THE BEE: OMAHA. WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 16. 1915.
Nebraska
CORN IMPROVERS
FIRST TO MEET OF
FARM SOCIETIES
. First Day's Sessions ofOrgan-
ized Agriculture Bring Van
guard of Big Group to ,
Capital City.
s v (From a Staff (jorreepondent.)
Lincoln, Jan. 15. (Special.) To
' day was preliminary for the meet
1 ings of organized agriculture this
week .in Lincoln. Those who did
meet confined themselves mostly" to
hearing reports of officers, though
the Corn Improvers association
startedin with an early session.
Most of the addresses made were
by local men in the morning, but
later the program called for an ad-
dress on influencing the yield of corn
wade by C. G. Williams of the agri
cultural experiment station of Ohio.
In the evening the association fi
county and state aid district fairs
held its annual banquet at the Com
merriat rlnh in which sneeches were
. made by several, the discussions tak-
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ing a sort oirouna isdic nature.
Speaker George Jackson is president
of the association and State Auditor
W. H. Smith, the secretary. v
The state florists held a session in
the afternoon ending with a banquet
at the Lindell in the evening. Home
economics, state horticulture, ice
cream, sheep and one or two other
' associations held meetings ,to start
things going. .. ,
Tomorrow and Thursday will be
the big days of the week's activities.
Farmers Near Kearney Suffer
Stock Losses; Fear I. W. W.s
Kearney, Neb., Jan. 15. (Special.)
Kearney business men are looking
for the return of a man named Orr,
yho operated a restaurant here for
a snort time ana recently iouk itavc
over night. Prior to leaving he went
about town with a nice -new check
book and paid all his bills in full, in
some cases taking.his receipt and alscr
-a little change. He has not returned,
but the checks are back, marked "No
funds." He stuns one, butcher' for
$200 and any number of men hold
checks for ?Z(J and upwards. ( .
Farmers here have been warned
to guard against possible activities of
the Industrial Workers ot the worm
or pro-German agitators who,-" it is
feared, are making an organized ef
fort to curtail stock breeding in thjs
vicinitv bv the poisoning of cattle and
hogs. It isfstatt.l that concentrated
lye and roach poison a:e used, sprin
kled in the foods ot stofck. Lye on
rock salt causes mouth sores, ulcer
ations in the stomach and foot rot,
and farmers seeing such symptoms
find they are similar to foot and
mouth disease. Muriatic and ' nitric
acid fed in bran causes death of hogs
and leaves the appearance of hog
cholera. :
Two cases of hogs dying from un
known cause were brought to the at
tention .of Dr. A. H. rancis, r fed
eral veterinarian here. He was un
able to make a diagnosis and for
warded the stomachs to Kansas City,
but they were returned without cause
' of death being fixed, other than poi
soning. This has caused local farm
ers to become suspjcious, fearing that
the poison plot movement has already
been launched in this vicinity.
Ogallala Soldier Cables .
Father From Battle Zone
i Ogallala, Neb.. Jan. 14. (Special
Loraine Searle of iis place, with
the American army in France, is a
member of the ambulance corps. His
father, E. M. Searle, jr., received a
cable saying he is well and feeling
hne. '
MANY TO SPEAK AT
v BIG WAR MEETING
Distinguished Men to Address
Two-Day Conference at Lin
. coin;' Reception Commit-
tee Makes Plans.
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Nelson Red Cross Sale
Nets More Thari $2,000
Nelson, Neb., Jan. 15. (Special
releerram.) The Ked Cross and
Younsr Men's Christian association
combination sale held here Monday
was a signal success. The total re
fjeipts were $2,360. - -
An, ax brought $335, while-a fox
terrier puppy was anxrously j sought
after by the femine attendants at the
sale. A dozen society women com
peted in a brisk contest 'and added
nearly $100 dollars to the fund. A calf
sold for $230. '
The proceeds are to be divided be
tween the Ked Cross tund and the
Young Mer f Christian association
war fund. A Young Men's Christian
association banquet was held last
night tor the organization ot, the
rural work in Nuckolls county.
Fire Again Causes Damage
To Shelby Hotel at Osceola
x psceola, Neb., Jan. 15. (Special.)
Fire starting from a defective flue in
the Shelby hotel Monday morning de
stroyed the roof of thy building and
much "of the contents were damaged
by wa.ter and smoke. This is the
second time that the same building
has been on fire within the last month
and each time the fire as supposed
to have originated in the same man
ner. . ' . v
Osceola churches are joining to-
.gether and saving on the fuel con
sumed during the present cold season.
Both the! Baptist and. Presbyterian
churches are now closed except for
Sunday school meetings in the small
annex rooms and the cohgragations
are uniting in the meetings held in the
Methodist church. .
- Oconto Woman Injured In y
Fall On Icy Sidewalk
Oconto, Neb., Jan. 15. (Special.)
Mrs. Iris B. Harshbarger fell on the
icy sidewalk here yesterday and
Ijroke both bones in the left arm just
if. re the wrist.
The large kerosene engine for the
;lcctric light plant has arrived and is
being installed. '
( The extreme coPreather here has
been broken. ThS morning the tem
perature was only 12 degrees below
zero. .thermometers registered as
4a 'XX Aoaraae li!n. m
the coldest days. Luckily, the coal sit
uation was good, as only a few days
before the coldest weather local
dealers received a supply
Spencer's New Butter
, Factocy Has Good Prospects
Spencer, Neb, Jan. 15.--(SpeciaI.)
-The, Spencer co-operative butfer
factory opened for business Monday
morning with a capacity of 1,000
pounds of butter per day.
W. A. Pennell fit Minnesota is
butter maker. The capital is 6,800;
.all. paid up
Lincoln, "Neb., Jan. 15. (Special.)
A reception committee of 20was
announced today to meet the speak
ers, sent "Ty the government, who
rrive Friday morniwr to speak at
the mass meeting that night of the
two-day Nebraska War conference
the Rt. Hon. Frederick E. nrrth,
Bart. President George E. Vincent
of the Rockefeller foundation, form
erly president of the University of
i n: . a T?
.Minnesota, ana iirctior j. ii.
Bester of the. speaking division of
the Committee on .Public mtorma
tion. Thre members are as follows:
Governor Keith Neville.
Lieutenant Governor Edgar How
ard. ' 1
Chairman R. M. Joyce, State Coun
cil of Defense.
Vive-Chairman George Coupland,
State Council of Defense.
Richard L. Metcalfe, Omaha, State
Council of Defense. x
Prof. M. M. Foffg. director, bureau
of speakers and publicity, State .Coun
cil of Defense: state chairman Div
ision of Four-Minute' men, United
States committee on public information.
John L. Kennedy, federal fuel ad
ministrator for Nebraska.
Adjutant General G. E. Clapp.
Chief Justice A. M. Morissey, su
preme court.
Mayor J. E. Miller.
Arthur C. Wakely, Umaha, presi
dent Nebraska State Bar association.
Jesse B.'Strbde, president Lancas
ter County Baras$ociation.
Chancellor Samuel Avery, Univer
sity of Nebraska. - S
Dean W. C. Hastings, University
College of law.
Regent E. P. Brpwn, chairman, Lan
caster County Council of Defense. '
Chairman W. D. McHugh, Douglas
County Council of Defense.
Regent P. L. Hall.
President B. A,. George, Lincoln
Commercial club.
Chairman W. E. Hardy, Lincoln
chapter of the Red Cross. -
NO NATIONAL
GUARD IN STATE;
NONE IN SIGHT
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
Lincoln," Neb., Jan. 15. (Special.)
Artemas Ward's celebrated regiment
consisting of 999 officers anione -private
is being duplicated in the Na
tional Guard of this state at the pres
ent time. With the death, of the bev
enth regiment, nothintr is left of the
Nebraska guard but the adjutant gen
eral and his staff, which consists of
one general, five majors, one captain
one sergeant and two stenographers.
C There is no authority to organize
companies of the National Guard be
cause the War department by its
action m the case of the seventh regt
ment, will not recognize any such or-
eranization.
The National Guardnow consists
of Hugh E. Clapp, adjutant general:
A. D. Fetterman of Hyannis, inspector
general; John Q. Lawlor of Hastings,
judge advocate; J. T. Hollings worth
of Omaha, chief of ordinance; 11. B.
Russell of Lincoln, quartermaster; E.
O. Weber of Wahoo, major medical
corps: J. R. Ervin, Lincoln, captain in
quartermaster s department; O." Mc
CuUough sergeant and custodian,
state arsenal, and two young women
stenographers.
General Clapp, as a member of the
State7 Council of Defense, lias taken
the task of organizing companies of
home guards and hopes to inaugurate
some sort of system which will make
these companies effective tor home
protection. ' v
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Funeral Services Held For
Well Known Stella Woman
Stella. Neb.. Tan. 15. (Special.)
The ,funeral of Mrs. Sash Reynolds
was held at the home Monday after
noon at 3 o'clock. Rev. John C.
Hershey of the Lutheran church offi
ciated. Interment was in Stella ceme
tery. Mr. Reynolds and one daugh
ter, Mrs. Sidney lurk of at. Louis,
survive, u rt. i nomas ot Lincoln
is a brother, and the sisters are Mrs.
J. H. Overman of Stella and Mrs. T.
E. Wilson of Memphis. Tenn.
Woman Named flsrk
Of the County of Gage
Beatrice. Neb.. Jan. li.-H Special
Telegram.) The county board of su
pervisors this evening: appointed Mrs.
J.-B. Penrod county clerk to succceed
M. Burnham. who resigned last
week, Mrs. Penrpd has been deputy
county clerk for a number of years.
Hampton Boy Dies at Cody.
Camp Cody, N. M., Jan. 15. (Spe
cial Telegram.) The bcIy of Private
Allen W. Hutsell, Company H, 134th'
infantry, Fifth Nebraska, who died at
the base hospital here of meningitis,
will be sent to Hampton, Neb., the
soldiers' home, where his father,
Uriah Hutsell, lives . v
New City Hall in Hastings.
Hastings, Neb.; Jan. 15. (Special
Telegram.) Tentative plans have
been presented for a new city hall In
Hastings to cost over $100,000. It is
proposed to erect the .building this
year. " '
FIREMEN GATHER
FOR FREMONT MEET
Thirty-Sixth Annual Conven
tion of Nebraska Volunteer
Fire Fighters Has Initial
Session.
Fremont, Neb., Jan. 15. (Special
Telegram.) The 36th annual con
vention of the Nebraska Volunteer
Firemen's association opened v here
this evening when President George
F. Wolz of the Commercial club, in
the absence from the city of Mayor
W. C. Wiley, welcomed visiting firemen.
Harry Hauser of (Fremont, presi
dent of the association, responded. A
dance and athletic program at Hotel
Pathfinder, headquarters for the fire
men, wound up the opening festivities.
Special entertainment at Fremont
theaters has been provided for tomor
row evening. Governor Neville will
be the speaker at the banquet Thurs
day evening. -
First v ice President Guthrie of Al
liance was among the early arrivals
Tuesday afternoon. He is in line
for the presidency to succeed Harry
Hauser of Fremont.
Fremont Boy in Air.
Charles Green, a Fremont boy who
enlisted as a mechanic in the aviation
service last spring, writes to , his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles H.
Green, of' Fremont, from Camp,
Hicks, near Fort Worth, Tex., that
he took a trip of over 200 miles into
Oklahoma and return one day re
cently. Young Green drove the ma
chine part of the time himself, guid
ing it from a height of 1,000 to 8,000
feet and then volplaning back, to
earth. They made two landings on
the trip to replenish their supply of
Frank Winklenmn Dead, f
Frank E. Winkleman, a popular'
conductor of railroads centering in
Omaha when he ran a Union Pacific
train between Grand Island and Sid
ney several years ago. died at his
home , here following an illness of
several months' duration. After quit
ting the road Mr. Winkleman served
for 17 years as yardmaster atv
Sidney for the Union facitic. nc
was a native of Pennsylvania and
was 59 years of age. A wife and five
children are the close surviving rela
tives. .
Colonel Corrick Becomes
Owner of Cfassy Oil Well
, (From Staff Correspondent.)
Lincoln. Neb.. Jan. 15. (Special.)
Colonel Frank P. Corrick, a year ago
invested in several thousand acres
throucrh leases in the vicinity of Dur-
ant. Okl.. and was elected president
of the Blue Bell Oil company. A little
hard luck struck his first attempts, but
he stuck to it and last week struck
a 100-barrel well at a depth of 300 feet.
This is said to be pretty classy for
Shallow wells, but what adds to the
value of the, well is the quality of the
oil which is said to be top notch. Ex
perts say that it is likely to result in
a' gusher if boring is continued, the
quality of the material in which the
well was struck, indicating a heavy
Vein underneath.
Kansas City papers speak of the
well as one of the best in the Okla
homa 'oil fields. "
Omahans Boost Armenian
Relief at Norfolk Meets
Norfolk. leb.. Jan. 15. (Special.)
The cause of Armenian and Syrian
relief was presented at public meet
injrs here Sunday by two Omaha citi
zens, William F. Baxter and Rev.
Raloh Houseman. These men spoke
at the Congregational, Methodist,
Presbyterian, Lutheran and Omaha
Avenujv Congregational churches. A
campaign fop $2,000 will be made this
week under the leadership or the
Omaha committee, with ( David
Reese chairman, L. M. Huntington,
vice chairman,. . and Leo Pasewalk,
secretary-treasurer.
Push War Savings."
Hastings,-Neb., Jan. 15. (Special
Telegram.) Hastings and Adams
counties are making leng strides in
the war savings stamp drive. Pau
line, a. town of 200 nooulation. has
pledged $11,000, and the staff of at
tendants of Ingleside (state Hospital
for Insane) more than $10,000. Hast
ings expects to go over the quarter
million mark.
Northwestern Must Appear.
(From a Staff Correspondent.) ' .
Lincoln, Jan. 15. (Special.) The
State Railway commission has cited
the Northwestern railway to come be
fore the commission and show why
it has discontinued the car distribu
tion rules set forth by the commis
sion. The hearing will be had next
Friday. ' ,
Section Man Killed.
Shenandoah. la., Jan. 15. (Special
Telegram.) Chester A. ' Layton, 35
years old, was run over in-the rail
road yards this mornirig and died on
the, way to the station. He was a sec
tion hand. His wife has been a pa
tient in the 'state hospital for the
insane at Clarinda two years.
Investigate Increase -
- In Stockyard Capital
St. Paul, Minn.. Jan. 15-Testimonv
that the capital stock of the South St
Paul Stock Yards companv wa raised
from $1,000,000 to $2,000,000 whjn the
Swifts agreed to build their plant
there was given at today's session of
the federal trade commission's hear
ing by A. A. McKechnie, .nine years
secretary of the stock yards com
pany. (.v , ...
The extra stock, he said, had been
given to the Swifts His verbal tes
timony was interruoted while Francis
J. Heney, counsel for the commis
sion, investigated: books and records
Mr. McKechnie brought in.
When you have a bad cold
take Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy. rlt is excellent
It only costs a quarter.
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J ET.S THB PACE FOilROWlNG OMAHA I
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Buy War
Savings
Stamps
in This
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Pos toff ice.
Come "Over
the Top"
And Buy.
War Savings
Stamps Now.
Wool and Silk Skirts, $6.95 and$11.95
Silk Skirts at $19.50 and $25.00
IS.
Every woman can accommodate one or more separate skirts in her ward
robe, especially when it means many more changes of costume for her with the
variation of different Blouses.
Just now we are offering especially attractive values in Separate Skirts of
Wool and those of Silk and Satin.
Wool and Silk Skirts
$6.95 and $11.95
Here in Serges, Burella Cloth, Broadcloth, Gabardines, Poiret Twills, etc.
many in solid colors, others in stripes and small and large plaids.
, v Pleated, plaited, belted and pocketedall excellent tyles. .
Silk Skirts at $19.50 and $25.00
Formerly Selling Up to $37.50
These are very beautiful Skirts some are plain, others tunic effects.
' . Poplins, Silk Serges, Satins,' Striped Crepe, etc., in excellent quality.
One model particularly shows a large peg top style, lined with bright green
satin edging the dark skirt material in striking contrast. Some have large belts
with big buckles, others are pleated, button and fur trimmed. Beautiful gar
ments, every one of them. N ,
Second Floor l
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Silk ami Satin
Kimonos and
. Negligees
Exquisite Garments,
But Slightly Soiled
and Mussed
We have grouped to
gether all the beautiful
Negligees and Kimonos
that have sold for $10.00
to $15.00 and because they
ar-e slightly foiled or mus-
sed, repriced them
At $2.95 and $5.95
' These are really some of the most beautiful Negligees, and if
they were fresh from the wrappings, we would have no difficulty
whatever in getting full prices for them as it is, at the prices we '
quote, if you add the price of cleaning,-you will still have one of
the best bargains in dain,ty wear of this kind that has been offered,
in months and months. .
Beautiful Embroidered Pongees, Figured Silks, 'Crepe de
Chines, Satins, .Brocades, Wool, Nun's Veiling, etc. .
s These garments show some of the most exquisite embroidery
and fancy trimmings; some with tassels and some with silk fringes.
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The colors are delicate lavender, blues, pinks, natural pon
gees, dawn gray, old rose, etc. Some are trimmed with shadow
laces and others with Filet mesh. . ' 4
Third Floor
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Retl Corset
Ecpnomy
It does not consist in buy
ing the, lowest priced cor
set you can find.
Real Corset ' Economy
can only be practiced by
having the best Corset
you can afford. ,'
Bon-Ton Corsets
At $3.50 to $10.00
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You don't pay a high price for any Bon Ton
Corset. But you will get more style, more com
fort and more service from any one of these cor
sets, in either front or back laced models, than two
ordinary corsets will give. , '
We have exactly the right models for you. Let
our corsetiere show them to you today.
' ; Third Floor , :
"The Free" The Most Efficient Sewing Machine
We have sold hundreds of the Free Sewing Machines in this store and every pur
chaser, has found entire satisfaction, not4 only in the ease of operation, bat in the'
I bo rroo U guaranteed tor a litctim..
The Free U in.ured for five year, against any accidents whatever.
We allow you $12.00 for your old machine 'and apply it on the
purchase price of the beautiful Cabinet Free.
It is not only the most effective sewing machine,, but a beautiful
piece of furniture as well and is finished in any style wood you
desire.. ' . , . .
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Specials for Wednesday
Wheeler Wilson (used) $12.50
Four-Drawer DrOphead (new)
for
Six-Drawer
.V. . .. ..$28.00
Drophead (new)
for $30.00
New Home Rotary Floor sam
ple ..................$32.50
No. 66 Sinter (new) . . . $37.50.
We carry needles for all makes of machines; also, the best high
grade sewing machine oil. Hemstitching and picoting neatly done.
: ' ' Main Floor, Rear . - ' ' ' ' "
Stationery
29c a Box
Here's a chance to get
some- good Writing Pa
per and Envelopes at a
very modest price. '
Just at this time you
will probably be writing
more letters than usuil.
Stock up with good sta
tionery. :.:'?.V,;;';.'
High Grade Stationery,
24 sheets and 24 envel
opes in a box, at . . . . 29c
Main Floor
Notable Sale
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Hair Goods
Switches and Transformations
$8.00 Gray Switches dV AA
reduced to. . . . . , J)U.UU
$12.00 Switches C A A A I $8.00 Gray Switches
reduced to .... .
$10.00 Switches
reduced to. . . . .
$7.00 Switches CC AA
reduced to .... . pD.Ul
$6.00 Gray Switches Ol AH
reduced to. ; . .
$2.50 Switches , if
reduced to...... tPl.J
$10.00 Iransformations, reduced QQ
Hair Dressing, Manicuring, Massaging.
Appointments Made by Phone
Splendid service also Children's Hair Bobbing, which
we make a specialty of. Bring your child here to have the
hair bobbed little folks like it and it makes the hair
grow well and strong. Our attendants are experts and
we select only those who have a special fondness for v
children. .,
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