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About The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 2, 1923)
Statisticians li Wage War at ^ * Thone Hearing Battle of Words and Figures Feature of Clash Between State and Northwestern Bell Company. The battle of statisticians threat ened to wax warm In the telephone rate hearing before Referee Dunham In federal court Wednesday morning. Statisticians for the state are con tending that the telephone company s operation costs are too high. The Lincoln Telephone company is being used for a comparison. The state claims that the per station expense of the Northwestern Bell Telephone company is much higher than the Lincoln company. The statisticians for the telephone company claim that the Lincoln Tele phone company is a poor comparison because of the size of the company and the small territory it serves. They contend that the cost of op eration for comparison should be based on “per $100 inestment.’ The cost “per $100 investment" of the Northwestern Bell for 1921 was shown as $4.43 in comparison with $5.15 of the Lincoln company. The same cost for the Lincoln company ip 1922 was $4.80 and for the North western Bell, $4.45. The state is also contending that the Northwestern Bell company is not organized as efficiently as the Lincoln company, while officials of the telephone company declared thnt the Northwestern company is one of the most efficient plants in the country. .T-gf.-f’ng from statements made by uie state representatives today, it is apparent that an attack will be made on the salaries of the officials of the ’ telephone company here. The state contends that the tele phone company is "top heavy" with officials. \djustment of Prices Is Urged Corn Good But Wheat Below Last Year, Question naire Shows. Real Improvement In the condition of the Nebraska farmer is dependent | upon an adjustment of present pi'i'" disparities, In the opinion of Walter W. Head, president of the Omaha National bank, following receipt of re plies to a general questionnaire ad dressed to 200 Nebraska bankers con cerning Nebraska farm and financial conditions. The replies show that there will be little corn or‘old wheat coming to market In the next few months. The “carry ov«f" of wheat Is small, ac • cording to information supplied by bankers of the state, and the corn on hand will he used- for feeding pur - ihic. -y'i fnrr the‘new crop matures. .tKnycorrespondents believed lower freight rates essential for future pros perity. From 40 per cent to 60 per cent of | the farm land In the state appears to \be encumbered. There has been little default of interest or principal ex cept in the Sixth district. Wheat appears to be spotted, aver i aging somewhat poorer than a year I ago, except in the Sixth district, which reports a better crop. Corn is reported in good condition, although from a week to two weeks late. Oats are reported in unsualiy good condi tion with a good yield. Miscellaneous crops generally are better than (normal. With few exceptions, farmers are reported to have made a profit on cattle shipped this year, although nome of the correspondents state that It was small. A number of replies declare that farm conditions are worse than a year ago. The overwhelming major ity report the farmer "noticeably dis turbed and disgruntled"; the more en couraging reports are from the Third and Sixth districts, the former prob ably due to a wide diversification of crops and less wheat, the latter to grazing Interests which appear to be less affected than straight farm ing. The condition of merchants varies very widely. Generally speaking, hank deposits have Increased in all sections; loans have increased hut not ■ ; the satfle proportion. Throughout tfteNlute there Is practically no mar ket for land; generally speaking, val ues are estimated at from 35 per ■ cent to 60 per cent below 1919—ap j proxlmated on the 1914 basis. Wheat Growers Will Discuss Federal Aid Spokane. Wash., Aug. 1.—A mas* meeting of wheat growers to con sider plans to urge President Hard ing to convene congress In special session will be held in Spokane Au gust 6, J. C. Adams, president of the Farmers' Union of Washington and North Idaho, announced here yester day. Hpeclal legislation "to stabilize x the price of wheat and rescue the wheat farmer from his deplorable con dition" will be advocated by the ses sion, Mr. Adams announced. Governor Hart of Washington, Gov ernor Dixon of Montana. Governor Pierce of Oregon, Governor Moore of Idaho, United States Senators Cl. C. Dill of Washington, W. A. Borah of Idaho, C. It. McNary of Oregon and Wheeler of Montana, and Congress men J. W. Hummers of Washington and Burton L. French of Idaho have been invited by President Adams to attend the conference. The state presidents o ftho farmers' unions of Montana and Oregon are also ex pected to be present. A thousand wheat, growers are expected to attend, Mr. Adams said. 'Safa Milk Grain bt b>wJ«r,aikii Tk» MHk i hr All Afat laitatioai—SotfUlilM | * Omaha Man Has Views of Harding in Yellowstone Park 1—President and Mrs. Harding walking over the terraces of Yellow stone park. \otire the president is wearing dark sun glasses. I—President Harding and his trus ty friend—his pipe. 3— The president and Mrs. Harding watching Old Faithful spout. 4— An unusual photograph. It shows President Harding feeding a tear. \ 5— President Harding and a group f newspaper correspondents strolling through the park. 6— A photograph of President Hard ng, posed especially for Mr. I)ick nson's snapshot camera. Copyright. J. E. Hdynea, St. Paul. David Dickinson, secret service agent here, who toured Yellowstone park with President Harding and his party, was one of the many OmA hans vitally interested in the bulle tins concerning the president's health. Dickinson is personally acquainted with President Harding and acted as cue of his escorts during the recent Shrine convention in Washington. When President Harding decided to tour Yellowstone park, Dickinson was chosen to arrange for the tour. "The president and Mrs. Harding were happy when I last saw them as they departed from the park." said Dickinson Tuesday. "The beautiful scenery, the fresh air, and the rugged environment agreed with him. There was little speech making in the park and he and the rest of the party had an opportunity to really enjoy them selves with plenty of freedom. "They tramped over the beautiful terraces and the president took great delight in calling the attention of various members of the party to un usual scenes. "He smoked a pipe frequently, and when a photographer asked for per mission to snap him as he smoked the pipe, he readily agYeed. "Several times during the tour he stopped to feed the pet bears. I be lieve while he was feeding the bears he was happier than at any time on the tour. Agent Dickinson said that the pres ident and Mrs. Harding were much Interested In the spouting geysers and watched both the Giant and Old Faithful spout forth thelc streams from the bowels of the earth. During the hot afternoons, when the sun was shining with all its force, President Harding would wear sun glasses. Members of the party were * dicitous about the welfare and health of the president, according to Dickinson. "He acted as happy as a hoy, for tt was his f.rst trip to Yellowstone park To the passerby he appeared as a 'tenderfoot' tourist. 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Nanny kept hoping that Black Pulpy's patience would not hold out. Rut when Black Pussy is watching for a Mouse she has a great deal of patience. Hhe knew that Danny Meadow' Mouse was inside that can. and she knew that sooner or later he would come out. Nanny knew that Black Pussy knew this. ‘‘I've got to do something,'' said Nanny to herself at last. ‘'I've got to do something. That nwful eft looks as if she Intends to stay there tho rest of tl^e day if necessary. Dan..y will think she has gone away and will come'yiut. If he does that will he the end of him. I ll never see him again. I've got to do something. I’ve got to do something." Having made up her mind to do something. Nanny wasted no more time. She ran down the old scare crow to the ground. She ran along between the rows of corn until she reached ihe end of them where she could peep out and see that old can and Black Pussy. It was only a few feet from the corn to that old can, Black funny woe cruui oed just ul one aide with her yellow eyea fixed on the little hole in that ran, and life tip of her black tail was twitching with eagerness. From where Nanny was she could look right in at the little round hole in the can. She could see Danny's face. He was close up to that hole peeping out. She knew that he Hum's ’ I If 1/ Black Pussy was crouched just to one side with her yellow eyes fixed on the little hole in that can. couldn't see BJ««'k Pussy and had about made up his mind that Black Pussy hart gone away. Nanny wanted to squeak a warn ing to Danny, but she didn't dare do that. Black Pussy would hear that squeak and might catch her before she could get back to the old scarecrow. There was just one thing to do. Yes, sir, there was just one thing to do. Nanny Meadow Mouse |*11*1 ii D «aing a long breath. aha 'tailed .. from that corn atralght • un Hbe made no noise. Black I -sy with tier yellow eyes fixed "ii that hole didn't see Nanny until just aa she darted in at that hole Then it waa too late. Nanny was so excited that all aha COUld t-ny waa, "I did It! I did it'." "What did you do?" asked Danny. "I ran almost under Black Pussy a very nose," replied Nadny. “What did you do that for?" d». manded Danny. "To keep you from coming out and ceiling caught," replied Nanny. "Vou know very well that you were get ting ready to come out. That dread ful eat is still out there, and has Jieen ever since you ran In here. Now that there are two of u* here, she probably will stay the rest of the day. Oh Danny. I was so afraid 'you would tie caught!” "I guess 1 would have liecn but for you. my dear," said Danny very soberly as he rubbed noses with Nanny. fOopvr'xhl 19J3 ) The next Story: “Was the World Coming to an End?" S5.OOO.0OO for Actors’ Home. 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