Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 29, 1916, Page 2

g =\ 2 - ra by At his sti [ THE BEE : PREDICTS STRIKE OF OIL IN STATE Dr, James E. Condra of State Uni Makes Prophecy at Recent Convention, SURVEYS SHOW EVIDENCES Three or four things of interest to real estate men of Nebraska came out in the convention of the State Asso- ciation of Commercial clubs in Omaha during the past week. The most startling was the state- ment made by Dr. George E. Condra, director of conservation in the Uni- versity of Nebraska, “It is a fifty-fifty shot,” said Dr. Condra, “that oil wells will be struck in Nebraska within the next two years,” This was a somewhat startling statement, and Dr, Condra refused to develop the subject much further than to say that surveys have been in progress for several years in different parts of the state with the resqll that some excellent evidences of oil have been tound in various localities. He does not go into detail as to where the best and strongest evidences are found, perhaps for fear of starting a stampede, but he assured the dele- gates that the survey had turned up some of the highly dependable evi- dences of oil in certain regions of the state, and that some drilling would be done to see what could be found, Urges Water Rights Co-operation. Another matter that came out was the urgent request that all the Com- mercinf clubs co-operate in seeing to it that irrigation water rights are ob- tained for &ebrnh before the states on the west get ahead of them; also that water power rights be obtained on these rivers without delay. Again, the convention voted to do all in its power to get federal aid for the project to conserve the flood waters of the Platte for use in soak- ing the subsoil of some of the semi- arid counties of the state, where crops in the past have never been en- tirely sure without artificial moisture, Then there was an endorsement of the movement for the forestration of the Nebraska sand hills, This came after Woodruff Ball of Alliance, member of the state fore- stration commission, had made his ex- cellent report on the success of the federal forest reserves, already some ten to fifteen years old in the sand hills of Nebraska, Jackpine Comes to Front. It develops that the jackpine, which was at first thought to be of little commercial value, is rapidly develop- ing now into good fence post ma- terial. When these forests were started in Nebraska it was said that the jack- pine would be of little use, except to get forests started, hold the soil and create a condition under which the moisture could be held and the sand r;evcnud from blowing, Ouce these rests of jackpine could be well started, it was thought that other ber of real commercial value could made to take root in these re- serves, Now, however, since the jackpine forests in the Beug reserve, near Halsey, and the Niobrara reserve in Cherry county, is fully fifteen years old, it will soon be ready to be cut for fence posts, and it is said by those who make a study of these reserves that the revenue from these posts will yield the government 4 per cent on all the money it has invested in the reserves thus far, Now, however, Mr, Ball reports that the western yellow pine which was interspersed in the reserves after the jack pine had taken root and got well started, is coming to the front nicely. Great Commercial Value. Some of the western yellow pine is already as much as 9 and 10 years old. This yellow pine has a great commercial value as lumber, TI is expected that in time the jack pine can be cut out and sold as fence posts, and the yellow pine left to develop into good lumber timber. Then it is hoped that the forest can be kept up through all time by a. systematic supervision, preventing the cutting of the smaller trees and seeing to it that a good young growth is constantly encouraged as the older trees are cut out, Dean C. E. Bessey, the late head of the department of botany and forestry in the University of Nebraska, was the father of this idea of getting the worthless sand hills of Nebraska cov- ered with timber, He was laughed at Farms “Blew Away." Only those who have seen the sand bills at their worst, can appreciate why the idea of making forests of them seemed ridiculous at first. The sand hills shifted for years in the wind until, it was often jokingly said, 4 farmer could never tell when he went to bed at night whether he would find his farm at home in the morning, or whether it would be de- sosited in drifts on his neighbors' wres, But Dr. Bessey was not to be ridi- stule * out of his notion He wrote to congress repeatedly He talked to members of the Ne- draska contingent of congress, every time he could meet them, on the sub- ject of the forestration of the sand Nills. At last, 1o turn the tables and st the responsibility upon the shoul ders of the old dean himsell, the con groasmen and senators told him i he wonld start & lirtle forest of his own and show that trees would grow in the sand hills, they would consider A appropriation (o let him go ahead with his idea on & large scale They were blulling Calls the Riuft. Bessey called their hluif B In the sand hitls of Holt county, twenty miles south of Atkinson, s located | the Bruner ranch The Bruner boys of the Bruner | b are brothers of Mol Lawrence E:mu of the University of Nebraska Pe. Besany went 10 see Prol. i wev plant & few jack plnes 0 the sandy Pasiures of the Bruner ranch E Roat Bl seme money and pains Bt be pot them planied The winds howied and whipped 1he fans out by the roats, and blew thew AR The cattle stampeded, and ¢ aharp hools eut the trees out B Dr, Bessey planted more, and m some fenens around them 1o beep A caltle sway i Ahe winds blew some of them 01 B Whe roots and the praiew fues destroyed others. But a few dozen of them survived. When these came to be ten feet high and began to bear cones for themselves, the government began to believe. Then the appropriation followed. Then the Halsey reserve, now known as the Bessey reserve, was founded, with some 85000 acres in all, in Thomas county. Then the Niobrara reserve followed in Cherry county, with a total of 125000 acres. It is on these reserves that the jack pine and yellow pine is today flourishing, and the unbelievers in congress are no more, ELECTRIC CHAIR IS WAITING FOR DENTIST WAITE (Continued From Page One,) other emotion than relief that the ordeal was over. When he had given his pedigree to the clerk of the court and had been taken to the Tombs, he was allowed to exercise. He marched up and down a corridor whistling “La Paloma.” Warren W. Waite of Grand Rap- ids, the dentist's father and Frank and Clyde Waite, his brothers were in the court room when the verdict was returned, Frank Waite led his father from the room without having spoken to the convicted man. Wife Hears Verdict, Clara Peck Waite, the dentist's wife, whom he admitted he might have killed, had she inherited her father's fortune heard the verdict in one of the rooms adjoining the court room, “God’s will be done,” was her only comment, Percy Peck, son of the murdered man heard the verdict without giving evidence of any emotion. It re- ported tonight that Peck had said to Assistant Attorney Brothers, the prosecutor when the trial began: “I realize the importance of keep- ing any apparent desire for venge- ance on my part out of this case, but I want to ask you just this one favor; give me a seat in the court room from the beginning of the trial to the end wherr? can keep my eye on that man and so moment by mo- ment, watch the hope fading from his face” Navy to Depend Upon 0il Supply Washington, May 28.—The serious- ness with which naval officials view the threatened loss to the navy of the California oil reserve fields through enactment of legislation, legalizing certain entries on the lands was re- flected today in the announcement by Rear Admiral Griffin, acting secretary of the navy that a special board of officers had been appointed to study the question of.oil resources in the United States, with particular atten- tion to the present and future supply available for the naval fuel. Admiral Griffin said it would be un- wise, if not impossible to continue modern construction ofs ndval craft unless it was positively assu that there was an adequate oil supply for ?rcnnt use and a vast reserye for the uture, Neville to 8t, Louis With State Demos atf_Correspondent.) May 28.—(Special.) emocratic candidate for governor, a visitor at the state house yesterday and called at several offices presided over by those of his political faith. Mr, Neville will with the Morehead (From & Lincoln, N —Keith Nevil o to St. Louis oosters on the special train which starts from HYMENEA Waterhouse-Williams. Shenandoah, Ia, May 27. — (Spe- cial)—The wedding of Miss Nell Williams to Hugh Waterhouse of Fer- gus Falls, Minn,, at noon yesterday was the most prominent social event of the week in Shenandoah. The bride is the daughter of Mr, and Mrs. E. L. Williams and the marriage was per- formed at their country home, said to be the prettiest in Page county, The bride is a former student at Oberlin university at Oberlin, O. Mr. Water- & merchant st Fergus Falls son of F. W. Waterhouse of Algona, la. Health only puts one further “under the weather.” the best way out is to make daily diet, for sound health is largely a matter of selecting right food. Active brains and nourishment, and it must elements, ments—lacking in many stored in the field grains proportion in Grape-Nuts This famous food i specially processed for eany | digestion, has a dellelous nut-like flavor and is al 't | | ways ready to serve direc il molsture-proof package Theough him he negotiated 1o | : n Grape-Nuts with eream or good milk affords a well-balanced ration that makes for health and all ‘round comfort—puts worr | “There’s a vigorous wholesome, easily digested food containing true phosphate of potash, ete. St Edward, Neb, May 28—(Spe- cial.)~The commencement exercises held at Thursday. the Presbyterian church The address to the class intendent of the city schools of coln. Following is the class roll: Jesste Agan, Alice Heany, Harvey Barber, Camilla Knudson, Bertha Wrunk, Asher Long, Venna Buchtel, Francls Moran, Harold Edmondson, Harold Nickerson, Lottie Ealey, Harry Rich, Floyd Rhadlock, Fldon Surface, Shirley Wilson. All the young women and Eldon Surface received teachers’ certifi- cates for normal work, Class honors were won by Floy Shacklack, and he was presented a scholarship to the Nebraska Wesleyan university. Columbus, Neb., May 28.—(Spe- cial.)—Last night the graduating ex- ercises of the Columbus high school took place, when thirty-four young men and women received their di- plomas from Superintendent R, M, Campbell. Superintendent Clark of the Sioux City schools delivered the address of the evening. West Point, Neb, May 28.—(Spe- cial.)—~The concluding program of commencement week of the West n- Raymond Fonda, Oris Foroe, Point high school was given at the City Auditorium on Thursday night, when twenty-one graduates received | their diplomas. Lillle H, The graduates were: eckenhauer, Charles R. Korb Bros, Clara C. Koudalo. Loo A, Mannefeld Redono . Newhall, Anna Osluchlae Frahm, Harry R. Grunke, C. Hildred F. Horrmann. Des ¥nid H. Howarth, Tillle ¥, Solfermoner, Jorome B, Jerma Walter V. Btoetzel, Meinolph V. Kupplus. Frieds B. L. Zeplin, Albion, Neb., May 28.—(Special.)— Commencement exercises were held Wednesday evemn%. The graduates: Fdward Riley, Ia M, teiner. Ruth M. Garten, Ruth G, Whiting Kdward G, Kurth, Edythe 1. Hughes, v Dana R, Willlams, B. Fern Spangler I Jennie 1, Hosford, Cecelia B. Mullen, Nora Shellenberg, James R. Hil, Harold Thompson. Guy Quiter. Clarenge Nichols, Charles K, McHenry, Belmer Nore. C. Alta Meyeors. Mary T. McGan, Alta M, Briose. Otto M. Miller. Fremont, Neb.,, May 28.—(Special.) ~County Superintendent J. M. Mat- zen made the commencement address at the graduating exercises of the Snyder schools Thursday evening. The six pupils who finished their school work gave orations, I‘he{v are: Pearl Mead, Arlan Schoeneck Carl Junghanel, Huzel Kloemann Ross Kovarik. Walter Bleyhl. Burwell, Neb,, May 28.—(Special.) —The graduating exercises of the Burwell high school were held at the opera house Thursday, The class address was delivered b yDr, J. A, Beatie and the diplomas were pre- sented by Superintendent G. R, Boomer, The class this year consists ?n'n'n Biwbing. Eva Bonecutter. Deane Bryan, Margarueito Beau Pearl Conner. Mildred DeLashmutt Nellfe Freer Ray Janes, Hurnice Mitehell Margaruette Meyers, Willlam Novalk Joy Bchuyler. mp. Catherine Boyle, Bessle Cram. Clitford Clark. Edgar, Neb,, May 27.—(Special) — Commencement exercises were held in the opera house Thursday by the class of 1916, There were twenty- eight in the class this year, and all graduated. Aurora, Neb, May 28.—(Special) ~—Amid much school and class en- i twenty-cight _seniors re- heir dipfi)mu Friday night. Orations were delivered by seven members of the class, Gladys Brandt, Mildred Anderson, Edwin Hanson, Myrtle Hartnell, Margaret Donelson and John Nordgren. Wood River, Neb,, May 28,—(Spe- cial)~The commencement exercises of the Wood River high school was held in Moore's opera house Friday evening with Judge Bayard H. Paine as speaker of the evening. The grad- uating class numbered fifteen, eleven boys and gour girls, as follows. shrdlu shrdlu cmfwyp shrdl shrd orothy Boono Frank J. Miller Nellfo Caveny Blmer Nolso Marle Dunn Rert Quackenbush Thomas Bwing Eimer Riesland Lester Gandy Danlel Rott Edward Hannon Willlam Thempson Marto Julian Roy Watson Paul MeGuirs Bert Quackenbush, aged 16, youngest member of the class the class honors. AN OLD SOHOOL. Kemper Military Academy Wolds Seventy- second Annual Commencement. The seventy-second annual session of the Kemper Military wohool, Hoonvills, Mo, clossd with the sradustion of thirty-three and won of the St. Edward high school were | banquet June 21 at The Paxton for OMAHA, MONDAY Schools and Colleges | cadets, | City Rev. Burrls A. Jenkins of Kansas delivered the commencement addreas and Dr. Paul H. Linn, president of Cen- tral college, Fayette, the final sermon to | the sentors. | The festivities of the week were on an | A field day and the com- eluborate scale. | carnival and a blg mock national political convention Saturday. The progressive and republicans conventions were joined, and |® big stampeds resuited for Roosevelt, | which resuited in his nomination. BIG COMMENCEMENT WEEK. | Gradustes from Immaculate Coneeption | Aeademy, Hastings, Hold Excercises. Todwy is commencement day at the Im- ademy, Hastings. red by His Lord- nry Tihen, D, D., Kerr opera house ving at 7 a. m will be followed by confirmation at the academy chapel, ‘The baccalaureate sermon was delivered rday by Rev. D. A. O'Brien safter high m May procession and solemn bene- diction were at 7:40 p. m. Class day was celebrated last Wednesday and the junior-senfor reception and ban- quet was held at the Clarke hotel Thurs- duy evening. The May fete was held on the academy campus Friday afternoon. Saturday was alumnae day, with Initia- tlon of new members, business session, ban- quet and ball EN(J]‘\'EE“ GRADUATE, Twenty-elght Night Students Finish Course at Finlay Engineering College. maculate Conception The address will be d ship, the Right Rev, J. bishop 8¢ Lincoln in Bolemn mass of than! Papers were read at the annual com- mencement exercises of Finlay Engineeri college, earation,” Los McGuire; Kansas City, as follows: "Refrig- Gus B, Sterling; "Tducation,” Shepard; “Coal Briquettes” C, F. “Rafl Joint Welding by Blec- H. MeCowen; “Experiences in Hotel ‘Engineering,” V. A, Van Hee. Certificates were presented by Prof. H. Finlay to the following: H, N. Morgan, D. B. Harlan, C, ¥, Oray. Walter G. Bowls, H. L. Fentrop. J. M. HiN, Charles James Harrison. G. G, Moors. 8. T. Parker, A. J, Hale, rik. M. Bheprad, Barl Hetnlein. Richard Ratlifef, C. H. Adams. Gus E. Bterling, D. M. Krelgh C. F. MeGul V. A, Van Hee, Thomas Hew, George H. Chase. Floyd ¥, Clark, J. W. McMains. W. H, Miller, ¢, ¥, White, ST, MARY' OTRE DAME, Graduates Read Interesting Fssays at Com- mencement Exercises. ) The annual commencement exerclses at At Mary's college and academy, Notre Dame, Ind., were opened May 23, with the | public reading of the graduating ensays und posms by students who are finishing thelr high school course, Besides the faculty and student body, there were pres- ent members and friends of the graduates The Assembly hall was tastefully decor- ated for the occasion with ferns and roses. The papers read were brief, on account of the large number of them, but sub- stantial, their quality, thought and ex- pression, The mensible, vigorous treat. ment of & varlety of themes held the in- torest of the hearers to the very nd of the long program. | Enjoyable musical selections were ren- dored by the members of the vocal class |und the conmervatory of music. A fitting climax to the fntellectual treat was the closing remarks by the Rev. J. L. Carrico, €. 8. €, of the University of Notre Dame, who wald, in part: “I whould Iike to urge you, young ladies, not- to make the mistake of dlscontinuing your education, Return to school in Sep- tember, If it is at all possible, and take a full coilege course. Many do not belleve in the higher education of woman, but t |15 just s much reason for the education | of “the right kind, of the kind that St. | Mery's affords, must In the very nature | of things make the woman more womanly, | more potent for good, more equal to the | great purposes of life.” Guggenheim Wing First Round in Suit New York, May 28.—William Gug- genheim today won the first round in his legal fight to recover $10,000,000 from his brothers, Isaac, Daniel, Murray, Solomon and Simon, when Justice Benedict of the supreme court denied a motion of the defendants to! have the case dismissed because the facts stated in the action were not sufficient, William Guggenheim charged in his complaint that he had signed away his co-partnership rights as a member of the old firm of M. Guggenheim's sons, in Chile mining properties worth $60,- 000,000, without knowing their value. 'Jacksoniang to Have - Banquet Next Month | The Jacksonian club will hold a big the ratification of the renomination of Wilson for president. Invitations are now being sent out and a special request is made to editors of demo- cratic papers in Nebraska. The club has written to the democratic central committee, asking for a speaker of na- tional prominence, for the day. The four democratic delegates-at-large lalso will be on the program for | speeches. Worry Often a decided change in the bhodies require include certain mineral These foods, but abundantly are supplied in splendid ele- from the waxsealed y o flight | | Reason” Grocers everywhere se \ \ Il Grape-Nuta e —————————— MAY 29, 1916. Falls City Saloon Men Lose Cases in The District Court Falls City, Neb, May 28.-(Spe- cial.)—District court in the hearing on the appeals from the action of the city was given by Fred M. Hunter, super- | mencement dance came Friday, a water [ council in granting saloon license in Curlie Alexander, and in refusing one to William Johnson, reversed the de- cision of the council in the former case and upheld it in the latter one. The record as made by the city council was reviewed by the court to see whether the mayor and council had made any error in the trial or in their action. The question was con- sidered of so much importance and there were so many questions of law raised that Judge Raper asked Judge Pemberton to sit witfi him, In the Johnson case the following entry was made by the court: “Court finds no error in the action of the mayor and council in refusing to grant license to applicant and said action is affirmed.” The council had by a vote of 4 to 2 refused to grant Johnson a license, In the Alexander case the court made this entry: “The court finds for the remonstrants and finds that appli- cant is not entitled to a license and that the mayor and council of the city of Falls City committed error in granting him license and said action is hereby overruled and reversed and said license cancelled,” This ends the chance of either Alex- ander or Johnson getting a license in Falls City .in 1916, THOMAS RED BLANKET BEST INDIAN DANCER Gordon, Neb,, May 28-—(Special.) ~The second annual Indian congress came to a close last night after one of the most successful sessions yét held, Besides the Pine Ridge Sioux In- dians, many were here from Rosebud, Yankton and other Sioux reserva- tions. The most notable affair of the congress was the winning of the In- dian dancing championship of the world by Thomas Red Blanket. Besides the thousands of Indians present there were thousands of white people here to watch the American Indian’at his play. JURY FINDS THAT DEATH OF RICHARDS WAS SUICIDAL Sag Harbor, N, Y., May 28 —After an inquest into the death of Lieuten- ant Clarence Alyin Richards, com- mander of the United States torpedo boat destroyer Fanning, who was killed yesterday when %c took hold of two live wires in the substation of the Sag Harbor Light and Power company, a verdict of suicide while under the influence of liquor, was re- turned today by Coroner Lewis. Sick Headache Due to Constipation. One dose Dr. King's New Life Pills and your sick headache s gone. Get a 26-cent bottle and be convinced. All druggists—Ad- vertisement tobaccos 1s men can sta For a steady then—what? HE heavier your cigars the less often you enjoy smoking. | An occasional smoke of very heavy “I like the flavor of Ha- vana leaf,” says one man. He gets it in Tom Moore, “T would like a Havana that wouldn't forcibly re- mind me, afterwards, that I'd been smoking,” says 'Boston Gets Out In Big Parade For Preparedness Boston, May 28.—Boston sentiment | for national preparedness found ex- | pression yesterday in the greatest ever has witnessed. Forty thousand men and women, by actual count, marched under the American colors over a route of three | miles, while perhaps 500,000 others | applauded the paraders. Bulgars Occupy Two Greek Forts London, May 28.—At the French headquarters in the Balkans it was an- | nounced today that Bulgarians had occupied the Greek forts of Rupel, Dragotin and Spatovo, and were ad- vla]ncing from Demir-Hissar to Kav- alla, here today in a dispatch from Athens to the Exchange Telegraph company, GUILTY TO EMBEZZLEMENT Loomis, Neb,, May 27.—(Special.) ~F. L. Forbes, Burlington agent here for some six months, pleaded guilty before the county judge at Holdrege this week to the charge of embezzle- | ment, While the shortage in the ex- | press and freight funds amounted to abont $600, it was not all appropriated to his individual use, negrigcnre in collection and an inefficient method of recording transactions accounting | for part of the deficit. SUICIDE, IS THE VERDICT OF CORONER'S JURY | Suicide, is the verdict that the cor- | oner’s jury rendered in the probe of the death of Mrs. Deavers, whose body was found in a room at the resi- dence, 306 North Eighteenth street, | Friday evening, with a bullet wound in the right temple. The husband, | who had been placed in custody until | an investigation was made, was re- | leased last night. | SIXTY-SIX THOUSAND NAMES ON PETITION (From a Btaff Correspondent.y Lincoln, Neb., May 28,—(Special.) —Secretary of State Pool has scanned | the petitions presented last week for the adoption of a prohibition amend- ment and announces that 66,718 names have been passed as having a right on the petitions, May 28.~All Portland high shools will begin ngxt Monday the “saving daylight plan” The school board snnounced today that the high shool clocks would be wset ahead an hour wo that the sessfon would begin at 8, instead of ¢ o'clock in the morning. | street demonstration that this city | This information was received | HILL'S CONDITION IS HELD CRITICAL Minnesota Railroad Magnate Passes | an Unsatisfactory Day with Physicians at Hand. iTEMPERATUEE CONTINUES HIGH { __St. Paul, Minn., May 28.—James J. | Hill, crtically ill at Kis home here, passed a restless, unsatisfactory day, | While the pioneer railroad builder's | pulse was good, his temperature was | pain. Intermittently the patient was unconscious, Members of the imme- diate family, together with the surgi- | cal and medical staff gathered in gt. Paul during the last few days, kept in almost constant touch with }\ir. Hill's bedside, wihle a number of | business associates were on hand much of the day. Priest at Bedside. Shortly after 1 o'clock this afters noon, waiting newspapermen and others were aroused sharply when Rev. Father Thomas { Gibbons, vicar-general of the St. Paul diocese and pastor of the St. Paul cathedral, hurried from the cathedral, where he had been saying mass, to the Hill Jmansion, At that time it was reported that Mr. Hill had suffered a slight sinking spell and that members of the family had been called to the sick room, At 4 o'clock it was said that Mr, Hill had rallied somewhat. 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