TIIK KKK: OMAHA. MONDAY, JANUARY 11, 19i5.
HENRY W.YATES HAS
ANSWERED TO CALL
Venerable Banker Puiet Away
Quietly at Hit Home at the
Aft of 78 Yean.
HIS ACTIVE BUSINESS CAREER
Henry W. Tate. dn of Omaha bank
r and president of the Nebraska Na
tional bank, and on of the moat promt
nent and wealthy men In Omaha, closed a
long and active life when death visited
him at 8:55 o'clock Paturday evening.
Mr. Tat' life ebbed away quietly dur
ing slp. At the bedside were hla wife.
Me children. If. W. Yatea. Jr.; Mn. R.i
T. Morgan and Mra. Florence Y. Voss of
Omaha, Mra. Edward C. Smith of Kan-
aa City and Mra. Charles C. Allen of
Philadelphia, and hta grandchldren,
George Voss and Mrs.' R. M, Peters.
Death was caused by a rapid decline
due to old age, which first manifested
acute symptoms Just seven weeks ago last
evening. Although Mr. Yates was 7
year of age January 1. prior to the com
ing of his last illness, he went about
his accustomed pursuits with the activity
which waa characteristic of him during
hla entire life. IIe attended Sunday serv
ices at Trinity cathedral, where he
habitually worshiped, the day before he
took to his bed, stricken with the fata
weakness which never permitted him
gala to rise.
Mia Wltaeet Hobbles.
Mr. Yatea waa known aa "a man with
out hobby," his nearest, approach to
violating this reputation being his fond
ness for horseback riding. He contlnuod
to ride "Napoleon," hla favorite horse,
which he had owned for ten years, up to
the time he was taken with bla last III
nest.
A rise from comparative poverty of
boyhood to tho honored position he oc-
cipJM for many years, and unusual
health which enabled him to continue
during his entire life the habit of hard
work In which he found most pleasure
waa the lot of Mr. Yatea. from a retail
grocery clerk at the age of it in the city
of Washington to tho chief place among
anr.er or Omaha, waa hla life history.
Beaaa Work as Grocery Clerk
Mr. Yates was bom at Leonard Town.
St. Mary's county, Maryland, January I,
1837. At the age of It ha started In the
retail grocery business In Washington.
Ha was Just a clerk, but he mada good.
Then he opened a country store and con
tinued to sell goods until he was SI. In
1 he went to Bt. Louis, remaining there
about one year, and then removed to Bt
Joseph, Mo., where he enterod the employ
of .Nave, ICCord Co.. wholesale
grocers. In IMt ha came to Omaha and
became bookkeeper for the same house,
which is bow, oonducted by McCord.
Brady Co,
In MM he returned to et. Joseph aa-aln,
remaining one year and returning to
Omaha la 13, when ha entered into
the banking business, by becoming book
keeper for Kountse Brothers. Hard work
again told, and It was not long until hs
was cashier, remaining In this position
until 1882, when the Kountse bank was
merged into the First National.
Orsraalsee Meenuke Bask. '
A few months latr, A. B. Tousalln
a capitalist, and then general manager
of th Burlington. Joined with Mr. late
In the organisation of the Nebraska Na
tional bank, a financial Institution of
w hich Mr. Tatee has slnoe been president.
Associated with the tw- men la forming
this bank' were 8. R, Johnson. V, V,
Morse. John B. Collins, James' M. Wool,
worth. James W. lavage and other promi
nent men.
Mr. Tatee high position among Ne
braska banksrs. was given abundant
proof recently, when be was unanimously
ibosen aa Nebraska's candldats for n.
Pisco on the new federal reserve board.
A democrat In politics. Mr. Tatea had
always an active Interest la the affairs
of his party, and In the course of
government generally. He was widely
known aa a deep student of finance, and
frequently contributed erllclee on topics
connected with the banking and currency
system of tha country, and his opinions
wera highly regarded.
Mr. Tate was married at 8avannah.
Mo.. April. 1SC2, to Miss EUa B. Samuel,
laughter of Q. W. Samuel of St Joseph,
Mo. She was born In Columbia, Me. Mr.
and Mrs. Tatea celebrated their golden
wedillng anniversary April JJ, int. feu
children wera born to them. Five are
now living, of whom all were present
when Mr. Yates died.
Announcement of the funeral arrange
ments win be made laier.
I'laaa tmr the Bask. .
OKicets of the Nebraska National bank
ay that some time ago plana were ma
tured and are la full force by which
the bank's affairs did not require the
continuous attention of Mr. Yates and
thst Us business will continue along
th earns conservative line, which ob.
tained during his aotlva connection with
It. These arrangements were so complete
that no change la the efflclal manage
ment will be needed.
Woman in Cossack
Regiment Wounded
Correspondence of The Associated rreas )
FfcTROGRAD. Rusils. Dec l&.-An.onr
the wounded Russian soldiers brought
into the Red Cross hospital at Moscow
this week is a strongly built girl. years
old. named Mary Isaabopf. Bhe U the
daughter, of a prosperous Russisa and be
fore the war wsa known as an expert
fencer and horsswoman. When War be
gan she offered her services and waa ao
' cepted. with ber own horse, as a volunteer
In a Cossack regiment
At the front she distinguished herself
on scouting duty and later took part In a
hotly contested charge against Prussiea
dragoons, in this charge she wsa wounded
by shrapnel. She was awarded the cross
of Bt- George for gallantry la action. Her
wound Is not serious.
Headache Stops,
Neuralgia Gone
Ksrve-racklng, spitting or dull, throb
bing headaches yleid la Just a few mom
enta to L. James Headache Pawdar
kkb oust ar-ly 1 cents a package at
any drug- store, It s the quickest, surest
lieadacbe relief In the whole world. Don't
itiftl Relieve the agony and distress
i.o! Tu can. Millions of ansa a
women have fovea that headache or neu
ralgia misery is needlsaa Ost what you
K for.Adreruseroeat.
Text of British Reply to U. S.
Protest Against Trade Hindrance
WASHINGTON.. Jan. 10 -The reply of
tlie British government to the not of
protest by tha United mates a.'aJnat In
terference with American trade by lirlt-
tlsh warships, made public today. Is as
follows:
"The Brltl'h secretary of state for
foreign affairs to the American ambas
sador: "Foreign office, January 7, 1IS.
"Your excellency:
"I have the honor o acknowledge re
ceipt of your note or December i.
"It lelng carefully examined and the,
points raiwd In It are receiving conxid
f ration as the result of which reply shall
be addressed to your excellency. Deal
ing' In detail with the Issues raised and
the points to which the t'nlted Htstes
government hss drawn attention. This
consideration and the preparation of the
reply will necesnrlly foul re some time,
and I therefore desire tot send wltitout
further delay some preliminary observa
tions, which, will, I trust, help to clear
the ground and remove some misconcep
tions that seem to exl.it. Let me say at
once that we entirely recognise the most
friendly spirit referred to by your excel
lency and that we desire to reply In the
same spirit and In the belief that, as
your excellency states frankness will .best
serve tho continuance of cordial relations
between the two countries.
Principle Concurred la.
"His majesty'a government Cordially
concur. In the principle enunciated by
the government of the t'nlted titatcs
that a belligerent, in dealing with trade
between eutrxlu. should not Interfere un
less such Interference Is necemary to
protect the belligerents national safety
and then only to the extent to which
this Is necesssry. We shall endeavor to
keep our action within the limits of this
principle, on the und?rtsndlng tlist It
sdmjts our right to Interfere when such
Interference, Is. not with 'bona fids' trade
between the United States and another
neutral country, but with trade In con
traband destined for the enemy' coun
try, and we are ready whenever our ac
tion may unintentionally exceed this prin
ciple, to make redress.
"We think that much misconception
exists aa to the extent to which we have
In practice Interferred with trade. Touf
exrellency'a note seem to hold his ma'
Jesty' government responsible for ' the
present condition of trade with neutral
countries and It Is stated that, though
the action of his majesty's government.
the products of the great Industries of
the United States have been. denied long
established markets . In European, coun
ties, which, though neutral, ars none-
contiguous to the seat of war.
Is Britain to illasaef
"Such a result is fsr from being the In
tention of his majesty's government, and
they would exceedingly regret thst It
should 'be due to their action. , I have
been unable to obtain complete or con
clusive figures showing what tha state
of trade with these neutral countries hs
been recently and I ran .therefore, only
ask that further consideration should be
given to the question . whsther United
State trade with these neutral countries
ha beon so seriously affected. The only
figures as to the total volume of trad
that X hve seen are those from the port
of New York for the month of November.
and they? are a follows, compared with
the month of November,. J91S:.,,,,
' i ' . it.' 1il.
Denmark .,..t (M.ooo 17.101,000
Sweilsn 377.000 ' t.M.OUO
Norway' 477,00) I,im,Oio
Italy I.V71.0M 4,M1.0O0
Holland t.sw.uoo a.&o,uoo
"It Is true that there may have heen
falling off In cotton exports, as to which
New York figures would be no guide, but
his majesty's government has been most
careful not to Interfere with cotton, and
it place on the free list ha been scrupu
lously maintained.
Heady Rxesata Data.
"W do not wish to lay too much
stress upon Incomplete statistics; the
figures above are not put forward as
conclusive, and w are prepared te ex
amine any further evidence with regard
French Will Treat
Prisoners Just as
Germans Are Doing
PARIS, . Jan. 10. Tha following state
muit was given eut her eemi-otflclaily
today! , I
"Tha French government announce
that because the German are' holding
French turgeon and nurses. It will here
after expatriate Oermaa surgeon and
nurse held a prisoner only in ' pro
portion to the return of French surgeon
and nurses, who are prisoners In Ger
many. The government in the future
will accord other German prisoner only
the same treatment a 1 accorded the
French prisoner in Germany."
The following official communication
was Issued by th war office tonight;
"Last night In the Champagne region
two counter attscks by the Germans
one te the north of Perthea, the other
to the north ot Beausejour. were repelled.
In the Argonn two mtaor attacks by
the enemy have failed at Fontaine
Madame and at St Hubert There waa
a lively fusillade ln th direction of Hill
36a, west of Boureaullles and on ' Lee
Rutsseau de Nourtasons, but no attacka.
"The night waa calm en th rest of
the front."
Threat aael Lis TreaTslea
Quickly helped by Dr. rtlng' New Pla
covery. In use over forty yeare Every
home should keep a bottle for emergen
cies. All druggist. Advertisement.
Artist Packard on
TheRedpath Course
- Alton Packard, who appear at the
Auditorium the evening of January 11 aa
th eighth number ef the Redpath serle
a one 01 in u vrajroa arusi. ,
HI apeelaltw ha for year been lightning
sketches ot life also depicting the follies
and foible of modem life. He i eaid te
be particularly strong, also. In his ability
to portray In rough sketcne th charac
teristic of the many type of American
citlsena.
I'ackard ha th entertainment bug
fully dvvtloped. He ha a big. fin
voice, and, being an expert pianist takes
(Might In singing humorous songs ( f his
own composition.
TO CUBE A COLB kM OWE DAT
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
Drusslsts refund the money If It fail
to care K. W. Oreve'e signature la on
each box. 73 ceola.
to the state of trade with these neutral
countries which may point to a different
conclusion, or show that It I the action
of his majesty's government In particular
and not the existence of a stats of war
and consequent diminution of purchasing
power and shrinking of trade which la
responsible for adverse effect upon trade
wlih the neutral Countries.
"That the existence of a state of war,
on such a scale hss had a very adverse
effect upon certain great Industries, such
as cotton. Is obvious; hut It la admitted
that this Is due to the general cause of
diminished purchasing power of such
countries as France. Ocrmany and the
United Kingdom, rather than to Inter
ference with trade wltn neutral coun
tires, in the matter of cotton, It may
be recalled that the British government
save special assistance through the. Liver
pool cotton exchange to the renewal of
transactions In the cotton trade of not
only the United Kingdom, but of msny
neutral countries.
Case of Copper,
"Tour axcelleney note refer in par
ticular to the detention of copper. The
figures taken from official returns from
the export of copper from the United
States fo rltaly for the, month during
the war has been In progress up to the
end of the first three weeks of Decern,
ber, are aa follows:
"Nlnteen thirteen, l'.SW.Ort) pounds
J D11, 3n,3U,000 pounds. Norway, 8weden,
Denmark and Fwltxorland.are not shown
separately for the whole period In the
United Htalea returns, but are Included'
In the heading. 'Other Europe' (that Is,
Europe other than the United Kingdom,
Russia, France. Belgium, Austria, Ger
many. Holland and Italy). Tho corre
sponding figures under this heading are
as follows:
"Nineteen thirteen, 7,171,000 pounds; 1914,
25,t47.CO00 pounds.
"With such figures, the presumption is
very strong that the oulk of copper con
signed to these countries has recently
been Intended, not for their own us. but
for that of a belligerent, who cannot Im
port It direct It la therefore, an Imper
ative necessity for the safety of thl coun
try, while It Is at war, that his ma
jesty's government should do all In their
power ' to 'stop such part of this Import
of copper as ts not generally destined for
neutral countries.
Destlaed for Germany.
"Tour excellency does not quote any
particular shipment of copper to Sweden
which ha been detained. There are,
however, four consignments to Sweden
at the present time of copper and
aluminum, which, though definitely con
signed to Swedon, are, according to posi
tive evidence la the possession of his
majesty's government definitely destined
for Germany.
"I can not believe that with such
figures before them, and In such case
aa those Just 'mentioned, the government
of the United State would quested car
goes to a prise court ' and we are con
vinced that It can not be In accord with
the wish either of the government Or of
the people of the United State to strain
the International coda In favor of private
Interests so aa to prevent Great Britain
from taking auch legitimate mean for
thl purpose a are In Ha power.
"With regard to the seizure of food
stuffs. - to which your excellency refers.
hla majesty government are prepared to
admit that foodstuff' could not be de
tained and1 put in to a prise court with'
out presumption that they are intended
for the armed force of tha enemy or the
enemy government. We believe that
thl rule ha been adhered to In practice
hitherto, but If the United state gov
ernment have instances to the contrary,
we are prepared to .examine trtom, and
It I our present Intention to- adhere to
the rule though we can not give an un
limited and unconditional understanding,
In view of the departure by those against
whom we are fighting, from hitherto ac
cepted rule of civilisation and humanity
and the uncertainty a to the extent to
which auch rule may be violated by them
in the future."
Increase of Gold in
Vaults of the Twelve
U, S. Reserve Banks
WASHINGTON, Jan. JOGold In th
vaults ef the twe.lv reserve bank haa
Increased nearly t3.WB.00f) in the last week,
according to the consolidated statement
of their condition at the close of business
January I, Issued today by tha Reserve
board. Th statement follow:
RESOURCES.
Gold coin and certificates t23i.663.000
Letal tender notes, silver cer
tificate nd subsidiary coin... lT.tWT.OOO
Total S2uO.66O.O00
Bills discounted and loans:
lsturlUea within thirty day..S l.tmOflf)
Maturities within alxty day 3.n.H0
'' 1.7W.O00
. Total , .S7.oro
Investment f,4t7,uOQ
iue irom iroerai reserve banks;
Items in transit
. 1N9.000
All other resource
Total resources
LIABILITIES,
Capital paid In
It-erva deposits
14,163.000
t387.J01.000
n.owt ooo
Federal renerve notea in clrcu-
latioa (net amount) ,T..
ai,,ooo
l.t5.000
Total liabilities t2i7.301.flH0
Gold reserve agalnat net liabilities. US. 5
per cent
Cash reserve against net liabilities. K.t
per cent.
WIFE ADMITS AIDING
TO PLAN MATE'S END
VANCOUVER. Wash.. Jan. 10,-Mra
Otto L. Ludke, widow ot a farmer who
waa alaln near Ridgefleld. Wash., last
month, wsa arrested on a charge of
murder today, following her alleged con
fession that she helped Edward Gall, the
confessed slayer, to plan th deed, a all
also la . under arrest
Mr. Ludke said her motive waa to get
rid ef her husband so she could marry
oalL puie is BO year old and th mother
of several children.
SEES PICTURE OF LOST
BROTHER AT FILM SHOW
CHICAGO. Jan. VX-Rlchard Consldtne,
11 year old. oa of Mr. Jennie Con
sidine. disappeared als montba ago. His
elder brother, Julio, caught a gltmpe of
hlchard pictured countenance In a
motion picture film shown In a local
theater last Wednesday. Investigation
showed the picture had been taken la Han
Franciaco. Today Nra. Corwudlae waa
anxiously awaiting word from the chief
ef polk-e et Kan Fiaaclsce, who haa been
asked to fial the missing boy..
STEINBACH AGAIN
IN GERMAN HANDS
Wireleig Report to Sayville Say Al
latian Town Has Been Reoccu
pied by Teutoni.
FRENCH FORCES IN RETREAT
BERLIN, Jsn. 10.-(Uy Wireless to say-
vllle, L. I.) The Germans have succeeded
In fully reoccupylng the Alsatian town of
fteinbach, according to a dispatch re
ceived today from Basel, Switzerland. The
message added that the French forces
retreated, with heavy losses, to Thann.
An Austrian announcement received In
Berlin today from Vienna represents the
situation ns In the msln unchanged and
say that no prolonged engagements have
taken place.
Bepalne Rasa Attack.
Austrian troops, according to the offi
cial statement, repulsed a strong Russian
sttark In the western Carpathians, to the
east of Cxeromka, capturing 400 prisoners
and three machine guns. (Cxeromka Is on
the Hungarian border, about forty miles
southwest of Sanok.)
Included In the news Items given out to
day by the German official press bureau
waa the following: m
"Cardinal Mercier, archbishop of Ma
llne. gave to the German governor gen
eral of Belgium verbal and written assur
ances that he Intended In a pastoral let
ter to calm the population and to exhort
them, without hurting their patriotic feel
ings, to submit to the-German authority.
The cardinal agreed that the letter was
not to be circulated. ...
We Will "oaa.aer."
"Phlllpp Rcheldenmann, a member of the
central committee of the German socialist
party, on sending New Year'a greetings to
his electors, said :
" 'We will conquer. I wiah all electors
the will to stick to It until victory.' "
One fanfare After Another.
GENEVA. Bwilserland (Via Tarta). Jan.
10. The struggle in Alsace contlnuea In
spite of the heavy recommendations.
There I . more than a foot of water in
the trenches. The Germans already have
lost In killed and wounded 6,000 men, ac
cording to tellable reports, and Bclfort,
the great French fortress, is filled with
prisoners men mostly 40 year of age or
more.
At Basel and Dello (eleven miles south
east of Bclfort) the firing of heavy guns
la heard night and day. The fighting
around Camay is becoming more des
perate dally, the -Gertnans having con
structed miles of trenches In terraces
along the meadows and forest.
Steinbach haa been taken and retaken
six times, which accounts for tha con
flicting reports In the official statements.
Steinbach Is now In the hands of the
French.
The Germans are hurrying reinforce
ment from Bavaria and Baden, and all
railway trafflo ha been stopped to make
way for the troop.
U. S. Employment
Bureau Operated
Everywhere, is Plan
WASHINGTON. Jan. 10.-A national
employment bureau reaching into every,
laeotlon of the United Btatea will be put
in operation by the Department of Labor
next week carrying out the suggestion
of Presl.lent' Wilaon ln the Indianapolis
speech for "a systematic method of help
ing the working men of America."
Preliminary work for the bureau has
been completed It wa announce! tonight
by Commissioner Camlnettl of the Im
migration bureau and Instructions sent to
tha thousands ot postmaster and rural
mall carrier throughout the country and
to nearly 200,000 field agents of the De
partment of Agriculture who will co
eperat with the labor' department to
bring the Jobless man and the manleaa
Job together. All agents of the im
migration bureau also will participate in
the huge taak, Mr. Camlnettl said, and
tha blank and report for their us
already .have been printed and will be
forwarded without delay. ,
Th general plan of the employment
bureau wa outUned by Mr. Camlnettl a
follow:
Notices will be posted In all postcfrkes
announcing that applications for work or
workers will be reoelved by the. post
msster ; who will be supplied with forms
to be filled out and forwarded to the labor
department agent In churire of the sone
In which the office la located. Tho dis
tribution branch of the Immigration serv
ice will hsndie this part of the ork and
to them also will KO the reports of the
Department of Agriculture agents at to
sections where help is necdei in harvest
Ing or other work. Applicants will then
be Informed , of the place where they
can obtain work uf the kind thej seek
and at the nearest point to them, the
l-ostal aervlce actina aa th rtl.trihiiiin
and collection aaoncy for applications and
Tfim tniounnum lne transaction.-
Britain to Hit U. S.
Trade in a New Spot
WASHINGTON. Jan. 10,-Notlce haa
been served upon the State department
by the British government, .t was
learned today, that the recent modifica
tlona of the embargo on the exporta
tion of Australian wool would be with
drawn If American merchanta persisted
In their alleged practice of exporting to
Germany, wool and woolen products
matfufactured in the United States.
The British government It Is stated
haa received information which haa led
It to the belief that almultajiaously with it
announcement " that ' Australian wool
might be exported to. the United States,
New England . merchants aDd mapufar
turer began exporting to- 'Germany,
which Britain look upon aa an art of
bad faith toward Itself.
' State department officials said today
the United Matee government Could not
be expected to Interpose further objec
tion to the Australian err.bargo If Ameri
can merchants continue 1 to seek to sup
ply Oerpian markets with woolen, goods.
Fliers Drop Bombs .
As Kaiser Is Dining
(Correspondence of th Associated Preea.)
AMSTERDAM. Holland. Dec 17.
Wblie the Christmas holidays ware atlll
being celebrated at German great head
quarters, the British aeroplane scout
succeeded In locating the place where the
general staff was housed and. dropped
several bombs la the neighborhood, ac
cording to fugitives who have Just ar
rived heve. One of the bombs, it la aaii,
exploded only 200 yard away from th
room a here the emperor waa dinl'W.
The aviators were compelled t retire
tinder a strong shell fir from the anti
aircraft (una ststiooed nearby. There
were no casualties.
Spieler Jinks Is
For Using Too
The calumet restaurant, along about
4 o'clock In the morning, is usually one
of the best places In town for colorful
stories.
The lunch counter Saturday morning
was lined up with the usual run of night
owls, taxi drivers, printers, etc., when
Jack Wolf, chauffeur, began:
"L'lght of us left Omaha ono day last
fall In two. machines. We were going
duck hunting. Well, sir, wc drove to a
little pond out here (business of indicat
ing direction by waving a spoonful of
oystert aoup) where he knew the ducks
fed. As we drove up we saw the pond
Just literally covered with birds. We got
out. leaving the engines running, and
fired our pflmp guna Into the flock. When
they raised wc let 'cm have It again."
"How many ducks did you get?" in
quired Mack, the courteous waiter.
"Well, we only recovered ,27," mod
estly stated Wolf, "but I think we killed
at least BOO."
Silence followed for ten minutes, broken
only by the occasional szz-sgupp-r.xs-zup-plng
of some eater of oyater aoup.
"I see they pinched 'Spieler Jink 1n
Sioux City last week," announced Amos
Abley, laying down his tableware and
wiping the egg from his chin.
" 'Z'a'so?" chorused a couple of lis
teners. "Yep," continued Amos. "The 'ap'eler'
had a 'hot-dog' stand up at some doln's.
HAPPENINGS AROIIT
THE MAGIC CITY
New Organization Formed to Defeat
Consolidation of Omaha and .
Ita Suburbs.
EIGHTEEN PERSONS IN MEETING
Judge W. W. Slabaugh of Dundee and
Superintendent of School N. M. Graham
of South Omaha are the masters of the
new alliance formed Saturday' In South
Omaha to defeat the threatened legisla.
tt-ve program of forcibly consolidating
Omaiia and Its suburbs. The alliance: In
effecting an understanding, offensive and
defensive, between the patrician satraps
of Dundee and the ruler of the South
Omaha plebiscite, standing shoulder to
shouMer against the daring machinations
of Laurie J. Qulnbv and Jerry Howard.
ia a wotthy of everlasting chronicle as
was the tender scene of the lion and the
lamb gambolfng on the green of Aesop's
Imagination.
Where Treaty Made.
In the offices of City Attorney H. C.
Murphy thl treaty wa made. Eighteen
patriots gathered to protect their shrink
ing oatraples from .the gaptr.g maw of
Mayor Jim' grasping minion. Money
and men were voted on paper, 'tl true,
but voted none the less. And a commit
tee with power to net waa drafted from
the lolnt meeting and Invested with tho
trappings cf authority to tell the legis
lature of Nebraska why consolidation
should not be. Judge Slabaugh Intimated
that Senate r Qulnby waa the minority of
Dundoeltes Jn lavor of annexation with
Omalis. Senator N. T. Dodge and Repre
sentative, palmer, who "live In the vil
lage." are-all right. It seems.
; Judge W. W. Slabaugh of Dundee was
elected chairman 'of the Joint committee,
whllo City Clerk Perry Wheeler of South
Omaha wa made secretary and Super
intendent N. M. Grahm of 'South Omaha
wa chosen vie chairman. A Joint ox
ecutlv committee "with power to act"
will be appointed later by th chairman
"which will control." The committee will
consist of three one from Dundee and
tw i from South Omaha.
fampalaa at Lincoln.
It seem that R. B. Howell haa opened
headquarter in Lincoln, and following
hi Initiative the alliance may establish a
similar point of attack: Anyway, money
Is to bo gathered, according to Judge
Slabaugh. and a campaign of registering
the name of those against the Junction
with Omaha la to be prepared. A repre
sentative oh, dear. no. not a lobbyist Is
to b? sent to Lincoln, and It may be that
th lawmaker will be gladdened by the-
sight of another "protest In boots" from
th beleaguered municipalities. Trer waa
exprcased some anxiety as to the person
nel of the committee on cltlrs and towns
snd Judiciary which the legislature 'Will
appoint next week. It wa hinted that
these things must be watched. The Joint
committee adjourned to meet at th5 call
of the chairman, which H. ' C. Murohr
said - might convene half way between
uunaee and the Magic City-even within
the confines of Mayor Jim' territory.
The officers of the session:
Judge W. W. Slabaugh. chairman: N.
si. uraham, vice chairman: Perry
v neeior, secretary.
Those Present.
The personnel of the meeting w:
' Judge W. W. Slabaugh of Dundee, D.
M. Iavts of Dundee. O. ft. - Cotner of
I'untiee. N. M. Uraham, superintendent
of schools In South Omaha; Perry
Wheeler, city clerk of South Omaha;
Henry C. Murphy, city attorney of South
Omaha; P. J. Martin, city treasurer ef
South Omsha: 11. W. Rd. police Judge
of South Omaha: W. K. Schneider, former
president of th school board in South
Omaha; J. M. Fitsgerald, tax commis
sioner of South Omaha; S. I Winters,
assistant city attorney of South Omaha;
Jamea Parka and Henry Rpan, public
Improvement contractors of South
Omaha: W. J. Curran. John B. Wat
kins. Frank Leplnskl, Joseph F Murphy
and Louts Dolessl of routh Omaha.
iea Blark Hand Letter.
Grant Ctiaae. former sheriff of Sarpy
county, haa received a black hand let
ter. Friends of the sheriff In South
Omaha are wrought' up over the affair
and have cautioned the ex-sheriff to be
Very careful. The letter Is evidently
written by a crank and contain vague
charges and veiled threats. ,
et Own Brakes Aras.
Dr. A. H. Koeaig. former city phyaiclan
of South Omaha, set hi own broken
arm with the assistance of n Omaha
drug clerk Friday evening, after hav
, tpg fallen from a street car at Twenty-
fourth and Farnam. II thsn rode to
the office of an X-ray expert and dis
covered that beside the broken arm he
had also two broken rib. Physician
then reset the broken arm and mended H
the ribs. Dr. KoenlS is attending to
Ma .office practice as usual, but make
taw outside call for a day or two.
Didn't Knew Lea; Brks.
M. TU Belloux, aaalstant rector of St
Bridget'a Catholic church, preached twice
and held aervlce last Sunday and tor ev
er! day during the week without know
lag that he bad a broken leg. Continued
pain la the leg; and welting' caused htm
to call a doctor, and it waa found that
he had broean a bone In hta right leg.
The accident occurred m hea be slipped en
the ice week ago.
Pinched
Much Hot Dog
but he didn't have enough capital to lay
In a big supply of wieners, and a man
across from him with the same kind of
s stsnd was getting all the business be
cause he had plenty of wieners and waa
giving two ln eseli sandwich.
"The 'spieler' he looks on glum as can
be for a Ions while,' cursln his luck.
Finally he gets an Idea. He closes up his
stsnd an' be its It up to a drug store,
where he paints his two fingers with
Iodine and then he comes back. 'A Coney
Island hot-dnwg, folks! . Three pedi
greed Assyrian flnk-hounds In every sand
wich !' he hollers, and the business comes
a-runnln' to him.
"Well, you'd a-dled laughln' to see the
'spieler' cut a bun open ln front of a cus
tomer and stick his two iodine finger In
the middle and a wiener" on' the outside
and then pull out the fingers aa he
served the sandwich. His customers 'd
bite into the biscuit and only feel one
dog. Then they'd look at the bun aUid.
see only one, would commence to look
on the ground to see where they'd
dropped the other two.'.'
"Say. Amos, did they pinch the 'spieler
for doing that?" Indignantly demanded a
friend of the ''spieler."
"They sure did.' returned Abley. "Son,
good con man squealed on him. He saw
Jinks do it and called a cop. 'I'm havin'
ya pinched fr puttln' in any dog at all.
and overdoln' a gooC Job,' the guy says. '
i BUSY IN BLACK SEA
Petrograd Report Tells of Naval j
Activity Against the Turks in
Waters of the South.
PORTE'S CRUISERS DAMAGED i
PETROGRAD. Jan. lO.-The following'
semi-official statement waa given out
hers today regarding the recent naval
activity in the Black Sea : 1
"On Christmas-' eve, (January 6. mod
ern calendar), our warships In the Black
; Sea engaged the enemy's cruisers Brcs
lau and Hamldleh,. Inflicting upon them
considerable damage. On the day after
Chrtstmaa our ships exploring the bay ,
of Synope, fired on several Turk'sh craft!
loaded with cargo. The same night Rus-.
slan torpedo boats bombarded two of the
enemy's sailing ships carrying flour and
took eighteen men prisoners.
"On the third day after Christmas our
ships explored, the harbors of Treblxoud
and Platana, where they discovered noth
ing to arouse suspicion. In the harbor
of Surmcnch they burned a' large num
ber of Turkish barges loaded with cargo.
East of Surmeneh our ships destroyed
four of the enemy' merchant vessels
and eleven Bailing ship In the harbor
of Riseh. They bombarded tho port of
Khopa.
"According to Information received
here the Turkish mine layer. Peik-I-Shefket,
on January 2 entered the har
bor ot Stcnla In the Bosphurs assisted
by steam lifeboats. The Pelk-I-Shefket
had been badly damaged along the water
line and In the bow, where a cannon had
been disabled. The mine layer rsn ashore
Immediately, began J:o leak badly, and
perhaps can be considered out ot aervlce
for a long time. ' ' -
An official communication Issued at
Constantinople on January said that
two Turk'sh cruiser had been engaged
by a Russian squadron of seventeen units,
but that the Turkish warships were not
damaged.
The Breslau. s cruiser of 4,478 tons dis
placement, la one of the two German
warships which were turned over to
Turkey early In the war. Th Hamldleh
la a small Turkish cruiser of 3.830 tons
displacement and carrying a crew of 362
mn.
Hamorlst Dies.
ST. PACU Minn.. Jan. lO.-Marshnll P.
Wilder, tno author and humorist, died
at a hotel here early today. Ho had been
appearing at a local vaudeville theater.
Neuralgia !
Thote nerve-rackintf paint
tUftil You experience a
welcome feeling of com
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roar affair after applying
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