THE Bfc.fr: OMAHA. VvbD;LbDAl. JANUAKV 2'6. 1918.
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FINANCIAL
ReaJ Estate. Loans and Mortgages.
omaha h6meskast neb! Farms.
O-KEEFB R, E. CO., t Qmnha Nat'l.
MONEY to loan on Improved farms and
ranches. Kloks Investment Co.. Omaha.
LOW BATES'. G, CARLBERtiTiTT BraiT
ts Theater Hid?. D S6.
. LOANS ox CITY PROPERTY.
H. THOMAS & SON. Keeilne Bids.
FATirKbllANCH LANDS
-Arkansas Lands.
. . FEBRUARY 5
Our next axcuriion to our famous Delta,
isnds at McGehee, Arkansas. Call or
wrlta
W. S. FRANK,
01 Neville Blk., Omaha.
Colorado Lands.
WHEAT landa. Kit Carson county. Colorado!
S1I.5Q to SIS per acre. W control 26
chatca duarters. 8nd for booklat Kloke
Investment Co., Omsh.
. Iowa Lands.
160 ACRES; Improved. ity mllea from
Mapleton, la. Price, 1:0.000. Terma.
513,000 down,, balance. 5 years. 6 per cent:
5 per cent off it full payment In cash la
mad. Mrs. J. U. Stewart. P. O. Box
Scottsbluff. Neb.
Minnesota Lands.
READ LP thU winter. Let me aend you
our beautiful, Illustrated literature. You
ought to see what farmers who have
bought and located on the lands along
our lines la Saint Louis County, have
done, both this and other years. You
will be surprised, when you do. Write
me today. Arnold, Commissioner, Iron
Range Railway, 607 Wolvin Bldg,, Du
luttf. Minn.
Mississippi Lands.
tl.OO PER ACRE down, balance lone time.
High, dry, well-located farming and atock
land on Miss, gulf coast; near churches,
schools, stores, mills, railroads, towns:
good northern neighbor. Prices $30 an acre
anq up. I want settlers, not speculators
Write for particulars. W. T. Smith, S27
City National iiauk Bldg.
Missouri Lands.
SMALL MISSOURI FARM.
13.50 each and $2.50 monthly; no In
terest or taxes. Also an Interest In our
great development project which within
the next few months should pay you one
hundred dollars for every dollar you In
vest. IJLfjhly productrvo land, closo to
three big markets; photographs and full
information free. HUNGER, H. 317. N
Y. Life -Bldg.. Kansas City, Mo.
JREAT BARGAINS $3 down $5 monthly
buys 40 acres, good fruit and poultry Idnd,
near town, southern Missouri; price only
$220. Address Box :!82. Springfield, Mo.
Nebraska Lands.
PRICED to sell, two fine half sections, well
improved eastern Neb. corn and alfalfa
farms. Money maker for Investor might
consider small trade. Paul Peterson, 364
Brandels .. Theater Bldg., Omaha, Neb.
Douglas TS"f.
OR SALE Hen lartfe body high-grade
medium-priced, land In Nebraska. Very
little money required. C. Bradley, Wol-
hach, Neb.
SO ACRES, nearly level. Improved, between
Oakland and West Point, Neb., at only
$190. on easy ternu. G. A. KulL Oakland.
Neb.
WHEATLAND Wyoming farms. 150 per a..
Including paid-up water rights. Henry
Levi A C. M. Rylander, 354 Omaha Nat'l
RANCHES of .all sizes and kinds, easj
terms. A. A. Pataman. 301 Karbach Blk
LIST your lands for quick results with C
J. Csnsn. illi McCague Bid. Omaha.
New York La.ids.
- NEW YORK
FARMS. FOR SALE
Bargains to help :ur
fellow men, $1,000
cash buys any farm.
78 acres. 1 cowk, ' lonls. hens, buildings,
worth $3,600, price $3,000.
SO acres. 10 cows, tools, bens, buildings,
worth. $5,500, price $1,500.
(5 acres. 10 cows, tools, hens, buildings,
wsrth $3,609, ptlce $3, 00.
192 acres, buildings worth $5,000, price 15,-
000.
150 acres, buildings worth $7,000, price $5,
500. Railway fare ono way to purchaser. Write
for photos.
. E. MUNSON, 2426 S. SALIN ST.
' ' Syracuse; N. Y. '
Oregon Lands.
IiOlS jeekeii attention! Come te Oregon
and enjoy ..mild climate year round.
Fertile; farm lands $50.00 to $100.00 per
acre.- ..Write for listings and Informa
tion free Miller & Waiter. Cor allls.
Oregon.
NEW JORDAN VALLEY PROJECT
HEART OF THITl RANGE. .
Get on the ground floor with 80 acres
Irrigated., land In connection with open
rangi. You can trow stock successfully
and cheaply. Personally conducted ex
cursion every two weeks. Send'- for bul
letin. HARLEY 3. HOOKER,
940 1st Mat. Bk. Bldg.. Omaha.
South Dakota Lands.
FOR-SA.LE160 acres land. Meade County,
South Dakota. Price $1,600, Lock Box 114,
Hamburg, Iowa.
Miscellaneous.
345-Acre Farm, $7,500
With Stock, Tools, Crops
Wire fenced, 69 cow pasture, tlllag cut
ting $0 to 100 tons hay, besides potatoes,
corn and grain; sells cream at door, skim
fed hogs; valuable lot wood estimated
000 'cords and 100,000 eaw timber; 600
sugar maples and apple orchard; 9 -room
residence, tenant house; basement cattle
barn; 40 ft horse barn, hog house and
poultry house; owner retiring to small
farm Includes 4 horse:, 18 cows, 13 heifers.
5 calves, bull, hogs, poultry, wagons,
slelgrn', mower, rake, plows, harrow, cul
tivators, gas engine, grain drill, hay, straw,
grain, acples and vegetables; '7,600 takes
everything, less than half down; details
page 15, Strout's catalogue of 321 bargains,
copy mailsd free: . E. A. fllrout Farm
Agency, Dept. 3072, 205 S. 18th St., Oma
ha, Neb.
CHOICE PAR'" Nlllssiir. 422 Rose Bldg.
FARM LAN 0W ANTED-
FARMS WANTED
Dcm't list your farm with us If you
want to keep It
E. P. SNOW DEN & SON.
423 8. 15th. Douglas 9371.
PERSONAL property and right to farm of
owner or renter who wants to sell out, by
responsible party. Box 12. Route 4.
Minden, Neb.
GRAIN farm of 8u to 160 acres by respon
sible party. Box 12. Route 4. Minden,
Neb.
PUULIK AND ft! SlULK.
PIGEONS. 10.000 wanted R. S- Elliott, 7600
Independence v.. Kansas City. Mo.
toneTtotoan
DIAMOND AND JEWELRY LOAI?S i
Lowest rates. Private losn booths. Harry
Malsshnck. 1514 Dodge D 5619 Est 1891
Organised by ths Business Men of Omaha
FURNITURE, pianos and notes as security
$40 6 mo., H. goods, total, $3.60.
$40, 6 mc Indorsed notes, total cost, $2.60
Smaller, larger am'ts proportionate rate.
PKOYID-aJT LOAN SOCIETY.
432 Rose Bldg.. 16th and Farnam. Ty. 6 6
LEGAL RATE LOANS
$24 00 $240.00 OR "TORE
EASY PAYMENTS UTMOST PRIVACY
340 PAXTON BK. TEL. DOUG. 2295
OMAHA LOAN COMPANY
LOANS ON DIAMONDS AND JEWELRY
AT ICf SMALLER LOANS 0(7
0 W. C. I'LATAU, EST 189?. IO
6th Floor (Rose) Securities Bldg., Ty 950
REATTESTAlCTIUNSFERS-
ito Fascale and wife to William A.
4 Haberstroh. Hamilton street, 100
feet west of Forty-first street, north
side, 60x161 ;...'. $ 280
Felix Strzelewlci and iwlfe to Wil
liam Pasheka, M street. 198 feet
east of Forty-second street, north
side. 66x132 .... 300
O. Phelos and wife to Nellie A. Boyer,
Grant street, 168 feet west of Twenty-fifth
street. South Side, 28x
120 feet 1,000
Arthur M Benedict and wife to Jo
seph P. Jackson, -Rugglss street, 80
fe'ef west of Twenty-sighth street.
North Side, 40x125 feet 2,500
Marion E. Dodge et al, to Melville S.
Sturgeon, Washington street, 61 feet
east of Twe.it-slxth street. South
side,. 60x103 feet, and other pro
perty .., 1
Ella J. Sullivan-to Noah W. Ware.
Cuming street, 66 feet west of Eight
eenth street, North Side, 66x132
feet" . 4,350
"Joan, W. Ware to Sam Novak, Cum
ing street, 66 feet west of Eighteenth
street, rrth Side, 66x132 feet 6,250
Vrlght W.- Cochran to Lillian J. Suck
em, Benson, northeast corner Forty
seventh avenue ant Charles street,
92134 feet .....'..........., 4,200
Homestead Co. to Francis Venable.
Drexel street 217 feet west of Thlr-:y-thtrd
street. South Side, 40x134
feet ....... 240
OMAHA LIVE STOCK
Tuesday's Sharp Decline on
Cattle is Recovered; Hogs
10 Cents Up; Fat Sheep
Are Firm.
Omaha, January :3,
Receipts were: Cattle. Hogs.
Official Monday 10.1(3 t.hSi
Official Tuesday S,5l It, 240
Estimate Wednesday .. 4,700 1J.O0O
IMS.
Sheep.
14.021
.74
,200
Three days this week.. 23,454 40,774 J1.S95
Same daya last week. . 1MJ8 44,85,6 30.416
Same days 2 weeks ago29.80S 40,441 43.126
Same days 3 weeks agol,967 18.270 33.403
Same daya 4 weeks agolO.151 7,401 11,285
Kama days last year, .. 20.014 44.717 23,604
Receipts and disposition of live stock at
the rnlon Stock yards, Omaha, Neb., for 14
hours ending at J o'clock p. m.. yesterday:
RECEIPTS CARLOADS.
Cattle. Hogs. Pheep. Hr's.
I ., 4 (St. P 4
Wabash
Missouri Pacific . . 54 '
I'nton Pacific .... (4
C. A N. W., east.. 16
C. A N. W., west.. 74
C, St. P., M. & O. 31
C. B. & Q , esst.. 7
C, H. & Q., west.. 36
C R. I. A P., east S
C, R. I. A P.. west 3
Illinois Central ... 2
Chi. at. Western.. 4
TetRl receipts 239
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1
? 14
; 14
3 4
64 6 1
30 4
3 2
IS 9
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3
1
159 39 1
-HEAP.
le. , Hogs. Sheep.
3.050 558
5 1.9S0 2,935
I 2,863 1.566
) 1,756 3.122
1.572
2,393
Morris & Co
Swift A Co.
Curiahy Pack. Co. ,
Armour & Co, ..
Sohwarts 4 Co
J. W. Murphy
Lincoln Pack. Co. .. 2S
S. O. Pack. Co U
Wilson Pack. Co 856
Hill A Son 37
K. B. Lewis 262
J. B. Root & Co. ... 167
J. H. Bulla 78
Rosenstock Bros I
F. O. Kellogg 33
Werthelmer & Dcgen 200 1
Sullivan Bros 26
M. & K. Calf Co 80
Christie 26
Biggins '.
Huffman 18
Roth 23 '.
Meyers 7
Glassberg 29
Baker, Jones A Smith 35 .....
Banner Bros 39
John Harvey 568
Dennis & Francis 73
Jensen & Lungren...
Hurrcss 5
Pat O'Day 3
Other buyers 900 376
Totals 7,791 13,613 8,657
Cattle A rather moderate Wednesday's
run of cattle was received, about 4,700 head,
but the three days' supply has been 4,600
heavier than for the first half of last week.
The tut cattle market today was a good
deal like Monday's trade and as far as de
sirable weighty steers were Concerned Tues
day s sharp, decline .as all recovered, best
beeves selling up around $12.0013.00. On
the ordinary light and medium weight steers.
as well as on oows and heifers, the trade
was very dull from start to finish and orlces
are ngnt around 16(g26c lower than a week
ago. There was a little more activity In
stockers and feeders and choice steers of
good weight brought $11.15. Common light
stuff, however, was hard to move at recent
low prices.
Quotation on cattle: Good to choice
beeves, $11.80pi:.80; fair to good beeves,
$10.75011.75: eommon to fair beeves, $8.60
Wiu.ou; gooa to choice yearlings. $11,250
12.25; fair to good yearlings. I10.50ail.25:
common to fair yearlings, $7.0010.00; good
to cnoice grass Peeves. 110.508)11.60: fair
to good rass beeves, $8.76fjP10.00: common
to fair L-i-asa beeves. $7.00fe8.50: eood to
choice heifers, $9.25 10.25; good to choice
cows, $8.509 60; fair to good cows, $7.604j
8.50; common to fair cows, $6.2S7.26;
prime heavy feeders, $11.0011.75; good
to choice feiders, $10.0010.76; fair to gooa
feeders, $8.EO10.00i common to fair feed
ers, $6. 25C7.25; good to choice stockers,
$9.009.75: stock heifers, $7.008.60: stock
cows, $6.2S7.75; stock calves. $6.00(99.00:
veal calves $8.75 13.25; bulls, stags etc..
$6.7610.36.
HogsThere was a considerable falling
off in receipts of hogs this morning, but
the demand from' shipper buyers was aetlve
And .taey. topk, a'.llberal portion of the of
ferings at prices, that were lully 10c higher
than yesterday. Packers were also buy
ing on the same basis. Trade was active
right from the start, and a good clearance
was made around 10 o'clock. A top of
$19.25 was paid for choice hogs, with the
bulk moving at $15.90016.15.
Representative sales:
No. Av. Sh. Pr. No. Av.
68.. 170 ... $15 90 49.. ,187
Sh.
Pr.
$16 95
16 05
18 10
16 20
16 40
22. .240
79. .216
64. .267
63. .252
12.. 101
110 16 00 65.206.
40 16 Ot 63.. 217
... IS 15 64. .291
... 16 25 60. .306
PIGS. ..
70
80
... 12 50
Sheep Another moderate run of sheep
and lambs showed up this morning. Trade
was a little more active In all divisions
than in some time. The lambs of medium
grade sold at prices' mostly steady with
yesterday. Heavy grades ruled about the
same. Good lambs around 80 to 85 pounds
brought $16.4016.50, while lambs around
90 pounds brought $16.25. Fat sheep were
firm. Demand wbs fairly good, In-between
to good grades selling up to $11.85, Fees
era showed, more activity late yesterday,
and this morning choice feeding lambs are
selling at $16.60. A good grade of light
shearing stuff sold this morning at $16.25.
The market was generally steady .
Quotations on sheep and Iambs; Lambs,
handywelght, $16.7517.00; lambs, hesvy-
welght, 1 5.75 59P 1 ti.75 ; lambs, feeders, $15.00
16.60: lambs, sh.orn, $11.6013.50; lambs.
culls, $10.00(9)14.00; yearlings, fair to choice,
$11.6015.00; yearlings, feeders. $12.00?
14.25; wethers, fair to choice, $11.0013.00;
ewes, fair to choice. $11.00 13.26; ewes,
breeders, all ages, $10.60(8)16.50; ewes, feed
ers. J7.003 10.50; ewes, culls and canncrs,
$5.007.25.
St. Louis I.lve Stock.
St. Louis, Jan. 23. Cattle--Recetpts, 4.800
head: market steady; native beef steers,
$8.0013.60; yearling steers and heifers,
$7.00 13.50 ; cows, $6,008)11.60; stockers
and feeders, $6.50 10.00; fair to prime
southern beef steers, $9.0012.7(; beef cows
and heifers, $6.00610.00; prime yearling
steers and heifers, $7.6010,00; native
calves. $6.00(916.75.
Hogs Receipts, 8,500 head: market
steady; lights, $16.2016.46; pigs. $14.25
15.50; mixed and butchers, $16.2516.60;
good heavy, $16.50016.70; bulk of sales,
$16.2516.65.
Sheep and Lambs Receipts. 1.400 head;
market steady; lambs, $14. 00(17. 66; ewes,
$11.60 12.50; wethers, $1 1.50 13.25; can
ners and choppers, $6.00 9.00.
Kansas City Live Stock Market.
Kansas City, Jan. 23. Cattle Receipts,
11,000 head: market steady; prime fed
steers, $12. 25013.50; dressed beef steers,
$10.5012.60: western steers, $8.60012.60;
southern steers, $7.0010.00; cows, $6.50
10.50; heifers. $7,00!jH1.00; stockers and
feeders, $7.OOU.60; bulls, $6.5010.00:
calves, $7.0(914.00.
Hogs Receipts, 17,000 head; market
higher; hulk of sales, $16. 104J 16.35: heavy,
$16.20016.40; packers and butchers, $16.15
16.35; light, $14.1016.26; pigs, $12.00
15.76.
Sheep and Lambs Receipts. 9,000 head;
market higher: lambs, $16.0017.00; year,
lings. $13. 0014.50; wethers, $11.00i3'13.00;
ewts, $10.0012.25.
Chicago Live Stock Market.
Chicago, Jan. 28. Cattle Receipts, 9,000
head; tomorrow, 20,000 head; market firm;
native steers. $8.605j)13.90; stockers and
feeders, $7.10010.90; cows and heifers, $6.10
11.85: calves, $9.2516.50.
Hogs Receipts. 17,000 head: tomorrow,
47,000 head; market unsettled at 6c above
yesterday' average; bulk of sales, $16.40
16.80; light, $15.801.70: mixed, $16.10
16 80; hesvy. $16.10(16.85; rough. $16.10
16.25: pigs. 912.7516.35.
Shep and Lambs Reoelpts, 12.000 head:
tomorrow, 16.000 head; market firm;
wethers. $9.7013.25; ewes, $9.40012.80;
lambs, $14.50-17.75.
Sioux City Live Stock.
Sioux City Jan. 23. Cattl' Receipts.
3.000 head: market strong: beef steers, $9.00
(j 13.00 ; fat cows and heifers, 17.26 10.50;
canners. $5.506.75; stockers and feeders,
$7.50011.50; calves, $8.0012.60; bulls,
stags, etc, $7.0010.00; feeding cowa and
heifers, $6.00 8.50.
Hogs Receipts, 14 000 head; market 10
cents higher; light. $16.75016.00; mixed,
$15 95 16.10: heavy, $16.00 16.15; pigs,
$12 00013.50; bulk of tales, $16.95 16.10.
Sheep and Lambs Receipts, 1,200 bead;
market steady.
St. Joseph Live Stork.
St. Joseph. Jan. 23. Cattle Receipts.
3.6'in head; market lower: steer $8 00
13.75: cows and heifers, t6.00O13.2t; calves,
$6,006-14.00.
Hogs Receipts, 15,000 head: market
steady: top, $16.30; bulk of sales, $16. to
16.25.
Sheep snd Lambs Receipts. 3,500 head;
market steady; lambs, 113,00616.(0; awes
$6.00 S 12.25.
GRAIN ANDPRODUCE
Market Brisk for Most Arriv
als; Oats Sets New Record
of 81 1-4 Cents; Rye
Sky High Again.
Omaha. Jan. 2;;, lxis.
Arrivals of grain today totaled 172 cars,
with 19 wheat, 133 corn, 18 oats and four
cars of rye.
The bulk of the corn received today con
tinued to grade No. 4 and No. 5, while a
good part of the remainder went Into the
No. 6 class and several Into the sample
grades. There were several cars of corn,
good enough for No. 3 but containing just
a trifle too much moisture which put them
Into the No. 4 grades, and these were held
for a good price, sellers asking from 2c to
Sc more than they were bid. There was a
general good demand for this cereal at fig
ures ranging from yesterday's unchanged
price to 3o over. A few cars of the No.
4 grade sold at yesterday's figures, while the
bulk of the offerings went at an advance.
No. 4 white sold at $1.14$1.6, and No. i
wntte at ii.istfi.ao; No. 4 yellowold at
$1.47 81.53, and tke No, 5 grade at $1.4.1 ff
1.45; No, 4 mixed brought $1.46, and ths
No. 5 mixed, $1.3701.42.
Oats sold at a new record flg re, this
article scoring an advance of IHWIHc. No.
3 white sold at 8lc. the highest price on
record here for this cereal; No. 3 white sold
at tlo and the sample grade at lO&sottc.
The local demand for this cereal was rather
yght, and a few samples carried over.
Rye was sky-high again, and barley
quiet, no receipts of the latter being re
ported. Arrivals of rye were only four cars,
but none of these were sold, sellers asking
2 4c over yesterday's cash price for them.
Clearances were: Wheat and flour equal
io vim ousneis; corn, none; oats, none.
Primary wheat recelpta were 240.000
bushels and shipments 115,000 bushels,
against receipts of 605,000 bushels and
shipments of 774,000 bushels last year.
Primary corn receipts were 1,067,000 bush
els and shipments 467,000 bushels, against
receipts of 1,347,000 bushels and shipments
of 901,000 bushels last year.
Primary oats receipts were 614.000 bush
els and shipments 910.000 bushels, against
receipts of 611,000 bushels and shipments
of 601,000 bushels last year.
CARLOT RECEIPTS.
Wheat'. Corn.
Oats.
94
Chicago
Minneapolis ....
Duluth
Omaha '
Kansas City ....
St Louis
Winnipeg
.... 8 279
.... 93
.... 7
.... IS 132
.... 27 110
.... 19 29
164
These sales were reported today:
Wheat No. 3 hard winter: 3 cars, $2.12.
No. 3 dark hard winter: 1 car, $2.16. No.
1 durum: 1 car, $2.16. No. 2 amber durum:
1 car (7 per cent spring), $2.16; 3 curs, $2.16.
Oats No. 2 white: 1 tar, 81 He, No. 3
white: 3 cars, die. Samplo white: 1 car,
80c.
Corn No. 4 white: 1 car, $1.66; 3 cars,
$1.65; 3 cars, $1.64. No. 6 white: S cars,
$1.60; 1 cor, $1.49. No. 6 white: 1 car (1:0
per cent damaged), $1.-41'; 1 3-4, cars. $1.41.
Sample white: 1 car, $1.40; 1 car, $1.26; 1
car, $1.20: 1 car. $1.10. No. 4 yellow: 1
car, 1.62; 1 car, $1.61; 4 cars, $1.50;, 2 cars,
ii.fs; i car, i.4(. no. b yellow: i car.
$1.45; 1 car, $1.44; 4 cars. $1.43. No,
yellow: 2-5 car. $1.39;
$1.35; 5 2-5 cars, $1.30.
car, $1.26; 1 car, $1.22;
93c. No. 4 mixed: 6
1 car, $1.88; l car.
Sample yellow: 2-9
1 car, $1.20; 1 rar,
cars, $1.46. No. 6
mixed: 6 cars, $1.42; 4 cars, $1.41; 3 cars,
$1.40; 1 car. $1.38; 3-5 car, $1.37. No.
mixed: 3 cars, $1.35; 2 cars, $1.32; 3 cars,
$1.31; 1 cars, $1.30; 1 car, $1.28. Sample
mixed: 1 car, $1.27.
Omaha Cash Prices Corn: No. 4 white,
il. (401.66. No. 5 white, $1.49(3)1.60. No. 6
white, $1.41. Sample white, $1.10(6'1.40. No.
4 yellow, $1.471.62. No. 6 yellow, $1.43
1.45. No. yellow, tl.Zt01.!l. Sample yel
low, 93c(f 1.26. No. 4 mixed, $1.46. No. 6
mixed, $1. 378 1.42. No. 6 mtxed, $1.2831.35.
Sample mixed, $1.27. Oats: No. 3 white,
814c. No. L white. 81c. Sample, 80c.
Chicago closing prices, furnished The Bee
by Logan A Bryan, stock and grain brokers,
815 8outh Sixteenth street, Omaha:
Art. Open. High. Low ! Close. Yes.
Corn.
Jan.
Mar.
May
Oats.
Jan.
Mar.
May
Pork.
Jan."
May
Lard.
Jan.
May
Ribs.
Jan.
May
1 27i
1 24
1 23
79 !4
78
277, 1271
354124
24?4!)23'4
I
sOTtl 79k
79 Hi! 78 U
77l 7f
1 27
1 26
1 24
- 80 T4
794
75
47 25
45 75
34 67
24 tO
137.
1244
1234
'7tli
78
7
47 15
76ff 76Vs
45 80
45 80 145 76
46 76
24 70
24 SO
25 02
24 80
25 10
124 67
24 90
24 15
23 96
24 35
24 05
24 45
24 06
24 45
123 t2 33 93
24 of.1 24 35
CHICAGO GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
Corn goes up in value dne to unexpected
mall receipts.
Chicago, Ills., Jan. 23. orn rose in vsl
ue today, influenced more or less by the
fact that receipts although fair were not
as liberal as a majority of traders had ex
pected. The market closed firm 14 to 14
lVic fiet higher with March $1.26i and
May $1.24; $1.24 Oalg gulned IV, to lte
Provisions finished at a range vorylng from
6c decline to an advance of 10c.
Owlnit to disappointment over the com
parative smallness of arrivals and to fresh
complaints of car scarcity, the January de
livery of corn' brought the highest price yet
this seasoit. Meanwhile, elevators and In
dustries were free buyers' of cash corn here,
and forecasts pointed to colder weather
with snow In many sections. - Altogether,
the outlook did not seem promising for any
accumulation, of supplies, notwithstanding
that as a result of traffic congestion and
the ordering of new embargoes, corn ship
ments out of Chicago to the east were very
Rumors of large sales of oats to ths sea
board had much to do with the strength
of the oats market. Exporters ai Baltimore
were bidding at the highest basis thus far
on the crop.
Provisions made only transclent upturns
In response to a falling off lit arrivals of
hogs. The temporary bulge led to realiz
ing. Chicago Cash Prices Corn:,Nos. 2 and
8 yellow, nominal; No. 4 yellow, $1.67
1.60. Oats: No. 3 white, 61H8214c;
standard, 82 83c. Rye: No. 2, nominal;
No. 3, 51.85 Barley, $1.401.60. Seeds.
Timothy. $5.008.26; clover, $21.0030.00.
Provision: I'orl:. nominal; lard, 624.77V,;
ribs. $23.42H24.17H.
Butter Market higher; creamery, 414tc.
Eggs Market higher; firsts, 5960c; or
dinary firsts 6667c; at mark, cases In.
eluded, 6068e; refrigerator firsts, 4344c.
Potatoes Receipts, 13 cars; market un
changed. Poultry Alive, market higher; fowls,
26C; springs, 23c.
New York General Market,
New York, Jan. 23. Flour Quiet; spring,
$10.5510.70; winter, $10.25(010.80; Kansas,
$10.6011.00.
Corn Spot, steady; kiln dried, No, 3 yel
low, $1.77, and No. 3 mixed, $1.72, cost and
freight New York, prompt shipment; Argen
tine, $2.05 asked, c. i. f. New York, to arrive.
Oats Spot, firm: natural, $1.00.
Hay Firm; No. 1, $2.00, nominal; No. 3,
$190; No. 3, $1.80; shipping, $1.60; all nomi
nal. Hops Quiet; atate, medium to choice,
1817, 4353c; 1916, nominal; Pacific coast.
1917, 2124c; 1916, 16S18o.
Hides Quiet; Bogota, 38V4ffl0Hc; Cen
tral America, 38 40c.
Leather Firm; hemlock sole overweights,
No. 1, 61c; No. 2, 49c.
Provisions Pork, firm: mess, $60.00 gi
50.60; family, t54.0066.00: short r.lesr,
$5O.00ffl6.O0. Lard, barely ateady;-middle
west, $25.2625.36
Wool Firm; domestlp fleece XX Ohio and
Pennsylvania, 70c
Rice Firm; fancy head, 8ic; blue
rose, Sgjtyc.
Butter Firm; receipts. 8.825 tubs; cream
ery higher than extras, 54V, g 65c; creamery
extras (92 score), 64c; firsts, 6O053Vc; sec
onds. 46ifi49V,c.
Eggs Unsettled: receipts, 1,99$ cases:
fresh gathered extras, 7071c; extra firsts,
69c; firsts. 68c: seconds, t2ffi87c.
Cheese Steady; receipts, 3,661 boxes;
state-held specials. 24tj26Vic; state, aver
age run, 24 '4 w 26c..
Poultry Live firm; no prices quoted.
Dressed steady; chickens, 2HQ32c; fowls, 22
8j23c; turkeys, 24'537c.
Minneapolis Grain.
Minneapolis, Jan. 23. Flour Market un
changed. Barley $1.3631 59
Rye $1.96-31.98.
Bran $32.50.
Corn No. 3 yellow, tl. 5651.60
Oats No. 3 white, (OVtOtlVic.
Flaxseed $3.663.69.
Kansas City Grain.
Kansas City. Jan, 23. Corn No. 2 mixed,
tl. 6391. 61; No. Z hits. $1.70-31.7$: No.
2 yellow. $1.701.7Z; January, $1.27
1.28; May. $1.25.
Oats No. 2 white, 83Vic; No, 2 mixed,
81tS2c.
Kansas City Provision.
Kansas City. Jan. 28. -Butter, eggs and
pouuea.
STOCKS
Market Drifts Aimlessly, Firm
Opening Being Succeeded by
Irregular Declines, Rally
and Final Setback.
New York. Jan. 33. The stock market
drifted aimlessly today, a firm open
ing being succeeseit hy irregular declines,
these In turn giving way to a general rally,
with yet another setback towards the close
The final reversal run on the heels of
Secretary McAdoo's statement before a
congressional committee in which he again
urged prompt action on pending railroad
legislation, with direct reference to Its
bearing upon further government loana to
be floated by the end of the fiscal year.
Other Washington developments which
served to unsettle the market Included the
extension of the freight embargo and main
tenance of the existing price schedule on
copper metal hy the war board.
Specialties again comprised a very large
part of the day's limited dealings, poels
continuing their activity In everulatlvc is
sues while rails and many other standard
stbeka were ignored or moved within nar
row hounds.
Industrial conditions, especially the pro
duction ot finished Iron and steel, were
further aggravated by the freight blockade,
according to trade authorities. I'nited
States Steel was again the most actlvs
issue of the day, losing a point on persis
tent pressure. Sales amounted to 400,000
shares.
Money on time was unchanged, but call
loans contlnuedMo relax on the re-deposit-Ing
of government funds with local Institu
tions. Foreign exchange was unaltered
on extremely light trading.
The bond market was Irregular. Liberty
SV sold at 98 28 to 93.18 first 4's at 97.16
to 96.90 and second 4's at 96.32 to 96.24.
Total sales (par value) $4,175,000 V. S. old
2's and registered 4's advanced S and cou-
on call.
NEW YORK
Closing
Hund. High. Low. Rid.
Am. Beet Sugar.... 18 77 V, 76 76
American Can 9 37 S6V, 36
Am. Car Foundry. I 71V, 70V, 704
Am. Locomotive ... 3 55 ' 66 V 65
Am. Smelt. & Ret. 961 824 81 M
Am. Sugar Ref 30 107 V4 104 Vi 105
Am. Tel. & Tel 104
Am. lnc, L. A S 14 '4
Anaconda Copper... 88 1111 60 60 i
Atchison 12 83V, 82 82
Atl. O. & W.I.8.S. L. 3 101 100 99'i
Baltimore A Ohio.. 7 60 49Vi 49Vj
Butte & Sup. Copper 3 18V, 18V, 18
California Pet 6 15i 15V4 16"4
Canadian Pacific... 9 139V. 1S84 13S'i
Central Leather.... 17 54 644 4'i
Ches. & Ohio 3 61 '4 61 61
C, M. A St. P T 41 41V 4IH
Chi. A N. W 93
C, R. I. A P., ctfs.. 13 19 19 18
Chino Copper 14 42V, 414 41
Colo. Fuel ti Iron.. 2 95 35 35
Corn Products Ref. 108 824 814 S1H
Crucible Steel 22 64 V, 63. ' 63V,
Cuba Cano Sugar.. 97 S2V4 30 31
Distiller's Securlties.KS 33 Vi 36', 36
Erie 4 14Vi 14Vt 14Vj
General Electric... 9 130 129V4 " 129V4
General Motors .... 42 113 111V4 113
Ot. Northern pfd 87
Ot. N. Ore ctfs.... 4 26 26 26
Illinois Central ' 92'i.
Inspiration Copper ..8 4:1 43 43 '4
Int. M. Marine pfd. .539 91 ' 88 , 88
Interna. Nickel 6 28 28V4 28
Interna. Paper 2 27 26 27
K. C. -Southern 16
KenneVott Copper . 8 32 31 31
Louisville ft Nash 108
Maxwell Motors 23'i
Mex. Petroleum ...347 92 69 89
Miami Copper 3 31 Vi ".1V4 :il'4
Missouri Pacific ... 18 21'4 20 Va 20
Montana Power , 07 V,
Nevada Copper , 18 '4
N. Y. Central 68
N. Y., N. H. A Hart. 7 28 H 27 27 V4
Norfolk & Western 102V1
Northern Pacific... 6 82 81 81
PaclVc Mali 82 ti
Pennsylvania 4Hi
Pittsburgh Coal 45
KaV Con. Copper .2:'',,
Reading 39 -73 72 72
Rep. Iron A Sieel. 12 74 V4 7.1V4 73V4
Shattuck Arlr. Cop 10
So. Pacific 13- 81 80'A 0T,
Southern Ry 14 22 22 22
Studebaker Corp... 10 48 48 47
Texas Co 68 151 146 147 Vi
Union Pacific 19 113 111 111'4
0. S. Ind. Alcohol. 17 121 118 118V,
'U. S. Steel 905 91 69 89
do pfd 4 110 109 109V4
Utah Copper 30 82 80 80
Wabash pfd. 'B" 21 Vi
Western Union ..... t 90 90 89
Westlnghouss Elec. 40 394 39V4
Total sales for the day 400,000 shares.
New York Money.
New Tork. Jan. 23. Prime
Mercantile
Paper 66 per cent.
Sterling Exchange Sixty-day bills, $4.73;
commercial sixty-day bills on banks, $4.71;
commercial sixty-day bills, $4.71; de
mand. $4.76; cables, $4.76 7-16,
Silver Bar, 87c; Mexican dollars, 71o.
Bonds Government and railroad, Irregu
lar. Time Loans Firm; sixty days, ninety
daya and six months, 64 ( 6 per cent.
Call Money Highest, 6 per cent; low
est, 2 per cent; ruling rate, 6V4 per cent;
closing bid, -1 per cent; offered at 2 per
cent; last loan, 2 per cent.
'V. S. U reg... 96 1st 4s..8696
do coupon .. 96'Ilt Cen. ref 4s.. 80
U. S. 3s reg... 99 Int, M. M. e 92
do coupon ... 99 K. C. So. ref 5s. 74
U. S. Lib. 3s 98.1SLou. A N. un 4s 8.1
U. 8. 4s reg...l04M..K.AT. 1st 4s. 80
do coupon ...104Mo. Pac. gen 4a. 67
Am. For. Sec 6s 9tt Mont. Power 5s.. 88
Am. T. A T. c 5s 92 N. Y. Cen. deb 69 93
Anglp-French 6s. 88North. Pac. 4s... 84
Arm: A Co 4 s. 84 do 3s 61
Atch. gon 4s 83'Ore. S. L. ref 4s 83
R. A O. cv 4s. 78Pnc. T: A T. 6s.. 91
Beth. S. ref 6s. 86 'Penn. con 4s.. 97
Cen. Leather 6s. 95Penn. gen s.. 90
Cen Pac. 1st 78Readlng gen 4s.. 84
Ches. A O. cv 6s 7TSt. L. A S. F. a 6s 61
C. B. A Q J. 4s. 93 So. Pac. cv 5s.. 87
CM. A St. P. a 4 73 Ho. Ry. 5s 91
C..R.I. A P. r. 4s. 6!iTcxas A Pac 1st 83
1:01. S. rer lUjn hi union Pacific 4s. 89
D. A R. O. ref 6s 50U. S. Rub. 6s...
D. of C. fs. 1931 92U. S. Steel 6s...
Erie gen 4s 50Wabash 1st ...
Gon Elec. 6s.. 94 French Gvt 6s
Great Northern 'Bid.
77
99t
9.1
86
London Money.
London, Jan: 23. Silver Bar, 43d per
ounces.
Moiiey-T-3',1 per cent.
Discount Rates Short bills, 3 31-32 per
cent; three months' bills, 4 1-33 per cent.
Evaporated Apples and Pried Fruits.
New York. Jan. 23 Evaporated Annies-
Quiet; Callfornlas. 16$16o; prima. 15 411 He.
linen rruits l'runes. steady! Callfornlas.
614c; Oregon, 13Q14c. Apricots, quiet;
choice.. 17c; extra choice. 17c; fancy.
1920o. Peaches, quiet; standard. llc:
choice, 12(613c; fancy, 13W14c. Raisins.
firm; looso muscatels, 99c: choice to
fancy, seeded, 910Vic; seedless, 910c;
London layers, $1.80.
New York Metal.
Now York, Jan. 23 Metals Lead, firm:
spot, $7.12 bid. Spelter, quiet; East St,
Louis delivery, spot, 17 . 75 S .00 .
At Lo.idon Copper: Spot, 110; futures,
110; electrolytic, 1125. Tin: Spot, 300;
futures. 298. Lead: Spot, 29 lfie: fu
tures, 28 10. Spelter: Spot, 51: futures,
56.
Turpentine and Rosin.
Savanah. Ga.. Jan. 23. Turpentine firm;
46; pales 99; receipts 90; shipments 886.
Rosin firm; sales 643; receipts 441; ship
ments 1203.
Quote B, D. E. F, O, If, 630: I 635: K
660; M 680; N 786; WG 740; WW 7.',0.
New York Dry floods.
New York, Jan, 23. Cotton goods here
today were firm "snd prices for sheetings
snd print cloths higher. Yarns were firm.
Men's wear was more active. Prices for
fall were from 50 to 70 per cent higher
than last fall.
New York Cotton.
New York, Jan. 23 Cotton futures opened
steady: January, 30.65c; March, 30.40c;
May, 30c: July, 29.60e; October, 38.37c.
New York, Jan. 23. Cotton Quiet;
middling. 31.76c.
Extra Oil Dividend.
New York. Jan. 23. The Standard OH
company of Indiana today declared an ex
tra dividend of 3 pr cent In addition to
the regular quarterly dividend of 3 per
cent.
Cotton Future.
York, Jan. 23. Cotton Futures
steady: Junu.-iry, 30 55c; March,
May, 30.07c; July. 29 71c; October,
New
closed
30 51c;
2S.32c.
St. Louis Grain.
St. Luuls, Jan. 23. Corn No.
$1.70;
No. 4 white. $1.66 1.67; May. $1.25.
Oats No 2. l82c; No. 3 white, 83 c;
January, S3c; May, 78 c.
New York Sugar,
New York, Jan. 23. Sugar Raw. steady;
centrifugal, t.OOSc; molasses nominal. Re
fined steady; fine granulated, 7.46c.
New York Cotton.
New York, Jan. 23. Cotton closed steady
at a net decline of i to 14 points
GERMANY PEEVED
AT PEACE EFFORT
OF DUAL EMPIRE
Socialists' Declare Laboring
Classes Are United; Politi
- cal Isolation Facing
Kaiser.
London, Jan. 23. The peace agita
tion in Austria-Hungary is receiving a
great deal of attention in Germany.
The socialist newspaper Vorwaerts
of Berlin emphatically declare the
solidarity of the German proletariat
with Austrian labor in the peace
struggle, and maintains that events
in tnc dual monarchy must nave a
deep reaction in Germany.
"We have been walking on the edge
of a precipice 111 the last few days,
it says, and goes on to demand that
the German government resolutely
take its place by the Side of its Atis
trian ally,
Pan-German Menace.
"As the fruit fan-German prop
aganda, it continues, we are nieni-
aced not only with the wrecking of
the peace negotiations with Russia
but also with complete political iso
lation.
"This danger can be averted only
if the German government declares
itself in agreement with Foreign Min
ister Lzernin s declaration (respect
ing adherence to the principles of no
annexations ana no indemnities.;
"If the government acts otherwise
the consequence would be that while
Austria-Hungary and Russia enter
into lasting relations of friendship,
Ijermany will remain excluded there
from and we shall lose our last neigh
bor and friend."
Press Expresses Irritation.
Among newspapers of a different
complexion there are indications, of
considerable irritation toward Aus
tria, which in some cases is expressed
trankly.
The Tagliche Rundschau of Berlin
declares that, owing to support from
the Austrian government, democratic
internationalism has come to the sur
face, stirring up strike after strike
and preparing for democratic peace
ot the sort i rotzky stands for.
It also speaks of a fresh crisis aris
ing in Germany through the action
ot the Oerman social democracy.
Cannot Ask Unconditional Peace,
The Frankfurter Zeitung expresses
much concern at the neace agitation
in Austria, remarking that Germany
cannot be asked to agree to an un
conditional peace after such a war as
this, nor can Austria.
It complains that the Austrian gov
ernment might do more than it is do
mg to make it clear that it is not fn
the special interests of Germany that
the two nations are standing together
in the peace negotiations.
The Zeitung conjectures that the
strikes in Austria are attributable to
Count Czernin's "stage management."
Other German newspapers express
strong dissatisfaction at the attitude
of Count Lzernin.
Hold Peace Demonstrations,
A reoart from Amsterdam savs that
14 meetings, having the character of
peace demonstrations, were held in
Cologne on Monday, non-socialists
from the middle classes, as well as the
socialists, being represented largely,
Chancellor von Hertline'a Drnm.
ised speech in the ReichsUg respect
ing German war aims is now expected
on 1 hursday. Count Czernin also
probably will speak in Vienna.
Woman Conductor in New
York Faints While on Duty
New York. Jan. 23. Traffic on one
of the surface car lines in the theater
district was held up 40 minules last
night when the youn;, woni.tn conduc
tor on a car collapsed from exhaus
tion and the motorman refused to per
mit her removal for treatment with
out an order from a company inspec
tor. The young woman, unconscious,
was removed b, a police captain, not
withstanding vigorous protest from
the motorman.
Shoe Factory Fire at Missouri
Pen Thought Incendiary
Jefferson City, Mo Jan. 23. One
of the largest shoe factories at the
state penitentiary here burned today.
The loss is estimated at $250,000.
The prison laundry also was de
stroyed. The fire was one of a series
discovered during the night by
guards. The other blazes were extin
guished without difficulty. Officials be
lieve the fires were incendiary.
Mayor Asks N. Y. Police
Commissioner to Resign
New York, Jan. 23. After serving
23 days as police commissioner of
New York under Mayor Hylan, Fred
erick 11. Bugher was aked to resign
the position today by the mavor on
the ground that he had failed to place
on trial motorcycle policemen charged
wun oereiicuon 01 duty in the Kuth
Cruger murder case as recommended
by a grand jury.
Advocates Army Dogs.
Wrtghtstown, N. J., Jan. 1.
Thousands of lives can be saved in
France by army dogs and homing
Picons, saia Major oencrai acott,
commander of Camp Dix, in starting
a campaign here for these battle
front auxiliaries. There is no appro
priation in the war budget for the
purchase of dogs or pigeons, Major
General Scott added.
Coffee Market.
New York Jan. 23. An early decline In
the market for coffee futures was follow
ed by rallies of several polnta on more op
timistic view of peace prospects, but prices
eased off again, with most months selling at
the lowest bolnts of the day In the late
trading. The market opened at a net
decline of 6 to It points under a renewal
of realizing or liquidation which was pro
motrd hy rumors that Dutch vessels now
In harhor here would be sent to Brazil and
bring buck cargoes of coffee. May sold
up from 8 .65 to 8.75 on the rally which fol
lowed, and September from $01 to $18, or
back to within 3 or 3 points of last night's
closing figures, but the buying stimulated
by peace talk was soon supplied with May
selling off to 8.62 late In the afternoon.
There were rumors that some coffee was
coining here on one of the big Oerman
steamers seised by the Brazilian government
and there was also talk of an easier freight
situation on the late decline. The closing
was 16 to 20 points net lower. January
8H: March 842: May 882; July 881; Sep
tember 902; October 908; December 92'.
Spot coffee was quiet and unchanged at
64 for rlo 7's and 10 4 for Santoa 4's No
fresh feature was reported in the cot and
freight market.
The official cables reported no change
In the rlo market. Santos spots were fifty
rels higher, but figures were 26 to 60 rets
lower. Brazilian port receipts 62,000 Lags.
FEDERAL QUIZ OF
PACKING HOUSES
WILL BERESUMED
Chicago, Jan. 23. Francis J.
Heney, attorney for the government
in the investigation by the federal
trade commission into the meat in
dustry in its various aspects, said to
day that he had not yet decided where
or when the next hearing will be held.
After the St. Paul, Minn., hearing
a week ago the commission had ex
pected to go to Sioux City, la., but
on the day set the commission did
not appear.
"Evidence adduced at St. Faul and
information from other sources made
it wise to do further work in Chi
cago," explained Mr. Heney. "I have
been here since leaving St. Paul, and
members of the commission are in
Washington. They left it to me to
decide where to hold the next hearing.
"There will be further hearings;
that is as definite as I can be at this
time."
Mr. Heney. asked as to a rumor
that the appropriation of $250,000 for
the investigation was running low,
said that matter belonged to the com
missioners and they had not said any
thing to him about it.
He admitted that the investigation
of packers' books to determine costs
and profits cut a big hole in the ap
propriation. RED CROSS WOMEN
DOUBLE SIZE OF
THEIR WORKSHOP
More Workers Appear Than
Could Be Cared for; More
Room Secured in Kee
line Building.
Omaha Red Cross chapter will
double the quarters of the public
workshop by engaging an additional
room next door in the Keeline build
ing. The new quarters will be ready
by the end of the week.
Eighty-five women came to make
surgical dressings in the public work
shop Tuesday night. The room can
accommodate only 60. The overflow
crowd was put to work in Omaha
chapter rooms in the court house for
the evening.
The shop is also taxed to its ca
pacity each afternoon. Daird build
ing headquarters arc always filled
with workers and often transfer their
overflow to the public shop.
Make Bandages.
Abdominal bandages and 8x4 gauze
compresses were made Tuesday night.
"The women turned out an enor
mous quantity of the neatest work
we have yet censored, said Mrs. I".
W. Carmichael, in charge of the pub
lic shop. It would take me all morn
ing to count it"
Twenty-five girls from the Deaf
and Dumb institute,- headed by two
teachers from the school, were among
the workers.
Pneumonia Jackets.
The January quota of 150 pneu
monia jackets has been assigned to
the Omaha Woman's club auxiliary to
make. The women completed 38 last
Wednesday and 50 this week, lhe
teachers' unit will help in this work
Forty workers are crowded in a room
which should hold only 20, when the
Woman's club members work each
Wednesday.
Hospital garments, heretofore per
mitted to be made only in specially
designated work rooms, may now be
made in homes which have been
passed upon by Red Cross auxiliary
chairmen, Mrs. Arthur Mullen an
nonnces.
BELGIAN GUNS
BRINGDOWN
ENEMY FLYERS
Washington, D. C, Jan. 22. De
struction of two enemy fighting air
planes and the capture of a big
bombing flyer with its crew was de
scribed in an official dispatch receiv
ed today at the Belgian legation.
The message said:
'In the afternoon of Saturday en
emy airplanes crossed over the Bel
gian trenches and over No Man s
Land.' Tlie Helorian antt aircraft
guns fired with shrapnel.
"At 1:15 p. m., one of our shells
struck an enemy airplane and knock
ed off one wing, above the Route de
Woumen at Sternstraat. The air
plane dropped and the body of the
pilot fell in our barbed wire from
which it was removed during the
ni?ht.
Twenty minutes alter in this ac
tion a second enemy lighting plane
was brought down in the same re
gion and smashed to earth at Clefck-
en.
"Towards evening our gunners
brought down a thini airplane which
belonged to the enemy bombarding
squadron. This airplane finding
both its motors wrecked hastened to
drop its bombs without aiming, hop
ing to be able to escape, tut having
been struck in a vital part of its ma
chine it landed where our soldiers
made prisoners of the officer and the
three non-commissioned officers, who
constituted its crew."
Exploit British Tank.
Amsterdam, Jan. 23. An undam
aged British tank, captured at Cam
brai by the troops of the Second
German army, was driven through
Berlin under its own power, a few
days ago. It is now on exhibition
at the Zoological Garden at one mark
admission, the proceeds going to
war charities.
Sweden Lodges Protest
Against German Piracy
Copenhagen, Jan. 23. The cap
ture by German warships of the
Dutch steamship Luna, 1,269 tons
gross, frorr. HoHand for Sweden
with a cargo of sugar, is reported in
a Stockholm dispatch to the Na
tional Tidende. The Luna was taken
into Swinemuende.
London, Jan. 22. A Reuter dis
patch from Stockholm says that the
steamship Luna captured by the
Germans was a Swedish vessel and
that Sweden has lodged a protest
with Berlin.'
AMERICAN BOYS
ON FRENCH FRONT
USE (JO LIQUOR
Gen. Pershing Sends War De
partment Official Denial of
Drunkenness Among
Our Troops.
Washington, Jan. 2,3. There never
has been a similar body of men to
lead as clean lives as the American
soldiers in France, General Pershing
said in a cablegram today to Secre
tary Baker i.. reply to inquiries as
to the truth of reports of immoderate
drinking among the men.
General Pershing's message was
made public by Mr. Baker in this let
ter to Governor Capper, of Kansas:
"You may recall writing to me sev
eral days ajro concerning 'Persistent
reports' as to the immoderate sale ot
liquor among our forces in France.
Mv impression was that thes rumors
were not well founded in fact: but I
felt it my duty to convey their con
tent to General Pershing, and to ask
him to communicate with me as to
the facts. You will be glad to know
that I have just received the follow
ing words from the commander of
the American expeditionary forces:
" 'There has never been a similar
body of men to lead as clean lives as
our American soldiers in France.
They have entered this war with the
highest devotion to duty and with no
other idea than to perforin these du
ties in most efficient manner possible.
They fully realize their obligation to
their own people, their friends and
the country.
" 'A rigid program of instruction is
carried out daily with traditional
American enthusiasm. Engaged in
healthy, interesting exercises in the
open air with simple diets, officers
and men like trained athletes are
ready for their task. Forbidden the
use of strong drink and protected by
stringent regulations against social
evils, and supported by their own
moral courage, their good behavior is
the subject or most favorable com
ments, especially by our allies.
"'American mothers may rest as
surrd that their sons are a credit to
them and to the nation, and they may
well look forward to the proud day
when on the battle field these splen
did men will shed a new luster on
American manhood'"
U. S. Supreme Court Acts :
On Nebraska Appeal Cases
Washington,' Jan. 23, (Special
Telegram.) The supreme court to
day affirmed with costs the. appeal
case of the Union Pacific against
Ella IIuxoll, a personal injury suit.
The supreme court also reversed
with costs and remanded the case 6f
Edward Bates, plaintiff in error,
against Lucie Bodie, defendant -The
parties in this case were married in
cvenrasKa in iey. xn mo they
moved to Benton county, Arkansas,
where they continued to reside , as
man and wife until 1910, when divorce
proceedings were instituted by Bates.
Mrs. Bates (nee Bodie) filed a cross
bill praying for divorce in her favor
and for alimony in her bill. She
showed that Bates owned considerable
property both in Arkansas and in
York county, Nebraska. A decree
awarding the divorce to Mrs. Bates
was entered. It restored her maiden
name and allowed her $5,000 "in full
for alimony." . In 1911 the former
Mrs. Bates, under her maiden name
of Bodie, brought suit for additional
alimony and, after long ; litigation,
obtained an allowance of $10,000. But
this ruling of the Nebraska court is
now reversed.
Eminent Britishers Urged
To Speak in United States
New York, Jarf. 23. To promdts
unity between America and its Euro
pean allies during the war and prepare
public opinion for a league of nationi
aft?r the war is won, is the purpose
of invitations extended through Am
bassador Page to eminent British
statesmen and churchmen, to come
to the United States for a speaking
tour of its principal cities, the national
committee on the churches and the
moral aims of the war announced here
tonight.
Herbert Asquith, former prime
minister, and Arthur Henderson, the
labor party leader, are among those
whose. services the committee will en
deavor to obtain.
Pioneer Couple Celebrates
Golden Wedding Anniversary
Egan, S. D., Jan. 23. (Special.)
An interesting event in social, circles
in this city was the observance of
the golden wedding anniversary of
Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Stephens, highly
respected pioneer residents of Egan
and vicinity. Relatives and friends
from several states gathered at their
home to aid them in suitably ohserv-"
ing the occassion. They came to
this part of South Dakota from Iowa
in 1878. and have resided here con
tinuously since that time. They
withstood all the privations of the
early settlers, and finally had the
satisfaction of amassing a comfort
able tortunc.
Prohibition for Qmbec.
Quebec, Jam. 23. The province of
Quebec is to have absolute prohibi
tion beginning May 1, 1919. This was
decided today at a caucus of the lib
eral majority held in the legislative
building.
Federal Farm Loan Bonds
Approved and Authorised
by the
Federal Farm Loan Board
. A Bureau of the
UNITED STATES
TREASURY
1. Exempt from all taxes, in
cluding all income and excess
profit taxes.
2. A choice investment bear
ing 4g interest.
For further information write .
the Registrar.
FEDERAL LAND BANK,
1249 W. O. W. Bldr. Omaha,
Nebraska,