10 THE BEE: OMAHA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23, 1918. STATE FUEL HEAD SAYS NEBRASKA NOW FARES WELL Conditions Much Better Than in Other Parts of Country, DeclaresAdministrator Kennedy. "The telegram gent to Dr. Garfield from Kansas City Monday night by the state fuel administrators for Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Arkan sas and Oklahoma expresses the at titude of the administrators for these states on certain proposed changes in fuel administration procedure," said John L. Kennedy, state fuel ad-1 ministrator. "In addition to the telegram sent Dr. Garfield, relating to the district ing of the country tor distribution purposes, a telegram was sent to him recommending the summer shipment and storage of coal for next season, so that we may have at least half of our" next winter's supplyon hand by September 1. This plan would keep the mines in operation during the summer and it would put, the burden of transportation on the railroads when they are most able to bear it Would Benefit Purchaser. "A sliding scale of reduced prices was suggested, which would give the early purchaser the benefit of the low price. If this plan can be carried out, there will be less congestion next winter and the coal dealers will be able to handle the situation without unusual effort. "From reports made at Kansas City Monday, it appeared that Nebraska is m better condition than most other states. In Kansas City drastic early closing orders are being put into effect. Shows Helpful Spirit "On returning from Kansas City this morning, I was gratified to know that the stores and business houses are generally complying with the late opening ana eany closing movement, It shows a genuine helpful spirit , "By agreement with representatives of the cigar stores they will open at 9 instead of 7 every morning, ana close at 9 every night, except Satur day night. They will close Saturday night at 10. This lengthens the day one hour. In return for that conces sion, they will cut out at least three fourths of their electric lights all through the week and observe the lightless nights. This arrangement will apply to all cigar stores and cigar stands. "News "stands are not affected by the regulations, They may continue as usual." SHE WAS THE SURPRISE AT THE MUNY BALL Naval Recruits Must Write Home Regularly Troof that sympathy and foresight of naval official? extends beyond the limits of their own training camps and naval bases is contained in a letter recently received , by Ensign Condict, Omaha navy recruiting sta tion, from the recruiting, inspector, central division. The letter makes it emphatic that it is just as necessary that the boys on duty write to those at home as it is for those boys to enter the service at all. The letter "says in part: "It is di rected that all recruiting officers urge upon every man enlisted, immediately after administering the oath, the im portance of writing home regularly and fully at least once a week. It Is our duty to those who cannot ht in the front line ranks, but who must be it: the inks behind and 'who are just as important in winning the war as are the battle lilies, to afford them the mental relief which comes with the assurance that those whom they have given up to do the fighting are happy ana welt cared fcf." Jerry Howard at Last Is v Full-Fledged Candidate At last Jerry Howard has 500 signa tures to his petition, which makes him a full-fledged candidate for the city commission of Omaha. He has about five times as many signatures as re quired. Ten days ago he appeared at the office of the election commis sioner to file his petition. It was found then that he had only women sign ers. His attention was called to the fact that women are not voters and therefore their names are of no value on a petition. "They ..sked me what women I had on the petition," said Jerry, "and I told them I had scrubwomen and club women, and now that I have 500 men on the new petition I can say again I have scrubmen and clubmen, for I have bankers, dishwashers, waiters, barbers, tailors, butchers and corpo ration presidents." Jerry has paid his filing fee and is carrying the receipt in his vest pocket Douqlas County Farmer Says Elk City Man is Corn Champ That Douglas county farmers raise the best corn in the state is the as sertion of J. W. Shumaker, and he offers as evidence to prove his con tention a championship ear of corn grown on the farm of M. B. Turner near Elk City. Shumaker brought the ear of corn into The Bee office to refute the claims of Burt and Richardson coun ties that the championship corn of the state grows in their baliwick, ' The ear of corn Mr. Shumaker ex hibited contains 30 rows with 57 ker nels in each row. The best Burt county had to offer was an ear con taining 30 rows with 52 kernels to the row ami Richardson's prize winner had 26 rows with 50 kernels to the row, Atlantic, la Registrants Pass - Through Omaha Enroute West Five registrants of Atlantic, la., voluntarily inducted into the aviation corps, and enroute to Vancouver Bar racks, Wash., bumped into a snag when they arrived at Omaha. Ex emption board officials at Atlantic had neglected to properly sign their "pie books." They received permis sion from a local board to straighten out the tangle and made a bee line for, the nearest restaurant The At lantic boys are C A. Johnson, A. L. ' McConnellee, Orville Barnholdt, Per ry Vaughn and W. B. Murray. They will work in the spruce forests of Washington converting the raw tim ber into suitable material for airplane ; propellers. s " ' ' i WATTLES TALKS TO RETAILERS' BODY Nebraska Food Administrator Appeals to Conservation Council to Lend Every Aid to the Government. FLORENCE ELLSWORTH. Miss Ellsworth was the "surprise" which Mrs. Ohaus had announced for the third muny dance. She is the daughter of William M. Ellsworth, 3402 Lafayette avenue. A pupil of Mrs. Millie Ryan, she was the distinct "hit" of the ball. S. E. Munson Outlines Aims Of Federal Poultry Experts The government's aim to encourage poultry production was outlined by S. E. Munson of the Omaha Poultry association at the Young Men's Christian association Monday. "The government," said Munson, "is not asking the people to go into the potil try business for commercial purposes. Instead, it wants the people to raise just enough poultry for their own private consumption and just enough to utilize waste from the table. Of course, the waste at this time is at a minimum, but even in these con serving days a few scraps from the table are always left which will go a long ways toward feeding a small flock." It was the third lecture of a series given under the auspices of the Omaha Poultry association. The next lecture, on "Brooding," will be given by Harry Knudsen at the Young Men's Christian association next Mon day night at 8 o'clock. Chicago. Man Successful Bidder for Omaha Bonds James L. Martin of Chicago was successful bidder for $600,000 Omaha city bonds. His premium was $4,080 and he offered to take the bonds at par with accrued interest. Bonds will bear 5 per cent interest, one-half of I per cent lusher than previous rate for city bonds. The bonds are: Sewer. $400,000: park, S100.00U; intersection, 5100,000. four bids were received by city council. These bids are said to indicate an optimistic situation in the financial world as well as the value of Omaha's municipal bonds. Schuyler Milling Company Submits Cornmeal Prices Controversy over the price of cornmeal which led- the food admin istration to fix a reduced price of 5 cents a pound retail in Omaha for this commodity has led the Wells-Abbott-Nieman Milling company of Schuyler to send to the food admin istration its wholesale quotations on cornmeal as follows: Carload lots, 192 pounds. $7.40. or $3.85 per 100 pounds; broken lots, $7.80 per 192 pounds, or approximately $4 per 100 pounds. Butler Has Ordinance' to Regulate Street Car Systems City council received from Commis sioner Butler an ordinance proposing to regulate in an indefinite manner operations of the street railway sys tem by requiring observance of sched ules, stopping for approaching cars at transfer points and making full stops when passengers are entering or leaving cars. The measure was re ferred to committee of the whole for consideration next Monday morning. City Planners Outline Activities for This Year City planning commission reported to city council Tuesday morning that this year's city planning program will include the following important fea tures: Dockage along Missouri river, street car routes, railway terminals, outside boulevard system, treatment of ravines and recommendations for ndustrial housings. In connection Harry A. Wheeler of Chicago, fed eral too d administrator ot Illinois, will not appear on the program of the Retailers' Conservation council, in session at the Hotel Fontenellc. He was scheduled to have appeared yesterday, but was detained. Food Administrator Wattles of Ne braska talked to the 20ft delegates in the afternoon on the importance of food conservation. On account of their peculiar position, which btings them in constant touch with the con sumers, Mr. Wattles told the retail ers it is possible for them to go far ther toward bringing about complete co-operation than almost anyone else. "The food administration is re lying on your judgment," he said. Reviews Anti-Hoarding. Mr. Wattles then reviewed the anti-hoarding rules for the retailers. He called attention to the fact that a recent revision of the rules has been made, fixing five pounds of sugar and 48 pounds of nouf as the proper amount to be sold to any city or town customer, and 10 pounds of sugar and 100 pounds of flour to a rural customer, with the special provision for more to be sold to a ranchman according to the distance he lives from market and the amount of in convenience to which he is put to reach that market. Cliff Crooks, president of the Fed erated Retailers' of Nebraska, and head of the Retailers' Conservation council, spoke to the delegates on the purpose of the council to meet exchange views and problems, and work out the best method of co Operating in all lines for the best in terest of the government and the public during war times. During the course of the morning session, retailers who had been in business in one town for more than 25 years were asked to stand. Five of them responded, with W. H. Taylor of Exeter taking the lead with a rec ord of 45 years in one building in Exeter. J. N. Cox, also of Exeter, has been in business there 33 years. J C. Wilson, also of Exeter has been in business there 28 years. C. Web ber of Spalding has been in business there for 33 years, and George Ny cum of Rising City has been in busi- lness in that city 30 years. When M. P. Cunningham of Omaha did not appear to take his place on the morning program, C. E. Gallagher of Coleridge, president of the Mid-West Implement Dealers' association, filled his place. NEGRO BLOWN TO PIECES IN HOTEL SH0 TGUNMURDER Fred Hall, alias Marshall Fielding of Junction City, Kan., was blown to pieces yesterday by a discharge from a shot gun in the hands of John Bell, proprietor of a negro hotel at 1310 Howard street He was a negro. The police picked up what was left of him with the aid of a basket. The killing followed an all-night argument between Hall, Bell and David Hall, the slain man's brother, according to the police version of the affair. Yesterday, morning, Bell, according to Charles Coleman, negro, employe of the hotel, armed himself with a shotgun. When Coleman saw the Hall brothers draw razors and revolvers he rushed from the rooming house to call the police. Sergeant Wilson, who happened to be passing Bell's place, heard a shot and rushed into the house. Bell sub mitted to arrest with the smoking shotgun still in his hand. Substitute Starch For FlourAn Paste "Use corn starch paste, or an other good substitute instead of white flour paste for wall papering." That is the admonition that has gone out from State Food Administrator Wattles to the poperhangers of Omaha and the state. It is held that too much good wnite flour is con sumed in making paste for wall paper hanging. The average paperhanger, it is said, uses a barrel of flour a month in this way. The food administration insists this flour should go into bread instead of being splashed on the wall. Mr. Henderson of the Cusack Sign company of Omaha says this company for nearly two yean has used no white flour paste, but has used corn starch paste instead. Others who have tried it are begin ning to feel tha. it is not omy cheap er, but a good substitute, while it js conserving food. v PLANNERS POINT TO CROSSING EVIL Annual Report Contains Rec ommendation for Elimina tion of Places Like Scene of Street Car Wreck. City Planning commission's first annual repott, received last week; contains a recommendation for the elimination of the grade crossing which was the scene of a tragedy Monday night. "Under the plan," he reports reads, the railroad grade crossings of the following major streets are to be eliminated: Commercial avenue, Florence boulevard, Twenty-fourth street, Twenty-seventh street, Thir tieth street," etc., these streets all referring to their intersections with the Belt line. Went to High Court. The city had to fight the Missouri Pacific all of the way to the supreme court at Washington before action was obtained in eliminating grade crossings on the Belt line at Dodge, Douglas and Farnarn streets. Expert consultants in the service of the City Planning commission for two years have been unanimous on the subject of elimination of grade crossing at Twenty-fourth and Boyd streets and other busy "intersections along this railway. City government of Detroit last year started a vigorous campaign to require railroad companies to elimi nate these crossings within the city limits. I FIRE APPARATUS FIGHT IN SIGHT Commissioner Butler Dons War Bonnet, Which is Taken as Sign of Another Em broglio. City hall is to be regaled with an other motor fire apparatus embrog lio. Commissioner Butler has donned his war bonnet and intends to say a few words . before the city council makes an award for this year's motor apparatus. The American LaFrance Fire En gine company and the Seagrove com pany were the only companies sub mitting bids which were opened Tues day morning. The city purchased apparatus in 1916 and in 1917 from the Lar ranee company after a con test which was marked by cross words. , Cost is $60,000. The apparatus to be purchased this year will cost approximately $60,000 and will complete, for the present at least, the motorization of the fire de partment. . Mr. Butler says he intends to show that during 1917 the Lit ranee ap paratus cost the c.ty an unreasonable amount for repairs and for a me chanician. Superintendent Withnell, Chief Salter and Mechanician Faulkner con tend that the LaFrance apparatus is the best and is being used in many cities. , "But if the present LaFrance bids appear to be excessive, I surely will recommend that all bids shall be re jected. We will go without any more motor apparatus if we can not get reasonable bids.'statyl Mr. Withnell. King the Colonel, Noted Duroc Boar, is Dead King the Colonel, the most noted herd boar of the Durot-Jersey breed, is dead. This boar was 10 years old and perhaps has sired more good herd boars and record-breaking sows than any boar of the breed. He was owned in the herd of O. S. Larson of Logan, la., with the exception of five years, when Mr. Larson sold him, but at the end of that period bought him back at a long price. For the last five years he has been in the Larson herd. The head of this great boar wifl be mounted and placed in the office of the Duroc Bulletin at Chi cago. The loss is considered the greatest aver sustained by the Duroc breed. Ross Secord's Brother Writes of Earthquake Dr. Carlos F. Secord, meaical mis sionary in Guatemala, Central Amer ica, in writing to fiis brother, Ross H. Secord of the Missouri Pacific, mailed his letter the day after Christmas and at that time there were warnings of the earthquake that during the early days of January destroyed a portion of the city. In his letter. Dr. Secord says : "Last night terrible earthquakes. Communications cut with the capital and we fear a great catastrophe there, Some unruly volcano is getting tired of being good, and is about to do some dirty work. People passed the night in the streets, but we did not get up. If we are to die, it is pleas anter to die in bed, and not in the cold! But these quakes are fearsome things." To bring the letter to Omaha re quired the payment of $1.50 in post age, for on it there" are affixed three 50 cent postage stamps. New Pastor of the North Presbyterian is Installed At the installation of Rev." J.' M. Wilson as pastor of the North Pres byterian church Monday night the presiding officer, who as such repre sented the presbytery of Omaha, was Rev. E. H. Jenks, pastor of the First Presbyterian church. There was a co incident in this connection, .for 19 years ago, when he came to (he First chtirch.nhe presiding officer at his in stallation was Rev. Mr. Wilson who at that time was pastor of the Cas telar Street Presbyterian church. The sermon Monday night was by Rev. A. F. Ernst, pastor of the Lbwe Avenue Presbyterian church, a close friend of lev. Mr. Wilson for 26 years. Prayer was offered by Rev. Dr. Her ron of the Omaha Theological semi nary. The charge to the pistor of the North churth was deliveredvby Rev. Robert L. Wheeler of the Wheeler Memorial church and in delivering it he said: "Dr. Wilson, you have the cream of with the dockage proposition, the Presbytcrianism of the city and a commission will consider the availa bility of the "Winspear triangle" which is owned by the city. Public Defender Faces Disagreeable Duty John E. Goddard pleaded guilty to stealing Public Defender Hor ton's typewriter and was sentenced to one year in the penitentiary by Judge Sears, sitting in criminal court Horton was loath to defend the offender. He said it wculd be a disagreeable duty, as he felt a de cided prejudice in the case. Goddard relieved the embarrassing situation by acknowledging the act and his poor judgment and took his medi cine from the judge, with a wry face, however, as it was indeed, he said, a bitter dose. church whose-reputation in Christian circles is second to none. The charge to .he congregation of the church was delivered by Dr. D. E. Jenkins, president of the University of Omaha, who referred to Rev. Mr. Wilson as "God's messenger sent to Uje people of this church to enter upon a sacred office and perform a sacred work." New City Ordinance Directed at Pool Halls City council passed an ordinance which provides that when a proprie tor of a pool hall is convicted for law violation his place shall be closed at once by chief of police and the city council shall revoke the permit with out allowing the hearing which has been the custom. Greatly Benefited "I have derived such wonderful ben efit from the use of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy that I cheerfully recom mend it to anyone in need of such a medicine' writes Mrs. P. E. Matteson, Roseville, Ohio. pips Dr. Ferdinand King, a New York City Physician and Medical Author, says: "There can be no strong, vigorous, iron-men nor beautiful, healthy, rosy cheeked women without iron Nuxated Iron taken three times per day after meals will increase the strength and endurance of weak, nervous, run-down folk. 100 ner cent in two weeks' time in many instances. Avoid the old forms f metallic iron which may injure the teeth, corrode the stomach, and thereby do more harm than good. Take only organic Iron nuxated iron. It i dispensed in this city by Sherman ft McConnell Drug Stores and all good drug gut. Advertisement, FLAT WHEELS H When you hear one of the cars of this Com pany bumping and pounding along the track because of a flat wheel do not jum pto the con clusion that the Company is indifferent to the discomfort it causes or is purposely inflicting suffering on the public. There are many causes entirely beyond the control of the motorman or the Company for flat wheels. Snor or ice, drippings from auto mobiles, sudden changes in temperature any of these causes may make slippery rails, and a quick application of brakes to avoid' accident may result in sliding and flattening of wheels. Cars, cannot always be immediately with drawn from service to replace wheels, espe cially at this time of year when wheels are flat tened in large numbers, and the disagreeable pounding cannot, therefore, be entirely avoided. The Company does not like this any more than the public and always removes the trouble at the earliest possible moment. Omaha & Co. Bluffs St Ry. Co. War Saving Stamp Given Away Absolutely Free to Every Purchaser. Read the following Unparalleled PIAW OFFER We are determined that our January Sales this year shall eclipse those of any previous year in our 58 years' experience in the Piano business. As modern merchants, we realize that the sure way to do this is to offer an extra inducement in addition to our low prices and easy terms, hence our unique offer to January buyers. Act now and take advantage of our liberal proposition. A $5 War Saving Stamp Absolutely Free vith every Piano or Player Purchased This Week. Here Are Some of the Bargains. They Can't Be Duplicated Elsewhere. $225 Gilbert Upright.... $ 55 $225 Kimball Upright... $ 60 $250 Briggs Upright $ 78 $300 Kohler & Chase Upr $ 98 $500 Chickering Upright. S105 $325 Baus Upright $122 $350 Story & Clark Upr. -S165 Terms to Suit $5 Per Month Will Do. $257.50 Buys a Brand (New Piano Worth $350.. $395.00 Buys a Late Model Player Piano Worth $550. In addition to the above bargains you will find the World's Best Makes of Pianos to select from, including the Steinway, Weber, Hardman, Emerson, Steger & Sons, McPhail and Schmoller & Mueller. Also the Aeolian Pianola Pianos. 75 High Grade Pianos for Rent at $3.50 Per Month. Player Music Rolls to fit all Players. Regular price 50c, 75c, $1.00, to close out, 15c, 25c, 30c and up. Sheet Music and Small Coed, at Lowest Price. Store opens at 9 a. m. and c oses ot S p. m. except Saturday, when we dose 6 p. n. SCHMOLLER & MUELLER n I A bj A Leading Muiic Hou r irtllV WSa ofth.We.t. $350 Price & Teeple Upr.S178 $400 Ivers & Pond Upr..S198 $375 Smith ,& Barnes Upr.?05 $400 J. & C. Fischer Upr.S225 $425 Emerson Upright. .$268 $750 A. B. Chase Grand. .$298 $800 Knabe Grand $600 $500 Universal Player ..$275 1311-1313 Farnam Street. case guaranteed, treated. Recta! Disease. Cured Without Open'io n Mast every case cured in one treatment No knife, or cutting operation. No wait at hotel or hospital. Every ONE-HALF WHAT OTHERS CHARGE. Men and Women DR. J. C. WOODWARD, 301 Securities BIdg., Omaha, Neb. AMUSEMENTS. Last Timet FIVE MERRY MAIDS In Muilc and Song. FOLLY & MASSIMO Unique Acrobatic Novelty ZENO & MANDEL "At the Beehive" Sure Way To Get Rid of Dandruff TJiptb is one sure wav that never fails to remove dandruff completely and that is to dissolve it This de stroys it entirely. To dp this just get about four ounces of plain, ordinary liquid arvon; apply it at night when retiring; use enough to moisten the scalp and rub it in gently with the finger tips. By morning most if not all of your dandruff will be gone and three or four more aDPlications will complete ly dissolve and entirely destroy every single sign and trace ol it, no mauer how much dandruff you may have., You will find, too, that all itching and digging of the scalp will stop in stantly, and your hair will be fluffy, lustrous, glossy, silky and soft, and look and feel a hundred times better. You can Bret liauid arvon at any drug store. It is inexpensive, and four ounces is all you will need. This sim ple remedy has never been Known to fail. Advertisement, Embarrassing Hairs Can Be Quickly Removed (Beauty Culture) Hairs can be easily banished from the skin by this quick, painless method: Mix into a stiff paste some powdered delatone and water, spread on hairy surface and in 2 or 3 min utes rub off, wash the skin and it will be free from hair or blemish. Ex cepting in very stubborn growths, one application is sufficient. To avoid disappointment, buy the delatone in an original package. Adv. When Writing to Our -advertisers Mention Seeing It in The Bee. RAY & EMMA DEAN Comedy Singing, Talking and Dancing J WM. S. HART in "HOOFS AND HORNS" CONSTANCE TALMADGE "THE HONEYMOON" A Swift, Joy-Spreading Comedy PHOTOPLAYS. n v &DQV&IASA Douglas Fairbanks "REACHING FOR THE MOON" "SHADOWS OF HER PAST" Sunshine Comedy. OMAHA'S FUN CENTER Mat.., ISc, 25, SOc g... 25, 50. 75c. ft Max Spl.g.1. Producer 'Th Merry Roundtri." prtMitti Th3 Spiegel R;vu Mldfle Miller, Harry Shepptl and Forty Auccl.tei Wonderful Cart and F.ntoue Beauty "Spot" Chorui EXTRA Friday Night, Perfect Figure Contest. Ope. t. All Local Venuiet. Trophy Cupi tg Wlnneri. Rtj liter at Box Office. LADIES' DIME MATINEE WEEK DAYS Sit Mat. and WH. "SLIDING BUXY" WATSON. Bifof Today S&fSk " PLAYERS ALL THIS WEEK. A Powerful Drama of Love and Duty- "PLAYTHINGS" IFAREWELLI I WEEK A Lauph, a Tear and Big Question. Added Attraction January 24, 25, 26 Omaha Woman'. Pre. Cub Prize Play "JENNY COMES MARCHING HOME" Matinee, 25c: Night., 15c, 25c, 35c and SOc NEXT WEEK Hippodrome Vaudeville SOPHIE TUCKER IN THE DARK:" Cooper A Ricardo; rrank We.tphal; Cooper Robin- eon; Imperial Jiu Jit.ul.t.; Skating Bear; Oreheum Travel Weekly. YVETTE GUILBERT Interpreter of Song BOYD THEATER Thursday Evening, January 24th 8:15 o'Clock--Price., SOc to $2. AUSPICES TUESDAY MUSICAL CLUB jiii hi yu . rr.i Last Time Today WILLIAM S." HART HOUSE PETERS -v. in "BETWEEN MEN" Thur.. SOJJIA MARKOVA MUSE Xi 1 "THE AUCTION BLOCK" l' A' A". . I. A. ,k A AAA .K A A.ri Laat Time Today EDWARD EARLE and f BETTY HOWE in "THE BLIND ADVENTURE" BOYD TODAY 2 P. M. 25c TONIGHT 8:30 LAST TIME R. M. HARVEY Offer Lowery's Greater Minstrels 35 PEOPLE 35 With Clarence Powell and Ed. TolUver. Nitht 25c, 50c, 75c Fri.. Sat.. "The Birth of a Nation.1 ( PHOTOPLAYS. LOTH R OP Today HARRY MOREY in "HIS OWN PEOPLE" No. J "VENGEANCE AND THE WOMAN" Hi BOYD (Friday, Saturday 2 p.m.. 8:3ft p.m. DAILY Firt Time at 2Se SUBURBAN Today GEORGE HERNANDEZ in "UP OR DOWN" 24ta A Am.. Col. 26 HAMILTON 40th and Hamilton Today ANTONIO MORENO in "BY RIGHT OF POSSESSION" 1