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Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-24
These 81 Mating
Suit Cases SIPS

z vERYBODY that travels these
IL days carries a mating suit
case, because they're handy and
easy to handle. These special
Saturday:
Mating suit cases, 24-inch size.
leather bound, leather corners
and straps; also fibre cases, $500
kinds, for S1.26 each.
RurFsss-Nash Co.--PouEth Floor,
Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-24
Railroads to East
Still Are Paying the
Elevation Charges

Although the railroads running south
from Omaha have stopped paying ele-
walton charges for the grain they carry
from Omaha. the lines to the east have
not changed their former policy Ac-
cording to c. J. Chisam, general freight
agent of the Great Western. the grain
business of Omaha has not yet been
affected by the change, but he believes
that IL the lines going east adopt the
same tactics as the southern lines have.
Omaha will feel the effect on its grain
market
IF the lines going east stop paying
elevation charges" said Mr.. Chlsam
there VIII be no inducement for ship
pers to send their grain to Omaha. 1t
will pass directly through here in order
to save the elevation charge. and Omaha
will fail to secure a large amount OF
grain that under the old ruling would
stop here II is of considerable i'm
portance to Omaha as grain market to
have the elevation charges paid by the
railroads, as has been done for num-
Der of years.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-24
Les Tucker Nipped
for knowledge of
White Slave Case

While he was lying in wait under the
Eleventh street viaduct TO catch train
out of town, Les Tucker, giving his ad-
dress as the State hotel, was arrested by
Detectives Williams and Holden. charged
with knowledge of the alleged white
slavery OF Margaret Lewis of Manhattan.
Kan. and Edith Schone. f015 Mason
street. Mrs. G. f. Rockafellow, 1918 Web
ster street. was arrested Thursday on
Ha SaiHe 5harge and held for the gov
einsSefit authorities, Nhus LbP two Ei,Ss
were ;nken from her place and booker
al police headquarters as inmates.
The Lewis girl testified to Chief of De-
tectives Maloney that she had come to
Omaha i'm answer to a note purported to
be from the Schone girl, declaring that
she was Ill. The note proved to be a
fraud, declares the Lewis girl as her
friend was well and happy. The police
are investigating this feature of the case
Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-24
: BURoEss.NAsH STORE NEWS FOR sATURpAl
Hundreds Of Women Will Come Here Saturday
"Neet Me In the
Cricket Room"

Rear Main tloOr.
The Cricket Room" is a pleas
ant retreat these warm afternoons
where you can enjoy the cool
restfulness and light lunches.
We feature for Saturday:
Genuine salt water taffies, ID lie
Old-fRshioned caramel kisses, ID. zoe
Homemade caramels, Sbc kind, per
p0unu .,'.,,,. ls,,.,,,. - 100
per pound ..........,,.... lSC
Burgsss-Nash Co,-nEain FLOOR.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-24
BRIEF CITY NEWS

Aave Root Print rt-Now Beacon Press
Rig sale OF Dundee lots saturday.
Electrio fans, eT.sO. BurEess-Grsndsn-
Fubho Insurance Adjustsr-C3sOrEs
Schroeder. tU Ware block He'd stt6
"rOday's complste Movie Program"
classified section looay, and appears In
The Boo EXCLUSIVELY Find out what
the various uanving picture theatsrs offer
For Safety FIRST in Life Insurance
SEQ w II. lndoe, general agent State
Mutual Lfe Assurance Co. of Worcester.
Mass. one OF the oldest, n years, and
best companies on earth.
Lee with Lshigh vansy-G. H. Lee,
general passenger agent OF the Rock
Island lines. with offices at *. Louis.
has resigned to accept a similar position
with the Lehlgh Valley. Mr. Lees resig-
nation causes quite a shskeup In the Of
fices of the Rock Island, although the
Omaha offices are not affected. Mr..
Lees resignation goes into effect
August l.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-24
Bad 0dor from Dead
Animals is Coming
Across State Line

In connection with the Ohio street and
other dumping places. City Attorney Rine
has struck an interesting lead in his legal
research work.
An investigation showed that the smell
of dead animals lying on Iowa territory.
south of Carter lake. was blown onto Ne
braska atmosphere by an interstate wind
Is this case for the federal courts?
Should not Washington take cognizance
Of situation of this nature? Mr. Rine
wants to know.
Should not Iowa be required to prevent
such an odor being blown across the state
line?
Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-24
Turnip as Big as a .
Cheese at Y. M. G. A.

BY paying visit 20 the Young Mems
Christian association one can at most
any time zee wonderfully developed
specimens Of the radish and turnip
species. The two vegetables which form
the added attraction were grown by
Owen Carter. 4Slt Taylor street. a menu
Der of the Omaha Garden club. The
radish is one foot In length and nine
inches in circumference in its biggest
portion, while the turnip is equal in
size to a fuilgTown Edam cheese.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-24
TWO DAYS MORE
OF SAENGERFEST
Splendid Parade Saturday Morning
Leads TO German Home for Dele
gates Convention.
BIG PICNIC TO BE HELD SUNDAY

0maha's most successful saenger-
fest did not close after the concert
last evening, but instead the visit
ing singers will remain for two days
longer. and these two days will be
filled with jubilation. A splendid
program of events will be carried
out, starting with the parade at 10
o'clock this morning. the meet
ing Of the delegates at the German
Home on South Thirteenth street
and a gigantic picnic at the German
Home Sunday, to which all are in
vited
Spirited FLAG Spectacle.
The saengerfest parade this morn
ing promises to be- AN interesting and
spirited spectacle. II will be process
sion of flags borne by a legion OF singers
and members Of various German organ
izations.
The mass chorus OF 1000 will be in
line and city and county officials will
appear with the hosts. Features OF the
parade will be flag companies. the Stars
and Stripes being In the forefront.
The parade will start at 10 a IN. and
the route will he as follows: Form at
Seventeenth and Cass. east to Sixteenth.
south to Douglas. west to Nineteenth,
south to Farnam, east to Sixteenth south
to Leavenworth, counter march to Six
teenth and HRrney. east 70 Fourteenth.
north to Farnam, west TO Fifteenth.
north to Douglas, east TO Thirteenth.
south to Howard and disband. Here
Meet OF street cars will convey the
marchers to the German home.
Celebrations will be held Saturday and
Sunday at the German home big
German picnic will be held and all are
invited. There win be vocal and in
strumental music a-plenty. Special
street cars will be provided for the Ger
man home service.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-24
FUNERAL OF |. P. PRUYN
TO BE HELD ON SUNDAY

The funeral of Harmon p. Pruyn, who
died at Excelsior Springs. Wednesday,
is to be held at 2 o'clock Sunday after
noon from the Swanson undertaking
parlors, at Seventeenth and Cunning
streets. Burial will be at Forest Lawn
cemetery. The Masons and Rev. c. w.
savidge will have charge Of the services.
Friends are invited.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-24
Dog Which Bites
Dunn is Killed

Ed Dunn. 2O9s Center street, was Sc
verey bitten on the right leg Thursday
afternoon when a bulldog belonging to
Sam Neopolitan. Twentieth and Popple-
ton streets. attacked him. The dog was
shot by police officer Friday morning
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-11-23
PRACTICAL JOKE is
A SERIOUS AFFAIR

Perry, Nov. 20. ~ A joke perpetrat-
ed by an employe Of local electrical
company, came near resulting In the
death of an eleven year old boy named
Bernard Hohenshelt, Of this city. The
lad was rendered unconscious, but re-
covered his senses In short time. al
though he still feels the effects Of the
experience. The electrical employe
sought to frame up a joke on another
employee by affixing wires so that his
friend would receive slight shock
when he took hold Of the door latch.
The wire to the latch carried 10 volts
Of electricity and when the Hohenshelt
lad took hold Of the handle he was un-
able to let go until he fell to the floor
unconscious. The incident has broken
the employe Of all desire to play brain
less jokes on his friends. 1t also re-
suited in his dismissal from the SER
vice of the company.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-11-23
LITTLE BENNY'S NOTE BOOK
1909

Last mite l was dreeming was tax.
ing shower bath with all my clozc
avn jest 70" the sensation of it, end
I woak up and heer it was raining
like enything outside and the rain was
blowing rite in avn my Ease avn ak.
kount of the window being open.
G, my Ease is awl wet, / thawt.
WITCH it was, and kepp avn laying
thare Hssening to the wind blowing
about mile minnit and pritty soon
4 went to sleep agen and started to
dreem sum fremen came up and set
me avn fire and then started to squirt
a hose avn me, and weak up agen
and the rain was blowing In avn my
Ease verse than ever
g. I better get up and close that
/ thawt. Meening the window, and
! laid thare thinking about getting
UP and closing 1t, and the wind kepp
avn blowing and the rain kepp avn
coming in and kepp avn thinking
about closing the window instel Of
doing it, and pritty soon jest as was
going to get up and do it fell asleep
agen and dreemed sum kind of big
animil with wet tung was licking
my Ease with it, and I weak Up agen,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-11-23
|ND|AN0LA IS SHUT
TIGHT ON SUNDAY
MERCHANTS DRAPE DOOR KNOBS
IN BLACK WHEN ICE CREAM
PARLoRs GET BLOW.

Indianola, Nov. 20.--It is not the sa-
loon that was closed this time, for In
dianola never did boast saloon, but
1t is the restaurants and ice cream
parlors that received the blow. The
city council has passed decree for
bidding places of business to open on
Sunday. Every ice cream parlor will
be closed promptly at midnight and
will remain closed until Monday morn
ing. The restaurants will be given a
short time to open in order to serve
their customers but they too, will be
forced to keep CLOSED shop Mer-
chants around the square are very
much stirred up about the matter.
Every door knob down town has been
draped in black as are the traffic posts
also. Various forces have for the last
year or two been endeavoring to make
this little city a place, seemingly
worldwide in its fame, as being an
idealistic community Some effort
even has been expended to close the
moving picture shows, but the matter
has never been pushed enough to
come to any results.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-11-23

dow yet
was still laying thars think.
ing about 1t and the door opened ana
1t was pop In his mite gown and ks
started to wawk over to the window.
and sed, Is that you, pop.
Wat, you don't meen to say yure
awake, sed pop
Yes sir, sed. s
Then awl can say is that YOU take
the cake and a half duzz,n burs.
sed pop, the ideer of being sutcl1 d
coop as to lie thare with the rain
streeming in the room and not having
the gumpshun to close the window.
wy, it's wundir yure not awl wer. 1
am, sed.
Then wy the perpil blazes dident
you get up and close the window, eed
pop.
was going to, sed.
That's wat Napoleon sed wen they
asked him wy he dident win the battle |
of Watirloo, sed pop. And no came
over and felt my Ease and the covers
and made me go down stares and fin.
ish sleeping avn the sofer in the set.
ting room.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-11-23
AFTER DEALERS IN
lee COUNTY BOOZE
MT, HAMIL BUTCHER ARRESTED
ON CHARGE OF BOOT
LOGGING.

Keokuk, Nov. 20. = In raid at MT.
Hamil which it has been intimated is
the beginning of county wide cam
paign against boot Logging n deputy
sheriffs and representatives Of the at
torney generals office arrested K. N.
Doddsworth, Mt. Hamil butcher.
Members of the arresting party
made purchases of beer at Dodds-
worth's shop before the arrest, 1t Is
said. One-hundred and fifty bottles OF
beer are said to have been uncovered
in the meat market.
The state law provides fine OF
not more than 500 when person Is
convicted for the first time on boot
logging charge A second offense takes
the charge out of the misdemeanor
class and allows the court to pass q
sentence Of one year in states prison.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-11-23

traffic is the supplying Of adequate
terminal facilities. News dispatches
of yesterday stated that the st. Louis
board of aldermen had taken up the
matter Of appropriating money for the
erection and equipment of a great
municipal dock and warehouse. Tho
aldermen are being guided in their
actions by the reports Of Investigating
committees which made study Of the
various plans suggested for reviving
river traffic. These recommendations
agreed that the municipal dock and
warehouse was the prime necessity
and that the boat lines would appear
as soon as they were assured the
proper facilities for economically load
ing and unloading their cargoes of
freight.
St. Paul, Minneapolis, Davenport
and New Orleans have already made
themselves conspicuous by taking the
position that terminals are the first
step toward boosting inland waterway
traffic Each Of these cities has spent
thousands of dollars fitting up docks
and warehouses for steamers and
barges that are yet to appear.
Regarding the possibilities and the
amount of freight that can be expected
on the Mississippi at st. Louis, the
Republic of that city says:
The freight tonnage promised
through the columns Of The Republic
to a steel barge line meeting modern
traffic conditions would load 100
barges carrying $500 tons each. Resi-
dents Of st. Louis whose memories go
back to the seventies and eighties
will get better idea Of the volume
of this tonnage if it is expressed in
cargoes for steamers of the old type.
Five hundred tons was good lading
for river steamer when the wooden
fleet made the st. Louis levee one of
the liveliest business areas in the
western world Allowing 25U feet for
the length Of a steamer and placing
the boats three deep along the leyee.
it would take five solid miles of steam
boats to load the freight already prom
ised. Now stop to consider that OF
the pledges that came in and not one
from either packing house, brew
cry, a tobacco factory, stove factory
or a steel mill, but one from tile and
brick plant and but one from lum-
Der company. Think of the tonnage
available in st. Louis in these seven
industries along for water transporta-
ton. think of the tonnage ready to
move uD the Mississippi, the Missouri
and the Illinois. The 100000 tons
pledged is but the merest start.
Who can foresee whereto this thing
may grow?
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-11-23
OVER HUNDRED OF
ROUTS ARE CUT OFF

Des Moines, ..ov. 20.-Fgures OBJ
tanned at the postofice show that 1874
rural routes have been abandoned in
Iowa since July 1. The total number
Of routes is 2,243.
Fifty per cent of the rural routes
in Iowa have been affected by the
consolidated plan. There is at least
one rural route in every county and
sometimes five or six.
So far thirty-four carriers are forced
to use automobiles. Some of the auto
lists had their salaries raised to $142
and $3.50 month and some are as low
as $44
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-11-23
GRINNELL HAVING
MANY VISITORS NOW

Grinnell, Nov. 20. Conference Of
the colleges of the interior and dedi-
cation Of the new women's building
here, which will be held in conjunction
In three days gathering is on now.
1t will bring many prominent men here
Degrees Of Ii. d. will be conferred
upon Harvey Ingram Of Des Moines,
Judge W. n. Evans of Hampton, Judge
Byron w. Preston Of Oskalcosa, J. w.
Clark of New York. Ellen G. Sabin,
president of Milwaukee Downer col.
lege, and Thomas McClelland, presi.
dent of Knox college.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-11-23
OFFICER IS VICTIM
OF JOKER ON TRAIN

Des Moines, Nov. 20 Chief Field
Deputy United States Marshal N. L..
Arrison, who was relieved OF a valu.
able $3.50 diamond ring on a train en-
route from Ottumwa to Des Moines.
has recovered his jewelry.
He has exploded the robbery theory
and is now looking for some practical
jokers who threw lot OF newspaper
notoriety his way.
Mr.. Arrison found the diamond ring
in his watch pocket today. While he
was slumbering on the train the tok.
ers removed the ring from his finger
and deposited 1t in the trousers peck.
ct,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-11-23
PLAN TO ORGANIZE
COUNCIL OF X. G..

Monticello, NOV. 20,-Extensive pre-
parations are being made to organize
a council of the Knights of Columbus,
in this city, Sunday, Dec. II. A ban
quet will be served in the basement
of the new Catholic church, by the
ladies of the st. Elizabeth society.
Many prominent speakers will be pres
ent and deliver addresses. This or
ganization has a number of members
in this city, who belong to the coun-
ellis in neighboring towns, such as
Anamosa, Cedar Rapids and Cascade.
These with the new members will
make up council of about 100 men,
bers.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-11-23
NEAR DEATH FROM GAS.

Muscatine, Nov. 20.-Members Of
the Fred Toberg family are recovering
from the effects of narrow escape
from death by asphyxiation, as the re-
suit OF their home becoming filed with
gas from hard coal heater Mrs.
Toberg felt i'll during the day and 1t
is believed it was from this source.
She was awakened after the family
had retired and found the gas had
filled all parts Of the house. She
awakened the rest of the family and
they were all made Ill. The chimney
had been repaired and it is said was
partly clogged with lime and cement.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-11-23
President wilson has announced in

President Wilson has announced IN
bald outline the scheme which the adj
ministration proposes for the devel
opment of our land forces for ade'
quate national defense and an official
statement issued by the secretary OF
war has given fairly comprehensive
understanding Of the plan.
The organization contemplated
strongly resembles piece of Gruyere
cheese. 1t contains good deal Of
solid matter but, on the other hand,
it is also full Of holes.
To begin with, the president showed
Enthusiastically that his attitude to-
ward army reorganization has made
but little progress since his annual
message to congress on December 8,
1914. In his speech at the Manhat-
tan club he specifically stated that
"In accordance with our American
traditions we want and shall work for
only an army adequate to the constant
and legitimate uses of times OF IN
ternational peace" 1t is just such a
standpoint as that of Mr.. Wilson
which has been responsible for our
military policy-or rather lack of mill
tary policy-in the past. The failure
to maintain in peace a regular army
Of suffi cient strength, or provided Win
an expansive organization which
would render it Instantly available at
the outbreak of war, has Invariably
resulted in a succession of plumbers
at the beginning of hostilities OF when
we ought to be heartily ashamed, and
is the fundamental reason why our
past wars have been so unnecessarily
costly in blood and money. The adj
ministration apparently does not re-
alize that no foe will attack us except
with an overwhelming force OF his
best trained troops and that it is i'm
perative that we should possess suf-
ficient number of equally trained sol
diers, either in active service or in
reserve, if we would avoid being
crushed at the very outset. For that
reason, if for no other. the admins
tration plan fails to meet our require
ments adequately or sincerely.
The suggested institution of So
called continental army is admir-
able and embodies the main feature
of the Swiss system which, perhaps
more than any other, is best suited to
our nation. Compulsory service is,
however, not required, but, viewed
from military standpoint, the period
Of training prescribed during two
months for three successive years
will not suffice to produce troops fit
to cope with foreign regulars. This
fact is an additional argument for
regular army large enough to hold an
enemy in check for several months
after an outbreak of war, until the
continental army and our other forces
can be given the supplemental train
ing which they would necessarily
need. In view Of the difficulty of OBJ
copyright. 1915, by the NJ
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-11-23
CHANGE TEACHERS.

North English, Nov. 20. - Miss
Louise Michael, on account Of sickness
has resigned her position as teacher OF
the seventh grade Of the public school
here, and Miss Hazel Patterson of
North English, has been elected to fill
the vacancy. Miss Michael returned
to her home at Pennington.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-11-23
70 FIGHT WHITE PLAGUE.

Des Moines, Nov. 2O.-The Visiting
Nurses association of Des Moines has
entered into systematic war on the
white plague The new dispensary
for the treatment of tuberculosis pat
tents was thrown open to the public
today. Patients suffering with the
disease will be admitted to the insti-
tuition and cared for free Of charge.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-11-23


it is hard to see how 100000 men can
be procured for the continental army
In three years unless employers
pledge themselves to allow the men
vacations during the tlo months OF
training prescribed annually.
The contemplated increase Of fifty
two companies of coast artillery Is
really nothing more nor less than ask
ing congress to replace the fifty-two
companies which had of necessity to
be sent to garrison the Notifications
in our overseas possessions. So far
as continental. United States Is con-
cerned the coast artillery corps will
stand at one hundred and seventy
companies exactly the number 1t
was allotted wher the corps was or
ganized on its present basis. This in
crease is therefore more apparent
than real
The increase in guns, ammunition
and other war material is distinct
step forward but. even so, it is far
from adequate. The plain truth is
that the entire scheme bears all the
hall-marks of Chinese book. 1t be-
gins at the back and works forward,
instead of being merely the advance
guard, as 1t were, Of thoroughly
comprehensive plan so formulated as
to meet any and every requirement
that the best military minds can fore
see.
Worst Of all it spreads over a peri
cd of several years an organization
which, If 1t is to be put into effect at
all, ought to be put into effect imme-
diately and as whole. "Watchful
waiting" may prove successful against
a country torn by internal factions
like Mexico, but there is a seeming
failure upon the part of the admins
tration to appreciate the signs of the
times or to realize that 1t is by no
out Of the possibilities that
the next few years may prove ex-
tremely crucial in our national history
and that, if we are compelled to act,
we must be able to act with all the
combined force that we can command.
Wisdom dictates that our military
and naval forces should be SO consti-
tuted that we may avoid repeating
the blunders which we have SO often
committed in the past. Time-often
a long time-is required to effect a
military organization that will work
smoothly and efficiently under the
stress OF war. The sooner such an or
ganization is put into operation the
more secure will be our national de-
tense. 1t remains to be seen whether
the American people, profiting by the
LESSONS of the war in Europe, will be
content with such scheme as the
now proposes
scheme which, in spite Of certain
excellent features, is in reality only
half-baked at best.
+ional Editorial SerVice.)
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-11-23
20 / n n e r
s tor / g s

The preacher was young man and
nervous, but interesting. He was max.
ing an eloquent plea for the home life
and was descanting eloquently on the
evils Of the club, telling his congrega-
ton that married men in particular