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THE BEE:, OMAHA, WEDNESDAY, JULY 2, 1919. AR PROGRAM OF EAGUE FIGURES II aiiiiii mil k Hi h WN l-T l.flNr Pamphlet Which Minnesota Supreme Court Said Was Not Disloyal Is Introduced During Trial. Jackson, Minn., July 1. The war program of the Nonpartisan league, drawn up neariy two years ago in St aul, was introduced as evidence today at the trial of A, C. Townley, president of the National Nonpar tisan league, and Joseph Gilbert, a league organizer, who are charged with conspiracy to commit dis loyalty. The Minnesota supreme court, some time ago, decided that the words used in the pamphlet, which had been distributed by the Non partisan league, were not in them selves disloyal. The prosecution in the present case argued that they would attempt to show that this pamphlet was one method used by the league to discourage aggressive Dartieination in the war. Tudze E. ' C Tlaiii riif4 affpp 9(tArnvt fnr the defense objected to the intro duction of the pamphlet, that the document had been referred to at the trial and that it might be ad mitted as a state exhibit. - After the pamphlet was intro duced in evidence the state called J. A. Sayles, a Lakefield farmer, who testified regarding the speech Gilbert made at Lakefield on Janu ary 23, 1918. His testimony was about the same as that of a half dozen state witnesses who previous ly tontifiVH recarrlinff the same meet- J - --o a ing. ' r i -f al complain or nouses in Operation of Farm Loan Banks Washington, July 1. Complaints of alleged abuses in the operation of the federal farm loan law were made in the senate. Senator Smoot, republican. Utah, urged immediate repeal of the provisions authorizing organization of. joint stock land banks, which he declared were mak ing excessive profits. He assailed particularly the Chicago Joint Stock Land bank. Senator Poindexter, republican, Washington, charged that the farm land loan law was being evaded, the maximum amount of loans being ob tained by farmers through deeding parts of their land to members of their family who then secure the maximum individual loan. Denver Car Men to Quit if Wages and Fares Are Cut Denver, Colo.. July 1. Five cent car fare will go into effect in Den "vif next Saturday, under a bill oassed by the city council last night repealing the six-cent tramway fare ordinance. A strike of street car employes is a possible result of an announced cut in wages that will follow the return to a five-cent fare. The tramway company has an nounced it will return to the 1916 wage scale when the fare is cut and trainmen have declared they will not Nebraskans in Washington. Washington, July 1. (-Special Telegram.) W. F. Gurley enter tained at luncheon in the capital Tuesday Representatives Jefferis of Grand Island, who is on his way Jfdrrje, having been mustered out of the service recently. Congressman Evans will accom pany friends to Huntington County. Pennsylvania, his boyhood home, to spend the Fourth. Congressman and Mrs. Keavis go to Old Concord lhursday, where the congressman will deliver the oration July 4. As chairman of the subcommittee having charge of investigating the purchases of food supplies for the army during the war, Representative Keavis plans to begin his inquiry War department in withholding about 40,000,000 pounds of meat product from sale now that the war i over. Robert H. Manley Resigns As Commissioner of C. of C. Successor Will Probably Be Named by Executive Committee at Meet ing Next Week. Yesterday at the meeting of the executive committee of the Omaha Chamber of Commerce, Robert H. Manley. commissioner since Febru ary 1, '1914, presented his resignation and the same was accepted, effective July IS. In leaving his official posi tion with the chamber, Mr. Man ley goes with the Northwestern Mu tual Life Insurance company, as as sociate general agent, with head quarters in Omaha. The successor to Mr. Manley will probably be named by the executive committee of the chamber at the meeting next week. Members of the committee have a large list of candidates to select from, but so far have not picked the man for the place. The resignation of Mr. Manley will come as a complete surprise to mem bers of the chamber. Members of the executive committee have antici pated it for some time. Two years ago he sought to resign and go into business for himself, but on account of the numerous war activities in which members of the executive committee of the chamber were en gaged, he was induced to remain un til the close of the war. Prior to going with the Chamber J v- K I $V I Robert H. Manley. of Commerce as its commissioner, Mr. Manley was advertising manager for the Brandeis stores. During the past year he served on the national committee on soldiers' employment of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States. During the period of the war he had charge of all the war savings stamp drives in Omaha and managed their conduct. He is now chairman of war savings for Omaha and a member of the state committee. CONGRESS DRYS LINE UP FORCES AGAINST BEER (Continued From Page One.) uary 16, 1920, will be attacked in the minority report. Bitter Fight Promised. While the majority will attempt to obtain speedy consideration of its new enforcement measure, indi cations were that there would be a bitter fight on the floor. Chairman Volstead of the judiciary committee was in conference during the day with Republican Leader Mondell, but no statement was made public as to what was discussed. When the Igoe request was before the house, Representative Gard, democrat, Ohio, asked Mr. Mondell what decision had been reached as to presentation next week of en forcement legislation, to which question the floor leader said he was not prepared to state at this time. The position of the "drys" in con gress is that they will stop the sale of 2f4 per cent beer within two weeks by rushing through next week a bill defining intoxicating liquor as a beverage or product containing one-half of one per cent alcohol. Liquor Men Rejoicing. Baltimore, July 1. Liquor men here are rejoicing over a decision in the United States district court by Judge Rose, in accordance with the ruling of the United States district court of New York handing down an opinion which literally gives brewers in the local district a free right to manufacture and sell beer of not only half per cent, but 2 per cent until the supreme court makes the final ruling on the ques tion. The opinion was in the case of Standard Brewing company, the of ficials of which were indicted for manufacturing beer of one-half of one per cent. Judge Rose sustained the demur rer, but in doing so informed the defendants that they would be still conducting their business at their own risk by manufacturing beer. "I shall sustain the demurrer," said Judge Rose in closing the opin ion, "My decision will not differ from that made in the other courts, which is to be finally decided by the supreme court. It simply means that a man shall manufacture or sell vinous or fermented liquors that are not intoxicating. He may not, however, sell anything that is in toxicating. If the supreme court decided that the judge in New York was wrong and that I erred in fol lowing him, then another indictment can be obtained against these gen tlemen and you know what that means. That is the chance that you will take." Two Bartenders Arrested. Kansas City, July 1. Two bar- ry io Raise Bread Without Yeast. you Cant Do It ! And you cant build and maintain a strong body unless you put a . the required material into it . You must have something be sides mere flesh-forming food. That's why Grape-Nuts is an ideal food, for besides ordi nary nourishment, it contains the mineral elements of the drains material absolutely required for building and maintaining the rigit land ornerves and bone and blood and brain and brawn . Some foods lack these elements. Grape-Nuts provides them. fo raise in price to consumers "during or since the war. tenders were arrested here on orders of Francis M. Wilson, United States attorney, charged with selling beer. They were arraigned before Com missioner Harry L. Arnold and en tered pleas of guilty. Bonds were fixed at $500. These arrests are be lieved to be the first of the kind in the United States, said District At torney Wilson. The federal attorney said he had received no word, one way or an other, from Attorney General Pal mer and was proceeding on his own initiative under the law which pro hibits the sale of "beer, wine, or other intoxicating malt or vinous liquors." Less than one-half of Kansas City's saloons were open Monday and practically all that were open sold only "near beer" or light wines, it was said. None of the city breweries oper ated. Application Denied. San Francisco, July 1. Federal Judge William Sawtelle Tuesday de nied the application of the Rainier Brewing company of San Francisco for an injunction restraining the United States attorney from bring ing criminal proceedings against the company for manufacturing after May 1, or selling after June 20, beer of per cent or less alcoholic con tent. Practically all breweries through out California will resume the man ufacture and sale of beer of not more than 2.75 per cent alcoholic content Wednesday, according to a statement issued by the attorney for the California State Brewers' asso ciation, at the conclusion of a meet ing attended by representatives of brewing interests throughout the state. , Illinois Is Real Dry. Chicago, July 1. Illinois was made entirely dry and reduced to near-beer, the one-half of one per cent by State Attorney General Brundage's interpretation of the new state "search and seizure" law. The latter, Mr. Brundage said, was in full effect and defined non-intoxicating liquors at no more than one half of one per cent of alcoholic content. Chicago authorities accepted the Brundage opinion, but with a de gree of reservation. Corporation Counsel Ettelson advised the chief of police to observe the interpreta tion "unless and until otherwise ad vised." More than half of Chicago's 6,000 saloons remained open, but the Brundage opinion was regarded as a severe blow. But one violation of wartime prohibition was reported to the federal district attorney. Refuse Any Licenses. The city collector's office refused to issue liquor licenses unless the corporation counsel issued a favor able opinion. As a result of developments, liquor men in this district were sub mitting to prohibition and saloons remained open and were selling soft drinks. William G. Legner, head of the brewers''association, said the brewers still stood by their decision announced yesterday to make noth ing more than one-half of one per cent alcoholic beer. Ernest Kunde, president of the Illinois Liquor Dealers' Protective association, said he saw nothing to be done except await the lifting of the wartime ban by President Wil son, although his organization would make a legal fight on the search and seizure law as well as against all prohibition legislation. Milwaukee to Sell Beer. Milwaukee July 1. Although sa loon licenses in Milwaukee expired at midnight Monday, 2.75 beer and wine may be sold, according to the interpretation of the law by City Clerk Leuch, but no licenses will be issued until after demobilization. The common council granted 1,400 saloon licenses, but directed the city clerk to withheld the permits until wartime prohibition is ended by de mobilization of the army. Very little 2.75 beer was being sold in Milwaukee, the supply being about exhausted. Employes of Kansas Stores Will Help In Wheat Harvest Salina, Kan., July 1. Business men of Salina have made plans to release their employes for work in the harvest fields, which will start shortly. According to a letter to the Chamber of Commerce from E. E. Frizell, state farm labor agent, all wheat must be cut within 15 days. Any left uncut after that time will be lost. Many firms throughout the state, it is reported, will release their men for harvest work. Other firms will have women do as much work as they can in their places. Some towns will send out men in the late afternoon and early evening to harvest .near the town to help save the crop. NEW YORK SENDS MAIL TO CHICAGO BY AIRPLANE NOW First Plane Leaves Gotham at 5;15 A. M. and Flies to Belfont, Pa., Where it Transfers Its Load. Washington, July 1. Air mail service between New York and Chi cago was inaugurated today with a six-hour service. The first plane left New York at 5:15 a. m., flew to Belfont, Pa., at the rate of 123 miles an hour and there transfer red its mail to another plane which reached Cleveland at 9:30 a. m.. in time to transfer the mail to the reg ular Cleveland-to-Chicago machine. "Mail can now be sent by air plane from New York, leaving there about 5 a. m. and reaching Chicago about 1 p. m.," said the Postoffice department, announcing the inaugu ration of the service. "About 12,000 letters a day are taken from Pacific coast points and through air mail service from New York to Chicago will advance the delivery of mail for Seattle, San Francisco, Los An geles, and other cities about 24 hours sooner than if sent from New York through by rail. This applies to let ters received in New York post offices for the 8:40 p. m. train west ward. "Air mail from the west for New York and points east is taken on at Chicago and Cleveland. A plane leaves Chicago at 2:30 p. m., arriv ing at Cleveland at 5:30 p. m., in time to connect with the 20th Cen tury Limited, and the mail arrives in New York about 9 o'clock the next morning. This gives the business men about three hours more to dispatch mail from Chicago than if sent by train about noon. An airplane leaves Cleveland in the morning at 8:30, taking all air mail from train con nections, and the mail arrives in New York about 1 p. m. This also gives the business men a late night service by train to Cleveland, con necting with the morning plane at that point for New York and points east, and advancing mail delivery many hours over that by through train service." Bolshevist Books Seized. Montreal, July 1. Tons of bol shevist and socialist literature were seized in a raid on the foreign quar ters of the city conducted early to day by 130 patrolmen under the direction of Chief of Police Belan-ger. Stringent Regulations Govern Alcohol's Sale by Medical Profession Washington. July 1. Stringent regulations governing the sale of alcohol for medical purposes were issued by the bureau of internal rev enue. "Physicians may prescribe wines and liquors for internal uses, or al cohol for external uses," the regu lations said, but m every such case each prescription shall be in dupli cate and both copies be signed in the physician's handwriting. The quantity prescribed for a single pa tie n t at a given time shall not ex ceed one quart. In no case shall a physician prescribe alcoholic liquors unless the patient is under his con stant personal supervision. "All prescriptions shall indicate clearly the name and address of the patient, including street and apart ment number, if any, the date when written, the condition or illness for which prescribed and the name of the pharmacist to whom the pre scription is to be presented for fill ing. Similar detailed restrictions on the sale of alcohol by drug stores were promulgated. All prescrip tions must be preserved and once a month a list of physicians' prescrib ing alcohol, the names of the pa tients and the total quantity dis pensed to each patient during the month must be transmitted to the collector of internal revenue. Liquor dealers, wholesale and re tail, having stocks on hand, may sell to pharmacists holding permits until the present stocks are exhausted. Alcohol for internal use must pay the tax of $6.40 a gallon, while al cohol medicated11 so as to render it unfit for beverage use will be taxed at $2.20. Wine used for sacramental purposes may continue to be made in quantities not exceeding 1,000 gal lons. It must pay the usual tax. Plans Being Completed for New Warehouse for A. Hospe Plans are being completed by George L. Fisher for a warehouse to be erected by A. Hospe. at 109 and 111 South Tenth street. The struc ture will be 44 by 133 feet, six stories and basement, of reinforced concrete and brick facing, and the estimated cost will be $85,000. Plans will be ready for contrac tors within a few days. More Gold Withdrawn. New York, July 1. Gold coin, valued at $5,715,000, was withdrawn from the subtreasury for shipment to South America. This brings the total of gold withdrawn for export to South America, Mexico and Spain since the embargo was lifted to $73,-929,000. COUNCIL WILL CONSIDER NEW BUILDING PLAN Planning Commission to Sub mit Program of Improving Streets Thursday; Chicago Man to Talk. Charles V. Hacker, chairman of the Chicago city planning board, is expected here Thursday to address the Omaha city planners, the city council and others interested in tha program of the city planning com mission The city council has agreed to call a special order of business, follow ing the regular council meeting Thursday, when the planning com mission's program will be discussed. The planners will ask the council to approve various proposed im provements, which include: Widen ing Twenty-fourth, Harney and Twentieth streets; opening Twenty second street, Howard to Douglas streets, and improving West Center street. A river drive is also referred to in the list. "I am not in favor of submitting all of these projects at one time, as proposed by the planning commis sion," Mayor Smith said. "I believe we should start with widening of Twenty-fourth street and also Har ney street." Omaha people interested in the various projects the planning board has been considering are invited to the city council hearing Thurs day morning. I i JIB III sECKiTisiaKiKlRG? m B Coca-Cola is a perfect lljBll 6j answer to thirst that lijlll H no imitation can satisfy. j 1 I Coca-Cola quality re- n corded in the public : I taste, is what holds it (H I I above imitations. JJMJJ I 1 Demand the genuine by fl Willi encourage substitution, Jyfj THE COCA-COLA CO. I I mrsm : XT Z We have announced July 1st as the date of our removal to the Barker Block, 15th and Farnam streets. We have stated that this would be the finest dental office in the middle west. That the public may know, we invite them to visit us. In the past number of years we have done dental work for thousands always with the un derstanding that we guaranteed our work. To these we suggest that if they so desire, we would be glad to inspect the work done and if any attention is necessary we are ready and would be glad of the opportunity to make good our guarantee. With larger office quarters, improved facilities, greater ca pacity; the presence of special ists in every branch of dental surgery, we can renew our promise to our friends and pa trons that all our work in the future as in the past, is done under a guarantee which at all times we stand prepared to pro tect. Until July 1st we may be found at the 403 Brandeis Bldg. office. After July 1st in our new home on the Fourth Floor, Barker Block. G. W. TODD 1 ThompsorvBelden, 6-Gb TA e TksJtioit Qenter &r IPamcn Smocks for the Fourth Values to $4.50 for $1.89 For tennis, golf, a picnic, or just morning wear at home, these smocks are most appropriate. 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Turkish Towels 35c Values, 25c Each Heavy bleached tow els made from double twisted yarns. Financial Statement of the Omaha Loan and Building Association June 30, 1919. ASSETS Loans on First Mortgages .- $10,622,142.94 Loans in Association Shares of Stock 204,698.25 Interest Due from Members 6,035.38 Real Estate Acquired Through Foreclosure 26,503.83 Foreclosures Pending 10,065.73 Sundry Persons and Accounts 19,646.52 Furniture and Fixtures , 3,978.99 Association Building 185,000.00 Warrants and Municipal Bonds 637,615.79 Liberty Bonds 887,950.00 Cash on Hand and in Banks 672,973.84 Total Assets , $13,276,611.27 LIABILITIES Running Stock and Dividends $11,631,059.64 Paid-up Stock and Dividends 796,640.68 Due on Account of Building Loans 519,387.95 Reserve Fund ' 325,000.00 Undivided Earnings 4,523.00 Total Liabilities $13,276,611.27 Increase in assets during the past six months $2,150,370.90 Dividends earned for members during the year ending June 30, 1919 516,867.57 Dividends earned for members since organization 3,942,983.33 During the past year we have made loans aggregating 2,638,269.76 If you plan to build or buy a home, or want a loan on improved real estate for any other pur pose, it .will pay you to investigate our monthly payment plan. NO COMMISSIONS-NO PREMIUMS-NO DELAY OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS W. R. ADAIR, President W. S. WRIGHT, Vice President J. T. HELGREN, Vice Presidene A. A. ALLWINE, Secretary and Treasurer G. T. HILLIER, Assistant Secretary G. W. LOOMIS, Chairman of Board Joseph Barker E. A. Parmelee R. J. Dinning John H. Butler Chas. E. Black M. M. Robertson OFFICE: Association Building:, Northwest Corner Dodge and Fifteenth Streets. SOUTH SIDE OFFICE: 4733 South Twenty-fourth Street; J. H. Kopietz, Agent