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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 15, 1917)
JtUK Omaha Daily Bee PART TWO EDITORIAL SECTION PACES 11 TO 18 VOL. XL VII. NO. 77. OMAHA, SATURDAY MORNING. SEPTEMBER 15, 1917. SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS. HANSEN JUMPS 'Hello There, You Guessers, Get Busy! All These Men Are j ROADS PLAN TO USE TO DEATH FROM HOTEL WINDOW Prominently Officially Connected With Telephone Company CARS TO CAPACITY Brother Unable to Prevent Wealthy Ranchman from Jumping from Fourth Story of Rome Hotel. Alfred Hansen, aged 42 years, and unmarried, of Cone, N. M., formerly a resident of Shelby, la., committed suicide at 5:30 o'clock Fiday morning by jumping head-first from a fourth story window of the Rome hotel. He died instantly. He crashed to the pavement at the corner of Sixteenth and Jackson streets, falling on the back of his head and crushing it. Alfred Hansen was strongly af flicted with nervous trouble, according to his brother, Otto, and has been despondent for some time. Hansen was returning with his brother, Otto, to their old home at Shelby, la., when he became so ill that he was taken from the train to the Rome hotel. A doctor who called at 3:30 a. m. gave him a sedative to quiet his nervous , i nesi. ' Call Doctor. After the doctor left Alfred threat ened several times to kill himself. His brother soothed him and told him to go to bed. Otto then took a position near the open window, in order to prevent him from carrying out his threat of jumping out. Suddenly Alfred made a dash to ward the window, dived over his re clining brother, who was not prepared for such swift action, and hurtled out into space. Police Surgeon Mullen, who attended him, said that death was instantaneous. The body was taken to Hulse & Riepen's un dertaking parlors. "When he smashed out the win-j dow." said the brother, "I tried to catch hold of mm, but he was too heavy, and I could not hold him." In Sanitarium. According to his brother, Alfred lias been ill for about two years. On September 5 to 8 he was in' a sana tarium at Dehort. Tex. He then went to Clayton, N. M., to aid Otto in proving up on a new claim there. Alfred has been a ranchman at Cone, N. M., for the last four years. On the journey here from Clay ton Otto says that his brother repeat edly attempted to jump through the window of the train, and that he was only prevented from doing this by the strict watch kept over him. He was continually having terrifying visions, and it was to escape these that he tried to leap through the car window. His mother and two half brothers of Shelby. Ia., who survive him, are on their way to Omaha. tail tM Group will be printed again next Sunday with names and present-day pictures. New System to Be Put in Effect October 1 Which Will In j crease the Number of Cars. ncginniii nct month thr railroads ( oi the country will adopt a new rule relative to the loading of freight cars, its principal purpose bcinsr to reduce delays in the movement of freight, hi the past it has been the practi.ee of railroad agents in smaller towns and unimportant shipping points to load into cars freight without regular waybills for it. As a result, a large number of cars have been held at in terchange points and at destinations of shipments, in many cases for long periods. To da away with the delays, be ginning October 1, the new ruie, pro viding that no carload, or less than carload freight is to be loaded into cars unless accompanied by regular waybills, fully tilled out. To Load to Capacity. Railroads officials are sending out thousands of letters and circulars urging grain shippers to load every car to marked capacity, doing this to get away from any possible car shortage that may occur during the time when the movement of grain is at flood tide, which is expected to oc cur during the next six weeks. It is pointed out that the railroads of the United States own about 2. 400,0(10 freight cars, of which 1,000,000 are of the box type, suitable for hand ling grain. If these cars were loaded to capacity, it would add an average two tons per car, which would be equivalent to adding more than 200, 000 cars to the number available for public use throughout the country. Rumors of Efforts to Hold Back Seed Wheat W ord reaches the Omaha Grain ex change that in a number of localities in South Dakota and Minnesota farm ers are banding together in an at tempt to resist the government by holding their wheat for $5 a bushel. So far as Omaha trade territory is concerned, Foo Administration Agent Neal ays there is nothing to indicate that the farmers are in sym pathy with such a plan. Wheat receipts today were ten car loads, all of which was taken over by the government fof distribution among the millers. Uruguay Forestalls Attempt to Sink Ships Montevideo, Uruguay, Sept. 14. Uruguayan marines today boarded all the German ships in the harbor here, the government having heard of plans to sink the vessels. NEW COMMISSIONER ATTENDSMEETING Bauer & Johnson Ask County Dads What They Are Going to Do About Letting1 New Paving Contract. Omaha Drafted Man at Camp Funston Promoted Frank O'Connor, son of County Com missioner O'Connor, has been pro moted to corporal at Camp Funston, according to word received in Omaha. Young O'Connor, who was employed in the public defender's office in the court house, was among the first 5 per cent of the national army to leave for camp. The commissioner has sent a foot ball to Camp Funston for the use of his son and other soldiers dur ing their spare time. The Omaha boys are organizing a foot ball team and will challenge an eleven made up of Kansas City national army men to a game. Leo Hoffman, new county commis sioner, who was appointed to till the vacancy created by the death of the late Jeff W. Bedford, attended his first board meeting Friday morning. His first official business was to vote on a few minor claims. Democratic friends sent him a big bouquet of flowers, which were in a vase on his desk when he "began work." A representative of Bauer & John son, paving contractors, who recently won a fight in district court against the commissioners and the Callahan Construction company over the let ting of a contract for resurfacing county roads, went before the board to find out what the "board is going to do about it." Judge Redick, sitting in law court, knocked dut the contract let to the Callahan people and referred the pav ing matter back to the commissioners. Two Women Divorced Would Reopen Suits Two wives recently granted 6t crees in divorce court have filed mo tions to reopen the suits. Mrs. Zorah Zwieble, freed from John Zwieble, wants the court to amend her decree of divorce so she can get alimony. She alleges she has discovered since the decree was granted her former husband owns a lot of real estate she never knew he had. She says he has the property and insists it must be the result of "accumulations during their married life." Mrs. Mary E. Brown, divorced from Willis F. Brown, alleges she has discovered "he concealed property and assets from the court when the decree was granted." She says he misrepresented his holdings in or der to mislead the court in making a proper alimony allowance. According to Mrs. Brown, her for mer spouse conveyed all his proper ty in Union county, Iowa, shortly after the divorce decree was granted. She declares she has had a hard time collecting what the court did allow her. Federal Grand Jury to Report On September 24 Four Nebraska newspaper editors arc included among the twenty-three men called to be federal grand jury men for the Omaha division of the t'cdcral court. They are Ross Ham mond of Fremont, Dr. C. C. Barnes of Albion, C. C. Jones of Ainsworth and James R. Sutherland of Tekamah. The following are the others named to serve on the grand jury: L. A. Arthur, Grand Island; Barney Becker, St. Helena; C. J. Cornell, Valentine; O. E. Crannell, Tekamah; Charles H. Flower, Minatare; E. Von Forrcll, Scottsbluff; Frank L. Hay cock, Callaway; Henry Korff, Hart ington; John Kuhl, Randolph; Charles McComb, Blair; William C. Mitchell, Coleridge; L. H. Neble, Omaha; Frank Pierce, Belmont; J. W. Ransom, Norfolk; S. S. Van Horn, Fremont; A. J. Viele, Norfolk; Elmer Weber, Papillion; Ed Wideman, Co lumbus; Lew J. Young, Newman Grove. Alternates Edward Catour, Genoa; J. C. Duggan, Goodwin; George H. Clayton, Canton; E. J. Fletcher, Na cora; C. F. Harrison, Omaha; James B. Miner, Ravenna; James G. Wood man, Morrill. The jurors will report at the Omaha federal court September 24. Army Draft and Enlistments Cut Down Available Jurymen A smaller number of jurymen than usual will be available for the fall docket of district court, which opens next Monday, according to Election Commissioner Moorhead, in whose offices the names of ISO veniremen were drawn. Election Commissioner Moorhead says the army draft and the lasge number of men who have enlisted in different branches of the service have taken many prospective jurymen. Jurymen will report for duty next Monday morning. Persistent Advertising Is the Road to Success. BERNSTEIN'S FOR VALUE MEW ARRIVALS DRESSES Of Styles and Quality for Particular Women At MOIIEY-SAUING Prices Private Fitting Rooms and Expert Fitters to Serve You. Alterations Free. For afternoon and evening wear, stylishly made in silk taffeta, serges and panaraas, all the latest fall styles, with beautiful draped fold skirts, plain or box pleated front or back. Some with drop pockets or tunic effect, with silk embroidery collars and silk chiffon sleeves ; a cnoice selection at tnese exceptionally low prices $12.50 and $15.00 BEAUTIFUL FALL SUITS AND COATS A GUARANTEED SAVING IF YOU BUY NOW Wonderful creations in the new Fall Styles with handsome large buckles in back or front. Some with cape or convertible collars, richly trimmed and lined with silk; gracefully draped skirts in all wool serges, poplins, gabardines and velours, pretty grays, green, brown and blue, special at $15.00 and $20.00 CHILDREN'S DRESSES Neat, classy, dainty Dresses for little girls, made of striped gingham, madras and percale, high waisted effect, prettily trimmed with embroidered stitching, with belt or flat pockets, in Shepherd checks, browns, greens, blues and pinks 69c-98c-$1.48 HlSal6thSt, Dainty Boots, $3.95 $4.95 $6.95 Saturday Special Ladies' Blouses, $1.00 One-Minute Store Talk The vital question of qual ity in clothes is solved at this greater "Quality - Clothes Store." Months ago wc foresaw present conditions of the woolen market and prepared for the shortage. What all this effort to maintain Quality Standards means to you is demonstrated today in unparallel ed Fall and Winter clothing values. Poitive Saving! of 25 to 33 for Greater Nebraska patrons this Compare JOHN A. SWANSON, Pres.' WM. L. HOLZMAN, Treas." Men't, Young Men', Boys' fi Women's and Children's Shoes- Main Floor. North. 1 1 II TODAY Ji A Fall Clothes Display That Is Interesting All Omaha HERE'S the one cosmopolitan clothing display of the mid dle west; the one exhibit that involves the combined productions of the acknowledged leading Quality clothes makers of America; the one showing so vast that ev ery man's requirements and style preferences are considered and provided for without stint or limitation. From every standpoint, the most complete, comprehensive and diversi fied clothes exposition in all our store-history. Your inspec tion invited Saturday. Strikingly Smart New Fall Suits $15, $20, $25, $30, $35, $40 Double or single-breasted Sacks in a range of belted , models, presenting every conceivable combination and application of this extremely dressy and attractive style. Full belted, half belted, half concealed belt, yoke or inverted pleat style two, three, four patch pockets, welt or vertical pockets. High shoulders, high waisted effects; toft roll sacks. Beautiful new Autumn colorings, soft browns, greens, grays, fancy mixtures, patriotic blue flannels, serges. Many entirely different and distinctive styles for young men exclusively at this greater store. True Blue Serge Suit Headquarters You wouldn't know from our prices that blue serges have advanced heavily. Again our early contracts blocked the raise and our customers save the difference. Serges, unfinished worsteds, flannels, self stripes, hair lines. In justice to yourself, don't buy serges without comparison of our values, a guaranteed saving of 25 to 33 V4 at $15 to $35 Hard-to-Fit Men's Fall Clothes Big men, you're not hard to fit; short men, tall men, stout men, either. Greater Ne braska Special size ranges involve every conceivable proportion. The development of years of scientific grading of sizes stands back of this store clothes service to all men. Wonderful value Fall Suits at. , $15,. $40 Fall Hat Store of Omaha Be sure of quality and style in your headwear. Select from trie larg est showing in the west of the world's foremost makers' new fall productions. Choose from wonderfully complete stocks Saturday 'John B. Stetson Ht, I Borialino Italian Hati, I Crofut and Knapp HaU, $4.00 to $10.00 I $5.00 and $6.00 ' $4.00 to $5.00 NEBRASKA SUPERIOR HATS, NEBRASKA DE LUXE HATS, at $3.50 at $3.00 Newest Cap Styles, at $1.00, $1.50, $2.00 Men's Quality Haberdashery Our early fall showing in a class by itself for variety, quality and values. New Fall Shirts, from Bates Street, Yorke and other makers. Special values, at $1.50, $2 and $2.50 Superb New Neckwear The most luxurious wide-end four-in-hands on record, at $1.00. Others at 50tf to $2.00. JOHN A SWANSON.MKS. WM I hOkZMAN.TuJ Wool Sweaters for Everybody Complete showing of wool sweaters for men, women and children surprising values Men's Sweaters. Women's Sweaters. $2.00 to $10.00 $2.95 to $8.75 Boys Sweaters, $2.00 to $4.00 Girls' Sweaters, $2.50 to $5.95 Hurley Shoes for Men In presenting these famous Shoes for men we take an other step in the upbuilding of our shoe section, the phenomenal growth of which is directly traceable to effi cient service and better values. See the new Fall Hurley styles Saturday. They're here exclusively.. COM TARE OUR VALUES ALWAYS PJ.g-J if.l'l.,..,JJ aU CORRECT APfAREL FOR MEN AND WOMEN.