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THE BEE: OMAHA, TUESDAY, JULY 31, 1917. Nebraska FALLS CITY COAL CHUTES BDRNED Fire Starting in Mystterious Manner Destroys Large Amount of Missouri Pacific Property. Fall City, Neb., July 30. (Special Telegram.) The coal chute of the Missouri Pacific shops caught fire Sunday night about 9:30 and burned to the ground. A building containing thirty acetylene tanks caught fire and four of the tanks exploded. Others had the soft plugs melted off, pre venting explosions. The reports were heard twenty miles distant. The loss on the oil house and stock win De $i,euu and on the coal chute ?iy,OUU. Twenty thousand tons ol coal are burning slowly in the vards. Investigations are going on by the omciais. Government Sends Message To Nebraskans at State Fair (From a Staff Correspondent) Lincoln, Neb., July 30. (Special, The United tates government is preparing to carry on a campaign of eaucauon in oraer to tamiliarize the public with the conditions during the war. Nebraska will receive its por tion of the instruction principally inrougn tne state tair, which will be in session the first week in Septem ber. Speaking of the matter fully, Secretary E. R. Danielson of the fair said today: "The work will be done under the direction of Georire Creel, chairman of the committee on public informa tion, and the council of National De fense, operating through the State Council of Defense in this state. "The government's plan is to have one speaker address the crowds each day on some specific angle .1 f the war. The Council of National Defense and Mr. Creel will provide the speakers with official information to be used in the preparation of the addresses." Kearney Summer Normal School Makes Record Kearney, Neb.. Tulv 30. fSoecial.l The summer term of 1917 of the Kearney State Normal school, which has just closed, leaves a record which has never been surpassed in the his tory of the school. Besides being in every respect the most successful summer school ses sion, the school of 1917 is noteworthy in mat u is me largest summer scnool of higher learning ever held in Ne braska. Thfre have been 989 stu dents enrolled. The pupils in the training school numbered, in addition, 113. Sixty-eight counties and ten states have been represented. Span ish and French "have been added to the curriculum. Students have had the opportunity of observing a rural demonstration school taught by a rural specialist. The canning demonstrations held tinder the supervision of the Rural club will function far and wide in food conservation. DR. D. DE WALTOFF N.wly elected vica president of the Amer ican Medico-Pharmaceutical leaf ue who ha discovered new explo sive 10,000 tines powerful at dynamite. Ho ha named the tub tanca "TerroraU." Dr. Tenney Commissioned Major in Medical Section (From a Staff Correspondent.) Lincoln, Neb., July 30.-r(Special.) Dr. Elmer S. Tenney, health com missioner of the state under the new law, who was recently appointed to fill the vacancy caused by the resigna tion of the former health commis sioner, today received a commission from the president of the United States appointing him major in the medical section of the War depart ment. This may not necessarily take him away from his present duties unless the call becomes especially urgent be cause of a scarcity of medical men, but will give him special duty here which he can do without interfering with his duties as health officer of the state. Irrigation Ditches Filled With Sand; Farmers Suffer (From a Staff Correspondent.) Lincoln, Neb., July 30. (Special.) Farmers along some of the irriga tion ditches ot west Nebraska are suffering from a failure to follow the instructions of State Engineer John son made a year ago to watch their ditches and keep them clean. As a result of the failure some of the ditches became filled with sand during the high waters last spring and now lor a long distance below the diversion dam of the Tri-State canal there is no chance to get water through. This is especially true of the Bel mont ditch near Bridgeport and the Rainbow ditch above Scottsbluff. No flumes or head gates were put in and consequently the sand has filled them up. The loss in crops may be con-, siderable. Miss Louise Allen Wedded To Judge B. F. Good at Lincoln (From a Staff Correspondent.) Lincoln, July 30. (Special.) Miss Louise XM. Allen, holding the position of seed analyist with the pure food commission, Saturday evening was married to Judge B. F. Good of this city. Judge and Mrs. Good left that even ing for Minnesota, where they will visit for a time. Miss Fern Peck of Lincoln has been appointed to fill the place made vacant by Miss Allen's resignation. Commissioner Murschel To Food Meet in Washington (From a Staff Correspondent.) Lincoln, July 30. (Special.) State Food Commissioner Otto Murschel has gone to Washington and New York to meet with other commission ers of state in a conference with the government officials handling the food situation. The meetings will be held August 1, 2 and 3. Hail Does Extended Damage Near Aberdeen ' Aberdeen, S. D., July 30. Damage mounting into thousands of dollars was done to crops in northeastern South Dakota during a severe hail storm early last night, according to belated advices received from the af EfTorts to g-aee the amount of des truction were impossible as hundreds Urn mmmmmmmmmMmmmm of telephone and telegraph wires in the region are down. It is reported that one strip of farming land two miles wide and ten miles long between Westport and Groton was devastated by the hail. Another strip south of here, near Warner, also was leveled. Crops in Western Nebraska Far Better Than Expected J. M. Gilian, industrial secretary of the Commercial club, returned yes terday from a ten days' trip to the western part of the state, Cheyenne and Denver. Mr. Gilian spent two days in Cheyenne county around Sid ney and Dalton and thinks he saw enough wheat in those two days to feed half the people of the nation. "I road over a hundred miles in one day through almost a continuous stretch of wheat, oats and corn. I have never been so surprised at the development of western Nebraska and I have been over that country several times in the last thirty years. "Winter wheat that seemed to be killed out early in the spring has astonished the farmers by the way it stooled out and thousands of acres that looked almost worthless at the opening of spring will yield twenty- five to thirty bushels to the "acre. There are fields that will yield forty bushels. Farmers on the table lands are growing rich at a rapid rate. That country is largely settled by eastern Nebraska farmers and they are put ing up good houses, planting trees and rapidly turning the country into a vast expanse of wheat, oats and corn and alfalfa. Next year the acreage of wheat in Cheyenne and Kimball coun ties will be almost doubled, for thous ands of acres of raw land have been plowed up this season to be seeded this fall or next spring. Government Regulates Movement of Live Stock The bureau of markets of the De partment of Agriculture, which has a branch ofhY.a on the South Side, has inaugurated a telegraphic report serv ice giving the daily loading of live stock on all priheipal railroads east ot the Alleghany mountains. Three hundred railroad superin tendents wire every night the num ber of cars of stock loaded on their roads during the previous twenty four hours and the destination of the stock. These messages go to Wash ington, u. u, where they are assem bled and tabulated and sent out to branch offices at 6:30 a. m. Not only are destinations given. where the stock is going to live stock market or slaughtering centers, but loadings for the principal live stock markets are given by state origin The report shows the number of cars of each species of live stock loaded. Ihese reports will be released every morning from the local branch of the bureau of markets. Their aim is to aid shippers in bringing about a more even distribution of live stock, or, in other words, tending to aid in the elimination of irregularly sized runs ot stock. t Bossie Gives Some Advice On the Care of Milk Milk and Dairy Insoector Bossie offers these suggestions to the wo men ot Umaha: Owing; to the shortage of milk In the city of Omaha, I deem It advisable to ask the publlo to conserve the milk supply as far as possible by doing their part In preventing the souring of milk and cream. Milk should be placed just as clpse to the ice as possible, Immediately upon arri val at the homes. It is also advisable to purchase same from a milk dealer and not from your grocer. The average grocer deals in milk and cream merely to accommodate their patrons, and their profit (If any) being very little, they are not a careful in seeing that the same Is kept cold as it should be. For example, if Mrs. Housewife orders a bottle of milk from the grocer, it generally is put in the box at the same time that the balance of the order It, thus the milk remains exposed to the heat prob ably from one to two hours before leaving tne store, while the balance of the orders for that particular locality ire being pre pared. It Is then loaded on to the deliv ery wagon and probably travels from one to two hours exposed to the dust and the heat of the sun, making altogether about three to four hours that the milk Is re moved from an Icebox In the store until de livery to your residence. Is it any wonder that milk and cream sours T Again I re peat, during the hot weather at least. I would advise purchasing your milk and cream direct from some dealer and placing same immediately on ice and remove from Icebox Just such quantity a you would consume. Local Hebrew Schools To Be Consolidated Consolidation of two local Hebrew schools, one directed by Congregation B'nai Jacob, Twenty-fourth and Nich olas and one by B'nai Israel, Eight eenth and Chicago, will be effected Thursday night at a meeting to be held at Beth Hamedrosh synagogue, Nineteenth and Burt, Officers will be elected. Details of the union of the two schools will be worked out by the fol lowing committee, appointed at a pre liminary meeting held Sunday: Philip Schlaifer, Jacob Gordon, A. Weiss, A. B. Alpirn, Esau Fleishman, Dr. Philip Sher, Dr. A. Romm, J. L. Levison, Louis Kneeter, Charles Leiboviti, Sam Corenman, South Side; A. Dan sky, Reinschriber, Shames, , I. Perl man, Jacob Fleischer, Elihu Block, Sol Cohen and D. Hirsch. IOWA GUARD GOES TENTHOF MONTH Unofficial Word Received at Des Moines That Troops Will Leave About Middle of August. (From a Staff Correspondent.) Des Moines, la., July 30. (Special Telegram.) It is stated here unof ficially that all Iowa goard troops will start for Deming, N. M., about August 10. Seven uits of guards will leave probably Wednesday. Company F of illisca, nuder command of Cap tain Charles J. Casey, has been desig nated by Colonel Bennett of the Third Iowa as one of the advance guard to go to Deming. , To Hold Patriotic Meetings. E. M. Wentworth of Des Moines, president general of the National So ciety of the Sons of the American Revolution, . sent notices to various state presidents late today, asking them to co-operate in the organization ot patriotic meetings throughout the country September 17 in observance of the 130th anniversary of the adop tion of the American constitution. Patriotic sermons in all cuhrches Sunday, September 16, were urged. Holdup Suspect is Captured by Buford James Hill, giving his address as Twenty-first and Clark streets, was arrested Saturday night by Harry Bu ford, chaffeur at the central police station, and charged with carrying concealed weapons. He was found prowling in the neighborhood of Twenty-first and Charles streets and, being unable to give an account of himself, was placed under arrest and searched. His description answered closely one of the negroes who held up Mr. and Mrs. Edward Strumfa, 3025 Bur- dette street, of $10.25 a few hours be fore at Thirtieth and Erskine streets. Sunday they called at the station and positively identified him. Additional charges will be filed against him for highway robbery. Sergeant Samuelson and Emer gency Officer Rose assisted in the ar rest, buford is now on the trail of the partner, who escaped by climbing over the fence when the police car sped down the street, and expects to locate him within the next few days. Cereals in Storage Are Far Below the Last Year Omaha elevators are practically empty so far. as wheat is concerned, there being but 20,000 bushels in stor age, lhe weekly report ot the ciuet of the inspection bureau of the Oma ha Grain exchange shows that all told but 271,000 bushels of grain is in storage, as against 1,853,000 on the corresponding date one year ago. The figures in bushels, now and then, are: Now. Wheat 20,000 Corn 201,000 Oats 60,000 Rye none Barley none Tear Ago 1,897,000 107,000 330,000 6,000 14,000 Totals 271,000 1,863,000 The decrease is 1,582,000 bushels and the stocks in storage are the smallest in the history of the Omaha market. Motorcycle is Donated To Fourth Nebraska A motorcycle, fully equipped to carry two injured soldiers, has been donated to the Fourth Nebraska regi ment by the citizens of Omaha and is now on display at the recruiting sta tion of the Fourth. The motorcycle is a two-decked affair with neat can vas stretchers which rest partly over the third wheel. The motorcycle will be made part of the equipment of the regiment, which already contains several mo torcycles with side cars for dispatch riders and machine guns. Where Drafted Men Will Be Examined First district exemption board, Fifth and Twelfth wards: Car barn, Twenty-second and Ames avenue; W. C. Ure, chairman. Second district exemption board, Fourth and Tenth wards: City hall, South Side. Perry Wheeler, chair man. Third district exemption board, Third and Eighth wards: Patterson block, Seventeenth and Farnam streets. C. C. Redwood, chairman. Fourth district exemption board, First, Second and Seventh wards: Dr. C. W. Pollard's office, Keeline building. Acting County Judge Sundblad, chairman. Fifth district exemption board, Sixth, Ninth and Eleventh wards: Judge Estelle's office, court house. Charles E. Foster, charrman. - Sixth district exemption board, country precincts: Dr. Reed's of fice, Benson. O. J. Pickard, chairman. CITY REFUSES TO BOOST UTILITIES Votes Down Proposal to In crease Occupation Taxes of the Public Service Cor porations. Six members of the city council consigned to the limbo of rejected proposals an ordinance designed to raise $100,000 each year by increas ing occupation taxes of the public service utility companies. Commissioner Butler, author of the measure, stood alone in its defense. Representatives of the public utili ties appeared before the council and pleaded that they are now bearing all they can under existent conditions of increased operating expenses. "We are so near the danger line tliat we cannot assume any more re sponsibility. We may have to come before your honorable body to ask permission to increase our rate of fares, as has been done in some cities," said R. A. Leussler, vice pres ident of the Omaha & Council Bluffs Street Railway company. "Our wage increase," he added, amounts to $70, 000 a year. During the first six months of this year our operating expenses and taxer were $103,527.56 more than for the corresponding period last year. The coal situation is serious. Last year we paid into the treasury of Douglas county and city of Omaha 8 pe- cent of our gross revenue." "Every utility corporation is con fronted with increased costs without being able to increase the price of commodities to consumers. It is a Jremendous proposition to meet pres ent conditions, stated Judge W. D. McHugh, for the Nebraska Power company. He added: "It will be fortunate if our public service utilities can weather this situation without being required to seek remedial legislation, that some of this increased operating ex penses may be passed on to the con sumers. This is a time when we must expect increased taxation city, state and national but these taxes should be borne by all. The public utility companies are now burdened as far as it is possible to burden them under the present condition. "The Nebraska Telephone com pany, like other utility companies, is not earning a reasonable return to day," was an observation made by Guy C Pratt, for the telephone com pany. Sixty-Two Lads Have Fun at Camp Welch Camp Welch, at Lake Quinnebaug, is now in full life with the second detachment of Bov Scouts under Scout Executive English and Scout masters Bexten, Brown, Hackett and Leavitt. Altogether there are sixty two in camp, everyone well, happy, and safe. The discipline and sanita tion of the camp is about perfect. The commissary department has a great abundance and variety of foods, while the farmers supply fresh eggs and milk. The swimming beach is a safe one and the boys swim and boat only under the eyes ot the scoutmasters. A volley ball court and a fifty-foot swing, with the hikes, trails, feasts, contests and campfire stories make the days delightful for the boys, while daily routine, tests and talks make an invaluable training. Altogether this is the finest ten days vacation for $5 that a boy could possibly have. Scouts may now registered for the third camp. This camp ends August 6 and the next detachment goes out Au gust 8. Corn Advances Three Cents, Wheat is Sti(l Stationary When cash corn on the Omaha mar ket went to $2.30 a bushel there was a new top price marked up on the cereal. The advance was 23 cents over the prices of last Saturday. There was nothing that would grade that sold under $2.24 and most of the offerings went at around $2.262.27. Omaha corn receipts were 201 car loads, as against seventy-five carloads in Chicago, seventy-two carloads in St. Louis and thirty-seven in Kansas City. Wheat was unchanged from Satur day and sold at $2.70, with six carloads on the market, all of which was bought by local millers. Oats sold at 774!2 cents a bushel, Z cents under the Saturday prices. Re cepits were seventy-one carloads. lessly about the streets, we feel the clubhouse would fill a decided want." Work of furnishing the clubhouse with books, magazines, pianos, vic trola and games will be done by the social service department of the na tional league, headed by Mrs. Lowrie Childs. Two clubhouses have already been furnished by the women, co-operating with the Young Men's Christian association, at Fort Crook and Fort Omaha. Prominent Resident of Millard :: of Old Age Mrs. Henry Harder of Millard, Neb., died on July 28. Mrs. Harder was born in Frauhm-Schleswig, Germany, on' August 20, 1843, being 74 years of age at the time of death. Mr. and Mrs. Harder were among the first settlers in this country. She is survived by her husband, three children, John of Millard, Mrs. Herman Cooke of Millard and Mrs. W. R. Patrick of South Omaha. Eleven grandchildren and two great grandchildren also survive her. Mai: Given Ninety Days or Support Wife; Chooses Latter Guy L. Smith, 1119 Kavan street, was tried in court for nonsupport of his wife and two children. Mrs. Smith testified that since their separation two years ago, he has con tributed only $6 to the support of the family. Judge Fitzgerald gave him the op portunity of working ninety days m the workhouse or signing a bond that he would give his wife $20 a month. He chose the latter. Red Cross Books on First Aid Come to Headquarters Two hundred Red Cross textbooks on first aid. home nursing and dia- headquarters. The books will be dis tributed to Red Cross chapters all over the state. Miss Lottie Klotz of Wahoo, sec retary of the Saunders county chap ter, called at headquarters this morn-! ing for instructions in the work. Three Vacation Schools " Closed Until Fall Terms Three public vacation schools were closed at Farnam, Lothrop and South Central schools following a term of six weeks. The enrollment was 588. Superintendent Bevcridge visited each room last week and was impressed with the work. HYMENEAL Miss Gladys Weston, daughter of William Weston, and Mr. Don VM. Diamond were married by Rev. Charles W. Savidge at his residence Saturday afternoon at 5. The bride's) sister, Mrs. Helen Guthrie, accom panied them. WHEN BRAIN WEARY Take Homford's Arid Phosphate ant) relieve th headache due to mental strain, worry or over-work, Non-alcohullo. Buy a bottle. Adv. Quick, Safe, Way to Remove Hairs (Toilet Talks) Keep a little delatone powder on your dressing table and when ugly, hairy growths appear, make a paste with a little of the powder and some water, apply and let remain on the hairy surface for 2 or 3 minutes, then rub off, wash the skin and the hairs have vanished. This treatment is quite harmless and rarely more than one application is required, but to avoid disappointment care should be used to buy the real delatone. Adv. REWARD We will pay 1 eent each for the return of all our hangers in a clean and sanitary condition. These need not be fumigated, at we will attend to that CAREY CLEANING CO., 24th and Lake 6ts.. Web. 892. "One good cleaning plant and no branch es." 35 years in Omaha. randeis Stores 1 Basement Summer Wearables At Substantial Savings Right after stock taking we are) offering' some of the) best values of the season. Following our policy of years standing, we) do not carry oyer from one season to an other, and so we have reduced the prices to' make) new owners for this ready-to-wear quickly. Women's, Misses', and Junior' Cloth Suit, $3.69. Splendid Suits for Early Fall Wear, in all good styles. Women', Misses' and Junior' Sprjng and Summer Coat, $3.00. Dozens of different styles, made of Poplin, Serge, Fancy Cloths, Corduroy, Checks and Plain Worsted. v Women' and Misses' Dresses, at $1.95. Newest styles Summer Porch and Street Dresses. New straight-line effects with big collars and pockets. Mado of good Ginghams, Japanese Crepe, Fancy Lawns, etc. Several styles for stout women, also sizes 39 to 53. Woman' and Misset' House and Porch Dresses, 69c. A big lot of House and Porch Dresses, many different styles of Percale In light and dark colors, Ginghams, Fancy Lawns and Cotton Crepe materials. Girl' Dresses, at $1.29. Dozens of pretty styles, sizes 6 to 14 years. Girls' White and Colored Dresses, 69c. Hundreds of Dresses and dozens of styles, Bizes 2 to 6 and 6 to 14 years. Girl' Wash Dresses, 39c. A big lot of Wash Dresses, sizes 2 to 6 and 6 to 14 years. White and colors in many different styles. Children' Sleevelet, Washable Apron es, 9c Several styles, 1 to 3 years. Infants Fanet F.mhlnif Trimntfiii Whtt Liwn Dresses. 19c. Several styles to choose from. Women' Corduroy, Serge and Novelty Cloth Drets Skirt, $1.95. Good styles, with big pockets, etc. Girls' Muslin Night Gown, 23c. Sizea 2 to 8 years. Re markable value at this price. Women'sSummer Tub Skirt, 69c Odd garments at a low price. Many different styles, new pockets and belt effects. , Basement Dress- Notions at Low Prices Mothproof Bags, each 35c Long Shoe Laces, 10c and 15c values, at 3c 12 yards of Rick Rack, at, a bolt 15c American Maid Crochet Cot ton, a ball 6c Bathing Garters, a pair. . . .10c Dressing Combs, 25c value, at 19c Shell Hair Pins, a box. . . ', . .3c Knitting Needles, for Red Cross work, a pair 7c 3-in-l Machine Oil, a bottle. 7e Large Sanitary Aprons, each, at 25c Children's Waists with garters, a pair 19c Buckle Forms, all styles, each, at .....2c Main Floor Now Try to Furnish Down Town Soldiers' Club A downtown clubhouse for soldier boys of the neighboring forts will soon be opened in Omaha. Mrs. Will iam Archibald Smith, chairman of the National League for Woman Service. and Mrs. George A. Joslyn are now looking tor a site. "If some one would donate the use of a suitable location it would help a lot," said Mrs. Smith. "We see so many soldier boys -wandering aim t appeals especially to those who crave the coffee flavor, but wish to avoid its harmful effects. Postom satisfies! "There's a Reason" ' Kpeai tni'--1" " , "' "1 jgtif 333 : ) "" mmMi i i i ' VACATION IN THE MOUNTAINS You'll enjoy the cool Colorado Rockies and return home full of new life and energy. Dei ver Jias 216 hotels that can accommodate 50, 000 tourists daily. There are over 400 moun tain resorts close to Denver to select from at prices to fit any pocket book. Visit Denver's New Mountain Parks and Rocky Mountain National Park (Estes). 38 other rail, auto and trolley scenic trips. 14 one day trips. Fishing, camping and mountain climbing. Low summer rates 6n all railroads. 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