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Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-12

South Nineteenth street, Thursday after
noon, MarchSJb, at ESQ o'clock
A safe pa to trade at--Philip's Dept.
store, 24th and Sts.. ~ nth Side,
For Sale-6 rooms and bath. strictly mod
ern, good location. Tel. South 1857.
For Rent--Stores, houses, cottages and
flats. SOUTH OMAHA INVESTMENT co.
FIRE INSURANCE., choice of IL leading
companles; promst service, lowest rates.
SOUTH OMAHA INVESTMENT co.
Chapter NJ Of the p. Il. o. society viii
give a rummago sale at Twenty fourth ant
q streets Sunday morning.
The South Omaha Eagles. local fraternity
will give 'rube" dance Saturday evening
March II. Prizes will be given for tn,
best ''rube" costume.
The Ladies' Aid society Of the Wheeler
Memorial Presbyterian church will be en-
tertained at the home OF Mrs. A. A
Samuels. 1910 South Twenty-third street
Wednesday. March IA. Mrs. McFall viii
assist.
Police Desk Sergeant P. J. Rim Of III,
Central station Is In charge of the ser
geants desk on the day side at the loca
station In the absence of Mike Mccarthy
who Is away visiting a relative In Excelsior
Springs. Mo. 70.
Paint brushes free. Why not cut YOU
with every can Of painty The larger tn,
can the bigger the brush. A color care
for tho asking. Come In and get one
Koutsky-Pavlik Co.
Members OF woman's Catholic Order o
Foresters OF st. Agnes Court, No. $50. ar
requested to attend the funeral of Slste
Anna Connor, at her late residence. 442
South Twentieth street, Monday morrini
at . o'clock. Church services will be a
st. Bridgots.
WANTED TO RENT-We will secure
desirable tenant for your vacant store, hous,
or nat within 30 days, II on the South Sid
and In a tenable condition, or pay you
months rent. SOUTH OMAHA INVEST
MENT CO. INCORPORATED CAPITAL
$4,000. I925 So. cath st. Phone South l347
HoMEsEEKERs. ATTENTIoN.--on
small cash payment we will buy the lot 20,
select, build home after your own plan
and you can pay for II on small MONTH,
payments. without extra interest. SOUTH
OMAHA INVESTMENT co. lNCoRPO
RATED CAPITAL $4,000. 4s25 S. cath 81
Phope South l247,
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-12
CEMENT SHOW is
BROUGHT TO CLOSE
DR.. G. E. Condra Delivers Dis
cussion on Coarse Aggre-
gates" Before Convention.
BOOST FOR GOOD ROADS

The Midwest Cement show is a
matter of history. That is, the 1917
show is history. OF course, there will
be one in 1918. At 9 o'clock Saturday
the voting in the contest for the CO.
ment house to be given away officially
closed, and the show closed soon aft
er. Many hundreds of people saw the
show this year. Larger crowds than
in previous years attended. There
were more exhibits, and, in fact, prac-
tically all the available floor space in
the municipal auditorium was occu-
pied by exhibits. The matter of who
wins the cement house will probably
not be definitely settled for few
days, as it will take some time for the
judges to read all OF the replies, or
votes in the contest. Meantime the
material for the house will rest in the
basement OF the Auditorium, to be
claimed by the winner when the an.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-12
Omaha Firm Will
Erect Ten-Story
Building Here

Tentative arrangements have been
made by Paxton & Gallagher, whole
salers, to use the Ames building just
north of their present plant to con-
duct their business while they tear
down the old and build modern ten
story building.
These arrangements are only tenta-
tive, as Paxton & Gallagher are not
sure they will build. For time the
matter was practically assured, but
on account of the uncertainty of the
international situation at present
Manager Charles Pickens said, I'VE
cannot tell what this international
situation is going to bring forth, and
we probably would not build before
fall anyway"
Plans are not quite completed for
the building. but it is definitely known
that it is to be ten stories high and
152xl65 feet in dimensions.
Women Make Offer to Wilson.
New York, March 10.--The National Won
ans Republican association sent the follow
ing telegram to President Wilson tonight
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-12
c. E. Doty Talks to Building
Owners and MANAGERS

Charles E, Doty, president Of the
National Association of Building
Owners and Managers, of Cleveland,
o., will visit in Omaha next Tuesday
and Wednesday and address the local
board at the Commercial club Tues
day noon.
1t will be remembered that Omaha
captured the 1917 convention and Mr..
Doty comes here to confer with Ma
tional Secretary Howard G. LOOMS.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-12
"Y. W." Of Uni Of Omaha
Elects Officers for Year

The members OF the Young
Women's Christian association Of the
University of Omaha, met in the
chapel hall and elected the following
officers for the ensuing year: Miss
Esther Knapp, president; Miss Mary
Quimby, vice president; Miss Esther
Jansen, secretary; Miss Lillian Ander-
son, treasurer. After the election a
short program was given.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-12

One Day says One to you-frownng askance-a
doubling Thomas-"Never trust bright brown eyes-the
warm dark eyes that sparkle and SMILE out of whose vel
vet night small frefies signal and say, will be kind to
you-approach!'"
That was yesterday.
Tomorrow says Another to you-scowing-a cyni-
cal Samuel"Put not your faith in blondes-the golden
candy-haired-the eyes that peadthe hair that binds
have never known yet who smiled and meant
it."
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-12

Love came III NJ tHe buuT
THE Old Refrain" .....,......... .kreisier
IAN Open Secret. Huntington Woodman
"Minuet' ....,..........,''.'. fauereWski
In the Woods'.. ...,.,..-.,''..'.' otauD
Crowds a. Club Meetings.
Record crowds attended the meet
ings of improvement clubs last week.
The first lap Of the big drive for
spring improvements is under way.
At meetings Of the West Side, South
east and East Side clubs, measures
for forward-looking improving fea-
lures in their respective districts were
laid before the club members.
City commiss Jners and Member
Parks, South Side representative in
particular, have appeared often at
these meetings in the past. AT the
East Side meeting next Friday, one
OF the commissioners will be present
to make talk. At the last meeting,
Friday evening, motion was made to
Improve sidewalks in the club vicinity
centering on walkless stretch on M
street, between Twentieth and Twen-
ty-second street. At present pedes-
TRANS ar compelled to take the
street here, it was remarked at the
meeting.
Reception at Parsonage.
The new Grace Methodist parson-
age, occupied by Rev. c. c. Wilson
and wife, pastor of the church, was
the center OF formal reception Of
members of the official board Of the
church last Wednesday. The church
directors were present at the new
home on an inspection tour and were
the guests Of Rev. Mr.. Wilson and
his wife.
The parsonage is a new addition to
the Methodist properties. 1t was
built since the opening of the last
winter and cost $500. The house is
modern and contains eight rooms.
Work was begun November and
completed in four months time.
Glee Club to Sing.
The Armour Glee club, led by For
rest Dennis, tenor, who was popu-
lar soloist while attending the South
High school, will sing at an enter
tainmcnt Of the Douglas County AS
ISOLATION of Nebraska Pioneers,
March 26, at the Auditorium. in cele-
bration OF the fiftieth anniversary OF
Nebraska's statehood. Miss Mary
Cormack, secretary of the associa-
ton, made this announcement yes
terday.
A. w. Jefferis, Omaha attorney,
and Matthew Gering OF Plattsmouth
are scheduled speakers for the eve
ming. The reproduction OF the first
inaugural ball will be one of the
features Of the evening beside old
time dancing. All pioneers, whether
members Of the association or not. are
wanted.
Moose Officers.
Magic City Lodge, No. sos, Loyal
Order of Moose. elected the following
officers at their meeting Thursday
Dictator, c. H. Michael vice dicta-
tor, Frank Weiss; prelate, c. H.
Avery; treasurer, F. L. Madison; inner
| guard, c. p. Skow; outer guard, d,
kuchenhocff; trustee, d. A. Cook.
| H. c. Myers was elected delegate
to the national convention with w. ],
Orchard as alternate.
Magic City Gossip.
Mrs. Ulmer's division OF the Ladies' Aid
society Of tho Grace Methodist church will
l nj N n "a lu,a
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-12
Bishop Stuntz Will Talk
At the University Club

Bishop Homer c. Stuntz will be the
guest OF the University club next
Wednesday at luncheon. He will
speak on Education in the South
American Continent" He lived in
South America for many years.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-12

1.-THE National Womans Republican assoca-
ton. organized and active since 1889, which
stands for national honor and individual
rights and whose membership Is nation
wide offers that membership for immediate
and continuous service In any capacity most
helpful to our government"
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-12

Dallas, Tex, March I'm. II. Gossett
Dallas attorney was notified today by the
Farm Loan board at Washington of his ap-
pontment as head of the Texas Farm Loan
bank at Houston. Mr. Gossett is native
Texan. a democrat and was once candi-
date for congress.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-12

tress in Belgium has increased so greatly
that an epidemic of typhus has broken out.
In the commune of Bree, province of Linn
bourg, alone eighty deaths In the popula-
ton Of 1000 have occurred In the last two
months. the newspaper adds.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-12
An Excellent Remedy for Coughs and
Colds.

You will look good while before
you find a better preparation for
coughs and colds than Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy. Mrs. George Bryant,
Charleston. ILL.,, in speaking Of this
preparation. says. MY husband caught
hard cold that settled on his lungs
and he coughed terribly. A neighbor
advised him to try Chamberlain
Cough Remedy. He bought bottle
Of it at the drug store and the first
dose relieved him. Before he had
taken the contents OF the one bottle
his cough and cold had entirely disap-
|peared."
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-12

Sings One:
"Then did live when did see
PERILLA smile on none but me,
But (AhD by starres malignant crost,
The Life got quickly lost"
Sings the Other:
~ know how Marigolds came yellow.
Jealous Girls these sometime were,
While they lived or lasted here.
Turn'd to FLOWERS, still they be
Yellow, markt for jealousie."
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-12

Then sing they Boh in the words of Robert Herrick
"And, Cruel maid, because see
You scornful of my love and me,
lie trouble you no more, but goe
My way, where you shall never know
What is become of me; there
Will find me out path to die
Or learn some way how to forget
You, and your name, forever yet
When one says "Trust not the dark" and another
says "Put not your faith in blondes" and there be no
maids who are neither-what can poor maid do?
NELL BRINKLEY.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-12

Typhus in Belgium.
Amsterdam (via London), March 10
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-12

Mrs. Ulmer's division OF the Ladies' Aid
society Of tho Grace Methodist church will
meet at the home OF Mrs. Timer. 1903
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-12

Love Came In at the Door. Paderewski
THE Old Refrain .....,...,.......Kr eisler
IAN Open Secret. Huntington Woodman
"Minuet' OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Paderewski
"in the Woodsp, Staub
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-05-17
cHAUTAUQUA WILL
OPEN MONDAY AFTER:
MOON...BUY A TICKET

Chautauqua next week in Tucum-
carl and ticket venders are busy sell
ing season tickets for the big attrac-
tions scheduled to appear here all next
week. Citizens from other towns are
engaging, all the hotel rooms and If
private residences would like to keep
a roomer they should have rooms list
ed with the Chamber Of Commerce.
Many Of our citizens do not have
to 'ye urged to buy tickets to a Chau-
tauqua. They have seen Chautauquas
before, and when once you have seen
one there is no power that will keep
you from seeing another if opportun-
ity presents itself.
In the first place lecturer must
be the best in the land to be recog-
ni2ed by the Chautauqua managers. If
the musical organizations were punk,
there would lie no chautauquas any
where now, because people will not
pay their money to hear common folks
talk Those who miss the entertain
ments next week will lose an oppor-
tunity worth while.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-05-17
FILM VERSION OF FAMOUS
STORY, THE NE'ER DO WELL

The film version Of Rex Beach's
"The Ne'er Do Well" will be shown at
the opera house Tuesday, May 30.
The picture was produced by the
Selig Polyscope Company, Of Chicago,
and is one Of the most remarkable
moving pictures ever staged. Altho
it takes fully two and one half hours
to run, there is not scene that could
be eliminated without detriment to the
continuity Of the picture.
The acts are swift and fu!' Of Incl
dent, the exciting episodes numerous;
and the tension does not let down In
between times, as is the case with
most pictures tina we see on screen.
a large and complete cast is head
ed by Kathlyn Williams and Wheeler
Oakman, and the entire company that
produced "The Spoilers"
In order to acquire the requisite at
mosphere, the entire company spent
several months in Panama, and the
result has proved well worth the trou
BILE and expense.
The exterior scenes are striking and
beautiful, and at all times there is the
interest Of a strange country, peo-
pie and customs.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-05-17
Ell PASO LIKED EN-

For swapping the big border raid
scenes in the William Fox photOplay
1.-THE Love Thief" the entire com
pany was transported to FL Paso where
the genuine local color could be found
Director Richard Stanton headed the
group.
This is what the FL Paso Herald had
to say Of the arrival of the movie AZ
tors.
One Of the biggest feature nictures
the William Fox Feature Film Com
pany has ever made will be produced
in FL Paso shortly.
1t is the plan to secure troops from
among those now camped at FL Paso.
II this can be done the picture will be
made here. The battle scenes are to
be staged on the sides of Mount Frank
lin. Local employment agencies will
be engaged to secure the men for "the
Mexican army" The picture will show
a battle between Mexican bandits and
American troops.
In the course of the making of the
picture it will be necessary to destroy
an entire Mexican village and this may
have to be built, but an effort will be
made to buy up a number of adobe
houses in some part of the city near
the Rio Grande for this work
Mr.. Elfelt that the setting
here will be pei113t for the big picture
and II he can complete the arrange
ments, he says the company should be
here by next Thursday to begin the
work. 1t will take them about six
weeks to make the picture and if ev-
erything is successful it may mean the
permanent location of a Fox Studio
at Ell Paso.--Eerald.
This picture will be shown at the
opera house Saturday night, May 10.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-05-17
BIG DAY is BRYAN DAY

There are "A number of good United
States citizens who do not believe we
had any right going into the World
war Mr.. Bryan was the greatest pa
cifist in the country. He is now tell
ing why United States was forced to
enter the war and what the duty of
every loyal citizen is when his coun-
try needs him. When such voun-
teer hits the trail it is legitimate, in
fact duty, to capitalize his influence
for the advancement of the worldwide
cause to which the United States is
now devoting its resources. Mr.. Bry-
an is now, as he has been for more
than twenty years, the most eloquent
man in the country. He has very
large personal following and they will
be here from all parts of the county
on Saturday, May 2G, in the evening
at the big Chautauqua tent.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-05-17

Buy that Chautauqua ticket now as
the price go up Monday noon.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-05-17
MINIMUM WAGE OF SOLDIER
Is PLACED AT $4,000 A MONTH

A telegram received here today re-
veals the glad news of the increase of
soldiers pay from SIS. up to $50 a
month. The conference report on the
war army bill was adopted by the
house without record vote after Rep
resentative Dent had announced that
the same conferes had agreed to the
house provision increasing the pay of
enlisted men. Final action must be
taken by the senate and il is thought
the bill will be law before Saturday.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-05-17
FORREST ITEMS

a good l0-inch snow fell Saturday
night and "A heavy rain fell this week
making the farmers jubilant over the
outlook for this years crop. There
will be something like 25-per cent
increase in the acreage of row crops
planted this year.
The Forrest Federal Farm Loan AS
sociation is probably one of the very
strongest in the state rs it has al
ready applications for loans to the
amount of about $90,000.00.
j. II. Welch, president of the AS
sociation has written IA personal let
ter to our Farm Loan Bank urging
the necessity for hurrying up the loan
as our farmers are needing money
very badly to buy feed for their teams
and seed to plant, that they may make
a supreme effort TO raise the biggest
crop we have ever had, so as to help
our government in its great crisis.
The school at Forrest has been dis
continued for the present on account
of the epidemic of measles in the
neighborhood.
Mr.. Allen Mckee of Forrest and
Miss Eula Smart of Stockton, were
married in Clovis last week, a number
of friends "charivaried" them on their
return home. Their many friends
wish them bon Voyage" into the sea
of matrimony.
j. j. Murdick is erecting new
four-room residence on his farm.
ID. c. Ball made trip to Tucumcari
Wednesday of last week, returning or
Thursday.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-05-17
NEW MEXICO GETS ALL THE
BEST BULLS AT DALHART

The hui! ss!e q 1t week at Dalhart,
was we'll attended. Most Of the bulls
were sold to small breeders from Ok
lshoma, New Mexico, Kansas and Tex.
home people owing to dry conditions
the car load buyers were scarce.
There were. 1856 head entered in the
sale. John +. Bell of Nara Visa gets
top yearling at $3.50. w. j. Siege
topped sale with herd sire 3 years old
at $3.50. Ed. Stringfellow, also of
Nara Visa, got two dandies at s425.
Best car load went to Carrizozo, Chas
L. Hunt and Lee Forker, 4 head of
best short ages; Amistad parties 8
top yearlings.-Nara Visa News.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-05-17
BOATS READY TO
MIX WITH SUBMARINES

Queenstown, May i6-A squadron of
American torpedo boat destroyers has
safely crossed the Atlantic and is pa
trolling the seas in war service.
The American navy's actual entry
into the war zone already has been
productive Of brush between a de-
stroyer and a German underwater
boat, according to an announcement
by the British admiralty. but the re-
suit Of it has not been made public.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-05-17
SEC'Y CASE AND OSCAR SAN.
DUSKY RETURN FROM TRIP

Messrs. Case and Sandusky return
ed home today from their invasion of
Texas and Oklahoma. They have n
"big" lot to tell the citizens of Tu-
cumcari and have come back with the
belief that Tucumcari is as good and
a whole lot better than towns of like
size along the route, travelled by them
on their advertising tour.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-05-17
War Revenue Measure to Raise
$1,800,00O, 900 introduced
In the House.
cempremIss Reached on Army Con-
scriptlen eIiI-Nlne Regiments Of
Gnoinssrs Going to Europe
seon-osspsrats Fighting
In Northern France
and Macedonia.
BY EDWARD W. PickARo.

The house of representatives re-
ceived from the ways and means com
mittee on Wednesday the completed
war revenue bill designed to raise ST.
SOO.OOO.OOO. which Is additional TO the
normal revenue OF 81. 500, ,0OOOO0 The
measure Is so drafted that every home,
every individual, will share In the bur
den. Under Its provisions the Ameri-
can people will be paying direct taxes
Of sS3 per capita for the year 1917.
The people OF the British isles now.
pay per capita taxes of $50.
The principal features of the levy
are the increases In income and profits
taxes. In internal revenue rates and In
customs duties. but the householder
and indeed everyone Is hit. for Hight,
heat. and telephone bills, adm ssiOn
tickets to amusements, fire and life in
surance. rGilwny tickets, automobiles.
automobile tires and tubes, soft drinks,
postage rates, golf clubs and baseball
bats. club dues, and host of other
everyday necessities or luxuries come
under the taxation. At the last inin-
ute the committee added paragraph
placing u tax of cents u pound on ten
and ! cent u pound ON coffee. and an
additional tax WAS placed on sugar.
The bill proposes n normal tax of 2
per cent on individuals having incomes
between $1,000 and $1,000, II single.
and $1,000 and $4,000, II married or the
head OF u family. An additional nor.
NAL tax Of 2 per cent would be added
la the case of larger incomes. At S5,-
600 an additional surtnx. graduated
until at S5U0,0O0 and over IL reaches
83 per cent. would he imposed.
All articles of import now on the
free list will be taxed 10 per cent, and
an additional 10 per cent tax Is placed
on all articles now on the dutinble
list. The tax on excess profits is 10
per cent on profits over s per cent aud
5000. Heavy taxes are placed on
beer, spirits, whisky and tobacco and
its manufactures. The tirst-class malt
rate goes up to 3 cents and the second
class rate Is increased according to the
zone system.
Army Bill Compromise.
W bs lut
the senate and house conferees CONS
promised the differences over the
army conscription bill The amend
ment authorizing the Roosevelt expe-
ditionary force Of volunteers was elm
mated. The age limit for the draft
was set ut twenty-one to thirty years
Inclusive, Liquor Is barred from the,
training camps and immoral resorts
from their vicinity. The pay OF en-
listed men is raised $40 month TO S25.,
and that OF other grades proportion
stely. The machinery for draft ex-
emption Is provided.
II Is estimated that under the bin
more than 10.00O.0O0 men are liable
for war service. From these win be
taken the first 100000 recruits for the
conscription army. the second 100000
when the president decides to call for
them. and the men necessary 10 brins
the regular army and National Guard
CONTINUED on back page)
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-05-17
BOYS JOIN COLORS
AND ARE SENT To FL
PASO FOR TRAINING

There have been a number Of the
boys from Quay county left for FL
Paso and other point to enlist in the
army and navy. The following list
of names of young men sent to FL
Paso by Mr.. Loneonk since his com
ing to Tucumcari two weeks ago is
as follows:
Otis Moore.
Harold C. True.
Melton p. Kitchens
Alexander Rivera
c. NJ. Bradford.
+. j. German
Dallas d Fry
y. Gonzales
j. F. Trujllo &c.
G.. Trujillo
Max Garcia
f. McMinimy of Santa Rosa.
c. s. Matthews of Bell Ranch.
Mr.. Loneoak is making his head
quarters in the Postoffice and will be
clad to meet those who wish to choose
the navy or army while they can yet
volunteer. He is expecting to be call
ed upon to begin drafting young men
within few days and then they will
be placed where the government sees
fit. It's up to the young men to try
their hand first and If they, fail the
older men will be called upon to try
their luck. II is hoped that war will
soon end, but by the way Russians
are acting it now looks like the war
will be a bitter fight and a long af'
fair, too horrible to imagine, but If we
lay down now we would pay penalty
even worse than honorable death.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-05-17

Mrs. Marshall and little daughter,
Polly, came in Wednesday evening TO
stay in Tucumcari indefinitely. She Is
sister of Mrs. c. +. Cusack and has
been in southern Texas for several
months visiting relatives and friends.