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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 10, 1915)
TUR HER : OMAHA, WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 10, 1015. Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska ! "SECRETARIES OUT 'AFTER WILD'S SCALP Subordinates of State Health Board Object Because Wild Obeys the Real Board. HEARING BEFORE GOVERNOR (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN. Nov. 9.-(Speclal Telegram.) If the board of secretaries of the State Hoard of Health have their way the rcalp of Dr. Wild, j.state bacterologhit, will be dangling from their belts and 1 people will not be allowed to bathe In 'the Missouri river nor ride on trains without a certificate showing that they have not the smallpox. Putting those things Into effect may, however, be not so easy as preparing the resolutions calling for the state board to do these things, as the meeting held in the office of Governor Morehead this afternoon Indicates that the secre taries may have some trouble enforcing Fame of their rules and a areat deal more trouble getting the scalp of the state bacterologlst. That Increase In. "alary Charges were made by the secretaries that Dr. Wild was incorrigible, that he would not do as they wanted him to do and that he talked back in harsh tones, etc They first charged that he was drawing an increase In salary from $2,000 a year to $2,400 without authority for so doing because the secretaries had not recommended the raise. However, the board remembered that they had raised the doctor's salary and did not seem to think that the secretaries had very much to say about It any way. The charge made by the secretaries that the doctor considered himself under the orders of the taard Instead of under the orders of the secretaries, did not get very far as Dr. Wild said that he pro- posed to obey the orders of the board f which hired him and not the secretaries who only recommend him, and while the board, which consists of Governor More- head, State Superintendent Thomas and Attorney General Reed took no action it was evident that they agreed with the doctor that he was under their jurisdic tion. Why Secretaries Object. The aacretarles admitted that Dr. Wild was well qualified for the position In rv wh.v ann inni nn vu AminAnriv good bacteriologist, but they objected to his refusal to be governed by their orders. Dr. Wild said that he had become tired of waiting for the secretaries - to move and went ahead and did thing because the people wanted results and the secretaries were not giving them " results'. He had been unable to make reports to the board since his assistant was taken away from him because ha could not find time to fix them up as he spent many hours both night and day trying to kep his work up. Governor Morehead testified to the fact that Dr. Wild was the hardest worked man In the state house and that he knew lie worked late nights trying to keep up tils work. The board of secretaries consist - of Dr. Burchard of Tails City, Dr. E. ' A. Carr of Lincoln, Dr. Cummlngs of Seward tnd Dr. Stark of Hartington.- FIRE ADDS TO MYSTERY Straw Stack Near Farmer Nelson's Bam at Aurora Set Ablaze by Incendiary. LUFF CLEARED IN THIS CASE AVRORA. Neb.. Nov. . (Special Tele gram.) The mystery In the Nelson-Luff assault case became deeper yesterday In the discovery of a fire at Nelson's place. An old shed and straw stack close to his bam burned, and the tmrn was saved through the efforts of Nelson and his neighbors. County Attorney Whitney and others claim to have found tracks of an auto moolle which they followed clear to the Chapman bridge. They believe that the fire was started by someone who came In the automobile and escaped across the river. They also claim to have found a placard pinned to a wagon In Nelson's yard which bore this legend: "This Is a second and last warning." The words were printed. The authori ties declare they have accounted for Luff, and no suspicion attaches to him as to the fire. Luffs preliminary hearing will take place Wednesday before County Judge Jeffers. An amended complaint was filed today charging him In two counts with assault to commit murder and with in tent to do great bodily injury. BUSINESS BLOCK AT MILLER BURNED Houston General Store, Maddox Hardware Co., Norcross Phar macy Principal Losers. TOTAL LOSS FIFTY THOUSAND I CWREY PARTY CLOSES ITS REVIVAL AT YORK YORK, Neb., Nov. 8. (Special.) Evan cllHt Oscar Lowrey and hi assistant clcsed a five weeks' series of meetings bunduy night There were 73 conven tions. A thank offering .was taken at i ho Sunday services and more than !2,vhj was paid In. Mr. Lowrey and his larty left yesterday morning for home, . lieie they will rest preparatory to open ing a cumpalgn at Senandoah, la., on vernier 14. ) l.lederkrans Celebrates Anniversary. GRAND ISLAND, Nov. 9. (Special.) The F.iedeikrans society celebrated Its forty-five anniversary at its hall, about 800 of the members and their families being In attendance. The event was fea tured by the bringing out of a new or lanlsatlon called the Ciederkran Ule club, a mixed chorus of eight voices, under the direction of Prof. Schluer of the Grand Island conservatory. The or ganization has put' Ha musical accom plishments on what la conceded to be the highest pinnacle ever attained by the organisation. It ha the original male chorus, ladles' .chorus, a mixed chorus, a male quartet and the glte club, and is able to render a very diversified pro gram with Its own talent. David Kauf man was re-elected president, William Vett. vice president; Gottlieb Meyer, sec retary, and C. II. Menck, treasurer. Notes from Beatrice and Gage County BEATRICE, Neb., Nov. 9. (SpeclaU Rev. J. B. Davis of the Christian church, who left Beatrice a few years ago to be come pastor of the First Christian church at Spokane, Wash., has received a call to Lawrence, Kan., and may locate there. Since locating at Spokane he has made a strong fight against the liquor interest and as a result has receiver! ni,mh threatening letters. i The barn of Harry Wylle on the GarrI- ' son farm, eleven miles southwest of Be-1 aince.waa destroyed by fire Sunday morning, together with some hay and grain. Four head of horses perished. Experts from the government corn ex periment bureau will arrive here Friday to harvest their experimental crops which were planted last spring on the farm of Joseph Sceheve, northwest of Beatrice. The different varieties will be separated, tested and checked. Fourteen varieties of corn were planted in small patches under government supervision for the purpose of experimenting to ascertain the variety best adapted to this section of the state. Mrs. Minnie CuUhall of Wymore was granted a divorce Monday by Judge Pem berton from Ira T. Cutshall, ex-mayor of Wymore. They were married at Wy more August 28, 1900. and have two chil dren. William Retchless. a pioneer of the Lib erty vicinity, died Monday, aged 70 years He 1 eurvlved by four sons and four daughters. He was among the -first homesteader on the old Otoe reservation. BlauserWilfCase : Goes Before Jury -FAIRBURT, Neb., Nov. .-(SpecIal Telegram.) With Judge Pemberton of Beatrice on the bench, a Jury was selected today to try the will case of Maria A. Blauser appealed from probate court. Judge L. J. Nutzman set aside the .will la September. ' In her last will purported to have been executed by Mrs. RIbu.ap in uvi-i . ha gave C. U E. Blauser, who repre sented the Thirty-second district in Ne Ibraska legislature . - r r ....iVi (VW In property; to eight other children, ap proximately 116,000. and to her baby daughter 1100 in currency. Tha contestants allege that undue In fluence was extracts ed by Representa tive Blauser. Attorneys Hu.iv --a Barnes of this city and Sam Rlnaker of ceatnee nave been retained by con testants, while . Denny, Hartlgan and Moss and defending C L. E. Blauser. Aoranam Blauser, father of the Blauser family, died March 21. ixw hi. wife died last January and left an estate nm at tw.vw. MILLER, Neb., Nov. 9. (8pclal Telegram.) Fire at 6:30 this morn ing of unknown origin destroyed the north half of the principal business block of Miller. It was first discov ered by Irvln Noble, who spread the alarm, but the fire had gained such headway that it was impossible to save any of the buildings of the block. The heaviest losers were Msddox Hard ware company, J. P. Norcross pharmacy and C. I. Houston, general store. Th Maddox Hardware company lost a f 15,000 stock of hardware, furniture and harness, with $5,000 insurance; ulso a building valued at $7,000, Insurance 12.000. J. P. Norcross pharmacy lost a $3,000 stork and $1,500 building, with partial Insurance. C M. Houston lost a $9,000 stock and $3,500 building with M,O"0 Insurance. Other losses sustained were two-story Masonlo hall, two small bulldlnas, containing shoe shop and clothing stock, one building occupied by a restaurant. The bank of Miller quartered In th Maddox hardware building Is unable to ascertain any loss besides the furniture and fixtures. Tt will be unable to open its safe for several days, owing to It being he.nted through. The total loss I estimated at $50,000 and the closest esti mate at this time Is not over $15,000 In surance. In the building occupied a a lodge hall the Masons, Knight of Pythias, Odd Fellows, Modern Woodmen, Royal Highlanders, Grand Army of th Repuhllo and Royal Neighbor suffered a total loss of paraphernalia and furnish ings. The village has no water supply or ade quate fire protection, so it was Impossible to stop the fire. Autoists Reckless On Lincoln Streets Scrofula and All Humors Give Way There are many things learned from ex perience and observation that the older generation should Impress upon the nunger. Among them is the fact that scrofula and other humors are most suc cessfully treated with Hood's Sarsapa rllla. This great medicine Is a peculiar combination of remarkably effective blood-purifying and health-giving roots, larks and herbs, and ha been tested for forty year. Get it today. Advertisement. Hastings Hunter May, Have Drowned HASTINGS. Neb.. Nov. R rwwtni Tel egram.) Neighbor and the county au thorities have been draceln . in near Hastings steadily since. Sunday night in an unsuccessrui . search for Frank Obenchain, 87 year old, employed on the m. uaiioran rarm. Obenchain and . Ed Nowka went to the lagoon to hunt duck Sunday afternoon. They separated and when Newka prepared to return he was unable to find his eomnanlnn. Nn tnu of him ha been discovered. He is sup posed to have stepped into a hole in the lagoon and drowned. Entire Shoe Stork ef Otto Glck's O.-Q. Shoe Store, W. O. W. Bid. Ob Bala Next Tharsday All th Women's Pumps and Ox fords, patent and dull leather, regardless of style or p 'If quality, worth to 2)1.3 $3 50. for BRANDEIS STORES V . O ELL-AIM 5 Indigestion. One package proves it 25c at all druggists. Nfw Chareh at Grand Island. GRAND ISLAND. Nov. . 8nerl.il W- The members of the Christ Un Sr-i church of thi city have dedicated their church heme, -erected, lneludln th ln. at a cost of $5,0), to Its services. The church "Was completely filled with the mem Deri and friends of the congrega tion and aside from the regular service there was a brief hlstorv of th rhii, in this city from the time of Its inception In 18S until the present The soikkih. tlon ha made rapid growth. Mrs. Feh- renkamp Is the first reader, and Mr- Glade the second reader. Hunter Bertonsljr Injared. HASTINGS, Neb.. Nov. . (Special Tel egram.) W. E. Young, woh .has been paying the city $4 60 per day for a pop corn vender's licence, or more than sa loon keepers pay for liquor licenses, was put out. of business today while hunting. The accidental discharge of a com panions gun struck him In the leg. Am putation may be necessary. Seek Bad Cheek Artist. BEATRICE, Neb., Nov. . (Special Tel egramsThe officers are looking for a stranger supposed to be William Thomp son, who la accused of passing a forged check for $20 on a merchant In this city jtcteiday and escaping. Best Treatment for Croup. "I have used Chamberlain's Cough Remedy In my family for the past five years, and for cmup I have never found Its equal," write! Bernard George Nel son. Mo. Before becoming acquainted with this remedy Mr. George st a child from an attack of croup. Obtainable j c ver where. Advert lrement. (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Nov. 9. (Special.) An auto mobile driven at a high rate of speed yesterday came down Eleventh street, a busy automobile thoroughfare, and col lided with another car containing 8. B. Mains of Crete and his wife and three children. Mr. Main saw the machine coming and that It would strike htm. He shouted to the driver of the other ma chine, who attempted to turn out, but skidded and struck the Main machine directly In the center. The two men in the strange car Jumped out to see If their own machine was all right and then raced away without ascertaining If the other were Injured. The number of the car, however, was seen to be 20,739, which, according to the records in the office of the secretary of state, show that number issued to Charle Damrow of Roca. . There is need of an automobile law similar to that of Massachusetts, where every auto driver I compelled to take out a license and if an accident occur his licence Is revoked unless he can make a proper showing before the automobile commission that the accident waa not hi fault. Reavis Called East By Illness of Son FALLS CITT, Nb., Nov. 9.-(SpeclaI Telegram.) Congressman Reavis waa called to Ithlra, N. Y by the serious Ill ness of his son, Frank, jr., who la a stu dent at Cornell university, and who un derwent an operation for appendicitis. The five or six speaking dates of Con gressman Reavis will be cancelled, as he will be gone from the state for tend day or two weeks. SUPERINTENDENT FAST REPORTS TO THE AUDITOR (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Nov. . (Special.) Because of an article iu The Bee recently calling atentlon to the fact that the superin tendent of the eBatrlce instltulon had failed o make report on recelpa and ex penditures of the trust funds of the In stitution placed In his hands, as the law requires to the Mate- auditor every month. Auditor Smith this morning received a statement from the head of that Institu tion giving the amount of money In hi hand and the' amount expended. In a letter accompanying the statement. Su perintendent Fast says that he did not know that he waa required to make such a statement until he read It in The Bee. The statement show that there waa turned over to Dr. Fast when he took charge of the institution $4,197.15. hTat he ha received since that time $27,550.48 and ha paid out for clothing, etc., $22, 550.48, leaving a balance ou hand at the present time of $11,194.03. It is understood that heads of depart ments and of Mate institutions will here after read The Bee in order to keep in touch with what Is necessary to run their institution according to law. MAX KATTLEMAN WEDS MISS BESSIE SANDLOVITCH (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Nov. . (Special.) Max Katleman of Omaha, at present corpora tion clerk In the office of Secretary of State Pool, was married this afternoon to Miss Bessie Sandlovltch at the hnma of the bride's parents itys'hls city, the rabbl or the Jewish church of which they are attendants performlngthe Ceremony. Mr. and Mr. Katleman left on the evening train for Omaha, but will go to Chicago for the wedding trip, expecting to be away for about two week. 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