Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, October 7, 1915, Page 4

& i S g £ b £ I Nebraska PASSENGER TRAFFIC PAYS, SAYS CLARKE Brief on Behalf of State Railway Commission Opposing Western Roads Argument. ASKS WHY EXPENSE HEAVY (From a Staft Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Oct. 6.~(S8pecial )—That passenger traffic earns 414 per cent, while freight 4.28 per cent of the cost of | road and squipment of forty-six ral. road systems, s the Chalrman H. T Clarke of the Nebraska Railwauy commission, presented hefore the Interstate Com- metce commission. today opposing the roquest of western raliroads for an op- portunity to ralse their interstate pass- enger rates from 2 to I% centc a mile Chatrman Clarke and Attorney General Reed are in Washington this week at tending and taking part in the hearing| 8 represemtatives of the Nebraska Ratl- way commission. The rallroads have attempted to show that passengeér fares ard not earning their proper proportion of opernting ex- penses, 208 per cent on hook cost of soad and equipment, they say, while freight is earning 522 per cent, on the engine-ton-mile basts How 1t in Figured. The Nebraska commission is figuring the gross-ton-milue basis, and claims much right to assume that point of &8 the carriers the other, citing the that the interstate commission has o recognise the one to the aboli- the other. Chatrman Clarke asks the carrlers for &n explanation why they charge 70 per et Testimony of Powell, The brief closes with a reference to the testimony of U. G. Powell, rate ex- pert of the Nebraska commission, glven &t & previous hearing to the effect that for sixteen years past six roads, oper- ating three-fourths of the mileage in 2- ent territory, have acumulated a surplus ©of MINM0,000 after paying $69,000,000 in- contention of | in a brief to be| Nebraska | ' PROMINENT NEBRASKAN DIES| John B. Dinsmore, Lone Identified | with Board of Agriculture, Passes Awi FUNERAL WILL BE ON FRIDAY| (From a Staff Correspondent.) | LINCOLN, Oct. 6.-(Special)—John B.| Dinsmore, who died at the home of his daughter in Button early today, was one | of the prominent Nebraskans who de- voted much time to the upbuilding of the | Nebraska state fair, | Mr. Dinsmore was elected & member of the state falr board In 1577 and con- tinued as & member until 197, He was | & member of the board of managers | during the years 1586, 1887, 1888, 1889, 1891, 1898, 1599 and 1904, He was chalrman ! of the board for four years, second vice president in 1880, first vice president in 1882 and 1883 and president In 1884 1885, 1902 and 1908, Upon his retirement from the board a resolution was passed In appreciation { of his faithful services. | He was at one time a candidate for governor on the republican ticket and| served in various capacities in county offices. The funeral will be held Friday aft- ernoon at 2:30, NURSE IN KENNEDY HOME NOT PAID BY THE STATE (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Oct. 6.—(Special)—A report that Judge Howard Kennedy, formerly of Omaha, chalrman of the board of con- trol of state Institutions, had been em- ploying state nurses in his private home on state pay was disseminated today when the judge produced the records to show that whenever he ha demployed & nurse she had been stricken from the state payroll while absent For the last month the judge has been employing a nurse from the state hos- pital for the insane to care for his little 6-yoar-old daughter, who is danger ously il He secured her with the ap- proval of the superintendent, Dr. O, E Willlams, after he had been unable to find another suitable nurse in the city When the little girl became worse a week ago, the head nurse, Miss Swann, volunteered to take the case and pro- torest and $615,000,00 dividends, These six Uines represent 4,000 miles of railroad. Testing Well Water. State Bacteriologist Wild has found two samples of well water from Lexington, Neb., one well in use by school children, to be very impure. The city water of n was found in good condition. A sample of water from Scribner was found gool and another from Sterling was rery poor. Corporations Remit. A hundred and eighteen corporations of Nebraska lelinquent in occupation taxes have remitted to the secretary of state tho last three days, in reply to 625 letters #ent out to them & week ago. The largest corporation remitting was the 8, D, Mer- ver company of Omaha, which paid the secretary $839, which included more than $100 in pesalties. Penaities alone for the last three days, amounting to 15 per cent of the taxes delinquent, have totalled Defense of State Treasuver. George W. eBrye and H. H. Wilson of Lincoln will defend State Treasurer Hall in the suit brought against him by Fire Commissioner Ridgell, according to an- nouncement made by Mr. Hall today. The fire commissioner is suing to force the treasurer to countersign warrants drawn Tor salaries of the fire commiasion during September, refused by Mr. Hall on the sround that the fees of the office were Bat specifically appropriatea. Not Enough Suffragists. State Auditor Smith has & query from G, McArthur of Hollowell, Kan., if he can get 20,000 to 30,000 signers on a pe- titlon favoring votes for womwen The auditor has answered him, saying it “‘ean't be did,"” since there areonly 246,041 Votes in the state, according to the figures from the last election. 'MORE CASES OF DOURINE FOUND AMONG HORSES (From a Btatf Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Oct. 8.—(Bpecial)—The dis- covery of additional cases of dourine among horses in Cherry, Hooker, Blaine, Grant and Thomas counties will delay ‘months. During the last five mnonths 2,305 horses Bave been Inspected by state and federal cured & leave of absence from the hos- | pital for the purpose. The criticlsm had been directed toward the judge after it had been learned that Miss Swann was At Chalrman Kennedy's home. The Judge has pald bqth nurses, he explains, {from his own pocket, for thelr services. AUTO PURCHASE CONTRACT IS ORDERED RESCINDED | (From a Staff Correspondent) LINCOLN. Oct. 6~(Special)—Mayor Charles W. Bryan, Commissioner John | Wright and Judge W. H. England staged @ dramatic hearing here today over the purchase of an alleged worthless auto- mobile-by the city for the puble safety commissloner's department. England prevailed, the city attorney holding that sufficlent showing had been made to reacind the contract whereby the departs ment acquired a machine which belonged 10,,an_employe of the ecity in the fire department. Judge England added the verbal fire- worke to the final hearing by hurling & bunch of charges against John Wright's competency for the job he s hold- ing, England demanded Charley Bryan apols ogise for tement he had given out but the mayor ducked, You ought to be a blg enovgh and broad enough man, It you are blg enough to be mayor, to apologize, England said, Mr. England sald that since he had started, he would like to have the com- mission investigate the purchase of oats | and other supplles for the fire depart- ment, The commission adjourned without tak- | Ing any formal action on the requests. MRS, MAUDER MUST PAY FINE AFTER LITIGATION (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Oct. §—(8pecial.)—CGovernor Morehead has refused to pardon and remit fine of §1 against Katie Mauder of this city, which has been appealed from the justice court up to the supreme court, | with the fine affirmed each time. The | |costs In the case, with the fine, are now | | well past the $100 mark. | The case grew out of the throwing of | some clods agalnst a barn in Octo®or, 1918, | |One hit Pauline Schwindt, who was just |emerging from the building. She had THE BEE: OMAHA, THURSDAY Sundayisms at the Tab os Caught On the Fly by Our Staff Artist Deuel, with judgment against the de- fendant for $1,000 alimony and costs; to Mrs. Agnes M. Ray from her husband, Earl R. Ray, and Mrs. Myrtle Manning from her husband, Walter Manning. oys Are Corn Growers. » MITCHELL, 8 D, Oct. 6-—(Special Telegram.)—~Two brothers, Lavern and Roy Johnson of Ethan, are champion boy corn growers of Davidson and Han son counties of South Dakota. This was decided {n @ contest conducted by tho First National bank of Mitchell. The lads won $i0 and $% in gold, respectively Clifford Perkins of Mitchell won third prise of $15. Dakota Osteopnths Kleet. MITCHBLL, 8. D, Oct, 6.—(Special Telegram.)~Dr. B, W ell was chosen to head the South Da- kota Osteopathic amsoclation for the coming year at the annual meeting held In this city. Other officors elected were: Dr A, M, Glasgow of Sioux Falls, vic president, and Dr. Stone of Sioux Fails, secretary-treasures CABINET OF GREECE BREAKS WITH KING ved from Page One. of Berbla, of which it aiso fa the ally, “Premier Venlselos repwed: ‘By your letter of today you have been so §0od ns to Inform me of the arrival at Salonixi of the first detachment of French troops, and of the declsion of France and Eng- land to send their troops to help Serbla their ally; adding that the two powurs count on Greece not to oppose measures taken in the interests of Serbla, where- of it also is the ally, “‘In answer to your letter, I have the honor to declare to your excellency, that, being neutral in the European war, the royal government could not possibly authorize the proceeding in question, for it constitutes a breach of Greece's neu- trality, the more manifest since it comes from two great belligerent powers. [t is, therefore, the duty of the royal gov- ernment to protest against the passage of forelgn troops across Greek territory. The circumstances that these troops are destined solely to ald Serbis, Greece's ly, In no way modifies the legal posi. tion of the king's government; for even officers and forty-four of that number, | Katie Mauder and six others arrested for from a BHalkanle point of view, Greec's found e hilled. Twenty-two horses ‘Were in Hooker county last week, ‘while State Veterinarian Anderson was o oL Inapection there. same territory reacted in cases and were ordered killed. Two thousand two hundred cattle were examined for tuberculosis at the South Omahs stock yards, according to the semi-annual report of the inspectors, and elghty-seven were found to be suffering from the disvase. 'AUBURN GIRL GOES TO COLORADO TO BE MARRIED AUBURN, Neb, Oct. 6.—(Special.)— Miss Histe Curtie will be married at an to Argabright at Boone, residing on & home- ¢ : [ i % is i et : £ " ; given at the home of Miss Daplels. Mise Curtis has gone to to visit relatives, and then will to Boone, Pplace. ABLE ROCK VETERAN IS KILLED BY FALL ok B & A7 v vel s killed early Monday even- “through & trap door into ii: - i Tloor, tracturi; He lingered ‘unconsctous ‘clock, when he Passed awi was forelgn born, oung man- i ELE Pm- is her attorwy. Mth-urh..vml 10 be suffering from the disease, 'assault. They were fined $1 In the justice | NeUtrality could not be affected, court. Three paid. On &n appeal to the dlstr{Tt gourt the fine was affirmed. Two more pald. After the case had been affirmed in the supreme court an attempt was made |to reopen it In the district court on |grounds of new evidence, an allgged con- fession by Mrs. Schwindt thet Mra Mauder did not throw the clod. This was denled and an appeal was made to the | @overnor, He refused to Interfere. County 'Attorney Hager has threatened Mrh. Mauder with a jail sentence if she does Inot pay the costs and her fine, George W . G=(Bpecial.)- C. O, Beardsley and J. ¥, Johnson of Lin- | | coln submitted’ s proposition at & meeting \ of the oty commissioners Tussday to| furnish the city with electric current at | 17 cents per kilowatt. Mr. Beardsley ' and his assoclates have filed on four .| Power sites on the *Blue river, two of | them ‘being between Beatrice and De | Witt, and it they can secure the city's| | business they will start bullding their | plant at onee. | The County Board of Supervisors Tues- day afternoon lald the new jall pmwl—l tion over for another year. | A cablegram was recelved in this oity | Tuesday from Colonel B, J. Shinn stating| that he was enroute to New York on the | stéumer Cretic with the body of the late Colonel J. W. Bookwalter, who died re- cently in Italy, and would arrive at Bos- t6n about October . The body will be | taken to Springtield, O, for burial, l | » Bank, TECUMSEH, Neb., Oct. &~—(Special)— John L. Bherman, formely In the grocery | business in Tecumseh, has bought a Himself and family, who have spent several months in California, have gone to McMinnville to live Judge Welch of the district eourt yester. |day-stternoon granted divorces to Sabel ! before BED 3 A A A T BN AN 0 0 5 o b 54 Hyler of Mitch- | You Must See Our Suit Values 1417 DOUGLAS STREET Oredit Ohedrfully Given 40 Ous-of-Town People—Write for Wew Catalogus | ted by the danger now threatening Ser- | bia, which caused the dispatch of imter- national troops te its help.' " The French and British officers, who |already have landed have been recelved most cordially by the local naval, mil- tary and civil authorities and have been able to begin work immediately on their arrival, essary for the entente powers to giva aanistance to Serbla. wCiv; Those \N:);n Nerves a Rest | | | Don't give up. When you feel all un- | strung, when family cares seem to hard {to bear, and backache, dizzy headaches, queer pains and irregular action of the kidneys and bladder may mysitfy you, remember that such troubles often come from weak kidneys and it may be that |you only need Doan's Kidney Pllls to |make you well. When the kidneys are | weak there's danger of dropsy, gravel and Bright's disease. Don't delay. Profit by others' experience. | An Omaha Woman Says: G. W. Schneider, 2660 Sahler St., 1 was subject to attacks of back- |ache, especially if T took cold. Then my | kidneys woulg be affected and I would ache all over. Doan's Kidney Pills took |away the dstress in my back and strengthened my kidneys so that I felt one hundred per cent better in every way. For some years I have felt in no need of & kidney medicine.” To Appreciate Them A magnificent array of La- dies’ Suits, in all the favored colorings and materials, with or without fur trimmings, priced here as low as 1% 22 394 Pay $1.00 a Week Silk Bresses | Ladies’ Coats sas0 v $8.50 By We Outfit the Entire Family on Credit DEO OCTOBER M. Deuel from her husband, Earl W.|the actual casus foederls was commit- Public opinion is that it is nec- | Iy ’WOMAN'S RELIEF CORPS | I 1915, IN SESSION AT BEATRICE BEATRICE, Neb., (Srecial Tel- egram.)—The district convention of the Women's Rellef Corps of the Fourth con- Oct. 6. parted this morning for Alexandra, Ind where they will visit for a few days | This morning at 8t. John's Cathollc church were united Miss Mary McGuire of this eity and Willlam Becker of Win- consin, Rev. M. A. Shine of that church | ofticiating gressional district, which comprises eleven counties, was held in this city today, | !with sixty delegates present. Mrs. Emma Casebeer of Blue Springs presided. Blue Springs was selected as the place for holding the next annual meeting | "The officers elected are: President, Mrs | Mary Kimmerly of eBatrice; senlor vice, Mrs. 1da Fulton of Hebron; junior vice |Mrs, Marion Hines of Blue Springs; |ehaplais, Mrs, Jane Murdock of Wymore; | mecretary, Mrs, |traasurer, Mrs. Nancy Sanders of Fair- {bury; conductress, Miss Mae Kelly of | Beatrice; assistant conductress, Mrs |Della Kimmel of Fairbury: guard, Mrs |Nellle Lindauer of Fairbury; assistant guard, Mrs, Sadle Sample of Beatrice. Two Weddings at Plattamouth. PLATTSMOUTH, Neb., Oct. 6.—(Spe- clal)—At the home of the bride's aunt, | Miss Louise oGrder, last night took place (the marriage of Leon L. McCarthy and |Miss Anna Wolforth, both of this city. |Mr. McCarthy s an employe of the Bur- (lington. The newly married couple de- Mary Oden of Beatrice; | Johnson Grand Jury Adlonrns. TECUMSEH, Neb., Oct. 6.—(Special Tel- egram.)—The grand jury in the Johnson county district court adjourned today after being In session nine days. on |indictments were returneq up to today |and it s said three more will be returned as mervice has not been had on parties |Indicted today. The names were not made public ' — Farm House Destroyed. | BEATRICE, Neb., Oct. 6.—(Special Tel- egram.)—Fire last r=.t destroyed a farm |house owned by W. H. Bowman ang oo |cupled by Harry Langdate, six miles |north of Beatrice. The loss Is placed at $1,300, partially covered by insurance. | Good for Sick Headaches. Constipation cavses sick headache and Dr. King's New Life Pills will cure it Take a dose tonight. 2c. All drug- glsts ~Advertisement. A “For Sale” ad will turn second-hand furniture into cash assortment; goods. 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As a temperate tonic-stimulant which will give renewed health and better enjoyment of | 1ite, you can do no better than to “‘Get | Duffy's and keep well’—it's a medicine ! for all mankind.—Advertisement. The Sunday Bee is the only Omaha newspaper that gives its readers four big pcees of colored comies. Do You Want the Eye of the Public, Mr. Storekeeper? Next week many people will be looking in your store window— what will they see? fl‘hese people will be gazing with a definite object— looking for articles familiar to them by name through newspaper advertising. INTERNATIONAL They will be looking for the signs which read: NEWSPAPER DISPLAY WEEK We Sell These Standard Products — All Advertised in the DAILY NEWSPAPERS papers. Every eye that looks into your store window will be the eye of a possible customer. your appeal for that prospective customer’s business. 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