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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-08-03

from that contained in any other ap-3
preparation from the federal treas
5ury. While the duly constituted
state authority suggests the roads
which are to be improved and the
manner Of the Improvement, the
federal authority exercises a super
vising power over the whole proceed
ing. Furthermore, II the state does
not properly maintain the road that
has been constructed with national
and state funds, its apportionment
for the succeeding year is withheld
until the first built highway receives
the needed repair to bring it up to
the standard established.
In order to qualify for any of the
federal money, state must equip
itself with a highway department;
thus it is that Indiana, South Caro-
lima, Georgia and Texas must pro-
vide this machinery within four
year period or forfeit its allotment;
the money in the meantime remain
ing in the federal treasury.
National System Coming.
Since highways improvement start
ed with a cooperation between q
state and it's counties and resulted in
first attention to the most used
roads, and finally in the taking over
by the states of the trunk lines, it is
not unreasonable to assume that
similar development will take place
in reference to the most important
roads of the several states First
there will come a joint partnership,
and ultimately the establishment Of a
national road system not dissimilar
to the one which YIELDS France into
a complete nation, and, except for
incidental governmental convenience,
obliterates the dividing lines among
it's several departments which are
similar to our states. g.. g..
Good Roads Necessary. J.
If we had forty-eight states, each
one possessing relatively the same
area, population and resources as
the others, then it would be reason
BILE conclusion that a state from it's
own resources should build it's aven-
ues of communication as it provides
other things in the public utility
ri This 81 oil ho ~
the county subdivisions of state.
But state is not divided into
equal parts, nor is the nation divided
into equal states. The inevitable ne
cessity in the building of that which
serves a general good is to extend
the area of taxation so that the ma
ton as a whole will contribute and
cooperate with the several states in
such a way as to encourage them to-
ward gradual amalgamating of the
largest commercial zones, and finally,
the parts of which these zones are
made up.
Briefly this explains why the ma
tional government must now include
roads as one of the important things
which have to do with national pros
perity. OF course, the self-pro-
PEELED vehicle, time-saving and dis
tance-covering, is responsible for the
growing cohesiveness of the country
as whole. Before 1916 will have
finished there will be an Independent
means of transportation for every
thirty people. The present figure is
over two million and half vehicles
and another million is being produced
and sold in the present year.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-08-03
BRAINERD SENATOR - -"
.. AFTER GROSS EARNINGS

st. Paul, Aug. 3.-Senator Gard
ner of Brainerd will introduce a bill
at the next legislature to give the
communities where railroads operate
shops portion of the gross earnings
which the railways now pay into the
state treasury, : 4s..s:. .
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-08-03

Washington, Aug. 3.-The senate
yesterday confirmed unanimously the
nomination of Chas. F.. Lobdell,
Great Bend, Kan; George e. Norris
of Philadelphia, w. G. A. Smith of
Sioux City, Ia, and Herbert Quick
of Berkeley Springs, w. Va, as mem
bers of the new farm loan board.
There was no opposition.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-11-14
Captain Of Balloon
School is Due Soon

Captain Charles DcFrance Chand-
Ter who is to be in charge of the bal
loon school which is now to be es-
tablished at Fort Omaha, is probably
at Fort Lcavenworth, Kan, now on
his way to Omaha to take up his
duties here.
Word has been received that he,
left Washington for Omaha, but COLI
onel G. S. Bingham Of sthe quarter,
masters department in Omaha re-
ceived word that Captain Chandler
would go by way Of Fort Leaven-
worth, and the request was made that
Colsnel Bingham hold the captains
mail here in Omaha until he arrived.
Captain Chandler was formerly sta
toned at Fort Omaha when the sig
nal corps was located here.
1t is estimated that some ESQ Of
ficers and men will be attached to
the post in Omaha when the balloon
school gets into operation. About
four months of training will be- re-
CURED in the officers school. Enc
listed men will be kept longer. The
men will probably be trained here for
border service.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-11-14
Omaha Coal Supply
Quite Adequate for
All Present Needs

So far as the coal situation was
concerned, the present cold spell
found Omaha in much better condi-
ton than was expected. Had the
present cold snap come ten days ago
there would have been a coal famine
inside of twenty-four hours. Now,
however, the situation is quite diff
erent.
Last week for some unknown rea-
son, the car shortage became less
acute. A large number of cars were
released and they were hustled to the
mines to be loaded back, with the
result that Saturday and Sunday hun
dreds of cars loaded with coal were
pulled into the city. 1t is asserted
now that there is an ample supply
of coal on hand, especially that for
domestic use. The only prospect Of
shortage is in steam coal, Of which
large surplus is never laid in.
Since last Saturday the Missouri
Pacific has brought in $50 carloads
of coal from Kansas and Missouri;
the Northwestern, Burlington, ILL
nois Central and Milwaukee, 500 car
loads from Illinois. and the North
western. Union Pacific and Burling-
ton more than $50 carloads from
| Wyoming and Colorado. It is con-
tended that with this stock on hand,
all fears Of a coal famine have been
dissipated for the time being, at least.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-11-14
Postmaster to Get
Five Dollars for.
Each New Soldier

One man each year out of 1000 pop
ulation In the United States must take
up the life OF soldier If the United
States army Is to be kept up to the
standard it has set ITSELF
The local army recruiting station
has received orders to open sub-sta-
tons in a great many towns in Iowa
and Nebraska. A half dozen men
have Just arrived from the Mexican
border to enter the recruiting service
in Iowa and Nebraska, and some ten
or a dozen more are to follow. The
War department has sent word here
that from fifteen to eighteen men will
be sent to Omaha to be distributed
to the various recruiting stations to
be opened in both states.
The order is that the army shall
take in 100000 recruits per year.
Postmasters are to figure in this
campaign for new soldiers, Postmas
tiers in all second, third and fourth
class postoffices are to be paid S. for
every soldier enlisted through their ef-
forts or influence. 1t is quite natural
that young men in any locality seek
ing information about the United
States army should go to the post
master of their town, as he is about
the only federal official they know OF
in the community If that postmaster
succeeds in convincing the young man
that the army is good place for
him, and this conference results in the
Young mans enlistment the post.
master is given credit for S..
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-11-14
Boy Bandits Steal
To Help Poor Folks

Lyle Newman and Harry Brown,
600 North Fifteenth street, both IA
years old, have been arrested for
breaking into the Capitol drug store.
Seventeenth and Capitol avenue; Ray
lnond Robbins grocery store at Ola
North Sixteenth street, and motion
picture theater near their home. What
little they got the youngsters sold
and turned over to their parents, who
are very poor. Each boy had been
working as messenger, but with
winter coming on and numerous small
brothers and sister needing shoes,
they became burglars. Lyle's father
is telegraph operator, but is not
living with his family, and Harrys
father is dead. Detectives Unger and
Brinkman made the arrest. After the
boys had confessed they were taken
by the juvenile authorities.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-11-14
MORE JOHNSONS IN
OMAHA THAN SMITHS
Directory Shows Variety Of
Common Names and Some
Not So Common.
ALSO HUGHES AND WILSON
BY A. r. GROH.

There was once a family in Penn
sylvania named Burst, They had two
sons and daughter whom they
named respectively John Will Burst
Harvey Wood Burst and Alice May
Burst. None of them ever did, how
ever,
What is the most common name
among Omaha peoplee
Nearly everybody would guess
Smith" Of course.
After exhaustive researches in the
city directory find that, while there
are many Smiths, there are more
Johnsons. The figures arc: Smith,
720; Johnson, 76S
These are estimated by counting
the number OF Smiths in an inch and
then measuring the number OF inches
covered by the Smith names in the
directory.
OF the Smith tribe in Omaha, forty
seven are named John Smith and fiji
teen Mary Smith.
There are 255 Joneses, including
seventeen John Joneses and four
Mary Jonescs.
Hughes and Wilson.
There are los folks named Hughes,
including three named Charles
Hughes. There are 240 Wilson's, but
none named Woodrow, Not a single
Fairbanks is found in Omaha. There
are sixty Marshalls.
We have nineteen people named
| Lincoln, but none named Abraham
Lincoln. We have thirty-one named
Washington, including two George
Washingtons.
Napoleon Washington is one Of our
citizens He combines more great
ness in his name than any other
There are no people here surnamed
Napoleon, though there is one Bis
mark. Il
We have people by the name Of
Gold. Silver, Copper, Irons, Steele
Brass and (Tinney. We have them
named Black, Blue, Green, Brown
White.
You can see Mr.. Daily daily OF
weekly and you can see Mr.. Weekly
daily or weekly. But there is no Mr.
Monthly or Mr.. Yearly.
Five Named Pray,
We have twenty-five Bishops be.
sides the Methodist, Catholic ant
Episcopal bishops. Five people ar.
named Pray and eleven have the
name Church.
There are two citizens named Sun
day, but neither is Billy"
The first name in the book Is Aabe
and the last is Zysk.
Some OF them defy pronunciation
as, for instance, Gsso and Gspri ant
Wawrzymkicwicz
Even the Smiths and Johnsons arr
outnumbered by the great me ant
Mac" clan. Twenty-four pages 0
the directory. with an average Of sew
enty-five names on each page, ar,
devoted TO the McDonalds, McCul
loughs, McCarthys, McCaffreys, Nc
Cams and so on--about 1900 alto
gether.
The O'Connors. o'Briens, O'Con
nells, O'Donnells, O'Gradys, O.
Hearns, O'Tooles, O'Neills, O'Learys
O'Rileys and so on have represen
tation OF about 500,
| The subject OF names recalls also
the famous Hogg sisters who wer'
christcned respectively Ina and IRA
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-11-14
Grandmother's Medicine.

Our grandmothers were wise IN the
virtues OF the herbs of the field. They
used to gather and store roots and
herbs and use them to cure the all
ments Of their families--wormwood,
thoroughwort, sage, rue. camomile-
the list might 60 on and on of the
healing plants with which they made
us familiar.
Now their granddaughter get the
extracts from just such good old roots
and herbs, from the nearest druggist,
ready prepared for use. One such
medicine, which women find best for
their own ailments. is the well-known
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com.
Observation-Disclosures
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-11-14
l. W. Carpenter May
Leave School Board

Before leaving for an outing /. w.
Carpenter, member of the Board OF
Education, conhded to friends that
he is contemplating resigning from
the board at the close OF this year.
He has made no official announce
ment Of this, but it is expected that
when he returns to the city at the
end Of next week he will make his
decision known.
Mr.. Carpenters term extends to the
close of 1918. Should this member
OF the board decide to resign, it is be-
lieved that John Bekins, defeated
member Of the recent citizens
ticket" will be chosen to fill the va
cancy.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-11-14
Kugel Wants to Reduce
Chauffeur's License Fee

City Commissioner Kugel will
recommend to the city council re-
duction of the annual chauffeur H.
cense fee from So to 81. This year
1884 permits were issued, the city re-
ceiving $4,l52. THE original intention
of this license fee was to cover ex-
penses and we find that the 81 charge
will meet that demand" explained
Mr.. Kugel.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-11-14
COOLEST NOVEMBER
WEATHER ON RECORD
Thermometer Drops to 26 Be-
low at Several Points in
Wyoming.
IT MAY BE WARMER SOON

Old Man Winter has come down
from the northwest and is stalking
along into Nebraska. Although the
middle Of November has not been
reached, real winter weather is the
rule all over the state, it being most
severe in the western and northwest
ern sections. 1t is the coolest Novem-
Der weather recorded since the wealth
or bureau has been established
According to the railroads, the
coolest spot in Nebraska Monday was
at Belmont, the Burlington's last sta
ton in this state on the line to Bill
ings. The agent there telegraphed to
headquarters that at 7 o'clock the
thermometer registered 20 degrees be-
low zero and that snow to the depth
OF ten inches, most Of which fell Sun
day, covered the ground.
At Sheridan, Wyo. according to the
Burlington's morning report, the tent
peraturc was 26 degrees below zero
and considerable wind blowing.
Twelve inches OF snow fell Sunday
and Sunday night and this came on
top OF eight inches that had fallen
Saturday.
Cold in State.
Through northern Nebraska the
railroads reported temperatures from
degrees below to IS above zero. III
the central and eastern portions OF the
state zero weather was common, with
temperatures running as high as ~
degrees above. The temperature was
lower in the southeast corner. In the
west it was zero to 10 above.
Along the Union Pacific through
Wyoming, the cold was record tor
this season .oof the year, being u de-
grees below at Cheyenne. ~ At Shcr..
man, 10 at Lookout and Laramie and
II at Rawlins.
There was snow everywhere from
the Missouri river through to the
mountains in Nebraska, ranging from
one inch to ten and twelve inches in
the western portion Of the state.
Trains have been running during
the entire day. but most OF them
from one to three hours late. The
snow has not been the cause OF the
delay, but the engines were unable
to make steam and push along against
the strong wind.
Railroad men are predicting that
the storm and cold will cause consid-
cradle stock loss to the farmers and
ranchers. Their theory is that win
ter, coming on so early and so sud-
denly, owners Of live stock have not
taken the necessary prceaution, and
that In a great number OF instances
they have been so busy with their
crops that they have not provided
shelter for the animals.
Cold Wave Covers West.
| Washington, Nov. ia cold wave,
with temperatures at various places
lower than ever before recorded in
November, overspreads the region
west OF the Mississippi river today
and will move eastward to the At
lantic coast. Sheridan, Wyo, re-
ported the lowest temperature with
rs degrees below zero; Lander, Wye,
"a degrees below zero, and Cheyenne,
lWyo., Yellowstone National park and
Haver, Mont, 20 degrees below zero.
The intense cold reaches southwark
| into the interior OF Texas. Weather
bureau officials today said the cold
wave perhaps would diminish in in
tensty as il moved eastward.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-11-14


ta HOUSES WANTED.
WE HAVE BUYERS FOR HOMES
WORTH THE MONEY IN ALL PARTS
OF THE CITY. LIST YOUR PROPERTY
WITH US Fo RESULTS.
oNEILLs REAL ESTATE & ms. AGNCY.,
Brandeis Theater Bldg. Tyler 1924
INVESTMENTS, INsURANcE-i40o Income
on price. S2,60o, being 8 houses, 6 rooms
college Also and s-room Bungalow.
$500 down, and two s-room. ss5 down,
balance monthly.
CHAS. 70. WILLIAMSON CO.
NEW bungalow; also 81. and Hardening
your terms and price: Inv with S4e0, rent
. houses FLAT cost S3.6o0). sz.5oo. D. 2Io7
FIVE rooms, new. oak hnish, fully deco
rated, all modern. ETC.. S2.75O; 5000 cash
balance monthly colfax is3r.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-11-14

For Sale.
- WORK team for sale. cheap for cash. Call
South 1862. J. L. McKeirnan.
TWO horses, 1900 and 1900 lbs, cheap
Walnut 1905.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-11-14
REAL ESTATE TRANSFER.

Orchard Investment company to Remi
vancouwenberghe and wife, Forty
fourth street. eighty feet south Of
20" street, east side. +0xi20. ....., ti.t
Carl A. Carlson and wife to the
Omaha Country club, northeast
corner fourth and Arthur
streets, Benson. is0xi3<...... $50.
Reserve Realty company to Mary
Turner, Grand avenue. 100 feet east
of Forty-first street. north side,
soxi25; Forty first street, s2,6 feet
north Of Grand avenue, east side.
82,bx120 ........,.......,...
Hastings a Heyden to Mary Turner,
Nebraska avenue. 126 feet east Of
Forty-second street, north side,
240xlS7.b ..,...................
Enamet s. Brumbaugh to Clinton A.
Pesch, Brown street, 4sS6 feet
east Of Thirtieth street. 42.6xl3b..
r. ]. Mcshane, jr., sheriff, to Will
helmina Herxke, Ohio street, 1870
feet west of Twenty-fourth street,
north side. 6T...,....,........ o.
c.. w. Calkins and wife to Minnie
M. schonborn, Thirty-fifth avenue,
ninety-two feet north Of Poppleton
avenue, east side, B0x94. ,,........
Annie Rowley Casey and husband to
Packers National bank, Thirty-third
street, $50 feet south Of Frances
street. east side. l5ox200. ..,.....
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-11-14

When your liver gets torpid and stomach
acts queer, take Or. Kings New Life Pills.
You will feel better. Only 2bc. All drug
gists -Adyertisement.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-11-14
Nebraska Lands.
AT AUCTION.
1900 ACRES OF NEB. LAND
to be sold at

To-. PUBLIC AUCTION.
SALE TAKES PLACE IN THE OFFICE
OF DOWD AUCTION CO., 1925 W. o. w.
Bldg, Omaha. Neb.
TUESDAY, NOV. II, at Q p. NJ. SHARP.
Legal numbers. all Of Section 8, Town
ship IS, Range 40, Arthur county, Ne
braska. This section will be sold on terms
OF 81 per acre cash, balance payable SO
cents per acre per year until paid for.
Section No 2, legal numbers ares west
half OF east half. and west half Of Sec
ton l. and east half Of east half of Sec
tion g. Township 10. Range II, Garden
county, Nebraska. This section will be sold
on terms OF 81 per acre cash and rs cents
an acre per year till paid for
The above land 10 cheap western land
Section No. 2 Is pretty well improved, and
some In cultivation on each section: II
will be sold to highest bidder on above
date, regardless of value.
For full Information regarding this land
call or address Dowd Auction Co.. 112s
w. o. w. Bldg, Omaha, Neb.
Remember the sale takes place In the
Dowd Auction Co. office, Tuesday, Nov.
II, at 2 p. m.
James l.. Dowd. Auctioneer: r.. W.
Morse Owner
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-05-16
service, but 1t is said that she l.
expert in that line.
Mrs. Cordelia Wagenhauser.

Friends of Misses Emma and ca,
rie Wagenhauser will grieye /
learn of the death of their motbe,
Mrs. Cordelia Wagenhauser. &
years old, Monday afternoon at 1,
Paul's sanitarium in Dallas. She
survived by three sons. Anton w.
genhauser of Houston, Joseph wi
genhauser of Rock Springs. Wyo
and Frank Wagenhauser Of Dalla
and four daughters, Sophia and Al
berta OF Dallas, and Emma and Cal
RE of Waxahachie. Mrs. Waget
hauser had been a resident of Da1
las thirty-one years. Her husbal
died there eighteen years ago. III
home of the family is at 400 Swi1
avenue. Funeral service will be he'll
at st. Joseph's church at 81
O'Clock tomorrow morning. TT
burial will be in Calvary cemetery
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-05-16

In Saturdays paper | stated that
there had been test made by a
Saxon Six automobile as 10 mileage.
The test averaged 32 SIZE miles TO
the gallon of gasoline. This is not
automobile Talk" but facts. and
viii be demonstrated 10 an~one at
any time even to the visitors from
Missouri. The Saxon is the most
economical car on the market today
end We always stand ready to prove
this. The parts o. which YOU have
l. have very few are reasonable,
considering the car you have and the
material of which they are made.
We are very careful IN making re-
ports As 70 what the Saxon will do
but when II comes 20 the actual test
itself then is when we advertise this
ear. We believe this ear 20 be in a
class hy itself Come In today and
lst us demonstrate these facts 20
YOU.
ARSON r. COLE. Ascent.
adv a. Eilis and Hill counties
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-05-16

81 Child and Animal Protection,
could talk at the High school build
lug during chapel hour on Wednes-
day. and be present at the monthly
meeting OF the Humane society on
Wednesday afternoon.
II Is also hoped that all the minis
tiers, colored AS we'll as white. will
either preach humane sermon on
Humane Sunday. or at least touch
en- the subject. or else a mass meet
ing be held at some one church of
each race on Sunday night, May 81.
1t Is expected to have at least some
humane literature to distribute
among the clergyman by the latter
part OF the week
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-05-16
SOLDIER BOYS REACH
FORT SAM HOUSTON
CAMP LIFE NEW, TO RECRUITS
WHO WENT TO BORDER
FROM WAxAHACHIE.
Letter Describes Camp Life Where
Five Thousand Men Are Mobiliz-
ed to Await Orders From
Federal Government.

letter received this morning
from the boys who went to San An
tonic with the Texas National Guards
says the Hillsboro company, of which
they are members, reached San An
tonic about s o'clock Friday morn
ing after an all night run, and the
troops went at once into camps.
Fort Sam Houston is about three
miles out from the city and covers
q space of six square miles. There
are now 5000 soldier boys camped
there. The letter says all the boys
are enjoying themselves fine. Some
plan to be transferred to the caval-
ry.
In describing the grounds about
the post the letter says there is a
large swimming pool close at hand,
good fishing grounds, and that the
boys play base balr and indulge In
all kinds of athletics. Not all the
troops have been supplied with uni
forms yet, because the supply at
hand was limited. The boys send re-
CARDS to all inquiring friends.
3 One of the scenes of interest des-
scribed was the flights of woman
aviator about the post. She is the
only woman aviator in the army