MONDAY. JULY 8. 1913.
FLATTSMOUTU SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL.
PAGE FTTE.
GERMAN SPY SYSTEM
HERE IS SUSPECTED
HAN ARRESTED THOUGHT OWN
ER OF NUMBER OF LETTERS
WRITTEN IN CODE.
Are th.
Profiteers?
Broken Bottle of Whisky in Trunk
in Transit Leads to His
Arrest.
Packe
Omaha, July C. The arre-:t yes
terday afternoon of Herbert Winters
formerly a waiter at the ForUnelle
hotd. may lead, police and federal
oncers say, to the uncovering of a
(Ionian spy system with headquait
t rs in Omaha.
Winters arrest followed th': &ciz
';r by police Thursday of a trunk
:.t the union station, in whuh an
memy alien registration card bear
i;ig Winter's name and a large num
Kt of letters, believed to be writ
ten in cole, were found.
The baggaemaster at the union
station reported to police that
whiskv was leaking from a trunk.
The trunk was taken to the police
station and opened. It had con
tained three quarts of whisky, two
of which had been broken.
In an effort to learn the identity
o f the owner, police looked through
letters and papers in the trunk. H'hen
thoy found the enemy alien registra
tion card, federal authorities were
lior.fied. as travel by enemy al'ens is
restricted.
A careful examination of all pa
pers in the trunk followed, ani offi
cials heearr.e suspicious when they
fotii.d frequent references to bui-p-ss
tin-is, which, it is said, do not
ist and b cau?e numbers referring
t. certain articles were impritical.
An orr.c-rr said: "One letter re
ii rred to 4 .. of a Trtain article
:-.t or.e place and SJ.OOO of the same
;-rt:c!e at anotlnr place, while it is
r.ot likely that 10.000 of that article
xis' in the United States.' If is be
lieve I the number may have refer
red lo arn'y units.
Winter?, who was out of town
when the trunk was seized, was ar
r.sed promptly on his return yv-t-rc'ay.
Manactr Gregory of the
Funtenelle Iiottl said the man work
ed there only one day. Winters'
Oin3ha headquarters have been locat
ed and other arrests may follow
soon.
WILL STAY AT FRE1I0NT
FOR TWO MONTHS
I"i..vi Sit ; r. lays Daily,
This afternoon. Mrs. Haz B
Sn.ith. with the children of the Eas-t-n
Star Orphanage departed n t'ne
afternoon train for F.vmont. where
tho will stay fnr some two months
duriir-r the summer. .Mrs. Smith is
very p'.p-ihir with the children and
has made an exceptional succecs with
Thrm i! t'd the home, and it is looked
uyju as a p;cnic ior mem xo sn i
i'rtmont, for the two months Ftay.
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S.
VISITED IN THE CITY.
V S,i!';ii!:iy's Pai!y.
t-. t'. II. Holing of Macedonia,
V of Mrs. J. II. Carter of this
ho ha.- been visiting i. th's
the pa.-t few days, w'ih her
returned to her Iowa
V-rdav. Mrs. Uoling's hus-
Vg died some time since,
was spending the holi-
r daughter and 'imily.
f Council BluG's, Iowa,
iend of the fap'ily of
.Mr. Cartel V spent the Fourth
': t'l -ia deparU'l yesterday
morning for iiis home.
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th- nt
d;v wit
T. I.. Ki
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IN FRANCE itfOW
1'roni S:i In May's )ai!y.
Mr. and Mrs. A. S Will of this
city received a card from their son
Iti.'bert. this inorninir, stating he
had arrived "Somewhere in Fraucc"
i safety. This will be most pleas
ing u'-ws. both to his parents and
to Iiis many friends in this ci and
vicinity. Kcbert has been stationed
at Camp Pike, near Little Kock,
Ar . during the past few mor.'hs.
CARD OF THANKS.
W'f wis', to extend our .-incere
iha!ik to thc-e of our friend? who
w-rt i.'i kind in the tr.iiiistraiicns at
the time of the death of our belov
ed i: ;n, arid who contributed service
and Ikral o.Terings.
JiK. AND M IIS. IICNUY 1'KKRV.
John MaurcT, and wife and daugh
ter, Mi.-s Lottie departed this rnorn
w.u for Fr :.. w Iter "Hfcey go to
irfnd. some time visit I.
Lome of the daughter o.
Mrs. Maurer, Mrs. O. E. ' i
'husband who are now living
place.
Louis Kh'inacie. was a vi?:
tL.s city? from his home this ai
nooa.
Plain Facts About the Meat Business
The Federal Trade Commission in its recent report on
war profits, stated that the five large meat packers have
been profiteering and that they have a monopoly of the
market.
These conclusions, if fair and just, are matters of serious
concern not only to those engaged in the meat packing
business but to every other citizen of our country.
The figures given on profits are misleading and the state
ment that the packers have a monopoly is unsupported
by the facts.
The packers mentioned in the report stand ready to prove
their profits reasonable and necessary.
The meat business is one of the" largest American indus
tries. Any citizen who would familiarize himself with its
details must be prepared for large totals.
The report states that the aggregate profits of four large
packers were $140,000,000 for the three war years.
This sum is compared with $19,0C0,000 as the average
annual profit for the three years before the war, making
it appear that the war profit was $121,000,000 greater
than the pre-war profit.
This compares a three-year profit with a one-year profit
a manifestly unfair method of comparison. It is not only
misleading, but the Federal Trade Commission apparent
ly has made a mistake in the figures themselves.
The ate three-year profit of $140,000,000 was
earr sales of over four and a half billion dollars. It
n S about three cents on each dollar of sales or a
yik fraction of a cent per pound of product.
Packers profits are a negligible factor in prices of live
stock and meats. No other large business is conducted
upon such small margins of profit.
Vc iv w
Furthermore and this is very important only a small
portion of this profit has been paid in dividends. The
balance has been put back into the business. It had to
be, as you realize when you consider the problems the
packers have had to solve and solve quickly during
these war years.
To conduct this business in war times, with higher costs
and the necessity of paying two or three times the former
prices for live stock, has required the use of two or three
times the ordinary amount of working capital. The ad
ditional profit makes only a fair return on this, and as has
been stated, the larger portion of the profits earned has
been used to finance huge stocks of goods and to provide
additions and improvements made necessary by the enor
mous demands of our army and navy and the Allies.
If you are a business man you will appreciate the signifi
cance of these facts, If you are unacquainted with busi
ness, talk this matter over with some business acquain
tance with your banker, say and ask him to compare
profits of the packing industry with those of any other
large industry at the present time.
ir 7C 4C-
No evidence is offered by the Federal Trade Commission
in support of the statement that the large packers have a
monopoly. The Commission's own report shows the
large number and importance of other packers.
The packers mentioned in the statement stand ready to
prove to any fair minded person that they are in keen
competition with each other, and that they have no power
to manipulate prices.
If this were not true they would not dare to make this
positive statement.
Furthermore, government figures show that the five large
packers mentioned in the report account for only about
one-third of the meat business of the country.
They wish it were possible to interest you in the details of
their business. Of how, for instance, they can sell dressed
beef for less than the cost of the live animal, owing to
the utilization of by-products, and of the wonderful story
of the methods of distribution throughout this broad land,
as well as in other countries.
The five packers mentioned feel justified In co-operating
with each other to the extent of together presenting this
public statement.
They have been able to do a big job for your government
in its time of need; they have met all war time demands
promptly and completely and they are willing to trust
their case to the fairmindedness of the American people
with the facts before them.
Armour and Company
Cudahy Packing Co.
Morris & Company
Swift & Company
Wilson & Company
TROOP SHIP SINKS
m SUBMARINES
Tliree U-Boats Destroyed in Euro
pean Waters by Transports
and Two by Destroyers
of Convoy.
at the
. and
and
"that
An Atlantic Port. July 4. De
struction in European waters of five
German submarines by British trans
ports and y American and British
destroyers, convoying them, was de
scribed by passengers who arrived
here today on an English liner. The
transports, one of which was carry
ing 7,000 American soldiers to
Europe, accounted for three of the U
boats and the destroyers sank the
other two, according to the voyagers.
Officers of the liner confirmed their
stories.
The passengers witnessed the tor
pedoing of the 5,436-ton British
freighter Orissa, which was part of
their convoy, when the fleet was
approximately a day out, steaming
west from the British Isles. The
Orissa bound in ballast for the
United States, was sent to the bottom
by an unseen submarine. A moment
later, however, an American de
stroyer, in the protecting fleet de
tected the undersea boat below the
surface and dropped a depth bomb,
making a direct hit. The same eve
ning a. U-boat was sighted by the
passenger vessel, whose gunners sank
it by shell fire.
The ether three submarines were
destroyed on the eastward trip of
another covoy. They said a British
transport, with 7,000 American troops
aboard rammed a submarine which
was revealed with two others in the
sudden lifting of a heavy fog. Al
most simultaneously with the dis
appearance of the first submarine
beneath the transport's bow, the
ship's gunners accounted for another
while a British destroyer disposed of
the third.
.1. E. Scott of Pacific Junction was
a visitor in this city this morning
coming over to look aficr some business.
RiSK
FDGH TO
AH OFFENSIVE.
ALLIED GENERALISSraO ABLE
TO CHANGE HIS
TACTICS.
The American Aid Is Now Serving
To Keverse Condi
, tions.
Washington. July 5. Increasing
man-power and rapidly extending
control of the air have permit..jJ the
adoption of a new policy by General
Foch, in the opinion of observers
here. They believe the sequence of
harJ local blows struck recently by
allied troops shows a new ph.se is
developing which might expand into
a niajor operation. Reports r.f the
recent successful strokes are taken
to indicate General Foch no longer
feels the necessity of keeping on the
defensive to conserve his forces. The
fact, that the Germans have been
completely surprised is believed to be
due to the work of the airmen.
American aid has served to change
the tide of the fighting. The Amer
ican attacks around Chateau Thierry,
the French operations at Soissona
and the British operations on the
Son me and in Flanders probably
wer-i prompted by the weakness of
the enemy at those points.
RURAL CARRIER EXAMINATION.
The United States Civil Service
Commission has announced an exam
ination for the County of Cas.s. Nebr.,
to be held at Wabash on July 23,
1918, to fill the position of rural car
rier at Avoca and Wabash and va
cancies that may later occur on
rural routes from other postolhees in
the above-mentioned county. The
examination will be open only to
male citizens who are actually domi
ciled in the territory of a post office
in the county and who meet the oth
er requirements set forth in Form
No. 1977. This form and applica
tion blanks may be obtained from
the offices mentioned above or from
the United States Civil Service Com
mission at Washington, D. C. Ap
plications should be forwarded to
the Commission at Washington at
the earliest practicable date.
During the continuance of the
present war the Commisaion will, in
accordance with the request of the
Post Office Department, admit wonirn
to rural carrier examinations upon
the same conditions as men.
By direction of the Commission:
JOHN A. McILHENNY.
President.
Mrs. Herman Dostad of Omaha,
who has been visiting In the city
for the past few days departed this
morning for her home after having
visited at the home of her grand
mother, Mrs. U. E. Monroe, and was
accompanied home by Mrs. Monroe,
who will visit there for a while.
C. N. Gillespie was a visitor this
morning to Lincolu, where he is
looking after some business.
Mrs. Q. K. Parmele returned this
morning from a visit extending over
three or four days with Mr. Parmele's
mother, Mrs. E. K. Parmele at Ash
land, and with other friends there.
Journal Want-Ads fay I
J. E. Brady and wife and Mrs. J.
M. Leyda were visiting in the city
of Omaha this afternoon spending
a few hours there with friends.
George Kroehler sr., who has
beea visiting in Omaha with bis son
John over the Fourth returned homo
this morning.
Miss Nettie Jirosek w ho makes her
home in Omaha, where ehc is em
ployed was a visitor in tlis city,
coming to spend Sunday at the home
of her parents.
Miss Louise Short departed this
morning for Omaha, where she will
visit with friends for a short tine.
George Pick departed this after
noon for Gibson, where he will go
to work with the Burlington on tho
section.
J. E. Wheeler and wife of Paw n
City, arrived in the city this morning
coming to visit with relatives fouth
of the city and at Murray.
Fred HawkBworth of Omaha, was
In the city over night looking after
some business and visiting with his
mother Mrs. D. Hawksworth
Mrs. H. K. Zavgren of Ooiaha.
arrived in the city this morning and
is visiting at the home of her moth
er, Mrs. Mary Heinrlch for a short
time. i