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    THE BEE: OMAHA, FRIDAY, APRIL 13, 1917.
wAJOR J. H. BURKE
DIES OFPNEUMONIA
Associate of Late Colonel Cody
Expires Suddenly in Hos
, pital at Washington.
SEVENTY-FOUR YEARS OLD
(From a Staff Correapondent.l
Washington, April 12. (Special
Telegram.) Major John H. Burke,
for many years associate and intimate
friend of Colonel W. F. Cody, died
this mprning at Providence hospital
of acute pneumonia. He was stricken
early in the week and taken imme
diately to the hospital by the Elks.
He had been visiting friends here for
several weeks.
Major Burke toured the United
States and Europe with the wild west
show and like Colonel Cody was
honored by the ruling heads of the
old world. He was 74 years old.
Well Known Here.
One of the real veterans in the
publicity game, Major Burke knew
more American newspaper men by
their first names than any press agent
who ever lived, with the possible ex
ception of "Stuttering" Charlie Davis.
He was sure of a welcome in the of
fice of every newspaper in the land,
because of his personality. The com
panion of presidents and kings, en
tertainer of the haut ton as well as
pal of the humblest, he mingled freely
with company of all aorts, his unfail
ing geniality and courteous habit
marking him as especially gifted for
his part. And he waa dignified, too,
as became a gentleman who respected
himself and his calling.
In Omaha he was very well known,
as he had visited the city annually for
a third of century or longer, and
was always welcomed by a group of
friends who valued him because of
his sterling qualities as a man. He
was here last summer as usual, spend
ing about a week in the city.
ENGLISH PREMIER
ASSERTS U. S. HAD
PART INTRIUMPH
(routined From Fas Oita.)
ranged to build 1,000 ships for the
Atlantic.
Field Marshal von Hindenburg,
the premier went on, had declared
that German submarines would put
f'.ngland out of business before the
United States was ready.
"He does not know America," the
nremier declared.
He added that Von BindenburgV
prophesy "was as false as his famous
line, which we have broken already."
The United States, the speaker con
tinued, had the noble tradition of
never having engaged in war except
for liberty. He asserted the present
was the greatest struggle for liberty
upon which America had ever em
barked. He rejoiced more in the
knowledge that America was going to
win the right to sit at the conference
table when terms of peace were de
cided than at the resources it would
bring to the allies.
"I can see peace coming now," the
premier declared. He said it would
not be a peace which would mean
endless preparation for strife and
bloodshed, out "a real peace such as
this old world has never known."
Strange things had happened in this
war, he declared, and stranger things
were to come. Today a devastating
war was being waged. Tomorrow
perhaps not a distant tomorrow war
might be abolished forever from the
category of human crime.
Mr. Lloyd George said It would
have been a tragedy for mankind if
America had not placed itself in a
position to take part in the peace
conference, with all the influence and
power for right which it was now
winning for itself. '
PIONEER SCOUT AND PRESS
AGENT IS DEAD. '
MAJOR JOHN H. BURKE.
PAPER MAGNATES
ARE INDICTED BY
A FEDERAL JURY
(CantlnaMi From Fate One.)
Department of Justice in February
"at the request of the Federal Trade
commission." Subsequently the com
mission and the manufacturers reached
an agreement in respect to prices.
"The Federal Trade commission in
its preliminary report to congress de
clared there existed in news print a
combination in restraint of trade and
that while there was no actual short
age in news print paper, a very defin
ite equilibrium between the available
supply and, the demand had been
brought about artificially in the trade,"
Mr. Colby said. "The grand jury, as
the result of its independent investi
gation has, in effect, reached the same
conclusion and has indicted the men
whom it considers as responsible for
these conditions.
The Period Covered.
'The prices charged by members of
the association are greatly in excess
of prices which independent pro
ducers, even under war conditions, are
content to receive. There has been a
relatively slight advance in the cost of
materials, but nothing comparable to
the advance in prices which has been
made through the concerted action of
the members of this combination and
under restricted competitive condi
tions brought about by the associa
tion." The Indictment states the inquiry
covered the period since December,
1914. The total daily output of news
print paper, chiefly used by newspa
pers, is put at 6,300 tons in Canada
and the United States, with a value of
$250,000. Of this amount, it is al
leged, 5,600 tons were controlled by
forty-five specified companies, whose
trade the defendants are accused of
engaging in a conspiracy to restrain.
the association is described in the
indictment as a voluntary trade asso
ciation composed of firty-five firms
and having "no constitution, by-raws,
nor minutes of proceedings."
HODSE LISTENS
TO BAM REPORT
Majority of Committee Inclined
to Believe State Might Re
cover for Loss.
CAPITAL NATIONAL BLOWUP
Senate Recedes From Its
Changes in School Board Bill
(trom Staff Correapotraent.)
Lincoln, April 12. (Special.) The
senate today receded from its amend
ments to House Roll 39, the Omaha
;rhnn1 hoard bill, oroviding for the
selection of members from wards and
their election-at-large. the amcnth
nj.r, rfraiirned to leave the ores
ent membership of the board in of
fice until 19ZU. The motion to receae
by Moriarty was carried without dis
cussion. The first shift toward the
provisions of the law not take place
at the school election of 1918, when
a portion of the membership is up for
election again.
Legislative Notes
(From a Staff Correipondent.)
Lincoln, April IS Special. )--For eome
raaaon the attendance of home membera
thla morning waa the beat It baa been In a
Ions time. On roll call, the only abaenteea
were! Mceere. Nielaen. Lovely and shannon
of the Douilaa county delegation. Klolaen
and Lovely came In Immediately after
ward, making the total attendance of the
forenoon aeaalon, nlnetyntne.
A motion was adopted thanking Rp
reaentatlve Thomaa tor copies of hla newa
paper, the Alliance Herald, furntahed every
week during the leglalatlve aeaalon to all
membera of the houae.
The number of bllla that have been algned
by Governor Neville and delivered to Sec
retary of State Pool, la now above 100, and
growing every day. Before the end of the
aeaalon, It la expected to reach J60 or more.
Two yeara ago, the leglelature paaaed over
SOS bllla and the governor algned all but
a handful of them.
Persistent Advertising Is the Road
To Success.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
Lincoln, April 12. (Special.) The
house today listened to long reports
made by the majority and minority
members of the joint committee of
the house and senate appointed sev
eral weeks ago to investigate the
probability of securing something for
the state from the old claim against
the Capital National bank, which
tailed twenty-four years ago, in which
the state lost nearly $.i00,000.
The majority report favored the
appointment of a committee to make
a thorough investigation of the mat
ter after the present session has
closed, in the belief that something
could be secured, while the minority
icport, which was signed only by
Senator Albert, did not belneve there
was enough chance to recover to war
rant the state in going into the inves
tigation. , , .
Representative Fultz said that Sen
ator Albert had asserted the statute
of limitations had run out. He was
of the opinion that Mr. Albert was
mistaken.
Mr. Fultr called attention to the lit
igation of the Jones National bank
of Seward against the Capital Nation
al bank directors and stockholders
and said that after the case had been
up to the United States supreme court
twice, it had finally, in last April, been
decided in favor of the Seward bank.
He believed there was a chance to
win the case in answer to a question
by Peterson as to what chance he
thought the state had, but did not
care to venture a prediction, because
he had not had time to investigate.
Bloodhounds Used on Trail
Of Burglar at Fairbury
Fairbury, Neb., April 12. (Special
Telegram.) Sheriff Rawles and Chief
of Police Williams mad an attempt
with bloodhounds to run down the
man who robbed the Joslin lumber
yard office last night. Hounds took
up a trail that led to a rooming house
on Third street. On being admitted
to the building they entered a room
but authorities did not consider evi
dence sufficient to make any arrests.
This makes the second burglary in
this office this week. Several rob
beries have been reported during the
last week.
Recently four fellows attempted to
hold up Meyer and Simon Levin,
proprietors of the Boston store. The
proprietors heard them plotting and
ran down the street.
Methodist Men's Class
Gives Donation to Red Cross
Fairbury, Neb., April 12. (Special
Telegram.) The men's class of the
Methodist church contributed SllX) to
day to assist the Red Cross society in
its work during the war with Ger
many. A draft for this amount was for
warded to the national treasurer. The
donation was ready currency.
FRECKLE FACE
Sun and Wind Bring Out Ugly Snots.
now to Remove Easily.
Here's a chance. Miss Freckle-face.
to try a remedy for freckles with the
guarantee -of a reliable dealer that it
will not cost you a penny unless it
removes the freckles; while if it does:
give you a clear complexion the ex
pense is trifling.
Simply get an ounce of othine
double strength from any druggist,
and a few applications should show
you how easy it is to rid yourself of
the homely freckles and J?et a beauti
ful complexion. Rarely is more than
one ounce needed for the worst case.
Be sure to ask the druggist for the
double strength othine. as this is the
prescription sold under guarantee of
money back if it fails to remove
freckles. Advertisement.
A Passport to the Grave
ta m avery package ef clgareltea
ANTI-SMOKE
kill thi tobuoo dilrt In thru Amy;
HsvrmttM. oon-hablt-formlnf. At Itadinv
druKgiats, or writ us. Full information
FREE. Trial bottle, $1.00.
OMAHA CHEMICAL LABORATORIES
Dpt 10, Omaha, Neb.
What's Your
Foot i Trouble?
Nearly all foot troubles, such as callouses,
bunions, broken down arches, etc., are due ,
to some bone of the foot being out of
normal position. You can correct these
ailments and restore comfort and ease to
?rour suffering feet by wearing scientif ical
y devised foot appliances, combined with
expert shoe fitting.
"Put Your Feet in Stryker'a Hands for
Foot Comfort and Service."
Douglas Shoe Store
11T N. 16TH ST.
. The Poatoffico Is Opposite the Douglas
Shoe Store.
r1 V ton
Praise From a
Minister's Wife
Ujs. Toaepb Fry, of Wsynesville, N. C, wife of the Pastor of Jonothan
Circuit, Western North Carolina Conference, M. E. Church, South, says:
"About fifteen yeara ago I bad a severe case of Typhoid Fever and a re
lapse which left ma In very bad condition which got worse all the time. . .
I was so nervous that I could not stay In a room alone. . . I couldn't sleep
for four and five nights at a time. . . I then began taking Cardut and after
t had taken a half bottle I felt I waa Improving. . . After I had taken four or
five bottles I waa able to. . . do my own work and I got back my correct
mental condition (or I had been so nervous and absent-minded since my Ill
ness.'' Can you doubt the merit of Caso-c-t In the face ef such evidence?
Give It a trial All good druggists sell CaiDOl S-il
Travel Bags
TF YOU think all bags look
1 alike. COME IN AND SEE
OURS.
yOU'LL find difference in
our line of hand luggage.
IT'S IN THE STYLE AND
DURABILITY. And that comes
from simply a little unusual
forethought put into their mak
ing. THE foremost luggage makers
are represented in our line.
Omaha's Best Bag (a e Buildora
Freling & Steinle
1803 FARNAM ST.
L
TEETH
DR. McKENNEY Say:
"Kverjrthtnt flonntettd with oar of
fice It clean and tho at most can la
exercised to imp it to.
Haavtaat Brtdn
Warn, par teeU,
$4.00
Wonder Plates
worth SIS a aas,
Beat Silver Ml.
Saga
50
Beat JUc Gold
Crown t
$5, $8, $10 I $4.00
w piaaaa yau ar reiuna your money.
McKENNEY DENTISTS
ARRAS CONFLICT
DEVELOPING INTO
GREATEST OF WAR
Coflttnaed From Page One.)
of what the Vorwaerts terms "a world
league for the destruction of Ger
many." Britons Defeated, Says Berlin.
Berlin, April 12 (Via London).
British attacks participated in by cav
alry and armored cars to the i.orth of
Monchy yesterday, says the official
statement issued today by the German
army headquarters staff, broke down
with heavy losses.
From Soissons to Rheims, the Ger
man statement adds, the artillery fir
ing increased to great violence. In
the western Champagne the artillery
tiring is increasing.
Yesterday the French and British,
according to the statement, lost twenty-four
airplanes on the western front.
"On the northern bank of the river
Scarne," the German statement adds,
"British attacks in Vimy and Fam
poux during a violent artillery fire
were repulsed.
"To the south the enemy brought
forward strong forces for a thrust.
After frequent assaults Monchy was
lost. To the north there were British
attacks."
Presidential Electors
Eliminated From Ballot
(From a Staff Cqrreepondeat.)
Lincoln, April 12. (Special.) Gov
ernor Neville has signed House Roll
193, enacting into law a measure giv
ing voters of Nebraska a chance to
cast their ballot directly for presi
dent and vice president. Presidential
electors are eliminated from the bal
lot, and instead are named by the
state convention of the political parties.
Other bills signed were:
H. R. 36 Appropriation of 116,000 for a
fUh far.
8. F. 69 Olves railway commlaalon power
to enforce high voltage tranamlaslon law
of 1916.
S. F. 38 Provides for a community vialt-
Ing nurse.
S, F. 130 Raises salary of public defender
In Omaha from 61,200 to $2,400 a year.
Beatrice Citizens Carry Flag
To Boost Naval Recruiting
Beatrice. Neb., April 12. (Special
Telegram.) Hundreds of citizens of
Beatrice attended the patriotic meet
ing at the Lyric theater tonight. Pre
ceding the meeting a parade, headed
by the Beatrice municipal band, Com
pany C. Home guard and boy scouts
was held, all citizens joining in the
"KISH" IS REAL
EXPERT FURRIER
Has Full Charge of Dresher
Brothera Fur Making, Fur
Repairing, and Fur
Storage Denta.
WELL KNOWN IN OfvlAHA
An number of Omahans will look
at the accompanying portrait and say:
"Well, well, if that isn't Kish The
Furrier!"
And, sure enough, it is. It is no
other than Anton L. Kish, who has
been identified with Omaha's Fur In
dustries for twelve years and who has
rounded out an experience of twenty
six vears among furs.
demonstration carrying the Stars and
Stripes.
At the Lyric theater patriotic ad
dresses were given by local speakers.
The meeting was held for the puri-ose
of starting up interest among young
men for naval recruits.
Persistent Advertising Is theJoad
IStk anal Faman 1J14 Fan
Mmm Douglas ssrs.
St.
Mr. Kish came originally from
Europe, and, while across the big
pond, ripened his knowledge of furs
in the leading centers of the old world.
Anton L. Kish has charge of all of
the fur-making, fur-repairing, etc., at
Dresher Brothers' immense Dry
Cleaning and Dyeing plant at 2211
2217 Farnam St., and also attends to
the workings of Dresners' immense
Fur Storage Vaults.
It is utterly impossible to better
the construction of Dreshers' .Fur
Storage Vaults. They are made of
concrete and steel, are tire, moth and
burglar' proof and finely equipped with
every late device known to the Fur
Storage art. The temperature in
Dreshers' Fur Vaults are automati
cally maintained at 28 to 35 degrees
in summer months, and this steady
temperature is what aids so materially
in keeping furs in their original state
of freshness.
Dresher Brothers are becoming lo
cally famous through their broadcast
offer to pay "$50,000 for any moth that
can live in the Dresher Fur Storage
Vaults." i
During the coming warm season Mr.
Kish will make special low prices, on
not only fur repairing work, but on
the making up of entire new furs.
He will be glad to explain storage
methods to all interested ones and ad
vocates the early storage of furs. He
will be more than glad to meet all
old friends at Dreshers' and to make
as many new ones as possible.
1 If it is anything pertaining to furs,
by all means see Anton L. Kish at
Dresher Brothers' ideally quipped
Dry Cleaning and Dyeing riant at
2211-2217 Farnam St.
Dreshers' phone timber can never
be impressed upon your mind too
strongly. It is tfYLER .1-4-5.
Better me? "Kish" and talk Furs.
-J-Advertirniciit.
Nebraska Telephone Gets
Right to Increase Stock
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
Lincoln, April 12. (Special.) The
Nebraska Railway commission has au
thorized the Nebraska Telephone
company of Omaha to issue capital
stock of $1,100,000 to pay off notes
bearing 6 per cent interest, held by
the American Telephone company,
and $900,000 more in stock for exten
sion, betterments and additions to the
system in 1917.
Persistent Advertising Is the Road
To Success.
THOMPSON BELDEN &CQ
Csiab fished S66
The Parasol Show
Ready for Viewing
Many indeed are the new
ideas in parasols.
One is the sport parasol, club
top, in the season's newest
colors and fabrics, short
stick and loop for the arm.
The "Sunrane" parasol is a
new departure, for it's both
sun proof and rain proof, due
to a special process it under
goes. To be had in plain col
ors and fancy designs in silk.
The Rose Maid is an India
shape with short handle and
arm loop.
Motor parasols, sun and
rain proof, in black pongee
and colors.
Children's parasols, exact
copies of the styles mother
will carry.
New Blouses
Fashions for suit wear. Dainty
styles to go with separate skirts,
dress blouses, sport blouses, wash
blouses.
$1.95, $2.95, $3.50
and Upwards.
Men's Handkerchiefs
Fancies and Colors
Japanese and Cheney Silks, in
white and colors, hemstitched and
corded borders, 50o, 75c, $1, $1.25
Colored Linen Handkerchiefs, very
attractive designs, 50e.
White Linen Handkerchiefs, im
ported from Ireland, 15e to $1.25.
Initialed Linen, 35c and 50c.
Silk Boot Hose
An excellent quality of black
or white silk boot hose, with
lisle tops and soles, 69e pair.
Attractive Apparel Fashions
To fulfill the requirements of
every daytime and evening occasion
New Tailored Suit Models
that are unusually attrac
tive, $25 and $35.
Springtime Coats in
bright fabrics with gay
linings, $15 and $25.
Dresses of individuality
a newness that is refresh
ing, $45 to $65.
Private Display Rooms.
Apparol, Second Floor.
Sorosis Pumps
Exprettive of Individuality
Tour preference as to pumps, whatever
it may be, can be completely satisfied
from among the wide selections we offer
Black Kid Pumps, $6
Gray Kid Pumps, $8
White Kid Pumps, IS
Tan Kid Pumps, $7
Patent Kid Pumps, 6
All With Turn Soles.
ANNOUNCEMENT
Raise in price
Detroit Electric
OWING to the advance in cost of
raw materials, increased cost of
skilled labor, etc., we are obliged to
announce a raise in price of $100
DETROIT ELECTRIC taking ef
fect at the close of business Saturday,
April 14. Also an additional raise of
$100, taking effect at the close of
business Monday, May 15.
Orders received now for DETROIT
ELECTRIC will be filled in the order
in which they are received.
We urgeyou to place your order
immediately.
Phone, call or wire.
ANDERSON ELECTRIC CAR COMPANY
(Builders Detroit Electric)
DETROIT, MICHIGAN
E. M. BOTTOM, Manager
Omaha Branch.
3S14-16 Farnam St.
Phone Harney 800