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Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-26
BURGLAR CHOKES
WOMAN WHEN FOUND
Mrs. R. W. Friese Of Council
Bluffs Attacked by Intruder
Condition Is Serious.
GIRL COULD NOT SCREAM

Mrs. r. w. Friese, wife OF rail-
road man living at 3l0l Avenue c,
Council Bluffs, was choked and beaten
into insensibilty carly yesterday
when she screamed for help as a
burglar crawled through window
into her bedroom.
The woman is now in serious
condition. DR.. Fl. D. Kelley attended
her. The burglar escaped.
Mrs. Friese was sleeping with her
daughter when she was awakened by
slight noise made by the intruder.
Her daughter was so frightened that
she was unable to make a cry out, but
Mrs. Friese screamed when she saw
the man, and as she did so he seized
her and chokcd her and beat her over
the head with blackjack.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-26
Says Hubby Broke Sticks
Over Her SpinaI Column

Mary J. Jones, suing William E.
Jones, said to be a wealthy farmer
and stock raiser, for divorce i'll dis
trict court, sets forth in her petition
that he had habit of breaking cur
tain poles across her back.
She says he is trying to hide his
wealth and large income pending the
hearing of the divorce action. She
alleges that she was compelled TO
work iii laundry for $3.50 a week
i'll order to support herself.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-26
Kid Spady, Fleeing Cop,
StopS When Bullet Hits

William (Kid Spady, colored pugil-
ist, will never enter the ring again.
The Kid" tried to escapt from Pa
trolmen Timm and Cummings Tues
day night and the former shot him.
The bullet entered the negro's leg be-
hind the knee and Clipped piece off
the thigh bone.
Charles Reed, J. Olson and Alice
Terrill were arrested with Spady on
the charge of vagrancy. They were
each sentenced to fifteen days in jail.
In Olson's pockets police found a
box Of cocaine. He said he did not
know how 1t came there.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-26
Asks County 10 Refuse
More CONTAGIOUS Cases

Commissioner O'Connor says Dr.
Council, health commissioner, called
him on the telephone, asking, SO he
alleges, that three county commits
sionerS convene and refuse to take
any more contagious cases
1t is an aftermath OF the suit
brought against the county by St.
Joseph's hospital which sued for ex-
pcnses incurred by a county patient.
Judge Leslie decided the case in favor
of the county ruling that the county
was not liable for any cases unless
the patients care was contracted for
by proper authorities.
1t is said the case will be appealed.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-26
The High Cost of
Indigestible Food

~ -
falls heavily upon the house,
hold where there Is no in
telligent direction of the
food supply. Expensive high
proteid foods. such as beef
and pork. impose a heavy
burden upon the liver and
kidneys. They are not as
nutritious as cereals and
fruits. Two Shredded
Wheat Biscuits with milk
supply all the nutriment
needed for a half days work
at a cost of only four or five
cents. Cut out meat and
eggs, eat Shredded Wheat
Biscuit with green vege-
tables and fruits. and see
how much better you feel.
For breakfast with hot milk
or cream. Made at Niagara
Falls, N. Y.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-26
Burglars Loot Grocery;
Flour and EuuS Booty

Burglars who cliubed over the
transom Of the grocery sto1e of A. R.
Anderson, Twenty-seventh and Reese
streets, carried off l,400 pounds OF
sugar, ten sacks of -four, fifty eight
pounds of butter, fifteen pounds of
butterine, fifteen dozen eggs and three
boxes of shoe polish.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-26
SEVEN BILLION is
BUT SMALL CHANGE
Your Wealthy Uncle Samuel
Can Spend This Without
Missing 1t at All.
RICHEST MAN IN WORLD
By A. r. GROH.

When our Uncla Sam, last week,
reached down in his pants pocket,
pulled out his purse and said, BY
gum, III just start doing MY part in
this war by payin' bout seven billion
dollars" we gasped at the bigness OF
the sum.
But that was less than per cent Of
our uncle's total wealth. Our uncle
IS the richest man i'll the world. The
latest estimate of his wealth puts
him down at $lS7,759000,000.
The next richest is Johnnie Bull,
who, if we count his whole empire,
is worth $130,000,000,000.
Germany comes next with $780,
000,000,O00 Then France with $50
000,000,00Q; Russia with $40,000,000,-
900; Austria Hungary with $25,000.-
100000; Italy with S20,0O0,000000.
And so on down to Portugal, which
you can buy for the small sum of
S2,500,000,0O0.
Uncle Sam made his debt about
seven times greater when he spent
those seven billions. He had been
getting things pretty we'll cleaned up
and owed only $1,000, 2Sl ,572.l0.
Don't overlook the dime.)
Will Get it Back.
But, of course, he isn't going to
add all the seven billions to his in
debtedness. Half of it will be loaned
to The allies and they will pay inter
est on it.
Our national debt, as it stood the
first of this year, figures out to about
$40 for each man, woman and child
in this country.
Our national wealth figures out to
$l,87739 for each man, woman and
child in this country.
The seven billions voted last week
means only so from each NJ, W.
and c.
That isn't very much to ask of a
person who has $l,S77 SO, is it? Es-
pecially when interest will be paid
on nearly half of it. And especially
some more when the other half will
be borrowed at very low rate of
interest.
For our Uncle Sam is AAl, prompt
pay and sure credit. He has such a
good reputation that he can borrow
all the money he wants at the lowest
rates of interest. He can borrow
billions at ~ to 8 per cent. The
warning countries have been paying
5 and 5H and even higher percents
in interest.
Others Pay Much More.
Some countries that aren't at war
have to pay very high rates of inter
est because they aren't worth much
and haven't as good reputation as
our dear uncle. Bolivia has borrowed
many a "boliviano," Ecuador many
"sucre" and Honduras many a
peso" at 10 per cent,
"Gol durn it." says Uncle Sam.
whats seven billion dollars? | could
spend ten times that much and still
have quite wad Ileft I've been
addin' just about that much to my
pile every year lately. Take it back
along in 1900, why, | was only wuth
bout $8S,517.000,000. I'm with con-
sid'ably more'n twice that much now.
Shucks! Seven billions! Why that's
Just little small change. Don't men
ton it, Miss France an Mr.. Bull an
Mr.. 1vanof. Glad to help you"
Aren't you proud of your rich
uncle?
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-26

Omaha homes is another way OF
showing our patriotism" said Mrs,
Lowrie Childs,
This is all we are able to decide
until VIC hear from the conference
OF state presidents in Washington
which is being held today she said.
THE subjects under consideration
there which will undoubtedly affect
the Omaha branch are cooperation
with all other patriotic organizations
and Uniform registration Of all other
Societies
The women prominent in the So
eiety are Mesdames T. L. Kimball,
Duncan Ninsonhalcr. Charles T.
Kountze, Charles Armstrong, Denise
Barkalow, Fred Davis, Alex Troup,
James Dahlman.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-26
Drinks Poison After
Quarrel With Husband

Mrs. Mary Scherer, aged II, bride
of two months, drank poison in bed
this morning at her home, 708 North
Thirty-third street, and then
screamed loudly for her husband,
who was getting his own breakfast
in the kitchen. Her husband, Ernest
Scherer, called the police at once.
They responded with stomach pumps
and pulmotors, and she is now be-
lieved to be out of danger.
Mrs. Scherer quarreled with her
husband Tuesday night before going
to bed. She took a bottle Of poison
to bed with her at the time. She
waited until her husband got out of
bed and was getting breakfast before
she took the dose.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-26
New Top Price for Corn
Reached on Omaha Market

A new top was reached on cash
corn when on the Omaha market the
price went to $l.60H a bushel. The
bulk of sales, however, were made
5 to 9 cents lower than this figure.
Generally. however, the market was
A to 5 cents higher. Receipts were
twenty-six carloads.
The cash market on wheat was up
3 to cents, the sales being made at
$2.59@2.60H per bushel, with the Of
ferIngs at fortyfour carloads.
Oats were up cent and sold at
7l@72 cents. Receipts were thirty
nine carloads.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-26
Charles Haffke Visiting
Old ACQuaintanCes Here

Charles Haffle, a former deputy
county attorney, who is now manag-
ing a 2,900-acre ranch near Hope,
Ark, is visiting friends in Omaha.
He renewed old acquaintance at the
court house "Wednesday morning. Mr..
Haffke said that corn and cotton were
the principal crops raised on the big
ranch.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-26
Omaho,s War News

Maj Or Todd of the Omaha Guard battal-
lon has received a letter that he may not
show to his wife. 1t starts out with Dear
est Major" and ends with Lovingly yours"
The major thought at first he was getting
mash note. but discovered Mat the fair
writer, who lives al a small Nebraska town,
was Just writing admiration of Todd's fine
. battalion, and was offering TO send big
bunch Of magazines for the guardsmen to
read.
Army officers stationed In Omaha began
Wednesday to examine young men desiring
to attend the Fort Smelling training camp,
which begins in less than two weeks.
About fifteen appeared before Captain
Mckinley, having been so directed by army
central department headquarters, after
making application and submitting recon-
mendations
Captain Bower, at Fort Omaha, also has
been designated as an examining officer.
Colonel Root has opened offices at the Army
building 10 furnish informa ton and blanks
concerning the training camp and the re-
serve officers corps.
Prot. F. N. Fling of the State university
VIII be chief speaker at another patriotic
rally, to be held Friday at ESQ D. m, at
Central High school. lie will tell What
We Are Fighting For" There arc plans to
make tho meeting the biggest patriotic
demonstration ever held at the school on
the hill.
No weapons have been surrendered 10 the
FEDERAL authorities here In response 10 the
order making 1t unlawful for alien enemies
to have weapons in their possession after
April "a. So It is assumed that such allen
enemies have no weapons.
Thomas Edgar Gage, e years old, an
Engllshman. applied at naturalization
desk in the court house for citizenship pa
pers Il want TO join the army and fight
for my adopted country" he said. Gage IS
a cook and has lived in the United States
several years.
Twenty-one lads of Niobrara came In a
group = join the navy and all but ono
passed The physical examination and we're.
enlisted, The large number Of volunteers
from Ntobrara Is credited TO fine patriotic
spirit shown there by the inhabitants and.
officials, who arranged a rally when Boat
SWANS Mate Harper went there on a re
cruting trip.
Sergeant NJ D. Moore has arrived from ST
Louis to assist Sergeant Carpenter at the
marine corps recruiting station, 1872 Doug
las street. Sergeant Carpenter had been
alone in the work
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-26
Railroads Inaugurate
Small Economies Crusade

"If you see spike lying along the
track, or il you see a pin lying on the
Office floor, pick it up, for by so do
ing you are saving money for the
company" is the text of an order that
has gone out to all employees of all
railroads operating in and out OF
Omaha.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-26
High Cost Burglar Takes
Only the Valuable Stuff

Some time Tuesday night twelve
ffty-pound sacks of -four and twelve
100-pound sacks of sugar were stolen
from A. Anderson's store, 1881 South
Twenty-seyenth street.
, 1917-09-13

found from the ravages of fife Hun.
The history of the thousand years from
the foundation of the city to the year
1908 reads like magic. Rising from the
waves. Venice became the wonder of
the world. Her navy cut the waters
OF every known sea. Her merchants
were the greatest on earth. Her bank
was the financial center of the world.
And for more than ten centuries did
Venice remain the glory of the world,
the center of wealth, o~pulence and
power. the home of culture and intel
ligence. the h%earthstone about which
, 1917-09-13
PUBLIC HEALTH WORK.
Too Many People Die From CAUSES
That Are P~reventablo.

Are Preventablo.
Probably 10000 people die yearly Ia
the United States from p~reventable
causes; also something like . per cent
Of the population Is disabled from sick
ness at any given time, and a large
part of this is preventable.
The standing problem before public
health boards is: How, with the means
at their disposal, to make the greatest
possible reduction In this social waste?
Perhaps there has been more coop
Grafton In this governmental field than
In any other-a freer circulation Of
Ideas and experience. SO that one com
munity has profted by the discoveries
of another. Yet the work Is far from
systematized.
A pamphlet by b Russell Sage
foundation suggests that, with ade-
quate reports on mortality and sick
ness, communities which have the
same general health conditions may
by careful study and comparison work
out a formula for applying their health
appropriations with reasonable certain.
ty of getting the best possible results
for the money.
The first factor in the formula would
be the amount of damage produced by
any given cause of sickness and death.
The second factor would be the readi.
ness with which this cause yielded to
preventive measures. For example.
cancer causes much damage, but in the
present stage of medical science is not
classed as a ~preventable disease. On
the other hand. smallpox causes little
damage. but its potentialities of dam
age are high, and it readily yields to
the simple preventive of vaccination.
By a sufficiently careful study of ade-
quate data a health board can reduce
this to mathematical terms and say,
with assurance, 'Twenty-four per cent
of u appropriation should 60 to pre-
venting infants diseases; II per cent
to tuberculosis" And so on-the fig
ures varying, of course, under differ.
emit conditions of climate, housing, and
the like.
The plan is a suggestion as to what
may be accomplished by cooperation
among enthusiastically Evening Post.
, 1917-09-13
CRUSHING A NATION.
The cambray League and the Fall Of
the Venetian Republic.

The League Of Cambray was the po-
Hdcal combination of continental Eu.
rope In 1908 against the Venetian re-
public, which tore from the Queen Of
the Adriatic" her Respondent crown
and forced to her lips the cup of deep
est humiliation.
Back of the league and causing its
formation were jealousy, ambition and
the desire of Gripping the proud PEG
pie, whose history vas the wonder and
envy Of the world. Too powerful to be
overthrown by any single power, 1t
was resolved that Venice should be
crushed by the combined forces of all
Europe.
During the terrible days of Attila.
about A. d. 453. Venice was founded
out among the lagoons of the Adriatic,
where. IT was felt safety would ha
, 1917-09-13

sat the nnest OF the intellectual graces
and Inequalities. and such she might
have remained but for the League of
Cambray. which. with its overwhelm-
ing forces. gave her the blow lat Ag-
nadello in 1900 from which 1t was i'm
possible for her to Notwithstanding.
, 1917-09-13
Why Shouldn't He2

Why Shouldn't He7
He says he loves his wife better
every year"
"And I believe him. That m
has received three inheritances since
he married her."-Exchange.
, 1917-09-13

The Wyoming State Fair Food Training Camp, September II to Is,
is in the service of the United States government to help solve the
nations food problems. 1t is striving to create greater interest in
live stock; for more and better live stock is one of the country's
crying needs. Do your bit to help this good work along. Attend
the Wyoming State Fair.
, 1917-09-13

Farm stationery, butter wrappers,
shipping tags, etc, on short notice.
We have just what you want-The
Sun.
, 1917-09-13
MISCELLANEOUS

- Cattle and horses branded any wher
on animal. Range Beaver Creek bills
P. o. Collins. Wyo.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-03-30
FOUNDERS DAY EXERCISES
At TUSKEGEe. APRIL 5Th

Tuskegee Institute, Ala. March n
One Of the very impressive tributss with
which DIR. Booker 7. Washington,
memory has i'een honored Was the con
tribution of the colored school children
ON April 5th. 1916. to the Booker T
Washington Memorial Fund. wher
called upon, the children responded witt
nickels and dimes and in some instance,
where they were unable % bring money !.
they brought butter and eggs which thei,
TEACHERS convert~d into cash and for
wsrded to Tuskegee Institute for th.
Memorial Fund
Such popular demonstration Of low.
and loyalty has not been exhibited sine.
the campaign was launched, and il la,
been suggested that the coIored school,
be again invited to con,ribute to the
Memorial Fund and also To conduct .u,t-
able Memorial Exercises ON April 9Th OF
this year.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-03-30

p-pple- In this state. e-rss-islly i, the
i'rir-sriaf ssrtvp~. it j. ri pressing inn
PorsApee 7 Ibe.frqu~ncy OF diseases "A
a ternus natsre ari-'ng from unsanitary
eonhssn,, ~hieh take a horrible toll of
trlnyau ms unnecessarily. and cost. in
fhe segrsste. huge sums of money, ,rn-
phssiz,s tine Importance OF taking every
possible step TO obtain more sanitary
conditions and Ia in-till into the minds
of the people the importance of making
conditions IN and around tt.eir hOms-s a.
sanitary as possible. IL l. we'll under
stood 10y every Intelligent laymsn that a
very large percentage OF diseases is pre-
yentable- Hence, the importance of a
Public Health Day and a Clean Up
Week. when all the reople may unite in
harmonious ell prt for better sanitary
conditions
Therefore, |. John j. Cornwell, Gov
ernor of th- State of West Virginia, do
herrby designate and set apart Monday.
Apr. sixteenth. of the year OF Nineteen
tiunjre and seventeen, a. Public Health
Day.
respectfully urse the newspapers Il
the state 10 call attention % the impOr-
tince of the work of that day and the
following week, and the teachers ot ths.
Public Schools To make the question of
Publir Health subj .ct of discussion for
pne afternoon. e can assume that every
physician will co-operate in creating a
public interest in tire work and that all
good citizens will unite i'm the worthy
Effort of the public health officials to
ring about better sanitary conditions i'm
the state.
In testimony whereof have hereunto
SGN st my hand aud caused th.
SeS Great Seal OF the state To be af-
liked
Done at the Capitol, in the City Of
Charleston. this the tenth day Of Marrh
IN the year oi our Lord, one Thousand
1ine hundred ami seventeen, and in the.
tifty-thiri year of the state
By the Governor
IOHN j. CORNWELL.
Ot>rON g. Young.
Secretary of state.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-03-30
NO SELFISH
MATERIAL RIGHTS

The President. in delivering his mes
sage to Congress ON the German sitn-
alton, ended with the following para.
graph:
IL am thinking of those rights Of hu-
manity without which there il no civil
HatIon. My theme is of those great prIn-
ciple- OF compassion and of protection,
which mankind ha- sought tn throw
abDnt human lives. the lives of nOn-com
batants, the lives of men who are peac,.-
fully at work keeping the industrial pro-
cesses of the world quick and vital, the
lives Of women and children and of those
their sustenance.
I'VE are speaking of no selfish ma
terial rights. but of rights which our
hearts support and whose found alton l.
that righteous passion for Justice upon
which ali law. all structures alike ol
family Of state and of mankind n ust re-i
a. the ultimate base of our existence and
our liberty. J cannot ~ agine any man
with American principles At his heart
hestating To defend these things -
Compare these words of the Presiden
with his treatment of his felIowcitizens OF
African descent. Consider how many
men and women who have been burned
by fire at the stake and iyDcfed by Amer.
ican barbarians without word Of pro-
t''st from the Chief Executive Of the ma
ton, and you become amazed at the hy-
pocrisy involved IN the statements IL j,
Astonishing how this evil of race preiu.
gice from which W. sufier i'm this and
pther countries j. capable Of tran-f rn
men into hopos rites-of making tlI, u
sensitive To one c.a-- Of the populotioI
and GALLONS 10 another The Common
~eaith.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-03-30
FREE BED PROVIDED
At BARNETT HOSPITAL
Purpose is to Provide Hospital
Treatment For Isdissnt
Persons.

permanent organization known O.,
the Barnett Hospital Associstion la.
been established in Huntington for th.
b~neft OF indieent colored persons. Tn.
imperative need OF such an organizstiot
has long besn felt. IL 10 often the ca..
that unfortunate colored citizen. are un.
able 10 pay for treatment in case Of sick
ne-s or accident.
Through the establishment of q fire..
''r'i at the Barnett Hospital provision 1.
made whereby such patients can lie care,
ipr. The following ohicers have l-er
~lert~d by the Organization:
fr-si'ient-Mis Emma wroute John
.on.
VIcr President-Mr-. Amanda Bran.
ham.
Secretary Mrs. Il. q. Winston.
Assistant S~>c.-Miss Eva Tyler.
Treasnrer-Mrs. Pearl Smith.
The sum of ts2 - contributed A. a frr.
will Offering hss been PLACED ia th.
treasury.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-03-30
Eman-ipation Of Jews
Begun in Rusaia All Educational
Restrictions are Removed.

WASHINGTON, March p; First
steps by the new Russian Govs rnment
toward the emancipation Of Jews in Rus
STA were reported today by Aubassador
Francis. who said all educ ational restric
tions ss To both schools aud colleges had
been removed. A bulletin. given out by
the stste Department., was a. follows:
The American Embassy At Petrograd
reports that all restrictions limiting the
rights Of Jews To enter universities and
schools IN Russia have already been ~
moved. sud that thy are now ptrmitte,,
TO enter any sch"Ol or university in the
empire.
Officials here look on this step a. =
forecast of freedom for the Jews m Rus
sis, which will remove one cf the grave-i
charges sgain-t the old Russian regime
Incidentally. also, IL forecasts removal c
passport restrictions, tscau,e oi wh
the United States sbrogsted the com
Jnercisl treaty with Russia. and len +,
nfidence ~ ststeneI T. from officials
Petrogrsd that the treaty -oon may l.
renewed.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-03-30
Republican Committee
Hold Meeting, Routine Business
Transacted, Perfect Harmony

TIE Rcrnlliraa Execntive Corpruiftee
q MciDo~eii county met in the office Of
the circut clerk - We'ch last S.tn-dsy.
Fixl.t n tie twelve mefnber- were pre-.
en- and Hon. Mc'sinni- Hatfield. the
ch i.fmtD. presided. With the exception
oi tie sdoption II re-oluti,n offered by
y. Fia~rd IIill r,qniring sb-ent mem
ber- o. send proxys % tiS chairman and
authorizing him to count those proxys in
determining the presence Of quorum,
nothing but rouiine business vss trsns-
actsd.
Mr.. Harry Totz presented a resolution
winch ~ss adopted requiring the secre-
t4ry u register all notices of meeting 10
members and have return card attached
Perfect harmony and the be-t Of feeling
prevailed.