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____ _} V0L 54 N0. 27. OMAHA, WEDNESDAY, JULY 16, 1924. TWO CENTS'»^cZS, V- ■— •
Farm Bureausii^rms Big Marketing Firm
Tide of Fire
Unchecked
in Forests
Planes, Bombs and Conscrip
tion of Man Power Used
in Effort to Halt In
ferno on Coast.
Flames Menace to Life
f. San Francisco, July 15.—The forest
and brush fire plague In California
Is at a critical stage tonight.
In other states of thrf Pacific slope,
the fire situation continues serious,
though favorable w lnd conditions
and intermittent rainfall have great
ly aided the fight in Washington and
Oregon.
Kvery method known to the mod
ern science of firefighting—planes,
organized lines of backfiring, bombs
and conception of manpower—is be
ing used tonight in California in a
desperate exort to check the ttyle
of flame that is running rampant
among the famous pine and redwood
forests of the state.
More than 2,500 firefighters are
putting up a frenzied battle to
smother the flames. Conscription of
men is going on in two sections of
the state—the Yreka district in the
north, and in the Santa Barbara Na
tional forest in the south—where two
of the most disostrous blazes in the
history of the west are flaming com
pletely out of control.
Millions Property I,oss.
Millionaires and tromps. both of
them drafted, are fighting fires
shouldor-toshoulder in the Klamath
National forest, near the Oregon
boundary line.
No loss of life has been reported
in California. Forestry officials be
lieve that loss of life elsewhere, if
any, will be small.
Properly damage will run into the
g millions.
The immediate closing of all nation
:.l forests in California, a move that
would deprive thousands of vacation
ists from entering the famous play
grounds. was being disucssed tonight
by the 1'nited States forest service.
Funned by a 45-milc wind, almost
1.000 persons are battling four big
fires in this state, all of them out of
control.
In the Goose Neck mourtain dis
trict. up in the Siskiyou country, four
sections of Siskiyou county’s finest
lumber have been burned over, en
tailing a loss to the Standard Lumber
company of more than $50,000. More
than 8.600,000 feet of mature pine
lias bc'ii reduced io ashes iri this dis
trict.
( ity lie allied.
Mount Shasta City, in the north
ern part of the stale, appeared to he
doomed tonight unless a terrific fire
in the immediate neighborhood is
Quickly subdued. Scores of students
from the Chico State Teachers col
lege, loggers, tourists and campers
are battling desperately to save
Mount Shasta City.
In the Humbug mountains region,
six miles southwest of Yreka. in
Northern California, flames along a
10-mile front arc sweeping everything
before them. Two men have been
: ; .ell ly Injured here, one of them
having ids hand torn off.
In the Bigelow meadows district.
S skiyou county, 10 sections of val
uable timber are in the throes of
t,.-c. This fire war of such fierce In
tensity that the flameri could be seen
tonight in Oregon, more than 100
miles away.
The Pacific state highway Is prac
tically closed between Dunemuir and
• Mt. Shasta, where flames are raging
the Shasta National forests.
Situation Still Serious.
In the Santa Barbara National
forest, the situation Is still very seri
ous, though portions of the disastrous
fire which has been playing havoc in
this region are reported temporarily
checked tonight. Additional men arc
being rushed to the wooded slopse of
the Llehre mountains in an effoct to
completely subdue the flamee.
Flail Contest Planned.
Bedford, Ta., July 15—"Old timers"
of the vicinity will stage a. flailing
demonstration here July 2«. under the
auspices of T. F. Armstrong, county
auditor.
We Have
With Us
Today
Luther K. Bell,
Chicago, 111.,
Traffic Manager, Air Mall Service.
Although Interested for the last six
• %veftra In the rommerrlal development
'*,f the airplane, Luther K. Bell, air
mall service traffic, manager, frankly
confesses he does not like to ride in
t>ne.
Mr. Bell Is In Omaha seeking
further coordination of air and rail
mall service. He was horn 37 years
ago at, Topeka, Kan. He was n news
paper man for IS years before he he
came Interested In tlie economical de
velopment of aircraft.
U„ Is a former secretary of the
Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce
pud editor Of tho Aircraft Yearbook
, "My aim Is to see air transports
tlon develop os to he of service to the
degree thnt It contributes to the con
duction of business and the pleasure
of living Such development, I feel,
must he nlong msll snd express lines,
people sr* not ready for air pnssen
service yet," declared Mr. Bell
Youth May Lose Life
From Bandit Bullet
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U. S. Coast Guard
Cutter in Arctic
Meets Disaster
Venerable Bear, Pinched in
Ice Thousand Miles IJjortb
of Unalaska, to Be
Abandoned.
Washington. July 15.—The vener
able coast guard cutter, the Bear,
has made Its last journey to the
arctic. It is pinched in the Ice some
where a thousand miles north of L'n
alasfca, two propellers are broken. It
has a score of dents In Its sides and
coast guard headquarters has radioed
orders to give up, to return home
from the 60th annual cruise Into the
far north.
So "Healy’s pule Ooml.'.k" will not
take the mall and the messages from
civilization to Point Barrow this year.
The old vessel, named “Hcaly’s Fire
Canoe" hy the natives when Captain
Healy used to guide it into the north
fin wastes, nn more will brighten the
lives of those lost from the world
for a year at a time It has been
branded unsafe, unseaworthy, and
when It gets back to the states. If
it does, Its last voyage will be ended
It will be dismantled.
Its thin stream of smoke and Its
vhite sails, for they use sails wher
ever possible to conserve stores of
coal, eagerly have been watched for
many long days each summer hy the
missionarh-s. the teachers, the trad
rrs and the natives, but their watches
tills time will he in vain in many vll
Sages.
Blocked in Ice.
A brief radio came through from
Captain Cockran today. It told In
a few words the story of a disap
pointed crew and insurmountable ice
that blocked the northward way. Half
a dozen times In June the Bear was
caught In the ice.
Although Captain Cockran’s last
message Indicated his belief that he
would have little difficulty In return
leg as soon as Ice conditions permit,
const guard officials fear that the old
boat may not emerge safely.
Appropriation Lost.
Congress was asked at its lost ses
sion to appropriate money for a new
craft to replace th" Bear, but the bill
got lost lu the jam of the closing
days. Its sister ships, the Thetis and
the Resolute, long ago were disman
tied, but not until each had served
the government faithfully for years.
Rut now even the Bear, which ha*
failed In so few attempts to reach
those who know of no other mean*
of communication with the outside
world, has been doomed hy the ha*
ards of time and must be cast aside.
PLANE PURSUES
FLEEING CASHIER
TIork Springs, Wyo., July 16.—A
plane from the lorn! air innll station
w*s pressed into service this after
noon to seek C. N. Fisher, eashler of
the Gunn Quealy Coal company, who
Is alleged to have disappeared this
morning with the semi monthly pay
roll of the company. Fisher Is said
to be fleeing In an automobile and
police reports declared he had over
$5,000 In cash with him. Superin
tendent Glen Knox of the coni com
pany is flying with the air mail pilot
in pursuit of Fisher.
Smrrliprs Find No Clue
to Fate of Missing Farmer
Fails City, NpH., July 15.—Alt of
Richardson county's countryside is
being scoured by officers and bands
ot farmers In search of William Gib
son, farmer, living four miles south
west of Verdon, who disappeared
from hia home last Tuesday. An In
tensive search was conducted Sun
day by 30 farmers led by Sheriff
Young end Deputy A1 Smith In the
vicinity of where Gibson was Inst
seen, but no clue was found. It Is
feared he left home licnt on self de
etruetlon. although no cause could
bo assigned by his wife.
Kit os for Father of 10.
Funeral services for John Harry.
75, found dead At his home, 2401
North Thirteenth street, were held
Tuesday afternoon at 4 at Heafey A
Henfey's funeral pnrlors He wna
hurled at St. Mary's cemetery. He had
lived In Omaha, for 35 years and Is
survived by flv« sons and five da ugh
ter*.
Youth Near
Death From
Bandit Shot
Young Man Wounded by
Holdup Will Be Paralyzed
for Life If He Recovers,
Says Doctors.
Police Rap “Spooners”
Louis Henry, 21, 324 South Twen
ty- sixth street, will either tile or be
paralyzed as a result of a bullet fired
Into his neck Monday night by hold
up men with whom he remonstrated
because they Insisted on trading their
car for his. Two other auto parties
were held up on the same night by
highwaymen on the country roads
near Omaha, and In one of the rob
beries a woman aided the road agents.
According to Dr. H. A. Waggener,
who is attending Henry at Lord Lister
hospital, the bullet entered the left
side of the neck, coursing downward
into the right lung and piercing the
cerebral vertebra, leaying bits of lead
in its pathway. Little hope is held
for his recovery, and if he lives the
young man will be paralyzed for life,
Dr. Waggener stated.
Police Offer Help.
The series of holdups Monday night,
following numerous other holdups on
county roads in the last two weeks,
prompted Chief of Detectives Charles
H. Van Deusen to Issue a statement
offering his men to aid Sheriff Endres
in stopping the activities of the high
waymen.
"These crimes are really in the
province of SherifT Endres," Van
Deusen said, "and we are powerless.
But In view of the fact the victims
are residents of the city, the police
will aid the sheriff In every way pos
sible If he will make some definite
move toward action.
"Conditions outside the city limits
In Douglas county are deplorable and
will continue to be as long as spoon
ing parties and the like are permit
ted on the county roads. Hold up men
throughout the country are taking ad
vantage of spooning parties wherever
the authorities permit such parties
"The Omaha police will be glad to
do everything possible to apprehend
the criminals. However, the check of
the crime and Investigations are en
tirely In the hands of the sheriff."
Endres to Art.
Sheriff Endres declared he will do
something to make the roads safer
for motorists.
Deputy Dan Phillips was on Center
street about the time the robbery was
pulled on Pacific street, he said. He
worked all night with Deputy Pax
ton.
At 6:50 a. m. police arrested three
men and two women In a South Six
teenth street restaurant for investiga
tion in connection with the robberies.
They were released at noon because
of failure to discover anything con
necting them with the holdups.
Auto Found In Weeds.
The car taken from Henry hy the
bandits was found by police at Six
tieth and Pacific at 9 Tuesday morn
ing. It had been hidden In a patch
of weeds.
Henry, with a companion, Cecil
I. eeds, 22, and t%o slsteis. Hazel and
Lorena Lewis, 1502 Yates street, were
returning from Millard on the main
road. As they neared the city limits
a car pulled up iri front of their ma
chine and forced Henry to bring the
car to a stop, he said. Three men
sprang from the car. Two pointed
revolvers at the party.
The girls were ordered from the
machine and the two young men
were robbed. The highwaymen then
ordered the men out of the car and
started to drive away In Henry's ma
chine. Henry Jumped on th* run
ning board and remonstrated. One
of the bandits fired and Henry fell
to the ground. A diamond ring and
watch were taken from Henry.
Henry's father, Frank Henry, called
at Lord Lister hospital to see his son.
Henry's mother, divorced and remar
ried, lives In Crand Island and could
not be located.
Wymore Dealer Ships
Ice to St. Joseph, Mo.
Wymore, Neb., July 16.—M. I
Rawlings, Wymore wholesale Ice
dealer, has built a storage house on
the railway tracks at St. Joseph, and
la now shipping from three to five car
loads of Ice from his Wymore stor
age to St. Joseph where the Con
sumer's Ice company la handling It
for him. Rawlings has shout 30,000
tons of Indian Creek Ice In storage
In Wymore and the St. Joseph tun
tract will take a largo part of his
surplus.
Father anti Son Buried
Together at Tecumseh
Tecumseh. Neb., July 15.—The
fimernl of Kdwtn Howorth and his
son, Henry Howorth, who lost their
llvrs from being gassed In an old
well here, Snlnrdny, wns held at Ft.
Andrew church here Monday, and
wns largely attended. K*v. Thomas
Barden, rector, officiated. Masons
held services at the home, the senior
Mr. Howorth having been a m< mher
of that order.
Alhion Opens Tourist Cainp.
Albion, Neb., July II.— A new tour
1st camp has been established by the
Commercial rluh. A tract of land ad
Joining town has been leased and all
necessary toilet and camping facilities
will he provided Many tourists pass
through-here every day
Bryan Stirs Up Hornet’s Nest by
Naming Four “Suitable” Candidates
Lincoln, July 15.—When Governor
Charles W. Bryan named the names
of four men who, he said, fitted his
ideas of the man who should step
into his shoes as the democratic can
didate for governor, he literally
"poked the political hornets nest.”
One of these men is h4s own
brother-in-law. The other'three all
draw money from the public treas
ury—a gracious privilege they enjoy
by virtue of appointment at the
hands of the governor.
"Docs he expert to make It a hog
tight family affair?” This was the
question that came from a hundred
friends of a dozen candidates.
Bryan’s Selection.
The names that he named are ss
follows:
Tom Allen, Lincoln, brother In-lnw,
chairman of the state c ommlttee.
J. H. Broady, Lincoln, formerly the
governor's secretary, appointed by
Governor Bryan, judge of the district
court at Lincoln.
tV. H. Thompson, Grand Island,
member of the state supreme court,
appointed by Governor Bryan.
K. C. Knudson. Genoa, secretary
state hanking bureau, appointed hy
Governor Bryan. It 1s Knudson who
was formerly organizer of the third
party in Nehrafika and who finally
Joined with Bryan In destroying the
party.
In giving out his statement con
cerning candidates the governor in
directly revealed the fear he has of
the strength of Adam McMullen, re
publican candidate for governor.
"Nebraska Is normally a repuhllcen
state,” said the governor, and next
gave It as hts opinion that the demo
cratic candidate dare not run as a
democrat.
Must Bo Progressive.
"He must he not only s progres
sive," he said, "but a radical progres
sive.” Thus it is evident that "Broth
er Charlie” feels that, though he may
be a democratic candidate, nationally,
he must be a demo Let Follette in Ne
braska.
These confessions, however, impor
tant as they are. did not cause the
hubbub that followed the naming of
the names.
It Is the names that interest Ne
braska republicans Just now—in fact
they are lntereated In "the name.”
One thing seem* certain as a result
of the revelation of the Bryan state
of mind—neither Mr. Hitchcock nor
Mr. Mullen will have much to say
when it comes to tagging the nom
inee"
Controls Committee.
The state committee is to meet next
week and Tom Allen—one of those
named—is chairman of that commit
tee. Under the law, the state com
mittee names the candidate. Bryan
•
controls it. If he wants Allen or one
of the payroll appointees, whom he
named, he has* merely to make his
wishes known to the said committee.
Political observers take the Bryan
announcement to mean that he will
not be satisfied with anyone who is
not under obligations to him for a
job or who isn’t related to him.
At the time he made public his
names the governor Issued a pictur
esque Bryanesque statement to the
effect that there was no selfishness
in the choice, he did It "for the peo
ple" in an effort to protect them from
corporations and other "evils” In ex
istence in Nebraska. The governor's
statement vaguely mentioned moral
standards, progressive thought* and
corporation hatred, which he asserted
Broady, Allen, Knudson and Thomp
son possessed, and concisely he inti
mated that Mayor James C. Dahlman,
.1. W. Norton, John H. Morehead,
John H. Hopkins, Dan B. Butler,
Kenneth McDonald and others did not
possess these qualifications in suf
ficient quantities to satisfy him.
Hopkins’ Men Hitter.
Meantime, it is reported that the
other candidates are in arms against
the governor's hint that they aren't
of the moral character required to
"carry on” the governor’s duties. The
Hopkins men are especially upset be
cause they say it was Hopkins who
started the gasoline war in Nebraska
while Bryan took the credit. Exclu
sion of Hopkins in the list of eligible*
is ingratitude to the nth degree in
the minds of his followers.
The Morehead men didn't expect
anything else from the governor.
They anticipate a fight against the
Bryan machine if their candidate
throws his hat In the ring. The other
candidates, however, believed the gov
ernor would include them in the list
of eligible*. Since his statement in
IJncoln, however, they are convinced
ho is determined to select a man un
der obligations to him who will do
hi* bidding in handling the political
machine a governor always controls.
Dan B. Butler, is understood, to
planning to Issue a statement on the
state political situation. It Is awaited
with interest by politicians. Butler
nearly beat Bryan In the primaries
three years ago, going out of Omaha
with a 5,000 majority which kept him
in the lead until a huge short gross
majority began to pile up for Bryan.
The bed of the state committee
members is not all roses these days.
Candidates, striving to get in behind
Bryan *19 sounding out Individual
committee member* in the hope that
enough of them may be found who
wil ithrow off the Bryan control, to
name a candidate who will be se
ceptsble to all the factions in the
democratic party in Nebraska.
$1,085,000 Drugs
Seized in Raids
Narrotirs Taken From Ship at
New York and Frigco
Bound Train.
New York, July 16.—Nareotfea ral
ued at more than $1,000,000 were
seized and nine members of the crew,
including the captain of tho Italia
American liner Dullo were taken Into
custody following a raid on the ves
-i I early today.
The raid wna carried out ty the
narcotic squad while the steamer was
nt a pier In the North river.
One hundred packages of nareotlcs
\< ere found In (he crew's quarters. It
was said.
Aberdeen, Wash,, July 16.—One
thousand five tael tins of narcotics,
valued by dealer* at $85,000, were
confiscated at Chehalts, Wash.,
aboard a train hound for San Fran
cisco, after the drugs were smuggled
off the steamship George Allen here,
according to 1’nlted States Deputy
Collector W . A May. who mads tho
seizure and arrested Herbert N. Sam
uels and two Chinese.
On receipts of word that the nar
cotic,* were being smuggled to San
Francisco In six new trunks, after Its
removal from the freighter, federal
officials stopped the train near
Chehalls. after a thrilling race.
From one of the prlsonera, a code
book and a cods telegram addressed
to a party to San Francisco, was
taken by Collector May.
IRISH REBEL CHIEF
TO GET FREEDOM
Ily AMurlntH 1'rrww.
Dublin, July 15.—Tim release of
Kamonn lie Valera, Austen Stuck amt
other political lenders, now In prison,
has been decided upon by the Free
State government.
Nebraska Boy Drowned.
Specie! Iitapeteh in The Ornnlie lice,
Sturgis, S. I)., July 16.—Phillip
Dublis. 17, of Kimball, Neb., was
drowned In a 15 foot water hole neer
Klk Creek, w hile swimming. The body
was shipped home last night Phillip
and Ida brother were touring the
country and Kept In funds by work
lug on farms ltoth were employed
on a farm on Klk Creek at the time
of the accident.
Carroll Funeral.
Funeral services for Mrs. Kllon J
Carroll, 7$, 2827 Ttlnnvy street, will
he held Wednesday morning at fl at
the residence and st the Sacred Heart
ehurch. Hurls! will be In ths lloly
Sepulcher cemetery.
Coolidge Calls
v.
Strategy Board
Plans for Campaign to Be
Mapped Out at Meeting
Tomorrow.
By GEORGE E. DFRNO.
International Nr«a Mrrk« fltaff
* orrodpendent
Washington, July 15.—Plans for the
active prosecution of President Coni
idge s campaign to succeed himself
v 111 be mapped out in a series of con
forem os opening here tomorrow
A republican "board of strategN ,
i eadod by the president himself and
William M. Butler, chairman of the
national committee, ha* been called
together for this purpose
The opening gun will he fired
August 14, agreed upon aa the date
for Mr. Coolldge's formal notifies
tion of hla nomination. Invitations
to this affair, postponed from the
original date this month following
the tragic death a week ago of Cal
vin Coolidge, Jr., were sent out to
day to republican governors, congress
men and other prominent members of
the party.
The president's speech of accept
nnce. which, with nil others he will
make, is to he broadcast over the
radio, will sound the keynote of the
rt publican attack on the opposing
candidates.
Tentative arrangements for the
campaign call for a few speeches In
person by the president and a some
what greater number over the radio.
The east will he Mr. Coolidge* prin
cipal "stamping ground," and he Is
not expected st sny time to pet fur.
thcr west than the Mississippi. Be
vrnd that dividing line Oen. Charles
C! Hives, his running mate, will be
left to early the standard.
Chicago, st. I.ouls or some similar
iy si tun ted city In the central regions
niav he visited by the president In
order to facilitate radio broadcasting
to the most western points
For the most part, however, "a hack
porch" eamiwign will he conducted
from the south portico of the White
House.
Fugitive From Humboldt
Jail Found Hiding at Farm
Falls City. Noli., July 15 Chester
Thompson, 21, charged with passing
no fund checks, passed lust 12 hours
of a 46-day sentence In the llumholdt
ill and Mien escaped by breaking the
lock of hia cell door, hut his liberty
was abort lived Marshal Richards of
Humboldt found hlin hiding at his
farm house near Dawson. Thompson
Is now lodged In the Richardson
county Jail here.
Thompson was the second man to
get awny from the Humobldt Jail
within 10 days Olen Putman, held
on a liquor charge, escaped and le
still at lappa.
Blame Fixed
in Warship
Explosion
Insufficient Air Pressure to
Clean Rifles Held Respon
sible for RIast Killing
47 Sailors.
Safety Doors Left Open
■Washington, D, C., July IB.—The
turret explosion aboard the battleship
Mississippi off the California coast
iaat June 12, In which 44 men and
three officers were killed, resulted
from Insufficient air pressure used
in cleaning the bore of the big gun,
according to findings of the naval
court of Inquiry.
The fire In the upper handling
room, the court said in Its findings
announced today, was "caused by the
safely doors not being entirely closed”
and casualties were increased by the
presence 'of unofficial observers
"who crowded the passageway mak
ing exets more difficult.”
The court made no recommend
ations, Its report being confined sole
ly to findings of fact. Secretary Wil
bur and his technical staff have taken
the document under study to determ
ine whether there should be further
action In connection with failure to
comply with regulations requiring
that safety doors In turrets be closed
during firing operations and also
with regard to the presence of un
authorized person.^n the turret.
"Facts" Disclosed.
Summarizing the report, the de
partment gave the following as "facts"
established by the court.
"At about 11:45 a. m., June 12.
1924. th* U, 8. Mississippi, while
firing advanced practice B., together
with the Tennessee and Idaho, suf
fered a casualty In the right gun of
No. 2 turret which resulted in the
death of three officers and 44 (or 451
men and the injulry of nine other
men About four hours later, the left
gun of No. 2 turret was accidentally
dis-tharged and 10 additional men
were Injured.
"The 10 additional men appear to
have been Injured while standing
outside the turret and by the blast
of the gun. The entire turret’s crew
was killed with the exception of two
men from the right gun, five men
from the center gun and two men
from the left gun, by the original
casualty. There were a number of
observers, both official andunofflclal
in the turret, some of whom escaped
Doors Pried Open.
."All who escaped did so by means
of the exits into the lower handling
room. The entrance doors under
neath the overhanging of the turret
opened upward and apparently could
not he opened In time to permit es
cape. Knslgn Smith entered the turret
by prying open doors under the over
hang about 15 minutes after the cas
ualty occurred. Gases were so thick
that he was able to remain in the
turret only a few minutes with a gsa
mask on. He ascertained, however,
that all the men were dead.
"The easulty In question occurred
during the firing of the eighth salvo.
Prior to that time, namely upon the
completion of the load for the third I
salvo, the left gun No. 2 turret fired
prematurely while the filing circuit
was open and while the gtin was in
load position As the plug was closed,
no damage was done.
lif Witness Tells mast.
"As described by eye witnesses, the
main casualty occurred as follows:
The seventh salvo had been fired,
guns returned to loading position
and plugs opened. There appeared to
he some trouble with air prasure,
although not very clear Just what,
except that the gun captain was
heard to make some remarks about
the air pressure; th# turret captain
picked up a wrench and stated he
would fix it. The shell was rammed
home, four bags of powder placed on
the tray and rammed Into the gun.
rammer withdrawn, whereupon there
emerged from the hi ecch of the gtin
a small grayish ball of smoke and
flatus followed by a large flash of
flame. Flame and gasea Immediately
filled the gun compartment, passed
through the safety doors above the
shall table to the other two gun com
partments and through the peep doora
to the turret officers' booth. Deaths
occurred as the reault of asphyxia
tion.
WAR VET KILLS
WIFE AND SELF
Broken In health ns a result of his
experiences in the world war, prao
til-ally dependent upon his young
wife, Telia, '29. for supi'ort since his
return from service. Thomss H. Peter
son, JO, ehot her through the hesrt tn
a fit of despondency Monday night,
and later turned the earn* weapon
upon himself.
Relatives of Mrs. Petsreon found
their two bodies lying In the bedroom
of their neatly furnished cottage at
2017 Fourth avenue about 9:90 The
woman, partially clothed, was tn the
bed. while her husband's body was
crumpled on the floor In front of the
dresser There had been no struggle
(ins l’ritp (’tit.
New Turk, July 16.—The Standard
Oil company of New York today re
dneed gasoline prices 1 cent a gallon
In Its territory Including New A ork
slate and New Knglantl Tank wagon
prices are now 19 cent* a gallon.
Tha Sinclair Consolidated Oil cor
poratlon and the Texas company in
nounced similar reductions.
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Nebraskan on Staff of
South Dakota College
Jiy AKhoeiatcd PreM.
Brooking*, 8. D., July 15.—Appoint
ment of Lew T. Skinner of Nebraska
to the newly created position of pur
chasing agent and business assistant
of South Dakota State college was
announced here today by President
C. tV. Pugsley of the institution. Mr.
Skinner began his duties with the
state college on July 1.
For the last 10 years Mr. Skinner
has been attached to the University
of Nebraska agricultural extension
service with headquarters in Lincoln.
1C. of C. to Work
for Patronage of
Nidit Air Mail
Public Highway* Committee
to Lead Movement to Se
cure Paving of Read to
Fort Crook.
A eamgaign to indues every Omaha
business and professional man to pat
ronize the air mail service at every
opportunity is to be launched by the
chamber of commerce, which also will
get behind a movement to get tiie
highway from Omaha to the air mail
field at Fort Crook paved as soon as
possible.
This action was taken by the ex
ecutive committee of the chamber at
its meeting yesterday, following a
discussion of the air mail. Its prob
able development, and benefits that
this will bring to Omaha, by I* K.
Bell, of Washington. X). C.. on the
staff of Col. Paul Henderson, assis
tant postmaster general In charge of
the air mall service.‘Mr. Bell has been
in Omaha since July l when the coast
to i oisi air mail service was estabish
ed with Omaha as the general head
quarters city.
The campaign for promoting the
use of air mail by Omaha and Ne
braska business men will be conduct
ed by the publicity bureau and the
aerial transportation committee to
which It was refers! by the executive
oommittce. Harley Conant la chair
man of the publicity bureau and
Ralph Kiewit, of the aerial transport
ation committee. The public highways
committee, of which Randall K.
*Brown is chairman, will lead In the
movement to secure the paving of
the Fort Crook-Omaha highway.
Omaha Strategic Center.
In his talk before the executive com
trittee yesterday. Mr. Bell called at
tention to the probable development
of the air mail service from its pres
ent status of but one transeontl
r.ental route into a system of “net
work'' of air mail routes that would
act as feeders ’ to the main airway.
Because of Omaha's strategic location
in the center of the entire system,
this city Is the logical hub or head
quarters city for the distribution and
control of the entire air mail system.
This would mean that Omaha as the
air mail service develops will be more
closely linked commercially to every
section of the I'nlted States than any
other city.
Most people now conceive of the
present transcontinental sir line as!
offering quick mail delivery only to
points on the route. Mr. Bell said.
They fall to take into account that
ths sir mall is closely linked with the
railroad mall service and that mail
can be carried at high speed through
the sir to Cleveland, New Tcrk. or
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Wymore Letter Reaches
I,o* Angeles in 51 Hours
Wymore, Neb. July 15—C. B.j
S'-ott. Burlington office emplo\e of)
Wymore, sent and received a letter1
by ntr mall service this week In rec l
it'd time. The letter he wrote wns!
mallet! at 12:30 p. m , and went by
train to Omaha, where It left by
regular transcontinental mail service
at midnight, and reached levs Angeles
by train from the air mall station at
Ssn Francisco. ths total time being 51
hours. Ths answer he received back
by the mini route In a total of 52
houra. The service require# an ad
ditional postage rate of 1< cents a
Throe lloirs Missing.
Shenandoah, Is., July 15.—Three
heirs who have been missing ainoe
1 SOS were declared legally dead h\
Judge Far I lYtera In the district court
In this county In order to dispose of
5579 handed to the clerk as part of
the proceeds of the estate of J. A j
Harris, deceased Alvin Moore. Paul
Moors and Blanche Moore could not
be found by the administrator. The
last word from them was a post card
mailed In Missouri la 1901 Six years
later, In the distribution ef the estate,
the three could net be found
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Five Huge
Companies
Combined
Farmers to Be Only Stoci
holders in $26,000,000
Concern Organized
at Chicago.
Will Run Elevator Hert
Chicago, July 35.—American farm
era were given the opportunity t»
Lwn the largest grain marketing com
[ pany in the United State# througl
! the merger of five large grain com
panle#, four from Chicago and orb
from Kansas City, effected here to
day.
The Grain Marketing company, thi
merged concern, is capitalized at
000,000 and eventually is Intended t«
be farmer owned, controlled and op
erated. The companies merged ar*
the Armour Grain company, tin
Rosenbaum Grain corporation, the J
C. Schaffer and company, Rosen
baum Bros., and the Davie, Nolan.
Merrill Grain company, the latter o)
Kansas City.
The new company, incorporated un
der the Illinois co-operative marketing
act, which conforms to the national
Capper-Volstead marketing act, wll
control elevator space jn Chicago ant
other cities with a capacity of mow
than 50,000,000 bushels. The Bartlett
Frazier company of Chicago, men
tioned in original plans for the mere
er, is not included in today's plant
but it was reported it might amalga
mate later.
Farmers Only Stockholders.
Under the financial plan for th»
merger, 1,000,000 shares of ccmmos
stock of $1 par value, 1,000.000 shares
of "A" preferred of I2B par value
and 500,000 shares of "B” preferred
of 150 par value will be issued. The
“A*' preferred will be sold only ts
farmers, who will be given an oppon
tunity to buy an equal number ol
shares of common stock, the common
stock not to be disposed of In any
other manner.
The B" preferred stock is to be r*
deemed as rapidly as the "A" pre
ferred 5s sold, so that eventually
farmers will be the only stockholders
in the company, as stock is to be sold
only to farmers, producers and grain
growers.
Besides large elevator space in Chi
cago, the merged concern win alec
control space in Kansas City, Omaha,
Minneapolis, Fort "Worth, Tex., and
points in the east, including Toledo,
Fairport, O.; Erie, Pa.: Buffalo, and
some export points, including Galves.
ton. Texas City, Tex.: Norfolk and
Depot Harbor.
Officials to Retain Posts.
The committee representing co-op
erative elevator concerns, the Ameri
can farm bureau federation and vari
ous other farm agencies of a co-op.
eratlva nature which has been study
ing the proposition snd which has en
dorsed the plan wtth reservations,
said that it will continue to watch
development of the project for a time
before taking final action.
The executive officials of the big
grain companies included In the mer
ger have offered to run the merged
company for five years and instruct
the growers in the handling of grain.
The executives of the five companies,
according to their plan, will work on
a salary basis, the new company be
ing run by a board of directors w.'b
the farmers in control cf two-thirds
of the directorate. On the board it is
planned to have men representing tha
elevator companies, grain -lealeie,
bankers and railroads.
The new company, those in charge
of the merger said, will exist all co
operation in marketing their grain
and solving financial problems and
will effect economies by combining
offices, leased wires and other facili.
ties.
Fight Per Cent Dividends.
The two classes cf preferred stock
to be issued each will bear * per ceat
dividends and will be identical as to
assets and other features, but the
"B" preferred Is not to be offered to
the public. Part of It, according to
the p'.an, ts to be used in paying for
the elevators and lntanglhie aseeta
of the selling companies and the bal
ance is to remain in the trsaauTT to
be used a# working capital.
Among result# anticipated, accord*
lng to the announcement today, at*
absolute ownership by farmer* of
their cw-n marketing agencies, ccntr- I
of ample credit for any transactions
the company may undertake, pert tel.
nation in economies resulting from
the taking over of the concerns, adop
tion in a practical way of the pnu
dpi* of co-operation, and participation
in the earning* of the company. Noth
in investment dividends and patron
age dividends.
Three Speeders Fined.
Beatrice, Neb.. July 15— Three
speeder* were fined by Judge Kilts.
Chief of Police Acton say* he 1s going
after violators of th* traffic orrtl
nanc-e until this evil ts checked
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