The Omaha Daily Bee
VOL 51 NO. 133.
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OMAHA, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1921.
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United States Prepared to
- Stand Pat on Amount of
Tonnage Alloted in
Hughes Plan.
Against MH Holiday"
By ARTHUR SEARS HENNING.
t'hkaio Tribune-Omaha Bc Leaead Wire,
Washington, Nov. 18. President
Harding's long contempleted associa
tion of nations to preserve world
peace was shadowed forth today, in
the course of momentous revelations
of the policy the administration will
pursue in the effort to achieve a real
naval holiday and a new deal in the
far east.
Here are the high points in the
disclosures:
1. The United States will oppose
with vigor, the endeavor of Japan to
obtain a greater proportion of capi
tal ships tonnage than proposed in
lh Hughes plan, which is 60 per
cent -of the 'tonnage of either Great
Britain or America, and more than
Janan's present strength.
2. The American government
stands flat footed on the proposition
that the world demands an end to
competitive naval building; that the
only way to end it is to "stop" and
that any effort by the powers con
cerned to disturb the relation of
fighting ships laid down in the
American proposal would constitute
at once a reopening of competitive
building.
Oppose "Half Holiday.
3. The American delegation also
will oppose any modification which
would permit construction of one
capital ship a year or any other re
placement plan which would make
the naval holiday "only a half holi
day." i
. 4. The administration is prepared
to enter into an agreement with the
other powers to halt encroachments
upon China and otherwise stabilize
the peace of the far east such an
agreement as the British and Jap
anese have pressed as a substitute
for the Anglo-Japanese alliance,
which then would be dissolved.'
5. When an agreement on the re
duction and limitation of naval arma
ments it reached by the powers rep
resented in this conference, all other
countries will be invited to subscribe
to it as a world charter of peace, pro
claimed by an- association of nations
dedicated to the adoption of practical
means to minimize war. .
No Treaties Contemplated
6. No formal treaties requiring
To Oppose
Jap Stand
the consent of the senate are con
templated, the purpose being to
achieve tne object in each case by
an exchange of diplomatic notes,
though executive orders and perhaps
some legislation would be required
to carry out the naval holiday and
scrapping of ships on the part of the
United States.
Secretary of State Hughes made
full reports at the cabinet meeting
this afternoon, of the progress of the
negotiations. It was the general
opinion of the president and his offi
cial advisers that the prospects of
success of the conference could, not
be better. Certain it is that the spirit
manifested by the members of the
American delegation could not be
better. ' " ,
The movement is in the direction
of an understanding less formal than
a treaty, ratification of which would
be necessary by the senate. In the
case of an exchange of notes on this
far east, the understanding would
lack the full binding force of a treaty,
but the administration and other na
tions would be spared the uncertain
ties of senate action, upon which
rock Mr. Wilson came to grief.
No Difficulty Expected.
Mr. Harding assumes that there
would be no difficulty in obtaining
from congress the legislation neces
sary to carry out the naval holiday,
though he has the authority to order
the scrapping of ships at any time
upon recommendation of the Navy
department.
The contention advanced by the
Hearst papers that the Hughes plan
would deprive congress of control
of the navy and is therefore uncon
stitutional is pronounced by the
White House as not worthy of seri
ous consideration.
That the president still has in
mind the association of nations for
consultation on measures to pre
serve world peace has been disclosed
by Mr. Harding, in discussing with
American officials and foreign en
voys, the results he hopes the con
ference will achieve, a world-wide
agreement to limit first naviti and
eventually armies.
The position of the American dele
gation was thus set forth:
"Jhe great evil which we want to
eradicate is competition in arma
ments. There can be no solution
of the problem confronting the na
tions in this respect unless they deal
drastically with competition.
Two Leading Motives.
"The American plan is based on
halting competitive navies. Two al
ternatives were clear to the framers
of the American plan from the out
set One was that competition must
go on. The other was that compe
tition be stopped and that naval arm
aments be limited on a basis of ex
isting naval strength of the powers.
We could not see how we could
do otherwise than to allow the three
naval powers their present strength.
It would not have been equitable
to reduce the strength of one tnd
not of another. It would not have
been equitable to increue the
strength of one and not another and
beside such increase would be in
the direction of continuing instead
of stopping competitive building.
"The ratio of tonnage embodied
m the American plan is what we
found the proportionate strength of
the British, American and Japanese
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Constance Talmadge
Romance Glimmering
New York, Nov. 18. The romance
of Constance Tahnadge, film actress,
and John Pialoglou, wealthy Greek
tobacco exporter, which resulted in
their marriage three months ago.
has ended, according to reports from
Los Angeles. The two have sep
arated and Miss Talmadge was quot
ed as saying a divorce would ulti
mately be sought by cither herself
or her husband.
"We were unable to get along to
gether," Miss Talmadge is said to
have declared. "There is nothing
more than that to the case. My
husband was unused to the ways of
things theatrical and when he asked
me to give up my film career en
tirely J demurred. Ferhaps it was
because he was a foreigner and I
was an American that our tempera
ments were entirely at variance."
Miss lalmadge said Eke lett her
husband here about a month ago
and went to Los Angeles with her
sister, Mrs. "Buster" Kcaton.
I. C. C. May Order
Rate Cuts Today,
KinkaidlsTold
?
Congressman Gets Informa
tion From Chairman Esch
As He Protests on Rail
way Executives' Action.
By E. C. SNYDER.
WMhlnrton Correspondent. Omaha Bee.
Washington, Nov. 18. Judge Kin
kaid conferred today with Commis
sioner Esch ofthc Interstate Com
merce commission over the rate situa
tion and protested against any modi
fiearfBtt mr the' reduction of the rate
on hay, as promised as a result of the
hearings heretofore had, and he gave
notice that he would put on file a
written protest. Commissioner Esch
intimated that the commission prob-.
ably would act tomorrow and direct
the railroad companies , to. comply
with the terms of the Jnterstate
Commerce commission's decision of
October 20.
Representative Jefferis today join
ed his colleague, "Uncle Mose" Kin
kaid, in protesting against the rail
road operators being permitted to put
in a compromise reduction of 10 per
cent on all farm products in lieu of
the reduction on hay and grain
recommended in the commission's or
der of October 20.
Plan Is Unfair.
Mr. Jefferis in his letter to the
commission, said, speaking of the
pffcnosed compromise:
"If this be true, I wish to state
that,' in my opinion, such . a com
promise would be unfair to the ship
pers of the country. Reduction of
rates on farm .products should be
made, but not at the expense of
the reduction recommended on hay
and grain, after careful inquiry by the
commission, and expenditure of time
and money by the shippers of these
products in attending the hearing held
here.
"As the commission's order is in
terpreted, the reductions recommend
ed in hay and grain would bring the
rates to a level 16 per cent or there
abouts above the rates in effect be
fore the general increase of August
25, 1920. When this reduction was
authorized, the hay and grain men
felt that it was too small, but were
willing to accept it in a spirit of com
promise. Acts on Protest
"In our section of the country, I
am informed by the Omaha Grain
Exchange through its president, C
H. Wright, rates on corn and oats
have raised practically 100 per cent
since June, 1918, while prices being
paid the farmer for these commodi
ties are below the prewar level.
"To demonstrate that nothing less
than the reduction the commission
recommends can be satisfactory to
the shippers, I call attention to a re
cent report of the bureau of markets
of NcbrasKa: California alfalfa grow
ers can market their hay in the east
at $12 per ton,' says the report, 'while
the freight rate from western Ne
braska to Chicago amounts to $11.90.'
Can there be any justification ' for
such a condition? The port prop
erly attributes the California rate to
the fact that the growers in that
state ship by water. But the ship
pers of the middle west can't long
survive such advantages. If our
hay and grain is to be moved we
must have reductions not less than
those recommended by the commis
sion in its recent findings."
William Tierney Badly
Hurt (Quitting Plane
RlVercM Tat Vn 1 W.'llm
Tierney of Los Angeles, former'
panner oi ueorge v mgneict ana
"Tex" Rirlrarrl in C.nAf,rA anil
Tonopah, Nev, suffered probably
fatal injuries yesterday as he alighted
from an airplane in which he had
come here from Los Angeles.
Tierner wa!L-pit intn S nmwllrr
r - , - -
of the machine or was drawn into
tt by its suction, witnesses said.
Tierner is well-known in Pacific
coast sport circles.
Employes
Of Packers
Accept Cut
Armour Workmen, Through
"Plant Congress," Agree to
Wage Reduction Others
Expected to Follow.
Omaha Branch Affected
Br Tn A.KX-luted TrrM.
Chicago, Nov. 18. Employes of
Armour & Co., 26,000 in all, today,
through their plant governing com.
mittee, agreed with officiali of the
packing house that a wage reduc
tion is necessary and fixed its
amount. The cut is effective Novem
ber 28- ....
This is the first time in the history
of the industry that a wage reduc
tion has been arrived at in such a
manner.
Employes of Swift & Co., Wilson
& Co. and the Cudahy Tacking com
oanv. who are holding plant confer
ences, are expected to accept similar
reductions, and Morris Si Lo. has an
nounced that it will follow the
example of the others. All of the
"biar five" exceot Morris & Co. last
spring inaugurated the "plant con
gress" system of employes participa
tion in the management ot tnc in
dustry. .
Agreement Reached.
The agreement between Armour
& Co. and its employes followed a
two-day conference. Twenty-four
emuloves. representatives ot the
plant councils in nine cities, met with
an equal number ot officials repre
senting the company. .The books
were opened and the financial situa
tion of the company explained. The
question was put to a vote and the
following reductions, effective in all
plants except that at Fort Worth,
Tex., adopted:
For pieceworkers, 8 per cent.
Unskilled labor, getting 45 cents
an hour or less, 7 1-2 cents.
Semi-skilled labor, getting 45 and
50 cents an hour, 5 cents.
Skilled labor, getting over 50 cents
an hour, 3 cents. .
A minimum wage of 35 cents an
hour for adult female labor is pro
vided. Omaha Included.
These reductions apply to plants
in Chicago, St. Paul, Sioux City,
Omaha, St. Joseph, Kansas City, St.
Louis and Denver.
The reductions at Fort Worth.
where wages, are gauged by local.)
labor conditions,' are: ' '
Unskilled labor, receiving less than
42 1-2 cents an hour, 7 1-2 cents.
Semi-skilled labor, receiving from
42 1-2 to 47 1-2 cents an hour, 5
cents. '
Skilled,. labor receiving more than
47 1-2 cents an hour, 3 cents. .
When the reductions are applied
to the plants of the' other memb:rs
of the "'big five," 125,000 men and
women will be affected. In the fi
nal result, a far larger number vill
be directly concerned, as wages in
several hundred smaller packing
houses are based on the "big five"
scales. .
No change is made in working
conditions or the 40-hour week guar
antee. ,
Test to Come.
Today's action, ' officials said,
marked a new departure in Ameri
can industry. While the "plant con
gress" idea has been tried with va
rying success in other lines, the
packing houses were the first na
tional industry to attempt this
(Turn to Face Two, Column Three.)
Woman's Editor Writes
on Features for Women
in Next Sunday's Bee
fiHow to prepare your turkey in the most appetizing way;
games for the Thanksgiving party; sweets on hand for after
school; "Is Mother Goose Good for Your Children," these
are some of the timely stories for you in the woman's section
of next Sunday's Bee.
flDo men spend more freely or more wisely than women?
Gabby, the saucy philosopher, will air her views along with
those of prominent business men and society women, in
" The Sunday Bee. '
Omaha, with her gay social calendar, never would suggest
"bleak November." The clubs and restaurants were never
ore brilliant than at this festive season. Beautiful brides,
- attractive newcomers, music week with Emmy Destinn and
John Philip Sousa, cozy luncheons, impressive dinners and
charming supppr groups, art and drama programs, crowd
the social calendar. The woman's section of The Sunday
Bee will tell you of them all
Sixty or moTe clubs meet each week in Omaha. These are
accurately noted each Sunday in The Bee's weekly club
calendar.
Z Council Bluffs and Benson society and Beatrice Fairfax
advice are exclusive features of The Sunday Bee, and a
- special dispatch brings to Omaha the outstanding social
news of Washington.
Are you a regular reader of The Bee's Blue Ribbon short
stories! You'll find "The Rule of Three," by Ethel Train,
in next Sunday's Bee, a story that will hold the interest of
every woman reader.
f Economy is a household watchword that has taken on added
importance since the era of high prices began. Economy
on a huge scale in Omaha in converting the salvage of old
buildings into presentable new structures, is dealt with in
a feature story by J. T. Armstrong in next Sunday's Bee.
"The Married Life of Helen and Warren,w the Hanlon half
page of cartoons and the serial story are among the regular
Sunday Bee features of especial interest to women.
Two Train Riders Shot
By Marine Mail Guards
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Chicago, Arthur . di
tendent of the railway KvO
announced today. Une oi" . men
was shot at Sioux City, la., and the
other at Girard, III. Both were train
riders. Neither was seriously hurt
Both the men were shot after they
persisted in riding on baggage and
mail cars after being warned by the
mail guards, Mr, Brauer said. The
guards have fired on several other
occasions without wounding anyone,
lie added. .
Orders to the marines direct them
to prevent suspicious persons riding
the blind baggage or loitering in the
vicinity of the mail cars. In 90 per
cent of railway mail robberies, ac
cording to Mr. Brauer, one or more
of the robbers first boards the train,
climbs over the tender and over
powers the engineer.
Girl Witness
Tells of Seeing
Pistol at Ms
Finger Print Expert Testifies
Regarding Bloodstains .
Adjournment At
Noon Today.
Auburn. Ncb.i Nov. 18. (Special
Telegram.) Elsie Turner, 10, proved
a star witness tor the state in the
prosecution of Mrs. Lucy Neal
charged with the murder of her hus
band, JBen Meal, larmer. ine testi
mony of the little girl, who told of
seeing a revolver, similar to the one
found in Neal's lifeless hand, in a
glove box belonging to Ava Neal,
the dead man's stepdaughter, was
unshaken after a grilling of an hour
and 10 minutes.
Hans Nielsen, finger print expert
at the state penitentiary and former
ly connected with the Omaha police
department, also testified for the
state. His testimony was not com
pleted when the court adjourned for
the .day. It is. planned to have
court adjourn for the week at noon
tomorrow. It will be impossible
for all of the evidence to be intro
duced this week.
Nervous on Stand.
Elsie Turner was self-possessed but
nervous on the stand. Intense quiet
followed her summons to the witness
chair and the spectators listened in
tently while she was examined.
Questioned as to her knowledge of
an oath, she answered in the affirma
tive and told the judge that she prom- '
ispd God to tell the truth. W-;i
The little girl told of going -to the
Neal home shortly before the
tragedy with her sister, Letta, 8.
While in the house, she testified, she
asked Ava Neal to sign her name in
a friendship book. They, went to
Ava'S room to eet a pencil. Ava
opened a glove box to get the pen
cil, according to the youthful wit
ness, and as she peered into the box
she saw a revolver similar to the one
found in Neal's lifeless hand. She
later identified the revolver found in
Neal's hand as similar to the one she
saw in the box. ,. ;
Told Parents of Gun.
Elsie testified that she told her
parents of seeing the pistol and that
her father asked her if it was similar
to the one he kept at home. She
fixed the date as the day before her
sister went to Missouri on a visit.
Neilsen testified of examining the
bloodstains on the wallpaper and the
imprint on the door casing. He said
that the imorint appeared to have
been made by the left hand of some
Turn to Tago Two, Column Tour.)
.
Expert Testimony
Begun in Arbuckle
Trial at Frisco
Physicians , Who Conducted
Autopsy on Body of Vir
ginia Rappe First Wit-
" i ness for Prosecution. .1;
San Francsico, Nov. " 18. Final
selection of the jury and the intro
duction of expert medical testimony
were today's developments in the
manslaughter . trial of Roscoe C.
(Fatty) Arbuckle, in connection with
the death of Virginia Rappe. The
court room was crowded for the
first time in three days. One juror
was selected. . v
Doctors Shelby P. Strange,' acting
city autopsy surgeon, .and William
Ophuls, who conducted examina
tions of Miss Rappe's body, were the.
first witnesses.
A half-hour argument was built
around a defense question to Dr.
Ophuls, as to whether Miss Rappe's
fatal injury might have been caused
by sudden immersion in a tub of
cold water. The question, amended
several times, was allowed, and the
doctor said that such an injury was
possible from such a cause. He
also said the injury was possible
from other causes.
Miss Rappe was immersed in a
tub of cold water during the party in
the Hotel St. Francis, at which, it is
alleged, she was fatally injured.
Some time was passed in discus
sions as to whether there should be
Saturday and night sessions. Gaviii
McNab, chief counsel for the de
fense, suggested that no session be
held on account of the foot ball
game between California and Stan
ford universities. The court said
he desired to proceed ' tomorrow.
Court and Counsel left the matter
for the jury to decide over night.
Arbuckle's expression changed
from cheerfulness, apparent at the
time the jury was selected, to con
cern and worry during the taking of
the testimony. He listened intently
and looked almost woe-begone at
times when he apparently inter
preted the evidence as damaging to
him. '
..-in .ii
Difficulties Again Rif e ?
In Chicago Opera Company
Chicago, Nov. 18. Difficulties in
the business management of t-ie Chi
cago Opera company, which resulted
in a change of management last year,
have cropped up again, it was learned
today, with announcement that
George M. Spangler, the business
manager, had been ousted by Harold
F. McCormick, president of the In
ternational Harvester company and
chief sponsor for the opera.
A. C. Shaw, tour manager of the
company for the last six years, has
been appointed acting manager.
Mary Garden continues as director
gencraL Canadian Merchant Marine
To Carry Liquor Shiptnents
Montreal, Nov. 18. C. C Ballan
tyne, minister of marine, stated that
shipments of liquor from Canada,
consigned to the West Indies and
Mexico would be transported by the
government merchant marine. This
action was decided on as a result of
the embargo on export of alcoholic
beverages in bond through the United
States, which went into force Tues
day. The cause of the embargo, it was
stated, was that many liquor ship
ments were consigned to bogus ad
dresses in Mexico and that the cars
were broken into ia (he United States
and the liquor disposed ol
Watch Your Step
Free Shoe Fund
Aids Children
Every Cent Goes to Help Des
perately Poor School
Youngsters.
"Cast your bread upon the wafers,
and it shall return to you after many
ibvc " . . ', . . ' . .
..A good deed is bound to bring
some blessing to the doer sooner or
later. : If you , contribute to ine
Bee's shoe fund and. thereby, help
some poor little boy or girl to have
strong, warm shoes this winter, your
good act will be rewarded. .
The line of waifs in tattered shoes
waits wistfully for the fund to grow.
Each day a few get the prized new
shoes.
Send your gifts now to The Bee
office. Every cent goes to buy shoes
for children of the desperately poor.
Do it right now. ' ' -
Previously acknowledged $180.50
E. W. Sherman
An anonymous private, .,
Mrs. M. M. Gilbert....'..
5.00
10.00
r.oo
8.50
Allice Johnson...
fieo. H. Wilson, lalrbault. Minn.. Z TO
Simon Turkcl 8.00
Total 8308.00
Editors Want Tax
Lists Published
Grand Island, Neb., Nov. 18.
(Special Telegram.) Ten represent
atives of the press in the Loup Valley
district were in a business confer
ence here. Aside from routine busi
ness, the defeated legislation for the
publication of the personal tax list'
was discussed and Secretary Buck ot
the state association may send out
a questionnaire to all of the mem
bers of the state association onthe
question of submitting a law under
the initiative. If this plan is used it
will be the first time in Nebraska.
The plan would be for the state
officers , of the association to draft
the law, submitting it to xthe county
seat papers in every county. The
county papers will get the necessary
petitions, also education as a result
of the absence of publicity on the per
sonal tax list.
While no definite action was taken
it appeared to be the almost unani
mous opinion of the editors present
that this would be the most direct and
quickest method of securing this re
form. German Insurance Firms
Must Pay Frisco Claims
San Francisco, Nov. 18. Thomas
W. Miller, alien property custodian,
declared on his arrival from Wash
ington that he intended to see to it
that approximately $5,000,000 unpaid
insurance claims against German
companies arising out of the. San
Francisco fire of 1906 were paid be
for the American government gives
up custody of the properties of these
concerns.
He holds, as custodian, the proper
ties in the United States of 23 Ger
man owned insurance companies
valued at $23,000,000.
To enforce payment, Miller said,
it will be necessary for congress to
enact laws providing machinery for
this purpose.
National Founders Urge
Open Shop for Railroads
New York, Nov. 18. Creation of
open shop conditions among railroad
workers and prohibition of rail strikes
by federal legislation were urged in a
resolution adopted by the National
Founders association.
The resolution urged creation of a
tribunal, representing the public ex
clusively, which would have final
jurisdiction in deciding all disputes
between railroads and their employes
that threaten to result in a tieup of
rail traffic
Twelve Killed,
30 Injured, in Two
Arkansas Storms
One Twister Wipes Out Fam
ily of Eight as It Sweeps
Extreme Western
.-Part of State. ,
Little Rock, . Ark., Nov. 18.
Twelve persons were killed, 30 or
more injured and considerable prop
erty damage done by two cyclones
'which struck in widely - separated
parts of this. state last night.
One storm near Mena, in the ex
treme western part of the . state,
wiped out a family of eight person?.
, Another storm striking a lumber
camp near Arkadelphia killed one
person,, injured 24 others and then
skipped north to a point near Mal
vern, where three more persons were
killed and a number injured.. f
Two Killed, Sheriff
' Wounded in Gun Fight
: Hagerman, N. M., Nov. 18.
Jerome Delcavcn and J. F. Parks
are dead and Deputy Sheriff Guy
Robinson of Roswell is believed to
be fatally wounded as the result of
gun fight here yesterday afternoon.
Parks is said to have gone to
Deleaven's house to see about a
cow he had in Deleaven's pasture
and was shot. Robinson went to
arrest Deleaven and was shot in the
stomach.' Deleaven then barricaded
himself in his house and engaged in
an exchange of shots with Sheriff
Peck and a posse. After darkness
fell trip thpriff anrl bis men entered
the house. They found Deleaven
.... . .i
sitting in a corner oi tne room wnn
his eun in his hand, apparently ready
to fire. Examination showed that
he was dead, three bullets having
pierced his body.
Chicago Merchant
Kidnaped by Gunmen
Chicago, Nov. ,18. Four gunmen
invaded the home of. Max Rochman,
owner of a dry goods store, yester
day kidnaped him and drove
away while flabbergasted neighbors
looked on, fearful to interfere.
Police rifle squads were sent in
every direction, but failed to pick up
the trail of the kidnapers. Relatives
and friends of the merchant fear he
has been murdered.
Clerks in "the store say Rochman
was negotiating for merchandise
worth $1,800 and the deal was to have
been closed yesterday. One of the
clerks who witnessed the kidnaping
says the gunmen were the same men
posing Wednesday as salesmen and
he believes they thoueht Rochman
would have the $1,800 on his person
to close the deal.
The Weather
Forecast.
Saturday partly cloudy and colder.
Hourly Temperatures.
S m. m SA 1 p. m t9
m. in SO i p. m SO
7 a. m 30 t p. ra..., 30
S m. ra SO 4 p. m 80
a. m..... SO I S p. m. ...... ...SO
IO a. m t 1. p. m t
It a. m tt I 7 p. m 20
12 book 2 I a p. m 2S
Highest Friday.
Cheyenno 24 Pueblo ..........34
I'venport 401 Rapid City It
Lenver !4l Salt Ik .......14
Dodvo City ....!! Sheridan ....... .11
Lander 1 8iou .lty 29
Norto Plane ....Jj Valentine 3
Shipper Rulletia.
Protect ahipmenta durlna- the Rett 24
to 34 hour from temperature, a fnllowa:
North an weet, s decrees above; eaat,
1 decrees; rrautb, II decree.
Greater Aid
Promised
Corn Belt
Committee Named Iy Wat
Finance Board to Obtain
Co-Operation of Stock
men and Bankers.
Study Local Problems
By E. C SNYDER.
Waahlnstoa Correaimmient Umaha Bea,
Washington, Nov. 18. The waf
finance corporation announced today
the formation of a corn belt advisory
ymniittre to obtain the co-operation
of banking institutions throughout
the corn belt, in providing adequate
financing for the orderly marketing
of corn and for the feeding of live
stock. The committee will establish
headquarters in Chicago and is ex
pected to bring about meetings ol
farm organizations and bankers in .
the different states to investigate and
help work out local problems.
Simultaneously, with the an
nouncement of the formation of the
committee and the announcement of
its personnel, Eugene Meyer, jr.,
managing director of the war
finance corporation, issued the fol
lowing statement;
Statement of Meyer.
"The war finance corporation to
day announced the membership of
its corn belt advisory committee as
follows: "Hon. Warren T. McCray,
governor of Indiana, Indianapolis,
chairman; E. T. Meredith, publisher
of Successful Farming and former
secretary of agriculture, Des Moines,
la., vice chairman: I. R. Howard.
president American Farm Bureau
federation, Chicago, III.; Edward
Chambers, vice president Atchison &
Santa Fe railroad, Chicago, 111.;
Alexander Legge, general manager
International Harvester company,
Chicago, III.; Charles Brand, Ur
bana, O.; Lloyd S. Tenny, assistant
to the chief bureau of markets and
crop estimates, United States De
partment of Agriculture, Washing
ton, and C. H. McNider, president .
of the First National bank, Mason
City, Ia.
"The majority of the members of
the committee have been conferring
with the war finance corporation di
rectory in Washington for the past
two days. (The commission now will
proceed to establish headquarters in
Chicago, from which place its work
will be directed.
Purpose of Committee.
"The committee will endeavor to
obtain the co-operation of the bank- I
ing organizations and banking insti-
tutions generally throughout the
corn belt for the purpose of provid
ing adequate financing for the or
derly marketing of.com and the
feeding of live stock.
Bankers generally will be urged to
consider the problem of the farmers
of the corn belt in their respective
districts and to co-operate, through
the agriculturol loan agencies of the
(Turn to Face Two, Column One.).
Hay Rate Reduction
May Not Be Effected
Lincoln, Nov. 15. (Special.) The
Interstate Commerce commission
may stand pat on its findings for
a larger reduction in middle-west- "
ern hay and grain rates than the
10 per cent general reduction an- .
nounced by railroad executives at
New York.
J. E. Benton, counsel at Washing
ton for western state commissions,
wired the following to the state rail
way commission at Lincoln:
"Announcement by railway execu
tives on reduction of farm products
rates 10 per cent throughout the
country, with accompanying motioif
for rehearing of grain case, should
not be interpreted as indicating un
derstanding with federal commis
sion. I understand decision in grain '
case stands and carriers are expect
ed to comply with same, leiving
questions raised, in motion for re
hearing te be considered in usual
manner."
Jewel Robbery Suspects
Arrested in Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City, Nov. 18. Author
ities of Salt Lake City were notified
by Rollo Organ, acting chief of
police here, that he is holding three
men believed to be members of a
gang of five that figured in a $30,000 "
jewel robbery at a hotel in Salt Lake,
September 5. i
The three men," Paul Murray,
Howard Haber and John Carr, were
arrested here two weeks ago charged
with the theft of an automobile from
Salt Lake. Yesterday Lee Mullenix,
Bertillon expert, was searching
through his files and came upon a
circular which he said bore a picture
of Murray. Finger prints on the
circular matched those of the three
men, Mullenix said.
Not Always Best to State
Business, Banker Thinks
Minneapolis, Nov. 18. "When is
a banker not a banker?" may be one
of those questions no one can an
swer for fear of being thought face
tious, but it takes a difficult situation
in definitely hostile country to make
a banker represent himself as a
grocery-man. Nevertheless this is
what Leroy L. Rose, a traveling rep
resentative of a Minneapolis bank, did
recently.
Admiral Sims Improving
Newoort. R. I.. Nov. IK kr
Admiral Sims, president of the naval
war college, who has been ill, an
nounced vesterdav he exnertirl likr
able to participate in the graduation
exercises of the college on Saturday.
Supreme Court to Recess.
VahmtTfnn 'nv 1 7 Annnima.
ment was made today by Chief
Justice Taft that the supreme court
would talci a rrc (mm KrAvm.
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