THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: JULY 28, 1918.
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NEBRASKA COW IS
DOING HER BIT TO
HELP WIN THE WAR
More Farmers Milking This
Year in Spite of the
High Cost of
Feed.
Despite drouth, which cut short
the pastures in the eastern part of
Nebraska, and the scarcity of Help
which prevails in the western part of
thestate, conditions which naturally
affect the diary industry, the "June"
pack of butter in Nebraska is fully
up to the normal.
It is estimated that Nebraska this
year will produce between 75,000,000
and lOO.OOQ.OOO-pounds of butter, of
which 30,000,000 will be manufactured
in Omaha. -
It was thought the 1918 make
would not be up to the normal for
the reason that all other farm prod
ucts, such as hogs and cattle, and all
kinds of grain were so high, that the
average farmer, who dislikes milking,
would be content to make his money
off other products and would sacrifice
his dairy animals to the salughter
houses rather than continue to milk
or bother with high priced and un
stable labor to perform the task.
Price of Cream Keeps Up.
The reverse Ys the case, however,
and farmers who have dairy herds are
holding onto them and are making
the best of the labor situation, al
though the latter is very vexatious.
The farmer realizes he must have
milk for his hogs and calves and as
the price of cream has kept pace with
all other commodities in the scale ot
advance it is very profitable to pro
duce milk. In fact the price of
cream at the present is double what
it was before the war. 4
Western Nebraska has come into
its own as the rream producing
- -;on of the state. This year the
i -tures of the eastern end have
! . i cm oif because of dry weather
at the beginning of the season. In
the western part of the state, how
ever, weather conditions have been
ideal and there have been frequent
and well distributed rains which have
jnade great pasturing and conse
"quently have increased the amount of
butter fat coming to the creamery
centers from that region.
Cow Does Her Bit.
The dairy industry in Nebraska and
the United States is growing by leaps
and bounds. The American cow is
doing her bit to win the war, statis
tics for the current year showing that
each animal haicontributed $100 of
her products tothe exports of the
United States during the past year.
This has gone abroad in the shape of
condensed milk, butter and cheese.
The quantity of condensed milk
exported: this year approximated 600,
000,000 pounds as against 37,000,000
in 1915. The value of all dairy ex
ports sent from our shores for the
current year will approximate $100,
000,000, a very respectable item.
Of course the, bulk of the large and
'(Copyright, ISIS,
( series of articles sketching the
rarerr of Dr. Kdu-ard A. Rumely, who
lit been arrested on a chance of hav
ing bought the New York Evening Mall
with money furnished by the German
government and of having used It for
(erinan propaganda.)
By FRANK STOCKBRIDGE.
( former Managing Editor of the Evening
: v Mail.)
For two or three hours the ques
tioning of JLambin continued. Then
Dr Dernburg turned to me and asked
many questions about the editorial
cost of , newspaper making, methods
of organizing newspaper staffs, the
collection of news, the press associa
tions, and particularly ways in which
editors determine public sentiment
and appeal to it.
"How far can a newspaper go
against public sentiment?" was the
gist of cne of his questions. Not very
far, I told him, if it were run as a
newspaper and not as an organ. I
explained, too, that newspapers that
wertf "organs" for special interests
were not highly regarded in America.
"How would you go about it," he
asked, "to interest the public in some
thing that was unpopular?"
"One good way is to attack it edi
torially," rsaid. "The influence of
newspaper editorials is much less
than editors generally believe, and
their readers are quite likely to take
the opposite viewpoint." This was,
of course, an intentional exaggera
lion, my purpose being to implant the
suggestion in Dr. Rumely's mind, es
pecially, that if he were contemplating
the advocacy of the German cause on
the editorial page of the Mail he
would damage it rather than help it.
Dernburg Becomes Insistent.
"But suppose you wanted people to
know about something they were
prejudiced against?" persisted Dr."
Dernburg. v
"What, for instance" I inquired.
"Let us say myself," he replied
vith a smile.
"That would be easy," I answered
lim. "I would print what you had to
say, just as you said it, as news'. Then
I would print an editorial calling at
:ention to the news item and pointing
iut with emphasis that the excellent
Or. Dernburg had made an ass of
limself again and that the public
:ould see for itself what a fool he
aust be to think that the American
feople would ever fall for his sort of
propaganda.
- Captain Albert frowned. Dr. Rume
y looked decidedly uneasy. Dr. Dern
burg, the only one of the trio with a
sense of humor, saw the point and
aughed heartily.
During the morning one or two
other men, ,whose names I did not
clearly get at the time, but who were
obviously German, came in and went
out of the room. One, a short, thick
set man with a kaiserlischer scnurr
bert, remained for an hour or so, lis
' tening, but taking no appreciable part
in the conversation. It was well aft
er noon before we left, Dr. Rumely,
Mr. Lambkin and myself; the break
Life:
Story
of
Two Automobile Men Are
Given ; Deserved Promotions
Among recent announcement fromOand 0f H. R. Hyman. ' formerly ad-
the automobile factories comes the
announcement of the promotion of
J. E. Roberts, formerly western
district manager for the Cole' Motor
Car company of Indianapolis, to the
position of general sales manager,
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rapidly increasing exportation of
dairy products goes to the men in. the
trenches. Most of this is condensed
milk, the demand for which is con
tinually increasing. There are a fev
factories in Omaha and in the state
which produce this product and most
of it is exported. Great Britain this
year has taken 178,000,000 pounds;
France has received 70,000,000
pounds; 17,000,000 went to Belgium,
11,000,000 pounds were shipped to the
Netherlands, and this was like ship
pin coals to Newcastle, for Holland
has heretofore been the largest pro
ducer of condensed milk in the world.
Cuba used 20,000,000, the Philippines
10.000.000 and China and Japan 10,
000,000, while British South Africa al
so took 10,000,000.
Foreign Herd Sacrificed.
The fact that all the dairy coun
tries of Europe, such as Holland,
Switzerland, Norway, Sweden and
Denmark, are"bemg compelled by the
necessities of war to sacrifice their
dairy herds to be converted into meat
for food to stave off absolute starva
tion should set the American, and es
pecially the Nebraska farmer to think
ing. Europe's waste must be re
placed by this country.
"After the war Europe will look to
America to furnish- the breeding
foundation of dairy herds to replace
those wasted by war and to re-establish
the domestic dairy" industry.
This will cause a tremendous demand
for breeding animals, also a 'continu
ing high price for dairy products. The
farmer who anticipates this condition,
and by foresight breeds more dairy
animals and puts more of their prod
ucts on the market, will be on the
highroad to sure wealth and inde
pendence," said a dairy expert.
EDWARD A. RUM ELY
Man Who Bougk the New York Mail for the Kaiser
U. 1 an Canada, the K. T. Herala Ct, All
fast dishes were still on the table.
Rumely Praises Dernburg's Record.
"Dr. Dernburg is a wonderful man,"
said Dr. Rumely as we drove away.
"He is the man who reorganized the
colonial policy of the German em
pire. The only thing in which Eng
land has been more successful than
Germany is in the management of its
colonies. Dr. Dernburg visited all
the English colonies and studiSd Eng
lish methods and was able to bring
about great reforms in the German
methods when he became minister for
the colonies."
"But what did he do with the Eve
ning Mail?" I asked.
"Oh nothing nothing at all," re-
4 plied Dr. Rumely. "He is simply a
friend. Naturally he is interested in
any effort to establish a neutral paper
in New York."
The good Dr. Dernburg was very
much interested, it seemed to me. As
soon as Lambin and I were alone to
gether we began asking each other
what it was all about. When we
joined Mr. McClure, later, we told
him about the breakfast party. He
was greatly disturbed.
"I am under contract to Or. Rume
ly" he said, "but I shall break my
contract if he is getting German
money in this venture. I have per
fect confidence in him and shall ask
him about it. I know he will tell me
the truth."
Mr. McClure later reported to me
that Dr. Rumely had stated with posi
tiveness that he knew the source of
every dollar of mohey that was to be
invested in the Mail and that it was
all American money and owne,d by
American citizens.
I asked Dr. Rumely the direct ques
tion again: "Is the German govern
ment putting any money into the pur
chase of the Mail?"
Declares Aid is from Americans.
"There is not a dollar going in ex
cept from American sources," he re
plied. "It will be an American news
paper, owned by American citizens.
Every stockholder and every difector
will be an American citizen. Of
course, there will be some interests
that are friendly to Germany, but
they will noj. exercise any control of
the paper's policies."
The more Lambin and I talked
about the matter with each other the
more puzzled we both were; there
f I was great difficulty in reconciling the
viatL lu jure, ItlJUI g 3 apdl Ittau, nan
the statements made to us' about the
-financial control of the paper. Up to
this time there had been no public in
timation that the Evening Mail was
to change hands. At this time, in
deed, as I learned later, Mr. Stoddard
did not believe Dr. Rumely would be
able to' raise the money required.
Late that afternoon Dr. Rumely
met me by apointment in the Hotel
Manhattan. "I am ready to sign a
binding contract for your services,"
he said.
I had been given the "once-over"
and pronounced safe!
It was too interesting a situation to
vertising manaeer to advertising
and promotion manager.
Both Roberts and Hyman are well
known.. in Nebraska and this an
nouncement will be welcome news
to a host of friends.
Some Irish Industries Are
Given Stimulus by the War
The war has given a stimulus to
some Irish industries in Ireland
which once flourished and had fallen
into decay. Cooking ware is now be
ing produced in Wexford equal to
the best made in France and drain
pipes and sanitary ware equal to the
best obtainable from England. Ex
perts declare that there is abundance
of excellent clay deposits in the coun
try suitable for the industry.
Impaired Fuel Feed.
It is a fact that a deep dent in the
gasoline pipe may so restrict the
flow of fuel that the action of the car
buretor will be impaired, misfiring
and general erratic behavior will re
sult. In some cases a too abrupt up
ward bend in the fuel line will permit
the formation of air pockets interfer
ing with the flow of fuel. Trouble in
both these cases will be likely to de
velop at high speeds. If a trap in the
fuel line is allowed to fill up with for
eign matter, trouble will follow
through restriction of the gasoliie
flow. Twice a season, anyway, the
whole fuel feed system ought to be
gone over and cleaned and dents
should be smoothed out.
Seldom Seen.
Sobyeskl Kournos, the Polish pianist, nar
rated at a dinner In Danver Poland's un
happy story, relates the Washington Star.
"In this new Austro-German wrangle
about the partition of Poland," said a mine
owner, "which side, professor, will Poland
take?"
Prof. Kournos laughed bitterly.
"Did you ever see two dogs fighting over
a bone?" he asked.
"Yes,' said the mine owner.
"Well," said Prof. Kournos, "did you ever
see the bone do any fighting?" Denver
Post .
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remain out of. Besides, while I might
find it impossible to do very much for
my country on the inside, I certainly
could do nothing from the outside, so
far as the Evening Mail was concern
ed. We had previously come to a
tentative agreement on terms, so a
contract was quickly drawn up and
signed by Dr. Rumely on behalf of a
corporation yet to be organized.
I took a fast train for Chicago the
following day. Friday morning, May
7, I got my business affairs in Chicago
quickly into shape and severed my
connections in that city, as Dr. Rume
ly had urged that I close things up
there as quickly as possible; the Mail
might be taken over any day.
As I went out to luncheon the news
boys were crying "Extra!" I bought
a paper. The big, black head line
fairly leaped from the pape at me:
"LUSITANIA TORPEDOED!"
(The next article In this series will tell of
the actual transfer of the Evening Mail
to Dr. Rumely's control.)
(To Be Continued.)
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GIVE COST SYSTEM
WITH EVERY TRUCK
So Popular Has National Stand
ard Flan Become That t
Each Owner Uses One
for Economy. i
"So many favorable comments on
the National standard truck cost
system hae been received from
Packard owners whose trucks are en
tered in the National truck efficiency
test that a copy of the system will
hereafter be a part of the standard
equipment supplied with each new
truck sold. Or to put it in another
way, the cost system goes with each
truck just as the necessary tools are
supplied with it
Hundreds of Packard owners kept
costs on their trucks before the in
auguration of our truck efficiency
te6t," says George F. Reim. Packard
distributor. But there are many who
did not, merely because they had not
been convinced of the necessity of
keeping costs or neglected to do so.
"Now when a Packard truck passes
into the hands of an owner he will get
with it a National standard form. A
little study will show that it is easy
to keep and will result in important
economios. We have the testimony
of men who 'operate small and large
fleets of trucks that keeping costs
means the saving of from hundreds
to many thousands of dollars yearly."
Rust Preventer.
While the usual mediums for pre
venting rusting of the rims are shel
lac and graphite, it is possible to use
beeswax in this connection with very
satisfactory results. The rims should
be heated slightly with a blow-torch
and the beeswax should be rubbed on
while they are still warm.
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Republican Nomination
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Congressman
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The following editorial
. appeared in one of the
' republican papers of
the state:
There is one element of strength in 'the candidacy of Con
gressman Sloan for the republican nomination for senator,
that, in addition to his many other splendid qualifications, will
have to "be reckoned with when estimating his probable stand
ing with the rank and file of the party. That is his unqualified
Republicanism.
Nobody will find in Congressman Sloan an apologist for
the Republican party or his membership in it. They will find
always a champion of the party, an intelligent, forceful advo
cate of the aims and bbjects 6f the party, a simple but weighty
interpretation of its principles and what they seek to accomplish
for all the people; a truthful historian of the achievements of
that great party for the advancement of human freedom and
the well-being of all the people, agricultural, industrial, mer
chandising and professional.
No one better understands nor can more truthfully por
tray the great advances in our country arid the Hves of all our
people in the half century during which national affairs were
administered by men chosen by the Republican party than Con
gressman Charles H. Sloan, standing always for progress mor
ally and materiafiy sound in character. Congressman Sloan has
always found it possible and most effective in reaching desired
ends to work in harmony with the Republican party. He has
proven sane, progressive and dependable in his private lifeyand
public career. !
His well earned reputation will be a tower of strength in
his present candidacy for the nomination, an impregnable
fortress . at the November election Advertiser, Red Cloud,
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American Aviators Snatch
Britons Frbm North Sea
An American Aviation Base, Some
where in England, July 27. The feat
of two American aviators in rescuing
the crew of a British seaplane which
had been forced to land on the sur
face of the North sea after an en
counter with a group of German air
planes, received mention this week in
a British communique. The official
statement, however, said only:
"In one case a stray bullet shot
away a control, and the British ma
chine was forced to alight. The crew
was subsequently rescued by another
British seaplane, which had been sent
to search lor them."
The rescuing machine was manned
by Ensigns Benjamin Lee and J. J.
Schieffelin, of the American naval
aviation service. Ensign Lee gave
the Associated Press the following
account of the flight:
"Our commanding officer and two
men left the station at 3:30 o'clock in
the morning on a flight toward the
Dutch coast. Shortly after sunrise
they saw,' on the horizon, five spots
which rapidly assumed the outlines
f German seaplanes.
"Five to one is hardly a fight, so the
commanding officer, atter a first div
ing charge through the enemy's for
mation, shoved down the nose of his
olane and headed homeward. His two
men tired sharply trom the atter guns,
forcing the German scouts to keep
their distance. They were getting
away all right, even leading the enemy
into dangerous territory, when sud
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the Senate. Consistently progressive
and independent." Omaha Daily
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session state legislature. Adv.
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denly a chance shot from one of the
Germans took away a control and the
flying-boat crashed nose down. The
men fought clear of the wreckage
and got hold of a floating spar, while
the Germans, realizing that they were
in dangerous country, scooted away
homeward.
"It was four hours later, when the
patrol was long overdue, that we were
sent out to search for them. We
Not an infirmity mar its tre
mendous wedge-shaped frame
of cold-pressed special Stand
ard steel. Never a trace of
sidesway, whatever the road
conditions or the driving speed.
The accomplished technique
of its . builders has borne the
impact of the war without a
tremor.
It has grown stronger and more
resourceful under the pressure
which has forced other cars in
its class to increase their prices
(out of all proportion to conven
tional values. By placing your
order now, you get $3500 car
value at a $750 saving.
Eighty-three horsepower
Open model, $2780
F. 0. B. Butlsr, Pa.
Built by
STANDARD STEEL CAR COMPANY
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Keystone Motors
Corporation
Distributor
2203 Farnaia Si,
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Grant G. Martin i
Candidate for Judge of
the Supreme Coutt
I take this way of calling your attention to my can
didacy for judge of the supreme court. Three judges are
to be elected this fall. A separate judicial ballot will
carry the names of candidates without party designations.
I feel that my work as former attorney general of
the state and my connection with the supreme court com
mission have, in a sense, been a preparation for the duties
of the high position to which I aspire. But even a candi
date for supreme judge should not rely eolely on the pos
session of qualifications for the office. He should stand
for something more.
My heart is in every present effort of the courts de
signed to overcome the evils of our system of legal pro
cedure and the delays incident thereto. The courts are
the bulwark of our free institutions. Their efficacy is
largely dependent upon their ready accessibility to all the
people for the determination of their political and con
stitutional rights, and the? promptness with which their-i
judgments are pronounced. ' -
Justice delaved is often enuivalent to iustice denied.-
It should, therefore, be the constant aim of judges to ex
pedite judicial business and thus afford litigants a'speedy
review and determination of their controversies, consis
tent with a painstaking consideration of each case. Liti
heavily taxed to pay court expenses. If elected I will
gants are entitled to this as well as the public who are
do my best to aid in accomplishing these things. Many
prominent citizens have voluntarily assured me of their
earnest, active assistance in the coming judicial campaign.
searched the horizon as we speeded
along eastward, covering, at the Vi'sU
bility, a band about twenty mile
wide. Finally one of us picked uo a
black speck, which soon grew into
a piece of wreckage with three mea
on it .
"Dropping our bombs at a safe dis
tance, we throttled down our motors
and landed near the crashed seaplane.
It was a delicate operation, but we
managed to taxi over to the wreckage,
apd pick off the three men, meanwhile
sending back the good news by wire
less. "The only comment the command
ing officer had to make on his ex
perience was: 'What's a ducking? Just
a bit of experience 1' "
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