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Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-29
Ignorance of Law
Costs Old Negro $50
on Thirty Cent Debt

Indebtedness for 30 cents and ignorance
OF the laws operation cost Gilbert Ben
son. 70-year-old negro porter for the
Fiske Rubber company, 50 in Justice court
costs John II. Lonberger. manager Of
the rubber company. paid the amount
for his employe. but not before he had
voiced his indignation.
When the old darkey's wife became Ill
he bought s. worth of medicine from a
pharmacist at Thirty-first and Farnam-
He paid all but s1.s0 at the rate of 80
cents a week. and when more illness over
took his wife he became delinquent In
payments. The account was turned over
to ]. e. Jacobson, a young attorney who
commenced suit before Judge H. II. Clai-
/borne While 1t was pending the old
negro got hold of another dollar and paid
it over, leaving balance of 30 cents.
His pay was garnisheed for the amount.
and in the collection of it costs amount
ing to 50 were run up.
When the old man made his difficulty
known to his employer the time limit for
appeal had expired and there was nothing
else to do but pay up.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-29

ception OF the Pawnees, who had a great
liking for horses
when we came to Nebraska the Paw
nees had their camps and villages along
the Loup river above Columbus. There
were probably 1900 Of them. The omahas
out on the Pappio were settled a short
distance from the present Fort Crook,
and the otoes we're down near Platts-
mouth.
Remembers Logan FontenelIe.
''As a boy / remember Logan Fonte-
nellie and Peter Sarpy very well. and /
also remember the old Childs mill, To-
Gated between Omaha and Bellevue
Many time have taken grain there to
be ground. When I went to mill | got
up at 4 o'clock IN the morning in order
to be among the first on hand. and even
at that early hour frequently at the mill
there would be twenty-five TO fifty set
tiers ahead Of me. This was about the
only mill in the country. and they came
Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-29
CITY DECIDES ON
NEW FIRE TRUCKS
Contract is Let for Eleven Machines
Of One Make to the La
France Company.
VOTE STANDS FOUR TO THREE

The American La France Fire En-
Glne company was awarded by the
city council a contract TO furnish
eleven combination hose and chemi-
cal motor trucks for the fire depart
ment. on a bid of $4,000 each. Add
ing three junior pumps at $500 each
and three Hart turret pipes at S2s5
each. the total OF the contracts will
be s52,0o5.
Commissioners Butler, Kugel and
Iardine voted against the award. on
the grounds that in their opinion II
would be better 20 purchase one ma
chine from each OF the five or six
of the bidders and begin to standard
ize the equipment next year after
Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-29
BRIEF CITY NEWS

@rewnssnd's for sporting ooOas.-
lighting Fixtprss-Burgess-Gr
Diamond Engagomsnt Rings, Edholu.
Aave Aoot Print rt--Now Beacon Presa
Garden ToOis-Jas. Morton a Son Co.
TO sell Real Estate, list Il with J. II.
Dumont & Co. Keeline building.
Mirrors Made and Re-sflvered-
Glass Con. Co.. 1919 Cap. Ave. ID. I'm.
"Todsy'E Movie Program" classified
section today. II appears in The Bee
EXCLUSIVELY. Find out what the va
rious moving picture theaters offer
Doctors Auto stolsn-A touring car
belonging to DR.. ]. Nj. Akin. S22 North
Forty-first street. was stolen from in
front OF the Brandeis Theater building,
Monday evening.
Machinists to AEset--Maohinists Of
Omaha and vicinity are invited to attend
the open meeting and smoker at Wash
ing hall. Eighteenth and Harvey streets,
Wednesday evening. p. m. Speakers and
an entertainment are on the card.
Let OFF for stopping woman--John
Wally, $40 North Twenty-first street. and
Victor Overton Of Cheyenne. were ar
rested at Fourteenth and Douglas streets,
Monday evening for stopping woman
acquaintance by force. They were given
a fine OF S25 and costs with suspended
sentence.
Goodrich Garden Ross--Morton q Son.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-29
Parents Should K now
this Splendid Remedy
Simple LaxdtiOe Compound
Helps to Correct Consti-
patton in Children.

With all children there are times when
the bowels fail TO act naturally and Il
becomes necessary for the parents to
administer n remedy. Cathartlcs and
pugatives should never be used as these
agents afford only temporary relief
while their violent action shocks tho
system unduly. Mrs, Eva r. Gaff. 5i7
10th st., Washington II. c.. says that
her little girl, Marie, had been subject
to constipation. and that she found DR.
Caldwel's Syrup Pepsin the best remedy
because OF its mildness and now always
keeps bottle OF II in the house.
DR.. caldweli's Syrup Pepsln is com
pound OF simple laxative herbs. free
from opiates or narcotic drugs OF any
kind. and is an ideal remedy for chill
dren because OF its mild action and posi-
tive effect. It's use tends to strengthen
the impaired bowel action and restore
normal regularity.
II Is important that parents should
know OF dependable remedy with no
unpleasant after effects. gripping or strain.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-29
Prof. Barbour Talks
City Beautiful to
the Technical Club

Pleading with his hearers 20 depend
more upon the beauties and settings OF
nature than on the artificial effects that
make for the beautiful, Prof. Edwin II.
Barbour of the Nebraska State university.
in an address before the Omaha Technical
club, Monday evening. declared that
school grounds and parks do not neces-
state large expenditures in order to make
them beautiful
ut is not necessary 10 erect costly
monuments and pavilions in them" he
continued.
Let nature prevail Winding paths and
rustic bridges are far more appropriate
and beautiful than artificial attempts at
trying to out-nature nature"
Prof. Barbour asserted that city plan
ming begins with the doorstep of the
home. Averring that the home and inn
mediate surroundings should follow the
doorstep to the transformation, he ad-
vocated attractiveness and simplicity in
accomplishing this end.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-29
Creighton College
! and High Receive
Very High Rating

At the meeting of the North Central
Association OF Colleges and High Schools,
held last week in Chicago. Creighton
college and High school was admitted
as a senior school. The organization Is
difficult of entrance. as only colleges
and schools of very high standing are
admitted. Belonging to it are about 2)O
standard colleges and high schools I'm
the north central states. 1t is regarded
as a standardizing medium OF all the
institutions within its area. II deter
mines the standards of judging schools.
The value to Creighton OF membership
In this organization. aside from the ben
efits OF cooperation, will be that creigh-
ton students will be admitted TO any one
OF the standard schools OF the North
Central association without examination.
At the meeting were about 300 presi-
dents ana inspectors OF colleges and high
schools. Paul /. Martin represented
Creighton. He declares that it is a hus-
tling organization and Is accomplishing
a great deal toward raising the standard
Of schools in this section
Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-29

having gained knowledge Of the va
r,ous types.
Mayor Dahlmau and Commissioners
withnell. Hummel and Drexel voted
for the la France contract.
This action marks the end OF a spirited
fight between manufacturers and con-
adorable difference Of opinion between
the city commissioners Tho first bids
we're opened January u and rejected after
several executive and open meetings.
Seconds bids were opened March q. Tho
second bid Of the 1aFrsnce company
was 500 per machine lower than their
first bid.
Recommended by sRIter.
chief Sslter Of the fire department
sent written recommendation TO tho
council. urging the selection OF tho La
France type forty machine. and recon.
mending Standardization OF the motor
equipment Standardization means less
expense for repairs and upkeep. Re.
pairs may be made in much quicker time
and at less expense. The city will be
able 20 carry parts IN stock. Motor
drivers will be familiar with all equip
ment and this will mean less accidents, "
were statements made by chief salter
The LaFranco company agrees TO de-
liver their cars within ninety days. Type
forty. which was selected. Is Of seventy.
five-horso power and weighs 500 pounds
Chief salter says he has given THIS
machine close examination and received
recommendation from many cities where
they are In use.
Tho LaFrance company is represented
here by the Murphy-o'Brien Automobile
company.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-29
CREAM FOR CATARRH
OPENS UP h0STRlLS
Tells How To Get Quick Relief
nom Head-COlds. It's Splendidi

In one minute your ologged nostrils will
open, the air passages OF your head will
clear and you can breathe freely. No
moro hawking. snuffling. blowing. head
ache. dryness. No struggling for breath
at night, your cold or catarrh viii be
gone.
Get a small bottle OF Ely's Cream Balm
from your druggist now. Apply a little
OF this fragrant antiseptic. healing
cream IN your nostrlls. II penetrates
through every air passage OF the head.
soothes tho inflamed or swollen mucous
membrane and relief comes instantly.
It's just fine. Don't stay stuffed up
with a cold or nasty cstarrh-Relief
comes 90 quickly. ly.-Advertisement.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-29

to It from fifty to seventy-five miles
away. II was run on the toll plan-that
is the miller for his pay for grinding
took a share OF the grain.
Those were great days for a boy.
There was plenty of excitement. There
were plenty OF Indian boys TO play with,
but not many white children, and then
there we're great herds OF buffalo out on
the Elkhorn and the Platte valleys, and
while l was too small to hunt them, 1
could go along with the hunters and see
the fun
Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-29
Small Fire Draws
= a Large Crowd

Dense clouds OF smoke pouring from
the windows on the sixth floor OF the
McCrory building on Sixteenth street
between Farnam and Douglas streets
caused a huge crowd to congregate in
the vicinity OF the building.
Fire apparatus, augmented by the
dense monday crowd. blocked traffic for
several minutes.
The smoke was caused by small
blaze Of rubbish and painters materials
at the rear Of the sixth floor of the
building. Firemen extinguished the blaze
with chemicals. The damage was slight.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-29
7. P, COOK VISITS
HIS OLD HAUNTS
Retired Manager Of Western Union,
Who Lived Here Half Century
Ago, Stops Off on Way East.
REMEMBERS CHIEF FoNTENE1IT

Regaling his friends with incidents
OF the pioneer days In Nebraska. t.
?. Cook Of Chicago spent several
hours in Omaha. leaving for home
shortly after noon yesterday.
Mr.. Cook was formerly general
manager OF the western division of
the Western Union Telegraph COM
pany. He is now retired and has
been spending the winter on the Pa
cific coast. Going east, he is trav-
cling in the company's private car,
Electric"
With his father, Mr.. Cook came to
Nebraska in 1853. He was then a
boy, years Of age. The father set
tied on land four miles south Of
Bellevue. and there remained for
many years. being active in the de-
velopment OF the country. Speaking
OF incidents connected with the
early history of Nebraska, Mr.. Cook
said:
II never laid any claim to being the
first white child in Nebraska, but guess
there were not many OF them when my
parents came. Soon after my father came
he was given the contract for building a
telegraph line and Il was the first to bS
built in what was then the territory Of
Nebraska, II was constructed from st
Joseph TO Bellevue and father had the
north end. The poles were ash. oak and
cottonwood, cut from the heavy timber
that grew along the west bank of the
Missouri
Became an Operator.
with the telegraph line built, soon
learned to work an instrument and II was
not long until l was an operator When
the Western Union in later years took
the line over l went with the company,
remaining in various capacities"
Mr. Cook recalls the installation OF sta
tions along the line OF the Union Pacific.
long before the completion Of the Union
Pacific and when the telegraph line was
in charge OF the government, having been
built by the late Edward Creighton.
The early church history OF Nebraska
is familiar TO Mr.. Cook. He was here
when the first church. the Presbyterian
church at Bellevue, was dedicated in 1855.
He remembers DR.. Hamilton, the Pres
byterian missionary. who was in charge
and who conducted the services.
And there were some Indians in Ne
braska when we came here" added Mr..
Cook. but they were not troublesome,
and seemed to be on pretty good terms
with the settlers. with the possible ex-
Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-29
COUNCIL FILES OFFER
TO RENT AUDITORIUM

The city council placed on file without
discussion a communication from the
Rialto Amusement company Of Nebraska,
offering TO remodel the Auditorium at ar
expense Of 10000 and pay the city a
yearly rental for five years. The com
psny said they would install a motion
picture theater OF 1000 seating capacity
and maintain on floor for convention
purposes.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-29
But Two New Cases
Of Scarlet Fever

Only two cases OF scarlet fever were
reported Monday:
Arthur wAlander. 2s1s South Twenty;
Helen Nylem. ssis Capitol avenue.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-29
COUNCIL DELEGATES TO
CIVIC LEAGUE CHOSEN

Mayor Dahlman appointed City Com
missioners Hummel. Jardine and Kugo1
delegates from the city council to the
Omaha civic league meeting in the city
eounci chamber Friday evening.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-29

DIR. Caldwelrs Syrup Pepsin costs only
fifty cents a bottle and can be procured
at any drug store. To obtain a trial
bottle, free OF charge, write TO Dr. w.
b. Caldwell. asa Washington st.. Monti-
cello. Ill.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-29
Paints, Enamels, Etc,

Patton's Sunproof Paints, for
inside or outside use. guar
anteed pure, good range OF
colors. gallon can. @2.20
"Velumina" Flat Wall Paint,
gallon ........... $40
"Kalkonia" Sanitary Wall
Finish. bib. pkg. 46c
"Sapolin" Screen Enamel
per can ............ 1Oc
Sapolin Gold Paint, for pic
ture frames, etc. box. 1bc
Johnson's Floor Wax, per
ID. can ............ BSc
Climax Wall Paper, 10e can
Toy -
Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-29

sapolin Iron Enamel for
gas stoves, radiators,
stove pipes. etc, can, 15c
S apolin Enamel, for
bath tubs, refrigerators
per can ........ zoe
Co.-Bassmsnt.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-29

-bptCldl pAsOO
Stove Brush with handle, special.
at ......'s... ........ AOc
Gray Bristle Stairway Brushes
with handle, special. . 25c
Galvanized Twisted Wire Clothes
Line, 10O-ft. length, special. 25c
BurRoss-Mash Co.-BassmSnt.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-29

Sapolin Porch Furniture
Enamel, can ..... .20c
Pratt e. Lanbert's "61"
Floor Varnish, gives a
hard. durable finish, per
quart can ....... 0Oc
BurRsas-Nash
Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-29

II I n . III OF
nand made,
extra heavy
Tin W a s h
Boiler, with
heavy cop
per bottom
.AAaaaN
Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-29

Nash oO-Eveybodys stOre-16th Harney
Imperial Valley press., 1916-04-20
Scott to Report.

Washington, April 2O.-No decision
as to the withdrawal of American
troops from Mexico is expected for a
week or ten days, unless there are
new outbreaks against the forces in
Mexico to cause immediate action
This was made clear today when Sec
retary Baker dispatched Major Cen
cral Hugh Scott, chief of staff, to the
border as his personal representative
to make complete report of the con-
ditions on the border. The admin
STATIONS final action on Carranza's S
suggestion that the expedition be re-
called probably will be based on what
is shown in this report. General
Scott, who left Washington tonight
will hardly be able to make the round
trip and complete his work in less
than 10 days.
Dispatches from the border or Mex
leo today contain no word of develop
ment changing the situation. The eX-
redition is at a standStill.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-04-20

10000 acres or so of cot
ton grown in Mexico WAS assembled
and hauled to the CalcXico gins.
AS all of the cotton has been picked
for last year and all the hauling has
been done, the $50 head of mules used
for this purpose have been transferred
to Calipatria and with consignment
from the Coates e Williamson ranch
at Ventura, as well as another lot
from the Palo Verde valley, they now
have over 400 head of mules at work
on the clearing of this 1O,OOO-acre
tract and with the help of caterpil-
lar engine, which is used'on the drags
and bordering machine, over 100 acres
of this raw land is being transformed
daily into that many acres Of land
ready for planting, which is an under
taking far beyond any heretofore in
this valley, of not in the state.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-04-20
BALLARD WINS IN
KING COTTON SUIT

In a judgment filed today in the
county clerks office, c. J. r. Ballard
is given possession of the King
Cotton Hotel at Imperial for
merly operated by Charles Fernald
5nder a lease from NJ. v butcher,
from whom Ballard purchased the
building. The case was tried before
Judge Cole in the Superior court on
the 18th, with F. c. Farr and Noland,
Kibbey & Frazier representing Bal
lard, and ConklinG & Brown appear
ing for Fernald. Ballard was also
given Judgment for over $500 due
iIim from Fernald.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-04-20
Land Office Prospect
Looks Good to VALLEY

The announcement from Washing
ION, two or three days since, already
published, that the House has passed
the kettner bill for the establishment
of a land office in the valley, looks
good to the people here, but it is evi-
dent considerable work must be done
if passage by the Senate is to be OBJ
tanned.
Mr.. Kettner has been working on
this bill for two years, and should it
become a law it will be a great ad-
vantage to all who may have business
to transact with the land office.
Los Angeles always has thrown its
Influence against the bill, taking a
narrow view of the situation and
claiming that it is an advantage to
have the people here forced to go there
tG transact land business, while it is
evident it would much more benefit
Imperial Valley press., 1916-04-20
s.ONDON FIRE. ASKS
ABOUT CANTAL0UPES

A. NJ Nelson, county development
agent, today received a letter of in
quiIy from the Entire Rios Railways
Company of London, England, con-
cerning the cantaloupe industry in
this county, and asking for informa
ton concerning reliable seed cultures.
The company operates $50 miles Of
ailroads north from Ruenos Ayres,
Argentine, and intends to aid in the
introduction Of cantaloupe growing in
that district.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-04-20
AT INLAND
ON WESTBOUND TICKETS

Brawley News: Stopovers at Nj
land for side trips to the Imperial
Valley will be permitted passengers
westbound from points east of Ell
Faso, after June /, according to Il
circular just received by Agent W. c..
Eaton of the Southern Pacific Com
pany.
During the San Francisco eXposi-
ton, stopovers were allowed, but the
privilege ended after the fair was
ever. Various commercial organiza-
tions of the Imperial Valley have long
sought to secure stopover privileges,
but the railroads have hitherto re-
roained obdurate.
BY the new arrangement, passen-
gers from east of Deming or Ell Paso,
having tickets to Redlands Junction or
beyond, may stop at INLAND and by
purchasing round trip tickets visit val
ley points.
Stopovers at INLAND will enable
many persons from the east who are
bound for the coast, to visit friends
ii the valley, or to inspect the change;
wrought in the desert by the life-giv
ing water.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-04-20
GETTING IN COTTON
ON A GREAT TRACT

Coates & Williamson, the contract
ing firm doing the improvement work
On the Balfour-G Guthrie 1000 acres at
Calipatria, California, have just tax
On lease on the east ground floor
room of the H. II. Peterson two-story
brick block on Main and Holabird,
which will be their permanent Cali
patria headquarters.
J. C. O'Neil will be in charge OF
the office, assisted by r. S. Johnson,
who has until recently been at the Of
flee at the camp headquarters on the
field three miles east of Calipatria.
Mr.. O'Neil has been for some time
in charge of Coates & Williamson s
office in Calexico, from which office
the cotton hauling from the
Imperial Valley press., 1916-04-20
Withdrawal of Troops Probable

Washington, April 2O--To lay the ground for the
withdrawal of American troops from Mexico is believed
to be the object of the visit of General Scott to the head
quarters of General Funston.
At least temporarily the chase for Villa has been
Abandoned and Funston considers it necessary that the
number Of in Mexico shall be much increased if the
campaign is to continue.
Calranzas request for the withdrawal of the troops
probably will be answered after the conference between
Generals Scott and Funston.
The Carranzistas are marching southward from Chi
huahua it officially stated here today The object is
revealed but they reported marching toward Par
raj.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-04-20
BOARD
CEASES TO EXIST

The advisory committee of the mu-
tual companies ceased to exist yester-
day, the members deciding that their
time Of usefulness had ceased.
The board has been in existence for
five years and has solved many an i'm
portant problem relating to irrigation
matters, being the only common bond
hetween the mutual companies.
The organization Of the Irrigation
District has furnished a new form of
bond between the companies and has
served the purpose of The board, hence
the decision to dissolve.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-04-20
Protests of No Avail.


"WEat has actually happened in the
year which has since elapsed has
shown that those hopes were not JUS
titled, those assurances insusceptihle
Of being fulfilled In pursuance of
the policy of submarine warfare
against the commerce Of its adversar-
les, thus announced and entered upon
by the imperial German government,
in spite Of the solemn protest of this
government, the commanders of Ger
man undersea vessels have attacked
merchant ships with greater and
greater activity, rot only upon the
nigh seas surrounding Great Britain
and Ireland, but wherever they could
encounter them, in a way that has
grown more and more ruthless, more
and more indiscriminate as the months
have gone by, less and less observant
of restraints of any kind; and have
delivered their attacks without COM
junction against vessels of every ma
tlonality and bound upon every sort
of errand. Vessels of neutral own
ership, even vessels of neutral own
crship bound from neutral port to
neutral port, have been destroyed,
along with vessels of bellgerent own
ership, in constantly increasing num-
her. Sometimes the merchantmen at
tackled has been warned and sum-
moned to surrender before being fired
on or tOrpedoed; sometimes passen-
gers or crews have been vouchsafed
the poor security of being allowed to
take to the ships boats before she
was sent to the bottom. But again
and again no warning had been Civ
en-; no escape, even to the ships boats,
allowed those on board. What this
government foresaw must happen has
happened. Tragedy has followed trag-
coy on the seas in such fashion, with
such attendant circumstances, as to
make it grossly evident that warfare
VI 0uIil q SOl l, IL warfare IL ne, can
lot be carried on without the mos
ralpable violation of the dictates alikc
Of right and humanity. Whatever IT,
disposition and intention Of the i'm
perial German government, it ha
manifestly proved impossible for it tc
keep such methods of attack upon tt,
commerce of its enemies within tht
bounds set by either the reason or tht
heart of mankind.
Germany Sets Aside.
'ln February of the present year
the imperial German government in
formed this government and the other
neutral governments of the world that
i had reason to believe that the gov
crnment of Great Britain had armed
all merchant vessels of British own
Crship and had given them secret or
ders to attack any submarines of the
CONTINUED ON PAGE TwO)
Imperial Valley press., 1916-04-20
Is Possibility of
Averting Rupture

Washington, April 20.-For twenty minutes Count
Bernstorff conferred with Secretary Lansing today
the possibility of avertng diplomatic break between
Germany and the United States.
Won Bemstorff got Lansinc's view on the necessary
steps to make submarine warfare conform to Americas
ideas of the law and the demands Of humanity.
Although Won Bernstorff made no comment he does
not take hopeless view and he gave Lansing reason Co
believe that another disaster like that of the Sussex will
not pending negotiations.