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THE BEE: OMAHA. WEDNESDAY, OCTQT- '.!. 1917. BERN SAYS WEST ft SHORT OF FUEL rArmr .Tromftnt Mnri Now in I Salt Like City1, Fears Much Suffering Will Ensue - This Winter. Fremont .Xeb.'i Oct. jO.MSpecial Telegram.) J oh Dern of Salt Lake City, a prominent tanker of the Utah capital, whp is 'visiting relatives in Fremont says . the . western coast states -are threatened . with a fuel shortage that promises to cause much suffering. Mr, Dern says the miners wilt be able to produce the coal, but the ' railroads . are hard presed for cars' to" haul it. . . beet sugar crops in the history of the state and the factories are beginning to turn out their grist of sweets. ' Plenty of Cornhuskers. Now that the farmers have settled to the Work of husking their big corn crop the threatened scarcity of husk- - ers failed to materialize. Farmers are having no difficulty in- getting all the help that they need at reasonable . prices. - ; Wages for ' picking corn range from, 6 to 8 cents, the prices I depending on facilities for unloading. ; NosNe'w Trial for'Rehak. . TJicjTiotioii for a new trial in the . ru pf - the sfate agHiirst Vaclav v' 4ehak, , convicted of murdering his " wift tori their farm near Clarkson last , summer and sentenced. to life impris onment at "Schuyler, has been over ruled by. Judge Button. Rcliak, ac cording to"1 the testimony, shot his wife in their home and after she had fallen; to the floor, shot; at her the second time. , He then turned the weapon on himself and attempted to take his own life. , -.-vi : ' .Many Sign Pledges. Reports to the office of Kay Nye, , chairman of the Dodge County Coun cil f Dcfepe, indicate that the cam- ?'aign for; signatures to . the food iledgei i proving a big success. The ; chpol . children of the county are so liciting their parents and when' they . have finished a committee will call on J those who, have not been seen or for h fciijT reason failed to sign. A very mll per cent of the4 housewives who ;hav been asked to sign have refused, j. ' Fremont B6y Safe. , Private, Ralph Davis, 'son of Mr. ; ni JHr$fH. G. Davis of Fremont, a mefriber lof'the celebrated Rainbow Tliyisfoti that returned to New York - .recently, wire'd his parents from New ."York that he is safe. The parents ' were expecting to receive word within t few days that their son had arrived "'in FraneV r ' , , -v i in .... Mefwin Boy Promoted to v , Lieutenant in tne wavy - Bearer City, Neb., Oct. 30. (Spe-cial)--Chcster Merwin, , son of Mr. and, KTrs.' F, N. Merwirt of this city, who has served as ensign , on the; bat tleshlo iDetaware since- Mis tiradtiation front th4 naval 'a,cademy in J916, 'has beea promoted to' lieutenant." Ordi narily he-would not have been eligible for promotion until he had served in the minor office' for four years, but the war emergency has, mude ad , vancemcntl more rapidly At present LieutenanKMerwin is 'with his wip "somewhere, in Atlantic, watcfs.'; ' Philpot-Diterding. i..a, mu n Mit. trt... Philpot, eldest aaughter of Mr apd Mrs. Jak Philjwt of this county, an Urant Uiterdmg of Arnold ( Neb,; were married at Nebraska City. They 'will make their home on a ranch near Arnold., - : y : - ; Brummer-Stutt. . ';' . ; - ' Avoca, Neb. Oct. 30. Albert Brummer, son of. Mr. and Mrs. l?ick Brumm'er, . and Miss Nor ; Stutt, , daughter of Mr and Mrs. Arnold Stutt, were married! at the home of the bride's' parents by the Rev. Carl Leucke. They will' reside on a farm west of this city.; 5 ,' i ' -' Hayprlngs Liberal. Hay Springs, Neb., bet. 30. (Spe 'clal.) The business1 men of Hay Springs and the farmers of the vicin ity have subscribed, liberally to the Liberty loan. The two, banks have re- ported volut tary subscriptions, on the last three days of Hie Liberty loan drive, amounting to $42,000. Soldiers' Home Notes Scudder, Farmer Lincoln Traction Head, Is Dead (From a Staff Correspondent) Lincoln. Oct. 30 (Special!) M. L. Scudder, former president of the Lin coln Traction company and a heavy stockholder in the company, died at his home in New York City yester day, according to a message received in Lincoln last night. Mr. Scudder was president of the Lincoln company at the time it went on the financial rocks in 1894 and was made trustee for the bondholders, and in 1897, whence company was reorganized, was m7.de its president. He owned the largest amount of pre ferred stock held by any person in the company at the time of his death. Dedicate New Churcn at Columbus November 13 Columbus, Neb.. Oct. 30. (Spe cial.) Dedication of the new St. An thony's church will take place Tues day, November 13, at 9:30 a. m. Arch bishop J. J. Harty of Omaha will con duct (he ceremony, assisted by large number of priests. After the dedica tion the archbishop will administer the sacrament of confirmation. In connection with the festivity, there will be a bazaar from November 13 to IS, inclusive, given by the con gregation. The proceeds of the bazaar will be for the .benefit of the new church. Nebraska House Journal Finally Makes Appearance (From a Staff Correspondent.) Lincoln, Oct. 30. (Special.) After a long and more or less anxious wait the first con.sinmet of the Nebraska House Journal was today delivered to the secretary of state. There are 1,461 pages to the vol ume. It contains the pictures of eight more or less prominent Nebraska politicians on the front pages, seven of whom are democrats. The index is the work of Colonel Arthur E. Howard. two Women Are Burned To Death in Grand Island Grand Island, Neb.. Oct. 30. (Spe cial Telegram.) Mrs. Richard West phal and her mother, Mrs. Fred Rick ert, badly burned yesterday when a can of gasoline exploded in their tiome, died last night frdm the burns. Mrs. Westphal suffered untold agony for seven hours before she died. The baby, conveyed from danger by Mrs. Westphal while her clothes were en veloped in flames, will recover despite bad'burns about the head. Early Union Pacific ' Train Time Changed Oct. 30. Soecial Tele gram.) Union Pacific train' No. 30 between Norfolk and Columbus must not leave the former town earlier than'Q-I.S each morninar. It now leaves at 6:35. The early train has not proved a financial success to the road and has met opposition from merchants along the line. Bloomfield Beats Mark. Bloomfietd. Neb.' Oct. 30. (Spe cial.) Bloomfield and vicinity took $155,000 worth of Liberty bonds, ex ceeding its apportionment by approxi mately $60000. A big patriotic meet ing was Jicld at the opera house Sat urday evening, the house being filled. Stirring speeches, were made by Mayor Harm, DrW. H. Mullen, W. D. Hmk and A. K. Davis of Wayne, Breaks Leg in Fait ,AvoQa, Neb.; Oct. 30. (Special.) Robert xoung ot Murray, ten trom an apple tree last week and broke his leg in three places. He was taken' to an Omaha hospital, where he will be Compelled to remain for some time owing to his advanced-age, 1 f Dogs Kill Sheep. " Geneva,' Neb., Oct. 30. (Special.) B. Koehler met with a serious loss Saturday, night when dogs got into his feed yards, and killed 70 head of sheep, which he was feeding for market. f - Geneva Oversubscribes. 'i ..... - ' Geneva, Neb.; Oct. 30. (Special.) Fillmore, county oversubscribed its Liberty bond quota by $32,000. The Quota. tor the county was $300,000, Geneva's quota was 185,000 and has subscribed $127,000. , 'i Stock Sale at Cambridge. Cambridge, Neb., Oct. 30. (Special Telegram.) E. G Rodwell held a sue cessful Hereford cow sale here today, rorty-tour cows sold for an average of $466. Ten bull calves averaged $w. . ' , . (Fnm a Staff Corrpondent ) Lincoln. Oct. 30. (Special.) John L. Kennedy of Omaha, national fuel administrator for Nebraska, will be in Lincoln tomorrow. He has in vited all coal deaers in the city to meet him at the offices of the Slate Council of Defense or a conference. Mr. Kennedy was able to get the promise of a shipment of 100 cars of anthracite coal to this state in the im mWiate future, the first starting at once and the rest o follow. I has been decvided that after fur nishing coal for war purposes, the state institutions and schools will be supplied. Newspapermen have been invited to be present at the conference. Game Warden Koster Finds Muskrat Skins (From a Staff Correspondent.) Lincoln. Oct. 30. (Special.) While in Omaha last Monday Game Com missioner George Koster dropped into the offices of the American Kx- press company and while casting his eagle eye about the place he noticed part of a muskrat skin sticking out of a package, lie discovered tlierjwerc 14 skins in the package. He seizes the consignment, which was billed from Thurston county to a point in Iowa. Commissioner Koster thinks the trapping of muskrats is to be con demned. "It is these little fellows who keep the ponds open through the winter so that the fish will not smother," said he. Governor- Neville Busy At Deer Hunting Lodge (From a Staff Corropondnt.) Lincoln, Oct 30. (Special.) Hunt ers ranging out through the north western part of the state bring back the report that Governor Neville is holding forth at Deer Lodge, a hunt ing resort owned by Lincoln business men, and that he is having lots of luck. Governor Neville is a crack shot at the traps and is said to be equally so at the live ones. More Mineral Leases For Lands in the West (From a Staff Correspondent.) Lincoln, Oct. 30. (Special.) Twenty-three new mineral leases on school lands in Banner, Scottsbluff, Morrill. Dawes and Cherry counties were authorized by the State Board of Lducationals Lands today, llnr- teen of the leases are for oil and the rest for potash companies. : Jamei Dwyer, 5mbW ' f Burkt alnca Dacvmtxr II, 1j1,,'jm1 away whtl cut on furlough at BUrwell, Neb., Saturday. Ha waa a member of. .Ojropanj' I, llth Mia- , sour! infantry, and was a native ot Iowa. At til time ot Mi admittance' to Burkett ha wa yr'it;-tii - . Mrs. Miller, of Dttare No. I, It autferlnf ! from a throat disability- which ! cauilnt ; her family' more 6c. l,uneailn at the ; preeent time, .- . . ChaplaJa- Johnaon of the tt reforma. tor at Lincoln, Neb., waa a- calter at Bur kett laat wwk.j . A apeclal drive for the aata of Liberty loan bond waa mad t Burkett Saturday . by P. E. Sluier, Lawrence Treat and K. C. liurd of Orand' lelaad.' Wr. Bparllnf expect to leave aoon for " Council Bluffa, where the will apend the '- 'winter. : .:','..'..- " Gage County Notes. . .... Beatrice, Neb.. Oct 10. (Special.) Al Butt-rf lMd of Viralnla la lylnf In a local hoipttal here In a eerloua condition ai a re ault of beinc knocked down by a hone. He, atarted to drive horn and stepped from the burrr to ad J out eorne part ot the har- nesa when the horae cava a lunge, knocking him to the ground and rendering him an conscloua. " " O. 1 Jackion, who has been employed aa a talegraph operator for the Burling ton at Wymoro, and who recently went ' te Omaha, baa Joined the roven-mant'e rail way conUngeat and will go to Runia. Robert Sutherland, for the laat ii yean resident of Blue Springs, died; at his home - there Sunday night, sged It years. He wis ' t elvll war. veteran and waa never married. Announcement was received hare yester day of the marriage of Mles Mlntrle Wolff, formerly of this city, which occurred laat ' week at Bt. Louie te Thomas K. Sullivan of j rails City, where tha young couple will make their home. -, Mayer brothers ot Lincoln yesterday pur. chaaed the clothing stock of H. J. Kroekar of this 4ty. ;. . i . .-, . , Charles Waehtel. a machinist of Wymoro, left yesterday for San Francisco and from there will go to Russia, He will join the forees of the American railway men who am reorganising the, railway aystem la that oonntry. Mrs. Mary Bowhay, a pioneer of Gage . county, died yesterday at her horn at Lib erty, aged SO rears. She la anrvlvad by four emiaren, ner nuaoana Having passed away ! eotae years ago. A sevea-vasaenger. tourinaT car belanslns . to h Henry Tetjroeler. a farmer living sear eeatnea, saidaed and turned over la the itch avontheast of Seattle Sunday night. There were sevea occupants In tha ear. ail of whom escaped. Too machine wag pretty ewr swias ma. , America's Finest Overcoats $15 to $60 Models For Young mnd Old Derg Clothing Co. 1415 FARNAM STREET i!lli:illliilllllltlln;llliuliiiiii;iilllillllliiil I No Trouble To Move I If You Use Our I Service Our large, spacious vans, manned by skilled men, offer 100 .efficiency in moving. , Omaha Van & Storage Co. ' Phoii Douglas 4163. 608 Soutk 16tk St iiMriiiiiiiiti!iiiiittnnisiifiiaiiisiS'itiiiiiiiiiiiiiKiiii!tiiriii KENNEDY TO MEET COALMEN TODAY State Fuel Administrator Calls Fuel Men of Nebraska to Lin coln for Conference Over Situation. CONVICTS AID IN CANNING FOOD State Warden .Puts Men at Task of Preserving Fruit and Vegetables for Consump tion During Winter. (From a Staff Correspondent.) Lincoln, Oct. 30. (Special.) Con victs at the penitentiary put up a large amount of canned goods for winter consumption. The list as sent to the State Board of Control is as follows: Tomato preserves, 3,216 quarts; green tomato pickles, 640 quarts; ripe canned tomatoes, 920 quarts; sweet corn, 620 quarts; pickled beets, 2,000 quarts; string beans, 60 quarts; sauer kraut, 2,400 gallons, table beets in pit, 500 bushels; potatoes, 1,700 bushels; onions, 500 bushels, with a good sup ply of other kinds of garden truck. Groom's Arrest Brings Elopement To Abrupt Halt Elopement of a young couple from Pender, Neb., came to an abrupt halt yesterday when the Omaha police in terfered by pinching the bridegroom. Herbert Mason, 19 years old, and Miss Myrtle Nisonger, 23 years old, both of Pender, wished to wed. Young "Mason communicated this desire to father, which, he admits, was an error of judgment, as father instantly put his foot down. Young Mason and the apple of his eye, however, refused to be denied and planned an elopement to Omaha. Mason's father got wind of it and wired Omaha police to stop it. The embryo bridegroom fooled father by stopping at Fremont long enough to have the knot tied. The couple, safely married as young Mason thought, continued to Omaha. ' Omaha detectives lurked about the Omaha depots until a late hour Mon day night, but no bridal couple ap peared. This morning, however, the minions of the law discovered they had been eluded and that the young couple were at the Sanford hotel. So they promptly captured young Mason and have lodged him in the city jr.il to await the arrival of the objecting parent this afternoon. ; More Automobile Plates Received by Secretary Lincoln, Oct. 30. (Special.) The first consignment of automobile plates for 1918 is being received by Secretary of State Pool today. There is about a carload of the numbers and when the rest arrive, he will have numbers running to 160,000. Last year the first order was for 130.000, but these proved insufficient and an additional 20,000 were ordere. Up to the present time there are numbers issued running to 145,000. FOOD PLEDGE DRIYE GETS ADDED IMPETUS Demand for More Cards and Many 100 Per Cent Districts Signed Up, Are Tues day's Features. Demands for more pledge cards and reports of 100 per cent districts signed up featured the second day's pledge card drive throughout the state. With Gurdon W. Wattles, food administrator, out in the state and appealing for Nebraskans to align themselves with the food administra tion, added impetus was given the campaign. "One hundred per cent signed up; not a refusal," was the flash from Sid ney, Neb., by W. J. Brahai . county chairman. "The end of the veek will see practically 100 per cent signed in Jefferson county," was the report sent in by Cliff Crooks, state mer chants' representative from Fairbury. More than one-half the families of Jefferson have also been signed up, says Crooks, and the campaign is well under way. Visit Every House. Dawson county demanded 1,000 more pledge cards, while Madison county telephoned for an additional 1,200. ."Norfolk is all O. K. and will not miss a house," wired P. H. Davis. Cedar county, through Chairman W. S. Weston, advises that Miss Schermine, county superintendent of schools, will have signed cards for 98 per cent of the families in that county. Furnas county is making a record. Lancaster county and Lincoln are well under way, though a trifle late in starting. The junior high school stu dents will make a house to house can vass of the city. The churches are organized and with the co-operation of the Lincoln Commercial club are going for a 100 per cent registration there. Lancaster county has called for more supplies. "Simply swamped by demands for kitchen cards," writes the chairman. Speaks for Unions. The clean up campaign goes mer) rily on in Omaha. Although the school children have turned in more than 25,000 cards, the precinct work ers are meeting, with excellent suc cess. T. P. ' Reynolds, president of the state and city labor unions, has taken out cards and says every union man in Omaha will be signed up. Manager Williams of the Basket stores has instructed his force to let no housekeeper get away. Although the campaign Calls for the return of signed cards through county chairmen, signed cards are pouring into the central office in the Beq building. Nearly 2,000 cards came in yesterday. Practically every count? has aready turned in cards, indicating) T m a if n ft i i Uf VVJl &L H and only a few of them, too! A New Studebaker Car I ' ' ' ' - 5-passenger SPECIAL c "Swinging lines rakish by t lovely" that's what one man said when he saw the new Studebaker, Special. This car is, in deed, a happy coupling of smart style' and real, more'than-skin-deep beauty. ' t The stylish lines of the car are set off by the rich colors (your choice of the two latest colors Peruvian Blue or Canyon RedK-and by the slight tilt of the windshield, the low-set seats, the leatherette Gypsy top with its plate glass windows in the rear. . ? Gome in and see these new features Leatherette Gypsy Top, with plate glass windows. 1 r Adjustable Steering Wheel, folding up for convenience of driver. - , Low Luxurious Seats. ''.'' .;: Genuine Buffed Leather Upholstery, parallel plaited. Improved Deflecting Headlight Leases. i - ' Blackmore Door Curtain Openers. v "'.-'. The mechanics of the, car? That may be quickly answered by telling you that it is built on the famous Series 18 chassis. It's a light car but full size and roomy for five passengers balanced like a watch and well, call it aristocratic, in the right sense of the word, and you have it And the price is surprisingly low. We have but a very United number of these care and urge that you come in and make your selection at once. s . , " " : STUDEBAItER-lVILSOn, Inc. , Farnam Street and 25th Avenue. . 7 OMAHA, NEB. , that the campaign is meeting with1 general favor throughout the state. Farmer Is Fined For Shooting Birds Imported by State (From a Stafr Correspondent) Lincoln, Oct. 30. (Special.) State Game Commissioner George Koster and his deputies last week rounded up a pretty good bag of game law vio lators. Adolph Kroeger, who lives about seven miles southeast of Carroll. Hall county, was found guilty of killing a Chinese ring-neck pheasant and tfas assessed a fine of $15 and costs. These birds are a part of the state flock which was put out in different parts of the state two years ago for the purpose of increasing the number. In some parts of the state they have in creased very rapidly. Kroeger put up' the defense that he thought the birds were prairie chickens. James Kirby, Donald Kirby, Rich ard Hall and Oscar Rad of Fairbury were fined different amounts running from $6.75 to $11.55 for hunting with out a license. They were arrested by Deputy Heintzelman. John Olinghouse was fined $10 and costi for trapping muskrats out of season. William Beecht arid Walter Geachart of Falls City were arrested by Deputy Moore for trapping musk rats and received fines of $9.80 each. rZ5T Bee Want Ads Produce Results. Cj Try Making Your Own uougn Kemeay Ton ran im about C tad feav better rrntedj than the ready nuuU kind. EaaUr done. If you combined the curative proper ties of every known "ready-made, cough remedy, you would hardly have in them all the curative power that lies in thia eimple ' home-made" cough syrup which takes nly a iw minutes to prepare. Get from any druccist 24 ounces of IMnex (60 cents worth), pour it into a' pint bottle and fill the bottle with plain granulated sugar syrup. The total cost is about 65 cents and jrives you a full pint of really better cough syrup than you could buy ready-made for $2.00. Tastes pleasant and" never spoils. This I'inex and sugar syrup prepara tion pet. right at the cause of a cough and gives almost immediate relief. It loosens the phlegm, stops the nasty, throat ckle and heals fho sore, irri tated membranes that line the throat, chest and bronchial 'tubes, eo srently and easily that it is really astonishing. A day's use will usually overcome the ordinary cough and for bronchitis, croup, whooping cough and bronchial asthma, there is nothinu better. Pinex is a most valuable concentrated compound of genuine Norway pine ex tract, and has been used for generations to break up severe coughs. . . To avoid disappointment, be sure to sk your druggist for "2Vi ounces of I'inei" with full directions, and don't accept anything else. A guarantee 'of ibsolute satisfaction or money prompt ly refunded, goes with this preparation. 'xho Pincx Co., Ft Vaync, Ind. . t.lli, Liberty Bonds are such a good invest ment that we glad ly accept them as whole or part pay ment on Diamonds Watches Jewelry Bank receipts or interim certifi cates accepted same as Bonds. Jf you have a Liberty Bond partly paid for, you can apply the amount on any Diamond, Watch or Jewelry. In addition to accepting your Bond for the full amount ypu have paid on it, we give you an additional credit for all interest due to date. The difference between the amount you have paid on your Bond and price of article you wish to purchase can be paid in small amounts weekly or monthly. ' L0FTIS BROS. & CO. Established 1S58 ILL! i DIAMOND RINGS Ara tha Leading Feature of Our NOVEMBER SALES All the new solid gold mount ings, many of them made ex clusively for us. 6S9 Diamond Ring, 14k folid laid, Loftis Per feetion CGft mounting, PJU $1.25 a Week. 483 Men'i Diamond Ring; 6 -prong Tooth mounting, 14k solid sold. S100 $2.50 a Week. YOUR SOLDIER BOY WANTS THIS Military Wrist Watch There U jnothinB you can give him at parting or send him as a "gift from home" that he will so much prize or find more useful. Tells time in the dark. 260 This Military Wrist Watch Is ur great special. Leather strap, unbreakable glass; high grade Full Jewel movement. Illuml- CI1) nated Dial. A great bargain at $1.50 a Month. IWn nsilif Till P M Saturday Till 9:30 Call or writ for Catalog No. 903. nFT LZSBROS&COtfSsi one Douglas 1444 and our salesman will call. The National Credit Jewelers Main Floor City National Bank Block 400 So. 16th St., Cor. 16th and Harney Sts., Omaha Opposite Burgess-Nash Co. Department Store. A Message to the Men and Boys of Omaha Ma- '.V '.V i The efficiency of the American peo ple is now confronted with the great est test in the Nation's history. "Are You Fit?" is the question of the hour. Abroad and at home, in the trenches of war and the benches of trade, our ' achievements depend upon our phys ical and mental fitness. A philosopher once&aid that a man's liver is the master of his destiny. ; That was a witty way of saying, "KEEP FIT." Whether yon strive for business suc cess at an office desk or for military victory on a battlefield, THE STEADY HAND AND Clear Brain Win What greater argument could there be for the value of a Y. M. C. A. Membership The camaign for members begins Tuesday, October 30, and we need you. Thinkv about it. Make up your mind ;to join Us. When Buying Advertised Gocds Say You Read of Them in The Bee r J