Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, July 31, 1916, Page 3

l Nebraska l ) “ENEM{” AVIATOR RAZES STATE HOUSE Nebraska's Ancient Building Blown Up by Bombs of McMillen. WORKS OUT WAR PROBLEM (From a Staft Corresnordent.) Lincoln, July 30.—(Special.)—Ne- braska’s ancient old structure known to most people as a state house was blown to smithereens and the demo- cratic watchman blown to atoms, when the “enemy” flew over the capital city in an aeroplane last night and drop- ped “bums” ifi several places, one of them exploding directly over the building afore mentioned. A least that was the way it worked out in the estimation of army officials who watched the work of Captain Ralph McMillen, Nebraska’s nervy war flyer, as he in an effort to work out a war problem engineered by General Phil Hall for the edification of Lieutenant Palmer, representing the war department, maneuvered over the city dropping bombs over the state arsenal and other places. The problem to be worked out cov- ered the invasion of an army which had captured Omaha after a mighty battle in which Arthur Mullen, Mayor Jim Dahlman and other heroes had poured out their heart’s blood in de- fense of the city, and had invaded Lincoln where it had stored amunition in the armory at the state fair grounds and at the state house. The problem for Captain McMillan to work out was to soar above these places and destroy the buildings with bombs dropped from an aeroplane. To Try New Bomb. The problem was also for the pur- pose of trying out some new bombs invented by Major A. E. Haysel, as- sistant adjutant general. Major Hay- sel has‘invented-a fuse which can be lit in the highest wind without the aid of matches, and which is perfectly harmless to other explosives carried by the aviator. The aeroplane has been, equipped with a strong auto- mobile light with the planes strung with rows of electric bulbs which can be turned on or off at the pleasure of the avivator. Captain McMillan left the fair rounds in the presence of Governor i{orehead, General Hall, Lieutenant Palmer, Major Haysel and a bunch of newspapermen about 8:40 after it had become very dark. His machine arose gracefully, but had reached a height of about 3,000 feet before cir- cling back over the arsenal where he dropped the first bomb. The calcula- tion was good, for despite the forty- mile breeze which Captain McMillan encountered high in the air, the bomb exploded close enough to the arsenal to have blown the building up had the bomb been one of the blood- thirsty kind. The next one was dropped over the city, exploding just above a street car, the explosion knocking the trolley off the wire and causing a commotion among the passengers. Fear of a Jar. The third dropped nicely over the capitol grounds and could have been made to hit the building had the captain not been _instructed to be careful and not hit the east wing Jor fear the jar of the explosion might cause the old wing to fall down. p Captain McMillan made the return trip to the fair grounds where he landed in the wheat field east of the new agricultural hall nicely, although the night was dark and he had to make his calculations from red lights burned where he was supposed to alight. 5 A large crowd watched the flight from the fair grounds while thou- sands of people in the city watched the spectacular flight from the streets. Lieutenant Palmer was much impressed with the work of the Ne- braska aviator and said that the army needed just such experienecd men as Captain McMillan, who not only had the nerve but the brains to work out intricate and dangerous problems in an intelligent manner. Ravenna Girl Hurt In Automobile Upset Ravenna, Neb., July 30.—(Special.) —Miss Mabel Hunt of this place and her sister, Helen Hunt, together with several oth.r young people living near Pleasanton, were victims of an auto- mobile accident Friday night. Miss Mabel Hunt was very severely in- jured, but the other members of the party escaped with minor bruises. While ascending a hill near Pleasan- ton the driver went to change to low gear in the usual way, but “killed” the engine: the brakes did not hold and the car ran down hill until it“gained considerable speed, when it turned suddenly and tipped over. Miss Hunt was pinned under the car a half hour or more before they could relieve her. HYMENEAL. Downing-Sass. Seward, Neb., July 30.—(Special.)— The marriage of Miss Adah Pearl Sass to Willard Downing took place at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Sass, at 8 o'clock Saturday evening. The groom is a prosperous farmer. Rev. Bert Story officiated. Furnas County Wheat Tests High. Cambridge, Neb,, July 30.—(Spe- cial.)—Harry Showal r threshed forty-three bushels to the acre on six- ty acres of divide wheat. This wheat tested sixty-one pounds. Numer- ous fields are yielding from thirty-five to forty bushels and testing as high as sixty-three. Bruce Babcock, living south of Cambridge near the Repub- lican river, threshed thirty-two bushels of volunteer wheat to the acre, Wheat is the best quality known. Oats are also yielding heavy, making from forty to sixty bushels to the acre. Are Your Bowels Regular? Dr. King's New Life Pills will keep bow- els regular and overcome constipation, re- Meve Indigestion and sick: headache. 26c. All drugglsts.—~Advertisoment. orce of the Telephone Girls Show Bravery in Times of Trouble (Corrospondence of The Assoclated Press.) London, July 21.—Telephone girls bravery during Zeppelin raids and the Irish rebellion, which they helped to quell featured the annual report of the postoffice department in conjunc- tion with which the telephone system in this country is operated by the government, “When the Zeppelin raids have been anticipated, sometimes when they have been going on,” says the report, “the women have come out of their homes to their work—even when bombs were dropping. They have played an important part in the scheme of air-raid warnings and have set a very good example to the whole country. “In Dublin, when the bullets were flying and the fires were raging, the women stuck to their work in the ex- change, and it was due to them that communication was kept up and that we were able to obtain the military lfprcg.s which suppressed the rebel- ion. More than 25,000 women have re- placed imen in positions in the post- office department and telephone sys- tem, the report further shows. Out of 90,000 men of military age in these de- partments, 56,000 have joined the col- ors and 21,700 others have attested and only await the call to arms. NO POVERTY IN ANDORRA And Yet the Citizens of the Oldest Existing Republic Never Laugh Citizens of Andorra (the oldest ex- isting republic) never laugh. Life is too serious a problem for them. In spite of the fact that they do not take advantage of the natural resources of the country it must not be concluded that they are lazy. On the contrary, they work very hard. They. are merely unambitious, and they see no benefits in what we call progress. They stick to the old tools and imple- ments used by their forefathers cen- turies ago. An ambitious man who tries to rise above the level of his mediocrity which is the rule is regarded as un- balanced. There is only a single case of such a man on record. He was an innkeeper in Andorra who had trav- eled in France. He cherished the am- bition to develop the hot water springs and commercialize them, making An- dorra a popular resort for tourists, but he could not find another man in the republic who would help him. There is no such thing as povertx in Andorra, Every one has enougl and has no desire-for more. Though they are hard drinkers, cases of in- toxication are very rare. They speak their own language, Andorran, but French is taught in the schools. The school system is regulated by the French, and for this service Andorra pays annually to the French govern- ment 900 francs, or $180. From this it may be seen that taxation is very low. Doctors’ services are absolutely free, and drug stores supply their pa- trons free of charge.—New York Sun, LANDLADIES GIVEN A HUNCH Organization to Check Operations of Boston’s Confidence Games. The measured rebuke of the auto- crat of the breakfast table to the border who made a cutting remark about the pie placed before him prob- ably has been read by many a'Boston landlady with gratitude to Holmes. The race is a long-sufffering one in any city, and in Boston it has taken a remarkably progressive step in the formation of a union—a Landladies’ Benefit association. 0 A primary purpose is the protection of members from fraud. In Boston, as elsewhere, there flourish real estate agents who obtain the confi- dence of landladies with slender sav- ings, lead them to rent houses that appear to be full of roomers, and when, after a week, the bogus lodgers have all left, send an associate to re- lieve the woman of her bargain at a fraction of the sum she paid. The association asks all those con- templating the renting of a house to take lodgers to come to its head- quarters and have the matter investi- gated.-It assists landladies in finding boarders; it encourages them in the keeping of accounts upon a scientific plan, and it has a contingent fund for the reliéf of members in temporary straits.—New York Post. GUARDS AMERICA’'S CRADLE Hampton Roads Witnessed the Battle that Revolutionized Naval Warfare. In no territory of like extent in the United States is more historical inter- est gathered than in that which borders Hampton Roads. Here was planted the first English colony in America; here was held the first gathering of the people’s representa- tives to make their own laws; here were _erected the first fortifications in the English-speaking New World; here were fought the land battle that terminated America’s war of inde- pendence and the naval battle that revolutionized the warfare of the sea. ~The first fortifications where Fort Monroe now stands were built 305 years ago, in 1611. Since that time, with short lapses, there has been some sort of a fortification always guarding the entrance to Chesapeake Bay.—National Geographic Magazine, l Soldwers’ Home Notes l ey Grand TIsland, July 30.—(Special.)—The painters, paper hangers and decorators are at work In the commandant's apartments in the main bullding, The West hospital s recelving a.coat of red paint on the out- side. Mrs. Willlam Kearney has taken a fur- Jough out of the dormitory, where she and her husband have cozy apartments, Jacob Carl of West Lawn, will leave in a short time for the health resort that he visited during the spring and the fore part of the summer, In an endeavor to benefit his health. M Wooley, who since last Oc- en head nurse for the women hospltdl, has severed her con- nection with that Institutlon and will move to_Grand Island, Miss McGrath has accepted a position in the West hospital as nurse. The W. R. C. gave their weekly lce cream social on Thursday afternoon, and from all appearances it was a financial success. Mrs. Whitt, n room 3 of the West hos- pltal, has been confiied to her cot for the past’ week with rhenmatism. Mr, and Mrs. McKibben returned from Aurora last evening, where they had gone in_their new car for a short visit. H. C, Wyman and Mrs. Dollle Wallace have Loth returned from furloughs spent at_different places with relatives. The following were visitors at the home on Thurday, July 27: Mrs. Minnie Wil- liams and Mrs, Alma_ Johnson of Grand Island; Mrs, Bessle Voss of Elba, Neb.; P. E. Brown of St. Paul; Mrs. Mary Mu phy of Alton, T11, and Miss Martha Hoag® Jand of St Juseuh, Mo. I THE BEE: OMAHA, MONDAY, JULY 81, |NEBRASKANS MUST [ARGENTINE ELECTION Consort to Queen PAY HIGH TAXES Assessed Valuation of State Will Be Increased Con- siderably. ABOUT ONE-HALF BILLION (From a Statt Correspondent.) Lincoln, July 30.—(Special.)—With every county heard from except Gage, reports of county assessors show that the assessed valuation of Nebraska this year will be increased consider- ably, the total assessed valuation be- ing $491,000,000, which» with the re- port from Gage, probably will run the amount to over $500,000,000. This will-make the actual valuation in the neighborhood of $2,500,000,000, although the way property is assessed this is very much below actual valua- tion, which might more closely be given of the state if it was placed at $3,500:000,000. Will Reduce Levy. The board will now proceed to try and pull the wool over the eyes of the voters by making a reduction in the levy and claim they have saved the taxpayers a large amount of money, the same as they did last year. The method used by the board sim- ply makes a reduction in the size o the levy and then follows a proclama- tion that the dear taxpayer has been saved a whole lot of money by the action of the democratic board. They forget to call attention to the fact that the assessment of the state has increased considerable and that the lowering of the levy is made because of the increased valuation, thus call- ing plainly for the decrease in the levy. Problem Simple One. The problem is just a simple one in primary arithmetic. It takes so much money to run the state. The levy has to be made to meet that amount. I the valuation of the state is higher, it just naturally follows that the levy can be smalier and is not due to a superabundance of democratic brains on the equalization board that the levy is lower, but because assessors have found more property or assessed it higher. The whole thing lies in the, supérabundance of democratic gaul and hopes to bolster up a losing fight by trying to make the taxpayer believe that the board has performed a great stunt, when they have simply done their duty and the one they were elected to do. They are no more en- titled to credit for making the levy lower than the farmer who pays the taxes is entitled to credit because the water in the brook which passed through his farm runs down hill. , Boy Dragged Along Barb Wire Fence Badly Mangled Joubert, S. D., July 30.—(Special.) —Thrown upon and dragged on a barb wire. fence until he was prac- ticaglly cut to pieces resulted in the death of the young son of Mr. and Mrs. H. Kline, well known residents of this vicinity.. The young man was operating_a hay rake on the farm of a neighbor when he met with 5 the accident. In making a turn at one end of the field the rake wheel became entangled in.a barbwire fence, throwing the boy upon the fence, along which he was dragged by the runaway team until his flesh was cut into shreds. .He was breath- ing when found and -was rushed to a hospital.- There one . of his man- gled arms_ and ‘one of his legs were amputated in the hoge of saving his life, but he was unable .to withstand the shock of the terrible.injuries and ;he operation and soon .breathed his ast. Summer Commencément at Western Normal College Shenandoah,. Ia.,, July 29.—(Spe- cial.) — Twelve = degrees - will be awarded at the end of the summer session’ of Western Normal college. Commencement will be held at 10:30 o'clock. Monday morning, Aug. 7 The address will be made by Dean Walter S. Clayton, newly elected member of the college faculty. A bachelor of science degree¢ will be awarded Miss Jennie Taylor and J. M. Rowley of Miami, Okl. The graduates from the commercial and normal department are: Miss Mil- dred Johnson, Shenandoah; Byron Sickler, Lexington, Ark.; Myron Johnson, Shenandoah; Lois Garret, Shenandoah; Rosa and Berenice Liv- ingstone, Farragut, Ia.; Nellis Brad- lay, Creston, Ia.; Wilma Sederbery, Red Oak, Ia.; Jeanette Johnson and Viola Storm of Essex. Harvest Festival at Gretna. Gretna, Neb,, July 30.—(Special.)— Gretna will have a three days harvest festival and base ball tournament Au- ust 4 to 6. There will be speaking, ree attractions, and athletic events every day, DEAD ON HIS FEET GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oll Capaules will bring new life and quickly relleve that stopped-up congested feeling. They will thoroughly cleanse and wash out the kid- neys and bladder and gently carry off the ects of excesses of all kinds. The heal- ing, soothing ofl soaks right into the walls and lining of the kidneys and expels the polsons In your system. Keep your kidneys in good shape by daily use of GOLD MEDAL Haarlem OIl Capsules and you will have good health. Go to your druggist at once and secure a package of this time-honored, world-wide remedy. It fs not a medicine,” It is passed upon by U. ernment chemlsts and declared pure coming Into this country. is the pure, original Hi direct from the anclent I efore GOLD MEDAL Oll, imported atories in Hol- land, where It 1s the National Household Remedy of the sturdy Dute Look for the name GOLD MEDAL on every box. Accept no substitute. Your druggist will gladly re- fund your money If not as represented. “Snuffene” for Hay Fever. You can stop that sneesing, and sesure s clear Head and Eyes, by the use of Cook's Hay Fever Relief. It is applied to both the nose and eyes, and is of benefit to thousands who are now using it. It is & ledy of Merit, and can he obtained at all Drug Stores, or will be mailed to you direct upon receipt of $1.00. Write for Pamphlet. COOK CHEMICAL COMPANY, 1 Cuw.’Wymh.. U. 5 A Radical Party in Power for First Time in History of Republic, | CAMPAIGN WAS SPIRITED | (Correspondence of The Assoclated Pross.) Buenos Ayres, Argentine Republic, June 30.—(Correnspondence of The AssociatedPress.)—The recent elec- tions, resulting in the placing of the Radical party in power for the first time in the history of the Republic, have had a somewhat disquieting effect upon the country. During the campaign there were so many ru- mors of revolution in certain pro- vinces that, as a matter of.precaution, all rifles and munitions served out to the various federal ranges were with- drawn, and although the campaign is now a matter of history, the situa- tion is still such that the rifle ranges remain closed without any indica- tion as to when they will be re- opened. The most serious troubles at pres- ent, however, are those with the pri- soners in® various federal and pro- vincial institutions, among whom there had circulated a rumor that if the Radicals won the election, great numbers of prisoners would be re- leased. Since, however, it has been seen that no such wholesale amnesty is to be expected, and there are now several uprisings with which the au- thorities have to deal. In the na- tional territory of Neuquen, 200 pris- oners recently rose in a body, over- powered the warders, seized rifles and ammunition, and made good their escape. A number of the more reso- lute prisoners then formed under the leadership of a Boer settler, a vet- eran of the South .African campaign, and made for the hilly frontier be-! tween the Argentine and Chile, Well armed Wwith Mauser rifles, this band has been intimidating and robbing all the persons along its route, The fugitives are still being pursued. In Cordoba province the prisoners also rushed their guards, seized the available rifles and ammunition and set up a sort of commune within the prison walls. The prison was surrounded by a detachment of fed- eral infantry and the state of seige is still maintained, Similar, though lesé serious, trouble has occured at the prisons in Santa Fe province. Many Labor Troubles. Labor troubles constitute another disturbing « factor. The municipal scavengers in the capital, have been on strike and the streets of the city are just recovering from ten days of absolute disorder. The men alleged as justification for their strike that they did not receive their wages on the dates due, and that they were sub- ject to many deductions .in the way of fines for trivial carelessness. As soon as these difficulties were ad- justed, the chauffers declared a strike and they have been joined by the cabmen, Other trades are making A T e T T &Y G it is feared that further troubles may be in store. . The recent unofficial announce- ment of the result of the last census, begun in' 1914, prematurely made by n “indiscreet” member of the Census Committee has been officially con- firmed. The -total population of the Argentine, which is given-as 7,885,237, includes no less ‘than 2,357,952 for- eigners, and of the 1,575814 in the city of Buenos' Aires, half are for- eigners. This ‘showing furnishes a text for much .comment, it being ‘de- clared that although the foreign ele- ment—largely* ~Italians, Spaniards, British, French and. Germans, with contingents from almost every part of the world—is ‘monopolizing' much of the commerce and trade of the country, but is holding aloof from Argentine political dffairs. Dr. de la: Plaza, the venerable re- tiring president of . the Republic, whose term of office expires in Octo- ber when the Radical, Dr. Irigoyen, assumes the presidency, delivered his | valedictory to Congress on May 30. He is given credit for having had a safe if not brilliant administration. — EVERY FOOT ACHE HITS BRAIN A SEVERE JOLT ‘The nerves of the human body are so closely interrelated ‘that a shock to any part of the body is echoed in the brain. This s particularly true, as every foot ache, pang of pain or discomfort shocks the whole nervous system and Jjolts the brain like n blow, That is why foot sufferers are so often unable to do themselves justice and why so many employers will not accept an applicant for a place who is & foot sufferer. Foot troubles, however, are easily banished. A 26-cent package of Wa-Ne-Ta will reliove foot troubles and bring rellef almost in- stantly. Two or three tablets dropped in & tired, sweaty, burning, sore and tender feet. Excellent when used for general bathing, common cause with the strikers and , pall of hot water will furnish a foot bath | that will take away the pangs and aches of | & leaving skin soft and sanitary. If your drugglst hasn't Wa-Ne-Ta, send us 10 cents and we will gladly mail you a sample pack- age. L. C. Landon Co., South Bend, Ind.— Advertisement. o ! | 1916. 0f Holland is to Climl)_l\_llountains (Correspondence of The Assoclated Press.) The Hague, Netherlands, July 21, —For the first time since the out- break of the war, Prince Henry of | the Netherlands, the consort of the queen, has left Dutch soil. Accom- panied by two members of the Dutch nobility, he has gone to Switzerland, where he will during the next six | months indulge in mountain-climb- ing. It was particularly stated that he would not leave the train in pass- in% through Germany. he fact that the prince, or, as he was known before his marriage, the Duke of Mecklenburg, is a German by birth, and that his sympathies naturally lie with Germany, led to his movements being followed with more than ordinary attention in the open- ing stages of the war, when some | curious stories went the round on the subject. But Prince Henry has nothing to do with Holland's policy or administration, and most of his public appearances in the past two years of war have been in various activities connected with the Red Cross organization here, of which he is president and in which he takes the greatest interest. For the rest, he has resided a good deal at”the Royal country seat of “Het Loo." where hunting has been among his occupations. A day or two ago he was noticed taking a stroll through the Hague woods, accompanied by one of the little tame deer from the royal house in the wood, which fol- lowed him like a dog. Royal duties make it impossible for Queen Wilhelmina to accompany her consort to Switzerland, and her majesty has just gone with the lit- tle Princess Juliana to stay at Katwyk, a quiet little seaside place a few miles north of The Hague. Spooks Took Him to the Hills, Clafrvogants, whom he frequently con- sulted, convinced Fred Sherman, son-in-law of William C. Nevin, president of the Nevin Candy company, that a fortune lay within his grasp in & prospect hole, high on the Medicine Bow mountains In Wyoming; so bride, Edna Nevin Sherman, who was fresh from high school and society, and took up his residence in a dilapidated log shack with a dirt roof through which rain and melting snow poured in muddy streams, Months of life in this rude shelter ob- Ll.l"“‘lled Mrs. Sherman's love for her hus- nd, ‘This is the substance of answer filed by Willlam C. Nevin to the $10,000 allenation sult filed against the candy manufacturer.— Denver News. 20,748 more pald Want Ads first six months 1916 than in sal period of 1916— nearly 1,000 more each week. Why men- tion results with this kind of evidence? *The Bayer Cross— Your Guarantee of Purity.” S = s : = = - monoaceticacidester T S e B 1 Counterfeits may be dangerous. There is only ONE genuine Aspirin. 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