Nebraska Newspapers

    Lncle Sam Faces
Big Land Problem,
Declares Howell
Senator Speaks on His Obser
vations From Panama to
Alaska—Critizes Gov
ernment Railroad.
America’s colonial possessions pro
vide a growing problem of govern
ment, Senator It. B. Howell declared
n an address before the Lions club
it the Fontenelle hotel yesterday. He
did not mention the Philippines or
Hawaii, but spoke of the Caribbean
legions and Alaska, both of which he
has visited In the last year.
"Porto Rico has a full grown
movement which Is demanding Inde
pendence,’’ he said. ‘‘But what they
really are seeking is statehood. This
■land Is densely populated. If Ne
braska were as thickly settled, this
Hale would have 27,000,000 people,
since their annexation their trade
with the mainland has grown many
tnes, and they could not afford as a
business proposition to cut them
'd ves off, taking the risk of being
■ utside the tariff wall."
“Cl^ba is on parole. Haytl and San
Doini: ?o have been adopted temporar
i'y at hast. The Virgin Islands have
been acquired by purchase from Den
, mark. I would not give 60 cents an
acre for St. Jnhn-s. the isle of this
group that l visited. It is without
water, and is all on edge.
,\in,sK3 m erest limited
"The United States holds also the
Panama Canal zone and even runs
'he Republic of Panama. In Cen
tal America 100 United States ma
i ines behind the American minister,
run tho state of Nicaragua..
Senator Howell in giving his obser
vations of Alaska made it plain that
rhls territory is not all its boosters
have made it appear. The placer
mine* have heen worked out, and only
eight lode mines are being run.
There is much excellent coal, but
the cost of mining it is more than the
cost of shipping Pochahontas coal
from the Atlantic coast to Alaska by
way of the canal. The high cost of
■ oal mining is due to the faults In
the structure of the land. A fine vein
will he discovered, hut will end sud
denly where the earth has slipped, and
will have to be sought many feet
i hove, helow, or to one side.
The cost of clearing land fop fann
ing is $250 an acre. Hay sells at $70
1 ton and Is shipped In from the
,ates. This is because the native
mass will not cure unless it is laid
l poles or platforms.
Kxposes Alaskan Railroad.
The senator told of his Interest in
he government owned railroad and
mnounced his conclusion that this
'•40-mile line waa built only that two
-ours belonging to the great mining
nterests might be sold to the nation.
One of the private lines that was sold
i the government was losing $21u
day when bought, he declared, and
he government line now Is losing
'■ore than $1,0(10,000 a year. The tint
r in Alaska is so poor that railroad
■s are brought in from the states at
rest each of $2.
‘•f am an advocate of publiq owner
atp as a. means, not as an end.”
-onator Howel! concluded. "I believe
that if it does not pay tho people to
wn a utility, they should not consider
;king it over. You have not heard
my great Interest objecting to govern
ment ownership of the Alaska rail
oad. That is because there is no
profit in it, and htey consider it a
-■ood place to demonstrate the failure
of government ownership.”
Man Shoots Self
in Facing Arrest
Cafe Owner May Die From
Wounds Inflicted W liile Of
ficer Vi ait? for Him.
Crippled and In 111 health, Charles
Richards, 48, 1909 Pacific street, shot
md probably fatally wounded himself
Monday night while an officer waited
o take him to jail on a statutory
■.barge.
Ernest Fee, who was given a war
ant for Richards' arrest, found him
it home with Mrs. Marie McCue, a
boarder. Richards was given permis
-:on to change clothes. He entered a
droom and shot himself in the chest
■vlth a shotgun.
Richards held the gun so tightly
■ gainst his body that Fee heard only
slight report liko that made by a
opgun.
After shooting himself, Richards
died to the officer, 'Tv® done It!
nmc and get me.” He was taken to
<t. Joseph hospital. A police sur
geon salt! part of the charge entered
he left lung and that the man had
■ nly a fighting chance to live.
Richards said h : had undergone 47
aerations. He is the proprietor of
■ restaurant at 1110 South Tenth
reef. Mrs. McCue was hold as a
ate s. witness
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Matsen to Plead Cuilty
lo Fur Store Holdup, Claim
Charles Matsen. arrested Saturday
■y Patrolman Ben Lanbaurn for In
• gtlgation in connection with the
9,000 pay roll holdup of a Metro
politan Utilities district car, has
greed to ph ad guilty to a charge of
ebbing the 1 Berkowltz fur store,
.818 Leavenworth street, mop- than a
• car ago, provided the state will drop
ns charge against him of carrying
■once,-tied weapons, according to his
dtorney.
Over 1,500 Tourists Camped
Here in August, Report Say*
J. B. Hummel, park commissioner,
Tuesday submitted a report of the nc
ilvltles at the automobile tourist
amp at Elmwood park for the month
of August to the city council.
According to the report, 1,518 tour
sts stopped at the camp during the
month, some of whom remained more
than one day.
At tho rate of f,0 rents a day for
each tourist, receipts for the month
were $001.
Courert Program.
Program of concerts for the com
ng season has been announced by
'he Business and Professional Wom
en's division of the Ohambti of (Join .
merer
Sun Kissed Monograms
Branding their backs with the initials of their beaux Is fad among bath
ing beauties of California beaches. Initials made of adheslved tape are past
led to the skin and the sun does the rest.
State Bankers’
Program Beady
Committees Are Named for
Two Days’ Meeting in
Omaha in October.
The Nebraska Hankers' association
will hold Its annual state convention
in Omaha October 24 and 25. Hotel
Fontenelle will be the headquarters
of the convention. A program has
been arranged and speakers engaged.
The following local committees have
been appointed for the convention:
General committee on arrangement r
F. W. Thomas, chairman, x ice president
First National bank. \V Rale Giarke,
vice president Omaha National bank: B.
H. Malle, vice president Merchants Nation
al bank: F. Brinkman, vie© president
United State National bank; F. E. Hovcy,
president Stockyards National imnk; H.C.
Nit h tlx n •' president Packers Na
tional bank; E. r’ Fold*, 'ice president
l orn Exchange National hank: J. R. Cain,
jr . vice president I’cten- National bank.
Alvin Johnson, vice president Livestock
National bank; J. Claassen. vice presi
dent Peters Trust company: J. FI Donnelly,
ashler State Batik of Omaha. L. M.
Miol nz. cashier l nlun State bank; \V. A.
Rath-ark president Security State bank:
W T. Graham, vice president F r»t Trust
company; C. W Mean, vh e president Oma
ha Tru-t company. H. M. Rnshnell. vice
president United State* Trust company.
R* option < nuntteo: U T Eastman,
hulrmat). vice president Merchants Na
• -r ‘ bank; I*. B. Hendricks, assistant
a h r United State* National bank; W.
l IM.-r. vice president Stockyards Na
j i • n bank: A. L. Coad. cashier Packere
’ • on. bank: II. O. Eastman, vice prcai
■' « -n Exchange National bank E.
'i t iiiii'4'il-t. cannier Peters National
!i tk: W. Pratt, president Livestock
j N h I bank. W. P Weston, vice presl
< • * l*-terv Trust company; A. L. Schants,
| "t ^ta*c Bank of Omaha, b . O.
it- r - president Union State hank; E.
1 \ s ... i-. • -»shier Security State bank:
R \\ York, assistant secretary First
T . ’f,(. iiij \Y R. 011ft, vice president
Unvilh r um company; A. L. Reed, preel
! <! *• n' Unit e«i State* Trust company: g T.
K'.'uirtvice president First National
'• an Froni Boyd, vice president Omaha
National bank.
E* ;-rt* nment committee. J. F Goad,
• hn it niun, president Packers National
b > U; R F Wright, • ashier Livestock
I w.tiona! hank; H, W. Potter, vie- presl
I dent P«*ters Trust company; J S McOurk,
vice president State Qunk of Omaha: V.
• I If' cashier Union Store
l■ ‘ nk J c Ki -imoliseb. assist ant -'ashler
F-ruHty bank W. R Gameron.
treasurer First Trust company. E. V Pet
ti". \\ • s-r« ‘•-.dent Omaha Tru«» enmoany;
If. 'r• • cUcr. vi; '• president United States
Trust company- T. I,. Davis, v|c*> pre*i
d* nt 1'irst National hank; S. S. Kent,
cashier Merchant- National bonk G H.
Vate*. c.-hlcr United States National
bank; g. l Owen, iisvstant cashier
Stockyard* Notional batik. L U. Tat*,
caah’er G>rn Exchange Nitlonai bank,
R. R Miller, assistant cashier Peter.* Na
tional bank
Sugar Price Increased.
San Francisco, St-pt, 11.—The st
em Sugar refinery announced an in
crease of 15c a hundred today In the
basic price of all grades of refined
cane sugar, effective tomorrow. Tho
new price will be IS.35 a hundred.
Other companies arc malting a simi
lar advance.
It IS the Truth
If your garments need
cleaning and you do not hat c
it done, you pay for it any- ;
way.
Scientists have proven that
dirt and grit cut the fibre of
the cloth and cause it to wear
out quicker.
Itry Cleaning removes ill
dirt, grease ami germs, ami
when carefully pressed yout
garments will wear enough
longer to more than pay the
cleaning charges.
no IT NOW
•Send in your fall clothes
NOW and have them pul in
shape to wear, you may need
them any Jay.
The Pantorium
“Good Cleaner*
and Oyer*"
1815 Jonci S». AT 4383
S. Side, 24th and L. MA 1283
N. H.: We pay return charges
on all out-of-town orders.
Send by parcel post.
Former Nebraska Cityans
to Attend Homecoming Day
More than 30 former Nebraska
citizens were present in Robert C.
Druesdow's office Monday night at a
meeting to organize fog Homecoming
day. According to Mr. Druesdow,
more than a hundred individuals have
signified their intention of going to
Nebraska City on the special train
September 7.
Another meeting will be held in
Mr. Druesdow's office Monday eve
ning.
H. W. Burkett Dies.
H. W. Burkett, 82. died Monday
night at the home of his son, Wil
liam H. Burkett, 5003 Davenport
street.
He is survived by two other sons,
R. E. Burkett of Los Angeles and
E. J. Burkett of Lincoln, and by
four daughters, Mrs. Anna Reeve*
of Los Angeles; Mrs. J. H. Fclthnm,
Springfield, 111.; Mrs. Charles Ed
monds, Springfield. 111.; and Mrs. E.
R. Herick of Glenwood, la.
Funeral services will b« held
Thursday morning at Glenwood, ra.
r> Die in Dresden Riots.
Dresden, Germany, Sept. 11.—Five
persons were killed ami many injured
In unemployment riots here today.
Looters Prey Are Decapitated
With Knives on Bamboo Poles
Harrowing Experiences Are Related by Foreigners
in Japan Who Journey Miles Amid Desolation
and Deat hin Earthquake’s Path.
B.r Associated Press.
Shanghai, Sept. 11.—All of the rcgugees relate harrowing experiences
in the quake. The most graphic of the tales are those told by Miss Esther
Kobertson, a Shanghai stenographer: .Miss Hilly Coutts and Mrs. WilNam
Mcltain. Mrs. Mcltain is prominent in the orient and wealthy, Miss Coutts
is one nf flic most widelv known liorso women in China.
Miss Robertson said she was sitting
in her room at a hotel In Kamakura
knitting when the building suddenly
started to vibrate. Her chair was
upset and she was thrown to the
floor.
"I scrambled to my feet,” Miss
Robertson said, "and rushed outside.
The ground shook with great vio
lence and I was forced grequently
to seize the trunk of a tree to avoid
being thrown down. My ppermost
thought was to remain in the open
to escape being crushed by the fall
ing buidings.
First Nlglit In Woods.
"I spent the first night in the
woods and started the following
morning to walk In the general di
rection of Yokohama, 18 miles away.
I was scantily dressed and my feet
were covered only with thin slippers.
My feet were bleeding, ut. I realized
the impossibility of remaining In a
country that woe the sen of dath
desolation.
"All houses that T saw were flat
tened and the bodies of men. women
and children were strewn everywhere
along the roadway. Bodies filled fis
sures along the wqy. Home of the
Assures were five feet wide and 10
feet deep.
“I finally reached the seashore and
beckoned to a fisherman, who placed
me in his boat and rowed four hours,
eventually putting mo down at a
small village which was destitute of
humans, except the dead. There was
no sign of llge except for prowling
dogs. I spent the night In a small
thatched hut and drank water from a
well with fear and trembling. <
Groping in Ruins.
"When 1 resumed my Journey I
saw Japanese country folk groping
In the ruins of their homes and
carrying their wounded in their arms
as though they could love them back
to strength and health. I found
roads torn up and railroad lints bent
and twisted.
“I reached Yokohama late Monday,
having traveled since Saturday noon
before. Tho whole place was deso
late and in ruins. I scrambled over
tho debris and the bodies of the
dead. I was sickened by the moans
of the Injured whom I was unable to
help. At last I reached the water
front and was taken in a fainting con
dition aboard a Sampan which con
veyed me to the steamer Empress
of Australia, where I found tem
porary refuge and good.”
Miss Robertson's home formerly
was In I.ndon. She says she has no
relatives.
The stories told by Miss Coutts
and Mrs. McBaln are similar in many
respects to that told by Miss Robert
son. They were stopping at Dzushl,
a summer resort five miles from
Kamakura. They were both In their
rooms when the quake occurred. They
rushed outside with their servants.
Mrs. McBaln was caring for her
niece, Jean Curry, 17 months old.
They all started to walk to Yoko
hama, going two days without food
and With little water.
Pass Scores of Bodies.
The party, Mrs. McBaln said,
finally reached a small village-, where
they obtained Jinriklshas. but these
were of little use, as the roadway
was filled with huge fissures.
“We passed scores of bodies,” Mrs.
McBaln said, “and In one place wc
saw a slightly burned street car with
•all the occupants sitting dead In their
natural attitudes. They had been
electrocuted. Some had smiles on
their faces and one woman held a
coin In her outstretched hand. She
apparently was killed while tendering
her fare to the conductor.
"In one vil'age we found all the
Japanese terrorized with fear. Kore
an looters were stealing everything
in sight and killing those who re
sisted them with large knives at
tached to the <nds of bamboo poles.
We saw many victims of these mur
derers lying along th eroad with
their heads choped off. The house In
which we stoped for a time at this
village was entered by these Korean
marauders who held hug* weapons
over our heads. We thought o»r
time had come. Hugging my baby
niece to my breast I kissed her
When in Omaha See
BRADLEY, MERRIAM & SMITH
Mall Order Merchants
Goods Shipped or Delieered
in Peraon
| Cataloga Sent on Reqocit
Omaha—A Giant Unseen
By Her Own Citizens
Like a man so close to a fofest that he sees
only the trees, Omaha people are likely to feel
so well acquainted with our city that they see
its individual business enterprises but do not
appreciate its greatness as a whole.
Omaha is an industrial giant, perhaps not
fully appreciated by her own citizens. The
value of the city’s factory production last vcai
was more than $345,000,000.
Year after year, Omaha’s factory output is
larger and larger.
/ ' All Omaha is growing, and the telephone com
pany must grow with it. Not only must we
obtain vast sums of money from investors to
build additional facilities, but we must select
and train large numbers of new employees re
quired by the constantly increasing demand?
for service.
In order to do our part in helping Omaha go for
ward, our constant effort is to provide reliable tele
phone service at the lowest possible charges con
sistent with reasonable w.iRes to employees and
s fair return on the value of the property.
Bell System”
(; 4QL ) Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
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One Policy. One Sytam. Unioertal Service, and all directed toward Set tar Herat.•
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goodby. But the marauders only
mumbled a few words and stalked
out. A little later we resumed our
journey to Yokohama. We reached
the ruined city that evening and
made our way to tho waterfront. We
saw the Empress of Canada In the
distance.
“The nearest tho sampan could
aproach to the liner was under tho
bridge and we got a spill into the
water in trying to get aboard. The
fact that Miss Coutts is a fine swim
mer saved us.”
Through it all Miss Coutts man
aged to save her favorite bull dog.
Sole Link With
World in Quake
The wireless hern of Japan's ca
tastrophe, J. \\ akamatsu (above), j
stuek to his post at the llaranomaehi i
station, and was for a time the sole1
link between Japan and tl»« world.
Senator Ilovveli to Address
Douglas County Pioneers!
Senator It. 1: How* 11 will address
the meeting of the Douglas County |
Pioneers* association at the court i
house Thursday afternoon at ;
Mrs. Krnest A P.« es« will play »
violin solo, accompanied by her hus
band. Miss Marie Danielson will
sing ami Mrs. Janies Stribling will
talk on the "Frolics of Picnicking.”
Community singing will complete
the program.
The Next Time You
Cook a
Stuffed Breast of Veal
serve it with noodles
and a eompote of pitted
prunes. If reall) makes an
appetizing dish. Season the
dressing well with
LEA&PERMft
SAUCE j
Tut omcxxAi woectrriMHtut i
When Pie Making.
When baking pie shells fop pies or
:arts,always prick the oust in sever
| al places with a fork before ba&lntr,
eo It will not puff too much In one
place. ^
jBeginning a
i WEDNESDAY I
and continuing Thursday)
This Wholesale
House Places
on
SALE
For the Ladies
of Omaha and
Council Bluffs
I , a group of better
-FALL HATS
Wednesday and Thursday we place
on sale a brautful and charming as
sortment of this season’s Fall Hats,
all made to sell for amounts greatly
higher than the price asked now. Re
member this is a wholesale house
manufacturing large numbers of hats
for stores in many states, and we
offer these wholesale values to the
I ladies of Omaha and Council Bluff
in a retail way.
Our commodious showrooms on the 2d
floor are stocked with hats in numbers
equal to stocks usually found in two or
three shops. You are welcome to come here
and shop t) your heart’s content among our
j stocks. We know you will find many model*
and styles that will delight you.
Thia sale includes:
Lyons Velvet*, Panne Velvet*, Duve
tyncs, Brocade Combination*
Here are a few of the many late style*—
HUMMING BIRD HATS
NEW BONNET SHAPES
OFF-THE-FACE MODELS
SMART TURBANS for the bob hair drets
MEDIUM SIZE HATS for the matron
LARGE DRESS HATS In favored color com
binations
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i CAN YOUR FRUIT NOW.
; Fancy Washington Bartlett Pears.
| per box. .$3.49
| Extra Fancy Colorado Eiberta Poaches.
per crate.••.$1.14
; >y Oreg 1 [ P< hes
per crate.98c
j Italian Prunes, g 93c
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Fancy Table Peaches. Pears. Malaga j
Grapes, basket .••. 23e J
Fancy Virginia Sweet Potatoes.
6 lbs. for.. 43r j
I.aree Rod River Early Ohio Potatoes, ♦
per peck. .37 c J
Fancy Tlun-Ski r.td >weet oranges, 5
per dozen. 27 c J
10 Lbs, of PURE C. & H. CANE SUGAR 93c
BUY RITE PILLARS
Nishna Valley Buy-Rite
Butter, per lb.47c
Large bottles of Premier
Naiad Dressing .. 39c
3 bottles for.. . $1.15
Tea Table Hour, 4S-lb.
sack for • •. $1.75
Omar Wonder Flour, 48
lb. saek.$1.75
Blue Bell Flour, 4>-lb.
saek .$1.55
Tea Table. Omar and Blue
Bell, *24-lb. sack...95C
The above flour is all
old wheat flour.
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JEPSEN BROS
25th and Cuming
GEO I ROSS
24th and Amu
F L BIRD
4624 South 24th Streat
VRMAND PETERSEN
2908 Sharman Ava
ERNEST BUFFETT
Tha Grocar of Dunde*
J D CREW & SON
Thirty third and Arbor
PROS GROCERY
>011 So. 1Sth St.
GILES BROTHERS
S101 Military A\t, Sense
WILKE A M1TCHELI
Fortieth and Farnam
SKUPA & SWOBODA
21 »t and S Sts, South Sida
THOR IN A SNYOG
Fortiath and Hamilton
LYNAM A BRENNAN
16th a«d Dorcas
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