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THE
MYSTERY
GIRL
A Drtmtvl Blur;
By CAROL) N ffm.«
Cop> 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.”
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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.
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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.