THE BEE: OMAHA, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 16,
OMAHA PUPILS
FOUND WEAK IN
MATHEMATICS
H. W. Anderson Declares Grade
Scholars Are Deficient in
Multiplication and Slow
in Addition.
NEW YORK STOCKS
Peace Rumors Rife, Finding
H. W. Anderson, director of re
search of the public schools, has sub
mitted his report on the Courtis test
given the pupils of the grade schools
in December. Results in Omaha
compare favorably with other cities
in the United States where the test
has been given.
The test showed that Omaha pupils
are weakest in addition and strongest
in multiplication. Every grade is be
low standard in speed, accuracy and
efficiency in addition. With the ex
ception of the fifth grade all are above
standard in multiplication.
Efficiency is lacking in all of the
grades in substraction. The upper
grades are equal or excel in speed
and accuracy other cities, but the
lower grades fall below the average.
No grade comes up to standard in ef
ficiency in division, although various
grades excel in speed and accuracy.
Growth in Speed.
The growth in speed and accuracy
in all operations is uniform. The
lower grades are poorer when com
pared with other cities than the up
per grades. The latter usually equal
or excel results elsewhere. The test
shows that emphasis should be placed
on accuracy and more attention de
voted to addition than any other op
eration. '
Another test will be given at the
conclusion of the present semester
to note the progress made in correct
ing the deficiencies shown in this test.
The teachers of the grades will be
supplied with tabulated statements of
the results shown by the test and a
statement of the problems confront
ing the school in order that the stand
ing may be improved during the bal
ance of the year. Suggestions on the
test method of correcting the de
ficiency of the various grades will be
made and an especial effort to reach
standard in all of the grades by the
completion of the school year.
Nebraska Pioneer Dies
At His Home at Dubois
'Table Rock, Neb., Feb. IS. (Spec
ial.) Captain Charles F,' Moore died
at his home in DuBois on Monday.
He was 80 years old. He w,s one of
the early pioneers of this county, hav
ing taken a homestead in the vicinity
of Violet more than half a century
ago, For a time he was deputy post
master at Pawnee City under the late
Judge J. L. Edwards. He was in the
mercantile business for a time in
Table Rock. He was ths father of
If. A. Moore of the Steinauer Star,
Robert Collier, manual training and
mathemttics teacher in the Pawnee
City high school, has been called to
service for army Young Men's Chris
tian association work. He has re
ceived orders to be ready to report
Marsh 1 for service in France.
Dr. J. C. Waddell recently received
liia commission as captain in the
medical section of the army and ex
pects to be called to service April 1.
Professor Walter E. Webb, , prin
cipal of the Table Rock schools, has
tendered his resignation to take effect
March 1. He expects to be called
into the service soon after that date.
Emmert W. Black of Mission
Creek precinct was one of the Amer
ican soldier boys aboard the Tuscania.
He was among the list of saved. He
formerly attended school al Pawnee
City. i , :. .
James I. Fisher, who lived in this
vicinity a great many year?, died at
liis home m Wilson ville, Neb., at 9
o'clock yesterday morning. He came
from Illinois to Pawnee county in
1875, and moved to Furnas county
some 10 or -12 years since. He was
about 78 years of age, and is sur
vived by a wife and four sons. The
funeral and inermcnt will be held at
Wilsonville.
Farm Changes Hands After
Fifty Years of Ownership
WeepWlg Water, Neb., Feb. 15.
(Speciat) The sale this week of the
160-acre Colbert farm near Wabash,
vto Henry Schleuter marks the trans
fer of this oiesce of oroDerty from the
hands of the Colbert family after 50
years of tenure by one or another
member Of this tamily. l ne place was
homesteaded by Mr. and Mrs. James
Colbert Mrs. Colbert is still living
and is a resident of Weeping Water.
The price pajd for the land in the
present transfer was $225 per acre.
fold Ears' Bom Note.
Orn Island, Neb., Feb. . (SpaelaX)
trace room of tha mailt building. racatvad
til nvr yesterday of tha death of bl ion,
' who km accidentally killed by train at
lied Oak, la., yesterday. He left at once
, tor that place to attend tna funeral.
William Jeff em. who waa recently trans
ferred from fhe Burkett home to the home
' at Mllford. Neb., waa a caller at the treat
hospital yesterday.
A new eleetrlo motor tewing machine hai
recently been Installed for the inatltutlonal
ewlnn. Thta machine waa very much
needed, a it li no little taak to make the
aheeta, pillow cases, towels, ate, for the
noma nee.
Mr. Miller la again on doty tbla mora
les after her recent return from Omaha.
Jatnea Cumtnga hae not been on the sick
Hat tbla winter, and attribute! bla health
fulnesa to buttermilk drinking, of which be
averatee a half gallon daily.
John Ward baa been transferred from the
convalescent hospital to the west hospital
' for treatement
William Madden Is reported aa recovering
from his recent tllenes and expects to be
oon able to be about with tb aid of
crutches.
W. 8. Bain. W. B. Tnudall and H. M.
Benae bar returned from their recent fur
loughs. Miss Mayme Downey I la receipt of a
' letter from her brother, John, stating that
he has moved from Camp Laurel. Md., to
Camp Bolivar, Va., near Alexandria. He
says that they are working hard building
roads in the awampa along the Potomac
Caleb Irish took furlough today tor a
II days' visit with relatives, y
Expression in Broad Demand
for Investment Stocks
and Liberty Bonds.
New York, Feb. 15. IVace rumors were
rife In the financial district today, find
ing direct expression in a broad demand
for Investment stock and Liberty bonds.
The latter rallied Bharply on very large
transactions, but British-French bonds Ira
proved more moderately.
Gossip dealing wtlh international affairs
wan so circumstantial aa to fix an approxi
mate data for the opening: of peace negotia
tions. Well Informed bankers dld not ihare
In this optimism, attributing the' market's
advance mainly to technical conditions.
Sentiment waa also favorably Influenced
by the agreement between this, country and
Mexico. The several Issues with Mexican
connections were active and atrong, especial
ly pretoleums.
Ralls owed much of their added strength
to the restoration of the Union Pacific 10
per cent dividend, aa well as better earn
ings, even minor roads making better De
cember returns. Gross gains in transporta
tions extended from 1 to 2 'A points. Pacifies
and coalers being foremost.
United States Steel led the list through
out. Its extreme rise of 2 points to 16 M
being accompanied by a very large tsrnover.
Other Industrials and war equipments par
ticipated to the extent of 1 to 4 points.
Shipping were featured by Atlantic, dulf
Sz Marine preferred at gains of S and 2 '4,
respectively, but American International cor
poration reflected developments at Washing
ton. Hales amounted to 675,000 shares.
Railroad bonds were better with the In
ternational list, but dealings In Liberty is
sues eclipsed all other offerings. The i4
rose from 97.50 to 98 H, first 4s from 6.22
to 96. SO and second 4s from 95.12 to 98.08.
Total sales, par value, aggregated I5.J26.000.
Old United States bonds were unchanged
on call.
Number of sales and quotations on lead
ing stocks:
Bales. High. Low. Close.
Am. Beet Sugar... 1.200 79 1 '
American Can 7,400 40 ti 40
Am. Car & Found. 8.000 744 "14
Am. Locomotive... 9.(00 63 ltt tt
Am. Smelt. A Ref. 13,400 14V S3
Am. Sugar Ref...
Am. Tel, Tel...
Am. Z.. L, & 8..
Anaconda Copper.
00 1004 105 106
1.100 lftH 106 109
1,200 19 IS IS
9,900 3 '4 92 'A 93
Atchison 1.500 95 95 34 H
All. O. A W. IBS. 17,700 119 117V4 113
Baltimore & Ohio. 8,300 CSV 1 z
1,700 19 19 1
900 17 13 16V
1400 149 149 17
4,400 70 9 70
3,200 54 63
1,500 43 42
300 94 93
1,600 21 20
Butte ft Sup. Cop.
Cal. Petroleum
Canadian Pacific.
Central Leather. ..
Chesapeake at Ohio
C, M. A St. P....
Chicago N. W..
C. R. I. P. ctfe.
Chlno Copper
Colo. Fuel Iron.
Corn Prod. Ref..
900
1,200
Crucible Steel 13,200
8,000
2,300
3.700
Cuba Cana Sugar.
Distiller's Sees....
Kris
General Electric.
General Motors ....
Ot. Northern pfd..
Gt. No. Ore ctfs...
Illinois Central....
Inspiration Copper.
Int. M. M. pfd....
Int. Nickel 3.300
Int. Paper 1,800
Kennecott Copper.. 1,100
88
81
91
32
37
34
0
31
40
15
93
48
93
20
48
38
84
(0
11
40
It
41
15VV
1.100 140 189 138
23,200 136 130 131
1.000 92 91 93
1,400 27 17
1,600
41,900
49
99
28
11
83
44
97
27
11
12
Louis. A Nashville.
Maxwell Motors,., ....
Mex. Petroluem... 18.200
Miami Copper 800
Mo. Pacific 9,ouo
Montana Power.,..
Nevada Copper....
N. Y. Central.....
N. T.. N. H. ft H.
Norfolk A Western
Northern Pacific.
Pacific Mall......
Pao. Tel. A Tel....
Pennsylvania .....
Pittsburgh Coal...
Ray Con. C6pper.
Reading .
Rep. Iron A Steel.
Shattuck Aria. Cop.
Southern Pacific. .
Southern Railway..
Studebaker Cor.
400 113 111
92
11
23
'ii
71
!9
100
1,100
200
1,100 106 105
90
11
23
ii
71
88
1,100
600
1,200
1,700
1,100
14,400
1,000
89
27
22
45
"u
77
77
88
17
19
45
24
78
78
85
24
61
86
24
17
94
48
98
17
11
12
111
28
92
11
28
99
18
71
29
JOS
95
87
32
45
61
14
77
17
86
24
60' 60
9.100
6,800
1.600
T.. i'n 1.100 167 166 168
Union Pacific 14,900 119 119 119
U. S. Ind. Alcohol. 1,700 126 124 125
U. 8. Steel.. 113,300 Vi . .
V. 8. Steel pfd..,. 400 111 110 110
Utah Copper..... I.W "
Wabash pfd "B
Western Union ., '
Weatinghouse Elec. 1.100 41 41 41
Total sales for the day. i,m snares.
Maw York Money.
m York. Feh. n. prims Mercantile
Paper 66 percent.
Sterling Exchange mxiy-aay mua,
$4.72; commercial sixty-day bills on banks,
till- onmmarelKl alxtv-dav bills). 14.71,
demand, 14.75 i cables. $4.78 T-19.
Silver Bar, 86o; Mexican aonara, o.
Bonds Government and railroad, atrong.
Tlma Tn.na Strnni! SlllV 1VS. 6 Per
cent bid; ninety days and six months, t
per cent bid, '
'Ui S. 1, reg... 97"Ot. No. 1st ss
do coupon.... 97III Central r. 4a. 87
U. S. 8s, reg... 99 Int. M. M. ts... 94
do coupon..., 99 Kan. v. bo. r, ts. ion
'. 8. Lib. 1S,..87.90U4. A N. un. 4s, 86
U. S. 4s. rog,..104M., K, ft T. 1 4S 61
a,i idiuUa Pao. trnn. 4a. 68
Am. For Sees'. 6s 96Mont. Power 6s. 90
Am. T. A T. c. 5s 84 N. X. ten, a. es. mt
Angle-French 6a. 89No. PaclflO 4s... 84
Arm. A Co, 4a.' 88 do la 60
Atchison gen. 4s. 84 Ore. S. L. ref. 4s 83
B. A O. cv. 4a. 78Pac. T. A T. 8s. 62
Rath. Steel r. 6s 87 Penn. con 4s, 98
Cen. Leather- 6a. 96 do gen. 4s.. 89
Can. Pacific 1st. 91 Reading gen, 4a, 14
C A O, cv. 6s... 78 St L. A 8. F.a.sa
C. B. A Q. J. 4a 93 So. Pacific cv. (a 90
CM. A S P.c.4s 74So. Railway 6s.. 93
C. R. I. A P. r.4s 66Tex. A Po. 1st.. 96
Colo. A 8. r. 4s 69 Union Pao. 6a... 87
D. A R, O. r. 6s. 49 IT H Rubber 6s. 79
D. of C. 6s 1931. 9 J U. 8. Steel Es... 99
Erie gen. 4 61 Wabash lat 93
Gen. Eleetrlo 6s 97 French Ovt. 6S 97
Bid. ,
Brudstreet's Review of Trade.
New York, Feb. 16. Bradstreet's tomor
row will aayi
"Mild weather over a wide are has re
leased much dammed up traffic, reduced
consumption of oal and likewise mads for
more cheerful feelings.
Consequently, the week's reports reflect
a perceptible quickening ot trade In tha
larger llnea, enlarged buying, for future de.
livery, soma Improvements in distribution by
retail dealers, considerably better operations
In Industry and Incidentally prices for soma
essential foodstuffa seem sealer, but the
situation as to supplies of manufactured
goods, especially textiles, fails to show par
ticular Improvement, and while buyers are
willing enough to get down orders, sven
at advancing prlcea, produce seem averse
to taking on bookings that may later prove
too burdensome. It Is to be recognised,
however, that tha government In competing
with the ordinary mercnani m u
more - pre-empting maohlnery for ita war
needs, and evidences of divers lines hereto
fore engaged on peace-time products being
diverted to war work, continue to crop out
Naturally, the priority aemana oy ine gov-
.tin h Matrlnte aunoltea for
mi ii i it ii . a,,,. .... . - - - - r . -
civilian needs and also heightens fears of
widespread shorlagee or gooas. am rwrj
oold weather from which the country Is now
v., ,-- a.a In a vrv restricted
area, enabled merohants to clear out stocks
of winter goods, snd aitnougn some ruporia
tell of greatly reduced prices to clear re
it .k.iv.. ihMn ara tha axcentlons
that run counter to tha general tendncy
which la to husband stocks rather than to
maka wide cuts In prices.
Weekly bank clearings. 4. 942,797,000
London Money.
London. Feb. It. Bar silver. 424 per
ounce.
Discount rates Short bills, 1 par cent;
three months, 1 per cent.
Duluth OIL
..i..tw C.K IK T.Inaaad 83.66Ust
1.78: May. $1.66; July, $3.63 asked;
October, 93.40 asKeo.
NEW FLOMAR HOTEL
17th and CapitoL - Opposite Postoff ice
REOPENS FEBRUARY 16, 1918
Newly Painted, Renovated
' . And Refurnished Throughout
ALL FRESH, ATTRACTIVE ROOMS
Inspection
Solicited
Spacial Ritas to
Permanent Guests
BETTER SHAPE THAN BEFORE
H. WEINER, Proprietor.
j In a Saturday Sale iMJm
At Very Extraordinary fJiH !
Silk and Silk and Linen
Fibre Silk, Corded Madras
Percales and J ap Crepes
200 Dozen Samples from one of the best Shirt
makers in this country.
400 Dozen Shirts, surplus stock from maker's and
. odd lots from our own stock.
This Lot of Shirts Were Obtained So Advantageously That We Are Going to Offer for Saturday
$5.00 to $7.50 Shirts, at $3.95
$3.00 to $5.00 Shirts, at $2.45
$2.00 to $3.00 Shirts, at $1.45
$1.50 Shirts (big group) $1.15
At tO QC This group in-
vo.vv cludeg a1 Tub
Silks, Silk Crepes, Rajah Silks and
Pure Silk Fibers exceptionally
well made and finished, with soft
turn back French cuffs.
At tfc O A C This group in
J.td dudeg snk Mix.
tures, Silk and Linen and Silk
Fibers. In scores of different ef
fects every shirt extremely well
made and finished.
At
$1.45-
-This group in
cludes Satin
Striped Madras, Corded Madras
and Jap Crepes, with soft or stiff
cuffs cut and made exception
ally well.
At M J group of Shirts
that you would
expect to pay $1.50 for anywhere.
Percales, Satin Striped Soisettes,
Corded Madras, etc.
All Sizes - Hundreds of Designs Best Colorings
Not all sizes in each pattern, but every size in the lot. Make it a point to come early get first choice.
More of those Beautiful Spring Scarfs at 55c and 85c Each
95c to $1.25 Scarfs
At 55c Each
We sold hundreds of
these Scarfs last Saturday,
but the stock has been ad
ded to and rearranged and
resorted, and now for this
Saturday, we offer every
bit as good at the same
prices that is to say
The $1.50 Scarfs
At 85c Each
Mam Floor, Men's Building
All made of the most beauti
ful Silks and there are no bet
ter made Scarfs to be obtained,
no matter what price you may
pay. It will pay you to stock
up generously, as these are ex
ceptional prices for the quality
represented in this sale.
Men's Shoes (Brandeis Special)
$5.00, $6,00 and $7.00
Sturdy. Stylish, Satisfactory
HERE IS A SHOE that will wear
long and well that possesses a dis
tinctive style, that every man
will like not only snappy in
m
appearance out com
fortable as well. We
are specializing in this
line of Shoes, come in and get a pair at these mod
erate prices.
Officers' Boot, Russian Calf, with plain toe, $10.00
Henry Cort's Shoe, complete line, 8.50 to 12.00
Main Floor, Men's Bids;.
n
New Spring Hats
For Men and
Young Men
Off with the Winter Hat and
on with a smart, new soft Hat
for Spring. Don't let the sea
son find you napping.'
See the New Stetsons
Such as the
Aristocrat, States Slogan,
Challenge, Issue, Volunteer
And others, too numerous to mention, at
$4.50, $5.00, $6.00 Up to $12.50
1 lr""
Our Famous Mayo Hats
sold and controlled exclusively by Brandeis Stores.
Price $3.50
Men's Arcade '
Buy Your Clothes the Same Way
You Conduct
Your Business
Buy Clothes because they are a
good investment a good invest
ment in the better appearance
they enable you to' make a good
investment right now BECAUSE
YOU WILL PAY MORE AND
MORE FOR THEM LATER ON
and the longer you wait, the
more you will pay.
"AH Wool Suits No More"
is a statement made by the Retail Cloth
ing Association in session in this city
right now.
J
Don't You Think It Will Pay You
To Buy ALL WOOL Clothes Right
Now?
We cannot guarantee ALL WOOL for
. another year but we are offering ALL
WOOL now, at very moderate prices.
Overcoats
$20, $25 and $30
Hart Schaffner & Marx
which means the best of materials, style,
make and finish. Kerseys, Meltons,
Vicunas and Imported Scotch Tweeds.
In Chesterfields and Ulster Models.
Blacks, Grays, Browns, Greens, Tans
and Navy Blue. Single and Double
Breasted A style for every man.
Hart Schaffner & Marx Suits at $29 50
f
Cassimeres, Tweeds, Worsteds and Serges, English and Conservative
models, in all good shades. Sizes for every man. ,
Second Floor, Men's Bide.
Don't Overlook the
Fact That Store Closes
at 6 Saturday SHOP
EARLY.
tafe S
ores
Ride Up on the Mov
ing Stairway to Second
Floor. Exceptional Val
ues.
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