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THE BEE: OMAHA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 9, 1919 PRODUCTION OF POTASH NOW I fl DANGER Congressman Kinkaid and Omahans Take Action Look ing to Protecting One of Nebraska's Industries. From a Staff Correspondent. Washington, Jan. 8. (Special.) W. E. Sharp, Lincoln, and George A. Lee, Omaha, secretary of the Potash Products association of Ne braska, are in Washington to get affirmative action, if possible, in stopping the threatened shipments ot potash from Alsace as indicated by Chairman Hurley of the shipping board, now in Europe. Congressman Kinkaid, who start ed on active opposition to such shipments after the Hurley state ment by appealing to fhe War trade board and other notential agencies of the government for protection for domestic potash, told the Ne braskans that everything possible had been done to forestall such im portations; that the war trade oard had reiterated its ruling that, no foreign importations 1 of potash '.would be licensed until after peace l ad been declared. " He said he had tvery reason to believe that such importations would be stopped, not withstanding Mr. Hurley's state ment that he would load American vessels with Alsace potash. Messrs Sharp and Lee, as repre sentatives of the Nebraska potash producers, realizing that something must be done at once to get the domestic product out of storage and into the hands oLthe fertilizer com panies fof -mixing, if it is to be at all ayailable this spring, called upon Senator .Hitchcock to urge him to set busy in the interest of his state. As' a result of their presentation of facts Mr. Hitchcock sent the follow ing cablegram to Bernard Baruch, chairman o the war industries board, now in Paris: , "Announced here that Hurley proposes shipping potash from Akace immediately. This will ruin potash' industries here. Nearly 100. 000 tons of potash now in storage. Fertilizer, companies refuse to pur chase on account of prospect offer ed by Hurley. War trade board's order against German potash still stands, but claim is made,' does not apply to Alsace by reason of waiver of American representatives. An authoritative statement that potash cannot be imported now would re mit in companies buying American potash" Johnson Supports Nebraska. As California is a producer of .the domestic article the Nebraskans saw Senator Hiram .'-Johnson and succeeded in getting him, to send a similar cablegram to Baruch. ' . . Captain Henry Pascale, Omaha, , mtmber of the aviation corps, is irisitingJn Washington, en route to ' Ellinsrton field, near Fort Houston. . Texas.' - ; -,. . Iowa postmasters appointed: Rasf let, Chickasaw county, Anna G 'Warner, vice Marcus E. Wolf, re: ; ?aret B. Stanton, vice Henry Rider, Amos H. Worra, vice Arthur B. . Wampler, resigned. , . Richard H. Fowler, North Bend, N. D., has been appointed cadet at Wes Poin,t Military academy. ; Baker Protests Against Plan of Senate to Stop 1 Housing Projects Work , Washington, Jan. 8. Secretary Baker and delegations from seven cities appeared before the house building committee today to protest against the senate joint resolution providing that the - United States Housing corporation suspend kit work uopn projects' not 75 per cent completed. I "Lack of facilities to house gov ernment employes in Washington is a disgrace to the entire country," .Secretary Baker said. "Conditions iit simply indescribable. Girls who come here to work for the govern ment are robbed by grasping board jng house keepers, forced to lite in crowded quarters and are subjected 'to humiliating treatment." The secretary said there would be o appreciable decrease in the num ber of government, employes for at least another year. Poet and Author Indicted on a m Charge of Treason to U. S. Herman Scheffauer, Born in San Francisco, Accused of Having Aided Germany by His Articles New York, Jan. 8. Herman Scheffauer, poet and author, a na tive of San Francisco, born of Ger man parents, was mdicted today hy the federal grand jury for treason. He is accused of having aided the cause of Germany against the United States while in Berlin by writing articles for the Continental Times, a newspaper published by the German government propaganda bureau. The indictment says his activities in behalf of Germany and against the United States were continuous from the date his country entered the war until the armistice was signed. As an overt act, the indict ment mentions an open letter ad dressed "My Dear V," and signed by Scheffauer with his pen name "Sagittarius," and articles entitled "The Serfdom of America" and "Speak Out, Germany." In furtherance of the propaganda, the indictment explains, Scheffauer aided in the distribution of the Con tinental Times from Germany into France and the United States, with the purpose of weakening the morale of soldiers and sailors. Scheffauer is said now to be in Berlin. Scheffauer left England in 1913 and went to Berlin, where one of his plays was produced and received favorably. Two years after this his name appeared on the British black list. ' Papers containing the alleged treasonable articles for which he was indicted were dropped by Ger man airmen from balloons and planes over the allied lines and in France, and were smuggled in secret ways into the country, it is charged. The open letter to "My Dear V," which, it is alleged, he caused to be printed in the Continental Times on December 21, 1917, reads in part; "You say that I turned upon a country to which I professed al legiance in favor of a country now its deadly enemy, J have never pro fessed allegiance Ao any country. To England rowe none. To Amer ica, as a born citizen, I owed it only according to the dictates of my con science. I oppose the policy of America now or that of the powers, which have my unfortunate country in thralls as I have always opposed the English policy which dictated it, because I knew it to be hopelessly, damnably wrong." 1 TRAFFIC TOP IN N, Y. HARBOR IS THREATENED Marine Workers Called Out as -Boat Owners Refuse to Submit Eight-Hour Day to Arbitration. New York, Jan. 8. A strike which, it is claimed, will virtually tie up all traffic in New York har bor unless the federal government operates tugs and ferries with sol diers and sailors, was called to night by the Marine Workers' affili ation for 6 o'clock tomorrow morn ing. The strike vote was . taken after the war labor board announced its inability to effect a settlement with the boat owners' association and placed all blame on the shoulders of the employers. The strike was called because private boat owners refused to submit the i question of an eight hour day to arbitration by the war labor board. In announcing the ac tion taken Thomas L. Delahanty, president of the Marine ' Workers' affiliation, declared, "the strike will tie up every ferryboat, steam light er, towboat, barge, deck scow and steam hoister in the harbor," and "will automatically throw out of work 32.00C longshoremen and 9,000 freight handlers." He declared that dnly J)oats Owned" by the federal- government which carry the sick and wounded from transports to, the base hos pitals and i boats plying between Manhatten wharves and islands on which there are ships would be ex empted from the strike order. Legislature to Be Asked to Probe K. C. Car Strike Kansas City, Jan. 8. The Mis souri legislature will be asked to investigate the street car strike, ac cording to announcement last night by local labor leaders, particularly as to mobilization of the seventh Missouri regiment, the leaders hold ing that mobilization On Governor Gardner's order is unnecessary. The Kansas City Railways com pany and representatives of the men are emphatic in assertions that all negotiations for settlements have been broken off. . Retracts on Deathbed. Paris, Jan. 8. (Havas.) Deputy Louis Turmel, according to the Matin, made an important written declaration before his dteath early this week. The deputy is said to have declared that the previous testimony he gave concerning the charge of trading with the enemy, on which he was being detained, was untrue. He explained, the newspaper says, that fear of even tual vengeance had prevented him from telling the truth. 1 I D I 3 he Mathematics of Health, includes the addition of a few spoonfuls of GrapesNuts to the menu daily. The sum total is an a bundance of the vital phosphates and the goodness of our most rugged grains. Ciuts is a delicious. economical and heaHhful food Requires ho Sugar i ,ff )tfl, yp-aB Q 0 CH 9 AT THE THEATERS THIS is sealed letter day at the Orpheum. Leona LaMar, "the girl with the thousand eyes," undertakes to answer the questions you have written, and sealed in an envelope. You may use your own paper, write your own inquiries at home, and bring them to the theater. Her manager promises to forfeit $1,000, in the event that she fails to know what you have written and to answer the questions. The recep tion, after the regular performance tomorrow will be exclusively for women. The musicians, stage hands and all male employes will be asked to leave the theater while Miss La Mar is answering the women's questions. This will enable women to ask delicate questions without fear of embarrassment. ; Audiences at the Boyd are getting good measure in the laughter line this week. "An Unkissed Bride," af fording unusual merriment for all. It will be there till after Saturday. Wright, Wiest and Meyers are offering a dancing, singing and piano act during the intimate re view in "The Sportng Widows," that would be an item of grace to any vaudeville bill ever presented any where. Harry Cooper's monologue has much to do with making the patrons glad they decided to attend the Gayety. Ladies' matinee daily at 2:15. Eight young ladies and two men feature in George Choos "Oh, Charmed," a musical comedv in one act, v.hich headlines the new Show opening at the Empress theater to day, lhe Melroy bisters have a singing and dancing number. Tudor Cameron N and Bonnie Gaylord are comedians and singers, whose offer ing is replete with laughable situa tions. B. I. Cycle, in a novelty sur prise, completes the new show. Lou Tellegen has sued a theatrical publication for $50,000 damages for publishing an article saying there was discord in the married life of the actor and Geraldine Farrar. His lawyer declares the couple are among the happiest on the stage. The "Woman in Room 13," by Max Marcin and Samuel Shipman, was produced in Providence, R. L. by A. H. Woods. A novelty is a scene of a murder trial in a cpurt room, played off stage, with the audience as spectators. In the cast were Lowell Sherman, Janet Beech er, Gail Kane, De Witt Jennings, Fay Wallace, Will Deming and Charles Mather. It is a mystery play. , Hamilton Revelle is the leading man for Mrs. Fiske this season. He will have the role of Georges Dur and in her new comedy, "Mis' Nelly of N'Orleans," by Lawrence Eyre.' Harrison Grey Fiske is the directing force of the production, and he per sonally selected Mr. Revelle for the important duty. This distinguished actor has also been leading man for Mrs. Leslie Carter and Olga Nether sole. Senator Owen Finds in Currency Expansion Cause of High Prices Paris, Jan'. 8. United States Sen ator Robert L. Owen of Oklahoma, after conferring with the interna tional financial authorities here and in London, takes the view that the high prices prevailing in burope and America are due in part to expanded foreign paper currency, and that American reserve banks or a foreign bank analogous to the American system would be highly advantage ous in making the American gold dollar the measure of international contracts and thus expanding Amer ican commerce abroad. British to Have World's ' Biggest Battle Cruiser T AflrlAn Tan A fVi f nti tra 1 Although no official statement has yet been made it is understood that the British warship Hood, now rear ing completion will be the largest fighting vessel in the world. The Hood is 894 feet long and will carry eight 15-inch guns. It's hull is fitted with an outer cushion against which, it is claimed, torpe does and mines will explode harm lessly. The vessel is expected to attain a speed of at least 40 miles ait hour. The Hood will cost $3. 375,000. It is said that three other battle cruisers of the same type as the Hood are being built. , In length the Hood, will be great er than any of thd dreadnaughts of the American navy. Vessels like the New Mexico and, Mississippi on the waterline measure 600 feet.. The American dreadnaughts of the latest design each carries 12 14-inch guns.'' ' - POLISH TROOPS FIGHTING TO HOLD CITY 0FVILNA Bolshevik Forces Closing in Upon Three Sides as Ger mans Prepare for Their Departure. Warsaw, Jan. 8. (By. Associated Press.) The first fighting between the Poles and the Russian bolsheviki for the possession of Vilna, the capi tal of Lithuania, has begun. Polish advance guards have driven bolshevik advance guards from the outskirts of Vilna. The bolsheviki are awaiting reinforcements. During the struggle for the civil possession of Vilna by the Poles, several bolsheviki agents there are taid to have committed suicide. The German troops in the city are anxi ous to leave and are handing over their arms to the Poles in order to gain a quick passage to Germany by way of Poland. The turning over of the arms to the Poles has im proved their strength.- The Polish forces at Vilna is said to number 120,000. Bolshevik troops are closing ' in upon Vilna, on three sides. The force is said to be 12 miles from the city. ) Agents of the Russian government have established headquarters at Kovno, Grodno and Brest-L'tovsk. Bolsheviki Closing In. Stiff fighting still continues around Lemberg, where the Poles are . defending "themselves te naciously against the Ruthehians. Bloody hand-to-hand fighting has occurred daily in the suburbs. Virtually all the available troops of the Polish army have been sent to Lemberg. The Polish forces num ber 20,000 and are being assisted by many civilians, men, boys and women. The civilians are dressed in Austrian uniforms and helmets left behind when the Austrians re tired from Lemberg. Paderewski to Form Ministry. Ignace Jan Paderewski is expect ed to return to Warsaw today from Cracow and to take part in the for mation of a new ministry. Present plans for a new ministry in which there will fee only three socialists. The ministry will have a national character with four members from Posen, four from Galicia and eight fom Russian Poland. Reports are that neither the friends of General Pilsudski nor the national Polish committee in Paris will be permitted to predominate in the cabinet. U. S. Troops in Germany Given Leaves for Recreation Coblenz, Jan. 8. One-day leaves for the American - army of occupa tion began yesterday, when 1,500 officers and men from the First, Second and Thirty-second divisions were entertained iin Coblenz. ' A plan is being worked out where by it is expected nearly all the offi cers and men of the Third army will be allowed a day's leave, to be spent here, as part of the recreation program.- "PHOTO PIAY. OFFERING J FOR TODAY ' BABY MARIE OSBORNE, 0 years of age and one of the highest paid screen stars in the world, wiH come to Omaha in person next Monday for a two days' stay. She will appear at the Sun theater, where one of her films is booked, and at other theaters. A reception for the children of Omaha will be held at Benson & Thome's store on Monday afternoon and the dainty little star will be there in person to meet the little folks of Omaha. mmmm BABY MARIE OSBORNE. George A. McDaniel, who plays -the role of the Spanish bandit in Theda Bara's "The She Devil" at the Sun, stands six feet two in his stocking feet and weighs 210 pounds. Hale Hamilton, Metro's newest star, will appear in "$5,000 an Hour" at the Empress theater for the last half of the week starting today. The play was taken from the clever novel of the same name written by George Ra-ndolph Chester, author of "Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford." This comedy shows how a young man, who is on the verge of financial ruin, decides that there is no such word as "can't" in his dictionary. Marguerite Clark in "Little Miss Hoover" appears at the Riatlo to day, Friday and Saturday in her story of the little girl of Maryland who attempts to aid Mr. Hoover in On the Screen Today R1ALTO MAROUER1TB CLARK In 'UTTI.K MISS HOOVER." SUN THEDA BARA In "THE SHE DEVIL." MUSK MADELINE TRAVERSE In "THE DANGER ZONE." STRAND DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS In "ARIZONA." BRANDED MILDRED HARRIS in "BORROWED CLOTHES." EMPRKS8 HALE HAMILTON In "FIVE THOUSAND AN HOUR." BOULEVARD 33d and Leavenworth MARQUERITA FISHER In "THE SQUARE DEAL." LOTH RO P 24th and. Lothrop GLADYS BROCK WELL In "THE STRANGE WOMAN. PATHE NEWS and a.FLAOO COMEDY. HAMILTON 40th and Hamilton J WARREN KERRIGAN In "A BUR GLAR FOR A NIGHT." GRAND 16th and Blnney CLARA KIMBALL YOUNG In "MARION ETTES." ALLIED WAR REVIEW. SUBURBAN SUh and Ames J. WAR REN KERRIGAN In "A BURGLAR FOR A NIGHT." ORPHEUM, SOUTH 8IDB h and M CLARA KIMBALL YOUNG In "THE ROAD THROUGH THE DARK." his fight for the world's food supply by raising chickens. She makes a great success of the chicken farm, aided by a red-haired young man who reems to know all there s to know. And there's romance in raising chickens and lots of humor for the audience! Miss Clark is at her best in a light comedy drama of this sort and receives excellent sup port from her company. This is the first picture Miss Clark has completed that has been shown here since her marriage last fall. In "Borrowed Clothes," Miss Lois Weber, known throughout the United States as "the Belasco of the screen," has produced a stony of a girl's willingness to sacrifice happiness in order to gratify the social ambitions of her sister and advance the finan cial interests of her parents. "Bor rowed Clothes" will be presented four times daily at the Brandeis the ater for the remainder of the week. "Infatuation," which will be shown at the Brandeis theater all next week (except Thursday evening), stars Gaby Deslys, supported by her for mer dancing partner, Harry Pilcer. Complete Casualty lists Received; To Be Gotten Out Speedily Washington, Jan. 8. Complete li$s of casualties among the Amer ican expeditionary forces have been sent to Washington, and 1,000 ad ditional clerks have be.en put to work in the adjutant general's office to get them out as speedily as possi ble. , Noted Sleuth Found Dead from Wound in His Head San Francisco, Jan. 8.- The body of Patrick J. Kindelon, chief special agent of the Southern Pacific Rail way company, noted man-hunter and tracker of train robbers, and one time president of the International Association of Railway ' Spt ial Agents of Police, was found . in Golden Gate park he today. A bullet wound caused his death and his revolver was found beside him. No motive for suicide is known, and at his office it was thought possible that some enemy had taken his life. THE GREAT LEADER OF OUR ALLIES Our boys are now following the great leader of our Allies "ove there," fighting the battle of th United States, fighting without thought of being heroes but fight ing that men, women and children may not be tortured, burned and mutilated. Fighting against the bestial foe of America and mankind. No greater heroes nor braver men ever fought on the battle-fields of France than our "Sammies." Men with dauntless spirits men of red MrwV eonrRcre. enerffv. vim and A - A 816 needed every day behind 1 1 1 jfj I the lines as well as behind the guns. V You need iron in the blood i Every V "y healthy man or woman should hava J about as much iron in his or her body as there is in an ordinary "tenpenny" nail. To gain this iron, the best way is to take an iron-tonic, called "Iron-tic," a combination of iron in its most soluble form, dis covered by Dr. Pierce and experi mented with by his physicians at tha Surgical Institute in Buffalo, N. Y. "Iron-tic" is a form of iron readily taken up by the blood, the blood tells get round, rich-red in color, the cheeks are pink, the appetite Improves, and one feels full of "snap" "pep" "vigor" instead of tired before the day is half done. The eyes take on a luster and the body feels that tingle which one gets from a cold bath. If you want to try this new " Iron-tic " Tablet send 10 cents to the Surgical Institute in Buffalo, N. Y., and obtain a trial package. This 20th-century Iron tonic is sure tct do you good. Druggists sell "Iron-tic" for sixty cents mm Capt. Rickenbacker to Assist in Founding U. S. Flying School Columbus, O., Jan. 8. Washing ton advices received here today say that Capt. Edward V. Rickenbacher, and seven other American aces, who have either reached home or are on their way, have been called by the government to found a flying school which will rank with the West Point Military academy and Anna polis Naval academy. Other aviators mentioned are Maj. William K. Thaw, Capt. San ford Biddle and Lieuttnant Tobin who are already in the . United States. A Walls! Resistance the conservation of strength and the building up of a strong wall of resistance against weakness. :$corrs EMULSION is used reffularlv bv manv. n'oht through the winter, as a depend' uhle mMn nf rnnwrv!ncr ifrmint V For die delicate child or adult, acmrm oners ncn noartsn ment with tonic-qualities that wra vrtt In their ahllitv in strengthen the body and in crease resistance. . ' Scott&Bowiit.Bloonifield.NJ. 18-21 Over ' 55 lASHET STORES Over i 55 I TODAY we will sell in all our Omaha and Council Bluffs Stores Diamond "C" Laundry Soap 8 Bars - 35c . . :c This is the old reliable yellow soap made in Omaha by the Cudahy Soap Works, this price is less than the wholesale jobbers list price to day. We limit the amount to each 'customer, and each store has a limited amount. Over 55 BASKET STORES Over 55 U. S. License No. G 28403 Headquarters, Omaha, Neb. New Orleans Celebrates. New Orleans, Jan. 8. Louisiana today observed the 104th anniver sary of the battle of New Orleans. Business generally was suspended. The New Orleans cotton exchange was closed, and by special arrange ment the New York cotton ex change also closed. AMrSEMENTS "OH CHARM" A Musical Comedy With Girl. S OTHER, ACTS HALE HAMILTON In "FIVE THOUSAND AN HOUR" AMISKMENTS. Deuflaa SUPERIOR VAUDf VILLI Oilly MatUM. J.lt NlfM, till T1ii iwk: MCONA LA MAR: 11BMBT B. TOOMKR: THK MIHHKH CAMFBKLLj MurlM Irwin; IMoMnwn Dmioo; Thna Mmu J. p.: Nolin N"l.n; Woaklf Allied KMtevt Orpheum Travil Weekly. c . i Matt.: lOo. 2le end SOc. Bom ! Stall. 71 Night- lOe. M, it, 75c in tM : OMAHANS FUN CENTER" tOiim m Ct7dD"r Mat.. IS-SS-SOt Ptfr5'Hr E'vtif., 2S-S0-7SC-I1 Jacob and Jrrmon' '"ugJJJk T e Sporting Widows burlesque In a Mirthful Miuical Myth. Uarru P.hnnar And a Cl.var CoUrl ol I J VVVI0I Ruutv Ch LADIES' DIME MATINKi WIEK DAVk Sat. mat. & wk. Bon Tana A Lester Allen It. Beauty Choru ol Widow Grata, TonltV All Week Matin Saturday 25c and Sue Harry Blaney'a Comedy Succtae "The Unkissed Bride" Funnltr than "Fair and Warmer" and "Twin Bed." PricejEvjScOeScjdtLO Naxt Sunday For tha Week Mats. Sun., Wed. Sat. The "Broken Rosary" A Paring Drama of Money, Marriage and Baseball Matt, 25.50c. Night., 50-75c, $1. mOTO-PLAYS. 2 SJ Douglas Fairbanks "ARIZONA" test tothjtecnL Mrs. Charlie ChapOn (MILDRED HARRIS) ! Borrowed Clothes WHY DID wealthy yw Stuart Furtk break la Mary Kirk' wedding, face a father who'd twora to hoot him on tight and demand the bride' groom' place? Why was Mary Kirk about to marry a man the didn't lore instead of the titter, ; whote wedding day it really Wall Why did Mary Kirk rill love a, wkn IibJ Maclean! har name? You'll have the antwert ; when you tee beautiful Mildred ' Harrit in "BORROWED CLOTHES." Now playing. , v , BRANDEIS THEATRE - 411 Thit Week Four Timet Daily 1, 3, 7 & 9 P. M. Adm., 15e.25c GABY DESLYS bnfaixicftUm -jrtraraif f 1 THEDA BARA IN THE . SHE-DEVIL" ' laua mwmtoi mi .niawwiMi "And Now a Little Pl:?3 for Snowball" BRANDEIS THEATRE WEEK -h.;' Beginning Sunday IXlli '. l7 Four Show Daily w",,,1 f SPECIAL BABY MARIE OS BORNE will appear imrgiu SON AT THE BRANDEIS THEA. TER ON M6NDAY AND TUESDAY, JAN; 13 and 14, AT 3:00, 7(30 a 100 p. k, , ; -' PHOTO-FLAYS. 1 Jjrccfon of A. H. Blank 9n . G..Va. . like a newbrv rose and smif&r Me sunSeams, ? wnJer site's crowned Me" reinm ieaur frmces? flflie screen This Time, However, She's I WJ m l V S i?SlM vliieMss Hoover -WHEREIN SHE MAS ALL KINDS OP ' EXPERIENCES WITH HONEST-T0-600DNESS EG6-LAYIN CHICKENS OF THE LEGHORN VAFJIETV, IT CERTAINLY IS A BIRtf OT A PICTURE MORE WAYS THAN OXTZ AMD YOU XL, GO AWAY SEEING THREE BLUE RIBBONS, NAMELY MARGUERITE CLARK, IUMDOM'5 PRIZE WINNER FANCY. WHITS LEGHORNS POVIXRY SHOW $ PRIZE WINNER. YOURSELF P1CKR OF A KUZE WDOIBR PICTURE fi 1 ;