Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, September 17, 1916, Page 1

{ 47t NEWS SECTION PAGES ONE TO TWELVE VOL. XLVI—NO. 14 STOCKMEN PLAN VIGOROUS FIGHT 'ON THE PACKERS Resolutions Urging Investiga- tion of Packing and Live Stock Industries Put 'Forth at Denver. PROGRAM IS MAPPED QUT Walter Fisher, Former Secre- tary of Interior Depart- ment, Outlines Policy. WILL GO BEFORE CONCPESS Denver, Colo.,, Sept. 16.—Resolu- tions urging an investigation of the packing and live stock industries by the federal trade commission were adopted here today at the concluding session of a three-day confernece of the market committee of the Ameri- can National Live Stock association with prominent live stock men of the west and southwest. An aggressive program was mapped out for pressing at the next session of congress measures designed to remedy “producing and marketing conditions” of live stock throughout the country. Walter Fisher, former secertary of the interior and counsel for the as- saciation, outlined proposed legisla- tive measures as follows: “]1, Illegal practices of packers should be stopped. / “2. Practices that are not illegal, hut yet are injurious to the live stock industry and the country, should be remedied. 4 “3. Our present unsound economic system must be radically changed. Another resolution adopted urges the enactmentof laws by the various states that would place stock yards and terminal facilities under public utilities laws, 7 : The executive committee of the association, which met in conjunction with the marketing committee, con- tinued in session today to complete the work of embodying the recom- mendations and resolutions in a for- mal statement of the association’s pol- icy. Germany Denies Seizure of Cash . 0f Belgian Bank Berlin, Sept. 16—(Via Wireless to Sayvilles~~The report from entente quarters that the German governnient had séized the entire cash holdings of the Belgian National bank, accounting to 600,000,000 francs, was denied in a statement issued today by the Over- seas* News Agency. ¢ : “There has been no seizure at all,” says the agency statement, “Several months ago negotiations were opened with the Belgian National bank and the Societe Generale De Belgique, and are now completed, according to which the German Reichsbank notes held by these banks were transferred to the Reichsbank and”there credited to the Belgian institutions. The banks agreed to the transaction and the Reichsbank is_equally responsible for these accounts as for its bank notes. “It is also untrue,” adds the state- ment, “that the arrest of M. Carlier, manager of the Belgian National bank, is connected with this transac- tion.” Youth of Fourteen Years Killed Under Freight Train Falls City, Neb., Sept. 16.—(Special Telegram.)—A brown-haired, blue- eyed boy in knee pants, aged about 14 years, fell from a west-bound Bur- lington freight train about 6 a, m. today, two miles west of Dawson, and was killed. An inquest held dis- closed nothing more definite than that he had fallen off train No. 14. There was nothing on his person to identify him. He wore a tie bought in Kan- sas City. His clothes ywere clean, which would indicate that he had not ridden far. The body is held by the Dawson underrtaker. ~Crawford County Old Settlers Have Pienic Denison, Ia,, Sept.-16~(Special.)— The annual picnic of the old settlers of Crawford county took place at this city yesterday. The attendance was very good and the affair a success. The new Denison band enlivened the exercises with good music. The ad- dress of the day was given by J. R. Files ¢f Fort Dodge, who is a demo- cratic’ candidate for congress in this district, The address recited the trials of the early settlers of lowa and the crowd was attentive and appreviative Isiah Mains of Charter Oak was named for the new president, N. L, Hunt continuing as the secretary. The Weathe I For Nebraska—Falr, cooler. Temperatures at Omaha Yesterday. 9 3 . 67 . 170 .72 77 .76 75 73 67 TP Comparative Local Record. 1916, 1915, 1914, 1913, 04 [ 52 *iecipitation Temperature from the normal at Omaha sine. ed wit la t € X since Ma vormal precipitation ., Deflefeney for the day Total raintall since Ma March r. perio y for cor. perio inches in .78 inc 3.48 inches ¢! night. OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 17, 1916—SIX SECTIONS—THIRTY-SIX PAGES. of the Stat: and the Ener- getic People Who i Make It Great. By A. R. GROH. Fellow citizens, I “hold no brief” for the Nebraska farmers, but [ “yield to no man” in my admiration for them and I “point with pride” to the experiences of some Omaha folks on a recent automobile tour to Hastings. (Incidentally, I find nothing to "view with alarm.”) This party of young people made the westward trip without incident in one day. They were going too fast to get acquainted with people along the way. On the return trip, they started out more leisurely; and bad weather conditions later in the day were the blessing in disguise that introduced them to the admirable qualities of the Nebraska farmers. “Early in the morning,” related one of the party, “we met a farmer driv- ing along with a load of watermelons. He smiled at us and said, ‘Want a watermelon?” We did. And, do you know that man wouldn't take a cent for it “Lateron we stopped at an orchard and were helping ourselves to some apples, when the owner appeared. We thought he was going to give us a calling down like farmers do to apple stealers in stories. “But he only laughed. ‘Take al} you want,’ he said. ‘I just came out be- cause I heard so much noise. I thought someone might be hurt or something.’” Then came the rain. And it kept coming. Before long the mud was hub-deep, and finally the good car came to a stop while the shades of night were falling fast. No house was in sight. There was nothing to do but wait. And wait they did, as best they could, until morning. And Here’s a Toast to Nebraska’s Hospitality and to Her Farmers Something About the Grandeur Then a brave volunteer stepped out and waded, knee-deep in mud, to a farm house. He brought back a pink- checked youth with a team of heavy horses. The horses, directed by the blushing youth, pulled the car through the mud and finally brought it to the hard ~-ound of the barnyard. Then appeared a buxom matron, the mother of the pink-checked de- liverer. “You folks must be hungry and I've got breakfast all res® aeew you,” she said. Oh, heavenly wo, ,1a08 farmers’ wife! ‘\‘Q" RS Tlere was hot po| _.,-irdm and eggs, home-made bread, delicious cof- fee, golden butter, creamy milk. And what was the price of this am- brosial fea$t? You won't believe it but it's the truth that the good wom- an of the house would.niot accept one penny. “Not one cent,” she declared. “I won't have it. I've been in the same fix and other people have donc as much for me.” The travelers rewarded the pink- cheeked youth far beyond what he considered his services worth, and then proceeded without further inci- dent to Omaha. Talk about southern hospitality! The mid-western brand is the finest ever, The farmers of the middle west have a namé™or generosity, unselfish- ness and good sense, excelled by none, The old-time farmer was supposed to “gouge” his city neighbors when- ever he got a chance. He was a dis- contented, complaining chap. There is a story about a city visitor who was congratulating a farmer on his good crops. “Well, this year, everything is good,” said the visitor. “You can't find anything to complain of.” “Waal, I dunno,” said the farmer. “There won't be no spoiled hay for the young calves.” Nothing like this today among our broad-minded, big-visioned farmers, ‘“';“_m el RAILWAY SHARES IN GREAT DEMAND Values Jufip One to Three Points and Buying is on an Enormous Scale. UNION PACIFIC LEADS RISE New York, %ept. 16—~Impressive buying of failway shares, which had its inception in yesterday’s late deal- ings, was resumed with greater activ- ity during today’s short session of the Stock exchange. The moyvement appeared to be predicted on the high ly favorable conditions under which the leading transportation roads are known to be operating and probably received additional stimulus from the recent report of the Interstate Com- merce commissidn, which showed in the lagt fiscal year the principal rail- road systems of the country had for the first time in their history made net earnings in excess of a billion dollars, Union Pacfic Leads. Today's advance was led by Union Pacific, Great Northern, St. Paul, At- chison, New York Central, the prin- c’.al coalers, Reading excepted, cot- ton carrying lines and numerous min- or issues. Gains of the first hour, in which dealings assumed enormous proportions, ranged from one to al- most three points. sion was the new record scorec\by United States Steel, at>107%4. In the main, however, industrial and re- cent favorite specialties were relegat- el to comparative obscurity. Sales of the first hour aggregated almost half a million shares, of which rails, it was es‘‘mated, supplies fully two-thirds. Steel continued to feature the in- dustrials in the second hour on a fur- ther gain to the new maximu.r of 108, with some inquiry for Colcralo Fuel, Great Northern Ore, People’s al Harvester. Maxwell, was the only strong issue in the fotor group and coppers hardened slightly, but muni- tions--and most equipments were ir- regular to heavy throughcut, Total sales aggregated almost 800, 000 shares, or at the rate of 2,000,000 {for the full day. Washington Highway Nebraska City, Neb., Sept. 16— (Special.)—The board of directors of the Business Men's association is con- sidering a plan to change the route of the proposed George Washington highway through Nebraska City, so as to take tourists through Morton park and past Arbor Lodge. The opinion of the board is that this should be done in order to show city, and when the time comes for the definite marking of the road it is be- lieved this plan will be carried out, Doctor’s Wife Thrown 1 From Auto in Accident A big auto, driven by Charles Brinn, 316 South Sixteenth street, | crashed into a small runabout at the | intersection of Nineteentir and Far- . 75,nam streets Friday night. The smal® |machinc was demolished and its oc- | cupant, Mrs. L, S. Fields, 216 Pax- | ton Court, was thrown to the strcet, | sustaining many bruises about the | bead and shoulders. | Here’s September Snow Falling in Minnesota Chicago, Sept. I ported at Little Fall | Light frosts were expected here to- Davenport, Dubuque and De | Moines, Ia., and several cities in K | sas reported frosts last night. Th | day was 45 degrees. May Pass Arbor Lodge | | strangers the points of interest in the | Another striking feature of the ses-|: LANSING STUDIES BLOCKADE ORDER Cablegram from Skinner Indi- cates it Makes Little Change in American Trading. LIST OF GOODS UNDER BAN ‘Washington, Sept. 16.—While the State department is investigating the latest British order restraining com- meree to Norway, Swéden, Denmark and Holland, officials are in some’ doubt as to whether it affects Ameris can goods already quvered by letters of assurance through the operations of the Netherlands Overseas trust. British embassy officials say it does not. They say that no change so fundamental ag that reported in Lon- don dispatches could possibly = have been made without notification to them here, The only official information béfore the State department, a cablegram from Consul General Skinner, dated September 11, seems to support the view that the new order actually works no change, for it says “it is presumed that American goods al- ready covered by letters of assur- ance will not be stopped.” Many Articles Under Ban. The message from Consul General Skinner follows: “Announcement has been made that no further export licenses or other facilities will be given until October 1, or until further notice by the Brit- ish government, for the shipment of the following goods to the countries named: Denmark—Animal ofls and fats, apricot kernels, borate of lime, borax and borax coripounds, bristles, egg yolk and albumen, rass geeds, hair, meat, sago, starches, sul- phur, powdered tale, taploca, tea, vegetas ble fibers, vegetable olls, and ofl seeds, (rx- cluding soya seeds). Norway—Beef casings, borax and borax compounds, cocoa, coffee, nickel, | pitch, sheep skins, powdered: tale, tar and thr ofl. Sweden—Antimony, apricot kernels, bin- der twine, bristles, carnauba wax, casein, caslngs, cocon, corkwood, coffee, dried fruft, gums (except shellac), halr, honey, leathor, margarine, (raw materials using in manu- GitiAmsiean ShparandiL etkton | facture of), meat, peach kernels, plum ker- nels, rice, rosin, spices, starches, sisal, steel, (Eixh speed), tea, turpentine and turpentine oil. Netherlands—Blsculits, bristles, eggs, egg yolkc and egg albumen, fish oll, fruit, nuts and kernels, gums, hair, honey, matches, piteh, preserved and canned goods, phur, spirits, spices, arches, rubber and balata, powdered talc, tar, vegetable fibers and yeast, “Holders of unexhausted licenses for the shipment of goods named are directed to communicate with the war trade department. The foregoing re- strictions have been agreed to by the allies and applied to shipments from the United Stated. The articles men- tioned are those which have been sup- plied to the countries concerned in quantities alleged to exceed the hor- mal requirements of such countries. As stocks decline articles will be re- moved from the list of prohibtion. “The Netherlands Overseas trust has been advised to issue no further permits for goods covered by this no- tice. It is presumed that American goods already covered by letters of assurance will nto be stopped.” Say Policy Unchanged. Absolutely no change of policy has been made by England in months, according to officials of the British embassy, The plan to allow only enough im- ports into neutral states contiguous to Germany to provide them with such a stock of goods as they con- sumed before the war, the British of- ficials say, has been in operation for months, . They point out that when the stock in @ny country is reached no more “letters of assurance” are given to Americans and no more licenses are given to British exporters, The modification officials consider of benefit principally to their insrance companies, but & will also aid “black- 15.—Snow was re-|listed” American ‘concerns in moving , Minn,, today.| their_merchandise by allowing them | to obtain British underwritings. Offi- cials here believe the real motive is to enable British marine underwriters to hold American insurance business ninimum temperatuie in Chicago to-| and not lose it through operation of | the “blacklist.” - | i The Kite-Flying Contest Contagion - MILITARY TRAINING Carranza Says with Every Man Taught to Fight Army Can- not Run Over Civilians. NATION’'S DAY IS OBSERVED Mexico City, Sept. 16.—Militarism was recommended and universal milis tary training advocated in Mexican independence day celebration speech- es here today by Felix” Palavicini, | minister of public instruction: in" the de facto cabinet. Palavicini spoke as the unofficial representative of Gen- eral .Carranza. The speaker declared that while it was the intention to establish a strong government in Mexico it was not intended that such a govelnment should be controlled by military pow- er alone. Universal military training, the minister said, would fulfill the plans of the de facto government be- cause when each citizen had been made a trained soldier there would be ho chance for the army to control and “run over those engaged in civil pur-! suits.” ’ The 106th anniversary of Mexican independence was being celebrated today throughout the republic. Commissioners Consult Bliss. New London, Conn., Sept. 16.—The American members of the American- Mexican joint commission which is seeking a solution of the international problems arising from the Mexican situation, in the alsence of the Mexi- can_commissioners studied today the subject, to be discussed at the re- sumption of sessions next week. General Tasker H. Bliss, who | pointed out to the commission the ne- | cessity for border protection by Mex- ican troops in event that American forces are withdrawn, was called into the consultation. | It is. believed unlikely, however, that the carlier meetings of the com- mission will deal with this phase of the situation. It is more probable the Mexican affairs affected by the Amer- icans as the more basic points at issue will be considered. Zulus Solve Eugenics Problems with Clubs Chicago, Sept. 16.—A club is the solution of " the eugenics problem among the Zulus of Africa, said J. H. Balmer, for thirty-two years a resi- dent of that country, before the Inter- national Lyceum convention here last night. . : “When a baby is born to Zulu par- ents and it appears to be below the Zulu standard, it is given a gentle wallop over the head,” he explained, “After that there is a funeral.” Retail Credit Men to Choose Officers Tuesday Election of directors of the Retail Credit Men's association is to be held in a meeting at the Fontenelle hotel Tuesday cvening, September 19, Din- ner will be served at 6:30. Officers for the ensuing years are to be ap- pointed at this meeting also. An outline of the proposed work for the new financial department is to be re- ported. Music and song is to be sprinkled into the program. Bulgarians Evacuate The Town of Kastoria Athens (Via London), Sept. 15— The Bulgarians have given up the town of Kastoria, southwest of Florina. However, they 1)3} urcuriml the heights of Coryba, fortifying them against a possible advance of the en- Announcement! For the special benefit of our.women readers, The Bee has arranged for a **Home Economics De- partment'' to be con- " ducted by Miss Trma H. Gross of the Domestic Science Department, Central High School, This new feature will begin next week. Fuller details later. Coming! Watch for It! i President Wilson's Sister, Mrs., Howe, Dies at New London New London, Conn,, Sept. 16— Mrs. Annie Howe, only sister of Pres- ident Wilson, died at her apartments in a local hotel carly today. Mrs. Howe had been extremely ill for about a week with peritonitis and the end had been expected at any mo- ment for the last two days, The president came here last Monday, re- turning Wednesday to Shadow Lawn, Mrs. Howe was too weak to recog- nize him, Mrs. Howe came here from her Philadelphia home in the early sum- mer with her niece, Miss Margaret Wilson, daughter of the president. Her health had long been impaired. With her were her two sons, George Howe of North Carolina and Wilson Howe of Richmond, Va., and a daugh- ter, Mrs. Cothran of Philadelphia, be- sides Miss Wilson, There will be no funeral services here, the body being taken later in the day to Columbia, S. C., where it will arrive about noon on Monday. President Wilson will join the fu- neral party at some point not yet de- termined, Long Branch, Sept. 16.—On, receipt of news that his sister, Mrs. Annie Howe, died early today at New Lon- don, President Wilson cancelled an engagement to speak in St. Louis next Wednesday. }fi: is expected, how- ever, to go to Baltimore September 25 to speak before the National Grain Dealers association. The president will attend Mrs. Howe's fun which will be held at Columbia, S, C, Big Building at Minneapolis Burns Minneapolis, Minn., Sept. 16.—Fire starting in an unoccur ied building to- day caused a loss estimated at $300,- 000, endangered the lives of guests of two small hotels who were forced into the strect thinly clad, and for a time threatened to sweep the entire wholesale district. One building was destroyed and several nearby struc- tures badly damaged. The police believe tramps sleeping in the vacant building started the fire. Thirty Carloads of Autos Come Direct from Factory A special train of thirty flat cars carrying ninety Buick automobiles, came in over the Rock Island. They are all for Omaha territory and are all sold to city people and those of al tente forces in that sector nearby towns. They v hipped on flat cars owing to the ty of box- cars, and in making the trip from the factory were in charge of a special watchman during the entire time en- route I TRANSIT COMPANY PREPARES 10 FIGHT May Make Oonspiracy Oharge Against Union Officials Pro- moting Bympathy Strike. | ALLIED 'UNIONS VOTING New York, Sept. 16~-While labor leaders were perfecting plans for a sympathetic walkout by 75,000 work- ers to aid the striking railway anen, officials of the Interborough-Rapid Transit company, against.which the fight is principllly.dinétéd, discussed today the possibillty of instituting ac- tion charging conspiracy against the union leaders, Buginess men and merchants who have suffered heavily because of the traction tieup are said to be co-oper- ating in the movement to restrain the labot leaders. James L. Quackenbush, general counsel for the Interborough, said in this connection that his assis- tants are collecting evidence of the transaction of the union leaders and that when “sufficient cumulative evi- dence had been secured and conditions so_demand, action will be taken” Mr. Quackenbush said he was cer- tain his company could obtain an in- junction restraining the strikers and their leaders from interfering with the loyal employes of the Interborough in the event such a course is deemed ad- wisable, Unions Are Voting. Several trade unions voted today for the purpose of determining their response to the call for a sympathetic strike to back up the striking street car employes. By Monday labor lead- ers expect to learn the sentiment of the longshoremen, teamsters, tide- water boatmen, coal bargemen, sta- tionary engineers and firemen, They assert 70,000 men will be called out. The union leaders announce the ma- jority of the members of the machin- ists’ union, totalling 25,000, have voted to strike, Should the longshoremen, boatmen and coal barge workers go out the strike leaders say virtually all work along the water front will be tied up. Roumania Prohihits Sale of All Liquors Berlin, Sept, 16—(By Wireless to Sayville.)—According to the Vossiche Zeitung Russia has induced Rou- mania to prohibit absolutely the sale 1 of liquors, and to consent®to the ap- pointment of Russians as members of the Roumanian secret police and department of finance and as com- | manders of the forts '« northeast- | ern Roumania and administrators of the railroads. The newspaper says a person who was in Bucharest when | Roumania declared war against Aus- tria says a member of the Petrograd | | Jews, killing three and wounding a large number, -+ | United Mine Workers Nominate Officers Indianapolis, Ind., Sept. 16.—Nomi- nations for international officers of the United Mine Workers of America have just been concluded and Inter- national Secretary William Green sent out notices from the headquar- | ters here today to candidates who | have been nominated. The nominees | haye until October 1 to aceept. |+ President John P, White of Iowa, who is a candidate for re-election, re- | ceived nominations from 936 locals, (and John H! Walker .of Illinois was nominated for the presidency by 329 'local unions. Sccretary Green and | Vice President Frank J. Hayes prac- tically have no opposition, it was an- | nounced. | | {Kaiser in Personal Telegram THE WEATHER WARMER SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. TEUTON ALLIES GAIN A DECISIVE VICTORY IN EAST Reports Defeat of Russians and Roumanians in | Dobrudja. |BATTLE ON A LONG, LINE Fighting Touches Five Points Along Former Roumanian Frontier, Says Report. police force led a mob which attacked$ |BIG GUN DUEL ON STRUMA | | Sofia, Friday, Sept. 15.~(Via Lon- | don, Sept, 16.)—The official account | of the victory won by German and | Bulgarian troops which are invading | castern Roumania, issued here today, | says the battle ended yesterday with | the “complete destruction” of the | Roumanians, who'are retreating along | the entire line, | “On_the Roumanian, front," the | statement says, “the great battlt on !the line of the Alina lake and the | villages of Parachioi, Abataat, Musu- /bey and-Karaomer cnded Thursday | with the complete destruction of the i enemy. The enemy is retreating along | the entire line, energetically pursued by our troops. “The number of prisoners and the amount of booty taken is now being computed. The second, fifth, ninth, nincteenth Roumanian divisions, the sixth Russian division, a mixed Serb- jan division and three divisions of Russian cavalry participated in the fighting.” { Berlin, Sept. 16.—(Via London.)— | The Teutonic allies in Dobrudja have gained a decisive victory over | the Russian and Roumanian forces, says an official telegram from Em- peror William to the empress, The telegram was forwarded yes- terday and as officially given out ~eads: “Field Marshal von Mackensen just informs me that the’ Bulgarian-Tur- kish-German troops in Dobrudja have gained a decisive \'ictor'v’over the Russo-Roumanian forces.” 3 Field Marshal von Mackeugen, in command of the troops of the central powers;in the Balkans, has decisively defeated the Roumaniahs and Rus- sians in the provigee of Dobrudja and is now pursuing®hem, says the offi- cial statement issued by the German army headq VLA, . Sofia Reports Gains. _ngiu. Sept. 14.—(Via Landon.)— *Fighting all along the line on thé Roumanian and Macedonian’ fronts with the Bulgarians having the ad- vantage is reported in today’s official war office statement which says: “On the.Danube, the enemy inef- fectively shelled Kaldovo and the vil- lage of Vavidoveu. Weak enemy de- tachments twice attempted to reach the villages of Kostol, Malka-Var- bitza and Goemaurabitza. “In Dobrudja .fighling. which de- veloped on the liné running through Oltena Lake, Parkeny, Aptast, Mussa- bey.and Tjisutkeny aionx the former Roumanian frontier, is preceeding in our favor, The enemy has been re- pulsed, suffering great loss. “On’ Lake Ostrovo there has been minor infantry activity. In the Mog- lenica_valley the activity is increas- ing. The énemy repeatedly but un- successfully attacked Bahovo hill, the heights of Kovil and ‘Bayuktskh. All the attacks were repulsed with heavy losses, 4 p “On hoth sides of the Vardar and on the Struma front there have been vigorous artillery engagemcnts.” Serbs Defeat Bulgars, Saloniki (Via London), Sept, 16.— The Bulgarians are falline back in disorder toward Monastir, pursued by the victorious Serbians, according to an official statement issued at Ser- bian headquarters. The text of the stntemcu&follows: “After two days’ artillery prepara- tions and the occupation of the en- emy's posts, our troops carried out a decisive attack on the principal Bul- garlqn positions in the direction of ‘lorina, which was crowned with complete success. The Bulzarian po- sitions atMalkanidze and Malarekar are now in our hands, and General Bcg’adjcifi's army is retiring in dis- order toward Monastir, pursued by our victorious troops. “We made a large number of pris- oners and captured twenty-nine guns, including several of heavy caliber, The Bulgarian losses are enormous. One Bulgarian regiment los* * 1,500 men. Our troops have alrcady de- scended into the plain of Florjna. et BRI S LS B E2) Bee Want-Ads |Are Making the Greatest Progress 1483 MORE Paid Want-Ads last week tlan same week year ago. - No other Omaha newspaper is making anywhere near the progress in the Want-Ad col- umns as The Bee. For more than 28 -consecutive weeks Bee Want-Ads have gained over 1,000 PAID ADS per week. This is the.best pos- sible proof of the great pop- | ularity of Bee Want-Ads,