THE BEE: OMAHA, MONDAY. DECEMBER 31. 1917.
CONGESTION IS
B0l)llDTOBECUT
DOVNBYPOOLING
i omaha Railroad Men Confident
Situation Will Be Relieved
Under Federal Control
of Lines.
While Omaha railroad mm are all
in the dark i. to what will he the first
instructions irom Railroad Dictator
McAdoo relative to the reeling of
business and equipment, thev all feel
that it is bound to relieve the freight
congestion to some extent, at least.
So far the only order issued and
m-vivtu uj lauiudu umtldls is in me
form of a circular telegram, directing
the movement of freight traffic over
the most direct and convenient route?.
Already this order is beginning to
have its effect and freight coining in
from the west and north is going cast
and south over the roads best able to
handle it, regardless of consignors,
consignees, or billing directions.
The method that is being employed
tinder the directions of Railroad Di
rector McAdoois designated as pool
ing, something that heretofore has
been frowned upon by the Interstate
Commerce commission, say the rail
road officials. However, tlicv assert
that it is the logical method of hand
ling business, for it throws the earn
ings into one lump that later will he
divided prorata among the roads in
terested. It is a method of doing
railroad business 'in vogue lung be
fore the creation of the Interstate
Commerce commission and according
to the railroad officials, worked to
the satisfaction of all concerned.
Some Bad Features.
Railroad men say. however, that
the pooling plan of handling freigl t
has its bad, as well as its good fea
tures. In this connection, they assert
that every road in the country has
predicated its construction, die pur
chase of its equipment and its plan
of operation upon local cond.tions. or
rather conditions local to the coun
try through which each particular line
is operated. They say that for in
stance, a road operating through a
mountainous country would have
equipment that would be much dif-
' ferent from a road that passed
through a prairie and level section.
Then, too, the railroad men contend
that terminal conditions will have
softie bearing upon the matter of
pooling, pointing out that if a train
load of transcontinental freight came
in from the west over the Union Pa
cific, the most economical thing to do
in handling it east would be to send
it out over a line having close terminal
connections with the line bringing it
in. In this way the expense of heavy
switching charges would be done
away with and considerable speeding
up would result.
Whatever is done, railroad officials
are of the opinion that Mr. McAdoo
cannot formulate a rult that will
apply to all railroads alike. They say
that this could be done in the con
duct of banks and some other com
mercial enterprises that work along
certain general rules, but with the
railroads, they contend the situation
is different and no one general order
can apply equally with all roads.
Must Increase Facilities.
If the movement of freight to the
east is speeded up, railroad men say
that they cannot see how the con
gestion along the Atlantic coast is
going to be relieved unless there is
an increase in the facilities for send
ing it across the ocean. Howover,
they all assert that they are ready
and willing to co-operate with Mr.
McAdoo in any plan that he may sug
gest Omaha railroad freight officials take
the position that even with the most
drastic rules applied to the f6rward
ing of freight, they are unahle to see
how with pooling the business and
equipment any great amount of relief
is to be immediately secured. In sup
port of their contention, they say
that during peace times the freight
that has to be moved aggregates
about 25,000,000,000 tons. To. move
this .has been requiring the railroads
to work their power and equipment
up to capacity. The war has added
approximately 15,000,000,000 tons of
freight that has to be moved and
without any appreciable increase in
the motive power and equipment.
Soldier Boys Thank
Red Cross for Packages
Letters of thanks from soldier boys,
who received Christmas packages
packed by Omaha Red Cross work
ers under the direction of Mrs. T. L.
Davis, are pouring into the local
chapter office. Most of the letters
re from Camp Logan, Houston, Tex.,
where the Omaha boxes were as
signed. Corporal Donald Hawkins, 370th in
fantry; John H. Hall, a New Hamp
shire man; the artillery band with
G. A. Haarven, Clifford W. Johnson
and A. L. Ring, for spokesmen; Wil
liam B. Eckhardt, 123d heavy artil
lery; Elmer Dreischmeyer, field hos
pital; Corporal A. L. I'ollis. 124th
field artillery, and Corporals Charles
Byrd, C. J. Griffen, George Holcomb,
E. N. PrazEi', Harry Canman, Otto
Scheffing and W. E. Thomasen of the
same company, are among the Camp
Houston men, who wrote letters of
thanks.
Maurice E. Northwall of the post
hospital and George Botta of Com
pany L, 41st infantry at Fort Crook,
also sent word of their appreciation
and from Camp Dodge there was a
letter from Arthur S. Koonse of the
163d depot brigade.
Corporal V. Pollis' letter was ad
dressed to Miss Marie Kraus, whose
name was enclosed in the package.
Smith Taken to Alliance
To Answer Larceny Charge
Sheriff Cox of Box Butte county,
Nebiaska, arrived hersjast night with
an arrest warrant for Charles O.
Smith, who has been detained here
since Friday on a charge of robbery.
Smith was arrested by Officers Mans
field and Matthews.
Thj warrant, sworn out by Walter
Anderson of Alliance, charges that
Smith stole a valuable coat, gold
watch and two checks for 554.27 and
?3J.4iS, from Anderson with -.,110111
niith was rooming.
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Germans Strip Belgium
Again in Rush of Troops
'By Associated Pros.)
Washington, Dec. 30. An offi
cial d spatch received here today
by the Belgian legation said in
tormation had come through Hol
hr.ii that the Belgians in occupied
territory are being literally strip
ped bare by German requisition,
extending to the most necessary
requisites of life.
Large bodies of troops being
fished to the Flanders front, it
.was said, had seized cows, milk
and eggs, articles already so scarce
in Belgium they were practically
reserved for children and invalids.
AH woolens were seized, includ
ing mattresses and cushions, which
had to be replaced by bags of sea
grass. Practically all leather
shoes were requisitioned and only
one change of clothing was left to
the inhabitants.
MORE CHANGES IN
DUTIES0F POLICE
Two Patrolmen and Morals
Squad Officer From Central
Station Assigned to Duty
on South Side.
Several more changes in police cir
cles have been made out of the office
of chief of police to be in effect dur
ing the month of January.
Oscar Knuteson and L. H. Stolley,
patrolmen from the central station,
have been assigned to duty on the
South Side. Charles Chapman, officer
of the morals squad, will work as a
detective, also from the South Side
stat'on.
II. A. Cunningham, officer of the
morals squad, has been assigned to
detective duty at the central station.
John Zaloudek, detective on the
South Side, will report to the chief
of detectives at the central station
for duty daring January.
Officer Frank Damato of the morals
squad has been appointed traffic of
ficer. All the above changes will take ef
fect on January 1.
Rich Costumes Please One's
Eye at Gayety; SpeigePs Here
Max Speigel's reputation as a prodi
gal spender in show equipment is
splendidly upheld in "The Merry
Rounders," which opened yesterday
to crowded houses at the Gayety. The
costumes of the principals and chorus
are rich and splendid and with that
touch of something which shows that
high-priced designers have conceived
and created them. The scenery of the
nine scenes is equally remarkable and
even the furniture is notably complete
for each of the nine settings.
Abe Reynolds proved himself as big
a laugh-getter as ever. The house
was in one continual volley of merri
ment. He has able support in Rich
ard Pyle and a small flock of feminine
principals who are all above he
average Floren-e Mills, Jean Leon
ard and Margie Wilson.
The final scene of the show is the
most tremendous on the burlesque
stage. It shows the deck of the bat
tleship "America." From a life-s'ze
turret thrhee 16-inch guns look frovvn-
ingly down on the audience. They ex
tend 20 feet out from the turret. The
whole big mechanism of turret and
guns is placed on a pivot on the stage
and the guns extend out over the
footlights. Astride the middle one is
a girl and the rest of thi company
are on the deck of the ship with still
other guns looking down upon them.
The scene forms the smashing climax
to a show that i . full of surprises and
fun.
There will be an extra production
of "The Merry Rounders" at the Gav-
ety New Year eve, starting at 11:30
p. m., atter the close of the regular
show. This will be a complete pro
duction in every detail.
Farmer Must Pay Income
Tax Same as Others
Every unmarried person with an
income of over $1,000 a year and
every married person with an income
of over $2,000, must pay an income
tax. This, of course, applies to the
farmer as well as the business man.
Failure to report to the collector of
internal revenue in your district be
fore March 1, 1918, is a violation of
the law.
Naturally many farmers, who have
never kept books, will have to do
some pretty close figuring to explain
just where they stand. Everything
must be accounted for. Living ex
penses and interest received from in
vestments cannot be deducted from
the total. Neither can a farmer al
low a salary to himself and expect
that to be deducted. Taxes, cost of
repairs, but not improvements, and
actual expenses connected with the
farm may be deducted, but that does
not include personal expenses.
The department of farm manage
ment of the University of Nebraska
has in press a large number of ac
count books, which will be distributed
to the farmers of the state free of
charge. They will not only give the
farmer an insight into his own busi
ness, but will also enable him to make
'is income report without difficulty.
For copies of the book, address
Farm Management Demonstrations,
University Farm, Lincoln, Neb.
Officers Watch Trunk Long
Time, Seize It, Find Booze
Even a baggage trunk strikes the
eye of state officers now-a-davs, who
stop at nothing to direct their earn
est attent'ons toward Ilooverizing
suspected liquor traffic in the state.
State Officer Mathwig and Deputy
Sheriff Flanagan kept their watchful
glimmers for 48 hours upon a small,
but heavy trunk, which had arrived
unaddressed at a local railway sta
tion. Last night their suspicions were
aroused and they confiscated the
coffer.
When the officer finally opened the
trunk by means of a skeleton key, two
disguised cases of quenchable bev
erage were displayed, which would
have made a merry New Year eve
party for a show troupe. Twenty-
four quart bottles of Ole Kentucky
Bourbon," adorned the interior of the
trunk. The beverage was camou
flaged with pillows and advance show
advertising paper.
The whisky awaits the owner in the
police station. The officers will com
plete their duty w'-en the claimant
arrivs for the trunk.
WITH THE LODGES
OF OMAHA AND
ITS NEIGHBORS
Alpha Camp, Woodmen of the
World, Takes Over the Old
Temple Hall as Meet
ing Place.
Alpha camp, No 1. Woodmen of the
World, has leased the old Masonic
temple hall, Sixteenth street and Capi
tol avenue, where meetings will be
held each Wednesday evening, com
mencing the first Wednesday in Janu
ary. Omaha Seymour C3iup No. 16 has
elected new officers and they will be
installed Tuesday evening, January 8.
Thefcamp will give a New Year's
night entertainment.
Cedar Wood camp No. 19 has re
elected James Opocensky clerk for an
other term, making 10 successive years
in this office.
Druid camp No. 24 continues en
thusiastic and will have a party Mon
day night to watch the old year out
and the new year in.
The central committee will install
officers for Columbus camp, No. 69,
Sunday, January 6, for Druid camp,
January 7 and for camp No. 19, Janu
ary 19. This committee at a meeting
last Friday night made arrangements
for a banquet for the new candidates,
and members secured during the first
part of January. Friday night, Janu
ary 4, final arrangements will be made.
Maccabees.
Omaha Tent No. 75, Maccabees, will
hold a watch night party Monday
evening at its hall, 1611 Chicago street
There will be music, dancing and re
freshments. State Commander A. I.
Lee will install the officers.
Mrs. Agnes T. Boyer, state com
mander of Nebraska of the Woman's
Benefit association of the Maccabees,
held a very successful rally on De
cember 21 at Hotel Castle, at which
time a large class of benefit members
were initiated and given first and sec
ond degree. Mrs. Erne B. Crosser of
Laurel, review No. 19, was the presid
ing officer, the work being exempli
fied by the degree staffs of Omaha and
Laurel reviews. Miss Helen Redmond
of South Side, No. IS, accompanied by
her sister, Mrs. Annie R. Chapman,
sang two beautiful solos. The review
then closed by drapinr of the charter
in memory of the deceased members
of the different reviews of the city.
I. O. O. F.
Hesperian encampment No. 2 will
hold its regular meeting at Odd Fel
lows' hall next Thursday evening. Of
ficers will be installed for the next
term, and refreshments will be served.
Entertainment committees for the
next six months will be appointed.
Knights of Pythias.
Nebraska lodge No. 1, Knights of
Pythias, will give a dance and social
Monday evening. Knights and their
friends are cordially inviied. The
committee having the affair in hand
promises a good time for all.
American Yeomen
District Manager Edgar Michener
reports a large class for adoption and
initiation at the next meeting, Janu
ary 2. The initiation wilt be in charge
of the Omaha degree team under Cap
tain Kolb.
Officers for the ensuing year will be
installed by a member of the supreme
board at a public installation, Janu
ary 30.
Stags.
Omaha drove No. 135 meets Friday
night in Odd Fellows' hall. A number
of candidates will be initiated. The
princess of the orient will be admin
istered New Year's eve at the club
rooms, featurec. by refreshments,
wrestling and other entertainment.
The degree will start at the close of
the old year and finish at the first
hour of the new.
Clan Gordon Auxiliary.
The Ladies' auxiliary to Clan Gor
don No. 63 will hold its regular meet
ing at the home of Mrs. William
Britton, 2511 Chicago street, next
Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Woodman Circle.
Emma B. Manchester grove No. 156
held its annual election with the fol
lowing result: Past guardian, Anna
De Waal; guardian, Lillie M. Gillis;
advisor, Vio'.a Bright; clerk, Monica
McMahill; banker, Louise Hengen;
attendant, Blanch Kerschner; chap
lain, Ida Kerschner; inner sentinel,
Grace Kallenberg; outer sentinel,
Carrie Kimball; managers, May Mar
tin, Charles Kimball, Loretta Dana
hey; physician, Dr. K.1 Sullivan. The
next meeting will be held January 10.
Knights and Ladies of Security.
Omaska council No. 2295 will hold
a watch party New Year's eve at thj
Swedish auditorium.
Demand for Good Homes
Exceeds the Supply
A little indication of the building
activity of the year is given by the
record of Bensen & Carmichael, who
have built or are now completing
more than 50 homes in the city. Thirty-two
of these are still unfinished.
Many other concerns, doing much in
the development line are also build
ing large numbers of houses, and all
say they feel they will be able to sell
them as soon as they are completed.
During October and November Ben
son & Carmichael were unable to
get their houses completed as fast as
the purchasers wanted them. The
dealers say the people are becoming
reconciled to the higher cost of
homes, because they all are in better
position to buy them than in years
past.
Omaha Sick Are Said
To Be Fast Convalescing
G. E. Haverstick, vice president of
the United States National bank, who
is at the Clarkson Memorial hospital,
is reported to be getting along satis
factorily. He had his tonsils removed
and suffered a nervous after effect
Chief of Police Dunn is also con
vales :ing.
Dr. E. C. Henry, who was operated
on at Lord Lister hosn'tal la.t "sun.
! day fot appendicitis, has been taken
I to rjis h otitic
STRAUB TRIES TO
CONTROLCOMPANY
So Declare Revolting Members
Who Try to Counteract
the Efforts of Mr.
Straub.
Stockholders of the Farmers Mu
tual Insurance company of Nebraska,
a iftate-wide mutual company, with
headquarters at Lincoln, believe an
attempt is being made bv W. K.
Straub. president of the com nam. to
secure control. They point out that
on the application blanks of the com
pany a line is printed, saying: "1 here
by appoint W. E. Straub my provy to
act aod vote for me at any annual or
special meeting of the members of
said company until this proxy is re
voked by me in writing."
It is said that JOt) persons who had
signed applications for insurance with
in the last few mouths revealed the
fact that none of them knew that thev
had sienert awav their votinp riehts. I
Members to Manage
"The law of the state provides that
the members shall manage the af
fairs of the company themselves," said
W. B. Linch, organizer of the com
pany and active in the uprising
against the alleged plans of the presi
dent. "It is estimated that about 10,000
applications are signed in a year, so
that the president of the company
will have approximately that many of
these proxies at the next annual meet
ing which would be enough to con
trol any- annual meeting oi ordinary
size and composition.
Will Give One-Man Control.
"With this control the president of
the company could fix his own salary,
determine who the other officers of
the company should be, choose the
mehbers of the hoard of directors and
shape the affairs of the company to
suit himself. Having the president of
the company in control of the board
of directors would be a complete
reversal of the usual condition, for it
is supposed that the board of direc
tors shall control the president and
other officers as well as the affairs of
the company. Such an arrangement
would destroy the mutual character
of the company, in spirit at least, and
might lead to an actual change in
form."
Proxies Sent Out.
Several meetings have been held by
the revolting stockholders and several
thousand proxy blanks have been sent
out to policy holders so that they can
sign them in favor of someone other
than the president.
Several pertinent questions are be
ing asked by policy holders who have
discovered what is being done. Who
put the proxy provision in the appli
cation blank? Was it done with the
consent of the board of directors? If
the directors are responsible, why did
they allow it? Was it because the
president of the company already is
running the board and forcing it to do
as he pleases? If it was thought desir
able to have a proxy provision in the
application, why were not the proxies
put in the name of the board of di
rectors, and if they were to be placed
in the hands of the president, why not
say president instead of naming the
present incumbent?
Union Members Concerned.
The Farmers' Mutual Insurance
company of Nebraska is one of the
largest, if not the largest, farmers'
mutual insurance companies in the
United States. On January 1, 1917. it
had in force $170,000,000 of insurance,
in round numbers. The membership
is about 32,000, all in Nebraska, for
the company does not operate outside
of this state. It is purely a farm com
pany; no property other than farm
and country property can be insured
in it The present reserve amounts
to about $300,000, which would be a
fat plum to pick.
This company was organized on
November 7, 1891. For several years
it had to fight for the legal right to
exist. The old line companies turned
all their guns upon it.
Members of Union.
A very large proportion of the
members of this insurance company
are members of the Farmers' union.
At the meeting of the state board of
directors of the Farmers' union on
November 1 the following resolution
was adopted: "Owing to the fact that
a large number of Farmers' union
members have inadvertently signed a
proxy when making application for
insurance in the Farmers' Mutual
Insurance company in Nebraska, we
believe it is to the best interest of our
members who are policy holders in
the above company that publicity be
given the matter in the Nebraska
Union Farmer or otherwise."
K. C. to Hold Open House for
Soldiers New Year's Day
( Knights of Columbus will hold
"open house" for all soldiers stationed
at Fort Crook and Fort Omaha, or
who may be in Omaha on New Year's
afternoon and night, at their club
rooms, 2025 Dodge street. A program
of fancy dances, musical numbers and
vaudeville acts will be given at 2:30
o'clock in the aftern Kn and night.
Many local artists have offeied their
services.
The Catholic women of Omaha will
serve a supper for the soldiers, con
sisting principally of home cooked
dainties, which will appeal particularly
to the hoys who have been away from
home for some time. All soldiers are
invited to be present and partake of
the hospitality of the Knights of
Coluiihus on New Year's day.
The Omaha council of Knights of
Columbus now has 05 of its members
in the service of their country, and
many more are expecting to be called
m the near future. The drive for funds
to carry on the war work in the camps
is just being completed, and the fund
has now eached $215000 in Nebraska.
Of this amount, $74,500 was sub
scribed in Omaha.
Poultry Association Will
Help Farmers and Breeders
A. G. Peters, of the United States
Department of Poultry, has appointed
five members of the Omaha Poultry
association to co-operate with him in
the extension of poultry husbandry.
Mr. Peters and the committee will
cdnduct a scries of lectures after the
holidays.
In these lectures the committee will
advocate the careful selection of good
breeding stock, the promotion of the
production of more eggs and back
yard poultry raising, and will lend all
assistance to fanners and breeders
along poultry lines. Poultry iaisers
are urged to increase the egg supply,
number oT early layers ami to con
serve the poultry products
OMAHA RED CROSS
NETTED $84,304
IN THE BIG 0'IVE
Greatest Soliciting Campaign
Ever Seen in Omaha; Mem
bership Now Numbers
78,201.
Omaha Rod Cross workers easily
negotiated the heavy ;rade in the big
Red Cross charge and now stand on
the "pearly parapets of paradise,"
with a membership of 78,201. The
earnest vorkers knew not the mean
ing oi the word defeat and with a
purse of $84,304 collected from the big
drive, Denver was passed by several
thousand dollars.
All the money derived from the
grand rush of the financial trenches
of Omaha was turned over to Gould
D'et, chairman of the local Red
Cross chapter.
Many Aided Drive.
J. E. Davidson, cnairman of the
campaign committee, didn't let any
snow melt under his feet during the
waking hours of the greatest solicit
ing campaign ever put across in
Omaha, and the garnering of $84,
304 is a mute attestation to the fact
that some persons worked long and
worked hard, as is typical and charac
teristic of the Omaha spirit, when
Omahans strt out to ascend the
hill of success.
Every Red Cross member is urged
to "keep on wearing Red Cross but
tons designed by (Sammy) Caldwell
made locally worn locally and pur
chased locally."
Report of Expenses.
Following is a resume of '.he ex
penses of the drive and the distribu
tion :
WHgis and fp"is of steni8XpM
lrlcal unit till other ln-lp during
thre and one-half wkn ? 82 80
Printing and aupiitles. Including
membership rarda; 30.00(1 Red
Croas flagu, circular tetters to cap
t.tlnn, chairmen, circular Inatruc
tlona, loil per cent allpa, envelopes,
etc 674 4J
TcIcKr.-iiiiB, express, postage and A.
l. T. messengers tt.'S
Red Cross caps for women at
booths, etc I II
Auditorium rental and hotel ei-
pensrs, lan V. Stephens banil, etc. 76 OS
Hand and wagon for street 3 J. 00
Signs, bill boards and iiiovl ad
vrtlnlng U7.35
Total M.6M.77
Net Cost $1,236.
Offsetting this amount, $363.45 was
contributed in cash by various men,
women and firms toward the ex
penses of the campaign. The net
cost to the Omaha chapter was $1,
236.32, or about 1.4 per cent of the
receipts from the campaign.
No member of the chapter was
paid one cent either in the form of
salary or expenses, although four of
the committees gave their full time for
more than three weeks.
Itemized accounts of all the expen
ditures have been turned over to the
officials of the Omaha chapter.
Firms and Papers Aid.
Besides the expenses, various
Omaha firms generously contributed
and paid for a total of 12 pages of
advertising in the three Omaha pa
pers, each paper also giving one page.
In order to make a big reduction
in rent and other expenses, and ow
ing to the fact that the Omaha chap
ter requires much additional room the
state director's offices will be consoli
dated in the offices of the local chap
ter and will remove January 1 to the
second floor of the Wead building,
Eighteenth and Farnam streets,
where excellent quarters at a very
reasonable rate have been procured.
Friends Pay Tribute
At Burial of J. J. Elias
Crete, Neb., Dec. 30. (Special.)
Funeral of Jerry J. Elias, prominent
Bohemian of Crete, who was killed
Monday evening in an auto accident
north of Wilber, was held yesterday
in the Sokol theater. The serv
ices were conducted by F. J. Sadilek
of Wilber and George H. Hastings
of Crete. The theater was packed
with friends from over the country.
Mr. Elias was a native Bohemian and
has resided in Crete for eight years,
where he has taken a prominent place
in the community, especially in the
local Tel Jed Sokol organization.
He was 35 years of age and leaves a
widow and one son.
Henderson Accused
Of Robbery and Shooting
William Henderson, colored, who
says his home is at 2417 Caldwell
street, also the home of his mother-in-law.
was arrested yesterday after
noon by DUectivcs Jolly and Walker
on a complaint by his wife that he
had robbed his mother-in-law of $14
and also that he threatened to shoot
Mrs. Henderson.
When officers searched Henderson,
they found a revolver and $14 in his
pockets.
Sheriff Clark Sues County '
And Protesting Taxpayer
Sheriff Michael Clark has filed suit
in district court against Douglas
county and one Joseph Buggy, a
plumber, for $3,280, represi tiling l is
bills for feeding county prisoners dur
ing the months of August, September
and October, 1(J17. The bills were
allowed by the Board of County Com
missioners November 20, but payment
was withheld on the protest of Joseph
Bnggv. "a taxpayer," made Novem
ber 28.
Money in Re&ppraiaement.
(Kroin Sinff '"orw'ondt-nt.l
Lincoln, Dec. 30. (Special.) Rf-
appraisemeut of school lands in seven!
counties brought in a bonus of $6442.
according to Land Commissioner
Shumway. These counties were
Blaine, Sheridan, McPh-:rson, Logan.
Cedar, Loup and Nemaha.
Back to Simple Life,
Is Greeting of Hoover
"Back to the simple life" is what
Food Administrator Hoover urges.
In a little New Year proclamation
he has just sent out he says:
"Go back to the simple life, be
contented with simple food, simple
pleasures, simple clothes. Work
hard, pray hard, play hard, work,
eat, recreate, and sleep. Do it all
courageously.
,"We have a victory to win."
Violation of "Less"
Days a Seditious Act
Oklahoma City, OkL, Dec. 30.
Mayor Overbolser today attached
his signature to an ordinance
passed unanimously by the city
commission, prescribing that it is
a seditious act for any person, firm
or corporation to violate the auth
orized rules of the national food
administration as regards the serv
ing or consuming of meat on Tues
days or wheat bread on Wednes
days. The only exception provides
that invalids may eat meat on all
days providing such action is pre
scribed by a physician.
"PATRICK HENRY CLUB
HITS DISLOYALTY
I
Pledges Support to President '
and Advocates Denial of Suf- j
frage to Foreigners Not I
Fully Naturalized.
The Patrick Henry Pairiotic clubi
as a body declares itself it revocably. j
unequivocally, and unalterably op-
posed to any and all peace proposals i
which are not predicated upon the
total destruction of kaiserisin, Prus
sian militarism and autocracy. The
club pledges to President Wilson its
individual and united support and co
operation in bi plans to win the war.
The Patrick Henry Patriotic club is
a patriotic organization. At the last
regular meeting the following officers
were unanimously re-elected for the
coming year: Edward Walsh, presi
dent; John M. McGowau. first vice
president; G. P. II. Boland, .second
vice president; Dr. J. P. Connolly,
secretary; James McLeod, treasurer,
and Amos E. Henely, chairman ex
ecutive committee.
Resolutions were adopted opposing
the teaching of any foreign language
in the public and parochial schools,
and opposing the right of foreigners
to exercise the right of suffrage until
they have been fully clothe. i with the
rights of American citizenship. The
State Council of Defense was com
mended and endorsed and the club
pledged its co-operation to uncove.'
and punish disloyally, sedition and
treachery to our government and
President Wilson.
Many Home Guard
Companies Organized
Lincoln, Dec, 30. (Special.) One
hundred and fou teen companies of
home guards are organized in Ne
braska, according to reports which
have beer, filed in the office of the
governor.
The companies average about 80
men and are officered in the regula
tion way prescribed by tlie militia
law of the state. The Lincoln com
pany is the largest so far reporting,
having a membership of nearly 400
with six commissioned officers.
Two companies, one at Blooming
ton and the other at Auburn, have
been armed and equipped at the ex
pense of the citizens of the town in
which the companies are located.
Forgery Charge Made. ,
After a search of a month, Detec
tives Jolly and Walker ' arrested
Grover P. Lowry, alias Davis, at
Council Bluffs yesterday afternoon.
Lowry is wanted here charged with
forging a check for $22 on the L.
Wollf Manufacturing company, per
John Sullivan, manager. The check
was passed on C. P. Wesin, grocer.
2005 Cuming street, in payment for a
bill of $10. Lowry received $12 as
change. Detectives placed him under
arrest when he arrived at the North
western depot to claim a trunk that
had been there in his name for a
month.
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Fast trains on convenient schedules
arrive Englewood Union Station
(63d St.) and La Salle Station-most
convenient locations in Chicago
connecting with limited trains for
all Eastern territory. The
limited
Leaves (i:0S p. ni. tlatij. Ilavo ilinuer on the
train arrive La Sailc. ttlali'.i!, Oni.'ago in (lie
heart of the business district rouuy tor th? dey -no
time lost.
Carries sleeping car i'or Tri-C'itic uuy lie occu
pied until 7:00 a. m.
Low round trip ticket.-; to points in Alabama.
Florida, Georgia, Louisinna, Mississippi. South Caro
lina and to Havana, Cuba, on r.!c daily, with Ions
limits and liberal stop overs.
Automatic Block Sign Jj
Fin:st Mwt.rn 4 ''-Steel Lqa-'' "
Absolute Sntcty
Writ, phone m i'l at. R-cl. Is!
J. S. McNALLY, Div. Pa. Ar;cnt Phone Doug. 42
41 j South 15th St., Railway Exchange Bldf.
EIGHT DEAD, 20
HURT WHEN B.&0.
TRAINS COLLIDE
illy Antnclnleil Pr..i
North ernon, 1 ml., Dec. 30. Eight
are known to bo dead and about
20 injured a the result oi a head
on collision between a westbound
Baltimore & Ohio Haiti a mile east
of here tonight. Seven dead were
members of the en w. The west
bound rain carried several soldiers,
according to reports, but it is not
known if any were among the in
jured. The dead identified are:
HARRY FRENCH. Seymour, Ind,
engineer on westbound train.
JOSEPH HORNING. Seymour,
Ind., fireman on westbound train.
M. C. HARVEY. Cincinnati, bag
gageman on westbound train.
FRANK DAY. Seymour, engineer
on eastbound train.
M. E. MATTHEWS. Seymour, fire
man on eastbound train.
ALBERT SHUR, Cincinnati,
baggageman on eastbound train.
J. A. KEMPTON. Cincinnati,
brakeman on eastbound train.
EARL AUSTIN, Decker, Ind pas
senger. Relief trains have been sent here
from Seymour, 20 miles west, and it
is reported trains also have been dis
patched from Cincinnati, Louisville
and Washington, Ind.
All of the dead were pinned be
neath the wreckage. Both engines
were demolished and thrown from
the track and down a steep embank
ment. The cause of the wreck is reported
tr have been the failure of the auto
matic block system to work.
The trains in collision were Balti
more & Ohio passenger train No. 2,
St. Louis to New York, eastbound,
and Baltimore & Ohio passenger train
No. 23, Cincinnati to St. Louis, west
bound. Mrs. Frances Vrade?iburg,
Pioneer Omahan, Dies
Mrs. Frances A. Russell Vraden
burg, pioneer resident of Omaha,
died at 8 o'clock Friday morning of
pneumonia.
Mrs. Vradenhurg was born Decem
ber 16, 1839, in Kalmazoo, Mich.
She was married 52 years ago in her
native town, and came to Omaha 30
years ago. In 18o8 Mr. and Mrs.
Vradenhurg came to Papillion, where
they bought a farm. Later they re
nioved to Omaha.
She is survived by her husband,
George H. Vradenhurg, and one son,
George A., of Papillion.
Her death came as a great shock
to her friends. She had been ill only
since Christmas.
The funerfl will be held Monday
morning at 10 o'clock at the Vraden
hurg home, 1539 Georgia avenue. Bur
ial will be in Fairview cemetery at
Papillion.
Missouri Pacific Takes
Quarters With Northwestern
Officials of the Missouri Pacific an
nounce that the freight business
temporarily nut out of commission
on account of Friday's fire will be re
sumed Monday morning. Inbound
freight will be handled at the N?.rtb-
iiiiuik win on iiaiidiea ir inc l
(jiait, i iiirciiui .ana iicuuias streets
wjuccs win uc locate a on me seconii
floor of the Northwestern freight
house and the train master will he at
the Northwestern passenger depot.
First Snow in 20 Years
Falls in Jacksonville
Jacksonville, Fla., Dec. 30. The
Art mn in TsVnnr;il in 9ft
years, fell here tonight, but it was of
short duration. Northern Florida is .
in the grip of a cold wave.
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