THE BEE: OMAHA. TUESDAY. JANUARY 1. 1918.
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FINANCIAL
i-?l?leiJatnd Mortgages.
CITY AND FARM LOANS
V"1 5er cnt- Alo nt raort
J.I Sn ,'arms n,l Omaha real estate for
'd-. 17th and Harney.
THE Investors of urnaha will aUayi find
u with stock of per cent first mort
raes. secured by Omaha residence prop
erty or Nebraska farrro.
E. H. LOUGEE. INC,
Q38 Keellns B!d.
h 1UN;PS OI" PER CENT OR MORE
One dollar starts an account
OMAHA LOAN LpqAgSOCIATIOX.
a. w binderT
fifi0!.7.! on. 5.and for nortff loans.
City National Bank Bldg.
K.c.00 MTG.. bearing rpct. sml-annually ;
secured by mortgage valued at 19.200.
Talmaye-Loomts Inv, Co.. W. O. W. Bldg.
NO DELAT IN CLOSING LOAN& ''
W. T. GRAHAM. 604 Bee Bldg.
K C7 rTY
" 10 LOANS
GARVIN BROS.,
Om. Nat. Bk. Bldg.
fi MONEY HARRISON ft MORTON.
'V 16 Omaha Nat Bk Bldg.
OMAHA HOMES EAST NEB. FARMS?
u'KEEFE R E. CO.. 1016 Omaha Nafl.
10U to 110.000 MADE promptly. P i.
Wead. Wead Bldg.. 18th i jmyarnamBte
MONEY to loan on Improved farms and
ranches. Kloke Investment Co.. Omaha.
LOW RATES C O. CARLBERG. 311 BraoT
dels Theater Bldg. D. 85.
" LOANS ON CITY PROPERTY.
W. H. THOMAS & SON. Keellns Bldg.
FARM AND RANCH LANDS
Arkansas Lands.
CORN AND COTTON LAND.
Cheap, easy terms. S. E. Arkansas. Ex
cursions 1st and 3d Tuesdays. Free liter
ature. W. a Frank. 201 Neville Blk..
Omaha
California Lands.
17 ACRES in California, near Lob Angelee,
to trade for land In Nebraska, or Soutn
I"alota. Located 38 miles east of Los
Angeles, Just outside the city limits nf
Ontario, on paved road. Has undei
sriund Irrigating- system, " acres in
''"ring apple anil pear trees in fine con
i tMn; balance open land; excellent soli.
Wi:: rent for $20 per acre. Price fS.S.P.
vhat have you to trade about equal
value.
HASTINGS & HEYPEN.
1M1 Harney St. Phone Tyler on.
Missouri Lands.
SMALL MISSOURI FARM.
110 cash and $5 monthly, no Interest or
'axes; highly productive !snd: close to
three big markets. Write for photographs
and full Information. HUNGER. A-ll.
N Y Lite Bldg.. Ksnass City. Mo
Nebraska Lands.
FOR SALE.
A good ;00-acre combination stock and
sraiu farm located in Howard county,
Ntb. ; all good, heavy soil, g.ntly rolling:
6"i acres pasture, 35 acres aflalfa: balance
farm land; all fenced and crossed; new
set of Improvements: good S-room house;
larp:-; barn and double crib and granary:
Kood henhouse and other small bldps. : a
'Jot'-bbl. cistern; 5 4 miles to good market
town apd 9 miles to county seat; level
road; one mile to school; on mail route;
t i l-phone in house. Terms: Small payment
down; good terms on balance at 6 per
c?nt Interest: if sold soon possession given
March 1, 191S. Call or write E. E. John
son, St. Paul, Neb.
SMALL Nebraska farm on easy payments
5 acres up. We "arm the farm we sell
you. The Hnngerford Potato Growers'
association. 16tb arid Howard Sts., Omaha
Douglas 9IT1.
I'HICKD to sell by owner, 3:'0-a. corn and
alfalfa land. 3 ml. S. W. of Coleridge,
Neb. All can be farmed. Paul Peterson,
Blair, Neb.
320 ACRES. L'--oln Co., Neb., a bargain.
JOHN J. MULVIHILL. REALTOR.
200 Brandels Theater Bldg. Phone
Douglas 96.
80 ACRES, nearly level, Improved, between,
Oakland and West Point, Neb., at only"
$190, on easy terms. G. A. KulL Oakland,
Neb.
FOR SALE Best large body high-grade,
medium-priced land In Nebraska. Very
little money required. C. Bradley, Wol-
bach. Neb.
WHEATLAND Wyoming farms. 150 per a.,
Including paid-up water rights. Henry
Lev) & C. M. Rylander, 154 Omaha Nat'l.
68 ACRES, all In cultivation, hi mile S. W.
of Allen, Neb.; all good land; will sell
at a bargain. S. Larson. Carks, Neb.
RANCHES of all sizes and kinds, easy
terms. A. A. Patzman, 301 Karbach Blk.
LIST your lands for quick results wltb C
.1 Csnsn. 310 MrCague Bldg.. Omsba.
Oregon Lands.
NEW JORDAN VALLEY PROJECT.
HEART OF THE RANGE.
Get on the ground floor with 80 acre
Irrigated land In connection wltb open
rang... You can grow stock successfully
and cheaply. Excursion Jan, 15. Send for
bulletin.
HARLET J. HOOKER,
940 1st Nat. Bk. Bldg.. Omaha.
Texas Lands.
SEE us for Tezss land. We furnish cattle.
You pay from profits. Thomas Olson. 407
Karbacb Bldg.
Miscellaneous.
rHriCE FARMS Nllsaor. 4S2 Rose Bldg.
FARM LAND FOR RENT
FARMS FOR RENT.
I 150 acres Improved; one of 5 acres Im
proved; 40 acres Improved; 160 acres Im
proved; 120 acres not improved. Address
GEO. G. CLARK.
18 Pearl St., Council Bluffs, la.
Phone 174.
FARM LAND WANTED
FARMS WANTED.
Don't list your farm with us If yon want
to keep It
E. P. 8NOWDEN BON,
2J 8. 18th DousMss till
PERSONAL
VAPOR and tub baths. Massages of all
kinds. Rm. 3. 404 N. 16th. Doug. 7046.
IMMANUEL private maternity horns. Best
care. 2605 Bristol. Webster 290S.
PR'VATE licensed ma ernity home. 4416 N
.Jsth St. Phone Colfaz 2042.
SCIENTIFIC massage. 620 Bee Bldg. Phone
Douglas 6372. .
MISS WBST. manicure, massage. 210 N. 17th
Manicuring and mass.. 1623 Farnem. R 19.
TThaThs7j'lanjuJl'nS 2JiLJll.yJJl'' J?loC!f,
MONEY TO LOAN j
Organised by the Business Men of Omaha.
FURNITURE, pianos and notes as security j
i40 mo.. H. goods, totsl cost. $3.60. ,
$40, 6 mo.. Indorsed notes, total cost. $2.60 j
Smaller, large am'ts proportionate rate
PROVIDENT LOAN SOCIETY.
432 Ros Bldg.. 16th and Farnam. Ty. 666
LEGAL RATE LOANS
24 00 $240.00 OR MORE
EASY PAYMENTS UTMOST PRIVACY
340 PAXTON BK. TEL. DOUG. 229o.
OMAHA LOAN COMPANY.
LOANS ON DIAMONDS AND JEWELRY
t 1 0 SMALLER INS OCT,
Al X lO W. C. FLATAU. EST. 1892. 0
6 1 h Floor (Rose) Securlti es Bldg., Ty. 950
DIAMOND AND JEWELRY LOANS
Lowest rates Private loan booths Hirry
Mslnshnck. 1614 Dodge P 6619 Est 1891
LEGAL NOTICE.
LEGAL NOTICE.
To the Stockholders of the Conservative
Savings and Loan Association, 6f Omaha,
Nebraska :
As provided in Section 1 of Article 1 of
the By-laws of said Association, you are
herv notified that the annual meeting of
the stockholders of The Conservative Sav
ings and Loan Association,, of Omaha. Ne
braska, will be held January 14, 1918, at the
office of said Association In the Conserva
tive Building 1614 Harney Street, Omaha,
Nebraska, for the purpose of electing two
directors for a term of five years, to receive
th reports of the officers and directors, for
the purpose of voting upon the proposal to
amend Article VII of the Articles of In
corporation and for the transaction of such
other business as may properly come be
fore the meeting. . .
The polls will be open for the reception of
ballots from 3 p. m. to p. m. of said date
and the business meeting of the stockholders
will Immediately follow the closing of the
THE CONSERVATIVE SAVINGS AND
LOAN ASSOCIATION OF OMAHA, NE
BRASKA puj w Knhns, President.
Attest: J. A. Lyons, Secretary.
Omaha. Neb.. Dec. 31, 1917.
Notice.
The regular annual meeting of the stock
holders of The Bee Building company will
be held at the office of that company In
Omaha at 4 o'clock p. m. January 15. 191s
for the election of a board of directors for
the ensuing year, and for the transaction
of such other business as may properly
come before the meeting.
Ey order ot the president.
' X. P. VEIL, Secretary.
OMAHA LIVE STOCK
Killing Cattle 10 to 15 Cents
Higher; Hogs Up 5 to 10
Cents; Choice Fat Lambs
Change Hands Early.
Omaha, IKcember 31. 1J1T.
(lattle. Hogs. Sheep.
Estimate Monday .... ,300 4.000 17.500
Same day last week... 6,m 4.87 4.8M
Same day 1 wks ago.. 8,716 ,1SS !1,0I0
Same day S wks. ko.. 6.SJI 1I.S7S 1S,0:4
Same day 4 wks. ago..l7.;5 11.847 17,814
Same day last year. ... 6.S33 6.06S 1,868
Receipts and disposition of live stock at
the Union Stock yards, for C4 hours ending
at 3 o'clock p. m., yesterday;
RECEIPTS.
N Cattle. Hogs. Sheet). Ha
C, M. & St. P..
1?
1
2
43 6 40
13 I 5
Wabash
Missouri Pacific ....
Unton Pacific
C. & N. W.. east
C. & N. W.. west. ...
C, St. P., M. & O. . .
C. B. & Q . east
C, B. & Q , west ..
C, R. I. t P.. east..
C, R. I. & P.. west..
Illinois Central
Chicago Ot West....
.71 lv 13 2
..61 S
. 1
.16 10 8
.3 1
.23
. 8
3
tl
Total receipts ....259
DISPOSITION.
Cattle.
Morris A Co 90s
Swift & Co 1,311
1'iulahy Packing Co..l.J70
Armour & Co 1.M7
.1. W. Murphy
I.tnroln Packing Co. . 19
S. Omaha Packing Co 13
Wilson Packing Co... 276
W. B. Vansant Co. . . . 44
Benton, Vansant & L 23
80
Hogs
690
750
1.42
125
Sheep.
3.807
2.65!
3,612
Hill & Son
K. B. Lewis
J. B. Root & Co..,
J. H. Bulla
K. G. Kellogg
64
93
18
1
134
Wertheimer 4: Degvn 193
Suillvan Bros
Rothschild & Krtdis
Mo & Kan. Calf Co.
Huffman
Roth
Baker, Jones & Pmltii
Banner Bros
John Harvey
Jensen & Lungren ..
Pat O'Ray
Hunnlger & Oliver..
Other buyers'
16
1
94
24
28
43
407
299
29
32
514
7,360
17.985
Totals MB
3.959
Cattle Today's cattle market was a pretty
irregular deal. Receipts were only fair and
demand for the medium priced and cheap
beef was broad, with the result that values
held fully steady with the best time last
week, being if anything a little stronger In
some cases. Best heavy beeves were not,
however, in much demand, and the only bids
mode on them up to a late hour were lower.
I Request was keen for butcher stock, and
liulk or the supply .sold uround 105-150
higher, tho advance amounting to more than
that in some cases. Best cornfed cows
brought J I ii.oo. Feeders were irregular and
generally stronger, the supply being light.
A string of good medium weights went at
$10.15. Only one or two shipments of grass
beef were here and they sold If anything a
little stronger. Choice heavy western steers
reached $11.25.
Quotations on cattle: Prima heavy beeves,
$12.60W14.00; good to choice beeves, $11.60
612.50; fair to good beeves, $9.60611.60;
common to fair beeves. $7.009.50; good to
choice yearlings, $12.00914.00; fair to good
yearlings, $10.50$; 12.00: common to fair
yearlings, $S.50tfi lO.'.O; good to choice grass
beeves, $10.00jj'11.25; fair to good grass
beeves, $S.75g 10.00; common to fair grass
beeves, $6.508.50; good to choice heifers,
$8.0010.60: good to choice cows, $8.00
9.60; fair to good cows, $(.507.75; com
mon to fair cows, $5.6066.25; good to choice
feeders, $9.75 10.75; fair to good feeders,
$8.259.75; common to fair feeders, $6.00
7.00; good to choice stockers, $8.60 69.50;
stock heifers, $6,504)8.25; stock cows, $6.00
W7.26; stock calves, $6.006 9 60; veal calves,
$9.0012.75; bulls, slags, etc., $6. 5069.00.
Hogs There was a rather light supply of
hogs on hand this morning, and trade for
the most part was fairly active, being con
fined practically to the packers. They
were buying their hogs at 1 ast 5'j 10c higher
than Saturday. Majority of the hogs sold
around 10 o'clock. Butcher stock crossed
the scales at $16.75, while the bulk of the
offerings moved st $16.50i'16.75. A few
late loads were reported back. There was
a little more activity 1 the stock pig di
vision, three or four loads of fresh pigs be
ing In, which sold from $16.25 to $17.00.
Representative sales:
No. Av. 8h. Pr. N . Av.
20. .195 ... $16 45 16. .235
Sh. Tr.
40 $16 50
... 16 60
... 16 70
83. .210 40 16 65 18. .233
36. .221
61. .272
80 16 66 69. .253
.. 16 76
PIGS.
., 12 00 19. .Ill
.. 15 75 123. ..107
81.. 90
75.. 87
15 60
17 00
Sheep A fairly liberal run of sLeep and
lambs was here this morning. Trade was
generally steady on all kinds of killer stuff,
with most choice fat lamb offerings chang
ing hands on the early rounds. Lightweight
fat lambs around 70 pounds sold up to
$16.50, steady with Friday's top. Medium
In-between grades brought $16.0016.26.
Lambs, 90 pounds and over, sold from $16 00
down. There were only a few fat ewes here
today, little being done before 10 o'clock.
A deck of medium stuff sold at $11.00. Some
activity was noted in feeders. A big string
went at $15.25 1 5.60. about steady. The
undertone to the trade generally was good.
Quotations on sheep and lambs: Lambs,
handywelght, $16.00$ 16.50; lambs, heavy
weight, $16.00616.00; lambs, feeders, $14.00
615.76; lambs, shorn, $11.50613.50; lambs,
culls. $10.00614.00; yearlings, fair to choice,
$11.60613.25; yearlings, feeders, $13,006
14.25; wethers, fair to choice, $11.00
13.50; swes, fair to choice. $9.7511.35;
ewes, breeders, all ages, $10.60616.50; ewes,
feeders, $7.5010.5O; ewes, culls and can
ners, $5.0067.25.
St. Louis Live Stock Market.
St. Louis, Dec. 81. Cattle Receipts, 5,700
head; market, strong; native beef steers,
$8.00ffil4.36; yearling steers and hstfers,
$7.0015.60; cows, $5 OOff 10.60; stockers and
feeders, $6.50 11.00 ; Texas quarantine
steers, $.76f 10.80; fair to prime southern
beef steers, $9.0012.75; beef cows and heif
ers. $6.00(510.00; prime yearling steers and
heifers, $7.5010.00; native calves, $5.75
16.00.
Hogs Receipts, 5.900 head; market,
higher; lights, $16.55(316.70; pigs, $13.76
15.00; mixed and butchers, $16.6016.85;
good, heavy, $16.75616.85; bulk of sales,
$16.50?i 16.80.
8heep and Lambs Receipts, 1,900 head;
market, steady; lambs, $14.00617.00; ewes.
SlO.orifi 11.50: wethers, $11.00 12.50; canners
and choppers, $6.00 (g 9.00.
Kansas City Live Stock Market,
Kansas City, Dec. 31. Cattle Receipts,
12.000 head; market, higher; prime fed
steers. J12. 25'g 14.25 ; dressed beef steers,
$11.00a 12.40: western steers, $9.0011.00;
cows, $6.60910.50; heifers. $6.601L00;
stockers and feeders. $7.0011.25; bulls, $6.00
10.00; calves, $6.5013.00
Hogs Receipts, 9,000 head; market,
strong; bulk of sales. $16.6016.S6; heavy.
$16. 80 16.90; packers and butchers, $16.0
16 90; , light, $16.50917.00; pigs, $13.60
16.50.
Sheep and Lambs Receipts, 8.000 hesd;
market, higher; lambs $15.6016.60; year-
llnKs. $13.60014.10; wethers, 11.60Sr li.ia;
ewes, $9.5012.00.
Chicago Live Stock Market.
Chicago, Dec. 81. Cattle Receipts, 11,000
head; market strong; native steers. $7 0
14.25: stockers and feeders, $6.70910.40;
cows and heifers, $5.35jjll.35; calves, $8.50
jf 16.00.
Hogs Receipts. 29,000 head; market
unsettled, 10 15c above Saturday average;
bulk of sales, $16. 55S! 16.90: light, $15.76
16.70; mixed. $16.2501$. 90; heavy, $16.30
16.90; rough, $l.20'g 16.40; pigs, $12.00
15.35.
Sheep and Lambs Receipts, 9,000 bead;
market, firm; wethers, $9.2513.15; ewes,
$8.25-5:12.00; lambs, 1 1 3.00 17.10.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
December 29, 1917.
Martha P. Nord and husband to Harry
A. Tukey. Eighteenth street, 48 feet
south of Izard street, west side.
62x66 $2,500
John A, Lee to Samuel Rlekes, Burt
street, 99 feet east of Seventeenth
street, north oirlo 51x132 undivided
one-third i .' 1.1"
Mary F. Lee to 8amuel Rteks. Burt
street. 99 feet east of Seventeenth
street north side 33x132 undivided
one-third 1
Ambrose H. Lee, guardian, to Samuel
Rlekes, Burt street, 99 feet east of
Seventeenth street, north side,
33x133 undivided one-third
Ambrose H. Lee to Samuel Rlekes,
Burt street, 66 feet west of Six
teenth street north side. 66x132 .. 4,200
Axel L. Wallln and wife to Anna M.
Johnson, Webster street. 411 feet
east of Thirty-sixth street south
side 40x142 4,60
Hans F. Schleuter to Barton H. Ford,
et al, N street, 252 feet ea:,t f
Forty-iKhth stre-t south sidu
40x1211 , 1
GRAIN APPRODUCE
Receipts Liberal; Trade in
Cash Corn Lively at Close ;
Oats in Good Demand.
Omaha, December $1, 19 IT.
Arrivals of grain over Sunday were very
liberal, a total ot 341 cars arriving In. Re
ceipts of wheat were 53 cars, and those of
corn 172 cars, while arrivals of oats were
106 cars. Rye and barley receipts were t
and 4 cars, respectively.
Trade In cash corn during the fors part
of the session was light, but later on as
sumed a more active course and sold more
freely. Spot quotations were unchanged to
as much as 8c lower, only a few cars selling
at Saturday's price, while the bulk sold off
3c to Sc. The local demand for this cereal
was moderately good, elevator men taking
the greater part of the offerings. The
quality of the corn arriving hers of late
has shown to be of good quality and several
jrars of the No. 3 grade have been received
No. $ white sold today at $1.63 and No.
white at $1.68 and $1.69. No. $ yellow sold
at $1.65, a Jc premium over the white. No.
4 yellow brought $1.68 and $1.69 and the No.
4 mixed $1.65.
Oats were in good demand and trade
active. Cash figures were unchanged to He
oft. Much of this cereal Is to be hurried
to the seaboard for ezport to several of the
allied countries, who. It is reported, have
contracted for considerable of this cereal to
replenish stocks at home. Standard grade
oats sold at 79 Vie and the No. 3 white at
79c and 79 ic No. 4 white oats brought
78 He and 79 hie, while the sample grade
went at 79c.
Rye was up a cent and barley firm, with
a ready demand for either article. Nos. t
and 3 rye sold st $1.7T and No. 3 malting
barley at $1.47, and the No. 3 grade at $1.44
and $1.47. Sample grade brought $1.43.
Clearances were, wheat and flour equal
to 406.000 bu.; corn, none! oats, none.
Primary wheat receipts were 796.000 bo.
and shipments 188,000 bu. Holiday last
year.
Primary corn receipts were 893,000 bu.
and , shipments 394,000 bu. Holiday last
year.
Primary oats receipts were 1,128,00 bu.
and shipments 704, "00 bu. Holiday last
year.
CARLOT RECEIPTS.
Wheat. Corn. Oats.
Chicago S 75 6$
Minneapolis 372 ... ...
Duluth 6
Omaha 63 172 106
Kansas City 49 120 33
St. Louis 61 47 Tl
Winnipeg 243 ...
These sales were reported today:
Wheat No. 3 hard winter: 4 cars. $2.11;
No. 1 durum: 1 car, $2.15; No. 2 durum:
2 cars, $2.12: 1 car (5 per cent hard), $2.13;
No. 2 amber durum: 1 car, $2.16; 1 car (9
per cent spring), $2.16.
Rye No. 2: $ cars, $1.77; No. 3: 1 car,
$1.77.
Barley No. 3, 1 car, $1.47; No. 3: 3-S
car, $1.47; 1 car, $1.46; 3-6 car, $1.45; 1-S
car, $1.44: 3-6 car. $1.44: No. 4: 1 car
(special billing), $1.46; sample: 1 car, $1.43.
Oats Standard: 2 cars, 79o; No.
white: 3 cars. 7f'c; 145 cars, 79c; No. 4
white: 4 cars, 79c; 1 car, 78c; sample
white: 1 car, (barley mixed), SOc; 6 3-3 car.
79c; 1 car (barley mixed), 79c; No. 4 mixed:
1 car (barley mixed), 79c.
Corn No. 3 white: 1 car, $1.63. No. 4
white: 1V cars. $1.69; 1 car, $1.61. No. 6
white: 1 car. $1.64; 1 car, $1.53; 2 cars.
$1.62; 1 car. $1.50. No. 6 white: 3 cars,
$1.40. No. 3 yellow: 1 car, $1.66. No. 4
yellow: 17H cars. $1.68. No. 6 yellow: 3
cars, $164; 1 car, $1.53; 1 car, $1,63; II
cars, $1.60. No. 6 yellow: 1 car, $1.45;
2 2-5 cars, $1.43: 2 cars. $1.43; 1 car. $1.40
No. 4 mixed: 4 cars, $1.56. No. 6 mixed: 1
car, $1.53; 1 car, $1.48; 4 cars, $1.45. No.
mixed. 1 3-6' cars, $1.43: 1 car. $1.40.
Omaha Cash Prices Corn: No. 3 white,
$1.63. No. 4 white, $1 5 Sf 1 6. No. 5 white,
$1.45 1.64. No. 6 white, $1.40. No. 3 yellow,
$1.66. No 4 yellow, $1.6891.69. No. 6 yel
low, (148 49154. No. 6 yellow, $1.401. 4$.
No. 4 mixed. $1.55. No. 6 mixed, $1.451.4$.
No. 6 mixed, $1. 401.43. Oats: Standard,
79c. No. 3 white, 7979?4c. No. 4 white.
784 Jf79c. Sample. 79S0c. Barley: No. t,
$1.441.47. Rye: No. 2. $1.77. No. 3. $1.77.
Chicago closing prices, furnished The Boa
by Logan & Bryan, stock and grain brokers,
315 South Sixteenth street, Omaha:
Art. I Open. High. Low. Close. IBat'y.
Corn.
Jan.
May
Oats.
Dec.
May
Pork.
Jan.
May
Lard.
Jan.
May
Ribs.
Jan.
May
1 2S
1 26V
80
77V,
45 75
45 60
24 00
24 37
33 95
34 65
1 26V 126H
1 25V124V
1 U
1 34V
136.
125
FOV
77
46 50
46 36
23 30
24 30
23 96
24 60
31V
'7V77V
45 75
45 60
24 00
24 37
24 00
24 60
77
75?t
77 78'
75
45 46
46 30
23 6S
24 20
23 70
24 33
45 25
45 00
28 60
24 05
I
23 65
24 22
CHICAGO GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
Peace Talk and Disappearance! ot Cold Wave
Tend to Ense Corn.
Chicago, Dec. 31. Peace talk and the
disappearance of the cold wave tended to
ease down the corn market. Largely, as a
result, prices, although steady at the finish,
were 14 to c net lower, with January at
$1.26 and May $1 24V. Oats fell li to
3'iic, and provisions 5 to 42e
Weakness In corn values developed chief
ly In the last half of the day. During the
earlier trading scantiness of receipts, to
gether with continued reports of difficulty
in getting cars for shipments from country
elevators, had a temporary bullish effect.
Backwardness of husking was also of some
Influence toward a transient hardening of
prices. After slight gains had been scored,
however, attention focussed to a consider
able extent on gossip on proposed answers
to Germany's latest peace offer. Additional
selling was also brought about by the fact
that milder temperatures promised help In
facilitating railway traffic and thus bring
about more liberal arrivals.
Sharp breaks took place In the oats mar
ket, but not until new high price records
for the season had been reached. Export
business caused the upturn, whereas peace
talk and the subsequent withdrawal ot ex
port bids msde prices tumble.
Forecasts of plentiful supplies of hogs be
fore the end of the week pulled down
provisions.
Chicago Cash Grain Corn: No. 3 yellow,
nominal; No. 3 yellow, $1.90; No. 4 yellow,
$1.75 1.78. Oats, No. 3 white, 80V 81c;
standard, 3182c. Rye, No. 3, $1.83. Bar
ley, $1.40(1.60. Seeds: Timothy, $5.00B'7.50.
Clover. $2O.0026.00. Provisions: Pork, nom
inal; lard, $23.70; ribs. $23.0023.76.
Coffee Market.
New York, Dec. 81, The market for cof
fee futures showed renewed steadiness to
day with most of the active months mak
ing ne whlgh ground for the movement on
further covering European buying and sup
port from Wall Street sources.
Reports of a firmer tone In the spot altu
atton and of an advance on marine war
risks from South American ports, probably
contributed to the advance, but part of the
buying was considered due to the more or
less optimistic view of peace prospects
March sold up to $7,86 and September at
$5.32, or about 10 to 13 points net higher
with reactions later under realizing. The
close was net unchanged to five points
higher. January. $7.69; March, $7.79; May,
$7.92; July, $8.05; September, $8.22; Octo
ber, $8.30; December, $8.47.
Spot Coffee Steady Rio 7s, 8e; Santos
4s, 9c. No fresh offers were reported in
the cost and freight market. The official
sables Bhowed an advance of 60 rels at Rio.
The Santos spot market was unchanged and
Santos futures were unchanged st 25 rels
higher. Brazilian port receipts, 56,000.
New York General Market.
New York, Dec. 81. Flour Quiet; spring
patents, $10.3611.25; winter patents, $10.50
S 10.76 ; winter straights, $10.15010.50; Kan
sas straights, $10.65 10.90 ; all nominal
Corn Snot, steady; kiln dried No. 3 yel
low, $1.94, and No. 4 yellow, $1.87. cost and
freight New York. 16-day shipment.
Oafs Spot, steady; standard, 92 93c.
Hops Quiet; state, medium to choice
1917, 60 65c; 1916, nominal; Pacific coast.
1917, 2326c; 1916, 1519c.
Hides Quiet; Bogota, 41c; Central Amer
lea. 40c.
Leather Firm; hemlock sole overweights,
No. 1. 61c; No. 2, 49c.
Provisions Pork, steady; mess, $50.08
51.00: family, $54.00056.00; short clear,
$50.0066.00. Lard, weak; mlddlewest
$:4.1524.25.
Wool Firm: domestic fleeca XX Ohio, 70c.
Rice Firm; fancy head. 8V9c; blue
rote, 8148t4c
Turpentine and Bosln.
Savannah. Ga., Dec. 31. Turpentln.
Firm, 43c; sales, 160 bbls.; receipts, 354;
shipments. 328; stock, 26,340.
Rosin Firm; sales, 946 bbls.; receipt,
1,716; shipments, 1,676; stock. 83,746. Quota
B, D, E. F, U. (6.05; H. 16.07 I, $6.10;
K. $6.75; M, $6 96; N, 3)7.35; WO, $7.46;
WW, $7.65.
New York Cottoa Market.
New York, Dec. 31. The cotton market
closed barely steady today with the general
list showing a net advance of 23 to 36
points.
New York Sugar.
New York. Dec 31. Holiday
refined sugar markets today.
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NEW YORK STOCKS
Bullish Confidence Dominates
Market; Last Week's Recov
ery Continues on En
larged Scale.
New York. Dec, 31. The year on the
stock exchange went out In a moderate blase
of bullish confidence, last week's buoyant
recovery being continued on an enlarged
volume of operations.
Dealings were of a different character,
however, rslls h.-lng relatively backward
and Irregular, while Industrials, equipments,
coppers and many unclassified isoues mani
fested much of their old time activity at
materially higher levels.
There were numerous transactions for
rash, suggesting the closing out of long
standing accounts with the expiration of the
year. Trsders evidently seemed Inclined to
begin In the new year with a clear slate,
today's movement Impelling further extenstvo
short covering
Peace rumors again engrosed the atten
tlon of the banking . omniuiuty, especially a
report that the alues are likely to make !
early reply to the renewed overtures of Die
central powers. The successful entente of
fensives on the French and Italian fronts
also offered ground for encouragement.
United States Steel wae the central fea
ture from the outset, advancing uninter
ruptedly to (1, a gain ot almost 3 points, and
closing within a fraction of its best. The
more prominent metals, oils, shippings and
affiliated stocks registered extreme advances
of 2 to 4 points, utilities also galnlnx 1 to
I points. Sales amounted to 915.OU0 shares.
International bonds reflected foreign de.
velopments, French municipals gaining 2 to
4 per cent. Domestic rails and industrials
also strengthened. Liberty 4s were quoted
at 17.26 to 97 14 and the S',s at 98 60 to
98.60. Total bonds, par value, $6,116,000.
United States bonds, old Issues, were un
changed on call.
Number sales and quotations on leading
stocks: Sale. High. Low. CIosm.
K. C. Southern.. 3 ..H..a
Am. Beet Sugar.. 5,000 71 68S 70'
Am. Can 1.820 39 37 .18 1
Am. Car Fdry.. 4.100 71 6'i fi!
Ah. Locomotive... 6.200 66 4 Htt 6C'i
Am. Smelt, ft Rfg. 20,. '.00 79 75 7S
Am. Sugar Rfg... 1,100 98S 97 9H4j
Am. Tel. A Tel... 4.600 103 102 ti 103
Am. Z. L. A Steel 13 H
Anaconda Copper . 2,950 62 6SS 61
Atchison 4.400 86 84S 85V,
A.U. W. ft W. I. 8. 6.110 99H 94 91 V.
Baltimore ft Ohio 8.900 63 S 61
Butts ft Sup. Cop. 3.100 16V 16 16U
Cal. Petroleum .. 1,000 1 4 13 it 13
Canadian Pacific. 3,700 139 137 138,
Central Leather.. 8,200 64 iili 63V
Chesapeake ft Ohio 4.400 m, 6114
C, M. St. P.. 3,300 47 4 44 46 1,
Chicago ft N. W... 700 itr, 94U
C, R. I. ft P. ctfa. 7,300 ;4 22V 22ii
Chlno Copper ... 6,000 i2K 40'i 42
Colo. Fuel & Iron 800 36V 36 36 It
Corn Prod. Rfg... 19.300 31 29 31
Crucible Steel ... 6,000 u4'i 61 63 V
Cuba Cane Sugar. 10,800 is1 26 li S7si
Ills, securities ... 2,900 33i 32 V 33
Erie 6,400 i?t, 1-
General Klectrlc. 3,800 1321 127V 132'4
General Motors... 10.SO0 ins 100V 104V
Ot. North, prd 6,200 90 89li S9V
ui. iorin. ure cue 2. boo 294
26,
Illinois central... 1.000 94 V
93
4314
79V
26
25S
92
47
83
30
29
IS
32
111
25
80S,
29 i
24
65
16
71
82 4
104
86
. 25
Inap. Copper 16.600 47
Int. M. M. pfd.. 26,100 83V
Inetr. Nickel 18,900 30V
iner paper 8,700
2H
K. C. Southern..
300
191.
1S
Kennecott Copper.
9,800 32 V JH,
Louis, ft Nash. . .
Maxwell Motors..
600 11 'a HI
1,500 2K ;4V
11.200 80S 77V
2.900 29 1, 28 V
9,400 25 1, 2414
Mex Petroleum...
Miami Copper
Missouri Pacific.
Montana Copper. .
Nevada Copper...
3. SOU IX V.
10.100 71 V
tsi
70
N. Y. Central
N. T.. N. H. ft If.
2.900 Vl 31
Norfolk ft Western 1,000 104'. 104
jvonn. f-aeinc... 6,200 86 86
Pacific Mall
Pac. Tel. ft Tel
Pennsylvania
6,400 41 if
47
45
23
72
79
16H
83 V.
24
Pittsburgh Coal.
Ray Con. Cop. .. 3,500 2314
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72V,
16
S3 'A
:t
adln(T 13,400 78H
Rep. Iron A Steel 7.800 79 vi
Shattuck Ar. Cop. 1,200 IH.4
Southern Pacific. 4,400 84 V
Southern Railway 3,200 24
Studebaker Corp.. 24.300 60 14
4H 4914
133 139
116 116
Texas Co 6,900 139
V. S. Indus. Alcohol 3,900 118
U. S. Steel 18.8SO 91
51 VII
v. n. aieei,, pra. . . L', 8(111 lost! lor, 107.1.
Utah Copper 20, 200 82 ii 7 u
Wabash pfd. "B" 400 tSLK
Western Union .. 800 86 til' y;,
Westing. Electric 7,200 40'. 33, 401;
Total sales for the day, 916,000 shares.
w York Money.
New York. Dec. 31. Mercantile n.,-
5J5 per cent.
AT!",1"1 Exchange Sixty-day bills,
JJ.7H4; commercial sixty-day blllson banks,
$4.71; commercial slxtv-duv hill. H7nu..
demand, $.75H; cables, $4,76 7-16.
Oliver Bar. 86'c; Mexican dollars. 69c.
Bonds Government. steartv? niim.H
strong.
Time Loans Firm! slrtv. tiln(
and six months, 6V per cent.
tail Money Market easier: hlch. SU ner
cent; low, 4 per cent; ruling rate, 54 per
cent; closing bid, 4'y, per cent; offered at
o per cem; last loan, 5 per cent, ,
U. S. 2s, reg.. 96 Gen. Electric 6s 95
U. S. 2s, coup. 96 HO. N. 1st 4 lis 97V
U. S. 3s, reg... 99 . C. ref. 4s..... 84
C. S. 3s, coupon 99 Int. M. M. 6s... 92
V. 9. Lib. 34b 98.60K. C. S. ref. 5s 77
U. S. 4s, reg 104 I.. & N. tin. 4s.. 85
U. S. i, coup. 104 M K & T 1st 4s 61
Am. For. Sec. 5s 94 Mo. Pac. gen. 4s 69
Am. T. ft T. c 6a 90 Mont. Power 5s 874
Anglo-French 6s 88 N. Y. Cen. d 6s 94 '4
Arm. ft Co. 4 s 83 V Northern Pac. 4s 83 V
Atchison gen. 4s 834,N. Pacific 3s.. 58V
B. ft O. c 4 4s 7.SV4O. S. L. ref. 4s 84 4
Beth. Steel r 6s 87 VP. T. & T. 5s... 90V
Cen. Leather 6s 95iiPenn. con. 44s i4
Cen. Pacific 1st 78 Penn. gen. 4 4s 89 4
C. ft O. cv. 6s.. 78 4 "Reading gen. 4s 834
C, B. A Q J 4s 93VS L ft S F a 6s 674
CMASPe44s75 S. P. cv. 5s 8SV
C R I & P r 4s 68 4 'Southern Ry. 5a 924
C. ft S. r 44s.. 73 'Tex. & Pac. 1st 83
D ft R G. ref 5s 63 1 nion i'ariric 4s
D. of C. 6s 1931 89 S. Rubber 5s 77
Erie gen. 4s ..56 4
1 . a. meei os. . sh
Wabash 1st..
93U
Slow City Live Stock.
Sioux City. Ia.. Dec. 31. Cattle Rec.eli.ls.
2,500 head; market ll15c higher; beef
steers, I9.6014.00; fat cows and heifers,
I7.0010.(10; canners, I6.66.76; stockers
and feeders, $7. 50011. B0; calves, 18. 00(83
11.60; bulls, stags, etc.. $7. 0089. 00; feed
ing cows and heifers, $6.25(ff 8.50.
Hogs Receipts, 4.000 head: market 10
15c higher; light, 16.!I5 16 40; mlxd,
tl6.40rg,16.65; heavy, $16 6ni16.65; ulifs.
112. 00 14.00; bulk of sales, $16.3516.65.
Sheep and Lambs Receipts, 3,0ij head
market 10c higher.
St. Joseph Mve Stock.
St. Joseph, Mo.. Dec. 31. Cattle Receipts
3,600 heeil; market steady to strong; stai rs.
$M.006 14 26 ; cows and heifers. $5. 50 si 12 50 :
calves, $6.00 jr 13.00.
Hogs Receipts, 5,300 head prospects
steady; top, $16.85; bulk of sales. $16.60ifl;
16.80.
Sheep and Lambs Receipts, 1,500 head
prospects,
hiKher; iambs, i: '.oo ft U..MI;
en
ewes, $6.00
Evaporated Applrs and llrlrd Fruit.
New York, 1V. 31. Kvaporated Apples
Quiet; California?, 1 ! 1 ti 1 U c. i.rlmo to
Choice, Btate, ISHllr.
Dried fruits Prunes mori offrr-d; Cali
fornia. UliJilJi.c; Or-'Kuris. Lltyllo. Apri
cots ecarre; choice, J7V4e; extra rhok-e,
HHe; fancy, lHc. la'hs, qul-t; stan
dard, 11 ;; rhnir. 12c. Uaislns. dull; loos
muscafls, SffSc: cholci to fancy, seeded.
SVieiQr; seedless. 10c: I.ondt.u lev
ers, 1.8'i.
liirago Produce.
Chicago, IW.. 31. Uutt
teauy : cream -
ery. 39(4!ie.
Kirgs CnKcttled: rco-ipt!., ",IST r
first fir. th ,.rili..rv fi-u,u r ;t r t
mark, cases Included, 'fin 55c: refrigerator
flrOsU. 41c.
Potatoes Steady; receipts, curs, bulk.
I1.301C2.00; hulk, sacks, SI. 0 r 2.1)0.
Poultry Alive lower; fowls, 19f22ic,
springs, 23c.
New TorU Cotton.
New York. Dec. 31. Cotton Futurea
opened firm; January, 3o.61c; March, 30 Olfy
80.25c; May, 29 95c; July. 2.6c: October.
38.66c.
Cotton futures closed barely steady: Jan
uary, 30. SOc; March, 30.30c; Slay, 9.90c;
July, 29.94c; October, 2S.5i!c,
'ew York Dry Good Market.
New York. Dec. 31. Cotton (foods and
yarns, wool Roods and linens today were
firm; burlaps more active.
Extremely cold weather Intensified the
seasonal quiet In wholesale dry goods mar
kets. St. Ionls Grain.
St. I.ouls. Dec. 31. Corn No. 2, $1.73
1.76; No. 2 white, II. D; December, 11.28;
May, II 24 bid.
Oats No. 2. 80j80Hc: No. 1 white,
81fe-81c. ,
New York MetnU.
N.jv.- York, Dec. 31 . -Holiday "n New York
j and London metal irurketa today.
'RED" TYRANNY
AND CIVIL WAR
REND RUSSIA
Bolshevik. Raid Members of
Constituent Assembly; Ir
kutsk in Flames: Chinese
Guard Harbin.
Tctrograd, Sunday, Dec. .0. The
commission appointed to prevent a
counter revolution today raided the
premises of the I'nion for Defense
0f . constituent asSCIIlblv. A dozen
arrests were made.
Reds Burn Irkutsk.
Peking, Sunday, Dec. .10 Civil
war is in progress at Irkutsk, in east
ern Siberia, on the Trans-Siberian
railroad, and in the surrounding dis
tricts. The town was set 011 fire by
red guards alter they had murdered
the French consular agent and three
other Frenchmen. Many persons, in
cluding women and children, are be
ing murdered and street fighting is
tinder way.
The Bolsheviki continue to receive
reinforcement and ammunition from
Krasnoyarsk. The Cossacks are of
fering determined opposition to the
red guard. The Siberian railway
guards are outnumbered arid are be
ing killed or driven from their posts.
Communication with Tetrograd has
been cut off.
Bolsheviki uprisings have occurred
at Tchita and Verkhne-Udinsk, both
of which towns are on the Trans-Siberian
railway. Harbin is quiet, with
the Chinese in full control. They are
guarding the banks, stores and rail
ways. Germany Managed Revolt.
London, Dec. 31, The Times prints
a long letter from its Petrograd cor
respondent, dated Saturday, which
purports to substantiate the view that
the Bolsheviki revolt was managed by
Germany and that the movement is
essentially anti-national and anti
Russian. The letter says:
"It is a notorious fact and has
been proven by documents in pos
session of the Kerensky government
that Germany commissioned Lenine
and gave him money to go to Russia
to sow disaffection in the Russian
army."
Praises Bolsheviki Regime.
The Bolsheviki government is
extremely efficient, energetic and
decisive, though faced by noisy
opposition from the privileged
classes, who are doing all they can
to check it by sabotage and libel, ac
cording to the Petrograd correspond
ent of the Daily News. The corre
spondent, who has just returned to
Petrograd after a lengthy visit in
England, says that the city is more
orderly than for some months before
the Bolsheviki took control. The peo
ple may not like tht Bolsheviki, he
declares, but they obey them with
startling alacrity, and the government
is based on real force.
Tb constituent assembly, the cor
respondent hears, will meet as soon
as delegates from the Ukraine arrive,
perhaps in 10 days. He asserts that
whatever is the decision of the as
sembly as constituted at present it
will not alter the essential direction
of Russian policy, although it might,
by weakening the government at
home, weaken it in its dealings with
the Germans.
Any attempt to turn out the Bol
sheviki government by force would
result only in anarchy favorable to
the Germans, says the correspondent,
who does not believe that such force
is available.
Pro-ally Russians, the correspond
ent of the Daily News says, feel that
Germany's terms offered at Brest
Litovsk were for the purpose of con
founding the allies and winning sym
pathy. These Russians oppose a sep
arate peace, but say the next word
belongs to the allies.
Street Railway Company
Feels Effects of the War
The Omaha & Council Bluffs Street
Railway company, like most other
public service utilities has felt the ef
fects of the war and during the last
12 months there has been little at
tempt at expansion. The company
property, however, has been kept in
good condition and such betterments
as have ben absolutely necessary have
been added from time to time.
Hieh prices and srarritv of material
fuel and supplies have had a tendency
to discourage tne extending of lines
into new territory. The service has
not been crippled, but at times dur
ing the last year it has been some
what impaired by reason of the large
number of experienced employes hav
ing enlisted, or having been called
into the army through the selective
plan.
Jn many of the cities, street railway
companies have been compelled to
employ women as conductors and
motormen. In Omaha the local com
pany has not altered its service, but
j the officers assert that 1 hey cannot
I say what steps may become necessary
in tne niture.
During the yea; the street railway
company reconstructed .something
more than a mile of douljle track line,
completed the construction of 12 all
steel passenger cars and has men at
work on 28 additional cars that wilt
go onto the lines as soon as finished.
A tract of land UO bv -IM) feet was
bought at Twenty-filth avenue and
Cuming street, with the intention of
j erecting thereon a modern car hotibe
at some rut ure time, nossiblv duri-.ig
iiito . . .. ..o
1'JiS.
. new snnstatioii is heme
I erected 111 I'ounnl I'.juiis und rjrol)
ably it will be ready for ue early this
year.
While the f,'mtS revenue of the com
pany was greater last year than dur
ing the previous year, the net income
will show a considerable shrinkage.
This is on account of the reat in
crease in the cost of operation and
material purchased.
Northwestern and U. P. Will
Refund on Excess Fares
Beginning January 15 the Union
Pacific-Northwestern will institute a
refund system for the benefit of pas
sengers riding on Nos. 1 and 2 wher
these trains are late arriving at des
tinations. If trains Nos. 1 and 2 are two
hours, or less than three, late when
reaching destinations, passengers will
be given ?2 refund on the excess fare;
if three hours late and less than four
if four hours and less than five, $4
and if five hours or more late, $5.
ENGLAND PREPARES
FOR FUTURE FOOD
Plows to Be Put to 2,000,000
Acres of Rich Meadowland
in Effort to Increase
Production.
Conversion of 2,400,000 acres of
meadow land into direct eroo produc
ing soil is the first step of Fugland
to get increased production for next
year and the succeeding years.
This information has come to Gur
don Y. Wattles, federal food admini
strator for Nebraska, and shows the
seriousness of the situation across the
water.
The advices to Mr. Wattles say that
under pressure of the war. Kuropc is
fast declining in productive power,
and that Kurope can no longer hope
to obtain from abroad the quantities
of bread and meat that are needed.
"If we do not feed ourselves, no
other country can or will." is the di
rect statement of the letter. "The
danger of shortage extends beyond
the period of the war and in some
respects may be greater after peace
is proclaimed."
"This move in Kngland shows how
serious they consider the situation
there," said Mr. Wattles last night.
"This order will give England 10.400,
000 acres under cultivation. The Eng
lish government thus emphasizes that
the question of food production has
become one of quantity, rather than
quality and that an acre under wheat
may yield much more human food
than an acre of good fattening pasture
land."
The advices to Mr. Wattles go deep
into the conditions in England, saying
that they have 18.500,000 acres of
grass land, but that the upkeep of the
nerds and flocks prohibits tht break
ing out of all this land at once. "But
as the flocks and herds diminish, as
will undoubtedly be the case with all
Europe's live stock, the temporary
breaking out of meadows wilt prob
ably follow closely the reduction of
live stock," concludes the statement.
Attacks Eligibility
Of German Mayor-Elect
Indianapolis, Ind., Dec. 31. Fred C.
Miller, German alien enemy and
mayor-elect of Michigan City, Ind., is
here today to appear before Federal
Judge Anderson to answer charges
filed by Martin T. Krueger, present
mayor, seeking to enjoin Miller from
taking office January 7. M'ller holds
an alien enemy permit to allow him to
go in the restricted zones of the city
of which he was elected mayor.
Mayor Krueger alleges Miller is
ineligible to take office because he is
not a citizen and that his election was
obtained through the votes of 850
alien enemies.
The petition of fayor Krueger was
denied by Federal Judge Anderson,
who held that hi court did not have
jurisdiction to grant the relief asked.
He suggested that Krueger might re
fuse to surrender the office to Miller
on January 7, which would make it
necessary for Miller to enter the
courts.
Mayor Krueger, who has been in
office for four years, was born in
Germany, but has been a citizen of
this country for 35 years.
Boston Church Gives
Its Coal to the Poor
Boston, Dec. 31. The parishioners
of the First Methodist Episcopal
church voted today to accept the rec
ommendation of the pastor, the Rev.
William K. Gilbert, that services be
suspended and the coal in the church
bins be distributed among the poor
of the district.
"It is all right" said Mr. Gilbert,
"for us to pray that the situation be
bettered, but I feel that wc should
do something more for these people."
The temperature this morning was 8
degrees below zero.
Homeseekers' Rates Near
End, Railroad Men Say
Western Passenger association has
wired Missouri Pacific and Rock Is
land officials that, effective Tuesday
only, homeseekers' rate will be ap
plied to about a half dozen points in
Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas. In
stead of the rate being one fare and
one-half, plus $2, it is a flat rate ot
each point and in every instance is
pretty close to the commercial rate.
Railroad men take this to mean the
end of the homeseekers' rates, at
least during the continuance of the
war.
Postoffice to Close
Up Tight New Year's
The postoffice and all branch sta
tions will be closed up tight N'ew
Year's day. Heretofore the stamp
and registry windows have been open
for a few hours in the morning, but
tomorrow they will mA open at all
Xo mail deliveries will be made.
unc man collection via De made
throughout the residence districts
and two will be made in the down
town district, this work being done by
substitute carriers.
I Slacker Sentenced to
j Ten Years' Imprisonment
! St. Louis, Mo., Dec. .'I. Robert V.
I-rankc, jr., of St. Louis, who failed
j to go to Camp I t;:i.ston when he was
J called in the dra.'t, today was dishon
j orably discharged from military serv
ice and sentenced to 10 year.s' impris
i onment at hard labor.
I-'ranke v;is convicted by c urn t-r:ar-I
tial. I ' c said he did not respond to
' the draft call because of consdcnliutis
j objections to war.
; Weil Known City Planner
Dies in Rochester, N. Y.
Charles Mulford KoVnison of
Rochester N. Y., died Sunday. lie
was well known as a rity planner and
was connected with the Omaha City
Planning commission for two years in
an advisory capacity. Duripg i'is last
visit here he conferred with tin' plan
ning commission in conned ion with
plans for the proposed widening or
Twent v-fourth street.
Officials Refuse Information
About Navy Yard Fire
New York, Dec. .51. Fire occurred
today at the NTew York navy y;ini
After the alarm was souudid sailoi
were stationed every ien feet around
the yard and workmen were forbiddei.
to enter or leave during the ensuing
ninety minutes. Inquires regarding
the blaze were referred to the gov
ernment authorities at Washington.
GERMANS IN U.S.
MUST REGISTER
WEEK OF FEB. 4
i - 1 v
Order Affects Half Million Un
naturalized Germans, Along
With Alsatians, Lorrain- ,
ers and Holsteiners. ;
Washington, D. C. Dec. 31. The
week ending February 4, was set
aside by the Department of Justice to
day for registration of the half-million
unnaturalized Germans in the conti
nental I nited States by police afid
postmasters in pursuance of President
Wilson's ilien enemy proclamation di
recting this action as a means of mini
mizing of the danger from enttn?
sympathizers.
Registration will involve the gath
ering of detailed information concern
im? the business, relatives and habitJ
of every German, together with his
photograph and finger prints.
Atter registering lie must carry
certificate card, and may not change
his place of residence without p-
proval of the police or postmaster
Violation of the regulations win oe
punishable by internment for the war.
J he orders do not apply to uernian
women, nor to any persons under 14
years of age. because these are not
classed as alien enemies by law. Sub
jects of Austria-Hungary are not re
quired to register.
In announcing the regulations to
day, the Department of Justice took
care to avoid creating the impression
that the government looks on each
German with suspicion.
Make Three Affidavits.
Every German is required to go to
the registrar and make out triplicate
affidavit information blanks, and to
furnish four photographs of himself,
one for each affidavit and one for
his registration card. The photo
graph must bear his signature writ
ten across the front and must not be
larger than three inches square. It
must be on thin paper, and must have
a light background.
The affidavit provides for recording
name, addrtss, age, place of birth,
occupations and residences since Jamw
ary 1, 1914, date of arrival in the Uni
ted States, whether married, names
and ages of children, whether the;
registrant has or has had any male,
retative in arms against the United
States, whether registered for the
draft, military training, naturalization
conditions, and similar information.
Full description of the man and the
prints of each finger must be taken
by the registrar. The registrant must
swear to the affidavit before the re
cording officer.
First Paper Men Too. .
German men who have never bee,n
naturalized or who have obtained
only first naturalization papers will
be subject to registration, which' ill
cities of more than 5,000 population,
according to the 1910 census, wilt be
with the police and in other com:
munities with the postmaster.
Though many former residents "of
Alsace-Lorraine are French by blood
and sympathy, they are to be re
garded as alien enemies, born in Jjm "
territory ifter May 10, 1871, when the
treaty transferring the provinces to
Germany was ratified. The same rule'
applies to Schleswig-Holstein.
The registration will not apply to
persons born in this country of uu
naturalized German parents nor in
Germany of parents who became nat
uralized in the United C'-es wbil,?
the person was a minor, nor i. . man
born in Germany of Americau ,t
ents. To Keep Records.
One of the triplicate records i t
be kept by the registration agent;
one sent to the United States mar
shal, and one to the Department of
Justice at Washington.
Germans not at their places of resi
dence during the week of February
4 may be registered in the district
in which they happen to be.
Registration plans will be made
later for the Phiilipines, Hawaii, the
Panama Canal zone, Alaska, Virgin
Island, Guam and Samoa.
Federal Sleuths Capture
Trunks Containing Booje
Two large trunks of liquor have
been captured by federal officers at
the Union and Burlington stations
within the last two days. The one
taken Sunday contained 44 pints of
whisky. The one captured Monday
had 38 pints. Both were perfectly
innocent-looking trunks. They
weren't suspiciously heavy. The
smugglers had put only a limited
amount o.' whisky in, filling up the
space between with sawdust and pa
per. Hut the agents of Chief Eber
stem of the federal bureau of inves
tigation have long arms and sharp
eves that rcirh nvn n ! ...
tones of the southeast.
State Red Cross Headquarters '
Moved to the Wead Building
State Red Cross headquarters have
been moved from the court house to
the Wead building on Eighteenth and
har-nain. second floor. Omaha chap
ters work has expanded to the ex
tent thai the whole room in the court
house is needed.
Krank W. Judson and Mrs. T.
I.indsey. director and assistant direc
tor lor stale work, will henceforth be
located in the 'e;.d building Could
Jiet and the Omaha chapter heed,
remain m the court
nre Alarms for Year Just -Two
Less Than 2,000
n urn u-,iet Salter or !.. in-,- ,.
tcr ot
iKTiintnl
osoil r:s iu-k .it nonir.
'and went home to ret a .-.lice of
and cup ot
'e lie uoud that the
the yiar up to the
; "Only two more to
i'-e r. marked to Clerk
.I'll ';! vc will hav,
ore l!:e dv is over."
: totai tires for
! hour was 1
"'ako it J.iiij'i." i
; Havcr.-iocl;. 'T
tv. o lore lief,. i
; ugges!i.d A--i
. nt Chief Diueen.
I r'o-y-eignt aiani.s wore sti:t in dur
1 in a three-day period ended SatuT'i
day night.
Appeals cn Questionnaires '-, !
Reach th3 District Board
Au'oni-ti,- ;.pptT.!. ,.! questionnaires
iirom the Omaha and upstate regis
! trants have begun to come in to'thc
district appeal board. So far but 150
appeals have been received, but Chief
Clerk Sutton is of the opinion thai
within a few days the number will jjun
