THK BEE: OMAHA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2, lMti.
GRIPPE GERMS WIN
OYER THO0CT0RS
Only few Physicians Able to Leave
Patients to Attend Conference
of Health Officers.
OVER ONE HUNDRED EXPECTED
If anyone doubted the existence of
a creat epidemic of grippe and other
illness throughout Nebraska, the
doubt would "have been speedily dis
pelled by a visit yesterday to the
opening session of the, fourth an
nual conference of state and .local
health officers at Hotel Rome.
Rampant germs of numerous dis
eases are so malignant in. all parts
of th estate that only a few of the
150 doctors and health officers ex
pected to attend the convention were
able to leave their patients and come
to the first session. Fourteen-fif-teenths
of expected convention at
tendance had to stay at home to cor
ral and kill the germs that had so
far escaped the doctors' most
strenuous efforts.
At : a. ru., when registration was
supposed to begin, not a single doctor
had arrived. At 10 o'clock", when Mayor
Dahlman was supposed to made his ad
dress of welcome, only seven members
of the convention were present. They en
tered the convention hall, and found the
cold wave had kept the temperature there
down around the SO degree mark.
Mayor Rend nbstltute.
The mayor himpelf waa busy talking
germs with the other city commissioners,
so ha sent City Attorney John A. Rlne
to do the welcoming act. Soon Governor
J. H. Morehead hove in view.
Then Dr. B. Arthur Carr of Lincoln,
vice president of the State Board of
Health Secretaries, Induced. Governor
Morehead and City Attorney Rlne to
make buttonhole talk to, several doc
tors, as they paced up and down the
hall, swinging their amis and with their
overcoats buttoned VP tight.
A few minutes later, however the mer
cury In the convention , hall started up
ward, and soon It was warm enough for
comfort. When Dr. Carr called the con
ference to order, one hour -late ten
doctors .were In attendance.
. . Welcome Speech Dele red.
-Attorney Rlne's speech ot welcome was
postponed till evening. Dr. C. F. Crowley,
city chemist of Omaha, made the first
address, on "Septic Tanks," to. the ac
companiment of stereopticon illustrations.
" Government Men is Here.
Dr. A. W. Freeman of Cincinnati, epi
demiologist of the United States public
health service, "is at the "convention. He
nays that epidemic of grippe, lnfluensa
and other maladies are common- through
out the country this year, but are being
held In check by strenuous efforts of doc
tors and health officers.
Among other prominent teatures on the
convention , program are tn' following:
Governor Morehead, Dr. Hugo' TCrichSon,
Detroit;. Dr. Paquin, health commissioner
of Kansas City; Dr. A. O. Thomas,; su
perintendent public instruction; Attorney
General Willis '. E. Reed, Howard Ken
nedy, "cBelrman "of the Board of Commis
sioners' of State Institutions, Lincoln;-Dr.
Ralph WV' Connell, Omaha health com-j
missioner, ana a nuraim 01 oiner wen
known physicians of Omaha and the
state.
More Doctor ArrlTe.
By late, afternoon the registration for
the convention had reached twenty-five,
and. some of the scheduled Speakers had
arrived, so afternoon and evening ses
alons were possible. Today's program will
include some of the chief addresses, and
when the program is finished, probably
about noon, the' doctors and health offi
cers will adjourn to Forest Lawn ceme
tery to aee-'a body cremated. . '
Board of Directors
of Y.W.C.A. Elected
The annnal election of the Young
Women's Christian association waa held
last night.
Directors elected for threo-year terms
are Mrs. Edward Johnson, Mrs. G. F
Gilmore, Mrs. C. E. Johannes, Mrs. C. K.
Smith, Mrs. J. F. Stout and Miss Helen
Buck. . ' '
Directors elected to fill vacancies for
two-year terms are Mrs. A. L. ' Gordon
and Mlsa Dora Alexander. '
Directors elected to flit vacancies for
one-year terms are Mrs. Joseph Folcar
and Misa Gladya Peters.
The new board will meet a week from
Wednesday and elect officers for the
year.
Germany Trading
Via First Class Mails
LONDON, Jan. 25. The recently inau
gurated censorship by the British gov
ernment of first class malls to and from
, Germany, has resulted in the discovery
that Germany has been maintaining a
considerable export trade with neutrals
in such articles as Jewelry, chemicals,
laces, picture and tops, which have
been sent as first class mail matter by
way ot Sweden, Denmark or Holland.
Packages of this nature intercepted by
the British have been marked "samples
cf no value."
ITALIAN MERCHANTMAN
COMES WITH TWO GUNS
NEW YORK, Jan. . The Italian mer
chant ship Verona, from Genoa, arrived
today with two 76-mllllmetor guna
mounted aft.
Dudley Field Malone, eollecter of the
Port immediately telegraphed to Wash
ington for Instructions in respect to the
Verona.
The Verona's guns were screened by a
pile of sacks. The ship Is expected to
make her return trip heavily laden with
a cargo of freight and war supplies.
WASHINGTON, Jan. B.-Arrlval of the
Italian steamship Verona, in New Tork
today, with two guna mounted at Ita
ctern probably will result in the Austro
Hungarian government taking up diplo
matically with the t'nlted States all the
broad questions involved In the arming
of merchant ships for defensive purposes.
It was authoritatively stated tonight
that the Austro-Hungaiian government
probably would inform the United States
that any armed ship encountered by an
Austrian submarine would be regarded aa
a warship and sunk without warning, re
gardlesa of who might happen to be
aboard.
Read Bee Want-Ada for profit. Us
Uiem for results.
It Might Have Been a Foot Race But
ADVOCATES THREE
AMERICAN FLEETS
Betired Major General Gives His
Ideas of What Country Needs
for Defense.
BEFORE SENATE COMMITTEE
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24. Hear
ings on the administration army In
crease bill may be concluded by tue
senate military committee and work
of Redrafting the measure begun
early next week.
. Major General Arthur. Murray, re
tired, and Brigadier General Crozler,
chief of ordnance, were before the
senate and house committee, re
spectively, today. General Murray
said that for the actual defense of
the United States territory alone,
and without considering mainte
nance ot the Monroe doctrine or pro
tecting the Interests of Americans
abroad, a regular army virtually
three times its present size and three
strong fleets (or the navy would be
necessary.
General Murray believed, he said, a
Peace strength army of 270,100 regulars.
80,000 of whom would be on overseas
duty, could be relied upon to protect the
country until a volunteer army 'of 1,000,000
men could be formed and trained.
First Defense Line.
, Aa a first line of defense, General Murray-suggested
a fleet of four to eight
fast, powerful battleships or battle cruis
ers In the Pacific, baaed at Pearl harbor,
and surrounded by necessary auxiliaries.
For the Atlantic, he proposed two fleeta
of at least six battleships each, based at
New fork and Guantanamo, . '
The mobile troops. General ' Murray
said, should be grouped In three divisions
for training purposes, one on the Pacific
and two on the Atlantic coasts and the
remainder scattered in regimental posts.
In all. ha would provide five divisions for
the Pacific and eight for the Atlantic
General Murray proposed that the en
listment period be cut to one year for
Infantry ana eighteen months for other
arms, with no bbllgatlon as to reserve
duty thereafter. The schenu , he said,
wuld turn out 200,000 well-trained men
annually who could be relied upon to en
list In tlms of war without the necessity
of keeping in touch with them or paying
them.
'Ripe for Overhauling".
General Crosier said that while the
government was not now manufacturing
machine guns, it bad a contract with the
American holder of the Vlckera gun pat
ents, a British weapon, which would soon
supply these In ample numbers. The
whole subject , of the number of guns
necessary, however, was "ripe for over
hauling," he added, and he believed the
European war had shown the necessity
for provision of thew weapons on a scale
never heretofore dreamed of.
He Instanced a report that ninety Ger
man s.itdlers with forty raachlno run had
kept a whole French army at bay for
weeks.
Must Fight Foes and
Profit at Same Time
MILAN, Italy Via Parlsl. Jan. 26.
the dedication today of a hospital pre
sented by French cities to the Italian
Red Cross, Slgnor Barailat, minister with
out portfolio, said he desired once more
to emphasise the necessity of feeling that
one duty alone la imposed upon the en
tente powers to tight and exhaust the
enemy and at tho same time to profit
as much aa possible from an incontesta
ble suoremacy in financial, economic an
human resources.
W00DR0UGH AND THOMAS
BOTH IN WASHINGTON
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON. Jan. 2S.-(Bpeclal Tele
gram.) J. W. Woodrough of Omaha and
J. J. Thomaa of Columbus are running
neck aud neck for the vacant federal
judgeship in Nebraska. Both have been
Introduced to Attorney General Gregory
in the last ten days, the last to see the
chief of file Department ot Justice bulng
Mr. Woodrough.
Whatever may have been in the mind
of the attorney general when he sent
Samuel J. Graham, assistant attorney
general, to investigate conditions in Ne
braska with relation to the district Judge
ship, the fact remains that the attorney
general desired first-hand knowledge ot
the several gentlemen mentioned for the
Munger vacancy.
And they have been coming most quiet
ly into Washington with fingera on their
lipa asking "Please ssy nothing about my
presence."
POST0FFICE INSPECTOR
VISITS FIRST DISTRICT
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON. Jan. .-(Speclal Tel
egramsRepresentative Reavls is ex
ceedingly encouraged over the report of
a postoffice Inspector recently sent into
the First district to look after "individ
ual" rather than "route" service.
Mr. Reavls waa Informed today by the
fourth assistant postmaster general that
there would be a number ot modifica
tions In tha line of the inspectors' report.
Chicago Marvels at the Beauty of
Wedding of a Former Omaha GirJ
Nobody ever saw a lovelier bridal bou
quet than that sent by Vaughn Spalding
to his bride-to-be. Miss Florence Cudahy.
It was whlto orchids and white lilacs and
the laciest, freshest, loveliest thing Im
aginable. And when the newly married Mr. and
Mrs. Spalding came down the stairs a.
the Cudahy house In Banks street in
their traveling clothes, the bride wearing
orchids this time, she gave the lovely
bouquet such a wonderful wallop that It
flew away over the heads of the ex
pectsnt bridesmaids into the arms of r
waiter. The waiter, unlike most of hl
kind, had real presence of mind, and in
stead of keeping the bouquet aa bis law
ful prize, hurled It aloft, where Miss
Bobsey Fuller gleefully caught It.
In the excitement caused by this diver
sion the bridal couple disappeared out of
the .back door into a waiting machine,
and nobody even had a peep at the going
away gown, which must have been some
thing simply chic, for Mrs. Spalding
dresses like a young dream.
For the rest, the Cudahy-Spalding wed
ding waa aa magnificent aa the Cudahy
Nlblack wedding, which Is saying a great
deal, and one wonders why Edward
Cudahy is not declaring a moratorium,
or something like that, after two such
splendid and' lavish nuptial entertain
ments in' one short season.''
Mrs. Spalding waa married In white
tulle with a court train of white satin
yards long. The cathedral ' aisles were
decked with standards of gray spring
flowers, and Mr. -Spalding's ushers knew
their business marvclously and were- not
consulting note books to see who waa to
sit in E and who waa to be planted la Z.
This Witness Does
Not Much Resemble
Mine of Information
CHICAGO, Jan. Frederick W. Elite,
vice president ef the Armour Car Line
company, directed by the supreme court
I of the United States to reply to certain
questions of the Interstate Commerce
commission, did not prove a mine of In
formation today. .
The Inquiry, which concerns an allega
tion that the car line Is monopolistic, wss
resumed by - Examiner W. E. Settle
where It waa Irterrupted a month ago
by Mr. Ellis' refusal to anawer a number
of questions. ' '
"How many cars does your company
ship out of Florida each year?" asked the
examiner.
"I cannot tell you," replied the a itnesa.
"Why can t you tell mar
"I don't know that It la proper to tell
you."
Counsel for Mr. Ellis informed him that
he might answer, and the witness said
that the question would be looked up.
To questions aa to the value of the car
lines, operating expenses and the like he
replied, "I dont know," or "I can't tell."
DIPLOMATS ARE INVITED
' TO HEAR SHALLENBERGER
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON. Jan. 3.-Speolal Tele
gramsRepresentative Shalienberger will
have a distinguished galaxy of foreign
representatives to listen to him when be
addresses the foreign affairs committee
of the house tomorrow on his bill to
create a peace court composed of W. J.
! Bryan, W. H. Taft, Charlea El Hughes,
j William J Stone, chairman of the foreign
reiationa committee of the senate, and
Don't Suffer Needlessly
An eminent physician atatea that fully
S of all diseases have their origin in
stomach troubles, jso If you suffer from
dyspepsia, indigestion, bad breath, belch
ing, sour stomach, uncomfortable feeling
of fullness after eating, sleeplessness or
tired feeling, you should promptly seek
to aid your stomach In performing the
functions that nature intended. Delay
often results in a rapid undermining of
the entire system, resulting In the utter
wrecking of health. However, whenever
the stomach can take care of food and
( properly distribute nourishment to all
pans Ol uio uuuy m utmtiiij' voiiuuiun is
sure to result Stomach sufferers) should
avoid harsh purgatives, which generally
serve to aggravate the trouble, and
promptly gie TABLER'B STOMACH
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from harmful and habit forming drugs
and containing the best known acid neu
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strengthening -and healing ingredients
scientifically oomblned, their action while
mild, cannot help being beneficial to anv
stomach sufferer. TABLE KB STOMACH
' TABLETS are sold on a positive guaran
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Constipation,
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Then there was the Paullst choir with
1st ravishing music, and altogether a
most impressive ceremony.
The presents were very good to look at
only eighteen dosen plates how will they
manage, do you think? Andnuch a splen
did tea set, and chest of silver, and crys
tal, sparkling Ilka diamonds, and many,
many more choice thing, filling a large
room.
The flowers on the wedding table were
done by a vral artiste, Tbey were quite
wonderful, out of the usual, and not at
all set. Sprays ot white lilacs, narcissus,
here and there a flaming red tulip, pale
roses, lavender orchids' all mingled in
delicate barlequlnry, while two great
white randy baskets in nests of glossy
sp'in sugsr overflowed with purple hot
house grape.
The W-tdesraaids and their gowns, too.
were original. Mrs. Austin Nlblack.
Alice Cudahy. Isabel Bobbins. Elisabeth
Fuller and Helen Hlnde were the chosen
ones.
They wore sleeveless velvet coata of
pastel blue that flared at the hips, and
not garnished with fur, but blue swsns
down. Their sleeves and skirts were blue
chiffon, their slippers sliver, their hats
close silver capotes with dark Hue frulta
upon them, and their bouqueta loose ones
of lilacs and purple orchids.
Mr. and Mrs. Vaughn Bpaldlng have
already their summer place at Lake For
est taken. They have leased Stone cot
tage, near the Cyrus McCormick estate,
a dear little woodsy place ilka a French
cottage with gay window boxes, latticed
windows, a tennla court, a vegetable
garden, and their own private woods.
The property belongs to Mrs. Gron.-Cln-derella
in tho Chicago Tribune.
Henry D. Flood, chairman of the foreign
atfnlrs committee of the house.
To stsge th presentation, ex-Governor
Phallenberger had engraved cards of In
vitation sent to all the representatives of
foreign countrlea and he la hopeful that
they will respond.
In addition to Representative Shalien
berger speeches will be made by
Vyclone" Davis of Texas, Charlea F.
Curry of California and William Rlker.
representing the arbitration committee of
the New Tork Chamber of Commerce.
Ships Releed.
LONDON, Jan. 26.-The American
steamship Auaaule. from Galveston, De
cember 13. for Lol Jerg, Denmark, whlrh
. i I t. I I 1 1 rn lanuarV 14
was in Krii iiiia rv-n - ... --.
has been released. The American tanker
Petrollto and the Norwegian steamship
Mons also have been released from Kirk
One Per Cent Convicts.
ALBANY, Jan. . Almost 1 per rent
of the state's population waa convicted
of crime In courts of special sessions and
of record during the year ending October
11, J915.
CHAIRMEN NAMED
FOR COMMITTEES
Heads of Commercial Club Com
mittees Appointed by Executive
Committee at First Meeting.
ONE NEW COMMITTEE ON LIST
Chairmen of the rous standing com
mittees of the Commercial club (or the
current year were named Tuesday st tbs
first meeting ot the executive committee
since the new organisation. Following
are the heads of the committees for the
years:
Banking and finance, Thomas A. Fry.
Kntertalnment, O. T. Eastman.
Good roads, Clarke G. Powell.
Grain Interests, N. B. Vpdlks.
House, J. F. Frtntiss.
Industrial, Pil W. Kuhns.
legislative. A. W. Jefferls.
Manufacturing. Fred S. Knapp.
Membership, U V, Nlcholaa.
Mississippi river navigation, Herbert M.
Rogers.
Municipal afftlra. Gould Diets.
New activities, George T. Morton.
Municipal heilth and hospitals. Dr. 3.
P. Lord.
ripe lines and tnterurbans, Henry F.
Wyroan.
Public and military affairs, Howard H.
Baldrlge.
Public welfara. C. C. George.
Publicity bureau, C. C. Rosewater.
Railroad extension and improvement,
J. A. Sunderland.
Retail trade, L. C. Nash.
Live stock and agriculture, H. O. Kd
wsrds. Trsde extension. T. B. Coleman.
Water power development, Charlea R.
Sherman.
Wholesale trsde, Charles H. Tlckens.
Trafflj bureau, J. Clark Colt.
Fruit development and marketing, Rob
art 8. Trimble.
Finance, C. B. Yost.
In thla list there Is one wholly rew
committee, namely, that of municipal
health and hospitals. Another that Is
half new la the llpa lines and Interutbsns.
ss tha pipe line feature has been sdde.l
this year. ' -
States Have Right to
Condemn Land Sites
WASHINGTON. Jan. .-In a decision
ef wide effect to water power develop
ment throughout the United' States the
supreme court held today that states
possess the power to enact laws author
ising condemnation of power, sites and
water rights, by right of eminent do
main. Tha decision waa announced by Justice
Holmes In upholding the constitutionality
of the Alabama water power condemna
tion statutes in a rase touching tha Im
provement of Tallapoosa river.'
'The principal argument," ssld Justice
Holmes, "is that the purpose of the con
demnation Is not a publlo one. In the
organic reiationa ot modern- society It
may sometimes be hard to draw the Una
that la supposed to limit the authority of
the legislature to exercise or delegate the
powVr of eminent domain.
"But to gather the streams from waste
and to draw from them energy, t labor
without brains, and ao to save mankind
from toil ia to supply what next to In
telligence is the very foundation pf all
our achievements. If that purpose Is not
publlo we ' should ba at a loss to say
what is."
GIRL WHO JUMPED SIXTEEN
STORIES LIKELY TO LIVE
' CHICAGO. Jan. S.-MIss Minnie E
Werner, the stenogrspher who Jumped
from a sixteenth-story' window today,
probably will recover, It was said at tha
hospital tonight.
' Her escape from death waa due to fall
ing onto a truck loaded with cardboard
boxes. As it was, her skull wss frac
tured, arms broken and several ribs frac
tured. Her condition tonight did not
admit of questioning aa to the causa ol
her act.
SBl, m Tali 111 I 3Sft Itiiiii, m 4Wt i mi .a mm-M, ,
1 II I ill Pill ill i min mi II II
Those Suits and Furnishings From the
CING-PECK
Will Go On Sale Thursday
'All of that wonderful stock of high grade suits sac
rificed in one fell swoop. Al the fine haberdashery
for which the King-Peck store was famous, offered in
the largest and greatest value-giving sale ever known
to Omaha and neighborhood. See Wednesday evening
newspapers and take a look at our windows now.
In the Meantime. Remember That the
Sale of Overcoats and Boys' Wear Is
NOW GOING ON
Mexicans Protest
About ''Outrages"
From Over Border
KL. PASO, Tex. Jsn. aGeneral
Oahilei Gavin, commandant of the Car
ransa ssrr'son at Juares, presented to the
military an'horltlea here today a request
that a Vnlted States soldier named Har
rison he punlKhed for having fired on and
woundei a Mexican Chilian, Alejandro
Soto, last Saturday afternoon. At tho
same time representations to Z. t Cobb,
fnlted States custom! collector here,
were made that American eattle thieves
were stealing cattle from Mexican owners
south of tre border. A demand was made
tl at the thieves ba apprehended and pun
ished. According to the Mexicans, Soto was
shot while aiding a Carranta soldier to
water ome horses on the Rio Grande
river. A prellrainsry Investigation already
rr.ado today by army officers on this ld
is said to nave shown that Boto was
on American territory and armed at the
time. He Is said to have defied the
soldier and threatened to s'.so his own
rifle when Harrison opened fire, shoot
ing twelve times. A doubt was expressed
also that Soto had been wounded. Gen
eral Gavlra ssld that Soto's wound wa
superficial. Harrison la held In confine
ment. WASHINGTON, Jsn. Ji.-letermlnatlon
to house his official faintly and congress
where they will be free from the pro
fessions! politicians and capitalists, both
1 stive and foreign, are unofficial reasoni
I given here for General Carransa'a un-
willingness to set up to the capital of Ma
no factor government immediately at
Mexico City.
Mine Workers Oppose
Taft for High Court
INDIANAPOLIS, Tnd., Jan. -The
convention of the United Mine Worker
of America today unanimously sdopted
a resolution declaring the union opposed
to the appointment ot former Pres'dent
Taft as a member of the supreme court
of the t'nlted States to succeed the late
Justice Lamar.
Millions Use It
-to Stop a Gold
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severe colds or grippe in
few hours.
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A dose taken every two ' hours until
three doses are taken will and grippe
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discharge or nose running, relieves sick
headache, dullness, feverishness, sore
throat, sneeslng, soreness and atlffness.
Don't stay stuffed-up! Quit blowing and
snuffling I Ease your throbbing head!
Nothing "else in the world gives such
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which costs only a cent at any drug
store. It acta without assistance, tastes
nice, rausea no Inconvenience. Be sure
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SlfiA'.GALLOll
CUABfiKTEEO VJQISKEY
Famous "Lucky Tlswr" bow
effsrad tm the public at the
prleefoniMrlr paid by saloon
kespers far barrel total
It Is rich sad m Tow sold
andar an Ironclad suaren&M
to satisfy, or monar back
quick.
The seener yea order the
mors money you save.
Stulz Drorthers
Department Tl,
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For Family Use
"Cascarets" regulate women,
men and children with
out injury. '
Take when bilious, headachy,
for colds, bad breath,
sour stomach.
Instead of nasty, harsh pills, silts,
castor on or dangerous calomel, why
don't you keep Pases rets handy Jn your
horns t Cascareta act on the liver ard
(thirty feet of bowels so gently you don't
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they act thoroughly and can be depended
up when a good liver and bowel rtvn
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potson from the bowels without grlplnv
and sweeten the stomach." TeU' eat onS
or two st night like candy and you wske
up feeling fine, the hesdcho, Mliousnesi.
bad breath, coated tongue, sour stomach,
constipation or bad cold disappears.
Mothers should give cross, sick, feverish
or bilious children a whole Cascaret any
time they are harmless and safe for the
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