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Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-04
TORCH APPLIED TO
PHONE BUILDING
Firebug at Council Bluffs Makes
-Four Attempts Thursday Night
to Burn Down Exchange.
POLICE FINDING FEW CLUES

Police detectives of Council
Bluffs and Omaha are aiding the
officers of the Independent Tele-
phone company, Council Bluffs, in
the effort to solve the mystery con-
nected with the attempts made
Thursday night to destroy the Coun-
Gil Bluffs central office building.
The determination is not only to
solve the mystery, but to discoget
the party who placed in jeopardy not
only the building, but the lives of
the young women operators and
other employees of the company.
Mysterious warnings had been given
that the building was to be de-
stroyed.
There were four attempts to destroy
the building, and the cunning and bold
ness displayed resembled the successive
attempts made to destroy the Young
Mems Christian association building In
the Bluffs several years ago, a crime
subsequently confessed by w. e. Cot
trell, secretary Of the association.
The chief difference in the two cases,
however. is that the investigations made
yesterday have completely exonerated
every one of the present employees of the
Bell company, and made 1t certain that
the firebug is an outsider, acquainted
with the interior OF the building and the
habits of the employees.
The first attempt to burn the building
was made about 10 O'Clock Thursday
night, when a fire was started in the
southwest corner Of the basement. where
two coats, hanging on the WALL had been
saturated with gasoline and fired.
The Second Attempt.
The second attempt was after IL o'clock,
when another fire was started in the
northeast corner OF the basement. where
some inflammable fluid was poured over
pile of insulated wire and set afire
The insulation burned and both fires
required the presence of the nremen
The third fire occurred during the rest
period at midnight, when all of the eln.
] plOyes. except four Of the young women
operators were out of the building get
4 ting their luncheon.
: In was in one corner of the parlor ad-
joining the rest room on the Scott street
side of the building. Curtains torn from
the windows were thrown upon the flool
and surrounded by some of the heavy
oalen chairs and set afire. The smoke
quickly filled the building After EN-
ployes with hand fire eXtinguishers had
suppressed the flames the metal hanging
of the curtains were found I'm the pill
of embers. One OF the chairs was badl!
charred and a new $50 carpet rug wal
ruined. Fifteen minutes before the fir
was discovered a dozen of the younl
wemen wore in the room. and 1t 4
thought the flrebug slipped in a momen
after they left.
Detectives Are Not Talking.
The fourth attempt was made when tn,
large tarpaulin In the rear of the mali
switchboard was partly lowered, but no
fired. although preparations for doing S,
were evident. With the exception o
badly frightening the operators and caus
ing them hastily TO leave the building
CONTINUED on Page Two. Column Two
Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-04
CRUISER TENNESSEE LANDS
GUNS AT CAPE HAITIEN

CAPE HAITIEN, Haiti. Sept, s.-The
American cruiser Tennessee, arriving
from Philadelphia, debarked 100 artillery
men. with machine guns. today. General
Cacos the revolutionary leader. and his
followers declined to lay down their arms
and retired in the direction Of Hinche
and Gonaives. They left behind them.
however troops which took up positions
outside the city to shut off communica-
tions with the interior.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-04
POSTMASTER REMOVES
CONFEDERATE FLAGS

ADA, OH. Sept. 3-Anery words were
passed and threats made yesterday when
Postmaster NJ w. Lyon removed from
the federal building several confederate
flags, which had been placed there In
honor OF the state encampment Of con-
federate yetertans, now In progress here.
Excitement was intense for while. but
the postmaster stood pat on his declara-
ton that none but the Stars and Stripes
should fly from the postoffice.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-04
TURNER'S COMPETE
FOR WESTERN TITLE
Tel Jed Sokol Athletes Gather in
Omaha and Begin Preliminary
Competitions.
BOY ExCELs AT THE HIGH JUMP

Tel Jed Sokol athletes of the prin-
cipal states of the west have begun
competition for the western cham
pionship at the South Side field at
Twenty-first and U streets. More
than seventy-five athletes engaged in
the games and trains are bringing
the remainder of the $50 or more
who are scheduled to take part in
the meet. - .sS4@
Preliminaries were begun at once Work
on the parallel bars, the running nigh
jump and pole vaults were the principal
contests of the morning. Teams from
Kansas. Iowa, the Dakotas and Nebraska
practiced.
hoy Beats High Jumpers.
Skin" Krecek, 1o-ycar-old member OF
the Omaha Tel Jed Sokol division, proved
a wonder at the high jump Breaking his
record of feet inches. he exceeded even
the 5-foot 5-inch limit, but failed to go
beyond the next fraction in three trials
The South Side record for adults was s
feet l inch The state record among the
high schools Is 5 feet inches.
Races and shot-put contests will be
staged next The real interest of the
tournament will come when the finals in
all events are staged in the spacious hail
of the South Side union.
Stecher May. Not Come.
Saturday evening Joe Stecher, his
brother and team from Dodge is sched-
uled to take part. The wrestling cham
pion. however, has sent word it is highly
probable that he win be unable TO ap-
pear A wrestling engagement in Chi
cago Monday night combined with his
engagement at the State fair at Lincoln
Is the cause Of his hesitancY.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-04

The best thing for you TO do
IL your wants you would (ulfilL
Ia to put an Ad I'm Sundays paReB.
You'll find they fill the bill.
Your houses viii be rented,
Your business win surely thrive,
But get your Ad I'm early,
We close at SEVEN FORTY-FIVR
The Omaha Bee will cheerfully
take your Ad over the phone for It's
big Sunday paper until 7:45 Satur-
day evening. Telephone Tyler 1909
PUT TT IN THE oNis''' 0@E
Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-04
ORDER OF BLACK EAGLE
FOR Won MACkENSEk

Tuckerton. )-Emperor William has con-
ferred upon Field Marshal Won Macken-
sen the Order OF the Black Eagle. the
highest decoration within the emperor's
gift. the Overseas News agency an
nounoed today.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-04
EVACUATION OF
FORTS OF GRODNO
NOW UNDER way
Official Report Admits that Troops
Are Being Withdrawn from
the Right Bank Of the
Niemer River.
RUSSIAN CENTER IS HOLDING
Further Local Successes Claimed
Near wilma and Elsewhere-Ger-
man Progress is Slow.
ARTILLERY FIGHTING IN WEST
BULLETIN.

BERLIN, Sept. S.-(By wireless
to Tuckerton. THE army of Field
Marshal Won Hindenburg has cap
tured Grodno, the last of the strong
Russian fortresses to hold out.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-04

LEMBERGs STREETS PEAcELmg
Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-04
9-,,.rORs HUNTING "'I

sor6 INV york, sept, .p..t ''pS today at
insrs ap,,s,a n %a had Sos ~ ty
stem the 'Is~ ever pressing sns OO1,sr Of ) lins
exchange .ownward trehu nal 10th
credit loan caIsates unuh nert
Foreign none. be floa'eu .oarl n rom
Tow to high and batS values ,lntie
and erratic fashion today. All bal
last was thrown overheard at the
opening OF the market and values
under the leadership of sterling shot
swiftly upward for an extreme rise
of 10 cents over last nights quota
tions. Within an hour they had set
tied, with many falls and rebounds.
to within 2 cents of yesterdays close.
In their spectacular flights values
held only to general sense of direc-
tion-upward.
Opening Quotations.
Opening quotations on sterling were all
the way from $40 to s4.75, the latter fig
ure being qouted in only one instance.
CONTINUED on Page Two. Column One.) }
At $472 1t was reported there were sew
eral transactions. The next quotation to
appear on the tickers was N6s, a de-
crease within ten minutes of cents. The
market finally reacted to s4.65 and there
seemed fairly stationary.
In a market where sensations have
succeeded one another daily. no such
startling variations of valuations had
ever been recorded before as that of to-
day The confusion of the first hour
pointed clearly, in the opinion OF local
bankers. to one thing: That values, up
ward bound. we're cropping blindly for a
stable position. Analysts of financial
matters attributed the quest for higher
levels chiefly to the theory that both
here and In London the speculators had
realized slmuta neously that they had
, long overstayed their position and we're
rushing to cover.
Tne rising value Of the pound sterling
was reflected in, the stock market by
fewer foreign sales OF American securI-
ties
J Shortly before noon sterling was quoted
at &.6i. TIE market was then easy.
d a
! 4 cents overnight reichsmarks, at sON,
as against last nights close OF sOA and
lires at s6.46. loss of l cent from yes
terday.
London Market ErratIc.
! LONDON, Sept. 3.--There were further
erratic fluctuations in American Exchang,
this morning and the market was nervouI
for time. Cable transfers opened un
settled and considerably higher than New
York at A65 TO s467. The quotation
jumped almost Immediately to t47O sell
ers, there being few buyers.
At about noon there were some cover
ing operations which caused a declinr
TO s46SaL6s'h. where the quotation stand
for the present.
The rise already has had detrimental
effect on the market for American Sc
curities. American railroad stocks ar
to points below yesteI day Although
more stock is coming out. there is no
the same inducement 10 sell as when tn,
transfer rate stood at t5O.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-04
CnmnnrntiYe LocnI Record.

Temperature and precipitation depart
ures from the normal:
Normal temperature ...................... 20
Excess for the day .....................
Total deficiency since March 1.s......4T
Normal precipitation. ........4, .Os inch
deficiency FOR the day..-........ .OS inch
Total rainfall since March /. 20 II inches
Excess since March 1........., .08 inch
Deficiency for cor period, 1914 4.96 inches
Deficiency for cor. period, 1913 $40 inches
Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-04
The Weather

Forecast till z p. m. Saturday
For omaha, Council Bluffs and Vicinity
Partly cloudy not much change in
temperature.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-04

CONTINUED on Page Two. Column TwO,)
Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-04
Call Tyler 1000

II You Want 70 Talk to The Bee
or TO Anyone Connected
with The Boc.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-03-02
BED-WETTING.

BED-WETTING. II don't want to
get into an argument with Mrs. w. E.
F. or others about the bed-wetting
problem, but l want to correct her
idea about the $3.50 per week for
nurses. She must have an English
sense. of humOr.
But it might serve to show that if
a poor girl would be delighted to take
the job for S. the economic condition
of this country is, indeed, in pitiful
plight. 1 don't accuse her of beIev-
ing in starvation wages else she
would not be reading The Day Book.
I have baby and we do not spend
$3.50 in nurses; neither can my wife
cut down expenditures any more
than /.
I can't imagine what is the real
issue. Perhaps an M. D. can tell you
how to "evade it." But that would
entail fee and probably fail. I'm
sure we lawyers cannot. But the
poor, distracted mother is tired to
death of bed-wetting by her babe and
wants remedy: Since the medical
science has failed her l know the
legal % science cannot aEails
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-03-02

THE PUBLIC FORUM
UNION MEN ATTENTION!-Why
not have the president of every
union in Chicago meet and set a date
foraa convention for the purpose Of
selecting the most capable union man
as a candidate for mayor.
Have delegates elected from every
union, who will adopt the best party
principles of all the old parties as
platform, pledging their selection to
that platform.
AS money is the deciding factor
under the present system of election,
assess each and every union man a
dollar and hire the best campaign
manager in the business, and under
the heading of Labor go the route
with the old paTties.-J. Lipsitz, $50
SsLaWndale.
DOUBLE PLATOON SYSTEM
We would like to find expression
through the valuable columns Of The
LAY 4lOOh 4O4 N4AC CuClOSCu dIllClC
the. sDouble Platoon System" for
firemen:
a4By action of the body in regular
meeting assembled, we unanimously
endorsed the plea and will work to
bring to a successful termination, in
behalf of the firemen, their struggle
to establish the Double Platoon Sys-
tenn We base our action on the fol-
lowing principles:
s''A man is worthy of his hire. If
society needs the service of a man,
and considers the service performed
Indispensable to it's welfare and
safetyj then it is the duty of society
toirepay that service in a way COM
patible with it's best interests.
1--WE believe the best interests of
society are not served in. compelling
aman to do duty tWenty-four hours
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-03-02
JACK RABBITS.

JACK RABBITS. II passed along
HaymarHet square Thursday morn
ing and saw jaclrabbits hanging in
front Of some of the markets. asked
the price at two places. The answer
was twenty-five cents apiece" The
afternoon of the same day rode
along Milwaukee aV. Two stores
had the same kind of big white South
Dakota Jack rabbits had seen that
morning. They were marked in big
figures at 40 cents. Why should
jack rabbits cost % cents in one
place and Is cents more about a mile
away? I have seen this same thing
in other lines, but l never saw it
quite so plain as in this jack rabbit
affair.-C. S.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-03-02

and city fathers, we are forced to
the conclusion that the fireman is en-
titled to better conditions than those
which he now receives, John Wer-
IiI<, Recording Sec'y Metal Polishers',
Buffers and Platers' Union No. 8.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-14
TRACTOR ENGINE ExpLoDEs.
Two Men Blown Many Feet But Es
cape Serious Injury.

Two Men Blown Many Feet But Es-
cape Serious Injury.
Audubon. Aug. IA tractor engine
owned by Frank Rtnehar exploded, In
jur1ns Mr.. Rinehart and Mitt Ffscus,
who experienced remarkable escape
from death.
The men were driving the threshing
outfit to the farm Of Matt Gardner
where they expected e MAKE a stand
When they reached a point In the road
two and a half miles northwest OF
Audubon near the farm Of George
Schmidt, the boiler n the engine sud
denly exploded, It having gone dry,
which was caused BY a valve that had
been accidentally turned cutting OF
the water supply from the tank.
Twelve of the stay bolts in the boiler
burst out and this allowed the FIRE in
the fire box TO be blown over the men
setting ire 10 their clothing. Mr..
Rinehart was thrown across the road
and Mr. FIscus was thrown into a barb
wire fence. Both men We're burned by
the hot Goals that had beer thrown
over them. Luckily none Of the flying
iron struck them and aside from q few
burns they escaped injury. Repairs are
on the way and in few days the
machine Will be able to continue its
work.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-14
GATHERED BY THE wAYs1DE

section in the supplement. Then the
supplement, 1913, was finished and
printed and published and copyrighted;
and under the law it Is the law Of
the state and every court IL bound to
regard 1t as the law. But along comes
a new code editor and new code COM
mission. and the latter has its atten-
ton called to the blunder by a legisla.
ture, so deciding that at any rate the
section ought to be in the supplement.
The new code editor therefore inserts
an additional page to the supplement
1913. with the repealed section and Q
reference to It, not as a matter in con-
troversy, but as having been inAdver-
tently omitted from the previous edi-
ton published and copyrighted. Now.
will some one indicate what is the
exact status OF that particular section
that once was on the code and was
then repealed, and now reappears again
in at least one edition OF the supple.
ment?
A short time ago a man applied to
be commissioned q notary public in
Iowa and addressed his letter 10 Sow
ernor A. B. Cu1nmins." Il a man who
doesn't keep any closer up to the time
than that fit person to be entrusted
with taking acknowledgements?
One OF the questions In a recent ex.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-14
BABY HEALTH CONTEST.
Sac County Awards Prizes to Infants
Of Both Sexes.

Special to TimeS-Repuolican.
Sac City, Aug. 14.-Sas county sec
ond baby health contest, held under the
auspices OF the sac County Fair Assoc
ciation, was largely patronized, and
excellent scores were secured. More
than one hundred babies were entered
IN the eight classes for which prizes
were offered OF these Dorothy Com
stock. 2-year-oId daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. W. E. Comstock. of Auburn,
ranked first, not only in her class. but
in total per cent as we'll, her percen-
tage amounting to s6.8. The prize
winners ere as follows:
Rural class-Boys, l to 2. first Rich
ard Kelly F>revert; second. Martin Jo-
seph Barrow: third, Alvernon Beryl
Cordernan. Boys 2 to 3, first, Dwight
Ravens: second, Robert Foster Nc
Laughitn: third, George Thomas Full
Irwin: second, Kathryn c. McTisue;
third. Marjory Maxine Longman. Girls
to 8, first, Mildred Jones; second,
Vera Irene Bruner; third, Delphine
Barnhill.
Town ciass-Rnys TO 2. first. Milton
Leroy Zesiger: second. J. Russell Par
risb: third, Louis Neal Peyton and
George Leslie Jameson. Boys 2 to g.
first, Ivan Impson; second. Frank Al
win Hall; third. David Corsaut Hen
drixon Girls to 2. first. Mary Flor
ence Mclaughlin: second. Marjory
Eleanor Wingerson; third, Frances Lu-
cile De Garmo Girls 2 to 3, first. Dor
othy Comstock: second, Oua Doris
Farmer; third, Floris Evelyn Molsberry
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-14

certificates related to the status Of va
rious proposed amendments to the con-
stitution Of the state, This was q. very
puxzling question to most Of the appli-
Giants. There are three pending amend-
ments. Two OF them are ready for sub
mission next year and one win have to
go through another legislative session.
The two that are. ready are the equal
suffrage amendment and the one TO
permit Of some day Of the week, other
than Tuesday, for the general election.
The prohibitory amendment Is the ol.S
which has been only started.
Those who are talking of an extra
session OF the legislature to make good
roads in Iowa ought to recall that II
was In fact only by q most magnifi.
cent piece Of clever maneuvering that
tho present legislature was prevented
from making q bad blunder In The re-
peal or modification Of the present
state supervision system as to high
way construction. It Is still the wcn-
der Of all who watched the process that
the session came out with such good
results, for something much worse
might easily have been the outcome.
A great many OF the present members
of the legislature were elected on
pledges to repeal the road Jaw Or 10
make drastic amendments II that leg
1t would be the most dangerous situa-
ton ever known as to road legislation
animation Of teachers in the state for
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-14

secretary Of the Y. NJ. c. A.. is visiting
for few days with his sister, Mrs.
c. H. Van Metre.
E. T. Courson is visiting with his
many Clarion friends He will soon
return to the west.
The Wright County Holiness Asso-
citation will hold its annual camp
meeting at Gait this year. The date is
Aug. 20 to 80.
Mr., and Mrs. NJ. H. Howard, of
Trae-. their daughter Mrs. W. H.
Debra, OF Salem. Ore; Mr.. and Mrs.
G. b Curliss. E. F. Suit and Mrs.
Boone. of Rocky Ford, Colo, drove
here from Traer for a visit at the
home of Mrs. c. E. Freeman.
Mr.. orville Hoyt has given up his
work as janitor at the high school
building and is now working with Cos
lin & GoshR at the carpenter work.
Mrs. +. B. Matthias and two children
have gone 10 Bloomington, Ill. TO spend
little time visiting relatives.
DR.. Bennett and family from Illinois
are here visiting their many relations,
County Supervisor D. Z. Harris has
taken unto himself q wife in the per-
son Of Mrs. Ella Townsan, OF Belm ond.
Mrs. Stephen Whited and daughter,
Mrs. c, E. Burning. of El6ora, are Wis
iting a, the Mrs. Rose Garth home.
The tennis courts on the school
house grounds are getting in good
shape after an expenditure of some
sl0Q. This expense was borne by the
tennis club OF the city
Rev. A o. Wright of the Christian
church, has left on a three weeks va
cation granted TO him by his church
He viii auto to Colorado.
Rev. c II. Van Metre was called to
Upton because OF the severe Illness
CT an aunt
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-14
KNIGHTS OF TABOR ELECT.
Marshalltown Man Heads State Lode.
of Negro Order.

Special 70 Times-Rspuhlican
Mason City, Aug. 1.-THE state con-
ventton OF the Knights of Tabor TO-
night concluded three days session
in this city. Il is an organization o.
negroes and there was a large attend
ance from all over the state Keokuk
secured the next convention. Officers
Were elected as follows: Edwin Rob
insoa. Marshalltown, grand chief men
tor; Joseph Reynolds, Des Moiues
vice grand chief mentor: Thomas Allen.
Mason City, grand chief scribe; Matte
Brooks. Des Moines, grand chief high
p-ies-sss: Maude NJ B-uton. Mason
City, grand chief queen mother.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-14
FATHER KILLED,
SONS RAGE ON
TWO MEN DEAD As RESULT OF
ACCIDENT ON TRACK At
SPIRIT LAKE.
r. e, DONALDSON, IOWA
RACER, HURLED MANY FEET
Driver and Mechanician Both Die Of
Injuries-sons supposns Father
Escaped Unhurt. Continue Race and
Finish in First and Second Places
Second Accident More Fortunate.

Spirit Lake. Aug. 14.-Atter R. f
Donaldson, Milford, Iowa and his
mechanician, Charles Wilcox. had been
killed when their car turned over in
fifteen mile auto race here late yes
terday afternoon, Donaldson's TWO sons
went on and won arst and second
places. respectively, The boys had seen
their fathers car turn ever but be-
lieved he had escaped injury Til after
the race, when they were told of his
death.
Donaldson. .Ee elder, was leading
in the race when his car suddenly
lu-chsi ard spun over three times.
Donaldson was thrown out OF the car
and his neck ard both arms were
broken. wilcox was hurled al least
sixty feet and was internally injured,
diving short time after the accident.
Brothers Take Prize Money.
Go-r:.la Donaldson. driving q Don
ALISON Special. won the race and &
s-.S prize. his brother Flaws, II g
gexa.l. taking the SIS second money.
Before the race began both youths
v.eaE@a With their father not 20 en-
K. as they did not believe him able
10 nanaEe the big car he was driving,
because % the looseness Of tie track
here. He refused 10 listen TO them,
however.
Car Crowded OF Track.
Otto F!une driving a Ford racer.
narrowly escaped death IN the same
race when his car was crowded OF
the track n the seventh lap. II leaped
into the air Ike rocket and went
over the enbanknent around the
track. but Flume escaped with slight
bruises.
The body of Donaldson was taken
10 his home at Milford by his sons.
Both youths say they viii continue in
the auto racing game
r E. Donaldson was a veteran
auto racer and owned the car Emden,
which won q place at the Indianapolis
speedway races and recently captured
a $1,000 prize at the Omaha auto
derby. He was driving that car when
killed,