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The Ordway new era., 1919-05-16
GENERAL RULES OF :
As fixed by Statute and Common Usage.

the circumstances. (New York Rule. }
No vehicle shall proceed at greater
speed than the law allows, and is
safe and proper under conditions then
obtaining. A driver must operate as
ANY reasonable man exercising or
dinary prudence and care would op-
crate under similar circumstances" /"
Otherwise he Is guilty of negligence
in case of an accident.
Where "Danger-Run Slow" signs
appear, speed must not exceed legal
maximum rate.
No vehicle shall cross any street
or avenue, or make any turn at a
dangerous speed. and shall not exceed
the legal limit.
No person shall operate a motor
vehicle recklessly. and only at the
rate of speed that Is proper, consider
ing traffic at the time and the width
of the highway. SO as not to endan-
ger life and property.
". General Rules Of Conduct
on the Highway
A vehicle crossing from one side
The Ordway new era., 1919-05-16

ly warning may prejudice their stand
ing before a court of la W.
Hand drawn vehicles and pedes-
trians should habituaiiy cross street
Intersections only at right angles and
should proceed as promptly as pos
sible.
Pedestrians must be cautious. par
ticularly in crossing alleys, and OBJ
vious entrances for vehicle into build
ings. Pedestrians should also look
In either direction befor crossing a
street and not heedIessly interfere
with passage of vehicles.
VII. Lights on Vehicles
All vehicles must carry light or
lights in conspicuous position SO as
to be readily seen from front between
sunset and sunrise.
Motor vehicles from one hour after
sunset until one hour before sunrise
must show at least two (2) white
lights. visible not less than 200 feet
in direction vehicle is going. and one
red light visible in opposite direction;
need display only one ~
white light in direction they are 60
ing.
White lights of the rear signal
lamp must be thrown on rear license
tag; and said tag must be kept clean
from oil. grit and mud.
The Ordway new era., 1919-05-16
THE ROAD

| Of the street to the other. where there
is two-way traffic. shall head in the
same direction as traffic on that side
of the street.
Excepting in emergency or when
special traffic regulations require
otherwise. no vehicle shall stop in
the street other than lengthwise. at
or near the sidewalk or curbstone.
so as not to obstruct crossing.
No motorist shall crowd any per-
son against the curb or any vehicle
or object.
No vehicle shall be stopped or
commence to unload on any car track
street so as to arrest passage of street
cars.
Before leaving any motor vehicle
unattended out Of sight. driver shall
stop engine, disengage 1t. and set
emergency brake: or. II an electric
vehicle. he must remove plug and
set emergency brake.
Vehicles must stop in such a way
as not to interfere with passage of
pedestrians at crossings, always
avoiding projection OF horse or ve-
hicle within five feet Of crossing.
On two-way streets heavy and slow
vehicles shall keep as close to right
hand curb as possible to allow rapid
moving and lighter traffic to proceed
Independently.
No vehicle shall emerge from an
alley. stable. garage. or other area
of building abutting on sidewalk at
a pace faster than a walk.
No one shall drive or conduct any
vehicle in such condition. or SO con-
structed. or SO loaded as to be likely
to cause accident or injury to man or
beast.
The use of muffier cut-out upon
motor vehicle or any other vehicle is
prohibited.
Cars must not smoke. A little may
be permissible in starting
Patrolmen. when halting traffic.
will face the line of traffic to be halt
ed, extend arms at angle of 80 de-
grees, palms of hand outward. When
traffic has stopped. arms will be drop
ped to side.
VI. Rights and Duties Of Pedestrians
Pedestrians shall have the right of
way at street crossings, subject only
to traffic regulations. and the street
crossing shall be kept clear for their
use.
Since pedestrians have equal rights
with motorists at crossings. motorists
who do not slow down and give time
The Ordway new era., 1919-05-16
PAINT AND lLLlTERacY.
Fact Comes to Light That Lo
eaIities Least Using Books Avoid
Paint Also.

Washington, d. CA curious fact
has been brought to light by The Edu-
cational Bureau and the bureau of In
dustrial Research here. 1t Is that In
the states where illiteracy is most
prevalent paint is least used. The
paint referred to is the common or
barn variety. of course, for the back
woods countries have no need for the
finer pigments or facial adornments.
1t is true, though, that in the sections
of all states where white illiteracy is
highest painted homes ire rare and
painted outbuildings and barns are
practically unknown. Probably the
illiterates do not use paint Oh their
buildings because they do not under
stand Its value as preservative.
The Ordway new era., 1919-05-16
Tractor Pulls Is Ton Load Of Shale

twenty-five tons trip. The roads
have been bad or the haul could be
increased. As soon as the mud dries,
the company will add another trailer.
bringing the total pull up to thirty
tons.
The Ordway new era., 1919-05-16

The Salverson Brick company.
Petersburg, ILL.,. who purchased
tractor to haul shaie from the coal
mine to the .brick manufacturing
plant, uses it to handle five wagons.
each carrying five tons, aggregating
The Ordway new era., 1919-05-16

Typewriter ribbons for all makes
machines-at the New Era.
The Ordway new era., 1919-05-16

Scale books at this offlce.
The Ordway new era., 1919-05-16

Writing huid-at this office.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-01-13
Ratification Of Dry
Amendment to Be First
Act Of Legislature

Lincoln, Jan. 12.-(Special. Ma
tional prohibition will be approved
in the Nebraska legislature during
the coming week.
When the Nebraska state senate
reconvenes Monday afternoon, prac-
tically the first matter to come up
will be the bill ratifying the federal
dry amendment. 1t was introduced
Thursday afternoon Of last week
but went over under the rules. The
measure IS expected to come up for
final reading and passage tomorrow
and viii be rushed over to the
house.
Steps were also taken in the house
to ratify the amendment last week
but the presiding officer ruled it out
Of order until four days had elapsed.
The senate committee on commit
tees will meet Monday morning to
complete the assignment of meme
bers of committees. The report is
practically drafted, but few chang
es remain yet to be made. The
house committee has already COM
pleted its report and will probably
file it Monday afternoon at the
same time as the senate.
Both houses convene at ! 80 Mon
day afternoon.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-01-13

talking. / do know he has no au-
therity to set himself up to talk for
these troops, and if he has assumed
this authority, he has exceeded his
bounds and what he has said will
amount to nothing.
However, desire to take this
occasion to state that the people Of
Omaha and Secretary Flower of the
Y. M. c. A. have been most court
eous to us from the time we arrived
at II o'clock this morning. We en-
joyed our three hours in the city,
and / know the occasion will re-
main a pleasant memory with all Of
us. Mr.. Flower was particularly
kind and generous, and know the
boys enjoyed their swim in the pool,
which to my certain knowledge, was
perfectly clean and sanitary. There
was no occasion for complaint on
this score, and if there has been any
criticism on this account, / feel per-
fectly free to say that it was un-
grounded and unjust.
Il am exceedingly sorry that this
incident should have come up to
mar our otherwise delightful visit
to your town"
Omaha daily bee., 1919-01-13
Farmers of Aurora Take
Up County Agent Problem

Aurora, Neb., Jan. 12.-(Special
Telegram. Farmers of the county
yesterday heard arguments for and
against the petition to abolish the
county agent in this county. The
county board sat in judgment. Rep
resentative Frank Anderson return
ed from Lincoln to assume the lead
ership of the ants. N. w. Gains of
lincoln, ]. o. Shroyer Of Humbolt
and w. H. Chapman of Seward were
out-of-town reinforcements for the
friends of the county agent. Num-
erous frey speeches were made. The
county board declared that it origi-
nally hired the county agent at the
urgent request of the state council
of defense. The board took under
advisement the question of dispen-
sing with the agent.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-01-13
ri Die IN Crash on
New York Central

sufficient distance within which even
to check the speed of his train.
When he threw on the emergency
brake, Engineer Friedley said. the
engine and tender broke away from
the train. Freed from the drag Of
the cars, its momentum almost
seemed to make it leap forward and
then came the crash. Neither En-
gineer Friedley nor Fireman Brill
was injured.
Engineer Friedley left Buffalo
yesterday afternoon at $40 o'clock
and reached Syracuse at 7:30 o'clock.
He laid over there until o'clock
in the morning and then took the
Southwestern Limited westbound.
The train was due at Batavia at :04
a. m, and the Wolverine was due
at 2:08
Nothing to Obstruct View.
1t was a clear, cold night and OBJ
jects could be seen at considerable
distance. The track, at the point
where the accident occurred, is
straight away and there is nothing
to obstruct the view of train crews
for miles. The railroad inquiry
is already under way and it is under
stod Coroner Snow plans to begin
one tomorrow.
Only three passengers in the rear
coach escaped instant death. They
were Mr.. and Mrs. Nathan Lich-
terman Of New York, and an I'M
woman, said by the rail-
road authorities to be Miss Flora
Doherty of Flint. Mich. Seriously
injured, they were taken to the Ba-
tavia hospital.
Miss Doherty has both legs brok-
en- and is internally injured. She
is not expected to live through the
night. Mrs. Lichternlan is more
seriously injured than her husband.
In addition to body injuries her face
is terribly torn. It was said Mr..
and Mrs. Lichterman were married
only short time ago and were on
their way to Chicago where Mr..
has business interests.
Eleven bodies we're removed about
noon and brought to undertaking es-
adjustments here. Shortly after 3
o'clock, nine additional bodies were
brought in and it was said that there
were no more in the wreckage.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-01-13

have never recovered from the
shock Men and women here sleep
with revolVers under their heads.
Seine are known to have retired,
taking axes to bed with them as safe
guards against the intruder respon-
sible for the death of the Moore
family and two little Stillinger girls
Mind May Be Unbalanced.
The fact that Hoskins was keeping
in a convenient place an AK handle
as a weapon, coupled with the fact
that he is known to have devoted
a great deal of his time to brooding
over the Villisca tragedy at the time
it happened, is taken to indicate that
his mind had become more or less
unbalanced.
During the trial of the Rev. Lynn
George ]. Kelley at Red Oak two
years ago, it was pointed out that
Hoskins' actions we're peculiar in
the extreme. He seemed not to be
able to take his mind from the case.
He thought and talked about it con-
tinually, neighbors say. No import
ance was attached to the mans &C
ton at the time, his friends. believing
that Hoskins' mind would become
normal again.
Recalls Villisca Murder.
During the investigation of J. N.
Wilkerson, the detective, which is
still under way in Montgomery
county, the excitement extended to
Adams county, and every person in
the two counties was either for or
against Wilkerson in his attempt to
fix the responsibility for the crime
on a prominent Montgomery county
citizen Wilkerson carried his fight
into Adams county making NUM-
Der of speeches and collecting hum
dreds of dollars for the fund to be
used in connection with the investi-
CATION.
Hoskins also became intensely in
terested in Attorney General Hav-
ner's effort in Adams county to in
dict Wilkerson for some question
able tactics he is alleged to have en-
ployed.
With his mind completely unbal-
lnced, following constant brooding
over this subjects it is thought Hos
kins lost control of himself when |
MS wife refused to carry out her
agreement to visit his father. |
Friends of the man also think that
Mrs Hoskins knew the danger of
he situation when she left the room. |
It is pointed out that the woman did |
not leave the back porch, and she
must have heard her husband beat
ng the children on the inside. Mrs. |
doskins was on the back porch |
when the infuriated man rushed out
# the kitchen and set upon her with
he club.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-01-13
~" Pool Gets Clean
Bill After Reflection
Continued From Page Ons.l

covery at the Y. M. c. A., which is
a disgrace to the city. Hurry up
and get over here. The lieutenant
will give you the details"
a reporter ten minutes later step
ped off the elevator on the third
floor, and found the lieutenant en-
joying his midday meal. He was
surrounded by a dozen others, who
were giving him eager attention
while he continued to blast the Y.
M. c. A. authorities.
ut would suit me much better to
talk to you in a half an hour" the
officer replied to a request for a
statement of what he had seen to
condemn in the association pool.
When the reporter returned again in
Is minutes, Lieut.. Rehling had taken
his departure to the depot.
Find Pool o. X.
In the meantime, however, several
other persons, including a reporter,
who had heard of the officers con-
formations, went to the Y. M. c. A.
building and were shown through
the bath rooms. They were taken to
investigate the swimming pool also.
R. +. Flower, general secretary of
the association, spent a half hour
with these men.
"It looks perfectly all right to
u.s." was the general opinion. In
spite of the fact that 800 men had
just come out of the pool, it looked
as clean and as inviting as any pool
anywhere.
Il am at a loss to understand why
such an untruthfud report should be
circulated" said Mr.. Flower. Ger
family we did every thing we could
for the soldiers. Our pool always
is kept in a clean and sanitary CON
dition."
When, just before his train left,
Lieut.. Refining saw the reporter APP
preaching him, he left group of
officers to whom he was talking on
the depot platform.
Do Not Uphold Lieutenant.
Lieut.. Rehling has no right to
make a statement to the press for
these troops" said Lieut.. Bliss. II
am in charge, and if there is any
statement to be made / am the one
to make it. l do not know what
Lieut.. Rehling has been saying, and
/ do not know to whom he has been
Omaha daily bee., 1919-01-13
Many Articles Being
Manufactured Here
in New Local Plants

If you were to ask the ordinary
Omaha citizen to name one-tenth of
the different articles manufactured
in Omaha how close do you think
he would come to naming even that
number?
An interesting feature in that con-
nection, is chart that was hung on
the wall of the rooms at the Cham
Der of Commerce recently. II is a
chare gotten out by Armour & Co.,
showing the by-products of their
packing plant, thowing over 40 diff
ferent byproducts.
The more important of these pro-
ducts are emphasized by small sam
pies of the products fastened to the
chart, many of which are displayed
in glass tubes. Several of those dis
played are: Hair for cushions, artists
brushes and plaster, bone buttons,
Omaha daily bee., 1919-01-13
COMMISSIONERS
OPPOSE M'ADOO
RAILROAD PLAN
Thlnk Carriers Should be
Turned Back to Private
Owners as Soon as
Possible.
FTom . sac CORRESPONDENT.

Lincoln, Jan. i2.-(Special ALI
three members of the Nebraska
State Railway commission have an
nounced their opposition to the plan
Of former Director General McAdoo
Tor continuing operation-of the rail-
roads under government guarantee
as to earnings, with a view of their
ultimate retention and purchase by
the government. The commission
ers' views are set forth in a tele-
gram which they sent to President
klmquist of the National Associa-
tion OF Railway Commissioners yes
terday.
The members OF the Nebraska
Railway commission think the roads
should be turned back to their pri-
vate owners as soon as possible.
Chairman Tom Hall of the commits
sion is inclined to favor public own
ership. but not of the brand pro-
posed by MIR. McAdoo Commits
sinner Taylor is dead against pub
lie ownership, while Commissioner
Vic Wilson says he is still open to-
conviction.
Reserve Right to Make Changes.
In its telegi I'm, the Nebraska
board indicates that it is willing to
put the McAdoo rates into effect on
traffic within the reserve. as an
emergency measure. but will retain
the right to change them and order
new rates after an investigation.
This is on the understanding that
the railroads will be allowed nothing
above the fixed charge and the reg
ular dividends while the -McAdoo
scale is in effect.
Here is the telegram which it
sent;
Replying letter January 6, are
opposed to McAdoo's fve-year plan.
We favor turning back railroads to
private control as soon as congress
can relieve them of provisions of |
Shernian antitrust act. If roads |
are returned, we will, by emergency |
order. validate all existing intra-
state freight rates, pending our in
vestigation and determination of
their reasonableness, subject to the
condition that only fixed charges
and regular dividends may be paid
from revenues as a return during
existence of emergency rates. Com
mission is divided on government
ownership.
Nebraska State Ry. Commission.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-01-13
Attorney General
Quits Wilson Cabinet
Confined From PaEs ons.)

NSphtlAueu EHom EhAe unes{
and before then he served as sps.
eial assistant attorney general In
the investigation of the New Haven
transportation system in New Eng
land and obtained a dissolution Of
that system without resorting to
suit. He was born in Mississippi
but now has his home in Texas,
where he gained recognition s
prosecutor of the so-called oil trust.
Throughout the war, the attorney
generals duties have been arduous.
The functions of policing the coun-
try. seeking out dangerous enemy
aliens for prosecution or internment
combating German propaganda aud
rounding up draft slackers were
lodged mainly in the Department Of
Justice.
Mr.. Gregory has made no definite
plans for the future and has not
yet determined where he will prac-
IiGe law. tsa..f .t,,s,. ..a
Omaha daily bee., 1919-01-13
Aged Sterling Resident
Killed by FREIGHT Train

Tecumseh, Neb., Jan. 12.-(Spe-
cial. )-An extra freight westbound
on the Burlington yesterday killed
John A. Rulla, an aged German resi-
dent of Sterling. Mr.. Rulla, who
was somewhat deaf, was walking
along the track and did not see or
hear the approaching extra. The
locomotive and several cars ran
over him before the train could be
stopped. Mr.. Rulla was a native
of Germany and was aged 81 years.
He is survived by his widow and
several children. County Attorney
L. c. Westwood conducted an in
quest, dividing the blame between
the killed man and the railroad COM
pany for the accident,
Omaha daily bee., 1919-01-13
Germany Surrenders
is More Submarines

London, Jan. 12.-The German
superdreadnaught Baden has arriv-
ed in Scapa Flow and has been in
termed there with the other vessels
of the German fleet.
Another flotilla Of the German
submarines, numbering 10, is to
leave Germany tomorrow for sur
render to the allies. This group
comprises IS submarines which were
in the Mediterranean when the ar
mistice was signed and three others
inspected by the allied naval COM
mission at Wilhelmshaven.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-01-13
PaWnee County Red Cross
Makes List of War Heroes

Table Rock. Neb., Jan. l2.-(Spe-
ciai)The Pawnee county chapter
OF the American Red Cross has
compiled the following list of Paw
nee county boys who died while in
the service of their country: Hugh
Z. DeHart, John L. Brown. Table
Rock; Will F. Parl, Chester r.
Keri, William T. Little. Mason G.
Fisher and Walter H. Dusenberry,
pawnee City; August Turnbull, Bur
chafd Manford Meeham, Armour;
Ross Irwin, Prank Tlustos, Dubois;
Walter S. Blair, Lewiston; Charles
Wenzl Steinauer.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-01-13
Assessors and Clerks
Differ in Amount of Taxes

lincoln, Jan. lz.-tSpecial. 1.-The
total taxes due the state of Nebras-
Ia from the 1918 levy as reported
81 the state board of equalization
was about $500 more than the first
reports Of county clerks indicated.
The difference is accounted for
ia the fact that some property has
been found and assessed since the
reports were sent in by county
clerks Assessors figures now
credit the state with $5,673,936 Of
taxes while the county clerks re-
ports showed but $500 ,425.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-01-13
Buy From These Omaha Firms

combs, ETC., leather, glue, sand pa
per, soap stock, toilet soap, rennet
powder, glycerine, thyroid powder,
peptonum siccurn, ox-gall, tennis
racket strings, strings for musical
instruments, surgical ligatures, pep
sin, pacreatin, tankage, tallow, oil,
lard oil, oleo-sterin and neatsfoot
oil
Omaha daily bee., 1919-01-13
Three Year old Boy Shot
bY EIve.Year.0Id Sister

Teeumseh, Neb., Jan. 12.-(Spe-
cial Marie, aged 5 years, and
Joseph, 8, children OF Mr.. and Mrs.
P. "A. Murphy, northwest of Tecum-
sch. vent to the barn to play. They
found an old 22-calibre rife in the
loft, and the little boy was shot
through the abdomen, the bullet
passing eitirely through his body
and coming out Of his back. The
family physician and the parents
rushed the child to a Lincoln hos
pital. where an operation was per-
formed, but the boy died two hours
afterwards.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-01-13
Police May Examine Teeth
of All Omaha Citizens

Don't be alarmed if detectives in.
terfere with your lunch within the
next few days to examine the teeth
marks you insert in-sinkers, pumper-
nickle or cheese, for a hve-tooth
gold bridge must be found. 1t be.
longs to Mrs. Maude Kelley PAIL
Cunning street, and was stolen out
Of her home Saturday afternoon. Po-
lice have entertained the theory that
some hungry, toothless thief, whose
gums are probably worn out, stole
the artificial molars.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-01-13
Coughs and Colds Relieved

"About three years ago when | was suffering
from a severe cold on my lungs and cOughed
most of the time night and day, tried bottle
of ChamBerlain's Cough Remedy and sur
prised at the promptness with which it gave me
relief" writes Mrs. JAS Brown, Clark Mills, N. Y.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-01-13
Senators Plan to Create
War Contracts Appeal Board

Washington, Jan. lZ.-Creation
81 a war contracts appeal committee
Ia settle informal contracts disputes
which contractors and government
officials cannot adjust is provided
Is 4 substitute for the house bill
validating informal war contracts
agrced upon By the senate military
committed
Omaha daily bee., 1919-01-13
The Weather

Comparative Local Record.
1919. 1918. 1917 1915.
Highest yesterday IA 20 II
Lowest yesterday ...s2 -1s -1s
Mean temperature 40 $ IS 10
Precipitation ......OO 90 T al
Temperature and precipitation depart
ures from the normal:
Normal temperature. ......,...........20
Excess for the day ............,.s..,2O
Total excess sinces March 1........11S2
Normal precipitati on. 1000 inch
Deficiency for the day.......0.03 inch
Total rainfall since March / 1885 inches
Deficiency since March 1.....9.59 inches
Deficiency for cor. period 1917 7.42 inches
Deficiency for cor period 1915 1881 inches