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Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-26
Prices Of Unsacked
Potatoes Given Public
by University Expert

Eastern Nebraska consumers
should be able to lay in their>win-
ter's potato supply now at from
Sl.25 to $3.50 bushel, if they buy
in unsacked quantities, according to
H. c. Filley, government field agent
in marketing. Mr.. Filley gave out
the following summary of the potato
situation:
Now is the time to buy potatoes
for winter storage. Digging is prac-
tically completed, and the growers
are ready to sell. Few producers
have storage for their entire crop,
nearly all need money with which
to pay for Liberty bonds, and pota-
toes are much easier handled now
than in winter. For these reasons
and the cost incident to storage and
handling, prices to the consumer
are apt to be lower at this season
than either earlier or later.
THE price depends not only upon
the grade, variety and quality of
the potatoes, but upon the amount
of service furnished by the sell r.
Burlap sacks, for example, are cost
ing growers from 20 to % cents
each, and the consumer who de-
mands a sack must pay for it, even
if he eats only the potatoes. At
prices which are now being paid
producers, eastern Nebraska con-
sumers should be able to purchase
No. / potatoes in quantity unsacked
for from SIPS to $3.50 per bushel,
depending upon variety, quality afd
the service furnished"
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-26
Divorce Decree to Be in
Force Six Months Hence

An unusual point of law was
raised in Judge Days court in con-
nection with the divorce proceed
ings between Margaret and David
E. Ericsson of Mead, Neb. The wife
recently was allowed decree. and
the husband filed a bill of excep-
tons to take the case to the ST.
preme court. In connection with
the decree the wife was allowed
$500 alimony, but the decree was
made to be of force six months
hence. A writ of execution was is
sued by the court at the time the
decree was entered, and on Thurs
day Judge Day issued an order re-
calling that execution against the
husbands property.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-26
Draft Evader Is Released
Bv Kearney Authorities

Kearney, Neb.. Oct. 25,-(Spe-
cial.)-Today draft evader was re-
leased from custody because neither
the city ,not the county would as
sumo. the expense OF keeping the
prisoner until called for. The man
admitted he was draft evader. but
the police and sheriff released him
on this ,technicality. Now an eff
fort is being made to ascertain
what disposition to make in the fu-
ture OF similar cases.
= Officers who are here to accom-
pany Buffalo county men to Camp
kearny, Cal, have been ordered to
return to- their posts, and it is a
disappointed bunch OF men who
were to leave this week, prior to the
cancellation order,
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-26
First Snow Of Season
Now Falls in Western
Part Of Nebraska

Winter drifted in on Nebraska
Thursday night, and, according to
reports of the railroads, the west
half of the state is pretty we'll COW
cred with snow. 1t is the first snow
of the season and was one-half to
of an inch deep.
The Northwestern reported snow
over a goodly portion of western
South Dakota and as far east as
O'Neill in Nebraska. Along the
Union Pacific there was snow most
of the way from Lexington west
to Cheyenne. On the Burlington
the snow covered the ground as far
east as Sutton, in Clay county.
East of the snow belt there was
drilling rain up to within fifty to
seventy-five miles Ct the Missouri
riI err.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-26
The Whisper That
Comes IN tie NiqIlt
The Glorious knowledge Women
Gain When d Wonderful Thought
Steals Over Them.

Happiness in its most thrilling degree
comes to woman with the thought Of pos
sessing q baby.
Every woman o. the Joy of coming moth
erhood should prepare<her system for the
unusual strain. Three generations have
found the tried and reliable preparation,
Mothers Friend, of the greatest help at
such time. By its daily use throughout
the period, thevskin of the abdomen is
made soft and elastic, expanding muscles
relax easily when baby arrives. and pain
at the crisis is in this way avoided
J The inflammation Of breast glands is
soothed.
Obtain from your druggist, by all means,
this great preparation which science has
offered for so many years to .xpeetant
mothers.
Write the Bradfield Regulator Company,
Dept. d, Lamar Building. Atlanta. Georgia,
for their helpful and interesting Mother
>hood Book. agf begin the use of Mothers
Friend 1t il for external use, ! is abso-
lutelS safe and wonderfully effective.
And remember. there is nothing to take
the place Of MOTHERS FRIEND.-Advs
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-26
Pastor Who Enlisted in Navy
Dies at Sea From Pneumonia

Kearney, Neb., Oct. 12.-(Special
Telegram REV. w. H. J. Wildly.
pastor of the Kearney Congrega-
tional church until a few months
ago when he enlisted as a common
seaman in the navy, died of pneu-
monia on the high seas October 4
and burial has been made at Spring.
field, Mo. Rev. Wildly was active
in Boy Scout work and popular in
this city.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-26
MORE Than ONE
HUNDRED DEAD
OF INFLUENZA
Government Doctors Here to
Help Combat Disease; Is
Alarming in Sections;
Damp Weather Bad
From a Staff Correspondent.

Lincoln, Neb, Oct. 25.-Reports
to the state health department Fri
day show 1871 new cases of inhu-
enza in Nebraska up to Wednesday
evening, making the total to date
1884, Commissioner w. F. Wild
announced.
One hundred and four deaths
were reported for the "a hour per-
iod, compared with "a for the pre-
vious day.
Two government doctors sent
from Chicago are now at Gordon,
Neb., to. help fight the epidemic.
DR.. Quinn, who was at first sent to
Knox county, is now at Gordon.
Two other volunteer physicians
have been assigned to Knox county.
This county now has four govern
ment doctors combating the di-
.sease. a.
The state health department Fri
day issued the following statement
warning the public against dangers
of pneumonia following influenza
during the present damp, cold
weather:
Again this department wishes to
advise the people of the dangers at
tached first, to not going to bed
early enough, second attempting to
resume normal life too soon.
1T is not with the intention Of
frightening people that this is writ
ten, but the damp, cold weather,
combined with indiscretion, will
tend greatly towards increasing
pneumonia. with its consequent
heavy death rate. + :
DO not try to fight this disease
standing up. It cannot be done. Do
not expose yourself to too great
change of temperature"
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-26
Constable Bryant Fined
for Exceeding Authority

R. w. Bryant, constable, working
out of Justice Leaders, court in
Florence, was fined SIS and costs in
municipal court yesterday, charged
with exercising his authority beyond
the jurisdiction of the court.
Bryant is alleged to have ar
rested A. R. Kelley, who operates
collection agency in the Paxton
block and who has been in court Of
ten recently, charged with obtaining
money under false pretenses.
Justice Leaders, court has come
under the scrutiny of the local au-
thorities, recently, in regard to the
manner in which proceedings have
been carried on there.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-26
NO new PHONE
CONSTRUCTION
DURING THE WAR
Railway Commission Says
Company Need Not Install
Phones if Big Expense
Is Incurred.
From a Staff Correspondent.

Lincoln, Oct. 25-The Nebraska
state railway commission will not
insist that Nebraska telephone COM
panies violate Director General
Burleson's order providing there
shall be no-phone construction ex-
cept for war emergencies.
Until a court decision is made the
commission announced Friday it
did not care to upset order No. 4
of the director general.
This is the stand of the commits
sion in a number of cases filed with
in the last few days. Complaints
have been made that telephone~ccm-
panies are refusing to install phones,
especially where there is a consid-
cradle outlay necessary.
H. ?. Grub of Omaha complained
that the Nebraska Telephone COM
pany would not install a phone in
his home. Upon investigation the
commission found that the company
would have to string wire for two
blocks.
A similar complaint was. filed
against the Erickson Telephone
company.
H. G. Fairchild of Osmond want
ed the Osmond Telephone company
to furnish him service. He lives in
the country and investigation re-
yealed that the company would have
to- extend a party line several miles
and possibly provide second line
for the eight prospective patrons,
who with Fairchild, desired service.
Under the commissions ruling re-
curing the company to pay install
lation charges up to SIS, c. NJ. Ward
of Nickerson asked that the tele-
phone company be compelled to fur
nish him service. Ward failed to
pay for the expense of installation,
the comDany claimed.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-26
Two Cars Stolen Thursday;
Police Recover One of Them

A car belonging to A. L. Creigh,
liz North Thirty-second avenue, was
stolen from his garage Wednesday
night. The car was later recovered
at Sixty-ffth and Center streets.
When examined, the car was found
to be carrying the license plate be-
longing to the car of Mrs. H. G.
Frickc, 1915 North Thirty-fourth
avenue. Last night Mrs. Fricke
notified the police that her car was
missing.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-26
Holland Wants Coal, but
Will Not Oppose Huns

} The Hague, Oct. 25.-Discussing
the American offer of coal to Hol-
land, the labor leader, PETER Troel-
stra, speaking in the chamber today.
opposed acceptance, on the condi-
tion that Holland cease exporting to
Germany. He contended that this
would be a breach of neutrality.
The premier, Jonkher Ruijs De
Beerenbrouck, repeatedly nodded
assent
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-26
Crete Soldier Reported
AMONG Those Missing

Crete, Neb., Oct. 25.-(Special.l y
Ralph King, son OF Rev, and Mrs,
w. D. King of this city, has been
reported as missing from his COM
pany at the front since September IS.
He was in the American trench
mortar service in France. Before
the war he had been a member OF
the Canadian northwest mounted
police. He has another brother in
the regular United States service,
and two brothers in the Doane S.
A. T. c.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-26
Judge Woodrough 0verruIes
Demurrer of Union Pacific

The Union Pacific Railroad COM
pany filed a demurrer in federal
court Friday morning in an indict-
ment in which they are charged with
interstate transportation of dipped
scabby sheep without proper label
ing of the cars. The shipment was
made from Denver to Fremont, Neb.
Notwithstanding the fact that since
that time the government has taken
over the management of the rail-
road. Judge Woodrough overruled
the motion of demurrer and the case
will be tried in the next term of
court
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-26
Here's a Chance for
Red Cross "Clean Up"
# Potatoes Are Cheap

A news story from Scottsbluff,
Neb., in Thursday Bee, which
stated that $l.OO to $l,lo was >the
prevailing price offered for potatoes
on the car there, brought a quick re-
Spouse from S. R. Bacon, Morrill,
Neb., who sent this telegram:
Your article dated Scottsbluff,
Nebr., Oct. %, page 3, today's Bee:
In answer to same will give $50 to
the Red Cross on each car sacked
number l potatoes that can be
bought now in Nebraska at highest
price named and SIS on every car
bought at lowest price named. Now
get busy and bring home the bacon
to the Red Cross. The money is
here in the First National bank of
Morrill,"
Thus Scottsbluff's bluff it is a
bluffs called. Either that or the
Red Cross stands to make some
money.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-26
Pioneer Merchant Of West
Point Dies Friday Morning

West Point. Neb., Oct. 25.-(Spe-
cial Telegram. William Stieren,
the oldest merchant of West Point,
died this morning after an illness
Of over a year. He had been in
business continuously here for
nearly 40 years. coming from West
phalia, Germany. as young man.
lie is survived by his wife. three
sons and two daughters. He was
"a years of age and was the sue
cessor of the late Otto Baumann in
business, taking over the store.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-26
Buys a Farm with Proceeds
Wheat Raised on "Eiqhty"

Scenic, S. D.. Oct. 25.-(Special.)
Will liam Basset. living near here
was killed yesterday evening by the
accidental discharge of a shotgun.
The charge struck him in the FORE
head.
Charles Byrum, farmer living
near Onida. raised enough wheat on
80 acres the past season, to pur-
chase farm of 800 acres and had
nearly 800 bushels left after paying
for the place.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-26
Soaking Rain Improves
Crops in Gage County

Beatrice, Neb., Oct. 25.-(Special
Telegram.)-A steady rain has been
falling in this section or the state
today thoroughly soaking the
ground. More than three inches OF
moisture has fallen here the past
week. greatly improving crop condi-
tons, II is growing colder tonight
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-26
Ellsworth Gets First Snow
Of Season THURSDAY Niqht

Ellsworth, Neb.. Oct. 2s.-(Spe-
cial Telegram. )-Snow that began
falling last evening COVERS the
ground to depth Of three inches
and still prevails. Reports indicate
snow and rain conditions from RAJ
VIENNA to the western part of the
state
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-26

ing to $s,972,S66. Altogether l0l,-
070 have applied for loans under this
system, aggrcgating $254, 7S0,6l7.
The grand total of loans closed is
distributed by federal land bank dis
tricts as follows:
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-26

| . BAD BREATH
Dr.. Edwards Olive Tablets Get
at the Cause and Remove 1t
Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets, the sub
stitute for calomel act gently on the
bowels and positively do the work: =.
People afflicted with bad breath find
quick relief through DR.. Edwards Olive
Tablets The pleasant, sugar-coafed
tablets are taken for bad breath-by
all who know them. =
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets act gently
but firmly on the bowels and liver.
stimulating them to. natural action
clearing the blood and gently purifying
the entire system. They Go that which
dangerous calomel does without any
of the bad after effects.
All the benefits of nasty, sickenings
gripping cathartics are derived from
DR.. Edwards OLIVE Tablets without
gripping, pain or any disagreeable effects.
DR.. F. M. Edwards discovered thu
formula after seventeen years Of prac.
tice among patients afflicted with
bowel and liver complaint with the
attendant bad breath.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets are pure.
" a vegetable compound mixed with
olive oil; you will know them by their
olive color. Take one or two every
night for a week and note the effect
loc and Csc per box. All druggists
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-01-23

Washington, Jan. 2s.-On the eve of
the battle between President Wilson
and Senator Chamberlain over the
"war cabinet' bill, a hot fight de-
veloped today within the republican
party in congress.
Tonight minority members of the
house and senate caucus to select a
chairman of their congressional com
mittee. Today charges of extravag-
ance were launched against Represen-
tative Wood, present chairman, by
Representative Mckinley, Illinois, who
demands Woods removal and the
seating of Representative Madden,
Chicago.
McKnley's specific charge against
Wood, which republicans admit will
open up the floodgates tonight, is over
paying solicitors to collect campaign
funds.
Today the administration forces de-
termined not to fight to send the bill
both to the military and naval com
mittee, but to permit its reference to
Chamberlain's committee without op
position.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-01-23
SECRETARY OLCOTT
WOULD PAY war TAX
Tells Collector of Internal
Revenue Salaries Should
Help Bear Burden

The exemption of state, county and
city officials from paying income tax
is not due to any keen regard on the
part Of the general government for
such officials, but because the consti-
tuition Of the Unitetd States forbids
the taxing of states, and this is ap-
piled also to its officers. In this con
Eeetion it is noted that Secretary of
State Olcott concluding there was no
good reason why a state official should
not pay his proportion of the taxes the
same as any other man even though
it was not compulsory, has applied to
the collector of internal revenue for
blanks on which he can make his re-
turns. He writes as follows:
"I understand that the income war
tax measure exempts the salaries of all
state Officials and employees from
this tax.
Gas | know of no reason why public
officials should not share equally with
all other citizens in the burden thrown
upon our country in financing the war,
would respectfully request that blanks
be supplied me in order that l may
make the same returns as required of
a private citizen"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-01-23
Worldwide Convention
Of CypsieS at BerkeIey

Berkeley, Cal, Jan. 23-- While
chambers of commerce are scrambling
to win national conventions for their
cities, Berkeley has a worldwide con
vention scheduled for next Friday, and
doesn' t want it.
On that day 1000 gypsies win meet
in South Berkeley and elect success
sor to King Alexander Adams, who
died in Sacramento few months ago
Representing 100000 sons and daugh-
ters of Romany, the delegates are gath
ering from all parts of the country
They are coming by automobile, wagon
and on trains. But this modernness
has not dispelled BerkeIey's fear of
gypsy habits.
The new king probably will be boy
and when elected will receive the bless
ing of the Greek church as ruler Of the
wanderers.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-01-23
Irrigation and Drainage
Plans Are Approved

Plans for the drainage and irriga-
ton of the Big Bend irrigation dis
trict, covering 5104 acres in Malheur
county, have been approved by John
H. Lewis, state engineer. These plans
also include the reclamation of 927l
acres in the Riverside irrigation dis
trict adjoining in Idaho.
This is primarily drainage pro
iect. Irrigation is supplementary. Wa
ter will be furnished from the Arrow
Rock dam above Boise. No bonds will
be issued. The work viii be done by
contract with the U. s. reclamation
service. An election will be held with
in the near future and construction
start soon, as the need for drainage is
very great
Plans for construction of the Succor
Creek irrigation district were not
found by State Engineer Lewis to be
sufficiently complete for action at this
time. The directors have agreed to in
stall an automatic gage to more ae-
eurately check the water supply and
dig test pits to determine the feast
bilitv of constructing a more ecOnom-
ical type Of dam than the masonry
structure, 40 feet in height as now
contemplated. This project includes 10,
600 acres. and is also an interstate pro-
ieet. The reservoir however, will be IN
Oregon. a further investigation will
be made by the state engineer when
the material is exposed.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-01-23
Narrow FluctuatiOn
of Prices Noted Today

New York, Jan. 23.-The New York
Evening Sun financial review today
said:
Today's stock market was one in
which the course of prices fluctuated
narrowly, first on one side and then on
the other of the Tuesday closing level.
Trading was on a materially smaller
scale than in any previous session this
week.
It is not at all illogical that the pub
lie should hold aloof from the market
at this stage. Peace is in the air.
Opening prices were for the most
part firm, with considerable strength
here and there in certain groups like
the sugars, tobaccos and rubbers. There
were active moments in the first hour,
but they were fitful and devoid of
The heavy tone prevailed in the late
session, but the decline was gradual and
orderly in light volume of trading.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-01-23
Funeral Of Lieutenant
BelIinger This Afternoon

The great chapel of the First Meth
odist church was filled to overflowing
this afternoon by relatives and friends
of the late Ivan Bellinger, lieutenant
in the United States army who died
at Fort Riley, Kansas, last week,
while in the service of his country. He
left Salem in response to call Decem-
Der 8, only six weeks ago, and is the
first martyr Of the war from this city.
Long before the hour for the services
arrived the church was filled, the al
tar a great bank Of flowers. Among
the decorations Oregon cedar was us
ed profusely, he, while sick, often ex-
pressing a wish to again see and smell
this, his favOrite evergreen.
Prayer was offered by Professor
James T. Matthews and this was fol-
lowed by an eloquent sermon by the
pastor r. N. Avison. The pail bearers
we're DR.. c. E. Bates, DR.. j. G. Evans,
Dr. f. H. Thompson, DIR. JOS Austin,
Paul johnson and r. L. Mathews. A
body guard Of four Mexican border
veterans under command of A. A. Hall
served as military escort. The body
will be shipped to Portland tonight
for cremation.
Besides his wife he leaves two chill
dren yet too young to realize their
loss, the older Ivan Jr, being two
years and the younger Jane Elizabeth
aged 7 months, Mrs Bellinger is the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Cook
of 1G8 North Twelfth street
Mrs. Bellinger aud Lieutenant Bel
linger's brother, Allen, were at his
bedside when he passed away.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-01-23
Street Commissioner
Repairs City Bridges

Street Commissioner w. S. Low has
completed as far as possible at this
time repairs to the various bridges of
the city damaged by the recent high
water. The south 18th street bridge and
Mission street bridge have been repair
ed and reinforced temporarily until
later in the spring or early summer
when the water subsidies sufficiently to
enable Of more permanent work. The
Capital street bridge win not be rebuilt
at all till later in the spring when the
water has subsidized. A new rock pier
is being constructed under the north
end Of Church street bridge and as
soon as It is finished a fill viii be put
in preparatory to paving in the spring.
Two or three foot bridges remain yet
to be put in, but Commissioner Low
states that all has been done that is
practical or possible at present.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-01-23
Letter Tells of Intense
Suffering In Cincinnati
From Severe Weather

w. A. Clement, of 400 South 14th
street, has received a letter from his
mother, Mrs. Margaret Clement, who
lives in Cincinnati, Ohio, which gives
some real first hand evidence as to
the severe winter that is being ex-
perienced over the east. Mrs. Clement,
who has lived in Cincinnati for close
to fifty years, says it is the coldest
weather and the deepest snow that she
ever has seen.
The cold wave hit there on Dec. 7th
and has continued ever since, with the
mercury SO far down they could hard
ly find it. The snow piled deep in
drifts over the country and city, and
then on January 11th all records were
broken. The city gas supply gave out,
all trains and street cars were com
PEELED to stop running, the coal sup
ply gave cut causing untold suffer
ing, and on top of this came ter
rifle blizzard, piling the snow in plac-
es to over 20 feet deep.
One passenger train got stalled near
Cincinnati and could neither go for
ward nor back out. A searching par;
ty had to go and dig them out, the
passengers having to walk on plank
to get out of the drifts. Three women
of Cincinnati were almost frozen to
death before they could be gotten to
a house. viii
All business houses, manufacturing
establishments and even the munitions
plants are shut down and dividing up
the coal they had on hand with the
people of the city to keep them from
freezing to death. Water pipes in ev-
cry house in the city seemed to be
frozen up. Mrs Clement said their;
pipes bursted once and got a plumbers
and had them fixed, and they they had
bursted AGAIN and at the time of writ
ing they had not been able to get a
plumber to fix them the second time.
She said they had cook stove and
an oil heater in the basement of their
house and were living there because
the remainder of the house could not
be hept heated
Mrs. Clement says the snow plows
omen path on the sidewalks and the
residents then have to dig paths or
tunnels to the sidewalk. No mail was
Received in the city for days. She
writes in closing: ~ do hope, not
alone for ourselves but for thousands
of sufferers that are much worse off
than we are, that it win soon be over
We hear of hundreds of people having
their nose, cars and feet and hands
frozen and many are frozen to death.
One baby was frozen to death right
near here.