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THE BEE: OMAHA, TUESDAY, AUGUST 5, 1919. CONTROVERSY OVER LOCATION OF NEW BRIDGE Parties Back, of Movement Want Structure Located Below Railway Bridge at Yutan.7 By E. C. SNYDER. (Staff Correspondent of The Omaha Bee.) Washington, D. C, Aug. 4. Is politics or selfish interests or both playing an inconsequential part in th$ selection of the site of the new bridge across the Platte at Yutan? are questions which Congressman Jefferis is. up against in the inter est of the taxpayers of bothTDouglas and Saunders counties. Shortly after the present session the Alamito Dairy Co. of Omaha and Henry B. Cowles of Waterloo took up with the congressman frm the Second Nebraska district the location of a proposed bridge across the Platte at the location named as a factor in the good roads move ment. In their correspondence the parties named pointed out the ad vantages to be gained in locating the new bridge below the present Burlington railway bridge, which crosses the Flatte at Yutan. iney showed that this location would save the taxpayers of both Douglas and Saunders counties thousands of dollars in construction and gave figures to prove their assertions. -Referred to State Engineer. iwr. jeucris ItUIllCUIOlcljr wiuiuum- cated with Governor McKelvie, who referred the matter to State En gineer George E. Johnson. On July 8 Johnson wrote the Omaha congressman that at the last meet ing of the county commissioners of Douglas and Saunders counties these boards were unanimous in fa vor of locating the bridge above the Burlington bridge and Mr. John son further stated that while be had no preference in the matter and felt that there was little difference between the two sites, suggested he would base his decision on the reo ommendations of the commissioners . of both counties. The reply of State Engineer Johnson was communicated to Messers Kirnan and Cowles by Mr. Jefferis and on July 24, the con gressman was greatly surprised to learn that there was "a nigger in the wood pile somewhere," for Mr. Cowles speaking for himself, Mr. Kirnan and other interested persons, unhesitatingly stated that the state engineer was wholly misinformed; that upon investigation Mr. Cowles found that no joint meeting of the boards of commissioners had been held for some time past, but that at tne last joint meeung mwe com missioners of Saunders county, Soren Miller of Morse Bluffs, Amiel' Helsing of . Wahoo and George Heldt of Yutan voted for the loca tion as did Henry McDonald and A. C. Harte of the Douglas county boards. . ' - Engineer Misinformed, Mr. Cowles further said that if the state engineer refers to the present board of county commissioners of Douglas county he is also misin formed, and to prove his statement he enclosed a letter from H. S.Mc Donald, commissioner from the 'First district, who states that he never voted for the upper location and that he is in favor of the lower location for the reason that in his opinion a' bridge built below the railroad bridge can be constructed and maintained at a saving of thou sands ofl dollars to the taxpayers of Douglas! county and will serve the interests of all concerned to much bettter advantages. r Mr. Cowles in his letter fo Con gressman Jefferis further alleges that the Saunders county commis sioners are not in favor of the up per location, but no definite vote has been had on the proposition. Referred to Governor. With these additional facts be fore him, M. Jefferis again took up the matter with Governor McKelyfe and urged that in view of the dis crepancy in the state engineer's statement and Mr. Cowles' that the governor investigate the situation personally. With the presence of State Engineer Johnson in Wash ington last week and upon the sug gestion of the governor, Mr. Jefferis had a conference with Mr. Tohnson setting forth all the above f.cts. .-t this interview Mr. Johns n admit ted that if the statements as given by Cowles were true he wauld be forced to change his position. Mr. Jefferis is informed that Coun ty Commissioner A. C. Compton of the Third district of Douglas county is personally interested in securing the location of this proposed bridge across the Platte at the upper site because of the fact that he owns property adjacent to this location, and which would be greatly en hancetLin value if the upper site was selects. Information also came to Mr. Jefferis that Commissioner Lynch has seen a new light and now stands ready to vote for the lower location. The proposed site below the Burlington bridge would be 1,400 i feet long as against 2,300 feet at the upper site. If the upper site is se lected there will be two channels to cross as well as Otter creek, in Saunders county, which will have to be bridged, in addition a high hill to be cut down and moved across into Douglas county in order to let the traffic cross the sand adjoining the river at that place. Funds are now being raised by popular subscription in Saunders county forvthe construction of this bridge and it is Mr. Cowles' conten tion that the great majority of sub scribers to this fund are in favor of the lower site. . . At the Empress. Dora Dean's dancing sunbeams, appearing at the Empress, in ' a whirlwind of song and dance, start at top speed and maintain it throughout. Each member of -the company is a specialist and Miss Dean gives them all a chance to en tertain. A couple who meet with thejiearty approval of the audience are Gibson & Betty, who offer ex clusive song numbers and remark ably graceful dancing. The balance-wheel of an average watch makes 300 vibrations every minute. 18,000 each hour, 432,000 In a flay, or 1(7,783,000 per year. , t. - , HABITAT OF ANOTHER EXILE FOLLOWER OF THE KAISER Switzerland is fast becoming nation of "down and out" kings, princes and noble satellites who have toppled from their thrones and been divested of their rank by the great European political upheaval which developed in the wake of the world war. One of the latest "highnesses" to seek refuge in the little mountain republic of Switzer land is the ex-duchess of Hessen. She has established her habitat in the famous castle of Tarasp (shown in the picture) in the lower Engadine. . - jASUC IN dW1fSCB'R.L7VMD . photo evnc. Large Quantity of Hard Cider Seized at Hooper Fremont, Neb., Aug. 4. (Spe cial Telegram.) Over 300 gallons of cider said to contain from 5 to 7 per cent alcohol were seized by Deputy Sheriff Lowry and Special Agent Wolsey of Lincoln in a raid at the drink emporium of Oscar Bleyhl and Henry Rathman at Hooper A sample of the cider was taken by County Attorney J. C. Cook 10 days ago following an accident in which Benjamin Jan ouvsky was killed. Janouvsky had been drinkingvcider at the Bleyhl and Rathman place. Bleyhl and Rathman were arrested aud will be given a hearing in Fremont August Bela Kun and Assistants Granted Asylum by Austria Vienna, Aug. 4. Bela Kun, for mer dictator of Hungary and his as sistants, have been granted asylum by Austria to avoid disturbances and unnecessary bloodshed in Budapest, according to an official statement explaining the presence of Bela Kun in this country. The statement says they will be allowed to remainin Austria under detention, until Hun gary is able-io receive them again, but will not be permitted to carry on political propaganda. Dies at Age of 94. Fremont, Neb., Aug. 4. (Spe cial Telegram.) John H. Tonjes, one of the oldest persons in Dodge county, died at his home in Scribner. Mr. Tonjes was 94 years of age and had been in feeble health for several years. For the last three years he had been totally blind. He came to Dodge county from Ger many in 1874. " COBLENZ TO BE HEADQUARTERS OF U. S. ON RHINE Antwerp Will Be Base Port for Forces That Remain Pershing Will Sail Home September 1. Coblenz, Aug. 4. (By Courier to Paris.) (By the Associated Press.) Coblenz will become the head quarters of the American forces in Europe when American grand head quarters in, Paris are closed about August 20, it became known today, when General Pershing arrived here on his final tour of the battlefields. Antwerp .will be the base port for the American contingent that is to remain on the Rhine indefinitely. General Pershing said he intended to sail from Brest about September 1. It was said to be probable that the composite regiment of picked men that marched in the Pans and London victory parades will sail with the American commander-in-chief. General Pershing arrived here yesterday and spent the afternoon with Major General Henry T. Allen. They discussed the personnel of the permanent garrison that is to re main here after the departure of the Third division next week and the First division the middle of August. General Pershing said tt area to be occupied by the Americans on the Rhine has not been determined by the interallied council, but that a decision is expected soon. The French have virtually com pleted plajis to take over the dis tricts to be evacuated by American units. General Pershing spent the day visiting the First' division, which is on the east bank of the Rhine, and is preparaing to turn over the bridgehead proper to the French about August 15. Three Killed in Switzerland. Parish Aug. 4. Five persons were killed at Basel, Switzerland during the recent strike riots there, accord ing to official reports on the dis orders. Fifteen persons were wounded. Peace Treaty X3oupon Here's your chance to show how you stand. Put an X on the Peace Treaty coupon indicating whether you fa vor ratification with or without reservations, or are op posed to the league as a whole, and mail it to Peace Treaty Editor of The Omaha Bee. Your vote will be sent direct to the senator from your district. How I Stand On Peace Treaty I favor ratification WITHOUT, reservations. I favor ratification only WITH certain reservations. . . . I am against the League of Nations as a whole Name . . : . - Address .rv. Complete Home Outfits (Electrical) By taking advantage of this offer you can equip your hom6 with electrical appliances at a very small monthly outlay. Select the appliances' wanted from any 'of these seven groups and have them delivered to your home at once. 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In addition to doing newspa per work, for a number of years, Mr. Gilder has interested himself in learning of human beings that in habited Nebraska long before "the Indians and later the - whites ap peared and located here. ' In pursuing his investigations, Mr. Gilder reached the conclusion that hundreds and .perhaps thou sands of years ago a race of human beings lived in the Missouri valley and in the vicinity of Omaha these people tilled he soil and built their homes. When and where they went, Mr. Gilder is unable to say. . To show their appreciation of his work in delving into the remote past and on account of tne discov eries that he has made, members of the Chamber of Commerce have marked a new scenic auto highway, naming it the "Gilder -Drive." Drive 46 "Miles Long. "Gilder Drive," covers a distance of 46 miles, or rather two highways of 20 and 26 miles, respectively. Tht southern section of the drive starts at Thirteenth and Farnam streets, turning west on Deer park boule vard to Twenty-fourth street and into Mandan park. In this Vark there aie a number of burial grounds of prehistoric races. The graves are easily located on account of the depressions and out of some of them Mr. Gilder has dug- stone and bene implements of war, peace, agriculture and the chase. A little farther on along the "Gil der Drive" and-close to "ane, near the entrance of the Fontenelle for est reserve, are the ruins of the community houses. The location of these houses are simply depressions, resembling the buffalo wallows of the plains, .but three to six feet, be low the surface are found crude bone and stone agricultural imple ments, pottery, knives, needles, ornaments of various kinds and bone arrow heads. Indian, Burial Grounds. Leaving: the burial Krounds. the "Gilder Drive" winds south along the crest of the bluff, close to the grave of Logan Fontenelle, the old trading posts of Lucien and Logan Fontenelle, Peter Sarpy, Joseph La Fleshe and the old Pawnee Indian annuity house, all of which existed prior to 100 years ago. - "Gilder Drive" continues through Bellevu4 striking the King of Trails and the Washington highway, winding back into Omaha. The second leg of the "Gilder Drive" is to the north along the Prettiest Mite. Here is located th site of an immense Pawnee Indian P" O ton m mix v-' ' ' to four V , . CALHOUN i ' J. , M0MM . .irTUWim J rot fAJtft imcoiw a Iirt f out 0 1 II0RTH 60 SOUTH V iutlAl MCIMK oeuavi luuvaj 1 At this point the drive turns to the left and up Long's hill, where; Mr. Gilder found the skulls of the, Loess man, presumably the skulls of the most primitive of the human race. In this locality there are numerous prehistoric graves, all of them con taining human bones and bone Im plements. A little farther north and close to where the Missouri river ran 125 years ago is the site of the Manuel deLisa trading post. Still farther on and over a good road, the site of Fort Atkinson, an army post aban doned in 1827, while nearby is the real Council Bluff, said to be tha point where Lewis and Clark made their treaty with the Indians. From the Council Bluff the "Gilder Drive" veers to the left and over hill and dale, through Forest Lawn and back into Omaha. Representative From York Makes Flight Over Capitol Washington, Aug. 4. (Special Telegram.) "The thrill that comes once in a lifetime" came to Repre sentative McLaughlin in an hour and a half tour of the city and en virons in an airplane piloted by Lieut. G. E. Haynes. The start was made from Boiling field and during the flight the pilot took the con gressman from the Fourth Nebraska district over his home at Twentieth and Jackson, where the representa tive from York dropped papers from his home city and a copy of The Omaha Bee, hoping that his fam ily would get them. He flew over the capitoj dome and along the Po tomac to Great Falls and at one time reached an altitude of 6,000 feet. "The sight was perfectly beauti ful and it was the most delightful experience I have ever had," said Mr. McLaughlin. PEACE CONGRESS WILL NOT SEND AID TOJJNGARY Clemenceau Declares Supreme Council Will Not Interfere' In International Affairs of Country. J Cnnirt Via trn Auty A Prtvii Clemenceau, president of the peacs conference, replying to a wireles message from the Italian military mission at 8udapest, declares that the supreme council of the peace conference dries not intend to inter fere in the internal policy of the Hungarian aovernment. and add that Roumania will be asked to hall its forces on the line which ha! been reached1 and will not be asked to withdraw its troops to the' lint fixed on June 13, until the new gov ernment at Budapest has strictly confirmed the conditions of tht armistice between Hungary and the allied powers, according to a Vi enna dtspatch received here. " The Italian commander, it is said, haj sent a reply to M. Clemenceau stating that the new government js prepared to fulfill the armistice con ditions as speedily as possible and that it requests the allied and asso ciated powers to lend support by each powers ending one regiment tc Budapest. It is suggested that thi; be done in such a manner that the movement of the troops should not partake of the nature of interven tion but wotad be more of a volun tary demonstration. village, said to have been in a flour ishing stage when Lewis and Clark made their trip up the Missouri river more than 100 years ago. The site of this village is near the inter section of Twenty-fifth and Mary streets, in Minne Lusa addition. Many ancient Indian relics are ob tainable hefre. N Pass Morman Village. From 'the Indian village the "Gilder Drive" winds on through Florence, past the old Mormon win ter quarters, occupied in 1848 and thence on the river road at the foot of the bluffs to the old.Cabanne trading post, abandoned about 1810. - and at famous French lick ' Men who go to French Lick can afford just about any thing they want. At French Lick Springs Hotel, the one best-selling cigarette is Fatima. enough Turkuh" sns TH. 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