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Omaha daily bee., 1918-02-21
STATE JEWELLERS
LISTEN TO TALKS
Addresses on Methods of Con-
Quoting Business and Re-
views of Work Mark
Session.

A. W Anderson, secretary OF the
National Retail jewelers. association
and resident of Ncenah, Wis, spoke
to the Nebraska retail jewelers. con-
ven,ion Wednesday morning on the
Importance of carrying full insurance
and boosted the mutual insurance Of
the association.
Charles J. Duff OF the firm OF
Byrne-Dulf, wholesale jewelers. of
Omaha, spoke on the relationship of
retailer aud wholesaler. He said the
lobberS of Omaha are on such friend
ly terms that they exchange goods
when necessary. He said that Omaha
has the best class of fellows in the
world in the retail jewelry Business.
because they often cooperate with
the wholesalers to the extent of let
ting the wholesaler take all article
out of their stock to supply Gus
toner out in the state who is in
hurry for just that article.
T. L. Combs of Omaha reviewed
some of the associations work, both
national and state, and the good that
the jewelers. have derived from it.
The entire body of jewelers. will be
the guests al the jobbers and manu-
facturers of Omaha tonight for a
theater party at the Orpheum.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-02-21
Teacher Urges Public to
Assist Junior Red Cross

Help in raising rs cents for each
child in the pablic schools who can
not afford to pay the membership
fee in the junior Red Cross campaign
and who are too young to give the
pledge of service in lieu OF paying the
25 cents is asked of The Bee by a
well-known teacher in the lower
grades.
will some big-spirited person do
nate the money Or cannot the schools
which are already 100 per cent help
those in the districts where a dime
means as much as half dollar?" she
asks.
NO one but the committee and prin-
cipalS and teachers Immediately in
tcrcsted would know where help was
given and no feelings would be hurt"
Il am making every effort to have
my room 100 per cent, but where
know the bringing of a quarter for
each child in the family, and these
are large families, means that some
family is going without needed food
and there are~many such in Omaha, /
cannot urge it,
My pupils are too small to give
service" said the teacher
. The campaign in the schools closes
Thursday.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-02-21

General Motors company that concern
was the largest automobile company
in the country. 1t controlled the stock
of several of the greatest motor car
factories in the county.
Two years ago Nash bought the fac
tory of the Thomas B. Jeffrey Com
pany of -.enosha, Wis.,, in which the
Rambler and Jeffrey machines were
made. In this factory he began to
build Nash automobiles and trucks. It
was only eight months ago that fhe
first car bearing the Nash name plate
appeared on the market, but already
the line is considered one of the stand
ards.
Some automobile men expect in time
to see the Nash factory surpass even
the General Motors company and be-
come the largest company in the in
dustryA so great is their confidence in
the genius of the man who is to be
a visitor to the Omaha show next
week
Omaha daily bee., 1918-02-21
Douglas County Pioneers
To Celebrate on Feb. %

The Douglas County Association
of Nebraska Pioneers will hold a
Washington birthday celebration at
the old Masonic temple, Sixteenth and
Capitol avenue Friday. Luncheon
will be served to members from IL
to 2:30 o'clock. The public is invited.
President David H. Mercer will ad-
dress the meeting, followed by the
singing of America" by Miss Frances
Downey. Henry D.. Rhoades will
recite a poem. John A. McCreary
will sing a solo. Robert Cowell will
deliver the principal address of the
day.
Mrs. Rosetta Mclaughlin will tell
a number of short stories, followed
by a selection by the Elks' quartette.
Mrs. August Dunbier will play vio-
lin solo. A historical sketch will be
read by Mrs. Charles H. Fisette. Miss
Amanda Tebbins will sing a solo, and
Mrs. Camilla E. Elliott will recite.
Following a song by Miss Jorgenson,
the audience will unite in singing "~The
Star Spangled Banner"
Omaha daily bee., 1918-02-21
FEDERAL AGENTS
OBTAIN RECORDS
OF DOPE TRAFFIC
Second Raid on Restaurant
Keeper DiscIoses Gigantic
Business Carried on. by
Victims of Habit

Johnnie" Moore, negro, under
$1,000 bond on the charge\of selling
dope" was arrested again Tuesday
night by Special Agents Russell Eb-
crstsih and Andy Hansen of the fed
cral bureau of investigation at his
restaurant, 22l North Thirteenth
street.
Besides a quantity of cocaine and
morphine seized the negros book,
containing records of his dope sales,
was obtained. This book shows that
Moore sold an average of $50 of the
deadly drugs, daily, his sales for the
two months ending February Is total
ing little more than $4,000.
Record of Sales.
On Christmas day he sold $262
WORTH on January 2 $215 worth and
on January 500 worth. Besides
these figures the book contains the
names Of his agents, one of whom is
Charlie Reed, who was arrested Sat-
urday and is i'll the county Jail. The
book shows various large sums paid
to Reed. II shows this, entry, ''Febs
ruary II paid in full, $751;" Reed was
in jail when this payment was made.
On the tirst>page of the book is the
name and telephone number of all
ATTORNEY who has considerable
clientele of colored offenders.
On another page is a list of Gus
toners, which contains some names
of prominence in the city.
Moore is considered one of the
most dangerous dope" pedtlers, and
one of the "smoothest" ever cap
tured by the federal agents, A lot
of eviderice has now piled up against
him.
Many Are Captured.
At the time of his first arrest, near
ly month ago, several hundred dol
lars worth off ffmorphine and cocaine
were siezed in his place The Off
GERS estimate that $500 worth was
taken at the second raid |
In the last month 10 alleged dope
sellers have been arrested by the fed
eral agents and all are now in the
county jail except DR.. Munson, who
is out on bail, and is taking dope"
cure at sanitarium.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-02-21
Springfield Pioneer is
Dead: Came From Germany

Henry Gottsch. 66 years old, pio-
neer resident of Nebraska. died Tues
day at his home in Springfield. He
was born in Schleswig- -Holstein, Ger
many, and emigrated to this country
in 1870.
He is survived by his widow and
eight children, Mrs. Frank thinner
man, Mrs. Julia Ruff, Mrs. Edwin
Snider, Mrs. John Leschansky, Carl
Henry and George Gottsclf,c' all Of
Springfield, and Mrs. Will Roberts of
RayeOna
Omaha daily bee., 1918-02-21
Wakefield Man Gets Warm
Reception for Havinq Booze

Thirty minutes after leaving the
train at the Union station, J. w.
Booker, Wakefield, Neb., was ar
rested, tried and sentenced on a
charge ,of illegal possession of in
toxicating liquor. Two quarts of
whisky were found in his suitcase
when he was searched at the station.
This is the warmest reception l ever
received in any dry state" said
Booker.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-02-21
BOotIegger Gets Thirty Days;
Ready to "Take Medicine

D. V, Clark of Kansas City was
arrested Wednesday at the Union sta
tion by the morals squad. In his
possession was found IA quarts OF
whisky. On trial before Police Judge
Fitzgerald, he admitted that lie had ip-
tended "bootlegging," but asserted he
was victim of tuberculosis and was
trying to raise enough money to go
to Arizona.
81 took a chance, judge, and lost,
and I'm ready to take my medicine" ,"
he said.
He was asked if he had $l00 to pay
his fine. IF l did, I'd be in Douglas,
Ariz., right now, where i might have
a chance to get we'll" he replied, He
was sentenced to 80 days in jail.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-02-21
Community Centers to
Sinq America Fridav

Community centers will join in
the singing of America at s O'Clock
on the night of Washingtons birth.
day, February p. No organized effort
has been made for singing on that
date, but the community ycenters hav-
ing entertainments have lsignifed their
'ntention of cooperating in the ma
tonal movement.
Prof. Kratz will lead the singing at
Monmouth Park. Two plays will be
given by the dramatic class at the
community meeting.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-02-21
PRESIDENT OF NASH
COMPANY TO ATTEND
Former Head of General Motors
Will Be One of Prominent
Visitors at Omaha
Classic.

c. W, Nash, formerly head of the
General Motors company and now
president OF the Nash Sales company,
is one of the big men of the automo-
bile game who will attend the 18th
annual automobile show in Omaha
next week.
When Mr.. Nash vas head of the
Omaha daily bee., 1918-02-21
Church Physical Class
Not to Include Dances

The physical training class of the
First Christian church, which is COM
posed of business women, who meet
every Monday night, will include in
its exercises military drills, Indian
club and war exercises. Dancing will
have no part of the exercises.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-02-21
Sons of Revolution to
Hold Meetinu at Lincoln

Nebraska Soc ETY. of the Sons of
American Revolution will hold its an
nual business meeting Friday at the
Lincoln Commercial club. Mayor
John T. Miller of Lincoln will give
the greetings from the Lincoln chap
ter. C. J. Bobby of Crete is president.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1918-06-12
Concerning Question. OF Painting.

Woodwork which is covered with
old paint should always be thoroughly
prepared before Il new painting is ap-
piled, since nothing but a slovenly
and imperfect result can come from an
attempt to cover up old and talking
paint with new. All old painted sur
face should be thoroughly gone over
with wire brushes, or scraped with
broken glass or steel scraper. A prob
lem is sometimes encountered, es-
pecially in reclaimed farmhouses which
are being r%emodelled, when successive
LAYERS of old paint have combined to
form a thick, lumpy coat which has
filled the corners Of all the mouldings
so that the application of q fresh coat
will only make matters worse. Here
the best cure is burning Off all the
old paint and getting down to the orig
inal wood.-C. Matlack Price, in the
House Beautiful.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1918-06-12
TURNING GARBAGE INTO FUEL;
Experiments Made by Texas City
Would Seem to Have Solved Most
PerpIexing Problem.

Austin, Tex, has solved the prob
lem of garbage disposal in a way that
is not only sanitary but profitable.
Forty of the leading citizens formed a
company and made a contract to re-
move all the city's refuse and garbage.
This Is taken to a factory, where all
non-inflammable objects, such as bot
ties, iron and tin cans are removed.
What is left is ground, mixed with
ground coal slack, steam and creosote
and nodded into bricks weighing two
pounds each. The brick sells at S6.5O
q thousand.
The University Of Texas analyst
tested the bricks for heat-pr'ducing
qualities and found that where q
gave 5000 heat units the garbage
bricks gave $1,000. They burn equally
we'll in ranges. furnaces, bakery CRATES
omen CRATES and base burner stoves.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1918-06-12
Warship Repairs.

Over and above the great activity
of the British yards in building new
warslips, particularly d~estroysrs' ana
the construction of merchant ships an
enormous amount Of time and lapor
has to be devoted to repairs. In a re-
cent speech Sir Eric Geddes SAID:
During one month the number OF war
vessels which needed repairs was
nearly 1.OOO-that is, in addition to the
LOO merchant ships-and that was by
no means an abnormal month. Since
the beginning Of the war 3l,Oo0 war
vessels, including patrol craft ana
mine sweepers, have been locked or
placed on the ways, and these figures
do not include repair work done to the
vessels Of our allies"
Add to this the arming of the vast
fleet of British merchant vessels, ana
we have some conception of the enor-
nous task Of shipbuilding, %equippine
and repairing carried on by the British
admiralty.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1918-06-12
WHAT GREAT WARS HAVE COST
Expenditures That in the Aggregate
Amount to Sum Sufficient to
"Staeger Humanity"

Recently the congress of the United
States passed. almost without debate,
the greatest budget in the history Of
the world. making available for Uncle
Sam 100000 900 in order to carry on
the war on q scale commensurate with
its greatness. 1t is interesting, there
fore. to compare with this the cost Of
other wars. The Napoleonic wars,
which ragged over Europe from 1913 to
1915, cost approximately $~7,0O0,OOO,OOO,
or the same amount that congress pro-
vided for the United States to enter
into the conflict, and that was only a
beginning.
The Mexican war cost the United
States about 500. 100000, a compare
lively triffing sum. The Civil war
however, was a very expensive affair,
ehtailing the expenditure Of SS,OOO'-
100000 from 1861 to 1865. The Franco
Prussian war cost the two nations en-
gagged about $4,000. ZOO, 900. The second
South African war, from 1900 to l9U2,
cost 81, 500. OOO. 1000, the conflict between
Russia and Japan consumed almost
S4,OOO,0 0O, 900, while the United States
got off very cheaply ia the Spanish
American war with an expenditure Oh
S175,OOO,O 900. The estimates on the OUT
Law for the present war up to OCTOBER
1 of this year were $9S,Sl4,S'o'ooo.-
Rocky Mountain News.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1918-06-12
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SOLVES PROBLEM OF GARBAGE
incinerator Easily Constructed and
Not Costly Will Consume Unsishtly
Rubbish That Accumulates.

An effective, cheap incinerator for
a suburban home can be made from
the materials listed herein. First lay
six and one-half bricks on a smooth
base, beginning on one side with half
a brick placed next to a whole brick;
then take a whole brick and lay it
crossing the end of the last one. Con.
tinue this until the full six and one
half bricks have been used. The
second, third and fourth rows are laid
in the same manner, tapping the
joints. When the fourth tier is com
pleted lay on a good one-half inch coat
Of mortar and imbed in it ten iron
bars each 81 inches long and about
one-fourth inch in diameter Tor the
fiat kind) laying two in front over
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1918-06-12
WOULD HANG ON TO QUARTER
thing by Which He Could Remem-
Der Presidents Gift.

1t occurred when Mr.. Taft was pres
Sdent. He was in Augusta. Ca, and a
barbecue was to be given in his honor
at Mr.. c. S. Boilers country place.
Mr.. Taft was expected to be on hand
at a certain hour. The roads were
misleading, and fearing to be late he
babe the chauffeur stop and inquire
directions Of an old negro man who
trudged along. "Can you tell me where
Mr.. Boilers place Isl" asked the
president.
eyes. sir, I kin, cayse I works dar
myself" The way IS pointed out was
somewhat vague, so Mr.. Taft told the
old man to jump in by the side of the
chauffeur and act as guide. Upon ar
irving at Mr.. Boilers home, Mr..
Taft gave the old man a 50-cent piece.
Mr.. Boiler, afterward hearing Of the
incident, called the recipient, saying:
"Uncle To:1, 1 hear the president
gave you fifty cents. You ought to
prize that and keep It always as a SOU
venir."
81 sho will do dat" the old negro
replied.
A few weeks later Mr.. Boiler in
Quired Of Uncle Tom if he still had
the 80 cents.
81 tell you how it was, boss" IN
swered the old negro. 81 got in a tight
place and I had to git dat money
changed. I spent n quarter, but I'm
a gwine to keep dat udder quarter sho
as ] live"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1918-06-12
Tractors for Cultivation of Rice.

The French government of Cochin
China has become interested in the
employment of caterpillar tractors for
fthe cultivation of rice. On September
30. 1917. a 45 horse power track ma
chine valued at more than $500 Unit
ed States currency, was purchased tele-
graphically. If the experiment is c
c~essful, larger orders will follow. Ev-
erything depends upon whether the
tractor can operate in the soft rice-pad-
DIV fields Of Cochin China.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1918-06-12
Civic Reforms Bound to Grow.

Every movement must have a be-
ginning, but the success Of some Is
so nearly instantaneous that we scarce
" realize O small beginning could
have been recorded. All civic reforms
have small beginnings, to use a phrase
sanctioned by custom. The school
garden movement had a hard strug-
gle for the first two years; so had
Fairgrounds, yet what notable success
both have achieved.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1918-06-12
Tokyo Grows in Importance.

The prosperity Of Greater Tokyo
city is shown by the increased taxes
over last year, the average being 81
per cent. In the eight tax-collection
districts the total exceeds 99,O2O,00O
ven (s49. 5OO,O O0) the rates Of in
crease vary from 9k per cent in she
Yotsuya district to so per cent in the
Rvogoku and 70 per cent in the Yeitai
districts, where the offices and resi-
dences of the narikin are located.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1918-06-12
Look to Roofs Now.

Are your roofs in condition to stand
the heavy spring and summer rains?
The cold weather will soon be over
and coal shortage will be forgotten
until next year but the comforts Of our
homes might be threatened by neglect
Ing the conditions of the roofs.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1918-06-12
wbv He Was Short.

"This man says you W him money
SAM" said the judge.
"Dat's right, judge, I does"
"Well, why don't you pay himF
"Why, I hain't got nothin' t pay him
wiz, Judge"
well, why haven't you?"
"To tell de homes truf, judge,
,spects my wife has felled down Oh de
lob"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1918-06-12
Make Hedges

Hedges are used either for defense
or ornament, or both. But while we
plant for defense or shelter, as in case
OF q windb-eak, let US also plant for
ernarlert. The cost Of the dual pur.
pose hedge is no greater, yet carries
q double value.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1918-06-12

the bricks to support the next tier,
spacing them equally. Another COM
plete tier of eight bricks is then laid,
starting with six and one-half bricks
to make the front opening. On top OF
this lay ten more bars imbedded in
the mortar, then lay five layers Of
bricks, finishing the top by rounding
it off with mortar.
When this is completed the incinera-
tor will have a fire CRATE below and an
other above entirely surrounded with
bricks. The second CRATE forms a re-
ceptable for garbage. The mortar
should be made of slaked lime and
sharp sand.-Ronald F. Riblet, in Pop
ular Science Monthly.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1918-06-12
No Wonder.

81 called Smith a hard name Just
BOW"
n S,esn't seem to be displeased."
"Why should he BET l told him ne
vas a brick"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-02-13
HIRED BY GERMANY.
Bolsheviki LeadeEs On Pay Roll OF
Kaiser Government.

Paris, Feb. S.--'rhe Petit Parisiene
German documents which. it says,
were brought to Trance by promi-
nent French scie htist who obtained
them from Russian revolutionary
paper The latest installment con-
sists OF a series of documents tend.
ing to show that tine Bolsheviki move
men in Russia has been financed by
Germany.
Among these documents is q circu.
lar dated March 2, 1917, from the Ger
man imperial bank to all representa-
tives in Switzerland instructing them
to honor all demands for money from
Nikolai Lenine. NJ. zinovieff, Leon
Trotzky. Nj. Kamenoff. one OF the
Russian representatives at the Brest-
Litovsk peace negotiations; NJ. Sou
menson and Mazsta Kosloveisky who
has been described us the chief Ger
man agent in Russia, all OF whom
have taken a prominent part in the
Bolsheviki movement as we'll as to
Nine. Alexandra Kollantay. a support
ter of Lenine and now in charge OF
the Bolsheviki department Of public
welfare; General Sivers and NJ. Mer-
cain. The money was to be paid "un-
der certain conditions"
Another document , letter dated
Stockholm. September 2l, 1917, from
Y. Furstenburg to Raphael Schu-
mann at Haparanda eading:
"Honored ComraGe: Varburg's
bank, on receipt of O. telegram from
the president of the Rhenisch West
phalian syndicate has opened an ac-
count for Comrade Trotsky,s enter
prises. The lawyer has brought arms
and arranged for their conveyance as
Tar as Lulea and Varta. Instruct tho
''rm at Lulea as to whom they are to
be consigned. and the name OF The
confidential person TO whom the sun,
asked for by Comrade Trotsky is +,
be paid over"
Other letters announce the uavms,,
to Lenine of sums varying from loo :.
900 to 100000 marks.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-02-13

Columbia, Feb. 9.--Thc senate COM
mittee reached the conclusion of the
Richiand Investigation yesterday af-
ternoon at 6 o'clock. after sessions en-
tending over four days for q total of
more than ten hours. The committee
will now review the testimony sub
mitted and in short time make its
recommendation to the senate The
last day OF the Investigation was taken
up in the further cross examination
OF Mr.. Richardson, and the intro
ducing OF new testimony on the part
of the attorney for the governor. The
attorneys for Mr.. Richardson entered
fiat refusal to bring any more OF the
records of the office before the COM
mittee. and stated that the committee
was permitting too much latitude in
the matter of evidence that was sub
mitted, and that in the future the at
torney for the governor would be
asked to commit himself to the
charges, stated in the veto message
as they felt that they had permitted
TOO much extraneous matter already.
The effort Of the attorney for the
governor to demonstrate laxity in the
o'hce management OF Mr.. Richardson
extended throughout the session yes.
'eroay, the kilograms and telephone
Dill We're again brought before the
oo'"i'i'tee. Mr.. Herbert, on Thurs
day asked that Mr.. Richardson pro.
duce some record from his Office tc
SNOW what salary was paid TO c. II
''"~e' ana what was the rate DC,
"iem' The list Of various expenditure.
oi 'h's nature were given TO Mr.. Rich
aroson following the adjournment or
the committee. Yesterday when AIR
''erpert asked again for these record.
Mr. Richardson stated that he hat
"''Suhuerstood the question and nc
eoro''S TO the information that n,
had obtained from the stcnographer
ne was asked to bring the records fol
the year lsl6 and that he had brough