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THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: MAY 25, 19lT.
CONDITION OF
CROPS DROPPED
IN PAST 0 DAYS
However, Winter Wheat In
Nebraska Excellent; Corn
Backward, But Oats and
Hay Fine.
Chicago, May 25. (Special.) The
!; American Co-operative Manager in
to today's issue prints a report of the
crop conditions in eight states of the
'' middle west. This word is com
;j N piled from those of country agents
it of various states. It reads in part:
Winter wheat condition in the
eight central states has dropped to
an average of just 100 from our
!; average of 103 last issue Majt the 10.
Illinois averages 92 compared to
! 105 last time, and Oklahoma 95 com
; pared to 104. Other averages are
" Iowa 105, Indiana 99. Michigan 95,
Ohio 112, Nebraska 103, and Kan
1 sas 102, compared to last report of
i" 102, Iowa 106. Kansas 102. Michi
',: gan 105, Nebraska 101, Ohio 109,
J; and Oklahoma 104.
v Corn average will be about the
;; fame, with oats possibly reduced
" by cold wet weather. One field of
i "take all" reported in Indiana.
," The reports by states are as
U follows:
Michigan, winter wheat condi
U tion 95, a reduction of 10 per cent
Jrom our reports two weeks ago.
Corn work is backward, oats in
fairly good condition. The hay
acreage is short and condition
poor.
Ohio general condition 112, bet
ter by three points than our last re-
' port. Everything is in excellent
condition with indications for an
early harvest. Oats acreage reduced
by wet weather.
Nebraska winter wheat con-
!' lion 103, an increase of
two over last report. Oats looking
! fine and com backward. Hay
; excellent.
' Oklahoma, winter wheat condi-
tion has been reduced to 95 by wet
, and cold weather, with rust reported
extensively. Oats are good and
hay excellent. Corn acreage
reduced.
Kansas, winter wheat the same as
last report, 102. Corn planting
delayed, with some replanting.
Oats are good, but acreage slightly
decreased.
Illinois, winter wheat condition
reduced to 92 because of frost and
wet weather. Damaged in bottoms
and turning yeJIow. Some reports
i of hessian fly tfamage.
Iowa, condiion of winter wheat
one-hundred-five, looking fine rank
growth. Corn acreage increased
but work from seven to ten days
- late. Seed excellent. Oats acreage
reduced, condition fair. Alfalfa
acreage increased, clover normal
with excellenucondition.
Indiana, winter wheat condition is
99, not as good as at this time last
month, due to frosts and wet
weather. Corn acreage reduced, as
V are oats. Hay poor to fair.
Six-Year-Old Girl Makes Mark
as Athlete and Water Baby
I farjjret dune fiaiifiii
Dancer, swimmer, diver, boat girl
and for her age, 100 per cent athlete,
is 6-year-old Margaret Jane Matthai,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Claude B.
Matthai, 3415 Sherman avenue.
As a dancer, Margaret Jane ac
complished her first clever steps of
fantastic pose when but 3 years old.
Her first appearance in public was
on the stage of the Brandeis thea
ter three years ago, when she danced
before a packed house for the bene-
Little Margaret Jane Mat
thai Learns to Swim,
Row Boat and Dance
at Early Age.
fit of the Belgian relief. Critics
pronounced the little girl's simple
poses unusually artistic.
At Avalon, Catalina Island, Calif.,
Margaret Jane learned to swim
through a placid stretch of water in
the bay. At first she used water
wings, but quickly learning from her
mother the skill of self-propulsion
in water, Margaret Jane swam
alone.
She is a movie fan, choosing as her
favorite stars, Fatty Arbuckle, Mary
l'ickford and Charlie Chaplin, par
ticularly his actionary capers, that
while imitating the movie clown's
queer gait on a pier leading into
Lake Minerva, Wis., two years ago,
Margaret Jane fell into deep water.
That was her first involuntary dive.
She swam to shore while her play
mates cried frantically for help. Her
next dives were made in shallow wa
ter, and head foremost.
She can handle a small set of oars
with adroitness.
Married "Man" of 16, Check
Forger, Sent to Kearney
Boy-Husband, Who "Bought" Big Home With a Worth
less Check for $5,000, Does Neither Know Nor
Care Where His Wife Is at; Glad to Go to Re
form School.
Held on Charge of
Raising Two Dollar
Bill to Ten Dollars
Charged with raising the denomin
ation of a $2 Federal Reserve bank
note to $10, R. T. Richie, negro, was
bound over to the federal grand jury
yesterday by United States Com
missioner McLaughlin.
Richie was arrested and turned
over to federal officers recently by
Special Officer Finn, of the Brandeis
stores, when he presented the $10
note in payment for merchandise.
When searched $28 in currency
was found in his possession, all of
the same series as the raised $10
note.
Richie declared he received the
note from a Crosstown street car
conductor in exchange for smaller
change. He was unable to identify
the conductor.
: Capt. F. Whipperman,
: Gassed In France, Is
f Back From War Zone
Capt. Frank Whipperman, Third
United States Pioneer infantry, is
in Omaha on leave from Camp
Dodge. He was badly gassed near
J Egremont in October and has not
I yet entirety recovered,
i Captain Whipperman reached Nev
' York from overseas heading a bat-
talion, coming aboard the United
; States battleship New Hampshire.
'; The battalion was sent to Camp
Dodge to be demobilized. He ex
pects soon to be released from the
; army.
. He saw active duty for more than
five months prior to the signing of
' the armistice. In November he was
confined to the hospital as a result
J of the severe gassiitg he received.
Howard M. Brock, 16 years old, a
married "man," deserted by his wife,
appeared in juvenile court yesterday
and gladly consented to be sent to
the Kearney Industrial school by
Troup.
Howard is the boy arrested a few
weeks ago for forging about $5,000
worth of checks in an effort "to win
back the love of his wife." He ne
gotiated for the purchase of Max
Burkenroad's home at Nineteenth
and Burdette streets and paid a few
thousand dollars, by a bad check, on
the purchase price.
The boy told Judge Troup the
whole story of his life, his voice
trembling with emotion. He ad
mitted that he had forged a check
on his father's account for $200 and
cashed it in Elkton, Md. This he
said he did after his father had re
fused to give him money to come
west.
He used the money to pay the fare
of himself and his 19-year-old wife to
the west, where, he said, he thought
he could get work at his trade of
railroad electrician.
"When I got here we didn't have
anything and I know my mind
wasn't working right when I forged
those checks," he said. "I wanted
to buy nice things that my wife
wanted. Then I heard of work in
Colorado and I went out there. I
didn't get answers to my letters to
my wife so I came back to see what
was the matter, but she had gone."
"Where is your wife now?" asked
the judge.
"I don't know." said Howard with
quivering lip. And then he added
bitterly, "and I don't care."
He inquired of Judge Troup just
what kind of an education he can
get at Kearney and then declared
he was glad to go.
"I never had much education," he
said. "Maybe I can get some yet."
5,000 BOTTLES OF
'GOLD TEA' FOUND
BY STATE AGENTS
Over 200 Cases of Counterfeit
Whisky Unc:.: ' i On Farm
Near Papillion; For Omaha
"Trade."
State Agents Wilson and Busker
established the record Friday of
being the first members of Gus Hy
ers' liquor squad to confer a favor
on Omaha bootleggers and their
customers.
All done up in government official
seals, 5,000 pints of cold tea, resem
bling exactly in color the very best
bonded whisky, and en route to this
city, were unearthed on the farm of
L. K. Sauder, one mile west of Pa
pillion, Neb. There were 220 cases
of it, and the state agents declare
that orders had been taken in Oma
ha for all of it.
Acting on a tip, Wilson and
Bunker instituted a search at the
Sauder farm for what had been re
ported to be a huge consignment of
whisky. The cold tea was found
buried in the rear of the house.
The stuff was seized, and it is ru
mored ii Papillion that one of the
state agents discovered it was coun
terfeit whisky when he took a long
smile at one of the bottles to relieve
an attack of indigestion.
No arrests were made and the tea
was turned over to Sheriff Peters of
Papillion.
WAR VETERANS
DO NOT SUPORT
CANADA STRIKE
Settlement of Winnipeg
Trouble Rests on Order
Calling Off Sympathetic
Walkout.
I Special Program to Be Given
at City Mission Monday Night
' A special attraction will be
- added to the regular community
t singing program held at the City
- Mission next Monday night. The
' Gate City quartet will not only give
'numerous vocal numbers, but will
' furnish music with brass instru
ments. . The community singing is in
charge of Lee G. Kratz, and begins
" at 7:4a p.- m. Sunday school services
t the Mission are held every Sun
" day : afternoon at 3 o'clock. A
special song service in charge of
Mr. Kratz, beginning 15 minutes
, before the regular service, is a fea-
, Miss De Wolf to Look After
Welfare nf Women Workers
The Board of Public Welfare has
appointed Miss Lila De Wolf as
i investigator of industries in which
women are employed. She has had
i practical experience along these
lines in government service. Part
of her work will be to enforce the
4 laws relating to the protection of
women in factories, stores and
.. nther niacin nf mnlnvmnK Wer
last employment was with the co-,-
operative employment bureau in the
court hou
Governor McKelvie to Talk
at Meeting of Bankers
"The Merchant Marine and For
eign Trade" is the subject of the
address of John J. Arnold, vice
president of the First National bank
of Chicago, who will speak at the
Nebraska Bankers' association here,
June 11 and 12.
Richard S. Hawes, vice-president
of the American Bankers' associa
tion, will deliver an address on "The
Interdependence 'of Bankers," and
Governor McKelvie will speak on
"The Civil Administration Code."
Winnipeg, Man., May 24. Settle
ment of the general strike here to
day rested squarely upon the effect
which an order calling off the sym
pathetic walkout would have no
union councils in other Dominion
cities, in the opinion of leaders of
both factions. All issues seem to
have been tentatively agreed upon
except the demand that the strike
leaders must assume full responsi
bility for the general strike and re
store local conditions to normal be
fore an agreement with the em
ployers can be concluded.
It was learned today that federal
ministers have condemned the strike
of Winnipeg postal employes and
ordered that they return to work
by Monday; that the provincial au
thorities have met the telephone
situation in the same manner and
that the Great War Veterans' asso
ciation, after indorsing the principle
of collective bargaining, at the out
set of the strike, refused at a spe
cial meeting to indorse the strike
methods of the union forces.
AD CLUB TO HAVE GUESTS.
L. B. .Clough, merchandise man
ager for M. E. Smith & Co.. and
president of the National Floor
Covering association, will address
the Advertising Selling league Mon
day evening at the Hotel Fon
tenelle on "Who's Who the Buyer
or the Seller?" This is also to be
guestk' night, and every business
man in the city who has an interest
in this subject is invited.
TOBACCO
or Snuff Habit CURED ky
harmless remedy. Guaranteed.
Sent on trial. If It cures, eosta
mi 51, it It fall., rnata nothing. SUPERBA
COMPANY, D-717, Baltimore, Md.
Knights and Ladies of Security.
Omaska Council No. 2295 will
give a card party and dance Tuesday
night at the Swedish auditorium.
Entertainment will start at 8:30
o'clock.
CHIROPRACTOR
Ethel Thrall Maltby, D. C.
(Palmer Graduate)
Adjustment, $1.00 12 (or $10.00
312 Bee Bid;. Douglas 3072.
Dr. CLARK
THE PAINLESS DENTIST
BENCRE
Infected roots, so-called blind abscesses,
and pyorrhea, were some of the cause of
reported cases of excessive headache and
neuralgia, were probably preventable. If a,
competent dentist could obtain full history
of these cases, it would be found that the
lack and proper care of the teeth were the
real cause of these diseases. Death in
directly due to dental diseases are an impor
tant factor in the mortality of the nation,
end it behooves the individual to take care
of the teeth and mouth, so that there will
be no chance of becoming; a victim of the
mouth and teeth infection.
Jacob Beamer and wife of 4728 North Twenty-Seventh Btreet. Mr.
Beamer had 18 teeth, his wife 10, extracted by use of Vapor Mist. These people
want to tell of my painless method. Hi wife like Comfort Plates: the best
made; non-breakable, solid plates. Crown and Bridge Work. Porcelain Crown
that look like your own teeth. Solid Crowns. The X-ray used in all doubt
ful cases. I treat Pyorrhea with success.
Office 510, Fifth Floor Paxton Block, 16th and Farnam Streets.
wanwauy bvanuif
Lady Attendant.
Open Sunday by Appointment Only.
until 8, lor th Benefit of Working: People.
Phone Red 1201.
DENY ADVISERS
OF 0. S. MISSION
HAVE RESIGNED
Dr. Williams "Loaned" by
His University Only Until
April, State Depart
ment Announces.
Washington, May 24. Published
reports of resignations of attaches
of the American peace mission in
Paris, construed to indicate, dissatis
faction in the mission with the peace
treaty, drew the first official denial
today from the State department. It
was denied that Dr. E. T. Williams
has resigned as adviser on far east
ern affairs and stated that he was
only loaned by the University of
California with the understanding
that he would be kept only until
April.
Show Status of Affair.
The Amereican delegation has
prepared a memorandum showing
the status of affairs before the peace
conference on the conclusion of the
Austrian treaty.
This discloses that formidable
amount of business is still to be
transacted, besides the Turkish and
Bulgarian treaties, covering the
whole ranges of inter-allied subjects.
The memorandum leaves no doubt
that the conference will continue
for a considerable time after the
treaties have been signed and Pres
ident Wilson has left.
The advertiser who uses The Bee
Want Ad Column increases his
business thereby and the persons
who read them profit by the oppor
tunities offered.
Waives Preliminary
In Police Court On
Manslaughter Charge
Joe Snyder, 18-year-old truck
driver, waived preliminary examina
tion when arraigned yesterday before
Police Judge Foster in South Side
police court, on a charge of man
slaughter in connection with the
death of Albert Kostal, 3-year-old
son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Kostal
of Fiftieth and P streets.
Snyder furnished a bond of $5,000
for his appearance in district court.
The Kostal boy was killed last
Wednesday at 6 o'clock p. m., at Fif
tieth and Q streets. Mrs. Kostal was
injured. A jury which heard the
evidence at an inquest recommended
that Snyder be held for further in
vestigation bv the county attorney.
Wife Awarded Big Verdict
Against Ex-Saloonkeepers
Mrs. Jame s Riley of the South Side
was awarded a verdict of $10,367
damages against Lawrence Connor,
John Xittler and other former South
Side saloon keepers by a jury in Dis
trict Judge Kstelle's court yesterday.
She sued for $40,000 for alleged de
haucliment of her husband. "Jimmie"
Riley. Their seven small children
were in the court room with the par
ents during the trial.
Union Station Ticket Agent
Is Dead; Funeral Monday
George E. Abbott, ticket agent at
he I'nion station, died at his home
in the Sherman apartments at 9
o'clock this morning.
Funeral services will he held from
the First Presbyterian church, Thirty-fourth
and Farnam streets, at 3
p. in. Mondav.
All Overseas Forces
Except Regular Army
ill Leave by nine 12
Washington, May 24. Revised
plans for the return of the oversell
forces provide for the sailing from
France of all American troops ex
cept those in the regular divisions,
by June 12, General March, chief o!
staff, announced today.
Units now in the service of supplj
are scheduled to sail: 100,1X10 in May
200,000 in June and the small remain
der in July. A definite schedule hal
been arranged for closing all the sup
ply sections and leave areas now un
der control of the A. E. F. head
quarters. General headquarters at Chaumont
will be closed early in June, after
which time the Coblenz sector will
be supplied direct from Antwerp.
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