Tariff Experts
Ready to Begin
Farm Inquiry
Prepare Questions to Ask
Wheat Growers and Others
Connected With Market
ing of Grain.
■ Minneapolis, Minn., Deo. 4.—After
a conference with millers and grain
m-n here today experts of the agri
cultural division of the tariff com
mission, were ready lo go into the
wheat growing states of the north
west to begin an exhaustive survey
of production costs as a basis for
determining whether the 30-cent
tariff will be raised.
William S. Culbertson, vice chair
man of the commission, met the lead
ing millers and grain dealers In an
informal conference. The attitude of
grain and milling interests toward
a revision of the tariff to provide
a further barrier against the Influx
of Can.i Man grain in competition with
American was sought by Mr. Cul
bertson.
A final draft of questionnaires to
be filled out by farmers, bankers,
county agents and elevator men In
the northwest states was completed
by Mr. Culbertson and tariff commis
sion experts yesterday.
"The wheat tariff problem, with
the possible exception of the sugar
tariff, which hue been under investi
gation for eight months. Is the most
important task now before the com
mission," Mr. Culbertson said.
“We plan to expedite the Investi
gation so that possibly by the middle
of January our Inquiry will bo fin
ished. Then we will hold a public
hearing in Washington at which all
persons Interested will be invited to
be present and state their views."
Mr. Culbertson said that the wheat
farmers of the northwest can be
assured that the invesiigatlon will be
as complete as possible before the
tariff revision is deliberated by the
commission. k
Tlie Red river valley will probably
he the first place where the investi
gation will begin. There will be
three groups of field agents. Mo Cul
bertson said, one group consisting of
experts attached, to the agricultural
division of the tariff commission, an
other group from the United States
Department of Agriculture, and a
third consisting of men commended
by agricultural colleges of the north
west states.
Annual Corn Show Is
Being Held at Syracuse
Syracuse, Neb., Dee. 4.—The sec
ond annual Otoe county corn show
is being held here in connection with
the annual meeting of the Otoe coun
ty farm bureau and a fine display
of corn ta on exhibition as well as
some highly Interesting educational
exhibits of corn and the results of
corn club experiments and of the
rough and smooth variety tests con
ducted in Otoe county this season.
The speakers are Prof. w. H. Brokaw
and Mary Ellen Brown of the state
agricultural college. The show is be
ing sponsored by the Syracuse Busi
ness Men’s association, working with
the farm bureau.
Golf Expert Reported Engaged to Movie Actress
Gene Narar.eti, national professional golf champion, and Mlsa Pauline Garon, movie actress, his reputed
fiancee, at Rriarrllff. New York.
Nebraska Youth Wins
National Essay Match
Dlncoln, Deo. 4.—Mr. Halph Q.
Brooks, a Junior at Nebraska Wes
leyan university here, who won the
Nebraska Peace Oratorical contest
last year, has been notified that his
essay has won first prize in the na
tional contest. A check for $60 waa
enclosed with the notice. The selec
tion was made from two hundred
manuscripts, which included all those
eliminated In the various state con
tests.
Two years ago. H. J. Sheirlk, then
a senior at Nebraska Wesleyan uni
versity. won the n/ttlonal PI Kappa
Delta Oratorical contest.
Camp Fire Destroys
lee Plant, Loss $2,500
Columbus, Neb., Dec. 4.—A fire
kindled by a tramp Is believed to have
cailsed the destruction here of the Co
lumbus Fuel and Storage company's
Ice house, resulting in a loss of $2,500
today after the fire department fought
for two hours before getting the fire
under control.
Ella E. Gratton Dies.
Klla K. Gratton died yesterday at
Des Moines. She is survived by her
husband. W'. K. Gratton, and one sis
ter, Mrs. H. K. Mahaffee of Omaha,
and two brothers, A. C. Montlth of
Martin. Mich., and O. C. Montlth of
Chicago. Funeral servlcsa will be
held Thursday afternoon at the Croa
by-Moore funeral home. Burial will
be in Forest Dawn cemetery.
Julia Hansen Dies.
Julia Hansen. 69, died yesterday at
her home, 1811 Castellar street. She
is survived by her husband. N. J.
Hansen, anil five daughters. Miss
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Omaha, Mrs. Will am Bcrenek of Loup
City, Neb., and Mrs. Etta Alexander
of Omaha. She Is also survived by
two sons. Henry and Roy, both of
Omaha. Funeral services will be held
Thursday afternoon at the home.
Burial will be In Forest Lawn ceme
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Metcdlf Funeral Held.
Beatrice, Neb., Dec. 4.—Funeral
services for Mrs. Myrtle Metcalf, 41.
who died at her home east of the city
last week, were held Monday from the
Christian church, conducted by Rev.
M. Lee Sorey. The body was taken
to Auburn, Neb., for burial. She la
survived by her husband and three
children.
Holdup Turns Out to
Be Free-for-All Fight
Beatrice, Neb., Dec. 4.—After In
vestigating the reported attempted
holdup of Robert Noakes in West
Beatrice last night, when he was
struck over the head with a piece of
gas pipe. Chief of Police Acton an
nounced today that it was nothing
more than a free-for-all fight between
three men. No arrests have been
made.
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Disease Sweeps
Valley Hog Herds
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Swine in Loup and Platte
Valleys Ravaged Ity
Flu.
Columbus. Neb., Dec. 4.— Influenza
and old-fashioned typhoid fever are
literally sweeping through the hog
herds iri this section of the lower
Ix>up and central Platte valleys, ac
cording to Dr. J. A. Abart and Dr. I..
R. Casein, local veterinarians, who
say that the disease In many In
stances Is not fatal hut leaves the bog
skinny and totally unfit for market
ing.
Dr. Cassln said today the feeding
of bogs with musty corn might he a
factor In making them more suscep
tible to the disease. The maorlty of
hogs subeet to the disease are pigs
under 60 pounds. The complication
lasts from five days to a week, first
appearing as a sort of flu and com
llcatlon of other diseases and often af
ter they are attacked by typhoid.
That the dlesase Is Infectious Is the
opinion of Dr. Abart. who declares
he does not think the weather condi
tions have anything to do with the
sickness.
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Klansmen Arrested
Under Anti-Klan Law
Webster City. Is.. Dec. 4.—Two
masked men, alleged to have been
weaving Ku Klux Klan regalia were
arrested at Stanhope, la., last night
by Sheriff C. D. Carl of this city, un
der the provisions of the antimask
law passed by the last session of the
Iowa legislature.
The arrests took place outside of a
school house In which the klan was
holding a meeting and were made at
the Instance of a Stanhope rnan who
said he had been threatened by •
band of ninsked men.
The men arrested. Theodore Peter
son and Carroll Kent, both of Stan
hope, later were released whena group
of about 50 men appeared at the
county Jail and furnished ball. It Is
believed they will not be held to the
grand Jury.
“Heavyweight” Husking
Title Claimed by Mead Man
Mead, Neb., Dec. 4.—R. C. JohnBon.
33, weight 2S0 pounds, of Mead, claims
the heavyweight husking record. On
November 30 he husked 170 bushel*
and 55 pounds In 9 hours and 53
minutes, This corn being picked In
his own field, yielding between 85 and
60 bushels per acre.
Mr. Johnson has not picked corn
for nine year* and this was his first
day this year.
Mr. Johnson is the proprietor of
Karly Dawn stock farm at Mead and
a breeder of pure bred Poland China
hogs. • I
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Jerry Leary Dies.
Jerry Leary, fit. died yesterday at |
h's home, tot North Forty-first I
avenue. He Is survived hy his wif<
and three sons, .tames, Ted and Dr.
William J. I<enry and one daughter,
Mrs. James Savage, also of Omaha.
Funeral services will he held Thurs
day morning. fturlal will he In Holy
Sepulchre cemetery.
Corn Market Crowded.
Beatrice. .Neb., Dec- 4—A great
amount of corn ia being marketed in
Beatrice and other points in the coun
ty. A number of farmers finished
husking last week and some of th(v^-w
marketed most of their g*aln dir*, t
from the eheller. They nre receiving
05 cents a busbal, the price being a
cents lower than * week ago.
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