** Carriers Report
Improvement in
Supply of Cars
\ olumc of Statistics Shows
Unprecedented Freight Of*
fcrings and Indicates Busi
ness Is Flourishing.
By GEORGE F. AUT111ER.
W n.blnstoa r«rre»pondent The Omafie Bee.
Washington. Dec. J9.—(Special)_
I lie American railroads countered the
announced decision of the Interstate
t’ommercie commission fo investigate
the condition of car equipment and
the reasons for car shortage by
publishing another volume of statis
tics showing the continuance of un
precedented freight offerings.
The car shortage, the American
Kailwuy association sa#. Is decreas
/ ing, but the figures show there is
* still a considerable shortage which,
according to information reaching
Washington, lf5 still militating dgainst
freight movements in the west. The
shortage for the week ending Decem
ber 15, was 105,018 cars, or a de
crease of 6,913 for the week of De
cember 8. On December 15, there was
scattered a surplus of 7,677 freight
cars in good repair, but not situated
where they could be used.
Business Is Good.
The freight shipments, which indi
cate a splendid condition, of business,
include 838,082 cars loaded for the De
cember 15 week, an Increase of 162,
008 cars, or 22 per cent over the total
for, the corresponding week last year,
and an Increase of 85,811 cars, or
10.7 per cent over the corresponding
week in 1920.
"Due to the seasonal decline, how
ever, the loadings were 31,746 ears less
than the preceding week.
“One of the best indices to business
conditions," the report says, “is the
loading of mrchandise and miscel
laneous freight, which includes manu
factured products. Loading of this
\ class of commodity during the week
i of December 16 totalled 515,344 cars,
which was an increase of 66,219 cars
above the total for the corresponding
week last year, and an increase of
77,412 cars nboye that for the same
week two years ago."
Agricultural Conditions.
Concerning the movement of agri
cultural products, the statement says:
"Movement of agricultural products
is the greatest for this time t>f year in
history, exceeding by a considerable
margin that for the corresponding
periods, both in 1920 and 1921.
“Loading of livestock during the
week of December 16* amounts to 59,
148 cars, an increase of 978 car's above
the week before. This was also an in
crease of 6,280 cars over the same
week last year and an increase of
S,67# over the same week two years
| ago. In the western district alone,
I 29,027 cars were loaded with livestock
[ during the week compared with 24,
1 280 ears during the corresponding
week last year or an increase of 4,747
cars.
Loading of grain and grain products
Lt the week totalled 51,004 cars. While
this was 4,604 cars less than the week
before, It was an increase of 3,410
ears above the same week in 1920. Re
ports showed 34.015 ears loaded with
grain and grain products in the west
ern district during Ihe week, an in
crease of 3,305 cars above the same
week last year.
i Corey to Testify
on Rural Credits
M. Xj. Corey, attorney for the Fed
eral Land bank of Omaha, has been
called to Washington to testify before
the house and senate hanking and cur
rency committees in hearings now be
ing held on rural credit measures.
Mr. Corey will devote particular at
\ tcntlon to the Strong hill, which pro
vides for Increasing the loan limit
of federal land hanks to $25,000, and
the Lenroot-Anderson bill, which pro
vides for short term credits for farm
ers upon chattel security.
“I am confident,” said Mr. Corey
before leaving for Washington, “that
congress will pass the measure, which
the Federal Land bank of Omaha has
been urging for four years, provid
ing for the Increase of the loan limit
.to $25,000. Every Important farm
organization and many bankers’ asso
ciations and business men’s conven
tions have endorsed it.”
The agricultural committee of the
Omaha Chamber of Commerce, appre
ciating the importance of these meas
ures for the Qmaha trade territory,
i appointed a subcommittee, includ
John L. Kennedy of the United
Suites National bank, Henry R. Gould
of the First National bank and Mr.
Corey of the Federal Ijnnd bank, to
study the pending rural credits mens
' ures. with a view of recommending
such amendments to the congressional
committees as would benefit the mid
dle west.
^orris Agriculture Head
in New La Follette Bloc
Washington, Dec. 29.—(Special Tel
egram.)—Senator Norris, it was an
nounced yesterday, will head the com
mittee on agriculture named within
the LaFollette progressive organiza
tion. The committees were named
by Huddleston of Alabama. Johnson
of South Dakota Is on this committee.
(Furnished by the Omaha Auto Club.)
Lincoln Highway, East—Roads good to
Marshalltown No report east.
Lincoln Highway, West—Roads report
ed in excellent shape to Grand Island.
Fair to good to Cheyene. Road reported
closed west of Cheyenne.
O. L. D. Highway—Roads good to
Hastings. In leaving Omaha Center
Street may be used.
Highland Cutoff—Road good,
i Cornhueker Highway—Roads fine to
Beatrice and Sioux City.
Meridian Highway—Hoads good clear
through Nebraska.
George Washington Highway—Roads
fine to Sioux City.
Black Hills Trail—Road under con
struction west of Benson, follow Maple
street road to one mile west of construc
tion. then north to Irvington. Uoada
f\ J&Tood to Norfolk.
Omaha-Topeka Highway—Roads good
to state line.
Omaha-Tulaa Highway—Roads good
char through to Tulsa.
King of Trails. North—Good to Sioux
City.
King of Trails. South—Roads fine to
Hiawatha. Fair to good to Kansas City.
River to Rlvor Road—Good.
Whits Way Seven Highway—Roads
good clear through to Iowa City. A little
rough in stretches. Detours at Wilton
Junction and Durant.
T. O A. Short Line—Roads good.
» Weather clear at every point with gli*
fiction for toil Warner,
Bluffs Candy Man
Accused of Arson
Tom Gates.
Owner Is Nabbed
Igniting Store
Detectives Chase Two Men
Surprised in Bluffs Candy
Kitchen; One Is Caught.
Two crouching figures, huddling be
hind a counter in the Broadway Candy
Kitchen, 555 West Broadway, Council
Bluffs,jirrested the attention of Chief
of Detectives Callahan and Emergency
Officer C. W. Crum on their way
past the store Thursday night.
The officers entered, and found the
ttvo men, who they said were the pro
prietors of the store, trying to set It
on fire. Both men fled. The detec
tives gave chase and captured Tom
Gates, one of the men, who was taken
to jail.
Gates’ partner, Peter Fountas, 606
Mynster street, was arrested for In
vestigation in connection with the af
fair yesterday morning.
Gates had a $2,000 insurance policy
of recent date on his person when ar
tested He Is charged with .arson.
Above the candy store is a rooming
house conducted by Mrs. Elsie Smith,
where six grown persons and three
children, two of them infants, were
asleep.
The fire which had been started
was In such a t>usition that It would
rapidly have cut off their only meanl
of escape, at the side of the building.
Those In the rooms on the second
•loor'were Mr. and Mrs. George Boyd,
Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Postalwalte,
both couples with infant children,
Edith McKain, Bernice Nelson, Mrs.
Smith and her daughter, Audrey. 7.
Mrs. Postalwaite was awakened by
the odor of smoke, and got out of
bed to find her apartment filled with
it.
She ran screaming into the hall,
and the other occupants fled into the
street, scantily attired.
Gates, who was arrested by the de
tectives, lives at 1906 Jones street,
Omaha.
Damage to the building will be
slight, firemen said, most of it being
caused by smoke.
Radio Stations i
Nonpartisan
Politicians Find in Recent
Elections That Radio
, Is Neutral.
Broadcasting stations and radio in
general were baptized, politically
speaking, in the recent elections. At
the time of the 1921 elections politi
cians overlooked the few stations that
then operated. But the sentiment that
radio stations were valuable in cam
paigning had been crystallizing and
gaining headway month by month un
til the 1922 elections found all the
hand-shakers, bnck-slappers and vote
seekers eagerly seeking to make their
debut on the air. National and local
figures, great and small, heat a tattoo
on broadcasting studio doors.
But the politicians discovered a
strange thing in their first contact
with wireless. The campalgers, jolly
good fellows all, were rosy with smiles
as they rushed to get their voices on
the air. But they did not always find
a willing response. "Politicians Keep
Out” was the sign to be read on al
most as many studio doors as the
“Welcome” that all had expected to
find. The broadcasters neither kept
all politicians at arma’ length, neither
did they gather them fondly to their
breasts.
And In practically no instance was
any single political party given exclu
sive use of thp microphone.
We say “almost without excep
tion.”
A canvass was made by thp Wire
less Age of all broadcasting stations
and in only a lone case, that of KZC,
a 20-watt station with an 80-mile ra
dius, at Seattle, Wash., was it said
the privilege of broadcasting political
speeches had befti extended to a sin
gle party only, the republican. The
others were about equally divided be
tween the policy of having no political
speeches of any kind broadcast, and
that of taking a strictly, even pain
fully, nonpartisan attitude.
To he exact, 63.333 per cent ot the
broadcasters observed a nonpartisan
policy, .016 per cent was partisan,
and 46.651 per cent refused to permit
political matter of any kind to be
broadcast through their station.
If any conclusion may be drawn
from the survey, it is that the develop
ment of broadcasting lias brought into
being an absolutely unbiased and Im
partial medium through which public
expression may be given to subjects
that have public Interest, whether lo
cal, state-wide, national or Interna
tional. The nonpartisan stations are
■lightly more numerous than those
refusing in the recent election to per
mit a political speech of any kind to
be made.
Arbuckle Return Opposed
Gibbon. Neb., Dec. 19.—(Special.)—
The Gibbon Welfare board, composed
of representative* of the Woman's
Study league, W. C. T. U.. and the
four churches of Gibbon, have pro
tested to Will H. Hays the reinstate
ment of ltoecoe Arbuckle.
The Brandeis Restaurants
wiU be closed New Year’s Eve,
but will be open from noon to
midnight New Year's Day.
Take 17th Street Elevator*
Unique Lunch, 60c
Served in our Men'* Grill, Tenth
Floor. Ask any Omaha business
man.
Taka Express Elevators
Our 41st Year-End Clearance Sale Brings to
Men and Young Men the Clothing and Prices
They’ve Been Waiting For
Hart, Schaffner
& Marx
N
Suits and
Overcoats
i
V
Saturday at
Formerly Priced
35.00,40.00 to 45.00
* *
The Suits
Finest of hand-tailored garments.
Suits for business of dress wear, single
and double-breasted models, two and
three-button styles. The fabrics in
clude many of the most favored ma
terials woven, beautiful stripes, her
ringbones, solids and checks.
Not all sizes in every style, but a com
' plete range of sizes, including slims,
shorts and stouts in the group, from 33
'To 48 chest.
Many are silk lined.
? I _ /^\ Ulsters, ulsterettes and raglans.
I HP l JVPTPn^IrS Made in plain or inverted pleat
\ VI Vv/Cil/Ll styles. Full belted and belt-back
models. The raglans are made in kimono or split-sleeve style. The materials are either
j rough or smooth finish with plaid backs or contrasting heather backs. All are well made
| garments, perfectly tailored. Men’s and young men’s models, sizes 34 to 46. In view
S of the increased cost of woolens, coats like these will sell next season in all probability
| for at least one-fourth to one-third more than these prices. '
The double guarantee of The Brandeis Store and Hart,
, Schaffner & Marx gives you absolute insurance of
satisfaction, in point of style, fit and service
Fourth Floor
Saturday—Sale of
Manhattan
SHIRTS
1.78
4.00 and 4.50
^ Values
These are very fine woven madras shirts with
plaited bosoms and stiff cuffs. Some are
negligee shirts with stiff cuffs. In order to make
the size scale complete we have taken enough
of our own regular 3.00 stiff cuff negligee shirts
and are including them with this choice lot of
Manhattan shirts. The quantity is limited, so
do not delay securing these popular shirts at
this unheard of price.
Read carefully this list of choice underpriced
offerings in our Men’s Furnishings Section to
wind up the year of 1922.
Note the Cleac&nce Prices
on These Furnishings
Men’s Worsted Sox, 29<^
Men’s Lined Gloves, 1.00
Men’s Flannelette Night Shirts, 1.00
Men’s Slip-on Sweaters, 1.88
Men’s Army Flannel Shirts, -3.38
Men’s Knitted Ties,
Men’s All-Wool Gloves, 38^
Men’s Good Shirts, , 1.00
Men’s Shirts and Drawers, each, 50(^
Men’s Union Suits, About Vs Price
Men’s Lisle Sox, 35^
Men’s Silk Ties, 45(^
Main Floor—South
\
Men’s Tony Red Calfskin
Shoes and
Oxfords
Haig CS
Latt «T|t p
Goodyear welt
sewed soles; rubber
heels. A smart shoe
gg^ at a low price.
High Cut Shoes for Youths—In brown Norwegian
calf or elkskin. Sizes j aa
9 to ii, 4.UU !
Sizes lli/g to 2, 4.50 and 5.00
Fourth Floor
Two Other Groups of Overcoats
Made by Hart Schaffner& Marx
Highest grade hand tailored overcoats made of
fine imported fabrics, in all the season’s new
est styles and colorings.
Values 0/\75
50.00 to
60.00 ft/ ft/
Values
60.00 to
75.00
All sizes, but mostly all individual garments in
^ different styles. Every garment a product of
the finest tailoring.
Fourth Floor
Two Big Clearance Specials
Men’s Hats
Men s 3.00 and 3.50 Soft Hats—485 hats, broken
sizes left from the most popular styles of the season.
All are fine stock, perfect in fit and construction.
In the newest and most attractive shapes and color
ings. An unusual opportunity to obtain a fine
quality, well styled hat at this quick | nr
clearance price. Priced at l.Jfj
Men’s Caps—1.75 values. All with fur or plush in
bands. Made of heavy overcoatings and of all-wool
fabrics, beautifully lined and in the new one-piece
top effect. All sizes, 6Vs to 7%. Included in this
special selling are short lots and odd caps that were
formerly much higher priced.
Priced
x Fourth Floor
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