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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 3, 1916)
THE BEE: OMAHA, TUESDAY. OCTOBER 3. 1916. HAPPENINGS IN THE MAGIC CITY Additional Chance Will Be Af forded for Registration in Night Schools. WILL EMPLOY 25 TEACHERS The first of two additional nights of registration for night school it South High will begin this evening at the high school building at 8 o'clock. Principal Huwaldt urges that as many as can, be at the office Monday and Tuesday of this week for enrollment. This arrengement wril relieve the overwork that is due to late registration. Night school will be popular this year, according to the principal "With added equipment and a more extensive work of study, we expect to enroll a student body ot not less than 400," the new principal said vester- day. "Our domestic science and sew ing classes hava been filled to caDac ity, but there are still several places open in the manual training and engi neering departments. We expect to have a corps of twenty-five teachers working when the school is under way." Whether the students of the night school will participate in physical cul ture as those of the day school, is a matter not decided yet. The facil ities are here for the work. Students of the night school will be eligible to participate in school athletics pro vided they are within the age limits of the State High School Athletic as sociation. Investigating Gayden. ' "George Gayden, colored, held for investigation." The police blotter gave up this bit of information and Desk Sergeant Mike McCarthy had a story to tell : "Well, sir," said Mike. "This man happened to be walking by the police station with a bundle under his arm. Our vigilant policeman, Knudtson, happened to be standing in front of the station and took a notion to de mand what was in the package. . "Thar am nothin', sir, but an apron,' sir,' the negro quavered. '"'Come on; let's see if there is,': Knudtson' 'persisted. In the bundle, two' chickens with feathers on, but very much dead, were wrapped up in a sweater. '.' 'Ah,, hal' the officer said, 'Come here, I want to aee you.' " So Mr. Gayden is being held for investigation. It developed that Gay den is a former member of the volun teer Thirty-second Kansas infantry. He lives at 2222 Seward street. Robberies Reported. Thrte robberies of minor charac ter were reported in police circles. The front screen door at the home of S. Corriman, S22S South Twenty-fifth Street, was found cut open Saturday morning and the clothes of the owner rifled of valuables. The thief stole between $5 and $6 from a trousers pocket. Dan Whitney, 4329 Franklin Street, who has the winter contract for heat ing the new South Lincoln school f Twenty-fifth and L streets, reported that someone had broken into the basement of" the new building and stolen. two heavy wrenches and sev eral other tools; The home of A. - Aultman, 5107 South Twenty-sixth-street, was en tered apparently by unlocking the front door between 7:30 and 9 o'clock September . 28, and goods valued at $20 stolen. The missing articles in cluded two revolvers of different cal iber, two suits, two hats and three shirts. . . Search for Missing Girl Ira, for the safety of their missing 15-year-old daughter, Ethel Moon, has caused parents of the girl, Mr. and Mrs. ' V. L. Moon. Thirtv-thinl and U streets, to organize a city-wide search. The girl left her home at 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon bound for the postoffice and has not been seen since. The Moon family has lived on the South Side but a few weeks. The description "slim, me dium dark, complexion, long, black coat, .white shoes." She left home bareheaded. Prepare Parade Banners. "Hughes for president" is a popu lar slogan among young men on the South Side. Tentative plans have been made for the making of a num ber of huge banners to be carried in the torch-light parade which is being arranged by the campaign committee Hirh School Notss. ' Interest In the blr foot bill nine bo. twean the local team and Central High Fri day afternoon la Intense. Tickets have 'already been distributed. Miss Chose, head ot the history depart ment, has Instructed her classes In Ameri can history to become acquainted with the various national and stats candidates ui for election, November 4. The Tooter contest Is progressing with en thusiasm. The seniors are said to be In the lead and will race strong for the champion ship. The reward will be a half day oft. an all-morning mass meeting and a special Is sue of the Tooter. O'Connor, Peterson and Holm are three freshmen who are succeeding on the foot ball squad. These three men take up three positions on the line, Peterson at center O'Connor at taokle and Helm at guard .Ilmmle Etter. freshman. 1 i. niiaii,,. ... team In the place ot Nestor.thl year. Harold ; in th. backfj.ll" """"" g0M Goes After Playground Convention for Omaha ' English, superintendent of public recreation, has gone to Grand Rapids to attend a national conven tion of playground and recreation su pervisors. While in the Michigan city he will make an effort to get the next meeting for Omaha. Here's a Man Who Says Show Pigs Are Kissable J. B. Watkins, publicist and poli tician of the South Side, said: "Some of the pigs at the swine show are cute enough to kiss" Feci Stuffy? Irritable? Dissatisfied? Tour liver lg the cause. Clean out your system with Dr. King's -New Life Pills. Ton will feel fine. 2Sc. All druggists. Advertisement PIMENTO CHEESE Fin for Company Drivers Have It For Sala FRIDAYS AND SATURDAYS A LAM I TO DAIRY, Douglas 409. Grunting Hogs and Squealing Pigs Rule at the National Swine Show FIRST HOGS TO REACH HOG SHOW Tho. F. Kent of Walnut, Iowa, and three yearling Chester White lows. I V4 truly national scope in the history of 'he United States. Guests at Luncheon. At the noon hour the governor, of ficials of the National Swine show and the members of the state sani tary board were the guests at an in formal luncheon at the Exchange building. Brief talks were made by several of the luncheon guests. The judging will start at 9 o'clock Tuesday morning. The hog experts were to have started making their rounds yesterday, but owing to (he fact that a few herds from the east ern states did not arrive in time ii was decided to postpone the judging for a day. The unusually large number of en tries from every swine-raising stale in the union made it necessary tor the miow officials to construct more that 300 additional pens other than those in the horse barns. Those ex- DECLARES TWO HOLIDAYSFOR KING Mayor Dahlman, Loyal Minion of Qiivera's Ruler, Sets Aside October 3 and 5. DAYS OF BIG PARADES it'.cf xx 5fcja if Hogs, hogs and more hogs, seem ingly acres of them, and every grunt ing porker the particular pride of some particular herd in some particu lar part of the country, munched their corn and feed as usual, snouted about in fresh, clean straw and apparently gave not a swine thought to the fact that they constituted the cynosure of all eyes at the most important porcine stock, exposition ever held in this country the first annual National bwine show. Although the doors of the show building were thrown open early and large numbers of swine enthusiasts swarmed in and out of the huge horse barns on the South Side all morning long, the five days' exhibition did not formally open until afternoon. The official curtain raising ceremo nies were staged at 2 o'clock, when Governor Morehead visited the show and addressed a large crowd in the horse barns. 1 he talk by Nebraska s chief executive formally opening the show was responded to by w. M. McFadden. president of the National Swine Growers' association, the body putting on the initial swine classic of tra pens are directly outside the main entrance to the big show pavilion. Bring Their Young Along. Mature hogs are not the only ones occupying the limelight at the Na tional Swine show; twenty of the sows seeking national honors have their young with them. There arc from six to elven pigs in each lit ter, the ages ranging from one week to five weeks. Meals at all hours, therefore, is the rule in some of the pens. Three of the breeds represented at the show are view herds; viz., herds for which there are no prizes offered. These three, Yorkshires, Muletoots and Tanworths, are attracting much attention. The show herds are the Poland Chinas, Duroc-Jerseys, Berkshires, Chester Whites. Hampshircs and Spotted Poland-Chinas. The premium fund for the five days amounts to $11,000, in addition to which there will be a number of special prizes, cups and trophies. Five breeds will have a cash prize fund of $2,000 each. The cash prize fund for the Spotted Polands is $1,000. Mayor Dahlman became today a most menial minion of the good King Ak and issued a declaration com mantling all loyal Omahans to set aside two days in which to pay fitting homage with festive fun to the ruler of the realm of Cjuivcra. The an nouncement follows: Whi-rH. King Ak-Par-Ben Is relsniDK over Dinithft. I't.iebralttif his twenty-second ctmquvat of this ,-lty; and, Wheress. The ivlsn of King Ak-Har-Brn will he notable this far boi-ause of the cel' liratlni) of the nftleth anniversary of the .statehood of NehruMke, and becauss of the olabtirate ar.aitiementB for ths obswrvanc of th Bvmt-cunit'iinliil of our statehood, in cluding; a visit to Nebraska' metropolis by the president of the United States, The Festlvt Days. Now. therefore. 1. James C. Dahlman. mayor of ths city of Omaha, by virtue of'! the authority vested in me. do norony ae t'larn two legal holidays during the reign of King Ak-Sar-lten. The tlret of said leKKl holidays to ot'iur on the Jrd day of October, on the occasion of the industrial parade, a parade representative ot the mar veloue growth of Nebraska and Omaha dur ing these fifty years of statehood; said holiday to henln at noon Tue.oiay, October 3, arid to continue throughout said day. The sm'ond of snld holidays to occur on Thurs day. October 6. the occasion ot the grand llletorlral paaeant, picturing the various stages of development undergone by Nebras ka during the fifty years of statshood, ssld holiday to Include the entire day, October 6. With profound appreciation of the abound ing prosperity of Nebraska, and ot our peace with the world, let Omahans close their places of business, refrain from their ordinary pursuits and In the aplrlt of Ak-Kar-Ben participate In ths observance of the fiftieth anniversary of Nebraska's statehood. Health of Omaha Was Good During September Health department records indicate that September was a month of good health in Greater Omaha. Only forty-two diphtheria cases were reported as against 133 during the same month last year. Other diseases reported were: Scarlet fever, 7; typhoid fever, 11; smallpox, 3; chicken pox, 1. Woman Wins Alimony On the Installment Plan Fiftv dollars a month until $1,100 is paid has been awarded Ina Lillian Scott with her divorce decree from Charles Glenn Scott Her maiden name, Ina Doornsbon, has been restored. According to the decree, Mr. Scott owns property in Dundee valued at more than I,0UU. m THE PERFECTGUM Let us make you acquainted with the new, luscious flavor m rnt PERFECT GUMTkg. g It's all that the name suggests! Wrigley quality made where chewing gum maiding is a science. Now three flavors Don't forget IVRIGIEYS - after every meal Have a package of each always In reach WRAPPED IN JF1 First Photograph of Mrs, Le Due, Shot in Philadelphia Hotel Tragedy Mrs. Le Due is the wife of a prom inent Chicago business nun, and was shot in a room in a Philadelphia hotel by Mrs. Harry Ik'lzer, who shot and killed Joseph Graveur and then com mitted suicide. The tragedy has furnished a mystery which the police of New York and Philadelphia are endeavoring to unravel. Mrs. Le Due denies that she went from New York to Philadelphia with Graveur, who was a wealthy garano owner of New York, and said she did not know the woman who tired the shots. She asserts that she went ini Graveur's room to get a handbag she had left there while she went to the theater witli him. tier husband is at her bedside in Philadelphia and vows he believes her story implicitly. The possibility of a third woman's being involved in the tragedy is inti mated. It is said that a girl, de scribed as a "striking blonde," and not Mrs. Dc Due, was the one who made the trip from New York to Philadelphia with ihe slain garage man in his motor car. Letter Carriers' Band To Give Sunday Concerts The Letter Carriers' band has of fered its services for a series oi monthly concerts to he given Sunday afternoons at the Auditorium ior the benefit of the Associated Charities. This offer was made voluntarily. The first concert will be on Sunday, Oc tober 15. The general admission to M k- ss..kl WiwettyaMWssftaweti ii asnsiai.i MJM JOSEPH C. LE ni!C. each concert will be 10 cents. All re ceipts will be credited to the treasury of the Associated Charities. If Back Hurts I Take Salts to Flush Kidneys Says Backach is gur sign you have baan gating too muck mejat. Uric Acid in maat clofg Kidneys and irritates the bladder. Most folks forget that the kidneys, like the bowels, get sluggish and clogged and need a flushing occasion ally, else we have bachache and du!l misery in the kidney region, severe headaches, rheumatic twinges, torpid liver, acid stomach, sleeplessness and all sorts of bladder disorders. You simply must keep your kidneys active and dean, and the moment you feel an ache or pain in the kid ney region, get about four ounces of Jatl Salts from any good drug store here, take a tablespoonful in a glass of water before breakfast for a few days and your kidneys will then act fine. This famous salts is made from . the acid of grapes and lemon juice, combined with lithia, and is harmless to flush clogged kidneys and stimulate them to normal activity. It also neu tralizes the acids in the urine so it no longer irritates, thus ending bladder.-., disorders. Jad Sajts is harmless; inexpensive;! makes a delightful effervescent lithia i water drink which everybody should take now and then to keep their kid neys clean, thus avoiding serious com plications. A well-known local druggist says he sells lots of Jad Salts to folks5 who believe in overcoming kidney trouble while it is only trouble. Adv. Ml m m Shall I7e Discard Local Option and Adopt State Prohibition? Under the existing Local Option Law, it lies within the power of the citizens of any community in Nebraska to adopt local prohibition for their own city, town, or village. ' In every community in thii ttate abtolute control over thu quel tion lieu in the handt of the majority of the voter. No interference from the outride it potsible; nothing can thwart the withe of the majority in the city, town or village, with retpect to the attention of licente or no licente. Many communities in this state have availed themselves of the power granted to them under our: Local Option Law. and have adopted local prohibition for their own community. Where there is a dominant LOCAL public sentiment in support of that policy, it is possible to make the no-license policy respected and obeyed. There are, on the other hand, many communitiet in thi ttate where it it the opinion of the majority ot the citizent that the licente policy it better adapted to their own community. Where that it the prevailing tentiment, the community it permitted, under our exitting Local Option Law, to licente the tale of alco holic beverage tubject of course to the provitiont and restric tion! of the general ttate law. In neither case, it a policy forced on a community from without. The principle of Home Rule prevail. It is now proposed to substitute for this policy of local self government, the policy of state-wide prohibition. This prohibition policy is not intended for the relief of communities in which the no-license policy already prevails, but is designed to FORCE such a policy on other communities against their will. The result, as the experience of other states has abundantly established, would be disastrous in every city and town on which prohibition is forced. It means, where dominant local sentiment, is opposed to prohibition, lax enforcement of the law, the dividing of such towns into bitterly hos tile factions, the reign of the spy and of the in former, the rapid growth of crime and in the end it means higher taxes. Against the substitution of such a system for that under which Nebraska is' now operating, everyone having the best interests of the people of this state at heart, should solemnly protest. The Nebraska Prosperity League OPPOSED TO STATE PROHIBITION. IN FAVOR OF LOCAL OPTION, HIGH UCENSE President, L. F. CROFOOT Treasurer, W. L. COAD Secretary, J. 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