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About The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927 | View Entire Issue (July 22, 1923)
Manipulation Is Blamed for Fall in Wheat Prices North Dakota Senator Alleges Speculators Drove Rates Down in Retaliation for Control Legislation. Washington, July 21.—The fall In wheat prices during recent months was attributed to manipulation by grain specultqrs In retaliation for the regulation of the grain exchanges by congress. In a letter by Senator Ladd, republican, North Dakota, on the eve of his departure for Europe, and made public today at his office here. "Nine days after the regulatory leg islation became effective," the senator asserted, "the wheat market started to slide, and since that time there has been a steady decrease.” For 30 years," he continued, "the speculators successfully fought legis lation that would curb their activities. Now, Anally this new law with a few teeth In It Is proving to be annoying and they Inaugurated a period of strict discipline for the wheat farmer and the farm bloc In congress by which discipline they hope eventually to convince the wheat grower that he was all wrong In demanding legisla tion which curbed their power and that he must came back and ask con gress to repeal tills annoying measure, take the teeth from the law and trust to the generous mercies of the wheat sharks. “Their system has worked very cleverly during the last three months • In driving down the price of wheat by means of heavy short selling. The propaganda has been clever and the consistent orop estimates, weather re ports, foreign supply and demand, domestic needs, possibilities of a tre mendous surplus In the growing crop, all have been cleverly used to force the natural buyer out of the market In the belief that he would eventual ly buy at a lower price." Favorite Spots Trout Fishing, Mountain Breezes, Lakes, Seaboard, From New England to Alaska, Omahans Ramble. Thousands of Omahans are on vacations. And thousands more are making plans and leaving each day. Louis Beindorf, manager of the Omaha Consolidated ticket office, re ports that vacation business this year by far exceeds last year. Railroad passenger officials of the Burlington and other railroads which maintain separate ticket offices concur with Mr, Beindorf. Although possessing no definite statistics, Mr. Beindorf says the major vacation movement out of Omaha is westward to the national parks, Colorado, California, the north west coast and the Canadian Rockies. J Next in importance are the lakes " * of WisconsJn and Minnesota. There Is also a goodly number of vacation slsts traveling to eastern resorts, and a few who turn to the Ozarks, ac cording to Mr. Beindorf. Railroad men usually have dlfficu! ties getting vacations themselves, especially during the regular vaca tion months. They all have their favorite spots, however. Trout Fishing Gets Vote. J. S. Sykes, assistant to C. E. Cal vin, vice president of the Union Pa clfic, prefers the tr(njt fishing coun try along the lines of the Union Pacific, but also gets enjoyment from bass fishing in th^ northern lakes. He and Dr. F. 8. Owen hnve been making annual fishing trips to gether for the last 20 years, and ex pect to continue them for many years to come. • W. S. Basslnger, passenger traffic manager of the Union Pacific, pre \fers the Jackson Hole country of Wyoming to all other spots, because of Its wild and scenic grandeur. And the "Board Walk." John L. Webster, attorney, likes to spend his vacations on the board walk at Atlantic City, breathing the salt air, and viewing the bathing nymphs on the beach. The favorite vacation pursuit of W. C. Lambert, corporation counsel. Is fishing. He generally goes to the Minnesota lakes with A. V. Shotwell, forjner county attorney. Dana B. Van Dusen, city attorney. Is a supporter of the mountains. He declares that a vacation In the moun tains offers more diversity of recrea tion than any other. Mayor I.IUes Mountains. Mayor J. C. Dahlman Is also strong for the mountains, far away from civilization. "Stylish vacations are the bunk," he commented. In more elo quent English. So Oops Judge Goss. District Judge Charles A. Coss left Thursday for a four weeks vacation to Colorado. He will visit Kates park Larson Hies to Lakes. J. David Larson, .commissioner of the Chamber of Commerce, and his family, have gone to Deerwood, Minn, on a vacation. School Superintendent to Alaska. James F. McCrory. assistant super intendent of Omaha schools, leaves Monday for Seattle, Wash. Mr. Mc Crory will teach at the summer ses sion of the University of Washing ton. and he and his family will later go tp Alaska for a few weeks vaca tion. < New England for the Georges. Mr. and Mrs. C. 10. George and their family wt)l leave Friday for niddleford Pool, Me., a nulet little hamlet on the Maine const 15 miles south of Portland. This, Mr. George •ays. Is the type of place he and his family prefer above all others. Canoe Trip Planned. Fred Heltfeld of the city park de partment and Albert Felt of a local •porting goods company will leave within a few weeks for Orest Falls, Mont., where they will embark In * canoe for a down river trip to Oma ha. If conditions are favorable they will average BO to BO miles a day and I will complete the river trip In about 40 days. According to statistics, Americana have bought more than {40.000.000 worth 6f art works from London Since the war, Old Dredge Loses Battle With Elements I The old suction dredge on the bang of Carter Lake Is literally going to pieces under the action of the ele ments. The city bought the dredge In 1910 at a price of nearly $45,000 and after 16 months of construction work It was ready, for service during the spring of 1911, when Commissioner J. B. Hummel, present superintend ent of the park system, was In charge. Mi\ Hummel worked the dredge four years, moving the silt from the bottom of the lake to the shore lands which were built up. During the period of the war the dredge was out of service. During the commissionershlp of Thomas 'Fat. coner, 1918 to 1921, the dredge was loaned to private parties having land Interests at the lake. Then it was cast upon the bank and neglected. Commissioner Hummel now states that the cost of reconstructing the dredge would be prohibitive. With the exception of the pump he believes it will have to be scrapped. He is asking the city council for an ap propriation of $75,000 for Cartor lake Improvement next year. He wants a new dredge with steel hull Berlin Birthrate Lowest of All Great War Cities Figures Fall Far Below Those for Moscow and Petro grad—Situation Making Itself Felt in Public Schools Which Report Falling Off of More Than 50,000 Pupils. Berlin. July 20.—Clemeneeau. to the superstltiously Inclined, cast the evil eye upon Germany when he made his historic utterance that there were "20,000,000 too many Germans in the world." This wish was not only father to the thought, but gives every evidence of going into realiza tion. According to the latest statistics there has been a startling retrogres sion In the birth rate, as a resul of post-war economic conditions in Ger many. These figures have just been made public and show that the birth rate is not only on the decrease but that It has fallen noticeably below that of the disastrous war years. Dr. Roessie, director of hygienic statistics in the National Board of Health, places Berlin lowest on the list of birth rate percentages of any of the cities numbering 2,000,000 inhabitants. In 1917, at a time when all coun tries participating in the war showed a decreased birth rate, Berlin's per centage was 17 to every one thousand of the population: by 1922, this had sunk to 11.5 and during the first quarter of 1923, of which the figures are not yet available, this has gone still lower. Berlin lags. Both Vienna and Paris are ahead of Berlin, ftfr the reason that the birth rate is at lea?t stationary in these two cities, whereas in Berlin it is rapidly on the decrease. A survey of the world's capitals re veals the astounding fact that the birth rate of both Moscow and Pe trogrnd is on the Increase, and has already passed the prewar rate. Pe trograd has three times as many births as Berlin, where the steady In crease is already making itself felt in the public schools of the city. During the last six years the regie tration in the public echoois of Ber lin has decreased by 50,000. There is a total lack of material for the low est or seventh class, as a consequence of which about 125 classes will have to be closed; the municipal exchequer Mount Calvary Commandery to Entertain Ohio Knight* 5fount Calvery Commandery, No. 1, Knights Templar of Omaha, with Its band and patrol, will- meet Burling ton route train arriving In Omaha Tuesday, July 24, at 3:50 p. m., to act as escort for a committee of 41 Knights Templar of Ohio traveling from Marlon Commandery, No. 36, Knights Templar of Ohio en route to Los Angeles, Cal., In charge of the traveling bcauscant which is to be presented to Hollywood Com mandery, No. 56, Knights Templar of California under the aurp res of the grand commandery of that state. Mount Calvary Commandery, In addition to acting as escort for the grand commandery of Nebraska, will entertain the visiting Knlghta Temp lar and their ladles at a dinner and dance at the Happy Hollow club. Tuesday evening, following an auto mobile ride about the city and a farmal reception at the Masonic tem ple on arrival of the escort, band, patrol and visitors from the station. The traveling beauseant was pre sented to the Knights Templar of the United States by the Knights Temp lar of Canada and on this trip is en route from the state of Ohio to tho state of California where it is said Sir Knight Warren O. Harding, the president of the United States, will present the banner to Holleywond Commandary on behalf of his home commandary of Marlon, O. The pre sentation at Hollywood will be Au gust 2. Among (he queer trades followed by workmen In London are; "Heck lers,” "jacquarif punchers,'* "plunk era,'* “teasers," and "scratch-brush-' era,” AIIVBRTI.XF.MBNT Ford Runs 57 Miles on Gallon of Gasoline A new automatic and aelf regulat lng device hn* been Invented by John A. Htranaky. 234 Fourth Ht.. Pukwnnn, S. D., with which automobile* hove mad* from 40 to G7 mile* on a gallon of gnaollne. It remove* all onrhon and prevent* apark plug trouble and overheating. It can be Inatnlled by anyone In flv* minute*. Mr. Htranaky want* agent* and I* willing to aend a ■ample at hi* own rlak. Wrlta him today, Is in too lmproverished a condition to maintain classes tof five or 10 children. Another condition creating the gravest uneasiness is the number of chidren suffering either from physical or mental deficiency. Special schools are maintained for this category and It is a significant fact that whereas these schools formerly were fed from the proletariat classes, they are at present recruited from the families of trained laborers and the middle class. Devastating economic condi tions are responsible for both the de crease of the birth rate and the In crease in the number of deficient children. Gives Clear Picture. Prof. Dr. Bumm. Berlin's foremost gynecologist, gives a clear picture of the situation: "The ‘one child* system signifies a sharp retrogression in the birth rate, as upon the death of both parents only one member of the fam lly remains. It is not until families with three, or more, children are reached that tho birth rate begins automatically to Increase. "An acute feature of the situation is the growing tendency of women to refrain from having children. All ethical considerations have been slifled by the general misery caused by a shortage of food and housing accommodations. “Small wage earners with only one child feel a moral obligation to de vote their entire resources to the care and education of this one child, as every additions! member of the fam lly means a renewed problem in long division in the matter of food, cloth ing, housing and parental care. "My experience has taught me that women of the middle classes have far stronger reasons for controlling the situation than those of the working class, who under present economic conditions are npt to be better nour lshed and financially so situated as not to feel so keenly the pinch of the extra expenditure Involved in bring ing children into the world. "The women of the middle class, on the other hand, have all they cart do to keep the wolf from tho door and this dread of the future is a (11s s trous moment for propagation." Dr. Bumm advocates Immr 1 te legislation providing for the can of lying In women, at present extend ig only six weeks two before and four after confinement. He thinks this should be extended to 10 weeks, as this Is the shortest possible period whereby a working woman could be Insured ss to her own health and that of her offspring Priced Under $1,000,00 We have prepared for sale a number of really good used rr" thnt we are offering now at le than 11.000. Some as low as |20rt * 8 Nash Touring car*. In splendid condition. Packard Twin Six Phaeton. Stephen* Sedan newly painted Moon Touring, very cheap. Mitchell Sedan good condition Hudson Touring—winter top - new paint. Dodge Sedan—now In paint shop. Chandler Sedan—fine all through Brisco# Touring—aplendid little car. Cadillac Touring rar—a regular Hansen ra-built Cadillac. We are glad to demonstrate any of these car*- and we will tell you tha exact truth about all of them. THESE CARS ARE PRICED TO SELL! Come In Today—Look Them Over and Take Your Pick Before the Best One* Are Gone. Our GMAC payment plan make* It possible for you to buy th» car you want at a small payment down and the balance as you get paid. If • Car I. HANSEN RE BUILT YOU ARE SAFE J. H. Hansen Cadillac Co. Farnam at Mth HA OTIO “A SAFE FLACE TO BUY” and one and one-half miles of pon toon. His plan Is to reclaim 108 acres of city land on the east side by pumplnt? silt from the dredpe. Super-Gas Gives Mileage Increase One Car Makes 50 Miles on One Gallon'; Foreign Matter Removed. Dond Du Lac, Wls., July *1.— More mileage can be obtained from each gallon of gasoline If the various elements which constitute this re fined product are separated and then used by motorists. Such is the assertion of Otto J. J. Roberg, a refinery expert, of Eau Claire, who made an analytical test recently which showed that a 100 per cent fluid can be procured by this process. By this method of chemi calization 25.6 per cent of the orig inal gas was left as a result of the separation, Roberg declared. Other elements were denatured alcohol, £5 3 per cent; water, nearly 7 per cent; and solid matter in the shape of napthaline, '♦ per cent. Testa of the extracted "gas" mafle with a Ford automobile showed that the Ford could average 50 miles to the gallon and that It would not car bonize In the motor. New Department Heads Left to right: C. C. Baum, Misa E. M. Hww, Mis* N. Walker. The new corset section of Gold stein-Chapman Co. opened last week, with a complete display of corsets, brassieres and girdles. A number of brands of national reputation are shown In each line. The department la In charge of Miss E. M. Harse and Miss N. Walker, who are both adept In the art of corsetry. The policy of the shop will be to personal ly recommend and apply the models to Individualized need. Both Miss Harse and Miss Walker have had a number of years' experience in their work. A comprehensive line of fancy needlework will also be carried. C. C. Baum has taken charge of the dress accessories department of Goldstein-C'hapman company. His in terest will cover blouses, sweaters, skirts, house dresses, petticoats and lingerie. Mr. Baum was connected with Byrne-Hammer Drygoods com pany for a number of y^ars and is well known in the wholesale markets. A cup of water In the oven will make roasts, cakes and cookies bake more evenly. Castles on Rhine Sold at Bargai Historic German Edifice* A' Now Offered at Great j Sacrifice. Berlin, July 21.—Castles on t Rhine are going at bargain rat The Schloss Of Dracbenfels, which supposed to have been the sc* where Siegfried killed the dragon, h just been sold at auction to satisfy mortgage. It brought 1,500.000.1 marks or about $7,500. The purcha' was a Frankfort business man. li the price he paid for the cast!* v1 go to defray the expense of the v The weather beaten castle, wh, stands at an altitude of 1,065 feet the Siebengeblrge, near a group seven mountains on the east ah of the Rhine between Coblenz a Bonn, was frequently visited by * American soldiers when they w. stationed at Coblenz. ! It la one of the many hlatr Schlosses along the Rhine, daii back to the time of Arold, the fl archbishop of Cologne, by whom! was erected at the beginning of t 12th century. GUY L. SMITH RESUMES PEERLESS DISTRIBUTION IN OMAHA We are extremely pleased to announce to the motoring public of Omaha that Guy L. Smith has resumed the distribution of Peerless cars in this territory. f Buyers of fine motor cars in Omaha and vicinity will be interested in the New Peerless for the same strong reasons that prompted Mr. Smith to resume the Peerless distributorship, as expressed in a letter to the Peerless factory: “I believe this car is as high grade as it is possible to make it and that it meets all the requirements of the most exacting buyers. “I can recommend the New Peerless with wholehearted enthusiasm and assume full responsibility for its performance. I can back it with the same high degree of serv ice that I have always given in the past. “Furthermore, I know the policies of the Peerless organization are right. This soundness leads to permanency—an ad vantage which owner and dealer share alike.” We will go further and invite you to test the New Peerless alongside of the finest you have hitherto known, or can find today, in motor cars. We urge you to compare it. on any basis you please, for any and all of the qualities essential to satisfaction in motoring. Compare it for beauty—for power and speed and acceleration — for comfort and actual economy—for stability and regu larity of performance. Compare it, not only with any other car on the market—entirely regardless of price —but with your own conception of ideal motoring. We predict, with reasonable certainty, that your conclusion will be the conclusion already voiced bv thousands—that vou have never before encountered anything so fine as Peerless performance, and that all you had specified in your own mind had been surpassed. Critical owner-use and observation during the past year have established beyond any question the fact that there is nothing better than Peerless performance — none more satisfactory from year’s end to year’s end. You are cordially invited by Mr. Smith and ourselves to inspect the New Peerless in his salesrooms. Both open and enclosed models are available and if you will consent to take a ride we can promise you a new experience. % But whether you ride or not we can assure you a hearty welcome. The Peerless Motor Car Company Cleveland, Ohio GUY L. SMITH “Service First” Peerless Distributor Dealers desirous of handling the Peerless line in the prosperous territory surrounding Omaha are asked to correspond with Guy L. Smith, Omaha, Nebraska. Peerless