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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 5, 1920)
S A THE U.MA11A KLk.: ln:z:z:z s. J Prices Will Jump Next Spring. Says Onrtlia Traveler U. S. Must Veotl and Clothe Vorld, Given 'as Cause by Max Orkin After Trip Abroad. There's nathiij; like, taking a trip to other parts ,f lle world to make one see the advantages of the United States, Max Orkin, an Omaha capi talist, declares -after four months spent in touring the Orient. "Of all the places I saw, I liked Honolulu best," said Mr. Orkin to day. It actually seems that wher ever Uncle Sam steps in there is comfort, happiness and everything else that's good. Financial and bus iness conditions in the United States are better than those of any other country, and I expect thein-to grow continually better. If I were in bus iness now, I'd buy poods, for 1 think prices will o higher in the spring. Japan Is Dead. "If people will put on their think ing caps they will see that America has to feed and clothe the world, and that we can't fail to have pros perity. But you know how it is if somebody hollers 'fire' if the people walk out calmly no one is hurt, but if they all get frightened and run many will be hurt. "Ih Japan everything is a? a stand still. The market for silk, the main manufactured product there, dropped and wiped out credit. The Japanese have not the many different kinds of industries that we have, and if a single one breaks down, it affects evervbodv. " China Farmers Stricken. "Crop failure has hit China, and we will have to send some of our grain there. I went through Shan tung, where the drouth was spid to be coinjaretively light, but j even there the poverty and hunger was beyond description. The govern is floating a loan to buy food from America." Mr. Orkin went from Japan to Northern China, Manchuria and Korea. He was impressed by the Chinese and Korean people, but was disappointed in the Japanese people, finding that the race was for in ferior in general to the Japanese who come to America. The Chinese ot the northern states he found big, good-looking and honorable. Both the Chinese and the Koreans hate Japan bitterly, and like the United States. This, Mr. Orkin de clares, is a. powerful influence thai may be relied upon to prevent Japan risking hostilities with -America, lincc it would be threatened by a large part of Asia. Full of Fight. "The newspapers, in Japan are full of fight," he said. "If the country was a democracy, war might come, but the national .treasury is de pleted, and there probably is no real danger. "Feeling is bitter over the slights offered by California, but the people were extremely friendly and hospi table to American tourists when I left there, just before the election in which California upheld anti Japanese legislation." A new modern city is being built at Mukden by the Japanese, who are making the most of the resources of Manchuria, Mr. Orkin says. At Harbin he found many Russians who hadted from soviet rule. They do rot believe that the bolshevists can '' last long, and are working for the restoration of the monarchy, with a new czar, being os much opposed to a republic as to Soviets. Former Victmis of Conslable See Him in Role of Parson Garbed in a coat, long an'd mourn ful, and a. hat that was won in Bryan's last campaign, Constable George McBcide, of Justice of the Peace Collins' court, portraVed the role of a Swedish minister Friday night at a South Side theater to the uproar of hundreds who listened to his quibs. Justice Collins, a first aid kit in hand, occupied a rear pew. . Of a sudden in the midst of Mc Bride's tale of jokes, he requested the justice to take a front seat. McBride declared afterwards be recognized some of his victims of arrest in the audience. The constabje won a prize of $50 for his program. Farm Hand Takes Poison; Is Found Dead in Hotel Room William W'cdgewood, 45, farm hand of Decatur, Neb., was found dead in bed in his room at the Northwestern hotel. Sixteenth and v Webster streets, yesterday by a chambermaid when she entered to make up the room. The police pronounced the case as suicide. Evidence showed Wedge wood had quaffed a mixture of car bolic acid and water from a tincup found lying on the floor. Police have no theory as to the motive for the suicide. Clerks at the hotel said Wedgewood had been patronizing the place off and on for the past 14 years. Launching o Good Ship Omaha Delayed Ten Days Jacoma, Wash.. Dec. 4. (Special cgram.) Launching of the scout cruiser "Omaha," scheduled for to day, has been postponed until De cember 14. Miss Louise B White of Omaha, chosen to christen the cruiser, arrived here. last night. She expressed disappointment at the postponement, but said she was glad of the opportunity to visit on the coast during the week. Child Saving Institute ,; Receives Bequest in Will '"The Child Saving Institute will benefit to an" estimated amount of $10,000 from the estate of the late Pauline Steinmetz. 2313 1 street, whose will was filed in county court yesterday. After bequeathing about ,$10,000 to relatives, she leaves the residue of her estate to the Child Saving Institute Americanization Pageant. The subject of immigration and America's obligation to the immi grant will be presented in pageant form at the First Christian church, Twenty-Sixth and Harney streets, Sunday night at 7:30. The subject -pf the pageant is "The Melting Pot." f Complaints Filed On 6 Restaurants f Sale of Cream Containing Less Butter Fat Than Law Requires, Charge. Formal complaints charging the use and sale of cream containing less than 18 per cent butter fat as re quired by law were filed, in Central police codrt yesterday against six Omaha restaurateurs. The complaints were 'filed by J. Mack Anderson, state pure food and dairy inspector. Warrants were signed by Police Judge Foster and the- six oersons notified of. their technical arrest. They, are John Mack of the Lin coln Inn, 218 South Sixteenth Street; 'John and George Kaeros, Busy Bee : cafe, 2S South Fourteenth street; Mrs. John L. Nuble. 1720 St. Marys avenue; Byron B. Dixon, 612 South j Sixteenth street: George. V. Ries ling for the Burlington 'railroad, and John W. Welch and Roy Dean. 1408 I l amani street. j Hearing of tfce case will be held before Judge Foster Tuesday morn- s. nig. Wilson Undecided on Delivering Message Washington, Dec. 4. President Wilson . has informed, congressional loaders that he will receive on Mon day the committee to be appointed by the senate and house to notify him formally that congress is in ses sion and ready to receive communi cations from him He has not, how ever, made known whether he will deliver his annual message irt person, as -was his custom . before he was taken ill more than -a year ago. enator Capper Makes Public His Wheat Bill Tax of 10 Per Cent on Future Trading Except by Actual Owners Is Basic Feature Of New Proposal. Washington, Dee.' 4. Senator Capper of Kansas today made public his proposed bill to stop gambling in foodstuffs and cotton. . A tax of 10 per cent, designed to be prohibitive, on "future" trading in grain and cotton, except by actual owners or a limited class of traders under federal license, is the basic feature of the Capper bill, which is to be introduced in the enalc next w eek by the author and in the hou-e by Representative Tincher, repub lican, of Kansas. The 10 per cent tax would apply to options and the measure woukl affect grain products as well as, raw grain. Would Stop Gambling. "The bill will stop gambling n wheat, corn, cotton and other farm products," said Senator Capper. "It will eliminate the wheat pit and the blackboard. It will put out of busi ness the thousands of wire houses and bucket-shops . '. .- . by making it impossible for gamblers and speculators to deal on boards of trade. "The-bill undertakes to preserve the legitimate 'hedge,' but cuts out all gambling and manipulations." Farmers, dealers and manufactur ers buying or selling grain dr Cot ton for actual delivery would not be restricted by the proposed law, Sen ator Capper said. - Penalties for 50 per cent of the proposed federal tax, a fine of $10,- 000 .uid one year's impri.-,onnient for j violation of the bill's provisions are I incorporated in the Capper bill, i Owners Escape Tx. tellers of grain, grain products and cotton, who at the time of sale would be owners of the "actual physical property" and traders reg ularly engaged in growing, dealing hi or manufacturing and registered with the internal revenne bureau would lw exempt from the 10 per cent tax. Such . traders, however, would he limited in their dealings to three times their actual transactions during the preceding year, and would be required to report all dealings to the internal revenue bureau. In a statement outlining his bill, Senator Capper declared that only about 1 per cent of "future" trading in grain and cotton was bona fide. Millions of dollars were lost by farmers, as well as speculators, in the recent bear raid on the grain markets, Senator Capper declared, asserting that consumers as well as producers were the victims. Campfirc Group Guardians Needed 22 Vacancies In Newly Or ganized Bodies Guardians1 Association Elects Officers. "Twenty-two guardians are need ed immediately for newly organized Campfire groups," said Miss Louise Guy at the monthly, business meet ing of the Campfire Ijuardians' as soc'atiou held in the Campfirc head ouarters, 23 Patterson block, Friday night. Of the 38 guardians of active groups in Omaha, only seven were present at the meeting. Bertha Vaughan presided over the meeting as chairman. During the month of November 44 groups were visited bv Miss Guy or Ruth Ilatteroth and 109 letters weie sent out from the office, Officers of the Guardians' associa: tion for the coming year are Berth i Vaughan, chairman; Gladys Shanip, vice president j Ruth Peterson, sec retary, and Velora Boone, treas urer. At the meeting Friday evening the guardians formally adopted a sym bol for the Guardians' association and discussed the Christinas work to be done by the girls. All group will co-operate in making toys and candy for the Rivervicw detention home, dresses for the Associated Charities and will take an active part in the selling of ' Red Cross health seals. Each girl doing this work will receive a special honor. $20Q Stolen From Office Indorsed checks for $100 and $IUU in currency were stolen from the ot rice in the feed store of F. II. Fotgv, 8o22 North Thirtieth street, Friday afternoon, according to police re ports. 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