THE BEE: OMAHA. TUESDAY, MAY 8, 1917.
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Nebraska
ATTORNEY GENERAL
ANSWERS DRUGGISTS
Many Questions Asked Con
cerning Eights in Han
dling Alcohol.
HOW TO TEST BITTERS
(From a Staff Oarrespondsnt.)
, Lincoln, May 7. (Special.) Drug
gists are bombarding Attorney Gen
eral Reed to find out how to handle
alcjhol. The retail druggists com
mittee sent in uestions which are
ased and answerqed in brief as fol
lows: "Is there any possible way for a
registered pharmacist or corporation
that has no permit, to obtain alcohol
for manufacturing purposes only?"
"According to Sections 16, 17 and
19 of the bill neither a pharmaist, a
corporation nor any member of uch
corporation can legally obtain alcohol
for manufacturing purposes only,
without first securing a permit there
for. All Important Question.
"Will we be permitted to handle
bitters?"
"Whatever preparations, com
pounds or patent medicines which the
federal government permits to be
sold, without first requiring on the
part of the federal government any
special internal revenue tax, on ac
count of spirits which may be in the
same, would seem to be a compliance
with our present state law. I, shall
not attempt to determine whether
any particular brand, sucl. as you
have enumerated, ,conforms to that
requirement.
"Is there any -possible way for a
doctor to procure pure alcohol on a
prescription or otherwise, for per
sonal use?"
Use in Hospitals.
"All persons who use alcohol in
scientific laboratories or hospitals,
and who are exempt from the pay
ment of a United States internal
revenue liquor dealer's Jax therefor,
and who have complied with all the
conditions required by the United
States collector, may purchase from
wholesale druggists and manufac
turers and keep ethyl alcohol for
scientific purposes and for use in
hospitals."
"What method would you suggest
for labelling denatured alcohol?"
Use Best Judgment.
Answer: "Not a legal question. Use
your best judgment and state the
facts with as much brevity as pos
sible." "Can a druggist or drug firm handle
or sell Jamaica ginger in a reasonable
quantity?"
Answer: "Answered in question
two."
"Is it necessary for a druggist to
have a government license to handle
alcohol as prescribed by the state
law?"
Answer: "A proposition for George
L. Loom is, collector of internal
revenue for Nebraska to determine."
Lincoln Man Held Up. '
Lincoln, May 7. (Special.) Ed
Weterring, a clerk in the state treas
urer's office was held up last night
by a highwayman near Hi's home in
the south part of the city and robbed
of $3.
Charter No. 1775. Reserve Dtst. No. 10.
REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF
THE MERCHANTS NATIONAL BANK,
at Omaha, In the State of Nebraska, at the
' dole of business on May 1, 1917. .
RESOURCES.
Loons and discounts ..t 7,809,325.33
Overdrafts 10,013.74
V. S. Bonds: f
U. S. bonds de
posited to secure
cure circulation ,
(par value) ....$50,000.00 -U
8. bonds
pledged to secure
U. 8. deposits
(par value) 80,000.00
Total U. 8. bonds.... 130,000.00
Bonds, securities, etc.:
Bonds other than
U. '8. bonds pledg
ed to secure pos
tal savings de
posit 837,000.00
' Securities other
than 17. 8. bonds ;
(not Including
stocks), owned.
unpledged 5g,80.'53
Total bonds securities, etc.. 95,880.52
StoeH: of Federal Reserve Bank,
(50 per cent of subscription) SO. 000. 00
Value of banking house 1(6,500.00
Net amount due
from approved.
reserve agents.$2,0t,233.1T
Net amount due
from other
banks and
bankers- 1,897,372.00
Exchanges for
clearing house S3c.60S.68
Other checke on
banks In same
city as report
ing bank 12,371.83
Outside checks
and other cash
. items 126,071.32
Fractional cur-
rency. nlckles
and cents 1,281.11
Notes of other
national banks. 46,660.00
Federal Reserve '
notes 10,000. 00 '
Lawful reserve
In vault and
with Federal I
Reserve Bank.. 1,094,184.24
Redemption fund
with U. S.
Treasurer 2,500.00 6,128,283.02
Total 814,349,982.60
LIABILITIES.
Capital stock paid in.... 1,000,000.00
urplus fund 260,000.00
Undivided, profits.. $321, 687. 78
Less Interest and
and taxes paid.. 629.08 821,058.70
Circulating notes outstanding. 50,000.00
Deposits:
Due to banks and
bankers $5,006,090.41
Dividends, un
paid 1,061.50
Individual At-
posits subject
to check ..... 6,637,731.19
, Certificates of
deposit due In '
less than 30
days : 109,389.02
Certified checks.. 279,226.87
Cashier's checks
outstanding .. 155,281.23
United States
deposits 74,166.14
Postal savings
deposits 36,437.41
Time certificates
of deposit, psy
able after 30
days or more.. 529,541.13 12,728,923.90
Total 814.349.982.60
State of Nebraska, .County of Douglas, ss:
I, B. H. Melle. cashier of the above named
bank, do solemnly swear that the above
statement la true to the best of my know!
edge and belief.
B. H. MEILE. Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
Ith day of May, 1917.
(Seal.) B. B. WOOD, Notary Public.
Correct Attest:
LUTHER DRAKE.
FRANK T. HAMILTON,
O. BAM ROGERS,
Directors.
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BROWN'S .TR0CHES
Railroad Tax Experts
Ask Lower Valuation
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
Lincoln, Neb., May 7. (Special.)
The State Board of Equalization held
its first session today.
T. H. Benton, representing the
Pullman Car company, asked for a
reduction of 5 per cent over the as
sessed valuation of last year. Stand
ard cars last year were valued at $15,
596 and tourist cars at $8,750.
He said that the Pullman company
had built no new cars in four years
and that since the 'war travel in Pull
man cars was much less than ever
before. In his trip from Los An
geles to Lincoln last week, with the
exception of himself and a man with
a small boy, there were no other pas
sengers on one car for the entire trip.
R. D. Pollard, tax commissioner for
the Burlington, said:
"The company paid taxes in Nebraska for
the year ending December 81, 1915, amount
ing to $1,104,374.39 and for .the year end
ing December 31, 1916, the sum of 81.147.
794.13. The property of the road was as
sessed by the board last year at $42,800 a
mile. The engineering department of the
State Railway commission found the repro
duction value new of the property $43,002
per mile and the then depreciation vatue
only $36,673 per mile."
Mr. Pcllard produced figures from
state reports received by the secre
tary of thf State Board of Assess
ment showing that railroad property
in this state was assessed at a much
higher valuation than other property,
especially farm property.
Tax Commissioner Scribner of the
Union Pacific covered nearly the
same ground as Mr. Pollard.
State to Buy Half Million
, In Government War Bonds
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
Lincoln, May 7. (Special.) In
vestment of $500,000 state funds in
the proposed bond issue of the gov
ernment for war purposes was pro
posed to the Board of Public Funds
by State Treasurer George Hall, at
its meeting today. .
Mr. Hall proposes to invest $500,
000 in the 3 per cent bonds, which
after July 1 will be convertable into
bonds, which will draw 3'A per cent.
The treasurer was ordered to take
such steps as might be necessary to,
secure the bemds.
Charles Kitchen, Last of.
Founders of Paxton, Dies
Charles W. Kitchen, last of the
three Kitchen brothers, who founded
the Paxton hotel in -Omaha in 1882,
died last week at Seattle, Wash., at
the age ot vi years.
Charles Kitchen was the father of
Ralph Kitchen, who, with his son,
Richard, is now conducting the Fax-
tton. Ralph Kitchen has gone to Se
attle to take the body to Leavenworth,
Kan., where burial will be in the
Mount Munsfe cemetery Friday.
In addition to Ralph. Mr. Kitchen is
survived by a son, Charles, jr., of Se
attle, and a daughter, Mrs. Jessie
Cowherd, wife , of ex-Congressman
Cowherd of Missouri.
Plenty of Freight Cars
For the Present Demand
The freight car shortage has solved
itself, so far as the Omaha terminals
are concerned. While there is no
large number of empties lying on the
sidings, there is an ample supply to
handle all business offered the rail
roads. . '
Farmers throughout" Omaha trade
territory are air-busy in their fields,
planting crops. With the high grain
prices maintaining, they are not tak
ing time off to market their surplus.
HUGE TRACTORS RUN
- ON FARMSAT NIGHT
Electric Lights Attached in Ef
fort to. Handle Ground
Where Crops Are Gone.
SPRING WHEAT DOES FINE
The continued wet and cold
weather of last week was not benefi
cial to the Nebraska grain crop, is
the report that agents throughout the
state sent to the Burlington headquar
ters here.
Company agents report precipita
tion of one to four inches and during
most of the week temperatures of 36
to 48 degrees above ero. These ex
press the opinion that little growth
was shown by the winter wheat. They
estimate that of the wheat from 35
to 45 per cent of the acreage will
make a partial to a full crop.
Spring wheat is reported in excel
lent condition and making rapid
growth. The same is true with ref
erence to oats, of which there is an
enormous acreage.
Potato Crop Large. ,
The potato crop promises to be
unusually large and most of the fields
are planted.
The former estimate of 50 per cent
of the alfalfa having been winter
killed still holds.
The Northwesjerns crop report for
last week indicates too much rain
over Nebraska and the need of warm
weather.
In Northwestern territory it is es
timated, that fully 60 per cent of the
winter wheat and 50 per cent of the
alfalfa has been winter-killed.
Spring wheat is growing rapidly
and, preparatory to putting a large
acreage into corn, farmers are at
work night and day preparing the
ground for planting.
In many localities tractors are be
ing operated, twenty-four hours a day,
operated by two or three shifts. Many
of them are equipped with electric
lights.
Taxi.Driver Sues Russell , 1
For $20,000 Heart Balm
Leslie A. Overby, -a taxicab driver,
is suing James Russeli, said to be a
well-to-do Iowa farmer, for $20,000
damages in district court, alleging that
he alienated his wife's affections while
he was lying at the point of death in
St. Joseph's hospital.
Overby was seriously injured a
year ago when a car driven by him
went over an embankment at Elev
enth and Bancroft streets. At the
time he sued the city for damages and
was given a verdict. ,
He allege that while he was in the
hospital "with injuries almost fatal,
Russell met his wife and began pay
ing attentions to her.
The Overbys were married in Coun
cil Bluffs March 9, 1915. Her maiden
name was Margaret Ebert. The suit
was filed by Attorney J. E. Von Dorn.
Friends of Mr. Russell who have
investigated the case say that it is
a case of attempted blackmail.
Schuyler Defeats BeUwood.
Schuyler, Neb.. May 7. (Special Tele
gram.) The Schuyler base ball team de
feated the Bellwood team here 8unday aft
ernoon, 4 to 0. The game was the finest
ever played here and was finished in one
hour and ten minutes. Batteries: Schuy
ler, Bures and Arpes; Bellwood, Judesvlne
and Nantkes.
BOY BURGLAR ADMITS
THIRTY-SEVEN JOBS
Craving for Dope Led Harold
Desmond to Enter and Rob
Drug Stores.
KEPT A TREASURE VAULT
Harold Desmond, dope fiend and
burglar, confessed Monday to police
that lie had robbed thirty-seven
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HAROLD DESMOID,
stores in Omaha within the last
month and stolen $5,000 worth of
loot,
Inordinate passion for morphine
and cocaine made a burglar of him,
he Said. After each job his plan was
to saturate himself with dope and
then read what the newspapers said
of his escapades.
Desmond, who is only 20 years
old, has a smooth, round face sur
mounted by a shock of black curly
hair. A soft, well-modulated voice
and an innocent look are in striking
contrast with the daring displayed in
his career of crime.
Beneath the floor of Desmond's
room at Twenty-first and Charles
streets Detectives Rich and Pszan
owski found $1,000 worth of the goods
Desmond had stolen. This loot,
which contained five, revolvers, was
cunningly concealed under a heavy
rug which covered a loose plank. Des
mond's nightly habit was to pull back
the rug, remove the board and hide
in the space beneath the floor the
fruits of his burglaries.
While Desmond ostensibly lived
with his mother at 3009 Pacific street,
he kept his room at Twenty-first and
Charles streets as his treasure vault
Robbing drug stores was the boy
burglar's hobby, for there he could
get the drugs he craved, he told po
lice. George Brown, who was released
from the state penitentiary at Lincoln
last Friday, is implicated in the most
recent burglaries which Desmond
perpetrated. Brown has confessed,
police say, that he was Desmond's ac
conv...c in a number of jobs.
Nebraska Pensions.
Washington, May 7. (Special Telegram.)
Pensions granted in Nebraska Lillian
Snow, Lincoln, $12. Lead, S. Charles
Wlndolph, $10; Cheyenne, Wyo., - Wesche.
jr.. $12.
John S. Murphy has been appointed letter
carrier at Omaha.
C. L. Muller has been annotated rural let
ter carrier at Klmbal, 8. ID.
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OUTSIDE. They are burned out
by internal frictional heat, rubbed
up between the plies of the tire.
Every extra ply means extra wearing out of
the tire.
Note the two-ply structure in the rubber satu
rated, cable-cord body of the Silvertown tire here
laid bare.
Could you thus look into ALL tires, you would
find three types:
Cotton fabric, with five to seven swathes;
Thread-web, a fiie to seven ply base of strings;
Cable-cord, the unique patent-protected, two
ply structure, found ONLY in Silvertown,
the original Cord Tires.
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2034 Farnam St. Phone Doug. 4334.
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Notes from Beatrice
And Gage County
Beatrice, Neb., May 7. (Special.)
The sum of $750 has been raised for
the local chapter of the Red Cross
society, which has been given new
quarters in the government building.
Tile funds will be used for buying
bandages and other supplies for the
P.ed Cross society. The business men
of the city are responding liberally to
the fund and it is the intention to
raise the sum of $1,000 the coming
week. '
Jeremiah Carpenter, a pioneer of
Gage county, died Saturday at the
home of his son, Theodore Carpenter,
in this city, aged 98 years. He was
probably the oldest person in Cage
county. Mr. Carpenter was a native
of Lancaster county, Pennsylvania,
and had lived in liis county since
1879. Me is survived by seven sons,
the oldest of which is 77 years of age
and the youngest 63 years. He also
leaves forty-two grandchildren, seventy-three
great granchildren and
three great great grandchildren.
The convention of the Woman's
Foreign Missionary society of the
Fairbury district of the Methodist
church closed here Sunday evening.
Mrs. David Bowers of Delaware, O.,
gave the closing address. The fol
lowing officers were elected: Presi
dent, Mrsi J. R. Quein, Beatrice;
vice president, Mrs. Carmony of
Diller; corresponding secretary, Mrs.
P. Y. Chase of Beatrice; recording
secretary, Mrs. Smock of Edgar;
treasurer, Miss Rose Mermont of
Geneva.
Kimball Commercial Club
Is Building New Home
Kimball, Neb., May 7. (Special.)
Excavation for the new Commer
cial club building will begin this
week. The building will be of brick
25x80 and two stories high. The
lower floor has been rented to a
baker, recently from Omaha, and who
has ready a large, new steel oven.
The upper floor is reserved for i club
room and plans call for elaborate
reading rooms, billiard tables and, in
short, a place for recreation and such
business for the good of the town and
community as may arise.
Busy Week in District .
Court in Hamilton County
Aurora, Neb., May 7. District
court will be in session all of the
present week and a number of impor
tant cases will be tried.
The jury will hear the case of State
of Nebraska against Leo Phillips on
Tuesday and Wednesday. It is
thought that this case will not take
more than two days. Phillips is
charged with shooting Mrs. Davies
with murderous intent. It is probable
that the case of Newberry against the
Royal Highlanders will also be tried
this week. This case involves the in
surance of Mr. and Mrs. Brown.
Brown shot his wife and then com
milled suicide several years ago.
The matter was settled with the
htirs, but they have since broughi
suit for the difference between the
amount paid them and the $2,000 in
cluded in the two policies. The Pot
ter divorce case will also be tried this
week. The Potters live near Phillips.
Druggist Fined $100;
Booze Stock Destroyed
Kimball, Neb., May 7. (Special.)
Dr. Railey, drugRist of Bushnell, this
county, was arrested Saturday on the
charge of keeping intoxicants for sale
and paid a fine of $100 and costs in
the county court. Twenty gallons of
whisky and a case of port wine were
found in an old ice house adjoining
his store and several gallons of alco
hol in the store. The liquor was de
stroyed upon order of the court.
A barrel of bottled beer which ar
rived at Kimball after May 1, wis
destroyed by Sheriff Forshing, upon
order issued from the court Friday.
Only one pool hall license was is
sued by the village board this year,
and that for but three months.
Clay County Teachers' Meet.
Clay Center, Neb., May 7. (Spe
cial.) The Clay County Teachers' as
sociation meeting was held at the
county court room Saturday. County
Superintendent Mabel E. Kirk pre
sided and Miss Alice Florer of the
state department of education was the
speaker of the day. Problems that
confront the rural teacher were dis
cussed with an intimate relation to
the work of Clay county. Miss Kirk
had previously sent out a questionaire,
asking the teachers to report on what
they had found to be the most diffi
cult problem in their school this year.
Miss Florer's talk was based upon
the answers Miss Kirk received to her
questionaire.
Advice upon What to Eat
How Much to Eat.
(Br OR. I. H. WATSON)
The poisons in man ire taken care
of, if man will do his part. The liver
and kidneys act as the sewage dis
posal plants which separate and throw
off the poisonous accumulations, if
given half a chance. But many of us
should not eat meat more than once a
day. Eat vegetables and what may be
called "roughage" to stimulate bowel
action, such as baked potato with the
hard skin, Graham, rye or whole
wheat bread, onions, turnips, carrots,
even the much slandered cabbage, and
sauernraut. Stimulate the liver into a
thorough housecleaning at least once
a week by taking a purely vegetable
laxative made up and extracted from
May-apple, leaves of aloe, root of
jalap, into a Pleasant Pellet, first
made by Dr. R. V. Pierce nearly fifty,
years ago, and sold by nearly every
druggist In the country. To keep the
kidneys clean drink plenty of water
between meals; also, if you wish to
"escape half the ills" which cause
early deaths from kidney disease, af
fections oithejieart, rheumatism and
gout, drink a pint of hot water a half
hour before meals. This with regular
outdoor exercise, sensible food, and
occasionally Anuric (double strength)
before meals for a few weeks at a
time, and there is no reason why a
man or woman should not live to be a
hundred. This Anuric stimulates the
kidneys, causing them to throw out
the poisonous uric acid which causes
us to have pains in the back, lumbago,
rheumatism or gout.
Anuric can be obtained at almost
all good drug stores. It always bene
fits and often cures the cause of
kidney disease, as well as rheumatism
and gout. Advertisement.
Two-Clasp
White Kid
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Seconds,
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bmndeis Stores
Fancy Cretonne
Knitting Bags,
$1.95
Art Exhibit,
Third Floor.
Basement May Undermuslin Sale
Offers Exceptional
Opportunities to Save
WE HAVE grouped to
gether great quantities of
fresh, crisp, snowy white
undermuslins, and offer
them for Tuesday's selling
at prices which are well be
low their real worth today.
At 87c
Princess Slipb, Gowns, Pet
ticoats, Envelope Chemise;
many are elaborate ere.
atiqns, lace and embroidery
trimmed, copies of high
priced underwear, in a va
riety of styles. Values up
to ? 1.50, at 87c.
At 65c
Princess Slips, Petticoats,
Gowns, and Envelope Che
mise, in a wonderfully
grouped lot, away under
price. We have many styles
at this price. Values up to
$1.00, priced, at 65c each.
At 45c
Petticoats, Drawers, Cor
set Covers, Envelope Che
mise, Gowns. These are all
exceptional values. . They
come In many different
styles, trimmed with lace.
The valuei are 89c to 75e
and the price if 4Se each. - -
Petticoats at $1.00
We are Omaha agents for the celebrated "Flexo Patent," adjustable
fitted top, white cotton petticoats. They have fancy lace and embroidered
bottoms and extra sizes as well as regular. A bargain at $1.00.
Extra Specials for Tuesday Only
Women's extra size gowns and embroidered
bottom petticoats; 7Ec value, CC v
at, each DOC
Girls' drawers, plain, embroidered and lace, Q
trimmed; sizes 4 to 12 years; at, each. , . . y
Girls' corset waists; 4 to f
12 years; at. each 1UC
Girls' embroidered bottom, white petticoats, with
or without waists attached. Sizes are 2 to 6 yean
and 8 to 14 years; 39c values,
at, each SOC
Oirls' night gowns, m several styles; OC
astV
Women's lace and embroidered trimmed corset
covers, all sizes; 25c and 29c 1 f
values, at each , 1 f C
Women's plain, full cut, good muslin drawers;
a very good quality; 0 1
at, each 41C
Women's pink blue and white fancy
crepe bloomers; 60c values, at each. . .
Women's fancy lace and silk camisoles. Also in
satin and lace. All sizes and many different
styles; 69c and 76c values;
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29c
at, each.
sizes are 4 to 12 years; 36c val., at each'
Batamant.
It's Gas Range Week
Order Your "Laurel" Now and Save $3.00
As a special inducement to get your order this
week, we are offering Cabinet Gas Ranges at reduced
prices.
The "Laurel'' is one of the very few ranges having
a rion-rusting body, made of copper bearing metal
called Keystone metal. They last longer than others.
$28.50 Cabinet Ranges, at. . . $25.50
$32.00 Cabinet Ranges, at. $29.00
$43.75 large Cabinet Ranges, beautifully nickel trim
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