THE BEE: OMAHA. FRIDAY, . MAY 25, 1917.
COMMITTEES TO
REPORT. BUT NOT
TO FIX POLICIES
Believe Resolutions in Writing
Are Dangerous to Peace
and Harmony of Food
Congress.
Because resolutions are dangerous
to the peace and harmony of a big;
convention of the nature of the Food
Conservation Conference at the Audi
torium, committees are refraining
from bringing in definite report! in
writing.
Charles Graf! of Bancroft, chairman
of the meat supply committee, an
nounced from the platform that the
committees would keep as far as pos
sible away from definite resolutions
and would merely report conditions
as they found them on the various
subject of food supply assigned to
them.
Conflicting interests were manifest
from the first and it was thought best
to report conditions, discuss them,
and go away without trying to formu
late too many policies. There are so
many committees that it was feared
the policies outlined by the various
reports might, conflict and reconflict
until the net result of conference
would be the defeat of its. own pur
pose. Talks on Sugar Beets. .
When Edm'ond Simmons of Scotts
bluff made his report for the com
mittee on beet sugar, he had nothing
reduced to writing and did not ask
that any set policy be adopted with
regard to sugar.
Mr, Simons held that beets are one
of the most profitable crops raised in
the state by reason of the vast amount
of by-product resulting from the beet
sugar industry,
"The beet tops cut from this year's
crop," he said, "will be equal in for
age value for stock feeding to 59,000
torn of hay. This means that these
beeti will replace that much hay in
the state, ana if we have that much
surplus hay, we can send it to Europe
to feed the horses in the armies, or
can use it in our own army."
"America only produces about one
fourth of the sugar for its own con
sumption," he continued. "We pro
duce about 1.000,000 tons, and we con
sume 4,000,000 tons. The world's out
put of sugar is 18.000,000 tons annual
ly, and Europe hai been producing
8,000,000 tons of that Since the war,
however, this European output of su
gar has been materially cut down, and
this has made for higher prices.
Seed Supply Cut Off.
"We have about beet teed enough
on hand to plant the 1918 crop, or
will have with what aeed we get this
year. Before the war in Europe our
beet seed came largely from France
and Germany, This, of course, has
been cut off. Since the war started
our supply has come largely from
l?,,eaa xuitli wfhat w. nmA at linm
Four years ago the beet growers of
America began to anticipate trouble
in Europe and began to prepare for
.it in the matter of growing beet seed
at home. This is one of the bits of
foresight which putt as in the posi
tion now of having seed enough to
plant the 1918 crop."
Ex-Governor J. II. Morehead spoke
briefly of the resources of the state.
"The eastern part of the state." he
aid, "underestimates the Importance
of the western part as an agricultural
region. When you get the report on
potatoes here, you will get some in
formation about the western part of
the state that will startle some of
Nvou." '
Iowa Guard Officers
Selected for Training
Fort Snelling, Minn, May ' 24.
(Special Telegram.) The Iowa quota
of guardsmen to take three months
training at Fort Snelling for com
missions in Uncle Sam's new army
has been selected.
It is comprised of twenty-five men,
many of whom are sergeants and cor
porals, so their late arrival at camp
will not be a setback to them, as they
. are generally familiar with the pre
liminary work taken up by the green
er students. The list follows:
H. M. Higby, Roy A. Goodale, Ray
M. Simmons, raul ' irowther,
Ralph L. SteDhens. H. M. Halton.
John S. Beaves, Carl O. Heniman,
Albert D. Vaught, J. F. Darcey,
Harry J. Butter, Charles O. Bunyau,
W. C. Jacoby, C. W. Davis, Thomas
Moberly, U. U. Barnard, Kay Hyden
auer, Norman R, Hood, Louis A.
Faulkner, James P. Meyer, Erwin j
Larson, E. L. Harper. N. T. Osh.
Louis M. Frank, and Elmer J. Wal
ler. ' ,
More Stringent Rules
For Parking of Autos
' The city commissioners are agreed
that more stringent regulations are
necessary for the control of automo
bile parking in the downtown section.
Acting Superintendent Jardine of
the police department was directed to
confer with Chief Dunn on this sub
ject and report an ordinance which
will meet the situation.
"We cannot flush the streets satis
factorily until after the midnieht hour
on account of many cars against curb
ing, said Commissioner farks ot the
street department. ,
"I notice that many automobiles
are left along curbing with 'for sale'
signs attached to them. They are
making garages of the streets, was
a comment Dy commissioner Ham
mel. "No car should remain on the street
without, a driver in charge," was a
suggestion Dy commissioner Jardine.
Another ooint made was that j
congestion of cars against a curbing
i menace in case 01 a nrc.
Hoover and Redfield
Discuss Food Exports
, W ashington, May 24. Food ques
tions were discussed today between
Hoover and Secretary Redfield. The
commerce department probably will
be designated to administer the. ex
port limitations act pending in con
gress ana also the trading with the
enemy act to be introduced later.
Supervision over food shipments to
the allies and to countries contiguous
to uermany will be put directly into
the hands of Mr. Hoover, who will as
certain their needs and turn over car
goes to the commerce department for
licensing.
Mr.. Hoover later in the day saw
President Wilson. ...,
Registration Has Begun in Omaha
Under the New Army Conscription Law;,
All Between 21 and 31 Must Now Enroll
Registration for conscription has
begun.
Election Commissioner Moorhead
announced Thursday morninir that
several absentees and sick persons
CHK'UiG iu me uran lldVC scm 111 uicii
registrations.
He expects large numbers of regis
trations from this class of eligibles in
the next few days.
Registration cards of persons
temporarily out of town and those
confined in their homes by illness are
required by law to be sent in to their
respective precincts by June S.
Copies of registration regulations
prescribed by the act of congress, ap
proved May 18, were received by the
election commissioner today. They
cover many points not heretofore
clear to Omaha registration omciais.
All males who shall have attained
their twentv-first birthday and shall
not have attained their thirty-first
birthday on or before the day set for
registration are required to enroll.
The only exceptions are persons in
the military or naval service of the
United States, which includes all offi
cers and enlisted men of the regular
army, the navy, the marine corps, the
National Guard and the naval militia,
while in the service of the United
States, and officers in the officers re
serve corps and men in the enlisted
reserve corps while in active service.
All male civil officers of the United
States, of the several states, termor
ies and the' District of Columbia
within the designated ages must reg
ister. Registration officers must also
register.
The regulations provide that prose
cuting attorneys and city attorneys, or
citv counsel, shali act as legal advis
ers of registration boards and regis
trars. All officers of the state and
federal governments are enjoined to
SAYS CHADRON
HIXDP PART OF
POLICE FIGHT
tContlniwd from Paa On.)
noon paper that he would not walk
down the street with me,
"Then again look what our chief of
detectives did Wednesday. Picked on
a little, weak pnotograpner ana
kicked him out of a public office just
because he wanted to take his photo
graph. Maloney it much too small
for his office."
Lvnch insisted that he had nothing
tn da with the Chadron mix-UD. "Of
course, I know Paul Sutton, but I did
not send him to Chadron. Sutton
worked on his own hook as far as I
know."
How Mrs. Phelps Worked.
How Mrs. Elsie Phelps, amateur
woman detective in the Chadron
mixuo. made the Omaha Detective as
sociation, by whom she was employed,
believe sne was working in. tne as
sociation's interest is shown by her
daily reports. . -.1 r- ' - '
Mrs. Phelps, under the name ot
Miss Lowrv. left for Chadron the
afternoon Jt May 8. Her report the
following day to the detective asso
ciation is as follows:
"Arrived here all right. Talked to
Mrs. Hood bv ohone and she will
call tomorrow. Will let you know
what she says, some hick town.
In her report of May 10 she wrote:
"Went riding with Mrs H. Nothing
new, but will try and get in her home.
Don't like girl at cafe. She knows
too much and am afraid of her. Will
write tomorrow."
She wrote as follows: "Not much
luck today. Called to see Crites and
am to tee him tomorrow. Why don't
yon have attorney there write about
me wanting a divorce. It will make
it stronger?' x
Mrs, Phelps sent four more para
graph reports during the next four
days, each one more brief than the
other.
Agency la the Goat
"We know now that we have been
the goats in this deal," W. S. Do
Ian, manager of the Omaha Detec
tive association, said. "I feel posi
tive that Mrs. Phelps was on the
square when we first offered her the
job. We tried to get a girl em
ployed at the Brandeia stores. She
couldn't go, so she recommended an
other woman, who also found it im
possible to do the work. The second
woman recommended Mrs. Phelps to
us and we hired her."
Dolan said that he was certain that
Mrs. Phelps confided in Paul Sutton
before leaving on her mission.
Waa Lincoln Teacher.
(From a 8tatf Correspondent.)
Lincoln. Neb., May 24. (Special
Telegram.) Mrs. Robert Hood of
Chadron. whose name figures in the
blackmailing conspiracy involving sev.
eral Omaha police orhcers, was tor
merly Miss Bertha (jordon, a popu
lar teacher in Jrescott public school
here.
iss Gordon came to Lincoln from
Crete four j ears ago, where she had
been teaching. She was appointed
playground supervisor at Prescott
school and made a most enviable rec
ord. Superintendent of playgrounds
says her work was ot the highest or
der.
She resigned about a year and a
half kgo to marry Robert Hood, an
aged "business man of Chadron. The
teachers of Prescott school gave her a
linen shower. Her parents are said
to live near Hot Springs, S. D,
Commencement at Rising City.
Rising City, Neb., May 24. (bpe
cial.) Rising City High school held
its annual commencement in the op
era house Tuesday evening and a
class oi nine was presented with di
plomas. Rev. Charles M. Shepherd
of Lincoln delivered the address.
The class roll follows: Welford Hi
att, Hubert Adkisson, Max Suddarth,
Walter Drummond, Veva Babb,
Edythe Morgan, Lois McEvenney,
Gladys Harris and Wilma Janike.
Veva Babb received the scholarship,
with an average of 91.9 per cent.
Council of Defense Organized.
Gering, Neb., May 24. (Special Tel
egram.) A council for defense was
organized today, with over 100 in at
tendance. Officers elected were Fred
A. Wright, Scottsbluff. president; C.
H. Blackburn,' Mitchell, vice presi
dent; A. B. Wood, Gering, secretary;
A. A. Kearney, Morrill, treasurer. A
Red Cross organization has also been
formed for Gering.
render such assistance as may be re
uuired in the execution of the law.
Police officers, of any grade or
class, of town, township, county or
state, and all ifficers and agents of
the federal government, are required
to render every assistance in carrying
out the conscription law. it is es
pccially made the duty of police ofii
cers to see that all elegible males
have registered and to report those
who have not. They may require
any person subject to registration to
exhibit nis registration certihcatc.
For the purpose of giving the wid
est possible publicity to the presi
dents proclamation, that the public
may understand the true intent and
purpose of congress requiring regis
tration and the rules and regulations,
the-great news-g-thering and dissem
inating agencies are called upon to
lend their utmost efforts' in giving
publicity in every newspaper and pe
riodical.
Under the heading "Enforcement
of the Law" the regulations set forth
that on the day set for registration
all federal marshals and deputy mar
shals ana all police officers state,
county, township and municipal, of
whatever grade or class shall hold
themselves in readiness to render
whatever assistance may he necessary
in preserving order at places of reg
istration and in assisting in bringing
about a complete registration.
The regulations add that such offi
cers wut report without delay to the
proper registration boards the names
of any persons known by -them to
have failed to register themselves
when liable to registration and it shall
be the duty of registration boards to
report to the proper United States
attorney all cases coming to their at
tention of persons who have failed to
OMAHA IS FAVORED
FOR TRAINING GAMP
Real Estate Board Learns Pros-
peots for Mobilization Cen
ter for Gate City Are
favorable.
Omaha's prospects are more favor
able for being designated as one of
the army mobilization and training
camp centers.
The Real Estate exchange has been
busy with Washington, whence infor
mation comes that it will not be amiss
for Omaha to make known what it
has to offer as a prospective camp.
Frank H. Myers, F. D. Wead, John
F. Flack, J. H. Dumont. H. A. Tukev
and G. G. Wallace of the real estate
board constitute a special committee
which met Thursday to formulate
plans for presenting Omaha's case
The government requires from 1,000
to 3,000 acres, not necessarily in one
tract, but sufficiently contiguous to
permit establishing cantonments and
drill grounds. Ground will be required
for temporary tents and space for tar
get and artillery practice. The pro
posed camp will have 35,000 men and
15,000 animals. Accommodations re
quired by the government must be
ready in the near future.
Information received indicates that
Fort Crook and Fort Omaha wnnlH
be used for other ournoses in the
event that a large centralization camp
snuuiu uc locaica nere.
Keal estate men who have this
matter in charge are heartened in
tne belief that one of the great mili
tary camps will be established here,
inasmuch as every favorable argu
ment can be offered in Omaha's be
half. Supplies of food for men and
animals are at hand and many rail
roads converging here strengthens
the claim of this city.
Chancellor Avery Talks
At Broken Bow Exercises
Broken Bow. Neb.. Mav 24. (Spe
cial Telegram.) Tlie high school
commencement took place tonight at
tne -wetnouist church. The address
was delivered by Chantellof Avery of
the University of Nebraska. The fol
lowing thirty-five graduates received
diplomas: oivin uaaton
Grldln Lonersan Hwoaos Hanke
Union Purrcll Helen aWteri
Cwlla Konkel Laura Deal
Helm Bishop 1 Ru" Adams
0car Koch Mary A.lama
Elmer riorrla I.oule Penn
Oilen Parnett ' Virna Downey
Clair Bee Blanche White
Cl.arlei Porter Kuih Ellla
Boyd Hill Marnuerile Holden
Thelma Johmon Kt Thoniaa
Lilly Myere Beryl Co
Joale Llchtennerver Anna Forwood
Wlnnlo Street Hatella Chrleman
Margaret Adelolte Florence Morgan
Kr.ima Mllla Opal Berkwlth
John Lonifellotr Kutua 111)1.
Community Club at Chester.
Chester. Neb.. May 24. (Special.)
The Chester Community club was
organized last night with, a member
ship of seventy-five. Ernest J. Sias of
Lincoln was present as promoter of
the organization. There is a $10 mem
bership fee and the dues are $6 per
vear. The officers are: E. J. Howard,
president; W. H. Rhea, vice presU
aent, ana w. w. Cameron, secretary.
Search for Wealthy
Artillery Deserter
St. Paul, May 24. Search began
here today for C. J. Ashton, alleged
deserter from the coast artillery
service and heir to $500,000 of the
estate left by hits father, R. W. Ash
ton, a banker of Pipestone, Minn,
who was killed in an automobile ac
cident in California last October
while in that state to arrange for
his son's discharge from the army.
Young Ashton later became a de
serter. 9
ONCE
TASTED -NEVER
.
FORGOTTEN
POST T0ASTIES
"Dandy" corn flakes
present themselves tor registration as
required by law.
"In every case in which a duly
designated officer or agent ref-. ps or
fails to act. the governor, n yc. or
any executive officer of any hoard of
registration making tne insinuation
will proceed at once to name another
OiUcer or agent for such duty, and
will bring the fact of such refusal
or failure and the circumstances con
nected therewith to the attention of
the proper United States district at
torney, with a view to the institution
of prosecution of such officer or agent
as provided in section 6 of the act
approved May M. 1917; and mayors
and executive officers also will bring
all such cases promptly U the atten
tion of the governor."
Persons absent from their homes at
training camps, schools, colleges or
other similar institutions will be
treated as absentees and will have to
register as such.
Inmatcr. of penitentiaries within the
designated ages will be registered by
the vatden. The regulations say,
however, that "while felons will be
considered morally unfit for military
service and yyillnot be drafied," they
must, in every case, be registered.
Persons awaiting trial and mis
demeanants are not to be treated a
felons. Inmates of jails and reforma
tories who are not felons will be
treated as absentee and will be regis
tered and their cards forwarded to
their domiciliary precinct.
Sick persons and cripples must reg
ister. . Registration of Indians and
other persons residing on Indian
reservat'ens will be. under the direc
tion of the commissioner of Indian
affairs.
Keg- il-ation booths will be open
from 7 o'clock in the morning till o
o'clock at nigh,'.
MILLION WOMEN
DOING MEN'S WORK
British Board of Trade Ana
lyzes labor Changes
Brought About by the
Big War.
(Correspondence ot The Associated Preem)..
London, May 7. The number of
women who are acting directly as sub
stitutes for men in field, office and
workshops has now passed the mil
lion mark, according to ' figures
printed by the Board' of Trade Labor
Gazette, Allowing for displacements
from other industires and . domestic
services, it is estimated that 800.000
women have gone out to work who
did not do so before the war.
Women have been substituted for
men in various kinds of employment
as follows:
Industries, including controlled
firms, but excluding all kinds of gov
ernment establishments, 376,000; gov
ernment works, including arsenals,
dock yards and national shell filling
and projectile factories, 139,000; agri
culture in Great Britain, 23,000; trans
port, 52,000; finance and banking, 42,
000; commerce, 278,000; professions,
17,000; hotels, theaters, etc.; 31,000;
civil service, 73,000; local government,
Remember your wedding
day? Watch for the "Bride
o' Mystery."
Look Your Best
You should look your best
each day on every occasion,
proper clothes will inspire con
fidence in others and make you
feel right.
It costs a man so little to
dress correctly that all men
should aim to look their best.
Newest woolens, latesl fash
ions and careful workmanship
is the combination I offer.
Suits that will improve your ap
pearance from S30 up.
1512H Dodge St.
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS ,
Signed and sealed bids will be re
ceived by W. W. Wyckoff, Secretary
of the Board of Education of the
School District of York, Nebraska,
up till Thursday noon, June 7th, 1917,
for the erection and construction of
3 new school buildings at York. Ne
braska, according to the plans and
specifications prepared by Berling
hof & Davis,, architects, and on file
with the Secretary of the Board.
Separate bids will be received for
heating, plumbing and electric work.
Plans and specifications may be
seen at the office of Berlinghof &
Davis, architects, 414 Security Mutual
Life Building, Lincoln, Nebraska, and
at office of Secretary, Contractors de
siring plans and specifications for
their individual use may obtain one
set from the architects on making a
deposit of twenty-five dollars ($25),
which will be returned in case a
regular bid is filed, and plans and
specifications returned in good condl
tion on or befdre the date of receiv
ing bid. a
Each bid to be considered must be
accompanied, as evidence of good
faith, by a certified check of five per
cent of the amount of the bid, made
payable to W. W. Wyckoff, Secre
tary.
The Board reserves the right to re
ject any and all bids.
By order of the Board of Educa
tion.
H. S. King, Pres.
W. W. Wyckoff, Secretary.
", -j. Berlinghof & Dans, Arch.
40,000. The total is 1,071,000.
Substitution has been carried out
most extensively, in relation to the
numbers employed, in government
controlled establishments, the civil
service, banking and finance and
transport.
The importance of women in the
affairs of the Church of England has
been emphasized by the results of
the annual spring elections to church
vestries. More than three times as
many women have been appointed
wardens as ever before, due of course
to the exodus from the villages of
men on national service.
THOMPSON BELDEN &CO.
ViPasiton Cpnfarbrjtompn
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,For SnmmerSeasonTheseeSiiggestedFriday
The Most Popular
Warner Front Lace
Corset Is Ready
The woman whochooses it once
is sure to purchase a second
pair. Every day more and more
women inquire about this par
- ticular front lace model. It is
light weight, cool and comfort
able, easy to adjust and made
with a shield to prevent the
flesh from protruding between
the lacers. v .
An Unexcelled
Value for $2.50
Third Floor
Silk Boot Hose
Friday 69c a Pair
Tn white and black, with
the "Way New" foot, a
4 A a i A a A lw nrm-fVi-wYiila
feature. Tops and soles of
lisle. The price is low,
69c a pair.
The Thompjon-Belden
Store Will Be Closed
Memorial Day
Dine a la Carte
Dr. Waite Will Die in
Electric Chair Tonight
Ossining, N. Y., May 24. Within
three days of the first anniversary of
his conviction. Dr. Arthur Warren
Waite, a young dentist, will die in the
electric chair at Sing Sing prison at
11 o'clock tonight for the murder of
his wealthy father-in-law, John E.
Peck of Grand Rapids, Mich.
A jury in the supreme court of New
York county found Waite guilty on
May 27, 1916, after he had told how
he had anesthetized Mr. Peck and then
smothered him with a pillow.
Milady's Separate Skirts
For Summer Days
Fashionable models of Gabar
dine, Crepe de Chine, Ribbon
ette and other voguish fabrics
suitable for the varied activi
ties of the summer season.
Priced, $5 to $35.
The Store For Blouses
Selections of a varied nature, pre
senting the loveliest of blouses for
every warm weather occasion.
Wash blouses are priced from 95c
to $25. An unusually good group
being priced at $1.49.
45c Turkish Towels
Friday For 29c
This special is a bleached
Turkish Towel, large in
size and heavy weight;
45c is the regular price.
Friday's price, is 29c
Linen Section
Children's Wear
For Summer
Gingham aprons with bloomers
to match, sizes 2 to 6 years;
bloomers, 50c; aprons, 75c.
Shetland wool sweaters, in corn
color,, rota and Cope blue, with
trimmings of white and colors;
sizes 2 to 6 years.
Special Friday
Children's coats of white
pique and colored linon;
soiled from showing, oth
erwise very desirable.
Sizes 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 years.
$3 Coats, $1.50
$4 Coats, $2
$5.25 Coats, $2.65
Third Floor
Henshaw Cafe
ANNOUNCES
The Inauguration of Afternoon
and Evening Dansants.
Commencing Saturday Afternoon,
May 26th
Largest and Only
Real "Jazz Orchestra"
. in Omaha.
You Can't Keep Your
Feet Still!
Menus of Dainty
Tired Shoppers.
Finest Fountain Service.
COOLEST SPOT IN OMAHA !
Waite also told the jury that he
had killed Mrs. Peck by innoculating
her with disease germs and then giv
ing her poison.
French Liner Sontay Sunk;
Forty-Five Lives Lost
Paris, May 24. It is announced
officially that the French liner Son
tay, a vessel of 7.247 tons, bound for
Marseilles from Salouiki with 344
passengers, was torpedoed on April
16 with a loss of forty-five lives. Cap
tain Mages went down with the ship.
Peri Lustre Cottons
A crochet cotton of popular
interest, carried in white,
ecru and colors, in all sizes.
Needlework in all branches' is
taught free of charge. Two lessons
daily, 10 to 12 m., 3 to 5 p. m.,
under the personal supervision of
Miss Steenstrup, an expert
. Third Floor
A New Departure In
Auto and Sport Hats
The smartest of styles made
of "Craoenette" finished
fabrics, proof against moist
ure, rain and dust, the ele
ments that ruin so many hats.
The real test of an outing hat
the test of sunshine, shower, wind
and dust, can be made when you
purchase the hat and wear it.
A score or more of attractive
styles, one of which is illus
trated, all bearing the label,
N Y M CO. r
Priced, $1.50 to $4.95
Marabou Scarfs
A fine selection in taupe,
gray, black, white and com
binations of black, white and
Cope blue. Priced, $6.95,
$7.95, $10 to $20.
Millinery Section
Second Floor
Dishes for