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    THE PF.K: OMAHA, THl'TiSDAY, MAHOH 2:?, 191 fi.
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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 '".'.- -'
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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
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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. It la doubtful, how
ever, whether he Is well enough to attend
Parliament this week
Sage Tea Turns
Gray Hair Dark
It's Grandmother'! recipe to
bring: color, lustre and youth
fulness to hair when faded,
streaked or gray.
That beautiful, even shade of dark,
glossy hair can only be had by brewing
a mixture of Sage Tea and Sulphur.
Your hair lav your charm. It makes or
mars the face. When tt fades, turns gray
or streaked, just an application or two
of Sagre and Sslfihur enhances Its ap
pearance a hundredfold.
Don't bother to prepare the mixture;
you can get this famous old recipe Im
proved by the addition of other ingredi
ents for M cents a large bottle, all ready
for use. It It called teeth's Sage and
Sulphur Compound. This can always be
depended upon to bring back the natural
color and lustrs of your hair.
Everybody uses "Wyeth's Sags and
Sulphur Compound now because it dark
ens so naturally and evenly that nobody
can' tell it has been applied. Tou simply
dampen a sponge or soft brush with it
and draw this through the hair, taking
one small strand at a time; by morning
the gray hair has disappeared, and after
another application it becomes beauti
fully dark and appears glossy and lus
trous. This ready-to-usa preparation la
a delightful toilet regulate for those who
desire dark hair and a youthful appear
ance. It Ik not Intended for the cure,
mitigation or prevention ; of dtseese.
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