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^ VOL. 53—NO. 131. SXF Z TWaW Krftfbi! OMAHA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1923. * g:,.:;.11 V,r)i.nD.,,'(>, » TWO CENTS “
COOLIDGE
JOHNSON ANNOUNCES CANDIDACY
Hurls Cry of
Progress as
Challenge
Senator to Seek Presidency as
Progressive Republican on
Strict Isolation
Policy,
Go Direct to Voters
By Anaoriated Pmn,
Chicago, Nov. 15.—Senator Hiram
\V. Johnson of California tonight an
nounced his candidacy for the re
publican nomination for president, de
claring that "the ensuing contest will
determine whether the republican
party shall be the permanent Instru
ment of reaction or whether it shall
respond to present day conditions and
aspirations.”
In tossing Ills hat into the presi
dential ring. Senator Johnson declared
himself for direct presidential prefer
ence primaries In all states, saying
the need today was for a "revitalized
republican party" which should be an
Instrument "neither of static reaction
nor destructive radicalism,” and ex
pressed opposition to the league of
nations "and all its subsidiaries.”
His announcement follows:
“Theoretically, under our system,
the people of the United States select
their president. Those states with
presidential preference primaries not
only recognize this theory but put it
in practice. They preserve the spirit
as well as the letter of American in
stitutions. It is an American’s birth
right to submit himself and his politi
cal tenets to the decision of his fellow
citizens.
People Must Rule.
"He Is entitled to their decision and
they are entitled to make it. I recogn
ize no prescriptive right to office; and
J deny that anyone or any tiumber of
nven may disregard the popular will,
and In defiance of It dictate our candi
dates. Peculiarly should this be so at
Ihjapresent time.
sphere is discontent abroad in the
land; there is threatened disentrega
tlon of the republican party. The
discontent and party difficulties arise
not because of popular government
lint from the lack of it. The warring
philosophies of government in the na
tion, just as in the slate from which
I come, struggle for mastery. Desig
nate them as you will, the contest
between them is age-old.
“The one ultra-conservative, ma
terialistic. stolidly and stubbornly re
sisting any claims and vigorously
contesting every human advance, in
vites an ultra-radicalism. The other,
mindful of existing rights, but
recognizing conditions and mankinds
gradual progress, is idealistic and for
ward-looking. It avoids alike ultra
conservatism and ultra-radicalism.
It's the old. old struggle lieginning
in the early days of man's first
achievements and never ending since.
Reaction Against Progress.
"Reaction and progress must fight
It out again in the republican party
in the coming presidential primaries.
I question not men now, but their
philosophy of government. That
which obtains at Washington does
not fit present day needs. Ultra
conservatism there rules; progress
ivlsm challenges It. And the ensuing
contest will determine whether the
republican party shall be the perma
nent Instrument of reaction or
whether It shall respond to present
day conditions and aspirations.
"We would have a revitalized re
^pC Jllcan party, a party representing
alone Its rank and file, the Instru
ment neither of statlo reaction nor
destructive radicalism. Only such a
party with the broad understanding
vision and human sympathy of
progreseivism can solve our pressing
domestic problems.
"Not onl yis there tne fundamental
and Irreconcilable difference In our
domestic politics, but a like diver
gence, perhaps of ever geratpr Im
portance, In relation to our foreign
affairs. A foreign policy once en
tered upon may with difficulty be
changed. One false move may do
what years cannot undo.
"The whole future of national ex
istence may he endangered by the
Ill-considered act of a day. I am
Svalnst the league of nations and all
Its subsidiaries, membership In which
Would tend to ifartlcipatlor., directly
or Indirectly, In the league. To take
Now and for Evermore
That is the way Mrs. J.
Bixbey of 2877 Califor
nia Rtreot, feels about it.
Mrs. Bixbey has just rent
ed her rooms with a Bee
* Want Ad. This is nothing
new, for Mrs. Bixbey
says that she always gets
results from her adver
tisements in The Bee and
that the service we give
her is just fine. We enn
rent YOUR rooms if you
I-8"' will let us try. Rhone
AT lantic 1000 and see.
“IT'S RESULTS
THAT COUNT"
us Into the league court or to In
volve us In political struggles abroad
Inevitably will draw us Into the Eu
ropean maelstrom from which we
fondly Imagined the election of 1920
had delivered u*.
Wants Tien Severed.
“Of course we would always pro
mote peace and endeavor to prevent
war. We would help Europe In any
rational way: We would continue to
alleviate suffering, clothe the naked,
feed the hungry, but we would ever
be the sole judge of our own actions,
the arbiter of our destiny. Our coun
try, the greatest on earth, should
have its own foreign policy, thorough
ly understood by our people, frankly
proclaimed.
“Preserving our country as it 1s,
we preserve the world’s greatest as
set, civil,zatlon's highest promise. Our
timid, vacillating and contradictory
positions demand that America’s for
eign policy again be decided by the
whole people who must themselves,
at whatever cost, maintain it. This
time the decision should be so clear,
so definite and certain that no casuis
try, no specious plea, no Indirection
can distort it.
“Upon these as fundamentals, am
plifying and expressing details here
after, to the men and women who con
stitute America's free citizenship, 1
will make my appeal. In every state
the contest will be waged. In those
states where the voters may express
their preference the issue can be defi
nitely decided; and, I hope, all candi
dates will participate In the presi
dential preference primaries, Includ
ing California, and cheerfully acqui
esce in the result.
"No man who aspires to the high
est office In the gift of the Amer
ican people should shrink from a
verdict by those he seeks to serve:
and equally, none Is entitled to the
presidency whom the people do not
want.’’
Church at Fremont to
Have Golden Jubilee
Fremont, Neb., Nov. 5.—The Pres
byterian church of Fremont will ob
serve Its golden Jubilee November
23, when impressive services will be
held to mark the 50th year since Its
organization.
Clara B. Pillsbury, Bong Beach.
Cal., is the only living charter mem
ber of the church aid It is doubted
whether she will he able to he pres
ent. Rev. Alexander S. Foster was
the first pastor. For a time he
served both in Fremont and Colum
bus, but later accepted a call to the
local pulpit.
Among those on the anniversary
program are Rev. D. B). Wilson, pres
ident of the Presbyterian seminary,
Omaha; Rev. R. B. Wheeler, pastor
emeritus of the R. B. Wheeler
Memorial church, Omaha; Rev, Frank
Reed, pastor of Morningsld* Presby
terian church. Sioux City, la., and
Rev, R. V. Kearsn, pastor of the
Presbyterian church of Fremont.
“Wishbone” of Car Caused
Driver to be Arrested
Columhus, Neb., Nov. 15,—The wob
tding course of an automobile being
driven along one of the business
streets during the midnight hour led
Patrolman Felix Smngaoz to believe
the driver intoxicated. The driver was
promptly arrested and hurried to the
city jail. Then officers tried to take
the automobile along with them and
found that a broken "wishbone" on
the oar was the cause of the wavy
driving and the prisoner, a local
salesman, was speedily released.
Continued Fair Is
Cold Weather Shuns
Middle - West States
Forecaster’s Promise
Omaha’s small precipitation ot
Wednesday evening proved but a
scare, and the sun smashed through
a line of broken and disconcerted
clouds yesterday with the same beam
ing radiance displayed throughout the
last few weeks. Omaha continued to
enjoy another day of Indian summer
weather, although the mercury
showed a slight depression at times.
The wind yesterday was from the
west. When the instruments at the
weather bureau began their official
working day at 7, the mercury chose
its stand at 42 degrees, from which
point it alternately rose and fell, un
til by mid-day the temperature was 49
degrees. From that time it began
to rise gradually. The thermometer
reading was 56 degrees at 4.
Weather throughout the Missouri
valley was generally clear. Nebraska,
Kansas, Colorado, Utah, Nevuda and
neighboring states enjoyed the same
brand of weather that Omaha experi
enced. Rain fell in parts of Iowa and
Illinois, in northern Montana and
Wyoming, and along the coast of the
Gulf of Mexico. Keokuk. Ia.. report -
e da light rain of .04 inches, while
•IS inches fell at St. Louis and .04
inches fell at Springfield, Mo. Chi
cago and I’eoria also reported show
ers. The rain which had been falling
along the Atlantic coast was blown
out over the ocean by western winds.
Lander, Wyo., continued to be the
coldest spot in the country yester
day with a low mark of 12 degrees.
The highest mark was reached at
Los Angeles, where the maximum
temperature was 82 decrees.
"Fair today, with little change in
temperature,’’ is the forecast for to
day.
“Dmg£” Cartoonist,
Undergoes Operation
Rochester, Minn.. Nov. 15. — J.
(Ding) Parllng. cartoonist, is In a
sanitarium • here recovering from an
I operation on his right arm. He is
expected to leave In about a week
of 10 days.
His work, interrupted during this
period, will be resumed immediately
upon his recovery.
Corn Crop Yield Contest
Will l»e Planned Today
Earl Maxwell, county agent, and
Charles Gran will attend a meeting
at Lincoln today to make plans for
a corn crop yield contest, at the
suggestion of P. H. Stewart of the
agricultural college.
li. R. Snipes. Cass county agent:
Walter Roberts, Saunders county
agent: B. Wolf, grower of Nehawka,
and P. L. Gross of Lincoln will at
tend the conference.
Mother I- Warded ? I ..">00
for Death of Daughter
Beatrice, Neb., Nov. 15 —The case
of Mrs. Jack Gorman against, Pr. L.
E. Benner of this city, suit for $20,000
for the death of the former's daugh
ter. Rose, who was killed last spring
by an auto driven by the doctor, has
been settled. The jury in the district
court recently returned a verdict of
$1,500 In favor of the plaintiff and
the case was settled on that basis.
SUNNY SIDE UP
Dr. Cook’s explanation of those
mysterious lights in Holt county is
very cleat, in fact luminous. But
what'n thunder illuminates the
luminosity of these illumined mole
cules?
The Plalnvlew firmer who made
up a stock mixture that set fire to
his harn has a fortune at his com
mand. Think of the kick the con
firmed consumer* of modern-day
hootch could gift cut of that concoc
tion!
An upcountry friend of mine sug
gests that while there mny be some
doubts about the Identity of the man
who reduced the price of gas. there
isn’t a lilt of iloubt about the Identity
of the man who has manufactured
the most over the Incident.
The report that Kmlle Coue Is com
ing back to talk to us some mom
confirms my long settled belief that
Bamum lacked about 99 per rent of
guessing correctly the rapidity of
their birth.
Is there no escape? A woman In
Omaha has had a man jailed for
making love too violently. Numerous
Instances of men being arrested be
cause they failed to love enough.
Truly man is born to trouble as the
sparks fly upward.
Noting that numerous Influential
women of Omaha object to being fa
vored In the matter of detention after
being arrested for speeding, reminds
me of Judge Klnkaid of Colorado,
who opposed equal suffrage with
Ills pen and on the stump. After
equal suffrage won out, Its support
ers celebrated by holding a big ban
quet at a Denver hostelry. Thinking
to embarrass the Judge they invited
him to attend and respond to the
toast, "The Women, Hod Bless
Them." Much to their surprise.
Judge Klnkaid accepted. When his
number was reached on the toast
list he was Introduced very hand
somely by the toast mist lesH. Rising
and bowing low to the toastinlstrcss
and addressing her in proper fashion.
Judge Klnkaid raised his glass—of
water—and said: "The women, God
bless them. Once our superiors, now
our equals.” Rowing again to the
toastmlstress, he drank a few swal
lows of water and resumed his seat.
Rome Miller Is not Interacting me
with his talk about watermelon at
Christmas time, either this corning
Christmas or the hext one. If Mr.
Miller will say something to me
about Thanksgiving dinner, and 1
mean the next ono Cn the list, at
that, ho will find me a most attentive
listener.
The Lincoln fireman who Is suing
a man named Castle for alienating
his wife's affections has put a h"W
kink In the old saying. Ho wants It
understood that while It Is his home
It Isn't his wife's Castle.
Omaha wife gets home at 1:80 a. ni.
Husband remonstrates and then
hosts her up. Hope husband gets
1,000,000 years In Jail. Suppose his
example should Impel wives to remon
strate same way? About two thirds
of us married fellows would bo in the
hospital all the time
Aren't you getting pretty well fed
up on this reform thing? I am, and
don't care who know* It. Every time
some man or woman sees something
they don’t like they .mmedlately set
about to have n law enacted against
It. Approached today by reformer
who wanted me to sign a petition for
an ordinance prohitu log children tin
der 14 from attending picture shows
unless necompanloo by parent nr
guardian. When ! had finished my
refusal she left In a huff. Klee horn
American* are today suffering under
more repri dv< and suppressive lows
than any czar of Russia could have
put over by Imperial uMsse. Am
thinking some of running for gover
nor on a platform demanding life
Imprisonment for nine tenths of the
reformers now abroad In the land.
Anil the other one tenth would have
to walk mighty softly If 1 should
he elected and find myself able to
Hut My Hist form Over. W. M. M.
Friends Are
Shocked at
Boy’s Crime
Youth Who Shot Parents Was
Popular in School and
Regarded as Model
Young Man.
Love for Autos Blammed
Special Olupfttch to The Omaha Bee.
Shenandoah, la., Nov. 15.—Pressed
by anguish at the awfulness of the
crime he committed against his par
ents, Claude Carmichael, 21, who has
confessed to shooting his father. Bert
Carmichael, and who also wounded
his mother, occupies a cell to think
of the things which turned him from
the straight path to the one which
led to hopelessness.
Life imprisonment or worse. If his
father dies, stares him In the face.
Shooting wdth Intent to commit mur
der, a crime punishable by an in
determinate sentence of & minimum
of 30 years in prison, is the alterna
tive. It may be one or the other, re
gardless of what is asked by the dot
ing mother or the father, If he re
covers and forgives.
A,nd the dazed friends are wonder
ing why the son got himself hope
lessly involved In a net of alleged
forgeries. Scarcely more than a year
ago Claude was a popular member
of the large senior class of 1921 of
the high school. He was singled out
by the most conservative youths as
a friend who could bo relied upon to
do the right thing.
I'lanncd fHillege Course.
The farmer youth for several years
had planned to enter Iowa State col
lege at Ames, hut Cupid Intervened.
A school romance. In which Bernice
Lemon, star basketball forward, was
the leading lady, resulted In a mld
r.lght wedding In August at the Meth
odist parsonage. The son's wayward
ness first began to worry his father
early in the year, when his father,
a renter, bought an 80-acre farm for
the son and gave hi mmoney to buy
stock. Claude used the funds to
take an auto trip to Wyoming. Then
ho starteil an oil wagon out of Coin
and had dreams of striking It rich
in oil. He passed an alleged forged
note for $1,000 and deposited It at
Blanchard, telling the banker It was
to finance three new oil stations. Hla
father learned of the note and gave
the boy until Monday to straighten
It out. Another check for 1500, given
a Coin hanker, led to a warrant for
his arrest, and the return of another
• heck for $159 given In an automo
bile transaction tightened the web.
Fond of Automobiles.
Love of automobiles had Its In
fluence upon the youth, who was the
owner of the most highly decorated
car In the county, with lights on
every fender. But he wanted a larger
car. His father, spoiling one deal,
the boy confessed he had been a fool
and promised not to do It again. Im
mediately he went to another ^ealer
and gut possession of an automobile.
In three days he drove It titil miles.
Outside his family the person who
has taken his downfall the hardest
Is a member of the faculty who took
a particular Interest In the lad. Sho
broke down and wept.
Mrs. Bernice Lemon Carmichael,
girl wife of Claude, visited her hus
band In the county Jail this morn
ing. the first time she had seen hliVi
since he was arrested at the home
following the shooting, where protests
against his arrest were made hy the
mother and the young wife.
Affectionate Greening.
The dramatic meeting lasted but
five minutes. Both seemed glad to
see each other. While her father.
E. E. Lemon, and her brother, Cecil
Lemon, who works for young Car
michael In an oil station at Coin,
looked on. the couple exchanged af
fectlonate greetings and then busi
ness matters regarding the oil sta
tlon were discussed.
The father, who is a patient at
Hand hospital, is reported to have
spent ft fairly restful night and his
condition Is no worse. Ills chances
for recovery, however, nre still un
certain and for that reason no
charges will be filed against the son
before Friday or Saturday.
The non has not asked for a heat
lng nor has he engaged an attorney.
Broken, haggard and thoroughly re
pentant, he seems satisfied to take
his medicine, in case his father lives,
the charges will be assault with In
tent to murder, stated County Attor
ney George Anderson.
Friends of the young wife say she
did not know of the alleged forgeries
which caused the tragedy and that
she did not suspect her husband had
done the shooting until he was ar
rested at Ills father’s home on his
return that night.
( ttliimliUH hikes Action
lo Oct I'clcgrapli Office
Uolumbua. NH», Ni.v. K. Furthci
fiction tn obtain a connnpiclal office
of th« \V« Ntcrn Union THcKinpb
company In beinfr taken hen* by the
preparation by IniNlnrH* m«?n who an*
• oriNtant um<»in of tin* win n to fib» a
formal complaint with th* bonn! of
flir**ctorN of thn cimnibiT of Uom*
tn'Tiv nuking a NtrofiRcr office appeal
to tile Omaha office** who, it In un
flNfNtood, «•** not nvoifl I«> th*» eiitfib
Uniting of a commercial offlc* htra.
Where’s Mamma ?
Firmly clasping his sole traveling companion, little
Pat Somerset demanded of photographers that they tell
him where his mother, F:dith Day, actress, was. With
husband. Pat Somerset, site met him as Aquitania docked
Jn New- York.
Back for Quiet Life
I'nllke most diplomats, Col. George E. Harvey (with
granddaughter above) former ambassador to England,
was valuable in his opinions on return to this country a
few days ago. He said Coolidge will keep us out of
league of nation*.
They Traveled 4,500 Miles to Worship
Tills interesting |>irtiire shows a group of Arabs in white relies which they wore at worship at Erave of
Mohammed, which they traveled 4,500 miles from .lava to Arabia to visit. The list Ml miles were made on foot
over desert.
Farm Agent Warns
to Pick Seed Early
" ,, i
Large ^ ater Content Found
in Douglas County Corn—
Dry Rot Is Reported.
Warning to farmers tn select their
seed corn as early as possible has
been sent out by Karl <J. Maxwell,
county farm agent. The weather,
damp, rainy and less drying wind,
hns not permitted the corn In the |
field to dry out. The result !s a
heavy ear, with too much moisture.
Dry rot Is affecting much of the
corn this yesr, sccordtr.g to Mr.
Maxwell.
Selection of seed corn should be
made soon and left to dry thorough
ly. All mouldy and rotted ears
should lie discarded at picking time
and th# softest ears kept out of the
main crib.
Predictions are that good seed corn
that shows a high germination next
spring will bo at a premium.
Not often has rorn dried ns slowly
as It hna this year. In this section,
said the county agent. Moisture tesla
show about 25 per cent water in this
crop.
I.nw temperature must he Watched
If seed and other com is to he kept,
advised Mr Maxwell, t'orn contain
ing 25 per cent moisture can endure
at 24 degrees Fahrenheit. 20 degrees.
16. 12, S, and 4 degree* for periods of
24, Is. 8. 6. and 4 hours respectively.
Nrwly Installed lights
('onfimng to Trainmen
Columbus, Neb . Nov 16.—Brilliant
lights of smaller towns have been
working havoc with engineers on fast
Union Pacific trains who, thinking
they were nearing Columbus would
slow down nt Duncan, the first town
west of hej* and at Ulchland. the first
village east of Columbus. It Is only
recently that the two towns have
been having electric lights as the
result of the Columbus l.lght. Heat
and Power company's constructing
trunk Him m to the tow ns and both vll<
lages have bad such brilliant streo*
light installed that the icflccttona
against the sky have been mislead
ing to many trainmen
linman Sues Railroad.
Herbert Boyle. L’4. fireman on the
Union Pacific railroad from Council
Bluffs to (•rand Island, filed suit
against the road for $60,000 in dis
trict court though ho la critical
ly 111 with pneumonia.
Car Stolen First \ight
Padlock Put on Garage;
l nlocked for 3 Years
Fermont, Neb , Nov. .5.—For three
years J. Howard Heine, vice presi
dent of the Union National bank of
Fremont, never placed a lock on the
door of the garage In the rear of
his home At all times the garage
waa easy of access to anyone, but
never was his automobile stolen or
tampered with.
Recently Heine became alarmed at
the numtver of automobile robberies
and decided to take no further
chances He purchased a heavy pad
lock and bared all the windows of
his garage. The next day his car
was stolen. The padlock was torn
from Its place and the garage was
empty when one of the family went
to get the machine.
Word was received a few days
later that the machine was recovered
in Omaha where It had been aban
doned by the thieves. Articles of
clothing left In the car lead police
to believe that It had been used by
robbers to transport their loot.
Too Old for Reformatory:
Prisoner's Case Puzzles
Lincoln. Nov. 15—What to <lo with
J C Cushman. S.’. sentenced to one
year In the reformatory by Judge Kl
died of Henklemnn. Is a problem that
Is perplexing Sheriff Haul Davis of
Dundy county.
When Davis appeared at the re
formatory with hla prisoner today au
tborltles refused to admit hint be
cause he was over the age limit. It
being a provision of the state law
that no one over SO ts eligible to ad
mission.
Following his failure at ths reform
atory, Davis announced that he
would return with his prisoner lo Hen
k! onion and let Judge Eld red decide
Cushman's future for the second time
There Is some question ns to whether
or not Cushman, because of the error
of the judge, will not escape punish
ment.
lie was sentenced after be had plead
guilty to a charge of t lining a t1'
1 check to Job
Married in Council Bluffs
Thu fnllowlm p#n»ona obulntil nun
rluit«» 1to«na»a In Pounrll 4'luffa yeoler
•lav
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Kthrl Hnthman, (Vntml rity . .'S
John Oorradn. Omaha .. .. . Tl
l.llllan WandylUh Omaha ... ... 1#
KL K Hrvani. Mnuth Omaha .. 44
rlokay liall. Omaha . II
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Liberty Leainie
Asks S5 000.000
4
Chamber of Commerce Re
ceives Letter Saying Nebras
ka* Ouota 1- $230,000.
Has anyone $5,000,000 to spare? Or
perhajw only $25,000? Don K. lie
How. a. cretary treasuier of the Na
tional Liberty le gue, would like to
have it. In a letter addressed to the
Omaha Chamber of Commerce vester
day he asks for support toward ob
taining that figure. He says:
"We need funds to support only
the most formidable candidates of both
[major parties for public offices
There Is no doubt of having plenty of
candidates for our slete. We expect
to raise |5.*0O.O0O for our campaign
for beer and light wine*, and have
assessed the quota of Nebraska at
$250,000
"It Is estimated that the drvs spent
over JSO.PCo 000 In the last 20 years
to put their program over It Is
necessary that the league have the
financial support of every one who
desires to have lawful beer and wine
instead of iso son boose which Is being
sold bv the bootleggers. We trust
that the members of your organlra
tlon ns Individuals will give their
whole hearted moral and financial
support."
Tuesday afternoon a motion was
passed at the meeting of the Wom
en's Christian Temperance union in
sttuetlng the secretary to write a let
ter to the Omaha Chamber of Com
mere* asking flie chamber to d are
gard any plea for financial aid for the
Liberty league.
The motion followed a report front
Mrs X J Mo Kit rick that the l.lb
• rty league was seeking contr.hu
tIvina to a campaign fund for the
legalisation of beer and light wlnis
from chambers of commerce through
out the country.
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Tariff Hike
on Wheat to
Come Soon
N. B. I prlike of Omaha Con
fers With President and
Finds Immediate Ac
tion Planned.
No Remedy Neglected
Washington. Nov 15.—A higher
tariff on wheat as a means of aiding
the mlddlewest farmer will la? a real
ity In a few weeks, according to Nel
son ft. Updike, publisher of the Oma
ha Bee, who was a caller at the exec
utive office at the White House to
day.
"I found that President Coolidge
had already taken steps necessary to
Increase the tariff," Mr. Updike said,
"and was amazed to find that he had
voluminous and accurate information
at hand concerning the middieweet
conditions.
"The president presented me with a
copy of a letter from Attorney Gen
eral Harry M. Daugherty, replying to
an inquiry by the president as to the
preliminary steps necessary to impose
a higher wheat tariff. The letter
from Mr. Daugherty, stating that first
an investigation must be made by the
United States tariff commission before
proclamation could be issued for a
higher tariff, was dated November
18, ar.d It was the day following that
the investigation by the commission
was started. It indicated that the
president means business and is do
ing everything to expedite relief of
the mlddlewest farmer.
.VI1 Information at Hand.
“There is little doubt that the In
vestigation will be short, and I know
that It will result In developing fart*
that will warrant the president in in
creasing the duty on wheat. In fart,
all the Information which the com
mission has announced it desired in
its present investigation into the
wheat situation is already in the
han’s of the Uni'ed States Depart
ment of Agriculture, which tor sev
eral months haa made a thorough in
vestigation ef its o»n ah-,g exactiy
the same lines.
“Transferring the Information from
the United Startes Department of
Agriculture to the tariff commission
ar.d its assirniliation by tbe commis
sion will not take long.
Kxprct Ixmer Freight Rates.
“The president emphasiied the fact
that if the investigation showed fa »
to Justify the higher tariff, as It is
my opinion it will prove, the higher
tariff will be nly for the purp-'se of
meeting the present emergency in the
wheat belt Meantime, everything
will he done to avert a slmiliar con
dition among wheat growers in the
future. The president gave assur
ance that every facility was being
pressed into service to carry on an In
vestigation of proposed plans f r per
itnanent relief of wheat fmr.ers suck
as pushing to completion an investi
gation for th» purpose of readjusting
and lowering freight rates on export
wheat and wheat product*.
“Another possibility proposed by
Secretary Wallace and others is that
ef purchasing surplus wheat with a
view . f exporting it to foreign mar
kets The needs of charity for Europe
I may cause a large demand on wheat.
"Paving the wag for farmers to
" ik out their own co-operative wheat
marketing movement if found advis
able by them, is also planned.
"It will be gratifying to the wheat
farmers of the m'ddlewest to learn
that the first thing President Cool
idge has done is to take steps to
meet the present emergency as It now
ex.sts and permit other plans so
work as fast as possible.”
Beatrice Legion Post
Elect? New Officers
Beatrice. Neb. Nor. IS.—Anderson
post No. S3. American Legion of
Wjrroore. was entertained at luncheon
by the Kiw-anis club of that place,
and at the close of the banquet. Capf.
F E. Crawford presented the Ameri
can flag and an American Legion
post standard to the post The ac
ceptance speech was made by Vlode
Ellis. .1 Ed C Fisher, farmer state
•'•'mmander of the legion, was present
and in a brief talk told what the
legion stood for.
At Tic ’ - til * ■ a m these
officers were elected: Post cornu toil
er. L D IVnamore vice commander,
Arthur Hughes; adjutant. Jav Ha>
den. finance officer. Alher Hogue:
historian. C B Elio, chaplain John
Fieaetman: sergeant -at arms ktmufl
Rutherford.
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