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THE BEE: OMAHA. THURSDAY, JANUARY 81, 1918. II FARM AND RANCH LANDS Nebraska Lands. CATTLE RANCH FOR SALE. U.409 aeres wall Improved cattle ranch In western Nebraska, aeven miles from railroad, win 4 aaa k- . ...... i the year around. Three men can operate lu Piece, one or the very beet ranches In the state. Write us for full particu lars. KLOKE INV. CO., Omaha. Neb. ACT NOW. On account of ill health. I will sell my farm of 480 acre m miles west of Sutherland on Lincoln Highway; (0 acre under the plow, 63 acres under cultiva tion. This Is the finest land In the Platte valley. First-class for alfalfa, beets or cor An Ideal stock and bos; farm. Poe Kesslon March 1. See me or write direct for terms. W, A. C. Tula Sutherland. Neb. FOR K.M.B Best Isrfe body hlgb-frad. medium-priced land to Nebraska. Very little money required. C Bradley. Wol bach. Neb tO ACRE8. r. nrly level, improved, between Oakland sou West Point. Nvb.. at onlxi mi iv, on easy terms, u. A. ruiu oaaisna Neb KA.V .,f alt alara and kinds, ee") term. A. A Patsman. 10 Karbach Blk New York Lands. 421 ACRES, mile from v liege, store, I'lacksmltb shop, church, sawmill, grist mill, cheese factory, 4 from station: SO from Buffalo, population (00,000. Good 11-room bouse, splendid gambrel roof barn. 4 by 130, litter carrier, fine pig gery and hennery, aphndid wattr pply. 150 acres tillable, 100 acres timber, bal ance good pasture; 100 apple trees. In cluding 6 bead of Holstein cattle, horse saw, 8 pig4. about too bu. oata, about ISO tons bay. dlak harrow. Isnd roller, grain drill, aprtngtooth ' rows, sulky culti vator, plows, surrey, manor spreader, horse rake,' gaa engine, cream sepa.ator. mowing machine, grain reaper, corn har vester, ay tedder, wagons, sleighs, small tools. Price IlS.000; ft 000 cash: 6 per cent Intereat Free list bargains. Ellis Bros., Springvllle, N. T. Oregon Lands. NEW Jordan Valley Project Heart of the range. Get on the ground floor with SO acres Irrigated land In connection with open range. You en gTOw atock success fully and chsaply. Personally conducted excursion every tw. weeks. Oend for bul letin. Harley J. Hooker, 040 1st National Bank Bldg. HOME seekers attention! Come to Oregon and enjoy mild climate year round Fertile farm landa $50.00 to S100 00 per acre. Write for listings and Informs tlon free Miller & Walter, Cor allls. Oregon Wyoming Lands. WHEATLAND Wyoming farms. SCO per a.. including paid-up water rights Henry Levi C. M. Rylander, 854 Omaha Nat'l. Miscellaneous. v 335-Acre Ohio Farm $14,0(5(5 'Vith Limestone Alfalfa Soil 140 acres In tillage, wire fenced, spring watered, blue grass pasture for 75 cattl and horses; estimated 100,000 ft oak timber; S00 apple trees, also pears, plums, peaches, cherries, grapes and maple sugar bush; main dwelling haa S nice rooms, tenant house, i good . basement barns, silo, granary, corn crib, tool house, 3 poultry houses; owner left alone makes quick sale price less than S41 per acre, easy terms arranged. For traveling dl rectlons to see this money-maker see page S3 of Btroufs catalogue of 321 bargains in a dozen states, copy mailed free. E. A. Strout Farm agency. Dept. S0T2. 208 8. 18th Bt., Omaha, Neb. OHOtCF! FAR V Nlllsanr 433 Roe Bldg FARM LAND WANTED FARMS WANTED Don't Hat your farm with ua tt von want to keep It 8. P. SNOWDEH 4 SON. tit 8 1th Dooglsa till: WANTED To buy 160 acres second bottom or table land, priced right In eastern Neb. for March 18. C J. Chriatensen. Genoa. Neb.. R. 3. FARM LAND FOR RENT WILL rent ranch of 1.840 acres In Dawes county, for term of three years. Write for full particulars. KLOKE INVESTMENT CO., OMAHA. NEB. POULTRY AND PET STOCK "OLD TRUSTY" Incubators and brooders hipped promptly. Big catalog rree. ai, M. Johnson Co., Mfrs., Clay Center, Neb, PIGEONS. 10.000 wanted R H. Elliott. 7540 Independence (w. Kaneae City Mo Horses Live Stock Vehicles I AM going out of the harness business; have SO sets of double Concord harness at a big saving to the public. You can see them at 4403 Farnatn MONEY TO LOAN Organized by the Business Men of Omaha. FURNITURE, pianos and notes as security. 140, mo., H. goods, total, $3.50. 340. 8 mo.. Indorsed notes, total cost, 32.60 Smaller, larger am'ts proportionate rate. PROVIDENT LOAN SOCIETY, - 483 Rose Bldg., 16th and Farnam. Ty. 868. LOANS ON DIAMONDS AND JEWELRY IP - SMALLER LOANS O CI O W. C. FLATAU, EST. 1893. O 6TH FLR. SECURITIES BLDG.. TT. 950. nnunKna l'n .TKWEI.RT LOANS Lowest rates. Private loan booths. Harry Malashoek, 1514 Dodge. P. 5619, Est. 1891. SPECIAL NOTICES NOTICE TO PAVINO CONTRACTORS. Notice is hereby given that the mayor and city council of the City of Lexington, .Neb., will receive blda for paving and curbing where necessary and constructing other street Improvements in paving district No. 1, In said city according to the plans and specifications now on file In the office of the city clerk of said city. Said bids to cover paving of the follow. Ing described materials, towit: Vitrified brick block, vertical fiber brick and rain forced concrete. The paving engineer s esti mate on the cost of paving said district, containing . approximately 11,000 square yards. Is as follows: Vitrified brick block on 4-lnch base. $2.75 per square yard. Vertical fiber -brick on 5-lnch base, Z.& per square yard. Vertical fiber brick on 4-lnch base. 13.65 eer square yard. Reinforced concrete, 32.30 per square yard. Bids must be on file with the city clerk on or before 8 p. m. of the 26th day of February, 1818, at which time bids will be opened. They must bo made on the pro posals In the specifications furnished by tbe ' city and accompanied by a check for an amount equal to 3 per cent of tbe bid made. Said plans and specifications will bo fur Pished upon application to the city clerk for a fee at two dollars, said amount to be returned to the contractor when plans and spectflcatlons are returned. The mayor and council reserve the right to reject any and -r " bida. Dated January 22, 1918. H. L. TEMPLE, City Clerk. . 853-Jan, 3-d3t " BIDS FOR PAVINO BONDS Sealed bids will be received by the city clerk of Central City, Nebraska, for SIS, 000.00 in paving bonds of said city, which bonds draw Interest from Nov. 1, l17, at the rate of 7 per cent per annum; alao bids will be received for S3.000.00 In Intersec tion bonds drawing Interest at the rate or S per cent per annum from Sept. -. - All bonds are In denomlnatlona of $500.00 each and are made payable at the option if Vm. a - 9u in 10 years from date and paving bonds in 20 years! t from date. . . Bidders may bid on all or any part and all bids most be on file by FebJ. 1318. For further Information write city clerk Central City, Nebraska. W. W. WOLCOTT. City Clerk. No. 600-Jan. o.l-Fb. 1-3-3-4-6. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS Minnie O. Mock to Joseph B. Mock, Fourteenth street. I3i reel souin m J street east side. 87.8x104 Joseph Wear to Alma Konlgsbrugge, northwest comer Thirty-fifth and Leavenworth street 6124 2, Frank B. Lawson to Jens C. Haubroe at al, southeast corner Thirty-eighth and Gordon streets. aOHxlOO .. Berry E. Price and wife to Frank P. Swaclna. Fortv-seventh avenue, 380 feet south of Wirt street west aide, Rosella Roge Buckles and husband to Christian Juul, Thirty-fifth avenue. J53 feet north of Martha street west aide, 50x133 Harry M. Christie to Rowland W. Bai ley et al. Twenty-fourth street, 4 feet south of Spruce street sast side, Charies'w' 'Ma'rVin'anV wife 'to H. Har old Cornell. Vane street 182 $ feet west of Minns Lusa avenue, south side. 44x120 Daisy Stroble to M. M. Burke Charles street 175 feet east of Thirty-third street north elde, 50x127.6 1. 500 OMAHA LIYE STOCK Cattle Prices 10 Cents Higher; Hogs 5 to 15 Cents Higher; . Lamb Values Are Strong. Omaha. January SO, 1318. Receipts were: Cattle. Hogs. Sheep. Official Monday .... Official Tuesday Estimate Wednesday 6.891 7,433 11.131 $.707 17.169 18,448 4,700 16,000 11 700 Three days this week. 30,293 33.882 41,078 Same daya last week.. 34.480 40.463 33.493 Same days 2 weeks agol8.$38 44.655 20,416 Same days 3 weeks agoZ9,808 40 441 43.126 Same days 4 weeks agol6,967 18,270 28.409 Same day last year,. 28,467 (8.161 43,069 Keceipta ana dispositions or live stock at the Union Stock yards, Omaha. Neb., for twenty-four hours ending at S o'clck yesterday, RECEIPTS CARS Cattle Hon Sheep H.r's C, M. 4V St P 6 12 3 Wabash 1 Missouri Paclflo .... 3 1 Unln Paclflo 45 85 18 C. & N. W.. east .... 87 31 7 C. a: N. W.. west .... 47 6 3 1 C, St P., M. A 0 33 4 8 4 1 C, B. & east .... 16 1 1 C. B. A Q., west .... 39 29 10 C, R. I. A P., east .. 17 IS C, R. I. A P., west . . 1 1 2 Illlonts Central 7 1 Chicago Gt West .... 11 4 2 Total receipts 261 285 47 I DISPOSITION HEADS Cattle Hoga Sheep 1.108 1.108 3,836 4.040 Morris A Cor 1,001 1,968 Swift and Col ......1,180 1,068 Cudahy Packing Co... 1,027 2.354 Armour A Co 1,243 3.907 J. W. Murphy 1,147 Lincoln Packing Co... 19 .... S. Omaha Packing Co. 13 ..... Wilson Packing Co... $1 Armour S. 8t Paul .... 1,610 W. B. Vansant Co... 70 .... Benton, Vansant A L. 73 .... Hill A Son 114 .... F. B. Lewis 323' .... J. B. Root A Co 24 .... J. H. Bulla 47 .... CD Rosenatock Bros. .... 16$ .... F. G. Kellogg 68 .... Werthelmer A Degex. 31 nuiiivan Broa, 83 .... Ellis A Co. 474 .... Mo. A Kans. Calf Co. 68 .... Christie 23 .... Hlgglns .... Huffman 15 .... Meyers 18 .... Baker, Jonea A Smith 72 .... Banner Bros 143 .... ff John Harvey 468 .... Dennla A Francis .. 1 .... Jenseni A Lungren .. 31 .... Pat O'Day 3 .... Other Buyers 338 .... 1,438 Totals 7,105 16,120 14,673 Cattle There was about an average Wednesday's run of cattle, 4,700 head, and the three daya' aupply has been about 4,000 less than for the four daya of laat week. Notwithstanding the severe weather and In adequate transportation facilities, demand for desirable cattle was distinctly better and prices strong to 10c higher than yesterday for practically everything fit to kill. Choice beeves brought $13.0013.2S. For the three daya the advance on both beef steers and cow atuff has been fully 36035c. Business in stocxers and feeders was reasonably ac tive and prices steady to stronger alt around. quotation on Cattle: Good to choice beeves, $11,81013.00; fair to good beeves, $10.75011.76; common to fair beeves, $8.60 ipiv.np; giod to Choice yearllr.es. 311.6041 13.60; fair to good yearlings, $10.00011.00: common to fair yearlings. $7. 60 9. 60; good to choice grass beeves, $10.60 11.60; fstr to good grass beives, $3.75 18.00; com mon to fa.r grass beeves, S7.OO08.SO; good to choice heifers. I9.OOOIO.00: good to choice cows, $8.60 -$.60; fair to good cows, $8.2608.60; common to fair cows. $6,250 7.26; good to choice feeders, $9.60011.16; rair to ooa reeaers, is.&usps.&O: common to fair feeders, $6.2607.36; good to choice stockers, $8.7609.76, stock heifers, $7,000 8.60; stock cows, S6.S0O8.00; stock calves. $7.004J9.00; veal calves, $9.00013.00; bulls, stags, etc. $6.7609.60. Hoga The run of hogs this morning was similar to yesterday. Shippers started out on the eany rounds buying hoga for the most part lSe higher than yesterday, while In some cases sales looked even higher than this. Packers, however, were Inclined to be bearish," and were slow In getting down to business. They started bidding TOlOo higher, but sellers were not Inclined to meet them. on this basis, and but little had been done In this department until well toward mldforenoon. A considerable number of cars were reported late. The beat price paid was $16.16, 15o higher than yesterday, while the bulk or the offerings moved at $18,860 16.00. Representative sales: No. At. 8b. Pr. i:o. At. Bh. Pr. 23. .181 ... flS TS SI. .241 ... SIS 85 41. .260 ... IS SS 17.. 263 ... 18 00 83. .230 ... 18 OS 66. .28$ 128 16 10 68. .398 ... 16 16 PIGS. IS. .140 ... IS 15 Sheep Sheep and lamb receipts were moderate. Opening trade was active. Con sidering the sever weather there would have been an early clearance Bad there been no delay In getting th arrivals to the barn. Valuea looked steady to stronger In snots, nothing toppy on fat Iambs turning on the early market Medium lAmbs scld at $16.75016.90, with heavy kinds turning at $16,26016.50. Prospects were good for an upturn all along the line on the close. Sheep supply were liberal and firm. Best ewes sold up to $12.00, others bringing $11,000 11.50. A fair supply of feders was on hand selling mostly steady, lamps bringing $15.00 016.60. Quotations on sheep and lambs; Lambs, handywelght. $16.76017.36: lambs, heavy weight, $16.76016.75; lambs, feeders, $18.00 016.60: lambs, shorn, su.oooii.ao; tamos. culls, $10.600 14.00; yearlings, fair to choice, $11.60015.00; yearlings, feeders, six.uuqi 14.26; wethers, fair to choice, $11.00013.00; ewes, fair to choice, 311. 00012.25; ewea, breeders, all ages. $10.60 0 16.60; ewes, feed ers, $7.60010.60; ewes, oulls and canners. 15. 00O7.36. No. Av. Pr. 407 fed Iambs to $16 26 17S fed lambs TS II IS 440 fed lambs 9$ II 21 200 fed lambs ...r. 76 16 19 St. Lenls Live Steak. St. Louis. Jan. 80. Cattle Receipts, S.100 head; strong. Native beef steers $8,000 Din. ....iIum anil Yt farm tT.AOA 130; cows $6.00 011.60, Blockers and feed ers $6.00010.50; fair to prime soutnern peei steers $9.00013.76; beef cows and heifers in AniA Aft. nrlm. vaarllnr ateera and heif ers $7.5O10.00; native calves $8.0016.00. Hogs Receipts, v,eov neaa; nigner. Lights $16.7016.15; t'ss $12.60016.00; mixed and butchers tS16.90O16.86; good heavy $16.18016.86; bulla $15.80016.36. eh... mnit T. mha Rncelntfl. 2.800 head: steady. Lambs $14.00017.65; ewes $10,600 12.60; wethers IU.aW01l.ls; canners ana choppers $6.0009.00. Chicago Live Stock. rhi.trn .Tan in flattie Receipts. T.000 head; tomorrow 18,000 head; strong. Native steers $8.76014.16; stock era and feeders $7.60010.75; cows and belters $6.50013.00; calves $9.25016.50. Hons Receipts, 15,000 head, tomorrow. $7,000 head; atrong, 30 to 40 above yester day's average; 1ulk $16,16016.48; light $16.66016.40; mixea jo.wib.hu; 816.00016.56: rough I16.00O16.15; pigs $13.00018.26. ..... Sheen and LamDs neceipis, n.vvv. tomorrow 17,000; firm. Wethers $10.00 .60; awes xa.7t0ii.iv; lamo Kansas City Live Stock. v..... r-i,v Jan. 3D. Cattle Rectlots. 16,000; ste..dy. Prime fed steers $13,260 13.78; dressed neei sieers io.,ui..b, western steers $8.00013.26; cows $6.76? no. h.ir.r. xt AAA11.26: stockers and feeders $7.60011.75; bulls $7.00010.00; calvea $7.oopn.ou. ' , Hogs Receipts, 16,000 head; higher. ...n. ,il ,KA1I 1A heaw 816.00016.16! packers and butchers 6.06011.1?; light $15.tO0is.io; pigs Sheep and Lambs Recelpta, 8,000 head; steady. Lambs $16.00017.10; yearlings $13.00014.80; wethers $11.6O01-OO; ewes $11.00013.50. Slonz City Live Stock. Sioux City. Ia., Jan. 30. Cattle Recelpta, 3,500 head; market steady: beef steers. $9 00013.00; fat cows and heifers, $7,600 10 60; canners, $6.00 0 7.00; stockers and feeders. $7.60011 00; calvea. $8.00013.80; bulls, stags, etc.. $1.66010.00; feeding cows and betters, $6.0008.60. Hogs Receipts, 10,001 bead; market SO 10c higher; lights. $16.60016.80; mixed, $16.80015.30; heavy, $16.80016.00; pigs, $13.00011-00; bulk of sales. $16.75016.86. Sheep and Lambs Recelpta, 600 head; market steady. St Joseph IJv Stock. St Joseph, Mo.. Jan. 80. Cattle Receipts, 6 000 head; market steady: steers, $3,000 13.76; cows and heifers, $6.00 0 13 26; calves, $6.00013.60. Hogs Receipts. 16,000 head; market high er: top. $16.10; bulk of sales, $16.76016.00. Sheep and Lambs Receipts. 8.000 head; market higher; lambs, $13.00 012,25; ewes, I4.OO012.26. GRAIN AND PRODUCE Receipts Show Big Decrease; All Coarse Staff Sharply Higher; Oats Show Reaction. Omaha, January 16, 1911. Arrivals of grain today showed a consid erable decrease, recelpta totaling only 134 cars, with 18 of wheat II of corn, alxteen of oata and eight of rye. All of the coarse gratna were aharply higher selling at a fair advance over those sold yesterday. Cash corn was generally 10tc higher, while a few odd cars brought about yesterday's figures. The demand for this cereal was somewhat slower and this made the market a sort of draggy affair, while buyers and sellers differed in many Instances 3 and 3 centa and therefore were unable to trade. The market on the whole waa anything but active, a good part of the offe'lnga eventually being disposed of. No. 4 white sold at $1.6301.68 and No. S white at $1.60. No. S yellow sold at $1.66 and No, 4 yellow at $1.6401.60. while the No. 6 grade went at $1.4$ 01. 62. No. 3 mixed brought $1.63 and the No. 4 mixed $1.66. No. S mixed ranged from $1.43 to $1.47. Oata ahowed reaction, gaining their loss of yesterday, the spot on this cereal being quoted HGlc up. Trade In this grain waa light this cereal being In much the same position as corn, buyers being aeemlngly sat isfied for the present. Standard oata sold at 86 and the No. S and No. 4 white at 86c. One car of sample grade brought 64o. Rye and barley were atrong, the former advancing 3c and the latter 2c, with a ready market for either. Millers of late have taken all the rye they are able to lay hands on and have paid fancy figures to get It. No. 2 rye sold at $1.12 and the No. 4 grade of barley at $1.66. Arrivals of both these cereals were extremely light and en tirely Insufficient to supply the buyers' wants. Clearances were: Wheat and flour equal to $34,000 bushels; corn, 1,000 bushels; oats, none. Primary wheat recelpta were 311.000 bu. and shipments 138,000 bu., against receipts of $66,000 bu. and shipments of $16,000 bu. last year. Primary corn receipts were $4$, 000 bu. and shipments 180,000 bu., against receipt of 1,605,000 bu. and shipments of 607,000 bu. last year. Primary oata receipts were 667,000 bu. and ahlpmenta 748,000 bu., against receipts of 123,000 bu. and shipments of 623,000 bu. laat year. CARLOT RECEIPTS. Wheat. Com. Oats. Chicago T 163 83 Minneapolis .., 71 ... .. Duluth 12 Omaha 10 30 16 Kansaa City It 31 25 Bt. Louis 31 61 37 Winnipeg 151 These sales were reported today: Corn No. 4 white! I cars, 81.64; S ears, $1.63. No. 6 white: 1 car, $1.60. No. 6 white: 1 car, $1.68: 1 car. $1.63. Sample white: 1 ear, $1.66; 1 car, $1.36; 3-6 car, $1.33; 1 car, $1.80. No. 3 yellow: l car, $1.66. No. 4 yellow: 1 ear, $1.60; 4 cars. $1.58; 1 car, $1.67; 4 cars, $1.66; 1 car, $1.64. No. S yellow: 1 car, $1.52; 1 car. $1.46; 1 car, $1.43. No. 6 yellow: 3 cars, $1.38; 1 car, $1.87; I ear, 81.36; I oars,, $1.15. Sam ple yellow: 1 car, $1.13 1 1 ear, $1.30; 1 car, $1.36. No. S mixed: 1 car. $1.63. No. 4 mixed: 3-8 car, $1.66, No. 6 mixed: 1 car, $1.47; 1 car, $1.45; 1 car, $1.43; 4 ears. $1.41. No. 4: 1 car, $1.56. No. I mixed: 1 car, $1.37; 1 cars, $1.35. Sample mixed: 1 car, $1.26. Oftts Standard: 1 car, 15 No. $ white: 3 cars, 85c No. 4 white: 1 car, 85c. Sample whit : 1 car, 84c. Rye No, 2: 1 car (shipper's weights), $2.12; 2 cars, $2.13 Barley No. 4: 1 car, $1.53. Wheat No. 3 northern aprlng: 1 car (smutty), $2.07. No. 8 durum: 1 car, $2.0... No. S durum: 1 bulkhead (6 per cent rye and barley), $2.0:. No. S mixed common and red durum: 1 ear (26 per oent spring, 75 per cent durum), $2.11; 1 bulkhead (26 per cent spring, 76 per cent durum), $2 11. No. S mixed common and .red durum: 1 car (IS per sent spring, 86 per cent durum. I per cent rys snd barley), $1.05. Omaha Cash Prices Corn: No. 4 white, $1.6301.68; No. I white, $1.60; No. 8 whit. $1.6001.58; sample white, $1.3001.35; No. $ yellow, $1.66; No. 4 yellow, $1.6401.60; No. S yellow, 1.4301.62; No. 6 yellow. $1.36 01.38; aampla yellow, $1.1601.11; No. 8 mixed, 31.63; No. 4 mixed, 81.66; No. S mixed, $1.4101.47: No. 6 mixed. $1.$6 1.87; sample mixed, $1.28. Oata: Standard, 85c; No. $ white, 86o; sample, 14c. Bar ley: No. 4, $1.66. Rye: No. 2, $2.13. Chicago cloalng prices, furnished The Bee by Logan A Bryan, stock and grain broken, 315 South Sixteenth street Omaha: Art. I OpenTTHIgh. j LowJ Close. Tea. Corn. Mar. 1 37 1 27 136 1 36 117 May 1 1SK I 36 136 1 36t 12514 Oata. Jan. 84 U 33 88 84 Mar. 8SH 84 1 84 82 May 80H $1 79 11 80 Park. Jan. 47 (0 47 60 4T SO 47 60 47 80 May 46 65 46 $0 48 85 46 86 46 40 Lard. Jan. 25 IS IS 45 26 86 25 46 26 02 May I 26 40 26 58 26 22 25 60 31 22 Ribs. I ' Jan. 23 $6 23 15 23 80 23 16 33 73 May 24 40 34 73 34 67 84 67 34 60 CHICAGO GRAIN AND PROVISIONS. Prospects of New Traffic Tie-up la West Hardens Cora Market. Chicago, Jan. 80. Prospects of a new tie up of the railroads west of Chicago hard ened the corn market today after a tem porary sag due to better weather here than bad been looked for. Prices closed firm at the same as yesterday'., finish to 0c higher, with March 31.2T and May 31.25 0 1.36. Oats gained c to lo and provi sions 10c to 46c, At first, sunny skies and the compara tively mild temperature In Chicago gave a slight advantage to the bears In- pom. Re ports however soon appeared which made more anow and cold a virtual certainty. . Besides complaints of car scarcity con tinued. Nevertheless the market remained easy until detailed repo-s began to be cir culated telling of severe low temperatures In Iowa and of snow there drifting frl'ty. Then tbe prospect that eastward progress of the atorm would bring about more or less complete traffic blockade all the way to this city, turned prices In favor of the bulls. Shortage of Immediate supplies together with chancea of further tightening of con ditions had much to do with hoisting the value of oats. There was some seaboard inquiry, A big falling off In hog arrivals lifted provisions. In addition It was said there had been liberal buyl..g for export. Cash PricesCorn: Nos. 2 and 2 yellow nominal: No. 4 yellow, $1.68. Oats: No. $ white, 86 0 67c; standard. 86 88c. Rye: Ni. 2. 83.18. Barley: $1.4001.71. Heeas: Timothy, $5.0008.26; clover, $21.0080.00. Provisions: Fo.X nominal; lara, -o.tu; ribs, $2$.46O24.30. New York General Market, New York, Jan. $0. Flour Steady; springs. $10.55010.70; winters, $10.25 10.60; Kansaa. $10.60 11.00. , Cornmeal Steady ; fine white and yel low, $4.6504.70; coarse, $4.7604.86; kiln dried. $9.75.. Corn Spot, steady, kiln dried No. 3 yel low 41.82; No. 8 mixed, $1.83, cost and freight New York, prompt shipment; Argen tine, $3.10 asked t o. b. cars. Oats Spot, firm; natural, $1.0001-01. Hay Steady; No 1, $3.00; No. 2, $1.10; No. S, $1.80; shipping, $1.60; all nominal. Hops Quiet, state medium to. choice, 1917, 41063c; 1916, nominal; Pacific coast 117, 21024o; 1916, 16017c. Hides Steady; Bogota, 38 040; Cen tral America, 38 40c. Leather Firm; hemlock sole overwelghta No; 1, 61c; No. 3. 49e.. Tallow Quiet; city special loose, 17 c. Wool-Firm; domestlo fleece XX, Ohio and Pennsylvania, 70c. Rice Firm; fancy head, 8Sc; blue rose,803e, r ' Lard Strong: middlewest $36.90 26.00. Butter Market firm; receipts, 7,850 tubs; creamery higher than extras, S3 063o; creamery extraa, (93 score), HO 61c; firsts, 48 061 He; seconds, 46 48c. Eggs Market unsettled; receipts, 4,378 easea; fresh gathered, extras, 66c; extra firsts, 68 64c; firsts, !263e; seconds. 66063c. Cheese Market steady; receipts, 2.096 boxes; stats, held, specials, 26036c; same, average run, 26 036a Poultry Live, market firm; no prices quoted. Dressed, market firm; prices un- Chleaga Prodneo. Chicago, Jan. 30. Butter Market un changed. Eggs Market higher: receipts, 158 cases; firsts. 6!O60c; ordinary ftrsta. 54057c; at mark, cases Included, 6268c; refrigerator firsts, 43044c. Potatoes Recelpta. 14 cars; amrket un changed. ' Poultry Alive, market higher; fowls, 26o; spring, 16a. New York Metals. New York Jan. 30. MeUis Lead quiet; spot $7.0007.25. Spelter quiet; East St. Louis dleitvery, spot $7.7607.16. At London: Spot copper, 1110; futures. 1110; electrolytic, 126: spot tin, 299; fu tures, f297; lead, spot, S 10c; futures, 28 1 10s; spelter, spot, i54; futures. 50. NEW YORK STOCKS Traders Interested in Report Administration Will Oppose Ending Federal Rail Con trol Year After War. New York, Jan. S6.-Teohn!eal conditions governed today's stock market. Irregular price hangea being largely traceable to the constant shitting of trades commit ments. Over-night developments exerted little Influence, the outcome of the U. S. Steel meeting evidently having been dis counted. Rails were dull and uncertain of trend and news regarding transportation condi tions was again mixed. Traffic is moving mora easily at eastern points, but elsewhere tha problem seems to have yielded none of Ita serious aspects. Traders were interested In reports that the administration would oppose the pro posed amendment to the senate bill to take the railroads out of federal control a year after the war, A loan by bankers to the Baltimore A Ohio road pointed to the pressing needs of the railroads pending en actment of legislation by congress. Announcement of an agreement between American and BrltlsU marine Interests strengthened the shipping group and metals wore responsible to an Increase of private consumption. Pools relieved tha monotony of the dull afternoon by fresh activity In a variety of specialties Including fertilisers and allied Issues. High class shares of the class rep resented by General Motors and Industrial Alcohol derived their stimulus from similar sources. Variable gaina ruled at the close. U. S. Stuel and a few others leaden rallying frac tionally from tbe irregular setback of tha immediate period. Sales amounted to 406,000 shares. Bonds war Irregular, a few speculative In dustrials advancing 1 to 1 points. All tha Liberty Issues recorded new mlnlmums. the 3's declining to 17.3"; first 4's to 16.60 and the Snd 4'a to 86.84. Old U. 8. bonds were unchanged on call. Sales, par value, aggregated $4,176,000. Number of aalea and range of prices of the leading stocks: Closing Sales. High, Low. Bid. Am. Beet Sugar... 1.400 78 77 77 American Can 6,700 38 37 38 Am. Car A Foundry 3,800 73 71 71 Am. Locomotive 1,400 67 66 66 Am. Smelt. A Ref...J6,300 82 80 81 Am. Sugar Ref 105 Am. Tel. A Tel 1,100 101 104 104 Am. Zinc, L. A 8.. 400 14 14 14 Anaconda Copper .. 1,100 63 61 61 Atchlaon 1.000 86 14 84 A. O. A W.I.8.8. L. 1.700 106 103 104 Baltimore A Ohio.. 1,100 61 61 60 Butta A Sup. Cop 18 California Pet 16 Canadian Pacific ... 2.100 143 141 143 Central Leather .... 7,306 66 65 66 Ches. A Ohio 1,200 68 63 63 C, M. A Bt P 1,400 46 43 43 Chicago A N. W $3 C R. I. A P. ctfs.. 300 80 20 20 Chlno Copper 1,000 43 42 43 Colo, Fuel A Iron 37 Corn Products Rof. 6,000 31 32 32 Crucible Steel 2.800 67 66 66 Cuba Cane Sugar 80 Distillers' Sec 25,400 40 88 40 Erie .' 600 16 16 16 General Electric ... 2,000 181 130 (30 General Motor 19,900 126 121 124 Gt Northern pfd... 800 80 89 88 Ot. No. Ore ctfs... J800 27 27 27 Illinois Central .... .... 14 Inspiration Copper. 1,600 46 46 46 Int. M. M. pfd. ...81,800 93 89 (1 Inter. Nickel ..... 900 28 28 28 inter Paper 1,200 2M 27 28 Kenneoott Copper .. S. TOO 33 33 32 Lou. A Nash. 113 Maxwell Motor ... 700 27 36 26 Mexican Ptt 700 27 26 26 Miami Copper 100 32 32. 32 Mo. Paclflo 1,800 32 31 31 Mont. Power 1 .... 68 Nevada Copper .... 600 18 18 18 N. Y. Central 700 70 70 61 N. Y., N. H. A H. 300 13 28 28 Norfolk A Western. 800 108 103 10$ Northern Paclflo .. 200 $4 84 88 Paclflo Mall 34 Pennsylvania 1,100 46 46 4 Pittsburgh Coal ... 40 Ray Con. Copper... 1,200 23 23 23 Reading 3,600 74 73 73 Rep. Iron A Steel.. 4,700 76 76 78 Shattuck Arlx Cop 17 Southern Pacific... 1,000 88 82 83 Southern Ry 300 33 23 13 Studebaker Cor. ... 6,700 62 60 61 Texas Co 1,800 161 149 160 Union Paclflo ..... 3,700 116 114 114 U. S. Ind. Alcohol:. 1,700 111 120 120 U. 8. Steel 1..... 101,400 93 92 13 U. 8. Steel pfd... 300 110 110 110 Utah Copper 2,200 82 81 81 Wabash ptd "B"... 300 22 23 22 Western Union ..... 89 Westing. Eleo 1,300 40 40 40 Total sales for the day 466,000 shares. New York Bond List. " U. 8. 2a reg... 7M!1. Cea. ref 4s.. 10 do coupon... 87lnt M. M. 6s.... IS U. 8. 8s reg... $9 K. C. So. ef 6s., 74 do coupon ... 99 L. A N. un 4s.... 87 U. 8. Lib. '8s. 97.28M. K. A T. 1st 4a 63 U. 8. 4s reg,..104Mo. Pac. gen 4s.. 68 do coupon ,...104Mont Power 6s.. 88 Am. For. Sec. 5s 96 N. Y. Cen. deb 6s 13 Am. T. A T. c. 6s 93No. Pacific 4s... 88 Anglo-French 6s. 89 No. Paclflo 2s... 11 Arm. A Co. 4s. 84 'Ore. S. L. ref 4s 14 Atchison gen 4s. 16 Pao. T. A T. 5a IS B. A O. cv 4a. 78Penn. con 4s. 17 Beth, Steel ref 6s 88 Penn. gen 4s... 81 Cen. Leather 6s. 96 Reading gen 4s. .. 84 Cen. Paclflo 1st-. 81 St. L. A 8. F. a 6s f Chea. A O. cv 5s 77 St.L.A S.F. a a 81 C. B. A Q. j. 4s 93So. l'ao. ,cv 6s.. 88 CMASPC4S 74 So. Ry. $1 CRIAPref4s. 68 Tex. A Pac. 1st. 84 Colo. A So. r 4s 69Unlon Pic 4s... 88 D. A R. G. ref 6s 61 U. S. Rub. 6s. . . . 77 D. of C. 6s, 1931 92U. 8. Steel 6s.... 11 Erie gen 4s 62 Wabash 1st 15 Qen. Eleo. 5s.... 96French Gvt. 6a 16 Ot No. 1st 4s.. 15 I focal Stocks and Bonds. Quotations furnished by Burns, Brlnker A Compsny, 449-62 National Bank bldg, Oma ha, Neb. STOCKS , Bid Asked Cudahy Packing Co, commod 110 112 Deere A Co, preferred 11 17 Fairmont Cream. Co. 7 p.e. pfd 102 Gooch MAE Co, 7 pc. pfd "B" 100 10S Lincoln Tel. A Teleg. Cmn. ..15 II Nebraska Pow. Co. 7 p.o. pfd. 101 O. A C. B. 8t Ry. Co. pfd. 68 71 O. A C. B- ry. A br. pfd x-dlv 64 60 O. A W. Co. 7 PC. pfd ex-div. 100 101 Sheridan Coal Co. common .... 76 M. E. Smith A Co. 7 pc. pfd. II Union Stock yds. Co. stock 101 102 Union P. & L. Co. 7 p. c. pfd. ..100 100 BONDS Argentine Dollar bonds 04 $6 Amer. Tel. A Teleg. notes, 1918-98 19 Canadian 6's, 1919 95 16 Canadian 6's. 1937 80 81 City of Marseilles 6'a, 1911 ..86 87 City ot Lyons 6's. 1918 86 87 Col. L., H. A P. 5's, 1924.... 94 IS Fed. Farm Loan 4's. 1937 ....100 100 Hastings, Neb. school 4's, 1927 98 ' 98.87 Iowa R. A L. C. 6's, 1933 .... 10 Kansas City terminal 6's. 1918 99 91 Oma. Ath. Club, bldg 6's, 1920-82 19 100 ' Omaha, Neb. various 4.61 Oakdale, Neb. water 6's 99 100 Russ. govt. Int. 5's. 19126 83 86 Seaboard air line ry.. 6's. 1916 95 16 Toledo Trac. L. A P. 7's, 1920 98 16 Wilson A Co. 4's. 1941 95 86 - London Money. London, Jan. 30. Silver Bar 43 d per ounce. Money 3 percent.. Discount Rates Short bills, 4 1-32 per cent; three months bills, 4 1-16 per cent. Evaporated Apples and Dried Fruits. New York, Jan. SO. Evaporated Apples Dull; state, 15016c; California, 16 16 e. Dried Fruits Prunes, firm Callfornlas, 6 014c; Oregons, 13frllc. Apricots, quiet; choice, 17c; extra choice, 17c; fancy, llO20c. Peaches, quiet; standard. llc; choice, 1218c; fancy, 1814c. Raisins, steady; loose muscatels, 9iR9; choice to fancy seeded, !O10c; seedless, !10c; London layera, 11.10. , Turpentine and Rosin. Savannah, Oa., Jan. 30. Turpentine firm 48c; aales 63 bbls; recelpta 34; shipments 104; stock 25,668. Rosin Firm; sales 584 bbls; receipts 437; shipments, none; stock 90,686. Quote B, D, E. F, O. H, $8.06; I $6.10; K. $6.60; M, $6.8790; N, $7.2007.23; WO, $7.407.42: WW $7.60. New York Dry Goods. New York, Jan. 30. Cotton goods here today were firm and advancing. Print clotba were higher and wide sheetings on a basis of 65 cents for 10-4 goods. Yarns were firm and worsted yarns quiet and firm. Burlaps ware firm. Knit goods were moderately active. New York Cotton. New York. Jan. 36. Cotton Futures opened steady; March, 30.30c; May, 29.82c; July, 29.48c; October, 38.04c; December, 27.85c. St. Louis Grain. St Louis, Jan. SO. Corn No. 4. $1.56; NO. 2 white, $1.83: May. $1.26. Oata No. 2. 8&tf 7c; No. 3 whlto, 87 87 c; May, 81 c Commercial and Rotary Clubs Boost Big Omaha Commercial and Rotary clubs have put a shoulder to the wheel to boost the big army athletic car nival which will be staffed by repre sentatives of Camp Funston and Camp Dodge at the Auditorium Sat urday night. Dr. J. A. Reilly of the Kansas City Athletic club, under whose direction the meet is to be held, met with the executive comrriittee of the Commer cial club Tuesday and was assured of the hearty co-operation of the club. The club has promised to take hold of TAG YOUR SHOVEL IS WATCHWORD GF ENTIREJCOUNTRY School Children of Nation Join in Campaign to Save Fuel to Help Win the War. r- Yesterday was "Tag-your-shovet day," a nation-wide movement advo cated by the United States fuel ad ministration. Throughout the United States to day 20,350,000 school boys and girls tagged coal shovels in 15.000,000 homes. Superintendent Beveridge sent supplies of official tags to the schools for distribution to the chil dren with instructions to tag their shovels, and also those of neighbors who do not have school children. The shovel in the furnace room of the White House was tagged by a school boy and the shovel in the home of Mayor Dahlman was like wise tagged by a boy of Park school. Save a Shovelful. These tags are to serve as remind ers to those who attend furnaces and stoves to save a shovelful of coal each day. The following statement was issued by the publicity department of the federal fuel administration: "See that tag I Well, it is not only going to help (he man or woman who makes the domestic fire to visualize the, nation's coal needs, but it will also help the boys and girls to do the same. "The United States fuel administra tion and the educators of the country are planning an object lesson in pa triotism for the schools. "This tag day will place the chil dren in direct contact with the world forces now warring in defense of their homes. And the agency, the symbolism in this drama, is a paste board tag, which, like a 'knot in the handkerchief,' a 'string on the finger " will constantly remind the man and the woman' behind the shovel that Uncle Sam needs that extra shovel ful. Keep Your Eye on the Tag. "Firemen, keep your eye on this tag! This little manilla tag (on which is written a few instructions in do mestic coal saving) is to be tied to the shovel handle. Pity the poor, un patriotic shovel that will lack this tag." Mayor Dahlman, Superintendent Beveridge and other officials of the city, county and state have declared their intentions of saving one shovel ful of coal each day in their homes. Coolness Better, Than Purity in the Air The New York State Commission on Ventilation has for nearly four years been experimenting in an effort to find what good ventilatio. really is. Specially fitted up rooms and more than two hundred persens have been sed in these experiments, the expense of which was paid by the New York Association for Improving the Condition of the Poor, and a jury of specialists has passed upon them. Some rf the interesting and unfore seen results of these investigations are described in the Popular Science Monthly b; George T. Palmer, chief of the investigating staff. The most important of these is that "so long as the room was kept cool and so long as the temp Nature was . ct allowed to rise it did not make much differ ence whether or not a plentiful sup ply of fresh air was supplied to the chamber. "Even when the subjects spent six dayj in succession in the unaired chamber, breathing air that contained the accumu'ated products of the breath, they did as good mental work, felt just as happy and did as mu.h physical work as they did when the ventilating fans were constantly changing the air. Furthermore, the most careful observations of the heart and circulation and the general con dition of th6 body failed to show any harmful effects. The only indication of any depressing effect of breath ing this confined and several times used air was that about 5 per cent less food was eaten." The lesson to be learned from this is that we should not allow our liv ing rooms to be heated to more than 68 degrees Fahrenheit. Fifteen per cent less work can be done at 75 than at 68 degrees. New York World. . Coffee Market New York. Jan.30 There was further realising or liquidation in the market for coffee futures today but trading was less active than yesterday and early declines were partly recovered. The market opened at a decline of five to ten points with active moths selling- about 13 to 14 polnta net lower durlnt the middle of the day or at 6.68 for May and 9.11 for September. This made a decline of about 39 to 40 points from the recent high level, which seemed to bring In a little covering or fresh buying causing rallies of 8 to 10 points from the lowest. The close showed a net loss ot 1 to 7 polnta. January 830; March 848; May 878; July888; Soptember920; October 826; Derember 848. Spot coffee quit. Rio 7's 83 3-4; Santos 4's 10 8-4. No f-esh offers -were reported in the cost and freight market,, but It was said that Braslllan shippers have given names to domestic buys-s of eight steamers and four sailors for shipment during Feb ruary and March Including the names of three of the Interned German steamers recently seised from Brazil. Clearance from Bra ill to the United States since the first of January have amounted to about 69F.000 bags, but no change was reported In ocean frelaht ratea. , The official cables showed an unchanged market at Rio. Santos was 5ft rels lower for spots and 36 reis lower to loo rels lower for futsra. Rio reported clearances of 6,000 bags for New Tork and 2 4,000 for New Orleans. Braslllan port receipts 66,000. New York Sugar. New Tork, Jan. 30. Sugar Raw steady; centrifugal, 6.006c; molasses nominal. Re fined atesdy; fine granulated. 7.46c. Kansas City Produce. Kansas City, Mo., Jan. 30. Hutter, Egga and Poultry Market unchani Athletic Carnival the ticket sale and entertain the army lads during their stay in this city. At noon Dr. , Reilly talked before the Rotary club at its weekly meeting and the Rotarians offered to help the good work along. The Korty-first infantry band sta tioned at Fort Crook will fye asked to provide the music during the carnival. Tickets for the carnival have been placed on sate at four downtown lo cations, Merritt'g drng store, Bea ton's, Myers-Dillon and the Hotel Fontenelle. MYSTERY SLEUTH GUIDES OFFICERS TO DOPE JOINTS Federal Authorities Are Led to Places Which They Raid by Letter From Unknown Detective. A mysterious detective was the guiding hand which directed federal officers to two of the largest dope raids in the history of Omaha, both made within the last week. The restaurant of Johnnie Moore, 221 North Thirteenth street, was raided Tuesday night and 200 pill boxes full of morphine and cocaine were taken, together with Johnnie, who is a colored gentleman. Last Friday night the office of Dr. H. O. Munson, 601 Paxton block, was raided and $500 worth of "dope" was captured. The doctor is in jail under $5,000 bond. Wants; U. S. Approval. In the letter to United States Mar shal Flynn in which he (or she) di rected .he officers to the Moore place the mysterious detective said: "If my conduct in directing you to these places is approved please put an ad in The Bee's 'personal' column." The conduct of the self-appointed detective is heartily approved, the fed eral officers say, and they hereby let it be known. Moore appeared before United States Commissioner Neely Wednes day morning and was held under $5,000 bond. f An ingenious arrangement for keep ing the "dope" was discovered by the officers in Moore's place. It consists of an ordinary washstand with a closet and three drawers. The closet is locked with a Yale lock. The draw ers have no locks, but the officers could not open them. They broke the Yale lock on the door of the ctoset. Inside they found little bolts running throegh the side of the closet into the sides of the drawers. Thus the draw ers could not be opened until the closet door had been unlocked and the bolts withdrawn. Each of the little pill boxes contains four pills of cocaine or morphine. The price was $1 a box and confirmed "dope" eaters would use four pills in 24 hours. Hiawatha Still King , Among the Elk Herd Long live the kingi Hiawatha, patriarch bull elk of Minnehaha Falls, still is czar of his herd. The annual aututnnal battle fof supremacy in the purc elk herd has been fought between Hiawatha and the pretender, strongest of the young er bulls in the herd, and Hiawatha proclaimed victor. Such is the rule of elkdom. To the strongest goes the scepter. For a year the biggest and most powerful bull rules the herd. During the summer the other bulls foregather alone. With the first frosty days of fall comes the annual battle tor the throne. When the park keeper turned the two herds together the king and his does On one side and the assemblage of bachelor bulls on the other Hia watha looked up and. braced himself to take his part. Out in advance of his brethren charged a powerful bull, pretender to the throne, younger and more agile, but several pounds lighter than the patriarch. Straight toward Hiawatha came the challenger! Straight at the challenger charged the king, with lowered head. Halfway between the two groups the warriors met with a clang of ant lers that echoed through the gorge. For 30 minutes, with horns locked, they battled back and forth. Each was trying for that energetic twist of head and neck that would throw its rival to the ground. Had either been suc cessful in (his, it would have tried to gore its) adversary to death. But neither battler was able to get in the death thrust. For a time, it seemed as though the challenger would win. It backed the patriarch against the wire fence of the paddock. Then the skill born of many previous battles came to the old master's aid In the parlance of the prize ring, Hia watha soon had the ambitious young ster groggy. With a sudden lunge he pushed the challenger back 50 feet. Three times he nearly succeeded in felling him with clever twists of horns and head. Three times the challenger saved himself in the nick of time. After the last escape the youngster, aware that he was beaten, scampered headlong down the gorge. Bugling defiance and scorn at the worsted rival, Hiawatha returned to the herd. The other bulls, true to elk nature, timidly joined him. deserting their late champion. Minneapolis Journal. I Railroads to Let Out Their Right-of-Ways to Farmers Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 30.Railroada in Nebraska have agreed to continue this spring the plan adopted last year of letting out their right-of-way to responsible parties for farming pur poses. This information is conveyed to Director C. W. Pugsley of the ex tension serivce in letters from the presidents of the different line! oper ating in the state. First choice will be giyen to farmers with land adjacent to the railroad. First choice of the right-of-ways in towns will of course be given to rail road employes. Application should be adem to the local railroad agent who will forward the request to the proper authorities. It has been asked that hotse desirous of usinp; the railroad property make early application. FLOODS DAMAGE SHIPPING VNEN ICE PACK BREAKS Rivers' on Rampage as Gorge Gives Way Under Pressure One Packet Sinks at Cin- ., cinnati. Cincinnati, O., Jan. 30. The fee gorge at this point broke at 10jl0 o'clock this morning and began slow ly moving down stream. -The city of Louisville swung loose from its moorings, crashed into the government boat Ottawa and sank. The Ottawa, however, did not break loose. Precautions have been taken to save the numerous packets barges, tow boats and dock houses here, but the river men admit that large dam age is almost certain to result when the ice goes out. Property valued at more than $1, 000,000 is in danger. Flood Checked at Pittsburgh. . Pittsburgh, Pa., Jan. 30. A sudden cold snap in the mountains of West Virginia checked the flood in the head waters of the Monongahela river early today and ice gorges at Brownsville. Pa., and Morgantown, W. Va., held fast, with the result that mills in the Pittsburgh district were still snort of coal. Until the pools are freed of ice, or a channel wide enough to permit' of the passage of tow boatl can be broken, there is little hope of getting Coal to the Pittsburgh mills. Tennessee ia Rising. Chattanooga, Tenn., Jan. 30. Tha Tennessee river was rising at the rate of one foot in three hours today, the gauge reading 33.3 feet. The crest of the rise will not reach here before Friday. ; Ice Packs Released.. ; Memphis Tenn., Jan. 30. Ice packs gorging the Mississippi river at. Co lumbus, Ky., let go early tocay under pressure of water and ice released j from gorges in the Tennessee river. At Hickman. Ky., 20 miles touth of Columbus, the river was reported packed with ice and rising at the rate of 10 inches an hour. , Floods on Ohio. Louisville, Ky., Jan. 3a Cities5 and towns along the tributaries of the Ohio having their origin in the moun tains of southeastern Kentucky and eastern Tennessee today were anx iously watching th'e progress of floods which carried oil their crests great quantities of ice. ' . Flood conditions were reported m virtually every important stream in the state. . v At Paducah, at the mouth of the Tennesseef the great gorge which had formed in the Ohio was anxiously watched for signs of its breaking. . VILLA KILLS 142 MEXICAN WORKERS WITH DYNAMITE Juarez, Mexico, Jan. 30. Confirma tion of the dynamitin ( of the Mexican Central work train at Diaz station'. 25 miles south of Chihuahua City, Satur day by Villa followers was received here today. A total of 142 men were killed by the Villa band. Contrary to reports first received here late yesterday, the entire train guard of 100 federal soldiers was an nihilated, having been killed during the fighting or later executed. It is now believed all but five of the 47 Mexican track workmen were killed, that number having been taken back to Chihuahua City. Popular Legends Always J Born in Time of War Wars are fruitful breeders of legends, and always have been. 1 Npf is the present war any exception to the rule. Everybody, to cite but two in stances, will be able to recall the story of the Mons angels and that other one about the Russian soldiers who carrje through England from Archangel. . Possibly these yarns and other simi lar ones will be incorporated, in the history books of the future. It is a fact that stories equajly without foundation are taught in our. schools today. y , . Take, for example, the one about the Black Hole of Calcutta. Every schoolboy and nearly every grown-up person is familiar with the details of that ghastly story. It relates how the , Nabob Suraja Dowlah shut up 146 Britons, captured 4y him in Calcutta Fort, in a small, unventilated dungeon, and how, after a night of agony from heat, thirst and lack of air, only 23 were found alive next morning. For more than 150 years the story has been implicitly believed.' Yet now along comes Mr. Little and proves in his "Bengal: Past and Present," not only that it is not true, but that it could not possibly be true.. Nine persons only were, it appears from contemporary records, confined in the "black hole, ' which was really the common prison, and none of these suffered any very great inconvenience. The remainder of the garrison, num bering some 120, werje either killed or wounded in the fighting, and tbe lat ter were treated by their conquerors with every consideration. , . ' TAX FREE 4Vz BONDS The tsat of an investment is the NET returns. Federal Farm Loan Bonds at 4. exempt from all taxes, pay better NET returns than (tt taxable in vestments of Omaha eitisens. Take your 1817 tax recelpta and figure it for yourself. .- .. Federal Farm Loan Bonds In addition ' We yon - exemption from the Federal Income and Ixeeas Profits Tax. . Federal Farm Loan Bonds are Is sned under the direct control and supervision of the Federal Farm Loan Board, a Bureau of the United States Treasury. For further information call upon or write E, D. MORCOM. Treasurer. FEDERAL LAND BANK OF OMAHA 1208 W. O. W. Bldf., Omaha.