ft.4 THE BEE: QMAHA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9, 1918. I i 7 FARM AND RANCH-LANDS Wisconsin Xands. FORCED SALE SNAP. 110 highly productive cr, lutlr ltvi; 7o under cultivation: halanoa easy clear ing; some woven wire fonelot; bs lions) fine new 7-room house, largo screened parch, good cellar; warm barn for 13 head; good ilo nd f outbatldlnis; cod well; apple trees and amall fruit. On main road and cream rout', f miles from store; I mrlaa from Shell Lake. Wis consin. This fine (arm must fa at forced sale before Jan. 31, and to mklia (hie absolutely, certain. Is offered at. only SI an acre;, about 4 cash, bal&nei to ult good title; could not be bought In the spring- for If-id than double hla pries, "Some, man of quick action ' will, get bargain. Equitv Realty E:.'cBn0e,-IQI Globe Bldfr., St. Paul. Minn. , - . FARM LAND WANTED ' WANTED TO RENT. " I am an experienced farmer and stack raiser- I have 3 boys, one 13, one. If and one 13, all raised on a farm. 1 'moved ta town last spring and don't like- it. I want to rent as equipped grain- and stock (arm on shares where everything would be furnished by the owner. Anyone having a farm to Tent that way address M. H. Duffy, Parneli; la.- Don't list your (arm with. us It you want tor keep It ' E. P. 8NOWDEN & SON, tt 8 I8th Dnul ifl POULTRY ANP PET STOCK PIGEONS, 10,000 wanted. R. 8." Elliott, ?G0O Independence Ave., Kansas City, Mo. t REAL ESTATES-WANTED OWNER wants income (or " Irrigated SO acres; level; all cultivated: fenced; miles southeast Broadwater! Morrill County, price 175 per acre with water paid up In full. S. S. & R. E. Montgomery. IIS City Nat'i Bank Bldf. Omaha, Neb. Wis HA VB seversi good reliable buyers (or 6 and (-room bouses and' bungalows with 1300 to ;00 down. Call Osborne Realty Co.. Tvler 1 ?11 Of-isNat Bunk "Hid FINANCIAL Real Estate, Loans and Mortgages. THE investors o( Omaha will always find us with a stock of per cent first mort gages, secured by Omaba residence prop- , erty or Nebraska farm. B. H. IvOUUEB. INO., 188 Keelina Bldg 1 blVIDteNDS OF- 8 " PUR "CENT OR MORE One dollar starts an account. . ' ' OMAHA LOAN A BLDQ. ' ASSOCIATION. . H. W HINDIS R. Money on hand for mortgage loans. Vlty National pans nio. NO I'KI.AY IN CLOSING UMNS. v "iuhab, ou pee omg. 7 tXt. . t. ...3. ' 10 Om, Nat. Bk. Bldg Vi Hji NKV HARRISON MOKTON. ' " "'9 mha Nat Bki Bld' OjStfW. HOMES-tEAST NEB. FARMS. oKEgfE R. E. CO., 1010 Umaha Nat1, ttoo to $10,000 MADE promptly. . D. Wead. Weed Bldg.,-lth and Farnam Sta MONEY to loau on Improved (arms and ranches. Kloks Investment Co.. Omaha. LOW RATESi-C. O. CARLBERQ, lit Br0- dels Theater Bldg.' D 6H5. . LOANS ON CITY PROPERTY, W H: THOMAS 4 SON Kellne Bldg. MONEY TO LOAN Organised by, the Business Men p( Omaha. FURNITURE, pianos and notes as security l0. mo,. H goods, total cost. tt.to. $40, S no.. Indorsed notes.ltotal cost, tl.80 Smaller, large amis proportionate rats PJU5VlDEN'l UlAN SOCIETY. , . tit Rob Bldg.. Htb and Farnam. Ty. t-EiiL . KATE LOANH 34.0O 54ii ml - . OR -MOBE EASY PAYMENTS . UfMOST PRIVACY 80 PAXTON BK. " TEL.- DOW. S6. " OMAHA LOAN u'MrAi. Loans on diamonds and jewblr . . . . t r ma ub Af -I In . WT A n A TT WOT 1109 fir nuALiijun t , . r2 gtb Floor (Rose) Swprltles Bldg., Ty,. 06.0. "nuiirmn AND 'JEWELRY LOANS Lowest rates. Private loan booths. Harry Ma lnshork. Hit Rndgx I Ml WWH LEtiAt NOTICE. BOPOSAL9 . . '. FOR ntRNISHtNQ - - . PAPER FOR THE PUBLIGv '; PRINTING AND BINDING. sealed PROPOSALS will be received, until 10 o'clock .;-m., January- M. lts, at the room of the Joint Committs on Prlntln. Jn the Capitol,. Washington, .P.. C. tpr (ur. rilshing'th paper for-the piibMo printing -nd binding from the 1st day of. Maroh. lll,.to the 28th day o( February,. Mil. Ths pro. posaJs will be opened, before and h-s,wtds of ctmtraota made by the Joint Commutes on Printing to the lowest and best bidders (or the Intorests of the Government whose bids are In -oonfofrnlty with . the require nr.nts, of th propMsl- The committee re serves th (Ight.to rejeet any Br all MdJ or to accept any bid or- any. part and reject the other part, if, In Its opinion, suoh ac tion would is In ths Interest' ot ths Gov srnment. . Blank proposals containing the Instruc tions, schedule, and specifications. Ac companied ' by . standard samples, may be obtslned by addressing Cornelius Ford, Pub lic Printer, Washington. D. C' : Centriu!ts will be : entered Into '(or sup- I. Ing the quantities required, wneiner more SJf UOB .1,-11 th MHtfTTiatS. The annroxlmate- estimated quantities St tort In detail In the schedule comprise: 1.605,000 pounds news-print paper) 20,800, 50 r ounds machine-finish prlnti.ng paper; I. soo.000 pounds plant-fiber machine-finish orln tin paper; 40,000 pounds arttlqse ma-clilne-finlsh printing paper; 820,000 PfU"J ppaque printing paper, high machine (inish; 1.250.000- pounds rag mschlne-flnlsh print ing pspor; 4,150,000 pound slsed and super-i-alendared printing paper; 450,000 pounds halftone printing paper; ' 725,000 pounds coated book paper; 4,973,600 pounds writing paper, high machine finish; 10,508,000 pounds writing paper, air or loft dried; 5 000 pounds fine white writing paper, lo(t driedi; 410,000 pounds safety-writing paper; (,50,000 pounds map paper; 6.811,000 pounds bond -paper) '77,400 pounds parchment deed; 3,104,000 pounds ledger paper; 6 00U pounds tissue paper; 3,000 pounds craara and white stereo tissue paper; 480,000 pounds cover paper; 100,000 pounds Kraft wrapplBg paper! l,16q,D00 pounds anlla paper: 25,500 pounds manlla tympan paper; S75.H)0 pounds manlla board; 90,000 pounds cardboard; 8, (00,000 pounds brlstol board ; S300 -pounds index bristol board; 2,000 pounds whits paraffin paper; 20,000 pounds noncurling gummed paper; (.000 pounds blotting paper; 11,000 pounds stereotype molding paper; 00,000. pounds monotype kBvhnnrii and castloK-machln paper! JO,- aoo pounds offset paper, (or web pressesri 15,000, pounds plate-wiping paper for m tossitrs pressee: 16,000 pounds lining and Gripping paper; 2,000 eam oarbon paper,, joated one and two sides; 100,000 sheets floth-lltied paper; 10,000 pounds red press, board; 1,000 sheets parchment, 15x21 Inches; 1 000 pounds news board; 500,000 pounds chip board: 108,000 pounds strawboardi 200,. (00 pounds boa board, lined; 1,800,000 tounds binder's board. In cases where more than 1,000 reams are called for proposal will be received !or 1,000 reams or more. By direction of the Joint Committee on Printing. CORNELIUS FORD, Public Printer. Waahintrton, t. C, December 15, 1117. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS U F. Diddle' and wife to Marie H. Kriewlta, Ohio street, 122.1 feet waft of Forty-fifth street, north Kl2, 60x120 1 vnn C. Roberts and wife to Frances Jr. Shotwell, Marcy street, 80 feet Jf't of Thirty-sixth street, north ije, 45x100 Mornlngside Land company to Emily Hanson, Lafayette' street, 201 feet weet of Clifton avenue, north side, 40x133 U. S. Ellis and wife to Ethna B. Thorpe, northeaet corner Thirty sixth' and Cass streets, 5099.5.... Jeorga ' C. Flack to Mary J. Bles. Camden avenue, 71J4 feet east of Thirtieth street, north side, 41x U'6'4 gsrk'ir company to Sekel Jacobscn, Indiana avenue, 164 feet west of Twenty-ninth street, south side. 47 xlSl . iome Real Estate and Investment company to Martin Slotip, north east corner Fourteenth and William streets, 14x48 'ul Berks and wife to Nellie Kroll, Sixteenth street, 73 feet north of Elm street, west side, 68x80.,.. Bros.- to Msry L. Gilbert. Forty-fifth street, 45 feet south of Bin ney street. ' east side. 45x123... .. tosa Bamland and wife to Mar; Bettner, southeast corner Sixteenth street and Webster avenue, 47.6x1 :5 Kdwsrd J. fcrlgbaum to Mary M. Krtgbaum, Q street. 188 feet w"ct of Fortieth street, south slu, 27x 135 Nebraska and Wyoming Investmen' 200 4,250 245 s.ooo 550 3.000 OMAHA OTE STOCK Cattle Prices Again Forced Down; Hog Market Slow; " . " Fat Lambs -Are v Steady. . . . Omahi January 8, III! Receipts . were) Official Monday . Estimate.. Tuesday Cattle. Horn. Sheen. 11,428 10,977 U.1A0 (,000 16,600 H,0 Two days this week. .11,411 IT.47T 11,109 Same days last week.. 10,471 )4,0 24,0)7 Sards days 2 weeks ago M" 4,7 . 4, ill Sams days S wee,ks agol4,144 ' 1,07 4 041 Same days 4 weeks agolt,740 11,0(1 17,(40 Same days last year. ,21,119 I 40,0jl 14.143 Receipts- and- disposition of live stock at the Vnlon Stack yards, Omaha, (or (4 houn ending at 3 o'clock p. m. yesterdsy: RECEIPTS CARLOADS, Cettle-Hoss. 8hslP Hrs's. P.. M.- SU P Wabash I ' Missouri Pacific i 4 . ynjoq, Pacific ..... 7. C. N. W., east , Jl C. N. W.,' west .... IT C, St.,' P., M. & O.... II C, B. & O,,, east 14 C. B.'Tf., west..... M C, R. I. & P., east.... 53 C R. . A P., west... J Chicago Gt Western.. Total receipts ....370 14 . 4 2 ( .. I S 4s 21. I . i : ... 14 .11 10 ... ' .. 15 8 ss is .'. 17 2 ..v . 10 .., .i. . : t tu i " 1 .. DISPOSITION HAP.' r Cattle. - Hogs. Sheep. Morris ft Co. . .. 715 Swift and Company ..1,73 Cudahy Packing Co... LSI Armour 4 -Co. ..,,.,.1,071 Schwarts & Co. 1,040 4.000 . 14 1,1(1 1,131 1,471 1,141 1,434 J. W. Murphy Lincoln Tacking .Co.. 12 a. u.m. racKing to.. i Wilson Packing Co... .133 . .... Cudahy, -Stous City... 114 , ... W. ,B, Vansajtt.Co 11 - Benton.. Vansant & L. 84 .... Hill & Son .......... H3 ' .... F. B. Lewis 340 .... J. B. -RoAt & Co...... 284 J. H. Bulla' J0' Rosensteck Bros...., 246 ' ... F. Oi Kellogg ...... ... W . .... Werthelmer V Pegen. 4J .,, Sullivan Bros..-. I .... Rothschild & Krebs .. 52 ., Mo. & Kan.. Calf Co, . 107 Christie ..." It. - .... ..... Hlgfe-lns 13 ' Huffman 14 .... . .... Roth .'.,,..,,';.-,' ,.7. ..v- .... M,eyers , .,.... 21 ..... ..... Baker, Jones' Smith 19 ..... . Banner Bros 70 John Harvey ., 573 .... .... Pennls & Fr'ancis. . . . . 51 - .... Jensep A Lungren ... 120 .... .... Ellis Co. .......... 01 .... Pat O'Day .......... "It. ' .... ..,. Hutvlnger & Oliver... . I. . .... Purress " ......... 11 Other buyers 127 , .... .... Total receipts ..'.1,14! IM0 '" 17,171 Cattle Packers" were Ut"(or"even sharper declines than those In force yesterday, mak ing, early bids on steer anywhere from lOo to 25c lower, and. In the case of some of the good heavy stuff even mors than that.' Trains were alt late and half of the cattle ware still back by 10 o'clock. What sales had beon made up to this time were mainly 1001(0 lower , than yesterday, or close to 25o lower .than last, week. Butcher stock appeared to show -fully as sharp a decline as beef. Buyers came- out late and not a great deal had been done, but they wefe tB Iking 25c lower in lots of cases and prac tically ths only sales mad early were ot the eonimon kinds. . Even ths stockers and feeders suffered a slight reaction today. Bad weather last year and a heavy snowstorm which started her this morning checked the outside demand and what sales were made early; while steady with last week, were a Hula lower than-yesterday, ; Quotations .on. . cattle : Good . 4 choice beeves, $1.1.5011.(0; (air to good beeves, 110.00 11. J0J' common to (air beeves, $8.00 .X; good to choice yearlings,' 111. 100 13.(0; fair to good yearlings, 110,501? U.tO; oommon to (air yearlings, tO.IOOtO.IOi good to choice grass beeves, 1IO.0011.25; (air to good grass beevee, $S 76 10.00; com. men o (air grass beeves, IS.6O51I.6O; good to choice heifers, tt.00OH.50; good to ehoe cows, l.60ei0'.JJ; (air to good cows, 17.61 8.35; common to (air cows, l.f5,$0,75i gobd to' choice (asders, 1.76 11,00; (ajf to good (eeders, .l.2St.J(; oommen to (air feeders, $(.007.00: good to choice steckars. 8,(0Ot.50; stock-pelere,- l.Mf:l; stock cows. l8.OO07.il; stoak calf, 11.0001.00; veal calves, , 60011. 90; bulls, stags; etc., 7.00fllO.Z6. Representative gales t ' . cows. J No. ' - Av. . Pr. -' :No. ., Ar. Pr. S 81 7 28 7 80 8 00 8 21 8 40 8 70 8 81 Jl M.07B' 0 10 J2.. , 111 ...-...., 181 t 00 " " 0.".; 710 6. 964i,7 60- .,-;.. .....1011 7. ...... .1005 7 81 8 10.41 18. ....',. "948. r 8 10 2S 877 IS........ 4S I S 10 18..i..,- 9541 8& 7 tV I 60 t 1315 14 1090 18.. . .1013 13...;..;. 1050. I 7 I. ...... .X158 t 00 18. .......1111 t tl 21. 1000 t 45 22 1004 1 35 Hogs-i-There was a considerable Increase In the receipts of hogs oyer-yesterday, and trade opened stesdy to lo lower, with pack ers and shlppet-s buying en this basis. Ship per purohasea, however, were rather limited. The market (or the most part waa inounea to be rather slow. The best price paid was 118.10, or 6c under that paid yesterday, while the bulk ot ths offerings moved, at 18.tO16.3B. There were considerable late boss reported back, and several loads were still ln: first' hands around 10:30, . . Representative sales: No. Av. 8h. Pr.' " No. Av. ' Sh. Pr. " 61. .815 66.. .511 44. .256 40, ,124 (IS )0 4S..1H5 su sie 40 10.30. 16.. til 10 35 1('40 - 10. ,0I ... 10 50 PIGS. U 60. " ,- gheen The heaviest run of ' sheep and lamb fit lorn time' arrived this morning. Trade In' killers was a llttls more active than yesterday, but on ths whole a rather slow affair. Fat lambs sold msetly steady, light Indifferent grades selling up to 110.10. with others ranKIng from tll 'O to , 110.50. The general pjuallty was not a good as yes terday. Fat sheep wers fully steady, ewes touchln yesterday's top 0 tll-75. There were only a few scattering wethers and yearlings oh offer, and they were nominally steady. Feeders showed soms aotlvlty again this morning, local buyers blng out to take offerings at prices that wsrs fully steady with anything that sold yesterday. Inbetween lambs sold UP to 116.60. The few that" changed band on th early rounds looked steady. '... Quotations on sheep end lambs: Lambs, handywelght, 110.76017,00; lambs, heavy wsight, (16,76 18.76; lambs, (eeders, 110.00 016.85; lambs, shorn, til. 50013. 60; lambs, curts, tl0.0014.00; yearlings, fair t choice, I11.(011.10; yearlings, (eeders, 111001 14. !6; wethers, (air to cholcs. tll.00011.10; ewes, (air to choice, I10.00ffill.00; owes, breeders, all ages, 110.50010.50; ewes, teed ere, 7.l010.(0; swes, cull and oannsrs, (5.0007,25, Representative sales! ',- No! At. "Pr. 181 (ed lambs ,. 71 1J ( 350 clipped lambs l H I REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS oompany to Belwyn Doherty, Twsn- ty-fourtn street, nv reel eouia vi F street, west side,, lassitv 1,185 .inhn T. Raumann. executor. St ai w Walter Reeson, Ohio street, lit feet east of Eighteenth street, north side. 33x105' " The Shull Land company to William ,D. Lane, southeast corner Twsnty second street and Poppleton avs nue, 11x130 tl Edward W. Stoltenberf and wife to N. H. Tyson, Burt street, 14 feet west of Fifty-second street, south hide. 70x131 1M Thomas Wisnewlnskl and wife to M'ke Glbsnlca and wife, X street. 124 feet weet of Thirty-first street, north side. 41x107 James A, Wallerand wife to Carl August Hagelln and wife, southeast enfter Thirty-seventh and Ida streets, 130x300 l.OOO Louts A. Porter to Oscar J. Ptckard, Twenty-seventh street, (0 feet north of M strest, esst side, 00x150 350 Elisabeth Davis to Halle M. Newtdn. northwest cor.er Twenty-eighth avenue and. Newport street, 4j.6x. 120 0.500 Josef Pavlik and wife to Julia Blm erdla, -Twenty-first street, lit (eet north of T street, west side, 60x 130 "1,00 Michael L. Clark", sheriff, to Omaha Loan and Bulld'nr association, southeast corner Twenty-sixth and Burdette streets, OOxJIO; ewerd street, 80 (set west ot Twenty ninth street, soutti sids, 40x137.1. 4,;oo Joe Vacantl to Ernest O. Bugh, lx teenth street. (2.8 feet north of Wirt street, west side, 30.1x134 - 1 Llla Arens to Pearls Lacy Shelby. Manderson atreet, 360 feet east of . Twenty-seventh street, north side, 60x131 1,00 Andrew Ernst and ,wlfe to Charles J. Zlfbarth. Webster svenue. 130 feet west of Twenty-fourth street, south side, 80x133 1,600 1 OMAHA CASH GRAIN PRICES TODAY Com receipts on the Omtha mar ket wert 78 carloads and the sales wert mad at. $1.371.62. It wai figuretl that prices were slightly up en the poorer and slightly higher on the- better grades. However, at the noon, hour hardly; enough sates had been made to. establish a price. Oats gold at 7')(79yt cents a bush si, these prices being Yi cent off from Monday. Receipts were 41 ear loads. Wheat receipts were. 35 carloads. 109 fed wethers . 136 shorn lambs S14 fed lambs .. 415 ted Iambs ............131 11 10 , 73 If 60 ...101 II (( Tl 14 II St. Louis Live Stock Mat4. St. Louis. Mo., Jan.- 1. Cattle Receipts, 7,1100 head;, market steady; native - beef steers,. $S.00tr 1 50; yearling steers snd heifers, (7.000 IS. SO; cows. (4.00010.(0; toekers and feeders, (8.(0010.00; Texas quarantine etes,rs, (6.75010.90; lair - to prime, southern beef steers, 19.00012.76; beef cows "and heifers, K,OO0S1O.OO; prime yearling steerb and heifers, Nt7.6O01O.OO; native calves, 18.7515.50. Hogs Receipts, 11,00 head; market steady; lights," 118.(0011.78; pigs, tll.150 15.50; mixed and butchers, IK.86018.90; good heavy, tll.7IO10.l(; bulk. 111.500 10.85. fiheep and Lambs -Recsfpts, 100 head; marker steady: lambs, (13 000017.16; ewes, (10.00011.00; wethers, (11.00013.(0; can. hers and choppers, 18.0001.00. Kansas City IJvb Stock Market. Kansas City, Jan. I. Cattle Receipts, 11,000 head; market steady; prime fed stesrs, (13.0014.00; dressed beef steers, UO.tt011.lO; western steers, 11.7(011 00j cows, 10.16010.(0; baiters, 0.60$!!.00 stockers and feeders, (7.(0011. ; bulls, (7.00010.00;. calves, (7.00013.(0. Hogs Receipts, -11,000 head; market steady; bulk, f 16,)S018.8(; heavy, (18.(00 16.75; packers-and butchers, (18. 560111.76; light, 1)6.4516.(6; pigs, (13.50015.26. - Sheep anT Lambs Receipts, 2.080 head; market steady; lambs, (11.00017.00; year Unga, (18. 14.25; wethers, tll.OO013.76s ewes. If 50 13. 00. " ' Chicago Live Stock Market. Chicago. Jan. t. Cattle Receipts, 10,000 hea"; tomorrow, 17, 000 head; market strong; native steers, U. 00013. 76; stockers and feeders, 18.00010.85; cows snd heifers, (4.75 0U.7i; calves. .10,100 1I S Hogs Receipts, .11,000 head; tomor-, row, 48,000 head; market weak; 15c under yesterday's average; bulk of salea, 110.100 18.00: llaht. 111.75018.(6; mixed. 118.090 18.80; heavy 118.10018.06; rough, 115.100 10.10,- pigs, 113.10011.50. Sheep and Lambs Receipts,. 16,000 head; tomorrow, 14,000 head; market nrm; wethers. 19.00018.16; ewes,' 8.wi:.60; lumbs, HJ.75 017.71. Hoax City LIts Mock. Rlout City. la.. Jan. I.i-Cattle Receipts, 4,700 head; market steady; beef ateera. 9.0 013,00; (at oows and heifers, (7.oorio.uu; esnnsrs," (5.6000.80; stockers and feeders, ITIOAlltO: calves. 18.00011.00: bulls, stags,, etc., (7. 0009,85; feeding cows and heifers, (fl.oow s.eo. Hogs Receipts, 10,000 bead ; marxet ert 10c lower; lights, tli.760K.lO; mixed, 110.10010,30; heavy. . 118.15010.31 pigs, 111.00015.00; bulk.of sales, 118.00016.10. Cheep and Lambs Receipts. 1,600 head market "steady. .. ! i 4 Hi, Joseph Uv Htoch. 8t, Joseph, Ho., Jan, I. Cattle Receipts, 1.000 head ;"' market steady; steers, 18.000 14.00; cows and halferi, 16.76011.60; calves, 18.00014.00, Hogs Receipts,-9,000 head; steady; top, 116.85; bulk. 118.1(018.66. Sheep. and Lambs Receipts, t, 000 head: market steady lambs, tll.OO0M.76; ewes, 16.00011.71. . . . ':. , Coffee Market. 1 New. Torki Jan. t. Thers was renewed realizing- In' the markat for coffee futures at the opening' today, but early losses were recovered' with the close showing a net advance of 3 to t " points. The market epeitsd at a decline of 11 to 13 points un der profit-taking while there may .have been also a little trade selling against, re cent purchases of cost. and freight. These offerings were well absorbed within a point or two of ths sarly figures, however, and - the market soon firmed up on .si re newed demand from Wall street and west, em - sources which probably refleoted ths more optimistic, view of peace prospects. March sold up (ram I.Uo to 1.16c and September from 1.74c to 8.880. Last prices were wtthln a point or two of their best January, l.lTi March, t.lll May. 1 11! July, 1.70; September, 1.86; October, 1.91; Ps cembef, t.06; " " Spot coffee steady; RU ,7's, ' I ie J Santos 4's, !.- - " ' ' -- Cost and freight offers wsre generally unchanged and In (air eupply with no fresh sales reported. The official cables reported . an un changed market at Rio with Santos spots 50 Veil and futures 76 rein lower. Brailllan Sort receipts 7-0,000; Jundlahy receipts, 41, 00. Chicago drain. Chicago. Jan. I. Firmness, but no ten dency toward any. material advance, char. .A V. - MAwn mk-lfAt (AllBV. Thi Chiflf reason appeared to be that he crop move ment was still hindered by the effects of ths big snowrau. siesnwnue, iraaers were Inclined to restrict selling to a minimum. Opening quotations, which tanged from un changed figures to Ko off, with January at I1.27W and May at 11.16 Si to I1.36H. were followed by a slight hardening .of values.. Scantiness of receipts upheld cats as well as oorih . Trads was very light. Some, weakness developed In , provision. Declines: wers due mere to laek of support than to aggresstv selling. Omaha Hay Market. Receipts, good'; demand, fair; market continues steady on prairie hay, alfalfa some lower.- " ' Upland Prairie Choice, 134.00; No, 1, 32.0023.00; No. I, (18.00011.00; No. t, 113.(0016.00. Midland Prairie No. 1., 132.00023.00; No. 3, tlt.OO01.OO. Lowland Prairie No. 1. tl7. 00018. 00; No. 3, tl4,Ofil(.O0; No. I, lll.OO01l.OO. Altalfa Choice, (30.00i No. 1, 121.000 29.00; standard, (26.00017.00; No. 2, 133.00036.00; No. 8, (20.00013.00. . Straw Oat, 110.00; wheat, 19.00. Chicago Provisions. Chicago, Jan. I. Butter Creamery, 11 041c; market steady. , Eggs Market steady; receipts, 8,170 eases; firsts. 16068c; ordinary firsts, 11066c; at mark, cases included, 60068c; refrlgsrator firsts, 41041tiC. Potatoes Reoelpts, two ears; market un changed. Poultry Alive, market unsettled; fowls, tO0ilHc; springs, 34 Vic. r Prospects of larger reoelpts of hogs pre vented any Important rally In late dealings. Turpentine and Rosin. Savannah, Oa., Jan. I. Turpentine Firm. 4IUci salea. 185 Bbls.i receipts, sn bbls.; shipments, 4(1 bbls.i stock, 31,501 hhla. Rosin Firm; sales, 693 bbls.; receipts, 1,- 1 ITS bbls.! shloments. 600 bbls.: stock, 17, 787 bbls. Quotations! B. D, E, F, O, H, 16.12; I, 16.15; K, (B.sn; M, (.ou; a, (7.35; WO,. (7.45; WW. t7.60. Wan. V.,1, Mmtmlm.- New Tork, Jan. I. Metal exchange quotes lead (Irm; spot, (0.7507.00; spelter, . . . - .,1 . -r u quiet; X,ast Dl. ijouio ueuvcry, rjwi., v..7s 7.75. At London Spot copper, 110; futures, 1110; electrolytic, 1126; spot tin, 271; fu tures, 1104; spot lead, (39 10s; futures, (21 10s; spelter, spot, 164; futures, 10. New Tork Dry Goods Market. New York. Jan. - (.Dry Goods Cotton goods were more active today and the der mand for heavy goods Inoressed, Tarns were firm and burlaps quiet Ths linen trade was greatly disturbed by cable news of fur ther restrictions on shipments ot (lax prod ucts to this country. New Tork Cotton. New Tork, Jan. I. Cotton Futures opened ateady; January, 31.75c; March, ll.ioc; May, I0.(7c; July, 10.10c; October, 39.00c New York, Jan. 8. Cotton Futures closed steady; January, 83.05c; March, 11.03c; May, 11. He; July, 10.Ho; October, 21.17c. New Tork Sogar, New. "Tork, Jan. 8. Bugar Raw; Market steady; centrifugal, 6.006c; mosslles. nomi nal; refined sugar, steady; (Ins granulated, 7.4. ' ' Dulnth Oils. Duluth, Minn., Jan, . Linseed (3.68 0 3.71; January, ' IJ.6I asked; May, 13.49 asked; July, 3.41i4 bid; October, 3.30, nominal.- New York Cotton. New Tork, Jart. 1. Spot cotton, quiet; middling, 83.06c. I Kansas City Dairy. Kansas "!(y. Jan. 8. Butter, eggs and j poultry, unchaa GRAIN AND PRODUCE , .1 Receipts Show Decrease; Cash Cora in Good Demand; Oats Slow; Rye. and Barley Steady, Omaha. January 3. 111$ Arrivals of grain today showed a slight decrease, receipts' totaling liO cars. When! and oMs receipts were light, with 35 and 41 cars, respectively. Corn receipts were 78 ears, and rye, and barley three cars eat'h. Cash corn continued in fairly good de mand nd said generally at an advanco. Actual sal showed a wide variance in yalttei, a few cars of the better grados sell ing at a 2e decline, while the bulk sold generally at somewhat stronger figures, ranging fro lu to 4o up. No. 3 white sold off, this grade bringing 11.62, and the No. 1 yellow at (1 45. fio, 4 white com brouxht 11.6101.17 and No. 4 yellow. (1,620 1.6S, while the No. 4 mlsed sold at (l.sOtfl.SJ. No. ( white sold at (1.4101.53. No. 6 yellow at 1. 4401. (0 and Nu. I mixed at ll.:W 1.46. Trails dunnf ths early hours was rather stow, but later on evinced more ac tivity and Bates made mure rendily. The local Inquiry for outs' ws somewhat lighter., buyer of this cereal of late being temporarily satisfied. Spot quotations wrre unchanged to S" lower. Standard grade oats sold at 79 4tffS0c and tho commercial grade of No. 1 whlto at 7',-ft'79',c. No. 4 white brought 7C4C, this figure being un changed from yesterday's price. Rye and barley were unchanged, with a continued good demand for either article. Receipts of these cereals of late have been unusually light and far from equal to the Inquiry from day to day. No. I rye sold at 11.78 snd No. t st 1.7(vt, while the No. 4 grade of barley brought (1.44 and the No. 1 grade of feed 11.41. Clearances were, wheat and (lour equal ta 11.000 bushels; cats, 444.000 bushels. CARLOT RECEIPTS. ' Wheat. Corn. ' Oats. Chicago- 0 " 214 " Til Minneapolis ,...,.....174 ,,. . . ... puluth & ... ! Omaha 85 73 41 Kansas City S3 30 2) St. Louis 11. 68 21 Winnipeg ..,.. 638 ... ... These salea were reported today: Wheat No. 3 hard winter: 3 cars, 13. 12. No. 1 dark hard Wlnteri 1 car, 12.19. No. 1 durum: t cars.-(3.16,t No. 3 durum: 3 cafs, 42.13. . No.. 1 amber durum:' 1 car, (3.13.. No. s sinner durum; 1 car, (8 per cent spring).' 12.11. Ryo No. 3: 1 3-5 cats, (1.76. No. 3: 3 cars, ll.75ti. Barley No. 4: 1 car 11.44. No. 1 (eed: 1-5 car. 11.41. Oats Standard: t cars, lOoi 1 car, 79M,c. No. t white: 3 cars, 79Hc; 5 cars. 791c. No. ,4 whits; 1 car, 79'ic. Sample white; 1 cars, tsc. no. 2 mixed: 1 car (barley mixed), 79o. ' ' , . . . Corn No. t white: 1 car, 11.01. No. 0 white: I cars, l1.57Vt; I care, (1.(7; 1 car, (1.68. .No. 1 white: 1 car, (163; I cars, 11.60; 1 car, $1.41. No. 8 white; 1 car, 1141; 1 ear, (1,40; 1 car, 1137, 8am.pl whit 1 1 bar. 11.30; 1 car, I1.il; 1 car, (1.06. No. t yellow; t cars, 11.66. No, 4 yellow: 1 oar, 11.61; .4 cars, (1.55; 1 csr, (1,14; t cars, (1.(3. No, I yellow: 1 car, " 1.60; 1 car, 11.48: I cars. 11.46: 1 1-5 cars, 11.40. No. t yellow: 0 cars, 11.17. Sample yellowi 1 car, 11.13. No. 4 mixed: 1 car, (1.61; 1 car. 11.53; t cars, (1.(1. No. I mixed: 1 car, (1.46; 1 car, 11.44: 1 cars, (1.48; 1 car. tl.41. No. I mixed: 1 car, 11.40; 1 cars. 1117, I. cars, l,36i 1 car, till; 1 ear. 11.35. sample mixea; 1 car, fi.it, 1 car, 11.33. Omaha Cash Price Corn! No. I while. 11.63; NO. 0 White. tl.l601.67Ul NO. t white, 11.4801.50; No. 8 white, 1.970 1.41: sample white. 81.0501.10; No, 1 yel low, (1.66; No. 4 yellow, (1.6301.6(1 No. I yellow, 11:4401.60; No. 0 yellow, 11.170 I. 41; sampls yellow, 11. 1; no. 4 mixea, II. 8001.13: No. I mixed. It. 4301.46; No. 0 mixed, (1.3 5 01.40, Oats: Standard, 7m 01Oci No. I white. 7iviho; no, white, TlKc; ssmpe, 71c. Barley: No. 4, 1144; No, 1 feed, l.4l. Bys: no. z, (j.t; No, I, I1.T5H.- Chlosgo-closing Drlcts. (urnlthed Ttt B by Lagan A Bryan, stock and grain brokers, 111 South Sixteenth street, Omahat Art7rop"; I H'O"' I lyow.l Close. ISat'y. Corn. Jan. May 1W ItlH 80H 77 H 41 l 41 30 A.. C4 10 34' 37 21 77 24 17 Oats. Jan, May Pork. Jan May Lard. Jan. May Ribs. Jan. May CHICAGO GRAIN AND 1'KOVIHIONS, President's Address Brings Considerable Selling Chiefly by Those Anticipating Peace. Chicago, Jan. I, President Wilson's' sd dress to congress brought about considerable selling of grain today chiefly by dealers who drew quick Inferences that ths outlook for an early peace had bsen improved. Such optimism, however, . did not, seem, to.be shared by the bulk of ths trade who held off pending further developments. prices eioseq unseuieq, a snauo w thj net lower for corn, with January 1.27Vi0 11.37H. and May 1121 to 1.16H. Oats km loss of lHo to 14to. Provi sions finished l'Ou to 860 down, Until the presidents aaaress Became n f so ton, corn prloes displayed firmness owing to scantiness of arrivals. Trafflo conditions - .1.. ..H...H. wttra atlll nlatnlv disturbed by ths big snowfall and notwithstanding that country notices of consignments were ussyy, It was doubtful whn receipts here would k. tuh.tuniiaiiv enlaraed. As soon, how ever, se bulletins begsn to corns telling of what the president. Jla saio. prices oesan to sag. No adequate outline of th .address, though was svallabls oh th etchsngs here before the session Closed. - Selling of oats Was muen more ireer man was the esse In regard to corn. Support .. .....1.. i.Miit tis witrliat bad broken hfVie in some cases.. Prospects of larger receipts 01 oh ened provisions. .:'.. . Chicago Cash Prices Corn": No. J and Ne 1 yellow, nominal; No. 4 yellow, 1.660 1.78. OatBiNo 1 whlto, IO0l2c: tandard 81012e.Tly: No. 1, nominal. Barley: 11.18 01 88. Seed: Timothy. I5.on07.to; clover, 131 00037,00. -Provlelonst Pork, nomlii'41; lard, t33.tlj rb.' t23.t8034.OO.' , New York General Market. New Tork, Jan, I. flour Market unset tled; government gasls, S per cent; eprlng, 110.(1010.71 In sack to arrive; winter pat ents, 1O.IO01O.7,6 wlnUr straights. 110.66 010,10, all nominal. ' ' CornSpot, firm; kiln dried, No. I yel low, (1.84. and No. I mixed, 11.79, cost and freight New Tork prompt shipment, Argentine, -5,05, cost and freight New Tork to arrive. ' Oats Spot, slsedy; standard, (404t4e. Hay Strong; No. 1, tl.OOt No. 3, 11.10; 1 si 7k, ahintHv II. (A. all nominal.' - Hops Easy; state, medium to cholr 1917 47(g;6BC; 191S, nominal, ccuib m4 1917, 12026c; 1916;' 16018c ' HidesQuiet; Bogota. 41c; Central Amer ica, 40c. ... Leather Firm; hemlock sole overweignts, No. 1, 61c; No. 2, 49c. Provisions Pork, steady; mess, 150.000 51.00;" family, 154.0006( 00; short clear, (50.00056.0. Lard, easy; mlddlewest, (34.60024.61. Wool Firm; domestic fleece, XX Ohio, 70c. Rice Firm; fancy bead, lA09e; blue rose, '114 08 VjC i Butter Market weak; receipts, 1,141 tubs; creamery, Higher than extras, 62c; creamery extras (93 score), 61c; firsts, 47H50Hc; sec onds. 43V4046',ic Regs Market firm; receipts, 2.569 cases; fresh gathered extras. 7o; extra firsts, 66c; firsts. 64068c; seconds, 66Sf3c: refrigera tor special marks, '44A46c; refrigerator flrsta, 48044c. Cheese Market Irregular; recelptsi 2,178 boxes; state fresh specials, 23 024c; stats, average run, 23o. Poultry Live: Market weak; no prlcee quoted; dressed, market firm; chickens. 24036c; fowls, 22030c; turkeys, 22031c Minneapolis Grain. Minneapolis, Jan. 8. Flour Market, un changed. Barley 11.29 51.80. Rye (1.6114S1.82H.' Bran 182.60. Corn No. I yellow, 11.6401.73. Oats No. 3 white, 780:90. Flaxt-eed (2.401.66. I , Kansas City Grain. Kansas City. Jan. t. Corn No. 3 mixed. 11.70 01.72; No. 2 white, 11.7401.75) No. 2 yellow, tl.7301.76; January, (1.27H; May. (1.21. Oats NoT 2 white, 80c; No. 3 mixea, 81081HC St. Lools Grain. St. Louis, Mo., Jan. I. Corn Ma, 11.35H ; No. 2, 1146; No. 3 white, 11.71b 1.71. Oats May. 76o bid; No. 2. (Ic: Ne. 3 white, 82H083C New York Coltn Market, New York. Jan. Cotton clns,:d firm at a nut. advance of 7 to 43 points. 1 US lt1 121 1 17V4 ml S6H ti 136 X 3(H '' ' so W (OH n .' H " TJ 11 1t TO 4 80, 45 10 45 10 45 10 41 00:; 45 35 44 90 44 II' - ! I 00 ? S4 "00 " 2S 90 28 10 34 17 24 .17 20 36 34 ( 31 7T ' 38 tl 31 60 tl 60 24 10 ,14 11,' 14, 00 24 00 NEW YORK STOCKS Wall Street . Fails to Take Kindly to President's State ment of War Aims; De clines Registered. New York, Jan. 8 As measured In terms of security values, Wall Street did pot take kinilly to the president's comprehen sive stntoment of war alms as set forth in his vnespecied messsge to congress jodsy. Stqck declined. The iddress ss viewed by (Inaneial Interests offered little hope of an early solution of the many grave problems now tngaglng the atten tion of this country and Its associates In ihe war. Previous to Its delivery In fact through out the forenoon and during the early mld-itessien prices were 1 to 8 points hlKhur In th several groupe of peace and war shires and considerably higher In certain specialities. For example American Tobaoco made an extreme gain of 14 points, presumably In connection with the ststed retention of Its exhaling dividend rate, and Texas Com pany advanced (Vi points. Various other speculative Issues received much of their upward Imrtilse from the decision of ths supreme court setting aside ths federal Ineome tax on stork (llvldenda. Immediately after publication ef the sa lient features of the president's address the list began to a" ott. reacting I to I points under lead of IT, S. Steel and In vestment rails. The decline- was desultory at first but became- weak before the Close, th market showing little recuperative power at the finish. Sales amounted te 776,000 shares. A large portion at the 'day's Irregular opeea lions In bonds centered around the Liberty Issue, the IVi's selling at It. II 011.71c the first 4's or converted IH's at 17.84 097.780 and the second 4's at 96.00 to the pew lowTecord of 94 6e. Total sales of bonds (psr vslue) aggregated (4.(00,000, V. e. 4 s, old Issues, were Vi percent higher on call. ' Number of salea and range of prices of the leading stocks: 1 Sales. High. Low. Ones. Amar. Beet Sugar.. 200 73 73 71 American X!an .... 6,6"0 3H 7 174t Amor. C. & F 1,100 70-k ,69V, 69 Amor. Locomotive.. 8,000 (7 (6H" (6t4 Amer. S. A R 11,000 804 77 774 Amer. Sugar Kf... 1,000 101 la II II Amer. T. A T I,100 104 101 101 Amer. Z, LAS.. 200 15 14 14t Anaconda Copper , 14,600 63 Vi Ilia 01 Vi Atchison , 14 A., Q. A W. I. 8, 8, 1,700 101 H II 17 Bal. Ohio ...... 1,400 54 Vi 18 Vi 13 Butt A Sup. Cop. 600 tOH 10 It" CrI. Petroleum ... 40(1 11 19 11 Canadian Pactflo . I.KOO 139 IT Vi 117 Central Leather .. 11.600 07 64Vi 4H Once, A Ohio 2,800 14 62 11 Chi., Mil. A St, P. 1,000 46 Vi 4IV 46 Chi. A N. W 4 II C, R. I. A P. Cits.. 1,100 20 Chlno Copper .... 1,100 42 Vi 41 41 H Colo, T. 1 1 000 16 Vi 36 16 Corn Product Ref. 7,600 II 31 11 t-ruciDie steal .... 1,200 16 61 61 Cuba Cane Sugar , 4,200 11 10 3.9 Distillers' Sec 7,400 16 33 13 Erin 6,600 16 1 16 General Klectrlo .. 6,100 181 1344 180 General Motors ... 18,600 110 114 116 Gt. No. pfd 1.000 10 81 81 Ot. No. Ore ctfi... 1,400 17 11 t' Illinois Central I Inspiration Copper. 1.100 47 46 40 Int. M. M. pfd..,. 17,001 16 84 14 International Nickel 1,900 11 ! 18 International Paper. 1.900 19 17 II K. C. Southern.... too 14 14 6 Kennecott Copper.. 1,100 11 11 11 Louisville A Nash Ill Maxwell Motors .. 700 16 18 14 18 Mexican ePtroleum. 11,400 14 10 10 Miami copper 1,000 11 10 10 Missouri Pacific .. 1,100 11 11 2! Montana Pewar ... ,-. 400 70 61. 65 Nevada Copper .. ' too 11 11 11 Now York central. 1,600 71 70 70 N. T. N. H fc H.. 1 400 10 10 80 NorfolK A Western. too 106 105 104V1 Northern Pacific.,. 1,100 15 14 84 reoltlO MS.il ...... ..... t 3BV4 Pennsylvania 000 40 40 48 Pittsburgh Coal...'.' ..... 46 Ray Cons Copper,. 1.400 13 . 11 13 Heading .......... 10,000 70 , 71 74 Repuhlo I, B..., 7,800 79 77 77 Southern PlfIo,.. 1,008 . 84 13 11 Southern Sy 4.000 24 22 81 Studebaker Corp... 17,400 ' 14 60 60 Texas Co 4,801 146 141- 141 Union Paclfle ..... 1.700 111 113 113 IT. B. lnd, Alcohol.. 3,100 111 117 117 TJ. . .Steel ....... 189,000 17 18 18 V. 8, Stael pfd.... 100 J0I . 101 101 Hah Copper 1,100 11 71 71 Wabash pfd "B". . II western Union ., If West. Kleotric ,100' 41 11 11 Total sales for ths day. 780,008 shares. , local Stocks and Bonds. Quotations furnished by Borne, Brlnker A Company,- 441-61 Omaha National Bank building: v, " , STOCKS ": Bid. Aaked. Cudahy Packing To,, common 110 113 Deere A Co., pfd.... po 17 Kmorson. Ursntlngham 11 40 - Fairmont Crem. Co., T p pfd 101 Oooch Mil. & Kiev. Co., 7 p B 99 ' 101 Lincoln T. 'T. Co,, common., 15 . Neb. Power Co., 7 pet. pfd..,. 100 100,7 Om. & C. B. St. By. pfd..., II 71 Om. & C. B. By. A B. pfd, ... (I 03 Sheridan Coal Co., com......... 76 Orchard A Wllhelm Oo 7 p lot 102 M. K. Smith A Co,, 7 pet. pfd.. 100 103 Skinner Mnng. Co., I pet. pfd..., 103 Union Stock Yards Co 100 Union Tower A Light Co., 7 p 100 100 BONUS Argentine Dollar Bonds , 14 16 Canadian Is, 1111., II 16 Canadian I's, 1187.. 10 91 Columbus L.i H. A V. i s, '14 14 06 Federal Farm Loan 4' '17 100 100 Hustings School 4', 1937.. 98 98.87 Iowa Ry & Light Co., I'a. 1132 69 90 Kan. Gas & Kleo, fa, 1923.. 96 '96 K. C. Terminal 6's, 1118 .... 19 9t Om. Ath, Club Bldg. I's, '10-19 t 100 Omaha, various , .. 4.11 Omaha, (South). 4's, 1121,. 97 97 Oskdale, Neb., Water 6's 99 , 100 Russlsn Gov't Int. 1's, 1120 It ' ' 80 Seaboard Airline Ry. I s, 1111 17 17 Wilson b. Co., 6's, 1141 Ii 91 Wood River, III., 1 p Impr ll II 100 Wichita Union 8. Y. 6's .... 11 ,, , , lllSosv.. .dpergD donwodw dnodwd nod Jiesr Tork Money. , New York, Jan. I. Mercantile Taper 1 06 per cant. Sterling Exchange Sixty-day bills, 14.73; commercial sixty-day bills on banks, 14.71; commercial sixty-day" bills, 14.71, demand, $4.75 I cables, 14.71 7-11. Silver Bar, I0 Msxlcan dollars, Tic Bonds Government, Irregular, railroad, lr- regular. Time Loans Kas slty days snd ninety days, l06 percent; six months, !0I per cent. Call Money Firm; high, 4 per cent; low, 1 per cent;' ruling rats, 1 per cent; closing bid, 1 per cent; offend at 0 per cent; last loan, 4 per cent, Mo, Pac. gen. g 67 Am. F, S. 5s.... 95 Mont. Power 6s.. II A. IT. A T. 0. (s II N. T. C. d. Is.. 11 Anglo-French 6s 18 No. Pac. 4s .... 84 Arm. A Co. 4s 14 do Is II Atchison gen. 4s 11 'Or. 8. L. r. 4s.. 13 R. A O. 0. 4s 77Pac. T. T. 5s. 10 Beth. Steel, r. 6s 88 Penn. con. 4s.. 19 . On. Leather 6s . 94 do gen 4s .. 12 Cen. Pacific 1st 71 H 'Reading gen. 4s 33 C. O. c. 6 778 L A F a Is 83 C. B. A Q. j. 4a !3So.,Pa0. e. Is., II 3 M A 8 P 0 4s 74So. Ry. 6s ....13 C R I A P r 4s 66 Tex. A Pac. 1st 86 C. A 8. r.- 4s 70U. 8. Is reg.. 16 D. A R. O, 0 6s 41 do coupon ...98 Dom. of Can. 5s 90 U. S, Is, reg., 99 Rrle gen 4s 61 do ruupon ,. 99 French govt. 6s 96 U.. 8. Lib. 3s 91.74 3en. Elec. 5s 95 U. 8. 4s reg. ..104 Ot. No. 1st 4( 13 do coupon ..104 111. Ctn. r. 4s.. 78Unlon Pardflc 4s 88 Int. M. M. 6s .. 91VUT. H; Rubber 6s.. 71 K. C. S. r. 6s.. 74 V. S. Steel Ds.... 99 L. A N. tin. 4s.. SI Wabssh 1st ..13 M K 4 T 1st 4s 10 'Bid. Evaporated Apples and Dried Fruits. New York, Jan. 8. Evaporated Apples Quiet; prime to choice, state, 16016c; Callfornlss, -1601(cc prunes, firm; Cali fornia. 8012c; Oregon, 13014c, fried Fruits Apricots, quiet; choice, 17c; extra cholee. 17c; fancy, 18o. Peaches, quiet; standard, 11 c; choice, 12c. Raisins, ateady; loose muscatels, !09c; choice to fancy, seeded, 9018c; seed less, 9fl0e; London layers. No. t crown, 11.80. v London Sliver. London, Jen.' (.Silver Sar, 46d per ounce. Money 1 per cent.- Discount Rates Short bills, t 11-12 per cent; three-month bills, 4 per cent. Army Orders. Washington, Jan. I. (Special Telegram.) The following named officers cf th ord nance reserve corps are relieved from duty at Rock Island arsenal. Rock Island. III., and will proceed at once to Dee Moines, la.; Captain Freeman Field. Captain Bernard I.. Eaton. First Lieutenant Franklin M. Walter and Second Lieutenant WUHam C. Bliss. Contract Surireon Harry R. Nordeley. C. S. A., la relieved from duty at Camp Dodge and will proceed to his home. MASTER BUILDERS DISCUSSPROBLEMS Contractors Are Working To ward Co-ordination of Aims During War Time; Glass To Be "Nonessential." Building contractors attending the mooting of the Master Builders' asso ciation of Nebraska t the Builders' exchange are working toward the co-ordination of all the building and material contractor! W the end that they my get more direct and official information from the government ai to what buildings are considered et sential and which ones will be ad judged nonessential in war time. This is a problem which hat been causing the builders some concern. In order to prevent the use of im portant materials in the construction of buildings not immediately essen tial to war and important industry, the government has taken it upon it self lo say whether a building for a given purpose thall or shall not bl built at this time. Under thit rule contractor! in Omaha and Nebraska are required now to make reports as to what jobs they contemplate build ing, and for what purpose; the build ings are to be used. 'Material men, shipping material, must makt affidavit! to the fact that the material is to be used in a certain building which already hai the sanc tion of the government. Grant Par sons of Omaha, president of the State Master Builders, recently bought two carloads of gravel, and immediately had to make affidavit that it would be used in a given construction job. V. Ray Gould, secretary of Ihe State Master Builders and president of the Omaha Builders' exchange, has received a letter from a paint and glass company of St. Louis stating that after January IS glass would be placed on the nonessential list. War Work Fund of Y. W. C. A. Oversubscribed by $800 Younn Women's Christian associa tion campaign closed with the quota oversubscribed at a meeting of the campaign committee at the commer cial club Tuesday noon. Total iub' seriotions tre $35,812.16. E. E. Calvin, chairman of the men's committee, crended. In thanking trie committee for the work accomplished he rave a large amount of the credit to F. D. Wea.d, vice chairman, who has presided practically throughout the camoaiarn. the drive contemplated the raising of $jS,000, the combined udgcts of the Young Women's Christian asso ciation war fund and the annual bud- tret for home work. The quota as sisned Omaha for-the war fvnd wa $25,000. The balance will l?e uied for work In -Umaha. Woman Knocked Down by Telephone Settles Case Lizzie Ledgerwood alleges ihe was knocked down by a blow on the left ear delivered by the Nebraska reie phone company through the telephone receiver. ' She says she answered the tele- thone at the home of Hr(. Susie lartnett.'. her daughter; t 2563 St. Marv'a avenue, and on putting the re ceiver to her, ear there came out from it a loud reoort and a vibrant shock of sound of such physical strength at to throw her to the floor. She sued the telephone company for $5,000 damages, alleging that they were jesting the line when the bell rang and that the blow on the ear caused her to lose her hearing. The case was settled for $100, according to her attorney; Thiehoff of Burlington Called to Big Meeting Assistant General Manager Thie hoff of the Burlington has been called to Chicago. Railroad presidents and other high officials are in session in Chicago figuring out a line-up of train service that will be operative under government control effective next Sunday. The meeting' in Chicago has to do with all the roa.ds operating in what is known aS the central district, in cluding that territory between the Alleghany mountains and the Rockies. City to Receive Bids for ; More Fire Apparatus Bids for more motor fire apparatus will be opened in the city council ehamber at 9. o'clock a. m., January 22, A special tax levy of mills yielded $70,000 for further motoriia tion of the fire department. , Similar levies were mat!e in 1916 and 1917 and apparatus purchased, Su perintendent Withnell of the fire de partment stated that this will be the third and last expenditure of this kind tor some time, as this year s pur chase of equipment will complete the motorization of the department. Wants City to Have Charge Of All the City Scales City Commissioner Butler outlined to the city council what he believed to be the need of the city having complete control of all so-called city scales. He was requested to present his recommendations in writing. The matter came up when a weigh master presented for approval a bond signed by local merchants, one of whom sells u coinmooity by the ton, It was charged, that one local coal dealer maintains a scale in his own yards and that a bonded weighniaster is in charge. Men of Church Exempt From Debts Wh!ls in U. S. Service Young men, members of the North Presbyterian church, called for serv ice in the United States army, have been made immune irom all church debts during their term of enlistment. Twenty-seven younsr men, all con tributing members, have gone into some of the branches of Uncle bam t service. At a meettng of the trus tees a motion to exempt these young men irom the payment of all church debts so lowr as' they are in the army Or navy was adopted. New Auto Licenses Done in Canary Yellow and Black Automobile license number platet for this year arc being iasued from the oftice . of the county treasurer They are the sam? size as formerly, but the color is tlifferent from any thing in the past. They carry caiury yellow figures and letters on a black background. i SOLICITORS OF RAIL BUSINESS BACK ON JOB Officials Agree They Should Resume Competitive Acti vities Until McAdoo Is sues Formal Order. Railrnarl freicrht and cissenaer aO- licitort, who were called in when tile n government took over the control ol the linet of the country last week, are now getting hack into their territories and onto their old jobs as rapidly a possible, The order to go to work came from Chicago. - When the roads passed from eof. porate control by their operation be ing placed under the direction ot lr rector General McAdoo, a majority of the presidents and general man agers issued orders for a cessation of the solicitation of all business. This order was obeyed to the letter, to the extent that with the exception ot the Great Weotem and Milwaukee solici tors were called in from every.portion of Omaha trade territory. '. ", In most instances the men were given other employment. Men .con nected with foreign lines were told to .; report at headquarters immediately. ; : Offices were locked up or left in charge of clerks and there was an , exodus of general agents, agents and solictors. No orders were received by the Great Western or the Mil waukee. , Advices from Chicago. Now the whole situation ha changed and men are hurrying back into their territory with even more , rapidity than they hurried away a few days ago. ' ; V The decision upon the part of the railroads to resume solicitation and again engage in competitive business " comes about by reason of telegrami. that arrived from Chicago, , f . President!, general manager! an4 traffic mtnagen of scores of roads, , In session in Chicago are agreed that soliciting business should be resumed until a clear and definite order itsued from Mr. McAdoo'i department, ' How long solicitation of business;, will continue no railroad man will at-1 tempt to say. . Supreme Court Sustains ' Bankruptcy of Millionaire Waihington, D. C, Jan. fL Fed eral court decreet adjudging -Edward W. Morrison, aged Chicago million aire, whose financial tanglei attract ed much attention a bankrupt on the petition of Charles S. Riemanj were" in. effect sustained today by the su preme court, which refused to reviews the proceedings., . ( Morrison, 84 years old, inherited a fortune of $8:000,000. Rleman, a law-, yer. obtained a $90,000 judgment for services, and discovered the million"1' aire, whose wealth had dwindled to $2,000,000 had transferred most of hit property to hit attorney, Jame P." Ward. Bankruptcy proceedings wer. then instituted. - , t Insurance Federation Organized by Underwrit era Douglas county branch of 'the ln.v. surance Federation was organized at; a .meeting .of Omaha and .tpeclaC agents at the Kenshaw hotel Monday; :. Officers were elected as follows: C .. ' O. Talmage, pretidentj H. S. Byrnt, : J. W. Hughet and Stuart Gould, rice's , preildcVti; R. J. Mayer, secretary; -CU i. vrns, Treasurer, me asiociaiiuu , is a branch of the national body,'; Pool Halls on Same Basis - ; Now as Soft Drink Parlor 1 Superintendent Kugel of the polie department wjll place pool ballt on, the same basis as soft drink parlors' in the matter of suspension of li censes when convictions are imposed". in police court for violation of city ordinances. It will be the duty of the chief of police to act imrnediateb..r ,' when the convictions are recorded, ' " ' : n i .1.'... . ' ; "-j L. P. Reger Elected Head . ; , i0f Omaha Poultry Breeders : L. P. Reger is the new president!' , of the Omaha Poultry Breeders'- as- ; ' sociation. Other officers elected are O. C Ufford, secretary; A. D. Relgel, ; vice president; Elmer Carlson, treat-" urer; F. S. Nevens, John Schell andj F. H. Jacobs, directors. The associa-'. tion voted to co-operate in the cam paign for increased production ot , poultry. - . ; . s', V Standard Oil Company of :; y Nebraska Elects Officers, At a stockholders' meeting' at tht offices of the Standard Oil eompanj of Nebraska the following officers and , directors were elected for the tnsujng year: A. R. Richardson, president; George M. Smith, vice president; H. L Alleman, secretary; James A. Gil more, assistant secretary; R; C. Mcr Intosh, treasurer. . . Fitzgerald Finds It Hard . '- To Enforce Anti-Parking law , In the absence of suitable "signs' it . is impossible to fine violators of- the . city ordinance prohibiting parking of automobiles in front of fire hydrant, according to Police Judge Fitzgerald. He says half of the people do not: know the existence of such a law and that the other half do not see the hy .. drants. . . . , Western Pioneer Dies. ' Denver, Colo., Jan. 8. .Jacob , Scherrer, founder of Helena.. Mont., and who crossed tht western plaina in an ox train in 1839, died at hia home here today. He, was a native of.. Missouri -and 80 yara of age. . Ellis II. Roberts Dead. ' Utica. N. Y.. J.n. 8.-Ellis' H. Rob- , erts, ex-treasurer - of the , Unitec States, born in 1827, and for many years editor of the Utica Herald, died at his home here today. ; . . :-.! i'i You can secure a maid, stenogra- pher or bookkeeper by . using a Bee 4, Want Ad. . Ptpartinental Orders. " Washington, Jan. . (Hpsctal Tlsrrara. BaI M. Baurnann has bea appointed rostmaiter at Cuohlnir. Woodbury county. Iowa, vies Nellie Lake. rsl(nad. - -. E. V. Mercian has bssn appoint! rural letter carrier at Cmrthags. 8. D. - The Postofflcs dapartmsttt has m- ' ' eepted ths proposal ot Tom B. Scott to lease quarters for ths txiatdtflesj at Srsri ,buH, Wjof, tor 10 years, , , ' ' r '.; A