X THE BEE: OMAHA, WEDNESDAY, ' SEPTEMBER 5, 1917. Nebraska CROWDS RUSH TO J SEE STATE FAIR Tuesday's Attendance Reveals People of Nebraska Have Deep Interest in An nual Exposition. Leaves His Business to Do His Bit For Uncle Sam in War With Kaiser , STATE FAIR Sunday ........ Monday ........ ATTENDANCE. 1917. 1916, .... 9.651 8,842 22,598 29,946 (From Staff Correnpondfnt.) Lincoln, Sept. 4. (Special.) At tendance records for the second day of the Nebraska state fair bid fair to go glimmering. The grandstand and bleachers were sold out' as early as o'clock' in Jthe 'afternoon today. The grounds were also well filled at that hour. Some estimated the attendance today as high as 40,000. - As yesterday the people appear to be bewildered by all the attractions and exhibits and wander about trying to take it all in when there is not a . possible chance that one day at the fair will half cover it even in a hasty wav . Many Autoi on Show. .'Automobile hall is a wonderful place. Superintendent William James is enthusiastic over the showing made. Thirty-eight different - automobile firms are exhibiting inside the build" irtg and nearly that number more which have had to be accommodated in tents, and buildings around the grounds; - HoweVer,-the automobile men are a"1ivety" and good natured set of fellows, and they are not. com plaining, but going after the business in nana. Jtverywnere there.; i an automobile exhibit, there is a' crowd and dealers say that they have never seen such aa interest taken in auto mobile affairs since they have begun td make exhibits at the fair. J Fruiti and Flowers. . . ' Ho'rticuliurai haf! 'iTbeginnutj:.'4p show up finely and the "work put on it under the direction of tfat State Horti cultural society, is the admiration of all. The plants and flowers today are looking fresh and nice, while the dis play .of fruits of all kinds exceeds that of..any former years. Secretary Porter is a busy man and is looking after the horticultural end of the fair , fn mighty fine shape. "The apple ex hibit as usual is up- to the standard, w hile other fruits are equally good. ' The fair i . more -than usually favored with good music this year, besides the r egular bands en gagedj the circus bands take hand in the entertainment and put in most of their time in front of the grandstand, which leaves the rest of the fair for the reg ular bands. : . State, Band Attracts. !?,;Tlte Nebraska State band ,is one of the big attractions. It was demon strated last year that It was not neces sary for the fair management to pay big prices for bands with a national reputation, for right here in Nebraska there are bands which compare favor ably with those who travel the coun try over. - The State band has a fine ijuartet f solosists. 'both Vocal and instrumental, jhilj, the fplo corrjetisr, If r, Dorsey. a Lincoln man, 'who was formerly with one of the big eastern ands, is with the. State band, this J ear and is delighting the audiences, eing called back repeatedly after one of his solos. " j.' Another , band 1 which has, .to b reckoned with when it comes to good music is George Green's Omaha band. This is an aggregation tf musicians which will compare favorably with, the best in the country and no big cele bration, in Nebraska is complete with out Green and hii celebrated band. I Singers With Green Band. ; , State fair visitors are receiving a fine musical treat from the soloists with ' this band. Among them are Pierre Ferrier,' first clarinet of the Minneapolis symphony orchestra; Ju lius' Gross;-clarinetist of the Chicago Opera company; Dr. A. -.0. Laird, eor hetist. Toe Placentl. baritone, and L. C. MartiM:ombonut;rMrjGren has. with him again -this year the ,young woman aoprano, Miss . Grace - Pool, who .delighted people with her- fin? singing it the- senii-centennUt in Lin coln a few months ago. H. Diedrick- son. a baritone soloist, is also one of the delightful singers wUh.Mr. Green. Band From; State. ' The David Citv band, which alwavs pleases ths people, and the boys' band of Peru, a nice comDarrv or. young players under the directorship of Prof, Smith, please the. crowds.; G. L. Caswell, ofcDemson.Ia, field secretary' for the Nebraska , State Press association, is on the grounds and srettmg acauainted with the news caper boys in this atate. He has his fieadnuarters in the ore ss association tent near the manufacturers' building, which has been fitted uo for the press gang by. Commissioner Frank Ringer t .I- " C . Lieutenant Governor Edear How ard was a visitor at the fair today and took; advantage of the chance to dash off a few editorials on one ot tne type writers at the press headquarters. Lieutenant Governor Howard is .en thusiastic over the fair and says it is the greatest the association has ever had by all odds. . ; Must Choose Photo1 Man From . Among Enlisted. Ranks - (From BUff Correspondent) Lincoln.-: - Sept. 4. (Special.) Colonel Hall, of the Sixth regiment, has been notified bv the War depart ment to appoint a photographer from among the enlisted men ot nis regi ment to be sent to Fort Sill as an ob server for aeroplane service. - .Drafted Men to Leave. .: North Flatte, Neb., Sept 4. Spe cial Telegram.) The- first drafted men to leave North Platte for the training camp at Fort Riley will de- Dart Thursday morning. l he men who will bo are:. William C. Wood rine. Carl Westecf eld, Charles Per kins, Clarence Shaul, Lee Bird, Earl Eshelman. These constitute the first call of $ per cent of Lincoln county's ouota of 115 men. The next call to be made this month will be for 40 per cent '' Movies With Other Men . Leads to Divorce Cour Charles B. Epperson filed suit for divorce from Ida Epperson on the grounds that she refused to prepare his meals, never had a pleasant word for him and m addition went to movies with other men. ' - .: .'" ':-'"'. 1 - i As Cincinnatus left the plow in the field to take up the sword the splen did business men of the country have left their office desks open, their let ters half dictated to their secretaries to answer the call of their country. Major John G. Maher, formerly president of the Old Line Insurance company of Lincoln, is a fine example of these. He is now disbursing offi cer of the Omaha supply depot and assistant quartermaster of the Omaha station. Here the executive ability that made his success in business is em ployed for the good of government affairs. Major Maher also finds time to speak at patriotic gatherings and in all ways lend a hand where needed. COUNCIL PRAISES LOWOTS ACTION With Thompson Presiding, Chi cago Aldermen Pass Resolu tion Commending Gov ernor's Move. Chicago, Sept. 4. Chicago's city council, sitting a sa committer of the whole, at the end of a turbulent four- hour special, session, today adopted today by a vote of 42 to 6 a resolution praising :G6vernor Frank 0. Eowden for his action in overriding -Mayor William Hale Thompson by refusing permission to the People's Council for Democracy and Peace Terms to meet in Illinois, and urging the state's chief executive to prevent any meet ing in the future which may be inim ical to public safety or disloyal or treasonable to the United States. The resolution, which was presented by Alderman Tonman, was strengthened by several amendments before final adoption. The city council will meet October to adopt the resolution recom mended by the aldermanic commit tee of the whole. This course was made necessary by the fact that there were not enough aldermen present to suspend the rules for the immediate passage ot the resolution. Ihe ses sion was held under a heavy police guard, with Mayor Thompson presid ing. T " Mayor Thompson and his friends in the council made a stubborn parlia mentary fight to prevent the adoption of the resolution. Mayor Thompson at one time urged thealdermen to take a recess until evening, but the majority 'in sisted upon remaining in session until the resolution had been adopted. Al derman Michaelson led the opposi tion to the resolution and resorted to every possible technicality to de lay proceedings. Alderman ; Toman and half a dozes others spoke for the majority and scored the action of the mayor in encouraging pacifist agitation- in Chicago. , r" "" 1 oison Ivy Infection ; Leads to Man's Death Fremont Neb..' Sent. ' 4. fSrfecial Telegram. )-Han8 Anderson, aged 24, died, from the effects of an attack of typhftid fever he contracted following .... t . : - .. i i . . ii iiucbiiun. oi puisun ivy. air, An derson was a native of Denmark and had been in this country for four lhe eighth car stolen in . Dodee county in two weeks was taken from the garage of Garfield Brunner. Mr. Brunner had been away from, home for a few days and upon his return earned of the theft ' The warm weather of the last few days has been of great benefit to the corn crop. The majority of the crop in danger of frost. Farmers sav that if frost keeps off till the list week in September the grain will be out of danger. A big acreage is being seeded to winter wheat. The Dodge county council of defense is assisting' farmers obtaining their seed. ' ) in .' 'J 1 -4-"" ' -'i i f it -jaw,,, r Hawaii Turns Down Glass At Official Banquets Now Honolulu, Sept. 4. Liquor has been banished from the menus at Hawaii's official banquets by Gov ernor L. E. Pinkjiam. For the first time in years liquor was conspicu ously absent from the territorial banquet recently tendered the Jap anese mission to the Uoited States. Governor Pinkham has announced that in keeping with the food con servation campaign .:' of : Herbert Hoover; federal food controller, the territory would set an example by eliminating intoxicating beverages at all public dinners. attorneys pledge IoyMyms. Resolution Presented Before American. Bar Association (Strong in Condemning ; .'.'';;;: .Pacifists. '"Tr1--" '" Oakiahd Pioneer Dies at - Age of 77 at Home of Son .Oakland." Neb., Sept. 4. (Special Telegram.) James ; Askwig, an ;old resident of this city, died at the home of his son, Edwin I. Askwig.' here Monday night, aged 77 , yearl.Mr, Askwig was . one of Burt county's pioneers. He settled on Silver Creek, near Tekamah. in 1856. He came to Oakland, in 1867, taking a homestead at the edge of town, where he had resided continuously until a little over a year ago, when, owing to failure of hsalth, he and his wife resided with their son here. . - . .Mrs.' Askwig died a year ago. Be sides the son two grandsons. Rov D. Griffin of David City, Neb., and Wes ley Griffin of ' Minneapolis, survive. Funeral services Will be held at the home of his son here Thursday at 10 o clock. THURSDAY OMAHA DAY ATSTATE FAIR Large Crowd Will Leave Here bj Automobile and Train Bedecked in Colors of Ak-Sar-Ben. Nebraskans Graduated from Chicago University Chicago. I1L' Sept. 4. (Soecial.) Among the many graduates from the University of Chicago yesterday were tnese troin Nebraska; Omaha Alice Myrtle Gideon (two' year certificate). ' Orand island Genevieve Elizabeth Pierce (A. M.). Hebron John Lowrie Richards (J.D.). Lincoln Grace Vollitine (Ph. B. in education). V 1 Oakdale Mildred Torpin (two-year certificate)." Peru Albin O. Johnson (Ph. p.). Randolph David Miles Rogers (J. D.). York Ruth Herberta Chaoin (two- year certificate). , '..V ' . . Jefferson County Sends 1 Its Men to the Army Fairbury, Neb, Sept. 4. (Special Telegram.) -The local ,- exemption board here has received orders to send Jefferson county's S per cent of its quota of 1'6 men to Fort Riley. This involves six "Sammies." The4men listed for the first detach ment include Nicholas Koop, Clel Shelley, Fay Catlin, Forrest Hosier, Dale Renhardt and Herman Thiesen. They leave for Beatrice Thursday noon and proceed to Fort Riley over the Union Pacific The Fairbury Ad club will banqueted the Fairbury men tonight and several other entertain ments are planned. A general recep tion and farewell banquet war given to the men last Thursday. Saratoga Springs, N. Y., Sept. 4. Resolutions " pledging the loyalty of the American- Bar association to the government were (presented at the opening session of the annual meet ing of the organization this morning by Elihu Root on behalf of the execu tive committee, with the unanimous recommendation of the committee that they be adopted. The resolutions assert that the fu ture freedom and security of the coun try depend upon the defeat of the German military power; approve the entrance oi the United States into the war before it was too late to find success through the united action of the democratic powers; urge the most vigorous possible prosecution of the war and conclude as follows': ; We stand for the dispatch of the American army, however - raised, ' to the battle front in Europe, where the armed enemies of our country can be found and fought and where our own territory can be best defended. We condemn all attempts in congress and out of it to hinder and embarrass the government of the United States in carrying on the Var with vigor and effectiveness.' Under whatever cover of pacifism or technically such at tempts are made, we deem them to be the spirit pro-German, and, in effect, giving aid and comfort to the enemy.' - ; ' Frustrate Plot to Murder. Premier .Borden of Canada Montreal Sept. 4. Frustration of plots to assassinate Sir, Robert Bor den, premier of Canada, and Arthur Meighan, solicitor general, and to dynamite the .Parliament building at Ottawa, was announced by the po lice today as having been effected by the arrest of. anti-conscriptionist agi tators alleged to have been responsible for the blowing up about a month ago of the summer, home, of Lord, Athel- stan. . . - Nebraska Women Pledge ' ' Faith to United States 'i ' Yrram Btaff CorrItondent.) j Lincoln, - Neb., Sept.. . 4. (Special Telegram.) Lighty-hve women mem bers of the state executive committee of the state Council of Defense and county chairman were sworn into ac tive aovernment service by Chief Jus tice Morrissey of the supreme, court today. ! Mrs. Alice H.AVood, national secre tary of the Women's Refense Council, was present and addressed the com mittee. Mrs. Davidspu of Omaha, in charge of the food conservation work, urged the women to conduct their home operations by serving a well balanced table with three meals a day and that refreshments be barred from social gatherings. Others speakers were Miss Hrb kova. state chairman: Mrs. C. F Ladd, Miss Alice Loomis, Mrs. Dra per Smith of Omaha, chairman of the Child's Welfare committee; Mrs. H. E. Peterson of Aurora, Dr. Jennie Calfass of Omaha and others. Will Not Repave Sherman Avenue Until Spring The repaving of Sixteenth street and Sherman avenue from Douglas street north to Victor avenue, a street beyond the Missouri Pacific viaduct goes over until next April, at the earliest, by action of city council. At a previous meeting of the city council property owners along the street petitioned for the repaving of the street, urging that this would give an outlet to the north. After giving the proposition consideration the council reached the conclusion that if steps looking ti repaving should be taken now the work could not be completed before winter would set in and that 'consequently, the street would be torn up and be impassable for several months. " By rail and by automobile a large number of Omaha people will make the trip to Lincoln Thursday of this week for Omaha day at the state fair. Many inquiries by telephone are pouring into the office of the bureau of publicity concerning the arrange ments for the day, the train service, the accommodations provided at Lin coln, etc. Those who go by automobile will carry Ak-Sar-Ben pennants on their cars. These pennants are being fur nished at the office of Ak-Sar-Ben, 1717 Douglas street. Many are al ready going there, to procure their pennants in order to have their cars decorated in plenty of time so as to avoid all unnecessary delay Thurs day morning., . ' The entire board of governors of Ak-Sar-Ben will go in automobiles. with their cars '', streaming Ak-Sar- Ben colors. . On the trains the bureau of pub- icity will have-badges which will be given out to the crowds on the way to Lincoln. Special in Morning. One ;-special train will be run on the Burlington, leaving Omaha at 8 o'clock and leaving Lincoln for home at 10 at night ' The train schedule, egular and special, is as follows: Hur intrton Leave Omaha: 7:10. 8:00, 8:20. 9:15. Leave Lincoln: 6:30. 10:00, 11:30. . Rock Island Leave Omaha: 8:30. Leave Lincoln: 4:30. . The Wallace. & Hagenbeck 6hows. showing on the fail grounds, will put on a special street parade for the Omaha crowd. The parade will start at 10:30 from the fair grounds and return to the grounds about noon. Arrangements have been made whereby automobiles driven into the fair grounds may be, parked free with in the grounds, lhis does not nifan that they are admitted free, but once in the grounds there ' is to be riO charge for'parking. ,. ' V .. Admission to the grounds will not be by ticket, but a 50-cent piece will be dropped into a slot. HYMENEAL ; ': Fisch-Waggoner. .-.'". .1: Gilbert Fisch and Hazel Waggoner, both of Randolph, were married at Yankton, S. D. They will make their home at Randolph. " i Twamley-Williams. In All Saints' 'rectory Tuesday; September 4, Ralph Twamley of White Lake, S. D., and Miss Blanche Williams of Nepla, la., were married in the presence of Dr. Lreighton D. Williams of Genoa, Neb. and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Joy of Logan. Ia. DopartiMBt Order. WMhlnelon, 8pt. 4. (Special TIrrm Etch of th following named offlctrt will proceed without do lay to Fort Dea Molnra, la., and lll report to tha cltliena' training tamp at that placa for dutyt Captain Beck ley T. Merchant. Thirteenth cavalry: Ca tain James iilyih, Italrty-aevtcth Infantry HOLD NEBRASKAN ON BANK CHARGES H. Wesley Smith Arrested at Spokane for Alleged Opera tions at Great Falls ' and Omaha. . Spokane, Wash., Sept 4. (Spe cial.) H. Wesley Smith, a real es tate and insurance man of Brewster, Neb., who iaces charges of swindling the First National bank of Great Falls, Mont., and the First National bank of Omaha, Neb., had but 12 cents left when he was arrested and taken from his sobbing wife at N4917 Lincoln street last night. Deputy Sheriff J. A. P. Young ar rested Smith after J. L. Gaylord, manager of the Pinkerton detective agency here, had traced Smith . to where- he had isolated himself in the northern part of the city. He had ben here two mohths. v "Daddy, here is the man who was inquiring about you," said Mrs. Smith last night when the officers appeared. Called by His Wife. Mrs. Smith is an Omaha girl and has a 15-month-old baby. A telegraphic warrant was pro duced charging Smith with larceny by check as the result of operations at Omaha. "I thought you told me you had all those matters straightened up," said Mrs. Smith as she burst into tears. Smith tried to pacify his wife, and told her,. he had thought he could meet the, obligations. .He drew 62 cents from his pocket, which he said was all. he had left of the money se cured from banks. He gave his wife 50 cents and jook 12 cents, the last of his cash, to the county jail with him. ; . The authorities here arrested Smith on a charge of passing bad checks on the Omaha bankj where he is said to have secured $350. "Hie bank reports indicate Smith pretended he was a member of the commercial club at Great Falls and secured the money at Omaha," said Mr. Gaylord last night. ; "He then went to" Great Falls, where Bypassed checks arid made an overdraft amounting toi $450 in all, it is claimed. He secured the money there by using notes, saying he had property as security. We understand there are other complaints to be made" . , : , Smith has jot said whether he will resist extradition. He is 31 years old. He told the officers here he had ex pected to get the money with which to "square things by my writings." Mrs. Smith begged the officers not to write to her parents at Omaha for aid for her, as she did not wish. them to know of her trouble. " Columbus Greek Gives Liberally, to Red Cross Columbus, Neb., Sept. 4. (Special Telegram.)-rFor a liberal donation to the Red Cross, James Politis,. a pro gressive young Creek merchant of Columbus, set an example today when he tendered the treasurer of the fund a check for $50. Politis record reads like that of many another successful countryman in America. Landing in this city from his native land about ten years ago penniless he secured a job as shoe shiner in a local barber shop. Gradually he saved his money, went into business for himself and one day surprised the town by buying one of the best buildings it! the busi ness district. He is a crack bowler. Edgar Farmer Killed . ' When Car Turns Over F.dgar. Neb., Sept. 4. (Special.) Melvin Johnson, a farmer living west of here, was killed yesterday when a motor car that he was driving skidded into a strip of plowed ground and turned over. Johnsons neck was broken. Persistent Advertising Is the Road to Success. Benson offotm 6. TpAeiSbre of lnafduab$hop& I "Doing Our Bit" 90 Offered in Prizes I in Big Potato Contest Read Particulars The nation wide interest last spring in home gardens, the high price of foods and the movement to utilize every foot of unused ground in Omaha and vicinity was responsible for the planting of hundreds of bushels of potatoes this season. To do our bit in this great work we will start a Potato Contest, begin ning Wednesday, September 5th, and lasting until September 28th, when $90 in cash will be awarded to the lucky winners. Prizes to Be Awarded: 1st Prii $25.00 for the largest potato. 2nd Prii $15.00 for the second largest potato. 3rd Prie $10.00 for the third largest potato. $1.00 each for the next ten largest potatoes. 1st Prua . $15.00 for the most freakish potato grown. 2nd PVizo $10.00 for the second most freakish potato grown. 3rd Priie $5.00 for the third most freakish potato grown. ' Rules of Contest: Any person who has a potato patch is eligible and may enter this contest. Potatoes must be brought or sent to the advertising Department on the balcony not later than 6 o'clock Friday, Sep tember 2gth. A cord must be tied around the potato with a card attached with name and address of contestant written plainly. 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