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About The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 30, 1924)
Rate Hearing at Kansas City to Conclude Series Nebraska Subiniting Exhaust ive Exhibit (liting Reasons for Grain Rate Re duction. By R. H. PETERS, s'nff' ( (irifsiionilent The Omaha Ilee. Lincoln, Jnn. 29.—Members of the in; is ate commerce commission ami | the state railway commissions will meet in Kansas City tomorrow for a ii rate hearing, which will eul a series extending over the Sherwin-Williams’ Paints VARNISHES, ENAMELS COMPLETE STOCK Barker Bros. Paint Co. 1609>i Farnam JA 47S0 ^ When in Omaha Stop at last two months. During that time testimony ami data have been se cured from shippers, railway com missioner and railroad executives from points as far west as the Pa cific coast, and tile collected evidence will form the basis for conference at Washington, after which the find ings of the interstate commerce com mission will be announced. Discussions have Included both export and domestic rates, *and Ne braska, through Its railway commis sion, has submitted an exhaustive ex hibit citing reasons it believes to be sufficient to prove the necessity for reductions. It is not anticipated that the re duction, should It come, will be of a uniform percentage throughout the. country, but will vary wltliOoeal con ditions. However, a scaling down of rates, no matter how small, will be of direct benefit to the farmers. Producer Hit, t'lalni. Although some experts on railroad tates ami their affect on the price of agricultural commodities maintain that the consumer shares almost equally with the farmer the cost of transportation, it is the contention of numerous agricultural economists that the producer shoulders the en tira burden. "The price paid for wheat at the country elevator is ordinarily t lie terminal market price less freight and other handling charges.” ac cording to H. t'. Fllley of the Uni versity of Nebraska. "As we go westward across Nebraska, a de crease in the wheat price may be roted which corresponds quite close ly to the increase In freight charges to Omaha and Kansas City. "The price in Omaha is usually lower than the price in Chicago by the cost of freight and handling be tween these two cities, and the Chi cago price is in turn lower than the I Liverpool price, w here our wheat • sells in competition with wheat from Canada, Argentina and Australia. "The price of surplus farm prod ucts decreases as the distance from market increases. This price varia (inn corresponds to the cost of freight and handling charges. Influence of Ixical Demand. "Local demand for wheat for mill ing or for seed may raise the price above the terminal market price. This is beo&ttse freight and handling charges must be added to the price of wheat brought In from outside to sell in a wheat deficient area. The price of the home-grown product naturally rises to the same level. "The increase in freight rates has increased the spread between the price paid locally for many products in Nebraska and the price at the terminal markets.” Should the interstate commerce commission find the collective evi dence justification for grain rate re duction, it is impossible to state at this time whether there will be a cor responding increase of rates on other commodities and what those commod ities will be. Nevertheless, it logically follows that the commission, having in mind the Esch-Cummins law, will make a general readjustment of rates if grain rales are scaled down, so that its final decision, which must embrace all these factors, is not likely for some time to come. Nebraska will !>e represented to morrow at Kansas City by Commis sioner C. A. Randall, who left here tonight for Ihe hearing. Blue \ alley lee Cullers Ship Product South Beatrice, Neb., Jan. 29.— Ice deal ers along the Blue valley have fin ished cutting one of the finest crops of ice in years, and Bome of the product is being shipped to points south. The ice is from 19 to 12 inches in thickness and as clear as crystal. Grain Elevators Warned bv State j Prosecution to Follow \ iola tion of Warehouse Law,' Says Rail Commission. Lincoln, Jan. 29.—Violators of pub lic grain warehouse laws today were warned by the state railway commis sion that prosecution will follow if violations are continued. The warn ing is issued in a letter mailed out to the 300 elevators in the state. “You will note that the provisions of the law are very definite and speci fic and declare that grain which is held for a period longer than 10 days without complete payment therefor being made within that time is grain in storage, and the elevator or ware house so holding, automatically be comes a public grain warehouse," the commission's letter states. "Strictly co-operative companies doing business with members or stockholders only must comply with the law in ail respects other than tl>e furnishing of bond. "ft becomes the commission's re sponsibility to put forth every effort to see that the law is observed and it is obliged to refer to the attorney general's office or to the county at torney of the proper county, for prosecution, ail offenders who are found operating In violation of same." The commission's figures whow that the number of public grain ware houses in Nebraska lias increased more than 50 per cent during the last year, there being 136 warehouses In 1922 and 216 in 1923. Bee Want Arts Produce Results. —Wednesday’s Economy Opportunities— ✓ Wednesday Specials In Drugs and Toilet Goods Cut prices on standard brands of drugs and toilet needs. B. A. B. Best Grade Cot- tTEJp ton—Special, per pound... < Java Face Powder—50c . 09« size; special, each. OOv Or. Lyon’s Tooth Powder — -IQ — Special, at . -lUC 50c Rubberized Aprons— OQ— Special, at . Oux, 5c Haskin’s Cocoanut Oil in. Soap—Special, 3 bars for.. Mavis Talcum Powder— 1 7s» Special, at .. -Mt' Imported Castile Soap— OQ. I’ound bar. OJ7C 65c Pond’s Vanishing Cream JQ — —Special, at. “iJ/v Main Floor—West Speciala in Art Goods An pieces and stamped pieces are offered at low prices Wednesday. Decorated Mahogany Candle Sticks—Slender graceful de signs; felted bases; two sizes, zt'’ 75c “d 1.00 Fancy Candles—Many sizes and designs; pink, blue, green, yellow, orange, black, red, purple, lavender and white; special, each Stamped Towels — Medium si*e, of good quality huck; four clever designs; regular ly 29c; special, O f each, A I C Third Floor—West Women9s Onyx Chiffon Hosiery Slight Irregulars of 2.00 and 2.25 Values, "r"" 1.39 Slight irregulars of fine sheer onyx chiffon hose, with lovely slenderizing Pointex heel. Lisle tops, well reinforced. In black and the season’s wanted colors. Main Floor—North Handkerchiefs Women’s Pure Irish Linen Handkerchiefs — Plain and fancy embroidered corners. In white and colors; some arc* soiled from display. 1 Q_ 3f>c values; each Main Floor—Eait Visit Our Interior Deco rating Dept. — Seventh Floor—West —February Clearance Sale Women ’s— I. MILLER SLIPPERS The Slippers That Are the Choice of Smartly Dressed Women Everywhere Reduced for quick clearance to almost less Novel Cut -Out Pump That Will Do Equally Well for Street or Drese Wear. than the present cost of manufacture Formerly 14.00 to 16.50 Pair 9.85 Stylet for Semi Dress Wear I. Miller is famous as the designer and maker of beauti ful shoes for women. Reductions on these shoes are made only because it is necessary to dispose of this season’s models in order to get next season’s advance styles. Features are two stvlcs in Patent Leather, Black •> * Satin, Brown Satin, Black Suede, Beige Suede, Golden Brown Kid and Bronze Kid. Third Flocr—Ea»t Smart Croat Strap Pump, Cleverly D e co rated With Novel Stitching. Wednesday Specials in Women s and Children s —Warm Knit Underwear— All Short Lots and Odd Garments of Fine Warm Undergarments, for Women and Children, Are Radically Reduced. Women'! Muniing Wear Union Suite—Part wool; taken from our regular stock; in all styles and sizes, 34 to 50; 3.50 to 4.50 values; reduced 2.95 lo Boys’ and Girls’ Fleeced Union Suits—Cotton ribbed suits; some with tapcd-on buttons; full bleached; closed or drop scat styles; sues 2 to 16; per suit * Women's Fine Union Suita Munsingwear aiul Sterling silK anil wool, and wool and par; wool. Regular price, 5.95 and 6.95; Year 1 aid Clearance Sale Price, O QC per suit, Women's Veit and Pants— Heavy and medium, part wool and heavy fleece; tights in wool. Regular price 98c; Year End Clearance Sale Afln Price Boys and Girls Vests and Pants—Odd lots and samples; in cream or full bleach; heavy and medium weights; 30c and 63c values; „ OQ-, reduced to, each, Third Floor—Center _ Wednesday—Continuing Our Annual Sale of “Bacmo” Sample Gloves —For Men, Women and Children— Stylea for Women Gauntlets, long gloves, sllpons, 2 clasp styles, mittens, automobile •loves and skating gloves. Stylea for Men Cape, mocha, suede lined, cape lined, mocha lined, suede fur lined. Gloves for outdors, driving and dress. Men’s Gloves 1.00 M'/n’s Gloves for.SOf 1.50 ?/<n’s Gloves for.75? 2.00 yien’s Gloves for.1.00 3.00 Men’s Gloves for.1.50 4.00 Men’s Gloves for.2.00 5.00 Men’s Gloves for.2.50 6.00 Men’s Gloves for.3.00 10.50 Men’s Gloves for.5.25 Men's Furnishings Depart ment, Main Floor — South. At Exactly Price Children’s Gloves 75c Children's Gloves for . 38* 1.00 Children'* Glove* for .50* 1.25 Children's Gloves for .62'/b* 1.50 Children's Gloves f»w .75* 2.00 Children's Glove* for .1.00 1 00 Children'* Glove* for .2.00 Main Floor—North We have again purchased ft great sample line of the famous Bacmo gloves. W( are able this year to present them at very attractive prices. The assort ment includes gloves of every description. All kinds of leath ers and fabrics, in every style and for every occasion. Women’s Gloves 1 50 Women's Gloves for... .75? 1.75 Women’k Gloves for. .8T*'*? 2.00 Women’s Gloves for... 1.00 2.50 Women’s Gloves for... 1.25 2.75 Women’s Gloves for 1.37*4? 3.00 Women’s Gloves for. ..1.50 4.00 Women’s Gloves for,. .2.00 5.00 Women’s Gloves for.. 2.50 Main Floor—North Light Brigade Veteran Dies in Kearney Home ^Kearney, Neb., Jnn. 29.—George Harvey, 94, hero of the Ijatlle of] Gulak lava and the "charge of the light brigade,” died here Saturday at the Mother Hull home, where for five Years he had been a* charge. The aged man frequently gathered the inmates of the home about him and taang to them or told them stories. Hev. It. I. Coon of the Baptist church officiated at the funeral services Tuesday. Federal Insurance Firm Reinsures Its Business Lincoln, Jan. 29.—The Federal In surance company of Lincoln has rein sured all of its business with the Lin coln Life company, the state insur ance department announced today. The Federal Insurance, company has been writing accident and health in* sura nee and some time ago reinsured all of the 1'nion Life and Accident of Uncoil^ and the ('tilled States Insur i ance company of Lincoln. That busi ness is now taken over by the Lin coln Life company, of which S. IT. Burnham is president and O. J. <'oil man vice president and manager. Bluffs Man Has No Place to (Jo Turned Out of Home, Asylum, Poor Farm and Jail. Charles Lindstrum, Council Bluffs, can t go home. 1 fe can't go to the insane asylum because he is sane. He can't go to the county poor farm because the superintendent won't let/ him. Injury received when he was .struck by a switch engine at Ne vada, la., incapacitates him for mak ing a living. And Tuesday he was turned out of the county Jail, his last refuge, because there Is no charge against him and Sheriff P. A. l.ainson de clines to feed him any longer. He disappeared from Council Bluff's lust summer and his wife returned to her parents and filed suit for divorce. loiter Bindstrum was dis covered at the poor farm in Nevada, la., his memory clouded as a result of his Injury. He nan returned to Council Bluff*' end taken before the sanity board, ills wife told the board If she re turned to him her parents would no longer give her a home. Llndstruin was lodged in jail, pend ing arrangements to send him to the poor farm. Tuesday morning the sher iff discovered be was still there and ordered him removed. He was. Man Killed in New Mexico by Train Buried at Wymore Wymore, Neb., Jan. 29.—\udry C Henderson, 36, former resident of Wymore for many years, who was seriously Injured January 7 when he was struck at a grade /crossing at Gallup, N. M., by a Santa Fe fast passenger train, while he was en route by automobile from Wymore to California, died in a hospital at that place, and the body arrived here for burial beside that of the wife who died during the "flu'' epidemic at Wymore in 1919. s Henderson was a ear repairer at the Wymore shops for the liurlington railway for three years, and went out on strike July 1922. Rev. 12. 12. Powell, pastor of the Christian church at Wymore, and a former shopman and co-worker of Henderson's, con ducted the funeial services. For the bedroom fitted up in Colon ial style nothing la nicer for a floor covering than a New Kngland hookec rug. __ Large Pictures Let us make enlarge ments from your favorite negatives—you’ll like the bigger print better still be cause its beauty or interest is emphasized. Enlargements are fea tured by our finishing department. You have only to see them to know. Eastman Kodak Co. ^The Robert Dempster Co.) 1813 Farnam St. Branch Store 308 South 15th St. J February Furniture Sale Brings Furniture of Quality and Style 50-lb. Felt and Cotton Mattresses Other stores will sel lyou a Matt ress with Excelsior center at tblr price. The Brandels Store Is of fering you a Mattress at less than the Omaha wholesale price. A limit of two to a customer, 7.49 $2.25 Kitchen Chairs Sale Price Solid Seat, five turned spindles Two to a customer. Xo phone or mail orders. Ostermoor “Roll Edge Fifty” Mattress We tea tine lor Wednesday, the Ostermoor “lltdl Fdgo Fifty.” The Mattress that is "Built, Not Stuffed.” Regular $40.00 value, i February Sale Price, 30.75 $69.50 Walnut Dresser February Sale $QQ50 Price OJ/ A large Queen Anne designed t>reas*r i n the American walnut. The French plate mi r r o r mpaaurM .~rt*24 inches. We have the Chiffonier or Bed to match if you deaira it. February Sale a».ao At Savings of 15% to 50% This Furniture Sale is saving thousands of Omabans and people of this vicinity many dollars’. The stocks are being replenished daily with desirable bargains. Buy now for cash or on payments if you desire. Our Easy Time Payment Plan It’s Planned for Your Convenience 325.00 4-Piece Bed Room Suite February 1 CQ75 Sale Price lO^ This two-tone American walnut Mdroom suile has become very popu lar in Omaha. Tbe large Dresser and full Vanity are especially at tractive. The Bed W is tbe new thin C end and bowed ; foot. Full dust- *' proof construe- L tion. Four pieces W as 11 I u 8 t r ated. fi »t 189.75 1 225.00 Eight-Piece Dining Room Suite 129.50 A very fine genuine American Walnut Suite consisting of Buffet, Table and a get of six genuine leather seated chairs A very exceptional value for the February Sale at 129.50 6.75 Steel Bed Spring, at! 349 In the grey e n a m e 1 Regular airea You owe it to youreclf to Inreatlgat- our Uasy Time Payment System. before buying furniture. I-et our Contract Manager in the Furniture Department e* plain to you thia simple ay steijr Fl«sr $25.00 Simmons i*»1 £TOO L)ay Bed lO All Steel Frame Finished In American Walnut The frame is of steel and finished in the American walnut. The all cotton filled mattress is in a fancy cretonne and included In this outfit. Opens into a com fortable double bed. *75 00 60-inch Buffets at Ainer scan walnut fin ish. Large c o tn p a rt ments for s t o r a g e p urp oses, as well as roomy drawer space. $21.50 Simmons Steel Bed. And Spring 513.00 The Bed Is tinished in the dull American walnut and is of two inch continuous stock. The spring is in grey enamel and fully guar anteed. * You may select either the full or twin size. February Sale Price, 15.00 $55.00 Solid Oak Davenport, February Sale Price S4U50 Maue of solid oak and finished :n *fce golden. A limited num ber in the mahogany finish. Up holstered in heavy grade of Imi tation leather. With one mo tion ii opens into a comfort able double bed. February Sale of Fine Floor Coverings Low Prices on Linoleutns, Gold Seal Congoleums, and Gold Seal Congoleum Rugs Purchases large enough to obtain for us big price concessions enable us to offer these low prices on desirable and practical floor oovering. Gold Seal Congoleum Gold Seal Congoleuin <> feet wide; in blue, tan and gray shades. Regularly priced at 85c per square yard; now on sale, per ST. 69c Buy on Our Easy Time Payment Plan Attractive Unbordered Cqngoleum Rugs (At savings of 50 per cent below the regular price of bordered rugs: Site t»!2—On sale, each 8.75 Site On sale, each 6.75 Site On aale. at 5.85 Si*f —On jala. rarh 4.45 Gold Seal Congoleum Rugs All Pretty Patterns—All Perfect Slie #*12 — Itegularly priced at 18.00; now on sale. •Mb. 14.95 Slaw 1H10-H—I!ogiili*rly priced at 16.75; now on sal*. '•eh, 12.95 Slie !>\9 — Regularly priced at 13.50; now on sale. *»<*. 11.15 ■Slie 7-*»!> Regularly priced at 11.25; now on sale. **rh. 0.30 $lif Kounlnrlj priced at It.OO; now on ante, earh, 7.-15 Slaffc KI«o»w.«H| Printed and Inlaid Linoleums Print I.inoleuin—12 ft. Neat tile patterns, smooth varnish finish, pieces large enough to coTer most rooms without seams. Reg ularly priced, per square yd. 1.35; sale price per 7Qc» square yd. * «?C Straight Line Inlaid Linoleums— Pretty tile effects, in gray and blue. Regularly priced at 1 TO per square >d . now on 1 QQ sale per square yd. Kvtra Inlaid Linoleum Will give exceptional service for home use. Recular price per square yard L95; special per square 1.65 Inliad Linoleum —Heaviest qual ity; exceptionally good patterns Regularly prices! per square yd 2 35; now on sale per 1 OS’ square yard I.«7e) **t*Oi t't'**r-r»f Wednesday Specials in Kitchen and Electrical Supplies Brushed Brass Full Chain Socket Spe cial at JJ9c Drop Light Cord Key Socket and Plug—10 fool of wire, special at «9<* Housewives win iinu i! prontablc to read these items carefully. Im portant ns they nre. they give but a hint of the number of rare bar pains to be found in our House Furnishings Department Home Comfort White Enameled Kitchen (?abinets-'2 shelves; extra large size; special at 2.OS Universal Aluminum Percolator — 0 eup size; special at 2-OS Electric Doorbell Butters—A very special value, at 9S«* Fitsall Plujfs— Will fit 'any dee trie iron or appliance: special t if»K rin«r—Hm' Lamp Cord Best quality; green cover ed. per foot, at lit* Universal Food Chopper No. 1 fam ily size; four cutters, -special, at 1.9S