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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (March 7, 1920)
Bee PART THREE ' " AUTOMOBILE AND WANT AD SECTION. " PART THREE ' " AUTOMOBILE AND WANT AD , SECTION. VOL. XLIX NO. 38. OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH ,7, 1920. 1 C SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS: The Omaha Stoday TRUCK MAKERS INTERESTED IN EDUCATION OF Bb YIIIG PODLIC Manufacturers Unanimous in Support of Any Measure Which Means Progress ' For Industry. Some of New Buildings Now Under Construction "Here SYSTEMATIC ROBBERY OF SHIPS' CARGO' IS REVEALED IvIOTOR CO By F. ED SPOONER. Manufacturers of motor trucks throughout the United States stand unqualifiedly in support of any measure which means progress to the motor truck industry. AH are willing to do their share toward the education of the public to the bene fits of the motor truck. All are par ticularly interested in anything which will educate the American farmer to the use of the motor truck, ' These fact have been brought forth more prominently than ever in the responses received by the managers of the first national motor truck reliability contest to be run out of Omaha next June under offi cial sanction of the contest board of ihe American Automobile asso ciation. . . , Backers Much Encouraged. The Bee Publishing company, un derwriters rf the event, and donors of, the Omahn Bee trophy, the main trbpUy for the contest, hjve been very much encouraged by the gen eral response of the manufacturers. This response has come, from manu facturers who havo been active in the fuld since the start of motor truck manufacturing. It has come from others who have entered the field in late years. It has also come from officials of truck associations of every chaacter who have prom ised encouragement. And the newspapers of the great farming district through which the "Run Around the Money Belt" will pass have been particularly anxious to give every assistance, The great est contest ever know in the field of the commercial vehicle will tra verse portions of seven states, leav ing Omaha and returning to Omaha about four weeks later. Twenty-four days will be spent on the road, with four Sunday stopovers. The tenta tive route is 2.500 miles. When the pathfinder makes the trip in May the final routing will be determined. , Consider Best Route. This will be. governed byroad torits traversed, condition of bridges and ability of the cities and towns to care for the participants and the trucks. The contest is to be what is known as grade 1, class K, under special rules prepared by General Manager Charles jP. Root, repre sentative of the contest board, and app'oved by the latter organization. Ths routing will take the contestants through the most fertile agricultural district of the United States, through Nebraska, Wyoming, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Iowa and South Dakota. Only pneumatic tired trucks will be ased and entries will be limited to a carrying japacity of three and one-half tons and will be fully load ed as the ruies stipulate. In addition to the grand trophy there will be a trophy for the win ner in each of the five divisions. Osceola Man to File For Alternate From The Fourth District j Osceola. Neb., March 6. (Spe cial.) Judge H. H. Campbell of this city today announced that he would . tile as alternate delegate jto the na tional ' republican conveneion from the Fqurth congressional district. M. A. Shaw of David City is a candi date for delegate from this district. Judge Campbell was formerly county judge of Polk county. He has always been a republican and has taken an active part in public affairs for manv years. He heartily favors . John J. Pershing for the republican nomination. , In announcing his intention to file as alternate Judge Campbell said: "If elected to the republican na tional convention with Mr. Shaw I shall vote and work for the candi- " date who is the primary choice of the Nebraska republicans. Person ally, however, I favor the nomina tion of Pershing and expect to vote for him at the primaries." Mince Pie for Prisoner Contained Saws and Files Denver, March 6. Police are still searching for a pretty young girl whn Vft a mince oie with a jailer at the city jail here to-be given How ard Bershly, .OJ-year-oia ourgiar, who is held for trial. When the young lady called at ' li.ritv inil she was informed that it would be necessary for her to se cure a permit from the omce or tnc chief of police before seeing Bersh i She asked a Sailer to keep the pie until she could secure the per mit i Hecominz suspicious wiicu sh. failed to return, the jailer open ed the pie and discovered a fine as sortment of nacKsaws ana nies, evi dently to be used by Bershly in sawing r' wav to irccuunu , Newly Rich, Have No Social Aspirations Snrinurfield. Mass.. March 6. Krwlv acauired riches aren't going to make any difference in the life of Mr. and Mrs. William D. Stilwell, the farmer having been left nearly $200,000 by his cousin, William P. Lowan. former resident' of the Standard Oil company of Indiana. "We have no social aspirations,' says Mrs. Stilwell, "but may go so !ar as junking the old auto and set fMV Of' : i ' sggmw III i $ ;t4Iim'" i it 1 v ma wd . i bm its. " i. ii.w mh .i-x ui n Ufl ' iiaffi ems: ws sm- - m. i z. i ' VjrfrCTfK ZXmmtr , ts MynS!- j II ., J Ji -JM9 I LOOM TO ADD TO- SsgmSm , .JLjtBma ; '-jtMM ' i Umaha Second Uty ot Country SMfflWS 5 z. & Ifl. I t ' Building operations in Omaha are on the increase. Building during January of this year showed the second largest ratio of increase over January of 1919 of all large cities in the country." Indications are that 1920 will be a banner year for build ing in Omaha. Seven new buildings now are on the verge of completion. The Hotel Hill building, which is being con structed by J, W. and L. H. Hill on the southeast corner of Sixteenth and Howard Streets, now looms to its full height of 14 stories. It is con structed of brick and steel at the es timated cost of $500,000. The Skinner Produce company building, which is being constructed by the Skinner Packing company on the northeast corner of Twelfth and Douglas streets, is the last word in fireproof cold storage structures. It is eight stories high, and the esti maed cost is $500,000. The . six-story structure of the Western Motor Car company on the northeast corner of Thirtieth and Farnam streets has been completed and is now occupied. Its estimated cost was $300,000. The nw home of th Lord Lister hospital at Twenty-sixth and Dewey avenue, now nearing completion, will be one of the most modern, up-to-date hospitals of the city. It is con structed of brick .and reinforced concrete, is five stories high and will cost when complete $250,000. The new home of the Lord Lister the Packard-Omaha Motor com pany, in process of construction ot the southeast corner of Twenty seventh and Harney streets, will af ford a large floor space for the au tomobile concern. It will cost $250,000. On the northeast corner of Ninth and Dodge streets the new five story home of the Goodyear Tire and Rubber company will be' oc cupied by April 1, . according to latest reports. Its estimated cost is $250,000. The Corey & MCKenne ana tne Baker Bros, soon will occupy . the new structure on the northeast cor ner of Twelfth and Harney streets. It will cost $125,000. according to estimates. Tekamah Banker, Who Favors Pershing, Is Alternate Candidate Tekamah. Neb., March 6. (Spe cial.) Robert I. Stout, vice presi dent ot the first mtionat DanK and prominent republican in this city, announced today his intention to file for alternate delegate to the republican national convention from the Ihird congressional ' district. Burt Mates of Not folk is a candi date for delegate. Mr. Stout is a son of John v. stout of the firm of Stout, Rose & Wells, of Omaha. Mr. Stout has issued a statement in which he says that he personally favors the nomination of General Pershing for president, but if elected will vote and work for the choice of republicans as expressed at the April primaries. Giri Driven to Death By Her Sister's Spirit Rome, March 6. Lisa Chiringelli, a spiritualist medium, IS years of age, shot herself at Milan. She left a letter stating that she had killed herself to escape he con tinued persecution to which she was suDjected by the spirit of her dead sister, who haunted her by day and night, and even inflicted physical torture on her.-. An examination of the girl's dead body revealed livid marks such as tlose produced by pinching or .scratching. ... :, , .... i III O-l tl S w llfrrtvypa r ? -suat . I I piw&cf , - - i ?Il Vt -irf.M ii r I n2a8$3 Lister I Mayor Ole Hanson ' Quickly Quiets Hecklers Worcester, Mass., March 6. Cle Hanson,' fighting ex-mayor of Seattle, routed i. quartet of hecklers while addressing a large mass meet ing under' the auspices of the Wor cester Legion Post When tne hecklers, who chose ardent applause as their weapon, making loud noises when Lenine, Trotzky and other red leaders were mentioned, interrupted the speaker and were about to be pounced on by italwart-policeman, Mr, Hanson waved him aside, saying: "I'm able to take care of the four of. them. Talking is about the poorest thing I can dp. 1 "tan do many other things." , The disturbers were not heard fiom again. Portuguese Cabinet Quits London, March 6. The Portu guese cabinet has resigned after the defeat of the government on a vote of confidence to the government, ac cording -'to a t Valencia message transmitted to the Central News correspondent at Madrid. Army Wireless Man Gets His Pay by Aeroplane Washington, March 6. The only mart in the army paid off by air plane is Private Tankersley, wire less operator at Hester's ranch, 90 miles down the Rio Grande irom pi Paso, Tex. Tankersley is attacTied to the 104th aero squadron. To pay him it is necessary to send the payroll to the ranch by patrol plane, have it signed and returned. A few days later' his. pay is sent by the ame mear ' . Desjre to Hide Age From . Girls Lands Man In Jail Talequah, Kkla., March 6. A de sire to keep the girls from knowing that he was getting old will, it is lieved here, bring Hugh Simpler of this place, befor the grand jury on a charge of failure to register for the draft. For several years, it is said, Sim pler had given his age to the county assessor as 27 to others as 29. But when it came to registering for the draft Simpler, it is alleged, decided that he was 32. . . ' Storm Delays Exchange New York, March 6. The stock exchange opened at 10 o'clock this morning and then adjourned until 10:30 because y6f the absence of clerks and members who were (de layed in reaching their offices by the storm. Similar .action was taken by ,the curb and consolidated exchanges. Church Board Appeals to Women to Drop Cigarets Washington, March 6. Calling attention to the fact that the in crease in the use or tobacco by women during the past year has been appalling, the board- of tem perance prohibition and public morals of the Methodist Episcopal church makes the assertion that "no nation can maintain the vigor which has been characteristic of the Ameri can people after its women begin the use of cigarettes. The board claims that the more sendentary, life of women, tends to an excess in the use of tobacco and produces more serious results than is caused by its use among men. It also asserts that the effect of tobac co upon women is similar to tx ef- icct on immature youtus. International Organization, of Thieves Steal Merchandise From Mercantile Vessels, U. S. Chamber Finds. Bueiys Aires, March 6. Belief that a widespread international or ganization is at work stealing mer chandise from steamships is ex pressed in a report of the United States Chamber of Commerce in Argentina. The chamber investi gated the loss of valuable mer chandise by pilfering from ships ply ing to this port and found that the same characteristics are visible in thefts of merchandise from Italy. Spain and England as from, the United States." ' The investigation was made at the - request of the Allied Chambers of Commerce, which asked all the mmbers to make similar investiga tions. "The increase in nilferine during the past few months had been alarm-" ing, savs the reoort. "An effort was made to deduce from the evi dence received the value of the, goods stolen, but this was impossi ble although in general terms it would seem to run Into hundreds of thousands of dollars in gold. Parcels Post Looted. "One curious feature developed which was that pilfering occurs with frequency in articles sent by par cels post.for which there is no re course ir no value nas been ae- l clared. ; "The thefts have alf the charac teristics of , systematized : robbery by people who know the merchan dise and also . know the peculiarities of the shippers. It would seem, moreover, that a widespread interna tional organisation was at work for the same characteristics are visible in thefts of merchandise from Italv. France, Spain and England as from the United States. "One house imported a lot of 30 automobiles. It is the custom ot this; factpry to pack the set of tools in ee special corner of the case. A hole was cut into this particular, corner of 29 cases and the tool sets were removed. Apparently the thieves knew exactly where to look for, the articles they desired. ' , Cases Emptied and Refilled. "Another house which imports dry goods found that zinc-lined casts had been opened, the silk contents removed and an equal weight of coal put into the cases, wh.Ich were nailed up. Another house which also im ports dry, goods had several cases of silk velvet completely refilled and in the cases were found cotton goods of an inferior quality. Each of these , cases involved losses amounting to nearly $10,000 gold. "One exporter , of silk, from Europe, with, the idea of deceiving the thieves changed his form ot packing and also his . shipping marks, but the thieves went direct to the. packages and rifled them as though they knew beforehand what they contained. ' Two separate shipments, each con taining 150,000 sewing machine needles, were stolen, the empty boxes arriving in Buenos Aires, al though in this case the shippers have absolute knowledge that the mer chandise was loaded on the steamer in proper condition in New York. The opinion of responsible man- time insurance agents and adjusters who are in close touch with the sit uation is that the only remedy is for the steamship companies to re- assume responsibility for pilfering and in case they are unwilling to do so, governmental pressure should if. brought to bear to compel them to eliminate this clause." Veteran Newsboy of Fremont . Retires to "Take It Easy Awhile" Fremont, Neb., March ! 6. (Spe cial.) Dave Rockie, one of the oldest newsboys in the west, hat retired. Rockie, a veteran Fremont drayman, who has been handling Omaha and Lincoln papers in Fre mont for the last 10 years, has sold his routes and will take things easy, for a time at least. He may go to the western part of the state and lo cate on a farm. Rockie is 75 years of age and is a pioneer settler" of Nebraska. He has been a con spicuous figure on the streets and at the railroad stations where he sold his papers early and late. Baltimore Woman Chokes To Death, On False Teeth Baltimore, March 6. Gasping for breath during an attack of acute in digestion, Mrs. Sarah E. Black years old, swallowed her false tefi and choked to death.' Neighbor wtiu were at her bedside thoueht she wa not seriously ill and were not aware the teeth were strangling her. Mrs. Black is survived by her hus band, John D. Black, and two sons. She was the first state officer of the . Daughters of America in ' Mary land, and had .been a member of that organization 25 years. Judge Rules "Weiner" Stand Is a Restaurant Atlanta, Ga., March 6. Judge Pendleton in the motion division of the superior court has decided that a "weiner stand" is a restaurant in the meanincr of the law. The case ' was of a Greek, who had sold a restaurant . with an agreement not to open a restaurant himself in the tuilding and later opened tip a "hot .dog" stand. Xhi cast was tppMltd.