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'THE BEE: OMAHA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1918.
DELAY HEARING
OF NEW OUSTER
SUIHIIARGES
Pleas of "Not Guilty" Entered
. for Dennison, Nesselhous
j and Lynch; Continuance
is Asked.
Preliminary hearing of Tom Den
pison, "Billy" Nesselhous and "John
ny" Lynch on criminal complaints,
based on ouster trial disclosures filed
Monday t County Attorney Magney,
was postponed 30 days when the men
' were brought before County Judge
Bryce Crawford for arraignment
? , Wednesday morning.
' Attorneys W. J. Connell for Den
nison and Nesselhous and Halteck
Bose for "Johnny" Lynch waived ar
raignment and entered pleas of "not
guilty" for their clients. Then the 30
riay continuance was granted on re
quest of W. J. Connell in behalf of
his clients, County Attorney Magney
concurring in the request
! Connell reserved the right on be
fall of hit clients, Dennison and Nes
selhous, to change their pleas to
Jguilty" if they so desired at the ex
piration of 30 days. .
I Halleck Rose, representing Lynch,
Concurred in the waiver of arraign
ment and postponement of the hear
ing and entered a plea of "not guilty"
for his client.
j Charge! Twofold.
? County Attorney Magney's charges,
based on testimony witnesses in the
Lynch ouster trial, charged the three
men and Jack Haskell with selling in
toxicating liquors without a license
and keeping gambling fixtures at
Mirvi,iu, vi vvuivu tyicj ttcsv al
leged proprietors.
i "We haven't got Haskell here yet
and I don't like to try the case piece
meal, Magney said. This will give
)is a chance to get him here for trial
Vith the rest"
Extradition papers will be issued to
bring Haskell back from Kansas Citv
if he refuses to return of his own ac
cord in time for the preliminary hear
tng.
Cole Eight Company
; Embarks on Fourth Year
V "In embarking on its fourth con
secutive year of specialized produc
tion the Cole Eight sets out. to up
hold a reputation the like of which is
enjoyed by but a few American-made
motor, cars," says L. H. DeBrown of
the Brown Auto Sales company,
t "It was one of the first two cars to
reveal to the American motoring pub
lic the striking advantage of V-type
multiple cylinder construction. The
Introduction of streamline body de
sign found the Cole Eight as one of
the very first to offer it
"Reflecting the most advanced Ideas
in automotive engineering and design
ingactual developments of the pres
ent great war the Cole Eight ap
pears as the sponsor of a new crea
tionthe serotype body.
. "Low beveled panels, high cowls,
massive fenders and keen, sharp lines
give a martial individuality to these
three latest additions to the assem
blage of Cole Eight models, to which
the serotype body has been adapted.
' 'The sheer, straight lines, starting
from each side of the beveled front of
, the massive radiator and continuing
their sweep along the hood, accentu
ate the stately, high cowl of the tour
ster, roadster and sportster."
Services Thursday for
Attorney Who Dropped Dead
Funeral services for Charles G.
McDonald, Omaha attorney, who
died suddenly in a corridor of the
' Brandeis building Monday morning,
will be held Thursday, at either his
home, 112 North Thirty-eighth
avenue or at the First Congregational
church.
The body will be taken to Fremont,
Mr. McDonald's former home, for
burial.
The honorary pall bearers will be
Charles R. Sherman, E. J. McGilton,
M. A Hall, Robert Bridge, L. O.
Perley, J. T. Toms, R. C. Hoyt, and
M. L. Guckert
'The active pall bearers wilt be: E.
G Twamley, John R. McDonald, A.
H. Fetters, M. F. Harriman, John
A. Rine, Harley G. Moorhead, Henry
H. Lovell, and F. H. Woodland.
New Parking System for
; Omaha Urged by Auto Club
Omaha may have a new parking
system for automobiles if plans of the
Omaha Automobile club materialize
. according to F. E. Smyth, secretary
of the club. The plan is the same
as that used with success, in large
eastern cities and calls for use of va
cant blocks where there is little traffic,
instead of the busy streets where
traffic is congested. A charge of
about IS cents would be made to
patrons, which would entitle them to
parking privileges for an entire day.
?"This plan seems feasible," said
Mr. Smyth, "and I hope Omaha will
be successful in putting - it -' into
effect. We have thoroughly investi
gated the system as used successfully
in cities of the east, and I see no
reason why Omaha should not have
the same thing." . ; t ,
District Board Passes on
J Claims of 200 Omaha Men
jThe district exemption board
already has passed on the claims of
200 Omaha men called inthe second
elective draft About , 200 claims
from the fourth district and 300 from
the fifth district will be par upon
this week. Approximately- per
cent of the claims based on agricul
tural grounds have been rejected and
the men placed in class A by the
board. Some 300 to 400 claims of
Douglas county men,; outside of
Omaha, are also tip for action as fast
as the board can get to them.
Four Unhappy Marriages'
,r v Aired in Circuit Court
i Hugh J. McLaughlin petitions the
"district court to set aside his marriage
to his wife Lizzie oa the allegation
that she has been previously married
to one Mike Lalis, an important fact
which, he declares, was unknown to
him. .; ' - , v - ,,
Martin YWlnflirfflPf DetltlOnS a di-
vorce from Pearl Weinfurtner saying
she has deserted him and. lie oeucves
lis j living with another jnan,
Guy L. Smith
One of
The Hudson touring-limousine fea
tures the Guy L. Smith exhibit and is
one of the most attractive models of
the entire auto exposition, , A com
bination sedan and limousine entirely
enclosedj with the chaffeur in direct
communication with the balance of
the car, it is ideal for summer tour
ing. The car is built on a coach model
SAYS NATION MUST
PLANT DRUG FARMS
United States Must Baise Own
Medicine to Offset Loss of
Supply from Foreign
Countries,
By JANE LESLIE KIFT.
All of us who have read Jean Strat
ton Porter's "Harvester" have been
fascinated and have wondered how
any one with an acre of ground at
his or ' her disposal could resist a
"drug farm." Perhaps, in the near
future, more people will turn-their
attention to raising drugs, but at
E resent in the United States this
ranch of agriculture is only in the
experimental stage. Some problems
connected with the growing of medici
nal plants have been solved, others
have not.
Until the present we have depend
ed entirely on Europe, Asia and South
America to supply us with most of
our medicinal plants. Many of our
most popular drugs, such as cinchona,
coca and eucalyptus, require a tropi
cal climate. Certain others, like ipe
cac, we hope to be able to grow ar
tificially in greenhouses. .Whether we
will succeed remains to be seen. I
especially mention ipecac because it
is a drug with which we are all fa
miliar. It is largely used in medicine
as an expectorant and emetic. It
grows in the forests of Brazil. It is
found 400 miles from the coast in
the dense forest tracts. People col
lecting it have to contend not only
with the wildest of animals and most
poisonous of reptiles, but also run
the risk of contracting some of the
deadly fevers with which all tropical
lands abound. It comes to us in bot
tles made by the natives out of mon
key skin. The natives gather it and,
being unskilled in handling anything
so fragile, frequently destroy the
plants. Even at the best the supply
has been limited, and now it is an
nually being diminished. Therefore,
we must, for self protection, try to
raise it at home.
For some time the manufacturing
chemists have been dissatisfied with
the preparations they have been pur
chasing from Europe. They have
been so adulterated that they have
not come up to the standards set by
the United States Pharmacopeia. This
has not always been the fault of the
growers. Belladonna, which is used
in large quantities, has a rather per-
sisieni neignDor, tne poiK weed, unly
one skilled in plant lore can dis
tinguish the difference when the crop
is harvested, and, as the harvesters
are not botanical man, it is very easy
to collect a noticeable percentage of
weeds along with the original plant.
This, of course, lessens the percent
age of alkaloids which is the useful
product of the plant. ; '
men the war, coming as it did
when we were unprepared, has in
creased the demand for most of our
drugs, and lessened, in some case
almost exhausted, the supply of drugs.
Depending on Imports.
Most of our drugs come to us from
France, Belgium, Germany and Eng
land. In France and Belgium where
the largest drug farms in the world
existed, the farms are now in ruins.
They have not only been neglected,
but have been literally tramped out
of existence. In England the drug
farms have been converted into vege
table farms. There the situation is
less, hopeless. The land is still in
cultivation, and can be olanted with
drugs whenever it seems practical. So
alter, tne war tngiand, in a short
time probably two yearswill again
be exporting drugs in normal quan
tities. In the meantime, we need drugs
and must have them; must even have
them in larger quantities than we have
had them in the past."-With our
source of supply cut off, there is only
one thing for us to do and that is
grow our own and do it just as quick
ly as possible. . ,
Now to those inexperienced in this
line of agriculture this sounds easy.
However, such is not the case. The
first and perhaps most surprising
thing connected with such a proposi
tion is the utter lack of material with
which to start such an industry. It
is almost impossible to beg, borrow
or steal even the nucleus of a drug
garden. One firm wanted three
pounds of a certain seed. They were
able aftep much hunting to purchase
one pound in San Francisco, one
half pound in New Orleans, six
ounces in England and a few more
ounces in various places. This firm
knew the places to look, which simpli
fied the matter. No one in this coun
try has ever raised sufficient medici
nal plants to have gathered the seeds
in quantities. Then in the case of the
three firms that have started drug gar
dens they are at a loss to find a
skilled horticulturist who has had the
Display of Autos
the Most Attractive at Show
and finished in Hungarian blue, which
adds to its" beauty. Wire wheels add
to the nattiness of its appearance. All
windows lower for pleasant weather
traveling,' making the car entirely
open. .
A four-passenger phaeton or speed
ster attracted almost immediate favor
with the crowds. It is built along
racy lines, and further attracts at
necessary experience along this par
ticular line. They do not know the
particular requirements of medicinal
plants. They may succeed in pro
ducing more or less indifferent speci
mens, but indifferent specimens are
short in medicinal qualities, therefore
of little use.
Some of the largest drug firms in
the country have established large
gardens where they are experimenting
with ' several varieties of - herbs and
plants. .
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jr comfort were designed to satisfy milady's . jPwHB 5 j ,
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Mm 4; - endurance and economy have met the rigid Tkter i i
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Douglas IV2 Ton Truck Douglas Eight Passenger
with the Douglas Combination Body, is some
thing new and useful. See it Space 11
Basement at the Show.
tention by being equipped with steel
disc wheels. This is the same wheel
that has been adopted for use in army
cars. .
Oricntal rugs and cut flowers make
up the beautiful decorative scheme
carried out in the Hudson booth. A
seven-passenger, four-door sedan and
regular touring car are included in
the display.
from Philadelphia, the Mulford com
pany has a farm of several acres under
the direction of Mr. Arney. Here
they . are devoting much time and
labor to raising some of the drugs
for which there is a growing demand.
In connection with this farm they
have a most interesting experimental
garden. Here you can see . hundreds
of rare as well as common medicinal
plants. . '
They , are concentrating" most of
their energies to raising digitalis, hy
drastus, hyoscyamus, belladonna and
Douglas Motors Corporation,
26th and Farnam Streets.
After May 1st in Our New Factory at 30th and Sprague Street.
American cannabis. These are the
drugs that are most needed. It takes
four years before some of these-crops
yield any income. The outcome of
a crop of digitalis is always doubtful.
If you have sufficient room to bring
it under glass in winter you are al
most sure of success. Otherwise,
where you are compelled to winter it
in the open, it is always a question,
as many of the plants are likely to
die during the zero weather.
Another problem that is yet to be
solved is the harvesting and later the
drying of the crop. In the case of
belladonna only the leaves are use
ful. These must be carefully picked
by hand and just as carefully dried.
The English understand the details
of drying these leaves. They send
them to us with scarcely any change
in color or contour: One man that is
devoting all his time to this wo;
having charge of the largest drug gar
dens in this country, told me that the
leaves we dry in this country resem
ble hay. Simply lack of experience.
In time we will do this work as well
as the English.
: Important Experiments.
Since we have been experimenting
along this line we have discovered
many things of a most interesting na
ture; things we never knew before.
For instance, the male plant of our
American cannabis has no medicinal
value, all the alkaloids being found in
the female plants.
There has been a good deal written
about drug farming in the last few
weeks, and many persons with a lit
tle ground have thought of attempt
ing to start suh a garden, with the
view of selling their products. Now
if such persons will confine their ef
forts to raising kitchen herbs, such as
sage, sweet marjoram, etc., they will
find a ready sale for their crop. These
drugs are easily raised, and, while
they do not bring large prices, there
is always a demand for them. .
I know of one woman in Marble
head, Mass., that grew these herbs
most successfully last year. which was
her first year. She -said she earned
8 per cent on her investment, which
was very good. She had had no previ
ous experience. This should be en
couraging to the person who is think
ing about attempting to raise drugs.
Any of the medicinal plants that
yield a volatile . oil, such as winter
green, peppermint, . etc., pay very
well. There is an enormous demand
for these, oils, especially the mints.
The demand is so large that in Michi
gan the growing of these plants has
developed into a recognized industry.
Here each grower owns a small dis
tillery, which at most costs' $400. With
its aid he extracts the oils, which are
very marketable Philadelphia Led
ger. Persistent Advertising Is the Road
to Success.
H. iiir--
You Save
When You
a Maxwell
Truck
Jl s -j f
For it is that much less than
any other truck of similar
capacity in the world.
See what you get, too, in the
Maxwell: not only a rugged,
sturdy, tug-boat truck, but one
that weighs only 2400 pounds.
Which explains why so many
Maxwell users are getting 16
miles to the gallon.
Service records show a ver
dict of almost 100 perfect
based on the 6600 Maxwells
now in use.
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10-foot loading space. 2400 pounds. ,
Mid-City Motor Supply Company
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2216-18 Farnam St. Omaha Phone Tyler 2462.
Car combines speed, power and economy and
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; See it. Space 2 Main Floor at the Show.
Burglars Take Liquor
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Burglars broke into the home ff,
J. Slosberg, 1920 Capitol avenue
last night and stole spirits, a quantity
of "high-powered" wines and whiskies.
The loot consisted of l2'2 cases of
Cedar Brook whiskey and two cases
of Virginia Dare.
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