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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-06-03
Big YIELD FROM SUGAR BETS
Territory About One Factory in Mon
tana Highly Productive.
ACREAGE NEARING THE LIMIT
Productive Area Can Only he
Increased by Additional Plants
for the Reduction of
Pulp.

HELENA, Mont. June 2-(speciaL)-
The only beet sugar factory in Montana
is at Billings. in the Yellowstone valley,
which was built few years ago at n
cost Of f1,25O.OOO and produces annually 25,-
10000 pounds Of sugar
Last year 1900 acres were planted to
sugar beets to supply this factory. This
year the acreage will be somewhat in
creased. but until additional factories are
provided the cultivation OF this crop will
be limited TO q region within a short haul
OF billings. The success OF both factory
and growers Will no doubt lead to the
erection OF other factories and the ex-
tension Of the cultivation Of sugar beets
which produce abundanty and OF high
saccharine strength in many parts of
Montana, where they have been grown as
an experiment.
Sugar beets arc raised on irrigated land.
One settler on the Huntley government
reclamation project planted forty acres In
sugar beets and the net returns for his
crop were $500 The champion grower is
Perry Young, who has made affidavit that
in the year 1910 he harvested 1875 tons OF
sugar beets from 60 acres of land the
gross value OF the yield being $9O957 an
average OF S131.s5 to the acre. c. o. Stout
OF Ballentine realized 1856 an acre on a
yield of 31.6 acres or a clear profit of S55
per acre.
Returns of the fifty best crops in the
Billings territory representing 1880 acres
show an average yield OF 1854 tons to the
acre. The average value of the crop per
acre was S10O.sO. Throughout the district
the net revenue exceeded $50 per acre.
Much Of the cultivation is done by con-
tract, the cost rarely exceeding $50 an acre.
In addition to the profit from the sale OF
beets the tops have selling value as we'll
as the pulp. Both are good food for cattle
and sheep, many thousands of which are
fattened in the neighborhood of the factory
and shipped to the stock yards.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-06-03
MasInE. Of an old snort.

Tomorrow morning doesn't have 10 he
one OF those mornings after
Just clear each Jump-and you'll stick
for the distance.
You don't have 20 stand for the elbow,
stun In the straight and narrow path
Despair sits still with his hands in his
lcp-6ut desperation starts Something
III the. game looks pretty bad buy two
bits worth OF lilacS and tote 'em home
and roll In 'em.
We've never discovered the truth that's
Fald to be IN wine-unless the other fellow
was telling II.
Several times when they've got us out
on limb. we've found Il covered with
blossoms
When we're laying down the law 10
others. were Jes' tellin' 'en: hut when
they try 70 convince us. why. they're bully
ing us.
Every time we fall to IMAGINING the
pitcher Is 50 Skeeart OF US that he's going
20 walk US, he lobs 'em right through the
groove and the arbitrary man in the blue
suit says we're Out-NeW York World
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-06-03

this point according to a standard river
gauge at the Rainbow power site dam, fell !
one foot in thirty-six hours.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-06-03
BRONZE is PREPARING
TWO NEW ORDINANCES
To Give the Fire warden More Power
and 20 Create Examining
Board.

Two ordinances, one for creating new
examining board for electrical engineers
and the other giving the city fire warden
power to regulate the installation Of fire
escapes on new buildings, are being drawn
by Clifford Bronze, assistant city attorney.
Mr.. Bronze hopes to get both ready for in
PRODUCTION into the city council next week
The ordinance for examiners will provide
for a board of three to be composed Of
practical electricians, and will be drawn
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-06-03

along the lines Of the prevailing ordinance
which governs plumbers examinations. 1t
will also do away with the present board
which is composed Of the city electrician.
chief OF the fire department and building
inspector.
The fire ordinance Will give the city
warden power to force the placing Of fire
escapes at practical locations and will dele
gate him with authority to force hotel
owners to change the escapes when they
are so situated that they can be reached
only through a room
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-06-03
FAREWELL TO REV. F. D. zAUGe
Pastor Of the First Reformed Church
a. to Leave 20 Take Up
New work.

farewell reception win be given TO
Rev. T. s. zaugg and wife pastor Of the
First Reformed church. Tuesday evening,
June 6. s to 10 o'clock. at the church.
Pastors OF the city and friends are corr
daily invited.
Mr. zauEg leaves in few, days for North
Carolina. where he takes up pastoral work
under the direction Of the Home Mission
board of the Reformed church
Persistent Advertising is the Road to Big
Returns.
Evening journal., 1911-12-07
FERRIS SCHOOL
BOYS IN COURT
ON THEFT CHARGES

Percy Stokes, colored, a former in
mate of the Ferris Industrial School,
was held under $500 bail for the
upper court by Judge Cochran this
morning on the charge Of breaking
and entering the store OF Ernest L.
Jones, at No. S35 Orange street Jones
said the place was entered from the
rear and about seven packs of cigar
cites and 100 pennies taken from a
slot machine. Patrolman Bradford
said that Stokes had confessed 60 tho
robbery. He found 81 pennies and
three packs OF cigarettes on the boy.
The boy, who is rather small for his
age. the officers said, was II years
old, according to4his sisteT. but .tbt
boy claimed he was but Is years OF
age. Agent Stout, Of the $. =. c. c..
said that Stokes was II years old.
Claude Bryan, another colored boy
and also former inmate of the Ferris
School, was accused Of stealing three
pairs of trousers from the store OF
p. Lista, at No. 210 West Seventh
street, and was held under $500 bail
for the upper court.
Evening journal., 1911-12-07
INSPECT THE
NEW CAPITOL.

DOVER, Del. Dec. 7-Governor
Pennewill, former Governors Ebo w.
Tunnel and Preston Lea, former Sem
ator A. B. Conner. President of the
Senate T. NJ Monaghan, Senator A. p.
Corbit and Assemblyman r. o. Cooper,
constituting the State Capitol Build
ing Commission, met here today and
inspected the work Of interior finish
and decorating now nearing COM
pletion at the State House.
Contractor Ward was allowed until
Christmas, instead Of December Is,
to complete the interior decorations.
Additional frescoers were put to work
on the routanda effects and in the
vestibule between the two house halls.
The commission decided to meet again
next Monday. There was some spirit
ed discussions over the progress of
the work.
Evening journal., 1911-12-07
FAMILY DIES
In NIGHT FIRE
Philadelphia Authorities Be-
IleVe Explosion Started
Blaze in Apartment

BY The United Press.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. Fire mar
shals are today making a rigid in
vestigation into the fire in the Marie
Apartments. a four story structure
on South Sixteenth street, in which
an entire family was burned to death
late last night.
The dead are:
Robert Balfour, Philadelphia, man
ager for the Woolworth stores.
Mrs. Robert Balfour, his wife.
Ruth Balfour, years old, their
daughter
The three charred bodies were
found huddled together in their apart
ments on the fourth floor
The origin Of the fire is a mystery.
The fire marshals on the scene Of the
fire today declare they are as yet
completely in darkness as to how the
fire started They are of the opin-
ion. however, that the blaze must
have come from an explosion Of some
kind and that the Balfours were stupi-
fed by nauseous fumes before the
smoke suffOcated them.
Evening journal., 1911-12-07
ASSAULT AND ROB MAN
OF MONEY AND WATCH
Percy Brown, EIsmere
Youth WaYIaid on Way
Home--Leff Unconscious
and Now Seriously Ill.,
HAS CLUE
TO THE ASSAILANTS

Percy Brown, aged % years, and a
son of Thomas Brown, of Elsmere.
was held up in the Union street woods
after midnight this morning. The
two highwaymen tore Browns clothes
into ribbons, took his gold watch and
money and left hmm unconscious along
the road. Brown recovered conscious
ness about 23O o'clock this morning.
and succeeded in reaching his home
somo time later. He is in bed today
as result Of the assault and at
times is in a dozen condition.
Brown had been in Wilmington and
finding he could not reach the Della
ware avenue station in time to catch
the 1920 train for Elsmere. he de-
clded 10 walk home. While passing
through Union street wood two men
appeared and grabbed him He re-
sisted as best he could and tho mon
kept up the heating.
Brown then became unconscious
and when he awole he found his
watch gone. his pockets turned in-
side out and his clothing torn. There
Is a big lump on the back of his head
Brown thinks tho men sandbagged
him.
AS a result of tho beating and tho
exposure Browns condition Is crti-
ical Detective Frank Mccoy was de-
tailed on the case this morning and
expects to make two arrests soon.
Evening journal., 1911-12-07
UNDER BOND If
HICKMAN MAKES
MORE THREATS

Alexander Hickman. colored. ac-
cused of dlsordoriy conduct. was
flied SO and cos.s by Judge Cochran
this morning and warned that n re
made any more threats he would be
placed under a heavy peace bond.
From the evidence it appeared tnat
Hickman went to the home Of
Mrs. Martha Simms, his sister-in-
law, and asked for his wife
When she said the woman was
not there he cursed her and said:
"All her people are trying to put me
in the middle" Upon being pressed
for an explanation it was found that
middle" meant trouble.
William j Willis. who was at the
house, corIoborated Mrs. Simms anc
sa' d that Alexander had said he
would kill him.
James Fox, who was with Alex
ander, denied this and the testimony
about the cursing but the court i'm
posed the fine.
Evening journal., 1911-12-07
TO PARADE UNDER
J new WHITE WAY
Market Street Business Men
Meet Tonight to Lay
% Their Plans

A committee from the Mercantile
Association and from the Mercantile
Committee of the Board Of Trade Will
meet tonight in the James II. Wright
Clothing store to make plans for the
LIGHT Celebration on December 10.
Tho committee will include James II.
Wright and other representatives,
from the Mercantile Committee OF the
Board of Trade and J. c. O'Neal' f..
J.. Mettler and John Z. Strohg' from
,the Mercantile Association.
r The Mercantile Association has 9fO
left over from the last Halloween
celebration. two years ago, which mas
added S21O of interest. With this
sum as a foundation solicitors will be
ann tinted tonight, who with a paper
signed by the committee, will make
the rounds of the merchants asking
ffor contributions for December 10.
kThe committee hope to get band
hnd to erect a not too expensive grand
stand in front of the City Hall from
which speeches will be given by
lprominent men, They also desire 10
get up an automobile parade for the
evening. and to have some red tire Tor
I the celebration.
CAPTAIN J. Austin Ellison has been
chosen to take charge of the arrange
ments for the celebration and was al
work today. It will require quick
work and public cooperation to make
the affair a success.
Evening journal., 1911-12-07
MANUFACTURERS
WILL ORGANIZE

The committee recently formed to
arrange for the organization of a man
ufacturers association has issued
call for a meeting to be held in Room
9, Masonic Temple, on next Tuesday
evening. December II. The letter sent
out follows:
''To the manufacturers of the State Of
Delaware:
THE responses received in reply to
the circular letter sent out by the
committee have been very gratifying,
and the committee feels warranted in
calling the manufacturers together TO
effect an organization ana eject ofii-
GERS for the ensuing year. The meet
ing will be held on Tuesday evening,
December IL, at p. m, in Room g.,
Masonic Temple Opera House Build
ing), in the city of Wilmington. and
the committee sincerely hopes that
you or your representative will at
tend
Evening journal., 1911-12-07
DEPARTMENT
MAY GET ADVANCE
Council Committee Now Favor
ably Disposed Towards
Street Board Request

When City Council meets this
evening, it is expected that favorable
action will be taken on the request
Of the Street and Sewer directors for
an advance Of $4,000 on the appro-
priation Of that department. due in
February. Council on last Thursday
night refused the request and asked
for particulars as to what tho money
was to be used for. The Street and
Sewer directors made a reply, and
this was discussed last evening. in
committee meeting. with the result
that the finance committee appeared
TO be willing to favor the department.
While the committee was not dis
posed to give this money at first, the
members, when they learned that the
department absolutely needed the
money TO meet current expenses,
looked on the matter In another light
II may be that the committee will not
recommend the payment OF the en-
tire amount asked for. but will do
something to relieve the financial
condition Of the department.
Evening journal., 1911-12-07
LEADS COPS
MERRY CHASE
Appleeats, Wanted on Two
Charges, Jumps From
Window and Escapes
SLIMLY CLAD BUT
WEATHER Is MODERATE

Hastings Applegate. a white man,
for whom the police have warrants
charging non-support and pointing u
pistol at his wife. led several mem
bers Of the force a merry chase yes
terday afternoon. maKing a success
tul getaway, and is sun at large.
Inc man was in the mouse occupied
by has vile, at NO. 1ZO1 French street
yesterday afternoon, when tatrolmen
Sneeny and bradford went after MIN.
Applegate learned OF their quest and
proceeded 20 the third floor of the
house. Here Sheehy and Bradford
found him. They got hold of the man
but he managed to wIiggle from their
81 asp and to the amazement of the
policemen threw his body against a
window and went through, taking
sasn and all. Falling several feet to
a roof below. Applegate bounced to
his feet like "a rubber ball, and ap-
parently unhurt jumped TO a shed
roof and then to the ground He was
attired only in undeTshirt and trous-
ers and started off like a deer as
soon as he struck terra firma. The
patrOlmen were dum1ounded by his
sudden turn of affairs. but Bradford
was soon in hot pursuit. Sheehy had
cut one of his hands badly with
broken glaas in trying to hold the
nimble Applegate. who made a bee
line dash for the Ninth ward by way
of the Peoples Railway bridge over
the Brandywine creek. He was cut
about the face and hands by glass
and bleeding and upon reaching a
man driving a bakery wagon, jumped
into the vehicle shouting to the
driver that he was hurt and wanted
to go TO a hospital in a hurry The
driver did not know any of the cir.
cumstances of the case and whipped
up his horse, leaving Patrolmar
Bradford again foiled. The man die
not ride far in the wagon. however
( He saw a trolly car approaching ant
1 jumping from the vehicle boarded thl
car That was the last seem of him
ApDlegate has relatives living II
Eastlake and a squad Of police com
prised Of Solomon. Benson. Brad
ford Sheehy and Todd searched tina
neighborhoOd. but without success
They also made a search a. Lees
woods, but did not come Up with th'
man.
Evening journal., 1911-12-07
STIR OVER The
SENATORSHIP
Report From COWn-State That
Ruby r. Vale Has Eyes
on Office
GEORGE v. MASSEY MAY
Be FACTOR In IT, TOO

Much interest is being taken in the
report from down the state that Ruby
r. Vale, a lawyer whose residence is
in Milford, but who practices in Phil
adelphia. will be a candidate for
United States Senator in tho coming
campaign. Mr. Vale is a Republican
and has taken some part I'm down
state politics as we'll as making some
of the keynote speeches I'm State Con-
ventions. According TO the report he
may have the support of State Sena-
tors George w. Marshall and George
Fisher Pierce of Milford TO start
with
While il has been generally under
stood that Governor Simeon $. Pen
newill has his eyes on the Senator
ship, the entrance Of Mr.. Vale into
the contest and a belief I'm some quar-
ters that George V. Massey, who is
soon to retire from the position Of
solicitor general of tho Pennsylvania
Railroad Company, may have Senator
ial aspirations. will cause a big po-
litical stir down the state Then
again, there Is United States Senator
Harry A. Richardson as "A factor He
has announced that he is not a can
didate for another term as Senator.
but it will be recalled that he was
not a candidate when he was elected
five years ago, but the Senatorship
was rendered to him. by the Legisla-
ture.
Mr.. Massey formerly lived in Dover
before moving 10 one of tho suburbs
OF Philadelphia. He was a power In
Delaware politics, and no doubt has
an exceptionally strong following IN
the Republican party today should he
care TO summon it in his behalf. II
was through tho instrumentality OF
Mr.. Massey that Dover has obtained Ia
new railroad station Mr.. Massey re
tains property In Dover, and was
recent visitor there. Whether he ls u
return to Dover to live whom he re
/, tires from his high railroad ofiice ia
end of this year Is not known.
Governor Pennewill has been re
garded as one Of the most likely Sen
atorial candidates down the state, am
already has a strong following fo
that Office, and tho entrance OF MI
Vale or Mr.. Massey into the canvass
would lead 10 a pretty contest Their
are some who believe that GovernO
Pennewill will be renominated fo
Governor next time and that a Ken
county Republican will be nominated
for lieutenant governor Thus II Gov
ernor Pennewill should be reelected
and should later land the SenatOrshil
| Il would give Kent county the Cover
nor by the lieutenant-governo NOV
ing up into the executive office.
Evening journal., 1911-12-07

Then the actual work Of distribution
will begin, the children will bring
their post cards which Santa Claus
has mailed to them to THE EVEN
ING JOURNAL or some other convent
ent point and their hearts will be
made very happy.
THE JOURNAL stands sponsor for
this Riddles Christmas and in 50 do
ing feels assured that the readers of
the paper will all aid in the work As
has been printed before. gifts OF
money, used or new toys, candy or
anything else that makes Christmas
cheer will be gratefully accepted.
THE JOURNAL will see to it that
these things are distributed as wisely
as lies in its power. letters from the
children will probably be published,
but names Of the writer's will be With
held.All gifts will be publicly acknowl-
edged and the hour for distribution
will be published so that any persons
interested may be permitted 10 see the
happiness Of the little ones.
Evening journal., 1911-12-07
Contributions Begin to Pour
In for the Riddles Christmas

The St Nicholas Girl is pleased to
announce a gift of ten dollars from
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred S. Elliott toward
the "Kiddies" Christmas. A donation
of toys from the Kresge 8 and 10 cent
store has been made and now the St
Nicholas Girl wants to hear from the
"kiddies" themselves; first of all from
those who are not real sure that Santa
Claus will bring them a token of the
Christmas tide and secondly from
those little people who have toys
which they are willing to share
Each letter to Santa Claus will be
read and numbered. the writer's cir
cumstances will be investigated in or
der that the gifts may fall inCo proper
hands, and then the numbered letter
will be attached to a big bag, which
will bear the same number. After all
the letters are in and al the gifts are
ready, each child will be sent a card
telling him when to come for Santa
Claus gift
Evening journal., 1911-12-07
DETENTION
HOUSE URGED
Social Welfare Workers Think
Place Should be Provided
for Juvenile Court
SUGGEST PRIVATE HOMES
FOR USE, IF NOTHING ELSE

A movement for a Detention Home
for the Juvenile Court was begun at
last nights meeting, in the New-Cen-
tury Club, Of the Delaware State Con-
ference on Social Welfare Work. Juve-
nile Court Judge James W. Lattomus
gave this as the greatest need Of the
court at present. He said girls could
be taken to the Girls Industrial
School, but it was very inconyenient
to take boys out to the Ferris School,
especially at night, and there was no
place to take the colored girls A place
was needed where they could place
children for a few hours while they
were awaiting trial in the court, or
where they could be kept for a longer
time afterwards when care and re-
straint were needed, without its
branding them with a criminal mark.
Probation Officer h. Ross Farra also
asked for a detention place He said
the law forbade OBTAINING children un-
der IA years of age in police stations
or jails. and the Juvenile Court had
kept the law.
Mayor Howell, who was chairman Of
the evening, and who called Judge
Lattomus the most important judge in
the city, said that the financial con-
dition of the city. while not danger
Uusly bad, was such that nearly all the
money had been already appropriat-
ed, and for that reason he hoped tho
Juvenile Court would not ask City
Council for funds just now for he
thought they would not get them. He
hoped later that Council could do
something
George B. Miller said that he and
others interested in the Juvenile Court
had conferred with City Council, who
had seemed genuinely interested, but
pleaded lack of funds.
Suggests Flat as Detention Place.
Mr.. Miller said he had suggested
renting fat. as a detention home but
members of Council seemed to think
there would be difficulty in getting
people to rent the rest of the apart
ment.
j H. II. Hart, director of the Child
Helping Department, Russell Sage
Foundation, New York, suggested,
since the Delaware Legislature had
passed a law that a detention place
should be provided. and had not stat
ed whether city or county should dc
this and since Judge Lattomus stated
that whichever was applied TO sent
the inquirer TO the other. be thought
it a good idea to ask city and county
to share the expense.
At this, Mayor Howell remarked
with deep feeling that this was the
one city in the United States where
such scheme wouldn't work.
Mayor Howell suggested that the
three societies under whose auspices
the Conference is given, the Associat-
ed Charities, Hebrew Charities, Socia
Service Committee of the New Century
Club, work for the Detention Home
getting contributions or the gift out
| Continued on Second Page.)
Evening journal., 1911-12-07
READY FOR
The GOVERNORS
Beard of Trade Plans Auto
Ride for Visitors After
Breakfast

Directors a. the Board of Trade
have completed arrangements for the
entertaining of the Western Cover
nors who will visit this city on Sat
urday morning. The distinguished
party will be met at the Pennsylvania
railroad station on the arrival Of their
train at s o'clock and will be escort
ed, together with Governor Simeon S.
Fennewill, who with the committee
will receive the party. to Assembly
Hall of the DUPONT building in auto
mobiles.
The machines will be loaned for
the occasion by the owners who are
members of the Board. This morn
ing George w. McGovern, secretary
of the Board, had thirteen owners
donate their cars as follows: Charles
c. Kurtz. A. d. Warner. General T.
Coleman dupont, P. S. DUPONT, A. S.
Reed. Charles r. Miller. Edgar L.
Haynes. Judge Edwin r. Cochran,
Josiah Marvel and others. The au-
tomobiles of the Street and Sewer
Department will be used by Governor
Pennewill and his party.
Upon arriving at the DUPONT build
ing the party, together with a num-
ber of directors and officers Of the
local Board, Will partake of break
fas' prepared by Hanna, after which
all those assembled will proceed tc
the roof of the DUPONT building and
view the city. The automobiles will
then be brought into use and the
Western Governors will be taken or
tour O. the city. Those des'rine
reservations at the breakfast are tC
make application to Secretary Nc.
Govern as the function is for the
members Of the Board as we'll as fol
the officers.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Com,
pany will have the special trair
stand on a siding at the station anC
all citizens of the state are invited
TO inspect the train. In this mannei
the people of the city can show theil
appreciation of the visit of the party
TO this city. The local entertainment
committee will have a display o
Delaware apples. These will be dis
tributed among the visitors.