FEDERAL AGENTS
DIRECT ARREST
i OF SPELLBINDER
Omaha x Authorities - Charge
f Speaker at Friends of Free
. Russia Mpptinn With Vi.
: dating Espionage Act. ;
- Chief Eberstein of the federal bu
reau of investigation . and Deputy
United States Attorney Saxton have
ordered the arrest of Harry Gins
berg of Chicago, who lectured in
Omaha ir the Swedish auditorium
Sunday night. . , t , ,
He will be charged with, violating
the espionage act. Federal, agents
attempted to .arrest Ginsberg late
Monday, but found he had already
left the city. Instructions were sent
to the federal authorities in Chicago,
ordering his arrest there, He will be
brought back to Omaha for arraign
ment ' 1 .
Ginsberg came to Omaha as the
chief spellbinder of a meeting which
was held tinder the auspices of the
Friends of Free Russia in celebration
of the first anniversary of Russian
"freedom." The organisation is a
union of various labor, organizations,
socialist, Jewish Workmen's circle,
Russian Progressive dub of the South
Side and other clubs. I :
, Officers Present.
Forewarned of the meeting, Chief
Eberstein gave orders that the speak
ing should be in the English language.
Several police officers and. Special
Agent Hansen $f the bureau of inves
tigation were present, ready to arrest
those participating . if thy over
stepped the. bounds of the law.
A large quantity of Industrial
Workers of the World "literature
was distributed among the twper
sons present Samples of these leaf
lets, pamphlets and newspapers are
now in the hands of the United States
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attorney; ' Copies have also been sent
to the attorney' general's office in
Washington. . .
One of the papers distributed has a
cartoon showing a benevolent human
figure labeled "Bolsheviki" looking up
over the edge of the globe and re
garding several cities where Indus
trial Workers of the World prosecu
tions are pending. One of the cities
is labeled "Omaha." v
"We will deal promptly with any
people violating the espionage act,"
said Mr. Saxton. "That law means
what it says and its enforcement is of
utmost importance at this time." .
Chief Eberstein, has given orders
that only the English language may
be used in public meetings in Omaha.
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Grocers' Substitute Order
Will .Be Enforced to Letter
The grocer who has not the nei es-
sary substitutes to sell with wheat
flour must not sell the flour" t all.
This is the order of the food admin
istration, and E. M. Fairfield, who is
head of the enforcement division of
the "Nebraska food administration,
says the rules regarding substitutes
will be strictly interpreted and strictly
enforced. , t
The purchaser will not be gien
credit for substitutes he may say 'he
wi purtnasca cisewncrc or si an
other time. The substitutes mus' be
sold at the time and place this pur
chase of white flour is made. '
Substitutes that may be sold v;th
wheat flour are hominy, corn rits,
corn meal, corn flour, edible corn
starch, barley flour, rolled oats, tat
meal, rice, rice flour, buckwheat flour,
potato flour, sweet potato flour, soy
bean flour and feterita flour.
Springlike Weather Prevails
' Throughout the State
Railroad headquarters report warm
and springlike weather over Ne
braska and all the territory east of
the Rocky mountains. Monday night
the state was without precipitation
and Tuesday morning temperatures
started in at 24 to 50 degrees above
tero. The ice is now all broken up
and in tnost of the streams it has run
out, with the exception of a few places
in the , ypper stretches of some of
them. - .. '
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THE BEE:
Clearing House to Speed
U. S. Compensation to Roads.
' Washington, March 12. One of the
first acts of the railraod administra'
tion after enactment of the pending
railroad bill will be to create a finan
cial accounting clearing house to
facilitate the government compensa
tion of companies on the basis ot the
average annual net income of the last
three years, provided by the bill. '
This clearing house method, it was
explained today at offices of. Director
General McAdoo, wil: enable roads to
use directly most of their receipts for
ordinary expenses and to turn over to
the government fund each month only
the surplus of income over the amount
of . the government guarantee. On
the other hand roads whose actual in
come is less than the guarantee will
receive credit from the government
fund. "" ."
Team Leaders Vie for Honors
In Omaha Ad Fund Campaign
The team headed by F. W. Thomas
has thus far obtained the largest to
tal of subscriptions to the $50,000
fund for the bureau of publicity of
the Omaha Chamber of Commerce
to advertise Omaha. This team has
$1,870 in subscriptions to its credit
The total reported for the first day
of soliciting was $5,080
These subscriptions were obtained
by the following teams and in the
given amounts
Team 1 C. L.
Gould. capUia.
...$1,000
Team t F. W. Thomai
Team 7 K. E. feandarland.....
Team I George K. Becerow...,
1,870
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Team I I. A. Medlar
Team 10 Dr. I. 8. Cutter.
Team 11 H. E. M Milken
Team IS Harry Toetevin
Mall (ubacrlptloni
411
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Total..
..18,080
Airplane Mail Service , ' :
To Capital is Delayed
Washington, March'12. The start
of the airplane mail service between
New York. Philadelphia and Wash
ington will be delayed probably as
late as May 15 because landing fields
at Philadelphia and New -York have
not been found. The service was to
have been begun April 15.
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OMAHA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13, 1918.
POLITICAL
Number of Voters In 5rvk Will
OffMt lacraa By Annexation.
SHRAPNEL
Politics is politics in the Knock
ers club trench at 1619 JF arnam street,
During the noonday confab S. Anon
Lewis began spouting about a candi
date he did not likek and he. proceeded
to indulge in prolixity over these dis
likes. '
"Never knock a candidate. If you
can t say something kind just keep
still," admonished Joe Morrow. "You
don't have to vote for him, but what
is the use of knocking him?
1 do not say anything against a
candidate unless I know what I am
saying is the truth and in this instance
it is the truth and the very truth,"
added Lewis. .'
Whereupon Harry Foster reminded
the disputants, innocent bystanders
and others that the club is a knock
ers' club and that knocking is permit
ted.' .-
The Tekamah Herald has launched
boomlet ill behalf of Judge Day of
Omaha for the state supreme court
"To our way of thinking," states the
Herald, "there is not a better qualified
man in the state for this position. He
made an excellent record as deputy
attorney general and his record as
one of the supreme court commission
ers is without a flaw. For more than
10 years he has been judge of the dis
trict court in this district and has won
respect and confidence of all , who
know him." t 4 . - ' .
The judge was champion foot run
ner while in college in Iowa and his
friends believe he can run as fast in
politics aa he could upon the col
lege campus. ' , : i
How many votes will it take to
nominate at the city pritnarjr on
April 9? . ' i V , '
Here is the statistical material to
work with: At the city primary three
yeara ago 17,146 votes were cast.
Since that time South Omaha, Dundee,
Florence and Benson have been taken
into . the municipality. The voting
strength of the annexed territory is
approximately 6,000. It is estimated
a'!
For the
camp
that the number of men who have
gone from Omaha on account of the
war will at least offset the increase
which otherwise would have been by
reason of the annexations. The low
est primary vote of the nominees three
years ago was 2,300 and the highest
was 8,040. Now get out your pape
and pencil and figure it put
George Kapinski and R. J. Sutton
have filed petitions for the city pri
mary. The former is on the socialist
ticket and the latter is former mem
ber of one of the exemption boards.
Dr. Harry A. Foster and Ross L.
Shotweli warn all concerned that they
are going to file as candidates for the
"Let George do it'
used by George B,
is is catch line
Dyball on his
campaign cards,
Newest Silks
for Every Purpce
A visit tohe Silk Shop la to
helpful in Suggestions for
Milady's Springtime frocks
of charming originality.
Hindu Crp-ia a rich novelty
Silk r quite unlike any ethers
' of the . present - season in
weave and pattern. Many of
, the beautiful colors and de-,
signs are exclusive with us.
; Now the selection is complete.
Iris Silk is a lustrous taffeta
like fabric It is not, how
ever, to be confused with
taffeta. Iris Silk is almost
unequaled for wear and is
shown in the newest shades,
for dresses. (36 inch) 12.50
.These two numbers are in
dicative of what you may ex
pect of ThompsonBelden
Silks For 1 fewness-Quality
and Fair Pricing.
March Veils
Smart in appearance and .
very serviceable these windy
; March days. A wide range of
choice is permitted this sea
gem. To i he . fashionably
dressed is to be veiled,' to be
correctly veiled is to visit
Thompson-Beldens. Circular
veils with chenille dots and
embroidered borders are
jshown in taupe, brown, navy
purple and black.- :
Velling-both plain and fancy
meshes comes in all fashion-1
able shades'
Silk Combinations
Women will enjoy these
lovely glove silk Combination
: Suits-They are pure silk of
a very good quality-tailored
Band top, $4.75. Hemstitched
top$5
Bsmnt
mmM ; Chickens
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It is estimated that the scraps thrown away from the
tables of America are enough to feed 200,000,000 chickens.
might beturned into eggs. M ,
: A great saving of food and money could ,be macle if the
people of America would keep more small flocks of chickens.
A campsugn is being launched to interest the city and
town dweller who owns a backyard in the possibilities of keep
ing a few hens. . If you have a family of four, you can feed
eight hens on the scraps from your table, and you should
average four eggs a day from your flock.
The Federal Department of .Agriculture has published
a handsome illustrated booklet on the possibilities of back
yard poultry-keeping. The book gives full, expert directions
. for how it should be done. , '
You can have a copy of this book freei Write for it to
day, and see if your circumstances will not allow you to keep
afewchicleminyourownyard. ;
- Address The Omaha Bee Information Bureau, Wash
ington, D. JC., and enclose a 2-cent stamp for return postage.
Ask for The Poultry Book. . i
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First Ten Days of March
Show Excess of 88 Degrees
March, so far, is one of the warm
est on the records of the weather bu
reau in Omaha. For the first 10 days
there was an excess of 88 degrees in
temperature, or 8 degrees a day.
But the forecaster points out it is
by no means safe to assume, that the
cold weather is over. He points to
the records. For instance, on March
14, 1880, the thermometer fell to 7 be
low xero. March 14 is a cold day in
many years. In 1895 the thermome
ter touched zero and in 1897 it reached
3 below on that day.
The highest temperature ever reg
istered in Omaha rin March was 91
above rero on March 25, 1907, A
maximum of 64 was reached here yes
terday.
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That Accomplishes Unusual Results
Mr. Robert Nicoll, our personal repre
sentative in New York City, is in Oma
ha, at present.
He returns after weeks of closest con-.
tact with the American Fashion Center'
and the specialty shops of Fifth Avenue. .
His knowledge of correct fashions is
necessarily unlimited and it is now at
your command. s . . '
A consultation with Mr. Nicoll is almost
certain to solve any apparel problems
that may be bothering you. , ' f
This Superior Fashion Service is re
flected in our Spring showings of -
Tailored Suits - Coats - Dresses
v evd Blbices :
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Distinctive Girighsm presses
'Correct for shoppinp;-motortog and porch vear. 4
' Beautifully fashioned from
quality.' They meet with
woman who sees them. .
$3.50 $4 $4.50
ild ia tli Dm iBiat
Morphine Habit Led to
Forgery, Prisoner Says'
Morphine caused John Blair,' inOo
Chicago street, to forge checks ; for
more than $100 and pass them at 10
Omaha retail store, according to a
confession he is alleged to have i;:ven'
the police. Blair admits he has Nrn
in the habit of using more than $2
worth of "dope" a day and that bis
wages as a cook were not large
enough to supply him with the dru.
Man Falls Into Elevator ; '
Shaft; Fractures Two Ribs
Joseph Hopkins, laborer, 26 years
old, employed at the Pioneer Paint
company, fell into an elevator shaft
Monday morning and fractured a leg
and two ribs.
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ginghams . of extra
the approval of everr
$5 to $10.25
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