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    THE BEE: OMAHA, TUESDAY. OCTOBER 8, 1918
7
"GET BUSY," IS
CRY OF LIBERTY
LOAN BOOSTERS
Only Eleven Days Left for So
licitation; Subscriptions
Thus Far Show $1,323,
716,950 Total.
Washington, Oct. 7. Seven days
of solicitation for the fourth Liberty
Joan have yielded $1,323,716,950, and
Only 11 working days remain in
which to raise the remainder of the
$6,000,000,000. Reports compiled to
night by the treasury, covering re
ceipts up to last Saturday night,
showed 22 per cent of the loan had
been subscribed and backed up by
in;tia! payments. This did not take
into consideration rather large ag
gregates gathered yesterday in many
cities by house-to-house canvassers.
Apprehension that peace news
from abroad might cause relaxation
of effort by workers and subscribers
became more distinct in the capital
today on receipt of reports from
communities throughout the coun
try that individuals and business
firms were inclined to postpone
"making their subscriptions until late
in the campaign, meanwhile watch
ing the progress of the central
powers peace offensive.
Secretary McAdoo issued a state
ment saying that "now is the time
above all others not to relax but to
intensify efforts." It was reported
that this statement had been sug
& -ted py President Wilson, who is
represented as feeling deeply that
the fourth loan should be generously
subscribed both for the actual needs
of the government and for the moral
support which this would give the
United States in the present situa
tion. Inroads of influenza epidemics on
campaign plans were reported more
serious today.
RINGING THE
LIBERTY BELL
Up to 3:30 o'clock Monday after
noon over $82,000 worth of Liberty
bonds had been sold at the Liberty
bank, conducted by the National
League for Women's Service, on the
court house grounds.
The New England Life Insurance
company topped the list with a pur
chase of $20,000 worth of bonds.
Mrs. Charles OfTutt purchased three
bonds, buying one for each member
of her family, and Mogy Bernstein
purchased four, also making his
family 100 per cent. Thomas C.
Byrne, Herbert II. Neale and Mrs.
O. M. Smith each purchased a $1,000
bond, while the purchasers of $500
bonds were Mrs. George V. Smith
and thirteen-year-old Milton Bar
low. Among the children who pur
chased bonds were John Leo Coffey,
it ... u i. u - en
bond; Francis Bradbury, 17 years
old, who paid cash for a $50 bond;
Virginia Francis Jensen, ,11 years
old, who took a $50 bond, and Sam
Savage, a thirteen-year-old news
boy, who took out one for $50.
R. J. Shiberger, a Japanese cook,
paid cash for a $200 bond, paying
for same with two $100 bills.
Three Autos Stolen.
Fords were the only cars report
ed stolen in Omaha last night.
Three were taken during the early
evening. The owners are:
R. F. Farley, whose Ford touring
8 car was taken from Seventeenth
and Harney; Frank Boetler, 1520
North Eighteenth street reported
his roadster taken from in front of
2707 Bristol street. A Ford road
ster, the property of Ray Rain
bolt, 223 Grain Exchange, was taken
from Nineteenth and Harney streets
yesterday morning, but later report
ed recovered by the police
Henry Mack Fined.
Henry Mack, 3013 Evans, .who
stole eight hens from A. L. Troby's
chicken coop at 3405 North Twenty
eighth street, early Monday morn
ing, was fined $10 and costs in
police court yesterday morning, and
later re1"1'"' bv t''e '"dee.
Jack Wolfe Winner.
Cleveland, Oct. 7. Jack Wolfe of
Cleveland was given the newspa
per decision over Dick Loadman, of
Lockport, N. Y. tonight in a 10
- round bout, the main event of the
first boxing show of the season
here. The men are bantam weights.
News Notes from Iowa.
Logan. When Missouri Valley, Logan
and Mngnclia received word that the
Prussian armies had surrendered, bon
fires were kindled, bells rung, bands play
ed and speeches were made aa patriots
celebrated the rrumbtlng ot the Prussian
armies and power.
Woodbine. According to Information re
ceived here, Lenora Knauss, 18 years old.
died at the home 12 miles southeast of
Woodbine this morning. She is the daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Knauss. and
is survived by her parents and seven
slaters and brothers.
Missouri Valley. Oases of "Spanish Flu"
are reported east of town.
The Quality Is
E itter Than
the Price
ITS EQUAL MIGHT
BE SOLD AT $750
ONLY $425
A. IIOSPE C(
O.O. OVER, Mgr.
407 Broadway
COUNCIL BLUFFS
Women's War Work
in Nebraska.
The woman's Liberty Loan com
mittee of Lincoln county called off
their torchlight parade planned for
Oct. 5, at North Platte, in obser
vance of Women in War Work day
to join the men's committee in a
grand parade last night. Torchlights,
bonfires and floats were features
of the parad. The women march
ing in the divisions were: Liberty
loan workers; Red Cross; Sammy
girls; Women's Council of Defense;
Mothers; women's allied organiza
tions and the industrial division
which included federal rail em
ployes and business women. The
parade was followed by a mass
meeting at Franklin auditorium.
The Grand Island woman's com
mittee was the first woman's Lib
erty loan committee to report Mon
day's subscriptions. Grand Island
women bought $4,000 in bonds.
The fourth Liberty loan drive will
be launched today at Ainsworth by
the woman's committee. Corporal
11. O. Maxwell will speak at the pa
triotic rally and the successful con
testants in the Liberty loan essay
contest among the school children
of the county will take part. A
feature of the day will be a parade
in which all of the auto owners of
the county and all war workers
will participate.
A twilight parade arranged by the
women and a Liberty bonfire by
the men followed by a patriotic pro
gram of songs and speaking will
open the fourth Liberty loan drive
at Lawrence today.
The Perkins county women have
been carrying on a contest in the
countv schools for the best essav
on "Why We Should Win the War."
The best essays will be read at the
district Liberty loan rally today.
UP TO VOTERS TO
GIVE EMPLOYES
NEEDED RAISE
Policemen and Firemen Forced
to Wait on Passage o City
Charter; Mayor for
Boost.
MAJOR MAHER IS
TO 8E PROMOTED
AND GO ABROAD
Col. F. A. Grant Will Replace
the Omaha Quartermaster
When New Order is
Effective.
south side
Maj. John G. Maher, Omaha quar
termaster, is to be promoted to lieu
tenant colonel and will be sent to
France as special officer in the fi
nance department of the army, ac
cording to advices just received
here.
Col. F. A. Grant, former quarter
master, arrived in Omaha Monday
morning from Montreal, Can., where
Mayor Smith has received from
Attorney General Reed an opinion
stating that there is no way open
for the city council to declare an
emergency for the purpose of
granting the policemen and firemen
an immediate increase of pay with
out waiting for the approval of the
new home rule city charter which
will be submitted to the voters on
November 5.
The mayor's lettei to the attorney
general follows:
"Every person in Omaha, who
has given the matter any considera
tion agrees that many of our po
licemen and firemen are receiving
wholly inadequate conpensation.
"The city commissioners woutd
be only too glad to raise their pay
if they felt they had the power to
do it.
Asks Opinion.
'"Wish you would give me your
opinion as to whether or not the
council has the power to declare an
emergency now exists which would
justify them in any manner in vot
ing an increase in the pay of these
officers, without waiting for a new
charter to be adopted and become
effective. Is there any way you can
point out to me by which provision
can be made for these men at this
time?"
Attorney General Reed's reply in
part follows:
"If the city is unable to obtain
firemen, policemen or any other of
ficers to discharge the duties en
joined upon the city and its public
officers to do and perform at the
salary designated and fixed by the
legislature, then upon complaint of
a taxpayer and citizen, that the
mayor and councilmcn had failed
and neglected to provide certain
protection, stating specifically the
facts, to the citizen and property
holders within said city, as well as
all of the general public; and that
you be mandamused to provide the
necessary protection as enjoined
upon you by said act; and upon
your answer thereto that the only
compensation which you could of
fer and had offered was that which
was designated by statute and that
individuals would not work for such
compensation, the court would no
doubt direct you to employ the
necessary assistance, irrespective of
the staute until the same could be
changed by legislative authority, and
under such circumstances neither
yourself nor any member of the
council wouia oe vioiaung tne law;
n the contrary you would be obey
ing its plain mandate to provide
suitable care, management and con
trol of said city.
It Is Possible.
"It is possible that without such
a suit special assistants might be
appointed by you and the council
and their compensation fixed by
ordinance. These must necessarily
be designated as special employes
and not those specifically mentioned
in the statute. In either event, how
ever, the only safe course for all
parties concerned would be to have
an order of the court until the
charter has been changed and taken
effect:
In another section of his letter At
torney General Reed states: "It
might be doubted whether you could
do so or not."
Bible Students' Trial
Ends in Disagreement
Los Angeles, Cal., Oct. 7. A dis
agreement by the jurors ended the
trial in the federal court here of 28
persons charged by the United
States States government with hav
ing violated the espionage act. I
The defendants, all self-proclaimed
members of the International
Bible Students association, werei
charged with having distributed'
broadcast a circular called the
"Kingdom News." containing mat-)
ter alleged by the government to be
seditious.
Judge B. F. Bledsoe, who presided
at the trial, announced' today he
would set a new date early in No
vember lor a second trial.
Q2ZQV&Z JTA. G7ZAJYr
lie has been embarkation and trans
portation officer and will assume the
duties of quartermaster again as
soon as Major Maher goes overseas
Major Maher has been connected
with the quartermaster department
here for the last 18 months. He was
past draft age but he gave up his
well-established business to enlist
at the very outbreak of the war. He
saw acjive service in the Spanish
American war and has won a reputa
tion as a soldier of sterling charac
ter. He .has been a leader in all
military affairs of the city.
Colonel Grant received a warm
welcome in Omaha, where prior to
his transfer to Canada, he was a
prominent leader. He was accom
panied by his family, Mrs. Grant and
three charming daughters.
Liberty Bond
Drive Notes
The largest purchHfs ot Liberty bonds
by a commercial company in Omaha was
that of the Ford Motor Car com
pany which took 135,000 worth. C. I,.
Gould, manacor ot the Omaha branch,
received a telegram from V. I., Kllniren
smlth, vice president ml treasurer of the
Ford company authorizing him to sign up
with the Omaha committee for this amount
of Fourth Liberty loan bonds. "The cash
will be In the bank to pay for them on
or before October 24," says the telegram.
Two larger subscriptions than this were
reported In Omaha but both from Insur
ance companies, the Bankers' Reserve
Life and the Woodmen of the World.
Today will be railroad day In the
building of the tower. A parade will
start at Union Pacific headquarters, pro
ceed east on Podge street to Tenth, south
to Farnam where Burlington and other
railroad people will fall in and proceed
thence west to the court house square for
the ceremonies and building up of the
tower structure.
On Wednfsday the tower will be In
charge of the Omaha retailers, who will
have a parade and ceremonies.
Thursday there will be no parade but
Floyd Oibbons, the war correspondent
will make an address at the tower preced
ing the building for that day.
Vnion Pacific subscriptions to the fourth
Liberty loan, up to Sunday night aggre
gated 1, 491, 100.
With the Burlington, while the Fourth
Liberty loan drive was not really inaugu
rated until Monday morning, tip to last
Saturday night, 60,107 of the officials and
employes had taken 12,493,050 of the
bonds. Of this sum, the men and women
of the Omaha division had subscribed for
$246,150, giving them fourth place In the
21 divisions of the system.
I'p to Saturday night the Omaha divi
sion of the Burlington was $140,000 ahead
of the total subscription on the third loan.
One of the largest subscribers to the
fourth loan was H. C. Moore, company
agent at Memphis, Neb., a town of 162
population In Saunders county. Saturday,
Mr. Moore visited the Omaha headquar
ters and while there wrote a-check for
$12,000, saying theat ho felt that he could
help win the war by loaning to Uncle
Sam that amount of money.
Mrs. George L. Brandeis, captain of
Fajracres, reported 100 per cent for her
dliV'ct, every woman having bought
bonds. Up to noon she had sold $63,000
worth of bonds. $50,000 of this was taken
by the J. I.. Brandrls Co.. $5,000 fnljn Mr.
and Mrs. Edward M. Martin and the -rest
In smaller amounts.
Mrs. Y". J. Hynes turned over to her block
lieutenant, Mrs. Lawrence Urlnker, a sub
scription of $25,000 from W. J. Hynes,
president of the Hynes elevator com
pany. Edward Urdlke gave his personal sub
scription of $10,000 to the Woman's com
mittee, Mrs. Charles Rosewatar, major of
the Ninth ward.
T. C. Byrne, state chairman, bought the
first bond from the woman's committee,
personally calling at headquarters with
his check for $1,000. This goes to the
credit of Mrs. James Paxton.
LITHUANIANS
BAND TOGETHER
TO HELM WAR
Organizations for War Work
Are Formed and Large
Sums Donated for
Allies' Cause.
C. E. Tost, president of the Nebraska
Telephone company, and grandfather of
Lt. Jarvis Offutt, who was recently killed
in France, also honored the woman's
headquarters with a personal call and left
his subscription for $10,000 worth of
bonds.
Theatrical "'talent'' which Is temporar
ily idle In Omaha due to the "flu" order,
made good use of spare time In big meet
ings last night at 6 and 7:30 o'clock on
several downtown corners where entertain
ments were given and several thousand
dollars worth of subscriptions signed up.
A camouflaged cannon 'at the Brandeis
store, Sixteenth and Douglas streets, shoots
out "Buy a Bond" messages.
At Fifteenth and Famam street! an
"outpost" Is built In Imitation of a dug
out. Polk and Hayes counties, Nebraska, are
reported to be the first counties In the
slate to go over the top In. this drive.
Traffic bfflcera on the downtown corners
-re equipped with "Buy a Bond" signs
with which to regulate the now of traf- i
no. -. . j
The local branch of the Lithua
nian Central War Relief committee,
which is designated among Lithua
nians as G. F. and N. F., has taken
a census of all the Lithuanians in
Omaha and ascertained the amount
of the subscriptions made by them
for war purposes, including the four
Liberty bond issues, Red Cross and
War Savings Stamps. The amounts
subscribed are as follows: Liberty
bonds. $5,000; Red Cross, $123. and
War Savings Stamps, $345, making
a total of $5,468.
While this organization was ef
fected three years ago for the pur
pose of doing its share in driving
German "kultur" out of the world, it
had not been large enough to give
the material aid which it is now ren
dering. "The membership has been ma
terially increased of late," says
Frank Zigmund, secretary of the or
ganization, "as the Lithuanians of
the South Side are intensely inter
ested in the war and are banding to
gether to assume their share of re-
nonsibility in carrying it to an ef-
ctive finish."
There are about 800 Lithuanians
i Greater Omaha and the majority
f them are employees in the pack
ig houses. All organizations of
ithuanians in the city have agreed
i give half of the proceeds from
very entertainment they hold, for
loney-making purposes, to the Red
Cross.
The local welfare committee has
a service flag made by the young
ladies and presented to the organi
zation. The flag now has 78 stars.
A committee of six was appointed
to look after the welfare of Lithua
nian soldiers in United States
camps.
Henry Smith, Pioneer, III
For Many Years, Dies
Henry Smith, for many years a
resident of the South Side and con
nected with the stock yards com
pany, died at his home in Belle
vtie Monday morning at 6:45 o'clock
after an illness of almost four years
with tuberculosis.
He was born in Moline, 111., in
1852 and came to South Omaha in
1886.
He was a great grandson of Da
vid Rrearley, one of the signers of
the Declaration of Independence,
and during his residence in South
Omaha was held in high esteem by
all who knew him .
He is survived by his widow and
three children, Carl A., traffic man
ager of the Union Stock Yards com
pany; Mrs. L. D. Erion of Bellevue,
and Mrs. Nora O'Shea of Chicago.
The funeral services will be held
Wednesday afternoon, October 9,
at 3 o'clock. Interment will be i.i
the Bellevue cemetery.
South Siders Are Quick to
Lend Money to Uncle Sam
- Captains and lieutenants of the
Liberty bond drive have beeji busy
on the South Side all day Monday
and report very satisfactory results.
W. B. Tagg, who was in charge
of the canvass at the South Omaha
Live Stock Exchange, turned in
bonds amounting to $105,450 at
noon. This represented the sub
scriptions of the members of busi
ness firms and employes in the ex
change building.
W. B. Cheek, who is covering the
packing houses, is pleased with the
results obtained so far, but no re
p.rt will be turned in before Wed
nesday when it is expected the can
vass will be completed. "There is
great rivalry in the different depart
ments among the employes," says
Mr. Cheek, "and enthusiasm runs
high. About 15,000 men will be
seen before Wednesday."
Exercises Tuesday Night
Will Put Pep in Bond Drive
The Fourth Liberty Loan dem
onstration which has been planned
for Tuesday night to take the place
of the parade, previously arranged
by John Flynn of the South Side,
will be featured with talks by At
torney Brogan, Thomas Reynolds
and Mayor Smith.
Four tanks will be on exhibition.
Mr. Longtin, who has returned
from the front, will sing and four
soldiers recently returned from war
activities in France will speak.
The talks will be given at the
corners of M and South Twenty
fourth, N and South Twenty-fourth
and O and South Twenty-fourth
streets.
Funeral Services Are Held
For Navy Lad Dead at Sea
Funeral services were held Sun
day afternoon at the Brewer rhanel
4731 South Twenty-fourth street,
tor the late Allen Lyle Smith, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Amos E. Smith,
4809 South Fifteenth street, who
was taken sick while in navy ser
vice on the battleship Ohio and
died on the hospital ship Solace.
Rev. Robert L. Wheeler condurtprl
the services. An escort of 14 sail
ors escorted the remains to West
Lawn cemetery, where interment
was made .
Lieut. Howe Is Home for Visit
Before He Leaves for France
Lt Robert Howe, son of R. C.
Howe, general manager of the Ar
mour Packing company, is home on
a short leave of absence and ex
pects to leave soon for France. He
has been stationed at Long Island.
The gcoung officer is a well known
Omaha bov. and was at one time
employed in South Omaha, gradu
ating from Yale and taking up work
in Chicago with the Armour Tack
ing company, - - y . . . . ,
HEADQUARTERS
OF MACCABEES
TO BEINBLUFFS
Chamber of Commerce Suc
ceeds in Landing Big
Lodge With State Of
cials and Force.
New Chancellor Who Has
Made Latest Peace Move
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ALDERMEN NOW
CALL ON WATER
BOARD
RESIGN
Council Bluffs has been se
lected as headquarters for the
Iowa-Xebraska division of the
Knights of the Maccabees. The fi
nal arrangements were concluded
yesterday, and M. Grant Winters,
state commander, received instruc
tions from the supreme officers at
Detroit to make the public annoum
ouncement.
The Rluffs Maccabees will have a
big jollification meeting Wednes
day night, and will initiate a large
number of new members. A drive
to increase the membership to 1,000
will begin at once.
sj &S&
South Side Brevities
John K. Smith, son of Sirs. T. M. Smith
of 60M South Twenty-second street has
written houm that ho has arrived Bafuly
overseas.
Frank Johnson, the blind newsdealer
at South Twenty-fourth and N streets,
was taken to the St. Joseph hospital,
where he is suffering with a complica
tion of troubles. liis buMtiess Is being
looked after by boys in the neighbor
hood during his absenre.
CeorKB liruwer returned horns Satur
day niKht from Orand Haplds, Mich.,
where he attended the convention . of the
National Undertakers' association.
Nebraska's Game With
Notre Dame Cancelled
Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 7. The War
department ruling that permits but
two trips from home during the
football season and places a ban on
trips requiring more than a half
day's absence on Saturdays during
October, has resulted in the can
cellation by Notre Dame of its Oc
tober 19 game with the University
of Nebraska, according to an an
nouncement bv Prof. R. B. Scott,
athletic manager of the Cortihusk
ers. Professor Scott said tonight that
three open dates on Nebraska's
schedule to which the schedule
might be set back, will be offered
to Notre Dame. They are Novem
ber 2, November 23 or Thanksgiv
ing day.
Penalties Are Doled Out to
Law Breakers in Logan
Logan, Ia Oct. 7. Sheriff M. D.
Myers took Clarence Rhoarback,
Leo Jester and Wm. Keegan to be
gin the five-year terms at Anamosa
this morning. Rhoarback stole a
horse from Chris Peterson. Leo
Jester and Wm. Keegan, claiming
Sioux City for their home, chased
by an aroused force of determined
citizens after they stole the John
Wholers car at Missouri Valley,
were captured on the way to Omaha
where they said they expected to
leave the car.
Special Train is to Arrive
Tuesday to Boost Bond Drive
The Missouri Pacific railroad
company is sending a special train
in the interest of the Liberty loan
drive, which will arrive in Omaha j
at 4:30 this afternoon. Patriotic ex-!
ercises will be held at the Missouri
Pacific round house immediately
after the train arrives.
Alexander Robertson federal
manager of the Missouri, Pacific
company and other officials will be
in charge of the train.
Pat Carroll, Old Time
Boxing Manager, Dies
Chicago Oct. 7. Patrick J. (Pad
dy) Carroll, an old time manager of
boxers, died at his home here today
of penumonia, following an attack
of Spanish influenza. He was 59
years old. Carroll fought as a
heavy weight before he became a
manager and a promoter. In his
youth he was a jockey and later
driver on the Grand circuit.
Corporal Carl Schreiber
Sent to Local Hospital
Through arrangements made by
the soldiers' and sailors' welfare
committee of the Chamber of Com
merce, Corp. Carl Schreiber of
North Tonowanda, New York, is
being cared for in one of the local
hospitals.
Huns Looking for
Fight? Not Yet,
But Peace Welcome
Amsterdam, Oct 7. Excited
crowds in the streets of Berlin
yesterday evening tore special
editions of the newspapers contain
ing the speech of Prince Maximil
ian, the new chancellor from the
hands of the newsdealers.
Everywhere shouts of "peace
has come," "peace at last," were
heard.
treWCE MAX OF BAUEH.
Prince Maxmilian is heir to the
throne of the grand duchy of Baden.
He was born July 10, 1867. For
some years he has been recognized
as the leader of the Delbruck group
of the German moderates and upon
the fall of Imperial Chancellor
Michaelis in November, 1917, he was
put forward as the moderate candi
date for the chancellorship.
01 AH A WORKERS
WILL ORGANIZE
DAY NURSERIES
"Time to Get Down to Busi
ness," Says Rev. Mr.
Cleveland; Executive
Committee Named.
Tlans for the establishment of
day nurseries in Omaha were made
Monday afternoon at the Chamber
of Commerce.
"We are going to quit talking and
get down to business," said Rev.
Denton Cleveland, manager of the
Women's war workers bureau
The Rev. Mr, Cleveland was ap
pointed chairman of the meeting,
which was attended by representa
tives of Omaha organizations in
terested in social welfare work. Dr.
Cleveland appointed an executive
committee consisting of Dr. Floyd
Clark, superintendent of schools J.
H. Beveridge, Rev. Father Flauigan,
superintendent of the Home for
Boys; T. J. Weirich of the Welfare
board, Miss Florence McCabe of
Visiting Nurses, Miss Mary E.
Anthony of the City Mission, Mrs.
George Doane of the Associated
Charities and Mrs A. W. Bowman,
president of the Omaha Social Set
tlement. Miss McCabe superintendent of
the Visiting Nurses, told of the
great need of a day nursery in order
to prevent disease among the poor,
where the mothers do not know
how to care for children.
The locations and numbers of the
nurseries have not been decided. It
was suggested that one be placed in
South Omaha for the mothers em
ployed in the packing houses, one
in the industrial center in Omaha,
and one at Twenty-fourth and Cum
ing streets.
The social service commission of
the Episcopal church offered a room
in the Gardner Memorial hall for
a nursery.
When Mr. Kennedy of the Wel
fare board was asked to support the
movement he replied that he was
not in favor of any institution or
scheme that took children from
their mothers and insulted the
mothers by telling them they didn't
know how to care for the children,
"and anyway," he said, "mud is
good for children. They all look
alike to me, clean or dirty." Just
then Dr. Jennie Callfas, also of the
Welfare board, came in late. She
hadn't heard Mr. Kennedy's speech
and she addressed the meeting and
said, "The Welfare board will sup
port you every inch of the way."
Sensation and Near Fisticuffs
Pulled Off at Blnffs Coun
cil When Pass Resolution
Asking Men to Quit.
As a culmination of a debate dur
ing which Alderman Williams of
fered to "punch the nose" of Alder
man Hochtnan, the city council last
night passed a resolution instruct
ing the mayor to demand the resig
nation of all the members of the
Water board and appoint an entirely
new board.
The matter was brought up as a
sudden irruption just before close of
the meeting when Alderman Bel
linger said he had a matter of pub
lic interest to present.
"I have noticed in the newspapers
that t''e Water board has appealed
the case it lost in the district court
I when it sought a writ of mandamus
to compel this council to levy the
I S-mill fire hydrant tax," said the
Sixth ward alderman. "When the
board lost in the district court I
supposed the matter would end
there and no more of the people's
money would be used by the Water
hoard in litigation, but this appeal
to the supreme court shows that
more of the city's" -money is to be
wasted. As a means of preventing
it I want to offer a radical motion,
a motion to instruct the mayor to
ask for the resignation of the Water
board members and authorize him
to name a new board."
There was a dead silence while
the members caught their breath.
Then Alderman Williams said, "If
nobody else will second it I will just
to see how the vote will stand."
Then followed a controversy be
tween Alderman Hochman and Al
derman Williams.
The resolution was carried by the
votes of Alderman Bellinger, Camp
bell, Hochman, Myrtue and Evans;
Williams, Tyson and Johnson vot
ing no. The members of the board
are J. Chris Jensen, chairman, and
rebuilder of the plant; R. B. Wal
lace and William Coppock. LInder
the action of the council ' Mayor
Zurmeuhlen has no other alternative
than to ask for the resignations, but
perhaps the members are not obliged
to tender them.
The action of the council caused
a huge sensation.-
Burt County Goes Over
Top by Big Majority
Oakland, Neb., Oct. 7. (SpecS
ieiegrani.juunty cnairman u v
L. Neumann reports that Burt
county, a drive of one and a half
days, has over-subscribed its allot
ment of $979,000 of fourth "Liberty
loan bonds. The towns of Teka
mah, Oakland, Lyons, Craig and
Decatur each over-subscribed their
EM OSS, SICK
CHILDREN LOVE
SYRUP OF FIGS
If feverish, bilious, consti
pated, give fruit laxative
at once.
Huntington Bowling
League to Open Tonight
The Huntington league will open
the season at the Farnam alleys to
night. All captains are requested
to be at the alleys at 7:45 sharp.
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i uon t scoia your irenui, peevisn
child. See if tongue is coated; this
j is a sure sii?n its little stomach, liver
I and bowels are clogged with sour
waste.
When listless, pale, feverish, full
of cold, breath bad, throat sore,
doesn't eat, sleep or act naturally,
has stomachache, indigestion, diar
rhoea, give a teaspoonful of "Cali
fornia Syrup of Figs," and in a few
hours all the foul waste, the sour
bile and fermenting food passes out
of the bowels and you have a well
and playful child again. Children
love this harmless "fruit laxativt"
and mothers can rest easy after giv
ing it, because it never fails to make
their little "insides" clean and
sweet.
Keep it handy, Mother! A little
given today saves a sick child tomor
row, but set the genuine. Ask your
druggist for a bottle of "California
Syrup of Figs," which has directions
for babies, children of all ages and
for grown-ups plainly on the bottle.
Remember there are counterfeits
sold here, so surely look and see that
yours is made by the "California
Fig Syrup Company." Hand back
with contempt any other fig syrup,
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Leg Sore
A huge sore very deep full of foul
discharge. Agon 7 all day; no rest at
night Then juitafewdropsoftheren
tie, cooling liquid, D. D. D. Irritation
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t night. Id due time, complete beai
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stops itching
instantly
Don't let that itching skin-trouble
Jl torment you an hour longer! Just
spread a little Resmol Ointment over
the sick skin and see if the itching
does not disappear as if you simply
wiped it away I
And even more important this
soothing.healing ointment rarely fails
to clear away promptly every trace
of the unsightly, tormenting eruption,
unless it is due to '.ome serious inter
nal disorder.
Resinol Ointment usually gives
even prompter results if the sore
places are first bathed thoroughly
with Resinol Soap and hot water.
Resinol Ointment and Resinol Soap contain
notliing that could injure or Irritate the tenocrest
skin. They dear away pimples, redness and
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COUGH SYRUP
Cured Husband and Child,
Wife and Mother
States.
Mrs. A. Jennings, 1734 Armitage
avenue', Chicago, 111., writes:
"I heard of Mentho-Laxene about
two vears am. and sinop thpn lvnulH
not be without it. My husband had i
been coughing for about four years, i
summer and winter, and now he isj
cured of it, and for my child I think i
there is nothing better in the world ,
for a cold, for it help at one!"
The best cough, cold, and catarrh
medicine ever found is the essence
Mentho-Laxene. Directions with n
2 Vi -ounce bottle.fconcentrated, , tell ,
how to make at home a full pint
of delicious, curative medicine.
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You notice that your heels are worh out
You want new ones and you want them now.
If you have five minutes to spare, step
into a repair shop and say, "I want a pair of
'Usco' rubber heels."
That's all it takes five minutes (the old
kinds require nearer thirty minutes) and
almost like magic, the repair man with a
few taps( of his hammer will reheel your
6hoes with these staunch, long wearing,
neVer-pull-loose rubber heels.
"But," you say, "it takes longer than that
for the cement to dry."
"Usco" heels require no cement. This
heel of springy rubber is moulded in a
6aucer like shape. The hollow under-side
is fitted over the heel seat. A hammer blow
flattens it out. A few nails complete the
job and you have what you never had be
fore rubber heels that scarcely show the
jointa permanent, practically invisible joint
that will last as long as the heel
There is a sure footed satisfaction in the
broad, flat, tread of "Usco" heels. You will
like their yielding comfort and their tough
resistance to wear.
Ynr rtfatr man has them in hlach, tan mi whltt.
Ltik far tht U. S. seal.
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