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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-09-16
Boosting for the
County Fair to Be
Held Next Week

The Douglas county fair will be held
next week on the new fair grounds be-
tween Omaha and Benson. The grounds
are on the car line and are only about
twenty minutes ride from the business
center of Omaha. The gates will open
next Monday and will close the following
night. Members of the board of direc-
tors have issued an appeal to citizens
of the city and county. saying:
"A large attendance is one of the main
requirements to insure success and we
urge all the business interests and all
individuals in Greater Omaha, as we'll
as throughout the county to help make
this county fair something like the old
time fairs days when Douglas county
turned out on masses and held the best
county fair in the state of Nebraska.
THE board has provided attractions
from the standpoint OF the exhibitor and
the spectator that viii be interesting
md instructive, but Il Is not on these
features alone that we urgently request
a large attendance, as this association
contemplates a much wider field and
scope. Possessing one of the most beau
tiful fair grounds in the country with
a large and commodious grandstand and
splendid race track, II therefore has in
view, IL properly supported by large
attendance the merging of the Douglas
county fair into a great district fair to
embrace the eastern counties OF Ne
braska, as well as those Of western Iowa,
south Dakota. Missouri and Kansas.
las Omaha is destined to become the
greatest city in the Missouri valley reg
ion, it would be but fitting and proper
TO have each fall big exhibit of the
agrriculnurtal resources of this Americas
Valley of the Nile n Omaha, the gate
way of the west"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-09-16
Compensation Law
is a Boon to Labor

Although, in the opinion OF Labor Com
missioner r. NJ. Coffey, the workmens
compensation law should be amended to
provide supervision Of settlements, he be-
lieves that It has been a boon to labor
Most employees who are injured and
receive payment under tho compensation
law return TO their old Jobs" said Mr.
Coffey. Il think that Is ono OF the most
important benefits of the measure. one
day ! received sixty-four reports Of final
settlements by employees. nearly all OF
whom went back 20 the same work.
Under the old system there would
probably have been sixty-four lawsuits.
attended by long delay, and the men
would have lost their jobs"
Insurance companies and some employ
ers, however. have shown n disposition
TO drive SHARP bargains" said Mr.. cof-
: fey and he believes the law should be
amended to provide supervision of set
Elements.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-09-16
Nebraska
Man is Killed in
an Automobile
Upset Near WahoO

WAHOo Neb,. Sept i5-tspecisl Tele-
gram)-I A. Novak OF Weston was killed
and J, shandra was seriously injured in
an automobile accident four miles west
% hero last night about O'Clock shan
dra. who was driving, apparently lost
control OF the car In some manner as Il
approached a small bridge and It turned
turtle. Both men were thrown clear Of
the car and were found few minutes
later by w. H. Sherwood, who was driv-
ing from Clarks 60 wahoo with his fam
lily. They were lying side by side in the
middle OF the road. Novak was dead,
his skull being crushed, shandra was In
soml-conscious condition. Ills collar
bono and one arm are broken and he Is
injured internally. lie probably will re-
cover Novak was a saloon keeper and
Shandra Is In the real estate business.
Il IL supposed that the accident was due
to a defect in the steering gear.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-09-16
BRIEF CITY NEWS


wave noot Print Tt--Now Beacon Presa
EGEhting Rixturss-BurEess-Grsndon.
Esvy Club Meets rriday-The navy
club Of Omaha will meet Friday night
on the fourth floor OF the Douglas county
csurt house
Blaas IN wroth's Kitohsn--At $3.50 IL
m, II. V. Stevens. night Waterman. dis
covered fire in the Kitchen OF wroth s
cafe, The damage was nominal
Bach at work soon-w. p. Hart night
wire chief Of the Western Union, has re
oovere from an attack OF ptomaine poi
son and will be out In a few days.
Mullen Yined One DolIas--.G. Mullen,
21@ Burdette street. was arraigned in
police court for assaulting George Hsnek,
and a. result was fined 81 and costs.
"Todsys oomplsss zsuv1s Program
classified section today. and appears in
The Bee EXCLUSIVELY. Find out what
the various moving picture theRters offer.
The Tabernacle on Pcstcard--Henry
+. kiessr. manager OF the tabernacle
bookstand, has Just published postcard
of the tabernacle. showing a full view
Of the building.
Tonring With Auto-Ralph Halt,
csshior OF the Farmers and Merchants
state bank at Nicola. Ia. passed through
Omaha on an auto trip from Nicola to
Excelsior Springs, Mo. With MIR, Hall
are his wife and mother. Tho party viii
return through Omaha in a couple Of
weeks.
Telephone Men 70 ooast-oue hundrsf
and twenty-five members of the Associa-
ton of Telephone Pioneers " America,
coming from New York. Boston end the
east. en- route TO their annual meeting in
dan Francisco will pass through Omaha
at S.S O'clock this afterlooh They
will come on a special train over the
Northwestern and so out over the Union
Pacific.
Finds Death Aoctdsntal-An inquest
vas held inauiring into the auto accident
which occurred az Ttfty-seoond and
Dodge street, Monday afternoon, and
which resulted in The death Of Domino
Cosenta, laborer. The verdict determined
the affair as purely accidental. Psr
Mllone, whose car struck tho man, and
the two occupants OF the vehicle, who
were arrested after the collision, we're re-
leased from custody.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-09-16
Nebraska
Attorney Involved in
Conspiracy Charge

LINCOLN. Nebo Sept. l5.-tSpecial
TeleerRm)-Otto ]. Miller well known
Lincoln attorney, il in Jail today on the
charge of obtaining money under false
Iretcnscs.
Miller is charged with entering into a
conspiracy with Ershal Knight, a i9-year-
old lad, ana william $. Redding, to de-
fraud the Burlington Railway company.
knight, in a confession. says that he
was coaxed into the deal by the other
two men He had told Redding OF a
rupture he had received couple Of
years ago. and he says, Redding fixed
Il with him that he was TO buy n ticket
at the Burlington ticket office and then
meet with an accident" while walking
across the depot platform. which was
successfully carried out.
lie was paid $3.50. while so more was
paid Miller as attorney fees.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-09-16
Sailor Lad Keeps
News of Marriage
Secret Over Month

For over a month co-workers of Petty
Officer Paul NJ. Oslek OF the local navy
recruiting station have observed that
their colleague has been of an unusual
arniable and happy disposition. The navy
lads wondered and pondered. but 1t was
an entire month before they discovered
the reason.
Then the news leaked out that osieK
was, on August Z, secretly married to MISS
May ANDERSON Of the South Side me
couple quietly went by auto to Platts-
mouth. where the knot was tied When
the news OF the wedding did leak out
reception followed Tuesday evening at
the home OF the brides parents. l4lS
North Twenty-fifth street, South side
and formal announcement made TO
seventy-fiVe friends.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-09-16
Nebraska
OLD BUILDINGS
MUST COME DOWN
Fire Commissioner Ridgell Will
Start Out on Campaign Order
ing Removal of Fire Traps.
HORSE DISEASE AT LA PLATTE

OFrom a Staff Correspondent
LINCOLN, Sept. l5.--(Special )--Parties
who have old and decrepit buildings
around their premises which are nothing
but fire traps will now have to look out
for Fire Commissioned Ridrell will soon
be on their trail
Judge Rldgell has returned from at
tending the national convention OF fire
commissioners ct Chicago and while
there satisfied himself as to the right OF
fire commissioner to order the tearing
down OF structures which are menace
to tho neighborhood surrounding them as
fire starters. Heretofore there has been
p question as to the rlvht of the COM
missioner in the matter and he has dis
covered that every state which has had
test IN the courts Of the matter has
decided that the buildings must come
down. Some safes give the fire COM
missioner the right TO tear down the
buildings himself, but In this state the
owner OF the building Is first notified
and Il he does not do the work the com
missioner can order the same done and
the expense charged up TO the property
as taxes.
New ButtermiIk Company.
1ue Dray Buttermilk company is new
corporation organized in Omaha. which
lied articles Of incorporation with the
secretary of state today The company
has a capital Of t25,ODO. with y. u. Van
Dusen, ID. V, Chez. u. " vanDusep- J,
l.. Outright, inoorporstors.
Inquiry About Auto License.
Secretary OF state Fool has received
a communication from the chief of police
of San Francisco. who owns automobile
No. 60s45. The records show that 1t was
issued 90 J. A. kelleher Of Norfolk and
that the license has not been paid for
this year. There was nothing in the
communication TO indicate what the mat
ter was, but IL It involves the legality
of the number and the owner is forced
to take out a California number it Is
liable 20 cost him a good sum. the
license there is governed by the horse
power of the machine
Horses Dying at La Platte.
The state veterinarian received a mes
sage this morning from Fred Iske at
LaPlatte. stating that his horses are dy-
ing at the rate of three a week and de-
sires the veterinarian to make an inves-
tigation. nr. McKim will visit the place
either today or tomorrow
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-09-16
FnIrhnrr News Nnte..

FAIRBURY. Neb.. sept. i5-iSpeclaiD
i. II. Mack, wife and baby left for
Coffeyville. kan, today TO spend
weeks vacation. u F. GontE OF purselI.
Kan. Ia acting manager for the West
ern Union in his absence.
u. Z. Miliikau has returned from
trip TO Valley Junction, Ia.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Fehiman Of Aains
worth, Neb.. arc visiting with the for
mers parents, Mr. and Mrs c. A. Fehl-
man. northwest Of Fairbury.
Mrs John Heidelk Is taking her annual
vacation from her duties IN the Rock
Island division superintendent office
W, A. Sheahan, division superintendent
for the Rock Island has returned from
Brooklyn, N. Y. whore he accompanied
the body OF his wife last week.
A reduction OF machinists. boi'ermakcrs
and helpers was made In the locomotive
shops Of the Rock Island ut this pcln,
this week.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-09-16
Homc-Comine Day at Syracuse.

SYRACUSE, Neb., Sept, 15.-(special.)- J.
At mass meeting held last night under
the auspices of the Commercial club. II
was decided to hold the annual home
coming day known as Syracuse Day, on
Thursday, October IL A general commit
tee composed OF II. Il. F'inigan, chairman;
j. ID. Anderson. secretary. and Hon. r.
A. Reuter-. was appointed with powers to
make all arrangements and to appoint all
subcommittee Syracuse il looking
forward to one of the biggest days in the
history of the town.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-09-16
,1sctcr 10 Have Corn FESTIVAL.

EXETER, Neb. Sept II --(special)--
Great preparations are being made in
Exeter for the Corn festival which will
occur October 30 One Of the principal
events will be the wrestling match on
Thursday, October Z, between Anton
Stecher, brother Of the worlds champion.
Joseph Stecher, with Chris Jordan,
Greek middleweight Joe Stecher will be
present ms an interested spectator. The
bout will occur In large tent. with
seating capacity of 900, which has been
secured for the occasion.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-09-16
Omaha Boosters to
Make 0ne-Day Trade
Trip Through Iowa

According 10 all precedent and custom
It will rain Friday. At least that day mas
hoen set by Chairman Tom Coleman ana
hls Commercial club committee as the
dn.e OF 0ne-day trade trip to be con-
Quoted through western iowa oy the
trade extension committee OF the cluo'
Twice postponed on account OF rain ana
had roads In that part OF Iowa tho pro-
poaed auto trip BY Omaha trade boosters
has been considered Jonah" for many
weeks
Leaving Omaha at a. m. the trade
boosters plan 10 visit Glenwood, Malvern
Hastings. Emerson. Red Oak, Essex
Shenandoah. Sidney and Tabor all In
lows. and hope to emerge from roads
free OF mud by p. m. The total dis
lance mapped out for them IL lm miles.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-09-16
Community Picnie nd North Bond.

NORTH BEND. Neb., Sept. l5,-tspe-
cial. THE community picnic held hero
yesterday successfully carried out the
idea which the name suggests. About
1900 people assembled at the city park
for a big community dinner. served on
long tables. at which hundreds of people
were seated in happy family fashion. and
enjoyed a rare feast, Preceding the din
ner at noon the picnic wedding occurred.
the happy couple being Lloyd King and
Miss Pearl Stuck, both of Fremont For
this wedding the management of the pic
mic offered 500 in gifts. Various sports
and games furnished entertainment for
the afternoon and the festivities closed
with a dance In the evening.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-09-16
Ridgell Will Start
Suit Over Warrants
(rrom a staff Correspondent

LINCOLN, Neb.. Sept. 15.-(Special
Telegram )-suit will be brought in the
circuit court at once by Fire Commits
sioner Ridgell to compel state Treasurer
Hall to pay warrants drawn on the gen
eral fund for the payment of expenses
of the fire commissioners office. the at
torney general today completing the pa
pers I'm the case. The fees have been paid
into the treasury by the commissioner
and Mr.. Hall denies tho right OF the
commissioner 20 draw them out without
a specific appropriation for that purpose
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-09-16
Prompt Action VIII stop Your
Cough.

Or. Kings New Discovery will stop
your cough. The first dose helps. Good
for children. All druggists, 5Oc.-Adver-
tlsement
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-09-16
District Fair at haywood.

HAYWOOD. Neb., Sept. l5,-tSpecial.)-
The Southwest Nebraska district fair for
the district comprised Of Phelps, Harlan,
Gosper Furnas Lincoln. Frontier, Red
willow. Hayes. Hitchcock. Perkins, Chase
and Dundy counties will be held here
october n-15 Governor Morehead, Judge
Kennedy of Omaha. United States Sem
ator Hitchcock and Hon. Silas r. Barton
will deliver addresses at the fair, Senator
Norris is expected to speak. There will
be a big racing program every day and
daily band concerts. The premiums and
purses total $500.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-09-16
his rest was Broken.

o. D. Wright. RosemohI. Neb., writes:
For about sir months / was bothered
with shooting and continual pains In the
region Of my kidneys. My rest was
broke nearly every night by frequent
actions OF my kidneys. / was advised by
my doctor 70 try Foley Kidney Pills and
one 5O-eent bottle made a well man OF
me. ] can always recommend Foley Kid
ney Pills for 1 know they are good
This splendid remedy for backache. vheu-
matiHm, sore muscles and swollen Joints
contains no habit forming drug Sold
svsryw here.-Advertisement
"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-09-16

Apartments. flats, houses ana cottages
can be rented quickly and cheaply by a
Bee For Rent"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-09-16

For Sale al will turn secondhand
furniture into sssS
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-09-04
Next!

Rev l. M. Wright, who breaches in
a New Hampshire hamlet, it is hoped
will never get in wrong with his par
ishiohers. Rutland Herald
There is a newspaper editor in
Nebraska whose name is |. B. Smart,
but doubtless among his readers are
a few who think that he was named
before the days of the federal restric-
ton on labels.-Benningt Banner.
There are many curious combina-
tons of proper names. Perhaps the
worst thing ever perpetrated was
when Gov. Hogg of Texas named his
twin daughters IRA and Ina. Charles
II. Robb, the Windham county boy
who is judge of the court of appeals
in Washington, in the early days of
his law practice, contemplated a part
nership with a young man named
Steele in Worcester, Mass, but there
was no way of figuring out firm
name which would inspire confidence
in clients Brattleboro Reformer.
Al Chelsea meat firm whose mem
bers joined under the name of Slack
~ Luce couldn't make go of it
long.-Randolph Herald and News.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-09-04
CRABS IN FULL DRESS.
Some Species Are Fond of Fnery and
Clothe Themselves Carefully.

CIothe Themselves Carefully.
Many of the crab species of sheIlfish
clothe themselves Some species dress
deliberately by taking small pieces Of
different colored weeds and sticking
them on the Shell, so us to look like a
stone covered with weed. They spend
hours, with the utmost perseverance,
in making these pieces adhere. by try
ing the same piece over and over again
till they succeed They have fine
sense of symmetry and always put a
red piece on one limb TO match the
and a green piece TO match a green
piece, though how they know red from
green in the dark pools where they
live is hard to say. unless it is by
taste or smell When once their dress
is completed it improves the older 1t
becomes, as the weed actually grows
on them.
Another species, with like habits and
a most decided love for finery. was de-
scribed ut meeting of the Linnaean
society, as clothing themselves with
)bits Of bright colored seaweed. sponees.
and so forth. II the crab be despoiled
of its garments II ut once proceeds to
clothe itself again with care and de
liberation, manifested not only in the
selection of its articles of apparel. but
in the proper shaping of them by
means of its pincers.-London Specta-
tor
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-09-04

became private secretary to the late
DR. j. A. Holmes, first director of the
bureau of mines. and continued in
that capacity until few months ago
when he became chief acting clerk of
the bureau.
The recent elevation of Van II.
Manning from the Office of assistant
to the director to that of director of
the bureau made possible the promo
ton of Mr. Bailey which quickly fol
lowed. Mr. Bailey is well known in
Washington as capable executive
officer and his present promotion was
made solely on merit, In 1909 Mr..
Bailey married Miss Grace Gilman
formerly of Bellows Falls and Proc
tor.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-09-04
BIG GUNS OF A CENTURY AGO
The Turks Used Cannon That Fired
Great Granite Bowlders.

GREAT GraHitS DOWtueFS.
1t would scarcely appear feasible that
q shot weighing 800 pounds could have
been employed century ago, yet the
Turks. who used the largest cannon in
Europe, actually used guns of such
caliber at that time.
When Sir j. Duckworth passed the
Dardanelles to attack Constantinople
in 1907 his fleet was dreadfully shat
tered by the immense shot thrown
from the batteries The Royal George,
of 40 guns, was nearly sunk by only
one shot, while another cut the main
mast of the Windsor Castle almost in
two, a single shot knocked two ports
Of the Thunderer into one; the Re
pulse (seventy guns had her
wheel shot away and twenty-four men
killed and wounded by Shot the ship
being saved only by the most wonder
full eXertions.
British ships was Of granite, weighing
800 pounds, and was twenty-six inches
in diameter One such shot, TO the as
constituent of the tars, stove in the
whole starboard bow of the Active.
and, having crushed this immense mass
of timber the shot rolled ponderously
aft, the crew standing aghast at this
singular spectacle
One of these guns was cast In brass.
1t was composed of two parts, its
breach resting against massive stone
work. and the difficulty of charging
such monster would not allow OF its
being fired more than once.-Dundee
Advertiser
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-09-04
Mothers-Watch Irritable Children

That fever, paleness, grinding of
teeth while asleep, and coated tongue
are indications that your child has
worms in its system. Kickapoo Worm
Killer quickly gets rid of these para
sites. 1t is perfectly safe for even
the most delicate children, II is pleas
ant to take has three effective medi-
cinai qualities-acts as laxative. ex-
pels the worms and tones up the sys-
TEN. Begin treatment today and elm
mate the cause of irritableness. csc.
Sold Everywhere.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-09-04

To the Tax Payers of the Town of
Bennington:

To the Tax Payers of the Town Of
Bennington:
A Rate Bill of the Town Taxes of
1915 has been placed in my hands for
collection as follows: 80 cents on
the dollar for the Town Tax, 20 cents
on the dollar for the Town Highway
Tax, 45 cents on the dollar for the
Town District School Tax.
| hereby demand payment OF said
taxes, and notify you that | will at
tend at the Bennington County Saw
ings Bank from o'clock q. m. until
o'clock p. m.
There will be discount OF per
cent. on Town tax IL paid within 80
days.
c. II. DEWEY, Treasurer.
Bennington, VT, July 10. 1915.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-09-04
VERMoNTER PROMOTED
Fred j. Bailey of Wells River Chief
Clerk of Rivers and Mines

Washington, d. C.-Fred j. Bailey
of Wells River has just been appoint
ed chief clerk of the United States bur
eau of mines by Hon. Franklin X.
Lane, secretary of the interior, of
which department the bureau of
mines is a branch,
Mr.. Bailey is native of Wells
River and son of A. II. Bailey, for
merly postmaster at that place He
graduated from Middlebury college
in 1901 and during the next four
years was a teacher and principal of
schools in the Philippines. He came
to Washington in 1905 as assistant
secretary to Senator Proctor of Yer
mont and from 1907 to 1910 was chief
clerk of the immigration commission
of which Senator Dillingham; of Yer
mont was the chairman. Later he
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-09-04
a Thorouuh Sob.

"Muh wife map'd me to refawm me,
sah," stated Brother Hilsondigger, land
I'm so plumb bodaciously refawmed
dat wouldn't marry ag'in If done
lived to be as old us Methoozelumw-
Judge
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-09-04
The Attorney In Enaland.

The use OF the word attorney denotes
beatcd mind. Shice Nov. |, 1873.
attorneys have ceased to exist thelr
title merged by law into that Of solic-
itor of the snprcmes court of judica
ture, says n writer ilrgthe London Mail
The name had long been used as n
term OF abuse Johnson observed of
an acquaintance that he did not care
TO speak iii of any man behind his
back. but he believed the gentleman
was an attorney"
Archbishop Trench in 1850 noted that
the word attorney was going out OF ia
vor ana that the lower branch of the
legal profession preferred to be called
solicitors. SO when the iudlcature act
of 1873 was before parliament clause
was inserted abolishing the obnoxious
title. But with our delightful con
servatism we still honor the attorney
general"