THE BEE: OMAHA, TUESDAY, MAY 1, 1917.
STATE CROPS ARE
BETTER THAN AT
FIRSTJEPORTED
Late Newg Shows that Winter
Wheat is But Half Gone
Instead of Seventy
rive Per Cent.
OATS CEOP TO BE HEAVY
Alfalfa Also Coming Up from
Boots and Loss on This is
Not So Heavy.
FARMERS PLOW FOB CORN
Crop report of the Burlington and
Northwestern oa 'a (or the week end
ing last Saturday night indicate that
while wet and cold weather wai the
rule throughout Nebraska duri: g the
period undr review, small grain made
good growth and the winter damage
will not be at heavy at at frst
thought '
TIk reoorts indicate that through
the winter wheat belt of the itate not
to exceed SO per cent of the winter
wheat hat been killed, whereaa the
estimate earlier in the season placed
the loss at 75 per cent. The damage
. :. U. .Ae. .'m .I, Platf
territory.
Spring wheat has started to show
. through the ground, according to the
reports, and notwithstanding the cold
weather made rapid growth. In some
localities where fields of winter wheat
had been partially killed oats have
been sown and the yield of the two
grains promises an abundant yield.
The reports indicate that while the
damage to the tHalfa has been con
siderable it is not going to be any
thing like what was at first predicted.
In many of the fields where the plant
appeared to ha. been dead shoots
ar coming up from the roots of the
ii stalks and ire beginning to cover
he ground.
Plowing for corn is well under way
ind indications point to the. largest
acreage in years.
Ob account of the cold weather pas
tures are alow in starting except on
the hillsides.
Precipitation (luring the week was
unusually heavy, coming the entire
state and ranging from one to seven
inches of rain .and snow. The heav
iest precipitation was up through the
sandhill country.
BILLS TO CONTROL
FOOD SUPPLIES
ARE JNTRODUCED
frntlnaa From Pag Ona.)
if manufacture, storage or distribu
tion of foods, food materials Or feeds
and gives similar .power to compel
licensees to disgorge unreasonably
I'ourded slocks, to retrain from unjust
jr discriminatory practices or charges
unci to exact fair prices only.
Rules for Mixing Grain.
It gives power to control the mar
ket movement and distribution of
perishable products, to prescribe per
rentagrs of Dour which shall be milled
front wheat and to permit or compel
wholesome and economical mixtures
of wheat; wheat flour or wheat prod
ucts with other products.
A bill to be introduced later will
confer plenary power upon the presi
dent to more adequately handle the
situation,' including the fixing of
prices, both minimum and maximum,
to prescribe natonil prohibition in
' president's discretion, regulate trans
portation of food products and deal
with exchanges and boards of trade
to prevent undue speculation.
BOARDS ARE IN CONFERENCE
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Officer! of Forty 8tatet Discuss Co
operation with Nation.
Washington, April 30. State aid in
the federal trade commission's inves
tigation of high food prices was taken
up here today at a conference of rep
resentatives of state food boards with
the commission. . i ,
Forty states were represented. Gov
ernor Fratier of North Dakota at
tended personally. State that have
no food boards also sent delegates,
Francis J. Heney, who has been re
tained by the commission as counsel,
said the investigation was not so much
to find out If laws have been violated
at to ascertain the facts and to change
conditions that exist in food distri
bution, ancT to eliminate speculation.
The commission is just starting an
inquiry directed by President Wilson
and is enlisting the assistance of the
states to hasten its completion. It
will make a survey of the country's
food retources with special reference
to violations of the anti-trust laws.
Secretary Houston today saw the
editors of fifty women's publications
and asked them to help with the Ag
ricultural department's household food
conservation program. Through the
magazines and the newspaper! the de
partment hopes Jo teach women of the
land to practice closer food economies
in the home.
Urges Use of Paper -
'-. Instead of Tin Cans
Washington,' April 30. To increase
the supply of tin can for perishable
products, the Department of Com
merce is seeking to have paper, pasteboard,-
glass or other containers sub
stituted for tins by manufacturers of
nonperithable articles, tuch at tobac
co, coffee, tea, spices, baking powder,
powdered paints, syrup, cocoa, lard,
' cheese, butter and toap powder. The
department today - announced that
many manufacturers have agreed to
"do their bit" to conterve tin-can
ttocks, of which eanners demand 40
ler cent more than manufacturers are
ible' to aupply.
UI-K)" An lonmra (knit
A dttlv liquid laxative, eatlmrllo and
llvtf I onto. Combine, tr.nfth wuk palat
able aromatlo tuLA Do, not trip or dl.
tm 1 KomaeB. to. AdTertlaam.nt.
WAR ORDERS STOP
COALFOR OMAHA
National Defense Council
Takes Over Fuel Supply to
Prevent Famine.
PEABODY NOW IN CONTROL
A HOTEL PURITAN
T V, ConmoiwMlthiMtBattM
J The Distinctive
-r Boeton House
T W 7m Puritan law or the met
ViW"""" hotels In mcwriS.
Omaha fuel dealers say shipments
of anthracite coal to this territory
have been cut off on account of the
war.
r'rancis S. Peabody of Chicago, na
tionally prominent in coal circles,
has been appointed controller of the
f'lel supply by the Council of De
fense. "I anticipate that one of the first
things Mr. Peabody will do will be
to outline a definite plan to conserve
the transportation facilities of the na
tion as they relate to fuel," said an
Oma' wholesale coal man who ask
ed that hit name be not used.
"It has been shown that coal from
the west and from the east have been
hruled in opposite directions to tuch
dittancea that the would cross sec
tions of the country that have suf
fered f-oni lack of fuel."
The dealer explained that hauling
of anthracite coal from Pennsylvania
will be stopped during the period of
rcnomic stress. The government has
notified eastern coal operators that it
will require 100 per cent more fuel
tiiib year for the army and navy.
Big Increase in Demand.
Eastern munition plants -re de
minding unusual quantities of coal
and the question ' mine labor is a
serious factor.
Locomotives are being worn out
faster than they can be replaced. La
bi I and car shortage looms up as a
large problem which must be met
by strict conservation of resources.
The available supply of anthradite
cral in this territory is limited and
is a sr.ia' per cent ot the normal de
mand for next winter. Coal men usu
ally nnke their plans during . the
spring months for the fall and win
t r.
Information received here shows
that for the first time Illinois coal
will bt loaded on the Chicago docks
tor un-tne-lakes business. I hit sun-
pi.' formerly wai received from Ohio
and West Virginia, which fields have
an tney can do to tupply calls from
astern plans.
"I believe the sucaestion of The
Bee last Saturday that eitizent nut
in some coal during the summer was
timely, i do not believe in beina-
an alarmist, but I know the coal
situation it uncertain," laid another
coal dealer.
Commandeer Smokeless Coal.
George H, Cuthing, editor of the
Tuck Diamond, ettimatet that east-
em mmtea must trv to move 25.000..
00C tons to the great laket, and they
w.i- ne oomg well It they accor. pliih
nan oi mat tasK mil year.
, ''111, Urn fir..... .J.I.J J-- J
o, 12,500,000 torn will be imposed on
western .nines to rciieve just this one
situation. He predicts that the fed-
em government may commandeer
the smokeless field of the F airmnnr
district of West Virginia and 'the No.
2 Kas tram of Wear Virginia, talrtnir
j.nrly SU.000,000 '.on a year out of
uir niarKct.
Mines in thia territorv have hern
cor.luig Atlantic shipping for the
round trip for a year and recently
'.IIP- Dlvina bLweeil Tivlrnnnl an1
South American ports have been call
ing at American stations for coal.
Three Men From The Bee
Mav Soon Be at Front
Three employes of The Bee have
taking ttept toward entering the mili
tary tervice of the country.
Ralph S. Doud of the editorial de
partment it awaiting ordert to report
at the training camp at Fort Snelling.
Hit application hat been approved.
He cxpectt to take an examination
f"r an officer't commission.
A. H. Majors and Ralph P.' Camp,
bell of the advertising department
have forwarded their applications to
take examinations at Fort Snelling.
DISORDER MARKS
STRIKE OF BAKERS
Serious Bioting in Ghetto Dis
trict of Chicago Quelled by
Mounted Police.
EXPECT FEDERAL ACTION
Chicago, April 30. Rioting marked
the opening of the bakers' strike in
Chicago this morning. The worst
disorders occurred in the Ghetto dis
trict, where mounted police were
called upon to protect the smaller
bakery shops from striken and their
sympathizers. At many placet men
and women threw kerosene on bread
at it wat brought to the wagont for
delivery.
Meanwhile the shortage of 1,000,
000 loaves of bread caused much con
cern to householders, and city, state
and federal officials exerted every ef
fort to end the walkout, which was
caused by a demand for higher
wages, union officials declared that
the strike had closed all of the city's
larger Bakeries and more than fifty
of the smaller ones.
It became known that agents of the
lederal government are closely ob
serving the effects of the strike and
have noted that a large majority of
the strikers were either born in Ger
many, or have Teutonic antecedents.
Both sides, however, assert that this
fact has nothing whatever to do with
the strike.
Representttivet of the bakers'
union said they would welcome op.
eration of the closed plants under
governmental control.
Once Wealthy Rancher
Found Dead in His Room
Once a wealthy rancher and taid to
be a professor in a South Dakota col
lege, Fred Robinson, 62, was found
dead in bed in hit room, 709 South
Sixteenth street Death was due to al
coholism. For the last ten yoars Robinson has
been making his home in Omaha do
ing odd jobs. He it laid to have had
but fev friends and spent the greater
part of his time in his room reading.
He was known by the people with
whom he associated by necessity as
"teacher." '
' Robinson was found by Mrs. G.
Louis, at whose place he roomed. He
had been dead for some time. Police
are trying to locate relatives said to
live in the east.
Gun Play In Expensive Tony
Tvnae was gesticulating with a loaded
revolver Sunday afternoon whiter he
argued with one man and four women
at Tenth and Howard street. Mon
day In police court he waa fined H0
for disturbing the peace and his gun
waa confiscated.
GROCERS OPPOSE
FOOD SPECDLATION
Nebraska-Iowa Wholesale As
sociation to Aid Government
in Conservation Campaign.
PLEDGE UTMOST SUPPORT
The Nebraska-Iowa Wholesale
Grocers' association is opposed to
speculation in food products, and
will co-operate with the Department
of Agriculture in the conservation
of food stuffs. The association went
on record to this effect in a two-day
convention at the Hotel Foncenelle.
A committee of five was appointed
to co-operate with Secretary Hous
ton and Assistant Secretary Pearson
in the conservation of foods. The
committee consists of E. P. Schoent
gen, Council Bluffs, la.; VV. T Smith,
Marshalltown, la.; Hcrma.. Zeuch,
Davenport, la.; F. J. Hughes, Omaha,
.ind Glenn Jones, Grand Island, Neb.
Restriction of the use of tin cans
for canning perishable articles was
urged in order to conserve the tin
supply. Paper packages and cartons
were suggested wherever it is possi
blt to substitute them.
The resolutions emphasized upon
the farmers the great necessity for
moderate priced food, and called at
tention to the necessity of their co
operation by raising large quantities
to enable the eanners to pack a maxi
mum of such goods during the 1917
season.
Another resolution concludes with
the following:
"Resolved that this association con
ceives it to be its patriotic duty to
offer to President Wilson its entire
resources and tervices, and does,
therefore, hereby pledge to him its
full co-operation and assistance in
defeating all speculative efforts that
seek to make unreasonable profits
on food stuffs, at any time and under
any conditions."
To Collect Information.
The association also pledged its
support to the Omaha Advisor;- com
mittee for the purchase of army sup
plies, and pledged its members to
use their good offices for the collec
tion of information and statistics for
the use of the committee and the
government relative to food stuffs.
John Mehlhop. jr., secretary of the
association, has sent a circular to
the member! in which he taya confi
dential information has been request'
ed in regard to available food stocks.
He askt each member to reply tell
ing the quantity of ttocks he has
on hand and how much he could sup
ply for the quaratrmaster's depart
ment of the United states Army in
case of an eme.-gency.
Germans Who Came to America
Are Outlaws, Says Von Bernstorff
Washington, April 30. Count von
Bernstorff, former German ambassa
dor to the United States, before the
war tpoke disparagingly of German
citizens in this country, saying they
had run away front the fatherland to
avoid military tervice and were out
law!, according to a statement made
public today by Senator Phelan of
California, in connection with - com
ment on the passage of the war army
bill.
The remarks attributed to Von
Bernstorff, Senator Phelan explained,
were made during an interview which
he had with the ambassador in
Munich in 1913 in an effort to get
Germany to participate in the Panama-Pacific
exposition.
Mr. Phelan urged a German ex
hibit on the ground that German! in
the United State! would be proud
of it.
"He immediately resented that,"
said Senator Phelan in his statement.
Much to my surprise, he substan
tially said, 'Do not talk abou' those
people. We do not care what they
think or want; tney have deserted
the fatherland; they have run away
to avoid military duty; they have
been false to the old traditions, they
are outlaws.' t
"That was the sentiment of official
Germany then, as I believe it is to
day. They regard those good peo
pie, who are expected to render serv
ice to the autocracy now, as cutlaws,
as men who have fled from their duty.
"I think our German-American cit
izen! should know and mderstand
that which is the Prussian estimate
of them and tiny would be confirmee
in what I believe to be their sincere
conviction that their duty lies with
America in this struggle.
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Your Grocer Must Have Your
Co-Operation
The grocers of Omaha have been fighting to keep the Cost of
Living as low as possible. In a comparison of prices with other
cities, we find that Omaha grocers are selling staple commodities,
10 to 20 cheaper than any large city in the United States.
Why
Omaha Grocers as a whole are CASH BUYERS, practically every
' one of them. This puts them in a position to buy right. They
have all carried good stocks up to this time and have made it a
point to hold the selling price down as long as possible, believing
that prices would be lower this spring.
Then
When our country declared war, prices started upward and have
obtained a point where it requires 15 more capital to carry on
business than it did one year ago.
The Grocers Must Have Money
They want to buy as cheap as any merchant or group of merchants
in the country. In order to do it THEY MUST BE CASH BUYERS.
WILL YOU CO-OPERATE WITH THEM ?
How
By paying your grocery bills promptly.
The man who receives his salary weekly should pay every week in
full. If you receive your salary twice a month, pay in full the
first and fifteenth. If you receive your salary monthly pay in full
as soon after the first as possible. v
Do Not Leave a , Balance
Omaha Retail Grocers' Ass'n
MAYOR WANTS MIM
GARDENDIRECTOR
Will Introduce Ordinance to
Appoint City Solicitor Fie
harty for Position.
WOULD CREATE A FUND
Mayor Dahlm.n has become so in
terested in the city-wide gardening
campaign that he will ask the city
council this morning to appoint
"itv Solicitor Fleharty as municipal
'lirecto- of gardens.
Mr Fleharty has -signified a willing
ness to take up the work in earnest
nd his wife said she will assist in
' project
T. F, Sturgess, G. W. Hervey and
E. Z. Russell of The Twentieth Cen
tury Farmer have offered their serv
ices in an advisory capacity.
A definite plan will be worked out.
"Our purpose will be to cultivate
as much vacant land as we can. In
ome instances assistance will be
given to those who will look after
garden! after plowing has been done,"
said the mayor.
he mayor will ask the city legal
department if the city council can le
gally create a small tund to carry on
lis work.
Superintendent Hummel has a tract
of eiajit acres owned by the city and
in which he intends to plant potatoes,
which the mayor believes will be sold
t cost to worthy families.
Lathrop, Former Camera
Man for The Bee, Marries
Edwin W. Lathrop, for several
years one of The Bee s staff photog
raphers, who resigned last Saturday
to accept a position in Chicago, has
surprised his friends in Omaha bv
joining the ranks of the benedicts.
From Chicago comes the news that
he has obtained a license to wed Mrs.
Agnes Summers, also of Omaha.
Lambs Hit $17.25 for New
Record on Omaha Market
While cattle and hogs were a lit
tle weak, lambs marked up a new rec
ord on the Omaha market when two
cars were sold at $17.25. 55 cents
higher than last Friday, when the
previous top price was paid. Other
sales of Mexican Iambs were made at
$16.90 and $17.00.. Only five cars, or
about 1,250 head, were received, the
lightest run since July 21, 1916.
T. J. Mahoney Estate is
Estimated at $100,000
The late Timothy J. Mahoney,
rominent Omaha attorney, vho died
suddenly in Washington, D, C, on
April 19, left an estate estimated to
be worth $100,000, according to . peti
tion for the appointment of a special
administrator filed in county court
The estate consists of $25,000 per
sonal property and $75,000 in real
estate.
THOMPSON BELDEN &CQ.
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The Store for Blouses
Tuesday An Offering
of New White Voile
Blouses for 95c
Very attractive styles. All new and fresh from
their wrappings. They fit well, and each has
an elastic waist band Sizes 36 to 46.
Separate Skirts
are in vogue
More popular than NEW Kibbonette Skirts.
ever before; striking ' An ftion that is in
ataatly appealing to wcll
fabrics; lovely Styles. dressed women.
Apparel SeeonH, Floor
lfCn yM&fliMH I Officer Casey saya : 1
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f jgggi VfrWyyjfJ M 41,6 8moke-8tack do me smokin but
lZZ I nary the toime do I let the choo-choo
yfxW y'" ' d me chewin'"
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