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Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-09
Only a Few Days
Away

Remember how much trouble
you had last year 80 how you
waited till the last minute 10
buy your Christmas presents
and how cranky the tired clerks
were, and how you complained
that the goods were nj picked
over and soiled, and you re-
solved to shop early this years
Do your
On the want.ad pages Of The
Bee will be found, uuder the
classification CT "For Christ
mas, " great many merchants
Who are offering bargains :ol
You il yo7 WIZ s!.op early.
Turn to the vant-Od pages
nows !
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-09

a miscellaneous exhibit OF all kinds Of
fancy ana useful sewed articles. Mrs.
Robert Graner II president Of the
Wonen's society Of the church which
made them. She is assisted by Mrs. Mary
Bell. Mrs. l.. A. Boand. Mrs. Harry
Graner. Mrs Paul Biegelmeier, Mrs
Ralph Houseman Mrs. Corilss Hopper,
Mrs. william Kunold and Miss Elizabeth
Tanner.
Aprons, handkerchiefs. dolly rolls, dolls
and cooked products are the speclaltIes
shown by the women OF the Clifton Hill
Presbyterian church. Mrs. Harry Rowley
and Mrs Charles Sexton are In charge
OF the breads ana cakes. Mrs. r. u.
Greenlee and Mrs. Il. NJ. zeller are selling
candy. Mrs. Mary c. Campbell Mrs,
Thomas Johnston and Mrs. Il. Allstrum
are at the apron section and Mrs win
Reynard ~ setting dolls and doll goods.
Mrs Il, ID Johhstph; Mrs. Fred Goerne
and Mrsl r. M. y udsen have the handkera
chiefs. Mrs. CIV! warneid, Mrs. r.. C.
White and Mrs. Fred Hartley are at the
fancy work counter.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-09
ESTELLE WILL PROTEST
AGAINST BURKE LICENSE

Protest against the renewal OF the sa-
loon license OF the William l.. Burke sa-
loon az Tenth and Davenport streets will
be made by Judge Lee :. Estelle OF the
criminal division OF the district court
unless the Judge learns that the Board
Of Fire and Police Commissioners will
take oognlzanoe OF the character of the
place and deny a renewal.
The trial OF Burke for manslaughtef
Tor the death OF Charles Forbes Robert
son. which resulted in disagreement OF
the jury. was had before Judge Estene
and while the evidence adduced did not
convince the jury that Burke killed Rob
ertson, 81 did convince the court that the
saloen has not been properly conducled
aud that II was operated m practically
opsn violation Of the sunday closing Jaw
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-09

The company now has twenty-eicht
rooms in tie Brandeis building, having
lately added six rooms to take care o.
the transfer department and records.
President Allcman entered the empio;'
of the Standard Oil company at MIME.
apolls in 1883 and was sent to Nebraska
In 1873. He became vice president ana
general manager of the Nebraska cor,
poration-when it was organized on July
~, 1895. Prior to that time the Standard
OIL company Of Indiana had charge Of
the Nebraska business.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-09
OIL COMPANY CHANGES NAME
Standard Oil Company OF Nebraska
Effects Its Reorganization.
ALLEMAN IS NEW PRESIDENT
Company Occupies office of Twenty
Flight Rooms in the Brandeis
BuiIdIng--Au Records
Now Here.

The STANDARD Oil Company Of Nebraska
went out OF existence yesterday morning
at 1880 o'clock and was Immediately sue
eeeded by the Standard oil company NE
braskal without minutes cessation Of
office routine The board OF directors OF
the company met in the company's offices
in Omaha ana elected the following Off
GERS:
C. I. Allemsn, president ana general
manager: A. IL. Richardson, vice presi-
dent; George NJ. smith. treasurer; Harold
L. AIleman. secretary; James \. Gilmore,
assistant secretary
All OF the above named men were also
elected directors and they constitute The
board Of directors of said company.
Il. Z Hobart has been appointed as
slstant treasurer. c. Hollestelle chief
clerk. James A. Gilmore purchasing
agent.
AuenlaR President.
w. p. Cutler OF es Broadway, New York
CITY Is the outgoing president. {. l..
Aueman was vice president and general
manager OF the old Nebraska company;
Mr.. Richardson. treasurer and assistaE.
manager; Mr.. smith, assistant treasurer.
The other officers OF the new company
are old employees Of the Omaha Office.
but held no official title under the former
orsanization. Al the officers and dtrse-
tors are now Omaha men.
The new organization IS a rssult Of tire
dissolution by the United states supreme
court OF the Standard oil company u
New Jersey as holding cOnepanv for the
stock OF the Standard oil companies Of
the country.
This COMPANY" said President Ale
man. lis now absolutely Independent in
ownership and management Of amy other
standard OH company. we have estah-
Hshed a stock transfer department. and
an records are nov in this Offices ana viii
pc kent here"
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-09
CITY ENGINEER CRAIG
IS FIGURING THE COST

city Engineer Cra1g has begun an In
yentory OF the work accomplished during
the last year by the street Improvement
department. and three men are gathering
data with view 20 finding how much
has been spent, for what II has been
spent and to what purpose. Upon seour-
ing this data the ely engineer will strike
balance In the department for the work
OF the year, Among other items upon
which information win be secured Is the
actual cost per square foot OF. cement
walk, which will be compared with the
cost in other years, with regard TO price
Of material. labor and the amount of
work accomplished.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-09
To the Policy Holders Of the Union Fire
Insurance Co. MutuaD Lincoln, NGb.;

The battle is between the Policy Holders of the
Union Fire Insurance Company utua) and the Directors
the Woodman Fire Insurance Company of Lincoln Nebraska
who paid $4,000 the old directors resign and
elect them in their places
these men who bought their vay into office he
retained policy holders
shall the policy holders elect
can these self constituted
the
Tor business Can they honestly
be far with
companies bought
that they might
the mutual I
Following Of
pany dated Oct 2Sth 1911 and signed by Jos W. Walt
IN is the intention Of he Hoodman Fire
insurance company Issuing Union Fire
amending the articles OF the tina will
the parent place of We
as an the
keeping distinct the Il
would not do for mention
idea would be with of possible
undue reflections policy However
giving this confidence
necessary Such explanations be
ual to the agents with whom
Are the policy holders of the
attend the
to someone whom you know will
soliciting and
the Union Fire is the best Mutual
peuated such
proxies 10 them TO be
Of ability; OF
and appreciate that mutual belongs
Will
will 1 policy
personally attend
and mail
Very truly yours
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-09
MEN FOLK BUY AT THE FAIR
Bee Rotunda is Crowded with Buy
ers for Christmas,
OTHER CHURCHES SELL TO-DAY
Three Presbyterian and the 81
Nsary's Avenue CONGREGATIONAL
showing Prctsy Christi
mas Gifts.

Even the men folk find It hard to pass
by the attractive articles displayed at
the church bazars in the rotunda OF The
Zee building. Yesterday young bachelor
who lives at the Young Mens ChriEtian
association stopped az the fancy work
counter Of the Cherry lin congrega-
topal church., eyed with Interest tho
array OF berfbboned and beruffied finery
and finally selected a handsome hand
embroidered dresser scarf which ne
stated no was going TO use In his room
Another man with iongings more material
than aesthetic bravsly marched up to
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-09
HOWELL GOES TO ST. LOUIS
FOR HEARING OF BAIRD CASE

United States Attorney r. $. Howell
will leave for ~. Louis Sunday morning
to take charge OF the prosecutions OF Fred
erick 5. Baird, a Chicago attorney con-
vlcted OF eonspiring TO defraud the gov
ernmeht Of public lands before Judge
Munger a year ago. Judge Munger i'm
posed sentence OF sixty daSs in the
Douglas county tail and fire % sso0
and Baird carried the case to the circuit
court OF appeals, Mr.. Howell says the
evidence against Baird was very strong
and the probabilities are that the de-
eisiOn % Judge Mungsr viii be uDAslA
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-09
ROAD HOUSE PROPRIETOR
SHOT TO DEATH BY BANDITS

BARTLEsvILLE, Obl., Dec 7,-Baad. IT
today sho: to death ;. c. TORY, 10
prietor OF road house near here bccauz,
he attempted to prevent their robbins
l.. O. Blair u hotel man.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-09
Will Inquire Why
Marble Hasn't Come

Irritated at the Ions delay in getting
$4,000 worth of marble to finish the
court house the Board OF County Com
missiOners yesterday decided to send some
one to the quarries in Colorado to see
why the marble has not been shipped II
was promised months ago, but only one
car has arrived.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-09

Very truly yours,
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-09
CHAS. ROSE.
GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA.

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS That 1
to
OF the stockholders
Nebraska
directors and other
special meetingZ - ~
hereby revoke all any other person
~
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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-10-05
BED BUGS HAVE AN AFFINITY
FOR CHICKENS.

Many poultry houses are infested
with bed bugs and it is not an easy
matter to dislodge them.
Some people say that turning the
sheep into the poultry houses will In
duce the bugs to attack the sheep
where they will be lost In the wool.
but this is a poor remedy.
Remove all the roosts and nests
from the house and spray with boiling
not whitewash 10 which has been
added pint of turpentine to a pail
full.
Another good remedy IS to burn the
interior Of the house with taroline
mixture which can be bought at any
drug store. Another effective remedy
IL half pint each OF turpentine.
ammonia and Kerosene to which add
about four ounces of gum canphor.
II more Ia needed double the quantity.
Apply with a brush.
4 The nests should be burned out over
a Blazing fire and the roosts should
also be held over the fire and all
should be thoroughly 'whitcwashcd
and painted before putting them back
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-10-05

humus and we'll drained
During tho past few years there
has been remarkable advance In
tho price Of farming lands especially
In those localities where beet gar
factories are In successful operation.
The production Of single-germ beet
seed is method Of thinning beets
before the seed Is planted. COM
mercial beet-ssed consists for the most
part Of from two to seven Individual
seeds welded by nature into one mass.
Y It is evident that plants produced
from such a mass Of seeds must OF
necessity be very close together. ana
thus far no mechanism has been de-
vised whereby the plants can be prop
erly thinned. Thus hand labor has
to be resorted to. l
Repeated efforts have been made
to break up the seed balls by passing
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-10-05
COW MANURE AND ROCK
PHOSPHATE.

..At the Ohio Experiment Station"
says Director Charles A. Thorne, I'VE
for hve years conducted an expe--
inent In the use of COW manure in
the production of corn. wheat and
clover grown in rotation.
.The result Of this test is that in
the ave year average We have pro-
duced an Increase OF about two BUSH
eli Of corn, two-thirds of a bushel OF
wheat and about 50 pounds Of clover
hay for each ton Of manure. when
the manure has been taken from an
ordinary open barn yard.
THE total Increase was worth $3.50
Il 70 value corn at at one-third OF a
dollar per bushel, whoat at two thirds
Of 4 dollar, clover hay at one-third
Of 4 dollar per 100 lbs. corn slower
~ 81 per ton and straw at 81.
.swhen however We leave this man
,ire In the stable to be trampled under
foot till ready for use the increase has
been worth $3.50 per ton of manure;
ana when to this straw manure we
have added 40 made about 40 lbs Of
phosphate rock to each ton. OF man
ure for the purpose not only OF pre-
venting the escape OF amonia but OF
reinforcing the manure with phos-
phoric acid we have realised total
value Of S3.25 per ton OF manure.
after paying for the phosphate used
''The manure. treated in this man
ner produced an average increase Of
tire bushels OF corn. one and three
quarters OF wheat and 1z5 lbs. Of hay
for each ton OF manure"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-10-05
PLoW Up WORN OUT PASTURES

It 10 we'll to have . good reason. for
everything and the main reason for
blowing up pastures IL whom the for
age plants bacome scarce and thin
and weeds ana moss are plentiful.
Many such fields are found ana they
are allowed to remain 500 most
profitless proceeding. for while We
have many light and poor crops on
arabic land. worn out pastures are
quite az common.
1t may be tho argument Is that
there Is not the expense Of cultivation
that there 10 with arabic This II
true, but unremunerative grass land
10 az undesirable AZ any other Tho
durability OF pastures depends to :
great extent to the clean state and
good heart Of the land when the seed 10
sown and also on the qualify of the
seeds. Some are really perennial and
permanent, others contain great
many weeds and all such pastures fall
away in q few years.
Renovating may be attem pied and
Is often successful II begun In time but
as rule nothing short Of blowing up
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-10-05
QUEER IDEA ABOUT ROSE
BUSHES.

A correspondent asks il "ManurS
Will harm rose bushes?'' adding that
one OF her neighbors told her that il
would prevent them from towering.
We never heard Of such thing
before. It is 4 fact. however, that in
some parts OF the country there ara
people who still believe that manure
will poison the soil for farm crops.
and doubtless this idea has spread 10
rose bushes.
Nothing was ever more absurd.
Rose bushes are tremendous feeders
OF rich soil and It should always be
composed Of well-rotted manure be.
sides additional leaf mould and the
entire soil should be Of the richest
character.
heavy loan or clay ana gravel,
well drained, are suitable soils for rose
bushes. A trench 1T least three feet
deep should be dug and filed with
alternate layers OF manure and CONS
post and we'll worked UP before the
roses are planted
After the plants have become we'll
startad they should still receive
manure and this should be applied
every spring In liberal quantities.
Do not be afraid OF giving your
rose bushes soil too rich. The richer
NJ Is the more vigorous Will be the
growth of your plants and the more
beautiful will the color OF your flowers
be.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-10-05
THE PACKAGE HELPS THE PRICE

You may not believe 1t. but farm
"a pound neatly wrapped in oiled
paper Will bring better price In any
market than the same hutter loosely
packed in a tin bucket or Jar.
butter mold costs triff1e and
Ioiled paper with your name printed
on 1t costs but little more, and II
butter Is put up in square package
form 1t will bring from two to three
cents per pound more than If packed
in Jars or tins.
Fastidious customers in the city,
who are in the habit OF getting nearly
every thing they consume in fancy
packages absolutely Will not buy butter
that Is scooped out OF the pail and
sent TO their homes In wooden dishes.
In spite of this fact which nearly
every farmer ought to know, ninety
five per cent Of farm butter is sold
without being put up in this form and
it all goes together in one mass at
the creamery where 1t is worked over,
nodded into pound packages, wrapped
and stamped with the name OF the
creamery and sold at profit all Of
which might have been had by the
farmer If he would do the same thing
and sell direct to city consumers.
OF course 1t Is not always possible
to sell direct to consumers, but even
1t butter is sold to the stores it will
bring a much better price II put UP
in oiled paper In pound packages.
In fact the making Of butter is not all
there Is in the business.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-10-05
Suits BOTH IN SHAPE AND QUALITY or

division should Be reduced 20 two.
The arrangement Of these branches
should be based upon the aanas prin-
ciple IN the arrangement OF the main
body OF the trees.
Unconstitutional precaution Ia neces-
sary with trces which have an up
right or pyramidal tendency; tho tor
minal bud which ID intended to form
the leading branch from any primary
branch. should DO left on the outside
rather than toward the center OF the
tree. BY observing this precaution,
the plant will have more tend ency
to spread.
On tho other hand. II a tree has a
tendency to spread and it Is desira ble
for any reason to prune 1t into the
form OF q pyramid. leave the terminal
bud on the opposite. or inside Of the
branch.
With common peach trees which
are shorter-lived than apple or pear
trees these precautions are not 30 Inn
portant. particularly IN the after
pruning. At the time Of forming the
head. however. this IL very important
because these trees are much more
liable to split down with heavy loads
Of fruit. than the apple and pear.
The general rule in the after-prun-
Ing of the peach tree Is to shorten
the yearly growth about one-half OF
course this is not always necessary.
particularly during seasons Of heavy
crop and sparse rainfall. when the
natural growth Of the plant Is very
short.
Whenever the normal growth is
under eight inches little additional
pruning II necessary. but whenever It
exceeds that amount heading In will
be advantageous. This serves the
double purpose Of preserving COM
pact symmetrical tree. and at the
same time reducing the annual crop
Of fruit. ,s;.S.
Thus, the fruit which IL allowed
to remain on the tree receives a larger
amount Of nourishment than would be
the case were the full annual growth
left and the tree permitted to bear it's
normal quota Of fruit. The fruit will
also be larger and Of better quality.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-10-05

and recultivating makes really satis-
factory permanent pasture. 70 say
that fisld has only been laid down
a few years and cannot need renewal
10 not strong reason for netting Il
remain. 7'gs3g
The condition OF the pasture only
can be taken - indicative OF whether
it should rsnnain or be Demolished.
Some fields are 90 foul that ! Sum
mer fallow is urgently needed Ia thair
redemptions. I am not averss TO TIL,
course. though It means delay and
II the fields are not actually ovsr-run
with tenacious weeds they may be
broken up IN the fall. clsaned A.
much ~ possible IA the sprinr ana
preserved with In the succsedinE year.
II land h piowsd IN ths fail.
narrowed In the spring. cleaned ~
much 40 possible and 1 grain crop
with rather thick seeding introduce
cd. the weeds Will have experienced .
severe rot back by the fall and II
carefully prepared for roots to FOL.
low. quite new state Of thing Will
be experienced.--S. G. Miller.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-10-05

Most people believe that Is they can
force their hens to mott early they
viii lay more eggs during tbs season.
but this Is not true. Hens that h.ve
NOTED late will lay moro eggs during
the winter than the early lnolteFs.
This has been shown by the most
careful experiments but the facts are
not generally known.
Noting hens require . large amount
OF feed containing nitrogen such a.
oil meal meat and other feeds ricn
IN protein. Noting can be forced by
cutting down the feed Of hons IS 1t
has been shown by experiments that
scantiiy fed hens begin Noting earlier
than those on full feed, but the former
do not finish melting much earlier.
Starved hens mott more uniformly
Than others ard this IL particularly
noticeable in hens two or three years
sid
In m experiment conducted by the
Cornell experiment station 1t was
found that on q basis OF 100 hens the
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-10-05
KEEPING BEES. in A HOUSE

regard flouse-apiaries as especially
adapted to out yards. having all the
facilities for properly caring for bees
in themselves. the year around, and
without increased cost over open
yards.
Il keep part Of my bees in a house
made for the purpose, and | am ready
to endorse ill that has been said about
the superior comfort of handling bees
in house-apiaries. When I open ora
OF these hives the bees do not fly up
With the same alacrity that bees do
from the hives that stand In the sun
shine.
The house contains twenty colonies
Of bees in two tiers of hives. The
broad side of the house which Is in
view. faces eastward. and the end
southwark; there are no hives facing
the other two directions.
The hives in this house are known
by the name. Long Idea" They hold
crosswise. twenty Langstreth frames
each. They are expressly used for
extracting honey.
One row Of. hives is set on frame
Just high enough for me to be able
to raise the covers, and look into them
comforta bly,, and the other row rests
on the floor. I might add that the
hives are only one story. so there IS
no use for queen-eycluders. and no
tiering to be done.
There are no bees at large In the
house. excepting few which leave
while handling the combs, and these
quickly make their escape by way OF
the windows. which are left open ali
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-10-05

longer by keeping them ont OF the
weather, and will remain in proper
shape that will allow their adjustment
to the proper place. Bees are much
more easily worked within a house
as they seldom attempt to sting. No
bees are flying about when you are at
work
Feeding is a pleasure In extract
ing there are no bees following you
around to get q taste. If you happen
to get few bees inside, darken the
windows, and by thus throwing the
room In darkness. and with a few
little holes or cracks that will admit
the light, the bees will make for them
at once go out, and in less time than
| can tell YOU they win be all outside.
OF course you want bee escapes at
the windows. which vii! ordinarily let
them out.
During the honey season which
occurs at the hottest time, the OPEN
ing of hives, and the handling O.
heavy combs Of honey are always
done at more or less risk when out in
the hot sun. and must often he done
at quite distance from the ex.
tractor.
In the house the extra ctor sets IN
the center OF the room, ana It Is blu,
step or two to the hives, as they
are all about the same distance away,
and only part Of the combs need DO
removed at time. The advantages
OF liking the beer up FOR winter. and
their chances OF wintering better are
as good IN the house az outside.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-10-05
EARLY MOI TING AND The EGG BOX

fed dock produced eggs to the value
Of $2s.s7 more than by the starved
flock.
The total income from all the birds
was $27s Tor the starved fiocls~ and
$3.50 for the fed dock. a. difference in
favor Of natural melting for the year
Of about SOS.
A Western poultryman Of long ex-
pelience gives his method of control
ling melting as follows:
As soon as the hens arc through
laying he turns them out on alfalfa.
feeding them dry bran only. in adj
dition Under this treatment they
get thin. Then he feeds them q
mixed ration of grains and meat, CIV
ing light feed in the morning and
all they will eat at noon and night.
Under this treatment they finish mott
ing quickly. get new feathers and be-
gin laying in September. BY October
1 they are all in good laying condition
and make profit through the fall and
winter.
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PRODUCTION or SUGAR BETS
THE SUPPLY or SUGAR PRODUCED ANNUALLY THE UNITED
NOT NEAR MEET THE DEMAND.
ny 9. G. Clinton. iowa.

s . . 4 e" . y Il Y NV i 81
From 40 to IS per cont. of the sugar
in the beet has, been reported 80 fire.
qusntly that It II ssats TO assume that
an average sugar content OF 10 per
cent. IL within the limtts Of posi-
bility. ,,5 -. v
II an average yfeld OF 70, tons per
acre and an average sugar content OF
- per cent could be- reached, we
would have an average yield OF 1900
pounds of sugar per acre.
Clay loans are very satisfactory for
susar-beet production. provided other
conditions are favorable; but more
depends upon the physical condition
Of the soil and upon methods of cul-
tivation than upon the particular kind
or variety Of soil used., The soil. how
ever. should be we'll supplied with