THE HKK: OMAHA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 191G.
BELVIDERE BROOKS
DIESSODDEHLY
Vita President of Western Union
Telegraph Company Colltpiet
of Heart Failure.
FORMERLY WORKED IS OMAHA
NEW YORK. Feb. 10. BftWtder
r.rooki. rice) president of the Wt.
era Unlla Telecraph company, died
at his home here today of heart
trouble. He bad been in poor health
for sererat month. His death ass
sudden.
DE8 MOINES, la., Feb. 10. Bel
videre Xtrooks. lire president of the
Western Union Telegraph company,
who died suddenly In New York
today, rveeied some of his first ex
perience In Ues Moines.
He came here as a telegraph oper
ator frorn his home In St. Joiutph,
Mo., and soon was made chief oper
ator of the Des Moines office. From
here he was sent to Omahs, and
later to Dearer in the capacity of
thief operator.
Mr. Brooke bail been In the service of
the Western V'nlon for forty year, start
ing a a teWraph operator In Teiae,
where he on born In the town cf Wiee
Inck en July S. 1.". He rose to the peal
tlon of msnsser at Kl Pao and occupied
tha Mini position at lislvesion. He waa
later made assistant aupertntendent at
Tnvr and from there waa promoted to
r.. general uirlntn-lnt of the eaatnrn
and aouthern division, with headquarters
at
New Tork. He w.a elated general
menager of tha Western Union
and vie prfnldmt two year aso.
survived by four aona.
In 1910
Ha la
Maay Frleaas Here.
While Omaha waa nerer hi home,
Pelvldere I! rook hsa many Intimate and
warm friends here and waa well known
iV a large number of the business men
of the city who were here twenty or more
yrara . From 1X33 to 1WJ and whlla he
tii aselatant aunrrlntendent of the third
eilFtrlrt of the Western Vnlon ayatem,
with headquartera at Denver, he reported
to Colonel J. J. rrkcy here, who at that
time waa general manager.
' The position that Mr. Brooks held dur
ing thl time' frequently brought him to
Omaha and upon many occaalona he re
mained here a week or so at a time. Me
In a sort of way looked upon thl city a
hla home and waa retarded almoat as
ene of the Omahan.
Horn of poor parenta In Ten, the
career of Belvlijere Brook waa one of
toady and contlnuoua advancement in
telerraph circle. lie knew the telegraph
business from atart ta finish and waa
looked upon as on of the company's
moat efficient official, at the time of
bla death being vice president, in charge
of commercial relation
Starts as Mewseaajer
Bom In Teiaa en July S, iteO, Belvldare
Brook started bis business career aa a
messenger boy in the Western Union
office at Navasota. Later he waa an
operator there, remaining until 1177, when
be went to the Tesa. Central, remain
ing little more than a year in the affloa
of the train dispatcher. Then he went
back to the Western Union, remaining
with the company until his death. In
i9 he became manager of the office at
Neva not a. and In 1RM he was appointed
chief clerk to the superintendent of tha
Western Union office in lalla. gubsa
nuently he waa manager of the office,
at Waco. El Faao and Galveston, re
maining In Texa until November 1. ISM.
when he waa tranaferred to Penver and
appointed atnlctant superintendent of the
Third dletrlrt. It waa then that ha
came under the Jurisdiction of Colonel
I'lckey and commenced to form hla
Omaha acquaintance.
Appreciating hla ability.' hi tm Mr.
Brook as called to New Tork and
elected" general manager of tha entire
Western Union ayatem. Thia position ha
held until wu. when he we elected vice
president in charge of commercial rela
tion, holding thl office at the time of
hi death.
The last time that lr. Brook was In
Omaha was In the spring of Wit He waa
out on an Inspection of company prop
erty and enroute west stopped several
tlaya In Omaha, visiting eld friend. He
waa here again late in the summer, re
turning from the west. At that time Mr.
Brooks wss with hem. and they remained
several days. She was suffering from
'cart dlaeaee and died ehortly after
reaching their home in New Tork.
Arms Plant Blown
Up With Melinite;
. Hundreds Dead
PARIS. Feb, lft-A dispatch from Bu
r t ta tha Balkan agency, which waa
"clayed for fiva days, statea that tha
damage to the Rkoda Armament factory
in uonemla waa more aeries than at flrat
announced. Roumanian official circle,
the dispatch . have received eonflr.
mation irom lenna of the destruction
vi mn in cannon wninn were in course
of manufacture, aa well aa all the plan
and drawing in the draughting office.
Tbe dead number nearly 300 and aeveral
hundred were Injured by the explosion
which caused the disaster and which Is
said to have been the work of criminals,
who employed melinite for the purpose.
The dispatch adda that the Austrian
military renaorshlp has prohibited the
publication of news of the disaster, !a
A ust roI lungary.
ELKS. TRAPPED IN CLUB
ROOMS BYFIRE, RESCUED
FOr.T D01K3E. Ia,. Feb. 10.-Twenty
member of th Eika club her were
trapped in their club room and were
tescued with ladders by the fir de
partment late today when a gas explo
sion in the Butler block caused damage
amounting to llA,0ut.
One hundred and fifty wort.en and chll
ri: In a moving vlctue theater on the
ground floor marcned out orderly when
th amellad amok and wire Informed
that the sqmoka waa from a furnaoe.
DEATH RECORD.
Aa4n Baataaaks.
NEW , TORK. Feb. M. Andre Bo,
tanobjr, noted rastaurant man, d!4 to
day at hla boaaa tat this city. JTor many
raia, ha eond'trted (oral dlnlnf tae
hahnat widely patronised by visitors
to New Tern. He waa Wa ta r ranee
La :.
STRIKING BATHING COSTUME WORN AT PALM BEACH One of the most novel bath
ing costumes is that worn by Mrs. F. II. Lockwood. The charming: habit in which she takes
her daily dip in the surf is of striking: black and white satin, with white stockings with a
dainty black stripe. A broad white satin sailor collar and a "toboggan cap" of black and
white finish the costume.
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Norwegians Order
Steamships from
American Yards
NEW TORK. Feb. 10.-T"n total num
ber of steamship to . be 'built in thla
country for Norwegian interests thl
year wg brought up to twenty-seven
today , by the announcement that eon
tract have Just been awarded for build
ing si vessel of 3.000 tons each, at
Manitowoc, YYI.
According to shipping men, tna Nor
wegians haVe been puvr-.iaalng as many
steamer aa were available for several
month. When they were unable to
make any further purchases, they placed
order with American builder. C.
Ravn, the Norwegian consul general.
said In explanation of the placing of the
orders here, that formerly Norway ob
tained many of Its eteamahlp from Eng
land, but now British shipyard are busy
building British ships. lie said that
unheard-of price are being paid for
vessels built in America." A Norwegian
agent here said that prices for vessel
were at least . SO per cent higher than
befora the war.
DEATH RECORD .
Feed K. Lynn.
Ferd K. Lynn. , aged H yesra, , died
at tha home of hla father, J. w, .Lynn,
aus .North, Twenty-fifth street, Wodnea.
day. Funeral service will be held Frlr
day, with interment In Forest Lawn
cemetery.
Mrs, K. p. O't aaaar.
Mr. Bridget Nehlan O'Connor, wife of
E. P. O'Connor, and on of tha early
residents of Benson, died Wednesday
morning of pneumonia, after a lingering
illness. The funeral will be held Friday
at 19 a. m., from St. Bernard's church
to Holy Bepulcher cemtery, Bev. Father
Buckley officiating.
Mr. O'Connor was born in Ireland and
waa W yeara old. 8he Immigrated to
Winona. Minn., when young girl, was
married in UTS, lived at Missouri Valley,
la., cam to Benson In im and had lived
there ever slnoa. The home Is at 9011
North Sixty-third street
Beside her husband, three aona, John,
Ed and Will of North Dakota, and five
brother and tter curvtv her. The
latter are: J. I. Nehlan and Mr. J. T.
Barrett, Winona, Minn.; Mr. W. B. El.
lis, Huntington, Or.; Mia Due Nehlan,
Tacotna, Wash., and M. B. Nehlan, Ean
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cols into a paate enough ot the powder
and water to rover tbe hairy aurfae.
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Mrs. W. L. Culklns, 1st wife of a
Brandeis ' store manager, ' wa Mr.
O'Connor' only daughter and died last
July.
Wife of Col. J. E,
Kuhn Dies at Home
of Sec'y Garrison
WASHINGTON. Feb. W.-Mre. Joseph
E. Kuhn, wife of Colonel Kuhn. Amer
ican military attache at Berlin, died late
last night at the home of Hecretary Gar
rison, after a stroke of apoplexy. Mrs.
Kuhn had been In the receiving line at
a reception with Mr. Garrison. Bite waa
suddenly taken 111 and died a few hours
later. j
Mrs. Kuhn wa standing at th aide of
Mra. Garrison receiving guest when she
collapaed and fell. Examination revealed
that an artery in he-. head had burst.
Russians Force the -Dniester
Crossing
IXWDON. Feb. I0.-Slgnlflcanc I at
tached by Russian military commenta
tors to th offensive movement of fius-
lan troop In eastern Gallcla, juat north
of the Bukowtna boundary, which - la
reported' officially ..from Petrograd ; to
have' resulted tri the capture of Usciecsko
and the crossing of the Dniester at that
point.' neuter's Petrograd correspondent
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W itn every ouit tailored to your order, v ree means tree, xno prices
changed. We wish you to bear in mind that you get the extra $7.00
Trousers absolutely free. Furthermore, you get the same good service now and always.
None given free
Just ThinEs; of !t9 (lien!
A REGULAR $25 AND $30
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Sitardiy.
M. W. Cor. ISth and
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says the opinion is expressed that If the
Husslana continuing their movement they
will threaten all the Austro-German po
sitions In the dietrict of Cxcrnowitx, capi
tal of Bukowlna. .
Owing to the flooding of the OginskI
canal on account of a sudden thaw, the
German have been compelled to evacu
ate all of. their second lino trenches In
that .district, losing large quantities of
ammunition,
M'KENNEY DENTAL CO.
IS NOW OWNED IN OMAHA
Dr. .Sunn, an Omaha men, haa pur
chased th McKenney Dental company.
which ha been an Omaha concern for
a number of years, but waa owned by
Minneapolis men.
it na naa a remarkable growth in a
short time. - Three month ago on den
tist handled all the work. Now six
chalra presided ever by expert dentist
are kept buay. Dr. Nunn peraonally au-
perlntend the work and aays th growth
of the business I due to prompt and
expert ervloe given patron.
MARBLE-HEARTED FACULTY
REFUSES TO YIELD AN INCH
IOWA CITY. la.. Feb. 10.-(Speclal Tel
egram.) In spite of the pica of the junior
prom committee that th party will lose
heavily financially unless th co-ed be
permitted to attend, a subcommittee of
the .board of dean thl afternoon re
fused to retract or modify the action of
Dean ,Anfta Kllnghagen In taking away
from sixty-four' tinlvorslty girl their
party r dates for g' month because they
violated a ruling in taking after-dance
suppers In cafe. ' '
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WORLD'S LARGEST UNION TAILORS
Morehead Will
Talk to Convention
in Capital by 'Phone
LINCOLN, Neb., Feb. 10. Governor
Morehead of Nebraska, representing the
half way area between the Atlantic and
Pacific coast, will speak tonight over
long distance telephone to the delegate
of the annual convention of the Chamoer
of Commerce of the United states, now
In aeeeion In Washington, V. C. Arrange
ments were completed todey for the gov
ernor's speech whlrh will Immediately
follow an address by long distance tele
phone by Oovernor Johnson of Cali
fornia. Indlvlauat receivers for each dele
gate will enable each one to hear the
addresses.
Thirty additional telephone recclvors
were Installed In the governor'a office
today, for the local party to hear Gov
ernor Johnson's address and the speech
of President Wilson, who will call the
governor personally from the banquet
hall where he will address the convention
Indians Do the War
Dance in Arizona
FLAGSTAFF. Aria. Feb. lO.-Navajo
Indians were dancing their war dance
last Monday and threatening to attack
white settlers In northeastern Arlsona in
retaliation for the slaying of onn of their
number recently by policemen, according
to Frank McN'e'll and It. C. Jones, cow
boys, who have urrtved here from Utah.
Up to that time, however, the Indians had
committed no act of violence.
Che Dodge, a Navajo Indian well
known as an Interpreter, has rejused tc
accompany Thomas Flynn, United States
district attorney, to Tuba to aid in eon-
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others, as well as of torment to you.
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Resinol Ointment? Physicians have
prescribed it for over 20 years. In
most cases, it stops itching instantly
and heals eruptions promptly. It is
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expect to get
Union Hade
EUarney Streets q
ducting a peace parley, according to In-
rormaOiou received here from Fort te
riance. Arts.
Frank - A.-Thackery. superintendent of
tha Pirns a reservation, ar.d United Statue
Marshal Jo Dillon left hera yesterday
for Tuha.
HONOR SYSTEM FAVORED
IN NEBRASKA ATHLETICS
LINCOLN. Feb. lO.-Membera of the
University of Nebraska Athletic board
expressed interest in tha action taken at
Minnesota university on the question of
amateurism In sports. "Nebrseka docs
not Include base ball In it list of com
petitive sport, and therefore the ques
tion of summer playing by students has
never come formally before us," Prof.
Grove F. Barber, president of the board,
(aid thla evening. "I thin It la safe to
aay. however, that the sentiment is
strongly In favor of the honor system at
Nebraska, not only In base ball, but In
Schmollcr & Mueller Have Inaugurated
the Greatest
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Many of these Instruments are nearly new. Some- of these
Player-rianos hare ben used for demonstration purposes In our
stor and by our traveling men, others taken In exchange They
hare all been put In the b?st of condition and we guarantee) them In
every reapect. . They all nae 88-Xote Music and most of them the-
latest design.
Terms $6.00 to $10.00 a MonthWith Free Bench, Free
Scarf, Free Selection of Music.
Used Player-Pianos
That Bay Been Taken Za
on Exotaang.
$400 Mahogany Casa Player,
good tone. $ 1 75
$50O Plain Style Mahogany caw
2r: $200
$550 fiarge Style Mahogany case
Player, A No. 1 !JO 7 C
condition PW O
$550 Pull Finish Oak case Play
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tlon. Now POUU
Every Player Guaranteed and full purchase price) allowed on
a better player-piano later on If so desired.
Cabinet Players, formerly sold at op to $300, now on sale at
520.00. 825.00 and $30.00
New Aeolian Pianola Pianos, 3450 to $2,350.
Headquarters for Player Music Rolls to Fit All Flayer-Planou. -
Schmoiier & r.luellcr Piano Co.
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all other sports, and If the question wss
ever brought ti tha test. Nebraska would
be In line with Minnesota on the proposition."
Willamette river
rises suddenly
PORTLAND. Ore., Feb. 18 The Will
amette river rose suddenly here today to
a stage of eighteen feet sbove low water
mark. The weather bureau ha pre
dicted that the flood cret would not
exceed 17.5 feet and thia waa not ex
pected until tomorrow. It is believed
now that the river may rise above the
nineteen-foot stage.
Contents of docks and warehouses were
moved hurriedly from the river front.
The gasoline' schooner Jack Burn ham
was torn from ltj moorings and thrown
against a bridge. A sunken bars- was
thrown againat the ateamer Wauna, '
without much damage.
Omaha's History
To Take Place at Once
Only Two More Days
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about cost but you must
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