THE BEE: OMAHA, THURSDAY. DECEMBER 6, 1917.
WATTLES TELLS
FOOD HEADS HOW
' TO GET RESULTS
Forty-Six County Administra
tors Meet With Chief bf State
Body; Says Prices Must
Drop.
Fitty-six county food administrators
out of 93 were present for the open
ing of their session with State Food
Administrator battles at the Hotel
Fontenelle Wednesday morning. Oth
ers continued to conve in all forenoon.
Mr. Wattles told them how to or
ganize their county food administra
tion committees. He told them
among those they will appoint" on the
committee should be, without fail, the
county chairman of the State Council
of Defense, the county agricultural
agent where there is one, the whole-'
sale and retail committeemen of the
state rood administration, if such com
mitteemen reside in the county; the
ounty , superintendent'of public in
struction, and the member of the state
liye stock committee of the food ad
ministration - wherever a county has
one of these committeemen.
He told them it wilf be the duty of
the county chairmen to investigate
complaints coming from their . re
spective counties regarding violations
of some ofthe provisions of the fiJod
act. -
Recommends Women Members.
He told them to pick from their gen
eral committee a price-fixing commit
tee consisting of from -three to five
members, "and don't forget the
women," he said, "you have some
.splendid women throughout the state
. who will do excellent work on these
committees if you will only give them
i-, chance."
"I will say, just in nassinsr. that we
probably have no legal right to fix
prices, but we're going to fix; them
st the same. We will have the moral
Fftpport of all the people back of us
when we determine upon a fair price,
and no one will dare to go counter to
that. If a man stubbornly refuses to
sell at a reasonable price, we will
soon say to him, 'If you don't sell at
a reasonable price, we'll see to it that
you don't sell t all, for we'll notify
the wholcsaler'that this man is unfair,
and he'll not dare to sell to him any,
more."' n
Mr. Wattles urged the county chair
men t,o bring into their mass meet
ings and committee meetings the peo
ple of German birth and German par
entage, as well as others. "Che vast
majority of them are fine people," he
said. "I have had much to do with
jhem. They are frugal, honest and
industrious. -It so happened that dur
ing the first 25 years of my business
life I lived in a German settlement.
Alnnxr rf ilincp wtir rlM hifcince at fnv
bank signed their name in German,
for they had not learned to sign in
English. I used to make it a kind
of rule that a man who had not
learned to sign his name in English
did not need to give me any other se
curity. I knew he woula pay. So I
say treat these people as friends, for
they are friends; it Is only "here and
there that one appears who is so out
rageously dangerous that we must
ill UllJ YVllll .411111 A
Avoia rorce cut.
Mr. Wattles admonished the chair
en to avoid force at all times where
possible in the matter of getting co
operation in the food conservation
campaign. "Avoid force at all times,"
'ne said, "but when it comes to brass
tacks, don't be afraid to say that you
represent the Uaited States govern
ment, and that you will see that its
laws are enforced."
Nine chairmen of state committees
under the food administration were
among those present. They are J.
H. Frandsen, Lincoln, dairy commit
tee; P. F. Peterson, Omaha, bakers'
committee ; Cliff Crooks, Fairbury,
retail merchants' representative; Ed
P. Smith, Omaha, legal counsel; C.
W. Pugsley, Lincoln, live stock com
mittee! George E. Condra, Univer
sity of Nebraska; Julia Vance, Lin
coln, director of home economics of
food administration; J. F. Letton,
Omaha, hotel jpen's committee;
George Copeland, Elgin, executive
committee, and vice chairman of the
State Council of Defense.
Dr. Atzen Addresses Rotary
Club on Osteopathy
Dr. C. C. Atzen addressed the
weekly meeting and luncheon of 'the
Rotary club at the Hotel Fontenelle
on the principles of osteopathy.
"Osteopathists have notbeen proper
ly appreciated, he said. cut we
have faced ridicule and persecution
because we believe the institution of
osteopathy will give mankind better
health. and higher efficiency."
TELL THAT MOORE
HAD FITS BEFORE
Witnesses From South Testify
for Defense in Perjury
"Case in Federal
Court.
Bomb shells of evidence were ex
ploded under the government's charge
of perjury against Henry J. Sigmon
of Lawton, Okl.. when the defense,
Wednesday, introduced several wit,
nesses who testified that they had
seen John A. Moore in ''fainting
spells" in Lawton in 1903. "
The charge of perjury against Sig
mon grows ou of his testimony in
the suit of John A. Moore of Omaha
against the Union Pacific Railroad
company; Moore alleged in that case
that he was made an epileptic because
of injuries sustained while he was a
passenger on a Union Pacific trait.
The railroad sought to prove that he
had been subject to "fits" before the
accident.
Had Fits Before.
Timothy Y. Taylor, an aged man
living near Lawton, testified for Sig
mon Wednesday. He said he was
present with Sigmon at the time
Moore had the "fainting spell" in the
court house at Lawton in 1903 and
that he helped to pick Moore up and
take him into the open air. Rigorous
cross-examination by the government
attorneys failed to shake his" testi
mony, thcAigh it elicited some amus
incr answers. The aeed man. sneak
ing in a we"ak voice and with a south
ern drawl, answered a question as to
whether Moore ever came to his farm
house with:
"Ah think he did. They most all
come thah when they wanted votes
for office." '
"What was Moore's politics?" was
the nexti question.
"Ah think he was a democrat down
thah." . .
After the laughter subsided the at
torney' asked Taylor his politics.
"Wal, Ah was a Texas confederate
republican," said the old man sol
emnly and seemed astonished when
everybody laughed.
R. H. Cotney and Frederick C.
Lawrence testified they saw Moore
have a fainting spell in a Lawton drug
stoce.
Nebraska Goes Over Goal
The question of "dockage" allow
ances on wheat shipments was the
principle problem taken up at the
public hearing conducted by the
United States bureau of markets at
the Hotel Fontenelle. Charles J.
Brand, chief of the bureau tinder the
Department of Agriculture con
ducted the hearing, which was at
tended by 60 farmers, grain men and
millers from Nebraska and Iowa. The
hearings are held for the purpose of
discussing the local operation of the
new grain standards established by
the food administration. These
standards upon which corn and
wheat are graded form the basis of
the "fixed-price" schedules now in
operation.
Farmers and grain dealers in this
market complain of the tact that un
der the present wheat grading system
their shipments are "docked" on a
percentage basis for foreign grains,
such as mustard seed and the like, in
the wheat, as' well as for chaff and
dirt.
Allowed Only Dockage.
Mustard seed has a commercial
value, but as the standards are based
upon "clean wheat" the miller is not
only allowed the "dockage" on the
mustard seed, but gets the seed itself
without paying for it.
"I am strong for allowing . the
farmer the actual value of the dock
age in his shipments," said Mr.
Brand. "I am also strong for keen
ing the wheat shipments 'clean' in
stead of ireighting mustard seed.
chaff, dirt and the like about the counJ
try in the grain cars. Whereit is
oossible the wheat should be sifted.
7Uara tWia ' ie rtnt- nrtccihl T tiling
we ?hall be able to adjust the matter
so that the tarmer receives the ac
tual value of the foreign or damaged
grains in his shipments."
, These hearings by the chief of the
bureau of markets are being hold suc
cessively at central points over the
country. Mr. Brand and his party ar
rived Tuesday night from Chicago and
will go to Minneapolis today.
Three Couples Wed.
Rev. Charles W. Savidge married
three couples Tuesday:
Miss Delia West and Romane
Swegler, both of Blair, Neb.
Mary E. Connelly and John T.
Fuqua of Elmer Creek, Neb.
Mary E. Donovan and Charles
Kersnick.
In Food Pledge Drive
Nebraska was one of the states to
go over its goal in the recent food
pledge card drive. Tabulations made
m .Washington and received yester
day by Federal Food Administrator
Wattles showed a return of 191.502,
as against 175,000 estimated. This
gives-. Nebraska a percentage of 109
on its estimate.
Nebraska's figures do not include
all the cards signed in the state, and
when the final counting is made Ne
braska will be many points above its
showing, which already has attracted
favorable attention nationally. Mr.
Wattles has reports of more than
200,000 actually signed cards. A final
report is impossible because the coun
ties are still incomplete. Kansas and
Iowa, sister states of Nebraska, also
bore out the patriotic respotise, both
reporting more cards than they esti
mated. Grace Church Banquets U.. P.
Man Who Leaves for South
C. Blair Hoover of Union Pacific
headquarters, and family, were ten
dered a farewell banquet, at the Grace
Baptist church Tuesday night, in ap
preciation of his service as trustee
and Bible teacher. M. G. MacLeod
acted as toastmaster. The family
leaves next week for Oklahoma,
vhere Mr. Hoover will take charge of
his ranch.
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King Beddeo Entertains
Employes and Friends
Elmer Beddeo of the Beddeo Cloth
ing company gave another one of his
delightful dancing parties Tuesday
night at the Hotel Rome ballroAn to
about 300 employes and their friends
and many ef Omaha's prominent busi
ness men attended. '
Mr. Beddeo surpassed all previous
efforts in making this the most suc
cessful dancing party that has been
given by this concern. The hit of
the evening was a patriotic grand
march led by Mr. and Mrs. Beddeo.
Everyone in line carried an American
flag. After several beautiful figures
were formed the march was stopped
and everyone joined in. singing 'The
Star Spangled Banner."
Card playing was enjoyed by those
who preferred it to dancing. Punch
was served t the women and the men
were supplied plentifully with
smokes. ,
Rome Miller was present with his
usual smile and helped to make the
evening a success.
The dances are regular winter fea
tures and are given by Mr. Beddeo to
create a more friendly fecjing among
his employes.
"The wonderful growth of the Bcd
det Clothing company is due to the
hearty co-operation and get-together
spirit of the employes," said Mr. Bed
deo. 'Army Recruiting Office.
Open Until 9 0'Clock at Night
The army ha-changed its policy of
closing its recruiting stations- early,
because of the countless men who
find it impossible to leave their work
in the daytime. From now on the
recruiting Affices will remain open
until 9 o'clodk at night.
Sergeant Hansen also announces
that the white cavalry, so long closed
tc enlistments,' is now ready to re
ceive recruits. Further, married men
can enlist in any branch of the serv
ice provided their families art so sit
uated that the man's discharge will
not be requested on any grounds.
LATE ORDERS
ARRIVING NOW
Orkin Brother 'Handicapped By
Wearable Shipments Which
Have Been Held Up for
One Reason or An
other. -
Make Renewal of Effort- Neces
ary. "Removal Sale" i Blo-oRiing-
Out With More Great
ness Than at the Very
Start.
When a firm undertakes to com
pletely close out a stock as large
as that of Orkin Brothers, ladies'
attire specialists; at 1519-1521
Douglas street, it is beset with a
heap of troubles.
Since announcing- the "Removal
Sale" everything has gone along
smoothly at Orkin Brothers. Goods
have been moved in quantities
that gladdened the hearts of the
management at greatly reduced
prices 'tis true yet the object of
"moving the goods in avhurry" was
being accomplished.
But, here now come the late
shipments; the delayed packages;
the back orders. Each day lately
jOrkin Brothers have been in re-1
ceipt of "bacK orders, wie iow,
etc. These shipments have been
coming in by freight and ekpress,
and there is scarce any way of
warding them off. The goods were
ordered made up in good faith,
but should have arrived earlier.
Still,' the garment makers of the
east, to a unit almost, refuse to
take back goods or cancel orders
when once the fabrics have been
cut into.
So, the late shipments now coming-
in must be accepted by Orkin
Brothers. These are, of course,
garments of weight, style and tex
ture for the present season and
can find no place in the new store
Orkin Brothers will occupy in the
Wolf-Hiller-Conant Hotel Building-
at 16th and Harney streets. In
the newer establishment Orkin
Brothers will show only goods for
the coming season.
Therefore, there is but one way
out of the dilemma, and that is to
sell these "late" and delayed ar
rivals just as the other stocks are
being sold, at "Removal Sale"
prices. Selecting goods from these
newer shipments is a snap for you
because each garment represents
the very latest ideas of the east.
If wearables arrive today you can
safely makeup your mind to it
that they.arc the -very things that
are worn on New York's thorough
fares at this very moment.
The "Removal Sale" grows and
grows more urgent. The stocks
here were originally so large that
a few weeks of special selling
could scarcely be expected to
make noticeable gaps. Still, haste
is advised because certain lines
naturally sell quicker than others.
You can get a fine selection to
day, a good selection tomorrow, a
fair selection the next day, a
slightly diminished selection the
next day after that, and so on.
The "Removal Sale" will not keep
alive for ever, neither will the
stocks be so comprehensive in a
week from now as they are today.
Omaha lady, this is your chance!
It is' your last big chance this sea
son on underpriced yet authori
tatively styled suits, coats, dresses;
skirts, waists and furs. It is a
"snap" that comes only with
progress. If it were not for Orkin
Brothers' desire to occupy a large
new establishment in a hurry, this
buying opportunity would not be
yours. Ordinarily Orkin Bathers'
would be content to sell casually
in the ordinary way at the ordi
nary prices instead of submerging
their whole Rtocks into a triumph
of underselling The "Removal
Sale."
Please note that during the "Re
moval Sale" each purchase is final.
No goods will be sent out on "ap
proval or C. O. D. Neither will anj
item be exchanged. This is neces
sary because, of the reduced prices
and the expense of handling.
The "Removal Sale" is a mon
ster packet of opportunities. Will
you stretch forth your hand into
the packet and see what it brings
forth?
Again, please note that Orkin
Brothers are situated at 1519-1521
Douglas on the sojith side of the
street jAdvertisement.
One-Minute
Store Talk
"You've put the Oh!' v
in Overcoats with your
amaxing display. Why,
I never dreamed of see
ins; half so many gar
ments in one stock,"
said a customer yester
day. No wonder men are as
tonished at the size and
completeness of our show
ing. There's nothing like it
elsewhere in the west. HVe
know it. We want you to
know it. In
spect an,d com
pare today.
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Think What This Means!
Suits and Overcoats
At $15 $20 $25 $30
Instead of $25 to $50, the coming prices
for elothes of equal value.
V OU, want ALL WOOL clothes.
A- The United States Government
expects to specify cotton mixtures
as a war measure. If the war keeps
up, all wool fabrics may be off the
market entirely. Today you may
still secure extra quality all wool
garments at practically the old
prices here because of our wonder
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Newest of New Overcoat Styles
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$25 to .$50
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$35 to $60
, Wonderful Overcoats Original Models Rich Fabrics. .
Fur Collar Overcoats Style of the Hour
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