THE BEE: OMAHA, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 191c
Nebraska
PROFITEERS IN
SEED CORN WILL
BE PROSECUTED
.Government Issues Warning to
' Seed Men That Price-Rais-ing
Will Bring Severe
Penalty.
Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 25. (Special.)
Warning that persona who attempt
to profiteer in disposing of surplus
stocks of good seed corn by demand
ing exorbitant prices, will be dealt
with severely, is made in the latest
bulletin of the Nebraska State Board
of Agriculture.
"With the scarcity of good seed
corn it is rather to be expected that
some individuals will attempt to
profiteer in disposing of surplus
stocks," says the bulletin, "but exor
bitant prices will not be permitted."
In this connection the request is made
that farmers report to the state seeds
stock committee any persons who are
holding seed corn for excessive prices.
The committee, the bulletin points
out, may be reached through the State
Council of Defense.
Owes Double Duty.
After describing the seriousness of
the seed corn situation in Nebraska
this year the bulletin declares that
every farmer owes a double duty to
do what he can to improve condi
tionsa duty to the country which
needs more corn, and a duty to him
self to take advantage of the oppor
tunities to be had. Perhaps never be
fore has Nebraska seen such poor
seed corn, says the bulletin.
"Every farmer," it declares, "should
.start testing his corn and do more
testing than he has ever done be
fore. We are going to have an
enormous production of hogs this
year, and we will need air the corn
we can raise to keep them from being
put on the market prematurely.
Farmers should get an accurate test
of their seed and if it is not satisfac
tory make provisions at once for se
curing seed that will be satisfactory.
"Farmers must realize the serious
ness of the situation and make their
preparations early.
Different Task.
"Where farmers find it impossible
to secure seed corn the seed stocks
committee appointed by the State
Council of Defense will undertake to
locate seed for them. Because of con
ditions this will be a most difficult
'.ask, but one that will be carried out.
N'ot only is the corn situation serious
in Nebraska, but such is also true of
our neighbor states and sources of
first class seed are rare."
In conclusion the bulletin urges
farmers having a surplus of good seed
communicate with the defense coun
cil, the State farm or the State Board
. of Agriculture. Sources for seed so
reported will be listed and called upon
to give supplies as the need arises.
The caution is made in this report,
however, that all seed ' reported
should be carefully tested so that its
jvalue may be definitely known.
Wilsonville Paper Caught by
Former Table Rock Resident
Table Rock, Neb., Feb. 25. (Spe
cial.) E. D. Tressler, who lived in
Table Rock for many years, but
moved to Corpus Christi, Tex., sev
eral years ago, has just purchased the
Wilsonville, Review, a weekly paper
published at AVilsonville, Neb.
The Knights and Ladies of Security
gave a home talent play at the Ideal
theater Friday night. The play was
"Tony the Convict," and the building
was filled to its utmost capacity. The
net proceeds were a little more than
$100, one half of which was donated
to the Red Cross fund of Table Rock.
Preparations had been made for a
big wedding at the home of Harry
Pennington in the Humboldt vicinity,
when William Green and Miss Mary
Faust were to take the vows which
would unite them for life. However,
a surprise came when the groom
flashed the marriage license on the
minister. As it had been issued by
the county judge of Pawnee county, a
ceremony in Pawnee count was nec
essary. So the principals with the
groom's brother and the bride's maid
together with the officiating clergy
man, were loaded into an auto, which
started toward Table Rock. When
the Pawnee county line was crossed,
some four miles east of here, the
ceremony was performed.
Fred Fulton Attacks
Service in Damage Suit
Beatrice, Neb., Feb. 25. (Special
Telegram.) Fred Fulton, heavy
weight pugilist, who is defendant in a
$1,000 damage suit brought against
him by his brother, George Fulton of
this city, whom the pugilist assaulted
while here on January 22, through his
attorneys today filed a special appear
ance in district court. In his petition
he attacks the jurisdiction of the court,
alleging that he is a nonresident of
Nebraska, having made his home at
Minneapolis for ten years. The peti
tion further alleges that the pretended
summons was void because served on
him in Lancaster county.
The trouble between the two broth
ers occurred when George Fulton col
lected $100 from the pugilist, which
he claimed was due him for board.
Supt. Woodard Reports
On Chances of Consolidation
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
Lincoln, Feb. 25. (Specials
Deputy State School Superintendent
F. A. Woodward reports changes for
:he consolidation of three districts
surrounding the little town of Dix in
Kimball couniy as gqod.
While having only 80 population,
the town is growing fast. The con
solidation scheme will enable the
citizens around the town to give their
:hildren .better school advantages
and the cost for the same will not be
materially increased and may not cost
as much.
Hearty Support Is Given
Red Cross Auction Sale
Genoa, Neb., Feb. 25. (Special.)
Receipts from an auction sale ,held
Saturday for the benefit of the Red
Cross fund amount to more than $1,
800. About 1,000 bushels of corn, 200
bushels of oats and approximately
$100 worth of other commodities vet
to be sold, will bring the total well!
above $6,000-
OMAHA MAN WHO DIED AT
CAMP CODY
F$t. Many Koran
Funeral services were held this aft
ernoon for Sergeant Harry Horan,
who died of pneumonia at Camp
Cody, N. M., at the home of his sis
ter, Mrs. Bessie Patterson, 2716
Charles street. The services were
conducted by members of the city
fire department, of which Horan was
a member for several years.
Incendiary Fire Destroys
Twenty Tons of Hay
Beatrice, Neb., Feb. 25. (Special.)
Fire early Saturday morning de
stroyed 20 tons of hay on the farm
of M. J. Prebyl near Oketo, Kan.
The fire was of incendiary origin.
Bloodhounds have been put on the
trail of suspects.
Otto George Rdrlicka and Miss
Edith Edner, both of this city, were
married at the court house Saturday
afternoon by County Judge O Keefe.
Henry and Brune Meints, farmers
living near Pickrell, were in the city
yesterday and said winter wheat is
looking fine at this season of the
year. With favorable weather they
look for a good yield or wheat.
Frank Hobbs, jr. of this city, who
has been stationed in Ohio for some
time in the aviation corps has been
transferred to the Pacific coast. He
arrived in town Sunday for a visit
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. r
H. Hobbs.
County Agent L. Boyd Rist has
vaccinated mang hogs for the farm
ers as a preventative against cholera.
Vast numbers of eggs are being
shipped from Beatrice at the present
time, six carloads having been sent
from this point the last few days,
M. E. Shalla has been elected man
ager of the Farmers' elevator at Odell
to succeed C. K. story who has re
signed and taken the management of
the Barneston Farmers' elevator at
Barneston.
County Agent L. Boyd Rist, Ed
ward Dole and IS. H. i'ropps lett sun
day ofr Minnesota to buy a carload
of Holstein dairy cattle for Gage
countv farmers.
The importance of testing seed
corn carefully and of sowing some
spring wlieut was urged by County
Agent Rist at a meeting of farmers
at Virginia yesterday. The county
agent has 6,000 buniels of good seed
wheat in sight. Six elevator com
panies in the county have bought a
carload each of seed wheat.
Fire Comissioner Orders
Reports Made in Triplicate
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
Lincoln, Feb. 25. (Special.) In an
effort to keep a better tab on fires
over the state the department at
Washington has notified Fire Com
missioner W. S. Ridgell to make re
ports of all fires occuring in the state
to be made in triplicate, one to be
sent to Washington, the other, the
branch office in Milwaukee and the
third to be kept on file in thebffice
of the Nebraska fire commissioner.
This work was begun last week and
will be continued. Commissioner
Ridgell says the work is being pushed
so that a line can be had on every
fire occuring in the United States and
comparisons made.
Favorable reports From
Jefferson County Farmers
Fairbury, Neb., Feb. 25. (Special.)
-The Fairbury Rooler Mills has in
stock 2,000 bushels of spring wheat
which is offered to farmers for seed
purposes at $2.40 a bushel. The de
mand for spring wheat seed is less
than was anticipated owing to recent
snows and local showers.
Farmers are bringing in favorable
reports about winter wheat prospects
from nearly all pats ofr Jefferson
county, especially in the northeastern
portion around Plymouth in the hail
belt of last year.
Two Iowa Soldiers Dead
In France From Disease
Washington, Feb. 25. The follow
ing deaths in the American expedi
tionary forces from natural causes
were reported today:
Privates George R. Bullard, Fort
Dodge, la., pneumonia; Lawrence
Gookin, Chariton, la., pneumonia;
Hawley B. Olmsted, Taylor, Pa.,
pneumonia, and Newberry Holbrook,
New York City, typhoid fever.
Lenroot is Probable
Candidate for Senate
Washington, Feb. 25. Representa
tive Irvine L. Lenroot, republican of
Wisconsin, today announced he had
permitted friends to go ahead with
the formalities necessary to his nomi
nation for the United States senator
ship next Friday, but had stipulated
his action was with the reservation
that he would not make final decision
until that day.
Gore Predicts Farmers
Will IMRar; Wheat
Washington, Feb. 25. Senator Gore
of Oklahoma, chief sponsor for bills
to increase the price of wheat to
$2.50, practically announced today
that he expected no action from con
gress in the face of President Wilson's
proclamation fixing the price at $2.20.
He predicted that farmers would turn
their hands to other grains.
Millionaire Unmarried
Packer Asked Exemption
Chicago, Feb. 25. Nelson Morris,
chairman of the board of Morris and
company, packers, 26 years old and
unmarried, has asked exemption or
deferred classification of appeal board
No. 1. it was learned today.
OFFICERS TAKE
MAN TO PEN FOR
BROKEN PAROLE
Gus Lundberg, Sentenced for
Term of Two Years on Bur
glary Charge, Found Hid
ing Under Bed.
Fremont, Neb., Feb. 25. (Special
Telegram.) Gus Lundberg, sentenced
to the penitentiary in district court
here two years ago on a charge of
burglary, violated his parole and came
to Fremont. Officers who were on
the lookout located him at his broth
er's home and arrested him. When
found he was hiding under a bed.
Lundberg will be taken back to Lin
coln to complete his term.
Dies of Scarlet Fever.
The nine-year-old son of Mr. and
Mrs. Alfred Hansen died here follow
ing an illness of several days of scarlet
fever. This is the first death from
this malady in Fremont for years. The
two younger Hansen children are af
flicted with the same ailment.
Little change is noted in the condi
tion of the Platte river the last few
days, according to reports of the rail
road companies. The water is run
ning over the ice" in some places.
The ice is the thickest it has been
for years and a spell of warm weather
would probably cause trouble. Dyna
mite has been shipped to points along
the Union Pacific and thousands of
sacks of sand are being filled at Fre
mont and other stations to be used in
emergencies.
McDonald Former Fremonter.
Charles McDonald, the Omaha at
torney who dropped dead while on
his way to his office, was a former
Fremont boy. He was the son of J, D.
McDonald, well known railroad con
tractor, and was a graduate of the
Fremont high school.
Bishop Makes Speech.
Bishop Theodore Henderson of the
Methodist church of Detroit was the
speaker at the dedication of the serv
ice flag at the First Methodist church
here this evening. Sunday Bishop
Henderson, who came from Omaha,
addressed a large congregation at the
Norwegian Methodist church.
W0MANENDS LIFE
BY JUMPING INTO
CISTERN AT HOME
Miss Tilda Bergstrom, 50 years old,
took her own life Monday by jump
ing into a cistern at the rear of her
home, 419 Center street. It is be
lieved she was despondent over ill
health.
The body was found by Mrs. Mary
Konvalin, a neighbor. She called her
two sons, Joe and James, who hauled
the' body out by ropes.
A note written in Swedish, and ad
dressed to Mrs. Lena Swanson, Six
teenth and Grand avenue, directed
that she be buried in the clothes found
neatly wrapped in a box on the ta
ble. She also dpsicnateH M P Swan-
son as the undertaker to whom her
body should be assigned.
Her personal effects, silverware,
and bric-a-brac, were wrapped in
separate packages and addressed to
friends. In each was a note explain
ing that she had been in ill health
and that her time on earth was lim
ited, and expressed the hope that she
would see them again "on the other
side."
She was last seen about 10 o'clock
Monday morning, when Mrs. Laura
Van Dusen saw her walking hurriedly
up the street toward her home. She
had been in the water about an hour
when discovered.
Lynch Ouster Order Held
Up by New Trial Motion
County Commissioner Lynch's mo
tion for a new trial will be argued
before Judge Sears in district court
Saturday.
The ouster judgment upon the
jury's verdict of guilty will be entered
or denied simultaneously with the rul
ing on this motion.
Frank Howell, attorney for Clark,
argued Monday afternoon that the
ouster order should be made imme
diately regardless of the motion for
a new trial. Judge Sears ruled, how
ever, that as Lynch's attorneys had
been given until Saturday to obtain
additional information upon which to
base their argument for a new trial,
that the ouster order should be
deferred ontil the arguments on the
motion had been heard.
Costa Rican Revolution
Declared Squelched
San Jose, Costa Rica, Feb. 25.
The revolution in Costa Rica has
been put down and order has been
completely restored. f
The troubles had their inception
last Friday when :i band commanded
by Rogelio Fernandez Guell, editor
of El Imparcial, a pro-German news
paper which had been suppressed by
the Losta Kica government, attacked
a passenger train from Punta Arenas,
capturing some of the passengers.
This band continued looting along
the railway line until government
forces arrived and routed the rebels.
One American Killed in
Mex Attack on Oil Boat
Washington. Feb. 25. One Ameri
can was killed and three were
wounded in an attack by Mexican
bandits on an oil boat at Tampico
last Wednesday.
Edgar House, a paymaster for the
Texas Oil company, was killed.
The wounded were J. P. S. Men
nett, Dr. Brisbane, an employe of the
Island Oil and Transport company,
and a third man named Prather. Men
nett's wound is serious.
HOOVER NOT TO FIX
PRICE ONPRODUCTS
Emphatically Reassures Farm
ers That Maximum Price
Will Not Be Placed on
What They Sell.
Washington, Feb. 25. "General
price fixing on agricultural products
is not a part of the policy of the food
administration and will not be at
tempted," Food Administrator Hoo
ver said tonight in a statement de
signed to reassure farmers apprehen
sive that the government might set
maximum prices on what they have
to sell.
There appears to be a great deal
of misinformation circulated amongst
the agricultural communities as to the
policy and scope of the food admin
istration with relation to price fix
ing," said Mr. Hoover. "I wish to
say at once anil emphatically that
the food administration is not a
price fixing body, except with regard
to certain commodities which are to
day dominated by wholly abnormal
overseas commercial relations, and
the surrounding factors with regard
to which are such as to project great
dangers, both against the farming
community and at the same time the
consuming community.
Regulate Only Two.
"The two commodities under reg
ulation are sugar and wheat. With
the further exception of cases in which
it has intervened purely as a friendly
intermediary between organized pro
ducers and consumers, the food ad
ministration has no authority and no
desire to fix prices on the products
of agriculture.
"In wheat we were faced with a
single purchasing agency; proportion
ate purchasers to the whole were such
as to dominate the price.
"In the matter of sugar it has been
common business prudence to join
with the allies in a definite contract
with the Cuban authorities as to the
price."
RUSS SOCIALIST
MAKES ATTACK
ON ARMY CHIEF
London, Feb. 25. Ensign Krylenko,
the Russian commander-in-chief, was
shot and slightly wounded on Satur
day in Petrograd by a socialist, ac
cording to an Exchange Telegraph
dispatch from Amsterdam. Krylenko's
wound was in the neck. His assail
ant was arrested.
The report of the shooting was re
ceived in a telegram from German
sources.
Minneapolis Printers
Withdraw From Assembly
Minneapolis, Minn., Feb. 25. The
Minneapolis Typographical union to
day withdrew from the Minneapolis
trades and labor assembly, charging
that control of that organization has
passed into the hands of socialist and
Industrial Workers of the World
members not in sympathy with its
aims and that the constitution and
by laws are disregarded by the ma
jority membership. Formation of a
new assembly is planned.
American Casualties in
Canadian Service Abroad
Ottawa, Ontario, Feb. 25. The
names of theh following Americans
appear in a Canadian overseas casu
alty list issued here today:
Accidentally killed, W. If. Earlcs,
South Bellingham, Wash.
Wounded, Elmer Palm, Ironton,
Minn.
Gassed, E. R. Buxton, Detroit,
Mich.
Many Alien Soldiers to
Be Held in This Country
Camp Green, Charlotte, N. C, Feb.
25. One hundred and fifty-seven sol
diersmostly Germans and Austrians
have been taken from the troops
here. Some will be interned and oth
ers assigned to troops which will not
have service overseas. Some are old
men in the service and others recent
volunteers. They come from almost
every state.
Board of Inquiry Gives
General Discharge Paper
Washington, Feb. 25. Honorable
discharge from the service of Briga
dier General Speaks, a former Ohio
national guard officer stationed at
Camp Sheridan, Ala., was approved
today by Secretary Baker. A special
board of inquiry is understood to
have reported the officer temperamen
tally unfit.
BARBER GIVES RECIPE
FOR GRAY HAIR
. low to Make a Home-Made
Gray Hair Remedy.
Mr. A. E. O'Brien, who has been a
barber in New York City for many
years, made the following statement:
"Gray, streaked or faded hair can be
immediately made black, brown or
light brown, whichever shade you de
sire, by the use of the following rem
edy that you can make at home:
"Merely get a small box of Orlex
powder at any drug store. It costs
only 25 cents, and no extras to buy.
Dissolve it in one ounce of water and
comb it through the hair. Full direc
tions for use come in each box.
"You need not hesitate to use Or
lex, 83 a $100 gold bond comes in
each box guaranteeing the user that
Orlex .powder does not contain silver,
lead, zinc, sulphur, mercury, aniline,
coal-tar products or their derivatives.
"It does not rub off, is not sticky
or gummy and leaves the hair fluffy.
It will make a gray haired person look
twenty years younger." Adv.
rr
HAVE YOU $100?
It will buy one of our shares. If you have not this
amount, start with less, and systematically save with
us until you reach your goal. No better time and no
better place. Dividends compounded semi-annually.
THE CONSERVATIVE SAVINGS & LOAN ASS'N.
1614 Harney St.
Resources $14,000,000.00 Reserve $400,000.00
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Tuesday Thrift Sales
MENTION OF A HALF DOZEN OR MORE items
that will give you some idea of the nice little econ
omies you may practice by coming here and pur
chasing on Tuesday in these Thrift Sale Offerings.
Thrift has never been so big a word and so widely
known as it is today we are working out a peculiar
economic puzzle that will best be solved by prudence on
the part of the buyer and the exercise of foresight and
prestige upon the part of an establishment like this.
Never before has it been our privilege to help more in conservation than
right now. Never before has the great buying power and prestige of this es
tablishment meant more to our customers. Never have we been in a position
to urge more earnestly that everyone take advantage of the economies to be
practiced here.
Buy a Fireless Cooker and Save Fuel
Right in Line With Wise Conservation
The Government has asked everyone to save wherever possi
ble on fuel, and a Fireless Cooker in every household would cave
tremendous amounts of coal and gas. Anyone who has ever used
one of these Fireless Cookers would never again be without one
we are ready to show you how efficient they are and you can buy
them now at a moderate price.
Duplex Fireless Stoves
Cooks the Entire Meal. Bakes and Roasts Brown.
The outer stove casing is made of steel, eliminating warping arid cracking. The
stove lining is pure aluminum. Steam vent in cover releases the steam pressure, let
ting the excess of steam escape, and as a result Duplex Fireless Stoves will bake and
roast brown. Equipment complete no extra parts to buy.
One-Hole Fireless Stove, at $13.50 Two-Hole Fireless Stove, up from $19.50
Basement
3
Underwear
Women's Litla Thread
Vests, with hand crocheted
yokes; also lisle Union
Suits, with tight or loose
knees and lace trimmed;
regular and extra sizes;
worth up to 75c; on large
bargain square, CQ
JSK,
at
Third Floor
Handkerchiefs
Women's Silk Crepe
Handkerchiefs, with fancy
colored borders and hem
stitched; very 1 P
special, each.... IOC
W o m e n 'a Hemstitched
Handkerchiefs, in plain
d'hite and fancy colors;
iome with embroidered
corners and some all
linen; worth up to 25c,
special, each, 1 Q 1
12
at
Main Floor
Domestics
36-Inch Printed Etamine,
assorted patterns, 5 to 15
yard lengths, 1 fl 1
a yard, at 1U2C
Percale Remnants, blue
and gray, 3 to 10-yard
lengths, value 20c a yard,
special, a yard, Jg-c
Basement
Bungalow Aprons and Blouses
In This Big Basement
A Good Assortment of Bungalow Aprons,
made of good quality percales, fiftp
regular $1.00 values, at
A Nice Assortment of New Silk Blouses, in
light and dark colored crepe de chines and
taffetas, all new up-to-date styles, new col
ors, tie effects and new collars, also tailored
models, about twenty different styles to se
lect from, all sizes, some stripes dJO QC
and plaids, exceptional values, at.
New Cotton Blouses, in a good assortment
of new Spring styles. Considering the high
market prices today these are ex- Q Ej "
ceptional values. Each only T '
Three items that represent good savings
for this Tuesday Thrift Sale.
Basement
Laces
American Made Filet
Laces, sample pieces, in
scores of different de
signs, 3 to 5 inches wide,
in white and real shades,
laces and bands, worth up
to 50c a yard, special, a
vard, 1 U and
at
15c nd 25c
Main Floor
Hosiery
Women's Silk Boot Hosiery,
full fashioned, double soles,
high spliced heels, lisle gar
ter tops, in black, white and
colors, irregulars of $1.00
quality, a pair, 59 C
Main Floor
Notions and Sewing Needs
Extra Strong Safety Pins, 3 sizes on a card, at. . .5c
White Ivory Dressing Combs, to close out, at. . .25c
American Maid Crochet Cotton, a ball, at 8c
Large Bolts of Rick-Rack, good grade, a bolt. .10c
Shell Hair Pins, 6 in box, at 5c
Hair Net Veils, special, 3 for 25c
Bow Holder for Children's Hair, each 5c
Fast Colored Darning Cotton, 3 balls for 5c
One Big Lot of Bias Tapes, Rick-Rack and other
tapes, all slightly soiled, a bolt, at 3c
Carmen Hair Nets, 6 for 25c
San Silk, 6 spools for 25c
Wire Hair Pins, 2 large packages 5c
Sanitary Belts, all sizes and styles, each, at 25c
One Big Lot of Dust Caps, each, at. . . 5c
Amber Knitting Needles, a pair, at -10c
Steel Knitting Needles, 4 in set, a set, at 10c
Fast Colored Wash Edging, 3 bolts for. 25c
Main Floor
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