THE BEE: OMAHA, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17, 1918.
NEW RULING FOR
MAXIMUM PROFIT
BY WHOLESALERS
united States Food Adminis
tration Issues Edict Settina
Forth High Margins Al
lowed on Foodstuffs.
Maximum profits which may be
charged by wholesalers in the dis
tribution of foodstuffs are stipulated
in an important ruling which was re
ceived Tuesday by Gurdon V. Wat
tles, federal food administrator, from
th HUtrihntinn Hivisirm nf thf
United States food administration.
The ruling states that the suggested
margins are guides, but wholesalers
in all cases remain subject to the rul
ing that the margin must not yield a
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modity than that which was taken in
normal times, under freely competi
tive conditions on a market free from
luctuation.
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ted over delivered costs. Any gross
nargins upon sales to retailers in ex
cess of these margins will be regarded
as prima facie evidence of a violation
of the rules. High margins, even if
customary in normal times, are not
permitted now. Unreasonable mar
gins are not excused by lower mar
gins on other sales in the same com
modity or in other commodities.
The Margins Allowed.
The margins permitted are ex
pressed in per cents in most instances
and are: 1
Eight to 10 per cent All flours, ex
cept 'vhcat and rye: lard and lard
substitutes, in packages (less than 50
pounds); condensed and evaporated
milk; corn oil, corn syrup, and cotton
seed oil.
Ten to 12. per cent Rice, hominy,
grits, oatmeal, rolled oats, eornmeal,
beans, in bulk, packages 25 pounds or
is 9vrr-
Twelve to 13 per cent Rice, corn
meal, hominy, grits, oatmeal, self ris
ine flour, and rolled oats, all in pack
ages; corn oil, corn syrup, and cotton-
seed oil; standard and extra standard!
licensed canned vegetable and pink, j
chum and red salmon and standard
sardines; standard, choice and extra ;
choice licensed dried fruits. I
On sugar the wholesaler can take
from 15 to 25 cets per 1UU pounds
and on wheat and rye flour, 50 to 75
cents per barrel. Profits on standard
hams and bacon are limited to 1 to 2
cents per pound, and on lard and lard
substitutes in bulk, packages of 50
pounds or over, to 2 cents per
pound.
, The ruling does not apply to milk,
butter, cheese, poultry, eggs, fresh
fruits, fresh vegetables, fresh or
frozen fish, which are highly perish
' able commodities and covered in other
rulings.
Swobe Suit Against Motor
Company Starts Wednesday
Trial of a suit by Edwin T. Swobe
fe for $90,224.93 damages against Drum
mond Motor company, Frank W. Ba-
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Baum and the Douglas Motors cor
poration, will be started Wednesday
morning in Judge Wakeley's court.
Swobe alleges he was employed by
the Drummond Motor company to
'ell its increase issue of common and
preferred stock; that subsequently the
Drummond Motor company trans
ferred its assets to the Douglas Mo
tors corporation; and that at the time
of the transfer there remained 3,585
shares of the stock of the Drummond
Motor company unsold. He alleges
he could have sold these shares, but
the ' defendants breached their con
tract by the transfer of the stock and
- he lost the commission of $25 a share
he would have received for the sale
of the remaining shares. The jury
was empaneled Tuesday.
Too Many Thumbs on Same
1 Hand; Rejected by Army
Possession of two thumbs on his
right hand resulted in the rejection
of Charles McKensie of Billings,
Mont., at the army recruiting station
Tuesday morning.
"My trigger finger is O. K., and I
can shoot well," pleaded McKensie,
who said he had been trying to enlist
for the last year.
Army men told him that if he has
one of the thumbs amputated he prob
ably will be accepted. Both thumbs
are fully developed and amputation
might prove serious.
McKensie is 18 years old.
Mrs. Lydia Shane, Resident
Of Omaha for 52 Years, Dies
Mrs. Lydia Shane, 76 years old, a
resident of Omaha for 52 years and
the oldest living member of the First
Baptist church, died Tesdy morn
ing at her home, 119 South Thirty
fifth, avenue, of apoplexy; She had
been ill for more than a year.
Mrs. Shane was the widow of the
late John Shane, pioneer contractor
of Omaha. She is survived by one
son, Wallace O. Shane, teller at the
Omaha National bank, and one daugh
ter, Miss Estelle Shane.
MILLIONS TAKE
ONLY CASCARETS
Best, safest laxative for liver
and bowels, and people
know it.
'They're fine! Don't stay bil
ious, iick, headachy or
constipated.
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Brie) City News
Towl, engineer, for commissioner.
Hit Boot Print It Nw Beacon Prsa
Lighting Fixtures, Burgeas-Gradan.
Attorney Gerald M. Drew has re
lieved to 506 Security Bid. D. SS37.
Might As Well Save 5o Buy your
Butter-Nut Coffee In one handy 3
pound can, $1.00 each.
Five Per Cent Saved In the econom
ical 3-Tb. can of uBtter-Nut Coffee.
$1 each. Adv.
Nichols Resigns W. G. Nichols of
the police department has resigned.
He will enter navy yard service.
Wants Gas Bike Cops Chief of
Police Dempsey has work for two
"good" motorcycle men in the police
department.
Remington Transferred George
Remington, clerk in the city passen
ger and ticket offices of the North
western, has been transferred to the
freight depot.
Seeks New Trial Samuel Stone,
convicted by a jury in Judge Redlck's
court last Fr.day of the murder of
Detective Frank Rooney, has filed
motion for a new trial.
Gus Relbel Wanted Police are try
ing to locate Gus Keibel of San Fran
cisco, who is asked to call at the local
police station for his registration card,
which was found recently.
Prudent saving in war times is a
hostage for opportunities of peace.
Play safe by starting an account with
Nebraska Savings & Loan Asa'n, 211
& 18th St $1 to $5,000 received.
Reopen Cavalry Enlistments En
listments in the cavalry have been
reopened at the army recruiting sta
tion. Men from 18 to 21 and from 31
to 41 years of age are eligible.
Tlere on Furlough Freemond
Bartling, who is in the army service,
stationed at Camp Funston, is in
Omaha on a 10-day furlough. He is
visiting at the Earl Young home.
r. P. Men Enlist Paul McCrone,
assistant ticket stock clerk, and John
McCarthy, passenger rate clerk, both
Union Pacific men, have filed applica
tions with the navy and the marines.
Free Garden Seeds Associated
Charities will dis-tribute free a limited
number of packages of garden seeds to
persons who will -all for them at 51 9
Farnam building. Thirteenth and Far
nam streets.
William . Hoehsteln Dead Word
has been received here of the death
in Milwaukee of William Hochstein,
who for many years made this terri
tory selling leaf tobacco for the firm
of which he was a member.
Enlists In Navy Paying Teller
Shields of the United States National
bank enlisted for service in the navy
Monday. He was rated as a third
class yoeman and will leave Omaha
.soon for training at a naval station.
Jlolconib in Omaha H. H. Hol
romb, in charge of Burlington freight
traffic, is in Omaha on a short visit.
Tho freight congestion is being re
lieved rapidly and conditions are
showing a marked improvement as
compared with a few weeks ago, he
says.
Woman's Guild Dinner More than
50 men were guests of the woman's
guild at dinner Monday at St. Andrew's
Episcopal church. Patriotic addresses
were made by Robert D. Neely, Fly
ing Cadet Holliday of Fort Omaha, W.
R. Watson and Rev. C. C. Rollit. Musi
cal numbers were furnished by Mrs.
Don J. Adams and Charles Olson. '
McXIehols Now Bandmaster Word
has been received that W. II. Mc
N'ichols, Omaha musician and solo
trombonist with John Philip Sousa,
has been appointed a bandmaster and
has taken his band through Wiscon
sin and the north central states in the
interest of the third Liberty loan.
Mr. McNichols had hoped to be with
the unit which is soon to visit Omaha.
Fine fireplace goods at Sunderlands.
Depot Warehouse in Douglas
Street Now Remains Open
The Omaha-Deeatur Missouri River
Navigation company has made ar
rangements to keep the depot ware
house at the foot of Douglas street
open at all times, so that Omaha ship
pers may deliver freight at the ware
house at any time, instead of waiting
for telephone advice as to when the
boats arrive. Lee Hansen will have
charge of receipts and delivery of
freight from the warehouse.
Mushrooms Drop in Price;
Selling at 30 Cents Pound
Mushrooms are on the market in
large quantities and at greatly re
duced price. These delicacies which
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have been selling this season around
90 cents a pound took a sudden drop
and a good quality may be had for 30
cents a pound. They are of the but
ton variety.
MILLS ASKED TO
GIVE MORE FLOUR
TO GOVERNMENT
Due to increased demands for flour,
the government has called upon all
mills in this section to furnish 40 per
cent of their output during May for
army and navy use, according to in
formation received by Gurdon W.
Wattles, federal food administrator
for Nebraska. The order is issued
through the southwestern milling di
vision and asks immediate response
from the mills.
Mills are further urged to complete
all old contracts. In the new requisi
tion, all conditions surrounding
former sales will govern. The May
requisition is a 10 per cent increase
over any former requisition.
"This government action em
phasizes the necessity for conserva
tion of wheat and flour." says Food
Administrator Wattles. "We can only
supply these demands by limiting our
consumption and we must buckle
down to the strict food administra
tion suggestions of one and one-half
pounds per week per person. We
can save only what we do not eat."
No Medicine-Chest
Without
Its Family Laxative
From the baby to the grandparent a good laxative is the
necessary medicine in the little ilia. It wards off serious
sickness and saves doctor's bills. Many a cold has been pre
vented from running into grippe and pneumonia by its timely
use.
Many a racking headache has been quickly dispelled by it.
And it is a laxative rather than a drastic cathartic or purgative
that should be in every family medicine-chest, for a laxative
can be used at all ages.
Thousands of good American families have for more thaa
a quarter century used a combination of simple laxative herbs
with pepsin known to druggists as Dr. Caldwell's Syrup
Pepsin. It is a laxative-tonic that acts on the bowels and
stomach. Infants take it with perfect safety, and it is equally
effective for grownups.
Grandparents are now seeing their children give it to their
babies. It is excellent for all the family in constipation no
matter how chronic, indigestion, wind colic, biliousness,
headaches, dyspepsia and similar ills.
The druggist will refund your money if it fails
to do as promised. ,
NO INCREASE
la apite of enormous
increased laboratory
coata duo to tho War
tho manufacturer of
Dr. Caldwell Syrup
Papain are Bacrincing
their profits and absorb
ing the war taxes, so
that thi family laxative
may remain at the pre
war price of 50c and SI
a large bottle. So old
by drugguti for 26 year
AFFINITY
CLEANER
For HANDS and CLOTH
ING. Will not fade fast
colors. Cleans the Hands
With or Without Water.
AT THE STORES
If your dealer cant supply
AFFINITY, send us hi. name.
AFFINITY CO.
OMAHA, NEB.
Factory Phone, Doug. 1119.
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OR quick starting select
clean gasoline. It gives
your engine speed, strength,
power and control.
We recommend Red Crown Gas
oline. It is frequently described by
its users as "The Quality Gasoline."
Many who , use it maintain that it
gives more miles per gallon and
more comfort per mile than any
other.
PoIarinC OH is commended as
giving motor efficiency.
Look for the Red Crown sign.
STANDARD OIL COMPANY
(Wrjraska)
LOOK FOR
THIS SIGN
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Northwestern Chief Clerk
Enters Engineering Corps
James Suttie, for the last three years
chief clerk in the freight and passen
ger offices of the Nebraska division
of the Northwestern, has joined Un
cle Sam's forces. He resigned Mon
day afternoon and Alexander Hamp
ton, former chief clerk and for the
last three years traveling freight and
passenger agent, was appointed to fill
the vacancy.
As a parting gift, Mr. Suttie's asso
ciates in the offices presented him
with a wrist watch.
Suttie has filed for enlistment with
the engineering department of the
army.
To Take Loan Subscriptions
At Muny Auditorium Tonight
Solicitations for the Liberty loan
will be made tonight at the Audito
rium during the showing of the mo
lion picture, "The Beast of Berlin."
The following men will speak be
fore the audiences at the Auditorium
during the remainder of the week:
V. F. Gurley, Wednesday and
Thursday night; M. A. Hall, Friday
night, and H. F. Rose, Saturday
night.
Liberty loan subscriptions will be
taken af the theaters Wednesday
night and during the remainder of the
"drive."
SDr. Caldwell's
YRUP DEPSIN
The Perfect JT Laxative
FREE SAMPLES Dr. Caldwell'. Syrup
Pepsin i th laxgeet selling liquid laxative
in America. If you have never used it, (end
your address for a free trial bottle to Dr. W.
B. Caldwell. 468 Washington St.. Monticello,
III. If you have babie in the family send for
a copy of "Tbe Care of the Baby."
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Phone Dong. 4163.
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Burgess
Tuesday, April 16, 1918-
We've Added a Neiv Feature to Our
Embroidery Section That'll Interest
Free Instructions Daily From 2 to 5, on
How to Make Handbags
THIS instruction is absolutely free and given by an expert, who will advise
you regarding the harmony of colors .and combination of any kind of
tancy nanaDags.
Frames for Fancy Bags
An almost endless variety from
which to choose. Metal, amber,
decorated wooden handles. Suit
able for dress bags, tailor bags,
knitting bags and service bags.
Wide range of prices.
Trimmings for Bags, 25c to $1.00
Including tassel of beads, silk chenille
cords, gold braids, flounces and fruits,
yard silks, beads, etc.
Announcing for Wednesday, An
Unusual Sale of Smart Bags
for Women
The values are nothing short of remarkable.
These are recent arrivals in our leather goods de
partment and will appeal to women who admire
"smart" purses and hand bags. v
Back Strap Envelope Purses, $1.00
In lizard, sheepskin, tan, blue, green, black and
lavender, special, each, at $1.00.
Envelope Purses at $1.95
With back or top strap. Real seal or morocco, grain leather.
Choice of several styles. Special, each, $1.95.
Envelope Bags at $2.50
Of real seal, crepe grain and long grain leathers. Several
styles, special, at $2.50.
Silk Moire Hand Bags, $2.95
In black and colors. Several styles have inner frame change
pockets. Special, each, $2.95.
Silk Moire Hand Bags, $3.95
Black and navy. New hear: olipne, beaded frame, specially
priced at $3.95.
Service Bags at $2.50 to $25.00
In patent leather and Bilk, in biuck and colors. A large as
sortment. Specially priced at $3.50, $3.85, $4.95, $7.50. Others
up to $25.00.
Burfaa-Naah Co. Main Floor
Annual Spring Sale of
Unusual asortments
common. Here is but an
Sheffield silver hammered cake and
sandwich trays. Special, each, $1.45.
Sheffield silver bread and roll trrys.
Various borders to choose from. Spe
cial, each. $3.65.
Sheffield silver bon bon
baskets. Special, each, $2.45.
Sheffield silver and
Guernsey casseroles. Oval
and round, $4.95.
Sheffield silver baking
dishes with silver service
cover. Special, each, $7.90.
Oneida Community "Par Plate" Table Ware
Guaranteed 10 Years
Teaspoons, set of 6, 79e.
Bouillon spoons, set of 6, $2.45.
Berry spoons, each, $1.10.
Gravy ladles, each, 95c.
Butter knives, each, 42e.
Burgess-Nash Down Stairs Store
Children's Dresses, 69c
Plaid, stripe and checked
ginghams and percale. Con
trasting colored collars,
cuffs and pockets. Size 2
to 6 years, at 69c.
Children's Overall 35c
Bib overalls made of solid.
blue, gray and striped trend )
cioiu. Ages 6 w o years, i.
33c each.
Muslin Gowns, 65c
Children's gowns wuh V
neck and low neck, made of
good muslin. Lace and em
broidery trimmed; sizes 2 to
14 years, at 65c.
Baby's Rompers, 59c
In light and dark colored
ginghams, chambrays and
percales, trimmed in con
trasting colors. Sizes 2 to
6 years, at 59c.
Child's CombinYn, 49c
Waist and drawers, or
waist and skirt, embroid
ery and lace trimmed. Sizes
1 to 14 years, at 49c. 1
Girls' Middies, 95c
Made of India head lion
nette "and galatea cloth'
White trimmed with plain
colored collar, cuff end beHv
Varied assortment at 95c.
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Stairs Storo
"EVERYBODY'S STORK"
-STORE NEWS FOR WEDNESDAY-
BurftM-Naah Co. Third Floor
from which to make selection
idea :
Dutch Bilver tea caddies,
styles. Special, each, $3.00.
Sterling silver individual
pepper set. Pair, $2.23.
Sheffield silver double
dish, $8.95.
Sterling silver tea balls.
Special, $1.50 to $2.75.
Silver plated marmalade
sets. Complete with spoon,
each, 59c.
Sheffield silver tea strain
ers, each, 50c.
Silver plated sugar and
creamer sets, $3.50.
Cream ladles, each 75c.
Pickle forks, each, 65c.
Iced tea spoons, set of 6, $1.69.
Baby spoons, .each, 39c.
Table forks, set of 6, $2.15.
Table knives, set of 6, $2.65.
Burg aii-Naah Co. Main Floor
Porch and House Dresses, With
Slight Imperfections, Special at--
$1.85
ALL latest models of
French and Ander
son ginghams, chambrays
and percales, in plaids
and stripes, belted and
Hoverall styles. Prettily
trimmed with organdie
and pique collars, and
large pockets. The manu
facturer said they are
slightly imperfect, but it's
so slight we doubt if you
ca.i find the imperfection.
V onderful values, at
$1.85.
House Dresses at $1.35
Slightly imperfect, made
of gingliams and perckles.
Plaids and stripes, light
and dark colors. Neatly
made. Very special, at
$1.35.
Bura-esa-Naah Co.
Phone Douglass 2100
Art
You
Bags for Beading, 25c to 75c
Every pattern individual. New assort
ment of beads for making beautiful bags,
25c, 50c and 73c.
Wednesday
We Will Make Your
Over-Curtains
Free of Charge
As a special feature of
our drapery section we
are making window over
curtains for you free of
charge. Wednesday is
the last day of this special
offer. Take advantage of
it.
A few specials for
Wednesday: '
Cretonnes, 50c to 75c
Domestic and imports J
English cretonnes in a large
range of patterns and colors.
Friccd, 50c to 75c a yard.
Panel Curtains
With imitation Filet and Ma
deira motifs. Insertions and
laces in beautiful designs;
$1.50 to $7.50 a panel, 2ft
yards long.
Sunfast Repp. $1.75
A beautiful assortment of
sunfast repp in all colors, 50
inches wide. Priced at $1.75 the
yard.
Figured Madras. 40c
Ecru and white, 36 inches
wide, n an assortment of da
signs. Priced for Wednesday,
at 40c a yard,
Burfes-Nah Co. Third Floor
Silverware
and the values are most un
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Salad forks, set of 6, $2.45.
Cold meat forks, each, 89c.
Cheese kniveB, each, 69c.
Orange spoons, set of 6, $1.95.
Oyster forks, set of 6, $2.35.
I Butter spreaders, set of 6, $2.25
Down Stairs Stora
Various c5r
salt and T , , ' a.
vegetable jl it
