THE HEE: OMAHA, THURSDAY, AUGUST K, 1914.
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PACKERS SELLJIEAT LOWER
Cut Prices to the Retailers Very
Materially Since Monday. ;
"WAR SCARE" IS ABOUT OVER
Whnlesale Klirure l.l.ri and E
plrtnatlnn Made In Rapport
tssrrtloa I'arkrm Are
Not to Blame.
Whirlvsals prices of wheat at the
nirmlia packing houses are decidedly
Th rtcHlliio In the price on beef
have not fallen off an much as those of
pork, but the dot Hue since July 1 has
been Meady.
Tor the wek ending July 18 the packer
fhjirRcd the rrtallera an average of $12.93
per U) pounds for their beef; for the
ek ending July 25. IIJ.6S; for the week
ending August 1. J12.M, and for the week
'ending August 8. 113.50.
Instead of retail prices following, beef
so'd over the Mock haa continued to ad
vance. During the present week the re
Itiilcrs have advanced their prices on
rlmck steak from 20 to 25 cents: on porter
house, from !S to 4V sirloin, from J2 to
fc. and round from 25 to 2S cents per
pound.
Yesterday Omnha retailers bought their
I-ork from 1 to 6 cents per pound lower
than on Monday. These prices are given
out by Manager Kdwards of the Swift
Tacking company and were the same at
il the packing houses:
Prices Prices
Monday, Yesterday,
Cents. Cent.
Unlit pork loins 24 IS
Tloneles butts !M ,
Itoston butts If li
rarrrlh l't If
tklnnfd shoulders 16 H'
' Mr. Edwards Is of the opinion that the
lilsh prices on, meat are due entirely to
the homo demand and. the shortage ot
sto.k. So far. . the war In Europe hua
had nothing to do with prices, as' the
embargo on shipments across the .ocean
hss entirely cut off the foreign demand
lor American meats.
fast becoming normal nd price soon
will be on m more" even basis.
"Our business men are aa patriotic as
any other element In our popolatton, and
are not looking for a, 'chance to squeeia
an extra dollar out of abnormal condi
tions. If we all keep cool and avoid
hysteria, we wilt pull through this un
usual situation to the satisfaction of
everybody."
SHIPS CHARTERED
' FOR THE TOURISTS
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, hlvaao Threatens Boycott .
CHICAGO, Aug. 12 Agitation by con
sumers against high prices had consid
erable to do with today's decline of .40 to
TO cents per hundredweight ir the price
.if hogs, , as compared with eetrday,s
quotations. "
This was admitted today at the stock
yards, where It was ea-ld threats of
general boycott against all kinds of pork
Imd the effect at cutting oft the demand
'from butchers. v In some cases the drop
In prices eln'-o Mond-iy hns been as great
si HX0. . Coincident with tho boycott
threat. ho .. . receipts have ' enlarged
greatly."-
Likelihood of a wtdoepread . abstention
from beef and mutton as well as pork
also was taken nottec of at . the 'stock
yards. Today's prlcoa lot cattle were
town, 10c to 15c, and 'or sheep and lambs
there was an equal decline.
Morris & Co., packers, issued a state
ment today saying "present prices for
freslir meats, result from purely local
conditions. Unsettled conditions in tAi
rope have no influence." ' .
The statement Is accompanied by sta
Ustlcs ."how lug a falling off in receipts.
Cnt Meats Decline.
Cut meats at the packing houses also
declined and It was stad that prices are
now practically the same as Deiore n
war scare Pork loins were 7 to cents
lower than on Monday; ham 6 cents down,
and Kftarerlbs 2 cents lower.
J. R. Brown ot the Drovers Journal
explained that the previous advance was
due to the effect of the wsr scare on
the monev situation, which affected hog
shipments, rather than to an increased
demand for product.
A leading packer today announced the
sale of 2,000,000 pounds of canned meat
to tho French government
Receipts at the stock yards here for
the last two weeks, nave teen approach
ing a famine basis, according to b state
ment, issued by Z. J. Ogden Armour,
president of Armour Jt. Co. At the same
time. Mr. Armour niorto vrgorous denials
of a charge that paeekera have made the
Kuropean war an excuso tt. put i,p prices.
During the Inst two v.eko. Armour
Co., have killed fewer hogi than
during any olmllar period In the history
uf the concerns, the utatement says:
"The nine Armour plrnts, altogether
killed only 14.73 ho iaat week, against
72,338 the week before the war."' the
statement adds. They killed etily 17,612
tattle last wc,-k as against 21. S the
week before the war and only. 30.234 sheep
last week as against 4fi,395 the week be
fore the war."
Mr. Armour said the thortage of re
ceipts "was, due to an actual shortage
of live stock, with wiich tha packers
have been contending for a year, to
gether wltn a naturul tendency of the
producer to hold back his stock In hopes
at war time prices.
Circumstances Beyond Control.
"CirtsuiuttUiicea of iwtt wee!;, utterly
beyond the control of anybody, directly
affected live stock and meat trices," h
snid. "The financial fltuation every
where, which fortunately now is a-thing
of the past, made It imposolble tor buy
ers and shippers In the stock growing
sections, lJ send stock to ma-.ket.
.'. ."Then Washington sent out pamphlets
with official advices to farmers to hold
their' crops. While this was addressed,
1 directly to cotton and wheat growers. It
had Its effect on all farmer producers.
These circumstances, added to the live
stock shortage, caused fluctuations which
nobod could control. The conditions are
LOOK FOR STOLEN MOTOR CAR
Ex-Convict farm Illinois Chasing
West with the Machine.
BUYS A KUMBER IN DES MOINES
teals Tare Tlrea from Maralae
and Tha Kqalpoed He Makes
Ills War Overland on
Qalck Trio. (
with lights out. but saw no hostile war
vessels on the voyage."
The steamer PanUbe from the West
Indies. In today, reported sighting a
British cruiser outside of Antllla, Cuba,
A bill to appropriate H0.000.000 to buy
ocean-going ships to carry American
trade was Introduced by Representative
Moss of West Virginia. They would be
auxiliary vessels for the navy.
Ml Cancels Tflp.
HONOL.TL.L. Aug. 12 A cablegram
received-todav from Yokohama says that
the Pacific Mail liner Nile, which has It
Just arrived from Honolulu, has cancelled
Its trip to Hong Kong and back to the
I'nlted States., owing to a report that a
German cruiser is In the. straits near
Kobe. Japan. The Nile is a chartered
British steamer. It left San ' Francisco
July 25.
NEW YORK. Aug. 12. Only one ship
sailed from "New York for Butane today.
the Frederick VIII or tne Bcanoinnviau
Ameiiran llnei and It had only-lW pas
sengers aboard. Its destination was
Copenhagen. It carried only Scandi
navians and . Americans.
British Patrol Is Strict.
The strictness of the patrol established
bv British cruiser" outside ew York
harbor was demonstrated by the exprl-
ence-of the Norwegian tank steamer Con
rad Mohr, which reached here today from
Bergen and Shields.
The steamer's captain said he was
hailed last night by a three-funnelled
cruiser. Apparently, the steamer did not
stop or reply as quickly as the cruiser
desired, for a shot was fired across Its
bow within a short Interval of time. The
steamer left on Its transatlantic trip be
fore war was declared and Its officers
were astonished at the summary action
of the cruiser. They stopped Immediately.
but were permitted to proceed after estab
lishing the steamer's identity.
At 1 o'clock, this morning, three hours'
later, another crulBer, exactly like the
first encountered, bore down close along
(from a Staff Correspondent.)
IKS MOINES, la., Aug. 12-tSpecial
Telegram.)-Police offl.-ers In Iowa have
been asked to look out for an ex-convict
t. Till . . . .
iwtii jiunois musing westward across
Iowa with a stolen automoMle and a
number bought lit les Moines. Ho is
known to have stopped here and bought
the number at a garage, and to have
taken three tires off an auto belonging
to a local Insurance man. The car was
tolen at Pekln. III. The man Is said to
have been under parole In Illinois but to
have broken It and started west.
IOWA PEACE DELEGATES
States. He Will see the members of the
Federal Reserve board, a delegation of
the representatives of the shipping In
terests and several business men.
U. S. Senate Talks
of Special Treaties
With Closed Doors
Big Warships Will
.Bo Withdrawn from
Vera Cruz Sept. 4
WASHINGTON. Aug. U.-All the l.lg
ships of the Atlantic battle fleet will bo
withdrawn from Vera Crut and brought
north by fcrplemler 1.
ferret ry Imnlcls announced todav It
WASHINGTON. Aug. M.-W hlle Waras Ins Intention to leave In Mexican
raged today In F.uronw, peace treaties ! waters only small craft capable of patrol
were discussed all day by the I'nlted duty. t which might necessarily he or
States senate behind closed doors. Twenty I dered arns the gulf to PumlnliMii or
Hampton Roads shout September 1, in
succession to Roar Admiral Iladger, who
then tetlres. At the Navy department It
was said the movement of the ships had
no connection with the Kuropean situa
tion, although some of them might be
used In safeguarding neutrality.
BOAT GOES BOTH WAYS
THROUGH PANAMA CANA'
ANXIOUS TO COME HOME
IOWA CITY, la., Aug. U-tSpeolaU-Advocates
of world peace, sent to Europe
in June by the International Peace leaguo,
have found their hones suddenly blasted
during the last few weeks, and are now
lit London appealing for aid In getting
back to this country. The eace league
la3t spring decided to send four young
men to The Hague and other points In
Kurope to study means of bringing about,
universal peace. Among them was Fred
Rlythe of this city, a recent graduate of
the University of low. The quartet now
Hegs to report that Kurope Is no place
for men of peace, and believes that Its
members will find a more congenial atmo
sphere on this side of the ocean.
Wilson Returns to
Capital from South
WASHINGTON. ' Aug. li-President
Wilson returned to Washington at 5
o'clock today form his journey to Rome,
Cs., td bury Mrs. Wilson.
With him came Secretary and Mrs. Mo
Adoo, Mr. snd Mrs. Francis B. Sayre,
Miss Margaret Wilson, Stockton Axon,
Mrs. Wilson's brother, and other relatives.
The trip from Rome was uneventful. On
side the steamer, fired a 'shot and asked ; the advice of Dr. Grayson, his physician,
for the steamer's name and nationality,
When these were given the steamer was
told to go Ahead. '
The British embassy, at the request of j
the Mate department today cabled the
London office for the facts as to sliens
landing tn England. Its action was on a
report that Great Britain waa enforcing i
such strict Immigration regulaUons that
they practically precluded any alien from
stepping on English shores.- Tho frtate
department feared that stranded Ameri
cans desiring to return to the United
States might not be able to return to
Rngland even to take passage for this
country.
Farther Inojalrj- Ahont Hnntlngtons
As no . response has been received to
State department Inquiries concerning Mr.
and Mrs. Archer M. Huntington of New
York, reported under srrest at Nurem
burg, Bavaria, Charge Halmhauser of the
Gierman embassy today' undertook to send
a message to Berlin In their behalf.
Consular representatives Trom Antwerp
say that Americans on board the steam
ers Finland and Marquette have left that
city for America via tendon. The dis
patch also contains the sentence "Ant
werp port closed Germany." It Is not
known whether that meant Antwerp was
closed to or by the Germans.
Notice has reached the State depat
ment that a number of Americans In
Egypt are without money and want trans
portation. '
Breaking of diplomatic relations be
tween Austria-Hungary and France was
officially reported to the State depart
ment by Ambassador Penfleld at Vienna.
Dispatches to the British embassy from
Ixindon say there Is no fear of a short
age wf coal In England. Details were not
given but It Is believed here England may
import fuel.
French ReacvrUts Will Sail. '
MONTREAL, Aug. 12. The Carolina,
belonging to tho ' Compagnle Generals
Trans-atlantlque, reached Montreal to
day. It will embark 1,000 French reserve
Istffor Havre, its sailing port, at tho end
of . the week. Another arrival was the
Canadian Pacific Railway steamer Mount
Royal from Antwerp.
the president- spent most of the time on
the observation platform of his car to
get the breeze. But few people were at
sny of 4he stations to see the special go
through.
At a place in Virginia a gang of sec
tion hands working on the railroad ran
beside the president's car while tho train
was going slowly and he reached out of
the window and stmok hands with them.
The' president apepared to have been
aged by sorrow and ntraln he has undr
gone and his few words indicated that
he waa thinking constantly of Mrs. Wil
son. The trip to Rome recalled vividly
to him the days of his youth.
Tomorrow the president plans to plunge
Into work and o assume active command
again of the work of helping; Americans
stranded In Europe and of bringing about
better business conditions In the United
special treaties with foreign nations,
recommended for ratlf Ichtlon by the for
lgn relations committee, were unter con
sideration and Secretnty of State r.ryan
remained at the capitol for consultation
with the senators while the debate pro
gisised. No vote was reached after prolonged
debate.
Administration- lenders predicted that
the treaties would be ratified and that
not more than ten votes would be recorded
aralnst them.
Scretary Bryan, ho negotiated the
pacts at the direction of President Wil
son, explained them to many of khe sen
ator who professed Ignorance as to their
effect. Late In the day Robert Lansing. !
counsellor for the Ftate depurtment was
sent for consultation on. phases of Inter
national law Involved In- substance the
treaties provide for Investigation by com
mittees before resort to arm In all
dlwputes which . ordinary resoucee of
diplomacy fall to settle. They are with
Argentina. Brall, Bolivia, Chile. Costa
Rica, Denmark, Dominican Republic,
Guatemala, Honduras, Italy, Norway.
Nicaragua. The Netherlands, Panama,
Persia, lVirtugai, Salvador, BwltsorlanJ,
Uruguay and Venesula. Similar treaties
have been negotiated with Great Britain
and France, but the Wbr Is expected to
delay their consummation indefinitely.
Haltleii wsl.rx.
tt Is the i'l.m to lave Rear Admiral
Fletcher take confmand of the fleet at
Germans Ready to
BombaroVSveaborg
LONDON. Aug. 12.-t9:; a. m.)-The
Russian commander of the fortress ot
Sveshorg. Finland, has ordered all tho
Inhabitants of that place and Helslngfoiw
to !cae, ss a battle or a bombardment
Is believed to be Imminent.
NK.W YiUK. Aug 12. -The steamer
ChrlMohal, which arrived OiilglU from
Chiistol.al, has the dinlncllon of being
the first esse of any considerable slxe,
to navlKate the Pannma canal In both
directions. The Chrlstobal was decorated
Willi bunting ami sevctal vessels In tho
hay saluted It.
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WAR BETWEEN BRITAIN AND
AUSTRIA DECLARED SHORTLY
LONDON. Aug. 12. War between Great
Britain and Austro-Hungary. It Is ex
pected in London, will be declared In a
few hours.
Congress Inquires
Why War Prices Are
Prevailing in U. S.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 12,-Thiee resolu
tions calling for Information aa to "war
prices" on foodstuffs In the United States
were referred to Secretary Redfleld to
day by Chairman Adamson of tho house
Interstate and foreign commerce com
mittee. All of the resolutions call upon
the department ot commerce t explain
why prices have gone up when the ex
portation of food practically has been
stopped by the Kuropean war.
The reaolutlons are three out of five
which have barn Introduced In the house
and wer presented by Representatives
Kelly, Moore and Farr of Pennsylvania.
All filrected Inquiries through the de
partment of commerce Chairman Adam
son expects that the department will
make replies which will render It unnecis
sary action by the house on any of the
resolutions.
GERMAN CRUISERS ARE
NOW IN THE DARDANELLES
ATHENS, Aug. IX (Via Paris 12:25 p.
in.) The German cruisers Oweben and
Breslau have entered the Dardanelles.
POL PLAN CON, OPERA
, SINGER, MEETS DEATH
PARIS, Aug. 11 Pol Plancon, the opera
singer, died 'today. He had been 111
since June.
Pol Plankln was a bass singer and made
his Paris debut In tho part of Mophls
tophles in 1SH3. With that part his name
hase been closely associated throughout
his career. He came to the Metropolitan
opera house In Mt.1, where he sang-with
Melba, Calve,, Esmei, Nordics, Jean and
Edourd Do Resske. ' Plancon sang for
many years at Covent Garden, London,
lie was 6 years of age.
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Sale of Summer
Dresses, Suits
and Coats
Values $8.00 to $35.00.
Friday and Saturday.
About 200 Garments;
80 Come Early.
THE HOUSE OP MENAGH
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CROWN PRINCFS REGIMENT
CROSSES RIVER WITHOUT HIM
LONDON, Aug, 12.-A despatch from
Rotterdam says that the Maastricht cor
respondent of the Rotterdam Courant
has been positively assured by German
officers at Vise that the crown prince's
regiment crossed tbe river Meuse some
days ago without the prince.
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GERMAN CRUISER STEAMS
INTO PORT OF 'FRISCO
BAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 12 -The Ger
man cruiser Lelpsig is steaming Into this
port for coal.
twi Nates af Eigsr. -
EDGAR. Neb., Aug. li (Special.) The
Edgar canning factory opened yesterday
afternoon wtth splendid prospects for a
good run. The corn Is of excellent quality.-
well filled and clean.
Carl Richardson, the 12-year-old son of
Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Richardson, living
two and one-half miles southwest of i
Edgar, was kicked yesterday afternoon
by a horse and quite badly hurt.
The long drouth was broken yesterday '
by sn electrical storm and about one-1
sixteenth of an Inch of .'rain. Even this1
small amount will be a bracer for the
suffering vegetation and Is a great en
couragement ta tha farmers.
C'oMstlpatlaa Polaous Yoa.
Dr. King's New Llf Pills regulate your
Uiwels. prevent coitntipation and stimu
late the ller to healthy action Sc. All
druggists Adrtisemt.w
Caused
by Coffee
"I am satisfied," says a prominent physician, that
coffee is responsible' in a great degree for the prema
ture breakdown of our active men and women.
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"They suffer from caffeine poisoning.
"Of the truth of this, there is not the shadow of a
doubt. Our common sense tells us that the daily swal
lowing of caffeine" (the alkaloid in tea and coffee),
"powerfully affecting heart and brain is followed by
nervous depression, and finally by more or less dis
astrous results.
"I believe if people in general would use a harm
less, nutritious drink like Postum as a. beverage in
place of tea and coffee, their physical and mental con
dition would be much improved."
Thousands, troubled with nervousness bilious
ness, sleeplessness, headache and heart flutter, have
done precisely what this physician advises given up
tea and coffee and adopted
TUM
with happy results.
"There's a Reason"
Postum is a pure food-drink, made from wheat
and a bit of molasses, containing the nutrition of the
grain. No caffeine no drug no harmful ingredient
in Postum. A delicious, nourishing beverage.
Postum comes in two forms.
Regular Postum must be boiled, 15c and 25c
packages.
Instant Postum soluble made in the cup, in
stantly, IKY and 50c tins.
(Jr-xeis everywhere sell both kinds and the cost
per cup is about the sume.
"There's a Reason" for Postum
intromit, on All Ilcture Ft-niiilng TliN Month.
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Sale os Waists
Incomplete Stocks, Broken Lines and Odd Silk and Wash Waists
to be Disposed of at Heavy Reductions. Sate on Second F.oor
for Waists
worth up to $3.00
Odd and broken ttze lots ot
flno taffeta, nieswallne, tub cllk,
chiffon and net waists are In this
Jot. Plain tailored or fanry
niodclB In light or dark colors.
We anticipate a bin demand for
this at such a low price.
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for Waists
Worth up to $2.25
Here arc fine white lingerie,
voile, nreie and organdy waists,
beautifully trimmed lu dainty
laces, embroidery, tucks ana ruf
fles; some wtth colored cmbrol.r
er". A variety of very pretty
models from which to select.
$17
for Waists .
worth up to $3.00
About half price for these rich
looking waists of rulle. crepe,
organdy or lingerie cloth. All
ire late summer styles, elegantly
trimmed In many novel and ar
tistic manners. All sl7.es will bo
found In some good style.
Thursday Sale of Summer Dresses Worth to $10, at
Several hundred pretty dresses selected for this sale, representing nti pv Ci f
broad variety of smart summer styles. There are dresses -of lingerie tj Xj vLrf
cloths, voiles, crepes and ginghams, mmle with trimmings of laces, em-T yT rU g,F
broideries and ruffles. Many of the fashionable long tunic and over- j
fckirt styles They were formerly priced up to .H). Choice Thursday ' ' " " "
Skirts Worth' to $6.50, for $3.39
Women's skirts of fine wool serges and fancy
worsteds In stripes, checks, plaids or plslu colors.
Broken lines of Htyles worth up to $0.50, on salt)
Thursday at $;i.ftl.
Sale, of Auto Coats nt $2.39
Wonvcn's Hnd misses' linen auto coats In full
length or three-quarter length styles with belted or
Iooho backs: home with colored collars and cuffs,
Coata worth to $7.50, for $a.3l.
noil Ing filadstniin
collar of organdy
hemstitched or em
broidered; all new
styles and worth up to
on sale nt
15c and 19c
Women's Low Shoes Worth to $5, at
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1,000 pairs of women's fine pumps and
oxfords In patent and dull leathers and suede,
Kxcellent styles and a variety that assures r
correct fit for practically any woman, styles
that were previously priced up pto $5, on salo
on Main Floor Thursday at....
198
Women's silk gloves
la black or white
twelve or lxteen-buU
ton length, Try excep
tional values for Thurs
day, ptiitv
50c
3 Excellent Offerings in Dependable Hosiery
Women'i fiber ailk and
silk boot hose In black
white. Actual 35c qu
special, pair....
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Woaien's pure dye allk-i
hosiery of superior quality, I
regularly worth up to 75c, (jlIC
on sale Thursday, pair. . .J
Women's silk hosiery, 1
Kayser and other .well
known makes, in assorted
colors, worth $1.00, spec!
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