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THE EEE: OMAHA, SATURDAY, JANUARY 18, 1519.
PUCKER PROFITS
TREBLED DURING
171, SAYS CHASE
Food Administration Rules
Neither Regulated Gains
Nor Benefited Public, Ex
pert Tells Senators.
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Washington, Jan. 17. Food ad
ministration regulations neither rcg
ulated profits of the meat packers
nor benefited the public or the con
sunicrs, Stuart Chase, an expert ac
eountant employed b the federal
iraoe commission, tola tne senate
agriculture committee today in pre
senting figures to show fhat profit
ot tne nve big packing concerns had
" doubled and trebled during the war.
Mr. Chase, who was testifying at
hearings on the Kendrick bill pro
viding for government supervision
.o." the riieat industry, said no one
knows accurately what the packers'
earnings are because their methods
of bookkeeping have the effect of
covering up thSir profits. He de
clared, however, that examinations
by the commission of the books of
Armour & Co., Morris & Co., Swift
& Co., WilsTm & Co. and the Cuda
hy company showed their aggregate
profits in 1912 were $18,715,000, and
in 1917 ,$95,639,000.
Morris and Co. in Lead. ,
Based on capital stock, Mr.
Chase said. Morris & Co's nrofits in
1917 were 267.7 per cent and on the
same basis Armour & Co's profits
in 1916 were 114.2 per cent. Because
of a' later increase in capital, stock
me percentage tor Armour & Co.
dropped :to 27.1 in 1917. Swift-&
Cos profits in 1917 'on the "same
basis were 63 per cent, while those
of the Cudahy company in 1917
were 23.2 per cent based on capital
stock and surplus. Wilson & Co's
earnings for the same year were
29.6 per cent on 'the combined
capital and surplus. '
The witness said Thomas Wilson,
president of Wilson & Co., receives
an annual salary of $125,000, and
Vice Presidept Valentine of Armour
& Co.,-revives-$50,000-salary an
nually with a bonus of $35,000. He
Omahan Traveled 109,000
Miles on Convoy Duty
Lieutenant Erickson Tells How U. S. S. Ericsson En
countered uerman submarine and saved 125
. Survivors of Two Merchant Ships Destroy- f
er Was One of Wilson's Convoys.
After spending 18 months in con
voy duty on board the 'U. S. de
stroyer Ericsson in the waters near
Queenstown, Ireland, and Brest,
France, Lt. Oscar Erickson ar
rived in Omaha Thursday enrnutp
to visit his mother. Mrs. Anna
Erickson, Bertrand, Neb.
Lieutenant Erickson, who enlisted
in the navy nine years ago In Oma
ha, advanoed to his rank from a
common seaman. Without the loss
of a single life his craft's loff regis
tered 109,000 miles, which were cov
ered while convoying American
transports.
"We encountered one German TI.
boat," said Lieutenant Erickson.
after arriving at Queenstown. We
ran on to it after two merchant
vessels were destroyed. We gath
ered up 125 survivors. One life was'
lost as a result of the explosion of
the German torpedo. We were un
able to fire on the enemv for fear
of killing the survivors who were'sJstroyer was ordered to Brest. Lieu
iiuuiiueriiiK in me water.
Lieutenant Erickson sailed from
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America ;iay i. m. and was
among, the first of the United States
navy to arrive in the war zone.
After spending eight months in con-
oy duty near Queenstown his de-
tenant Erickson's vessel was amone
4U other American destroyers and
nine .battleships which Convoyed
president Wilsons party to the port
of Brest. He is on a 10 days' leave
and will return to duty .within the
next live days.
said he thought Vice President
White also receives the same
amount, while President Morris of
Morris & Co., is paid $50,000 salary
with $25,000 additional for being
president of a stock yards company.
Omaha Men in Washington to
. ' Attend Commerce Hearing
- Washington, Jan. 17. (Special
Telegram.) Ex-Senator Brown, at
torney for the Omaha Stock Yards
company and E. Buckingham, its
president, are in Washington at
tending the hearings before the
interstate commerce committees of
the two houses. .
Former South Omaha
Chaplain on Way Home
Washington, D. C, Jan. 17.
(Special Telegram.) C h a p 1 a i n
George A. Jonaitis, who has just re
turned from overseas service with
the Nebraska . troops, landing at
Newport News January 10, was in
Washington today en route to his
home"" in South Omaha. Chaplain
Jonaitis has a world of stories to
tell of the fighting in France and
the ' obsequies which he was com
pelled to conduct on the battlefields.
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0. E. Chandler, Mysteri
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Street Viaduct.
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and price can't be' duplicated
elsewhere.
Relatives of Frank Murphy,
South Side horseshoer, residing in
the King hotel, suffered a severe
shock . yesterday while standine
at his supposed death bed to have
him walk in and inquire, "who said
I was killed."
O, E. Chandler, 3118 V street,
was mysteriously injured last
night on the Q street viaduct. He
was taken to the South Side hos
pital by police who mistook him
for .Murphy for whom he is almost
an exact double.
Thev notified his sister. -Mrs.
Bert Blanchard, 2414 F street, who
also identified hiiu as her brother
and notifed his mother, Mrs Otto
Murphy m I'ort and. Ore., that hp
had been seriously injured. Rob
ert JIallan, Murphy's son-in-law,
and Andrew Murphy, his uncle.
rushed to the hospital this morn
ing and were sure of the identification.
Ed Andrews was motoniian and
rl. Webber-conductor of the
street car. They told police they
uiu nut see me mjurea man until
the car had oassed hi'u and that
t is possible he was lavinir nn.ttn
track and the car struck him. .
Murphy first learned of his sup
posed injuries in The, Bee and hur
ried to the hospital to learn who
had assumed to use his name. He
was met by grieving relatives un
able to believe that he was truly
uninjured.
Chandler was picked uo bv strt
car men who notified police of his
injures He had a fractured skull
and mystery surrounds how the ac
cident happened. The street car men
allege they found Chandler on. the
viaduct injured. Police allege that
human hair was found on th fpntlVri
of the street car and are nf-thJ
opinion he was struck by the car.
Chandler is still unconscious and
little hope is entertained ,by at
tending physicians for his recovery.
Police are conducting a further
investigation on the possibility that
he was struck by an auto. A quan
tity of money and other valuable be
jungings was iouna on nis person
ntouched. No arrests have been
made. . l
NEGOTIATIONS are under way
between Douglas Fairbanks
and the government, giving
him an opportunity to take a com
pany of film actors to southern
France for the staging of a series
of motion pictures. The subjects
which have been selected for this
purpose ivill not deal with wiv con
ditions, but will be typical Fair
banks stories, laid abroad.
Mitchell Lewis is out securing lo
cations for his next picture, "The
Children of Banishment," from the
novel of that title by Francis Wil
liam Sullivan. The film wil he made
in the Yosemite National park re
serve at an elevation of more than
3,000 feet.
Enid Bennett has returned from a
two-weeks' trip to the desert with
her company, where they made
"Partners Three," her next Par
amount picture, under the direction
of her husband, Fred Niblo.
"Smiling" Bill Parsons is now, in
the midst of hfs 20th comedy since
he barred the six-shooter to punc-j
tunate fun in the films and he says'
there's lots more fun making them
than before.
DorotKy Dalton has just finished
her latest Paramount picture, "Jit
travagance," which was written
specially for her by C. Gardner
Sullivan. One of the big scenes in
this production is the destruction by
hre of the village where much of
the action leading to the dramatic
climax transpires.
So great has been the demand
for Marguerite Clark's former suc
cesses that Paramount will reissue
On the Screen Today
SrN EVELYN N'ERBIT tn "THE WO
MAN WHO GAVE.'
RIAJ.TO ANITA 8TEWART In "VIR.
Tl'OUS WIVES."
Ml'SK DtlSTIN FARNUM n "THE
I.IUHT OF" WESTERN STARS."
STRAND BRYANT WASHBURN fii
"TUB WAY OF A WAN WITH A
MAID."
BKAMIEIS GABY DESLYS In "IN
FATUATION." EMPRESS MAY ALLISON in "THE
TESTING OF MILDRED VANE."
ORI'IIKI'M, KOI TH HIDE 24tfc-nd M
MABEL NORMAND In "BACK TO
'THE WOODS." LEAH BAIRD In
"WOLVES OF KULTUR," No. 8.
SIBl KHAN 24th and Amen MIL
DRED HARRIS In "BORROWED
CLOTHES." LEAH BAIRD In
"WOLVES OF KULTUR." No. 8.
GRAND 16th and Blnney CON
STANCE TALMADGK In "THE
SHADOW." WILLIAM RUSSELL In
"FIGHT FOR MILLyjNS," No. 13.
HAMILTON 40th and Hamilton
, BABY MARIE OSBORNE In "CUI'ID
BY PROXY."
LOTH ROP 24th and Lothrop TAY
LOR HOLMES In "A PAIR OF
SIXES." BIG "V" COMEDY.
shortly one of her greatest screen
productions, "1 he. Goose Girl."
Kuling Passions," written by
.-vuranam a. scnomer, will be the
next picture of Ldwin Arden and
J una Dean.
In Madge Kennedy's new play,
Day Dreams," there is seen playing
opposite ner jonn bowers, well
known screen star who makes his
debut with Goldwyn in this film.
Ann'Little has again been chosen
as leading woman for Wallace
Reid's next picture. Miss Little has
played opposite Mr. Reid in many of
his latest productions.
LlflGOLfj CLAIMS
TO HAVE LAUDED
MAIL TERMINUS
Land is Donated for Landing
Field; Repair Shop for
Airplanes Has Also
Been Provided. .
Big: Bed Cross Check.
New York, Jan. 17. A check for
S1,000,000 was received today from
ihe American Red Cross by the Na
tional Tuberculosis association. It is
claimed to be the largest check ever
written for public health work in the
United States.
Has Omaha lost its opportunity
to secure the terminus of the trans
continental aerial mall service?
Members of the executive com
mittee of the Lincoln Commercial
club held a jollification meeting yes
terday in celebration of the fact that
that the news would be ready to
give out to the public Saturday.
In Washington for Three Months.
George and Mark Woods of the
firm of Woods Brothers, one of Lin
coln's leading financial institutions,
C. J. Bills, banker, and other lead
ing Lincoln citizens, have been in
Washington almost continuously for
the last three months. Woods Bros,
are said to be the financial backing
of A. G. Hebbs, who is just com
pleting one of the largest automo
bile truck factories in the west, lo
cated in Havelock, a suburb of Lin
coln. I:
Part of the deal at Washington
was the agreement of Woods
Brothers, that this factory would
also manufacture aeroplanes, and
therefore be able to make sneedv
repairs to the government planes.
I he Umaha Chamler of Com- meeung.
TEN-YEAR TERMS
GIVEN TO 24 OF
CONVICTED 1,17.17.
Nineteen Get One to Five
Years; Defendants Break
"Silent Defense" With
Impassioned Appeals.
San Francisco, Jan. 17. Sentences
ranging from one to 10 years' im
pnsonment were imposed today by
United States District Judge F. H.
Rudkm of. Spokane, Wash,, on 43 of
the 46 defendants convicted in the
Industrial Workers of the World
anti-war conspiracy case.
Sentence on Miss Theodora Pol
lok, only woman defendant; Basile
Saffores and A. L. Fax, the only
three defendants represented bv an
attorney?, was held up by their coun
sel, who said a motion for a new
trial would be offered.
ihe sentences came as a climax
to a morning of oratorv in which
a large nuhiber of the 43 defendants
who had maintained silence through
out the trial made impassioned ad
dresses to the court.
Break "Silent Defense."
When the 46 defendants anoeared
in tinted States district court for
sentence here today Mortimer
Downing, a defendant, made an im
passioned address to the court.
This broke the "silent defense"
maintained by 43. of the defendants
since the beginning of the trial.
"Industrial Workers of the World
principles do not conflict with those
of right and justice," Downing said.
"We propose to build up our own
organization in spite of the statutes.
You are not playing with children;
you are moving against men. We
believe this war was inevitable. The
junker gang had no place in modern
society. But all' war is a survival of
the bestial state."
Dowing attacked the American
system of society which, he said.
permits only 266,000 persons out of
a population of 110,000,000 to obtain
real culture.
While one of the other defend
ants was speaking, Robert Duncan,
special agent of tJie Department of
Justice, interrupted him and de
clared the court proceedings were
being converted into a wobbly
He urgad the court to
AT THE
THEATERS
OFFERING musical burlesque
entertainment created along
. novel lines, with originality a
dominant factor in its construction,
vlill be the pleasant duty of Fred Ir
win's Big Show at the Gayety for
the week starting this afternoon.
Among the principals will be found
Geo. Leon, Franz Marie Lloyd, Er
nest Fisher, Alforetta Symonds,
Harry Duncan and Virginia Irwin.
Gayetyites have pleasant recollec
tions of Mr. Irwin's other attraction,
"The Majesties," which played at
that house the week .the influenza
ban ' was lifted. SunSay matinee
starts at 3.
Final performances will be given
today of the Orpheum show headed
by Herman Timbers and his five
dancing violin girls, and by the two
Ford sisters, Mabel and Dora, in
an attractive series of dances. Of
the bill opening tomorrow the head
line offerings will be the melodrama,
"On the High Seas," spectacularly
produced, and Walter C. Kelly,
known as the Virginia judge. A fea
ture attraction will be Ed Flannagan
and Neely Edwards in "Off and On."
Patrons are reminded that the cur
tain this evening is to rise promptly
at 8 o'clock.
At the Boyd this afternoon and
evening l he Broken Kosary will
be shown for the last times. This
pleasant little comedy-drama has
pleased a lot of Omaha people dur
ing the week and is well worthy of
the patronage it has received.
Sunday afternoon will be one lone
laugh at the Boyd,, for "Mary's
Ankle" conies back fot a four-day
stay at the house, starting withia
matinee tomorrow, A clever com
pany has the pleasant farce in hand,
success here.
Charles Howard, who olavs the
leading low comedy part in the
newest version of "Hitchv Koo."
which 'will be presented at the
Brandeis theater for three niehts.
beginning tomorrow, was the for
mer vaudeville nartner of Leorr
Errol, who was a meteoric feature
of last , season s Hitchcock show.
Howard and Errol was a headlincr
much sought after by the big two-a-day
vaudeville houses.
merce recently started a movement
to secure the terminus in this city,
basing their action on an inquiry
trom ine fostomce department
asking if the city of Omaha would
Lincoln lobbyists at Washington ; donate a landing field and hantrars.
have, clinched the contract with the , The Chamber of Commerce has
Postofhce department naming the
capital city as the terminus of the
first leg of the aeroplane mail serv
ice out of Chicago. A director of
the Lincoln Commercial club said
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w vu ft ovviai XKJV Ul i fj hi.
,i Overcoats up to the minute in style I
made up in all the lataffall and winter ma- f,
.toriala IQfl "SQCC nrA CA( U
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Whynot Buy the Best?
Advo
Gold Medal
Supreme
Coffee
WHYNOT?
Sizes 34 to 44.
(5
450 Men's Winter Suits blue--serges,
fancy worsteds, cassimeres and Scotch
tweeds sizes 34 tp 44 values to $25 on
sale Saturday, at.
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Sizes 34 to 44.
en's Odd Trousers
being sacrificed in price a most opportune
time to buy when' prices like these are
our $2.50 Trousers, now.. .."...$1.48
All our $3.00 Trousers, now 1.98
All our $3.50 Trousers, now,.. 82.48
All our $4.00 Trousers, now. .......... .S2.9S
All our $5.00 Trousers, now S3.4S
All our $6.50 Trousers, now SB4.4S
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t-blSisrs--Eay Year Cays .Clothes
c-Tx At Thssa Jssssry S2I2 Prises
A big price cut ias been made in our Un
derwear and theso values should not be over
looked
All $2.00 Union Suits, Sale Price. .
All 52.50 Union Suits, Sale Price...
All $3.50 Union Suits, Sale Price. . .
All $5.00 Union Suits. Sale Price. ..
All $7.50 Union Suits. Sale Price S-t.OiS
S1.48
.$1.98
82.48
S3.98
All $6.00 Suits and Overcoats.ale Price!. S3.9S
ah .ou suits aw overcoats, sale fnce. .JS4.98
All $9.00 Suits and Overcoats, Sale Price.. $5.98
All $10 Suits and Overcoats, Sale Price. . .$6.9S
AH $12.50 and $15 Suite and Overcoats, - '
Sale Price $8.98
Omaha's New Market
Opens
I Saturday, January, 18 v
Your inspection invited. We have not invested thou
sands of dollars in elaborate fixtures, which enables
us to ,
Save You From 20 to 30 Per Cent
on Your Meat Bill
We want you to call, proving our statement of Better Meats
for less money. Our Cash and Carry System enables us to do
this for you. -
Spring Chickens, strictly fresh dressed, lb. . . 29c
Ducks, extra fancy fresh dressed, per lb. . :.,3234c
Pig Pork Loins, very small, strictly fresh, lb.. .2734c
Beef Steak, cut from young steers, at per lb.. .22Vc
Look at Our Prices
Sirloin cut from young steers,
lb 29?4c
Porter House Steaks or
Eib Roast, per lb.27c
Pot Roast of Beef, lb. 22c-18c
Rib Boil, tendered, lb 15c
Beef Tongue, lb 22 He
Beef Hearts, lb 12 He
Egga, strictly freah, at, per dox.
Butter in Tubs, pood for the table, lb.
Heinz Split Dill Pickles, at, per qt.
Heinz dry pack Sauer Kraut, per lb. . .
Veal Roast, strictly fancy, per
lb '.22 He
Veal Steak, extra fancy, per
lb. 35c
Pig Pork Shoulder Roast, in
3 to 5-lb. chunks, lb.. . .22 He
Spare Ribs, per lb..... 1674c
Neck Bones, strictly fresh 6c
56c
.55c
.10c
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Coffee Department,
Right m one pt Our front windows, in plain view of
all who enter our store or pass its doors, we will roast
all our high grade coffees each day. Remember
Fresh Roasted Coffee makes a Better Cup. Satur
day, the opening day, we will offer as a special
Regular 35c kind for 25c
Regular 40c kind f or 30c
regular 50c kind for . .40c
,1 CLOTHING COM FAN?
Don't Forget
the date and place and arrange to pay Omaha's New
Market a visit. - . . . v-
OMAHA MARKET
115 So. 16th Street
agreed to furnish the landing field,
though no location was ever an
nounced, and "inquiries were rfTailed
out to Omaha business men asking
for donations towards the building
of the hangars and repair shop.
Commissioner Manley of the
Omaha Chamber of Commerce said
he had received a wire of Assistant
Postmaster General Prager recently
saying a representative of ihe post
office department would be in Oma
ha, within a week to look over the
landing field, and other arrange
ments in Omaha.
Minnesota Ratifies.
St. Paul, Minn., Jan. I7.r-Minne-sota
ratified the fcdgraL- prohibi
tion amendment today when the
house adopted the joint ratification
resolution. The senate previously
had acted.
stop it. but was overruled and the
defendants continued their remarks
William Hood, one of jhe first de-
lenaants to De arrestee;, closed tor
the "silent defense."
City Building Inspector
Maus Dies at Advanced Age
John H. Maus, for a number of
years city building inspector, died
in his home, 2599 Kansas avenue,
last night, aged 74 years, i He is
survived by his wife and one daugh
ter. Daisy Maus.
Mr. . Maus was a veteran of the
Civil war. He was born in Holi-
daysburg, Pa., and came to Omaha
immediately following the close of
the war? His first work here was
in the Union Pacific shops, but he
afterwards did contracting work
for a number of years before his
appointment as building inspector.
Funeral arrangements will be an
nounced 'later.
Bee Want Ads are the Best Busi
iness Boosters
Trade With WASHINGTON MARKET. All Gooda, Sold as Represented.
Try a box of ESTES LAUNDRY TAB
LETS. Ther wash clothe without r,.h
bing, per box 25c
Extra fancy Veal Roast, per lb..". ...25c
Extra fancy Veal Chops, per lb 25c
Extra fancy Veal Breast with pocket, per
lb l7Vic
Extra fancy Sirloin cr Poterhouse Steak,
w lb. -....28c
ooneiesa iresn Hide Pork, per lb.... 30c
Choice Steer Rump or Shoulder Roast,
per lb .25c
fresh Spare Ribs, per lb 18lac
PifT Pork Roast, per lb ...,25c
Extra Lean Pork Chops, per lb,... ...30c
Pork Tenderloin, per lb... .45c
No. 8 Tjmstoes,- per can ....' 20c
No. 2 Pork and Beans, per can.... 15c
All brands Creamery Butter, per lb., 67c
Good Oleomanrine, per lb .27 Vic
Srictly fresh Country Eggs, per dox. 65c
Full line nf vegetable; and fruit at lowest prices.
Visit Our Branch Market at McCrory 5e and IOc Store, In Basement
SAME GOODS SAME PRICES SAME HONEST WEIGHT
United States Food Administration License No. C-27634
Jn of the largest wholesale mail order houses in the middle west.
The lasSiingtoii Parket
I 1407 DOUGLAS STREET
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Phone Doug. 1796
1608-10-12 Harney St.
What shall we have? is the question that bothers every
housewife who trys toplan something different to tempt
and please the family. -
Here's a suggestion: Have a tender, juicy pot roast
with rich brown gravy and steaming mashed potatoes. The
loiks win an enjoy it. The Central Market has especially tn
tempting pot roasts for Saturday. Come once and you will ,
come always. .
Special for Saturday' Selling.
Best granulated sugar, per lb. 10c
White Russian soap, G bars, 25c
Electric Spark soap, 5 bars, 25c
Palm Olive soap, per bar ....10c
Advo Peaches, extra quality,
per can 35c
J. M. sliced peaches, per can 35c
Sunkist plums, in heavy syrup,
per can 25c
48 lb. Sunkist or Blue Bell flour.
per sack $2.90
24 lb. Sunkist or Blue Bell flour.
per sack $1.45
Pure White Bear jam 33c
Large cans tomatoes, per can 15c
per doien $1.75
4 lb. sacks pure buckwheat flour
for 4Se
Advo or Monarch pure maple
syrup, full quart ..fiOe
Log Cabin syrup, quart 63e
Del Monte brand blackberries,
per can 17Vje
Del Monte brand grapes, can 17Vc
Large bottles Monarch ketchup,
for 22c
10 oz. bottle Mayflower ketchup,
for 15c
8 os. jar Advo A;s. Jams ...15c
Mayflower corn, per can . .17'sc
per dosen $2.00
Sunshine corn, per ean ISc
per dozen ,.....$1.75
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Small pig pork loin? per lb.. 29J4c
Fancy pot roast, lb.
,.22Je
Prime rolled rib roast,
per lb 30c
Pig pork chops, per lb. 30c
Pig pork roast, per lb. 24c
Special Sale on Carnations, each 4c
Large Grape Fruit, each 7'2c
Fancy veal roast, per
pound ....... .22Uc, 25c
Pig pork spare ribs, lb, 18c I I
Extra lean breakfast bacon,
per pound 47c
Bacon square, per lb. 32
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Guaranteed fresh eggs in cartons,
per dosen 62c
No. 1 storage eggs, per dox. 50c
Wisconsin Cream cheese. Ib. 3Sc
Fancy bulk creamery butter, .
lb. : 58c
I lb. pails Swift's Snowflake, $1.75
Gem. Nut Margarine, per lb. 32c
Creamed Cottage Cheese re
ceived daily.
Extra Fancy Yellow Sweet Pots.
toes, 10c lb.; $ lbs 25c
Extra Fancy Carrots and Pars
nips, Sc lb,; 6 lbs. 25c
Extra Fancy Celery, per stalk IOc
Fresh Fruits and Vegetables of
all kinds.
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For the last times today, Hal
Johnson ana company will offer their
comedy sketch at the Empress
theater. Howland. Irwin and How-
land, also on this same bill, have
harmony singing and character
changes.
Play Given by Women's
Club Raises $256 for
Armenian Relief Fund
Two hundred and fifty-six dollars
was raised for Armenian relief Fri
day night when members of the pub
lic speaking department of the
Omaha Woman's club presented
"The Doll's House" by Ibsen.-under
the auspices of the Scottish Rite
Masons in the Scottish Rite temple.
The leading roles were caoablv
portrayed by Hart Jeuks as Torvald
Helmer and Mrs. Anson Bigelow
as Nora, the doll wife. - Mrs. Grant
Williams, who was scheduled to
play the part of Mrs. Linden, was
taken ill with influenza Thursdav
evening and the Dart was taken on
this short notice by Miss Sue Garrett.
Ihe play was directed by Mrs. Isa
bel McLaughlin, who also took the
part of Anna. The other members ,
of the cast included W. R. Mc
Laughlin, Louis Nettle. Mrs. Toseoh
Duffy, James Duffy, Florence
Druesedow and Gwendolyn Eiche.
Between acts Mrs. James R. Cain,
jr., gave vocal numbers and Flor
ence Druesedow eave, a'Spanish
dance.
Illinois Board Suspends
Increase of Telephone Rates
Springfield, 111., Jan. 17. An or
der suspending for five months the
enforcement of the telephone rates,
which would have become effective
in Illinois January 21, under a ruling
of Postmaster General Burleson,
was entered by the Illinois oublic
utilities commission today.
IN THE DIVORCE COURT.
W. P. Hosier has filed a petition of dl
Torce from Myra B. Hosier, whom he
married In Omaha June is, 1114, Cruelty
Is charged. Mr. Hosier feaa lived In
Omaha it years.
Sophia, Gallowlch charge her husband.
Herman with abandonment She haa
petitioned for a decree of divorce and for
custody of a minor child. They wrf
married In Omaha March 25, 117.
Leola Randell has filed a divorce peti
tion, asking for a decree from Frank Ran
dell, whom she married on May ti, 1912.
She allege "cruel and Inhuman treatment"
Henry A. Wilson la charged with non-
support by his wife, Grace, who asks for
a decree of divorce.
MM
tVoodr Dlckereon has applied for a ft.
eree of divorce from Lillian Dlekerson.
The husband allegea that his wife "made ,
an appointment to meet a certain man at'
a certain .rooming house."
Cora BJ. Borwtck chara-ea fat Sahtt TT.
Borwlck la addicted to strong drink. She
asks for a decree of divorce.
Ottllea, S. Mltcheltres has aDcllad In At.
voree court for a decree from Walter
Mitcheltree whom she charges with hav
ing an ungovernable temper. Th wife
also asks for custody of a minor child and
for alimony.
STSdle Chillis Is charged with InfM.lit.
by Herbert Child who ha applied for a
decree of divorce.
Frantlska Jaa ha been granted
ere of divorce from George Jan, whom
she married JO years ago. Extreme cruelty
was th cause of action.
A decree of divorce and eustoilv f
minor child have been allowed to Mary S.
Dooley In her action against William boo
ley who wa charged with unsupport
Clemma TX Helnen na been rnA h
former nam of Krlatof. and .w.rH. .
decree of divorce from P. B. lielnen.
The marital relation betwaen win. .-a
William . Kennedy have been
favor of th wife, who wa allowed a de.
cree and custody of William, IS year old
Francis. 14 years old: John. IS v..r.
Grace. 2 years old. and Victor. weekt
old. Kennedy will be required to pay $1C
per weeks for IS yearn and Is enjoinee
from Interfering with Mr. Kennedy.
Mary E. Sowerwin was allowed
eree of divorce from Paul 8. 8owerwlne
custody ot three children and an allow
ance of 139 per month.
Th divorce cs of Carolvn v '
Ralph A. Kress, has been settled by ward
in th plaintiff a decree I7DO .n ...... .. .
110 per week allowance.
A decree of divorr has hn .
favor of Alvlna Petnar In her action
gainst James rtnr. The te. ...
wanted custody of two children and list
liiuouy.