Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, November 10, 1915, Page 3

Nebraska SECRETARIES 0UT AFTER WILD'S SCALP Subordinates of State Health Board Objeot Because Wild Obeys the Real Board. . HEARING BEFORE GOVERNOR (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Nov. 8.—(Special Telegram.) —If the board of secretaries of the State Board of Health have their way the ecalp of Dr. Wild, state bacterologist, \ will be dangling from their belts and people will not be allowed to bathe in without a certificate showing that they have not the smallpox. however, be not so easy as preparing the resolutions calling for the state board to do these things, as the meeting held in the office of Governor Morehead this afternoon indicages that the secre- e of their rules and a great deal more bacterologist. That Increase in Salary. Charges were made by the sécretaries that Dr. Wild was incorrigible, that he ‘would mot do as they wanted him to do and that he talked back in harsh tones, etc. They first charged that he was drawing an increase in salary from $2,000 a year to $2,400 without authority for so doing because the secretaries had not recommended the raise. However, the the doctor's salary and did not seem to think that the secretaries had very much to say about it any way. The charge made by the secretarles the orders of the secretaries, did not get very far as Dr. Wild sald that he pro- posed to obey the orders of the board head, State Superintendent Thomas and was evident that they agreed with the doctor that he was under their jurisdic. ton. Why Secretaries Object. The aecretaries admitted that Dr. Wild was well qualified for the position in ry way and that he was eminently his refusal to be governed by their orders, Dr. Wild sald that he had become tired of waiting for the secretaries. to move and went ahead and did things because the people wanted results and . the secretaries were not giving them was taken away from him because he he spent many hours both night and day trying to kep his work up, man In the state house and that he knew he worked late nights trying to keep up his work. The board of secrétariés consists of Dr. Burchard of Tglis City, Dr. B. A Carr of Lincoln, Dr, Cummings of Seward end Dr. Stark of Hartington. | OWREY PARTY CLOSES ITS REVIVAL AT YORK YORK, Neb.,, Nov, 9.—(Special.)—~Evan- gelist Oscar Lowrey and his assistants Sunday night. There were 736 conver- tions. A thank offering was taken at the Sunday services and more than party left yesterday morning for home, wlere they will rest preparatory to open- ing a campaign at Senandoah, Ia., on ovember 14, Liederkranz Celebrates Anniversary. GRAND ISLAND, Nov. 9.~—(Speclal.)— The Riéderkranz soclety celeorated its forty-five anniversary at its hall, about 200 of the members and their families being in attendance. The event was fea- tured by the bringing out of a new or- panization called the Liederkranz ulee club, a mixed chorus of eight volces, under the direction of Prof. Schluer of the Grand Island conservatory. The or- ganization has put #ts musical accom- plisiments on what is conceded to be the highest pinnacle ever attained by the organization. It has the original male chorus, lades' chorus, a mixed chorus, a male quartet and the glte club, and is able to render a very diversified pro- gram with its own talent. David Kauf- ’ man was re-clected president, Willlam Velt, vice president; Gottlieb Meyer, sec- retary, and C. H. Menck, treasure: Scrofula and All Humors Give Way There are many things learned from ex- perience and observation that the older generation should impress upon the wepw.nger. Among them is the fact that #crofula and other humors are most suc- cesafully treated with Hood's Sarsapa- rilla. This great medicine Is a peculiar combination of remarkably effective blood-purifying and health-giving roots, barks and herbs, and has been tested for forty years. Get it today.—Advertise- ment. Otto Gick’s 0.-G. Shoe Store, W. 0. W. Bldg. ¢ On Sale Next Th ay \' All the Women's Pumps and Ox- fords, patent and dull leather, regardless of style or s] 25. quality, wort o $3.50, for 4 BRANDEIS STORES \ Absolutely Removes Indigestion. One package proves it. 25¢ at all druggists, the Missourl river mor ride on trains| Putting those things into effect may, | board remembered that they had raised | results, He had been unable to make|°f Wymore. They were married at Wy reports to the board since his assistant | MOT® August 25 1300, and have two chil- | ; Nebraska ” FIRE ADDS 10 MYSTERY Straw Stack Near Farmer Nelson's Barn at Aurora Set Ablaze by Incendiary. LUFF CLEARED IN THIS CASE AURORA, Neb.,, Nov. 0.—(Special Tele gram.)—The mystery in the Nelson-Luff assault case became deeper yesterday in the discovery of a fire at Nelson's place. An old shed and straw stack close to his barn burned, and the varn was saved | through the efforts of Nelson and his neighbors, County Attorney Whitney and others claim to have found tracks of an auto- msolle which they followed clear to the Chapman bridge. They belleve that the | fire was started by someone who came in | the automobile and escaped across the river. They also clalm o have found a | placard pinned to a wagon in Nelson's | ¥ard which bore this legend: ““This is a | second and last warning." The words were printed. The authori- | ties declare they have accounted for Luff, | ana n, o tarles may have some trouble enforcing | "0 MO Suspicion attaches to him as to | the fire, Lute ’ trouble getting the scalp of the state| Uff'8 preliminary hearing will take place Wednesday before County Judge Jeffers. An amended complaint was filed today charging him in two counts with assault to commit murder and with in- tent to do great bodily injury. Notes from Beatrice l and Gage County | BBATRICE, Neb., Nov. (Special.)— | Rev, J. B. Davis of the Christian church, | Who left Beatritle a few years ago to be- come pastor of the Iirst Christlan church | at Spokane, Wash., has recelved a c that the doctor considered himself under | (¢ LaWrence, Kan., and may lpcate there. the orders of the koard instead of under | nce locating at Spokane he has made a | strong fight against the liquor interests and as a result has recelved a number threatening letters. { Which hired him and not the secretaries | 1P® PArn of Harry Wylie on the Garri- Who only recommend him, and while the | "0 farm, eleven miles southwest of Be- | board, which consists of Governor More-| 2trice. Was destroyed by fire Bunday | morning, together with some hay and Attorney General Reed took no action it | §72In: Four head of horses perished. Experts from the government corn ex- periment bureau will arrive here Friday to harvest their experimental crops which were planted last spring on the farm of Joseph BSceheve, northwest of Beatrice. The different varieties will be separated, tested and checked. Fourteen varicties good bacteriologist, but they objected to | ©f €0rn Were planted in small patches under government supervision for the purpose of experimenting to ascertain the variety best adapted to this section of the state. Mrs. Minnie Cutshall of Wymore was berton from Ira T. Cutshall, ex-mayor dren. could not find time to fix them up as| 'ilam Retchless, a ploneer of the Lib- erty vicinity, dled Monday, aged 70 years. He s survived by four sons and four Governor Morehead testified to the fact | Jaushters. He was among the first that Dr. Wild was the hardest worked homesteaders on the old Otoe reservation. Blauser Will Case Goes Before Jury FAIRBURY, Neb., Nov. 8. (Special .| Telegram.)—~With Judge Pemberton of Beatrice on the bench, a Jjury was selected today to try the will case of Maria A. Blauser appealed from probate court, Judge L. J. Nutzman set aside the will in September, B clcsed @ five weeks' series of meetings | . Ber 185t Will purported to have been executed by Mrs. Blauser in Fairbury she gave C. L. B, Blauser, who repre- | sented the Thirty-second district in Ne- b $2.0% was paid in. Mr. Lowrey and his|Lrook® leglslature approximately $32,00 | in ‘property; to efght other children, ap- proximately $16,000, and to her baby daughter $100 in currency. The contestants allege that undue in- fluence w extracised by Representa- tive Blauser. Attorneys Heasty and testants, while Denny, Hartlgan and Moss and defending C. L. E. Blauser. Abraham Blauser, father of the Blauser family, died March 21, 193, His wife dled last January and left an estate rated at 350,000, ’Hastings Hunter May Have Drowned HABSTINGS, Neb., Nov. 9.—(Special Tel- egram.)—Nelghbors and the county au- thorities have been dragging a . lagoon near Hastings steadily since Sunday night in an unsuccessful gearch for Frank Obenchain, 87 years old, employed on the M. Halloran farm, Obenchain and = Ed Nowka went to the lagoon to hunt ducks Sunday afternoon. They separated and when Newka prepared to return he was unable to find his companion. No trace of him has been discovered. He Is sup- posed to have stepped into a hole in the lagoon and drowned. New Church at Grand Island, FJRAND ISLAND, Nov. §~(Special.)— The members of the Christian Sclence chufch of this city have dedicated their church home, -erected, including the lot, at @ cost of $,00, to its services. The church ‘was completely filled with the members and friends of the congrega- tion ana aside from the regular services there was a brief history of the church in this city from the time of its inception in 18% untll the present. The congrega- tion has made rapid growth. Mrs. Feh- renkamp is the first reader, and Mre, Glade the second reader, Hunter Serlously Injured. HASTINGS, Neb., Nov. 9.—(Speclal Tel- egram.)—~W. E. Young, woh has been paying the city $4.60 per day for a pop- corn vender's license, or more than sa- loon keepers pay for liquor licenses, was put out of business today while hunting. ‘The accidental discharge of a com- panion’s gun struck him In the leg. Am- putation may be necessary. Seek Bad Cheek Artist. BEATRICE, Neb., Nov. 9.—(Special Tel- egram.)—The officers are looking for a stranger supposed to be William Thomp- son, who is accused of passing a forged check for §20 on & merchant in this city yesterday and escaping. Best Treatment for Croup. ‘I have used Chamberlain's Cough Remedy In my family for the past five years, and for croup 1 have never found its equal,” write} Bernard George, Nel- son, Mo, Before becoming acqualinted | with this remedy Mr. George lost a child ! from an attack of croup. Obtainable jeverywhere.—Adverticement. granted a divorce Monday by Judge Pem- | Barnes of this city and Sam Rinaker of | Beatrice have been retained by con-| lmw return they will reside in Lincoln. Nebraska l BUSINESS BLOCK AT MILLER BURNED Houston General Store, Maddox Hardware Co., Norcross Phar- macy Principal Losers. TOTAL LOSS 71-'1!'1'7 THOUSAND MILLER, Neb., Nov. 9.—(Special Telegram.)—Fire at 6:30 this morn- ing of unknown origin destroyed the north half of the principal business block of Miller. It was rirst discov- ered by Irvin Noble, who spread the alarm, but the fire had gained such headway that it was impossible to save any of the buildings of the block. The heaviest losers were Maddox Hard- ware company, J. P. Norcross pharmacy |and C. @1, Houston, general store. The | Maddox Hardware company lost a $15,000 | stock of hardware, furniture and harness, with $5,000 insurance; also a bullding valued at $7,000, insurance $2,00, J. P, Norcross pharmacy lost a $3,000 stock and $1,500 bullding, with partial Insurance. C. [ M. Houston lost a $,00 stock ana $2,600 buiiding with $4,0% Insurance. Other losses |sustained were two-story Masonic hall, two small bulldings, containing shoe shop and clothing stock, one building occupled by & restaurant. he bank of Miller quartered In the Maddox hardware bullding is unable to {ascertain any loss besides the furniture {and fixtures. Tt will be unable to open its safo for meveral days, owing to it {belng heated through. The total loss is |estimated at $50,000 and the closest esti- {mate at this time is not over $15,000 in- {surance. In the building occupled as a lodge hall the Masons, Knights of Pythias, Odd Fellows, Modern Woodmen, Royal Highlanders, Grand Army of the Republio and Royal Nelghbors suffered a jtotal loss of paraphornalla and furnish- ings, The village has no water supply or ade- quate fire protection, so it was impossible |to stop the fire. Autoists Reckless On Lincoln Streets (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Nov. 9.—(Special)—An auto- mobile driven at a high rate of speed yesterday came down Eleventh street, a | busy automobile thoroughtare, and col- lided with another car containing 8. B. Mains of Crete and his wife and three |children. Mr. Malns saw the machine | coming and that it would strike him. He |shouted to the driver of the other ma- |chine, who attempted to turn out, but skidded and struck the Mains machine directly in the center. The two men in | the strange car jumped out to see it their {own machine was all right and then |raced away without ascertaining it the |others were injured. The number of the car, however, was seen to be 20,739, which, according to the records in the office of the secretary of state, shows that number {ssued to Charles Damrow of Roca. There is need of an automobile law similar to that of Massachusetts, where every auto driver is compelled to take out a license and if an accident oocurs his license is revoked unless he can make a proper showing before the automobile commission that the accident was not his fault. Reavis Called East By Illness of Son FALLS CITY, Neb, Nov. 9.—(Special | Telegram.)—Congressman Reavis was icalled to Ithica, N. by the serious ll- ness of his son, Frank, jr., who is a stu- dent at Cornell university, and who un- derwent an operation for appendicitis. |'The five or six speaking dates of Con- gressian Reavis will be cancelled, as he | will be gone from the state for tend days or two weeks, SUPERINTENDENT FAST REPORTS TO THE AUDITOR (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Nov. 9.—(Special.)—Because of an article in The Bee recently calling atention to the fact that the superin- tendent of the eBatrice institulon had falled o make reports on receips and ex- penditures of the trust funds of the in- stitution placed in his hands, as the law requires to the state auditor every month, Auditor Smith this morning received a statement from the head ot that institu- {tlon giving the amount of money in his hands and the amount expended. In a letter accompanying the statement, Su. perintendent Fast says that he did not know that he was required to make such a statement until he read it in The Bee. The statement shows that there was turned over to Dr. Fast when he took charge of the institution $5,197.15. hTat he has recelved since that time $27,660.48 and has pald out for clothing, etc., $22,- 660.48, leaving a balance on hand at the present time of $11,184.02, It 18 understood that heads of depart- ments and of state institutions will here- after read The Bee In order to keep in touch with what is necessary to run thelr institutions according to law. MAX KATTLEMAN WEDS MISS BESSIE SANDLOVITCH (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Nov. 9. — (Special.) —Max Katleman of Omaha, at present corpora- tion clerk in the office of Becretary of State Pool, was married this afternoon to Miss Bessle Sandlovitch at the home of the bride’s parents irge'hls city, the rabbi of the Jewlsh church of which they are attendants performing™the 2eremony. Mr, and Mrs. Katleman left on the evening train for Omaha, but will go to Chicago for the wedding trip, expecting to be away for about two weeks. On ( FORMER AUDITOR MAKES VISIT AT STATE HOUSE (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Nov. $.—(Special)—W. E. Howard of Omaha, former state auditor, called at the state house today and vis- ited for a short time with Auditor Smith Mr. Howard is connected with the insur- | ance business, his former occupation be- | fore he was elected to serve the people | He feels more at home Jn that business. | than serving the state at a starvation | salary with free kicks thrown in for | E0od measu; i | i ; LU y\m oAy \'1'\MJ> | | Al | Velvet Joe’s System Thar’s no royal road to fortune, But the trail up to that height Is blazed with thoughtful pipefuls, In the watches of the night. For it takes a lot of thinkin® An’ of scratchin’ with yo’ hoe, To raise two dollars, sonny, Whar one dollar grew befo’. We might add: Noww i M miy “It takes a lot of maturing to make even the best tobacco as mellow as it can be.” As one of the largest tobacco organizations in the world we have little difficulty in securing the “quality” of the Kentucky Burley leaf crop. But we don’t stop there. Two years and more are spent in maturing that “quality” leaf. But the game is worth the candle, as you will agree after your first pipe of VELVET. In 'no other way could VELVET acquire that age-mellowed smoothness, that super- fragrance and flavor which VELVET smokers expect and get. Other ways have been tried, but Nature'’s way— slow, patient ageing —is VELVET’S way ! VELVET *“for its superior quality." Lipgette Myors Totaces G Copyright, 1915 10c Tins 5c Metal-lined Bags One Pound Glass Humidors