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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 30, 1918)
THE ' BEE : OMAHA. WEDNESDAY. JANUARY SO. 1918. " 5 Vf ' ' v 4 he-jraska DEMOCRATS TRY -TO PULL WIRES IN G. (LP. RANKS 'Art Mullen and His Henchmen Dipping In on Both Sides Fence to Influence Selec , tion of Candidates. (From a Staff Correspondent.) Lincoln, Jan. 29. (Special.)".The people are being camouflaged by At thur Mullen, and if they aren't carefu the greatest political tying up of Ne braska the state has ever seen result,'' watf the forcible expression o a democrat today after discussing th political -situation with another man from out iuxthe state, who happened to be a republican. ' The charge. is made by the demo crat that not 4fy is Mr." Mullen en deavorine to Bring about .an entire primary nomination by men control led by the Omaha- tnuniverater Mullen-Hitchcock-Corey.-r-but he diooine into the republic scrap hop mz to obtain the nomination of repub i lican candidates whom it witl'be easy for the candidates of the trhmiverate to defeat. Would Enlarge Field. Several men in the democratic par ty have ben approached with the proposition to run for governor. The democratic Dartv must work Some scheme to retain- the German vote in this state and Co it in such a way that the pcopleVwuT not detect the camouflage. It is sai.d several men ot German parentage or birth have been approached with a view of run ning for governor or senator'. Among the number are Charles Graf and Judge J. J. Thomas, both 100 per cent American, but sufficiently popu Jlar tP bring, into the fold the vote wanted and badlv needed. Another man who has been aporoached, ac f cording- to Mr. Democrat, is Judge Soial of David City. Mr. Sofal is Bohemian, but iUwill be necessary to hold the Uohemian vote and so judge Sofal has been approached in order that the Bohemians may be brought intthe democratic camp. It is said, however, that the judge has his weath ereye open and is not likely to be de rsived. - This all brings to mind the scheme which was practiced a few years ago vvnen, alter uick ivieicane nau uu persuaded that he had the bovine by the taiT with a down hill pull ia$ the democratic nomination and George W. Berge had been given to under stand at the last moment and a stamp ede made which landed the, latter high and drv as the democratic candidate for governor, while Metcalfe and r.erc were left holdinsr the oolitical jack with not enough votes combined tc indicate that tliey had ever been in the battle. Plenty of Tacy. This is said to be the scheme now Other candidates will be brought out and nursed al6ng up to a short time before the primary and then will be fed enoutrh oolitical taffy so that they will be satisfied with something else, while during tne time ine wires have been laid for , another onev of those "public demands" for Gover nor Neville or Merton L. Corey which proved such a success the oth er time. . After havine won at the primary. they are trying to fix things so that weak candidates will be" nominated by the republicans, insuring the e!ec tion of the democrats. Right now iiir or navirio- their attention to the domination in the republican party of a candidate for the United Mates sen ate , They are sending men to or writing letters to three wellcnown republi cans who have been1 suspected of having senatorial aspirations, urging F them ?to- get into the fight. They tell them that the .republican party reedsa "100 per, cent American in qrder to' win the nomination and that such a man can go out and defeat both Senator George W. Norriss and H. Sloan for the re- ntihlicm nomination for the United States senate. Slatt's Position. It is well known EarlSlatt. organ izer of the farmer's union is one of the men for whom efforts are being made to push mm into tne ngnt ior the democratic nomination for gover nor. He 13 yvery friendly to the candi dacy or senator in orris aim ii known to advocate his nomination in rpmihliran oartv. although Mr. life long democrat. . It is believed that with Norris as the can didate of the republicans in the gen eral election, the dempcrats can raise the "100 per cent American cry and defeat him with some man wno is an "If Another republican of the "100 per cont" brand is pushed into the fight against Norris and Sloan, the democrat wire puiiers uencvc mai the' vote will be split between Sloah r,A h nther man tlirt Norris will slio in. The scheme is being worked, so it is said, on the republican side by one of the smoothest political schemers in the state and with Mr. Mullen pulling the ropes on the dem ocratic side, there is cause to view with alarm" the future, as the people of the state, under Mhe shred gener alship of the triurtvirate aided by the republican political hamstringer, may K ramnflaced into delivering the state over to a political dynastyH which growing desperate over tne loss of its strong political alley, the brew ers, will resort to any scheme to keep itself in power. , South Dakota Man Held Under the Espionage Act Aberdeen, S. D., Jan. 29. (Special.) Late Monday . afternoon Walter 1 Hevnacher, prominent to the councils of the German-American alliance, who, ' was arrested last Friday night with Conrad Kornemann of Sioux Falls' on a chlrge q violation of the espion age act, was taken before United States Commissioner William Wall ice, where he waived preliminary ex amination and was held tinder $10,- 000 bond for appearance before the United Statts court next May. v Dies of Injuries Said to Have " " Been Sustained in Fight Bloomfield,- Jan. 28. (Special.) Jack Shevlin. a barber died Saturday of concussion of the brain, said to . have beeri .sustained in a fipht at the ' Firemen's I13JI in the city hall, Jan uary. . German Sympathizer Given Sound Beating By Patriotic Farma A German sympathizer is' wear ing, a couple of black eyes and a generaly mussed-up countenances as a result of a beating at the hands of Let McCoy, a young farmer living near Dustin, Neb., who recently was placed in class 1 of the draft r Xhe battle occurred on a passen ger train near Scribner last Satur day. McCoy went into the smok ing car,. leaving his young bride in another coach. He was enjoying a cigar when he overheard a war dis cussion between several Germans. One of them expressed the wish "he'd like to be in Germany, now." , The next thing passengers knew was a tangle of arms and legs. McCoy wen. at the German ham mer and tongs ; and gave him a sound beating. Passengers stood by ready to assist the young patriot in case any one of the Ger man's friends offered fight. McCoy finished the job by mak ing the German repeat several times, "I am an American." The conductor on the train pulled the bell cord and let McCoy and his wife off on the" outskirts of Scrib ner so the authorities could not ar rest him for fighting. FARMERS ROUSED TO NATldrrS NEED FOR MORE PORK State Well Organized and Growers Alive to Need of Increasing Number of , Swine. Normal Training Meet w Is Called at Beatrice Beatrice, Neb.; Jan. 29. (Special.) State Superintendent Clemmons has called a normal training confer ence to be held in Beatrice February 8, ' for the comity and city superin tendents of southeastern Nebraska. Mrs. Eya Reeder died at her home in this, city Sunday after a prolonged illness,' aged 49 years. .She is survived by her husband, John Reeder, and three children, one daughter and two sons. Nell Steele yesterday filed juit for divorce from Jay Steele. Mary E. Doekle of Pickrell yester day filed a $10,000 suit for alleged damages v against Elizabeth Meints, also a resident of that place. The plaintiff charges slander. ' -Lou bteece, jor the last Jew months agent for the Adams Express com pany, yesterday tesigned his position, and will assume charge of the ice cr,eara department of the Beatrice )LoId storage company on f eoruary I. Funeral services for K. (.. Hemphill were held yesterday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from the First Presbyterian church, conducted by Rev. Edgar Lucas of this city and Rev. L. D. Young 0 Lincoln. As Mr. Hemphill had served the county as assessor, the offices at the court house were closed during the services. Black Bros., the millers, yesterday refused to purchase any more corn for the present because the bins at the mill are full. Mrs. J. Ed C. Fisher yesterday re ceived a cablegram from her husband. Lieutenant Fisher of this -city, stating that he had arrived safely "somewhere in England. a W. F. Chambers, income inspector, arrived in the city yesterday and will remain m tne city ior tnree weetcs answering 1 questions and explaining the various methods 01 the tax. Man Exonerated of Murder Of Two Nebraska Boys' Springfield, Mo.. Jan. 29. (Special lelegram.) Charles Williams, - 23 years old, was exoneratec today; by Judge Skinner at Marshfield of the brutal murder of George Pletge and Johnny Frederick, runaway boys from, falls Uty, Web, This action came when Judge Skin ner, near the close of the state s case, informed Prosecutor Blackburn he had not proved to the satisfaction of the court that the two boys were mur dered before their bodies were placed on the track. He said he was' not satisfied that the train did not cause the deaths. Five witnesses had-sworn that Williams admitted stoning and clubbing the boys to death and then putting their bodies on the track. Buffalo County Pioneer Dies From Blood Poisoning Kearney, Neb., Jan. 29. (Special.) Z. A. Weldon. age 78. died here yesterday from blood poisoning. Last week Friday, while working about the house, he ran a sliver of wood into the finger of his right hand. Weldon was a resident of Buffalo county for nearly 40 years and home steaded near Buckeye valley. Nile is survived by four daughters and three sons. , Two record sales were held here during the last week. Asile ofhogs, at the H. A. Deets farm north of the city, netted a total of $11,700. Federal Home Agent to Give Demonstration Today Miss.Nellie Farnsworth will give a rice and cheese saTtce demonstration at the social settlement of the Cal vary Baptist church, iwenty-htth and Hamilton streets, this afternoon. Miss Farnsworth is-"lederal home demonstration agents Miss Mary Mann of the Mothers club of tnesettlement has the ar rangements in charge. , Miss Farnsworth will address a Woman's Christian Temperance Union meeting: at the home of Mrs. William Berry, February 7. County Assessors of State A Hold Meeting at Lincoln (From a Staff Correspondent.) Lincoln, Jan. 29. (Special.) More than 60 jf the 93 county assessors of the state were present at the meeting of the state association this after noon. ' ' O. C. Bell of Lancaster, and B. T. Winchell of Holt were re-elected president and secretary. becretary O. A. Bernecker, of the State Board of Assessment, gave the meeting his ideas on the methods cov ering new problems for this year and genera! discussion) of the points brought out by the secretary. LincblnNeb., Jan. 29 (Special.) Nebraska has gone over the top in its pork producing campaign well on to j fifty per cent. .Not content with giv ing uncle sam wnat ne askta tor, at least 4,000 Nebraska farmers have agreed to a third to a half bigger in crease than Was originally planned. Records complied by the agricultural extension service show that farmers in this state have rallied to the colors by agreeing to raise on an average nearly'thirty per cent more hogs in stead of the twenty per cent that the government requested. The eighteen special workers which the government appointed sixty days ago to start the campaign went off the road Friday and' called their part of the work done. The office in Lin coln, in charge of Prof. Kenneth War ner, will remain open during the spring, however, and the remainder of the campaign will be concentrate in work accomplished by the Lincoln office. Farmers Take Hold Definite answers have been received from 4,000 farmers in Nebraska, who will bread on an aggregate 34,000 more sows this winter. Each man who replied n the card gave the number of sows bred last year and the number he will breed thjf year. These cards show an average increase of nearly thirty per cent over last year. The national significance of the announcement is realized when one recalls that the government asked for an average increase of only fifteen per cent in the entire country and Nebraska has nearly doubled that, Every farmer was asked to send in his card whether he would agree to breed more hogs or not. The1 fact that the farmers filled out the blanks furn ished them and plainly indicated even when they did not inteil tn increase their breeding herds is thoughtto make'the figures reliable for, the en tire state. The ' eighteen special workers covered every section of the state. Most of the report! take into account' the farmers with 'a small number of hogs, rather than the few big farmers, which makes the figures representative of conditions. Mark on Gatepost Every farmer who agreed to raise more hogs has been honored "with suitable insignia. It consists of a card board placard printed in red and blue with a hog's head eclipsing the state of Nebraska in the center. The pla card is designed to be hung on the gate post or on the family car as an indication that the holder enlisted in the Prk campaign. The card was designed by W. J. Loeffcl of the The extension service is also keep ing a bred sow exchange, to facilitate rTady sates by the farmers throughout the state. The owners of the hogs are listed in a directory and any farmer can correspond directly with those having tne sows tor sale. Te work from nowon will be Kconcentrated in saving The largest number of pigs this spring and in keeping down the losses from disease, Democrats of State Want Some of Sagl's Jobs Lmcoln, Neb., Jan. 29. (Special.) Anton Sagl, chief clerk in the office of the governor, who recently was placedJn Uie enviable position of hav ing three political jobs thrust upon him all at one time, is receiving let ters asking that he turn over, those he 4ot not want to some other derft ocrat who wants a state house posi tion". ' It has brought Mr. Sagl So strongly in the limelight, .that it is expected most any day Arthur Mullen will drop in and ask him to become a candidate for the governorship or the United States senate. j State's Labor Bureau -Head Called to Conference Lincoln, Jan. 29-(Special.) State Labor Commissioner George E. Nor man has received an urgent message from Washington toattend a meeting of the federal state directors tovtake no the matters which now confront thj government on the question of ob taining competent neip ior tne ieaerai shin building program. . Mr. Norman will either attend tnel meeting himself, February 1, or will send a man to represent the state bu reau. Church Near Stella Makes Good Showing in War Work Stella. Neb.. Tan.29. (Special.) Hickory Grove church, several mile's northeast of Stella, is one of the strong Lutheran churches in Nemaha county.' The congregationvnas dem onstrated its patriotism by making large contributions to various war funds. The pastor, Rev. Theo Streng, has been active in promoting war work Women's Clubs Increase; ; . Men's Closed During War 'London, Jan. 29. There are now 26 recognized clubs for women irt the city. , Nearly half of the men's clubs whjch were in existence before the war have closed, but women's clubs have nearly doubled. None Equal to Chamberlain's - "I have tried most of the cough medi cines and find that there is hone that equal Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. It has never failed to give me prompt re lief." writesvW. V. Harner. Montpelier Ind. ' ' " v'- ! REGISTER WOMEN for farm Work " ... U. S. Flans Big Campaign to Obtain Agricultural Labor; , Declares Farmers Must Pay Higher .Wages. ;;v(By AMMtatrd Pre.)' Washington, Jan." 29. National reg istration of women available for work on farms is planned by the Depart ment of Labor as one of , the advance steps in a campaign to obtain a suffi ciency of farm labor for every section of the country during the coming season.' . A. L. Berkman, chief of the division of farm service, announced tonight that every effort will be made to meet the expected shortage of farm labor by a plan to mobilize tVe available men and women in every community in tke country. Heavy snows in the middlewest, he said, should mean a large wheat crop, and if the favorable wcathei continues, one of the biggest yields on record may be expected. special (arm service man will be stationed in most of the 94 federal employment agencies fo the country Mr. Berkman said, and in addition postoffices in the small farming com munities will be used as recruiting sta tions, the postmaster or some othc representative citizen acting as com munity labor agent. , .Must Boost Wages. 1 "The most serious farm labor short- age last year was in the,east," said Mr. Berkman. "The industries there filling war orders took men who oth erwise would haje been available for farm work by the offer of attractive wages. The farmers will have to in crease wages more than they have to get men to come from the cities. They have not raised wages anywhere in proportion to their increase m profits." Women, Mr. Berkman continued, will be needed for truck gardening, fruit gardening, dairying and other light forms of labor, but they will not be called upon for the heavy work so long as men , are available. "The college girls and women of the leisure classes who are ready to respond to a call for workers as a mattejof patrioic service," Mr. Berk man said, . "must be depended upon chiefly for'the woman labor that will be needed." II afu-- 1 ft 1 I Vow CUt Tloiio Cuttrih syrup oy naKtng it at Home Z OTiat'f more, yon fare ahont 3 by It. Easily mad and coat little Wfc ile Winter Holds Outdoors Spr ing- Styles Begin to Show- in the Store TVEN. though the "Lord of the North" still s- sends chilly blasts to discourage the idea of the near approach of Spring, sighs of the times are multiplied throughout the store, and fore runners of sunny days and bright skies show in the displays of new Apparel, Millinery, etc. The first peep at Fashion's fairest edicts for Spring is always extremely interesting to the well-dressed woman. 4 uw-r JS i g The Keynote of Fashion's Fancies Echoes from the Southland are .'.true ; indexes of thefavored styles for the coming Spring. While we are still in, the midst of Winter, the modes worn at the. Winter Resorts give the first authentic idea oL-, , what the styles for the coining season will be and abid ing by the edict, we are showing some of the advance models. f : ,v New Arrivals Daily You'll never really know what a flno cough syrup you can mak$ until you firepans this famous home-made remedy. You not only save $2 as compared with the ready-mad kind, but vou will also have a more effective and dependable icukuj in oil ! wV. lb uverUUWCH lOO usual coughs, throa and chest colds in 24 hours relieves even whooping cough quickly. . Get ZYj ounces of Piner (60 cents worth) from any good drug store, pour it into a pint bottle and fill the bottle with plain granulated sugar syrup. Here you have a full pint a familv supply-Jof the most effective cough syrup that money can' buy at a cost of only 65 cents or less. It never bdoiIs. The prompt and positive results given by this pleasant lasting cough syrup have caused it to be used in more homes than any other remedy. It quickly loosens a ' drv. hoarse or tichfc couirh. heals the inflamed membranes that lino the throat and bronchial tubes, and rc- 411:1 vuwco aiuiunu juiiiwuuibeiy. --upieu- lid for throat tickjc hoarseness, bron chitis, croup and bronchial asthma. Pinei is a highly concentrated com pound of genuine Norway pine extract, and has been used for generations for throat and chest ailments. 1 , yonr with. mt ' anv- thine else. A guarantee of absolute sat isfaction or money promptly refunded, wno tnis preparation, xno i'lnex Ft. Wayne. lad," Conservative Fashions there are, but the fancy for morex elaborate' wear will also be well taken care of. It is a season replete with bright and cheerful color notes,- welcoming the return of Spring; , Anticipating Within a few days, we shall have on Styles to "s. vew the verv newest ideas, "in Eton Cnme Suits in Bolero Coat effects, showing . the new blouses, are very effective v - particularly becoming to the women of smaller stature " -. " . "'i' ' .'.. , - ' Materials Tricotines, Poiret Twills, Serges, Gabar- ' forSnrind mes an the new.Silks, are the materials loryPB most favored for these newer Spring Suits , -arid they lend thernselves in a very; fascinating way- r : to the new modes. ' . ' ' The Sleeve less Coat e new The Sleeveless Coat is one of tli features, also worn with a harmonizing ; skirt or a contrasting novelty material. Particularly fine for sport wear. In some instances the coat is made of velvet in bright shades, which is a de cidedly new feature . , AND 5 , JFit v !$IJ0E SALE The Sensation j of the Season I MORE LINES ADDED FOR WEDNESDAY Get in early Wednesday and ee for yourself. Bargains" for Women . $1.00 1 . pairs Women's Kida, Cray Tana and $1.95 j j Fry Shoe Co. j ' 467 pairs Women's Patents, 'Satins. Velvets, Kid and Tans, $5 and for. ,361 and Brown Suedes, Tans and Patentst values up to $7.00. 16TH AND DOUGLAS. Tailored In tne Tailored Style Suits are founcTbelted Suite ni6dels with long rolling open revers. . The ouiib bustle-like ripple effects, the broad mannish effects on the military type, with large military pockets; Made of fine Tweeds, Covert Cloths; etc. Green and : ( rookie shades, the new tan and sand shades, and infant ry blue, with a novel touch of militaryred showing, around the pockets asa piping. Of course, navy blue is extremely popular. : ( ' 1 Mil grim 99 Suits and Dresses Have A r rived Fascinating Models for Misses and Small Women We are the sole Omaha representa&ves for these justly cele brated "Milgrim" make garments, worn by the most stylish, wo men in the Eastern Fashion centersf We are showing these gar-., ments in Velours, Tricotines, Gabardines and Serges. , ' Of equal importance are the happenings in the realm of the new Frocks for Spring, and the newer models are extremely fascinating. The Lovely Materials The new materialsindicate that Serges are prime favorites, with Gabardines, Tricotines, Jerseys, Satins, Taffetas and the very smart new stripes and dots combined with Georgette following in. order, making lovely combina tions, n y Tri'mmings . Beading, Cording, Stitching, Braiding, sn-l ColnrQ Embroidery, all lend charm in the Ll. liiliillllgo. XllC ouauVLi) vwv, atv iuiy- ly and Spnng-like. -Navy is a prime favorite in cloth and silk, followed closely by beige, rookie) brown,; sil- ver gray, violet, cadet blue, arid rose. Prices are ex tremely modest. - . iaiiweisiiiriimTmsi ' a p mi 4