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The Omaha Daily THE WEATHER. Fair VOL. X.V NO. 1U. OMAHA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, OCT011EU (?, 1J15-TYKIA'K PACKS. Oa Ttatna, a Rotal tiwi atsads, tc, M SINUMS COl'l' TWO CENTS. WULN AWAY HtOM UOMU "o Deo is The Paper yju ask fori if yoa pi absent mora thaa a (w Soys, bar Ths Bes nailed o yen. Bee AUTO PARADE IS DAZZLING WITH REGAL SPLENDOR Historical Pageant Floats Gently Through Street! of Cibola Car rying the Former Mon arch! of the Realm. GORGEOUS COLORS SUPREME All Mechanical Effect! of Autos Are Smothered by Decorators' Art in Uie of Flowers. M Ilk' ' 1 M MUITUI1 HRCIf CAJt.XTTA.il ATTXbTDAJTCTE. 1114 Wedaesday 3.350 Thursday 6,64? Tilda? 7,398 Ml" 8,101 B.870 ,949 1S.174 .64a ainrday Sl.eeo Moaday 1379 As If the hands of tinie had swung ponderouBljr backward twenty-one yearn, had taken a new start and tra versed that period of duration In a single hour, the high points In the whole history of the Realm of Qulvera were re-enacted on the streets of Omaha Tuesday afternoon, when all the former kings and queens of Ak-Sar-Ben passed in magnificent review in an automobile floral parade that was imposing and dazzling. For weeks the automobiles have been in the process of being decorated with natural and artificial flowers. Blossoms of all grades of loveliness were showered over the autos until every appearance of a mechanical vehicle was smothered in gorgeous colors, and when the floats moved down the streets with their regal urdena they seemed not to be on wheels. but rather like perfumed barges to float gently on the endless ripples of Qulvera's sunshine. For reveral years the floral parade has been a feature of the Ak-Sar-Ben fes tivities For several successive years this feature has grown more grand. Near y sixty flowered floats bloomed Into line when the fourteen bands began to play at Z o'clock at Sixteenth and Cuming' streets. Beginning with King Casper Tost and Miss Helen Ecoble in a handsome float encased in white flowers, trimmed In red, with a bower literally covered with red roars, led the parade. The kings and queens followed In the parade In the order of their relgnv down to the reigning king and queen, Charles D. Beaton and Miss Frances Hochstetler, who occupied the last or the line of regal floats, a float trimmed entirely in gold, with a CAnopy of gold built over ths throne, and a large golden crown set with rich gems resting on the pinnacle of ths canopy. G. W. Wattles and his queen, Mary Lee McShane Hosford. rode a beautiful float of wild roses and ferns. The former king Fred A. Nash, is the only king of the long dynasty that la not now living. His float was prepared, how ever, beautifully decorated In apple bios- Continued on Page Five, Column Four.) live Aged Men Are Hurt in Auto Upset FAIRBURT, Neb., Oct I SpecluI Tel egram.) While spedlng toward Fairbury n the cemetery road four m'les east of here today a car driven by A. J. Coons of Steel City turned over twice and pinned five aged men under it. It is said the ear was running nearly sixty miles an hour on a level stretch of road when Coons evidently lost control of it Five passengers, all men over 80 years of age, were pinned underneath. ;R. O. Fartlow of Sundance. Wyo., with a broken arm, mnnaged to extricate himself and then assisted 1 the others out. He went to a firmhouse nearby and summoned ambu lances and doctors from Fairbury. The Injured men comprise A. J. Coons, bruised face; K. V. Moore, Steele City, aged n years, dislocated hip; John Carr, Bterle t'ity, 60 years, two ribs fractured on left side: Dan Partlow. Tork. 50 years, broken nose and fractured hip: R. O. "'artlow. Sundance, Wyo.. broken left ftrm. The Injured men were takr-n to the nonie of Ueorge Clarke, east of Fairbury. en then brought to Fairbury and taken to a hospital. The Weather Forecast till 7 p. m. Wednesday: Fur Omaha. Council BluXfs and Vicinity Kalr and warmer. Trniperatare at Oinuha Yfilfr'nr. Hour. Deg. t a. in 83 6 a. lu v. 7 a. in a 8 a. ni i V a. iu iii 10 a. m il 11 a. m M 12 m 69 1 p. m fo 2 p. in 63 p. m W 4 p. in 63 t p. m 61 p. m 64 7 p. m 68 8 p. in ii Comparative Local Record. 115. 13H. 1111 1911 Highest yesterday .... 64 72 7 87 lowest yesterday 37 ii U 66 Mean triiiiemlui &) 60 ) '6 irecliltaU n OJ .21 .00 .(W Temperature and precipitation defar tura tioia the normal: N .i..a. .citK. iiibru 60 Deficiency tor the day Id I'oju uel.clency since March 1 4M Nuinial pr Imitation 06 Inch lKu'lelency fur the day 06 Inch Toul rainfall since March 1. . . .21.31 nces Ixsitciency since March 1 1.00 lh lieiKiiucy fur cor. period, 1914. 4.62 hiones Ie.k:iency for cor. period, Uli. fr.islnchea Hi uorta f rosa ataltuna at T 1. M. Temp. High. Rain 7 p. in. eu tall. of Weather. t heyvnne, clear L,tveiiport, clear i.nver, clear '"H Moliitix, clear..... North 1'latte, cloudy... Omaha, clear Hapld City, clear blxuliian, cloudy 6J .00 .00 .00 .00 M .110 .00 A .Oil 0u ,..4i ....64 ...M ...M ....56 ...6.1 70 J M 64 66 66 64 K.oux City, clear... .ui Valeottne. pari eVmdy ... o . U A. WtUiil. Local Forocaater. AK-SAR-BEN ROYALTY IN FLORAL PARADE One of the most notable features of the great Ak-Sar-Ben Floral Parade, which delighted many thousands of spectators yester day, was the presence in the line of the Kings and Queens of Ak-Sar-Ben since the first year. Here are three of the beautifully decorated car Mch they rode. 0 JEFFERIS ENTERS RACE FOjUENATOR Omaha Attorney Admits Giving Mat ter Favorable Consideration and Probably Will Eun. POLICY IS PROTECTIVE TARIFF A. W. Jefferia of Omaha will in all probability be a candidate for the United States senatorship on the re publican ticket a year from this fall. Mr. Jefferia admitted tnia morning that he was giving the matter favor able consideration and would In all probability officially announce his candidacy very shortly. Mr. Jefferia has been approached by many prominent republicans, who have Lrged him to enter the rare, "I have , been consulted by many well known re publicans who are men of Influence In the party in Nebraska," said Mr. Jalferia. "All have urged me to throw my bat in the- ring. Some of these men are promi nent Omahans, others ar from out In the stat. While I am not ao anxious to run that my mouth is watering, I am giving the matter favorable consideration and will In all probability announce my candidacy soon." Prottcilve Tariff Platform. Mr. Jefferls will run on a protective tariff policy platform. "All republicans favor that, ' said Mr. Jeffeils, Including the progressives." Mr. Jefierts has never held a publlo office. He was the sepublican nomluee for congress from the Second district in IMS, but was defeated in the election by present United States Senator Hitchcock. He has been on ths republican stats com mittee for s number of years and always has been an active worker for the repub lican party in ths various political cam paigns hi the Stat. Mr. Jefferls has been a resident of Omaha sines 153. In that year ha was graduated from ths law school of the l.'niverslty of Michigan and came directly west to Omaha. He has practiced law here ever sinoa, Mrs. Jamrs MeCalloch. PLATTSMOITH, Neb., Oct. .-3re-cIhI.) Mrs. Jamua McCu.loch of Mil my died yeaterday ui Omaha of appenui t.t s ,1.1 , t ( ,,y,)iasajsswl-f f mMmmWmVm. HP IT If. k lsjsMMM.1 t J Qw Aw' A ' '; -'V.; t!L A Nw js'" "' " " iii h - " "jT " T-MMtr ir-11,1 J- "BIG JEFF" TO ENTER THE RACE FOR U. S SENATOR. ALBERT W. JEFFERIS. PREMIER OF GREECE RES1GNSJIS POST King- Informs Venicelos He It Unable to Support the Ministry. ' WILD ROW IN THE CHAMBER HLILETI!. PARIS, Oct. 6. An Athena dis patch t othe Havas Agency says: "Premier Veniteloa has resigned, the king having Informed him that he was unable to support the policy of his ministry." ATHENS. MONDAY, Oct 4. (via Paria) Crown Prince George and Prince Nicholas and the members of the Greek general staff are hurriedly arranging to leave for Salonlkl. Tele grams from diplomatic sources re port the arrival in Sofia of a large number of German aviators and Ger man officers. After Premier Venlzrlns had explained to the chamber of deputies the clrcuni- (Cuntiiiued on l'ase Three. Column Four 1 MAYOR THOMPSON OF CHICAGO HERE Meets Business Men at Commercial Club, Watches Floral Parade and Visits Stock Yards. IS ENROUTE ' TO THE COAST William Hale Thompson, the "Cow boy Mayor" of Chicago, and a party of about 100 officials and prominent citizens of the Windy City were tn Omahayesterday on their way to San Francisco to attend the special Chi cago day festivities at the exposition. They arrived shortly sfter 13 o'clock over the Rock Island and were met it the Union depot by a reception commit tee 6f city and Commercial club officials, who entertained the Chlcagoans at luncheon at the clubrooms. "Mayor Bill," as ths members of his party call him. viewed the auto floral parade with twenty Chicago aldermen and ths mayor's cabinet of aeven, from ths official reviewing stand In front of the city hall. Later, Mayor Thompson and some of ths accompanying officials Inspected the South Omaha stock ysrds, ths visiting executive having at one time been a cat tleman in Nebraska. "The law is going to be enforced from now on," Mayor Thompson of Chicago declared firmly here, when questioned about his meaaage to the Chicago council Monday, ordering the enforcement of the Ill'nois state law against Sunday saloons. "I don't know why it has not been enforced before," he answered to a que- (Continued on Page Two, Co.umn Thiu. Route of the Electrical Parade This Evening. Hart at Six4 teat a aad Coming streets st o'clock saarp. oath ea BUtasatk to Xowara street. Bast ca at) ward te Tcurteenth street! aorth ea ToorUesta to Deuglas street. Cast ca Douglas te Tenth street, South oa Tenth tc Tarn am street. Wast oa raraam to Sflaetecata street. ' Boota ea aTlastecata tc Karasy street. . test .ca Karaty. to rifteealh. atrsst. ortk oa 1-lftccnta street to Capitol i vena, aad dlsbaaa. SUNDAY'S CROWD MUCH REDUCED BK FLORALPAGEANT Competition Between Parade and Sermon at Tabernacle Good Test of Faith, Says Kodeheaver. MUSIC CAUSES DISTRACTION Bands Drown Out Billy's Voice and Entice Away Part of His Audience. WILL NOT DELAY TALK TONIGHT "It's a fine thing for testing the faith of folks." said Homer Kode heaver at thfl tabernac'.e meeting yesterday afternoon, "to have a time like this and see whether the people would rather go to hear a preacher preach the word of God or go to see a parade. Perhaps you can do both." The tabernacle audience was only about 1,200. by far the smallest it has been at any meeting during the campaign. Outside in the bright sunshine the crowds were packed along the streets and long before Billy's sermon came to a close the strains of music from the marching bands floated Into the tabernacle and Btlll farther subtracted from the audience. Billy only redoubled his efforts, raising his voice to its highest pitch, but it wasn't enough to "drown"' out the bands. He was asked st the close of ths meeting whether the Wednesday evening meeting would start early so as to be over In time for the electrical parade of Ak-Sar-Ben. Billy best a spirited pompom on a convenient table with his flat as he vigorously declared: tVIP Not Wa'r f-r Parncle. Til preach here at the usual time and I don't care if the king of England and Wllhelm, emperor of Oermany, and the rsar ot Russia and the president of Fiance are in town, I'll preach. People that want to hear me can come to the tabernacle. Those that want to sec the parade can see that." It was estlmsted that about half of the small audience was made up of out-of-town people A delegation from Fremont numbered about K0, including about 110 from Fremont college. The latter greeted "Rody" with a yell as hs en teaed. When Mr. Sunday cams they wanted to know "Whst's ths matter with Billy Sunday?" answering the ques tion in ths well-known stylo. The saroo was waiting for "Ma" when she cama In and ths students had a new -sort of yell ' that seemed to consist of three vocal Jcrka, two convulsions and sj flutted ow handkerchiefs. "Ma" went up on the platform and told them, "We're glad to see you here. You can be sure of that." Billy's subject was "The Value of Prayer." Hs Illustrated it with many stories of wonderful answers to prayer. Hs pointed out that prayer is instinctive as tho flight of the birds to the south or the tendency of the squirrel to lay up nuts in the fall and therefore it is inspired by God. Government Pays for Farm Ruined by Silt TWCUMSEII, Neb., Oct. (. (Special.) A few years ago John Ward of Tecunv seh, at the expiration ot his term of of fice as county treasurer of Johnson county, went to Cody, Wyo., near which I V i KL it, iwav n iiviii.m.su v,. . W eminent Irrigation project, Mr. Ward's '. farm was near the great dam to the stor lags reservoir near Ccd. The dam gave way, allowing ths water to escape and silt from ths bottom of the reservoir to the depth of nearly a foot was washed over Mr. Ward's farm, as it was on ths farms of half a dosen of his neighbors. The . silt also washed into the houses and other bu.ldlngs, and when it became dry, blew about like sand on a rlvsr sandbar. Mr. Ward's farm, as well as those of his neighbors, were mads valueless by this process and vegetation would not grow in ths silt. Complaint w as msde to the government and the gov ernment sent representatives to the place to Inspect and rep rt The condition .was dicldedly unusual The farmers put 'n their claims to the government for ths amounts of the'r losses. This was i about three years ago. The government has now paid thd claims of thete settlers, Mr. Ward receiving the full amount of ,hls claim, 110.000, as did the other farm ers. Mr. Ward and family srs new . living in Ccdy, where hs conducts a ' bakery. Charlton's Trial Begins at Como COMO, Italy, Oct. t.-Vla Paris.)-Al most ths entire morning of the first day of the trial ot Porter Charlton, the young American, on the charge of wife murder, was taken up with ths formal ities of procedure. Charlton, who is a son of Ex-Judgs Paul Charlton of ths Porto Rlcan courts, is being tried for the murder at Lake Como, five years ago, of his wife, who was formerly Miss Mary C. Scott of San Francisco. The prisoner was brought Into court by a guard of Carabineers and was placed in an Iron-barred dock. Hs looked worn, but youthful. Baron Sclacca presided st ths trial and .the case for the prosecution was directed ' by Crown Prosecutor Melllne. F. A. VANDERLIP HEADS CLEARING ASSOCIATION NEW TORK, Oct. ..-Frank A. Van derllp, president of ths National City bank, was elected president of ths New York Clearing House association at it ennat meeting today. He succeeds Francis I- Hlne, president of tho First National bank. OMAHA BOY ON TRIAL FOIL1 MUHDER IN ITALY. BULGARIA GIYEH SINGLE DAY MORE Russian Ultimatum Demanding- Re call of German Officers Not Delivered Till Monday. CHANGE REGARDED IMPROBABLE HI LLIil lX. BERLIN, Oct. 6. (Via London) A dispatch from Sofia, dated Oc tober 4, to the Zeltung Am Mlttag, says: "Premier RadOHlavoff of Bulgaria today made the following declaration to representatives ot the government parties. "We confront war and must de fend our national Interests. We must wrest from our enemies every thing they took from us two years ago and get satisfaction for every insult." ni lletitt. LONDON; Oct. 5. A dispatch from Amsterdam to Reuters Tele gram company Bays; - "The People's Gasette of Cologne. Understands that the Bulgarian gov ernment probably will make no reply to the Russian ultimatum. The re call from Sofia of all the entente ministers, the newspaper aays la ex pected today, and adds that a decla ration of war by Russia la considered possible." niH.LKTIN. . PARIS, Oct. G. Telegraphing from Nlsh, Serbia, under yesierday'i date, the correspondent of the Havaa News agency aays: "The quadruple entente will send a collective ultimatum to the Bul garian government today (Mon day." LONDON, OctrB. Whether by de lay In telegraphic communications or by some other unexplained cause, Bulgaria obtained an additional twenty-four hours in which to decide Its course; the time limit of the Rus sian ultimatum demanding that King Ferdinand break with the central powers did not expire yesterday af ternoon aa bad been reported and the Bulgarian government bad the op portunity of delaying Its decision un til mid-afternoon today. The Petrogrsd dispatch making tt U ex planation reached London this forenoon, too Into for comment In the first editions of the newspapers. All folio wid the lead of the morning newspapers that by Its silence, Bulgsrla had definitely committed iljteir to a Turco-Teutonlo alliance, but with the troops of ths allies ready, with Russian squadrons In ths Black Sea, pre pared to attack Bulgarian ports, and with Bulgailan forcea along both ths Serbian and O reek frontiers, there was believed to be little chance of any de velopment which would prevent Bulgaria fiom aligning Itself sgalnst ths allies. Special dispatches from Athena assert that Qieek sailing ships already have been pursued by Uulgsrian revenue cut ters, ths Greeks being fired upon, but escaping. - Italian Arrest Chrlat'aa Tarka. Official mcsrages reaching London front Athena say that the Bulgarian authorities Immediately after the conclusion of ths recent convention with Turkey seized all Oretks snd other Christians who had fled from ths ranks of ths Turkish army to taks refuge In Bulgaria and delivered them to Turkish authorities. At ths same time, according to these advices, large quantities of food and other supplies have been sent to Turkey from Bulgaria. No ofllclal report has been Usued con cerning the landing of allied troops at SalonikL According to Athens, throe fifths of the Bu.garian forces arc to go to ths Serbian frontier and the remainder wl I hold the Uteek line. BrltOBs Lose Pol at la West. The loss of ths Hohensollern redoubt near La Basses, as announced yesterday by Field Marshal French, was a keen dlsappt Vtnient to Kngland. it is as sumed the British troops, sfter their rush forward over a comparatively wide front did not have sufficient time to BULGARIA G1YEH consolidate this difficult position. Ths British commanders admission of tho loss was tempered with the statement that Gorman counter attacks had been beaten (Continued on Pags Two, Column Two) KAISER DISAVOWS ARABIC ASSAULT, PROMISES TO PAY Bernstorff Sends Laming- Note Tell ing that Imperial Government Regrets Torpedoing1 of British Liner. READY TO GIVE AN INDEMNITY Envoy Empowered to Negotiate with Secretary Regard ing Amount. VICTORY FOR U. S. PRESIDENT WASHINGTON, Oct. 5. Secretary Lansing announced today that Ger many "had disavowed the sinking ot the Arabic and was prepared to pay Indemnity for tho American lives lost. Secretary Lansing gave out the text of a letter received today from Count von ernstorff, the German am bassador, which was as follows: "My Pear Mr. Secretary: Prompted by tho desire to reach a satisfactory agree ment with regard to ths Arabic Incident, my government has given ma the fol lowing instructions: "The orilors Issued by his majesty, the emperor, to the commanders of the Ger man submailncs. of which I notified you on a previous occasion, has oeen mads so stringent that the recurrence of Incidents similar to the Arablo case is considered out of ths question. . ii an vows Act. "According to the report of Commander Schiwlaer of the submarine which sank the Arabic, and his affidavit, as well aa those of his men. Herr Schneider was convinced that the Arablo Intended to ram the submarine. "On the other hand ths Imperial gov ernment doea not doubt the good faith of the affidavit of the British officers ot ths Arabic, according to which ths Ara bic did not Intend to ram the submarine. The attack ot the submarine was under taken against the instructions Issued to the commander. Tha imperial govern ment regrets and disavows this act anl hss notified Commander Schneider so cordlngly. "Under these circumstances my govern ment is prepared to ray an Indemnity for American lives. Which to Its deep regret, have been lost on the Arabic I am authorised - to negotlata - with you about ths amount of this Indemnity. "I remain, my dear Mr Lansing, yours) very sincerely. Pl7ie.1) . "J. VON BERNSTORFF." Secretary Lansing said he would make tio comment " on the ambassador's let ter, aa ho considered tha text snoks itself. ' Inasmuch as ths ambassador U acting with ths fullest powers conferred upon , him by ths Berlin foreljn office his rep ' lesentatlons are considered as final, the crisis Is considered passed and nothing remains to tha Arabic case except tho fixing of Indemnity, which will not be dons by arbitration as Oermany first proposed, but by dlplomatlo negotiations between the two governments. These no gotlatlons probably will begin orally. Men Ha' Sarresa'al Oatcora. In ths absence of official comment, the ambassador's letter was generally re garded as signalising a completely suc cessful outcome for ths principles for which President Wilson has contended in tho submarine warfare controvsrsy, which at least twice brought Oermany and the L'nlted States to the brink ot a break In dlplomatlo relations. Inasmuch as ths Washington govern ment has contended that the Arablo case must first be settled before It could con sider the question of Indemnity growing out of ths sinking of the steamship LusU tanla, for which Oermany has offered to pay, it is believed that feature of the controversy wl 1 be taken up. Omaha Rnnrt Appeals. LINCOLN. Oct. S. (Special.) The Chi cago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha railroad has appealed to the supreme court from a Judgment of fl,809 secured by Simon Oof man of Wsyns county, for damages to his property by floods when water backed through the construction 'of a railroad empankment. THE WANT-AD-WAY There was a yotng- maa namad 01.ery Trom wcrty acd work he was weary, lor baslaess was bsd ma 1 returns he had had, I And pros s sots a long way from cheery. Bo hs wrote op aa ad, twas a wiaac, ! 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