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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.
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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*.
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