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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (March 23, 1916)
THE PF.K: OMAHA, THl'TiSDAY, MAHOH 2:?, 191 fi. 11 REAL ESTATE MEN v FOR UNION DEPOT Adopt Resolution! Urjpng; uniou Station Commeniurate with Im portance of Omaha. DEMAND THAT RAILROADS ACT The Pimht Real Estate exchange at "Wednesday noon meeting added Us en dorsement to the varloua endorsements already received for the project of Bet ting a new union depot for Omaha. The favorable report came from the public service committee, headed by W. IT. Ciraham. C. C. Qooige moved to defer the endoraement of the project and to rcntlnue the committee, which ahould rotifer with the Commercial ddb's com mittee and committees from other bodies In the city. It was repetedly rolnted out to htm. however, that In that case the committee would s"0 forth to a conference without instructions from the exchange, and that (dl the Associated r.etailers asked for waa for endoraement from the varloua bodies and the appointment of working committee! to confer later, each commit tee with the backing of lta conatituent j v . r. uranam, j. it. uumoni, j. r. iKobblns, Harry Christie and D. C. Fat tersnii defended the resolution against the motion of C. C. George, with the re- 'eult that the resolution finally passed as follow: Your committee to which was referred l e new Union depot mailer, beg leave to ilmif t the following: W hereas. It is a matter of common knowledge and comment that the pas senger der-ot facilities and accommoila lions In Omah are quite Inndequate to the linens and convenience of the Increasing I nn-; and Whereas, the general appearance, ar rangement and location of the various nations are such as reflect unfavorably Upon the reputation of Omaha as a place oi commercial and financial Importance, Blirl i hnrens, Vany favors and valuable grants hare been, and are being, ex tended to the railroads entering Omaha. in Hrtd'tton to 'am amount of profit able business delivered to each and w rv i ihu: nnd. Whereas. Omaha has watted long and it aticntlv for an Improvement In thta re elect and aa yet without much en- ..tiiuifftnent . therefore, be it Unsolved, That the Omaha Real Estate r"-hnnoe unite with other civic bodies nd commercial organizations In the gen I ral demand and urge upon all our rail loads the necessity of a new ITnlon ala lion commensurate with the commercial Importance of Greater Omaha, arrowing f fc lvenlence. comfort and safety to thy V'avellna; public, and providing raciimos vhlch other cities enjoy and to which w tn tmaha la logically and justly entitled. Carranza Dollar . Worth Two Cents SAN ANTOVTO. Tex., March 2S.-The value of the Carransa- dollar fell to 1 cents In American money on the San An tonio market today. Thta la the lowest price quoted elnc the money became recognise! by local banks. The highest price was 10 Cents, paid Immediately after tho ,Carranaa de facto government was recognised by the United States. ' Tt takes but a minute of time to save dollars when, you read The. Bee Want' Ad column. V '".'.- -' a in i iiiiiiiiiiiiiillirmsWMaTllllsBsTI'Mlls 11 BoHled especially for .he Omaha Beverage Co OMAHA, NEBRASKA EIGHT THOUSAND MADE HOMELESS BY FIREAT PARIS, TEX. (Continued from rage One.) Ik feet long, were located branch office of the telephone company for long distance service, a temporary telegraph offflce, consisting of a key and aounder placed on a shelf; hastily constructed apothecary shop and on the other side a small store of dry goods, and clothing, which was In great demand by those who had lost most of their apparel In the flames. There was apparent a feeling of resent ment among some citizens In the matter of asking for outside aid. In spite of the ralamlty. the bulk of Tarls residents felt that they could depend, on their own resources for taking care of themselves. Ptrat Body Found. The first casualty In the fire became known when the body of John Straub. negro, was found in the to Ins of his home. Mrs. W. J. Bailey, SO years old. died from heart failure caused by excitement. Mrs. A. C. Foul, an aged woman, whose house on South Main street .was burned. Is missing. It Is feared she was burned to death. A statement Issued by Mayor .MeCuia tlofi tudny placed the damage In last night's fire at between IS.000.000 and 110.- oon.ooo. 'No survey of sufficient accuracy has been completed to enable me to announce definitely the number of homeless." the statement reads. "The known deaths are three." May Bleep In Op Air. Such as remained of the city's publlo buildings were crowded with women and children until daybreak. 'Railroad sta tions, a few stores and often the open air became sleeping places , for those whose living routine hsd een shattered. But few of the male population slept last night. Most of the men worked in trying to stop the flames; others who gave up. exhausted, found rest on the lawns of parks and secure places In the residence district. Work of clearing the street by a-n or ganised force under the direction of Mayor McCulstlon was started today about S o'clock. Although the task looked almost impossible, rioh men and laborers willingly Joined In the squads which had made good progress in ridding the bust ness section of ashes, charred timbers and crumbled brick walls. A several days' Job faced them, but they went at it diligently. Volunteer workers from other ' cities were eagerly given places in the brigade. The food situation, waa further seriously menaced today by the arrival of hun dreds of sightseers from towns nearby, who were attracted to Paris by the brirht glow in the heavens, which laated most of 'the - night and which could be seen from twenty to thirty miles. Railroad service Is unhampered. Trains arriving on four roads today brought food and clothing, but. according to those In charge of the quickly organised relief commit tees, not enough to supply the thousands of stricken people. James Ferajwaoa. FREMONT. Neb., March 22. (Special.) James Ferguson, who resided for forty years on the farm he homeateaded in Webster township, died there Tuesday evening at the age of 74. . ' Maltless .it, a s i aw TRAIL BECOMES MILITARY ROAD Trains of Big Gray Auto Trucks Carry Supplies Along Route of Villa's Flight. AMERICANS MAKE FAST TIME ON LINE OF MARCH OF AMER ICAN ARMY, Mexico, March 22. (Via Courier to Columbus, N. M.) The trail along which Pancho Villa retreated from Columbus less than two weeks ago, Is today a broad, well worn highway, visible at some point for miles as It winds over and around the hills of northern Chihuahua. The road is evidence of the efficiency ot the ' American array, 'which In a veek'a time, has converted the trail across a semi-desert into a military road, the main artery for supplies to General Pershing's punitive column. This new road Is not an Ideal highway, but It serves the purpose. ' Big,' gray automobile trucks which carry the sup plies by the ton, have cut ruts so deep In the bottomless sand and gravel that at some places there Is no longer clear ance for the axles and parallel roads have Seen laid nut alongside the old trail. At Intervale of a few miles each, all day can be seen what appears to be huge clouds of gray smoke. These mark the positions of the moving trains or cavalry patrols, squads of signal corps or military automobiles. On ' the Individual initiative and skill of the American soldier and his officers de pends the success of - movng supplies over these Mexican roads. Dispatch Riders Ad Mara I are. Motorcycle dispatch riders aid ' their machines by vigorous use of their legs. As the motorcycles plunge Into the ruts or dip Into sand piles their riders stick out a leg on each side as a prop, choke the engine and as the machine topples Inevitably to one side or the other they give a kick with whichever foot comes most handy to straighten up the ma chine and then ro roaring ahead again The great plains and the' mountains bordering the road are mostly devoid of every sign of life. But . occasionally on a distant hill a algnal flag wlg-wagglna shows where an American lookout Is on the watch. Marching or riding, the troops find much of the road uncomfortable for travel, because the mountain winds drive the sand into the men's faces with a sting aa sharp ss winter sleet. Body of MeKlnner Fassd, The body of H. J. McKinney, the Amer ican ranchman killed by Villa on the Mexican side of the border the night be fore the Columbus raid, has been found by American troops. It waa near ths Boca Grande. McKinney had been hanged and his clothing was., ripped where he had been repeatedly atabbed. While the celebrated rise of the Amer ican cavalrymen, 110 miles in fortjr-two' hours' marching time? waa heralded throughout ' the United States, the work of the Infantry swinging in behind the cavalry went unnoticed. One . command carrying full infantry equipment and packs of about forty-five pounds. A ' ' ' ' ' ' ' Making an entirely new and novel Beverage from the choicest Ameri can cereals, without malt, without fermentation, without sugar, not brewed, containing no alcohol, being tax-free; not a marched twenty-six miles in about elsht hours. This was over rocky roads rov ered wtih volcanic stone or else In plates where the dust drifted over them like a heavy fog. HERRERA AND ALL HIS FORCES JOIN FRANCISCO VILLA (Continued from Tkge One 1 accepted as at least possible In view of the fact , that more than hale of the Mexican troops at Chihuahua were for mer VUllstas. JMnce yesterday morning tleneral tta vlra at Juares has claimed that the wires along the Northwestern railroad between Juarei and Cases Urandes have been rut and that consequently he could give no information In regard to the reported battle at . Namlqiilpa between the Carranta troops and Vlllistas. Americans Skeptical. Americans here, especially refugees from Mexico, .are frankly skeptical both aa to the reported battle and the out wires. ' They point out that severed com mukCAttons Is one of the most familiar ruses used by Mexican officials when they wish "to withhold Information and that It Is strange that the wirea to Casas Grandes, a distance of only 1S9 miles, by railroad, 'could not be repaired In two days time. Joins Villa. Army. SAN ANTONIO. Tex.. March S.-Oen-eral Ilerrera, commander at Chihuahua. Is reported to have revolted against the Carransa government, declaring himself at war against the United States and promising his support to Villa, according to lnformallpn recel.-cd here., from a source regarded aa reliable. Herrera'e strength In the city of Chihuahua was placed at 2,000 men. He had been relieved of command by Carransa yesterday, ac cording to information received here, his revolt occurring after he, had been re lieved, . i. That General rershlng and some ot his forces are el owe to a Namlqulpa acemai reasonably certain and if the bandit had received a serious check at the hands of the Carranzlstaa a clash between his fol lowers .and the American should be be Imminent. The fact that a Carranxa vic tory would have been most certainly heralded far and wide by .this time, in stead of . suppressed, adds force to the contention of .the skeptics. Troahle Moving Supplies. Whatever la the real situation in the section of the Rlerra Mad re, where American Carranttataa and Vlllastas aro operating the main interest' here lies In the railroad situation. Even before the American government requtsted General Carransa to permit the use of the Mexi can railroads for the transportation of supplies, ominous rumors had reached here that General Punaton was experien cing serious difficulties In forward I ik sup plies to General Pershing's columns. These rumors have reached the stag.' now where they msy be classed as defi nite information. .. Arrivals from Columbus today reported! that the transportation service across the desert was being badly hampered by san1 storms. 'There are no roads 'except thosa which the American engineers hreve. been able to Improvise and these are satd to be cut to pieces by the heavy transport waanna, ' -.1 t, -.i ' rannew itfevera "beer," "near beer" or "temperance beer," with a flavor and taste of its own and being in a class of its own. For sale at all drug stores, hotels, restaurants, soda fountains and soft drink establishments. Family Trade Supplied by , WILLIAM JETTER 2502 N Street Phone Douglas 4231 SICK LAD WOULD BUILD BIRD HOUSE Although Confined to His Bed, He Wanted to Join In' Contest with HU Friends. HOUSES READY FOR DISPLAY Leroy Herman, sixth R boy of Walnut Hill school. Is home on a bed of sickness, but his Indisposition did not prevent him making a bird house for the exhibit which will be opened In the city council chamber this . morning and continue un til 5 p. m. Saturday. On the first two days the hours will be from 9 a. m. tov9:30 p. m. Master Herman heard of the activities of his mates af school and he, too. could not re sist a desire to provide comfort for the" birds in the parks this season. He fashioned a cute little house out of stucco and made it of proper ale for a wren family. He designated his preference that the house be placed In Bemls park after the ex hibit. The bird houses all bear cards showing the names of the parks where they will be placed by Commissioner Hummel next week. ' Yesterday Superintendent English of the Recreation board and Helen Thomp son of the manual training department of the public schools brought the houeea to Mr. Hummers office and today they are being arranged in the council cham ber for exhibition purposes. There will be some small trees to show the prorer msnner of placing certain types of the houses.' Teachers will assist In explain ing to visitors, the peculiarities and fea tures of the great assortment of bird dwellings. Waali ' Veatllatloa. Mr. Hummel believes the houses should have ventilation holes, for he contends that birds need a circulation of fresh air In their, nests. Only a few of the houses have vent holes. The Madison school boys of tfle South Side sent a fine marten house, which has two floors and nine rooms on each floor. There are individual entrances for each room and porches are provided for the martens if they wish to take a sun bath or goeslp with each other on the outside. The seventh B boys of Howard Kennedy school made a two-story marten house In bungalow style with tiny shingles and a chimney. ! Boys of the Dundee school followed a log cabin type an vamlahed their speci mens. - A West Ride school boy sent a wren house of tepee style. Ths wrens ap pesr to have been the moat favored of the birds. There wilt be SM houses from the grade schools afld forty from the Fort school. The FVrt school -boys gave ten houses to the collection for the parks and expect to sell thirty. Coald Make aiese. Supervisor Baraga of the wrltlrfg de partment has joined the bird house build en' union and he, too, has taken to build ing bird houses at home aa an avocation. Superintendent Graff remarked he be lieved he would get some tools and try Omaha Beverage Company 6002 to 6016 South 30th Street South Side Station OMAHA, NEB. Phone South 1267 hl hand. He said when he waa a boy he was adert at making dog houses and kleds. Roys and girls at Central Park school have organised a bird club. Frlnrlpal ltoonry Is taking an Interest In the birds nnd is helping her young folks along this line. Supervisor Thompson of the manual training department of the schools said: "This Is tho first time the boys of the man.isl training moms have been aaked lo make articles which they could not claim after completion. They have worked willingly and splendidly on these bird houses and deserve much credit." American Colony Near Tampico is Becoming Uneasy WASHINGTON. March 21-WhlIe quiet prevails at Tampico, there la an under tone of uneasiness among the American residents, according to reports brought to Galveeton by nine refugees, who ar rived today on board the oil tank steamer Toplla. They report there were several hundred Americana who were anxious to leave Tampico. Yachts White Duck and Caslsnln, lieloniilng to the ml companies operating In the Panueo field, are In readiness to bring a Bumlxr of refugees In rase actual trouble should develop. Captain Whetmore of the Toplla reports he passed the t'nlted States battleship Kentucky at midnight last night. The warship was proceeding southward, but did not give lta destination. Captain Wet more says there has been no trouble at Tampico or In the oil fields recently, but that there Is some tension between Mex icans snd Americana. Mrs. 'Jessie Harbour, one of the arrivals today, says that at a banquet the other night a number of Mexlcana proposed "death to all the giingoea." but that the proceeding was stopped by Carransa of ficials. The party arriving today Included three men, five women, wives of oil opers fives, and one girl. Notes from Wtlber. W1LBER. Neb., March t3. -(Special.)-At the rltliena' caucus held last night for the purpose of placing In nomination two candidates for trustees of the town board, Joseph A. Bartos waa renom inated and Edward Novak placed In nomination. V. J. Kohout refused to allow his name to be used. There will be no Issue to be voted on. The daolainatory contest waa held at the high school laat evening, and the winners chosen. In order named, were Vesta Gray, "A Spinner in the Sun;' Eunice Dlller, "Keepln a Seat at the Benefit;" Anna Kusy. "A BUI from the Milliner," and Tlllle Korbel, "The Going f the White Swan." Tots) Laarel Stores Rebfcee. L.AUREU Neb.. March M. (Special. -Burglars raided R, I Lathrop's Jewelry store and Johnson. Evers A Co., hardware store. At the former they cleared the repair stock .ease, taking every watch that had been left there for repair; but no new jewelry. They also took several cameras. Mr. Lathrop estimates the loss at several hundred dollars. Entrance was glned by using a "Jimmy" en the front door. At Johnson, Evers Co., they secured H0 or I) worth of revolvers, raiors, knives and flashlights. ' Key to the Situation Bee Want Ads. Schwab Offers to Reduce Price of Armour Plate WASHINGTON. March K When the house naval committee today received the Tlllmsn bill for a government armor plate plant, which parsed the senate yes terday. It also received a proposal from the Bethlehem Steel company to cut the prlre of armor from the present price of 4H a ton to tm The offer previously waa made to the senate committee and lanored. In the fare of threats made after the senate committee's refusal to entertain the pro posal that the armor makers would raise the price If the bill passed, the com pany's renewed offer caused much sur prise -The propossl was submitted by President Grace of the Bethlehtem Steel company, who repeated . his statement that if the government erected a plant, private works worth more than I30.000.0ou woold be made useless. Urease la ! at hertsi Bead. NORTH BEND. Neb.. March 22,-tSpe- Clal.V-The question of license of no license s again confronting the voters. The town waa voted dry last spring. Two tickets have been nominated, the cltliens' being headed by John Cherny for mayor and the anti-saloon ticket with R C. Brow- nell for mayor, who was elected last spring. Aaaalth Able Work A gal a. LONDON. March . Premier Aequlrh. who has been suffering from bronchial catarrh, ha recovered to eucn an extent that he was able to preside at the war council this morning. 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