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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (March 21, 1918)
THE BEE: OMAHA, THUftoDAY, AlAuorl 21, m. CHILDREN OF NEBRASKA WILL GROW VEGETABLES ON ALL AVAILABLE LOTS Eight Omaha Organizations Meet to Perfect Plans for Raising Garden Truck on Vacant Lots. Omalia was organized for a tre mendous patriotic garden campaign Uiis summer at a meeting yesterday of eight organizations interested in this work, and the appointment of an executive committee to co-ordinate their work. The meeting was addressed by Pro fessor Watson and Professor G. Wi Jlood. Trofessor Hood has been sent liere by the federal government from the University of . Nebraska agricul tural extension service, as an expert to advise and direct garden activities. The slogan is to be "Ever;- vacant lot and back yard yielding" ; Xi:.c organizations are repr: rented en the executive committee as fallows: Professor G. VV. Hood, state university agricultural extension service, Oscar Allen, federal food ad ministration for Douglas county; J. 11. Beveridge. Omaha public schools Rabbi Frederick Cohn, Welfare board; ,V. S. Sheldon, Boy Scouts; Byron It. Hastings, Chamber of Commerce; Omaha Social Settlement, Mrs. Draper Smith; Home Demonstration council, Mrs. R. E, Winkelman; C-.vic league, Stanley Rosewater. Interest Mainfested. There is already tremendous inter est in gardening in Omaha. Mrs. Rose OhtuH stated that the Welfare board has received scores of applica tions for vacant lots and has collected scores of lots. There is still great demand. , A survey of the city is to be made for the purpose of listing all vacant lots available for gardening which have not already been taken. Mrs. Ohaus stated that many owners are asking from $1 to $5 as rent for a lot. This ' practice was denounced as unpatriotic. Mrs. Draper Smith told of the wonderful work done by the West Side school social settlement on the South Side and preparations for this year. ' No Vacant Lots. "In this district, about V mile 6iuare, there wasn't a vacant lot with out a garden last year," she said. "We bought seed and sold it and they paid !or it in installments. The stock tarda company gave us a large amount of land to garden. So did other owners. The stockyards also gave us plenty : jf fertilizes. We offered prizes and ve raised a wonderful amount of ;arden truck." i Mrs. Ohaus was told that she should O right ahead with this work. The i. v v rl - .1 r.l.fl.l.n .S t tt ! 1 1 .flit ; lot interfere in any way with existing gardening activities. Its object is to jet all the land cultivated, to give ex- art advice as to what to plant and iow and when to plant it. Prof. Hood called attention to the 'act that the price of seed has ad vanced 20 per cent, to 250 per cent and . that the quality is not as good as in Jther years. Must Be Careful. , , "It will be necessary, therefore, to lant more carefully and intelligently han ever before," he said. "Tint is ny we are nere. vve win give aa Mce to , any gardeners who a si', it. There is a certain way to plant eveiy hing to get the best results and ter ain varieties of the various vegetalles rive better results in this locality than ertain other varieties. "The world is dependent on thisS country for seed. Last year England, France, Belgium were so short ot seed hat the shipped six carloads by ex press fnom California to New York md across the water before our seed nen knew anything about it. And in lormal times these countries not only aise seed tor themselves, but tv a ?ood deal to this country. Th' ac :ounts for the shortage. ' . Local commission men have already - uked the garden expert to get gar deners to plant certain things which '.hreaten to be very scarce. For in itance, last year turnips wer so icarce that common market basketful sold for 65 cents. Prof. Hood addressed a puolic neeting in the city council chamber last night on the garden campaiga. DANCE HELD BY EMPLOYES OFBRANDEIS i : hmployes of the Brandeis Stores field their third annual dance at the Metropolitan hall Tuesday night More than 300 were present from the 'ore. The dance was democratic in :very respect and included employes m every department, from General Manager Thomas Quinlan to the cash jirls. A military air, in keeping with the iine, was lent to the occasion by the resence of nearly 100 solditrs from rort Omaha, who had been invited attend. Several of the soldiers were 'ormer employes, jwho were invited or a farewell dance with their old . .vorkers before leaving the city. The employes' dance was in augurated three years ago by George Brandeis and Thomas Quinlan to bring about a feeling of fraternity among the employes and department heads. A big welcome dance soon will be next on the program at this store. It is planned to rent the Auditorium and hold a dance at which more than 2,')00 people will be invited. The dances have been the fore runners of the organization of an Em ployes' Eenefit association. J. L Beisel, Deputy County ; -vr -Treasurer, Has Resigned There is much discussion in the court house regarding a possible suc cessor to J. JL Beisel, cashier wnd deputy county and city treasurer, who resigned Tuesday. Fred ETsassrr ;nd James P. Rush. Lpecial tax clerk, are mentioned as possibilities. . The resignation of Mr. Belssl, fol lowing so many years in that poait on, was a distinct surprise. He laves April I to eater the insurance tusi lsess with the C. D. Hutchinson com- Bnej City News More Than 100 Schools Are Taking Up Gardening Work as Part of Regular Training. i Prof. C. W. Watson, state leader of junior work in the state university's agricultural work, was in Omaha yes terday helping in the organization of Omaha's garden activities for this summer. Speaking of the spread of this work among the schools in the last tew years in Nebraska, Prof. Watson said; Home gardening as carried on dv tne public schools of the state is becom ing a success in many localities. This year will be tne fourth year tor tne chool warden nrooosition. The first year but a few schools took hold of the matter, the secona year scnoois participated and last year, the third year, 46 schools took part in the work cf gardening under the direction of the agricultural extension department of the university agricultural school, under the direction ot frot. u w. Pugsley, director of the extension service and , myself state leader of junior extension. This year it is expected that 100 schools will partici pate in the work. . Will Keep Record. "This year it is intended to make the work of the children in the schools more beneficial by establishing a sim ple method of bookkeeping so that each child having a garden can keep a complete record of the time put in. the value of the crop, the cost ot the seed and everything connected with the work from the time of the beginning in the spring to the' time the crop is harvested and sold, with the amount of time put in each day. Books for this purpose are furnished by the state extension department. Nebraska is the first state to start in this kind of work and its bene fits to the pupil depends upon the thoroughness in which the book is kept. With the book the pupil makes a chart of his garden, showing the kind of seed planted. "This year it is intended to ex tend the scope of the work by en couraging the pupil to have his garden in the back yard of his own home or on lome nearby vacant lot where he can put in his spare time without having to go to tne school plant, perhaps many blocks away. The advantage of this will be seen, in that the child will have easy access to the plat and also be to aorrte extent un der the care of the parents. The de partment expects to have 10,000 chil dren participating in the work this year. It is also arranged to have the work, where it is efficient, count in the credits to a pupil the same as where he was doing the regular school work. Expert Instruction. "The work is being so systematical ly nlanned that each pupil participat ing in the work will be in constant touch with the department and will receive the right kind of instruction lust at the time it is" needed. The ricnartment will have a number of as sistants and at the proper time, when application is made, an assistant win ? . ' . 1 1 l,Mtfl ..lii. rv rr . i. Villi I BtllUUt aliU I1U1U lliVVliaiB, B" ing instruction wherever needed. 'Whenever a city elects to enter the school garden service under the pun they will be required to secure a su pervisor who will have personal su pervision of the gardens and instruct the children in the work. ' In Omaha, on account of the size of the city, the Agricultural department has offered to put in a man as assistant if the school board will put in a supervisor. i A supervisor can be secured at about the same salary as the average school teacher, except that the work must extend over the full 12 months. A competent man should be secured for approximately $100 or $125 a month. AoDlication Cards. "The first step in the work of the school garden is to secure the appli cations from the pupils. A card i provided for that purpose which gives the name of the "child and all neces sary information as to the size of the garden, quality of soil rent to be paid, etc. Then a duplicate applica tion is made out and the stub sent to the department at Lincoln with the other application. Thus the state, headquarters has complete informa tion regarding each tract. Each su pervisor is provided with cards so that when he visits a garden he can score each gardener of the essential points in his work and the condition of the graden. Other cards are pro vided in case any of the products of the garden are canned. "Before it is time to begin the work of preparing the garden each pupil will receive from the extension serv ice a bulletin especially prepared on how to plan the garden, space to be used between rows and the kind of plants to use. A little later another Circular will be sent covering the roposition of fertilizer and how to use ti ,T hen about two weeks before it is time to prepare the garden by spading or plowing a bulletin is sent explaining hbw the garden should be prepared. Then will come a bulletin on sowing and planting the seed. Next will follow in proper time instructions as to how to thin out the plants and how to re-plant those which will stand replanting. This will be foltowed by a bulletin on cultivating the gar den. . "With the product out of the way and the money from the same safelv in the pocket or the bank, then wifl come the problem .of preparing for next year and so we will send each lit tle farmer instructions how to fix up the garden plat for the winter so it will be in good shape for next spring. "After this is all over then will come the final report. This will give a condensed report of the work ot the year and each gardener will be asked to wr'te a story to cover the following subjects' or some subject suggested by them: "1. The Story of My Life (as told by a garden beet.) "2. How Hard It Is to Live in a School Garden (as told by a weed.) "3. Serving Uncle Sam las told by a potato.) "4. From a Tomato Seed Into a Salad (as told by a tomato.) 5. My hummer a Lxoenence (as told by the garden hoe.) 'O. l he Joys of a Gardener. "7. The Joy , of Havinir a Garden of My Own. 8. I he Garden as a Business H.re Root Prim It New Beacon Proa. Lighting Fixtures. Burgess-Grnmleii. Fined $1.50 J. O. McCarthy. 1612 Durt street, was fined $7.50 and coat in police court Wednesday, charged with disturbing the peace. Prudent raving in war times is a hostage for opportunities of peace. Play safe by startlig an account with Nebraska Savings & I,oan Ase'n, 211 8. 18th St SI to $0,000 received. noacli Back from Cody Frank Roach of the Union Pacific advertis ing department, la back from Camp Cody, Texas, where he went to visit his brother, who is a memoer or ine machine gun corps. Sues Street Car Company Leona E. Nye, 34 years old, mother of three children, in suing the street car com pany for $25,000 for alleged injuries suffered in a colliHlon between two street cars at Twenty-fourth and Evans street Tn Pnwnt FIa2 A flaer will be given to the Nebraska base hospital by the Omaha chapters of the Daugh ters of the 'American devolution. A patriotic demonstration will mark the oreuentation. The affair will be. held at the municipal auditorium in the near future. Railway Mall KsaminatioiiH The government is short of railway mall clerks, and April 13 has been set as the date for holding examinations for applicants who desire to get into serv ice. Examinations win do neia in Omaha, Alliance, Beatrice, Broken Bow, Chadron, Columbus, Fremont, Grand Island. Hastings, Lincoln, Mc- Cook, Nebraska City, Norfolk, North Platte, O'Neill and lioidrege. Women to Meet The district lead ers of the Nebraska Women's Liberty Loan committee will hold a confer, ence In Omaha at the Omaha Cham ber of Commerce Thursday noon. Mrs. A. O. Peterson of Aurora, state chairman of the women's section, has called the meeting. Mrs. George W. Fuller of Kansas City, chairman of the Tenth Federal reserve district, will be here for the' conference. Navy Night The smoker which members of the Noonday club will hold at the Chamber of Commerce Thursday night will be featured as "navy night" and Ensign conflict or the Omaha navy recruiting station will speak and formally present a navy recruit to the club, which will sponsor the youth while he Is In the service. The boy will be sworn In and the oath ot allegiance given in the presence of the club members. Fine fireplace goods at Sunderlands. Seek Restraining Order Preventing Land Transfer1 Injunction proceedings were begun in district court Monday against Oak C. Redick, City Trust company, Wal ter G. Silver, Julia Moylan, E. W, Simeral, Roy H. Walber and Hiatt company to restrain Miss Moylan, an employe of Redick, from convey ing 63 acres of land adjoining Carter lake, which it is alleged, was deeded to Miss Moylan without right at a meeting of the board of directors of the Hiatt company. . The petition recites that Hiatt was ousted from the management of the Hiatt company, and E, M. Simeral ap pointed in his place. Hiatt asserts that Redick then planned to gain con trol of the assets of the company, and, in pursuance of this scheme, caused 63 acres o.f land adjoining Car ter lake to be conveyed to Miss Moy lan, without consideration. , He alleges that a fair value of the land is between $15,000 and $18,000 and that Redick is trying to obtain the tract for $3,092. He asks that the deed to tl'm Moylan be set aside and that she be ordered to turn the prop- rfv Kartr t th Ulntf rnninativ anrl that a referee be appointed to sell the property at public auction. John Goss, Bellevue Pioneer, , Passes Away; 91 Years Old John Q. Goss, 91 years old, a resi dent of Bellevue for 58 years, t ted Tuesday night. Mr. Goss was widely known throughout the state as a historinn of the early days of Nebraska, wlen Bellevue and Florence were the only settlements west of the Missour ver. He was one of the pioneers, convng west by oxen and wagon, sclenting Bellevue to locate. He has becnyre tired many years, devoting his time to study and writing. A widow, one daughter, Mrs. Emma Thompson, Washington, D. C, and one granddaughter, Miss Laura Thompson of Bellevue, survive. Mr. Goss was a pioneer member o Ne braska lodge No. 1, Knights of Pythias, and also was a Mason. Many Omaha Boys Will Work on Farm This Summer The United States Boys Labor, re serve has started on its drive to en roll the entire boy-power of the na tion, and local officials say that Oma ha bids fair to enroll several thou sand youths. Elmer Cowell, 17-year-old boy, liv ing at 1817 Jackson afreet, was the first Omaha boy to enroll and he already has gone to work on the farm of John Speedie, near Gretna. Farmers say they need the help of the boys, and will pay tllem good wages, and many boys will do their bit this summer by passing their va cations on farms, engaged in whole some outdoor labor and helping to raise the food which will win , the war. State Chairman Trester. says that in addition to having the support, both financially ' and otherwise, of the United States government, the na tional enrollment week is endorsed by churches and schools throughout the country. Judge Remembers Name, Also Past Performances Recognition of the name of Harry Lohrman, ladies' tailor, caused Judge Day to change his mind about signing a divorce decree tn favor of his wife, Freda, Tuesday afternoon. "This is the same man," explained the judge, "who neglected to support his former wife, Clara, and who fled from Des Moines when a decree of alimony was entered against him. Suit was later brought in my court and the wife was awarded judgment against him. "You are his second wife and if I, divorce you, he will, in all probabil ity, do the same thing. I will con tinue this case and urge you to file a petition for separate maintenance. There ought to be some way of put ting a stop to a man like that." Mrs. Lohrman sobbed aloud in court when telling of her husband's alleged misdeeds. He admitted hav ing "another woman," she said, and urged her to get a divorce. Colonel Settle Will Soon Leave for Southern Camp Colonel Douglas Settle, who has re ceived orders from Washington re lieving him from duty as commanding officer at Fort Crook, will leave Oma ha this week to take up new work at a southern camp. ', Mrs. Settle will accompany the colonel to his new post. "I regret leaving Omaha," said Mrs. Settle, who is a popular member'of Omaha society, "Our stay here has been so pleasant and we have grown attached to Omaha." Colonel Settle was assigned to the Forty-first Infantry last October, and came here from Fort Snelling, Minn. He is a graduate of West Point and has seen service in Panama, Cuba. Pdrto Rica, and the Philippines. A daughter of Colonel and Mrs. Settle, Miss Pauline, is attending Beechwood school near Philadelphia. Dr. John M. Dean to Address Conf erence of Churchmen Dr. John M. Dean, Chicago, evangelical worker, Tuesday night spoke before a joint meeting of the Omaha Red Cross chapters at the First Baptist church. , Wednesday night he will address a men's meeting at the First Baptist church, where the men from the First Christian, Westminster Presby terian and First Baptist will gather for a banquet and conference. At 7:30 the conference will be opened to women. Another speaker will be Amy Lee Stockton, evangelist of California. One hundred and fifteen voicea will furnish music for the occasion. Seven Presbyterian Church Bodies Meet at Philadelphia Philadelphia, March 20.Represen tatives of seven church bodies of the Presbyterian synod met here today and considered preliminaries for an amalgamation of religious and social activities. The churches represented are the Reformed church in America, Presbyterian church in the Un:ted States of America, United Presby terian church, Presbyterian church in the United States, Reformed church in the United States, Associate Re formed Presbyterian synod, Cumber land Presbyterian church (colored). All Records for Freight v . Traffic in Omaha Broken All records for freight traffic on Nebraska railroads were broken dur ing the first two weeks of March. During the first 10 days of the month, the Northwestern reports 7,- 077 cars were loaded out as compared to 5,773 cars during the same period a year ago. The report further shows no carload movement was delayed more than 48 hours. Business on other Nebrask roads shows an increase in keeping with that of the Northwestern LADIES' AND MISSES' Serge and Poplin Coat Thursday at $12.45 AT BERNSTEIN'S 111 SO. 16TH ST. OUR a DEFENSE Our boys are defending this country on the high seas and on the land. Our own defense against a common enemy is to keep the system clean by ridding the body'of the toxins, or poisons, which are bred in the intestines. When you feel tired, sleepy, headachy, when your breath is offensive, or pimples ap pear on the face and neck, jt is time to recognize the danger and protect your bodily health by taking a good laxative or liver medi cine. The machinery of the body needs to be oiled, kept in good condition, just as the guns or machinery of a ship. Why should a human person neglect his own machinery more than that of his auto mobile or his guns? Yet most people do neglect them selves. Their tongue has a dark brown color, skin sal low, breath bad, yet they fail to see that their machinery needs attention. Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pel lets have been known for nearly half a century. They are made of May-apple, leaves of aloe and jalap, made into a tiny pellet and coated with sugar. They are standard and efficacious. You can obtain them at any drug store in vials for twenty-five cents. Ask for Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets and get no other 1 CaUblMiMl 1894. I havt a tueeaiilul trmtmant for Rnptara with out retorting to a painful and aneartaia aargteal t operation, i am tna only rvpuutiia pkritetaB who will takt such easea npoa a cuarantaa to fWa aatiiftetory remits. I baa devoted more than tO yeara to the eicluiWe treatment ot Raptura. and have perfected the beet treatment tn exiitenea today. 1 do not inject parafflae car was. a It la danjerone. The advantage ot my treatment are: No ioaa of time. No detention from baainea. Mo dancer from chloroform, ahock and blood poiaeo, and ao lay lne P in feoepitaL Call or writ. Dr. Wray, 304 Baa Bldf, Omaha. r mmm. What Is referred Stock? Some say that it is stock that is preferred as to assets and dividends. Others say that it acts the lame as a first mortgage. I SAY that at the present time it is being used in many instance in Omaha to cover graft and promoters. Investors who purchase Preferred Stock should be sure, be fore investing in a corporation issuing Preferred Stock that it V has assets in excess of the total face value of Preferred Stock issued; otherwise the corporation is gambling with your money, expecting to pay its officers good salaries and trusting that it can make its Common Stock worth something. Expense Allowed by Law for the Sale of Stock Section 806 of the Revised Statutes of Nebraska, for 1913, was amended by our Legislature in 1917 to read as follows: The State Railway Commission shall allow and grant at the request of the Board of Directors of any corporation; coming within the purview of this act, the right to appropriate, use and expend fifteen per cent of the gross amount received from the sale of stock for the purpose of paying for the marketing and selling said stock, and in addition thereto said commission shall allow and grant at the request of the Board of Directors of any such corporation the right to appropriate, use and expend an amount of five per cent of the gross amount received from the sale of stock, for the purpose of paying and bearing the expense of organization and promotion of said Company. When the com mission or bonus to be received, directly or indirectly, on the sale of any stocks, bonds or securities, exclusive of the amount allowed for promotion purposes, is to exceed fifteen per cent, then in such event, such fact shall be set forth on the face of the permit issued, and on the face of the stock sold, and in a written statement filed with the commission before any attempted sale of such securities. Many corporations have and are paying from twenty-five per cent to fifty per cent expense for organization. If a cor poration is willing to evade the law to secure your money, do you honestly believe that it will follow the law in looking after your investment, and returning you your profits? Somewhere there is a quotation like this: "Beware of wolves in sheep's clothing." Separate the financial depart ment from the Corporation. Find out WHO'S WHO what per cent of your money goes to the financial department, ancj what per cent of your money goes to the corporation. If you are going to purchase a piece of real estate, you cer tainly would be a poor business man if you did not ask for an Abstract of Title. When purchasing Preferred Stock, fojlow the same methods, and in future years you will be wealthier and wiser. NOW OFFERING: $75,000 7 Accumulating and Participating Stock in a Growing Corporation of Omaha CAPITAL STOCK, $200,000 $150,000 Preferred $50,000 Common , Par Value $100,000 Selling at $115.00 Incorporated in 1915 ' ' Capital, $10,000.00 Business Transacted, $32,000.00 Increased Capital for 1916 $25,000.00 Business Transacted, , , $115,000.00 Increased Capital in 1917, r $75,000.00 Capital Paid In, v $47,500.00 Business Transacted. ' $250,000.00 TOTAL NET ASSETS to guarantee the $150,000.00 Pre ferred when issued, $215,000.00. 1 The Stock will return to the investor 12 to 16 per; annum. For full information, write, phone or see GEORGE H. LYNCH, Fiscal Agent 350 Omaha National Bank Bldg. Phone Douglas 1869 Omaha, Nebraska. 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