THE BEE: OMAHA. TUESDAY. MAY 1, 1917.
RAINFALL IS ABOVE
. NORMALTMS YEAR
Since Friday 2.17 Inches Have
Dropped from the Skies On
Omaha Gardens.
STATE GETS ITS SHARE, TOO
Omaha has had 2.17 inches of rain
since the present wet "spell" started
last Friday. This 'makes the rainfall
since March 1 just an inch more than
normal Last year the rainfall during
March and April was two inches less
than normal In 1915 it was also
nearly two i -hes less than normal
during these two months. Rain was
filling this morning over most of the
corn and wheat belt The outlook
is for fair and warn.vr.
Rain fell Sunday and Sunday night
aver the greater portion of central
ind eastern Nebraska and snow in the
western part and all through Wyo
ming and Colorado. The precipitation
ever Nebraska ranged from one-half
to two inches, the heaviest being in
the southeast part of the state.
There was an all-night snow
through Colorado and Wyoming and
along the Burlington, Northwestern
and Union Pacific a fall of eight
inches to a foot is reported. The
railroads named ere running snow
plows ahead of their passeng'- trains.
Generally the snow is wet rnd
heavy, but in portions of Wyoming
and Colorado, where temperatures
were near freezing, it was drifting into
the cuts.
Dundee Miss Fills May
Baskets With Tomatoes
To encourage ber little playmates
ot the Dundee school to take a
deeper interest in their vegetable gar
dens this year, Miss Emily Hoagland,
10-year-old daughter of Mrs. F. R.
Hoagland, 5109 Cass street, is filling
her May baskets with tomato plants
instead of the customary wild flowers,
which have been retarded this spring
by the late snowstorms.
Little Miss Emily is said to have
large assortment of attractive May
baskets, and her practical turn of
mind in this instance is another proof
that Omaha children are thinking of
ways in which they can "do their bit"
lor Uncle Sam. -
Omaha War News
Citizens of Bohemian extraction,
who held a big patriotic rally Sunday,
proved their loyalty to America when
I group of seventeen marched to the
irmy recruiting station and enlisted.
"These are just the advance guard
of many Bohemian-Americans of Ne
braska who are going to volunteer
to fight for the United States," said
Frank Bailey, 1513 Hickory street,
who led the volunteers.
"These lads are from many outly
ing Bohemian communities, here for
the rally, and every one says many of
his neighbors will come in and en
list" '
Baiter is a veteran of Cuban and
Philippine service with the regular
army. He tried to enlist himself, biit
was turned down because he is 42
years of age, while the maximum age
limit is 40.
.Joe Sistek of Omaha started the
volunteering of Bohemian-Americans
several weeks ago by applying to en
list at that time. Before he was
sworn in he induced others to vol
unteer, i
Omaha Lads Gain Fine Promotion
In Service of the Harriman Lines
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May day brings promotions to two
Omaha boys, E. T. Ryan and R."E.
Drummy, both reared and educated
here, and both Union Pacific empoyes
tor several years.
E. T. Rvan. 28 years old. entered
the Union Pacific service January 1,
1907. as a srenographcr in the presi
dent's office and October 30, 1911. be
came secretary in the ollice ot the
general passenger agent. April 1,
li15, lie was transferred to Chicago
as secretary to Passenger Irallic
Manager Fort. Now he becomes sec-
s - ,
Tetary to B. L. Winched, director of
traffic of the Union Pacific system.
R E. .Drummy, who succeeds Ryan
as secretary to Mr. Fort and goes
to Chicago, entered the passenger de
partment of the Union Pacific March
1', 1910, as a stenographer, and ill July
of that year was transferred to Chi
cago and into the offices of the di-recto.-
of tratlii of the Harriman lines.
September 1. 191.1 he came -back to
Omaha as eccretary to General Pas
senger Agent Basinger and now goes
to Chicago as secretary to GCrrit
Fort passenger traffic manager.
Bank Clearings in
Omaha Gain fifty
' Per Cent in April
A gain of $48,000,000, over -50 per
ceivt was marked up by Omaha bank
clearings for April over the same
month in 1916. ,
The total clearings for April this
year were $141,205,601.05, while the
clearings ' for' the corresponding
month last year were $92,440,913.32.
Omaha bank clearings have already
passed the $500,000,000 mark this year.
The total clearings for the first four
months of 1917 were $571,407,759.54.
The clearings for the same, period a
year ago were $391,074,62873, making
the gain over $180,000,000.
The cleanings for the first (our
months of the year are as follows
January .
February
March ...
April ....
T.ant Year.
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. 114.JM.7l4.2i
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I14S.344.432.JII
133.I5H.I0J. it
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141, 106.401. 06
Total! ...13)1, 074.!!!. 78 S6Tl.4ST.TSS.it
National Guardsmen are happier
now than they have been since they
were failed out, five weeks ago, even
Imiiyli the rainy weather is not cal
iiiatotl to add cheer to camp life and
j.miri) duty. The reason is that they
rrv mustered for pay Monday and
wrt their money within a few days,
I'licy have iiot been -paid since the
.ail, as the pay lor their tew days
s-rvice in March was held up by ir-
;cguiaritie- in the reports.
"More Prccioi.. Than Gold or Si!
ter" is the caption on a display of
surgical, dressings which will be
shown 'in the C. B. Brown jewelry
store window Wednesday, represent'
in, the work of the Daughters of the
American Revolution and the United
States Daughters of 1812, who have
been at work for the last month at
the Army building under the direo
tion of Mrs. W. L. Selbyl The sur
gical dressings are to be arranged on
improvised steps covered with ivory
aatin and will have a background of
silk American Bags.
', "Soldiers must sleep
Police Judge Madden announced
that dictum Monday as he fined Wil
liam Murphy, R. Pressure, H. King
and Charles Smith or disorderly
' conduct. r
James Stearns, John Stipe and W.
8. Marshall, soldiers who have been
watching grain elevators in the north
end ot the citv. renorted that the de.
f-ndants repeatedly kicked the door
" of their sleeping quarters at 2812
JVorth sixteenth street and rudely
oispeuea tne guardsmen s slumbers.
. Fred Cotter, 4150 Davenport street,
son of Thomas Cotter, a phone com
pany .executive, came from Lincoln
to enroll for training at Fort Snelling
ss an applicant tor tne reserve olh
cers corps. He is a lieutenant in
!he University of Nebraska cadet
regiment. Because he is one-fourth of
tu inch under the minimum required
Detent, ne cannot now be accepted.
J I ts brother, John Cotter, belongs
o company a ot the National Guard,
F. O. Sloggett, Huron, S. D has
enlisted in the fleet naval reserve and
nas been assigned to active duty as
i yeoman at the Omaha recruiting sta
tion. 1 tie served lour years in the
navy and was yeoman on the San Di
ego when Lieutenant Waddell was an
officer on that shin. Slot-sett is able
'.o speak Spanish and frequently acted
is interpreter with naval landing oar
tiet during .trouble in Central Amer-
.caiduring his term of enlistment
Marvin Hundley. Btackstone hotel.
is assisting Colonel Root to give out
information and receive applications
for the army reserve officers corps at
the army building. Hundley il him-
self an applicant for reserve officer
training at rort snelling.
Dr. Lyle Roberts, an Omaha youth.
' alio has made good in hospital prac
:ice at Minneapolis, is in the city vis
iting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C B.
Roberts, before leaving for naval duty.
He lias been commissioned as assist
ant surgeon, having volunteered and
passed examinations recently.
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Aged Woman is Saved
From Poison Gas Fumes
Mrs. Julia Schmidt aged 80, who
lias been living for years as a recluse
in a tiny room at 2726 South Twelfth
street, was found unconscious Mon
day morning. Gas ' fumes from a
soft coal fire had almost ended her
life before Mrs. Elizabeth Gernandt,
2702 South Twelfth street, found her.
Mrs. Schmidt was taken 'to St. Jos
eph's hospital Her condition u
critical;
Gets Bullet in His
Arm When He Tries
' To Stop Charivari
John Martinec, '1458 South Thir
teenth street, has a bullet in his right
arm because he objected to friendi
charivaring his neighbor, Joseph Ca
cania, recently fharried and living at
the same address.
Martinec awoke at 2 o'clock this
morning to hear the beating of pans
a, id the like. He remonstrated with
the crowd to go away and let him
sleep. The crowd didn't, so Martinec
donned his clothes and was trying
to disperse the screnaders, when he
was shot ill the arm. ,
I'acania was not awakened by tlie
carlv morning charivari in his honor.
Police Surgeon Connolly attended'
Martinec.
Fourteen Nephews and -
Nieces Named in Will
Fourteen nieces and nephews, most
of whom live in Chicago, are named
as heirs of the late Bridget Powers,
a oioneer Omaha woman who died
on April 25 at the age of 80 yearsj
leaving a $ou,uw estate, rier win nas
been filed for probate in county court.
There are no immediate relatives and
several of the nieces' and nephews'
addresses arc unknown.
Several bequests are maile" to char
ity. The last bequest of the will
stipulates that if any of the nieces
or nephews attempt to contest the.
document or prevent its being pro
bated, they shall be barred irom par
ticipation in the estate.
DREAM OF THINGS -NEVERTO
HAPPEN
Imagine All Nations of World
Engaging in fierce War
With Each Other.
AND THE U. S. IN IT, TOO
By A. A. GROH.
I had a terrible dream last night
But it was so extraordinary Aiat it
seems funny.
I dreamed that Austria-Hungary
and Germany declared war on Eng
land, France and Russia. Soon there
was a terrific war in progress.
T'enches were actually dug along
every foot of the line between the
countries, many hundreds of miles.
The Germans attacked Belgium,
although that country is preserved
in inviolate neutrality by a guaranty
of the big European nations. This
was of a piece with the rest of the
foolish dream. ' '
They swepton toward Paris and
were nearly at the gates when there
came a terrific battle, which resulted
in the drivnisr back of the invaders.
By this time o'her great nations
were loininsr in the war. ' Italy came
in on the side of the allies. Turkey
and Bulgaria joined the Germans.
Roumania joined the allies. Nearly
every day it seemed some new nation
loined the struggle.
Lusitania Is Sunk.
The Germans began a great subma
rine warfare. This rapidly assumed
such a direction as could happen only
in the realm of dreams. The Germans
began sinking unarmed passenger
carrying vessels; without any warning
either. They finally sunk the great
Lusitania, resulting in a great loss-of
life. . .
I know it sounds-ridiculous to tell
it. ',' No civilized nation would de
liberately sink a passenger ship bear
ing hundreds of women and children.
Such a thing could happen only in 'a
dream.
Well, things grew worse. Finally
Germany declared a blockade of Eng
land and it sank a number of Amer
ican vessels. And then, in this ridicu
lous dream, the United States actu
ally joined in the war by the side
of the allies.
' Tremendous preparations were soon
going on in this country tu prose
cute the war. Oh. yes, 1 forgot one
other funny feature. In the midst of
all this the czar of Russia was de
posed and Russia became a republic.
I his ramd course o! events proved
too great for my subconscious self
and 1 woke up, to hnd that it is still
only June ZV, W4.
I can't imagine what caused me to
have such a ridiculous dream, unless
it is that I ate a cheese sandwich
last night and that I was reading in
the paper about the assassination of
Archduke Francis Ferdinand; heir-apparent
to the throne of Austria-Hun
gary, yesterday at Sarajevo, Bosnia.
How utterly absurd to think that
the death of one man, even if he' is
one of the autocrats (and therefore
Of course, worth more than a million
other men) should stir tip such a bed
lam of silly consequences.
Grand Islander Thought
- Mail Wagon Was Patrol
J. F. Cooper of (jrand Island
opened the rear door of Joe Power's
mail wagon and ordered him to drive
ahead to the police station. Cooper
mistook the man wagon tor the po
lice patrol. Patrolmen Timms and
Cumiugs saw Cooper's stunt and
obliged him wtih a ride in (he real
thing. Me was booked rs a drunk.
Iowa Woman Gets $20,000 '
Verdict in Federal Court
Dr. George L. Carey, a dentist of
Bancroft, Neb., did not appear in fed
erat court to face the damage suit for
$20,000 brought against him by Ange-
I'na Wics of'Rcr stn, la.
The jury returned a verdict in favor
of the plaintiff for the full amount
asked, of which $5,000 is "exemplary
damages." J. W. Battin represented
the plaintiff. f
' A number of letters' written by the
dentist to Miss Wies were read, in
which he offered to marry her. A
child was born to liei in April, 1916, at
St. Luke's hospital, Twenty-second
and Lake streets. She says the dentist
visited her 'here several times and
agreed to marry her if she would give
up the child. She did this, but again
lie refused.
Figured in 50 seconds
on the Comptometer
tho rapid-fire way to extend invoices "
Do you still extend your bills the "three
times 8 stre 24 and 2 to carry" way?
' That used to be the best way. It isn't now.
As compared to the Comptometer way it is an
extravagant waste of human energy besides,
it's too expensive.
' A short demonstration of the Compto
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You could S4je at .a glance how an average
operator is able to make over 350 extensions
per hour with frequent fractions in both quan-,
tity and price. On easier work, as many as
700 per hour are being handled on one Comp
tometer every day.
' It's the quick, one-motion, direct key action
that gives the Comptometer this rapid-fire
speed not only on extending invokes, but on
every form of figure work, every arithmetical
calculation involving addition, multiplication,'
division and subtraction. s
The Controlled-key allows no slighted key
stroke to pass unnoticed. With it on guard,
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You tWt have to buy a Comptometer to find out how it fits your requirements. 1
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