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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-03-17

r is the lAsiiioii ho" 'oS'so "-iio'i 8
.,.so who have a passion for tam
ING with economic laws to dis
;.s affections lightly with the as
zion that new forces have been
:n;ected into the situation by our
anticipation ~, in the war that make
sucb laws imperative. But time
ssnfounds those who deal arbi-
.rorilv with fundamentals. The
United States had hardly entered
.hs war before cry went up in
washington for price fixing. Of
course, it was said, no general APP
nlcation of the idea was necessary;
Tho restrictions should apply only to
tbe basic products, like copper and
zinc and iron and steel. But the
,r;ce tinkerers will soon discover,
4 thew have not already discovered,
Nat it is not feasible to hold down
no price of one commodity while
,,.ouraeing an advance in others
h imitation on a preposterous scale.
Since prices were fixed for some
.,mmodities others have pursued
t.er upward course without inter-
,uption-Dun's index number for
M first of the current month
ssnding at new high record,
though it includes metals which now
are much lower in price than they
we're last September. That was to
be expected, because depression of
prices in one case tends to raise
prices in others by increasing the
ability of consumers to purchase
other goods. The steel trade and
copper trade and others in which
prices have been fixed have been
caught between the economic mill
stones. Prices for their products
have been depressed; prices of the
Instruments of production which
they must buy, including labor,
have scared. And every rise in
wages and materials needed to pro-
dNe, say, steel is exactly equiva-
lent to cutting the prices of steel
products by so much. That is why
steel makers are planning to ask not
only for higher price, but for
stabilization of manufacturing
costs, as far as it is possible to
stabilize them by fixing prices for
the things they must buy. They
would be thoroughly justified in
making such demand, for, while
the situation is not yet acute, owing
TO the fact that steel profits have
been extraordinarily large, it is
obvious that the producers cannot
long. continue to maintain produc-
ton at the rate necessary to insure
a plentiful supply of steel if they
have to contend with mounting
costs and have no substantial off
set. There is no use lodging the
issue by granting grudging in
ereases from time to time. Either
priee-fxing should be abandoned or
it should be extended to cover all
commodities, and that is practically
impossible, because the price of the
Controlling commodity-labor-can
nsyer be fixed by decree.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-03-17

Acceptance Rates.-Current bid prices
for prime acceptances are as follows:
Thirty Sixty Ninety
Spot delivery: days. days. days.
Eligible member
banks 900. 4Is3o 42s4o 4is0SS
Eligible no
member banks 4ias97ss 4is:s9ss 4issq7s
Ineligible bank
bills $50. 5l41o 514"o 5l4oo
For delivery within thirty days:
Eligible member banks. ......... 45aoo
Eligible non-member banks. go. 434o
Ineligible bank bills. %
Bank Clearings. - The days bank
clearngs at New York and other
cities we're:
Exchanges. Balances.
New York. .... S5so,263, 1856 $53,896,576
Boston ...... 41,522,7 4,132,057
Philadelphia -. 52,754,866 11,503,863
SubTreasury.-The banks lost $780,
900 to the Sub-Treasury yesterday.
Silver-Bars in London were quoted
at 43d, unchanged; New York, S61zc,
unchanged; Mexican dollars, 69lac, un-
changed.
London Money Market. - LONDON,
March 16.-Moncy, 2M per cent. Dis
count ratcs-Short and three months
bills, Gle per cent. Gold premium at
! Lisbon, 122
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-03-17

and dividend of l u per cent or the com
mon, both payable April | to stockholders Of
record March 20
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-03-17

Discount Rates. - Official rates of
discount for each of the twelve Fed
eral districts are as follows:
Omaha daily bee., 1918-02-06
Navy Appeals for the
Loan of More Spy Glasses

Naval recruiting officers are max
ing another appeal for binoculars, spy
glasses, telescopes, sextants and
chroneheters for use in fighting the
submarine. The appeal made several
weeks ago was literally responded to
and several glasses sent from Omaha.
The glasses should be carefully
tagged giving the name and address
of the owner A careful record will
be kept and all. glasses returned at
the conclusion, of the war. Upon re-
ceipt at the ships the owner will be
notified by whom they are being used
and for what purpose.
The binocularwshortage has handi-
capped men on submarine chasers
considerably In searching the sea for
periscopes of hostile submarines and
the Navy department is making an
especial drive for these articles at this
time. More than 5000 were secured
in the United States following the
first appeal. g4
Omaha daily bee., 1918-02-06
Welfare Board Women
Meet and Shake Hands

The Board of Public Welfare met
to discuss a situation which has in
volved the working relations OF
Superintendent Ohaus and Mrs.
Zaida Dimond.
The differences between these two
women have been city hall gossip
for some time, their friends stating
that each believes the other is work.
ing at cross-purposes.
The board brought them together
and induced Mrs. Dimond to recog.
nize that there must be discipline in
the affairs of the board if efficiency
is to be gained.
With the understanding that Mrs
Dimond will lend herself to the best
interests of the organization, the
board decided not to make any
change in the working force at this
time.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-02-06
EAST FACES FUEL
famine With NO
RELIEF IN SIGHT
Low Temperatures Cause Dis.
tresS in Eastern States;
Industry Forced to
Close.

Pittsburgh, Feb. 5.-Ten degrees
below zero was registered by the
weather bureau here today. At 9
o'clock there was rise of one degree,
but no encouragement for relief from
the intense cold was offered.
The Allegheny and Monongahela
rivers, that had been partially opened
up by ice-breaking steamers and dyn-
amite, IN an attempt to avert serious
food conditions and ice gorges, are
again frozen.
New England Freezes.
Boston, Feb. 5.--A cold wave that
sent the temperature way below zero
swept over New England last night
and held on today with little prospect
OF an early break.
The mercury in Boston dropped to
10 below at o'clocksthis morning.
Forty Below in Michigan.
Detroit, Feb. 5.-Temperatures
ranging from 10 below zero in De-
troit to 30 below in villages along the
west shore were recorded in Michigan
last night. The coal situation is the
worst it has been this winter. Prob
ably $4,000 persons were thrown out
of work here by factories closing
down.
Ohio Suffers from Cold.
Columbus, O., Feb. 5-With but lit
tie coal at its command, Ohio today
was suffering the coolest weather Of
the winter.
The thermometer ranged from to
II degrees below zero in various
sections of the state.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-02-06
HEAD STUFFED FROM
CATARRH OR A COLD
Says Cream Applied In Nostrils
Opens Air Passages Right Up.

Instant relief-no waiting. Your
clogged nostrils open right up, the air
passages of your head clear and you
can breathe freely. No more hawking,
snuffling, blowing, headache, dryness.
No struggling for breath at night;
your cold or catarrh disappears.
Get a small bottle of Ely's Cream
Balm from your druggist now. Apply
little of this fragrant, antiseptic,
healing cream in your nostrils. 1t
penetrates through every air passage
of the head, soothes the inflamed or
swollen mucous membrane and re-
lief comes instantly.
It's just fine. Don't stay stuffed-up
with cold or nasty catarrh.--Adv..
Omaha daily bee., 1918-02-06
District Board Needs
Some Volunteer Helm

I The district exemption board IL
again becoming swamped with ques-
tionnaires, according to Chief Clerk
Sutton and volunteer clerks can be
used for several days. Several days
mail has not been opened due to the
shortage Of help.
/ The Office force provided by the
government has been inadequate to
care for the work. Clerk Sutton and
his assistants provided by the gov
ernment have been working nights in
an endesvor to classify questionnaires
as rapidly as received from the local
boards, but the task proved too large.
Penmanship is the only require
mcnt for volunteer clerks. 1t is de-
sired to have volunteers report as
soon as possible on what day they
can assist In order that desk room
may be provided for them.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-02-06
TROOP SHIPS TO
RUSH SOLDIERS
TO BATTLE FRONT
Administration Considers Meas
ure to Cut Imports in Half to
Provide Tonnage to Carry
Fighting Forces.
iBy Associated Press,)


Washington. Feb. s.-A so per cent
reduction in the volume of imports is
one of the measures under considera-
ton to make availabl. ships for
transporting troops to France.
Overseas transportation is rec
ognized as the real problem facing
the government in its effort to put on
the firing line a big fighting force
and keep it in supplies.
Estimates of the amount of tonnage
necessary to keep an army supplied
vary. The United States now has in
all services about 100000 tons OF
shipping of which probably one fourth
is engaged in bringing materials here.
tofore regarded as essential to the
national industrial life.
If negotiations now under way with
neutral countries are concluded sue
eessfully large amount of neutral
tonnage will be used to supplant
American ships engaged in the non.
hazardous trades.
1t is regarded as entirely likely that
the entire 100000 tons of American
ships engaged will be put into the
transatlantic service, leaving the neu-
trail ships to supply insofar as posi-
bic the gap made. The general
opinion is that about 50 per cent of
the shortage viii, not be supplied.
Take Over Sailing Ships.
In addition to its efforts to obtain
tonnage the government expects soon
to take over all American sailing ships
and a large number OF French sailing
ships, all of which will be put in the
non-hazardous trad,s. This move
will add some tonnage to that avail
able for bringing in imports.
If cut in imports is made the gov
ernment will select for elimination a
list Of articles which it regards as not
essential in the prosecution of the
war. Imports of certain materials, in
cluding nitrates and manganese, must
be kept up to maximum. The coun-
try will need this year about 100000
tons of nitrates from Chile and fully
100000 tons OF manganese from
Brazil.
officials who are working out de-
tails of the transportation of troops
have not disclosed to what extent the
allies are ready to assist with a loan
of tonnage, but many American SOL
diers will go broad in allied vessels.
This was arranged for in the inter-
allied conference at Paris and was
announced on the return to the United
States of Colonel Edward NJ. House.
Shipping board officials estimate
Americas shipping output during
1918 at from 100000 to 100000
tons, much of which they expect to
become available in the summer. Pro-
duction in the latter half of the year
is expected to more than double that
during the first half and officials say
the shipping situation will grow
steadily more favorable as the year
advances.
Supplies for the allies and for the
American army abroad still are piling
up faster than they can be transported
and it is estimated that more than
100000 tons of cargo are awaiting
shipment along the Atlantic seaboard.
Even had the country's production
OF materials come up to expectations
Omaha daily bee., 1918-02-06
GERMAN DEPUTY
GETS F|VE.YEAR
JAIL SENTENCE
Dittman, Socialist Leader,
Found Guilty by Court Mar
tiaI Of InCiting Strike and
Ordered Imprisoned.
(By Associated Press. }

London, Feb. 5.-Meager informa-
tion concerning the strike situation in
Germany does not make clear whether
the workmen returned to their tasks
Monday, as their leaders had advised
after threats of force had been issued
by the military authorities.
Wilhelm Dittman, an independent
socialist deputy in the Reichstag, has
been sentenced to confinement in a
fortress for five years by a court-mar-
tial by which he was tried on charges
growing out of the strike movement.
Conferences in Berlin between
statesmen and military leaders of the
central powers. are reported to con-
cern the food question and the prob
able attitude toward Russia and the
Ukraine.
German political circles feel, a re-
port says, that the retnrn to Berlin
of Foreign Ministers Won Kuehlmann
and Czernin forecasts the breaking Of
the negotiations at Brest-Litovsk.
Active fighting between the Rou-
manians and the Bolsheviki has be-
gun. Two Russian divisions were
captured by the Roumanians, who also
have gone to the aid of the authori-
ties of Bessarabia against the Boil
sheviki.
Heavy fighting is in progress in
Bessarabia between the Russians and
the Roumanians.
There has been no change from the
daily routine of raids and artillery
duels in France and Italy. Entente
aviators again have bombed the Ger
man submarine base at Zeebrugge.
Bombs also were dropped IN the har-
Dor of Bruges.
Venice, Padua, Treviso ard Mestre
have been bombed by Austro-German
airmen. There was no loss of life or
property damage in Venice, but the
other cities suffered casualties and
property loss. Italian airplines have
bombed the enemy rear lines and rail-
way traffic.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-02-06
TELLS OF BEAUTIES
OF UPRIGHT LIFE
Funeral of G. G.. Wallace From
Central United Presbyterian
Church, of Which. He
Was Member.

Funeral services for George G. Wal
lace, who died last Friday morning,
were held yesterday at the Cen
trail United Presbyterian church Of
which he had been a member since its
organization. Rev. Frank Foster,
pastor of the First United Presby-
terian church, oficiated, assisted by
Rev. Z. H. jerks, pastor OF the First
Presbyterian church.
Rev. Mr.. Foster spoke of "The
Heavenly Mansions" dwelling upon
the beauties of an upright life spent
in good works and the upbuiiding of
the community for righteousness.
THE influence of George G. Wal
lace's life for good in this community
cannot be measured" he said. He
was never weary of we'll doing. He
accepted with gladness the most
onerous burdens from which he re-
ceived no compensation except the
consciousness Of duty done.
Leader in Sunday School.
"He was leader in Sunday school
work, in Young Mems Christian as
sociation activities and in many other
praiseworthy things. He was super
intendent of the Sunday school OF this
church for l8 years. He was clerk of
the session OF his denomination. He
was secretary of the board OF trustees
of Bellevue college for years.
These things came first with him.
He did not allow his large private
business to take him away from them.
"He was thinker as we'll as
doer. Thirty years ago he advocated
prohibition. He was a pioneer cham
pion Of prohibition in Nebraska. He
owned a newspaper in Pawnee City
at that time and he fought so firmly
against liquor at that early day that
some of his enemies once attacked
him on the street and he suffered
physical punishment for his faith"
Mrs. E. A. Baird sang Eye Hath
Not Seen Nor Ear Heard"
The Pallbearers.
The honorary pallbearers were
John L. McCague, George NJ. WEIGH,
William Baird, ]. H. McWhinney, w,
7. Graham, G. S. Benawa, Z. A. Ben
son and J. z. Dodds.
Active pallbearers were J. Dean
Ringer, Byron r. Hastings, J. II. Me-
MILAN, G. w. Noble, w. G, Ure and
E.sEs Mcmillan.
/. Mrs. Mortimer J. Brown of Perth
Amboy, N. J.. a daughter of the de-
ceased, and Mr.. and Mrs. George P.
Bissell of Central City, Neb., were
here for the funeral.
The body was placed in the receiv-
ing vault at Forest Lawn cemetery
to be inferred later.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-02-06
Alfred Reeves to Talk to
Omaha Auto Men Friday

Alfred Reeves, vice president and
general manager Of the National Au-
tomobile Chamber of Commerce, will
speak before the Omaha Automobile
Trade association at the Commercial
club at'noon Friday.
Officers and the executive commit
tee of the Commercial club and exec
utives from Omaha banks will be
guests of the auto trade association
at the meeting.
Mr., Reeves will speak on "The Fu-
ture. OF the Automobile Industry"
Mr.. Reeves is located at Washington
and works in close cooperation with
the automobile industries committee
of the government, as we'll as the war
industries board and the war and
naval departments.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-02-06
Council Hears Protests
On Closing Dance Halls

City council was flooded with Pc
titions from organizations opposed -
impending closure of public dance
halls.
The matter will be up for discus
sion in the city council chamber next
Monday morning at 10 o'clock. when
the whole world and his brother may
be heard
Local union of international Iron
Molders declared that closing of
dance halls would deprive them OF
freedom aud enjoyment after the
days work. Cooks and walters un-
ion sent in vigorous protest and
the steamhtters and plumbers were
likewise strong in opposition. The
Board of Public Welfare and Central
Labor union also protested.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-02-06
Panor Shoe Co. Moves
Sioux City Stock Here

The Panor Shoe company Of Oma-
ha has closed its Sioux City branch
store known as the Shoe Market and
has moved the stock to Omaha
Closing OF the store was made neces-
sary by the wrecking OF the Martin
block in which the store was located
and the inability to secure another
desirable location.
The entire stock was moved 10
Omaha and will be disposed Of at a
special sale to be held in the store
here. The clerks in the Sioux City
store moved to Omaha and are now
busy assisting the local clerks in ar
ranging the stock preparatory to the
opening of the sale in the Douglas
street store.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-02-06
Two Killed Trying to
Save Children From Blaze

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Feb. s.-Two
women and one man are missing, three
persons injured and damage estimated
at $l7S,000 caused as the result of a
FIRE which destroyed the Riverview
hotel in the Elmwood suburb of Win
nipeg early today.
The missing are:
MARTHA SHEBEUS, nurse.
LENA WUCHAN, hotel employe
PATRICK TIMMONS, believed to
be a returned soldier.
Miss Shebeus and Timmons ap-
parently were trapped in the burned
building as they attempted to get six
children OF the hotel out of danger.
The cause of the fire is not known.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-02-06

and had the railroads been able to
transport it no more goods, othclals
say, could have been transported
across the seas.
The shipping board realizing the
situation is redoubling its efforts to
speed up the building Of ships. With
the assistance of the Labor depart:
ment they are creating reserve OF
ship yards labor, which they expect to
place in the yards as fast as it can
be absorbed.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-02-06
EXPERIENCED DRUGGISTS
OPINION OF KIDNEY
MEDICINE

For about nine years we have been
selling DR.. Kilmer's Swamp Root and
it has given utmost satisfaction to
our customers, according to the words
of praise received from those who
have used it and proved its value. We
are satisfied that Swamp-Root has
high curative, value and we recon-
mend it whenever we can.
Very truly yours,
HOYT & POWELSON, Druggists.
J. X. Powelson, Akron, Colo.
June 80, 1916.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-02-06
Alleged "Check Artist"
Held For Investigation

Officer Sullivan arrested Jack Ben.
dixon. who says his address is $50
South Twenty-hrst street, last nielt
On complaint that he has passed sew
-rai worthless checks here. Bendixor
was arrested in the Henshaw hotel
and police say he is known as a
check artist" He came to Omaha
recently from Sioux City. la. He is
booked at the central station for in
vestigation
Omaha daily bee., 1918-02-06
Ashland Minister Brings
Son to Enlist in Navy

Rev. Bert w. Salmon OF Ashland
visited at the Omaha naval recruiting
station Monday and spent several
hours inquiring of jackies on duty
concerning the environments and op-
portunities for young men in this par
ticular branch of the service.
He was greatly surprised to learn
that men located in the Omaha sta
ton were now being paid as high as
$3.50 per month and to show his con,
fdence in the opportunities offered
Omaha daily bee., 1918-02-06
Only Half Of Chauffeurs
Have Taken Licenses

Chauffeurs are warned by the su-
perintendent OF police that unless they
take out 1918 permits within a week
or so, the city license Inspector will
be requested to take action. Only
1905 permits have been issued, being
less than hall. Every person driving
an automobile of any type for other
than his personal use is required by
law to have a city permit which
cost 81.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-02-06
Tough Luck! Evidence"
Lands in Bio Sn0p Banh

r. A. Thompson of Ainsley, Neb.,
lays claim to the hard lack" rec
ord. He was accosted by Officer
Chaddcek on the Tenth street via.
duct on suspicion that he had a
bottle of booze" on his person. A
bottle was found. according to the
officer, but in the struggle which
followed Thompson succeeded In
Wrestling il away from the officer
and throwing 1t over the railing to
the tracks below. But the evidence
would not be destroyed, and it was
found neatly imbedded in a snow
bank into which il had fallen.
Thompson was fined 500 and costs.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-02-06
Letter to
DR.. kilmer & Co.,
Binghamton, N. Y.

Prove What Swamp Will Do For You.
Send ten cents to DR.. kilmer & Co.,
Binghamton, N. Y, for sample size
bottle. 1t will convince anyone. You
will also receive booklet of valuable
information, telling about the kidneys
and bladder. When writing, be sure
and mention The Omaha Daily Bee
Medium and large size bottle for sale
at all drug Observation-Disclosures.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-02-06
Farmers Test Winter Wheat;
Find No Injury From Cold

Reports come to the railroads that
farmers out through Nebraska are
making tests OF their winter wheat
for the purpose of ascertaining
whether it has been injured by the
intense cold OF the winter. So far
the reports indicate that there has
been little, If any, injury, but it is adj
mitted that the critical period for the
grain will be during the next two or
three weeks, when thawing weather.
followed by quick and severe freezes,
is to be expected.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-02-06
New York, With Zero
Weather, Faces Coal Famine

New York. Feb. 5.--Zero weather
continued today and accentuated the
seriousness OF the city's coal short
age.
Coal receipts were far below nor.
NAL and fuel administrators estimated
that the metropoli has but one days
supply of coal ahead.
The thermometer registered J de-
grees below zero. making the day the
coldest, except one, in the history OF
the local weather bureau.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-02-06
HEATLESS DAYS
ARE TO REMAIN
FOR FULL TIME

Washington. Feb. S.-After confer
erences today between Director Cen
eral McAdoo and Fuel Administrator
Garfield, it was definitely decided that
the heatless Mondays cannot be
abandoned, as had been hoped, be-
cause storms and cold have so badly
crippled the movement of coal.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-02-06
Boys Replace Girls as
MESSENGERS at Boston

Boston, Feb. 5.-Girls who have
been delivering kilograms in Great
er Boston must give up the field to
boys. The State Board of Labor to.
day ruled that no female minor
should be employed in messenger
service in the state.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-02-06

willingly gave his consent for his
sons enlistment. Maxwell w. Salmon
is now enlisted and his anxiety for
a call to attend the training school
is shared by his father.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-02-06
Chamb.r|ains Cough Remedy

Il have never found a medicine
for coughs or colds that equals
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy"
writes Mrs. Ella Martin, Andrews,
Ind.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-02-06
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