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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (April 12, 1917)
THE BEE: OMAHA, THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 191V. PREPAREDNESS ON FARM ISO. SLOGAN President Calvin Announces Railroad Will Help Mobilize, Resources of Midwest. RUN PREPAREDNESS TRAIN "I'rcparedness on the farm i to be the slogan of the Union Pacific from this time on," declares President Cal v in of the Overland system. "The Union Pacific will do evcry 1'iiiig in its power to assist in mobil zing the resources of the country that I serves," said Mr. Calvin, "and when he harvest rolls around next fall we ant it said that the Transmissoiiri ountry, by keeping Uncle Sam's read basket filled, has done as much toward winning the war as have the eastern states with their munition and hell factories. "The Union Pacific is working out tmal arrangements for a 'prepared t ess' or 'conservation' train to be int out through Nebraska. As soon ..5 these arrangements can be com letcd this 'preparedness on the farm' train will start from Omaha. It is planned to get the program under vay while it is possible to get the maximum work done in preparing the !nd for the crops that are to come. "The idea of running this train is in iccordance with the urgent necessi ties pointed out by the National louncil of Defense and Defense and follows di- ectlv upon the heels of the report of lite Unitd States department oi vg i iculWre, in which it was pointed out i hat the estimate of the wheat crop ;or 1917 is some 50,000,000 bushels tin iter that of last year. "On the special train to be run by the. Union Pacific there will be farm experts from the agricultural colleges of the big western states and in addi tion a number of successful and prac tical farmers whose farms are located along the line of the Union Pacific will give practical talks to their neighbors. "The -urgent demand of the Na tional Council of Defense is that tvery possible acre in the great enm-p-oducing states be put under culti vation." President Calvin, who has already ; uvised the government that the en tire resources of the Union Pacific r.re at the services of those in charge of the preparedness campaign, holds to the opinion that work of the char- acter indicated is the most important j thafr can be done, .back of the firing line. Ad Club Will Round Up. Canners Friday, the 13th Defying any fcoodoo or jinx that nay be lurking in the neighborhood, i'riday the 13th is the day chosen lor the annual Ad club round-up of; canners. The round-up will occur at the Fontenelle hotel starting at S:30. Announcement of the event '. says "every man in Omaha should be a canner by thirteen minutes' after 9 hoodoo night," and "thirteen reasons why yon should come" are then ad 1 Mm Brothers Great Purchase of Beautiful Silk Dresses Worth from $25 to $39.50 ' On Sale Thursday, at- This extraordinary offering will be appreciated by everyone, because it is a sale of practical styles, all crisp, new garments and enough models to suit every taste. Over 300 Dresses to choose fromMade of ft f de Chine, Georgette, Crepe Meteor, etc. All colors and sizes to choose from. Dresses made to sell at $25.00, $29.50, $35.00 and $39.50. . . . 'Bee's Information Upon to Answer Many Questions Many questions have come to The Bee's information bureau at Wash ington recently dealing with the pos sible war strength of the United States. It is impossible to give any facts on the ultimate military effi ciency of the country at this time, says the bureau, but statistics are available showing the immcsely strong position we occupy financially and industrially, and the advantage our participation in the war will give to the entente allies. Thus the trade balance in favor of the United States for the last fiscal year was $,135,000.- 000, indicating that this amount of financial strength was added to our resources in that year alone. The revenues of the government, without any burdensome taxation, reached, the $1,000,000,000 mark. In 1915 the United States produced more corn, wheat, oats, cotton, coal petroleum, pig iron and steel and cop per than any other country in the world and all 'these commodities are primary necessities of warfare. We have alreadv lent to the allies over $1,500,000,000 and the amount could be doubled without straining our re sources. As to the number of men available for military service, it has been calculated that after making all deductions for physical1 unfitness, the needs of war industries and depend ency of families, the United States could put in the field 4,778,050 men of military age. Amongi other questions answered t,v ti. ifnrmatimi hiirn HmW th aif .,.!. ti. (..im,,,;,,,,. e t.)llowmg Am th inMshiiinMi to be specially rnirt uatrd from AnitaiiolU ralod as available to command any type of vrsset? Answer On gruduntlon a mtilnhlpman bo comi-n an t'linlpn and an enslpii inny com- Are the Slackers Of Omaha Rushing To Marriage Altar? Is there a crop of slackers men who are getting married to avoid ! being called to the colors springing up in1 Omaha, such as has been the subject ot much comment and criticism in Chicago? County officials are awonderine. Leastwise the rush for marriage licenses the last few days indicates that something beside the spring I weather is spurring the voune couples on to the matrimonial coal. Uany of the couples no doubt are merely carrying out wedding plans made several months ago, but there are others and they presumably don't care who knows it who would rather face grocery bills and gas bills than bullets. The rush at marriage license desk shows no signs of letting up. As many as four couples were waiting in line at one time Wednesday morning. County Judge Crawford was on the jump all morning marrying couples. He tied the knot for a half dozen lads and lassies. Marriage license records show a record number of the life certificates issued tlus far this month. One hundred and eleven cou ples have taken out licenses in the .seven working days of April, 1519 Douglas St., Near 16th Bureau Called mand a torpedo hot. tut, ft tender or fhtp not rated. The latter class would In elude submarine chatwra. It has not h?n announced to what duty the newly graUu ated enstgni will Be assigned. Ia tha Bank of England the rlchfit bank In tho world? Annwer No. The Russian State bank the richest, an well as tho only batik In tb world with deposits and current account; amounting to more than $1,000,000,00 This simply Indicates that financial power la more rentrulized In itusala than In England, not that the Russian government la a irons; financially as the British. Tho posits and current accounts of the Bank of England amount to JH36, 000,000. Is It true that the bulk of the wealth of the United State is In the hamls of fa Dannie? Answer The following figures Indicate roughly the distribution of wealth In this country: 3,000,000 people own 60 pur cent of the wealth. 33.000,000 people own 35 per cent of the wealth. ' fi5.noo.000 people own 6 per cent of (he wealth. Where did the expression "Brother Jona than" as applied to the United States ortgl nate? Answer During the revolution Jonatha Trumbull was governor of Connecttcu Cleorge Washington placed great reliance tn Governor Trumbull and several times tn mo ment of difficulty he remarked, "We must consult Brother Jonathan." The phrase came to be applied to Now Englandeia and thence lotho whole country. iui tho diplomatic representative of foreign power In tho United States be ar rental for a serious crlim, such as murder Answer No. The diplomatic repreaenta tive of another power Is Immune from ar rest under all circumstances. Should he be charged with ft crime the matter must be taken up diplomatically with hia govern menu The Omaha Bee information bu reau will be clad to answer your ones tions on almost any subject. You need only enclose a 2-cent stamp for return postage with each inquiry. Ad dress The Omaha Bee information bureau, Washington, D. C. Queries put to prospective bride grooms bv "Cupid" Stubbendorf, mar riagc license clerk, as to why they were in s'cii a nurry 10 procure cer tificales at this time, disclosed tin fact that at least a half dozen of the males admitted it was the war. ' "We'd rather get married than go to war," Stubbendorf says several of them asserted, Rotarians Hear Talk On Public Taxi Service A talk on taxicabs and taxicab service by Sam Houser was the fea ture of the weekly meeting and lunch con of the Rotary Oub of Omaha at the Hotel hontenelle at noon. Mr. Houser told of the great strides made by the taxicab business in the last few years and of how the old-time horse-drawn cab is now practically extinct. R. B. Wallace, president of the Omaha Ad club, extended an in vita tion to Rotarians to attend the an nual dinner of the organization on the evening of rnday the 13th. Jack Sharp acted as chairman of the meeting. - THE PARISIAN CLOAK CQ located at 818-820 South 16th St.. mui clone out soon, for the building is going to be torn down, and new spring suitw, coats, druses, skirts and petticoat are selling at tremendous reduction. Buy your spring out fit here and Bave onethird, one-fourth and one-naif oil on some garments, for The Wreckers are Coming Soon 18' He Eats Some Soap And Then the Cops Make a Hurry (Jail "There's a shooting scrap- down here. Come quickly," was the call the police got from a woman near Twelfth and Cass streets. The patrol made a hurried trip to the scene and cops found Jess Fow ler, colored, frantically writhing on the curbstone. Froth 'was issuing from his mouth, his eyes were rolling and he was rubbing with the palm of his hand a tongue that stuck out of his mouth fully two inches. "I've been poisoned," he shrieked, "and I ate some grease." Fowler later told the police that he had been selling dope to negroes of the dis trict. He charged that Jessie Reed, negress, gave him some of his own merchandise and he swallowed it be ) ii fore he was .vare that it was dope. Police took away from Fowler one third of a cake of sor.p which he was munching und which caused the lather that was profusely issuing from his mouth. Fowler and the Rerd woman were booked oti the charge of vagrancy. Detectives will investigate Fowler's statement that he was a dope merchant. City Administration is j Peeved at State Solons i The defeat of the city hall civil j service hill at Lincoln is being charged up to Henry Richmond anil j Jens Nielsen by T. J. O't'onnor and ' other administration leaders. "I guess Henry wants to run for city commissioner at the next city election," remarked Mr. O'Connor. Tender feelings do not seem to exist between the city administration and the "hovs" thev sent to Lincoln I at the last general election. ANNETTE KELLERMAN, whose great photo play, "A Daughter of the Gods," will be seen this year by millions, and who is appearing in person at the New York Hippodrome, says: i6l certainly do like the flavor of your Adams Black Jack Chewing Gum. Besides, the licorice in it is highly beneficial to the throat." Two Flags Stolen by Unpatriotic Thieves G. H. Harris, J119 Taylor street, be lieves the most unpatriotic thief in Omaha stole his Hag which was fly- i ing on his flag pole in his front yard Tuesday evening. The fl.ig was home made, silk and 7x10 feet. He has asked police to recover it. Kcv. R. V. Tayloi, pastor of the Parkvale l'reshytciia church, bought a new flag and hung it on his motor cycle. When he came out of his house, South Thirty-second street, the flag waj gone. STORE YCOR FURS In Our Concrete and Steel. 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