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Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-23
Officer Shoots and
Wounds Prisoner who
Breaks for Liberty

Officer Joe Baughman, chauffeur
OF the patrol used at the South Side
police station, shot and wounded John
Logan, who gives his home as Par
sons, Kan, when Logan attempted to
escape from officers who had placed
him under arrest.
Logan, in company with Willie
Ford, s222 South Twenty-fourth
street, South Side, was arrested by
Detective Mike Sullivan, Logan and
Ford we're trying to sell couple OF
pairs OF shoes at the time. Sullivan
suspected the shoes we're stolen
property.
The police patrol was called and the
men carried to the station. Just as
Sullivan and Baughman. who drove
the patrol, were herding Logan and
Ford into the door OF the jail, Lo-
gan made a break for liberty and
started flight down the street.
He ignored the call OF the officers
to stop. SO Baushman pulled his re-
volver and shot, The bullet entered
Logna's leg at the knee cap and
brough, him down instantly. He was
taken to the South Side hospital,
where it is feared blood poison may
set in.
Logan declares he is a steam-fitter
by trade and that he came to Omaha
last Thursday. He says he met Ford
in a saloon and it was at the saloon
they bought the shoes for $l.S0. They
later tried to sell them at a profit, he
AYERS
Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-23
WHEEL TAX LAW IS
NOW BEING DRAWN
Commissioners Hummel and
Parks Back of New
Taxation Plan.
WORKS IN OTHER, CITIES

Assistant City Attorney Tie Peel is
preparing for Commissioners Hummcl
and Parks wheel tax ordinance
which will be introduced within the
next few weeks for consideration by
the committee of the whole and to
be passed i'll time to be operative Jan
uary |, 1917.
The proposed scale of tax will be
from s. to ST. year, according to
the horsepower, il it be a motor-driv-
en- vehicle, or based on size OF horse
drawn vehicles.
Attorney TIE Peel has before him
similar ordinances of Kansas City
Chicago and other cities. He states
there is nothing in the statutes OF
t,ebraska TO invaldate such an or
dinance for Omaha.
The revenue, estimated between
$4,000 and $4,000 year, will be d.
vided equally between the street
maintenance and boulevard funds. In
Kansas City this tax has been suifi-
cicnt to keep all streets and boule-
wards i'll repair.
In Chicago.
At the city council meeting Com.
missioner Parks submitted report
OF his visit last week to Chicago, re.
ferring at some length to the wheel
tax which he recommended for Oma.
ha and which he and Commissioner
Hummcl have been working on for
several weeks.
Other cities of importance have
seen the wisdom Of imposing a wheel
tax and believe it is time we had an
ordinance here stated Commissioner
Hummel.
The wheel tax has been suggested
informally several times in recent
years before the council, but this is
the first time it has been given seri-
Gus consideration.
The report of Commissioner Parks
was referred to Attorney TIE Poel
when Commissioner Hummei an.
nounced to the council that a wheel
tax ordinance is being written and will
be presented within few weeks.
The commissioners are in favor oil
the ordinance and no opposition is
anticipated when the measure shall
have been submitted.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-23

neighbor told my mother about Lydia
E. Pinkhsm's Vegetable Compound and
l took It, and row ! feel Ike new
person. don't suffer any moro and I
am regular every month. Mrs. HAZEL
HAMILTON, go South 18th St.
When . remedy has lived for forty
years, steadily growing In popularity
and influence, and thousands upon
thousands Of women declare they owe
their health to II, 10 II not reasona-
BILE to believe that 1t is an article Of
great merritt
Ifyou want special advice write
to Lydia Il. Pinkham Medicine
Co. (confidcntiall Lynn, Mass.
Your letter will bo opened, read
and answered by . woman and
held In strict confidence.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-23
Brief City News


"Townsend's for Sporting Goods"
Have Root Print It-New Beacon Press.
Lighting Fixtures--Burgess-G randen Co.
Half Karat wnite Diamonds s7o-Edhoim
Business is Human Service'-That
is why business is good for tenants OF
The Bee Building, where service Is
the first consideration.
'Today-s rroyIe Program" CLASH
fed section today. 1t appears IN Ine
Bee exclusively. Find out what the
various moving picture theaters offer.
Grain Inspector Bankrupt-Georse
McAllister, a grain inspector living at
21O5 Binney street. filed petition IN
bankruptcy Liabilities, s2'eoo' assets
S43,
Granted Absence Leave-Miss Mary
Austin, teacher at Beals school, mas
been granted a years leave, tnat she
may attend the University of Cincin-
natl.
Signs on Buildings-The city coun-
Gil decided to enforce section OF the
building laws requiring owners of cor
ner buildings to place street name
signs so that "he who runs may read.
To Decorate City Hall With Lights
The city council passed resolution
which provides for decorative lighting
on the city hall for the Ak-Sar-
fall festivities.
Loses Three Finger Tips-Samuel
Ritzo, employed at the Skinner Manu-
featuring company's plant, caught his
right hand in the machinery and SUI
fered the loss of three finger tips. He
was removed to St. Josephs hospital
for treatment
Hanighen in New Field-When the
city clerk read a lot of paving bids
during meeting of the city council
the commissioners were surprised TO
hear the name of ]. ]. Hanighen IN
connection with asphalt paving bids.
This is Mr. Hanighens first identiilca-
ton with the paving game here.
Manawa Now Showing Feature
PhOtoplays-During the remainder Of
the park season, the management at
Manawa park will treat the public to
high-class feature photoplays, pro-
duced by the Fox Film corporation.
Last evening Bertha Kalich, in Sian
der" a modern society photodrama,
was shown to a large audience. The
pictures change every evening.
Show Hughes at Dodge Phantom
August 7 Charles e. Hughes spoke to
10000 employees Of the Dodge Brothers
plant, where he was welcomed with
much enthusiasm. Mr.. Hughes was
received personally by John F. and H.
e. Dodge, the former being particu-
larly prominent character in the re-
publican politics of Michigan. A film
showing Mr.. Hughes at the Dodge
Bros. plant is being shown at the Muse
theater today.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-23
MRS. AMBERT WOULD
ANNUL MARRIAGE
Seeks to Clear Name of Stig-
ma Following Recent Di-
vorce Suit and Wedding.
MAGNEY IS CONSULTED

Plans for the annuling OF the r'2r-
rage of Mrs. Loretta Ambert to
George Robinson. 10 years old, at
Council Bluffs, in order that she may
be freed from the stigma ct the set
ting aside Of her divorce decree by
Judge Willis G. Sears in Douglas
county district court, are under way
Lloyd A. Magney, deputy county at
torney, who acted for Mrs. Ambert
when she appealed for a divorce de-
cree, has been consulted.
When Judge Sears set aside the de-
cree divorcing her from Ambert,
which was on May II, leaving Mrs.
Loretta Ambert with two husbands,
she appealed to attorneys and the
court. According to her complaint
she has been married three times.
The records in the county judges Of
fee show that but one marriage
license was issued.
On December S, 1908 Qicense No.
22,042), Joseph Anderson was licensed
to wed Loretta Henning. Anderson
gave his age as 26, while the bride
was but u. The consent Of her
father, Charles w. Hennng, is
recorded. The ceremony was per-
formed by Father Patrick J. Judge
of Sacred Heart church on Decem-
Der 7, 1908. The license was issued
by Charles Leslie, at that time county
judge. Anderson died and his widow
married Ambert.
The divo1te decree from Ambert
was granted by Judge George A.
Day and the decree was set aside by
Judge Willis E Sears.
Mrs. Ambert married George Rob-
inson only few weeks after obtain
ing a divorce decree. She was warned
at the time that sin months must
elapse before she would be allowed
to marry. Mrs. Ambert- Robinson-An-
derson-Henning resides at 523 South
TWenty-fourth street.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-23
Omaha s Oldest Fiddler" Celebrates
His Golden Wedding Anniversary

William H. Dunn, eldest brother
of H, w. Dunn, chief OF police, can
play all the old "chunes" on his hd-
die. He has one of the most valued
violins in this state, but he prefers to
call it fiddle
He is the champion, old fiddler of
Omaha, and aside from that he has
been married fifty years. In his sew
enty-third year of life he finds con-
siderable enjoyment playing Money
Musk" "Old Black joe" Turkey in
the Straw" and other favorites.
On Sunday he and Mrs. Dunn OBJ
served their golden wedding ami
versary with small family gather
ing to mark the occasion at the Dunn
residence, 5l02 North Twenty-second
street.
He worked in the Burlington shops
at Aurora, ILL.,, forty years and was
married in that city. He has lived
sixteen years in Omaha. When the
civil war was started he Joined Com
pany |, Fifty-eighth Illinois volun-
teers, and is now a member Of the
Grand Army OF the Republic. Mrs.
Theodore Thomas of this city is a
daughter and William F. Dunn of the
postoffice is son. Another daugh-
ter is Mrs, Nettie Raymond OF
Aurora. III. He was born i'll But
land, VT.
Attending the golden wedding ccle-
bration was Ruth Thomas, grand
daughter.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-23
CREAM MUST Be Up
TO STATE STANDARD
Kugel Instructs Health Com
missioner He Must Enforce
State Law Hereafter.
LAW NOT BEEN ADHERED TO

Superintendent Kugel of the de-
partment of police, sanitation and
public safety directed Health Com
missioner Connell to enforce a city
ordinance which requires a mini
mum of 10 per cent butter fat in
cream.
Last spring DR.. Connell suspended
this ordinance Of his own volition,
advising the milk and cream dealers
he would not prosecute them unless
their cream vent below 10 per cent,
which was the requirement of the
city ordinance before it was amended
to agree with the state law.
The state law requires 10 per cent
and Mr.. Kugel has concluded that
his department can not with inpu-
nifty go below the state requirement.
Hartman Takes a Hand.
State Food Commissioner Hartman
few days ago telephoned from Lin
coin to the city officials to say that
unless they enforced the 10 per cent
provision he would do a little en-
forcing for them. State inspectors
were here last week and took lot
of cream samples back to Lincoln
for tests.
The health commissioner explained
that he agreed to reduce the city or
dinance from 10 to 1o per cent be-
cause the dealers last February
threatened to increase the price of
cream if 10 per cent butter fat was
demanded by the city.
DR.. Cornell announced he would
proceed at once to enforce the l8
per cent requirement and he has writ
ten letters to all milk and cream
dealers to that effect.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-23
New Washington Market
Is Opened for Public

One of the most modern and up-to-
date meat markets in the middle west
was opened yesterday when the
new Washington market at 1907
Douglas street was introduced to the
Omaha public B. A. and N. Simon
are the owners.
The formal opening attracted hun
dreds OF Omahans, who were agree
ably surprised to see market so
tastily arranged and SO scrupuously
neat. The display equipment is es-
pecially attractive and all of the
show cases are glass enclosed.
A demonstration of butternut ccf-
fee served all patrons and visitors.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-23
Want Forfeit to Protect
AGAINST Delay in Paving

An ordinance has been introduced
in the city council by Commissioners
Jardine and Hummel providing that
in submitting bids for paving work
contractors must present certified
checks in the sum of 10 per cent of
the prospective contract, or not less
than 500 for any check. This money
will be forfeited to the city in cases
where contractors do not live up to
the terms of their contracts.
Several paving contractors have
been dilatory this season and it is
proposed to hold a cash forfeit over
their heads in the future.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-23
Report Filed on
Caldwell Estate

According to the report filed by
Administrator Arthur S. Churchill on
the estate of Victor B. Caldwell, late
president of the United States Ma
tional bank, there is S209,5 to be
distributed. The estate includes 482h
shares OF stock in the United States
National bank, valued at $l08, 562.S0;
real estate valued at $4,000, and
other property. Mr.. Caldwell died in
the state. The widow, Nellie, and four
children are the heirs.
Persistent Advertising Is the Road
to Success.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-23
Bishop Stuntz to Move to
Omaha on October First

A reception was tended to Bish> p
Homer {. Stuntz Monday evening at
the Broadway Methodist church,
Council Bluffs. by Methodists of six
districts. Bishop Stuntz is the sue
cessor to Bishop Bristol and will take
up his residence in Omaha October
|, making his home at the Beaton
apartments on West Farnam street.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-23
General Freight
Agents Go East
for Rate Hearing

General Freight Agents Holcomb
of the Burlington and Lane of the
Union Pacific have gone to Washing
ton. They will be present at an in
terstate commerce hearing in which
the two roads are interested. and be-
for their return will probably look
in on the wage conference that is
going on between President Wilson
and the railroad people.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-23
DR.. Crowley Goes to Detroit
to Attend Fathers Funeral

DR.. C. F. Crowley, city chemist, has
received news of the death of his
father, DR.. John w. J. Crowley, aged
IS, in Detroit. The elder Crowley
was an army doctor during the civil
war and was prominent in Grand
Army of the Republic circles.
Dr.. and Mrs, c. F. Crowley leave
tonight to attend the funeral.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-23
Letters Tell Story.

Letters Iel story.
If the bandaged bandit who robbed
the night cashier at the Calumet res
taurant early last night is really Leslie
Mesa, the 19-year-old buss-boy who
formerly worked there, then pathetic
story goes with the incident.
When detectives searched the room
in the Continental hotel, which Mesa
and another young chap occupied
they found a packet of letters ad.
dressed to the young fellow. The let
tiers were from his parents, who live
in Decatur, ILL.,, and each one was
apparently an answer to letter writ.
ten home by him.
The letters unfold a serial of youth
full misery that had its start when
he made a bad break" in his home
town, nearly year ago. He went
away to make good by beginning al
over again.
The "bad break" at home would not
let him get away clean, the letters
indicate, for soon after he left trouble
followed him, and penniless and out Of
work, he became i'll and was com.
PEELED to spend a month in a hospital
When he was discharged from the
hospital, he came to Omaha and got
a job in the Calumet restaurant.
Always Discouraged.
A letter from his father, received
while he was working at the restau.
rant, shows that the young fellow
was still discouraged, but intended tc
hang on" and his father offered him
words of encouragement.
Walter Lowe, a night waiter at the
restaurant, was Messa's closest friend
and confidant, though he never
learned what Messa's trouble back
home was.
"He always said he was afraid he'd
never get back on his feet again,
Lowe said. "He was fine chap, but
terribly down-heartcd about some.
thing. His one passion seemed to be
to get money. He worked like a slave
acting as substitute for other walters
whenever they wanted a night off
and trying to earn all the money he
possible could. He didn't drink o,
gamble, but he was always broke
Il saw him the other day and he
said he had lost his job. He was
gloomier than ever. | think he pulled
off the robbery because he was des.
perate, but at that, l think that il
the cashier had tried to talk hin
out of it, he'd probably have stucl
the gun in his pocket and walked
away. wouldn't be a bit surprised
if he'd walk i'll to the police station
today and give himself up. HI
wasn't bad-its hard to think of hin
as being stickup man. III bet he.
in some kind of bad trouble and he
needed money awfully bad. so he jus
took long chance. | feel sorry fol
him, somehow"
Others at the restaurant who knew
Mesa feel the same way.
His general demeanor and his ap
parent secret sorrow made him
Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-23
Il DON'T SUFFER
ANY MORE /"
Feel Like a New Person"
says Mrs. Hamilton.
New Castle, Ind.-"From the time
/ was eleven years old until / was seven

teen I suffered each
month 90 l had to be
in bed. ! had head
ache, backache and
such pains ! would
cramp double every
month. ! did not
know what Il was
to be easy . minute.
My health was Ill
run down and the
doctors did not do
ma anv lnod. A
Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-23
Streets Are Set Aside
for the Fall Jubilee

Capitol avenue, Twelfth to Fift-
ecnth streets, and Fourteenth street
from Dodge to Davenport streets
have been set aside by the city COM
missioners for use as Jubilee
grounds by the Knights of Ak-Sar-
Ben this fall.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-23
Cured Her Children of Colds,

During the past winter l had oc-
casion to give Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy to my two children, who
were at the time suffering from Sc
we're colds. 1t proved to be the very
medicine they needed writes Mrs.
Myron J.. Pickard, Memphis, N. Y.
Obtainable everywhere.-Adv
Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-23
ROBBER HOLDS lip
CALUMET CASHIER
Man Said to Be Former EN-.
ploye Gets the Weeks
Payroll.
RESTAURANT IS CROWDED

While the Calumet restaurant was
crowded about Monday and dozens
of persons looked on, masked robber
said to be a former employee of the
place, held up the night cashier, Clar-
ence Busy, and escaped with the
weeks payroll of the night force,
amounting to SIPS.
Restaurant employees say they rec
ognized him as a l9-year youth
named Isle Mesa, who worked as
bus boy for several months.
Before lie entered the restaurant
the robber loitered about on the out
side for nearly half an hour, and was
the object of much comment, as his
head was almost entirely covered
with a white gauze bandage, indi-
eating that he had been in an acci-
dent of some kind.
Not Recognized at First.
Several taxi drivers and others who
were standing outside spoke to him
for a few minutes. He said he had
been badly cut about the face, and it
was healing. None of those on the
outside recognized him, however.
When he went inside he chatted
with one of the walters for mo-
ment and then went up to the cashier,
pulling an automatic gun. Hand me
the nav envelope or III plug YOU" he
Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-23
Sick Headache Due to Constipation

One dose DIR. Kings New Life Pills ant
your sick headache is gone. Get a 25-cen
bottle and be convinced. All druggists
Advertisement ..
Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-23

mark for sympathy for the other res
taurart workers and they always tiled
to help him all they could. He was
let out because business was slack,
The Pensacola journal., 1916-10-14
B,Hld Up
The Stem

To Drise Build Up
The stern.
Take tie "a standard GROVES
TASTELESS chill TONIC. You know
what you are taking as the formula is
printed on every label, showing it is
Quinine and Iron in a tasteless form.
50c.-Adv.
The Pensacola journal., 1916-10-14
BEST LIVESTOCK
EXHIBIT EVER, SAYS
|. ". HARDY

That the prospects are that the best
exhibit of live stock ever seen in Es-
Gambia county, If not in West Flor
ida, will be shown at the Escambia
County Fair this month, is the opin-
ion of L. w. Hardy, superintendent
of that department. Mr.. Hardy is
very much encouraged at the number
of exhibits already entered and at
the general interest the farmers are
manifesting in this department of the
fair.
He urges every farmer in the coun-
ty to enter some stock this year.
'eThe fair is one of the best educa-
tional medi6ms in the world for the
farmer said Mr.. Hardy. 1.-THE live
stock exhibit gives them chance to
get together. discuss the different
breeds, the various methods of ham
ding and caring for them, ETC., and
helps them to get closer together gen.
orally. Il believe that the salvation
of the farmers in this section lies in
the development of the stock raising
industry"
The Pensacola journal., 1916-10-14
PAY DAY IN CITY
HALL, NAVY YARD
AND ON RAILROAD

1t win be payday in the city hall,
at the navy yard and on the Louis
vile & Nashville today. The payday
at the navy yard may have to be post
poned until Monday because the regu-
lar pay date fell ons Sunday this time.
At the city hall the fremen and
policemen viii hardly be paid off to-
day because the first half OF their
month viii not end until through Sun
day, while only one portion of the
railroad employees will be paid off to-
day. The pay train is due to reach
here at an early hour this morning
At the navy yard, where there are
probably couple of hundred men
employed from the city, there is quite
sum disbursed when the paymaster
and his clerks get busy twice a
month. On the railroad, and in the
city's employ are several hundred
men, and when the salaries are dis
tributed it means the disbursement
of thousands of dollars.
The Pensacola journal., 1916-10-14
RICH NEW JERSEY
HOTEL OWNER MAY
BUILD ON LAGOON

A handsome hotel at Gulf Beach
near the Big Lagoon became practi-
cally assured yesterday with the ar
rival in the city Of a capitalist from
New Jersey, who is touring the Gulf
coast in search of suitable location
for a hotel. The gentleman, whose
name is withheld, expressed himself
as greatly pleased with the site on
the Big Lagoon, and it is probable
that it will be selected for the hotel.
He is an experienced hotel owner, and
operates several handsome coast ho-
tells in New Jersey.
With the building of the Gulf Beach
Highway it was expected that the
opening of the beach would finally
develop, and a hotel of the kind which
is planned is considered necessary
step in making the Big Lagoon an
attractive resort.
The Pensacola journal., 1916-10-14
LARGE SHIPMENT
OF SPIRITS MADE

Seven thousand casks of turpentine
were exported on the Swedish steam
shtip Irene, which went to sea yes
terday. This is easily one of the
most valuable expectations of this
item made in many months at this
point.
The steamer also carried an extra
large shipment Of rosin, total of
$3.50 barrels having been exported.
AS the steamer left the dock for sea,
it was estimated that at least $500
barrels were on deck, in addition to
quite a consignment of timber and
lumber, the entire cargo represent
ing a valuation of more than a quar-
ter of a million dollars.
The Irene. sailing under a neutral
flag, goes hence to London, to which
port the entire combined shipment is
consigned.
The Pensacola journal., 1916-10-14
MRS. VAUGHN DIES
AT THE HOME Of
DA u c H I { R

Mrs. Harriet Vaughn, SO years of
age, died at the home of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. John Mitchell, 312 North
Davis street, Friday night. Funeral
arrangements are help up pending the
arrival of daughter, Mrs. Elmer
Trice, of Virginia
The deceased has long been resi-
dent of Pensacola and is survived by
five daughters, Mrs. Ed Hamilton,
Mrs. Eubanks, of Bay Minette, Ala;
Mrs. Elmer Trice, of Virginia; Mss
Hattie Vaughn, of this city, and one
son, Byrd Vaughn; besides sister
Mrs. E. G. Bombay, and a brother,
Henry Cooper, of Muscogee.
The Pensacola journal., 1916-10-14
DEEP STEAMSHIPS
PROCEED TO SEA

Two steamships, the Huronian and
the HISTORIAN. went to sea yesterday,
the first named drawing over twenty
seven feet. and the other better than
twenty-eight feet. Both left for
Liverpool, and they have valuable
miscellaneous cargoes.
The Huronian, remaining anchored
for several days here pending an out
come of German submarine activities
off the coast of the United States.
went to sea about / o'clock in the
afternoon. and the other steamer. the
HISTORIAN, steamed out of the har-
Dor after she had loaded large deck
cargo of sawn timber. Leaving the
coal docks at an early hour yester-
day morning, the HISTORIAN moved to
the stream and worked four gangs OF
timber workers. At o'clock she was
under way, and passed out of the bay
after sundown.
/ It it not often that steamers of this
| size and dimension leave any pori
drawing such water, but along th'
water front it was not regarded al
anything out of the ordinary by th'
shipping interests.