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    THE BEE:, OMAHA, WEDNESDAY, JULY 2, 1919.
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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.
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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-
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
An attractive model has a high col
lar, a very effective guard against
sunburn, and there are several
styles with low neck and short
sleeves for those who prefer them.
Shades of rose, gold, blue and
green with contrasting trimmings
make a colorful array.
The Blouse Shop Saeond Floor.
Children's
Dresses and Rompers
for 59c
This sale of percale dresses arid
striped rompers in dainty shades
will be of interest to wise mothers
-they are play-clothes that will
stand the wear. Values to $1 will
be reduced Wednesday to 59c.
In the Basement.
Tlie
fas Shop
Silk Shirts...
A splendid showing
of crepe de chines,
broadcloths, jerseys,
tub silks, fibres and
silk mixtures. Man
hattan, Eagle and
Earl & Wilson makes.
Wash Ties...
Delpark's wash neck
wear, tubulars, wide
ends or bats, in fast
.colors. Priced from
25c to $1.50.
Cotton Foulards
A highly mercerized
finish in a good range
of medium and dark
patterns. 32 inches
wide.
60c Values,
39c a Yard
In the Basement.
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