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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-12-08
ST. LOUIS SECURES
DEMO CONVENTION
Mound City Takes Prize Away from
Dallas and Chicago After
Hard Fight.
JULY FOURTEENTH THE DATE

WASHINGTON. Dec. z The DEM
ocratic national committee, in ses-
sion here today, selected st. Louis as
the meeting place of the 1916 demo-
cratic national convention.
The vote on the first ballot was:
st. Louis, 26; Dallas, IA; Chicago,
10. Texas then moved to make it
unanimous for St. Louis and this was
done.
June IA was fixed as the date for
the convention.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-12-08
Bandit Locks Bank
Cashier in Vault

MANIToU. Colo, Dec. IA lone BAN
dit today entered the bank of Manitou.
locked ]. f. Campbell. the cashier in
the vault. and escaped with cash esti-
mated at 1850. Campbell. who was
alone when the robber entered. escaped
from the vault by use OF secret in
terror lock and gave the alarm officers
began a search for the bandit
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-12-08
OWNER OF BURNING AUTO
is MISTAKEN FOR THIEF

YANKToN, s. D.. Dew. 7.-(speciai.)-
When the auto OF Julius Dahl caught fire
and burned up. east Of the city, Dahl
ran TO a nearby farm house for help.
Some railroad men seeing Dahl run.
started a man hunt. thinking he had
stolen the car. Police officers Joined In
the search. which ended when Dahl re-
turned from town with an insurance
agent and proved the car was his own.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-12-08
Bulgar Mutineers
Are Reported Shot

LONDON. Dec. IAN unconfirmed re-
port OF the mutiny of a Bulgarian in
fantry regiment received in Amsterdam
from Frankfort was forwarded today by
the correspondent OF the Exchange Tele-
graph company. This report is to the
effect that the regiment was ordered to
proceed to the Gallipoli peninsula TO fight
with the Turks, and that when II refused
TO obey the command 800 Of the mutt
neers were shot.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-12-08
Mrs. Young Retires
from School Work

CHICAGO. Dec. 7.-Mrs. Ella Flagg
Young. superintendent OF Chicago public
schools, today made her last rounds as
the head Of the school system. After
fifty-three yeas OF active educational
work in Chicago Mrs. Young will sever
her relationship with the school system
tomorrow. John ID. Shoop. assistant SUI
perintendent OF Chicago public schools. Is
expected 10 be elected tomorrow to sue
ceed Mrs. Young.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-12-08
French Submarine
Sunk by Austrians

PARIS. Dec. 7.-.Aceorc.ng 10 a Ger
man radiogram. the French submarine
Fresnel was destroyed on December o
by an Austrian warship." says a com
munication issued today at the marine
ministry. Two officers and twenty-six
men were captured"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-12-08
PROFESSOR ELLIOT TO
MARRY WISCONSIN GIRL

p OSHKOSH Wis. Dec 7.-(special Tele-
gram.)-Mrs. Rose Buchanan has an
nounced the engagement Of her daughter
Georgia TO Prof BENJAMIN Elliott OF the
engineering department OF the University
OF Nebraska.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-12-08
The National Capital

Tuesday, December Z, 1918.
The Senate.
Met at noon and then assembled
with the house to hear President WI
Adjourned at AIS p. m. till noon Fri
day.
The House.
Met at noon and then received the
senate In Joint session
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-12-08

MOUNT AYR. Ia. Dec. 7-(special,)-
The dedication OF the new First Baptist
church. announced for last Sunday. was
postponed until next Sunday on account
of the death OF j. a. Stephenson, promi-
nent member OF the congregation.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-12-08


LONDON, Dec. THE campaign
against the main Serbian armies hav.
Ing been closed, 1t is expected Gen.
eral Won Galiwitz with his German
forces will Join the Bulgarians in
Macedonia in an effort to crush the
French and British armies before
they oecoms much stronger.
Information from Berlin indicates
that the German forces engaged IN
the earlier movements in the Balkans
have now been detached for the pur-
pose sharing in the attack on tho
Franco British forces along the
southern Macedonian front. Dis
patches from Athens partly corrobor-
ated this theory, as It is reported two
German divisions are cooperating
with the Bulgarians near Strumitsa.
Bonabardments in France.
There is little to report from tho other
fronts save the usual minor operations.
The French. however, arc carrying on
particularly energetic bombardment of
the German lines in Champagne. In Mes
opotomia. the Germans are beginning to
show considerable interest in the cam
paign which Is developing In favor OF the
Turkish allies. II is reported from Geneva
that the Germans under Field Marshal
Won Der Goltx are preparing an extensive
campaign which will be directed toward
the Persian gulf by way Of Bagdad.
Impetus Co Peace Talk.
Further impetus Is given to peace talk
by the papai consistorys at which Pope
Benedict delivered an address calling
upon the beiligerents to make 3ust and
immediate peace.
The effect Of the dismissal OF the Ger
man, military and naval attaches at
Warrington on the German public IL
not ascertainable as vet as the German
newspaper have not been permitted to
publish even the bare facts OF the In
cident.
Greece Playing for Time.
PARIS. Dec. 1.-The Athens corres-
pondent OF the Matin In a dispatch rela-
tive to the attitude OF Greece toward the
ientente powers, says;
The government rs simply playing for
time, hoping that the entente allies will
De forced TO the sea Dy the Austro-Ger-
mans and Bulgars. II would be found In
a week or 30 that an agreement be-
tween the Greek and the allied staffs
cannot be reached and that the govern
ment will declare the, Notwithstanding
Greece's traditional good viii toward the
entente powers. Il cannot acced to their
demands"
The correspondent affirms that the only
effective course Is to apply blockade to
Greece. and adds:
at will be all the more fruitful in re.
suits since popular discomfort with the
royal policy Is growing perceptibly. II
the elections had been held three weeks
! ago the venlzelos party would have been
! beaten. but now. notwithstanding the
} extraordinary conditions under which
they will be held, he is likely to get q
majority. A blockade not only would
starve the population. but would ruin
the mercantile marine. Greece's sole
source OF wealth. Consequently the gen
eral public Is deeply asitated and busl
ness circles are anxious"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-12-08
The Weather

Forecast till D. m. Wednesday:
For Omaha, Council Bluffs and Vicinity
Fair; somewhat colder.
at Omaha Yesterday.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-12-08
AUSTRIAN SUBSEA
SHELLS U. S. OILER
Tanker Petrolite Fired on by Sub
marine and One Man Of Grew
Is Wounded.
HIS INJURIES ARE NOT SERIOUS
BULLETIN.

ROME, Dec. 7.--The American
oil steamer Communipaw has been
sunk by q submarine in the Mediter-
ranean near Tobruk, Tripoli. No i'm
formation has been received con-
cerning the crew or the nationality
Of the submarine. n'
WASHINGTON. Dec. q.-Word from the
cruiser Des Moines was received today
at the Navy department that the Ameri-
can boat aending the 8. 0, s. call out
last Saturday off Crete was the standard
Oh tanker Petrolite. which was fired on,
presumably by an Austrian submarine.
One man was wounded, advioes stated.
The Petrolite. an American vessel.
sailed from New York November for
Alexandria, Egypt. II passed Gibraltar
November n. The contents OF the mes
sage were communicated by the Navy TO
the state department.
The message made no mention OF dam
age to the steamer nor did II give the
nationality OF the man injured. but said
the injuries were slight.
The dispatch from the Des Moinea
and reported that the following message
had been picked up Sunday;
American steamship Petrolite. Alex
andria TO New York attacked by a sub
marine this Sunday morning at e;2o
Longitude 32.s5 north. latitude sos west
One man not seriously injured"
The commander OF the cruiser said hs
had obtained from the commander OF the
Petrolite the additional information that
tho submarine which attacked the Amer
lean steamer flew the Austrian flag anc
Looked like big cruiser" The mer
who was wounded was struck by q
fragment OF an explosive shell fired
from the submarine. Tho attack tool
place about $50 miles west Of Alexandra
and Just off the western end OF thu
Island OF Crete. distant about 40 miles
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-12-08
LANSING ANSWERS
BERNSTORFF NOTE
Withdrawal of Attaches is Asked
Because of Their Military and
Naval Activities.
GERMAN QUESTIONS IMPROPER

GERMAN QUESTIONS IMPROPER
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.--Secretary
Lansing has replied to Germany that
the American governments request
for the withdrawal of Captain Boy-Ed
and Captain Won Papen. the naval
and military attaches, respectively, OF
the German embassy here, was en-
tirely because of their military and
naval activities.
Secretary Lansing's reply to the
German governments inquiry, which
indicated the Berlin foreign office In
tended to contest the withdrawal OF
the attaches under certain conditions.
was delivered In a long communities
ton which the German embassy Inn
n.ediately forwarded to Berlin. AT
the embassy all comment on IL was
refused.
Neither was there any indication Of
whether the reply would meet the con-
tention OF the German government that
II should know the reasons for the re-
quest for the withdrawal OF its officers'
1t was broadly intimated to the state
department that II the request was based
on something else than tho develop
ments OF the HamburE-American line
conspiracy trial or the case OF James r.
]. Archibald. the American war cores
pondent, who secretly carried dispatches
for Captain Won Papen. Germany would
decline to withdraw either OF the men,
German Questions Improper
The impression was that Secretary
Lansing's reply at some length repeats
that the two officers have become per
soma non grata because Of their military
and naval activities and that further un'
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-12-08
WILL ATTEMPT TO
CRUSH ARMIES OF
ALLIES IN GREECE
Bulgarians and Germans Will Mass
Forces Against the British and
French Troops Now in
Macedonia.
TEUToNs HURRY SOUTHWARK
They Hope to Strike Decisive Blow
Before Reinforcements Can
Reach SalOniki.
BoMBARDMENTs IN FRANCT
nULLETIN.

BERLIN, Dec. 7.-(via LondonO
The war office announced today
taat the French forces In southwest
eIn Serbia. near the Vardar river,
have been compelled 20 retreat. The
capture of lpek, Montenegro, also is
announced.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-12-08

BRYAN TAKING ON MUCH FLESH-Note his girth and
roundty Photo taken in New York last week while he
there conferTing peace propaganda
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-12-08

y indicates trace OF precipitation.
~ A. WELSH. L.ca- ~ s-s.sler.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-12-08
Call Tyler 1000

n You Want TO Tan 90 The nes
- 90 Anyone CONSISTED
with The Bee.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-12-08

CONTINUED on Page Two, Column
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-07-06
New, Novel,
Entertaining
Something to Please
Everybody

THE APPEARANCE OF PRIVATE GROUNDS.
The ideal type SUBURBAN property for men and women
who have ideas of and who desire have their homes
appreciated by the community.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-07-06

r WHAT YOUR CREDIT will do for you The most conserva
tive estimate of rise value thBend of town 80 3 per cent
year. Then suppose contract $500 for lot and IN one
year sell SO You have made $500 lot in years
equal to the savings of your salary
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-07-06
MODERATE INCOMES.

Don't say you not able to enjoy all these things You
would pay the money for lot back street where there
are Improvements and hillside at that where few people
your property admire it. though you have made
beautiful and go through life envyng the fellow who smart
enough to plan his home in the right spot.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-07-06
Where You Fall in Love
With Your Home Site

The people of Fairmont Ave bought when property was
cheap Take advantage Of your lost opportunity to get an
elusive home site
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-04-22
First Things.
"horseIess carriaaes."

The first "herless carriage" seen in
America was the invention of Oliver
Evans, who died in New York SO years
ago today, April 81. 1919. Evans was
a native OF Delaware and in his youth
was wheelwright. He invented sew
eral improvements in fiour.milling
machinery, and in 1900 turned his at
tention to the application of steam
power for propelliEg land carriages.
He made crude "horSeless carriage"
which was the forerunner OF the auto
mobile today. but his dependence on
the crude engines OF that time made
it impractical as a commercial pro-
position, and his great scheme lapsed
into Oblivion. Evans soon turned his
attention TO other matters and in 1904
he constructed the first steam dredg-
ing machine used in America. Other
inventors continued to experiment
with the "horsiess carriage" idea. and
in 1873 Siegfried Marcus, an Austrian,
built two vehicles which bore slight
resemblance to the automobiles of to-
day. While his cars were not sue
cessful. they offered an incentive ITO
other inventors, both in America and
Europe, to carry on the work which
was finally crowned with success.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-04-22
AFTER-DLzNzNER MINIS

Truthful Fisherman" says head
line in Pittsburgh paper. What do
you mean truthful?
Bryan my be just as good runner as
Ty Cobb, but he does not score nearly
so often.
The famous General Joffre is said
to be the descendant of barrel
maker. which goes to show that no
matter what start YOU get in life, the
finish is up to the individual.
Try our famous remedy for spring
fever. Hard Work" 1t never fails.
A woman was arrested recently for
selling her vote. Truly this is COM
mercial age.
Our idea of no Job at all is to be
war correspondent on submarine.
Add to the list of indoor sports that
OF going over the carpets with a
vacuum cleaner.
Wagner tripIed with two men on
bases recently just for the sake OF
giving the laugh to father time.
Good evening. What did you do to-
day to make the city cleaner and bet
ter?
II Russia ever takes up baseball as
the national pastime, 1t will take a
seven column box score to carry the
names of the players.
Crow is getting to be steady dict
for the Democrats.
The Mexicans. have fired on Ameri-
can ships so often that such news Is
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-04-22
A Live Canary In Hat
Gage" Is New York's
Latest Fad.
NEW YORK, April "a llve bird

NEW YORK, April ga live bird
on her hat-and a warbling canary.
at that-caused Miss Bess Ryan of
this city to take a taxicab ride instead
OF a saunter In Fifth avenue. when
she started out to display the latest
fad. The twittering song bird attract
ed such e crowd that Miss Ryan could
not proceed and she hailed a passing
AS soon as she alighted
the bird cage chapeau" caused an
other crowd to gather.
Its my own idea-a live bird on
the hat-why not. women have been
wearing dead ones for years and
years." said Miss Ryan
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-04-22
THE CHARLESTON ELECTION.

The4result of the Charleston cleo
ton, like the Chicago election, was an
overwhelming victory for the Repub-
licans, a party fight having been wased
under the new charter which Guper-
coded the bipartisan charter similar
to that now in force in Fairmont. The
new charter, passed by the legislature
at its last session, provides for the
election of a mayor. treasurer and
council on the partisan plan. The
mayor will appoint city manager and
other officials.
Charleston has been under the COM
piete control OF the Chiffon. MacCorkle
iioiley ring for number OF years.
and the fight, just waged, which was
a very bitter one, and in which much
personal abuse was resorted 10, has
proved the undoing OF the Democratic
machine. The Democratic organ of
Charleston alleges that the Republican
ticket was being backed by Governor
Hatfield and he was made the issue.
A new paper found birth in Charles
ton just before tho campaign, the
Charleston Post, credited with being
an administration paper. and said to
be backed by the governor. II these
allegations are true the victory can be
considered a personal victory for the
governor. rs well as victory for the
Republican party. which establishes
the Post as the official Republican or
gan of the city.
The Republican majorities ranged
from 500 to 700. and the Republicans
elected 10 councilm2n, while the Demo
Gratis elected :.
Thus ends the bipartisan govern
ment in another West Virginia city.
which has proven to be as much or
more OF farce IN Charleston, as it
has al Fairmont
l., NJ DAVIS
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-04-22
Red Men Planning
For Anniversary

Setting Sun Tribe No. 16. Improved
Order OF Red Men. is planning to ceIe.
brate the twenty-fifth anniversary Of
the founding of the lodge on April co.
Veterans badges will be presented
at this time to all who are eligible
This means that to receive this honor
the receiver must have been mem.
Der of the,>order continuously for 81
years.
An appropriate program has been
prepared for the occasion and refresh
ments will be served by the ladies' OF
the Degree of Pocahontas.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-04-22
a RePLY 10 rHE TIMES.

Editor of The West Virginian Dear
SIR: The Times OF Tuesday morning
asked me some direct questions to
which would like to reply through
the columns of your paper.
The article requiring this attention
In part, is as follows:
"Mr. Davis. who is a prospective
state office holder, and who has been
signing the editorials in The West Vir-
ginian, says that the corporations OBJ
{ect to paying reasonable taxation
What doees he mean by reasonable
taxation?" The gas companies, for in
stance, pay for taxes each year four
percent of the value of their product.
Coal corporations do practically the
same. And the governors forces in
the legislature tried to add from three
TO, ten per cent additional. II four
per cent is not reasonable taxation"
against whom does the weight OF rea-
On fall, the corporations or the state?'
1t affords me the greatest pleasure
TO be able TO accommodate The Times
In this particular.
The Times undertakes to discredit
anything I might have said in these
columns relative to state taxation on
the theory that l am "a prospective
state office holder" The Times we'll
knows that am not nor have not
been an office seeker in any manner.
The Republican party did honor me
with the nomination for the Senate
last fall without my asking for the
place and although the district had
twice before elected Democrats. and
although there was the Bull Moose
vote of over thousand in the district
lost TO the Republican ticket accept
ed this nomination at a sacrifice and
as a matter of duty which think any
man owes his party.
am mot, nor have I ever been, a
seeker of any state office. One of the
prominent members of the Times edi-
torial staff was kind enough last win
Ter to mention my name in connection
with an appointment as Public Ser
vice Commissioner and said in the
Times that the solid Democratic dele
cation from Marion county was for me
for the place. This was the means oil
starting round of comment through
the press of the state that was COM
plimentary. No application was made
by me for this, position at that time
: aor- since. and none will be made.
After the resignation OF Mr.. Kilmer
the commission was left without a
quorum, with only two members, and
as there was much pressing business
before the commission and the law re-
quires that one lawyer be on the CON-
mission, which was not the case after
Mr.. Kilmer resigned, the Governor
made an excellent selection in naming
the Hon. Elliott Northcott to fill the
vacancy caused by the death of the
Hon. Howard n. Ogden. OF this city.
This appointment met universal ap.
proval by the people who understand
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-04-22

for each ton mined and marketed.
I Then the mine operators profits were
six million six hundred thousand dot
lars. If the operators have TO pay one
cent per ton on production the amount
Of their tax would be six hundred and
sixty thousand dollars in addition TO
all other taxes they are obliged to pay
under the present laws. $660,0OO is
ten per cent of s6,G0O,o00.
There you have just what the coal
operators will be taxed as special
tax on their PROFITS. Ten per cent
OF ali such profits"
So reasons the Times.
II costs the state about S250.O00 per
year to maintain the militia, the mine
inspection bureau and the miners
hospital, whose benefits most all so
TO these corporations. The farmer
pays tax like the coal operator on his
property, but he gets no direct bcne-
fits from these things. They are spe-
cial privileges enjoyed by these cor
porations and it is therefore just to
ask a special privilege tax TO cover
these items, and which they refuse to
pay.
The Times says according TO its
| logic that a tax of S660,0O0 on the
privilege OF making in NET PROFITS
six million six hundred thousand dol
lars is unjust. ! would like to give the
Times a standing contract to pay it
each and every year in addition to all
other forms of taxation even more,
yes, whole million dollars if II Will
guarantee me a net profit of over six
million dollars per year. That would
leave five millions for rainy day.
! Would not the farmer be glad to pay
his taxes on this basis? If the far
mer's crop fails and he has no net in
come he pays his property tax just
the same. No reasonable tax based
on a net income, which is all profit
can be unjust. no class of people are
! better able to pay taxes than those
who are making net income and no
other class can long pay any amount
OF taxes unless there is a net profit.
In addition to paying the S250,000 en-
joyed as special privilege these COM
panies should pay an additional tax TO
! build good roads to give all the peo-
Pile who in the opinion OF Prof. Wiley.
as expressed in the bar some time ago,
something for their fast disappearing
birthright.
The Times has never opposed q tax
on the drayrnan for the special priv
ilege of hauling trunks, scrap iron or
-four through the city OF Fairmont.
Does not this drayman pay tax on
his horse and wagon at its true and ac-
tual value? It has not objected to
| the pool room proprietor paying n IL
cense tax for the special privilege of
running a pool table, although he pays
a property tax on this property. The
fact is that direct tax for state pur
poses would be unjust because ever,
county has different standard of vail
ues and the assessors being only hui
man cannot always assess the same
class OF property in each county the
| same. The direct tax should only ap.
ply for local purposes and then there
will be no inequality of values. The
Dawson tax laws have for their pur-
pose the plan OF removing the direct
state tax and this plan gas concurred
in by the state tax commission COM
posed OF both Democrats and Republi-
cans. II the Times will take the pains
to interview 100 OF its Democratic
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-04-22
A TIMELY WARNING.

Tho arrival of hot weather al
ways brings with it an increase
in infant mortality.
The typhoid fly and othor germ
carriers breed and multiply in
piles of waste matter and refuse
of almost every kind.
CLEAN UP AND SAVE THE
BABIES LIVES.
These deadly insects just dots
on atiahtins on the ba5iss' milk
bottles and foods. They arc re-
sponsible for thousands of
deaths a year. Destroy their
breeding places and you will be
aiding in great, grand cause.