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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-02
Steel Company Soon
to Build Tractors
Now Under Contract

Peace conditions will not bring
a cessation of activity to the Omaha
Structural Steel company, which
had been working on some large
war contracts.
Just before war conditions COM
PEELED the drafting of the steel conf
pany, that corporation had received
contract from the Square Turn
tractor company to turn out 1000
tractors. OF course Uncle Sam was
given the right of way on the output
of the company and the work of
turning out the tractors was more
or less delayed by the urgent neces-
sity of speeding up war work.
With federal contracts out of the
way the company can now go ahead
with its large order for the tractors
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-02
Ex-Kaiser Tries to Put Blame
For War to Other Shoulders

speaking, only learned from Nor
wegian newspapers of what was oc-
curing in the world and in this
way | learned of the Russian mobi-
lization measures.
But when l heard that the Brit
ish fleet had put to sea, l returned
of my own accord They had nearly
caught me. On my orders, German
ships at once returned to the secur-
ity of Norwegian harbors. Later it
would not have been possible for
them to do So"
The emperor then mentioned
declarations of Gen. w. A. Sioux
homlinoff, Russian minister of war,
during the Investigations which oc-
Cured afterward, which he later al
tered to the statement that he had
not ordered real mobilization but
only readiness for mobilization. The
emperor, however, insisted on the
correctness Of the first declaration,
according to which the car had
been induced by the kaiser to recall
his order to form mobilization. He
declared that Gen. Nicholas jan
uschkevitch, chief of the Russian i'm
perial general staff, deceived the car
and the order was carried out in
spite of him. This mobilization, the
kaiser would have it, was the final
reason for the war.
"In fact" said the kaiser in end
ing the interview, Russian troops
were already over our frontier be-
fore the war was declared"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-02
Judge Tells Wife That
SNORING is Not a Crime

In the description of her husbands
frailties Mrs. Sophia Lellinger in
formed the domestic relations court
that he snored Now this isn't nee
essarily a cause for divorce or sepa-
ration or even alimony in the eyes
Of the law, although jury of wo-
men might decree otherwise.
Consequently the magistrate in
formed Mrs. Lellinger that snoring
need not be included in the category
Of crimes attributed to her husband
since it wasn't essentially vicious.
But here the spouse broke in:
But you don't know Jim's snorin'
or you wouldn't say that, judge. |
know that there's nice, gentleman
like snorin', and then there's Jim's
brand. Honest, judge, when he gets
started off-well, it sounds like he's
tearing up white oak. New York
Herald.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-02
EUROPE CRYING
FOR FOOD FROM
UNITED STATES
Holland, County Agent Lead.
er, Tells of Demand to Be
Made on Nebraska Farm:
erS During Next Year.

Lincoln, Dec. l.-(Special. 1.-The
coming of peace makes the food sit
uatlon critical and the United States
Department of Agriculture officials
hope the farmers will be organic
ed to produce more than ever next
year, according to r. T. Holland
elunty agent leader, who returned
Friday from Washington. The call
of Europe for food is expected to
soon become tremendous. 1t will
be more than six months before
crops can be gr IN in the war
stricken countries. Even then crops
will not be produced in sufficient
quantities on acc ~unt of the disor-
ganlzation, waste of land and farm
ing equipment.
Mr.. Holland asserts that the De-
pa, ,rnent of Agriculture can see no
let up in efforts to stimulate pro-
~ductlon. The emergency food pro-
duction bill, carrying appropriations
tor further extensive organization of
agricultural production, has passed
congress and is before the president
for lbs signature. In Nebraska this or
ganlzation consists in part of FIR
therlng the farm bureau project.
Several more counties have recent
ly organized farm bureaus and are
calling for county agents. Farm
bureaus are beginni to hold their
annual meetings and lay plans for
crop production next year.
While in Washington Mr.. Holland
saw G. O. Virtue, R. ]. Poisson. and
G. X. K. Link, all formerly of the
University of Nebraska.
Guy r. Davis has been ,appoin; d
junior pig club leader in the extern
sion service of the University Of
Nebraska college of agriculture. He
succeeds w, ]. Loeffel who becomes
extension specialist in swine hus-
bandry. Mr.. Davis was instructor
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-02
Higgins, Stella Young Man,
Killed in Action in France

Stella, Neb., Dec. 1.-(Special. y
c. w. Higgins has been advised by
the War department that his broth
er, Ed Higgins. was killed in &C
ton in France October q. Ed Hig-
gins was p years old. When inAu-
enza was raging at Camp Funston
in October, Mr. Higgins other SOL
der brother died there of the dis
ease.
Carl Weddle wrote home October
IS that he had been wounded and
was in Base Hospital No. IS in
France. He stated he was lying
down writing and was getting along
very well.
Clyde O. Curtis, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. John w. Curtis, is another
Stella boy recently wounded in
France.
Weddle and Curtis both saw SER
vice on the Mexican border.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-02
Governors Mansion
Likely to Be Without
Any Official Tenant
From a Staff Correspondent.

Lincoln, Neb. Dec. 1.-(Special.) y
The state Of Nebraska is liable to
have a mansion on its hands after
January 9, it being understood that
Governor elect McKelvie won't oc-
cupy the state white house but will
continue to reside in his own home,
a very spacious and beautiful prop
erty known as Seven Gables" III
the east part OF the city at lao South
Twenty-sixth street. The house has
20 very nicely furnished rooms and
the governor and his wife would
really seem like going back to the
days of their antideluvian ancestors
in moving into house so far behind
their own in architectural style and
modern improvements.
What will become of the mansion?
Generally when the governor doesn't
occupy the house it goes to the
lieutenant governor, but he too has
a little home of his own and would
not care to rattle around in the big
building, so it will be up to the state
to find some suitable tenant during
the time Governor McKelvie is in
office, which will probably be four
years, at least.
The mansion is big building and
some people are suggesting that now
is the time to start building new
state house, for the mansion across
the street from the state house
grounds can be utilized for most of
the offices during the,time the struc-
ture is being erected. The inside of
the mansion needs going over any
way and this work could be left
until the new state house is built
and then it could be fixed up as it
should be.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-02
GUELPH COLLEGE +.
Wins live STOCK
JUDGING HON0RS
Iowa Agricultural College
Team Second and Univer-
sity of Nebraska Third
at Chicago Show.

Chicago, Dec. Ontario Agri.
cultural college of Guelph, Ont.
won the students judging contest at
Tie international exposition, viii h
opened yesterday, it was announced
today. The premier honors in this
event have not gone to Canadian
college since 1911.
The Judging contest was spirited
one, with Iowa Agricultural college
second and the University of Ne
braska third. Ontario's team had
1866 points out of a possible 5000;
Iowa had 1924 and Nebraska 1897.
r. L. Bcgg OF Ontario Agricultural
college won individual honors with
sol out of a possibel 1000 points;
r. S. Boletorff of Iowa was second
with 1872, and c. +. Mackenzie, On
trio third with 79l.
Nebraska's team was composed oil
a soldier, a sailor man with broken
wrist, a man with a broken ankle
and a woman, Miss Eva Ashton OF
Lincoln, Neb.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-02
Manager of U. S. Rubber
Company Is Victim of Flu

William McAdamsy manager Of
the Omaha branch of the United
States Rubber company for the last
five years, died at the Blackstone
Sunday morning from influenza and
pneumonia. Mr.. McAdams was
born in Detroit October 20, 1875
ard moved here from Chicago five
years ago. He is survived by his
wife. They had no children.
Since coming to Omaha Mr.. Nc
Adams has taken a prominent part
in manufacturing circles and was
quite popular among his associates,
Funeral services will be conducted
this afternoon at $50 at Burket's
chapel by Rev. T. J. Mackay, rector
of All Saints church after which the
body will be taken to Chicago for
interment. go
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-02
CASH BOX LEFT
NEARLY EMPTY
BY DEMOCRATS
Republicans, When They Take
Over State Offices, Are
to Be Faced by Some
Treasury Deficits.
From a Staff Correspondent.

Lincoln, Neb., Dec. l.--(SpeciaD
Some people are beginning to
worry for fear the next legislature
10 going to be an expensive affair,
that appropriations will run above
those of previous sessions and that
as a consequence the democrats will
have sufficient grounds to go before
the voters in 1920 and get back in
power.
A republican legislature has never
shlrked responsibility. The growing
needs of the state. coupled with the
TACT that past democratic admins
trations and democratic legislatures
have put economy above efficiency,
has left the coming republican legis-
lature with the task of making up
what, the democrats of the past four
years have refused to appropriate
funds to carry out, so that while
there will be but few democrats in
the next legislature, the democratic
party must stand equal response
bility for higher appropriations.
Deficiency in Sight.
In the first place the incoming
legislature is going to find many
departments in the condition of Old
Mother Hubbard's' cupboard when
she went to get her poor dog a
bone-empty. Not only empty, but
with deficiency which must be met
at once. One department already
figures that it will be more than
$l50,000 in the hole by the time the
, biennium closes and it will be up to
I the legislature to meet this.
Next will come the need of an ap-
preparation of 100000 to meet
like amount from the government to
carry on the good roads work. The
last legislature appropriated $780,
900. The coming session will have
to add $4,000 to that.
Vocational education is going to
call for a nice sum to meet the gov
eminent aid. The last legislature
started with the small sum of $20,-
600, but this session will be called
upon to raise 100000 and possibly
Sl50,0O0.
To Assist Agriculture.
There is going to be appropria
tons to assist agriculture. The
coming session is going to enact
some legislation favorable to agr-
culture, and this will take some
money. All of the state institutions
are going to need more money not
only to make up the deficiency
which will exist in many of them,
but to provide for their growing
needs.
Thanks to the efficient work of
State Treasurer George E. Hall,
who persisted in running his depart
ment in business way, whether his
political associates liked it or not,
the treasury is in pretty good shape.
Treasurer Hall has been able to pay
} every state warrant during his term
ofsoffice when it was presented for
payment, while state fund deposits
in banks, through the efforts of Mr..
Hall, are drawing five per cent in
stead of three per cent. This has
brought into the treasury something
ike $4,000 additional.
Should the coming legislature de-
eide to start a fund for the building
of new state house at some future
date, this, too, will add to the ap-
preparations and it is altogether
likely that the appropriations for
the next two years will mount up
considerably.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-02
Sheepmen to Confer Upon
Future of Wool Industry

Chicago Dec. Return to pre-
war conditions in the sheep and
wool industry will be considered at
a conference called by the National
Sheep and Wool Bureau of America
for next Wednesday afternoon at
the stockyards here. F. J. Hagen
barth of Salt Lake City; F. S. King
of Cheyenne, Wyo., and Prof c. S.
Plumb of the University'of Ohio are
among those expected to attend.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-02
Beatrice Schools to
Open; Theaters Are
to Be Kept Closed

Beatrice, Neb., Dec, l,-(Special
Telegram.) AT a conference of the
city health board and a committee
of business men here today the or
der of the health board to close all
business houses because of the in
tluenza outbreak was rescinded.
Business houses and schools will
open tomorrow, but,theaters and all
nogessential business places will
close.
1t was decided to take the tenn
perature of men working i'll fac
tories and all school children every
morning. The lid will be clampcd
down tight on all homes under
quarantine,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-02
Labor Democracy Alliance
Opp0SeS BoIsheviSt Socialism

New York, Dec. RESOLUTIONS
opposing the brand of socialism
known as Bolshevism" were adopted
at an executive meeting here of the
American Alliance for Labor and
Democracy, at which Samuel Comp
ers, president of the American
Federation of Labor, presided.
Other resolutions pledged the or
ganization to encourage the climina-
ton of hyphenated Americanism, to
give fair profit" to work as a unit
in reconstruction and in reorganiz-
ing economic problems affecting
wage earners in this country and ito
drive out prohteers."
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-02
Returned Soldier Wants
Police to Find His Wife

please help me find my wife" "
pleaded John Pappos, just discharg-
ed from the army, at the police
station Sunday afternoon.
when | went to war ! left her
at 1908 Capitol avenue. She isn't
there now, ard she has all my civil
ian clothes, too. I've got to find
her"
Pappos describes his wife as light
complexioned, with brown hair, and
says she is probably wearing blue
serge suit. Her age is Is years.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-02
Buv From These Omaha Firms

and turn out the number called for
in the initial contract.
1t is thought that the building Of
these tractors will develop into one
of the most important branches Of
the steel company's work and will
ultimately call for more factory
space and increased equipment.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-02

in agriculture in the York high
school when he received a cal; to
the extension service. He is a grad
uate of the University of Nebraska
cvllege of agriculture.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-02
GRANDMOTHER KNEW
There Was Nothing So Good
for Congestion and Colds
as Mustard

But the old-fashioned mustard.
plaster burned and blistered while it
acted. Get the relief and help that
mustard plasters gave, without the
plaster and without the blister.
Musterole does it. 1t is a clean.
white ointment, made with oil of mus.
tard. 1t is scientifically prepared, so
that it works wonders, and yet does
not blister the tenderest skin.
Gently massage Musterole in with the
finger-tips. See how quickly it brings re.
lief-how speedily the pain disappears.
Use Musterole for sore throat bron.
chitis, tonsilitis, Group, stiff neck,
asthma, neuralgia, headache, conges.
ton, pleurisy, rheumatism, lumbago,
pains and aches of the back or joints,
sprains, sore muscles, bruises, chill.
blains, frosted feet, colds of the chest
lit often prevents pneumonia.
SOC and Coo Jars; hospital size $3.50
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-03
DOG OWNERS ARE DELINQUENT IN
 PAYING THE TAX

The life of dog isn't worth much these war times is the opinion of a great many canine owners in Bridge port, and is probably the reason some 2,000 owners failed to get licenses for 1918. This morning a few belligerent owners appeared at the town clerks office and slammed their money for tag for their ''purps'- and grabbed the necessary papers and brass piece and left the city hall swearing that it isn't right to charge one good Ameri- can dollar extra just because friend wife" forgot to mention about the papers for "tootsie'' or "snookums" yesterday.
 From now on the dog catcher will have job no one will envy. His duties will be greatly increased until all canines without tags are rounded Wy am I? I sed, I don't make the have sent out official notices that en- forcement of the laws will be carried out to the fullest measure. Such notice was received here this morning.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-03
Liberty Bond Sales Mean Better
 Business,

New England is not going to fall behind in purchases of Liberty Bonds. When the last subscription is counted this part of the country will be found to have done it's duty and done it we'll
 A certain pessimistic class of busi- ness men who are in the category of those who make a pleasure of doing their duty disagreeably, are already predicting sad results from the 'Tak- ing of so much money out of the com munity." A more false idea of the actual facts could hardly be imag- ined.
 'Liberty Loan money is spent right here in America and more than a fair share of it in these same New England cities. Everyone is now em- ployed. Every one will be employ ed for many days to come.
 Nowhere has the effect of local prosperity been more strongly felt than in the clothing stores of this city. MT. Walder, manager of the Caesar Misch stores tells us that peo- pie are buying freely of the new clothes. As MT. Walder believes there is a very strong patriotic spirit aroused by the generally military and periodically designed clothes of the season--Adv.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-03

An appeal to the householders of Massachusetts; Rhode Island and Connecticut, to observe May Day this year by putting out all coal fires, wherever possible, and thereby add to New England's reserve coal pile next winter, has been issued by the Federal Fuel Administrators of the three states.
 At least 100000 tons of coal may be saved this year in New England, according to a conservative estimate, by putting out the furnace fires at once.
 Lacking adequate tonnage to bring coal from the mines, New England's householders must realize the gravity of the situation and save the fuel that can be dispensed with during the spring and summer months without great discomfort, according to Thomas w. Russell, Connecticut Fuel Administrator, if situation next winter even worse than this year is to be avoided.
 The Fuel Administrators, James J. Storrow of Massa chusetts, George H. Holmes of Rhode Island, and Thomas w. Russell of Connecticut, have asked the householders in their respective jurisdictions to observe these rules:
 Stop using coal in furnaces on May l. A wood fire can be made in the furnace on cold days when tenn porary heat is needed; and in rooms where special heat is desired, open fires or local heaters can be used.
 After May 1, if you have an oil or gas range, do your cooking on it en- tirely and do not light the coal range. It is wasteful to use an oil or gas range while the coal range is burn ing. Do not wait as usual until the weather is so hot that you are driven to using oil or gas, but begin to do so now.
 If you have storage space, lay in now a supply of green wood for next winters use, and let it season during the summer. There will be a scarcity of seasoned fire wood ne--. winter. Burning green wood is unsatisfactory and gives only 65 per cent. of the heat obtained from dry wood.
 .AThe people of Kew England should realize that there is going to be a shortage of coal as long as the war lasts" said MT. Russell ''If we ex- pect to get through next winter with
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-03

out individual suffering and without the closing of many war industries, ii will be necessary for everyone to cut down the use of coal
 Every ton of coal saved now, with but slight if any discomfort to the householder, is another ton added to the huge coal reserve that is the only protection against acute suffering in the closing weeks of next winter.
 'There is a great saving in cooking with gas, as a ton of coal turned into gas by the gas company has a greater fuel value than a ton and a half of coal burned in the kitchen range. The gas range has the added advantage that the heat may be turned off when not needed"
 Dr. Paul N. Litchield, member of the New Jersey Assembly from Cam den county, died from pneumonia.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-03
EXPLAINS NEED
 ON CONSERVING
 SUGAR SUPPLIES

Washington, May 3-If any man has failed to see the reason why he should cut his plentiful apportionment of two spoonfuls of sugar to the one of war time, he can find it in a re- cent publication of the United States Department of Agriculture explaining the worldwide shortage - especially the shortage among the Allies-in the supply of sweets.
 Not only has the supply of sugar in some parts. of the United States been short, but there has been an actual shortage of more than 2,000,- 900 tons annually in the world since the war began, and the shortage is likely to continue, the publication says, primarily because of the de struction of large number of sugar mills and the devastation of con- siderable area of sugar r-producing lands in Europe.
 Prior to the war practically all the be1ligerent countries, with the excep- ton of the United Kingdom and Italy, exported sugar, the total amount being upward of 3,000,000 tons. War, however, has changed the sugar-pro- duction map and at the same time has shifted the channels of trade. In. 1918 it is estimated that the Allies must import a minimum of 100000 tons of sugar.
 Formerly the United Kingdom and France depended to 8 considerable extent upon Germany, Austria-Hun- gary, Belgium, and Russia for sugar. These sources were shut off by the war. The United Kingdom alone thus lost the source of more than half of her normal supply of sugar and has turned to new as well as other old sources for her supply. The changes thus brought about have been largely a diversion of the product of Mauri- tius to the United Kingdom instead of to India, and an expansion of the inn ports of unrefined sugar from Cuba, the Philippines, and Peru. For re- fined sugar she drew upon the United States and Java. However, the Allies can not turn to such exporting coun- tries as Java and Mauritius without being forced to go much longer dis tance and over a more perilous route than across the Atlantic. If the Allies arec ompelled to go to these countries it will require an extra amount of shipping which is needed for trans portation of American soldiers and supplies to France and England.
 Russia's exports practically ceased in 1914, and she is now reported as somewhat short of sugar. Ita1y's crop decreased last year and her im- ports have increased largely since the war began. Italy,s normal consump- tion, however, is small and her deficit is not serious,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-03
|FACE DISF|GURED|
 WITH P|MPLES
Also On Hands. Itched and Could Not Put Hands in Water.
 Cuticura Healed.

FMy face and hands. broke out with pimples. They began to run and itch, and were sore and inhamed. I kept scratching which kept them irritated, and I could not put my hands in water. l could not sleep. My face was so dis figured that I could not go out.
 T got Cuticura Soap and Ointment. l had the eczema about three weeks, and in about five days the eruption began to dry up, ard when I had used one box of Cuticurs Ointment and one and half cakes of Cuticura Soap was healed" (Signed) Mrs. Hazel St. John, R.F.D.1, Box 20, Barre, Vt, Nov. 4, 1o17..
 For hair and skin health Cuticua Soap and Ointment are supreme. Sample Each Free by Mail. Address post card: "Cuticura, Dept. H. Boston" Sold everywhere Soap2sc- Ointment g and Soc.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-03
ALMOST RECOVERED FROM HIS INJURIES

County Commissioner John Brophy has recovered sufficiently from the ef- fects of a fall sustained at his home in Ridgefie1d last winter to permit him to be about, and yesterday he spent a short time in his office in the county building. MT. Brophy, who is advanced in years, fell from a ladder while fixing leaking pipe and was so severely injured that for a time his life was in danger, He is almost fully recovered and expects to re- sume his duties in the near future