Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, November 29, 1916, Page 1

i i i. y b ), It Pays to Advertise Advertising pays the advertiser who makes it pay, and the surest way of making it pay is to put the advertisement in THE BEE. VOL. XLVL—NO. 141. MORNING, NOVEMBER THE OMAHA DAILY BEE OMAHA, WEDNESDAY 29, 1916.—TWELVE PAGES. @ : THE WEATHER I FAIR ] SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS. SHIP GOES DOWN WITH STARS AND STRIPES FLYING American Ship Chemung Tor- pedoed Near Cabo de ° Gata by Submarine Craft. CREW LEFT IN THE BOATS Captain Refuses to Haul Down National Colors; it Is Reported. CARRIED IRON AND STEEL London, Nov. 28.—Lloyds report that the American steamship Chemung has been sunk. The Chemung sailed from New York November 8 for Genoa and Na- ples and stopped at Fayal. Azores,|ty commissioners after Mr. l\‘oscnblau;‘\h_. Rasenbli had notified them that it would be | = November 20. It was owned by the Harby Steamship company of New York, was built in 1888 at Buffalo, was 327 feet long, of 3,062 tons gross. / The Chemung was torpedoed near Cabo de Gata. The ship foundered with the American flag flying, it is added, the captain having formally refused to lower the flag. Left Near Coast. The submarine towed the crew to within five miles of the coast, the Valencia advices state, and then abandoned them. At the end of the day they were picked up by the Giner. The crew of the Chemung has been landed at Valencia by the Spanish steamer Giner, says a Reuter dis- patch from Valencia today. The crew list of the Chemung, filed with customs officers !:ere, shows that only ten of the men on board, includ- ing Captain Duffy, were Americans, the others being Greeks, Russians, Spaniards and Mexicans. The manifest of the cargo filed on date of sailing shows that it consisted mainly of iron and steel products, chemicals, dried fish, wooden staves, ete. Included in the cargo were 5,146 pieces of copper and 200 bales of cqt- ton. Dane Ship Sunk. Lloyd’s shipping agency today an- nounced the following: “The Danish steamer Villemoes, 775 tons gross, from Esbjorg for Grimsby, has been captured. # “The captain and crew of the Nor- wegian steamer Belle Isle, of 1,883 tons gross, have been landed and re- port that their steamer was torpedoed | by a German submarine. (The Belle Isle was last reported November 2, as | passing Ushant while bound from Gothenburg to Bilbao.) “The French sailing vessels Alfred De Courcey, of 164 tons gross, and Malvin, of 112 tons gross, have been sunk, “The British steamer Rhona of 640 tons gross has been sunk. g “The captain and crew of the Greek steamer Christoforos, of 2,345 tons, of Piraeus have been landed and report the steamer sunk by a German sub-s marine.” In Honor of Neville, North Platte to Entertain North Platte, Neb., Nov. 28.—(Spe- cial.)—Under the direction of the lo- cal homestead of the Brotherhood of American Yoemen, the city of North Platte is preparing to entertain west- ern Nebraska—and the entire state for that matter—in_ honor of Keith Neville. The reception will occur Tuesday, December 5. Speeches by prominent Nebraskans, a concert, re- freshments and a ball in the evening constitute the program. John D, Jr., Quits As Poqnda,tion Head New York, Nov. 28.—Dr. George E. Vincent will retire as president of the University of Minnesota to be- come president of the Rockefeller foundation on May 15, 1917, it was announced tonight. John D. Rockefeller, jr., whose term as president of the foundation ex- pires on that date, and who will be- | come chairman of the board of trus- tees, a newly-created office. The Weather For Nebraska—Fair; ;.(htly cooler. Temperatures at Omaha Yesterday. Hour. Deg, 5a m 32 6 u. 7a m 8 a. m 9 a. 10a. m 11 & m 12 m 1p. 2. 3 p. 4 p. m 5 p. 6 p.m 7 p.m 50 8 p.m 49 Comparative Local Record. , 1916, 1915. 1914, 1913 Highest yesterday 9 54 G5 Lowest, yesterday . 48 Mean temperature 2 B2 Precipitation 00 .00 .01 Temperature and precipitation departures trom the normal: Normal temperature Excess for the day.. Total excess since Matth 1 Normal precipitation .. Deficlency for the day..... Total rainfall since March 1. Deficlency since March 1.. Deficiency for cor. period, 1915 Deficlency for cor. period, 1914, . Reports from Stations at 7. P. M. Statlon and State Temp. High- Rain- of Weather. Tp.m. est. fall Cheyenne, clear . 40 .00 Davenport, cloud. 6 00 Denver, clear. . 3 5 00 Des Molines, c 8 .00 Dodge City, clear . 45 .00 North Platte, clear .... 28 .00 Omaha, cloudy 5 .00 Pueblo, clear , .0 Rapid City, clear .00 Salt Lake City, clear.. 34 18 Santa Fe, clear a“ .00 Sheridan, clear .34 .00 Sigux City, clo ’ .00 Valentine, clear .00 L. A SH, Meteorologist He will succeed | Conspire to Stop Douglas~County Attorney Be- lieves No Doubt of Agree- ment Between Two. 1 SOME LETTERS ARE QUOTED | Following the announcement made | to the county gommissioners by Mor- ris M. Rosenblatt, coal dealer, who has the contract for supplying the county with coal, that he can’t get shipments of the lowa product, mined | within 150 miles of here, such as is| | furnished to the poor, County At-l | torney Magney declared that he be-| | lieved a combine exists between the | mines and railroads to hold back] shipments—a condition, he added, i that in his opinion has resulted in, the present scarcity of fuel and the high prices. | Mr. Magney commented on what he characterized "an obvious | bination of mines and railroad regard to the fuel situation when cor-| respondence telling of the scarcity of coal was referred to him by the coun- impossible to fulfill the contract with | | written to | was from the Allen & Reynolds ('null Magney Says Railroads and Mines ; M]AMSON LAW Shipments of Coal the county for supplying lowa coal| to the poor. The coal dealer told the cofinty commissioners that he could not gesd the lowa coal and would haves = supply them with a different king lowing his inspection of thg s R Rosenblatt B2o G& coal and miniif€ companies i ier cities Mr. Magney asserted that, in! view of the fact that the lowa product| was mined only about 150 miles from Omaha and that the railroad compan- | jes were taking over shipments for themselves in large quantities, it was ¢vident that some kind of 3 combine | existed between the mines® and the| transportation systems | Mr. Rosenblatt averred that local wholesalers and retailers cannot be| blamed for the scarcity of coal or| the high prices, as the situation was | brought about y outside conditions. | One of the letters referred to Mr. | Magney by the county commission company, Omaha wholesalers. Omaha Letter. “We beg to advise you (mea ) that the B ng | lington. | -;r Two, C (Continue: STATE VET HOPERUL - ALADY NOT PLAGUE | | Dr. Miller of Government Serv- ice Does Not Find Foot and Mouth Symptoms. —_ THINKS NOT DISEASE R Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 28.—It appears improbable that cattle at Wauneta, Neb., have the foot and mouth dis- ease, according to a report received today by Dr. J. S. Anderson, state veterinarian, from A. W. Miller, veter- inary inspector for the bureau of ani- mal industry. United States Depart- ment of Agriculture. In his letter to Dr. Anderson Mr. Miller says: “It has been impossible to make a positive diagnosis of the disease among cattle in this (Wauneta) vi- cinity. Some lesions have been roted in some cattle that closely resemble those found in foot and mouth dis- ease. However, taking into consider- ation everything our investigation has disclosed up to the present time, it appears improbable the disease af- { fecting cattle in this (Wauaeta) vicin- ity is foot and mouth disease.” Atthe state veterinarian’s office confidence was expressed that the malady is not foot.-and mouth dis- ease. New Suspected Cases. 7 “ Kansas City, Mo., Nov. 28.—Six new cases of infected cattle were found in the Kansas City stock yards late, to- day, Dr. James Fleming, head of the local bureau of the United States bu- reau of animal industry, announced to- night. Effects of the inoculation of healthy, cattle with virus taken from | affectad cattle still was being awaited. The diseased cattle found today have been in the Kansas City yards for two weeks or.mare and it has not been possible to trace their origim. While the lesions are somewhat similar to those found in cases of foot and mouth disease, Dr. Fleming said he would hesitate to diagnose the disease as foot and mouth until further develop- ments. Precautions against the spread of an infectious discase were taken at the stock yards today. Stock dealers aid- {ed government forces in widespread use of disinfectants. Receipts of live | stock today were somewhat lower. - Anxious in Chicago. Chicago, Nov. 28.—Facing the pos- sibility of a yenewed outbreak of the hoof and gfouth disease, live stock | men here awaited with some anxiety today the outcome of the federal diagnesis of suspected herds in Mis- VILLAAND HIS ARMY MARCH ON JUAREZ Carranza Takes Steps to Put Northern Border of Mexico in Shape for Defense. | TREVINO TO AID MURGUIA| Bulletin. Juarez, Mex.,, Nov. 28.—For the first time since the report gained cir- culation, a Carranza official here ad- mitted late today the possibility that General Trevino-had been forced to! evacuate Chihuahua City because of a shortage of ammunition. El Paso, Tex., Nov. 28.—Francisco Villa’s bandit army, after its report- ed capture of Chihuahua City, was proceeding northward, according to meager information obtained here early today. Carranza military offi-| cers at Juarez would not confirm the| report that Villa had taken the city, but said they were advised Villa's| forces were moving toward the bor-| der and steps were being -faken to { defend Juarcz against a possible at- tack. This dction was in accordance with word received last night from General Jacinto Trevino, Carrinza commander at Chihuahua. General Trevino, one report last night stated, was moving southward with his forces to join the reinforce- ments under General Murguia, report- | ed marching toward the state capital. Direct word from Chihuahua City last night told of fighting Sunday be-| tween de facto forces and Villa ban- dits within the city, and stated that the Villa forces were withdrawing to the north. The message added that General Trevino's troops were cele- brating the defeat of the bandits and that repair trains had been sent out to restore communication with Juarez, Early today telegraph lines were| working: only as far south as” Suez,| twenty-six miles from the state capi-| tal, from where General Trevino's| message was sent last night. Message Is Relayed. ‘The message from General Trevino was sent in code from Suaz by way of Ojinaga, opposite the Texas town of Presidio, where it was relayed. It said, according to Carranza officials, that Villa was moving north and or- dered the detached garrisons along this section of the frontier and on the Mexico Northwestern line to con- contrate in Juarez, The message, they added, spoke of this as the fifth day of Villa's attacks. | The countenances of the civil and military men in the YJuarez headquar- | ters tonight showed clearly tllc} seriousness of the news. | General Murguia with his large| souri, Kansas and Nebraska. Dr. S. E. Bennett, head of the bureau of animal industry in Chi- cago, with Dr. F. C. Day, federal vet- | erinarian, and Dr. F. S. Mather, an | xpert in stock plague, left here last I night to investigate suspected cattle | |in the Kansas City yards today. | Meanwhile authorities here~ an- | nounced that the precautionary | measure taken by Dr. C. F. Dayton. | state veterinarian of Illinois, prohib- | iting the shipments to the stock yards | of Chicago and East St. Louis, except | for immediate slaughter, of any cat-| tle, horses, swine or sheep from Kan- | sas, Missouri and Nebraska, will not be rescinded until all possible danger | of -infection is believed past. Officials of the Chicago Union Stock Yards and Transit company erted also that their embargo or- er against live stock from all points west of the Missouri river will be| effective as long as it seems neces-{ sary. | O. T. Hinkle, general manager,| said shipment of cattle for immedi- ate slaughter will continue. He said the embargo\is on fecding cattle. [ Quarantine in Texas, | Fort Worth, Tex., Nov. 28.—Quar- | antine against the importion into | | Texas of live stock or the skins of | s | live stock from Missouri, Kansas, Ne- braska and Illinois was ordered here | | today by the State Live Stock Sani- | tary commission, effective tomorrow. The order was said to’ be precau- tionary pendifig investigation of sus- | pected cases of foot and mouth dis- case in those states. | Bar State Raisés Bar. Boston, Nov. 28—Dr. L. H. How- ard, commissioner of animal industry, said today that no permits would be | issued for the shipment of cattle from Nebraska, Kansas or Missouri into this state as long as there was a sus- picion that the foot ard mouth dis- ease existed in the stock yards at Kansas City. The most recent case of the discase reported in Massa- Achuaens was in October of last year. force had been expected daily to come ‘;:“f\&,ee of Missouri, Oklahoma & | Federal Judge Hook's decision hold- “Mmany others already assigned for | reached much | to the legislature has prepared its re- | por® through=the“co-operation of A.| Sey E. Sheldon and Mr. Sorenson of the ;hlbl!lllg fancy fowl. i pointed by the governor are Senators SUIT ON DOCKET JINAL COURT D Gulf Road to Test Eight. Hour Act Before Su- preme Tribunal. MOTION MADE ON TUESDAY Government Will' Then Seek to Have Date Set for Early i Argument. TO ABIDE BY DECISION case of ulf rail- road, selected to test the constitu- tionality of the Adamson law, was placed today on the supreme court docket, the last step in perfection by the government of its appeal from Washington, Nov. the Missouri, Oklahoma & ing the law unconstitutional. The De- partment of Jus advised the court clerk’s office that next Monday a mo- tion would be presented to set a date for early argument Solicitor General Davis asked the clerk to have the record printed at once. Outside of the record before the su- preme court and not so far made a part of the official transcript is the stipulation agreed upon by Attorney General Gregory and railroad counsel to abide by the court’s decision in the Missouri, Oklahoma & Gulf case in all other suits questioning the validity of the Adamson law. In the presenta- tion of arguments to the court, how- ever, a stipulation making the pend- ing case determinative of all Gther suits may be filed. Unjess the supreme court gives the Adamson act case precedence over hearing beginning Monday, it is con- sidered \doubtful whether it could he before the middle of December, even should the court agree to advance the hearings. Committee Plans . Method to Revise Legislative Bills (From a Staff Correspondent.) Lincoln, Nov. 28.—(Special.)—The committee appointed by Governor Morehead and President John Dry- den of the State Bar association to suggest a method for standardization and revision of bills to be presented legislative reference bureau and J. H. Broady of Lincoln and will meet at the office of Governor Morehead next Friday at 2 o'clock to go over the work. The report is very comptrehensive and reviews what authorities have to say regarding legislation and the work of other states. It also reviews the work of former Nebraska legis- latures and the steps to be taken to sect=o a better system of ~making | ibers of the committee ap- Mattes, Kohl and Sandall and Repre- sentatives Norton, Palmer and Taylor. Those appointed by the bar associ- ation president are Fred Shepherd of Lincoln, B. H. Paine of Grand Island, F. A. Brogan of Omaha, W. M. Cain of Fremont and J. J. Thomas of Seward. Young Women Lead In Rank as Students Lincoln, Nov. 28.—(Special.)—Aver- aging 96.1 in thirty-two hours out of a_possible thirty-six hours of univer- sity work, Miss Helen White of Lin- coln ranked first among the Husker co-eds of 1915, who is continuing her to the rescue of the besieged city. When told of the report that the | Carranza” forces had evacvated Chi-| huahua and withdrawn to the south to | join Murguia’s column, Andres M. | Garcia, inspector general of Mexican | with an average of 92 per cent, was | consulates, replied this was a matter | f on which no information had yet| been received at Juarez. | Fighting in the City. Chihuahus City, Mex., Nov. 26.— (Via Marfa, Tex., Nov. 27,)—Frau-‘ cisco Villa was withdrawing his forces (Continu, on Page Two, mn Three.) Resignation of Dr. Warner | Will Be Asked for by Board| Grand Island, Neb., Nov. 28.—(Spe- | cial Telegram.)—Members Kennedy and Gerdes of the State Board of Control were in the city yesterday investigating the charges against Dr. Warner, bis plea of guilty to assault on Mrs. Valentine, and the entire cir- cumstances surrounding the assault upon the doctor by Mr. Valentine be- | cause of alleged familiarities with | Mrs. Valentine, * | It is known that the members had | a long consultation with the county attorney and, the police authorities | and that Kenpedy and Gerdes are said to have inticated that the resig- nation of Dr. Warner would be asked for if it was not voluntarily tendered. 0ld Church at Ponca Indian Agency Is Destroyed by Fire Niobrara, Neb., Nov. 28.—(Special.) —The Episcopal church located at the | Ponca Indian sub-agency, four miles | west of Niobrara, was’ totally de- stroyed by fire Sunday., Mr. Jones, who is a helper from Santee, built a fire in the stove, and while he was out, the building caught fire. This church was built for the Ponca In- dians .more than twenty-nine years ago. Other buildings were saved, also | the organ and seats. The building was worth about $1,000 and was in- sured, / {hours of work, was high in the first work this year. White was awarded a gold pin, designed by Prof. .. H. Barbour, for leading the juniors, by the Pan-Hellenic council today. Miss Martha Winter of Norfolk, t in the sophomore class and Miss ieJohnson of Broadwater, with an average of 96, carrying thirty-five year class. Winifred Perkins of Mullen and | Goldie Appelgate of O’Neill, with grades of 93.2 and 96.3, would have re- ceived the prizes in the sophomore and junior classes had they continued in college. Dogs ét-Séih?a—F-i-tgure, So Assessors Say (From a Staff Correspondent.) Lincoln, Nov. 28.—(Special.)—With the advance in the high cost of liy- ing, with>eggs 40 cents a dozen, butter the same, round steak cents and bologna still going up, according to figures prepared by ILabor Commis- sioner Coffey, the value of dogs re- mains about the same as in former years—§1 per head or dog. The assessment figures show there are 103,444 dogs in the state. These dogs aggregate an assessed valuation of $110,515, a little more than $1 per dog. This, according to the labor commissioner, 1§ about the same valu- ation as for several years. Plattsmouth Completes . Another Mile of Paving Plattsmouth, Neb., Nov. 28.—(Spe- cial.)—~With tomorrow the paving of Washington avenue from the business portion of the gity to the Missouri Pacific depot will be completed, one mile, the greatest of any district heretofore. The paving had caused much trouble as there were objections by many of the property owners whose property abutted the avenue, and many will refuse to pay the tax, GENERAL TREPOFF IS NEW RUSSIAN PREMIER—An imperial ukase immediately appointed the retiring premier, M. Sturmer, grand chamberlain of the imperial court, with- out loss of his functions, as a member of the council of the it POULTRY SHOW HAS TWO ZEPPELINS ARE GREAT FIRST DAY; BROUGHT T0 EARTH Nation’s Best Judge Says Local Exhibit Eclipses All Except Chicago’'s Entries. PET STOOK LIST GROWS The first day of the Greater Omaha Poultry show was a success, both in attendance and in the quality and class of birds exhibited. | F. L. Sewall of Niles, Mich., the na-| tion's greatest poultry artist, who can see points of beauty and economic| worth in a bird as far as the eye can carry, declares the quality of the birds exhibited here is far ahead of any in the middle west except the Chicago show. v R Several wothen are among those ex- Mrs. H. C. Han- son of Fremont is exhibiting White Wyandottes. She carried away the first prize for the best cockerel in that breed. Mrs. L. P. Stone of bexington, Neb., is exhibiting some beautiful turkeys, one of the number weighing forty-four pounds. She catried away first prize for the turkey exhibit. More Entries. The pet stock division grew steadily | yesterday. Some of the exhibitors felt that it was not necessary to have their pets on éxhibit the first day, so they waited and came in gradually. By noon there were a dozen and a| (Continued on P More%ations Stir Court Room In Villisca Trial Red Oak, Ia, Nov. 28.—(Special.)— Another mysterious stranger appeared today in the Jones-Wilkerson $60,000 damage suit, when H. A. Glockemier, a real estaté man of Villisca, who lives the first house north of the Al-| bert Jones house in Villisca, testified | that a strange man walked a short distance into the Glockemeier yard shortly after 8 o'clock on the night of the murder, then turned and walked ! south. $ The witness testified also that he saw Albert Jones in his home that evening at 8:15 o'clock. - . H. Landers made the sensa-| tional testimony this week that he| saw a man whom he believed to be Albert Jones enter the Joe Moore home about 8:15 o’clock on the night of the murder. Glockemeier under- went a grilling cross-examination by Attorney Mitchell, but stbod by I|is‘ testimony. This witness was on the | stand the greater part of the after-| noon. Considerable time was taken by the prosecution in an attempt to discredit | the testimony of Mrs. Alice Willard, who testified during the early part of | the trial that she overheard a murder plot between F. F. Jones, W. B. Mc- Caull, William Mansfield and Harry Whipple in the vacant lot north of the Joe Moore home on the night of the murder. Mrs. Willard will be placed on the stand tomprrow morn- ing. Norfolk Fire Loss Is Sim;_y_Thousa,nd Norfolk, Neb., Nov. 28.—Today’s in- vestigation of the Bishop block fire loss last night showed that the dam- age considerably excceds $60,000, The Fair store is the principal loser, its stock being almost entirely ruined by fire, smoke and water. Child of Henry Schmidt is Run Down and Killed by Auto Neb., No Beatrice, . 28.—(Special Telegram.) r-old daughter of Henry Schmidt, a farmer living northeast of Pickrell, was struck by an automobile driven by Henry Evers last evening and killed. The child, returning from school n Pickrell, ran in front of the car, which passed alk of enjoining is indulged in. over its chest. Crews of German Airships Per- ish in Night Raid Made on the Coast of England.- DROP INTO - THE SEA London, Nov. 8.—~Flying at a great height a German airplane this morn- ing passed over London and dropped six bombs on the ,capital, according to an official statement issued this afternoon. Four persons were in- jured and only slight material dam- age, it is added, was caused. Shortly after wuoon the news spread rapidly through London that -a German airplane was dropping bombs, The raider flew at a - great height. Crowds gathefed qui:klfi at points where the bombs fell. The four injured persons were taken to a hospital, he material damage was very slight, consisting largely of broken windows. London, Nov. 28.—~Two Zeppelins were brought down in last nidli!‘a raid on the nqrtheast coast of Eng- land. The crews of both airships perished. The destruction of the air- ships was rannounced in an official communication issued by the war of- fice. Both Zeppelins were brought down in flames into the sea after being at- tacked by aeroplanes. One of them was destroyed while nine miles out | at sea on its return trip, The war office announced that al- though full reports of the damage and casualties inflicted by the Zep- peling had not been received this morning they were believed to have been slight. The destruction of the two Zeppe- lins makes a total of five of the giant dirigiples destroyed in the three lat- est attacks by German airman on British towns, Story of the Raid. The official account of the raid is- sued this morning says: “A number of hostile airships ap- proached the northeast coast of England between 10 and 11 o'clock last night. Bombs were dropped at various places in Yorkshire and Ddr- ham. The damage is believed to be slight. “One airship, attacked by airplanes of the royal flying corps, was brought down in flames into the sea off the coast of Durham. Another airship crossed into the north Midland coun- ties and dropped bombs at various places. On its return journey it was repeatedly attacked by airplanes of | the royal flying corps and guns “It appears to have been damaged for the last part of the journey was made at very slow speed. It was tnable to reach the coast before day was breaking. Near the Norfolk coast it apparently succeeded in ef- fecting repairs and was proceeding east at high speed and at an altitude of over 8,000 feet, when it was at- tacked nine miles out at sea by four machines of the royal naval air ser- vicg and an armed trawler and was brought down in flames at 6:45 a. m, “Full reports of the cagualties and damage have not yet béen received but they are believed to be slight,” Boosting Mayfield For Board _of Control An appointment to membership on the State Board of Control is what E. O. Mayfield is after and he has a fine array of endorsers who are urg- ing his claim upon Governor-elect Neville. Mr. Mayfield is an old-time republican newspaper man well known all over Nebraska and is financially in- terested in the two weeklies conducted by his brothers, one at Stanton and the other at Louisville. The board is made up of three commissioners, of which one must be a republican and no two from the same congressional district, and it is-the one appointed as a republican, Judge Kennedy, and who happens to be charged to this district, whose term is expiring. WAR ON THE HIGH PRICES SPREADS OVER COUNTRY Movement on Foot to Make Na- tion-Wide Boycott on Some of the Foodstuffs that Are Cornered. LEAGUES AND CLUBS ACT e Eégs Come In for First Attack Upon the Present Cost of Every-Day Living. GOVERNQRS GET IN LINE New York, Nov. '28—The attack on high food prices, began here by the Housewives' league and city of- ficials, spread today throughout New York state. The promoters asserted the movement promised to become nation-wide, The local campaign now centers upon cggs and, beginning today, recommends # two weeks' boycott, ¥ Cornelius Burns, mayor of Troy and president of the mayors' asso~ ciation of the state, announced he would send letters to mayors of ev= ery city in New York state, to Presi- dent Wilson and to the governors of all states,. requesting the issuance of ' proclamations urging people to ab= stain from using eggs other than for the aged, sick, infirm and children for two weeks. { The Housewives' league of St St. Paul, Minn, and the Women's City club of Chicago yesterday adopted resolutions declaring for a hoycott on eggs. The Motion Picture Exhibitors’ as- sociation has volunteered the use of every moving picture theater in the city to carry out the campaign. Governor Whitman was in confer- ence with George W. Perkins today regarding remedies could undertake, Mr. Perkins is chairs man of the mayor's committee on food supplies. Chicago Gets In Line. Chicago, Nov. 28.—~Headed by the Women's City club and the Chicago Political Equality league, members of several civic organizations and women's clubs today were co-oper- ating in an attempt to check soaring food prices. X The Womens’' City club and the Chicago Political Equality league are centering their efforts on an egg boy- cott, Members of the former have pledged themselves to refrain from the use of eggs so long as the pres- ent. high -prices continue and mem- bers of tEe latter have adopted a resolution to boycott eggs for four - weeks and’ to appoint a committee to investigate the possibility of legisla- tive action. / In addition five measures designed to curb the advancing cost of Iivin‘{ 3 were introduced in the city council. Those adopted included one directing the mayor to afipoint nine aldermen - to investigate the advisability of es- tablishing a municipal coal and wood yard. Those referred to committees included one calling on the city health commissioner and the. chief of police to enforce the city ordinance prohibiting “forestalling and regrad- ing,” especially as to keeping eggs in cold ctorage for more than ten months, Wrote He Would Shoot Self at Two 0'clock and Does It - Bert Ewalt, aged 34 years, 1923 Leavenworth, shot himself in his room Tuesday afternoon. He had been separated from shis wife, Flor- ence, several months, Sunday she ° came to Omaha from. Kansas City and called upon him. They quarreled and she left him a short time after her arrival. His parents reside at Red Oak, Ia. Ewalt left a note saying that ex= actly at 2 o'clock in the afternoon he would shoot himself. Daniel Brady, a roomer, and Mrs. Katherine Ames, . landlady, heard the shot and dis- covered the wounded man, He was taken to St. Joseph hospital where his condition is critical. Ewalt shot himself in the head, The re= volver, which was found in his hand, contained two empty chambers, al- though only ohe wound was dis- covered. Two Autos Collide and C. Corbett Is Injured Two autos, one driven by Harry - Dudley, 3556 South 'l‘wcn!y-cighti street, and one by Ed Skellinger, 1205 South Eleventh. streety collided at Twelfth and Dodge streets, Tuesday afternqon, C. Corbett, 1205 South Eleveuth street, who owned the car that Skellinger drove, was injured. Both, Dudley and Skellinger were ar- rested and charged with reckless driv- ing. The Corbett car turned com= pletely over and was considerably damaged. The Quick, Sure, : Cheap Way ! to rent your rooms is through the Want Ad columns of The Bee 1c Per Word You are as close to The Bee Want Ad Dept. as your phone is to you. Phone Tyler - 1090 TODAY ghich the state |