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Grand Forks daily herald., 1915-12-22

Improving rapidly. ~,
Mayor to Chicago-Mayor James
A Dinnie and Mrs. Dinnie left today
for Chicago, where they will spend
the holidays with their daughter, Mrs.
r. S. Danforth. Mayor Dinnie will re-
turn to Grand Forks next week. {
Farm Mortgage Loans at lowest
rate of interest made in Minnesota
and North Dakota. Sullivan Bros,
500 DeMers avenue. East Grand
Forks. Minn.-Ady.
Your Laundry Work is a most i'm
portant thing. Perfectly cleansed and
fitting shirts. ETC.. can always be de-
pended upon when done by us. Troy
Steam Laundry: Phones 214.-Adv.
Arnold to Ohio-A. j. Arnold, man.
| ager of the Brooks Bowling alleys,
| left today for hiss home in Dayton,
Ohio, where he will spend Christmas.
On his return trip to Grand Forks he
Chicago and Minneapolis. -
kavanagh on Trip-A. ]. Kavanash
proprietor Of the Grand and Foto
Play theaters. left this noon for Min
neapolis, where he will spend Christ
mas with his brother. He also will &c
to Chicago to attend to business mat
ters, in connection with local book
ings
Wants to Become Otizcn-Fred
Ponto. aged g., declared his intention
OF again becoming a citizen Of the
United States yesterday, when he took
out first papers at the office Of the
clerk Of the district court. Mr.. Ponto
was United States citizen before he
removed to Alberta several years ago.
Sumner to Speak-Clarence w.
Sumner. university librarian, left this
noon to attend the meeting of the
American Library association in Chi
cago, where he will read a paper on
the topic "The instruction Of Fresh
men in the Use of the Library" Mr.
Sumner will visit at his home In
Union City, Indiana on his return.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1915-12-22
OyERHEARD

What are you looking so worried
about, dear?"
"Oh, John, I'm in a terrible fix. You
know all that useless junk we receiv-
ed for Christmas present last year ?'
'You mean all that truck you saw
ed to give away as presents this
year?"
You mean all that truck you saved
to give away as presents this year?"
"Yes. 1 made out list Of the
things and the people who gave them
to us''-
"Well?"
1--WE lost the list and l can't give
any Of those things for presents for
fear some of them might go, to the
very ones who gave them to us!"
Madge-Did you buy all your
Christmas presents?
Marjorie-I thought 1 had. but ]
must be mistaken. I find have some
nnOnev left-(1udre
Grand Forks daily herald., 1915-12-22

Auditor Improving-City Auditor
w. H. Alexander, who has been i'll at
his home, 430 South Fifth street, for
several days with grippe. is reported
Improving rapidly. ~,
Grand Forks daily herald., 1915-12-22

" Farm Mortgage Loans at lowest
rate of interest made in Minnesota
and North Dakota. Sullivan Bros,
500 DeMers avenue. East Grand
Forks, Minn.-Adv
Grand Forks daily herald., 1915-12-22

Herald Want Ads Bring Results.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1915-12-22

Jonathan and Grimes Golden fancy
western box apples. Fine quality,
$50 and s1.S5 per box. White Rice
Pop Corn, &c per pound. Grand Forks
Seed Co.-Adv.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1915-12-22

You Will Find more Of the leading
people from North Dakota registered
at the Radisson, Minneapolis. than at
any other hotel in the Twin Cities
| Adv
Grand Forks daily herald., 1915-12-22

Your Laundry Work is a most i'm.
portant thing. Perfectly cleansed and
fitting shirts. ETC.. can always be de.
pended upon when done by us. Troy
Steam Laundry. Phones 214.-Adv.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1915-12-22

Here OH Vacation-Arthur Digness,
who has been attending a military
has returned to Grand Forks to spend
the Christmas vacation with relatives
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-18
NAVY CLUB INITIATES
FIVE NEW MEMBERS

The Naval club OF Omaha met Friday
evening and initiated class of five
honorably discharged navy boys, Charles
Franek. L. S. s Hull; G. +. Eddy,
U. S. S. McCulloch; Clyde V. King, U.
s. S. Maryland; p. e. Lurty. U. S. S.
Colorado: William A. Baum. u. s. S.
Maryland. The club closes its charter ON
June 10
All ex-navymen, honorably discharged,
are requested TO attend the next meeting,
held in Memorial hall, new court house,
on May 4 All ex-navymen who wish to
turn out i'm uniform with the Naval club
on Memorial day, May 30. will kindly
either attend this meeting or send their
names TO J. L. Norton, 427 North Seven
teenth street, Omaha, Mob.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-18
M'VANN FIGHTING
COAL ADVANCES
Is Witness and Counsel Against Pro.
posed Increase in Freight Rates
on Soft Coal.
WANT TEN CENTS A TON MORE

II was trying a big case without
Witnesses" said f. J. McVanu. re-
turning from Chicago for breathing
spell, and referring to the fight he is
making before the examiner OF the
Interstate Commerce commission to
prevent the increase of dime per
ton on soft coal shipped to Omaha
and vicinity.
1T will cost the coal dealers or
consumers of Omaha and South
Omaha S52,599.56 year moro for
freight on their coal, according to the
railroads own figures. IL the pro
posed increase in rates is allowed, -
continued McVann. And yet I was
back there alone as combined counsel
and witness. This seems to be due
to the indifference of both the coal
dealers and consumers"
The freight annually paid on soft coal
shipped into Omaha and South Omaha is
1896, 92I. OS, according TO a chart of figures
made up by the railroads. Some 54O. coo
tons Of this coal comes annually into
omaha and South Omaha. The increase
proposed in the schedule of general ad-
Nances the railroads are trying to put
through, calls for an additional 10 cents
wer ton on this coal
The coal dealers have no organization
locally that is particularly interested in
the case. If the advance goes into effect
they will put the extra dime en- the
price charged the consumer so they
should worry" The consumer is not or
ganized. 50 that il is impossible for him
to make a complaint. Besides there is
not one consumer in 1000 in the city that
has seen a schedule of the proposed west
ern advances. Naturally he does not
know how much he is 10 lose II the ad-
vance is permitted.
1t would take a solid freight train ten
miles long to carry all the coal consumed
in Omaha and South Omaha in the coarse
of a year, for the figures show that Il, SES
cars come in annually
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-18
IndustrialS Make
Further Gains

NEW YORK, Apru I7.-Fevcrish trad
ing in stocks was resumed at tho opening
OF tudaSs two-hour session on the eN-
change. Industrial and equipment shares
Of the class which made Yesterdays ope-
rations memorable were again the most
prominent features particularly in New
York Air Brake. Baldwin Locomotive and
Pressed steel Car, in which gains Of to
. points were made
American Locomotive was again teac-
tionary declining over points to Sc, from
which 1t soon made full recovery
Other specialties, including Bethlehem
steel, rose to ? points, and leaders. es.
pecially United States Steel, noted fur
Their accumulation at substantial ad-
vances. Dealings In steel were on an
enormous scale with several lots OF 1000
to 400 shares
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-18
MISS ROSE WILL CHRISTEN
BATTLESHIP ARIZONA

PHOENIN, Ariz., April l7-Nliss Esther
Ross, aged H. tho daughter of Pres
colt druggist, was appointed by Cover
nor Hunt today as sponsor for the battle
ship Arizona. which will be launched at
the New York navy yard June 10. Miss
Ross, who has been at boarding school
In Louisville. was chosen from among
fifteen applicants. AS Arizona is a dry
state, Governor Hunt has prescribed
water, taken from the first flow over
the spllways OF the gigantic Roosevelt
dam. as the christening fluid instead of
the customary champagne. A committee
of fifty men and women will represent
the state at the launching ceremonies.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-18
Omaha Seeks to
Have Liberty Bell
Routed This Way

omaha school children may have an
opportunity to see the old liberty bel
that proclaimed the Declaration OF indie
pondence July T. l776. and maybe they
will see Il in Omaha. i all depends on
low some OF the old belts guardians look
at the matter.
President John l.. McCaEue Of the Com
mercial club has sent a telegram TO tho
mayor Of Philadelphia asking that tho
liberty bell special train be routed through
Omaha and that he arrange FOR a stop
over OF few hours here 20 let OmahN
school children and the Omaha publ,
look At the bell that Is soon to start on
special train with a squad Of guards
for the exposition at San Francisco
Omaha sees no reason Why thu bell
could not be induced to pause few hours
in Omaha
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-18
STOCKMEN'S TRIP
MOST SUCCESSFUL
Returning Railroad Men Say South
Omaha Boosters Are Meeting
with Rousing Receptions.
ALL STOCK WINTERS NICELY

General Freight Agent Miller and
Division Freight and Passenger
Agent Jones of the Northwestern,
who accompanied the members of the
South Omaha Live Stock exchange
out on their annual trip through the
range country, have returned, having
left the party at Casper, Wyo., Fri
day. At Casper the live stock men
were turned over to the Burlington.
going to Powder River and thence
over that company's lines to Miles
City and back by way of Billings, re-
turning to Omaha the last of the
week. Relative to the trip Mr.. Mil
Ter said:
II think the South Omaha live
stock men are making a most profita-
BILE jaunt through the range country
of the central west. They are laying
the foundation for securing a large
volume OF future business, and then
they are doing some good advertising
for Omaha and its market.
AT all the stops made the visitors were
given a hearty welcome and made to
feel at home, apparently each town doing
its best IN the way of entertaining. We
met a fine lot of progressive, aggressive
and up-to-date business men and every
where the towns seemed to be prosperous.
Conditions Are Great.
Il have never seen the conditions in the
range country better than now; that is,
considering the time Of year. Cattle,
sheep and horses came through the win
ter the best in years. While the latter
part Of the winter was severe, there be-
ing heavy fall of snow and a long period
OF cold weather, the losses were at the
lewest minimum. This was due largely
to the fact that ranchers. cattle raisers
and flockmasters took the best kind of
care OF their animals Last summer they
put up an abundance of hay and other
kinds Of coarse feed. and best Of all, they
provided shelter. If bad storm came
on the animals were housed and fed and
not forced to roam the range, picking dry
grass through the snow as was the rule
some years ago.
"All over the range the grass is starting
nicely and Is beginning to show green In
the valleys and In localities were the
ground gets the direct rays Of the sun.
The quality of stock on the range is
about the same as last year and 1 am
Of the opinion that the run Of range cat
tie will start a little earlier than in
former years. due 10 the good condition
Of animals at this time and because the
season is a little farther advanced than
usual"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-18
KUGEL PREPARES RULES
FOR JlTNEY BUS DRIVERS

Superintendent Kugel Of the police de-
partment states that he has been ad-
vised that the jitney bus operators OF the
city are preparing an ordinance for the
regulation of this business.
Mr.. Kugel. at the direction Of the city
council has been collecting data on this
subject from various cities and expects
to have within few weeks some recon-
mendations to make. looking toward reg
ulation as requested by the Hanscom
Park Improvement club in a recent let
ter.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-18
OF ASSETS BUT
CANNOT REALIZE ON THEM

An unusual thing about petition in
bankruptcy was seen in the petition of
Harmon P. Mcknight, a physician, just
filed II named assets of s23,791 and LA
bilities OF only s4,719
Analysts of the assets, however, showed
that So, 500 consisted of insurance policies,
5000 of bills, promissory notes, etc, none
of which can be realized upon.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-18
MAN AND TWO WOMEN
ARE SEEKING DIVORCES

Greeley T. Whitney. who alleges that
he was married TO Wilma w. whitney
only one month after he was divorced
from a former wife. asks the district
court to annul his last matrimonial VEN
ture.
{ maha in a suit against Timothy T Nun.
ger. charges him with cruelty and secured
n restraining order forbidding him TO mo-
lest her
Mrs. Dottie f. White charges Dclbert
z. White with cruelty.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-18
NOyes Looks for Big
Task Cleanup Day

Dean Noyes, who has charge Of the
cleanup work for the city street cleaning
department. states that he will have a
big Job on his hands Monday.
He has been over the city in an auto
mobile. and in some instances he found
In front of homes heaps which will take
two wagons 10 haul away
Mr.. Noyos expects to be able 10 handle
the situation and he says he will start
his wagons out Monday morning and will
keep going until the work is finished.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-18
JITNEY UPSETS COAL
WAGON INJURING TWO

Frank Vaad, jr. Forty-eighth and Pa
cific streets. sustained severe bruises Fri
day afternoon when a coal wagon on
which he was riding with Frank Vaas,
jr, was overturned in a collision with a
jitney bus. The accident occurred at
Fortieth and Farnam streets Both occu-
pants Of the wagon were more or less
hurt. but were able to reach home with
out any assistance The lad fell directly
beneath the inverted box Of the YehiCle
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-18
RUNS OFF WITH NEW SHOES
WITHOUT PAYING FOR THEM

William Collins, itinerant, went into a
store conducted by Louis Cutter at SOC
South Thirteenth street and called for n
pair of shoes. His call was answered and
inserting his feet in the kicks Collins
started TO break them In by galloping
north on Thirteenth street. Incidentally
he neglected to pay for the shoes. Of
flcer Thorpe overlook William and
brought him to Jail, where he will remain
for ten DAVIS
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-18
M0T0RCYCLIST FINED FOR
BREAKING LEG OF HORSE

John Gurck, 27S7 South Thirteenth
street, whose motorcycle coIlided with a
horse owned by e. A. Winn. at Forty
third and Leavenworth streets, was fined
30 and costs in police court for reckless
irving. One of the horses legs was
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-18

tho industrial conference at Albert Lea.
MINI, IN June. Misc Brenizer hopes TO
have ono girl from each OF her clubs to
so TO this conference. where tho problems
and interests OF the industrial girl will
be the main subjects.
Tho Budset will be ready for distribu-
ton the last Of this week
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-18
Corn Receipts on
Omaha Market Are
Large; Prices Up

Omaha corn receipts exceeded those Of
any Of the grain markets in the country,
there being eighty-fve cars on sale and
price were IL to cents above those Of
Friday. The top was 7Sa, cents and from
this figure ranging down to Il cents
Wheat was steady to unchanged, at
N.54al56, with twenty-five cars on sale
The oat market was 1, cent up, sales
being made at 52a55 cents per bushel.
with the offerings nine cars
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-18
INDUSTRIAL CLASS AT
Y. w. c. A. WILL ENTERTAIN

The Industrial Girls council will enter
tain their mothers at a party Tuesday
evening in the second floor paFlors. This
council is a group of girls who are
banded together to arouse interest in
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-18

broken by the collision and the animal
was shot Frank Ricau. who was riding
with Gurck on the machine, was given
SIS and costs with suspended sentence.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-09-03
FINDS FRANK CASE VERDICT
Death at Hands of Parties Unknown
Is Verdict Of Coroner's Jury at
Marietta, Ga.

Marietta, Ga.-There was just one
tense moment during the coroner's in
quest Tuesday into the lynching Of
Leo M. Frank. The jury rendered a
verdict of death at the hands of par
ties unknown" but 1t seemed at one
time that there might be g disclosure
which would materially have altered
this finding.
The trail of the lynching party was
nearly reached when ]. A. Benson, a
Marietta merchant, testified that he
drove by the oak thicket while the
cars of the vigilance committee
were parked outside and presumably
while the hanging was under way.
Mr. Benson went so far as to say that
he saw one or two of the men in the
party step out of the cars in which
they had ridden dust-covered from the
prison farm at Milledgeville.
The next step in the Frank inquiry
is expected to be taken when the
grand jury meets at Marietta Sept l..
Judge Patterson of the Blueridge cir
cult will deliver special charge and
Solicitor General Herbert Gray will
take charge of the investigation.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-09-03
100000 IS READY TO
Finance COTTON CROP
Secretary McAdoo Announced Order
Affecting Reserve institutions to
Meet contrahand Situation.

Washington. - Treasury officials
Tuesday made public an announce.
ment by Secretary McAdoo that in
view of the action Of the allies in put
ting cotton on the contraband list he
would, If it became necessary, deposit
$90,000,0O0 or more in gold in the fed.
eral reserve banks at Atlanta, Dallas
and Richmond for the purpose of en-.
aiding the reserve banks to rediscount
loans on cotton secured by warehouse
receipts made by national banks and
state banks belonging to the federal
reserve system.
The gold would be deposited, tenn.
porarily at least, without interest
charge. 1t was explained that if ii
appeared that the object would be 40
eomplished with greater efficiency
thereby, the deposits would be made
directly with national banks agreeing
to lend the money on cotton at rate
not to exceed 6 per cent.
Secretary McAdoo authorized the
announcement at the close of day OF
speculation in official circles as to
the nature of steps which the entente
powers have indicated they will take
to uphold the cotton market in the
face of their contraband order.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-09-03
PEOPLE DIE DAILY FROM
STARVATION IN MEXICO CITY
Population of City of Mexico Driven to
Dire Straits During Occupation of
zapata Forces-Treasury Looted.

Ell Paso, Tex.-DetaiIs of events at
the City of Mexico between the first
and second occupation by Carranza
forces under General Gonzales are re-
lated in courier dispatches received
Wednesday from the capital,
THE entire city council was arrest
ed by Zapata men last night" it was
stated under date of July %. This
morning the Zapata commanding gen
eral secured the combination Of the
treasury vaults and extracted $480,00O.
The food situation here is desperate
and the police records show number
of bodies found in vacant lots result
ing from death by starvation. Twenty
people were seen carving carcasses Of
dead horses found in the fields.
"The relations between the Villa
and Zapata men are very strained and
trouble between these factions is look
ed for"
A story by courier to Vera Cruz,
Aug. 16, thence to New Orleans, said
deaths by starvation continue at a
conservative estimate of twenty-five
a day.
A visit to the various hospitals by a
representative of the American Red
Cross disclosed that for the first three
days of August twenty deaths from
starvation we're recorded. The num-
Der did not include the many who died
In the streets from lack of food. Yes
terday six death certificates attrib-
uted starvation as the cause.
During the month of July, 1855
deaths were registered in the City of
Mexico. According to Charles ].
O'Connor of the American Red Cross,
per cent of the deaths were due to
starvation.
Efforts Of the authorities here to
relieve the distress have been of little
or no effect. School teachers, govern
ment employees and even employees of
the Benetlcencla Publ1Ca, which cor
responds somewhat to the central
charity organizations of American
cities, were among those who have
made applications to the Red Cross for
assistance.
Such supplies as were brought in
by General Gonzales when Carranza
forces reoccupied the capital on Aug.
2 are nearly exhausted. The situation
is such that only large supplies of
provisions from outside the capital
can remedy conditions.
A comparison of prices during July,
1914, and July this year, shows the
following increases:
Corn, 2,4OO per cent; beans, 1900
per cent; rice, 1920 per cent; sugar,
$40 per cent, and flour, 900 per cent.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-09-03
BIG Steamer Reaches Houston.

Houston, Textile Satilla, the first
of the ships of the new Houston-N New
York line of the Southern Steamship
company, steamed up the Houston
ship channel and locked at the new
municipal wharves Sunday afternoon.
Under her own steam, with an escort
of three tugs, the Senator Bailey, the
Arletta A and the Mary Lee, she
showed her nose around the bend be.
low the wharves while fully 1000 citi.
2ens Of Houston lined the shores and
docks to greet her. Decked with the
flags of the United States, flying many
banners of the line and city of Hous.
ton, she paused before the docks a
moment, then slowly lay onto the
wharf. your channel Is great" said
Captain Robinson. I'VE came from
the mouth of the channel without one
moments trouble We made what we
believe is good time in the trip. From
what l have seen of the channel it is
beyond doubt success"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-09-03
TEXAS RAILROADS
LOST S16,824,O79.O5
Statistician AskeW Presents Figures
Showing the Expenses and In
come of Different Lines.

Austin, Tex.-According to a sum-
mary just completed by General H. G.
Askew, statistician for the principal
Texas railroads, % Of the leading
lines of Texas, representing over 80
per cent of the total mileage and do
ing over IS per cent of the total bust
ness of Texas, during the last three
fiscal years ending June 80, lost as a
result of operations the sum Of $751;
S24,O79.O5. For the fiscal year ending
June 80 last the loss was $6,7S3,146.73,
or $1,269, 230.90 less than the preecd-
ing year and $4,794,5S2O4 more than
for the fiscal year that ended June
80, 1913.
During the fiscal year that ended
June 80 last the % lines had a total
operating revenue of $110,392, 523.68,
or S1,937,312.62 less than for the pre-
ceding fiscal year and $8,484,020.55
less than for the fiscal year ending
June 30, 1913.
The operating expenses of the %
roads for the last fiscal year were
$87S52,436.0S, q decrease of $685.
653.41 as compared with the preceding
year and a decrease of $1,000, 1864
as compared with the fiscal year end
ing June 80, 1913.
The operating expenses deducted
from the operating revenue gives the
net operating revenue, which for the
last fiscal year was $22, ,0S7.60, or
$1,799, 340.79 more than for the preced-
ing fiscal year and $3,479, 7141O less
than for the fiscal year ending June
80, 1918.
When "other income" is added to
the net operating revenue, the gross
corporate income" is obtained. The
gross corporate income for the last
fiscal year of the % roads was $780,
747,45942, an increase of $4,054,-
262,42 as compared with the preceding
fiscal year and decrease Of $1,225,-
1914 as compared with the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1913.
From this gross corporate income
must be paid taxes, interest on bonds
and other debts, hire of equipment,
joint rent facilities, lease of roads and
other legal expenses. These deduc-
tions from income for the last fiscal
year amounted to $33,530, 6O6.15 or &c.
783,14673 more than the sum avail
able in the gross corporate income.
A comparison with the last two years
has already been made in the first
paragraph.
The gross corporate income must
exceed the amounts available to meet
the legal charges, or there will be
nothing on hand to pay interest on
stock outstanding, to make additions
and betterments and to otherwise i'm
prove the properties and the service
1t will be seen that for the last three
fiscal years the gross corporate in
come has not been sufficient to meet
these fixed charges. This fact is also
borne out by the court records incl
dental to existing receiverships for
Texas railroads.