Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 1, 1916, Page 13

3 EDITORIAL PAGES ELEVEN TO TWENTY. VOL. XLV—NO. 169, THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. The Sunday Bee is the only Omaha newspaper that gives its readers four big |pcdes of colored comies. OMAHA, SATURDAY MORNING, JANUARY 1, 1916. On Traine, at Hote) News Stands, eto., So. SINGLE COPY TWO OMAHA POSTOFFICE |SHER CHILDREN | IS A MONEY MAKER Cost of Operations is About One- [ Third of the Money Which is Taken In. MANY LETTERS UNDELIVERED About 250,000 letters are handled in the Omaha postoffice every work- ing day now, according to calcula- tions made by Postmaster Wharton. Th's includes both incoming and out- going mail. It makes a grand total of 78,000,000 letters a year. The Omaha office pays so well that it sends $66 out of every $100 back to Washington, retaining only $34| out of each $100 to pay expenses. The money order department placed | Mflrlrly $9,29 in the Omaha National | N bank just during the month of December. | Omaha is the division headquarters of | the Fourteenth division of the rallway | mail service and all lost and misdl- rected pleces of man from Nebrask: Cplorado and Wyoming are returned to | the ‘“nixie” section here. Absent-Minded Senders. During the month of Decemoer Dpleces of mall came Into this section L cause of incorrect addresses, chiefly b cause of guess work or absent minded- ness on the part of the senders. In the same month 7% pleces of mail | came in under the head “found loose in | the malls." These were insecurely wrapped and most of them will never reach their intended destinations because of that. It is estimated that in the big “nixle” room at the northwest corner of the post- office bullding there are now 15,600 pleces of mail undelivered because of oversight or carelessness on the part of the senders. Of these, 9,100 are first-class, chiefly letters. The ‘“nixie” sleuths succeed in dellv- ering a few of the letters and parcels that come to this department. after be- % held'one year the undeliverable par- cels are sold at auction while the let- ters and cards go to the dead letter oftice. Mayor Dahlman Asks Omaha People to Aid the Polish Sufferers Mayor Dahiman offers the following Statement regarding Red Cross contribu- tions for relief of the people in Poland: Whereas, The president of the United Ktates, actuated by humane and prais- worthy charitable motives, has set aside Uanuary 1, 1916, as a day appropriate for contributions to the Red Cross soclety ito be used expressly for the rellef of the starving and war-stricken people of Po- land and Whereas, It is well known that thous- nnds of Poland’s people are destitute of inlh food and clothing, and are dying by he hundreds, by reason of this condi- tion, Now, therefore, I appeal to the good people of our city to contribute as much s they can to the Red Cross fund for the relief of these suffering people. Let us not forget that the Polish men nd women of our country have nlwlgl rl(*rn ready to do their part to defend the flag and has contributed their share :nw-rd.. building up the nation. They are n no way responsible for the terrible yavages heaped on thelir country, but they ure helpless. Now let us respond to that cry for ‘wlp. All subscriptions should be sent to he Red Cross soclety for use in Poland. Any sent to this offic Another Arrest is Made on Charge of Robbing Postoffice J. P, Gavin, arrested by Detectives | Dunn and Kennelly, who assert he is one of three men who attempted the robbery of the Bradshaw postoffice, a week mgo Wednesday night, refuses to talk at headquarters. Federal officers | pssert that they have traced Gavin and Tred Miller of Omaha, to Silver Creek, Neb, where they rented machine, | abandoned the same in a cornfield near Bradshaw, and then broke into a section | fool house and stole implements with which the job was attempted. According | to the the watchman, a third man and | Gavin approached the bank from the rear and Miller came toward the front door, when the watchman opened fire. Both | the watchman and Miller emptied their | revolvers at each other, Miller being struck three times and the watchman | not at all. Miller is recovering at a York | hosoital. Lawyers Are Now to Have Press Agents| As the result of a resolution introduced | ly Attorney Stanley Rosewater and | passed unanimously at its recent session, | the Nebraska State Bar assoclation 1s to | be & leader in the securing of favorable | publicity for lawyers. { The resolution provided that a publicity | committee is to be appointed. It will be | the duty of this committee to inform the | newspapers of the state regarding the good deeds which lawyers do, especially with regard to advancement and improve- ment in law and legal procedure, secure through their efforts. “The newspapers have secured infor mation of wrongful acts done by a few jmembers of the protession,” said Mr. | Rosewater,” but they have never been [given an opportunity to learn of the many kindly, charitable and progressive deeds which many lawyers are constantly doing. The committee should supply this de- ficlency.” Confesses Murder After Fifteen Years will be forwarded. a SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 31.—W. A . Ojeda, a former private in the E gheenth giment, field artillery, United States A iato a police station here army, wa | today and saild his mind troubled him because he mwrdered his “bunkle” fif- “bunkie’s’” army name as George E. Miller. GET INSURANCE Administrator Receives Check lor‘ Thousand Dollars, Which He Will Deposit. BAG OF JEWELS IS FOUND The three orphan children, Sammy, Jake and Freddie Sher, whose par- ents, Mr. and Mrs, Louis Sher, were | burned to death when the home was | destroyed at Twenty-sixth and N streets, South Side, have just received | $1,000 of the Prudential Insurance | company in which their father wls‘ insured. fol 8. Goldstrom, administrator for | the children, has just received the check for $1,000 for the children. He | says he will place it in the Conserva- tive Savings & lLoan association, there to accumulate until the children | are of age. Mr. Sher took out the | policy only one year ago last June. ‘ The youngest child, Freddle, is 3| months old. Jake is 4 years old, and Sammy is 6 years. The youngest has been adopted by a family named Her- | soft in Sioux City, and has a nice home. Jake is with the family of Sam Carneft | of Council Buffs, and Sammy is in charge of Mrs. Lorig of the South Side, but is | to be removed to the Cleveland Orphan | asylum, Cleveland, O. dewels Are Found. A little bag containing an old gold watch, a set of earrings, and other little pieces of jewelry together with $16.80 in | cash has just been found tucked in the hem of a lace curtain in the charred ruins of the Sher home. | Shortly before Mrs, Sher died she told the doctors and nurses that she had a little bag of valuables and e little money tucked away at the head of the bed. That was the way the nurses understood her, but search after search about the bed and the vicinity where the bed stood revealed nothing. It was when workmen were tearing down the ruins the other day that they found the little treasure | bag in the hem of the curtain at the | head of the bed Mr, Goldstrom expects to deposit this money also for the children ang to keep the articles of jewelry in a vault for them, Sorenson Tries to Eat Without Paying Again; Goes to Jail Pete Sorenson, “who eats and then re- fuses to pay,” was brought before Judge Foster Thursday after consuming dell- cate rations in quantity at the Calumet and then asking for the police. He was discharged when, with tears In his eyes, he promised to ‘‘work his fingers to the bone,” in order to pay for his grub. Last night he “worked his fingers to the bone” of an extra large beefsteai at Ganson's cafe and then repeated his Calumet act. He was arrested once more and at headquarters declared his inten- tions of trying next time at the Fonte- nelle. “There ain't gain' to be no next time,” smiled Judge Foster, as he waved Pete back to the bullpen. Alienists will be summoned some time today to ascer- tain whether Peter Is ‘“buggy,” madly hungry or a financler. John Welnicka of Goodland, Kan., was | eating heartily at Ganson's when Peter was carried away, and upon finishing his meal gazed fearfully at the check, and in plercing shrieks conveved the news that he had been touched of his roll. “Your wrong, sir,”” quoth & man with an apron. “You were not touched, but you will be.” Whereupon he decorated John with a blue eye and rang for the re- serves. Judge Foster added to the col- lection by murmuring $25 4nd costs Republican is Made Minnesota Governor On Hammond's Death ST. PAUL, iMnn., Dec. 3L.—Joseph A. A. Burnquist, republican, became Min- | nesota's nineteenth governor late today, | when he took the oath of office in the | supreme court chambers, succeeding Win- fleld Scott Hammond, democrat, who died | suddenly of apoplexy this morning at| Clinton, La. Senator G. H. Sullivan of | Stiliwater, president of the state senate | became lleutenant governor in succession fupy e 1oyiar to Mr. Burnquist. The ceremony recalled that following | the death in September, 139, of Governor | John A. Johnson, also a democrat when, | &8 lieutenant governor A. O. Eberhart, re- publican, became the state's chief execu- tive. Four Children in One Famliy Sick With Scarlet Fever Four children, 1 to 10 years of age, | are all stricken with scarlet fever at the | home of John Groves, 3068 Stone avenue. They are all of the children of this | household. Health Commissioner . Connell notes some improvement in the scarlet fever| situation and is quite optimistic. The auxiliary hospital at Twenty-sec- | ond and Lake strects has been opened | | and is recelving a number of convales- | cents from the City Emergency hospital on Douglas street. | Bedwell to St. Louis | With Big Firm There C. B. Bedwell, for thirty-seven years | with E. E,. Bruce & Co., has severed h's connection with the firm in Omaha and will leave Saturday for St. Louls where he will become general manager and vi president of Meyer Brother Drug pany Mr. Bedwell was first employed by the Bruce company while it was at Ottumwa Ja. When the company moved to Omaha in 1557, he made his home here and has continued with it in a high managerial capacity ever since. com- | bullet had penetrated his head. Omaha'stiast Bohemian Soccer Team UPPER ROW, READING LBEFT TO RIGHT: TAIN). MIDDLE ROW, LEFT TO RIGHT: ¥ The Sporting Club Czechie was organ- ized last July and the above soccer team was formed shortly after the organization. It was the first year for the Bohemians READING LEFT TO RIGHT: PRCHAL, B. PRCHAL, JANIK. Pholi by Char Vitek SAPARIK, G. H HL NOVAC ADIK, T at the British game, but they made & great showing, finishing third in the Omaha Soccer league race. The Bo- hemians are already planning a better team for mext season, and if possible, ARISTOF, LADIK, FAIT, ALMER, RUDOLPH BOTTOM ROW, RBADIN: will enter a second team in the league. The Czechle will hold the annual grand ball at Sokol's hall on South Thirteen! street New Year's evening. cing will start at 8 o'clock, (CAP- The dan- 'FEWER MILES OF | TRACK WERE LAID Railroads Hold Back on Expendi- tures Because of the General Financial Conditions. NEW LINKES NOW PROJECTED Lesa miles new in the any e built Wi than in vears other year for fifty and more miles of ru’lrond were vers' hands during the year than aver or e, according to the Rallway summary of its railway t ss for the year, complled from officlal sources and published in its an nual review numper. There have only been three other vears sines 1848 when the increase in rallway mil was less than 1000 miles and they were the civil war years of 1881, 1862 and 184 In 1915 the total mileage of new rail road constructed in the Un'ted States was 983, as compared with 1,i® in 1914 and 3071 in 1913 There was also a lurge re duction In the mileage of second track bullt. In addition to the new line there was built miles of second track, as | compared with 665 miles in 1914, and 1,204 in 1912, and sixty-five niles of third track, | fourth or other multiple track, making | & total of 1354 miles of track, as com- | pared with 2,127 in 1914, and 445 in 1913, The largest mileage in one state was in | Pennsylvania, which heads the lst of states with ninety-eight miles. Oregon wan second with eighty-threc miles and Washington (hird with seventy-one nles | New lines were built in thirty-seven | states while none was built in eleven | states. Canadian roads bulit 718 miles of new first track, as compared with 1,978 in 1914, Mexico 36,5 miles of new line was bullt as against none reported for 1914, | New Lines Projected, Tn the United States the celved by the Rallway Age | 2,062 miles of line projected, | under survey 1,200 under construc |tion and uncompioted, a total of 3,8 | miles in proapect. A vear ago there were {2031 miles of new line projected, 1220 miles surveyed and 1,056 miles under con- reports azetlo show 1.8 re- new and struction, or more than was actually th | completed in 1915, In Canada there are 26 miles of line projected, 290 miles under survey and 678 miles under con- struction, a total of 1,288 miles, and in 'MINERS OF WALES DENOUNCE DRAFT Executive Committee of Federation Flays Politicians Responsible for Move. LABOR MEETING JANUARY 6 CARDIFF, Wales, ec. 31.—The executive committee of the Miners’ Federation of South Wales met to- day and unanimously adopted a reso- lution against “‘the sinister efforts of certain party politicians and a sec- tion of the press to impose conserip- tion on the people.” The resolution asks the Miners’ Federation of Great Britain to call a national conference immediately to protest against any form of conscrip- tion. Call Union Meeting. LONDON, Dec, 81.—The labor party to- | day called a general trades union meeting for January 6 to consider the govern- ment's proposal regarding compulsion for | single men. |Meeting of House 0f Bishops Not Held January Twelfth 8T. LOUIS, Dec. 31.—The order for a special session of the house of bishops of the Protestant Episcopal church which was to have been held in Philadelphia on January by Bishop Tuttle of St. Louls, presiding bishop of the church. A letter sent out by Bishop Tuttle says the session will not be held because of fallure to recelve favorable replies from fifty-eight bishops, the number required to constitute a majority. The session originally was called for the purpose of electing a successor to Bishop Blller of South Dakota, who died last fall, and to consider “other business.” it was explained by Bishop Tuttle's secretary, was the question of participating in the Pan-American mis- sionary congress which is to be held in Panama Promises of attendance were received from fifty-two bishops. As a result of the failure of bishops to meet no suc- cessor for Bishop Biller will be named | until the next triennial general council, which s to be held in St. Louis in the fall of 1916. Young Husband Goes to 0ld Home And fihoots Self Mrs. Anna Andrews, who was married three weeks ago, to Alexander Andrew employed as a car repa'rer for the Min- neapolis & Omaha rallroad, was pros- trated last night when ghe received a re- port from the police that Andrews had shot himself through the head in an at- tempt to commit suicide, without any reason as yet brought to light Early yesterday Mr, and Mrs. Andrews moved from 1624 Cass street to 2219 Bluff street, Florence, the home of L. Bullock, where they secured rooms. The husband left the wife at the new bome after as- sisting her to remove their effects there, According to Mrs. J. Reynolds, pro- prietor of a rooming house at 1624 Cass street, Andrews returned to the room which he had formerly occupled with his wife, yesterday afternoon. He locked the door and later a shot was heard, The At St taken, Joseph's hospital where he was he died shortly after midnight A “For S ad will turn second-han. furniture into cash., xt, tonight was recalled | January 14, Aisne river, week's battle, January 24—Naval battie in North Sea —German armored crulser Blucher sunk, February S—Beginning of battle in East Prussia, ending in Russian defeat. February 185-German submarine “‘block- ade” of Great Britain begins. February 24—Russians driven from Buk- owina. March 10-British advance at Neuve Chapelle. March 18—Three allied battleships sunk in he bombardment of Dardanelles. March 2—8urrender of Przemysl. | March %-—German submarine (<20 with Commander Wediggen sunk. arch rman submarine sinks pas- senger steamer Falaba, with loss of life. 1916—French driven across east of Solssons, after u March 31—Russians penetrate Dukla Pass and enter Hungar April 7 rinz _Eitel Friedrich in- pri terns at Newport News. April 9—French storm German position at Les Eparges. April 22—Germans win ‘g ' battle near pres. April %—Allled forces landed on both shores of the Dardanelles April 30—Germans shell Dunkirk—Amerl- can tanker Gulflight torpedoed off Scilly slands. May 1-3—Austro-Germans break through Russian line in Galicia. May 4—Triple alllance treaty denounced by Italy. MM%U'-‘Lulnl.nln sunk with loss of nearly 1, Hves. May 13—President Wilson sends Lusi- tania protest to Germany. Ma)l' 23—-Italy declares war upon Aus- tria. May 31—Zeppelins drop bombs in London. June 3—Austro-Germens occupy Przemysi. June 7—Secretary of State Bryan reslgns. June 8—~Itallans occupy Monfalcone. June 11—Second Lusitania note to Ger- many made publio. June -Austrians enter ltmbfrg. June ZB—Lloyd George outlines scheme of munitions organization. July 8—-Last German forces in Africa surrender to General Tussians surprise Austrians _under archduke Joseph Ferdinand and cap- ture 15,000—German reply to second Lusitania note handed to Ambassador Gerard July 9-American gévernment charge of Sayville wireless plant. 2—Third Lusitania note sent South Botha— | takes | to July 3i—Austrians occupy Lublin | August 4—British notes on blockade ma public. August 6—Germans occupy Warsaw and Ivangorod. August 7—New allled army Uul"roll, | August_9-British success at Hooge, near Ypres. August 12—Germans occupy Siedles. August 14—British transport torpedoed in Aegean_with loss of 1,000 lives August 17—Kovno taken by the Germans —Zeppelins_raid London suburbs landed in August 19—The Arablc tornedoed off Fastnet—Novogeorgievsk taken by the Cermars. August 16-21-German naval defeat in Gulf of Rika August 26—Drest-Litovsk taken by Aus- tro-Germans. | August 28—-Count Bernstorff full satisfaction for Arabic. September 1—Germany accepts American | contentions on _submarine warfare— Germany claims 1,100,000 Russian prison ers since May September 2—Germans occupy Grodno. [September 4—Liner Hesperian sunk off ‘astnet September icholas September oners_on September trenches bombard September promises 7—Crar replaces Grand Duke as commander-in-chief. 7-8—Russians take 17,000 pris- Sereth river in Galicia, §—Germans take mile of in the Argonne—Zeppelins center of London 9—President Wilson demands | recall of Austrian ambassador at Wash- | ington—German note claims Jjustifica- | tion in sinking of Ara Septem} 10—Anglo-French financial commiss lands In New York September 15—Asquith announces enlist- ment of nearly 3,000,000 men and 500,000 workers in_the munition factories—Gen- eral von Mackensen captures Pinsk, September 16— English prize court con- demns American meat cargoes taken last winter. September 18—Vilna occupled by Germans. begin bombard- cellor of the Exchequer McKenna an- nounces new taxation—estimated Brit- ish debt on"\lnn'h 81, 1916, $11,000,000,000, miles of many euns, | ir Edward Grey pledges to Balkan sympathizers | f allles. | stember %—French capture Hill 191 in | ampagn | October + Bulgaria | October 5~Von Bernstorff presents note | conceding disavowal and reparation in winning ground, Heptembe . armed support Russia presents ultimatum to Arabic case—Allled troops land at | Baloniki | October G—Premier Venizelos resigns— | | Bulgaria rejects Russlan ultimatum-— | Important Events of the Year in the Great European War Austro-German forces in British land in Salontki advance into Berbla. October $—Austro-German grade—British casualties to ate October 11—Russians pierce Austrian line Stripa river—Austro-Germans cap- on ture Semendri; . October 13—British submarines sink Ger- man merchant ships in Baltio—Zeppe- ling kill fifty-five in London. 14—Bulgaria declars erbia. October 16—Greece official its decision not to join wi October announc Serbla. wa Rulgaria, October 21—Bulgarians ocoupy Kumanovo. 23—~German_ocentral government October assumes control of food .ugnnu. October 24—Bulgars occupy Uskub, October 20—Briand organizes cabinet— Bulgars take Pirot. October $i—Germans occupy Kraguye- vats. November B—Bulgarians occup; under 8kouloudis. November $-The Ancona torpedoed the Mediterranean. November 9-British casualties to date, 510,230, of which 108,823 d. November 12—Greek November 14—Rusalans ead. driven Helghts and Prilep. e Serbla— and French capture Bel- war on 16-17—German attacks on Bel- taly declares war on Nish— ‘Germans occupyKrallevo—Lo: Kitohe- ner leaves London for the Near Iast. November 7—Germans win important sucs cess at Krusevac—New Greek cabinet Chamber dissolved. | back | ncross the Styr after prolonged fighting. November 17—Serbs retire from Babuna Mexico twenty-five miles of line are be- ing built. On December 31, 1915, according to the Rallway Age Gazette's compilation, 38661 miles of rallroad with a total funded debt of $1,607,69,500, and a total $M7,004801 | capital stock, or securities amounting to $2,364,900,301 in all, were being operated by recelvers, This represents nearly one- sixth of the total mileage and capitali- sation of the rallways of the country. On October 1, the' mileage in receivers’ hands, over 41,000, was the greatest ever recorded. Since then the receivership of the Wabash, with 2516 miles, has been terminated, and several smaller roads have been sold under foreclosure, The mileage now being operated by recelvers was exceeded in 1894, when the total was 40,818 on June 3. Roads having a total mileage of 2,143 and a total capitaliza- tion of $1070,88,68 went into recelver- ships during the calendar year 1915 This is the greatest mileage placed in re- celvers' hands during one year since the panic year, 1503, Adds to Eauipment . Onel of the best Indications of the prog- ress of the rallways Is the extent to which they have added to their equip- ment, and the Rallway Age Gazette has also complled statistics showing the num- ber of new freight and passenger Cars and locomotives ordere and bullt during the year, as follows: en rians cut Saloniki rall- in 1913, 146,732 3, 1915. 6 1914, 0,264 Freight cars ordered. .l Passenger cars . Locomotives orde: Locomotives bullt .... November 23-Mitrovitss and Pristina | “7he pumber of hoth cars and November 28—Berlin announces close of | motives for which orders were placed in NScrbhhn “;’“"v‘dfl‘l‘; o in Vi 19156 was greater than in 1914, due to the e B Ao, -3 large orders that have been placed dur- November 30—Relcl meets—Prisrend | 1476 captuged — Constantinople ounces | Ing the last three months, but it was Britis] ‘defeutt loxumdol ad—Kitche- | smaller than for any other year, except ner returns to London 4 1908, since the Rallway Age Gaszette be- Dy —British pris [ - 3 ecember L-British prisoners In Ger- | compiling these statistics. The 1915 Decomber "2 —'Austro-Germans ocoupy | figure for pnseengor cars includes [ . Officlal announcement i | C&F® ordered by the Pullman company for of British retreat fro. 5—Hulgarians defeat dar. 9—German chancellor declar: Bagda must s peace. December 10—Allles out of Serbia. December 14—New war loan of 82, 000,000 proposed in German Relchstag.’ December 15—Allies retire from Suvia bay district of Gallipoli. December 20-Second American note o sinking of the Ancona forwarded Austria. Advertiser and customer profit by the “Classified Ad" habit. Sunk by Mine. LONDON. Dec. 31.—The steamer Rigi, of 1912 tons, from Charle ton for Gothenburg with a cargo of o cakes, has been sunk hy a mine, Th crew Was save *rench on Norwegian | its own use, whereas In the other years Pulman cars were not in . In addi- s | tion to the cars and locomotives ordered | by the roads in the United States, Amer- jcan bullders received foreign orders for 18,222 freight cars and 80 locomotives. The length of rallroad In the United States operating under the block signal system on January 1, 1916, is 97,800 mi an increase of 9,677 miles over the mileas reported on January 1, 1915, The automatic block signal mileage, 31,160 miles, is 1,471 | miles greater than one year ago, and no | less than 40 per cent greater than the | automatic mileage three years ago. | d, | on to .- ofl he | Cnt Pos Recelptn Le CHICAGO, Dec Postoff'co receipts at Chicago in 1915 were $114,91 less than in 1814, according to the report of Post [RLIEIN | | these large improvements, BRILLIANT SHOWING FOR STOCK YARDS. All Records for Receipts of Cattle and Sheep Broken and All Departments Make Gain, MUCH CASH FOR IMPROVEMENTS The past year has been the most bril- lant in the history of the Unlon Stock Yards company of Omaha. In every de- partment the records show an over- whelming increase and even the cattle and sheep records of 1910 and 1918 re- spectively have been shattered. Among the most Important features of the year Is the fact that the local sheep market has stood first in the world during the majority of the days of the year. Beginning with the end of the foot and mouth seare in July which closed the Chicago market and several others, the local market rapidly progressed, tak- in more cattle, sheep and hogs n have ever before been recorded. the time the local eteck and commission men were feady for the annual western cattle run they had handled business that only such yards as Chicago and Kansas City had been supposed to be able to take care of. Yot the market withstood and today with the thousands of dollars of improvements that have been made by the yards com- pany is ready to accept an even greater increase tnerease in Every Department. In every department a substantfal in- crease has been noted. In the eattle di- vision, the records show a run of more than 30,000 head: in the sheep dtvision, A lead of 190,00 head; In the hog | division a Jead of 30,000 and in the horse | market an increase of 1,90. The figures follow Cattle Togs Sheep Horses 000 2,639,000 3,310,000 41,600 1914 6604 2MTIM T4 256 Records established in the hog and cat- tie divisions were both shattered. In 1910 eattle to the number of 1,223,633 head wero handled. The present figures out number this record by 2,000 head. In the sheep division, 322,13 head were re- celved in 1913 while this years statis- tics show an increase of 85,000 head. Many Improvements Made. One of the principal features of the season is the freeness with which the yards company has appropriated money for improvements. BExpanding the con- templated sum of $125,000 for improv ments that was announced at the closs of 194, the company expended moneys amounting to $215,00. Six entirely new blocks of eattle pens were also added. These pens are all con- crete paved and were built at a cost of $75,000. Two modern, type-registering cat- tle scales were purchased at a cost of over $6,000, and & new and complete over- head walk, covering all section of the cattle division, was erected during the year, Hog Section Rebullt, The third section of the hog dlvision ‘was all rebuilt last year. This was done at an expenditure of $70,000, No changes were made in the sheep de- partment, as this division was amply pro- vided for during 1914 But numerous changes, enlargements and improvements are planned for this division this year, as it is fast becoming apparent that Omaha will shortly become the greatest sheep market in the world, Chicago is now the only eity where receipts of sheep are larger than iIn Omaha, and it would not be a surprise if Omaha should pass the windy city this year. Grading and construction of additional facilities in connection with the horse barn cost $10,000 last year. The improve- ments were necessitated by the large volume of horses dally inspected by rep- resentatives of the various warring na- tions, which are making large purchases of horses and mules in this country. Omaha has been the center of attraction in hBrse purchasing for the last year, and the horse barn s the most eleaborate and modernly constructed of any barn located at a public live stock market. New Undergro Drive. Following the watchword, “eliminate congestion,” an underground drive was constructed under the hog division lead- ing to two of the large packing houses a year ago. A second underground drive was bullt in 1915 to a third packing house. This subway stretches the entire width of the hog division and is netted with lateral driveways leading to it from the unloading chute, as well from the scales and main alleys. The cost was $12,000. During 1916 it has been decided to spend the sum of $200,000 in improvement: other eection of the model hog yards will be bulit at an estimated cost of 95,000 A large portion of the present sheep barn will be paved with concrete. Additional ttle pens will be erected at a cost of $30,000, and a hig hay barn with approxi- mate storage capacity of 2,500 tons, will b bullt at & cost of $15,000. In addition to & number of smaller improvements will be made, all with a view of keeping the Omaha yards in the foreground as to modern facilitics Dutch Steamer Sunk. master Campbell, made public today. | The Dutch steamer Ellewoutsdijk has | Money orders increased 3,450,412, Second, | The Dutch steamer FEllewoutsdijk has | third and fourth class mall Increased been sunk in the North Sea. Its crew |9072 tons. Kigures on first class mall was picked up. were not available | and equipment. 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