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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-01-07
ONLY ONE BID
MADE ON BONDS
FOR new SCHOOL
Delay in Advertising Issue
Given as Cause by Men,
berS; WarfieId Reelected
ViCe-President.

? One solitary bid was all that the
Board of Education received for the
100000 worth of bonds for a new
High School of Commerce building.
Great disappointment was express
ed at the board meeting last night
when the bids" were opened.
1t is estimated that the city lost
at least $4,000 because the bonds
were advertised a month too late.
This was. due to the fact that the
capital issues committee in Wash
ington was slow In approving the
bonds.
Six weeks ago, after consulting
with boiid firms, the boards COM
mittee decided that AZ per cent
issue would sell at par.
The bid received last night was
only $95.52 for a AZ per cent bond.
In other words, the $l,000,000 of
bonds would sell for only $955,20O
on the AZ per cent basis.
Boston Firm Makes Bid.
This bid was made by Merrill,
Oldham and company, Boston.
Mass, represented here by Stull
Bros. The firm made alternative
bids of $l050S for per cent bonds
and of $l0005 for the entire issue if
100000 are made AZ per cent
and 100000 are 5 per cent bonds.
The board realizes that every
minute now is precious if the bonds
are to be floated even at a higher
rate OF interest. A new resolution
was passed Immediately, ins,ructing
the secretary to advertise the bonds
at 5 per cent. This advertisement
will be telegraphed to the New York
bond papers and bids for the issue
at per cent are, to be opened here
on January 20. 1t is hoped to es-
cape the expected avalanche of
bonds" which will be offered for sale
very soon. and the consequent low
price which will accompany a large
supply of bonds.
Reed Elected President.
w. f. Reed was reelected presi-
dent of the board unanimously. On
the first ballot he received 10 votes
and c. V. Warheld two. The cleo
ton was made unanimous. accom-
panied by several conmendatory
speeches regarding the efficient and
pleasant manner in which Mr.. Reed
has filled the office in the past.
Mr.. Warheld was elected vice
president, On the first ballot he
received II votes and A. R. Wells
received one. Mr.. Warheld's cleo
ton was also made unanimous.
The following members. elected
in November. were seated, John
Bekins. F. A. Brogan, ]. H. Wallace,
D. {. Eldredge. Charles J. Johnson,
f. G. McGilton and F. w. Faulk.
All except Mr.. Faulk were re-elect.
Committee to Investigate.
A special committee, consisting of
President Reed and Members Wells.
Talmage. Clark and Eldredge, was
appointed to investigate the bond
of City Treasurer Endres for school
funds and take action on it. A bond
was presented for 100000 but OBJ.
lection was made that there wasn't
a single underwriting company Of
well-known stability on it. The
committee is to secure full reports
regarding the financial condition Of
each underwater before approving
the bond.
Leaves of absence were granted
to E. D. Gspson, Eula D. Webster
and Edna L. pickering.
The designations of Hazel L. Cam
cry, Helen Cornell and A. !. Dervin
were accepted. Ralph E. Himstead
was appointed to the Central High
school faculty.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-01-07
EFIASHEC 7Tom FIIMIAND
Il PHOTO PLAY. OFFERINGS. FOR. TO-DAY.
is the girl that Charlie
w. Chaplin married recent
w lv2" has heen asked hu

w. Chaplin married recent
w ly?" has been asked by
thousands, especially since-her first
appearance i'll Omaha in a film
since her marriage is this week at
the Brandeis. But few people know
that she once lived at Council
Bluffs, Ia.
T Mrs. Chaplin was Mildred Harris,
pretty l7-year- old girl, already
we'll known film star. She was born
at Minnehaha Lake, near Cheyenne,
Wyo, her father being a superin-
tendent of the Western Division of
the Union Pacific. She is the third
of a family of six children. When
still child the family came to
Council Bluffs, Ia, Mr.. Harris hav-
ing been transferred there.
Miss Harris early developed a
talent for dramatics and appeared,
in several school productions both
in Cheyenne and in Council Bluffs,
and when later the family moved to
California she started as an extra"
at Universal City, rapidly rising to
the position of star.
In person she is small, with
clear profile and mobile face that
registers emotions well. She has
made Success of the parts of a
girl of the people rather than strong
dramatic stories.
She is a good cook and house
keeper and in the film company at
Los Angeles is known as cham
pion pie baker. Many have been
the messages sent to Charlie rela-
tive to having his wife throw pies
at him for practice-all of which
she resents, contending that pies
are, too good to be thrown away.
Ernest Truax, who has made such
a pronounced hit in Come On In"
and in Good Bye, Bill" in which
he co-starred with Shirley Mason,
is now hard at work on the next
Emerson-Loos production, When
the Boys Come Home"
llltO llc HlOFiC dioSolu.
Puff ties,
throughout boards,
Shiney Prince Alberts,
Trumpet-flower Vests,
Celluloid collars.
Catherine Calvert and Ruby de
Remer are working in the big Sal
walton Army flu which is being
made at Los Angeles.
The girl with the flaming hair,
accompanied by her aunt, was all IN
terested spectator. The man with
the magaphone was calling his or
| ders to the motley group of motion
picture actors and extras who were
rehearsing westerh scene.
| Suddenly the girl acclaimed
Wouldn't it be fun to be one OF
these players and be able to let the
folks at home see me as ah &C
tress?" 81
| Something in the voice attracted
the attention of the man with the
magapbone and, turning, he saw a
sweet face illumined byA great mass
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-01-07
Slav Minister Resigns.

Basel, Jan. 6.-Dr. Benes, foreign
minister~of Czecho-Slovakia. has re-
signed. according to- a Budapest
dispatch received here.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-01-07
To Cure A Cold in One Day

Take LAXATIVE BRoMo QUININE Cab
lets.l 1t tops the Cough and Headache
and works off the Cold. f. W. GROVES
signature on each box. soc.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-12-18
ESK|MOS
OF WHITE DESCENT
ARTIC EXPLORER, WHO SPENT
FIFTEEN YEARS AMONG THEM
GIVES REASONS

SEATTLE.-Atavism explains the
discovery of "Blonde Eskimos" in Vic
toria Land in the Arctic, reported by
Viljhalmar Stefansson, in the opinion
Of James r. Crawford, a member of
the second Stefansson expedition, who
has come out of the north for the first
time in 15syears.
The blonde natives are throw
backs" of early white explorers, Craw-
fore believes. He expressed surprise
the existence of an entire tribe
of blonde was generally believed. He
was with Stefansson when the blondes
were discovered.
"In Victoria Land" Crawford said,
there are probably three tribes or
villages, comprising several hundred
natives, in which these light Eskimos
are found. But there are fewer than
a dozen of the blondes, so far as we
were able to learn, in the entire land.
They had grey eyes, light eyebrows,
reddish brown hair, and their skins
are slightly lighter than that of their
brothers, although not noticeably so.
1.-THE natives made it known that
they had ley seen white men be-
fore, and probably they had not"
Crawford said. "But their ancestors
~ SOO WHito "oA, ploooOiy ioohiH5
for a new land, who eve lived to
get back to civilization.
There was one little girl who pos
sessed the most pronounced markings
blondness, the daughter of two
dusky natives, whose hair was black
and who had black beady yes. The
parents knew of no reason for the
reddish hair and gray eyes of their off
spring."
Crawford. who was married shortly
after he had returned to civilization
on the steam whaler Herman, which
had picked him up on a foe .
Victoria Land, intends to take his
bride north with him when the ice
in the spring.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-12-18

fast freight delivery over a hundred
mile run in less than II hours every
day. This route is between Helper
and Vernon, Utah. Surplus army
trucks are now used in its operation
and many days Of the year the route
lies over snow drifts and difficult
hills, but so far the service has main
tanned a high standard of operation.
This route used to be a contract
route and the contractor carried APP
proximately 10000 pounds OF mail
over it every veal h new post
office motor truck route, now carry
ing produce and rural freight over the
route, has increased the haul to $780,
900 pounds a year and is doing this
work at an annual cost of 8 $1,000. 1t
is estimated it would have cost the
contractor $4,000 for this work.
Between extreme eastern and ex-
IRENE western points in Maryland the
railroad freight service is only oc-
casional. Some points are almost out
OF touch with the railroads, but for
months past Uncle Sam has been de-
livering fresh oysters by the gallon,
from beds in Chesapeake Bay and else
where on the Maryland shores to
Leonardtown and other points in cen
trail and western Maryland within "a
hours after they are dug, and at a
saving of from soc to; $1-00 a gallon
to the consumer, who pays only a few
cents parcel post charge plus the
cost of the oysters at the river or bay
side.
There are any number of little
hamlets as well as the cities of New
York, Philadelphia and Washington,
where individual consumers are bene-
fitting from the governments expert
ment. In some cases eggs selling at
a regular market price of 80 cents and
a dollar are sold by the poultry
breeders by parcel post at from As
to SO cents a dozen and delivered to
the consumer at this price plus a few
cents postage.
In a record kept of forty truck de-
it was found that the average
to the consumer under the
at market was in excess of $50. a
shipment. One shipment of 274 bu-
shells of potatoes hauled on November
of this year over one of the parcel
post freight routes showed a selling
price to the consumer that represent
a saving of $216 on the shipment.
shipment of eggs covering
$3.50 dozen on November IL showed a
'aving of 1881 to the consumer COM
pared with the market price.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-12-18

To date there are approximately
seven motor truck lines being con
Quoted by the p~ostoffice department,
carrying produce from the farm to
the city and from township and village
to township and village. This latter
phase of the work has been of great
help in stimulating commerce between
points that have little or no railroad
service. Only a few thousand miles
are now covered by the experimental
routes, but they are saving thou
sands Of dollars, paying for the OPP
Grating of mail delivery on their
routes, and over and above this earn
ing enough profits to tighten the ma
tional cost of mail service and leave
something to put into the .upkeep of
the roads these very routes travel,
if it were decided to do SO.
Most of the present routes are in
the east, but there is. one out in Utah
that traverses hills eight thousand
feet above sea level and furnishes a
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-12-18

When the postal truck brings a load
of eggs o. milk to the city it is ready
to make it's return trip. On this trip
it carries merchandise and mail, the
latter at two cents a letter. Approx
imately so letters make a pound. At
a dollar a pound for this class of mail
which occupies a little or no space
the government can Jay for its serv-
ice and have plenty of room on its re-
turn trip to carry back for little or
nothing the empty container it brought
on it's city-bound trip.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-12-18
POSTAL FREIGHT
HELPS CONSUMERS
GOVERNMENT EXPERIMENTS IN
DELIVERY OF MAIL AND
FREIGHT GETS RESULTS

WASHINGTON. - Demand on the
part of the domestic consumer is de-
veloping the postal freight system of
the federal parcel post to a point
where it has become generally known
in most sections of the country. This
system, which carries fresh produce
from the farms and returns merch-
andise and mail to the farmers from
the city, has thus far been only an ex-
pertinent to see what could be done.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-12-18

on Armistice day, when four ex-serv-
ice men were shot down in the par
ade by NV. w. concealed in buildings
and on a hill overlooking the parade
grounds, will tell Of the affair and
what the detectives have learned of
the L. W. w. plans to overthrow this
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-12-18

government. The meeting should be
well attended. Women are especially
invited. There will be some excellent
music by Mann Brothers orchestra at
the beginning, during and at the close
of the meeting. A dance by the
American Legion will follow.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-12-18
Another Grand Daughter.

Mr.. and Mrs. J.. N. Nankervis have
received word from Seattle that a
daughter was born recently to their
son, Donald, who grew from boyhood
in Moscow and married a Pullman
girl a few years ago. Donald is well
known to many Moscow people.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-12-18

Mass Meeting Friday Night.
The mass meeting Friday night in
Eggan's hall, on Third street, prom
Uses to be a big affair. Two eye
witnesses to the Centralia murders
The sun., 1919-03-07
RAISED TO 8 P. c. BASIS.
American Steel Foundries Declare
Dividend of 2 Per Cent.

Tho capital stock Of the American
Steel Foundries was yesterday raised
from 7 per cent to an s per cont. an
nual basis by its directors declaration Of
quarterly dividend OF per cent pay
able on March 81 to stock of record on
March Is. The announcement Of the
Increased dividend did not come as a
surprise to Wall Street. because It had
been rumored for several weeks that
such action was to be taken.
The annual report OF the company for
the year just ended showed net profits
after all expenses. but before taxes, OF
s4.442.237. aga INST Ss.71s.2s5 in 1917
Gross sales were s49,ll3,097, agains,
$49, 369,5s4, and Federal taxes gl,357,-
200. leaving after deduction OF depre-
citation and interest charges net PROFITS
Of S2,695.727.
Cancellation of large tonnages Of the
company's product we're made after the
signing OF the armistice, according to
the statement OF r. II. Ripley. acting
president. Drastc reduction Of invento-
rtes was made, he said. because OF I'M
certainty Of prices and values During
the year $s7o,747 was expended in capi-
tai additions
The matter OF the reorganization Of
the company. which has been rumored
for several weeks, was taken up at yes
terday's meeting. When the quest on Of
creating preferred stock and OF ex-
change OF new common stock without
par value for present stock at the rate
OF three shares of new for one Of old
was brought up some opposition was sa i'd
to have appeared, and as a result the
meeting was adjourned until late yes
terday afternoon for further considera-
ton OF the proposal. 1t was announced
ha CT oft
The sun., 1919-03-07
CUT PORPHYRY DIVIDENDS.
Four Companies Make Reduction
on Quarterly Disbursemsnts.

The dividends of all four of the
porphyry companies were cut by the
directors yesterday, but the action was
not surprising to wsu Street, where 1t
had been confidently expected. The
regular quarterly dividend on Utah
Copper was cut from $3.50 a share to
$3.50 a share. that on Chino Copper
was reduced from 81 a share to rs
cents a share. the cut in Ray Con-
solidated was from 75 cents a share
to so cents a share and that of Nevada
Consolidated was reduced from rs cents
a share to 37hs cents n share.
In announcing the reductions Charles
Hayden, a director of the companies,
made the following statement:
The recent quarterly report set forth
clearly the general situation of the
copper market 1t is the belief OF the
directors that they are best serving
the interests OF the shareholders when,
in view OF the fact that they may
desire to carry considerable copper
until such time as 1t can be probably
marketed. conservative action on d.
vidends as taken to-day Is the proper
one. The prophyriss are all in strong
financial condition. but It is desirable.
in view OF the payment OF taxes, of these
dividends and OF possible using OF
treasury reserves for carrying copper.
that this position should be maintained.
A really substantial buying of copper
appears to have been developing last
week at around current prices"
The sun., 1919-03-07
REPORT ON LABOR SURVEY.
Federal Reserve Board Agents
Find Conditions Overrated.

WASHINGTON. March 6.-Confidence
that business conditions are readjusting
themselves in a fairly satisfactory way.
although not as fast as many interests
wish. was expressed to-day by the Fed
eral Reserve Board in a review of bust
ness reports for February. The reports
in every district and based on specific
surveys OF commercial and Industrial
conditions
Reports as to labor unemployment
have been numerous In the press" says
the review. but reports OF Federal
reserve agents show that there has prob
ably thus far been overanxiety and ex-
aggeration with respect TO this matter.
From several manufacturing districts Il
Is reported that labor conditions are far
from satisfactory, and that there Is
considerable unemployment. but It is
also noted that the condition does not
seem to have grown worse during Feb
ruary."
1t appears that the surplus OF labor
Is smallest In the South and Southwest.
In the South and Southwest there are
no indications Of any reduction in the
wage scale. while in the North and
East employees are demanding higher
wages. Notwithstanding the existence of
considerable unemployment.
There is as yet no general revision
of wages downward, although there are
indications of a tendency to let wages
settle to a definite level which shall
without question be higher than that ex-
isting before the war. There has been
a tendency to provide labor for a
greater number OF persons by elminat-
ing overtime or establishing short time"
The sun., 1919-03-07
WOULD ADD KELLY
SPRINGFIELD STOCK
Stockholders to Vote March
81 on Proposal to Increase
Common to 100000.

II the stockholders OF the Kelly
Springfield Tire Company decide, at a
special meeting to be held on March 81,
to authorize an Increase in the common
stock of the company from the present
s5.029,90o par value to $4,000 900 par
value. the directors will In the future
pay quarterly stock dividend Of 3 per
cent. on the common in addition to the
regular quarterly dividend Of 1 per cent.
now paid. That announcement was
made yesterday following q meeting of
the company's directors, at which the
decision to ask for authorization for the
stock increase was reached.
At the meeting the stockholders will
be asked to authorize a decrease in the
companys preferred stock from $3.50
800 par value, the present amount. to
s3.s00.3o0. The decrease represents 800
shares of preferred stock purchased by
the company for it's special surplus &C
count and duly cancelled.
In announcing their recommend tons
for an increase in the common and the
resultant quarterly stock dividend, the
directors gave out a statement reading
In part as follows:
by reason OF the large surplus which
our company has accumulated. and the
encouraging outlook for a continuance
of an increase of its business and earn
ings the board OF directors deems in
advisable that a larger dividend distri-
button be made to the common stock
holders. Plans which your company
adopted for a material expansion OF it's
business necessarily curtailed owing to
the war will now be actively prosecuted
in order to provide the necessary manu-
featuring facilities required for the con-
stantly increasing demand for it's prod
ucts. Notwithstanding the strong finan-
cial position OF your company. the
board Of directors does not, In view of
its plans for the expansion OF the bust
ness. recommend an increase at this
time in the amount of the cash divi-
dend on the common stock, believing It
to be for the best interest OF the COM
pany to conserve its cash resources for
the present and future requirements of
its business. At the same time in order
that tho common stockholders may par
ticipate In the large surplus which has
bee;i accumulated and the increased
earnings of the company applicable to
the payment of dividends on the COM
mon stock the board proposes to author
mon stock is authorized. beginning
May I. 1919. OF a quarterly dividend OF
3 per cent on the common stock. pay
able in the common stock of the COM
pany at par, in addition to the regn-
lar quarterly cash dividend OF 81 per
share"
The sun., 1919-03-07
DIVIDENDS AND INTEREST.
BtIhLLht M STEEL CORPORATION

BtlhLEhfM STEEL CORPORATION
Cumulative Convertible Preferred stock;
Seven Per Cent. Non-CumulatiVe Pre-
ferred stock; Common stock and Class Ii
Common stock:
The frst installment of 90 Of the 'irht
per cent dividend upon the Eight Per
Cent. Cumulative Convertible Preferred
stock and the FIRST instalIment OF lL'o Of
the seven per cent dividend upon ihs
Seven Per Cent Non-Cumulatiye Pc
tion which were declared on January
%. 1919. and the lLTd regular dividend
and the ILeo extra dividend upon ihs
Common stock and Class r Common Stock
OF the Corporation which were declared on
tho same date. will be payable on April I.
1919. to the respective holders OF record OF
said four classes OF stock at the close Of
business on March ~. 1919 (the date at
which the books for the transfer OF sGfI
Seven Per Cent. Non. Cumulative Preferred
stock and Common stock Will be closed Tor
the Annual Meeting ~ Stockholders TO rs
held on April l. 1919, the second install
nrnt OF said dividends on said Eight Fer
Cent. Cumulative Convert ihle Preferred
stock and on said Seven Per Cent. NCn-
Cumulative Preferred stock will he payable
on JAY !. 1919. to the respective holders
Of record thereof at the clos" Of bus ness
m June ,t. 1878. the thru, on OCTOBER D..
$40, 80 tho resp"otiy" holders Of recori
thtr"rf ~ 'hc dose 81 hus ness on Sopleu-
n.r j.. 1919. and no fourth. on January o.
'o-0 20 Ilr respective holder. Of record
herrf -' ,hg e,,s ot hIe.a ss on December
70. 1919
checks viii be- rralel
u. JONES, SECRETARY.
Dated. March /. IS1A - ,
The sun., 1919-03-07
CALLS ROAD CONFERENCE.
Hines to Summon BANKERS and
Railway Men to Washington.

Special Despatch to Tue SuN.
WASHINGTON, March s.-DIrector-
General Hines has called a conference Of
the bankers and railroad men of the
country, representatives Of the railroad
corporations, in Washington next Tues
day on ways and means Of individual
financing by the railroad companies to
meet the situation engendered by the
failure of the deficiency bill
No definite programme of financing
will be arranged at the meeting. It Ia
designed to obtain an exchange OF IDEAS
and the Director General Is seeking
suggestions. Practically all of the rail-
road men Of the conference will be rep
resentatives OF railroad corporations as
distinguished from Federal railroad OPP
Grating officials during Government con-
troll of the roads.
Mr.. Hines Is hopeful that the bankers
Of the country will give him ideas as TO
how far the big financial institutions of
the country can go In extending financial
aid to individual roads and to give him
assurance as to interest rates and
charges on contemplated loans. The ef-
feet of advances made will be carefully
considered from the standpoint Of the
effect upon the Victory Loan.
The sun., 1919-03-07
POWDER SUIT ENDS.
Pierre s. du Pont and Others Win
in Attempt to Control stock.

PHILADELPHIA. March "a four year
suit for control OF the stock OF z. l.
du Pont de Nemours & Co, involving
S57. 000,0 900. ended to-day.
Judge Burlington in the United States
Circuit Court of Appeals handed down
lengthy decision sustaining the opinion
OF former Judge Thompson In the ca
The decision is a victory for Pierre
8. du Pont and powder making members
of his family.
Judge Burlington suggests that the
powder company should bear the costs
OF the appeal carried to his court. He
made no definite order. leaving the ques-
ton for discussion by the litigants.