Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 4, 1916, Page 10

AIN AND PRODUGE|NEW YORK STOCKS Going Off Six Points Dur- ing the Session. STEEL STOOKS HARDENING Omaha, August 3, 1916. The wheat market was very strong again | today and advanced from 4 fo fc over yes- g mw'- prices. There was an excellent and for all kinds of wheat and receipts | continued very he No. 1 hard sold around $1.28@1.28% and [ the bulk. of the No. 2 hard wheat sold at . #bout the sams prices as the No. 1 whea There were quite a cars of No. 3 ha; it "elld’ -nd"lh better samples sold New York, Aug. 3. —Irregularity was the dominant characteristic today of the mar- ket, which, Ilike the sessions of the early week was largely, if not wholly, under con- trol of trading elements. That faction again made the most of the uncertainty now prevafling In the railroad world and rious lines of industry to depress prices, and the net result was moderately favorable to_that side of the account. There were further gross declines of 2 to ints In leading motor shares, while nd petroleums were materially af- y adverse trade conditions, Cuban- American 8 rogistered un oxtreme loss of 6 points, with 6% for Cuba Cane, 4 for South Porto Rico and 2% for .American Beet. Weakness of olls, which was most pro- nounced In the 6-point decline of Texas Company, Wwas naturally ribéd to the price adjustment now going on in the ofl industry. Mexican Petroleum lost a point, with two for the preferred stocks. Mun/tions and equipments were not ma- terially altered aside from another 5-point lon In Bethlehem Steel and moderate re upon Cructble 4 Lackawanna United Sta extremely narrow with others of it few cars of corn on the a good demand for this 1 at advanced prices. Oats receipts were good and the demand for this cereal continued quite active. ‘The cash omts market wus also strong ahd sold from 1@1%c higher, Corn wold ced u cent und y unchanged. Wheat and flour equal corn, 111,000 bushels: ¢ ¢ lose: Wheat 6d to $d higher, Corn, steady to 1d higher. Primary wheat recelpts were 1,830,000 ‘bushels, and shipments, 971,000 bushei | ugalnst receipts of 732,000 bushels and ship- ments of §11,000 bushels last year. . Primary corn receipts were am shipments 438,000 bushel: nst r celpts of 622,000 bushels, and shipments of _ 00 bushels last year. ry oats receipts were 1,084,000 bush- #)s, and shipm 882,000 bus Ia-l a«luu of 362,000 bushels, 250,000 bushels last yeu: fus, but hardened on short covering. Shipping Jsaues group were consiut- ently firm to strong and infused vitality to lings when the moj forenoon were lay . Miscellaneous specialth lcan Wool, Harvester, Pullman and the so- called merchand! 229 | Jower. - Rails were extremely variabl cific leading In an advanci which was retarded by recessions in Cana- dlan Pacific, Chicago & Northwestern, Erie tirst preferred and Bt. Paul. Heaviness of the latter was explained by the publication of June eurnings. showing u Hot decrease of ,000, Total sales of stocl to 360,000 gl o Bonds irregular with occasional pressure against Anglo-French s and some f the more speculative fssues in the Inter- natlonal group. Total sales of bonds, par value, were 2,866,000, bonds were unchanged on High, ik ] » Unlon Pa- movement 2 hard winter: 12 cars, §1.28%: 11 cars, 11,28; 9 cars, $1.27%; 4 cars, winter: 6 cars, $1.28; 2 { e, 1. 1 car, $1.19%; 3 cars, cars, $1.18; 4 Tars, $1.17; 1! ¢ Am. Best Sugar... 12 o Chr American Can 2 cars, T8%c. No. 3 17%¢. No, 6 wi 1 car, T9¢. | Corn—No, 2 whit 3 cars, T8¢; 2 ca car, 78c. No, 2 yel 3 mix 1 e No. 6 mized: 1 ci y T8%e. 5 cars, 40c; 5 cars, %e. No, 4 white: 2 cars, 1 car, 88%c; 1 our, 37%e Atchison Baldwin Loco . Baltimore & Ohio g!wk.fll 1d Trans, ‘opper. ... Petroleum . MR R Mikwouri Pacifio Montana ll’:wor.,. da_Coppe! Omahs, Aug. 3, 1916. Contrals. .. M:: in futures was not very active to- & H. y and most of the trading was In wheat, wheat market opened strong and about 3c on September and 2c on May, but later reacted and unchan continues fo be thy main of the wheat market and’ reports C. the farmers thel being n 1d t it would not pay the cost of on corn in Nebrasks . somewhat Improved, but Ka jow| Vi n- \I‘I‘: the f the heat wave and p. Iron Shattuck Aris. Cop. Bouthern Ratiway. ker Co..... Ind. Alcohol 5 U 8 B U, 8. 8 ‘Fuled steady and oats were strong, ad- teol pfd. %¢ on Beptember and %c on the| Utah Coppe! 1230 b . ‘300 934 92 closlng prices on futures for this | U 2,600 868 06 Total sales for the day, 362,700 shares. New York Money Market. _New York, Aug. 3,—Morcantile Paper— 3% @4 por cent. Sterling Bxchange—60-day blils, $4.71%; demand, $4.76 13-16; cables, $4.76 7-16, Silver—Bar, €4%0; Mexican dollars, 49%e. Bonds—Government, dy; rallroad, ir- regular. Time Loans—8teady; 60 days, 3 per cent; 90 days, 3% @¥% per cent; 6 months, 3% @ 4 por cent. Call Money——8teady; hi 2% por cent; low, 2% per o ruling rate, 215 per cent; Iast loan, 2% per cent; closing bid, 2% per ent; offered at 23 per cent. reg. 08 lfi OKN un, 84 closing prices, 3 to -4 -Mc 07" *Mo.Pag.con. l.nm'xom. Power L8N Y. C, Am. Bmq Am. T. 24 60) 24 15 IR 24 8051 |12 81 113 76.11 9 62 | 1371 % l“.l-“ lg 40 8o, Pan, ret. i [ICAGO GRAIN AND FROVISIONS. o, 1, Reports Send Prices Up, But Later They Decline. Aug. 3.—Heavy sales, to realizo n wheat acted today as more than for reports of a virtual crop fallure I section of Manitoba and Saskat- The_market, which was Influenced by reassuring later advices from Can- OMAHA GENERAL MARKET. ly advance and closed o e ¥ Jost all of an foak at %, @% net decline, with Sep- utter—No, 1 creamery, In cartons or tubs, e 3%, | ‘5? 2, n&”‘ ."nz Decembor, - r]. o down: u t and gains of bc to ln? i s h conts a bushel advance on wheat days proved too great a tempta be withstood by a majority of tl:; , that the wheat crop from Bran- , to Oxbow, Sask, was & virtual re. Rust, he sald, was In every fleld, nd was extending toward Estavan, This no! nent brought about excited onsets fresh buying and a consenuent advance pr n the load put on the m: profit taking on u huge scale began _eftect, and | here was & succession Coffee Market. Aug. 3.~Coffee—Rather & visible sup- New York, in value uthoritative mhllo( yesterday's re- k., . o 48, from %ll"& tendl looked for falled to the market for coffee futures opening unchanged to 1 point hig! ensed off In the late trading. Sal day amounted to only 2,600 bag ber contracts eased off from §.4ic to 4.5 Jan March, 8.70c; April, 8.76c; May, 8.88¢c 8.88¢; July, & Spot coffee was again re- port domand with prices un- changed at #%c for Rio Ts and 10%c for Santos 4s. Cost and frelght un- chat ‘The official cables reporte: - cline ot 76 rels at Rio, but Rio exchange on London was 1-16d higher and Santos futures were unchanged w“l rels higher. Braalllan . 0 bugs for New Yo peratures 1anged from 42 to 84. The worl visible increased 579,330 bags during July, against 1,100, last year, making the vis- Ible as of August 1, 7,907,704 bags against 1 i Vi | $932,683 last vear. 2 {4 ——— ki) Consumption of Cotton. New Orleans, Aug. 3.—The worl sumption of American cotton during July 31 was 14,813,000 bales, bales over (he precedi; new record, according (o statement today by H. G. Heat tary of the New Orleans Cotton former record for consumptio) yeurs ago, was 14,716,000 bal Steol traversed an |3 fusues were 1 to 3 points | A 15 | $6.60@6. i / THE BEE: OMAHA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 4, 1916. LIVE STOCK MARKET Good Run of Cattle on Advance in Price Over Yesterday and Last’ Week, RUN OF HOGS VERY LIGHT Omahu, Aug. 3, 1916, Receipts wers: Cattle, Hogs. Sheep Official Monday ., ,963 8,038 16,981 Official Tuesday 11,778 12,4738 Officlal Wednesday . 14,414 6,687 Estimate Thursday 13,500 6,600 this week15,837 47,780 42,606 last week,10,976 32,635 49,269 5.839 32,144 39,497 35,399 25,263 30,114 25,671 28,425 46,695 owing table shows the recelpts of cattle, hogs and sheep at the South Omaha llve stock market for the year to d compared with last year: 1916, TIne. 667,608 570,068 97.540 . 102,650 1,862,070 240,580 . /180,704 1,285,333 ...... 95,620 The following table shows the average rices 0f hoge at the Omaha live stock mar- ket _for the lust few duys, with compar! Date. | 1916, [1915.]1914.]1913.1191 Cattle ... 9) 7 23| 11 8 87) 67| 8 84| 62| & 83 64) 8 77! 54 8 177 8 69 b ¢ 63/ 8 61 63 8 67 59\ 8 56 46! 8 b6l 29 & 63 | 8 48] 04 *Sunduy. Recelpts and disposition of live stock at the Unlon stock yards, Omaha, for twenty- four hours ending at 3 p. m. yesterday: RECEIPTS~CARLOADS, Cattle. Hogs. 8 , H'r' P b . u:l heep. H'r's. Wabash . Missourl Pacific . Union Pacific & 8t P, C & N, W., east L] o :3. & N. W. west 2] 1 ) 5 - .2 4 4 0 8 1 e, . & P, we 1 1 o Nlidols Central . H 1 " Chicago Gt. Wes 1 5 o0 Total recelpts.... 116 196 1 DISPOSITION—HEAD. Catt 5 Morris & Co. 3 ll’,"’l’; Bwift & Co. 589 3,272 633 Cudahy Packing Co Armour & Co..,.. Schwartz & Co. J. W. Murphy. Morrell . o Lincoln Packing Co. .. 23 8. 0. Packing Co..... 3 Swift, from country ,... Cudahy, from country .. W. B, Vansant Co... 39 P, B, Lewls 67 J. B. Root & 5 Rosonstock Bros 8 F. G. Kellogg §0 Worthelmer, & 15 Sulllvan Bros .... 19 Rothschild & Krebs.. 18 Christfe 3 Huftman 2 Roth .. 11 Moyers . 12 Glassberg 4 Balker, Jones & 8 66 Banner Bros. 24 John Harvey ... 132 Dennis & Francls.... 41 18 Jensen & Lungren 16 O'Dey .... Totals 13,897 5,372 Cattle—Receipts were of fair proportions for a Thursday, 103 loads, about 2,500 head, end the quality was about what it has been all week. The four day's mupply has been nearly 6,000 heavier than for the same pe- riod last woek, but demand has been broader and l\h' general market In much better shape, Prices today ruled steady to strong for both cornfe d western grass Cholce yearlings selling up lo'!lml:.“::‘i v cholce grass beeves at $8.80. Native le are right uround 16@26c higher than they were last week, and the bulk of the ern rangers show around a 10@16c ad- n'll" "h"" not a g eifers here tod: bi rices were firml. held and under demand t Inlrlle{ showed a 16@20c advhnce this week, prac- :‘l‘ully all grades sharing in the improve- many cows and and for stock cattle and feeding st ‘H"“?;‘IIBHWIII' lll'1 anything at all d!llr:gll’: s line found a ready sale fully 30c better than last JIO 3 o, Orlans Good cholce to good beeves, bo $7.50Q ngs, $9.50@10.35; .00@9.00; common beev [} good to choice cows, 1.26 falr to good cows, $6.0 common to falr cows, $3.76@56.76; 0 cholce $7. foedors, $7.00@7.60; common to fair feeders, $6.00@7.00; good to cholce stockers, §7.60@ 8.16; stock helfers, $6.76@6.76; stock cows. stock calves, $8.75@ veal . $9.00G12.00; beef bulls, stugs, ete. 92607 26: Bologna bulls, $5.80G6.26, Representative sules: BEEF STEERS, 3 No. z B 2Boone Hoga—-Another heavy hog supply we deck this morning, receipts of 205 cars, or 13,600 head, belng the largest In two weeks with the exception of yesterday. Four 9,144t ll.l. oo )| WO W 28,426 a yoar M Most of the other markets reported fresl declines this mornin, local buyers was bearish. Ship thelr early hogs much as 10c lower, best stopping at re refused to g the 10c concessions that re dema pricing thelr droves steady, or nearly and packers, who evidently wanted the hogs badly enough, soon raised their hands, buy- ing the bulk of the offerings at 6o lower figures, and toward the close paying prices that were steady with yesterday. A few hipping, orders help: out the close ly, order buyers belng In the trade and practically hands befor bought largely and they paid abo of the better stu high as t Where from steady to a dime low the avbrage about 6c down. In the last four days values have depreciated about 46c, most of the hogs last Saturday having s0ld at $9.309 . with tops at $9.76. Representative sales: Sh. Pr. Pr. Sh. 120 $8 60 120 88 70 80 3 86 e BOO 120 8 s 900 e 8 41 120 e 920 34..200 40 026 76..289 ... 940 Bheep—The total receipts of sheep and lambe were very falr for a Thursday, some twenty-five cars, or 6,600 head, being re- ported In. Actual offerings were, however, moderate, nine cara going direct to packs So far this week arrivy have been 42, head, being aimost 7, smaller than lust week and 4,000 short of a4 year ago, but larger than two weeks ago by Stronger prices were in Torce all aroutd the loop again this morning, and on a i6e upturn here lamby reached the highest prices over recorded at this point Ume of bulk of the range offerings selling at $11.00. Three or four ca fered, two bunches re selling around §1 3 closo range lambs have advanced anyway 36c. Monday and Tuesday runs were heavy und only a smull upturn was noted, but the last two days prices have scored a full quarter gain on more moderate receipts. There were practically no feeder lambs here, packers again tuking the few culls Feeding lambs are strong to a little higher than last week. Offerings were almost too light to make a market even at the start of the week, and since Tuesday none have been avallable, This week's top of $9.55 Is a record for the yards. Quotations on sheep and lambs: good to cholce, $10.75@11.00; to good, $10.00@10.75; lambs, feeders, § @9.66; yearlings, good to cholce, $7.75 were of- 8.25; yearlings, falr to good, $7.00@ yearlings, feeders, $6.50@7.60; wethers, fair to cholce, $6.76@8.00; ewes, good to choice, $7.00@7.50; ewes, falr to good, $5.76@7.00; owes, plain to cui ers, $4.50@6.00; 37.60@ 9.00; ewes, breeders, 2s and up, $6.00@8.00. No. Av. Pr. 21 native lambs. 7210 50 6 culls ... 8 50 7 native ewe; 725 3 cull ewes. 4 50 870 Idaho fat 11 00 St. Louls Live Stock Market. St. Louls, Aug. 3—Cattle—Receipts, 3,600, steady to 10c higher. Native beef stecrs, $7.00@10.26; vearlings, steers and helfers, $5.50@10.00; cows, $6.68@8.00; stockers and ders, $6.30@8.26; Texas and Oklahoma fi % | steers, $5.80¢10.00; cows and heifers, $5.00 @8.00; prime yearlings, stoers and heifers, $5.76@10.25; native calves, $6.00G11.76 Han—-nec?pu. 13,300; steady to e lower. Pigs and lights, $5.50@9.80; mixed and butehers, $9.50@9.77%: good, heavy, $5.70@ 9.77%; bulk, $9.50@9.75. Bheep—Recelpts, 4,000; steady to 2c higher. Spring lambs, $7.00 10, slaugh- $6.00@7.26; bleating ewes, $0.00Q 6.00 @9.50 Koansas City Live Stock Market. Kansas City, Aug. 2.—Cattle—Recelpts, 3,400 head, including 600 southerns; market 10 to 26c higher; prime fed steers, $9.50@ 10.10; dressed beef steers, $7.60@9.25; west- ern steers, §7.00@9.00; southern steers, $6.00 @ cows, $4.60@7.50; helfers, $6.00@ 9.60; stockers and foeders, $6.00@8.00; bulls, $6.26@6.75; calves, $6.50@11.00, Hogs—Recelpts, 7,600 head; market 10c higher; bulk of sales, $9.40@9.65; heavy, $9.50@9.70; packers, $9.60@9.70; light, §9.35 $5.0008.60, 8heep—Recelpts, 2,700 head; market 10 to 16 higher; lambs, $10.25@11.00; yearlings, $7.76@8.35; wethers, $7.50@8.00; ewes, $7.00 @7.60; stockers and foeders, $6.50@9.70. Chicago Live Stock Market. Aug. 3.—Cattle—Receipts, 3,000 native beet stecrs, $6.70@10.35; west- ern steers, $6.66@85.40; stockers and feeders, $5.00@7.90; cows and helfers, $3.50@9.15; calves, $8.50412.00. . Ho acelpts, 22,000 head, market weak to be lower; bulk of sales, $9.50@9.75; light, $9.30@9.90; mixed, $5.90@9.90; heavy, $8.70 @9.06; rough, $7.70@8.80; pigs, $5.60@9.35. Sheep—Recelpts, 12,000 head; market fir wethers, $6.76@8.25; ewes, $3.50Q@ 7.65; lambs, $7.26@11.15. \ St. Joseplt Live Stock Market. St. Joseph, Mo, Aug. 3.—Cattle-L Re- celpts, head; market steady to 10c higher. rs, $6.60@9.75; cows and helfers, $4.00@9.00; calve 6.00@11.00. Hogs—Recelpts, 8,600 head; market open- ing bc higher; top, $9.65; bulk of sales, $6.30 @9.60. .60. Sheep and Lambs—Receipts, 1,600 head; market 10c to 16¢ higher; lambs, $10.00@ 10.76; ewes, $7.00@7.60. Sloux City Live Btock Market. Sfoux City, Aug. 3.—Cattle—Receipts, 1,000; market, steady; natlve steers, $6.60@ 16; cows and helfers, $6.50@7.25; canners, 9. $3.50@5.35. Hogs—Recelpts, 4,000; market, steady; heavy, $9.30@90.60; mixed, $8.70@9.30; light, $8.60@8.70; bulk of sales, $8.80@9.30. Sheep—Recelpts, 200. Live Stock in Sight. Cattle. Hogs. RATE MEN T0 MEET [N OMAHA TODAY Traffic Experts from Many Cities to Confer at Com- mercial Club, THEY MUST ACy AN A HURRY A conference of freight rate experts, or traffic men from various Missouri river cities, together with Fremont, Lincoln, Grand Island and Hastings, is to be held at the Commerctal club rooms at 10 ¢'clock this morning The hearing is called by Manager E. J. McVann of the traffic bureau of the Commercial club with regard to the next move to be made in regard to Nebraska freight rates sincg the [nterstate Commerce commission has ruled out the lower rates established two years ago by the Nebraska state railway commission. The rates will have to be readjust- ed and this must be done quickly. The advanced rates ordered by the Inter- state Commerce commission must go into effect September 25, according to the order. That means that the rail- roads will have to publish their new schedule and get it properly distrib- uted by August 25, This is a_ legal requirement, and at the same time it is held to be practically impossible. Rate men from the following places have accepted the invitation to attend the conference: Kansas City, St. Jo- seph, Atchison, Council Bluffs, Sioux City, Fremont, Lincoln, Grand Island and Hastings. Hiatt Asks $10,000 for Being Hit by an Auto Alleging that he was permanently injured and disfigured when Peter T. Barber's automobile struck him at Forty-second and Dodge streets, May 20, Jesse L. Hiatt has Brought suit against the former for the sum of $10,500 damages. Three Are Fined for the Violation of Traffic Rules Three violators of the traffic regu- lations were haled before the police magistrate, who quickly hewed them to }:he ground with fines of $2.50 each. NEW ~Y()l!l( GENERAL MARKET. Prices the Leading Commodities Traded In. New York, Aug. 3.—Flour—Firmly - held. ‘Wheat—Spot, ea No. 1 durum, $1.40; No. 3 hard, . 1 northern, Duluth, $1.50, and No. 1 northern, Manitoba, $1.48%, f. 0. b, New York. Corn—Spot, steady; 97%e, e 1. £, New York. Oats—Spot, firmer; No. § white, 48@48%c. Hay—Steady; No. 5, 95c@$1.00. Hops—Steady, Hides—Firm. Leather—Firm, Provisions—Pork, firm; family, $28.00@ 20.00. Beef, firm. Lard, firm; middle west, on No. 2 yellow, . Loe 3,500 13,500 $12.906 1300, e L3500 13,300 Tallow--Steady; city, 7e, nominal. Sloux City 1,000 Butter—Steady; recelpts, 12,788 tubs; Chicago s 22000 creamery oxtras, 30c; firsts, 28@28%c; sec- Kansas City 7,600 onds, 26@27%c, St. Joseph ... 7,600 Tggs—Irregular; receipts, 16,211 cases: fresh gathered, extra fine, 31@32c; extra Totals 68,900 firsts, 28@30c; firsts, 26% @28c. Cheese—Firm; Feceipts, 4,123 boxes; state, Cotton Market, fresh, specials, " 16ci saine, average funcy, c. abas P Otk o hutires | Poultry—Live, firm; brollers, 31@24c; 13. January, 13.96c; March, 14.13¢; = May, 14.34c. Spot cotton steady; middling uplands, No salos 13.86c. L 3.—Cotton—Spot strong; 66d; middling, 8.40d; low ales, 6,000 bales, 3,000 for middling, 8.24d; speculation and London Stock Market. London, Aug, 2.—Money and discount rates were easy today. Shipping shares were quleter and mostly easler. American secu- rities ruled qulet and closed steady. Silver—Bar, 30%d per ounce. Money—4% per cent. y Discount Rates—Short bills, 4% @4% per cent; three months, 4% @4% per cent. Tondon Money Market. London, Aug. 3.—Apart from some actlv- ity and improvement in Russian mining shares, the stock market was uninteresting today. s were neglected. were steady. i ort bills, 5% @5% per cent; three months’ bills, 6% @5% per cent. Sllver—Bar, 30%d per ounce, Metal Market, New York, Aug. 3. Lead, $6.00 asked. Bpelter weak; t St. Louls delivery, $8.63%. Copper firm; electrolytic, Iron steady and unchanged. dy; spot offered at $38.25. ot copper, £107: futures, £3168 16s; lead, £29 10s; spelter, £47. Kansas City Graln Market. s Clty, Aug. 8.—Wheat—September, December, $1.28%; May, $1.31%@ $26.00@27.00. September, 67%0c; December, T0%c. Dry Goods Market. New York, Aug. 3.—Cotton goods were strong today with price advances reported on sheetin, drills and print cloths,” Yarns were firm and high. Dress goods of a staple character o advanced from lc to §c a yard over the opening spring prices named last week. Raw silk was higher. Jute ad- vanced one pound sterling a ton, while bur- laps went up another shilling a hundred yards at Calcutta. Turpentine and Rosin. Savannah, Ga., Aug. 3—Turpentine firm, 42%c; sales, 233 bbls.; recelpts, 604 bbls,; shipments, 923 bbls; stock, 14,678 bbls. Rosin—Firm; sales, 1,664 bbls; receipts, ; shipments, 2,934 Dbbls.; stocks, Quote: A B, $6.80; C D, $6.00; E, $6.10; F, $6.30; G, $6.35; H 1 K M N WG, $6.60; WW, $6.76. Sugar Market. New York, Aug. 3.—Sugar, dull; centri- fugal, $6. $5.37; refined, quiet; fine graulated, $7.66. With the continuation of yesterday's selling movement in futures, prompted by the easfer ruling in the spot market and the poor demand for both raw “|and refined, prices eased off and at. noon weore 16 to 19 polnts net lower. Minneapolis Grain Market. Minneapolls, Aug. 3.—Wheat—September, $1.34%; December, $1.34% No. 1 hard, $1.39%; No. 1 northern, $1.35%@ 1.36%; No. 3 northern, $1.31%@1.34%; No. 3 wheat, $1.U4%@1.31%. Corn—No. 3 yellow, 81@82c. Oats—No. 3 white, 0% @40%e. : 'Wanted 30,000 Men For Harvest Work on Immense Crops of Western Canada Wages $3.00 Per Day and Board Cheap Rallway Rates From Boundary Points Employment bureaus at Winnipeg, Regina, North Portal, Saskatoon, Ft. Frances, Kings Gate, B. C.; Coutts, Calgary, Alb. No conscription— absolutely no military interference. For all particulars apply to the fol- lowing Canadian Government Agent. W. V. BENNETT, Room 4, Bee Bldg., Omaha, Neb. 202 ELL 7] Three Days, Starting Today Vaudeville and Photoplays Musical Premiér Entertainers Reed and St. John Trio Billy Broad The Wandering Minstrel Willison and Sherwood Comedy Singing and Talking Delton Marewa Delton Comedy Equilibrists. Photoplays Cool, Clean, Comfortable. 4 Performanc: MUSE 5.055: Kathlyn Williams in Valiants of Virginia Billie Burke in The Fugitive Witness June Caprice Caprice ofhthe Moun-i tains. PARAMDUNT WORLD, PHOTO- pLAYS HONE DOUG U G TODAY — Jesss L. Lasky Presents Marie Doro in “Common Ground.” The story of a young girl's regeneration through love for a young judge. FARNAM TODAY Mary Pickford as “TESS OF THE STORM COUNTRY.” AR D 05 A AR Lake Manawa The Most Beautiful Amusement Park in the Middle West. b Bathing Boating| Dancing Riding D"iu-“:l: Other Attrac- Band Concerts and Motion Pic- tures Every Evening. Free admission to park. 10c care fare for adults, round-trip for children, 15¢c AT fowls, 20c; turkeys; 16@18c. Dressed, firm; broflers, 21@30c; fowls, 17@22c; turkeys, 25@30c. Judée Day- Fearful For the Court House Judge George Day of the district court is not particular if some of the lawyers in Omaha want to blow them- elves up with dynamite, but he wishes them to spare the courthouse, be- cause it is a beautiful building. Attorney Richard L. Horton Wednesday wanted to throw a stick of dynamite out of the window during the process of a hearing in Judge Day's court. Vhat for?” asked Judge Day. “Just to show that it won't ex- plode,” replied the lawyer, who was trying to prove the dynamite stored by the Dupont Powder company in a plant at 5’ Torence was not danger- ous, as alleged. ait a minute,” commanded the judge. “Not that I am interested in the future of certain of our lawyers, but because I admire this beautiful court house, T ask you to refrain. Don'’t throw it.” ) his pocket. The case was the one in which John O'Rourke asked an injunction to pre- vent Grant L. Fox from storing dy- namite in the Florence plant of the E. 1. Dupont de Nemouis Powder company. The judge overruled Q'Rourke’s application because dyna- mite is a well-known commercial product and not dangerous in the way O'Rourke alleged. The lawyer put the stick back in | WATER BOARD WON'T SHARE THE EXPENSE So City Council Appropriates All Money Needed to Re- model City Hall. GREW TIRED OF THE DELAY Because no agreement could be | reached with the water board the city council has appropriated an addi- tional $17,500 to be applied toward re- modeling the city hall. When the decision was first reached to remodel the municipal building it was planned to have the city and the metropolitan water district share the expense proportionately., Since then the city Jads have tried to come to an agreement with the water board, but without avail. A long session on the matter was held Wednesday. The commissioners, however, be- came weary of the delay and at a council meeting decided to appropri- ate the additional $17,500 themselves. As a result the water district will have to accept such offices in the city hall as the council designates. If the water board shared the expense it could se~ lect its quarters. s Contracts for the remodeling were let at the council mecting. R. Butke was awarded a contract of $40,000 for remodeling, the American Elec- trical works a contract for $1,245.11 on electrical work and T. F. Balfe a contract of $11,299 on plumbing. RAILROAD WAGES Shall they be Industrial determined by Warfare or Federal Inquiry? To the American Public: _ Do you believe in arbitration or indu,-" trial warfare? The train employes on all the railroad have votedwhether they will give their leaders authority to tie up the commerce of the country to enforce their demands for a 100 million dollar wage increase. The railroads are in the public service— .your service. This army of employes is in the public service—your service. You pay for rail transportation 3 billion dollars a year, and 44 cents out of every dollar from you goes to the employes. On all the Western railroads in 1915, seventy-five per cent of the train employes earned these wages (lowest, highest and average of all) as shown by the pay rolls— Passenger Range $1747 3094 1543 2789 1053 2078 854 1719 Average Faximeerss $2195 Conductors 1878 Firemen . 1317 967 Brakemen. The average yearly Range $1537 Freight Yard Average 3076 $2071 1454 2933 751 2059 874 1961 1935 1181 1135 wage payments to all Western train em- ployes (including those who worked only part of the year) as shown by the 1915 payrolls were— ' Passenger Freight Yard Engineers. . + « o o $2038 $1737 $1218 Conductors . ¢ & o« o 1772 1624 1292 Firemen . « + o o o 1218 973 832 Brakemen. « ¢ ¢ » o 921 1000 1026 A 100 million dollar wage increase for men in freight and yard service (less than one-fifth of all employes) is equal to a 5 per cent advance in all freight rates, The managers of the railroads, as trustees for the public, have no right to place this burden on the cost of transportation to you without a clear mandate from a public tri- bunal speaking for you. The railroads have proposed the settle- ment of this controversy either under the existing national arbitration law, or by refer- ence to the Interstate Commerce Commis- sion. This offer has been }efuscd by the employes’ representatives. Shall a nation-wide strike or an investigation under the Gov- ernment determine this issue? National Conference Committee of the Railways ELISHA LEE, Charrman. P.R. ALBRIGHT, Gen's Manag"r ‘Atlantic Coast Line Raliroad. L W. BALDWIN, Gon't Manager. Ceutral of Georgia Railwey. G L BARDO, Gon't Mansger. New York, New Haves & Harttord Ralirosa. & B COAPMAN, Vioe-Fresident, Southers Kailway. 5 & GOVIEK, Gon's Manager. Wabash Rallway. 'P. K, CHOWLEY, st ¥ieo-Prosidens, New York Central Railroad. 6. B. EMERSON, Gen't Hanageh Great Nortbern Rallvay C 8. EWING, Gon'l Manager Philadeiphia & Reading Railway 5 W. GRICE, dsst to President, Chesspeske & Ubio Railvay. & 8. GREIG, Ass. to Receloers, St. Louis & Sun Franciero Raitresd. €. W. KOUNS, Gen'l Manager,: opeks & Santa Fe Ratlway, . W. McMASTER, Gen'l Ma: v, Wheeling and Lake Erie Hailroads N . MAHER, Vice-Presidens, Norfolk and Westera Kailway. JAMES RUSSELL, Gen't Manager, Denver & Rlo Grande Hailrosd. A M. SCHUYER, Residen: Vico-Presy, Penneylvania Lines West: W, L. SEDDON, Vice-Presidens, Seaboard Alr Line Railway. . J, STONE, Vics- Prasident, Erie Railrosd. G. 8. WAl S D, Vice- Prés. & Gon't Managen, Central Lines, [ S i [