4THE BEE: OMAHA, 'WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1918.
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PEACE TO AID
POTASH PLANTS,
NOW BELIEVED
Importations Will Not Come,
as Foreign Supply Needed
for Fertilizing Fields
Anew.
"What will be the effect of peace
on the potash industry in Ne
braska?" is a question that is being
asked many times these days. In
view of the fact that Nebraska sup
plies potash tliat is absolutely free
. from borax, which scientists claim
is deleterious to plant life, and i3
used for fertilizing purposes only,
,t!ie potash companies of this state
welcome peace, inasmuch as the
United States will have the job of
feeding the greater part of the
world for the next five years.-
To supply the demand for potash
that is so essential to the production
of food, the various potash concerns
will have to keep their plants at full
capacity. Use has proven that all
fertilizers to have greatest pro
ductive power must contain at least
2 per cent of potash, and in some
cases as high as 6 per cent is
needed.
War Starts Industry.
When war was declared, this
country found itself unable to pro
cure the potash that previously had
been imported from Germany and
which was so essential, and to a
considerable extent lost in the pro
duction of cotton and foods. Ac
cording to statistics, it is estimated
the loss in cotton alone for the
period of the war was over $285,
000,000, and as the loss was becom
ing appalling, the Department of
Agriculture resorted to all means
within its knowledge to produce pot
ash, and led to the discovery of
the potash lakes at Antioch and in
the wstern part of the state.
They encouraged and helped the
industry in every way, so that to
day we have become entirely inde
pendent of the importation of for
eign potash. When the foreign
countries have reconstructed their
own business to such an extent that
they can enter the market of the
world and compete with us, our
potash industry will no longer be
an infant industry and will be able
to meet the competition that comes
from that source, should it come.
The foreign countries will need all
the potash they can produce to fer
tilize the soils that have been
wrecked by cannon and bomb, so
it is doubtful if they will have any
for shipment for years to come.
It is reasonable to assume that
this government will follow its pol
icy of. protecting home industries
with a suitable tariff act, which will
be a help to this country., The out
look therefora is nothing to be
gloomy about, and should make
every man interested in the potash
industry extremely happy, especial
ly in view of the fact that all of the
potash of Nebraska was and will be
used in the production of food,
which will ,be so necessary to feed
be starving people of Europe.
; Feace will help the potash indus
try is the answer to the question.
Write a Love Letter-Win a Prize!
In Adelaide Kennedy's serial story "Who Stacks
My Cards," the heroine recently received a letter
"a wonderful letter," she calls it from her soldier
lover in France in which he says:
"I should be happy, even now, under fire, to know that
the cleanest-souled girl in the world is waiting to share
life's pleasures and the love which only God can bestow
upon man.
"In my blanket at night I lie dreaming of the few
evenings we spent together, recalling your ideals, your
wonderful high aims, your youthful spirit, so frank and
free, your deep, large, blue eyes that mirror a wonder
ful soul that cannot be touched by life's mud and mire.
Always I have, when I picture my country, one face be
fore me that is my courage."
What Should the Answer Be?
It's up to Dorothy to send a reply.
What should she write?
What would you write?
Good Prizes for the Best
Two dollars for the best answer a book for each of the
next best ten. Not over 200 words. Name will not be
published if writer so indicates. Answers in by De
cember 9. Awards in The Bee December 12.
Address Contest Editor, Omaha Bee.
Insurance Company Made ,
' Defendant in $3,000 Suit
Austin J. Hooser has filed suit in
the district court against the -Milwaukee
Mechanics Insurance com
pany of Milwaukee, asking that the
company pay him $3,000, the full
amount of a fire insurance policy
the company issued him on his
property August 9, 1917, and for
which he paid a premium of $28.50.
Hooser says that his residence at
4102 North Twenty-eighth street
was- damaged by fire July 27, 1918,
and gain August 18, 1918. total loss
of both fires $3,585, for which the
company refuses to liquidate.
Kennedy Asked to Obtain
; Permission for Illinois Coal
vA resolution was adopted by city
council requesting Fuel Administra
tor John L. Kennedy to urge the
national fuel administration to make
a tuling that will allow Omaha to get
coal from ,the Illinois and Indiana
coal districts.
k"If we can get coal frorn there,"
said Commissioner Butler, "we can
sll it a good deal cheaper than the
Colorado coal which we are com
pelled to use now because the freight
averages only $2.60 a ton, while the
freight from Colorado averages
$3.90 a ton."
URE PROPOSES
NEW METHODS
OF CIH BUYING
Would Clothe City Purchasing
Agent With Full Power as
Check on All De
partments. City Commissioner Ure, superin
tendent of the department of ac
counts and finance, believes that the
city should have a purchasing agent
"with teeth and claws." In other
words, he believes the purchasing
agent should have power to pur
chase. He does not agree with
Mayor Smith that a city the size of
Omaha does not need a purchasing
agent.
"In the past we have had such an
agent merely by sufferance," he said.
"I am in favor of clothing the pur
chasing agent with full power by
ordinance.
Should Consult Heads.
"At the same time he should ad
vise with the heads of departments.
For instance, if the superintendent
of the fire department wants to buy
a certain kind of hose the purchas
ing agent should investigate and see
whether such hose is likely to be
best.
"Furthermore, the whole system
of supplies for the city should be
changed. At present if a depart
ment wants a dozen lead pencils it
makes a requisition for them. This
is sent to my office, a warrant is
made out, someone sent out to buy
the pencils, which are then deliv
ered to the department. . We should
have a supply department and the
man' in charge would then issue the
dozen, pencils to the . department
asking them and that department
would sign a receipt.." This would
saVe ah immense amount of book
keeping. . Standardization Needed.
"Things should be standardized.
I believe there is no excuse for
using an expensive automobile in
city business. A cheap car an
swers all purposes, and when we
have only such machines we can
keep on hand a supply of tires and
other accessories which will be
standard. If a new tire is needed
it would be issued when the man in
charge of supplies sees that the old
one is worn out."
The city can save the salary sev
eral times over by having a compe
tent man in full authority, he says.
The question of a purchasing
agent is now pending before the
city council.
Number of Old Cases to Be
Dismissed Next Saturday
Six hundred and fifty old cases
which are an encumbrance to the
docket and the district court have
been put on the dismissal docket,
to be wiped' out by proper court
proceedings.
Next Saturday morning 50 of
these cases will come before Judge
Estelle. Out of the total, 65 are
appeal cases; the others, Judge Es
telle says, are old cases that the
litigants have lost interest in or
have forgotten.
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DIAMONDS
?& DODGE
KEEN LECTURE
That Hews to the Line
IfoWoMs Worst Secret Sin
How To Build a Home That Will Not Fail
A Message That You Will Never Forget.
Kountze Memorial Lutheran Church
Farnam and 26th Avenue.
Thursday and Friday evening this week at 8 o'clock. .
Everyone invited. ; Lecture Free; No offering taken.
South Side
Many Men Given Work
by Government Labor
Bureau in November
The United States employment
service, under the Department of
Labor, during the month of No
vember secured positions for 536
persons. Of this number there were
11 carpenters, 24 clerks, 198 butcher
workers, 63 common laborers, 2
cooks, 3 blacksmiths, 2 machinists,
7 chauffeurs, 2 salesmen, 9 office
boys, 4 elevator operators, 3 engi
neers and 1 fireman. P. J. Doran
is the superintendent of the service.
It is estimated that about 1,500
former employes of the stockyards
are in the service. When these men
joined the army they were assured
that their positions would be open
on their return. In the meantime
others have been employed to fill
the vacancies. A great readjustment
will be necessitated when the men
in the service return to fill their
former positions. One packing
house let the men retain their old
working numbers and they wil oc
cupy the same positions they did
before entering the service.
Cattle Destined for Iowa
Must Pass Tuberculin Test
Fear of introducing tuberculosis
into Iowa herds and again barring
cattle shipments from that state has
caused the Iowa state veterinarian
to place an embargo upon all cattle
from other states entering Iowa un
less a test shows such to be free
from lisease.
A. F. Stryker, secretary of the
Live Stock exchange is in receipt of
a letter from the Bureau of Animal
Husbandry written by H. Busman,
government inspector at the stock
yard, which states that all bulls,
cows and heifers for shipment to
Iowa must be tuberculin tested.
Burglars Take Liberty
Bond from Pertel Home
Burglars entered the home of John
Pertel, 5010 South Thirty-ninth
street, Sunday evening between 6:30
and 9:30 o'clock while the family
was away and robbed the house of
a $50 Liberty bond, a lady's gold
watch, a gold bracelet and four gold
rings. The burglars gained entrance
through a side window which was
left unlocked. The loss is estimated
at $125.
South Side Brevities
Will buy Liberty bonds. Room 1226,
Woodmen Bldg.
, The Mothers' Red Cross unit will meet
Wednesday afternoon at 1 o'clock In the
social settlement rooms, 2827 Q street
Henry Krug, formerly claim agent tor
Morris A Co., has written South Side
friends that he Is engaged In reconstruc
tion work In France.
: An automobile tire with the Inner tube
and rim was stolen from the garage of
W. W. Dawson, Eleventh and Fort Crook
boulevard, Sunday night. ,
Two cars of Diets No. J coal for base
burners, due to arrive this week. Phone
us your order before It Is all sold. Phone
South 33. Q. E. Harding Coal company.
William J. Nagle, secretary of the A, O.
U. W. will leave for France Wednesday
as a field secretary for the Knights of
Columbus. Mr. Nagle is a retired business
man and Is very well known on the South
Side.
The tea which was to have been given
Thursday in the home of Mrs. L. C. Ban
ner for the W. C. T. V. his been post
poned because of the illness of Mrs. Ban
ner. The regular meeting will be held
Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock In the
home of Mrs. William Berry, 3820 South
Twenty-sixth street.
Paxton & Vierling Increase
Capital Stock to $400,000
Ovvinor tn increased volume of
business, requiring more capital, and
to comply with the law, the raxton
& Vierling Co. has amended its
articles of incorooration and in
creased its capital stock from $200,-
UUU to $4W,UUU.
"All of this stock has been ap-
nnrtinnerl tn the ntd KtnrkhnlHit s."
said Secretary Vierling. "None of
it is on the market tor sale.
Mayor Smith Speaks Before
Midwest Bible Institute
A meeting of the Midwest Bible
Institute, of which the Rev. D.
Cleveland is president, held at 215
South Fourteenth street Monday
evening, Mayor Smith spoke on the
purposes of the institute and com
mended its work in the social serv
ice department. An open meeting
will be held in the rooms every eve
ning this week, beginning at 7:30
o'clock.
Women's Bureau Taken
Over by Midwest Agency
The Midwest Employment bureau
has taken over the Women War
Workers' bureau, formerly operated
by the Omaha Manufacturers' asso
ciation. The new management will
secure employment for returned sol
diers, and will handle all classes of
"workers.
HONOR POLISH
HEROES' PART
IN WORLD WAR
Entertained by Chamber of
Commerce; Visit City
Hall and Fort
Omaha.
Eleven Polish heroes, guests of
Omaha, received a real taste of
American democracy, when they
were banqueted by the Chamber of
Commerce Tuesday noon. They
were seated with representative men
of the city, men of every creed and
walk of life, where no rank except
that ot character and ability was
exhibited.
They also received a taste of
western hospitality, characteristic of
the most representative American
community of the United States.
II. H. Baldrige, Omaha attorney,
who introduced the speakers, said
that no people had fought more
nobly than had the Polish soldiers,
who had come from all countries to
fight under the flags of the allies.
Speaks in Polish.
Lieutenant Chodzko, leader, re
plied in Polish, which was inter
preted by Father Kalamaja of
Omaha. Lieutenant Chodzka wore
medals for deeds of valor upon the
breast of his French uniform.
Father Kalamaja, interpreting Lieu
tenant Chodzka's speech, said:
"In the first place he expresses his
joy at being here today and his
thanks for the welcome that has
been extended to the Polish sol
diers, who are touring this country.
Poland, for over 100 years in bonds,
is rising today and these men who
are here, representative of the Pol
ish army, allied with those forces
that fought against the central pow
ers, have given all they could give
to gain the victory.
Fought for Freedom.
"The Polish soldier fought not
only under his own colors but
fought also under the colors of the
Stars and Stripes and under the
leadership of our great general,
Pershing, and no matter where the
Pole fought, whether tinder the
Stars and Stripes or under the
white eagle, he fought for liberty
He fought for the freedom of all
nations and particularly his nation,
which has been in bondage for years
and which now is rising to the great
est joy of the soldiers who fought
for Jiberty and Poland.
"Above all he expresses his great
est thanks to this country, which
we Polish respect and honor in
deed, for her freedom, for it was
her great president, Wilson, who
first had the courage to declare to
the world that an independent Po
land with access to the seas must
arise if the world is to have peace
in the future.
Private Piskorski Tells Experiences.
Private Piskorski spoke in Eng
lish and told of his many experi
ences in the trenches. He enlisted
early in the war while living in this
country. .
Father Gluba told his audience
that previous to. 1772 Poland was
the sentinel of the east until its in
dependence was destroyed by Ger
many, Russia and Austria. He said
that he believed in Providence, and
that when this great war came
on and "Poland was unable to stand
as sentinel for civilization in the
cast, God in his mighty providence,
called a new nation into existence,
America, to defend the world from
the barbarity of the Germans."
At the conclusion of the luncheon
and reception, the detachment es
corted by the Fort Omaha band,
displaying the banner of the Croix
de Guerre, marched up Farnam
street to the city hall.
Stand at Attention.
With punctillious military eti
quet the detail stood at attention
inside the council railing until
Mayor Smith and the city commis
sioners presented themselves, when
they were accorded a salute.
The lieutenant in command, mod
est and boyish, closely observed
every minute detail of military eti
quet. The band played the Pol
ish national hymn, after which
ommti
Frank E. Sheehan and Warren
Howard, both of the law office of
Smith, Schall & Howard, have
been mustered out of the army and
returned to their law work in
Omaha.
Sheehan has been in the flying
service at Tark Field, Memphis,
Tenn. He says he enjoyed flying
and made flights as high as 9,000
feet.
Howard was attending officers'
training school at Camp Taylor
when the armistice was sjgned.
Harry Burns returned Sunday to
Chicago, where he is stationed at
the Great Lakes naval training
school.
Sergeant J. Raymond has been
mustered out of the service at Camp
Grant, 111., and returned to his
home in Council Bluffs. He is a
son of Mr. and Mrs. T. O. McDer
mott, who has had five sons in the
service; Lt. B. McDermott, Camp
Pike, Ark.; Lt. J. F. McDermott,
in active service overseas; E. K.
McDermott, in the officers' training
school at Camp Tike, and William,
in the S. A. T. C. at Creighton uni
versity. Lt. Donald Kiplinger has returned
from Camp Taylor. Ky., where he
was commissioned. He was given
an honorable discharge from service
when the armistice was signed. He
has traveled more than 17,000 miles
since he enlisted in the service and
has had assignments to Fort Logan,
Colo.; Angel Island, Cal.; Honolulu,
Hawaii; Fort SUlOkl., and Camp
Taylor.
His brother, Lt. Earle Kiplinger,
is in the balloon service at Camp
Jackson, S. C. and is expected home
this month.
Mrs. Irving Benolken has had
word that her husband, Lieutenant
Benolken, has been promoted to a
first lieuteant. He is in overseas
service with the 88th division.
The allied war exhibit, which was
to have been shown here in Sep
tember, may be held here late this
month or early in January, accord
ing to information received at the
Chamber of Commerce.
William Suchy, who formerly
lived at 1702 South Sixteenth street,
has been on the firing line since last
July and is now with Persh
ing's forces that are passing through
Luxemburg to guard the Rhine. He
is with Battery F of the 340th field
artillery, 89th division.
Mrs. John Irvin, 2607 Caldwell
street, has received word that her
son, Sergt. William J. Irvin, is re
covering from mustard gas burns he
received in battle September 26.
Sergeant Irvin is with the 355th in
fantry of the 89th division.
Mrs. Erin Main, 2667 Douglas
street, has heard that her son, Ray
mond Main, who is in France with
the 28th artillery of the 80th division,
is recovering from an attack of
Spanish influenza.
Mayor Smith welcomed the detach
ment to Omaha and extended to it
the freedom of the city.
Mayor Smith asked Father Gluba
to tell something of the men. "These
soldiers are heroes," said he. "In
one action they ran out of ammu
nition. One of these boys volun
teered to get some and he crawled
over to the German lines, stole
some Hun ammunition, returned to
his own lines and helped to shoot
back some of the boche ammuni
tion where it would do the most
good.
French Uniform and American Leg.
"Lieutenant Chodzko," said he,
"wears a French uniform, an Ameri
can leg and has a Polish heart."
The men were enthusiastically
cheered.
The squad was driven to Fort
Omaha by the women of the motor
service league, where they were re
ceived by officers of the personnel
department and shown the sights of
the camp.
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"Ulypto Ointment" contains the won
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ADDRESS
Farary Starts to Serve
Four Months' Jail Term
A. B. Farary Monday started to
serve the four months j'ail term to
which he was sentenced when he was
found guilty in federal court of
violation of the Reed amendment.
He was arrested last January when
he attempted to cross the Douglas
street bridge with a load of booze
and the case has been "hanging fire"
ever since.
Hum Short on Engines
for Surrender May Be
Cause of Peace Delay
Paris, Dec. 3. It appears the
Germans will be unable to hand
over all the 5.000 N locomotives
stipulated in the armistice agree
ment by December 17, according
to the Matin, and it is possible
that the allies will grant more
time to the enemy. This will de
lay peace negotiations, since they
cannot begin until the armistice
conditions have all ben fulfilled.
Discussions between the allied
delegations to the peace confer
ence will probably begin on De
cember 20.
Woman Says Big Dog
Attacked Her; Judge
Orders Brute Killed
Mrs. W. Kasper. 24.10 South Fif
teenth street, appeared in police
court Tuesday morning and de
manded that a huge St- Bernard dog
belonging to J. Solfranek, 24.U)
South Fifteenth street, which she al
leges attacked her Monday morning,
be killed.
Mrs. Kasper stated it was the
dog's "ill disposition" and not
hunger that caused it to attack her,
because it lives in its master's meat
market.
A clerk in Solfranek's meat market
appeared in behalf of the dog, stat
ing that it weighed only 180 pounds.
Folice Judge Britt ordered the dog
killed.
Chicken Dinner Stolen ?
While Wife and Hubby
Read Papers and Wait
Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Kellingsworth,
1404' North Twentieth street, vera
happily reading their paper Sunday,
afternoon Occasionally they
paused to sniff at the aroma of a
chicken dinner that was cooking in
the kitchen. It promised to be a
fcond dinner.
When Mrs. Kellingsworth retired
to the kitchen to prepare the meal
her voice rang in a wail of despair.
Her husband rushed to the kitchen,
.
Ihe oven floor was open, ana
where there should have been
chicken, sweet potatoes and numer
ous other things that make a per
feet dinner, there was nothing!
Police were notified, but as yet
have failed to find any traces of th
lost repast. , ,
Two Steamers Leave
England with Many
U. S. Soldiers Aboard
Washington, Dec. 3. Two steam
ers, the Empress of Britain and th
Adriatic, sailed from Liverpool yes
terdav for New York with returning
American troops, the War depart
ment announced today. The Env
press of Britain carries 76 officers, 10
nurses and 2,389 men. The AdriatK
carries WJ oincers ana ,uo men.
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"Every Family should know what
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Fry, Ferguson Station, Mo.
The Gift Ideal
THOR
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present. 52 times a year, year in and year out, this
electric servant is on the job.
$15.00 puts this wonderful machine in your home and
you have an entire year to pay the balance.
With every washer purchased during December, we
give free of charge, a General Electric $6.00 iron.
Machines on display in our Electric Shop. If not con
venient to come in, phone and our salesman will gladly
explain our proposition to you whether you buy or not.
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