Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 13, 1916, Page 5

= THE BEE: OMAHA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1916. ALL OF CABINET 70 STAY SAVE GREGORY - HEARING IS NOW ON Rumor That Baker Will Be- come Attorney General and McCormick War Secretary. GREGORY FOR THE BENCH | Washington, Dec. 11.—Every mem- berof President Wilson’s cabinet with the possible exception of At- orney General Gregory expects to re- main in office after March 4, when the president's second term begins. It was learned definitely today that all of them have been or will ‘be asked to keep their posts. Reports concerning possible resig- nations have centered chiefly around Secretaries McAdoo, Houston and Baker and the attorney general. It has been taken for granted that Post- master General Burleson and Secre- tary Lansing, Daniels and Wilson would remain and indefinite rumors that Secretary Redfield might wish to retire to private business were denied some time ago. Secretary McAdoo today personally denied he had any intention of resign- ing. Regarding Mr. Houston it be- came known that officials of the Washington university at St. Louis has extended his leave of absence as chancellor of that institution so that he can continue as the head of the Department of Agriculture. Although Secretary Bake. has been credited with a desire to leave, in all liklihood he will remain. It is under- stood, however, that there is a possi- bility he may be shifted to the De- | Gregory | partment of Justice if Mr. insists on resigning and that Vance McCormick, chairman of the demo- cratic committee may be placed in charge of the War deparlment In the attorney general's case, reports about his intention to resign have been very circumstantial and have been accepted as true by officials, al/ though he has given no indication of his_intentions. The president has offered Mr. Gregory a seat on the supreme court once and should another vacancy oc- cur during the administration, it is thought probable he would be seri- ously considered again. Villa Gets Million From Chihuahua Los Angeles, Dec. 12.—Francisco Villa demanded and obtained 1,000,000 pesos in silver from the inhabitants of Chihuahua City during his occu- pation of the town and stated every- thing possessed by Americans in Mexico would be taken from ' them, ~according to a letter from Mrs. Bar- nett Dannis, now in Chihuahua City, written to her son, Samuel B. Dan- nis, an attorney here, and received by him today. The elder Mr. Dannis, an American proprietor of a general merchandise | store there, telegraphed his son re- cently that all his property had becn confiscated by the bandits. Modern Woodmen Hold Big Joint Adoption A class of considerably over 100 members was initiated into the order Modern Woodmen of America st night at De Luxe hall. Lodges \ om all the Omaha camps and from ral of the nearby towns were 0TS as Was Head Consul Talbot of rcoln. He with other Woodmen | notables delivered addresses on wood- | crat. Taxpayers Protest On payers living west of the city limits | and a small army of attorneys ap- . peared before the county commission- Attorney Magney on the first day of the week to lodge strenuous protests against the pro- posed assesst for paving two miles of ific street which lies out- side the city limits. They contend that the proposed as- sessment is illegal. The hearing be- fore the county board followed the filing of a petition by property own- ers living within two miles of the street in question, but not on it, property owners along want the paving. The attorneys argued that the pro- posed asscssment illegal and that there are many ways of evading it. It was declared that if the assessment goes through the county may eventu- crs and County the street the paving—$69,000. War Department Faces Washington, Dec. 12—Major Gen- cral Sharpe, quartermaster general of | the army, told the house military | committee today that the War de-| partment ed a_ $25,000,000 deficit | now on account of the (“(tranrdnnn expenses of the border mobi and cted that if the Guard were kept there until Junc at| trength of 75,000 the deficit \\nulxl 30,000, l)(lO a While they last3— APPLES We buy them in Extra fancy Winesaus, box COLORADO APPLES, Car of Minkier's, Missourl Pippins, Choice grade, per hox. lots, and anotber 2c bu, less All pofatoes 3c bushel less nish sacks. Paving On West Pacific | More than 100 Douglas county tax- | The | ally have to pay the entire cost of‘ Deficit, Says Sharpe | youa remarkable | Trees, 5 to 6 ft. high, e 8. Trees, 7 to 8 ft. high, eac! '8¢ Kome Beauty, fancy and extra Xmas tree holders. . 1bc fancy, bex el CEREAL ce, ... 8170 .80 .$2.10 dl Newtons, Walbridge, Rome Beauties, ete. $L35 'HIGH PAPER PRICE | Federal Trade Commission Re- opens Investigation as to Cost to Manufacture. PRICE GOES UP SWIFTLY Washington, Dec. 12.—The Fedéral gators in the plants of American and | Canadian manufacturers. Producers, jobbers and paper users were heard. | i'l'ahlcs prepared by the commission { were brought out at the hearing to show the following conditions: averages show no increase in cost of paper manufacture in the first half of 1916, as compared with 1915. Selling .expenses in the first half of 1916 were lower than in 1915, and profits per ton’ were higher. The! percentage of pmm on investment hgured on book m\esmmu increased from 5.92 per cent in 1915 for nine- fifteen companies in the first half of 1916. investment would have been higher could the figures have | obtained. Market Prices Increased. been | ch greater extent than contract 1adian mills are mauufacturing Orc/am/ £ Ff P16~ H8- Trade commission reopened hearings | here today in its investigation of the | rise in news print paper prices, pre-| senting facts gathered by its investi- | concluded with a series of llufillun'-lleadcr of the home cconomics depart- Both Canadian and United States | teen companies, to 9.34 per cent for | Rates of profit on the cost of | even | Market prices increased in 1916 to | prml paper at about $4.50 a ton less !than American mills Both production and imports in- creased in the first half of 1916 over 1915 and 1914, After deducting ex- ports. and quantity available for do- I mestic consumption in the first hali | of 1916 was 17 per cent greater than {in the first halt of 1915, "and 9 per | cent greater than in the second half lof that year. Delivery, however, more than took care of the increase |and stocks on hand at all points de- creased 10340 tons in the first half yof 1916, Possible Remedies. The statistical data presented by the commission, phases of which those who testified were asked to explain, las to possible remedies. They were: What measures can be adopted to bring 4hnu! a more cquitable distri- ibution of paper among publishers? What measures can be adopted to prevent prices !mm rising to prohi- bitive levels? Is co-operation bcmcen large pub~ lishers and manufacturers feasible? Would an embargo on exports be advisable? Would publishers profit in the long run by refraining from entering in- to contracts umrmg a long period of time at a fixed price? | Can small publishers profit by wallup(mg the plan of co-operative buying? Sarpy County to Apeal From School Decision Notice of appeal of the decision of the district court which held that | the Omaha Board of Education is jus- tified in charging $1 a week in advance tuition for nonresident high ,school pupils has been served by residents of Sarpy county Witz oz CO. JouTH 4 ..5,; lee Him An foundation and a wood frame o: mahogany, priced at— Chi Fumed $2.50, High Easy Chair Upholstered Chairs in various cov- erings, such as denim, velour and tapestry over a properly huilt $20, $29, $31 and more Chairs with cane seat and back,-$12.50 and $15.00 Chair illustrated, priced at $46.00. Desk Chairs ' in a varied assortment, some in fumed oak, golden oak and English brown mahogany— $4, $5. Chair Hlustrated, $12.50 ivory reed, at— f 50, $6, $6.50, $7, $7.50, $9, $10, $12 and.more. Id’s Chairs and Rockers or golden oak, mahogany and old $2.75, $3, $3.75, $4.50 up to $11.50 each. Chairs, $1.85, $225, $2.75 and up. Victrola advantage of our EASY TERMS Let Orchard & Wilhelm Help You Select Your Our experienced salespeople will be of real service to you in the selection of instrument finishes, and we offer ym; the Santa Claus and the tain You at Orchar Kestner Bisque Dolls, ture, Animals of all kinds, Peg-loc SP :ND LESS TIME WBRRYIHG AND MORE TIME IAIIKETING 1t means dollars in your pockets to call and investigate the hundreds of everyday lower prices, at THE BASKET STORES Advertising space is too expensive to print all our prices, so we give just a few sampless XMAS TREES, KTC. Trees, 3 to 4 ft. high, eac Shredded Wheat, 15¢ Nat'l Corn Flakes, pki pkgs., Pike's Peak Macaronl, Spaghetti or Noodles, 10c pkg. J Oatmenl, beat bulk, §% ibs. for. ... 256 Rice, best Jap., 10c grade, 6 Ibs.’ for 28 VR, Economy, an excellent flour, 48-lb. sack. . . ... Corn, size 2, can, Peas, size 2. can... Peas, l'akoma bran Tomatoes, size 2, Tomatoes, size 3, c Orange or Lemon beel, Tb: Ralsins, seeded, 15-0%., 160 PKg dame Hendren Dolls, Lionel Electric Trains, Erector Construction Toy, Sand Toys, Automobiles, Carriages, Steam Engines, Ma:uno. Books, Games. Live Dolls Will Enter- & Wilhelm’s Toyland Furni- k Blocks, Flexible Flyer Sleds, Doll MEAT DEPARTMENT. Thess prices are on quality that's the kind you like to eat. Spare Ribs, Ib. .. Pork Chops, Ib, . Pork Roast, b, Rib Boil, ib. .. Shoulder Bteak, Ib. Round Steak, Ib. . Birloin Steak, Ib. . Porterhouse Steuk, No. 1 storage 1Egs. Belect storage Eggs, dozen. Hest creamery butter, 1b... ARMOUR'S BUTTERINE Takes the place of good buner Tip, white, highest grade, |h .23 Tip, tinted, highest grad Cash Hablt, high grade Magnolia, good, 2-Ib. ro Yellow cream Cheese, Ib Marshall's Horseradish, 10c bottle.....7¢ Mush, 20-22 oz, pure cornmeal, roll, é¢ e up good sized Lower prices ln quantities and case lots, It pays to mak orders. Learn about our 4% dicsount plan. Also about the extra 24% dl-mum on $25.00 orders. | B = It pays. $5.00 Ordern Delivered l-ree. .smmer Ones for 8c. Look in Phone Book for Store nearest you or eall ‘Tyler 410, '7“ i | ELIMINATE 0UT 0UT WASTET0 REDUCE THEH. C. L. More Economy in Foodstuffs| Would Force Prices Down, | Says Mrs. F. J. Burnett. | ——— l “LEFT OVERS"| | Elimination of waste, putting the garbage pail out of business is the best solution of the high cost of living problem, declared Mrs. F. J. Burnett, ment, Omaha Woman's club, in a talk | to club women Monday. “There is nothing which comes to your table and is left over which can- not he made into soup, salad or des- 5 ald !\lrs Bur | them out,” scientific and foolish for a woman to cook a quart of beans, when a cup would do, but if you should be so Imkmg in common scnse, call up some poor family to come and get the remaining beans, rather than throw she said. Mrs. Burnett said the Woman's club would bring to the attention of the federal investigation burecau any cases of crops left to waste by farm- ers reported to Iur Practice” Economy. “Practice rigid economy, for Amer- Lans are an extravagant people,” was the note sent to the club by Mrs, J.| Evans Cowles of Los Angeles, presi- | dent of the General Federation, in re- | Mrs. Burnett. cated_ elimination of waste, Cowles has referred the H. C. of L. to a conference of department chair- ulrun;, protests of men now meetinz in Detroit for rel Mrs. F. H. Cole of lmg as :uggrsliqns. | biennial. chairman of the civil service reform department Restricted buying was once more advocated by Mrs. D. G. Craighead. “We can get along with much less at much profit to our health” she said. Retailers, wholesalers and com- mission men would be asked to at- tend the mecting of the Omaha Con- sumers’ league in the city hall, Friday afternoon, she announced. The Woman's club took no action on the H. C. L. matter. Anna Riordan Morey of Hast- airman of the American pot- committee, General Federation M ings, tery of Women's Clubs, had an exhibition of pottery collected for the New York {r Morey gave a talk. | sponse to a letter on this subject from | | AmerlCan ofllclal Protests Mrs. Cowles also advo- | M ,\. | Go Unheeded in Mexico Dec. 12.—Despite H. Johnson, the merican consul at '\I.uamm.u l\xur- Brownsville, Ir\ do Solis, an American citizen M.\mmurm Im\ been take d ! feared tonight that toria, capital of Tamaulipas, for trial it was learned tonight. The State de partment at Washington is said t¢ have taken up the matter several dnyn ago with General Carranza, requesting that Solis be tried at Matamoras. The charge against him has not been mad¢ public. Four Lose Lives In an Ontario Fire Peterboro, Ont., Dec. 12.—Four per sons are krown to have lost their lives, twelve others had no: been ac counted for late tonight and fifteen | more were injured severely in an ex | plosion and fire which dcslrnyerl the Quaker Oats company’s buildings here today. The majority of the in- jured are expected to rezover. First reports places the estimated number of dead at eight, but it was those reported ed in (he exploslon ] I AN \IIII!M[ ||I|IIHH!I||||IllllllllllllfllflIIullflllfllllIllllKllmltlllmltlll||||| Itlllllllllll'fllll\lNI|II\UIIIII‘III\HIIIfllI!IINIIIIIIUHl\IV|\MINIH\MMWIIWIHNI\NIHIIHNIIUHHIIl@ / TR A TR A gumuummmmnw1nmnmnn|||||uwmnmll»mumnmmmmnw T {l\I(lH\!|NI|NIMIQIIINHIIIhIM)(ullnII i = To Maintain Cadillac Leadership Means an Increase in Price! HAT was the question which confronted the manufacturers of the famous Cadillac “Eight” when the 1917 Material Contracts were made. With material prices advanced from 15% to 100% the question arose—Shall we maintain the excellence of our product and the long standing faith which the motoring public , has in Cadillac automobiles; or shall we lower our standard of value by lessening the quality, thereby risking our prestige. The unanimous judgment of Cadillac officials was: By all means maintain the quality, so that motordom will never question for one second our fidelity and the standards around which we have built our success. Price Advances December 14th As a consequence of numerous conferences and extreme- ly close buying of materials, it was decided that the same degree of excellence could be maintained throughout the 1917 models if the price to the consumer were advanced $160.00. With the material situation as it is, only master minds and a super-efficient organization could accomplish this at so small an increase in price. | Only a Few Hours-- Don’t Delay Owing to the extremely short notice given regarding this advance, you must take immediate action in order to take advantage of the present prices. If you are considering buy- ing an automobile, we urge you to come in and see our line. : Until December 14 Selling Prices and Body Styles Open Cars, 125-Inch Wheelbase 7 Passenger......... 4 Passenger Phaeton. 2 Passenger Rosdster 4 Passenger Close Roadster 4 Passenger Coupe § Paswenger Brougham... Enclosed Cars, 132-Inch Wheelbase ger Standard Limousi senger Landaulet. Passenger Imperial Limeus Prices Above Include Standard Equipment 125-Inch Wheelbase e Body (Sprasfield 7 Passenger. Convertible Bodies, 7 Passenger With Cadillac ype) . 4 Passenger Vietoria. Enclosed Bod Passenger Coupe. . Passenger Brougha Enclosed Cars, 132- EPS Landaulet Passenger ® 2 a aaa F. O. B. Omaha Cadillac Company of Omaha GEO.F.REIM, President 2060-64 Farnom Street After December 14 Selling Prices and Body Styles Open Cars, 125-Inch Wheelbase 125-Inch Wheelbase Body (Springfield l‘lllmllv Standard Limousis Passenger Imperial Limoush Phone_ Dwfllu 4225 .$2,960 $2,810 Inch W A T T L0 L i L T A