Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-05-18
NJ ADOO AND NEVILLE
AT Big FOOD MEETING
State Defense Council Outlines
Plans for Conservation
Congress to Be Held
in Omaha.

Governor Neville will appoint spe-
cial committee OF representatives from
various parts OF the state to arrange
suitable entertainment for Secretary
of the Treasury McAdoo while he is
III Omaha next Thursday to attend
the Conservation congress.
Governor Neville has wired Omaha
representative that Mr.. McAdoo will
arrive in Omaha at o;45 the morning
of Thursday, May "a, and that he will
leave at 430.
The program given below is for the
conference which is called by Cover.
nor Neville, under the supervision OF
the Nebraska Conservation and Wei
fare commission, in cooperation with
the State Council of Defense. The con.
ference is open to representatives
from agricultural, education, social
religious. labor, industrial and COM
mercial activities:
Tuesday, May as p. H., general
program, subject, What We Are
Facing" S. Avery chancellor of Uni
vcrsity of Nebraska, presiding: Ad.
dress of welcome, Hon. James c.
Dahlman, mayor of Omaha; address,
Hon. Keith Neville. governor of Ne
braska; responses by members OF
State Council of Defense; address,
Hon. w. ]. Taylor, Merna; address,
What We Are Facing" Hon. Carl
5. Nrooman, assistant secretary of ag-
riculture.
Agricultural Problems.
Wednesday. May 23-9 a. NJ. to II
M, committee meetings, home eco
Monies demonstrations. Exhibits open
TO public, , p. H., general program,
agricultural problems, Hon. w. G.
Whitmore presiding: Agricultural
Problems of This Year With Special
Reference to Grain Crops" Prof. w.
w. Burr, head of Department of Ag-
ronomy, University of Nebraska;
Lessons from Farm Loan Records"
Frank G. Odell, secretary the Federal
Land Bank of Omaha. Conserving
Farm Machinery" Prof. L. w. Chase,
head of Department of Rural En-
cheering, University of Nebraska.
The Meat Supply" Judge Sullivan,
Broken Bow. Committee report on
meat supply. Discussion. Adoption.
8 p. M, general program; Commit
tee report on milk and butter, ]. w.
Clark, Ravenna. Discussion. Adop-
ton. City and Town Gardening"
H. B. Fleharty, garden supervisor,
Omaha. Committee report on gar
dening. Discussion Adoption. MAR
keting Pershablc Products" R. NJ.
Tyson, Farmers Union exchange,
Omaha. Discussion.
McAdoo to Speak.
Thursday, May 24-9 a. m. to
IL m, committee meetings, home
economics demonstrations, exhibits
open to public; 2 p. m, general
program: Report of committee on po-
tatoes and beans, Hon. Lloyd
Thomas, Alliance; discussion of re-
port; report of committee on beet
sugar, Edmund Simmons, Scottsbluff;
production and conservation of fruits,
Prof. Howard, president State Horti-
cultural society; 2:30, address, 1.-THE
Libe y Bonds" Hon. William G. Nc
Adoo, secretary of the treasury; COM
mittee report on poultry and eggs,
discussion; 8, general program:
Farm labor problems, city and town
labor on the farm, What is Needed
0. G. Smith. president of Nebraska
farmers congress, Kearney; Supply
ing the Need" Prof. c. w. Pugsley,
director of agricultural extension,
University of Nebraska; discussion,
T. P. Reynolds, president State Fed
Grafton of Labor, and member of
State Council of Defense; general
discussion, suggestions by delegates,
labor committee report, discussion,
adoption.
Friday. May Transportation
and manufacturers, a. M: Trans
,ortation Problems" ]. w. Shorthill,
secretary State Grain and Live Stock |
Shipping association; transportation
committee report, discussion, adop-
ion; Conservation in Manufacture"
representative of the Nebraska |
Manufacturers association; manufac-
urers' committee report, discussion,
adoption: Financial problems, 2 p. M:
Speculation and Hoarding," w. F. |
Baxter, Omaha; Financing Produc-
ion,' Dan Morris, president State |
bankers association, Kearney; finance
report, discussion, adop-
ion; final report of committee on con-