THE BKE: OMAHA, MONDAY, tSEITEMIlEU 21, 1915. LOOK FOR MAUIHG OF POSTUASTER Lincoln Politician! Expect Successor ' to Jvlgt TibbeU Will Be Appointed Soon. BONDING COMPAHY HAS BAT (From a Btsff Correspondent.) LINCOLN. Sept. . f"peclai. Wnter eatlna developments are expected within the nett few days In the Lincoln poet orrtoe situation. The death of Judge Tib beta ha operated again to atlr up a slt uation which haa been delicate among the democrats of thla section for aome month. Even before the funeral of Judge Tlb bets yesterday", two prominent Bryan lemocrata were boasting to Mm da that ih would be the neat poatmaatr of Ltnootn. W. B. liater, former oounty chairman, and a strong Bryan follower, was generally regarded an the moat likely choice of tin) Bryana for the Job. although It ia posalble Bam Whiting, wIms la alao accounted a Bryan man and miute rod aome Bryan aupport la the orig inal fight for the place, may be the choice. Whiting la head of the Nebraaka Maaona and haa been an active worker for yeara. Both Healer and Whiting paid calle on Brother Charley bright and ar!y Saturday morning and each claimed to have received moat eatlafytng eeeur ance that be waa the choaen one. Hel Aak Qaretlaao. Meanwhile the anti-Bryan men are wondering how long the admtnlatration ia going to allow the Bryana pereonally to aupervlee the distribution of the patronage at the Mnootn offloe. Rome of the anti-Bryan men have egpressed the opinion that the president haa fulfilled hie duty to the Bryan wing by allowing the former secretary of atate to . twice name the postmaster of hia home town. Moreover, It ia claimed that cabinet officers hare been touring tha west with apeclal referenoe to Nebraska, and have secured an altogether different line-up on conditions In this state with regard to W. J. Bryan's political standing In ths democratic party ef Nebraska, than ths east has generally believed. Beading; Compear Aete. Ths bonding company which furnished the postmaster's bond has ths naming of the temporary postmaster and It was through this manner that C. W. Bryan was able to score the first blood and se cure the appointment of A. 8. Ttbbets. following the dath of Frank Vf. Brown. There haa been a merry scramble to the bonding company's offices already and both Bray an and anti-Bryan men have ' been watching thla end of ths tame. - There wilt probably be but little delay In tha naming of a temporary postmaster this time. New Feature for Gage County Fair BEATRICE, Neb., dept. . 8peeleJ.)-. An exhibit giving facta and figures of ths work of Farm Demonstrator Liebers in Gage county will be one of tha features of the Oaga county fair to bs held here next TMk. The exhibit Is prepared by the farm demonstrator, assisted by R, II. CI pp. and will occupy a conspicuous place near ths secretary's office. Ope of, the features will be tha tuberculin ex hibit. 'A tubercular cows owned by a Beatrlos man will be on tha grounds and will bs used In the demonstration. A dairy inhibit will also' be ahown, and the milk from cows will be tested. Mr. Lie bers will gtva a talk along with tha dem onstration on the value af sanitary milk and sanitation ia products and handling the cow product; alao tha value of t eat ing co,wa, treating hog cholera and spray ing fruit tree.. FUNERAL OF POSTMASTER HQ BETS HELD AT LINCOLN ' (Prom a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN. ?pt. M.-8pec!aL)-The fu neral of the late A. S. Ttbbets. was held thla afternoon at ths Bt. Paul church, with Ilsv. P. S. Stein and A. L, Weeth eily conducting the services. Tha church waa crowded to capacity, 'Ths Knights Templar had charge of tha service at the grave and tha Masons were In charge at the church. Ten busi ness associates of Judge Tibbets acted as honorary pallbearers, whlls relatives wr ths active pallbearers. Interment was In Wyuka cemetery. STATE VETERINARIAN. ORDERS HORSES KILLED Frora a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN. Sept. M pTlal ) Htate VfUhlnarlan Anderson wilt go to MMltea tomorrow to supervise the killing of twen-ty-five horses, which were found to have dourln. Most of them from the Seiway ranch In Wyoming and war distributed ta Hooker and adjaoent counties by John Thompson of Hlcea. Notwithstanding this wholesale Introduction or the diseased . animal. Into Nebraska, the stats will help to. pay for the horses thus killed. The value of each will bs appraised be fore It la put to death. The state will pay one-third and the federal govern iut another third of the value of the tturse. ftate fraaa West Pel at. WEST POINT. Neb.. Sept JS.ripe 4U A max i Use license has been granted to Oscar Sjoholm of Kansas taty. Mo., and Mis Hannah M. Hansen of Oakland. F. R. SJchasltser. traveling secretary of the state Young Men's Christian aasocl. at Ion was In West Point last week. In the isterest of the asaootatlon. lie spoke at a union meeting f the churches and to the pupils of the high school. The marriage of John Luedart arut Ui.. Cmma Witt was solemnised at the home of the bride's parents, northeast of this it . The young people wUl lire oa their own farm in Nellgh township, i'red Soil. jr.. and Mlas Adetla evhttarta acre married at the county farm on Thursday, County Judge De aid officiating. The groom la ths only son uf Fred Boll, a farmer bust i.ea man of West Point The bride the only daughter of Superintendent and J!r. Theodore Schwarts of the county f-i-in. They ill reaide at fetaaton, where Hie grwuiu Is in buainass. "wler Kalr Is laeeaa. OKEELLT. Neb Sept. l-epalal.-Oieeley county haa just closed a aucoesa-t-Jt four days' fair. The exhibits wsra iceHUmally good, except corn, which as not yet in oonditloa. The lack of It int!e the hall look somewhat hare, A ix-Uf-r di: l ,f ,otatl.e could not be i.ad, nsid ti.e Trull, canned and fresh, lanfy v. .rh nd rtr me'lp nV; r! moU ei-. wll flt."l An n,i- ana Call in the Pacific HAN FRANCISCO. pt 2ft, A ft. O. . cell from n unknown ahlp t an was picked up late tonight by the wlreleaa operator ore the Farallon Islands off this port. A for minutes later the call wa repeated. The operator wu unable to ascertain the nun of the ahlp In die traa or to get Into communication with It. PASSENGER EARNINGS SAME Powell and Thome Prepare Brief to Show Two-Cent Fare Has Hot Cot Boad Profits. FILED WITH COMMERCE BOARD (From a Staff Correationdent.) LINCOLN, fept !. (Fpectal i That the earn'ngs of western railroads per pas senger mils la approximately ths same t tinder the J-ent fare as under the former I s-cent rare ia me anowing i a aj-vtii, 1rlef prepared by the committee of weat I em railway commissions and filed with the Interstate Commerce commission. I It waa prepared principally by Clifford Thome of Iowa, chairman of the commlt- te, and IT. O. Powell, rate expert of the Nebraska Railway eommUalon. V. W. Daughterly of South Dakota alao con tributed. fleralasrs I'wnaswred. The earnings of ths companies for 1932, 1911 and 1V14, under the t-cent fare, were earefullv eomnared with 1SQE. 19C and 18H7. under the Swint Um attft tne tieaa at'a tern, and ths passenger mile ratio was found practically tha same. The figures are compiled to fight ths proposed raJne. In Intsrstate passenger rates from S to IH cents a mile. J The brief raises the point that there has been no Increased cost of material and supplies used In construction and op eration, but on tha contrary has de creased. On tha cost of fuel, utxm which j the railroads dwelt with emphasis In J presenting their side of the rase, the states offer detailed figures from forty- tnree carriers showing that tha freight business per ton mile coat leas In itH than. In MOT, while In paaeengar truffle tha coat was only slightly greater, due to increased tonnage. Avern f".-rn!ncs Per Mile. Aversge earnings per pesaenger mils In IW4 to IMS were given as 1.071 cents, while from WIS to ls. they were 2.0..7 cen.s, too small a difference to warrant an in crease In rates, especially In view of tha fact that earnings per train mile have Increased from U to cents, and tha re ceipts per mile of road have Increased from Ho to HXX Ths brief makes comparison of the Passenger business In Nebraska and Iowa, with Illinois, showing 48 passsngsrs per train mils In the former and 4.s In tha . rVWh" tht Co,t " mile In Nebraska and Iowa waa . of a cant and In Illinois .M of a cent. Bishop Kephart Assigns Pastors To Their Charges TORK. Neb,. fUt raui..t- third annual conference of tha United Hretnren church, which k. . i . . wron in sea- alon here for tha last week, closed thla avenlng. The aarvlces today opened with Bun day school at I SO a. m. At 1:S0 Blehop Kephart preached the conference sermon, following; which was an ordination servl lea and tha reading of alignments of or ins coming ysar. At I P. m. a confemnra f .... - UT-I ili- tendents and pastors was held. At I SO t. navary conducted devotional services, after which a nH.ii.. t. deavor rally, in charge of President H. II. Spracklen, was held. Tha assignments of ministers for tha year are as follows: 'Amharst, A, Boyd: Angus, J. u Hay. den; Aurora. A. k "Beehora; Bayard, io U. A. DeKVance; Blue Hprlnga. W ll Mouerj Dubois. 1L A. MoKelveVj Jfiast r vTianesjon: u h- wn..K' A ftmilh Oreeler county" B R HonUuei Oresham, Paulina Kerr; HaiC J!ne. A. Payne; Hastings, to be supplied: ;i" r?"nlv- he suppl!ilL Hekvy. 'yX'V Johnstown. J. J. fellings; r J iveamey, a. P. Van- nlse: Lamar, a A. Jaoohson: Lihrtv. A i;JT,yrSoin' M-.H- Hsbertyj Utch UJft 11 Wsgner: Igan center. A. D. WllllsVni! f.tlMKtaa f L Vj as- A- T AJrf !L i ""dor 'Oroya, Cool. O. T. Savery; Miller. W. M. Bus weU; Nehawka. W. U Oora; Oak, Louisa J."?"'.01"1"'- "etcher; Omaha. W.U Jones: Orchard. II. II. Uprackisa; Ord. 8. H. Uiom: Ortello, J. Maeon I-almer. U be sillsd; Panama. R, &. Koffroth; Pawnee, lo be supplied; Pleaa anton station. C. H. Kuse; Pleasanton circuit, to be supplied Prairie Oom. L. R. Oregonr: Krlend circuit, U. r. Uarrlnr t4n; Pickr.1, W. Beaaley; Seward, J. tf Mvuer; Shelby, J. H. Hamer: eihlloh. B. ilarrty; War. J. P. Blakelv; Stlckney, C. 1. Bennett: Stran. J. P. Hedges; Swan ton. Paul Porter: Upland. J. V. Zimmer man; Vermillion. A. a Stnallj Tork. U V. Johns: fclon, A. Payne. . hell, genarai saorelsry Board of Bdu,Uon. M. o. McLaughlin, president Tork College. L. L Eplsy, .president Pntlamoth col lese. Orison. C. I. Muhler. missionary to Porto Rioo. Charles Blasett. profeasor of potlUoal science, Tork vol lege. Pioneer Editor of Silver Creek Dead 61LVKR CRKKK, Neb.. Sept. .- Spe cial) D. P. DavU. editor of the Sliver Creek Sand. died, at his residence at noon today of pneumonia. He was 111 only a week. He had been la the news paper business In Nebraaka for mora than thirty years, having conducted ths Schuyler Herald, tha Columbus Democrat and Telegram. He was postmaster at Col una bus in UM-S-f. Funeral services will be held at Silver Creek Tuesday and ths body will be sent ta Columbus for burial. ' ' nirl Kats Stryreale Takleta. , STELLA. Neb.. Sept. Se,-4tfpecial. Tha funeral of Esther Mildred Atwood. daughter of Mr. and Mra Ben Atwood. residing southwest ef Stella, was' held at Cottaga ehuroa today. The' little girl died Friday evening at T o'clock, after a few hour's Illness caused by eating strychnine tablets that a lie got bold of that were being taken as medicine by soma ether member af the family. Apartmetila, Pats, a.wea aad aettagea aaa a rented aulokJy aaa aheapty by a Bee "Fr Rent" Clvtl Servtee Kaaaalaatlea, WAKTTTNfJTON. Sent as tevel Tel egram. r'li aervu-e examination will he iitl.l on rt.trr for fural Mtrr oar 'iuis at l,iiii.vla. Nub. HOT TO BLAME FOR BORDERWARFARE Fnnston and Carranza Commander Disclaim Besponsibility for Fighting-. CAPITAL OFFICIALS PUZZLED j .Washington, Bpt. 2.Major uenerai r untton, commanding touca States troops on the border, and Oeneral Nafarrate, (be Carrania commander, both disclaim for their mea lb responsibility for the fight ing yesterday near Profreeso, Tex., In which one American trooper was killed and an officer was wounded. According to the War department to day Uenerai Punston aald his men had repelled the raiding party which fled across ths border under the protection of soldiers "in uniform" entrenched on the other side. The Carransa agency gave out a tele gram from Oeneral (Naarrete asserting there were no Carransa, troops In ths vicinity. A full report on recent fighting along the border was mads to ths Stats depart ment today by ths Wsr department. It states that In no case have American sol diers begun ths firing, but It is admitted that civilians and deputy sheriffs in Texas have provoked some attacks. In yester day's fight It Is asserted an armed force Invaded American territory and that this party was repulsed. I Officials here frankly are pussled over the border situation. Oeneral Carransa has directed Oeneral Jacinto Treblna to make a' thorough Investigation. Until Information Is received for tha raids the policy of the American govern ment will be unchanged, and while raiders will be driven off, American Iroopa will not be permitted to cross Into Mexico In purault. OMAHA DEMS ASK $150,000 TO GET ' BIG PARTY MEET, (Continued from Page One.) a practical om not one of sentiment." James W. Metcalfe then Introduced the resolution given below, which was passed, and Prank Weaver and W. T. Baxter were named to open Immediate negotia tions with ths commercial club for a meeting which will bs comprised of heads of all the local booster organisations. "If we can find ntnsty-ntne snthualastio democrats who will put up II, 000 each. I know where to get another thousand," declared Mr. Smith. Several others p res ant volunteered to contribute amounts ranging from 2S to S2G0. , The resolution adopted foliowsi Whereas, A movement is oa foot. Its purpoao being the awakening of senti ment toward the proposition of bringing to Omaha the next national democratic convention, and Whereas, The city In which the next democratic national convention will he held will be selected by the democratic national committee soma time In January, m. and - W hereas, The city that may be selected as the place of meeting for this great convention will receive valuable publicity, such a cannot be had In any other way, and the cost, when the value in adver tising to the city is considered, will be very small. It being estimated that the newspaper' space given to the city hold ing this convention during the succeed ing five years would be worth at least llo.OOO.ouu. and tha holding of the con vention in Omaha would place Omaha In the metropolitan class, and Whereas, There is no real reason why Omaha should not entertain this conven tion, and there Is every reason to believe that by proper effort on the part of the cltlsenvhtp of our stste Omaha will be chosen; Omaha's geographical location,! Its railroad facilities, Its hotel acoomino lallona, and the fact that It Is the west's turn to entertain this gathering, plaoes Omaha In a very favorable position as a competitor for preferment; therefore, be It Resolved, That at this meeting of clt Isens of Omaha, ws earnestly aak and expect to receive the full co-operation of every nommerrlat club In our stats; of all Improvement clubs; of the entire proas of Nebraska; of all political organisational in fact, we believe it to be the duty of every Nebraakan to put forth hie might iest ef forte to obtain this great honor for Nebraska, which is now within our reach; and we particularly wish to Im preaa upon the democratic press, demo cratlu organisations and democrats throughout the state, that It Is especially their duty first as citlsans of the great em state In tha union, and second, as members of ths democratic party, to get behind this movement and work for Omaha, so that the world may know that in Nebraslta la a cltv big enough to com pete with the largest cities of our country, and that it has the barking of the entire cltlsenshlp of our ruts. DUBUQUE HAS HEAVIEST ' RAIN IN CITTS HISTORY DUBUQUE, la.. SepC t.-The heaviest rainstorm In the history of the city swept Over this section today, causing thou sands of dollar damage to property and tying p railroad traffic In tha fifteen hours which ended at T o'clock this morn ing, ITS Inches of rain had fallen. Many streets and bulldlags ware flooded. Rail road tracks war submerged and numer ous reports of wrecked roadbeds were received. GALENA. III.. Sept. A. cloudburst which covered a stretch of country north of this city for twenty miles, caused ths greatest flood Galena haa sxperienoed for twenty-five years. The water cov ered the business streets of Galena to a depth of from two to ten feet. Busi ness houses aad taotorles are the prin cipal losers In the city, while farmers suffered by the submerging of their crops aad In aome taetaaoee by ths washing away of their stock and buildings. MAN THROWN FORTY FEET BY BOILER EXPLOSION W1I LOW LAKES, 8. t, Be.pt. t.-8pe- clal.V Thorwn forty feet when a thresher engine exploded, thresher engineer, who ta a stranger la thla vicinity, was badly hurt and seriously scalded. He waa pre paling the engine for the day's work whsa 'the explosion occurred. He dis covered tha angina did not have sufficient water and was preparing ta draw his fire when the crown sheet collapeed. scatter ing fire front tha furnaaa and caaalag the explosion. Kleates rteaeer la peas. STANTON, Neb., kept. M.dpeclat.) 8. W. Thorpe, an old settler ef Stan ton county, dld Thursday afternoon, at the home of his daughter at Walthlll, Nebk The funeral services took piaoa this afternoon at the Coajrreeatlenal church bare. Mr. Thorpe waa M years eld. He la aurvtved by four daughters and three sobs. . His wife died three yeara ago. lio.'t Lei Tsar fls tie Wane. Bell's Pine-Tsr-IIouey will cure your rough and give you restful sleep. Good for children. Only To. A1 drugyleta Adt ertt'euicnl , Bridgeport Sugar Factory Assured BnilXJErORT, Neb.. Kept. S.-Sie-riaL) Word has Just been received from I the eastern promoters that the organiza tion and rapitaliiatlnn of the Bridge port Sugar company is making good headway and work on ths factory will probably te begun In the next few months. FORTUNE FAYORS THE BEAR AT LAST Battle Tide Seems to Be Swinging More with the Russians, Ex cept in the North. TEUTONS MOVING ON DVTNSK LONDON, Sept. 26. The battle tide on the eastern front seems to be swinging; more with the Russians, except In the north, where Dvinsk Is under heavy attack, with the Ger mans malting headway in their drive on this fortified city on the Dvina. Stubborn battles were in proyrens when the latent official statements were issued for important positions both north and south of the Nlemen, Including the Important ' railroad Junctions at Baranovichi, about seventy-five miles southwest of Minsk, and Molodecbno, about sixty miles to the northwest of that city. In the south-central districts around Tfnak mnA In VaIIivmI. - - n. 1 Russian arms appear In the ascendency, for the present at least. With Lutsk again In their possession they hsve Dubno to recapture to complete the reclaiming of the Volhynlan fortress triangle, of which Rovno has been held throughout. Fruits pf the recent Russian successes In Oallda and Volhynla are reported In tha passage through Kiev between Sep tember S and 30 of 45,000 Austrian prison ers on their way to Interior cam lie. ALLIES IN SWEEP ALONG WEST LINE DEFEATGERMANS (Continued from Page One.) considerable casualties and the loss of materials. Is admitted In the Ger man official communication made public here today . The evacuation of an advanced German position north of Perthes, between Rheima and the Argonne forest, also Is ad mitted by the war office. British Start Sweep. - LONDON. Sept. 2a. Brit have assumed the offensive In northern France on Saturday canturad five mtiea of German trenches south of La Basses canal and east .of Vsrmelles, according to a report of Field' Marshal Sir John rrench. made public today by the British official press bureau. In noma Instances tha British troooa took Germans for a distance of 1000 yards. The British soldiers captured the western outskirts of Uulluch and the village of Loos, and tha mining works around It, and Hill No. 70. Are. Holding; Maee Takes. , The British forces furhUnr In Franca still hold all the around thev ninxi Saturday from the Germans, except to me norm or ldos, according to an offi cial communication issued tonight. The town of Loos la being held bv the ririii.h tha quarries northwest of Hulluch have neon captured and tha French on tha uaton, the British right, have been en abled to make further nrosrreas. tha statement says. Rockefellers Spend Nearly Million for Europe War Belief NEW YORK,' Sept. Jt-The expenditure of aearty tt.0m.0IM for relief for Belgium, using the funds for medical work and re search and Investigation r conditions In Belgium, Holland, Poland and Serbia, waa tha work dono by tha war relief com mission of tha Rockefeller foundation In Europe up to January 1. itti A review of the foundation's actlrlt'.e after tha outbreak of the war an up to January 1 waa made publto today as the second part af Its annual report The commission expended for the Bel gium relief SUSU4S.M and later received refunds for expenses of ships and freight cargo of steamer Maaaapeo.ua from the commission for relief ta Belirlum, !!, WU, making the net amount expendod by tha foundation In this pha of its work tlS0,03S.M. This sum purchased more than 27,000,000 pounds of flour, inca than t.aje.000 pounds ef rice, 1.000,000 jinunde of beans, peas and lentils, HO.000 pounds of bacon and large amounts'of cotf.ie, lard salt, sugar, milk and new and oil cloth ing. Ia addition to purchasing food, ths foundation acted for several months as ths receiver for clothing for Jielgtura. establishing a temporary offiw in New Tork for that purpoee. Bodies of Couple Found in Fire Ruins PRINCETON, Wis., Sspt. - as.Tha bodies of Captain Robert Mueller, former teller of the First National bank ef Mil waukee, ii officer of the Wisconsin Na tional Ouard and a member of the gov ernor's staff, and hla wife were found among the smouldering ruins of their summer cottage at Puckaway Lake, Wka, today. When the bodies., barely touched by the flantea, had been removed from the wreckage It was discovered that ths haada of both Captain Mueller and hla wife had been beaten In. Gashes and cuts were found an the scalp and face of each. No friends or aaqualntancee of the couple could Imagine any reason for the alaylug. WEEKLY STATEMENT OF 'REICHSRANK OP BERLIN BBRLCN, Sept. St The weakly state ment of the fletchsbenk was given out today as follows: Xjsereeaue Gold stock, 70S.0U0 nvarks fflTt809); dtsi ounts ar.il treasury papera, 17i,iA,o0C make; seourtttee US7.0UW marks; de posits. tbi.sil.tMl marks. iJaorsaeee Metal atook and naoer cuiucv. 14 MIT . iiw uiaiL: loan. l.s;.viu marks: note cir ' culaiiua. 511, imi lua-rka GREEK KING AND PREMIER AGREED Hellenes Will Go to Aid of Serbia if Latter it Attacked by Bnlgmra. SPLIT AT SOFIA IS AVERTED! LONDON, Sept. 26. The situa-! tion in the Balkans is developing i with considerable celerity. The Bul- gar Ian mobilization as well as the : Greek, is proceeding and Athens an-. nounces that King, Constantine and J Premier Venlzelos have reached a ; complete agreement as to the course j of Greece. This in understood In the Greek capital to provide for the maintenance of Greece's treaty obli gations. The treaty which Greece and Serbia signed after the second Balkan war is said to call for Greek assistance to Serbia should Serbia be attacked by Bulgaria. Split la Averted. As regards the Bulgarian Internal situa tion, It Is declared In Sofia dispatches through Berlin that the threatened split In the cabinet haa been averted, the op position leaders declaring themselves ready to support Premier Radoalavoff'g policy. Berlin dispatches say that both the Greek and Bulgarian mobilisations are considered there as measures to bring about armed neutrality similar to that of Holland and Kwitserland. German ne wo papers express regret at the attitude of Koumanla, which is re garded as far from friendly to the cen tral powers. Attltarie of Balsrarta. It 1s seml-offlclally stated at Sofia that Bulgaria haa merely declared an armed neutrality, like Holland and Swltxerland at the beginning of the war, and will con tinue conversation with the two bel ligerent groups. Draft of Terms of Loan is Put Before Allied Governments NEW TORK. Sept. JR. Negotiations toward eatabllshlng a tsoo.000,000 credit loan to Great Britain and France, made little progresa today. No one In close touch with the situa tion could be found, who would deny a generally credited report that the com mission had submitted to the British and French governments the rough draft of terms satisfactory to American bankers and waa awaiting word from Paris and London before proceeding further with negotlatlona. . The general belief waa that a reply would be received here by Mon day. It was regarded as Ukelv that the re ply would contain other' su?geations which would be made tha basis of further bar gaining and reference again to Paris and London before an actual working agreement would be reached. One report definitely denied waa that the commission Intended to depart for Europe next Saturday. No arrangements It waa said has been made for their re turn home. ' - There appeared to be no change to night In the reported tentative terms of tha loan tha maximum to be $500,000,000, to be covered by an Iseue of Joint Anglo. French five-year notea, bearing Interest at the rata of I per cent and to be sold to the investor at less than par. This figure, as yet understood, was aald to be such as to yield the Investor approxi mately 6V4 per cent Ammunition Held Up on Way to Mexico LARIJDO, Tex., Sept. 98. United State! customs official today held up &J0.0O0 rounds of cartridges and a large number of army rifles destined for use by the Carransa forces, on orders said to have emanated from Washington. All ammu nition will be so held pending further orders. It was said here today. It Is not known here If this la tha beginning of a nsw embargo on arms to belligerents In Mexico. WILL URGE BUILDING OF QUARTER MILLION DOCK ST. LOUIS. Sept Jt Members of ths committee on liver terminals recntly ap pointed by Mayor Kiel, tonight decided to recommend tha construction of a 130,000 municipal dock on the Mississippi river near tha St Loula water works In addition to a similar dock, which they have recommended for another point oa the river front The committees recommendation for a second dock awaits only assurances from the local promo tor of a $3,000,000 barge Hoe that a reasonable amount toward this sura has been pledged. CARDINAL G0TTI IS INJURED BY FALL ROME. Sept K. (Via Parts) Cardinal Jerome Mary Gottl, prefect of the Propa ganda, fainted In his offloa today and fell, striking his hsad on the floor, aays the Idea Naxlonal. He suffered a alight concussion of the brain. His condition la considered serious because of his age. It yeara. Cardinal Gottl waa appointed to the cardinalate In 1B0K. He was one of those mentioned as a possible successor to Pope Plus X. GERMANS PREPARED FOR GREAT OFFENSIVE BERLIN (Via Wireless to Sayvllle. N. T.), Bept at. Tha Overseas Nsws agency sends out the following: "The great offensive against the Ger man west front has begun, according ta the Berlin papers. It Is expected the Germans are prepared for It." Washington Affairs Oold in the vaults at the federal r- Jtrve bens increased luore than j guO.OM uring the last week, according to tue statement of the banks' condition Sep tember M, issued by the Federal Reserve board. National Banks wishing to sell their I par rent government bunds in the wsr provided by the federal reserve act will not hsve an opportunity to do so until after March at. isit ecoordiag to aa an nouncement by the deral llcaerve beard. A pollcatiotia for the eale or such bends, however, piay be filed with the treasurer of the United States at wilt. 1'tie board had rerrved letters from sev eiaj banks Indicating a desirs to dkjposs of their bonds, which involves retiring na tional bank notes which probably V.U1 tie replaced when needed by federal reserve aolea. a When you V. use you get the best soap that it is possible to produce and, in adJition, the naptha and other harmless cleansers which no one else has succeeded in put ting into soap in the right quantities to dissolve grease and loosen dirt. Use Fels-Naptha for all soap-and-water work. ' MO, MADAME: AH Nemo Slf.E4..,-,r.,v r,N . Self-Redudnar Corsets are not especially made for every type of that suits YOURS. Consider the various 'Nemo supporting and reducing features, three of which are shown above, and note how they DIFFER: ' No, I is the perfected Self-Reducing Strap, used in many Nemo models. This is attached (on the outside) at the hip section, and hooked to the front stceL Note the narrow refotced Krip this firs well down in the groin section, gives support, and, because of the gentle friction on ths body with every movement, it gradually rsdupai tha tin and weight of the abdomen. This is the reducing testers m these two very popular models for women who require a moderaaa degree of abdominal support: No. 322 with medium Unas, for medium full figures ) AA No. 326 with longer lines, for taller full figures. 0W No. 2 (above) shows the improved Nemo Relief Bands, used in Model 401 and in the new Models 40a and 405, in addition to the Self-Reducing Straps. These Bands take up a large, "spready" abdomen, support and reshape it, and reduce it pmnmtntly by the pasuve manage of tha Band and Strap. For many stout women theee corsets are uaecjualcd: No 402 for short Stocky fig-aras, hips, big abdomen,.. . Net. 403-rf or full figures of medium height, large bust, hips and abdomen Na. 405 for tall full figures, No. 3 (above) shows the famous Lastlkops Bandiet ia" Nemo Nos. 2t and The Self Reducing Straps assist tha broad incurved front steala and the wide Somi-elaMic haivflrfi to carry, aupport and reduce a heavy, prndotoas ahdomm with delightful comfort, and ward off moat of woman's worst Ala. And frar ffrrr rrrrrff trrrrriT tftt nisas'i iftiiif No. 822 far tall heavy figwrae . )P w No. K25 for short heavy figaree.: JeW These are only three of the many DIFFERENT Nemo reducing devices. They are not alike. If one happens to be what your fsurt needs, you may be sure that the other two would prove uricomfort abU and Missrisfaxtory. Get the RIGHT Nemo! CAUTION; The suppettmg, reducing and auto-massage service of mess an run is due sstfas Name saisnisJeaiisnucVion tha free play of the Bands and Straps against the body. Imitsrions are mads with scrap and bends of similar appearance, sraxW sa aS stmC sod rhcrefors IMMOVABLE. These, of count, have as supporting, reducing or eues-mssssge value, and only add to the weight and bulk of the const. una toe tnc aVOattef aEJlJsJeBAa'at) 7a Hmm I1E17 EQUIPMENT (liicajro. Milwaukee a St. Pr.ul By. train No. 4 Is now equipped with new steel, observation loune-lng cars contain ing. In addition to ths customary obsor vatlon parlor and platform, an enclosed smoking room, writing room and buffet. This train leaves Omaha :60 P. M. daily, due Chicago 1:10 A. M , and car. ilea atajidard sleepers and dining car. Three other fine trains to Chicago dal.y. Tickets and reservations at City Ticket Office. C. M. Bt P. Ry HIT Farnam St- Omaha, Neb. COFFEE f.T,4 4 FOR 2 LB. CANS . ,,.T- "That Economy LZIJ Coffee" IMlltMEVTI. DnVn Friday and Saturday Dill LI Oct. 1-2. Sat. Mat. Opealag Artraotlea DANCING AROUND with AL JOLSON aad . T. Winter Oaraea Oa. ef 1M. sTigata, tao aaa. 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