button of Omaha, who has snnounced himself for yovernor on the republican ticket with the main fssue that of prohtbition, called on Governor Morehead and other state officials today. He had been attending the ‘'Nebraska Dry” convention in Lincoln. Cotfey to Arl on. Arlington, Neb, to inspect the school house and the fire escapes, and will stop in and investigate complaints of labor law. Morehead In Tired. Governor Morchead, after speaking at the Howard county fair in £ Paul, Neb,, Wednesday wos to weariea to fil hin Falls company . Hoense for Lyman, MeCool Junction and Sutton. The Hynes Elevator ¢ompany Has_taken out licenses at Fairmont and MHiteheock Sees Johnson, " Hitohcock has Deen in Lingoln with tSate Englneer Johnson irigation of interest to weat- are pending in ta at Wasnington, _ FULLER SHALLENBERGER FILES SECOND APPEAL (From & Staff Correspondent.) <LINCOLN, Sept. %.~(Special.)—The wocond appeal of Fuller Shellenberger In the supreme court. from conviction fn county of murder and sentence Man Charged With ‘Trafficking in Passports is Arrested at New York NEW YORK, Sept. .—Andrew D, Meloy, who was Arrested by Department of Justice agents when he arrived here today on the steamer Nieuw Amsterdam, way arraigned before United States Come missioner Houghton, charged with con-| spiring with Fran: Rintelen, a German wine merchant, to defraud the United States government in securing a pass- port for Rintelen. Meloy, who said he had been recently engaged In promoting Mexican enterprises, was held in $10,000 bail for a hearing October 1. Meloy, his secretary, Mise Hattle Brophy, and Frans Rintelen, allas E. V. Ganche, were taken off the asteamer Noordam at Kirkwall by British military N ebié.ska Wesleyan Celebrates Lifting of Its Indebetness UNIVERSITY PLACE, Neb., Sept. %, (Bpecial.)~The chapel exercises at Ne- braska Wesleyan university yesterday will long be remembered not only by the student body, but by the man min- Isters who had stopped over between traine on thelr way home from the Omaha conference. Dr. Schreckengast was Introduced by Chancellor Fulmer to make an Important announcement. He was greeted by prolonged applause and quietly stated that Wesleyan is now out of debt, a total of $116,000 having bee: raised to meet a debt which now aggre- Kates $08,400, M. A. Keith then spoke of the high regard which the student body feels for Dr. Schreckengast and the work he has (done in the present financial campaign. Next Miss Myrtle Snider presented to Dr. Schreckengast a silver loving cup As a tangible token of the appreciation of the student body. After yells and songs Chancellor Ful- mer and Vice Chancellor Schreckengast were carried from the auditorium by the students and placed In a waiting auto- mobfle, which headed a procession thirough the business part of town. After the parade all gathered at the pavilion on the campus, where brief speeches were made by Chancellor Fulmer, Viee Ohancellor Schrechengast and A, L. Johneon, president of the board of trustees. New Question Up Over »State Bridge (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Sept. . — (Special) — A scheme to make rivers wide enough by daming to require state ald bridges is scented by the State Board of Irrigation, In debating whether or not it shall con- tribute to a U00-foot bridge acroes the Blue river at Fairbury. No state funds ean be used on a bridge under 176 feet in length. Where it ex- ©eeds that length the state pays half t) cost. The cost of this particular bridge will be about $25,000 The siate board fears that to approve bridge will be to establish a prece- dent that will lead to a wholesale dam- of streams. The Blue river by no h’w&u come_under the’state law’ were it not for & recent dam. < The board still has the matter under consideration. Fifteen Thousand Verdict tf_Brakeman NORWOLK, Neb, Sept. .—(Special Telegram.)—The jury in the damage suit of Phil McNeely of Norfolk against the Northwestern rallroad returned a verdict in federal court here Thursday giving MoNeoly 815000, McNeely had sued for $20,000. He was a brakeman and lost his right hand in an accident in the South Nortolk yards, The case, of great interest in this com- munity, was bitterly fought by M F. Har- rington, counsel for McNeely, and A. A, McLaughlin of Omaha, counsel for the rallroad. The jury was out since Wednesday Afternoon. The case is to be appealed. National Guard Birdmen in Bad BEATRICE, Neb., Sept. 30.—(Special Telegram.)—Hal McKinney attempted to break the local track record of 2:08%, but falled, covering the distance with a pacemaker in 2:00% on a heavy track. Following are the sults of the races: flw : Prince Dekayville, 'dn.r and K:::n'v'. e former vo " the Time. $:18%, 378, 2108 The National Guard aviation corps was authorities early in August Rentelen | | was ment to an Engiish detention camp, | where he still is Meloy and Miss Brophy were returned to this country at the request of the Department of Justice. Miss Brophy is | being held as a material witness Rintelen sailed on the Noordam with ’l passport stating that ne was a citizen |of Bwitserland. Department of Justice | | agents alleged that he had previous! endeavored to secure passports unde the aliases of Hansen and Gates. | Assistant United States Attorney Sar- |faty sald thdt indications are that a third man, as yet unnamed, was directly | implicated in obtaining the passport. * [KING AK BAGK | | WITH BIG DOINGS | (Continued from Page One.) damaein dance artistically, but would | win slight applause from “Billy"" Sun | day. ross the street are the “Tango | Queens,” all crowned and walting to | | show the latest steps, according to Hovle. | And the “Miracle Girl,” no relation of George Stallings, the “Miracie Man,” does things that are really miraculous. | | Last night she batted 1000 and fielded | .o, | The Old Clder prems is not a news | paper, but As that venerable and honored institution that makes dellclous drinks | out of regular apples. Just as good as they sell “down hum.” Its famillar | aspect brought crowds of the purely After the merrymakers get tired of aswo- thirsty flocking about it, many coming direct from the tabernacle to the press. The kida' favorite—the merry-go-round ~Iia there in all its pristine glory, and clating with the wooden-neaded horses they can go right across the street and | wee equines of the highest culture and refinement In the “Society Horse Show." Many Other W ers. flipino Midgets,” the “Ferris Ferris Ham and Bacon” and | the “Mystic Mase,” together with oodles and oodles of other great stuff, draw the dimes from your pocket llke a steel or base ball “magnet.” More hyphenated Americans left the grounds at a late | hour than ever before. The hyphen not indicating nationality, but an absence from small change. No dworder of any consequence marred the big first night, the police, owing to ! the convenient plan of the grounds, be- ing able to handle the throng perfectly. Confett! fell like midsummer rain and | was mixed! with no forelgn substance, nor was it administered in force by any overzealous ones. As “Dad” Weaver remarked, “Tt Is the best yet,” so did the hundreds who left the grounds. King Ak-Sar-Ben Is more popular than ever, his kingdom is as new and entertaining as it has always been and his subjects are Quivera-ing with delight. Russell fn Chief, A mew chlef of police has been ap- pointed to enforce law and order in the | City of Quivera. Serxeant Russell of the Omaha police department is the one to whom King Ak-Sar-Ben has bestowed the honor of protecting his subjects. i It i» the first time in years that Tony | Vahais hak not sarvfed the title of ehiet of police for the ten days’ existence of the City of Quivera. For years Tony was &iven the job. But mow Tony is not a sergeant, he is a full-fledgea captain on the Bouth Side and the annual appoint- } ment by King Ak-Sar-Ben is lost forever, ! Nebraska Sweepstake . Corn Will Go to China | DENVER, Colo., Sept. .~T. Z. Chang, minieter of agriculture of China, today purchased fifty ears of corn that won the Sweepstakes prize at the International Soll Products expos tion in session L The purchase price was 10 cents aa ea which, according to experts, would make the price of the minister's seed corn about $600 an acre. The purchase, whicn represented fifty varieties of the grain, was made from Arnold Martin of Du Bols, Neb. BERLIN BLACKSMITH IS SEVERELY BURNED AVOCA, Neb. Sept. 30— (Spectal) — Ralph Rogers, a blacksmith at Berlin, | | five miles south of here, was severely | burned about the arms and chest yes- | terday by gasoline explosion. Mn Rog- ers had besn repairing an asutomobile and wes using gasoline to burn grease from the huba, when some of the ol on his sleeve became lgnited and caused a ' blaze. In his excitement he plunged his arms into a bucket of gasoline, belleving 1t to be water, and then into his cooling tank, which caused an explosion, and the | man was enveloped in ..imes, and only | superintendent of the. schools | unable to make & fiight and wes ordered bY the prompt ald and clear-headedneas ' R o porypo to pack Up and leave the grounds by the DEATH RECORD. Mrs, Dolia A, Woods, SYRACUSE, Neb., Sept. 3.—(Special.)— Mra. Delia A, Woods, wife of Charles B Woods, and a ploneer resident of this| county, died this morning at 4:2 o'clock at her home in this town. She had been suffering from cancer of the liver for some weeks and toward the last falled rapidly. The funeral will be held Sat- of some of the bystanders was his life ! saved. Ervin Paap was badly burned on | the arm while assisting to put out the blase. COMPLAINS OF BUTTERMILK | MILK RATE FROM OMAHA (From a Staff Correspondent.) | LINCOLN, Sept. %.—(Special.)—Butter- milk I8 good feed for hogs but too ex- pensive when it costs 5 cents per one hundred pounds to ship it from Omaha to Bennington, and the shipper must| furnish his own tank car, John J. Be- lick charges in a complaint filed today with the rallway commission. He wants| the commission to order the Northwest- ern to furnish the tank car. hTe hearing has been set for October 11 BOARD OF PARDONS GOES CUT TO CONVICT CAMP (From a Staff Oorrespondent.) LINCOLN, Sept. 3 —(3pecial.)~The board of pardons departed from its usual routine and went to Camp Morehead, . | where convicts are now making perma- nent road for the state, Lo hold hearings on applications for paroles. Twenty mgmbers of the convict camp were seek- ing paroles. | and were approved by the convention: OMAHA, FRIDAY, OUTOBE R DRY CAMPAIGN WORKERS NAMED Executive Body Composed of Eight Members Chosen by Chairman Charles Sryan. FIX FORM OF?EE AMENDMENT (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Sept. %0.—(Special.)—An ex-, cutive committee of eight to direct the | oming campalgn for “Nebraska Dry in 916" was appointed by the state dry fed-| eration in fts closing semsion here to-| day, In mccordance with the plan of a| special committee of five appointed by Chalrman Bryan, Wednesday afternoon, to prepare a scheme of campaign. The committee is nonpartisan and con- #igts of one representative from each of the five leading political parties o8 the | state, from the Anti-Saloon league, from the State Woman's Christian Temperance union and from organized labor. The following named were selected by caucuses of these various organizations Ambrose C. Kpperson of Clay Center, from the republican party. K. O, Kretsinger of Beatrice, from the democratic party. Harry K. Bucnett of Beatrice, from the pro ve party. C. Crowell of Omaha, from the pro- hibition party. kd Ashland labor. H. F. Carson of Lincoln, from the Anti- Saloon league Mrs, Mainie Claflin of Unlv.?ll! Place, from the Woman's Christlan Temperance union, No soclalist eandidate was named and the commitiee was empowered to select the clghth member. Form of Amendment. A committee of nine was appointed to pass on the form of the proposed amend- | ment and finally drew up the following: “Be it enacted by the people of the state of Nebraska, that the constitution of the state of Nebraska be amended by adding thereto the following, t\ be known and designated as article xvil thereof: “On and after May 1, 1917, the manu- facture, the sale, the keeping for sale or | barter under any pretext, of malt, spirit- uous, vinous or any other Intoxicating| liquors are forever prohibited in this state, except for medicinal, scientific, mechanical or sacramental purposes.’ The organization committee eémpowered the oxecutive committee to establish a state central committee, with delegates from each state senatorial district. This committee, co-operating with the execu- tive committee, will plan county and local organization. | Many Seund Credentals. More than 1,300 credentials have been | received from delegates at the convention ' headquarters. The meeting ended this afterncon with an address by Governor Frank M, Byrne of South Dakota. At the convention Thursday afternoon were Mr. and Mrs. R. V. Muir of Brown- ville, past 90 years of age. Mr. Muir came to Nebraska In 1856 and helped found Table Rock, which was piatted and | #sold In town lots conditional that mno liquor gver be sold on the premises. Addremses were made by Ross Ham- mond of Fremont, Judge E. P. Holmes | of Lincoln, Judge A, C. Epperson of Clay Center and Chancellor Oeschger of Cot- ner university. gl Two Divorce Suits Pile(l_sit Madison MADISON, Neb., Sept. 3.—(Special)— Nellle M. Banner has brought action in| district court for divorce from her hus- | vand, Willlam H. Banner. They were married at Norfolk in 190 and have re- | sided there since. Among other things Mrs. Banner alleges in her petition that | her husband in October, 1914, caused her te be committed to the Nebraska Hos- pital for the Insane at Norfolk, although the plaintiff was not insane. She further alleges that defendant is the owner of a home In Norfolk, Neb., which is the home of the plaintiff, the gift to the plaintife trom her father, R. F. Bruce, which is| valued at §1,000. Mrs. Banner asks for| divorce, custody of their child and that | she be decreed to be the owner of the | premises upon which her home 1s located. ! August F. Bertram of Madison filed suit | for divorce from his wife, Ella Bertram, charging cruelty and abandonment. e "of Omaha, from organized ) FALL Fabrics, gentlemen, are now here and you are invited to se- lect therefrom. Suits and Overcoats to order, $20.00 to $45.00, Perfect fit and style guaranteed. MacCarthy-Wiison Tallorlag Ce. 815 Sounth 15th Street. IEXHAU STED' show a debilitated condition, due o ysical and mental which has consumed the tic elements Omaha Women Are Prominent in the Federation Work| NORFOLK, Neb, Sept. $h—Spectal Telegram.)-Omaha women took a prom inent part In the proceedings of the third day'a session of the Nebraska Federation | of Women's Clubs Thursday. Mrs, F. H. | Cole and Mrs. K. R. J. Edholm deltvered | Interesting talks on health and scholar- | ships. The principal address of the day was delivered by Dr. Rachael Yarros, Hull | House, Chicago, on ‘‘Health—Its Rela- | tionship to Soclal Hygiene." In this address the Chicago woman urged Nebraska parents to take their children into confidence during their ten- der years. She pleaded for enforcement of the laws pertaining to sanitation. The mission and the problem of social settlement was discussed by Dr. Yarros this evening. The convention comes to a close Fr day morning, when the baliot boxes wi be opened. The women voted Thursd afternoon, using the Australian ballot and were advised by President Peterson that practice at women's conwventions would make them more efficlent when they go to the polls in future years. | Mrs. J. N. Paul of St. Paul is the prob- | able new president of the state organiza- tion, no opponent appearing against her. Mra. M .D, Cameron, who presided over | the ctvil mervice session, 1s a candidate for recording secretary. Mrs. Julia Fuller of Beatrice is her opponent. Mrs. | Cameron was urged to be a candidate fo the presjdency, but declined, belleving that office should go to the Sixth dis- trict Mrs. Bdholm, Mrs. Hayes and Mrs Cameron of Omaha were nominated as delegates to the national blennial meet- ing in New York next May. Bee Want Ads Produce Resuits. 01;18.1‘;8. Firm QGets Contract to Build New Bessey Hall| (From a Staft Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Sept 0. —(8pecial.)—The | property committes of the university| board of regents last night awarded the contract for general construction ef the | new Bessey hall, the first bullding to be| bulit on the oity campus from the exten-| slon fund, to the Selden-Breck Construc- tion company of Omaha. Thirty firms bld on the work and the| Selden-Breck company was lowest with| | $111,000. The bid of Gould & SBon of| Omaha was next lowest, for $115.000 Smaller contracts for heating and light- Ing were awarded to Lincoin firma. Work is to be started just as soon as| arangements can be maae for switching | facilities to carry material direct to the| | site of the bullding, which will also be| the first one started on the aditional land | secured under the extensou fund. The regents now have @ request before the| city council to permit closing of | some streets so the Missourl Pacific may | bufld a sidetrack to the grounds. The general construction work 18 to be com-| pleted within 120 days of uctual working | time. | Besey hall will be the most expensive| of university bulldings rivalling even the| aplendid Engineering building, which eost completed, $110,000. e Cattle Show at Waterloo. WATERLOO, Ia., Sept. %.—(Special| Telegram.)—The Towa Catle congress and lowa State Dalry sssoclavion in session | here have atracted hundreds of visitors this week. Today was homecomers' | gathering and was a brilliant pagentry | two miles long enthusiastically viewed by thousands of visitors voming from both coasts. The shriners mre holding a| convention at Waterloo and over 1,000 were in the parade. | | 'WAR LOAN DETAILS ARB ARRANGED FOR Commission in Charge of Sale of Bonds Settles Number of Matters, THINGS TO BE DETERMINEDL NEW YORK, Sept. 30.—The com mission in charge of the sale of the $5600,000,000 Anglo-French bonds has cleared away a number of details concerning the method of marketing | the issue and expected to announce the entire program late today. Chief of the details are that the life of the underwriting syndicate is to be sixty days, the sums subscribed by banks will be left on deposit with the subscribers until needed and then withdrawn proportionally, and the profits of the syndicate members will be 1% per cent, the remaining quar- ter of 1 per cent being used for ex- penses. The syndicate members may participate without restriction as tc the amount of their subscriptions The total commission of the syndi cate will be $10,000,000, and its net profits $8,760,000. Aged Man Ends Life. BEATRICE, Neb., Sept. 30.—(Spectai Telegram.)—Willlam Root, 60 years of age, commited sulcide this afternoon at the home of his son five miles east of Blue Springs by shooting himself. Des pondency over {ll health was the cause He is survived by two children, “THoMpsoN, BELDEN & . The Store for Shirtwaists New blouses $2.95, $5.95, $6.50 Second Floor. 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