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

[s'li"m INDICTED - HERE FOR PERJURY Witnesses for Union Pacific in the Moore Damage Suit Held by Federa] Grand Jury. SGASE SETTLED FOR $50,000 Six Ten have been indicted by the | lederal grand jury in Omaha on a harge of perjury while they were #witnesses for the defense in the re-| cent trial of the suit of John A. % Moore, Omaha attorney, against the f Union Pacific Railway eompany. | Moore sued for $150,000 damages | 'for injuries received when a train on & which he was entering Omaha had a || cstight colllsion. He alleged that as a || “result of the injury he was rendered || =subject to epileptic fits. The defense I scught to show that he had been sub-| Ject to this affliction before the acci- dent. Witpesses were brought from all over the United States by hoth sides and Moore’npast life war scrutnized with the Ereatest oare and regardless of expense. When the case came up for trial the raliroad secured the best ccunsel to as- slst its bwn attorneys and ‘the trial ran for a long time in the United States court here. The Jury finally awarded the plaintiff damagies of $850. Moore recently settled the sult for $0,000, which was paid n | cash. apprehended and placed under bond. Estimates Made by Departments (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, D. C. Dec. 6.—(Spe- clal.)—Estimates for the fiscal year end ing June 30, 19)7, as prepared by the treasury and today submitted to congress the following: Post- " in N liunce, for con- bullding, $9,00, Aurora, Lincoln, rent of bulldings, $2,000. court house, eustom house and post- office, for lookouts, $3,700. W 2 commencement bulluing, $10,000. 3 Missouri river—Continding improvement and for maintenanca a view to securing a permanent “foot channel . between Kansas City and the mouth of - river, $2,100000; for snagging and ot « between ¥ an of- The six men Indicted have not yet b..nl for Buildings' - |ina Three Hundred Persons Attend Funeral of Packing House Explosion Vietim, CROWD OVERFLOWS CHURCH Three hundred men, women and chil- dren attended the funeral of Eric Beldt, victim of the ammonia expiosion at the Swift & Co. packing plant Friday after- noon, held yesterday afternoon at the Larkin chapel at Twenty-fourth and M streets. Long before the appointed hour numbers of friends made thelr appear- ance at the chapel. Rev. Adolph Hult, pastor of the Swed- ish Lutheran church of Omaha, officiated {at the ceremony. A choir of male volces, consisting of members of the church con- grezation sang farewell selections.. Sev- eral hymns were sung by the audience, and the service was over. Interment was in the Forest Lawn cemetery. Sixteen automobiles made up the funeral proces- | slon, Beldt was a well-known Swedish citizen of Omaha, During the services the crowd was %0 large that over half were stand ing on the sidewalk and in the street. A widow and four children survive in the family. A yoar age an insurance policy for $1,000 was dropped, and the family today is without financial aid Sonm Rondy for Bosinew. Cudahy's monster new ice house In Ralston will soon be ready for business A company of 20 earpenters has besn working all the last wéek nalling siding on the great stracture oontinue unchecked until it fs completed. The work {s expected to be finished by January 1, when the big storage plamt will be ready for the winter harvest of fee on Beymour lake. The ice house will be the largest in the state, It will be capable of housing 100,000 tons of ice, will be 160 feet long, 160 feet wide and sixty feet high. The old ice house, erected only in 1914, was destroyed by fire in the early part of September. After a delay of two weeks awaiting #pecific orders from the raaln office in |Chicago, the work of erecting a new plant begun. The ice harvest tiis yoar will be one of the imyortant features of packing house endeavor. Vellum Club Meets. + The Vel club met last Friday in ® faculty rest room of the high school. Lilllan Henderson , gave a plano solo. Others ‘Who were on the program giving storles on different educational toples Mildred Conway, Agnes Bosce, Margarete Price, Avonell Btickley and Bva Yerlan. Tho high school quartet sang, ark! Hark! The Lark!” A plano solo by Miss Helen Dennis closed the meeting. Mra. Ringer Entertal Mrs. Dean Ringer entertained members . Saturday afternoon. An ex- oal program in which sev- cellent m . Miss Georgina its history had been given Ly A large number of women of South Side attended. + Bophomore Class Party. The sophomore class gave . '‘rube” party at the high school gymnasium Fri- day night. About sixty momboers of the “rubes” as were present would be hard to equal in all of the city. Black eyes and red noses were in vogue among the ‘to check up automobile registrations |, =" Douglas county, County Treasurer .“w county has sent Miss Hattle ¢ Miss Myra Nourse of his of- to Lincoln, where they are up the state lists in an ef- ) the two. he registration for 1015 in Douglas ounty showed 5332 automobiles, and the g women will ascertain if the num- compare wit’s those in the office of secretary of state. 01d Padiock Game Played Once More Lioyd Coggins, near the Union strug- & padlock, he became curious Pretty soon he got into ¥ BERLIN, Dec. 6.—(By Wireless to Say- ftem given out for publication the Overseas News agency says: «flwmmofm ‘Western league pitchers, last year advices Perth, N. D., 8aw | oqcher, " WHIATI REDS :::“-nnuud among the students erle Curtl ls h-ln{ oaw-luhhd Colo.. Dec. 6~The Cincin. |#eVeral students on his election to th have purchased the serv- [office of official South High school scroll- The entertalament of the evening was in the form of a village school. School opened with “My Country, "Tis of Thee," and “Mary Had e Little Lamb,” which s #chool song. et . ason Zerbe and Clifford Anderson debated on the question, "“Resolved, That & dishrag Is more useful than a mop.” Judgment was In favor of Mr. Zerbe, as he proved you don't have to work so hard with a dishrag. AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAA The work will | re Magna Horne, Lucille Nounes, | Raloh Goldberg. A ¢ it most of the yells com lents were not acceptable The mid-year graduating elass, accord ing to the present outlook, is 'to be o very small one. It will be composed of not more than twelve or thirteen v | bers according to recent announcen Beveral games have b was )y the st [ the Eirle’ basket ball m ‘ Last vear 18 stood high state champl race, having b feated hut on ring (he entire n The sophomores participated in a “hard times' party in the school gymnasium Friday evening. Behind locked doors the { Stuck-up underclassmen played old fashioned games of all kinds. ~Refresh ments were morved. A general good time was had. An alumni debating team composed of Garwood Richardeon, captain of the 1914 trio; Frank Faux, captain of the 1916 |team, and Frank Broadwell will debate | the high school dobating team on, the state guestion for debate Thursday eve- ning, December 18 | The Dramatic club met Wednesday aft ernoon. The constitution was organized {in full. Pl to produce a short play | In February were announced. This pro duction will be under the tutelage of an Omaha director. The piny will take the place of the usiia] mid.year senior play The Catch-Me-Pal club will glve a | vaudeville or minstrel show within the | next month or iater to raise funds. The financial department of the ciub has never been what It should bo and tI | members are planning to glve a distinctl Ystag” entertainment In an endeavor t raise the funde JAn inspection tour of the Omaha & | Counel) Blutfs Street Railway company | | plant, the Omaha lee coripany plant and {the Omaha Electric Light and Power company plant was participated in by | members of Prof. Pike's. physics | Wednesday morning and afternoon |18 the second trip of its Kinfl. to be held #ince the openingof school, the first Ing through the Switt & Company plant Magie City Gosslp, “THE GODDEBS" starts tcday at the Besse theater, e chapter 1 today sure Office space for rent in Bee off N strect.“Terms reasonable, Well | loeation.” Tel, South & At _the Centurfon ely be gi at the club r |#ixth and ¥ streets nex ing five turkeys wiil be Robert L. Rice, fce, 2318 know ard party to ® at Twenty- n away aon of Mr, and Mrs. Burton Rice, 1a at home again with his | arents. after an absence (In"the northwest A hlia ank. of ten years ncourage that idea by starting a |'savings account in its name in the Live | Btock Natlonal Bank for Xms Miss Anl(a Stewart and Barle Willlams appear at the Besse tonlght in the photo play besutiful, *“The Goddess." This is positively hte’ highest class serinl story ever projected. South Omaha lodge No. 178, Mystic | nual election of officers Tuesday evening, | mber 7, at the Independent Order of |94 Fellows' hall at Twenty-fourth and l&tl‘ ‘ant ads for The Bee may be left at The Bee's branch office, 2118 N St. Rates, 2 o word for one time, 1'4¢ & word ~ach day for three days and 1c a word each dny service, Says Germans Were ‘repared to Flee LONDON, Dec. 6.~The Lausanne cor- respondent of the Times claims to have | mocurate information from Berlin that eral prominent planists and vooalists | the Germans got a tremendous fright dur- |y, ing the Anglo-French offensive the end of Bepteimbsr, and at Brussels longings of the headquarters for three days packed on motor cars ready for i nt flight becau. the Staff feared the offensive would auc-| ceed. As the Germans are still in a state of | alarm, the correspondent continues, they | propose in January to make a desperate attack of their own on the western front and to this end the Krupps are working feverishly to prepare the necessary big &uns and materials, ’ il ASK WILSONS TO STOP - ON THEIR HONEYMOON y § ‘WASHINGTON, Dec. &.~President Wil- son and Mrs, Norman Galt, whe will| be married December 18, began recelvihg | Invitations today to visit different local- | itles on their honeymoon. . 1 Most of them came from the south. are being kept a strict secret, it be- camb definitely known tonfght that the couple expect to be away from Wash- ington Christmas day. Were rendered by Russell |the ‘“eabbage quartet” acquitted itself nobly, insomuch as it falled to receive an encore to its genial discords. Bohool was then dlamissed Dby Mildred Conaway, and the rest of the evening was spent In games and musle, Workmen Eleot. the | =1 craft Now Comes n | raday even- | appreciates having money in the | Waorkers of the World, will hold it« an- | r A Week. Prompt and courteous | ‘While the plans of the wedding trip | 'SETON QUITS SCOUTS AST00 MILITARISTIC Naturalist Asserts Wood- Second Instead of First Famous | ke 4 ’m: ORGANIZES NEW LEAGUE NEW YORK, Dec. 6.—Ernest| Thompson Seton, naturalist and | | writer of books on nature, today an- 1 |nounced his resignation as chief | scout of the Boy Scouts of America. | {In a statement explaining his action, | Mr. Seton sald he resigned because | of a gradual change to policies to | | which he is opposed and for which he | blames James E. West of this city, | {the present chief scout executive. { Militarism now comes first and wood- raft. tho original purpose of the move- | ment, second, according to Mr, Seton, | | who announced the formation of the | “Woodcrafts league,” inviting members lof the Boy Scouts to join it. | | Thelr Original Purpose. | “When Baden-Powell and 1 organized the Boy Scouts of England in 198 and the Boy Scouts of America in 1910," Mr. Hoton's statement sald, “our purpose was to make all young people of America outdoor children by teaching them the joys of outdoor life. As originally fnrmad‘ the mcouts of America were to form a | brotherhood. | ‘“The study of trees, flowers and na-| f('nr.' he continued, "“is giving way to wig-wagging, drills and other activities of a military nature, thus destroying the ofiginal aims of the organization As it stands now, militarism comes first nd wooderaft second.” Mr. Seton explained that he severed | hig® connection with the movement last | apring, but deférred announcement of It untfl it had been accepted by the execu | tive board, a #tep which he sald had not been taken. Election Held Up. dlection as chief scout was held up be- | Gause he was not an American citizen. “There are several members of the hoard today who are Britishers.” he sald. | "Several years ago I took out my firat | papors, but when the war came up | could not very well take out my f{inal papers. 8o I am waliting until after the war before becoming a full fledged iti- | #on in the meaning of the law.” | ——————— Brings Wounded Canadians, { S8T. JOHN, N, B, Dec. 6—~The steam- ahip Scandinavian, ' which “arrived today | from Bagland, brought 117 Canadian soi- | diers, including men wounded in battle and some who were sent home on ac- | dount of fLnees. They were forwarded | y special truin to Quebec, | RIEGER'S Monogra WHISKEY b Winiakey ), RIEGER K CO election of officers was held Thurs- at the meeting of members the Ancient Order of United Workmen at the McCrann hall, Twenty-fourth 3 i £ ° T 4 IE 02 = % 4 : : Student Homored. Bessle Ziglund, Elghth grade stu- it of the West Side school, 1s the first t of the Bouth Bide to win a cer- Fa ; and attendance are waged at all times among the different schools of the South Side. Telephone Question Up, The proposition of abolishing the b-cent toll charge on tclephones betwéen Omaha and South Omaha, that has been In vogue for years, will be taken up with the city commission at its meeting this morning by & delegation of South Side business men. High School Notes. The honor roll is one of the "o by o keeper. The Win-My-Chum club mat last Mon- afiernoon at the ":fl" school. rts on int made members. i You Can See Julia This Week We Will Give Away Julia Gretchenand Mary Julia is a very beauti- ful doll. Her bright eyes and rcsy cheeks tell you that she is always cheerful, contented and happy, and makes ev- eryone around her feel that way, too. You will be very happy if you win her. Gretchen and Mary are for second and third prizes, and are not dressed like Julia, but they are very nice dollies, and will please you. These dolls will be given free to the little girls under 18 years of afe, who or mail us the ber of dolls’ out Julia’s picture will be in The Bee every day this week. Cut them out and ask your friends to save the pictures in their paper for you, too. See how many pictures of Julla you can get, and be sure to turn them in to The Bee office before 4 p, m., Saturdhy, December 11, It doas in eme ot vmu'.m': oRe persom, wot one any g at The Bee RE AN 0D BOAAOs S e . o 30 M A ....Invest in Omaha Real Estate Today | o r—G—" G The man who buys Omaha real Mr. Seton sald that last February his estate at its present price will be the one who will within a few years be pointed to as a very shrewd busi- ness man. ¢f Business conditions in Omaha were never better than they are today; Omaha is fast be- coming the great market place of the central west, buyers and sellers of various kinds are meeting in greater numbers every day on our markets. G Omaha manufacturers are increasing in number each year and the products of these various factories are finding a ready market in almost every town and city of the country. ¢ Real estate purchased ten years ago has , shown advances in values little dreamed of at that time, and Omaha is now only coming into her rightful position as a city of the greatest agricultural and stock raising district of the United States. ‘ G Values in real estate are going to in- crease faster in the future than they have in the past, and if you want to be one of the profitors, now is the time to secure your real estate interests. ¢ Omaha offers numerous kinds of real estate investments within the reach of any investor. By buyving a little in advance of the develop- ments, the small investor can secure acreage tracts or residence lots in various locations, which will be sure to show handsome increases in value; while the large investor can-secure properties that will double in value within a short time. ¢ In today’s BEE you will find a number of choice properties located in various parts of the city, offered at prices which will make them very profitable investments. P | S Te——— ' THE OMAHA BEE AR S R AN AT