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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 24, 1915)
I THK OMAHA SUNDAY UKK: JANTAKY LM. l!t;. 3- r 1 X Nebraska Nebraska SAMMONS WILL SERYEJ5ENTENCE Former Kearney Sheriff Convicted of Robbing Postoffice Unable to Perfect Appeal Bond. IS ON WAT HERE TO SURRENDER i . KEARNEY. Neb., Jnn. 23.-SpeelHl Telegram) Walter F. Summon. ex Buffalo county sheriff, who was con victed for robbery of the Kearney post office, together with Pelliert Smith, post office clerk, now nerving jientence In the Buffalo county Jnll, has Iwen unable to raise funds to prosecute his appeal to the supreme court, and toduy left for Omaha, from which point he will tie taken to Iieavenworth on Sunday. In submitting to Judgment of the trial court and taking upon himself burden of hla sentence, Mr. Sammons declares that he is doing so greatly wronged, lie declared today that he waa Innocent of the crime and that thut he would return to Kearney upon expiration of hla sen tence and believed that the truth of the robbery would aomo day be so revealed as to right hla wrongs. CHADRON COMMERCIAL CLUB READY FOR WORK CITADRON. Neb.. Jan. 21 (Special.) The Chadron Commercial club la com pleting the preliminaries of Its organiza tion this week, getting ready for tha work of the year. The business men of the city have rallied most enthusiastically to the work. The secretary will be a sal aried man and business offices have been opened In the Owens block. The follow ing Is the list of officers: Tresldent. J. V. Stanton: vice president. Pari Hyde; treasurer. Max Loe wen thai; secretary, J. V. Lawrence. J. I Foil of Sheridan, Wyo., has been in the city for a couple of days visiting old friends. C. S. Hawk, farm demonstrator for Dawes county, is spending the weak in 1lncoln in work of interest to the de partment. The Dawes County Fair association held Its annual meeting and elected the following officers for the coming year: President. William Donohue; vice presi dent, William Chlaholm; treasurer, Ben Ioewenthal; secretary, J. F. Iwrcnce. The financial report for the lust year shows that the association has a prop erty fairly valued at $15,000. V. II. DcRhodes, the Chadron merchant hu has attained a national reputation for the style of window dressing that ho has originated, will attend the meet ing of retailers in Houx City next week'. Tho pew city reservoir is surprising the people who were most lmff "mental in getting the work started. The fine, weather in the full gave plenty of time to do the work, and now that the water has been shut In it is filling very rapidly. At the present rate of filling there will be no need to wait fur spring freshets. Scott's Bluff Stands Fourth in Railway Business in State I From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Jan. ZS.-8eela!.-Aceord-ing to figures furnished by A. K. Hon nold. district counsel foT the Vnlted States reclamation service. Scotts Bluff stands forth In tl.e amount of railway business done In Nebraska. This Is prob ably due to the large amount of sugar manufactured at the beet sugar fac tory at that place. The flRures given are as follows, Omaha leading the list, with Lincoln second, and 8outh Omaha third: Omaha $l.MS.2J! Lincoln 2,3.". 4Ci South Omaha '. ". '." 2's ai Sott Bluff i. 'inn'tu Hasting" trand Island 4.tS 40 Nebraska City Zii,& Alliance '.!I.4J Hatrlce t 2.W411O Crawford ?40 117 Hulilreue 212.7W York McCook 17:1001 Fremont 15JM".. Train Service Up To Rail Commission (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN. Jan. 23.-Speclal.l-The Bur lington railroad has been given ten days by the State Hallway commisHion to de cide whether it wants to put on a special train between Lincoln and Hastings. Fail ing to do so, the commission will proceed with the hearing on the complaints filed by numerous parties following the taking off of trains No. 1 and No. -10 about two months ago. This Is the decision reached by the commission following the confer- Nebraska Nebraska Station Filled With E Russians Blown Up Treasurer's Office Has Bars Around it; No Money on Checks iKn m a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOIA-, Jan. a. (Special.) If any body carries off the state house some of these days it yili mt be the fault of State Treasurer Hall, who at least Is fixing up things so that they can't get the treas urer's office unless thy take the whole building. Treasurer I InU. so it U wild. Is putting In these Innovations under advice of his brother, Thomas, who appears not to I have troubles enough of his own as rail-1 way commissioner, and is willing to put I across a few things for his brother, tho state treasurer. Very booh after assuming control of the treasurer's office Mr. Hall locked tight the door leading Into the Inner of fice, keaitig out the public, who, hereto fore had been at liberty to come In and make themselves at home as long as they behaved themselves and did not walk off with the money. Thl morning the stocks and bonds were made more secure by placing a double back-action combination Yale reversible lock on the door and no one can enter now unless he wears a halo above his dead or has received the password. The new treasurer hss declined to cash checks for people In the state house or others who, heretofore, had the privilege of getting money in his office. Federal Aid Given For Soldiers' Home (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Jan. 21 (Special.) Resolu tions asking the state legislature to an- ence held yesterday between the railroad j P"opi late lunds for the erection of officials, representatives of traveling men's associations and the Lincoln Com mercial club. Nos. 1 and 10 were Interstate trains. The commission cannot compel the Bur lington to reinstate them, but It can order the railroad company to put on a local train such as the proposed test train. NOTES FROM BROKEN BOW AND CUSTER COUNTY HUOKEN BOW. Neb.. Jan. 23.-(Spe-cial. Custer county's new Jail is now flniuhed and tho architect, after a thor ough inspection, turned over bis report this week to the county board of super visors. The heating and plumbing were given a clean bill, but some, exceptions were made to the construction of the cells Installed by the Stewart Iron com pany. The work of Contractor Usboruu waa found to b generally satisfactory with a few smull exceptions, such as cleaning and trimming up the Job. Tho jail, which is strictly modern, la one of the best equipped J the state and represents a cost of over $L1,000. Tho official printing of Custer county hs been awarded by the board of super iors to the Chief and Republican, both Broken Bow paixrs. Kach paper will publish the board proceedings, while the other legal matter will be divided le tween them. The contract for furnish ing books, blanks and stationery was Kiven to the W. U. Purcell 1'rlntlng com pany of this city. Mrs. A. E. Anderson of this city is the first to receive word from the presents rent out by the people of Broken Bow and taken abroad by the "Christmas" ship Jason. From County Cork, Ireland, a grateful woman, the mother of four children, writea her thanks tin a homely and touching letter. She said her hus band was serving on a battleship, de picted the Joy of the children when thoy received the presents and signed her self "Hannah Stack." GERMAN-AMERICANS CALL NEUTRALITY MEETING GRAND ISLAND, Net)., Jan. 23. (Sp uial.) A mass meeting of all citizens desiring this country to be neutral with reference toJthe Kuropean war and pro touting against the alleged weakened politics f the secretary or state wioi reference to British rule of shipping, has been called by the Oierman-American Alliance in this city for next Tuesday evening. A prominent German speaker has been secured. Moorhead Proposes Election Law Changes (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Jan. 21 (Special.)-Harley G. Moorhead. Omaha electric commis sioner, has several amendments to the election laws that he proposes to put before the legislature. One of them is a provision requiring hotel and lodging house keepers to furnish descriptive lists of voters resident In their various houses prior to all elections. The bills will be Introduced In the house some time next week. Grand Army Asks For State Building (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Jan. 23. (Special.) The state treasurer has received from the national government Its remittances for the quarter In aid of the Soldiers' and Sailors' home at Milford and the Soldiers' home at Grand Island. Federal aid for the former place amounts to W.C6: for the latter, $2,025. The tnited Statea pays the state $1 a quarter for each Inmate of the two Institutions. MAJOR H0LLINGSW0RTH IS LIEUTENANT COLONEL BEATRICE. Neb., Jan. 21-(SneclaI Telegram.) Major A. II. Ilolllngworth this evening received word from Adjutant General Hall announcing his election as lieutenant colonel of the Fifth regiment. Major Ilolllngworth was captain of Company C of the old fighting First Ne braska in the Philippine islands and Is regarded as one of the most efficient officers in the National Guard. suitable edifice to house the state His torical society, the Grand Army of the Republic and the slate supreme court were paused at a recent meeting of the council of administration and legislative committee of the Grand Army of the Re public, comprised of thirty members. Notes from Uaare t'oaaty. BEATRICE, Neb.. Jan. 21-(8pecial ) R. C Markle of Wymore, who recently purchased tho Touzalln hotel property at that place, has leased the property to I'. C. Moeher & Son of Friend, Neb., who have taken possession of the place. Tho building has been remodeled and will be heated by stam from the city municipal water plant. Mrs. Frank Goldstein, aged 32 years, died at her home near Adams after a brief Illness of heart trouble. She Is sur vived by her husband and four small children. The farmers' institute will be held at Wymore February 4 and !. J. H. PunU, an old resident of Beatrice, has closed a deal for the purchase of a ranch of 3,009 acres In Dundy county, Nebraska. Norfolk's Council Refuses to Act in Koenigstein Case NORFOLK. Neb.. Jan. 2!-(Spccial Tel egramsThe mayor and city council to day declined to pass Judgment on thn guilt or Innocence of City Attorney Ar thur J. Koenlgsteon, who was charged with accepting protection money from resort keeiers. but requested his resigna tion on the ground that the charges had Impaired his usefulness to the city. Koenigstein Issued a statement declar ing tho verdict was unfair; that he should have been indicated or found guilty. Policemen Dixon and Hodson, who were charged with accepting hush money from men caught at a disorderly house, were found not guilty. Tho council deemed the evidence Insufficient to convict. Chief of Police Jolly was given a clean bill in a special resolution. PURLIN, Jan. (By Wireless to I-on- jdon)-It Is officially announced here that 'the Russian railway station near Chen j tn y (about ten mllea southwest of Klelce, southern Poland), which the Austrlans I destroyed by a single heavy shell, was tilled with Russian troops at the time, all of whom were killed. Get competent help through The Pee. Never Again" is Militarists' Cry Austrian Premier Resigns Office ROM K 'Via london), Jan. U. Count Karl Stuergkh, tho Austrian premier, has resigned, according to a dispatch to the MesMgero, from Vienna, The count prob ably will be succeeded, the dispatch adds, by Dr. I von Billnskl. the Austro-lTun-garian minister of finance. R883D If you have a "Sunshiny Room" let people know alMiut It In this column of Bee Want Ada STOP CATARRH! OPEN NOSTRILS AND HEAD Says Cream Applied lit Nostrils Kctievts Head-Colds at Once. NEW XORK, Jan. Ill-Alfred Noyes. English poet and peace advocate and visiting professor of English at Prince ton, reached here today aboard the Lust- ,Bn m- If your nostrils are clogged and your "The watchword of even the most pro- ll(,Ha ls) Btllff(H, Bml )mj tU.t ,.eMtnA nounred militarists among the allies.' . frrrl. ,,. ,)f a ,. ,.atllrrnt jnl Bald Mr. Noyes. "is 'Never again.' When ! (l u 1( U1b of .. mm the settlement finally corneal there will I Bt nny (r Moro Aii,y a mt,B of ,m(l certainly bo a grim attempt to establish j frKIHI ,,,.,,,. ,.r).am ,nto vm. ,. some sort of collective responsibility ,,. ,ot ,t prnrlnito lhrUKl, Very among nations so that treaties cannot, ,,,, voll. ,,,, BIM,thlng and ......I.. I. ..n u-ttt !,.ntltit( V Tilt . nnuiu I'tr ivr, .,. " hcamiftC the itifljmitMt- HWolletl mucous membrane ami you get Instant relief. Ah! how good it feels. Your nostrils 1 ar open, your head Is clear, no more hawking, muffling, blowing; no more 7 2f-A I'ia WA Hp) in. Ban 1 v a? ,T all ST iw-r .ssT itnnroTr; arm with lmpnnitv. The hole thing reduces Itself to whether we 1 are going to have International wars In the future. A system of International 1 police Is rather a distant Ideal, but I don't see why the principle of International al liance cannot be worked out." REST STATIONS BEHIND THE FIRING LINES Three Heaths at Anbnra. AUBl'KN. Neb., Jan. 23. (Special.) James D. Berkley died Thursday at the home of O. W. Hopkins In thla city. He had Just reached hla eightieth year. He has been a resident of this county for forty years. His wife died thirty years ago, since which time he has made his home with Mr. Hopkins. Sarah A. Hale, wife of Rusch R. Hale, died yesterday after a lingering illness. She was C2 years of age. She Is survived by a husband and three children. Thomas C. Dlntz, old resident, ex-postmaster of Brownvllle, and a veteran of the war of the rebellion, died at his home in Brownvllle yesterday. He had been ill for several years. (Correspondence of Tho Associated Press.) PARIS. Jan. 8. The establishment of rest stations behind the lines, through the efforts of an American committee luaded by former Ambassador Robert Bacon, In connection with the American ambulance work. Is being greatly appre ciated by the French soldiers. The Amer ican committee raised $1W,0V) for the pur pose, and five stations have been put up whore the man worn out by his long turn In the trenches can first get a good bath, a chsnge of warm, clean underclothing, and a good, refreshing sleep in a com fortable bunk. headache. dryness or strngKllng for breath. Ely's Cream Balm Is Just what sufferers from head colds and catarrh need, it's a delight. neftdliig- Pioneer Woman Dead. BLOCKTON, la.. Jan. 23. (Specials Mrs. Susanna Griffith, nee Higglns, is dead at the farm home of her daughter. I Mrs. Martha Oliver, near Redding, la, six miles east of here. She waa born in Crawford county, Illinois, October 1, 1R30; married Judsnn Griffith In 1M8. emigrated to Iowa in 1ST4 and has resided In Ring gold county ever since that date, a per iod of over sixty years. Mrs. Griffith was the mother of eleven children, eight of whom still survive. She had twentjr- clght grandchildren, fifty-two great grandchildren and five great-great-grand children. ALL THE NEW f Zimbalist Victor Records Now on Salt at k- SchirolIer&Mueller Piar.oCo. 1 1311-13 Farnam St. J trr..: i 1 a lu icrmrLixinu till titiitutrf ttit Your Best Suit and O'coat Chance our HALF-YEARLY CLEARANCE SALE Here' the way we save you money: $10 Suits nnd Overcoats now S7 !$2 Suits and Overcoats now. $Q 3 1 5S u tt and Overcoat s n q w. 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Government plans fur the development ot the big mams- factories In England to make the syn thetic dyes required by tho textile trade and formerly supplied by Germany, aro not progressing favorably. Dyers, who have been asked to lend financial aid to the project are lukewarm, because they fear that nfter the establishment of such plants Germany would cut the price to a, point where it would be Impossible to oiate them profitably after the closes of the war. I nlqne I'oaltry Show. PIERCE. Neb., Jan. 23.-(Speoial.)-The second annual show of the Pierce County Poultry association will be held at Pierce January 27 and 2. This show will at tract unusual attention among poultry men, as it is probably the first bhow In the stato that will be Judged from two points of view. It will be judged from the exhibition point of view, the same as practically all other poultry shows In America, according to the standard of pcriection. This judging will be dona January 27 by E. J. Custer. The show will be judged from the utility or egg laying point of view, which means that there are certain points in the conforma tion of poultry that count for egg produc tion or meat production Just the same as there are points In cattle that point to ward milk or beef production. The Judg ing from the utility point of view l!l be done January M by Gene 11 use of Nor folk. Neb. Old Man Found Dead la Beatrice. BEATRICE, Neb.. Jan. 23.-(Special.)-F. M. Hare, aged 70 years, was found dead In a rooming houne on tkuth Seventh street Thursday morning by his little granddaughter, who waa staying with him. Tha body was turned over to Coro ner Reed, who notified the dead roan's brother, William Hare, who reside at Grand Island. lie arrived here today to take charge ot the body. The little girt waa turned over to the probation officer, wuo will find a home for her. 891 Million Bushels Harvested How Much Wasted? Last year's wheat cro) in the U. S. was a record yield, surpassing all expectations. All of the nourishment of this enormous crop should go into food for mankind, but much of it will be wasted. In making white flour and many foods, the outer, or bran-coat of the wheat is discarded. This bran-coat contains vital mineral salts, iron for the blood, lime for the teeth and bones, phosphate of potash for the brain and nerves, etc., etc., all abso lutely necessary to health. All of those mineral elements are retained in making Gmpe-Nujits Food About thre-Miuarters of a million bushels of selected wheat are used by the fac tories of the Postum Cejeal Company, and none of the nutriment of this wheat is wasted. Grape-Nuts is made from wheat and malted barley. The food comes already to serve and costs less than a cent a dish. It's mighty good, too. "There's a Reason" for Grape-Nuts Sold by Grocers everywhere. Duffy's Ellas Kept Us Young, other" What a pleasing picture is a healthy and happy old couple their eyes bright, brain alert and disposi tion amiable. 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