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THE BEE : OMAHA, SATURDAY, JULY 27, -1918. SOUTH SIDE HOG SHIPMENTS TAKE BIG SLUMP ON SOUTH SIDE Yesterday's Receipts Little -vMore vThan Half Last Year's; Break in Mar- ket Partly Expected.. Shipjnents 6i hogs to the Omaha live stock market have taken a bis; vslump during the last few days. Yes terday's receipts showed that about .10,000 porkers had been sent to the local market. Last year at this time ' receipts averaged about 17,000 head. The slump in the market was pre ceded by high prices on the exchange. Despite the small shipments recent ly this iitonth bids fair to be the best in the history of the exchange from the standpoint of hogs received here. The average shipments for the month have been considerably larger than ever before (. and unless shipments during the last few days of the month strike an unusually lovp level." July, 1918, will be marked as the. banner hog month. , - The shipping of hogs by auto con tinues to be successful. A long string of trucks laden with, porkers arrive daily.1. Prices Climb for Two Weeks. . .- . , ror two weeks prices nave been climbing steadily and reached the apex three or four days ago after the announcement of the large govern ment order. ' Wednesday's prices were from $2 to $2.25 higher than the first of the month. The break did" not come as a complete surprise, but had been partly expected. The, reaction in values has "extended to. all outside markets. Buyersare said to be bearish in their views so sales men have nothing to do but let go at the reduction. - Kojrs weighing, less than 250 rounds V!l be in demand soon be cause of the buying of representa tives of the allied countries. Light hogs are said to make the best bacon. During the first'six months of the year more than 2,000,000 hogs were weighed, out. During the month of June more"' than 15,250,000 hogs were weighed. These figures represent the totals of the most important cattle centers in the Missouri valley, in cluding Denver. Plans for New South Side Park Have Been Completed Plans for a new South Side nark have been completed bv the city en-;-' tu. t. ..it l. gujcci a unlit. uc pai h. win dc sit uated just west of thirteenth street in a section of loftv hills and deep ravines It is planned to-turn the plot into a -public playground for the children of tte many work- mgmen who live m the Brown Park district The board of health is conducting a sanitary survey of the district: The park- and boulevard will cover about 12 blocks north and south and five or six blocks east and west in an irreg ular line. Many prettv dales are in eluded and some summits which over look the river and surrounding coun try. ,,. Says Husband Is Slacker, fn Petition for Divorce A list of offenses ranging from pointing "the finger of scorn at, him" to marital infidelity and forcing him to wash her clothes is brought by Melvin J. Stiles against his wife. Dolores A. Stiles, in his amended petition for divorce. Stiles filed a suit for divorce against his wife some time ago. In her answer and cross-petition Mrs. Stiles accused her husband of being a-slacker and of having married her to avoid being drafted. This moved Stiles to wrath and his amended pe tition contains a list of offenses which take up two large closely typewritten pages. Must Have Rain Soon Or Corn Crop Is Gone "Out corp crop is eone unless -we get a good rain at once." said J. P. Aupperle, a prominent farmer of Anita, la., who was on the market yesterday with a load, of mixed cattle. According to Mr. Aupperle. the corn crop at the beginning of the season was very promising, but . the dry weather has changed its course and has caused it to burn on the tops. The wheat crop, has been harvested and the yield averaged about half a crop or from 10 to 12 bushels to the acre. The pastures are very dry and short this season,sbe said. South Side Brevities City Commissioner Harry Zlmraan Visited ths South Slda yesterday afternoon. Tor Rent By August 1, (-room, alfrnod ern houaa; beat location and In first-class rendition, BeeJVllg Bros., 21th and N. . C. L. Anderson, Slot South Thirty-fifth street, was arrested for not having a tall light on his auto Tsterday morning. Telephone South (09 and order a case of Oma or Lacatonade the healthful, refreshing Horns Beverage, delivered to your residence. Obiaha Bdverage Co. S. E. Reese, cashjer of the Bannock Na tional Bank of Pocatello, Idaho, visited the stojDk yards yesterday. He . la visiting friends in the city, K Colored 'registrants it " the South ' Side exemption board No. 1 were examined yea. terday afternoon. "About 70 responded to tho summons. . y Blacksmiths are still wanted to serve In the army. Only eight meh have qualified as blacksmiths and many more are needed. The quota for the state is no. prank MlsUvect son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Mlxtlvec, has sent word that he has arrived safely overseas. Previous to his departure he was stationed at Camp Mills, New Tork. He la in the S66th Infantry. A. T. Stryker, secretary oLthe Live Stock exchange, went Friday night with his wife to spend the week-end at Camp Dodge, where his son, Lt. Bird Stryker, is sta tioned. . . - Mlas Lillian I. ' Dverek left Thursday night for For SHI, OkL, where she will marry Charles Bursburn who Is stationed there. She will remain with her husband until ha is called for overseas duty. Martin Van Buren said, '"Our countrymen spend too much bring back the plain days of the older times" The savings department ef the Live Stock National bank is the safe, convenient way to save money. The South Side branch of the Nebraska Power company has been reopened. It was closed after the merger of South Omaha Into Greater Omaha, but has -now been re opened and la taking -car of the South Side retail hualness. E. M. Marsh and Miss Cath erln Lents are In charge. Nineteen 'Soldiers ; Are Naturalized in Omaha Federal Court Under the ruling which i permits aliens. to become American citizens and soldiers of the republic, instead of being ruled out of the service by their foreign birth, 19 young men from the balloon school were natural ized in the federal court Friday after noon. - i 'J. M. , Gurnett, United States naturalization examiner., was present from Camp Dodge to take charge of it. - i : . f 1. L - . L uic preliminary lurinaiuics. llie uaiu of allegiance was administered by Judge Woodrough. In the group which was. admitted to citizenship Friday were two Ger mans, both of whom were outspoken and enthusiastic rfl'v their desire to ''get .the kaiser." Two Russians were i lirrte puzzled as to their reply to the question as to their "present al legiance." The matter was settled by entering it as "the present govern ment of Russia." . t Those who were naturalized Fri day were as follows, with the nlace of birth of each: Otto Mihldorff, Copenhagen, Den mark. Finian Joseph Shea, County Ker ry, Ireland. Thomas King Jensen, Aalberg, Den mark. ' Atras Marcus, Bradia, Roumania. William' Norman . Rainey, County Antrim, Ireland. , Franz Johan Bortliss, Buer Ger many., , 1 John Abraham Sargus. Saneer. Persia ' Isaac Weber, Talonoy, Russia. Edwin ' Arthur Mandale, Toronto, Canada. , Vincenzo Palillo, Evellina. Italy. Harry Zintz. Bucharest, Roumania. Thomas Moilati Glasgow, Scotland. James Dennis O'Brien. Quebec. Canada. ' Nathan Wishnefsky, Zotonosh, Rus sia. Carl Richard Weber. Straussfurt. Saxony, Germany. William Howard White. Yarmouth. Nova Scotia. 'Richard WilliSm Smiley, Hamilton, Untario. Guieseppe Pia, Montegrosso, Italy. British Cruiser Sunk By German Submarine; Destroyer Runs Ashore London, July 2o-The British armed cruiser Marmora was torpe doed and sunk by aGerman subma rine Tuesday, according to an an nouncement made by the British ad miralty tonight. Ten members of the crew of the vessel are missing and it is presumed they were killed. The admiralty also announces that a British torpedo boat destroyer ran ashore Wednesday and later sank. Thirteen of her crew are missing, and it is presumed they were drowned. Naval records contain no cruiser named Marmora and it is possible the vessel sunk was the Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation com pany steamer Marmora, of 10,509 tons gross. She was built at Belfast in 1903, was 530 feet long and had a beam of 60 fcefr 230,000 Cans of Ether Are Destroyed by Fire M. Louis, July 26.- Two girls and a. fireman were injured and 230,000 quarter-pound cans of ether for the American army in France were. de stroyed, when a fire, followed by many explosions, did $125,000 damage to the Mallinckrodt Chemical worksjiere this afternoon. One 10,000-gallon tank of ether burst with a terrific ex plosion. After an investigation, the company said the fire was caused by a 6park from an electric soldering iron. Argentenians Eager to Join In War oh Despotism New York, July 26. Intimation that while rhe government of Argen tina is striving to maintain neutrality, its people are eager to join in the war against autocracy, was conveyed in an address by George A. Mitre, pub lisher of Le Ncion, one of Jie leading newspapers of South America, at a luncheon given here today in his honor by the Pan-American society of the United States. "Our people cannot be indifferent to what has become a well defined struggle between despotism and democracy, between brute force anew right, he said. Norse Warship Rescues Steamer From Germans London, July 26. -The Norwegian government has .sent a protest to Ber lin complaining of the action of a submarine in holding up the Norwe gian steamer Hank on July 10. The steamer was stopped in Norwegian territorial waters and a German prize crew was placed on board. The crew headed the Hank southward, but the steamer was overtaken by Norwe gian torpedo boat, which placed the prize crew back on the submarine. Chairman Hays to Speak x .at Nebraska 'Convention New York, July 26. Will H. Hays, chairman of the republican national committee, announced tonight that he would leave here tomorrow for Lin coln, Neb.," where next Tuesday he will address the republican state con vention. Cuban Soldiers to Front send Havana, July 26. Cuba will at least one regiment of regulars to France, as well as all the volunteers who offer themselves. Formation of a Cuban aviation corps which will be trained in the United States is pro vided for in a decree signed by Pres ident Menocal. Registrants Deprived of Enlistment Privilege Washington, July 26. Draft boards have been instructed , by Provost .Marshal General Crowder to refuse the release of registrants in Class 1 for enlistment in the navy, marine corps or the emer gency fleet, until it has been deter mined that there will be a sufficient number of such registrants physi cally qualified for general military service to fill promptly all August calls. State adjutants generals have been notified that the August requisitions will be practically equal to those of July, when 367.- 961 registrants were called. FIX SCHOOL TAX LEVY AT 35 MILLS FOR NEXT YEAR Applied to'New Assessed Valu ation of $49,957,603, In- , " crease of $75,000 For District Seen. The finance committee of the board of education Friday afternoon fixed the school district tax levy, for next year at 35 mills, which is the maxi mum provided by law and the same levy approved by the school directors last year, ; The application of this levy to the new assessed valuation of $49 957,603 will yield the shol district $75, 000 more in taxation, and a further increase of $25,000 is expected from miscellaneous sources, which will in crease the school budget for next year $100,000. he next school, budget is esti mated at $1,883000. as against $1,786,- 352 for the current year. , Ure (Working on Budget. City Commissioner Ure of the ac counts, and finance department is working on a tentative budget for con sideration of the city council. He anticipates that there will be, a small reduction in the city levy, which was 46.47 mills for the current year. .The new levy wiU not include an amount for motorization of the fire depart ment as was done for the last three years. , ' City Commissioner Zimman esti mates an increase of $30,000 in the fire department fund to provide for increase of pay for firemen. The po lice department will be in line for a similar increase. An increase in valu ation will yield a slight decrease in the mills levy, but Commissioner Ure does not want to inspire any hope that there will be a marked , reduc tion in the new city tax levy. .I i Soap Eater Griffin, Omaha Forger, Nabbed By Police jn Buffalo W. W. "Soap Eater" Griffin, alias William R. Wendover, alias Russell Watkins, known throughout the east as the "Three Months Man," is again under arrest, charged with forgery. Griffin first became prominent as a forger following his arrest in Minne apolis by former Chief of Police Henry W. Dunn, then a detective. Hs first arrest was in 1900. After being brought to Omaha Griffin was put in the county jail where he won his nickname, "Soap Eater." He remained in ail less than a day, when he was removed to the hospital, to recover from' the effects of eating soap. He recovered rapidly and escaped the same day. He was arrested Friday in Buffalo, N. Y., following his release from the Ohio state penitentiary in Columbus. He' is alleged to have admitted his guilt to John Ryan, assistant chief of detectives at Buffalo. He told police that he had decided to heed the advice of Rev. Kelly, prison chaplain, and tell all he knew to the police. He is alleged to hav admitted that he has "served 14 years in. various prisons and reformatories for passing worthless checks. He es caped from the Jackson, Mich., prison two years after his sensational escape from Omaha. His method of passing checks was unique in that he only worked every three months. He first started pass ing checks in Buffalo in 1915. In 1916 Lieutenant Larkin of the Chicago detective department, informed of the method under which checks were passed in Buffalo, gave police the ti that Wendover, as he was known1 in Chicago, was in prison in Ohio, and he was arrested immediately on his release. Gunner on U. $. S. Nebraska Wounded in Action at Sea Webster City, la., July 26. (Spe cial.) Walter E. Brooks, a srunner on the battleship Nebraska, has been wounded in action, according to a telegram just received from the War department by his step-father, C. E. Clark.. Brooks was shot in the ab domen and 19 stitches were taken to close the wound. Brooks was recently decorated for bravery in action- The location or the nature of the battle is not known but indications are that the battleship Nebraska has been recently in action somewhere in the Atlantic. In the Silent Drama Malta Line, CavallerL tht funoui orera star, will be her (or the last times today In "Love's Conquest," drama of the six teenth century written from the play "Qle- monaa," it is a stronc day ana one in which the star display muchcf the talent tnat carried her far on the svgi Empress The Tetauwari trouoe are win ning; approval with their sensational and thrilllnr feats. "The Only Road." In which Viola Dana, plays the part of a flrl of southern California, will be seen for the last times today at the Empress. Tomorrow William Fox's 1918 version of Hall Calhe's "The Bondman" with WtUn,r sFnrftum Kfi the star, will be the feature photoplay at traction, ' San "The Olrl In His Abuse." with Earle Williams In the leading role, tells the story of a young man who has been away from home a long time and returning finds a strange girl la mistress In his house and a lawyer has stolen a great part of his for tune. In the unraveling of the mystery he finds that the girl, whom la the meantime he has come to love. Is the daughter of the man who. has stolen the fortune. How it is all brought t a successful conclusion Is one of the successful dramas of Mr. Wil liams career. Mas Virginia Pearson In "Her Price- portrays a play that appeals strongly to her own mind as lt tells in a manner of her own struggle to become famous. It is a stirring play and one In which Miss Pearson develops several emotional scenes in a clever ana artistic manner. Lothron Charles. Rav In "Tf ! nwn Home Town" has a role In whlnh . Msula and dreams of all of us com true. He is forced 10 ieav town after his exposal of a grafting poker game. Later he inherit the town paper and cleans up the politics, winning the rupect of his fellow townsmen and the lov of a pretty glrL f Circus Parade10 A. "M. 'The Circus Parade I eoramg and so is winter, so get your Overcoats out now for eleaning, pressing, altering, repniring. Just "TeU" Web. ,892 and the Carey Cleaning Co. will do the rest W have no "side lines." W just dean wearing apparel and do that to an Ak-Sar-Ben queen's taste. High SchoolCadet to Try Life on the Ocean. v I V BRUCE T. CUNNINGHAM. Bruce T- Cunningham, 19-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Cunning ham, Fifty-first and Farnam streets, has enlisted in the navy and left Omaha Wednesday for the Great Lakes naval training station. The young recruit was graduated from the Omaha High school last year. He was captain of the High school cadets. His comrjanv won first honors in competitive drill and ranked third for the entire year. - Young Cunningham was born in Omaha and lived here all his lifes His father is secretary and general man ager of the Pioneer Glass and Paint company and his mother is prominent in Red Cross circles. Committee to Consider Luxury Taxes Next Week Washington, July 26. The gradu ated excess profits "tax. of from 30 to 80 per cent on net income beyond exemptions and exemption of $2,000, plus 10 per cent on the amount of in vested capital, as tentatively decided yesterday, were practically adopted by the house ways and means com mittee today. Taxation of luxuries, estimated by the treasury as capable of raising $2,000,000,000, will be con sidered Monday. Prague Has No Bread; i Inhabitants in Revolt Washington, July 26. Further re volts at Prague caused by famine were reported in a diplomatic dis patch today from Switzerland. It was stated that there had been no bread in Prague since July 7. 5 immer Our selling force will serve the people Saturday by concentrating in the Ready-to-Wear section on the most wanted garments for the present season and temperature.' 1 Prices reduced for clearing. Lots grouped for quick access and convenience. Women's Wash Dresses, in Ginghams, Voiles and other cotton fabrics; desirable, durable and popular in design and pattern $6.95 Each Women's Wash Dresses of the better sort, Woven Voiles, in plaids and stripes the wanted color combinations . $9.75 Each T Women's Wash Dresses, of high-class wash fabrics; handsomely embellished with soft collars and lace edging , ' " $12.75 Each , Women's Dresses of sheer materials, plain , colored Voiles, in dainty shades; many in white i someembroidered; very finest of weaves. Dresses of the $25 to $27.50 -class ' $14.75 Each Women's Silk Dreses of Taffetas, Messaline and Soft Satins; combinations of Georgette Dresses, Foulard and Pussy Willow Summer Afternoon Dresses and Gowns. Reduced in some cases less than half price Groupedt $19.75 and $24.75 Children's Gingham, Galatea, Percale and Soft Twill Dresses, in all sizes, from 6 to 14 years; material alone would cost mpre than this price " - 'I $1.98xEach Junior Dresses fr big -girls or small women; in Voiles and Sheer materials; also Linens, Gabardine and Pongee; in these groups you will see the whole range of the season's best in, cotton mate rials, light, dark and white Grouped at $4.7$, $9.75 and $13.9.0 Muiiior Dresses of Silk and Georgette. Marvelous the stunning styles obtainable in these youthful models Grouped at $15, $22.50 and $29.50 v So-called Houses Dresses (Special Section) Two groups on sale. STRIPE MADRAS DRESSES, worth $2.50 for $1.59 PLAID VOILE DRESSES, worth $5.00 for $3.95 ' f s ' C. f a O.Oft J a C D H oiore FRENCH AIRMEN IN 2,000 FIGHTS IN FOURTEEN DAYS Bring Down 360 Enemy Ma chines Against Loss of 72 And Drop 600 Tons of Explosives. i By Associated PressC Washington, July 26. An account of the activities of the French air service obtained from authentic source today shows that during the period of the first two weeks of June, Frenth airmen alone dropped 600 tons of high explosives on the Ger mans in the trenches, on rest billets, railway stations and munition works far back of the fighting lines. A total of 27,673 flights were made for military purposes during that time, and more than 2,000 combats occurred in the air. In this fighting, 199 German planes were destroyed or forced to land in French territory and 161 others were damaged and probably destroyed, making a total of 360 enemy machines brought down against a loss of 72 machines by the French. Twelve of the French planes brought down were only dam aged. In direct aid of the army the French pilots and observers made 1,159 photographic scouting trips and took 19,478 snapshots of the enemy forces and. positions. They also took 303 long range flights covering en emy territory for hundreds of miles. Coupled with this French effort to day in the Aisne salient is the work of concentrated British and Ameri can squadrons and the airmen are at work night and day. Not a spot within the enemy lines is neglected and his retreat is carried on under the same deluge of bombs and ma chine gun fire from the air that played an important; part in forcing a way for the advancing Franco American armies which have -crossed the Marne. Down 31 Planes in Day. London. July 26. British airmen brought down 25 German airplanes and forced down six others out of control in air fighting yesterday. Fif teen of the British machines failed to return. Throughout the wk the aerial fighting on . the western battle front has been of a violent character. From a trustworthy source it is learned that during the week the British downed 76 enemy machines and drove down 15 out of control. Fifty-one British machines are missing. Une hundred and fifty-tour tons ot vspen ai o:ou viosea ai o a Dre bombs were dropped during the week. The week's record for long distance bombing attacks was the heaviest of the war. Twenty-five separate raids were made into German territory. Thionville was bombed four times and the famous poison gas factory and munition works at Mannheim twice. The blast furnaces at Burbach and the railway and factories- at Of' fenburg also came in for shelling twice. Aerial attacks on German naval and submarine bases on the Belgian coast continued day and night. Upward of twenty tons ot explosives were dropped on Zeebrugge and Ostend. On the Italian front the air fight ing resulted in the downing of 19 enemy machines without the loss of a single British air craft , Antwerp Fined $200,000 For Opposing Propaganda Amsterdam, July' 26. Antwerp has been fined $200,000 and the burgo master has been deposed by the Ger mans because of recent happenings in the city, says the Belgique Dag blad; A number of activist prisoner of war from Goettingen were half killed by inhabitants for carrjfng on anti-Belgian propaganda. Doctors refused to attend the men whom they called "traitors," ''and were consequently deported to Ger many. Czarina to Enter Convent. London, July 26. The Exchange Telegraph says Berlin newspapers publish a telegram from Moscow say ing the former empress has asked permission of the bolsheviki to enter a, convent in Sweden with her daugh ters. Permission is withheld for the time being. Names Rail Labir Board Washington, July 26. The railroad administration today announced the appointment of three special investiga tors to represent the division ot la bof in settling wage or employment disputes throughout the country. They are William Blackman, John A. Mof fitt and Anthony M. Banks. Many Hun Soldiers Killed in Uprising Of Russian Peasants Washington, July 26. Rioting by peasants in the oceMpied regions of White Russia is increasing and many German soldiers have been killed, said an official dispatch to day from Stockholm. London, July 26 A peasant re bellion has broken out In the Uk raine on a formidable scale, accord ing to information received1 today. Seventy-five thousand peasants, fairly efficient troopt, wlth their of ficer! and instructors, are advanc ing against the Germans, detach ments of whom have withdrawn be fore the hostile advance, retreating to Kiev. The peasants are well armed. sses . m. Frankfurter Denies; Saying He Believed Mconey Guilty Washington, July 26.t-FeIix Frank furter, chairman of the war' labo policies board, today telegraphed to'' Governor Stephens of California a de nial that while acting as secretary of President Wilson's mediation com missionhe expressed an opinion that Thomas J. 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