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EDITORIAL SECTION
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The . Omaha Daily Bee
VOL. XLVH NO. 233.
OMAHA, SATURDAY MORNING, MARCH 16, 1918
"sSU'Arfc. SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS.
ALLEGED CHECK
CASHING CAREER
. HALTS IN OMAHA
George E. Finck, Arrested
Here, Sought by Police of ,
Many Cities on Forgery
Charges.
The allfged picturesque and sensa
tional "check cashing" career of one
George E. Finck, alias Finch, came
to an abrupt halt when he gave Wil
liam Thomsen, tailor, 2822 Leaven
worth street, a check for $45 in pay
ment for a suit of clothes. The check
was returned from a bank at Syra
cuse, N. Y., on which it was drawn
with the notation that the signature
was not genuine.
The check was signed George E.
Finck, sr., whom the man under ar
rest alleges is his father and guardian
oia $35,000 estate left him by the
death of his mother. His father, he
says, is a wealthy shoe broker and
director of the bank upon which the;
check was drawn. ,
Chief of Detectives Dempsey is re
ceiving letters and telegrams from
police in all parts of the United States
urging that Finck be held on a
.forgery charge until they can reach
Omaha in case Omaha officers are
unable to convict him.
Wanted in Chicago.
It is said the charges in Omaha will
be dismissed and Finck released to
Chicago officers. He is alleged to
have passed two worthless checks on
the Sherman hotel in the Windy City.
The. Illinois Bankers' league ih Chi
cago also has requested that Finck
be held for. Chicago officers for al
leged defrauding of member bank
ers. The American Creditors' league of
Peoria, 111., declares charges will be
preferred agiinst him if released in
Omaha. The Crescent Paint com
pany of Cleveland, 0., alleges the
man obtained money from them under
false pretenses. Other cities where
it is alleged he passed worthless
checks are Mobile, Ala.; Savannah,
Ga.; Galva, 111.; Joplin and Farming
ton, Mo., and Jacksonville, Fla.
Finck has requested that his "pre
liminary hearing be continued (intil
,next Tuesday in order that he might
communicate with his father in Syra
cuse. His bond was fixed at $1,000
pending his preliminary hearing. He
was unable to furnish bond.
Stockmen Lose, Millions
Through Mail Embargoes
Washington, March 15. Railroad
embargoes have cost farmers and
stock raisers millions of dollars within
the last few months, the senate agri
culture committee was told today by
Henry C. Wallace of Des Moines,
editor of a farm publication. Wallace
cited one 'instance in which several
ktars of cattle were held, for 10 days
"and then returned to the shipper with
a loss of 150 pounds a head.
Price fucinsr and attempts at eon-
trolling prices have been a failure,
Wallace said. He suggested that the
only successful method of price con
trol would be to use it only to stimu
late production where there was a
shortage.
1 GIARDINO IN CADORNA'S i
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SEAT ON COUNCIL
Reward French Nurses
For Coolness in Paris Raid
Paris, Wednesday, March 13. Gen
eral Mordacq, head of the military
cabinet of theninistry of war, vis
ited today the hospitals containing
the wounded from Monday night's
air, raid and bestowed the decoration
of the Legion of Honor upon Dr.
Milhit, the chief physician of one of
the hospitals, and war crosses with
palm upon Dr. Mathis, the director
of the hospital, and ' five women
nurses, who had continued to work
with the utmost coolness and devo
t'rii in caring for the wounded during
the bombardment.
Man Misses Money and
Friend at Same Time
A. F. Matter of Virginia reported
to the police that $500 was taken rom
his pocket while walking from the
bank ti the Young Men's Christian
association Thursday afternoon. He
alleged that he in company with a
man named Kelly went to the bank
together, where lie caslieu a draft.
He placed the money in .his overcoat
ocket and, they went out together.
Vhen he reached the Yonne Men's
Christian association he discovered
the money was gone, as was his new-
found friend, Kelly, he told the
police.
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- Americans Fighting
With Finn Red Guards
Stockholm, March 15. A number
of men from America are playing an
active part in the movements of the
Finnish Red Guards. The commander-in-chief
of the red guards is said
to be a man named Wesley, who with
his father, fled from Finland to
America 17 years ago to avoid im
prisonment for circulating seditious
t literature.
One of the red guard commanders,
named Lektimaki, lived for a number
of years in America.
APRIL 1, 1918
IS TAX DAY
Every person In Nebraska will be
required to list for taxation all tax
able property owned by him or nnder
his control as guardian or trustee on
April 1, 1918.
Are your Investments tax exempt?
Federal Farm Loan Bonds give
you 1 '
Exemption from local, state and
federal taxation, 4V4 per cent Interest,
payable semi-annually, safety assured
by II. 8. government supervision, an
opportunity to belp your country by
financing food production.
Denominations 11,000, $500, $100,
$30, $23.
Pries 1001,4.
Mall subscription!" or writ? for fur
ther Information to ,
E. D. MORCOM, Treasurer.
FEDERAL I -AND RANK OF OMAHA
1249 W. O. W. BIdf, Omaha.
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BOB' SMITH STILL
GRABBING AFTER
THOSE SOFT FEES
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Clerk of District Court Insists
Law to Stop This Graft
Passed House, But Not
Senate.
According to cable dispatches from
Paris, General Cadorna, formerly
commander-in-chief of the Italian
army, has been replaced as Italian
delegate to the supreme war council
by General Gaetana Giardino, assist
ant chief of staff Jo General Diaz,
the present Italian" commander-in-chietS-
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NO FIREWORKS FOR
FONTENELLE PARK
Imprcvers Plan to Curtail Ex
pense of Independence Day
Celebration and Plant .
Spuds Instead.
A meeting of the Fonteneffe Park
association, composed of more than
a dozen improvement clubs5 in the
vicinity of Fontenelle park, will be
called soon to discuss plans for the
annual July 4 celebration.
It has beenthe ciistom to devote
several thousand dollars to fool and
entertainment novelties on this day,
but, because of the war, it has been
deemed advisable to curtail this ex
pense this year. Tentative plans
have been made which, if agreeabie to
the various members of the associa
tion, will provide for obtaining from
the city a plot of 20 acres in Fonte
nelle park on which to plant potatoes.
The cost of the seed and cultivation
would be paid from a $300 fund now
in the treasury of the association.
The ground desired lies south of
the lake and, because of its marshy
character, has not been used by the
park board. Members "of the asso
ciation believe it Tvould make an ideal
potato patch. It is planned to httve
a "potato da after harvest tims, and
to invite aliMhe .member! to show
they skill at roastirig the "spuds."
Paflc Commissioner Hummel has ex
pressed himftlf is being in favor of
the plan. '
The celebration on July 4 will prob
ably consist only of patriotic speeches,
music and base ball games.
Head of Nebraska Aggies
School Goes to Wyoming
C. V. Williams, who has been su
perintendent of the Nebraska School
of ' Agriculture at Curtis since its
organization five years ago. has re
signed to become professor of educa
tion in the University of Wyoming
at Laramie. He will be succeeded by
Prof. A. P. Davidson, who has been
head of the department of agronomy
in the school for three years.
Ghosts of the naturalization fee
squabble still rise to haunt Robert
Smith, clerk of the district court. A
suit by former County Commissioner
"Johnny" Lynch having been disposed
of, a new obstacle presents itself to
keep mith from possessing the tidy
sum involved.
The session laws of 1917 fpr this
state contain an amendment, Mntro
duced by Representative Shannon,
which provides-"that all counties in
which the fees of the office may be in
excess of the amounts fixed by law
which the clerk is entitled to retain as
compensation, he shall in no case re
tain to his own use any fees, revenues,
perquisites or receipts from whatever
source that may come to him by vir
tue of holding said office, but shall
account for and pay the same into the
treasury of the county. Provided,
further, that nothing herein enacted
shall authorize any clerk of the dis
trict court to retain such fees,-from
whatever source received, in access of
the amount fixed by law as the com
pensation of the office or affect the
right of any county to recover such
fees not yet paid into the treasury."
Writes to Commissioners.
Comes now Mr. Smith and in a
letter to the county boarck states t.iat
he understands that this bill was
never passed by the legislature but
that it passed the house and went .to
the senate, where it was amended to
read that clerks of courts should pot
be required to report naturalization
fees during the term for which they
were elected.
He further insists that the bill was
Lsent back to the house, which body
refused to concur with the amend
ments, and says the president of the
senate signed the bill as amended.
He asks that proper action be brought
by the county attorney to test the
validity of the law. The application
was taken up at the board meeting
and referred to the committee of the
whole, with the recommendation that
it be investigated by the county at
torney. .
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Motorists Must Not Park
Where Street Cars Stop
Superintendent Kugel of the police
department has directed the traffic
squad to mark the near side street car
stopping places on pavements. Auto
mobiles must not be parked within
the limits of these cones.' Lettered
warnings will be added to the mark
ings. ,
"Some cities nave safety tones for
street car patrons who may stand in
side of these lines while waiting for
cars and feel secure from traffic,"
stated Mr. Kngel.
Near Beer Manufacturers
. Get Order From Food Body
Manufacturers of temperance beers
and malt beverages of all kinds are
limited by the federal food adminis
tration in their supply of grains,
fruits and food materials, to 70 per
cent of what they consumed in 1917 in
the manufacture of their products.
They are compelled also to take out
a license with the commissioner of
internal revenue in order to use these
grains and food materials at all in the
manufacture of their drinks.
Be'atonV Big
Saturday Specials
Toilet Articles
25c Bottle Ricksecker's Tooth
Powder lOd
50c Box Abonita Face Powder
'for 35
20c Powder Puffs. 10
25c Powder Puffs 14d
10c Powder Puffs 6
10c Emery Boards 76
10c Corn Files .It
50c Nadine Face Powder. . .28
50c Sempre Giovine 34
10c Amami Shampoo. . ..... .7&
25c Opol Shampoo, r. ...... 16
50c Goutorbe Rouge 29J
25c Goutorbe Nail Cake 16d
$1.25 Goutorbe Face Powder,
for 98d
$1.00 Meritol Toilet Water, all
odors '79i
Sundries
Crude Parafine Oil, for general
House Use, qt 25
"4 and 6-in. Nail Files 12
$1.25 Pocket Knives. 65
35c Stationery .'. .19
$3.50 DeMar's Whirling Spray
Syringe ......... ;.. -S2.98
35c 1-lb. Box Paper 21
50c Varnish Food, to clean furni
ture 29d
$1.00 Flash Lamps, complete
for 75
$1.05 Flash Lamps, complete,
for 90
35c Auto Silk Flags 19tf
(U. S.f English, FrencE and
Italian).
EDISON MAZDA LAMPS
25, 40, 50-watt Mazda Lamps, 30 60-watt Mazda Lamps. 35d
MAIL ORDERS RECEIVE OUR PROMPT ATTENTION
ea ton Drug Co.
15th and Farnam Streets.
Patents
25c Mentholatum 17
25c Wright's Silver Cream. 16
50c Ziora, an ideal antiseptic,
for 34
25c Menthol Inhalers. .. . ..O
15c Haarlem Oil .9
30c;Kolynos Tooth Paste. ,21d
25c Barkeepers' Friend, for. 17
American Made Aspirin
Bottle of 100 5-gr. Tablets
-for 69
Box of 16 5-gr. Tablets. . .16
Box of 8 5-gr. Tablets .... 8
25c Peroxide of Hydrogen. . .6
25c DeMar's Cascara Tonic and
Liver Pills 17
25c DeMar's Corn Remedy, 17
50c Nadinola Cream. ... J.. .29
50c Beaton's Cold C?eam...38
50c Lavoris. 34
30c Sloan's Liniment .19
25c Energine 19
25c Putnam's Dry Cleaner.. 17
Fountain Pens
We carry a complete line of
Conklin's and Waterman's Self
filling Fountain Pens, each from
$2.50 to $8.00. Beaton's $1.50
Fountain Pens, each 98
Every pen guaranteed - two
years.
SENATOR WADSWORTH FOR
GOVERNOR OP NEW YORK.
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JAHtS WADSWORTH JE.
United States Senator James V.
Wadsworth, jr., isfavored by repub
lican leaders as the republican guber
natorial candidate for New York.
Wadsworth is strong in the favor of
the upstate NewxYork farming inter
ests and is looked upon as the logical
man to carry the campaign to victory.
HYMENEAL.
Herckt-Barlow.
Miss Cedalia Barlow and W;!l am
J. Herckt were married by Kev.
Charles W. Savidge Thursday tve
ninfc; The attendants were Miss
Marie Hodek and Fred R. Minci
FORMER CAPTAIN
WILL RETURN AS
PLAItrCOPPER"
Henry P. Haze to Receive Ap
pointment as Patrolman in
Order to Qualify for
Pension.
Henry T. Maze, former capUin of
police, on April 1 will be remitted
as patrolman by Superintendent Ku
gel, on recommendation of C!;ief
Dtmii.
Haze wishes to complete the -eqiis-ite
service of 20 years to qualify for
a pension, according to the ru'ca of
the police department. He has seized
15 years, as follows: Appointed as
patrolman, July 28, 1887: chief f ("e
tectives. September 27, 1889; cap'ain,
September 17, 1895; resigned, Jan
uary 23, '1899; reinstated as junior cap
tain. August 7, 1902; resigned, Jarnary
1, 1906.
Two years prior to January I of
this year he served as superintsrdent
of the prison labor department, wh'cli
nvas started by Citv Conimiss;oner
Jardine, and abolished last DecetrDer.
Haze will be assigned to a beat on
April 1 and will receive $100 per
month, the present maximum salary
paid to patrolmen.
Recommended by Chief.
"He will be reinstated on the rec
ommendation of Chief Dunn," stated
Superintendent Kugel. "Haze came
to me about the first of the year and
asked me to reinstate him, but I told
him that the matter would have to
come from the chief, as all reinstate
ments must come. I understood that
Haze wanted to complete his service
which would entitle him to a police
man's pension."
. Four new patrolmen will be ap
pointed on April 1, three to be started
on the minimum pay of $65 a month.
The department has lost three men
since January 1, cue by death, and two
by resignations.
take Watch and Money,
But Overlook Diamonds
J. Marcus, 1123 Douglas street, re
ported to the police that he was held
up Thursday iiicht by wo men at
Twenty-fifth street and Capitol ave
nue. His watch and a little money
were taken. Two valuable diamond
rings were overlooked. . , .
Tendency to
Constipation?
USE THIS LAXATIVE!
Dietitians advise a "careful diet," but that is trouble
aome to most people; physical culturists advisa "certain
exercises." which is good if one ha both th time and the
.inclination. Doctors advise diet and exercise nd medicine.
The question is, shall it be cathartic or purjative med
icine? Or a mild, gentle laxative?
Thousands have decided the question to their own satis
faction by using a combination of simple laxative herb
with pepsin known to druggist aa Dr. Caldwell's Syrup
Pepsin. A small dose gives a free, easy movement of the
bowels. It is the best substitute for nature herself. In fact,
since the ingredients are wholly from the vegetable kingdom
it may truthfully be said it is a natural laxative.
Its positive but gentle action on the bowels makes it an
ideal remedy for constipation. The dose is small, and it may
be taken with perfect safety until the bowels are regulated and
act again of their own accord.
The drui&ist will refund your money it it falla to
do ai promised.
NO INCREASE
ta tpita of normous
Incronii laboratory
coats dua ta tha Waf
ih manufactured of
Dr. Caldwall'a Syrup
Papain ara sacrificing
tkair profits and absorb
ing um war tans, ao
that this family laxatir
may remain at tha pre
war pries el 50c ana 1,1
a larsja bottle. So told
by drutfiatt for 26 jraars
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Dr. Caldwell's
OYRUP DEPSIN
The Perfect 1 Ux&ttoa
Dr. CsMwoB's array
lasaa
FREE SAMPLES
Papafa it tha larawt aaUlaa UooU
in America. If you Sara rarer aead it. saad
your address far a free trial battle to Dr. W.
B. Caldwell. 46S Waehiaftoaj Su , Moaitteello.
Ill If you hire babies In the fejnOy send for
a ospjr el "The Cars of the Baby."
One-Minute
Store Talk
V any man doubts that
his efforts go unnoticed by
the world let him disabuse
his mind An Omahan said
to us
"It's one thing to open a
clothing store; it's quite an
other thing to make such an
impression that you leave
your footprints on the sands
of time. I've watched this
store expand from " modest
beginnings to the leader of
the west. You have always
been just about a year ahead
of the procession and that
accounts for it."
Anticipatinf? our patrons'
best interests is the Greater
Nebraska idea.
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JOHN A. SWANSON, Pres. 1
L. HOLZMAN, Treaa..
Select Your Spring Suit
at Headquarters
Fever this store was trie logi
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cai piace ior ciotnes Duying, Tim
time is now. Never before has there been such
imperative necessity-tq demand QUALITY;
( Never was there such cause for buying at a store"
' big enough to be prepared with VALUES.
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Quality, Values and the West's
Greatest Style Show
Awaits you at this Greater
Store this Spring of 1918
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Our vast variety of styles, models, patterns, colors
presents opportunities for satisfactory clothes selection
so far beyond the Scope of any other western store
that, in justice to himself, any man will surely want
to see Greater Nebraska Spring displays.
A Few of the FamousClothes
Exclusive Here
Society Brand, Style Leaders, v
Fashion Parks for Young Men.
Hickey-Freeynan Quality.Clothes.
Bran degee- Kincaid Fin e Tailorin g.
Adler, Rochester Levy , Rochester.
And many other celebrated lines
of World's Best Clothes
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I yajlkr A.M mSf
Spring Suits for Men
and Young Men
Introducing the wonderfully attractive new military
models so popular this spring. New 5-seam back sacks
. in fact, new military lines in every detail of yoiuig
men's single and double breasted suits. Conservative
styles, too, partake of the military influence. Never
such dash and snap in clothes
$15 to $45
Men's Spring Top Coats
Dress or Utility
Entirely new and distinctive in style are the new top
coats. Here also the military swing holds sway.. Welt
seams are featured, fitted backs, new pocket ideas,
new boxy models, raglan shoulders; vast range of col
ors from military tan to olive. Our greatest showing of
Spring Top Coats, 'at
$15 to $35
"The Spring Hat
You'll Want
All the late effects in Stetson, Cjo
fut and Knapp, Borsalino Imported,
Connet Quality Hats, Nebraska Su
perior and De Luxe Spring Hats,
at S3 to $10.
Your Shirt Store
This Spring .
"Your Shirt Store", if you want to
choose from the widest range of
patterns from all leading makers.
Finest silks to madras, $1 to $9e
Easter Neckwear
Choose Early
Wonderfully attractive, entirely
new selections. Fashion's last word
in neckwear style is here. Thousands
of rich silks, at 50 to $2.50.
TRAVELING GOODS SHOP OF OMAHA FEATURING FAMOUS INDESTRUCTO AND EVERWEAR WARD-
1 ROBE TRUNKS, $25 TO $65.
ARMY LOCKER TRUNKS TAYLOR AND INDESTRUCTO, $11 TO $22 -SEE
OUR WINDOWS TODAY COMPARE OUR VALUES ALWAYS
, 8TETSON
ARMY HATS
$8.00
ARMY OFFiCERis CAT:
4-59
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W1 L HOUHAHjntm.
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HURLEY.
ARNOLD GLOVE
GRIP AND FORBUSH
CIVILIAN ' AND
ARMY SHOES
.CORRECT APPAREL FOR MEN AND WOMEN.