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AUTOMOBILE AND
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VOL. ! XLIX NO. 39.
OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, , MARCH 14, 1920.
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ATMOSPHERE
OF PORT SAID
IS CHANGED
BYWORLDWAR
Wicked Egyptian City Is
Found Much Cleaner, But
.; ' Less Picturesque by '
Tourists v
By PERCIVAL PHILLIPS,
Ataff CnrrMpondnit of tha International
Smlm and I hi London
Daily Eiprtas.
Port Said, March U.Old travel
ers come ashore and , smile sadly.
New
travelers . plunge into the
. stronghold of curio merchants with
sui prise and disappointment. Port
Said, like the restof the world, has
been changed by the war. Port said,
to be quite frank, has been cleaned
up. '
Time was when a brief , saunter
through the ramshackle , bazaar
. meant a terrific battle with touts.
Shady gentlemen of all nationali
ties, most of thefti known to the
police of two continents, plied their
disreputable trades with impunity.
An incredible amount of ' rubbish
'w-13 carted away by tourists in
memory of a few hours' stay. Mur
der, was a pastime after dark, and
many sinister stories were told in
the smoking rooms of departing
liners, of Port Said's wicked in
habitants. ' Now this gateway to the east is
1 as safe and nearly respectable. The
hand of the A. P. M, has been laid
In no uncertain manner on the un
derworld which was the real Port
Said. Deportations eased the town
of. its international, rogues and
vagabonds. A passport control sec
i ond to none in effectiveness Veeps
. a tight grip on the polyglot papula
tion. Murder, even routine robbery,
which was a staple industry on
steamer days, is discouraged by the
". representatives of British rule.
No Piracy and Pillage
Gone, too, is the' atmosphere of
Si racy and pillage maintained by
razen guides and other varieties of
profiteers. They were wont to seize
on amiable and inquisitive tourists
with the persistence of a leech. They
would extract money by entreaties,
argument, threats, even violence.
' ,rJow the touts and trinket sellers
and. fagged, bootblacks approach
their preyt with marked diffidence.
A tingle sharp refusal usually suffi
ces to turn them off. They drop the
trail immediately they see that no
business is to be done.
"They never know," said a cynical
English resident, "when they are
likely tolrurf against an Australian
1 in mufti.'
The Australians, it appears, dis
couraged their attentions in a simple,
direct fashion characteristic of the
breed. A blow squarely on the point
- of the law usually followed the third
application for alms or sf refusal to
"buzz off" Broken heads were
plentiful' in Port Said until the na
tive parasite and his Levantine
brother learned wisdom. V
The lesson sticks in their minds.
Achmed will plead for patronage
for his harbon boats; Mohammed
trots beside you with a plaintive
appeal to be allowed to "show you
, all the city," the little Achmeds and
Mohammeds still race through the
dust meanwhile adroitly scattering
it on your boots with shrill, offers
to "shine 'em up,r all bright," but
they keep a wary' eye on 'walking
sticks, and soon drop aSvay
More Dingy Than fiver.
Port Said is even dingier, more.
, down-at-heel than when I last saw
it before the war. The dingy, un
painted .wooden buildyigs sprawling
against ' each other, their verandas
littered with every variety of rub
bish, give its principal " street the
appearance of .a third-rate Earl's
Court at the nd of hard winter.
Shops crammed with tawtiry wares,
calculated to catch the inexperienced
eye, still fill it from end to end. Fat
(Leveantines peep furtively through
half-open doors, ready to pounce on
. the first traveler who hesitates be
fore the window.
; The hotels on the water front
house an ever-changing, ever-gloomy
horde of travelers. They come from
Cairo and beyond, hunting for a
berth iirover-crowded ships. They
i wait the pleasure of dirty little
coastwise cargo boats, in which they
are to be carried up to Syria. They
learn the value of patience and the
unwisdom of trusting any prophecy
as to the date of their departure.
Life in Port Said is just one post
ponement after another.
A few soldiers wander about the
i streets; occasionally twe mounted
police in khaki ride, along the har-f
bor front. Officers whtf-seem steepedg
in a gcuiic pessimism give wui
.other tea outside the .Eastern
'Lounge, and talk of being "demob
bed." No one - seems particularly
cheerful. , Reformed and chastened
as it is, Port- Said cannot be called
an ideal fcpot. The men who must
stay here look enviously at the
' happy travelers who pass through
, day after day homeward bound.
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British Shipbuilders Busy
With Large Flood of Contracts
London, March 13. British ship
builders are now busier than they
v have ever been- before. In .addition
to home and prewar orders, from
aoroaa, loreign companies- arc i
present entering intohuge con
tracts with English firms for the de
livery of British-built ships.
One north of English shipbuilding
company has orders in harjd valued
at over $150,000.(KiO, ,
The bulk of thee;orders are from
Denmark, Norwax-and Sweden,
whose mercantile marine fleets suf
fered heavily during the war, and
from Italy.
The shipbuilders do not regard the
hmm momentary, -:
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Disabled' Nebraskans Battle Gloom, and Physical Ailments
With Heroic Cheer and Optimism-in Fort Sheridan Hospital
Ghastly Relics of Service1
Overseas Hold No Spell 'for
Veterans of World War
Nurses and Soldiers, Wounded and Sick' From Front
i i Lines in France, Welded by Home Ties Into State
Association Welfare
From Visit to Stricken Nebraska Heroes and
, . Heroines,, With Stories Full of Heart Throbs.'
Lincoln, , March y, -(Special.) '
Battles, even more trying than those
fought oni French battlefields are
being fought by American boys at
Fort Sheridan in the great hospital
there which is endeavoring to re-i
turn to as near as possible their
former usefulness the boys who par
ticipated in the great world-wide
conflict overseas. .
This is, the story brought back to
Lincoln by Secretary II. Ht. Antles
of the public welfare department
of the state, who, under instruction
of Governor McKelvie went to Fort
Sheridan, about 25 .miles from Chi
cago, last month, and was success
ful in finding Nebraska boys lying
in the hospital or convalescing from
sickness and wounds. Three of these
boys were wounded by shrapnel on
the first day of November, just a few
days before i the armistice was
signed. Some of them -fought on
many a terrible battlefield, onlyto
meet the terrible fate of being
wounded nigh , unto death almost
when the war was ended.
Secretary Antles spent a week at
the hospital, going from ward ; to
ward.and bed to bed, seeking out the
Nebraska boys. No attenipt has
been made to keep the patiJnts, ac
cording to states, and one has to
hunt Studiously in order to ' find
.those from the different states.
Stories Cause Heart Throbs.
Some idea can be gathered of the
task when it is known that the hos
pital coveis over 20 acres, has a bed
f capacity, of 2,800, with 78 . wards,
each filled with beds containing sol
dier boys who have suffered for
their country and are patiently wait
ing for the "last roll call or longing
for the time to come when they can
leave the hospital and go home.
The present population of Ihe hos
pital is about 2,000. There are 208
nurses, 183 aides, 90 doctors and 121
assistants. ' .
Secretary Antles was able to dis
cover IS Nebraska boys not listed
in the number sent to Governor
McKelvie and some of them are in
a very serious condition becauseiOf
shell shock or other trouble caused
by . their contact with .'the enemy.
Some of the stories told by Mr.
Antles are very sad.
One boy from Nebraska whose fa
ther was Wealthy, tells how his fa
ther tried in every way to keep the
boy from filtering the' service of his
country. " He managed to get his
older son excused by forming a
marriage, the Second son was kept
from going on an agricultural claim,'
but the younger boy refused to stay
at home and enlisted, He '' was
wounded twice slightly, but as soon
as able regained his company and
was on" the fighting line again.
On November 1 he was struck in
the back by shrapnel and has never
recovered. He lies in his bed at
the hospital cheerful and waiting the
time when he hopes he can get a.way.
The , father, who was accused, of be
ing strongly pro-German, ,dicd a
short time ago, but before' dying
transferred all his property to his
other two sons ana left the soldier
boy who had sacrificed his life per
haps, for his country, a helpless in
valid without a cent. ' -.
Another boy, Alfred Jacobsen of
Seward, went across 22 months ago.
Three days after arriving in France
he was4 stricken with spinal menin
gitis. Notwithstanding his . awful
Omaha Sends Out 40,000 Tiny
Hungry Chicks. Every Year
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Combination Chickens" Are Shipped ; in Wee Paper
Boxes' When They Are Less Than an Hour Old
Percentage of Loss From Rough. Handling
Very Small. .
, Every year more than 40,000 in
fant chicks; just born to scratch and
lay and crow and less than an hour
old when" tljcy are placed in the
boxes,, are shipped but of Omaha
by parcel post to all parts of the
United States. V '. ,
The chicks are shipped in small
paper boxes in lots of 25 to 200.
And they go out of Omaha on an
empty stomach, too,, .for those that
know a great deal about poultry say
that no husky, regular chick needs
anything to eat for froro 48 'to 72
hours "after being hatched. . ,
The business is a part of the poul
try, extension department of the.M.
C." Peters Mill company, Twenty
ninth and B streets.
. .; . Finest Stock Possible.
The chickens shipped out, of
O.maha are of the finest stock possir
ble to produce and are hatched in
incubators at the rate of 1,400 to the
"batch."' or something over 40,000
annually. They' are shipped imme
diately after being hatched.
Though these little chicks are
shipped in paper boxes, the percent
age of loss is very small. The com
pany lat . year lost but 1,600 ?rom
rough Handling. -. -
The 40,000 eggs used in the incu
bators frotti which -these selected"
chickens are hatched are picked
from the poultry yards of the Peters
Secretary Antles Returns!
condition, being paralyzed from his.
waist down, he has learned wireless
telegraphy, typewriting, shorthand
and some other(things. He is quite
proficient as a wireless operator and
says: "If that man at Great Lakes
don't get too funny and send 'em
too fast I can take 20 or 21 words
a minute." '. .
One' big six-footer has been in the
hospital six months and expects to
have, to stay two years more. The
big bone in his ankle was shot away
and they are gratfing a ne,w bone in.
This will take time and much pa
tience. He is getting around on
two crutches. . , i
No Complaint to Be Heard.
Another boy from ', University
Place has one hand off and a graft
ing operation is being had on the
other to save it.
Most of them could get out
quicker if the arm or leg were taken
off, but there are some wonderful
things being done in surgery and
the boys are willing to wait if they
can only be the better , for it and
better able to meet the trials of life
by having their limbs saved, even
though it takes time to do it.
Most of the boys seem cheerful
and are not complaining. They
seem to be eager to learn some kind
of work that will enable them to
make a living when they get out
of the hospital. Opportunity is
given them in the automobile shops
to learn all kinds of work of that
kind and some of them are quite
proficient in painting pictures. Miss
Margaret Chase of Wayne, Neb., is
teaching some of the boys to weave.
"By working four days I think
I got in touch with every Nebraska
boy there," said Mr. Antles. "Before
leaving we had a banquet at the
Moraitie hotel, and I gave the boys
and girls a fine feed, and let me tell
you they enjoyed it. Only 13 boys
and eight girls were able to attend,
the others being too weak to leave
the hospital."
Began to Feel, Forsaken.
According to Mr. Antles, other
states have for some time been look
ing after their boys at Fort Sheri
dan, and the boys from Nebraska
had begun to think that they were
forgotten, but they have changed
their minds now and it will be up
to the people of Nebraska to see
that they do not question the love
the people "at home" have for them.
A Nebraska club was formed from
the number attending the banquet
and the following officers elected:
President, Ivan Marsh of Hast
ings; first vice president, Nurse
Leona Scott of Battle Creek; sec
ond vice president, Andrew M. Pe
terson of Omaha; secretary-treasurer,
James R. Miller of Kearney.
The object of the club is to keep
all Nebraskans in touch with each
other, and, if the welcoming fund
voted by the last legislature, of
which several thousand dollars re
mains, can be used, it is the , pur
pose to, see. that the boys at Fort
Sheridan, do . not want for . good
things to eat or entertainment. Few
of the boys have been receiving pa
pers from home ahd it would be
well for those living in the towns
from -which these boys come, to
write them nice letters to cheer them
up or send them the homV papers.
Flowers for Soldiers.
The club will keep in touch with
each Nebraska" boy in' the Ijospital
company in addition to eggs pur
chased' from outside sources. The
poultry department is now special
izing on one breed. of chicken, the
Rhode' Island Red,. '
"Trap-Nesting" Employed.
The manner of raising selected
stock to provide eggs to help popu
late the chicken world of the United
States, is interesting. The problem
of selection is. solved by what is,
known as "trap-nesting.' .
" Hens are placed on patented nests
and .fastened in so that it is1 impossi
ble for them to get out. Every hour
they are visited by anj attendant and
a careful record is kept of every
hen to "cull out" those which do
not lay. In the course of. time, by
this method, a selected st6ck of
laying hens is procured. '
Called "Combination Chicken."
The Peters company but recently
began specialization on the Rhode
Island Red breed, substituting it for
,the White Leghorn. The White Leg
horn enjoys the most enviable repu
tation as an egg producer, but falls
down as a source of food, while the
Rhode Island Red is known as a
"combination -chicken," excellent as
an egg producer, and for fdod pur
poses. , j .'
Some of the finest specimens of
Jhe Rhode Island Red chicken in
the United States are kept .at the
Peters DouUr .juu, ;.',
Ctanding, left to right: William F. Phillips, Grand Island, Neb.; Elmer G. Young, Beatrice, Neb.; Nellie O'Brien, Omaha, Neb.; Fulton T,
Seely, Fullerton, Neb.; George E. Wilson, McCook, Neb.; Walter Meusborn, Cedar Rapids, Neb.; Eileen Sward, Omaha, Neb.; W. A. Polenz, Ra
venna, Neb.; Lulu McDanieL LaPlatte, Neb.; Miner T. Hewitt, Lexington, Neb. ,
Middle row, left to right: Mrs. Cora Gosney Stahl, 2602 North Twentieth street, Omaha, Neb.; Miss Neta Gibson, 423 East High street,
Hastings, Neb.; Ivan Marsh, Fourteenth and St. Joseph avenue, Hastings. Neb.; Leona V. Scott, A. N. C, Battle Creek; Neb.; Andrew M. Petersoi
4524 Mary street, Omaha, Neb.; James R. Miller, Kearney, Neb.; Marguerite Chase, Wayne, Neb.; H. H. Antles, secretary Public Welfare, Lincoln,
Neb. , . .
Front row, left to right: Hardy B. Smith, Prosser, Neb.; Adolph
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and see' that everything ,sent them
reaches the one it was intended for.
As an example of how a little
can do a great deal of good, when
Secretary Antles announced
through the papers that he would'
take anything the home folks wish
ed to send with him on his trip to
Fort Sheridan, Neils Mikkelson of
Kenesaw' gathered up $60 from the
home folks and sent it to Claire
Gardner, the Kenesaw boy in the
hospital.
When Mr. Antles handed the
money to the boy the tears came to
his eyes and, with trembling lips,
he said, "I can't tell you how much
this means to me; tell the folks how1
much I thahk them."
Mayor Smith of Omaha sent a
check to Secretary Antles with in
structions to buy the boys cigarets
and the girls candy, and this was
done. However, one boy could not
smoke cigarets because of the na
ture of his illness, and so he was
given a box of candy instead.
Mr. Antles presented each soldier
with a fine bouquet of fl6wers. Not
knowing iust the number of bou
quets needed, he took one extra, and
when he found there was not
enough Nebraska boys to take them
all he gave the extra bouquet to a
sick boy from some other state who
was very ,i!l
Four Nurses From Omaha..'
There are five bovs from Omaha
in the hospital and four nurses from
the Nebraska metropolis, according
to Mr. Antles.
"I want to impress upon the peo
ple of Nebraska, from those es
pecially who live in the towns where
these young men live, that they
should do something to make their
existence there more . pleasant. A
nice, cheerful letter from someone
they know will help to make the
long hours more pleasant. They
should not come in droves, but there
Nebraska Sisters Wage War in Court Over Custody of
' New York Orphan Qirl Both Have Learned to Love
Too Many Feminine
"Daddy Long legs"
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York Waif:
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. Auburn, Neb., March 13. (Spe
cial.) -A problem as perplexing as
that which evoked the judgment of
Solomon will be presented .to the
county judge of Lancaster cjnty
Tuesday in a contest between two
sisters, Mrs, J. S. McCarty, wife of
a prominent lawyer and democratic
politician, of Lincoln, and Mrs. Wil
liam Ball, wife of a well known Ne
maha county farmer, for the posses
sion of pretty little Corrine Cope
land, a New "York orphan.
Mrs. McCat-ty is childless, her sis
ter, Mrs. Ball, is the mother of twd
grown children and the hearts of
each hunger for the little waif to
the extent that they have gone into
the courts to battle for her posses
sion. .
Corrine Copeland, a very bright
little girl, was bortf in Brooklyn, N.
Y., in 1910. On Christmas eve, 1913,
she and her three little sisters were
inexpressibly saddened at a time
when all of the other children in the
land were rejoicing over the im
pending .visit of Santa Claus, by the
death oi their mother.
Placed in Asylum.
, A year. afterward their father, who
was in the ice and coal business in
that city, followed the mother, leav
ing the four children orphaned. They
were placed in an asylum.
In lyib the New York Children's
Hortte Finding association broueht
a carload of orphans from that city
to Auburn. The opera house was
hired and the consignment of chil
dren placed on view before a packed
house and volunteers were called
on to provide the waifs with homes.
..The scene that ensued beggared
description. The house 'was filled
with child-hungry men and women
and there was great competition for
the - possession of all of , the little
orphans. This competition made it
possible for the state agent' of the
association, Miss Alice Bogardus of
Lincoln, to exercise a wise range of
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Alfred Jacobsen of Seward, who was stricken with Spinal meningitis three -days after his arrival in
France, now paralyzed from his waist down, has learned wireless telegraphy, typewriting and shorthand. He
has become quite proficient as a wireless operator, and says he can tke from 20 to 21 words a minute from the
Great Lakes station. ...
should be a systematic way of send
ing them, so that the boys would get
one or two at least each week. Pa
pers from home would also lend en
joyment to them."
Through the organization formed
while Mr. Antles was there hp will
keep in close touch with the boys,
and if any new ones come to the
hospital he' will be notified.
The following were at the ban
quet with Mr. Antles:
William F. Phillips. Grand Island;
Elmer G. Young, Beatrice; Nellie
choice in selecting guardians and
homes for her charges. .
' Copeland Girls Popular.
The four Copeland girls, all of
them unusually, pretty, 'intelligent
Cotrtnzte CopefazxZ
and winsome, and showing in their
features and personalities a more
than ordinarily excellent heredity,
were greatly sought after.
All of them found homes in', the
vicinity of Auburn. Corrine" was
awarded to Mr. and Mrs. William
Ball and she Worked her way by
her beauty, intelligence and endear
ing ways, into their inmost hearts.
At that time there was a peculiarly
inmate' attachment between the sis
ters, Mrs. J. S. McCarty and Mrs.
William Ball. The latter permitted
Corrine to occasionally visit the,
childless home of the McCarty's at
Lincoln. Two years ago. wheil
Corrine reached school age. Mrs.
Ball thought it would be a hardship
to send the little one to the distant
district country school and she ar-
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E. Malm, Gothenburg, Neb.; Bernard
O'Brien, Omaha; Fulton T. Seeley,
Fullerton; George E; Wilson, Mc
Cook; . Walter Mensborn, Cedar
Rapids; Eileen Sward, Omaha; W.
A. ' Polenz, Ravenna; Lulu Mc
Daniel, LaPlatte; Miner T. Hewitt,
Lexington; Mrs. Cora Gosney Stahl,
2602 North Twentieth street, Oma
ha; Nete Gibson. 423 E. High street,
Hastings; Iva Marsh, Hastings; Le
ofla V. Scott, A. N. C, Battle Creek;
Andrew M. Peterson, 4525 Mary
street, Omaha; . James R. Miller,
Kjearney; Marguerite Chase, Wayne;
ranged with Mrs. McCarty to take
the little girl into her home at Lin
coln, during the school term, and
permit the little child to attend
school there and spend her week-
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H. Olsen, Om;n. Neh. ,
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Hardy, B. Smith, Prosser; Adolph E.
Malm, Gothenburg; Bernard H.
Olsen, Omaha.
The f olfowing were unable ' to at
tend the banquet:
, Fred Wagner, Omaha; Harry
Pickard, Omaha; Albert Borg,-
Wakefield; Clare Gardner, Kene
saw; Ralph White, Grand Island;
Alfred Jacobsen, Seward; John S.
Yodes, Omaha; Frank Schellpepper,
Pilger; Charles E. Booth, University
Place; Charles Treon. Ravenna;
Everett Dittmann, Falls City.
ends and vacation periods at the
BalJ' home near Aubur n.
Sisters Disagree. r ,
This arrangement was satisfactory
until three weeks ago, when some
disagreement regarding the child
aiose between the two sisters, with
the result that Mrs. Ball brought
Corrine -back to her home near
Auburn.j .
The little girl was placed in the
country district school a mile from
her home and the teacher was in
structed by Mr. and Mrs. William
Ball not to permit any stranger or
person outside of the school to visit
her or take possession of her.
One day the fore part of the week
the' teacher, Mrs. Clifford Faulkner,
was called to the door of the school
room bv Attorney J. S.' McCarty,
who asked "Is Corrine Ball here?"
"Yes," "replied the teacher, "but no
one is permitted to See her." , r
Lawyer Enters Fray. ,
She tried to close the door, she
says,, but the lawyer held it open
with one foot "I'll show you!". the
teacher says, he . exclaimed, as he
forced his way in. thrust her-aside.
and made fpr the desk where little
corrine sat.
He grasped the child, who clung
to the desk and screamed, buf hj
wrenched her loose and took her in
his arms and made for the door. The
little country school was in an up
roar and the teacher tried to prevent
the lawyer from going outside with
her charge. "The sheriff is here!"
exclaimed McCarty, as he forced
his way out. The teacher, impressed
with the force of law, gave up.
In the meantime Mrs. McCarty
and Sheriff Miller of Lancaster
county were at the Ball home. She
got the child clothing , and the
sheriff executed his .writ of habaes
corpus and taking possession of the
little girl they made their way back
to Lincoln in a high-powered car. -
Mrs. Ball was frantic. She hur
ried to Auburn, consulted attorneys
and made, preparation for a fight to
regain possession of the child., '
-The case was set for hearing last
Wednesday, in-the probate-court of
Lancaster county. The Ball's.Mvho
are preparing to quit farming, were
to have a public sale on that day
FOURTEEN NEW
ROUTES FROM
OMAHA USED
FOR TRUCK
Ship-By-Truck . Symbol Is
Daily Making Its Appear
ance in Increasing Num- ,
. ' bers in Omaha.
The ship-by-truck symbol is mak-i
injj its appearance onvthe streets of
Omaha more and more every day.
It can be s en on trucks of all sorts
and sizes. .
Trucks loaded with furniture,
tires, grain, coal and live stock have
on their windshield or body of the
truck this symbol, which means
good trucking service. , ,
This activity of the ship-by-truck
bureau has resolted within the last
five weeks in establishing 14 new
routes on which' daily service is
maintained from Omaha.
The manager of the Atcoj Truck
line, Tom Major, and K, S. ' Graul,
manager of the Firestone ship-bf-truck
bureau, Omaha, went to Fre
mont, last Tuesday and signed up
the three largest meat dealers there
to have meats from the Omaha pack
ers delivered by truck. This means
about 6,000 pounds of meat daily to
Fremont.
Meat to Fremont.
Saturday morning the f rst (rip
was made. The roads are, in pretty
good shape except in a few places
where the ruts are bad. However,
the pneumatic tires took them over,
the rough spots in fineshape; . . ;
In Lincoln truck activity is also
booming. R. E. Boileau, who has
inaugurated a rural motor express
and made( his first trip over the
route Thursday, reports the roads
are in fair condition, but as yet they
are a little spongy..
His first route to be established
was from Lincoln to Beaver Cross
ing. He says the merchants along
this route are greatly enthused over
the plan of daily service, as it en
ables them to get their goods when
they want them." - .
Needs More Trucks.
On his first trip he, carried a ca
pacity, load and says that indica
tions are that more trucks will be
necessary m a very short time, so
as to be able to handle the business.
- Mr. Bbileau's ;ext .route will be
from Lincoln to' Omah v via Louis1
ville.. He will handle this route
from Hartung ship-bjl-truck ter
minal, 'located at ! 1211 Howard
street, Omaha. -x ."- -.--v.
Mr. Hartung reports that his ter
minal will within a very short time
be in operation and going full blast.
He has been over the routes out of
Omaha and in every case finds both
the merchant and consumer highly
in favor of this. .
Routes Out of Columbus.
In Columbus, , O. S. Jensen has '
routes in all directions from that
city. 1 Mr. Jensen says that since his
routes have been established he has
been carrying capacity loads on
every tip. On Friday and Satur
day of each week he keeps his fleet
of, trucks in Columbus to handle the;
business in that city. jHis fleet also'
is equipped with F'restone giant
pneumatics. On all of these routes
and fleets the ship-by-truck symbol
and slogan is the prominent adver
tising feature. '
and had sr continuance taken until
Tuesday of the coming week.
Child .May .Go East '
In the meantime the little girl is
in the possession of-the McCarty's
at their, .home in Lincoln. '
BotMrs. Ball and Mrs. Mc
Carty are anxious to adopt 1he child
and provide her with a home.' j In
the meantime the New York, socjety
alleges" it has the" prior right of
guardianship Over the child arid it
state agent, Miss Alice Bogardus,
threatens that if there is a conten
tion over her the child will be taken
back to the ornhan asvlum in New
York. , '
Tliis complication of the case is'
bringing sadness to the hearts of
the three older sisters, . Irvine in
(homes in this community and they
dread a separation such as this
would involve. They have a great
love for baby sister, and dread see
ing her made a shuttlecock of by
late. . -
Family Are Pioneers.
Mrs. McCarty and Mrs. Ba!l are
members of the Harmon family, one
of the real pioneer families of the
ftate. It is a large family. Their
parents came here from Missouri in
the 50's and located on a 'farm, one
mile east of Auburn, which ia a
noted landmark" in. this section.
Rev. Andrew, Harmon' of, Cotner
University, Rev. Nate Harmon, dep
uty warden of the penitentiary, and
Pev. Harvey Harmon, pastor of the
irst Christian xhurch of Lincoln,
are brothers.
In either home the child would
find an ideal environment, would re
ceive superior training, and a wealth
of love. Returned to New York
she would have to again live in an
orphan asylum and eventually be
sent out to find a home, probably'
far seperated from her 'sisters.
She is embarrassed by having too
many feminine "Daddy Longlegs."
Boy Saves His Father , " , .
: From Suicide's Death'
Augusta, Kan., March 13Si'x-year-old
William Frants saved the
life of his father, Carl Frantz, 37,
W ri Tl fit lottt- riff Anmnl- m..l
cide by asphyxiation here the other
day.
The child sensed something was"
wrong when he say; his father re
move the hose from a gas stove and
place it in his mouth and notified
a neighbor of his father's unusual
action; When a physician reached"
Frantz he was in a semi-conscious
condition, but was soon revived,
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