Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 16, 1916, Page 7

< S THE BEE: OMAHA, 1 i Brief City News , “Townsend's for Sporting Goods.” Have Root Print It—New Beacon Press. Flectrlo Fans $7.30—Burgess-Granden Co. Haulf Karat White Diamonds $75—Edholm. Building Business for years ahead i8 always safe, when located in The Bee Bullding, the building that is known to all. “Today's Movile Program,” classi- fled section today. It appears in The Bee exclusively. Find out what the various moving picture theaters offer. To Repave Fifteenth Street—Com- missioner Jardine of the public im- provements department introduced an ordinance which provides for the crea- tion of a paving district on Fifteenth street, Howard to Leavenworth streets. It is proposed to repave this street. Take a day off and go to the home- ecoming of the old residents of Ne- raska City, Friday, August 18. Ev- erybody invited and good time prom- ised. Special coaches*from Union sta- tion 8:10 a. m, Return 8:30 p. m. via Missourl Pacific. See the committee. Parks and Noyes to Chicago—City Commissioner Parks and Superinten- dent Noyes of the street cleaning and maintenance department have gone to Chicago, where they will look over the street department for ideas. They will be gone four days, visiting several other points enroute. Lewis Seigel Discharged—Lewis Sel- gel, in the jewelry business at 1315 Douglas street, not in 1313, as first re- ported, was discharged for lack of evi- dence connecting him with the three men who flim-flammed Willlam F. King, a Kansas merchant, out of $1,000 on a fake horse race game. Bath House Hearing Thursday—Au- gust 17 is the date set for proceedings against Evan E. Worthing, proprietor of the bath house at Sand Point beach, on Carter lake, asking that a receiver be appointed. Oak C. Redick, owner of the land occupied, has sued Worth- ing for $2,600, a division of the profits. George D. Gesman is suggested for re- ceiver in the application filed with the clerk of the district court. Wife Gets the Property—Lettie Alice Dumbauld has been granted a divorce from John P. by Judge Charles Leslie on the ground of non- support. The decree awards the prop- erty at 22 North Twenty-first street to the wife, the findings showing that the home was purchased by plaintiff before marriage. Cholera Breaks Out in Nagasaki And Yokohama Nagasaki, Aug. 15—An outbreak of cholera here has resulted in forty- eight deaths. One hundred and nine cases so far have been recorded. A dispatch from Yokohama August 5 stated that there were fifty-two cases of cholera in that port and that Tokio had declared a quarantine against the city. The Japanese steam- er Hawaii Maru, bound for Tacoma, was quarantined with fifteen cases of cholera on board. The ship was later released and sailed for Tacoma Au- gust 10, Mexicans Coming To Work in Fields Laredo, Tex., Aug. 15—Four hun- dred and !hirly-tv\/o Mexican labor- ers were admitted into the United States by immigration authorities here today. The Mexicans are said to be en route to the Texas cotton fields. This is the largest number of immigrants admitted through this port in more than a year. Danish Folkething is for Selling the West Indies Copenhagen, Aug. 15.—The Folke- thing, or lower house of the Danish parliament, today voted in favor of selling the Danish West Indies to the United States, if a plebiscite favored it. The vote was 62 for the proposi- tion to 44 against it, one member be- ing denied a vote and six being ab- sent, Having taken this action the Folke- thing took up the question of ratifi- cation of the treaty itself, providing for the sale of ‘the islands. The vote was the same as that upon the ques- tion of the sale. 2 Brandeis Will Not Serve On Mexican Commission Washington, Aug. 15.—Associate Justice Louis D. Brandeis of the supreme court, informed President Wilson tonight that because of the mass of business before the court, he would be unable to accept the presis dent's designation to serve on the joint commission which will attempt to solve the difficulties between the United States and Mexico. Culls From the Wire Fred W. Knapp, Belolt, Kag, won the republican nomination for state auditor over Dan B. Dyer, Smith Center, by & plurality of twenty-two votes. The directors of the Canadian Pacific de- clared dividends of 2 per cent on the pre- ferred stock for the half year and 2% per cent on the common stock. Orders were received by Adjutant General Gamble at Chicago, directing hini to post- pone entrainment of the Colorado Natlonal Guard units for the Mexican border. Dennis W. Leonard, engineer on the Twen- tieth Century limited, New York Central train, wrecked at Amherst, O., last March 20, was found dead in bed at his home in Toledo, O. Carranza government officlals expressed curlosity over the delay by the United States government in naming American del- egates to the American-Mexican conference on border difficulties. In Colorado Springs, Colo. the contract for the arena in which the lightwelght championship twenty-round bout between Charlle White and Freddie Welsh, to be held Labor day, has been let. Two men robbed the bank of Crowder, at Crowder, Okla., of about $1,000 yesterday. John P. 8t. John, former governor of Kan- sas and at one time presidential candldate on the prohibition ticket, 18 critically ill at his home in Olathe, Kas. Two men wero killed during a fight at a pienic of working men on a plantation near Maugnito, Matanzas province. The trouble grew out of political enmities and the lib- erals and conservatives are accusing each THIEVES THRIVE ON STOLEN AUTOS Well Organized Band Operates Boldly in Territory of Which Omaha is the Center. LOSSES REACH MILLIONS Approximately 100 machines, worth on an average of $400 each, have been stolen in Omaha since January 1, 1916. Approximately 500 machines have been stolen since the first of the year from various places in Nebraska. Approximately 3,000 machines have been stolen from five states in terri- tory contiguous to Omaha. Thefts total more than a million and a quarter of dollars, A special telegram from The Bee's staff correspondent at Des Moines says: “Sheriff John Griffin, of Polk county, Iowa, believes he has uncovered a gang of automobile thieves who have stolen thousands of dollars’ worth of cars in this and adjoining counties as well as in Omaha, Lincoln and Fremont. He says the gang operates from Ottawa county, Missouri. Three members of the gang are under arrest, he says.” A man and woman wanted in Lin- coln are being held in Fairfield. Edward Graven has been arrested at Bedford charged with stealing a car there. Part of the gang, Griffin says, were members of the Mabray gang, which operated fake horse race swindles in this territory. One Caught in Omaha. C. E. Caldwell, of Shenandoah, Ia., was arrested Sunday night by Omaha detectives in an automobile from which the engine numbers had been })ar!ly effaced. He is out under bond urnished by City Attorney Harry B. Fleharty, who is acting in a private capacity. n Nebraska, Iowa, South Dakota, Kansas and Missouri nearly 3,000 ma- chines, worth more than $1,250,000, have been stolen since January 1, 1916, and of this number the percent- age recovered is so small as to be almost unworthy of mention. Private detectives employed by in- surance companies find that their ef- forts are practically useless. The po- lice in most cities discovered this fact a long time ago. “Carefully organized bands of thieves are making this territory their stamping grounds,” declared the rep- resentative of a national detective agency who is in charge of investiga- tions of stolen machines. Thieves Work Boldly. “The cars are stolen, hauled to a garage or barn where they can work under protection, and so transformed as to be beyond recognition of the owner, even though subjected to closest scrutiny. “Engine numbers are filed off and néw ones stamped on, the cars are repainted, accessories changed about, and then they are driven or shipped out of range of the owners investiga- tion. “The business of auto stealing is nighty well organized and profit- able, since it offers enormous win- nings and can be carried on with a remarkable degree of success. Car Owners Must Help. “The solution lies not in efforts of regularly constituted authorities. In- stead, car owners should be more careful of their machines. Adequate locking devices should be installed, and secret ineradicable identification marks, duly witnessed by responsiblz parties placed as well. 3 “As the situation now i., even though a stolen car is identified, and identification is not so easy as it sounds—in most cases the thieves go uncaught. “Cars are in many cases taken en- tirely apart, and sold piecemeal.” Omaha authorities for a long while have been working on clues which pointed to former members of the Mabray gang of fake horse race swindlers as the leaders of a syndi- cate of auto thieves, but their investi- gations brought no results. Joy Riders a Nuisance. Of the hundreds of cars reported stolen -every month, at the local po- lice headquarters, perhaps 75 per cent are taken by “joy riders” who simply “borrow” the cars and after riding around for a while, aban_dpn them on the streets, The remaining 25 per cent is stolen by thieves who are in the business for pecuriary reasons. Occasionally the police recover a car stolen from Omaha, in some out of the way place, but the thieves are rarely caught, and the net r;sult is that an innocent purchaser is com- pelled to turn his “bargain” car back to the real owner. prniai Kagles Hold Annual Meet. Savannah, Ga., Aug. 16.—The eighteenth annual meating of the grand aerle, Fra- fernal Order of Eagles, was formally opened with a public meeting here tonight, when Slvlnnlfi welcomed the thousands of Eagles from all parts of the country. Tho address of welcome was by Mayor W. J. PlorpOnfirst business session will be held tomorrow, The convention will continue through Friday. Pl Persistent Advertising Is the Road to Success. Price reductions of rare interest at RAY- MOND’S in DINING ROOM FURNISH- INGS, especially fea- other of having started the trouble. prubd ki aka Saved Her Daughter’s Life. “Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy saved my daugh- ter's life when she had cholera mor- bus at the age of fourteen months, She vomited every few minutes and we were unable to keep any medicine down long enough to benefit her un- til we gave her this remedy. The doc- tor being at our house I asked him what he thought about our using it, and he said as he was unable to do the child any good, I had better use it. The second dose she kept down and in a short time the bowels were checked and she improved rapidly after that,” writes Mrs. Jennie Moyer, tured during this week. Go tomorrow SURE. You might miss get- ting just the'suite or piece you want. p 18131818 HOWARD $1. — - Will Save YouMoney —— Thew$ ARensen Lima, Ohio. Obtainable evervwhere. —Advertisement. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 16, 1916. That Troublesome Pork s (()h,wo!h;nk I 4 [ H} 4 it \\! e i/ "Whats bhe (m//u hiwy/mny e Six Persons Give Blood for Serum to Fight Child Paralysis New York, Aug. 15.—After three and a half ounces of blood had been taken from six persons today who have recovered from infantile paraly- sis, to be used in the preparation of the human serum which is said to| have afforded relief to sufferers from the disease, the health author- ities tonight issued a call for more volunteers, stating that the supply of serum was inadequate. One of the sufferers to whom the human serum treatment is being ad- ministered is Dr. Leroy B. Vail, whose condition is said to have shown decided improvement, William A. Major, president of the Independent Iron Workers' union, died from the disease today in a hospital at Eliza- beth, N. J. Health officers from the District of Columbia and from Tennessee dis- cussed the epidemic today with Dr. Charles E. Banks, in charge of the federal service here. Three more sur- geons, it was announced, have been added to the federal staff to apsist in regulating interstate travel. f Ten Thousand Box Makers In New York on Strike New York, Aug. 15—A strike of paper box makers here was called to- day by leaders of the Box Makers union who said that demands for higher wages and better sanitary con- ditions had been refused by the em- plo?"ers. The leaders asserted to- night that 10,000 workers had quit and that there would be 25000 out tomorrow. Representatives of the American Federation of Labor are supporting the union leaders. Railroad Men and Shippers For and Against Increase Washington, Aug. 15.—Railroad men and shippers from many parts of the country appeared before the Interstate Commerce commission toe day to argue over the reasonable- ness of proposed increased freight rates from the Atlantic seaboard to the intermountain section and from Pacific coast points east. Some of the increases are as high as. 100 per cent and unless suspended by the commis- sion will go into effect September 1. Take no Ghan;:;as, But Shoot Hampton Deadwood, S. D., Aug. 15.—Refus- ing to surrender his gun, when offi- | cers who sought his arrest demanded it, Ham Hampton, an alleged stock | rustler, was shot and instantly killed by George B. Russell and his son, John, both deputy sheriffs, at a dance at Chalmers’ ranch, near Sundance, Wyo., known as “Hell's 400.”" Both of- ficers were arrested and maintain that they saw Hampton's gun in his belt and took no chances when he denied having one. War is Declared On the Mosquitoes Laredo, Tex., Aug. 15.—State and federal authorities today took steps to eliminate mosquitoes in this vicin- ity in an effort to prevent the bringing 0{ dengue fever to this border from interior Mexico, where it is said to be raging. Dengue is epidemical at several in- terior points, according to Dr. Hall, quarantine officer here, there being 1,000 cases at Monterey and 250 cases at Victoria alone, he said. No for- mal quarantine has been declared. Mexican Band Crosses Over To EI Paso and Gives Concert El Paso, Tex. Aug. 15—For the| first time since the inception of the recent crisis, a Mexican band crossed | into E1 Paso to give a concert on the local plaza. The band, attached to the brigade of General Jose Santos, who arrived in Juarez today for a conference with ~General Francisco Gonzales, included thirty-two stringed instruments. The concert was ar- ranged by Andres Garcia, local Mex- ican consul, with the consent of the American military authorities. e b et e Fishing Schooner Sunk, Halitx, N. B, Aug. 16.—The Gloucester fishing schooner Orfole, was sunk in a collision with the Norweglan steamer Porg- hild which reported the loss of the vessel on its arrival here today. Four of the schooner's crew were drowned. The colll- slon occurred during a dense fog late on Saturday night. Eighteen of the Oriole's crew were saved. Induces Sleep. Take Dr. Bell's Pine-Tar-Honey for that hacking night cough; It stops the cough and you sleep. 26c. All druggists.—Adv. The Second Week of ..... Featuring Dining Room Furniture at great reductions from our every day low prices for this entire week. Suites in many styles, odd pieces ‘innumerable, marked with the big white and red tag, showing just what the re- ductions are. = $1.65 Chairs in wood seats and leather seats. Reductions on many bhest patterns. This quartered oak Dinner Leather-slip Seat, an ele- gant and durable chair, romms 1513-1815 Raymond’s Sale \ (l s S This Golden Oak or Fumed Buffet, $16.00 46-inch length. This Golden Oak Buffet, quartered and beautifullyl$12. 75 finished...... —Ask to See— Golden Oak Suite, at $44.85 And the large suite in Old Eng- lish, 10 pieces, at $65.00 (Gh‘ixn.ese Attack the ' Japanese Garrison, . Killing Seventeen Tokio, Aug. 15—Chinese troops have attacked the Japanese garrison |at Chengchiatun, between Mukden |and Chaoyangfu and have killed or | wounded seventeen Japanese soldiers and killed one officer. According to | official advices from Chengchiatun, | the Japanese barracks now is be- | sieged by the Chinese soldiers. | Reinforcements are being rushed to the beleagured garrison from the Japanese forces stationed at Kaiyuan and Sudinghai. The fighting resulted f;‘om the arrest of a Japanese mer- chant. | Mrs. Monahan, New Orleans Only Police Woman, Dead New Orleans, La, Aug. 15.—Mrs. | Alice Monahan, New Orleans’ first |and only police woman, died here | tonight, fnl?owing an operation. She | will ‘be buried tomorrow with police | honors. Mrs. Monahan was awointed to the police -force in July, 1915, and until |a few days ago policed the cabaret | district in an effort to protect. young ANTI-DUMPING LAW CALLED WORTHLESS Hughes Scores Democratic Effort to Protect Markets of America. OF NO VALUE WHATEVER | Spokane, Wash., Aug. 15.—Charles 1 E. Hughes last night told an audience in Spokane's stadium that the pro- posed democratic legislation against | the dumping of foreign made goods |in this country after the war was | not worth the paper on which it was | written, | .“This piece of legislation,” Mr. | Hughes said, “would be about as valu- | able as the piece of paper 1 hold in |my hand, in effect, in protecting the | American people in the economic war that will come when peace comes to | Europe.” | Mr. Hughes read a synopsis of the | proposed legislation. The democratic | party, he said was not equal to the task of protecting American indus- | tries by a tariff. | “If you want to see what they are ;cqual to,” he said ‘“read the anti- | dumping clause they put in one rev- enue bill” “I shall not read it in full. You would need to sit down and put a towel around your head, get down close to it and study it, read it over | again and again and then you would be puzzled to know what it meant. If you found out what it meant, you would agree with me that it was ob- viously inetfective and would not work. The Proof Required. “Now, what would a prosccuting attorney have to prove as a violation of this act?” Mr. Hughes continued, after reading the synopsis. “He has got to prove that this act of com- monly and systematiclly bringing goods into this country contrary to their prohibition, is being violated. He has got to prove that such act is done with the intent to destroy or injure any industry of the United States. If he does not prove that he has got to prove that it is for the purpose of preventing the establish- ment of an industry in the United States or for the people, restraining any part of the commerce of the United States. “Why, that is a piece of legislation that would be about as valuable as that piece of paper in my hand in effect, in protecting the American people in this economic war. “Now there was a remedy, a coun- tervailing duty which was proposed but our friends were so strong to | their traditions of tariff for revenue only that they would have none of it. Would Do His Best. “I am desirous that this matter without abuse. Ido not propose simply because 1 am a candidate for office to seek office under false pre- tenses, I am a candidate and a good republican, but if 1 am elected I shall endeavor to the best of my ability to see that princip'e applied for the public good and not for private gains.” Mr. Hughes devoted his attention almost exclusively at the night meet- ing to a discussion of the tariff, At an earlier meeting he addressed his first audience, composed exclusively 1of women voters, and in an address |at Couer D’Alene, Idaho, at noon, | defended himself on the charge that |he lacked constructive policy. | The nominee left tonight at 9:45 io'clock for Tacoma, where he will | speak tomorrow afternoon. i e | To Report To Washington. | Ottawa, Ont., Aug. 15.—The city authori- |'ties will make representations to Washing- ton. It was announced today, respecting the {reatment recefved by nurses from Ottawa who were last Friday night refused ad- mission to the United States, at Alburg, Vt,, under the alien labor uct, The nurses had {been enguged by a New York hospital to help fight the intantile paralysis epidemic. HUSBAND OBJECTS T0 OPERATION | Wife Cured by Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Des Moines, lowa.—*‘ Four years ago 1 was very sick and my life was nearly i spent.’ The doctors stated that I would never get well with- out an operation and that without it I would not live one year. My husband objected to any operation and got me someof Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegeta- ; | ble Compound.I took - it and commenced to get better and am now well, am: stout and able to do my own housework. 1 can recommend the Vegetable Com- pound to any woman who is sick and run down as a wonderful strength and health restorer. My husband says I would have been in my grave ere this if it had not been for your Vegetable Compound,”’—Mrs. BLANCHE JEFFER- 8ON, 708 Lyon St., Des Moines, Iowa. Before submittingtos cal opera- tion it is wise to try to build up the female system and cure its derange- ments with Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vege- table Compound; it has saved many women from surgical operations. ‘Write to the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co., Lynn, Mass,, for advice—it will be confidential. girls. {of the tariff should be attended to | o Store Hours: 8:30 A. M. to 5 P. M. Saturday Till 6 P. M. BURGESS-NASH GOMPANY. “EVERYBODY'S STORE" fue‘l“djn_y,’ Al;llilifi_l!, >|Dl.. STORE NEWS FOR WEDNESDAY. _ Phone Doug. 137. quantities, and in this ders, as well as getting our in wool and cotton goods. RACTICALLY every blan All Eyes Are On Our Third Annual August Blanket Sale Because of the Unusual Value Features ket in this assemblage was bought months ago in large way we obtained prices on big or- order in before the recent advance This enables us to offer you unlimited selections from blankets that are known for their wearing quality—for color- ings that defy time and for patterns that represent real artistic effort (which, by the way, are all Burgess-Nash specifications) at fully 3313 per cent under pres- ent market quotations. Wool Auto Robes $3.98, $4.98 and $7.50 VERY auto requires from one to three robes,§ and the saving on these robes is fully one- third during the August sale. The smart appear- ance, the combined warmth and durability, the soft texture and beautiful designs are sure to please. Wool Surface Blankets, were $3; August Sale Price, pair........ Jacquard Blankets, were $2.50; August Sale Price, pair. Wool Finished Blankets, were $2.50; August Sale Price, pair. Blanket Sheets, were $1.50; 1 98 | Blanket Sheets for Child’s Bed, . | were 50c; August Sale Price, each. . $1 35 | Wool Blankets, were $12.50; . | August Sale Price, pair...... e | Wool Blankets, were $10.00; August Sale Price, pair.... Wool Blankets, were $6.50; . $1.69 98¢ 19 | August Sale Price, each......... August Sale Price, pair........ | Blanket Sheets, were $1.00; 50 Jacquard Blankets, were $5.00; 3 50 | August Sale Price each.......... C August Sale Price, pair........ o Burgess-Nash Co.—Down Stairs Store. The August Sale of Furniture We Will Allow Continues With Renewed Zest HIS furniture sale can turn houses into homes; vacant rooms into livable rooms; fill in extra pieces; furnish homes outright with furniture proportioned and built right at savings of 16 to 50 per cent. OO This $35 Kitchen Cabinet, i $24.50 | — Constructed of solid oak, fully equipped with alum- inum sliding top, metal cake and bread drawer, with enameled cupboards and metal flour bin., Ten styles to choose from ; reg- ularly $35.00; August Sale price, $24.50. Library Table, $10.45 Made of solid oak, in the popular fumed finish, has magazine racks on each end and one large drawer; top is 24x42; August Sale Price, $10.45. Burgess-Nash Co~Third Floor. \ssss===Burgess-Nash Co.—Everybody’s Store—16th and Harney Streets == Sewing Machine ;my Cabinet or Princess N O Standard Rotary Sewing Machine in our stock. This is a splendid opportunity to secure a brand new reliable machine and still get something out of your old sewing.machine. Wednesday Specials Clark’s Standard Rotary No. 97, was $45, now..... s33 Standard Vibrator, ‘;ns $45, snovy. yesan $32-50 aragon Sewing Machine, Vév]ns 3132‘.1508. now. R ! szs eveland Sewing Ma- ;{line, \gns 5 832}3[0. S 524-50 owe Sewing Ma- chine, was $28, now. . 322050 Singer drop head (slightly used), was $48.00, NOW . .censen IEERERE) White (slightly special, at... ..‘.“.!.;d.).,. ; ssom nique drop hea “.m (slightly used) ....... Burgess-Nash Co.—Down Stairs Stere.