Nebraska Sacking
I Second Greatest
*v-v. Beet Sugar Crop
2.076.000 Bags Expected to
Result From 63,000 Acres
' Planted in Western
P
Part of State.
Bridgeport, Neb., Dec. 11—The sec
ond greatest sugar crop in Nebras
ka’s history is being sacked in the
five beet sugar factories of the North
riatte valley, Edmund Simmons, as
sistant general manager of the Great
Western Sugar company, Scottsbluff,
Neb., informed the Nebraska State
Irrigation association here today.
The estimated production of 2.076.
000 bags, each containing a hundred
weight, may yet eclipse the 2,106,000
bags mark reached in 1921, when the
last beets of the present "campaign"
are converted into sparkling white
sugar.
Pointing to Nebraska's annual con
sumption of 1,340,000 hundredweight
bags of sugar, Simmons declared that
approximately one-half of this is cane
Sugar, produced outside of the state.
"Those consumers of sugar who,
/when buying, neglect to specify N'e
4 braska-grown sugar.” said Simmons,
■ ' are thoughtlessly disloyal to a home
industry that merits their continuous
support and are thoughtlessly ob
structing the progress and prosperity
of Nebraska's beet growers.
Nebraska Sugar Cheapest.
"The price paid for this foreign
grown sugar was 20 cents per bag
above the price asked for Nebraska
sugar. The people of the state, there
in” fore, lost 8134,000 during the last year
by the purchase of foreign grown
instead Of home-grown sugar.
“And the importation of 670,000
bigs of foreign-grown sugar into Ne
braska forced 670,000 hags of Nebras
ka-grown sugar to seek a market out
side of the state. On account of
transportation costs, the sale of this
Nebraska-made beet sugar in more
distant markets resulted In a lower
net return. The price received by
Nebraska beet farmers for their sugar
depends upon the net price realized
for the sugar extracted therefrom.
When we buy sugar grown outside of
Nebraska we are forcing upon Ne
braska farmers a lower price for their
beets.
"When we paid for the 670,000 bags
Of foreign-grown sugar at an average
price of about 88 a bag, we sent 83.
860.000 of our money out of the state.
Applying the test of Abraham Din
coin's sound doctrine, it appears thgt
i we got the sugar and the foreign
•grower got the money, while if we had
bought only Nebraska-made sugar we
would have both the sugar and the
money.”
Approximately 66.000 acres of Irri
gated land In western Nebraska were
planted to the sugar beet crop in
1924.
"Obviously this acreage would have
been planted to wheat, corn, potatoes
or other crops if not In beets," said
Simmons. "And the production of
these crops would have increased the
enpply as against the demand. It is
jiot good business for the rest of
Nebraska to remain indifferent to the
acreage devoted to sugar beets."
Nebraska bids fair to stand fourth
In the list of beet sugar producing
states in the United States this year,
and with the development of the sugar
industry in the North Platte valley
may go even higher In the list. It is
now producing 73,600,000 pounds an
nually in excess of the consumption
of the people of this State, even if
they used Nebraska-grown sugar ex
clusively.
"The product of Nebraska's sugar
factories acknowledges no superior,”
said Mr. Simmons. "This is not a
boast, but is an honest recognition
long overdue the ultra-modern plants
.Jend the high standards fixed in the
wnanufaeture of their beet sugar. The
nugar extracted from the beets grown
on Nebraska farms is second to none.
From every viewpoint Nebraskans
ought to specify their own home
grown beet sugar."
The stek man is an expense to his
fcountry. to hi* employer, to his
employer and to himself. Prevention
7a profit.
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First Homestead Claimed In U. S. If as Near Beatrice
In 1863; Settlers Lived Among Indians and Buffalo
Widow of Man Who Settled
Land Recently Deeded 80
Acres Each to Children.
Special ninpatrh to The Omaha Bee.
Beatrice, Neb., Dec. 11.—In a com
fortable little farm home on the
banks of Cub creek six miles west of
Beatrice, Mrs. Agnes Freeman, 81,
wife of the late Daniel Freeman, first
homesteader in the United States, is
spending her declining years.
Since the death of Mr. Freeman
15 years ago, she has had complete
charge of the farm lands, being as
sisted by lier three sons, Samuel,
Leeiair and John Freeman. Occa
sionally she comes to the city to
spend a day with her oldest daugh
ter, Mrs. Eliza Carre, and a son,
James Freeman, but she soon be
comes dissatisfied and asks to be
driven back to the old home, where
she has. lived aimoBt continuously
since 1862.
The little log cabin, which was the
first house built On the first home
stead near the banks of Cub creek
was long ago carried away “piece
meal" by persons living in Gage
county and travelers seeking souven
irs. Enter, a small brick house was
erected near the site of the old log
cabin, but this burned some years
ago, being replaced by a more pre
tentious frame building.
Homesteaded Among Indians.
Daniel Freeman made the first
homestead filing early in the morn
ing on January 1, 1863, a few hours
afler the homestead act became a
law. The country was wild then. In
dians and buffalo abounding in large
numbers. Not long after filing on the
homestead, Mr. and Mrs. Freeman
constructed a rude, but comfortable
log cabin near the creek where they
lived for years, rearing part of their
family there.
Pictures of the old cabin have been
printed and sent to various parts of
the United States for years.
In the early seventies Daniel Free
man was elected sheriff on the demo
cratic ticket, serving one term. How
ever, he never gave up the farm and
would drive back and forth to his of
fice. After his term of office ex
pired he returned to farm life which
he followed until his death 15 years
ago.
After his death it was proposed to
make a national shrine out of the
old homestead plat. The Daughters
of the American Revolution later dis
cussed establishing a park there.
Land to Children.
Mrs, Freeman recently deeded to
each of her six children an 80-acre
farm and one of them a quarter sec
tion tract. She also gave her four
grandchildren 80 acres each.
Eighty-acre tracts were deeded to
Mrs. Eliza Carre, James H-, John A.,
George, Eeciaire Freeman and Mrs.
Apples Freeman. Samuel Freeman
was deeded a quarter section farm.
The total value of the property ts
placed at $170,000.
Mrs. Agues Freeman recently took
an extended trip through the east,
with one of her sons, and reported
that she greatly enjoyed her vaca
tion, although she was gtad to get
hack to the old homestead where she
has spent most of her life.
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WHEN ICE BREAKS
Denver. Colo., Dec. 11.—Thin ice
took its first toll of the winter in the
Denver district late yesterday when
two sisters, Josephine, 8, and Emelie
Debelock, 4, drowned in a pond near
their home in Globeville, a suburb.
Tony, their 10-year-old brother,
nearly lost his life when he dived into
the frigid water in an effort to res
cue his sisters, who disappeared from
view clasped in each bther’s arms.
Cuba Votes Water Bonds.
Cuba, Kan., Dec. 11.--At a special
election here a proposition to float
bonds to the amount of $38,000 to
f.nance a water works system for the
town carried by a vote of 134 to 113.
The town Is over 30 years old, and
haa only had the proverbial town
pump for fire protection.
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PRICES SLUMP
ON BEET SUGAR
Denver, Colo., Dec. 11.—Beet sugar
prices today dropped to the lowest
mark recorded in local markets In
years when the product from the
manufacturer was quoted at $7.05 per
100 pounds. Since last Saturday re
ductions totalling $1.20 per hundred
weight have been made.
Cano sugar prices underwent a simi
lar drop, sinking to $7.25 from the
manufacturer.
Dealers' prices today were quoted
as beet sugar $7.30 and cane sugar
$7.Op.
Other produce registered a drop to
day In sympathy with the sugar mar
ket.
A heavy market and record break
ing sugar cane and beet crops are the
reasons assigned the consistent re
ductions according to the Great West
ern Sugar company here. Further
reductions are not unlikely, officials
of the company declared.
Loot Returned to Owner.
Wymore, Dec. 11.—Ten days ago
the residence of Clayton I-asher, W%
more hardware merchant, was robbed
of some cash, jewelry and other ar
ticles, while the family was absent.
Last night a stranger visited the
home again and left a watch and
three rings of the loot, on a window
all!.
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T. H. INCE ESTATE
NEAR $4,000,000
Los Angeles, Cal., Dec. 11.—Thom
as H. llnee, motion picture producer,
who died here last month after fall
ing ill aboard a yacht in Kan Diego
harbor, left an estate of approximate
ly $4,000,000 it was revealed tonight
by Charles Fourl, counsel for the ex
ecutors.
Virtually all of the estate goes to
the producer’s widow and three chil
dren under the terms of the will,
which Fourl says will be filed for
probate this week.
Premier llerriot Improved.
Paris, Dec. 11.—Premier llerriot
was slightly better today, according
to physicians treating him for la
grippe. They ordered that he remain
In bed several days more, however.
M.E. Smith Files
Bankruptcy Plea
in Reorganization
Petition Purely Formal and
Will Not Interfere in Trans
action of Business,
Says Manager.
The first step in the new reorgani
zation plana of M. E. Smith & Co.
were taken Thursday morning when
a bankruptcy petition wag filed In
federal court.
The petition, although technically
involuntary and filed by 600 mer
chandising and banking creditors, was
decided upon at a meeting of 92 per
cent of the creditors and the board of
directors of the company and was
drawn up with the assistance of C. J.
Farley, president and general mana
ger of M. E. Smith & Co. and the
firm’s attorney.
In connection with the petition this
explanatory atatement was issued by
Mr. Farley:
Derided at Meeting.
"The tiling of the petition in bank
ruptcy against the M. E. Smith & Co.
will not interfere in any way with
the regular business oi the company
and was only filed In order to aid in
the general reorganization plans of
the company.
“Hundreds of orders from all parts
of the United States are arriving at
our office every day and several hun
dreds of thousands of dollars in imme
diale and future orders are now being
handled by our company. There will
not be any letup In the prompt filling
of these orders and any future orders.
“The bankruptcy step was decided
upon at a meeting between 92 per
cent of the creditors and the board of
directors of (he M. E. Smith com
pany. Our attorney and myself helped
draw up the petition together with the
attorneys for the creditors. Although
being termed an Involuntary petition
in bankruptcy, it has the full endorse
ment of all those vitally and generally
concerned in conserving the assets of
M. E. Smith & Co. and In the preser
vation of It ns a going concern in
Omaha.
“The M. E. Smith company since
the first reorganisation on May 7,1924.
has shown excellent development and
progress in spite of the ninny ob
stacles which we have had to over
come. During the past few months
the company has shown a net profit
above operating expenses.
“We decided to permit the peti
tion to be filed In order to place us
under the protection of the courts and
enable us to move faster with our re
organization plans. This will prevent
the obtaining of Judgments and levy
ing on the assets of the company and
will prevent the filing of any other
suitrf- on the part of small creditors
seeking to obtain preference In the pay
ing of claims. It will also enable us to
effpet some kind of a settlement which
will lift from our necks the heavy load
of $120,000 a year rent until 1943 on
the building owned by the M. E.
Smith Building company.
“Further plans will be announced
within a short time and I hope that
they will put the M. E. Smith com
pany on a stronger foundation."
Business as I’sual.
Immediately after the filing Fed
eral Judge Woodrough Issued an
order to permit the business to be
carried on as usual.
'Claims by four of the principal
banking creditors of New York and
Chicago total $1,079,000. These peti
tioners are the Hanover National
hank, with a claim of $325,000; the
Guaranty Trust company, $185,000;
the Continental and .Commercial Na
tional bank, $325,000, and the Chase
National bank, $244,000.
The largest merchandise creditors
are Amory, Browne & Co.,' with a
claim of $100,000 for goods delivered
within the last two years.
AUGUST BELMONT
RITES ARRANGED
New York, l>e#. 31.-— Funeral ar
rangements were being completed to
day for August Belmont, Internation
ally known finaneier and sportsman
who died last night from cellular in
flammation following an operation on
his right am.
Burial will be made In the family
vault at Newport, it was said.
Military Honors
Given Schaefer
Aviator Killed in \Plane Acci
dent in Texas Is Buried
at Beatrice.
Beatrice, Bee. 11.—A military fu
neral was accorded Lieut. Herbert
Schaefer at the Episcopal church
here this morning at 10:30. The ser
mon was read by Rev. W. A. Mulli
gan, and the services were largely
attended. Members of the Officers’
Rerserve corps acted as pallbearers
and a squad from Company C fired
a salute over the grave in Evergreen
Homo cemetery, taps being sounded
by Bugler Collier.
Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Schaefer, the
young man's parents, and daughter,
Mrs. Patterson, of Storm Lake. Ia
attended the services.
Lleutenunt Schaefer lost his life
last week in a plane accident at a
flying field In Texas, lie was 24
years of age and was graduated from
the Beatrice High school and West
Point military academy. He served
overseas during the world. war in the
signal corps.
Prostrated by Hiccoughs.
Beatrice, DeA 11.—Col. H. H. Ruyle,
auctioneer of this city, has been con
fined to his home the past few days
with a severe attack of hiccoughs. At
last reports his condition was slight
ly Improved.
ASA G. CANDLER,
WIFE, REUNITED
Atlanta, GS., Dec. 11.—Asa G.
Candler and his wife, Mrs. May Little
Began, who have been estranged for
some time, have settled their troubles
and Mrs. C’andler Is living in the pa
latial Candler residence here, accord
ing to members of the family today.*
Mrs. Candler, sons of the aged capi
talist said, returned to the Candler
fireside from the home of her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Little,
nnd the divorce action brought by
Candler following arrest of his wife
on charges of "frequenting a dive"
probably will l>e drop pod.
Candler's attorneys said they had
received no Instructions to withdraw
the divorce action. •.
Mrs. Candler’s parents could not be
reached nnd the capitalist himself
declined to cofmnent.
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