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THE WEATHER.
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VOL. XLin NO. 10.
OMAHA, MONDAY MORNING, JUNE .10, W13-TEN PAGES.
SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS.
TWO DEATHS AND
' M PROSTRATIONS
sV
RESOLT FROM HEAT
armer near, jumaru, xcuiniiig uh-jj
balanced After uay s worK,
Takes His Life.
cn inKiiumrnn np.Tiimmrr Trnm irinji
Overcome at Depot.
NURSED BY ' INMATES OF JAIL.
victimi JJisoarerea in vacant lxt,(
WherefHe Had Fainted.
FOURTEEN,' DIE IN CHICAGO
Four Dn5 mini Mb lit" of Unlnter-f
rurted ' li ot Weather Sends
PcniUi troll Ui-ivtli nnnh
vln Lake" Of y.
Two death Uind five prostrations re
sulted from tjip; heat In apd near Omaha
the last two -days. .Uaim . Godvcrgson,
aged 45, a farmer itnne; six rrrilcs rat
Ot Millard, biacomirvr u ibalanced by the
hot weather, commuted isulclde by hang
ing. ...
T. C. CallayTnj 254l riodge street., was
ovcicome at thq dfijoi.Q p .Ids return from
Crelghton, Nci, . .He u31s.ta.ker1 )q .the
Nicholas Seun hasplUM,, where. bo later
died. He was. An. auctioneer, and. .widely
known. Those ntostratud sire: . .
Miss MaWe. E. .Walsh. i!12Q .Blerce.siraet.
J. S. Coolcy, .K0 Bocth Twenty-first,
street.
Police Matron Ellen' HGJbbons.
Michael fpnes, Chlcngc
John Sullivan, 1S0O N01 th Seventeenth
street. '
Drops In Vncant Lot.
Sullivan Is in a bad coralltfon. He
dropped in a Vacant lot. near Sixteenth
and Izard. Whten he regained conscious
ness he attempted to attract, attention,
but his senses fulled him and 1 he fainted
again, l'asscrsbj finally disco vered him
and he was taken) to tho station, where
Police Surgeon Folttz applied n -storatlves.
He was later taken to hia home, where
he remained in a state cf semi-coma for
several hours. ,
Mrs. Gibbons just returned from Mil
ford, Neb., where silo had Itaken a girl
to her parents, As.sbe entered the depot
she was suddenly blinded. She groped
her Way to a bench icul remained there
until her strength pa.ttly returned, and
then she walked to a street car and came
to headquarters unassfe'.cd . There she
almost fainted again. .Sotveral women
prisoners In the matron's) wizard attended
their Sfck jfrlenHmlnlistjrlng "to -4jer
throughout the night. Had the prison
ers so desired, they coUldtf have escaped.
One wretched woman said Islmply to Cap
tain Heltfeld as she told n m of the sud
den Illness of the matro; 1; "She's so
good to us' that we've go' to stand by
her now. Please let us act a s her nurses."
Surgeon Foltz does not consider Mrs. Gib
bons' illness serious.
FntntN In Cell Tit, am.
Michael Jones Is on, of twtmty-one men
taken from the Industrial I Workers ot
the World hall at 1110 Jacksdn street. He
fainted In the cell room at Headquarters.
Cellmates called for assistance and ha
was soon revived.
Cooley, an attorney, becameMlirtn police
court and was taken home In) a taxlcab.
Miss Walsh was prostrated at UheiRosen
blum company, Twenty-fourth, and Chi
cago, where she Is employed as' stenog
rapher. Godvergson had been working fin tho
field all day Saturday. During tlje even
ing he complained of not feelln g well.
Eleven o'clock Saturday night lie went
outside. ' An hour later his son,. Louie,
found his body hanging In the c orncrlb.
He leaves a wife and six children. Coro
ner Crosby was notified. No Inquest will'
be held. Tho funeral will be held from
the home Tuesday afternoon.
Hrat Kill" Knur llnli!ci .
Hot weather caused the death yester
day of four babies at CouncDi Bluffs.
The infant daughter of Mr. qnd Mrs.
James- Bslshaw died early In tle day at
the home on East Broadway Jus; outside
o fthe city limits. Florence M., the In
fant daughter of Mr. and Mrs: B. W.
Sorlnger, died at their home on the
Sperling farm. Both babies were burled
late last evening In Clark's cemetery.
Frank, the 2-weeks-old son of Sir. and
Mrs. Frank Bencel, died at their home,
corner ot Fourteenth street and "Twenty
first avenue. The fourth death was the
baby of Mr. and Mrs. E. H; Houston,
332 Hyde avenue. Many children are re
ported! to be suffering from stomach and
bowel troubles.
Pnnrtreti Die In ChlimKO.
CHICAGO, Jurt 29. Five days and
nights of uninterrupted heat brought
their results here yesterday In fourteen
deaths from heat stroke and four from
(Continued on Page Two.)
The Weather
Temperatnre nt Omaha Yesterday.
Hour. 1 Deg.
5 a. m.4. "6
6 a. m. :w. 77
7 a. m. so
8 a. m. K
9 a. m... S3
10 a. m..i...,..,.J.. SI
11 a. m..-. 87
12 m . Ss
1 p. m.. 90
2 p. m.. r
3 p. m ... 93
j P. mv. 94
5 p. m.V. ,. 92
6 P. m. 99
7 p. m., S9
Comparative Local Record.
... . 4 . . 1913- 3312. 1911. 1S10.
Highest yesterday 9t 96 joi 93
Lowest yesterday 76 72 76 67
Mean temperature 86 84 ss so
Precipitation , CO. T .00 ' 00
Temperature and precipitation depar
tures from the normal:
Normal temperature , '75
Excess for the day ,,,,, 10
Total excess since March 1 160
No- mal precipitation 16 inch
DefllenT for the day lClnoh
Total rainfall since March 1... .13.56 Inches
Dsfirlerry since March 1 24 lneh
Deficiency for cor. period, 1912., S 60 Inches
Deficiency for cor period. 1911 6.S3 inches
T Indicates trace of precipitation.
JU WELSH. Local .Forecaster,
DANISH BUILDING IS STAMED
Cornerstone is Laid for the New
Danish Odd Fellows' Home.
FAMILIES OF ORDER PRISENT
Jmlfie Snttnn Sneaks nntl Fro raiment,'
Dnnlsh Member Address (the
Gathering In Their Nn-
five TonRue.
With nroner nomD and cereniorfv several
hundred Danes helped lay the comer-
stone for a new Danish maepenaent or
der of Odd Fellows building nA Leaven
worth street and Twenty-fifth avenue,
yesterday afternoon. Fred Brodegasrdi.
the Jeweler, wns master of ceremonlej
and Sophtts Neble, Judge A. L. Sutton
and Waldemar Mlchaelsen. were the
speakers.
Earl- In the afternoon the members of
IDannebrog lodge. No. 216, Independent
Order of Odd Fellows, gathered n't the
old hall at Twenty-second and Cjmlng
streets and headed by Louis Ncbles band
proceeded In autos to the new hall. The
band played the patriotic fairs of
America and Denmark, while the crowd
cheered lustily.
Judge Sutton eulogized thoi Odd Fel
lows. Ho said they were a great moral
force and had done much, to lift up
humanity and spread the fedllng that all
men are brothers. "There would be no
need of penitentiaries," ho declared, "If
all men were Odd Fellows. Tho order
1 n great moral school 'and Is helping
to dispel the teal wnr cloud In this coun-i!
try, which Is dishonesty."
Spenk In Xntlvr Tongue.
Brodegaardi Nebloiand Mlchaelsen spoko
In Danish. They piralsed the Danes and
.their native countrynnd lauded tho land
of their adoption. j
'.'Wherever Danesi meet they meet' as
American citizens," 'said Mlcliaelscn, re
ferring to Danish htarn Americans. "We
love Denmark and. we have a right ' to
lovo it. Denmark .Is our mother and the
noble men will 1 always respect their
mother. There arpi no nobler, finer moth
ers In the world nor kinder, more lovable
women than in Denmark. -It Is' proper
that wo meet and refresh the memories
that are fo dear1 to us."' '
Upon the cornerstone of the nowbulld
lng, which Is to coBt $35,000, tho 'names
of the building committee are Inscribed.
Tlicy are: A. P. Hansen, chairman Hans
Johnsen, treaeurer; tC. M. Jasperson, sec
retary and architect; John Smith -and N.
Tonder.
I,oilae of Many Member.
There are now 333 members of thelodge,
making It one of tho largest Danish, lodges
of Odd Fellows In tho middle, west. The
order was Instituted In 1S93 and the fol
lowing fifteen charter members wero
present: A. P. Hansen, N. Jeasen, Sofus
Surland, Wlllla'm' Anderson, P. Jensen, P.
Sorensen, H. Nielsen, J E. Clausen, Al
fred Wolff, James Kole', C. Rasmussen,
C. rjpnnlson, C. Ellegaard, M.t Schroeder,
,N. C. Nielsen.- 1 -
Flrs officers pf.be. ,lodge. wwe:, A.
f, Hansen, noDie gratia, in. Jensen, vice
grand; Sofus Surland, secretary,-. William
Anderson, treasurer. I
Some of the charter1 membors still living;
are sam Miner, h. Johnson, A. p. Hansen.
L. Mlkkclsen, who are officers. Ther
have served the lodge constantly since lit
was organized. '
Three Generations 1
of Fapodly Perish
in Auto Accident
SAN JOSE, Col., June 29. Three genera
tlons of one family perished yesterday In
a collision between an electric car and
an automobile on a highway near ' this
city. The dead:
COLONEL ROBERT POWELLaged S3.
MRS. ELIZABETH POWELL, wife of
Colonel Powell, aged 73.
JOHN POWELL, an adopted son,
.aged 23. .
MRS. SALLY" POWELL, wife of John
Powell, aced 32.
ESTHER POWELL, dauglrter ot Mr!
and Mrs. John Powell, aged 13.
JOHN ROBERT POWELL, Infant son
of the couple, aged 9 months.
The automobile was struck behind the
frojrit fender by the electric car. which
was traveling at high speed. The auto
mobile was carried twenty or thirty feet,
hurled against a power polo and.' mashed
Into a tangle of Junk, the machine being
cut squarely In two and the power pole
snapped off at Its base.
Colonel Powell was a wealthy orchard
ing His foster son, John Powell, and the
latter's wife and children were on a visit,
here from Emporia, Kan.
Three Are Reported
Dead in Wreck of j
Frisco Passenger
KANSAS CITT. June 29. A special to
the Star from Tulsa, Ok!., 'says Frisco
train No. 11, known as the "California;
Limited," was derailed eight miles from
Tulsa late today. Three persons are re
ported killed and a number Injured.
The wrecked train left St. Louis last
night at 11:35 for San Francisco. It Is
one of the best trains run over the Frisco
road. Nurses and physicians have been
dispatched from Tulsa.
The wreck occurred at a little station,
called Lost City.
MANY SEEKING TO LAND
INSURANCE CQMM3SSI0NER
(From a Staff Correspondent)
T.IVPI1T.W K'.l. IS. M
"! IBPeCiai
leiegram.) Representative John H
Mockett of Lancaster county wants tot
be insurance commissioner and called on
Governor Moreheadi today, to see if thei
executive would help him out. Other'
candidates are the present Incumbent.
C. H. Clancy, the .deposed commissioner,
L. G. Brian, and the ex-Incumbent, John
E. Pierce. The beard which will elect'
the commissioner consists' of Governor
Morehead, Auditor Howard and Attorney
General Martin.
SCAFFOLDING AND PART
OF WALLBURY FIFTEEN!
CLEVELAND, O., June 29. A portloni
or the wall and scaffolding on the Euclid
Square garage collapsed Saturday, bury-ij
lng fifteen workmen, They were rescued,!
bix were in a serious condition.
AMERICANS FLEE
OMJK0
undred
Guaymas
Zone.
OUTRAGES
Robbed of Their Money and Left to
Shift for Themselves.
SMALLPOX REPORTED RAGING
Steamer Comes to San Diego with
Hundred and Fifteen Aboard.
FOOD SAID TO BE VERY SCARCE
Troops Mnke Life, Miserable for Kor
elKners .nent of Express Com
pany llrliiR Ills Wife to
1'nlted Stntea.
SAN DIEGO, Cal., June 2?. With ac
commodations for fifty passengers, the
Mexican steamer Benito Juarez arrived
hero today from Mazatlan and Guaymas,
Mexico, with 115 refugees.
Smallpox was raging In Guaymas, the
food was scarce and the Mexican troops
made life unbearable for Americans, the
refugees declared. Among the Americans
on the steamer wero H.- II. Haas and
wife of ituaymas. ( Haas Is the agent of
an express company. He said the com
pany was still able to do business, but
owing to tho hostility of tho Mexican
populace ho deemed It best to bring his
wife to tho United States.
Five members of a party of thirty-five
Americans who walked 250 miles to Quay
mas through the war zone arrived on the
steamer. They asserted they wero es
corted into Guaymas by troops, robbed
of nil their money and left to shift for
themselves. According to their count,
there were about 3,600 rebels In the terri
tory through which they passed.
Thirteen women and children of tho
Yeberl family of Guaymas, said to be the
wealthiest on tho west Mexican coast,
arrived for an Indefinite stay In tho
United States. They said the spread of
the smallpox epidemic caused them to
leave Guaymas.
Children Present
Skit at the Summer
School of Missions
Children's mass meeting was the pro
gram at the Omaha Summer School of
Missions Sunday afternoon. A skit
entitled "The Gateway of the Nations"
was given by ten American children
representing the First Congregational
Sunday school. Aothe ,chlldren have
gWenthe playlet" seveTallmeY before,
they were able to sing their songs In
unison that, rivalled the, efforts of pro
fessionals. Each child was dressed Jn tho
costume' of the nation he represented.
The object of tho skit was to Illustrate
Omaha as containing citizens of every
nationality.
Mrs. E. P. Costlgan of Denver, rendered
a story, "The First Christmas Tree," that
pleased the children immensely.
Most of the churches of the city as
sembled their primary Sabbath school
classes in sections in the audience to sing
Bongs. When the 200 children stood up
and "America" poured clearly forth from
the light childish throats the older folks
present religiously refrained from Joining
In for fear of spoiling the effect.
B. A. Wilcox presided over tho meeting
and the children's drills were under the
supervision of Mrs. Charles T. Sherman.
"Sampson Palace"
Raided by Sheriff
The "Sampson Palace," Thirteenth and
Harney streets, was raided last night by
the sheriff on the charge of being a
gambling resort.
W. O. Collier Is held as the proprietor.
and ten men, who were found shooting
craps or playing stud poker, wore carted
to the county Jail. Several pecks of
poker chips, a dozen or more packs of
cards, several hundred dollars in money
that comprised the various "kittles," and
other articles of gambling paraphernalia
were seized as evidence.
LOS ANGELES IS AFTER
HOTEL CLERKS" MEETING
The Southern California delegation of
hotel clerks to the convention ot tho
Greeters f America, which Is to be held
at St. Paul, July 1, 2 and 3, arrived In
Omaha Sunday afternoon,
Only five members came in on the
afternoon train, several of the party
stopping for visits In the state. The five
headed by G. P. Dohcrty, president of
the Southern California body No. 30 of
Los Angeles wero escorted by a party
of Omahans to their headquarters at the
Loyal hotel.
The other members are also from Los
Angeles and following a short entertain
ment Sunady evening and Monday morn
ing the party will leave with the Omaha
delegation for St. Paul.
President Doherty stated that a strong
fight would be made by the Callfornlans
to bring the 1914 convention to Los
Angeles. In this he is assured of the
! Omaha. r1rkn mmnnH ..nU. v.
. r. "t'
thflt NW nrlonna Nan. T,V T .
land. Ore., are equally set on obtaining!
It,
It Is to the Interests of the Omaha.
faction that Los Angeles get the con
vention as It will bring the eastern dele
gations through this city and be a boost
for the home town for some future con
vention. UNION PACIFIC ENGINE
HITS MAN ASLEEP ON TRACK:
An unidentified man about 36 years oM
and thought to be Elmer Johnson ofi
South Omaha, was killed last night by a,
tJnlon Pictfle switch engine. Witnesses
ay the victim was asleep on the track'
when the engine struck him. He wasi
still alive when taken to St Joseph's
hospital, but he was so terribly manglad,
that he died la . short time. ;
Thirtv-Five J-.mXW&K
nvFiF
From the Loulsvtllo Courier-Journal.
GOOD CITIZENSHIP DAY HERE
Program of Song and Speeohes Yes
terday at Hanscom Park.
METCALFE FAILS TO APPEAR
Other Speakers Give Their Views on
Sunday Observance anil Wlint
Constitute Good Cltl-
enslilp.
... , f ..i ,...,, -?
Charles B. Eleutter, I. j. Dunn and Rev.
T, AI. .Evans mado the addrrfss"or'tlie
celebration of good citizenship day at
Hanscom park yesterday afternoon.
About 200 persons f 1 1140 tho seats, around
the grandstand' and listened to tho pa
triotic addresses.
It was planned that Rtchard L. Met
calfo ot Lincoln, rtwly elected governor
of the Panama canal siir.c, should make
the principal addrcsn of ihti day,' but ho
did not come. It wa3 announced that ro
word had been received from him ns to
why he was unable to appear. John L
Kennedy, who vas also to speak, had .o
be out In the state todoy, and therefore
could not be present.
Rev. J. S. Ebcrsole pronounced the In
vocation and the benediction. . Tho audi
ence sang "America" at the opening of
the program and "Nearer, My God, to
Thee" at the conclusion. I. J. Dunn pre
sided, and In the absence of some of the
speakers talked somewhat longer than ne
had intended to. He developed the Idea
of citizenship nt some length and touched
on the significance of the great fiftieth
anniversary celebration of the battlo of
Gettysburg, In regard to Its bearing on
the citizenship of the country-
Tclln nt' Leant Stntn.
Charles 8. Elgutter to-Jc.ied rather the
legal status ot citizenship, touching on
the priceless privileges and Immunities
enjoyed by citizens of tho United States
by virtue of the bill of rights and the
constitution. His remart that anvon
born in the United States Is now a citizen
by virtue of the fourteenth amendment
was questioned by someone In tho crowd
"Do you mean to r,ay that If a irmn Is
not naturalized," this man atkei, "that
his son, If born here, will stilt be a citi
zen?" "Ves, sir," replied Mr. Elgutlcr.
"Well," continued the rpsitter, "the
supremo court of Kansas has Just l:(ld
that he is not."
"I am sorry for the supreme court of
Kansas," replied Mr. 'Slgtjt'.or, "for the
supreme court of the United Stnt-u has
settled that long ago and has held that
such a man Is a citizen."
I'fi t riot x In I'eaee,
Rev. T. M. Kivans, pastor of Grace
United Evangelical clyirch, originator
and founder of good citizenship day,
made Ihe concluding Bpeech of the after
noon. He said hi parents hud lived In
the stirring times of the civil war. which
were days of blood, and continued: "I
believe I owe it to my good mother and
good father, who, had to live through
those days, to set In motion those things
which will help solve the great problems
of the nation without the din of battle.
We should bo the patriots o'f peace as
they wero the patriots of war."
He said there were three things that
make for good cltlzerifehlp. "They are,"
he said, "God's dny, God's book and God's
house." He said that although he liked
cornbread, If a law was passed forbid
ding the eating of cornbread. he would
have no more of It unless the law wai
repealed.
JAY 0'HERNE IS REFUSED
CLEMENCY SECOND TIME
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, Neb., June 20. (Special
Telegram.) Jay O'Herne, the Douglas
county murderer, will have to stay In
prison, the pardon board refusing to
recommend clemency to the governor
O'Herne, with three other men. killed
Nels Lausten, nn Omaha saloonkeeper.
January 21. 1906, O'Herne being sentenced
to hang. The supreme court changed the
stntence to life Imprisonment. This is
the second time he has been refused
clemenf by the board,
The Speed Pilot
Wealthy Promoter
Jumps in Missouri;
Unbalanced by Heat
KANSAS CITY. June 29.-Oeorge Town
send, wealthy Chicago railway promoter
and brother of Congressman Edward
Townsend of Now Jersey, committed sui
cide by throwing himself Into the Mis
soutl river nt Kansas City, Kan. This
information was disclosed tonight by the
finding of Townsend's hat, his cost and
U'Oiotcbook -containing n letter In Town-
send'a handwriting saying ho was going
to kill himself because ho feared tho
"mad house."
Mr. Townsend, who wns 6J yenrs old,
disappeared from a hotel on Tuesday
morning. Ho was stopping at the hotel
with Ward S. Arnold, his Kansas City
business partner. Clerks said he left th
hotel about 6 o'clock without his cus
tomary cheery "good morning" to them.
Congressman Townsend and Mr. Ar
nold Identified tho hat and coat nnd
handwriting ns that of George Townsend,
It is believed he became unbalanced by
tho extreme heat.
Cardinal Gibbons
Ordains Omahan
to the Priesthood
BALTIMORE, Md., Juno 29.-(Speclal
Telegram.) Edward P. Kcnney of
0,maha was one of a cluss of twenty-five
members of tho Society of Jesus who
were raised to the priesthood by Cardinal
Gibbons at Woodstock college here to
day. Members of Father Kcnney's fam
ily witnessed the rites of ordination,
which were solemn and deeply Impres
sive. From all parts of tho United States
came Jesuit fathers to Join In tho "Im
position of tho hands" one of tho moBt
singular and plcturcsquo features ot the
ceremonies. Tho newly ordained priests
and tho student scholastics will go to
Stingers, on St. Mary's river, tomorrow
for a threo weeks' vacation.
They will return In time for the re
treat which will bo held at the college
the latter part of July.
DAKOTA VETERANS' TRAIN,
. RUNNING EMPTY, DITCHED
MITCHELL, B. D., June 29.-(SpcclaI
Telegram. )-Tho South Dakota veterans'
tpeclal train over the Milwaukee road,
running empty, was derailed tonight at
0:15 at a point two miles south of Alpena,
forty miles north of this city. Tho dy
namo car, a coach and three steol Bleep
ers went off the track, the derailment
being due to the Intense heat today. The
train was being brought to this city to
carry the old soldlors to Gettysburg.
About 100 of thsm assembled here to
night. A wrecking crew and outfit was I
sent from this city to get the cars on I
the tiark, and It is expected that the
train will reach this city tomorrow mom
lng about 5 or 6 o'clock.
NEW INTERURBAN ROAD
REFUSED ASSESSMENT CUT
fFrom a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN. Neb., June 29. (Special
Telegram ) The State Board of abrm.
ment refused to cut down the assessment
of the Omaha, Lincoln & Beatrice Inter
urban company at its meeting this after
noon. The assessment Is made at $193,
M0, and tho company asked for a cutting
down to about half that amount.
MORE INDUSTRIAL WORKERS
ARRESTED BY THE POLICE
Twenty-one men, the majority of whom
are members ot the Industrial Workers
of the World, were arrested Saturday
afternoon by the pollee when they ma'Jn
the second raid on the headquarters hall
at 1120 Jackson street The men are
charged with being vagrantv
COL, CALLAHANDIES OF HEAT
Prominent Auotioncer Expires After
Sudden Prostration.
LEADER IN HIS SPECIAL LINE
Hueciinihs nt Nlcliolim Hentt Hospital
I.nte Lnst Mulit Knlloivliiir
Selsure on Train Kilter
lnr Clty.-
Colonel T. C, Callahan, one of the lead
ing auctlonc'rs qf Ncbraskn,' rflc'd last
night at Nicholas Renn hospital following
ptostratlon by . heat. Ho held ,a real
rotate sale at Crelghton Friday and ar
rived In Omaha In the evening over the
Northwestern. His son, Leon D. Calla
han, unaware of his father's Illness,
met him at tho train and found htm In a
helpless condition. He was at onco re
moved to Nicholas Senn hospital, where
he died last night at 11:29 o'ock. He
had suffered from stomach troublo which
was partially the cause of his death.
When found by his son nB he was be
ing assisted off tho train by railway
employes, Colonel Callahan was uncon
scious and ho did not regain conscious
ness before ho died.
Among live stock men Colonel Calla
han was widely known ns an auctioneer
who could sccuro a record price at a calo
If there was a possibility among the
buyers beforo him. Ho held a world
record for having secured tho highest
price for puro bred swino.
Colonel Callahan lived for many years
at Friend, Neb., where ho was engaged
in the hardware and lumber business as
well ns in tho real estate, He had lived
In Omaha Blnca 1900. For ono term he
represented Saline county In tho Ne
braska legislature,
Besides his widow two children sur
vive, Leon D. Callahan and Miss Mabel,
residing at tho family home, 2544 Dodge
street.
Colonel Callahan was a member of tho
Masonic order.
Gretna Boy Killed
Beneath Oar Driven
Fast Around Curve
Harry Hilemnn of Gretna, a younB
married man of 26 years, was killed Sat
urday four miles south of Gretna on the
Lincoln road when an automobile drlvon
by Clayton Sanborn of Gretna over
turned. It Is thought the car was being
driven too swiftly around a curve for it
was found by the sldo of tho road
smashed with Hlleman dead beside it.
Sanborn, who Is tho son of P. A. Han
born, an Implement dealer of Gretna,
came to Omaha with another automo
bllo that was passing nnd at Forty-fourth
and Hamilton streets Jumped from the
car and ran down to the railroad tracks.
It Is thought he became crazed by the
accident.
Hlleman was the son of Ell Hlleman.
who until recently was operator for the
Burlington road at Gretna. So far as
known no othor persons wero In the auto
mobile at the time.
SKIRTS TO BE TIGHTER
THAN EVERFASHION RULES
NEW YORK. June 23. Women's fash
lonablo skirts are to be tighter than ever
around the hem, with an eight-Inch slit
In front, hut they will be fuller at tho
top. Elaborate draping and tho easing
over the hips are expected to provldo
graceful sitting posture. These are the
decrees of tho National Association of
Women's Tullors after a twenty hours'
continuous session, ending yesterday,
Discussion over the skirts' width occu
pied six hours of the meeting. Thirty
four states were represented at the con
ference and twenty-two of these, led by
New York and Massachusetts, voted for
the scantier skirt.
PRESIDENT TO SPEAK
AT GETTYSBURG THE
FOURTHTQVETERMS
Wilson Reconsiders Declination and
Will Make Old Soldiers
Brief Address. ' I
CONGRESSMAN PERSUADES HIM
Significance of Celebration Pointed
Out by Palmer.
VISITORS ARRIVE BY HUNDREDS
Crowds Pour in from All Ends of
Country for Bip Event.
HUNTER IS NAMED COMMANDANT
Final ArraiiRementn for Camp Com
pleted Three Hundred nnil Flftr
Hoy .Scouts Ntntlnncd
A limit.
WASHINGTON. Juno .-Presldent
Wilson Saturday decided to attend the fif
tieth anniversary celebration tt the
battle of Gettysburg on the Fourth ot
July. He telegraphed Governor Tener
that ho had reconsidered his previous
declination and would mako a brief
speech to tho veterans.
Secretary Tumulty gave out this state
ment for tho president:
"Tho president has felt constrained to
forego his chance for a few days ot
much needed rest In Now Hampshire this
week becauso lie feels It his duty to at
tend the celebration at Gettysburg on
Friday, Julv 4.
The president's decision followed a con
ference with Representative A, Mlfhell
Palmer of Pennsylvania. Tho president
hud taken tho position provlously in de
clining to go thRt he would be breaking
his rule, established months ngo. not to
leave Washington for any speech making
occasion while congress was In session.
Importance of Celehrn t Ion.
Mr. rainier pointed nut. however, tho
Importance of the Gettysburg celebration,
Its natlon-wldo significance and particu
larly tho spirit of sectional sympathy
that would result from n speech by a
southorn-born president at the reunton
of tho north and south,
The president had Intended to leave on
Tuesday for Now Hampshire to spend a
fow days with his fnmlly. but the trip
will necessitate a rearrangement of plan.
Mr, Wilson probably will be In Gettys
burg only a few hours nnd It has not
yet been decided whether ho will go by
motor or by train. His plans probably
will be announced on Monday.
Hundreds Pour In.
OETTYSDURCWune 29,-Comlngr from
as far west as the state ot Washington
and as far south as Texas and Oklahoma,
plvll war veterans by the hundreds are
pouring Into Gettysburg by the regu
lar nnd special trains, which are also
bringing scores of friends and visitors
for the oponlng of the battle anniversary
celebration next week. Tho town, with
Its population of 4,600, Is coping well with
tho problem of taking care of tho crowds
nnd ample accommodations up to this
tlmo have been afforded.
Nows received at the office of the
Pennsylvania commission on the Gettys
burg college campus today told of the
passago by the legislature of the S35.000
additional appropriation to provide for
tho extra 10,000 veterans expected In the
big camp, and lata this afternoon further
advices that a carload ot tents, cots and
othor equipment would arrlvo from Phil
adelphia during the night. It will bo
distributed quickly tomorrow, and when
the camp opens at 5 o'clock In the
evening everything will bo In readiness
to receive the veterans.
Virginia Ilemril From.
A telegram from Ooneral J. Thompson
Brown today places at 3,000 tho present
enrollment of Virginia votcrans who In
tend coming to Gettysburg, with constant
additions. It Is probable that the origi
nal estimate of 1,800 from that state will
be doubled,
Four troops of Pennsylvania state con
stabulary aro now In camp here and are
patrolling tho streets of the town and
establishing traffic regulations. The
squadron ot cavalry which arrived on
Thursday from Fort Meyer was given
similar duties on the battlefield avenues,
with additional Instructions to protect all
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IT
Keeping the
Wheels Going.
According to a statement re
cently issued, tho business of
dry goods and department
stores of tho United States
amounts to 12,004,585,000
yearly.
Millions ot dollars aro spent
annually to advertise these
stores.
More than 10,000,000 women
shop dally, 90, It Is assumed,
being, taken to th6 stores through
tho, powerful influences of adver
tising. ,
If every store In. tho Unltea
States suddenly stopped adver
tising stopped for a year
what would nr.ppon?
Business would take a colos
sal slump.
Many stores would run along;
under their own momentum for
months and then conie to a stand
still. Others would come to a
speedy stop would be out of bus
iness In a few weeks.
All of which signifies that
advertising Is the power that
gives life and energy to busi
ness. You must advertise to do
business. And to make that
business thrive, Mr. Merchant,
you must keep on advertising.
Occasional advertising will not
Keep tne wneeis or Business going.
JJ
