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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-17
Fourteen Federal
Prisoners Before
Judge 7, G, Munger

Fourteen men, indicted by the federal
grand Jury, were arraigned before Judge
7. c. Munger today.
william N. Gendron. indicted for having
coun frfeit money in his possession,
showNi a letter Just received from his
family In Pittsfield. Mass. His voice
broke as he talked of his two boys.
Judge Munger was touched by the evil
dent sincerity of tho man. He had al
ready been in jail six months and United
states Attorney Howell refused to recon-
mend penitentiary sentence in view OF
the fact that Gendron had showed the
secret service officers the place where
tho counterfeit money came from He
was sentenced to thirty days In the jail
at Grand Island.
George Russell received the longest SEN
tence. He and Roy williams pleaded
guilty to stealing a package from the
American Express company here. Russell
was sentenced to, a year and three
months in the federal prison at Leaven-
worth and Williams to one year and q
day
John ]. Devine pleaded guilty to steal
ing a sparce, post package from the Unior
Pacific station at Columbus. He was
sentenced to year and day In the
Leavenworth prison.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-17
City to Collect
More Taxes from
Insurance Men

County Assessor Counsman today re-
cefved from Assistant City Attorney Te-
Poeiz a letter advising him that foreign
fire Insurance companies should pay city
taxes on the same valuations as those
on which they pay county. state and
school taxes Mr.. Counsman, in accord
ance with this opinion. win assess these
companies. on a basis which VIII result Ia
an increase of revenue to the city Of more
than 5000 yearly, he said.
Last year foreign fire insurance con,-
panies were assessed on q valuation Of
bs.soo their gross annual premiums. for
county and state purposes, but paid taxes
TOR city purposes on valuation OF only
MSS, 800. their amounts Of cash on hand,
for city purposes.
An Interpretation of a supreme court
decision which resulted in the abolish
mens by the city OF the office OF tax
commissioner. leaving the work to be
done by county officials. IL the basis OF
MIR. TePoers ruling. The decision does
not bar the city from collecting taxes on
a basis Of gross premiums collected, he
decided.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-17
MENDELSS0HN CHOIR
CONCERT SEATS IN DEMAND

The sale Of book tickets for the Mem
delssohn choir and Thomas orchestral
concerts at tho Auditorium on April %
and q is going very strong this yeaH
Indicating the tremendous growth of mu-
steal taste In Omaha. Manager Gillian
of the Auditorium and his ticket sellers
have begun to FIN the mail orders which
have been rolling In to his office during
the last week.
I'VE have never had so large a mail
order sale for the Mendelssohn choir as
that which has come An this year." said
Mr.. Gillian. I'VE have now nearly COO
orders numbered and filed. and these will
average. ] Should say. about two and a
half season tickets to the order. We will
begin today to fill these orders in the
exact rotation IN which they came to this
office. We KEEP a record OF every mail
order filled. showing the numbers OF the
book tickets. All orders that were ac-
companied by an addressed and stamped
envelope win be mailed out to the per-
sons sending in the order. on April 20.
one day before the box office opens for
the personal applicants Those who did
not send addressed and stamped envel-
opes may secure their tickets by apply
ing at my office on April p. All mail
orders will be filled before the box Of
flee opens on April q. but none viii be
mailed out unless the orders we're &C
companied by addressed and stamped en-
velopes."
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-17
New Label League
Organized by the
= Women Of the City

4 new central organization OF labor has
been organized in Omaha. the officers OF
which are ell women. This is known as
the Omaha, Trade Union Card and Label
league. 1t contempletes representing all
the trades union men and women OF
Omaha. much as the Central Labor union
aoez. but In addition carries on constant
agitation for the furtherance OF the union
card and label. The organization Is to
meet every Tuesday evening at the Labor
Temple.
Mrs r. u. Donahoe. wife of the presi-
dent OF the Iron Workers, Is president ck
the new organization. Mrs. K. A, Krumm.
wife OF the president Of the Molders
union. Is vice president Mrs. James Swan
son, wife Of the secretary Of the Molders.
IL secretary. Miss Katherine Leonard il
treasurer. and Mrs. Charles Fillman is
trustee
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-17
Autoists Park Cars
in Middle of Street

Omaha aUtoists have already begun 20
park their cars in the middle of certain
streets, as required by the new city or
dinanee Until next Monday was given
by comnaissioner A. c. Kugel, superin-
tendent OF police. for the autoists to get
accuGtomed to the new law. before en-
forcement would be begun. but the latter
have started out promptly 70 follow the
new rules.
Among the wide streets where autos
are already being parked In the middle,
ara Howard street, from Sixteenth to
svenieenth. and Eighteenth. from Har-
ney to Douglas streets.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-17
REPUBLICANS MEET
THIS EVENING
Mayor Dshlman Hurries Home to
Be Here in Time for the Meet
ing Of the G. o, P.
WANTS WET AND DRY ISSUE

Republican plans are proceeding
for rousing meeting which will be
held at Washington hall this even
Ing. A. w. Jefteris is besieged on
all sides and by all sorts Of political
cliQues. He says that the republican
party has existed for good many
years and that the Mckinley club har
been in existence in Omaha for a
number OF years and he can see No
objection TO the republicans OF
Omaha meeting TO endorse whom
they see fit for the office Of commits
sioners.
The republicans may inject party lines
into the city election II they want TO-
but 1. for one, viii not consent TO the
democrats doing likewise" declared
Mayor Dahlman upon his return from a
trip.
The mayor admitted that he came home
In time 60 be here before the republican
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-17
MEUROW CALLED ON CHIEF
Wanted to Find Women Whom He
Said Was a Friend Of His
Mother.
WENT TO THE WRONG ADDRESS

George woodbridge Morrow. IT,. of
Hartford Conn, who was found dead at
Eakhorn Tuesday night. called at tho
office OF Chief Of Police Dunn Monday
afternoon Tor information which would
help him locate Mrs. Clark. who has a
daughter names Melicia.
The chief gave Murow the address o.
Mrs. J, ]. Clark OF sn6 Boyd street. but
when Morrow called at that address he
learned that this woman was not the
Clark he wanted 20 find.
Morrow told the chief that the Mrs.
Clark he was seeking had been a friend
OF his mother. but he did not divulge the
nature OF hts Guest.
Morrow gave me his card and hts sp-
pearanco convinced me at once that he
was a man Of education and refinement.
He appeared 10 have something on HIS
mind. but did not feel like duesticnIng
him." said Chief Dunn.
The slip Of paper found on Morrow Al
Elkhorn was the address given by the
chief.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-17
Emil Musk Found
Guilty Of Murder;
Penalty is Death

Emil Muzik was found guilty OF muir
der in the first degree by a jury In the
district court Friday afternoon. He was
charged with cutting his wife's throat on
the morning Of March at their home.
412h North Twenty-sixth street, South
Omaha.
The jury fixed the penalty at death.
II Muzik is executed he will be the first
person in Nebraska to be executed by
the electric chair.
County Attorney Magney and Assistant
County Attorney Patti scored the man
heavily in their addresses 10 the jury.
The 6-year-old daughter Of Muzik testi-
fled IN the trial that papa killed mamma
and then ran out OF the house Laughing
ana cIapping his hands" The defense
sought to show that this and other acts
proved Muzik TO be insane Nfusik as
serted that he was intoxicated when he
committed the crime.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-17
MANY DIVORCES IN
TOWNS NEAR OMAHA
People Who Want to Keep Facts
Concealed Bring Divorce Cases
Elsewhere.
PAPrLLION IS A FAvoRITE

Is your neighbor, friend OF fellow
club member divorced? II he or his
wife hos recently made an extended
visit in Fremont, Papillion or other
neaby Nebraska towns, it is entirely
possible, and even probable.
These towns have become the
Mecca of Omaha married folk who
find their matrimonial bonds burden
some and for whatever reasons they
may, have desire to avoid taking the
public into their confidence regarding
the allegations they make concerning
their spouses and the testimony they
give In order TO secure the decree.
Recently woman who is prominent
and whose husband Is we'll known. went
TO an attorney for advice concerning a
proposed divorce,
II will not file a suit unless IL is pos
sible to keep the allegations out Of the
newspapers she said. My husband is
Willing that divorce should be granted
and will not contest the suit
We'll" the attorney explained. the
Omaha courts do not permit the with
drawing of petitions to conceal litigation.
but in the Gown Of or or several
other towns the papers my be filed and
Immediately withdrawn and your tes-
tnony can practically be given in
private. YOU need only go to one Of these
towns and i've there a short time to full
FIJI the requirements OF the law, since
you arc already resident OF the state. .
Fremont and Papillion have been Sc
lected more frequently than other towns
because OF their closeness to Omaha
and tho excellent transportation facilities
by which the tedium Of continued rural
life Is rendered less uncomfortable. In
the last year nearly a score of Omahans
have adopted this method OF securing
divorces, It is estimated by lawyers, who
are In position TO know.
The rural divorce first began to be
popular in Omaha more than year agC
when Judges of the district court stopped
the practice of Withdrawing petitions Il
conceal litigation Their action followed
an expose OF alleged Juggling of til,
records in the office OF Robert Smith
clerk OF the District court. when an ex
tremely prominent divorce cass was COW
cred up and uncovered by The Bee.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-17
Filing Fees Must Be
Paid on All Appeals

Asel steere.Jr.. deputy clerk OF the dis
triot court, this week will notify de-
PENDANTS and bondsmen who have APP
pealed from convictions in police courts,
but failed TO pay filing fees in distric,
court, in accordance with a recent ruins
of the county attorneys office, that the
cases have not been filod. II the fees
are not paid by May 8, the first day OF
the next term OF court. Police Judge
Foster win be notified. and Il win then
be up 10 him TO enforce his sentences.
according to county officials
The regime Is expected TO do away with
large part Of worthless appeal bond
abuses which have existed IN police court.
The county in the past has been paying
police court appeal filing fees.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-17
qoFMEISTER ARRESTED
FOR ABUSING HIS WIFE

Henry Hofmeister. 4oi willlm street.
was treated TO ninety days suspended
sentence for abusing his wife. when
brought before Police Magistrate Foster
Mrs. uofmeister testified that together
with her three little boys she attended a
pibtuJe show with an old friend OF the
family. Frank Brown. 1901 South Second
street Upon her returning homo she was
met by the husband, who spent the
greater part OF the night drinking from
a BEETLE OF gin and beating her, because
she had gone with Brown to the play
house. At o'clock police officers, who
hal been summoned to the HotmeisteI
home. brought the husband 20 tail.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-17

meeting to be held Saturday evening IN
washington hall He venturcd his opin-
ion that the republicans want to set in
line for the 1915 campaign, which the
mayor believes will be an interesting ono
In this state.
Yes, stin intend to project the wet
and dry issue into the campaign during
the next few weeks" added the mayor.
Regarding an electric light and power
rate ordinance introduced during his alb.
senee. the mayor said he fsvors an ordi-
nance which shall haye rates which the
light company will grant without the
necessity OF litigation. lie believes the
light company will agree 10 reasonable
reduction and that the ordinance will be-
come effective before very long.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-17
Landseekers Are
0verrunning West
for Land to Till

r. W. Lovelace OF the land Department.
OF the Burlington is back from 'Nyoning4
He went out ten days ago with porty
of thirty-six landseekers and located
thirty-five Of them In western NebrasSai
and in Wyoming. Said Mr.. Lovelace:
1.-THE western part Of Nebraska and
portions OF Wyoming, particularly around
Gillette and the Bis 1Ion basin are be1
ing overrun with men looking for land,
Most OF them are men vita considerable
means and nearly all are 5uying, SOME
taking improved lands and others buyings
vacant tracts for ranch and grazing bur-
poses. IL looks as u the central portion
OF the west is going 10 be pretty we'll
filled up with actual settlers this spring :
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-17
ARRESTED FOR PLANTING
POISON IN ALFALFA LOT

Or. T. ]. Magareli OF the vitapathic
sanatarfum. 27s5 south Tenth street. was
given a fine OF SIS and costs suspended
sentence when arraisned in police court
charged with malicious destruction OF
property. Magarell was convicted OF hav-
ing scattered poison in an alfalfa field
near his house and in so doing killed
a number OF chickens belonging to A.
Lurnecy. ion Bancroft street, and J. D.
Ryan. 279s South Eleventh street. Attorney
John wharton defended the physician.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-17
Street Railway and
Gas Company Pay
In Occupation Tax

The Omaha & Council Bluffs Street
Railway company has paid into the city
treasury <4,661.2O occupation taxes for
the first quarter of this year. this being
Q per cent Of the gross earnings as re-
quired by ordinance.
The Omaha Gas company has RENTED
S6.6S6.45 occupation taxes for the same
period. this payment being made under
protest, as the company has done for
several years
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-17

Il suffered with kidney ailment for two
years" writes Mrs. NJ A. Bridges. Robin
son, AIlss.. ~and commenced taking Foley
Kidney Pills about ton months ago.
am now able TO DO all my work without
fatigue l am now 81 years Of age and
feel Ike a ie-year-old girl" Foley KID
ney pills strengthen and invigorate weak
tired ana deranged kidneys; relieve back
ache. weak back, rheumatism and biad-
der trouble. they are tonic in action
Sold observation-disclosures
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-17
G.. A. Joslyn Makes
Another Purchase

George a. Joslyn has Just invested an
ether SO, 600 in Omaha real estate in the
purchase from L. A. Thayer OF the south
east corner Of Fourteenth and Howard
streets. II Just bought It as specula'-
ton" said Mr.. Joslyn. thought once
OF possibility Of building the Western
Nti sspaper Union plant there, but It
seems the trsekage Is not TO be available.
Nevertheless, the property was offered
foi sale and I TOOK 1t. as it is worth the
money
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-17
Have Your Rubbish
Ready for Wagons
to Start Monday

The city street maintenance department
announces that forty-eight wagons will
be started out Monday morning for the
annual cleanup campaign. The city has
been divided into eighteen districts. with
man in charge OF each district
1t Is estimated that Il will take the
wagons from four to five days 70 make
the complete rounds OF the city.
The street department has received
many calls from citizens who say they
have heaps OF rubbish ready for the
wagons
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-17
FORMER EMPLOYEES ASK BIG
DAMAGES FOR SEARCHING

Ten former employees OF Cudahy's pack
ing company, South Omaha. have brought
suit Ia district court against the company
for $4,000 each. because they were
searched last February during an in
vestiggtio.i 20 determine who was stealing
meat. Their rights were violated BY an
authorized search e. their persons they
aIlaaa
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-17
Hold Out Small Hope
for Alfred Kennedy

Alfred c, lSenncdys condition IL mcrel
critical than ever before. his attending
physician says, and there Is only small
hope of his recovery. Although the
former school board man and well known
member OF a pioneer family ls entirely
conscious. he Is % seriously afflicted
with heart trouble and attending cons
pilications that the worst Is being pre-
pared for lie has been III five months.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-17

Nothing better than Or. Kings New
Life Pills for constipation. indigestion
and sour stomach. Get bottle. Only sse.
An druggists. Acknowledgement.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-17

The unrivaIled special feat
ure pages of The Sunday
Bee are in a class by them
selves. Best of them all.
The Washington times., 1915-01-21
THE WARS STALEMATE

General Won Falkenhayn, chief of
the German staff, announces that
the Germans never attempted a
drive to capture Calais and outfiank
the allies. He gives the interesting
explanation that the allies, in fact,
undertook to drive through. to the
sea in the north, recapture Antwerp,
and outflank the Germans. In this
the allies have not succeeded; so he
charges that the allies, not the Ger
mans, have failed in the Flanders
campaign.
This is precisely the opposite of
the allies view, which is that the
Germans tried to force their way to
Calais, and, having failed to get
there, have, therefore, been defeated
in, their Flanders maneuver.
Thus it, seems that both sides
really have gained victory; and
each side is we'll satisfied with the
one it has gained.
Some military versatility must be
conceded to the authorities in stu,
alton such as this. At the cost of a
quarter million, or maybe . half mil
The Washington times., 1915-01-21
TEACHERS AND MAR
RAGE

Another meeting of the Board of
Education was held yesterday with
no action being taken on the pro-
posal to abolish "Rule 49," which au-
tomatically sewers a teachers rela-
tions with the schools when she mar
ries.
Despite bombardment of peti-
tions from suffrage and other won.
ems organizations, and the promise
of the board to consider" the re-
stricti'n; despite the declaration of
the three women members of the
board and one male member that
they wished the rule changed, the
matter, still slumbers in the rules
committee.
Those who oppose married women
as teachers are as anxious for a rul-
ing on this point as those who favor
them. The present rule does not ex-
clude married women from entering
the teaching corps, it simply works
hardship on a few of those already
in its employ who may Commit the
crime of matrimony," as a woman
member of the board designated it.
There now are many married
The Washington times., 1915-01-21

incentive than formerly to invest
here, for the higher rates expected
and generally obtained here have
been chief incentive to investment
on this side. n
Altogether. then, Mr.. Pratt fore
sees a new era in which this country
instead Of being so greatly a bor-
rover abroad will become financier
abroad. He expects that such trans
actions as the recent loans to
Sweden, Russia, and the Argentine
will be multiplied, and that America
will more and more have to furnish
money as we'll as merchandise to the
outside world. In that era, it IL, OBJ
vious that there must come a great
revival of. enterprise here, and an
era o. expansion which may be COM
parable to, perhaps vastly greater
than, that which followed the Span
ish-American war.
The Washington times., 1915-01-21
ENGLISH TROOPERS
. GET HOME OFTEN
News Is What Soldiers Mostly
Want When They Reach Is.
land for Week. End.

LONDON. Jan I. (By mail to New
York).-Week-e end trips home from
the trenches are now a regular thing
among the British soldiers at the
front. The regiments which were en-
gagged during the desperate retreat
from Mons. and the subsequent ad-
vance north to Ypres. are thoroughly
exhausted Nas the result Of three
months Continuous fghting. and. as
far as possible. they have been with
drawn from the firing line. and re-
placed by fresh troops. Leave Of alb
sence Is granted wherever possible
and the war-weary veterans get
across the channel for a weekend Gt
home.
The names OF the lucky ones are
and the men selected behave like
schoolboys at the end Of term. "Tele-
graph for a dinner at the TrOcadero'
I'm dining and sleeping out" whoops
a young officer on discovering his
name in the list, and in ten hours
he Is in London. The mems chief
grievance is that they have to pay
their fare back, but 1t Is expected this
will be remedied. Curiously enough
the thing the week-enders from the
front. want most is news. but they
are not much disposed to discuss their
own doings. Tired Of war. talk" is
Five officers who got leave last
week. made for a southern coast re-
sort. went to the best hotel In the
place. ordered separate rooms with Q
fire In each. and for two days had
their meals served In bed.
The Washington times., 1915-01-21
STAND IN WATER Of
TRENCHES q DAYS

LONDON. Jan. q Cby mail to New
York).-''It's fine to be in the Cold
streams. but You don't necessarily care
about living In the cold streams -
writes Private A. X. Hammond, Of the
Coldstream Guards. describing twenty
three days his regiment spent in the
trenches. mot a man cared a tinker's
cuss for the German shells and bullets,
but to stand for days-twenty-three to
be exact-at a stretch. in water. not
only up to. your ankles. but more often
above your knees. takes a lot OF stufrng
out Of you.
I'VE dropped into a terrible place a
month ago. No matter whether it was
fine or wet. the water kept trickling
to drain our trencnes they filled up
again with the water that oozed through
the hillside. Life in these trenches has
been damnable: but 1t Is marvellous
what one can get used to when pushed.
Officers were tired the same as our
the game. we did likewise. Our Of
ficer has re-christened the battalion.
He has named us the 'amphibious bri-
gade.' and says when he gets home he
the British army. or any other army.
for feats Of endurance under any con-
ditions anyone can name. You can take
it from me that our officers, many of
whom I am sorry to say have gone under
have performed wonders. and there is
not a man in the whole brigade of
guards but what would readily admit
that all the hardships the men have
endured have been shared by the Of
ficers, the officers who, in full dress
in the park. 30 many people were dis
posed to regard as aristocratio pea
cockS.",