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TIIF. BEE: OMAHA, TUESDAY, M AKCH
1 i 1
PARISIANS RUSH TO
GET "VIEW" OF FOE
People of French Capital Pack Bal
conies and Open Spacea by the
Thousands to See Zeppelins.
BOMBS FALL FBOM MILE IN AIR
VICE REPORT READ
TO CITY COUNCIL
(Oontinurd from Vatf Onr )
PAniS. March 21. Zeppelin air
ships raided Tarls yesterday and
dropped a dozen bombs, but tbe dam
age done was unimportant. Seven or
eight persona were Injured, one seri
ously. Tour of the aircraft started
for the capital, following the valley
of the Olse, but only two reached
their goal. Missiles also were
dropped at Complegne, Rlbecourt and
Dresllncourt, but without serious re
jalt. Residents of the city exhibited
more curiosity than fear aa to the
serial Invasion. Trumpets gave the
signal that all lights must be ex
tinguished as soon as warnlug was
received of the Zeppelins' approach
TfcfiiMda Watch InTiion.
Search lights were turned upon the
clouds, antl-alrcrait guns opened fire
mrA mniinM rose to attack the
JU IS J Wf
Germans, but their operations were
hampered by a heavy mist. Thou
sands watched the invasion from bal
conies. An official communication resardtas
Between 1:15 and o'clock thf morn
ing lour Zeppelins atarted toward Parti
from the direction or compiogne, iou
in ir th valley of th Ofse.
,.,.,,.n,i to return before reaching
Tarla. one at Ecouen. ten miles north of
Paris; the other at Mantes, on the Zeln,
thirty-six mile from Paris. The other
tvo were attacked by antl-alr craft gun
Hnd only passed over outlying district
of the northwestern part of Paris and
neighboring suburbs.
They withdrew after having dropped
a dosen bombs, some of which did not
explode.. The damage done was unim
portant. Seven or eight persons were
Injured, but only one seriously.
"The different atatlona for anti-aircraft
defense bpened fire upon the Zeppelins,
which were constantly kept Illuminated
by search lights. . One appeared to have
been hit. The aeroplane squadron took
part In the action, but mist hampered
pursuit.
"Summing up. the Zeppelin raid on
Paris whs a complete failure."
Official reports are that eight bombs
were thrown at Asnlcrea, and three per
sons were wounded, An Incendiary bomb
eet fire to a house and three persons
were wounded. An Incendiary bomb aet
fire to a house at Neutlly, but no one
was hurt and th flame were extinguished.
One of the projectile fell through the
roof of a residence at Lagarenne Into
the nursery where a baby was asleep In
it cradle. Almost every piece of furni
ture In the room except the cradle waa
mashed by flying fragments. The child
waa not touched.
sui-pnetng thnt the thirty instances of Isw
violations enumerated In this rcpovt In
any way eieiuately reprein-nt the actual
conditions an to the Infractions of Inw
that prevail In this city The Investi
gators report that they experienced not
the slightest difficulty In gstherlnu their
evidence. The places were racy of acovs.
There Is no doubt but that a more thor
ough and compl.-te Invest iirntlon would
have multiplied the Instances many times
over.
"The toleration of commercialised vl e.
as shown by the Investigation, and the
traffic in and profit from the weaknesses
and vices of human In-lngs here prevail
ing, in our Judgment, Is utterly abhorrent I
to the social conscience of Omahn. There,
is, furthermore, nn urgent need and a
manifest desire for the proper super- j
vision of places of amusement. It Is In
tolerable that there should be places at
tended by the youth of
the admission fee Is th
which are veritable schools of vulgarity
and obscenity and most vitiating In their
Influence upon public morals.
"XV recognise the difficult task In
volved In administering laws regulating
the moral affairs of a great community,
and we sympathize with the commission
ers in the responsibilities and difficulties
of their offices. W are ready to co
operate in, and we are confident that the
community will rlee to the support of a
more thoroughgoing enforcement of Jaw.
We therefore bring before you the results
of our committee's Investigations as re
vealing a situation calling for real atten
tion and resolute artion, recognising that
under the law thia body la the responsible
authority in these mutters.
"A. c. nocr.LAss.
"D. K. JENKINS,
TITUS LOWK,
O. D. BALTZLY,
Two were I ' lam:n.
A.
nid:
Desire to C'eiuiore.
Rev. D. E. Jenkins, following Rev
C. Douglass, who read the report, i
"There la no desire to censure. There I
no desire to place the responsibility alto
gether upon the superintendent of police.
but upon the whole commission and other
outside of the commission. The superin
tendent of police ha made an earnest
Second Arrest Made
In Connection With
The Axe Mysteries
MONMOUTH. 111., March 32. Th o-
ond arrest In connection with the murder
of the Dawson family her with aa aaa
in lfll was made today when Mr. Joha
K'nivht of Monmouth, a ngress. wa
locked up. The rrest wa bad oa af
fidavit eirned by residents of Mon
mouth, whose name re uppr4.
GALESBURO, III. Airch 22. Lovlnc
Mltchell, the negro charged with mur
dering William V. DiWon, Mr. Daw
son and their daughter, Georgia, la Mon
mouth, September 30, 13U, with an ax,
is being held under special guard In the
county Jail here until arrangement caa
be made for safe transnortatton to War
tn county. Mitchell wa brought here
secret! v from St. Loul arty In the
morning.
Is rasy ttf anther such evUlence as ha
been presented to ) 011 this morning We
can bring before jou a cholo collection
or whiskies and beer botMts secured dur
ing our Investigations. " declared Kev.
Tlt'M "The mayor is right when
he sav s there Is a large i-onstituency bs-k
of tills report." he added.
"I am creatly surprised at the rondl
ttmis outlined In Ibis report. You must
nvt laugh at this, I am not as simple a
I ninv look I rcH'ire It Is not easv to
regulate these matters. There Is a large
clement here In favor of law enforcement
and tor a greater and cleaner Omaha."
wa a statement by Rev. C. N. Dawson,
ihalrmiin of the vice committee.
Commissioner J. TV Hummel said he was
kept quite busy looking after rarks and
boulevards and he, too. was for enforce
ment of the law.
Commissioner Thomas McOlovern de-
dared he never bad been In a bous of
ill fame to his life and he referred to
various occasions when he arrested and
took to tail women who had stopped him
on the public streets.
Commissioner Kugcl. head of the de-
b.th sexes where j Prtment of police, made this statement
e lowest In price, ! to the ministers: "I venture to state that
vii per cent or uip instrB mnrm m
the rvport have been raided not lcsa than
a dozen times within tho lawt year. I have
the records In my office and I am willing
To show these records. Many of these
casaa have been dismissed In the police
or district court for lack of evidence. It
Is hard to apprehend persons actually
drinking or selling drinks Illegally. It Is
necess.iry to show an actual sale to make
a case. There are only a few policemen
to cover tile city. There Is nothing to
conceal. It takes public Influence and
public sentiment to properly enforce thesai
laws. Many make complaints, but will
not come to the front with their evidence
when asked,"
Conditions Here Kormal.
Commissioner J. J. Ryder, who waa
superintendent of police before Commls-
J sioner Kugel took tho department, grew
very Impassioned during an extended re
view 'of the situation. Excerpta of Mr.
Ryder's talk are given: "I think I oould
make a report twice as bad and then
wc uld not be fearful of the moral (con
ditlons of this city. When I wa super
intendent of police I did not want tb
Job When. I thought. Mr. Kugel un
duly crltlclr.ed me I took the earliest op
portunity to quit the Job.
"Conditions In Omaha are normal. This
city la near the geographical center of
U aorta and
port m-111 be brought In at the regular
council meeting tliis morning In a
format manner and then th commission
ers will take action.
Plaera rard In HrMrt.
Following are the plces visited h the
investigating committee of the Minister) il
union and name in the report ma.le toils n.i chanae on hent. I roin iw.ntv
the city commission as violating the I one station Ihc advance on course grain
laws: 'la cent, while tl.clc Is no change Iron!
No. 1.101 Davenport street, upstairs over thirteen stations.
imloon; 219 North Thirteenth street, up j "From Minnesota stations there Is no
GRAIN RATES INTO
OMAHA LOWERED
(Centlnued from P.ikc One!
stairs: ni South Thirteenth street, til
stair: resort on smith side of finpttol
avenue, betwren Eleventh and Tvtelf'l!
street: Mandatln cafe, saloon at I'll South
Thirteenth street; Untune restavnant. C"7
8outh Fourteenth street; !0 Capitol ave
nue; 101S Carltol avenue: 1017 Capitol
avenue; 1124 Capitol avenue: Wroth's
enfe; Alleyette saloon, rear of 511 South
Sixteenth street; King Joy cafe. 1I1.1 Kar
tinni street; llenshaw hotel bar; ImvU
saloon, ITnrney street; Paxton hotel
basement; lift! Douglas street, upstairs;
Owl club, third floor, 1174 North Six
teenth street; saloon. .111 North Sixteenth
street; Louis Ahkn's restaurant, 14!
Douglas street: Si hilts hotel; loot South
Thirteenth street; Home hotel; 43 South
Fourteenth street, upstairs; saloon on
northwest corner Thirteenth and How
ard street.
Spring; t'nnsha anil Colds Dangerous.
Don't run the risk. Get a fiOci bottle of
Dr. King's New Discovery now. The
first dose helps you. All druggists. Ad
vertisement. .
THIS DOG SURELY HAS
MOST UNLUCKY NAME
Friday the 13th la the unusual name
of an Alrdale dog owned by J. F. Herrklo
of 1431 Emmet street, who baa been given
tag No. SOT for hi pet canine.
Doc owner are reminded by the city
clerk that the dog catchers will be on
Vh Job April 1.
advance In grain rat"S to Chicago, Mil
waukee. IVorla, Minneapolis or Duluth.
From thirty -two Minnesota stations to
St. I.ouls there Is a 101-eent advance on
flaxseed, while from thirty-one stations
there Is a reduction of 1 ti rents per pound
On wheat there Is an average advance of
IS cents from tenty-three stations to
St Ixiuls and nn average reduction of .8
cent from thlrt -nine stntlons. On coarse
grain there Is an advance of IK cents
from thirty -right . Minnesota stations to
St Ixiula and a reduction of .5 cent from
seven stations, while there Is no change
at all from nineteen Muttons.
"To Kiuisaa City there Is an avctagt
advance on coarse grain of l.oi cents from
twenty-two Minnesota stations and an
average reduction of 1 ?7 cents I from
twenty-six stations, while from sixteen
stations there Is no rhnnire at all on
coarso grain. On wheat no change Is
asked from Minnesota to Kansas City.
"From Iowa stations to Chicago an ad
vance la aked on wheat averaging .9
cent from 112 stations, while there la no
chnnge from forty-six stations. On corn
the advances average .03 cents from 12
stations, while there Is no change from
thirty Matlons In Iowa. The same rela
tive advance applies to lVorla as to
charge.
From Iowa stations to Minneapolis the
advance on wheat Is .S cent from 111
stations, while there la no change at all
from forty stations The advrju-e on
coarse grain Is .S3 rent from 134 sta
tions, while there Is no change from
twenty-four nations.
"From Iowa to St. Louis there Is an
advance of . cent from IIS station- nn
nhest anil no change at all from some
forty stations, while the advance on
coarse grain Is in cent from 1- stations
and no change Is made at all fiom thirty
station,
"From Iowa to Kansas City the advnn-e
on wheat averages ,7-i cent from t'.ilrty
ene - tatlon" and on coarse grain 1 il cents
from 1:'.' stations No advance Is made
from tlilttv-sl Iowa stations on coarse
grain to Kansas Oily."
Mr. Townxcnd s cross examination was
brief. A. t'.. Helm, counsel for the Kan
sas Public Utilities commission, wanted
i,i know why the rates were advanced
from some .tatlons and not from others.
' Some of tin- rates were out of line with
other and we want to adjust them." re-
plleil Mr. Tow nsenil. (
In answer to further iiucstlons. the wit
ness snhl the prooMed Increase from
Iowa to Chicago. Peoria and St. Iiuls
would be on paper only, as there woul-l
he no actual shipments.
Weeks Takes Issue
With Burleson on
Mail Bill Defeat
WASHINGTON. March Senator
Weeks, rrpiihll-an member of the post
ofl'lcr commit tee, took Issue today with
Postmaster Kinleson's statement that tha
postal bill was defeated at the last con
gress by the activities of railroads dis
satisfied with its provision for rhanglna
thy. basis of railway mall pay.
Scnntor Weeks declared In a prepared
statement that the rdll failed because
senators Inslste,! that the question he
determined nttrr mature deliberation of
the subject and not on the department's
own conclusions.
Senator Weeks charged the Postofftce)
department Itself with being responsible)
for the bill's failure.
Man Killed After
Quarrel in a Mining
Town Near Albia, la.
Al.m.V. la.. March E.-Arthur Alnsley,
aged 41, was shot anil killed at Want, a
flilnlng town twelve mllea from here last
night. .s the result of an argument
which develoMd during n drinking party.
Police are today looking for KlUs Htll
ingsworth, aged 21, In connection with
the killing. Moth men were miners. Tbe
argument concerned a statement ac
credited to llolllngsworth that he had
travelled In thirty-seven states of the
union. Witnesses told the police that
Alnsley disputed the statement, llolllngsworth.-
it Is alleged, then went to his
hoarding house nearby, got a gun, and
returning, shot Alnsley through the
back, killing him almost Instantly. He
then escaped. Alnsley waa married.
(Help the Stomach
Digest Your Food
When the stomach falls to digest
and distribute that which Is eaten,
the bowels become clogged with a
masa of waste and refuse that fer
ments and generates poisons that are
gradually forced Into the blood, caus
ing distress and often serious Illness.
Most people naturally object to tho
draetlc cathartic and purgative agents
that shock the system. A mild, gentle
laxative, positive In Ha effect and that
will quickly relieve constipation I Dr.
Cnld well's Syrup Pepsin, sold by
druggists at fifty cents and one dollar
a bottle. It does not grip or cramp,
but acts easily and pleasantly and Is
therefore the most satisfactory rem
edy for children, women and elderly
person. For a free trial bottl write
to Dr. W. B. CiildwelU 452 Washing
ton St.. Montlcello. 111.
effort to enforce the law, but there Is
an Impression that ho has not received tho eolintry, and we have
the support which he should have re
ceived, and I am ready and willing to
present facts upon which this Impression
la based. The ministers may submit thia
report and other evidence before such
organizations as the Commercial club
and the Woman's club. It Is our desire
to arouse a civic conscience."
Rev. O. D. Baltzly aaked whether the
commissioner have known of these conA
dltlons, whereupon the mayor replied: "I
have, been Ignorant of the conditions re
ferring; to boys and girl and women, but
I know that men will get a drink after
hour. I don't see any more harm In
getting a drink after 8 than before 8
o'clock."
T Coa14er the Fotwre
A bit of humor waa Injected Into the
proceedings when Rev. Mr. Baltily asked
tha mayor whether a proper effort had
been made to supcrvlae these law infrac
tion, whereupon the mayor suggested
that the past be eliminated and only the
future considered
"I can give personal testimony that It
conditions of people here.
'Don't be afraid of the man who wear
his fault on hi sleeve, but be wary of
the so-called better element who are
under cover and who want to get the
inside men out and outetdo men In.
Omaha a Clean City.
If I was a man In an Independent po
sition ther would not be enough money
to Induce me to become a city commis
sioner. There is too much Impersonal
knuckling down.
"Omaha la as clean a city as any in
the world. Remember that you hava to
fate not only the possible weaknesses of
the commissioners, but the eternal weak
nesses of mankind.
"I believe there should be put forth
a tremendous effort to save th youth
of our city."
General good feeling prevailed through
out the meeting of the commissioners,
ministers and a large gathering of citi
zen. The commissioner ware sitting as
a committee of the whole. The vice rs-
Wyoming Land Opens
for Homesteaders
The Burlington land department la
beln flooded with inqulrle relative to
large area of land being opened to set
tement In Campbell and Johnson counties,
Wyoming, lying outh and west of Gil
lette. The Wyoming land that I to go onto
the market la to be disposed of In ac
cordance with the term of the old home
stead law, except that Instead of th
homesteader filing on 169 acre, the
amended law permit the taking up of 320
acres. A filing fee of 814 la required, and
utter this the party making the filing I
allowed six months In which to establish
residence. Thereafter he Is required to
maintain a residence of six months each
year, making final proof at the end of
five year by paying the government fee.
However, at any time after a reidence
of fourteen month. If the homesteader
desire to make final proof, be ran do so
by paying the government 81.25 per acre
for the land filed upon.
The land In Wyoming that comes under
the amended Mondell act. It Is asserted,
is gently rollng and in a belt where the
infall Is approximately nineteen Inches
per year. It is In territory that is looked
upon a tributary to Omaha.
ORDERS LUMBER FOR STANDS
IN THREE OF CITY'S PARKS
City Commiseioner i. B. Hummel of
the department of. park and boulevards
has ordered lumber for the reviewing
fctand he will erect In Miller, Fontenelle
and Klvervlew park.
These stands win be seventy-two feet
long and the seating capacity will be
about 1,M each. Work will b started
thl wee and they wtU be completed in
time for the spring outdoor sports.
Tea Yr tttaerr Ee4.
j chambers, merchant. Joneaboro.
Ar, writes: '"Foley Kldaey PU1 cured
me of a tea-year standing- caa of rheu
matlanv I uffr4 miserably. A friend
f Id m of being cured; so I used them,
a id they cured so, too." Most mtddl
aged men and women, ara glad to learn
tl at Foly Kidney PUla afford a way to
escspe sleep disturbing bladder weakoe.
bachacr.e. rhumatlsm, puffines under
. . . A swollen lolnt and otr,r
eves. . " . . . !
attributed to Sidney irouiua
;"nwhr..-A4v.rtUee.t.
Sold
Si V
You Say!
Well, 111 take your word for it.
Don't fool with it around here!
That's what .any sane Individual would say to a man with
a loaded gun. Tet there axe thousands tampering with a
beverage loaded with a poisonous drug which gets in its work
with sure precision.
That beverage is Coffee
Caffeine is its drug.
Headache, biliousness, nervousness, sleeplessness these
are some of tbe signs tbat so often accompany coffee's
operations.
Knowing that coffee Is loaded, why not quit It and use
Instant Postum
a pure food-driuk, made from hard northern wheat with a
bit of wholesome molasses. Caffeine-free drug-free delicious
nourishing economical.
Postum conies in two forms: Poatura Cereal
has to be well boiled; 15c and 25c packages.
InHtant Poatum made In the cup with hot water;
30c and 50c tins. Both forms are equally delight
ful; cost per cup about the same.
No dangers no fears with. POSTUM. Old and young drink
It with pleasure and benefit.
ti
There's a Reason"
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I
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