THE BEE: OMAHA, -WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, luao.
Fanners' Body
Kept Prices Up,
Says McGreevy
Officer of Wheit Growers' As
sociation Takes Exception to
Statement That "Cushion"
Stabilized Market. ,
L. B. Day Appointed to
rill Bench Vacancy
Lincoln. Nov. 9 W. II. Mc
Greevy, secretary-treasurer of the
National Wheat Growers' associa
tion, who is in Lincoln arranging (or
the Nebraska state meeting to he
held at Hastings next Thursday, this
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dress of Julius H. Barnes, tormer
head of the grain corporation. Secre
tary McGreevy takes exceptions
to what he says was the statement of
Mr. Barnes that were it not for the
"cushion" afforded in future trading,
the price of wheat would be much
lower than it is now.
"The only 'cushion' that will pro
tect and stabilize the price of wheat
is well as the price of other farm
products," said Mr. McGreevy. "is
to keep cost sheets and do business
according to business methods."
No Monopoly Proposed.
Mr. McGreevy said the Wheat
1 Growers' association docs not pro-
pose to secure a monopoly on
i wheat prices, but merely to proceed
',. along lines that will give the grower
: a voice in fixing prices. It proposes
' to market grain as the legitimate de
mands of th? trade require, it, the
i pri;e to be determined by a price
1 fixing committee on which the puh
! lie is properly represented. The
' selling price so fixed, he said,
? would be based on the cost of pro
f duction plus a fair profit, and would
i be at all times subject to change and
i correction by a national commission
! instituted for such purpose.
Kept Prices Up.
' Mr. McGreevy said if it had not
I been for the organization of the
j farmers of Texas, Oklahoma, Kan
i sas and Nebraska, and the constant
j appeal of the association to hold
Js their wheat until they can get a fair
' return, the price Vould have reached
much lower level than now pre
' vails.
j Secretary McGreevy rea-.hed Lin
,'. cln today from a trip to Minnesota
i and the two Dakotas, where th ma
' ehinery for organization of those
states was started.
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Nebraska Miller
Confesses Arson
Kearney, Neb., Nov. 9. (Special.)
Laconically admitting that he
"touched her off." Warren Ewell.
owner of the Blue Mills of Glen
,wood. faces trial in district court on
an arson charge.
An investigation following de
struction of the' mills and their con
tents by fire on the night of October
31 resulted in his detention and final
rnnfMsi.m. Rwell had disconnected
telephone wires leading into his
home and it was five hours after the
blaze was discovered that he coma
be located and informed of his loss.
He was unable to explain his ab
sence from home during the night or
disconnecting the telephone beyond
6ffering the suggestion that he may
have been walking in his sleep. The
total loss at the mill is estimated
close to $20,000, with $10,000 insur
' ance.
Soldier Drowned by Sub
Is Buried at West Point
West Point, Neb., Nov. 9. (Spe
cial.) The last tribute was paid to
the memory of Fred William Herr
mann when his body, recently sent
Overseas, was buried Sunday with
military honors, by members of the
American Legion. Services were
held at Grace Lutheran church by
Rev. W. F. Rangeler, pastor.
. Mr. Herrmann was a native of
Cuming county and was 27 years
old. Hr was educated here and at
the time of his enlistment as a mem
ber of the Forestry division he was
working at Nunda, S. D. He sailed
for France early in February, 1918.'
Off the Irish coast the vessel drift-
id I and was finally washed ashore
An the coast of northern Scotland.
Temporary interment was made. He
was the first Cuming county boy to
lose his life in the world war.
Columbus Stockman Sues,
Railroad for Damages
i Columbus, Neb., 9. (Special.)
t Two law suits based on loss of
'stock in a number of shipments
from Colorado and Omaha." were
filed in county court by M. C.
Cassln, local stockman. One js
against the Burlington railroad
company for $247, and the other is
against John Barton Pyanc, former
director general of , railroads, for
$823.60. ' .
-; The losses complained ' of in the
suits against the former director gen
eral of railroads occurred in 1919
when the railroads were still under
government control.
Blue Star Aviation Company
Asks That Suit Be Dismissed
' Answer to suit brought against A.
B. Green of the Blue Star Aviation
company, and R. M. Roberts by J. A.
Rine, receiver for the Missouri Val
ltv Cattle Loan company, asking
that the suit be dismissed and a note
aajainst them be cancelled, was filed
veterday by Green and Roberts.
They claim Ray V. McGrew, vice
president of the company, falsely
represented to them he would dc
ltvtr in useable condition a $5,000
airplane, $350 automobile, and $900
tent hangar.
Nebraska City Gas Company
Asks Increase, in Rates
, Nebraska City, Neb., Nov. 9.
(Special.) Increased freight charges
'on gas coal and the necessity of im
provements to the plant at once
make it imperative that the Nebraska
City Gas company ask a 10 per
cent increase in rates, according to
Manager W. O. Dunn. The com
pany has hot made expenses'in the
past year,' Mr. Dunn states.
Error Found in Vote Count
Beats Demo Out of Place
f Democratic - representation in the
state legislature was cut yesterday
by disclosure of an error in the un
official tabulation of votes in Frank
lin county. The earlier figures showed
the democratic candidate, L'Hereaux,
lected. Final returns made certain
the election of A. II. Byrum, a leader
of the 1919 lower legislative house.
Governor McKclvic yesterday an
nounced his 'appointment of L B.
Day, Omaha attorney, elected dis
trict judge last Tuesday, to occupy
the scat(n the bench of the district
court made vacant by the death of
the late Judge Lee Estelle. Judge
Day will assume his duties at once.
The governor stated Judge Fitzger
a.ld, who was also eligible for the ap
pointment, desired to complete his
term as police judge.
Utility Boards
Of States Meeting
Regulatory Commissions of
Slates Hold 32d Annual
Convention.
Washington, Nov. 9. The 32d an
nual convention of the National As
sociation of Railway and Utilities
Commissioners began here today at
th. Interstate Commerce commis
sion. The association embraces all
th' regulatory commissions of the
country, every state being reoresent
d with the exception of Delaware,
as well i as Alaska, Hawaii, the
Philippine islands and the District
of Columbia.
Chairman Clark of the commis
sion opened the session, which is to
hist four days, with an address of
welcome. Today's program also
called for the annual address of
Walter A. Shaw of the Illinois pub
lic utilities commission,' president of
tile association.
Conflict between state and federal
authority in the regulation of intra
state transportation rates is expect
ed to play an important part ' in the
deliberations of the convention. Ef
forts by the railroads to make effec
tive on traffic vithi;i states the ad
vance rales granted by the federal
commission for interstate traffic hav
been contested by a number of the
state regulatory bodies.
Columbus Man Injured in
Fall, Sues for Damages
Columbus, N?b., Nov. 9. (Spe
cial.) William Hewitt has filed suit
in district coiirt against the New
Amsterdam Casaa'ty company for
$461.50 and fof $12 a week after
November 1, 1920. Hewitt was se
verely injured in a fall while dging
carpentering work on the Gebhardt
residence in this city about two years
ago.
He instituted the suit for damages
under the working man's compensa
tion law against the company which
carried employers' liability risk.
Auto Kills First Porcupine
Seen in Elkhorn Valley
O'Neill, Neb, Nov. 9. (Special.)
A porcupine, one of the first ever
killed in the Elkhorn valley in Holt
county, was run over by a car driven
by Thomas Rae, ranchman, south of
O'Neill last week and has been sent
to a taxidermist for preservation,
pld inhabitants declare that 'it is the
first aiimal of the kind ever seen
along the Elkhorn, although they
frequently are found in the north
end of the county along the Nio
brara.
Motor Truck Ruined When
Its Load of Straw Burns
Stella, Neb.. Nov. 9. (Specia.1.)
A motor truck, owned by Archie
Hoagland, was nearly demolished
when the load ci, straw Hoagland
was hauling to Humboldt caught
fire, gaining considerable headway
before the driver noticed the blaze.
Practically all of the woodwork on
the truck was charred and the en
gine hardly damaged by the heat. The
loss is covered by insurance.
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State Law Keeps
Nebraskans From
Removing Booze
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Federal Officer Here Appeals
To U. S. Prohibition Com.
missioner ," tov Establish
Right of Owner.
Prohibition Officer James Hanley
wrote L mted states rrohibition
Commissioner John F. Kramer in
Washington for a ruling on whether
or not Nebraskans holding wre
housc receipts for liquor ii bonded
warehouses may have it shipped to
their residences, hi view of the de
cision of the United States supreme
court permitting the removal of
liquor legally bought to any point
designated by the buyer. .
"I am not going to take any
chances of another clash between
state and tederal laws," declared Mr.
Hanley. ;
' The prohibition' officer had refer
ence to the skirmish which took
place here when Mr. Kramer tiled
that druggists might sell whisky on a .
physician's prescription where the
State laws were not in conflict. It
was found, that the Nebraska laws
prohibited such sales.
"This decision brings up again the
question of whether a state law may
take away from a citizen the rights
which he is granted by the govern
ment of the United States.
"You know the rights of a man in
his home are held pretty sacred un
der the laws of this country."
Mr. Hanley said . that . there are
comparatively few persons in the
state who own liquor in bonded
warehouses.
Water in Fairbury Tested
By State Board of .Health
Fairbury Neb., Nov. 9. (Special.)
Tests of the citv water in Fairbury
are being made ' by the, state board,
of health, following an investiga
tion by the school rrarse in Fair
bury. First tests showed bacteria in
the wafer, which it was believed was
unhealthful, but thorough examina
tion will be made covering all parts
of the water' system.
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Man Accidentally Shot
, While on Hunting Trip
Bloomfield, !Cctf, Nov. 9. (Spe
cial.) Ralph Clements was acci
dentally shot in the thigh Sunday
afternoon by R.'.L. Fairbrother. with
whom he was hunting. The entire
charge of the repeating shotgun
struck, Clements at close range. It
is expected that he will recover,
Three Inches of Rain at
Beatrice in Last 10 Days
Beatrice, Neb., Nov. 9. (Special.) J
The government rrjn gauge at this
point registered a tKinfall of 1.22 of
an inch from Friday to Monday. The
moisture fell in such a way that it
all wentinto the ground, greatly
improving crop conditions. Nearly
three inches of rain has fallen here
in the last 10 days.
Aged Woman Dies.
Beatrice, Neb., Nov. 9. (Special.)
Mrs. Jane Rine, 70, a pioneer f
Saline county who has been mak
ing her home here with her daugh
ter, Miss Bertha Rine, for the past
two years, died yesterday morning
The body was taken to Crete Tues
day for, burial.:
Gage County Pioneer Dies.
Beatrice. Neb.. Nov. 9. (Special.)
Mrs. Elizabeth Cathcart, 69;, a
pioneer of Gage county, died at her
home at Blue Springs' yesterday.
She is survived "by four childrenj
three daughters anda son. Her hus
band died a few years ago at Blue
Springs.
Revival Meetings at Ord.
Ord, Neb., Nov. 9. (Special.)
Revival meetings are being held at
the Methodist church -here under the
direction of Rev. M. C. Carmen and
Miss Helen Chamberlain, musical
director.
In -France an automobile engine
has been invented equipped with sev
eral spark plugs, so mounted in a
holder that slides along the cylinders
that a defective one can be -replaced
quickly. ' .-'
Blue Bloods of Stdck
Kingdom Arrive at
O'Neill for Fall-Sale
O'Neill, Neb., Nov.: 9: (Special.)
O'Neill is crowded , with royalty
this week. Kings, qiieeqs, princes
and princesses of the cattle and hog
kingdoms are arriving bvt he carload
for the fall sale of the F.lkhoru. Val
ley Pure l'red Live Stuck associa
tion to be held at the fair grounds
Thursday and Friday of this week.
4.4.VWI Hit IIUA Cltllia' V .PV
racine stables are housing the fine
blooded offerings ' and te quarters
of the attendants also a"re filled.
The sale of registered hogs will
be held Thursday and that of the
cattle Friday. The tpp price paid
for an animal last year, ?4,800 for
a voune Hereford bull, is expected
to be exceeded in both the hog andJ
cattle divisions this year. I he as
sociation comprises the' leading
breeders and big stockmen of Ante
lope, Holt, Brown, Rok, Boyd and
Keya Paha counties arid .the sales
usually are attended by stockmen
from as far west as -Wyoming "and
Montana. Five carlqads of stock
already are at the fair grounds. .
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Values at the
Greater Driven
Store This Week
You will find at 1?ow
en's Low-Ebb Prices you
can . now buy carpeting ,
by the-yard to your in
dividual saving advan
tage. - . .
' Included in this big
yard carpeting sale you
are offered yaur choice
of Axminsters, Wiltons,
Velvets and Tapestries,
in all weaves, and de
lightfully "pretty pat
terns. Prices at which car
peting1 is now priced at
the Greater BowTeh Store
is less than prevailing
wholesale prices,' and if.
you are in need of orcan -use
carpeting in your
home or office, 'you, will
save dollars on your pur- .
chase at the Value-Giving,
Store of the H. R.1
Bowen Co.
Advertisement.
Piirade Will 'Feature on ,
Armistice Day Program
Holbrook, NoV, Nov. 9. (Spe
cial.) Armistice day will be cele
brated inv Holbrooke November 11.
One of the features will be a big
parade of all tlu ex-service men in
tir.ii'orm headed by the Arapahoe
band; Speaking will take place in
the opera house. Two basket ball
games, racing and a foot ball game
between Arapahoe and Holbrook
town teams have been arranged.
Irrigation Body to Meet.
Bridgeport, Neb., Nov, 9. (Spe
cial.) The tenth annual convention
of the Nebraska State Irrigation as
sociation will be held in Gering on
January 18, 19 and 20. 1921.
Rank of Page Conferred on
22 Knights of Pythias
Columbus, Neb., Nov. 9. (Spe
cial.) One hundred and seventy
five Knights of Pythias, represent
ing the lodges at Fremont, Schuyler,
Creston, Fullerton, Albion, Genoa,
Central City and Ord, attended a
district meeting in Columbus at
which the rank of page was con
ferred upon 22 candidates. R. ' F
Stuart, chancellor commander t
the local lodge and district deputy,
presided. t
Knights and candidate gathered
at the Maennerchor hall to enjoy
a banquet served by the Federated
ladies.
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