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THE BEE: OMAHA,. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1918.
NEED 3000 MEN
ON GOVERNMENT
WORKTHIS YEAR
'Acute Shortage of Labor in
; This District, Says Labor
' Manager; Need Men at
x Packing Houses.
Manager Franklii. of the govern
ment labor bureau has been notified
that Omaha and vici.iity is expected
o furnish 500 men for the Norfolk
navy yards and 500 more for the
Va., between now and January''!,
Kovernment powder plant at Nitro,
next. 1 .is is the quota assigned to
the jurisdiction of which Omaha is
the center.
Whether or not he will be able to
pick up 1,000 men within the time
jimit is a problem that is giving Mr.
Franklin considerable concern. He
says tlu men are iere, but while
they arc not considered slackers,
they rofuse to go so far away from
home to find employment. The
wages paid at the government works
are a minimum of $4.40 for a 10
hour day, with pay and one-half for
overtime, and $8 a day for Sundays.
In addition to the 1,000 men for
the Norfolk navy yards and Nitro,
Mr. Franklin has been instructed to
recruit t force of. 2,000 men for
railroad 'ork in Nebraska. This is
a line, of work that has been taken
over by the government and now all
raiiroad employes with the excep
tion of trainmen, shopmen and
office employes are hired by the gov
ernment. The hiring of these em
ployes in this territory has been
turned over to Mr. Franklin.
' Women Work on Section.
Track and section men are diffi
cult to find. They are paid $3.45
to $4.50 per day, with lodgings
furnished. Five years ago these
jobs were paying $1.25 to $1.50 a
day and the railroads were swamped
with men who wanted the work.
, In many places out in Nebraska,
according to Mr. Franklin, the high
wages paid for railroad section
work has attracted women and in
all cases they are reported to be
giving , efficient and satisfactory
services. The work, as a rule, ,is
hot extremely heavy and an 8-hour
dav is the rule.
On account of a shortage of brick
layers and structural steel work
ers, work on the Union Pacific
roundhouse in Council Bluffs has
come to a standstill and it is hard
to say when it will be resumed. For
more than a week Mr. Franklin has
been1 seeking mechanics for this
work, but they are not to be found
Another ' place where the labor
shortage is accute is in the South
Omaha packing houses. Right at
this time these plants are in need
of 250 laborers. There the mini
mum wage is 40 cents an hour with
extra for overtime and Sundays.
AlWight and Fort Crook
f to Bff Irnproved at Once
' Arrangements are now definitely
uijder way to improve the road be
tween Albright and Ft. Cook so
that it will be in shape for heavy
trucking to the fort this winter.
Major Crockett, commanding offi
cer at Ft. Crook, was in conference.
Tuesday, with Sarpy county com
missioners, together with Randall
K. Brown of the war activities com
mittee, J. B. Watkins, chairman of
a special committee on Ft. Crook
needs; John W. Gamble, chairman
of the executive committee of the
chamber of commerce, and others
and plans were definitely outlined
for grading the entire road and cov
ering it with cinders. This will be
temporary, but adequate for the im
mediate purpose. The Sarpy coun
ty commission gave assurance of
full co-operation. '
Brother of Sheriff Clark'
Killed in Fall from Waqon
- Thomas J. Clark, brother of Sher
iff Mike Clark, was so severely in
jured Tuesday afternoon when he
was thrown from a wagon at Four
teenth and Paul streets that he died
few hours later at the Lister hos
pital Mr. Clark was a driver for
Casc'o Milling company. His team
b came unmanageable near the rail
road tracks and their sudden dash
across the tracks threw him from the
wagon sea .
Mr. Clark was 42 years bid. Be
sides the sheriff, he is survived by
five sisters, Mrs. John Ryan i id
Mrs. Julia Walsh of Chicago: Mrs.
Jchn Maher of Brooklyn, N. Y.;
Mrs. Nellie Murphy, Kansas City,
Mo.,' and Mrs. Kate Krenzer of
Omaha. The funeral will be held
from Sheriff Clark's home, 3920
Sherman avenue.
Boys and Girls Wanting "
. Work Urged to Register
Boys and girls who want work
after school hours and on Saturdays
can registei with the bureau of Vo
cational guidance in flic Board of
Education rooms in the city hall,
where their sen-ices may be obtained
by business men needing such assist
ance. Miss Mary Foster, superin-
I tenderrf of the bureau, says she has
t ... . r 1-
quite a nsi oi young pcupic -naming
work at the present time.
Gauze Mask Used on Phone;
R um b lings at City Ha 11
Miss Jessie Briggs, clerk in
charge of Spanish "flu" information
in the health department, has tied
a gauze mask to the mouthpiece of
her telephone. Now they are ask
ing her if she was afraid she would
catch the "flu" over the telephone.
The city planning commission will
present to the city council Thurs
day morning a tentative plan for
the development of Brown Park
district, which is a 70-acre tract ex
tending from O to W streets, be
tween Thirteenth and Nineteenth
streets.
Superintendent Ringer of the po
lice department has requested the
resignation of Charles Elliott, po
liceman on probation, who recently
was involved in a questionable sit
uation at Seventeenth and Webster
streets. Elliott served on month
as patrolman. "Inefficiency" was
the charge placed against him.
The chief of police has received
a request from a Kansas City mor
tician, asking for information re
garding relatives of James Abraham
Maw, who died a few days ago. A
registration card taken from a pock
et showed huv, Lass street as the
man's Omaha address.
Alfred E. Lindell, superintendent
of garbage removal, advises citizens
that the city has entered into a con
tract" for one year, with a hog-feeding
concern, the city to collect all
garbage and deliver it to the holder
of the contract. Unauthorized per
sons who are now collecting gar
age will be arrested. The city will
be paid $2.55 per ton for all garb
age delivered.
-Chiei Eberstein is looking up the
law relating to the sale of cigarettes.
I
Contraband Whisky Seized.
Peter Peterson alias Joel Bloon.
2433 Caldwell street? and Charlie
Gustafsen, '2022 South Twentieth
street, were arrested at midnight
Tuesday on ''the Douglas street
bridge by i Officer Sanko, charged
with illegali possession and trans
portation o$ intoxicating liquor
There were 185 pints of Sharp whis
ky in the Ford car driven by Bloom
frSSnS THE EES?
Bonds Bought in Omaha
Liberty Drive on Tuesday
Additional subscriptions to the
Fourth Liberty loan in amounts of
$1,000 and more were received as
follows:
tsuiso.
Officers nd employes, O. A C. E. St.
By. Co. .
110,000.
F. W. Clirke. .
83,000.
Millers Mutual Caxualtv Co.
S2.500. '
AJax Rubber Co.
Nebraska and Wyoming Investment Co.
S3.000.
Milton Roger & Bona Co.
Central Mercantile Co.
Mrs. 8. A. Bates.
Marie Glocomini
Pioneer Paint & Glass Co.
Lawrence Connor.
$1,500.
John B?njeron William Jensen
L. jrfePoe!
American Securities Co.
$1,300.
Dr. F. F. Whltcomb R. D. Bedford
Randall K. Brown
S1.J00.
Emma Martha"Batnbrldg
$1,100.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur F. Mullen.
91,000.
Western Portland Mrs. G. W. Adams.
Cement Co. Elizabeth Black.
Burgess-Oranden Co. Isaac E. Condon.
J. l Xolan. Famous Players-
Mrs. K. M. Souders. Lasky Co.
Ella L. Cumlngs. , Mrs. W. Coad.
John Sorenson. John Weber.
E. W. Gotten. F. It. Gaines.
R. E. Wlnkelman. Mrs. N. E. Tallmadge.
Mrs. J. . Foster. Fred J. Hill.
OBhUIRY
JOSEPH BACH, 24 years of age,
an engineer for the Union Pacific
Railway company, died of pneu
monia Tuesday at St. Joseph's hos
pital. The body was sent to tJrand
Island .or burial, where Mr. Baqh
is survived by his widow.
MERRELL TOWMAN, who died
at Camp Grant, will be buried
Thursday morning at 10 o'clock
from Brailey & Dorranee'a chapel.
Funeral services will be held in For
est Lawn cemetery, where interment
will take place.
MARGARET HERRLET, 4 years
of age. died at a local hospital Tues
day night of Spanish influenza and
pneumonia. The funeral will be
held this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock
in Duffy & Johnston's chapel, with
interment at Holy Sepulcher ceme
tery. The little girl is survived
by her father, Fred Herrley, and
four brothers and sisters.
MRS. MINNIE TEAL, 40 years of
age. died at a local hospital Monday
arte an illness of a year. The fu
neral will be held in Crosby's chapel
at 10:30 o'clock "Thursday morning,
with interment in Laurel Hill ceme
tery. Mrs. Teal is survived by her
mother, Mrs. Catherine Ewald, and
two daughters, Mrs. J. B. Gallatin
and Miss Elsie Teal.
CLARENCE B. MAGUINESS, 30
at 10:30 o'clock this morning,
ing at the home of his parents, 2772
California street, of Spanish influ
enza and pneumonia. He is sur
vived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
E. B. Maguiness, and two sisters,
Jessie and Gertrude, and two broth
ers, John Maguiness of Denver and
Frank Maguiness of Council Bluffs.
Funeral arrangements have not
been made.
THECKLA BENGSTON, h years
of age. died at the Immanuel hospi
tal Monday of Spanish influenza and
pneumonia. She had recently come
from. Sweden and came to Omaha
Saturday from Chicago, and went to
the hospital at once. She has no
friends here. The funeral took
place in N. P. Swanson's chapel
Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock,
with interment in Forest Lawn.
HERMAN SCHROEDER, 40 years
of age, died Tuesday at a local hos
pital of typhoid fever. Funeral
services will be held this aft
ernoon at 4 o'clock in Heafey &
Heafy's chapel, with interment in
West Lawn cemetery.
MRS. JOSIE WARREN, 46 years
of age, died in St. Joseph's hospital
Monday night of pneumonia. Mrs.
Warren came to the hospital for
treatment from her home in South
Dakota. The funeral was held in
Heafy & Heafy's chapel at 10 o'clock
Wednesday morning, with 'interment
in Holy Sepulcher cemetery. Mrs.
Warren Is survived by her husband,
Joseph Warren, and three daugh
ters. MISS NETTIE MUIR, teacher in
the Walnut Hill tchool, died Tues
day night from pneumonia, follow
ing an attack of Spanish influenza.
Miss Muir was the oldest daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Muir, 2513
North Twentieth street. She was a
graduate of the Omaha teachers'
training school and had been teach
ing in the public schools for the last
six years. Besides her father and
mother she is survived bv a brother.
... W.I
Robert, who is now at Camp Dodge, l
and a younger sister, Margaret.
JOHN J. O'KEEFFE died Tues
day evening at St. Joseph's hospital,
following an illness of three days of
yiirs old and leaves surviving him
sister, Mrs. Henry C. Murphy, - of
3622 South Twenty-sixth street. Out
door funeral services will be held at '
St. Mary's cemetery at 9 o'clock 1
this morning, where interment will I
be made. '
SOLOMON BACK
AS TREASURER
OF FIRST TRUST
Omaha Pioneer in Charge of
Realty Department Also;
Takes Place Held by
Rogers.
Important changes have been
made in the management of the
First Trust company of Omaha,'4
whereby Emmet G. Solomon will re
turn in the capacity of treasurer
and manager of the real estate de
partment. Mr. Solomon's return is
due to the resignation of Assistant
Secretary J. H. Rogers.
Mr. Solomon is one of Omaha's
pioneer and for many years has
been prominent in affairs f the
city. He was at one time deputy
county treasurer and later held a
position with the First Trust com
pany, to which he now returns For
the last several months he has been
located at Riverton, "Vyo. He had
charge of a number of banks in
Wyoming.
He arrived with his wife and two
sons Tuesday afternoon.
"4-ds" Prey of Thieves, Say
Owners of Missing Cars
"O, where is my wandering Ford,
today," was the cry sounded at the
police station Wednesday morning
when Joe Duffy, 2217 Cass, B. Wade
(no address), and 'Bres Byers. Ex
change building, South Side, noti
fied police that their "4-ds" were
missing.
Blazing Oil Spreads
Over Puget Sound in
'$1,500,000 Dock Fire
Seattle, Wash., Oct. 16. Thou
sands of persons stood today on the
water front hills here and watched
Wlames destroy a big Northern Paci
fic Railway company oil dock.
Blazing oil spread over the Pu
get Sound waters around the dock
and halted attempts of tugs to pull
out two Japanese liners moored at
an adjoining dock. Only one of the
liners was damaged seriously.,
Loss was estimated at about $1,
500,001). with the cause unknown. A
municipal $1,000,000 pier, which
stood 200 feet from the destroyed
dock, was untouched. It is said oil
and other commodities valued at
nearly $30,000,000 are stored in the
municipal pier.
Reward of $100 is Offered
for Recovery of Body
A reward of $100 is being offered
for the recovery of the body of
Fred Knecht by the father. J. L.
Knecht, of Winnebago, Neb. While
momentarily unbalanced in mind,
yount. Knecht, age 24, jumped from
the combination bridge at Sioux City
on the afternoon of October .?. All
attempts to recover the body have
failed and the above mentioned re
ward is deposited in the First Na
tional bank of Winnebago.
Aviator Falls Into Sea Off
Coast of France and Drowns
New York, Oct. 16. Lt. Charles
Tyson of I'noxville, Tenn., an offi
cer in the American naval air force,
has been drowned off the coast of
France in the fall of an airplane, ac
cording to word received here to
night by his wife.
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Need More" Be Said?
Could More Be Said?
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i The ownership of a "Steinway" puts yovi in the distinctive II
class. Satisfaction reigns supreme when you buy a "Steinway." 1 1
i You forever close the door on doubt, worry ad regrets when ; I
' you decide on a "Steinway.", ' f
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The world's foremost pianists, musicians, critics and con- fl
I noisseurs for 65 years have been of one opinion the "Stein-
! way" is in a class by itself and the one absolute best piano ob-
1 tainable. s
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Steinway Uprights, $600 fl
Steinway Grands, $935 j
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Write for special Steinway literature. Other instruments ac- 1 1
; cepted in exchange. I ;
N. B. A few splendid pianos (used but not abused) at 1
I $125, $140 and $175.
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During the hard drive for the Fourth Liberty Loan we have abstained from advertising, determined to do
nothing to divert the minds or the dollars of our people. Now that we are "OVER THE TOP" we are going to give
high prices , well we don't use that kind of language in our ads but you know Thursday, then, October the
47th, the battle against high and higher prices starts.
First if s DressesOf Serge of Jersey, of Satin, of Tricolette, of Velvet, of Taffeta, of Mouseline,
of Georgette, and even of Pussy Willow,
fl? O A T E Price for pick. In the Autumn shades Navy and Olive Drab predominating. And a
p m jl J model for every occasion.
Am fl Q A Ff f High in class. Made from Jersey, Satin, Velvet, Georgette. 'Latest button
ijLf tJJtJnr O U kak effects; long, straight line, narrow skirts. Sashes and fringe edges
V and Mandarin styles included.
f j- CP A O The Ultra features corded waists, panels witli fringes; wood lace trim-
JTX i p it&i JJX med; convertible panels, and made from the most fashionable fabrics.
STOUTS SUITED Dresses for Stout Figures included.
If you would experience a real thrill ask to see some of the exclusive models in the way up range of prices. Some fur trimmed
others with embroidery or beaded elaborately.
basement . DEPENDABLE MERCHANDISE-NO FAKING
66x80 Plaid Blankets d0 Qr
pair iPuivU
66x80 Beacon Plaids j
66x80 Wool Nap g
66x80 Heavy Plaid dC QC
pair POii0
66x80 Extra Heavy
Best American Prints
yard
36-inch Percales,
yard
36-inch Silkolene,
yard ,
36-!nch Cotton Chally,
yard
15c
29c
19c
.19c I
Ajnoskeaf Apron
Gingham, yard
36-inch Unbleached
Muslin, yard
Unbleached Outing
Flannel, yard .'.
9-4 Pepperill Sheeting
yard
27c
21c
12ic
..59c
Attractive Bedding Item.
81x90 Pepperill
Sheet,' each . .
81x99 Iron Clad
each
81x99 Century,
each
72x84 Comforter
each
$1.59
$1.79
$1.98
$3.95
LINEN.DEPARTMENT-A SPECIAL FEATURE NOW
Mercerized Naps, Cloths and Damasks
75-cent 64-inch Damah 59c Thnrday $2.50 20-inch Nap, per do.. .$1.95 Thur.day
$1.00 64-inch Damah 89c Thurday $3.50 22-inch lfrp, per doi.. .$3.15 Thurdy
$1.50 70-iwch Damah $1.29 Thurday $2.50 88-inch Cloth $1.95 Thurday
$2.00 70-inch Damah $1.69Thurday $3.00 64-inch cloth ....... .$2.35 Thurday
$2.00 18-inch Nap, per do.. .$1.65 Thurday $3.78 72-inch doth $2.95 f hurtday
These are just a few
sample prices perhaps do
not mean much to you. Our
advice is if you NEED
Linens
BUY NOW.
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OATS HEARING
OPENS HERE AT
1 0A.JJ. FRIDAY
Farmers and Others Invited to
Discuss Proposed Standard
Grades to Govern
Grains.
Proposed"federal standard for the
grading of oats will be discussed at
a hearing before farmers, millers
and others interested at the Hotel
Fontenelle. beginning at 10 o'clock
Friday morning, it is announced ly
the bureau of markets.
At this hearing, ordered byythe
government and arranged by Walter
Fowler, federal grain supervisor,
given an opportunity to discuss and
register any objections they may
have to the prospective official grad
ing of oats by the government.
General Invitation.
Complaints that farmers were not
properly represented when revised
wheat standards were promulgated,
led to the decision of the secretary
farmers and manufacturers will be
of agriculture to hold these public
hearings before definite action was
taken in fixing the standard grades
on oas. .
Farmers, millers, merchants, man
ufacturers, bankers, grain inspect
ors, members of exchanges, ware
house men. carriers and all others
interested are invited to attend Fri
day's hearing.
Two Main Objects.
The Department of Agriculture
has two main objects in view in fix
ing these standards. One is to do
away with haphazard methods of
determining grain values and fix a
uniform valuation, based upon actual
food qualities of the grain. The
other is to protect the producer who
endeavors to grow the best quality
Do You ThinkThere is
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No Competition?
If anyone thinks there is no
competition amongst the big pack
ers he ought to go through a day's
work with Swift & Company,,
Let him begin at the pens when
the live stock comes in; let him
try to buy a nice bunch of fat
steers quietly and at his own
price, without somebody bidding
against him.
Let him realize the scrupulous
care taken at the plant that not
one thing is lost or wasted in
order that costs may be held to a
minimum.
, Let him go up into the office
where market reports are coming
in, and reports of what other
concerns are doing.
Let him watch the director of
the Swift Refrigerator fleet,
maneuvering it over the face of
the country like a fleet of battle
ships at sea.
Let him take a trip with a Swift
& Company salesman and try to
sell a few orders of meat
Let him stay at a branch house
for an hour or two and see the
retail meat dealers drive their bar
gains to the last penny as they
shop around among the packers'
branch houses, the wholesale
dealers,andthelocalpackingplants.
And theri, when the day is over,
let him have half an hour in the
accounting department, where he
can see for himself on what small
profits the business istione. (Less
than 4 cents on each dollar of sales.)
if he still thinks there is no com
petition in the meat business it will
be because he wants to think so.
Lend the Way
They Fight
BuyLibertyBonds
Swift & Company, U. & A.
of grain and assure him reasonabl"
compensation,
L. L. Herron, editor of the Ne
braska Union Farmer, and J. W.
Shorthill, secretary of the Farmeri
Co-Operative Gram and Live Stock
association, yesterday urged farmers
to attend the hearing and said it is
a long step in agricultural progress.
HOWARD STREET
Between 15tn and 16th
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A LINE OF
VALUES
Buffet similar to illustration, in
mahogany, at $44.75
Odd Buffets and Tables from
broken suites are assembled with
a value for you on each article.
Also a few values in Golden and
Fumed Oak Tables, 42-inch top,
6 foot extension, at ..$11,00
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Let that fern have a little
sunlight Set it on a Ma
hogany or Walnut Pedestal.
They are real value at
$1.25
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Get one of ur valuta in
Aluminum Ware. A Fry
Pan, double lipped, at,
only
$1:45
C-qt. Kettles $1.75
Dippers 15e
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Don't Be Chilly
when you can get our
value in Cotton and Wool
Blankets, at
$4.00, $6.00, $8.00,
$10.00 and $12.00.
Mahogany Nut Bowl with
silver plated nut cracker
and six picks. A sure
value at v
95c
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OUR STOVE
VALUES
Be Prepared
for the blasts of winter by hav
ing one of oar HOT BLAST
HEATERS. Values at $19.75,
$22.50, $29.75, $34.50.
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Oak Heater Value
$7.50, $10.00, $13.50,
$15.00, $19.75.
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