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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-10-16
CullS from the Wires

Mrs. Lillian Munson of New York City
was sentenced to two years In the New
Jersey state prison by Federal Judge
RellstRb In the United States district
court at Trenton for conspiracy. She was
indicted with Ralph Isobell. bank teller in
the Edgewater National bank, who was
charged with embezzling $4,000 in cash
and SlO6OOO in securities.
Counsel for William Barnes, jr., filed in
the Onondaga county clerks office at
Syracuse an order signed by Justice will
lam s. Andrews denying their motion for
a new trial In the libel action brought
against Colonel Roosevelt. II wee an
nounced that an appeal wcd.d be prose-
cuted. The judgment In favor of Colonel
Roosevelt has not yet been filed.
Although today has been set as the date
OF making the first syndicate payment on
the S5O0O00.O00 Anglo-French five-year
notes, II was said that the notes them
selves would not be available for about
two months. Bids for engraving the notes
are now being received and It Is probable
that the contract will be awarded before
Lord Reading leaves the United States
next week.
Secretary Of the Treasury McAdoo, in
an address at St Louis, said that south
American countries were begging the
United States to seize the opportunity OF
supplying them with products they have
been getting from Europe and that dele
gates to the recent Pan-American confer
ence told him their governments would be
willing to subscribe to the capital stock
of corporation that would provide ships
to ply between the United States and
South American ports.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-10-16

raw material, was great enough to
cover all the appropriations ever
made for waterways"
He urged the business men to look
about them constantly for ways TO Inn
prove facilities OF production and facili-
ties OF transportation.
Not silver, hut Cold.
DO not be satisfied, he said. with
soooplng up silver dollars with tin
bucket when you might just as well be
scooping golden eagles with steam
shovel"
He pointed out that the matter OF the
facility of transportation is what gov
erns the amount OF commerce any ma
ton gets. He compared the cost OF
transportation per ton mile by various
carrying methods with the result that
he flashed out dollar bill ana then
told how far that would carry a ton
on the various lines of transportation.
Here Is the result:
Five miles on an ordinary horse cart.
Twenty miles on the best English
roads.
Two hundred miles on an average rail-
way.
Three hundred and thirty-three miles
by special railway rates,
Five hundred miles by tho Eric canal.
ordinary rate.
One thousand and five hundred miles
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-10-16
EDITORIAL
PAGES ELEVEN TO TWENTY

mark desired by the administration or
will aggregate siS2, 100000.
During the day the president talked at
length with both Chairman Hay OF the
house military affairs committee and As
sistant Secretary Breckenridge. announc-
ing to them his approval OF the military
policy framed by Secretary Garrison and
officers OF the general staff OF the army.
calling for an appropriation of t1s2. 200. 900.
or an increase OF s72,OO 900 over last year.
Much OF tho increase viii be spent for
field artillery and coast defenses. ex-
penses to be incurred I'm the creation OF
reserve of 100000 men every three years
by means of short term enlistment, and
an addition 10 the regular army.
Details OF the army plan have not been
announced. but the approval by the presi-.
dent of the $4,000. 900 increase for the mill
tary establishment turned attention on
the navy, where final estimate OF needs
has not yet been completed. They vary
from a total of ts25OOo.OOO to $3.50 900.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-10-16
IMPROVE RIVER;
IT MEANS MONEY
Secretary Thompson Of National
Rivers and Harbors Congress
Gives Advice to 0mahans.
TALKS TO KNIFE AND FORK CLUB

That the Omaha people should In
sist upon Missouri river navigation
from Omaha to the mouth and not
let the agitation go at the slogan
kansas City to the mouth" was in
sisted upon by 8. A. Thompson. sec
rotary of the National Rivers and
Harbors congress in his talk before
the Knife and Fork club at the Rome
hotel last night.
ut would be a short-sighted policy
not to improve the river" said the
speaker. "In 1906 and 1907 the loss
due to the inability of the railroads
to handle all the transportation of
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-10-16
URGES SIXTEEN
GREAT WARSHIPS
Ten Dreadnoughts and Six Battle
Cruisers is Plan of Daniels for
Next Five Years.
PRESIDENT TALKS WITH HAY

WASHINGTON. oct. Is. - Secretary
Daniels. in agreement with the general
board OF the navy. practically has decided
60 recommend TO congress five-year con-
struetion program which win include six
teen capital fighting ships--ten dread
thoughts and six battle cruisers.
Just what number shall be authorized
the first year and consecutivcly there.
after will not be determined until after
the secretary and President Wilson con
fer tomorrow. A decision will be reached
then rs to the manner In which the appro.
priation shall be distributed over the five.
year period.
On this point depends wSrether the com
bined army and navy estimates for next
year will be kept around the $780, 1000, 00|
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-10-16

The unrivalled special feat
une pages of The Sunday
Bee are in a class by them
selves. Best of them all.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-10-16

by suez canal
Three thousand miles by the special
coal rate on the Erie ANAL
Prof. p. NJ. Buck OF the department
OF rhetoric OF the University OF Nebraska,
addressed the club briefly on a philo-
sophical subject. Senator Norris Brown
was POSTMASTER.
Mr.. Thompson spent the day in Omaha
yesterday. At noon he met with the
river navigation committee OF the Com
mercial club. when navigation was talked
over. In the afternoon he went with the
committee TO the river front. whore the
committee took him to inspect the barge
house they have built for the landing OF
cargoes from the boats plying between
Decatur and Omaha, and TO inspect the
ada Belle" the new steamboat that
has Just arrived in Omaha from Decatur
with its first cargo.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-10-16
CHICKERING MODERATOR
OF C0NGREGATI0NALISTS

ALBION, Neb.. Oct l5.-(Special.)-
The fifty-ninth annual meeting Of the
Nebraska Congregational conference is
in session in this city with an attendance
Of 12@
The meeting is Of deep spiritual ma
tuTe. compared with former meetings and
the dominant note Il evangelism
III Chickering OF Omaha. was elected
moderator.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-10-16
SONS OF VETERANS HOLD
BUSINESS SESSION

The Sons OF Veterans OF the Civil War
held meeting last night at the court
house, with over fifty young mon attend
ing. The meeting was purely n business
one. at which details OF organization were
taken up and disposed OF. The associa-
ton Is new one. having been organised
only few weeks.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-10-16

NEW HAVEN, Oct. i5.-Preliminary
registration figures at Yale, made public
today, show a total OF 1893 students in
the university. a slight increase over last
year. The freshman class in the college
numbers tT2, tho same as last year; the
entering class In the scientific school is
4SI, an Increase of thirty-five.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-10-16

Use The Bees "swapper-' column.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-10-16
FInIsh Estimates.

Most Of the cabinet officers or their
assistants were at work tonight finish
ing their estimates. Although it was be-
hsved at first there would be delay by
Secretaries Garrison and Daniels on ac-
count OF extraordinary conditions. It
was practically certain tonight that both
army and navy budgets would be ready
tomorrow In compliance with the law.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-10-26
NEW DAM AT MERRILL.

The new dam across the Wisconsin
river by the Merrill Railway and
Lighting company has just been COM
peted. The dam is three hundred
and ninety-eight feet long. The
SIuIceway is 1850 feet long andseven-
teen feet wide The spans in this
suiceway are tifty-Seven feet and
iour inches wide and the concrete
piers between each is five feet wide.
The gates to each sluiceway are of
solid steel and raised by a truck car
which runs on track running across
The dam. The dam is so constructed
Ihat When high water comes, it can
pass nearly as free as if there was
10 dam there. 1t is great improve
ment to the old dam as to strength
and durability. However, when it
comes to building dams the present
uay engineers haven't much over our
loTeIatherS. Now, when a dam is
Quilt, 1t is Of concrete, built high and
strong usually holding back fully
hAIi the flow of the river, and of
course in high water something has
" give way. Our fathers used to
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-10-26
QUAW COTTAGE.

Last spring, at the close of school,
it was announced that through the
generosity of Mr.. and Mrs. Quaw of
Wausau an addition of two houses
had been made to the campus. School
has now been in session five weeks,
and as yet no publicity has been made
of the use to which this addition is
being put. 1t is not so quiet upon
the subject, however, for the house
just below Voorhees, cottage is occu-
pied by about dozen lively girls.
Miss Bean, who is in charge of the
cottage, has her hands full. it is
said, for the young ladies are very
attractive; the cottage is directly on
the way to the dOrmitory and the
windows are most convenient for
serenades. However, Miss Bean is so
clever and capable that she is already
making name for herself as Ocean
of the Annex" ."-Carroll College Echo.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-10-26
OCCURRENCES OF LONG AGO.
ITEMS OF NEWS BOILED DOWN FROM THE
CENTRAL THIRTY -FOUR YEARS AGO

officers were chosen: S. H. Alban, W
NJ; w. F. Collins, S. W.; w. Alexan
der, j. w; r. E. Parcher, Treas; H.
L. Wheeler, Sec'y; L. Swope, S. D.;
John Ringle, j. D.; A. NJ. Millard
Tiler; j. Nj. Smith, Trustee.
Last evening Mr.. and Mrs. J. A.
Jones invited few of their friends
to Christmas tree picnic.
Capt. D. L. Quaw and wife departed
yesterday for Hot Springs, Ark,
where they will remain about six
weeks.
LOSS ABOUT $4,000.
For nearly year we have escaped
visitation by fire and have frequently
congratulated ourselves upon the
good luck that has attended us; but
on Friday evening our rejoicingS
were turned into woe At about
ten O'Clock the large sash, door and
blind factory belonging to f. W.
Kickbusch, was discovered to be in
flames and with its contents was en-
tirely consumed. The building was
like tinder box, and, altho the
alarm was sounded promptly, before
the fire department was out the
flames were too far advanced to leave
any hope of saving the building.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-10-26
TUESDAY, DEC. 81, 1881.

Gen. Kellogg returned from Mil
waukee Saturday.
Witter is supplying nearly one
hundred families with milk, and still
asks for the patronage of one hundred
more.
Miss Nellie Cline, Chas. McCrossen
and Chas. Gilbert are home from
school to spend the holidays with
their parents
The Germania Guards have pur-
chased lots on Jefferson street, and
expect to erect an armory as soon as
the weather will permit.
Frank Danas Christmas present
was very handsome gold watch, the
gift OF his employer, G. F. Dunbar.
Frank is good boy and deserving of
it, and he appreciates the kindness
of the giver.
Allan Haines, now member of the
bar at Superior City, arrived in town
Friday to spend the holidays with
relatives and friends. He expresses
himself well pleased with the future
prospects of his new home.
At a recent meeting of Forest Lodge
No. 13O, f. & A. NJ, the following
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-10-26
SUGAR BEET INDUSTRY.

j. A. Brock of New York City. an
expert on the growing of sugar beets
has been in this city several days the
past month looking over conditions
here. He says this is one of the best
counties in the state for sugar beets.
He gave the PILOT the following
statistics
"There were 2077 farmers engaged
in beet growing in Wisconsin during
1914. The total area devoted to
sugar beets amounted to 6O95 acres
from which there were harvested &c.
o9o tons of sugar beets. The farmers
OF the state received for their beet
crop total of 1870, 9436O. This tidy
sum represents the outlay for beets
alone of only two beet sugar factories,
one of which is located at Menominee.
Michigan.
The Menominee Falls factory was
the only Wisconsin factory operated
In 1914, the Madison, Janesville and
Chippewa Falls, factories having had
to close down as a result of adverse
tariff legislation.
The effect of the shutting down of
these factories upon the various in
dustrleS OF the state is shown by the
fact that the amount paid for beets
last year was S732,OOO less than the
amount paid when all the factories
were in operation. The amount paid
to railroads was decreased $4,000.
Labor received approximately $780,
900 less than in other years. The
amount expended for supplies shows
a reduction of over 5000. 900. In other
words, as result of the closi ng down
OF the three beet sugar factories the
industries of Wisconsin were deprived
of over 81, $4,000.
The records show that there are
1853 farmers, with a total of Is. 749
acres, engaged in the production of
sugar beets this year. The marked
increase in the number of growers
and the number of acres devoted to
beets is explained by the fact that all
of the Wisconsin beet sugar factories,
with the exception of the GAINESVILLE
factory, are operating this year.
That the factories have been able
to resume operations is due largely to
the European war.
The sugar consumed in the state
of Wisconsin during 1914, cost the
consumers approximately S11, 400, OO0
In view of the fact that only about
100000 worth of sugar was actually
produced in Wisconsin during 1914. it
is obvious that over S1I,OO0,O 900 was
sent out of the state for sugar.
Considering the vast area adapted
to beet growing in Wisconsin the
state could easily become one of the
leading sugar producing states of the
Union and thus millions of dollars
which are now being exported could
be kept at home to be distributed
among the farmers and business of
the state'
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-10-26
HENRY B. HUNTINGTON
LAW AND REAL ESTATE
Scott ST., Opp. Court House. Wausau. Wis.
Over $500 Acres

of Fine Farming and Hardwood Lands for Sale Marathon ncon
and Taylor Counties, Mis-
Fine Residence Property Business Property Building Lots
and Acre Property for sale in the city.
MONEY TO LOAN ON REAL ESTATE SECURITY
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-10-26

Continued on hfth pAge)
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-10-26
THE POTATO SHOW

Carl VrOoman, assistant U. S. sec.
retary of agriculture will be one of
the speakers at the fourth annual
show of the Wisconsin Potato Grow
ers' association at Marinette, Nov. II
to 10. G. G. Brigham, agricultural
commissioner of Vermont, which has
large potato interests, will also be in
attendance. AS chairman of the
committee on agriculture and educa.
tiOn of the Wisconsin Bankers asso-
citation, W. A. Won Berg, of Mosinee
has accepted an invitation to be
present. Two of the judges for the
show will be E. c. Brown of Eth
River, Minn., and c. w. Waid of East
Lansing, Mich.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-10-26

For and terms information relating
lots and lands, apply my Office Henry Huntington.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-10-26
old INSURANCE POLICY
q, Which Aged Resident OF Wausau
Is the Beneficiary.

IN O,tober , a letter was received
The local postoffice addressed tC
~ r Park. Stevens Point, Wis.,
rNdno rfne this letter was delivered
4aTnstire of the Peace G. L. Park
rno mfsstve came from the Phoeni1
Tifs Insurance company, inquirine
asto tbe present address of one David
y po,trev. In substance the letter
aid tbp company had been endeavor'
in, to locate Mr. Bentley and that
hac, in the early '7O's Mr.. Bentley
+oot ant a life insurance policy in
the company, and as required by in
sn,ance companies at that time, the
oooricant Fas required to give refer
enCpS.
One of Mr.. Bentley's references
wqs the late G. L. Park, for whom
t,a letter was intended, father of
r l. and Judge B. B. Park of this
citr and desired the present address
LAII 1--
of Mr. BENTLEY or his heirs. The
letter vas referred to Judge Park
and he had 2 slight recollection of a
Doc Bentley who formerly resided
here. As the Judge had to go to
Grand RAPIDS he took the letter with
him and while talking with Mr..
WbeeIan. Sr.. asked him if he recalled
David +. Bentley. Mr.. Wheelan
repIied that there were a great many
Bentleys in this locality in the "70's
hut he could not remember the one
in question. The conversation was
continued and Mr.. Wheelan finally
recalled doc" Bentley and was of
the opinion that he had removed to
Wausau.
Judge Park then wrote Andrew
Kreutzer at Wausau and he went to
see Miss Kate Bentley, and found
that doc" Bentley was the man in
question. Mr.. KreutZer also wrote
that Mr.. Bentley had been i'll long
time and that his daughter, Kate
was caring for him. The Phoenix
Insurance company was notified and
at last accounts the proper papers
we're being made out and Miss Bent
lev will receive the money that is
due from The insurance company to
her father. The amount TO which
Mr.. Bentley is entitled by the terms
of his policy was not given.
Doe Bentley will be remembered
by the older residents in this vicinity,
and while living in this city his home
was on South Third street, about
where Alex Ringness has his shoe
'-4re. Miss Kate Bentley was a for
.ler White School" student and was
in Stevens Point at the time of the
home coming.
At one time while living here Mr..
Bentley was associated with Dick
Fitch and was engaged in running
stage and freight line between this
city and Wausau.-S Stevens Point
Journal
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-10-26

build a dam across river just high
enough to give the necessary power
to operate mills. etc. When a freshet
came, water passed over the dam un-
restricted and no damage resulted.
Such dam is still in existence across
the main river in this city, it never
has been washed out; logs, ice and
debris of all kinds have passed over
without any trouble. Dams on the
wisconsin will have to be constructed
differently than the present modern
concrete affairs or continued trouble
and washouts will be the result.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-10-26
DEATH OF MRS. B. F. COOPER.

Mrs. Benz. f. Cooper died at the
home of her son, Clay G. Cooper, in
Chicago on Thursday morning. Mr..
and Mrs. Benz. f. Cooper at one time
were among the most prominent and
best known people of the valley. Mr..
Cooper was interested largely in saw
mills and lumber for many years in
Merrill, Wausau and Stevens Point
He died many years ago. Mrs. Coop
er was 81 years of age.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-10-26

On complaint of Frank Hanke who
had one of his eyes dressed in mourn
ing, Herman Schluetter of the town
of Rib Falls, was arrested and brought
before Judge Marchetti Wednesday
afternoon, to answer to the charge of
assault and battery of the aforemen-
toned complainant. The defendant
admitted the charge and was assessed
a fine and costs of s21.07.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-10-26
state Of Ohio. City OF Toledo. -
meas County -

Frank ]. Cheney makes oath that he is
senior partner of the firm OF T. ). Cheney s.
County and State aforesaid. and that said
firm win pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED
DOLLARS for each and every case of Catarrh
that cannot be cured by the use of HALL :
CATARRH CURE FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn TO before me and subscribed in my
presence. this 9th day of December. 1856.
(SeaD A. W. GLEASON.
Notary Public.
Halls C2tsrrh Cure is taken internally and
acts directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces OF the system. Send for testimonials,
free F. ]. CHENEY s. CO., Toledo. o.
sold by ali Druggists. 95c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-10-26

For SALE-House and lot north " est
corner of Sixth and McIndoe. In
quire of DR.. L. e. Spencer, or of N.
E. Pardee, S18 Lumber Exchange,
Minneapolis. sl3m2
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-01-28
A Rhineland Leaend.

There is Rhneland legend of three
German robbers who, having acquired
by various atrocities what amounted
to very valuable booty. agreed TO di-
vide the spoil and to retire from so
dangerous vocation When the day
appointed for this purpose arrived one
of them was dispatched TO neighbor-
ing town to purchase provisions for
their last carousai. The other two
secretly agreed to murder him ON his
return that they might divide bis
share between them. They did 80. But
the murdered man was closer cal
culator even than his assassins. for he
had previously poisoned part OF the
provisions, that be might appropriate
10 himself the whole OF the spoil. This
precious triumvirate were found dead
together.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-01-28
MEDIEVAL PUNISHMENTS.
Queer Old Laws Of England That Have
sg Never Been Revoked.

Queer Old Laws Of England That Have
g Never Been Revoked.
Although the stocks. like the pillory
and the ducking stool have been done
away with. lot Of punishments sur
vive in England which are every bit az
medieval
The most ludicrous OF these exist In
the two services-the army and navy
which were renowned In the past for
the crielties practiced In them In the
name of justice "Keelhauling' as car
ried out in the navy used, or course. TO
amount to execution by drowning.
while in the army running the CANT
let was popular way of Furnishing
troublesome soldiers
Here is another queer punishment
which never has been removed from
the statute book. II you are motoring
OF. driving in England beware lest you
run over anybody. for If you do so and
cause mis- death your motorcar or car
riage can be coniiscated. Even a fall
ing tree that caused the death of hu
man being can be taken from its owner
The strangest punishment which still
survives under modern law In England
is that of ''outlawry" Only few
years ago-in 1905 to be exact--a law
Yer charged with forging check was
.outlawed" In the Glasgow high court
BY this sentence the person OF the ac-
cused is declared forfeit ae cannot
bear testimony in court nor sue nor
defend an action. He cannon act on a
jury nor vote ut an election nor act as
tutor or guardian TO another person.
| II any one robs MIN ne has no redress.
| Ii any one kills hin 1t seems rather
doubtful If that person can be hanged
-Pearson's Weekly
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-01-28
A Calamity.


Ffve-year-old Tots mother was tell
ing the youngster the story OF herself
and her twin sister.
''One morning when we were a week
old the nurse was bathing us, and she
took the blue ribbon off Dellas wrist
and the pink ribbon off Stela's wrist
When she was ready TO put them on
again she could not remember which
one Of us was Della and which WAS
Stella, so she took ms In 70 mother,
put mother could not tell either. and
no one ever did know whether or not
we had our right names. Then when
we were seven years old one OF us
died. and nobody knows whether II
was Della OF Stella"
Little Tot burst into an agony or
tears and sobbed ont. Il just know 1t
was my own mother that died when
she was seven years oid"-fouth's
Companion.