TirE BRK: OMAHA, WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 1, 1915
3
TAKE FORGER WITH
$17,520 0J PERSON
Otto Werner Cashtu Check for
Seven Thousand Five Hundred
Dollars at Omaha Office.
ARRESTED IN COUNCIL BLUFFS
After cashing two forged checks,
pocketing $16,000 In bills and gold
in two days, and then slipping across
the state line Into Conucil Bluffs,
Nebraska
Notes from Beatrice
and Gage County
BEATRICE. Nib., Ann 31.-(Speclal.)
Mrs. Henry Flxhbnrh nl her tM daugh
ters, liertha and 1'risvella, arrived homo
Monday from Houston, Tex., where they
were viMtliur when the tropical hurricane
SPECIAL SESSION IS
UP TO THE MEMBERS
(Continued from rojte One.)
the legislature and that he would come to
Lincoln at his own expense and help cor
; rect the condition brought about by the
i failure of the legislature to make appro
priations and the action of a democratic
state treasurer In refusing to I'y the
warrants.
Jacob Sass, representative from farpy
county was- In the city today and says
- . . If T.'l .
swept . aeciM.n r-.m.y. ... "-! fBr he ,,,) he ls willing
baoh reports that fully 80 per cent of , tQ pt the B0Vernor ,ne Judge to
the birds were killed by the hurricane, , h .ui.i,ilit r r.nm. ih. .....inn
and that trees and shrubbery of all kinds
pense of $I2!(M 01 Tl.'.v1) to Kiallfy Hie
whims of some one Individual, II will
depend In a grest measure on what the
men In the legislature desire and think
N-st to do; 1 have an exceedingly good
opinion of the members of the Irsislnlure
and feel that we never had a session
composed of moro eonselenlioiia men.
1 have been as fair with the treasurer
as 1 know how to be, as 1 am willing to
l. K. these claims myseir, and the sto
retHrv of state and auditor of public so
counts are also willing to . K. them.
Vc have only one rty, the treasurer,
who seems to" think that the Interests of
DODGE COUNTY OFFERS
REWARD FOR KLINE
FREMONT, Neb., Aug-. 11. (Special.)
John W, Kline, under arrest at St. Louis,
where he Is said to have confessed to de
tectives of securing of thousands of dol-
and tha sto- I inrs en fake farm mortgages, Is wanted
at Fremont, where he got 1.1.000 from
County Clerk John O'Connor. Kline oper
ated at Fremont under the name of Henry
Otto Werner, aged 48, was arrested . weI tr,Pl'0 of their foliage as though ' Und the etuaton perfectly." said Mr.
by the police in Council Bluffs at 3
o'clock yesterday and brought back
to Omaha.
Werner was formerly a traveling
auditor for tha Creamery Packing
company of Chicago. Yesterday at 10
o'clock he walked Into the Omaha
office of this company at 113 North
Tenth street He exhibited a draft for
$7,600 to the local manager, E. S.
Folsom. The name of the manager
of the Chicago bouse was signed to
the drafe. 8o Folsom cashed It.
Werner rolled up the roll of bills that
would almost have choked a corn shel
ter, stuffed them Into his pockets and
walked aut.
Shortly after that Folsom got word
from the Kansas City office that Werner
had cashed a draft for a similar amount
there yesterday, and that the drafts are
forgeries.
"Click," down came the telephono re
ceiver and Folsom shouted the news to
the Omaha police department. Captain
Steve Maloney stationed his detectives
at all the railway stations and set them
to work on the man's description. Council
Bluffs was communicated with also, with
the result that the man was caught there
at i o'clock.
When captured the man had $17,520 In
bills on his person.
Werner was discharged by the company
lass than a week ago. He had been In the
Pass, "and whatever action he takes I
will try and do all I can to back him.
come to Lincoln and do what I can to fix
things the way they ought to be fixed."
Hon Lancaster Keels.
Members of the l-ancaster county del
egation in the legislature expressed
themselves ss follows:
William Foster, democrat: "I favor a
special session, as I believe something
the pure food department closed down."
A. II. Hutton, republican: "Mandamus
a fire had passed through the country,
Mrs. Jesse Reed, a pioneer of Hluo
Springe, died Sunday, aged V5 yesrs. She
was a native of Ohio, and had lived at
Blue Springs for about thirty yeare. She
leaves her husband and six children.
The farm of Christ Mclnta, eight miles
northeast of Beatrice, was visited by
thieves Sunday night, who stole WO fine
young fowls.
GOVERNOR MOREHEAD
AT JJEFFERS0N FAIR
FAIRBURT. Neb.. Aug. SI. (Special
Telegram.) Governor J. If. Morehead the treasurer; The democrats put them
arrived in Falrbury this morning and selves In the hole, now let them get out
spent part of the day conferring with a of it without making any more expense
few of the leaders of the democrstlo on the people.
party in Falrbury, as well as a few re- Ralph Moseley. republican: "As far as
publican friend. He left at noon by J 1 am concerned it Is up to the governor,
auto for Deshler, accompanied by a few If he .calls the session I will do all I
friends, and will speak at the Thayer can to help them fix the thing up."
County fair. j C cPtrus Peterson, republican: "I do
This makes the governor's second not know as It Is necessary to call a
visit to Jefferson county this month. He special session, but if It is a choice of
spoke at the fraternal picnic August 12. closing up our state pure food depart
ment ana calling the special session, i
am favor the special session as the lesser
of the two evils."
Other members of the Lancaster county
delegation could not be reached..
What (Jorernor Bays,
The statement of Governor Morehead is
ss follows:
Representative Fred Hoffmelster called
on oOvernor Morehead In the Interest of
the pure food, drug, diry and oil de
the people of the state to put out of
commission one or tne most important, n
not the most Important, departments of
our state government.
Itefera to Own Heeord.
I am onlv a servant of the people and
try to do what 1 ran to carry out their
wishes and work to the best Interests of
the state. Whether 1 am sincere or not
can be Judged by the saving 1 nave made
In my own department, a saving of many
thousands of dollars over other adminl-
it he calls the special session I will I stratlona, as can be shown by the records.
The treasurer wsa opposed to reducing
the people of the state should tm arrl-lo. Fisher, aecurtng 1.1.0U0 from Mr. O Con
fired for a tei hnh nllty. It believe It Is ; . .... ... . ., , ,h
contrary to the wishes of K5 per cent of nor n a forged deed to a farm in the
Podge vicinity. An effort will be made to
bring him to Podge county for trial on
the charge of defrauding O'Connor. The
Podge county board had offered a reward
of WOO for his capture, following his
escape from the Waukesha Jail.
New roatmaater for "terllngr.
TECUM8F.H. Neb., Aug. l.-(8peclal
George M. Sandusky of Sterling, former
county commissioner, but now an In
spector from the office of the state fire
waeden, has been appointed postmaster
at Sterling. He Is to succeed D. It. Kuhl-
man, who has resigned to o into otho
business.
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News of (Jeea.
OKNEVA, Net)., Aug. 31 (Special.) Ttii
Geneva Chautauqua ls being held, will
splendid muslral numbers and lecture
and a large attendance. The tent is oi
the ground of the high school.
L hi lit frost was found In low ptacei
yesterday. Farmers are buay haying an4
stacking grain. Some lost two crops o
slfatfa by rain.
.-J
'The governor Is right here and under-
PisStiig Iff toying a Piasie Kloiv
the state levy bv t.iO and Is now try
ing to divert funds from the general fund
of the state treasury to gratify his owd
ideas In trying to keep up the levy of the
state. It seems that ho takes exception
to the state board's action In reducing
this levy and yet this board Is composed
of five members, four being present at
the time the reduction was made. Those
present were Fred Heck man, rommta-
I .1. ...... nt nutilln .n.l l,,,IMInu a
ougni w De done at once to correct ma . rrDiibll. nn: C. W. Pool, secretary
conditions. We cannot afford to have J state: W. H. Smith, auditor of public
CUTS WHEAT WITH
A MOWING MACHINE
TECUM8EJI, Neb.. Aug. Sl.-(3peclal.
Frank Goracka, a Johnson county farmer,
had a large field of wheat that was given
up for lost, owing to the continued rains
and his inability to get Into It and cut it.
He has now cut the grain with an or-
habit of handling large sums of money jdlnary mowing machine, Is threshing it
hence the ease with which the trick was
turned.
He told the police ho was suffering
from an Incurable disease and wanted
to get enough money together to take
him to California to undergo treatment.
While In Chief Maloney's office Werner
picked a knife off a table and tried to
conceal It. The police took it away from
him, believing he Intended to commit
cuiclde.
Werner ls single and lives In Wanetka,
a suburb of Chicago.
The arrest was made by Detective
Frank Rooney of Omaha,
i
Allies' Submarine
Blows Up Bridge at
Constantinople
partment and the governor made the fol
lowing statement:
I have talked to Treasurer iiail in re-
f rom tha machine, and It is making ten '
bushels to the acre of a fair grade of gard to his technical oniectiuns to paying
. ' ' . . , ,. ,.,. ..,- the expenses of the food, drug, dairy and
wheat. It is thought other farmers could oepHrlment ,, lmve en.itaoied to
realize something on their sianaing grain . snow him that because or ma attitude
v, ,iin,, .. xtr norncka has. the ftate wl I lose many thousands of
J vvp I ,IHIHU l.lniiM V, t
of
10-
counta, and myself. This ls a mixed
board politically and It was unanimously
In favor of reducing the levy, aa the re
turns of the different assessors would
I show that the levy we made will be suf
ficient to meet all the expenses or the
state, according to the appropriations
made by the legislature, and still leave
more than $30,01) surplus. This seems to
hava displeased the treasurer to such an
extent that he 1 exercising his perogatlve,
as he claims, and la closing up a depart
ment which will require years to put iiac k
where the ..present commissioner has
brought it.
Accidents at St. Mary.
TECUMSKH. Neb.. Aug. Sl.-(SoclaI.)
There has been a sorlea of sccldcnts near
the little town of St Mary, this county,
the last few day. Felix Lampka, a
farmer, was seriously Injured by being
thrown from a mule and trampled upon
by another he was loading. Little Fran
ces . Lants, daughter of Frank Lants,
tripped in a hole in a corncrlb floor, fell
and ran a spike In her leg and tore flesh
from her knee.- Mrs. Scbck, wife of
Joseph Sehek, a farmer, was thrown
from a buggy In a runaway accident and
quite seriously Injured.
BROKEN BOW AUTO PARTY
IS SPILLED INTO A DITCH
dollars. 1 believe that no one wojld ob
ject to the payment of the ciaims or this
department, which prevents the sale of
adulterated foodstuffs and oil In the state
and which brings many thousands of
dollars Into the state treasury above the
running expenses of the department.
The treasurer states that this Is a case
which la parallel to the fftipreme Court
commission. I do not think that a fair
minded person will co sder trv-m the
Us iiio .oigM
JsbWOSj 'T""" T
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off- E
If you knew the real value of the bargains we
are now offering in this Forced Piano Sale you would
drop everything else to get here before some other
purchaser did. Itemeirber, this is not an ordinary
sale it is one which comes only once in a lifetime
a golden opportunity for the prudent buyer to buy
a Piano or Player Piano. Make your dollars do
double duty here now.
Make Your First Payment in September
If Your Home is Pianolcss, Here is Your Opportunity
$500 Vose to Son, Square S 35
200 Root to Son, Upriffht 8 05
M00 Qbickerlnar. Upriffht 8115
$300 Ivers & Pond, Upright $100
$560 Weber. Upriffht 8125
300 Schmoller & Mueller, Upriffht.... 8 150
$375 Steger & Sons, Upright 8175
$325 Oramer, Upright $150
$275 Mueller. Upright 8135
$275 Kimball, Upright ..SHOO
$400 Emerson, Upright J200
$550 A. B. Chase, Upright .......!340
$1,100 Ohickering & Sons, Grand ..5200
$800 Mehlin, Grand J5400
$550 J. 0. risoher Player Piano H.1KO
$600 Ohoraltone Player Piano $360
DEATH RECORD.
BROKEN BOW. Neb., Aug, h. (Special
Telegram.) John McQraw, a real estate
man tioar here, ran his bla tourlns: car
, ,,,,,, i ,u nnrth nart of town same, as the Supreme Court commission,
off a bridge In the north part or town nQ mon,v on whlch to aruw whli
last night and spilled the occupants, con- th6 00(t department collects a great
sisting of himself, wife, daughter and amount of fees and has this to Its credit.
... . ,. ...,,. u Mcflraw was The law provides that the eipenses of
Miss Alice Johnson. Mrs. Mnuraw was aepartment be ,mld out of the money
stunned and badly bruised. The others collected, but the legislature failed to re-
e.xanH ith ahaklmr up. The car appropriate the money, a tne treasurer
drooped about ten feet. The car ls said
to have been running without lights.
tm Notes of Shelton.
SHELTON. Neb.. Aug. . 31. (Special.)
LsONDON, Aug. 81. An Athens dispatch i Tna Sheldon schools opened yesterday
to the Exchange Telegraph company says
that a submarine of the allies has blown
up a portion of the bridge between Con
stantinople and the suburb of Oalata. It
is not apparent whether this ls merely an
echo of the similar report of several
weeks age. which brought forth a denial
from; Constantinople.
,-lth a corps of twelve teachers and an
enrollment of 850 pupils. . Superintendent
B. P. Monroe ls In charge, and for tho
sixth year. .
The chftutauaua opened - laBt . 1 nurs
technically claims.
Hard Hap at Treasurer.
If he were' acting In good faith, he
would refuse the payment of the claims
of another department on which the at
torney general takes the position that
thev are holding office illegally, . But this
does not seem to be such a' conscientious
r x'ter-wltb him and he frankly says he
will pay all claims that come to him
liom mat department, 'lho fact that his
brother la one of the parties concerned
may account for this.
I have always round that many reform-
0a
Carrier Pigeon
Flies2,200 Miles
I.OS ANGELES, Cel., Aug. 31.-An-nouncement
was made today that "Ben
Bolt," a carrier pigeon, had established a
new long distance flight of approximately
2,t00 miles, from Norwalk, O., to th's
city, It made the trip in five days, nine
hours, thirty-one minutes and ten seconds,
arriving here yesterday.
The best . previous flight, accord'ng to
the records of tho International Federa
tion of American Homing Pigeon Fan
ciers, was made in 1912 by a bird belonging
to Henry Beach of Fort Wayne, Ind.,
which covered 1.000 miles In two days,
nine hours, forty-three minutes and
twelve seconds.
"Ben Bolt's" flight was made under the
auspices of the, Los Angeles Messenger
Pigeon association.
G. H. Skolfleld Is the owner of the bird.
Jt was released at Norwalk by C. A.
Walker.
Brooklyn Buys
Pitcher Marquard
mo . ",, ' , ere are ready to reform the other fellow,
day ana wm continue unu DUt obJect when it means a financial sac
row. This is the third year and the rlflce to themselves or -tielr pers na
... ,,. a anv former year, friends, r like -the fellow who la 'willing
attendance has exceeded any former year. h house cleaning when It oon-
All expenses will be paid and a surplus oerna himself and thereby seta a good
left The Womnn'a Christian Temperance example to others
, , . . I As to whether-I shall
union ls in charge.
Much white frost was reported here
Monday evening, but not much change
can be seen. Corn needs four weeks yet
of maturing weather.
. Land has been rented and yard will
be built near town by a western feeder
to accommodate 6.0C0 sheep.
NEW TORIC, Aug. 31. For a cash con
sideration of 12.500, paid to the New
R0obTnsonTrh, BrTlyn t7am ped -. n Hattsmouth Monday morning with
tho services of Pitcher Rube Marquard
Funeral of Mrs. Ramaekers.
LINDSAY. Neb.. Aug. 81. (Special.)
The funeral of Mrs. J. W. Ramaekers
was held from the Catholic church Mon
day morning, and the body was Interred
at the local Catholic cemetery. The ser
vice was a requiem mass, with Father
Borer as celebrant, Father Clements as
deacon and Father Smith ss sub deacon.
Tho servers at the moss comprised four
young men, her grandsons. The active
pall bearers wero six of her granddaugh
ters, and the honorary pall bearers were
chosen from the Christian Mothers' so
ciety, of which the deceased was a mem
ber. The funeral was one of the largest
ever witnessed In Lindsay. Father
Columban, the local pastor, preached the
funeral sermon. Mrs. Ramaekers was one
Of the pioneers of the community. She
was 77 year old.
' ' Teachers' lastltate.
PLATTSMOUTH, Neb., Aug. 31. (Spe
cial.) The Cass County Teachers' Insti
tute convened In the High school build-
today. It is said the Brooklyn club as
sumes the responsibility of the salary
and contract which the player had with
the New York club. The contract, ac
cord ng to Secretary Foster, ls binding
until the close of next year s playing sea-
Cotton Up Three
to Four Points
NEW YORK. Aug. 81. Cotton was
stronger today on poor crop reports from
Texas and reports thst recent buying
In spot and future markets had been In
behalf of a foreign government. There
was. however, no confirmation of this
latter report.
On first call prices were up S to
points, and by the end of the second
hour, prices had regained most of yester
day's losses. Recoveries ranged from
17 to 18 points, or almost a dollar a bale.
CUSTER BAPTIST ASS'N
MEETS AT BROKEN BOW
BROKEN BOW. Neb., Aug. Sl.-(Spe-rtal.)
The Custer Baptist association
closed a successful convention here Sun
day night, lasting two and one-half days.
Delegates were present from various
points in the county and from districts
between here and Alliance. Including
visitors, there were about seventy In at
tendance. There were a number of state
workers here from Omaha, Lincoln and
other places, among them being Rev.
Wilson Mills of Oniih; Rev. Fred Berry.
Lincoln; Mrs. Wilson, Lincoln: Miss Ten
haven. Bloux Falls; Rev. J. D. Collins.
IJncoln, and Dr. O. W. Taft, president
of Grand Island college. The followtig
officers were elected to serve this com
ing year: D. M. Amaberry Broken Bow,
moderator; Mrs. J. If. Kerr. Ansley, sec
retary; Arthur Cornish, Lodl, treasurer,
and hev. W. L. Oaston, Broken Bow,
Custer representative to the state board.
County Superintendent Miss Eda Mar
quardt In charge. The instructors are:
Mary Ellen Brown of the University ot
Nebraska; Bertram E. McProud, South
Dakota college; Mlae Marie Kaufman;
superintendent of penmanship, Platta
moutn schools, and County Attorney A.
O. Cole. L. T. Skinner of the extenalon
department of the University .8chool ot
Agriculture will present the Boys 'and
Girls' club work for the year. Attorney
C. A. Ra wis .will addres sthe teachers
Wednesday afternoon on "Functions ot
Government."
. A "For Bale" ad will turn second-hand
furniture Into cash.
Norfolk Actress Asks Divorce.
MADISON. Neb., Aug. 81. (Special.)
Aldula Dickie, a Norfolk actress, has
commenced action In district court for
divorce from her husband, John W.
Dickie, an actor by profession. Mrs.
Dickie alleges in her petition that she
was married at Redfleld, S. D.. In 1914
and alleges cruelty, nonsupport and
abandonment, stating that her husband
had written her from Winnipeg. Canada,
advising her to get married again, as he J
was off for the war In France.
Will Vote Gas Fraaehlse.
HASTINGS, Neb., Aug. 81.-(Specal Tel
egram.) The city council has approved a
proposed franchise for the Hastings Gaa
company to be voted on at a special elec
tion October 6. It is to run twenty-five
years, with option for purchase by the
city at the end of ten years or any two
year period thereafter. The rates seals
down, from 1145 net
' Rxnnr ttt Depart I raj t Itlseaa. -
HASTIiNGS. Neb., Aug. Sl.-(Spef lal Tel
egram.) About 10) Hastings business and
professional men lsst night gave a com
plimentary banquet for A. H. Farrena,
who w.ll soon locate In Lincoln, and for
mer Superintendent of Schools C M. Barr,
who recently resigned.
trass Wlaas Caaa Mcaralgla.
Don't suffer, get a S5o bottle of Hloan'i
liniment. It penetrates to the palnft.1
parts at once. Kills the pain. AU drug
gists. Advertisement.
legislature to correct
oonvence the
this , technical
Mrs. Thomas Olson.
MADISON, Neb., Aug. 31. (Special.)
Mrs. Thomas Olson died at her father's
home, Enola, late Saturday evenHi of
tubercular complications. F.tta L. Martin
was born at Qrlswold, la., In 1SS4, mar
ried to Thomas Olson In 1904. She had
always resided In Madison county and Is
the daughter of W. R. Martin, president
of the Enola Itate bank. Deceased Is sur
vived by her father and husband and
four children, three boys and a baby
girl 11 months old. The funeral ervlees
were held at the W, R. Martin home in
Enola yesterday. Services were also held
at. the Methodist Episcopal church at
Newman Grove.
Charles Hack.
TABLE ROCK, Neh., Aug. 81. (Spe-
clal.) Charles Hack died here yesterday,
after an Illness of many months, of
cancer of the Intestines. His wife d'ed of
the same trouble, some four years ago.
He was 63 years of age, and ls survived '
by two children, Mrs. Pearl Martin and '
Mrs. Carlean Lawrence, both of Table
Rock. The' hurt, which Is thought to bo 1
the cause of the cancer, was received j
while at work as "section boss" on the
Burlington ' railroad, In January, 1913.
.Funeral services will be held In the t
Free Stool and Free Scarf with every Piano sold, and you oan select from such world-
renowned makes aa Hardman, Steger & Sons, Emerson, McPhail, Lindeman & Sons, and tha
Schmoller & Mueller Pianos and flayer Pianos.
Schmoller & Muollep Piano Co. F.mm
8trln way and Weber Representatives.
Mako the Dinner Moro Enjoyable,
Servo tho Bread that Every
body Likes
TRA.DC MARK REO.
U.S.PATtNT Off ICS
LOOK iOR
THIS LABEL
l?T?
Christian church here.
10 n. m.
Wednesday, at
A "For aaie" ad will turn second-hand
furniture into cash.
A Message
For You
osfi: Toasties
for Breakfast
These tender, toasted sweetmeats
of white Indian Corn come to you
"over-fresh" in tight-sealed, wax
wrapped packages
Ready to Servo
There's a delicate flavour and
dainty crispness to Poit Tcasties
that makes them tho
Superior Corn Flakes
Just pour from the package and
serve with cream, good milk, or
fruit delicious!
.
Sold by Grocers Everywhere
The large number of people who use it
is a proof of its . goodness.
Take home a loaf today
and try it.
5c and 10c at Your Grocers
U. P. STEAM DAKKJG GO.
Stat Fair
ep.ember 6th to 10.h
For this occasion the ROCK ISLAND offers the following excellent train service:
LEAVE
OMAHA
8:15 a. m.
l:40p. m.
4:50 p. m.
11:16 p.m.
Regular
ARRIVE
LINCOLN
10:05 a. m.
3:21 p.m.
7:00 p. m.
12:53' a. ra.
Sorvico:
LEAVE
LINCOLN
9:15 a.m.
2:00p.m.
4:05 p. m.
11:20 p. m.
.Through trains nuke no intermediate stopu.
Stops at Fair (Jrounds.
ARRIVE
OMAHA
11:30 a. m.
4:00 p. m.
5:47 p. m.
1:04 a. m.
Spoclal Service
September 7th, 8th, and 9th.
LEAVES OMAHA 7:30 A. M. ARRIVES LINCOLN 9:33 A. M.
Returning', leaves Lincoln 8 p. m., stops at Fair Grounds.
September 9th-Omaha nnd South Omaha Day 4
Regular Fares Will Apply
Obtain Tickets at City Ticket Office, Mth and Fnrnam,
W. O. W. Building, or Union Station. . ".
J. S. McNALLY, D. P. A.