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The < imaha Corning : iee 'r**®, •-Z ^ r.,,,1,, apt! linen A V nr'PnSI'P or, iqoo • B, Mali (I Yaar): Oall, and Sunday. W Sunday. *2.». within tha «»«•••• TWO CENTS ** Moli!.,?1*1*1* ■trrw ro XT r» 110 Inland .a Sacond-Claia Mattaa Mar It. IM. at OMAHA, THURSDAY, OCI UBCali 40, JV»4o. Out.lda am Zona (I Voar): Dally and Sunday. 112, Sunday only. M 1 ” W rl" c•,", U"**'* VUli. Oil JNU. 114. Omaha P. 0. Undar Aat at Marah 3. 1879. _ ___, ... , „ — ——— Farm Aid in Hands of Wall Street Omaha Man Declares Eastern Financial Interests Mis • led Coolidge on Agriculture. East Wants Low Prices That efforts of the government to help the farmer have fa'len into the wrong hands, being directed by east erners who are not familiar with the needs of the west, was the declara tion of Joy M. Hackler of the Updike Grain corporation, last idght. "It would have been more reason able to send a middle western farmer or grain man to Pennsylvania to fettle their anthracite coal strike be cause the middlewest is very much Interested in the price of coal/’ he asserted. "Or why not send as emissaries to Wall street some of our middle western farmers to teach them the art of extracting great sums of people’s money in manipulation stocks and bonds?" This would lo6k absurd because our people are not trained in that line of business. Then, why is it not equally absurd to expect Wall street operators to come out to the middie west and tell us how we should handle and market our grain?" Represent Kastern Interests. Kugene Meyer, jr., director of the "War Finance corporation, who is traveling over the country, is not primarily Interested in the wheat farmer, but is influenced by the de sires And wishes of eastern financiers Mr. llackler said. "Mr. Meyer's statement in Helena, that* men interested in grain market ing had never made any effort to aid producers, comes from one who lias for years been closely associated with copper and Wall street financial kings.” said Mr. Hackler. "It la im possible for me to refrain from in quiring what this crowd of gentlemen has ever done toward assisting the middle western farmer. • if they have ever produced any foodstuff, or assisted in anyway in doing so, or have ever demonstrated any constructive interest in market ing- t lie farmer's products, our people of :he middiewest would he pleased ve it identified. At Work Now to Help. • I am list attempting to defend a'l grain dealers in the United States, bui i do say a vast majority of them are honest, upright men serving a very useful and necessary part in dis tribution of our great grain crops. I certainly believe their business con duct and methods would compare fa vorably with tiie Wall street crowd. "The vast majority of grain deal ers in the middle west have been working faithfully to assist the wheat farmer in his present depressed con dition "It was grain m6H who proposed a 25 per cent freight rate reduction on wheat for export. "It was grain men who originated tile campaign to buy flour and wheat. "It is grain men who have been the strongest advocates of an in creased taiiff duty to prevent <'anu ll lan grain crossing our borders. Un less such a duty is sanctioned at Washington it means millions of bushels of Canadian wheat will flood our country and enlarge our surplus of wheal, which means a correspond lng decrease pin price to the wheat farmer. Aid for Germany Is Key. ‘‘Ji treat majority of grain men tailor tiie plan of havlug the War Fi nance corporation finance Germany, and perhaps other countries, for a three-year period on wheat this coun doubtless advance the price of wheat. •'However, if Mr. Meyer, Barney Baiuch and other Wall street poli ticians, are permitted to throw dust In our eyes by t their ingenious talk and proposal of a gigantic co-opera tlve marketing scheme, to be effect lve Home time after the wheat pro dui*rs are down atid out, 1 mistake tip temper of the people of the mid dle west. " What constructive measure for Immediate relief of the wheat farmer has Mr. Meyer ot Mr. Baruch of fered? “Do they favor any of the forego ing plans'.' “Has not Mr. Meyer opposed the i tariff increase and the financing of wheat sales lo Germany and other devastated foreign countries? Mislead I’resIdWit Coolldge. “I’reslde.lt Coolldge would do well to divest himself of Wall street con nections In tendering assistance to wheat farmers. Wall slreot Is so far remov d from onr problems by thought and action It Is utterly ab utted to expect constructive action from l hat source, “The eastern man, under tutelage of Wall street Is usually a hear on grain. IP- sells II short, and in so doing finds It beneficial to depress the market for the western farmer, most of them not realizing an ad vance i,[ GO or 75 cents a lmshel on the price of wheat would not. Increase cost of bread lo the consumer. They are the last people In this courttry *" look lo f"r assistance for the “Their well-known plan of send Inn out propaganda to induce the out glue public to buy stocks and get them up to a point where they can tie sold hi He Inside hoys of Wall Btrn t who Know that the stock even •aullv will have to corns down, Is only one of their favorite schemes of making money. They would sell the ark of the covenant short if they thought they could make some money and find someone to deal with. “The sooner President Coolidge familiarizes himself with the wheat farmers' problems, through people who understand them, and repluces these Wall street advisers with worth while men who know conditions in the middlewest, the more fortunate his administration will prove. “The long delay and incessant talk only makes matters worse, and if this group is permitted to “fiddle” while such a large number of people are being financially embarrassed, it may have its effect on the ballot box at the next presidential election.” U.S.Loanson Grain -Held on Farms Iowa Warehouse Receipts to Be Accepted by Inter mediate Credit Bank of Omaha. No Action on Nebraska Warehouse receipts for grain stored on Iowa farms will be considered as good collateral for loans by the new Federal Intermediate Credit bank. This was decided when a group of farm leaders met with D. P. Hogan and other officials of the new in stitution here yesterday. A similar warehouse law which exists in Nebraska, but which has never been put to use was also dis cussed. C. B. Steward, secretary of the Nebraska Farm Bureau federa tion, explained this measure. While it was regarded favorably, no action was taken because of the feeling that the Nebraska agricultural authorities at Lincoln had made no provision to supervise the farm warehouses. Great encouragement will be given the wheat farmers of this section to hold their crops off the market if they can obtain warehouse receipts that are recognized as valid for bor rowing purposes. The Iowa and Nebraska warehouse laws permit the farmer to store his crop* in his own cribs, with inspec tion and sealing by a county deputy under the supervision of the Depart ment of Agriculture. Warehouse certificates would be accepted as col lateral for loans to be made through the Federal Intermediate Credit bank of Omaha, The general sentiment was in favor of the warehouse iaw. Many out of town bankers and others Interested In financing the farmer attended. Among them were Secretary K. W. C'assady of the Iowa department of agriculture; P.obert Leach, Iowa banking commissioner; Ralph Foster, his deputy; M. L. Corey of Washington, D. C., and a mem ber of the federal farm loan board. President C. W. Andrew of the Iowa Credit corporation and R. K. Bliss, extension director at Ames, also at tended. The intermediate credit, act and other .legislative measures were like wise discussed. Loans now made on cattle total close to $1,000,000, and the grain decision is expected to Increase the demand for rediscounts from country batiks tremendously. The In termediate Credit bank lias $63,000, 000 to lend. Loans are for six months with privilege of renewal at 7 per cent interest. Old Settler Dies. AVest Point, Neb., Oct. 24—The funeral of Noah Denesia, 00, one of the old settler* of this county, was held here. Mr. Denesia lived north eust of town for many yours and then retired to this city. He was living at the home of his son at AVayne at the time of his death. Banks Urge Dairy Cows for Farms Bankers’ Association in Ses sion Here Feels Steady In come Can Be Assured by Modern Dairy. Would End Hard Times There is a feeling among Nebraska fanners, who are attending the an nual convention at Hotel Fontenelle, that means shotild he taken to place from six to eight higli grade dairy cows on every farm in the state to in sure a steady income to the farmer. J. R. Howard, president of the Na tional Transportation institute, Chi cago, in speaking to the convention, stated that by having dairy cows on larms, the revenue received would do away w'ith the necessity of ‘ running" a grocery bill. It would also insure a greater production of milk and dairy products. ‘‘I do not mean," said Mr. Howard, “that every farm should lie turned in to a dairy ranch. But, there is no thing like a steady income, be it how ever small, to check the natural out cry of hard times.’ " Condition World Wide. He declared that the farm situation is not confined to this country', but is world wide. "Lower cost prices for the farmer will do more to bring him to prewar stability than all the legislation pro posed, "The American farmer is better off than farmers of other nations. The soil, consuming public, sound finan cial concerns and rapid transporta tion assure this."' "H;story constantly repeats Itself," declared Melvin A. Traylor, president of the First Trust and Savings bank, Chicago "When we read, editorials and ar ticles of many years ago, the same cries ^re raised, the same dire re sults are prophesied, and the same mistakes are made in predictions," he said. "The past does not portend ; disaster. Prosperity Is Predicted. "In this nation we have not yet leached the cross roads unmarked by any sign- Ahead are greater heights to be reached. We are entering a period of prosperity never before ex perienced. "The agricultural situation is great ly Improved. The difficulties of the farmer have been exploited by^ their friends to the farmer’s detriment. The credit of the farmer has been damaged more by this talk of hard times for the farmer than the times themselves." He quoted several articles bewail ing the times and predicting disaster for America. These might have ap peared in any periodical of today, and the real case was not known un til the date was read. In many In stances the date was one from 40 to 00 years ago. President Crges Co-Operation. In opening the convention yester day, Dan J. Kiley. president of the association, declared that the gen eral feeling of bankers and other financial Institutions of the country, Is that money is more ready than It was four years ago. He urged great er co-operation between the banker and farmer; a better system of credit for the farmer atid utilization of ev ery possibly means of income on the farm. He advocated the purchasing of more dairy cows for the stabilizing of the farmer's income. John D. Kennedy, president of the I'nited States National bank, wel comed the visitors, and C. A. Mlnlek, cashier of the Hirst National lmnk, Crawford, responded. “NAME IT” COLUMN _______—-I The following from the Grand Island Independent gave me a good laugh, and It may bring a smile to you;" Goldfish are beautiful. Interest ing and entirely sHfe pete; there Is no record of one having attacked a human being; get them at Clayton's By the way, some wonderful stories may be dug out of the want ad sec tlons of The Omaha Bee. Htories of human tragedies, human successes, business ability and business chances. There is romance a-plenty in the want ads If you'll only look for It. Didn't take much Inte-est In I’apy rus-SSev rnce. Never was but one boss race In history for me. Home 50 years ago ran away from home and went to Louisville to see race between Ten Broeek and Molly Mc Carthy. That race followed by an other One when f got home. Knee ended at the woodshed, with father winner by the length of a hickory switch. Man on the train said lie had been In Chicago, Kansas City and Omaha for the last month. Anxious in get home, where he knew his bootlegger c til-cat 'excitement out in w** hU end of North Platte valley. Rumored that Henry Ktnl Is bucking the oil prospecting game and the develop ment of great power site on Guern sey dam. Just across the line in Wy oming. Hlgns of returning prosperity. Great strings of beet wagons await lug weighing and dumping al sugar factories and railroad dumps. Big crop and sverybody busy who wants to be busy. Interesting note from Burwell Tri bune: Editor says ho is going to print hI! the news, without fear or favor, regardless of whom it may lilt. It will be an interesting column. If successful, Tribune will be the only newspaper of its kind in the world. “Greatest Corn Crop in Years’* Ih the big headline in numerous Nebrns ka newspapers. Know the headline speaks .the truth, for I've been look ing out on cornfields for hours. Means couple of hundred millions for Nebraska farmers, and more if put Into hogs and cattle and sheep. A day in Kearney, a goodly part of it In Hn automobile. Uueer notion entertained by Keurneyites. No speed limit signs on roads leading Into city, .fust the words: "Welcome to Kear ney. Please Drive Carefully.’* Have noticed that the smaller the town the lower the speed limit. * Blinking lights all ths way across the state, following line of Colon P-» rifle. Still John Q. Hick from Hick vllb*. Didn’t know what they were ugtil stranger informed me they were guide fights for the night fliers of the air mall service. Just learned new way of getting l id of used razor blades. Leave ^hern In dresser drawer of hotel room lust before checking out. This column still awaits n name. If fomier books offered as prize for i i itlr Tail to appeal to you, how la i his one Handsomely bound end co piously Illustrated volume Just Issuad by* patent off lea nt Washington. By tearing out alternate loaves will pin vide fine scrapbook Ur If you pr* for, a rattling good otit, "Ford Ideals. t I Ford Must Act Now on Third Party Has Entire Ability Needed to Put Over Boom for Presi dency, Observer Say*. Eyes of Capital Peeled By MARK SIM J VAN Washington, Oct.< !!J.—Washington read with interest but not with ex citement the Detroit dispatch saying that a convention of Ford clubs is to be held in that city December 11! with the object of organizing a Ford third party and to plan for a conven tion next spring to put Ford in formal nomination on a third ticket. Experienced observers assume that the purpose of this move, so far as it has a carefully thought out political purpose, is to serve definite notice on the two old parties that Ford is going to be put into the race, to give each of the two old parties the op portunity to take advantage of Ford's political capital by adopting him as its ow n candidate; and by the same token to give each of the two old I parties both the opportunity and the reason to p&use and consider what ef fect Ford running on a third ticket would have on the respective strengths i^f the two old parties. Washington, which keeps fairly careful tab on Ford's moves and the activities of the “Ws Want Henry" clubs, is pretty sure that Ford per sonally is pot among the promoters of the move announced In the dis patch. Washington also observes that no person of sufficient political importance to lie seriously menacing is to be found among the numbers of the sponsors of the proposed con vention. Nebraskan Backs Ford. In the whole Ford movement, so far, your correspondent lias heard of only one state, namely Nebraska, where a political leader of any size able skill and experience has Identi fied himself actively with the Ford movement. There Is goM evidence that Ford personally is keeping his hands off the third party movement and taking little Interest In It. He has so com pletely Ignored his own local home town Ford for-President club, that some amusing stories have come to Washington about the difficulties It has had in continuing to exist. Thla proposed convention may have the ef fect of compelling Ford to show his hand. In the case of almost any other man of Ford's standing. It cer tainly would. Such third party conventions as this are prlne to attract among the many home persons who are perfect ly good and sincere, but otherwise have rather unusual views about di verse subjects. When they get to resolutlng In a convention they oc casionally do extraordinary things. Ford runs some risk that when they get through handling his name It may not look unite the same as It did before they took hold of It. If Ford recalls the embarrassments that came to him out of his peace ship adventure he may conclude that he had better pay some attention to • this third party movement, and put his mind on Hie whole subject of his relation to national politics. Sucres* In Either I’arly. Washington does not underesti mate the potentialities of the Ford sentiment Washington' admits both the number and the high quality of the mass of tli<- persons who would like to make Ford president. In short one might sum up such amount a* Washington has of Information. Judgment and surmise about Ford's political position In a few brief sen tences: Most of Washington believes Ford could be elected If he could get the nomination of either party. It be lleves Ford would be glad to have the republican nomination, would be willing to tak" the democratic nom ination. but Isn't much Interested In any third party nomination. Wash ington believes firmly that there Isn't the faintest possibility of Ford be ing nominated by either the demo crats or the republican* because the leaders don't want him. no matter how large a popular following he has. Held on Larceny Charge. llentrloe, Neb.. Oct. 24—Frank Vlcara. charged with grand larceny for the alleged theft of a check fur J49.R0 from the store of Montgomery & I’auley, grocers, was bound over to district court by County Judge Messmore. He wss released on bond of $200. ---- ■■ - i You Bet I Did! That is what Mr. Tike of Wirt street said when asked whether or not he had rented his apart ment. You »ee. Mr. Tike hud placed a For Kent Ad in The Omaha Heo Classi fied Section the day be fore ivnd had received so many ..I returns tlial he rented his apartment within twenty-four hours. Therefore his enthusiasm. We can rent YOUR apartment, too. Phone AT 1000 and try it IT’S RESULTS PKR DOLLAR THAI tOUNI Gnawing Off Its Own Foot to Escape the Trapper ? ^Aratists Fraternity Feud Blamed by Grads for l. of N. Defeat But Lincoln Denies Reports Thai College Friendships and Enmities Enter Football Field. Omaha's university club Is in arms over a report that fraternity friend ship l>et ween the DeWlts brothers and Coach Owen Frank of the Corn hinker backfield, influences the play of the team. Many claim that a fraternity feud 1* responsible for the poor showing made by the Corn husker team at the game with Kan sas Jayhawkers last Saturday. The DeWlts brothers were on the field constantly. When the crucial moment arrived and Nebraska was on the Jay hawker 1 yard line, one of the DeWIt* brothers called the signal which sent the other brother forward with the ball only to be stopped and lose Nebraska's oppor tunity to win. According to report* at the uni versity club, good halves and quart er* have been kept from active psr tlrlpatlon In Ihe games played to date because of fraternity ' pulls." This same "pull.” according to cer tain university alumni 1* handicap ping Coach Fred Dawson, who Is bearing the brunt of criticism, for ihe deplorable showing of the team to date. Men of rival fraternities are -aid to have refused to help each other In the heat of the game A university alumnus with a foot ball record In years gons by. Is re ported to have become enraged dur ing the game over the alleged favor itism shown, rushed to the locker room and upbraided Frank for fall ure to put In other players than the DeWIt* brothers. Similar trouble, growing out of fra ternlty and social favoritism, was ex perienced in the days of Jumbo Stlehm. That Intrepid coach. In rather inelegant language, said: "To - with the plrfk teas: It's a foot levII (oiin(H « w ant ." And he did stamp out fraternity favoritism from the team. I.lnrotn Ihmhl* II. Special lll<|tnlrh In The numb# Be#. Lincoln. Or! 85.—Reporta of fra ternity favoritism In the rnnka of :he (’nrnhuakrr tram. similar to those emanating front Omaha, are In clr* . illation here Front npimrently authentic aotiroea In i e tonight It was slated that a train conference was held at the time II IlsWIlt nllein|ileit to carry the hull from the one yard line across the i 'ornlinaker goal, nnd It mita the utmnlnnnis opinion of all players that H Pc Wits’. should carry it No confirmation teas at hand of the story of a former university foot hall player upbraiding roach Frank ifler the game. An attempt n:\« made to ohtnln a statement from tVcrh f rank I 'ownlry Norfolk. Norfolk, Neb Oct. 81 \ * t\ Tonnlty, f«*jnn»t leader of flu* Non lfiiRin . I* to dolt\fi «i» H»l ijtonn h*i ** Thumday ntaclit f«»» the Nc.iUuml rr», alliance, u( * hit'll ht U wig vaults Bank at Holdrege I c Reopens Its Doors Closed Since February, After Incurring Foss in Taking Over Other Institution. Blncoln. Oct. 24.—The Citizen# State bank of Holdrege, Neb., re opened yesterday, after being closed since last February S. it was an nounced at the state hanking de partment here today. The bank's affairs have atracted in ti rest in the state for some time, or since it took over the asset# and deposit# liabilities of the Holdrega State hank and later applied for reimbursement from the state guar anty fund for loss Incurred in this transaction. Governor Bryan and At torney General Spillman ruled at the time of the application that the gtiaranty fund was only for the pay ment of deposits In closed banks, and not for reimbursement• of hanks' financial deals with other hanks. The supreme court later affirmed the officials' ruling. The Citizens State t«nk was closed and was only rropened yesterday after state banking officials had worked with accounts and persuaded the depositors to leave a large part of the money on deposit at the hank, it was said at the hanking department today Pioneer Die?. Callaway. Neb., Oct. 24—Robert Walker, Sk. a former old settler of Custer counts*, but later of Gibbon, died at his home there. Mr. Walker was s resident of Mason City In the 80s and »a# at one time a member of the county board. Columbus Man Is j Missing: Admits Short Accounts Elevator Man Writes Note Confessing Shortage and Letter Asking For giveness of W ife. Columbus. Neb, Oct. !4.—Follow-' inc his discharge .is manager of the Farmer* Busin (a* association elevator it Dum in, Neb,, after his accounts had been found to be short between 5300 and $4M, Harry T. Lueth. 3*. o.sappeaitd from hla home In Dun can. His whereabouts are unknown. Lueth made no effort to "juggle” hia accounts at the elevator in order to cover the shortage. He left them all In good order with a penciled note that they would he found to be J3S7 short, and that he hoped to be able to return and make full restitution. Directors of the association have encaged Sylvester Mloek, formerly employed In thn T. B. Hord elevator at Duncan, as manager of the Farm ers elevator, snd the bonding com pany has auditors at work making a omplete audit to ascertain the exact amount of the shortage ' in tiie kitchen tabls in his home he left a note addressed to hi* wife, saying: "I am taking with me a whole heartful of love for you anj Jimmy. May this give ms strength to fight that I may come back and have you for my own agnin. Be a brave little girl and forgive me for my sake. Take good care of our darling boy. With all my love.—Harry." Among Nebraska Bankers O. T. Kastman of the First Nation si hank of Omaha, was the champion handshaker at the convention. Ho knew the stale banker* by their first name. "Ed; Burnham, who operates the big national hank lu Norfolk. Nrh., was running a close second to Kast man. Jolly as ever. Mr. Burnham says business In Norfolk Is good Dan Riley, the smiling Irish pres Ident of the association, had Ills ad dress well prepared. I relegates say It was one of the boat talks made by any president. Riley, who balls front the Dawson bank, at Dawson. Neb., is the funny story toilet- of the association. Wher ever Riley goes, a crowd of delegates arc .ilw >s asking hint for a story. John I, Kennedy of the Omaha Na tional honk, quietly wnlkcd to the Hotel Kontetielln metocanln* floor, slipped bis overcoat and hat under n chair atul titauppenred In the trail room. I’lohahlv the oldest delegate pros cut Is Joe May of Fremont He Is Tl and ho too Is known to a majority of the bankers. Tito bankets will be the gttesls of jibe Omaha 1'lcntjg House ass- via turn at a theatre party tomorrow mill at the yrrpliMiin theater j lively banket had i carnation pin | tied tilt him, Thcli wive* Wole given ^bOUtiUilO. t | All hut 11 hanks In the itste be long to the association. T I. Mathews of Fremont was busy meeting other delegate* and Omaha friend*. F F BVlda of the Corn Exchange bank was one of the busiest men present. It ta hi* duty to aee that (he transportation committee htts IPO per cent. There were 1.114 registrations at 4 yesterday afternoon. .1 M Flauntgan. past president of ihe association, and now at Helena. Mont , said the wheat Is short in Ip- put of the country. "tlet the farmers dairy cows," ad v s \ l t'ond Packets National ' tnk. "This has been trhal at Buf falo, \\ \ o . with great success." K C\ Noidland, cashier of the Stromahuig bank, seems to think that procuring dairy cows for fanner* would help the present situation of ihe farmer. props an- good In the territory of Floyd Seyholt, former bank examiner and president of the Normal State bank at ldncoln. It \* .trlinok caslltei of the Wil bur State hank, helleyr» that If the firmer will diversify hi* v rops hi will gradually lumii out of hi* P’ ' -i tlt depis&sicu. Forbes Led Gay Life, Is Claimed Witness Says Former Head of Soldiers’ Agency and W omen Jumped in Lake on Dare. Contract Rows Exposed By Aiwiated PrfMi. Washington, Oct. 24.—Intrigue, de 1 auc-hery end corruption In connec tion with contracts for veterans bu rc-au hospitals were charged today be fore the senate committee investigat ing the bureau KHas H. Mortimer of Philadelphia formerly a representative of th« Thompson-Black company of Chicago was the witness. He testified tha while seeking a hospital contract ir J922 he loaned 15,000 to Charles It Forbes, then director of the bureau that on another occasion he advance him an additional $1,000 or $1,500 and that none of the money had beer repaid. Moreover, the witness told the com raittee that Janies W. Black, a mem ! er of the Chicago firm, now dead, liad told him that lie understood J W. Thompson, the other partner, had made advances to Forbes aggregating $32,000. Mortimer testified also that he had paid Forties' expenses on var ious tripe about the country, official and unofficial. •lumps in Lake on Hare. Mortimer'* story, which required four hours to fell in a crowded com mittee room, was interspersed with incidents of what he described as "drinking parties' at which were present Forbes, Mrs. Mortimer, him self and other*. The trail of these parties. as he outlined it, led from Washington to Atlantic City, Phila delphia. New ork. thence to Chicago, and Son Francis r and up and down the Pacific coast. They culminated, according to his version, at Hayden lake. Wash I w here Forbes and some of the wom en guests on a dare, Jumped into the lake with their cicihes on. Becoming "disgusted,'' he said, af ter the Hayden lake affair. Morti mer returned to Spokane after a quarrel with Forbes. He explained that It was baout a personal matter and the committee did not prose for details. Quarrel Over Business. The row was renewed on the trail on the return trip east, the witness continued, and again at the Waldorf Astoria hotel. New Tork City. Both personal and business matters enter ed Into toe last quarrel, he stated, adding that Forbes "had bee making up matters of money with Thomp son over my head.'* After the break. Mortimer said he wanted to ses Forbes about a hos pital contract for the Sutherland Construction company, on which he later received a commission of 500. He found him in a Philadel phia hotel, hs said, and Forbea not only was surprised, but greatly em barrassed at meeting him there. Questioned about papers in connec tion with matters to which h« testi fied, Mortimer said most of them had been stolen from his apartment in the Wsrdman Park inn, thia city, which had beep entered three differ ent times after the return from the frip to the Pacific coaat. He couUi not say whether anyone connected with the veterans' bureau had had a hand In the matter. Forhee to Teet'.fy. Mr. Forbes, who made a dramatic appearance before the committee *t th# opening of the hearing* Monday , was absent today as on yesterday John F. O'Ryan of New Tork. general counsel for ths committee, suggested, however, that he be given an oppor tunity to appear before the commit tee next Tuesday or Wednesday after the resumption of the hearings Mon day. Thia f.nally was approved by j the committee. The former director came from a Seattle hospital to attend the bear ings, and Is said to b* In a aerlous physical condition from a malady which, his friends declare, he suf fered before his departure for Fu rope early this year and before his resignation from the hureau at a time when hie administration was un der sharp fire from senators, rvpse sentatives and members of the Amer lean Legion. Fairbury R. I. Employe# Transferred to Topeka Fairbury. Neb. Oct. S I—The ac counting and timekeeping depart ments of the Nebraska division of the Rock Island will In the near future lie handled at Topeka Instead of at Fairbury. This change will result In is removal of IS employes from the I Fairbury office. Fart of the employee | -dated for the move will not go to | Topeka. *hut will remain her* tn | other position*. The Weather Per 14 hour* ending T r m. October 14 Tftnf#r*l urr. High«**t. *«. U'wr*t, J?. trun. 4-J. Total • r * \. tU. KoUtlir llumtitttk. Tfrpfrttft. ' * • ' V *» t ™ 1*1 r* I|*i» Inc hr* m«H Humlrr4th* Total, c Total •Uic# Junugrjr 1. »4; I *s»'r**. 1 Hourlt Trwp»r*< #(»#. f ». m....... • J* » i a u\... * * : ft m . * ft in i* i ft m . . .*< 10 ft H‘ ** US* m. ** 11| ujwu. .*«»*♦.*.1® i ) \ p m»it : r to ..........< x X w TO'•«»•.»...• ' 4 p TO. «.* •«% .4-» & (k. TO* . »**...!• * |v * Mi.i. >< it • « *41 r