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About The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 28, 1923)
Republican Lead in Congress Cut by Washington Spokane Election Went to Democrat Running on Radi* cal Platform—Not Real Barometer. By MARK SULLIVAN. Washington, Sept. 27.—The result of the Isolated congressional election in the state of Washington is accept ed here as a menace to the republic I a ns, although there are aspects of it that minimize its accuracy as a bar ometer. It reduces by one the already extremely precarious majority the re publicans have in the lower bouse. Indeed It is doubtful if it can lie said that the republicans ha,ve a ma jority of tlie lower house In any de pendable sense. There are not less than twenty-five members who are lepubllcans nominally, but who, when (he house meets In December will fol low the leadership qf La Kollette more closely than that of Coolidge. Da Follette, so far as he has power, is as likely as not to swing his strength to the democrats In electing officials of the new congress and in many of the issues I hat coma tip. When this Washington slate election is looked upon as a barometer of the popularity of the republican adminis tration It must be described us dis couraging to that party. The district is an unusually representative one and is accepted here as a typical cross section of present western sentiment. It includes some wards of the city of .Spokane containing the homes of la borers and of retired farmers and the two counties outside Spokane contain farmers and some mining communi ties. Politically, the district is evenly balanced. During the past four years it went republican once and demo cratic once, There Is some comfort for the re publican disaffection. v The primary election for the choice of the republic an nominee had been hotly fought, had been very close in the outcome, and ultimately has been settled by an appeal to the courts. Such fi situation is sure to result in some republicans expressing their pique by voting the democratic ticket. Nevertheless the outstanding fact is that the democrat won and that two of his more important appeals were advocacy of the election of federal judges, including justices of the su preme court, by popular vote. The democratic national leaders do not endorse these Issues as theirs and there is no likelihood of the party-gen erally standing for them throughout the country. They are, however, an index of popular feeling in some parts of the' west, and the result of the election must be accepted as reflect ing lack of popularity for the repub lican administration, and a menace to the republican party in 1924. Webster County Sunday Schools Will Convene Red Cloud, Neb., Sept. 37.—The Sunday schools of Webster country are making preparations for the an nual convention which will be held in the Christian church, October 1 anil 2. It is planned to have Miss Mar garet 12. brown and W. If. Kimberly, slate workers, here to assist with the program. Collapse of Concrete Bridge Injures Many While workmen were pouring lost of concrete in t:ie new budge at . .. i.e.tediaii} , N. V., (lie supporting lim bers gave way. pinning five workmen in the water uud injuring more than a score. Packers Question Scope of Court Case Involves Claim of Ship pers That Money Not Re ceived for Hogs. Aurora, Neb., Sept. 27.—Jn district court Judge George K. Corcoran took under advisement the challenge to the jurisdiction of the court which had been filed by the defendant packing companies in four cases brought against tha allied puckers of Chicago and Parker Webb comimny of Detroit. The suits were brought by shippers who claim in their petitions that they sold hogs to the packers and have not been paid for the same. Service of summons was had In Hamilton county on a man who was designated by the packing companies as “purchasing agent." The question before thd court is whether he is a managing agent un der the Nebraska law which will per mit service on a foreign corporation. The plalnttffs in the suits are Mike G. Kusek of Elyria, Roy Clark of Ar cadia, Dlnsdale Brothers of Palmer and 1). M. Walker of Aurora. Niobrara Stockman Looks for Big Feeding Season E. J. Thomas came in from Nio antra yesterday with a load of choice grass cows to tho stockyards. He said corn was good in northeastern Nebraska and that there was con siderable feeding tills season. ■'Tha past two seasons cattle feed ing paid pretty well." said Mr. Thomas, "and there is every indi cation that feeding will be heavy this year. With feed lots already filling up rapidly for the coming win ter, however, there are a good many longfed cattle to be shipped, as sev eral raisers held on to thefr cattle waiting for the price to advance. A teaspoon of lemon juice will im rru\e tlie liavor of chicken croquets. thdius Orkin 1512-Dou§las St. A Hat for Every Y/oman—for Every Occasion Choose From Our Wonderful Assortment of Fall Millinery In Friday’s Showing $1022 . $1222 - $1522 Shapes that Are New, Different, Stylish and Smart Beyond Words. The woman who seeks a hat of extreme beauty, fashioned from the richest of fabrics and offered at most attractive prices, should avail herself of this buying opportunity. Feature Offering of 375 New Arrivals for Friday and Saturday Selling Hats $o— Faultless in style, including every mode that Fashion favors, your favorite color is gener ously represented. Every hat a decisive value. These offerings are so unusual that we urge your early attendance. Millinery Section—Third Floor Travelers Miss Train, Flight of 137 Miles Is Made in Nebraska Catch Up by Airplane •Grand Island. Neb., Sept. 27.—A lace between a Union Pacific passen ger train and a North Platte airplane took place when an Idaho man and his daughter, whose names hhvo not been learned, engaged Aviator Enz minger of North Platte to overtake Union Pacific tram No. 18. The Idahoans while at North Platle did not notice their train leave the station. En route to New York, they engaged the plane to catch up with the train, overtaking it here and go ing on their way. The air man cov ered 137 miles with his two passengers while the train was making 77 miles. Half of Corn in Platte* County Is Now Matured Columbus, Neb.. Sept. 27.—Fifty per cent of the corn in Platte county is now our. of danger of frost, accord ing to reports made by the T. It. Hord Grain company, which esti mates that with 10 days more of warm weather all of the corn In the county will have attained full maturity. Old corn is being shipped out in large quantities, but wheat movements re main 50 per cent under the average for this time of year. W. C. T. U. of Platte County in Session Columbus. Nob., Kept. 2J.—Forty delegates. i eprescntlng the four Platte county chapters of the W. C. T. Iof Mortroe, Columbus, Halem Chapel and Creston, opened their annual convention in the First Meth odist church here. Reviews of the past year’s work disclose a county membership of 108. During the year tho women have paid out <40 in prize money for the best 200 essays on the evils of the tobacco and liquor traffic written by children in tho public and parochial schools of the county. In the last 12 months they ha\e held a free clinic in Monroe, examining sr, children under school age. with the aid of Dr. A. A. Bald, Platte Center and county physician. The public library at Monroe is also being maintained by the W. C. T. 1'. nf Platte county. New Wooly Sweaters, $4.98 New Sports Skjrts ....$6.95 Genuine Puckerette Frocks .$16.50 Dimity Peter Pan Waists .$1.98 L wa time ^ Surplus Basis of Prosperity Among Farmers Purchasing Power Depends on Price of Goods Bought and Products Sold, Says Report. Special Iliepatrb In The Omaha Bee. Lincoln, Sept. 27.—'‘Thu prosperity of the farmer is measured by the amount of desirable gooda that lie can secure In exchange for his surplus products," declares a bulletin entitled "Purchasing Power of Nebraska Grains,” issued by the college of agriculture. It ia the work of Prof. H. C. Fllley and K. A. Krerlchs, and is available to any one interested in the subject. "The farmer's purchasing power de pends primarily upon the relationship existing between the price of the goods that he buys and the products thut he sells, ’ it continues. "An increase in the general price level is not Indicative of increased prosperity. Because It is impossible for the price of all artlceis and the income of all purchasers to rise in exact uniformity, some persons pros per anil some lose during every rise or fall in prices. "A maladjustment between the price of farm products nnd other products Is injurious to all indus tries." The bulletin compares the prioe which the Nebraska farmer received for grain at Columbus, N'eb., with the general price level of other eoinmodi ties as compiled by the United Ktatea bureau of labor. The average price* of 1913 are used as a base. From these statistic* it is shown that corn had a low purchasing power, compared with its puchasing power In 1913, from 1S79 to 1900. It had Jts highest purchasing power in 1917 and Its lowest in October. 1921. It is shown that the purchasing! power of wheat, «» a general rule, fluctuate* less than tin purchasing power of corn. As compared with 1913, It was higher in February, 1923, than was either corn or oat*. Oats had the lowest purchasing power dur ing the last fourth tnonlhs of 1921 of any time in the past 46 years. The bulletin makes extensive use of inde* numbers and they have been worked out for corn, wheat, and oats prices over a period of 43 yearg, as have Index numbers of the purchas ing power of the three grain* for that period. It also includes two charts which portray graphically prices and pur chasing power and a diagram which Stives, at a glance, a comparison of the farmers’ prosperity fit the years 1877, 1886, June, 1920, and Decem ber, 1921. Columbus Attorney Wins ' Major’s Title. Reserve Corps Columbus, Neb., Sept 27. — Lowell L. Walker, attorney, has tecelve no tice of his advancement fiom captain! to major in the l.'nited Stales offi cers’ reserve corps anil has signed hi* formal acceptance, expecting the arrival of liis commissi >1 in a few days. It co'ers a uero<i of five years. Mr. Walker was a, captain in the world war and took his examina tion for major this summer. 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