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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 9, 1919)
V vv THEV BEE: OMAHA, SATURDAYS AUGUST 9, 1919. PRICE LIST ON FOOD SUPPLIES IS MADE PUBLIC W& Department Readjusting . i Areas in ' Proportion to I , Population Sale to . . Start SOOn. '; .!'?:.W ; ' ' '"V ' "Washington, ; Aug.5. The War department made publicFriday a . complete price list of, all subsistence ' stores' available for sale to the pubr , lie'; through the parcels post or through municipal selling agencies. einmcnt, the : departmenf said, had , been disregarded entirely ' in fixing the prices of sale,' whish are. matert i allv lower than prevailing market -1 rates. , . s , v, "flrte prices -qUoted are f. o. b. and from storage points in each of the .-13. district j into which the country , W divided for War department sub sistence purposes. The department now is redistributing the food sup plies iri the". 13 areas in order that each jnay have its proper propor tions per population of the 72 arti- i , cles offered forpuhlic sale. ' t " ' P. O. B. Prices Quoted. , ,.The price tables include the price per can or individual units in each case? and also the price per case or larger container. It also shows the grpss weight per can and per case . in order that the public may arrive 7 ' ill- i,,... .. k.. ... J r j -'j , adding parcel post rates from the nearest distributing point to the home of the consumer to the f, o. b. prices quoted. ' - Municipal selling agencies will 'compute freight charges on these shipments to be added to the price quoted by the War department. On the parcel post distribution, no or- l.ders will be received direct by the War department but only through r. i..Y-i .r' 1.. . . t me; rosioince department, wrucn ,- wilf requisition the supplies by case or larger packages, the postmasters tt in urn breaking these shipments up into unit packages of a single can or i several cans. ", 4 f Sales to Begin Soon. Salps In mnnrmalititi at tli tiw ' prices will begin as soon as the stir ' plus property officers at the various supply offices and depots have re .:eived the quotations made public. Sales to individuals through the parcel post will , be inaugurated August 18. - Quotations on some of theIeading commodities are: v t I Bacon, $4.15 per can of 17 pounds; corned beef, SS cents for can of :: 1.36 nnundi' hutted beans. 5 cents ! for can of 1J4 pounds; sweet corn, . 10 cents per 2 pound can; dry . - beans, $6.49 per 100 pounds; crack , erg, 5 and 6 cents a pound; army 1 flour. $6 oer 100 nounds! macaroni. 7 cents per VA pounds; rolled oats, 12 cents per 2 pounds; seeded rais ins,' 10 cents per pound; rice, $6.74 , per; hundred pounds; tomatoes, ,9. cents per 2-pound can, and white cornmeal, $3.50 per 100 pounds. ' British,' Warships ; Bombard Ochakov; v Red Troops Retire " ,v " ( ' .V.. """"" London, Aug. 8. A bolshevik wireless communication d a te d ..Thursday and received here says: j; ' "An ' enemy flotilla, consisting . principally of British ships, bom barded Ochakov (41 miles north- east' of Odessa) Tuesday night. More than 500 shots were fired, which destroyed many buildings "Enemy ships also bombarded Stan islaus.' . ' - The communication says the bol iheviki troops arc retiring under . rncirir; nressiire on Hi western '- front, but it claims notable advances for the bolsheviki on the eastern front''. ' Other wireless bolshevik mes sages say General Yudench is re ported to have formed a . Russian - government at Helsingfors for the 1-urpose of taking over the adminis tration of retrograd alter its cap 1 ture - by Finnish White guards. They .add that General Mannerheim , has accepted conditionally 'com mand of the Finnish army. The bolsheviki; according to the dispatches, have taken 10,000 prison ers from Admiral Kolchak's armies. President Has No Immediate Remedy CoBtlnn4 from Pas On.) the peace terms may be changed, or held in abeyance, it is idle to look for permanent relief." Tells of Work Done. He told congress what the various agencies of the executive depart ments have, done and contemplate doing td check profiteering. . He suggested that the federal control act be extended, both as to the scope' of its powers and the time it shall be in operation," and asked that penalties be fixed for violations of the act. He also recommended a law .regulating cold storage and that all goods for interstate commerce be plainly marked with the price at which they left the producer. He recommended "national control of the processes of distribution" by federal license, and reiterated his opening appeal for the help of Eu rope. His suggestion thati "strikes undertaken at "this critical time are certain to make matters worse, not better, worse for thim and every body else'' received approval. , The president's address, added nothing to the sum of executive in formation that hal been freely , dis tributed for several, days from the federal trade commission, the De partment of Justice, and the De partment of Agriculture, and there was wonderment by' members of bothi parties in congress why it had been necessary to summon them from distant places to hear the president repeat what the depart ments had been making public for a week, unless it was to endeavor to 'show the relationship between the league of nations and the high cost of giving" and how the crisis could be avoided by ratifying the treaty without further debate. The mes sage brought forth some interest ing and varied comment from the various members of the Nebraska delegation present. Thoughts Still in Europe. "While the general temper of his remarks," said Congressman Jefferis, "Showed that the president's thoughts are still in Europe, several of his statements were most inter esting in their frankness. His .state ment ,that the heads of the various departments had the power to deal with the situation closely followed by the admission that we have just fully awakened to what has been going on is clear indication that he realizes that we have paid too much attention to foreign af fairs and not enough "to our own, and is an indictment of his own appointees for not having acted sooner. . I am very glad that the president feels with us that . the surplus stocks of food and clothing should be at once sold. It is an assurance that the activities of the committee on war expenditures have not been fruitless. His attitude on strikes at this time is' in my judg ment correct, and will be . upheld." Ignorant of Future. Strenuous objection to the pro posal of the president to extend the tenure of. the food control act was voiced by Congressman ' Reavis. "This, act," he said, "is a wartime measure and will be in force and enforceable until peace is ratified. That day may see conditions re turned to their normal standard, and it is obviously unnecessary to legis late at this time on this matter when we are ignorant of what the future has in store for us. To extend the tenure of this act now would, in my opinion, be a serious blow to the economic interests of the country and would be unwarranted." "It was a plea for the league of nations, for . bigger appropriations and for more Hoover." This was the terse summing up of the speech by- Congressman Andrews, i Congressman McLaughlin char acterized the address as "disappoint ing" and stated that the act of Au gust 10, 1917, vested the president and his cabinet with full powers to act in this emergency. Carmen to Take Raise Offered by Company - Man Said to Be Forger Injured in Attempt lo Escape From Police Des Moines; Aug. 8. A man claiming to be Raymond C. Hyde, son of a. Wichita, Kan., millionaire, ' but 'whom "police say is G. A. Bar nettr noted forger wanted by author ities at Mitchell, S. D., and other western cities, is lying, heavily . guarded, in a hospital here where, he was taken following injuries received , when he tried to escape from the po lice early Friday. . !. , The man fell down the police sta tion steps in trying to escape and claims the accident had made him speechless. He registered at a fashionable hotel Thursday with his bride, whom he married in Sioux v City Wednesday, following a 24 hour courtship filled with stories of his alleged valorous deeds overseas. A check returned by a Mitchell, S. D., bank led to his arrest. ' The girl declares her maiden name was Mabel Hunter and that she lives near Sioux City. ; ' v . Senators Will Probe , ' i ; "( Trouble in Mexico Washington Aug. 8. The senate foreign relations committee, by unanimous vote today, reported out ' the resolution of Senator King, - democrat. Utah, proposing an inves- tigation of the Mexican situation, i The- resolution was broadened so that theicommitt.ee could take testi mony at any place and at any time. , :- v- Postof f ice Affairs. j- WaahinirtoB. Aw. S. (SpeeUl Tele .Tra) T pontotflc at Ralrden, Bins v ham county, Wyoming, ta discontinued - n nall son to Worlsod. ' Harry- Andrewa la appointed postmaator at lamar. Chaas county, Nebraska, vie U Jtt. Halt, realgnrd 1 - . ' . Richard "W. Carlaon ta appointed poat-' Itnastsr at Yarmouth, la, vica H. C Abtl, (Continued front Pace One.) members of the local will meet at 10 o'clock in the morning and at 8 o'clock in the evening to consider the contract concluded by their executive committee. Other Demands Waived. Demands for increased wages, res toration of seniority rights held be fore the strike of 1909, improved working conditions and the closed shop were waived by the men in reaching an agreement with the company. These demands, together, with many others, were submitted to. the company on July 22 and a strike threatened unless they were acceded to in their entirety. The major portion of these demands were refused by the company on August 5. The men were proffered an increase of 10 cents per hour, conditional upon a 7-cent fare, at that time. ' Influenced by Zimman. ; For more than four hours the executive committee of the street railway employes' union, headed by Befi' Short, chairman, dickered with Hie company-officials in an endeavor to conclude the agreement and avert the strike which threatened. It was principally through the effrfrts of Commissioner Zimman ,that a com promise was finally reached. Through the entire morning Mr. Zimman had conferred with the ex ecutive committee behind closed doors at the Labor temple. At 1 o'clock in the afternoon he had so fat influenced the men that they had agreed to recede from their original demands and compromise on the 10-cent increase1. At 1:30 in the afternoon the com mittee, accompanied by Mr. Zim man, arrived at the company's of fices and immediately went into secret session with officials of the company. From that time on the men were closeted discussing the situation from all angles and seeking some basis upon which an agree ment cpuld be concluded. A few minutes after 6 it was an nounced that an amicable conclu sion had been reached and a little late. R. A. Leussler, assistant gen eral, manager of . the company, dis played the agreement bearing the signatures of the 12 committeemen. FRUIT ROTTING IN GARS, CHARGES OMArWUlAYOR Council "Orders Probe to Fix Blame for Waste of Food stuffs 'While Prices Remain High. (Continued From Pare On.) ment of the stores and placing them in the hands of the mayor's depart ment. The resolution was passed unanimously. Mr. Zimman was nqt present. Says Supplies Not Inspected, "My telephone has burned my ears for several days because of the in activity of the manager of the gro cery stores, said the mayor. I am advised that the government supplies have not even been in spected with a view to buying them for sale by the city to the people, 'i1 On the contrary we are informed that conferences are, being held daily 'with the commission mer chants, the very ones who appar ently are in part, at least, responsi ble for the waste and destruction of these food products, and it is re ported by Mr. Zimman that they and the city are going to co-operate, a most remarkable example of so liciting the aid of the wolves to protect the unoffending lamb." Mr. Zimman was put in charge of starting the three municipal gro cery stores last Tuesday when Com missioner Ure went on his vacation. He has been holding conference with commission men and grocers and gardeners, whose co-operation, he declares, is necessary to the suc cess of thtf store. He voted against the stores when they were pro posed. ' Investigation By Chief. The mayor's discovery of the 11 carloads of fruit which, he says, are spoiling and already spoiled on the tracks at the Webster street depot, was made Thursday. Upon receipt of a report of the spoiling fruit he ordered Chief of Police Eberstein to make an investigation. The chief reported Thursday afternoon. "This report states," says the mayor's report, "that on track No. 6 of the Missouri Facific there were two carloads of potatoes that had been permitted to spoil; on track No. 7 was a carload of lemons, a carload of potatoes and a carload of peaches, to which no attention was being paid, and they were spoiling. On California street, between Four teenth and Fifteenth, was a carload of peaches that had been there for nearly a week and were now entire ly rotten. "On another track were one car foad of peaches, one carload of lemons, one carload of grapes and two cars of watermelons, no part of which had ever been untoaded, and the contents of which were very nearly, if not entirely, spoiled. "I have the names of the railroads and of the commission merchants to whom these are said to have been consigned and who apparently are responsible for this willful waste of food products, but I withhold the names of the commission merchants until the facts are more fully devel oped, because I have no desire to do atyone a possible injustice. "Ai the time these food products are spoiling the retail grocers i Omaha are putting prices on these products substantially as follows: Potatoes, 70 cents to 80 cents per peck. Peaches, $1.50 to $1.60 per crate. Lemons, 45 cents to 60 cents per dozen. Watermelons, 5 cents per pound. To Take Immediate Action "This council must take immed iate and positive action in view of these evidences of vast supplies of food rotting while prices are going skv high. It must learn whose fault it is that these food products are permitted to go to waste, learn, if possible, why this is being per mitted, and if the law of the state, or the laws of congress are being violated, we should aid in bringing the guilty parties to justice. I am not presuming to prejudge any person, but I do insist that this council should aid in ascertaining the facts and in laying those facts be fore the proper authorities. It must also fight food destroyers, profiteers, if there be any in our Horlick's, the Original Malted Milk Avoid Imitations and Substitutes. DR. MABLE WESSON Osteopathic Physician and Surgeon 320 Neville Blk. Tel. Tyler 2960,, Harney 4741. ; ..'- A FINE THIRST QUENCHER Hormforifa Acid Pho.phata ' I water, with a daah of sugar, relieve execaaiva thirat. Snnarinr la Umrn Ariv. SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT New line Fall silks Just received. Also Fall line of cot ton shirtings. Order early to in sure prompt deliv eries. ALBERT CAHN Shirts Made to Measure 1322 Farnam St. WJnX33D GEES midst, in every way possible, to the end that the necessaries of life be furnished our citizens at prices fair and honest and within their reach." Mayor Smith and Commissioners Butler, Towl and Falconer were present at the meeting which lasted not more than 15 minutes. ( Replies to Mayor. "I guess we must charge It up to 'eccentricity,'" said City Commis sioner Zimman when he learned that the city council had taken from him the management of the new 'muni pal grocery stores' and had given it to Mayor Smith. j . "Three days ago they g'ave it to me.' Now they take it from me. If the mayor can make the progress in three days that I have made I will be surprised. "The mayor criticizes me for my conferences with the commission men and the grocers. That, appar ently, is his reason for taking the management of the stores. to him self. Now watch the fireworks. "I had made enormous progress. I picked upa number of bargains. A carload of baked pork ami beans shipped in here without labels 1 bought at a ridiculously low price. Fine beans they are, but have no labels on and the house they were consigned to refused to take them merely because the canner had mis understood and had not put labels on. "The mayor criticizes me for not buying the government stores which he thinks are cheap. I have an of fer from a certain provision man to sell U6 at 30 cents a pound all the bacon we want of the same identical quality as that which the govern ment quartermaster offered the mayor at .34 cents. I had about con cluded the purchase of a carload of California navy beans which we could have retailed at 4 cents a pound. "I want to say the grocers and- commission men are not profiteers, the mayor's opinion to the contrary, notwithstanding. There are higher ups who ;are responsible for prices. But "not these men. "Let them go ahead now amd show what they can do. I am per fectly happy. I did not vote to go into the grocery business, but, I did all In my power to get them into operation after a majority of the council voted that way." Out of Law's Reach. There, is no Nebraska law under which men can be punished for al lowing food to. waste, Mayor Smith found yesterday after searching the statutes of the state. "This makes no difference, how ever," he' said; "The federal law is ample for our purposes if we find that men or firms have been allow ing food to waste in Omaha. "Assistant United States District Attorney Peterson was here tb see me today and assured me of the co operation' of the federal government in any prosecutions which we may find it necessary t6 undertake." The mayor says the commission men against whom charges are made will be compelled to appear before the city council Monday morning. "This council has the same power to subpoena witnesses as a grand jury has," he said. "The men will be here to. answer our inquiries." Ban On Speaking German In Lorraine Has Been Lifted Metz, Aug. 8. Owing to the di minution of the German population of Lorraine and because, of the dif ficulty many Alsatians and Lorrain ers have in speaking French, the prohibition against the speaking of German 'after 10 o'clock at night has bene abolished throughout Lor raine. The prohibtion against use of the German language in the tramways has also been removed. GENERAL HOLBAN DEFIES ORDERS OF CONFERENCE Roumanian Chief .Says Occu pation of Budapest Will Continue as Long as Necessary. Zurich, Aug. 8. King Ferdinand of Roumania, arrived in Budapest yesterday, according to a dispatch reaching here from that city. Budapest, Aug. 8. (By the Asso ciated Press.) General Holban, Roumanian commander-in-chief of the occupation of Budapest today told the allies' representatives who inquired why he did not obey the wireless orders of the peace confer ence that he was not obliged to con sider them as authentic, that the oc cupation of Budapest would con tinue as lonp as he thought neces sary. He added that any conversa tions of a diplomatic character must be carried on with the Roumanian government at Bucharest. The Roumanians are carrying out requisitions of supplies demanded of the Hungarian government in the armistice terms. Cattle, hogs and chickens are being seized in the vil lages. Complaints about the shooting of some civilians were said to have been answered by Roumanian offi cers with the admission that the kill ings were prompted by revenge and that the Roumanians would seize all the valuables they could find. A desire for revenge on the com munists has resulted in a certain number of disorders. k Archduke Merely President. Vienna, Aug. 8. There is no in tention of making Archduke Joseph king of Hungary, according to ad vices received here from Budapest, his office being merely that of pres ident. Although he is surrounded by old monarchist influences, he has declared in, an interview that he tn work along the same lines as Count Michael Kar- olyi, saying: "I am a true democrat. I tried to show this by surrendering most of my estates last fall. It is my in tention to carry on the government until the elections are held, and then Parliament will decide upon mat ters." After various consultations with allied representatives, including Col. W. B. Causey, U. S. A., attached to the relief administration in Budapest yesterday, Archduke Joseph and his generals called upon the allies in a group. ' Reports reaching here say that this visit had to be delayed because the archduke's trousers had disappeared, having been stolen. His attaches had to do some quick skir mishing to borrow another pair, it is said, inasmuch as the communists had taken most of the archduke's clothing a month ago. When he vis itrrl the allifs he oresented his nlan for a new government, which was tacitly accepted. Representatives of the new gov ernment visited Premier lutes Peidll and other members of the Hun garian cabinet and announced to them that they must resign, it being declared that they had been unable to keep order and were not repre sentative of the nation. The minis ters handed in their resignations within a short time. GOVERNMENT TO' FIX THE RETAIL PRICE OF FLOUR Details of U. S. Grain Corpora tion Plan Provides Margin of Profit for Wholesaler and Retailer. New York, Aug. 8. Details of the United States Grain corporation plan to sell flour at $10 a barrel were made public today by Julius H. Barnes, United States wheat di retor. Restrictions are placed on the price to be charged "by whole salers, jobbers and retailers. The flour will be sold in 140 pound sacks on a basis of $10 in the territory west of the Illinois and Indiana line and west of the Mis sissippi from Cairo to the Gulf of Mexico, not ' including the Pacific coast region, and at $10.25 in the remainder of the country. Jobbers and wholesalers must guarantee to resell to retailer: at not more than 75 cents additional and retailers are confined' to an increase of not more than $1.25 over the wholesale price for the original packages and not higher than 7 cents a pound for broken packages of any size. The grain corporation also an nounced that its weekly purchase at Baltimore of wheat flour packed for export was 1,031,013 barrels at pric es ranging from $9.80 to $10.40 per barrel. Iake Erie produces more flsh to the square mtle than any other body of water in the world. Manicure Sets... 65c to $348 A sample line "of manicure sets has been obtained, regularly priced up to $10 each, which will be of fered Saturday from 65c to $3.48 each. hehompsonDelden Store OUR Fall suits and dresses as well as the sale of furs should attract you they are very fine. Quite a few cloth coats have appeared, several fur trimmed, and evening wraps which are quite gor geous. Come and see them. August Sale o Linens Offers Luncheon and Tea Napkins $4.75 Tea Napkins for $8.75 a Dozen... Dainty linen napkins, scalloped on fine round thread Irish linen, not embroidered. . $10 Luncheon Napkins, $8.75 a Dozen... Real Mosaic luncheon napkins, all hand work. Main Floor Sale of Taffeta The Fall shades several grays, . wisteria, green, brown, purple and plum, no navy or black. Belding's famous taffela, which sells regularly for $3 a yard.- Splen did material, with a recognized wearing quality. $3 Taffeta for $1.89 a Yard Wash Goods Remnants Voiles, tissues, organdies and wash skirtings, up to $1.25 a yard. A small assortment of lengths, suitable for both dresses and skirts. $1.25 Values, Saturday . 25c a Yard A Disposal of Sprint) and Summer Suits for $15 A very few re main, some navy serges, several tan gabardines, and silk suits that are unusually fine. Dainty colors blues, yellows, pinks and whites in tricolettes, silk failles and one moire. Only 35 Suits Really an amazing price when you consider that some of the silk suits were as high as $105. If you are fortu nate enough to ob tain one of these, you will appreci ate its value. All Sales Final Dainty Summer Neckwear ...Halj Price... Collar and cuff sets, white organ dy banded with buff, orchid, cer ise, or blue, or plain white or gandies, piques and linens. Sale , price $1 to $2.50. Very tailored pique vests at various prices. A heavy cream col ored linen Rajah which was $4, sale price, $2. Net vests, tucked and lace trimmed in the most femi nine way. Sale prices, from $5.75 to $6. Odds and Ends . tn. . a Notions Sanitary aprons in flesh and white rub berized satin, $1.50 to $2.75. Lighter ones, entire ly waterproof, from 50c to $1. Sanitarj belts, flesh and white, elastic and sateen. From 25c to 89c. Fancy frill elastics for making chil dren's sock garters, 20c a yard. Children's sock gar ters, 10c a pair. Brassieres and Bandeaux One needs so many these warm days and these embroidered and lace-trimmed models are very satisfactory. Priced from 59c up. Odd corsets ran be ob tained here at pleasing reductions. Corset Dept. Third Floor. Women's Knit Undergarments Mercerized vests with or without shoulder straps, a beautiful quality, 90c. Extra size, $1. Mercerized union suits in white, $1.50. Extra size, $1.75. Flesh col or, $1.65. Extra size, $1.85. Futurist suits, made from a good quality of mull, the coolest un derwear made, $2. ...Specials... Fibre Hose for 45c First quality hose in seven colors, all sizes. $1.50 Union Suits $1.25 Athletic union suits of splendid quality. 75c Handkerchiefs 59c Pure linen handker chiefs, a bargain. $1 Ties, Saturday 85c All shirts reduced Arrow, Eagle, and Earl & Wilson makes; real econo mies. The Sale of Parasols in cludes everything from $2 up. Women's and children's sizes for ex actly half price. To the Left You Enter.
