Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-28


the purpose of agreeing to increase
the price of milk.
Sixteen members Of the board of
trade and freight bureau met in the
board of trade rooms to discuss the
Cullom bill W. F. Griffitts presided
and j. II. Taylor acted as secretary.
Speeches were made by Robert Eas-
son and Ben Gallagher.
Mr.. Randall, who has been in the
land department of the B. & M. for
many years has resigned and will
hereafter devote his time to private
enterprises.
Bruce, Blake &fCo. of Ottumwa, Ia,
have entered upon negotiations to
purchase the stock and business in
terests of the II. 7. Clarke Drug COM
pany.
Ed Maurer, who enjoys the repu-
tation Of being one of the best of the
employers in the city, was presented
with a gold-headed cane by his en-
ployes in token Of the unnumbered
favors he has shown them.
B. s. Joslyn has been appointed sta
tionary agent Of the Union Pacific in
the office In this city in place of w. r.
Mackenzie, who has resigned.
This Day in History.
1S14--General jackson repulsed an
advance Of the British at Chalmette
plantation, on the Mississippi river,
a few miles below New Orleans.
, 1832-John C. Calhoun resigned the
vice presidency Of the United States
1S35--Massacre of Major Dade's
command by the Seminole Indians In
Florida
1s5s-Thomas Rabbington Maeau-
ley, historian. assayist ana poet died
in London, Born October rs, 1900.
1S61-United States government re-
leased Messrs. Mason and Slidell
1870--Marshal Prim, Spanish SOL
der and statesman, shot in Madrid.
Died two days later.
1879-The Tay bridge at Dundee,
Scotland, the longest girder bridge in
the world, was partly destroyed by
gale while train was passing over
it. Nearly 100 lives lost.
1SS5-Francois Paul Jules Grevy re-
elected president Of the French re-
public.
lS94--James G. Fair, bonanza mil
lionaire and former United States SEN
ator, died in San Francisco. Born In
Belfast. Ireland, December 8. 1881.
1904-Erlungshan forts captured by
japanese under General Nogi.
ls0s-Great earthquake in Calabria
and Sicily Messina destroyed; 1907
900 lives lost.
The Day We Celebrate.
Barton Willard. vice president Mer-
Ram & Willard company, is just 81
He is a native son of Omaha and was
educated at Racine college and Column
bia university.
Woodrow Wilson, president Of the
United States. born at Staunton, Va,
sixty years ago today.
Frank B. Willis, governor of Ohio
and unsuccessful candidate for re-
election last month, born at Lewis
Center, o., forty-five years ago today
General Pierre Aguste Roques. re-
Gently French war minister, born in
Marseilles sixty years ago today.
John William Fortesque, who has
been appointed by the British govern
ment to write the official history Of
the war, born fifty-seven years ago
today.
Frank William Taussig, Harvard
university professor and celebrated
political economist born in ST. Louis
fifty-seven years.ago today.
William e. Chandler, former United
States senator and one-time secretary
of the navy, born at Concord, N. H..
thirty-one years ago today
John p. Henry, catcher Of the Wash
ington American league base ball
team. born at Amherst, Mass, twen-
ty-eight years ago today.
Timely Jottings and Reminders.
Detroit's first big exposition of
made in Detroit" products is to open
today and will continue until Janu-
airy 4. y
A mass convention of New England
business men is to be held today at
Springfield, Mass, to consider trans
portauon and other problems affect
ing the commercial and Industrial in
terests Of that section.
The, Interstate Commerce commits
sion has issued an order requiring the
railroads to show cause at hearing
today why they should not return at
once to their owners, without diver
sion or misuse. all foreign coal and
refrigerator cars Immediately after I'M
loading at their destination. :.
The three great bodies of Amer
lean Methodists, the North, the South
and the Protestant, come together in
committees in the First Church of
Baltimore today to take up the de-
tailed work of forming one Methodist
body in the whole United States.