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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 22, 1919)
THE SEE: OMAHA. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22, 1919. MIS SVODE, F0OI OilllA. piom, dead Veteran of Four Wars Passes Away at Home of His Son in California; Body May Be Sent Here. Taps have sounded for Col. riiomas Swobe, veteran of four wars, one of the founders of South Omaha and prominent in Omaha and Nebraska lodge and home cir cles, who passed away at his home at Berkley, Cat., Monday. Mrs. Swobe and his son. D. M. Swobe. vice president of the McCloud River railroad, were at his side when death came. Another son, Edwin T. Swobe, of Omaha, also survives. While no definit? arrangements have been made, It is expected that the body will be brought to Omaha and buried in the family lot in Pros pert Hill cemetery. Lorn in Johnstown, N. Y., March 17, 1844, he enlisted October 16, 1861, in Company E, 12th Michigan infantry, for the period of the civil war. His regiment was ordered to St. Louis the following March, and on St. Patrick's day, his birthday, lie was promoted to the rank of a corporal. His regiment later was iratisferred to the 1st brigade, First division, Army of Tennessee. Baptized in Fire at Shiloh. The young man, just 18, received his first experience in real warfare in a rather rigorous school, the bat tle of Shiloh, that terrible two days' slaughter. Corporal Swobe was in the thick throughout the first day's conflict, which resulted in a victory for the confederate army. The sec ond day, however, brought victory to General Grant's union forces and the confederates were driven back toward Corinth. General Johnston, the leader of the southerners, was killed in this battle. 'The conduct of the young cor poral had come to the notice of his superior officers and July 5, 1862, .he was made a sergeant. While guarding railroads in Arkansas, St ream Swobe was commissioned a second lieutenant. December 20, 1864, a half year later, he again was promoted and -made a first lieutenant. He f was then detached from the regiment and assigned to duty as assistant quar termaster on the staff of General Graves and as such he witnessed the iurriendT of Gen. Dwight May, com manding the District of Ouachita. Lieutenant Swobe was placed in -barge of the cotton division from becembt , 1865, to February, 1866, when he was mustered out and hon orably discharged from the service. Comes to Omaha. After spending a short time in Michigan he came to Omaha in Au gust. 1866, and took a position as leputy clerk under Frank Murphy, .t that time county clerk. He suc eeded his chief and was elected .ounty clerk in 18o9. At the end of l is term he engaged in the real ; state and abstract business. How ever, he continued in politics and is as elected councilman in 1872, serv ing on the council, on which John M. Thurston was member. AHe was e-eliKted ijv 1874. ' . Later he engaged in the hardware business with Milton Rogers and ;n ;6 he built the Millard hotel m injunction with J. H. Millard, Ezra Miard, Samuel Shears and J. E. ; .ikcl. Eight years later.he bought out the interests of his partners ind became the sole ownetand man ner of the hostlery. Later he was associated with J. E. Market and titee two partners operated a chain nf 19 flourishing hotela along the ' 'nion Pacific lines. Pioneer of South Omaha. Mr. Swobe was a pioneer investor n" South Omaha, having laid out the dockyards and founded the South Omaha Land company. He also re organized the Omaha Driving Park association and was a member of ;hc Real Estate Owners' association, organized i" 1891. War Found Him Ready. In 1898, when the dove of peace , i-.ifh had dwelt in the land for more li,;ti .50 years again winged its flight ;. id gave place to the eagle of war, I'homas Swobe again ottered his crvii.es to his country. He was at once appointed a captain and as sistant .niarterinastcr, United States lOHinteers. Admiral Dewey's squadron had imiihilatcd the proud fleet of the N.aniards at Manila Bay, but Lnt Nun's bluecoats were in the thick of the fight to gain possession of the t'bilippine Islands. Captain Swobe a-as ordered to Tampa, Fla.. o noiip the siege artillery tuohr Gen John I. Rogers, chief of A artillery. t'ter the surrender of thi Span ish army at 2uba. he was ordered l., Montauk IViint to take charge of t'-Q shipment of troops from that joice. Later he was assigned to uuty ,s transport quartermaster on the I' S. S. City of Berlin and made 14 trips between New York and Forto il.co and Cuba in that capacity. Around the World Once Kor. Ibving been ordered to TiM.tu, Va-h., he became quartermaster of i'uf chartered transport Post Albert, filing for Manila' September 3, with a c i-c-i of mules and army supplies by way of Dutch Harbor, Alaska, lod Kobe. Japan, to Manila, where he" arrived October 15, with all the iuhVs except four, which had died on the way across. From here he was -.; y,ed to duty to General Bates at !.. s and November 28, 1899, as miaticrmaster of the Department of Mndanao. and Jolo. November 18 nf the jme vear, he took trie U. b. a. Crook" with troops to Manila via 'he Suez canal. At his own request he was then relieved from the transport service jj.d ordered to Fort Sheridan, Wyo., s constructing quartermaster. Back to Omana. Promoted a major and quarter .uaier in February, 1907. he was rationed at Omaha and placed in civirse of the Department of Mis souri United States Army. March 17 1903, he retired from service f' l eutenant colonel and from that time until America once more called bet men to the colors during the ire sent war. he lived a private lite h Omaha. Ordered to San Francisco TYewdent" Wilson delivered i,is v, o id i'ai';oui speech before con- PI02JE53 OI.IAHA HAN IS CALLED BY DEATH IH I 'I ... " ' l,..,:.--,!!-!- , 1t- "-HI1 ' .1 COL. THOMAS SWOBE gress in April 1917, demanding a declaration of war on the imperial German government, Col. Swobe again drew his old sword, a sword of three wars, and once more put on the khaki uniform of a lieutenant colonel of the United States army. The War department-was 'only too glad to accept his offer for active service and at once placed him in charge of the U. S. quartermaster's department at Fort Mason, San Francisco, Cal. Six months ago he retired from this position. Monday he died at Berkeley Inn, Berkeley, Cal. In Colonel Swobe, the state of Ne braska and especially Omaha loses one of its foremost citizens. CoL Swobe was prominent in local Elks and Masonic circles. At one time he was president of the Omaha club and at the time of his last re-enlistment in the army in 1917 was state commander of the military order of the Loyal Legion of the State of Ne braska. - - PROSPECT GOOD . FOR CIG WHEAT CROP THIS YEAR Secretary Danielson of State Board Reviews Conditions for Past Year Sees Bright Future. The agricultural activities of the state in the last year are compre hensively reviewed in the annual re port ,of Secretary E. R. Danielson of the Nebraska State Board of Ag riculture. The outlook for the coming year is also discussed, while a large portion of the report deals with the state fair, its educational value, usefulness and popularity. Nebraska produced one -of the smallest crops in its history in the last year, even after the farmers of the state had made extraordinary efforts to increase productioir-at the request" of the government. This was due to adverse weather condi tions. More money was realized on this small crop than on any. of the bumper crops of the past years because of the prevailing high prices. More Wheat Planted. The farmers of the state have put back nearly a half million more acres of whea' for the coming year. On December 1 this' crop was 98 per cent normal as against 79 per cent in the previoas year. A bumper crop is, therefore, predicted for the year 1919. The report discusses in some de tail the part played by the farmers of this state in the w:... The farm ers have made enormous efforts to overcome the difficulties created by the shortage of labor and of ma terial. The 1918 State fair was the best ever held in point of attendance, educational value, popularity and quality of exhibits. Even though 40,000 of 'Nebraska's men had en tered the service the number of peo ple attending the fair was greater by 14.000 than the number attending it in 1917. The report recommends a pro gtesive policy in conducting the fair. Thus it will retain the inter est of the people and of the ex hibitors The horse industry in Nebraska is on the decline because of .the competition of the tractor and the automobile and methods of stimu lating it are proposed. - Sheep raising finds itself in the same position as the horseindustry and recommendation is made for Un educational campaign in this state in order to stimulate it. The baby show is recommended as a permanent institution. The history, development and the purpose of fairs is then outlined and some recommendations made for the improvement of the Nebraska State fair. ' PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. Julius Orkln has gone on a two weeki buying trip to New York and eastern mar ket to look over the latest spring stylet. Boy Came Down from Chi to Get Excitement Here He Got It Too; Somebody Told Him a Hard Luck Story, Got All His Money, and Now Irwin Kropp Wishes . Himself Back on Old State Street. Irwin Kropp, 17, unsophisticated and from Chicago, came to Omaha to learn the ways of a big city. As a result of several sight seeing tours over the city, admiring the metropolitan way of doings things, hit interest in "big town" stuff sud denly terminated Monday when he was arrested for investigation and confined in a cell at the police sta tion in South Omaha. Young Kropp told the police that he lived at 6606 South Robey street. Chicago. lie said he'grew weary of his home town. "Things are dead in Ch'i," he sa:d, "and I came to Oma ha for a little excitement." The bov registered at the Millard lintel, ana met there a man to whom he attributes his downfall. "His name was Joe Corbett and he seemed to be a nice fellow," Kropp continued. '"He talked a great deal rbout his hard luck. I had a little money and Corbett took it on the promise he would get some cash from his rich -aunt and pay me back. I let him have all the money I had to get his clothes out of a pawn shop. He did not return." 1 Kropp said he went back to the hotel Monday to find that his room had been rented to some one else. and his clothes were missing. The boy was wandering aimlessly about the "streets in South Omaha with no money, hungry and no place to sleep. "I have had all the excitement I want," he told the police captain. "I car get along better in Chicago." U. P. Department Heads Discuss Wage Increase Heads of departments of the Union Pacific were called into con ference by General Manager Jeffers to discuss the application of the last wage increase ordered by the rail road war board. Officials are not clear as to whether or not the in crease is to be retroactive. If it is, it dates from a former increase, and if not, it would apply from the date of the order. ' ' - Boy Wants City to Pay for Damage to Bicycle Linder Hoyt, 4.107 Camden avenue, a delivery boy for a drug store at Twenty-fourth street and Ames avenue, has asked the city to pay $7.25 damages done to his bicycle when he ran into one of the city's flushing wagons at Seventeenth and Farnam streets. The claim was referred to the city attorney wtfr the hope that some legal way will be found to pay the boy's claim. G. W. Wattles Again Heads Douglas 'Hotel Company At the annual stockholders' meet ing of the Douglas Hotel Co., the of ficers G. W. Wattles,, president, Ar thur C. Smith, vice president and A. L. Reed, secretary and treasurer, and the director were all re-elected, with the exception of G. M. Hitch cock, in whose place Gottlieb Stori, was chosen. Appleby Back in Omaha to Stand Trial for the Murder of Dctectivd t Frank M. "Appleby." escape! bandit and alleged member of thd gang that robbed the MalashocW jewelery store a year ago, vii brought back yesterday front MadU son, Wis., by Detective D. Felix Do lan to stand trial here for the alleged murder of Detective Frank Rooney, who was shot and killed in a pitched; battle with the bandit gang in a bungalow on Nortk Fourteenth ave- nue several hours after the daylight robbery. "Appleby's" effort to fight extra-, dition, was of no avail. He wa booked here under the name or Frank Adams. His right name, ac cording to the police, on a charge of murder, HOW TO AVOID Mrs. LeBaudy Exonerated for Killing Her Husband Mineola, N. Y., Jan. 21. The Nas sau county grand jury failed today to indict Mrs. farie Augustine Le Baudy, who shot and killed her mil lionaire husband, the eccentric Jacques LeBaudy, at their home in We,stbury early this month. DIPHTHERIA. If your child has a cold when diphtheria ia prevalent you should take him out of school and keep him off the street until fully recovered, as there is much more dan ger of his taking diphtheria when he has a cold. When Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Is given it quickly cures the cold and lessens ,the danger of diphtheria, or any other germ disease being contracted. No Changes Made in Local Jelephone Rates; New Toll Rates Are In The telephone company has put in to effect th$ new regulations gov erning charges for long distance telephone calls which were recently ordered effective on that date by Postmaster General Burleson. The order places long distance telephone rates throughout the United States on a uniform basis: The new ruling -s makes no changes in local telephone rates. The principal change from the former method of determining long distance telephone rates is that in stead of one class of service there are several, each with a different rate. For example, there is one charge for-"station to station" calls, another when a definite person is t'esired, another for "appointment" calls, for night calls, and so on.' The basis for all charges on long distance telephone calls under the new regulation is, the "station to sta tion"rate. . This is determined by the air line distance between towns. The rate is Computed for the initial period of conversation on the basis of 5 cents for each six miles up to 24 miles and 5 cents for each eight miles beyond that distance. o Captain Harry 0. Palme 4 Here on Week's Furlough Capt. Harry O. Palmer, assistant executive officer in the office of the judge advocate general at Washing ton, is in Omaha for a week on leave. Captain Palmer has command of Enlisted Detachment No. 160, which is under the immediate control of Acting Judge Advocate General An scll and Provost Mashal General Crowder. I Nearly ail papers involving court ! martial in the arniy pass through' this office and now that the armis tice is a fact, ocher matters of mili tary justice are increasing in im portance and number. The proba bility is the work will not terminate before next fall. ! II Lieutenant Porter Will Work With Former Partner Lt. 5u.-l Porter, who returned few days - ago from France wear ing the Croix de Guerre, and the distinguished service cross of the United States army, has made ar rangements to re-enter his pro fession of architect, with, his former partner, Ernest F. Schreiber, who also enlisted in the aviation service with him. They will open offices at 596 Saunders-Kennedy building, under the firm name of Porter & Schreiber. ; Mrs. Cannon Sues Insurance Company for Ten Thousand Ethel J. Ci.taan has mtercd suit in district court against ht Trsvei trs Insurance company fo.r $10,000 sad to be due on a policy issued ;o her late husband, Harry Cannon. The plaintiff alleges that she has complied with all the terms and con ditions of the policy. Mr. Cannon i died of influenza last October. Tonrich Heads Federal , Employment Bureau The government employment bur eau, in operation at Eleventh and Farnam streets since last May is temporarily in charge of John M. Tonrich, Leroy F. Franklin, former manager, having resigned. Frank lin was appointed on recomnenda tion of the Omaha Welfare board." OnlyOnsKind of Best Corn Flakes Mace New"York 318-320 So. 16th St Omaha Sioux City Lincoln 318-320 So. 16th St .JM0ei dam mum Hmrnm- Uti iVViHj AJi UvlVVi V W 7- ' TTTT u'A7, .71 rtl. ' '.11. "RAF. U i ffiAffAWA iom XCm I FOTWi TI V ,7 1ThMi foTfl il Presses m li :1 lis- teat Press Me ' r J : - : cfl Jfan. iftk Tk a nun i urion o that - Villi WMOTiiCe Yob of rooiers' The most remarkable purchase of Dresses our organization has ever made. Omaha women will say they never have seen such amazing values. In fact, , we make this broad statement which we have never said before. Most of these Dresses are offered at less than manufactured regular wholesale price. The values are almost unbelievable. Included are: High Grade Serges, Beautiful Braided and Beaded Georgettes, Wonderful Satins, Crepe de Chin&, Fine Taffetas, Smartest Taffetas and Foulard Combipations w , If,; 1 v - yj w : 7 V - Sale Starts at 8:30 A.M. 20 Extra Sales people to Insure You Prompt , Service The Impor tance of Early Choosing cannot be too Strongly Emphasized Hi i mm , . r i r ;J - ' rmnnas 7flfi - y , J7, t rvr .rv s -, m (km h C i il i r-lAftz "t4 .-.r . Vr. M I d C t.rr.-riliW r- "1 I I" it-. i L. 'iMH o' i ? V V. y r 1