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About The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 24, 1925)
Three Families Saved From Fire bv Barking Dog - I _ V O Pet Coll ie Arouses ^Sleeping! Occupants of Dwelling Wiped Out in Early Morning Blaze. (rnntlnned from ri|« One), Sylvia, 3, an carried them out of the house. "We did not have time enough to set any of our clothes but rushed •o the home of Mrs. Leon Cohn, 7U.T North Thirtieth street, where it seemed everybody from the the blaz ing homes was going," This was the third time in two months that these three homes were threatened hv fire. Jn ITecember the roof wae burned from tlie house at *94 Thirtieth on the day after it was /vacated by its last tenants. A lew days later there was a small fire in the Kronen home. I *oas Totals $30,000. Ths property loss on the Rosen berg home, the empty house owned by S. P. Jamieson, 2217-California street, an*l the Kronen home will ex teed 120.000, while the home of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Schumann, 3019 Cass street, was damaged by sparks. The personal loss suffered by the Rosenberg and Kronen families will total $10,000, The blaze 4 his morning completely demolished the vacant house, gutted and burned the roofs from the Rosen berg and Kronen homes, destroying all of the furniture In both dwellings. Awakened By right. Mr*. Florence Odell, 708 North Thirtieth street, was awakened by the strong light thrown in her win dow by the fire. She woke tip her four children and dressed before they fled from their home. The roof of the Odell home was badly *corched. Edward Ferrell, 2138 Manderson street, night foreman at the Roberts Hairy company. Thirtieth and Cuming street, was the first person to dis cover the blaze. He noticed the blazing house and turned In the alarm and ran two blocks to the scene of the fire. Routed From Beds. Flames lighted the sky and were visible for blocks In all directions, bringing several scores of spectators from homes In the vicinity'. Waler pressure hampered the work of the firefighters until pumpers were called into commission. Three families were forced from their beds into the frosty morning air. dad only In night attire, until they were taken Into the homes of neigh bors for the night. They wera: 30 of Them. Mr. and Mrs. Sol Rosenberg, ^2 North Thirtieth street, and daughters, Marguerite, 28; Leah, 26; Gertrude, 24, and Harriett, IS, and sons, Ar thur, 24; Chester, 16, and Jerome, 14. Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Kronen, 706 North Thirtieth, and their children, Haakon, 16; Inga, 15; Agnes, 13; Life, 11; Janet, 7; Sylvia. 4, and Char lottte, 1ij. Mrs. Florence Odell, 708 North Thirtieth, and her four children, George, 16; Clell, 14; Mary, 12, and Darllne, 8. On Roof Two Hours. Fred Schumann, 23, and his brother, William. 28. sat on the i;oof of their home at 3019 Cass street for two hours Friday morning playing water from a garden hose to keep the roof from taking Are from sparks from the Rosenberg and Kronen horn*. The Schumann family was awakenrtl at 3 a. nj. by Mrs. Schumann, who heard the many cries of "Fire! Are!" Th* southeast wind was taking the ■parks from the burning houses to the roof of the Schumann home. Rlock Away. The two boy* dressed and, attaching th# garden hose, climbed on the roof, where they' stood In the cold for two hours keeping a continual stream of water on the entire roof. "If my boys had not stayed on the root tor two hours our home also would have beeen destroyed," said Mrs. Schumann. Th* Schumann home Is nearly a block from the scene nf the fire. Midland Dean Plead* for Law Enforcement Fremont, .Tan. 23.—"No Increase In erime ia due to prohibit Inn." Dean W. E. Tilberg of Midland college, de dared In address before the \V. O. T. V. here. "Metre publicity la given to Infractions of the law and the ene mies point out these crimes as an argument. "The battle to make prohibition a success is not jet won. We must exercise vigilance in regard to the eighteenth amendment. "We reed to create a sentiment against law violations. We need more law enforcement. We must endeavor to make this a fit place to live. The •nforcement of the eighteenth amend i ment will aid greatly In accompllsh , trg this program.” Marriages Reduced 60 Per Cent in Holt Conn tv O’Neill, Jan. 24.—Marriages In licit county have been reduced 66 per cent a year since enactment of the pres ent eugenic marriage law, according to the statistics of County Judge C. J. Malone. Thirty three marriage II censes were Issued by the judge and three marriages performed by him the lost year before the present law the slat jear before the present law became effective, totaled 103 and in that year the Judge performed 32 marriages, according trj the record. Holt county marriages now sre consummated mostly at Council fcluffs, filoux City arid Yankton. 360 Cattle Pa** Test. Beatrice, Jan. 23.- Three hundred • nd sixty rattle tested for tuberculin trouble In Rockford township by Dr'. Trnemper of this city, who Is carry ing on the work for the governntout, pamed m *iir rr*aafu| exnmlnatlop. (u>l two animal* afflicted with the dinenMt «Yer« found. ligliway Engineer Retained. Table Ro.-k, .Inn. 33 \\ .1. Cnni|i bell, county highway engineer, w.iv •appointed for the pic ent \ f;i i ,, i the rerent meeting • *f the board «»t fcouhty corrmiieBloucdB. \ ( Three Homes Gutted by Fire Which Routed 23 Persons in Cold Dawn Scantily Clad is".. •! ' ■ ' in.-- ■ . .1. i .i" ■ mi '11 1 " * —-- " 1 me three homes, which were gutted by a fire at 3 a. In. today that droye 3" persons out in Hie cold scantily clad, are shown here, t he middle house, which is totally destroyed, was where the fire started and where Fire Warden John T. Dunn found a two-gallon can of Kerosene on the first floor. HOME DESTROYED BY SECOND FIRE Missouri Valley, la., .Ian. 2.‘>.—The Fred Brown farm home near Pnl houn, a. few miles north of here, burner! to the ground shortly after midnight Thursday morning. This Is the same nine-room hoiifle that caught fire two weeks*ago and was saved in the night by the heroic work of George Smithson, the tenant, .and several neighbors. Smithson and his family moved out a week ago, and the house was empty at the time of the second fire. Mr. Brown, who is at a loss to know how the fire started, had taken a load of lumber to the place Me«l nesday morning to repair the ravages of the other fire. Part, of this was placed in the house and was lost. The house, a nine room structure, was only partly insured. CARPENTER’S BODY FOUND IN FLAMES San Diego, Cal. .Ian 23.—Police launched a hurried investagation here today following finding of the body of George Pettis, 55, carpenter, in a blazing, gasoline soaked roll of army blankets. Chief of Police Patrick said .Tames Tangate, 26, was held in jail In con nection with the man's murder. Tangate was said by police to have been building a house with Pettis and was with him a short time before the man's flaming body was discovered. PRUSSIAN CABINET WEATHERS STORM Berlin, .Ian. 23.—An attempt to overthrow the Prussian cabinet head ed by Herr Von Braun was defeat ed today when a motion r.f no con fidence failed to romrnand the sup port of half the total number of depu ties. The vote was 221 to 221, where as 225 are required by the Prussian constitution to defeat the govern ment. SHIP FOUNDERS; NINE LIVES LOST! T,ondon, .Ian. I".—Lteyd'i an-| nounred today that the British Mex ican Petroleum company's small de pot steamer Redline No. 1. foun dered In Bristol channel last AYed nesday, with the loss of nine lives. Auhlirn (!. of (1. Behind Road Uravel Movement! Auburn. Jan. 23. The annual meet ing of the Auburie Chamber of < v>ni merc* was held at the Auburn hotel Wednesday night and the following officers were unanimously reelected; President. C. A. Souders; \ ire presi dent, C. A. Snider; treasurer,. George Codington; secretary. If. Hemming sen; assistant secretary, R. A. Cur 7IOI1. The report of the treasurer showed * balance on band and a. member ship of nearly loo. Kxtennive plans for oivlc improvement have liren mapi*e«l out for the coming vear. Concerted effort to secure graveled roads throughout the county will be made by the chamber this spring. Tt is h of fed t° have at least 20 mljes of graveled roads built In Nemaha county this Hummer. Truck Service Resumed ^ lieu Snow Begins to Thaw Kearney, Jan 23 -HIwood Duncan, operating a dally truck service between the towns of Raven na and Kearney for the Ravenna Creamery company, mode his first, through trip Wednesday, Mure cen tral Nebraska was snowed in during the first week In December. He stjll experienced difficulty getting through on the east and west roads. The trip was made with 2,500 pounds and the truck managed to pull through exist ing snow drifts without being stuck. Thaws fop t Ije past few days have disposed of much of the accumulation of snow, hut they are leaving the roads In very bad *liape. AD% EKTIHEMENT. AmKRTlNKMRNT. Constipation makes pimply skins—get permanent relief with Kellogg’s ALL-BRAN tDo not allow thia frightful diaeaae to linger in your ayatem. Rid yourself of conatipation at. once! The longer it linRers, the jtreatcr the poiaona it sand* t hroujfh your body—poiaona which can wreck your health and lead to over forty aerioua diaeaaea. The deatructlve work of consti pation show* in the face pimple*, j hollow cheek*, circle* under eye*. It brinjr* jtray hair. Cause* apola before the eyp* and unpleasant breath. (Jet perirtanent rrlief. Cat Kelloitit’a AI.I.BKAN! i After all clso lias failed, tliou Hands have regained their health with Kellogg'* ALL-BEAN. Be cause it in ALL BRAN, it in 100 I per cent effective. Only ALL BRAN brings nurs result*. Kellogg’s ALL-BRAN relieve# ■ the most chronic cases, if eaten ! regularly. It in guaranteed to do j no or your grocer returns the pur chase price. Kat at leant two tabl*> spoonfuls daily. Kellogg’s ALL-BRAN in ready to-eat with milk or cream. You will like its nut-like flavor. Kellogg’a ALL-HR AN in made in Baft Is t'rcek, Michigan, and nerved hy leading hotels and restaurants. At grocers. 4 m .MW? nr ALL-BRAN * ! Auto Slaver Goes to Penitentiary' on Life Sentence Plea of (.uilty Filtered at Sr rrrt Trial; Aboard Train Round for Prison 15 Minutes Later. (f i»nttuned from Page One). merit in this ruse, that Is entirety out of my hands. You will have to take what is coming to you. "There is one thtng which might have weighed heavily with a. Jury Which lute not l>een brought out by the little testimony of (his trial. "The wife of the man whom you admit slaying was the mother Tucs j day of a still born child. "You will have to spend the rest of your life in the penitentiary at hard labor.” May Be Protecting Someone. A special confession was obtained from Ireland Sunday by a deputy fire warden from Topeka. The of ficer had been sent to Washington to investigate the crime. ■ In tills last confession most of tho facts in Irelands first confession were repeated with one or two addi tions and a few repudiations of for mer statements. Ireland admitted freely that he liad killed Brown and that he hadrset fire to the automobile to cover up ) crime, lie declared that he had la n born In Mount Clare, Neb., and not in Cortland as he had contended at first. An investigation of tiie case will continue as several person* who know Ireland have xpressed a. be lief that the last confession was made to protect someone else. Final Confession. , The final confession of Ireland, that used in court is: "I, Olin Calvin Ireland, being first duly sworn do hersby declare that I was horn at Mount Clara July 17, 1S96, schooled there and lived at Cortland, Neb., and began a rareer with Brown, my employer, December 6, last, having known him about two years. AVe used Brown's automobile, he sold pens and I. shoes, AVe visited Northern “Kansas and border towns, not on legitimate business. Some of the towns were, Barnes. Hanover, Hoi lenberg. Morrowvllle and I*anhaui. I.ater Brown bought a. new sedan. JVe visited Concordia. Clyde and Beloit, on the fatal trip for reasons I do not wish to mention and were driving home when the killing took i place between Strawberry and Washington. <me .tear ago I had trouble with Brown causing me to leave In Beloit, December 29. more-trouble arose and from there to Strawberry the trouble became serious. I do not deny the deeu and am ready for sentence. 1 do say Brown was not the man niHtiy peo ple thought him to lie. Tills plea is not made In self defense. Brown was a dangerous man. After study ing my case I honestly iielieye there ra« some crimes which barm no man. This man was not hurtled alive I set fire to the car. No other Is to blame.” Ireland s parents are dead. Brown had lived along the Nebraska line all his ll?e and was burled at Wy mote. The widow and four small children are with her parents. James Cnlgrove, near Odell. Jolm Sullivflii Appointed Mead of Molt County Hoard O'Neill, Jan. 22 John Sullivan of O'Neill is the new chairman of the Holt county hoard of gupervlgors, succeeding 1,. C. M' Ivlin of Opportu nity. Tiie personnel of the board was not changed by tho election last fall. Although the igiard is heavily repub lican, Sullivan, the new chairman, ia a democrat. lie was elected unani mously and without s candidate lwving nominated for tiie chairmanship a gainst him. EX-LEGISLATOR DIES ON COAST Albion. Jan, 23.— William A. Mr *'utchen, veteran of the civil war and Boone county pioneer, died at liong Beach, t’al., January 13. Mr. McCutchen was born in Ohio- in the early 40s. He served through the whole period of the civil war. To 187-8 he came to Boone county locatlirpt, near St. Tldward. lie after wards moved to Albion, and served the county as representative In the state eglstatur© two terms. For the last nine years he has made his home at 1/mg Beach with his sister*. Mrs. Alice Clark and Mrs. M. J. Dwyer, formerly ot Albion. Pawnee City.—Oscar Moler, a rest dent of this section for many years died at the hatne of hit! sister, adjoin ing Pawnee City, Wednesday. If I . ‘ f ’ ! > > > ' | ■ 1 I ( i Mm IJj -ITEN’S Fairy For family use, ; | | Crackers with tea th* ee • .1 able can. Also or cortee, with „ , . • v . . , ,’ packed in vari cheese,Wlth soups, ous sizes of cad with relishes, or dies and triple with salads are sealed packages. always good - because they are baked as you would bake them, if you were the “boss”of the Snow 4 White Bakeries. Pure, kettle-rendered lard used • exclusively for shortening. Flour specially selected from the best made of soft winter wheat and •. carefully blended to assure that light and ainr flakiness so char 5 acteristic of Fairy Crackers. 1 Always FRESH, too, when * bought in the economical, return able can. At your grocer’s. I » Fairy Crackers fully guaranteed by Itf.n Biscuit Co. Snow White Bakeries I t «*» ■ j T # Solon Outlines Hoads Plan to Net II Millions • —> *0*0* Proposal to (Jilt Li* oon*o Tax; liiolmlo* Pro gram of Levy on (iasolino. Lincoln, Jan. 23.— First solution of i he good roads problem is proposed u n plan outlined today by Reprc sentatKe hi. Preston Hailey, chair man house committee on good roads. The Bailey {plan, in brief, follows: Removal of all property tax used for building of good roads. ('ontinualion of the present into license taj^ I 'sing $3,000,000 proceeds of pro posed 2 cent gasoline lax for match ing biennial appropriation from fed oral government. Hailey estimates that by adoption of this plan the state will raise ap proxlmately $11,000,000 for good roads in the coming biennium, which is $2,000,000 more than was spent in the last two years on good roads. Match Federal Funds. Tn outlining tlifs plan Bailey denies there is a general demand that the into license tax should be cut in half. Instead, according to Bailey, letters from county officials, principally ••ounty commissioners, all favor a continuation of the present auto license tax and the distribution of !<6 12 per cent of the proceeds of this tax to the counties, exactly as it vtands today. T believe the idea is general in the ©tat© that uter* of the road should pay exclusively for building and lipkeeping the highway© and that owner© of property should be re tie\ ed from road taxes until they begin using the roads by ownership of an automobile.” Bailey ©aid. According to Bailey a estimate, ap proximately $4,500,000 will be col 1 acted biennially through k 2-cent gasoline tax. Under Bailey’s plan $3,000,000 of till© amount will be used t<» match federal appropriation©, mak ing the total «*f $6,000,000 for federal highways to be distributed among countie© in accordance with “their areas, post roads and population.” Forum to Be Held. “What will you do with the re mainder of $1,500,000 from the gaso line tax proceeds?” Bailey was asked. “J can’t answer that,” he said. “That's where the tight will come in.” In brief, If I© taken as certain that if the Bailey plan goes through those advrxsiting ©late centralization of road building will be pitied in a row with those demanding county ex pend it it res of the $1,500,000 which r. is figured will remain from gasoline tax proceeds. Meantime member© of house and senate committees handling tills deli cate subject have announced an open forum to be held at the state house at 7:30 Wednesday evening. All inter ested in road problem© are invited to be present and air their opinions ct tills meeting. Sun X at Sen Dies Ajzain. Vancouver. R. <*,, Jan. 23. -A dis* patch received from Pekin by the Chinese Time© of this city stated that Dr. Sun Vat Sen died today. Sexeral report© that he was dead have been received, but found fab© In recent mont h©. ODELL FARMERS PLAN WOLF HUNT Reatrice. Jan. 23.—Farmer* have arranged for a big wolf hunt north of Odell, starting Saturday morning at 10 and covering six section*. Rifles and gun* will be barred. A number of drive* have !>een held in various part* of the county the lust few weeks and several wolves and a large number of rabbits have been killed. In n circle hunt In the Firth neigh borhood, two coyotes were captured and killed and a large number of rabbits slaughtered. Another drive will be staged in that neighborhood In about a week. Rarneston. Jar. 23.—Despite an or- j Cam red wolf hunt in the Wymote- j Rarneston vicinity last week, and several smaller hunts recently, J coyote* aml^ wolves are reported .a - l being seen on several occasions in Hip rough and timbered land along' Rltie liter north and west of her- l Three were sighted In Hip Kinney vicinity during the Iasi week and i* .« said several raids have been made •n chicken pens by the animals. They* ire liardto hunt out, as escape is easy in the rocky hills. Fremont.—Mrs. Magdalene Peterson^ stenographer In the sheriff's office, has been appointed school attendance officer of Dodge county by Sheriffs elect William A. 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