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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 9, 1917)
THE BEE: OMAHA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 9, 1917. HARVESTER MEN AT TRACTOR SHOW Many Executive Officers of In tarnational Company At tending Power' Demon stration at Fremont. Giddap, Mogul, let the dirt begin to ny! Giddap, Titan, pile the rolling fur ; rows high! Spread out, Tractors, to your place beneatn tne sky, For Fremont is the city where you' "do or die. Like men singing as they charge nto battle, the members of the vast tales organization of the Interna' lional Harvester company have mo tilized for a great meeting at Fre nont during the world's tractor week, from every corner of the territory 'nternational Harvester company . tien have poured into Fremont to get ato the greatest tractor meet in his tory. Many of the highest executive'of- hcers of the company arrived in Ire mont early in the week. Cyrus H. Mc Cormick, president, who came to Fre mont last vear. is unable to attend the 1917 demonstration, due to his absence from America on the special diplomatic mission to Russia. Alex Legge, the general manager, a pro duct of Nebraska, reached the dem onstration yesterday, as did W. Couchman, division manager over all sales, advertising and collections, A E. McKinstry, division manager over experiments, purchasing, tantt an patent operations: A. L. Upton, assis tant sales manager; 12. A. Johnston head -of all experiments; J. A. Ever son, Mogul and Titan, tractor sales manager; B. U Kees, district man ager; C. E. Lord of the patent depart mentr C. E. Allison, tillage and seed' in tr machine sales manaeer. and R. C. Flodin, mechanical engineer of the sales department. All, or nearly all, of the sales organization of the Omaha. Lincoln, Council Bluffs, Craw ford and St. Joseph branch houses are on the grounds. Teach Farmers. The harvester company has started a great course in tractor farming, lo teach thousands by showing them The teachers are practical tractor and farm machine men and the lessons are deep, smooth furrows, level and linely, pulverized seed beds, long suaignt seeueu rows auu cvciuj spread coats of manure. Five types of International Har vester companys kerosene tractors are m action on the Fremont plains. oulline all such machines and imple ments as plows, tandem, disk and peg-tooth harrows, drills, seeders, manure spreaders, wagons, etc. In addition corn machines, kerosene en gines, mojor cultivators and motor trucks are on exhibition or in actual performance. Belt machines are not uermitted at Fremont or the Inter national Harvester company would ; dd another dramatic chapter to the historv of tractor farming. The Inter national Harvester company show is not a plowing demonstration. It is a regular iarmtng pee. The International Harvester com' nanvL spirit of friendliness is in tvl dence everywhere. Members of the organization who have not met for a year are striking iiands again at rre mont Dealers and agents and cus tomers have joined the gatherings, and, for the International Harvester company, the world s greatest tractor meet is also the world's greatest home-coming and get-togethet. Cleveland Tractor Has Small Weight Per fnch An exceptionally compact and pow crful little machine is the Cleveland tractor, which is drawing a great deal of attention at the Fremont Tractor show. The manufacturers speak o it as "geared to the ground," since it is of the crawler type of machine, giving 600 square inches of contact to the ground. Every inch of this contact is drawing all the time. As the tractor weighs only s,750 pounds, this makes less than five pounds to the square inch. This is less weight per inch by far than the horse puts on the hoof, and thus this little giant is able to get on the field and wor'.c as soorf or sooner atter a rain than a horse can. This little compact Cleveland trac tor draws two fourteen-inch plows under extra hard conditions Thus, while it combines great power with efficiency in all kinds of weather this tractor can, as one visitor expressed it, "be sheltered under a bushel bas ket in the winter. Of course this is not strictly true It would take more than a bushel basket to cover it, but those vho vis ited the Tractor show were impressed with the thougl.t of the very small amount of room it would take m the corner of a barn or shed to house the little tractor in bad weather. New Fornva-Tractor is On Exhibition at Fremont The Knickerbocker Form-a-Trac tor, made by Knickerbocker Motors of New York City, is on exhibit at Fremont this week, in space adjoining the tractor show. The machine was designed by Walter C. Guilder, production manager of the Knickerbocker company, who was - "brought up" on a farm and who now owns a farm. It required more than a year for Mr. Guilder to perfect the Knickerbocker. Although he has had fourteen- years continuous experience in motor construction, he was not content to build a machine and put it out when it was theoretic ally right, it had to be practically right So he gave it a thorough try Put on his own farm, and then had a limber of farmers test it for months. Mr. Guilder designed and built the Mack and Garford trucks, was produc :ion expert for the Timken Detroit Axle company, and just prior to the time he assumed charge of the Knick erbocker Form-a-Tractor was pro duction manager of the Kelly Spring field Motor Truck company. ' The price of . the Knickerbocker Form-a-Tractor, fully equipped, is nly $250. The Murphy-O'Brien com pany are distributors. "The Form-a-Tractor will not re place the complete efficient tractor," lays Mr. Guilder, "but I am confi dent that it will pave the way for the tractor just as the Ford car paved the way for the more expensive machines." Persistent Advertising Is the Roadi Summer Amusements Emore An entire chanr of program t tha Empress theater today tor the laat three clays or the week. Heading tne out is ram Kleist an company and hla "Land Dreams," who have been prime favorite with vaudeville audience for the last decade. Folsom and Brown are an Ideal team of entertainer. Both have excellent voices and know how to put over a number, "A Two Week' Notice" is the title of a one. act comedy sketch by Dorothy Hay and company. The two Pearsons, offering- the "Dance Eccentrioue." are clever young fel lows, who present some new and unusual dance step. "The On-the-Squar Girl' being shown at the Empress theater for the last half of this week, starting today with Motile King in tha leading role. Muse Today and tomorrow tha attrac tlon at the Muse will be "The Son of the Hills," featuring Antonio Moreno. To do something big In this life Is the ambition of most of us, but it is one that Is seldom realized. The something big doe not neces sarlly mean that a fortune Is to be made, but it docs mean that something Is done which spells betterment for your fellow men. Antonio Moreno has such a part In this story that Is so true to life. Strand Enid Bennett In "Mother In stlnct" is the offering today. This Is emotional drama of Intense Interest and af fords Miss Bennett wonderful opportunity to display her ability. "Whose Baby?' la the name of the Keystone comedy, while the Pathe weekly Is full of new and Inter esting events. Friday comes the Harrison Fisher girl, Olive Thomas, in a clever little comedy, "Madcap Madge. ' Son Virginia Pearson will be the efature at this theater today and for the balance of the week In the latest Wlllard Fox play, "The Wrath of Love." The wrath is all caused by a man being called to the colors and leaving his fiance in the care of an other man. The woman does not know of this arrangement and the actions of the substitute arouse her suspicions. It Is highly dramatic play. A good comedy will also be shown on the same bill. Hipp Eddy Polo and Prlscella Dean are at this theater today in the latest happen Ings or the Universal company s serial '.The Gray Ghost." As an added attraction Eleanor oodruf f and William Courtenay will be shown In a Greater Vitagraph fea ture, "The Island of Surprise." Tomorrow Mignon Anderson In "A Wife on Trial." Grand Valeska Suratt today in "The Siren." Friday Is Pearl White in the fourth chapter of "The Fatal Ring," the latest serial from the Pathe company, a Vogue comedy, and other good reels. Saturday will be Artilrama day, with Jean Sothern in Mother's Ordeal." . . Alhambra Helen Holmes today In the fourth chapter of "The Railroad Raider. Friday a Metro Wonderplay, while Satur day is Artdrama day, with Alma Hanlon in "The Mystic Hour," a play dealing with mental telepathy. Magic (South Side) Eddy Polo and Pri cilia Dean today in third chapter of "The Gray Ghost." Friday Franklyn Farnum and Bobble Vernon In a Bluebird production, "The Cleanup," being the interesting and highly amusing story of the troubles of an advance man for a play with a racy title. Saturday .aomi miners in a Dig Artdrama produc tlon, "The Auction or virtue. ' Apollo Vivian Martin and Jack Plckford are featured at this theater today In a Par amount production, "The Olrl at Home. Friday Dorothy Kelly In a Greater Vita graph production, "The Law Decides." Sat urday Regina Badet In "The Golden Lotus." Bohlff Henry B. Walthal Is featured at this theater today in "The Sting of Vic. tory." Friday Wilfred Lucas and Lillian Gish In "Souls Triumphant." Saturday Pearl White in the fourth chapter of "The Fatal Ring," and also William Courtenay in a ratne uom booster play, "Kick In." Boulevard Baby Marie Osborne today in her latest joylest, "Toy and the Dragon, Friday is 'William S Hart In "The Disci pie," In which he portrays the role of fighting parson. Saturday Marlorie Ram beau In "The Debt," a strong dramatic Dlay and In which, .this emotional actress is shown at her bets. - Princess Franklyn Farnum Is featured here today in his latest Bluebird produc tlon, "The Clean Up." Friday a Butterfly production, "Follow the Girl," featuring Kutn atonenouse. Saturday is "The Un tamed," "Oh-My the Tent Maker" and an L-Ko comedy. . Alamo "A Blissful Calamity" la featured at this theater today with au all-star cas of Universal players, a comedy and the Universal screen magazine are also on the bill. Friday Violet Mersereau In "Llttl Miss Nobody." Saturday, Charlotte Walker In a Fathe Gold Rooster play, "Mary Law son's Secret," an Intense drama superbly staged ana acted. Dundee Wilfred Lucas and Lillian Gish are featured at this theater today In Triangle play, "Souls Triumphant." Friday George M. Cohan In his first venture to the silena drama, "Bftroadway Jones," the screen version of the highly successful stage play of the same name that was written by him. This 1 the tint time this picture has been shown In Omaha. Satur day, Earl. Williams in a Greater Vita- graph production, "The Maelstrom." Lothrop Marguerite Clark Is featured player today In a Paramount production. "Meiene. oi .the .North." Friday and Satur day Harold Lockwood and May Allison In a Metro Wonderplay, "The Promise." The story Is a comedy drama one. Labor Riots in Portugal Result in Killing Eighty-Five .An Atlantic Port. Aue. 8. A de scription of a labor upheaval in Lis bon, Portugal, on July 11, only briefly hinted at previously in cable dis patches, which seemed to threaten a revolution and resulted in the susoen 6ion of constitutional guarantees, was brought here today by Gilbert L, Robinson, representative of a ship ping firm. He said that when a number of troops were killed by bombs thrown among them they charged the crowds, killing eighty-five civilians and arrest- ing 1,500. This broke the backbone of the uprising. Mr. Robinson said the trouble was precipitated by the demand by all classes of workmen for a 70 per cent wage increase to meet the high cost of living. All-Work Tractor Attracts Attention at the Show The All-Work Tractor of the Elec tric, Wheel company is being demon strated prominently at the Fremont tractor show. It starts on gasoline, and then goes about its business burning kerosene in a splendid and economic fashion. It has an overload capacity of 20 to 25 per cent. The All- Work has a twelve horsepower ca pacity at the drawbar, and twenty-five at the belt wheel. It steps out into the field and turns the sod with gang plows at the rate of two and one-half miles an hour. Though it weighs 4,800 pounds, itturns on a radius of twelve feet, and Is altogether making a fa vorable impression in the demonstra tions. New Zealand Parliament Would Carry War to End Wellington, New Zealand, Aug. 8. The" New Zealand parliament today adopted a resolution 4n favor of "car rying on the war until Germany has been vanquished." Co. A of 'Dandy Sixth' Adopts Funny Little Dancing "Coon" for Mascot Scarcely had Company A of the Sixth got settled in the Auditorium when it adopted a mascot Or rather, the mascot adopted Company A. Theodore Davis is the blackest and funniest little darkie the boys had seen for many a day. Theodore wanted to get in and jig for the boys, but a stern sentry kept him out. "No kids allowed in here," the sentry said gruffly. "No one except on business." That was easy for Theodore. He would make some business. So he dug down in his overalls pockets and produced a lonely nickel Driving a hard bargain with "a newsie" he got three Bees for his nickel. Then he entered jauntly, crying "poipers" 'till he spied Company A. They jumped at Theodore's invita tion to watch him jig. Theodore had the home-sick ones laughing in a jiffy and in less time than it takes to tell it he had a hatful of coins. Now Theodore drops in several times a day to see "Mah comp'ny" and goes away with pockets filled. He has to work hard, he explains "Cause I'ze goin' to Demin' wid mah sojer friens" and he must leave a nest egg behind for his mother. Yesterday he gathered in $8 from the soldiers. "Sure, Theodore's going to Doming with us," said Lieutenant McCue oi Cempany A. "We're going to take him right along to France, too." Theodore now struts proudly up and down the streets telling all his "newsie" friends gooobye. His mother says he may go, so it is all settled. Wealth of Philippines Is Increasing Rapidly (Correspondence of Tha Associated Press.) Manila, Aug. 8. While 1916 saw a gain in the increase in circulation of money in the Philippine Islands which amounted to 15,000,000 pesos, the first six months of this year exceeded that record increase by 3,000,000 pesos. The circulation since January 1 has amounted to 85,000,000 pesos. These figures, say local economists, reflect directly the highly, favorable trade conditions that have been maintained for more than two years in the Phil ippine Islands. The wealth of the islands is in creasing rapidly. In Manila alone the assessed value of taxable prop erty today is over 103,000,000 pesos, which is more than 3,000,000 pesos above 1916. Recent agricultural de velopment in the provinces, the ex tent of which it is impossible to cal culate exactly, makes it certain that the increases ih property values in other parts of the islands have far exceeded Manila's record. The suc cess that attended the single week's campaign for subscriptions to the Liberty loan testified to the presence of much available money in Manila. Banks and other agencies, which have all the funds which they can readily make use of, are another tes timonial to the prosperity of the islands. German Hotels Are Closed For Shady Dealing in Meat Amsterdam, Aug. 8. Four of the principal hotels in the Hartz moun tains, in northwest Germany, have been closed by the authorities in connection with clandestine dealings in meat, according to a dispatch re ceived here. The closing of several more hotels and food stores is ex pected. Persistent Advertising Is the Road to Success. Brussels War Mayor Honored By Belgian Bar Association Havre, Aug. 8. Lawyers of Brus sels have unanimously elected Adolphe Max, the heroic burgomas ter of Brussels, imprisoned by Ger mans, as president of the bar associa tion, according to news received here. Burgomaster Max was arrested at Brussels September 28, 1914, for his "irreconcilable attitude" and interned at Glatz. London, Aug. 8. The Central News agency quotes the newspaper Bel gisch Dagsblad to the effect that Burgomaster Max of Brussels is se riously ill in prison at Cclle, a Prus sian town twenty-three miles north east of Hanover. ' , King Alfonso of Spain is said to have intervened fruitlessly in behalf of the imprisoned burgomaster. Good Results Expected From Irish Home Rule Convention Dublin, Aug. 8. The Irish home rule convention assembled today. Since it was adjourned July 26 a more sanguine feeling has developed that the conference wilt have good results. Importance is , attached here to the interview which Sir Horace Plunkett. the chairman of the convention, had with King George, it being taken to indicate the royal interest in the pro ceedings. All the Dublin newspapers today give prominence to a letter from Sin clair Lisburn, a leading Ulster union ist, strongly favoring a home rule settlement including all of Ireland. rVIctoF Trailers See the VICTOR before you buy Make Your Auto Earn a Profit Model A Capacity 1400 lbs. Model B Capacity 2000 lbs. Notice. A meeting of the Douglas County Council ef Defense will be held at the Commercial club rooms, Thursday evening, August 9, at 8 o'clock. Every precinct chairman is urgently re quested to attend as it is expected that matters of importance A?ill come be fore the meeting. RAYMOND G. YOUNG, Secretary. 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The Fageol , Tractor ' on . exhibition at the demonstra-3 tion has been run contin uously for 1,200 hours, the equivalent of two years work. During that time it ; has not required repairs of and nature. A wonder at plowing, planting, harrowing, harvesting auu a wide variety of jobs on the farm, ranch, orchard or vineyard. Implement dealers look for this wonderful tractor on the demonstration field at Fremont. Watch it at work. See how easily it performs the hardest tasks. The Fageol offers you an unlimited sales opportunity. It is just the type of tractor needed by hundreds of thousands of agriculturists in the United States. Don't overlook this chance. We will be at the demonstration to meet you. FAGEOL MOTORS COMPANY SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. wuvvv '