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THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: DECEMBER 22, 191! 15A COMMERCIAL GUIDE. Undertakers. uulse riepen; 701 a itth. d."u:7 Undertakers anil mhiim... . ....... cwHinn attention mvan to all calls and funerals, Hoffman, leo a., cor 24th and Dodge"! Douflas a01. Experts la embalming and uiituuin. rnvaia cnapel. HEAFEY A HEAFKY. U Farnam.Hk"?: "'t unoenaKers and embalmera. CROSBY. WILLIS C, J6H-1I N. UthSL Pnniia QT K t dea " vi.e "Mllr f. Council Bluffg Directory. Coal and Ice Pnooa 2160. Caterers to beat and cold. mints KLEVATOrt CO.. ?0 Pearl St. MEDICAL. HUPTORB successfully treated without 1 surgical operation. Call or arrlta Ur yranlc H Wrav, act Be Bid LIVE STOCK-VEHICLES. For Sale. FOR HAM-1 Two fine bay and .white nnotiann pony mare. Phone So 2(34 . Aor.y'nJM0k.a-I3jj8St..South 6ld. MONEY TO LOAN. Orrantzed by the Business Men of Omaha rUR.JITURE. pianos and notes aa irrur lly. 140 mo.. H goods, total. It 10. PROVIDKNT LOAN SOCIETT. 41 Bn-urlty Bid,., lth 4Farnam Ty 6 LOANS ON DIAMONDS. JEWELRTAND 11. LIBERTY BONDS. n (p I'Z ! W. C FI.ATAU. EST 18(1 rO TB. FLU BKCURITT BI.PG TT I SO ixwt-t rates Private loan booths Harry ; Maleehork. 1814 Dodge D llll Eat 1811 PIAMOKp AND JEWELRY LOANS REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. 900, Ju? B. Robblnt to H. Harrington, Twenty -second at., 154 ft. gouth of Grace at., west side. 44x140 $2,080 Omaha Realty Co. to David A. Moore, n. e. cor. 47th and Charles. 100x140 Margaret B. Fitzgerald to Hastings ITfyden, Plnkney at., 81 ft. w. of 14th at., south side, 89x124 Jnhti O. Nelson and wife, to John O. Nystrom, Riomlo St., H5 ft. w. of t Thirty-fourth st., north aide, 30x ' las. . . : ; I'liarles W. Martin and wife to Ar- thur Wilson, lied Irk ave 128 ft. e. of Twenty-fifth ave., north side, , 44x120 1,000 Kllsabeth E. Shannon et al to Jose phine A. Lucke, a. e. cor. Forty third and Cass sts., 60x128 Omaha Real Estate Co. to Benjamin itiiiGii, inanes sc., iau n, e. or Forty-seventh st., north side, 60x 140. ,.:r.... .. 1 Moses Kanousa to George H. Meyers! et al, Davenport St., ISO ft. w. of Twenty-eighth ave north side, 26x149 ... 1,800 Fred A. Ulrica, and wlfa to John Zln gerlt. et. al, Brown (.. 192 ft. w. of Twenty-seventh st., south side, 44x121 2,264 1,000 150 Market and Industrial News of the 'Day 1 . ; :l. It. . OMAHA PRODUCE LIVE STOCK Short Term Notes Receipts were Of filial Monday .., Official Tuesday .., Official Wednesday Official Thursday . Official Friday Kstlmate Saturday Six days this week Omaha, Oec. 21. Cattle. Hogs. Sheep. ...11.694 llJiS 7.695 ...14,006 21,230 9,835 ... (,843 22.775 13.106 ... 6.406 18,336 8,!1 ... 4,177 13.317 fc2 47S 350 6.200 ril'O .46,478105.084 !!.!! 5 Same days last week.. 46.044 (4,129 56,972 Seme days 2 wks. ago.. 44. 362 83,580 47.50 Same days 1 wks. ago.. 28, 241 68,378 46.977 Same days year (go. . .29,442 48,350 79.753 Receipts and disposition of live stock at the Union Stock yards, for 24 hours ending at 3 o'clock yesteniay: 11ECEIPTS. Cattle Hogs Sheep Missouri Pacific 1 .. I.'nio-i Pacific 1 7 C, & N. W.. east I 16 2 ?. N. W.. west 19 C, P. M. & 0 6 '.. R. I P., east 4 6 Illinois Central 9 Chliago Great Western... .. 1 .. Total Receipts 10 73 2 DISPOSITION. Morris & Co Swiff & Co Cudahy Packing Co... Armour & Co. ..' Suhwart & Co... J. W. Murphy Cudahy, Sioux City... Morris, Sioux Falls.,.. Total Hoes. . .2,6:12 ..2,668 ... 411 ..4,611 .. 181 ..1,173 .. 609 .12,165 - Sheep. 62S 528 quotations through the National City company, First National Bank Building, Omaha: . Closing Bid. Am. T. & T. 6s 1D25 mi Am. Tobacco 7s, 1921. ...102 Am. Tobacco 7s, 1 922. . . .102, Am. Tobacco 7s, 192a . ...102, Arm. & Co. c. d. 6s 1919 . .lOO1 Arm. & Co. c. d 6s, 1920 100 Arm. & Co. c. d. 6s, 1923 101 Arm. Co. c. d. 6s, 1924 lots Beth. Steel Co. 7s, 1919 100-H Both. Steel Co. 7s. 1922 . .1D0 Both. Steel Co. 7s, 1923.. 100 rtrltifh 54s. 1919 100li British 5',is, 1921 9 P.rooKlyn R. T. 7s, 1921 R Cen. A. C. fis. 1927 92 C. B. & Q. Joint 4s, 1921 95 'i r. & W. I. 6s. 1919 97 City of Paris' 6s, l!rgi...(s4 Cudahy Park. Co. 7s, 192101 lrlnnare & JIud'n Cs, 1.420 9S 4 Fed, K'm Loan 4ljs, 1937 100 Fed. F'm Loan 4s, 19:18 103 i General Electrlu 6s, 1920 100 M Intr. Rap. Tran. 7s. 1921 96V Liggett & Myers 6s. 92l ,.(94 I. S. Liberty 3is 98 20 I. P. Liberty 1st 4s 9.1.00 V. S. Liberty 2d 4s 13.00 V. S. Liberty 1st 4s 96.90 V. S. Liberty 2d 4 V 94.4 0 V. S. Liberty 3d 4k,s 95.40 C. S. Liberty 41 h 4 Vis, ...94.46 Asked. 101 4 102 H 102 5, 102 5, 101 10IU 103 102'i 100 100H, 100' 100 98 90 94 95-X 98 99', 99 101 104 Vi 100 tj 964 99 98.30 93.111 9:;. 10 97.00 94 46 95.46 94.62 GRAIN MARKET FINANCIAL Omaha, December 21. Receipts today continued light, with 79 cars of wheat, 63 cars of corn, 30 cars of oats, 7 cars of rye and 10 cars of barley. Corn prices ranged generally from un changed to 2c lower. Thero was a fair demand In evidence. Oats wero lower. Rye was un changed to Ijc up, and barley unchanged to 2c lower. Wheat prices were 2c to 3c up. Removal of milling restrictions on flour was conceded as the cause for tho upturn. OMAHA GRAIN MOVEMENT. Receipts Today. Wk. Ago. Yr. Ago. Wheat 79 147 29 Cirn 53 S5 99 Calls 30 - 37 71 Rye ..." 7 10 2 Barley 10 27 3 Shipments Wheat 71 88 19 Ccrn 80 4 41 Or.ts 36 SS 09 Rye , 1 2 Barley 5 5 4 RECEIPTS IN OTHER MARKETS. Wheat. Corn. Oats. Chicago 71 104 96 Kansas City 62 62 13 St. Louis 39 63 57 Washington, I. C, Dec 21. (Special Telegram) -Cly4o A. Bird, Lincoln, Neb., appointed clerk, war risk Insurance bureau. Postmasters appointed: P.ox Elder, Pen nington county, 8. D Glen B. Lukens, vice, Lolo Ella Pence, resigned. Cedar Canyon, Meade county. Alma L. Lee, vice, Frank D. Lee, resigned. Ttlford. Meade county, Jos. M. McAbee, vice Aldeone Loronger, re signed.. Jelm, Albany county, Wyo., Artie l. Mayers, vice Chus. D. Ovlatt, resigned. Kool, Sheridan county, Ralph Harrison, vice Henry D. Scott, resigned. First Lieut. Reuben Morgan Hargrove, medical corps, la relived from duty at Camp Travis, Texas, upon completion of the demobilization of that camp and will proceed to Fort Dec Moines. Second Lieut. Guy J. Shaumberg, In fantry, 'attached to the motor transport toTps. Is relieved ifrom his present duties ind will proceed to Camp Dodge. Second Lieut. Rudolph C. Steidl, infantry Is relieved from duty at College of Bt. Paul, Minn., an.d will proceed to tha Uni versity .of, Jowa, Iowa City, la. Following officers of the dental, .corps are relieved from duty at Camp . Dodge, and will proceed to Denver Colo. First Lieut. Robert James, Johnson; First Lieut. Clinton W. Stephens. Cattle With only a few odd rattle on sale today the market, as usual on Satur day, was nominally steady. Receipts lor the week have been very liberal, approxi mately 46.600 head or fully 1.000 more than were here last week and 17,000 more then for the third week' In December a vear aao. Short feds and warmea l.p steers have made up theb ulk of tha of ferings lately and they have sold very unevenly, although tho general trend of values lias been nower. While the bst dry lot eteers, as well as choice range range beeves, have been In good demand and fully steady all week, the medium anj common stuff, both steers and cows, have scld off fully 2660c and the market closed weak at the decline. In stockers and feeders volume of business lias be3n fairlv liberal for this time of the year and anything with weight and quality has ruled strong. Common lightweight and otf quality steers and heifers have been harl to move and anywhere from 25 S 50c lower than a week ago. Quotations on cattle: Choice to prime beeves, $17.00 18.60 ; good to choice beeves, 114. 75016.50; fair to good beeves, $12.75(j 14.75; common to fair beeves, $9.O0iR)12.5O; good to choice yearlings. $1 5.50 17.60 ; fair to good beeves. $12.O015.50; com mon to fair yearlings. $9. 00012-00: choice to prime grass steers. 1 5.00 17.00 ; fair to good grass beeves. 813.0015.00; com mon to fair grass beeves, $9.0012.5O: Mexican beeves. 9.0010.00: good to choice heifers, 89.5012.60; good to choice cows, I9.2512.00; fair to good cows, 87.75 jj9.00; common to fair cows, $6.0007.76; prima feeders, 812.50 15.00; good to choice feeders, $10.0012.60; fair to good feeders, J7.60rp.50; common to fair feeders, 86.00 7.50; good to choice stockers. I9.604l 12.50; stock heifers, $7.00(fi S.50: stock cows, $S.007.50; stock calves, 87.0O 10.50: vcul calves, 87.5013.75; hulls. 7.5013 76. Bulls, stags, etc.. 18.0010.75. Hogs Fresh receipts of hogs today amounted to 6,200 head, whirh. with a carry-over from yesterday of 14,000 head, made about 20,000 head of hogs on sale. Although there was a trifle more activity during tho early hours, packer holdings are so far In excess of their requirements that the trade soon flattened out with half of the supply on hand unsold. Prices remained unchanged from yesterday, with a few of the better grades only above $17.00, tops reaching $17.15. and the pur chase of lightweight loads being limited because of the endeavor of packers to hold their prices at the minimum. Bulk today was J16.90. with a top ot $17.15, where they have been the most of tho week, al though 10 cents lower than a week ago, ar holding close to the minimum. Sheep Receipts today wove lighL only 600 head, the supply for the week reach ing a total of 42,400 head. The fat lamb market lias been a lifeless aflair all week and prices have gradually worked until they are fully 40 and 65 cfnts lower than a week ago Thursday; most of the lambs now arc selling at from $14.00 to $14.25. Feeder receipts, although not heavy, have been fnlr and the demand broad, with the market possibly a trifle slow, lambs reach ing a lop during tho week of $14.50. Most of them sold at $14.00 and $14.35, poorer kinds down to $13.60. Fat sheep have shown a decline In sympathy with the lambs and are fully 60 cents lower than a week ago. closing with a top of $8.35. Wethers and yearlings are selling at $11.00. Quotations on sheep: Lambs, good to choice. $13.5014.25; lambs, fair to good, $11.00 10.50; lamb feeders, $ 1 2. 50 1 4. 3 5 ; yearlings, good to choice, $10.5i12.25; yearlings, fair to good, $9.009.60; year ling feeders, $9.60010.00; wethers, fat, $10.00011.00; wether feeders. $8.50010.50; ewes, good to choice, $S. 00(8.55; ewes, fair to good, $7.0008.00; ewe feeders, $6.00 f 6.75. 1 OWN YOUR HOME " : By January 1st, 1919 By selection now you will save money. If you are not ready to move tenants will undoubtedly be glad to remain until- Spring, but buy NOW. DUNDEE HOME !j4,SUi) FIELD CLUB DISTRICT 934 S. 38TH AVE.,-14,500 Very desirable (two-story), six-room practically new, oak floors and finish. Reception hall, living room, dining room, kitchen and rear entry on first floor. Three bedrooms, bath and heated sleep ing porch second floor. Attic,, full basement Price of I4.600 meludes giv ing house ona coat of paint. Easy payments. , . , ; ; ; , 24TH AND AMES DISTRICT 2508 TEMPLETON ST. T rooms, all modern,' It 4 story, bath, on each floor; fire place. Good lot (Ox 184 ft. Plenty of shade. South front, paved atreet. $3,500 $600 down, bal ance monthly. . ; , WALKING DISTANCE ( 2873 DAVENPORT ST., $3,300 6 rooms, four rooms down and two "vfooms upstairs. 60x120 ft, lot All modern and in good condition. Hot water heat About $750 down, balance $27.60 pet month. NEAR 24TH AND CUMING STS. 2721 CALDWELL, $2,250 (room cottage, modern except heat all on one floor. Lot 86x180 ft House now vacant and in good condition, tov (own and $21 per month and you can wn your home. , Located on a large south front corner. lot 60x128. Paved street, one block to car. Good neighbor hoodhood. ; House has reception hall, living room, built-in book cases, dining room,, built-in seat. All finished in oak, including floors, well arranged kitchen and large vestibule. Combination stairs, second floor, has 3 good big bedrooms, also closed sleeping porch. Good-sized bath and stairs to attic. All rooms nicely deco rated; full basement. Hot water neat; good furnace. Owner has cut the price to $4,800. Terms, $800 cash, balance monthly about the same as rent. Located at 4802 Underwood Ave. Will be open between 3 and 5 today. NEW MODERN HOME WALKING DISTANCE . ' i a Ann 2614 Mason St. Full 2-story, oak finish and floors in part. Large living room, dining room, kitchen downstairs. Owner has reduced priceto $4,000 for quick sale. HASTINGS & HEYDEN 1614 HARNEY STREET. PHONE TYLER 50. Chicago Live Stock. Chicago, Dec. 21. Cattle Receipts, 3.- 000 head; compared with a week ago, beef steers, 60c to 75c lower: fat cows and heifers, about steady; other classes, 50c to 75o lower; bulls, 25c to 50c lower; can ners, 25c higher; calves, $2.00 lower; stockers and feeders, about steady. Hogs Receipts, 7,000 head; market mostly steady with yesterday; bulk of sales, $17.2517.60; butchers, $17,400 17.65; light. $16.65017.40; parking, $16.50 017.40; throwouts, $15.60016.60; pigs, good to choice, $13.75014.76. Sheep and Lambs Receipts, 2,000 head; compared with a week ago fat lambs 25c to 50c lower; wethers and yearlings, 5(); to 75c lower; ewes, steady to 25c lower; feeding lambs, generally steady. Kansas City Live Mock. Kansas City, Mo., Dec. 21. Cattle Re ceipts, 8,000 head; market steady; steers, $18.00020.00; western, $12.00016.00; cows. $6.75014.00; heifers, $7.60014.25; stockers, $7.50016.00; calves, $7.00013.50. Hogs Receipts. 3,00 head; market low er; heavy, $16.80fflil7.35; butchers, $16.90 017.40; lights, $16.00017.25; pigs, $12.00 014.00. Sheep and Lambs Receipts, 700 head; market steady; lambs, $12.00014.50: year lings, $10.00011.50; wethers, $9.00010.25: ewes, $7.5008.75. St. Joseph Live Stock. St. , Joseph, Dec. 21. Cattle Receipts, 200 head; market steady; steers, $9,000 18.50; cows and heifers, $6.00015.50; calves, $7.00016.00. Hogs Receipts, 6,000 head; market dull; top, $17.20; bulk of sales, $16.90 17.50. Sheep and Lambs Receipts, 300 head; market steady; lambs, $14.00014.50; ewes, $8.0009.00. Sioux City Live Stock. Sioux City, Dee. 21. Cattle Receipts. 500 head, market steady; beef steers, $8.00014.60; fat cows and heifers, $6,250 9.00. canners. $5.0006.25; stokers and feeders, $6.50010.00; feeding cows and heifers, $5.0008.25. Hogs Receipts, 600 head; no sales. Sheep and Lambs Receipts, 400 head; market steady. New York Coffee. New York, Dec 21. Reports that the state government of Sao Paulo will abolish ttje export tax of about 5 francs per bag on coffee as soon as the loans made on coffee guarantees have been liquidated at tracted some comment In coffee trade cir cle.! here this morning, but did not seem to create any definite sentiment. The of ficial cables reported an advance of 75 eels In the Rio market and of 100 reis in Santos spots, with Cantos futures 25 rels higher to 60 rels lower. Receipts at the two Brazilian ports were 46,000 and Jurdlahy Teceipts 22,000 bags. Santos cleared 61,000 bags for the United States. The local spot market remained nominal at 17 !4 for Rio 7s. Dry Goods. New York, Dec. 21. Cotton goods and yarns were steadier today and print cloth trading was more general. Wool goods were quiet and still unsettled. Burlaps were unsettled, reports of a change In policy at Washington looking toward a release of restrictions. Silks were quiet. Liberty Bonds. New York, Dec. 21. Final prices on Liberty bonds were: 34s, 98.20; first convertible 4s, 93: second 4s. 93.04; first convertible 4'is, 96.96; second convertible 44s, 94.30; third 4Hs, 95.36; fourth 4Kb, 94 34. MURRAY HILL A: NEW SUB-DIVISION ON SALE TODAY . : SUNDAY, DECEMBER 22 . This is a close-in tract of land that has been platted into 164 large lots. It is' only a few blocks to the car line. You may buy any lot in the tract on terms of $1.00 down and $1.00, a week, with privilege to pay as much more as you like. This land is being sold at acreage prices . Large Lots $30 to $295 ONLY A 'FEW SLIGHTLY HIGHER Why not buy your poultry ranch or garden land close in? Go at once to the sale. Salesmen will be at the end'of the car line to meet you. They will take you to see the lots ; - " v ( ' How to reach the salej Take a Han scorn Park West Side car and get off at the end of the car line on 32d Avenue and Grover Street. Sale all day Sunday, December 22. H. H. Harper & Company " ' " , - 1013-14 City National Bank Bldg. AGENTS ..r- -:- .;s PHONE DOUGLAS 259(5. - ; Corn No. 3 white. 1 car $1.46, 2 cars $1.41; No. 4 white, 5 cars $1.42; No. 5 w.hlte. 2 cars $1.40; No. 6 white, 1 car $1.43, 1 car $1.42; No. 3 yellow, 1 ear $1.48; No. 4 yellow. 1 car $.4h told). 7 cars $1.44 (ivw), 1 car $1.44 (shipper's weight), 1 car $1.43; No. 5 yellow. 1 car $1.42; No. 6 yellow, 1 tar $1.44 (old); No. 3 mixed, 1 rar $1.46; No. 4 mixed, 1 car $1.14, 1 car $1.42. Oats No. 8 while, 11 cars 70c; No. 4 white, 1 car 70c, 2 cars 69 lie; sunple white, 1 car 69r; No 2 mixed. 1 rar 68c. Rye No 2, 1 cur $1.50.. 2 curs $1.49'..; No 3. 2 cars $1.49; No. 4. 1 car $1.49. 2 cars $117. Barley No. 3, 2 cars OCc; No. 4, 1 car 9 lo Wheat-No. 1 hard, 4 cars $2.23, 1 car $2.22; No. 3 hard. 3-5 car $2.24, 2 cars $2.21, 6 cars $2.20, 6 cars $2.19, 2 cars $2.18 (smutty); No. 3 hard, 3 cars $2.18, 2-3 car $2.17, 7 cars $2.16, 4 cars $3.16 (smutty), 3 cars $2.14 (smutty), - car $2.18 (smutty); No. 4 hard, 2-6 car $2.19 (dark), 3 cars $2.16. 4 cars $2.14, 1 car $2.10 (smutty); No. 1 northern spring, S cars $2.20, 1 car $2.19, 1 car $2.17 (smutty), 2 cars $2.16 (smutty); No. 1 northern spring, 2 cars $2.18, 1 car $2.17, 1 car $2.12 (smutty), 1 car $2.10 (smutty); No. 3 northern spring, 2 cars $2.13, 1 car $3.12 (smutty), 1 car $2.11 (smutty), 1 car $2.08 (smutty); No. 4 spring, 1 car $3.06 (soft, white, smutty); No. 1 mixed, 1 car $2 1614; No. 2 mixed. 1 car $2.14, 1 car $.'.13 (smuttt ), 1 rar $2.12: No. 3 mixed, 1 rar $2.17. 1 car $2.13 (smutty), 1 1-3 cars $2."7 (durum). GRAINREVIEW. Chicago, Dee. 21. Near-by deliveries of corn have run up in value this week as a result of serious delays to the crop movement but later options have declined owing mainly to government figures that suggested an immense yield of winter wheat. Compared with a week ago, corn prices this morning varied from 2c off to 6c advance, oats from down 2c to 3ir. and provisions lower by 67c to $1.65. Hears In the corn market made much of the official announcement that the con dition of winter wheat was tho best In moro than 20 years and that the area seeded was the largest on record. Decided uneasiness, however, developed in con nection with the reports that country roads in many sections were in wretched shape on account of bad weather and that there fore supplies from first hands had been greatly restricted. As stocks of corn here were down to virtually nothing, shorts had no escape except to bid up December ana January or else face chances of a squeeze. In the oats market the main factors were the slowness of export call and of do mestic shipping salea. Continuous excessive arrivals of hogs together with Increased . stocks of lard had a severely weakening Influence on provisions. ' Chicago Grain and Provisions. Chicago, Dec. 21. Notwithstanding that new high price levels for tho season were touched today by December and January corn, the entire market later developed weukneas owing to a sharp cut In quota tions on undesirable hogs. The close was unset tied at the same as yesterday's finish tD H,o lower, with January, $1.384 to S1.3S,. and May, $1.35 to $1.35. Oats finished o to He off, and provisions down 20c to 80c. Continued rainy weather that would greatly Interfere with shelling and with wagon traffic formed the chief bullish Influence as to corn. In addition, how ever, advices were at hand showing that the surplus states this year had produced about 150,000.000 bushels less than the average. Then came word that In order to effect a clearance of stale hogs here commission houses had been authorized to sell as low as $16.50. Although an nouncement was made that the cut was only for today and that the average of $17.60 for packers droves this montn ann next would' still stand, the corn market promptly began to decline and remained heavy throughout the rest oi me oay. Oats gave way with corn. , Tn nrnvisions. as In grain, the effort to free tho yards from left-over hogs had an evident bearish effect. rnrn No. 2 ve ow. nominal: no. i yellow. $1.52; No. 4 yellow. $1.4801.48V4. Oats No 3 wnite, (iiffiiyic; !u 71?i 07214c Rye No. 2, $1.62. i Barley 90c 0 $1.04. Timothy $8.00011.00. Clover Nominal. Pork Nominal. Lard $24.00. Ribs Nominal. Chicago closing prices, furnished The Bee by Logan & Bryan stock and grain brokers. 316 South Sixteenth street. Oma- Art. I Open. High. Low. Close. Yest'y. ln 1.40 1.41 1.38 1.38 1.39 Feb'. 1.37 1.37 1.35 1.36 1.36 Men 1.3714 1-3714 1-35 l.Stt 1-3614 May'. 1.37 1.3714 1-35 1-35 1.36-4 jan .71 .71V, .70 .71 .71 fib. 71 .71 .70 ..71 .71 Mch.. .71H .71 .71 .71 .71 May 71 .71 i -71 .71 .71 "j0 47.00 47.00 May 44.00 44.00 43.00 43.00 43.80 LJan 24.30 24.30 24.00 24.00 24.20 May 24.50 24.55 24.15 24.20 24.45 RJan. 25.37 25.37 24.76 24.75 24.15 May 24.15 24.20 123.72 23.75 24.15 Minneapolis Grain. Minneapolis, Dec. 21. Barley 87 095c. Rye No. 2, $1.541.55. Bran $42.00. Corn $1.7 149. Oats 67 068c. Flax $3.5603.68. Kansas City Grain. Kansas " City,' Dec. 21. Corn Decem ber, $1.46; January. $1.45; February, $142; March, $1.41; May, $1.39. ' St. Louis Grain. St. Loals, Dec. 21. CornJanuary, $1.42; February, $1.39. bid. Oats January, 70c; February. 70c asked. Omaha, Hay Market. , Receipts of both prairie hay and aHfalfa have been large, and the demand contlnuea good causing the market to become firm and higher on all grades of prairie hay. Alfalfa remains steady, i-t and wheat straw firm and higher? Prairie Hay Choice upland, $26.00; No. . I.-.. Afiinm an- Nn. 9 uoland. $19.00020.00; No. 3. upland, $14.00017.00: No. 1 midland, :s mwn.vv; no. mm land, $19.00020.00; No 1 lowland, $17.00 ?n m- Nn 9 lowland $14.00017.00; No. I lowland, $11 00013.00. Alfalfa Choice, sji.uupjj.uo; no. i, $29.00030.00; standard. $27.00029.00; No. I. $54.60026.60: No. 3, $21.00024.00 Straw Oat, .$1100013.00; wheat, $10.00 11.00. ,. ' -. , . New York Cotton Futures. K New York, Dec Jl. Cotton futures opened steady; January, 28.46c; March. 27.12c; May, 26.00c; July. 25.22c; Octo ber, 23 10c Cotton futures closed steady January, I8.70e; March, 47.61c; May, 26.77c; July. 16. 02c; October, 33.65c. , New York Cotton. . New York, Dec. 21. Cotton closed steady at s net advance of ,16 to 76 points. New York, Dec. 21. Trading In stocks today was superficial and colorless to an utiusual degree, the only notable feature being contributed by several Issues ot the speculative class, such as motors, oils and minor equipments. Ralls made further recoveries from their depression of the preceding session, al though moderate pressure continued to be exerted against tho transcontlnentals. United States Steel traversed recent cir cumscribed area, but a few related stocks, namely Baldwin Locomotive, American Car and Railway Steel Springs gained 1 to l'i points. Marine preferred yielded its 1 point gain, but other shippings wero firm to strong, together with sundry specialties. Beet Sugar, Distillers and United States Rubber featuring tho miscellaneous di vision. Tobaccos, Peoples Cas, General Electric, Continental Can and Texas Company em braced the more reactionary Issues, but partial recoveries were made at the firm close. Trade reviews were more encouraging in their surveys of future, conditions, the present hesitation being regarded as a mere prelude to expansion, especially In foreign fields. The bank statement was featureless for this Important period of the year, showing a moderate contraction of acutal loans and a corresponding Increase of excess re serves. Bonds were again Inclined fn ease, prob ably as a result of another decline in Lib erty fourth 4Us to the new low record of 91.; 54. Total sales (par value) aggre gated $9,250,000. Old United States bonds were unchanged during the week. Am. Beet Sugar. . American CanT.. Am. Car & Fdry. Am. Locomotive A.-n. Smelt. Rcf. Am. Sugar Ref. . . Am. Tel. & Tel. Anaconda Copper Atchison A (1 & W I S S L Ball. & Ohio Canadian Pacific Central Leather. . Ches. & Ohio C, M & St. Paul Chicago & North. C, R. I. & P. c. Cblno Copper. . . . Celo. Fuel & Iron Corn Prod. 4tef. Crucible Steel... Cuba Cane Suicar Distiller's Sees-. . Erie General Electric General Motors.. Ot. Northern pfd. (it. North Ore e. Ullrols Central.. Inspiration Cop. . . I. T. Marine pfd. Inter. Nickel... Inter. Paper Kennecott Copper Louis. & Nash... Maxwell Motors. . Mex. Petroleum. . Miami Copper... Missouri Pacific. . Nevada Copper.. N. Y. Central... N. Y., N. H. & H. Norfolk & West. Northern Pacific Pacific Mall Penr.svlvanla . . . Pittsburgh Coal.. Ray Con. Copper Reading Rep. Iron & Steel Southern Pacific Southern Railway Studcbaker Corp. Tei.19 Co Union Pacific IT. S. Ind. Alcohol U. S. Steel U. S. Steel pfd. . . Utah Copper Wabash Pfd "B" Western Union. . . Westing. Electric Bethlehem Total sales for Sales. 400 4,000 600 200 4,3011 2,4011 3,500 1,800 High. 63 46 S7 61 79 96 64 90 Is Low. Hid. 63 63 800 63 1i 1,200 156 800 6914 200 66 1,500 42 2.400 2,400 26 33 1,700 1,100 47 3,600 61 1,100, 17 400 147 6,100 ir.1 3,700 96 6,500 45 5,900 111 200 32 200 81 2,400 3f 18,300 170 200 23 2,200 300 3,000 2,400 46 87 61 76 98 63 89 62 156 58 66 41 26 33 46 56 60 17 147 129 95 40 .871, 61 110 98 64 90 108 53 156 6S 66 42 99 26 33 88 46 67 30 61 17 147 129 96 .... 32 97 45 45 110 110 32 32 3t 31 33 34 .... 118 .... 28 167 107 23 23 25' 17 76 32 24 17 75 31 600 95 93 6,600 400 1,000 6,500 600 10,600 2,300 4,300 400 3,000 300 31,900 300 1,300 300 45 47 20 82 74 99 29 62 188 128 103 90 112 74 21 44 47 20 81 74 98 29 61 187 25 17 76 J . 1 w Oi. 74 106 95 39 45 47 20 81 74 98 29 61 1S8 300 43 4.000 62 the day. 225 127 127 -02 1H3 95 96 112 112 73 74 21 21 .... 86 43 43 61 01 ,000 shares. New York Bonds. U. S. 2s, reg.. 98 'Ot. N. 1st 4s TI S ! rnnn OS I. C. ref. 4s U.' 8. 3s, reg.. 83 Int- M. M. 6s.. 1 U S. Ss, coup. 83 reI- s U. S. Lib. 3s 98.20 L- & N- un- 4s U. S. 4s, reg..,.106M K & T 1st 4s U. S. 4s, coup. 106 M Pa-C- Am F. S. 6s 99 12-16 "ont- Power 5s Am T T c. 6s 95 N- (r;,de 68 Anglo-French 6s 97 N. Pacific 4s .. Arm. & Co. 4s 87 N- Pacific 3s... Atchison gen 4s 85 O. S. L. reL 4s B. & O. cv. 4s 81 'Pac. T. & T. 5s Beth Steel r 5s 87 Penn. con. 4s Cen. Leather 6s 97 Penn. gen. 4s Cen. Pacific 1st 83 Reading gen. 4s n . n , k, . 7 S L & S F a 6s C B & Q Joint 4s 95 S. Pac. cv. 6s. .1 C M & S P C 4 80 nanway on. . . C R I P r 4s 75 T. & P. 1st.... C. & S. r. 4s 79 Union Pacific 4s D. & R. G. r. 6s 57 U. S. Rubber 5s D. of C. 5s 1931 97 U. S. Steel 5s.. Erie gen. 4s.... 68 Wabash 1st Gen. Elec. 6s.. 99 Fr'h gvt 5s 104 Bid. 90 84 01 84 89 68 63 92 99 86 61 85 95 97 91 87 68 01 96 90 87 86 99 95 7-16 FINANCIAL REVIEW. New York, Dec. 21. The week in the securities market was characterized by a complete lack of the holiday cheer which might have been expected from the more hopeful views of financial and in. dustrial leaders and the promise ot the largest wheat crop In the country's his tory. Trading lost none of Its professional as pects, but was supplemented by constant. If moderate liquidation from outside sources, which contributed measurably to the almost steady attribution of quoted prices. Incecjant selling of Liberty bonds, not ably the more recent issues at material depreciations, was among the dishearten, ing developments although without ap parent effect on general Investment con dlrlons. The one interesting feature In the latter connection was the offering by a banking syndicate of $50,000 000 of Pennsylvania railroad bonds at a price made possible by the road's high credit and the large over, subscription to the offering by Investors. Steels, coppers and numerous other shares representing the popular commo dities were heavy when not weak, their market status being directly affected by signs not only of further contract cancel lations, but Inevitably price reduction. Opposition to the proposed five years' federal control of the railroads gained ground but no definite movement In that quarter is expected from congress until well Into the new year. Meanwhile rail way executives are formulating tentative plans for the future operation of their roads. New York Produce. New York, Dec. JL Butter Market barely steady, unchanged. Eggg Market lower; fresh gathered, extras 6970c; fresh gathered, regular packed, extra firsts, 6768c; firsts. 65 tc Cheese Market firm, unchanged. Poultry Live, steady; turkeys, 42c; oth ers and dressed unchanged. Chicago Produce. Chicago,' Dec.f 21. Butter Market un settled; creamery, 6567c. Eges Lower; receipts, 1,009 cases; firsts' 60c; ordinary firsts, 6758c; at mark, cases Included, 68 60c. Potatoes Receipts, 28 cars; market unchanged. ... Poultry Alive, unsettled; fowls, 26c; springs. 23c; turkeys, 31c New York General. New York, Dec. 21. Wheat Spot, steady; No 2 red, $2.34, track New York. Corn Spot, firm; No. 2 yellow. $1.76, and No. 2 white, $1.73, cost and freight New York Oats Spot, dull; Btandard, 81 82c. Lard Easy; mlddlewest ,$24.6024.60. , Other articles, unchanged. Kansas City Produce. Kansas City, Mo., Dee. 21. Butter and Poultry Market unchanged. Eggs One cent lower; firsts, 69c; seconde, 46c Evaporated Apples and Dried Fruit. New York. Dec. 2f. Evaporated Apples Steady; California, nominal; state, 16 616c PrunesSteady; California, 710c. Apricots Firm; choice, 21c; extra choice, JJc; fancy, 25c Peaches Nominal. Raisins Firm; loose muscatels, 9 llc; choice to fancy seeded, 10 fill c; aeedless, 1112c; London layers', $2.00. Oysters Northern standards, psr gal., $2.95; full quts., 80c; full pts.. 45c North ern selects, per gal., $3.25: full qts.. 88a, full pts., 50c: Northern Counts. Der eal. $3.60; full qts., 95c: full pis.. 55c. Cheaa- peaau Manuards, per gal., $2.35; full qts., 70c; full pts., 40c. Chesapeake Selects. per galf, $2.70; full qts.. 75c; fun pts.. 45c uiue joints, per hundred, $1.50. Wholesale prices of beef cuts: Loins, No. 1. 41c: No. 2. 8314c; No. S 18c Ribs, No. 1, 36c; No. 2, 25c; No. a. iOMic. jiounds, No. 1, 26c; No. 2, 23c No. 3, 16c. Chucks, No. 1, 22c; No. 2 20c; No. 3, 14c. Plates. No. 1, ltic; No. '2, 14c; No. 3, 13c. Celery .Mammoth, per dos.. $1.25. Whalcmrat per lb.. 20c. Fresh Fish Catfish. O. S. Large, per sc; (.Minn, small and medium, per id., .'-c; Halibut, very scarce, per lb., 28c; Trout, per lb., 28c; Black Cod, per lb., 16c: White, dressed, 30c, rd.. 28c; White, small, dressd, per lb., 18c; Pike, per lb., 30c;; Black Bass, O. S., per lb.. 35o; medium, per lb., 30c; Crapples, per lb.. "-:, ooies, per io., 14c; liurralo, per lo.. ioc; iarp, wo. 1, per lb., 15c, ' Fresh Frozen Fish Catfish, large, per u., ,ic, sniaii ana milium, i:c; Halibut, per lb., 24c: Black Cod, per lb., 16c; Sal mon, red. per lb., 22c, pink, 20o; Codfish Steakers, per lb., 15c; Haddock, per lb., 12c; Natlvo Fall Mackerel, per lb., Jlc; Tllcflsh, per lb., 18c; River Sturgeon, per lb., 15c; Spanish Mackerel, per lb., 16c; Silver Smells, per lb., 10c; White Porch, -per lb., 12c. Kippered salmon, per lb., 35c; smoked white per lb., 22c; Finnan Haddie, market. Delicacies Shrimps Peeled gal., $2.50. headless. $1.75; Blue Points, per hundred, $1.60; Little Nark Clams, per hundred, $1.60; Large Clams, per hundred, $2.60; Hard Shell, Crabs, per dos., $3.76; Jumbo Frogs large black bull, per doz.. $4.00; Grass Frogs, per doz., 35c; Roe Shad, per lb.. 25c; Shad Roe, per pair, 75c. Cider 14 gallon, Michigan, $7.00 to $7.50 keg. Fruits. Oranges Naval oranges, 176-200-216-250, $7.00; J60. $6.50; 126-288. $6.00; 100-96-80, $4.25. Lemons Sunkist, 300-360 $6.00; Red Ball, 300-o60, $5.60. Limes Per basket, $1,75 to $2.00. Grape Fruit Dr. Phillips, 64-64, $5.50; Dr. Phillips. 96-80, $6.00. Satsumas One-half box, $5.00. Bananas 8c. Pears D'Anjous, $5.00; box, $2.50. Apples No. 1 box Ben Davis, $2.00; ex tra fancy Staymen wlnesaps, $3.00; fancy, $2.76, $3.00; choice Staymen wlnesaps. $2.75; extra fancy old fashioned wlnesap, $3.00; choice old fashioned winesap, $2.60; fancy old fashioned wlnesap, $2.75. Barrel Apples Baldwins, 2 grade A, per bbl., $6.00; Russets, 2 grade A, per bbl., $6.00; Ben Davis, No. 1 grade, per bbl., $7.00; Ben Davis, No. 1 grade, S bbl. lot, $6.75. Cranberries Box, $7.00. Vegetables. Onions Red, 2c; white, 4o. Potatoes No. 1, Ohios. 2e; No. 1, white, 2c; Nebraska, U. S., No. 1 grade. Ohio or white, $1.75 to $2.00. Sweet Potatoes California crates for arrival, $5.50. Nuts Diamond branded walnuts. No. I S. S. sack lots, 33c less 37c; fancy budded: walnuts. 38c less 41c; medium Brazils, sack lots, 33c; filberts, 20c; almonds, 30c; pe cans, 28c to 30c; black walnuts, 6c; mixed! nuts. 28c. I Iceberg head lettuce, $1.00 to $1.25 per dozen; Iceberg head lettuce, $3.50 per crate; leaf lettuce, 60c per dozen; toma toes, $3.00 per lug.; cauliflower, $2 60 per crate; cauliflower, Colorado. 12o per pound; shallots, carrots, parsley, 75c per dozen; beets, radishes, turnips, 76c per dozen; artichokes, $1.50 per dozen; Brus sels sprouts, 15c per pound; spinach, 10c per pound; peppers, $1.00 per basket; hot house cukes, $2.00 to $5.00 per dozen; Cali fornia Jumbo celery, $1.25 per dozen; squash, 2o per pound; cabbage. 3c per pound; beets, turnips, carrots, 2c per pound; parsnips, 3c per pound; rutabagas. 2c per pound. Cider 14-gallon Michigan, $7.00 to $7.50 per keg. Miscellaneous Cracker Jacks, checkers and Chums, case, $5.60; one-half case. $2.85; shelled pop corn, 4 dozen 10-ounce packages, $8.70; bulk, 12c. Three B honey, 2 dozen 5-ounce Jars, $4.30; 1 dozen ie-ouiice Jars, $5.40. Strained honey, 2 60-pound cans, 30c per pound. Peanuts: Jumbo, raw, 20o per pound; roasted, 23c per pound; No. 1, raw, 17c per pound; toasted, 20c per pound. Local Stocks and Bonds. Quotations furnished by Burns, Brlnker and company, 449-52 Omaha National bank building. STOCKS Bid. Asked. Armour & Co., 7 pet. pfd 101 101 Beatrice Creamery Co., pfd.. 100 102 Burgess- Nash, 7 pet. pfd 102 Cudahy Pkg. Co., com 104 104 Oooch M. & E., 7 pet. pfd, E 100.. Gooch Food Prod., com 50 .... Harding Cr. Co., 7- pet. pfd.. 98 .... Hvdraullc Press Brick, ufd.. 2 3 Nicholas Oil Co.. com 92 Omaha Roller M., 7 pet. pfd.... 92 Omaha & C. B. S. Ry., pfd.. 60 63 Orchard & Wilh'm, 7 pet. pfd 100 Swift & Co., internat'l 43 44 Swift & Co. stock 123 123 Un. Pow. & Lt., 7 pet, pfd.... 98 100 U. S. Y., Omaha 97 100 BONDS Braden Cop. Mines, s, 1931.. 95 . 96 Iowa Port. Cement, 6s 98 100 Lincoln T. & T.. 6s. 1946.... 92 93 O. & C. B. St. Ry., 6s, 1928.. 86 87 City of Omaha, Neb. Sewer Renewal 6s, due 1933.... 94 95 City of Omaha, School 4s, duo 1945 99 100 - Puget Sound Traction, Light & Power 7s, 1921 99 99 Russian 6s, per 1M roubles. 158 164 Seaboard Air Line, 6s, 1919.. 96 97 Standard Gas & Electric 7s, 1921 7 Studebaker Corp. 7s, 1921 99 100 . Studebaker Corp. 7s, 1922.... 99 100 Studebaker Corp. 7s, 1923.... 98 99 Studebaker Corp. 7s, 1924.... 98 99 Studebaker Corp. 7s, 19io.... 98 v 99 Studebaker Corp. 7s. 1926.... 97 98'4 Studebaker Corp. 7s, 1927 97 98 Studebaker Corp. 7s, 1928 97 98 Studebaker Corp. 7s, 1929.... 97 98 Wilson & Co. 6s, 1928 95 S5 Turpentine and Rosin. ' Savannah, Ga., Dec. 21. Turpentine Firm, 6514c; Bales 131 bbls.; receipts 106 bbls.; shipments 306 bbls.; stock 29,967 bbls. . , Rosin Firm; sales 641 bbls; receipts, 953; shipments, 1,709 bbls; -stock. 75.281 bbls. Quote: B, D, E. F, G, H. $13.36: I, $13.70; K, 15.70; M, $16.15; N, $16.20; WG. $16.45; WW, $16.75. - To Meet in Frankfort. Munich. Dec. 21. Dr. Luppe, mayor of Frankfort-On-The-Main, announces that the German national assembly will meet there. .MP"1 Brie) City NewsJ Have Hoot Print It Beaeoi. Press. Cnrey Cleaning Co. Web. 392 25 Per ut Discount on electric table lamps. Burgess, Cranden Co. Wattles III at Homo. Gurdon W. Wattles is ill at his home. His con dition is not serious, It is stated. . Joins Konl Kstntc Bonrd. William Colfax, with offices in the Keeline building, is a new member of the Omaha lteal Estate board. ftome for Holidays Barton and Edwin Ford, sons of Dr. Michael J. Ford, arrived home Friday for the holidays from Kemper Military academy. Jewel Thieves Butty. L. W. Young, 2448 Crown Toint, reported to the police the thett of a diamond and peari lavalllere valued at $112. Me.vero Moslikovilr' has petitioned the district court to authorize the chanKO of his name to .Max JUosher. He states that he has been known by the latter name for several years. Hebrew Meetiup Postponed. Members of tho Omaha Hebrew rlub are notified that the meeting, which was to have been held todays lias been postponed on account of the influenza. K.-overnor Brooks and wife of Casper, Wyo.. stopped over in Oma ha Friday for a short visit with Mr. Castle of the Castle hoJel, enroute to the east, whore they will spend the Christmas holidays. Xo I. uncli Christmas No lunch eon will be served in the dinins room of the Chamber of Commerce Christmas day, but the billiard and lounging room, also tho library, will be open to members as usual. Philosophical Society Meets Tha Omaha Philosophical society will meet Sunday at 3 o'clock p. m. at Lyric building, Nineteenth and Far nam streets. Mrs. IMarie Mailer will speak on the question of "Immor tality." Anne K. Stewurt has filed an ac tion In district court against the Rosenblatt Coal company for 15- 200, alleging that an automobile in which she was riding struck a pile of coal dumped into the street at Thirty-eighth street and Meredith avenue. ' I Spends Furlough Here Corp. Paul F. Williams, with the headquarters of the Eighth division ammunition train, now stationed at Camp Lee, Virginia, has been granted a two- week's furlough and will spend his vacation with his wife and parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edward F. Williams, at 2122 Evans street. I-'inds Jobs for Many The Mid west Free Employment bureau, lo cated at 215 South Fourteenth street, has placed 147 sailors and soldiers in first-class positions, salaries rang ing from $80 to $200, the average salary being $100 to $125 a month. Added to this we have placed a large number of other young men and women in good positions. Kosarlo Castro alleges in a divorce petition that his wife, Christina, re fused to leave her- mother's home when he told her that he had a home prepared for her. He further says that Mrs. Castro told him that when he did not like her mother's home he could leave. Another, allegation charges the wife with extreme cru elty. The Castros were married In Omaha October 26, 1916. Westbound Traffic Heavy Rail road passenger officials are congrat ulating themselves on the heavy westbound traffic. There has been a rapid increase in this business since the close of the war and now it is fully up to the normal of former years, westbound trains lor .racinc coast points are running in two sec tions, or carrying extra equipment, and as a rule loaded to capacity. The Iowa and Debraska Chapter of the Greeters of America held its regular monthly meeting at the San ford hotel Friday night, at which time the officers-elect for the ensu ing year were installed. They are::' President, J. B. Miller, manager of the Wellington Inn,; first vice presi dent, Colonel Anderson of the Ath letic club; second vice president, F. J. Ramey of the Wellington Inn, and Charles Ryan of the Henshaw hotel secretary-treasurer. Flue nrepiace goods at rjunderleind's. Survey Industrial Omaha for Government Report An inspector of the Bureau of In dustry at Washington is making a survey of Omaha industrial condi tions, ,and tgetting an idea of the outlook foj. the coming season in this locality from the standpoint of the builders, bankers, jobbers, manu facturers, agricultural interests, etc. Mr. Gillan of the Industrial com mittee says that inspectors are work ing in all sections of the United States this week, in order that a re port on conditions the country over may be given out soon after the first of the year. ( - - The Weather Comparative Local Record. 1918. 1917. 1916. 1916. Highest yesterday.... 43 36 3 41 Lowest yesterday... 41 26 14 21 Mean temperature. . .42 30 6 37 Precipitation T .00 .00 .00 Temperature and precipitation depart ures from the normal: Normal temperature 26 Excess for the day 16. Total excess slnr-n ATnrh 1 11 59 Normal precipitation 0.03 Inch. Defirlenev for tha Hv 0 ft3 Inoh Total rainfall since March 1 19.28 Inches. iMTieienry since March 1 9.58 Inches. Deficiency for cor. period 1917 7.17 Inches. Deficiency for cor. period 1916 12.60 Inches llllll!Hlllllil!lilll!!lllllllllllllll!ll!!llll!lllllllll!llli:i!!;:ili;iillllll!:ilIllllllll! I Investments j New Offerings fsfo Yielding up to j 40 WE offer here an unusually attractive Hit of new offer ings of high grade bonds and notes. These range from 50-year bonds of the Pennsyl vania Railroad to 10-year note of the Studebaker Corpo ration yielding 74. Anticipate your January requirements now. We will reserve any bond on this list for delivery on or before January 15th. Pennsylvania Railroad 50 year, 5 Cold Bonds Price 99 V: and Interest to yield over 5. Studebaker Corporation Ten year 7 Gold Notea Price 98 and Interest to yield 7. St. Louis and San Francisco Ry. Ten year 6 prior lien Mortgage Bonds Prica 98 and Interest to yield 6.55. Niagara Falls Power Co. ' 33 year refunding mortgage, 8 Bonds " ' ' Price 93 and Intreest to yield about 6Vt. Public' Service Company 38 year First Mortgage 6 Cold Bonds Price 87 Vi and Interest to yield 5.85. Detailed Circulars on Request REED DEFENDS HEARST AGAINST BECKEk'-S GIBES Missouri Senator Declares Purpose Only to "Reach Truth" in Maze of "Dis torted Testimony." ' Washington, Dec. 21. Alfred L, Becker, deputy attorney general of New York,' on continued cross-examination today by Senator . Reed of Missouri at the senate commit tee's German propaganda inquiry, declared that Senator Reed repre sented William R. Hearst, about whom most of the testimony re-, volvcd. , Senator Reed indignantly denied that he represented- anybody or anything except an opportunity to reach the truth in a "maze of dis torted testimony." The hearing was full of sharp ex changes of accusations between Mr. Becker and Senator Reed, vho sought to show that Becker drew unwarranted conclusions ' from "scraps of evidence" of acquaint ance between Hearst and Bold Pasha, Von Bernstorff and other derhian agents. Mr. Becker de clared he was "suspicious of almost' anything that Mr. Hearst did." The cross-examination will In continued when the hearings are resumed after the holiday recess. OBITUARY. MISS IDA BICKLENE of Vermil Ion, S. D., died of Spanish influenza and pneumonia. The body was taken to her home for burial. WINIFRED SARAH ELIZABETH HARMON, Infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Harmon, 3423 Burt street, died Sautrday of Spanish In fluenza and pneumonia. Funeral services will be held Sunday at 2 o'clock p. m. in the residence. DONALD PAUL LANG, 6-vear-old son of Mr. and Mrs. V. O. Lanff, 2611 Emmet street, died yesterday ol Spanish Influenza. His father is also ill in one of the hospitals in the city with the same disease and not ex pected to recover. Funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon In the family home at 3 o clock. MRS. BARBARA MERZLAK died, at her home, 1421 South Twelfth street, Saturday of Influenza. She is survived by her husband,' Marie Merzlak, and two small children. Funeral services will be held in Sts. Peter and raul church Monday morning at 9 o'clock. Interment will be in St. Marys cemetery. i MRS. BEATRICE BURRESS ot Yuma, Colo., died Jn an Omaha hos pital Friday of pneumonia following Spanish influenza. Her husband lj critically ill at home with influenza, and will be unable to attend the funeral. Other surviving 'members of the family are her mother and two sisters who are here. The fune ral will be held Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the undertaking parlors of Stack and Falconer. Interment will be in Falrview cemetery, Council Bluffs. GEORGE W. REED, manager ot the Edson Rich farm three milei north of Florence, died Thursday ot Spanish influenza. He is survived, by his wife, one son and one daught ter, all of whom were ill with the In fluenza at the same time. He was elected road supervisor of his dis trict at the last election and took an active part in all community affairs. Funeral services will be held in thj Dodder chapel Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock by the Odd Fellows' lodge. Interment will be In Forest Lawn cemetery. R. J. ERSKINE. employe of the Union Pacific Railway company, died Saturday of pneumonia fallowing Spanish Influenza. ' Funeral services will be held Monday afternoon in the Dodder undertaking parlors- ac 2 o'clock. Interment will be In th'j Forest Lawn cemetery. Besides htn widow and stepson, Lowell Weeks, Mr. Erskine leaves his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Erskine, jr.; threa brothers, David, of Seattle,-Wash.; Joseph, of St. Louis, Mo., and Paul of Omaha; and four sisters, Mrs. Mary Leeper, Mrs. Esther Anderson, Miss Etta Erskine and Miss Editlv Erskine, all of whom live In 'Col orado. . - - i-1 oo TV t Home-Owner ! Loans , v J ; Up to 60 per cent on residences less than ' five years old. Month ly payments. Special privileges and terms, also : straight loans at semi-annual interest. . A or yv - IC . .. itt ;. S OPTION CA CONTRACTS Glte the rlnlit to bur or sell 10. H, St or 1 0 hri of mock at fixed prices diirtiw specified periods of time, wluiout additional llietlltr. For explanillim of this popular method t trsd tns in the stock market and for rates rot op tions, address. 8. 1. PECK, it Broadway. Nsw York City. LIBERTY BONDS and Other High Grade '.' 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