INQUIRY INTO
BAKERY PROFIT
BROUGHT TO END
Referee to Transcribe Testi
mony That Will Eventually
Reach Hoover, Who Will
Pass J'ldgment.
The inquiry started by the food
administration to find whether Omaha
bakers are profiteerrng was concluded
yesterday. Referee Henely will have
the testimony transcribed and turn it
over to' State Food Administrator
Wattles, who will make his recom
mendations and forward them to
Food Administrator Hoover, to pass
final judgment.
The hearing Wednesday was short.
Louis J. Gregerson, expert account
ant who audited the books of the
Petersen & Pegau Baking company,
testified they showed in the bread
baking department of the bakery, for
the month of December, last, a loss
of $1,044.32. His data far arriving at
the conclusions all came from the
members of the company and the ex
penses took into account the salaries
of Messrs. Petersen and Pegau,
charged against the business at $5,000
each per annum.
Took Books as He Found Them.
Gregerson did not make up the
books of the company, but took them
just as he found them, and of his own
knowledge, knew nothing of their cor
rectness. P. T. Petersen of the Petersen &
Pegau company was recalled and
testified as to his plant, asserting that
it is the most complete in the city
and is run in the most economical
manner. He insisted that he is mak
ing the best bread produced in Omaha
and that it is due to this fact that
enables him to sell it at 9 cents a loaf,
"when bread of inferior quality is sold
at 8, 7'2 and even at 6J4 cents," said
Mr. Petersen.
Claims the Best Bread.
"We bake better bread than any
one else and owing to this superior
quality, my partner any myself feel
that we have a right to take out the
salaries that we are getting. How
ever, this is the only pay that we re
ceive and the only returns that we
get on the money invested in the
business."
It developed that on bread sold out
side of Omaha, the Petersen & Pegau
company is prepaying all charges and
selling at the Omaha prices.
Petersen asserted there is "plenty
of cheap bread on the Omaha mar
ket," but was not certain whether it
was of as god a quality as that turned
out by his bakery. He had not
sampled it. At any rate, he knew that
with flour at the present prices, bread
cannot be sold cheaper than it is
quoted, at least not if the baker ex
pects to come out even.
Father Corboy in Omaha ,
On Furlough From Funston
Rev. W. J. Corboy, S. J., formerly
athletic director at Creighton ; uni
versity, has arrived in Omaha on a
furlough from Camp Funston, where
he has been stationed as chaplain.
Father Corboy has been commis
sioned by the government as a first
lieutenant. He has been ordered to
report at the chaplain's training
camp to be held at Fortress Monroe,
Va., beginning March 1.
Father Corboy says both the gov
ernment and the soldiers have realized
that the nmber of chaplains now in
service in the army is inadequate and
the government will begin calling on
the clergy in greater numbers soon.
Springfield Pioneer is
Dead; Came From Germany
Henry Gottsch, 66 years old, pio
neer resident of Nebraska, died Tues
day at his home in Springfield. He
was born in Schleswig-Holstein, Ger
many, and emigrated to this country
in 1870.
He is survived by his widow and
eight children, Mrs. Frank Zimmer
man, Mrs. Julia Ruff, Mrs. Edwin
Snider, Mrs. John Leschansky, Carl,
Henry and George Gottsch, all of
Springfield, and Mrs. Will Roberts of
Ravenna.
Burgess-Nash Store Choir
v To Give Patriotic Program
To commemorate the birth of
George Washington, the Burgess
Nash choir of mixed voices will give
a patriotic program Friday from the
balcony of the main floor at 12:15.
Among the songs will be "America,"
"Red, White and Blue," "We're Tent
ing Tonight," "Battle Hymn of the
Republic," "When Sammie Comes
Marching Home," "The Star Span
gled Banner" and the French national
hymn, The Marseillaise.
Former High School Boys
Now in the Army and Navy
E. E. McMillan of the High school
faculty has compiled data showing
a number of former Central High
school graduates and students who
are in the military service. He has
found that there are:
In the army: Two lieutenant-colonels,
nine majors, IS captains, 108 first
and second lieutenants. In the navy:
Nine lieutenant commanders, one
senior lieutenant, one junior lieuten
ant, three ensigns.
Washington's Birthday
Observed at the Library
On Washington's birthday the
library will be open from 2 to 6 p. m.
No books will be exchanged. Among
the new books at the library are two
on live stock, "Manual of Farm Ani
mals," Harper, and "Western Live
Stock Management," Potter. Among
the other new books are, "Rainbow's
End," Beach; "Stories Children
Need," Bailey; "Universal Military
Education," Howe; "Secret Trails,"
Roberts; "Wild Animals at Home,"
Seton; "New Pocket Dictionary of the
English and Russian Languages" and
"Composition," Dow.
Department Order.
Washington. Feb. 21. (Special Telegram.)
Postofflce at Eagle, Albany county, Wyo.,
discontinued; mail to Garrett.
Rural letter carriers appointed In Ne
braska: Aurora, Albert D. Johnaon; Bay
ard, Harry E. Lamaater; Blue Spring, Har
ley L. Trump; Nebraaka City, Ray R. Gump;
Osceola, Dolmar W. McFadden; 8crlbner.
John E. Btetl; Gerlns, Frank G. Foster;
Mitchell. Alonw B. Emery; Sweetwater,
John G. Roberts.
Brie) City News
Bat Boot Print It New Baaeen Praia.
Lighting Fixtures. Burgess-Gramlen.
West Farnam modern house, $40.
323 N. 38th Ave. D. 2947.
Scouts to Entertain Boy Scouts
will entertain at the Central Park
school tonight.
Robt, C. Druesedow Co., atocks
and bonds and local securities, 860
Omaha Nat Bank Bldg.
Thrift is the handmaiu ot prosper
ity, the enemy of waste. Start right
with Nebraska Savings & Loan Ass'n,
211 S. 18th St.
Creston, la., to Have Station Major
A. J. Frith sent a request to Wash
ington that a recruiting office be
opened at Creston. la.
Booth in Shoe Store The Douglas
shoe store has installed a private or
thopedic booth, where women may go
tor root comiort m privacy.
Linden Checker Champion Vonder
Linden won the checker champion
ship at the Young Men's Christian as
sociation Wednesday, the last day of
the tournament.
Whist Players to Meet Beginning
February 22 the Prairie Park Whist
club will hold its weekly meet in the
philosophical rooms on the seventh
floor of the Bee building.
Marine Service Popular The local
marine recruiting office has more ap
plicants for enlistments than it can
take care of with the present force,
and a request has been sent to Wash
ington for another officer to help with
this work.
Navy Needs Stenographers A large
number of stenographers are needed
in the navy for work in recruiting of
flees, as well as in ship yards and
other places. Those enlisting in this
branch will hold the rank of yeoman
second class.
State Bank of Omaha, corner Six
teenth and Harney streets, pays 4 per
cent on time deposits; 3 per cent
on savings accounts. All deposits In
this bank are protected by the de
positors' guarantee fund of the state
of Nebraska. Adv.
Print "Rolls of Honor" The Fest
ner Printing company lays claim to
being the first Omaha concern to
print "Rolls of Honor," for names of
employes of companies or members
of organizations in the service of their
country, in large quantities.
Forsander to Speak Quarterly rally
of the Baptist Young People's unions
of Omaha end Council Bluffs will be
held Friday night, February 22, at the
First Baptist church, Twenty-ninth
avenue and Harney street at 8 o'clock.
The speaker will be Rev. ' J. Philip
Forsander of Council Bluffs.
Drive on For Recruits The re
cruiting station for the army at Oma
ha is starting a drive to get the
names of all the young men in Ne
braska, eligible for enlistment and to
those under draft, age. Information
will be sent concerning life in the
army and the possibilities fo. a young
man in the services of the United
States.
Fine fireplace goods at Sunderlands.
BOYS OF 41ST
SHOW SCENES
OF CAMP LIFE
A large and well pleased audience
cheered the Forty-first infantry pre-!
sentation of "A Day of Military Life"
at the Auditorium last night. A com
plete program of drills and incidents
of training in an infantry regiment
was giyen. Music was furnished by
the band from Fort Crook.
Soldiers were shown first in their
quarters, shelter tents an account of
lack of space, at daylight. At the
sounding of "Reveille" the camp
awoke and the early morning scenes
around a camp were depicted.
The calisthenic drill, arranged to de
velop every muscle of the body, was
shown, followed by the favorite call
of the soldier "mess." Military drills
and pastimes slightly shortened on ac-(
count of time were carefully shown.
Bayonet, grenade, gas mask, litter
and rescue and machine gun drills
pleased the large audience of civilians,
many of whom had never witnessed
these drills. Camp singing, bugle calls
and the word parodies were
demonstrated by the "doughboys." An
indoor athletic period was demon
strated on apparatus as used in the
camp "gym."
The entertainment closed with the
most beautiful of military exercises,
formal guard mount. As the sun goes
down and daylight fades the duties
of the day are ended and the flag is
lowered while the band plays the na
tional anthem, "The Star Spangled
Banner." "Tattoo" and "Call to
Quarters" brings the men to their
tents and they go to sleep to the
lingering strains of "Taps."
The receipts of the entertainment
will be placed in the regimental fund.
All details were handled by officers
and men in the Forty-first infantry
stationed at Fort Crook.
Chicago Board of Trade
Hits Speculators in Oats
Chicago, Feb. 21. In an effort to
check speculation in oats, which to
day sold at the highest prices ever
recorded, the directors of the Chicago
Board of Trade in special session
adopted the following resolution:
I hat no contract or purchase or
sale in oats for any delivery shall be
made during a day's session between
members of this association at a
price greater than 2 cents a bushel
over the previous day's quotation."
Cash oats today sold at cents,
the highest previous quotation before
1918 being 90 cents in June, 1867.
Soldier Boy's Plea Gains
Pardon for Old Father
Columbus, O., Feb. 21. A single
word, "pardoned," was cabled to a
boy witli the American expeditionary
forces in France by Governor Cox to
day. It is an answer to a letter just
received from the Ohio soldier, who
asked that his father be pardoned
from the penitentiary.
"I am willing to die for my coun
try and I could die happy if I could
but know he is free to care for my
mother," wrote the boy.
The man had been convicted of
stealing and had almost a year more
to serve.
None Equal to Chamberlain's
"I have tried most of the cough medi
cines and find that there is none that
equal Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. It
has never failed to give me prompt re
lief," writes W. V. Harner, Montpelier
Ind.
FACTORY OWNERS
SPREAD FEAST OF
OMAHA MADE FOOD
Manufacturerv Enjoy Dinner at
Chamber of Commerce and
Give Away Samples of
Their Products.
More than $3,000 worth of Omaha
made products were given as prizes at
the annual dinner of the Omaha Man
ufacturers' association at the Omaha
Chamber of Commerce last night.
Four hundred men and women were
present in colored clown hats and high
spirits.
VVagonloads of goods made in the
factories of Omaha were piled high
on a platform in the banquet hall, and
bushel bags full of other products
were distributed, slung to every chair
in the house before th; banquet
opened.
The banquet was served of Omaha-
made products, even to the extent of
Omaha cold storage turkey. Omaha
made soft drinks on the table took the
place once held with such distinction
and conspicuousness by a drink with
larger "authority."
When the last course had been
served the distribution of the prizes
began. Al Scott and Howard Goulding
took turns in talking the merits of the
products handed out right and left to
those present.
J. T. Luscombe was tho first fa
vored. He drew a fine black overcoat.
Major John G. Maher drew a heavy
pair of fur mittens and Colonel t. A
Grant followed closely after, drawing
a 10-pound can of breakfast syrup.
George Eggers drew a waffle iron and
F. S. Knapp a milk-fed chicken fresh
from the cold storage house. John W.
Gamble drew a can of malted milk
ana "Exemption" Frank Kennedy got
a chicken.
So the cheerful evening ore away,
while Herbert Hoover, had he been
present, might have seen enough pan
cake flour, macaroni and noodles
Kiven away to feed a regiment.
And how the neorjle did aooreciate
these gifts in these days of topless
prices 1 Those who felt themselves
luckless, tin stuck to tne snip, in me
frenzied hope that before midnight
should strike they might at least win
a oound of slapjacks. And they did.
For there were enough good things
to go around and more, so that no one
at the banquet had to go without his
prize.
When the crowd surged down the
elevator and out on the street, they
looked as "Exemption" Frank Ken
nedy remarked, "like a lot of porch
climbers coming in from a raid."
Shamp Says Packers
Yielding to the Unions
, C. L. Shamp. 3615 North Twenty-
fourth street, returned Wednesday
from Chicago where he has been at
tending the arbitration council on the
dispute which culminated in the pack
ing house strike last Christmas.
Mr. Shamp attended the convention
as representative of the stationary
firemen and oilers and was optimistic
concerning the labor unions' demands.
They are, in substance, the establish
ment of a basic eight-hour day and
$1 a day increase in all salaries.
The conference convened February
11 and is scheduled to adjourn about
March 10, but it is Mr. Shamp's
opinion that the officials will com to
a settlement without further arbitra
tion. J. Ogden Armour is said to be
agreeable to all the changes proposed
by the unions. Mr. Shamp said that
the unions are very well satisfied
with the treatment accorded them by
the packers in Chicago, and that the
conference was a systematic and
fruitful one.
One Killed, 7 Injured in
Explosion on U. S. Cruiser
Washington, Feb. 21. One man
was fatally injured, two seriously and
five slightly hurt in the explosion
of a cartridge case last Monday on
board the armored cruiser Montana,
the Navy department announced to
day. Boatswain's Mate Charles W.
Paully, Chicago, died while being
taken to a hospital. '
Seaman Roy L. Putnam, Phoenix,
Ala., and Lawrence M. Ainley, Caw
ker City, Kan., were seriously hurt.
The slightly injured were:
Private Richard M. Guion, marine
corps, New Orleans; Seamen Wil
liam T. Friedrichs, Chippewa Falls,
Wis.; Charles E. Pyle, Lamar, Colo.;
ohn H. Atterson, Salmons, Ky., and
. T. Leroy, home address not given.
No details of the explosion were
announced.
Fernch Bag Prisoners.
Paris, Feb. 21. French detachments
made a heavy attack on the Germans
in Lorraine today, entering, the Ger
man lines over a large front and cap
turing more than 400 prisoners, ac
cording to the war office announce
ment tonight.
16, Total British Loss
To Subs During Week
London, Feb. 21. British mer
chantmen sunk by mine or sub
marine in the past week numbered
15, according to the admiralty
statement issued tonight. Of these,
12 were of 1,600 tons or over and
three were under that tonnage. One
fishing craft was also sunk; making
a total of 16.
The arrivals at ports in the Unit
ed Kingdom for the week num
bered 2,322; sailings, 2,393. Eight
vessels were unsuccessfully it
tacked. The sinkings for the past week
show a slight diminution from the
previous week, when 19 merchant
men were sunk, 13 of 1,600 tons or
more and six under Jhat tonnage.
FINDS MARKET FOR
NEBRASKAPOTATOES
Three Million Bushels of Spuds J
Wanted in Texas if They Are
Property Graded and
Sacked.
If Nebraska potatoes arc to be
placed in competitioi- with those
from other states, they must be
graded and sold in conformity with
the gradings which govern ship-
ments from these states.
"That will do more to open mar
kets for Nebraska potatoes than any
other one thing, "says R. F. Howard,
secretary of the Nebraska Potato
Growers' association. Mr. Howard
returned yesterday from a trip
through Texas and other southern
states, made at the request of Food
Administrator Wattles.
The purpose of this trip wa to
ascertain if there was a market for
Nebraska potatoes in the south and
under what conditions men there
would handle the product.
"I found that Texas, which imports
3,000,000 to 4,000,000 bushels annually,
was ready to take Nebraska pota
toes," said Howard, in his conference
with Mr. Wattles, "if the southern
dealers could be assured that the Ne
braska potatoes would come to them
graded and sacked. The experiences
so far have been unsatisfactory be
cause the shipments have not been
graded and consequently (Nebraska
potatoes have suffered.
tMust Learn By Experience.
"The industry has grown so rapidly
in Nebraska that marketing of pota
toes has not been standardized as it
should have been, but we must learn
by this experience and then we will
be able to compete in the open mar
kets. "The Nebraska product if shipped
graded, with culls, frozen and dis
eased potatoes eliminated, is as good
a potato as any raised and will keep
as well as any of them. However, if
shipped ungraded, then the loss oc
casioned by the ungraded cullings
and the diseased potatoes, which
spreads fast, is considerable and
places the better potato at a disad
vantage. "Co-operative tests have been ar
ranged for in Texas, Missouri and
Kansas, for the purpose of having the
Nebraska potato tested for its value
as seed. The state experiment sta
tions of these states are also testing
Nebraska potatoes in comparison
with Minnesota, Wisconsin and
Maine, potatoes.
Potatoes for Seed.
"These states use annually about
1,000,000 bushels for seed purposes.
At present less than 5 per cent of this
is being bought from Nebraska. We
should be able to open a seed market
in Nebraska which would take from
10 to 15 per cent of our production
for seed purposes alone."
After his conference with Wattles,
Howard left for the potato district in
the northwestern part of the state,
where he will confer with growers,
urging them to adopt grading meth
ods, whicl. are imperative under
United States ruling? for the 1918
crop. According to this ruling po
tatoes mut be graded No. 1 or 2 be
fore they can be marketed this year.
Howard is in communication with
1,300 growers and will urge them to
join the state association, where co
operation will be secured in the grad
ing and marketing of potatoes.
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JEWELERS TO GO
TO LINCOLN FOR
NEXT MEETING
Old Officers of State Associa
tion Re-elected and Conven
tion Comes to End, Ku
Ku's Recognized.
Wednesday afternoon officers of
the Nebraska Retail Jewelers' asso
ciation were re-elected. They are:
A. H. Hastings, Arcadia, president;
F. A. Hannis, York, vice president,
and Ed B.' Fanske, Pierce, secretary
treasurer. The convention will go to, Lincoln
next year. When a Lincoln delegate
promised that Lincoln would produce
more delegates than ever before, and
assured the convention that the Lin
coln people have a strong jewelers'
organization, T. L. Combs. Omaha,
moved that the convention go there.
"We may be able to have more fun
in Omaha," he said, "but fun is not
all we are after, and if we can help
to encourage the Lincoln jewelers to
stronger association work by meet
ing with them, we want to go there."
Fred Bryan, Scottsbluff, Charles
Edwards, Oxford, and Louis Bor
sheim, Omaha, were elected on the
executive committee.
The Ku-Ku club, the organization
of traveling men which annually en
tertains the jewelers with a grand
initiation one evening during each an
nual convention was officially rec
ognized, and a committee of jewelers
was appointed to co-operate with the
traveling men in staging this event
which B. R. Greenblatt characterizes
as "gigantic."
Little Alcohol Starts Andy's
Motor and Carburetor Working
South Side police say that Andy
Tarback, 5222 South Thirtieth street,
gave a new alibi when he was arrested
Wednesday afternoon charged with
drunkenness.
"You see, gentlemen, it's this way,"
explained Andy, "it's so cold my navi
gation was freezing and so I put al
colhol in my alimentary canal to keep
my carbureter in working order," and
Automobile Andy" placed his hands
on his stomach and said, "the motor
is working fine."
Illinois Faces Flour
Famine, Says Food Head
Chicago, Feb. 21. Harry A.
Wheeler, Illinois food adminis
trator, today admitted that the flour
famine in this state has reached
an acute stage, with no prospect
of immediate relief.
"I could name 50 towns in Illi
nois that have no flour," he said.
"The wheat is in the hands of the
farmers and as long ai congress
juggles with proposed increase! in
the price of wheat, so long will the
farmers continue to hold their
wheat."
Mr. Wheeler also said that com
plaints had been received from bak
ers thatithey are facing a shutdown
and are only running on a day to
oay supply ot Hour.
E. H.
Flitton
These Weil-Known
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OP-TOM-E-TRISTS
The Men Who Specialize
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COMMISSIONS FOR
CREIGHTON CADETS
Regiment Drilling in Armory
During Winter Has New
Rifles and Plans Coni-petiiton.
Permanent commissions have been
issued to officers of the Creighton
University Cadet regiment by Prof.
M. J. Pliee, faculty military director.
They are as follows:
Lieutenant Colonel, ben Stern.
Major, tirst battalion, James Mc
Gan. Captain Adjutant. Louis Mlaska.
Company A, Captain, James Rus
sell; First Lieutenant, Wilbur Ash;
Second Lieutenant, Leo Rader.
Company B, Captain, Frank Minick;
First Lieutenant, Ralph Kastner;
Second Lieutenant, William Adams.
Company C, Captain, Paul Duffy;
First Lieutenant. Harry Burkelcy;
Second Lieutenant, Kenneth, Roper.
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boda; First Lieutenant Battalion Ad
jutant, James Lovely.
The Creighton cadets have been
drilling in the Creighton gymnasium
during the winter months. Two
weeks ago a consignment of 100 stan
dard Springfield army training rifles
were received and the cadets have
been drilling in the manual of arms.
In two weeks Flag day will be ob
served at Creighton. This will con
sist in raising a service and national
flag with the whole regiment in uni
form A regimental review will fol
low and competition between the vari
ous companies of cadets.
110 Persons Perish When
French Steamer Torpedoed
Paris, Feb. 21. One" hundred and
ten persons perished when the steam
er L. A. Dives was torpedoed in the
Mediterranean on Feb. 1, according
to an official announcement. The ati
tacking submarine was not seen.
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