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PART THREE ' "
AUTOMOBILE AND WANT AD
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PART THREE '
" AUTOMOBILE AND WANT AD
, SECTION.
VOL. XLIX NO. 38.
OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH ,7, 1920.
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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
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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
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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
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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.
