Image provided by: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries, Lincoln, NE
About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 18, 1914)
THE -BEE:, OMAHA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1914. was first reported that be' had arguel with his wife about the high cost of llv Ing and that he took hie life Immediately following, but Mrs. W. A. Howland, HI South Twenty-nlnttV, street, his fostel mother. Is authority for the statement that'Mrs. Mohr was. not home at tlta time her hueband committed suicide. . RELEASED BUHE ENGLISH Rer. A. Chapman of Rirerdftle, Neb, Allowed to Go On to Germ my. CHATLAIN EI KAISER AEMT "X? n'iTilint" DAVIS WITW1N BLOCK OF rouria of 4ms i th j.rk.on no!!STATI0H HIT BY AIRSHIP BOMB Mock of the Tsrts depot that was struck by a bomb from a (Jrrman airship. His slater. Mies Alice Davta, was with him. and they met Mies Marie Mlkova of Omaha before they left Paris. Miss Davis Is remaining 'In New Tork . for a short time. MYee Mlkova' waa preparing to no to England, on advice, of the Amer ican smbsesador at Paris, Mr. Psvls ssys. ALBERT MOHR. OUT OF WORK. COMMITS SUICIDE Peep'ondent because he was out of work, Albert Mohr, sged 14, S421 North Fiftle'h street, committed suicide Wednesday even ing by shooting himself In the head. It rnumry ana enjoyed some Tin trout riih Rarkfea's Aralra naive Prevented blood poison on Mr. O. W. Cloyd of Dunk. Mo.; this soothing salve healed a dangerous wound. 25c.' All drug gists. Advertisement Inn. When Mr. Cummin left the park It had been snowing for three day. Winter had set In and the fnnr wrs from si Inches to a foot dwp. . ?lark Pavla. eon or Mr. and Mrs. a. TVhrren t)avis, who ' has just i returned from the war sons of Europe, had th thrlUIng experience of bring: within one ftetaralas; nil Tolnrs Wkra ne Was Takea Ale wla 0ar Clergrr Reservist r the Rrltlaa. 12 i Prayers for any army In Europe are not contraband of war, according to Rev. A. Catnpman. a German minister from TUv erdale. Neb., who was on board a boat with WO fjerman and Austrian reservists captured by the English erf tbe coast of England. The reservists were hustled sshore and Into prison. Rev. Mr. Camp mann and a few priests and Red Cross physicians were hustled off with them at first, but were later sorted out and al lowed to go on their way to Rotterdam, as the English agreed that prayers for the Germans could not hurt them, and physicians an surgeons are. always a OoOend on the field, no matter to what army they are attached. Former Oermaa Tkaalata. Rev. Mr. Campmann had been In Amer ica a little over a year. When the war broke out he sailed for Europe, as he had been a chaplain In the German army and was anilous to go back and resume his duties there. It chanced that he sailed on the Pottadam of the Holland-American line. The ship wss given over almost en tirely to German and Austrian reeervlets. Ke has written Val Peter of Omaha a letter telllitg of his experiences. "We a-ere first held up by a French warship," he says, "but for some reason wet re leased and allowed to go on our way. We thought we were In the clear, 'but then a big British cruiser steamed Into view and grabbed us. They talked pretty roughly snd snarled and barked Ilka doga, but when they found I was a preacher and a few of the otherpas eengers were priests and doctors they let us go on to Rotterdam, but kept th MO reservists." Torrential Rains Wash Out Tracks in Western Iowa White the extreme eastern portion of Nebraska wss visited by a heavy rain last night, in western Iowa and as far east as the central portion of tti state, It was s flood. Tha rainstorm gathered in the central part of Iowa and traveled west, drench ing everything from the Minnesota to th Missouri state line. It played havoo with train service from the east and put tha Milwaukee and Rock Island trains out of service for several hours. The Milwaukee train, due at midnight did not arrive until after noon. East of Manilla, where the new grade was thrown up last summer, and all along tha double track east as far as Pickering, washouts were numerous. The Rock Island had a number of small washouts and east af Atlantle a couple of btldgn were reported badly out of line by the high water that swept down the creek valley. On this sMe of the Missouri rtver. ac cording to reports to the railroads, tha central rain did not extend back to ex ceed ten miles, though scattered showers , were general during the night. Corn in Omaha but Two Cents Under the Chicago Price Reports reach tha Omaha Grain ens change that tha frequent heavy rains that have been general over Iowa are beginning to damage tha oorn crop of the state. These reports had a tendency to make oorn strong on the Omaha market. the cereal selling for from 74 to 7T cents per bushel, with a rood demand for all offerings. These prices were but a eouple of cents below Chicago. The wheat market wag slow, tha prices being - about the same as Wednesdays Omaha cash ranged from M cents to P M per bushel, with Chicago at tl.OT to tl.MV. December wheat In Chlcag-o sold st ti n to tun and May at fU to tl.19, a little below yesterday. Omaha receipts were: Wheat. M ears; corn, 11 oars, and oata, 40 cars. Suffragist to Help in Naming New Slate The Omaha Suffrage association will assist the men's organisation., which Is arranging a new slate of members for tha Board of Education. This decision was reached at a meeting of th suf fragists held Wedneeday afternoon at th home of Mra George Covell. Rev. Mr. Leavitt of the Plymouth Congregational church spoke on "Suffrage Reform Work." and musical numbers were given by Mra. H. Harris. , J . Aaaw3sl ( cS) 7 Jm War Talk Tabooed in Some Offices TXWT Talk War "TALK Business." This significant sign Is being hung In Omaha offices, and while tending to keep the minds of all clerks and customers on the business In hand. It also serves as a constant reminder of America' neutral ity In the war situation. DATE FOR STYLE SHOW IN OMAHA IS CANCELLED Word received from P, I Ryan, man ager of the Retail Merchants' Btyle Show Producing company, which was booked to put on a vaudeville bill and exhibit of latest style at the Omaha Auditorium next week, indicates thatth company . ha met reverse and will be disbanded. Its Omaha bookings and eodtract have been cancelled. . Haw to Care a Saraia. . A sprain may cured in about one third tha time required by the usual treatment by applying Chamberlain's IJnlment and observing the directions arfth each bottle. For sal by all dealers. Advertisement- ..'A m x om M CUMMINS SEES SNOW IN YELLOWSTONE PARK John P. Cummins, advertising accent fr th Union 'Pacific, la back from a work spent In Yellowstone Natloaal park. Wblle there he left the bestcn trail vsually. taken by tourUits and vUited tnx '" " (.,- y.;, , i y. --c -.-..i- . 1 . l .. XkV IS i, , .f :i::WxW::: 'S ' :':: : . .:' J. . t si H , ' ' . . . 'X.v 4 4 s X X 1 x Xk v J . X X Xv It..- TTie B eer of Qialir I nil I Ml . m ill i : i e- 1 i I 5S And they -ye : been( ing up'- for generations. Millions of men all manner of men. Men who demand absolute purity. Men who desire the utmostr in beer. They all take to, and : they alL jji Blue Ribbon. For every glistening golden drop pos sesses a degree of purity and mellow goodness that meets every demand and satisfies -every desire of the most discrimi nating beer drinker. Now is the time tofair inline to order a glass, a bottle or a case to join the . millions who find enjoyment in every sip of this, delight ful and delicious beverage. -T -W WW.', The Pabst Company TL DouU Ti 1307 Laasaawona OMAHA. NEDk CetrrttH 1914. Fth BrtmrngCm, 1 . v' ' n f ' u , "X,