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Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-28
GREEDY GAMBLERS
MAKE FOOD SPOIL
Seven Carloads of Beans Worth
$37,500 to Be Dumped
Because of Mildew.
HELD FOR HIGH PRICE

While grocers are asking Is cents
a pound for navy beans and the pub
lie is wondering why this food sta
pie has advanced over 100 per cent
in price within few months, govern
ment investigators and state food in
spectors are in Omaha preparing to
destroy seven carloads. or SS7,500
worth.
Nearly 250,000 pounds OF beans, rep
resenting six carloads, discovered in
several Omaha warehouses last week,
have become mildewed and rotten,
while the owners, alleged food gam
blers, held ont for higher prices.
Chief Inspector f. c. Kemble OF the
state food commission, who made the
discovery. has been at work making
tests OF the beans with State Chem
ist w. S. Frisbee. Their probe has
satisfied them that the stuff is not
only unfit for food. but for seed pur-
poses as well, and they will commence
legal action at once libeling the en-
tire cache to prevent il from being
sold.
Owners Identity Mystery.
Who owns the beans appears to be
mystery. Most of the lot came
here from West Hammond, Ind, sew
eral months ago. sacked and tagged,
it is said, but the consignee's name.
according to Mr.. kemble, is conspic-
uous by its absence.
James r. Garner and William H.
Hartigan, Chicago and Kansas City
federal food inspectors, are here also
working on the case and il is under
stood that they will have complaints
ready to file in the matter within a
day or so.
The prosecution to be instigated by
Kemble will be for the purpose OF
stopping the owners should they at
tempt to market the stuff while the
federal officers are working to I'M
cover what appears TO be gigantic
food conspiracy. They have already
made the rounds of all warehouses
and other places where food could
be stored and it Is understood that
when they get ready to file com.
plants in the bean case they will
have other equally sensational dis
closures to make.
One official declares that Omaha
and Kansas City appear to be the
storehouses of the spectators. who
hold back huge amounts OF stuff and
thus force prices up to the limit,
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-28
George Haynes Says the
Milwaukee Ready to Help

George B. Haynes, general pas
senger agent Of the Milwaukee sys.
tenn, is over from Chicago and will
remain a couple of days in the city
calling on old-timc friends and Wis.
iting relatives. Like all OF the other
railroads, the Milwaukee, Mr. Haynes
asserts, is lining up to aid the gov
ernment in the movement Of troops
and munitions in the event il should
be called upon to engage in the cam
paign of preparedness.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-28
Lack Of Time to Prepare,
Preparedness Parade is Off

There will be no patriotic prepared
ness parade in Omaha.
This has been decided by the Navy
league. principally because of the
lack OF time to make proper prepara-
tions.
1t was found that there would be
great deal OF difficulty in lining up the
v.rious organizations planned on to
march, and therefore the Navy league
will bend its efforts TO promote in
terest in the address Of Ex-Secretary
of War Stimson, who speaks at the
municipal auditorium April 7.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-28
Nebraska Members of
The Reserve Officers

Members OF the army reserve off.
GERS corps includes the names OF
eight Nebraskans, all OF whom have
had militia or volunteer training.
They are Edgar w. Bagnell, first
lieutenant, aviation corps, Lincoln
Ora E. Stark, captain, quartermaster,
Omaha; Donald J. Burke, second
lieutenant, infantry, Omaha; Taylor
Belcher, captain, infantry, Omaha
Joseph J. Fraser, second lieutenant,
infantry. Omaha; John e. Maher,
major, quartermaster, Lincoln; John
S. Milan, first lieutenant, signal
corps, Schuyler, now in Rapid City,
S. D., and Henry Paseale. second
lieutenant, infantry, Omaha.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-28
Railroads Holds Jobs Open
For Employees Who Enlist

Information has gone out from To-
cal railroad headquarters to the eff
feet that all men who desire to en-
list will be granted leave Of absence
and that their old places, or better
ones, will be in waiting for them upon
their return. This rule will apply to
men employed in all classes Of work.
Today ten men from the Union Pa
cihc and eight from the Burlington
Offices and shops gave up their posi-
tions and applied to enlist. A number
of them were men who have already
seen service on the Mexican border.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-28
Bluffs Girl will Start
First Aid Corps for Army

Organization Of young women's
auxiliary corps for first aid service
in military emergency Is proposed for
Omaha and Council Bluffs by Miss
Grace Williford, 420 Stutsman street,
Council Bluffs.
Monday she applied TO join the
army or navy in whatever capacity
the officers could enlist her, but was
turned down, as proper authority has
not been received here by the recruit
ere
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-28

SMALL MO Farm-s1O cash and IS month
ly no interest or taxes; highly productive
land; close to big markets. Write for
photographs md full information. Munger.
A-l19 n Y Like Bldg, Kansas City, NO.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-28
POET INDICTS GROH
FOR BEING MODEST
Unidentified Child Of the Muses.
Free-Verses About The
Bee and Contents.
HE SUSPECTS IT'S A WOMAN
By A. r. GROH.


To-day. folks, we shall lave our
souls in beautiful poetry. Oh, don't
you just love po'ms? This one came
10 me in all its freshness and beauty
through the prosaic channels of the
well-known United States mails. 1t
is free verse; Here is what he Tor
she) wrote; here's the very pote:
DINNER. LA VERS LlBRE.
Waiter,
Before
You lose yourself
In the jungles of the kitchen,
With my order,
Bring me Bee,
The evening edition.
Here's quarter. %F
I'm feeling liberal tonight, s.
Besides,
The II, c. OF L. demands it,
Now.
While | wait,
III look and sec,
First.
What fathers doin..
Then,
What Groh has written,
(He's clever but bit too modest)
Then, ,..
What sports a going,
Then,
What notes Wilson has penned.
All, here's ..--
My dinner.
And while yet there's time,
I'll kill
Pilsner
Myself.
Nm mum, that's good.
guess III move to
Kansas City,
May,
The first. ~
Gee,
That beefsteaks tender
Authors Note.--The above, nj,
dear Groh (how do you pronounce
it' Grow or Graui) is not = made
in-Germany product, but maiden
effort product. and is offered for your
criticism in response to your recent
solicitation that you would take on
| anything, foolish or wise, light or
heavy, blond or brunette, and weigh
| it in the balance. Oh, boy, ] am
sandwiched between chills of despair
and perspiration OF hope on the out
come OF your decision. l await.
HOPEFUL"
Here Is Modesty.
Very lovely. Hopeful. Very snoo-
doofulous. The only Improvement 1
could suggest, if ! might make so
bold, world be to transpose the fifth
and seventh lines OF the second verse.
What do you thinkr Also, you
might insert the word extremely
or "superlatively" before the word
"clever."
| My guess is that you are OF the
masculine persuasion. You see, Wat
son. il he were--if she were-well,
then, il this person were woman
she would NOT be likely to kill a
Pilsner" in cafe. Furthermore, she
would not be likely to give a quarter
for a copy Of The Bee when the same
may be secured at much smaller
outlay. Women don't do such things.
I Hoping, my dear Hopeful, that |
haven't kept you in your uncomfort-
ably sandwiched position too long, |
beg to remain, y'r obed't serv't.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-26

A vaudeville show that is bound to
meet with the approval of every
local .theatergoer. is now
Ths Sieo PBesfeIns BesteF at Tbe the Maest5e de
Bill clever Keith attractions
are as follows: Andrew Mack. the
celebrated Irish singer and comedian,
in q very entertaining Offering; Con-
rad and Conrad, presenting a neat
song and dance act; the Dunn Sis
ters, clever singers and comedians;
hGy Sie COMEDY aed sRlt The m Pafcel ee aqss Post
Man" and Beeman and Anderson. in
novel comedy roller skating act. An
attraction of great local interest
booked for the first three days of next
week is the Pennsylvania Railroad
Glee Club. an aggregation of excel
lent<singers. Grouped around this of
ferfng are: The Seven Little Darlings,
ing a number of specialties: John T.
Ray, in a novel comedy skit; Thorn
ton and Thornton. comedy variety en-
tertainers. and Holden and Graham.
introducing some Russian dancing
magic and shadowgraph work.
Beautiful and charming Mae Muir
ray, who recently scored such a sue
cess in "The Plow
an last Day For Girl will be seen at
Mt Regent a. finsl showing, Of
Murray has shown that she is one of
the most versatile OF the younger
generation of actresses on the screen
In The Dream Girl" she scored an
emphatic success as a whimsical lit
tie waif Of the streets, and in THE
Plow Girl" she more than doubled
her popularity, but she has added
new laurels to her brow. by her won-
ddeerful acting in her latest subject.
"on Record"
The announcement that Paxtang
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-26
Stanley A. c. Noses Out
Victory Over Rosewood

In a postponed Allison Hill Lea
que baseball contest played off last
night the Stanley A. c. nosed out
the Rosewood tossers by q score of
4 to 8. The victory ties the two
teams for first place. With the
score standing to 1 against them
the victors drove Neimond off the
mound and tied the tallies at three
all.
Cation took up the hurting for the
Rosewoods and pitched fair game.
Washinger again pitched heady
contest and deserved to win. Eisen-
berger was a big factor for the WIN
ming combination. his three bingles
figuring in all of the scoring.
In the final inning Palmer was
walked, stole second. and took third
on a passed ball. A scorching single
over third by Eisenberger scored
Palmer and clinched the contest.
The score by innings:
r. r. e.
Stanley 49,. o 1 0 0 2 Ia 6 0
Rosewood =. 2 1 0 0 0 0-3 10 2
Batteries: Rosewood, Neimond,
Cation and Killinger; Stanley, Wash
niger and ShickleS. Umpire, Black.
Time of game, one hour and five
minutes.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-26
Three New Records For
Lake Erie College Girls

Painesville, Ohio, May 26. - The
breaking of three coIiege records
marked the ninth annual field meet
at Lake Erie College here yesterday.
Cornelia Hummel. 1919. of Cleveland,
broke the record for the baseball
throw of 139 feet 5& inches, made
here last year. by throwing 147 feet
11a inches. Anne Wellons, 1918, of
GAINESVILLE, Ohio. hurled the discus Z 1
feet. breaking the previous local rec
ord of SO feet 101s inches. The rec
ord of 43 4-5 seconds for the 800
yard relay race was lowered to AZ 2-5
seconds by team consisting of Eel
ma Beidler. 1917. of Canada; Isabel
Rogers. 1917. of Wheeling, w. Va,
and Ruth Hilton, 1919. of Huron, Ohio.
The meet was won by the Junior
team, with 81 points, the Seniors in
second and the Sopnomores in third
place. The team coaches were Miss
Alice NJ. Allen. physical director, and
her assistant, Miss Helen Upson.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-26

-To-night-"The Smarter
Set"
All next week, with daily matinees
for women only, excepting Wednes-
day Return engagement of Her
Unborn Child"
COLONIAL "The Millionaire's
E. Double"
REGENT-"On Record"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-26
EGE MEN MEET TO DISCUSS FUTURE ATHLETIC PSM THE AMUSEMENT WORLD

the $500 salary. What made him
more indignant was the cool manner
in which Dreyfuss treated him. The
magnate didn't offer Hans his uncon-
ditional release if the terms didn't
suit him but dickered as he would
with a raw recruit. Later when the
Pirates made a poor start Dreyfuss
got in touch with Wagner and offered
him $4,000. Later he raised this to
$4,000, but the old boy felt hurt and
would not listen to Dreyfuss. He
thought that after his years of faith
full service for Dreyfuss and the
money he brought into the Pitts
burgh treasury. he should have been
accorded better treatment.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-26

idle Wives and
Weber attraction
marvellous within the
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-26
OUIMET TO BE
GOLF CENTER
FOR SPORT WAR

New York, May 26.-The Western
Golf Association. one of the most
powerful as well as the most liberal
body in American golf. has thrown
down the gauntlet and is ready to
fight to the finish for more liberal
construction of golf rules. including
the definition of the term amateur.
obsolete practices in medal and
match play and other reforms many
golfers have been demanding for
years.
The decision of the Western as
sociation to adopt radical reforms
is a direct thrust at the reactionary
United States Golf Association. the
American parent body, and may re-
suit in unlocked for complications
in the national tournament this
summer.
The threatened war between the
two organizations came to a climax
in the invitation of the Western body
asking Francis Ouimet, set down by
the national body as professional,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-26

to compete in the Western cham
pionship as an amateur.
Trouble Ahead
Previously the Western association
had repudiated the national rule re-
garding the professionalism Of deal
ers in sporting goods.
That the national body will look
upon these innovations as revolu-
tionary and will not permit their
adoption in the national champion
ship goes without saying.
Members of both associations are
freely predicting that the independ-
ence of the Western association will
le adto open war between the two
organizations which may eliminate
Western golfers from national match
play.
In that case actual national cham
pionshipps would be impossible. be-
lead to open war between the two
member of the Western body, should
renounce his association and play
under Eastern rules, championship
play without many of the better
Western golfers would rot be repre-
sentative and would deteriorate into
farce.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-26
Wagner Is Sore Over
Salary Cut by Dreyfuss

Pittsburgh. May 26.-Loca1 reports
say the real reason why Hans Wag-
ner quit the Pirates this season was
the veterans disgust at the ungrate-
full attitude of Owner Dreyful1. 1t
had generally been supposed that
Dreyfuss cut Wagner's salary from
$4,000 to $4,000, but the story, which
is believed to be true, states that
Dreyfuss made the figures $5,500
Wagner would not have objected
to cut of $4,000, but he baked at
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-26

The announcement that Paxtang
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-26
READING TENNIS MEN WIN

Bethlehem, Pa, May 26.-Reading
High. taking four out of six matches.
defeated the Bethlehem Prep. tennis
team yesterday. Singles-Tice. Beth
lehem, defeated Leinbach, Reading
High, 5-3. 6-S; Gerry, Reading High,
defeated Wolfram, Bethlehem Prep.
6-3, 81: Holder. Reading High, de-
feated Fisher, Bethlehem Prep, 60,
2-6, SIS; Krell, Bethlehem Prep, de-
deated Ancona, Reading High, GA,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-26
"UHrPs,' FEEL SQUEEZE OF WAR

]. Hickey. of the American Associ-
alton, announced here last night that
the umpire staff of that orGaniza-
tion would in the interest of econ
cmy be reduced to five. The odd
man will be carried for emergency
purposes. Mr.. Hickey also announced
that he had released Umpire Fran
els Connolly.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-26
MARY PICKFORD

The irresistible Mary in "a Ro-
nance of the Redwoods," staged un-
Ger the personal direction of Cecil b.
DeMille. will be the attraction extra
ordinary at the Regent the first three
days of next week. In direct contrast
TO her previous triumph, ~ Poor Lit
tie Rich Girl" Miss Pickford's newest
vehicle presents a red -blooded story
of the West. The gigantic redwoods.
together with the mountain forest
scenes. and the immense rolling
plains of the West, display some of
the most wonderful natural settings
ever caught by the camera, and offer
a striking background for the ro-
mantle story with it's charming situa-
tions of particular appeal
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-26
Park will open its gates to the pub
lie this evening, re-

Park will open its gates to the pub
lie this evening, re-
The Opening of minds us that al
PnxtanS Pnrk thoughthe weather
man still serves us
anything but summer weather, the
time for the warm weather amuse-
While the park theater will not
have its first show until MONDAY
evening, the various amusements and
stands will open up and get under
way tonight.
Numerous churches and social or
CARNATIONS have already made reser-
vations for. picnic dates. Ihe PARK
line of attractions for the park thea
ter, together with many interesting
features to be used out in the open
as free attractions.
A society comedy drama with many
amusing situations and an absorbing
.sr,o R2i,1,oropre'S 19He romanee poupIe,s b Tns
NilIionaire's the new Metro play
Double" nt showing at the Colonial
the Colonial Theater to-day only
Lionel Barrymore ap--
pears in the leading role in part
which is particularly suited to MS
style of comedy The story itself
deals with a millionaire who, reported
-, poses as a claimant TO his own
estate ana 1a,.s III iove with young
woman who represents herself to be
his widow" a play that will please
all classes of motion picture patrons
The usual funny comedies will com
plete the program. Monday, Tuesday
and Wednesday, the management will
present another big special attraction
on the regular program. Lois Weber,
star AID producer of "Hypocrites,
Where Are My Children" and other
big successes, in her latest feature
idle Wives" the play that lifts the
curtain of society's glass houses and
a picture that every man and woman
should see. The screen drama that
safeguards the sanctity of every
American home. The screen time is
two hours, and no other pictures Will
be shown on the same program.
Excellent progress is being made at
the rehearsals of the Bethlehem Bach
Choir for the twelfth Bach
The Festival to be held at Le-
Bach high University on FRIDAY
Festival and Saturday June 1 and 2.
The first days program in
cludes seven cantatas and motet'
which are illustrative of Bach's mag
nificent powers in this style of COM
position. On the second day the Mass
in Minor will be rendered. The
singing of this massive work by the
Bethlehem Choir has become an an
nual event of the highest musical inn
portance, attracting visitors from all
parts of the country.
DIR. j. Fred Wolfe, conductor of the
choir, has announced that members
of the Philadelphia orchestra. will
play the accompaniment. The soloists
will be: Soprano. Miss Marie Stoddard
and Mrs. Mildred Faas contraltos,
Miss Marie. Morrissey and Mrs. Ger
trude May Stein Bailey; tenor. Nicho-
las Douty; basses. Charles I. Tit
mann and Louis Kreidler.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-26
STATE ATHLETES
FIGHT FOR HONORS
CONTINUED From First Pagc.1

lSOntinueu from E1rSt pagc.
were given rousing receptions upon
their arrival in the city.
The first races of the meet were
started promptly at o'clock, the
10o-yard dash preliminaries being
the openin gevent. A new feature of
the meet is the Javlin throw.
Tech After Honors
The Tech team, last years champs,
will again strive to win the meet
this year and in so doing will thereby
clinch the Pennsylvania State High
school championship shield, which
will be given to the school winning
it the greatest number of time in five
years. They have won it two pre-
vious years.
Prof. H. G. Dribble, principal of
Central High School and DR.. Charles
B. Eager, Jr., will have charge of
the distribution of the prizes.
Schools and Prizes
The schools entered in the meet
and their respective colors are: Har-
risburg Central, Blue and Gray;
Reading, Red and Black; Steelton.
Blue and White; Technical, Maroon
and Grayy Williamsport, Cherry and
White; York, Orange and Blue; Ly-
kens, Red and Black; Lebanon. Blue
and White, and Lancaster, Red and
Black.
One hundred and thirty-three
athletes were entered in the meet
Thirteen track and sven field events
wre on the schedule. A silver cup
will be given to the winner of the
meet. and the winning relay COM
bination will also receive a cup.
The individual prizes will be gold.
silver and bronze medals. A beauti-
fully silver loving cup will be given
to the individual high point scorer.
The points made in the Javelin throw
will not count in the scoring.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-26
SUSPEND JOCKEY McTAGGART

New York. May 26.-Jockey Tom
my McTaggart was suspended by the
ards also refused permission to act
as jockeys agent Daniel McTaggart,
brother of Tommy, and Mike Sheedy,
who for some time has acted as
agent for Johnny McTaggart. Tom
my McTaggart has not ridden for
several days. having been laid up
with a bad cold. The officials gave
no reasons for their action.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-07-19
TOWey & Kirkham
PHYSICIANS and SURGEONS
LangdOn, N. Oak,

M. Bisenius and P. Scully returned
Tuesday from a trip overland by auto
to Winnipeg, at which point Howard
Rylance and James Jordan. who ac-
companied them took the train, the
former going east to Ontario for a
short visit and the latter west to Sas-
katchewan to spend a part of the sum-
mer with a brother who located there
several years ago. The Winnipeg
trip was made in Mr.. Bisenius' car.
Judge Kneeshaw brought the ad-
journed June term of district court to
a sudden termination Tuesday at two
o'clock, leaving Tuesday for his home
at Pembina. Judge K~neeshaw has
within the past month held a term of
court in each of the three counties
that form the Seventh Judicial dist.
riot and expects during the approach
ing season of hot July and August to
enjoy a we'll earned vacation.
Judd H. Kirkham, M. D., received
his commission on Fridays mail as a
first lieutenant of the medical reserve
corps of the United States army with
orders to report before August LIST at
Fort Reilly, Kan, at which point
those who have enlisted from the
states of North Dakota, South Da-
kota Minnesota and Wisconsin will
concentrate for training until called
into active service.
Miss Luel]a Jones', formerly a pop
ular saleslady in the dry goods de.
partment at the A. Schukle store. is
a visitor a few days of this week at
the w. B. Gordon home while renew
ing the acquaintance of a number of
Langdon friends. Miss Jones h a 8
been located at Malta, Mont, the
greater part of the time since leaving
Langdon and wa recalled recently by
the illness of her mother whose home
is at Neche.
The Crookston, Mimi, firm of con.
tractrs. who are erecting the concrete
auto garage of Messrs. MCLAUGHLIN &
Stranger, in the past week have had
a part of their working force putting
in several new cement street cross.
ings that the city authorities have
ordered built this summer. A mum
Der of property owners are also taking
advantage of the opportunity to have
cement sidewalks built. One of the
noticeable improvements in this line
Ia to be noted in front Of st. Alphon.
sus church.