The Omaha Norning Dee j VOL. 52—NO. 151. fcntarad m »*- right. !»!?, by J B. Llpplr.cott i:« S«rl«litM by L»<1*»r fryudt>»ie A I’resldent-Elect. •june aside, from its natural diarac trusties, there is an atmosphere about a college town, especially a New Eng land college town, that Is unmistaka ble. It is not so much actively In i'llectual as pa isisely aware of and f . tibfleri with its own intellectuality. ' ^ The beautiful little town of Corinth " i.« mo exception, from its tree shaded village green to the w hite columned lcjpics on its outskirts It fairly radi ated a satisfied sense of its own superiorly. Not that the people were smug or self.conceited. They merely accepted the fact that the University of Corinth was among the' best in the country and that nil true Corinthians were both proud and worthy of it. I he university hail just passed through the throes and thrills of one of its own presidential elections. ■ ja The contest of the candidates had ” l e.n long, and at last the strife had become bitter. Two factions strove for supremacy, oue. the conservative side, adhering to old traditions, the other, the modern spirit, preferring new conditions and progressive en tn prise. Hard waged and hard won, the! battle had resulted at last In the, election of John Waring, the candidate | of the followers of the old schuol. , Waring was not an old fogy, nor jet a hidebound or narrow-minded l.a' k number. But he did put mental attainment ahead of physical prowess r' and lie did hold by certain old fash ioned principles and methods, which ho and his constituents felt to be the backbone of the old and honored in Etitutton. Wherefore, though his election t\ns an accomplished fact, John Waring had made enemies that seemed likely never to be placated. But Warlng's innate serenity and acquired poise were not disturbed by adverse criticism. And lie accepted tile position of responsibility and trust, simply and sinberely with a determination to make his name honored among tin* list of presidents. Inauguration, however, would not t ike place until June, and the months from February on would gnu him 1 'me to accustom himself to In new unties, and to learn much front the ;i tiring president. j «t it must not uw thought thoti John Waring was unpopular. On the i ntrary. he was respected and liked i everybody in Corinth. Even the rival faction conceded his ability, his 1 .'terling character and his personal I • iiutni. And their chagrin and dis appointment at his election was far more because of their desire for the other candidate's innovations than than of any dislike for John War lifc as a man. Xoiv, whether because of the exig encies of his r.cw position, or merely i i or iuse ot the Irresistible charms Of •Mrs. Bates, Waring expected to make 1 the lady hts wife before his inaugura tion. "And a good thing," his neighbor, Mrs. Adams, observed. "John Waring ought to'vw been somebody's good looking husband long ago, but a bachelor president of Corinth is out of nil reason! Who'd stand by his side at the receptions, I’d like to know?" For certain public receptions were dearly loved by the dtlsens of Corinth, and Mrs. Adams was one of the most reception-loving of all. As in all college towns, there were xarious and sundry boarding houses, inns and hotel* of all grades, but the boarding house of Airs. Adams was without a dissenting voice, acclaimed j the most desirable and most borne- ; like. The good lady's husband, though \ Known as "old Salt," was by no means I a seafaring man, nor liad he ever * been. Instead, ho was a leaf on a branch of the Saltonstall family tree, nnd the Irreverent abbreviation had been El ven him long ago, and had ■tuck. “Ves, indeed,” Mrs. Adams asserted, "we've never had a bachelor president ot Corinth and X hope we pever will. (Torn to race S. Column 4.) Twenty-Two Are Killed in Quakes Shocks Continue for More i V Than 3Q Hours—Many Caught Under Debris, TMlii,,. Deo. 10.—(By A. P.H-Twen 1> ('vo persons were killed In the re cent earthquakes in the Shlmabara peninsula. Island of Klushiu, accord ing to an official announcement. This Is considered conservative, as efforts are being made to allay the fears of the inhabitants, who are panic stricken. Earthquakes were reported also at Aomori and Mak'xlate, but no details have been received. The shocks continued for more than 30 hours without interruption. Unofficial estimates place the death list in excess of 100. Most of the i isuallit'S were caused by houses col lapsing. In some places the land sank three feet. Many bridges were <1 sttoyed. The quakes were felt with less se verity at Fukuoka. The most serious situation, officials so id, was the Island of Kiushi. All tlie shocks were attributed to the k \ icanoes on Mount Aso. Uesidents of Shlmabara have fled f-oin their homes and sought refuges at Nagasaki, where many of the Wounded also were taken. The first from their home and sought refuge disaster on Sakjurirna Island in 1 tk 13. when 300 were killed. The volcanoes of Unren and Aso are entering an active period after nine years of comparative quietude, according to experts. . . Files $7,000 Claim for Feeding State Convicts London, Dec 10.—(Special.)—Sheriff Mike Clark of Omaha has tiled claims . for 37,000 with the state auditor for j feeding prisoners under commitment ' to state penal institutions until suf ficient room for them could be found in the state reformatory and peniten ti.u y. Still nate (A> tigress Hope of Wetn to Modify \ o|. strati Art During Prrseut Session Gonr—Fail to Cut Budget. Amendments Defeated I!.' ARTHI R S». \R.s HENMXd. OmaliH He* OlM'd M ire. Washington, Dee. 10.—Reaction against the Volstearl act, manifested conspicuously in a number of states in the recent election, has resulted in no appreciable weakening of the domination of this congrcis by the dry* In the consideration of the Treas ury department appropriation hill by the bouse last week, all amendments offered by the “wets" were over whelmingly defeated and—appropria tions voted for prohibition enforce ment in accord with the plans, of the ultra "drys" for the tlscal year end ing June 30, 1024. Not until the. next congreXp convenes can the "wets" and “semi-wets” hopo to gain a seri cus hearing of proposals to modify the Volstead law. The “wets" endeavored unsuccess fully to obtain limitations on prohlbi | lion appropriations which would pre vent their expenditure for dissemina j tion of “dry" propaganda by litera ture and speakers employee) for that ; purpose and for prohibition enforce ment publicity. Haynes drilled. Attention was directed to the gull ing given Prohibition -Commissioner Haynes by the appropriations com mittee In connection with the acti\l tles of Sherman A- Cuneo, author of a biography of President Harding, entitled “From Printer to President." Representative fiallivan, democrat, Massachusetts, cited publicity a year ago in which Mr. Haynes was quoted as stating that 110,000,000 Americans hud gone on the water wagon since the enactment of the Volstead law. The congressman wanted to know the basis for this statement, express ing the opinion that there never were 20,000.000 drinking men in tlie coun try. He asked Mr. Haynes how many more persons had quit drinking in the last year, contending that if the number of reformed drink< rs is in creasing, the enforcement fund could 1 be safely reduced. Mr. Haynes dis- . claimed all knowledge of the state ment attributed to him. I,esn Drinking. "But t do believe,” said Mr Haynes. | "that there have been very many people who have during the past year become less addicted to drink. There is no question about that.” “Would you say that 10,000,000 more hate gone on the water wagon this year?” asked Mr. Gallivan. “I would not make any approxima tion.” replied Mr. Haynes. ”1 am speaking of the general condition only. If we have the same appropriaion con tinuously for six or eight years I feel that conditions will improve each sue- , ceeding year. We are at the crisis j of the fight at this time.” Mr. Haynes said he never heard that | bis clerks and government equipment and supplies were used to prepare ad vertising for Mr. Cunco's biography I of President Harding. In response to further questioning Mr. Haynes said that the Rev. John Wesley Hill had been on the pay roll up to two or three months ago as a “general agent.’’ his work con sisting in the delivery of addresses on prohibition enforcement. He said Mr. Hill, Mr. Cuneo and Miss Hopely were employed to give "information as to ! what we are trying to do and what we | are doing.” “And some times they overstep the . mark.” observed Mr. Gallivan. "Well, I do my best to supervise i that,” said Mr. Haynes. The commissioner said these em ployes addressed women's clubs, W. j C T. B. and church societies, "when- I ever we are invited.” the government pej ing all traveling expenses. German Paper Attacks American Tariff Law Berlin, Bee. ,10.—(By A T.)—The ef fects of the new tariff law of the United States are so intense and far reaching as to be equalled only by the "monstrous disturbing powers” of the Versailles treaty, declares the Al legemiene Zeitung. “The customs barriers erected by America," says the newsaper, "leaves t only a limited opportunity for coun- ' tries requiring imports from the United States to pay for them in ex ports to America. "Coupled with the general destitution of Europe, this could mean nothing other than a passive trade balance for every European country. If the oft expressed wish of the United States for the recovery of the unhealthy economic world, were really in earn est, the new law Would have present- ! ed an entirely different appearance.” jr r X Don’t Cry Over Spilled Milk Act! When you lose some thing give the honest finder a chance to return it. Ad vertise your loss in the “Lost and Found” column of The Omaha Morning Bee—The Evening Bee ftwo insertions for the price of one.) Telephone At lantic 1000. Ask for a* "IVant" Ad taker. Three line* — three time* — ten dimes. Next Friday \o&e "Billion Dollar" at Treasury Nation's Finance Departr - to Pay Out Millions for^Q Securities (.ailed for Kedenipt ion. " asliuigioii. Deo. 10.— Friday wdl he a "billion dollar day. ’ at the treas ury. The nation's! finance department on that day will disburse in cash or , securities $700,000,000 to holders of Victory notes which have been called for redemption, $200,000,000 to holders of maturing treasury certificates of indebtedness and $100,h00(000 irv in ] n lest on the public debt. The Victory notes, on which inter est will cease December 17>, hear the i distinguishing letters A, 1!, C, 1), E and F before the serial number. In connection with the Friday pay I nients tho treasury Is offering $300. | 000,000 of -11 a per cent notes inatur ; ing in two and one-half years mid an issue of $100,000,000 of treasury cer tificates, one series maturing in three months bearing 3’_. per cent interest and the other hearing 4 per cent in-” terest ami maturing in one year. Holders of Victory notes called for redemption or of certificates matur ing Friday may exchange them for the tiewi notes and certificates or may purchase outstanding Liberty- or treasury bonds or other treasury notes at prevailing market prices. Friday also will ace the last quar terly payment of Income and profits taxes this year and Secretary Mellon estimates the payment will be around $275,000,000. Retail Food Prices Climb in 20 Cities Omaha Shows Increase of One Per Cent for Month Ending November 15. W ashington, Dec. 10.—Retail food I costa increased in 20 of 21 represen- ! tative cities over the country during the month ended November 15. accord ing to a review issued by the Depart ment of Labor. In New Orleans, prices showed a decrease, hilt it via less than five-tenths of 3 per cent. Increases noted were: New York, Philadelphia, Denver, and Bridgeport, Conn., 3 per cent; Cleveland, Indian apolis, Milwaukee, Newark, N. J., New Haven, Manchester, N. II. Nor folk, and Portland, Mo., 2 per cent; Chicago, Kansas City, Kiltie Rock, Omaha, St. Paul. Salt Hake City, Sav annah, ami Washington, D. C., 1 per cent. For the year ended November 3', these decreases were listed: Kansas City, Salt Lake City and Savannah, 8 per cent; Bridgeport and Omaha, 6 X>er cent; Denver and Indianapolis, 5 per cent; Chicago, Milwaukee, New Haven, New Orleans, and Portland, Me., 4 per cent. As compared with the average cost in 1913, the retal cost of food Novem ber 15, was 54 per cent higher in New York and Washington, 39 per cent in Omaha, 28 pet- cent in Kansas City, 53 per cent in Denver, and 25 per cent in Salt Lake City. Colorado Man Convicted of Killing Army Corporal Littleton, Colo., Dec. lit.— William Patton was found guilty of first de gree murder for killing Corp. Ben jamin Meshew of the Unite^ States army at Logantown, Colo., on October 20 by a jury in the district court here. Tho penalty was fixed at life impris onment. Meshew's death occurred during a fight in the little town adjoining Fort Logan, in which a number of men were alleged to have taken part. Patton is a. restaurant proprietor, i On the stand he testified that be ' fought against overwhelming odds for what seemed to him hours and that when he saw Meshew rushing toward j him he was frantic with exhaustion and fear. He asserted he did not re member what happened until he saw Meshew s body lying In front of him. New Steamship Service to Start First of Month Washington, Dee. 10.—Operation of J the new direct passenger service be tween Pacific ports of the United j States and the east coast of South America, via the Panama canal, will begin next month. The shipping hoard announced that the President Hayes will leave San Francisco, Jan uary 25. and that thereafter sailings would he four days apart. The Presi dent Harrison and the Susquehanna are the other vessels assigned to the service. Los Angeles according to the an nouncement, will be the other Pacific i coast port of call. The X'essels will ! call at Rio de Janeiro. Montevideo and 1 Buenos Aires, and northbound, will I stop at Santos. Beatrice Suspects Wanted by Officials in Illinois Beatrice, Neb., Dec. 10.—Illinois of- I t'icials. it was announced this evening, | have asked Sheriff Kmerym and Chief ; of Police White to return Frank Stuart and George Warren to that state if the charge against them here should be dismissed. The two men are ! held in Beatrice on the charge of rol>- i big and killing Charles Wolf. They are expected to be arraigned this week. The two are wonted in Illinois for alleged violation of parole. Bocal I officials say Stuart and Warren have i confessed to the killing of Wolf and 1 implicated a third Reatrice man, Fran- | cis South. The latter asserts his in- j noeence. Stork Dividend Voted Honolulu. T. H„ Dec. !0.—(By A. P.) j —The directors of Castle and Cooke, ' Ltd., sugar factors and steamship agents, have voted to declare a 100 per cent stock dividend, increasing the firm's capital stock from }2, 000 to ' 55,OOP,DUO, It was announced to da:. I’ritirb Premier Indicates Ijot - eminent Is \\ illing to Recoil* -tder Cancellation of War Obligations of France. Agreement More Likely London. Dor. 10.—(By A 1'.)—Pre mier Bonin' Dnv caused it mention at the second session of the allied premiers when. in the course of his reply to M. Poincare's moratoripni plan, he gave clear indi cation that tho British government would be quite willing to reconsider the question of cancellation of the French debt, provided such a step was made possible b> a reparations settle ment saisfactory to Great Britain. Mr. Bonar Daw had previously inti mated that America's insistence on tho payment of the British debt, had made it very diflicult. for England to discuss remission of (ho French war debt. The British prime minister's decln rations at the afternoon meeting greatly encouraged Premier Poincare, who was extremely pessimistic early in the day over tlie outcome of the conversations. Agreement More Likely. While the premiers are far from an accord as yet, it was Bald by the Fiench delegation that Mr. Bonar Law's pronouncement on the debts had made an agreement much more, likely. Premier Bonar Law began by say lng that Lhe Balfour note no longer exists for the British government and that he was free to consider the whole , question. ”1 am prepared to reconsider the question of cancellation of debts,” he went on, "if such cancellation would insure a settlement saisfactory to the British government.” M. Poincare, although reserving ills formal reply to the new suggestion until Sunday, expressed deep pleasure at (he British attitude. Outlines Demands. The British prime nun is ter briefly outlined the kind of settlement he de- ! sired—a moratorium sufficient to 1 Germany to re-establish ils finances and credit and stabilize (he mark, no miltary action of any character by (he French and a reduction of the in demnity (o between 30,000,000,000 and 40,000,000,000 gold marks This statement is exfjected to have the effect of making M. Poincare I more conciliatory and less inclined to ■ talk about military measures, al- i though ho himself believes that mill- I tary measures would not prove very ! effective. Another new element which may help the conference is an agree ment developed tonight, when it lie came known that Karl Bergman, Ger man reparations chief, had arrived in London with Chancellor Cuno's new scheme for settlement. Herr Bergmann communicated the plan to Bonar Law, who, in turn, will probably present it to the other pre miers Sunday. Britain has in no sense approved the suggestions. Plan for Loan Dropped. Certain changes have been made in the plan us announced by the Ger man press several days ago and It is reported that the idea of an external loan has been dropped for a scheme of allied participation in German in dustry. America was prominently before the discussion, despite absence of the cus tomary official observers. America’s position regarding the allied debts was discussed at some length by the premiers, who apparently agreed that any settlement of this question for at least several years would probably have to be made with the United {States out of It. There continues to be much com rnent. over the presence of Amer (Turn to Page Two, Column Seven.) Ford Says Big Stock Dividends Necessity Boston, Dec. 9.—Henry Ford, visit ing New Kngland to decide on the site for an export terminal for the Ford Motor company, said that he considered the present wave of stock dividend declarations by big corpora tions a business necessity, but added that his company would make .10 such distribution this year. "We are expanding steadily," he said. "We have k $30,000,000 program of im provements to be completed within a year. We won’t declare any stock dividend, only the regular cash divi dends, and we will spend them in the same way that we have in the past: tha is, on extensions and improve ments." University Student Killed When Automobile Upsets Tucson, Arlz., Dec. 10.—Carlton Thayer Converse of Houston, Tex., athlete and junior at the University of Arizona, was almost instantly killed this evening when his automobile turned over about a mile south of Tu bao, near here. Two passengers in the machine were Injured. The accident is attributed to the fact that the car which Converse was driving was not equipped with lights I I Old Mother Moore Went to the store. Her children some presents to buy; But she went too late, She’d forgotten the date. And on Xmas her children will cry. The Deadheads loi»rrith«. 1*31 When the ilnnrc is tin they’re the Ufe of the jiarly, but— etrr_ —when the time comes to p ».v the tiddler they best It U. S. Securities for Savings Are Very Popular Annual Report of Secretary Mellon Deals at Len^tli on Permanent Feature of Treasury. Washington, Dec. 10.—(Special.)— The usefulness and increasing attrac tiveness of go\ eminent Savings secur ities has bwn demonstrated clearly by the continued sale of these securities throughout, tlie past tear, according to a considerable portion of the an nual report of Secretary of the Treas ury Mellon, which is devoted to the government savings securities which have become a permanent feature of the treasury operations. "Tlie various offerings of savings securities,” says Secretary Mellon in his report, "have given to all classes of people, no matter how email their means, an opportunity to invest in the obligations of their government, and more important still, the publicity given to these offerings has carried the message of economy and thrift into every city, town and hamlet in the country, and there are few homes in which the securities, in greater or lesser amounts, may not be found. First Issued in 1917. "First issued In 1917, as one of the means of meeting the financial re quirements of the world war, the con tinued sale of these securities has been of material aid to the govern ment in the tlnancing of the current requirements, and at the same time has increased the prosperity and well being of those who have saved and bought them.” What has been done by the treasury department is given in detail by the report, including the changes neces sary to bring the department from a war to a peace basis, and the history of the government savings movement is brought down to date. Kxempt From Taxes. At present the government is offer ing treasury savings certificates, ex empt from all local and state taxation (except estate and inheritance taxes) and from the normal federal Income tax. Those certificates are issued in denominations of $25. $ 1 oo. and 91,000 and sold to investors at $20.50, $82, and $820. They mature 5 years from the date of issue and if held until that time they yield about 4 per cent interest, compounded semiannually. They may lie redeemed at any time after one month, paying interest on the mttfiey invested at the rate of 3 per cent simple interest. In his report. Secretary Mellon ad vises holders of war savings certifl-/ cates to exchange them as they be come due for treasury savings certifi cates. The ex-change may be made at any postoffice or at the banks or di rect with the Tresnry department at Washington. Two Killed. One Injured When Motor Car Turns Over Oklahoma City, Dee. 10.—To men were killed and another injured when their motor car turned over on the Twenty-third street road near the city late Saturday night. The dead are: P. 11. Nolan, assistant state game wa rden. Billy Steart, of Philadelphia. The accident, the second tiear here Saturday night, was caused by daz zling headlights on an approaching car. according to Bryant. Globe Trotter Dies Wichita. Kan., Dec. 10.—Samuel Cooper, 88, retired capitalist and a globe trotter, died here Saturday night. Bis travels included ' nits Into the interior of China, to Tibet, the Holy Band arid South America. Chi nese bandits captured him and he bought bis freedom with travelers cheeks, payments on which were stopped. Chinese Colors Fly Over Kiaochow i Alter 24 Years Territory Held by Germans and Seized by Japs During World War, Restored to China. Tsing-Taa, Shantung, Dee. 10.— fBy 1 A. P.)—The territory of Kiaochow wu* restored to China at noon today with a »trlki‘ug"laelt of ceremony. The Chinese fi.'ig. for the first time in 24 years, wars raised over the adminis tration building which had been used J by the Germans and later by the Japanese who seized the territory dur ing the world war. A small group of Japanese and I Chinese officials exchanged formal addresses and drank mutual toasts before handing ovi the filial docu- I ments which completed the transfer. A Chinese gunboat In the bay fired a salute and then the Japanese police headquarters were taken over by the Chinese. Gen. Yuhi, Japanese governor-gen eral of Kiaochow, and the remaining Japanese troops in the territory will depart on December 14. The staffs which have been on the docks and wharves will remain 10 days longer before being replaced by Chinese. A thousand Shantung troops ar rived here before the territory was taken over. Wang Cheng-Ting, for eign minister of China, who received the territory from the Japanese, said he was confident there would be no trouble from the bandits as they have left the town. He declared that now the only possibility of danger Is from Japanese roughs. — Minister Wang, in an interview , re peatedly expressed his inability to un derstand why the arms promised by the Japanese for the police had not arrived. Japan, he said, has post poned the delivery of arms three times. He said he had 2,700 police troops within the city and 10,000 troups on the boundary. Colorado Miners Decide to Resume Work Monday keadville, Col., Der. 10.—Miners em ployed in six lead, zinc and iron mines in tlie keadville district, at a mass meeting Saturday night, voted to return to work Monday and submit their case to the Colorado industrial commission. A demand for an In crease in pay from 33.50 a day to *1 was made by the workers early this week. ken Rogers, investigator for the in dustrial commission, addressed the miners and explained the machinery provided by the state for the adjust ment of industrial disputes. The workers also voted to organize a branch of the Mine, Mill and Smel ter Workers’ union and to afllliate with the American Federation of ka bor. Fireman Overcome by Smoke While Battling With Flames Fireman Joe Foreman of Station So. 2 was overcome by smoke while firemen battled with a difficult blaze in the basement of the Quality shoe store. 1303 Douglas street. Ills condition was not serious. The firemen had great difficulty in getting to the scene of the fire < because of the dense smoke. The fire was of unknown origin. Hastings Man Recommended for County Examining Board Washington, Dec. 10.— (Special Tele- | gram.)—Representative Andrews has ! recommended Dr. K. B. Hamel of Hastings to be member of the examin ing board for pensions for .Adams county, succeeding Dr. F. J. Jones, v ho has resigned to make * tour of the world. Woman l Weils Portrait of Her Famous Poet Son J. Laurie ^ ullace's Painting of John G. Neihardt Pre sented to Omaha Library by Admirers of Bard. The portrait of John G. Neiltardt, Nebraska s poet laureate, was unveil ed yesterday afternoon by the poet'8 mother, Mrs. Alice Neiltardt of Bran son. Mo., and presented to the Public library by Judge Duncan M. Vinsen haler. J. G. Masters, president of the Nei hardt club, opened the ceremonies, which were attended by 2H0 persons. He declared that Mr. Neihardt has In reality caught the mood of courage which characterized the early pioneers of Nebraska. Deserves Kerognition. "We feel Neihardt deserves recog nition while he still is living . . .1 hope Neiltardt will lie spared for many years until he can complete the cycle of songs he is working on. depicting this last move of the Aryan race to ward the setting sun," said Mr. Mas ters. Mr. Masters Introduced Judge Vin sonhaler as the man who helped to make possible the portrait. Judge Vlnsonhaler declared it particularly fitting that J. Laurie Walaee, Nebras ka portrait painter, had done the por trait of the great Nebraska poet. He thanked The Omaha Beo for its Sun day editorial on Mr. Wallace and Mr. Neihardt. and said he would not rest until a portrait of Wills. Cather, Ne braska author, hung beside that of Mr. Neihardt. Answer to ItabhitiMii. That the presentation of the poet's portrait is an answer to charges of "Babbitistn” in a current novel was declared by Judge Vinsonhaler. The small, gray-haired mother of the poet unveiled the portrait. Mrs. Franklin, a member of the li brary board, accepted the portrait for the library. At the close of the ceremony Mrs. Xeihardt, who came from Branson for the presentation, declared the canvas had a remarkable likeness to her son. She intends to meet the artist today, she said. The portrait was hung at the top of the stairs on the third floor of the library building. Stolen Goods Unearthed on Nebraska City Farm Nebraska City, Neb., Dec. 10.— (Special.)—Sheriff Fischer and Deputy Bird have unearthed more goods on the Babcock furm southeast of the city that are 1 relieved to have been stolen and placed there by an organ ized gang of yeggs. Several thin cracker boxes have been uncovered. These contained silk sweaters, shirts, trousers, underwear, silverware and other merchandise. Several weeks ago a large tin-cov ered box was excavated on the farm and goods stolen from two Elk Creek stores recovered. Complaints were filed against Willie Welter and Jacey Banker, Nebraska City men, who are now awaiting trial at Teeumseh on burglary charges. Babcock testified in county court that the box waa bur led on his farm by the two men. The Weather Forecast. Nebraska—t'nsettled Monday with rising temperatures in east portion. Hourly Temperatures. t> a. m l * « a. m IJ 7 ft. m.. 17 * a. ni.. 1 * 9 a. m.21 19 a. m.24 11 «%• m 27 It noon . ol I Mn.*1 % |». m .34 p. n 8ft • p. m .... . •'» p. m...... . h p. m.3.1 *t p. rn 8 P- *i* . 31 Demand for W o r k m e n I ncreases Keport* From '.\'J (alicts Sliovt 8.000 More Imployed Fast Month—Nebraska Handi capped by Car Shortage. Iowa Wants Corn Pickers Kansas City, Mo.. Per. 10.-—(By A 1M—Although employment wan re larded somewhat by inadequate trans portation ami completion of harvest work, almost S.nOO more men were employed In 32 cities .if the middle west during November, 1922, than were at work in October, according to the report of the United States Pe partment of Uahor employment ser tire for the fourth district, made pub lic tonight. The report is compil'd from statis tics submitted by 1.140 firms In the district, which includes Minnesota. Iowa. Missouri, Narth Pakota. South Pakota. Nebraska and Kansas. The total number of men employed b.' these Arms during November was 22S.029, as compared with 217,21# the month before. Curtailed in Iona. Iowa reported a curtailed employ rnent because of inadequate trane port&tion- Increased employment was noted in railroad shops and there wa« a fair demand for earnhuskers and farmhands. North and South Pakota reported a demand for farm workers but in South Pakota harvesting was near completion and many workers were migrating to northern lumber camps. Roth states reported a decrease In building operations Nebraska reported industry ham pered by car shortages, although am rloyment in meat packing continued good. Comparative figure*. The following table shown a. por tion of firms reporting, the number employed on October IS, and the number employed on November IS: Minneapolis .1»" *M7a "Jl VI' St Paul .PS 32.b81 23,18 < St. Douls .116 »«.2«7 37.148 K a. near Ctty .106 36.887 38.3* St. Joseph. Mo- .. 36 a.088 6.S'1! r>mal>a .1*8 :«.Ht !"•*«" Sioux City . <1 MSI 4,4)9 Davenport, Ja.31 *.,*-46 3.31° Dea Moines .. 36 6,364 6,4." Wichita, Kan.*« 4.06T 4.07K Topeka, Kan. 23 * 606 *.678 Substantial Increase in Employment Reported Washington, Dec. 10.—An increase In employment over the country in November, greater than during any month alnce January, la ihown In re ports to the United States employment service. In making public a summary of the reports, the service said a further ex pa *>100 was prevented only by Inade quate rail transportation for com modities. The common labor short age has been relieved In a measure hy the release of farm workers, it was stated, hut this shortage still is apparent In many parts of the coun try. "All manifestations point to a steady upward trend In employment,’’ the announcement said. Coal Industry 0 Overdeveloped United States Uomrnissiou De cides More Fuel Is Produced Than Nation Requires. Washington, Dec. 10.—Studies of the United States coal commission a! ready has developed the conclusion among its members that the bitumi nous coal mining industry in tin United States is overdeveloped and that good business and good citizen ship require investors to cease cm barking upon new coal mining opera tions, according to a statement inad> public toduy. "Too many soft coal mines and tty many miners describe the situation in plain English,” the commission's statement said. "In these coal mines more capital is Invested and inert miners are employed than are needed to produce tlie coal the country re quires. This condition, or course, in volves waste in a country-wide scale. Existing bituminous mines, the statement continued, can product theoretically, 1,000,000,000 tons of coal a year, while the country consumes only 500,000,000 tons. The result iji some places, is to bring about, the commission said, a mine working time which is too short to pay adequately either owners or miners. Administration Opposed to Excess Profits Ta\ Philadelphia, Dec. 10.—Senator-eleci Simeon D. Fees of Ohio, Saturday night. In an address before the Manu facturers club, declared that the Hard Ing administration has placed Itself on record as opposed to any revival of the exuess profit* tax. A* a wartime measure, he asserted, such a tax was tolerable, hut aa a peacetime measure It had no place on the statute book*. He opposed thl* act he said, be cause it was "uneconomical, unscien tific, and ha# the effect of stifling bus iness.” Investors, he added, will not place their money In industrial enter prises. Other speakers were Senator Qeoi-gd \V harton Pepper of Pennsylvania and Governor-elect Gifford Plnehof of Pennsylvania. Dry Sleuth Receives Orders for Holiday Cheer San Francisco. Dec. 10.—After r»ld ing an alleged Illicit liquor purveying establishment, a prohibition ageut sat ut ita telephone for two hours *nd received orders for Christmas d» liveries, he said, ihe would-be cue tomera rot knowing they were giving their oidets for liquor to an of fleet.