- SWINE GROWERS
WANT PRICE FIXED
Endorsement Given Plan to In
crease Production and for
Determining Price Paid
During Short Periods.
THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: OCTOBER 7. 1917.
willing to leave it to
"I an;
Hoover."
'Go back to Food Administrator
Hoover and tell him that the farmers
of Nebraska arc determined to do
their best to assist in winning the
war. and w;l: abide by any decision
that a committee appointed by him
nay advise.
Sentiments Jlke tin's were freely ex
pressed by more tiiitn ,cl0 stock rais
rs and fecJVrs ;,l the Live Stock ex
change last mailt, foilowino- an art.
Jress on the critical condition of the
, nog situation by Gifford Pinchot. per
sonal represent!' ve of Food Adminis
trator Herbert Jk-over.
V ith teamwork between the gov-
crnmcni ami the wine grower for the
next thiry days, we can win the war
with pork," said Mr. Pinchot. I can
assure you that with your promise
to co-operate with the food adminis
trat'on. we will guarantee cost of pro
duction plus a reasonable profit in
order to relie.-e the critical situation.
The United Stales today is 58.000.
(100 head of hogs below the normal
supply. -We must have 15 per cent
above the norma! or 20.000,000 head
of hogs above the present prospect
to supply the demand to be placed
upon us."
He urgently requested spring far-
owing of pigs as the most rapid way
of increasing the meat supply. After
se ng the strong sentiment in favor
of the proposed plan he said h- would
go back to Washington and urge
prompt actioi in the appointment of
a committee to fix a legitimate price
lot hogs.
The plan proposed is to base the
price of hogs on the price of corn,
at the time it was fed. on the aver
age amount of corn it will take per
month to proc'nee 100 pounds of pork
In this manner it would be of no
benefit to anyone if the price of corn
should be beaten down at hog ship
ointr time.
"When the United States says the
terms of peace are equitable and truly
in the interest of democracy, the war
will end," said Food Administrator
Wattles. "Our a'lies will agree with
us or starve. The war will be won
by' that com try that can longest feed
the men in the t:cnchs and with the
help of the farmers in the corn belt
that will 'be the United States.
"We mast stand behind the men
in the trenches and one of the big
pest battles will be fought by the pro
ducers at ho'me. With ample produc
tion to feed our soldiers and our al
lies v e w'll be in a pos'tion to and
will dictate peace terms that will end
this terrific conriict."
Farmers from Nebraska and sur
rounding states endorsed the move
ment in the heartiest of terms and
a resolution drawn by a committee,
of which K. Z. Russell was chairman,
was passed unanimously, addressed
to Food Administrator Hoover, in
which the following recommendations
were made:
"We endorse the methods for the
increase of the production of hogi
and cattle a recommended to you
on September 18, 1917, by certain
members of the live stock industry
committee.
."We endorse and join in the recom
mendat-'ons made to you by 'represen
tative S-.vine Growers of the Corn
Belt, in convention assembled at
Waterloo, la..' on October 3. 1917,
"In addition to our approval of the
forceoine resolutions, we desire to
brine particularly to your attention
the necessity for fixing immediately,
jir advance, the prices of hogs for
short periods at all the principal live
stock markets of the country on tne
basis of cost of production during
the ei.tire feeding period, plus s
profit which will provide the neces
sary stimulant for the abnormal pro
d.iction desired and the need for mak
inz such nriccs effective.
"There is grave danger that owing
to the lad: of definite information re
garding the prices for live stock, the
whole camnaiern tor increased pro
rtiirtion ivill nrove a failure. We
therefore cannot urge too strongly
the necessity of . prompt action on
voiir art wall definite assurances
pi.t-ninTitivc nrires will be paid
fAn-l we further strongly recommend
that the commission to be appointed
to fix the. com and pounds of pork
proportion shall be largely composed
of practical vine men."
Has Unique Defense
To Charge of Vagrancy
Two small pieces of pink baby rib
bon constituted the defense of Gilbert
Brandt, colored, of Council Bluffs,
charged with vagrancy in police
courr.
Holding the ribbon up for the in
spection of the judge, Brandt as
serted that they represent the shoe
sizes of hi-5 children who needed new
shoe. Mil wife, he said, had told
him to come to Omaha and get them.
Jti.l Lrr: !t-'!ti:es gave him ten days.
Brandt was paroled recently by the
distri.-t court, following his trial for
burglary.
American Aviators Are
Given Warm Reception
London, Oct. 6. At this particular
juncture, when the public mind is oc
cupied by aerial raids and proposed re
prisals the people are warmly greet
ing numbers of American naval avia
trrs. dressed in khaki uniforms, who
arc to be seen on London streets.
Many of these men are university
students.
Added interest attaches to the avia
tors owing to the fact that recently
there has been much newspaper dis
ciif fic-r. concerning the American aviator!-.
Frequently Americans are hailed
on the streets with such remarks as
"We're ylad to see you."
Warrant Out for tht
Arrest of Cummings
Justice of the Peace Cooper of
Council -Bluffs issued a warrant for
the' arrest of Officer W. Cummings of
the Omaha police force for assault
arc! lattery with intent to do great
l.r.'Hiv harm. It is alleged tnat ne
ronitnitted the asran't upon Mrs.
loscrhine Shrock. 2652 West Broad
'vn, Council Bluffs, Wednesday
Omaha police say that Cummings
bar a perfect alibi and that it is a
Marshall Eberstein Now Admits
Squareness of Labor President
Marshall Eberstein. chief of the
local federal bureau of investigation,
made an amusing "faux pas" in his
office SatuMay
Two men iame in to see him. One
was Fred L t 'ck of Indianapolis,
federal comm:ssioncr of conciliation,
who was hce a month ago to settle
the strike of packing house employes.
The other was a tall, smooth-faced
young man v
Mr. Eberstein knew Mr. Feick. but
he didn't "catch" the other mans
name. They discussed the labor sit
uation on the Scuth Side and l.a!ly
the name of T. P Reynolds was men
tioned. "Well, are you sure this man Rey-
J
nolds is on the square?" asked Mr.
Eberstein.
"Oh, yes, there's no question about
that, ties on the square, said Mr.
Feick. Mr. Ebers'ein heard a sort of
suppressed .-huckle and saw that the
tall, smooth-facea man was grining
broadly.
'This is Mry Reynolds," said Mr.
Feick.
i ncn tne.-e was occasion tor re
peated handshaking. Mr. Eberstein
tried to explain that he "hadn't
caught the name" and so on. He suc
ceeded in squaring himself. Reynolds i
is president of tht Nebraska Federa
tion of Labv.! and of the Omaha Cen
tral Labor union.
RECORD BREAKING
CROWD AT CARNIYAL
Ak-Sar-Ben Financial Success,
With Crowds Staying for
Entire Week; Balljickets
Are Destroyed.
While the books will not be fully
checked up and balanced for several
weeks, Ak-Sar-Ben governors freely
express their confidence that the or
ganization will come out nicely fi-
nancially this year. There have been
years wnen Ak-bar-Ben ran into a J'
dencit and had to wait until the next
year to make money enough to pull
them upon the right side of the
ledger.
There are no dividends in thL or
ganization. When it makes money
one year that money is simply car
ried as a good fund to begin bigger
work thu next vear and to make me
festivities a still greater success
The attendance at the carnival
grounds is likely to prove tht largest
ever recorded. Already the figures
run over 130,000 and there is vet
night to run. The crowds that came
this year stayed through the week.
This is an observation made bv mem.
bers of the board of governors, who
are impressed with the fact that the
people did not rush into the city
merely to see one or two features
and then rush out. .but remained
throughout the week and packed the
carnival grounds every night.
Ticket T,aker Troubles.
"The baby ate up my ball ticket."
"The cat chewed mine up.
These were some of the hard luck
stories that came to the Ak-Sar-Ben
office late Friday afternoon from
members o( Ak-Sar-Ben who made
pleas for duplicate tickets. "It was
a constant stream of hard luck sto
ries," said Actinp Secretary Dodds.
"There is no joke about it; one per
son actually told us the babyate the
ticket."
At the Den the doorkeepers had
their own troubles. Some persons who
had been granted a season pass for
the carnival grounds, a green ticket
valued at a dime, boldly presented
Three Killed in Fight
In Alabama Over Negro
Montgomery, Ala., Oct. 6. In a
battle over a negro, three white men
are dead and three wounded at La
Pine, Ala., twentv-five miles south of
here.
The shooting was done when a
posse went to Oliver Enzer's home
to demand that he give up another
negro wanted for holding up a white
mm. Their cummons was met with
a hail of shot from the jiegro's house.
Oliver Enzer. W L. Griffith and Huh
Cannon were shot dead Hugh Enzer 1
was so badly injured he will die, and
JuV'n Enzer was badly wounded.
The three Enzers were resisting a
search of the premises for which the
posse had a warrant.
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that at the Den entrance and de
manded, admittance. "Why, certainly
it ought to admit me," was their plea.
"It was issued to me good for the
season and 1 assumed it was good for
all events."
Up for Selling Alcohol
Flavored With Mint
Earl Glass, a minor, arraigned in
juvenile court on a charge of selling
alcohol flavored with peppermint, was
given a week in which to prepare tor
trial. Young Glass, who says he is
17 years old, is employed xm a drug
store at 'Seventeenth and Cuming
streets. Juvenile court officials say
Earl is only 16 years old.
Judge Leslie told the boy's em
ployer, who was in court, that if the
charge is found to be true he will be
arrested for aiding and abetting in the
lad's delinquency.
SO SMALL YOU
The Schmoller & Mueller Piano Co., Nebraska's Oldest (established
lf.59) and foremost Piano House, offers the most wonderful opportunity to
buy a Piano, Player Piano, Musical Instrument or Sheet Music
AT LESS THAN COST
All this was brought about by the happy circumstance of Hayden
Bros.' (Omaha's largest department store) retirement from the Piano and
Sheet Music business.
We Bought tthe Entire Stock At Our Own Price
for Spot Cash
and are willing to share our good fortune liberally with all those in need of a dependable Piano, Player Piano,
Organ, Violin, Ukulele or any other musical instrument.
Merchants, Bankers, Farmers, in fact everyone that intends to purchase a Piano this week, or even in six
months from now, should make it a point to pay us a visit of inspection and see the astonishing values offered by
Nebraska's Oldest and Foremost Music House. The sale is now in progress and will continue until every instrument
in this superb stock is disposed of, but we advise immediate action in order to secure choice of bargains. We have'
serviceable Upright Pianos from $47 up; beautiful grand pianos at $150 and up, and fine player pianos as low
as $17$ and up.
Make your selection from sucri, world-renowned makes as Knabe, Sohmer, Estey, Mehlin, Everett, Behr Bros.,
Schaeffer, Fischer, Kimball and Price & Teeple.
Here Are a Few of the Matchless Values--Every One a Bargain
Want More Boats and
Barges for Missouri River
Additional boats and barges are
what the Missouri River Navigation
league wants. The officers and direc
tors are now in the market for this
addition al equipment, or soon will
be in the market for such to be used
next spring. The lack fo barges at
this time is more vital than lack of
boats. Next spring it is planned the
company shall be reincorporated for
a much larger capital, and that the
river transportation activities shall be
devefoned to a greater extent.
1250 Ebony Upright $ 45
$300 Kohler & Chat Up,. $ 67
$300 Kimball Upright... $ 68
$450 Checkering Upright, $ 92
$350 Pric A Teeple Up., S 98
$400 Steger & Co.. . . . . .$110
$500 Chickering Upright, Sl?4
$325 Hamilton Upright, $148
$350 Wegman Upright. .$178
J. AC. Fucher Upright. .822
$600 Smith & Nixon Gr., $150
$450 Farrand Player. . .$212
SQUARE PIANOS AND ORGANS, ALL MAKES, $10, $15, $20 AND UP.
EXTRA SPZCIAL 500 COPIES SHEET MUSIC, Zc
600 PLAYER ROILS, 12c EACH
Correspondence regarding this great closing crut sale of Hayden Brothers' stock of
Pianos and Musical Goods at less than cost will receive our immediate attention.
Every prospective purchacer within a radius of 500 miles of Omaha ought to feel it
is his duty to secure one of these bargains. We will rrrange easy payments if desired.
Act now! Call or write at once! 'We will refund railroad fare to all out-of-town buy
ers of new Pianos or Players.
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"if our Grocer will deliver
You've enjoyed it at restaurants end other places now you want
your family and your (pusis to join you ia the same pleasure.
That's one of the joys cf c:rvbj Dcvo to hear your guests
say how good it is then to listen to thslr arguments as to just
what it is. If they hsven't ccen the bottls th:yH all agree that
it is something else if they have ceen the bottle each will have
a different explanation for ,ts goodness.
Bevo is nutritive pure through pasteurization and steriliza
tion non-intoxicating, wholesome and thoroughly refreshing.
Not Bevo should be served cold.
Get Bevo at font, restaurant, groceries, department end drug stores, picnic
rounds, baseball parks, soda fountains, dining cars, steamships, and other
places where refreshing beverages are sold. Guard against substitutes
nave the bottle opened in front of you. .
Bevo is sold in bottles only and Is bottled exclusively by
Anheuser-Busch St. Louis
Paxton & Gallagher Co.
Wholesale Dealers
OMAHA, NEB.
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pota:
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and ONION
from
Producers to Consumers
When Buying Advertised Goods
Say You Read of Them in The Bee
HOW IT CAME ABOUT.
. A few public -spirited citizens
being interested in the PRO
DUCERS TO CONSUMERS
movement, whereby eatables shall
be sold to the public at a nominal
cost, have requested the under
signed to take charge of buying
and distributing potatoes and
onions and thereby giving an op
portunity to people of Omaha to
lay in their winter supply of po
tatoes and onions at actual cost
from "producers to consumers."
WHY I HAVE AGREED TO
UNDERTAKE THIS JOB.
On numerous occasions I have
advocated the "producers to con
sumers" idea before various or
ganizations as well as before the
City Council. Lnstvsnrinrr I an
peared before the City Counc'l.
urging t'-em to onen a municipal
market, but the Counc'l was un
able to do anything in this matter
for lack of funds.
About-the same time on the
solicitation of Mr. Harry B. Fle
harty, city attorney, and Mr.
Schreiber, former superintendent
of the Welfare Board, I agreed to
buy and distribute seed potatoes
at cost, which undertaking proved
very successful as the report of
the Welfare Board proves.
Convinced of the practicability
of the producers to consumers
idea I gladly accepted the oppor
tunity to demonstrate in actual
practical test t'at this idea is eco
nomically sound and practical.
WITH THIS IN VIEW
I have made arrangements with
a number of growers and brokers
to supply me with potatoes and
onions at current market prices.
To t''e3e prices will be added
freight and overhead exoenses,
such as rent, clerk hire and deliv
ery. v
STORE ROOM RENTED.
I have rented a store room at
318 S. 15th street (between Far
nam and Harney), right in the
heart of the city, where I have on
d splay the finest variet'es of po
tatoes, which are offered to the
peonle of Omaha at actual cost,
w'Mch w'll be a reduction of from
25c to 35c ner bushel in compari
son with nrices" charged through
rcri'lar and customary channels of
trade.
QUANTITY LIMITED.
For the purpose of confining
the .sale of these potatoes and
onions to actual consumers, I
hive limited the sale to 25 bushels
of potatoes and 5 sacks of onions
to any one customer.
WHY YOU SHOULD LAY
IN YOUR WINTER'S
SUPPLY NOW.
These being abnormal times, it
is essential that any one who can
do so should lay in a supnly of the
most staple eatables NOW.
THE PRICE.
The price of potatoes and onions
will be based upon the actual cost
paid to the grower, plus freight
and additional 15c per bushel to
cover shrinkage, rent, light and
clerk hire. This will bring the
price of potatoes and onions at a
reduction of from 25c to 35c per
bushel to the consumer.
SOLD BY WEIGHT ONLY.
All potatoes and onions are sold
by weight, packed in burlap sacks
and absolutely guaranteed perfect
and sound. '
DELIVERY.
Any one desiring to have their
potatoes and onions delivered to
their homes may have t'Ms done at
a cost of 5c per bushel, in five
bushel lots or more.
THIS IS A PRIVATE UN
DERTAKING. This proposition is furthered by
a few men who wish to test the
"producers and consumers" idea
in actual practice.
BE ON HAND EARLY.
I advise anv one desiring to se
cure a supply of potatoes and
onions to be on hand early. The
doors open Monday morning, Oc
tober 8, 8 o'clock sharp.
NAr-
For the pumose of conveying
V-.e idea for which this movement
stands. I have named this place'
"PRODUCERS TO CONSUM
ERS." ' . -
TAILED STATEMENT.
At the end of the month I 11
publish in the Omaha newspapers
a complete report, showing in de
tail what success this movement
has had.
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS OPPORTUNITY
!Prodoceir to
318 SOUTH FIFTEENTH STREET
HERMAN H. AUERBACH