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NAVAL OFFICER IS
KILLED BY FALL OF
HYDRO-AEROPLANE
r
Ensign BiHingsly Loses Control of
Machine While Maneuvering
Over Chesapeake Bay.
GUST THROWS HIM FROM SEAT
Car Dips Suddenly at Height of
Sixteen Hundred Feet.
BODY IS NOT RECOVERED
Tails Clear of Car and Hits Water
Ahead of It.
UEUTENANT TOWERS INJURED
He Attempts to IUjcht the Machine,
bnt la Unnble' to Do So Picked
Vp by Motor. Boat Still
' Conscious,
ANNAPOLIS, Met. June 20.-13nslgn
William D. Bllllngsly of Mlssissij.pl
was instantly killed today and Lieu
tenant John T. Towers of Georeia was
probably seriously Injured when the
hydro-aeroplane In which they were ma
neuvering over Chesapeake bay In tho
vicinity oC Kent island, collapsed and
threw both men into the water-
A party on a motorboat witnessed the
accident and rescued Lieutenant Towers.
They did not stop to search for Ensign
Bllllngsly, as his body was not in sight
and it was presumed that he had sunk.
Lieutenant Towers was so badly hurt
that all speed was made for the naval
hospital at Annapolis.
The Ill-fated hydro-aeroplane left An
sa polls in company with a flying boat
wanned by Lieutenant Dortch and En
sign Chevalier on an experimental flight
to Claibourne. Md.
When about four miles off Kent Island
and a quarter of a mile above Chesa
peake bay, a sudden violent gust of wind
ktruck the machine, throwing Ensign
Bllllngsly against the steering gear and
putting it out of order. The machlno
began to tack rapidly, but despite the
precarious situation it Is thought that
Bllllngsly would have gained control of
It had he not lost his balance and fallen
from the craft. His descent was followed
instantly by that of the machine, Lieu
tenant Towers doing all in his power to
balance it. His efforts were unavailing
and he, too, fell from his seat. lie was
fortunate enough, however, to catch one
ct the vertical uprights, to which he
clung desperately until he was about
800 feet from the water. lie could hold
no longer and felt He came down a
few feet away from the wreckage of the
bydjacroplarto and "kept hlrpslf afloat
until 'picked up, although he was suffering-
intense pain. Experimental flights
are always watched by men from the
naval academy in motorboats and as
noon as tnpso;?ho were keeping an eye
n Lieutenant .Towers hydro-aeroplane
saw that' some-ring, was wrong they
rushed from the le, of Kent island,
'where they were stationed, at top speed,
reaching the machine a few moments
ftcr it had hit the water.
Lieutenant Dortch and Ensign Cheva
lier were in their flying boat near the
nydro-aeroplane when It got into trouble
and, unable to render the slightest as
sistance, were forced to be witnesses of
the accident. They descended to the
level of the water and immediately began
the search for Ensign Bllllngsly.
Boats from the naval academy and the
torpedo boat Strlngham immediately set
out for the scone ot the accident. Up
to noon the body of Bllllngsly had not
been recovered.
Falls Sixteen Hundred Feet.
WASHINGTON', June 20. Ensign W.
D. Bllllngsly ot. Mississippi was killed
and Lieutenant J. H. Towers of Georgia
was seriously hurt by the collapse ot
their aeroplane while flying over Chesa
peake bay near Annapolis today.
The officers started early today from'
the naval academy in a hydro-aeroplane
for Claiborne, Md.
When about five to seven miles from
'Annapolis, the hydro-aeroplane, at an
altitude of about 1,(00 feet, capoiicd and
began to fall and when it had dropped
about 400 feet Ensign Bllllngsly fell or
was thrown out and killed. At noon his
fcody hod not been recovered.
Lieutenant Towers remained In the ma
chine and Cell with it Into Chesapeake
bay, where he was. rescued and hurried
to the naval academy hospital, injured,
although it is not known how badly.
Boats from the naval academy are
searching for Bllllngsly's body and for
the wreckage of the machine to find evi
dence of the cause of the accident
The death of Ensign Bllllngsly makes
B. total of nine fatalities In the govern
ment service since the army began ex
periments with heavler-than-alr machines
at Fort Myer, Va.t in 1308. His death . Is
the first In the aviation corps of the
navy. Bllllngsly was bom In Mississippi
in 1SST, graduated from the naval acad
emy In 1909 and was attached to the
aviation corps in that year.
Lieutenant Towers Is a native of
Georgia. He was born in 1SS5, graduated
from the naval academy in 1906 and as
signed to the aviation corps last pecem
r. UNITED STATES WILL SEE
CHARLTON HAS FAIR TRIAL
WASHINGTON, June 20. Secretary
Bryan today assured Paul Charlton that
the United States would use Its offices
to insure a fair trial for his son. Porter
Charlton, awaiting extradition to Italy
to answer the charge of having murdered
bis wife at Lake Como in 1910. An of
ficial of the United States will be desig
nated to attend court
BOY IS F0RCEDT0 HOLD
FIRECRACKER IN MOUTH
ST. LOUIS. June 20,-Wltliam Lee, 7
years old, is in a serious condition as
the result of being forced bxan older
boy to hold a firecracker in hisv mouth
until It exploded. The police are seek
ing the older boy, about 15 years of age.
The mouth and throat of the younger
boy were badly lacerated.
Physicians Push
Campaign for Use
. of Certified Milk
MINNEAPOLIS, June JO. With only
three sections In session, the sixty-fourth
convention of the American Medical as
sociation practically came to a close to
day. At a Joint session of tho section on
diseases of children with the American
Association of Medical Milk Commissions,
pleas were made for pure milk, especially
for children.
Dr. T. C. McCleve of Berkley, Col.,
discussed the common misconception ot
certified milk and the origin and develop
ment of the movement. He gave especial
credit to the American Association ot
Medical Milk Commissions for the work
that Is being carried on to obtain for the
consumer a more pure supply.
lr. Henry L. Colt of Newark, N. J.,
described the efficiency of the commis
sion. The problm of Introducing certified
milk lntovpew communities was discussed
by Dr. George C. Mosher of Kansas City.
The great need, he said, was to educate
the public
Dr. Henry F. Halmholr of Chicago told
ot the role that certified milk Is playing
In the Infant welfare campaign and
urged the Importance of good milk.
Discussions of purely technical ques
tions were made by Dr. J. Hogan ot San
Francisco and others.
Jamaicans Object
to Proposed Duty
to Be Put on Bananas
KINGSTON, Jamaica, June 20. Conster
nation has been caused among banana
planters by the receipt from Washington
of a cablegram announcing that America
will Impose a tax on Jamaica bananas.
The government was appealed to for help
and a cablegram asking for details was
Bent to the British ambassador at Wash
ington. The banana industry is the prin
cipal one ot Jamaica, and as most of the
fruit goes to the United States the tax
will be a serious blow to the British
colony.
Wholesale Prices
Highest on Record
WASHINGTON, Juno 20. Wholesale
prices of commodities In the United
States last year were higher than at any
time during the last tnlrty years, the
United States bureau of labor statistics
announces. During the year wholesale
prices advanced sharply, the most Im
portant feature being the market In
crease In the great groups of farm pro
ducts, food, fuel and lighting, and metals
and implements.
Fuel and lighting showed the greatest
increase over 1911, the average being 9.1
per cent, white coke Increased 49.3 per
cent and crude Pennsylvania petroleum
21.1 -per cent- " - --,- .. .
Food as A group Increased 6.2 per cent
tho most pronounced Increase being In
commeal, 27.9 per cent, and Canned to
matoes, 27.1 per cent.
Farm products Increased 5.7 per cent,
the principal increaso being in sheep,
21. per cent, and cattle, 29.4 per cent'
Metals and Implements Increased 5.6
per cent, the greatest advances being
copper, 81.8 per cent and spelter, 20.9 per
cont
House furnishings disclosed Increases
from 2.3 to 10.9 per cent, while drugs
and 'chemicals advanced In price 2.2 per
cent.
Clothes and clothing Increased only .9
per cent, boots and shoeB 15.9 per cent.
Carpets 9.9 per cent, print cloths 9.3 per
cent and leather 9.0vper cent
Lumber and building material com
prised the only group showing a decrease,
the decline being 2.1 per cent
Sonora State Troops
in Full Retreat
DOUGLAS, Ariz., June 20. Defeated
by a flank movement executed by Gen
eral Pedro OJcda's force ot 1.000 Mex
ican federals, the constitutionalists are in
full retreat toward Hcrmoslllo, according
to reports today from federal sources
on the American side of the border. The
battle is said to havo raged all day
yesterday and today In the streets ot
Ortiz.
The rebel Junta hero refused either
to confirm or deny the reports.
According- to a federal agent, Obregon's
constitutionalist force, numbering 6,000,
are tearing up the railroad as they re
tire In good order. Rails are being loaded
on cars and taken with the army to
prevent the rehabilitation of the road.
It is said 1,000 constitutionalists
fought their way to OJcda's rear, cutting
him off from his base -at Ouaymas. The
federal commander directed his attack
at the rebel flank, however, and crum
pled It up, forcing the withdrawal ot
the whole force.
NOTE OF WARNING AGAINST
DATE LAND PROMOTERS
WASHINGTON, June 20. Lest the In
vesting public might be ''roped in" by
advertisements giving glowing accounts
of the big profits to be derived from cul
tivation of the date, the Department ot
Agriculture today Issued a note of
warning that such claims are exagger
ated and misleading.
The department has been conducting
experiments In date cultivation in the
arid regions of the southwest for years
with some degree of success. The ex
perts point out, however, that while date
growing promises well, it Is no scheme
for a nonresident or an absentee cor
poration to attempt, for being a special
line of agriculture the grower must
"stay on the Job" all the time. The mere
fact that a date Is'a good variety in Its
native soil, say the experts, is no guar
antee that It will prove good under
American cultivation-
CHICAGO MAN HANGS
SELF BECAUSE-QF HEAT
CHICAGO, June 20.-Anton LuUon, 19
years old, a letter carrier, was found
hanging In the basement of his home to
day. Relatives believe be ended bis life
while suffering from the heat
VALE MEN WEEP AS
AWAY
S and Oppo-
Line Eight
s Ahead,
TAKES ALL THREE
Wins Varsity Four-Oared Event and
Freshman Contest Earlier,
FIFTY THOUSAND SEE BIG RACE
Victors' Time Twenty-One Minutes
Forty-Two Seconds.
ELI BEHIND FROM THE START
Cnnlltrlclite Cre.tr Vnin Shell Full
One to Fore Within First Two
Minutes nntt Continue
to Gnln. '
REGATTA COUnSE. New London,
June 20. Harvard made a crean "sweep
of the Thames today, Its varsity eight
oared crew defeating Yale over four
mile course by eight lengths. Earlier In
the day the Harvard varsity four won
from Yale and later the freshmen olght
oared event was also captured by th
crew from Cambridge.
Harvard's varsity eight covered the
21 minutes and 12 seconds, while Yalo
went over the racing lane In 22 minutes
and 20 seconds. Harvard led In the hlg
race from strirt to finish and was never
pressed. Fifty thousand people saw tho
two crews go over the course.
The contest started at 3:36 o'clock and
both crews held an even stroke for tho
first halt mile. Harvard put her shell a
full length to the torn within the first
two minutes ot the contest Yale In
creased Its stroke, but fell constantly
behind. Its stroke was uneven and there
was constant aylashlng of Its blades and
sharp distinction to the cJtan-cut ma
chine-like rowing of the Cambridge'!
crew.
j Ynle Keeps Slipping.
After the first mile, where Harvard led
by two lengths, tho two .crews settled
down and Yale kept slipping further and
further behind.
Two miles found Harvard- with nearly
a three-length lead, and the . Harvard.
shouters on the observation trains were
wild with Joy. ;
The powerful Harvard stroke had Com
pletely killed off Yale at the threo-mllo
flag and there was three lengths of open
water between the shells. Yalo tried to
rally, but failed. Tho killing pace whs
tod much and her crew fell further and
further behind.
Near the finish, Yale's crew was Been
to be weakening and Harvard ran away
from it, flashing over the finish lino an
easy eight lengths ahead.
The Yale men dropped their blades and
Home of them wept while the cheers for
the victors. rang Jn their. carsTJie-Jlar!
vard'cnVflnlshcd'hrflne 'condition and i
with plenty of reserve power.
The four-oared race- was little more
than a procession. Harvard took the
(Continued, on Page BIjc)
Suffragist Escapes
in Man's Clothes
LONDON, Junr 20.-Mls Lillian Lon
ton, the militant suffragette, con
victed of having started tho fire In tho
Kew tea garden pavilion and who has
given the police much trouble, has es
caped in man's clothes from the house
where she was living in Leads pending
the expiration of her license.
Miss Lenton was released from Jail In
March because of Illness caused by u
hunger strike. She broke her license and
was not heard ot again until June 10,
when she was arrested at Doncaster
under dramatto circumstances.
A woman named Wlnshlp was charged
with breaking Into Westtleid house at
'Doncaster with the Intent to burn It A
witness for the defense, who called her
self May Dennis, confessed that she and
jnot the Wlnshlp woman was guilty. She
proved to bo Miss Lenton, for whom the
.police had been searching. The Wlnshlp
woman was released and Miss Lenton
was sent back to Jail.
Miss Lenton Immediately' atarted an
other hunger strike and got out-on license
a few days ago.
She was placed in a house at Leeds
until she had sufficiently recovered to
bo returned to jail and police guarded
the house. She again eluded them and
got away yesterday.
Suff s Burn Mansion
Near Birmingham
BIRMINGHAM, England, June 20.-A
large unoccupied mansion at Solihull,
near here was burned by an "arson
rwl" of militant sufragettes today,
A number of suffragette placards were
found In the vicinity. Ono of them de
manded the release of ono of the women
suffragettes Imprisoned. One of them
bore the words, "votes for women," an
other was addressed to Sir Walter Fill
more, the Judge who. three days ago, sen
tenced six of the suffragette leaders to
Imprisonment for conspiracy. It read:
"Judge not lest ye be Judged."
INSANE MAN SHOOTS
TEACHERS AND PUPILS
BREMEN, Germany, June 20. A sohool
teacher and two children were shot dead,
another teacher and three children fatally
wounded and three other children leas
seriously hurt today by a former teacher
named Schmidt, who, armed with six
loaded revolvers and carrying many extra
cartridges, entered a Catholic school and
started a fusillade among the class. The
man, who was apparently demented, was
overcome and arrested by people attracted
to the scene by the shots. He refused an
explanation of his action.
WILSON WILL ATTEND
WEDDING AT BALTIMORE
WASHINGTON. June 20. President
Wilson and some members of the cabinet
will go to Baltimore tomorrow to attend
the wedding of Secretary McAdoo's aon,
Francis H McAdoo. to Miss Ethel Pres
ton McCormlck of Baltimore.
CRIMSOW
Wcaken,W$Sl
HARWRD
Jaa dss
FUTURE !
From the New York Journal.
Traffic Policemen and
FAVORS LARGER DEPOSITS
Wharto&WiJl Recommend the Limit
Be Raised by Government.
SAYS MANY ACCOUNTS ARE LOST
Cites Instances Where People Take
Their Savings to Other tlnnks
Because of the Hundred
Dollar Limit.
Postmastor Wharton has recommended
to the department at Washington that
the limit ot 1100 per month as tho amount
that may be deposited by an Individual
In the postal savings bunk be removed.
Tho department frequently asks pout
masters for recommendations on cortaln
phases of their work, and this Is a
recommendation that the postmaster
made after finding that many persons
desired to deposit much more money on
certain occasions. Some ttmo ago a
woman carried $1,600 Into the postal sav
ings bank here and sought to deposit it.
6h was told the bank could not take
more than $100 of It per month. She did
some figuring and found that at that
rate she would be fifteen months In de
positing her money. She carried nor bos
of money out and deposited It with an
other bank in the city.
"We lose hundreds of large deposits
that way," said Postmaster Wharton,
"becauso we have that restriction. Peo
ple who come in with more than $100 to
deposit Invariably carryrthetr money out
again and say they will deposit It with
another bank, where they can deposit
all at a time."
These offers of large deposits, of
course, do not come from persons who
are saving that much money each
month, but it comes from persons who
have probably been saving tho money
In the home for a long time, and now
that the postal savings bank has been
established have decided to deposit It
They show deep disappointment when
they Uarn that the government will not
take their deposit because it Is too large
to come within the regulations.
Wilson WiU Sign
. Sundry Civil Bill
WASHINGTON, June .-After the
cabinet meeting today it. was said at
the White House that President Wilson
would sign the sundry civil appropriation
bill with Us provisions forbidding use of
Its funds for prosecution of labor unions
and farmers' organizations under the
anti-trust law. The president, however,
will write a memorandum giving bis at
titude toward the exemptions and his
reasons for signing the bill nevertheless,
The National Capital
Frldarf Jane SO, lflS.
The Senote.
Not In session, meets Saturday.
Democrats -caucuied to dlsauaa tariff
bill as amended by finance committee.
The House,
Met at noon.
Passed concurrent resolution for iolnt
session of congress In house chamber
to hear President Wilson read his ad
dress on current legislation.
ReDresentatlve Neelev In aneeh urtrxd
reopening of the money trust Inquiry.
Senate and house Joint committee urged
to amend and broaden Krclman act.
Secretary McAdoo asked XIOO.OUO an.
propYlstlon for vessels to enforce laws
for protection ot Alaskan flih and fur
animals.
As Long as the World Goes
Drivers of Vehiolcs Will Always
Chaplain Johnson's
Borrowed Oonyiot .
Makes His Getaway
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN. Neb., June &). (Special Tel
egram.) The feeling which rages 'In thu
breast of the average American that at
Bomo time he would llko to entertain
Homo great man with u tltlo was tho un
dertaking of Chuplnln JohiiBon of tho
penitentiary this week. He had a Jlttlo
entertainment at his homo In Tecumsoh
last night. Baron Von Werner Is an In
mate of the penitentiary where Johnann
Is clmplulu. it was a chanco that even u
preacher would not posh tip and so
Brother Johnson borrowrd the "baron"
from Warden Fcnton and took him down
to entertain his guests. The entertain
ment was a success.
Tho opportunity offered tho "baron" to
get away was .also a success and Brnthor
Johnson carno back to Lincoln without
his guest.
When nobody was looking Von Werner
packed his fiddle and bow, hiked to tho
train and was gone. It Is thought that
he went to St Joseph. Ho was sent up
for forgery and Is said to be related to
royalty,
Court Fixes Blame
for Oollgion in Air
"PARIS, Juno 20. An action brought by
Captains Dickson and Thomas, airmen,
to determine who was responsible tor an
aviation accldclt In Milan in 1910, when
two aeroplanes wero In collision, ended
with a verdict In favor of Thomas yea
terday. The judge decided that Dickson was to
blame and ordered him to pay $1,000 dam
ages to Thomas and $3,000 damages to
the makers of the arroVlano in which
Thomas was flying at the time of the col
lision, In addition to paying cight-tentha
of the costs of the litigation.
Thomas claimed $16,000 damages, while
Dickson claimed $20,000 for injuries whloh
he received as the result of the accident
and the .destruction of his biplane.
Cornerstone of New
High School is Laid
LINCOLN, June 20.-(8peolal Telegram.)
Tho cornertone of Lincoln High chool
was laid with appropriate ceremonies to
day. The building Is 174x292 feet and will
cost outside of equipment, $140,000.
Gage County Fields
Receive Fine Rain
BEATRICE-, Neb., June 30.-(Specla(
Telegram.) Tho dry apell was broken
here this evening by a fine rain. Wymore
and parts In the southern part of the
county report heavy rains.
BERTHA C. HUGHES NAMED
PRESIDENT OF THE P. E. 0.
HEBRON, Neb., June 20.-(Speclal Tele
gram.) The P. B. O. Sisterhood today
eleoted Bertha C. Hughes of South
Omaha, president: Rose M. Owens, Bloom-
tngton, viae president: Anna Y. Morgan.
Hebron, second vice president; Miss Ab-
ble Burns. University Place, recording
secretary. Mrs. Elizabeth Travis. PlattB-
mouin corresponaing secretary. jn
Lou Spencer. Lexington treasurer. Mrj
Lulu T Andrews, lloldrege, organizer.
'Round!
Disagree About Speed!
NO KISSES FOR MRS. WHITE
New Thought Kiss, Without Lips
Touching, is Thing for This Wife.
ANSWER OF WHITE IN DIVORCE
lluatinnd Dearrlhra Method of the
Oaonlatnry Greeting; m l.nlil Down
by the New Cult anil' Ila
Follower.
Thut his wife i-o fuses to kiss him he
oauxo she has. learned from now thought
leutures to experience the sensation of a
pair ot IIph being pressed upon hnr own
"without tho prenenco ot himself or any
ono else" Is tho answer muda by James
G. White, rctlrod Wyoming sheep raiser
anr merchant to Mrs. Grace White's suit
for separate maintenance Ho asks the
courts to give him a divorce
Tho now thought kiss Is descrobed as
being attained by means ot "a cortnln
mental condition brought about by and
through tho teachings of the cult" Mr,
White soya Mrs. White has told him ot
Its advantages.
Mr, and Mrs. White wero married In
this city In December, 1901. White sets
forth in his answer that he regrets that
ha has no children. He- Is 00 years old
and his wife is fifteen years younger.
He says that when he married Mrs.
White lie had $50,000, but that her ex
travagance has been a contributing fac
tor to the decrease of his fortune.
According to White, before he married
his wife she conducted a hotel at Belie
Fourche, B, D. After she wna married,
1m asserts, nho apunt large sums for
things which she did not need and, would
buy anything that struck her fancy. He
alleges that since she filed her petition
asking separate malnteance shn has
bought $219.50 of clothes, Jewelry and
other aitlcloa, Including a $J3 trunk, and
had them charged to lilin
White also alleges that his wife Is
easily caused to fly Into a rage. Ac
cording to his assertion, she told him
that Bho had "taken up" with the new"
thought cult, that she had become much
Interested In its teachings as explained
by lecturers and that alio preferred the
new thought kiss to the gonulne.
When Mrs. White filed' her suit several
weeks ago she secured a temporary re
straining order forbidding Whlto to with
draw $2,00) from the Omaha National
bank. He Is asking that. this order be
vacated. He admits tlMt he owns mort
gages, atooks, a sheep rnuofi. a hardware
atorb and six lots In ThormopoUs; Wyo.,
worth $26,000.
White also denied allegations of oruelty
and nonsupport made by his wife.
Forest City Banker
Given Five Years
For False.Entries
FORT DODGK. la.. June SO Judge
Reed In federal court today sentenced
Charles A. Isaaos, former Forest' City
banker, to five years In tho penitentiary
at Stillwater for making false entries In
the books of the ba,nk. -
Isaacs pleuded guilty on one oount of
the Indictment and the thirty-eight other
counts were dismissed. Judge lUed au
nouned that he would hold the. mittimus
alxty days ao that a petition for execu
tive clemency may be presented to Presi
dent Wilson.
Attorneys for uaac-s claim that he did
not profit by his act. and that he simply
wu
Irving to save the bank, which is
.still
still running It Is claimed the de
positors did not lose any money.
L
HELP OMAHA TO GET
MOREJNDUSTRIES
Industrial Commissioners of "Many
Lines Meet with Omaha Busi
ness Men,
ALL GIVE PROMISE OF AID
Tell of the Work Their Lines Are
Doing for This City.
BETTER UNDERSTANDING EXISTS
King Says More Industries Will
Seek Western Locations.
LAWS TO DRIVE THE WEST
Ilonnell Dtralarea All Honda Are In
terested In Seourlnsr Mnny
Industries for Their I.lnrs
hn Pnaalhle.
Members of tho Industrial committee
ot the Onmhn. Commercial club. Chair
man Buohois presiding, and the heads ot
the Industrial departments ot most of
th railroads centering In Omaha, had a
heart to heart talk yesterday afternoon
It camo at the conclusion ot a luncheon,
at which tho railroad men were the
guests. When It was all over a compleW
understanding had been reached and
front now on tho Commercial club and
tho railroads wll work hand In hand In
Bocurlng new Industrie for this city.
Covers wero laid for fifty and the
following named railroad men wero the
guests: '
W. 8. Howell, acting general freight
agent of the Milwaukee, Chicago; F. A
Nas!:y genml western agent of th
Milwaukee, Omaha; G. W. Bonnell, in
dustrial agent of tho Northwestern,
OiniUia; Fred Smith, acting freight agent
of tho Hock Island, Kansas City; J E.
Utt, general agent of the Rock Island,
Omaha; J. C. Clair, Industrial and im
migration commissioner of the Illlnott
Central, Chicago; Oscar Townsend, gen
ctal freight agent of tho Great Western,
Oilcugos L. VS. King, Industrial com
missioner ot tho Missouri Pacific. St
Lpuls; 11. 12. Watts, acting general
ft eight agent of the Wabash, St. Louis,
J I. II. Holcomb, general freight agent ot
thn Burlington, Omaha; J. A. Clair, In
dustrial comtnlsloncr ot the Illinois Con
tral, Chicago.
Commlsloner Guild of tho Commercial
club opened tho meeting by stating that
this was thn (lift gathering ot tho kind
that had been attempted, but hoped It
would not be tho last The. purpose at
the industrial committee, he said, waa
to foster and help along tho lines of get
together and -that the railroads should
lend their assistance. He thought meet
ing of tills kind would result in good to
both Omaha and the railroads, a closer
reciprocity being needed.
Mr, Guild took the position that Omaha
is not the only spot on the map ot th
United States, adding, "It's a good town,
has great possibilities and has a won
derful country behind it and what In
tho- future wll bo of -benefit to us, will
also bo of some benefit to the Interests
that you gentlemen represent
Talk Nevr Industries.
Mr. Guild told what the committee li
doing, detailing the fact that It Is seek
ing to secure, tho erection of a factory
building, whore small concerns may lo
oate and bo furnished with space and
power at nominal rates. Ho told of the
effort bjjng made to secure lower Insure
unce rates, and closed by saying: "We
want you to put us next to Industries that
are, seeking new locations and want you
to work with us. In tht past we havo
often gono out after Industries only to
find that you were working to locate them
In some other town."
D. E. King, industrial commissioner for
thn Missouri Pacific and a resident ot
Omaha during 1S87-90, when ho was con
tracting freight agent for the same road,
spoke of tho kindly feeling he had always
felt toward this city. He referred to the
opportunities offered by tho Belt Line
with locations for factories and manufac
turing plants and added that the com
pany hu represents has had something to
do with building up Omaha as a manufac
turing center.'
"With its nearly twenty-five miles of
doublo track," continued Mr. King, "we
feel a decided Interest In locating con
cerns out there and constantly hae
Omaha In view, though of course you
gentlemen understand that In dealing
with thousands of people each year who
are seeking locations, we cannot put them
all In ono city on our lines.
AVlll Ilouat for Omuha.
"You can depend upon It that at all
times Omnha will have the hearty support
of the Industrial department of the Mis
souri Pacific and all you have got to do
Is to oak. If there has been a time when
we have failed to assist you, I don't know
of it These meetings are not held often
enough. They will be attended with goad
remits and I hope this Is only the starter
"Again, I want you to understand that
we are with . you and I want you to
feel that our office in St Louis Is only
a branch of your own Commercial club
when it comes to boosting for Omaha '
Mr. king predicted that with the pass-
(Contlnued on Page Two.)
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