Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, November 19, 1916, Page 2

FAKE RACE SCHEME STARTS IN OMAHA Wire Tappers, Believed to Be Former Mabray Mikers, Swindle Farmer. WINDS UP IN DES MOINES (From a Staff Corresponilent.) Des Moines, Ia., Nov. 18.—(Spe- cial Telegram.)—Wire tappers, he- lieved to be members of the former Maybray gang, successfully swindled John Swanson, a wealthy farmer of Huron, S. D., out of $7,000 in a fake broker office in Des Moines, Wed- | nesday. | Swanson reported the matter to the { police Friday night. Efforts to keep the affair quiet failed. The police are ooking for three men suspects in the case. | Mr. Swanson was approached by a man in Omaha a few days ago who represented himsef to be a rich farmer from Centerville, 1a. The two bhe- came close friends and took in the sights around the Nebraska metro- polis together. Finally they met a third man, who informed them of a “sure thing” in Des Moines. The new acuaintance knew of a place where bets could be place on horse races all over the country. It was known as the Des Momes horse race exchange, he said. He war go- ing to Des Moines to place a few bets. He told Swanson and his com- panion he had cleaned up a tidy sum a few days begore at the exchange. Swanson and the Centerville man came to Des Moines with the stranger. In an office room they first bought wheat and sold out at a profit and then bet on fake races. Typhus Fever at Fort Madison. Five cases of typhus fevér.were re- ported to the State Board of Health| today from Fort Madison. This dread disease, which is sometimes known as ship fever, is said to have been | brought to Fort Madison by a Mex- ican. The State Board of Health has arranged to send a man down to Fort Madison at once. All of the cases have been quarantined, the Fort Madison authorities report. The most rigid measures will be enforced to keep the disease from spreading. This is one of the diseases which has been prevalent in the armies of Europe and which the American authorities have been on the alert to keep out of this country. It is thought that it may have gotten into Mexico through immigration from the European war zone and from Mexico thus come into the United States. This is the first time in the history of the state, according to Dr. Summer, secretary of the State Board of Health, that such a disease has entered Iowa. On receiving the news today Dr. Summer at once went into consulta- tion with Governor Clarke regarding measures which might be adopted to prevent its further spread in the state, ‘! Buttermakers May Meet Here. The next annual meeting ‘of the National Creamery Buftermakers' as- sociation may be held in Des Moines, W. B. Barney, state! dairy’ and food ommissigner, who returned today from apolis, where he has been attending the annual meeting of this organization, invited it to come here. The invitation has been taken under advisement by the executive commit- tee. Milwaukee and Columbus, O., are after it. Logan Goes to Border. _ General Guy E. Logan left yester- day for the border for an official in- spection of the Iowa National Guard. his is the first opportunity the state adjutant general has had since mob- ilization to inspect the troops on the border. For many weeks after the de- g.rtuu of the troops he was kept usy in attending to the numerous details in regard to the troops. Supreme Court Judges File. William Theophilus of Davenport, unguccessful candidate for supreme judge, expended $4,820.90 on his cam- , 80 his expense account shows. e reccived in contributions $1,380. Horace E. Deemer spent $1,220.83. His statement shows no receipts. W. D. Evans spent .98 and had no receipts. Horace M. Havner of Ma- erggo. elected attorney general, spent $350. Sant Kirkpatrick of Ottumwa, democratic candidate for congress in the Sixth district, spent $315.60. John C. Pryor of Council Bluffs, demo- cratic candidate for congress in the Ninth district, expended $652.84. Thomas Guthrie, elected judge in Polk county, spent $158.25. Russians Bring Down a Zeppelin Petrograd, Nov. 18—(Via London.) —Russian troops near Srany, south- cast of Pinsk, have brought down a large Zeppelin airship. The crew of sixteen was captured. SPEAKS BEFORE OMAHA FINE ARTS SOCIETY—Stockton Ax- son talks on Rudyard Kipling and militarism. fnf Stockton Axson, Works of Art Are Seen in Trenches 0f the War Zone (Correspondence of The Assoclated Pras.) French Front, Nov. 10.—An expo- sition of “Art at the Front,” com- posed of the creations of soldiers of the French army, now on view at Compiegne, includes contributions from every branch ofthe service. Pictures in oils and water colors, colored crayons and pencil, charcoal and burnt: wood are displayed side side with statuettes carved out of chalk or soft stone or modelled in &hsler, colored to represent nature. etal objects made of shell cases, hammered in beautiful designs, to form flower holders and lamps, and splinters of steel shells made into pa- per weights and ink stands; rifle cartridges transformed into pen and Eencil holders, paper cutters, thim- les and other useful things; fuses made into finger and napkin rings, luncr work baskets fashioned out of the long wicker cases in which load- ed profectiles for the big' guns are conveyed to the firing lines—all give evidence that art goes together with war. Many of the pictures exhibit a strength which can never be found in any academical salon. They all rep- resent objects of actuality, as seen by the men themselves, and reproduced in such a way as to bring home to those who see them the conditions under which the soldiers live in face of the enemy. There is no idealism or fantasy in the men’s work—all is realism. This, however, does not pre- vent many of the artists from por- traying humor in its broadest sense, for the. soldier in' the field is very keen on the comic side, and some of the caricatures are excellent, Jre e ety ik Telephoning in' Sweden Is Difficult Job Now (Correspondence of The Assoclated Press.) Stockholm, Oct. 9.—Although the last Riksdag increased from four to nearly seven millions crowns, the usual appropriation for new telephone lines, the traffic has again caught uj with and overtaken the existing facili- ties, and the officials in charge of telephones and telegraphs are work- ing out a plan calling for the installa- tion of a grclt number of new trunk- lines in the coming year. The per- centage of yearly increase of demands on the lines is steadily growing great- er. It was 59 per cent in 1912-1913, rose to 7.3 the following year, to 7.5 in 1914-1915, and exceeded the last named figure in 1915-1916. Users of the Ionu. istance lines, partcularly be- tween Stockholm and Malmo, com- plain that they frequently have to wait two hours for a clear wire. A Good Imitation, “‘Are there any desperadoes rts?" asked the Natfonal Gua d_recently arrived in Arizona. answered the obliging Do you see that fel- other end of the counter enjoying soda?" in these rdsman who he hasn't got his make-up on now, but when he's made up he looks hat &’ moving picture congern in him $20 0 Post. DO NOT BELQONGTO ANY ROSENBLATT'S [ THAT IS ALL. THANX YOu PRICES RUST - Dr. McKenney Says: We Please You or Refund Your Money 0 a week for his LOOKS UPON OMAHA AS AN ART CENTER THE OMAHA cxpense, sent to the association a very valuable painting by Pierre Jean Clays, with the request that it be hung temporarily with our collection, | | This painting represents two sailing | | vessels in the harbor at Antwerp. “Pierre Jean Clays is a Belgian of | John Lee Webster, President of | quitc a reputation. He is a Chevalier , Friends of Art Association, Pleased With Work. DISPLAY ROOM IS NEEDED John Lee Webster, president of the Friends of Art association, is greatly pleased with the strides being made by the organization in the matter of | attracting the attention of noted ar- to Omaha as a coming art- center. The Fine Arts’ exhibit, which opens at the Hotel Fonenelle tonight at 7 o'clock and continues for ten days, is made up of paintings from the brush of contemporary artists recog- nized as standing at the head of their profession. Already the association with a membership of more than 200, all wealthy men of the city, is amply financed for the next five years and the only difficulty nqw seems to be to secure a suitable place in which fo hang the pictures sccured. Up to this time the pictures acquired by the association have been hung in one of the rooms of the public library building, but the available space there is limited and if pictures are to be acquired, rooms elsewhere must be secured in the not far distant future. Speaking of some of the things that the Friends of Art has accomplished recently, Prasident Webster said: Is Securing Recognition. “The Friends of Art association is rapidly becoming recognized as an or- ganization worthy of attention. Its late purchase of tKe painting by Jules Breton, gave it a reputation among artists and art dealers throughout the country, “Mr. Ainslee of New York, has lately written a letter in which he states: ‘I take pleasure in presenting to your art association with my com- pliments, the painting by Frank C. Penfold, “The Ferry at Longpre.”’ “This is a very large canvas rep- resenting a lady rowing a boat acro the ferry. The'background is an ex- tensive landscape with the light and shade that comes from an evening sunset. The Friends of Art associa- tion has accepted the gift and the painting has been hung in the public library. “Mr. Ai tists of the Legion of Honor of France and has received the “Order of Leopold” in Belgium. His paintings have been selling in Europe at several thousand dollars each and one of them sold in New York for $3,550. The one which Mr. Ainslec has requested our | association to hang in our collection is considered a very good example of | this artist’s work and it will soon be placed in a window at Burgess-Nash store for temporary public exhi- bition."” | An Inspiring Letter Written by a Patriotic American Mother. The war in Europe has touched us lightly; but it seemed a few weeks ago that we too should soon be | fighting, though in another war. Our mothers were asked to give their sons i to guard the Mexican border, and if needs be to fight. How did they answer? Here is the letter of one mother whose two sons wished to go: “I am not the kind of a woman to hold either of you back from the call of your country. To my mind there is no higher honor than a soldier's duty faithfully performed; and even though my heart might break with the sorrow of giving you two up, I should hang my head in shame if either of you proved unworthy. “So if you find that the honurable lthing to do is to share in your com- ipany's duty, do it, my boy, with a free heart. There is nothing finer, braver or truer in the life of a man than to follow your flag when your country is in danger, and no mother is worthy the honor of having borne a son who would hold him in a coward’s or a shirker's place.” Such a letter as that should put courage into a man of straw, and in all ages all good women have written or said the same thing, although not always so beautifully or with such dignity. Richard Lovelace addressed | his noble couplet to his sweetheart, | but highminded women have always addressed it to their men: “I could not love thee, much, Loved I not honor more.” —Youth’s. Companion. dear, so Persistence Is the Cardinal Virtue in Advertising. “LOVED I NOT HONOR MORE.”| SUNDAY BEE: NOVEMBER | | sive 19, 1916. RADICALS REIGN OVER ARGENTINA Public Favors New Govern- ment, But Stormy Session Seems to Be Outlook. URUGUAY FUSS SETTLED (Correspondence of The Associated Press.) Buenos .‘Aires, Nov. 1.—The first radical government in the history of the Argentine, which took office on October 12, has begun its six years’ term under favorable auspices, so far as public opinion is concerned, but in other respects under rather depres- conditions. The prolonged drouth, relieved only by light show- ers in parts, has caused serious ap- prehension regarding crops and the finances of the country are by no means encouraging. The new government, furthermore, will be compelled to conclude or quash much ambitious legislation which was initiated by the recent ad- ministration. Among the schemes ! left pending are a sound money bill, an intermediate school education bill and a pension measure for railroad and civil service employes. All of these measures are highly conten- tious and the new government may have difficulty in disposing of them to the satisfaction of the public. During the change of government just effected the cordial relations ex- isting between Argentina and her neighbors were demonstrated by spe- cial embassies from the surrounding states. Numerous speeches indicated a firm resolve to maintain and strengthen the bonds of friendship. Relations with Uruguay have as- sumed a particularly favorable posi- tion, because the long standing con- troversy with the Argentine in regard to the island of the Upper Uruguay river has been disposed of. A treaty between the two countries has just been signed and ratified. Jurisdic- tion has been decided by the position of the islands with regard to the cen- ter of the, navigable channel. This natural settlement of an old question has given general satisfaction in South America, the adoption of the modern conception in regard to river frontiers having established a prece- dent by which it is believed identical questions may be settled. The reports of ravages wrought by locusts in arable and grazing dis- PLAN GREAT LOAN _ FOR JEWS' BENEFIT 7 | Would Place Those in Europe Beyond Reach of Suffer- | ing After War. Loses Cash Register But Money s Safe While G. F. David, 1711 North Twenty-fourth street, was making change in the back of his store, some onc entered by the front door and stole the cash register. continue to be serious. tricts usual, in periods of drouth, the in- STATEMENT BY MAGNES vading insects are more voracious and penetrate further in search of} food. The inefficiency of the locust fighting organization—a permanent and costly one—is being insisted upon. Though the spring has set in rather cold and variable the locusts have already spread over the north- ern provinces and found their way to the province of Buenos Aires in great numbers. During the last twenty years many systems for stamping out this discouraging plague have been tried, but this new invasion demon- strates fully the small value of any scheme yet devised. Belgians Are Deported to Work in Munition Factories (Correspondence of The Associated Press.) The Hague, Netherlands, Nov. 2.— About 2| unemployed in the Bel- gian city of Ghent have been deport- ed to Germany for work in munition factories, according to news from the frontier. A compulsory registration of unemployed took place a few days since, and the present labor com- pulsion is the sequel thereto. For- mer employes of various engineering works at (!;hent. who gave no heed to the call, were seized in their beds at night by German soldiers and thrown into prison, it is alleged. Other instances of the imposition { of forced labor have recently occurred also at Bruges, Eekloo, near Ghent, and other places. All signs indicate that Germany is determined, so far as possible, to utilize the considerable available supply of Belgian labor to make good the ever-increasing mili- tary drain on its own man power. New York, Nov. 18.—Plans to make a gigantic loan described as “onc of the largest in the history of the world,” without interest, to place the Jews of Europe definitely beyond the reach of suffering after the war, were announced here tonight by Dr. Judai L. Magnes, who returned recently from a tour of investigation abroad, as the official representative of the joint distribution committee of funds for Jewish war sufferers. The proposal has the endorsement of prominent Jews in New York City, Dr. Magnes stated. It was (j\phhml that the proposed loan is distinct fron the fund of $10,000,000, now being raised for immediate succor of stary ing Jews in Europe. Further details of the plan will be revealed by Dr Magnes at a mass meeting here on December 21, that will be attended by representative men from all parts ol the country. ¢ Dr. Magnes explained that only by co-operation of Jews in the United States, and by the setting aside of a vast sum for purposes of rehabilita- tion, can the desired results be accom- plished. Flotation of the foan will be along the line of the policy known as ‘“gemiluth chasodim,” meaning “acts of loving kindness,” originated by the Jews of Russia and Poland, and which resulted in this country in the organization of Jewish free loan so- cieties, which lend sums of from $5 to $200 without interest and no se- curity other than an endorsement. A Fautly Memory. Sandy Rogers was an old station master in Scotland. He was a plous man, but, like many other railroad men, he was at times a little profane. Sandy attended a dinner of the Burns soclety one evening and ar rived home after midnight in a decidedly mellow condition. He undressed himself with some difficulty and went down on his knees beside the bed, where he sent forth some incoherent mutterings that awoke his wite. “What's the matter, Sandy?" she asked “Are ye no feelin' well?" “A'm feelin’ a’richt,” replied Sandy, “but a canna mind a dammed word o ma prayers."—Boston Transcript. War Telegraphers Get “Nerves.” The scores of men who have been trained in the last few months as telegraphers for England’s new army are complaining of ‘“nerves. Several have claimed the work is o trying they have found themselves at- tempting to read the Morse tode into every succession of sounds they hear. The trot of a horse or the honking of a motor car horn, they say, invariably ‘spell out some weird messages, The drumming of the rain on the roof, the clatter of the army service wagons and even the patter of machine-gun bullets come to the nervous telegraphers as code messages.—Pall Mall Gazette. mm—— Belding Bros. Silks Omaha by this stor be worth seeing. Dainty Kimonas From Japan * OUR OWN IMPORTATIONS The Store for Blouses makes this interesting an- nouncement with pleas- ure, believing that Oma- ha women will be en- thusiastic in their ap- proval of these Far-East styles. $6.50. $3.95. They are washable. Colors are dye fast. S0RQSIS SHOES Sold in Omaha Exclusively by the Thompson-Belden Store still style in footwear. A new lac are sold exclusively in Monday’s display will Chappe Silk Kimonas, Crepe Kimonas, beauti- fully embroidered by hand; a special, $1.95. Other models, $2.95, $3.50, 3 The last express brought | another new Sorosis boot, the vamp of dark gray kid, the top light gray buck. ' You'll Be Proud to Wear These New | Washable Kid Gloves They are so satisfactory 2.d al- | ways clean, as they wash well with so little trouble. ‘The new shades of Newport, cham- pagne, putty, and, of course, | white, $1.75 a pair. l Cape and Mocha Gloves, for Cold Days, $1.50, $1.75 Gray, brown, tan, or black, as you prefer. Quite correct for winter wear. Expert Fitters. | Women’s Pure Thread | Silk Hose $1.25 a pair In goodness, great; in price, small A very desirable number, all pure thread silk, in black, | white and colors; made with a flare top and soles of lisle. $1.25 a pair. e Thoneson Benmé&lo Those Who Make Selections Now Will Find Christmas Stocks Very Complete Leather Novelties Suggest Many Gift Possibilities Shopping lists, Books for notes, etc., Button Bags, Needle Books, - Tie and Collar Cases, Collar Bags, Hand- kerchief Cases, Tour- ist Writing Cases, Traveling Cases, fit- ted with requisite iv- ory comb, brush, mir- ror and manicure ar- ticles. For a small outlay one can select a really delightful gift in leather. The Men’s Shop Complete assortments of haberdashery at fair A Redfern Corset will create proper fig- ure lines and still be comfortable. _$3.50 pair. ~ THE WINTER SEASON Will Know No Finer - FOX FURS . b The most choice pelts obtainable have been used in these newest fur fashions. Tomorrow we will take great pleasure in showing this comprehensive collection of lux- urious Fox Sets, which are quite a departure from the ordinary. Taupe Fox - - - $135 and $150 a set Black Fox - - $ 67.50 and $ 90 a set Taupe Lynx - - $100 a set | MOLESKIN, HUDSON SEAL, MINK ARE FAVORED FOR THE PRESENT SEASON The Fur Shop, Second Floor j‘ p— e “It is 1 to te prices, but it is service I d- 3 | vertising ne;.:m:;::?zi::i-th: u:rice: :n merely incidencul a::il :he Asslzp l:tl‘;:ei:l' . s A Fur Coats | It of effici i thods of doing business.' My whol . | | B o s vk o et Christmas HandKerchiefs & ; terials can make it. | 2 i 1 1 : \ : In Most Attractive Varieties f Heaviest Brid \ [ ot o Ta b | et gryon - SR $4.00 g e I SR Individual Charm and Distinction Boot 221 Woadsr Platers ' I | The best seltla)ctlons will gt P A ti i 4 Gold Crown......... . “-00 worth $15 to m.’i's 's o l :got\}'];flg:sflg i v‘:};:{: 2 g:::y ‘e:n,elgcoto g‘;f;s. ikt To view the latest offerings of Fashion is to see this complete display. Nothing worthy has been left out— $105 to $450 With Very Attractive Médels for $275, $285, $295 | sort imaginable will greet 2 Plain and embroidered lin- | the first comers. en centers, 14c and 25c. Glove Handkerchiefs, a nov- elty, 15¢, 25¢, 50c. Children’s Handkerchiefs, in gaily decorated boxes, in- itials and colored embroid- McKENNEY DENTISTS 14th and Farnam Sts. 1324 Farnam Street. Phone Douglas 2872. Lovely squares of Madei_ra and French hand embroid- ery, from 50c to $16. ‘A particularly pleasing se- Free Examina- tion. No Students. lection of distinctive pat- NOTICE—Out-of-town patrons i terns, priced at 50c. eries, 25¢ a box. wan gt Flated, Crownsy Bridgss 4 To the Right as You Enter, and There Are the Handkerchiefs. ! und Fillings Complete in'1 Day, | Attendsats. l ot bbbl |