THE BEE: OMAHA. WEDNESDAY, OCTQT-
'.!. 1917.
BERN SAYS WEST
ft SHORT OF FUEL
rArmr .Tromftnt Mnri Now in I
Salt Like City1, Fears Much
Suffering Will Ensue
- This Winter.
Fremont .Xeb.'i Oct. jO.MSpecial
Telegram.) J oh Dern of Salt Lake
City, a prominent tanker of the Utah
capital, whp is 'visiting relatives in
Fremont says . the . western coast
states -are threatened . with a fuel
shortage that promises to cause much
suffering. Mr, Dern says the miners
wilt be able to produce the coal, but
the ' railroads . are hard presed for
cars' to" haul it. .
. beet sugar crops in the history of the
state and the factories are beginning
to turn out their grist of sweets.
' Plenty of Cornhuskers.
Now that the farmers have settled
to the Work of husking their big corn
crop the threatened scarcity of husk-
- ers failed to materialize. Farmers
are having no difficulty in- getting all
the help that they need at reasonable
. prices. - ; Wages for ' picking corn
range from, 6 to 8 cents, the prices
I depending on facilities for unloading.
; NosNe'w Trial for'Rehak.
. TJicjTiotioii for a new trial in the
. ru pf - the sfate agHiirst Vaclav
v' 4ehak, , convicted of murdering his
" wift tori their farm near Clarkson last
, summer and sentenced. to life impris
onment at "Schuyler, has been over
ruled by. Judge Button. Rcliak, ac
cording to"1 the testimony, shot his
wife in their home and after she had
fallen; to the floor, shot; at her the
second time. , He then turned the
weapon on himself and attempted to
take his own life. , -.-vi
: ' .Many Sign Pledges.
Reports to the office of Kay Nye,
, chairman of the Dodge County Coun
cil f Dcfepe, indicate that the cam-
?'aign for; signatures to . the food
iledgei i proving a big success. The
; chpol . children of the county are so
liciting their parents and when' they
. have finished a committee will call on
J those who, have not been seen or for
h fciijT reason failed to sign. A very
mll per cent of the4 housewives who
;hav been asked to sign have refused,
j. ' Fremont B6y Safe.
, Private, Ralph Davis, 'son of Mr.
; ni JHr$fH. G. Davis of Fremont, a
mefriber lof'the celebrated Rainbow
Tliyisfoti that returned to New York
- .recently, wire'd his parents from New
."York that he is safe. The parents
' were expecting to receive word within
t few days that their son had arrived
"'in FraneV r '
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Mefwin Boy Promoted to
v , Lieutenant in tne wavy
- Bearer City, Neb., Oct. 30. (Spe-cial)--Chcster
Merwin, , son of Mr.
and, KTrs.' F, N. Merwirt of this city,
who has served as ensign , on the; bat
tleshlo iDetaware since- Mis tiradtiation
front th4 naval 'a,cademy in J916, 'has
beea promoted to' lieutenant." Ordi
narily he-would not have been eligible
for promotion until he had served in
the minor office' for four years, but
the war emergency has, mude ad
, vancemcntl more rapidly At present
LieutenanKMerwin is 'with his wip
"somewhere, in Atlantic, watcfs.';
' Philpot-Diterding.
i..a, mu n Mit. trt...
Philpot, eldest aaughter of Mr apd
Mrs. Jak Philjwt of this county, an
Urant Uiterdmg of Arnold ( Neb,;
were married at Nebraska City. They
'will make their home on a ranch near
Arnold., - : y : -
; Brummer-Stutt. . ';' . ; -
' Avoca, Neb. Oct. 30. Albert
Brummer, son of. Mr. and Mrs. l?ick
Brumm'er, . and Miss Nor ; Stutt,
, daughter of Mr and Mrs. Arnold
Stutt, were married! at the home of
the bride's' parents by the Rev. Carl
Leucke. They will' reside on a farm
west of this city.; 5 ,'
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' -' Hayprlngs Liberal.
Hay Springs, Neb., bet. 30. (Spe
'clal.) The business1 men of Hay
Springs and the farmers of the vicin
ity have subscribed, liberally to the
Liberty loan. The two, banks have re-
ported volut tary subscriptions, on the
last three days of Hie Liberty loan
drive, amounting to $42,000.
Soldiers' Home Notes
Scudder, Farmer Lincoln
Traction Head, Is Dead
(From a Staff Correspondent)
Lincoln. Oct. 30 (Special!) M. L.
Scudder, former president of the Lin
coln Traction company and a heavy
stockholder in the company, died at
his home in New York City yester
day, according to a message received
in Lincoln last night.
Mr. Scudder was president of the
Lincoln company at the time it went
on the financial rocks in 1894 and
was made trustee for the bondholders,
and in 1897, whence company was
reorganized, was m7.de its president.
He owned the largest amount of pre
ferred stock held by any person in
the company at the time of his death.
Dedicate New Churcn at
Columbus November 13
Columbus, Neb.. Oct. 30. (Spe
cial.) Dedication of the new St. An
thony's church will take place Tues
day, November 13, at 9:30 a. m. Arch
bishop J. J. Harty of Omaha will con
duct (he ceremony, assisted by large
number of priests. After the dedica
tion the archbishop will administer
the sacrament of confirmation.
In connection with the festivity,
there will be a bazaar from November
13 to IS, inclusive, given by the con
gregation. The proceeds of the bazaar
will be for the .benefit of the new
church.
Nebraska House Journal
Finally Makes Appearance
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
Lincoln, Oct. 30. (Special.) After
a long and more or less anxious wait
the first con.sinmet of the Nebraska
House Journal was today delivered to
the secretary of state.
There are 1,461 pages to the vol
ume. It contains the pictures of eight
more or less prominent Nebraska
politicians on the front pages, seven
of whom are democrats. The index
is the work of Colonel Arthur E.
Howard.
two Women Are Burned
To Death in Grand Island
Grand Island, Neb.. Oct. 30. (Spe
cial Telegram.) Mrs. Richard West
phal and her mother, Mrs. Fred Rick
ert, badly burned yesterday when a
can of gasoline exploded in their
tiome, died last night frdm the burns.
Mrs. Westphal suffered untold agony
for seven hours before she died. The
baby, conveyed from danger by Mrs.
Westphal while her clothes were en
veloped in flames, will recover despite
bad'burns about the head.
Early Union Pacific
' Train Time Changed
Oct. 30. Soecial Tele
gram.) Union Pacific train' No. 30
between Norfolk and Columbus must
not leave the former town earlier
than'Q-I.S each morninar. It now
leaves at 6:35. The early train has
not proved a financial success to the
road and has met opposition from
merchants along the line.
Bloomfield Beats Mark.
Bloomfietd. Neb.' Oct. 30. (Spe
cial.) Bloomfield and vicinity took
$155,000 worth of Liberty bonds, ex
ceeding its apportionment by approxi
mately $60000. A big patriotic meet
ing was Jicld at the opera house Sat
urday evening, the house being filled.
Stirring speeches, were made by
Mayor Harm, DrW. H. Mullen, W.
D. Hmk and A. K. Davis of Wayne,
Breaks Leg in Fait
,AvoQa, Neb.; Oct. 30. (Special.)
Robert xoung ot Murray, ten trom
an apple tree last week and broke his
leg in three places. He was taken' to
an Omaha hospital, where he will be
Compelled to remain for some time
owing to his advanced-age,
1 f Dogs Kill Sheep.
" Geneva,' Neb., Oct. 30. (Special.)
B. Koehler met with a serious loss
Saturday, night when dogs got into
his feed yards, and killed 70 head of
sheep, which he was feeding for
market.
f - Geneva Oversubscribes.
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' Geneva, Neb.; Oct. 30. (Special.)
Fillmore, county oversubscribed its
Liberty bond quota by $32,000. The
Quota. tor the county was $300,000,
Geneva's quota was 185,000 and has
subscribed $127,000. ,
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Stock Sale at Cambridge.
Cambridge, Neb., Oct. 30. (Special
Telegram.) E. G Rodwell held a sue
cessful Hereford cow sale here today,
rorty-tour cows sold for an average
of $466. Ten bull calves averaged
$w. . ' , .
(Fnm a Staff Corrpondent )
Lincoln. Oct. 30. (Special.) John
L. Kennedy of Omaha, national fuel
administrator for Nebraska, will be
in Lincoln tomorrow. He has in
vited all coal deaers in the city to
meet him at the offices of the Slate
Council of Defense or a conference.
Mr. Kennedy was able to get the
promise of a shipment of 100 cars of
anthracite coal to this state in the im
mWiate future, the first starting at
once and the rest o follow.
I has been decvided that after fur
nishing coal for war purposes, the
state institutions and schools will be
supplied. Newspapermen have been
invited to be present at the conference.
Game Warden Koster
Finds Muskrat Skins
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
Lincoln. Oct. 30. (Special.) While
in Omaha last Monday Game Com
missioner George Koster dropped
into the offices of the American Kx-
press company and while casting his
eagle eye about the place he noticed
part of a muskrat skin sticking out of
a package, lie discovered tlierjwerc
14 skins in the package. He seizes
the consignment, which was billed
from Thurston county to a point in
Iowa.
Commissioner Koster thinks the
trapping of muskrats is to be con
demned. "It is these little fellows
who keep the ponds open through the
winter so that the fish will not
smother," said he.
Governor- Neville Busy
At Deer Hunting Lodge
(From a Staff Corropondnt.)
Lincoln, Oct 30. (Special.) Hunt
ers ranging out through the north
western part of the state bring back
the report that Governor Neville is
holding forth at Deer Lodge, a hunt
ing resort owned by Lincoln business
men, and that he is having lots of
luck.
Governor Neville is a crack shot at
the traps and is said to be equally
so at the live ones.
More Mineral Leases
For Lands in the West
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
Lincoln, Oct. 30. (Special.)
Twenty-three new mineral leases on
school lands in Banner, Scottsbluff,
Morrill. Dawes and Cherry counties
were authorized by the State Board
of Lducationals Lands today, llnr-
teen of the leases are for oil and the
rest for potash companies.
: Jamei Dwyer, 5mbW ' f Burkt alnca
Dacvmtxr II, 1j1,,'jm1 away whtl cut
on furlough at BUrwell, Neb., Saturday. Ha
waa a member of. .Ojropanj' I, llth Mia-
, sour! infantry, and was a native ot Iowa.
At til time ot Mi admittance' to Burkett ha
wa yr'it;-tii -
. Mrs. Miller, of Dttare No. I, It autferlnf
! from a throat disability- which ! cauilnt
; her family' more 6c. l,uneailn at the
; preeent time, .- . .
ChaplaJa- Johnaon of the tt reforma.
tor at Lincoln, Neb., waa a- calter at Bur
kett laat wwk.j
. A apeclal drive for the aata of Liberty
loan bond waa mad t Burkett Saturday
. by P. E. Sluier, Lawrence Treat and K. C.
liurd of Orand' lelaad.'
Wr. Bparllnf expect to leave aoon for
" Council Bluffa, where the will apend the
'- 'winter. :
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Gage County Notes. . ....
Beatrice, Neb.. Oct 10. (Special.) Al
Butt-rf lMd of Viralnla la lylnf In a local
hoipttal here In a eerloua condition ai a re
ault of beinc knocked down by a hone. He,
atarted to drive horn and stepped from
the burrr to ad J out eorne part ot the har-
nesa when the horae cava a lunge, knocking
him to the ground and rendering him an
conscloua. " "
O. 1 Jackion, who has been employed
aa a talegraph operator for the Burling
ton at Wymoro, and who recently went
' te Omaha, baa Joined the roven-mant'e rail
way conUngeat and will go to Runia.
Robert Sutherland, for the laat ii yean
resident of Blue Springs, died; at his home
- there Sunday night, sged It years. He wis
' t elvll war. veteran and waa never married.
Announcement was received hare yester
day of the marriage of Mles Mlntrle Wolff,
formerly of this city, which occurred laat
' week at Bt. Louie te Thomas K. Sullivan of
j rails City, where tha young couple will
make their home. -,
Mayer brothers ot Lincoln yesterday pur.
chaaed the clothing stock of H. J. Kroekar
of this 4ty. ;. . i . .-, . ,
Charles Waehtel. a machinist of Wymoro,
left yesterday for San Francisco and from
there will go to Russia, He will join the
forees of the American railway men who
am reorganising the, railway aystem la that
oonntry.
Mrs. Mary Bowhay, a pioneer of Gage
. county, died yesterday at her horn at Lib
erty, aged SO rears. She la anrvlvad by four
emiaren, ner nuaoana Having passed away
! eotae years ago.
A sevea-vasaenger. tourinaT car belanslns
. to h Henry Tetjroeler. a farmer living sear
eeatnea, saidaed and turned over la the
itch avontheast of Seattle Sunday night.
There were sevea occupants In tha ear. ail
of whom escaped. Too machine wag pretty
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CONVICTS AID IN
CANNING FOOD
State Warden .Puts Men at
Task of Preserving Fruit and
Vegetables for Consump
tion During Winter.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
Lincoln, Oct. 30. (Special.) Con
victs at the penitentiary put up a large
amount of canned goods for winter
consumption. The list as sent to the
State Board of Control is as follows:
Tomato preserves, 3,216 quarts; green
tomato pickles, 640 quarts; ripe
canned tomatoes, 920 quarts; sweet
corn, 620 quarts; pickled beets, 2,000
quarts; string beans, 60 quarts; sauer
kraut, 2,400 gallons, table beets in pit,
500 bushels; potatoes, 1,700 bushels;
onions, 500 bushels, with a good sup
ply of other kinds of garden truck.
Groom's Arrest
Brings Elopement
To Abrupt Halt
Elopement of a young couple from
Pender, Neb., came to an abrupt halt
yesterday when the Omaha police in
terfered by pinching the bridegroom.
Herbert Mason, 19 years old, and
Miss Myrtle Nisonger, 23 years old,
both of Pender, wished to wed. Young
"Mason communicated this desire to
father, which, he admits, was an error
of judgment, as father instantly put
his foot down.
Young Mason and the apple of his
eye, however, refused to be denied
and planned an elopement to Omaha.
Mason's father got wind of it and
wired Omaha police to stop it. The
embryo bridegroom fooled father by
stopping at Fremont long enough to
have the knot tied. The couple, safely
married as young Mason thought,
continued to Omaha. '
Omaha detectives lurked about the
Omaha depots until a late hour Mon
day night, but no bridal couple ap
peared. This morning, however, the
minions of the law discovered they
had been eluded and that the young
couple were at the Sanford hotel. So
they promptly captured young Mason
and have lodged him in the city jr.il
to await the arrival of the objecting
parent this afternoon. ;
More Automobile Plates
Received by Secretary
Lincoln, Oct. 30. (Special.) The
first consignment of automobile
plates for 1918 is being received by
Secretary of State Pool today. There
is about a carload of the numbers and
when the rest arrive, he will have
numbers running to 160,000. Last
year the first order was for 130.000,
but these proved insufficient and an
additional 20,000 were ordere. Up to
the present time there are numbers
issued running to 145,000.
FOOD PLEDGE DRIYE
GETS ADDED IMPETUS
Demand for More Cards and
Many 100 Per Cent Districts
Signed Up, Are Tues
day's Features.
Demands for more pledge cards
and reports of 100 per cent districts
signed up featured the second day's
pledge card drive throughout the
state. With Gurdon W. Wattles, food
administrator, out in the state and
appealing for Nebraskans to align
themselves with the food administra
tion, added impetus was given the
campaign.
"One hundred per cent signed up;
not a refusal," was the flash from Sid
ney, Neb., by W. J. Brahai . county
chairman. "The end of the veek will
see practically 100 per cent signed in
Jefferson county," was the report
sent in by Cliff Crooks, state mer
chants' representative from Fairbury.
More than one-half the families of
Jefferson have also been signed up,
says Crooks, and the campaign is well
under way.
Visit Every House.
Dawson county demanded 1,000
more pledge cards, while Madison
county telephoned for an additional
1,200. ."Norfolk is all O. K. and will
not miss a house," wired P. H. Davis.
Cedar county, through Chairman
W. S. Weston, advises that Miss
Schermine, county superintendent of
schools, will have signed cards for 98
per cent of the families in that county.
Furnas county is making a record.
Lancaster county and Lincoln are
well under way, though a trifle late in
starting. The junior high school stu
dents will make a house to house can
vass of the city. The churches are
organized and with the co-operation
of the Lincoln Commercial club are
going for a 100 per cent registration
there. Lancaster county has called
for more supplies. "Simply swamped
by demands for kitchen cards,"
writes the chairman.
Speaks for Unions.
The clean up campaign goes mer)
rily on in Omaha. Although the
school children have turned in more
than 25,000 cards, the precinct work
ers are meeting, with excellent suc
cess. T. P. ' Reynolds, president of
the state and city labor unions, has
taken out cards and says every union
man in Omaha will be signed up.
Manager Williams of the Basket
stores has instructed his force to let
no housekeeper get away.
Although the campaign Calls for the
return of signed cards through county
chairmen, signed cards are pouring
into the central office in the Beq
building. Nearly 2,000 cards came in
yesterday. Practically every count?
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Farmer Is Fined
For Shooting Birds
Imported by State
(From a Stafr Correspondent)
Lincoln, Oct. 30. (Special.) State
Game Commissioner George Koster
and his deputies last week rounded up
a pretty good bag of game law vio
lators. Adolph Kroeger, who lives about
seven miles southeast of Carroll. Hall
county, was found guilty of killing a
Chinese ring-neck pheasant and tfas
assessed a fine of $15 and costs. These
birds are a part of the state flock
which was put out in different parts
of the state two years ago for the
purpose of increasing the number. In
some parts of the state they have in
creased very rapidly. Kroeger put
up' the defense that he thought the
birds were prairie chickens.
James Kirby, Donald Kirby, Rich
ard Hall and Oscar Rad of Fairbury
were fined different amounts running
from $6.75 to $11.55 for hunting with
out a license. They were arrested by
Deputy Heintzelman.
John Olinghouse was fined $10 and
costi for trapping muskrats out of
season. William Beecht arid Walter
Geachart of Falls City were arrested
by Deputy Moore for trapping musk
rats and received fines of $9.80 each.
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