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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-03-15
First victOryLoan Drive
ORGANIZATION Completed

T. L. Davis, leader Of Division
No 5 in the Victory loan cam
paign, IS the first to complete his
organization of majors, as follows:
II. B. Whitehouse, George Platner,
w. B. Gift, R. T. Byrne, G. L. E.
Klingbeil, F. v. Roy, F. S. Keogh,
A. d. Klein Each major will or
ganiEs bio own tsanlA
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-03-15
Ons-Mt ute
Store Tdlk

II made up my mind while in
the Army, wearing the trinity
fitted waist defining khaki that
! would so far 70 avoid getting
back into the prs-war meal.saek
type Of clothes. But ] find |
needn't so any farther than
18th and Farnam. Your de-
signers must have sensed the
new idea" said a returned sol
der.
Our designers not only
"sensed" but have the dis
tinction of having designed
the U. s. Army Officers
uniforms and know what's
what in "civies."
Taiban Valley news., 1919-04-04
DADD'Y,5 TyE,NNG
ufARY TALE e.
6yrlARY GE}AI1AM BONNER
SAVING THE ELM.

II am so happy" said the elm tree.
"Oh, am SO happy and so glad. Life
is very beautiful, very indeed"
"What makes you so happy, elm
tree?" asked the young elm tree near
by. 1t was always known as the young
elm tree for the first elm tree was old
err, much older and was called THE
elm tree, or Grandfather Elm.
please tell me if 1t is your birthday,
Grandfather Elm? know you are old
and think you should have birth
day party. If you did, ! am sure the
wind, and the trees opposite, would
wish you all sorts Of happiness, a
long life, and we would sing You a
birthday poem, though we couldn't
very well give you presents.
'Trees can't give presents very
we'll"
TITS not exactly my birthday" said
Grandfather Elm. "but in way it's
like birthday celebration, for now
1 can look forward to lots and lots
Of birthdays and other days and weeks
and months and years.
II am going to live long while. !
am so happy about it, for love life.
1 love to look down at the people and
love to keep them cool under my
shade when the weather becomes hot.
"Of course now / am just ready
for the summer. / am trying to look
my best and my brightest as all the
trees are at this time of the year."
1T is fine to hear you say you are
going to live long time" said the
young elm tree.
"It makes me very happy, too" said
Grandfather Elm. "You see was quite
i'll and now l am WELL"
Were you i'll, Grandfather?" asked
the young elm. II am so sorry to hear
it. thought you were having a good
deal of care and attention when l saw
all the work which you were having
done for you. b
But didn't think that was because
you were Ill but because you were be-
ing all dressed up and all fused up
for the spring and summer, Tell me
about 1t without trembling with nerv-
ousness."
Eyes, was very, very ILL.," said the
elm tree II didn't know whether
would ever get well or not. ] had all
Taiban Valley news., 1919-04-04

Worlds problems are being solved
by the motor truck, according to Will
liam Fulton Melhuish, president Of
large motor truck concern. Care
full gathering of statistics by Mr..
Melhuish, consultations with authori-
ties, have shown conclusively that so
per cent of the perishable products
Of the American farmers do not reach
the market.
"Motor trucks will ultimately fill the
bill and enable every farmer to get to
the market 100 per cent Of his produc-
tion Of perishable foods" said Mr..
Melhuish. "As America promotes its
road building efforts and improves the
highways the farmers will see the
light by millions and motor truck max
ers will never be able to meet the
demand for their product.
~ Work Of One Man.
"Some days ago I learned of real
facts regarding the use of the motor
truck by one farmer. This man, liv-
ing only IL miles from big city, was
at the same time ten miles from his
nearest railroad. Inability to secure
shipping and inability to get his goods
to the railroad caused losses not only
to him but to other farmers.
''He was induced to use a motor
truck. At that time he had only $500
in the bank. He bought the truck,
took On work for his neighbors of
Taiban Valley news., 1919-04-04

sorts of things the matter with me.
MY wood was cracking and i was gen.
orally in bad shape.
''They talked about me, people did,
and they said it would be great pity
to cut me down. They said gave
shade In the hot summer, they said !
was very beautiful and they said
should be saved If possible"
THAT was fine" said the young elm
tree. N
1T certainly made me happy" said
Grandfather Elm.
''Tell me some more" said the young
elm tree.
"A lot Of very clever tree doctors
were sent for and they said that
could be saved. oh. how happy that
made me!' And Grandfather Elm
swayed in the breeze and smiled.
"All the bad wood which had start
ed in to hurt me was taken away
Then they fixed up the places where
the old wood had been SO 1t would keep
in good condition in the future.
81 had steel straps put upon me in
certain places to keep me from blow
| ing over and fixed in such way SO
could sway and laugh and blow nat
urally with the rest of Won.
my, but when they said was all
right, how 1 did rejoice! / was SO
happy, so happy"
1--WE must certainly call 1t your
birthday" said the young elm tree.
"Yes," said the other nearby trees
which had heard Grandfather Elm
Trees story, ut is the best time to
talk Of your birthday. For you're a
fne old tree and you will not live
many, many years, and when we wish
you many happy returns, we will know
that our wishes viii come true"
And the wind blew and whistled this
tune which the trees all Joined in:
Many happy returns Of the day
| We feel 50 happy and gay,
For we love you, our nne old tree,
And always will, you see.
| And Grandfather Elm smiled anC
Swayed as he said his ''thank you's r
Taiban Valley news., 1919-04-04

hauling their produce to market, along
with his own, and today has three
trucks in operation, all owned by him
and paid for, and has 5000 in the
bank. Neighbors whose work he orig
inally did finally became purchasers
of trucks and he took on the work Of
others. The neighbors likewise pros
pered and spread out. Today the orig
inal farmer, able to reach the mar
ket with his produce and dependent
only upon himself for the haulage,
has increased his acreage and is busy
with his own affairs largely, and max
ing more money than he ever Thoughts
possible from farming.
Used Everywhere.
"Motor trucks are today being used
by farmers everywhere. Every day
we learn of dealers who have seen
the light and who are giving up the
hard work of selling in the overcrowd-
ed cities to travel to the farming pop
ulation and to educate them into the
mysteries, as they call them, Of the
horseless wagon. One successful farm
er using motor truck is recomnen-
dation equaled by no other that I
know, and the market created Is well
worth while. On the other hand, the
salesman and the maker who inspires
that salesman is doing for humanity
a good turn, for he is accomplishing
wonderful results In lowering the high
cost of living"
Taiban Valley news., 1919-04-04
CARE AND ATTENTION
REQUIRED FOR TUBES
Owner Wants to Avoid Inconven-
ience Of Changing on Road.
When Small Cracks Can Be Observed
IN Rubber While Stretched, 1t Is
Indication That Tube Has
OutIived Usefulness.

"How am to know when an inner
tube is DONE is question am ask
ed repeatedly" declares a tire dealer.
ut is the natural inquiry Of a tire
user who has several repairs made on
his tubes and wishes to obtain the
utmost mileage from them, yet wants
to avoid the inconvenience of making
tire change on the road, due to tire
trouble.
"In these times when economy iS
the order of the day, tire user hold
ing an old tube In his hand, can well
afford to ponder 9 minute before cast
ing it aside as through
"It is difficult sometimes to deter
mine just when tube is unfit for
further service. However, porosity in
tube usually indicates that 1t has
attained its three score and ten. In
this stage of use, very small cracks
can be observed in the rubber If it is
stretched and examined carefully.
The next development is splitting
when the air pressure becomes too
great for the tube to bear.
"If the rubber in tube is live 1t
may successfully bear as many patch
es as beggar's coat. But due care
must be exercised in the vulcaniza-
ton of the patch to the tube, that too
large portion of the tube around
the patch is not cured. If portions Of
the tube have been overcured in patch
ing operations, disaster Is sure to fol-
low.
II believe that the lack of proper
care Of the tube is responsible for
most OF the troubles tire users ex-
perience. The observance Of few
precautions would help wonderfully to
eliminate these troubles.
"The absence of sufficient tale be-
tween casing and tube allows the gen.
Grafton of heat which vulcanizes the
tube to the fabric Of the casing. Then
when you attempt to remove it, It
tears.
"Much tube splitting is 0ccasioned
| by the slipping of the tube between
the casing and the rim, which soon
results in pinch The remedy is
careful applying.
"It seems to me that the whole
problem Of obtaining maximum tube
mileage resolves itself into the sim
pie matter Of taking care Of 1t prop
erly."
Taiban Valley news., 1919-04-04

Robert. four, had just heard of the
new arrival of twins at his house. He
hardly knew what was meant by
twins" so was very anxious to see
his brothers. When he saw them they
were lying in bassinette, one at each
end, all covered but their heads. Rob
ert looked at them and then very dis
gustedly said:
"They surely are funny twins, two
heads, one at each end, but no feet"
Taiban Valley news., 1919-04-04

1rill three-sixteenth-inch hole in the
frame, or fasten to a convenient bolt
u four to six-inch coiled spring, which
nay be purchased cheaply at any hard
ware store, with ends bent out to fit
the bolt and crank. This holds the
crank rigid and prevents noise and
wear. A few drops of oil placed at A
will keep it lubricated.-Popular Sci
ence Monthly.
Taiban Valley news., 1919-04-04
FITTING NEW KEY TO SHAFT
Not Good Practice to Fit Larger Key
to Shaft in Which Keyway is
Badly Worn.

1t is not always good practice to at
larger key to shaft in which the
keyway is badly worn and has been
cut to take the new key. The trouble
is that 1t is sometimes necessary to
remove SO much metal that the shaft
Is seriously weakened. Any welding
concern can fill In the old slot and
then cut a new keyway.
Taiban Valley news., 1919-04-04
KEEP TOOLS FROM RUsTING
Mixture Of Vaseline and Gum camphor
Used as Coating viii Prove
Satisfactory.

An excellent method Of preventing
tools getting rusty is to give them
coating Of vaseline in which little
gum camphor has been mixed, after
which the mixture is melted over
slow fire. The coating should be ap-
piled to the tool with soft rag.
Taiban Valley news., 1919-04-04
FAULTS ELIMINATED
IN STARTING CRANK

Starting cranks fastened to an auto
mobile cause much trouble and an
noyance by swinging, rattling, and
wearing the bearing unnecessarily. By
the use of an ordinary hook-end spiral
spring of proper length to give me-
dunn tension on the crank, these faults
may be eliminated. To make this,
Taiban Valley news., 1919-04-04
CAUSE or RADIATOR LEAKS
Vent In Filling Cap overfIows and Be-
comes choked With Sediment
Steam Forces Opening.

A frequent cause Of leaks in radia-
tors is that the vent in the filling cap
overflows and becomes choked with
sediment, with the result that steam
accumulates in the radiator, and the
pressure seeking an outlet forces an
opening at the weakest point. A little
care Of the vent will remedy this trou-
BILE.
Taiban Valley news., 1919-04-04
AN EPITOME OF
LATE LIVE NEWS
CONDENSED RECORD or TIL e
PROGRESS OF EvENTe AT
HOME AND ABROAD.
FROM ALL SOURCES
SAYINGS, D IN c 5, ACHIEVE.
MENTs, suFFERiNGs, HoPEs
AND FEARS OF MANKIND.
WESTERN

Western Newspaper Union rev. service
Taiban Valley news., 1919-04-04
Dragging Brakes Generate Heat

Dragging brakes generate consider
able heat, and one can tell what the
condition Of the system is by feeling
the outside of the bands after run.
Taiban Valley news., 1919-04-04
Mounting often Defective

II sometimes happens that while the
wheel itself may run perfectly true,
improper mounting Of the rim and
tire give the impression of wobbling
to the whole assembly.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-01-22
CHIEF LITTLE DROP
RETURNS WITH CROSS.

New York, Jan. 2l.-Bringing
home 3.ll4 officers and men of the
American expeditionary force, the
transport George Washington ar
rived here today from France. The
troops were mainly from the Eighty
third division.
A picturesque figure among the
home coming troops was Corp. Wal
ter Snow, One Hundred and Seven
ty-seeond infantry, an American In
dian chief known as Little Drop,
born in Oklahoma. He displayed
two wound stripes and a Croix de
Guerre. Snow fought in the Verdun
sector, at Chateau Thierry, Argonne
and Chipley ridge. He also at one
time served with a division of
French "blue devils"
Omaha daily bee., 1919-01-22
WOMEN And BOYS
OF LEMBERG help
TO DEFEND CITY
Polish Population HerOiCaIIy
ReSiStS Besieging Force of
UkrainianS; PrzemySI
Also Under Fire.

Warsaw, Jan. 2l.-The Polish
population is heroically defending
Lemberg from capture by the
Ukrainians. Women and boys are
taking part in the spirited fighting.
For the last month Lemberg has
been surrounded by the Ukrainians
and the railway has been cut.
Przemysl is also being shelled by
six German 9-inch guns and air
planes are dropping shells upon the
town daily, but the Ukrainians have
not been successful in capturing it.
Mast Have Food.
Paris. Jan. 2l.-Dr. Vernon Kel-
logg, of the international relief or
ganization, who has just returned
from making a food survey of Po-
land on behalf of the supreme food
and relief council, says there are be-
tween 100000 and 100000 people
there who must be supplied with
food until the next harvest.
Food, he reports, is imperative to
check disorders in Warsaw, Lem
berg, Lodz and other large cities.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-01-22
Clough President
Of Carpet Jobbers'
Association Of U. S.

New York, Jan. 2l.-Announce-
ment was made here today of the
organization by rug and carpet job
bers and manufacturers from many
cities Of the National Wholesale
Floor Covering association. Thirty
six large concerns are represented
and L. B. Clough of Omaha has
been elected president.
Mr.. Clough, 1886 Lafayette avenue
is manager of the dress goods
and carpet department Of M. E.
Saith & Co., wholesale dry goods.
He has been with the firm for %
years and is considered one Of the
highest authorities in the United
States on his line of merchandise.
Mrs. Clough accompanied her hus-
band on his eastern trip as far as
Chicago, and is visiting her sister
in that city, while he is attending
tie convention in New York.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-01-22
RAISERS
Warned OF RISK
IN new POLICY
TaIIman Declares East Will
Not Tolerate Limitation of
Production in Order to
Keep Prices High.


Denver, Jan. Warning to west
ern live stock producers that they
must take full advantage of their
opportunities to produce a maximum
quantity of live stock so that the
needs of the nation can be met at
reasonable prices was voiced by Clay
Tallman, commissioner of the gem
eral land office, in an address today
at the opening session here of the
22d annual convention of the Ameri-
can National Live Stock associa-
ton.
at is very we'll for you stockmen
to talk of limiting production to
correspond with the demand so as
to keep up prices" Mr.. Tallman
said, "but the laboring man in the
east who has to pay a days wages
for a roast doesn't look at il that
way" ,
100000, 900 Acres in East Idle.
Mr.. Tallman said that 200,0OO,OOO
acres Of land in the rain belt" in
the eastern states now are lying idle
and added IF the western states
fail to rise to their opportunity and
develop the live stock industry to
its maximum possibility, the east
will turn to these lands or to impor-
tationA from abroad for its meat sup
ply and the west will not only have
been derelict in its duty but will suf-
fer from the lack of development of
which it is capable"
Prior to Mr.. Tallman's address,
which was a discussion of the rela-
tions Of the live stock industry to
che public domain, ]. T. Pryor of
San Antonio. Tex, president OF the
association, had worned the stock.
men that they must guard against
over-production and a consequent
loss to the producer through fall
in prices.
Other speakers on the program
toGay were Charles ]. Brand, chief
Of the federal bureau Of markets,
who explained the benefits which.
had resulted from the bureaus sys-
TEN of market reports and the IL
censing under the food control act
Of packers, stock yards and commits
sion men, and L. A. Mares of Fresno,
Cal, who urged more thorough
organization of the live stock pro-
ducers.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-01-22
CONFESSES TO
MURDER OF MRS.
PEARL WELTON
Former 0'NeilI Woman Ad-
mits Killing Her After Fol-
lowing Husband Through
Three States.

West Plains, Mo, Jan. 2l.-Mrs.
Carrie Holland Of O'Neill, Neb.,
while on preliminary hearing before
a justice of the peace today con-
fessed to the murder Of Mrs. Pearl
Welton, wife of Frank Welton,
farmer of Mountain View, Mo. The
body of Mrs. Welton was found last
Friday in a cistern and her three
months old baby, still alive, was
found floating on the water and res
cued.
Mrs. Holland declared that she
had followed Welfon through three
states and had found him happily
married after she had lived with him
as his common law wife in Nebras-
ka. She said she choked Mrs. Well
ton to death and threw the body
into the cistern. She declared she
did not know whether she dropped
the baby into the cistern, or let it
fall while she was looking over the
edge.
She completely exonerated Well
ton, who, she said, was in a forest
cutting wood when she committed
the deed.
Mrs. Holland arrived at the Well
ton home on Wednesday before the.
murder on Friday.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-01-22
DOUBLE-BREASTED
COATS COMING BACK

New York, Jan. 2l.-After the war
problems Of the American clothing
industry were considered here today
BY the National Association OF
Cle thiers.
1t was announced that an enor-
nous supply, estimated to be rs per
cent above normal, of clothing
material had been left onthe hands
Of the manufacturers, as result Of
the sudden termination of the war
aid the government had promised
to aid in readjusting the industry
50 that the manufacturers should not
suffer undue loses through wartime
contracts.
| was forecast that because Of the
surplus amount of cloth on hand
mems coats would be double-breast-
ed this spring.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-01-22
Longshorernap Authority on
Cost of Women's Clothes

that 81 500 was a living income for
a family. In this he was joined by
Thomas L. Delehanty, secretary Of
the marine engineers, another wit
ness.
Chairman Michael Of the subcom-
mittee asked for a bill OF particulars
respecting the clothing Of wife on
S708o. Vaccerelli had plans and
specifications on paper, at any rate,
and read the items. Among them
were one coat .$18, one street dress,
$40; one gingham dress, S285; one
corset. $3.50; two nightgowns, $3.50;
shoes and incidentals, $l841.
When the matter Of Quitting the
lord of the household across after
the Illuminating revelation Of the
few needs of women, Naceareili re-
marked with much gravity.
THAT. of course, will Be greater.
/ find it will cost a man $1,000 for
his clothes"
Vaccarelii apparently was about
to give details, but Chairman Mich
ael, overcome, adjourned the hear
ing,
Omaha daily bee., 1919-01-22
Says Friend Wife Should
Dress for $7O.89; Does Not
Explain What to Do While
Dress Is in Laundry.
By Universal Service.

New York, Jan. 2l.-It costs $7O.9s
a year to clothe friend wife, accord
ing to testimony given today be-
fore the National War Labor board
subcommittee by Paul "A. Naccarel-
IL vice president of the Internation-
al Longshoremen's union. OF course
that sum does not imperil ones war
savings stamps. But when friend
husbands body. is clothed that is a
different matter for il costs $1,000
to keep him in proper habiliments.
Vaccareili's explanation was made
in support of his contention that it
requires 81 800 a year to keep a
family decently these days. He had
scofed openly at an experts claim
Omaha daily bee., 1919-01-22

County Farmer Says
Chairman Of Grain Division
Used Influence in
Trading Center.
WASHINGTON BUREAU
OMAHA BEE.
From q Staff Correspondent.

4AQAA . GkAAA G0AA@ctRAA4SAAts
Washington, D. c. Jan. 2l.-John
]. Stream, chairman of the coarse
grain division Of the food admin
istration, is accused of breaking the
corn market by Jacob Sass. a farm
or Of Sarpy county and for the past
two session member Of the Ne
braska legislature, in telegram to
Senator Hitchcock and representa-
tive Sloan. Mr.. Sass says:
That while in Chicago on jan
uary 8, Stream gave out an inter-
view to the effect that the war board
wculd remove restrictions on Ar
gentine corn and since that inter-
view the price Of corn has gone
Gown IA cents per bushel. 1t may
not be important that the farmers
of Nebraska at the last election de-
serted the democratic party by
thousands because of similar acts by
Stream affecting the price of their
corn, but now that the war is over
the farmers have every just right
to expect that the law of sHpply and
demand will be permitted to fix the
price on their corn.
Used Position on Market.
John ]. Stream, according to a
letter from I. ]. Nolan, an attorney
OF Omaha, to Mr.. Sloan before his
appointment to his present position,
was in the grain business, in Chi
cago-"and, says Mr. Nolan, it
is believed here and elsewhere that
he has used his position to raise
ard lower the corn market during
the past two years. Some months
ago when corn was down to $l.lO,
lie publicly stated in dispatch to
the Chicago grain exchange that the
government for foreign account
would purchase an unlimited amount
of corn for export to the allies. At
that time within very few minutes
after the receipt of the telegram,
corn went up 10 cents bushel and
continued to rise for some weeks
thereafter"
See Harm in Action.
Mr.. Nolan further adds that his
clients "see much harm and impro-
priety in the action of the food adj
ministration through Mr.. Stream in
influencing the market to the exc
tent and raising the price, on corn
as they do in his most recent at
tempt to again lover the market"
Mr.. Sloan said he saw Senator
Hitchcock today and made arrange
ments to take the matter up with
the food administration in such a
way as would seem best to get prac-
tical results.
It seems that the drop in corn fol-
lowed the announcement Of Stream
that the war board had taken the
embargo off the shipments of corn
to this country from Argentina.
Upholds Sloan's View.
This is especially interesting to
Congressman Sloan because from
the time the farmer freelist bill
passed the house in 1911 and later
in the Underwood tariff law, the
Dingley duty Of IS cents bushel
had been taken off, and Mr. Sloan
had on two or three occasions
called attention through speeches
in the house that the removal Of
duty would be reflected in the drop
in corn prices.
Now the removal of the embargo,
which had the same effect as the
removal of high tariff amounts to
a demonstration Of the soundness Of
his position.