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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-08-16
PRINTERS IN ANNUAL OUTING
Employees Paid for Attending Picnic
Of Ben Franklin Club at Elm.
wood Park.
BIG DANCE PLATFORM POPULAR

The Ben Franklin club Of Omaha.
South Omaha and Council Bluffs print
ers. gave its fourth annual picnic sat
urday in Elmwood park and 1t was the
greatest ever given by the club.
Most OF the printing establishments
were closed all day 50 that all the en-
ployes could 60 And they got paid for
the day Just as II they had BEEN work
ing. the only condition being that they
come TO the picnic. No picnic. no pay
When you can get paid for going TO a
picnic,-say It's a pipe.
Fully 100 we're there. Printed red
tags were worn by all the elect and. In
addition, most of them wore pennants or
arm bands inscribed with the name Of
their several firms.
Under the shade Of the trees a big
dancing platform had been built A
Greater Omaha band wagon was sta
toned at one end and on the wagon was
brass band of colored gentlemen who
played while the picnickers danced en-
Enthusiastically from early afternoon till
late at night
QuadriIIe Varies Dance Program.
Tho latest dances held sway most OF
the time. but VIII M. Maupin undertook
to put on duadriile himself. doing the
Swing your partners" stuff TIL he was
purple in the face and begging for cough
lozengers. Between dances a quartet OF
coiored warblers told how they longed TO
DO in old Vajinny whah they was BON
and rendered other vocal selections.
Another diversion was the distribution
OF hundreds OF boxes Of candied popcorn.
same being dispensed from the dancing
floor by Messrs. Potter. Barnhart and
Corey OF the committee.
Some of the folks brought their own
baskets OF eats and some were supplied
by their firms. But the lemonade. like
the joy. was uneonfined Five earthen
Jars holding twenty gallons each were
filled and emptied several times and the
bodies OF thousands of lemons strewed
the battlefield after it was over. Yes, Of
course. they had ice cream Lots of IT.
Hot coffee. too. all day long.
Children Play Games.
A continuous stream of the little folks
shot from the slippery slide. Some of the
bigger ones played croquet. And on the
baseball diamond two red hot contest
took place. The big game was between
the National Prints and the Beacon
Press and resulted In to victory for
the National Prints and the capture by
that team of the SO cash prize that had
been hung up.
A preliminary game between the mar
ried and single men resulted in victory
for the bachelors by a score OF 10 J..
after the married men had kept ahead
up to the ninth.
The committee in charge OF the affair
was as follows: J.W. Barnhart. George
Amos. c. p. Corey. Charles Doeherty.
Emory Peterson. Harvey Millnsen, Frank
A. Kennedy and e. L. Potter.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-08-16
Will Toll in Pen for
The Nations Defense

WASHINGTON. Aug 10 - Attorney
General Gregory practically has decided
that the 1900 prisoners In the three fed
erai penitentiaries shall be put 70 work
making articles which can be bought by
government departments. including the
Army and Navy.
Mr.. Gregory IL considering the problem
now because he will have TO send esti-
mates 70 congress this fall In case Il Il
decided 70 install machinery for manu-
featuring purposes Army tents and unit
forms we're mentioned as articles which
might be manufactured By prisoners for
direct sale 70 the War department
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-08-16
NAT BELDEN LOOKS OVER
SOME OF FORMER HAUNTS

reminder Of the wayhack printing
days Of Omaha blew In Saturday In the
person Of Nat Belden. hearing the fur
rows OF years and the expansive smile OF
youth.
The latter trait enabled a veteran Of
the craft 70 recognise him almost In
stantly. though they had not met for
more than forty years.
Mr.. Beiden held cases" on the old
Herald In lsee-1o, but the wanderluss
made him roam all over the west. He
l. now resident OF New Mexico and the
owner and manager OF a ranch OF tOO
acres.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-08-16
"We'Ue Got Another Mexican, but
He's Dead" Report of Ranger Chief

BROWNSVILLE. Tex, Aug. Isl. NJ.
Fox, captain OF Texas rangers. telephoned
to night from RaymondviIe, few miles
north OF here. 1--WE got another Mexican
but he's dead"
From other sources II was learned that
this Mexican was found on a ranch near
Raymondvile and that he was connected
with band which raided sections north
Of here early this week.
General H. p. Nafarrate. commander OF
the Carranza troops at Matamoros. an
nounced through the Mexican consulate
here that he IL trying 20 aid in stopping
Mexican outlaws from escaping into
Mexico.
General Nsfarrate tonight said he would
give orders that no armed Mexicans De
permitted 70 cross the Rio Grande from
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-08-16
Russ Captives Not
Forced Into Battle

WASHINGTON. AUG. i5-The AustrO-
hungarian embassy here made public
To-Day the following message from Wen
Ihs Italians have spread the report
mat Russian and Serbian war prisoners
are being used on the southern front
against Italy. This report Is ABSOLUTELY
iintrae. ALSO the Italian war communlca-
ton describing great successes al zarora
ana Pauevo Is pure invention. All post
tons in our possession"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-08-16
FUNNY THAT INSURANCE
FIRM SENDS FLUCTUATIONS

Thomas isltt, chief clerk In the city
building department. was peruslna M.
morning inail In the presence Of Rodman
0ro~n. structural engineer OF the office.
tiere ~ letter from an insurance
company, eongratulating me on my birth
DAY anniversary. which win be on sun
day. remarked Mr.. Isitt to his COM
panion.
Ia Hal Har' from Mr.. Brown.
What are you laughing about. TomY''
asked MIR. Isitt
That's a eood one. Can't you see the
lokes An insurance company conGrat-
ulating you. because you are alive ana
able to observe another birthday amt
versary. Ha' Hal he. Heo, Heel Ipsel-
IT is.rawtiler funny, isn't H." aereed
the recipient OF the letter.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-08-16
Plan Wilson Day
For the State Fair

LINCOLN. Aug. is.--tspecial Telegram
"A number Of democrats. INCLUDING state
Officers. held a luncheon at the LindeIl
hotel last evening and decided to hold a
woodrow Wilson day at the state fair.
They will secure either Senator James
Reid. Senator Gore OF Ollie James as the
principal speaker Both Senator fitch
cock and w. J. Bryan VII be invited 20
be present.
committee on arrangements consist
lng OF state Auditor Smith, John n.
Maher, w. b. Eastman, Clarence Harna n
and 70. b. oaddls was selected. which viii
confer with Secretary Mellor OF the fair
board as to the day to be set aside.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-08-16

the American side except at regular ports
OF entry.
III they do cross" said Nafarrate, they
will be regarded as bandits. and you know
what happens 20 a bandit"
The consul said he was instructed TO
inform American army officers that
Nafarrate also win order his commanders
along the Rio Grande TO permit no armed
person TO escape 20 the United States.
Army headquarters here today received
the following telegram from San Juan.
Texas:
Caught four Mexicans in depredations.
Three OF them escaped. Fourth IL now
perfectly good Indian"
This telegram came from civilians and
did not say that officers had killed the
fourth Mexican.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-08-16
Negro Confesses
Murder in Kansas

Elijah Golden. negro. confessed last
night TO the police that on October IT.
1919. he killed negro named Jerry Hem
derson In Rosedale. Kan. He said he
meant to shoot another negro with whom
he haa quarreled in a ''craps" game. but
killed Henderson accidentally.
Frank Miner. also colcred. living at
III Capitol. witnessed the killing. and
when he saw Golden last night he picked
up c. L. Walker. a friend. for moral
support" and hurried to police headquar-
ters.
Officers William Murphy and James
Murphy made the arrest. The local au-
thorities communicated with Kansas Do
lice who wired that they wanted Golden.
Golden says he is willing to go back to
face the consequences
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-08-16
NEBRASKA UP NEAR The TOP
Of Thirteen States, This Is Second
in the Per Capita Value Of
the Farm Lands.
SECOND IN VALUE OF CORN

The value OF farm property IN Nebraska
per capita OF farm population IL bsh per
cent greater than the average per capita
farm value of the ten states Of the corn
belt This IL shown by chart complied
by w. d. Fisher OF Alliance, secretary
of the Nebraska Association Of CONNER
cial Clubs. The chart shows there are
thirteen states In the union which have
farm property In excess OF ;i.ooO per
capita for their people who live on farms.
Nebraska IL the second state in the
union in per capita value OF farm lands.
The value OF the farm lands in Nebraska
runs ISL per cent higher per person OF
the farm than the average OF the follow
ing states; Ohio. Indiana. Illinois. Michi-
gan. Wisconsin. Minnesota. Iowa. Missouri
and Kansas.
second In These Glasses.
Nebraska stands second IN the per
capita value OF the corn crop. according
10 this bulletin The state brings an an
nual per capita value 20 It's farmers OF
1874 per cent moro than the average OF
the ten states named
Nebraska stands second I'm the per
capita value OF SITS wheat crop and brings
an annual per capita value of wheat TO
its farmers OF s47 per cent more than
the average OF the corn belt states
This state ranks fifth In value OF the
cat crops annually and leads five OF the
corn belt states ssh per cent in the per
capita value OF this crop
Nebraska ranks fourth In the value OF
rye, fourth In potatoes In the corn belt.
second In per capita value OF horaas.
fourth IN the per capita value Of dairy
cattle. first In per capita value OF beef
cattle for the corn belt states. second IN
the per capita value OF swine for the corn
belt states ,
Nebraska has the smallest farm popula-
ton OF any OF these ten states. its farm
population being only 81 per cent OF tho
average population OF the ten states IL
the corn belt.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-08-16
YOUNG R0SALIE MAN
IS KILLED BY TRAIN

YvALTHsf.I.. Neb.. Aug. i5.-Charles A.
Flood. aged 20. OF Resale. Neb.. was
fatally injured by a Burlington passenger
train this evening al a crossing two miles
south OF here. His automobile was hit
b. the ensine and carried some distance
on the pilot Flood was brought 70 hos
plfal here. where he died within a few
hours
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-08-16
DEATH RECORD.

Miss Anna Johnson. Wakefield. Neb..
died IN local hospital following an
operation for relief from peritonitis The
body win be sent 10 her home todey for
burial
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-08-16

Cough Medicine That Helps.
Dr. Kings New Discovery will help
your cough or cold Keep a bottle at
home for emergencies. soc. At druggists.
-AdvertIsement.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-08-16

ROCHESTER,. ~ y. Aug. i4--Iav-
renee J., Lyon. = years old Of Ithaca.
an aviator WAS drowned az conesus lake
late today when the aero1lane turnel
over amt fell into the y al4r,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-08-16
STANDARD OIL
DENOUNCED BY
WALSH BOARD

tcontInued from Page onel
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-08-16
atnrt for Home.

pie pulled up stakes, loaded what ma
chimes they had left on cars and started
for home or for Sioux Falls where a bis
tor mem for the successful manner In
which he managed the weeks demonstra-
ton and the unfailing way in which he
met every emergency 20 that all went
away pleased
Arizona republican., 1915-07-05

nonbaI Baker on March IS, 1914. In that race, Bakers time was 46 42, while Boido's was 5O:0o. So, in winning to- day, the young Phoenician crack bet tered his own mark but not that of his big companion.
 Accidents were numerous. G'Ion- ncll's was not the first. Ingraham on a Harley was scratched before the start. Berg, riding the other Harley 'en- try went out at the fair grounds, after having made four miles in four min utes. His trouble was a puncture. Rus sell blew a. tire five miles out of Tue son on the return trip, and was out of the race. II. Reynolds lost eight minutes on the road, but finished third. At the finish Buck crossed the tape first, with Boido, O'Connell, II. Rev holds and Highfill punched right b~'k of the leader. Following O'Connelrs accident. all the riders still in the race caught up to the unlucky Phoenician. and cscorted him into town. as it were. o'ConucH was winner of the Phoenix Tucson race last March.
 LEAD BOIDO
Arizona republican., 1915-07-05

come at the park They will find am forts and conVeniences.
 For the convenience of those who do not care to bring their own meals. a table dhotc dinner will be served in the park restaurant from noon until midnight. The lunch counter and Bar rett's fruit stand have made special preparations to accommodate the crowds and other refreshment stands will be erected for their convenience.
 The fireworks will take place at nine this evening. They will be in the baseball grounds adjoining the park. entrance from the park being through the gate near the swimming pool.
 The diving exhibitions by Mise Cora Weber, the beautiful "Kewpie Girl' of Long Beach cal, will be given both afternoon and evening.
 There will be dancing in the pavi- lion from three o'clock in the after noon until midnight.
 Patriotic exercises begin at eleven thirty this morning and the sport pro gram follows immediately. Motorcycle sand pulls begin al 11:3O A NJ
 The moving picture show will start at eight o'clock instead of SIS as GUS tomary.
 Ample facilities will be provided for transportation to and from the park MaXwell's auto stage line will operate seven machines delivering passengers inside the park.
Arizona republican., 1915-07-05
BUCK, FIX, IS
 SECOND WINNER
Reynolds Brothers Finish on EXcelsiors. Sullivan on Indian and Highfill on Merkel - Two Harleys Are Out
Especial to The Republican)


 TUCSON, July 4.-Lorenzo Boido of Phoenix. riding an Indian, won the. sec and Tucson Vail and return motorcycle race today in 49 minutes and 34 sec onds. Joe O'Connell also of Phoenix, and also riding an Indian fairly burned up the 22 miles to Vail. making it in q AS and then succpmbed to q wash and tore up his machine on the return trip. but was not hurt in the spin. Buck on an Excelsior was second
 BcttcrinC Bakers time last year over the same course by over two minutes O'Conncll looked like d sure winner un- til his accident. He limped into town late, but in time to receive an ovation.
 Puck was first to finish in Tucson. hut Roido came charging along four seconds later and copped first place. on elapsed time. This is the second time Boido, has won money in the Vail race. as he took second behind Can
Arizona republican., 1915-07-05
WELL NAM ED

Whats that you call your mule?"
 ''I call him Corporation" answered the old negro.
 How did you come to give him such a name?"
 Fin studyin' de animal and readin de papers boss. Dat mule gets mo blame an abuse dan anythin' else in de township, an goes ahead havin' his own way jes' de same. National Monthly.
Arizona republican., 1915-07-05
KNIGHT BEATS DUKES
 FOR THE FOURTH TIME
Especial to The Republican,

FL PASO, July 4.-Kitty Knight twirled the Mackmen to his fourth consecutive victory over the Dukes in a hard fought game Knight all lowed but eight safe hits, all of which were of the scratch variety with but one exception. Tim Jordan, who pitched for Albuquerque, had
Arizona republican., 1915-07-05
SUM MARY

Stolen bases: McGeehan 2. Stol- off. Pittman. Sacrifice hits: Stoloff. DemaGGio. Two base hits: Callan. stewart Hits: off McCreery. in 3 innings: off Hall 9 in innings Struck out. by SlaGle 9. by McCree- rv 2. bv Hall Q. Bases on balls: off McCreery 2. off Hall 1. Time of game. 1.1O. Umpire. Brashear.
Arizona republican., 1915-07-05
Mercer Pilot Wins 250-Mile MontmarathOn in 2:57- Paul Eranzen Kille q When Carlson s Car Is Wrecked
LOS ANGELES, Gal, July A. Late tonight it was said Carlson probably would die.. Serious in ternaI injuries and wounds about the head have caused alarm.
ASSOCIATED PRESS DIsPArcHI

TACOMA. Wash, July 4.-Guy F.. Rucksten won the two hundred and fifty miles Montmarathon automo- bile race on the speedway here today.
 His time was two hours fifty seven minutes.
 Earl Cooper was second.
 Eddie Pullen was third
 RucksteH led the race most of the way.
 Paul Franzen. mechanician for Billy Carlson. was killed and Carlson was injured in an accident.
 A tire blew out on steep curve and hurled the Carlson car from its track, throwing Franzen against a stump, breab king his neck. Carlson's injuries are not serious. Cooper's time was 2-5S:5; Pullen 2.5S:55; Bob Burman, fourth 3:S;44 and four fifths; Barney Oldfeld was fifth. RucksteIl averaged d little better than s4 miles an hour Req LentZ's car was burned up. Cooper won the race twice in the past. Ruck- stell's victory nosed him out of per manent possession of the trophy
 Paul Franzen was well known in Phoenix especially among motorcy- cIlstS- lie was the rider of the lost Pope" in last years San Diego to Phoenix road race His trials on the desert. after he had lost his machine under drifting sand dune during the practices are matters of common Knowledge here
 After the long tramp through the sand wastes. ending in his discovery of a camp of Mexican soldiers away south of Yuma, Franzen got back to San Diego in time to secure another mount and>was in the race until hard | luck overlook him this side of Yuma |
 On January 1 of this year he aabn- | doned motorcycle racing and went 1 with Billy Carlson. whom he knew when they both lived in Los Angeles | and San Diego. The deal whereby l the two became partners was made | during their stay here at the state | fair.
 Franzen was with Carlson when he | raced the Point Loma course on Jan | uary l. He rode with him in the | Grand Prix, Vanderbilt. Corona and | Venice races. and then shipped to Tucson, where he met all his old mo- torcycle friends from Phoenix during the Southern Arizona fair
 IL was PauFs first year in the big | game, and # got him quick
Arizona republican., 1915-07-05
B0|O0 WINS VAIL RACE; ,O'C0NNELL |S WRECKED
 1914 MARK NOT TOUCHED

After Leading into Vail in Record Time of 9 Miles in 21:48, O'Connell Tears Up Machine - Bold o Spurts
Arizona republican., 1915-07-05
CALLING OF RUPERT BROOKE

He is the archtypaI of the millions upon millions of proud young men who have gone singing to their death on the worlds battlefields. obscure rawns in mighty games played for ends they never questioned. That he died of sunstroke is perhaps the more symbolic; it allies his the more close Iy with those Homeric heroes whom some god wrapped in golden mist and bore from the bloody field. And so on his fair young brow let us place the ancient laurel. and bear him. like a soldier" to his tomb Young. beautiful. he went singing to
 the wars,
 But the bright sun god would not
 have it so:
 While dreaduoughts hurled the iron
 bolts of Mars,
 Apollo called-how could he choose
 but go2
 Harriet Monroe in Poetry.
Arizona republican., 1915-07-05
COAST LEAGUE

Salt Lake, 6: Los Angeles. l. Aft ernoon- Salt Lake. 4; Los Angeles, D. ten innings.
 Nesice. 5; San Francisco. 3. After noon Venice. 5: San Francisco. s.
 Oakland, 6. Portland. T.
Arizona republican., 1915-07-05
Second Game

Both teams were shaken up for the second game Callan and Mutt were both mighty weary with catching base balls. so Cal was traded with Mac Nurdo. and Mutt was shifted down next to McCreery in the batting order
 McCreery appeared too tired to work. and after bum frame, in which he walked two and gave hit, Hall was sent in and blanked the. visitors until he end. MGeehan. who took a brace the second game and got three as nice singles as anyone could desire. scored the second Tucson run. tying the score on Callan's two base blow against the ad and scored on two more walks and a passed ball.
 But the Phoenix wrecking crew came back in the third and showed over two more off Slagle, and two more were added on five successive hits in the fourth. This was an odd inning. and if looked as though everybody had taI- lied. Scanlon and Mutt singled. Hall beat out a bunt and Scan was out at the piate. trying to score from second Hester then singled, scoring one run. and after McArdIe had flied out. to Felts. Demaggio's single counted Hall McGilvray then poled one to StadeF1i
 stewart looking considerably like boob the first game, accepted six hard chances in right field without an CT TOT. He also poled out double td match that of CalIan.
 Hester's work on second base was rattling good. He got number of and everyone q hard ono
Arizona republican., 1915-07-05
BROWNS BLANK CLEVELAND

ST LOUIS. July 4-Lowdermilk helped his team win by doubling in the eighth and scoring on Shotten's double. Pitching masterly ball. he let the Indians down with a single hit Both teams fielded perfectly. Score: R IT. F.. 'ItNeidHu -----.. -" ] V ot- LOUIS \ VI
 Batteries s-Mitchell, Jones and O'Neill, Lowdermilk and Severoid.
Arizona republican., 1915-07-05

good speed but received indifferent support Fl Paso got one run m the third and added other sundry tallies that brought the register up to seven. Knight held the opposing batters safely until the seventh, when two hits and q sacrifice fly netted two runs. The final two games of the series will be played this after. noon.
 The score by innings
 R H E. Albuquerque .. ..OOO 900 2OO-2 8 3 Fl Paso ... . O01 102 30x-7 13 1 Batteries: Jordan, Raedel; Knight. Bliss.
Arizona republican., 1915-07-05

 BIGGEST DAY
Some Pertinent Points for Patriotic Pastimers Who Plan to Spend the Holi- day Enjoying Program at Popular Park

Ii is expected that the largest crowd which has ever turned out for n Fourth of July Celebration in Phoenix will visit Riverside Park today and, for the convenience of the many the fol- lowing information is given:
 The park will be open to the public from eight o'clock this morning until midnight.
 Because of the holiday the swim ming pool was not emptied last night. It is filled with clean pumped water which has been warmed to a tempera - ture to suit the popular fancy. The bath house is open day and night.
 Picnic parties are particularly wei weakened in the fifth, when the vis- itors started q rally and retired in favor of Lavender. Score: k. H. F. Pittsburg ..-.-..............5 3 Chicago ..-...-............-.S T. 3
 Batteries McQuillan, Cooper and Gibson. Cheney. Lavender and Archer.
 NEW YORK. July 4.-The New York Nationals defeated the Americans in an exhibition for charity, score to 9.
Arizona republican., 1915-07-05
Am ericsn League

American League
 CTwo Games.) Washington at Boston Philadelphia at New York. Chicago at St. Louis. Cleveland at Detroit.
Arizona republican., 1915-07-05

CT. In the first the locals made their single tally on pass, q sacri- flee and single by Pitcher Dale.
 In the second. the locals hit Sallee hard. and he left the mound in the seventh. after the tying run had been scored, and with two on Griner. who replaced him. was unable to stop the locals and Herzog's single brought in the winning run. Score. R. II. F. St. Louis ...-.---......-.---u Cincinnati ..................1 o
 Batteries Robinson and Snyder; Dale and Wingo and Clarke.
 eScond game F.. II. F.. r. Lotus ..---...-..--.-. ---.--.- Cincinnati .........-.-.--...3 1
 Batteries SalIee, Griner and Shy der. Lear and Clarke.
 CUES TAKE IN PIRATES
 CHICAGO. July 4-The locals made their runs by punching hits off McQuillan and Cooper. Cheney
Arizona republican., 1915-07-05
SUM MARY

Stolen bases: Felts. Stoloff Sac rifice hit: McArdle. Two base hit
 Demaggio. Three base hit: Rader. Double plays: Horstman to Rader to MacMurdo: Rader to NacMurdo. Struck out: by Horstman 3; by Sta delh 1: by Toner 10. Bases on balls: eff Horstman I: off Stadeln 0: off Toner O. Wild pitch; Toner. Time c. game: 1.3O. Umpire. Brashear