Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 24, 1916, Page 1

i/ /ugad b years, is not expected to live, <, " grip. THE VOL. XLV—NO. BURDEN BEYOND COMPARE IS LOT OF THIS FAMILY Grim Reaper Claims Two t'}hildl'enI in One Day and Third on Verge of Death from Scarlet Fever, LAST OF E AFFLICTIONS First Had Smallpox, Then Spinal Meningitis and Finally Tornado Wreoks Their Home. MOTHER SICK WITH LA GRIPPE It there is a single family in Omaha that believes it has been un- duly visited by death, sickness, or trouble of any sort, let its members | read of George C. Medlock and his household, and be thankful they have escaped such a burden as has been this family’s lot. l ‘ It George C. Medlock, aged 29 years, is a roofer by trade, and with his wife lives at 2831 Decatur street. He had five children Sunday morn- ing. Two died during the day, one was buried Sunday afternoon and a third is not expected to live twenty- four hours. Scarlet fever took Clarence, aged years, at 7:30 Sunday: morning, and early in the afternoon he was buried. When the father returned from Forest Lawn cemetery he was met at the door by the undertaker and his assistants, taking the body of Eveline, aged 7 years, who died of the same disease at 2:30. Agnes, 188, [ d (g2 N < ° and the mother, Anna Medlock, aged 27 years, is seriously ill with the George, aged § years, was stricken with the fever two weeks ago and recovered in a few days, but was followed by Eve. line, Clarence and Agnes in turn. There is a fifth child, Henry, aged 3 months, who until Sunday afternoon had shown no symptoms of the disease. Eveline will be buried this morning at 9:30 by the side of her little brother. Firat Had ‘Smallpox. Shertly before the tormado of 1813 the entire Medlock family, consisting of the mother and four children, were MAY PUBLISH MEN They had ly recovered, from this eans of Colleoting from when George and Hveline were down M “ X 15 tile with epioal meningitts, | . the Delinquents. Which left each a eripple for life. After| =~ — e e onic the | LARGE SUMS OF MONEY RAISED i 3 lerwsipie e\t Subscribers to the Assoclated Jew- practical every al they owned. The mother at this time was in | 18 Charities who fail to make good a delicate condition, and the father sus- | may find their identity made public, tained two M.\;:d "h:'hz .:D and | At the meeting at the Swedish painful wounds ut tl upper ¢ s At gt gt g ‘was | Auditorium Sunday afternoon, Rabbi tumbled about them by the wind. | Frederick Cohn, Harry B, Zimman, Last spring the entire famfly had | Isidor Zlegler, and others expressed diphtheria. 3 themselves in favor of such publicity, Hreadwinner Guarantined. Althotgh Medlook 15 & good : Rabbl Cohn started the agitation ho hes been umable to do anything of | After all the reports for the splendid late because of being quarantined. It | year's work had been read and ap- was by special permit of the health de- 1 partment that he was allowed to attend pépved. WG catled upod by Preas the funeral, and this after fresh clothing, | dent Samuel Ravitz. Dr. Cohn de- sterilized and fumigated, was brought | clared that while the work had been !im from outside the house and every | gplandid and while much good work R:“mm.‘”w eny chance of | 1.ad been done, there were neverthe “That man has been up night and dsy | 1ess some who had subscribed reason- with his family since they have been | able sums and had then fallen down 11" remarked a nelghbor Sunday after- noon. “He haw given them all their medi. | WOefUlly in meeting the obligations. War as an Hxcuse. cine, tended to thelr every want, and it “I realize,” he sald, “that the war in is a miracle that he hasn't given com- pletely out with this terrible affliction. Bad Wi Noaviek Sl aaces all Neighbors Help Out, as our people are nssisting in the Jewish ““We neighbors have tried to do what | reltet work abroad, but T fear some have we could for them, and if T @idn't bave | peen ysing this European relief work » baby of my own, T'd g0 tn that houds | ;orely as an excuse for refusing us the and be quarantined, too.” satd Mrs. W. | nUE¥ B8 P CEOLAC ob TR Dy SIATE. T SNEIAR S “I am surprised to find that there are many of o people who are very well ‘“With groceries, medicine, medical at- tent! the dred-and B SMI A, S A Wb Throbihblobs ari v tiug mbasds expenses which go to maintain a home, the ‘Medlocks have been having a hard | 8ble petty, paltry sums toward this J"‘-I row to hoe, especially with no money | ish charity. I believe these who are so coming in.” well ‘able to give, and who have promised When the father returned from thé |&nd have fallen down in the making good funeral of his little boy, to find a second | Of their- promise should be publicly de- dead child being taken from the. house, | nounced.” he said: “I can't grieve any more, some- | Harry B, Zimman, vice president of the thing snapped inside of me when Clary | assoclation, declared he would be in favor went. My God! Oh, my God!" of making the names public. ‘“Another thing," he said, “those who have not worked .in the collection of these sub- scriptions do mot realize the work the committee has to do every year. There Conti) oW diematolt. trem bing, | &7¢ men who, when the committee calls The steamer Princess Jullana rescned | UPOR them for the money they. have and landed at Flushing sixteen of the | subscribed, actually act as though they crew, four of Whom were wounded. Three | were doing the committee a favor if they of the crew were drowned. {Continued on Page Two, Column Four,) The Weather Doctors to Discuss e s v, With Council the Health of the City| Hours, Deg. < 5 a . The city commissioners today will turn their minds to the'health of the city, two phases of which will be brought to their attention in a forcible manner. This morning Mrs. H. C. Sumney will Steamer Sunk. LLONDON, Jan. 23.—The Dutch steamer «ADollo of 799 tons was sunk last night near Galloper lightship, according to a 3. 3EEPEEy seeguugEK 61 the whole and urge enforcement of the anti-spitting ordinance which has gone by defsult during recent months, At 1 o'clock In the councll chamber the commissioners, Dr, Counell of the health 81 g :: department and twenty-five invited physi- clans will discuss the scarlet fever situ- Fonn (amperature S % 3. Blaton (A» sgreed in conterenco ot the i oommissioners Saturday morning, Mayor SR Ty sl g o vy o Mg g 20lletters and asked their attendance this afternoon. The afternoon mesting will be to deter- L LT P T T S Comparative Local cord. 1916, 1915, 1914. 1913, Highest yesterday west yesterday day tal deficlency sinece Mareh 1 3 1l precipirarion Deficlency for the day....... Total AT S o> . mine' whether the counell is justified at Sinee Marct 1> ! inchesthis time in declaring an emergency on fo Period; 814, 273 inches | 4ocount of the scarlet fever situation, that ¥ T period 1913, 5.5 inches | additional hospital accommodations Indicates trace of precipitation. indicates below zero. L. A. WELSH, Local Forecaster. may be provided for many patients how quar antined in homes, A £} | &*é OMAHA DAILY BEE. OMAHA, MONDAY As Seen in the East L LAKE Rerusucaus” TaLK T 1t HoemES |, ]“ | i ul ”1' ' SouTmern Iy REPUBLICANS | ’ APPROVE 0F g HUGHES. Turkey May Claim Honor of Sinking Steamer Persia LONDON, Jan, 88.—An Amsterdam dis pateh to the Exchange Telegram com- y maysi. . . N . “According to & Berlin “the Turk- I'&Me(mflnu. ut to pub- lish & statement to the effect that a Turkish submarine sank the steamer Perata.” : This dispatch has not been confirmed from other sources. . The Persla was sunk off the island of Crete, December 30, with a loss of 119 passengers and twenty-one members of the crew. The vessel went down within five minutes after a terrific. explosion forward. Nobody on board claimed to have seen a submarine. AUSTRIANS TAKE ADRIATIC PORTS Vienna Announces Its Army Has Ocoupied Antivari and Duleigno. MONTENEGRINS STILL FIGHTING VIENNA, Jan. 23,—The Austrians have occupied the Adriatic seaport of Antivari and Dulcigno, according to the official communications {s- sued today. Batties Under Way, LONDON, Jan. 23.—A semi-of- | ficlal communication issued at Budapest, Hungary as forwarded from Zurich, contains the first ad- mission received here from Teutonio sources that fighting has been re- sumed in Montenegro. According to this report, a considerable portion of the Montenegrin army refused to surrender and fierce fighting was resumed in the mountains yester- day. Fire Underwriters Recommend Better Fire Alarm System In a report of the committee on fire prevention to members of the Natlonal Board of Fire Underwriters, dated at New York, January 19, the following recommendatiops were made as applying to Omaha: “An adequate and up-to-date fire alarm telegraph system as first in importance, remedy the decidedly de- ficlent chemical service of the fire depart- ment, provide additional pumping capac- ity for the high service and reinfercing mains in the closely bullt portions of the eity where the water works distribution system is weak."” The city council has recelved bids for combination motor-propelled hose and chemical trucks. Commissioner Withnell and Chief Salter will visit several cities this week to observe several machines in operation. Approximately $65,000 will be spent this spring for motor apparatus. Ten thousand feet of hose were pur- chased last week. The fire alarm system referred to in the underwriters’ report was discussed st length before the city council during December, when the council declded to buy hose and apparatus this year and consider the alarm system next year. | According to the report, 9 per cent of all fire alarms in Omaha during 194 and 1916 were sent In over the telephone sys- tem. HUGHES ) !y o il « apss i ~e THE WEATHER. Unsettled MORNING, JANUARY 24, 3 NEBRASKA % I RERUBLICANS Bues Meos: L1 U S HUGHES' Iy STRENGTH, —Berryman, in the Washington Post. ARMS QUBSTION IN FRONT RANK President’s Determination to »M in Congress. TO BOLSTER UP WEAK MEMBERS WASHINGTON, Jan. 38.—Presi- dent Wilson's determination to talk to the people of the middle west on ‘mational preparedness has had the effect of restoring that {ssue as the uppermost subject of interest and discussion in congress. l'or_nnnl weeks preparedness has been overshadowed by the Mexi- can problem and international ques- tions growing out of the Buropeon war. Now, however, with the presi- dent about to turn to the country to arouse the public to military re- quirements of the nation administra- tion and opposition leaders realize that lively times are ahead on Capi- tol hill, Demoeratic leaders thoroughly in sym- pathy with the president’s views on pre- paredess aren gratified over the purpose of the chief executive to take the fleld, inasmuch as there has been apparent in congress for some time a tenflency to adopt & walting policy ameng many members uncertain regarding the views of their constituents on the subject. The president’s tour, it is belleved will serve the double purpose of bringing out public opinion and stirring up members of congress. Chance for Reply, On the other hand opponents of prepar- edness see in tho president's trip an op- portunity to further their cause by reply- ing to his arguments in the senate and house, Uneasiness over the Mexican situation which stirred congress for more than week has greatly abated“and probably will not be revived soon unless notable developments should ocour in Mexico. | Administration leaders regard the danger of being forced into difficulties with Car- ranza averted for the present and even republicans of the senate have concluded not to force the issue of Intervention to a vote at this time, Sen: lievers in the. necessity of military ac- tion in Mexico by the United States, has decided that there is nothing to be done &t this time. When the senate forelgn relations committee declined to act on intervention resolutions last week, Senator (Continued on Columin Two.) FUNERAL OF MRS. NELSON IS TO BE HELD TODAY Guarded by members of the Omaha Woman's club, of which she was presi- dent, the body of Mrs. N. H. Nelson, who dled Friday, will le in state today at the Cole-McKay chapel, and Farnam street, from 10 a. m. the funeral at 2:30 p, m. Dean Tancock of Trinity cathedral will conduct the services, and burial will be in Forest Lawn cemetery. IMPLEMENT DEALER ENDS LIFE BY HANGING RED OAK, Ia, Jan. 38.—(Special Tele- gram.)~Fred Grimsel, who came here from Welcome, Minn, two months ago, and who had since been the owner of the Red Oak Implement company store, com- mitted suicide in the garage at his home this noon by hanging His body was found a short time after the act was committed. Business worrles are given as the cause, Borah, one of the foremost be- | Twenty-sixth ' until | 1916-—TEN PAGES. MEXICAN THIEVES | DULY EXBGUTED BY | GARRANZA'S ORDER | | {Men Condemned to Die for Murder of Bert Akers Are Shot in ; the Cemetery at | Juarez, i a IDENTITY OF ONE | One of Amen‘c;m Who Escaped | Bullets of Outlaws Unable | to Recognize Dead Man. [THREE MEXICANS STILL HELD | ouBT A8 TO E LPASO, Tex, anJ. 23.-—Ber- |nardo and Federico Duran, the | Mexican cattle thieves, condemned |to die by the Carranza authorities for the killing of Bert Akers at San Lorenso, a few miles below the inter- national boundary Friday, were’ ex- ecuted at daylight in the cemetery at Juarez. The body of Akers was | interred here late today. | Theé bodles of both Mexicans were | burled immediately, but that of | Bernardo, who confessed to having | tired tho shots that killed Akers, was | exhumed to satisfy a doubt concern- ing the identity of the slayer. | Dougias Downa, another American, who | Was with Akers seeking stolen cows, and { Who escaped the bullets of the Mexicans, | declared lnst nigbt after seeing Bernardo { Duran that the prisoner was not the man {Downs was at the Juares cemetery when the face of the executed man was exposed late today and then admitted that he [had been mistaken. American officiala | were with Downs, and their certification | that the slayer had been duly executed | served tonight to calm a feeling at Yaleta | Where Akers and Downs lived, which au- { thorities believed might result in trouble. | Three Mexicans previously arersted in connectlon with cattle stealing at Yslota, were removed to jail in Bl Paso, Holds Force Alone Can Support Alien Policies of Nation WASHINGTON, Jan. fl.wflutloml'poll- cles of the United States, particularly maintainence of the Monroe doctrine, an open door in the orient, supremacy in the Paecific, and Asiatic exclusion, can be upheld only it backed by force, Brig- adier Genersl Montgomery M. ‘00::& o that emphasized the necessity the United lhllilhmlc fight alohe for its ideals. Goneral McComb sald the war college had taken the policies he mentionod as the basis of its study to formulate a definite military policy. With thess obe ligations in mind, he added, the college had produced the plan already made pub- lle for & regular army of 500,000 men with the colors or reserve within elght years, and a continental army of a million men in the same time. General MeComb estimated it would take two yedrs of five hours intensive work a day “to make what we call a #ood wsoldler.” Plaintiff in“Suit For $200,000, Widow Mrs. Anna Homan, plaintiff in a sult for 300,000 damages against Mrs. Flor- ence W. Hall and Richard Ware Hall, filed yesterday, is the widow of theé late Henry A. Homan, who until a few years ago was proprietor of a llvery barmn at 413 South Thirteenth street, and Jived near Twenty-sixth and Davenport streets. Mrs. Hall, one of the defendants, is the widow of the late Richard 8. Hall, who was a prominent attorney of Omaha, and | & stepson of the late Stephen D, Bangs. By the terms of the latter's will, Mrs, Hall received 0,000 and her son was be- | Gueathed $25,000, { Other bequests made by the Bangs will included 350,000 to Trinity cathedral, §5,000 to Clarkson hospital, $5,000 to the Parish House assoclation of Trinity cathedral, and $15,000 each to three younger children of Mrs, Hall, Mrs, Homan alleges that the detend-| ants prevented her marriage to Mr, | Bungs, alihough she was engaged to wed | nim in November, 1914, i - | Wilson in Seclusion | On Yacht Mayflower | WABHMINGTON, Jan, 23.—President Wil- | som, crulsing down the Potomae and ! Chesapeake bay on the naval yacht May- | flower with Mrs. Wilson, remained com- pletely secluded tonmight., He did not) communicate with the White House and, | although the Navy department kept in | touch with the Mayflower by wireless, beyond word that all was well, no mes- | sages were received. The exact position of the yacht was not given, but it was believed to be in the bay. The president is due back early Monday morning. SOME BIG BOUQUETS FOR | ROBISON ON HIS BIRTHDAY When B. H. Robison reached his office | Saturday morning he found upon his desk several bouquets of the cholcest flowers. | The larger one, composed of red roses, {bore & card from the employes of the {home office of the Bankers Reserve Life |company, tendering congratulations to Mr. Robison upon the occasion of his sixty- second birthday. Other flora] tributes were from relatives and friends. In order that he might express per- | sonally to the donors his appreciation of their compliments, President Robison in- vited all the officers and employes to cull on him at the closing hour, when he | made a short address. He left no doubt of the sincerity of his appreciation of the ! #00d wiil of his large corps of assistants, whom he felicitated upon their fidelity and loyalty to the company, | turther north or west. On Nows Biands, ‘sin, 8o SING PROMINENT INSURANCE MAN DIES OF PNEUMONIA. T. L. RINGWALT. T. L. RINGWALT IS PNEUMONIA YICTI Prominent Insurance Man, Sick But Ten Days, Answers Call of Grim Reaper. WELL KNOWN FOR GOOD DEEDS . Theodore Lyman Ringwalt, aged 62 yoars, died Sunday morning at his home, 429 North Thirty-elghth street, of heart faflure brought on by a severe attack of grip and pneu- monia. He had been confined to his home for the last ten days, but was not considered dangerously 11l until early Sunday morning, Mr. Ringwait was born in Pittsburgh, P, on July 29, 184 When first coming to Omaha in 185 ho was connected with the traffic department of the Burlington road and joined his brother, John R. Ringwalt, in the insurance and real es- tate business in 1886, Mr. Ringwalt had been prominently Identitied with the Episcopal church, be- ing senior warden of St. Barnabas church and having been a delegate to the na- tonal convention for many years past. He was a membér of the Commereial club, the Country club and vice president and active manager of the Humane so- clety. M, Ringwait at the time of his death was In the east visiting her Mrw. Lieutenant Hayes, and return far the funeral, time of which will be an- nounced later. Had Three Daunghters. Besides his widow he ia survived by his brother, John, and three children, Dorothy Ringwalt, who is a member of the faculty at Brownell hall, Elizabeth Ringwalt and Mra. Ha: Mr., Ringwalt was a charter member of the Audubon soclety and was the first to contribute to its“support in the days of its establishment. He was also active several months ago in- reorganizing the membership soclety, which mow has a of 200 persons. He was a modest, unas- suming man, but nevertheless was known to be very oharitably inclined, with a tendency toward hiding his many good @oeds. Ho was very popular both soclafly and In business. SUBMARINE CHASERS (Correspondence of the Associated Press.) LONDON, Jan. 17.~“Motor submarine chasers” shipped to Archangel are de- seribed in Yachting. The boats are de- signed for use in all weathers. They are of the V bottom type, with floor flatten- ing out aft lke a glant monoplane, sixty feet long, 10 feet beam and have a draft of two feet ten Inches. Three eight der motors of 175 horse power each guar- antee a speed of twenty-six miles per hour, with a ‘radtus at top speed of 300 miles on one filling of the tanks. Bach of the elghteen boats already built, how- ever, has done from twenty-eight to thirty and three-tenths miles per hour, Fuel s carried in four 2/0-gallon tanks placed just aft of tho engine room, giving a total capacity of 1,080 gallons, and at a speed of twenty-six miles per hour this gives a radius of from 600 to 600 miles, The boats are flush decked, with a small steering shelter just forward amidships, the hulls are subdivided by four steel watertight bulkheads; there s accommo- dation for six men in the forward cabin, while a smaller stateroom aft has ac- eyin-| yn attack GERMANS MAKE MORE AIR RAIDS New Type of Aeroplane Used in Two Attacks on Southernmost Part of the British Coast Near London. ONE KILLED, SEVERAL INJURED Teutons Take Advantage of Bright - Moonlight to Resume Chan- nel Flights, FIRES STARTED THROUGH BOMBS LONDON, Jan. 23.—Two hostile seroplane attacks were made on the ent eaKst coast todey. In the first, made early this morning by a single aeroplane, nine bombs were. dropped killing one person and in- juring several. The second attack early this afternoon was made by two aeroplanes, No casualties were reported in this attack. The raiders escaped. An officlal account of the first raid follows: “The war office announces that, taking advantage of the buright woonlight a hostile aeroplane vis- ited the cast coast of enKt at 1 o'clock this morning. After dropping nine bombs in rapid succession it made of seaward. “No naval or military damage was done, but there was some damage to pri- vate property. Incendiary bombs caused fires which were extinguished by 2 a. m, One Man fi“‘“' : ““T'ho following oocurred: One man killed; two men, che women and | three ohildren siightly injured.” The war office announcement concern- ing the second attack says: “Following the aerial attack on the east coast of Kent early this moming two hostile aeroplanes made a gecond at- ack upon the same locality shortly after “After coming under a heavy fire the ralders d pursued by our naval and military machines, . "“The enemy effected no damage no casualtles have been reported.’ & Hald Near London. . ' county of Kent forms the southern- most portion of England to the i the Thames. It of London, but the flelal statement and £r oF late the m s in England of -uva:‘.itw il sald :‘mw-'uuc 0 ex 3 aliles, England's week that British alr outpowered out-engined.’ iy - o w Atrship, rold J. Tennant, parliamentary un- oo AL o--:& house of . serting that the Fokker was well ot to defenstve cperations, but was incapable of making long flights. 1 i L 5 L k when the made, The raids come ‘months, %0 far as has was Immune from such previous occurrence of on October 13, when fifty-five persens were killed and 114 wounded by a Zeppe- on London. It ported by returning travelers, that the Germans have made many af tempts since that (ime at but that thelr alrerafs were by Brilsh aeroplanes. 'Conscription in 2 " Canada Unlike:f, Ibey Declares D “‘Although conscription in Canada prob- ably will not be resorted to, & majority of Canadian familles are fast becoming represented In the British military commodation for two officers, a chart| forces.” said H. §. Dalbey of Yorktown, table, etc. They are steered by two rud. | Suskalchewan, connected with - a perpendicular ders wheel In the steering shelter, SEVENTH MAN CONVICTED OF STEALING HORSES BELLE FOURCHE, 8. D, Jan. 23— (Special.)~With the sentencing by Judge McNenny in cireuit court here of William Mern to five years in the state peni- tentiary, Butte county officials belleve they have succeeded in breaking up a gang of horse thieves that had caused much loss to stockmen and given the of- ficials months of trouble. Mern was the last of the nine men who had been tried in this section for horse Canada, fast night at Hotel Fontenelle. He is an American citisen, but has lived in Canada five years, and is now | on bis way back to his nome city there. | He discounted stories of approsching conscription and the possibility of young men being recruited in the Canadian army against thelr desire, ‘Especially in western Canada the number of enlistments for military serv- ice {8 very large and increasing fast,” he sald. “Compulsion has not been meces- sary to get recrults, as thosands of able- bodled single men are volunteering, and many have niready sacrificed MNfe or limbs for the Dominion “Stories of Canadians fleeing from the provinces to the states are largely fioti- stealing. The trials commenced last Sep- | tious, 1 believe, o in & compara- tember. Seven convictions were secured, | HVelY “’: FNE ¢ TAONE -Aparican ome was acquitted und In another case o [ DOTmesteaders who have not yet soquired mistrial resulted. All the convicted men recelved severe . sentences, the leaders Botting five years each while the others ranged down to one and a half years, activities of the cattle and horse thieves in Butte and Meade counties have extended over several years and the men did a land office business, generally suc- ceeding in riding off the stolen stock and getting it into the hands of other parties Unbranded stock of which the settlers had brought a quantity into this section during the last two years, suffered the most from the depredations of the rustlers, the British patriotism of the regular O~ nadians.” COUPLE MEETS DEATH IN AUTOMOBILE GARAGE BELLEFONT, Pa., Jan, 2.~Victims of petromortls, Willlam M, Nol! and Noll's garage today, Mrs. Noll Ung in thelr automoblle and the band was standing alongside the leaning ‘over the door. 3 a The authorities say . by the fumes of .