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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-03-03
Washington

Germany's Interpretation of the as
surances previously given to the Uni
ted States with respect to ships not be-
ing attacked without warning are ap-
plicable only to unarmed merchant
ships and not as being broad enough
to cover enemy merchant vessels
armed for defense and which may use
their armament extensively against
German submarines, according to dis
patches received at Washington from
Berlin.
The senate at Washington confirmed
the nomination of Henry Prather
Fletcher as ambassador to the gov
eminent Of Mexico.
The United States navy's whole sys-
tenn of government and operation, from
education of officers to questions of
ship and gun construction, was sharp
ly criticized before the house naval
committee at Washington by Admiral
Winslow.
A demand for the immediate release
of the 38 passengers who were taken
off the American steamship China of
the China Mail Steamship line by a
British cruiser was made on Great
Britain by the state department at
Washington.
Threats of drastic action by the
United States If the Teutonic powers
carry out their intention of sinking
armed merchant ships without warn
ing after next Tuesday are contained
in letter which President Wilson ad-
dressed to Senator Stone of Missouri.
chairman of the senate committee on
foreign relations at Washington.
Frank H. Funk, member of the state
public utilities commission of Illinois,
and E. H. Wayne of Delevan, H., ap-
pealed to the interstate commerce
eastern railroads to return the cars
they have taken from western lines.
The annual rivers and harbors ap-
preparation bill. aggregating s39.000.-
600 in direct appropriations and au-
thorizations for expenditures in vari-
Gus parts of the country, was report
ed favorably to the house at Wash.
ington.
President Wilson told a committee
of Hungarians at the White House
that he had never doubted the al
legiance to the United States of
the great proportion of foreign-born
American citizens.
The Austrian foreign Office notified
the state department at Washington
that it could not reply to the Ameri-
can protest against the submarine
attack on the Standard Oil ship
Petrolite until additional information
is received from this government.
The senate foreign relations COM
mittee at Washington decided to rec
ommend the confirmation of Henry ,.
Fletcher as ambassador to Mexico.
EO1.0iDS7
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-03-03
Domestic

Two were killed and two fatally hurt
when an automobile struck street
car at Milwaukee. Doctor Eisen and
Hans Shredder were killed
John d. Shoop. superintendent of
schools of Chicago. was elected presi-
dent of the department of superinten-
dence of the National Educational as
ISOLATION. which held it's annual con
vention at Detroit, Mich.
-
Myron T. Herrick of Cleveland. for.
mer United States ambassador in
Paris, filed with Secretary of State
Hildebrant at Columbus, O., his dec
laration of candidacy for the Republic.
an nomination for United States sena-
tor.
John 2. Lowe, Jr., internal revenue
collector OF the district comprising
the lower part of Manhattan island
estimated that the internal revenue
tax collections from that district for
the year ending June 80 would amount
to s35,OO0.0 0O-possibly $4,000, 900.
An tnterlocurory decree of divorce
wss granted to Princess Evelyn Par.
ridge Engalitchefr, daughter of
Charles w. Partridge of Chicago. in
her suit against Prince Engalitcheff
Of Russia in decision handed down
by the supreme court of New York.
Former United States Senator Theo-
dore E. Burton of Cleveland filed
with Secretary of State Hildebrand at
Columbus, o.. his formal announce
ment that he will be a candidate for
the Republican nomination for presi.
dent.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-03-03

High is best attained by treading
on a cats tail
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-03-03
Foreign

Gabrielle d'Annunzio has been in
jured in the right eye in an aeroplane
accident and taken to a hospital iE
Venice, says the Rome correspondent
of the Petit Parisien There is a pos
sibility that the sight of the injured
eye may be preserved.
Ambassador James W. Gerard, the
United States envoy to Germany, broke
his collarbone and injured his left side
while skiing near Munich, according
to dispatch to London from Berlin.
A Central News dispatch states that
the Swedish steamship Stockholna.
bound from Gothenburg for New York,
was stopped by British warship and
ordered into the Clyde. where the mail
was removed and the vessel was re-
leased.
1t is announced in Berlin that Vice
Admiral Reinhardt Scheer has been
appointed commander of the German
battle fleet, in succession to Admiral
Won Pohl, who, after holding the posi-.
ton for year. is retiring because
of Ill health.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-03-03
Wants Baby Poster Hygienic.

Wants Baby Poster Hygienic.
DR.. H. M. Bracken, secretary of the
state board of health, declared that
the PLAGUE called "A Little Bit of
Heaven" designed by the women in
charge of baby week arrangements,
would not be used on posters put out
by the state board in connection with
the occasion. The objection is be-
cause the baby in it has it's fist to it's
mouth
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-03-03
Ballots for Primary.

BSIIOtS TOT PrImdry.
Sample ballots for the presidential
primary are beginning to arrive at the
office of the secretary of state, and
those from some counties will have
to be printed over, because the names
on the ballot have been mixed, the
Estabrook candidates for delegate
having been placed in the Cummins
column and vice versa. The presi-
Dental primary is no cheap affair,
either. 1t is estimated that the total
cost to the state will be not less than
$150,000
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-03-03
Turrittin Not Guilty.

At the close of three hours con-
ference in Governor Burnquist's Office
the governor issued statement that
Mr.. Turrittin has not been guilty of
malfeasance in his office. The confer
ence was called by the governor fol-
lowing a meeting in his office, at
which Mr.. McColl made informal
charges that Mr.. Turrittin had been
interested in transactions involving
the purchase and sale of stock of the
Commercial State bank in ST. Paul.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-03-03

After Thomas R. Kane, attorney for
Walter ]. Smith, had threatened to
withdraw from the case if it were
forced to trial at this time, Judge F.
N. Dickson of the Ramsey county dis
trict court deferred the case of the
former state treasurer to give time
for a physical examination of Mr..
Smith by a physician commissioned
by County Attorney f D. O'Brien.
MIR. Smith is under care of a nurse
at the Elgin hotel, Minneapolis, end
did not appear in court when his case
was called for trial in st. Paul.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-12-07
Justice Claiborne Offers Explanation
OF Court Costs, Collection Process

hearing before the judiciary commit
tee Mr. Palmer opposed the measure
and il was lost in the committee, no
report having been made on it as far
as | could learn. There was no OBJ
lection to the bill, but it simply didn't
belong" in a legislature which seemed
to be bent upon adding to the burdens
of the poor, as is shown by the re-
suits of its work.
Now | hold no brief for the col
lection agencies. but | do want to
say that no collection agency of whose
methods | have any knowledge ever
sues an account until at least three
letters have been written to the debtor
seeking to collect the debt without
court action. have asked lawyers
who run collection departments as to
their methods and am assured that
no regularly practicing lawyer makes
as much effort to collect a bill before
suit as does the average collection
agent. Neither does the collection
agent act independently. He is the
agent OF the retail merchant who de-
sires to collect his bills. The mer-
chant has generally exhausted all OF
his powers in endeavoring to collect
the bill before he places it in the
hands of collection agency. Then
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-12-07
Taxi Driver Convicted
Of Highway Robbery

Grand Island, Neb., Dec. 6.-(Spe-
cial Telegram. )-Charles Guinon was
today found guilty in the district court
of the charge OF highway robbery
after a sensational trial in which it
was shown by the testimony that a
system of fleeing the unwary has
been in existence for some time.
The jury returned verdict of guilty
after being out two hours.
Guinon, a taxi driver, the states
testimony indicated, took party to
Harmony Hall, a country club, On
the return he swerved off the Lincoln
highway, shortly after which tire
trouble was affected The driver dis
mounted and suddenly held up his
patrons with a gun. He secured over
IS. Many other cases Of similar ma
ture are reported and the county au-
thorities are vigorously conducting a
campaign against this lawlessness.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-12-07

the agent works for several weeks on
it before suit.
Does Mr.. Palmer and his friends de-
sire to make it impossible tor the
merchant to collect his bills? Is the
grocer who carries a family on his
books during times when the bread
winner is out of work to be denied the
right of enforcing payment OF his bill
after the head of the house obtains
employment Just what do they
mean?
have been informed that bill is
to be introduced in the coming session
of the legislature which will compel
the plaintiff in all cases against wage
earners to pay all Of the costs of suit
and have no recourse against the de-
PENDANT. Just why merchant must
not only lose his merchandise, but
also be fined for an attempt to collect
its value is one of those things which
! cannot understand.
Court costs are Just what the legis-
laturc makes them. | wanted them
reduced, Mr.. Palmer and his associ-,
ates increased them. Let the record
speak for itself. As to malfeasance of
collection agencies the matter is one
wherein if any person has been in
jured he has an adequate remedy at
law, and | now and here offer to take
any case of any person unlawfully
injured by any collection agency and
see that any such wrong be righted,'
and that without cost to any person
so injured. ..
H. H. CLAIBORNE.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-12-07

that when his mount went down
Kccne was thrown heavily, landing
on his head. He was not discovered
until some time later, when he was
missed from the large field participat-
ing in the hunt. He was found un-
conscious in clump of bushes and
taken to the clubhouse.
This accident is not the first which
Mr.. kecnc has met in his career as
a horseman In April, 1902. he was
severely injured while riding with the
Melton Mowbray pack, when his
mount stumbled at an awkward fence
with a ditch in front. Before that, in
January, 1892, Mr.. keene iell from his
horse while riding TO hounds in Ire
land and the cables at first reported
him killed He has been in several
minor accidents. He is the son of the
late James r. kecne, the millionaire
6nancier of New York.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-12-07
BELLEVUE MEN ARE
AWARDED LETTERS
Coach Announces He Has Some
Basket Ball and Foot Ball
Games in Sight.
SOME GET "B" SOME r"

AT the first meeting Of the Belle
vue college athletic board of control
with the new freshman members
present, fifteen foot ball official "B's'
were awarded, six official RS Coach
Benjamin was given a free hand in
arranging for basket ball games for
this year and for foot ball games next
fall, and routine business was trans
acted
The following men received the Of
fetal "B"; Captain Racely, Gustafson,
Samuel Kinnier, Johns, Erwin, Stew
art, Allen, Caryl, Picotte, Charles
Evans, Ebersole, Williams, Daugh-
erty, Mincer, Shainholtz, Dunlap. The
following men were awarded the Off
cial "R" for meritorious work on the
reserves this season: Rule, Day, John
Kinnier, Primrose, Redfern, Pierre
Picotte. Harold Shainholtz and Glen
Williams, who won the 3D." and
Walker Rule, who won the "R," are
Omaha lads.
The following men were declared
eligible to vote for a basket ball cap
tain, as having won their letters either
last year or in previous years and as
being in school now: Allen, Racely,
Evans, Kinnier, Erwin, Johns, Picotte,
Stewart. A basket ball captain for
the season will shortly be elected.
Athletic Director Benjamin an
nounced that he is at work arranging
a schedule for basket ball and will
make it public within a few days. He
already has some foot ball games for
next year arranged, he says.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-12-07
INDOOR GOLF AND
TENNIS AT CLUB
Directorate of New Omaha
Athletic Club Plans for
Home De Luxe.
EIGHT STORIES IN HEIGHT

The board OF directors and advisory
committee of the Omaha Athletic
club practically decided on the plans
for the new building to be erected on
Douglas street The estimated cost
will be 100000 and the structure will
be eight stories and basement
Frank Latenser of John Latenser
and Sons, architects. explained the de-
tails of the plans. The architects were
directed to include indoor golf links
and tennis courts and submit these
additional features at another meet
ing to be held next Wednesday noon.
The directors issued called for
$l25,00O on subscriptions to be paid
on or before January 10, this amount
being sufficient to liquidate the re-
mainder of the debt on the ground
and enable the board to negotiate a
loan for the building.
For the Ladies.
The first floor of the building will
have frontage of 1872 feet and will be
divided into six stores, lobby and
dressing rooms for women, grill for
men and four elevators. Two ele-
vators will be for general use, one
for men only and one for women only.
The plans show that the women, after
entering the club house, may enjoy
complete privacy as to elevator ser
vice, plunge, gymnasium, Turkish
baths, dining rooms and many other
features The gymnasium and plunge
will be constructed i'll manner which
will permit of exclusive use by women
at times designated for them. -
In the basement will be six bowling
alleys, four rife ranges, storage
rooms, quarters for the help and
other features.
All Ultra Modern.
The second floor will have a loung-
ing room for men, with writing and
card rooms in connection; billiard
room with fourteen tables and quiet
reading room. The third floor, which
will be the end of the grand staircase
will have general dining rooms, one
for men being 9lx55 feet and with ca
pacity of 500 at banquet. The gen
eral dining room for women will have
seating capacity of 100. Two private
dining rooms for women and dining
accommodation for mixed groups
will be afforded on the mezzanine Of
the third floor.
The gymnasium and plunge will be
on the fourth floor, the former to be
$500 and the latter 30x70. Showers
driving rooms and Offices of gymna-
sum and plunge directors will be on
this floor The mezzanine of the
fourth floor will provide spectators
balconies for plunge and gymnasium
as well as lockers and Turkish baths
Seventy Bedrooms.
Five hand ball courts, each l3x3s
feet, will be constructed on the fifth
floor and a portion of the same hoooi
will be used as bedrooms. The sixth
seventh and eighth floors will be en-
tirely devoted to bedroom space. lhe
plans show seventy bedrooms.
The elevator for woman has beer
located so as to enable the women to
proceed from the first floor to any O
the departments provided for then
use without intruding into any OF the
mems departments.
The architects state the building
can be erected and equipped within
wear from the time the ground Il
broken.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-12-07

New York. Dec. 6.-The proposed
ten-round no-decision boxing bout
between Georges Carpenter, heavy
weight champion of Europe, and Jess
Willard, the American champion, has
among its sponsors Miss Anne Nor
gan and Miss Elizabeth Marbury, it
was learned today.
Miss Morgan is treasurer of the
American fund for the French wound
ed, under the auspices of which it is
hoped to bring Carpenter here. Miss
Marbury, who is also actively inter
ested in the French fund, said that
her interest i'll the proposed bout was
solely to see that the $4,000 which
she hopes the fund would receive
from the proceeds was properly han
died.
Miss Anne Morgan and | willing
" consented several weeks ago when
approached on the subject to see that
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-12-07
FOXHALL P. KEENE
SLIGHTLY BETTER
Sportsman Hurt by Fall from
Horse Tuesday Partly Re.
covers Consciousness.
INJURED DURING HUNT

Baltimore, Dec. o,-1hc condition
of Foxhall P. Kccne, the widely
known sportsman of New York, who
was seriously injured yesterday while
riding in the annual joint hunt meet
ing at the Hartford Hunt club, near
Pennington, Md, was reported to be
unchanged this morning He rallied
early today long enough to ask for
something to cat and after being given
some milk again lapsed into the semi
consciousness in which he had lain
all night.
Mr.. Keenes physician today de-
c,ined to state the exact extent or
nature Of his patients injuries or talk
about the case. He said last night
that Mr.. Keene was shaken up and
injured about the head, but that no
bones were broken.
The clubman was said to have been
alone at the time of the accident. 1t
was learned, however, that his horse
fell while taking fence. 1t is thought
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-12-07
Miss Morgan and Miss Marbury
Interested in Big Boxing Match

the funds, whether amounting to this
sum or more, be forwarded to France
for the purpose intended" Miss Mar
bury is quoted as saying, Georges
Carpenter is badly needed at the
front these days. for his duties are
such that his place would be hard 20
fill. 1t will take much effort it French
officials are finally prevailed upon to
extend him leave, although they may
be told that few months here would
mean much for French women and
children.
'1f he finally does come over and
the bout is held, the public can be
assured that the money contributed
through the purchase of tickets will
be used for the purpose stated. That
| wish to repeat is the only reason
Miss Morgan and | are interested at
all in the proposition
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-12-07
New Hospital Will
Be Built at Beatrice

Beatrice, Neb., Dec. 6-(Special. =
At meeting OF the Commercial club
luncheoners yesterday, the question OF
erecting a new hospital for the Ger
man Lutheran church was discussed.
The proposed new building will cost
in the neighborhood of $4,000, the
funds for which will be raised by
popular subscription. The hospital
will be erected in South Beatrice, just
north of the present hospital, and
work will probably be started on the
structure early in the spring.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-12-07
Community Center
Basket Ball Loop
Formed by Moore

A community center basket ball
league has been formed.
Six Of the community centcrs have
entered the loop. They are Dundee,
South Side, Central Park, School for
the Deaf, Miller Park and CASTELAR,.
The first four have already organized
their teams.
Verne Moore is the organizer of the
community center circuit He will
handle the schedule, coach the teams
and referee the games. 1t is planned
to stage one game each week, alter
nate games at each center, playing
after the community center meeting
is OVcr.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-12-07
Huron Pastor Accepts
Call TO York Church

Huron, S. D., Dec. Especial. y
Rev. L. R. Bobbitt, pastor of the
First Baptist church here, has &C
cepted a call to the church at York,
Neb., and will leave Huron after De-
cember II with his family for York.
Mr.. Bobbitt has been pastor OF the
local church for the last four years,
and has built up the parish TO large
dimensions, leaving it in prosperous
condition.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-12-07
Edgar Howard Talks
To Y0unu Journalists
(From a Staff Correspondent.

Lincoln, Dec. 6.-(Special. Lieu
tenant Governor elect Edgar Howard
of Columbus, spoke last night before
the journalistic association of the Uni
versity of Nebraska. "ln no other pro-
fession," said Lieutenant Governor
Howard, do men and women hold
their heads higher"
The address was the first of a SER
les to be given before Prof. Fogg's
class of journalism.
Mr.. Howard will soon move to Lin
coin preparatory to presiding over
the session of the senate. He has
taken apartments at the Lindell hotel
and Mrs. Howard and Miss Howard
will make Lincoln their home this
winter.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-12-07
Want Nebraska Foot Ball
Team to PIay in Omaha

The University of Nebraska's foot
ball eleven should play at least one
game a year in Omaha. That is the
belief of the local alumni of the uni
versity, who will meet Thursday
night at o'clock in the University
club to discuss plans whereby Ne
braska game will be staged here
They want to have their eleven play
some big team from the east and to
give all Omahans chance to watch
that battle.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-12-07
French Gunboat Is
Sunk by Submarine

London Dec. 6.-The French gun
boat Surprise has been sunk by Ger
man submarines at Funchal, Madeira,
according to an announcement by the
Portuguense minister of marine in a
wireless dispatch received here from
Lisbon. Thirty-four OF the crew Of
the gunboat persisted.
A few Portuguese also were killed
aboard the steamers Kangaroo and
Dacia, which were torpedoed, accord
ing to the dispatch,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-12-07
HARTMAN REPORTS
FOOD IN STORAGE
Food Commissioner Says Guam
tity Greatly Reduced
Since October /.
NEAR 100000 POUNDS

Lincoln, Dec. 6.-(Special,)-A a
result OF the investigation of cold
storage plants by the state pure food
department, Commissioner Harman
makes the following report on the
amount of food found in cold storage.
October | there was in cold stor-
age 6,35S,9Sl pounds OF cured meats,
but at the time OF the inspection,
which was made under the recent or
der, the amount had dropped down
to 1884, 100 pounds.
Tho 1;et fo11o,us.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-12-07
Iowa Boy Captain
OF Yale's Eleven

New Haven, Conn, Dec. 6.-Ar-
temus L. Gates of Clinton, Ia, was
elected captain of the Yale foot ball
team for next season tonight. He has
been on the varsity eleven for two
years as an end and tackle. His work
in the Princeton and Harvard games
this fall was brilliant.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-12-07
More Food Inspections
Than During Year Before

Lincoln, Dec. 6.-(Special THE
state food department yesterday filed
a case against F. R. Smith of the S.
& X. meat market OF this city, alleg-
ing the sale of impure meat Mr.
Smith, who is manager Of the market,
pleaded guilty and was assessed a fine
OF $40 and costs, which he paid.
Commissioner Hartman announces
that inspections for the last bien-
Mum have been 100 per cent greater
in number than during the previous
biennium, running up to $3.50
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-12-07
Chicago Cubs Will
Train at Pasadena

Chicago, Dec 6.-The Chicago Ma
tional league club will esta blish its
1917 spring training camp in Pasa
dena Cal, it was officially announced
today. The players will depart for
the coast on special train February
25
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-12-07
Omaha Man Gets Place
On Pension Honor Roll

Washington, Dec. 6.-(Special Tel
egram. John Mott Nationals, alias
John Mott, of 100 South Tenth street,
Omaha, has been placed on the honor
roll of the pension office.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-12-07
Creighton Grid Team
To Be Banuueted Friday

Creighton foot ball players will hold
their annual banquet Friday evening
at $50 o'clock at the Loyal hotel. Let
tiers will be awarded.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-12-07
Los Angeles Man to Wed
Young Woman of Wayne

Chicago, Dec. 6.-(Special Tele-
gram. ARTHUR J. Cochran, Los An
geles, was licensed here this afternoon
to wed Miss Laura Fitch of Wayne,
Neb.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-12-07

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