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Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-24
Nebraska
MORE SONS BORN
THAN DAUGHTERS
Secretary of Board of Health
Finds Boys Are on the
Increase.
FOUR SETS OF TRIPLETs

(Frop staff Correspondent
Lincoln, Dec. 23.-(Special. DIR.
Case. secretary of the State Board of
Health, says 27,2oS children were born
in Nebraska for the year ending De-
cember |, 1916, as against 27,l86 for
the previous year. OF the: number
1923 were males and 1905 females;
27,205 were white, 81 colored, 3 yell
low and 8 Indians. There were 2SS
pairs Of twins and sets of triplets,
i'll each instance the children were
all white. ....
There were $50 cases OF divorce in
which the wife. was given her freedom
because of cruelty OF the husband and
so cases i'll which the wife was the
cruel creatures. There were 230 in
stances where divorce was granted
because of drunkenness of the hus-
band and IA because the wife looked
upon the wine when it was red. One
hundred and ninety-one husbands de-
serted their wives and 1877 wives left
their husbands and divorces were
granted. In al. 1888 cases were
granted. In one instance a divorce
was granted after a marriage of forty
five years and thirty-six cases after a
marriage of forty years. However,
the most popular" period was two
years when 693 divorces were granted,
although the fve-year period ran a
close second with 608 cases.
To offset the divorce record 1850
marriages were registered. The re-
port ON deaths from December l.,
1915, to December |, 1916, gives the
number ll,08l for the last year, as
against 1881 the year previous, Or
gauic diseases of the heart claiming
the most victims, l,l29, with pneu-
monia close second with 1,046. Tu-
berculosis of the lungs claimed 4l9.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-24
Engineer Is Veteran.

Beatrice, Neb., Dec. 23.-(Special.)
Engineer John Traylor of the Union
Pacific, who was seriously injured i'll
a collision at a crossing near Yutan,
Neb., yesterday morning, has been a
resident of Beatrice for about fifteen
years. He has two sons, Clarence and
Claude who are employed with the
Burlington at Sheridan as enginemen.
His family left for Lincoln yesterday
to be in attendance at the bedside at
St. Elizabeth's hospital. He is. about
50 years of age. Edward Bede, his
fireman, who escaped with slight i'll
.juries, was brought to his home in
Beatrice last evening.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-24
WILSON'S ACTION NOT
POPULAR AT PARIS


north and south in 1865 is freely
quoted and analogies are drawn be-
tween the situations then and now.
what citizen of the United States
would blame us if we answered Will
son as Lincoln answered the media
tors them" says the Echo De Paris.
= Call 1t Inopportune.
The Matin says; "The American
note is certainly inspired by high
sentiments. 1t is doubtful whether
it is opportune. 1t comes at a mo-
ment when it is to every interest Of
Germany to stop or slacken hostilities.
1t comes after the four ringing dec-
larations of Sonnino,s Pokrovsky,
BRAND and Lloyd George"
The opinion of the Petit Parisien
is expressed as follows:
"One may ask with President Will
son himself whether the moment for
such intervention was chosen oppor-
timely. The speeches which were de-
livered this week by ministers of the
quadruple entente. have defined the
views of the allies on the problems of
peace and war" .44-.-... ~. ,.,.s.5,,
The Journal and the Gailois think
President Wilson was influenced by
thought of intensifcation of subma-
rine warfare and consideration of the
questions of total interruption of sea
traffic, if the Germans should carry
out the project they are reported to
have decided on and send IFS sub
marines to American waters. The
president may also have been i'll
fluenced, these papers say, by the in
crease in the cost of living in the
United States. .t.
"Let us consider the presidents
note cody" says the Gaulois, land
send him an answer, courteous, but
firm, BETTING our dignity and our
dae;ra IN cofaouord tho future
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-24

oppose the switching crew thought
hey would have time to get away
rom the main line before we got in,
they usually are on the side track
then we come through"
Sergeant James Sheahan and Off
.erS Baughman and Grace i'll the po-
ice ambulance were on the scene not
en- minutes after the collision &C.
cured. T.. p. Stewart, operator at
Plattsmouth, who was injured, and
Faye Cobb, his sister-in-law, student
at Plattsmouth High school, were
rushed to the South Side hospital,
Both were seated in the front seat of
the first car and were thrown heavily
against the front woodwork OF the
car. Miss Cobb sustained deep.
cash several inches long perpendicu-
lar along her forehead. Both were
conscious when they were taken from
the train to the ambulance,
Miss Matte kimball, housewife, liv-
ing at Plattsmouth, suffered nerv-
Gus breakdown. She was soon re-
vived. A dozen others were attended
by physicians at the Burlington sta
ton.
Relief Train Hurries.
A relief train sent from the Bur-
lington station in charge of Engineer
c. NJ. Rutherford carried the passen-
gers into Omaha. AT the local sta
ton those who had been slightly in
jured were retained in the car and
specific descriptions OF their injuries
taken by train officials.
Passengers had various stories to
relate. With most it was their first
experience. ]. w. Burnes, a mer-
chant OF Plattsmouth. said: a knew
that the collision was coming, As
soon as they applied the brakes !
braced myself, instinctively. The seat
| was in shot back about three feet
and then the train suddenly stopped.
Most of the other passengers were
thrown across the seat in front Of
them. This was my first experience"
Seated on Stool.
Agent L. c. Kounes, who was
alone in the express car Immediately
following the engine, was inclined to
be optimistic. 81 was seated on the
chair there" he said, pointing to a
small wooden stool in the center OF
the car. "All of a sudden was
throwh into the air, but guess lit
right, because | knew what happened
and got out through the car easily
The noise of the crash was terrific
Miss Georgia Fisher, young lady Of
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-24

Tobias, Neb., who was visiting her
mother at Plattsmouth, was seated
with her younger sister, her two
brothers and her mother in the last
seat in the rear car. ut was an awful
shock" she related on the relief train
on the way to Omaha. Thank God
none of us were very much hurt, |
felt like some one had hit me on the
nose, but it was only the seat III front
OF me that | knocked into"
Freight Engine Wreck.
A wrecking crew began the work
of removing the obstruction immedi-
atcly after the relief train had left.
A car OF wheat was piled several feet
deep about the track, and its wooden
binding scattered in splnters for
yards around. The passenger engine
was scarcely smashed, The four drive
wheels were still planted solidly on
the track, but the fore body was par
tally covered with steel parts of the
broken switch engine. A switching
crew uncoupled the last OF the string
of freight cars that were being
switched, leaving the grain car, which
was, entirely demolished
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-24
Christmas at Crete,

Crete, Neb., Dec. 23.-(Special. y
The municipal Christmas tree held
here under the auspices OF the local
Commercial club the last week was
successful. Friday evening program
was given by the public schools at
the hotel theater, consisting OF Christ
mas carols sung in English, German
and Bohemian. The grade children
were led by Mrs. Duffy and the high
school by Superintendent Gregory.
Short talks were given by Mayor John
FULLY and President H. A. Butler Of
the Commercial club. Saturday night
the program was furnished by the
Crete churches, after which the crowd
marched to the tree where the chill
dren were given small gifts. Over
a thousand people attended the pro-
grams and the local people feel highly
gratifed over the results.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-24
New Home for Laurel Postofiice.

Laurel, Neb., Dec. 23.-(Special.)
The government has leased the
front seventy feet Of the east room
in the new Tolles block, to be occu-
pied March or before by the Laurel
postoffice. The fixtures for the new
postoffice are to be Of the best and
will include only lock boxes. Post
master J. r. Durrie says he will move
in as soon as the room is ready. The
lease is for ten years.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-24
Two Hurt in Motor Car
Accident at Falls CitV

Falls City, Neb., Dec. 23.-(Special.)
Herman Fischer's auto skidded as
he approached the intersection of
Stone street on the grade near the
Missouri Pacific station Tuesday and
struck telephone pole. The bumper
and the wind shield were broken, the
front springs were bent and the axle
sprung. A child in the back seat had
its upper, teeth knocked out and Fred
Gaede had a big cash cut in his head
which required six stitches to close.
All of the other occupants escaped
injury.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-24
New Block Signals for
Track Near TeCumSeh

Tecumseh, Neb, Dec. 23.-(Spe-
cial. working crew of eight men,
i'll their own living cars, together
with two or three carloads CT mate
rials, are now at the Burlington depot
i'll Tecumseh. The men came here
for the purpose of installing an cleo
trio blocking system from the depot
to the switch Of the Nebraska City,
Holdrcge line, mile west of the
city, on the main line of the system
from Lincoln to St. Joseph. This
mile of track is used by all trains
passing through Tecumseh. =
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-24
NRobbing the Judge
A Costly Pastime

When John Williams, who pleaded
guilty before Judge Sears to charge
OF breaking into a room at the Mer-
chants hotel and stealing $3+ from
John Sullivan, was asked by the
Judge if he knew what room he was
entering the prisoner answered,
NO"
WELL remarked the Judge, ~
used to live at the Merchants and il
you had broken into my room I'd
be giving you about four years. AS
it is, | sentence you to two years in
the state penitentiary,"
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-24
Rohrbaugh- Bartel.

Fairbury, Ncb., Dec. 2S.-(Spc-
cial9-Ex-County Commissioner {.
w. Rohrbaugh and Miss Agatha Bar
tel were quietly welded in Lincolp
Thursday. The groom is one Of JET
ferson county's best known citizens.
He has served the county several
terms as commissioner. The bride
is a daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob
Bartel OF Jansen, Mr.. and Mrs, Rohr-
baugh will make their home on a
farm east of Fairbury,
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-24
Vacation at Doane.

Cfete, Neb., Dec. 23.-(Special. y
The annual Christmas vacation of
Doane college began Friday afternoon
and will last fo- two weeks, school
taking up Tuesday, January 9. The
Doane Mems Glee club make short
three-day trip beginning January 9,
and will visit Friend, Harvard and
Fairmont. Last year the club toured
the western part of the state and this
year trip is planned for the spring
vacation to Denver.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-24
STOCK YARDS PULLS
BACK CORN RAISE
Request Made to State Com
mission to Have This
Done.
NEW ST, EDWARD BANK

Lincoln, Dec. 25-(Special) 1.-The
application OF the South Omaha Stock
Yards company made to the state rail-
road commission for authority to raise
the price OF corn to shippers from
$l00 to $3.50 per bushel has been
withdrawn, letter from General
Manager Buckingham this afternoon
asking that the cash be dismissed
without prejudice, having been re-
ceived.
Cost Of Safety Work.
1t took Just $739.l4 to erect the
safety first" timbers which are sup
posed to keep the state house from
falling down while the legislature is in
session, according to the figures filed
with the Board OF Public Lands and
Funds, which had the work done.
Items in the bill were lumber, $780,
Is; hardware and nails, $7s,o4, and
labor, $3T.3s,
IS. New State Bank.
The Farmers State bank OF St.
Edward is the name of new banking
institution incorporated by the state
banking board with a capital of $2S,-
600. The officers are B. D. German,
president; +. T. Collins, vice presi-
dent, and +. p. Flaherty, cashier. St.
Edward already has two banks, state
and a national. &c.,.
The Palisadc State bank OF Palisade
with capital of $4,000 was also au-
thorized, but with a provision that
two thirds of the stock should be
owned III Palisade and vicinity. There
are $50 shares of stock OF which eighty
are owned in Palisade and the balance
in Hastings. A. r, Thompson is
president; w, S. Ashby is vice presi.
dent and ]. w. Oukerkirk, cashier.
Fremont FRESHMAN Dies Suddenly.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-24

afternoon, died at local l.ospital
Friday morning. Mr.. Kuehl was 81
years OF age and 10 survived by two
sisters and two brothers. lie was
born and grew up il Fremont,
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-24

Miss Hulda Rathmann, pretty
Blair, Neb., girl, scored decided hit
at the Capp recital in Blair last week.
Miss Rathmann is said to possess a
beautiful mezzo soprano voice and
she sings in German and Italian as
well as English. Dame Gossip says
Miss Rathmann will give up her
chances for a musical career in the
near future to make certain Omaha
man the happiest OF mortals.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-24

Tccumseh, Neb., Dec. 23.-(Spe-
cial. )-Tecumseh will have a new
grocery and meatmarket. Deidrich
F. Meyers, who lives southwest of
the city, has rented the west room
i'll the Sears building, two doors
west of Halepeska's harness shop,
on Clay street and will open the new
place of business some time next
week.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-24

Two people were seriously injured
and score more cut and bruised
when the Burlington northbound pas
senger train, No. Is, collided in a
head-on collision with switch engine
No. 4, switching cars i'll Gibson yards,
two blocks south of the Missouri
avenue crossing, South Side, at $50
a. nj. yesterday. The passenger
was travelling at rate of thirty miles
per hour, and the freight at fifteen
miles. The switch engine was re-
duced to mass of wreckage. None
of the three cars was derailed.
Meet Head-On.
The passenger train left Pacific
Junction, Ia, at 8:l6, and was sched-
uled to arrive in Omaha at OILS
o'clock. The switch engine was first
sighted, as the incoming train, five
minutes late, rounded a curve short
distance north of the Missouri ave-
nue. road. Crews of both engines
jumped.
Conductor George Huddleson of
No. Is was seated in the forecar talk
ing with L. G. Trumble of Fort
Dodge, relating the story of the I'm
ion Pacific wreck of yesterday. L.
c. Kounse, Adams Express agent, was
alone in the express car. Forty pas
scngers, most of whom live i'll Platts-
mouth, were quietly conversing i'll the
chair cars. Brakeman E. w. Smith
and John Meehan were lounging in
the rear seat Of the last car.
1--WE were rounding the curve when
we first sighted the switch engine, -
G. w. Craig, fireman on the passen-
ger, said afterwards. THE engine and
cars were less than quarter of a
mile distant. Young threw OH the
brakes and we waited a second. Then
! jumped and l think Young did, too,
at the same time. / lit OH a track
rail that was lying along the track
and sprained my left side.
1--WE were only five minutes late. |
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-24
MANY INJURED AS
TWO TRAINS COLLIDE
Burlington Passenger Train
Hits Switch Engine Near
Missouri Avenue Crossing,
ENGINES MEET HEAD on

n. r. STEWART, 40. telegraph operator.
Plattsmouth. skull fractured.
FAYE COBB, IL, high school student,
Plattsmouth. forehead cut. possible frac-
tuTe.
SLIGHTLY INJURED.
n. KlMBALL, flattsmouth, shoulder
bruised badly.
L. l.. WILLIAMS, Plattsmouth, left leg
badly sprained.
MIR. and MRS. Il. G. HUBBLE, ,Platts-
mouth, faces badly cut with glass.
l.. q. \TRUMBLE, travelling man. back
wrenehed.
c. G. COTNER AND WIFE, PlattsmOuth
chin bruised and face cut.
l.. G. RIDGELEY, PlattsmOuth, bumped
on jaw.
MRS. +. f. SMITH, Plattsmouth, right
leg bruised.
MISS GEORGE FISHER. Tobias. Neb.
nose smashed.
J. W. BURNIE, Piattsmouth leg and
back strained.
g. W. CRAIG. fireman Passenger No. 10
left leg wrenched In jump.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-24

Give your Want Ad chance to
make good. Run it in The Bee.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-24
Fremont FRESHMAN Dies Suddenly.

Fremont, Neb., Dec. 23,-(Special)
Fred Kuehl. pres.man, who was
taken i'll while at work Wednesday
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1916-12-15
Al Gardner saves you money.

AL Gardner saves you money
Tobacco is high, and now is the
time to get your wife that sewing
machine and cook stove for Christ
mas presents. We will wait until
you get your tobacco of, -Mayo'
Perry & Harris.
The friends Of Miss Fannie
Hamilton are glad to heye her
home for the holidays, after spend
ing the summer and fall IN
Arkansas as miliner.
have left on hand some ladies'
and children's hats in the MILL
merry department that are beng
closed out at half price. b. L.
Jeter.
DIR. Bryant, accompanied Mr.
Sam Williams, Of near Sha'
ron, to the Baptist hospital IN
Memphis one day this week tor an
operation for stomach trouble
In furniture and house furnish
ing goods we have the biggest
stock we ever had, all bought at
10 per cent less than we could buy
it today. Mayo, Peery q Harris
Mr.. and Mrs. N. M.~Tucker
announce the engagement and ap'
preaching marriage Of their daugh'
ter, Cloyse Hesta, to Mr.. James
Christopher Kirby,ir., Of Memphis
the wedding to be solemnlzed on
Wednesday, Dec. 81.
Ihave fifteen ladies suits to close
out cheap-some as low as $lO'Oo.
All nice, neat suits, II you need
new suit it will be to your inter-
est to see these before you buy
Come and see them. R. H. Jeter'
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1916-12-15

LOW RATES-In order to enable its attend
the sale as will do within reasonable radius Of Union City, the
Nashville Chattanooga St. Louis Railway will make effective
oximay one fare plus twenty-five cent for the round trip applying
points said railway between Centreve Dickson, Lexington
Purvear Tenn and Hickman KY inclusive The Company will also
transnor cattle sold from Union City purchasers demonstrations
the Nashville Chattanooga st. Louis Railway in Tennessee,
where shipment will not involve interstate transportation
fonrh Of the current tariff rate
SMITH Vice President L. P. BELLAH General Agent
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1916-12-15

worth hundreds of thousands of
dollars to the tobacco growers of
this county, and the Enterprise
believes that the tobacco growers
are due Tom Todd, who was the
originator and leader Of the move
for living prices for the 1916 crop
Of tobacco, a brand-new hat-and
a nice one, too.
Strayed-One dark bay horse,
nearly fifteen hands high, four
years old, black name and tail, star
in forehead. Notify Jess Swindell,
245 Meridian, of Gree6eld.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1916-12-15
LOCAL LACONICS
Continued Story OF LOesl Happenings That Are Of In
interest to Our Many ROaders....

All kinds OF useful gifts, at AL
Gardeners.
Mrs. Chapel and two sons left
Wednesday for Dyersburg, where
they will spend the winter, and in
the spring will move to a farm
near Dyersburg.
Brown domemstic, seventeen
yards for 81 90, at AL Gardner's.
German dyed overalls, $1,00, at
Al Gardeners.
Elder Stone, a General Baptist
minister from Indiana, will begin
a four DAYS institute for ministers
and deacons at Sloan church,
north of Dresden, on Monday, Dec.
Is. All invited.
Heavy work shirts, SOC, at Al
Gardeners.
You have to have shoes, buy
them from AL Gardner.
The grocery store Of G. Y. Beard
at Sharon, was broken into one
night this week and groceries,
shirts, etc., to the value of about
SIS taken. Entrance was gained
through a rear door, which was
forced open.
Pepperell sheeting, Doc per yard,
at AL Gardeners.
BIeached domestic, twelve yards
for $1.OO, at AL Gardeners.
Mr.. Charley Myrick, Of the
vicinity of Ralston, was painfully
injured on Monday, when he was
thrown from his wagon, which
ran against a post, and sustained
a scalp wound and was hurt in the
side. 1t is thought one or more
ribs we're broken.
Get that trunk from AL Gardner
Suit cases and bags, fine line, a
AL Gardeners.
Mr.. Heck Crider died Wednes
day morning at the home of his
mother at Sharon, following pro
longed illness of lung trouble, bu'
the direct cause of his death was
pneumonia, which he contracted
after his return from Mayo Broth
ers' sanitarium at Buffalo, N. Y
Mr., Order was about thirty fiv'
wears of age, He is survived b,
his wife and two children, his wife
being Miss Ruth Smith before hel
marriage. He came here severa
months ago from Oklahoma in
very low state Of health. Mr.. Cri
der was a noble, honorable younl
man and the bereaved family hav,
the sympathy Of many friends.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1916-12-15
The Mt. Pelia tobrcco associa-

The Mt. Pelia tobrcco associa-
ton, which had as its pass word,
Get a Dime!" which pass word
became the pass word of tobacco
growers throughout this whole
section, even into Kentucky, has
had to change to Get IL Cents"
in order to keep up with the
buyers. 1t is thought in will be
sold for II, III and IL cents
around, and the buyers have been
eager to take it at that price.
This little organization has been
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1916-12-15
Visiting cards for Christmas at

Visiting cards for Christmas at
the Enterprise Office. 81 2t'
On last Saturday night the Mt.
Pelia W. O. W. camp elected the
following officers for the ensuing
year: Oren Jackson, G. c.; Tom
Todd, P. c.; Clyde Bowers, A.
L.; Horace WAGNER, banker, Gov
Fields, escort; Arther Jackson,
Waterman, Percy Boyette, sentry;
W. A. Parrish, Andrew Bell and
Lee Crittenden, managers, H. A.
Gammons, clerk.