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THH KKK: OMAHA. MONDAY. NOVKMHKR 1. li20. Callivan Drawn Into U.S. Shipping Board Squabble Representative Charged With Taking Hand in Placing Contracts for Sale of Scrap Material. New York, Nov. 14, The name of Representative James A. Gallivatt of Massachusetts was brought into testimony offered here in the Walsh committee inquiry into the affairs of the United States shipping board. Robert E. Kline, special repre sentative of the board's supply and sales department, was testifying as to methods used in disposal of sur plus material. In the course of his testimony he described an effort on the part of his departnun to pro cure what he said was an advantage ous contract for disposal of scrap material. A bid for its sale on a "six months supply basis" at a rate of 50 cents a ton over the market price was accepted, rejected, accept- i d again and once more held up be cause an official in Washington dis covered he had acted without au- i thority, he said. In the interim another form of bid had been offered. The second bidder alleged he had been discrim inated against and, according to the witness, the board secured from Mr. (iallivan a telegram complaining that this bidder, one of his constituents, hail not been treated fairly. This tirst telegram, the witness added, was soon followed by another which he termed, "sharp," demanding an investigation and threatening to take the matter to the floor of congress. Delay Expensive. The insistence of Mr. Gallivan. the witness said, no doubt caused the home office of the board to give the controversy over the "scrap" contracts quicker consideration. At iiuy rate, he said, he forwarded to the board a complete file of the case. The delay in determining the suc cessful bidder, however, cost the government money, he declared, for ;it that time last June and July the market for scrap material was much higher than it now is. Scrap material sold by the board was disclosed by the witness' testi mony to include everything from unused parts, bolts and asbestos packing for steam pipes, to even discarded uniforms of the guards used during the war to protect ship yards and plants. He also described details of how this material was as sembled, invoiced and eventually sold. From shipyard materials and con tests over contracts for "scrap," the hearing, in its closing hours, drifted back to operations. Capt. James A. MacGregor of Bal timore, now general manager for the South Atlantic Maritime corpora tion, but formerly district agent lor the shipping board at Savannah and Wilmington, was called. Tells of Delays. He related instances of delays to shipping board vessels, alleged inter locking operating organizations, de lays in repairs to ships and con gested harbors, which, he said, cost the shipping board money. He ad mitted, however, that incidents simi lar to those he described, had oc curred with private companies, but not to such an extent as they did with the government operations. He told of a shipment of rosin from Savannah to Havana which could not be unloaded at the litter port because of congestion. Its con signees raised a vigorous complaint and he was paid for the rosin by the steamship company which car ried it with a check on shipyard board funds. The rosin went with the ship from Havana to Buenos Aires, thence back to New York, thence to Baltimore and back to Savannah, where it was sold at a loss. The shipping board was reimbursed, but the point of the witness was that its funds were used without proper authority. Methods of shipping board opera tors holding cargo for their own ves sels, when board vessels operated by another line were available, was crit icised by the witness. He alleged that tin's system caused a tieup of cotton at Savannah last fall. Two Divorce Suits Filed In Columbus District Court Columbus, Neb.. Nov. 14. (Spe cial. )-"-Two suits for divorce were filed in the district court here. Eu nice Johnston seeks separation from ict husband. Edward, alleging cruel ly and nonsupport. They have been married not quite two years, and thcr is a 17-month void son that the mother would retain. Josephine Placck also desires her freedom and alimony from William Placek, whom she alleges deserted her last June, leaving her with seven children and no means of support. She ' accuses him of ex ' treme cruelty and repeatedly strik ing her. She says he is earning $lo0 monthly, and asks $50 a month alimony. MU5 I C mHE Norden. Siuging society, I under the direction of Mr. -- John S. ' Helgren. has long held an enviable position in local musical circles, for these male sing ers not only sing good music of both English and Swedish song lit erature, but they sing as an entity, and not as 40 singers. The en semble, expression, shading, attack and other fine points of choral sing ing, which are evident in their work, make the interpretations artistic and convincing. This society gave a concert and entertainment at the Omaha Music Home, Seventeenth and Cass streets, on Saturday evening. The first half of the program was devoted to a musical program, which included two groups of Swedish' songs and one group of songs in English, with many extras. Among the interesting numbers was "Brollops-Staas," or "Wedding Day," which was sung .with fine spirit and interpretative freedom. A duct by Justin and Carl Helgren gave added pleasure, as did also the bass solos by Rudolph Helgren, who is the possessor of a deep, resonant bass voice of splendid quality. Al bert Sand played accompaniments with musical taste. -, Following the concert " was the entertainment,.' the principal feature of which was dancing. I H. M. R. - , t Girls Teach fut.m.m n.V-VK American soldier's having shown English soldier at least a few points about fighting,' we now have American girls embarking for London to show Londoners how to walk. Six American chorus girls who have been chosen for this unusual instruction recently sailed. They'are quite as apt to "catch on" with their beauty as with their instruction. The photo show John Murray Anderson, who conceived the idea to firmly im plant the American walk in England and two of the pretty girls, Miss Corone Paynter and Miss Virginia Lee. South Side Skinner Plant to Reopen Monday Unc er New Name Resumption of Operations in Charge of Dold Packing Co. To Take Place Quietly; Former Employes Kept. No special ceremony or ostenta tious display will mark the reopen ing of the Skinner packing plant on tl; South Side today under the management of the Dold Packing company, which will be the new name for the former Skinner plant, according to Ralph S. Dold, vice president of the Dold Packing com pany and general manager of '.lie local plant., "We will nc hold a reception or a party to celebrate the reopening of the plant," said Mr. Dold. "but will start to operate on an efficient and economical plan in an effort to furnish the Omaha and Nebraska trade a reliable and good food product. We want the stockholders of the old company to come out and visit us and feel that they arc wel come. "We want the people of Omaha and Nebraska to get acquainted with us. The administrative organization will be selected entirely from the Dold company and its policy han dled from Buffalo, X. Y.. while its operative organization will be se lected from the Buffalo and Wich ita plants, together with a selection from Omaha. . Former Forces Retained, s. "All of the former office and plant forces have been retained and we will open Monday with about 500 employes. The force will be gradual ly augumented up to 800Miecessary to operate, the full capacity of the plant as soon as the market and con ditions warrant. When operating at full capacitv we will be able to kill 2.500 hogs, 400 cattle and 400 calves or sheep daily. "The plant will be known as the Dold Packing company plant, oper ated by Jacob Dold Packing com pany of Buffalo. N. Y. I think there is ai excellent field here for the new organization and from my - .short period of residence in Omaha, have j found those citizens whom 1 have hid the nieasure to. meet to be live wires with the true western spirit. Mr. Dold and Paul F. Skintier spent yesterday in organizing the office force. Announcement was made that the following would oc cupy positions under the new man afeement; T. M. Hubbell, office man aeer: W. H. Hoagland, superintend' cnt of plant: Solon Burkhardt, comptroller, and Miss N. L. Picrsol secretary tolr. Dold. Skinner Firm Still Exists. Paul Skinner,' president of the Skinner racking Co., said the pack ing company bearing his name, was still in existence and doing busi ners at Twelfth, and Douglas streets, where fresh meat would be handled for the local trade. I am more satisfied' than ever that the working a-rauntintrnts made -,vth the Dold Packing Co. will be of great benefit to this s'.ction of the United State for liv? stock pro duction and for the stockholders of t'.'e plant.- The last few weeks' as sociation with the Dold Co. has proven to me there is no higher erade or better cfjuioDed firm to do business in the packing house world "I wis'i ttj enlist on the behalf oi Mr. Ralph Dold. general manager oi the Omaha plant, the good --vill and no-operation of all the stockholders of the company in Omaha and Ne braska.' I have every confidence in Mr. Dold's capacity to make the plrnt a n-ccess " "Our buyers will be on themarket Monday morning ready to purchase Ve stock for our Omaha plant," said Mr. Harrv D. Hunt, geneial su perintendent of the Jacob Dold Pack ing plant at Buffalo, N. Y., who is here to assist Ralph Dold in getting the local nlant readv for operation. The distributing end oi the plant is being looked after by Byron A. Braun, general sales manger from Huffalo. George Cook, formerly con nected with a local packing house, will have charge of the b:cf depart ment. Among the I'.w s.o:k buyers! How to Walk v ,; HiftrSn , W , .... ,. i -1 will be Richard Reeve's, who has teen brought here from Chicago to handle the hop buying for the com pany, while Charles Saunders, -i stranger to the local live stock in- ! terests, who has been with the Dpld people at Butfalo and later at Wichi j la, will purchase the cattle and sheep tor the new concern. The Dold Packing Co. is incor porated in Delaware witti headquar ters in Oiii;i'1a and h separate from the Jacob Do-d Packing Co. of Buf falo, but is subsidiary to the latter concern. South Higli News. Th stiiKc Is net for tho plu j-, "The DiHlrtpt Attorney:" to lie given by th Knglifch department of Pouth High srhool, November 19, at the high Bchol aurtl rorium. J"his play, under the direction of O. E. t'ook. is to be given for the joint benefit of tho South High Srhool English Activities and tho t'ourtesf Fund. Tho South High orchestra is prepared to furnish good munlc. A mass metlng was held Wednepday in the South High auditorium, at which Marie Leach favored the 'students with two vecal selections, and Colonel Ban nister gave, a talk on the "Conservation of Vision." South Hiplr lias established a lost and found department. Most of the various artides lost around school are found and returned to the owners. At a meeting of the P. T. I., the fol lowing program was enjoyed: Slur Wile Ruby Calb Pochahantas .' Vera Olson The Frio Wringers Eugenia Mansell Bob-Bob-Whlte Klsie Chizek Influence of Stories On Personality . '.Thelma Wells. F.ight couples of South High students, under the direction of K. H. Johnson, will present a mlnuot fiance at the Eagles hall December u. Norfolk Suspends Business For Funeral of Attorney .Norfolk, Neb., Nov. 14. (Special.) Business was practically at a standstill here aiid two district courts stopped activity Friday after uoon while funeral services were held for Burt Mapes. prominent lawyer of Norfolk. People from all parts of , north Nebrska at t'nded ths services. Public memor ial services will be held here' Sunday flight. Dismiss Charges Against Man Who Killed Nero Beatrice, Neb., Nov. 14. (Spe cial Telegram.) On motion of County Attorney Vasey the infor mation against Joseph Foose, aged recluse, charged with murder of Harvey Clayton, negro, in this city September 24, 1919,. was dismissed today in district court. Foose will be given a hearing before the in sanity board Monday. Omaha Civil War Veteran Dies in Grand Island Home Lincoln. Nov. 14. (Special.) Andrew Anderson, an pld soidier at the Grand Island Soldiers' home, who went to the home from Omaha tighf years ago, dropped dead yes terday after partaking of his break fast. His wife was taken to the bome hospital the day before. The burial will be at the home. CHILDLESS WOMEN Please Read This Letter And See What Normal Health Will Do For You. Lancaster, Pa. "I was weak and run down, had pains in my head, back ana stomach all the time, and bearing down pains. I had used Lydia E. Pink ham's Vegetable Compound and it helped me, so my mother got me to try it again, and I am now feeling better than I nave lor years. , We were married sixteen years and Tia no children, but now we have a fine big boy and wo always call him our 'Pinkham' boy. The doctor was afraid of my case as I was 4 1 years old when the boy was bom but I came through all right: You can use this as a testimonial if you wish and I will certainly write t any one who writes to me about it." Mr?. Maboahet G. Havebcamp, 629 Howard Avenue, Lancaster, Pa. If yon have the slightest doubt that Lydia E. Pinfcbam's Vegetable Com pound will help you, write to Lvdia K. Pinkham Medicine Co. (confidential) Lynn, Mass., for advice. Your letter will be opened, read and answered bv a woman and held in strict confidence. Harding Fat es Serious Task in 4. t;,x ca" ue eliminated and no sub Aeadllbtnieilt provided 'or it, although there J should lie -a revision in other portions , j t f the tax laws. Kait-ing Huge Sums to Meet Favors Lon Term Bonds. War Obligations Is Serious Question Before New Administration. By STAFF CORRESPONDENT. Chicago Trihuu-OinaIi lite IMUil W ire. Washington, Nov. 14. With in dustry slowing down and unemploy - nuent increasing, it is becdming evi- Ant l.'.f tli T f '. i-.1i! nrlmltiiclrn. .,, , . , . , tion will face a serious task m solv - ing the problem ,' economic read- justment. If it should go no further thau ievision.f the tax laws at the special session which M-, Harding will call as soon as he is inaugurated, con gress has a big job ahead of it. Tax revision is regarded as the first step which the government must take to carry out the long delayed process of reconstruction, which President Wilson has left to take care of itself. It practically agreed that the ex cess profits tax, which has been passed on to the consumer in the added cost of living necessities and which has hampered the expansion of business, must go. But despite the economies of administration, which Mr. f larding aims to ac complish, the upkeep of the govern ment and the war obligations necessitate the raising of about $4,000,000,000 a vear for some time. Favor Special Levy. The increase of the tariff to a protective basis will yield several hundred million, but solve the dif ficulty by half. Some leaders in congress favor, as a substitute for the excess profits tax, a levy of 1 t er cent on all s?.le by manufactur ers, wholesalers and retailers. "I believe that enough of a sav ing in current expentes can be ac complished to make it possible to lepeal the excess profits tax with out adopting a substitute for it .so far as current expenses are con cerned," said Representative Fess. "I believe it is important, how ever, that the floating indebtedness should be retired at once and that victory notes should be taken care of when they become due. If these obligations, totaling $8,000,000,000, r.re to be retired, it will be necessary to find a substitute for the excess profits tax. Sales Tax Most Feasable. "I am firmly of the opinion that the sales tax offers the most feas able method of providing the ad ditional revenue necessary. I be lieve that the people will favor the sales tax if it is made plain to them that it is imposed for the specific purpose of retiriiijj obligations which are a hang-over from the war and which become due during the next two or three yea's. The first thing congress must do in reducing expenditures is to get rid surplus employes.' Representative McFadden, chair man of the house committee on bank ing, agreed with Representative Fess that the excess profits tax should be repealed and that there would be a saving in appropriations THE PRICE OF MILK NEED' NOT CAUSE YOU ANY WORRY WHEN YOU MAKE PANCAKES IF YOU USE Goocirs BEST PANCAKE FLOUR CONTAINS POWDERED MILK j for sovernment iVparimeuts, but dif j lered on practically all other points i I' l l... .: ; u. j in t Miiil.ui iii luinii v ,iu lie derived during the present fiscal year trom the excess protits tax is 5-l.JtHi. i (HKUXXV he said. "1 believe that this I ao not lavor a sales tax, 1 am nlso against any early retirement of HOvernment obligations. I believe that if taxes can be kept down to a minimum, the country will have a period of unparalleled prosperity dur ing the next few yeari. "I think it will be helpful to take up the short term certificates of in debtedness from the banks and issue ! long term bond n place of them, f think that such bonds can be floated :.t not to exceed 5 per cent interest as against 535 oer cent, which is the ..urr011t rate4for certilicates of in- tiebtedness. I believe there will be no trouble in selling these long term t ond0to investors. "1 am in favor of making the (sovernment pay up the interest which they owe on ioans to .them. This money would be of substantial help m meeting expenses ot the gov eminent and would help to make it unnecessary to impose additional taxes. Besides the $500,000,000 derived in this manner, I believe that ihere should be another $500,000,000 saved in expenditures for government departments." Agetl Columbus Woman Ask9 Court to Collect Wages Columbus, Neb., Nov. 14. (Spe cial.) Mrs. Nannie Philamalee, 56, filed suit against Mr. and Mrs. M. Olson for the recovery of $85 al leged due her for services as as sistant housekeeper. The Olsons, who are farmers, contested the suit on the grounds that they had mere ly given Mrs. Philamalee a home, out of charity. They said she was subject to epileptic seizures and that they are entitled to something for caring for her. Mrs. Philamalee is a widow, and would be quite wealthy if she could get control of property tied, up in litigation. Probe of Public Health Service May Be Asked Dcs Moines, la., Nov. 14. (Spe cial Telegram.) Congressman Harry Hull of the Second Iowa dis trict may bring before congress an investigation of the United States public health service growing out of the case of Frank L. Stowe, who was arrested at the federal psycho pathic hospital in Knoxville. Stowe was there for treatment, having been thought insane. He was a world war veteran. The , specific charge against Stowe is that he forged a government compensation check for $988. Hot Water Supply and Low-Cost Radiator Heat New Hot water radiator heat may now be enjoyed store, omce, shop, etc., Simple way of heating four-room cellarina cottage by IDBAU Areola Radiator-Boiler and three AMERICAN Radiator. The IDE AL-Areola may be painted to match interior trim. Aak for catalog (free) tho wing open views of he ting layouta o&4-. 5-, 6 and 7 -room cottagea, atorea, hoot, office, (tatiODi, achooli, moviea, banks, garages, etc Don t delay. Sold by til dealers No exclusive agenta Pubtle iltowroams at Chicago. New York, Boston, Springfield, Portland. Providence. Worcester, Philadelphia, Reading, Harris burg. Newark. Wilkeaharre. Baltimore Wa.hin.ta. Richmond. Norfolk. Albany. 8vradue Roehesrer. Buffalo. Pitrahurah. Cltv.l.nH TVmlt n.H ia. iZli i;. ! A" . 17 " . 2.V P"U5)CT' WaiDintton, Louisville. Atlanta, Can Now Cross Country in Less Than 93 Hours Milwaukee anil Union Pacific Trains Will Louver Transcon tinental Running Time; New Schedules Issued. The fastest transcontinental train service ever instituted in America was started yesterday by the Mil waukee and Union Pacific railroads. These railroads resumed opera tion of the Pacific Limited between Chicago and San Francisco,' con necting with 24-hour trains between New York, and Chicago. A passen ger can now journey across the con tinent in 92 hours and 45 minutes, including an hour's layoveri n Chi cago. i lie Twentieth Century Limited leaving New York at 2:45 p. m., arrives in Chicago at 9:45 the next morning. The Pacific Limited will leave Chicago, at 10:45 a. m. It wilP reach Omaha at 1:20 and ar rive in San Francisco at 8:30 a. in. the second day out of Omaha and the third day out of Chicago. The running time between Chi cago and Frisco is 71 hours and 45 minutes. Running time of this train is not as fast as the Overland Limited, which over the Northwestern and Union Pacific will make the run between the Windy City and the Golden Gate in 68 hours and 20 minutes, but the Overland does not make the direct connection at Chi cago with eastern trains so : that on the complete transcontinental trip the Pacific Limited has an edge of four hours. Pretty Girls Conduct Stanton Red Cross Drive Stanton, Neb., Nov. 14. (Special Telegram.) The Stanton commit tee started its 1921 Red Cross roll call when a bunch of pretty girls literally swarmed the streets, letting none escape them. Late reports showed that 90 pr cent of those ap proached gladly renewed their mem bership. The drive is under the di rection of the local Red Cross board. of which Rev. T. T. Klopo is chair man. V3i8 i . . Belgium Coal Miners Vote To Resume Work Monday Brussels, Nov. 14. Miners in the Charleroi district, who have been on strike for more than a week, will return to work on Monday, the strike ballot failing to show that 70 per cent of the men favor the strike, which is necessary for its continuance as required by the min ers' federation rules. The IDEAL-Arrolfl is "v mM-m. - vuiu u MWfc. VVl w lauiowis Ul N- joining rooms. It is also arranged for the introduction of a hot water pipe into the fire chamber so that a plentiful supply of running hot water may be constantly in the ranee 1 :t r -J . T.1 A V A ....... . ... . - uuuer lor uuracauc uses, most sausiactory ana ever and saves costly IDEAL - Areola Radiator - because tne iVh,AL, Areola Heating Outfit is ana no vaives Aay For Soft J Coal I American Radiator Company Birmingham. New Orleans. Milwaukee. Minne.poluv St. Paul. DuTuth. Coui Kmsm Crty, Omaha, Denver, San Francisco, Loa Angeles, Seattle, Spokane, Portland, Toronto. League Assembly To Open Monday Organization of Financial and Economic Commission Eirt Subject Before Meeting. Itv Tim .oillrl I'rnw, (ieiieva, New 14. TMe British del egation to the assembly of the league ot nations. 100 strong, arrived here this morning, completing the repre sentation of most of principal mem bers of the league. The actual pro ceedings .will begin tomorrow witu a meeting of the council of the league to comp'ete the organization of a financial and economic commis sion which will arrange another in U i national financial confereute. The council will give further con sideration to Polish-Lithuanian af fair. The, assembly meeting Monday, which is regarded bythe delegates as the real beginning of the league, Will open witli an address ot wel come by President Motta of Switzer land. Routine work, organization and the report of the council of the league, probably will take up the entire day, if not two days. An im portant item of the agenda, amend ments to the covenant of the league, will be rrachcll Tuesday or Wednes day. Three Scandinavian amendments are the only ones proposed thus far. 1 wo of these provide lor the m e'igibilitv of a state to succeed it as one of the four elective, memb.ers of the council Rnd eliminate the word "generally" from article 13 and so remove the qualification on ques tions susceptible of solutions by ar- itration?. Ihese amendments are encountering no serious opposition. .the third amendment, providing that i neighboring state shall nor be obliged to'Toin i" the blockade of a member breaking the covenant it in danger of invasion, probably will not be accepted without contest. In French ciicles it i held this would make inoperative the only arm tho league possesses to make itself obey ed. 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The following men arc in attend ance at the conference: J. A. Links, federal agent for agriculture educa tion, Washington, 1). C: II. F. Bradford, professor agriculture ed ucation. University of Nebraska; C, C. Minteer. associate professor ol education, University of Nebraska: C. V. Watson, supervisor of voca tional agriculture for the stale of Nebraska, Lincoln, Neb. Big Corn Yield Reported By Burt County Farmers Tekamah, Neb., Nov. 13. (Spe cial.) Burt county fanners report that many fields of corn are averag ing over 80 bushels to the acre. Fanners arc finishing husking the largest crop ever grown in the county. Delicious alone, superb with fruit LORN A DOONE Biscuit, the modern short bread. Tender, mealy, crumbly. Order some to day. NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY tint urar rarliaM !n a4. is quickly made and is the cellarless house. Lasts for Boiler cottage, bungalow, designed for all-on- It may be installed cfimatic rnarlilinsts, of tUdtatie M f 149 IM 225 2M " 307 Phone or write tu at 13-417 South Tenth St Omaha, Neb. DesMouiii ' ' , 25 2 W $ v ,9aj ,jgv J Mimiiy '
