Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 17, 1915, Page 4

4 HMIGRATION TIDE | IS AT LOWEST EBB, Nearly Million Fewer Aliens Come‘ BEE: SNOW COVERS THE ' WESTERN COUNTRY jFrom Five to Seven Inches in the | Western Part of State—8nows Hard Here, OMAIf "RIDAY, DECEMBER 17, -~ = — —— WINNZR OF ONE OF THE BEE'S PRETTY DOLLS LAST WEEK 1915 'SNOW NO BLOCK TO LIVE STOCK MEN When you buy Furs at this store you do so with confidence: the house standsy ACCUSES COLLECTOR OF PORT OF SAN FRANCISCO Farmers’ Co-Operative Grain and Live Btock Association Dele- gates Visit Stock Yards. to the United States During Last Fiscal Year. DEPARTURES SHOW DECREASE | STREETS SLIPPERY IN MORNING TALKS ON ROAD BUILDING WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.—The tide of immigration to the United States ebbed to its lowest point in more than twenty years during the last fiscal year, according to figures made pub- lie today in the annual report of Sec- retary Wilson of the Department of | Labor. | The totsl number of immigrant aliens, the report shows, fell from 1,218,480 In the previous year, to 326,700 in the period ending June 30, | last. All admitted arrivals of allens, | immigrant apd non-immigrant, were only 434,244, as compared with 1, 408,801 the year before, Departures Show Deerease. Departures of allens, emigrant and non- emigrant, likewise show a notable de- crease. For the fiscal year of 1914, de-| partures were $38,908; for 1915, 384,174 The | year of 198 covers the perfod of salling home of reservists from the be- sinning of the Buropean war till June During that time the emigrant allens, presumably Including the number salling to join the colors in Europe, were with 28,538 the previous welve months. The non-emigrant aliens 1915, net decrease rtures, only was mitted fiscal and over 14 who umbered not write, ‘This it | RITGHTE ANSWERS BECKNAN | struck i BeRRITAN D LEMPK] SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 16.—Herman D. Lempke, the attorney for the Ger man consulate here, has given out a sensational statement flaying United States Attorney John W. Preston, who caused the arrest of C. G. Crowley, the | ex-detective; Louls SBmith and Baron von | Brincken, In connection with the alleged | bomb plots against allied munition ships, and intimating that Collector of the Port Davis had violated the neutrality of the United States in allowing munition ships to sall from San Francisco. Bridgeport Man Says Criticism of Commissioner Dug to Failure to Follow Law, BRIDAEPORT, Neb., Dec. 16.—(8peclal.) ~Willlam Ritchle, Jr., attorney for bond- | from the lakes to the The first touch winter the country between tho Rocky mountaine and the Missis- sippi Wednesday night. Aceording to the railroads there was snow over the entire area, accompanied by high winds, seriously Interfering with the wire service, both telegraph and tele- 1 hone A 7 yesterday morning when the re- porta came to rallroad headquarters here, it was still snowing most of the way mountains and from far up in Minnesota, down into Kansss. At that hour the snowfall was reported at one to four inches, the heavi- est fall being out i the western part of Nebraska and through eastern Colorado and Wyoming. The snow was drifting considerably, but there was not enough so that it seriously Interfered with triffie, though trains were somewhat slow, especially those moving west and north against the strong head wind. Peavy Fall of Smow. Along the Northwestern there was light snow from Omahas to Norfolk and from there wost it ranged in depth from four to six inches most of the way through to Landers. Along Long Pine and north Into South Dakota the snowfali was around #ix Inches, with wind enough to cause considerable drifting. The Burlington and Unfon Pacific found the heaviest snow in the western part of the state and through Colorado. From North Platte on the Unfon Pacific and from MeCook on the Burlington, through to Denver, the snow at 8 o'clock had fallen to a depth of five to seven iInches, With a strong wind, there was some drifting. of real Not Very Cold. Temperatures throughout Nebraska range from 10 to 40 degrees above sero, the coldest points being reported from up In the northwest corner of the state. Along the Missouri valley and south and east the temperatures were above frees- ing, and at many points in this section, ntry. | holders of the Alliance irrigation district, | sleet accompanied the snow ad- in interview here today dlacussed the In the city the streets are in terrible contract la-]oharges in the reply of Land Commis-|condition. They are covered with a sheet sloner Beckman to the resolution of eriti of ice and traffic over them is maintained the country|olem passed by the state irrigation con-|with great difficuity, the horses being officials money in| ference here last week. Mr. Ritchie said: |unable to keep their feet Possession aggregating §19,668,000, an “Land Commissioner Beckman in his unless just sharp-shod. Here a drizzling rain com- 95,711 immi- | public interview regarding the purchase |nienced to fall shortly before midnight, while 133,744 | of irrigation bonds by the Btate Board of | later turning into sleet and freesing to undred and | Educational Lands and Funds misses the |the pavement as fast have pald | lnsue which the irrigation congress raised, | the sleet turned to sno in & discussion of the rela- tive merita of the bonds of a particular ‘““The irrigation congress did not censure Mr. Bockman for his fallure to buy any particular fssue of irrigation bonds. It Ooes not demand or expect him to pur- ohase any issue of bonds which he finds is not giit-edged. Law in Cnse 3s Main. ““While the bonds which Mr. Beckman Assalls in his reply can be’ proved to be 88 in every particular, that Is not o crux of the situation, “As attorney for the bondholders of the Alllance irrigation district I asked Mr. ueckman for his attitude regarding it flll. Later on and at Intervails during the morning the fall was heavy, until at noon it was a couple of inchos eep. JACK THE SLASHER CUTS FURNITURE AT HOTE! Neb,, HASTINGS, Dec. 16.—(Spectal ‘Telegram.)—A . mysterious “Jack the _{Slasher,” supposed to be the one who ruined some carpets and rugs In the Fonetnelle hotel in Omaha | night, slashed the leatser upholstering of the furniture in the lobby and billiard room of the Clarke hotel. Tn each case a long slit was made in the leather and only the costliest pieces were attacked. The O’'MEARA the purchase of irrigation district bonds, 16.~(Bpecial | He stated that he did not favor buying of Lexing- | any irrigation district bonds at all, no recovering from an operation last | matter how good they might be. He did the knee recelved | not at that time question the merits of lh:{ col- ::: particular bonds which he was told same ween board would be asked to purchase, Lincoln High s0hools | yor were the merits of such bonds dis- Meara Was & mem- | cupged with him in any but a general thought to be now expect & “| that since the |emmm hes provided carly lived ¥ | imc Brown, an old soldier, who has jen_an invalld for several years, and the last two years confined to his “with & constant attendant, years southwest of here near the line, having come to Pawnee county Oblo more than balf a century He ia survived by a wife and | children, who liveg in Montana | from whom he sas been separated & EreAat many years. Benjamin T, Coons. ELLA, Neb, Dec. 16—(Special)— ‘Benjamin T. Coons died at his home In umboldt Jast evening. The funeral will i e held at Prairle Unfon cemetery. born In Morgan county, 1l- 3 5 , 4nd came to Browns- ville, Neb., In He purchased s farm mile south of Stella in 1570 and sold Jt in 1900, buying the Wyatt place and [ moving to town. He moved to Hum- " boldt twelve years ago, where his wife Eight children sur- g Atbert C. Leeper. \ !AUW“. Neb,, Dee. 1a-—(Special.)— ©, Leeper, an old-time resident ploneer settier of the county, died Ll his hame three miles northwest of lown last night after an iliness covering it Lwo years. Leeper came here from | M years of age . ived by two sons daughters and & widow, The will be & 10n€ | way, He was told that he would not be expected to buy any Irrigation distriot bonds that were not absolutely good. ““The Irrigation congress takes the stand wof Educational Lands and Funds may buy irrigation dis- trict bonds, the board has mot the right to turn down such bonds regardless of thelr merits, Security s Good. “It meems to the members of the irri~ #ation congress under the clroumstances #ince the state buys bonds for a perma- nent investment and s not concerned in the question as to whether or not the se- ourities they purchase will find & ready and is only concerned in the &8 to whether or not the prin- and Interest will be forthcoming as promised; lopment on the abllity ot irriga- tlon alstricts to float thelr bond issues, such facts should entitle gilt-edged irri- &atlon district bonds to at least an equal footing with school district and munieipal bonds, which always find a ready mar ket, and that irrigation district bonds should not be refused consideration nito- sether regardiess of their merits,"” FORMER COUNSEL FOR NEW HAVEN MADE $700,000 NBW YORK. Dec. 16.—Warren D, Chase, A Hartford attorney, testifiea today at the New Haven hearing that Edwarg D, Robbina, former’ general counsel of the New Haven, made a personal profit of almost $700,000 out of transactions which the government charges he engnecrea 1 Gehalf of the road. Robbins' services, Chase sald, were uij) ised in the transfer of properties of tne Metropolitan Steamehip company, the ola | Charles W. Morse concern, to the latc | Governor John ¥. Hill of Maine, ano | | which also involved the transter to tne | :-::L;c“:un of the steamabips Harvaid The government charges that it was the PUrpose of Robbins to get these two boats | | | Out of the way for the bemefit of th, w | Haven, damage s estimated at about $500. Revised Tral; Hitters' Count, HASTINGS, Neb, Deo. M.—(Spec'al Telegram.)—It was discovered today that the revised count shows a total of 1,148 “trafl hitters” In the recent revival in- stead of 1,772, as announced on Monday. The original number includeq some 500 active church workers who went forward in the first day and were counted among the converts, | Robbins, it was indicated by his | counsel today, went into the transaction burely for personal profit, | Chase said he acted as Robbins' axent | In the transactions, HYMENEAL LasleysMumphreey . Miss Rernice Humphrey, daughter of !mmln Humphrey, 488 Willlam H | Laaley were married by Rev. Charies W. lthu Wednesday at 4 o'clock at the lxl‘denm of the bride's parents. 10 Elm #treet. The withesses were Mr. and Mrs, O. E. Flock of Trosky, Pipestone county, Does this little “mamma’ look as if she loved her “baby?” It is Gladys McGaf- fin, 510 Bouth Thirty-fifth avenue, and “Mary,” the doll she won in The Bee cont last week, with 1,717 plctures. _Growe and Hartman Still Held by the Los Angeles Police LOS ANGELES, Cal,, Dec. 16—Joseph Landers, & wrestler, who being held with F. B, Hartman, proprietor of a lquor store, and Michael Crowe, a formor Omaha policeman, on suplcion of arson in attempting yesterday to burn the store of Hartman, was released late last night by the police, There was not sufficient evidence to justify holding Landers, M was stated today. Hartman and Crowe are still detained by the police. JAMES CROSS, CHEYENNE PIONEER POSTMAN, IS DEAD CHEYENNE, Wyo., Dec. 16.—(Special) ~James A. Gross, 9, & civil war veteran and Indian fighter, who served contin- ously for thirty years in the service of the Cheyenne postoffice, dled Monday night at Hot Springs, 8. D., where he went about two months ago. The body was brought to Cheyenne for interment. Mr. Gross came west immediately after the civil war and saw some exciting service in the Indlan campaigns. Later he was attached to the quartermaster’s corps at old Camp Carlin, near Cheyenne. ‘When Camp Oarfin was sbandoned he entered the postal service here, being the city's first carrier. A widow and two sons, survive him. One son, W. L Gross, is here, and the other, T. J. Gross, In the Panama canal zone. TEN PER CENT OF SALARY FOR CHRISTMAS GIFTS CHICAGO, Dec. 16.-Officlals of Crane company announced t company's annual Christm smployes will consist this y per cent of the annual salary of each man or woman employed for more than six months. Ten thousand employes throughout the country will share in the company's gift, which will total more than $700,000. the Snow or no snow the delegaies to Nebraska Farmers' Co-operative Grain and Live Stock 8§ tion leaped on street cers yesterday riorning and went to S8outh Omaha to see the buying and seiling of live slock in operation on the big market there They had been Invited to make this trip and they had looked forward to it 80 snow could not block them. They went to the Exchange bu'lding to visit at the various offices where all of them have acquaintances among .commission men They plowed through the snow in the cattle yasds to withess the handling of the stock there; came back to the sheep barns to see the way the sheep are handied in their excellent sheltered pens, and were greatly pleased with the fine new system of hog pens or '‘hog par- lors,”” as they are now called, sinde they are solid concrets and steel, every inch of the acres and acres of them under ate associa rain-and-snow-proof sheds as thoroughly fireproof as the cement floors on which | the hogs walk. Swiss Thinks Pope ' And Wilson Able to | End War in Europe! (Correspondence of the Associated Press.) BERNE, Switserland, Dec, 8.—General Wille, commander-in-chiet of the Swiss army, burg and Joffre, today expressed the be- lief that the time had come for ‘‘the two most powerful forces In the world" to combine to put an end to the European war. These two foroes, he said, were the president of the United States and the popa at Rome, General Wille also discussed with a correspondent of “the Associated Press the subject of military proparedness, de- scribing that condition as not only a de- fense of the state and its citizens, but as a powerful force for discipline and effielency in civil life and the pursuits of industry and commerce, In suggesting a peace proposal at this time from President Wilson and Pope Benedict, General Wille said: “A united appeal from these two most powerful Influences in the world, sec- onded as it would be by other neutrals, could not but be heeded by all the war- ring nations.” . General Wille sald he was not himself a Catholic, yet the powerful influence exerted by the pope was recognised in Burope without regard to religion. - The Store of the Town FOR HIM-— Initial Handkerchiefs $1.00 TO $3.00 a box Browning, King & Co. BELL-ANS Absolutely Removes Indigestion. 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