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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 5, 1919)
14 n irrl mm "v m a a T x r w "Gets-It" Peels Your Corns Right OH Two Drop Will Do It Without Futi or Trouble.' Navar Fails. Tbera's only out war to set rid of a rorn, and that is to peel it off aa you would a banana akin. There is only one corn remover In all the World that doea it that way.--a.nd that ia "Gets-It." It ia taera'a No Cora "Cets-h" Will Not Got. berauso of this fact that "Gets-It" is today the bio-gejt seller among- corn-removers on this- planet. It means the end of "corn fiddling." For hard corns, soft' corns, -very old corns, younsr corns, corns be - tween the toes and calluses, it means a quick, certain finish. "Gets-It" ia applied in t or I seconds. All you need is 2 or drops. As easy to do as signing your name. It does away forever with tape, plasters, bandages. - knives, corn-digtrers, scissors, files and blood-bringing' razors Ease your corn-pains, be corn-free at last "Gets-It." the only sure, guaranteed, money-back corn-remover, costs but a trifle at any drug store. M'f'd by E. Law rence ft Co., Chicago, III. . Sold in Omaha .and recommended as the world's best corn remedy by Sherman & McConnell's Drug Stores. LAW VIOLATIONS FORMALLY LAID TO BIGPACKERS Accused of Absorbing Meat, Fruit, Eggs, Butter Poultry and Other v . Concerns. i T Fli PLASTERS Musterole Works Without the Blisters-Easier, Quicker There's no sense in mixing a mess of mustard, flour and water when you can easily relieve pain, soreness or stiff mess with a little clean, wKite Musterole Musterole n made bf pure oi) of mustard and other helpful ingredients, combined in the form of the present .white ointment It takes the place of mustard plasters, and will not blister. Musterole usually gives prompt relief from sore throat, bronchitis, tonsilitis. croup, stiff neck, asthma, neuralgia, headache, congestion, pleurisy.rheuma tism, lumbago, pains and aches of the back or joints, sprains, sore muscles, bruises, chilblains, frosted feet, colds of the chest (it often prevents pneumonia). 30c and 60c jars; hospital size $2.50, Ml Washington, Dee. 4 Formal complaints were issued today by the federal trade commission charg ing the five big Chicago meat pack ers with" violations of the Clayton anti-trust act through the alleged purchase and control of 31 corpora tions handling; food and other sup plies. Written answer to the pom plaints must be made within 40 days and thereafter public hearing will be had before the commission.""-- Con cerns which the packers are accused of absorbing include meat packrers. fruit canners, dealers in eggs and poultry and dealers in and manufac turers of butter, cheese, oleoniar gerine, condensed milk 'and . like products, catsup and condiments and leather tanners. The complaints which, it was an nounced, grew out of the investiga tion of the meat packing industry ordered bv congress, al9o were, is sued against the United Dressed Beef company, the Western Meat company of San Francisco and the Nevada Packing comuar.y. ' Companies Involved.7 .1 Instances cited bUhe complaints of companies over which the Chi-' cago packers are alleged to have gained control during the past three years through purchase of a major ity of the stock or other means fol low: . . By Swift & Co.: Moultrie Pack- ANOTHER COFFEE SALE Our early purchase of coffee, before the present high prices, has made it possible for us to offer you some EXTRA FINE BULK COFFEE at 40c per pound. Yes, this coffee is worth 65c per pound and we are charging 15c per pound to our advertising depart ment. If you want to take advantage of this &4e. come in Frdiay or Satur day. Remember this coffee is guaran teed to give satisfaction. Hundreds of people will take advantage of this gale. Your neighbors have been buying Groceries, Fresh Meats, Hardware, Paint and Wall Paper at HARPER'S. Try HARPER'S today, it wlil pay. H. H. HARPER CO. 1713 Howard Street Flatiron Bldg. ?pj!Wii!i!!!i;aii!ii;:;iiii:!!ii!!!!!i::iiiii . tkntiul4thitwus mors wmmmmmmmm y r BUY BOWENt CUAXAWTEJj FURNITURE : 1 HOWARD STREET. BETWEEN 15th and 16t'h m WVU W 'WiW si, , A small table al ways adds dis ss , tlnotlvenesa to a room. Excellent finish mahogany t&Me' Ilka on pic tured above for aa low aa. .$15.00 T o a carta of every period design and finish with glass top serving tray and rubber tired wheels. Every one la oC master workmanship, up from $9.75 ing company, Moultrie. Ga.; An dalusia Packing company, Anda lusia, Ala.; England Walton & Co., Inc., Philadelphia; including eight subsidiaries; J. J. Harrington & Co., Inc., New York City. By Wilson & Co.: Haulo Reiman company. Wheeling, W. Va.; Mor-ton-Gregson company, Nebraska City, Neb. , By Cudahy Packing company: Nagle Packing company, Jersey City, N. J.; D. E. Wood Butter com pany, Evansville, J 1 1. It was also charged that the Cudahy Packing company organized the Dow Cheese company, a subsidiary corporation, under the Wisconsin laws, and con tracted with A. ' C. Dow company, Inc., that the latter company should transfer its business to , the Dow Cheese company. The result of this contract, the complaint alleged, was that Cudahys now control the en tire output of overOO cheese fac tories located in Wisconsin and ad jacent states." , Armour ft; Co. Byi Armour & Co.: Harold L. Brown company, New York; Eau Claire Creamery company of Wis consin; Louden Packing company of Ohio; A. S. Kininmonth Produce company, Winfield, Kan.; Pacific Creamery company, Tempe, Ariz.; anrnn, Kicnarason, conroy, Jack sonville. Fla. ' Morris & Co., Crescent City Stock Yards and Slaughter House com pany of Louisiana. Blueheld Prod uce and Provisions company,- Blue- held, W. Va.; Holland Butterine company, Jersey City, N. J.; Provi dence Churning company, Provi dence, R. I.; Eckerson company Jersry City, N. J.; Jacob Marty com pany, Broadhead, Wis.; Q A. Strau bel company, Green Bay, Wis.; Sherman, White &Co., Fort Wayne, ind. -It was alleged also that the West em Meat company of San Francisco, "a meat slaughtering corporation controlled by joint family interests of the big hve Chicago packers, on December 30, 1916, acquired all of the S353.O0O capital stock of the Ne vada Packing company of Reno and still owns and controls same, the Western Meat company and the Ne vada Packing company also were cited under section of the Clayton law against interlocking directorates. Packers Issue Statement. In connection with formal 'com plaints against the packers the In stitute of American Meat .Packers, through ' its Washington office, is sued the following statement: "At the proper time the packing companies will present evidence which will show they have violated no laws whatsoever. "At present these and other com panies are under attack by the De partment of Justice in the federal courts. There is no disposition on the part of any packing company to try its case in the newspapers. "In due season the packers will present all the evidence in their pos session to the federal trade commis sion and will co-operate in every possible way and also will assist in developing any pertinent facts. . "The packers are confident that the outcome will in no wav reflect any discredit whatsoever upon them or any of their actions. WINDOW SHADES DOWN, BUT STORE N open After 3:30 Paxton - & Gallagher . Co. Warned Tuesday to Close Offices. V 3 1 B . . ' 1 : : : : You should shop this year as early as possible. You will find -It much easier owing to the fact that selections are much better now and there is hIso a greater abundance of different articles from which to choose. Our floors are full and complete of guaranteed furniture at typical Bowne value giving prices which will suit your every requirement. Hundreds of gifts of furniture for every member of your family. Owing to the shortened hours we would advise making your purchase as early in the day as possible. Make the Greater Bowen store your Christmas headquarters. We have a most excellent display of desks from which to make a selection. One of the most popular styles is the spinet desk. These may be had In brown ma hogany and mahogany in different sizes for aa low a $43.60 An odd chair will always add charm and distinctiveness to room. These may be had In prac tically every period style and fin ish. In mahogany, oak, fumed oak. leather, tapestry or velour upholstering for aa little aa. .$3.50 Tha Windsor chair here pictured at .....i.... $15.50 ADDED BOWEN VALUES Casseroles A medium ize brown-hite oxford ware serole in beautiful highly polished nickel stands, each. Aluminum Ware Large steW pans, extra -heavy, only; Aluminum Tea Kettles Exceptionally good quality, only ............... .....-.-..... j. imnyeawgaifw-ji .iijsws u Tablets" Paxton & Gallagher company, wholesale grocers, were advised yes terday "afternoon by the terminal coal committee that they "must ob serve the coal - administration's orders affecting the wholesale busi ness. . , The orders issued Monday pre scribed working hours of 8 a. m. to 2 p. m .for wholesale establishments and on Tuesday the coal committee specifically explained that these hours aoplied to the office forces of wholesalers and jobbers. , The coal committee received in formation that the office force of the Paxton .& Gallagher company worked from 8 a. m. to 5:3Q-fCm. up to Wednesday night, but the office was closed yesterday, at 3:30 p. m. when the coal committee threatened to stop the supply of coal and elec tric lights unless this company com plied strictly with the orders. "Frank S. Keogh, secretary of the company, told us that he did not understand the orders," H. L. Sny der, acting chairman of the coal committee, stated. "Our office staff merely closed their books after 2 p. m." was the statement made by. Mr. Keogh to The Bee yesterday. The office, workers of this com pany were all at their posts yester day afternoon at 3:30, working unk der electric lights and in a comfort able temperature. lhe. window shades were drawn. Other complaints of violations of the coal administration s orders were considered bythe committee yesterday afternoon. Says First Husband Was Living When He Wed 2l-Year-01d Wife Walter Goulder was granted an annulment of his marriage to Bes sie Slater by Judge Troup in disJ trict court yesterday, on the ground that Bessie's first husband, Harry Slater, was living at the time she married Mr. Goulder "I don't know that Harry is liv ing today," Bessie testified on the witness stand. She is Only 21 years old, but married Harry Slater in Illinois in 1915 when she was 17 years old. She has a boy 3 years old. She says Slater deserted her in Omaha two years ago. She married Goulder January 10, 1919. in Peoria. 111. Part of the evi dence introduced at the trial was a letter from" Mrs. Frances-Wellborn to Bessie on December 23, 1918, telling of the alleged death of Harry Slater in Montana. "I have never seen him nor heard of anyone else who saw him," tes tified Bessie. She also testified that Goulder knocked her down several times, on one occasion striking her so hard that she was senseless for two hours." . Candy Plant Forced to . Close With $ 3UU,UUU Of Unfilled Orders With more than $300,000 worth of unfilled orders qii file, the Wood ward Candy factory has been forced to close on account of the fuel short age, throwing out ot employment more than 400 people. Halt ot the torce was dismissed at the dlose of. the brief work-day vesterday 1 and the remainder will cease work at noon today. The work today will consist only ot the hnal cleanup. The Woodward factory is the largest candy factory in Iowa. M FOR VS - - - - - " saw rwimi; T-o POSTPAID Rich Meat Thin Shells. Rest Pecans in Years. Will ship five pounds or more pre paid on receipt ot money. wiiMarr f orm, u exos cas-$1-65 . .35c each $1.95 A Three-Piece1 Set of- Aluminum Stew Pans An exceptional value for the thre pieces only l .... .. $1.25 g W 1 f S TOYTOWN is full of every thing for children A gift for every boy or girl, no matter what their age or de sire. . Dolls, doll beds, car riages the girls; drums, wagons,' wheelbarrows, elec tric and mechanical trains for the boys. , Make " it a point to bring the children to visit Toytown. ' ' SHOP EARLY S $1.00 and up" Trains Complete 30c and up 4. i This More spen from 10 a. isj. to I p. aa. In accordance with the request Of : 1 the Vnited States JTael Administration. g , Established 1894. X have a success's treatment for Rupture with- out resorting to a painful and uncertain surgi cal operation. I am the only reputable physi cian who will take such cases upon a guarantee I to give satisfactory results. I have devoted more than 20 Tears to th Tcln.iva twaHnrnt !.- lure and have perfected the best treatment in existence today. I do not inject paraf ' fine or was. as it is dangerous. The advantages of my treatment are: No loaa of time. ' No detention from business. No danger from chloroform, shock and blood poison, and no laying up in hospital. Call or writs Dr. Wray. f0& Bee Bldg., Omaha. MPTUE1E: (THE HOU$E THAT SAVES YOU MONEY) ARMY GOODS FOR SALE BY THE NEBRASKA ARMY & NAVY SUPPLY CO. 1619 Howard Street Between 16th and 17th on Howard 1619 Howard Street. Juat received 280 Leather Jerkins or Vests with O. D. lining; just the thing for the cold weather at a price of........ $7.87 U. S. Army Wool Blankets .$6.50 U. S. Marine Corps Blankets, all wool.......... $630 U. S. Army Comforters or Quilts; renovated $1 .23 U. S. Army Regulation All Iron Cot Beds. Can be golded; takes up very small ' apace. Simmons' Saglesa Springs $5.69 U. S. Army Regulation Tents, 16x16, with a 3-ft. wall, pyramid abape, extra heavy duck canvas. , These tents cost ths government up to $100. Have been used in service. Our special offer $27.50 and $35.00 U. S. Army All-Leather. Halters, brand new, each $1.98; per dozen -.$21.00 Army Munson Field Shoes, brand new, at a price of ..$6.98 Army Munson Infantry Shoes, genuine oak soles, bn,nd new, sale price. . . .$3.98 Munson Last Fleece-Lined Shoe; just the thing for cold weather. .......... .$6.98 Overalls, brand new, union made, with bib; also jacketa, at a price of . . . . .$1.98 Silk Khaki Kerchiefs, 2 for 25c Hip Rubber Boots, brand new, bargain price .' $5.23 Overshoes, four-buckle, all rubber $3.49 Khaki Sweaters, without sleeves, brand new, at $4.68 Corduroy Vests, leather lined and leather sleeves, sixes 44, 48 and 48 only. Exceptional values at' $12.49 Sheep Vests, without sleeves, all sixes $7.50 and $8.49 Khaki Oversea Mackinawa, brand new .$12.49 Khaki Sweaters, with aleeves, brand new '.....$5.88 Sweatera with shawl collars, brand new, gray, oxford or brown, at .$4.68 Cotton Double Blanketa, plaid, gray or brown, brand new, at $5.98 Wool Union Suits, brand new, per auit 77. $3.79 Khaki Flannel Shirts, brand new, wool, at $4.93 Wool Undershirts .....$1.68 Wool Drawers $1.68 Pork snd Beana, per can, 19; case, 24 csns A $4.50 Leather Vests, moleskin leather lined, with leather sleeves $9.49 Ulster Sheep Lined Coata, moleskin , $22.50 Three-fourths Sheep Lined Coats, moleskin $14.69 SOCKS ' Light Cashmere Socks, pair " 39c Per dozen $4.50 Khaki Wool Socks i..79c All Wool Socks, Mac, used but thor oughly renovated; in doxen lots only; while they last $3.98 Wool Socks, heavy ,...69c Gray Wool Socks, light 4. . .59c Wool Socks, light brown . - l. ..50c White Jumbo Wool Socks, extra heavy, at 98c Cotton Socks, brand new, per dos. .$1.65 TO OUT-OF-TOWN BUYERS We ship goods exactly as advartised. Make orders out plainly, include money order or draft, no. c Q. D.'s shipped. If ordered by parcel post include postage. You are assured of prompt and satisfactory shipment. REFERENCE Stats Bank V Omaha. V Make Money Orders or Drafts' payable to THE NEBRASKA ARMY & NAVY SUPPLY CO. If 19 Howard St. 1619 Howard St. Attaches Bond of "Arrested .Woman to Recover His Money George A. Dodd, Denver man, who procured tlie arrest in Council ' Bluffs of, Mr. and Mrs. Dickerson on j charges connected with an alleged 1 theft of jewelry in Denver, began a j district court suit late yesterday : afternoon, asking judgment against ! Mrs. Dickerson for $1,600 and later ' secured an attachment 011 a $2,000 'bond she put up Wednesday to se ! cure her release from the city jail. I Mrs.' Dickerson is a fortune teller and Dodd alleges that while plying her vocation in- Denver she obtained $700 in. cash from Mrs. Dodd and silverware and jewelry to the value Of $900. The woman and her hus band headed for Council Bluffs in an automobile. Two trunks were sent from Denver to the Bluffs con signed to Mr. and Mrs. Palmer. A wppk ncr FriHav . the woman an- peared at the city building and se cured a fortune teller s license unaer the name of Dickerson. Last Mon day a man, applied for the trunks at the express office and was placed under arrest. There was no charge against the man and he was for mally discharged in police court yes terday morning. The $2,000 bond is hopelessly tied up. Omaha Man, Back From Capture of Carlisle, Is Silent On" Adventure JtyC. Gale, chief of the special agents of the Union Tacitic railroad Inflmaha. returned here at noon yesterday from Wyoming, where he was the only Umana man wno iook active, part in the hunt for William S. Carlisle,' train bandit. Mr. Gale refused to make any public statement regarding the cap ture of the train robber, in which he shared actively, until he shall have rendered his official written re port to Asst. Gen. Mgr. W. H. Guild, in the absence of Gen. Mgr. W. H. Jeffers, who is now in Wyo ming. . The Omaha secret service chief intimated that he Jiad had conver sation with Carlisle, and inferred that he has some good tales to tell of the man-hunt. It is kriown here that Mr. Gale was one of the deciding factors in the capture of the much-hunted train robber, and is rated at Union Pacific headquarters as one of the most efficient, men in tne service. Burglars Are Busy During the Night Rob Store and Cafe A suit of clothes and an overcoat wpr Qt:llen from an outside show case in front of Wilcox & Allen, clothiers. 203 South Fifteenth street. Wednesday night. 1 ne glass in tne cse was broken. ' Burglars entered the restaurant of H rp1rr.crh 10M fnmine- street. fhrotiirli a rear window and stole $40 from the cash register. Child, 3 Months Old, Sues Car Company for Big Damages Anna Marie Liblin, three months old, through an attorney, filed suit in district court yesterday against the Omaha and Council Bluffs Street Railway company for $59,000 dam ages. This is a record for extreme youth in -a plaintiff in the district court of this county. The suit is for alleged injuries in flicted upon the baby three months prior to its birth when her mother, Mrs. Elnora Liblin, was thQvp to the street front a street car, on July 12, sustaining various injuries including ruptured bloOd vessels at the base of the brain which were transmitted to the child's brain at birth, according to the allegations. The mother also filed suit for $25, 000 against the company for the in juries alleged to have been received by her at the time of the accident. : Fireman Killed by Spout On Leaning From Cab friends in Council Bluffs received a telegram yesterday announcing that Henry Stolte, firemen on Northwestern passenger train "No. 19, was instantly killed at Grand Junction at 9 Wednesday night, 'while obeying the instructions of Engineer Shaw to look out foi sig nals as they approached the Grand Junction station. His head struck the spout of the water tank. Engineer Shaw was not aware of the accident and spoke to Stolte several times without getting an an swer. He noticed the man was crumpled up in his seat, and found him dying. The sharp edge of the spout had penetrated the brain. Commissioner Butler Wants "Muny"xWpod'Pile City. Commissioner Butler yester day suggested a "muny wood pile" as a means of obtaining' fuel during the coal shortage. He said volunteer wood cutters would be called for and the timber would be brought " in from some place or other in some way. 1FISH DONATED TICK OMAHA'S POOR BY OYSTER COMPANY Volunteer, and Salvation Army Gef 12.000 Pounds to' Distribute. One thousand pounds of fish will be given away to the poor of Omaha after 10 this morning at the head quarters of the salvation Army, 110 Dodge street. The fish were donated by the Cove Oyster company to the Salvation Army for use in helping the desti tute families of the city. The Salvation Army rescue home has been housing and feedinfc. hun dreds of people thrown out of em ployment since the coal situation closed up the theaters and many of the industries ot the city. David Cole, of the Cole Creamery Co., yesterday turned over to Ma- lor Mctformick of the Volunteers, 12,000 pounds pi frozen majkerel for distribution about the city, and the organization concluded the task be for,e night, giving from 1,000 to 2,000 pounds to each of the following- in stitutions: House of Hope, Child Saving Institute, Colored Christian Institute, , Old People's Home, the Salvation Army and the Volunteers. Machinists employed in eight of the li largest plants in Perth Amboy, N. T., have susoended -work to en force the 44-hour yeek and wage in creases. Miss Emily Hubeny Tells How Cuticura Healed Pimples s "Being forced to perform outdoor work I was troubled with heat pimples over my hands, iace and neck. The pimples were very hard and red and were in great blotches. I became a sufferer of severe itching and loss of sleep. Scratch ing Durst the pimples and a coating of scales came over the irritated places that caused great disfigurement. "This trouble lasted two months and then I used Cuticura Soap and Ointment. I found that they relieved me and I used four cakes of Soap with three boxes of Ointment when I was healed." (Signed) Miss Emily Hubeny, Rolling Stone, Minn. Cuticura Soap, Ointment and Tal cum are all youneed for all toilet uses. Bathe with Soap, soothe with Ointment, dust with.Xslcum. Samp 25c, Ojntmaat 25 and SOe, Takom 25s. Sold throughout the world. For sample each tree address : "Cabcorm Laa oratoriet. Dpt. H, Maldm, Mm." Catirara Soap imtm wkmui mac. Colds Break Get instant relief with "Rape's Cold Compound' Don't stay stuffed-up! Quit blow ing and snuffling! A dose of 'Tape's Cold Compound" -taken every two hours untiU three ' doses are taken usually breaks up a cold and ends all grippe misery. The very first dose opens your clogged-up nostrils and the air pas sages of your head; stops r.ose run ning; relieves the headache, dull ness, feverishness, sneezing, sore ness, stiffness. 'Tape's Cold Compound" is the quickest, .surest relief known and costs only a few cents at drug stores. It acts without assistance. Tastes nice. Contains no quinine. Insist on Pape's! No More Stomach Troubles --r..i:.il.-aHl;:ei: till.i)iii;i:'il,IuI1,tHtiiihlil.tKllitliilin(iinlu..aiilliiiSMil!!.ilii,l;ii. ,ll,il(iHilnii:li rpXJ jWiiiiiii;miWi:WiW !i Does the World Smile I? U-W-ith You Or at You? i m :3nmmm jj IS It Depend s Upqrii Your Teeth ffr s I Hundreds of smiling and happy patrons of the Omaha Dentists know the blessings of "Better Teeth." Our Stick-Fatt Plates Are Wonder Workers 'i Phone "C" IS Omaha Dentists I; 1515 H FARNAM STREET ' NOTICE: Out-of-town patrons can have work completed ; in one day. Write, call on phone., ' 'iiiil:iflaiiiiisiii':aiii:ii;i:iMi i n .!:::. iiai m.i mi larX :ai ':!iii'a.iici'ahaiii,aiiai.(nai . t.iuanaiiK (( llllllnllillllMIIJIIIHIIlllllnllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIIIII IliiiiilMliili!liili!i:i:il'ili!l TRY THEM n v n 1 BOX'U ESTABLISHED 1S94 The next time you have stomach distress of any kind tret a box of RITTER'S DIGES TIVE LOZENGES. Every tablet is wrapped in tinfoil and is thus preserved in all its strength and purity. Nothing better to be had anywhere. Better still, buy a box now and safeguard yourself against a possible attack. 25 cents, at Sherman t McConnell Drug Stores. Army Blanket Sale WHITE WOOL NAVYN BLANKET, These are 60x84 inches, weigh 4 lbs., new, pure white natural wool; fine for crib or rbed top bl anket ; they are J f f 2 inches wider each side till than a full size bed. w w OLIVE DRAB U. S. REGULATION Not reclaimed; all have some small de fect so slight as to 1 be practically imperceptible. ........ U. S. COMMERCIAL Not reclaimed; grays, dark tans and suit cloths. Listen you need a good, warm, nice looking lap robe get one of these jjjpj Q there are not many mjXj so hurry SCOTT-OMAHA TENT AND AWNING COMPANY 15th and Howard Opposite Auditorium 6.75 Fistula-Pay When Cured I II II E5fCf A mild system of treatment that core Pilea, rTstnla and I I lllllfTfiSl other RelDiseasea In ashort time, withoQta severe aur- II Ull steal operation. No Chloroform. Ether or other genera: aoasthetic osed. A cure guaranteed In every case accepted for treatment, and no money to be paid onti 1 cored. Write for book on Recta I Diseae,with camel and testimonial! of more than 1000 prominent people who have been permanently cored. DR. E. R. TARRY 240 Bee Building OMAHA, NEBRASKA UNITED STATES RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION blRECTOR GENERAL OF RAILROADS. Pass 3 1mm Ami Avoid Unnecessary Travel The shortage of coal necessitates a material reduction of train service.' A largf number of passenger trains will be dis- . continued after Sunday, December 7th, and the schedules of some remaining trains changed on all, the railroads in northwestern and central western regions, which is the territory, Chicago and St. Loui?, north and w,est to Pacific coast. Detailed information will be given through the newspapers and by ticket agents. " " : v In this emergency the public is earnestly requested to avoid unnecessary travel within and through the regions affected. It is very important that those who must travel, and especially those who have made advance purchases of tickets or sleeping car space for any date in December, shall promptly make inquiry of local ticket agents and ascertain whether or not the trains or cars they contemplate using have been discontinued or changed. The limited train service available will serve to carry only essential travel. x a s R. H. AISHTON, Regional Director, Northwestern Region. HALE H0LDEN, Regional Director, Central Western Region.