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iHE BEE: OMAHA. THURSDAY. ALiG UST 1G. 1917.
MRS. ANNA KENNEDY, ! PRICES DROP WHEN
; PIONEER, IS DEADf GRAIN BOARD NAMED
' Woman Who Came to Omaha j Appointment of Corporation to
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as Bride 49 Years Ago
Dies After Lingering
Illness.
Control Food Supply
Causes Slump
Prices.
Omaha Men to Help Hoover Handle
The Food Supply of the United States
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Mrs. Anne M. Ketmedv, an Omaha Uonl from Washington a.mounc-
pioneer of 1870. died at o'clock in ,he appointment of a commission
Wednesday afternoon at her home 505 tha.1 has for ils obJcct ,he i""lte
South Thirty-ixtb street. The end tak,"S over the grain 'stocks of
vas anticipated for several davs pat ,he coun'7 d fixing prices at which
and came with her children and im- tl,e ctraI sha11 bf sId' 1,ad a ,de'
mediate relatives at her bedidc.. ! prcss,n efTect on lhe 0n,a,la n,arkct-
The , funeral will he iickl Friday ca"s'ng '"". t0 sag- ,
morning at 9 o'clock, from the family j , V; "rat receipts .were eleven car
residence, with services at St. Cecilia ' but " s.aJcs "cre niadr Lvery-pro-Cathedral
wid burial in Holy J bod5f . a"!d 10 by fjr f ,o";
Sepulchre cemetery. , "fl 'fiSi'if. h,?l
Mr. krnnn v u-a horn Xnvrni hrr F " " ' ?'". "' t-.i
10, 1843, in Tip'perarv county, Ireland. I ?.,bout, ,,
Two years latrr the family emigrated! lucsaai'
about 10 cents under the prices of
to the Cnitcl Mates, settling in
Zanesville, O., shortly after moving
JZJ?ffAlYfA JOT. XZJVJYEDy
to a farm at Covington, Ky where
she grew to womanhood amid the
trials, hardships and excitement of
contending armies of 4he civil war,
December 22, 1868, Mrs. Kennedy
was married to Thomas Kennedy,
and came from her home a bride di
rectly to Omaha, arriving here on
Christmas day.
In 1870 the couple built a home at
ine Boumcast corner oi sixteentn
and Jackson streets, a location then
far removed from the business sec
tion of the town. - Here were born
the family of five children Sherman,
who died at the age of 7 years;
Thomas F, James A. -C., Edward M
.and Marie P. Kennedy. For half a
score of years the Kennedy home
was the gathering place of the young-
sters of the then "south side," and a
haven of hospitality and unaffected
good will. Mr. Kennedy died Septem
ber 2, 1881, of illness contracted dur
ing his service in the union army.
To the widow then fell the task of
supporting and educating her father-
laiimy, anu sue uriniK"i iu "
wavering courage, hopefulness and
tireless work, against which many
adversities buffeted in vain. This task
aetomplished at happily as a mother
could wish, the ojd home yielded re
luctantly to advancing business and
' in 1910, wag replaced by the present
mercantile establishment. .' .
Hrs. Kennedy's life in Omaha
covered the period of the growth of
the city from a straggling village to
the present splendid metropolis of
the state. She experienced the hard
ships of depressed times as well as
the joys of prosperity and lived to
see her faith in the city's future fairly
realized. To the thinning ranks of
pioneers who .worshiped at the van
ished St. Plylomenas cathedral at
Ninth and Harney streets, Mrs. Ken
nedy's death will be a source of keen
regret- In all the parish activities of
the pioneer cathedral she was an en
ergetic, resourceful and cheery Work
er for almost iorty years.
Besides her children Mrs. Kennedy
is survived by four sisters and one
brother Mrs. Sarah Sullivan, Mrs.
Owen McCaffrey and Miss Ella Ken
nedy of Omaha; Miss Cecelia Ken
nedy (Sister Mary Josepha), a re
ligious worker of Baltimore Md., and
Dr. James, ,C, Kennedy of Brooklyn,
There was a pretty good demand
for corn, and a large portion of the
receipts, eighty-seven carloads, was
sold, but at prices 10 to 11 cents un
der those of Tuesday. The top was
$1.87 and the bottom $1.68.
Oats were a cent off, but the sales
were liht, those that were made be
ing at 60 and 61 cents t bushel.
Makes Market Dull.
The dullness in the market was at
tributed to members of the Omaha
Grain exchange believing that with
the government having taken over the
wheat, it will be only a few days until
the other grains will be handled un
der the direction of the federal com
mission. None of the Omaha grain men seems
clear as to what efffct the action of
the government will have upon the
Omaha market. However, the are
all agreed that the effect will be the
same elsewhere and that no one grain
market will have any advantage over
another.
Generally grain men say that with
the government in charge of the fix
ing of the price; both the maximum
and the minimum, the whole.sittiation
must become one of storage in eleva
tors, the stocks later to be diverted
to such points as the members of the
food commission may direct.
To Cut Out Speculation.
There will be a complete elimina
tion of speculation and wheat and
other grains will sell for just what
the cereals are worth, according to
the ideas of the government men in
charge of the price fixing and the
distribution.
Omaha grain men are well pleased
with the selection of J. H. Shortfall
of York as member of the commission
of nine who will have to do with the
fixing of prices at which grain shall
be bought and sold. They are equally
as well pleased with the selection of
Charles T. Neal of Kansas City,
named as a member of the committee
of thirteen, whose business will be
to represent the grain division at
terminal points.
Both of the men named to look
after the grain situation in behalf of
the government are well and favor
ably known by the older men of the
Omaha Grain exchange. They are re
garded as honest, capable and men
who know the grain business from all
its angles.
Bee Want Ads Produce Results.
J. W. Shorthill, who is named by
Food Commissioner Hoover as sec
retary of the corporation to take
over the grain supply -of the country,
is a Nebraska man. He lives at
York. .
Mr. Shorthill for ma try years has
been secretary of the Nebraska Co
operative Grain and -Live Stock
State association. For years Mr.
Shorthill has been recognized as one
of the ablest men in his particular
line, that of managing the co-operative
transportation and marketing of
grain. Several hundred co-operative
elevators are operated in Nebraska
by local co-operative grain associa
tions, all of which are members of
the Nebraska association, of which
Mr. Shorthill is secretary. Mr.
Shorthill keeps the record of the
work of the entire body, visits the
various elevators, in the state, makes'
suggestions for improvement of ac
counting systems, improvement of
shipping conditions and improvement
in the methods of handling the grain
transportation industry in general.
At flip annual itiFptinLr rif thp asso
ciation, which is usually held ln9
Omaha, Secretary ShorthiH's annual
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report is always iuokcu ij uv wic uti
egates for some strong and advanced
recommendations for the improve
ment and upbuilding of the service,
and so efficiently has he managed his
end of the' work that the co-operative
grain bnsiness has grown in Ne
braska by positive leaps since be .has
been secretary.
It is the opinion of those in Ne
braska who know of Mr. ShorthiH's
work that no better man could have
been chosen by Mr. Hoover for the
position for which he has just named
Shorthill.
, Charles T, Neal of Kansas City,
who will represent the corporation at
Omaha, is well known by the older
grain men of Omaha and Nebraska.
Thirty years ago he was in the grain
business in Edgar, Later he sold his
business and went to Lincoln, whjre
for a number of years he represented
the J. H. Harris Grain company of
Chicago. After this for several
years in Lincoln he was superin
tendent of' the Burlington elevator,
and ten years ago he went to Kansas
Business Men Invite New
Officers to Luncheon
Some eighty young officers, Omaha
boys, who' have just been commis
sioned at the army training camps
at Fort Snelling and other forts, .will
be the guests of the Commercial club
for luncheon Friday noon of this
week.
The club has not yet decided who
will preside, but some of the young
officers will be asked- to speak.
Hummers Chauffeur to"';.
Prive Ambulance at Front
Howard Home, chauffeur for City
Commissioner Hummel, has resigned
to take charge of Omaha ambulance
company No. 35. The ambulance is
here and Mr. Home is now in full
charge of the vehicle, which he ex
pects to guide on the western front
"somewhere in France." v
Bee Want Ads Produce Results.
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J. W. SHORTHILL.
PIPKIN ASKS FOR '
REMOVAL OF KUGEL
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Brings Court Action, Alleging
Misappropriation of Funds,
and Wants the Money
Put Back.
Soldiers to Be Guests Lambs Bring $17.25, the
At Ball Game Saturday Hiqhest Price Ever Paid
City, where he has since been a mentJ
ber of the Allsworth.JNeal & Tomlin
Grain company. Omaha men speak
of hirh as one of the best posted
grain men in the central west, having
been in close touch with the grain
business practically all' his life.
Charles W. Pipkin, formerly a city
police detective, now connected with
an Omaha detective agency, has
begun ex rel proceedings in district
court in an attempt to remove City
Commissioner Kugel from office. .
The detective makes charges that
Kugel unlawfully appropriated city
funds. ,
Pipkin, according to the papers filed,
brings the suit on behalf of himself
and Omaha taxpayers.
He alleges Kugel appropriated
funds aggregating $1,999.45 from the
city from October 29, 1915, to June 8,
1917.
The petition states the alleged
money misappropriated by Kugel
"was not salary or other sums that
might be due him."
Includes Bond Company.
The company which bonded Com
missioner Kugsl is named co-defendant..
Allegation is made that Kugel
violated the terms of the bond. ,
Further allegations are made that
"City Attorney Rine had full knowl-
Saturday will be soldiers' day at
Rourke park.
On this day every soldier sta
tioned in Omaha will be the guest
of Pa Rourke, owner of the Omaha
club, at the game. Every soldier
in uniform will be -admitted to the
park without charge.
The Fort Crook band will furnish
music and it is planned to make
soldiers' day a gala patriotic event.
Boxes will be reserved for the offi
cers. ,
Hutchinson will be the opponents
of the Rourkes Saturday.
t amKs rparhed new hish mark on
the Omaha market when both feeder?
and Dackers paid $17.25. Prices are
$2 higher than last week.
edge of Kugel's unlawful conversion
of funds and refused to act."
Pipkin says he served notice on the
city, attorney June 2 demanding he
bring suit, against the commissioner.
The detective, by his attorneys.
Gray & Brumbaugh, asks the court
to order Kugel removed from office
and a judgment for $1,999.45, with in&
terest and costs, rendered in favor
of the city.
During the Malohey-Sutton hearings,
before the city council City Commis
ioner Kugel admitted that during a
period of several years he approved
of the expenditure of $1,999.45 for
expenses of Paul B. Sutton and others
who were working for him as special
investigators, obtaining evidence of
violation of the Slocuirjb and Alberts
laws. Sutton testified he spent some
f
of this uionev whih
rounds with co;npanioi
making the
1000 Rooms
700 with Bath
A cuisine which
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New York's leading
Banqueting place.
Sin gleRoom, without bath ,
$2.50 and $3.00
Double $3.50 and $4.00
Single Rooms, with hath,
, $3.50 to $6.00
Double $4.50 to $7.00
Parlor, Bedroom and bath,
$10.00 to $14.00
Timet Square v
At Broadway, 44th to 45th Strtetn
the center of New York's soc!a)
and business activities. In cloie.
proximity to all railway terminals.
Police Engggejn Annual
Marksmanship Contest
ThJ annual shooting -contest for the
best marksmanship of the police force
is being-held today at -the central
station. All Omaha police must com
pete in this and keen ivalry exists
between them as to who will capture
highest honors. Sergeant Ferris, who
won the honors last year, is expected
to be high marksmau at the contest
today, as he asserts his skill in shoot
ing has not decreased any.
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are sold. - .
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Retail Merchants-
This is the last reminder that Omaha's Wholesalers and Manufacturers
want to see you and your family at the big gathering of retailers in Omaha
next week. ,
Stocks are in perfect, condition, and you can get the goods you need for
your fall and winter trade if you attend . .
Merchants' Fall Market
OMAHA, AUGUST 20-23,
Week
1917
Four evenings of splendid entertaniment have been arranged for you and
your family dinners, dances, open air movies, a big barbecue, and a big gift .
distribution of ' ; ' t "
$1,600 IN GIFTS FREE TO OUR GUESTS
including a Ford Touring Car, $500 worth of Liberty Bonds, free railroad,
transportation to California and return, and to the Yellowstone park and re
turn. Get ready now to come!
Omaha Wholesalers' and Manufacturers' Association
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