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Omaha daily bee., 1916-02-06

OF al0o miiesl This is fact.
one-third OF the value of the crops
Of the country are lost each year on ac-
count OF bad roads. or bad weather. the
latter making the bad roads. Douglas
county comes under the latter head.
The hauling cost on poor roads. COM
mon dirt roads. IL g cents a ton mile.
on hard roads the cost Is not quite half.
Suppose the hard roads saved but
cents ton! Our main county high
ways. carrying 1900 tons per mile per
day. can be capitalized for $4,000 at
4 per cent. For the saving is 500. which
pays interest. Add the passenger traf-
fic and rate Il as low as you please. and
you see how much the maintenance viii
cost per mile per head.
Nationally usedl Just Il per cent of
all counties OF the United States are now
borrowing on county credit by bond Is
sues, TO build permanent roads.
Time Is money To the farmer as well
as to the city man. Distance is meas
ured By time. not by miles.
The Elkhorn or Millsrd farmer. with
heavy load. consumes about two hours
I 10 get 20 Omaha. over permanent roads
he could reach Omaha in a little over
an hour. Estimating his time at 20 cents
an hour. he would save. on round
/ trip. about 20 cents; in 100 days he saves
$40; 600 days, so. In addition. he saves
/ at least two years wear and tear OF
his team and wagon, Wear and tear
means money and mounts into a good
sum in a years time.
Both farmer and city man will save
more ON their wagon and auto veal
/ than r. paid for bond issue tax. Besides
the increased valuation OF the land.
sman towns ask for the railroad. be
cause Il brings business. why not eoot
roadsg Nothing brings business bettel
than good roads. Everyone uses them
Few use tho railroad.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-02-06
Notes dom Enrs r6nntr.-

BEATRICE. Neb.. a Fe4!A 5.-tspeciaI)-
The farmers insti6dte yfHVgmore closed
yesterday afternoon with 30 Farmers and
others in attendance. ne following
officers were. elected rip ttle mems de-
partment: President. s. A. Smith: vice
president, T. " WHRsmsS secretary.
Thomas vassyi treasunes Julius Neu
mann. These officers were chosen In
the women's department: President
Mrs. ]. e. Joness 11c6 president. Mrs. ]
A. Reuling; secretary, MfS fITving sSn.
derland. f-s "a .. ~
The statement OF Count ygfTreasurertA n.
dersen for the month or January shows
a balance on hand or sSO.0Ss 4s. itDau
funds. Deducting the defunet bank. &C.
count OF sl1.2Oe.es leaves cash balance
OF SsS.s4Sso.
Announcement wss feeefeea here -S,ss-
terday OF the death -af Mrs Grace stark
Ayers. a former resldent Of Zthe Holmts.
willie vicinity, which oseur1sd( at her hsin.
at Seattle. Wash. She was s2 years OF
age. and leaves her AusbaASk and one
daughter. zee ses-fss@
The wolf drive held north OF FilIey by
the farmers Of that vicinity resulted in
the slaughter OF a large number OF Sab-
bits. but no wolves were in sight .wlltn
the roundup occurred. GAnother hunt
will be held in the same -territoty in
about two weeks. a2e- ftiD5
Omaha daily bee., 1916-02-06
Heard
At the Omaha
Automobile Club

Following are facts compiled by the
United States government from thou
sands OF cities and counties. and can be
relied upon as accurate. and therefore
should be OF deep interest to every cit
iEen and make him think
Good roads tpeTinanent road will pay
IS per cent interest ON the amount paid
for them.
Property owners ioes ted from five to
ten miles from a large town should rea->
lie that good roads move their property
from three 20 ten miles nearer 10 IT,
Permanent roads bring the mikrnan.
farmer and egs producer TWO 10. five
miles nearer 70 your town.
Permanent roads save time and money
20 the producer.
Permanent roads save time and money
70 the consumer,
Permanent roads produce two classes
og invislble revenue which returns d.
rectiy TO the people; First, reduced cost
OF hauling goods. and. second. reduced
cost Of passenger travel In almost
every instance Of appreciable highway
Improvement on a systematic scale. the
returns from these two above items alone
are sufficient TO pay for a bond issue'
In twenty-five counties Of the country,
selected az random. which possessed but
rs Improved roads tDouglas. county be-
longs here). population decreased s.n2
In tensyear period.
In contrast. counties posseSsing forty
improved roads. scored an increase OF
0.oeI per county. Et
I.irteni Il. costs the farmer i.e cents
more 10 haul bushel OF wheat 81 miles
from his farm 20 the nearest town, than
Il does to haul the same bushei OF wheat
from New York 20 Liverpool. a distancs
Omaha daily bee., 1916-02-06

Pacific railway IN the construction Of the
Locust street viaduct.
After having made a start at building
the viaduct by Installing concrete sup
ports the railway apparently grew tired
and auit Month after month has gone
by without any work being done and traf-
fic to and from the speedway is forced
TO endure the nuisance. Local horeemen
havee about decided that the demise OF
present officials OF the road and the sub
stitntion Of others will occur before the
project Ia completed.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-02-06
HASTINGS COLLEGE DEFEATS
KEARNEY NORMAL QUINTET

KEARNEY. Neb. Feb s.-sspeelaI TEL
egram.)--Hastlns college defeated Kear-
ney normal last night in basket ball,
y 20 Is. In the fastest and most speetaeu-
lar game ever played IN the local gym
naslum.
Tied a. TWENTY-FIVE each az the last min
ute OF play. the Hastings' team threw
two field goals for the victory. Kearney
led the first half with a score Of to
10. A bis crowd greeted the two teams.
Jensen OF Kcarney was easily the star
throwing five field goals and five free
goals. while Prince OF the visitors. as
well as Gait. shone.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-02-06
YORK DEFEATS G0TNER
-NINETEENGsTo SIXTEEN

LINCOLN. Feb.s5 special Telegram.)
York defeated Cotners basket ball team
last night. 10 TO as. 7cotner was greatly
crippled by the loss Of three first team
men. Captain Parnihter Slahd the star
center. Gardener, with Dapner: kept Iup
a game fight against. ,TofiSS2 The game
was featured by speed iaad Toughness
and very little team works Cox starred
for the visitors. winning thirteen OF the
nineteen points. Knappie ard Nedfisn
starred for the home team. The Lineup:
YORK u" E1TNER s.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-02-06
JUNIORS STILL LEADERS
IN lNTER-CLASS FRAY

The third game IN the race for The
class championship Of the South High
school was played Off last evening be-
tween the Junior and Sophomore class
teams. the former winning. Is 20 =.
Another round is still 20 be played be-
fore the championship is decided. AZ
present the Juniors are leaders. The
Imam.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-02-06

Field goals. Oswald. Wilaon %, Larkin.
Monroe (O. Orchard 90, Walsh Free
throws: Wilson az. Oswald. Monroe ca.
Orchard. Fouls; Juniora. 3; Sophomores.
II. Referee. Rain; timer. Patton; time
of halves. % minutes.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-02-06
fIASTINGs

topheq ,S. cook ts). Robb IO, Wright.
Ssl. Jensen 90. Referee saunders,
Omaha daily bee., 1916-02-06

ChattanooEa was the club lucky enough
70 secure Pitcher Allan and Ghortstop Bls-
Land from Atlanta. on vsiverA
Omaha daily bee., 1916-02-06
Koaey 90 Yankst

Ed Konetchy has been quoted as saying
that he Is sure 20 play with the New York
Americans N Ed Gwinner does not buy
the Cleveland lRdiAns.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-02-06
salt Lake FIrea f.so.

The Salt lake club has given uncon-
ditional releases 70 Pitcher H01ard
Gregory and outfielder Elmer zachrr'
Omaha daily bee., 1916-02-06

On the left OF the canal Is a row OF
palaces often occupied by prominent
American families. Two OF these, the
palace Balbi--Valier and the Polignsc-
are closed and closely shuttered. while
most of the others In the quarter are
partially abandoned. Opposite this group
is the palace Fallier. where w. d.
Howells lived while he wrote his scenes
from Venetian life II is one of the few
places still showing life and activity.
and the well-kept gardens are full OF
flowers which hang into the canals
flanking It in front and along one side.
Just across the Grand canal is the palace
Rezzonieo where Robert Browning lived
and died. Usually this is a very gay
quarter with crowds of gondolas passing.
and the palaces alive with brilliant enter
tainment But now all is silent and
lugubrious. and the few gondolas creep
along like Indian canoes on a deserted
river.
One touch OF life has been given 10 this
quarter by some American artists who
have pulled down an old palace and built
a very snowy front reaching down TO the
4 water. The bright yellow and red are in
marEed contrast with the somber palaces
all around. The military escort accom-
/ panying the party pointed out an aban-
doned garden with a fine old palace built
only to the first story.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-02-06
CENTRAL POWERS SHOW GAIN
Figures Present Status at the
Beginning of the. Present Year
of Warning Nations.
LAND IS WORTH $9S, 1000, 100000

Correspondence of the Associated Press)
BERLIN. Jan. 2o.-one of the most i'm
teresting statistical tables of all that
have appeared in German newspapers
Is q summary OF terrltofyJ won and lost.
Of population gained and forfeited. ana
Of presumabie or estimated values ac
crulng to Germany jand its ally. Austria.N
as presented by W. kaSfts % sthe BED:
liner Tageblatt. 4
He presents his facts conereteiy BY
means of parallel columns, but does n9l
reckon in Italy. Bulgaria or Turkey.
either because their territorial gains
have been inconsequentiab or. as in the
case of Bulgaria, because II came in so
late that figures are not i.at hand.
As to territory his tables SaFe;
ENrENTE.5 A.. d Is g.
Possessed August /, ~ :....!4 - 100000
Lost by France. .s..g.,....,.-.. 22OOO
Lost by Russia. ...,.. ) ..S...s. 10000
Lost by Balkans. $,,s.. ...~... - 81, coo
Gained in Alsace, plus.........s..s -f;0oe
Gained in Galicis, plus. .S.g: ! ~ !, 1000
Net on January l. 19l6.s....:.a..s..' 6.512,0oa
CENTRAL POWERS: -
Possessed. August l. 1914. ..yaq f.sSoeeo c
Gained in, Belgium, plus..A .nis%. 10000
Gained in France, pitts, ~, .Qt?s. 22,g0O
Gained In Russia plds9. .sIkelbQ.'-.i 3b0,0Oo
Gained In Balkans. plusoe. .ll!tnsE' st.e0O
Lost in Alsace. ....s. EIArn9s.9. hfF 1Q00
Lost in Gaiicia., -. ...GS.e ~. ..is.t 1000
Net on January !, 19l6.s.stG... So 1,T0e,009
As to populations: - e@'' is '1t
ENTENTE is
Possessed August l., 1914. -. 2S0 900
Lost by Belgium m.......,..,,.,s.,..., a 10000
Lost by France.........,,......- 100000
Lost by Russia, ...,..., .,.,,....s.,, 15000,000
Lost BalkinS.. S.......,......s. 100000
Net January l, 1916; .is.,. -. 1876, 100000
CENTRAL POWERS
Possessed August /, 1914 -, :. .116 600 600
rom belgium. ..sssst,..~-,s,. Q.O0p
FROM Er9nee''',.' ,.'-;:-t'fTI ,,f1rit. z,90o,Qg
Eo,,, 1ssia st',ar iss'sri'',
Net s1m Ia5naTa SskSnS icis ~ ,sS SO0S9NR 0 @
Alsace and Gaiiciauare mot. included
in this last list. becausee neither has
100000 Neither are the dead estimated 4
because the figures are spot known. HAF
hastipg believess vatiTstiae, number
will be so proportional tely isnan that thsy
will not affect the, total greatly. -tt
To arrive at the. pppokinste value,et
the land thus won to date the statistic
ian divides the $500 SQUARE lsilornetsFs
into "Morgen" (.Sa acre. ta each OF which
he gives flat value OF fA5OOymarks (sl259.
In this way he arrives at the conclusion
that Germany and Austria have ON
Quered land valued at SIS. 200 OoO.OOos
Omaha daily bee., 1916-02-06
ALONG THE GRAND CANAL
Gondolas in Venice Now Carry War
Material Instead of Pleasure
Seekers and Sightseers.
NEW TOUCH OF LIFE IS SEEN

Correspondence Of The Associated PressO
VENICE, Dec. 1S.--Take a gondola for
a trip through the Grand canal during
these war days. and one sees many
changes in the centers of interest we'll
known to travellers and readers-the war
dress. OF the homes OF Lord Byron and
Composer Wagner, OF the poet, Browning
and the American writer. w. D.. Howells.
the romantic palace where Desdemona
waited for othello, and further along, in
the market quarter near tho Rialto
bridge. the house of Shylock, the quaint
building standing there unchanged today.
but now used as a butchers shop where
lusty italian butcher eVacts Shylock war
prices of 80 cents a kIlo for the pounds
OF flesh dealt over the counter.
Starting from the quay San Marco, the
lagoons entering the Grand canal have
an air of martial and naval preparation
rather than the usual carnival aspect
which marks this center. The quays are
lined with soldiers and sailors. and the
gondolas are carrying great loads of war
supplies back and forth. and transport
ing troops and marines from point to
point while the launches from the war
ships dart in and out among the gon-
dolas.
wealthy Ones Leave.
Ordinarily there are 1900 gondolas in
regular service-6OO private and 2OOl
public-but only very few of these re-
main in use owing to the terror inspired
by the bomb raids. Most OF the wealthy
residents have hurriedly left for the
south, and there are no tourists to make
use of the public gondolss. Only one
first-class hotel remains open. and half
Of It Is given over to a hospital for the
wounded In from the nearby fighting
lines.
Entering the Grand canal. the great
domes Of Santa Maria della Salute stand
out on the left, but always with theh
war trappinBs. for here is located the
headauarers OF the army Red Cross
where most OF the work OF the field hos
pitals Is regulated. The palace Vaniei
next to the church is similarly used foi
army hospital administration, and th'
Red Cross flags are flying everywhere. a.
warning Of immunity from bomb raids
Further up the canal on the right is th'
house OF Desdemona. Just what Desde,
mona did in her day is a matter OF tradi
ton and Shakesperian romance. Now tn
old palace Is occupied by rich mer
chant family who have fled 10 the south
the curtains are drawn, the lower win
dows guarded by steel shutters, and tn
gardens neglected.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-02-06
Touch OF story.

There Is a story there" saiO the mill
tary escore. That palace wss begun by
a son OF one OF the Doges. But the son
got 10 gambling lost all his money and
mortgaged the palace yet unfinished And
so the old Doge ordered that all work on
the palace should be stopped, and never
again started. as an everlasting warning
against gambling And thers II stands
today. after 400 Years. just as It stood
when work was stopped. still giving its
warning"
Further along on the left Is the gray
stone building used as the Austrian en-
hassy until Italy declared war against
Austria. The Flagstaff which used 10
bear the Austrian colors. stretches over
the canal. but the place IL deserted. Up a
side canal is the former German embassy,
also deserted. They were two Of the most
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-13
GIGGLING GIRLS UPSET
 MUSIC LOVERS HEARING BRAZILIAN WONDER PLAY

Before an audience filled with en- thusiasm, Mile. Guiomar Novaes, pianist. the girl musical wonder of Brazil, appeared Monday night at the High school auditorium. The recital was under the auspices of the We'd nesday Musical club which has brought so many prominent musicians to the city. The shy girlishness of Mile. Novaes' manner as she bowed to the wave of applause which greeted her numbers, seemed incompatible with the power and feeling which she had wrung from the sausic. She seemed so young, so much of a child so little versed in the things which she put into her music.
 Much of the beauty of the recital was marred for many of the audience by the antics of number of High school pupils to whom the courtesies of the Musical club have been extend ed. These children, majority of them girls, persisted in whispering and gig gling throughout Mile. Noyaes' entire program. Members of the club have been accustomed to hearing little but the music of the artist at their con certs and it was very discencerting to be disturbed by the young persons whom they had allowed to attend the courseS
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-13
CLUB NOTES.

will gladly answer all inquiries for information on health subjects from readers of this publication if same are addressed to Home Health Club, 5039 Cottage Grove avenue, Chicago, III. Send full name and ad- dress with cents postage.
 Dear Doctor: I am greatly in need of your advice as I have been troubl- ed with bleeding piles for g years and often they cause great pain and what is almost worse a very achy and tir- ed feeling, which unfits me for my daily work. I consulted doctor some years ago but got no relief and have since tried quite number of remedies. I am told that an opera tion is the only cure, but shrink from that. I am not constipated, sometimes quite the reverse and have been careful with regard to diet. The last two years I have had another trouble, especially during winter About or o'clock in the morning my back begins to ache, particularly if I should lie on my left side and in- stead of feeling refreshed I feel quite jadded when. it is time to arise. Aft CT have been up one hour or two it usually leaves me. I cannot account for it and have wondered if 1t was connected with the piles in any way. I have not a weak back and am fair ly strong but these two troubles threaten to hinder my usefulness and
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-13

In the stiffness of the midnight, In the silence of the Star, In the slumber of the white lambs,
 On the hillsides, near and far, Came the Christ Child to his mother; To the humble oxen's stall; He. the Babe of Paradise, sweet;
 Lord of Christmas, King of all, Hush, let not a word be spoken
 Of his sacrifice for men,
 Stopping from his world of glory, To be woman-born; a pen Of sweet straw to be his cradle,
 He is ours,. just ours, to-day, Mark that mortal smile, that shining Of the halo in the day! While the palm trees rustic softly,
 While his lullaby, the breeze, Croons amid the angels anthem
 Which the star-lit heaven cleaves, We will claim him. ours, our treasure, Christmas Babe, and Babe divine, Hail, thrice hail, O mystic stranger, Nesting in thy straw-filled shrine!
 Helen Chase, in Brooklyn Eagle
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-13
A WOMAN'S BIRTHDAY.

And she to him will reach her hand, Gazing in his eyes will stand,
 And know her friend and weep for And cry. Long, long, I've lived for thee!"
 No matter if you are the best of friends of a young woman-even 8 suitor-it is ofttirnes a very risky matter to hint to her anything regard ing her birthday. A man may have the best of intentions, his mind may be intent upon making her gift. She may misconStrue the meaning of his hint, imagining that he is prying into woman's secret as to how far she has got on in years. A very young girl is proud to declare herself six teen, eighteen or twenty, as the case may be. But when half a dozen years are added to that, she is not so glib of tongue in speaking of birthdays. She would be more pleased at any other sort of present rather than, a birthday gift.
 Three-fourths of the men never dream of such condition of affairs, especially if they are sisterless. Not one man in thousand would dream of concealing his age. If a man has been calling upon certain young lady for some time and he has sent her tokens of his good will at the differ ent holidays, he naturally thinks, There's another kind of gift for me to send her-a pretty little birthday. token. She certainly has a birthday some time in the year. He has heard that box of bonbons. books or flow 0yy ,vA nv reo$ R~~ ,~I, sion. Sweets do not appeal to him and he hasn't time to rummage the book store counters for an appropriate vol ume. He hits upon flowers as just the thing. Man-like, he bluntly asks the question. what is the day it falls on and how old she is. She admits in some confusion to 27 years. He falls into the mistake many a man has be- fore him of declaring, "I shall send you an American beauty rose to com memorate each any every one of your |years. Hieing himself to the nearest florist the next day. he gives an order for twenty-seven of the finest Ameri- can beauty roses obtainable to.be sent to Miss So-So, leaving his card to be attached. Quite unconscious of dis rupting romance, the florist, wishing to establish himself in the good graces of the young man, adds half dozen more roses for good measure. When the thirty three roses are received, the young woman's anger knows no bounds.
 ."This is a tacit way of informing me that he believes me six years older than stated" she declares with tears in her eyes.
 The young man often wonders why she was never home when he called after that. This is an old story, but we'll worth repeating, for it fixes the subject of birthdays in many mans
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-13
THE EMPRESS ZITA

Austria's new empress, formerly the Princess Zita of Bourbon-Parma is in her twenty-fifth year. The daughter of Duke Robert and Duchess Marie Antoinette of Parma, she was born in the Villa Reale, in the Italian province of Lucca, famed for it's olives. Duke Robert was the father of 20 children, a number of whom were physically or mentally defective, but the Austrian Empress is said to be sound of body and mind. Two of her brothers, Prince Sixte and Prince Xavier, are officers in the Bell gian army, and bitterly hate the country of their sisters adoption. Princess Zita was educated largely in a convent, where she was organist of the chapel. When her father died in 1908 she Joined her sister, the Prin- cess Adelaide, a nun in the Ryde Ab- bey, Isle of Wight. The following spring Zita visited Franzenbad, in Bohemia, for the benefit of her health, and it was there that the IT, year-old Bourbon Princess met the Hapsburg scion, the Archduke Charles Francis, now Austrian Elm peror. It is not recorded that they fell in love at first sight, but it would seem that the youngsters were very much interested in each other, and they, met often thereafter at balls and other social festivities. It was at a court ball in 1911 that the Archduke popped the question"-if enc may use so vulgar a phrase in connection with royalty-and the following June the betrothal was announced, and in October they were married. Their first residence was in Galicia, where Francis Joseph Otto, now Crown Prince, was born in November, 1912. The Empress has two other sons and a daughter.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-13
SPUR TRACK IN CITY
 YARD IN POOR SHAPE

While the administration has been spending money right and left. no at- tention has been paid to the condition of the spur tracks in the city yard. In consequence the New Haven road will replace rails, ties and other equipment with modern material and the city will be obliged to pay the bill. Direc- tor of Public Works Jacob A. Cour- tade and an official for the railroad company, have visited the city yard and made an inspection. The rails there are too small for the heavy ton- mage of the cars sent over thom and the ties on which they rest were long since worn out. The director has no money to replace the equipment so the railroad company will replace it and charge the bill to the city. , A number of private yards were visited by the inspector yesterday and the equipment in the private. 'yard' will be replaced.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-13
Ed ain Brnaddoth

feek The skirs h 3oansd to the nod 304 with the waiztline raised. Ther Are ineeEted pockets, which may b
 omttted1 E desired. Thexe is . three Tdecs foundation skirt to which ia at tached . vaistlining, to be fnishei either w3fh open or V-shsped neck.
 In medium size tho costume reuufreI 2A yarls 64-inch broadcloth. witi 2a yards material 30 inches wide fol foundat4nn gores and E yard Hnind for front and hack.
 E<roxs in cutting are impossible il tho guides In the Illustrations ar1 caya1aaly studied and followed. Firs| take tho broadcloth and fold it i1 hah. Then on the lenRthwise fold place tho front gore of the gathered ovenokfrt, as shown. To the right o] this lay the collar. Now, take thu back gore of the overskirt and lay thu straight edge directly on the seivaU 50 that tha hrgs "O'' perforaticni rest on . lengthwise thread. Th 1ever is placed just below the bacl gore. Place the back of the bodice o1 the lengthwise fold, with tho sleev< and front with large 90" perforationi as shown In the guide. The welt and pocket are laid above the front gore
 The front gore of the foundation IS laid en tho lengthwise fold of ma