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EDITORIAL
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The
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ha Daily Bee
VOL. 48. NO. 76.
OMAHA, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1918.
PLENTY OF 3UGAR
TO CAN FRUIT, IS
WATTIES' WORD
Administrator Says It Is Sav
ing to Conserve in This
Way and He Wants
It Done.
Nebraska's allotment of sugar for
October is 4,228,000 pounds, accord
ing to information received by Gur
don W. Wattles, federal food ad
ministrator. The amount is a Mttle
more than the September allowance
and will be absorbed in the demands
of the various manufacturers. The
allotment includes, sugar for canning,
manufacturing purposes and bakeries,
but does not include sugar for can
ning in excess of household use.
Additional sugar will be given Ne-braska-yfor
canning purposes upon
proper Showing. The Nebraska al
lotment is made on the 2 pound per
person basis and will be distributed
on this basis through the retailers.
"Anjtsugar needed for canning pur
poses will be in excess of this amount
and will be granted upon application,"
say the Warhington advices.
"We do not wantany loss of fruit
because of the inability of house
holders to get sufficient sugar and
rather than have such loss, advances
will be made from the November and
December quotas," says Wattles.
"Every housewife should can suffi
cient stuff to carry through the win
ter. It will be the cheapest conserva
tion imaginable and at the same time
render a great service to our coun
try." ;
Omaha Company Given
Verdict Against Land
Syndicate , in the West
San Francisco, Cal., Sept. 13. A
verdict of $35,000 was awarded the
Lutheran Colonization company,
Omaha, Neb., from the Sunset Syndi
cate, made up of California capitalists,
in the United States district court here
today, as the result of alleged frauds
practised by the syndicate in a Te
hama county colonization.
The Lutheran ' Colonization com
pany was organized by Rev. J. E.
Hummon, who some 12 years ago
was pastor of Kountze Memorial
Lutheran church. A large tract of land
was obtained in California and sold
out on easy terms to parties who
would go there and live and improve
the property. A considerable number
of Omaha people took stock in the
company, but as a financial proposi
tion it was not successful.
Chancellor Herding
Assures Trade Unions
Peace Is Approaching
London, Sept. 13. Notwithstanding
the declination of Germany's peace
offer, Count von Hertling, the imper
ial chancellor, is convinced that peace
is neaxer than is generally supposed,
according to an address made by the
chancellor before the trades unionist
leaders in Germany, says a dispatch
to the Exchange Telegraph from Co
penhagen. The chancellor declared that both
the German government and army
leaders desired an understanding and
peace.
Count Von Hertling said the gov
ernment and the army leaders were
against all conquests.
As soon as he was convinced of
the impossibility of an agreement
with the upper house on the suffrage
question the chancellor said he
would dissolve the lower house.
Packers Put Under
Live Stock Market
License Regulations
Washington, Sept. 13. Operations
of packers in live stock markets were
made subject to federal license in the
same manner as other stock yard
dealers by a proclamation issued
today by President Wilson under
authority of the food control act. Li
censes must be obtained by Septem
ber 19.
Rerulatory "powers under the proc
lamation will be administered by the
secretary of agriculture through the
bureau of markets as are those pre
scribed by the president's proclama
tion of last June 18, under which stock
yard firrjis and dealers were licensed.
Shean is General Counsel
for Omaha and N. W. Roads
James B. Shean, formerly a practic
ing attorney of Omaha, but for the
last 12 years with the legal depart
ment of the Northwestern and Omaha
railroads in St. Paul, has been made
general counsel for the same roads,
with headquarters in Chicago, effec
tive October 1.
When the government took over the
operation of the railroads a short time
ago, Mr. Shean .went with the federal
end of the Omaha road's legal de
partment. In order that he may ac
cept the new appointment he has re
signed as federal general solicitor.
Mrs. Walter Brandes Dies
Of Paralysis-in Los Angeles
Captain Vanous, of the Omaha po
lice department, received a telegram
Friday that his sister, Mrs. Walter
Brandes, 58 years old, 824 Worthing
ton street, had died at Hollywood,
Cal., after an illness of several
months' duration. Death was due to
paralysis.
She is survived by her husband and
four daughters: Marie, of Los Ange
les; Helen, Essie and Sylvia; and two
brothers, Antone and Louis, all of
Omaha. She has been a resident of
Omaha since 1878. The body will be
buried at Forest Lawn cemetery.
L
Brie) City News
Lighting Futures Burgess-Granden.
Mute Hoot Prtnl II New UeacoD
Kress
Walsh Back from Fishing Trip
James Walsh has returned from a
piscatorial outing in Minnesota.
Police Union Grows Eleven new
members were added to the rolls of
the police union at a meeting at the
Labor Temple Wednesday night.
Closes for Pershing The office of
the clerk of the district court was the
only office in the court house closed
Friday in observance of Pershing's
birthday.
Raining In Western Nebraska It is
raining out in western Nebraska and
reports to the railroads indicate that
the weather is warm, temperatures of
50 to 70 above zero being the rule.
Boy Scout News Resumes The Boy
Scout News will resume publication
; October 1. The paper is published by
the Omaha council twice a montn
and the contributions are made by the
boys.
Robbed on Streets John Plch of
Council Bluffs reported to the police
that he was robbed by a negress at
Twelfth and Davenport streets about
6:30'Thursday night. He said $45 in
money was taken.
Moves to Fort Crook W. J. Rad
ford, camo secretary of the Y. M. C.
' A., who is in charge of Fort Omaha,
Fort Crook and Florence field, has
moved his office from the Y. M. C. A
to Fort Crook.
Drake Knows Its Jinx Day. The
Jinx dropped on Wm. C. Drake, pro
prietor of the Drake Court apartments,
yesterday, when his wife, Mrs. Wm.
Drake, filed petition for divorce. She
charges Drake with extreme cruelty.
Dies in Spokane Mrs. Glenn Mun
ger, 4315 South Thirteenth street, re
ceived word Friday of the death early
Friday morning, in Spokane, Wash.,
of her aunt, Mrs. Marie Epplen. The
body will be brought to Omaha for
burial.
Goes to Iowa Rev. Charles H.
Fleming, for the last, seven years pas
tor of the Covenant Presbyterian
church, has resigned and will leave
October 1 for Schaller, la. For four
years he was also pastor of the Fair
view church, along with the Covenant.
Dudley Arrives in France Jay
Dudley, formerly clerk in the county
clerk's office, and now a member of
the tank corps, has arrived safely in
France, according to word he sent
friends in the court house. Dudley
entered Uncle Sam s service about
three months ago.
Recruiting Men Get Furloughs-
Eddie Freynich of the naval recruit
ing station, went to Chicago Friday on
a 15-day furlough. Otto Neu left for
Springfield, O., to visit his relatives.
Bud O'Neill returned, from Sioux Falls,
S. D. Furloughs are plentiful while
business is suspended.
Gordon Van Company will have
their annual unclaimed sale of furni
ture and household goods, beginning
Saturday morning, September 14, 9 a.
m. and continuing all day. Sale will
be in Warehouse building, 1120 North
Nineteenth street (three blocks north
of Cuming street, on Nineteenth
street.)
Accessory Thieves Active Auto
thieves were busy again Thursday
night. The door of the garage of A.
Kratkee, 4519 South Twenty-third
street, was pried open and robbers
stole a quantity of accessories stored
in the building. Andrew Swanson,
1322 Douglas street, reported to the
police that accesories were stripped
from his car at Nineteenth and Locust
steets.
Succeds Hotel Reporter "In Omaha
This Week," is the title of a new pub
lication which makes its bow to Oma
ha, succeeding Omaha Daily Hotel Re
porter. The new paper is pocket size
and illustrated. Among the contents
ar noted references to places of in
terest, amusements, events of tha week
in Omaha, places of worship, shopping
guide, street railway directions, rail
way time tables, and a map of the
city.
Fine fireplace goods at Sunderland's.
Registration Adds
More Than 14,000,000
To Man Power Rolls
Washington, Sept. 13. First returns
today to Provost Marshal General
Crowder from the second great mo
bilization yesterday of the nation's
man power for the war on Germany
indicated that more than 14,000,000
men had been added to the army re
servoir. The estimated number of
men between 18 and 21 and 32 and 45
years was 13,000,000.
Complete figures for all states are
expected to be on hand by tomorrow
night, at the latest, and some officials
believe that they may show a total
registration of nearly 15,000,000.
Lincoln, Sept. 13. (Special Tele
gram.) Forty-six Nebraska counties,
reporting to Governor Neville, indi
cate Nebraska's registration under
the new draft will not be quite up to
the government estimate of 157,000.
No figures will be given out by
the governor until all are in but it is
understood the total is running about
the same as the registration of 1917
which twas about 120,000.
The capital city also fell short of
the government's estimate of 6,372
but 5,779 registering yesterday.
Donate to Salvation
Army War Fund Drive;
Released From Jail
Charles Kavadies and John Kantas,
arrested for fighting by Judge Mad
den, were sentenced to fifteen days
each in jail. Later they were dis
charged with the admonition to each
to pay $5 to the women in the court
room who were canvassing for the
Salvation Army war fund drive. They
made their contributions.
Jerome Magee Captain.
Jerome P. Magee of Omaha has
been appointed captain in the motor
transport corps.
South Sid BreTitlet.
Miss Madge Sturrock has returned from
a short visit In Des Moines, la.
Mr. and Mrs. George McCormlck have
returned tram a visit with friends la At
lantic, la. '
Carl Smith, traffic manager of ths TTnlon
Stock Tards company, returned Friday
mornlnc from Kansas City.
Rev. Eobert L. Wheeler will resume his
work In ths Wheeler Memorial church Sun
day, September 22. Tomorrow Rev. A. B.
Marshall, president of the Omaha Theologi
cal society, will fill the pulpit In Rev. Mr.
Wheeler's church.
WAR FUND HEAD
PESSIMISTIC
OVER RESULTS
Dr. Hugh A. Knowles Not Sat
isfied With Contributions
to Salvation Army
Ooughnut Fund.
"I will not say Omaha isn't going
to go over the top in the Salvation
Army war fund drive, but we are not
satisfied with the cash fund as it
stands this late in the week," was the
comment Friday of Dr. Hugh A.
Knowles, directing the drive.
"Many of our team captains have
not reported. We understand they
are still at work. But from reports
comimr to the headquarters the re
sponse given their efforts has not
been satisfactory. They have worked
hard, their cause is splendid and has
popular favor, but the contributions,
especially those in the hundreds of
dollars, have not been satistactory.
"There is still another day of the
drive left- Many have not yet been
solicited. Our headquarters at 220
South Fifteenth street is open day
and night and they are urged to get
in touch with us that we might get
their contributions.
One Day Left.
"I am not discouraged, because I
can not conceive of Omaha falling
down. Our fund isn t large, but it
isn't growing fast enough- and there
is only one day left."
Only $10,071.31 of Omaha's $60,000
goal has been collected for the Sal
vation Army war fund.
Only two of the 20 teams which
canvassed the entire downtown dis
trict during the week have reported
One had $1,400, the other about
$1,000.
Friday's big contributors were:
Carpenter Paper Co $100
Mrs. J. J. Brown 100
Thomas Kllpatrlck tc Co. 100
Employes of Carpenter Paper Co (S
Fry Shoe Co 25
National Roofing Co SO
Empress Theater IS
Bfselin A Son 25
The above subscriptions were made
to members of Dr. E. Willard Pow
ell's team.
Friday tin cans, bearing a cartoon
and the advice, "Can the Kaiser,"
were placed in restaurants and cigar
stores.
Mogy Bernstein's company of tiny
dancers and singers collected from
crowds that gathered to watch them
perform on a truck platform on
downtown corners.
Salvation Army lassies continued
to distribute tags on the streets and
to preside at booths in large stores
and public buildings. The doughnut
dugout on the court house lawn did
a thriving business.
Gen. Pershing Praises
Division in Which
Nebraskans Serve
The Eighty-ninth division, over
seas, which includes many Nebraska
boys, is considered by General Persh
ing, "the finest body of men he has
seen," according to a letter received
by William Hughes, 612 South Thirty
eighth avenue, from Representative
C. F. Reavis.
The Nebraska congressman wrote
that General Pershing had made the
statement to him, while he was in
France recently.
Representative Reavis aid he had
seen Tom Hughes, son of Mr.
Hughes, while overseas and that the
young man was located near Chaii
mont at that time, and was well and
enthusiastic in his work.
"The American boy has proved him
self the most courageous soldier in
Europe," is the statement of Mr.
Reavis in this letter.
Morris Levy Offers to
Increase Fund Ten Per Cent
Morris Levy has again come to
the front with an offer to pay 10 per
cent of all money subscribed and col
lected in Omaha for the relief of Jew
ish wfr sufferers during the year 1918.
In 1917 more than $10,000,000 was
raised for this cause and in that cam
paign in different parts of the United
States, leaders in the Jewish com
munities gave 10 per cent of the
amounts raised in their respective
communities. In some instances the
percentage was given on moneys
raised in the entire state and in two
cases on money raised in much larger
territories. Julius Rosenwald of Chi
cago gave 10 per cent of the entire
$10,000,000 raised in the United States.
This year, so far as the local com
mittee has been informed, Morris
Levy is the first man to renew his
10 per cent offer for the 1918 cam
paign. The committee estimates that
it will raise in Omaha in excess of
$100,000, which means that Mr. Levy's
contribution to war relief this year
will approximate $10,000. In 1917 the
committee raised by subscription in
excess of $55,000.
The campaign is now being made
and will close with the services on
Yom Kippur day.
Public Library Will Give
Instruction in Methods
A course of instruction in library
methods will be given at the public
library, beginning October 1. The
course will last for 12 weeks, and ap
pointments to library positions will
be made from those taking this work.
Applications for entrance to the
class must be made. previous to the
time of the examination, which will
be held Tuesday, September 24, at 9
o'clock a. m. Application blanks may
be had of the librarian or at the in
formation desk.
Sunset Leaguers Tie.
The Union Outfitters and Riggs
Opticals, battling for honors in the
Amateur Sunset base ball league, play
ed seven innines to a tie Thursday
night at Thirty-second and Dewey
avenue. The game was called on ac
count of darkness. The game will
Mrs. Emma M. Ross,
Prominent Educator,
Dies After Operation
Mrs. Emma Mae Maynard Ross,
5281 Spalding street, died Thursday
morning, following a surgical opera
tioKaShe was born in St. Johns,
Mich., and was 48 years of age. Mrs.
Ross was the wife of Charles P. Ross,
a civil engineer with the Union Pa
cific railroad. She leaves her hus
band, her mother," two sisters and a
brother.
Mrs. Ross will be buried beside her
father, Dr. Maynard, in Oak Hill cem
etery in Cedar Rapids, la. Funeral
services will he conducted by Rev.
Burkhalter n Cedar Rapids.
Fourteen Found Who Should
Have Registered Previously
Fourteen men who registered
Thursday at local exemption district
No. 4, gave birth dates which show
that they should have registered on
one of the previous registration days.
All of the men will be called in for
investigation.
BLACK IS NAMED
TO HEAD RETAIL
ORGANIZATION
Associated Retailers Have Suc
cessful Year and Prepare
Campaign for Grand
Opera Season.
The annual meeting of the Asso
ciated Retailers of Omaha was held
in the Commercial club, Thursday.
Reports of the year's activities were
presented by the officers. The fol
lowing officers were elected to serve
the coming year:
President, Charles E. Black of the
Pease-Black company; vice president,
Herbert M. Rogers of Milton Rogers
& Sons company; treasurer, E. H.
Flitton of Flitton Optical company;
TWO CENTS.'
secretary, J. W. Metcalfe; councilor,
J. A. C. Kennedy. Board of directors:
George E. Mickel, E. M. Reynolds.
L. C. Nash, Henry Rosenthal, W. S.
Stryker, Robert Rosenzweig.
In the secretary's report, attention
was called to the coming grand
opera, when Mary Garden and Galli
Curci will appear under the auspices
of the Associated Retailers of Oma
ha. The president's appointment of
a committee to take charge of the
same was approved. The committee
consists of the following: Charles
E. Black, cairman; H. M. Rogers,
treasurer; G. C. May, A. Hospe,
George E. Mickel, R. H. Bowen.
The report of the credit bureau
committee, showing the activities of
the credit bureau were both interest
ing and instructive. Into the office
of the credit bureau were reported
the opening of 21,690 accounts dur
ing the year, reratings of credit cus
tomers, from good pay to poor, or
poor pay to good, whichever the
ledgers of the stores disclosed. 48,
344; accounts closed or refused,
1,824; changed addresses reported,
6.089: telrnhnn rail, fnr errtWt in.
formation, and written reports. 34.946.
Home Guards Replace ri
Striking Policemen .
On Cincinnati Streets
j.
7 p. m. today this city was guarded
by only 48 policemen, a strike of the '
guardians of the law here having
been declared and carried out when
the second shift which daily reported
at 3 p. m. failed to put In an appear,
ance. T
At 7 p. m. 700 members of the
home guard, under the personal com
mand of Col. Charles F. Hake, tooR .
command and the dark drab of the .
guards greeted the eyes of the pedes
trians where the blue of the police
men was accustomed to be seen. ::,
The threat of a strike came like,
bombshell at police headquarter;
For several months the policemen
have been complaining that they were
under paid, considering the high cost
of living, and numerous requests fot
increases had been made, but no in
timation that a strike was impending
was given until this morning, when a
clemana was presemcu.
One-Minute
Store Talk
Today all successful men are
specialists. They learn to
do one thing well. The man
who centers on a particular
subject becomes an expert
and his services are valued
above those who do many
thing s none really well
done.v
The Greater Nebraska Is a
highly specialized business.
Each department is in charge
of an expert of long experi
ence; each is a specialist snd
their accumulated knowledge
is a part of our supreme
service.
JOHN A. SWANSON, Pres.
WM. L. HOLZMAN, Treas.
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Changing 1 k ? jjf& ?
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SHOt EARLY STORE CLOSES AT 6:30 P. M. SATURDAY
- Two Enormous Floors Devoted Exclusively
- to Our Showing of
America's Best Clothes
For Men and Young Men
THUS we demonstrate our pre
paredness to serve you and save
you money on Fall and Winter Clothing.
The U. S. Government advocates early
Fall buying, good judgment suggests
it, thrift and economy demand it be
cause now you will save 25 to 33V3
er cent thanks to this Greater
tore's keen foresight.
Every man has been provided for in
our tremendous stocks. No man need
deny himself warm apparel. Your
continued efficiency makes good
clothes a necessity. We're ready for
you Saturday.
All Men and Young Men Enjoy Wearing
Fashion Park & Hickey Freeman
Specially Designed Smart Models
The Finest Clothes Made
YOUNG men's waist line styles. Snappy
models in English sacks with mili
tary pep. New lapel and pocket ideas. Ex
clusive weaves in tweeds, cheviots, worsteds
and the most wonderful range of autumn
colors ever shown in men's wear
$25 to $45
BUSINESS men Men who want custom
fit without a try on ; stout, short, short
stout, tall men, slender men, extra heavy and
so-called hardrto-fit men fitted in our vast
assortment of special sizes and models
$25 to $60
Several Hundred Suit Practical year-round weights.
Wonderful values; $5 to $10 (M C fn gOf
better than the price Wi pU
Junior Young Men's Fall Suits
$15, $20 $25
PENING our greatest Fall Showing of
Youths'. Young Collesre Men's and
Junior Suits models designed by foremost
fashion creators enabling the most particu
lar young chaps to get top-notch satisfaction
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Fall Top Coats and Raincoats
$15 to $45
FROM ever-right oxford silk-lined Ches
terfields to all round combination rain
and shine coats. We've full selections of
all of them. Outer garment section a store
in itself style, value and variety supreme.
Men's and Young Men's Clothing Entire Second Floor Main Building and Annex and Fourth Floor.
LARGEST WESTERN SHOWING OF JOHN B. STETSON HATS,
CROFUT & KNAPP, FAMOUS BORSALINO, E. V. CONNETT,
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