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THE BEE: OMAHA, TUESDAY, JANUARY 2, 1917.
YANKEE BUSINESS
WINNING RUSSIA
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Americans in Petrograd Have
Their Pockets Bulging; With
Contracts of-Sales.
SATE ROUTES ABE FEW
(Oomtpondence of th Associate PrM.)
Stockholm, Nov. 30.--More and
more the American business men ap
pear to be investigating commercial
possibilities in Russia. Every steam
er ram America brings steadily in
creasing numbers of them, and Ameri
cans are continually streaming in
from Petrograd and Moscow with
their pockets filled with contracts or
the proceeds of sales.
There is, however, a very consider
able number who either go no farther
than Stockholm or who reach their
aims only after many weeks of weary
"waiting here. These are the men who
neglected before shipping their goods
to inform themselves of the condi
tions to be met, or routes, of things
essential to the sale and delivery of
goods in Russia.
A typical case is that of the repre
sentative of certain automobile firms
in America, who came to Stockholm
with motor trucks intended for Rus
sia, despite the fact that it is nearly
two years since the Swedish parlia
ment enacted a law refusing transit
to motor vehicles in any and all cir
cumstances. This law, enacted on
January 9, 1915, prohibits absolutely
and unqualifiedly the transit through
Sweden to Russia of arms or parts
thereof, ammunition, war material not
specially mentioned, lead in all forms
and motor vehicles of any kind.
Letters no Good.
The shipper of the motor trucks
was inclined to reproach the British
embassy in Washington for having
issued to him letters of assurance on
articles which could not be transited
through Sweden. It' may be that the
men in the department of the embassy
that issued these letters were not fa
miliar with the Swedish law. Quite
apart, however, from the question of
whether they know or should have
given warning, American shippers
should understand that letters of as
surance are in no way a guaranty that
the goods covered are wanted by or
can enter Russia, or that they can
cross Sweden. '
Russia, in common with all other
belligerent countries, has prohibited
the importation of certain goods and
closely restricted the importation of
others. Generally speaking, all luxur
ies may not be brought into the em
pire. The list of things wanted is subject
to frequent alteration ; conditions out
side Russia may make it impossible
at a given moment to send certain
articles thither. At present, for in
stance, it appears impossible to get
any coffee across Sweden. At least
one big shipment from an American
firm has been held up for months be
cause the Swedish government de
mands, as a condition precedent to
permitting it to be taken across the
kingdom, that a third of the quantity
be sold in Sweden. The British gov
ernment refuses to consent. -Question
of Routes.
Another detail in which American
shippers appear often uninformed is
the matter of routes, which now, with
the approach of winter, becomes im
portant. German submarines have re
cently been harrying shipping in the
Gulf of Bothnia to such an extent
that it has been seriously restricted.
The results naturally have been
' accumulation of goo i in Swedish
ports on the gulf. 1 ,.c freezing up
of the Gulf of Bothnia, which may
come now at any time, will close ail
watter connection between Sweden
and Finnish ports until next April.
There will remain then only the over
land route via Haparanda and Tornea.
This is a single track road, both in
Sweden and in Finland, there is any
thing but a surplus of locomotives
and other rolling stock on the Swed
ish end, and the route's transporta
tion facilities are in general so lim
ited that delays of weeks and even
of months are possible in the case
of goods not wanted with great ur
gency. Archangel will soon be icebound,
and in any event it is and has been
of little importance fat- shippers de
siring to avoid the Scandinavian
route, inasmuch as the transporta
tion facilities there have hardly more
than sufficed to handle government
importations of materials needed for
the conduct of the war. It is reported
unofficially that the completion of
the new railway from Mourma to
Alexandrovsk may be expected soon,
but too optimistic hopes must not be
based on the report. Alcxan,drovisk is
ice-free all winter.
Information Up-to-T)ate.
American shippers desiring to get
goods into Russia between now and
the reopening of water transporta
tion in the spring, should keep them
selves informed to the minute as to
transportation conditions via Hapar
anda, as to goods desired and which
will be favored in expedition, and as
to conditions in Sweden regarding
transit. A neglect to obtain up-to-date
information about any and all of these
details may probably will mean
vexatious delays and loss, of profits
or even more than profits.
The so-called "Aktiebolaget (stock
company) Transito," a company
formed in Stockholm with the consent
of the British government to super
vise transit of goods for Russia, pos
sesses at all times complete, informa
tion concerning all conditions men
tioned. This information will be
placed at the disposition of the Amer
ican consulate-general in Stockholm
upon request from him on behalf of
an intended shipper. Another availa
ble source of information is the State
department at Washington.
Regardless of the difficulties of get
ting goods into Russia, all American
business men returning from that
country are enthusiastic over the pos
sibilities there. Not only are Amer
ican goods highly regarded, but there
is also, according to the testimony of
several returned merchants, much dis
satisfaction over many classes of
goods with which the Japanese have
been flooding the Russian market.
John Bull Awake.
The same man spoke admiringly of
the manner in which English mer
chants are grasping the opportunities
offered.
"Wherever I went," he said. "I saw
evidences of the excellence of English
preparation to get and hold the Rus
sian trade after the war. The English
tradesman has waked up. The great
firms have men on the ground who
know the language and the country's
customs, and their organization is
Steadily becoming more efficient.
"I "found no graft anywhere and
paid out no money for bribes. My
experience may be unique, but I
gained the impression that the man
who has honest goods tc ell at hon
est prices can do business without
bribery.
This American was inclined to think
that the British government applies
a certain pressure in some cases to
bring about a preference of British
tradesmen over American. The Brit
ish authorises here do not believe that
is so. As to (roods coming from
America for Russia they deny categor
ically tnat any preference is shown.
At the British legation the following
statement was made to The Associ
ated Press correspondent:
"We deny absolutely that any
preference is given to the transit of
British commodities to Russia. Brit
ish export licenses and letters of as
surance at Washington are both is
sued in accordance with the same
lists of goods required by Russia, and
no preference is given to British ex
porters. We have been at great pains
to institute as perfect a scheme for
the transit of American goods as of
British."
Mosher System Adopted by
National Commercial Schools
The Mosher System of Shorthand
has received the endorsement of the
National Association of Accredited
Commercial Schools at their annual
meeting in Chicago and the system
has been placed on the list of Ac
credited texts promulgated by the
association.
Mosher shorthand is an Omaha in
vention, the author being F. Willis
Mosher, who has been a shorthand
teacher here for many years. The
Mosher Shorthand Publishing com
pany, consisting of F. Willis Mosher,
R. C. Strehlow and A. M. Gebelf, all
of Omaha, was organized less than
a year ago and by securing the stamp
Igf approval of the highest authority
in business education, they have suc
cessfully opened a market for Mosher
Shorthand, which is almost unlimited.
Mr. Mosher and Mr. Gebelt, who
attended the convention, were for
tunate enough to have Guy Haxby of
Omaha accompany them. Mr. Haxby
is a writer of Mosher Shorthand and
has been a court reporter for Judge
Thornell of Council Bluffs for five
years, '
LastAbut not least, is the fact that
the company will be in. correspond
ence with thousands of schools in
every section of the country and
Omaha will receive its share of pub
licity along with the system.
HAVE YOU GOT A UKULELE?
Forty .Thousand of Them Will Be
Turned Out in Honolulu
This Year.
It has become apparent that the
ukulele has invaded the American
market with some promise of a per
manent place in the public regard.
Those who have not attempted har
mony upon it may have speculated
upon its source. A. P. Taylor, a cor
respondent of the federal Department
of Commerce, has given some infor
mation on that point.
The ukulele was first produced by
a Portuguese at Honolulu, Hawaiian
Islands. It was a popular vehicle ot
music in the islands long before it in
vaded the American market. -
lr. Taylor tells us that September
1, 1915, the ukulele factories of the is
lands were turningout 500 or 600 in
struments a month. A year later the
production had increased to 1,600 a
month, and the orders from music
dealers were far from being all filled.
Last month a company was organized
in Honolulu to manufacture- 2,000
ukuleles a month.
The ukulele is made principally of
the native koa wood. The peculiar
tone produced is said to be obtained
only from well seasoned koa wood,
properly prepared and fitted. The "is
land prices for the instruments range
from $375 to $20, the higher priced
product being heavily beaded. With
the new companies forming, the out
put during the coming year is esti
mated at 40,000 Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
PERU GAVE US THE POTATO.
Crop Conditions
In Alaska Are
Just About Perfect
(OrroBponOnce of The Associated Press.)
Washington, Dec. 5. Alaskan
crops in 1915 were grown under the
most favorable season for years, ac
cording to the annual report of the
four Alaskan agricultural experiment
stations just published by the De
partment of Agriculture. Grain
ripened and matured early and vege
tables and berries produced abundant
crops.
Excellent results were reported in
the development of a hybrid straw
berry combining the hardy character
istics of the native stock and the
quality of fruit of sorts cultivated in
the states. - Most of the hybrids were
developed at the Sitka station in
southeastern Alaska, where agricul
tural experts predict a still better
berry before long. Certain varieties
of apples have been grown in the
coast country and what is believed to
be the first apple blossom in central
Alaska is reported from Rampart
station, seventy-five miles south of
the Arctic circle.
Many new and early varieties of
grain liave been produced in Alaska.
Work has been continued in breeding
strains of alfalfa better adapted to
Alaskan conditions.
Sheep, the reports say, will do well
on Kodiak island and the coast re
gion. In normal winters the animals
could maintain themselves with little
feed, it is declared. For the develop
ment of a satisfactory beef animal it
is recommended that yaks be im
ported from Asia for crossing with
hardy cattle. Horse breeding also is
recommended for Alaska.
read between the lines parental trepi
dation over rising prices and nore
mouths to fill.'
Just look at the little tikes who live
in the house going off to Sunday
school! Do you believe in fairies?
Out of the front door comes a small
princess. You can tell that by the
sash, and the curls made around her
mother's finger and the pictorial hat
of state occasions. The prince is
resplendent in the blacking U one end
and a real part in his hair at the other;
and the dog mopes on the oilcloth in
the cramped, dark hallway because he
cannot go with them.
Out into the street mother love
travels after it has said goodbye, for
mother does not care much what be
comes of her if only her dreams come
true in these her children. She stays
at home and at work and grows pale,
and her loving sacrifice is all too often
thoughtlessly accepted. Hut some
times after mail' days and perhaps in
a far country, one rises up and calls
her blessed and comes home, and then
she knows her reward even before
God calls her and tells her she did
well. Philadelphia Ledger.
DISCOVERY OF CHLOROFORM
Edinburgh Physician First Experi
mented With It on
Himself.
The recent death of Sir Alexander
Simpson, the famous Edinburgh doc
tor, brings to mind the wonderful dis
covery of his uncle. Sir James Simp
son, his predecessor in the chair of
midwifery in the chair of Edinburgh
university, Sir James, if not actually
lite discoverer oi chloroform, was, at
anv rate the first to introduce its em
ployment as an anesthetic into sur
gical practice. This was in 1848.
Previous all operations were per
formed without anesthetics, the pa
tient being drugged with whisky and
held down by strong men while the
operation was performed. No medical
discovery ever did more to alleviate
human suffering.
Sir James is generally given credit
for the actual discovery of chloroform,
but it is stated in some works that it
was discovered some years previous
to his first experiments by an Amer
ican doctor named Guthrie and by a
Krench physician named Souberian.
In any case, it was Dr. Simpson who
proved its great value as an anesthetic
and the room, in which he made his
first experiment still exists in Edin-
hnrfrh 1
The story goes that he tried the
chloroform on himself aiid two m-d-ical
friends. They proved its efficacy
by simultaneously falling beneath the
table. Sir James had considerable
prejudice to overcome before chloro
form was adopted generally by the
medical profession, it being denounced
at one time as dangerous to health,
morals, and religion. St. Paul
Pioneer-Press.
SctsHos's Ptorctog- Pain.
You can dejMnd upon Sloan's Llnlffltol to
kill tho nervs pains of sciatica: It penetrates
without rubblm. Only 26c. All drunutsu,
Advertisement.
DRAMA IN HUMBLE HOMES
Romance Beckons to Playwrights'
From One and Two-Story
Dwellings.
A big city ought to nave a big heart
for all its little homes. There they
stand, their own argument, two stories
high, row upon row, block after block.
Two young people came and started
housekeeping. Rainbows bridge the
little space from the kitchen range to
the potted ferns in the parlor window.
From the sidewalk you could see most
of the wedding presents. Gilt frames
there were, with pictures of a kind, a
table of barber shop onyx, a piano all
shiny facade upright, of course, or it
would not be tolerated. You might
poke fun at the painted globe of the
lamp, but it stood there a glqwing
auerole of the affection of the giver.
Who shall write the drama and the
romance of three meals a day, of wash
ing and ironing, ot babies crying and
chuckling, of children going to school
and bringing home their maltreated
arithmetics and their strange tales of
dehumanized teachers? Who shall
find a novel between the shiny brown
covers of the little account book that
travels so often to the corner grocery
and the meat market, and who shall
A Product More Valuable to Man
kind Than the Gold of the Incas,
The gold of the Indies was the at
traction that led Columbus to sail
westward, that carried Cortez to
Mexico and Pizarro to Peru. The
Incas had large stores of the pre
cious metal, representing no doubt,
the accumulations of many centuries.
The capture of such a booty resound
ed through Europe. Spain became for
a time the wealthiest as well as the
most powerful nation of Europe, and
this was ascribed to the gold of Peru.
But Peru held another treasure
much more valuable (or the nations
of Europe than the golden booty of
Pizarro. Carrying the potato to Eu
rope was an event of much more
profound significance in relation to
the subsequent history of the world
than sending the Inca gold to the
coffers of- Spain. But nobody under
stood the value of the potato, and its
Peruvian origin was generally for
gotten before the plant became well
known. Instead of Peruvian pota
toes we call them Irish potatoes.
The potato was the basis of the
ancient Peruvian nation, and has at
tained almost the same importance
in other parts of the world within
the last hundred years. National
Geographic Magazine.
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Many doctors and nurses use Muster
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They will gladly tell you what relief it
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iches of the back or joints, sprains, sore
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pneumonia). Always dependable.
For Shin Blotches
There is one remedy that seldom fails
to clear away ill pimples, blotches and
other skin eruptions and that makes the
skin soft, clear and healthy.
Any druggist can supply you with
zemo, which generally overcomes all
skin diseases. Acne, eczema, itch, pim
ples rashes, black heads in most cases
Sive way to zemo. Frequently, minor
lemishes disappear overnight. Itching
usually stops instantly. Zemo is a safe,
antiseptic liquid, dean, easy to use and
dependable. It costs only 25c ; an extra
large bottle, $1.00. It will not stain, is
not greasy or sticky and is positively
safe for tender, sensitive skins.
Ths E. W. Ross Co., Clevelsnd, O.
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SHIPMENTS TO RETAILERS FOR YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31st, 1916, OVER
The greatest shipments for one year ever announced by a St. Louis Shoe House.
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Has always meant dependable shoes.
Our large business and capital has en
abled us to make- advantageous contracts
for large blocks of hides and skins which
we will manufacture into shoes for our
customers at a fair margin of profit.
This company does not propose to
make abnormal profits out of the
present situation by overcharging
its customers.
THE GAIN FOR THIS PERIOD WAS OVER
$4,700,000.00
The greatest gain made by any St Louis Shoe House for
this, or any other year in their history.
MANUFACTURERS
Buster Brown Shoes, for Boys
and Girls, cTVlaxine Shoes for
Women, White House Shoes for
Men and Stump of the World
Good Work -Shoes have by their
quality, style and merit, made
possible these splendid shipments
and huge gain.
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