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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-01-07
Best Man Murders
Bridesmaid Who
Refused to Wed Him

Chicago, Jan. 6-Joseph Soboj did
not understand that custom in Po-
land that the principal attendants of
a bridal couple at a, wedding will
themselves be married at an early
date is not necessarily a custom in
Chicago. Consequently Miss Celia
Rudon is dead, and Soboj is he'd by
the police on charge of killing her.
Miss Rudon was bridesmaid at a
Polish wedding six months ago, at
which Soboj was best man. Subse-
quently he proposed matrimony. Her
refusal cost her her life, for the re-
jected best man hid near her home
and shot her as she walked by, the.
police said. Then Sobej fired two
shots at himself. When after few
moments Of unconsciousness it was
discovered that they had merely cut
holes in his shirt, the destination
of the ambulance in which he was
riding was changed from the hospital
to the police station.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-01-07
MASKED BANDITS
MAKE RICH HAUL
Bold Work With Auto in Street
Of Tarentum Nets Ten
Thousand.
GLASS FIRMS PAY ROLL

Pittsburgh, Pa, Jan. 6.-Three
masked highwaymen today held UP
an express messenger at Tarentum,
near here, and robbed him Of $4,000,
the pay roll Of the Flaccus Glass COM
pany. The money had been sent from
here by rail and upon. its receipt at
Tarentum was transferred to an au-
tomobile, though still in charge Of
thei messenger. AS the machine was
passing through the residence part
of the village it was side-swiped by
a large touring car and stopped. I'M
mediately q man with a handkerchief
over his face sprang on the running
board and pointing a revolver at the
express messenger ordered him to
hand out the money. He then de-
manded the magnetic key of the auto
mobile and, with his revolver still
covering the messenger apd chauf-
feur, backed to his own machine, in
which were two other men. They
drove quickly away. s b
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-01-07
Committee on Committees
Picked by Districts Even +,
Before Caucus Met.
WHO HELD RESPONSIBLE

Lincoln, Jan. 6.-(Special. Just
now some OF the members Of the
lower branch OF the Nef<aska legis-
lature are wondering ,klkshcr the
modern plan Of selecting the standing
committees Of the Legislature brings
good results. ~ ,
Under the former plan, the speaker
of the house, who was to great ex-
tent held responsible for good or bad
Legislation, selected the standing
committees of that body. Usually he
called in 4 number of the members in
whom he had Conscience and the se-
lections were made usually by placing
men in the chairmanships who we're
especially qualified for the position.
Under the present plan, the stand
ing committees are selected by a spe-
cial committee, which has neither The
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-01-07
Speaker Something of Dead Letter
AS Committees Are Chosen Now

authority Of rules Of procedure nor
of the majority of the majority party
of that body, nor, has it the sanction,
perhaps, Of the speaker elected, who
must stand responsible for legislation.
The. special committee known as
the committee on committees was
selected by the democrats of each
congressional district 'electing two or
three from their own, district Is COM
posesth committee, After a sturdy
battle. of wits etween the Hitchcock
faction IN e legislature and the
Bryan facti0 IN which Representa-
tive Nortont WI Polk was backed by
the latter, whiik friends OF Senator
Hitchcock goE;6<hind Mr.. Taylor for
the purpose ofsdefeating the Bryan
man, Taylor wpn out.
Now 1t Is understood that Norton
the Committee ard the se-
lections for the standing committees
will be ma2e by minority OF the
members and the speaker,
who should have much to say in the
selection, is not even member of
that committee, and no one appears
to know whether he has EVEN been
advised with. &
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-01-07
TWO GOVERNORS SIT
ON LID IN ARIZONA
Legislature Divides Itself Into
Three Faction, and Work Of
Session at Standstill.
REPUBLICANS HOLD KEY

Phoenix, ~-Ariz, Jan. 6.--Chaotie
conditions rule in the Arizona legis-
lative circles tonight, two days Of the
assembly of that body, because two
meH are seeking to exercise the ex-
ecutive function. These conditions
will not be settled, even temporarily
until the supreme court decides next
week on the petition of Thomas E.
Campbell, to GUST G. w. P. Hunt from
possession of the office.
2 Three groups exist among the legis-
lators, pro-Hunt, anti-Hunt and
Campbell. None, has, outlined pro-
gram and while there are number
of candidates for the speakership,
no formal CAUCUS has been held so
far to choose candidate, as the
leader of any of the group.
Both Hunt and Campbell are pre-
pairing to submit messages to the as
sscmbly.
1T is asserted by students OF the
situation, that Hunt will control the
organization of the house, while the
senate it is asserted will be the scene
OF close contest with the FIVE re-
publican members holding the bal
ance of power.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-01-07
Colonel W. F. Cody
Is Reported Dying
By His Physician

Glenwood Springs, Colo, Jan, o.
The condition Of Colonel William F.
Cody buffalo Bilr took turn for
the worse early today and his physi-
clan announced he was hurrying the
colonel back to Denver.
Colonel Cody is slowly nearing the
end and cannot recover from his pres
ent Illness" DR.. w. w. Cook, in at
tendance, announced.
Colonel Cody came to this resort
this week in the hope of recovering
his healtf/ He suffered nervous
collapse last night and, as result, his
mental faculties are in a serious CON
dition, according to DIR. Cook.
1t is planned to take the colonel to
Denver tonight and later to his old
home in Cody, Wyo. Colonel Cody
contracted severe cold several weeks
ago. His condition since has grown
critical because of complications.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-01-07
FARM
L0ANBANk BOOKS
Will Open SOON
Nextgi <s <a,S,s lay Date Fixed
.,,,eNsNN .se Who Desire
V ~ Take Stock in New
Financial Institutions.
CONTINUE THIRTY DAYS
Collector of Internal Revenue
Sent Here Designated as v.
the Receiving Officer.
CASH MUST ACCOMPANY
trrom a staff Correspondent.

tFrom staff Correspondent
Washington, Jan. Especial Tele-
gram. )--Thc federal farm loan board
has announced that subscription books
for the sale of stock for tie twelve
federal land banks will be opend
simultaneously in all of the twelve
cities next Wednesday, January 10.
Under the terms of the. farnfloap act
this stock is to remain on sale thirty
days. The books will close February
9, and Immediately thereafter the sec
retary of the treasury, on behalf of
the United States, will subscribe to all
of the remaining unsold stock. Each
bank will be capitalized at $750,000.
The shares wilkbe $5 each.
George w. Norris, farm loan COM
missioner, has sent subscription books
and subscription blanks to each, of the
cities, and notices will be posted in
all of the federal buildings Of the
twelve cities advertising the stockNfo for
sale. VA
The collector of internal revenue,
George L. Loomis, has been desig-
mated to receive subscriptions for the
Omaha bank, and in whose custody
the stock books will remain for thirty
days. Subscriptions may also be made
direct to the federal farm loan board.
Washington. Each subscription must
be accompanied by cash or certified
check equal 20 per cent of the sub
scription, the balance to be paid upon
the issuance Of the stock.
Nebraskans in Evidence.
The republican members Of con-
gress' from Nebraska were consider
ably in evidence yesterday during the
consideration of the agricultural ap-
preparation bill. Mfi Reavis took oc-
casion to say a number of pleasant
things about the farmer whom he said
was engaged in owrking, not only to
keep starvation from the people of the
United States, but from the world at
large. ~ M
Mr.. Sloan spoke at length on the
dairy situation, while Mr.. Kinkaid
announced the amendment in the bill,
appropriation for the Ne-
braska national forest and giving the
secretary Of agriculture authority to
acquire lands by purchase, or con-
demnation adjacent to the Niobrara
division of the Nebraska national for
est, suitable for nursery sites, to be
used for the purpose of growing trees
for planting on the Nebraska nationa;
forest.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-01-07
RUSS LINE ALONG
SERETH THREATENED
Teutons Capture >Braila and
Moving Toward Galatz,
Twelve Miles North,
DANGER AT TWO POINTS

The cant,,re ~ Rail, ~ Field MAJ.
,!,-, -.
snai Won Maekehseh' ms auvAnee On
Galatz, twelve miles north; the clear
ing Of Dobrudja Of Russians, and fur
ther Tepton;c successes IN Moldav;a
~
na.e piousn' 'hc NounhAa eA
paign to a new phase,
The Braila bridgehead, while not
;tselft. a, integral n,,t of~h. s.r..,,
-. .s,s
hne, now heiu py tne russians run
ming northwestward from the Danube
toward the Moldayian frontier noun
ta;ns formed ., o,t,v;,o dsf.,.. !,
!. = - 80, ns p -
enat me on tne danube end and IT'S
capture weakens the eastern flank OF
the Sereth position.
Galatz, likewise on the DanuIe lies
Just behind the Scrett line. and that
town now Is menaccd bv 4 ;ermano.
Bulgarian movement across the
Danube from Il IN Dobrud;a ,ads
possible BY the Russian evacuation of
the province. X
3i,It is not only here. hdiSAser tbat
the Sercth line is threatehkdf for de.
spite a tenacious defense by the R,s-
SLAMS and Rounianians, the linz north.
westward beyond the Buzeu river Il
not holding well against The Teuton;c
pressure, while the efforts 10 keen the
Teutons in check In the Moldav;,, I,
frontier valleys Isl apparently proving
still Lees surceesf,I F' 80
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-01-07

see to it that the prisoners do hot
get a chance TO con over such choice
bits of scandal, stories of crime and
certain other items as delight seek
ers Of the sensational in the outside
world. Just as prisoner starts to
read a story to the effect that the
so-and-so club is agitating ,rcforri
in social circles and advising officials
to take some action in regards the
he'll encounter black space where
the censorship board of one has been~
at work -
Nevertheless the county prisoners
will be allowed to read all the weighty
editorials they want to and can at
least keep up with the prospects-for-
peace situation, the H. c. Of L. rum
bles and, perchance, Tom Lawson's
latest leap into the FIRST column po-
sition.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-01-07
Prisoners in County Jail to Read
Much Censored Newspapers

The British war office censors
haveN nothing on Douglas county's
new sheriff, Mike Clark.
With new sheriff coming into lof-
fee the prisoners in the county jail
took advantage of the situation to
make appeals for certain heretofore
ungranted privileges. One of the re-
quests was that they be allowed
newspapers. 4,NE.,5 SD.
Following .. conference with Judge
Sears Sheriff Clark announced that,
starting Monday, copies Of the daily
Omaha papers will be distributed
among the county jail residents, but
the former street car man will per-
use said news organs with dis
eliminating eye and WELD the scissors
whenever it is necessary.
In other words, Sheriff Clark will
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-01-07
"a
LAST R0UMAN|AN
DANUBE pORTnOW
At TEUTON MERCY
German Forces Follow Re.
treating Russians and Rou.
manians Along Whole
Eastern Line.
FIVE TOWNS OCCUPIED
Berlin Reports Heavy Fighting
South Of Riga and Nine Hun,
y dred Prisoners Captured.
TURKS REPuLsE BRITISH
tBy Associated Press,

Along a l00-mile front in southeast
ern Moldavia the troops of the cen.
tral powers are slowly pressing the
retreating Russians and Roumaniaps
back upon the line Of the Sereth
river. The Sercth has been reached
by the troops Of Field Marshal Won
Mackensen at two points between
Fokshani and Galatz, the last Rourna-
nisn port on the Danube, and which
is reported under the fire of German
guns.
From the Uzul valley to Galatz the
Austro- Germans have been successful
at several points and have compelled
the Russians and Roumanians to re-
tire before their attacks. AT one
point in the Uzul valley the Russians
were victorious in a battle for the
possession of height.
Heavy fighting is reported in the
region of Soveia In the Suchitza val
ley, about ten miles inside the Molda-
Wan frontier. South of the Trotqs
valley the Austro-G Germans in their
latest advance have taken 800 pris-
oners.
Macksnsen Takes Five Towns.
In southern Moldavia Field Marshal
Won Mackensen, followed up his cap
ture Of Braila with the occupation
of five towns southfof the Sereth and
between Fokshani And Galatz. North
of Braila lPetrograd admits that the
Russians and Roumanians have re-
tired across the Sereth.
Severe fighting has, taken place
around Riga, at the northern end of
the long eastern 'front.' German
forces, Berlin says, were successful in
engagements south of Riga and near
the river IA, capturing 900 prisoners
and several machine guns. Russian
attacks farther south along the sDvina
river failed. IN
Russian troops, says Petrograd,
were successful in combats west Of
Riga, taking 275 prisoners and one
! battery. 1
!, British Enter German Trench.
Is e. - / + "a /. Il a
There has been little activity along
the rest Of the eastern front, except
in the Carpathians, where a Russian
attack in the region of Kirlibaba was
repulsed.
North Of the river Ancre, in north
ern France, British troops in a night
attack entered German advanced
trench. Northeast of Verdun a Ger
man raid was made into the French
lines. Artillery engagements are tax
ing place at other points on this
front.
An attack by strong British force
against Turkish positions near Imam
Muhamed, on the Tigris front, was
repulsed with heavy fosses, CONSTANT
nople reports, and the British re-
tired to their trenches.
East of Hamadan, in Persia, the
Turks repuised2a Russian attack with
severe casualties Near .Sakkiz Rus
sian attacks were also repulsed by the
Turks.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-01-07
Young Farmer Killed Z
As Auto Jumps BRIDGE

Oliver Creek, Neb., Jan. 6.-(Special
Telegram. Prank Upper young
man residing seven miles southeast Of
Silver Creek, was killed on the Platte
river bridge south Of here last night,
when his auto ran into two wooden
ratings Of the bridge and dropped to
the ice twelve feet below. He was
caught beneath the car and his neck
broken. A companion, Tony Stovicek
of TarnoV, escaped with minor bruises.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-01-07
Elector Lightner .
Of Columbus Quits;
Byrnes Succeeds
(From a Staff Correspondent J

Lincoln, Jan. 6.-(Special Tele-
gram. )-Democratic electors met at
the office Of Governor Neville at
noon today and organized, with w.
M. Morning of Lincoln chairman and
Otto Baumann of Omaha secretary.
Louis Lightner Of Columbus was
present and presented his resignation
as an elector and the remaining cleo
tors filled the vacancy by eiecting
John c. Byrnes OF Columbus in his
place. The electors will meet Mon
day to select the messenger to carry
the vote to Washington.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-01-07

Announcement Of the discovery
was made by T. B. Robertson, pro-
fessor of biochemistry, who said that
he had succeeded in isolating tethe-
Min and that he believed it was the
first time in the history OF biological
science that it had been done.
DR.. Robertson said that his expert
ments covered a period Of four years
and that the ultimate Importance Of
the discoveries made by him and his
associates could not be estimated at
this time. NJ
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-01-07
Snow Fast Disappearing
Over the Entire State

According to reports to railroad
headquarters, the weather all through
Nebraska is of a brand similar to that
prevailing in Omaha All through
the western and central portions OF
the state temperatures started in this
morning at little above freezing
and the snow is rapidly disappearing.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-01-07
R. O! MarneII Appointed
Workmen'S Grand Treasurer

Holdfegc, Neb., Jan. 6.-(Special
Telegram. Frank A. Anderson,
grand master workman Of the An
cient Order United Worknien, has
appointed r. O. Marnell, cashier of
the Merchants National bank Of Ne
braska, City. grand treasurer Of the
Ancient Order. United Workmen OF
Nebraska to fill the vacancy caused
by the death of Z. L. Dodder. Z
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-01-07
Douglas County Files i
Claim With the State

Lincoln, Jan. 6.-(SpeciaL) THE
county Of Douglas today filed claim
against the state with Auditor Smith
for $2,0l318 being the amount due for
taking Juveniles to state institutions.
The bill includes $i03.04 for feeding
and $2sS.94 for, conveying prisoners to
the pcnitentiary. IA
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-01-07

Il Comparative Local Records.
1917. 1916. 1915. 1914.
Highest Yesterday, IS % 90 ss
Mean ,tempefatute.. 40 J. 80 "a
Precipitation ..+.... 90 90 o6 90
Temperature and precipitation departures
from the normal at Omaha since March /,
and compared with the last two years:
Normal temperature ....s........ 81
Excess for the day.. 10
Total excess since March l.@..... 2sS
Normal precipitation. s...... ~ inch
Deficiency for the day. .....3 % inch
Total rainfall since March 1. .16. ~ inches
Deficiency since March 1...... IL SIS inches
Deficiency for cor, period. 1915. 1 .es inches
Deficiency for cor. period, 1914 .. IS inches
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-01-07

PRECIPITATION departures
: Omaha since March /,
the last two years:
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1917-07-27

Lake Superior district in 1S45 with an output of a few thousand pounds. From this small beginning the in crease in production was spasmodic for the next few years, but from 1850 to 1915, period of 65 years, the average increase has been between nine and ten percent year Steadily and consistently production and con- sumption of copper have gone hand in hand with the worlds prog Fess. While there have been many bad years with the steel producers there have been com paratively few in copper. and only two in the last r years. The advent of the war but served 10 emphasize the dependence oi the worlds progress upon the copper supply Had not lacking dis covered how to utilize the great low grade copper deposits in Arizona and Utah. hy making each two thousand bounds of rock yield up it's miserIy little 10 to 20 pounds of copper, the world would have been paying 25c for copper long before now, war or no var This is an indisputable fact. There are now six of these great low grade porphyry copper mines: Utah Copper, Miami Consolidated, II, Ray Consolidated and Chino Copper
 The first of these commenced prpduc- tion in 1909. In the nine years, from 1909 to 1917, they have pro/Iced 2.- 2S4.99y,29 pounds. In three years, 1913, II and Ia We exported 5000 .000 pounds more copper than the entire production from 1909 to 1917. or 2,- 3G3 100000 pounds. During the two years preceding the war we exported 2o0. .000.000 pounds more copper than we did in 1915 and in l9lG
 t is merely replacing the destroyed copper that it took us 30 years to export, but keeping up with the normal yearly increase in demand that cOnfrOnts us While European manufacturers must buy great Quan- titles of copper after the war to re- gain their foreign trade and supply their own domestic demand, we have similar conditions to meet at home. Dozens Of great new enterprises await lower copper prices. Thousands of old undertakings hold back work and
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1917-07-27

Copper now is known as the truly re- markable metal of civilizatio It has become the, mainstay of all the industries science and art. Eiectri- cal development alone consumes two thirds of the entire production in or
 dinary times. Everywhere you turn :ou see copper, even though you may not recognize it as such. Copper wire, vats, pots and pans are easily recognized, but the use of a small amount of other metal makes an ef- fective disguise for copper. Aumi- mum bronze is ten per cent aluminium and ninety per cent copper, and this is fair guide to the percentage of copper necessary in all bronze. gun metal, brass, german silver and oth- CT alloys that serve to disguise cop per and go to make up plumbing, gas and electric fixtures. door and win dow locks, knobs, hinges and hooks, wire screens, fire eXtinguishers, beds and all the brass and copper things that are on every engine, he it rail-
 fire, auto, sta tionary, steamboat aero plane or toy, thousands upon thous
 ands of things never thought Of as copper. AS the world advanced, the more copper has been required, until a grave crisis has arisen. This situ- ation has grown up since the civil
 war, although copper always has been one of the great metals of ciyiliZa- tion. Two thousand years before Christ it, was the money standard i'll Egypt, and it was known probably five thousand years before that. being one of the six metals mentioned in the old testament The copper mines at Mt Sinai, said to have been worked as recently as 1900 B. C. are the oldest now known, while Spain has been furnishing copper to the world for nearly 5000 years from its Rio Tinto mine, which yet remains one of the greatest copper producers of the world and is said to have produced 2O,00O,O ,OOO to 3O,000,000 pounds during the Phoerician, Carthaginian and Ro- man regimes. Yet there are not more than fifty great copper mines in the entire world. These, with a few exceptions. are in the United States, commercial copper produc- tion having been commenced in the
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1917-07-27

electric wiring, hardware, even to door hinges and plumbing. Long ago the housewives lost their kitchen utensils
 All the copper that has been ex ported to Europe in the last 50 years is being lost beyond salvage. Re- placing it will be a practical impos- slbility for years to come. The Ger man scientists have apparently found substitutes for everything but copper. Sc great has been the need of copper that the factories, public buildings and dwellings of Poland. Belgium and northern France as stripped bare of copper.
 Copper has become,- next to iron the worlds greatest metal necessity and most profitable. More is being used now than is being produced. Even Am erica, as well as Europe, is bare Of copper. Had it not been for the great development in Arizona copper mining in the past five years the worldwide copper situation would indeed be desperate. War is but a passing incident in the condition that has led up to the present situation
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1917-07-27
HoW's This ?

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 Halls Catarrh Medicine has been taken oy catarrh sufferers for the past thirty hve years. and has become known as the most eliable remedy for Catarrh. Halls Catarr Medicine acts thru the Blood on the Mucous surfaces. expelling the Poi son from the Blood and healing the dis eased portions.
 After you have i-,.er sfaii >--.carrh Medicine for a shoI time you viii see a great improvement :n your general health. Start taking &zall'a Catarrh Medf- cine at once and ge rifl of catafrh. Send for testimonials. fro.
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The copper era and Morenci leader., 1917-07-27
WHAT ABOUT THE WORLD COPPER
 SITUATION
(By John A. Barnes)

Not alone during the war but dur iAg the period of rehabilitation that must follow it, the most important
 metal will be copper and tae most vital question that of obtaining an adequate supply at reasonable price. Hamburg has 'scrapped' its famous cathedral bells for gun metal. Not only are the church bells of Germany, and captured Bel. gium and Northern France being made into cannon, but also every ar ticle that contains copper. Buildings have been stripped of their roofs,