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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 11, 1920)
THE BEE: - OMAHA, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1920. obligation to help Europe," he said. William C Redfield,, former sec retary of commerce, urfeed a world wide trade development, saying that America was yet in the infancy of her export trade. He asserted that "tremendous pull of English capital is operating abroad in favor of Eng lish industry." , ,t ; Civet Farmers viewpoint? The farmers' viewpoint was ex plained by J. B. Howard, president of the American Farm Bureau fed eration,, who said that if th,e pro posed corporation would provide a market for farmers' products it would have their bacKiner. Tulius H. Barnes, former he"ad of the Unit ed state grain corporation, and Eu gene Meyer, jr., who headed the war finance corporation, presented their -views gained from experience in. government work during the war, Mr. Howard maintained that for the last fottr or five years the farm er had not prospered as has busi ness. The prosperity of this coun try which is not now so very prom ising, will not again be in full swing until buying power of the farmer is restored," he said. "Practically one-half of th,e farm ers of this country are tenants, men "of little' capital.' If these farmers are forced to liquidate, one-f ourUt of the farms in the centralwest will go into bankruptcy." A committee orf plan and scope was appointed and its recommenda tions for organization and definite procedure will be heard tomofrow. A national committee Is expected to be appointed as a result of the meet ing, to evolve the necessary steos for incorporation of the financing organization. Wjlli am C, Redfield's name was . prominently mentioned bj conferees as ffobable president of the new corporation. . Wages of Farm Workers at Stanton Take Big Drop Stanton, Neb., Dec. 10. (Special Telegram.) Farmers of the Cana dian settlement have cut all farm laborers' ) salaries to $50 a month. Many farmers were paying their men, who had families, $100 a month, furnishing free house, giving them milk, potatoes and fuel as well as al lowing them to keep a flock of chickens. With the -present slump in prices, farmers have decided upon the new wage scale, $50. Likewise, with corhhuskers, it has been impos sible to. hite them for .less than 8 cents, and now wjth lots of, corn in the fields, pickers can be had at 7 cents or less. ,- , j ' y . Starts Suit to Settle Andrew Seaman Estate Plattsmouth, Neb., Dec. 10. (Spe cial.) Suit has been filed . m dis trict court here by Harriett E. Wolfe, sister of tfic late Andrew J. Seaman, Omaha recluse, to settle tax claims against propeVty jh Louisville, Alvo and Plattsmouth. City Gas Rates Are Denounced ty Mayor Smith Executive Quotes Figures in 'Speech to Prove Statement iThat Raise in Charges ; Was Unnecessary. , ."A damned outrage" was the class- uication oi me increase in ine ga rates and the management of the gas plant given by Mayor Smith last night in an address to the North ': Side Activities club at Druid , hall, Twenty-fourth street and Ames ave nue. . v According to the figures given by the mayor, who had procured them from the Omaha Gas Co., the re ceipts for 1919 were $1,311,000. The entire costs were $945,000, .which J gave a profit of $366,000. For the ' " first three months of 1920, receipts were $395,668 and costs were $243,-' (100. The cost of manufacturing the ' gas and delivering it to the homes '' was 63 cents a thousand cubic feet iif 1919, against 62.3 cents in the '.i l. f T..n 10?n : "In the name of common sense," Mayor Smith remanded, "will some n man tell me why, after making a 'nrofit of $1,000 a dav. did the gas ptant begip to lose money on the , first- day of the" change in owner ship?" The increase in rates was wholly without justification, he He also attacked the charge for service and reduction in quality of gas. Mayor Smith said he had asked for '& statement of costs and receipts and Mr. Howell's reply was that a new system of accounting was being in stalled and for that reason he was I unable to furnish it. - As to the service charge, the 'major cited an example, waving a receipted bill jn the air, as evidence of a scrub woman who was charged $1 for gas and $1.50 for reading the meter. Another woman was charged $271 for reading the meter, accord ing to the mayor. : Tli new rates, according to the mayor, will repay the original in vestment in about two years. C. A. Beno of Council Bluffs gave a short talk on the subject of a i free bridge. His views were coin cident with those of the mayor of Council Bluffs and Mayor Smith. Speaking on the free bridge project, . i rv , 'J tL. . la Jvr. xeno saiu mat mc ui iugc is t thO only one on the entire Lincoln Hiway for which a charge to cross' is . wiade. Kansas CityN is. making a: biK effort to change the route of this vfehway, and its greatest argu ment is the fact that there would ' then b no tribute exacted from transcontinental tourists. 30 Indicted in - Uuildink Probe Anti-Trust Campaign in New York Speeds Up With Ac tion of Grand Jury. New York, Dec. 10. New York's "anti-building trust"., machine went into high speed today, when more than 30 indictments bringing the total above 60, and the disbanding oi two contractors associations, were announced as direct resultsoi grand jury and joint legislation in vestigations. Another sensational development included charges by Samuel Unter myer, committee counsel, that "great financial and industrial powers" of the country "through hired propa gandists and publicity agents, have thrown themselves into the fight to block the investigation Of the,, al leged building trust just as it "is attout to enter upon its mo.Jt crucial stage." Of today's indictments, 29 charged members of the Cut Stone Contrac tors association with violating the Donnelly anti-trust laws of the state. Each defendanfNras arraigned and held in $5,000 bail after pleading not guilty. . With the announcement the asso ciation had disbanded and agreed to aid in the prosecution of New York's "building trust" the legislative com mittee counsel acceded to the indict- f ed's men's request for a week's time in which to change their pleas or make necessary motions. ; ' Man on Trial for Murder Commits Suicide in Cell 'Marion, 111., Dec. 10 Frank Biancia committed suicide in his cell in the county jail here 'on the fifth day of his, trial on charges of first degree murder. -v He"; with De Santis, alsp charged with rmirder, were indicted in connectionwith the death of Amiel Calcaterra and Tony Hemphill at West . Frankfort, - 111., last August, .when anti-alien feeling there culminated in Tioting. The trial of De Santis proceeded. Yeggs Get $400 From Safe v Of Denison Service Station Denison, la., Dec. -,- 10. (Spe cial.) The safe at the service sta tion of the Standard Oil Co. at Den ison was blown open Friday, and cash and checks amounting to. $400 taken. ; ..: .' . Wife Causes Arrest. Louis Moser, salesman, 5413 Flor ence boulevard, was arrested yes terday following the filing of infor mation by Mrs. Marguerite Moser. charging him with nonpayment of alimony. - He Was released tinder $1,000 bond. Bankers Endorse Plan for Foreijm Trade Extension Proposed Corporation Would . Be . Formed Under Edge Law to Aid American ' Producers. Chicago, Dec. 10. - 'Organization of a corporation to finance foreign trade to be backed by bankers, manufacturers and merchants was endorsed today by prominent speak ers before a conference under aus pices of the American Bankers' association. 1 The proposed corporation would be formed under the Edge Jaw with a capital of $100,000,000, available to American producers as cash pay- kpient tor their goods on which for eign buyers would be unable t6 pay cash. Herbert Hoover, speaking before the afternoon .session, declared if the progress were successful today's conference would have been the most momentous since the armis tice. - "Voir are gathered here for the fundamental purpose of doing some thing practical in the solution of a financial situation bfK everyday means," Mr., Hoover said. "You have a great .problem, for our farm ers today are suffering great losses and our workmen great unemploy ment. This-Vdue to a Considerable degree to, the stagnation in orders for our export surplus. "From this stagnation the consum ing power of our own home market is reduced and effects are accumu lating upon us. A i Qredit Only Remedy. , "We must face the issue that these economic ills arise from the vicious economic circles tfcat can be broken in one way only and that by the es tablishment of credits abroad, not the dangerous short-time credits in which we have already become over extended, but the long time invest ment in reproductive enterprises." : Mr. Hoover declared that present problems should be solved by the processes of business and the indi vidual initiative of man rather than by the government. Government promotion, he said, would lead to vicious ends and would be subject to "every pressure that desperate for eign statesmen can invent." Declaring that if America wanted Europe's trade she must help that continent now, A. C. Bedford, vice president of the International cham ber ofrbmtiierce, painted an encour aging picturd of Europe in the re construction period. f - We yave a moral and abusiness -1 V V V SATURDAY One Day, Only . 2,000 Men Finest Ml KTIES $1.25 and $1.50 Neckties '79c $2 and $2.50 Neckties $3arid $4 Neckties ' r $1.19.. ' .: $1.9 Every tie included is all silk Majority fashioned from imported siltk. , : . . . :. - rr ; This special purchase of fine sUk neckwear was bought from a manu-, facturer willing to sell at the price of the silk alone.' - x Eliminating the price of labor and overheadpthe greatest part of neckwear cost. ' ,. : 1 ; YOU GET THE SAVINGS T $30 to $5.00 Men's Lined and Unlined Gloves and Mittens - $1.95 ' All Men 's Outing Flannel Night Robes and Pajamas At 25 Discount 75c Men 's Jersey Flece , Lined Gloves anil Mittens1 1 ! MEN'S SHOP We suggest Neckties for every man on your Christmas List. Formerly Bensorv Thpnve MAIN FLOOR i We suggest you select your .. Men's Gifts ", from a Mta's Shop: Two Bluffs Men. Held on Charge Of YoungGirl Arraigned Yesterday . in SPed eral Court fdlr Alleged Vio- lation.of Mann Act With Afton" Waitress. Walter Burks, employed at the Maiestic cafe in Council Bluffs, and Willian? Fountas, proprietor of the People's restaurant . in fhis city, were arraigned yesterdayafternoon before v the federal commissioner in Council Bluffs upon charges' of violating the Mann act. They were held to the federal grand jury,- which convenes in February. Bonds for Burks and Fountas Xvere fixed at $1,506 ,and $1,000, respectively. ,The principal witness in the case was Miss Bessie Graham, 18, of Af ton, la., who says she came to Council Bluffs from Creston three weeks ago with Burks, whem she met at the Imperial cafe there., The Graham girl testified -that Burks took her to Omaha the night they arrived in the Bluffs, but that she paid their street car fare across the river. They stayed all night at a hotel in Omaha, she said; and next morning she pawned her watch to pay the room rent. Last Wednesday night, she testi fied, Buries induced her to accom pany him and William Fountas to Omaha, where she went to a hotel with both of them. ' Fountas paid the carfare, she said, t The commissioner told Bessie he would permit her to return to the home of her stepfather, C. R. Coo per, in Afton, if she would fign he own b,ond to return jn February as a witness .against the men. Operation Saves Sight of -s Man Kicked 14 Years Ago Plattsmouth, Neb., Dec. 10. (Spe cial.) William Stohlman, Louisville business -man, was operated on in Omaha last week for an injury sus tained 14 years ago. .when, he was kicked by. a cow. The bones of his nose were broken and so knit to gether as to cause pressure on the optic nerves and threatened total blindness. Although the operation required two hours, it was performed without anaesthetic, and Mr. Stohl man is now able to work. California Bank Closed. Rivprsidp. Cal.. Dec. 10. The Farm ers and Merchants, bank of Blythe, Riverside county, has closed its docys, it was learned here. Recipe for "Hootch" Gets Still Owner $50 Flne and Warning CliltMMto Tribiraa-Omaha He I.raard wirv. Chicago, Dec. 10. Sfcve Bench gave Judge Barasa his recipe for making "hootch" and the best he got in return was a $50 fjne and a warn ing that it would be $100 for the next offense. Officer Edward' Mach, who raided Bench's moonshine dis tillery, testified that' Berich hit hiir. in the eye. "You take 30 pounds of sugar," said Steve to the judge. " and 30 pounds of prunes and 10 pounds of dried apples. You put 'em in a bar rel of water for 8 days and then you cook the lot.' That will give you fine whiskey." ' , "And also a nasty , temper," said Officer Mach, pointing to his dis colored eye. "And , $50 and costs," said the judge. "Another batch "will stew up" to $100, so bu careful." , , $170,000 Insurance Paid On Life of Olive Thomas Nevi York, Dec. 10. It became knowfl today that the amount for which the lif? of Olive Thomas, the motion picture star who died at Paris in September as the resuof self-administered : mercurial ' poison ing, was insured was $170,000. Jt has been paid in full tp the Selznick Pic tures corporation, the concern which took out that amount on its sta Pastors Plan to. Invite ' "Gypsy" Smitl for Revival The Otnaba Ministerial union yes terday decided to conduct a month or five weeks' religious campaign next October and to invite "Gypsy" Smith, famous English evangelist, to take part. The suggestion was dffcred by the ReV. Titus Lowe, pas tor of the First Methodist church, who met the evangelist , two wjeks ago in New York, where he is con ducting a ""scries of religious re tabernacle such as is wed by Billys seating capacity. - Murderer Is Executed. Canon City, Colo.-, Dec. 10. 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