THE BEE: OMAHA, FRIDAY NOVEMBER 3, -1916.
Nebraska
PETERSON MEETS OLD
MGHBORSON STUMP
City Attorney of Lincoln De
livers Republican Address
IS STRONG FOE KENNEDY
Strpmsburg, . Nov. 2. (Special.)
" Surrounded by friends who knew him
in boyhood; C. Petru9 Peterson, city
attorney of Lincoln, and a former res-
ident of Polk county, delivered an
address to about 1,000 people in the
opera house here tonight. He dis
cussed the national .issues ana then
emphasized the necessity of the elec
tion of John L. Kennedy for senator,
and Robert W. Devoe foe attorney
general in order that the laws of the
nation and state might be strictly and
efficiently enforced. In discussing the
attitude of President Wilson, Mr. Pet-
CI3UI1 acuu ill pan.
speculating on what might have been
if what was had not been, or what
1 would now be if what is were not, the
'fact remains that the American peo
1 pie are facing a crisis in their history.
In order. to meet that crisis vie must
have i mill in the White House wllm
i doesn't change his policies over night,
who is against preperadness and for
does away with the tariff commission
and creates a tariff commission in the
same administration, who regards a
problem postponed as a problem set
tled, but a man who can be right the
' first time." '
Mr. Peterson declared: "If Robert
W. Devoe, the republican candidate
for attorney general, is elected, it will
not be necessary to select attorneys
1 with reference to their personal rela
tionship with the attorney general,
and there will be no resurrection and
revival of dead bank charters, or oth
er recommendations by him for the
satisfaction of any political boss in
the state of Nebraska." ,
Man Suspended in
Fork of Tree by Foot
Plattsmouth, Neb., Nov. 2. '(Spe
; cial.) A man named Moore, while
brimming some tall trees at the home
of Mrs. A. B. Swartout, in this city,
, slipped ana ten, ana wnne descending
his foot was caught in the fork of the
tree, a considerable distance from
the ground, and suspended him in
mia-air. in urins nis iace ana neaa
badly, skinning his face. He called
for some time before he secured the
: attention of anyone, when he was
taken down and removed to the omce
of Dr. E. W. Cook, where his wounds
wir rlrAac1 an4 nn rmnviiiar hie
' mitten a portion of his front finger
was gone. 1 he right leg, which
-. caught, saving him Irom tailing to
' the ground, was badly bruised. '
y Anness Says It Looks -: ?V,
..- Good for Reavis
Wilber Anness of Dunbar, former
member of the legislature and op-
'. ponent of C; F. Reavis for the con
: gressional nomination twoyears ago,
, is one of the strongest Reaves boost
' era in the. First district. Out of 100
letters received from 100 democratic
tnends over the district, sixty-nine
v uctiarc uicy win suppun mxi. ncAvif
for congress.' ' Mr, Anness is a strong
republican, but also has many equal
ly strong democratic admirers in the
. First. He says that Otoe county will
(Sivc 1'iaiin. imvii a umjuinj, anu
of all the men sent to congress from
the First, none more deserve to be
sent back than Frank Reavis.
Dixuy anirnurumyiuii
, Make Addresses at Dunbar
T-l.T XT-k XT., t C i.,1
' Colonel A. L. Bixby and Hon. H. F.
Huntington of Columbus delivered
addresses for the dry amendment
Here on lire street yesieraay lorenoou.
Superintendent H. B. Tibbels and
Miss R. Mae Medley, principal of the
Dunbar public schools, marched the
whole Hnrh school down tto the Bix
by meeting as a compliment of this
great-hearted Nebraskan and poet of
the human TTeart. t
. Platte Republicans to
Have Returns Party
Columbus, Neb., Nov. 2.-(Spe-cial.)
Confident of victory, republi
cans of Platte county have arranged
to have a special wire into the
Hiiorhpchairhanlffi hpailnnnrtpra in thp
Wurdeman building to .receive re
turns Tuesday night. - The large hair
will be thrown open to the public and
a room adjoining has been reserved
lor ladies. Reports win aiso oe re-
' ceivea at tne ciks ciuu.
tanaaian Lynx is
Miiea near Linasay
Lindsay, Neb., Nov. 2. (Special.)
. Fred Leoffler shot what the natu-.
ralists around about here claim to be
a Canadian lynx near his home Sun
day. He brought the carcass to town,
wh,r, it tr-ittA nnn eirlra hi mm.
nient, the most frequent of which
was, How did it get into this part of
the, country, no other similar one
having ever been shot in this part of
- the country t
ti w,u gcwaiu.
Seward, Neb., Nov. 2. (Special.)
Rollo Johnson, lessee of the Inde
pendent-Democrat for the last eigh-
f teeitmonttis, died at Colorado springs
Mondav niffht. His hodv will he
brought to Seward for interment. He
leaves a widow to whom he was mar
; ried but three years. He was 29
years of ave.
Missv Belle Givens. deputy countv
stinrintrnHitnt hue annnimrl hr
' . - l ( n u
'" Wood of Prescott, Aril. The wed
ding will take place at Prescott on
November 20. The groom is a mining
"engineer.
A "straw vote taken at a local
y smoke house gives Hughes 162
, votes against Wilson's 62, and "drys"
wet 26. r
Fred Marsh and Miss Ruth Figard,
daughter of Mr. nd Mrs. John Figard,
were married at Lincoln Tuesdav.
Boys hauled an auto belonging to
Mrs. hsjelbartte -out on the paved
street on Hallowe'en night and set
firf to it
Platte Demos May
Knife Wilson to
Discredit Bryan
Columbus, Neb., Nov. 2. (Special.)
Organization and wet democrats in
Platte county are debating seriously
whether , to stick to the head of the
ticket. Vigorously do they condemn
Bryan and his prohibition, anti
Hitchcock and anti-Neville speeches
this last week in the state. Moreover,
they recognize Bryan's game to claim
credit for making the state dry, elect
ing Wilson and defeating his political
enemies within the party. Conse
quently they can see no reason why
they should render aid to their own
humiliation. They have seen their
leading democrat, Chris Gruenther,
turned down by the Wilson adminis
tration and have noticed not the least
iota of improvement in the way of
public buildings sadly- needed and in
the way of a recognition of their be
ing the strongest county in the state.
Notes from Beatrice
And Gage County
Beatrice, Neb., Nov. 2. (.Special.)
R. W. Grant, an architect of this
city, sustained an ugly gash in the
head and a badly wrenched back and
Mrs. Grant minor bruises about the
body, when their. Ford car turned
over yesterday near the Hanover
church northeast of the city. The
accident was caused by the steering
rod breaking.
The business men of Wvmore held
a barbecue yesterday, which was at
tended by several thousand peonje.
1,200 pounds of beef, 5,000 buns and
all the bread in town, 325 pounds of
beans and quantities of crackers were
consumed by the crowd.
Physicians s yesterday afternoon
amputated the other injured foot of
Louis Koenecke, the boy who had
his feet crushed bv a Burlinsrton train
Tuesday evening.
'Alpha MsKinley Ridpath and Miss
Opal Gordanier, both of De Witt,
were married here last evening. .
Automobile races will be held at
the driving park Saturday and Mon
day, November 4 and 6.
Politics Hold Center ,
Of Stage at BrowneH
Politics holds the stage today and
tomorrow at Brownell Hall, where
republican and democratic campaign
committees are putting the finishing
touches to what has been one of the
warmest contests in Nebraska. With
only four dajs more in which to
reach the Brownell electorate, rival
managers are working furiously to
make the final result satisfactory.
Both sides are confident of victory.
The democrats. will close their ac
tive campaign with a big parade, in
all
Says Censor Held Up Boy-Ed's-Wedding
Nearly Nine
Thousand
Washington, Nov. 3. Capital soci
ety is discussing today a story of how
the action of an American military
censor held up the marriage of Cap
tain Boy-Ed, formerly attached to the
German' embassy, and Miss Virginia
Mackay-Smith, daughter of the late
bishop and rector of St. John's Epis
copal church of this city. It is said
that Captain Boy-Ed filed through the
German ambassador a request for the
kaiser's permission for him to marry,
without which no German militvy or
naval man may wed. ' No reply was
received and the wedding did not take
Dlace. when Jlov-Ed arrived in jer
many his friends inquired about his
bride. Then hc.learnde'that the kaiser
had sent his consent by wireless via
Sayville, L. I., and also developed that
an American naval censor had sus
pected a deep-laid plot back of the
message and held it up. At the Navy
department, knowledge of the sup
department, however, knowledge of
the supposed message is disclaimd,
which
the Wilson adherents will
participate. Banners and decorations
are being prepared, and many novel
stunts are promised by the com
mittee, of which Nevada Graham is
chairman. : '
Followers of Hughes will wind up
with a .feast of oratory, in which the
G. O. P. representatives will make a
special effort to reach those girls
who continue to waver between the
two leading candidates for the presi
dency. '
New Freight Facilities.
Alliance, Neb., Nov. 2. (Special.)
In order to accommodate the in
creasing freight business at Alliance,
the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
railroad finds it necessary to make a
considerable addition to their freight
facilities here They are building on
to their freight depot an addition
eighty feet by thirty feet.
Commissioners to Alliance.
Alliance, Neb., - Nov. 2. (Special.)
The date of the state convention
of county commissioners and clerks
whichwill at held in Alliance this
year, has been set for December 12,
13 and 14. The Commercial club is
making elaborate preparations for en
tertainment - I
Geunty Committees'
Financial Report
The following reports of treasurers
of republican and democratic commit
tees have been made to tne clerks ot
their respective counties: 1
Ratuiriflrfl Coiintr.
Republican Receipt!, 1654.97; dlsburae
menu. 1103.
Democrat Receipt!, 1670; dlsburaemenU,
1348.86.
RlrhardMll Covntr.
Republican Amount on hand Auguit S,
1916. 188. No aubecrlptlon exceeding- 826
has been received elnce that date.
Democrat Keceipti, fiu.vv; aMourae
menu, 896.36.
Five-Foot Vein
Of Coal Discovered
Near Shenandoah
Shenandoah, la., Nov. 2.-(-(Special.)
A five-foot vein of coal was discov
ered on the Sid Hummel farm, now
owned by G. F. Bussard, three miles
west of the" Wabash depot, while Al
bert Gustafson was boring a well for
Mr. Bussard. ' ;
The farm owner concluded to solve
the water question and bore into the
earth. He got more than he bargained
for, he says, as he found a five-foot
vein of coal about 250 feet below the
surface, 'and also struck a vein of.
water that filled his 300-foot well to a
point within eight feet of the top.
This discovery verified the predic
tions that Dr. George L. Smith of
Shenandoah, geologist, made at a re
cent noonday luncheon of the Shen
andoah Commercial association, when
the business men became so enthused
that a committee wps appointed to
make investigations. If a workable
vein -of coal that thick lies within
three miles of Shenandoah, and the
coal is of good quality, theiy Shenan
doah has a future far more promising
than thought.
Too Low Demurrage
Causes Car Shortage
. Lincoln, Nov. 2. Freight car short
age in this state is due to too low de
murrage charges, according to J. W.
Shorthill, appearing at a hearing of
the State Railway commission, a rep
resentative of the Grain Elevatof as
sociation. Shorthill declared that a
material increase in demurrage
charges would remedy the car situa
tion.
Rush Should Worry,
For Auto Was Insured
There was1 a large smile on the face
of Sylvester R. Rush special as
sistant to the attorney general, de
spite the fact that someone had
broken into his garage at 4931 Web
ster street Wednesday evening and
made away with his new six-passenger
Buick. "It's fully insured and I'm
not worrying over the loss," he said.
Tabloids of Politics
Little 1 tenia About the
Progress - of the Campaign.
At a meeting of (he Polish Inde
pendent club Dr. E. Holovtchtner, i
member of the school board up for re
election, outlined the progressive pol
icies for which he has stood and now
stands in public school affairs. He
said he is for a technical high school
where the young fdlks may fit them
selves for practical 'work of life
' , i -
Congressman Lobeck's correspond
ence bureau is being worked overtime
answering inquiries regarding the let
ter written by C. W. Markham of
North Bend printed in The Bee. Mr.
Markham went into detail to relate
the history of various unpaid 'judg
ments rendered in court against the
congressman, aggregating $18,000.
Member of the Grand Armv of the
Republic have sent Mr.' Lobeck a let
ter asking him to explain and calling
tor a detinue reply. - t
John L. Kennedy has returned from
a strenuous speaking tour of the state,
confident that he will be elected next
Tuesday. The Kennedy campaign
of Nebraska lias been one of the
most thorough ever made in this
state. He traveled on schedule and
had a series of interesting meetings.
Mr. Kennedv looks for a republican
victory or; the national and 'state
ticket, ami is just as confident of Mr.
Hughes carrying Nebraska as he is
of his own election.
Postoffice Safe at
Cedar Creek Robbed
Plattsmouth, Neb., Novv 2. (Spe:
cial.) Early yesterday morning the
pdstoffice at Cedar Creek, this county,
was entered, the safe blown and $200
in stamps and $125 in currency
taken.
Sheriff Quinton was notified and
was at the place in a short time, but
no clue was found.
Obituary Notes
OEOTtOB W. PUTMAN, agrfd S8
years, died suddenly at hin home at
York yesterday. He waei stricken with
heart disease and dropped to the
floor.
Variety of Flavors and Prices
There are times in one's life when only the best is good enough.
Those are the times when you should buy Vassar Chocolates De
Luxe exquisite confections of indescribable goodness in pack
ages of rare beauty and refinement.
But there are other Vassar Chocolates some as low as 65c a lb.
Vacant Houses in Denver
In the Last Year the Number
ii ...I ii.
Increased About Twenty-Four Hundred
The Selling Value of All Property
Has Fallen Materially
Tax Assessments Have Increased 27 Per Cent
This Slump in Denver Real Estate and
Rental Values Was Caused
, r By Prohibition
s
Si '
No More Destructive Blight Was Ever
Thrust Upon a Great City
. ' 'r Denver, Oct. 27, 1916.
The Nebraska Prosperity League,
,. Omahaj Nebraska.
Gentlemen: "There are more vacant store rooms in
the business district of Denver today, under the prohibi
tion law, than there were last year under the salqon
law," said Alec Finlay, representative of the Lyons &
Johnson Real Estate and Loan company, one of the old-' '
est and largest concerns in the city. .;
To ascertain if this statement was correct, Mr. Wil
liam Koch, of 2223 West 27th street, sent out four re
liable men to make , an actual count in the business cen
, ter of Denver, embracing the, streets from Fourteenth
street to Nineteenth street inclusive, and from Court .
Place to Wazee street, which takes in 65 business blocks
in the very heart of the city. ' . ."': : V
In these 65 business blocks Mr. Koch's men found,
according to their report, by actual count, just 538 va
cant store rooms on the ground floor, no account being
taken of the vacant ones on the upper floors. On the
streets running East and West, from .Court PJace o(
Wazee street (Union Depot) , they found the following: .
. I' tu
Name of street. Vacant store rooms.
Fourteenth
Fifteenth ..
Sixteenth . .
Seventeenth
Eighteenth
Nineteenth
Court Place
.t.
(cross street) .
Glenarm (cross street) 15
Tremont (cross street) 6
Welton (cross street) 22
California (cross street) 10
Name of street Vacant store rooms. .
- Stout 13
Champa 8
Curtis 10
j Arapahoe 24
Lawrence , 82 ,
Laramie , 83
Market 26
Blake 39
Wazee 15
1tal.
.638
"A wealth of
flavors melted to
a taste.
.--.- II "J. Ill II
s
This, according t6 the statement of Alec Finlay, of
the Lyons & Johnson Real Estate company, is consid
erably greater than during one year ago, or even, sev
eral years past.
William Koch, through competent accountants and
men who made a careful compilation of the vacant
buildings in Denver for 1915 and 1916, gives out the f ol
lowing figures which jare vouched for:
VACANT BUILDINGS IN DENVER, OCT., 1915.
Vacant residences in Denver 4,430 '
Vacant apartment houses in Denver 881.
Vacant store rooms in Denver, 1,184
V ' 1 6495
VACANT BUILDINGS IN DENVER, JUNE, 1916.
Vacant residences in Denver .' 6,091
Vacant apartment houses in Denver 1,211
Vacant store rooms in Denver..... 1,669
v ' ' 8,861
' This report shows that there were, on June 27, 1916,
a total of 1,366 more vacant houses and buildings in
Denver, Colorado, than there were in October, 1915, or
just eight months "previous, which includes six months
of a prohibition regime.
- Also, according to facts and figures compiled by
Mr. Koch and his competent men, taking their Informa
tion from the assessors' reports, the valuation of prop
erty in Denver for 1916 has been greatly decreased,
while the taxation assessed against the property shows
an increase of 27 per cent.
"We arrived at this fact from the books of the asses
sor," said Mr. K'och, "and there is no guess work
about it." - , A. U. M.
1 The Great Majority of the Taxpaying Voters of Omaha
Will Never Cast Their Ballots in Favor of Prohibition!
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