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Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-04

Nvoca.
g.. = Betts OF Indiana is here for a
visit with relatives
W h. Belts &c.. was here from Albion
several days this week
Prof George Campbell and wife spent
saturday with omaha relatives
MIR. and Mrs l.. j. Maruuardt were
in Omaha several days this week.
Otto Brooks left this week for Chap
pelL Neb, to look at the country
samuel Johnson and wife are spending
the week with relatives near sumner.
John Weaver and family left Wednes-
day for their new home near Berlin.
Mcsdames Edward and William Wulf
are visiting with Nehawka relatives this
week.
Mrs. Gapen Of Murray is here this
week for a visit with her daughter. Miss
villa.
Herman Segelke and family left this
reside.
The Christian Ladies' Aid society met
with Mrs. George Heebner Thursday
afternoon.
for visit with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. BENJAMIN Belts.
Mrs. William August OF osceola, Mo,
is spending ending fey ,ET. days with relatives
Mrs; F. L. Bricka and daughter OF
Lincoln spent the later part OF the
week with Avoca friends.
PapilIIOn.
A candidates ball will be given at
Bells hall tonight.
Charles Plat leaves today for short
trip to Colome, s. II.
Miss Lottle Welsh is taking treatment
at the st. Joseph's hospital this week.
Il. :. Nickerson made n business trip
to Colorado Springs, Colo, this week.
| Mrs. w. r. Patrick and son Donald
Of the South side and Mrs. IT, Koch
and Mrs IL. A. Peters of Willard were
guests OF Mrs George Boyer Wednes-
| day.
| There have been three moro filings for
county offices this week: J. p Spearman
and Fred Peters of Paplllion for county
treasurer and r. ]. Wright of Spring
! field for county assessor
Mrs. George Boyer entertained the
| Woman's club at its regular meeting
| Wednesday afternoon Miss Olive Grif.
! fifth led an excellent lesson on 'Ethcers
and Etchings." The next meeting will
| be an open one held at the home OF
Mrs. A. ]. Steenken in two weeks.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-04
.SHUN POOL HALLS,
ADVISES BANDIT
Hands Out Wholesome Warning as
He Starts 10 Pen to Serve
Long Term.
SAYS THEY TRIM MANY YOUTHS

Walter Collins, confessed highway
man. who has been taken TO the pen
itentiary TO begin three to twenty
year term. offered this advice to
young boys, Just before he left
Omaha:
Keep away from pool rooms, Get
a job that involves hard work. |
played cinches all my life; now look
at me- Booze and women ain't one
two-three alongside Of the average
pool hall where young fellows go TO
loaf.
81 got to be a highwayman after
I graduated. My buddy died In
Kansas City three months ago a
maniac because he couldn't get coke.
The pool halls trimmed both Of US
guys. and it's trimmed lots OF others,
too. you bet"
Collins was shot twice while maxi
ing a getaway from a saloon he was
trying TO rob.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-04
Woods Sentenced
To Four Years in
The Penitentiary

John X. Woods was sentenced by
Judge T. c. Munger to four years in
the federal prison at Leavenworth for
violation of the Mann act. He was guilty
of talking his 19-yesr-old daughter, Hazel
Woods, to Chicago where they lived to-
gether for week. He was arrested in
Omaha on his way to Kansas City.
Woods read a statement to the judge,
a somewhat dramatic recital "Ill have
an extra addition to my name when l
get out which will follow me through
life-ex-convict," he said.
John Kudrna was sentenced to one year
and his brother, Frank Kudrna, to six
months in the Jail at Fremont. They
were found guilty of entering a box
car I'm the South Side yards to steal a
quantity of candy.
You and are old acquaintance in a
way" said Judge Munger, At the trial of
the five bandits for holding up the Union
Pacific train on the Lane cut off, six
years ago, John and Frank Kudrna were
important witnesses. They had discovered
the first clue which led to the capture
OF the robbers. Judge Munger presided
at that trial
Have you run through all that re-
ward money!" he asked them They re-
ceived several thousand dollars each out
of the $4,000 offered by the railroad for
the robbers capture.
Il lost mine in the store business,
said Frank.
c. o. Butts was sentenced to thirty
days in jail for having morphine in his
possession.
Il took morphine because I have a
tubercular leg" he said. I'm fifteen years
! have had sixteen operations"
He said he has not used it since he was
arrested last october.
Lewis Jones was sent to Jail for sixty
days and fined 500 for selling liquor
without paying the government tax
Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-04
DAHLMAN AND
mitchell CLASH
Omaha Mayor Accuses New York
City Executive of Frameup and
Says Won't Stand for It.
HOW IT'S DONE IN OMAHA

ST. LOUIS, Mo. March a
Especial Telegram. John Purroy
Mitchell of New York and James c.
Dahlman, cowboy" mayor of Omaha.
last night exchanged verbal shots in
a rapid-fire skirmish on national pre-
paredness at meeting in Mayor
Kiel's office of the executive commit
tee of mayors to outline plans for
the national defense conference OF
mayors which will open tomorrow
morning.
Mayor Dahlman charged Mayor
Mitchell with a "frame-up" when
the New York executive asked per-
mission to read for approval by the
committee a resolution he said he ex-
pected to submit to the convention.
II object to you fellows bringing us
fellows down here to approve some
thing framed up for us" Mayor
Dahlman declared. Let everybody
buy some checks in this game. If
everything is framed, let's go home
before we begin.
Here TO Play Ball.
u came here to play ball. l did not
come here to approve typewriter
frame-up. l am willing to throw my
hand in the deck when the cards have
been dealt openly and the convention
itself passed on the questions"
Mayor Mitchell explained he only
wanted to outline a definite plan for tho
convention session in the shape of a reso
luton. MY mistake" he said, probably
was in debating my thoughts to stenog
rapher on the train and having then
typewritten instead of writing out the
document myself i'm long hand"
1--WE are all free to take" yelled th'
cowboy. There is no use disguisinI
anything. We have all been to conven
tons and we have all seen typewriter
frameups to control the convention anc
they usually delivered the goods
Several other mayors interrupted anC
asked Mayor Kiel as chairman TO ad
wise Mayor Mitchell to read his resolution
The Omaha Way.
You fellows have your way OF dotul
things in your country" was DahImani
defiance.
But we have way Of doing things II
Omaha that's different. This nation Il
nervous because it is not prepared L
cross swords with any of the warning
nations and that is the problem that thu
people want us to solve. We ought {
do it without flourishes or frameups."
The matter finally was put to vote ant
Mayor Mitchell was allowed to read hi
resolution.
Dahlman caused laughter when, afte
hearing it, he said it was IAN awful!
tame affair"
Mayor Thompson of Chicago with
party Of 100 is expected Friday morn
ing. Miss Anne Morgan, who will ad
dress the conference. will arrive iron
New York Friday afternoon.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-04
Allen Is Injured by
Fall Upon Pavement

J. Allen. living on West Leavenworth
street. fell on the pavement at Seven
teenth and Ieayenworth streets badly
bruising and possibly fracturing his hip
while on his way home late yesterday
evening.
Or. Miller, city physician, was called
10 the scene OF the accident. but stated
that he would be unable to tell definitely
how badly the hip was injured until he
could make an X-ray examination, so the
injured man was taken to st. Joseph 5
hospital.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-04
LAST REHEARSAL FOR THE
ST. JOHNS CHURCH BENEFIT

Mr. Ben Stanley will have the last
rehearsal of the queen Esther chorus
81 100 voices. to be given at the Boyd
theater o.nday evening. sunday after
noon at o'clock the entire work
will be done at dress rehearsal.
The solo and chorus work are going
nicely and success seems assured for the
big chorus ON Monday night
II Is for tho benefit of 81. John 5
African Methodist Episcopal church IN
der the auspices Of the Missionary So
ciety. Mrs. w. T. Osborne, president
and manager.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-04

Born to Mir. and Mrs. Gus Paulson. =
girl.
Misses Neale and killlan of IrVington
were here for the dance Saturday.
MIR. and Mrs. Frank Soil are now en-
ployed on the Tyson farm near Blair.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Cunningham OF
Elkhom visited here during the week
Mr.. and Mrs r W. Suverkruhbe vel
coined their first-born last sunday, q
fine baby boy.
Mr.. Fred BOIL was married last Satur-
day to Miss Estella Revenburgh of Al
bion The wedding took place In Omaha
and the young people left for Boone
county for a short visit.
Miss Louise Logemann, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Logemann, was married
Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-04
NINE NEW SCARLET FEVER
CASES ARE REPORTED

The following cases OF scarlet fever
have been reported TO the health office
during the last twcnty-four hours;
Bloom, S696 Seward.
Arthur Brown. 37OS North Twenty first.
Robert Ivcy, 1922 North Twenty-slNth.
Anthony. a01S Burt
Changstrom. 1910 Glenwood avenue.
Richard McNown, 1928 Csss.
Dowd, 2t2S Templeton avenue.
Mrs. Carl Grace, 900 North Sixteenth
(thlrd floor.
Martin Peterson. SiO6 Parker
Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-04
From Our Near Neighbors

Muler's farm sale Tuesday was $40 for
team and So for brood sAw.
Riley Rector has returned from Den
yer. where he has been spending sew
eral months with his son Frank
Mrs. John Mckay has been called to
OF her only brother Major Johnson.
Mr. and Mrs Harold Day of Cam
bridge Neb, visited Thursday at the
home OF Mr.. Days parents, Mr. and
Mrs. f. r. Day.
Rev. II. w. Cope formerly pastor Of the
Methodist Episcopal church here, Wis
tied friends here Wednesday and Thurs
day. He is now preaching at TrumoulL
Neb
valley.
Mrs. \. l.. Zwiebel. who has been quite
seriously Ill., Is improving rapidly.
Mrs. Ingram visited her daughter. Ethel
NJ Ingram. at Elk city this week.
Miss Ruth Hubbard and Miss Edith
Lilliefors spent the week end in Lincoln
Mr. and Mrs Howard NeaEer are re-
joicing over the birth OF daughter Feb.
ruary ~.
Mrs Bert DONNA Of Fremont spent
several DAYS with her sister, Mrs. a. l.
Zwiebel last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Warner went to Ere.
mont Monday to spend a few days viii
Mr.. and Mrs. Montord.
Mrs. Laurence Coy, who is in the Clark.
son hospital, Is recovering nicely from
an operation for appendicitis
Miss Dorothy Wahlgren who Is attend
ing Omaha High school. spent the week
end with her sister. Mrs. Harriet Wahl
grcn.
Miss Eva Harrier Of Benson school,
and Miss Bird Claybaugh OF Ashland
Park schools spent the week end IL
Valley
Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-04
COUNCIL BLUFFS MAN LOANS
MONEY WITHOUT SECURITY

w A. Enright Of Council Bluffs re-
ported to the police that while he was
strolling along Twelfth and Douglas
streets Thursday evening two strangers
rudely nccosted him and demanded
money without offering any security or
giving references The strangers en-
phasized their demands by holding re-
Volvers against the body OF the Council
Bluffs man, who gave over SO The
police have descriptions OF the highway
men, who were not masked
Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-04
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS

Mrs. katherine II. j. lEdholm mas ro-
turned from Lincoln and Is confined to
Senator Walter KieChel Of johnson
candidate for lieutenant governor, was
i'm Omaha Thursday ostensibly attend
ing the Cement show, but building few
fences for his candidacy incidentally.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-04
Springfield.

Mr.. and Mrs. s. Z. Haney visited in
Lincold this week.
E. o. Jarman and family have moved
to a farm near Ashland.
y. n. Christianson of Ashton, S. D.,
was the guest OF n. ]. Christianson.
The Springfield High school debating
team will debate with Schuyler March l6.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Miller of Cherry
county are visiting here with their par
ents.
Mrs Fred Cocl9erill and children OF
Omaha are visiting at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. James Cockerlll.
Mrs. NJ. p. Goodrich of Los Angeles
Cal, who has been here several weeks
returned home last Monday.
Andrew Martensen OF Primrose, Neb.,
visited at the homes of his daughters
Mrs. Robert Keyes and Mrs. Chester
Keyes.
Guy jacob of Norfolk has charge OF
the high school for n month in place OF
superintendent Simmons. who is sick
with scarlet fever.
A surprise was given Mr.. and Mrs. T
T. Ball last Sunday, it being the fiftieth
anniversary of their marriage. All OF
their children were present.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-04
Caveney Lands job.

Tom Caveney. a shortstop who was with
the Chattanooga club Of the Southern
eague, has been purchased for the Spring
Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-04
Weeping Water,

Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Doty
March !, boy.
Mrs. Fred Clark and children of Union
visited Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. K. d.
Clark
Mr. and Mrs. C. II. Gibson visited Sun
day at the S. A. .Tackman home at
Wabash.
Mr.. and Mrs f. e. Bricka of Lincoln
former residents here, were visitors at
the o. V. Boone home Sunday.
Among the high prices paid at Peter
Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-04

In Omaha Wednesday to Nr Arthur
Nolto OF Eikhorn. Mr. and Mrs Nolte
will make their home in Elkhoru
Mr. and Mrs August Wittc have sold
some OF their town property to William
Kempke OF Fin City. The consideration
was S2.On Mr kcmpkC will retire from
the farm and make his home here
Herman and Peter Peterson Mrs chris
stark. Mrs Il. G. Peterson and Mrs.
Julius Gottsch are mourning the cdatb
OF their mother. Mrs passch. who died
sunday at blair after a long illness with
cancer OF the stomach. Tho funeral took
Mace Tuesday aftprnOou
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-21
NEW YORK. oct. 81.

trnding gtoiay
In the tfewm
IN
Ing
trading
or interest upward
This the highest at which stock has sold
Exchange.
te ccurred
N
Of
tradin
The bond market showed resunty the French
srangemn another English Of
Missouri Pacific selling
Rock Island 5s continued to
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-21
CURB ISSUES DROP
ON PROFIT-TAKING
Midvale Steel Shows Small. I'M
provement in Early Trading,
but Closes Easier

. NEW YORK. oct 2i.--Speculatlon in the
Curb market today continued fairly active.
and while an upturn was shown In the
carly dealings this was followed by reac-
tlons on proft-taking. The motor stocks
showed little OF the animation which char
acterized the trading yesterday.
Midvale Steel. after n small improve
ment. eased OF TO the previous close United
Alloy Steel developed heavier tone on
small offerings. Submarine Boat, after a
show OF firmness, ran of fractionally. Car
win Steel Tool. which has been more or
less traded in over the counter, was traded
In In the opening market rather actively
and advanced y TO 12k.
wright-Martin Aeroplane moved within
narrow limits on fair volume of deal
ings. Manhattan Electrical Supply moved
up point. American Writing Paper con-
tinued irregular
Motor shares were less active. with no
trading reported during the first hour In
General Motors. which was heavily dealt
in during the closing period yesterday
United Motors after small advance,
eased off
Oil shares. while higher. were somewhat
less active. Some profit-taking was shown
in Oklahoma Producing and Refining.
Prairie oil and Gas and the Pipe Lines
were strong Houston OIL moved up over
point.
In the mining list Nipissing continued
firm, owing to the strong financ al con-
ditlon OF the company and the reported
striking OF a new six-inch vein. Bonds were
dull
A new pool was at work In Consolidated
Arizona, which was traded in on a large
scale from 1A 10 2h
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-21
LONDON FAvORS
NEW 6 PER CENT
TREASURY BONDS
Explanations Given Parlia-
ment by McKenna Dis
pei Dissatisfaction
FEW MISTAKES MADE
By FRANCIS W. HIRsT

'Peo'os Idoie 70 the hvcrfr0 LEDGER.
LONDON. oct. 2i.--Reginald McKenna's
speech Thursday night shows his confidence
In. the ability OF Great Britain 10 finance
the war. and compllmented the Parliament
on It's readiness TO vote for war taxation
HIS explanation that the success Of the
six per cent bonds and their acceptab ability
abroad had justified the issue at that rate
faction existed.
The Treasury has made comparatively
rev technical mistakes. Its failure has been
as department for the control OF finances
but tina; dates from pre-war days
general weakening OF stock exchange
prices Is foreecen by your correspondent
who regards ehe bond issue as an occasion
rather than cause Price making is difi-
cut IN some sections and often bargains
are required for. negotiation Jobbers cam
not depend on free banking support.
common Sense will publish an inter-
view with leading metnliurglst. warning
the city that u will lose its position as the
center OF mining finance II the war income
tax continues to be applied 10 mining
prohts-which, OF course. include return
capital to the investor. Apparently some
Z5OO mining ventures have had their chief
Offices In London
Americans arriving here all say that the
presidential election Is an absolutely open
event The attitude OF the two candidates
toward the vat is puzzing the English
newspapers which do not know which 10
back The Mexican interests, OF course.
favor Mr.. Hughes
Tho boot trade here is fully occupied with
war orders. The cotton hosiery manu-
facturers arc row protected from American
Invasion by the prohibition of imports. The
chemical and t,nplate trades are complain
Ing against the export regulations.
Lead products have fallen twenty per
cent from their recent record prices The
prices of vegetable oils and edible fats arc
rising. Cotton oil is in great demand.
American small tools are becoming COM
mon but are considered less durable than
those made at home The demand for
bicycles In China and Japan is growing
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-21

NEW YORK, Oct 2l.--Business was sur
prisingiy small on the Cotton Exchange
this morning and In sharp contrast with
the recent activity. An accumulation OF
overnight buying ordefs the extended
frosts In the South caused a steady tone
nt the start. with advances ranging from 2
20 . points.
Commission houses and some southern
interests were buyers, but the supply was
quite large, coming from Wall street and
some important room operators Liverpool
sold January and purchased March. both
on moderate scale
After the early demand was satisfied the
pressure increased. although trading did not
Increase materially. There was no new
buying following the call. and as, a result.
prices eased rather rapidly showing de-
ciines OF TO II points. the later in De-
cember at the end Of the first fifteen min
utes OF business.
This mornings map showed frost in
South Texas. Oklahoma Arkansas. Tennes-
see Alabama. louisiana. North Carolina,
Georgia, Mississippi and western Florida.
Temperatures were lower virtually at all
reporting stations. There was no rainfall
In the growing sections
Sharp rallies occurred near the close,
Part OF the Improvement was due TO a
rumor that the National Ginner's figures
wcrld be 7.450.0o0 bales. whereas report
earlier in the week indicated 1900 bales.
There was also buying by spot houses on
stronger news from the South and vigorous
covering on the part OF local shorts. Final
prices were at about the top for the day
and 10 70 n points net higher The market
ef Liverpool was closed.
The receipts OF cotton at the ports for the
day were estimated at 10000 bales, ccm-
pared with 40,ls4 bales last week. 39,39s
bales last year and 3e.s2e bales In 1910.
Nxul.h n fssa-.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-21
NEW INQUIRIES
FOR STEEL DAILY
Strength of Market Is Indica,.a
by Further Orders for Rails {
Delivery Next Year

The steel market shows no ch.,
the strength which has been r,,,,..
many months. Nearly every A.. ~
IN new Inquiries and sales are belns 49,.
tar into next year. This is clearly ,-s.
Gated by further orders for rails fror. ~. ~,
In this country to be delivered ...,s y.
1918. aV
IL Is learned quite dehnit.lv 49,.
prices nave been made on these tsts y. w
ORDERS the matter being left for sa,,,.'.1
ton later, but in the steel trads ,ss ~.
ION prevails that this has been done ~ S,,a' ~
buyer TO protect the price. II il M, ~ ~ ~
sloereo unlikely that any reduction Vim 4.
ment of the products on these or.,..i sn'p
the mills are booked for more than ! 49, =
ana are behind on deliveries -
whether the railroads VIII he eor,,,.,,..
TO pay an advance. IL one IA rn.S. "
not be learned, but the belief is s.,,.., VI
that II an upturn is announced fhe o,x'..
already taken will be filled on the pr,s,,,
base prices. p'ssen'
The advance In wire products, which =.
announced by the leading interest dur,,s
the last week, was generally exnec,sx Il.
freely predicted in these columns ~ ~ 80
eral weeks. The independent wire m.ks,.
mad been receiving a higher level for, Soma
time before the largest manufactursr toot
any action. The demand continues larre
with foreign consumption said 10 B. jsas.
ing, although domestic users are NOT q,
behind. -
Buying of shell steel for export durinr
the third quarter a. next year has starred
and some large orders are coming to thls
market within comparatively short tim.
In the opinion of trade authorities. the p1r.
chasing OF steel for shells will be an IN.
portant factor as long as the war con-
tlnues' and they point out that there seems
to be no end in sight
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-21
STEEL COMMON MOST ACTIVE HERE. a
UNITED GAS IMPROVEMENT IA, \.
Price Movements Throughout List Are GeneraIlv NJ.
Eow-Few Maturities Are Ahead for Remainder : "'@
Of the Year

The bulk Of the trading on the Philadel-
phia Stock Exchange In the two-hour ses-
sion today was IN United states Steel
common The transactions in that one issue
were about three times as large as all the
trading In the remainder of the stocks.
There was an early upward movement IN
the stock 20 across 1870. or within fraction
Of its high price. but when Il turned down
IN Wall street Il did the same here. closing
yesterday.
Taken as n whole. the price movements
were narrow and mostly on the side of
advances one Of the outstanding excep-
tions was United Gas Improvement. which
declined ~. This was 20 be expected, in
view OF the denlals Of the many rumors
concerning the compants affairs which had
been in circulation IN the last few days TO
account for the strength. Philadelphia
Rapid Transit trust certificates got to 20,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-21
FOREIGN EXCHANGE

NEW YORK. Oct 2i.--The market for
foreign exchange opened quiet French ex-
change was helped BY the new loan. but
italian exchange showed n stlll easier tone
GuiIders retained steadinessf and sterling
exchange was supported by the gold i'm
ports. Otherwise there was very little
feature.
Quotations were: Demand sterling
47lh 04.71N, 90-day bills soy o. 9H 7;
franc cables 5ssH. checks 5.s4k relchs-
marks cables 10 b-1e checks 70A Swiss
cables sat. checks 5.2s; lire cables sBfk,
checks e.5z; scandinavian kroner cables
zsfb. checks 2s.40; Vienna cables iI0s
checks l1.eo pesetas cables 201e, checks
<0.l3s guilder cables AK, checks Al SIG:
rubies cables s1.22. checks sl.i6.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-21

q gain or Y. Cambria stee,
% lnsc tne Iinielisht. advancing to IA e.rs
price showed a gain OF points i'o m
IN view OF the demands which -.
sddp,,ona, Ioe on, on investors in the sh.,' ns''
DENTAL election. u Is interes,,..ne .ne rr><.
ahead Tor the remainder Of ths 10 % lo>t
s see what the needs win be for s sesr -
financing Tor the purposes Of ,ss.poI.r
IN IN All only sst,sss,soo win be nesaas nssa'F
TINS Of this amount the lar.,s. e.ea .a ~
for industrials. or sib'ooe eon' yiH n
Ns.Slb.so0. and public utilities ,rro.ds.
New financing for the remslndc, 's.'.~ :.
year. however. is expected 10 he 'us. ,,', q ~
as me investment market ccnal,,".a as arr
around DoS for neTT ,nyn., IS much idle money NJ
assured. For the last four r,o.,,. return
poaats financing has average ns, me c,f
100000. This month Is no, onv W.
much u any more than this amo,,r, 20 'hev