The Omaha Daily Bee
EDITORIAL SECTION
PART TWO
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VOL. XL VI. NO. 239.
OMAHA, SATURDAY MORNING, MARCH 24, 1917.
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AMATEUR BREWERS
PLUMB ODT OF LUCK
Sweet Cider is a Long, Long
Way from Applejack and
Wine Is Hard to Make.
NO RELIEF IN SIGHT YET
By A. R. GROH
To those two citizens who sent me
alcoholic questions I wish to say that
I sympathize deeply with them in
their grief over the coming banish
ment of Al. K. Hall from our fair
state, and that I see no hope in the
propositions which they put iorth for
keeping him in our midst.
One of these men inquires, "What
is to prevent a man from buying great
quantities of fresh grape juice and
allowing it to ferment in his cellar?
Nothing at all can prevent a man
from dome that.
But, my dear thirsty sir, there is
much more to making win: than just
Duttm..' awav the grap : juice and al
lowing" it to ferment. You could just
as easily make a lemon pie by putting
some flour and water and lemons in
the oven and "allowing" them to bake
into a lemon pie.
Wine making is a con.plicated proc
ess. The wine has to be watched
carefully. You have to knw just
what temoeratu. ; to maintain. You
have to be able to tell from the ap
pearance of the "must" just when
to stop fermentation. You have to
know just when and how to do the
racking, ann now otten to ao it.
Must Keep It in Wood.
A fine bouquet is produc J, you
must know, by the gradual oxidation
of the alcohols and the combination
of the resultant products with acids.
Hence the necessity for keeping the
wine in wood, through the pores of
which the air enters.
If you rack the wine too often you
expose it to so-called diseases which
give it a stale, sour or bitter flavor
and ruin it. To prevent this, scrupu
lous cleanliness is imperative. Some
times antiseptics are used. Some
times sulphur is burned in the casks.
Sometimes pasteurization is employed
and sometimes filtering through un
glazed porcelain.
These are just a few of the little
things you would have to know and
observe. You see, you'd probably
have to give up all other occupation
iniorder to make your wine and even
then it's not likely you could pro
duce good wine. Too bad-1
My other questioner has a similar
scheme; namely, to "buy sweet apple
cider and 'allow' it to turn into apple
jack." Only Hard Cider.
Not much hope there, either. In
the first place, sweet cidr won't turn
into applejack. It will only turn
into hard cider.
Applejack, lovingly known among
its friends as "Jersey lightning," is
secured by distilling hard cider, which
is a long and tedious process requir
ing considerable apparatus.. Apple
brandy contains about 50 per cent of
alcohol, while hard cider contains
only 5 or 6 per cent, which isn't much
more than beer.
My second correspondent is an optv
mist. He says he believes "love will
-find a wav.
I dunno. Looks pretty dark to me.
Don't see much hope. By the way,
your name sounds Scotch. Did you
ever hear that very dry story? Here
it is:
A Scotchman and an Irishman,
went into a saloon and the Irishman
didn't have any money.
But that doesn't help the present
critical situation, does it?
Fraudulent Bill
Passed in Office of
Revenue Collector
George L. Loomis, collector of in
ternal revenue, is $8 poorer as the re
sult of a deputy in his office having
accepted a raised $10 bill some time
ago.
The fraud was detected by Cash
ier H. A. Doud when the deputy
turned in his collections, which had
heen made during a rush period in
the business of the office.
Collector Loomis has just received
a $2 remittance from Washington to
cover the actual value of the origi
nal bill, but he must stand the loss
of the difference' himself.
A counterfeit silver dollar received
from an unknown source by an
Omaha woman was turned in Friday
noon to the secret service depart
ment at the federal building. The
woman said she did not know the
coin was counterfeit until a bank
teller refused to accept it.
Marty 0'Toole, Holdout,
Signs Rourke Contract
Marty O'Toole,' famous spit ball
Jiurler who once gained nation-wide
prominence through his sale to the
Pittsburgh club for $22,000, has come
to terms and, after holding out for
some weeks, has signed an Omaha
contract.
O'Toole's contract is conditional.
The terms are rather large for the
Western league, but O'Toole must
lilcli 210 innings and win fifteen
?amcs to collect. .The reason for
lie conditional contract is that
3'Toole had a bad knee last year
which hindered his pitching. If the
:nee does not bother him this year
t is believed Marty will easily win
lie required number of games. But
if he doesn't win at least fifteen
panics Marty would be too expensive
a man for a Western league club to
:arry. Thus the contract.
Colonel Bingham Ships
Overcoats to China
Eighty-one army overcoats will be
shipped by Colonel Gonzales Bing
ham of the quartermaster depot here
to Tien Tsin, China, for use of Ameri
can troops on duty at the United
States legation there. He has just
received the order.
Sinking
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Fifteen members of the crew of
the American steamer Vigilancia
lost their lives when the vessel was
torpedoed by a German submarine,
according to latest reports. Several
VACCINATION WAR
ON INFULL BLAST
Pupils' Parents Demand Abdi
cation of "Czar" Oonnell for
Exceeding His Authority.
SUIT IS BITTERLY FOUGHT
Indignant parents of Saratoga
school pupils involved in the vaccina
tion fight with Health Commissioner
Connell and the Board of Education
fought their first battle in district
court m the hearing before Judge
Leslie. The chief issue at stake in
the legal "Battle of Saratoga" is
vyhether pupils who have been vac
cinated by the internal method can be
barred from the schools by order of
the health commissioner: also wheth
er the authorities can hang up small
pox cards at their own judgment.
Iht parents seek to nave the health
commissioner and rhe school board
.enjoined from excluding children
showing certificates of internal vac-
cnation from the Saratoga school.
They also want a dump at Twenty
second street and Meredith avenue
rtnai.fl snH til, pnnrl'a n.rmificirtn fn
remove smallpox signs from their
homes.
Calls Connell "The Czar."
A. L. Sutton, chief counsel for the
parents, set off the legal fireworks
by characterizing the health commis
sioner as a "kaiser" and a "czar."
He argued that the "kaiser order"
of Connell specifying the external
method of vaccination was opposed to
the best interests of the public. "If
Connell can hang up smallpox cards
on houses where the disease does not
exist he has more power than the
czar," Mr. Sutton thundered, evi
dently forgetting for the moment that
Nick Romanoff has about as much
power now as a Petrograd policeman
in Berlin.
The attorney told the court that the
i: t irti, ..:
vaccination oruinance ui lyw is anti
quated and was passed at a time when
the city was experiencing a bad epi
demic of smallpox. This ordinance
provides that each school child be
vaccinated every seven years.
Connell Exceeds Authority.
According to Mr. Sutton, the
health commissioner has not the
power to decide which form of vacci
nation shall be used, lhat is a mat
ter for the legislature or the city
council, he told the court. I he at
torney asserted that Connell is an ad
ministrative official, not a member ot
the judiciary, i-le said that previ
ously the internal method of vaccina
tion was accepted by the health com
missioner. Corporation Counsel Lambert, rep
resenting the health commissioner
and the school board, declared that
in maintaining the sanitary regula
tions of Omaha Connell has jurisdic
tion over the schools. If necessary,
the corporation counsel added, Con
nell could overrule the Board of Ed
ucation. He argued that the only question
involved for the court to decide is the
right of Connell to say which form of
vaccination shall be used. He de
clared that the city has the right to
insist upon a reasonable qaurantine
of children exposed to smallpox.
"The city authorities may require any
reasonable form of preventative
known to medical men to cope with
an epidemic," he said.
Sight Are Qualified.
The corporation counsel held that
the city health authorities have that
power and are using it. Referring to
that part of the plaintiffs' petition
touching on the constitutional rights
of the school children, Mr. Lambert
declared that these rights extended
only so far as the parents meet with
the requirements of health and sani
tation involving the welfare of others.
Statistics were submitted showing
that the death rate in European coun
tries and in the Philippines has been
greatly reduced since the introduction
of vaccination.
Further arguments bv counsel of
the parents were that the method of
vaccination should be left open by
the legislature and the cilv council. I
of These Ships May Lead to War
of these were American citizens.
Captain Borum and four others and
four non-Americans are missing from
the sunken City of Memphis. The
sinking of these vessels is consid
ered by many as precipitating a
He charged that "Connell is law
unto himself and is overriding the
legislature and the city of Omaha."
Ezra W. Field, 2216 Meredith ave
nue, one of the leaders in the fight
against the health commissioner, told
the court that he had three children
attending the Saratoga school who
were refused admittance, notwith
standing the fact that they carried cer
tificates showing the internal form of
vaccination.
Dump Vividly Described.
He also told of the dump at Twenty-second
street and Meredith ave
nue, which he declared has existed
for years. Field testified that tin
cans, dead, dogs and cats, garbage
and street refuse were thrown on
this dump and that the odor is no
ticeable even blocks away.
The water in this dump, he testi
fied, is green and stagnant and is
near the Saratoga school. Field as
serted that the attention of the health
commissioner and the city council
has been repeatedly called to the con
ditions in the neighborhood.
One of the witnesses was Emily J.
Robinson,, principal of Saratoga
school for the last twenty years. She
testified that she called up Connell on
March 9 and told him that his in
structions in regard to vaccination
certificates had been carried out. "I
asked him if it was my duty to dis
regard the word of reputable physi
cians," she told the court. Miss Rob
inson declared that only four families
in the Saratoga school district had
smallpox.
Dr. E. L. Alexander was called as
a witness to testify how he vaccinated
the pupils brought to him. His tes
timony brought out a ruling by Judge
Leslie that the court was not going
to pass on the merits of the two meth
ods of vaccination.
Corn Leads Bull
Market Again and
Goes Up Two Cents
It was another bull day on the
Omaha grain market and all previous
records for high prices went glim
mering during the early hours of the
session of the Grain exchange. Corn
took the lead in the advance and
quickly sold up to $1.14!4 per bushel
for cash.
The previous high record on corn
was $1.12, but today this figure was
the low price, none of the tip-to-grade
offerings selling below. Most of the
sales were made around $1.13 and
$1.14. Receipts were seventy-three
carloads. The general advance was
2 to 3 cents per bushel.
Wheat sold up to $1.99J4, only one
half cent below the previous high
mark. However, most of the sales
were around $1.971.99, so, on the
whole, the market was 2 to 5 cents
up. The receipts were thirty-six car
loads. Oats took a spurt and marked up
a new high record of 62J4 cents per
bushel. The advance was lA to Vi
cents per bushel and the ruling price
6162 cents. Receipts were forty
four carloads. - .
Startles Judge With
Knowledge of Court's
A young man, nattily dressed and
not a bit perturbed bv his oredica-
ment, faced Police Judge Fitzgerald to
answer to inf charge ot forgery.
"Guilty or hot guilty?" asked City
Prosecutor McGuire.
"I plead not guilty and waive pre
liminary examination." said the pris
oner, showing a knowledge of court
procedure which caused officials to sit
up and take notice.
After the judge had set a $500 ..jnd
for his appearance in district court.
the defendant turned to Mitchell Gian-
neau of Omaha, the complainant, and
said suavely: "I would like to see you
in the ante room for about five min
utes concerning my case."
the prisoner gave the name of
Claude Broadhead. Police say that
he forged a check on the First Na
tional bank for $15.65. It was male
payable to Mr. Fred Davis and was
signed "H. Holmes." Gianncail cashed
the check on March 17 and identifies
Broadhead as the man who presented
it to him. Gianneau admits that the
prisoners sleek appearance and
smooth talking induced him tr aive
money for the "scrap of paper."
state of war between the United
States and Germany. It is believed
that President Wilson will issue a
proclamation to that effect.
One Minute Store Talk
Service Wins!
And the foundation of service is
reliable merchandise. In these
days, more than ever before, the
skill, the knowledge, the honesty
and everlasting watchfulness of
the merchant must combine to
protect the customer. In our store
you are always a Protected Cus
tomer. And the capstone of Service is
Salesmanship. Our salesmen know
true service to the store is to truly
serve the customer to help him
una wnat ne wants, what he
ought to have, what will
faithfully serve and perma
nently satisfy.
If you don't know the new era of
satisfaction ushered in by the
greater Nebraska why not find it
out today?
The New Spring Shirts
Extra satisfaction in early choice of these
new Yorkes, Manhattans and Bates-Street
Shirts. Unique patterns, best quality fabrics,
largest showing in the city, $1.50, $2, $2.50.
Spring Underwear
Determined to get underwear! comfort, a man ought
to select from the largest showing. Vassar, Superior
and a dozen other great lines of union suits here
$1.00 to $3.50
Spring
Neckwear, 50c
From daring designs
to neat effects, these
extra quality four-in-hands
'offer variety
and values unequal
led at 50.
Others, $1, $1.50, $2
Headquarters
for
Boy Scout Shoes
Tan, Black, Smoke
Potato Prices Breaking;
Speculators Frightened
Potatoes have gone down in price.
Yes, that is the great news that
bursts from the vegetable markets
of the city. Seems almost unbeliev
able. But it's true.
The reason for it is said to be that
the speculators who cornered the
potato supply and boosted the prices
to outrageous figures have grown a
bit scared at the amount of potatoes
they still have on hand to get rid of
before the new crop begins to appoar.
In fact, new potatoes from the south
have been here for some time, though
their price is much higher than that
of the old potatoes. The pri.e of
potatoes now is around 65 cents a
peck and the vegetable men declare
that it will continue to go on still
lower.
Lettuce is especially fine at present
and is here in large quantities, both
Naval Officer Suggests
Missouri River Patrol
"Patrol the river above the Omaha
bridges with a boat," suggests Lieu
tenant W. W. Waddell of the navy
recruiting service.
He declares that iany mines that
might be sent down the river by war
plotters could be detected in that
way before they reach the waters im
mediately around the piers of the
three bridges. 1
"The recruiting station would loan
a seaman temporarily to take charge
of a patrol boat and instruct other
men," the lieutenant adds. His sug
gestion may be adopted, in case it is
practical under the present conditions
of floating ice.
-JOHN A. SWANSON, Pres.
Supreme Easter
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The Travel
Luggage Shop
Suit Cases and Bags,
$1.25 to $35.00
Standard and Steamer
Trunks, at $7.50 to $25
NEVERBREAK WARDROBE
TRUNKS, AT $16.50
WE ARE EXCLUSIVE
OMAHA AGENTS
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the leaf and the head variety. Celery
is still on the market but 't is of in
ferior quality and higher price.
Rhubarb, the spring vegetable so
good in sauces and pies and other
ways, has grown nice plentiful and
can now be had at the small price
of 5 cents a pound.
Cabbage and cauliflower of fine
quality, crisp and solid, are on the
market, but command pretty cood
prices.
Beets, turnips and carrots, both of
the new crop and of last year's, are
plentiful. Leeks and watercress are
abundant.
. Oranges and grape fruit are of fine
quality and maintain little prices.
There is apparently no combine on
them, while the wholesome qualities
are recognized.
Apples, too, are plentiful as ever
and at the same price.!.
To Select Location for
Federal Bank Next Week
Directors of the federal land bank
of Omaha are to hold a meeting in
Omaha next Tuesday. It is probable
that at that time permanent quarters
for the bank will be selected. Also
a number of minor clerical positions
are to be filled by appointment at
that time.
Eight appraisers are yet to be ap
pointed for the Omaha bank, but
these are to be appointed by the fed
eral farm loan board at Washington.
These appointments are expectd to
be announced within a few weeks.
Applicants are very numerous for
the positions. The appraisers' jobs
pay $2,400 per year.
Exposition
IKE inspection of a national clothes show, you'll find
our spring displays all-embracing. More than a
score of America's finest clothes makers' spring
productions are assembled at this Greater Store. A show
ing of such magnitude that all past presentations fade into
insignificance. We direct attention to
Thousands of Men's and
Young Men's
Superbly Tailored Suits at
$20-$25-$30
Models in such vast variety that to say "all
the new ideas" merely hints at what we've
assembled. Belt back, belt around, detach
able belt, inverted pleat and gathered backs.
English sacks, single and double breasted.
New pocket and lapel effects. The most ex
traordinary range of colors, weaves and pat
terns every known at $20. $25, $30.
America's Finest
Spring Suits for Men
There is a limit to the possible excellence that can
be tailored into a suit of clothes. You'll reach that
point in our finest suits. No need to pay custom tail
ors double our prices. The supreme achievement of
clothes making here in spring suits, at $35 and $40
Man's and Young Man's All-wool Suits, axtra values at $15.00
Smart Spring Hats
Largest western showing
of America's most cleverly
styled and expertly made
hats for men who demand
the best. In jus
tice to yourself
see what hat head
quarters offers this
spring.
John B. Stetson Hats, at
$3.50 to $10
Crofutt & Knapp Hats, at
$3.50 to $5.00
Nebraska De
Luxe
leaders
at
kn Hats,
Wis,
New Spring Caps, all colors,
FOR MEN AND WOMEN-
PNEUMONIA TAKES
BIG DEATH TOLL
Claims More Victims This Year
i Than Any Other of Many
Disease Epidemics.
SCARLET FEVER IS NEXT
Of the contagious and infectious
diseases scarlet fever and measles
have been the most prevalent during
the first three weeks ol this month.
There were 116 cases of measles, as
against thirty for February and six
teen for January.
The health office records show
eighty-seven cases of scarlet fever for
this month to Friday, with a total of
eighty-seven cases last month and
fifty-three during January.
There have heen seventeen cases of
cerebral spinal meningitis in Omaha
this year to date, most of the cases
proving fatal.
It is notable that only three cases
of typhoid fever have been reported
since January 1, none being recorded
thus far this month.
Pneumonia Grim Harvester,
Pneumonia has claimed the greatest
death toll of any disease this year.
Health Commissioner Connell reports
many cases of bronchial affections
during the last few weeks.
Analyses of city water are satisfac
tory. The health commissioner urges
general co-operation in a city-wide
clean-up. He states it is not neces
sary to wait for the clean-up cam
paign, which will be held on April 20
and 21.
"It is just as necessary to clean in
teriors of homes as it is to rid yards
and alleys of refuse and rubbish,"
said Dr. Connell.
-WM. L. HOLZMAN, Treaa.,
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