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THE BEE: OMAHA, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1918. Nebraska REPORT NEBRASKA MAN SAVED FROM TUSCANIA WRECK Granville J. Wade, Elwood, Neb., on List of 37 Additional Survivors; Also Wro. Law rence, Webster City, la. (By AMoriatcd Frm.) Washington, Feb. 19. Thirty-seven American soldiers who sailed on the Tuscania and who had net been ac counted for since the ship waj torpe doed February 5, were found to be sur vivors today when the Associated Press list of Tuscania iriissing was checked against alt available official records. They are: Granville J. Wade, Elwood, Neb. William D. Lawrence, Webster City, la. Frank T, Allen, Independence, Okl. Charles F. Billing, Rosenberg, Tex. Edward J. Burgeis, Noti, Ore. Willard A. Constans, Blue Earth, Minn. ,. ... William L. C6ok,Aquila,"Tex. Benjamin George, Tahlequah, Okl. fharl T. Mali fatnAitwr VVaoU 1 1 H t V Vf.IIWM.VI, . H -II.. Karl Hjalmer Hultenslus, Kenosha, Wis. Guy W. Jameson, Portland, Ore. Edmund Palmer Johnson, Iola. Wis. Jacob W. Kramer, Abbotsford, Wis. ! William J. Lambert, Philadelphia. Albert Louis Larsen, Kenosha, Wis. Clarence G. Larson, Saxeville, Wis. Hans Christ . Larson, Rice Lake, Wis. Robert F. Lind, Poy Sippl, Wis. Theodore A.' Montgomery, Manis tique, Mich, j . . , i Otto Mowrey, Kfnosha, Wis. ; ' Joseph Lake Marsolek, Inde pendence, Wis. ; John Fred McCutcheon, Washburn, Wis. i , ohn Mitchel, Kenosha, Wis. , ohn McArdle, Neshkoro, .Wis. -eland H. McCue, Poy Sippi, Wis. Harry Albert McCarty, Shell Lake, Wis. ' Lester W."McKenna, Flushing, N. Y. . ' . .. Joseph L. McKee, Indiana' Harbor; Ind. ' " ; ' ...... '' Lawrence P. Miller, Hortonville, .. Wis. Walter Albert McClaln,' Octavia, Okl. .. , Anton B. Olson, Milian, Wash. Henry A. Oksnee, Ettrick, Wis. Ruel A. Parrott, Garrison, Tex. Arthur M. Root, Seattle, Wash. Philip Richter, San Francisco. Jamei W. Sallee, Hot Springs, Mont. John R. Terry, Aquilla, Tex. ; Definite figures of the loss of Ameri can troops in the Tuscania disaster could not be determined. Of the 349 names found In the list of survivors as issued by the War department sev eral days after the sinking after care ful checking with the Tuscania't pas senger list, 134 have since been identi fied among the dead, 104 have been reported as survivors and 111 unac counted for. There have been 33 un identified dead buried on the Scottish coast. ; Made Payment 49 Years Ago, Has Received No Deed to Date (From k Staff Correspondent.) Lincoln, Feb. 9. (Special.) The county treasurer of Dixon county has made application to the land com missioner of the state for the issuance of a deed to state lands on which the last and final payment was made by S. A. Ufford, June 7, 1869, and which he alleges no deed was ever issued. V ! The tract Is composed of 10 acres and is situated near Ponca. There is no record of the land in the office of the land commissioner for the rea son that the department of public lands and buildings was not created until the constitution of the state was adapted in 187S, neither is there any records obtainable in, the office of the state . auditor .that far back which would throw any light on the transaction. In the opinion of Land Commis sioner Shumway, if proper proof is made that the land really belongs to the parties making the claim, the State Board of Educational Lands and funds" can recommend that the legislature crder the deed made. May Remove Exemptions , From Exacting Laborers . (From Staff Correspondent.) Lincoln, Feb. 19. (Special.) Con siderable complaint is coming to the State Council of Defense from the farmers of the state that farm laborers are holding up the farmers for a high wage. In one instance a farmer near Walthill alleges that as high as $75 a month and board is asked. In some instances so one letter states, those who are demanding the high wages are a long ways from being skilled in farm work, but are taking advantage of the present short age in farm help because of the draft to demand the nigh wages asked. The council believes that it can where men have been exempted be cause of agricultural claims and are now demanding a high waye, cause their exemptions to be removed and have them inducted itno the military service. School Starts in Building Built With Illegal Bonds (From a Staff Correspondent) jLincom, reo. iy. (.special.; Some time last fall School District 126 in Antelope county decided to auild a $2,000 school building and vote the bonds to nay for it. Authority was given by the voters In the dis trict to make application for the bonds ceived by the state auditor. u ........ a..j:... c , j- iiuwcvcr, nuuimr oiimn nas uis- S.I . ' .. .'...a . .uicicu Willie me district nas inc requisite number of people in it that t has not the required amount of as icssaWe property, the records of the :ounty assessor showing but a $900 valuation. As this it less than halt the required valuation, the bonds had 0 be turned down. The building is ; Dearly completed and school has al ready been started in the completed Wymore Firemen to Erect New Building; Cost, $10,000 Beatrice, Neb., Feb. 19. (Special.) The firemen of Wymore will soon begin the erection of a firemen's hall at that place to cost about $10,000 to replace the old building, which was destroyed by fire last fall. John Elmer Hadley, a pioneer of the Holmesville vicinity, died yester day afternoon, aged 54 years. He is survived by his widow and 11 chil dren. The funeral of the late R. H. Rob inson, who died suddenly here last Saturday, will be held from the family home Wednesday. Will Tanner returned home yester day from a trip to Albuquerque, N. M. The local exemption board Monday called for service the following reg istrants, this being the final contin gent of the first draft fmm Gage county: Fred J6hn Helmkj, Clatonia; Tlobert E. Derstler,' Cortland; George E. Detter, Marshalltown, la John C. Traubel, Beatrice; August Dissmeyer, Firth. 'Charles A. Hertlein and Miss Ida Duitsman, both of Pickrelt vicinity, were married Sunday. " Fred M. Brown and Ella L. Lam bert, both of Wymore, were married at Council Bluffs Sundayi Local produce dealers are shipping a large number of eggs to the eastern markets. A carload was shipped Mon day and another went out today. Poor Aim Results in Head " Of Negro Being Badly Hurt Grand Island, Neb,; Feb. 19; (Spe cial Telegram.) William Tell de clared he shot at James Kellog's arm when the latter undertook to aim a revolver in his direction, while on the porch at Mrs. C. Hamler'a home. Instead the load in the single oarrcl shotgun tore away Kellog's entire chin, and it is believed if he recovers, he will never be able to talk. Rev. Lamkins, colored minister, was in the house at the time and had re quested Tell to go to the porch to :;top Mrs, Hamler and Kellog from Miifiling. - All parties are colored. The woman wan the central figure in a shooting affair about two years ago. . . Arrest Farmer for . , ; Criticism of President Lincoln , Neb. Feb. 19. A farmer named W. L. Darnall was arrested at Gregory, S. D., today as the result of a letter he is alleged to have writ ten to the Nebraska state council oi defense in which he said that the Non Partisan league's statement of prin ciples should have demanded the resignation' of. President Wilson, fic-, wording to? word received by 'the state council here from Gregory. BAKERY 0WNEBS TELL BEFEREE OF THEIR PB0FITS (Continued From I'm One,) money on the pastry than on bread, and asserted that the kept his ac-, Counts in a manner so that he could tell .the condition of his business. Owni Other Stock. Ortnun admitted , that he owns stock in the-Jay Burns Baking com-, pany, - is one of tht directors, but nasi nothing to say; relative to 'the cpnduct of the business. At his bak-. ery and at the stores; 90 per cent of the business is retail. Formerly he sold pound loaves of . bread at ' 10 cents eachjbut in December cut the price to 8 cents. . This was for bread without wrappers. ..'...- . ,. Now, according to- Ortman, he is selling at 9 cents, and for a time in December, sales were made at Hay den's and at the Public Market at 6 3-4 cents a loaf. It developed that at Hayden's the Ortman bread is being sold at 7 cents a loaf, but this is on account of the fact that Manager King insists mpon his price, that bread may be sold to the trade at three loaves for 25 cents. According to Ortman, with flour at the present prices, there is a net loss on bread at this price, and to absorb any loss that he may sus tain, if bread is to be sold in the Hayden store at three loaves for 25 cents, Hayden is to make good his losses. Trying to Break Even. Ortman asserted that he' figured that one-half cert a loaf would be a fair profit, but, that this year he did not expect to more than come out even. ( The total overhead expenses of the Ortman bakery was put down at $1,025 a month and the plant was esti mated to be worth $30,000. The ex penses included Ortman's salary of $300 a month, the pay roll, taxes, in surance and wrappers. Bags, pie plates and ground rent on which his building stands, he charged up to expenses. The December amount in cluded an item of $293 for advertis ing. . As an item of expense, Ortman fig ured depreciation on office fixtures, and furniture, machinery and build ings at 12 per cent, charging this out of the profits of the bakery business. " Ignorant About Salaries. E. W. Webber, manager of the Schulze Baking company of Chicago, a concern that has entered the Oma ha field during the last year, testified that he was unable to give any def inite information on the cost of bread production in Omaha, asserting that everything of this kind is handled in the Chicago offices. He knew that he was being paid a salary of $40 a week, and the head baker in the Omaha plant $35. Relative to the sal aries of the other 38 people, he knew nothing concerning what they are get ting, saying that the checks are writ ten in Chicago and sent to the men here. Webber knew that in Omaha dur ing December bread was sold at 7 1-2 cents wholesale and at 8 cents now. He did not know what it cost to produce a loaf of bread, but insisted that it could not be made and sold at 7 1-2 cents. HALF MILLION MEN WILL BUILD SHIPS Government Will Place Army of Workers to Prepare for Transportation Across the Waters. Seven VheallessDays each week- says ftitfty when I can have- POSTTOASTIES (From a Ptaff Correspondent.) Lincoln, Feb. 19. (Special.) The "peak-load" of requirement to carry on ship building for the government will require 500,000 men, according to a communication received by the State Council of Defense. The War department discusses the situation in the message, with the request that the council give the communication as much publicity as possible. It reads, in part: "This war can be won through the construction this year by tne United States and her allies of 9,803,000 tons of shipping. This amount will not only overcome the submarine loss, but will also leave the margin necessary to care for the transportation of 1,500 000 American troops and supplies overseas. Partial relief, but in a mili tary, sense only, is being obtained through the limiting of imports and the transfer of ships to-army use from the less vital import trades under the president's order. This work is now being undertaken by joint organiza 1 tion on the part of the shipping board and the war traile board. ."The only real answer to the prob lem is ship construction. This, be cause 13,000,000 men are employed irt the manufacturing plants of the Unit ed States today, of whom 6,200,000 are working on war materials and subsi diary industries alone. All of these men are threatened with forced hut downs and 'the shutdowns are abso lutely inevitable unless the ships are built. Even the trades directly man ufacturing war supplies and the muni tions plants themselves face a limita tion of their output. This is plain on its face, for not only are the ports and docks jammed with supplies for overseas, but there are, in the 'sea coast terminals alone mors han 30, 000 freight cars loaded with supplies for. Europe literally mountain! of materials for which there is in sum; cient shipping tonnage. ' "The peak -load requirement : for ship yard workers will be 500,000 rrien. On these men depend the ability of other labor to obtain steady employ ment. In other words, if a group of 'ship yard workers tie up the ship yards or fail to give a full day's work, not only will the resulting stop page of each man's work tie up from 15 to 20 other yard workers ana throw them out of employment, but this stoppage will also affect the di rect employment of the 6,200,000 war workers, as well as the employment of the entire .13,000,000 workers throughout the country.".; , Red Cross Women of Sargent Set Record In Custer County Sargent. Neb., Feb. 18. (Special.) The TCoUntry elub," near Sargent, an organized club of eight, women who are working this winter for the Red Cross, by sales have raised $350, have completed seven quilts and are equipped now to turn out from two to four hospital quilts a .week, , be sides doing other Red Cross work. ' i Last .month the :Sargent branch went "over the top", by, sending to Broken Bow the largest number of finished garments, including knitted articles, of any branch in . Custer county. ' The schools' adjacent to Sargent have been giving basket suppers and have ' turned in to the Red Cross treasury $430. Hammond Tells of France To Fuilerton Home Guards Fullerton, Neb., Feb. 19.-(Special.) Ross Hammond addressed a large audience in Fullerton Friday, telling of his experiences and observations on the battlefronts in France. The Fullerton home guards, an organiza tion of 400 members, attended in a body, and a collection was taken for the Junior Red Cross, which is being organized' in the Nance county schools. Child Falls in Vat; Is Scalded to Death Lyons, Neb., Feb. 19.-(Special.) The little 2-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. William Russell of this place was scalded to death, by falling into a pan 9 ""''Jm r, k ii i ii No Kidney Medicine Gives Better Satisfaction We are confident that there is not a remedy on the market that gives better satisfaction to its users than Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root. The de mand for the medicine is surprising and those who' buy come back again for more and tell of the results pro duced from its use. More than twenty years ago it was first stocked in our store and we never fail to recommend it to those in need of such a prepara tion. Very truly yours. . T. G. HOY & CO., Keystone, S. D. Utt.r to Dr. Kilmer A Co Blnghsmplnn, N. V. Prove What Swamp-Root Will Do for You, Send ten cents to Dr. Kilmer & Co., Binghampton, N. Y., (or a sample size bottle. It will convince anyone. You will also receive a booklet of valuable information, telling about the kidneys and bladder. When writing, be sure and mention The Omaha Daily Bee. Medium and large size bottles for sale at all drug stores. Adv. -for Sales wiih PicWsihaiiell your story ai a BEE ENGRAVING DEPARTMENT OMAHA Motor Trucks Handmaids of Progress Without doubt the motor car is the greatest present agent of civilization. -: Why? Because motor transport won the battle of the Marne. Because it stopped the Germans in their sweep into the Venetian plains. If the world is now saved for civilization and democ racy, as it will be, the victory will be due no less to mo tor transport than to the "spirit of France," the British fleet and American industrial power. For without their vast fleet of motor trucks and auto mobiles to quickly concentrate munitions and supplies, the French could not have stopped the Germans at the Marne. So long ago a German peace would have been forced upon the world. Besides saving civilization on the field of battle, the mo tor truck is in all other respects a handmaid of progress. In less time than horses and with less expense, it moves merchandise from manufacturer to wholesaler, from wholesaler to retailer, and from retailer to consumer. It brings the city market nearer to the farm. Through the economy of its use, it affords the farmer more money for his produce and the city dweller more pro duce for his money. It is now coming to the rescue of a system of railroad transportation that has cracked from the strain of the war-time overload. . It picks up goods where railroads can't go. It delivers goods where steel rails are not. Even where railroads run the motor truck is more efficient on short hauls. It is not extravagant to prophesy that within a few years all short hauls up to 100 miles will be made by motor truck; that city will be linked with city and town with country, in a close way never before dreamed of, .to the greater convenience, creature comfort and f inan cial benefit of all. Many motor trucks of various types will be on exhibit at the automobile show in the Auditorium Feb. 25 to March 2. Whether for profit, pleasure or education, it will pay you to see them. I. . . t