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Omaha daily bee., 1915-02-14
ALL CHURCHES SHOW GAIN
Membership for Last Year Three.
Quarters Of a Million More
Than Year Before.
TOTAL MEMBERSHIP 4o,OOO,OOo


Tho religious bodies OF the United
States have no cause 20 be discouraged
over the results OF the year 1914 The
new communicates, OF members, added
made good all the losses by death, ex-
pulsion or Withdrawal. and left sur
plus Of nearly 10000. That IL, the total
membership is 7sso7S greater than II was
in 1913 This Is an average increase OF
Ter cent. for all bodies great and small.
Christian and non-Christian- Elaborate
statistical tables prepared by DIT II. X.
Carroll and Issued by the Federal coun-
IN OF the Churches Of Christ IN America.
show in detail the gains and losses Of the
year.
Tho grand total Of members Is now
ss.7os.lp. All the larger denominations
share in the increase. Baptisss gained
121lz5: Eastern Orthodox. S6.60o; Roman
catholic. 1850: I.ueheran. 5e.ess; Ger
man Evangelical synod. representing the
state church Of Prussia. 2s.sl5: Methodist
81 80: Presbyterians. bs.Os; Protestant
Episcopal, 2s.efl
The Protestant Episcopal church has
crossed the 100000 line. having gained
se.tes since 1910. and over 100000 since 1900
The Roman Catholic church has gained
nearly 10000 since 1910. and moro than
6.sooooO since 1900
The Methodist EpiscoA church. the
second largest denomination, gained
7ss.ts7 in 1914. and nearly 10000 since 1900.
Ths thirty churches, constituting the
iFederal Cosncll OF the Churches Of
christ IN America, report, as viii be seen.
nearly f7.soo.0O0 members. somewhat less
than half OF the aggregate for all de-
nominations. with 10000 ministers and
nearly $4,000 churches. These bodies
have a net Increase OF over 10000 mem
bers. or more than two-thirds OF the en-
tire Increase Of all bodies.
rfne with Msuten.
There arc nine denominations which
have million and upward, the Roman
Catholic is7st6s7; the Methodist Epigco-
pal. 8.6cs. 2e5; the Southern Baptist a.5e2.-
~; the National Baptist fcoioredl. a.
ess.sB: the Methodist Episcopal, South.
s.cos.507; the Presbyterian Northern. l.
tt2fas; The Disciples Of Christ. i.s6s.1ss:
the Northern BAPTIST Convention. i.2ss.-
as. and the Protestant Episcopal. 1otb.-
zB. These seven denominations aggre-
gate svcr 1e0oo.Ooo members. or more than
three-foufths Of tho entire aggregate Of
the 10 religious bodies.
The effects ON church membership OF
the Europoan war in narrowing she
stream Of immigration were probably
quite small, as only the last five months
Of the year were involved. The emirra-
lion Of meh 10 take part IN the great
confllst would not b a very large fac
TOR for the same reason. The German
bodie8-I.rfheran. Reformed ana the rep
rescntatIvc Of the Prnasian state church.
all show Unusual gains for 1914 On the
other hand Roman Catholic gains are
quito small.
The summary shows that the total in
crease Of ministers was asl2. which Il
unusually large, while the total increase
Of churches was itai, which is.,nnsualIy
small.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-02-14

them. they set up again and fire at them
from behind.
While retreatins, the TurksFrequently
discard numerous articles OF clothing.
lest they should impede their flight. Be
fore their retreat has lasted long. they
have nothing on but their shirts and am
munition belts. No matter how hot the
Omaha daily bee., 1915-02-14
RUSSIA HAS BUILT SEVERAL
NEW AEROPLANE FACTORIES

Correspondence Of The. Associated Press.)
PETR0GRAD. Jan. 5.-Russia has re-
Gently completed several new aeroplane
factories, which are each TO supply
twenty or thirty asroplanes weekly for
Omaha daily bee., 1915-02-14
THREE NEW YORK GUNMEN
TAKEN IN SAN FRANCISCO

SAN FRANCISCO. Feb is.-charIes
alias "scusch" Thomas; Benny, Hall
alias 'stIfter." and Charles Williams.
said by the police to be notorious New
Omaha daily bee., 1915-02-14

York ganssters. were arrested herr last
night after two months Of trailing.
Thomas. who b said to be wanted IN
New York for the murder OF a. policeman,
recently arrived here from Honolulu
Omaha daily bee., 1915-02-14

army use. Under service conditions. the
life OF an aeroplane ~ cosnpSrstively
short and a considerable part OF the
output OF these factories will be needed
Omaha daily bee., 1915-02-14

fighting is. one cannot refrain from
laughing at the spectacle of.severaI hun
drcd men running at top speed with their
long shirts fiapping around their bare
legs"
Omaha daily bee., 1915-02-14

Investors with Money read the Real
Estate ads in The Bee. Advertise your
property FOR a>1uick sale
Omaha daily bee., 1915-02-14

skeeter siRs~ Contract.
skeeter Tanning SIGNED a contract to
itch Tor the San Francisco slub.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-02-14

Read The Bees -Business Chances
and at into your own business
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-09-17

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supgs mostly 27-inch goods with lots Of Navy
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Gaaieas ne" a stripes and neat patterns at Is
32-Inch PladsBig color line OF paids cop
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PHOENIX sU.K HOSE
Nationally known Stockings for women with guarantee
OF service they must render, o soft lustrous
silk in white and black. the latter color high
s2heed heeis,.... ......... -75e, 81 90 and 81 3
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1915-08-06
Insane Man Beats
!. Wife Up Terribly

Enderlin, N. H., Aug 5.-Becom-
ing violently insane, Theodore o.
son of this place beat his wife al
most to death before her frantic
cries for assistance attracted the at
tention of neighbors, who came to
her. rescue just as she jumped
through a window.
Olson, who is an employe of a
500 line bridge crew here had just
returned from Minot, where he had
been working. On arriving home
he locked all the doors and win
dows and then attacked his wife.
After jumping through the win
dow Mrs. Olson ran to the home of
a neighbor, pursued by the man
lac, who had disrobed and was clad
only in his nightshirt. The in
furiated man was driven off with
clubs in the hands of neighbors and
the authorities sent for. and he is
now in jail. raving mania. Mss.
Olson is covered with bad bruises
on head and body.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1915-08-06
Woman Injured in
- VIA
!. Fire at Crosby

! Crosby, NJ b.; Aug. 55Nffss ssu-
sic Weyler, an &employe of the Cros-
by hotel: sustained serious injuries
in a fire which gutted the MOTEL
building at an early .,our this morn
is not definitely known, but 1t is
supposed to have been started from
burning cigarette. Miss Weyler
was occupying front room in the
second story when :le fire broke
out. Upon opening the door into
the hall a.. cloud Of smoke rushed
into her room. Terror stricken,
she jumped to the concrete side
walk below. She was badly shak-
en- up and sustained quite severe
injuries, her leg being broken at
the hip, her ankle was sprained and
her back quite badly wrenched.
Twelve people In all were sleeping
on the second floor when the fire
broke out. All, with the excep-
tion of the injured woman, escap-
ed unharmed. Some escaped by
ropes tied to the windows, and
others by the means of bed clothes
tied together. Bathrobes and pa
jamas were much in evidence. Ev-
erything on the second floor. was
totally destroyed, but almost ev-
erything on the first floor was saw
ed. .' g..
The Crosby fire department did
good work in stopping the fire.
BY the time the fire ., department
reached the scene the whole, upper
story was ablaze, and 1t looked as
IL some Of the nearby buildings
were doomed. But !. the quick
work Of the fire department check.
ed the fire and confined 1t almost
to- the upper story cr, the hotel
building. # y. 4: 5Sss .5 &: '.,s5
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1915-08-06
J ! | l|I.. PATIENT
MAKE HIS ESCAPE

Grand Forks, Nd, Aug. {. -: -:
James Welch, white. supposedly
suffering from d fractured skull, es-
capped from st. Michael's hospital
in this city by way of a. fire escape
from the third floor of the, insti-
tuition. = ~ 5j'.. . $50, z.S;
The fact became known to city
authorities late yesterday after
noon when the hearing Of Mack
McGee,e the negro accused li hit
ting ;Welch, was called in Justice
court. Es$3 35${ ~ =, : ~. Esss5Sii55 IL
The failure to produce :. Welch
case till next. Saturday morning.
q Welch could not: shave g escaped
through the corridors *of the hos
pital, and the only explanation is
that he crept down the fire escape
and made}.this getaway. His sae-
:tion confirms previous: suspicious
held by authorities that the negro
and white. were companions, and
that they had quarrele over some
stsi vial matter. ,Welch dfsappear,
Sed, probabl beeanse ne 'did = mot
want to prosecute. SIS ~ 4 Nd. ~. ss
The action Of Welch In getting
away follows the rather unusual
disappearance of J., hiss supposed
brother. man. representing
himself as We.ch'sl brother, pre-
sented* himself to the authorities
several days ago, but has dropped
out of sight. w. p. ,>Es. s~:..~ y.
y Welch, in the hospital, expressed
himself as being opposed to pros
}ecuting the negro. II got just
what I deserved;sI had no business
mixing around with that class Of
people, and don''s want any SYM
.pathy, !" :We!ch is quoted as saying.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1915-08-06
Took CarboliC
Acid By Mistake

velva. N. D., Aug. Sam San
derson died at his home on north
prairie from, the effects Of drink
ing about two ounces Of carbolic
acid by mistake. $5
The family had gone to H. %.
Brekke's place. where Sunday
school picnic was in progress. Mr.
Sanderson arose and went to mix
up drink of Hoffman Drops.
The drink was not strong enough
and he intended adding more-but
got hold of the wrong bottle and
poured out about two ounces of
carbolic acid, which he drank. As
soon as the mistake was discovered
neighbors were called and physi-
clan summoned and everything
done to save him but to no avail,
and he died without regaining COM
sciousness, until a few moments
before he expired. E
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1915-08-06
Iona | | FARMER Il | TAKES
OWN L|E WITH GUN

Lang dor, N. D!, Aug ing
the smuzzle Of a shotg to- his left
breast and pushfn gs he trigger Off
with stick & ram K SD. alters, a
promin ent and wei l-to-do farmer
living III the vicinity off Iona took
his own life a 6 hi 4 home
hoIgh he appearetii his usual
sspirits "a short time before he COM
Ioifted sui eide iis thought that
Walters had been lsrood ding over
sreal or ginary tro oub1eg and this
sisS borne out by at ter ~ that he
slsfst wife stating lat sh q Wolild
be- better OF vii thou lit him and 1 ask.
Ing her to TOR give I'M Ills act.
sshOrt tinle Bel ore shoot Ting
himself Walters ran the cream sep
arator and Usual chores
alterss ID gone out TO feed
the calves and y VIII He thus engaged
She heard the lot that had ended
her hils band s He fOu nd him
lying behind hsnho lead with
ged hole bfsast. s
That Ilss lad ! been contanls
lating deed eYid lent from the
sfaet coup ago Iie
Lang don and ssin ad de HIS Will
ieaKiH
loI papers the
M fe li5 fiis ma
i!s|E ~ le
D Ess oYef
SfllS q 81
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1915-08-06
CHILDREN TRAVEL
..i:|''I BY PARCEL POST / 0

Rolette, N. d. Aug: 5. Two llsl.
man beings were delivered by par:
eel post at the local postof1ee BY
Earl Edwards who picked them vi
on his rural route, with the requir:
ed amount Of stamps affixed and
addressed to A.. A. Stavert: at Ro-
'lette. When Mr.. Stavert got his
mail there was a. red package
card in the, mail box which he pre-
sented at the window and received
two parcels, Gordon and Dorothy
stavertp who had been visiting With
their grand parents at Island Lake
and were returned by parcel post
as the most convenient and safe
way The mail carrier is not tsper-
mitted to carry passengers and
could not take them as such but
may carry parcels up to q weight
of seventY,tive pounds. -. -. ..l!.. Ei5s.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1915-08-06

ages they now enjoy and be restor-
ed to the same, cond dition Of the
prairie farmers to the south, with
the possible exception OF better
soil. u sff:5 s.l5S V
|S Ten years ago ths table lands in
the mountains were nod regArde ed
highly for agricultural purposes.
The resid Tents sold wood and rails
led scrub cattle in the unGerorush
Eand on the, meadows around the
numerous LAKE The cultivated
I fields were small In extent and a
forty-acEe tract of wheat was re-
sgarded as huge. Today one farm
.er has 100 acres in wheat. Il. !.
81 "A 4 few years ago the residents
up in the m mount aims. realized there
shad never been crop failure In
that region and they began to go
more heavily into wheat. The
area devoted to thas crop gradual
ly. increased. The. timbered sec.
tions which made it immune from
hot winds, ! hail and black rust.
The farmers more recently learn
ed that the lands which are cover
led with the. second growth timber
could be easily cleared by cutting
down the trees and leaving the
brush on the land for two years.
As the bulk OF the timber is soft
wood the stumps would rot in that
period and#the land could be clear
ed and plewed with little effort.
In the Intervening period 1T made
fine pastura ge. That method is
now in general vogue. It. is such
an easy proposition and the lands
are making such great grain yields
that the owners Of the land are
rapidly clearing their, acreage,
Which has res ulted in "a !. warning
being sent out by the State School
Of Forestry urging the owners to
conserve their timber and ether
advantages and not lose the won=
derful resources that they now
possess. 3s,,;aF ~. ... ;., &
The soil Is perhaps among the
very best in the state for - grain
crops. !. - @95
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1915-08-06
Powder Blast
Kills Fine Colt

Marmarth, NJ D.. Aug. 6. While
working on a road in; this vicinity
Gray Stuart had just placed a large
shot Of giant powder, lighted the
fuse and somght t "a place q; safety,
when a valuab Bile colt trotted up
and began to Craze, just over the
charge. Gray. sci his dog on the
colt and the faithful animal reach
ed the colt Just y as the exp.osIon
let
Both the dog and colt were blown
into The all d consid cradle dis
tance. The dog &. was uninju jured,
but the colt receiVed INJURIES that
resulted ill., fts death
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1915-08-06
Young Men Are
Placed Under Arrest

Minot, N. D., Aug 5.-Four young
men Of the city have been arrest
ed and will be given preliminary:
hearings tomorrow at $3.50 o'clock
on rather serious charg ss. Three
c,s them are charged with first de-
gree rape and the other with hav-'
having, procured an abortion ~ Il q;
The girl ID age and & woman I'D
experience is about 6 6 years old
and has been In the city about a.
year, coming here from Missouri.
She has been under suspicion by
the police matron for some time,
aud her conduct was being watch
ed pretty thoroughly. The invezt-s
igation Of the states attorneys of
fee led to the arres, Of the young
men in the case. ]
The crime charged against the
three is statutory one on account
of the age of the woman. while
that against the other is not con.
cerned with the age OF the victim.
The parties arrested had no trou-s
BILE In furnishing bail Cor Their ap-%
pearance in district court. =
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1915-08-06
LAD ! . NEAR W|LtlS10N
DROWNED IN BAYOU

s , illiston, N. D. Aug. 5.-The
q S1s7-year-old son Of a prominent
farmer named Rogers, living six
miles cross. the river from Will:
liston, was drowned Tuesday night
He was an expert swimmer and
had crossed the bayou twice and
while making the third attempt,
went down IN eight feet Of water.
"a small lad saw him 60 down and
notified two men who were making
a fire on the bank. One $of them
jumped in but the +,ody had NOV
ed several feet from where the lad
went down and 1t was an hour and
as3 hal before the bod was recov-
cred 4
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1915-08-06
RAY BURGLARS ARE
TO sERv PEN

Ray, IN 3 ID. !; "a Aug. /. & {. 81 Eddie Han
ssel and Louis Olson; have been sem
1 fenced to serve one year In the
\ pen at Bismarck BY Judge Fisk.
The young men Aeaded guilty TO TO
ia charge of sss burg:ary com matted
last Friday ght
Some time q during the night Of
5last Friday the nold bowling al
ley was broke into and Tobbeds OF
eonsid derable amo ount Of iEars.
candy. gum and ID Il Camera besides
5pfpes ana TOBACCO he robbers
gained entrance into the building
/ BY fercing one q off the windows.
When Mr.: Arnold dsS opsned up the
pace on Saturd az n orning the
crime was s d iscoYeTed and the po-
slice snotifie It'll s detective
work on part of Policeman
smitn and Arnold soon located the
suspects and hey were put under e s
arrest. Jnder q strict xanltmila-' m u
stion hey Init Led the: guilt nd
the goods were locat "a he ipri-
2soners waived xaminat lion and
stated they would plead guilty sbs:-t
tore the iud dge.
ss ed die Hansel has been this
CITY Tor over 4a an d had been
zs,i, employed Il aat wash Ing dishes and
scooking at sons scg 5 tll,ie restaura atss
lille Olson has onl been Ray
this spItng and ives 10y py
Scott large ntiTa hef
betty 0bberlea bsan pulled
4 otY5S at Ray tllis sum naar Il &
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1915-08-06
Crushed to Death
Under Automobile

Devils Lake, N. D., Aug. s.
Pinned under heavy touring car
from IS O'Clock last night until
$3.50 this morning, Thos. Spice,
aged so years, farmer living
twenty miles northeast of Devils
Lake and Chas. Mitchell, aged Is,
of Spooner, Wis. employed on the
Spice farm. received injuries from
which they died today.
The machine which they were
driving to Crary slipped off a grade
and went over, the steering wheel
pinning both to the ground. 1t
was necessary to send fifteen miles
for help to move the car and free
the victims.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1915-08-06

singer insulted his wife. The az
fair ended by the two men leaving
the house and going outside TO
settle their differences zE". ,'saE )
Dessinger received stab just be-
low the heart. He is now in a
hospital at Glen Ullin and in a
critical condition. - %~,7-. -'s.~f
States Attorney q zLanger said this
afternoon that Mckee would be held
pending the death or recovery pf
Dessinger, when a hearing will be
held ON the present charge or that
of MURDER 2
Both men are married and have
several children. Dessfnger has
lived at Hebron for six years and
Nickel about four months. :$
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1915-08-06
= ,....sss... :. Very truly, j.,
n. Z. Van n Benschoten,.
...ss.5.:....5 Bismarck N: p.
MAN0AN JUDGE
TOUCHED FOR ! .s36

N: Mandan, N. d., Aug. 5.-"Let
me tell your" fortune. said one of
two gypsy women. to Judge c. P:
Thurston. The Judge held out his
hand, and: crossed 1T with jitney.
Haven't you got pocketbook 2"
asked the woman-at the same time
plunging her hand into the inside
breast pocket of the magistrate
She found it, opened the wallet,
discovered: over 500. in bills, took
them out, folded them. over and
replaced them. :. A few minutes
later the judge counted his money
and found he; was $36 short Two
hours lat err, the women were. haled
into his court, returned the money
and paid $40 apiece as fines.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1915-08-06
Red Met, Say: .:'.... =.
''MuCf1 COld'''

The season so far verifies the
weather predictions Of the: Indians
who occasionally visit the Mesa
Verda National Park in southwest
ern Colorado Cor trading purpoaes,;
but who never stay an hour longer
than is necessary because of their
dread Of the "little people" whom
they believe still inhabit, In spirit
form, the prehistoric cliff dwellings,
thai have made the Mancos Valley
famous the; world over. Last falif
the Mesa Verda prairie dogs desert
ed their villages for new ones and
the Indians have been shak aking,,
their heads over it all winter
Rain, much # rain, tney say;,S,
""rain all summer So far they
seem to have predicted right.
And now they are again shaking
their heads. Cold, much cold, !" s
they say; ''bad weather coming d
And why? Because this summer
game has been Unusually plentiful,
on the Mesa tVerda. Deer are
more frequently seen than for
years. Rabbits and hares are so
numerous one can scarcely go
about without seeing them In large
numbers. Coyotes and mountain
lions are also unusually plentiful,
which may be explained BIZ the
abundance OF the small game on;
which they live.
The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1915-08-06
'A||E||RllnII!yI '||||| / Hurt | / / IT
The EEEssEllDEN FAIR

Fessende len, n. ID Aug 5. &c gorge
IS s t. Wright, a professional balloon
z ist and parachute jumper, had a
miraculous escape from death yes;
$#terdayS evening when he fell a. dis
& stanee of $500 feet when an acct
dent happened to his parachute
Y while performing at the Wells
county fair at this city, escaping
with a broken rib SIS :.5s VIZ 55::s2zs; ..55S:5
5s:$$ ss. Wright has made q number of
sensational Il exhi hibitiona during the
fair, dropping with three different
& parach hutes. Y Yesterday he attempt
ed 4 to perform with i four. These
{ parachutes are SO arrange that the
uppermos osts one lis opened and
checks the fall OF the aeronaut.
\ hen the next one is opened and
\ the fall again check red. The 9TH
4 Ser. two work in the same manner.
4$ss sSs Wright had ascended about 1000
feet In his balloon before he. cut
y loose. The first three parachutes
i opened without .mishap and he had
! descended about 5000 feet, when he
r let out the fourth and last para
chute. Eight of the thirty cords
which connect the parachute cover
k;toS the support below and i upon
which the performer is carried,
broke when the weight of! the man
was thrown upon them. u They
were all on one side and that al
8 lowed the parachute to tip5vto one
,sside and instead Z "A, becoming an
umbrella to break the fall il. turn
q ed .edgewfses and fell through the
air at a terrific speed. :, 4.
S:$ AZ With death staring him in the
face the performer tried to- gather
up the broken cords and 1t seems
succeeded to such an extent that
/: the fall was broken probably fifty
feet before he reached the ground.
He landed in "a fheat field, which
also served to lessen the result of
I the ..all. ~ y. n szs.5 @ Y
He was rushed to a physician's s
..ol pspuslae ssIInruE sIq puB eoWO
i tt was found upon a thorough ex-
animation that he had suffered on
4ly a fractured rib, and that unless
complications. which do not 3 now
seem probable set in will recover.
The fall was Witnessed by "a
crowd Of eight th ousand 4 pespfs
who were on gEaHna to- wit
ness the perforn hen he
/ began to fan he looked the size of
al man nm ger pee a,ise the
height, and fon some time it was
nnt believed that he was i'm any
danger, but was merely putting on
an extra thrill leFa for the edifieation;
OF \ the crowd But \ as he shot
$rocket-l ke B 10 cart b and the para;
chute was sect be turned edge
\ wise instead I Up read out, the
crowd realized that an awful acci-
dent was taking pla:e before the'r
eyes Women screamed and men
i turned their faces away from what
they believed was the horrible
death Of fellow being who had
been entertaining them. When he
4 landed, the crowd rushed to the
scene, expecting to- find him mangl-
ed and crushed beyond recogni-
.stion. Instead they found him
alive and seemingly not danger
ously Injured