THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: MARCH 10, 1918.
SPAIN TO ASSIST
PERSHING WITH
GREAT SUPPLIES
Under Agreement Signed Today
Exports Will Go free, to In
clude Blankets, Mules and
Other Necessities.
, (By Associated Frcn.)
Washington, March 9. Under the
commercial agreement between the
United Statei jtfd Spain the' format
signing of which- n Madrid was an
nounced today at the State depart
ment, riot only-Will Genera! Pershing
get tht supplies from Spain which he
desires lior his troops,' but a French
credit in Spain is arranged and the
Spanish- government admits free ex
port to the allies of pyrites, minerals
and manufactured wool.
These and other details of the
agreement which become effective im
mediately were made public tonight
'by the kWar Trade board. Spain also
will permit the export of other com
modities to the extent that home re
quirements will permit This is in ad
dition to the' specific licensing of the
supplies required by General Persh
ing, which are understood to include
200,000 blankets and a large number
of mule's
"To Finance France,.
While conducting the negotiations
for this country the American repre
sentative, the board's t statement
said, were able "to materially assist
the French government in securing a
large credit in Spain to finance" pay
ments for the supplies which the re
public draws from Spanish sources."
In return for supplies granted this
country and the allies, the statement
continued, "the United States assures
to Spain its necessary supplies of cot
ton and petroleum, the. amount of the
monthly export of these commodities
being fixed in the agreement at a
figure which will cover the genuine
Spanish requirements, but bar the
possibility of German agents in
Spain secretly buying up stocks of
cotton." -,
.Third Liberty Loan to Be
Carried Into Ail Schools
Washington, March 9. Every
rural school house in the United
States is ta be made a community
center for Liberty loan organization
during the campaign which will open
April 6, according to plans announced
today at the treasury.
Thousands of school officials have
volunteered to serve On special rural
committees to push the sale of bonds
and "to organize meetings at the
school houses throughout the campaign.
The opening of this rural schooty
campaign will be on the night of April
12, when the Liberty loan organiza
tion plans to hold meetings simul
taneous in 100,000 schools with promi
nent men to speak on behalf of the
loan, and' special exercises. School
house bells will be rung,', bonfii es
lighted and parades of automobiles
; and other vehicles arranged to gather
farmers from surrounding country, to
attend the meetings.
German Democracy Society
Honored by President Wilson
Chicago, March 9. The Friends of
German Democracy, an organization
devoted notonly to the teaching of
patriotism among Germans in the
United States, but in forwarding ef
forts to democratize Germany itself,
received a telegram from President
Wilson today.
It was in reply to one sent by Otto
C Butz, president, and Karl Mathies,
secretary, notifying him of the loyalty
pledge taken at a mass meeting of
the organization here yesterday.
"I received it with deepest gratifi
cation," the president telegraphed.
Bolshevik Party
On ''Frisco Ticket
San Francisco, Cal, March 9.
The bolshevik party entered
San . Francisco politics today
Alvin Udelt an attorney, who
- registered several weeks ago as
! a democrat, today petitioned the
Board of Elections for permis
sion to change his party affilia
" tion to. that of bolshevik. His
request was granted.
BURGESS GIVES
BANQUET TO
UNION HEADS
Presidents of the Omaha labor
unions were the guests last night of
Ward M.. Burgess, state director of
War Saving Stamp sales, at a dinner
at the Omaha Chamber of Commerce.
Members of the executive committees
of the Omaha Chamber of Commerce
and of the War Savings committee
also were guests. Two other similar
gatherings have been held.
The war savings drive went over
so big that Nebraska is rated as the
first state in the union in the war
stamp work, and Omaha as second
or third city in the nation. Mr Bur
gess was proud of the record and he
told the labor men so when he
thanked them at the dinner last night
for the promptness, energy, and de
termination with' which they entered
the work.
Talks were made by C C. George,
John Larson of the Carpenters' union,
Thomas Frye, Henry Donahue of
the Switchmen's union, Charles Black,
Frank Kennedy for the Typograph
ical union, and T. P. Reynolds, presi
dent of Central Labor union.
A central thought voiced in
speeches was that through the con
tact between labor and employers
in war work a more sympathetic feel
ing has formed, which it was the
hope of all might do away with
strikes in Omaha.
'T. P. Reynolds said labor was en
titled to get all it could for its ef
fort and a parallel thought by Mr.
Burgess was that every man whrf
works is entitled to get every dollar
he can and earn every dollar he gets.
One hundred men attended.
10,000 Workers in Sugar
Fields Now on Strike
San Juan, P. R., March 9. Ten
thousand cane field laborers in the
eastern end of the island are on strike,
causing the closing down of three
sugar centrals. The men declare they
are tired of waiting for action by the
labor officials at Washington v.hicli
would determine whether a general
strike should be called.
- Reports from Porto Rico as long
ago as last December indicated the
possibility of a general strike of be
tween 50,000 and 60,000 laborers in
the Porto Rican sugar industry be
cause of dissatisfaction amjong the la
borer", ovtr hours and wages. They
asked an increase of 60 cents a day
over the rate paid last year.
Aged Humorist of Boston
Dies Suddenly at Home
Boston, March 9. Charles Follen
Adams, one of the last of the humor
ists of a generation ago, died sud
denly at his home here today. He was
76 years of age. Through his "Leedle
Yawcob Strauss" and other German
dialect poems, Mr. Adams was widely
known and he formerly made fre
quent tours of the country as reader
and impersonator.
Sioux City Votes 2 to 1 to
Retain Commission Form l
Sioux City, la., March 9. Sioux
City voted to retain the commission
form of government today, by a ma
jority of almost two to one. More
than 6,000 votes were cast, the pro
aldermanic forces making a hard fiht
to overthrow the present government,
which has been in force for eight
years.
RUSS PEOPLE WAIT
FATE, INDIFFERENT
Branches of Government Seek
. New Homes; Population
Leaving Capital in All
'Kinds of Vehicles.
Petrograd, Wednesday, March 6.
Petrograd is calmly awaiting newj of
its fate during the quiet offered by
the temporary armistice, pending con
sideration of the peace treaty by the
soldiers' and workmen's congress at
Moscow. Evidence is seen evtry
where that the city is being evacuated.
The ministry of marine is sending its
archives to Nijni-Novgorod. The
.ministry of the interior is moving to
Moscow. M. Dibenko, commissioner
of marine, has been missing for sev
eral days.
Crowds are trying to leave the city,
but the regular trains have been sus
pended and permission to secure spe
cial trains is difficult to obtain.
Fabulous prices are paid for sleighs
while thousands of persons are walk
ing out along the highways and rail
roads . The theaters, opera and bailet
are open as usual, the public being
indifferent as the result of the long
strain to which it has been subjected.
The bolshevik 'delegation returned to
day from Brest-Litovsk.
Chicago "Wets" Win Victory
In Petition Investigation
Chicago, March 9. Chicago Hqt or
interests obtained a victory today
when the board of election commis
sioners decided that the board has the
power to investigate the validity of
certain signatures on the petition to
put the liquor question up to the
voters of Chicago at the April election
The prohibition forces presented a
petition containing 140,794 names. The
wets countered with charges that 53,
672 of the signatures were invalid.
According to the drys, the time con
sumed in an investigation by the board
will hamper their campaign to run the
saloons out of the city. Should all of
the protested signatures be found in
valid as charged the petition would
fall 10,621 below the number required
to place the question on the ballot.
I Security League Speaker
Says War to Last Long
Des Moines, March 9. (Sper-al
Telegram.) That the war will last
four or five years longer, was the
statement made here today by H. L.
West of New York, secretary of the
National Security league. Secretary
West will speak in Omaha Saturday.
He declared that the National Se
curity league is endeavoring to awak
en the American people to the gravity
of their situation.
St. Louis Grocery Clerks
Join Widespread Strike
St. Louis, Mo.. March. 9. The walk
out of 600 retail grocery clerks, the
release of 104 striking department
store clerks who were arrested yes
terday for participating in a parade,
and demands made upon several firms
for recognition of newly organized
unions were the chief developments
today in the movement which has been
under way here, for several weeks to
unionize St. Louis industries.
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Missouri Editor Fined
For Offensive Editorial
N St. Louis, Mo March '9.--A. H.
Steinbeck, editor of the v Republican
Headlight of Union, Mo., was . fined
$200 in the federal district court today
on a charge of publishing an editorial,
the effect of which would be to inter
fere with recruiting and with the oper
ation of the draft, and to incite in
subordination in the military forces of
the country.
Looking for work? Turn to' the
Help Wanted Columns now. You
will find hundreds of positions listed
there.
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5. We reserve the right voluntarily to cancel all remaining
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HA YS DECLARES
HARMONY IN G.O.P.
RANKS COMPLETE
Chicago, March 9.WUI II. Hays,
selected as chairman of the republican
national committee at St. Louis re
cently, as the man best fitted to har
monize the party, entered Chicago
today with assurances that the har
mony demanded was already a fact.
"In Washington and New York,"
said Mr. Hays, " Italked with Gov
ernor Whitman, with Senator Calder,
George W. Perkins, Senator Borah,
Medill McCortnick, Senator Hiram
Johnson and a host of others. There
is no discord.
"The great issue is to win the war
now; to attain a peace based on vie
tory and not by compromise bar
gaining. Whatever the administration
at Washington, the republican party
will support it.
Mr. Hays' visitors today included
R. B. Howell, member of the repub
lican national committee of Nebraska.
Induct Draft Slackers
Without Formal Trials
Washington, March 9. Draft
slackers would be inducted immedi
ately into military service when ar
rested and proven to have evaded
their obligations instead of being
taken back to their home districts for
trial, under an amendment to the draft
act, now being drafted by the provost
marshal general's office at the sug
gestion of the Department of Justice.
Hundreds of young men have been
apprehended in cities other than
where they registered, and the present
method of dealing with them involves
delay, and some tunes the overflowing
of jails. In most cases, it is said men
arrested admit their fault, explain
hat a change in jobs took them to
another' city and express willingness
to enter the army without other for
malities. Drug Smugglers Caught
By New York Officials
New York, March 9. With the ar
rest today of Herman Lammers, a
Hollander, customs authorities an
nounced they had uncovered one of
the cleverest smuggling devices they
had ever seen and had seized as a
result 2,000 tubes of a drug, public
sale of which is forbidden, valued at
about $30,000. The drug was brought
over by Lammers in a trunk aboard
the steamer Nieuw Amsterdam, Feb
ruary 8. It was concealed in tubes
inserted into 2,000 holes bored into
the edges of the boards of ,the trunk i
before it was constructed. I
LORD CECIL URGES
JAP IFTERVEHTIOH
Says German' Prisoners In
Siberia Being Organized and
Prussian General Sent to
Take Charge.
London, March 9. Lord Robert
Cecil, minister of blockade, in a state
ment today pointed out the serious
ness of the German menare in Si
beria and urged Japanese intervention
there.
"We have infoimation today," said
Lord Robert, "that German prisoners
in Siberia are being organized and
that a Prussian general has been'sent
to take charge of them."
In Transcaucasia, said Lord Rob
ert, certain elements of the bolshe
viki, acting in collusion with German
and Turkish agents, had adopted
openly an anti-entente attitude and
barred out the British mission, which
was going to help the Armenians and
had cut their wire communication
through north Persia with Tiflis and
south Russia
. Russians Welcome Japs. ,
Lord Robert said he had received
assurances that many Russians would
welcome a Japanese expeditionary
force to prevent the Germantzation of
Siberia.
"In fact" he said. "I cannot con
ceive any patriotic Russian who
would not prefer, the assistance of a
friendly power, aiming at the restora
tion of order to conquest by a ruth
less and unprincipled enemy. The
Japanese alone can act effectively in
the present crisis. If they are en
trusted by the allies wtih he duty of
going to the assistance of Russia
against Germany, I am sure they will
carry out the task with perfect loyal
ty and great efficiency.
Persistent Advertising Is the Road
to Success.
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notion picture
tryout
A Director will be in Omaha to try
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beginners; all types; this is your
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Kansas City, Mo.
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Sunday
Christians
Some people "prey"
on the public six
days a week and
"pray" on their knees
the seventh.
There is still lots of work for th.e Sheriff and the
Evangelist. All the bad people are not behind prison bars,
nor are all the good people church members.
In most instances an "exchange of prisoners" might
be made without seriously affecting the morals of either
institution. '
In most congregations will be found a generous rep
resentation of the professions, Physicians, Lawyers, Den-
f?of on1 vof anma rf fViooA PVivsiriflTin ViftVA refused tfl
heed the call of the sick and dying, because they could
not be sure of their fee. ,
Some of the lawyers, perhaps, have aided guilty men
to escape justice, and helped convict innocent men, in the
pursuit of personal glory and gold. '
Some Dentists, forgetful of the brotherhood of man,
have supplanted the "Golden Rule" by the "Rule of
Gold"- and arbitrarily agreed upon a schedule of prices
which each must exact of their patientswhich made it
practically impossible for the man with an average in
come and an average family to afford and secure proper
. dental service.
These gentlemen are "Sunday Christians." One day s
a week they put their hands in their own pockets, draw
out a dollar, and deposit it on the collection plate. Six
days a week they extract money from other people's
pockets and deposit it in the bank.
Possibly these gentlemen find great comfort in the
fact that they are devout church members, and consider
their Sunday offering proqf final-of their Christianity,
but I prefer the seven-day-a-week brand of square deal
ing that requires no Sunday penance.
I have made it possible for the man with' an aver
age income to have first-class dental work done for his
entire family, because my prices are always moderate.
I am not going to say it is dishonest, but I am going
to say iMs certainly unfair to charge $20 to $50 for a
gold crown, which I can duplicate for one-third to one
half less. .
The Dental Law, although framed by Dentists for
their own protection, is primarily intended to protect the
public and people are not going to uphold laws which
permit Dentists to say in effect that only the RICH may
have Dental work done. v
I use 22-Karat Solid Gold in my Gojd Crowns
there' is no purer gold used in Crowns other Dentists
"charge $25 for.
I use Solid Gold in Bridge Work.
I personally guarantee the material and workman
ship in every piece of work done in this office.
Old-fashioned honesty, seven days a week, is not a
bad creed itseli.
PAINLESS WITHERS, Dentist
423-428 Securities Bldg.--16th and Farnam Streets.
OMAHA, NEB.
Off ics Hours: 8:30 A. M. to 8 P. M. Sunday, 9 to 1.
Advertise
and Watch
Omaha Rise
It pays to advertise a city, as iriariy
cities have discovered. It will pair Omaha
to advertise.
The Bureau of Publicity of the Omaha
Chamber of Commerce starts a ten-day
drive Monday, March 11, to raise $50,000
to advertise Omaha in 1918.
Omaha has been well advertised in her
trade territory) but has not had the funds
to advertise nationally. v
The Bureau of Publicity has been oper
ated very efficiently the pafct eight Jrears
on funds averaging $12,000 annually. It
is now proposed to increase the scope of
the Bureau. ' ; v ', 1
The additional funds will be used in
mediums of national circulation to set
forth the wealth of Nebraska ; ano sur
rounding estates, with the idea 6f attract
ing to .Omaha new industries, new busi
ness houses, new branch off ices and warV
houses, and new people. "
Omaha is in competition With 6thr
cities. She has great natural advantages,
but has been handicapped by lackf ad
vertising funds. ' ' v
Omaha's business, as represented by
bank clearings, is over Two' Bilhoii Dol
lars a year. A fund of $50,000 for adver
tising such a business is a very' modest
one. ' ; - V'"'
Omaha's development measures your
success. By supporting this fund you ar?
absisuiiK in uuuuing up your own pusmess.
Be ready, for one of the soliciting coin
mittees: 1
Plan of Campaign
General
C. O. Tainlage, Columbia Fire Underwriters.
, Team Captain!
(Supports Ty 180 Loyal "C.GtUt.")
No. 1 C. t. Gould, Ford Motor Co.
No. 2 Fred W. ThomM, Firit National bank.
No. 8 J. H. Wright, Jr., Nebraska-Iowa Grain Co.
No. 4 H. G. Conant, Sanford Hotel
No. 6 C. O. Talmage, Columbia Fire ttoderwriters.
No. 6 Everett Buckingham, Union Stock tarda Co.
No. 7 R. E. Sunderland, Sunderland Broa. Co.
No. 8 Geo. E. Begeron, World-Herald.
No. $ I. A. Medlar Irtin A. Medlar Co. ,
No. 10 Dr. I S. Cutter, University College of Medicine.
No. 11 H. B. Milliken, Klopp-Bartlttt Co.
No. 12 H. A. TtikeyrA. P. Tukey Son.
No. 18. Jaa, W. Metcalfe, Aitociated Retailers of Omaha.
No. 14 E. J. Malone, J. L. Brandeis & Son. '
No. lk Penn Fodrea, Iten Biscuit Co. ,
"No. 16 Harry Tostevln, Ben Franklin Club.
No. 17 C. E. Corey, C6rey & McKenzie Co.
No. 18 F. R. Bumpus, Implement and Tractor Trade Journal
No. 19 Frank C. Burkhart, 219 South Nineteenth Street
No. 20 Henry G. Pike, Magic 'City Printing Co.
Remember April Sixth, First An
niversary of the War, Starts
the Third Liberty Loan Drive. .-
Resolve to Do Your Share.
Bureau of Publicity
OMAHA CHAMBER OF COMMENCE
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