THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE:
MARCH 9,
1919.
A
GERMAN HEEDS
FORGE YANKEES
TO TAKE STAND
British Feel That Huns Must
Be Enabled to Receive
Food at Earliest Pos
sible Moment.
Paris, March 8. The American
peace commissioners, in pursuance
of their effort to hasten the con
clusion of a preliminary treaty of
peacerare now in a position where
they must take sides on the con
flicting views of the British and
French regarding reparation.
The British feel that the Germans
must be enabled to receive at the
earliest possible moment food and
raw materials and even credits with
which to start business, so that out
of the proceeds of that business
they might pay their debts.
The French, do nc believe that
the German business interests
should be permitted to get back into
their pre-war activity until the
stricken business interests of France
and Belgium have caught up with
them. They fear that otherwise
Germany will be able to regain pos
session of world markets.
The Americans, it is understood,
lhave decided finally toulhcre to the
British position, which appears like
ly to be the one to be adopted.
Many Big Questions.
The supreme economic commis
sion now is trying to decide what
shall be the relations between the
United States and the allies and the
recent enemy states after the war.
The American delegation points to
the pledge given in the acceptance of
President Wilson's 14 points by the
allies when the armistice was, con
cluded, and there would be no dis
crimination in tariffs or other trade
arrangements as between any of the
nations. At the same time it is
urged that in the allotment of raw
materials preference should be given
to Belgium and France.
Another question under considera
tion is the relations between the for
mer enemy states and neutral states,
and what measure of control should
be exercised by the entente in the
natter.
Still another question is to what
:xtent, if at all, the Germans should
be Dermitted to continue after the
ivar the system of cartels, or combin-1
ations of producers, through wnicn
!hcy mastered the world's trade in
certain 'lines, especially in chemicals,
potash and sugar.
The economic commission plans to
complete its work by March 15 so
that the fruits of its labors may be
included, as far as is necessary, in
the preliminary peace treaty to be
' offered Germany.
Transportation of
j Much Importance in
Report of Committee
Paris, March 8. The supreme
council, it is understood, will appoint
an inter-allied committee of four
members to investigate methods by
which the states of the former Aus-
tro-Hungarian empire can pay for
the tood sent them by the allied
powers.
Among the incidental matters un
der consideration by the council is
some method for the improvement
of ports and railway and telegraph
systems in Austria, eastern Germany
and parts of Russia. The council
probably will recommend that the
allies supply essential materials for
i this work to the amount of approxi
mately $100,000,000.
The question of the international
ization of railways and international
waterways has come into sudden
importance through the report made
today to the, commission on water
ways, ports and railways by its
drafting sub-committee. After dis
cussion, the report went 'over until
tomorrow.
The British desire to have the wa
terways used without discrimination,
while the 'Americans, realizing the
effect the application of this prin
ciple might have upon their great
railway systems, are insistent upon
confining the application of the
prirciple of international use of
such" communications to special
cases to be enumerated, and espe
cially to new states.
The Czecho-SloVaks and the Poles
are disposed to resist the interna
tional use of their communications
unless reciprocal privileges are al
lowed them. v
Near East Relief Workers
to Leave Within 30 Days
New York, March 9. (Special)
Another vessel will leave here within
30 days, carrying relief supplies and
workers to the near eastern coun
tries of Armenia, Syria and similar
countries.
Word received at the headquarters
of the American committee for re
lief in the near east says the peoples
there are suffering for want of
clothing. People all over the coun
try have been asked to contribute
clothing for this cause, shipping
boxes to the American committee
for relief in the near east, warehouse
135 West Seventeenth street, New-
York City.
Chicago Stock Yard and
Transit Co. Common Carrier
Washington, March 8. The Un
ion Stock Yard and Transit com
pany 'of Chicago was held to be a
common carrier subject to the pro
visions of the act to regulate com
merce, in a decision today by the
Interstate Commerce commission.
Jt was, held, however, that live
stock shippers had not been dis
criminated against unduly by the
company's failure to absorb all
charges for loading and unloading
live stock at the Chicago yards
while absorbing such charges at
other markets.
Design New Uniforms to Be
Worn in Merchant Marine
Washington, Marcfk 8. Uniforms
N resembling those worn by the regu
lar navy sailors, but having distinc
tive insignia, have been designed by
the shipping board for the appren
tices training at the various school
ships.
'Jim' Dahlman Tells of the
Old Days When, as Cowboy,
He Exploited the Great West
Former Omaha Mavor Relates How He and ''Bill"
Irwin Rounded Up 8,000 Cattle After the Blizzard
of '78 in the Country Now Developed
by Potash Promoters.
James U. Dahlman. tormer mayor, nas been reading
with interest the potash articles which have appeared in The
Bee. He states that he was a member of a "cattle outfit"
which made the first expedition into the country now being
exploited by the potash promoters in northwestern Ne
braska. His first introduction to this wild country was 41
years ago when he was a cowboy fresh from Texas. "Jim"
Dahlman has written an account of his first trip into that
country. The story follows:
Fortv-One Years Aeo. 0-.
Bozell Heads Atj Committee
for Victory Loan Drive
Leo Bozell wiir head the adver
tising committee for the Victory
loan drive in Omaha. Lloyd Matt
son will serve as vice chairman and
J. J. Isaacson, secretary. Chairmen
of sub-committees announced by
rades. E. T. Swobe; finance, Lloyd
Mattson; copy, A. A. Iloopingarner;
outdoor, James Henderson; street
cars, Sam Kces; theaters, H. M,
Thomas; bulletins, Earle Allen;
posters, Earl Ball; window dressing,
E. J. Berg; stunts, Frank Selby; and
bands, J. D. Weaver.
The advertising committee will
Samuel Burns are as follows; Pa- meet Mondv noon in the Chamber
of Commerce to outline its activi
ties. Cubaa Strike Improves
Washington, March 8. Advices to
the State department today from
Havana say the strike situation in
Cuba, which has paralyzed indus
tries and tied up transportation in
half the island, is improving.
In March, 1878. Bennett Irwin and
I, two young Texans, reached West
ern Nebraska, our destination being
the Newman ranch, located at the
mouth of Antelope Creek on the
Niobrara river, 12 miles east of
where the town of Gordon now
stands; this was one of the large
cow ranches, handling from 10,000
to 15,000 cattle. Billy Irwin, my
partner's brother, was foreman of
this ranch.
The two" nearest ranches to the
Newman ranch were the Hunter
ranch, 20 miles above, on the Nio
brara, and the Circle ranch, 40 miles
below. This ranch now is called
the Boiling Springs ranch, owned
by Jim Quigley of Valentine, Neb.,
one of the old timers. These ranches
all handled about the same number
of cattle; there were of course other
ranches all through western Ne
braska, but were miles apart. The
terminus of the Elkhorn railroad at
that time was Keligh, Neb.
Mostly Texas Cattle.
The cattle handled on the ranches
fere mostly ' brought across the
country in trail herds from Texas,
some from Oregon, Nevada and
Idaho; these trail herds were made
up of 2,000 and 3,000 head in each
herd, and took from five to six
months to make the trip.
The crew required in handling a
herd consisted of a foreman, about
eight riders, a horse wrangler, cook
and mess wagon. The outfits from
Texas carried no tents, the men all
sleeping in the open. The distance
traveled a day would be from five
to 20 miles, depending on feed, water
and weather. At night they were
bedded down and the .men stood
night guard, divided into shifts; in
storms and stampedes every man
was called and generally was an all
nittht-" job, especially in stampedes.
That meant an all night run in a
dark, stormy night, over all kinds
of country, and many times when
daylight came the herd would be 15
and 20 miles from camp. The cattle
on the bed ground would commence
to move at the break of day, the men
on last relief would wake the cook,
and then drift the cattle in the di
rection they were to travel 'that day.
The horse wrangler would bring in
the horses, all hands were called and
the day's work-began at daylight.
When a river was reached, some
times a mile wide after heavy rains,
we had to swim the herd across.
Men on horseback would swim by
the side of the herd. Many times
something would go wrong, the
herd would split, some swim across,
others swim back. This divided the
outfit, and sometimes it would take
several days and nights to get the
herd together again. It meant every
man at work; cowboys would swim
back and forth carrying food, and
not a stitch of dry clothes or sleep
until the work was done; the boys
were stayers, their slogan was loyal
ty, and service and stuck to a finish.
Traded at Fort Sheridan.
At the Newman ranch our local
trading points we're Fort Sherdian,
located 15 miles .north and east of
where my old home, Chadron, now
stands, and at Pine Ridge agency,
both being about 40 miles from the
ranch. The year's supplies were
hauled by mule teams from Sidney.
Heb., about ZUu miles distant.
The cowboys on these ranches
did the riding spring, summer and
fall, those that were kept through
the winter months chopped and
hauled logs, corral poles, posts, built
barns, houses, ice houses, corrals, or
anything the foreman ordered done.
The Texas buncher was always
sighing for spring. This winter
work in snow from one to 10 feet
deep was not any too pleasant for
this fellow.
The Storm o '78. ,
The section of country north and
west of Niobrara was used for win
ter and summer, range, up to 1878;
south and east of the river was
known as the sand hill desert, was
considered unsafe for man or beast
to roamn, so line riders were sta
tioned along the edge of the sand
hills to keep cattle from drifting in
to these hills during storms. But in
March, 1878, a terrific snow storm
drove the cattle through the lines.
The line riders could do nothing but
seek shelter, and resulted in thou
sands of cattle making their tempor
ary home in the then dreaded sand
hills.,
Mr. Newman had over 6,000 head
go through. Nothing could be done
just then, which, of course, caused
much anxiety to the owners of the
herds.
Billy Irwin, our foreman, sug
gested to Mr. Newman that if he be
allowed to select his met and horses
he would undertake to gather the
cattle. The arrangement was made
and my partner and I were selected
as two of the 12 to invade the dread
ed land. ;An old government trail
leading-from Kearney, Neb., to the
Black Hills, led through these hills,
but ran mostly through the valleys,
away from the rough hills and had
been the means of several people
pershing, who had drifted away
from the trail. &
Re-encounter Terrible Storm,
Our outfit started on April 15,
1878. The second day out we en
countered one of the worst bliz
zards I have ever seen, which lasted
three days. All we could do was to
keep warm the best we could. The
only wood we had was what could
be hauled for cooking and what cow
and buffalo chips we could gather.
Ifowcver, when the storm was over
we gathered up the saddle horses
and made another start and sent out
scouring parties. We soon began to
strike cattle perfectly contented in
their new home among the splendid
grass and water in the valleys, now
the great hay meadows of the west.
I remember well the first bunch
ot native cattle we struck; they
were as wild as any bunch nf deer F
have ever seen. Irwin and I were
the scouts on that day. We
rounded up this bunch of cattle and
then were two surprised cowboys.
Here jvere cattle as fat as any ever
brouglit out of a feed lot, tlnbranded
mavericks from 1 to 4 years old. We
could hardly" believe our own eyes.
Remember these cattle had no feed
except the native grass, and this
was the mefffth of April after a ter
rific winter; one cow in this bunch
weighed not less thair 1,400 pounds.
As we had been living on fat bacon
for several weeks, and not a very
good quality at that. I suggested ty
ing down this cow for the night until
we could move up the outfit the
next day. No sooner said than both
of our lassos came down, the chase
started, and before long I was close
enough to throw the rope. I caught
the animal the first throw; one end
of this lasso was tied to the horn
of my saddle, and when the cow,
running at full speed, tightened the
rope, your humble servant, horse
and all, went into a neap; believe
me, there was some mixup. I drew
my revolver at once for defense, but
Irwin roped her by the hind feet.
It did no- take us long to hog-tie
her and back to camp we went. The
next day we moved the outfit,
butchered the cow, and we had
plenty of fat beef and smiles on our
Brought in 8,000 Cattle.
We moved along, studied the lay
of the valleys and rough hills, and
began to gather thousands of cat
tle. We were away five weeks,
working day and night, brought in
8,000 cattle that had drifted in from
our side, and 1,000 head of natives
that had been in there for years, the
evidence of this being that we
brought out 300 head of unbranded
mavericks from 1 to 4 years old.
These were awarded to Mr. New
man by our crew, the rule being in
those days that the mavericks be
longed to the man on whose range
they were found. There was no one
that cared to dispute this right.
The news of.4his trip spread all
through the west, and cowmen came
'from everywhere to hear the story.
From that time on, instead of try
ing t( keep cattle out of the sand
hills in the winter time, they were
thrown in. Tlw country, not only
in the sand hills, but all over that
section, shortly afterwards began to
settle up with the best blood of ouf
country; splendid homes, farms,
schools and churches. In fact,
everything necessary to build up a
great Christian civilization stands
there today, not only a wonderful
asset in wealth, but everything noble
greets its. This has been done in 40
years. What will the next 40 years
bring iorth?
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t'he wonderful boy violinist, ap
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this season, a surprise in the excellent showing to be found
throughout our store. Our new arrivals in late fur-
niture 'creations will be unusually interesting, and as
the spring approaches our floors are filling with the
new 1919 ideas in furniture styles,
the modern period designs in appropri
ate finishes for Living Room, Library,
Dining Room and Bedroom. Then,
too, we have plenty of the plamei more
substantial kind, built for service, and
each a rea value. We are also show
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Mahogany Sewing Cabinet $3.95
3-piece Parlor Suite in ma
hogany, genuine leather 38.50
Library Tables in all fin- '
ishes and designs, $7.75,
$9.50, $12.50, $21.00,
$35.00 and $42.50.
Pedestals in all finishes,
$2.25, $3f50, $4.75 and 8.00
Mahogany sofa table, 60-inch, similar to cut ..$37.50
Mahogany Sofa Table, Queen Anneadesign 30.00
Mahogany Sofa, blue velour covering 60.00
Mahogany Chair to match 19.50
Mahogany or Walnut Sofa, cane back, tapestry upholstered
Queen Anne design . ' 119.50
Chair or Rocker to match, each 48.50
Mahogany Sofa, Queen Anne design, brown velour 92.50
Bed Davenports, in oak finishes, $37.50, $42.50, $47.50, $65, $72.50.
Mahogany Wing Chair
mulberry velour .
covering, Queen
Anne design, similar
to cut $22.50
Mahogany Wing Chair
in blue velour 17.50
Mahogany x Windsor
Rocker 9.50
Rocker in mahogany,
high back 4.75
Mahogany Rocker,
blue damask cover
ing 19.50
Ladies' Desks in ma
hogany or oak fin
ishes 19.50
Floor and Table
Lamps in mahogany
with silk shades, in
all colorings, $15.00
$19.50, $27.50 and $35.00
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Buffet in mahogany, 60-inch
Queen' Anne design $42.50
Mahogany Extension Table
to match, 54x6.... -s 37.50
Mahogany Dining Chairs, blue
leather seats to match .... 7.50
Jacobean Buffet, 54-inch,"
Queen Anne design 35.00
Jacobean Extension Table to
match, 48x6 31.50
Fumed Oak Buffet 22.50
Golden Oik Buffet 24.5Q
Dining Chairs in all finishes
and designs with leather,
tapestry and wood seats, at
$1.75, $2.50, $3.75, $4.50,
?6.25, $8.50 and , . 12.00
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Bedroom Values
Chiffonier in
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.t. $29.50
Mahogany Dress
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lines $35.00
Mahogany Chif
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$32.50
Dresser in fumed
oak $21.50
Chiffonier in fu
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Sulkies in reed... 11.00
Baby Walkers 1.25
High Chairs, in dif
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at $1.50, $2.25
$3.50 and 8.00
Youths' Chairs, in
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Eeed Nursery
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5.75 $32, $35, $37 and $40.
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Foot Stools, fumed
leather top ....
Foot Stools, velour
seats $1.50
Bed Spreads, full
size, cut corners 2.25
Brooms, good
quality, 35c and 45c
Percolator, alumi
num 1.25
Door Mats, 16x27 85c
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