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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 13, 1916)
6 D TIIC OMAHA SUNDAY DKE: FKBItUAItY 13, 191G. EAST LOOKING FOR PROSPERITY ERA Ed Slater Oiret Hit Impretiions Gained on a Visit to the . East. MANY DEALS IN ABSENCE Ed Blater, who was In Wsshlngton for rvral days working with a commute f th National Association of Real Estate Ksrhanges on th matter of arranging the program for the annual convention In New Orleans In March. made a report be fore the Omaha Ileal Estate cliang at the last meeting. Ha said the eastern buslnen men, real estate dealers and capitalists are looking for a irraat era of prosperity, lie said they look for two or three years of un precedented prosperity and business ac tivity In tha country, and especially la Omaha and the middle west. ' Mr Deal Made. Mr. Pin tor said he was Inclined to think they were too optimlstlo until ha got tack In Omaha and saw by the papers an kooount of the numerous big real estat orals thai had been made hera sine ha left. During the short week h was ab sent the Davldg bloc was sold to th Conservative Saving and loan company for 44,000. and the association plans to build tber and maka the location It fu ture home. During: the sam a bee nee, ton, th Keen hotel property was sold for t2tt,ono to John Flack, and there Is a possibility that a home will be built thera for the Occidental Bavlngs and Loan asso ciation. Another deal that Mr. Slater found closed when he returned was th sale of a bg strip of business property to Sr. Harold Clifford near th Hanford hotel, for a substantial sum, and numer ous other real estate transactions of greater or less Importance had been con nmmated. F.aet Mora Fsctted. "Th east is far mora excited about tht preparedness program than we are out here," said Mr. Slater. "Th first thing men asked ma In Philadelphia, Washington and New Tork wm Whether 1 was for preparedness. When I told them I was they seemed surprised, and ssld they found th middle westerners usually indifferent as to this matter. They said they could understand haw we out here, tucked away In the Interior, could b somewhat more Indifferent than they who are near th danger lln on the coast" Mr. Blater said that In Philadelphia on walking down th business street might easily Imagine w were at war at th present time. II said every show win dow Is packed with placards regarding preparedness, and that everywhere are billboards announcing dates of special lec tures on military affairs, first, aid, eta I Has Def inito Plan For Corporation to Sell Real Estate A definite plsn for organising a real es tate corporation Out of th members of th Omaha Real Bstat exchange waa of fered and filed with th secretary of th xchango at th last meeting by Frank H. Myers, who waa chairman of the com mittee selected to draft such tentative plana. Th matter will b further dis cussed at th next meeting. Th plan 1 to sell stock to th mem bers of th exchange and allow th ex change Itself to hold tha first ten shares as special corumqn stock. This stock would receive one-tenth of -all tha net profit of th corporation. Th remainder ef th stock would be offered to individ ual members of the exchange. Th business of ths corporation would fee to buy and sell real estate, build, de velop and Improve, losn or Invest, or do any other thing that a well regulated real stat company may engage in. It Is proposed to hav a capital stork of tlOO.OOO, and th proposed nam for tha company la to be th Omaha Exchange Realty company. Such a company would bear practically th sam relation to th Omaha Real Es tate exchange as th International Realty association bears to th National Assoc! Uon of Real Estat Exchanges. Mrs. Meyer's Aged Mother Testifies in Her Defense WINTKRSET. la.. Feb. 11-Wlthemlna Ctorck. mora than K years old, testified today In defeas ef her daughter, Mr. oa weyar. aged M. who U on trial charged with complicity in th murdar ef her daughter-In-law. Th defendant and th younger Mr. Meyer apparently www on in neat or terms, th aged wit (teas testified. "I never heard Ida say anything bad Nut her daughter-in-law." aim said. A deposition by William Norton, a Des Motnea revolver dealer, was introduced y th defense. Th deposition oorro fcorated testimony given for th defense lat yesterday that th bullet fnM t. the body of the dead woman might hav ten a large caliber whittled down to fit small revolver. Th defense claim th young brld oenmltUd gulold with a revolver found Ten Men Concerned v in Plot to Kill Baff , Says Driver . cu, u.-Ten men were rncrnod in th murder plot which ra llied la th killing of Barn.t, ... th Independent poultry dealr. accord! In? to ft confession roada fedav .- poile aay. by Frank Ferrer, chauffeur f th murder car from which Baff was inn oown. Seven men. among them th instigator of th crime, will b Indicted, the police say, on th evidence given by Ferrar and by Giuseppe Artchlcllo. another con fessed participant In th murder. According to Ferrar go. Out waa nJd by U Instigator to th gunman employed and to thos who helped them escape after th murder. Ferrer gav th name of several and th amount they received, th police said. Uor Dcfnsted. NORTH PKND, Neb. Fro. U.-tgne-i'inl Ti e HiMiir liitfh school as tie. f'.-d lure inl evening l,v Hit North H.- t.ii HUli rhuil luk t hall tram, U to 21 Tie ini liu gatiir ejao Was Moo t North lixl A same Is acnd'il-d Willi vfcitio ur i thrum y H. t'otch Jons la 1 1 to anaiise a gJO wiln Claig for (.iroary 1. ' Turn old furniture, household goodg and i cltUULg n.to cash, with a Iv.e Want-Ad. Wonderful Growth of Omaha Now Attracting Builders of the East The growth and development of Omaha Is attracting considerable attention In astern localities, according to P. P. Lewis, who recently cam to Omaha from Wilkes Barm, Pa., to accept an Important position In the architectural department of th Bankers' Realty Investment com pany. Mr. Xjewla adds another important fac tor to the large and efficient architec tural stsff of tha Bankers' Realty. II Is a Columbia university men. Ha has also studied at the Art Students' leagu in New Tork City, and also studied under several water-color artists of national reputation. II Is connected with th Society Beaux Arts Architects of New Tork City, which Is a national organisa tion, operating in very stat in th Union. Mr. Lewis' architectural experience has been secured on many large, beautiful buildings In th New Rngland states. New Tork City. Philadelphia and throughout Pennsylvania, Tennesse and Florida. Mir. Elvad, president of th Banners' Realty Investment company, states that th demand for architectural service of th very highest order Is causing ' his company to build up th personnel of Its architectural department with men of wide experience along th lines of build ing now In demand her In Omaha and throughout th states of Nebraska and Iowa. Th demand for homes, business buildings of every kind, hotels, schools, churches, court houses and other public buildings In this section la greater today IOWA POPULATION GAINS State Census, Practically Complete, Shows Boost of Hundred Thirty-Two Thousand. OHE COUNTY ONLY MISSTJfO (From a Staff Correspondent) DES MOINES, la.. Feb. ll.- Special Telegram.) Th stat census now Is com plete with th exception ef on county. Th total population of ninety-eight r-o unties Is lXt.TSX Th on county missing is Ringgold. In 1810 It had 12,004 people. If It ha held Its own tha total population of th stat will b t2.C7.M4. On a basis of S,K7,M people In 1916, the stat haa gained 122,81 In fir years. Benton county's figure were announced today by A. U. Swan, oensu director. It had 24.691 people In 1915, compared with 21 1M in 1910. Th census director expects to issue a bulletin giving total population of th state, early next week. State) Teachers Date Fixed. Th executive commute of th Iowa State Teachers' association, in aesalon her yesterday, decided otv November 1 to 4 as th date for th Stat Teachers' as sociation meeting this year. It was de cided that Instead of bringing a noted speaker to th city to address th con vention a big musical program would be given. Th committee plan to bring the attendance up to 6,000. Want araatlae Lifted. Many request are coming to th office of th stat veterinarian for th lifting of th quarantine against Illinois for foot and mouth disease. Th Iowa An imal Health commission, however, refused to lift the quarantine at It meeting held this week. Th commission delegate to th stat veterinarian. Dr. J- I. Gibson, the authority to pass on th letting la of milk shipments. gee Corn Treaties. Out of 60.000 bushels of seemingly good 914 crib corn located In Chickasaw county and tested by Ames extension students, 43,000 bushels tested less than 10 per cent strong. Only about 1,000 bushel Is con sidered as good enough for seed. Th seed com situation has becom so serious that Governor Clark haa set a week for seed corn week, February 8 to March 4. and I urging the thorough testing of all seed corn that week. If not before. Net Teat Case Yet. Attorney General Cosson waa In Daven port yesterday to confer with Attorney Block, who represent th liquor interests In th Davenport injunction cases now pending In th district court there, but failed to find him as Attorney Block was in Des Moines. Attorney Block haa not yet filed his answer in th permanent in junction case, but expects to do so soon. Following th trial of th cas before Judge Donegan at Davenport it will be appealed to the supreme court X w Basis) Firms. " Article of Incorporation wore fUed to day by th Storm lk Saving and Loaa association. - Th company la capitalised at ISOO.O00 and will hav its principal place of business in Storm Lake. The officers are: President. A. I Whitney; vie pres ident. J. II. O'Donoghue, and secretary, Charles Skewia. Th Hutchinson Purity Ice Cream company of Dea Moines ha Increased Its capitalisation from f 16,000 to 130.000. C. J. Hutchinson is president and F. D. Hutchinson la secretary. Th Iowa Discount company waa Incorporated with a capitalisation of 110.000. Des Moines will b th principal piac of business. Th officer er: President, J. Ev Hur ley; vlo president. F. M. Willis, and aeo- retary. R. X. Schumacher. Twenty-Fivo Bodies Taken from Mine at Indiana, Pa. INDIANA, Pa., Feb. tt-Twenty-nv bodies had been recovered at noon to day from th mine of th Jefferaon and Clearfield Coal and Iron company at Ernest, where an explosion occurred yes terday . Searchers expressed th belief that no mor bodies would be found. Th men were buried under masse of earth and coal near th face of th en tries. It was said that th exploration of that part of th mine affected by the ex plosion had been completed. Th government mm rescue car from the FHlshurgn station, in charge of 1L M. Wolfllu. arrived her today. Gtb.aav Win Al. GOTH EN 1U RO, Neb.. Feb. IS. (Special Tewcrani I Th iintiiihu, in.i, ...kl basket bail team added another vlutory to Ha lUt by defeating Maxwell's heavy team. 41 to 11 The game waa fast and half Uj locals obtained s of their total points, white the visitors outair.ed only I VYIas gkalUgt lleaers. NKWHt Riill. K. Y Keb. 1! - T l-wn or Montreal wu the honors today la the taa'er.i iirl akatli. ,-h.m. hip hre ty takuis the quarter aud on. nine um mn eisyi lap traca. W ai ir fiounu. vi " i of k was ( ha victor In the half mile and Archie Koger of AXllUalOB Ml ! l-MUi JtaOkUl. than ever before, on account of th great prosperity that has com to th whole middle west. Th BsnKers' Realty Investment com pany, which haa ona of th biggest and most completely equipped modern build ing organisations In th middle west, looks forward to th biggest business year In its entire history In IBM. GOLD DELAYS JESS WILLARDJDYANCE Defers Departure for Scene of Battle Few Days Owing to Indis position. V i si ill WON'T POSTPONE THE BOUT CHICAGO, Feb. 11 Jess WUlard, It waa said tonight, would defer departure for New Tork for two or three days mor until he had eliminated a cold from which he haa been suffering for several days. It Is said that there is nothing about his Illness to threaten postponement of his match with Moran. ROADS FINE FOR AUTOS NEAR THE WOLF DRIVE William P. Mangold of th committee preparing the big wolf hunt to be held near Oretna JTebru&ry IS tnvltea Omaha hunter to com along and join In th sport. Ha assures th local men that tha roada are In good condition and auto mobiles will have no difficulty In making their way to th territory designated for th event Shotgun will be the only weapons used in th drive and besides wolves many rabbit will form excellent targets for th marksmen. TINKE RHAS MEN PICKED FOR THE PEORIA CLUB CHICAGO, Feb. 11. Joe Tinker, man ager of th Chicago Cubs, announced to day on hi return from New York that he had expected to go to Peoria Monday to close arrangements under which h will obtain an interest In th Peoria baa ball team. Tinker say he already haa a squad of players picked. II haa been negotiating for some weeks to pur chase an Interest in th club, ) Defeat for Kimball. ALLIANCE, Neb., Peb. lX-Specl&l Tel gram.-Jn a very fast gam tonight th local high school basket ball team de feated Kimball, U to 12. Both team played an excellent game, Kimball show ing slightly the better team work, but th grim determination of Alliance to make up for th game lost to Kimball a wsek ago seems to be responsible tot th victory tonight. ' llet Sprlasja far Pirate. PITTSBURGH. Koh. 11 Offlr-I.U r Pittsburgh bese ball club announced late today that the Pirates will asnin do their spring training at Hot fpiin. Ark. The team will arrive there March 17, and wlil mmaln until April 3. Th team opens the iiionai leaju acneaul at Hi. Louis, arm u. . Bay Peiter th Grwat. INDIANAPOLIS. Ind.. Feb. U. Slouch ton Klolcher, an Indianapolis banker and race nors nreeaer, tonight announced that he haa nurchaaed Peter tha (Irut. S:07V4. the not aire, from W. E. I. Btoke c :sew xoric. xn price la reported to av been 130.000. Pitfeds Are Bald. PITTSBURGH. Feb. It Three mem ber of th Pittsburgh Federal league club were today sold to the Indianapolis American association team. They are Pitcher Clinton Rouse and Outfielder Albert Wlckland and James Kelley. Th consideration waa M.0D0. Mr. Hard Winner. PINKHURST. N. C HVh 1? Dorothy Campbell Hurd of PltierurKh, won the St. Valentine golf tournament for women her today dleatlng Mls Kll nor Gates of Ixicuai Valley, L. I., fojr up and thre to plsy. Baras Get Decision. FORT WORTH. Teg. .'Feb. 12. "Bobbv" Burns of Dallas. Tex., was awarded a newspaper decision tonlsht In a flfieen round bout here with Jimmy Pappas of ei. iuia ttotn ngnier weutned 11 pounds. Lang ford Floors Wills. NEW ORLEANS. Fob. 12 fam Lena-- ford knocked out Harry Will In the nine teenth round of a scheduled twentv-round bout at a local arena tonight. Until the knockout blow neither lighter seemed to have th advantage. Win First Cneaa Prise. NEW TORK, Feb. U.-Jos R Capa blanca easily won first prls in th Hlu memorial cheas maatera' tournament, which ended her today with a score of fourteen points won to thre lost. t'wrtes Baat Wkltmy. SAVANNAH, Ga-. Feb, 12,-jndy Car tes of Brooklyn was given a referee's deolelon over Frank Whitney of Atlanta at the end of a fast fifteen-round bout her tonight. Th men are lightweights. The National Capital Satarday, Fekrwary IS, 19t. Th geavate. Met at noon. Resumed consideration of Nicaraguan treaty In axeouilv session. Lands commute continued oil lsada bearing. Adjourned at 12.M p. at., until noon Monday. Th Ms. Met at noon. Dehale on nottofflc appropriation bill continued. hpeevltes en IJncoln's life were mad snd Lincoln s Gettysburg address was read. Hear Admiral Benson tuld harbor com mute Improvement of New York harbor channels leading to navy yard was im perative. -- Hearings on administration a bill wei couunuvd befur anarta committee Council Bluffs BIDS FOR CONCRETE ARE PASSED OYER County Supervisor of the Opinion Pricei Quoted by Dealers Are Much Too High. CULVERT BUILDING MAY WAIT Convinced that tha prices of concrete making material hav been artificially stimulated, th county supervisors yes terday decided to reject all bids sub mitted to furnish tha county with 1.000 barrel of cement and not to radver tls for bid at th present time. Bids for supplying 1.300 tons of gravel, much of which was to hav been used In mak ing concrete, were laid astd for further consideration on February J. There were plenty, of cement men ready to sell th cement and there was some .variation In th prices they of fered, but th best offer wss about M cents a barrel higher than the highest price paid last year. Cement prions in February are always th lowest of the whol year. It Is as serted, for It Is then th cement makers want to clean up all of tha previous sea son's product Cement deteriorstes rap- Idly with age, and when mad on year and not sold until next, cannot b classed as fresh, and builder specifications call for freeh cement. But for heavy con crete work, such as bridge pier and culverts, cement that has aged a little does not cause Inferior work. When th usual February prices were not made, th county board decided not to place any order and If need be, defer the gen eral work until next year, or several years. If necessary. Th board let part of th contract for th $30,000 worth of material to ba bought for county bridge building and road making work this season. IL A. Qutnn was awarded th contract for supplying bridge piling at price ranging from 12 cents to lVi cents per lineal foot. The contract for supplying 200,000 feet of bridge lumber waa also awarded to him. For this large contract there waa a spirited contest, but th Quinn bids all th way through averaged lower than any of th competitors, ranging from I24.M to 232 per 1,000 feet. The contract for furnishing fifty tons of reinforcing strel rods waa awarded to the Clinton Brdlge and Iron com pany at 1.42 cents per pound. Bids for furnishing th sheet metal culverts and cast Iron were laid aside for considera tion on February 24. Kahler Pleads Guilty and Gets Year in Prison John Kahler, Indicted for murder In the second degree In connection with the death of his friend, John Lubben, at Treynor, last December, stopped th pro gress of his trial In district court yes terday when ha agreed to plead guilty to a charge of assault with intent to inflict great bodily Injury. Ills plea was accepted and h was sentenced to on year in the penitentiary at Fort Madi son. Trial of tha murder cas waa begun Thursday. Nearly the entire day was spent In securing a Jury, and County At torney Swanson stated the state's side of the cas before court closed, after I o'clock. Th evidence had proceeded dur ing th forenoon yesterday and all of the testimony of the state had been practi cally presented. It all showed that the death of Lubben had no elements of murder In It and was th result of a long-continued drunken debauch In which both had been engaged. Kahler's will ingness to give all th Information in his possession and tell all he could re member of the brawl further eliminated the murder feature, and when his at torney, J. J. Hess, following a confer ence at th noon hour, offered to have hi client make a pica of guilty to the modified charge It waa agreed to. Kahler was Immediately sentenced and will be taken to the Fort Madison prison at once. Dr. Macrae to Leave For Stay in West t Upon th advlc of Dr. Murphy of Chi cago and other medical friends. Dr. Donald Macra ef Council Bluff has finally consented to take a rest from bJs professional labor of at least six months' duration. For tha purpose of getting Just as near to natur as possible h will spend th rest period In Arizona. Mrs. Macra will accompany him and later In the season will be Joined by their son. Donald, Jr., who la taking a medical course In th Iowa State university. They will occupy a comfortable bunga low at Phoenix, but th physician ex pects to spend much of his time in th open air. They will leave for th west today. Dr. Macrae's reputation as ona of the great surgeons of th country haa been fully established. Dr. W. E. Wolvot of New Tork City haa consented to come her and look after hla practice during his temporary absence. New Building to Go Up on Broadway Day aV 1 1 ess, agents for th owners. hav let th contract for th building to be erected on th north aid of Broadway at th corner of North Seventh street. Wtokham Bros, war given th contract for th brick work and Jo Hansen th carpenter work. The contract Involve about 130.000. Th new building adjoins th central service station of th Standard Oil com pany, completed last fall. The founda tions were completed too 1st to continue construction work. Work on the building Is to be commenced In th spring. Ths building will hav two store room n the ground floor, with Broadway frontage, and thtw suites of fist above. Th di mension are 0xM f eec Wrong dolson's name is used in story Th nam ef Bert Dolson was unin tentionally used in connection with the sentenc of Louie Dolson to a five-year terra In the slate reformatory at Anamosa by Judge Wheeler. Bert lHlson's nam should not have been used at all, as he badrrS counecUoa with the cas In any manner and was not In court. The mis tak cam through th slip of th tongu bf tha man who gvw th new item. Council Bluffs Minor Mention Oonaea Bhxffa Offlo ef n aVe la at 14 Vortk at. Telepfcea 4S. Davis, Drugs. Vlctrolls, 216. A. Hospe Co. TVoodrlng Undertaking Co. Tel . Scientifically fitted glasses. Leffert s. Gardner Press, printing, 801 First Ave. Lewis Cutler, funeral director. Phone 27. WALNUT liOOS WANTED. Platte Overton, Council Bluffs. Phone XT f nr nMu.Hniinn, Ftm de livery. Frickle Drug Co. BRADLEY KLrX'TRIC CO., WIRING AND FIXTURBB. Phone JM. PYORRHEA TREATMENT. Dr. II. A. Woodbury, dentlat, 8app block. DAMON ELECTRIC CO. Nitrogens. fitockert sells rugs. 208 W. Bwy. Tel. 207. TO BA VB OR TO BORROW, SEE C. B. Mutual Bldg. and Loan Ass'n. la PesrL Furniture and chattel loans. H usual rates. Lstab. 2 years. A. A. Clark dt Co. We clean, alter irnt pnlp in, lrlnA of clothing. Conk's Cleaning works. Phone 17S Excelalor lodse Nn will meet In an)- clal communication Saturday evening at 7 o'clock for work on the Master Mason degree. Mm. c. k. Jennlnss. 103 Stutsman street, yesterday afternoon slipped on the icy steps at her home and fell. Hor most serious Injury was a fracture of hr left wnst. ir. iiarry Kelly was called. The weakneea nf the matrlmnnlal mar ket at the county court houee ehowed no improvement yesterday. There wss only one application for a license. The license was lesiied to Jack Bchltefher and Emily Htacy. both of Council Bluffs, and aged 21 and 20 years, respectively. The funerml nf liVank v n.rp waa held yesterday afternoon at the residence of bis sister, Mrs. Charles J. Bo anion, 609 myneter street, and was largely attended. J'he services were conducted bv Rev. Frederick W. Evans, pastor of the First Presbyterian church. Burial waa in Wal nut Hill cemetery. MISS Hannah Ttftmlnrlnn. craA TT . a r. died last evening at the home of her nephew, J. C. McDonald. 1520 Avenue P. after eight week (llnena from the In firmities of old are. Mli Rcminrtnn had been a realdent of Council Bluffs for iweniy-nva years, and during all of the time was an earnest member of the First Congregational church. The body was re moved io wooarinsrs undertaking rooms to be prepared for transportation to De troit. Mich., the former home, and where several sisters reside. Neighbors who renlde near the home of Mrs. Campbell, 612 South Fifteenth street, who have been looking after her property during the absence of herself and family from the city, observed a light In the houae Thursday night and notified the police. Officers discovered thst thieves had broken Into the house and had turned things topey-turvy In the search for valu ables. They had entered tho house by breaking open a rear side door. The amount of the loss cannot be ascertained until after the return of the family. Miss Maude Qulgley end Jesse O. Far low surprised their friends Wednesday afternoon by quletlv going to the court noura, securing a marriage license and having the marriage ceremony solemnised oy justice irooper. Mr. fr'arlow Is a swlti-hman In the employ of the Great Vestem, and both he and hla bride have lonif been residents nf Council Hlurra The announcement of the marriage wss immediately followed by the announce ment that they are now at home to their inenos at siu ttieventn avenue. A suit for divorce waa hmn by Marian Fay Barnes axalnKt her hus- oana, uiiarift u. Harnes. She allcgns oruelty and failure to nrovIHa mH .u. to have restored to her her maiden name. .isiia.il r mvnnaer, iney were mar ried at Rock Island, III., on October (, If. A partition aclt was Instituted yes terday In the district court by Emma uerieicnen against 1,. J. and Mary Lar son and many others. The property to oe nuilrtniited oompriees lots 1, 2 and 2, block 4. Stutsman's Second edition, oria-- lnally the estate of Jens Larnon and left to ms daughter, sophl since died. Butler, who has Step on Icy Rail Fatal to Probstle John Probstle, a switchman. In the em ploy of the Milwaukee railroad, died at th Edmundson hospital last night from Injuries received while in th discharge of his duties earlier In th day. He fell across the rail In front of a car he was engaged in coupling and was terribly crushed. His left leg was cut off near the hip and his left arm severed. The accident happened In the west end of the yards near tha High street cross ing about 11:30 o'clock. Th sheet of Ice that covered everything and rendered footing dangerously Insecure was respon sible for the accident Probstle's foot touched th Icy rail a he leaned forward to make th coupling and he fell across th track and th wheel of both trucks passed over him Other switchmen were nearby and rendered all of th assistance possible. The city ambulance was called and he was hurried to the hosplui while Dr. Mscrae and other surgeon prevented death from hemorrhage. Tha mangled members were amputated, but he never rallied from th shock. Dr. Jacob Gelger of St. Joseph assisted tn the surgical rroDsti wa zi .years told. H resided with hi widowed mother, Mr. Pauline Probstle, 2006 South Eleventh street He was th aon of the tat Charles Probstle. pioneer harness maker of Council Bluffs. He had been in .tha employ pf th Mil waukee company for five year. He be gan his work as a messenger and clerk in the yards and waa steadily advanced. HI mother, twin brother, Henry, and hi sister. Mrs. Tellander, were with him at th U a or hi death. They reached th hospital soon after he arrived and old not leav it until th end. Tb young man wa born In Council Bluff and spent all of his life here. Mr. Probstle waa a member of Court of Honor, No. lOfl H wa not a member of th switchmen's union only for the reason that he had not reached th age limit Real testate Traaafer. Tha following real estate transfers filed Friday wer reported to Th Be by th Pottawattamie County Abstract company: Olover A Layman Realty company ' to Alfred L. Norman, lot 249. Bel mont add., w. d $ ;io Andrew Jacobeen and wife to Georg Oallaher. et ai., lots 1 and 2. block ' 28, Howard's add., d. -d 1 400 F. H. Keys to F. L. Miller, half In- ' terest In lots t. 10 and 11. block . Benson's 2d add., w. d Keys Bros, to F. L Ellis, lot 10, diock a. nerce s auo.. w. a Earl M. Tracy to Mary Alsoe. lots 1. 2 snd 2, block 14. Cochran's add., ' d i Karl M. Tracy, et el., to Mary Algoe, one-third intereat In lots 1, 1 and 2. block 14. Cochran's add., w. d H. H Oberholtser and wife to Anna I Bloomer, et ai., north 77 ft out lot t. Jackson's add., w. d 1,000 Jacob Stein and wife to ks Passer, lot 4. block 12. Crawford add., 9, o. d j M. R. Chemlack and husband to M. ' Panser. lot 4, block U Crawford add., w. d Anna L Bloomer and husband, et al. to C. M. Oberholtser. north 77 f of out lot I. Jackson's add., q. e. d. Nathan P. Dodge and Caroline I,. Ikde to Agnes Fletcher, lot !4. blot lt !. Esst Omaha plateau, t d. 43 100 Total 23.13 Matrkea far Tea Raaads. COLUMBUB. O.. Feb. 12 Iach Croas of New York and Johnny tinf.'itiia of Akron. O.. were matrbrd today fur a t welve-roind bout bare February 2. Th fighter as re t mt at Itt pound. OVERHEAD ARM OF ARMY France Org-anirei a Fleet of Vessels Designed to So Deadly Work Up Among Clondi. MANY DEVICES ENTIRELY NEW (Correspondence of the Associated Press.) PARIS, Oct 30. Now that Franc has developed an aerial force with battle planes, crulser-flanes. scouts and lesser aircraft which the officers refer to as torpedoplanes. It hss been necessary to organise this overhead service with the sam exactness of details that armies and fleets are organised, with tactics and maneuvers of advanoa and retreat attack and defense. Unlike an army or fleet which can move only In on direc tion parallel with the surface of the earth or water, a fleet of air warships can move In ny direction, upward. downward, forward or backward and at any oblique. All of these tactic of th air are now being worked out wlth precision. Al ready th official report refer almost dally to th maneuver of an squad- rille, which I ths French term for a squadron of air-fighters, snd soon there will be mention of th advanc or recoil of the right wing or left wing of these squadrons, a th tactic provide for the assembling of a number of esquad rilles Into fleet which can be increased In six almost Indefinitely.. Wells, th English novelist suggested tha deady affect of 1,000 aeroplane hov ering over Berlin and dropping bombs. Tha number and maneuver was at the time regarded as fantastic But the or ganisation of squadron and fleets of bat-tie-planes and cruiser bring this meas urably within realisation, and already one attack has been made with sixty-five aeroplanes, two with over sixty and flv with from thirty to forty air-fighter. Th equadrtlle, which is the unit of tha aerial organisation, at first consisted of six aeroplanes. But th rapid develop ment of fighting type changed th or ganisation so that th esquad rill 1 now made up practically aa follows: Bha scout-aeros (avion d' observation); two armor crulser-aero with three-Inch gun (avion d chaaee).; ona battle-plane with two three-Inch gun and on mlt raleuso (avion do combat); nine lorries, nuin trailers, nine portable cancas aero shed and three auto. Plaa of Command. Th squadrtlle, thus made up, 1 com manded by a commissioned officer of the army, who acta aa pilot of th squadron. Commissioned officers also operate the fighting and cruising aeros, with ex pert non-commissioned officer and sol diers for tha lesser craft Including the soldiers on the lorries, trailers, etc., an esquadrille has a compliment of upward of seventy officer and men. of which, however, only a dosen or ao are actual flyers. M. Rene' Bernard, the newly designated Secretary of State for Aviation, has re cently given opportunity for the Inspec tion of th new type of alr-fighter. The battleplane (avion da combat) and th cruise rplane (avion da chasse) ax the two main developments. Only partial de scriptions of these craft 1 permitted; nothing can be stated as to the number of planes of the monster battleplane. But It 1 permitted to indicate its power by saying that it has carried twelve men In iU flights, and that It mount on Its huge outstretched wings two three-men cannon, one at either tip, with a rapld flr mltreleuse la the middle, lust above the pilot . Th recoil of th cannon does not Jar th craft owing to an automatic device, explanation of which la not per mlsslbl. v Th other type, crulser-aero. or avion de chasse, mount on three-Inch cannon In th mlddl and just aneaa 01 tne pilot These cruisers can mount almost straight up from the ground, at tne rate of about 2,000 meter In two minutes, so that they can go straight up to an enemy aa soon as he 1 ODSorvea, insieau 01 mounting slowly on long curves as of old. Chance to Win Prls. But Franc 1 not stopping with these new devices, and it engineer and con structors sre Inspired with the thought of a rich prise of 60,000 franca for a still further advance, which will realise MO kilometer an hour with four motors, two pushing and two pulling. Th esquadrille. or squadron, 1 only tho unit of organisation, and It is in assembling them that th real fighting maneuvers are accomplished. Th di recting head of the organ Uation I her In Faris, connected with th ministry of war. Her all th order ar given and th services regulated. Th machines themselves ax at aero parka scattered all over France, th name of these places being withheld from mention. Here they are gathered In hundreds and given their final test before going to the fighting line. , But 1 is on th fighting lln that th real maneuvers begin. Th aero parks for aetual service ar a shortdlstano In th rear of th fighting forces, each park at th front being mad up of tour eaquadrtllcs. So that as each esquadrille has nine aeros of various form, th four esquadrllles of each park comprise thirty-six aeros. Including battle-planes, cruiser-planes and scout-planes. In turn, thes parks back of th Un ar con nected, so. that th equipment ot twenty-six machine In each can be rapidly brought together for a concerted attack or defense. A thee parks stretch from end to end of th long battle line, their number and aggregate c air craft must be vary large. As stated, the concentrations of sixty-five fighting craft hav already been carried out, and much larger concentrations are In view. Tb fighting tactic hav developed a number of Interesting phases. It Is a strange fact thst on of th most useful device hss resulted from th capture of an enemy aero. Tbia brought to light a fin Instrument of precision, mad by a well known optical firm of Berlin. Th Instrument record with exactness the moment and place when an aeroplane 1 precisely vertical abov a given point on' th ground below. That la, there Is no trusting to the eye, and when th In strument shows th vertical point as, for example, an enemy battery below a bomb dropped from the aeroplane Is cer tain to hit that exact point It la, in fact nn serial range finder, showing the exact moment when a bomb will strike a given spot Battery ( Bottle. Another strange device used in the battl tactic la a battery of twelv small bottle, set la a wlris rack within easy reach of th operator. Tha latter files over the enemy's Unas, th purpose being to signal hack to his own batteries how their shot are taking effect thus giving them th exact range. Th little glass bottle contain a liquid which explodes flv seconds efter this cork Is drawn, emitting a little round puff of smoke, or a short trail of amok. This la aerial telegraphing. . Th amoke-pufr ar dote; th smoka trails ar dsehea Thus th pilot tatkaj baok t ta fss-away sre to high, or too low, or too far to th left or right snd thus giving them the the xac range. Still another remarkable development In the French tactics h the ue of wire leas, by which aeroplanes are kept In communication over a radius of 230 mile with a central station. Th aero-wireless Is a small snd delicate set, with light attenna above and from the tip to tip of the wings, the wire automatically winding up If the aero Is unmounted. These are in actual use, and besides supplying the new French machines, the English and Russian machines are being similarly equipped, the demand from these three source being greater than two large manufacturing companies csn produce. Beside th foregoing rapid develop ment and organisation In military avia tion, there la a distinct branch of naval aviation, with a warshrp of conalderabl tonnage set aside for this particular purpose, and a rendezvous at one of the ports, which It Is not permitted to men tion. This naval aviation look after th coast points, the approach of hostile craft, and the aerial strategy ot the sea a tha army conducts the aerial strategy on land. Chinese Pro-verb. Think twice and do not speak at all. Only those become priest who cannot earn a living. At 70 a man Is a candle In the wind. A thousand soldiers are easily ob talned; one general la hard to find. Do not lace your shoes in , a melon pstch. Easy to open a shop; hard to keep It open. Of all Important things the first Is not to cheat conscience. All pursuits are. mean In comparison with learning. In a united family happiness springs up of Itself. He bought a dried fish to spare Its life. In your lawsuit lose your money. Better do kindness near home than go far to burn incense. If you suspect a man, don't employ him; If you employ hlra, don't suspect him. Unskilled fools quarrel with their tools It's a little thing to starve to death; It's a seirious matter to lose one' virtue, World Outlook. Venerable -Rose Tree. The most venerable rose tree in exist- ence'ls said to bloom against the ancient Church of Hildeahelm in Germany. Not withstanding the many parties which at different times have been in the ascend sncy, they ail seem to have respected and tended the rose tree, which, it Is said, was planted by Charlemagne. The trunk. Is now almost as big as a man's body. llll, m 7 . . . 1 1 11 ' 1 ) TU . L, Ck. 111 against the church, the tree being pro tected by iron railings Inclosing an area of about twenty-elx square feet. The German soldiers in early ages tended tli tree; Catholics and Protestants, in turn maatera of the town, drained the ground the soldiers of Turenne fastened up the branches with clamps, and those of Na poleon, a century and a half later, erected the railings. On the Street Car. "You can't smoke In here, sir," said the conductor. "I'm not smoking." "Your cigar Is." , "Well, don't blame me. It' a strong cigar and does as it pleases." "See here, either you or the cigar Will have to be put out" After thinking over this ultimatum for a moment the passenger rubbed the end of the cigar on his shoe and put it out Boston Transcript Politely Managed. T met a footpad th other night" TO he demand your money or your "He wasn't that crude. He said he re gretted that It would be necessary to put me to pecuniary Inconvenience, and pos sibly subject me to physical peril, and thst the exigencies of the moment were such that the laws customarily relied on for protection would have to be sus pended. So I handed -him my watch and pocketbook." Washington Star. Sranyler Win Debate. NORTH BEND, Nb.. Feb. li-ftpa-elal.) Schuyler won In debate from North Bend on preparedness. The Judges were Superintendent Wal den of wahoo, A, II. Waterbouse of Fre mont and Prof. Gaines of the Fremont college. R. O. Brownell of Schuyler pre sided. Dr. Zollar Dead. YOUNGSTOWN, O.. Feb. 12. Dr. VS. V. Zollar. for many year president of Hiram college at Hiram, O., died today r.t the home of his daughter in Warren, O. After leaving Hiram. Dr. Zollar went to Waco. Tex., where he founded tho Christian university and later to Enid. Okl.. where he was at th head ot Phillips university. Awstrlaw Army ia Albania. t 1 DTQ IT-Y. 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