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THE BEE: OMAHA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1918.
NEBRASKA CONGRESSMEN IN
THICK OF RAIL BILL; FIGHT
Senator Morris Attack Government Guarantee of Oper
ating Income and Rate-Fixing Power of President;
Stephen Hit U. S. Ownership, But Favor
Jj Federal Control of Road.
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Washl(rt Bareaa
of Tha OTh B , j
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By EDGAR C, SNYDER. :
(Waff Carrrspondeai.) .'
Washington, Feb. 21 (Special Telegram.) Nebraska
had a field day in the senate and house Tuesday.
Senator Norm made a whirlwind speech against govern
ment guarantee of the average net operating lncbme of rail
roads for the three-year period and incidentally the provision
giving the president power to fix rates. '-.
In the house Repreaentative Steph-Y
FARMERS WANT COST
OF LIYIHGREDUCED
Nonpartisan League Wiy Back
Measures to Control Price
of Wheat and Other
Commodities.
St.' Paul, Minn., Feb. 21,-The
American farmer is not demanding an
increased minimum price for wheat
that would make the cost of living
more burdensome for the consuming
public, but will be content if the prices
of other commodities are scaled down
in proportion, A. C. Townley, presi
dent of the National Nonpartisan
league. saiU today.
Mr. Townley's statement, it was de
clared, was prepared before news
came that President Wilson had indi
cated opposition to bills increasing
the price.
Mr. Townley oeniea mat me league
would support independent bills for
increasing the price, but said it would
support administration measures. ,
Proposed increase in tiie price 01
wheat, Mr. Townley said, would
"please the profiteers, wiio tninK
they can boost prices all around it
they succeed on advancing me cosi o;
primary commodities.
"The firmer would not benefit by
$3 wheat if mill feeds, furm machin
ery and other necessities continue to
advance," the statement said.
Union Men Respond to Call
For Ship Yard Workers
Washington, Feb. 21. Preliminary
estimates of the results of the cam
paign to enroll 250,000 ship workers
show that the number sought will be
much exceeded and that thousands of
union men have joined without re
striction against working with unor
ganized workers.
PLAN NEBRASKA
COAL PROGRAM
FOR NEXT YEAR
Kansas City, Mo., Feb. 21.-A coal
conservation program for the centra;
west that is hoped will eliminate the
heatless and lightless days and nights
next winter will be worked out today
at a meeting of state and local fuel
administrators, transportation men
and mine operators here with II. N.
Taylor, fuel distributer for the sev
enteenth zone.
State fuel administrators are here
from Missouri, Nebraska, Iowa, Ar
kansas and Oklahoma.
It is planned to devise means to
induce consumers to lay in coal sup
plies during the summertime, obviat
ing the possibility of a sudden rush
for coal when severe weather hamp
ers railroads.
Bee Want Ads Produce Results.
The Japanese Way To Remove Corns
Doesn't Hurt a Bit-Easy and Simple
The Magic Touch of Ice-Mint Does-ft. Just a Touch Stops Soreness,
Then the Corn or Callous Shrivels and Lifts Off. Try It. f : .
Your r"eet WH1 Feel Cool and Fine. , t
is he will thrive! right up and r f
pick bim out after toueh of Ice-mfnt. .
No pain, not bit of soreness either when
applying- it or afterwards, and it downt
even irritate the skin.
lee-mint to the reel Japanese seeret
of fine, heattfiy. HUM feet. Prevent foot ..
odors and keepe them eool, reset an
comfortable. It is now aetline; like, wild-i
fire here. . ' y.
I Just ask in any druf itore lor, a in-
ktlejee-raint and live your poor, euffenn.
fired feet tne .treat 01 vneir uv. i un
la nothing better, nor nothinjr "just ai
food,- r. '
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Just a touch ot Ice-mint and "Oh!"
what relief. Corns ai.d callousei vanish,
soreness disappears and you can dance
all night or walk all day and your corns
won't hurt a bit. No matter what you
have tried or how many times you have
been disappointed here is a real help, for
you at last. Krom the very second that
Ice-mint touches that sore, tender com
your poor, tired, aching feet will feel no
cool, easy and comfortable that you will
just sigh with relief. Think of it; just a
little toueh of that delightful, cooling1
Ice-mint and real foot joy is yours. No
matter how old or tough your pet corn
ni attacked o-overnment ownership
of railroads, but poke in favor of
placing them under federil control.
Both speeches attracted considerable
attention.
Congressman Stephens wants the
provision returning the railroads to
private owners within two years
stricken from the bill on the ground
that the people in all probability will
not be In a mood to consider neces
sary legislation that must be enacted
before the roads are turned back to
- their owners.
MEN HOME IN YEAR.
"It will possibly be a year, follow
ing the conclusion of peace, before
the soldiers are all returned home
and discharged," Stephens said. "Dur
ing this period it is not probable that
it will be possible to even consider the
turning back of these roads. There
will no doubt be an immense demand
for capital and the difficulty of the
railrnaHs in financing themselves will
no doubt be a very great one.
"Federal control is not government
ownership," he said. "On the con
trary, it is the very method that can
save us from government ownership.
Private control and, ownerfhip 'has
already proven a failure. Some way
must be found to cure the defects
of the system, or government owner
ship inevitably follows. If, after a
trial of federal control, the roads
break down utterly under existing
conditions,' then the government, to
save its own life, must on its own
means of life as well as control them.
Fears Civil Service. .
"If those whe are haunted by the
ghost of government ownership pre
vent an honest demonstration of fed
eral control to see whether or not
the troubles of private ownership can
be cured and the railroads made to
do the work of the country, then they
will have to face a country-wide de
mand for Hot only federal control,
but federal ownership as well, with
nearly 2,000,000 employes added to
the civil service rolls of the country
and with all the accompanying dan
gers of such a gigantic civil roll In
fluencing legislation. My fear would
be that with such a force in a posi
tion to profit through the pay roll
route by legislation which could tre
mendously influence would endanger
the very life of the government."
Rock Island Revived.
Th Fremont congressman recited
.... at length the story of the wrecking
of the Rock Island, which, he said,
was equal to any "Diamond Dick"
novel ever written, and "the highway
man made the performance of Jesse
James look trivial and inconsequen
tial." - - i
"The reason that there U a Clamor
for government ownership," said Mr.
Stephens, "is not because there are
any considerable number of. people
in this country 'who really favor
government ownership as a matter of
principle, but rather they think of it
as a necessity."
Hoovtr Takes Beans.
Representative Kinkaid received a
letter from Food Director , Hoover,
with relation to the purchase of pinto
beans, a subject of fruitful inquiry at
the hands of western congressmen,
whfrein Mr. Ilnover states: .
"We have arranged through. the
grain corporation to take over the en
tire crop of pinto beans- in the states
nf Kehrailta Colorado.' Wvominar and
New Mexico, and distribute them to
the civilian population ot tne country,
under a special publicity plan. , ' '
"Mrj T.amnn of the Burlington has
been secured and also Mr. 'Leiber, his
assistant in Denver, who has been ap
nnint4 liie cnvrisl heart representative
under Food Administrator Stearns, of
Colorado, to work m co-operation
with the food, administrators ot xse
braska. Wyoming and New Mexico. ,
"I trntt this will meet with VOUT CO
nneratinn and that we will be able tO
move the beans from the farmers at a
sufficiently good price to warrant a
large acreage being planted this com-
inff enrinir .-
. A number of Nebraska women at a
meeting yesterday at George vvasn
ington inn, the guests of Mrs. Sloan,
A,r,AA tn crvr a tea On Saturday.
March 2, for the purpose of bringing
together women neweomers to Wash
ington, in order to ascertain their
needs. '. . :. . "
..'Suspends State Weight Laws
Iri View of Federal Order
. Lincoln, Feb. : 21 (Special.) The
weights ana measures law ot tnis
.ctai fVfifne the leiral wT.ilhts for the
sale of coromeal namely, 48 pounds,
24 oounds and 12 pounds. Under a
recent ruling issued by .the United
States' food administration, effective
" - April .1, 1913, the sale of cornmeal is
nrnhihited extent in Dackaffes con
taining one 4nd . one-half ' pounds,
three nminHs. five nounds. 10 oounds.
25 pounds, 50 pounds and 100 pounds,
, net weignt. .
Armrrfinc tn an oninion 1 of the
attorney for the food administration,
. where 'n1ee and regulations are in
effect governing the conduct of firms
which are required to oe licensed
under the food act, -these rules and
regulations take precedence over any
existing state laws where such State
laura are in ennflift with the rules
and regulations of the jood admin
istration. ' . '
Pursuant to this opinion, no action
will be taken by the State department
for the sale in this state of cornmeal
in package weights other than those
specified in "the state law, provided
tiie weights conform to those defined
- ' In the food administration ruling.
, . This is a ruling of Food, Drug,
Dairy and Oil Commissioner Mur-
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flier or bookkeeper by using a Uee ,
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Swpripn Mav InterveneX
In Finland Uprising
Stockholm, Feb. 21. In answer to
an interpellation in the Rikslag,Fre
micr Eden said that while certain
circles in Finland desired Swedish
111 ICI Veil IIU11 J II lilftfc x whs t
siderable part of the Finnish people,
strongly opposed the idea and Swed
en in no wise intended armed inter
vention there unless compelled by a
violation of Swedish rights and in
terests, . .
He added that the existing prohibi
tion on the transit and exportation
of arms would be maintained.
The premier declared thai Sweden
would not permit the organization of
armed forces on Swedish territory,
but individual volunteers r would be
allowed to enter the Finnis,i service.
Mav Use Wheat Flour
Substitutes as See Fit
WadiiiifftAn. Feb. 21. Housewives
may use wheat flour substitutes in any
manner they wish, the food adminis
tration nointed out today in a state
ment declaring that some grocers
have misunderstood the wheat, flour
substitute rule and are requiring pur
chasers of wheat flour to agree actu
ally to use 50 per'cent of other cereals
in the bread they bake at nome.
The o-rnrer i reauired to sell one
nnnnrl nf enhstitnie cereals with everv
pound of wheat flour,' but -the house
wife is free to use the substitutes in
any way she chooses. The food ad
ministration, however, has requested
women to bake a victory bread tn
their, homes containing 20 per cent
or more of wheat flour substitutes.
Conventions Should Be
Along Patriotic Lines
Tt.iffalA M V PeK 2t.f.Sr,erial
Telegram.) The fourth annual con
vention of the Association of Con
vention Bureaus was opened. this
morning here with the,, singing of
America.
President T T.ee Barrett of Detroit
declared that conventions during the
war pediod should be conducted
along patriotic lines; saying that men
whit usually finance conventions are
men most interested in liberty cam-.
riaitrm and other war activities.
E. V. Parish of Omaha, vice pres-
his report. .
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A Stubborn .Cough
Looieni Right Vp
This home-made remedy la ewadet
' tor quick nmlts. KasUr
cheaply mads.
TW. n.An.n mnA tiAfittlv antinn nt 4lita
simple, inexpensive . home-made remedy
In quickly healing the inflamed or swollen
membranes of the throat, chest or bron
chial tubes and breaking up tight
coughs, has caused it to be used in more
itomes tnan any outer eougn remedy.
Under its healing, soothing lnfluenco,
chest soreness goes, phlegm loosens,
breathing becomes easier, tickling in
throat stops and vou get a good night's
restful sleep. The usual throat and
chest colds are conquered by it in 24
hours or less. Nothing better for bron
chitis, hoarseness, croup, whooping
cough, oronciiiai astuma or . winter
coughs.4 .
Tn thsV ill is anlandM mi1i amain
pour 2V ounces of PInex (00 cente
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worm j, into a pins douib ana nil mo
bottle with plain granulated sugar syrup
nno snaae tnorougniy. -xou taen have
v full pint family supply of a much
potter cougn syrup wan jou could buy
ready-made for $2.50. Seeps perfectly
and children lore its pleasant taste.
rinex is a special and highly coneen
ated comnound of irenulne Norwav
pine extract, and is known the world
ftuv aw v w i" v as
Avnt frti 4fti mtnnfnsiafl eaiuk mnA mi.
tainty in overcoming stubborn coughs
and chest colds.
To avoid disappolntmenf ask your
druggist for "2i ounces of Pinex" with
thing else. Guaranteed to give absolute
satisfaction or money promptly refunded.
The rinex Co., Ft. Wayne, Ind.
Use Cocoanut Oil
For Washing Hair
Tf vou want tn Veen vnnr hair in
good condition be careful what you
wasu it witn.
Most soaos and oreoared shamooos
contain too much alkali. This dries
the scalp, makes the hair brittle and
is -very harmful. Just plain mulsified
cocoanut oil (which is pure ana en-
tiretv trreasetess i niurn hetter than
the most expensive soap or anything
else vou can use for shamooointr. as
this can't possibly injure the hair.
bimply moisten your nair witn wa
ter and rub it in. - One or two tea-
spoonfuls wilt make an abundance of
rich, creamy lather 'and cleanses the
hair and scalp thoroughly. The lather
rinses out easily and removes every
particle of dust, dirt, dandruff and ex
cessive oil. The hair dries quickly
and evenly and it leaves it fine and
silky, bright, fluffy and easy to man-
, ..
You can tret mulsified cocoanut oil
at most any drug store. It is very I
cheap and a few ounces is enough to
last everyone in the family for months.
Advertisement. '
lpeis strength of delicate, nervous..
run-sown peopia m ieo aays urn in
miny Instances. Used and highly en
dorsed by former United States Senators
and Members ot Congress, well-known
physieisrs and former Public Health
Official. Ask your doctor or drsetist
nhnut it. i
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TheTGireatest Industrial Event of the Year
i nfthe Central West Will Be the
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13th Annual
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AUTO SM)W
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--AT. THE-
AUDITORIUM
February 25 to March 2, 1918
Passenger Cars
Every pmalia car distributor has outdone' every
past effortio make this the greatest-Exhibition of pass
enger cars flyer held west of Chicago. Every new- type,
. t every novelty, every sensation, will be shown. It's an
' opportunity ot you to see the wonderful development
that has takei; place in the automobile world. Passen
ger cars costing hundreds to those costing thousands will
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oe snown in a xonaeriuiiy beautiiui setting.
Motor Trucks
You Mr. Business Man, owe it to the success of your v
undertakings to vit the wonderful display of trucks for
commercial use. 'Tfyat this is practically "A Horseless
Age" is easily proven by the marvelous strides that
have been made in the motor truck field. But you'll
never realize its ful significance or learn the auto
truck's many advauages to you unless you come to the
; : v. ' Omaha Automobile 9iow and see it with vour own eyes.
Omaha Bids You Welcome !
The city of Omaha, as well as her aihomobile men, bids ' you welcome.
The theaters have provided special attractions for Auto Show weekthe
hotels have made provision for the big crowds all Omaha has made prep
arations for your comfort and entertainment during Auto Show week.
Omaha Auto Trade Association
For Further Information on Anything Perui to the Show, Please
Address Clarke O. Powell, Manager, 2051 Farm Street, Omaha, Neh.
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